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LOS ANGELES, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- STIIIZY has opened its latest retail store, based in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Located near Mid City and Jefferson Park the shop is dubbed STIIIZY Western and located at 1570 Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90006; conveniently located in a busy retail and restaurants district with ample parking.
A brand born and bred in Los Angeles, STIIIZY's new immersive retail location has already brought 30+ jobs to the area, expanding their hometown retail footprint and emphasizing its commitment to improving the communities where they operate and beyond.
STIIIZY Western is located in and among communities that are already loyal to the brand, bringing them safe access and competitive prices. The 2,081 square feet store features STIIIZY's signature layout, which allows customers to shop at their own pace while managing crowd flow. This location delivers on customer demand for exclusive STIIIZY cannabis product in addition to 55+ California-based cannabis brands as well as STIIIZY brand merchandise, including apparel and smoking accessories.
"Everything about STIIIZY is inspired by SoCal culture and growing up in LA, and it means a lot to me personally and us as a company to bring this new store to the city and the people that shaped us," said Shryne Group President Tak Sato. "We believe we have a responsibility to improve every community we serve, and that's especially true for our hometown. This new location will make high quality and affordable cannabis more accessible while growing into an ongoing resource for the community."
For Shryne Group, the vertically integrated company behind STIIIZY, STIIIZY Western represents its 22nd retail operation in California, the biggest cannabis market in the world, along with a presence in Washington, Nevada, Michigan, and Arizona. Market research firm BDSA crowned STIIIZY as the #1 brand in California and the #1 selling US brand overall in Q1 of this year based on the number of products we sold nationally.
STIIIZY Western (state license number: C10-0001015-LIC) is located at 1570 Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90006. Hours of operation are Monday through Sunday, 9AM to 10PM.
Customers can order from the store online at weedmaps.com, visit STIIIZY for the latest on brand and retail news.
Shryne Group Inc. is a vertically integrated cannabis company with the most successful retail stores in California and the most popular cannabis products nationally. The company has 22 open retail locations across California with plans for over 35 locations open by the end of 2022. Shryne has cultivation, manufacturing and distribution facilities in Humboldt County, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Lompoc and is composed of 2,500 employees across business lines. While rooted in California, the company also sells its products in Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan.
Shryne's flagship brand STIIIZY has a passionate following and is inspired by authentic cannabis culture, with the goal of providing high quality cannabis products at affordable prices. The STIIIZY product line is the #1 selling cannabis brand overall nationally.
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SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Weather Service, San Antonio saw one of the warmest winters in more than 130 years in December, with temperatures that were 10 to 12 degrees higher than those recorded between 1991 and 2020. One question arises with concerns of drought, "what can we do to make a difference?" The answer is quite simple, install SYNLawn artificial grass.
As of June 15th, 2022, San Antonio declared that it still had enough water to remain in a stage 2 drought condition rather than escalating to stage 3. Despite the lack of increase, San Antonio residents would still be restricted to watering with an irrigation system or sprinkler only once a week from 7-11 a.m. and 7-11 p.m.
Today, more than 70% of water consumption is caused by watering landscaping, specifically lawns. The large amount of water needed to keep our lawns beautiful, the toxic herbicides and chemical fertilizers we saturate them with, and the air pollutants released by mowers makes artificial grass very appealing. SYNLawn products are US manufactured in partnership with soy farmers here in the US and as a result, we are the first and only artificial grass distributor to be USDA-certified. Our USDA products are manufactured with up to 80% bio-based content necessary for their qualification. Our fully integrated, ISO 9001 Certified 400,000 sf design and manufacturing facility located in Dalton, GA, and allows us to ensure the quality of our products as well as their high environmental standards.
Upon installation, our clients can see a possible 50-70% decrease in their water bill on average. This substantial savings is making a huge impact for families, especially with the looming recession. In addition, it will make a big impact in our states water resources the more residents and businesses that switch.
In coming months, San Antonio will have to make substantial changes to deter the potential of higher stages of drought. For more than 50 years, SYNLawn has dedicated its time and experience to researching and developing our products to give back to the environment. Our clients can feel confident that they are making the changes necessary to promote environmental sustainability.
For more information about our services, products, and the eco-friendly benefits of our products, contact SYNLawn Central Texas to schedule a free consultation today!
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BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Friday threw out a lawsuit against a guideline issued by automaker Audi that called for employees to use gender-sensitive language.
An employee of Audi’s parent company, Volkswagen, objected to Audi colleagues using such language in their communications with him and went to the state court in Audi’s home city of Ingolstadt to challenge the guideline. He alleged a violation of his personal rights.
But the court ruled the person who brought the lawsuit had no right to demand the non-application of the guidance, German news agency dpa reported. Judge Christoph Hellerbrand said it was directed only at Audi employees and the plaintiff. as a Volkswagen employee, was not required to follow it.
The court also found that being on the receiving end of gender-sensitive wording wasn’t enough to justify a ruling in the Volkswagen employee’s favor. He didn’t have a right “to be left in peace,” the judge ruled.
Some other companies have introduced similar guidelines.
German nouns referring to people and their professions have different masculine and feminine forms.
The Audi guideline in question was introduced last year. It called for the use of a form of German words that includes an underscore to encompass both masculine and feminine forms and is meant to show broader gender inclusiveness — writing “employees” as “Mitarbeiter_innen,” for example.
That and another gender-sensitive form that uses an asterisk — in which “employees” would be written as “Mitarbeiter(asterisk)innen” — annoy conservatives, some language experts and others.
They prefer more traditional forms such as the “generic masculine” — using the masculine plural, “Mitarbeiter,” to refer to all genders, or in some cases referring genders separately as “Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter.” | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/german-court-rejects-suit-over-gender-sensitive-language/ | 2022-07-29T17:42:41Z |
Which pumpkin carving supplies are the best?
Carving pumpkins is a classic autumn tradition that both children and adults can enjoy. There is no better way to get into the Halloween spirit than picking pumpkins, enjoying a hot drink and creating a unique work of art.
Individual tools and all-inclusive sets allow you to easily carve a traditional, spooky or funny design as you celebrate the fall holiday. These tips and recommendations will help improve your carving experience, whether it’s your first time or if you’re an experienced carver.
Pumpkin carving tips
Choose a perfect pumpkin
It doesn’t matter if you pick a pumpkin from a patch or buy one from a local store. You’ll want to choose one that isn’t too big or small for your intended design. The best pumpkins for carving have an area clear of any significant dents or scratches.
Wash your pumpkin
By simply washing your pumpkin with water and soap, you can remove any caked-on dirt and give yourself a better canvas to work with when carving.
Carving
You might be tempted to carve your pumpkin right away, but if the date is too far from Halloween, there is a greater risk of your pumpkin rotting. Depending on the weather and climate in your area, carved pumpkins can last anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks.
Thin your pumpkin
Once you’ve cut a hole in the top and scooped out the seeds, take some time to scrape and thin out the interior walls of the pumpkin. Doing this will make carving a bit easier, especially for younger children.
Practice your design
If you are confident, you could start carving without a plan. However, it is usually a good idea to sketch out your design and then transfer or trace it onto the pumpkin’s face. This will give you an outline to follow.
Consider etching or scraping
You do not need to carve all your pumpkins fully. Some designs benefit from etching or scraping out shapes and patterns to allow light to shine through differently in specific areas.
Use the seeds
Don’t just toss the seeds. Once you have removed all of the seeds, wash them and roast them in the oven for a tasty snack you can top with salt or your favorite seasoning.
Coat your pumpkin
Using petroleum jelly to coat your pumpkin’s carved edges and interior, you can actually help prolong its life. This will not only help protect against frost on cold nights but will also keep moisture sealed inside and prevent mold so your jack-o-lantern won’t wither and wrinkle.
Add lights
Finally, once your pumpkin is ready to be put on display, consider adding a source of light to the interior as a way to make your design stand out.
What you need to carve a pumpkin
Pumpkin carving kits
These pumpkin carving sets are all relatively affordable and contain the essential tools you’ll need to get started.
This 9-piece set contains various scoops and saws that all feature durable, ergonomic handles made from eco-friendly materials.
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Elmchee Halloween Pumpkin Carving Tools Kit
You’ll have plenty of options when carving with this 11-piece set which contains both larger carving knives and smaller tools meant for engraving. The zip carrying case is great for storage throughout the rest of the year.
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Shuttle Art Store Halloween Pumpkin Carving Kit
With 15 tools and rust-free stainless steel blades included, even the most detailed pumpkin carver can benefit from this reusable set.
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Creative Craving Premium 3 Piece Pumpkin Carving Kit
While this set may not feature as many tools, you’ll appreciate the high-quality construction designed to last for years. You’ll also receive an additional stencil book to help everyone create an impressive jack-o-lantern.
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Antner Professional Pumpkin Carving Tool Kit
The aspect that stands out the most with this 10-piece set is the unique shapes of the carving knives. Sporting curved and L-shaped designs, these tools are excellent for achieving intricate cuts and patterns.
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Individual carving tools
Several individual tools are made explicitly for pumpkin carving, but some conventional household items can come in handy.
Using a melon-baller to carve a pumpkin may seem strange, but it allows you to create perfectly round polka dot patterns, eyes and other features with ease.
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Another classic household utensil that can make your task easier is an ice cream scoop. While any large metal spoon will work, the sturdy curved edges of this ice cream scoop are great when removing seeds or thinning out the shell.
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General Tools 818 Hardwood Handle Scratch Awl
Using an awl to poke an outline of your design lightly can make the actual carving process easier and more precise.
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Though not technically a pumpkin carving kit, this wood carving kit is ideal for those attempting an engraved look rather than a classic carved design.
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Keyfit Tools Pumpkin Carving Knife
Made specifically for pumpkins, this sharp serrated blade will easily slice through the thick skin to create neat lines and cuts.
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Fiskars Heavy Duty Die Cast Craft Knife
When the small details matter, using a fine-tipped knife like this model from Fiskars can be a gamechanger when putting the final touches on your pumpkin masterpiece.
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Pumpkin carving accessories
Homemory Flickering Flameless LED Tea Light
One of the most rewarding aspects is seeing your design lit up at night. These flameless candles provide a realistic appearance without any fire hazards or burn risks.
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The Perfect Pumpkin Ultimate Stencil Book
Not sure exactly what to carve? By using a stencil book, you can follow the outline of a pre-made pattern to produce professional-looking pumpkins.
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If you’re planning an activity for younger children, having them paint a design onto their pumpkin can be a fun experience. You can even do a mixture of painting and carving to make a one-of-a-kind Halloween decoration. Acrylic paint will work best.
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Once your work is complete, rub some pure petroleum jelly along the edges of your cuts and the pumpkin’s interior so you can enjoy your carving for longer.
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New K-State major looks to ease supply chain crisis
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - A new major at Kansas State University is looking to ease the supply chain crisis.
Kansas State University says in keeping with its mission to create value for students, business and society through programs leading to successful careers and advanced knowledge, its College of Business will now offer a major in operations and supply chain management.
K-State noted that the major focuses on the movement of goods and services through the global supply chain network from point of origin to consumption. It said grads will be able to help companies and organizations more efficiently manage operations by overseeing the sourcing of raw materials, the manufacture of goods, the storage of transportation and distribution of products.
The University said the program has been offered as one of three academic tracks in its management major for more than a decade, with increased student demand each year. It said the need for operations and supply chain management talent is now at an all-time high as the nation copes with product shortages and skyrocketing costs of parts and materials following the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of supply chain professionals is projected to grow by 30% from 2020 to 2030. Nationally, it said an entry-level salary for those who enter the operations and supply chain management field is about $60,000.
“Our management faculty are experts in all areas of supply chain management and our advisory board was unanimous in voicing its support for the development of this major,” said Bill Turnley, professor and head of the K-State management department and Sam and Karen Forrer chair in business ethics.
K-State indicated that the new major offers classes like Supply Chain Analytics, Project Management, Supply Chain Planning and Control, Quality Management, Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Design, and Transportation and Warehouse Management. It said the classes provide insight into how global supply chains operate and how to efficiently, effectively and ethically manage them.
“We know there is growing demand for individuals with these skills in the workplace, and we have developed excellent relationships with our corporate partners in this area,” Turnley said. “The time is right for this launch, and we are confident that this major will meet the needs of both our students and our corporate partners.”
Even before it became a major, K-State noted that its supply chain management program had gained national recognition. It said it is one of 20 supply chain management programs around the world that has been chosen to compete in General Motors’ Global Supply Chain Case Competition for the fourth year in a row.
As a key partner of the Kansas City Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, one of the largest associations in the region, K-State said its program has attracted major companies to the campus for recruitment and received donations and student scholarships from corporate partners.
“Operations and supply chain management is the fastest-growing business sector in the heartland region,” said M.K. Kim, associate professor of management at K-State. “In fact, Kansas City is now seen as a center of choice for warehousing, manufacturing and distribution. Regional third-party logistics/trucking companies and some of the most prominent companies in the world like Amazon, DHL, Panasonic and Walmart are establishing or expanding their facilities due to the region’s abundant, multi-modal transportation network.”
K-State indicated that recent graduates of the track in the management major have been recruited to work for companies across the nation - including Amazon, BNSF Railway, Cargill, Cerner, DHL, General Electric, John Deere, Koch Industries, Lockheed Martin, PepsiCo, Southwest Airlines, Target, Union Pacific and UPS.
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ATLANTA -- Georgia’s multiyear plan to spend $135 million in new federal funding to boost electric vehicle charging will focus on the state’s rural and underserved communities, where fast public charging can be hard to come by.
But many details – such as where exactly the chargers will go and what private groups might partner with the state to build them – remain to be settled.
The money is part of the $5 billion in federal funding that was packed into last year’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill with the purpose of building a national network of a half-million electric vehicle charging stations by 2030.
Jannine Miller, who is the state planning director for the Georgia Department of Transportation, told state transportation board members Wednesday that she sees the national program as a way to help instill confidence in people who may be reluctant to make the switch to electric.
“We want to bring comfort and confidence that as they leave their metro areas, they’ll be able to recharge safely and efficiently in rural parts of Georgia,” Miller said.
The state’s proposed deployment plan was submitted to the federal government this month. The plans show key corridors where adequate charging is in short supply, such as on U.S. 82 between Albany and Brunswick as well as U.S. 441 between Dublin and Cornelia – near the future Rivian electric truck plant.
The national standard calls for installing four 150-kilowatt DC fast chargers that can accommodate all electric vehicles and are located less than 50 miles apart and within one mile of a designated alternative fuel corridor. Currently, about a dozen stations meet the standards along those corridors. Another 30 or more stations need to be built or upgraded.
The state transportation agency plans to roll out these new stations through public-private partnerships, meaning the state would not own, operate or maintain the locations. Private partners will be found through a competitive solicitation process.
“It’s a little bit of a chicken and the egg with EV deployment and adoption continuing to grow and having that infrastructure in place because there’s not necessarily a business case at the moment,” said Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry. “This is trying to help – not provide for, but to help – private industry meet that business case such that there’s more charging opportunities, which supports the EV growth that is certainly anticipated and forecasted nationally and here in Georgia.”
McMurry stressed the plan deals only with how federal funding will be spent.
“This by no way has anything to do with limiting or restricting, regulating, or permitting private industry from deploying chargers,” he said.
McMurry’s agency is hashing out the deployment plan as state lawmakers prepare to begin meeting later this month to study the shift to electric vehicles and what the state should be doing to prepare.
At the urging of the state’s convenience stores, a bill dealing with the role utilities should play in the electric-vehicle charging business was on the move in the 2022 legislative session but suddenly stalled. Georgia Power has used ratepayer money to install dozens of public charging stations.
A measure creating a study committee passed instead, teeing the issue back up for next session. McMurry said that committee’s work could influence how the agency’s electric vehicle charging station plan is ultimately implemented.
“We’ve got to move cautiously so that we get this right; it’s very important that we don’t end up with charging stations that are not functional,” McMurry said. “We want to make sure this is right so it’s successful, and we’ve got a lot to learn about how we’ll interface with this.”
Some advocates have said they are encouraged by what they have seen so far, particularly the focus on rural, underserved and disadvantaged communities as required by the Biden administration.
“The draft plan talks a good game on equity, and we urge the state to put it in action and prioritize infrastructure in communities overburdened by vehicle pollution first,” Mark Woodall, conservation chair of Sierra Club Georgia, said.
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NEW YORK, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viola Davis wears Matturi Fine Jewellery earrings designed by Satta Matturi featuring ethically and sustainably sourced natural diamonds from Botswana for RAD x De Beers Group's #BlackIsBrilliant campaign at the world premiere of Showtime's "The First Lady" on April 14th in Los Angeles.
WHAT & WHY:
With #BlackIsBrilliant, De Beers Group provides a platform for Black designers to create one-of-a-kind pieces with natural diamonds from Botswana, with an emphasis on the Red Carpet as a powerful forum for communication and visibility in amplifying Black voices and talent.
De Beers Group teamed with RAD (Red carpet Advocacy), taking RAD's established, purpose-driven approach of pairing talent and brands to use their platforms in advocating for causes at global events as a way to promote social progress and positive shifts in culture.
De Beers Group is deeply committed to creating a positive, lasting impact that will endure well beyond the discovery of its last diamond.
JEWELLERY DESCRIPTION:
The Kwe Earrings by Matturi Fine Jewellery feature ethically and sustainably sourced diamonds from Botswana, provided by De Beers Group.
"Said to be the oldest inhabitants of southern Africa, the San, also known as Bushmen or Kwe are a diverse group of peoples who historically lived through a hunter gatherer lifestyle. Their traditions, dance and distinct rock art depict and interpret their views and beliefs regarding landscapes, flora, fauna and living within a sustainable ecosystem, which have been passed through the generations. Contemporary San artists continue to draw on these same ancestral beliefs and traditions using bold interpretations and vibrant colors.
The Kwe earrings are a tribute to a people who continue to live selflessly with nature. The design in particular picks on the beautiful landscapes of Botswana, a country that is blessed not just with diamonds but with the natural beauty of the delta, rivers and an abundance of wildlife. Forty natural diamonds, created deep under Botswana's soil millions of years ago were selected by De Beers Group for their unique attributes which were cut and polished in Gaborone by Batswana artisans. Surrounding and connecting the natural diamonds, 18kt gold has been left unpolished to achieve a raw yet contemporary, natural look and feel.
Every aspect of these earrings and design pays homage to a country, its people, natural resource and astonishing eco system."
- Satta, Founder & Creative Lead, MATTURI FINE JEWELLERY
HOW THIS PIECE GIVES BACK:
In support of Viola's advocacy of Black creative talent, a $25,000 donation will be made to a charity of her choice.
ABOUT SATTA MATTURI OF MATTURI FINE JEWELLERY:
Being British and West African, Satta Matturi has combined deep felt traditions and heritage from Africa mixed with a global view of trends, attitudes and inspiration to create a high-end jewellery brand that would resonate with independent fashion conscious women on the African continent and far beyond. Satta has traveled the world extensively and has an innate passion for the new emerging Africa, which she brings into her designs. Her vast personal jewellery collection, amassed over the years serves as a true testament to her love for baubles. She grew up with a mother who insisted that women must build an enviable jewellery collection.
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All-new service offered to help reduce powered equipment loss and streamline fleet management
New maintenance features for Lytx Fleet Tracking Service coming later this year
SAN DIEGO, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lytx® Inc., a global leader in video telematics solutions, has launched the Lytx Asset Tracking Service to augment its industry-leading fleet management solutions. Available now in the U.S. and Canada, the Asset Tracking Service can be used by fleet managers looking for a streamlined approach to locating and managing their powered equipment. The company also announced several new maintenance enhancements for its Fleet Tracking Service, which are slated to release later this year.
With nearly $1 billion dollars of large machinery lost or stolen in the United States every year, today's fleet managers need an efficient solution that can quickly help them secure and locate their most important powered assets.
Available now, the all-new Lytx Asset Tracking Service is designed for fleet managers who need timely information about their powered equipment. The service consists of the Lytx Asset Tracker hardware and a monthly subscription per unit that grants customers access to the customizable software via a Lytx account.
Lytx Asset Tracking Service
Asset tracking is essential for customers with mixed fleets since the location of assets can change quickly. Without a means of locating and tracking equipment, companies can be exposed to theft and loss of equipment.
By installing a Lytx Asset Tracker device into a powered asset and using the tracking software, companies can quickly obtain important data such as the asset serial number, current estimated location, last connected time, and the last movement date. Customized real-time alerts provide additional visibility including how long the equipment has been dormant, current battery level, and when an asset enters or exits a defined area.
Paired with Lytx's Fleet Tracking Service, asset tracking can provide fleet managers with the peace of mind of knowing where both their vehicles and essential powered equipment are at all times. This full-view visibility gives fleet managers and business owners the ability to track history and travel patterns to determine vehicle and equipment usage, as well as whether they need to buy more equipment or offload some.
Although Fleet Tracking Service is not required to purchase Asset Tracking Service, subscribers to both services have the additional benefit of being able to view their vehicles as well as their powered equipment in one integrated map.
Lytx Fleet Tracking Service
Asset Tracking is the latest offering to join Lytx's fleet management solutions. Customers looking to streamline their fleet management solutions under one single platform can add Lytx's Asset Tracking Service and Fleet Tracking Service today. For fleet managers who need to regularly access fleet status, manage driver efficiency, and keep their vehicles running in top condition, Lytx Fleet Tracking Service provides a seamless solution.
Enhanced by video, Lytx's GPS fleet tracking software allows companies to easily manage and monitor their vehicles and assets in the field so that they can respond faster, complete more jobs, decrease theft, and improve customer satisfaction. With an installed GPS-enabled device, fleet managers can gain visibility into arrival, idle, and departure times, leading to faster decision making and reduced fuel costs.
Lytx Fleet Tracking Service can be customized to suit all fleet needs, including setting defined areas called geofences, configuring interactive maps, and analyzing specific trends and performance. Video-enabled devices can enhance asset tracking by providing video evidence to help protect drivers and reduce claims costs in the event of a collision, as well as with supporting investigations of damage incidents or missing equipment.
New maintenance enhancements are currently in development and will be added to Lytx's Fleet Tracking Service later this year. Those new capabilities include:
- Preventative Maintenance by Calendar – Fleet managers will be able to proactively configure and schedule vehicle service intervals with due dates set by calendar day. This can help with performing time-based vehicle maintenance, which can result in fewer vehicle failures.
- Preventative Maintenance by Engine Hours – Managers will also be able to track engine hours and have the option to schedule maintenance by engine hours, which can help measure the wear and tear on vehicles.
New customers interested in learning more about Lytx's fleet tracking and asset tracking services can obtain additional information here.
For more details on Lytx Asset Tracking Service, go here.
Lytx is the global leader in fleet management services. Our solutions harness the power of video to empower drivers and fleets to be safer and more efficient, productive, and profitable so they can thrive in today's competitive environment. Through the Lytx platform, direct and reseller clients access our customizable services and programs spanning driver safety, risk detection, fleet tracking, compliance, preventative maintenance, and fuel management. Using the world's largest driving database of its kind, along with proprietary machine vision and artificial intelligence technology, we help protect and connect thousands of fleets and 1.6 million drivers in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information about Lytx, visit www.lytx.com, @lytx on Twitter, LinkedIn, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.
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Jason Andersen
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CLEVELAND, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Freedonia Group analysis finds that expanding regulatory support for the adoption of EVs by governments worldwide will boost sales of these units through 2026.
In particular, European nations have been global leaders in adopting target dates for the complete phaseout of sales of new ICE vehicles – including hybrids. Norway has the most ambitious target, aiming to reach 100% electric in new car sales by 2025, while several other European nations have set deadlines of 2030 or 2035. The European Commission has also shown signals of potentially implementing an EU-wide phaseout date of 2035.
Western Europe already had the world's highest penetration of HEVs in 2021, according to the Freedonia Group, and the region is expected to account for an increased share of demand by 2026. Eastern Europe is expected to register even faster growth, as EV penetration rates in the region are much lower and EU countries in the area will need to quickly adapt in the event that the organization adopts a blanket phaseout date.
While the US was the world's third largest HEV market in 2021, sales as a share of total motor vehicle sales were below the global average and well below levels seen in other high-income nations. US adoption of BEVs in particular has been hindered by cultural and geographic factors that lead to greater concern over EV vehicle range and performance. The US is expected to post strong growth in HEV adoption through 2026, but market penetration will continue to trail that in Europe and high-income Asian nations. However, the US could be a stronger driver of growth in the 2030s, when European HEV markets begin to mature.
Global Hybrid & Electric Vehicles provides historical data (2011, 2016, and 2021) and forecasts for 2026 and 2031 for global hybrid and electric vehicle demand in units by type, region, and country.
HEVs are classified into the following types:
- full hybrids, including mild hybrids
- plug-in hybrids
- battery electric
- fuel cell electric
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Have you ever wanted to sing a duet with Kelly Clarkson? It’s hard not to sing along with listening to Since You Been Gone.
Well, now Dallasites will get their chance. The Kelly Clarkson Show’s Kellyoke Bus is making a stop in Dallas this Labor Day weekend on Saturday, Sept. 3.
This is all part of the show’s Kellyoke Search, where people in New York City, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles will get the chance to virtually sing with Kelly Clarkson.
If you can’t make it out on Saturday, no worries, you can also sing along virtually on TikTok. You may even be featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show. The bus will be at Klyde Warren Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/want-to-sing-a-duet-with-kelly-clarkson-her-shows-kellyoke-bus-will-be-in-dallas-this-weekend/ | 2022-09-02T21:19:03Z |
Adoptions another facet of life halted by war in Ukraine
By PATRICK WHITTLE
Associated Press
LEEDS, Maine (AP) — The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been devastating for families of all kinds — including those who have seen their prospective adoptions put on hold.
Ukraine was once one of the U.S.’s most frequent partners on international adoptions, but the war changed all that: The embattled country has halted all international adoptions as the country copes with the turmoil unleashed on its courts and social services. Many children, including orphans, have also fled or been displaced.
When the war started, there were more than 300 Ukrainian children previously hosted by American families that were seeking to formally adopt them, said Ryan Hanlon, chief executive officer and president of the National Council For Adoption. Representatives for adoption agencies said that means at least 200 families were at some point of the adoption process, which takes between two to three years in ideal circumstances.
But, the National Council For Adoption made clear in a statement, “this is not the appropriate time or context to be considering adoption by U.S. citizens.”
That is because adoptions can only proceed with children who are clearly orphaned or for whom parental rights have been terminated, the group said, and establishing identities and family statuses is impossible for many Ukrainian children right now.
Jessica Pflumm, a stay-at-home mom who runs a smoothie business and has two daughters in the suburbs of Kansas City, is one prospective adoptive parent. She hopes to adopt Maks, a younger teen — Pflumm was reluctant to reveal his exact age because of safety concerns — whom they hosted for four weeks in December and January. Maks is now back in Ukraine, where his orphanage’s director has moved him to relatively safety in the country’s west.
“Every day is hard. We pray a lot and we try to think of what he is experiencing versus what we’re experiencing,” Pflumm said. “For us, it’s hard, but nothing compared to what he’s experiencing.”
War, natural disasters and other destabilizing events have a long history of upending intercountry adoptions. And Ukraine is a big piece of the international adoption puzzle, Hanlon said.
International adoptions have declined in number in recent years, but they have stayed relatively common from Ukraine. In fiscal year 2020, it surpassed China to become the country with the most adoptions to the U.S., responsible for more than 10% of all intercountry adoptions to the U.S., Hanlon said. Ukraine has one of the highest rates of children living in orphanages in Europe.
There were more than 200 adoptions from Ukraine in 2020 and nearly 300 in 2019, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of State. Russia, meanwhile, banned adoptions of children by American families in 2013 (around 60,000 children from Russia had been adopted by Americans in the two preceding decades).
Many prospective adoptions begin with U.S. families temporarily hosting older Ukrainian children through a network of orphan hosting programs, Hanlon said.
“It’s a very different experience if you’ve already connected with a particular child,” Hanlon said. “There’s a very visceral connection that these families have with their children, with having them in their homes.”
Pflumm said she and her family do have a language barrier with Maks. He speaks only Russian, which they do not know. She said they communicate with him via phone, typing everything into Google Translate. A friend from Belarus sometimes interprets, she said.
Pflumm said the family truly bonded with Maks through experiences, above language. When he was in Kansas, he experienced his first Christmas opening gifts, she said. They also connected over sports, and Maks was introduced to baseball, Pflumm said.
These days, Maks hears air raids going on every night and is often unable to sleep, Pflumm said.
“He deserves to have a family, and to have opportunity in front of him,” she said. “I feel like these kids are lost in the shuffle.”
In rural Maine, Tracy Blake-Bell and her family hosted two brothers, now 14 and 17, for a month in 2020 through a Wyoming-based program called Host Orphans Worldwide. The family then began the formal adoption process — an already complex process further snarled first by the coronavirus pandemic and, now, war.
The brothers, who grew up in orphanages, are now relatively safe in a Polish facility, the Blake-Bells said. But the Blake-Bells, who have two teenage sons and a dog named Jack, want them home.
“My husband and I love these two children as much as we love anyone in the world,” Tracy Blake-Bell said.
For most families, the wait is not going to end soon.
The State Department “is working with the Ukrainian government on resolving cases involving families who have final adoption orders but need to obtain other required documents for the child’s immigrant visa processing,” spokesperson Vanessa Smith said.
However, the Ukraine government maintains, per a March statement, that “under current conditions intercountry adoption is impossible.”
The Blake-Bells are among about 15 families waiting on that final step of the process — clearance from Ukrainian court. And they said they’re going to stick with it, as long as it takes.
“These boys are eligible,” said Nat, Tracy Blake-Bell’s husband. “Let them experience something a little bit more than an orphanage.”
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SALT LAKE CITY, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Parsons Behle & Latimer (Parsons) officially welcomed a total of 31 new attorneys to the firm who previously practiced at Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough (Jones Waldo). With more than 180 attorneys, this move solidifies Parsons as one of the largest preeminent law firms in the Intermountain West. Today, Parsons also announces that for the first time in its 140-year history, it has opened a new, full-service office in Park City, Utah, bringing its total to eight offices in the Intermountain Region.
Parsons CEO and Chairperson Shawn C. Ferrin says, "Today is a historic day for Parsons Behle & Latimer. We are beyond pleased to welcome this group of highly-talented and respected attorneys and their clients to the firm. This move represents a melding of two cultures very similar in history, community involvement, values and dedication to diversity while reinforcing Parsons' plan for strategic, intelligent growth and an increased presence in the Intermountain Region to further serve our clients' needs."
In late 2021, in response to the evolving business and legal markets in Salt Lake City, including the entry of several national and international law firms, Jones Waldo's management team and Parsons' leadership began discussions regarding Jones Waldo's future and the possibility of its attorneys joining Parsons. While this move was not a merger or an acquisition, the majority of Jones Waldo's attorneys have now moved to Parsons.
Former Jones Waldo President Nathan D. Thomas says, "Recognizing the changes taking place in our market, Jones Waldo leadership took the proactive approach to best position its attorneys and clients. By joining Parsons Behle & Latimer, we can offer our clients enhanced client services and expertise as well as a deeper bench of attorneys. Both Jones Waldo and Parsons have been leading firms in the Utah legal market, and we are confident that our attorneys joining this firm will mean greater opportunity and a brighter future for all of us."
The attorneys who have joined Parsons Behle & Latimer are: (by office)
Salt Lake City
Janelle Eurick Bauer
Tom Berggren
Adam Lim Bondy
Liz Butler
Stephanie Chipley
Angus Edwards
Lewis M. Francis
Sarah Jenkins Dewey
Lucy B. Jenkins
Ken P. Jones
Michael Judd
Kyle V. Leishman
Brad Liddell
Matthew Mitton
Michael Patrick O'Brien
James W. Peters
Vincent C. Rampton
Brady L. Rasmussen
Marci B. Rechtenbach
Gary G. Sackett
Angela Shewan
Paul R. Smith
Timothy B. Smith
Nathan D. Thomas
Mark D. Tolman
Christian Vanderhooft
Elena T. Vetter
Park City
Brennan J. Curtis
Greg Cropper
Scott A. DuBois
Lehi
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Established in Salt Lake City in 1882, Parsons Behle & Latimer's (Parsons) team of more than 180 attorneys delivers an in-depth range of experience to its clients in the following industries: agriculture; banking and financial services; construction; dental; energy; healthcare; manufacturing; mining; natural resources; oil and gas; real estate; resorts and recreation; and technology. One of Utah's largest law firms, Parsons remains on the forefront of business and industry trends to help clients accelerate their business and legal objectives. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Parsons has offices in Lehi and Park City, Utah; Boise and Idaho Falls, Idaho; Helena and Missoula, Montana and Reno, Nevada. To learn more, visit www.parsonsbehle.com
Media contact:
Dana Robinson
Marketing and Communications Director
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Phone: 801.536.6647 Mobile: 801.541.4625
drobinson@parsonsbehle.com
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mudrick Capital Management, L.P., an institutional investment firm focused on event-driven and special-situation investing in the global credit markets, today announced that Thomas Bachner has joined the firm as its President. Mr. Bachner previously was Global Head of Institutional Partnerships and Distribution at Bridgewater Associates, the asset management firm he joined in 2003.
As Mudrick's President, Mr. Bachner will be responsible for managing the non-investment functions of the firm.
