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STOCKHOLM, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truecaller, the leading global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communication, is proud to report growth in net sales of 116 percent combined with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 45.5 percent in the first quarter of 2022.
"The beginning of 2022 was characterized by continued strong user growth. Our app was during the quarter one of the twenty most downloaded apps globally and about 80 percent of our 310 million Monthly active users use our platform daily. We are proud to help users and businesses benefit from a safer and more efficient communication experience everyday. The year began on a very strong note, with net sales growth of 116 percent in Q1 and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 45.5 percent. Investments in our AdTech platform and growing demand for our relatively new B2B product, Truecaller for Business, contributed to strong development this quarter. In a world characterized by uncertainty with developments such as the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, and interest rates and the Covid pandemic, Truecaller continues to stand its ground. We have seen no direct adverse financial impacts of such external factors on our business. On the contrary, unlike many other fast-growing technology companies, we continue to maintain a strong financial position, with a very strong cash flow and almost SEK 2 billion available for investments, giving us good opportunities to act when attractive opportunities arise. We intend to take advantage of such opportunities to further strengthen our market position, our product, and our services, and to achieve our long-term growth goals more quickly", says Alan Mamedi, CEO of Truecaller.
January-March 2022 (Q1)
Comparative figures refer to January-March 2021.
- Net sales were up 116 percent to SEK 398.3m (184.0) compared to the same quarter last year.
- Adjusted EBITDA amounted to SEK 181.4m (54.2), corresponding to an adjusted EBITDA margin of 45.5 (29.5) percent.
- Profit after tax of SEK 133.7m (42.8).
- Basic earnings per share were SEK 0.36 (0.20) and diluted earnings per share were SEK 0.35 (0.12).
- Profit for the quarter was not affected by any items affecting comparability, but such items reduced profit for Q1 2021 by SEK -10.1m. The items affecting comparability in 2021 comprised preparations for the IPO of SEK -4.3m and synthetic options of SEK -5.8m.
- The number of monthly active users (MAU) increased by 14 percent to around 310.1 million (271.4).
- Sales growth was 137 percent in India, 81 percent in the Middle East and Africa and 65 percent in the rest of the world.
Presentation of the report
Alan Mamedi, CEO and Odd Bolin, CFO presents the report and answers questions in a webcast and conference call today at 13.00 CET. The presentation will be held in English.
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About Truecaller:
Truecaller (TRUE B) is the leading global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communication. We enable safe and relevant conversations between people and make it efficient for businesses to connect with consumers. Fraud and unwanted communication are endemic to digital economies, especially in emerging markets. We are on a mission to build trust in communication. Truecaller is an essential part of everyday communication for more than 300 million active users, with half a billion downloads since launch and around 38 billion unwanted calls identified and blocked in 2021. Headquartered in Stockholm, since 2009, we are a co-founder-led, entrepreneurial company, with a highly experienced management team. Truecaller has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 8 October 2021. For more information, please visit corporate.truecaller.com
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Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh charged with murder in deaths of wife and son
WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - The Colleton County Grand Jury handed down indictments against attorney Alex Murdaugh in the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of his wife and son.
Murdaugh faces two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
The grand jury held its first meeting Thursday since Murdaugh’s attorney, Jim Griffin, said the State Law Enforcement Division notified Murdaugh’s family they were seeking indictments against Murdaugh.
Maggie Murdaugh, 52; and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were shot to death at the family’s hunting property in Islandton, a rural part of Colleton County. Murdaugh told investigators he went to the property after visiting with his ailing father and discovered the two bodies.
Griffin said on Tuesday he had not been personally informed about the charges by either South Carolina Law Enforcement Division or the attorney general’s office.
Under South Carolina’s Crime Victims’ Constitutional Rights, the family was notified before the grand jury was contacted to seek the indictment.
Griffin said if murder charges were filed, they would seek a bond hearing to have the facts on the record of the evidence against their client and he declined to comment further.
Maggie and Paul Murdaugh died from “multiple gunshot wounds” near the dog kennels at the family’s Islandton property.
Since the investigation into the killings began, a state grand jury has handed down 16 indictments against Murdaugh, totaling 81 charges. He is accused of schemes to defraud victims of nearly $8.5 million.
A county grand jury also indicted Murdaugh on three counts in a Labor Day weekend shooting incident that investigators called an insurance fraud scheme.
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EASTON, Mass. (WPRI) – Easton police are investigating after a car crashed into a Trump-themed shop in Massachusetts on Thursday, nearly missing a person inside the store.
Video taken from inside the shop, called New England for Trump, was shared by the Easton Police Department on Facebook. It shows the vehicle smashing through the front windows of the store, crashing into some of the merchandise displays.
A person inside the store was standing feet away when the crash occurred. He was not injured, police indicated.
The driver, a 46-year-old man from Raynham, Massachusetts, was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash is unclear at this time, but the driver was charged with malicious destruction of property and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
Additional charges may be filed against the driver, police said. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/video-car-rams-through-trump-themed-shop-in-massachusetts/ | 2022-06-17T22:18:25Z |
SANTA CLARA, Calif, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/-- Advanced software tools continue to play a major role in 4,500+ rare disease drugs innovation and development, helping overcome challenges such as limited availability of patients and high-risk costs. To ensure successful remedies, patient screening must get simpler, cost-efficient, and faster to recruit.
DOLOXE Inc's Clinical Trial Planner tool has made all these possible. It incorporates unique drop-and-drag data field searches and accurate data insights, which can reduce trial protocol design and patient recruitment time by more than 30%.
Highlights of the tool
- Built based on 40,000-plus completed trails, 18,000 ongoing trials and 5,000-plus planned trials enrolment and study period analysis. New protocol design and enrolment planning can be automated based on the above data sets.
- The software application comes with drag and drop fields aligned with data analytics platforms such as Tableau and Power BI tools.
- Customized software can be installed at the client's location with all the logics and required data sets.
The engineer of this life-saving software is Business Intelligence and Analytics evangelist, Mr. Surendra Kumar Reddy Koduru. "To create successful drugs, we need a technological solution that solves real-life difficulties with ease," says Surendra, who has been working in the industry for over 17 years.
After thorough research and neck-breaking work, Koduru, The Fellow Member of the British Computer Society (BCS) and The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), designed the Clinical Trial Planner software that could make the process of designing drugs for rare medicines faster and more cost-effective, helping save thousands of lives across the globe.
"Mr. Koduru has played a crucial role in developing Clinical Trial Planner and many other automation and analytical tools that have helped our company grow, enabling our clients to achieve their goals," says DOLOXE's Scientific Advisor Anand Rotte.
About DOLOXE Inc
DOLOXE Inc is a successful data consulting company that addresses challenging data problems. As technology advisors, the company's mission is to provide comprehensive software solutions through technology consulting, software, and delivery. DOLOXE's services range from Databases, Intelligence Tools, Web API Services and Data Analytics.
The Clinical Trial Planner tool along with Scrapper tool is available on request. In addition, data integration using web API token id can be generated as per the client's interested trial data fields.
For more information, visit www.doloxe.com
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At least three people were killed and 11 injured when multiple people opened fire in the busy South Street area of Philadelphia Saturday night, police said.
Officers were patrolling the area when they heard gunfire shortly before midnight, Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace said, adding the officers observed "several active shooters shooting into the crowd."
One officer was "within about 10 to 15 yards" of one of the individuals firing into the crowd and shot at the suspect, Pace said. "We're uncertain whether he was struck or not, but the officer was able to get that individual to drop his gun and flee," the police inspector said.
South Street is "known for being a corridor of entertainment" with multiple bars and restaurants, Pace said.
"There were hundreds of individuals just enjoying South Street, as they do every single weekend, when this shooting broke out," he said.
Two men and a woman were killed, officials said.
Two handguns were recovered at the scene, including one with an extended magazine, Pace said, but there have been no arrests.
The names and conditions of the victims had not been released as of early Sunday.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Höegh LNG Partners LP (the "Partnership") (NYSE: HMLP) announced today that its board of directors (the "Board") has declared a quarterly cash distribution with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2022, of $0.01 per unit for the common units. The cash distribution for the common units will be paid on May 13, 2022, to all common unitholders of record as of the close of the business on May 2, 2022.
The Partnership also announced that the Board declared a cash distribution of $0.546875 per 8.75% Series A preferred unit. The cash distribution for the 8.75% Series A preferred units will be paid on May 16, 2022, to all 8.75% Series A preferred unitholders of record as of the close of the business on May 9, 2022.
This press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management's control. Factors that can affect future results are discussed in the registration statement filed by Höegh LNG Partners LP with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is available via the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Höegh LNG Partners LP undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information or events.
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Nadal returns from injury with straight-set win in Madrid
By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal has gotten is off to a good start in his return from injury, defeating Miomir Kecmanovic in two sets to reach the third round at the Madrid Open. Nadal showed few signs of being rusty in his 6-1, 7-6 (4) opening win at home. He cruised in the first set and recovered in the second after twice losing his serve following a rain interruption. Defending champion Alexander Zverev rallied past Marin Cilic in three sets to set up a third-round encounter with American Sebastian Korda. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/04/nadal-returns-from-injury-with-straight-set-win-in-madrid/ | 2022-05-04T20:31:39Z |
For crafting, decorating, and more – the new Canon SELPHY compact photo printer provides high quality prints quickly and easily
MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scrapbookers and parents rejoice as Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today the SELPHY CP1500 compact photo printer as the newest addition to the SELPHY printer line. Delivering long lasting1, durable, high-quality prints in less than a minute2, gifting friends and family physical memories and keepsakes which can be shared and enjoyed for decades3 (when stored in an album) has never been easier.
Designed with Space in Mind
In a stylish and compact design, the Canon SELPHY CP1500 photo printer is small enough to fit in a pocket or small purse and can be taken on the go – whether using the included AC adapter or the optional battery (sold separately)4. Its diminutive size doesn't make the CP1500 short on function, though. The printer's standard print size is 4"x 6" postcard – printed in approximately 41 seconds2. With the purchase of the optional cassette (sold separately)5, it can also print card (2.1" x 3.4") and square label (2.1" x 2.1") sizes. Thanks to protective coating, the CP1500 creates long-lasting photos that can withstand wear for more than 100 years when stored in an album3. Those looking for a bit more fun can personalize photos with a variety of borders, text, and pattern overlays – such as hearts around your family or paw prints for your furry friends. The creative possibilities are endless – customers can use these photos for crafting, journaling, decorating, or for school projects such as family trees.
Photos In A Pinch
The SELPHY CP1500 compact photo printer comes with diverse connectivity, allowing users to connect wirelessly to a compatible smart phone using the Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY app6. Additionally, users can utilize the SELPHY Photo Layout app7 to convert a URL into a QR code that can be printed onto a photo – directing to social media pages or to photo locations on a map.
Specific product specs of the SELPHY CP1500 compact photo printer include:
- Dye-Sub technology
- Accommodates paper sizes: Postcard (4.0" x 6.0") and, with purchase of optional cassette (sold separately)5, Card Size (2.1" x 3.4") and Square Label (2.1" x 2.1")
- Enlarged LCD monitor (3.5 inches) compared to the CP1300 printer
- Pattern overcoats (stars, hearts, flowers, and others)
Pricing
The Canon SELPHY CP1500 compact photo printer is scheduled to be available in October 2022 for an estimated retail price of $139.998 and will be available in two colors, black and white.
For more information and the full list of product specifications, visit http://shop.usa.canon.com.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.6 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), as of 2021 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 36 consecutive years† and was one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2022. Canon U.S.A. was featured in Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces list for 2021, ranking among the top 100 companies for employee happiness and satisfaction at work. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.
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Disney government in dark about effect of law dissolving it
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — At the first meeting of Walt Disney World’s private government since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure to dissolve it next year, officials said Wednesday they were still confused about what the new legislation meant, even as some ripple effects were starting to be felt.