"We are excited that Tom Bachner has joined the Mudrick team at this important point in our firm's evolution," said Jason Mudrick, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. "His extensive experience and deep understanding of the institutional business development and client services facets of a firm like ours will be invaluable as we move forward, particularly as the opportunity set in event-driven and special-situation investing in the global credit markets expands."
"I look forward to working with the extraordinarily nimble and entrepreneurial Mudrick team, which has established a strong reputation in the special situation and deep-value, event-driven investing space – especially for its ability to identify attractive, alpha-generating investment opportunities," said Tom Bachner. "Jason Mudrick is a special investor and I am thrilled to contribute to the firm's success."
Prior to Mudrick, Mr. Bachner spent 19 years at Bridgewater Associates most recently as Global Head of Institutional Partnerships, responsible for all third-party distribution as well as a group of Bridgewater's strategic relationships. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Bachner also held a variety of roles including Head of Client Advisors, in which he was responsible for ensuring excellent client service.
Before Bridgewater, Mr. Bachner served 10 years in the U.S. government in a variety of intelligence-related roles. He served three tours in Eastern Europe, including two years in Bosnia as part of the NATO peacekeeping mission. After leaving government service and earning an MBA from the University of Texas-Austin, Mr. Bachner was a strategy consultant for Arthur D. Little, focused on corporate financial strategy. He received a BA in political science with a focus on Soviet-American relations from Yale College, where he was a member of the varsity hockey team for three years.
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. is an institutional investment firm with a focus on event-driven and special-situation investing in the global credit markets. Mudrick manages approximately $3.4 billion as of August 31, 2022 on behalf of a diverse group of sophisticated global institutional investors. The firm has offices in New York and London.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — We’re going to end the show with your food fix! Fun on the Run Producer Clarissa Bustamante went to Casablanca in the Bishop Arts District over the weekend.
She says as soon as you walk in, you feel like you’re at an oceanside resort. It has a beach, a boho vibe and refreshing drinks that are perfect for the texas heat.
The food was great too. Standout dishes include their edamame beans, dan dan noodles and pork belly. If you’re feeling adventurous, Casablanca also has a karaoke speakeasy next to the bar inside.
When you finish your food, the fun doesn’t stop there! There’s also plenty of shopping nearby if you want to walk off your meal!
They are located at 200 North Bishop Ave. Suite #113 Dallas, Texas 75208. They’re open during the following hours:
- Wednesday – Friday: 5 p.m. to midnight
- Saturday and Sunday: noon to midnight
For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/dfw-food-fix-casablanca-in-bishop-arts-district/ | 2022-07-29T16:37:46Z |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Haig Partners LLC, served as the exclusive sell-side advisor to Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GP1) on the sale of its Sterling McCall Hyundai South Loop dealership located in Houston, TX to Steele Auto Group ("Steele").
Group 1 is a publicly traded auto retailer that ranks fourth on Automotive News Top 150 Dealership Groups. In 2021, it generated $13.5B in revenue and retailed 307,000 new and used vehicles.
Steele is Atlantic Canada's largest auto dealership group with 55 new auto dealerships, seven used auto dealerships, three powersports dealerships and eight collision centers. It expanded into the US recently. Sterling McCall Hyundai is its sixth dealership located in the US, all in Texas. The dealership will be rebranded Steele South Loop Hyundai.
Haig Partners is the leading buy-sell advisory firm to auto, truck and RV dealers in the U.S. The firm has represented 21 clients who qualify for Automotive News Top 150 Dealership Group, more than any other advisory firm. With the sale of Sterling McCall Hyundai South Loop, the team at Haig Partners has been involved in the purchase or sale of 79 dealerships in Texas, also more than any other advisory firm.
"It was an honor to represent Group 1 Automotive in the sale of Sterling McCall Hyundai South Loop in Houston. Sometimes the best buyer for a dealership is located right next door. But in this case, our process surfaced the best buyer in Canada, 2,500 miles away," said Alan Haig, President of Haig Partners. "This transaction is further proof that many buyers are interested in expanding into Texas. With high population growth, low taxes and a business-friendly climate, Texas, Florida, and other similar markets bring elevated dealership values. The transaction also demonstrates that demand for dealerships remains high even though the macroeconomic outlook is troubled at the moment. Dealerships are still producing record levels of profits, so buyers want more of them."
Haig Partners LLC helps dealers maximize the value of their businesses. The team at Haig Partners has unmatched experience with former executives from leading retail dealer groups and financial institutions. They have led the purchase or sale of more than 560 dealerships totaling $8.5 billion during their careers. Haig Partners leverages its expertise and relationships with selected dealership buyers to lead clients through a confidential and customizable sales process to generate the highest possible price. Haig Partners issues the Haig Report, the leading industry quarterly report that tracks trends in auto retail and their impact on dealership values, and are co-author of NADA's Guide, "Buying and Selling a Dealership." For more information, visit www.haigpartners.com.
Aimee Allen
Director of Marketing and Business Development
Haig Partners
aimee@haigpartners.com
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SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GemCap's business remains robust despite the economic cycles," states Richard Ellis, Co-President. "As recession looms and regulated lenders retreat, we support the economy and build our pipeline."
"GemCap prides itself on continuing to fund small business growth during up and down turns in our economy," continues David Ellis, Co-President. "Historically, summer represents a lull in lending; however, this year, the summer remained very robust."
Following are indicative transactions funded by GemCap over the summer:
- Aerospace Industries: $1.5 million Revolver secured by inventory and receivables
- Food & Beverage Industries: $4.0 million Revolver secured by inventory and receivables
- Industrial Fasteners Industries: $1.4 million Term Loan secured by equipment
- Media Industries: $4.0 million Revolver secured by receivables
- Commercial Construction Industries: $2.0 million Revolver secured by receivables
GemCap, an innovative lending firm, provides senior-secured, commercial asset-based loans and accounts receivable factoring facilities to low and middle market businesses within the United States & Canada, as well as in-transit inventories en route to the United States. Loans range from $1 million to $10 million, and factoring facilities can be as little as $100,000. Collateral groups include: inventories (consumer & industrial), receivables, equipment, real estate and intellectual property.
For inquiries to GemCap, please reach either David Ellis or Richard Ellis at ellis@gemcapsolutions.com.
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Children who begin identifying as transgender at a young age tend to retain that identity at least for several years, a study published Wednesday suggests.
The research involved 317 youngsters who were 3 to 12 years old when they were recruited to the study. Five years later, at the study’s end, 94% were living as transgender and almost two-thirds were using either puberty-blocking medication or sex hormones to medically transition.
Most children in the study were from white, high-income families who supported their transitions. On average, the kids began identifying as transgender at around age 6.
It’s unknown whether similar results would be found among youngsters from less advantaged backgrounds or those who begin identifying as transgender as teenagers. The study was published online in Pediatrics.
Politicians seeking to outlaw or criminalize medical treatment for transgender youth have cited evidence suggesting many change children their minds or “retransition.”
Some doctors say that’s why transgender medication or surgery shouldn’t be offered until affected kids reach adulthood, but rigorous research on the numbers is lacking. The Pediatrics study is one of the largest to look at the issue, although not all kids had started treatment and none had transgender surgery.
The study is “incredibly timely … and sorely needed,’’ said Coleen Williams, a psychologist who works with Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Multispecialty Service, a clinic that treats transgender kids.
“If you’re in the trenches doing this work day-in and day-out with trans kiddos and their families, this is what we see,’’ said Williams, who was not involved in the study. “A majority of transgender youth and kids who make a social transition remain living in their affirmed gender.”
Families were recruited to participate in the study from social media groups for trans kids, camps, conferences and word of mouth in about 40 states.
Kristina Olson, a Princeton University psychologist who led the study, said a few of the children transitioned back briefly during the study but by the end, most had returned to a transgender identity.
“It suggests that our model of thinking about people as they’re either X or Y, they’re either cisgender or transgender … is kind of an antiquated way of thinking about gender,” Olson said.
She noted that when the study began, in 2013, “nonbinary” wasn’t a common term and the children studied used male or female pronouns. That may change as the researchers follow them through their teen years. The youngsters were around age 12 on average when the study ended.
The Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, a nonprofit group of health professionals who are concerned about medical transition risks for minors, said other evidence shows high numbers of kids outgrow transgender identities by puberty or adulthood. Some researchers point to flaws in that data.
Dr. William Malone, an advisor to the group, said the new study appears to reinforce concerns “that early social gender transition may cement a young person’s transgender identity, and lead minors on the path to eventual medicalization, with all its inherent risks and uncertainties.’’
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ATLANTA, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kutak Rock is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Fite has rejoined its national litigation practice group as a transition partner and will be resident in the firm's Atlanta office. Ms. Fite is a business litigator and recognized trial attorney with significant experience handling complex liability and wrongful death lawsuits, resolving business disputes, and representing DeKalb County in public safety matters. Licensed in Georgia and Florida, her experience deepens the firm's litigation capabilities in the Southeast. She most recently served the state's legal community as the 59th President of the State Bar of Georgia, whose membership consists of more than 52,000 lawyers.
"Elizabeth is widely regarded as a dedicated and extremely accomplished attorney with more than 17 years of diverse business litigation experience," said Debra Thompson, managing partner of Kutak Rock's Atlanta and Tallahassee offices. "Elizabeth has handled a wide variety of litigation in Georgia and Florida and her vast experience will position our clients for success as we continue to grow our presence in the Southeast. Elizabeth will be an invaluable resource and we are thrilled that she has returned to Kutak Rock."
Prior to rejoining Kutak Rock, Ms. Fite served as the co-founder of a law firm focused on representing plaintiffs who have suffered catastrophic injuries in commercial vehicle accidents.
"I am excited to begin this new chapter of my career at Kutak Rock," remarked Fite. "This will be a unique and exciting opportunity to build on an already great infrastructure that reflects Kutak Rock's focus on client service and collaborative culture. I have so much respect for the people here and I am proud to work alongside the firm's deep and talented bench of lawyers. It's good to be back."
In May 2022 Ms. Fite was named one of "Georgia's Most Influential Politically Connected Attorneys 2022" by James Magazine. The list recognizes lawyers who shape public or private politics—sometimes behind the scenes—in the interconnected world of law, business and politics.
In 2018 Ms. Fite was honored as one of the Daily Report's "On the Rise," a list of Georgia's best attorneys age 40 and under. She has been named one of Georgia's Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars several years in a row and has received multiple awards from the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia for her service to both the public and the profession. Additionally, she has served as a member of the Judicial COVID-19 Task Force working with judges and lawyers to keep dockets moving during the pandemic.
Ms. Fite earned her J.D. from Emory University School of Law and her B.A. from Hendrix College. She is admitted to practice in Georgia and Florida.
With a footprint spanning 19 offices in 14 states and the District of Columbia, Kutak Rock's 550+ attorneys work seamlessly to provide clients excellent, responsive legal services. The firm's multidisciplinary practice comprises more than 25 areas of focus and dozens of discrete specialties. For more information, see www.KutakRock.com.
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ZUG, Switzerland and TOKYO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Platinum Egg, the popular Japanese game company, has announced the upcoming integration of its Web 3.0 game, CrossLink, with the Concordium Blockchain.
With this partnership, Platinum Egg is making it easier for people with low cryptocurrency literacy to feel safe when joining the crypto space.
"Another aspect of cryptocurrencies that has been preventing its widespread integration in Japan has been the perception of lack of security. A history of strict banking laws and regulations has created a culture of doubt towards new financial instruments, causing more hesitation for less crypto literate people to jump into the space.
We believe that the emphasis on identity security built into Concordium, combined with the soft entry provided by Crosslink, will prove to be an effective catalyst in encouraging new non-crypto literate users to join the space." says Nariya Takemura, President of Platinum Egg.
Crosslink, which already has over 250K users, aims to serve as a vehicle to introduce newcomers to the crypto space. Unlike other blockchain-based games, Crosslink does not have an initial spend to play and earn rewards.
CrossLink is a game that connects the real world and the virtual - a completely new gaming experience combining GPS and games. Players can dispatch heroes anywhere on earth and challenge extraterrestrial life, win battles with raid bosses, and earn rewards!
"At Concordium, we are very excited to partner with Platinum Egg. An already well established and successful game, Crosslink will benefit from Concordium's ID layer and security and allow new users access to blockchain based solutions. Concordium already has a growing following in Japan, but it is a market where we very much appreciate having strong and established partners with deep understanding of Japan and the ecosystem there. The collaboration with Platinum Egg also underlines our increasing presence in and strong support of blockchain-based gaming" says Lars Seier Christensen, Chairman of Concordium Foundation
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New Part Numbers Now Available for Passenger Cars, Trucks Across Monroe's Product Offerings
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Monroe® shocks and struts, a leading global brand from Tenneco Inc.'s (NYSE: TEN) DRiV Motorparts group, has introduced new part numbers for its Quick-Strut® assemblies, OESpectrum® shocks and struts, Magnum® strut assemblies, new Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense™ shocks and struts, and Reflex® shocks. With this July release, Monroe's product coverage expands by more than 6.5 million vehicles in operation (VIO), offering parts for passenger vehicles and light trucks.
Now available for more than 1.4 million VIO, Monroe Quick-Strut assemblies utilize vehicle-specific designs that are durability-tested to meet or exceed OE structural quality standards and durability requirements. The application-specific coil springs, constructed of high-quality SAE, US-grade steel, provide strength and durability, and either meet or exceed OE standards for spring performance. Each Quick-Strut assembly also features strut rods engineered to bend up to 15mm with no cracking or fracturing for superior ride handling and control. A protective coating throughout resists rust and corrosion for longer wear, even under severe weather conditions. Quick-Strut coverage in the US and Canada is now available for the 2021 Honda Civic sedan and 2020-2016 Civic sedan and coupe (excluding Type-R Touring and Si; Monroe part #173081R (front right) and #173081L (front left)).
13 new part numbers are also available for Monroe OESpectrum shocks and struts, covering 17 domestic and 69 import applications. OESpectrum shocks and struts are equipped with premium technology specific to the application with either Twin Technology Active Control System™ to isolate noise, vibration and harshness while providing exceptional control under most driving conditions; or monotube technology for improved performance and stability designed for vehicles that were originally equipped with monotube shock absorbers. OESpectrum Monotube shocks coverage is now available for the 2014-2003 Volvo XC90 (excluding self-leveling suspension; Monroe part #39144, rear).
Monroe OESpectrum struts are also new for 2022-2014 Jeep Cherokee AWD models (excluding off-road packages, TrailHawk and 75th Anniversary models; Monroe part #73125 (front right) and #73126 (front left)).
Designed for performance to meet the demands of today's high-mileage, heavy-load and frequent-start-stop light commercial fleet vehicles, Monroe Magnum strut assemblies have a PTFE-coated bearing to protect the rod and reduce damage to the seal, providing owners with increased durability and extended service life. A variable rate coil spring maintains ride height under various loading conditions, while premium, vehicle-specific technology automatically adjusts to absorb road impacts while minimizing weight transfer and roll-and-dive. Two new part numbers are available for 24 domestic applications, including 2021-2014 Ram ProMaster 1500/2500/3500 (Monroe part #153007L (front left) and #153007R (front right).
New from Monroe is the Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense line of shocks and struts. Designed specifically for luxury European vehicles equipped with electronic suspensions, Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense is engineered as a direct replacement for OE shocks, matching their design for an easy, "plug and play" installation and a customizable driving experience. Featuring Continuously Variable Semi-Active (CVSAe) with external valve technology from Monroe Intelligent Suspension's OE technology portfolio, RideSense products deliver optimal control and road-holding capabilities under all types of driving conditions, adapting as road conditions change. Each Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense product contains a self-lubricating fluid seal to retain gas and reduce excess friction against the chrome-plated piston rod, providing longer life through the reduction of premature wear. 18 new RideSense part numbers are now available in the US and Canada with exclusive* coverage for a variety of premium European vehicles and include shock absorbers for the 2013-2008 Mercedes Benz C300 with electronic suspension; and 2007-2004 Volvo S60 AWD and 2007-2003 V70 2.5L AWD with electronic suspension.
Ideal for vehicles with a high center of gravity, Reflex light truck shocks feature ASD valving technology that automatically adjusts the unit to absorb impact. This is essential to reducing vehicle roll and dive, improving overall stability. The Reflex shock is now available for the 2022-2021 Ford F-150 1/2 Ton 4WD Monroe part #911391, rear (excluding Limited, Raptor, Tremor, and Electronic Suspension).
"Monroe is constantly innovating and expanding our product lines to provide technicians with reliable, quality products to install on their customers' vehicles with confidence," said Joe Robinson, brand director, Monroe. "Regionally, we always have eyes on what types of vehicles are coming into our customers' shops, and as such, will continue to develop products to address these needs. Our main goal is to give technicians the easy choice when it comes to shocks and struts with easy-to-install products that are durability-tested to strict standards for a lasting repair to help reduce the inconvenience of vehicle comebacks."
To learn more about Monroe ride control products, visit www.monroe.com or contact a Monroe supplier. Connect with Monroe on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
Monroe Quick-Strut assemblies, Magnum strut assemblies, OESpectrum shocks and struts, and Reflex shocks and struts are covered by a limited lifetime warranty and the brand's exclusive "Feel the Difference™" Guarantee money-back consumer offer. Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense shocks and struts are covered by a 5-year limited warranty and the brand's exclusive "Feel the Difference" Guarantee money-back consumer offer. Restrictions apply. See www.monroe.com for more information.
*As of July 1st, 2022
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Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
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We all make mistakes, but for a host of the Mega Millions lottery, it's a potentially costly one: Prize payments for all Mega Millions tickets have been temporarily suspended after host John Crow incorrectly read the Mega Ball number during Tuesday's lottery drawing.
The first five numbers were called correctly: 15, 19, 20, 61 and 70. But as the gold Mega Ball, was selected, the number 9 --with a line drawn under it -- could be seen on the ball. Crow called it as 6, as seen in a video posted on the Mega Millions YouTube channel.
The video featured an embedded caption explaining the mishap.
"The 9 ball was drawn in the chamber and is the official result," the caption states, adding the correct results have been audited by the accounting firm Preston CPA. "We apologize for the confusion."
Tuesday's estimated Mega Millions jackpot was $86 million. If no tickets match the correct six numbers, the next estimated jackpot is $99 million and the next drawing will take place on Friday.
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Everything you need to know about the upcoming planetary alignment
Celestial bodies are in constant motion. This creates a kaleidoscope of cosmic proportions in the night sky. Every evening that you look up, the stars and planets are in a different configuration. Sometimes, they form patterns that even the amateur astronomer can recognize and appreciate, such as the upcoming planetary alignment featuring Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, with the Moon thrown in for good measure.
While it is not uncommon for two or three planets to line up, five in a row doesn’t happen very often. To truly appreciate this rare event, it helps to have a little background on what is happening and how you can best view it.
How do the planets orbit around the Sun?
Our solar system has eight planets that travel in a circular path around the Sun. The reason planets travel round and round instead of launching off in one direction is gravity. Gravity is an invisible string that holds the planets in place, like a yo-yo string.
The closer a planet is to the sun, the stronger the gravitational pull is, so the faster it moves. Conversely, the further a planet is from the Sun, the slower it moves. In order of proximity to the Sun, the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, with Mercury taking just 88 days to orbit the Sun and Neptune requiring 165 years to make the journey.
What is planetary alignment?
Since all the planets move at different speeds, there will be times when a faster-moving planet catches up with a slower-moving planet, and for a short time, both planets can be viewed in the same part of the sky by a person who is standing on Earth. When this happens, it is called an alignment. Alignments can occur with two or more planets. As you might expect, the more planets in an alignment, the rarer the event is. For instance, the next time all eight planets will be visible in the same portion of the sky is May 6, 2492.
It is important to note that alignment doesn’t mean the planets are perfectly lined up in a single file, with one behind another. Instead, it is a general term that means the planets form somewhat of a line across the sky. Because of this formation, some people refer to an alignment as a parade of planets.
Why is this alignment extra special?
The planetary alignment we will be able to view this week has an aspect that makes it even more special. It’s not just any five random planets lining up. It is the first five, all in order, like the cosmos just dealt the night sky a straight.
What is the difference between a moon and a planet?
According to science, it is very easy to tell the difference between a Moon and a planet: a moon orbits a planet, while a planet orbits the Sun. Because of this, you can often view the Moon during a planetary alignment as well. That means you can actually see six celestial objects in alignment this week.
When was the last time five planets were aligned?
The last time it was possible to view five planets in alignment was in 2004. That was 18 years ago. If you miss the event this week, you will have to wait until 2040 to experience this event again. The good news is, as long as the sky is clear, even if you live inland in a city.
When is the best time to see the alignment?
If you want to watch the whole event, you’ll need to start just before midnight on June 23. Saturn will appear on the horizon just before the witching hour. While you can spot this planet with the naked eye, you will need a telescope to see its rings.
Jupiter will rise above the horizon slightly after 1 a.m. on June 24. The planet will be easy to locate because it will be the brightest object in the sky, about twice as bright as Sirius, the brightest star.
The next planet to rise above the horizon will be Mars. This will happen a little after 1:30 a.m. Mars is small, but it can be distinguished by its orangey hue.
At around 3 a.m., Venus will join the event. To the naked eye, the planet will appear both larger and brighter than Jupiter, making it very easy to spot.
Mercury will be the fifth and final planet to rise. This may be the most difficult planet to spot, depending on where you are and your view of the horizon. It will rise around 3:40 a.m. and disappear about an hour later when the rising sun will make it seem to vanish from the morning sky.
If you do not want to stay up all night to watch this event unfold, the best time to see all five planets is between roughly 3:40 and 4:40 a.m. on June 24. At this time, you can also see the waning crescent moon nestled just below mars.
Where should I look?
To see this impressive event, you will want to be somewhere where you have as clear a view of the eastern horizon as possible. Just before dawn, Mercury will be close to the horizon, a little north of due east. On the other hand, Saturn will be the highest planet in the lineup, just north of due south. The planets will create an ascending line from east to south.
Will the planets form a straight line across the sky?
While it would seem that the five planets would form a perfect line across the sky, this is not the case. Think of the planets’ orbits as a hastily stacked pile of dishes, with each tilting in a slightly different direction. This tilt is called a planet’s orbital inclination. It means the planets do not travel around the sun in a horizontal line. When you view the planets in alignment this week, their position will be slightly staggered.
Are planetary alignments dangerous?
If you have ever watched any sort of science fiction movie, you probably learned that when the planets align, it creates an intense gravitational pull that causes catastrophic events that destroy the world. There is a very good reason why that genre has two descriptors, with one of them being fiction because this is not what happens at all.
While science states that large objects have stronger gravitational pulls, these planets are very, very far away. And even the largest planet, Jupiter, is tiny compared to the Sun. If every single planet lined up perfectly, the average person wouldn’t even notice their effect on the Earth. An oceanographer, however, might notice a very slight change in the tides. So, you have nothing to fear when the planets align.
What other celestial events will be happening this summer?
After the planetary alignment, the heavens have four other major events for us to marvel over this summer.
- The July Supermoon (July 13): Since the moon will be on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun, its face will be fully illuminated. It will also be closer to the Earth, appearing larger and brighter than usual.
- The Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower (July 28 into 29): This shower can produce up to 20 meteors per hour. While the event runs from July 12 to August 23, the peak will be July 28 into July 29.
- The August Supermoon (August 12): Once more, the moon will be on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun, so its face will be fully illuminated. It will also be closer to the Earth, appearing larger and brighter than usual.
- The Perseids Meteor Shower (August 12 into 13): This shower can produce up to 60 meteors per hour. While the event runs from July 17 to August 24, the peak will be August 12 into August 13.
What you need to view this rare planetary alignment
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Financial Overview (vs Q2 2019): Fan Demand and Spending on Experiences Drove Record Results
- Operating Income Up 86% to $319 Million
- AOI Up 50% to $480 Million
- Operating Cash Flow Hit $349 Million
- Free Cash Flow-Adjusted Up 72% to $379 Million
Highlights (vs 2019): Live Events Back On a Global Basis
- Highest Quarterly Attendance Ever with Over 33 Million Fans Across 12,500 Events
- Ticketmaster Delivers Another Record Quarter - AOI Up 86%, Transacted GTV Up 76%
- Sponsorship AOI Up 81% in Q2 with New Clients Including Google, AWS, and Hulu
- Average Ticket Pricing Up Double-Digits through June, Entry Level Ticket Prices Average Remains $33
- On-Site Fan Spending Growth Continues Up 20%+ through June at All Venues
Outlook: On Pace for Record 2022 and Beyond
- 100 Million Tickets Sold for 2022 Concerts, Already Exceeding Full Year 2019 Fan Count
- Concert Bookings Up Over 30% for All Venue Types (vs Q2 2019)
- $3.2 Billion in Event-Related Deferred Revenue, Up 2x (vs Q2 2019)
- Fan Attendance at Operated Venues Grew 13% (vs Q2 2019) to Over 14 Million, with Almost 30 New Venues in Pipeline
- Sponsorship Fully Committed For 2022, On Pace For a Record Year
- 2023 Artist Pipeline Is Largest Ever Seen At Mid-Year
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) today released financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
The second quarter confirmed that the live entertainment industry is back globally and bigger than ever. Live Nation led this return, and continues to deliver the best global network to support artists as they play shows for their fans around the world. Every key operating metric is at an all-time high, as we promoted more concerts, had more fans attend shows where they spent more money, sold more tickets and enabled brands to connect with fans at a scale we have never seen before.
As a result, relative to Q2 2019, we drove a 40% increase in revenue to $4.4 billion, an 86% increase in operating income to $319 million, and a 50% increase in AOI to $480 million. With most of the world fully re-opened, it's clear that concerts remain a high priority for fans. Consumers are seeking out and spending more on experiences, and the growing demand we are seeing for live music and events is driving our business to record levels, far outpacing any macro issues or cost increases.
Momentum across our business has remained strong in recent months and weeks, and demand combined with a substantial concert pipeline gives us confidence in our ongoing growth this year and into 2023.
Record 2Q Concert Attendance
During the second quarter, we promoted over 12,500 concerts for 33.5 million fans, each up over 20% relative to the second quarter of 2019. Of the over 6 million additional fans this quarter, 5 million of the growth came from international markets, driven by the addition of OCESA and the re-opening of most global markets with particularly strong fan demand through Europe and Latin America. Growth was broad-based with double-digit attendance increases at all venue types, demonstrating strong demand for events of all sizes from large scale stadium shows and festivals to intimate events in clubs and theaters.
Even as show count and attendance grew, fans demonstrated their willingness to pay more for the best seats, with the average price of a ticket for our concerts this year up 10% globally, relative to 2019, which remains largely in line with the U.S. inflation level over the period. At the same time, our average entry price for concerts remained affordable at $33, up only 5% from 2019. With market-based pricing being widely adopted by most tours, we expect to shift over $500 million from the secondary market to artists this year, continuing to support those who created the concert and ensuring they are benefiting from it.
On the venue side of our concert business, we continued to build our portfolio of operated venues, with an active pipeline of almost 30 new venues across the globe. We are seeing the benefit of operating more venues, as the number of fans who attended shows in our owned or operated venues during the quarter was up 13% to over 14 million fans, and we expect that figure to reach over fifty million fans for the full year.
Fans are spending more on-site with average revenue per fan up over 20% at our amphitheaters, festivals, and theaters and clubs relative to this time in 2019 while the average revenue per fan at our amphitheaters this year is $38.50, up 30% relative to this point in 2019.
Ticketing Volumes Continue at Record Levels
Our ticketing business also demonstrated strong growth in the quarter. Transacted fee-bearing ticket volume was up 48% to 77 million tickets and transacted GTV was up 76% to $7.3 billion, both relative to Q2 2019. This was our highest fee-bearing GTV quarter ever, with April, May and June accounting for 3 of our 5 top all-time months for fee-bearing GTV months. 75% of this growth came from concerts, another indicator of the high demand for live music.
Along with the volume increase, transacted ticket pricing globally was up approximately 15% for the first half of the year relative to 2019, as both concerts and sporting events saw similar low double-digit price increases during this period. Even with strong primary ticketing sales and increased pricing, demand for live events on our secondary ticketing marketplace remains high, and as a result, our GTV more than doubled for the quarter relative to Q2 2019.
We are continuing to see the benefits of our technology investments at Ticketmaster, including our global leadership in digital ticketing. Between new capabilities and the sales effectiveness of our global ticketing marketplace, we consistently deliver higher ticket sales for event organizers. As a result, we continue to win business from new and existing clients, and through the first half of the year, we added 12.8 million net new fee-bearing tickets to our marketplace, led again this year by our international markets, which accounted for 60% of this new growth.
Sponsorship Continues Growth in Connecting Brands and Fans
Sponsorship also benefited from the concerts flywheel this quarter, driving 74% growth in revenue relative to Q2 2019, as we further enabled more brands to connect with an increasing number of fans on a global basis.
Festival sponsorship has performed particularly well during the first half of the year, more than doubling from 2019, led by 9 new festivals in our Mexico and Latin American businesses that accounted for roughly half this increase, along with broad growth in sponsorship levels across most of our North America festivals. We continue to add more clients in technology, telecom and purchase path integration, including Google, AWS, and Hulu – with these categories collectively more than doubling their sponsorship since 2019.
Record 2022 In Progress
As we look forward to the second half of 2022 and into 2023, we have sold over 100 million tickets for our concerts this year, more than we sold for the entire year in 2019. Fan demand remains strong, with continued growth in ticket buying and on-site spending. And given the long-term nature of most of our sponsorship partnerships, our planned sponsorship for the year is now fully committed.
As we prepare for 2023, everywhere globally is open for concerts, and we are actively routing into all markets with the largest artist pipeline we have ever seen at this point in the year. For the 2023 tours we have put on sale so far, all signs continue pointing to strong fan demand.
Michael Rapino
President and Chief Executive Officer
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
The company will webcast a teleconference today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its financial performance, operational matters and potentially other material developments. Interested parties should visit the "News / Events" section of the company's website at investors.livenationentertainment.com to listen to the webcast. Supplemental statistical and financial information to be provided on the call, if any, will be posted to the "Financial Info" section of the website. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Live Nation website.
Notice Regarding Financial Statements
The company has provided certain financial statements at the end of this press release for reference. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the full financial statements, and the notes thereto, set forth in the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today and available on the SEC's website at sec.gov.
About Live Nation Entertainment:
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. For additional information, visit investors.livenationentertainment.com.
* Growth and growth at constant currency percentages are not meaningful
* Percentages are not meaningful
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- As of June 30, 2022, total cash and cash equivalents were $5.9 billion, which includes $1.4 billion in ticketing client cash and $1.9 billion in free cash. This free cash, along with $563.8 million of available debt capacity, gives the company $2.5 billion of available liquidity. The company believes this level of liquidity will provide its needs to fund operations and future investment opportunities.
- The company currently expects capital expenditures for the full year to be approximately $375 million in 2022.
Forward-Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations:
Certain statements in this press release, including the Supplemental Information that follows, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding the company's prospects for a record 2022 and beyond, including in the company's sponsorship and advertising business, and the company's confidence in ongoing growth in 2022 and into 2023 due to demand and the concert pipeline; the company's belief that its current liquidity level will provide it the runway it needs to fund operations and future investment opportunities; and the company's current expectations for capital expenditures for 2022.
Live Nation wishes to caution you that there are some known and unknown factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to operational challenges in achieving strategic objectives and executing on the company's plans, the risk that the company's markets do not evolve as anticipated, the potential impact of any economic slowdown and operational challenges associated with selling tickets and staging events.
Live Nation refers you to the documents it files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, specifically the section titled "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of the company's most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K, which contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the company's projections or forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date on which they are made. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or concerning Live Nation are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Live Nation does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.
This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. A reconciliation of each such measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, together with an explanation of why management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, is provided herein.
Constant Currency is a non-GAAP financial measure when applied to a GAAP financial measure. We calculate currency impacts as the difference between current period activity translated using the current period's currency exchange rates and the comparable prior period's currency exchange rates. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations.
Free Cash Flow — Adjusted, or FCF, is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less changes in operating assets and liabilities, less maintenance capital expenditures, less distributions to noncontrolling interest partners. We use FCF among other measures, to evaluate the ability of operations to generate cash that is available for purposes other than maintenance capital expenditures. We believe that information about FCF provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available to service debt, make acquisitions, and for revenue generating capital expenditures. FCF is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of FCF as a performance measure is that it does not necessarily represent funds available for operations and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. Accordingly, FCF should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, net cash provided by (used in) operating activities and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, FCF as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Free Cash is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as cash and cash equivalents less ticketing-related client funds, less event-related deferred revenue, less accrued expenses due to artists and cash collected on behalf of others, plus event-related prepaids. We use free cash as a proxy for how much cash we have available to, among other things, optionally repay debt balances, make acquisitions and fund revenue generating capital expenditures. Free cash is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of free cash as a performance measure is that it does not necessarily represent funds available from operations and it is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. Accordingly, free cash should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, cash and cash equivalents and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, free cash as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
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PLYMOUTH, Wis., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sargento Foods is pleased to announce new leadership roles for Chris Regennitter and Joy Judski. Chris has assumed the role of Senior Vice President of Sales, Consumer Products Division (CPD), and Joy has taken on the position of Vice President of Sales.
Chris Regennitter – Senior VP Sales, Consumer Products Division
Chris Regennitter is Senior Vice President of Sales for the Consumer Products Division. In this role, Chris leads the sales organization, inclusive of category management, retail execution, and sales planning, with a primary goal of driving long-term stakeholder value for the Sargento Family. Chris brings over 20 years of experience in sales and business leadership to his new position.
Chris first joined the Sargento Family in 2019 and has since added tremendous value across the CPD model, key customer relationships, and the sales team. In his most recent role as the Vice President of Sales, Chris led sales across the retail grocery channel at Sargento. He has been successful in growing the business, driving innovation, and building relationships with key customers.
Prior to Sargento, Chris held leadership roles at Kraft Heinz, Inc., and PepsiCo / Frito-Lay. His execution of aggressive transformation plans over the course of his career has yielded outstanding results across each business he has touched.
Before entering the private sector, Chris served six years in the U.S. Army, where he held the ranks of Captain and Lieutenant and served in a variety of junior officer leadership positions. He credits his experience as a combat leader as the foundation for the high-integrity, servant leadership-based model he uses to motivate his team and deliver results.
Chris earned his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Joy Judski - VP Sales, Consumer Products Division
Joy Judski is Vice President of Sales in the Consumer Products Division. In this role, Joy leads the geographic retail sales force across the United States and customer partnerships for the Club Channel, C-Store, Drug, and International Businesses. Her focus is to increase brand penetration within these channels while maintaining category leadership in grocery. Joy also leads the Omni Channel sales team which manages the strategic planning and execution of retailer media and retailer search.
Since joining the Sargento Family in 2013, Joy has made many contributions to the Consumer Products Division, specifically in her most recent role as the Senior Director of Sales. Her thoughtful joint business planning and team development skills have deepened Sargento's relationships with strategic customers, leading to significant topline growth.
Joy offers over 20 years of experience in leadership, sales, and trade strategy. Prior to joining Sargento, Joy served as the Director of Trade Marketing and Category Management at Lactalis, where she led strategic and organizational development of the sales team. Her approach and belief in life-long learning cultivated a department committed to the development of category management resources.
Joy earned both her MBA and her Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Canisius College.
About Sargento Foods Inc.
With over 2,000 employees and net sales of $1.5 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 65 years. Founded in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sargento is proud to be the company that successfully introduced America to pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses and cheese blends. Today, Sargento Foods is still based in Wisconsin, where they manufacture and market amazing shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Company leadership lives to serve local communities and employees, whom they refer to as the Sargento Family. www.sargento.com
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Unity Software Inc. ("Unity") (NYSE: U) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Unity, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Unity includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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Proven executive brings 30 years of technology sales expertise to low-code industry leader
McLEAN, Va., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appian (Nasdaq: APPN) today announced the appointment of Christopher Jones to the position of Chief Revenue Officer. Jones will lead the company's global sales operation, including direct sales, partnership, business development, and renewals teams. Jones will report to Appian CEO Matt Calkins.
"I am extremely excited to join this world class team," said Jones. "Appian has built a leadership position in the low-code industry through superior technology and a compelling vision to empower organizations and individuals. I look forward to helping our customers and partners accelerate business outcomes with our platform."
Jones has 30 years of experience in sales, with a focus on the technology industry. He has held executive sales and partnership positions at industry-leading organizations including Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales for business analytics platform provider Qlik and Chief Partner Officer at Infoblox, the leader in cloud-first DNS management and security. Jones was named a Top Channel Sales Leader by CRN magazine.
"Chris joins Appian at just the right time," said Calkins. "Process mining, workflow, and automation are converging. I'm excited to pioneer this new market with him."
About Appian
Appian is the unified platform for change. We accelerate customers' businesses by discovering, designing, and automating their most important processes. The Appian Low-Code Platform combines the key capabilities needed to get work done faster, Process Mining + Workflow + Automation, in a unified low-code platform. Appian is open, enterprise-grade and trusted by industry leaders. For more information, visit appian.com.
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BELTON — The solar energy industry continues to radiate throughout east Bell County, as a tax abatement for a new solar farm was approved Monday.
The abatement of taxes for the Limewood Bell Renewables solar farm was unanimously approved by the Bell County Commissioners Court on Monday. The agreement will allow the $230 million solar farm to move forward with its construction.
The solar farm is being developed by Woodlands Energy Renewables LLC and will be located in the northeastern part of the county near FM 438 east of Temple.
County Judge David Blackburn said public comments over the past year, on this project and others, helped the county improve the agreements it has made.
“I think that the results of the agreement that the court has before it is in no small part due to the comments we have received this past year or so,” Blackburn said. “We’ve tried to incorporate those into the agreements and address those concerns the best that we can.”
The tax abatement agreement, officials said, would exclude the facility from 100% of property taxes for a decade but would require a payment each year instead. These payments, which would span the 10-year agreement, would total $3.3 million.
Once completed, the solar farm is expected to include about 200 megawatts of energy generation and at least 50 megawatts of energy storage. A megawatt is the same as 1 million watts and can power between 150 and 210 homes.
Rusty Burns, who lives near the proposed solar farm, spoke at the meeting and said she was happy that the county listened to residents.
“When you said that you listened to our comments, you really did,” Burns said. “I read the agreement and I was very impressed.”
Under this agreement, Limewood Bell is required to restore the land back to its original state once the operation ends.
The solar farm is expected to generate about 225 jobs during its construction later this year and be completed by the end of 2023. There will be one full-time permanent job.
Chandler Morris, vice president of energy markets for Woodlands Energy Renewables, said the company is still in the process of selecting what solar panels and batteries it will use.
“We are negotiating with a couple of different solar panel manufacturers at the current time,” Morris said. “We are planning on using the latest, and most up-to-date technology to capture the radiance of the sun.” | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/business/article_6c544188-d570-11ec-b6e5-17081ef21930.html | 2022-05-17T02:02:40Z |
NEW YORK , May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Enochian Biosciences, Inc. ("Enochian" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ENOB). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Enochian and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Serhat Gumrukcu, the co-founder of Enochian, had been arrested and charged in a murder-for-hire conspiracy.
On this news, Enochian's stock price fell $2.17 per share, or 36.97%, to close at $3.70 per share on May 25, 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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LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flyer Defense, LLC is strengthening its reputation as one of the most reliable internally air transportable light tactical mobility vehicles on the market with the start of production on its single largest direct commercial sales contract to date.
In partnership with the International Golden Group (IGG) in the United Arab Emirates, Flyer Defense completed initial shipment of its highly configurable Flyer 72 vehicle to the UAE Armed Forces and is set to enter full rate production by mid-2022.
Billed as a replacement for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (popularly known as the Humvee), the Flyer vehicle supports field-installable armor and is cutting edge in its design, capabilities and modularity.
Selected for its uniquely adaptable platform, unmatched payload-to-weight ratio, and highly lauded maneuverability and ride quality, Flyer Defense will deliver its Flyer 72 vehicles to the UAE over a multiyear contract.
"We prioritize the user," said Flyer Defense Founder and CEO Oded Nechushtan. "Our tailorable engineering yields a flexible product, bendable to the will and need of any customer. We are proud to offer our proven solution to the UAE as we simultaneously continue to grow our manufacturing capabilities with strategic partnerships."
Flyer Defense is responsible for the design and sustainment of the successfully fielded USSOCOM Program of Record Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1) and directed requirement Army Ground Mobility Vehicle (A-GMV), with a combined total of more than 1,000 fielded vehicles now trusted and utilized by the U.S. Army and U.S. Special Forces (Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force).
The company has partnered with JWF Defense, LLC (JWF) to manufacture the Flyer 72 family of vehicles. Based in Johnstown, PA, JWF has nearly a decade of experience producing the body and chassis of Flyer's fielded vehicles and will provide the capacity for growth for both current and future contracts.
"We have spent decades fielding a platform superior in every way that counts," said Nechushtan. "We have the capability, experience and, most importantly, the product to meet the need of any military with a gap in light tactical mobility."
About Flyer Defense
Flyer Defense, LLC was formed to provide mission-specialized, lightweight, high mobility, all- terrain tactical wheeled vehicles capable of internal transport in rotary and tilt wing aircraft. Flyer provides purpose-built vehicles and logistics support for U.S. Army, special operations forces and global allies. Always prioritizing the users and their missions, Flyer vehicles increase ground mobility, allow rapid deployment into contested areas, and enable military ground forces to move quickly for extended distances and over difficult terrain. The Flyer® family of successfully tested and certified vehicles are modular platforms, allowing rapid vehicle customization for immediate operation-relevant configuration.
To learn more about Flyer Defense, please visit www.flyerdefense.com.
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30 cats, including kittens, rescued from feces-filled home, report says
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - A nonprofit animal shelter in Iowa rescued multiple cats living in filthy and unhealthy conditions this week.
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa reports it removed 30 cats, including kittens, from a home in Pocahontas County.
KCRG reports the animals were found in a hot, filthy house without food or water. The home also did not have electricity during a time when temperatures were in the 80s and 90s.
Representatives with the nonprofit said the smell of urine hit its team immediately when they arrived. They reported finding feces, urine and trash covering the floors and countertops within the home.
“Many of the cats and kittens were thin with ear infections, fleas and skin infections,” the organization shared in a news release. “The two mother cats were nursing litters of kittens, and they would not have survived much longer in the heat and filth without food or water.”
The nonprofit said an investigation continues with the animals receiving medical care.
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The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing.
AUSTIN, Texas — The megadrought in the Western U.S., the region’s worst in 1,200 years, is threatening America’s cattle heartland: withering pastures, wrecking feed harvests and endangering a quintessential way of life.
The drought is forcing ranchers here in Texas and across the Southern plains to make an agonizing decision: Sell early now for less money than they planned on — or hold on, pray for rain and risk losing everything.
“We’ll keep selling cows till it rains,” Texas High Plains rancher Jim Ferguson told Amarillo station KAMR, which collaborated with The Hill on this story.
For now, Ferguson is just selling his oldest calves, for which he’ll be able to get the best price. But with no rain in the forecast, and therefore no prospect of lush winter pastures for his herds to eat, “it won’t be long before we start getting into the younger ones.”
The drought is echoing through beef supply chains, resulting in higher prices for consumers for at least the next two years — and likely serving as the final blow to many small, family-run cattle herds that represent a key part of the industry.
“The lack of water in general, it’s hurting us all the way around. Any way you can think of,” cattle buyer Josh Sturgeon told KAMR, which is owned by The Hill’s parent company, Nexstar Media.
Sturgeon had come to auction in search of deals from ranchers such as Ferguson, forced to liquidate their herds for lack of water to grow cattle feeds — or the money to buy them.
But “you’re almost afraid to buy,” Sturgeon said. “Cattle drink a lot of water, especially this time of year. With this drought, they’re drinking a lot of water. Cattle are dying because of this. Even the best of cattle are struggling.”
The sudden bump in sales as the drought worsens are “intense, protracted — it’s nothing like we’ve seen in the last 15 years,” Walter Kunisch of consultant group Hilltop Securities told The Hill, adding that many farmers are even selling off their breeding stock, which they rely on to produce the next generation of cows.
“That’s a big signal to me that, you know, that future supplies at some point are going to run tight,” Kunsich added.
Shrinking herds follow declining rains
More than 80 percent of the West is in severe drought this year, according to the National Drought Monitor — up from just 20 percent last year. According to a survey by the U.S. Farm Bureau, more than three-quarters of farmers in drought-stricken states have pulled farmland out of production, and 85 percent of ranchers reported selling off some portions of their herds.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle report last month found that herds are down by 2.4 percent nationwide since last year. That’s a decrease of 750,000 cows, and a fall of 2 million since the national herd peaked in 2018 — just before the drought began to worsen across much of the West.
Over the last two weeks of July, the national cattle sale rate also jumped to 120 percent above 2021 levels — an average that reporting by The Hill and KAMR suggested conceals even higher frenzies of sales in some markets.
The sales are playing out against the background of declining rains and falling levels of underground water in the massive Ogallala Aquifer, which stretches beneath much of the Great Plains and which the regions’ vast agricultural footprint — much of it devoted to protein-rich feeds for cattle — is steadily and irrevocably soaking up.
Cattle’s role in the situation is complex: They are also a substantial global contributor to climate change, which means they are playing some role in worsening the drought that is killing their own feed crops.
Beef and dairy cattle make up 62 percent — a little under two-thirds — of the 8.1 gigatons of global greenhouse gas emissions released worldwide by livestock, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. With around 5 gigatons released, that makes the global cattle industry responsible for more emissions than the entire U.S., which emitted 4.8 gigatons in 2021.
The last bastion of the American cowboy
Small, family-run cattle operations are in many ways the last survivors of the vast consolidation of the American agricultural system over the last 40 years, which has driven the structure of farm ownership towards ever-larger operations producing bigger and more specialized arrays of crops.
Cow-calf producers — ranching companies such as Ferguson, which raise cattle to sell to buyers like Sturgeon, which fatten them for slaughter in feedlots — have stood as a partial exception to the sweeping vertical integration of animal protein.
Since the 1990s, chicken and pork markets have been transformed from diverse regional markets to ones dominated by a few massive corporations that control enormous flows of company-owned animals, raised on company-owned feed and antibiotics, through enormous, confined feeding operations.
Meanwhile, through a system of secret deals that many farmers complain are illegal, huge meat packers such as the Brazilian-owned JBS and Marfrig drove a similar consolidation in the feedlots where cattle were fattened for slaughter.
But because it remains very difficult to breed beef cattle in confinement, cow-calf producers — the closest thing that still exists to the classic image of the cowboy — have stood apart as a last, romantic image of both Western independence and the structure of farming as it used to be.
About 27 percent of all cattle sold in America come from herds of less than 50, run by people who use them as part of a diversified family income stream that may include other crops, contract work or a separate job in town, according to data from the Department of Agriculture.
Those small producers are “a pretty darn important part of the system of beef production, because I mean, the only way we produce 27, or last year, 28 billion pounds of beef is because we have all of these people with cows,” David Anderson, an agricultural economist at Texas A&M University’s Agrilife Extension Service told The Hill.
They are also the sector of beef producers being hit hardest by the drought, said agricultural economist Brock Thompson of Hilltop Securities.
As in previous rounds of drought, “it’s your smaller herd sizes that are having to liquidate — those ranchers who may not have family that are coming back into the business, and they’re tired of fighting the cycles, are tired of battling the regulations,” Thompson said.
“In agriculture, we’ve lost a lot of attractiveness to a younger generation to come back and take over the farm,” he added.
The ‘hollowing out of rural America’
In cow-calf states such as Texas and Missouri, those small cattle operations help support an entire ecosystem of businesses, from gate and fence installers to large animal veterinarians.
But consolidation has squeezed all this, and the drought is squeezing it even more, exacerbating the “hollowing out of rural America,” said Joe Maxwell, rancher and president of Farm Action.
“The cattle market has just really not been good for a long time,” Maxwell said. “The meat packers just control that price, and so the farmers haven’t had a lot of money in their pocket. So this drought is kind of like the final straw for a lot of them, they’re completely dispersing their herds.”
He added that the drought also gives large conglomerates such as JBS an excuse to charge higher prices — which they don’t pass on to farmers — and then use the rising prices as justification to import more beef from countries such as Brazil and Australia.
That’s something Maxwell’s allies at the United Food and Commercial Workers Union warned about earlier in the drought. The union, which includes meatpackers, is worried about any decline in domestic American beef production and the economic dislocation that ripples out from it.
Data from the last serious drought to hit Texas — between 2008 and 2011 — support their concerns. After that drought, the state herd fell from 5.1 million head to 3.9 million.
“Even after almost a decade of recovery from the drought a decade ago, we didn’t get all the cows back,” Anderson, of Texas A&M, said.
Around Maxwell’s home in Missouri, derelict feedlots and silos still sit like bleached bones on the land of the farmers who once ran small feedlot operations, where they bought and fattened up the local cattle they sold on to now-defunct regional packers.
“These communities are becoming older, and we see more and more rural hospitals closing because of the depopulation and the wealth is out, and they can’t keep the doors open,” Maxwell said. “My local hospital just closed. We’ve got to go 45 miles to go to a hospital. The pharmacist closed. The whole infrastructure of the rural community is devastated.”
Similar situations can be seen from Texas all the way to the Canadian border.
“We’ll keep
selling cows
till it rains.”
— Jim Ferguson, Texas rancher
‘Big and more severe fluctuations’
This summer, Montana rancher Gilles Stockton faced the same buy-or-sell conundrum as ranchers across the West. In a community “drying up like a tumbleweed,” Stockton had held onto his herd, gambling that the rains would come — and his bet paid off with heavy downpours in June.
But the precarity was new and alarming: If he had bet wrong, his business would have been wiped out, Stockton told The Hill. When drought returned this month, even his own irrigation setup to draw water from a nearby river didn’t make him feel confident.
He sold off 20 percent of his herd. Many ranchers he knows have gotten out of the business entirely. His neighbors aren’t talking about climate change, exactly.
“Most of them are climate change deniers. But what they do see is these big and more severe fluctuations that they can’t deny,” he said.
Stockton argued that the transformation of agriculture from relatively small, diverse and local to big, specialized and global had cut meat prices at the expense not only of rural civic health, but also of climate preparedness and resilience.
“The way to survive when your climate is glitchy and you don’t know what’s going on, and you want to keep producing food — is to be diversified.”
For ranchers, he said, that once looked like “you got cattle, everybody around here used to have sheep; you could raise a few pigs. Instead of just hay, you raised some barley to feed the pigs. You have these different options that you can jump in and out of depending on the climatic situations that you’re faced with.”
On the macro level, however, industry and regulatory pressure overwhelmingly go the opposite direction, favoring the big and specialized, Anderson said, creating a feedback loop in which farmers need ever more land to pay off the cost of ever more expensive and specialized equipment.
“And we have lost diversity and sort of the gene pool in those that might have given us more ability to be more flexible in a changing climate,” Anderson said.
KAMR’s David Gay contributed to this report.
Previously in this series:
Lakes Mead and Powell are at the epicenter of the biggest Western drought in history
Seven stats that explain the West’s epic drought | https://cw33.com/news/dried-up-texas-cattle-industry-faces-existential-crisis-from-historic-drought/ | 2022-08-19T22:15:13Z |
Operation Ice Mama leads to 16 convictions in Sarasota County
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Three years after a long-term undercover investigation from 2019, dubbed Operation Ice Mama, all 16 people have pleaded guilty, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
Those arrested amassed 156 prior felony charges with 49 convictions and 149 prior misdemeanor charges with 72 convictions. Significant prior charges from the individuals include murder, aggravated battery and burglary.
The investigation infiltrated a large drug trafficking ring responsible for distributing methamphetamine throughout Sarasota County.
The sheriff’s office launched an investigation with the Special Investigations Section in October 2018 after connecting 44-year-old Jennifer Lambert to the sale and distribution of methamphetamine in Nokomis.
Lambert is known within her network as “Mama Jen” and has drug arrests dating back to 2013 made her a person of interest related to drug trafficking for more than a decade.
Detectives connected Lambert to seven individual drug transactions and over the course of about eight months, the investigation led to identifying Lambert’s associates and others who were involved in her network.
With the court system shutting down due to COVID-19, the cases slowly progressed through the judicial system, culminating last week when the final defendant took a plea and was sentenced.
Each arrestee has been convicted and sentenced as follows:
- Jennifer Lambert – 10 years in prison and five years of probation
- Robbie Cain – 10 years in state prison and five years of probation
- Randy Greene – 10 years in state prison and five years of probation
- Erik Walker – seven years in state prison / and 18 months of probation
- Walter Lint – five years in state prison
- Scott Hill – three years in state prison
- Ronda Gibson – three years in state prison and two years of probation
- Bobby Jo Whiting – two years in state prison
- Heather Johnson – one year in county jail and two years of probation
- Drew Tilson – one year in county jail and 18 months of probation
- Jimalee Willis – four months in county jail and three years of probation
- Joseph Hochberg – six months in county Jail
- Robert McMullen – 90 days in county jail and one year of probation
- William Williams – five years of probation
- Casey Ross – five years of probation
- Patricia Greene – five years of probation
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BEIJING, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday joined Beijing citizens in planting trees in the capital city, in which he urged efforts to practice and promote ecological conservation to deliver a more livable and beautiful environment for the people.
It is the 10th year of Xi's participation in the annual tree-planting activity in Beijing as the top leader.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said he did so to make his share of contribution to building a beautiful China and encourage the whole society, especially the young people, to push for ecological advancement so that China's environment will be even better.
The activity was also attended by other leaders including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan.
While planting trees, Xi told the young students around him to foster well-rounded development in terms of moral grounding, intellectual and physical ability, aesthetic sensibility, and work skills.
Xi hailed the contributions of the Chinese people from all ethnic groups in making the country greener and helping expand its forest coverages.
Noting that ecological protection and restoration, and fundamental improvement of the ecological environment cannot be achieved overnight, the president stressed that tremendous efforts and perseverance are required in this respect.
Stressing the fundamental and strategic role of forests and grasslands in national ecological security, Xi urged efforts to unswervingly implement the new development philosophy, and follow the green development path that prioritizes ecological conservation.
It is important to carry out holistic conservation and systematic governance of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands and deserts, improve the quantity and quality of forests and grassland resources, and enlarge the carbon sink capacity of ecosystems, in order to make greater contributions to driving global environmental and climate governance, and ensuring modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, Xi said.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species,” citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife.
Some cat lovers have reacted emotionally to this month’s decision and put the key scientist behind it on the defensive.
Wojciech Solarz, a biologist at the state-run Polish Academy of Sciences, wasn’t prepared for the disapproving public response when he entered “Felis catus,” the scientific name for the common house cat, into a national database run by the academy’s Institute of Nature Conservation.
The database already had 1,786 other species listed with no objections, Solarz told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The uproar over invasive alien species No. 1,787, he said, may have resulted from some media reports that created the false impression his institute was calling for feral and other cats to be euthanized.
Solarz described the growing scientific consensus that domestic cats have a harmful impact on biodiversity given the number of birds and mammals they hunt and kill.
The criteria for including the cat among alien invasive species, “are 100% met by the cat,” he said.
In a television segment aired by independent broadcaster TVN, the biologist faced off last week against a veterinarian who challenged Solarz’s conclusion on the dangers cats pose to wildlife.
Dorota Suminska, the author of a book titled “The Happy Cat,” pointed to other causes of shrinking biodiversity, including a polluted environment and urban building facades that can kill birds in flight.
“Ask if man is on the list of non-invasive alien species,” Suminska said, arguing that cats were unfairly assigned too much blame.
Solarz pushed back, arguing that cats kill about 140 million birds in Poland each year.
Earlier this month, the Polish Academy institute published a post on its website citing the “controversy” and seeking to clarify its position. The institute stressed that it was “opposed to any cruelty towards animals.” It also argued that its classification was in line with European Union guidelines.
As far as categorizing cats as “alien,” the institute noted that “Felis catus” was domesticated probably around 10,000 years ago in the cradle of the great civilizations of the ancient Middle East, making the species alien to Europe from a strictly scientific point of view.
The institute also stressed that all it was recommending was for cat owners to limit the time their pets spend outdoors during bird breeding season.
“I have a dog, but I don’t have anything against cats,” Solarz said. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/cats-classified-as-invasive-alien-species-by-scientific-institute/ | 2022-07-27T12:50:53Z |
NEW YORK and LONDON, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiger Infrastructure Partners ("Tiger Infrastructure") today announced that portfolio company Summit Carbon Solutions ("SCS"), developer of the world's largest carbon capture and storage project, completed its $1 billion equity raise including a $300 million commitment from TPG Rise Climate, the dedicated climate investing strategy of TPG's global impact investing platform TPG Rise.
Tiger Infrastructure was a founding investor in SCS. Tiger Infrastructure's CEO Emil W. Henry, Jr., board member of SCS, also served as Assistant Treasury Secretary at the same time TPG Rise Climate Executive Chairman Hank Paulson served as the 74th U.S. Treasury Secretary. Henry said: "Partnering with TPG will allow us to benefit from their leadership in climate investing and Hank Paulson's decades of experience solving complex issues at the intersection of the public and private sectors. With the energy transition sitting at the center of that intersection, we are delighted to gain Hank's unique perspective and the expertise of the entire TPG Rise Climate team."
Paulson stated: "The global fight against climate change requires an all-of-the-above approach to decarbonization including the development of low carbon biofuels. We are pleased to be working with my former colleague, Emil Henry, Tiger Infrastructure and the Summit team on this critical and ground-breaking endeavor."
SCS is Tiger Infrastructure's second partnership with Summit. Tiger Infrastructure is also the largest institutional investor in Summit's biofuels platform, FS, which has successfully built two large-scale corn ethanol plants in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, with a third plant currently under construction. FS is powered by renewable biomass and has one of the lowest carbon footprints of any liquid transportation fuel produced at scale in the world driven by its use of second-crop corn and renewable energy.
"Tiger has been an investor in Summit Carbon Solutions from inception, and we are thrilled with their further commitment to this transformational project," said Bruce Rastetter, CEO of Summit Agricultural Group. "We are fortunate to have known the Tiger team for decades, and through our partnership with them in FS, our Brazilian bioethanol production company, Tiger has demonstrated the ability to bring tremendous value as an investor and as a partner."
This $1 billion consortium consists of strategic and financial partners, which currently includes Tiger Infrastructure, Summit Agricultural Group, TPG Rise Climate, Continental Resources, Inc. and SK E&S. This group brings a wealth of experience and relationships to this ground-breaking project.
SCS will capture and permanently sequester up to 20 million tons per year of carbon dioxide from ethanol and other industrial facilities across the Midwest. In addition to completing the equity raise, recent announcements from SCS materially advance the project. In April 2022, SCS partnered with its 32nd ethanol plant. Also in April 2022, SCS announced a joint venture with Minnkota Power Cooperative which provides SCS access to the largest fully permitted permanent carbon sequestration site in the United States. Together with the sequestration sites SCS is developing independently, SCS will have total sequestration capacity of approximately 1.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide.
About Tiger Infrastructure Partners
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A child safety seat anchor in new versions of the Toyota Tacoma mid-size pickup truck may not be safe at all, according to a recall order disclosed by the NHTSA on Tuesday.
Welds on the upper child seat anchors can be loose enough to be moved by hand, prompting Toyota to recall 75,316 Tacomas from the 2022-2023 model years. Toyota estimates that only 5% of the recalled vehicles have insufficient spot welds that can compromise the LATCH child seat safety anchors.
The issue specifically affects the upper tether anchor used to secure forward-facing child safety seats. The welds don’t have enough strength to meet federal vehicle safety standards, and may result in the child seat moving during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The trucks at issue were manufactured from Oct. 21, 2021 through May 28, 2022, after a manufacturing change to prevent burrs on the anchors.
Toyota is still developing a remedy for the issue, and owners can expect notification by mail as early as Sept. 2. The trucks are still under warranty so the fix will be completed for free at Toyota service centers. For more information, owners can contact Toyota’s customer service at 1-800-331-4331 or visit Toyota’s recall site.
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Women's retailer to celebrate the month of May by spotlighting hometown heroes in partnership with Country Music Superstar Lauren Alaina
DULUTH, Minn., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading women's fashion retailer, Maurices is dedicating the month of May to hometown heroes through a month-long campaign on maurices.com and in Maurices' nearly 900 stores.
As a heartfelt thanks to educators, healthcare workers, first responders and military members, Maurices is offering an extra 10% off all purchases, stackable with other offers, in stores and online, throughout the month of May.
"At Maurices, we're guided by our greater purpose of making a positive difference in the lives of women who are the heart of our hometowns," says Laura Sieger, Maurices Chief Marketing Officer. "We recognize the day-to-day impact our customers have in our communities and are proud to continue to spotlight these women who make our hometowns the place we love to call home."
Over the past three months, Maurices and Lauren Alaina have honored deserving women as part of Lauren's 2022 Top of the World headline tour, sponsored by Maurices, with unique moments in select cities through the Maurices "Hometown Heroes" sweepstakes. The program spotlighted women who are hometown heroes, and who give back to their communities across the country. The winners were rewarded with a special experience consisting of the ultimate Maurices shopping spree to help them look and feel their best, tickets to Alaina's headlining concert near their hometown, and a meet and greet with Lauren. Maurices will feature these hometown heroes throughout the month of May on their social media pages and maurices.com.
As another way to honor deserving women this month, anyone across the country can nominate a deserving woman in their hometown to win the Maurices Hometown Heroes contest prize package. Opening May 9th and running through May 18th, Maurices is looking for the ultimate Hometown Hero to celebrate with a 5-night, roundtrip experience to Nashville, Tennessee's signature country music event. The lucky winner will receive a shopping spree at Maurices, two VIP passes to the four-day festival, travel and accommodations, and a special meet & greet and private concert with Lauren Alaina.
"It has been such an honor and the highlight of my Top of the World Tour to celebrate and recognize these women all across the country who, day in and day out, prove why they are true hometown heroes," said Lauren Alaina. "Through my partnership and as the Brand Ambassador for Maurices, to have this opportunity to continue recognizing more deserving women is humbling, and I am so excited to be able to 'TOP' it off by rolling out the red carpet for the ultimate prize back in Nashville, Tennessee at one of the biggest events in country music!"
To further recognize hometown heroes, Maurices will help raise funds through in-store donations during the entire month of May. Upon checkout, customers will have the option to donate to Operation Gratitude, a nation-wide organization dedicated to providing people across the country with opportunities for hands-on volunteerism in support of military, veterans, and first responders, or to DonorsChoose, a nonprofit platform that connects public school teachers with a national network of donors excited to provide extra learning resources, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.
To learn more about Maurices' spotlight on hometown heroes and to nominate someone for the "Hometown Heroes" contest, visit www.maurices.com/hometowns.
About Maurices
Maurices is a leading women's fashion brand offering size-inclusive clothing that celebrates feel-good fashion for real life™. Offering versatile, affordable styles that take her from day to night, Maurices is a destination for denim, knit tops, loungewear, intimates, and accessories, along with dressy collections. Known for its fun and friendly service and trusted stylists, Maurices offers a warm welcoming experience in stores and is guided by its greater purpose of making a positive difference in the lives of women who are the heart of its hometowns. Maurices operates 900 stores in hometowns across the U.S. and Canada and offers even more to love at maurices.com with additional categories, sizes, and colors.
For more information, please visit www.maurices.com. Connect with Maurices on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIN.
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- CAE to provide simulator services and centre operations for Qantas Group and operators in the region
MONTREAL, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CAE (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE) announced today that it has signed an exclusive 15-year agreement with the Qantas Group, to develop and operate a new state-of-the-art pilot training centre in Sydney, Australia.
"As the global leader in civil aviation training, we are thrilled to be expanding CAE's global network to Sydney, Australia to support the Qantas Group, a company that shares our unwavering commitment to safety," said Marc Parent, CAE's President and CEO. "As the operator of 50+ civil aviation training centres around the world, CAE is uniquely positioned to provide operational efficiencies to the Qantas Group and deliver an exceptional training experience for their pilots."
"The Qantas Group has trained its pilots and crew in Sydney for more than half a century. Through this partnership with CAE, we look forward to bringing this critical function back to New South Wales via the new custom-built facility," said Alan Joyce, Qantas Group's CEO. "As our international network recovers from the impact of COVID and we grow our fleet, this new training centre will give us the simulator capacity required to train our new and current pilots."
CAE will operate a new 7,000 square-metre CAE Sydney Training Centre that is slated to open in early 2024. In addition, CAE will deploy a new A320 full flight simulator and purchase the Qantas Group's B787, A330, and B737NG full-flight simulators and associated integrated procedures trainers for the new centre. The Qantas Group's A380 full-flight simulator and emergency procedures equipment will also be relocated to the new CAE Sydney Training Centre, where they will be operated and maintained by CAE. The development is subject to planning approvals, with a submission lodged by LOGOS who will develop the centre in partnership with CAE and the Qantas Group.
With a capacity for up to eight full-flight simulators, the CAE Sydney Training Centre will enable CAE to add more training capacity to address the addition of A350 and A321XLR aircraft to the Qantas Group's fleet. This new centre will also allow CAE to grow its network capacity to provide training to operators in the region.
At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we're everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We're investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and tomorrow, we'll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.
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French movement calls out sexual misconduct in politics
By JADE LE DELEY
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — Rape accusations against a newly named French minister have galvanized a movement aimed at exposing sexual misconduct in French politics and encouraging victims to speak out. Left-wing groups are using the issue to rally opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party in next month’s legislative election. But French politicians across the spectrum have been accused of sexual wrongdoing in recent years. The Observatory movement is seeking a broad reckoning to stop abuse and hold abusers accountable. Hundreds of protesters gathered Tuesday in Paris to decry a “government of shame.” One of the group’s organizers says French politics is still riddled with sexism and sexual abuse. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/05/26/french-movement-calls-out-sexual-misconduct-in-politics/ | 2022-05-26T14:33:36Z |
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Caesars Palace Las Vegas' 56th anniversary on Aug. 5, Caesars Entertainment unveils Empire Days, a series of premier deals across multiple Caesars Entertainment resorts. Now through Aug. 8, the Company is offering discounts on hotel rooms throughout the U.S. and tickets for Las Vegas residency shows. Guests can also enjoy various specials from Caesars Entertainment's restaurants, pools and spas.
Las Vegas offers
- Guests can receive up to 40 percent off hotel rooms across all Las Vegas resorts.