The administrator of the government, called the Reedy Creek Improvement District, said the expansion of a solar power project could be delayed because of financing challenges linked to the legislation, and the union for the district’s firefighters expressed concerns about what the dissolution might mean for members’ lifetime benefits.
After the meeting, Donald Greer, who has been a member of Reedy Creek’s board of supervisors since 1975, said the board could not provide clear answers on those issues because “we don’t know where we are going.”
“The district may have a response as soon as we know what it means, but I don’t know if anybody knows what it means. I don’t think anyone has deciphered it,” Greer said.
The dissolution measure was passed quickly in the Republican-controlled statehouse without public study of its impact and was hastily signed into law by DeSantis. The move came in a GOP push to punish Disney over its opposition to another new law barring instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in early grade school, which critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”
For the governor, the feud was the latest front in a culture war he has waged over policies involving race, gender and the coronavirus, battles DeSantis has harnessed to make himself one of the most popular Republicans in the country and a likely 2024 presidential candidate.
A day before DeSantis signed the bill into law, the Reedy Creek Improvement District sent a statement to investors that said it would continue its financial operations as usual. The district wrote that its agreement with the state forbids Florida from limiting or altering the district’s ability to collect taxes or fulfill its bond obligations.
Critics of the dissolution bill have warned that taxpayers in neighboring counties could end up shouldering about $1 billion in debts from the district. DeSantis has dismissed those concerns and said additional legislation would be drafted to clarify the future of such special districts in the state.
At the Reedy Creek meeting Wednesday, district administrator John Classe said a developer has experienced challenges financing a planned expansion of a solar power program, meaning it could be delayed.
Jon Shirey, the head of the union for Reedy Creek’s firefighters, who make up around half of the private government’s 400 employees, asked supervisors to give his members reassurances that their jobs and benefits would be preserved since they have been kept in the dark about what the effect is going to be. The firefighters, particularly retirees, are worried about losing their guaranteed lifetime health insurance, he said.
“We have been told to stay quiet, don’t talk to the media, don’t engage with current events,” Shirey told supervisors. “We have been told the leadership of the district will tell the story. They will be the ones putting out the message. I ask you, ‘What is that message?’”
The supervisors did not respond, and in fact spent little time devoted to the legislation which poses an existential threat to the 55-year-old Reedy Creek Improvement District. Classe told supervisors its workers would continue to function with the same “high standards and professionalism they always have done as we learn what this legally means.”
Backers of the dissolution of Reedy Creek have argued it removes an unfair advantage the entertainment giant has over other theme parks, including allowing it to issue bonds and set its own zoning standards.
At an event Monday, the governor assured a cheering crowd that Disney’s bond debts won’t be dumped on taxpayers.
“Under no circumstances will Disney be able to not pay its debts, we will make sure of that,” DeSantis said.
Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has put Reedy Creek on a “negative watch” list, indicating that the private government’s ratings could stay the same or potentially be downgraded. A downgrade would make borrowing more difficult for Reedy Creek.
Another ratings agency, S&P Global Ratings, said that among the questions left unanswered by the new law was whether Reedy Creek would reconstitute after it’s dissolved next year, how utility operations and debt would be transferred to the neighboring governments if it came to that and how the neighboring governments would raise taxes to secure Reedy Creek’s debt.
Under the law, Reedy Creek would expire by June 2023. The lack of public answers from Reedy Creek leaders about the new law may come from fear “the governor will find their statements unfriendly and that will complicate things,” said Shirey, who added he is optimistic lawmakers will look after the interests of the district’s first responders.
“We have 14 months, and a lot can change between now and then,” Shirey said.
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Izaguirre reported from Tallahassee, Florida
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HOUSTON, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: AE) ("Adams" or the "Company") today announced that it signed an amended and restated senior secured revolving credit facility. The agreement increases the Company's credit facility from $40 million to $60 million and extends the maturity from May 2024 to August 2025. The pricing structure of the new facility is materially unchanged from the existing credit facility, with a change to a SOFR-based pricing grid. At the time of the closing, Adams only has $8.2 million of letters of credit drawn against the revolver.
"This amended credit facility provides Adams an extended maturity and increased flexibility as we execute our strategy in the coming years," said Tracy Ohmart, EVP, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer. "We'd like to thank Wells Fargo for their continued confidence in Adams as we look to continue to grow our business."
Additional details on the amended credit agreement can found in the Company's Form 8-K to be filed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. is engaged in crude oil marketing, transportation, terminalling and storage and tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk through its subsidiaries, GulfMark Energy, Inc., Service Transport Company, Victoria Express Pipeline, L.L.C. and GulfMark Terminals, LLC. For more information, visit www.adamsresources.com.
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With the introduction of OCR, patients can now snap a picture of their bill, making it even easier to make healthcare payments
GILBERT, Ariz., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PayGround, a healthcare fintech payments platform, recently introduced optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities to its mobile app, enabling patients to take a picture of their bill to advance the payment process with minimal manual entry required.
Only minimally necessary information from the bill image will populate in the app, and all images are secure, encrypted and stored under full compliance with HIPAA.
"Because the images are processed using AI and machine-learning technologies to continuously train the app, the process improves over time," says Dennis Elder, PayGround Director of Product – Consumer. "Patients can also verify the accuracy of the information and edit what they've shared, if needed."
As always, patients' default payment can be used, or they can choose another way to pay using their digital wallet.
PayGround launched its mobile app, which gives patients one convenient place to pay any medical bill, in December 2021. Using the app, patients can track all payments made to providers, view payment receipts, quickly make payments to any provider and store multiple payment options in their digital wallet.
"The addition of OCR to the app is yet another step toward uncomplicating the bill-paying process. Typically, when a patient gets a medical bill, they receive multiple bills for a single episode of care," says PayGround CEO Drew Mercer. "Streamlining payments using our snap-tap-pay process fulfills our brand promise of simplifying healthcare bills, so patients can spend time on more important things."
PayGround provides a mobile app enabling patients and their dependents to manage bills from across all providers in one place. PayGround removes the complexities of paying a bill by helping patients understand their responsibility and providing various payment methods to fulfill that responsibility. Welcome to PayGround, the place for healthcare payments.
Media Inquiries: Jana Berrelleza, jana@payground.com
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KFAR SABA, Israel and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensifree LTD, a world innovator in advanced hemodynamic monitoring ("Sensifree"), received CE certificate for SentiCor-100® in compliance with the new EU MDR.
SentiCor-100® is the world's first PPG based Continuous Non-Invasive Blood Pressure (cNIBP) monitoring device approved for hospital use.
"This is an important landmark in our journey to set a new standard of care in hospital blood pressure monitoring" said Eran Agmon, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Sensifree. "The use of the low-cost, safe and trusted PPG sensor truly opens up the door for widespread deployment of cNIBP monitors in hospitals."
Sensifree also announced today on new OEM product release – SentiCor-X. Sensifree's clinically validated, patented innovative monitoring technology is now offered for integration into patient monitors and other medical devices that require advanced BP monitoring capabilities, packed in a small form factor and with standard interfaces.
Eran Agmon commented on this product release: "we see OEM customers as an important sales channel. Our technology lends itself for simple integration into ordinary patient monitors, allowing manufacturers to make their products stand out in the market. We are actively engaged with our business partners on bringing such products to the market in the very near future."
About Sensifree
Sensifree is an ISO13485 medical device company developing products based on its patented proprietary technology for advanced hemodynamic monitoring. The Company's first product, a continuous, non-invasive blood pressure (cNIBP) monitor, is designed for use in hospital's critical care settings. cNIBP monitoring would allow to identify episodes of low BP, which is a major risk factor in the development of post-surgical complications and mortality. For more information please visit www.sensifree.com
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WARWICK, R.I., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An alarming number of Americans are unclear whether their health insurance works outside the U.S. A new survey from InsureMyTrip found nearly 50 percent of travelers surveyed did not know whether their domestic health insurance plan would cover any emergency doctor or hospital visits while traveling outside the country.
Survey Question:
Does your domestic health insurance cover you while traveling outside the U.S.?
Survey Results:
Yes: 28.3%
No: 22.3%
Not Sure: 49.4%
Understanding Coverage
Travelers unclear on if they have coverage should contact their health insurance company on whether emergency medical coverage will extend outside the U.S. Depending on a specific plan and area of travel, medical coverage can vary widely.
Policyholders may discover they have either "in-network" coverage, limited coverage, or no coverage at all. Travelers should also be aware of the following:
Deductibles: the amount a patient must pay for covered services before insurance kicks in
Co-insurance: the amount a patient is responsible for a covered health care service
Co-payments: a set amount owed for a covered health care service
A Word About Medicare
Original Medicare does not cover emergency medical care for travelers outside the U.S. There are supplemental plans such as Medicare Advantage and Medigap that can provide limited additional coverage, for more details visit Medicare.gov.
Emergency Medical Evacuations
According to the U.S. State Department, very few domestic health insurance companies will pay for a medical evacuation back to the United States, which can easily cost $100,000, or even more, depending on the condition and location of the patient.
Travel Insurance Options
Travelers should know about any limitations of domestic health insurance policies while out of the country. In most cases, there are gaps in coverage. Some gaps are significant. Travel insurance is recommended because it can act as supplemental or primary coverage.
Plan Options
Both comprehensive and travel medical insurance plans are a valued supplement while traveling overseas, offsetting possible coverage gaps evident in some domestic health insurance plans including emergency medical coverage and emergency medical evacuation.
Some travel insurance policies may also cover pre-existing medical conditions. To learn more about eligibility requirements, visit the learn section on InsureMyTrip.com.
Travel Smart
In addition to seeking proper medical protection, travelers should also understand any destination-specific requirements, including required vaccinations. The U.S. State Department is a helpful resource.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- INTEGRITY Security Services (ISS) today announces that its Traffic Management Center Authority (TMCA) has been selected by P3Mobility to deliver SCMS vehicle-to-everything (V2X) certificates and key storage to ensure secure V2X fee-collection to P3Moblity for the Smart Intersections Project in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This project is funded by the USDOT Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) program. The project will create utility for stakeholders by providing a roadmap for the commercialization and deployment of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). This TMCA together with the ISS SCMS, collectively known as the Security Credential Management System (SCMS), will work with P3Mobility to securely facilitate V2X transactions for a secure connected infrastructure.
"We are very excited to be partnering with ISS on the University of Michigan Smart Intersections Project," said P3Mobility CEO Erin Milligan. "ISS is an industry leader in CAV SCMS and its involvement in this project will pave the way for accelerated national deployment of the CAV ecosystem."
The Smart Intersections Project is deploying V2X hardware at over 20 intersections and in over 200 vehicles. P3Mobility will be delivering a Fleet Signal Priority (FSP) solution that allows vehicle fleets to pay a fee for dynamically extended green lights. P3Mobility's FSP solution improves safety, reduces emissions, and allows revenue to be generated by a city. P3Mobility will also introduce a Fleet Intelligence solution and prepare a CAV Implementation Guide. The Implementation Guide will be made available to cities and states to help them to design, build, operate, finance, and maintain smart infrastructure. This vital resource will provide a public jurisdiction with the tools it needs to understand the process of introducing a safety-enhancing and economically sustainable V2X ecosystem.
"ISS is pleased to be partnering with P3Mobility to enhance the security of V2X messaging within the growing Connected Vehicle community," says David Sequino, Co-Founder and President of INTEGRITY Security Services.
ISS' SCMS provides a highly scalable system for issuing security credentials to Connected Vehicle RSUs' and OBUs' components and the tools needed by traffic management authorities to facilitate V2X fee-collection. "ISS is pleased to work with P3Mobility to ensure the security goals are achieved within the ATCMTD mandate both today and in the future," says Murray Egan, Director of Sales for INTEGRITY Security Services.