- Guests seeking show tickets in Las Vegas can receive 25 percent off residency shows from superstar talent including John Legend, Sting, Miranda Lambert, Shania Twain, Jeff Dunham, Rod Stewart and Van Morrison.
- Those looking to relax and recharge may enjoy discounts on spa treatments.
- Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas restaurants have created special menus for Empire Days.
- Pool at Harrah's Las Vegas, GO Pool at Flamingo Las Vegas and Influence, The POOL at The LINQ are offering a Buy One, Get One deal on bottles of Moët & Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne for $250.
- Las Vegas guests who sign up for the Caesars Rewards® program will receive a chance to earn up to $100 in casino play after signing up for a card.
Limited-time offers on resorts across the U.S.
- Guests can receive up to 40 percent off hotel rooms across various Caesars Entertainment destinations, including South Lake Tahoe, Reno, Atlantic City, Kansas City, Mo. and more.
For more information and to book, guests may visit www.caesars.com/sale.
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World-renowned Las Vegas resort and a Top 10 "Best U.S. Casino" by USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice, Caesars Palace features 3,980 hotel guest rooms and suites, including the renovated Palace Tower featuring 10 luxury villas, the newly redesigned 182-room Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace and Forbes Star Award-winning The Laurel Collection by Caesars Palace. The 85-acre resort offers diverse dining options from the award-winning Bacchanal Buffet to celebrity chef-branded restaurants, including Gordon Ramsay HELL'S KITCHEN, Pronto by Giada, Amalfi by Bobby Flay, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden by restauranteur and television star Lisa Vanderpump, one of Nobu Matsuhisa's largest Nobu Restaurant and Lounge, Restaurant Guy Savoy, Old Homestead Steakhouse, MR CHOW, award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel's first Las Vegas bakery (set to open in 2022), legendary New York Steak House Peter Luger (set to open in 2022), Stanton Social Prime (set to open this winter) and more. For the best in cocktails, destination lounges include Montecristo Cigar Bar, Alto Bar, VISTA Cocktail Lounge and Stadia Bar. The resort also features nearly 130,000 square feet of casino space, the Caesars Race & Sportsbook at Caesars Palace with a 143-foot HD LED screen and state-of-the-art sound, a five-acre Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis, the luxurious Qua Baths & Spa, Hairdreams by Michael Boychuck, five wedding chapels and gardens, and the 75,000-square-foot OMNIA Nightclub with the top DJs such as Steve Aoki. The 4,300-seat Colosseum, Billboard Magazine's "Venue of the Decade: 2000 – 2009" and the top venue of its size 2010 - 2019," spotlights world-class entertainers including Sting, Keith Urban, Rod Stewart and Jerry Seinfeld. The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace showcases more than 160 boutiques and restaurants. Caesars Palace is operated by a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR). For more information, please visit caesarspalace.com or the Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas media room. Find Caesars Palace on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-522-4700 ©2021, Caesars License Company, LLC.
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra’s upbeat, melodic entry for this month’s Eurovision Song Contestwas written as a tribute to the frontman’s mother.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has become an anthem to the war-ravaged motherland.
“Stefania” is the most-watched song on YouTube among the 35 national entries that are slated to compete when the Eurovision contest takes place next week in Turin, an industrial city in northern Italy.
While some oddsmakers and data analysts have predicted other contestants will win, the song by Kalush Orchestra is quickly becoming a sentimental favorite.
“I’ll always find my way home, even if all roads are destroyed,’’ Kalush Orchestra frontman Oleh Psiuk wrote in the lyrics for “Stefania.”
His words have become more poignant as missiles pound Ukrainian cities and villages, forcing over 11 million to flee since Russia invaded the country.
“Indeed, some stuff in here was written long before the war, and it was dedicated to my mother,’’ Psiuk told The Associated Press at his hotel in Turin.
“After it all started with the war and the hostilities, it took on additional meaning, and many people started seeing it as their mother, Ukraine, in the meaning of the country. It has become really close to the hearts of so many people in Ukraine,” said the songwriter, who wore a bright bucket hat that would make him instantly recognizable to anyone who has streamed “Stefania.”
Kalush Orchestra’s Eurovision performance will have an added political message, representing the uniqueness of Ukrainian culture against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bellicose claim that the former Soviet republic was always part of Russia.
“Stefania” incorporates old Ukrainian melodies and unique musical pitches from a primitive, difficult-to-play woodwind called a telenka, played by lead singer Tymofii Muzychuk.
The band members mix break dancing with Hopak, a Ukrainian folk dance, in an energetic performance punctuated by Psiuk’s rap interludes. Costumes feature embroidered Cossack shirts and vests mixed with contemporary streetwear.
“We ourselves show that Ukrainian culture and Ukrainian ethnic code exists,’’ Psuik said. “Our purpose is to make Ukrainian music popular, not only in Ukraine but all over Europe. And Eurovision is the best platform for that.”
Psiuk and five bandmates, all men between the ages of 21 to 35, received special permission from Ukrainian authorities to travel to Turin to participate in Eurovision, traveling by land to Poland and then flying to Italy. One original band member stayed behind to fight.
Psiuk, 27, left behind a network of volunteers he organized two days into the war to help mete out logistical help to people across Ukraine seeking shelter or transport.
All will return to Ukraine when the song contest finishes.
“We feel a big responsibility,’’ Psiuk said. “It’s very important for us to be as useful to the country as possible. We want to represent our country decently.”
Kalush Orchestra is more than just a musical group. It is a cultural project that includes folklore scholars and purposefully combines hip hop with traditional Ukrainian music, dance and costumes, some long-forgotten, according to Psiuk.
The 6-month-old project takes its name from Psiuk’s hometown of Kalush, which is tucked in the Carpathian Mountains, south of the western city of Lviv. It’s an evolution from the original Kalush hip hop group that Psiuk also fronted.
After Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s entry to the Eurovision was kicked out of the contest in a move organizers said aimed to keep politics out of the hugely popular event, which was viewed last year by 183 million people.
Psiuk said Russia’s exclusion from Eurovision, along with other cultural and sporting events, could send a message to Russians “who may say they do not understand the situation in full … that there is a reason that the whole world, Europe, is banning them.”
Ukraine first joined the Eurovision Song Contest 19 years ago. It has won twice since, both times with songs performed primarily in Ukrainian: by Ruslana in 2004 and Jamala in 2016.
Psuik attributes Ukraine’s success to “the peculiar character that our music has.”
“I really hope that after we perform it at the Eurovision Song Contest, Ukrainian music will be even more popular and heard,’’ Psiuk said.
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NEW YORK , May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Prudential Financial, Inc. ("Prudential" or the "Company") (NYSE: PRU). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Prudential and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On April 29, 2022, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "How Prudential's Big Tech Bet Went Sour." The article reported on Prudential's $2.3 billion acquisition of Assurance IQ in late 2019, stating that "[t]he deal for Assurance IQ has badly missed its financial targets and left Prudential facing questions from regulators." Specifically, the article stated that "Prudential disclosed in a February filing that it had received a government subpoena and other inquiries 'related to the appropriateness of Assurance IQ's supplemental health product sales and marketing activity.'"
On this news, Prudential's stock price fell $3.61 per share, or 3.22%, to close at $108.51 per share on April 29, 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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The Launch of Illusive Spotlight™ and Illusive Shadow™ is Driving Strong Sales Momentum; New Class of Executive Hires Bolsters Sales and Product Teams
NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illusive, the leader in identity risk management, today announced the appointment of four new executive hires since the launch of Illusive Spotlight™ has driven great interest and adoption of the solution. Illusive has appointed Kristen Twining as VP of Sales - Americas, and Carlos Ferro as VP of Sales - EMEA and APAC to support the company's rapid sales growth. The company further strengthened its leadership with the appointment of Sarit Kozokin as VP of Product Management and Meny Duek as VP of R&D to propel its agile product development.
"Illusive is solving a problem that others cannot by focusing on protecting identity security vulnerabilities, which has galvanized worldwide demand for our solution," said Ofer Israeli, founder and CEO, Illusive. "There is a growing interest in Illusive SpotlightTM as our customers come to appreciate that stopping the menace of ransomware requires eliminating the identity security vulnerabilities related to those attacks."
Illusive's platform is a full lifecycle identity threat detection and response solution. Illusive Spotlight™ automatically and continuously discovers and mitigates privileged identity risks while Illusive Shadow™ protects against identity risks that can't be readily remediated. Despite the deployment of privileged account management (PAM), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and other identity and access management (IAM) solutions, research from Illusive reveals that exploitable identity risks are present on 1 in 6 enterprise endpoints.
Carlos Ferro joins Illusive as VP of Sales - EMEA and APAC, to guide and grow Illusive's presence in Europe. Carlos has more than 20 years of experience leading cross-functional teams, establishing operations, and achieving business objectives in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. Prior to joining Illusive, Carlos served as VP of Sales at Thycotic, where he set operations in EMEA and APAC. Carlos has also held leadership positions in Symantec, Altiris, and Novell.
Kristen Twining joins Illusive as VP of Sales - Americas, where she will develop, grow, and lead Illusive's presence in North America. Kristen has more than 16 years of demonstrable sales experience. Prior to Illusive, Kristen was VP of Business Development at FireMon, where she achieved double-digit demand and ARR growth. Previously, Kristen served as VP of North America Inside Sales for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).
"Kristen and Carlos are both extremely passionate about leadership and are eager to accelerate our growth and to inspire their teams to thrive in this rapidly growing market," said Israeli. "Identity is the number one attack vector, and both Carlos and Kristen are motivated by a true desire to help our customers find and fix their vulnerable identities."
Sarit Kozokin joins Illusive as VP of Product Management, where she leads Illusive's product team with a specialization in product strategy, development, operations and launch. Sarit has more than 20 years of technology experience with a focus on software development, SaaS, and cybersecurity. Prior to Illusive, Sarit was Head of Product at Cyberint, Director of Product Strategy at Checkmarx, and Portfolio and Business Operations Manager, Product Management at IBM.
Meny Duek joins Illusive as VP of Research and Development, where he is responsible for driving excellence in technology. Meny has more than a decade of experience managing global organizations and large-scale engineering teams. Prior to Illusive, Meny was VP of Engineering in the Cloud Service division of Salesforce, where he managed a team of 150 engineers.
"Meny and Sarit are the perfect fit for Illusive because they have a proven track record of innovation in product development," said Israeli, "Illusive has a long history of industry accolades for our innovative solutions, but what is really exciting is how many new features and services we will continue to roll out to our customers. Illusive is in the business of discovery, but you haven't seen anything yet!"
Learn More about Illusive Spotlight™
lllusive continuously discovers and automatically remediates privileged identity risks that are exploited in all ransomware and other cyberattacks. Despite best-practice investments to protect identities, including deployment of PAM and MFA, 1 in 6 enterprise endpoints holds exploitable identity risks.
Illusive makes it easy for security teams to get visibility into the vulnerable identities sprawled across an organization's endpoints and servers, then eliminate them or deploy deception-based detection techniques as a compensating control to stop attackers. Illusive has participated in over 140 red team exercises and has never lost one!
Founded by nation state attackers, Illusive's technology is trusted by large global financial companies, retailers, services organizations, and pharmaceutical companies.
For more information, visit www.illusive.com, contact us at info@illusive.com or follow on LinkedIn, @illusivenw on Twitter and Facebook.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Capitol Police officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges after he was involved in an unauthorized high-speed chase, crashed into a motorcycle and then tried to cover it up, prosecutors said Friday.
The officer, Thomas Smith, was supposed to be checking on the homes of members of Congress in Georgetown around 11:30 p.m. on June 20, 2020, when he started pursuing two motorcycles. Prosecutors say Smith “followed closely behind these vehicles at a high rate of speed” before he swerved his marked patrol car into one of the motorcycles, sending the driver flying into the air.
U.S. Capitol Police policy prohibits officers from pursuits outside of the grounds of the Capitol without permission from a supervisor. Smith did not seek any approval and did not alert dispatchers that he was involved in a chase, prosecutors say.
Authorities allege Smith drove around the man, leaving the victim lying in the roadway, and fled from the scene. Prosecutors say Smith “knowingly drove away from the scene of the crash without rendering aid, alerting medical authorities, and taking any other reasonable steps to obtain help for the victim.”
He then drove back to a Capitol Police parking garage, parked the damaged police sedan, falsified a report to say he had started his shift later and then went inside and got keys for another vehicle, prosecutors said.
The Metropolitan Police Department later contacted Capitol Police about the crash. Smith is accused of later lying to a Capitol Police sergeant and claiming to have no knowledge of the crash, according to prosecutors. He told the supervisor that he had “been assigned to and had been driving the USCP SUV throughout his entire shift,” an indictment against him says.
Smith, 44, was charged with violating the victim’s civil rights and obstructing justice. He is expected to be arraigned in federal court in the next week, prosecutors said. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
Capitol Police officials said Smith was suspended immediately after the crash. Officials said he remained suspended without pay pending the outcome of the criminal case and an internal investigation.
“The public’s trust is critical for any law enforcement agency and integrity is the most important quality for any law enforcement officer,” Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/feds-capitol-police-officer-indicted-on-civil-rights-charge/ | 2022-06-04T13:35:39Z |
- Q1 2022 retail sales up 44.7% year-over-year
- All-new 2022 Outlander continues setting sales records with largest total quarterly tally since launch last year, up 218.2% year-over-year, and best-ever quarterly retail sales for the nameplate
- Recently refreshed 2022 Eclipse Cross total sales up 152.2% for the quarter, achieving best-ever retail sales quarter and month since the nameplate launched in 2018
FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today reported strong sales across the first quarter of 2022, building on momentum set in 2021 that saw the brand end the year as the fastest-growing non-luxury company in the industry. Total quarterly sales for the brand in Q1 were 26,400. When considering retail sales alone, the brand saw an increase of 44.7% over the same period in 2021.
MMNA's flagship vehicle, the all-new 2022 Outlander, continued to lead the brand's sales success for the quarter, with 13,065 total vehicles sold, a 218.2% year-over-year increase. Q1 2022 also represented the best-ever retail-only quarter for the nameplate since launch in 2002.
Meanwhile, on the strength of its best-ever retail sales month in March, sales of the recently refreshed 2022 Eclipse Cross totaled 3,992 for the quarter, a 152.2% year-over-year increase. As with Outlander, Q1 2022 also represented the best-ever retail-only quarter for the nameplate since launch in 2018.
Demand continued to outstrip supply across the lineup, especially on the fast-moving Outlander. As the entire auto industry is experiencing, MMNA's inventory remains far below ideal levels and well below customer demand.
News and Notes
- MMNA closed Fiscal Year 2021 in conjunction with Q1 of calendar year 2022, with sales totaling 100,206 representing an increase of 25.17%.
- The all-new 2022 Outlander, picked up two more awards during the quarter, being named Crossover Utility of the Year by the Hispanic Motor Press and "Latin Flavor" SUV of the Year by Puros Autos. Outlander was previously honored as a Wards 10 Best Interiors winner, "Vehicle of the Year" by Victory & Reseda and earned a TOP SAFETY PICK+ designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
- Even as the 2022 Outlander continues to set sales records and earn awards, MMNA is preparing to launch an all-new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant with North American sales planned for the second half of 2022. The vehicle, which historically has been one of the best-selling PHEVs worldwide, underscores Mitsubishi's environmental commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by 2050, also announced this year.
- As previously announced, Mark Chaffin ascends to the role of MMNA CEO effective April 1, 2022, as the company opens its new fiscal year.
- MMNA recently announced Santander Consumer USA, Inc. as its new preferred finance partner, offering customer and dealer financing to help make the Mitsubishi Motors buying experience fast, fair and fun.
- MMNA and its dealer partners improved 10 points in the 2022 JD Power 2022 CSI, ranking fourth among the 19 non-premium brands across the industry.
Through a network of approximately 330 dealer partners across the United States, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) is responsible for the sales, marketing and customer service of Mitsubishi Motors vehicles in the U.S. MMNA was the top-ranked Japanese brand in the J.D. Power 2021 Initial Quality study, ranking third overall and tied with Lexus. In its Environmental Targets 2030, MMNA's parent company Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has set a goal of a 40 percent reduction in the CO2 emissions of its new cars by 2030 through leveraging EVs — with PHEVs as the centerpiece — to help create a sustainable society.
With headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee, and corporate operations in California, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas, Florida and Virginia, MMNA directly and indirectly employs more than 8,000 people across the United States
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Global leader in 4D imaging radar expands investor network on the back of new supply contracts and partnerships.
- Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) helms group of existing investors as well as new backers GLy Capital Management and Atreides Management LP.
- Funding reflects string of recent commercial successes for Vayyar, including deals with Amazon, Piaggio, HCH Ventures and more.
- Israeli semiconductor company is a leading 4D imaging radar supplier in the automotive and senior care sectors, producing affordable sensors that provide detection and tracking in all conditions, while ensuring privacy at all times.
- New funding will allow Vayyar to enhance its Machine and Deep Learning capabilities, accelerate growth across verticals including public safety, medical, robotics and retail, and extend its reach to additional geos.
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vayyar Imaging, a global leader in 4D imaging radar, today announced that it has finalized a USD 108 million Series E financing round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), bringing the company's total funding to over USD 300 million.
The new round includes first-time Vayyar backers GLy Capital Management and Atreides Management LP, alongside existing investors including KDT, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Ventures, More VC, Regal Four, and Claltech. To support investor outreach in China, Vayyar engaged China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC) as its lead financial adviser.
Founded with a vision of detecting early-stage breast cancer using RF technology, Vayyar has since expanded its business into senior care, automotive, retail, public safety and other industries. The company provides solutions powered by its leading-edge system-on-chip, proprietary software stack, and breakthrough Machine Learning algorithms.
In the automotive space, Vayyar manufactures 4D imaging radar-based platforms that transform safety across the in-cabin, ADAS and motorcycle (ARAS) domains. The company's ARAS platform is in mass production for deployment on Piaggio Group's motorbikes, providing exceptional safety for the world's most at-risk road users. Vayyar has also secured supply contracts with automakers from Japan and Vietnam and is in advanced engagements with almost every other OEM and supplier for both in-cabin and ADAS.
In senior care, the company offers Vayyar Care, a unique remote monitoring solution, integrated with the world's leading nurse call systems, that protects the aging population with automatic fall detection and data that drives predictive behavioral analytics. Vayyar recently signed a Joint Venture agreement with Haier subsidiary HCH Ventures, leveraging its senior care technology to address the 4 trillion yuan (625B USD) "silver tech" market in China. Vayyar has also established a large-scale partnership with Amazon for remote health, safety and security monitoring.
"KDT is excited to help further Vayyar's vision to improve the health and safety of people's lives at a global scale," said Brett Chugg, senior managing director of KDT. "Their 4D imaging technology is transforming the medical, smart home, elderly care, and automotive markets here in the U.S. and around the world. We look forward to helping accelerate their continued growth."
After opening new offices in five additional territories, including Japan and China, Vayyar will continue to expand its activities across numerous verticals and introduce a family of Machine Learning-enabled imaging solutions that are being integrated with the world's leading smart building, robotics, retail and public safety solutions.
"We are pleased and proud to progress our partnership with existing investors including KDT, as well as additional backers which are joining forces with us for the first time," said Raviv Melamed, co-founder and CEO of Vayyar Imaging. "During a challenging period for the global economy, this new funding round is a ringing endorsement of our mission and a clear vote of confidence in the strength of our technology and the strategic agility of our organization."
With a strong sales pipeline and a world-class patent portfolio, Vayyar will continue cementing its leadership in core verticals, expanding its activities in additional industries, and increasing its physical presence across the Americas, EMEA and East Asia.
About Koch Disruptive Technologies
Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) is a unique investment firm, partnering with principled entrepreneurs who are building transformative companies. KDT provides a flexible, multi-stage investment approach. KDT works with companies that can help Koch transform its capabilities, disrupt existing businesses or expand into new platforms. KDT is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held companies in the world, with estimated revenues exceeding $125 billion and presence in over 70 countries. KDT helps its partners unlock their full potential by bringing Koch's full capabilities and network to them, structuring unique capital solutions and embracing a long-term, mutual benefit mindset.
About Vayyar Imaging
Vayyar, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, supplies the world's most advanced radar-on-chip platforms to gather life's essential data, providing solutions for senior care, automotive, security, smart home, robotics, and more, while maintaining privacy at all times. Vayyar's mission is to deliver the next generation of sensing technology that is miniature, affordable, and versatile enough to impact everyone's lives, enabling a safer world.
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How do I make a telescope?
Did you know you can build your own telescope? All you need are two lenses and a few common household items. Depending on your crafting experience, you can complete this fun project in a single afternoon.
The benefit of making your own telescope is it will give you a much better understanding of optics. It is also very rewarding to build your own scientific equipment that really works.
Reflector vs. refractor telescope
There are two types of telescopes: a reflector telescope and a refractor telescope.
Reflector telescope
As it sounds, a reflector telescope works by reflection. Light enters the front of the telescope and reflects off the primary mirror that is located at the back. The light travels to the front of the telescope where a secondary mirror reflects it to an eyepiece. A reflector telescope is easy to identify because the eyepiece is located in the front.
Refractor telescope
For this project, we will be building a refractor telescope. A refractor telescope works by using special lenses that change the angle of light to focus it at a specific distance. This distance is called a focal length. The lens with the larger focal length is located at the front of the telescope and is called the objective lens. The lens with the smaller focal length is located at the back of the telescope and is called the eyepiece lens. For a home model, the objective lens should have a focal length of 8-14 inches, while the eyepiece lens should have a focal length of 2-4 inches.
Making a refractor telescope: step by step
Materials
The first step to building a refractor telescope is to gather your materials:
- Two convex lenses (1.5 inches in diameter): The telescope’s magnification level is determined by dividing the focal length of the objective lens by the focal length of the eyepiece lens.
- Two empty cardboard paper towel rolls
- Scissors
- Tape: Durable tape, such as duct tape, is best.
- Glue: You’ll need a fast-setting glue that can hold glass to cardboard. Alternatively, you can use a hot glue gun and an appropriate glue stick.
- A ruler
- A pencil: A pen or ultrafine point marker will also work.
Steps
- Cut one of the cardboard paper towel rolls lengthwise down the middle.
- Overlap the edges of the cut paper towel roll by one-half inch and tape them in place. This will create a tube with a smaller diameter that can be slid in and out of the larger tube.
- Carefully make eight evenly spaced one-quarter-inch-deep cuts into one end of each paper towel roll.
- Fold the eight flaps you just made inward at a 90-degree angle. This will create a ledge on each paper towel roll where you can glue the lenses.
- Glue the lens with the longer focal length to the paper towel roll with the larger diameter. Be very careful not to get any glue on the part of the lens that you will be looking through or your telescope will not work as expected. You will need to hold the lens in place until the glue sets — follow the instructions that came with the glue.
- Glue the lens with the shorter focal point to the paper towel roll with a smaller diameter.
- Insert the smaller paper towel roll into the larger one.
Once you have successfully built your first telescope, feel free to experiment with different aspects of these instructions. For instance, consider trying lenses of different focal lengths. If you use lenses that are larger than 1.5 inches in diameter, however, you will need to use mailing tubes or custom make your own tubes out of cardboard.
Tips for using your refractor telescope
Now that you have your telescope, there are a few things you’ll need to know to get the most out of it.
- Use the tubes to focus: Slide the smaller tube in and out of the larger tube to focus.
- Never look at the sun: If you use your telescope during the day, you must never aim it at the sun. This can cause permanent damage to your retina.
- Let your eyes adjust: If you use your telescope at night, give your eyes 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness.
- Take breaks: It is easy to get tired when using a telescope. Take frequent breaks to give your eyes a rest.
What you need to make a refractor telescope
Double Convex Lens With 11.81-Inch Focal Length (1.5-Inch Diameter)
This double convex lens has a long focal length (11.81 inches), which makes it ideal for the objective lens of your telescope. Remember, you will need a longer telescope for this to work. Sold by Amazon
Double Convex Lens With 7.87-Inch Focal Length (1.5-Inch Diameter)
This double convex lens is a good focal length (7.87 inches) for the objective lens of a homemade telescope. It is a high-quality lens with ground edges for precision. Sold by Amazon
Double Convex Lens With 3.93-Inch Focal Length (1.5-Inch Diameter)
This lens has a 3.93-Inch focal length. It works best as the eyepiece lens of a large telescope. Sold by Amazon
Double Convex Lens With 1.97-Inch Focal Length (1.5-Inch Diameter)
With a focal length of just 1.97 inches, this lens makes an ideal eyepiece lens for most home telescopes. Sold by Amazon
Gorilla Black Duct Tape
This durable tape is tough, weather-resistant, and can securely hold to smooth, rough or uneven surfaces. Sold by Home Depot
Gorilla 3-Ounce Clear Grip Tube
This fast-setting clear grip glue is a good option for your assembling needs. It is waterproof, paintable and suitable for use with glass. Sold by Home Depot
Tru Red 8-Inch Stainless Steel Scissors
If you don’t have a quality pair of scissors, you will need to buy a pair for this project. These right-handed scissors have ergonomic grips for comfort. Sold by Amazon and Staples
Celestron Portable Refractor Telescope
For individuals who prefer to use a store-bought model, this compact Celestron refractor telescope is a solid entry-level option. It comes with two eyepieces, a travel bag and a tripod. Sold by Amazon
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Industry Veterans Join Build-out of Indirect Sales Division
BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Approved Energy, a leading provider of energy products and services headquartered in New York City, announces the launch of a dedicated Indirect sales organization. The new structure is built to deliver best-in-class channel sales operations and support to brokers, aggregators and consultants across Approved's expanding service footprint. The Company has added industry veterans who will develop and accelerate its channel sales capabilities.
Fulfilling the role of VP, Indirect Sales, Bill Moul brings 20 years of retail energy sales and management experience, with an emphasis on organizational design, leadership and growth. Joining Approved Energy from his role as Managing Director of SFE Energy's C&I business, Bill was active in management and business development positions at other energy services companies including USG&E, APG&E and Gateway Energy Services.
Filling key Channel Sales Manager positions are commodity veterans Peter Sharp and Ryan Finnucan, each with deep experience and relationships across PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE and ERCOT. Sharp contributes over a decade of indirect sales experience at APG&E, USG&E and SFE, while Finnucan brings 12 years of service at firms such as First Energy, Constellation, and SFE. Their combined depth of knowledge and expertise will help to accelerate Approved Energy's existing capabilities to the forefront of the competitive energy landscape.
"Approved Energy is excited to add Bill, Peter and Ryan to our growing energy services business," stated Chris Fazio, Executive Vice President at the Approved Companies. "As we capitalize on nearly a century of service to our broad and diverse customer base, Approved Energy will rely on professionals like Bill and his team, who are recognized for their track record of success and passion for the business."
Approved Energy is a division of Approved Companies, the leading provider of energy products and services in the NYC metro area for over 90 years. With a product suite offering fuel oil, natural gas, electricity, mechanical services and renewable products to thousands of customer, Approved is committed to a plan of growth, innovation and diversification of its energy services to all customer classes.
Contact: Niraj Parikh, Chief Operating Officer
nparikh@approvedenergy.com
201-627-0075
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LINCOLN, Neb., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent Sandhills Global market reports have identified consecutive months of increases in used heavy-duty truck and semi-trailer inventory levels among Sandhills marketplaces, as well as decreases in auction values. The previous reports further emphasized the ways in which increased inventory levels historically precede auction value declines, which in turn are followed by declines in asking values. The latest market data, included in the newest Sandhills market reports, show that these inventory and auction value trends are finally prompting declines in asking values.
Inventory levels for used construction and agricultural equipment, meanwhile, remain historically low, which allows for auction and asking values to continue their ascent. However, there are some indications that used medium-duty construction equipment values may decrease in the near future.
The key metric used in all of Sandhills' market reports is the Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI). Buyers and sellers can use the information in the Sandhills EVI to monitor equipment markets and maximize returns on acquisition, liquidation, and related business decisions. The Sandhills EVI data include equipment available in auction and retail markets, as well as model year equipment actively in use. Regional EVI data is available for the United States (and key geographic regions within) and Canada, allowing Sandhills to reflect machine values by location.
Sandhills Market Reports highlight the most significant changes in Sandhills' used heavy-duty truck, construction equipment, and farm machinery markets. Each report includes detailed analysis and charts that help readers visualize the data. The latest reports detail the ways in which inventory levels are impacting all three markets, with a closer look at distinctions between heavy-duty and medium-duty construction equipment.
- Inventory for this market, which includes used sleeper and day cab trucks, showed a positive year-over-year inventory level in June; this is the first YOY increase noted since Q2 2020, and represents the fourth consecutive month of inventory increases. Inventory increased 12.4% month/month and 3.2% YOY in June.
- Sandhills' market reports show auction value decreases in this category for the third consecutive month. Auction EVI decreased 5.9% M/M and increased 37% YOY in June.
- June marked the first month since Q2 2020 that asking values showed a decrease. Asking EVI decreased 1.9% M/M and increased 52% YOY.
- This category, which includes used dry van, flatbed, and drop-deck trailers, showed trends that were similar to the used heavy-duty truck category, with the first positive YOY inventory increase since Q2 2020 recorded this June. Inventory increased 6.5% M/M and 4.5% YOY.
- Auction EVI decreased 10.5% M/M, marking the third straight month of M/M decreases, and increased 33% YOY.
- Asking EVI decreased 4.6% M/M and increased 54% YOY; this is the first time since late 2020 that used semi-trailers posted a M/M asking EVI decrease.
- Inventory levels remain steady for this category, which includes used crawler excavators, dozers, and wheel loaders, but it appears inventory levels may increase soon. Inventory increased 2.7% M/M and decreased 43% YOY in June.
- Auction and asking values for used heavy-duty construction equipment have remained steady YOY. Auction EVI decreased 1% M/M and increased 7% YOY in June, while asking EVI decreased 0.7% M/M and increased 4.8% YOY.
- Inventory levels had also remained steady for the used medium-duty construction equipment category, which includes skid steers, loader backhoes, and mini-excavators, but notably jumped 7.4% M/M in June. YOY inventory levels were down 41% in June.
- Auction and asking values in this category have dipped slightly since May. Auction EVI decreased 2.6% M/M and increased 10.5% YOY, while asking EVI decreased 1% M/M and increased 12.6% YOY.
- Inventory declines are leveling off in the used farm equipment category, which includes combines and 100-plus-horsepower tractors. Inventory decreased 1.1% M/M and 28% YOY.
- Auction and asking values, meanwhile, continue to rise. Auction EVI increased 0.8% M/M and 11% YOY, while asking EVI increased 1.6% M/M and 9.2% YOY.
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The Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI) is a principal gauge of the estimated market values of used assets—both currently and over time—across the construction, agricultural, and commercial trucking industries represented by Sandhills Global marketplaces, including AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by FleetEvaluator, Sandhills' proprietary asset valuation tool, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.
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Salina Police search for man who broke in, stole church keys
SALINA, Kan. (WIBW) - Salina Police are on the hunt for a man who broke into a local church and stole a set of keys.
The Salina Police Department says on Wednesday, July 13, officers were called to the First Baptist Church at 834 Lewis St. with reports of a burglary.
When officials arrived, they said a church employee had reported they found a window panel had been pushed and was damaged. When surveillance tapes were reviewed, they said a suspect could be seen gaining entry to the building around 3:30 a.m. The man had entered through the side window and stolen property from the church.
Salina Police told 13 NEWS that the man had stolen a set of keys and all religious items were left untouched.
If anyone has information about the incident, they should call SPD at 785-826-7210 or Crimestoppers at 825-TIPS.
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Market drivers include reduced flight time at reduced costs, untapped and on-demand markets and use of sustainable fuels
BOULDER, Colo., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Guidehouse Insights provides an assessment of the global public and private markets for supersonic and hypersonic aircraft, market drivers, challenges, and technology issues through 2035.
Supersonic passenger aircraft have not been in service since the Concorde was retired in 2003. The Concorde's technology was state-of-the-art during its service but is now considered outdated due to the lack of efficiency, extremely loud engines, and thunderous sonic boom that the aircraft created. Multiple companies and government agencies are working together to solve these issues. According to a new report from Guidehouse Insights, the supersonic and hypersonic market is anticipated to grow significantly by 2035, with expenditure surpassing $17.3 billion annually for the development, testing, and final delivery of these aircraft.
"Supersonic and hypersonic aircraft are poised to become a disruptive technology for passenger transport by 2035," says Christian Albertson, senior research analyst with Guidehouse Insights. "Technology for these supersonic and hypersonic aircraft has matured to the point where some are expected to be able to deliver cargo or passengers anywhere in the world in less than two hours. Engines are much more efficient and can be flown on sustainable fuels, and the aircraft are being shaped to reduce the sonic boom to a thump."
Factors driving the development of supersonic and hypersonic aircraft range from reductions in flight times and costs, the ability to serve new routes, and the promise of these aircraft using renewable fuels. With multiple countries and companies working on these new aircraft, and some ready to take flight in 2022, the market is primed for rapid growth by 2035, according to the report.
The report, Supersonic and Hypersonic Flight, analyzes the global public and private markets for supersonic and hypersonic aircraft in the three phases of aircraft life: development, testing, and operational. The study provides an analysis of market issues, including business cases, opportunities, and implementation challenges associated with these aircraft. Global market projections for capacity and revenue broken out by lifecycle phases extend through 2035. An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Guidehouse Insights website.