The ISS SCMS is the de facto standard and global leader serving more Connected Vehicle projects than any other SCMS in the world. The ISS SCMS is the only SCMS scalable to meet global needs for both production and ongoing device top-offs.
The ISS SCMS has now been used to create two national-level credential management systems. In 2017, ISS delivered the V2X Root CA and Certificate Management System that actively serve North American connected vehicle projects. This Root CA has attained and maintained the WebTrust for Certification Authorities Trust Services Seal. In 2019, ISS delivered Australia's Queensland C-ITS Security Credential Management System (AU CSCMS) which includes the current Australian C-ITS Root CA. In addition to these production-grade systems, ISS provides the SCMS infrastructures used throughout the world in various pilots, trials, and research projects.
About INTEGRITY Security Services
INTEGRITY Security Services LLC (ISS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Hills Software LLC, and was established to provide best practice embedded security products and infrastructure solutions for protecting smart connected devices from cyber security attacks. End-to-end automotive solutions range from secure ECU platforms, to large-scale public key management systems, to supply chain security solutions. As the leading V2X certificate provider, ISS operates the V2X Root CA and provides its V2X Certificate Management Service (CMS) to both DSRC and C-V2X OBUs and RSUs used in USDOT CV Pilots and other state and local DOT projects across the United States. For more information, please visit www.ghsiss.com.
About P3Mobility
P3Mobility provides consulting services and a software platform that enables fee-collection and a sustainable commercial business model in the V2X ecosystem. P3Mobility's patent protected AAA Server provides a road operator or public jurisdiction with the means of financing, operating, and maintaining V2X and other smart infrastructure through the facilitation of various "smart road services." For more information, please visit www.p3mobility.com.
Green Hills, the Green Hills logo, INTEGRITY Security Services, the INTEGRITY Security Services logo, and INTEGRITY are trademarks or registered trademarks of Green Hills Software LLC and/or INTEGRITY Security Services LLC in the US and/or internationally. ISS, CMS, the ISS CMS logo, the Security Credential Management System logo, and the DLM logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of INTEGRITY Security Services in the US and/or internationally. All other trademarks (registered or otherwise) are the property of their respective owners.
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EVANSTON, Ill., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 160 Driving Academy is hosting a Virtual Career & Hiring Fair from August 1st to August 5th. We are hiring nationally for roles across all teams and departments within the company including remote, on-site, and hybrid opportunities spanning 43 states.
As the largest and fastest growing vocational school in the industry, 160 Driving Academy is radically improving the trucking industry. We are constantly looking for high-quality candidates and performers and now is the perfect time to join our team. Current positions include, but are not limited to, Virtual Classroom, CDL A Trainers, Sales Representatives, Data Analyst, Branch Managers, Client Accounts, IT Engineers, Call Center Reps and more! To see our full list of openings and learn more, visit our Careers page to schedule your personal interview time slot.
Overview of 160 Driving Academy CDL Training Programs:
- Starting salaries for 160 Driving Academy graduates (on average) start at $65,000/annual, with tremendous growth potential
- Commercial Truck Driving is one of today's fastest growing career paths. Estimates predict 300,000 new jobs for CDL Holders.
- Technologically Driven: Our unique and data-driven programs focus deeply on driver safety and personalized analytics to provide our students with individual feedback and top of the line instruction via our proprietary App.
- Lifelong Career Support: We offer continuous job placement opportunities through our subsidiary company, Truckers Network.
About 160 Driving Academy
160 Driving Academy is the nation's largest commercial driving school. As the fastest growing vocational school in the country, in 2022 alone, the Company will train over 35,000 students on how to safely operate a semi-truck across its 130-school system. 160 Driving Academy is licensed and operates in 43 states and each school is certified and licensed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Entry Level Driver Training Program. The 160 Driving Academy is integrated with over 400 Workforce offices nationwide to create jobs for unemployed and underemployed workers.
The 160 Driving Academy supplies the largest employers in the nation with an unparalleled level of recruiting, high-quality training, safety effectiveness, and driver analytics. Many of these employers have entrusted the Company to provide the majority of their driving workforce.
160 Driving Academy's sister companies, the 160 Truckers Network, and the 160 Driver Score provide the most advanced job placement and compliance scoring capabilities in the industry.
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TSX.V: DME
U.S. OTC: DMEHF
Frankfurt: QM01
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSX.V: DME) (OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01) is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement previously announced on September 1, 2022 (the "Offering"), raising gross proceeds of CAD $6,090,400. The Company issued 2,342,461 units (the "Units") at a price of CAD $2.60 per Unit. Each Unit is made up of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant allowing the subscriber to purchase one additional common share for a period of three years at a price of CAD $3.50 per share. The expiry of the warrants may be accelerated by the Company if the closing price for the common shares shall be equal to or greater than CAD $7.00 for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive trading days. In connection with the Offering, the Company paid aggregate finders fees of $128,128 in cash, 119,477 Finder units and 45,280 Finder warrants.
The Company plans to use the proceeds for exploration, and development of the Company's helium processing facilities, working capital and general corporate expenses.
All securities issued in connection with the Offering will be subject to a 4-month plus one day hold expiring January 14, 2022. Any securities referred to herein will not nor has been offered nor registered under the U.S. Securities act of 1933 (The "1933 ACT") and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to a person in the absence of such registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 ACT.
Desert Mountain Energy Corp. is a publicly traded resource company primarily focused on exploration, development and production of helium, hydrogen and noble gases. The Company is primarily looking for elements deemed critical to the renewable energy and high technology industries.
We seek safe harbor
"Robert Rohlfing"
Robert Rohlfing
Exec Chairman & CEO
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in polices of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The statements made in this press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward looking statements and information herein include but are not limited to statements regarding the Company's anticipated performance in the future the planned exploration activities, receipt of positive results from drilling, the completion of further drilling and exploration work, and the timing and results of various activities.
Forward-looking statements or information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company and its operations to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others, changes in national and local governments, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada and the United States; financial risks due to helium prices, operating or technical difficulties in exploration and development activities; risks and hazards and the speculative nature of resource exploration and related development; risks in obtaining necessary licenses and permits, and challenges to the Company's title to properties.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to the continued operation of the Company's exploration operations, no material adverse change in the market price of commodities, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or information, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company does not intend to, and nor does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL Insurance has promoted Michael Perrotti to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for its Marine insurance business in the Americas.
Previously Inland Marine Practice Leader for Marine in North America, Mr. Perrotti assumes the CUO role from Anne Marie Elder who will now focus on her role as Global Chief Underwriting Officer for AXA XL's marine business worldwide.
Reporting to Donna Nadeau, AXA XL's Chief Underwriting Officer for the Americas, in his new role, Mr. Perrotti oversees all underwriting activities and portfolio management throughout the U.S., Canada and Bermuda for AXA XL's marine insurance products including Inland Marine, Ocean Cargo, Blue and Brown Water Hull, P&I, as well as Excess and Primary Marine Liabilities.
Commenting on his appointment, Ms. Nadeau said: "Mike has managed the profitable growth and regional expansion of our Inland Marine business from the ground up. Since joining AXA XL, he and his team have been instrumental in building our regional footprint and developing market-leading Inland Marine products to address construction, motor truck cargo, logistics, and warehousing risks, among others. I'm excited to see him step up into this CUO role and look forward to seeing how he and his team steer continued innovation and growth within our Marine business."
Since joining AXA XL in 2011, Mr. Perrotti has managed the profitable growth and expansion of the company's Inland Marine business. He brings to his new role more than 30 years of home office and field management marine underwriting experience having held positions with Zurich North America, The Hartford Insurance Group, Travelers, and the Atlantic Mutual Companies. Mr. Perrotti is a graduate of St. John's University School of Insurance and holds the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate Marine Insurance Management (AMIM) designations. He also is a member of the Board of Directors for the Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA).
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DOYLESTOWN, Pa., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antios Therapeutics, Inc. (Antios), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies to advance treatments that can provide a bridge to a cure for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), today announced the acceptance of oral presentations highlighting ATI-2173, Antios' lead therapeutic HBV candidate and the only Active Site Polymerase Inhibitor Nucleotide (ASPIN) for HBV in clinical development, and ATI-1428 and ATI-1645, candidates from Antios' 4th generation capsid assembly modulators (CAM) program. These presentations will be given at the European Association for the Study of the Liver's International Liver Congress 2022 (EASL ILC 2022), taking place June 22 – 26, 2022 at the ExCeL London Exhibition Centre in London, UK.
Antios will be presenting the 90-day, Phase 2a study of ATI-2173 in combination with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of 20 adult patients was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of 25 and 50 mg doses of ATI-2173 daily for 90 days in combination with TDF compared with TDF plus placebo (control) in chronic HBV-infected subjects. The primary endpoints included the percentage of patients experiencing adverse reactions and time to HBV viral load relapse. In addition to adverse reactions, as a part of the primary safety endpoint, the safety evaluations recorded off-treatment ALT flares in all treatment groups.
Antios will also present preclinical data from ATI-1428 and ATI-1645, which are in investigational new drug enabling development. These candidates are class II CAMs with a novel and unique ultra-potent mechanism of action design that may provide for a more targeted and beneficial antiviral response by the immune system. To date, data in a transgenic mouse model for both compounds provide initial evidence for potent in vitro and in vivo activity, an excellent pharmacokinetic profile, and no accumulation of empty capsids in the hepatocellular cytoplasm.
"We see ATI-2173 as a bridge to a cure – an important first step in the ultimate search for a cure for HBV," said Greg Mayes, Chief Executive Officer of Antios. "To date, the data have been encouraging, indicating that combining ATI-2173 with a nucleoside analogue such as TDF in a simple, once-a-day regimen has the potential to completely shut down HBV polymerase activity and viral replication. We look forward to presenting our Phase 2a data, as well as the initial data from our CAM program, at the upcoming International Liver Congress."
Title: Sustained 12-week off treatment antiviral efficacy of ATI-2173, a novel active site polymerase inhibitor nucleotide, combined with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in chronic hepatitis B patients, a phase 2a clinical trial (#296)
- Author/Presenter: Douglas Mayers, M.D.
- Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
- Date/Time: June 25, 2022, at 9:15am BST
Title: Novel ultra-potent capsid assembly modulators prevent abnormal accumulation of empty capsids and associated T-cell mediated liver injury in a mouse model of hepatitis B virus infection (#291)
- Author/Presenter: Luca Guidotti, M.D., Ph.D.
- Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
- Date/Time: June 25, 2022, at 5:30pm BST
ATI-2173, Antios Therapeutics' lead once-daily, oral drug candidate for treating HBV, is an investigational phosphoramidate prodrug of clevudine monophosphate. ATI-2173 has the potential, if approved, to be a bridge to a potential cure for HBV. It is the only Active Site Polymerase Inhibitor Nucleotide (ASPIN) for HBV in clinical development, and its mechanism of action is designed to be complementary to other approaches that also seek to achieve a functional cure.
ATI-1428 and ATI-1645 are 4th generation, class II capsid assembly modulators (CAMs), both with a novel and unique ultra-potent mechanism of action design that may provide for a more targeted, productive antiviral response by the immune system. Derived from a novel chemical scaffold, these CAMs have shown strong in vitro and in vivo activity in a transgenic mouse model of HBV infection. As CAMs with an ultrapotent design inducing no accumulation of empty capsids based on an initial preclinical mouse study, ATI-1428 and ATI-1645 represent promising candidates for clinical development and have entered investigational new drug enabling development. ATI-1428 and ATI-1645 were acquired by Antios in November of 2021 from San Raffaele Hospital (OSR), Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare (INGM), and IRBM/Promidis, a collaboration of Italian research institutes and a global contract research organization.
Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by HBV. HBV can cause chronic infection, which leads to a higher risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer. Chronic HBV infection represents a significant unmet medical need. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 300 million people worldwide suffer from chronic HBV infection, while other estimates indicate that approximately two million people in the United States suffer from chronic HBV infection. Approximately 900,000 people die every year from complications related to chronic HBV infection despite the availability of effective vaccines and current treatment options.
Antios Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies to treat and cure viral diseases. Its lead drug candidate ATI-2173 – the only Active Site Polymerase Inhibitor Nucleotide (ASPIN) for HBV in clinical development – has the potential, if approved, to become a potential bridge to a cure for chronic HBV. Antios is also developing a novel series of 4th generation capsid assembly modulators (CAMs) to further expand Antios' portfolio of differentiated molecules in the HBV space. HBV is a major unmet global health problem affecting up to 300 million people worldwide, more than hepatitis C and HIV combined. For more information, please visit www.antiostherapeutics.com.
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TOKYO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its hit 3D action game Bleach: Brave Souls, currently available on smartphones, PC, and PlayStation 4, is gearing up to celebrate the premiere of the BLEACH TV Animation Series: Thousand-Year Blood War with the Bleach: Brave Souls Bankai Live Anime Special live broadcast on Sunday, September 25th from 8:00 pm (JST/UTC+9). See the original press release (https://www.klab.com/en/press/) for more details.
This special live broadcast will feature Yoshiyuki Hirai from America Zarigani, a popular comedy duo based in Japan, as MC. It also features an impressive display of talent from the Bleach anime series, including Masakazu Morita, the voice of Ichigo Kurosaki, Noriaki Sugiyama, the voice of Uryu Ishida, and Tetsu Inada, the voice actor for Sajin Komamura.
Be sure to check out all the special social media campaigns going on to celebrate the livestream including a Retweet campaign, #BankaiLive comment and trend ranking giveaways!
Webpage
https://www.bleach-bravesouls.com/en/news/220914/
Bankai Live Livestream URLs
YouTube Live
(EN): https://youtu.be/s1peaySrL0s
(JP): https://youtu.be/YozkF8PQ96Y
Twitter Live:
(EN) https://twitter.com/bleachbrs_en
(JP) https://twitter.com/Bleach_BS
Facebook Live (EN Only): https://www.facebook.com/BleachBS.en/
EN: Japanese audio with English commentary.
JP: Japanese audio only.
Overview of Bleach: Brave Souls
Platform: iOS /Android™/PC/PS4™
Smartphone Support: Android™ 4.4+, iOS 10.0+
PC (Steam) Support: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit OS Required)
PC (Bluestacks) Support: Windows 7+ (34-bit/64-bit OS)
*Not compatible with Mac/Linux.
*The game might not run on some computers.
Genre: 3D Action
Release Date: July 23, 2015
Price: Free-to-play (In-game purchases available)
Official Website: https://www.bleach-bravesouls.com/en/
Official Twitter Account: @bleachbrs_en
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BleachBS.en
Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QJ4uNQeijEx0jlo4nqauA
Official Instagram: @bleachbravesouls_official
Official Discord: https://discord.com/invite/bleachbravesouls
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© KLabGames
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Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.klab.bleach
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201240/BLEACH_Brave_Souls
PlayStation Store: https://store.playstation.com/concept/10002097
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. ("Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc." or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MULN) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between June 15, 2020 and April 6, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
MULN investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Mullen overstates its ability and timeline regarding production; (2) Mullen overstates its deals with business partners, including Qiantu; (3) Mullen overstates its battery technology and capabilities; (4) Mullen overstates its ability to sell its branded products; (5) Net Element did not conduct proper due diligence into Mullen Technologies; (6) the Dragonfly K50, a luxury sports car, was not (solely) delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and (7) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. during the relevant time frame, you have until July 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
jlevi@levikorsinsky.com
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
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NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. ("Atlas" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AAWW), in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by a consortium of investors led by Apollo Global Management Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive $102.50 in cash for each share of Atlas common stock owned. The transaction is valued at approximately $5.2 billion.
If you own Atlas shares and wish to discuss this investigation or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, visit our website:
https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/aaww
Or please contact:
Joshua Rubin, Esq.
Weiss Law
305 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10007
(212) 682-3025
(888) 593-4771
stockinfo@weisslawllp.com
Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) Atlas' board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the $102.50 per-share merger consideration adequately compensates Atlas' shareholders, and (iii) all information regarding the sales process and valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed. Notably, at least one analyst set a price target for the Company of $130 per share, $27.50 above the per-share merger consideration.
Weiss Law has litigated hundreds of stockholder class and derivative actions for violations of corporate and fiduciary duties. We have recovered over a billion dollars for defrauded clients and obtained important corporate governance relief in many of these cases. If you have information or would like legal advice concerning possible corporate wrongdoing (including insider trading, waste of corporate assets, accounting fraud, or materially misleading information), consumer fraud (including false advertising, defective products, or other deceptive business practices), or anti-trust violations, please email us at stockinfo@weisslawllp.com
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Learn Actionable Steps to Mature Your Security Awareness Programs and Compare Your Program Against Global Benchmarks
BETHESDA, Md., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With an unprecedented number of employees now working in hybrid or fully remote environments, compounded by an increase in cyber threats and a more overwhelmed, COVID-19 information fatigued workforce, there has never been a more critical time to effectively create and maintain a cyber-secure workforce and an engaged security culture.
"People have become the primary attack vector for cyber-attackers around the world," said Lance Spitzner, SANS Security Awareness Director and co-author of the report. "Humans rather than technology represent the greatest risk to organizations and the professionals who oversee security awareness programs are the key to effectively managing that risk."
After analyzing the data of more than 1,000 security awareness professionals worldwide, SANS Security Awareness, the global leader in providing security awareness training, has released its seventh annual SANS Security Awareness Report. The 2022 report establishes updated global benchmarks for how organizations manage their human risk and provides actionable steps to making improvements with key metrics in the Security Awareness Maturity Model Indicators Matrix to measure progress.
"Awareness programs enable security teams to effectively manage their human risk by changing how people think about cybersecurity and help them exhibit secure behaviors, from the Board of Directors on down," said Spitzner. "This report enables security awareness professionals to make data-driven decisions on how to best secure their workforce and speak to leadership about risk in a compelling way that demonstrates value and support for their strategic priorities."
Key Findings:
- Workforce: More than 69% of security awareness professionals are spending less than half their time on security awareness. The data shows that security awareness responsibilities are very commonly assigned to staff with highly technical backgrounds who may lack the skills needed to effectively engage their workforce in simple-to-understand terms.
- US Compensation: The average salary reported was $110,309 USD for security training professionals, an increase from 2021. However, those dedicated full-time to awareness were paid on average only $86,626, while those who are part-time averaged $117,584 – $30,000 difference. This difference is because people dedicated part-time to security awareness have their compensation based on their other responsibilities, which are usually more technically focused.
- Global Compensation: Security awareness professionals in Australia/New Zealand had the highest average annual compensation ($121,236), while South America had the lowest ($56,960). In North America, the higher the maturity level of an organization's security awareness program, the higher the salary for the awareness professionals who work there.
- Top Reported Challenges: The three top reported challenges for building a mature awareness program were all related to a lack of time: specifically Lack of time for project management, limits on training time to engage employees, and a lack of staffing.
- Pandemic Impacts: The top two reported impacts were the challenge of a more distracted and overwhelmed workforce and a working environment where human-based cyber-attacks have become more frequent and effective.
- Program Maturity by Region: Consistent across all global regions is that current programs' most common maturity levels are compliance-focused and awareness/behavior change.
- Successful Program Indicators: Strong leadership support, increased team size, and a higher training frequency topped the charts as key enablers to program success.
Key Action Items to Increase Program Success:
- Action Items to Increase Leadership Support: One of the top ways to increase leadership support is speaking in terms of managing risk, not compliance, and explaining WHY you are doing something, not WHAT you are doing. Additionally, creating a sense of urgency by utilizing data and communicating value by demonstrating alignment with leadership's priorities.
- Action Items to Increase Team Size: Documenting and contrasting how many people on the security team are focused on technology versus how many on the team are focused on human risk, creating a document to explain personnel needs fully, and developing partnerships with key departments that can help develop ways to communicate the program's value were recommended.
- Action Items to Increase Training Frequency: It is recommended that organizations communicate to, interact with, or train their workforce at least once a month. Keeping training simple and easy to follow was the key to increasing your opportunities to engage and train your workforce.
"The most mature security awareness programs not only change their workforce's behavior and culture but also measure and demonstrate their value to leadership via a metrics framework," continued Spitzner. "Organizations can no longer justify an annual training to check the compliance box, and it remains critical for organizations to dedicate enough personnel, resources, and tools to manage their human risk effectively."
For a more detailed analysis, download the 2022 SANS Security Awareness Report is available for download here.
About SANS Institute
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. Today, SANS is the most trusted and, by far, the largest provider of cybersecurity training and certification to professionals in government and commercial institutions world-wide. Renowned SANS instructors teach more than 60 courses at in-person and virtual cybersecurity events and on demand. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates practitioner skills through more than 35 hands-on, technical certifications in cybersecurity. The SANS Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent subsidiary, offers master's and bachelor's degrees, graduate certificates, and an undergraduate certificate in cybersecurity. SANS Security Awareness, a division of SANS, provides organizations with a complete and comprehensive security awareness solution, enabling them to manage their "human" cybersecurity risk easily and effectively. SANS also delivers a wide variety of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, webcasts, podcasts, and newsletters; it also operates the Internet's early warning system–the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners, representing varied global organizations from corporations to universities, working together to support and educate the global information security community. www.sans.org
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Cale Makar led the Colorado Avalanche in scoring on the way to winning the Stanley Cup. It was no surprise the dynamic defenseman was the unanimous choice for the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
“It’s surreal to me,” Makar said. “You grow up, you see that as a kid, you have pictures on your wall. All I could think about was everybody that got me here.”
No one played or produced more for Colorado during this Cup run than Makar, who also won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman during the regular season. The 23-year-old skated 27 minutes a game and led the Avalanche with 29 points in 20 games — more than anyone except Edmonton stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
Asked after the Cup-clinching victory how other teams could emulate Colorado, captain Gabriel Landeskog thought for a second and said with a grin, “Get a Cale Makar somewhere.”
He showed during this run why he’s one of a kind. Makar’s free-wheeling play led to eight goals to his credit and many more he helped create along the way.
Makar is the second defenseman to win the award over the past three years. He follows Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the back-to-back defending champions eliminated by Colorado in the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday night.
“We’ve seen him play this way from Day 1 of the season,” coach Jared Bednar said. “This guy is elite, and with him, the job he does for us offensively and defensively, watching him play, how dynamic he is, he’s just the best defenseman in the game right now.”
And the best player in the playoffs, bringing a wildly creative flair on offense to the speedy, force-the-turnover defense the Avs need to make things go — even if often reluctant to take credit.
“I don’t think anything goes to his head,” general manager Joe Sakic said. “Cale is a hard-working, humble guy. He does not pay attention to any outside noise. He deserves everything he’s getting. Such an unbelievable hockey player, and he plays both ways.”
Makar’s evolution into one of hockey’s top stars has taken time since playing junior hockey in Canada’s province of Alberta and getting picked by the Avalanche fourth in the 2017 draft. He helped Canada win world junior gold in 2018 and declined an invitation to represent his country at the Olympics without NHL talent to continue honing his game at UMass-Amherst.
“For my development, I just didn’t think it was the right thing to do,” Makar told The Associated Press in September. “I needed more time to develop my defensive aspect of the game. I just felt like at the Olympics I wouldn’t get that same experience, that they’d maybe just use me for my strengths rather than allowing me to work on my weaknesses.”