About Guidehouse Insights
Guidehouse Insights, the dedicated market intelligence arm of Guidehouse, provides research, data, and benchmarking services for today's rapidly changing and highly regulated industries. Our insights are built on in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The team's research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research, and demand assessment, paired with a deep examination of technology trends, to provide a comprehensive view of emerging resilient infrastructure systems. Additional information about Guidehouse Insights can be found at www.guidehouseinsights.com.
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 13,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
* The information contained in this press release concerning the report, Supersonic and Hypersonic Flight, is a summary and reflects the current expectations of Guidehouse Insights based on market data and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report's conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither Guidehouse Insights nor Guidehouse undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.
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Partial responses achieved in all patients in cohort's 1b portion
Expansion criteria for pancreatic cancer cohort has been met to allow for additional patient enrollment
Data suggest pelareorep synergistically combines with chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibition in a highly challenging indication and are featured in an abstract at the ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer
SAN DIEGO and CALGARY, AB, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) (TSX: ONC) today announced that the pancreatic cancer cohort of the multi-indication phase 1/2 GOBLET study has met the efficacy expansion criteria for Stage 1 of the trial. The data from the phase 1b portion of this cohort, which are featured in an abstract accepted for a poster presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2022, show a strong efficacy signal as evidenced by all patients achieving a partial response (n = 3). An independent safety review noted no toxicity concerns in these patients. The trial's metastatic colorectal and advanced anal cancer cohorts are proceeding as planned.
The GOBLET study's pancreatic cancer cohort is evaluating the safety and efficacy of pelareorep in combination with Roche's anti-PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab and the chemotherapeutic agents gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel. Per the study's Simon two-stage design, any cohort meeting a pre-specified efficacy threshold in Stage 1 (defined as achieving a minimum number of objective radiologic responses by week 16) may be expanded to enroll additional patients in an optional Stage 2 study expansion. In addition to evaluating the safety and efficacy of pelareorep-atezolizumab combinations, the study seeks to assess the potential of CEACAM6 and T cell clonality to serve as predictive biomarkers that may increase the probability of success in subsequent trials by informing patient selection. The study is being conducted at 14 clinical sites in Germany and is being managed by AIO, a leading academic cooperative medical oncology group.
"With Stage 1's pre-specified efficacy threshold met after just the first three patients, the GOBLET trial's pancreatic cancer cohort is clearly exceeding expectations," said Dirk Arnold M.D., Ph.D., Director of Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, and primary investigator of the GOBLET trial. "Novel therapeutic approaches are urgently needed in pancreatic cancer, as standard-of-care chemotherapy has a limited response rate, and less than 2% of patients are eligible for treatment with checkpoint inhibitors. Prior data in pancreatic cancer patients demonstrated pelareorep's ability to remodel the tumor microenvironment to be less immunosuppressive. These latest results indicate that pelareorep's immunotherapeutic effects may enhance the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors in pancreatic cancer and increase tumor response rates. This promising finding suggests that pelareorep has the potential to dramatically improve the current therapeutic approach is an indication that is amongst the most difficult to treat."
Dr. Matt Coffey, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oncolytics Biotech Inc., commented, "Though early, these data provide a strong and exciting signal of efficacy for the studied combination. Looking forward, we will continue to follow this cohort closely to see if its initial positive results are substantiated as additional patients are evaluated and the data mature. If this impressive signal persists, it may enable us to pursue regulatory paths in pancreatic cancer that include subsequent trials designed to facilitate an expedited approval. We intend to engage regulators to gain insights on pelareorep's optimal path forward in pancreatic cancer later this year and believe this program has the potential to provide a significant source of value that will complement our core efforts in breast cancer."
Additional details related to the upcoming poster and corresponding abstract, entitled, GOBLET: A phase 1/2 multiple indication signal finding and biomarker study in advanced gastrointestinal cancers treated with pelareorep and atezolizumab – safety and preliminary response results, are shown below.
Congress Location: Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
Session Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022
Session Times: 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. CET and 5:15 - 5:45 p.m. CET
Abstract Number: P-49
The poster's corresponding abstract is currently available for viewing on the congress website (LINK). A copy of the poster will be available on the Posters & Publications page of Oncolytics' website (LINK) following the conclusion of the congress.
About GOBLET
The GOBLET (Gastrointestinal tumOrs exploring the treatment comBinations with the oncolytic reovirus peLarEorep and anTi-PD-L1) study is a phase 1/2 multiple indication study in advanced or metastatic gastrointestinal tumors. The study is being conducted at 14 centers in Germany. The co-primary endpoints of the study are objective response rate (ORR) assessed at week 16 and safety. Key secondary and exploratory endpoints include additional efficacy assessments and evaluation of potential biomarkers (T cell clonality and CEACAM6). The study employs a Simon two-stage design with Stage 1 comprising four treatment groups expected to enroll a total of approximately 55 patients:
- Pelareorep in combination with atezolizumab, gemcitabine, and nab-paclitaxel in 1st line advanced/metastatic pancreatic cancer patients (n=12);
- Pelareorep in combination with atezolizumab in 1st line MSI (microsatellite instability)-high metastatic colorectal cancer patients (n=19);
- Pelareorep in combination with atezolizumab and TAS-102 in 3rd line metastatic colorectal cancer patients (n=14); and
- Pelareorep in combination with atezolizumab in 2nd line advanced and unresectable anal cancer patients (n=10).
Any cohort showing an ORR above a pre-specified threshold in Stage 1 may be advanced to Stage 2 and enroll additional patients.
About AIO
AIO-Studien-gGmbH (AIO) emerged from the study center of the internal oncology working group within the German Cancer Society (DKG). AIO operates with a non-profit purpose of promoting science and research with a focus on medical oncology. Since its foundation, AIO has become a successful sponsor and study management company and has established itself both nationally and internationally.
About Gastrointestinal Cancer
Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer, with estimates indicating that 106,180 new cases of colon cancer and 44,850 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 20221. Also, for the 2022 year, the American Cancer Society estimates there will be 62,210 new cases of pancreatic cancer2 and 9,440 new cases of anal cancer3 in the U.S.
About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a biotechnology company developing pelareorep, an intravenously delivered immunotherapeutic agent. This compound induces anti-cancer immune responses and promotes an inflamed tumor phenotype -- turning "cold" tumors "hot" -- through innate and adaptive immune responses to treat a variety of cancers.
Pelareorep has demonstrated synergies with immune checkpoint inhibitors and may also be synergistic with other approved oncology treatments. Oncolytics is currently conducting and planning clinical trials evaluating pelareorep in combination with checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies in solid and hematological malignancies as it advances towards a registration study in metastatic breast cancer. For further information, please visit: www.oncolyticsbiotech.com.
References
- "Key Statistics for Colorectal Cancer." The American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society, Inc., https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/about/key-statistics.html
- "Key Statistics for Pancreatic Cancer." The American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society, Inc., https://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/about/key-statistics.html
- "Key Statistics for Anal Cancer." The American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society, Inc., https://www.cancer.org/cancer/anal-cancer/about/what-is-key-statistics.html
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities laws (such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information are collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include statements regarding Oncolytics' belief as to the potential and benefits of pelareorep as a cancer therapeutic; Oncolytics' expectations as to the purpose, design, outcomes and benefits of its current or pending clinical trials involving pelareorep; Oncolytics' expectations regarding its ability to pursue regulatory paths in pancreatic cancer that include subsequent trials designed to facilitate an expedited approval; Oncolytics' intention to engage regulators to gain insights on pelareorep's optimal path forward in pancreatic cancer later this year; Oncolytics' belief that its pancreatic cancer program has the potential to provide a significant source of value that will complement its core efforts in breast cancer; our plans to advance towards a registration study in metastatic breast cancer; and other statements related to anticipated developments in Oncolytics' business and technologies. In any forward-looking statement in which Oncolytics expresses an expectation or belief as to future results, such expectations or beliefs are expressed in good faith and are believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the statement or expectation or belief will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause Oncolytics' actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the availability of funds and resources to pursue research and development projects, the efficacy of pelareorep as a cancer treatment, the success and timely completion of clinical studies and trials, Oncolytics' ability to successfully commercialize pelareorep, uncertainties related to the research and development of pharmaceuticals, uncertainties related to the regulatory process and general changes to the economic environment. In particular, we may be impacted by business interruptions resulting from COVID-19 coronavirus, including operating, manufacturing supply chain, clinical trial and project development delays and disruptions, labour shortages, travel and shipping disruption, and shutdowns (including as a result of government regulation and prevention measures). It is unknown whether and how Oncolytics may be affected if the COVID-19 pandemic persists for an extended period of time. We may incur expenses or delays relating to such events outside of our control, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. Investors should consult Oncolytics' quarterly and annual filings with the Canadian and U.S. securities commissions for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.
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Jon Patton
Director of IR & Communication
+1-858-886-7813
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Investor Relations for Oncolytics
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LifeSci Advisors
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Workers strike to pressure Sri Lankan president to step down
By KRISHAN FRANCIS
Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Businesses are closed, teachers absent and public transportation interrupted as Sri Lankans heeded a call for a general strike. Thursday’s action is intended to pressure the president to step down over a growing economic and political crisis. Sri Lanka is on the verge of bankruptcy with huge foreign debts and a lack of foreign currency, causing shortages of imported essential goods like fuel and food. Protesters who have crowded the streets for weeks hold President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his powerful family responsible. Government officials say they have been discussing rescue plans. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/28/workers-strike-to-pressure-sri-lankan-president-to-step-down/ | 2022-04-28T10:19:20Z |
PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bally's Corporation (NYSE: BALY) today announced the preliminary results of its modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer, which expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on July 22, 2022.
Based on the preliminary count by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the tender offer, a total of 4,858,465 common shares were validly tendered at or below the purchase price of $22.00 per share and not validly withdrawn, including 2,143,640 common shares that were tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery.
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer and based on the preliminary count by the depositary, Bally's expects to accept for payment and purchase approximately 4,858,465 common shares at a purchase price of $22.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $106,886,230, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer. These shares represent approximately 9.2% of Bally's outstanding common shares. Because Bally's expects to accept for payment all shares that were validly tendered at or below the purchase price of $22.00 and not validly withdrawn, Bally's expects that there will not be a proration factor.
The number of shares expected to be purchased in the tender offer is preliminary and subject to change. The preliminary information contained in this press release is subject to confirmation by the depositary and is based on the assumption that all shares tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery will be delivered within the two trading day settlement period. The final number of shares to be purchased in the tender offer will be announced following the expiration of the guaranteed delivery period and the completion by the depositary of the confirmation process. Payment for the shares accepted for purchase pursuant to the tender offer, and the return of all other shares tendered and not purchased, will occur promptly thereafter.
Bally's may, in the future, decide to make share repurchases from time to time on the open market or in private transactions, subject to applicable law. Any of these repurchases may be on the same terms or on terms that are more or less favorable to the selling shareholders in those transactions than the terms of the tender offer. Bally's currently has $334.6 million available for use under its previously announced capital return program.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as the lead dealer manager for the tender offer and Capital One Securities, Inc., Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as the co-dealer managers. MacKenzie Partners, Inc. is serving as the information agent and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC is acting as the depositary. Questions regarding the tender offer may be directed to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at (800) 323-5678 (toll free), Capital One Securities, Inc. at (646) 927-5128, Truist Securities, Inc. at (855) 382-6151 (toll free) or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at (833) 690-2713.
About Bally's Corporation
Bally's Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omni-channel presence of Online Sports Betting and iGaming offerings. It currently owns and manages 14 casinos across 10 states, a horse racetrack in Colorado and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. It also owns Gamesys Group, a leading, global, online gaming operator, Bally Interactive, a first-in-class sports betting platform, Monkey Knife Fight, the fastest growing daily fantasy sports site in North America, SportCaller, a leading, global B2B free-to-play game provider, and Telescope Inc., a leading provider of real-time fan engagement solutions.
With approximately 10,000 employees, Bally's Casino operations include more than 15,800 slot machines, 500 table games and 5,300 hotel rooms. Upon closing the previously announced Tropicana Las Vegas (NV) transaction, as well as completing the construction of a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, PA, Bally's will own and manage 16 casinos across 11 states. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BALY."
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than those of historical fact, and generally may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan" and "will" or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. As a result, these statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual events may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by Bally's in this press release, its reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and other public statements made from time-to-time speak only as of the date made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for Bally's to predict or identify all such events or how they may affect it. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to Bally's ability to complete the tender offer, the price and amount of any common shares purchased pursuant to the tender offer, and those factors discussed in Bally's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by Bally's with the SEC. Bally's undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
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Chief Financial Officer
401-475-8564
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(The Hill) — Authorities arrested a Pennsylvania man for allegedly making violent threats against FBI personnel online following the agency’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Adam Bies, 46, was arrested on Friday and is charged with influencing, impeding or retaliating against federal law enforcement officers.
Court documents show Bies allegedly made multiple threats on the right-wing social media website Gab in the days following the Mar-a-Lago search.
“Every single piece of [expletive] who works for the FBI in any capacity, from the director down to the janitor who cleans their [expletive] toilets deserves to die,” he allegedly wrote in a post two days after the search. “You’ve declared war on us and now it’s open season on YOU.”
“HEY FEDS. We the people cannot WAIT to water the trees of liberty with your blood. I’ll be waiting for you to kick down my door,” Bies allegedly wrote in another post, according to court documents.
If convicted, Bies faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security reportedly warned of an increase in federal law enforcement threats in a joint bulletin last week.
The bulletin referenced calls for “civil war” and “armed rebellion” as well as an incident at the FBI’s Cincinnati field office on Thursday in which an armed man attempted to breach the building. He was ultimately shot and killed by police.
Officials erected barriers along the perimeter of the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., after calls for protests there.
The increase in threats has led Democrats and some Republicans to call for Trump, who has repeatedly lambasted the FBI and DOJ’s search and accused them of political bias, to tone down his rhetoric.
Trump told Fox News on Monday that his team had reached out to DOJ to offer “whatever we can do to help,” saying the “temperature has to be brought down,” but he has continued attacking the agencies since the interview.
The FBI’s arrest on Friday comes after it seized 11 sets of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago in connection with its investigation into whether Trump violated the Espionage Act, unlawfully concealed or removed public records or obstructed an investigation.
Trump has said he declassified the documents. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/pennsylvania-man-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-fbi-personnel/ | 2022-08-16T16:09:19Z |
New research report finds most financial organizations have experienced a breach due to an authentication weakness, yet only a third took action
NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HYPR, The Passwordless Company™ and Vanson Bourne, today released a new report that reveals the financial sector is failing to combat the biggest threat in cybersecurity – compromised credentials. Findings show that 80% of financial service organizations experienced at least one cyber breach in the past 12 months related to a weakness in authentication, yet only one-third of organizations changed their authentication methods following the breach, leaving a significant number highly exposed to future attacks and breaches. The State of Authentication in the Finance Industry report also shows there is a recognized solution to combat such attacks, with a resounding 89% stating that passwordless authentication is needed to reach the highest levels of security.
The report, which shares insights from 500 IT security decision-makers in the financial sector, represents a cross-section of small and medium businesses and enterprise companies spanning the U.S, U.K, France and Germany. Findings uncover the burden that current authentication practices are leaving on financial organizations globally, specifically the high-risk cracks in security, strain on budgets and overall operational disruption. More importantly, the results identify the discrepancies around "perceived" and "actual" authentication security.
Over the last 12 months, an alarming 85% of surveyed organizations faced a cyber breach; more startlingly, nearly three quarters (72%) experienced multiple breaches in the same timeframe – driving the annual average to a staggering 3.4 breaches per year. Remarkably, 90% of these victims still believe their current authentication approach is secure, despite data proving otherwise. Of these attacks:
- 36% reported phishing as the most prevalent type of attack, followed closely by malware and credential stuffing, equally at 31%, and push notification attacks at 29%.
- The annual average direct cost of authentication-related cyber breaches was $2.19 million, not factoring in intangible and hidden costs.
- Nearly one third lost customers to their competitors and experienced a loss of employee (29%) and customer data (26%) in the aftermath of the breach.
"The finance industry is at the forefront of cybersecurity. As one of the most targeted sectors for attack, financial services companies have an impressive track record of adopting new, innovative defense technologies to deliver the protection that clients need," said David Reilly, Security and Financial Services Strategic Advisor and former CIO and CTO for Bank of America. "While improvements in perimeter, network and behavioral analytics have advanced, authentication security has not moved at the same pace. We now have the opportunity to make a step-function change and improve authentication security by removing the risk of static passwords and credentials which can be learned and leveraged by attackers. Eliminating the static password risk is the strategic path forward."
The financial sector is the most highly targeted industry for cyberattacks, and the most forward-thinking and progressive with technology adoption. Despite that, a substantial proportion of respondents (32%) admit that their employees are using legacy authentication methods such as SMS and OTPs, and close to one-quarter (22%) use usernames and passwords only. The report findings spotlight a disconnect as 84% feel that traditional MFA provides complete security and at the same time, 99% agree that their current authentication methods are inadequate.
"The Financial Services industry, like many others, is facing a paradox. Data shows that traditional authentication methods are perceived to be effective but the data also clearly shows that these methods don't provide enough protection, leaving organizations exposed to unacceptable risk. At the same time, the scale of attacks and malicious strike techniques are rapidly growing, widening this vulnerability gap," says Bojan Simic, co-founder, CEO and CTO of HYPR. "Ongoing guidance and mandates from government bodies such as CISA are a critical step forward in raising the red flag and calling for immediate action for stronger controls. Passwordless MFA is the gold standard and must be the foundation of all security strategies – the data speaks for itself."
89% of financial organizations understand that passwordless authentication is needed both to achieve the highest level of authentication security and to ensure user satisfaction. Nine out of ten also agree that the cost benefits are a dominant factor for passwordless adoption. Factors such as password fatigue, impacts to productivity and help desk costs are major adoption drivers. Additionally, respondents named meeting cyber insurance requirements (31%), improving supply chain security (31%) and supporting Zero Trust initiatives (27%) as benefits of passwordless authentication.
For more information on HYPR, visit https://www.hypr.com.
HYPR fixes the way the world logs in. HYPR's True Passwordless™ MFA platform decouples authentication from the organization's identity providers and eliminates the traditional trade-off between security and user experience by providing uncompromising assurance and consumer-grade experience. By eliminating the password and deployments taking hours rather than weeks or months, organizations decrease the risk of a cyber attack, increase positive user experience, and lower operational costs.
Welcome to The Passwordless Company®. Additional information is available at https://www.hypr.com
Vanson Bourne is an independent specialist in market research for the technology sector. Their reputation for robust and credible research-based analysis is founded upon rigorous research principles and their ability to seek the opinions of senior decision makers across technical and business functions, in all business sectors and all major markets. For more information, visit www.vansonbourne.com.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE IS JULY 1, 2022
NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP reminds that a federal securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Riskified Ltd. (NYSE: RSKD) on behalf of shareholders who purchased Class A ordinary shares directly on the offering or traceable to Riskified's July 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO").
All investors who purchased the shares of Riskified Ltd. and incurred losses are advised to contact the firm immediately at classmember@whafh.com or (800) 575-0735 or (212) 545-4774. You may obtain additional information concerning the action or join the case on our website, www.whafh.com.
If you have incurred losses in Riskified Ltd. you may, no later than July 1, 2022, request that the Court appoint you lead plaintiff of the proposed class. Please contact Wolf Haldenstein to learn more about your rights as an investor in Riskified Ltd.
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On July 1, 2021, Riskified filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a registration statement on Form F-1 for the IPO, which, after several amendments, was declared effective on July 28, 2021 (the "Registration Statement"). 20.125 million Riskified Class A ordinary shares were sold to the public at $21 per share, generating over $422 million in gross proceeds.
The Riskified class action lawsuit alleges that the IPO's Registration Statement made inaccurate statements of material fact because they failed to disclose the following adverse facts that existed at the time of the IPO:
- as Riskified expanded its user base, the quality of Riskified's machine learning platform had deteriorated (rather than improved as represented in the Registration Statement), because of, among other things, inaccuracies in the algorithms associated with onboarding new merchants and entering new geographies and industries;
- Riskified had expanded its customer base into industries with relatively high rates of fraud – including partnerships with cryptocurrency and remittance business – in which Riskified had limited experience and that this expansion has negatively impacted the effectiveness of Riskified's machine learning platform;
- as a result, Riskified was suffering from materially higher chargebacks and cost of revenue and depressed gross profits and gross profit margins during its third fiscal quarter of 2021; and
- thus, the Registration Statement's representations regarding Riskified's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, and financial results and trajectory of Riskified prior to and at the time of the IPO, and were materially false and misleading, and lacked a factual basis.
On September 9, 2021, during a conference call to discuss Riskified's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021, Riskified's CFO, defendant Aglika Dotcheva, stated that Riskified tended "to experience higher chargebacks when we enter a new industry."
Subsequently, on November 16, 2021, Riskified announced its third quarter ended September 30, 2021 results, revealing that Riskified's revenue growth had declined to 26% year-over-year, Riskified's Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") growth had declined to 28% year-over-year, Riskified's gross profits had increased only 10% year-over-year, Riskified's gross profit margins had plummeted to just 46% during the quarter, and Riskified's gross profit fell sequentially to $24.3 million. In addition, Riskified's cost of revenue had jumped to $28.3 million in the third quarter of 2021, primarily as a result of a sharp increase in chargeback expenses. During the earnings call, defendant Dotcheva blamed Riskified's growing merchant base as a primary cause of increased chargebacks.
Finally, on February 23, 2022, Riskified announced its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021 results, disclosing that Riskified's revenue growth and GMV growth had continued to decelerate, Riskified's gross profit growth remained muted, and Riskified's cost of revenue had continued to climb. During the earnings call the same day, defendant Dotcheva stated that the year-over-year decline in gross profit margin experienced "was driven primarily by expansion into new industries and regions, increase of the tickets in travel industry as a percentage of total billings as well as the onboarding of new merchants.
Riskified Class A shares are currently trading near $5 per share, close to 80% below the IPO price of $21 per share.
Wolf Haldenstein has extensive experience in the prosecution of securities class actions and derivative litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. The firm has attorneys in various practice areas; and offices in New York, Chicago and San Diego. The reputation and expertise of this firm in shareholder and other class litigation has been repeatedly recognized by the courts, which have appointed it to major positions in complex securities multi-district and consolidated litigation.
If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions regarding your rights and interests in this case, please immediately contact Wolf Haldenstein by telephone at (800) 575-0735 or via e-mail at classmember@whafh.com
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(NEXSTAR) – Millions of Americans are soon going to have much, if not all, of their student loans forgiven. But one of the biggest questions that has remained since President Biden announced his student debt forgiveness plan last week is when borrowers will receive relief.
We have known that as many as 8 million borrowers may qualify for relief automatically based on income data the Department of Education already has access to. For the remaining 35 million borrowers the White House believes qualify for student loan forgiveness, a form will need to be submitted.
What we haven’t known is when exactly that form would be available, and how long it would take for loan forgiveness to be approved and pushed through.
Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the Department of Education, has an answer.
In a post on Twitter, Cardona explained forgiveness will be “as easy as 1,2,3.” He then outlined what the process will look like.
In early October, an application will be launched for borrowers that need to submit information needed by the Education Department.
After you’ve submitted that form (we don’t know what it will look like, but officials have indicated it will be short) Cardona says you can expect relief within four to six weeks.
While you’ll have until the end of 2023 to apply for loan forgiveness, you’ll want to fill out the application before Nov.15, 2022, to receive student debt relief before the payment pause ends, according to the Education Department.
In addition to announcing student loan forgiveness last week, President Biden extended the payment pause through the end of this year. This is the final time the pause, which was enacted in March 2020 by then-President Trump, will be extended, Biden said.
Until the application opens in October, there isn’t much borrowers can do. You can, however, register to be notified when the application is available through the Department of Education by filling out this form.
There are a few factors that will determine how much student loan forgiveness you’ll receive. You can review those here.
In addition to student loan forgiveness, the Biden administration proposed a new rule to create an income-driven repayment plan that will substantially reduce future monthly payments for lower- and middle-income borrowers, as well as long-term changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/heres-how-soon-you-could-receive-student-loan-forgiveness-education-department-says/ | 2022-08-29T01:19:48Z |
The platform offers an in-app studio for anyone to create a meme and shares 50% in revenue with users on every level.
NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yepp is a next-generation meme editor based on ML technologies that has just launched its beta version with more than 10,000 users to date. As part of its mission, the app wants to enable millions of people to monetize their sense of humor and provide tools to make content creation easy.
Now users can upload their own memes or choose from the app's trending memes database, edit text or images, and publish. Funny memes go viral and collect hundreds of thousands of views in the feed.
Yepp is shaped around several creative features:
- Easy to become an author: with Yepp in-app studio anyone can create a meme without any skills, but just a good sense of humor. ML recognition technology allows editing any text and font, and a Face Swap algorithm replaces a face on a meme with your friend's. Besides that, auto content suggestions help to create funny texts considering your own sense of humor.
- Get more subscribers: the app gives meme authors ways to easily get more subscribers and viewers. Smart algorithms based on user behavior create personalized memes feed for every individual user using different data: action rate, text and image recognition, the behavior of the user, and content. Neural networks also detect clickbait memes, duplicates, and stolen content and don't give them any views.
- Earn money on memes: the app invented a unique revenue sharing model. Yepp earns money from advertising, and honestly divides the revenue between the platform and users: 50% of weekly revenue, with at least $1750 weekly. Where 30% goes for the friends that users invite to the app, 17% to the creators, and 3% to the users who are just watching memes. All of the revenue sharing and other analytics are fully transparent and can be seen in the app.
Denis Litvinov, CEO at Yepp says: "We have built Yepp to be the next-generation social network for high quality entertainment that treats creators as partners instead of a commodity, protecting their content and fairly distributing revenue on every level. The platform takes only a portion of the profits to cover operating and development costs. And the rest is divided between content creators on a daily basis in accordance with the value they bring to the platform and the viewers."
Yepp is a next-generation meme editor based on ML technologies, that offers an endless feed of the funniest memes and ways to make money from content creation. The company was established in December 2021 with nearly 10,000 users in the beta version of the app and a constantly growing audience.
Jennifer Abreu
Media Relations pr@yepp.pe
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- Conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET today hosted by management with guest Dr. Richard Fine
- Increased commercial activity in the U.S. and globally with several new ProSense® System installations during Q1
- Resumption of in-person medical conferences and practitioner site visits boosts ProSense® hands-on demos, trainings, and sales opportunities
- American Society of Breast Surgeons' former President presented IceCure's ICE3 trial clinical publication in her speech "Best Papers of 2021" at ASBrS following a thorough literature review of thousands of breast cancer articles published yearly
CAESAREA, Israel, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IceCure Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) ("IceCure" or the "Company"), developer of minimally-invasive cryoablation technology, the ProSense® System, that destroys tumors by freezing as an alternative to surgical tumor removal ("ProSense"), today reported financial results as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and operational highlights.
Q1 2022 Operational and Financial Highlights
- Revenues: Revenues for the first quarter of 2022 were approximately $0.75 million, 48% lower than approximately $1.4 million in the same period last year due to lower revenue recognition from its distribution agreements with Terumo for the commercialization of ProSense® to treat malignant breast tumors in Japan, Singapore, and Thailand as recorded in the first quarter of 2021, and due to lower sales in Asia impacted by COVID surges and associated restrictions on commercial activity, partially offset by higher sales in the U.S. The Company expects that quarter-over-quarter revenue may vary in the foreseeable future.
- Increased Commercial Activity: With travel restrictions relaxing at the end of 2021, during Q1 2022 several ProSense® Systems were installed at new sites in the U.S. and around the globe including a ProSense® System that was donated to Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai by the Israeli General Consulate of Mumbai in collaboration with the Health Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra and the Israel Trade & Economic Mission to Mumbai. IceCure has scheduled and is now able to conduct more on-site support and training with partners and customers around the globe.
- FDA Filing for Breast Cancer: Working toward U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for ProSense® in early-stage breast cancer, IceCure filed its pre-submission package with the FDA in November 2021 and continued to work on its full submission during Q1 2022. IceCure plans to suggest a De Novo classification, including a request for a sprint discussion under FDA procedures. The proposed intended use is for early-stage breast cancer patients at high risk from surgery.
- R&D and Marketing: IceCure accelerated its next-generation single-probe system development and its clinical, regulatory, and commercial activities in the U.S. and globally. As of March 31, 2022, ProSense® has regulatory approvals and/or has a commercial presence in 20 countries.
- SIO Conference: IceCure attended the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco and hosted a symposium moderated by Dr. Jack Jennings on the value of liquid nitrogen based cryoablation systems for optimal tumor destruction.
Other Recent Highlights
- ASBrS Conference: ICE3 Trial Selected as one of "Best Papers of 2021" for Annual Presentation from Thousands of Articles Published Annually – At the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) in April, IceCure's publication titled "Cryoablation without Excision for Low-Risk Early-Stage Breast cancer: 3-Year Analysis of ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence in the ICE3 Trial" published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology was selected by past ASBrS president, Helen Pass, MD, Co-Director of the Stamford Health Breast Center, Chief of Breast Surgery at Stamford Hospital, and Clinical Professor of Surgery at Columbia University, for her annual presentation following a comprehensive literature review. Dr. Pass' presentation was made before a large audience of breast surgeons and related medical professionals attending the conference in-person and online.
- ECIO Conference: At the European Conference on Interventional Oncology (ECIO) in April, IceCure's ICE3 breast cancer trial interim results, originally published on April 29, 2021, were presented by Dr. Kenneth R. Tomkovich, the study's Co-Primary Investigator. Hands-on training sessions with the ProSense® System were provided by IceCure and physicians well-experienced with the system. IceCure also hosted a well-attended Symposium moderated by Professor Franco Orsi and other physicians, demonstrating their results and experience with the ProSense® System for various applications.
"With the reopening of global travel and healthcare systems' return to relative normalcy throughout most of the world, during the first quarter of 2022 we significantly increased our activity, getting ProSense® in front of more doctors who can purchase and use it to improve patient outcomes," stated IceCure CEO Eyal Shamir. "We were particularly pleased that our ICE3 clinical trial publication was chosen as one of the Best Papers of 2021 by the American Association of Breast Cancer Surgeons, a highly regarded and influential organization that sets the treatment guidelines for breast cancer in the U.S."
Financial Results as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, revenue decreased by 48% to approximately $0.75 million, compared to approximately $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease is due to decreased revenue recognition of approximately $0.4 million from the distribution agreement with Terumo and a decrease in sales in Asia, partially offset by an increase in sales in the U.S.
Gross profit was approximately $0.43 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to approximately $0.94 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Gross margin was approximately 58% for the three month period ended March 31, 2022, compared to approximately 65% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in gross margin compared to the same period last year is mostly attributable to the decrease in revenue recognition from the Terumo distribution agreement.
Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were approximately $2.4 million compared to approximately $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase is attributed to the acceleration in the development of IceCure's next-generation single-probe system and clinical and regulatory activities.
Sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses, in the aggregate, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $2.5 million compared to approximately $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase is attributed to the Company's expanding commercialization efforts and to increased Nasdaq listing related expenses.
Total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were approximately $4.9 million compared to $2.1 million for the three months March 31, 2021. The increase in operating expenses is attributable to increased development, commercialization, and Nasdaq listing related activities.
As a result of lower revenue and increased operation activities, net loss reported for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 increased to approximately $4.4 million, or $0.12 per share, compared with a net loss of approximately $1.4 million, or $0.07 per share, for the same period last year.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $22.4 million, compared with approximately $25.6 million as of December 31, 2021.
Conference Call Dial-in Info:
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A replay of the conference call will be available on IceCure's website at: https://ir.icecure-medical.com/news-events/events-presentations
About IceCure Medical
Founded in 2006, Israel-based IceCure Medical (NASDAQ: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) develops and markets ProSense®, an advanced liquid-nitrogen-based cryoablation therapy for the treatment of tumors (benign and cancerous) by freezing, with the primary focus areas being breast, kidney, bone and lung cancer. Its minimally invasive technology is a safe and effective alternative to hospital surgical tumor removal that is easily performed in a relatively short procedure. The system is marketed and sold worldwide for the indications cleared to-date by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and approved in Europe with the CE Mark.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal securities laws. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. For example, IceCure is using forward looking statement in this press release when it discusses pursuit of regulatory approvals and FDA review, strategic plans, commercial growth, expansion of clinical applications with its minimally-invasive cryoablation technology, advancing regulatory and commercial strategies and expected quarter-over-quarter revenue variations for future periods. Because such statements deal with future events and are based on IceCure's current expectations, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results, performance, or achievements of IceCure could differ materially from those described in or implied by the statements in this press release. The forward-looking statements contained or implied in this press release are subject to other risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on April 1, 2022, which is available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
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Arrest made in connection to triple homicide at a Georgia shooting range
By Michelle Watson and Sharif Paget, CNN
A Georgia man was arrested in connection with a shooting at a Grantville, Georgia, shooting range that resulted in three deaths last week, authorities said Friday.
Jacob Christian Muse, 21, faces three counts of “malice murder” in the shooting on April 8 at the Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range, according to a statement from Georgia Bureau of Investigations, the ATF and the Grantville Police Department.