Makar cared so much about shoring up those weaknesses that he went back to college for a second season before making his NHL debut for Colorado in the 2019 playoffs. He felt like he wanted to be “overripe” for playing in the pros and thought facing older competition helped gear him up for that.
“For young defenseman that can be a little bit of a struggle, and once you start getting on it early and working on it, then your game starts to take a turn,” Makar said before the final. “But it’s still something that I try to improve on. It’s not something I feel like is a staple of my game, so you have to be better at it every day.”
Makar went into the Lightning series as the Conn Smythe front-runner and then didn’t get a shot on goal in Game 1, which the Avalanche won in overtime. After watching Tampa Bay players block so many attempts, Bednar recalled adjustments Makar made earlier in the playoffs and never lost faith in the young defenseman’s ability to make a difference.
“I’m never going to tell him not to shoot,” Bednar said. “I trust him and his instincts. … If he sees something he likes at the net, I want him to send it there.”
Makar began putting his stamp on the series with two goals in Colorado’s 7-0 rout of Tampa Bay in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead. He was drawing rave reviews from opponents well before the final.
“He’s an amazing player,” Edmonton defenseman Tyson Barrie said in the middle of the Avalanche sweeping the Oilers in the Western Conference final. “Since he’s been in the league, he’s been exceptional and it’s amazing the way he’s creating offense and still playing defense. He’s as good as they come on the back end and the way he skates and moves the puck and retrieves the puck, he’s got every tool.”
Makar used those tools to help this core group hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time.
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A jury has been selected and sworn in for the Chicago federal child pornography and obstruction trial for R. Kelly and two of his former associates, Derrel McDavid and Milton Brown.
The jury is made up of four men and eight women. There are six alternate jurors, five women and one man.
A pool of more than 100 jurors was questioned by US District Judge Harry Leinenweber beginning Monday morning.
Jennifer Bonjean, an attorney for Kelly, took issue with prosecutors' decisions to challenge potential jurors, claiming prosecutors often struck jurors who were Black and called it a pattern that was "quite disturbing." Assistant US Attorney Jeannice Appenteng said this was not the case and pointed to the fact that prosecutors did not put forth challenges for multiple Black jurors.
"It's just another example of an effort to violate not only the jurors' First Amendment rights, but also Mr. Kelly's right to a jury of his own peers," Bonjean said in court.
Opening statements are expected to begin Wednesday morning.
Fourteen years after R. Kelly was acquitted of child pornography charges in Illinois, he is back in his hometown facing more federal charges that involve some of the tapes and victims from his previous state trial.
Kelly, who was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges at a Brooklyn federal trial in September and sentenced to 30 years in prison, will now face charges at the Chicago federal trial that he sexually abused five minors in the late 1990s and created multiple explicit videos with four of them.
The trial will center around child pornography and obstruction counts and includes two former associates of Kelly's as his co-defendants. Derrel McDavid was charged with child pornography and obstruction, and Milton "June" Brown faces one count of conspiracy to receive child pornography. Kelly, McDavid and Brown each pleaded not guilty to the charges. CNN has reached out to their attorneys for comment.
Prosecutors are expected to show multiple tapes of child pornography allegedly involving Kelly having sex with underage girls. The public and media will not be permitted to view the tapes, as they are considered contraband, but jurors will.
Kelly worked closely with McDavid and Brown at the height of his career in the 1990s.
McDavid worked for Kelly as a business manager from 1991 until about 2014, according to an indictment, which claims that part of his job was to "protect Kelly's image, reputation and assets" against active and potential criminal investigations, as well as lawsuits filed by people who claimed they were victims of sexual abuse by Kelly.
Prosecutors allege that Kelly and McDavid worked with others to pay victims and witnesses to ensure they wouldn't cooperate with law enforcement and "cover up evidence" including alleged child porn videos involving Kelly.
Brown worked for Kelly from 1997 to 2018, and prosecutors allege that he, Kelly and McDavid conspired to receive multiple alleged child pornography tapes.
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Heard’s lawyers try to poke holes in Depp’s libel lawsuit
(AP) - Attorneys for actor Amber Heard spent much of last week trying to portray her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, as a jealous and drunken abuser who can only blame himself for his nose-diving Hollywood career.
Since Heard concluded her testimony in a Virginia courtroom Tuesday, her lawyers have presented witness testimony from people who were once close to Depp but shunted from his orbit. They’ve included Depp’s former longtime agent, the actor Ellen Barkin and Heard’s sister.
The attorneys’ goal: Undermine Depp’s libel suit against Heard. The suit claims she falsely portrayed him as a domestic abuser and cost him his lucrative film career, including the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise.
Depp points to a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which Heard described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Depp’s lawyers say he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name.
The trial will enter its sixth week when it resumes Monday. Below are snippets of testimony from some of the witnesses called last week by Heard’s attorneys in their attempt to poke holes in Depp’s case.
DEPP’S HOLLYWOOD CAREER
Depp blames Heard’s 2018 op-ed for spinning his career into free fall. But Heard’s lawyers claim that only Depp can be responsible for his star dimming in the Hollywood firmament.
Tracey Jacobs, who served as the actor’s agent for about 30 years, said that Depp was “showing up late to set consistently on virtually every movie” during their final years working together.
“I was very honest with him and said, ‘You’ve got to stop doing this – this is hurting you,’” Jacobs said during a previously taped deposition that was played for jurors. “And it did.”
In the years before he fired her in 2016, Jacobs said that Depp became increasingly unprofessional, while his drug and alcohol use rose.
She also said that Depp wore earpieces on movie sets so that lines from the script could be fed to him.
“Initially, crews loved him because he was always so great with the crew. But crews don’t love sitting around for hours and hours and hours waiting for the star of the movie to show up,” Jacobs said.
“And it also got around town,” Jacobs added. “I mean, people talk, it’s a small community. And it made people reluctant to use him.”
Heard’s lawyers also zeroed on the reported loss of Depp’s role in the sixth “Pirates of the Caribbean” film. And they played the video deposition of Tina Newman, a Walt Disney Studios production executive.
Lawyers asked her: “Are you aware of any decision maker within Disney who has ever said they are not casting Johnny Depp in ‘Pirates 6′ — or any other role — because of Amber Heard’s op-ed?”
“No,” Newman said.
DEPP’S ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE
Depp has testified that he never struck Heard and that he was the victim of abuse inflicted by his now ex-wife. Heard’s lawyers counter that Depp did abuse her, both physically and sexually, and that he can’t deny what happened because he was often too intoxicated to remember.
Jurors heard recorded testimony from a mutual friend of the couple, iO Tillett Wright, who said Depp confided to him that he hated sobriety.
“He wanted to get sober for Amber,” Tillett Wright said. “He didn’t enjoy being sober. It wasn’t fun, and that it was distressing and exhausting and very hard to do. He really, really resented having to be sober.”
Tillett Wright said Depp’s personality turned mean and paranoid when he was using alcohol or drugs.
Bruce Witkin, a musician who was friends with Depp for nearly 40 years, testified in his deposition that he tried to help Depp with his substance abuse.
“He’d say, ‘I’ll be all right. I’ll be all right,’” Witkin said, recalling a conversation. “Well, you’re not all right.”
Actor Ellen Barkin, who dated Depp for a few months in in the 1990s, said during her deposition that Depp was “always drinking or smoking a joint” or doing other illegal drugs.
WAS DEPP A JEALOUS LOVER?
To hear Barkin tell it — yes.
Barkin said that Depp was controlling, jealous and angry. She said Depp would often ask her: “Where are you going? Who are you going with? What did you do last night?”
She added: “I had a scratch on my back once that got him very, very angry because he insisted it came from me having sex with a person who wasn’t him.”
Witkin, the musician and former Depp friend, said the actor displayed signs of jealousy in relationships going back to the 1980s, when Depp was married to Witkin’s sister-in-law.
“When he was younger, he was jealous of Nick Cage and jealous of Adam Ant because my sister-in-law knew them,” Witkin said.
There also were a few times when Depp became jealous during his relationship with French singer Vanessa Paradis, “which were ridiculous,” Witkin said.
“A lot of it was in his head and not really in reality,” Witkin said.
Depp’s jealousy with Heard emerged when she was off filming a movie “or doing something that he couldn’t be around to see what was going on,” Witkin said. “I think he would work himself up.”
TESTIMONY FROM HEARD’S SISTER
Amber Heard’s sister, Whitney Heard Henriquez, said she personally witnessed Depp hitting Heard. Depp has testified he never struck Heard.
Henriquez testified the fight occurred in March 2015 — a month after Depp and Heard’s wedding — when Heard found evidence that Depp had already had an extramarital affair.
Henriquez recounted that an inebriated Depp blamed Heard for forcing him into the extramarital encounter.
At one point, she said, she was caught between Depp and Heard as he charged up a staircase to confront Heard. Henriquez said she was struck in the back, and Heard became enraged and “landed one” on Depp.
One of Depp’s bodyguards intervened, but “by that time Johnny had already grabbed Amber by the hair with one hand and was whacking her repeatedly in the face with the other,” Henriquez said.
It was the only time, Henriquez said, that she personally witnessed a physical assault. But she said she saw the aftermath of other fights, including bruises on Heard.
However, Henriquez acknowledged on cross-examination that she sided with Depp at times in their disputes, and said she worked to keep the couple together even after she watched her sister be physically assaulted.
“If my sister said that she still wanted to be with Johnny and if I could help with that in any way I was going to support her,” she said.
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LAS VEGAS, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McCann Systems, leaders in collaboration and experiential AV technology, are pleased to be featured on the June cover of Commercial Integrator, the business book for technology professionals.
McCann worked with Dan Ferrisi, Editor in Chief of the publication, who "unwinds the integrator's unique DNA" in the featured story. The digital version of the issue went live while McCann and 20,000+ other AV professionals were on the show floor at InfoComm 2022, located in the North and new West Hall of the LVCC.
In a two-hour exclusive interview with Frank McCann, Founder, Tom Treichel, President and COO, and Josh Bittner, SVP of Sales and Marketing, Ferrisi discovered the unique road McCann Systems took to become the technical powerhouse it is today. The story also features the remarkable retention and expansion Frank McCann implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. "It was time for the company to step up to the plate and support the staff," McCann declares matter-of-factly.
The cover story (https://bit.ly/McCann_CI) also explores the exceptional relationship McCann Systems builds with legacy clients, prospective customers, current vendors, and skilled employees- proudly the most industry-credentialed in audiovisual technology. Bittner describes this thread that runs through McCann in four simple words: take the pain away. AV customers have many stressors, and the entire team at McCann works to alleviate these. "We have embraced our staff's ability to lead," Treichel says. "We developed a self-managed workgroup that allows autonomy."
After recently opening offices in Buffalo, New York, and Stewart, Florida, it is clear that the inversion of authority works- from the executive team to accounting and logistics. This expansion was also evident at InfoComm 2022: McCann had over thirty team members on the show floor ready to greet customers, vendors, and each other in person for the first time since 2019. Other folks, for the first time, as McCann added over forty new faces in 2020-22 alone. With the hires, McCann Systems has over 30% of its staff focused on Managed Services, doubling-down on customer success and rapport.
McCann Systems, founded in 1996, was established to design, integrate, and elevate innovative audiovisual technologies and communications solutions for companies worldwide. In-house AVIXA CTS experts create a strong national footprint with a global reach, spanning North America with regional design and service offices. Connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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SINGAPORE and HONG KONG, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Buyer consortium led by Recco Control Technology Pte. Ltd. ("Recco Control Technology") and Dazheng Group (Hong Kong) Investment Holdings Company Limited ("Dazheng Group") announces today that UBS AG Hong Kong Branch[1] has been engaged by Recco Control Technology and Dazheng Group as the financial advisor in connection with the consortium's proposed acquisition of Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys"). Members of the consortium also include TFI Asset Management Limited, and Great Wall Capital Co., Ltd has entered into a memorandum of strategic cooperation with Recco Control Technology and Dazheng Group in connection with the proposed acquisition of Hollysys.
The consortium reaffirms its non-binding indicative all-cash offer of $25 per share to acquire Hollysys, which the consortium first sent to the board of Hollysys on December 3, 2021, and publicly announced through a press release on January 24, 2022. The offer represents a premium of 65.5% over Hollysys' closing share price of $15.11 on July 7, 2022.
The consortium believes that the subsequent announcement by the board of Hollysys to suspend evaluation of all unsolicited buyout proposals and the board's continuing non-engaging with the consortium is not in the best interest of Hollysys' shareholders, especially in light of the attractive premium offered by the consortium, as well as the management's inability to increase shareholders' value subsequent to such announcement. The consortium encourages Hollysys' board to fulfil their fiduciary duties to achieve best interest of shareholders by opening discussions with, and granting due diligence access to, the consortium. The consortium is prepared to move fast to enter into and close the proposed transaction after a customary confirmatory diligence exercise.
At this stage, there can be no assurance that any agreement with the board of Hollysys could be reached in respect of a potential acquisition of Hollysys.
About Recco
Recco Control Technology Pte. Ltd is a Singapore-incorporatedinvestor in the automation industry and was founded by Mr. Ke Lei, a veteran in the automation industry in China.
About Dazheng
Dazheng Group (Hong Kong) Investment Holdings Company Limited is a Hong Kong-incorporated financial investor founded by sophisticated entrepreneurs and investment banking professionals.
About TFI
TFI Asset Management Limited is a Hong Kong-based asset management firm which is an indirect subsidiary of Tianfeng Securities Co., Ltd. (also known as TF Securities, SH: 601162).
About Great Wall Capital
Great Wall Capital Co., Ltd. is a Beijing-based private equity investment firm under China Great Wall Asset Management Co., Ltd., one of the four Chinese state-owned asset management companies.
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1. Shinzo Abe
Mourners gathered in Tokyo today for the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, four days after he was assassinated in broad daylight. Photos captured the outpouring of grief as people gathered to pay their respects to Abe with flowers, notes and green tea -- symbols of help in the afterlife. The private funeral was hosted at the centuries-old Zojoji Temple by Abe's widow, Akie Abe. Millions around the world have reacted with shock and anguish at how Abe was gunned down during a campaign speech in the central city of Nara on Friday. According to police, the 41-year-old suspect accused of killing Abe had a "grudge" against a church he believed Abe's grandfather -- another former leader of the country -- helped to expand.
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The House select committee plans to show at a hearing today how right-wing extremist groups, including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, prepared to attack the US Capitol in the days leading up to January 6, 2021. According to committee aides, the hearing will also focus on the roles of former President Donald Trump's associates, including Roger Stone and Michael Flynn, who both received presidential pardons after being charged with various crimes. Separately, former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, an ally of Trump, is expected to meet Friday with the January 6 committee, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Byrne played an active role in supporting efforts to push baseless claims about the 2020 election, including attending a meeting at the White House to discuss strategies to overturn the election results.
3. Gun laws
President Joe Biden on Monday said gun violence has turned everyday places in America into "killing fields" as he marked the passage of the first significant federal gun safety legislation in 30 years. Biden said the package he signed into law last month represents "an important start," but falls far short of what he and his party had advocated for to curb the alarming rate of shootings in the US. During his remarks, Biden was interrupted by Manuel Oliver, a father whose son was killed in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. "You have to do more than that," Oliver yelled. As of today, there have been 333 mass shootings in the US since the beginning of the year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.
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US health officials are urgently working on a plan to allow second Covid-19 boosters for all adults, a senior White House official confirmed to CNN. Second boosters have been authorized for adults 50 and older, as well as some people with weakened immune systems, since late March. But younger adults are eligible for only one booster shot, which was authorized in November. Some experts are concerned that younger adults' immunity may be waning as Covid-19 cases rise with the dominance of the BA.5 Omicron subvariant. The CDC reports that the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants constitute more than 70% of new infections in the country. And while these subvariants may partially escape the immunity produced by the vaccine and prior infection, vaccination still likely protects against severe illness.
5. Sri Lanka
Thousands of protesters have stormed the homes of Sri Lanka's President and Prime Minister in recent days in fury over the nation's crippling economic crisis. The protesters have succeeded in forcing the leaders to resign, but refuse to leave the luxury houses until both of them have vacated their roles. Striking images show protesters sprawled on a bed in the presidential palace and barbecuing food on the property. But the most dramatic footage showed protesters swimming in the President's private pool. It remains unclear how Sri Lanka will overcome rising food costs, fuel shortages and electricity cuts as the country struggles to make debt repayments.
BREAKFAST BROWSE
Elon Musk said "humanity will reach Mars in your lifetime"
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson had this clever response.
A tomb linked to King Arthur is being excavated for the first time
Archaeologists are excavating this 5,000-year-old tomb named in honor of the mythical medieval king.
Miles Teller says he's down to do another 'Top Gun' movie if Tom Cruise gives the green light
Maverick, we're counting on you! On behalf of millions of fans, another "Top Gun" would be a total treat. Am I right? Or am I right?
K-pop group BTS is coming to Disney+ in a major streaming deal
The battle of the streaming platforms rages on. In one corner, Disney is aiming to knock out Netflix by attracting legions of BTS fans around the world.
This is the deepest view of the universe ever captured
Check out this groundbreaking image of distant galaxies captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
TODAY'S NUMBER
33%
That's President Joe Biden's approval rating according to a new poll, leading to increased speculation about his prospects for reelection. The nationwide survey conducted by the New York Times/Siena College comes as Democratic officials and party leaders have begun to doubt that Biden is their strongest candidate to beat former President Donald Trump -- or another GOP candidate -- in 2024. But a challenge requires a challenger, and all the Democrats being discussed as potential primary opponents to Biden tell CNN they are ruling out runs.
TODAY'S QUOTE
"Under the law, no matter where you live, women have the right to emergency care -- including abortion care."
-- HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the country's top health official, saying the Biden administration expects providers to continue offering abortion services, despite laws that strictly limit the procedure after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In the clarifying guidance announced Monday, Becerra said that the federal government can penalize institutions or providers that fail to provide abortions as needed to treat medical emergencies.
TODAY'S WEATHER
AND FINALLY
Cat Needs His Own Cat-uccino To Begin His Day
You've heard of a frappuccino, but what about a cat-uccino? Like many of us, this cat won't start the day until he has his morning cup! (Click here to view)
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Landscapers, contractors & dealers can explore new business opportunities, gain knowledge
LOUISVILLE, Ky. , June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition being held October 18-21, 2022, is broadening educational tracks to help contractors, dealers, and landscapers explore new business growth opportunities and work smarter.
"Attendees can explore new, profitable business opportunities with expanded education at this year's Equip Exposition," said Kris Kiser, President & CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), which owns and manages Equip Exposition. "This trade show is the best place to learn about new business segments, network, learn, try out equipment, see what's new, and gain a competitive business edge."
New education tracks for landscapers are designed to boost bottom lines – focusing on Leadership, Technology, Sales & Profitability, Growing Your Team, Pool and Spa, Landscape Lighting, Tree Care, and Hardscaping. Details include:
- The Sales and Profitability track will overview sustainable snow management, estimating and bidding, benchmarking for profit, pricing, and supply chain hacks.
- The Technology track covers new software, drone technology, irrigation troubleshooting, and estimating and bidding. Expect a two-day, 13-hour course that will equip registrants for the Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification exam necessary for commercial drone use.
- The Grow Your Team track highlights how company culture impacts performance and profitability, recruiting and retaining team members, and promoting a diverse industry.
- The Leadership track's focus is on developing a second in command, mergers and acquisitions in the landscape industry, and what you need to know about selling your business.
- The Tree Care track, presented by The Davey Tree Expert Company in collaboration with The Women's Tree Climbing Workshop, covers safety, climbing gear, tying into a tree, common tools, climbing systems, working the tree, pruning, rigging, and tree removal techniques. Real trees will be used to demonstrate techniques in the "living laboratory" in Freedom Hall.
- The Pool & Spa track will cover construction and design, how to incorporate pool and hardscape into backyard design, and define relationships between designers and architects.
Education partners at this year's trade show include Landscape Management magazine, Professional Grounds Management Society, the Irrigation Association, the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance, the Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals, and the Women's Tree Climbing Workshop.
With people spending more time in backyards and using them for entertaining, work and play, hardscape and outdoor lighting are becoming a lucrative business. Landscape and hardscape contractors can attend six live sessions presented by Hardscape North America, which co-locates with Equip Expo. These classes cover industry best-practices, business strategy, and construction techniques taught by a team of hardscape experts.
A free session called "The California Equation" overviews new equipment mandates and their widening impact. A panel of experts will discuss how the industry is adapting to changing regulations in California, and how trends in the Golden State are impacting business across the country. This session is open to landscapers, dealers, and manufacturers.
Influencer LIVE, sponsored by Kohler Engines, combines the largest gathering of industry professionals at Equip Expo and the conversational elements of an interactive podcast into one action-packed space. Influencer LIVE provides attendees with a high energy and engaging atmosphere to hear (and meet) the influential voices that have inspired them to grow and invest into their business. Hosted by Naylor Taliaferro, Paul Jamison, and Caleb Auman.
Energize will be a candid discussion with contractors working in the field. This motivational discussion will be hosted by some of the industry's leading voices, who will give their first-hand
perspective on everything from marketing and hiring to sales and purchasing. Hosted by Brian Fullerton, Mike Andes, Blake Albertson, and Paul Jamison
Equip Exposition offers outdoor power equipment dealers and retailers two new education tracks in 2022 – one for managers and one for technicians. Equipment dealers will find training with Bob Clements and Sara Hey to help grow their businesses, including advice on unconventional hiring strategies, a peek at what the dealership of the future will be like, and how to price service jobs. Power Equipment Trade's Dan Shell and Jessica Johnson will lead a panel discussion on how to take your business to the next level.
The Equipment & Engine Training Council returns with their popular technician training program on a wide range of engines and technologies.
Dealer and retailer education partners include Bob Clements International, the Equipment & Engine Training Council, and Power Equipment Trade magazine.
Education and training costs vary based on individual selections. Visit www.equipexposition.com/education for full details.
After gaining new skills through training, attendees can kick the tires and test drive the latest equipment in the Outdoor Demo Yard, which has expanded to nearly 30 acres and is included with every Equip Exposition registration. A larger UTV test track allows attendees to put the latest UTVs through their paces on curves, hills, rocks, and bumps. Attendees age 16 or older with a valid driver's license can test equipment.
Attendees also will get more time on the very big show floor, with the trade show opening earlier this year, starting at 12 noon on Wednesday, October 19, for landscapers. They'll find the latest equipment, technology, and solutions to growing their businesses among the 1,000+ exhibits covering 675,000 square feet of exhibit space.
Equip Exposition will be held October 18-21 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. Registration is open at www.equipexposition.com. Early Bird registration ends after September 9, 2022.
Equip Exposition continues to co-locate with Hardscape North America (HNA), the premier trade show for hardscape contractors, presented by ICPI-NCMA (Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute-National Concrete Masonry Association). Registration at Equip Exposition provides attendees free access to the HNA show.
For information on exhibit space sales and sponsorships, contact the Equip Exposition office at info@equipexposition.com or call 502-536-7050.
Media contacts
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Debbi Mayster, Four Leaf PR on behalf of OPEI, 240-988-6243, debbi@fourleafpr.com
Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, is held annually in Louisville, KY, and in 2019 was ranked the sixth largest trade show in the United States. The show publishes equip magazine and is owned and managed by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, an international trade association representing manufacturers of outdoor power equipment, parts, small engines, battery power systems, portable generators, utility and personal transport vehicles, and golf cars, and their suppliers. For more information visit www.equipexposition.com.