It’s unclear whether Muse had an attorney as of Friday. He is at the Coweta County Jail, authorities said.
The victims were the range owner, Tommy Hawk, his wife Evelyn — both 75 — and their 17-year-old grandson, Luke, according to officials. They were all shot inside the family business, authorities said.
The bodies were discovered by Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk, son of the couple and father to Luke, according to the police.
Authorities said the suspect had also stolen a cache of firearms from the shooting range, which is about 50 miles southwest of Atlanta.
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NEW BRITAIN, Conn., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) invites investors and the general public to listen to webcasts of virtual presentations by Don Allan, President and CFO, at the following investor conferences:
- Goldman Sachs Industrials and Materials Conference on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET.
- J.P. Morgan Homebuilding & Building Products Conference on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 1:15 PM ET.
The live webcasts will be available in the "Investors" section of the company's website at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com. A replay of the webcast will be provided on the website and will be available for 30 days.
Headquartered in the USA, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is the world's largest tool company operating nearly 50 manufacturing facilities across America and more than 100 worldwide. Guided by its purpose – for those who make the world – the company's more than 60,000 diverse and high-performing employees produce innovative, award-winning power tools, hand tools, storage, digital tool solutions, lifestyle products, outdoor products, engineered fasteners and other industrial equipment to support the world's makers, creators, tradespeople and builders. The company's iconic brands include DEWALT, BLACK+DECKER, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, Cub Cadet, Hustler and Troy-Bilt. Recognized for its leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG), Stanley Black & Decker strives to be a force for good in support of its communities, employees, customers and other stakeholders. To learn more visit: www.stanleyblackanddecker.com.
Stanley Black & Decker Investor Contacts
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The IPOR Protocol brings transparency and stability to volatile DeFi credit market
ZUG, Switzerland, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IPOR Labs AG, developers of blockchain-based derivatives software, announced today the launch of its IPOR (Inter-Protocol Overblock Rate) Protocol, which includes the IPOR Index, a standardized benchmark rate based on actual smart contract transactions, and the IPOR Interest Rate Derivatives DEX, allowing traders to hedge, arbitrage, or take a directional position on the interest rate movements to manage risk across their credit portfolios on Ethereum.
Taking a cue from traditional finance, IPOR is bringing tried and true fundamentals of the $450 trillion interest rate derivatives market to form the base layer of the DeFi credit markets. IPOR Labs AG, the firm that is developing the IPOR Protocol, was founded by crypto and TradFi market veterans. With three PhDs, quants with over 20 years in fixed income, enterprise software developers with 15 years in banking, payments, and insurance, IPOR Labs combines deep traditional and crypto finance to build the future of decentralized finance (DeFi). IPOR Labs is led by CEO Darren Camas, who has more than 11 years of experience building in crypto markets across exchange, payments, layer ones, and token infrastructure.
"In turbulent market conditions amid increasing interest rates, risk management comes to the forefront for investors, particularly in the credit markets," said IPOR Labs AG CEO Darren Camas. "Where CeFi becomes the villain, DeFi has taken a hero role, particularly in the credit markets where major platforms have functioned flawlessly during the market downturn. We're looking to offer a public good with the IPOR Index that offers a fully transparent and auditable benchmark rate and interest rate derivatives to manage risk. While the industry recoils, investors want to know how to assess and manage risks across portfolios."
The IPOR Protocol consists of two parts:
- The IPOR (Inter-Protocol Overblock Rate) Index, a LIBOR-like benchmark interest rate sourced directly from DeFi smart contracts, is the core of the protocol. Unlike the LIBOR which was discontinued due to manipulation by traders inside banks, the IPOR Index is based on transparent, auditable, and real-time smart contract interactions, leveraging the very fundamentals of blockchain technology for a trustless benchmark rate. The IPOR Index is referred to as "The Heartbeat of DeFi" as it tracks the beating heart of the credit market.
The IPOR Index is published on-chain as a public good via a bespoke oracle where protocol builders and contracts can reference the IPOR Index rates as the base for new credit markets, lending agreements, derivatives, and other structured products.
- The IPOR Interest Rate Derivatives Decentralized Exchange (DEX) - The first derivative instrument based on the IPOR Index is a 28 day cancellable swap which uses a peer-to-pool model between a trader and the liquidity pool as underwriter for both pay-fixed and receive-fixed contracts. The DEX allows traders to manage risk of interest rate volatility. The bespoke AMM relies on traditional quant models such as Hull White and jump diffusion to model and manage risk for volatile rates movements present in DeFi credit markets.
"The IPOR protocol has the potential to be the base layer of the DeFi credit markets by closing interest rate spreads and creating a de facto standard for risk-free investments. In the current state of DeFi, capital markets are extremely fragmented due to a multiplicity of money market protocols intra and inter-chain with different liquidity profiles, assets, utilization curves and risk profiles," said Michael Arrington, founder at Arrington Capital. "The obvious outcome is extreme dispersion of interest rates. IPOR addresses this issue head-on by tracking rates across protocols and generating the IPOR Index, the foundation for a cross-chain, aggregate risk-free rate."
Following an oversubscribed token round with industry leading investors such as Arrington Capital, CMT Digital, gumi Cryptos, New Form Capital, and GSR, the protocol has been under construction for the past 18 months to vet the quant and smart contract models. After nearly 90,000 wallets interacting with the protocol on testnet and over 600,000 contracts taken, the robustness and scalability of the protocol are now ready for public launch.
About IPOR Labs
Find more information, visit https://www.ipor.io/
About Arrington Capital
For more information, visit https://www.arringtoncapital.com/.
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HONOLULU, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE: CPF), parent company of Central Pacific Bank, will release its first quarter 2022 earnings on April 20, 2022, before the open of the New York Stock Exchange. Management will review the results by conference call and live audio webcast beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Hawaii Time) on April 20, 2022.
Interested parties may listen to the conference by calling 1-844-200-6205 (access code: 544126), or by listening to the webcast on the company's investor relations website at http://ir.cpb.bank. A replay of the call will be available through May 18, 2022 by dialing 1-866-813-9403 (access code: 856811) and on the company's website.
Central Pacific Financial Corp. is a Hawaii-based bank holding company with approximately $7.4 billion in assets as of December 31, 2021. Central Pacific Bank, its primary subsidiary, operates 30 branches and 69 ATMs in the state of Hawaii. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.cpb.bank.
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There are Sundays, and then there are SUN-days. Record heat hit several drought-stricken regions across the US this weekend. And meteorologists say brace yourselves -- it's going to be a long, hot summer. Nearly the entire contiguous US is expected to have above-normal temperatures from June through August, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Here's what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart.
The weekend that was
• The strategically important city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine was attacked from multiple directions overnight, but the Russians were pushed back, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office said earlier today.
• Australian voters have delivered a sharp rebuke to the center-right government, ending nine years of conservative rule, in favor of the center-left opposition that promised stronger action on climate change.
• A 32-year-old runner died yesterday after finishing a half marathon in Brooklyn where 15 others were injured, police and fire officials said. An official cause and manner of death should be released in the coming days, the New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner said.
• Two people are dead after a powerful tornado ripped roofs off buildings and flipped cars in a northern Michigan town on Friday, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency for the area. The twister also injured 44 people as it tore through the town of Gaylord, causing what officials describe as "catastrophic" damages.
• J.M. Smucker is recalling certain types of Jif peanut butter in the US because of a potential salmonella contamination. The company said that the peanut butter was sold nationwide and the recall includes more than 45 kinds of products. They have lot codes between 1274425 to 2140425, the company said in a statement.
The week ahead
Monday
President Joe Biden continues his first trip to Asia since taking office with a visit to Japan for meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Victoria Day will also be celebrated across Canada on Monday. The holiday began as a celebration to honor Queen Victoria, who ruled Great Britain and Ireland for most of the 19th century. The day unofficially signals the start of summer for many Canadians, and it is celebrated with parades and fireworks in some cities.
Tuesday
On May 24, primaries will be held in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Texas. In Texas, a closely watched runoff will decide Republicans' nominee for state attorney general after incumbent Ken Paxton fell short of clinching a majority in the March primary. Former President Donald Trump has also been closely monitoring the Alabama Senate race between Rep. Mo Brooks, Army veteran Mike Durant and Katie Britt, a former aide to retiring GOP Sen. Richard Shelby. In Georgia, former Vice President Mike Pence is rallying support for Gov. Brian Kemp as the Republican incumbent seeks to fend off a May 24 primary challenge from Trump-backed former Sen. David Perdue. The decision by Pence to campaign for one of Trump's top GOP targets marks yet another break with his former boss. A special primary election is also set to occur to succeed former Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who died in February after battling kidney cancer. He was 59.
Wednesday
Wednesday is National Wine Day! Whether it's red, white, rose or sparkling, find time to relax and curl up with your favorite glass. Cheers!
Saturday
President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at the University of Delaware, his alma mater. Some 4,000 graduates are expected to attend the ceremony on May 28, with approximately 16,000 family and friends, the university said in a statement. The commencement also will also be livestreamed.
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This week on the Sunday edition of the 5 Things podcast, a conversation with CNN's Jake Tapper about his exclusive interview with former Marine Trevor Reed, who is back home after being held in Russia for nearly three years. Listen here!
Photos of the week
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What's happening in entertainment
Fall TV preview
Squeezed by competition from streaming services, the major broadcast networks unveiled their revised fall lineups last week largely built around the notion that sticking with the schedule you know is safer than trying a whole bunch of unproven series. CNN's Brian Lowry says the networks will be adding relatively few new programs in the fall, and in many instances will make what's old new again -- relying on spinoffs and reboots with built-in name identification.
Josh Duggar sentencing
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who was found guilty late last year of receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography, is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday and faces up to 20 years in prison. Duggar is the oldest son of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, whose large family and devout conservative Christian upbringing were the subject of the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting."
'Obi Wan Kenobi'
The original Jedi Master is back in the latest offering from Disney+. "Obi-Wan Kenobi" -- a limited series in which Ewan McGregor reprises his role from the second "Star Wars" trilogy -- lands on Friday.
What's happening in sports
Preakness Stakes
Early Voting won the 147th Preakness Stakes yesterday -- the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The horse, with odds of 5-1, put on a strong finish, passing runners-up Epicenter and Creative Minister down the stretch. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike did not run in the race after owner Rick Dawson decided the horse needed more time to rest between races. Rich Strike is expected to run at the Belmont Stakes in New York on June 11.
PGA Championship
The final round of the PGA Championship, one of professional golf's four majors, begins this morning at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rookie Mito Pereira currently sits atop the leaderboard at 9 under par. Masters champion and world No.1 Scottie Scheffler finished at 6 over par on Friday, missing the cut. Tiger Woods withdrew from the championship late yesterday after struggling in his third round, carding his career-worst score at the event -- a 9 over par 79.
NBA playoffs
The NBA playoffs continue later today with the Golden State Warriors taking on the Dallas Mavericks. The Miami heat face the Boston Celtics on Monday.
NHL playoffs
Round 2 of the NHL playoffs continues later today with the Carolina Hurricanes facing off against the New York Rangers, followed by the Calgary Flames taking on the Edmonton Oilers.
French Open
The French Open tennis tournament began its qualifying rounds on May 16, but the real action gets underway today at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The French Open is one of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
Indianapolis 500
The 106th running of the Indianapolis 500, known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," is set to take place next Sunday.
Quiz time!
Take CNN's weekly news quiz to see how much you remember from the week that was! So far, 10.9% of readers who took this week's news quiz got a perfect score. How well can you do?
Play me off
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
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Happy Mother's Day! We're sending lots of love and appreciation to the millions of mothers near and far -- especially those who are struggling to make ends meet.
Here's what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart.
The weekend that was
• Sixty people are feared dead following an airstrike yesterday on a school in Ukraine where 90 people were sheltering, according to a local official. Separately, the Ukrainian government said "all women, children and elderly people" have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
• Northern Ireland is on the cusp of having a nationalist leader for the first time in its history after Sinn Fein, once considered the political wing of the IRA, emerged as the largest party in regional elections yesterday.
• The Biden administration is issuing a new warning that the US could potentially see 100 million Covid-19 infections this fall and winter, as officials publicly stress the need for more funding from Congress to prepare the nation.
• Women in Afghanistan must cover their faces in public, ideally wearing the traditional burqa, according to a decree issued by the Taliban yesterday. If a woman does not follow the rules, her "male guardian" will be visited and advised, and eventually jailed and sentenced.
• An explosion rocked the historic Hotel Saratoga in the center of Cuba's capital of Havana on Friday, killing at least 32 people, Cuban officials say, and leaving more than 60 hospitalized for injuries.
The week ahead
Monday
There is speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare war on Ukraine on Monday, which a symbolic day for Russia. May 9 is known as "Victory Day" and commemorates the country's defeat of the Nazis in 1945. Western officials have long believed that Putin would leverage the symbolic significance and propaganda value of the day to announce either a military achievement in Ukraine, a major escalation of hostilities -- or both. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, and since then, Putin has insisted that his troops are carrying out a "special military operation" instead of a war.
The Philippine presidential election is also scheduled to take place on Monday. The current front-runner is Ferdinand Marcos Jr. -- the son and namesake of the Philippines' late deposed dictator.
Tuesday
Primary elections are set to kick off across Nebraska and West Virginia Tuesday. In Nebraska, eyes are on a Republican candidate for governor -- but not for positive reasons. Charles Herbster, a rancher and businessman who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, is facing multiple allegations he inappropriately touched women. Trump stood by him even after the Nebraska Examiner reported in mid-April that seven women, including Republican state Sen. Julie Slama, had accused Herbster of groping them at political events or beauty pageants, with an additional woman accusing him of kissing her forcibly. In six cases, at least one eyewitness corroborated the women's allegations, the publication reported. Herbster has denied the allegations, calling them "100% false."
Donald Trump Jr. is also scheduled to be deposed Tuesday as part of a class-action lawsuit alleging some members of the Trump family collaborated with a fraudulent marketing company. Donald Trump and his two adult sons have agreed to sit for depositions in May and June. The former President agreed to be deposed on June 16 while Eric Trump will sit for questioning on May 12, according to a letter filed with the court.
Tuesday also marks three years since the death of Ronald Greene in police custody. Greene died on May 10, 2019, after police said he resisted arrest and struggled with officers. His family has said they were told Greene died in a car crash after a police chase. Video of the incident released two years later showed officers kicking, punching and using a taser on Greene before he died in their custody.
Thursday
Thursday is International Nurses Day! The day honors nurses for their contributions worldwide and marks the conclusion of National Nurses Week, which began on May 6. Thursday is also the birthday of the notable nurse Florence Nightingale. The International Council of Nurses has celebrated the day since 1965.
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This week on the Sunday edition of the 5 Things podcast, CNN Supreme Court reporter Ariane de Vogue looks at the future of abortion access in this country following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion, which could signal end of Roe vs. Wade after nearly 50 years as a constitutional right. Listen here!
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What's happening in entertainment
'Doctor Strange' enters the multiverse
Marvel fans! Prepare to be thrilled, entertained, and maybe even a little disoriented. "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" might be the most insanely Marvel movie ever, for good and ill, according to CNN's Brian Lowry. Directed by Sam Raimi, who has his own Spidey ties, the movie has roots that reach back to Strange's journey from the original, as well as the Avengers' two-part battle against Thanos. The movie premiered in US theaters on Friday.
What's happening in sports
Kentucky Derby
In a stunning upset that sent the crowd roaring, Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby yesterday. The horse entered the race at 80-1 odds -- the biggest long shot in the 20-horse field. Rich Strike began the derby week as an alternate and wasn't added to the field until Friday when another horse pulled out of the race.
Quiz time!
Take CNN's weekly news quiz to see how much you remember from the week that was! So far, 49% of fellow quiz fans have gotten an 8 out of 10 or better this week. How well can you do?
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Drumroll please... it's Spandau Ballet
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The Waters Rankings Celebrate and Recognize the Initiatives, Innovation and Achievements of Technology and Data Providers
ATLANTA, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis® Risk Solutions announced that it was named 2022's Best Cybersecurity Provider by Waters Rankings. Voted on by thousands of end users, the Waters Rankings are the only awards program where WatersTechnology's readers determine category winners. The Waters Rankings reflect the financial services industry's best-in-class data management, regulation and technology service providers across 35 categories.
This year, Waters Rankings acknowledged the LexisNexis Risk Solutions suite of unique products including LexisNexis® ThreatMetrix®, a global enterprise solution for digital identity intelligence and digital authentication trusted by leading global brands to inform moment-by-moment transaction decisions. LexisNexis Risk Solutions delivers technologies and tools that keep valuable commerce in motion by effectively mitigating risk to protect critical revenue streams. Its solutions combine the advantages of innovative analytics and data technology with expansive physical and digital identity intelligence.
"It is an honor to win this prestigious award and to receive recognition by WatersTechnology's readers for our best-in-class solutions," said Kimberly Sutherland, vice president of fraud and identity strategy for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. "Just as the cybersecurity landscape constantly evolves, so do we. Our recent acquisition of BehavioSec® is an excellent representation of our ability to augment an already strong digital identity detection and authentication solution set with leading behavioral biometrics capabilities to help further keep our customers and their consumers safe. We recognize this award as industry acknowledgement of our expertise and proficiency at innovating ahead of fraudsters."
LexisNexis Risk Solutions built its end-to-end solutions on a robust foundation of flexible delivery, vast data resources and linking and analytics. The company's global ThreatMetrix® Digital Identity Network®, a solution that can detect and block complex fraud through the network of our customers' transactions, has seen remarkable growth in the past few years. As it continues to grow, the more value it brings to customers through an expanded digital risk perspective. Moving forward, LexisNexis Risk Solutions will continue to make advancements and enhancements to existing capabilities in behavioral biometrics, fraud consortia, automation, document authentication and other solutions to detect and eliminate fraud risks.
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LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around the globe. We provide data and technology solutions for a wide range of industries including insurance, financial services, healthcare and government. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, we have offices throughout the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more information, please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com and www.relx.com.
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ARLINGTON, Va., August 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today launched a nationwide SMS/text message support option for the NAMI HelpLine, adding a communications medium that is overwhelmingly preferred by young people — a population experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis.
Help-seekers can now text "HELPLINE" to 62640 between 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday, to connect with the NAMI HelpLine. The free, peer-support service provides information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public.
"NAMI is dedicated to reaching people who need mental health support where they are, not where we want them to be," said NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. "For our youth and young adults — who are bearing the brunt of an unprecedented mental health crisis — that place is often on their smartphones."
The numbers paint a troubling picture of mental health among young people:
- Even before the pandemic, suicide was the second-leading cause of death among people aged 10–34, and other indicators of poor mental health among adolescents were worsening.
- Mental health-related emergency department visits among those 12–17 years old increased 31% since the pandemic began.
- Among those 18–25 years old, 1 in 3 experienced a mental illness, 1 in 10 experienced a serious mental illness and 3.8 million had serious thoughts of suicide in 2020.
- Nearly half of students feel persistently sad or hopeless.
The NAMI HelpLine, which extended its service hours twice in 2021, has seen similar trends among the general population: Overall contacts from help-seekers increased 79% from 2019 to 2021 — totaling nearly 67,000 connections. The number of help-seekers who were experiencing a mental health crisis jumped 290%, while the number experiencing suicidal ideation was up 180%.
Other statistics demonstrate the reliance on texting among younger people:
- The Crisis Text Line reported that 70% of its texters in 2021 were younger than 25 years old, 31% were 14–17, and 13% were 13 or younger.
- Texting was the top technology used by 83% of teens to stay in touch with friends and family during the pandemic, with voice calls trailing behind at 72%.
- Even before the pandemic, texting had already surpassed in-person communication as teens' preferred way of staying in touch with friends.
- If forced to choose between a phone that can only make voice calls and one that can only text, 75% of Millennials said they would prefer text.
In addition to the new texting option announced today, the NAMI HelpLine continues to be available Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, by phone at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), via the "Chat with us" web widget, or by email at helpline@nami.org.
The new text service is different from the new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which offers both voice and text support to those experiencing a mental health or suicide-related crisis. The nationwide rollout of NAMI HelpLine texting feature follows a pilot project in Texas and New York.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
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National Institute launches state-of-the-art portal to broaden the talent pipeline by connecting individuals and those from underrepresented populations to careers, Registered Apprenticeships and educational resources needed to succeed - open access to be provided to NSF-ATE national network of colleges and universities
SALT LAKE CITY, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TECH), the National Institute for Innovation and Technology (NIIT), a non-profit charged with developing a national strategy and infrastructure to build the talent pipeline for strategic industry sectors, announced its state-of-the-art National Talent Hub. The National Talent Hub represents a public-private effort developed over the past several years to be a nationally integrated platform available to states and regions to help develop the nation's talent pipeline. HI-TECH is a national conference supported by the NSF-ATE program on advanced technological education where attendees can update their knowledge and skills.
The portal is the first of its kind, competency-based system that uses dynamic signaling from industry to inform the NIIT's "Comprehensive Competency Standards Database" in real-time and advanced data analytics to provide comprehensive skills matching, gap analysis as well as career and education mapping capabilities for individuals. As the nation's leader in semiconductor talent pipeline development, the NIIT is deploying the National Talent Hub to support the semiconductor industry; however, the architecture was designed to support all strategic tech-based industries and their supply chains and will be expanded to be the nation's first integrated system.
The National Talent Hub is a culmination of a decade-long evaluation and development period which included comprehensive industry engagement. It is the only solution of its type intended to broaden the talent pipeline by making tech-based careers, previously viewed as unattainable, accessible to underserved and underrepresented populations as well as creating a comprehensive means for returning service members and their families to connect to and succeed in high-value careers in strategic industry sectors.
The Talent Hub was developed with the support of the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program (NSF-ATE) and in partnership with U.S. Department of Labor Education and Training Administration (USDOL-ETA), SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and industry representatives from companies throughout the semiconductor industry supply chain. National and regional scaling will begin by offering no-cost participation to the NSF-ATE network of community colleges and universities. Some of the benefits for participating colleges and universities include:
- Dynamic alignment with industry requirements, ensuring real-time alignment with the ever-changing job requirements of industry
- Offering more value to students
• Students can verify that courses and programs align with requirements for target jobs and industries.
• Students can establish validated lifelong learning profiles which build as they acquire more work experience and academic related training and experience.
• Students can visually map out strategic career and educational pathways based on their current and target skills profile.
• Students can use the Hub to assess, align, and promote their skills and connect with employers in a manner unique to the National Talent Hub.
• Students can enter target fields through "learn and earn" Registered Apprenticeship Programs and then advance career learning and obtain degrees in order to "ladder up" - Increased enrollment – Specific courses become more visible to students who will be directed to programs based on their career choices and the need to skill, upskill and reskill.
- Improved visibility to employers who will know which programs meet their needs.
In addition, participating colleges become a part of the NIIT's network of colleges who offer training as a component of the NIIT's exclusive national U.S. Department of Labor contract to lead the development of Registered Apprenticeships throughout the nanotechnology / semiconductor sectors. The National Talent Hub and related infrastructure is supporting the NIIT's GAINS program – "Growing Apprenticeships in Nanotechnology and Semiconductors". Employers participating in GAINS will also benefit by no-cost access to the Hub.
"As GF hires for our future growth and expanding business, we have defined many pathways for entry into the semiconductor industry. Through Registered Apprenticeships, internships at the community college and university levels, as well as a focus on Veteran hiring and recruiting underrepresented groups, the National Talent Hub will serve to give us greater visibility into qualified candidates who otherwise may be unfamiliar with our industry," said Peter Benyon, SVP and General Manager of GlobalFoundries Fab 8.
"The National Talent Hub provides community college semiconductor education programs a unique and valuable resource to ensure course alignment with industry requirements and prepare the future semiconductor workforce. The Hub helps strengthen the partnerships between industry and higher education to increase the success of a more diverse student population in what is a broader range of career opportunities", said Jared Ashcroft, a Chemistry professor at Pasadena City College and the Center Director for the Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC), a national network of colleges focused on developing the talent pipeline in support of the microelectronics and nanotechnology sectors.
"Collaborating with the NIIT in the development of the National Talent Hub has ensured that functionality specifically designed for colleges and universities has been fully integrated into what is a completely unique tool. The Talent Hub's state-of-the-art architecture ensures that college and university courses can be easily aligned with industry requirements and continually adjusted to match industry needs, automating the industry engagement process. This is the first tool of its kind designed for open access to educators, employers, and individuals and will help ensure students taking courses in the Hub are relevant and are connected directly to careers. This is a great value proposition we can offer prospective students", said Robert Geer, Professor of Nanoscale Science at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the State University of New York.
"After years of development, comprehensive industry engagement and user testing, we are thrilled to be able to announce the national deployment of the Talent Hub," said Mike Russo, President and CEO of the NIIT. Of the many general career matching services that exist, none offer all of the capabilities of this system, which was designed to meet the needs of the semiconductor industry and broader nanotechnology related fields. The National Talent Hub was designed to support a national strategy and regional ecosystem development and while we are very pleased with the outcome, it is also designed to be continually improved through real time input from individuals, employers and course providers."
The NIIT is a 501(c)(3) with a mission to identify roadblocks to innovation in strategic industry sectors – those important to the nation's national security and global competitiveness - and ensure they are eliminated. Talent pipeline development is the major focus of the NIIT, and through comprehensive industry engagement, the NIIT is leading the development of a national strategy and infrastructure to broaden and build the talent pipeline for the semiconductor industry and strategic industry sectors in general. Through its National Talent Pipeline Development Initiative and the support of the federal government, the NIIT has developed a comprehensive, nationally integrated approach that includes the alignment of programs K-12 through higher education and adult and veteran training, infrastructure to attract a broader population and improve access and connections to career and needed training, and the ability to scale to support the nation. In addition, the NIIT is under contract with the USDOL to develop and expand innovative Registered Apprenticeship programs throughout the nation within the strategic supply chains within the semiconductor industry and nanotechnology sectors.
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Which pacifier is best: Nuk or Bibs?
Pacifiers soothe babies when they’re crying or otherwise uncomfortable, and many parents consider them to be an essential tool. Pacifiers come in different shapes and are made of various materials, so choosing the right one can be a challenge. If you’re trying to decide between popular brands Nuk and Bibs, there are a number of differences to consider before you can make an informed decision.
Nuk pacifiers
Nuk is a well-known brand that produces quality pacifiers. Most feature well-thought-out designs that allow babies to breathe easily and don’t put added pressure on their jawbones. Many are dishwasher-safe and all are BPA-free.
Nuk pacifier pros
- They typically mimic the shape of an actual nipple to simulate breastfeeding and reduce nipple confusion.
- Many are made of sustainable plastic.
- The shields are often breathable and contour to your baby’s face.
- They have a small handle that makes them easy to carry and allows your baby to remove them from their mouth when they’re done with them.
- Nuk claims their pacifiers are accepted by 95% of babies, according to a 2017 market study with 307 pacifier users.
- The nipple is flatter, allowing more room for a natural sucking motion.
- They’re affordable compared to other pacifiers.
- They often come in packs of three or more.
- Many of them have shields made of a soft silicone material that’s gentle on sensitive skin.
- There are a large variety of colors and sizes.
- They have glow-in-the-dark options, which can make them easier to find in the dark.
- They promote healthy teeth development. Many parents used these pacifiers past the age of 2 and didn’t notice any issues with their child’s teeth.
Nuk pacifier cons
- Many hold water in the nipple after being washed. Getting the water out can be difficult, and if you don’t, they may develop mold.
- The silicone material gets dirty quickly. This is especially problematic when your child begins crawling around.
- Some make a loud squeaking noise that may wake your baby.
- The nipples are smaller than other brands and may fall out of your baby’s mouth.
Best Nuk pacifiers
Nuk Orthodontic Pacifiers, Timeless Collection
These feature a heart-shaped shield that allow your baby to breathe easily. The glow-in-the-dark design makes it easy to find if they fall out of your baby’s mouth at night. The nipples are BPA-free silicone. The natural shape prevents nipple confusion.
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Nuk Comfy Orthodontic Pacifiers
The silicone shield contours to your baby’s face. Although the silicone material gets dirty easily, it doesn’t leave marks on your baby’s face. These are lightweight, making it easy for your baby to keep in their mouth.
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Nuk Airflow Glow-in-the-Dark Pacifiers
The shield’s shape and additional holes make it easy for your baby to breathe. The nipples are flat, making it easier for your baby to use. The design keeps your baby’s face from getting sweaty when it’s hot outside.
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Bibs pacifiers
Bibs is a Danish pacifier brand that isn’t as well-known as Nuk, though they’re rising in popularity. Many Bibs pacifiers have an entirely different shape than those made by Nuk and some are larger, making it easier for your baby to keep in their mouth. In many cases, they have air holes that make the pacifier easier to use and are made of food-grade silicone. Still, some are made of natural latex that may have a noticeable smell.
Bibs pacifier pros
- They come in numerous sizes and have a variety of nipple shapes.
- There are multiple nipple materials from which to choose.
- Many use hypoallergenic silicone that’s odorless and tasteless.
- Most have rings on the shield that can easily be attached to pacifier clips.
- Most are lightweight but durable.
- They have a stylish design compared to other brands.
- They’re easy for babies to keep in their mouths.
- Many parents found that these were the only pacifiers their babies would accept.
- Some have glow-in-the-dark rings.
- Babies with cleft palettes don’t have a hard time keeping these in their mouths.
Bibs pacifier cons
- These are significantly more expensive than Nuk brand pacifiers.
- Many hold water in the nipple when washed.
- Some of these pacifiers have a latex smell that babies don’t like.
Best Bibs pacifiers
BIBS Pacifiers Try-It Collection
If you can’t decide which pacifier your baby will like best, this pack of two different styles is a great choice. The nipples are made from natural rubber latex. Although some parents were disappointed with the styles they received, many were thrilled with their purchase.
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These feature a larger handle than most Bibs pacifiers and two nipple materials from which to choose — natural latex or silicone. They’re easy for babies to keep in their mouths. This set comes with two pacifiers.
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BIBS Supreme Silicone Pacifiers
Unlike some of the other Bibs pacifiers, these don’t have a scent. There are eight colors to choose from. They’re light and the vented shield allows your baby to breathe easily.
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Should you get a Nuk pacifier or a Bibs pacifier?
Both Nuk and Bibs make excellent pacifiers. Nuk pacifiers are an excellent option if you’re looking for something affordable and effective. Additionally, with Nuk pacifiers, you don’t have to worry about your baby refusing the pacifier due to its smell.
Still, Bibs pacifiers are a good choice for children who have trouble keeping smaller pacifiers in their mouths. Many parents switch to Bibs pacifiers when their children are old enough to crawl and walk since they don’t tend to get dirty as easily.
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BETHESDA, Md., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) will report first quarter 2022 earnings results on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at approximately 7:00 am Eastern Time (ET). The company will hold a conference call for the investment community on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 8:30 am ET. Mr. Anthony Capuano, Marriott International's chief executive officer, and Ms. Leeny Oberg, Marriott International's chief financial officer and executive vice president, business operations, will discuss the company's performance.
The conference call will be webcast simultaneously via Marriott's investor relations website. Those wishing to access the call on the web should log on to http://www.marriott.com/investor, and click the link for the first quarter earnings call under "Recent and Upcoming Events". A replay will be available at that same website until May 3, 2023. A transcript of the call will also be available on the company's website.
The telephone dial-in number for the conference call is US Toll Free: 866-342-8591 or Global: +1 203-518-9713. Please use conference ID MAR1Q22 when dialing into the call. To help ensure you do not miss any of the conference call, please dial-in or link to the call on the webcast 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. News media will be able to access the conference call in a listen-only mode.
A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from 1:00 pm ET, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, until 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. To access the replay, call US Toll Free: 800-839-5127 or Global: +1 402-220-2692.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of approximately 8,000 properties under 30 leading brands spanning 139 countries and territories. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all around the world. The company offers Marriott Bonvoy®, its highly-awarded travel program. For more information, please visit our website at www.marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.marriottnewscenter.com. In addition, connect with us on Facebook and @MarriottIntl on Twitter and Instagram.
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David Zaslav lays out his vision for Warner Bros. Discovery: ‘One platform that we take everywhere in the world in every language’
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business
David Zaslav, the longtime leader of Discovery, sketched out his vision for the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery in his first global town hall with the new company’s employees on Thursday.
Zaslav spoke from the iconic Warner Brothers movie studio lot in California and was seen by employees around the world on a live stream.
“We have the goods. We have the chance to be the greatest media company,” Zaslav said, invoking the names of rivals, chiefly Netflix and Disney.
The session, which was hosted by Oprah Winfrey, who co-owns a lifestyle channel with Warner Bros. Discovery, at times felt like an episode of her old talk show. Zaslav held a padfolio that belonged to legendary former Warner boss Steven J. Ross and spoke of his love for Hollywood storytelling.
Zaslav confirmed that the newly-merged Discovery and WarnerMedia, including CNN, will combine many types of programming, from HBO’s gritty dramas to Food Network’s grits recipes, on a single global streaming platform.
“It’s going to take us a little while” to pull it off from a technical standpoint, he said, but there will be “one platform that we take everywhere in the world in every language.”
This will portend changes to some of the company’s existing ventures, including HBO Max and the new CNN+ streaming service. Zaslav did not go into any detail. But he made the case that consumers want “easy, easy, easy,” rather than switching between multiple services.