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VIEREMÄ, Finland, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ponsse and Epec are introducing the PONSSE EV1, an electric forest machine technology concept. While the forest machine will be commercially available later, Epec's technology can already be used in electric or hybrid-electric commercial vehicles and non-road mobile machines. Ponsse's technological concept is a peek into the future, paving the way for technological development and sustainable harvesting solutions.
Ponsse provides sustainable harvesting solutions by listening closely to customer needs, and it also aims to lead the way in the development of forest machine technologies. Ponsse is part of sustainable forestry and seeks carbon neutrality in its operations and solutions. This launch of a new technology concept is part of the company's strategy and a tangible step towards the goal of carbon neutrality. Sustainable development guides all the company's operations.
"Technological development is fast and offers us excellent opportunities to develop our solutions further, even in unexpected directions. We have worked hard with our technology company Epec to enable this concept. At the same time, both companies have developed their capabilities, and we have gained significant new knowledge during this project. This launch of a new technology concept is a peek into the future and one of the solutions offered by electric powertrains. Sustainable development is a significant future success factor for Ponsse. We want to strongly develop our solutions with Epec. Our strategy reform has been successful at Epec, and we're very happy with Epec's excellent development," says Juho Nummela, President and CEO, Ponsse Plc.
PONSSE EV1 technological concept
The PONSSE EV1 concept has been developed for forwarders with a 15-tonne load-carrying capacity, the most popular Ponsse forwarder size category. The concept machine features a fully electric powertrain, as well as Epec's power distribution unit and hybrid control unit. The machine's powertrain operates fully with battery energy. Batteries are charged using a Range Extender, which is a combustion engine at this stage of development. Testing and development are advancing continuously. This technology provides significant improvements in fuel economy in this size category.
Ponsse has been studying and developing new technological solutions for several years now. The PONSSE EV1 concept took its first steps in 2019 when Ponsse and Epec started to investigate responsible power source solutions in line with sustainable development.
Epec Flow: a comprehensive electromobility system solution
The PONSSE EV1 features Epec Flow, Epec's electromobility system solution. The solution is based on the Epec Flow Power Distribution Unit (PDU), to which electric motors, batteries and various devices can be connected. The PDU's integrated safety solutions enable effective manufacturing and maintenance of the machines, as well as their operations in demanding conditions. The Epec Flow Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) controls the electric powertrain and includes software developed through simulations, enabling optimal energy consumption, productivity and usability.
"The Epec Flow solution is at the heart of everything. It has been developed for the electrification of various commercial vehicles and non-road mobile machines. The software can be developed using simulation models, and the solution can be agilely developed for the needs of different machinery. The different systems, including the transmission and control system, work seamlessly together, enabling the manufacture of safe and efficient zero-emission machines in the future," says Jyri Kylä-Kaila, Managing Director of Epec.
Ponsse Studio: Transforming technologies
Juho Nummela, Ponsse's President and CEO, and Jyri Kylä-Kaila, Epec's Managing Director, will be talking about transforming technologies at the online Ponsse Studio event on 17 August 2022. A recording of the online event can be watched later on Ponsse's YouTube channel.
Epec launched the Epec Flow on the Ponsse Studio.
Further information:
Juho Nummela, President and CEO, Ponsse Plc, +358 400 495 690, juho.nummela@ponsse.com
Jyri Kylä-Kaila, Managing Director, Epec Oy, +358 50 317 1178, jyri.kyla-kaila@epec.fi
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Topeka woman found guilty after adults, children held at gunpoint, robbed
2 male counterparts remain at large
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The woman accused of breaking into a Shawnee Co. home with two other men and holding four adults and three children at gunpoint while robbing them has been found guilty while her counterparts remain at large.
On Monday, Aug. 15, Shawnee Co. Court records indicate that Lindsay Self, 38, of Topeka, was found guilty by a trial of her peers. The jury found her guilty on all charges.
Self was arrested in February after an armed invasion was reported in the 1300 block of SW 29th St. while young children were inside. The Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Office said Self and two other men approached the house under the pretense of car troubles and forced their way inside where four adults and three young children were.
Officials continue to attempt to identify the two other men that Self had been with who remain at large as of Aug. 20. Both had been described as in their late 30s to early 40s and around 5-feet-7-inches tall. One was bald while the other was balding with gray or blonde facial hair.
Self had been charged with and found guilty of the following:
- Aggravated Robbery; armed with a dangerous weapon
- Kidnapping; for ransom or as a shield or hostage
- Aggravated Robbery
- Aggravated Burglary; dwelling for felony, theft, sex
- 3 counts of Aggravated Assault; use of a deadly weapon
A sentencing hearing has been set for 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 19.
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Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro subpoenaed in DOJ’s 1/6 probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro revealed in a draft court filing Tuesday that he has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury this week as part of the Justice Department’s sprawling probe into the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Navarro, who was a trade adviser to then-President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he was served by the FBI at his Washington, D.C., house last week. The subpoena is the first known instance of prosecutors seeking testimony from someone who worked in the Trump White House as they investigate the worst attack on the Capitol in two centuries.
In an 88-page draft filing, Navarro claims the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack is unlawful and therefore a subpoena it issued to him in February is unenforceable under law. The 72-year-old said he was planning on filing the claim against the committee, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the U.S. attorney for D.C., Matthew M. Graves, on Tuesday.
A spokesman for the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
Though the scope of the department’s investigation remains unclear, the subpoena to Navarro could signal that the department is widening its probe to examine the activities and records of people who worked directly for the Republican president. The department previously issued subpoenas to people connected to the Jan. 6 attack and the rallies in Washington that preceded the violence, in which a mob loyal to Trump stormed the Capitol in a brazen bid to overturn the 2020 presidential election and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House.
The subpoena also comes as pressure continues to mount on the Justice Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland to consider prosecuting Trump since the Jan. 6 House committee laid out an argument for what its members believe could be a viable criminal case against the former president.
Garland has given no public indication about whether prosecutors might be considering a case against the former president. He has, though, vowed to hold accountable “all January 6th perpetrators, at any level” and has said that would include those who were “present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy.” Roughly 300 people have pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from the riot, including seditious conspiracy and assault.
The subpoena from federal prosecutors also comes months after Navarro, a former economics professor, received a congressional subpoena from lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Members of the select committee sought testimony from Navarro about his public efforts to help Trump overturn the election, including a call after the 2020 presidential election persuading state legislators to join their efforts.
Navarro has refused to cooperate with the committee, and he and fellow Trump adviser Dan Scavino were found in contempt of Congress in April.
Members of the committee made their case at the time that Scavino and Navarro were among just a handful of people who had rebuffed the committee’s requests and subpoenas for information. The panel has interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses about the insurrection and is preparing for a series of hearings to begin next week.
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ReelGOLF™ is changing the way golf is viewed forever with the first on-course AI-Enabled Autonomous Videographer
AUSTIN, Texas, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hole-In-One (HIO) Media, Inc., a sports technology and media production startup in the golf industry, showcased the first on-course AI-Enabled Video Production system, ReelGOLF™, at Barton Creek Country Club in Austin, Texas.
With nearly 400 golfers in attendance at the annual Darrell K. Royal (DKR) member-guest tournament, the patented ReelGOLF™ media platform delivered near real-time video footage to players over the three-day event. With AI-enabled cameras discretely installed at the tee box and green of a signature Par 3, the cameras worked in concert with one another to produce PGA®-inspired videos for each player. Within minutes, the autonomous video production system seamlessly edited and produced each golfer's shot and delivered it via the free ReelGOLF™ mobile app.
"I was pleased to see the players' positive reaction to ReelGOLF™ during the tournament," says Mr. Imes, founder of HIO Media, Inc. "Technology adoption can take years," he continues, "at DKR, we affirmed the hidden demand to record a golfer's on-course experience. Greater than half the field used the ReelGOLF™ platform to record and share never before seen video footage of non-professional golfers."
ReelGOLF™ was invented by Mr. Imes after playing The Old Course at Saint Andrews, the most hallowed grounds in golf. He wanted a way to preserve that memory. "Inspiration happens on The Old Course", Mr. Imes says, "and ReelGOLF™ emerged from the fairways, the sand traps, the greens, and the 19th hole, The Jigger Inn." Mr. Imes walked away from The Home of Golf® inspired to create a new golf experience for the everyday golfer, the ReelGOLF™ experience.
ReelGOLF™ captures on-course play in an easy way. Golfers simply scan a QR code at the tee box to activate the autonomous videography system, and the AI-enabled cameras follow and record players shots. Within minutes, ReelGOLF™ produces and delivers PGA®-inspired videos to golfers as if they are featured on CBS Sports®, NBC Sports® or The GOLF Channel®.
"With its on-course media platform, ReelGOLF™ is showcasing signature holes for golf courses and changing the way golf is viewed for the everyday golfer", says Mr. Imes, "The greatest stories in golf happen on courses every day. They are just not being seen…until now."
About ReelGOLF™
ReelGOLF™ is an AI-Enabled media production platform designed for golf courses. What started as a vision on The Old Course at St. Andrews has grown into a platform that allow golfers to preserve and share their memories. Follow ReelGOLF™ @ReelGOLFVids on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube or visit ReelGOLF.com for the latest news and media production.
About Hole-in-One Media™, Inc.
HIO Media is a golf and media technology provider based in Austin, Texas. Using its patented technologies, HIO Media is capturing the on-course golf experiences for everyday golfers, and chronicling moments for them to share with friends and family.
HIO Media Contact:
Email: press@reelgolf.com
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) today announced that on May 24, 2022 the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per common share for the second quarter of fiscal 2022.
The dividend will be paid on June 24, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 10, 2022.
About Big Lots, Inc.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) is a leading home discount retailer and a Fortune 500 company, operating 1,438 stores in 47 states, as well as a best-in-class ecommerce platform with expanded capabilities via BOPIS, curbside pickup, Instacart and same day delivery across thousands of items. The company's product assortment is focused on home essentials: Furniture, Seasonal, Soft Home, Food, Consumables and Hard Home. Ranked one of the fastest-growing eCommerce businesses by Digital Commerce 360 and the recipient of Home Textiles Today's 2021 Retail Titan Award, Big Lots' mission is to help people Live BIG and Save Lots. The company strives to be the BIG difference for a better life by delivering exceptional value to customers through the ultimate treasure hunt shopping experience, building a "best places to grow" culture, rewarding shareholders with consistent growth and top-tier returns and doing good in local communities. For more information about the company, visit biglots.com.
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PARIS, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a global network company launching a constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit satellites (LEO) to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises, today announced it has joined the EU Secure Connectivity Programme.
The need for secure and resilient global connectivity increases with the digitization of the economy and society and increasing geopolitical and cybersecurity threats. The European Commission is proposing an ambitious plan for an EU space-based secure communication system that will ensure worldwide uninterrupted access to secure and cost-effective satellite communication services for the protection of critical infrastructures, surveillance and crisis management. It will also allow for the provisioning of commercial services by the private sector to enable advanced, reliable and fast connections for all citizens and businesses across Europe.
German company Rivada Space Networks has submitted its contribution to the Preliminary Market Consultation of the EU Secure Connectivity Programme outlining key attributes of the Rivada Space Network's laser-linked LEO constellation architecture. These include global reach, ultra-security, resilience and low latency. A firm believer in common infrastructure platforms for public use, Rivada is also proposing to use their Open Access Wireless Marketplace platform to optimize the efficient use of the multi-orbit infrastructure capacity among the member countries and stakeholders in the project.