At the same time, he said Warner Bros. Discovery’s “traditional business,” its many cable and satellite channels and production outlets, are a big and profitable advantage for the company.
Zaslav praised CNN’s recent coverage of the war in Ukraine, saying, “they’re showing everybody what a great journalistic organization looks like.”
Winfrey, who co-owns a lifestyle channel with Warner Bros. Discovery, asked Zaslav, “What is your charge to Chris Licht,” the incoming chair and CEO of CNN, and Zaslav cited a shared goal of “great journalism.” At CNN, he said, “the objective isn’t going to be to maximize profitability. It’s going to be to maximize impact.”
Zaslav said sports will also be a priority. Last week he said in a memo that he is seeking a chair and CEO for Warner Bros. Discovery Sports.
During the town hall, Zaslav asked the company’s some 40,000-odd staffers, many of whom are concerned about the possibility of layoffs, to “be patient with us” as executives work out the new structure and where cuts might come from.
Zaslav said he anticipated that a majority of the cost savings Wall Street is expecting from the combined company will come from avoiding new investments, especially in areas of overlap. He pointed specifically to hundreds of millions of dollars budgeted for marketing Discovery+ and HBO Max separately and said combining the two meant only having to market one service.
He also touted his plan to have fewer layers than in the legacy WarnerMedia structure “because that means more empowerment” for staffers.
Zaslav, who is one of the highest-paid CEOs in the country, also talked about rough points in his own career, observing that it wasn’t a straight upward trajectory. Setbacks were frustrating, he said, but eventually “I put my big boy pants on” and came out better off.
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MATSUKO's solution reconstructs people from 2D to 3D via hologram, bringing physical presence to remote communication and introduces a holographic metaverse.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MATSUKO, the creator of the first software-only solution for holographic presence, will demonstrate its innovative digital hologram technology for the Oculus Quest 2 at the 2022 Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara, California.
MATSUKO's solution is not an animated avatar but a fully expressive hologram. Using mixed and augmented reality and artificial intelligence, MATSUKO creates 3D holograms for remote communication between people. This eliminates the problems often encountered on video calls: lack of non-verbal cues, lack of engagement, and missing spatial feeling.
"If these past two years have shown us anything, it is that as humans we need each other's presence. And even though we have come a long way with remote communication, today's tools are still way too distant," said Maria Vircikova, co-founder and CEO of MATSUKO. "Our brain is wired for the third dimension, and we need a sensation of people physically being there. Today we're excited to announce the debut of MATSUKO's technology on the Oculus Quest 2."
By installing the MATSUKO app and wearing Oculus Quest 2 headset, users experience the real presence of having colleagues and friends next to them – no avatars, no scanning, no setup.
Introducing this lifelike holographic communication in business settings will make video conferences more effective and also reduce the need for travel costs, cutting down on emissions. Companies can use the technology when selecting candidates, for face-to-face meetings, and for team briefings. Event organizers can bring speakers closer to their audience.
MATSUKO's app has been developed for VR and mixed reality, but the company wanted to impact more people. With that in mind, in March 2022 at SXSW, it launched the MATSUKO app for the iPhone experience. As a result, everyone can now experience real volumetric holograms with just a smartphone. Hundreds of millions of people can now connect with millions of headset owners, all with the same MATSUKO app. MATSUKO won the SXSW 2022 award in Extended Reality & Immersive Technology.
About MATSUKO
MATSUKO is the creator of the first hologram calling app that fills in that missing element in the existent ways of video conferencing - human presence. It brings people closer, improves relationships and successful collaborations while zeroing down the environmental impact.
Founded in 2017 in Slovakia, MATSUKO builds a software-only solution that allows modeling people into three dimensions and transferring them in real space and in real-time. What makes it unique is the use of a single camera found in smartphones or computers. The product helps to discover the future of communication today and experience a real presence with hologram meetings. To learn more about MATSUKO, visit the website: https://www.matsuko.com/.
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BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 3, China Galaxy International Financial Holdings Limited released a new report and reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Joy Spreader Group Inc. (6988.HK, "Joy Spreader" or the "Company"). The rating firm lowered the target price to HK$2.41 based on a 20x 2022 P/E ratio. The ratio is lower than the average of 26x since the IPO. Based on a new assessment of Joy Spreader's gross margins, China Galaxy International downgraded its estimates for the Chinese tech firm's net profits for 2022, 2023 and 2024 by 2.9%, 3.1% and 3.5%, respectively.
The marketing technology firm's share price fell by more than 50% in the past two days, nevertheless, the rating firm stated that they could find nothing in the company's actions to cause the decline.
Despite the challenging industry environment, China Galaxy International still expects Joy Spreader to achieve notable revenue growth. The international e-commerce business is expected to become a new revenue growth driver for the group as it will bring revenue up to an entirely new scale while raising the quality of the business overall. The new business will also serve to limit the size of any losses. In the first half of the year 2022, Joy Spreader's overall net profit was impacted by the rising contribution from the lower margin e-commerce business, however, this was a short-term event and somewhat in line with expectations. For the full year 2022, as China's online game license approval process has been normalized and the impact of pandemic prevention procedures on e-commerce logistics is on track to be mitigated in the second half of the year, the domestic business is expected to achieve positive year-on-year growth. The group's growth in 2022-2024 will be driven by the recovery of domestic business, the expansion of the overseas e-commerce business, and margin recovery.
As a leading new media commercialization technology company in China, Joy Spreader is committed to using its digital business intelligence capabilities to enable customers from e-commerce, interactive entertainment and other sectors to improve their results and the efficiency of their business activities (e-commerce sales, interactive entertainment product distribution, and marketing campaigns) on global mobile new media platforms, while helping clients achieve direct access to their products for consumers.
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Mobile veterinarian care expands its services into Charlotte, Sacramento, Phoenix, and San Diego
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vets, a mobile veterinary service providing premium at-home pet care, announces its expansion into Charlotte, NC marking the company's 14th city it has expanded to since launching in 2021.
The Vets is transforming the pet care industry by bringing quality care into the home, which ultimately allows veterinarians to develop stronger relationships with pets and their owners in a stress-free environment. Among the top reasons that pet owners avoid or postpone their visit to the vet clinic include the stress of transporting their pet, restrictive pet carriers, and crowded waiting rooms. With The Vets, both cats and dogs can receive a full range of treatments including wellness exams, sick care, diagnostics, and more.
As part of the expansion into Charlotte, The Vets is welcoming 5 new team members including Dr. Robyn McFerren, DVM & Dr. Stephanie Wolf, DVM bringing over 40 years of veterinary experience to the pet parents of Charlotte.
In addition to The Vets' expansion in Charlotte, the company has rapidly been growing to meet the demand for at-home pet care needs across the country. Within the past month alone, The Vets has also introduced its services throughout Sacramento, California, Phoenix, Arizona, and San Diego, California. With plans to reach 22 cities by the end of 2022, The Vets is on track to be one of the fastest-growing at-home pet care companies.
"With the launch of Charlotte, we've expanded into 3 new cities in the last month, highlighting our ambitious expansion plans for 2022. I'm proud of our local teams, who are bringing the best pet care possible to our pets and pet parents alike," says Esben Mou, VP of Expansion.
The Vets provides flexibility for not only pet parents but veterinarians and technicians alike. Bringing back the novelty of "the family vet," practitioners are able to sit with each family to discuss medical conditions and preventative care, observing the pet(s) in its home environment. By bringing the clinic directly to one's pet instead of the other way around, The Vets is helping to ensure that one's dog or call is as comfortable as possible during what is normally a very stressful experience.
To celebrate The Vets' expansion into Charlotte, the company is supporting Halfway There Rescue by matching, dollar for dollar, every service dollar spent in Charlotte from May 1-31, up to $5,000. Halfway There Rescue is an all-volunteer organization that rescues, fosters, transports, and finds homes for unwanted, abandoned, and abused dogs, cats, and kittens in the Carolinas.
Within one year of launching, The Vets has already completed more than 12,000 appointments and served more than 11,000+ pets across the country. For more information, visit thevets.com.
About The Vets
Founded in 2021, The Vets is bringing pet care home. We are a tech enabled veterinary care provider, removing undue stress and bringing comprehensive pet care into the comfort of your home. We pride ourselves in building a team of industry leading veterinarians supported through training, development and advanced medical technologies to deliver the most comprehensive health care for your pet, all in a stress-free environment. Powered by a group of over 180 employees, we currently operate in 14 cities with plans to expand to an additional 22 by the end of 2022.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TacoTime® (www.TacoTime.com), known for serving freshly prepared, home-style Mexican fare, is offering a new option with the Cheesy Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla now available for a limited time in stores until October 25, 2022.
The Cheesy Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla features chipotle cheese sauce, shredded cheddar and pepper jack cheeses, and all-white meat chicken grilled to perfection in a cheese flavored tortilla.
"We are thrilled to feature this new menu item that is truly a cheese lover's dream," said Kim Heath, senior director of marketing for Kahala Brands®, parent company of TacoTime®. "Layered with three types of cheeses and wrapped in a cheese flavored tortilla, our new quesadilla is one TacoTime customers are sure to crave again and again!"
The Cheesy Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla is available at our participating US TacoTime® locations, and excludes Western Washington, E. Wenatchee, Grant and Chelan counties. Please visit www.TacoTime.com to learn more.
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., TacoTime® has been an industry leader in quality quick-service Mexican food for over 60 years. Founded in 1960, TacoTime® has over 200 franchised restaurants across the U.S. and Canada. In 2003, TacoTime® became part of Kahala Brands™, one of the fastest growing franchising companies in the world with a portfolio of nearly 30 fast-casual and quick-service restaurant brands with approximately 3,000 locations in over 30 countries.
For more information about TacoTime®, please visit www.TacoTime.com.
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DALLAS, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Bank, as Trustee of the Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE: SBR), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.835990 per unit, payable on September 29, 2022, to unit holders of record on September 15, 2022. Sabine's cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports and tax information booklets, a link to filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and more can be found on its website at http://www.sbr-sabine.com/. Additionally, printed reports can be requested and are mailed free of charge.
This distribution reflects primarily the oil production for June 2022 and the gas production for May 2022. Preliminary production volumes are approximately 49,404 barrels of oil and 1,231,557 Mcf of gas. Preliminary prices are approximately $111.28 per barrel of oil and $6.56 per Mcf of gas.
This month's distribution is higher than the previous month's primarily due to increased pricing of oil and gas, offset by lower production due to the timing of receipts through the end of the previous month.
The production from the horizontal gas wells in Panola County, Texas, has contributed approximately $1,060,000 reflecting May production. They were averaging about 631 Mcf per well, per day during May totaling over 156,000 Mcf with an average pricing of $7.21 per Mcf. In addition to these proceeds, the additional 8 new wells which were paid upon for the month of May, contributing approximately $290,000, reflecting an average of 181 Mcf per well, per day. Also, revenue of $1,080,000 was received for one additional well in Panola County reflecting six months of production, averaging 2,657 Mcf per day.
Additionally, another 3 horizontal wells, also in Panola County, were paid on by another operator for the month of production for June 2022,with production of 1,252 Mcf per well, per day with the respective pricing of $7.34 per Mcf resulting in approximately $805,000 being received by the Trust in August.
As more regular monthly receipts are made in the months to come, additional information will be made available.
The table below compares this month's production and prices to the previous month's:
Revenues are only distributed after they are received, verified, and posted. Most energy companies normally issue payment of royalties on or about the 25th of every month, and depending on mail delivery, a varying amount of royalties are not received until after the revenue posting on the last business day of the month. The revenues received after that date will be posted within 30 days of receipt.
Due to the timing of the end of the month of August, approximately $5,178,000 of revenue received will be posted in the following month of September in addition to normal receipts during September. Since the close of business in August and prior to this press release, $801,000 in revenue has been received.
The 2021 Annual Report with Form 10-K and the January 1, 2022 Reserve Summary has been posted on the Sabine website at http://www.sbr-sabine.com/.
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A 1-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh. Now police are asking for the public’s help
By Amanda Watts and Holly Yan, CNN
A 1-year-old boy is dead after a drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh, authorities said.
The boy and his mother were in a vehicle in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue when the shooting occurred around 2:44 p.m. Sunday, the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety (DPS) said.
“When first responders arrived, they located the child with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle,” the department said.
“The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.”
As of Monday morning, there were no suspects, the DPS told CNN.
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Deputy saves child who locked himself in hot car
ASCENSION PARISH, La. (Gray News) – A deputy in Louisiana is being credited with saving a young child who managed to lock himself in a hot car Friday.
Deputy First Class D’wanya Black with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office quickly responded to the call and assisted the boy’s parents in rescuing him from the car before he became overheated.
The sheriff’s office said Black then remained on the scene for a while after the incident to “make sure his new friend was all good.”
The sheriff’s office shared a photo of Black holding little Theo, the child he saved.
“We know things can happen in the blink of an eye, which is why we are grateful to have deputies like DFC Black,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a Facebook post.
Black was also recently awarded the Beyond the Badge Award after helping a stranded 19-year-old rent a room for two nights, giving her time to make arrangements to get back home to California.
“Thank you for your dedication DFC Black,” the sheriff’s office said. “Keep up the great work.”
Ascension Parish is located about 25 miles southeast of Baton Rouge.
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Investment will help in furthering Amberstone's market position as a leader in the industry, providing additional capital and resources to fuel innovation to serve its customers
GREAT CHESTERFORD, United Kingdom and ATLANTA, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Risk-led intelligent security solutions provider Amberstone Security ("Amberstone"), received a strategic investment from the Argenbright Group ("Argenbright"), a leading provider of human capital services headquartered in Atlanta, GA, USA. With this development, Argenbright has re-established its UK presence and plans to expand into Europe with Amberstone as its platform company. This investment, combined with Argenbright's track record in security services over four decades positions the company for growth into new sectors and verticals.
Amberstone has grown to over £100 million in run-rate revenue in just three and a half years serving key customers in the retail, warehousing, and logistics sectors. Amberstone employs SIA-certified guards and technical engineers to deliver its security solutions. Amberstone has offices across the UK in Great Chesterford, Mansfield and Edinburgh, and a satellite office in Berlin, Germany.
"Both Argenbright and Amberstone are entrepreneurial market disruptors who have always looked to change the narrative of the security industry," said Jason Trigg, Chairman and Founder of Amberstone. "This investment is an opportunity to accelerate our growth plan," added Trigg.
"We will invest in growing Amberstone, our UK security business platform, by adding significant capabilities in account management and sales, as well as selective strategic acquisitions," said Karan Ishwar, CEO of Argenbright.
"We are excited to partner with Jason, who will take the role of Chief Executive Officer going forward, and his senior leadership team who have created an exceptional company," said Frank A. Argenbright Jr., Executive Chairman of Argenbright. "We are excited to be back in the security business in the UK and I personally look forward to sharing my experiences of providing legendary service and technology-driven solutions to valued clients with the leadership team to help Amberstone take the business to the next level," added Argenbright.
The company plans to strengthen the operational support for its frontline associates, build innovative technology solutions for the security industry, enhance its account management and business development capabilities, and add key strategic tuck-in acquisitions to achieve its growth objectives.
Argenbright Group is a privately held provider of workforce solutions in human capital-intensive industries headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with decades of experience in security, aviation services, and facilities services. Argenbright Holdings' mission is to provide legendary service to its clients by delivering the personal attention expected of local service providers, as well as having strong processes, technology-driven solutions, and global reach.
Led by visionary entrepreneur Frank A. Argenbright, Jr. and seasoned leader Karan Ishwar, our holdings include (i) the largest US aviation services business, Unifi (www.unifiservice.com), which is a joint venture with Delta Air Lines, (ii) a leading US facilities management business, Velociti (www.velocitiservices.com) and now (iii) a leading UK innovative security services provider, Amberstone Security (www.amberstone.co.uk). Over his illustrious career, Frank has founded and owned many companies, including AHL Services, AirServ, and SecurAmerica, which along with Unifi, have generated employment for over 100,000 people in the US and Europe spanning the past forty-plus years.
Amberstone Security, headquartered in Great Chesterford, UK, is a major supplier of intelligence and security services and one of the leading providers of electronic security solutions operating across the UK and other parts of Europe. Amberstone prides itself on its tailored and innovative approach to meeting the customers' needs, from comprehensive end-to-end solutions to the procurement of bundled or individual products and services.
Amberstone aims to provide the best return on investment for its varied client base, whilst reducing risk, minimizing costs, and sharing strategic best practices. The overarching strategy of the company is summed up in its strategy statement - "To facilitate the right person, in the right place at the right time internally and externally, by using data to drive a risk-based approach to all business decisions and investments. Excellent customer service is our number one priority, supporting client problem statements by taking a values-based approach, every time."
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Sheriff: Deputy ran stop sign in deadly crash that killed mother, daughters
GREEN POND, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - A South Carolina sheriff said an internal investigation into a May 8 deputy-involved crash that killed three women in Colleton County women is complete.
WCSC reports Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano said there was “no doubt” that Deputy Emily Pelletier contributed to the crash that killed 53-year-old Stephanie Dantzler and her daughters, 28-year-old Shanice Dantzler-Williams and 22-year-old Miranda Dantzler-Williams.
“There’s no doubt about the facts. I think we all agree on the facts,” Graziano said. “She ran a stop sign and collided with, hit the vehicle that was driven by Shanice. She struck the vehicle, there’s no doubt about that.”
Graziano held a news conference Tuesday afternoon outside the family’s Green Pond home in Colleton County. She said she expects charges to be filed against Pelletier.
“I know charges are forthcoming. I just don’t know what they are,” she said.
The crash happened when the deputy responding to assist a driver whose vehicle had become disabled collided with the vehicle driven by Dantzler-Williams.
Pelletier was taken to an area hospital and later released. She was placed on administrative leave with pay as the sheriff’s office reviews the incident, which is standard for serious deputy-involved collisions.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Pelletier remained on administrative leave.
Graziano said she learned the South Carolina Highway Patrol recently completed its investigation into the crash and is compiling its final reports, but she said it troubled her when she saw the accident report which did not implicitly state that the Dantzler family was not to blame for the crash.
“We knew that hours after the accident, and it bothered me, and it troubled me a little bit that that information was not relayed on the piece of paper,” she said.
The sheriff also said the family did not get that information until two weeks after the crash.
“I also believe that speed was a contributing factor,” she said. “I don’t know the exact speed yet. We don’t have that information, but I know that it, based on what we saw, and I think we all agree on speed was a factor in this particular incident. These facts are undisputed, there’s absolutely no question about that. That has not changed.”
She said the sheriff’s office’s internal investigation is also complete, but she is waiting to receive the highway patrol’s findings before making “decisions and determinations on personnel regarding that collision.”
She said she has met with “every uniform” that drives a vehicle in Charleston County since the crash.
“Our hearts are broken as well for this family because they don’t deserve to be standing here,” Graziano said. “And you know, we are saddened by this, we absolutely are. I can’t change the facts. I can’t change the outcome, unfortunately. I wish I could say something, I absolutely wish I could, but when we’re responding to calls, we have a duty to uphold the law and to get where we need to go safely as possible when you call 911.”
Graziano said her agency’s protocols require, regardless of whether lights and sirens are activated, that her officers still must use due care.
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PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a lightweight stool for family beach outings," said an inventor, from Lancaster, S.C., "so I invented the SAND STOOL. My design ensures that a seat is available at the beach or while camping, fishing and enjoying other outdoor activities."
The patent-pending invention provides a portable stool for use at the beach and other outdoor locations. In doing so, it eliminates the hassle of carrying and using bulky beach chairs. As a result, it enhances comfort and convenience. The invention features a lightweight design that is easy to use and transport so it is ideal for beach goers, outdoor enthusiasts, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Charlotte sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CNC-803, 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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~Leading All-Inclusive Resort Company and American Society of Travel Advisors Celebrate with Virtual Event, Perks, Incentives and more~
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Together with the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), Sandals Resorts International (SRI) – parent company of luxury all-inclusive brands Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts – celebrates Global Travel Advisor Day and the magnificent role travel advisors have played in the industry's remarkable return to travel.
As the exclusive sponsor of Global Travel Advisor Day 2022, Sandals Resorts and ASTA are honoring travel advisors with a virtual event and Facebook Live that will feature guest speakers, prize giveaways, special incentives and more. Taking place in two parts from 11am-12pm EST and 3pm-4pm EST, the event will include a one-on-one session with Gary C. Sadler, the Executive Vice President of Sales at Unique Vacations Inc., an affiliate of the worldwide representatives for Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts, and ASTA President Zane Kerby.
"It's a fascinating day as we join with ASTA to recognize and celebrate travel advisors and the leading role they play in our industry's success and way forward," said Sadler, who today is hosting a group of more than 40 advisors for a celebratory luncheon at Beaches Turks & Caicos. "We're proud and grateful to our incredibly loyal travel advisor community who have been in our corner for forty years and counting. As our revered partners on this journey, we celebrate you today, and every day, with the utmost gratitude."
As a token of appreciation, Sandals and Beaches Resorts' Business Development Managers (BDM's) are extending spa credits to be used by advisors on their next visit to a Sandals or Beaches Resort for travel now until December 2023. Additionally, travel advisors who make new bookings of 6 nights or longer directly with Unique Vacations Inc. today through May 6th, 2022, for travel in 2023 & 2024, will be eligible for added incentives ranging from $50-$100 depending on room category booked.
Sandals and Beaches Resorts credits its extensive BDM team, the largest and most active sales force globally, for the trust the organization has built with their travel advisor partners. With a mission to establish itself as the easiest brand to do business with, the resort company provides travel advisors with an array of tools and programs designed to help them sell more effectively, including its signature Certified Sandals Specialist and Preferred Sandals Agency programs, Points to Paradise, booking bonus incentives and more. The company continues to enhance its offerings, launching new initiatives such as its "Let's Talk" webinar series and "Back to the Beach" series hosted by BDM's.
"From resort updates, webinars, and ongoing training to helping advisors take advantage of getting their car wrapped by Sandals to promote their agencies around town, our commitment to the industry is second to none. We rise together which is why we are fierce in our support of critical partners such as ASTA and why we will continue to demonstrate our loyalty to travel advisors, offering them the professional training and ongoing programming to keep them successful," says Sadler.
For more information and details on the company's special Global Travel Advisor Day incentives, please visit: https://taportal.sandals.com/.
Founded in 1981 by the late Jamaican entrepreneur Gordon "Butch" Stewart, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) is the parent company of some of travel's most recognizable vacation brands. The company operates 24 properties throughout the Caribbean under four separate brands including: Sandals® Resorts, the Luxury Included® brand for adult couples with locations in Jamaica, Antigua, the Bahamas, Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia and a resort opening in Curaçao; Beaches® Resorts, the Luxury Included® concept designed for everyone but especially families, with properties in Turks & Caicos and Jamaica, and another opening in St. Vincent and the Grenadines; private island Fowl Cay Resort; and the private homes of Your Jamaican Villas. Family-owned and operated, Sandals Resorts International is the largest private employer in the region. For more information, visit Sandals Resorts International.
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The partnership with Intellagents, a FatBrain AI company, creates opulent opportunities for P&C customers
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ: SPNS) (TASE: SPNS), a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, announced today an agreement with Intellagents, a no-code, hybrid cloud, independent insurance marketplace platform provider.
The partnership expands the Sapiens CoreSuite for P&C ecosystem and connects agents and insurers to a new digital marketplace with best-in-class insurtech solutions, data sources, AI providers and more. The new solution eliminates the costly friction of integrating legacy and modern systems and orchestrates agile and efficient performance over a single dynamic API marketplace.
"We are pleased to partner with Sapiens. Part of our success is due to our diligence in bringing together tried-and-true technologies and services so users can be confident they are working with secure applications from trustworthy, stable vendors. We look forward to working with Sapiens to equip its P&C solutions with unprecedented reach," says Mark Stender, CEO of Intellagents.
The partnership grants insurers access to hundreds of data and insurtech providers and thus reducing insurance cycle times, increasing efficiency, and collaborating transparently while enhancing user experience.
"Sapiens is incredibly excited to announce this partnership. The marketplace is massive and for our customers, it means the ability to leverage all the best-in-class insurtech technologies without having to embark on costly, time-consuming integration projects," says Jamie Yoder, Sapiens President & General Manager, North America.
Intellagents' platform will integrate with Sapiens CoreSuite for P&C solution to deliver a vast data marketplace on a single adapter, thereby eliminating the need to build additional integrations for new interfaces. Sapiens CoreSuite for P&C is a customer-centric, low-code enterprise suite that empowers insurers to rapidly meet evolving business and customer needs.
About Intellagents
Founded in 2019, Intellagents is the only no-code, hybrid cloud, independent insurance integration platform, connecting agents, insurers, and new digital marketplaces and ecosystems with best-in-class insurtech solutions, data, and AI providers, core and legacy systems to power "Real Change" in the insurance industry. Intellagents removes the costly friction of integrating old and new solutions, and orchestrates agile, efficient performance through one dynamic API marketplace. www.intellagents.com
About Sapiens
Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNS) (TASE: SPNS) empowers the financial sector, with a focus on insurance, to transform and become digital, innovative and agile. Backed by more than 35 years of industry expertise, Sapiens offers a complete insurance platform, with pre-integrated, low-code solutions and a cloud-first approach that accelerates customers' digital transformation. Serving over 600 customers in 30 countries, Sapiens offers insurers across property and casualty, workers compensation and life and pension markets, the most comprehensive set of solutions, from core to complementary, including Reinsurance, Financial & Compliance, Data & Analytics, Digital, and Decision Management. For more information visit www.sapiens.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this press release that are incorporated herein by reference are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, as well as information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "may," "will," "plan" and similar expressions. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to pandemic risks and uncertainties. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the degree of our success in our plans to leverage our global footprint to grow our sales; the degree of our success in integrating the companies that we have acquired through the implementation of our M&A growth strategy; the lengthy development cycles for our solutions, which may frustrate our ability to realize revenues and/or profits from our potential new solutions; our lengthy and complex sales cycles, which do not always result in the realization of revenues; the degree of our success in retaining our existing customers or competing effectively for greater market share; difficulties in successfully planning and managing changes in the size of our operations; the frequency of the long-term, large, complex projects that we perform that involve complex estimates of project costs and profit margins, which sometimes change mid-stream; the challenges and potential liability that heightened privacy laws and regulations pose to our business; occasional disputes with clients, which may adversely impact our results of operations and our reputation; various intellectual property issues related to our business; potential unanticipated product vulnerabilities or cybersecurity breaches of our or our customers' systems; risks related to the insurance industry in which our clients operate; risks associated with our global sales and operations, such as changes in regulatory requirements, wide-spread viruses and epidemics like the recent novel coronavirus pandemic, which adversely affected our results of operations, or fluctuations in currency exchange rates; and risks related to our principal location in Israel and our status as a Cayman Islands company.
While we believe such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, should one or more of the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, or these risks or uncertainties materialize, our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Please read the risks discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, in order to review conditions that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
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White paper funded by the Joyce Foundation identifies priorities for new research
CHICAGO, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- College in high school programs, like dual enrollment and early college high school, help bridge the divide between high school and college by allowing students to earn college credit while in high school. They are a key strategy to help lower the cost of college and get student populations historically underrepresented in higher education on the path to college success. Despite a growing body of research on dual enrollment, there are unanswered questions that could help identify how best to expand access to these programs to make them more equitable and effective.
Ten researchers and 12 national policy and practice leaders spent two years reviewing existing research and what we need to learn to build the right policies and systems to close equity gaps in participation and completion of these programs.
"Over the past few decades, dual enrollment has grown to a point where it is now offered in the majority of public high schools in America," said lead author Jason Taylor, an associate professor at the University of Utah. "Yet we need more evidence to determine how to make it more effective and equitable."
The evidence demonstrates that dual enrollment helps increase high school graduation, college enrollment and completion. The researchers found dual enrollment:
- Has Broad Positive Impacts on Student Outcomes
- Helps Address Increasing Demand for College-Level Education and Increasing College Costs
- Has Broad Support from Students, Families, High Schools, Colleges, and Policymakers
- Is Expanding Learning Opportunities and College Access
- Requires Intentional Alignment and Integration of Secondary and Postsecondary Education Systems, Structures, and Policies
Recent advancements in policy and practice could help equalize opportunities for dual enrollment access and success.
The paper identifies five areas for additional study:
- Center Equity and Justice in Dual Enrollment Research
- Examine Dual Enrollment Design and its Influence on Access and Outcomes
- Refine Dual Enrollment Outcome Measures
- Deepen Research on the Dual Enrollment Student Experience
- Pursue New and Emerging Research Topics
Research Priorities for Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment Policy and Practice, released today, is designed to give the policy and practice field the most up to date look at what existing research tells us about these programs, and to inspire researchers and funders to undertake further research.
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Police: Father charged with first-degree murder in 17-year-old daughter’s death
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (Gray News) - Authorities in Illinois are investigating a deadly incident where a 17-year-old girl was killed.
The Village of Tinley Public Safety Department reports police were called to a home about 40 minutes north of downtown Chicago regarding a possible death investigation on May 1.
Officers said they discovered the body of a 17-year-old girl, later identified as Mia Maro, on the lower level of the house. They also found her father, Mohammed Almaru, 42, with self-inflicted wounds to his wrist and throat.
Almaru had ingested pills and was taken to Christ Hospital, where police said he was able to be stabilized.
A medical examiner determined Maro died as a result of multiple injuries and ruled her death a homicide, according to the public safety department.
Police said they could not speak to Maro’s father as he was being treated at the hospital. However, once he was able to be questioned and based on the evidence found, Almaru was charged with first-degree murder.
“I’d like to offer my sincerest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Mia,” Mayor Michael Glotz said. “By all accounts, she was a lovely young woman at the very beginning of her life, a life that she will now never get to fulfill. To her family, friends and fellow students at Andrew High School, we mourn her passing with you.”
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Featuring active noise cancellation, Bluetooth 5.3 and an eye-catching design
RICHMOND, BC, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Edifier, the forward-thinking audio-technology brand, have announced the release of a brand new earbud, the W240TN, which continues in the brand's outstanding record for affordable but premium quality audio. Aimed at the highly competitive under $100 market, the W240TN true wireless earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation have a range of exciting features and continues Edifier's signature design language and stellar audio fidelity capabilities.
Armed with Dual Dynamic Drivers (Φ6mm+Φ10mm) the W240TN creates a wide sound field aimed at immersing listeners in their favourite songs. Compared to single drivers, the W240TN maintains delicate details even at a high volume threshold and the hybrid ANC functions allow users to block out unwanted sounds and focus in on the music that makes them happy.
With an industrial-chic, gunmetal black or white finish the W240TN is inspired by the shape of a robust piston head. Rugged yet trustworthy, the metallic design carries the legacy of the TWS1 Pro and the finished product speaks volumes for Edifier's pursuit of style. The result has an iconic profile that balances modern lines with a retro, almost 80s-like character; think Robocop meets Blade Runner 2049. In comparison to other earbuds on the market, which often take an altogether more minimal or maximalist approach, the W240TN gives off an effortlessly clean look, one that wouldn't look out of sorts on the streets of Manhattan, Dubai, Tokyo or London.
Unlike the majority of its competition the buds feature the latest in Bluetooth 5.3 technology which not only provides impressively low latency (which can be reduced even further via a dedicated 'Game' mode) but consistently ensures that users never feel far from their favourite sounds. With a compact charge case, the W240TN provides 8.5 hours of playtime and a further 17 hours via the case, making unnecessary cutouts and low battery disasters are a thing of the past. And, users can enjoy crystal clear phone calls thanks to innovative AI DNN Adaptive Call Noise Reduction technology – blocks out unwanted noises and focuses in on your voice.
The W240TN also includes a range of ergonomic features. For those who lead a busier life, listening to music in the gym or whilst they're out for a run, the buds are IP55 certified – meaning they are water resistant and sweat proof – and feature Edifier's impressive AI call noise cancellation technology, which allows users to enjoy clear and life-like call audio without external noise interfering. To ensure your safety whilst listening to your favourite artists or calling an old friend, the W240TN also comes with an optional 'Ambient Mode' designed to allow environmental sounds (like car engines, tannoy callouts or dogs barking) to seep through into your listening.
Designed to keep up to speed with the modern individual, bustling from one situation to the next, the W240TN are lastly compatible with the Edifier Connect App – which gives smartphones users the option to customize their call settings, EQ levels, ANC mode and more with the tap of a finger. If you prefer a sturdy button, over a delicate touch sensitive one, the W240TN also comes with handy push controls allowing you to stay in control with ease.
For under $100 the W240TN provides a highly competitive option for audio lovers on a budget and adds to Edifier's groundbreaking range of consumer audio products.
Price & Availability:
Available for $79.99 on Amazon.com.
About Edifier:
Edifier specializes in the design and manufacture of premium audio solutions that showcase technological innovation and design excellence. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Beijing, China, Edifier delivers outstanding sound experience through a wide range of audio systems for personal entertainment and professional use. Renowned for its award-winning design philosophy, expertise and innovation in acoustic technology, and superior manufacturing standards, Edifier is one of today's leading innovators of audio electronics.
More information about Edifier is available online at www.edifier.com
Lesley Li
Edifier International Limited
mj_li@edifier.com
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A raid of Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas that left at least 18 people dead has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections.
Rio authorities said 16 suspected criminals were killed in confrontations with police in Complexo do Alemao favela, or low-income community, along with a police officer and an woman. The raid targeted a criminal group that stole cars and robbed banks, and invaded nearby neighborhoods.
Videos circulating on social media showed intense shootouts between criminals as well as a police helicopter flying low over the small, brick houses. Rio’s police have used helicopters to shoot at targets, even in densely populated residential areas, and video showed shots being fired from the favela at the aircraft.
At the site of the raid, Associated Press reporters saw residents carrying about 10 bodies as bystanders shouted, “We want peace!”
“It’s a massacre inside, which police are calling an operation,” one woman told AP, speaking on the condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals from authorities. ”They’re not letting us help (victims),” she added, saying she saw one man arrested for attempting to do so.
Ronaldo Oliveira, an investigator with Rio’s police force, said officials would have rather just made arrests of suspects “but unfortunately they chose to fire at our policemen.”
Rio state Gov. Cláudio Castro, who is running for reelection in October, said on Twitter he lamented the police officer’s death.
“I will continue to fight crime with all my strength. We will not back down from the mission of guaranteeing peace and security to the people of our state,” Castro said.
In another tweet, Castro said his main rival in the elections, leftist Marcelo Freixo, defends criminals who attack police, “such an important institution that makes us so proud.” Freixo responded that the governor “uses police to make politics.”
The government’s strategy for tackling violence and organized crime, an approach that regularly sees deadly police operations, has come under criticism. A raid in Rio’s Vila Cruzeiro favela in May killed more than 20 people.
Brazil will also hold presidential elections in October with security a key issue and President Jair Bolsonaro touting a tough-on-crime approach.
“ENOUGH of this genocidal policy, governor!” Talíria Petrone, a federal lawmaker for Rio, said in response to the governor’s tweet. “This failed public security policy leaves residents and police on the ground, en masse. It’s no longer possible to keep piling up Black bodies and favela residents every day!”
Robert Muggah, co-founder of Igarapé Institute, a Rio de Janeiro-based think tank focused on security, said Thursday’s raid is “a symptom of failed leadership and an institutional culture that condones excessive force.”
“The killings resulting from large scale police operations is a grim reminder that militarized policing is not only ineffective, it is counterproductive,” Muggah said in a text message, adding those raids generate “extreme violence predominantly affecting low-income Black populations while also corroding the trust between residents and law enforcement.”
Alemao is a complex of 13 favelas in northern Rio, home to about 70,000 people. Nearly three-quarters of them at Black or biracial, according to a July 2020 study published by the Brazilian Institute of Social and Economical Analyses.
Earlier this year, Brazil’s Supreme Court established a series of conditions for police to conduct raids in Rio’s favelas as a means to reduce police killings and human rights violations. The court ordered that lethal force be used only in situations in which all other means have been exhausted and when necessary to protect life.
The ruling came in response to a raid on the Jacarezinho favela in 2021 that resulted in 28 people being killed. As was the case Thursday, an officer died during that raid, which some speculated at the time was the cause for subsequent abuse and summary executions.
Thursday’s operation began before dawn and finished around 4 p.m. local time, police said. Nearly 400 police officers were involved, including Rio’s tactical police unit, according to the police statement.
In a video shared by Voz da Comunidade, a community news outlet focused on Rio’s favelas, residents can be seen calling for peace and waving white cloths from their windows and rooftops.
Fabrício Oliveira, one of the coordinators of the police raid, said authorities fear that Friday could be another violent day at the Complexo do Alemao.
“Our experience has told us that after raids like these police are attacked in every way,” Oliveira said.
Human rights group Amnesty International said on Twitter that prosecutors must immediately investigate policemen involved in Thursday’s raid.
“WHO WILL STOP Gov. Cláudio Castro and his disastrous and rights violating public security policies in Rio de Janeiro,” the non-profit said. “Enough of so much brutality! THE FAVELA WANTS TO LIVE!”
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AP journalist Mauricio Savarese contributed to this report from Sao Paulo. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/deadly-raid-in-rio-favela-sparks-police-violence-complaints/ | 2022-07-22T14:26:09Z |
Loophole in Missouri law means employers may be off the hook if you die on the job
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- Working in Missouri comes with the risk that if you die on the job, your employer could be off the hook. It’s something that a recent lawsuit is putting a spotlight on and leaving some questioning if there is a loophole in state law.
Currently, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is facing a lawsuit for the wrongful death of an unborn baby, all while the case for the pregnant woman, who was a MoDOT employee, was dismissed.
The case stems from a deadly work zone crash that happened last November in St. Louis County. A MoDOT crew was working on restriping Telegraph Road near Interstate 255. The lane they were working in was closed, and the work zone was clearly marked with a truck, cones, and a flashing arrow sign alerting drivers to move over.
Investigators reported that 52-year-old Stanley McFadden suffered a diabetic emergency behind the wheel and crashed through the work zone. The crash killed 25-year-old Kaityln Anderson, who was six months pregnant with a baby boy she named Jaxx. Her co-worker, 58-year-old James Brooks, was also killed. Another MoDOT worker, Michael Brown, was left with life-long injuries but survived the crash.
Earlier this year, Anderson’s family sued MoDOT for negligence and wrongful death. Anderson’s mom, Tonya Musskopf, told News 4 it was difficult learning her daughter’s case wouldn’t be moving forward.
“Kaitlyn’s life all of a sudden became meaningless,” Musskopf said. “Kaitlyn went to work, she should have come home. Jaxx would be 5 months old.”
In court filings, MoDOT argued Missouri’s Workers’ Compensation law protects them from “liability.”
“There’s no incentive for the employer to behave safely because they can kill you for free,” said Andrew Mundwiller, the lawyer representing Anderson’s family.
Mundwiller said the law requires employers to pay some benefits when an employee dies on the job.
“The employer only has to pay $5,000 for burial expenses, and you can’t bury someone for that much,” he explained.
However, Missouri’s law comes with a catch. If an employee isn’t married or doesn’t have children who are minors, the employer doesn’t have to pay a dime. This part of the law isn’t exclusive to MoDOT or state agencies, it applies to all employers including private companies.
“That is a huge hole in Missouri law, and I would hope that reasonable legislators would look at this as an opportunity to fix an injustice that affects a huge segment of Missourians,” Mundwiller added.
Mundwiller said things went a step farther in Kaitlyn Anderson’s case. In the civil lawsuit, MoDOT used Missouri’s Workers’ Compensation law to argue it can’t be held accountable for negligence or wrongful death.
“They can go into court and say, well you’ve covered by comp, even though they didn’t pay you any comp, and use that as a defense,” he said.
In court filings, MoDOT argued that Anderson’s unborn baby Jaxx was an employee too and wanted the case for him dismissed. The St. Louis County Circuit Court judge didn’t agree.
“It felt good knowing that someone acknowledged him,” Musskopf said.
When News 4 Investigates asked MoDOT about the case, a spokeswoman said the department cannot comment on pending litigation.
Anderson’s family is also suing the MoDOT supervisor and driver. Both of those cases are moving forward.
In July, the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office decided not to file criminal charges against the driver, claiming it was an accident.
News 4 Investigates found this was the second time the driver had been in a crash that investigators considered a medical emergency. The first one happened three months before the deadly wreck.
Copyright 2022 KMOV. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/08/30/loophole-missouri-law-means-employers-may-be-off-hook-if-you-die-job/ | 2022-09-01T12:40:26Z |
For sale are:
- Bently Heritage and its underlying real estate are being represented by Marc Levit of ML Advisory.
- Bently Ranch (12,500 acres across 6 locations) is being represented by Todd Renfrew of Outdoor Properties of Nevada, Inc.
- Longfield Ranch (904 ac) and the Kirman Tract (1,500 ac) are being represented by Laura Moline of RE/MAX Affiliates.
MINDEN, Nev., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Buckeye Creek Ranch (1,900 ac), Pine Nut Creek Ranch (5,800 ac), and 75 individual lots (8,000 ac) in the Pine Nut Mountains are being represented by Mary Cioffi of Intero Real Estate.
Wovoka (4.85 ac), an iconic estate with 336 linear feet of frontage on Lake Tahoe, is being represented by Clif Chase of Chase International.
In total, Bently Enterprises and its subsidiaries are selling the remaining 43,000 acres of their 60,000+ acre holdings. More than half of the remaining real estate is located in Douglas County, Nevada, where the company is currently the largest private landowner.
About ML Advisory: Marc Levit has over a decade of investment banking and corporate development advisory experience across the Consumer brand landscape. Throughout his career, Marc has advised on over $1.3 billion in M&A transaction value, with a focus on beverage alcohol. Contact him at marclevitadvisory.com.
About Todd Renfrew: Todd Renfrew is the Broker/Owner of California Outdoor Properties and Outdoor Properties of Nevada. Todd possesses extensive knowledge of land value, agriculture, ranching, recreational properties, and luxury estates.
About Laura Moline: A successful full-time real estate agent practicing in the Carson Valley for more than 30 years and multi-award winning member of the RE/MAX Titan & Diamond Club. Contact her at lauramoline.com.
About Mary Cioffi: Mary Cioffi has been a licensed real estate agent in Nevada since 1984, specializing in ranch properties and rural land. Contact her at http://maryc.agent.intero.com.
About Clif Chase: Clif Chase offers a unique background in finance and economics, 25 years as a top producing real estate agent, and substantial residential development and investment experience. A leader in the Lake Tahoe luxury market, Clif is nearing $1 billion in career sales. Contact him at clifchase.com.
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HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, July 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces that the clinical study of PD-L1 antibody ASC22 in combination with Chidamide for functional cure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which was initiated by Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, has completed the first patient dosing recently.
Previously, Ascletis announced the completion of the first patient dosing in the Phase II clinical trial of ASC22 as a monotherapy based on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) for immune restoration/ functional cure of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection (https://www.ascletis.com/news_detail/179/id/716.html). This investigator-initiated trial, which has completed the first patient dosing recently, will further explore the potential of ASC22 in combination with Chidamide. Clinical trials on ASC22 as both monotherapy and combination are all conducive to enhancing Ascletis' pipeline on HIV functional cure.
ASC22 is a subcutaneously administered single domain antibody against PD-L1 and has the potential to restore virus-specific immune responses in patients with chronic viral infection such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV. Latently infected cells by HIV are a major barrier to curing HIV infection. Recent data [1] demonstrated that blocking PD-1/PD-L1 pathway resulted in reversing HIV latency in the clinical trial and supported the rationale for combining PD-1/PD-L1 antibody with other drugs to reduce the HIV reservoir of latently infected cells. Chidamide is the global first approved subtype-selective histone deacetylase oral inhibitor (HDACi) mainly targeting the subtype 1, 2, 3 of Class I and subtype 10 of Class IIb histone deacetylase (HDAC), with a mechanism against epigenetic abnormality.
"I'm very glad that the study of PD-L1 antibody ASC22 in combination with Chidamide for functional cure of HIV infection entered the clinical stage with the first patient dosed. Previous studies have suggested that PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors may be very promising drugs for achieving a functional cure for HIV, and I expect the results of the study could benefit more HIV-infected patients." said Jun Chen, MD, Deputy Chief Physician, Infection and Immunity, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and the principal investigator of the study.
"The completion of the first patient dosing marks a new milestone of the study of PD-L1 antibody ASC22 in combination with Chidamide for functional cure of HIV infection. Functional cure of HIV/AIDS remains a challenge in China and globally despite the improved access of standard ART treatment. PD-1 and PD-L1 expressions are elevated in HIV-1 infected patients compared to healthy subjects. Recent data indicated that blocking PD-1/PD-L1 pathway reversed HIV latency in patients, and hopefully clear the HIV reservoir." said Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis.
Dr. Lu Xianping, Founder, Chairman and General Manager of Chipscreen Biosciences, stated, "The major obstacle that impedes HIV eradication is the persistence of latent reservoir, while current treatments are still ineffective in eliminating HIV reservoir. Data showed Chidamide safely and vigorously disrupts HIV latency, and therefore it is expected to play a key role in treatment. I expect that the results of Chidamide combined with ASC22 will bring more positive benefits to patients with HIV/AIDS."
[1] Uldrick et al., Sci. Transl. Med. 14, eabl3836 (2022) 26 January 2022
About ASC22 (KN035)
Ascletis Pharma Inc (1672.HK) retains the global and exclusive rights to develop and commercialize ASC22 (KN035) on viral indications. Positive progress has been made from clinical trials of ASC22 (KN035) including:
1) Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) functional cure: interim results from the Phase IIb clinical trial in China showed 1mg/kg of KN035 (ASC22) plus NAs for 24-week treatment were well-tolerated in CHB patients. 42.9% of patients with baseline HBsAg≤100 IU/mL obtained sustained HBsAg loss, which indicates the potential of functional cure. The abstract has been selected to oral presentation at EASL ILC 2022.
2) HIV functional cure: Phase II clinical trial is ongoing with first subject dosing completed recently in China. The Phase I/II clinical trial in the U.S. has obtained IND clearance from U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The clinical trial of ASC22 (KN035) in combination with Chidamide, initiated by Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (investigator initiated trial) also completed first patient dosing.
About Ascletis
Ascletis is an innovative R&D driven biotech listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1672.HK), covering the entire value chain from discovery and development to manufacturing and commercialization. Led by a management team with deep expertise and a proven track record, Ascletis focuses on three therapeutic areas with unmet medical needs from a global perspective: viral diseases, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and oncology. Through excellent execution, Ascletis rapidly advances its drug pipeline with an aim of leading in global competition. To date, Ascletis has three marketed products, i.e. ritonavir tablets, GANOVO® and ASCLEVIR®, and 20 drug candidates in its R&D pipeline. The most advanced drug candidates include ASC22 (CHB functional cure), ASC10 and ASC11(oral small molecules for COVID-19 treatment), ASC40 (recurrent glioblastoma), ASC42 (PBC, primary biliary cholangitis), and ASC40 (acne).
For more information, please visit www.ascletis.com.
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The more than 9 million Americans with gout historically face inaccurate information, lack of support
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new nonprofit, the Gout Support Group of America, now stands to offer reliable information and a national support network to people living with gout. Launched by rheumatologist Dr. Christopher Parker and gout patient Gary Ho, who's lived with gout for 28 years, the nonprofit stems from a 13,000-member Facebook group of the same name.
"I know first-hand how lonely and frustrating living with gout can be," Ho explained. "There is so much misinformation out there and very few people who actually understand what gout is like."
"Clear information that allows you to manage your disease can be transformative," Dr. Parker said. "I see that with my patients, and I see that with members of the Gout Support Group of America too."
The need for reliable information and support led Ho and Dr. Parker to begin hosting informal local support meetings near their hometown of Austin, Texas more than 15 years ago. Building upon early success, they then established a Facebook group, whose membership grew steadily.
As the Gout Support Group of America assumes official nonprofit status, Ho and Dr. Parker hope to empower more gout patients to take back control of their lives.
"People with gout shouldn't have to suffer and struggle in isolation," Dr. Parker insisted, adding, "Gary and I are committed to offering education and community to as many gout patients as we can reach."
Membership is free and open to all people with gout.
About Gout
Gout is a form of arthritis that leads to sudden, intense pain and swollen joints that may become red and hot. More than 9 million Americans live with gout.
To learn more visit goutsupportgroup.org
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XT.COM has listed COSOSWAP (COT) in the main DeFi Zone and has opened trading for the COT/USDT trading pair at 2022-09-14 09:00 (UTC).
- Users can deposit COT for trading since 2022-09-13 09:00 (UTC)
- Withdrawals for COT have opend at 2022-09-15 09:00 (UTC)
XT.com will continue to further strengthen its battle-hardened crypto listing strategies to improve the trading options for all of its users. Deposit, trading, and withdrawal options will be available live and colored for both COT and XT holders. Everyone is encouraged to indulge in COT trading seamlessly anytime, anywhere without any limitations. As promised, XT.COM will continue welcoming projects for crypto listings and achieve parallel growth with them.
COSOSWAP: Your One Stop DEX with Triple the Protection
COT is a BEP-20 token deployed on Binance smart chain with a maximum supply of 36,536,000. The purpose of the token is to enable the tokenization of various functions on the COSOSWAP platform. As the prerequisite token to maintain normal operations of COSOSWAP, COT can be held by users to earn an income. Multiple methods are available including staking Coso NFT votes, inviting friends to trade on COSOSWAP, inviting friends to participate in the COSOSWAP launchpad, increasing liquidity, and staking LP in the farming section. Users can stake their COT NFTs in COSOD to earn COT tokens as well as create liquidity pools to mine COT in the farming section without involving lock-up durations or release delays.
There are 7 deflationary mechanism in COSOSWAP that involves COT token burning: Account rewards without referrals, token burn via launchpad participation, 10% of launchpad fees used for COT token repurchasing and burning, 30% of transaction fees for COT token repurchases and burning, 100% of one-click issuance tool commissions burnt in the form of COT tokens, 20% of one-click crowdfunding tool commissions burnt in the form of COT tokens, and lastly, 30% of transaction fees in COT tokens using the NFT market are burnt.
About Cososwap
Tired of using multiple DEXes and bridges just to utilize your digital assets for your DeFi needs? There is a new DEX in town and the features are particularly useful for those with assets on various chains. COSOSWAP not only supports multiple chains just like other aggregators, it also enables smart aggregation so users can utilize liquidity pools with the highest depth and the lowest slippage.
Moreover, any token on public chains can be used for NFT sale listings, which addresses the current NFT liquidity concerns and the low turnover rate. Order book transactions now also support P2P NFT orders, providing a safer on-chain trading experience for large and small traders alike, effectively addressing issues concerning token ratio and its initial price. Along with the features aforementioned, COSOSWAP also provides an NFT launchpad where fair participation of asset issuance can take place. Users can easily buy at the lowest prices while selling at higher prices for better returns.
Website: https://www.coso.finance/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cososwap
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/UCenSGJJJ6
Telegram: https://t.me/CososwapGlobal
About XT.COM
By consistently expanding its ecosystem, XT.COM is dedicated to providing users with the most secure, trusted, and hassle-free digital asset trading services. Our exchange is built from a desire to give everyone access to digital assets regardless where you are.
Founded in 2018, XT.COM now serves more than 6 million registered users, over 500,000+ monthly active users and 40+ million users in the ecosystem. Covering a rich variety of trading categories together with an NFT aggregated marketplace, our platform strives to cater to its large user base by providing a secure, trusted and intuitive trading experience.
As the world's first social-infused digital assets trading platform, XT.COM also supports social networking platform based transactions to make our crypto services more accessible to users all over the world. Furthermore, to ensure optimal data integrity and security, we see user security as our top priority at XT.COM.
Website: https://www.xt.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/XTexchange
Telegram: https://t.me/XTsupport_EN
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The Carpet Cleaning Franchise Will Bring 65 New Locations in 2022
LAKEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, recognized as one of the nation's greenest and fastest-growing carpet cleaning franchises, has announced plans to continue their expansion throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Following its growth during the first two quarters of the year, the company aims to reach 50 new locations by the end of 2022. The carpet cleaner has already expanded to the following cities this year:
- Gilbert, AZ
- Cartersville, GA
- John's Creek, GA
- Genesee County, MI
- Midland, MI
- The Twin Cities, MN
- Joplin, OK
- Boone, NC
- Albuquerque, NM
- Warwick, RI
- Roanoke, VI
- Virginia Beach, VI
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
"We are thrilled that more people are able to experience our fast-drying, eco-friendly carpet cleaning services," said Matt Kline, Director of Franchise Development. "The demand for carpet cleaning has only increased within the last few years, and we're ready to provide our services to more communities."
The Fast-Drying, Eco-Friendly Carpet Cleaner
Since opening in 2006, the carpet cleaning company has established itself as an industry leader thanks to its modern cleaning technology, eco-friendly methods, and focus on customer convenience.
Oxi Fresh achieves world-class results while using 95% less water than many cleaning services. This is thanks to Oxi Fresh's powerful cleaning machine and green products that work in tandem to rapidly break down dirt. Thanks to this process, the green carpet cleaner eliminates the need for massive amounts of water.
This is both good for the environment and also reduces dry times. While many traditional steam carpet cleaners have 12-24 hour dry times, Oxi Fresh's dry times are about one hour. That convenience, coupled with the brand's results and eco-friendly approach, has earned them hundreds of thousands of positive reviews. In addition, the company's support of the nonprofit Water.org—which has now passed $200,000 in donations since 2015—has further cemented the brand as many customers 'go-to' cleaner.
"We are extremely proud of Oxi Fresh's growth this year," said Jonathan Barnett, founder and CEO of Oxi Fresh. "Our dedicated teams and welcoming communities have allowed the company to continue growing for over 15 years. We can't wait to see what the rest of 2022 has in store for us."
About Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning®
Through innovative products and modern technology, Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning offers green carpet cleanings and exceptional results. The company's powerful combination of knowledgeable people, innovative technology, and strong processes has landed the brand in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500, ranked in Inc. magazine's Inc. 500|5000, and saw them named as one of "America's Best Franchises to Buy," by Forbes magazine. Oxi Fresh has over 460 locations throughout the United States and Canada, with more locations currently in development. For more information, visit oxifresh.com.
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Industry-First Automated Executive Risk Reporting Capabilities to Streamline Data Risk Posture
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BigID, the leading data intelligence platform that enables organizations to know their enterprise data and take action for privacy, security, and governance, today announced expanded risk management capabilities with out-of-the-box executive risk reporting.
BigID's Executive Risk Report marks the first reporting capability to automate a data risk progress report for security teams and executive management, simplifying risk reporting to drive better decisions and monitor improvements of risk posture over time.
The executive risk report empowers customers to easily and accurately report on their data risk posture across their environment, with an automated high-level view of findings, risk, and coverage to share with stakeholders across the company. Customers can quickly generate an executive summary of the most important insights on their data to drive decision-making and improve their data security posture.
"A common problem for many security SaaS platforms is within the reporting itself as there are no consistent ways to measure success." said Dimitri Sirota, CEO, and co-founder of BigID. "Unique to BigID, this Executive Risk Report is yet another example of how we are making data reporting easier for our customers."
Visit BigID at RSAC 2022 to learn more or:
- Visit BigID's Data Protection HQ at RSAC2022 - save your spot
- Join BigID's Cloud Data Security Panels June 7 & 8, with CISO led discussions from Amplitude, Blackstone, Clearsky Cybersecurity, Datadog, Highspot, Optiv, Relativity, Servicenow, ServiceTitan, Wiz, and more
- Visit Booth #4529 in the North Expo Hall
BigID's data intelligence platform enables organizations to know their enterprise data and take action for privacy, protection, and perspective. Customers deploy BigID to proactively discover, manage, protect, and get more value from their regulated, sensitive, and personal data across their data landscape. BigID has been recognized for its data intelligence innovation as a 2019 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, named to the 2021 Forbes Cloud 100, the 2021 Inc 5000 as the #19th fastest growing company and #1 in Security, a Business Insider 2020 AI Startup to Watch, and an RSA Innovation Sandbox winner. Find out more at https://bigid.com.
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SOURCE BigID | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/08/bigid-expands-risk-management-capabilities-with-executive-risk-reporting/ | 2022-06-08T16:46:04Z |
The World's Largest Biohacking Event Will Showcase the Latest Technology and Cutting-Edge Research from Esteemed Experts on Health, Performance and Longevity
LOS ANGELES , July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 8th Annual Biohacking Conference, returns to the West Coast in 2022 with an immersive 3-day consumer and expert experience at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, September 15 – 17. Thousands of health and wellness seekers from around the globe will be captivated by the latest advancements in science and technology, and hear from world's leading experts in health, longevity, consciousness, performance and more.
Hosted by legendary biohacker and esteemed entrepreneur Dave Asprey and Upgrade Labs, the world's first Human Upgrade Center, the highly acclaimed Biohacking Conference, formerly known as The Bulletproof Conference, is the largest event of its kind. This year's theme is all about being unstoppable, and the speakers and exhibiting partners promise to provide attendees with the tools and skills they need to get there. Attendees can try out the latest cutting-edge technologies from over 100 exhibiting partners who will showcase their latest innovations. Highlights include improving brain cognition and performance with BrainTap, maximizing your cardio with the shortest, most effective workout on an AI powered CAROL Bike, exploring supplement innovations with BiOptimizers, and neurofeedback with 40 Years of Zen.
Distinguished keynote speakers and featured presenters include: Dave Asprey, Netflix's Sex, Love & goop star
Jaiya, Dr. Steven Gundry, Jim Kwik, Dr. Will Cole, Dr. Harry Adelson, Charlie Engle, Naveen Jain, Dr. Patrick Porter, Dr. Caroline Leaf, Vishen Lakhiani and many others. In addition, the Conference will include breakout sessions with expert panelists, inspirational speakers and educators such as award-winning yogi Katie Silcox and famed podcaster Dr. Stephanie Estima. These leaders in their fields will cover topics from ayurveda wisdom to nutrition to brain fitness to sex and relationships and much more.
Asprey's latest coffee innovation, Danger Coffee™, will be served daily. Danger Coffee™ is a clean, mold-free, farm-direct coffee engineered to detoxify and re-mineralize the body with more than 50 trace minerals, nutrients, and electrolytes.
"The most important thing you can do is to know you are in charge of your own biology," says legendary biohacker and esteemed entrepreneur Dave Asprey. "Over the past ten years, the Biohacking Conference has built a powerful movement, provided community and actionable information, and always supported the most innovative companies in the world."
"I truly believe that mental mess is something we all experience often and that it isn't something we should be ashamed of," says keynote presenter and esteemed cognitive neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf. "The events and circumstances of life aren't going anywhere; people make a lot of decisions every day that affect us all, suffering of some sort for you and your loved ones is inevitable. That said, I wholeheartedly believe that although the events and circumstances can't be controlled, we can control our reactions to these events and circumstances. I am thrilled to present at this year's Biohacking Conference so we can put our mind-management skills in action!"
Partners for the 8th Annual Biohacking Conference include BrainTap, Oxy Health, 40 Years of Zen, Docere Clinics, TRU KAVA, LivOn Labs, TrueLight, The DNA Co., Sunlighten, BEAM Minerals, biOptomizers, CAROL, essentia, eng3, Homebiotic, just thrive, PureWave, SALTChamber, The Cold Plunge and many more. All attendees will be treated to healthy, gourmet lunches, unique morning workouts, and exclusive biohacking samples and gear to take home, with additional perks offered to Preferred and VIP attendees throughout the three-day conference.
Ticket Prices:
- General Admission: $1,799
- Preferred Admission: $2,999
- VIP Admission: $4,299
The Biohacking Conference Location:
The Beverly Hilton
9876 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90210
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TORONTO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Nulogy's flexible cloud-based software has been chosen by leading contract packer Glowcroft as the platform to enhance the business's agility and responsiveness to its fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) customers.
Established in 1990, Glowcroft has grown from initially providing packing services to the horticultural sector to delivering specialised solutions for over 100 leading brands across a wide variety of industries. Its dedicated in-house design team provides a complete packaging solution, with investment in machinery and technology at the heart of driving the quality of service delivered to customers.
As a forward-thinking business, Glowcroft identified that digitalisation was central to meeting the unique demands of its co-packing services and sought solutions to evaluate to meet its growth plans. Glowcroft selected Nulogy's Shop Floor platform because of its strong alignment with the specifics of co-packing workflows, its ability to provide visibility and traceability of materials and inventory, as well as enhanced insight into labour productivity and costs across the business.
Replacing a previous combination of customised ERP and homegrown and manual systems, Nulogy's software will allow Glowcroft to manage its production flow and materials more efficiently and perform all necessary quality checks in a faster, more accurate manner. Connecting with financial and CRM systems, the platform will provide the scalable, innovative technology solution the company needs to accelerate and support its next phase of growth.
Jayne Tarrant, Managing Director at Glowcroft, said; "We pride ourselves on the quality and service we provide and investing in the latest technology is key to ensuring we continue to meet and exceed our brand customers' expectations.
"Digitalisation of contract packing is essential to ensure we can keep pace with growth and it was clear we had a strategic opportunity to leverage Nulogy's cloud-based software, which has been purpose-built specifically for our industry.
"We're excited about the future and look forward to further optimising our contract packing operations and ultimately delivering a more agile and responsive service to our customers."
Josephine Coombe, Managing Director for Nulogy in Europe, said, "We are thrilled that Glowcroft has selected Nulogy as their contract packing software solution partner. Innovators like Glowcroft recognise the powerful benefits that digitalisation brings to their co-packing businesses, enabling faster, higher quality and responsive service to customer needs.
"As brands' expectations have evolved, our customers enjoy significant competitive advantage in the market because of the customer service, quality and traceability benefits Nulogy delivers."
Nulogy, a leading supplier of digital supply chain solutions, enables customers and their supplier communities to collaborate on a multi-enterprise platform in order to deliver with excellence to an ever-changing consumer market.
The Nulogy Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Business Network Platform optimises upstream supply ecosystems composed of brand manufacturers, contract manufacturers and packagers, third party logistics providers, raw material and packaging suppliers to accelerate supply chain responsiveness and collaborate at the speed of today's market.
Visit Nulogy online at www.nulogy.com
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For someone with little experience in soccer, American businessman Todd Boehly sure has made some big calls in his first 100 days as the face of Chelsea’s new ownership.
His first major decision really raised eyebrows: Boehly, Chelsea announced early in the offseason, would not just be the club’s new chairman but also its interim sporting director in charge of recruitment.
There followed the kind of summer spending spree never seen before in English soccer, an outlay of nearly $300 million on new players. Uncapped French center back Wesley Fofana arrived for $80 million, Marc Cucurella — with one appearance for Spain — joined for $65 million, and Raheem Sterling was sold by Manchester City to Chelsea for nearly $60 million.
And then, this week, Boehly ruthlessly fires Thomas Tuchel — Chelsea’s Champions League-winning manager from last year — just one month and seven games into the season and replaces him with Graham Potter, reportedly paying around $25 million in compensation to Brighton to get his man.
Talk about making a whirlwind entrance to soccer. To some, it’s like he’s playing a role in a fantasy sport, which is fitting given Boehly’s investment firm Eldridge lists him as a part-owner of DraftKings.
It’s a style that doesn’t sit well with some big personalities close to the English game.
Gary Neville, a TV pundit and former Manchester United and England defender, tweeted that Boehly was “wandering round like a kid in a sweet shop.”
“It’s just scattergun and unsustainable,” Neville added. “I doubt this approach will go well.”
Graeme Souness, the former Liverpool captain and manager, said he thought Boehly had the air of someone “who has looked at football and thought, ‘This is a business which is straightforward and simple — and because I’m so smart in so many other aspects of life, I can handle this.’”
“Try getting Sir Alex Ferguson out of retirement, send him to the LA Dodgers and ask him to put a valuation on baseball players playing at other clubs, with a view to building a team,” Souness wrote in a column in British newspaper The Daily Mail. “He wouldn’t know where to begin.”
Boehly is a part-owner of the Dodgers after being in the consortium that bought the team from Frank McCourt for $2 billion in 2012. He isn’t the main owner, though — that would be Mark Walter, a former colleague of Boehly at Guggenheim Partners — and doesn’t have any day-to-day involvement in the inner workings of the Dodgers on the field or in the front office.
There hasn’t been a culture of hiring and firing at the Dodgers when it comes to team managers, with the current incumbent, Dave Roberts, being in his post since 2016 and having led the team to the World Series title in 2020.
Will it be different at Chelsea, where Boehly has ensured he has more of a hands-on role since the purchase of the club in May for 2.5 million pounds (then $3.2 billion)?
It remains to be seen, though Boehly — whose name and face typically pops up in Chelsea’s statements about signings or club matters — did decide to hand Potter a five-year contract and spoke about the new manager fitting the ownership’s “vision for the club.”
“We look forward to supporting him, his coaching team and the squad in realizing their full potential in the coming months and years,” Boehly said.
Potter represents a bit of a gamble, though. While he has been widely praised for his work at Brighton, the Englishman has never managed a title contender — or even a Champions League club.
Clearly, Boehly didn’t think Tuchel was the right man to lead Chelsea into a new era, with stories emerging in the aftermath of his firing about a breakdown in the relationship between the two.
Having removed senior personnel like Petr Cech (technical advisor), Bruce Buck (chairman) and Marina Granovskaia (director) seemingly to ensure the club was breaking free from the Roman Abramovich era, Boehly had precious little soccer knowledge in his close circle so asked Tuchel to help him with recruitment in the first months of his tenure.
Tuchel accepted, albeit unwillingly.
“It is very time-consuming,” Tuchel said during the offseason about his recruitment meetings with Boehly. “It’s not my favorite thing to do and, in the long run, the focus has to be on coaching because it is why I am here. But at the moment, of course, my help is needed and wanted.”
Perhaps the writing was on the wall then.
Potter is unlikely to have such a burden placed on him, with Chelsea reportedly keen to hire a full-time sporting director in the coming months and ahead of the January transfer window, which surely won’t be as frenetic as the summer one.
So, a slew of expensive new recruits are in. A new manager has been installed. The arrival of a new sporting director is imminent.
Maybe Boehly will now slip into the shadows at Stamford Bridge.
Judging by his dramatic first 100 days in charge, that just might not be his style.
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More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://cw33.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-boehly-makes-whirlwind-entrance-to-english-soccer-at-chelsea/ | 2022-09-09T16:25:27Z |
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