Clemens Kaiser, Chief Programme Officer at Rivada Space Networks commented: "We reviewed the requirements and identified an absolute need to add LEO to this multi-orbit constellation approach, with Ka-band delivering the optimal solution in terms of high-throughput networking."
Rivada Space Networks Chairman Declan Ganley said: "We can ensure extra secure connectivity and the highest data sovereignty as our space network connects any two points in the world via intersatellite laser links, avoiding terrestrial or non-terrestrial infrastructures or the internet. This allows users to communicate through a single global private network running entirely over the constellation without any terrestrial touchpoint other than the user terminals or secure cloud insertion points. The physical separation at the infrastructure level significantly increases cybersecurity and data sovereignty and does so at a global scale. Furthermore, this makes our network disaster resilient since it is independent from any other infrastructure."
He further added: "Security and Open Access are two of the foundational elements of Rivada's vision of a secure and accessible digital future for all. We aim to leverage the strengths of our satellite communication system in combination with our unique, patented Open Access Wireless Market Platform to enable an efficient use of spectrum and facilitate a fair distribution of capacity to member states. We are proud to be joining the EU's multi-stakeholder Secure Connectivity Programme, mobilizing the space and technology sector to provide an independent and secure communications infrastructure for Europe."
* Rivada Space Networks Founder Declan Ganley will be outlining Rivada's game-changing connectivity network with all its advantages for enterprise and government communications at the forthcoming World Satellite Business Week event in Paris on Monday 12th September, 13:45-14:30 Busy Agenda for NGSO Constellations #WSBW 2022. To meet with Rivada, email events@rivada.com
About Rivada Space Networks
Rivada Space Networks GmbH is a disruptive new company set to establish and operate the first truly global low latency point-to-point connectivity network of LEO satellites. By connecting its satellites with lasers, Rivada Space Networks will provide resellers and B2B customers with the ability to securely connect any two points on the globe with low latency and high bandwidth. The constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit communications satellites will represent a fundamental change in the availability of secure, global, end-to-end enterprise-grade connectivity for Telecom, Enterprise, Maritime, Energy and Government Services markets. Rivada Space Networks is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rivada Networks, Inc.
About Rivada Networks, Inc.
Rivada Networks, Inc. is a U.S.-based wireless technology company focused on open access wholesale and the convergence of terrestrial and satellite communications. Founded by Declan Ganley, Rivada Networks, Inc. is active across North and South America as well as Europe. Rivada holds a multitude of patents relating to spectrum sharing, digital spectrum arbitrage, prioritized messaging, open access services and other wireless communications technologies. For more information: www.rivada.com
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Rivada Space Networks GmbH
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Lady A has postponed their upcoming tour as band member Charles Kelley begins "a journey to sobriety," according to a statement released by the country group.
Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Kelley said in a statement on social media that the decision to push their Request Line Tour to next year was "hard but important."
"We are a band, but more importantly...we're family," the statement said. "We're proud to say that Charles has embarked on a journey to sobriety. So, right now in order to be the healthiest, strongest and most creative band we can be, Lady A will take the time with the support of our families and team of professionals to walk through this together. It's early on this road, but we are determined to do what will best set us up for many more years together. We're grateful for your patience."
The group concluded the statement with, "This update is coming in real time, but in the coming days, your point of purchase will be in touch with new ticket information. We're looking forward to making 2023 our best year yet!"
Lady A's next scheduled date was on August 20 in Memphis, according to the band's website.
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Man released from prison after 18 years behind bars for murder he says he didn’t commit
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Missouri (KMBC) — For the first time in 18 years, Keith Carnes is breathing fresh air as a free man.
Carnes was released from prison Monday after 18 years behind bars for the 2003 murder of Larry White, a murder he says he did not commit.
The prosecutor’s office in Jackson County, Missouri, dismissed all charges against Carnes on Friday. That decision came after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last week that Carnes be released within 30 days pending a potential retrial.
That retrial will not happen.
In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said: “Our review of the evidence does not establish that Carnes is actually innocent; however, because the evidence is also insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, we cannot retry Carnes.”
In the Missouri Supreme Court order, authorities said: “The Court concludes the petitioner, Keith Carnes, has met the burden of proof necessary to establish his “gateway cause and prejudice’ claim that the state failed to disclose material evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963 ). Mr. Carnes, therefore, is entitled to habeas corpus relief,” the Missouri Supreme Court said in its ruling Tuesday.
Carnes had been serving a life sentence at South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri.
While the prosecutor’s office said Friday that they would decline to retry the 2003 murder case in which Carnes had been convicted, Carnes remained in prison over the weekend unsure of what would come next.
Carnes’ mother, Eve Moffatt, said Saturday his family and legal team were frustrated.
“Just to see him like that, in handcuffs and to see him in that place,” Moffatt said.
The following is the full statement from the prosecutor’s office:
“On April 5, 2022, after hearings handled by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, the Missouri Supreme Court set aside the convictions of Keith Carnes on the basis of a Brady violation committed when an eyewitness’ account was not disclosed to defense. We fully accept the Supreme Court’s finding. The Court denied Carnes claim of actual innocence but directed the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office to decide whether to retry Carnes for the 2003 murder of Larry White. Our review of the evidence does not establish that Carnes is actually innocent; however, because the evidence is also insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, we cannot retry Carnes.
“Testimony at trial and in the special master’s hearing establish that Carnes was a rival drug dealer in and around 29th and Olive and that Larry White was attempting to sell in that territory. Carnes was present the night of the homicide. Carnes case cannot be tried a third time on currently available evidence because of shifting witness accounts due to pressure from Carnes’ private investigator with whom Carnes was romantically involved. Eyewitness testimony is thrown into question with recantations, including a recantation of a recantation. We also do not have physical evidence to corroborate certain eyewitness accounts.
“Every criminal investigation should be neutral and objective, by police and private investigators. In the efforts to free Carnes, some of the evidence was gathered and presented by Carnes’ romantic partner. She sought recantations and additional witness testimony that contradicted the evidence at the first and second trials. Witnesses alleged that Carnes’ private investigator pressured them to recant or change their trial testimony. If police investigators engaged in such improper conduct, it would require immediate disclosure and conflict procedures to protect the integrity of the investigation. This rule does not apply just to police and credible organizations, like the Midwest Innocence Project, which would not allow such bias as part of an investigation. In short, the evidence today in Carnes case is tainted from all directions. We cannot proceed and must dismiss the charges.
“The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Brady violation stemmed from a witness who testified at Carnes’ trial. Carnes’ attorneys were not provided her first statement and therefore could not cross-examine her about it. We agree that this violated Carnes’ right to a fair trial. Jackson County takes this finding with the utmost seriousness. The Special Master found that there was no prosecutorial misconduct. Discovery practices have changed substantially since 2003. Though the process has greatly improved, we are also building a new electronic system or bridge between our office and KCPD to ensure that all reports are transferred.
“This dismissal is without prejudice and there is no statute of limitations for murder. Because Carnes is speaking to news media, we would ask that he speak with law enforcement about what he knows. Witnesses stated that a second culprit was present at Mr. White’s murder. We’d like to know that person’s identity. This case remains under investigation. We will continue to fight for justice for Mr. White and this community.
“Our office met Friday with the family of Larry White. His sister, Juanita White, thanked Jackson County for seeking justice on her family’s behalf. For her health, she said she will leave anything further to God, although her family believes that Carnes was one of the men who killed her brother. Larry White’s family is planning a celebration of their deceased brother’s birthday next week.”
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Study: Millennials didn’t stray far from where they grew up
(AP) - Growing up in mid-sized Virginia Beach, Andrew Waldholtz wanted to live in a big city so he moved to the District of Columbia for college. After four years in the comparatively expensive city, he realized he wanted a place to live that was more affordable.
Waldholtz, 35, eventually found a happy compromise in St. Louis whose Midwestern affordability and opportunities to build his career in corporate compliance had the added bonus that his sister and brother-in-law lived there.
Now living 940 miles (1,513 kilometers) away from Virginia Beach, Waldholtz is in a distinct minority among others who reached adulthood in the 21st century in that he resides a half-continent away from where he grew up, according to a new study by U.S. Census Bureau and Harvard University researchers released Monday.
The study found that by age 26 more than two-thirds of young adults in the U.S. lived in the same area where they grew up, 80% had moved less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) away and 90% resided less than 500 miles (804 kilometers) away. Migration distances were shorter for Black and Hispanic individuals, compared to white and Asian young adults, and the children of higher income parents traveled farther away from their hometowns than those of less wealthy parents, according to the study.
“For many individuals, the ‘radius of economic opportunity’ is quite narrow,” the report said.
Young adulthood is a period in life when migration is highest in the U.S. The study looked at the likelihood of people born primarily between 1984 and 1992 moving away from the commuting zone they grew up in. Commuting zones are made up of one or more counties that reflect a local labor market, and there are more than 700 commuting zones in the U.S. The birth range in the study overlaps the generation typically referred to as millennials.
It turns out that the most common destinations for young adults were concentrated near where they grew up, said the study which utilized decennial census, survey and tax data.
For instance, three quarters of people who grew up in the Chicago area stayed there. Rockford was the top destination for people who moved away and stayed in Illinois but only represented less than 1% of the young adults from Chicago. Los Angeles was the top destination for those who moved out of state but that accounted for only 1.1% of young adults from Chicago, according to an interactive data tool that accompanies the study.
Where young adults moved to varied by race.
Atlanta was the most popular destination for young Black adults moving away from their hometowns, followed by Houston and Washington. Young Black adults who grew up in high-income households were multiple times more likely to move to these cities in a “New Great Migration” than those from low-income families, according to the study.
For white adults leaving their hometowns, New York, Los Angeles, Washington and Denver were the most population destinations. Los Angeles and New York were the top two destinations for Asians and Hispanic young adults. San Antonio and Phoenix also were popular with Hispanics, while San Francisco also appealed to Asian young adults.
Despite the region’s economic woes and the prospect of job opportunities elsewhere, young adults in Appalachia were less likely to move far from their hometowns compared to those of similar incomes living elsewhere, the report said.
The reluctance of millennials to move far away is backed up by recent studies showing declines in mobility in the U.S. for the overall population. In the middle of the last century, about a fifth of U.S. residents, not just young adults, moved each year. That figure has dropped steadily since the 1950s, going from about 20% to 8.4% last year, due to an aging population, dual-income households that make it more difficult to pick up and move and, more recently, the pandemic, according to a recent report from Brookings.
A Pew Research Center survey released last week showed that a quarter of U.S. adults ages 25 to 34 resided in a multigenerational family household in 2021, up from 9% in 1971. The age groups in the Pew study and the study by the Census Bureau and Harvard University researchers overlap to some degree.
When there were wage gains in a local labor market, most of the benefits went to residents who grew up within 100 miles (161 kilometers) rather than people who had migrated to the area. Wage increases’ effect on migration to an area was rather small, and migrants likely would have moved there regardless of wage hikes. Young Black adults were less likely to move to a place because of wage hikes compared to white and Hispanic millennials, said the study released Monday.
Waldholtz, who is white, graduated into the recession in 2008 and went back to Virginia Beach for work. “Probably the worst time ever to be looking for a job,” he said. He eventually went to law school in Ohio and prioritized work opportunities when deciding where to live after graduation. three years later.
“All of us need a job to pay our bills,” Waldholtz said. “That factor has to be the most important factor.”
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BrightEdge Impact Venture Capital Fund Reports Net Asset Value of Some $77 Million
ATLANTA, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Cancer Society's impact venture capital fund, BrightEdge LLC, today reported $9.7 million in realized and unrealized investment gains on $18.5 million in invested capital through year-end 2021. BrightEdge's net asset value now stands at roughly $77 million, including recent donations and an additional $40 million investment from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
ACS created BrightEdge in 2019 to build a sustainable stream of alternative income. Like traditional venture capital funds, BrightEdge invests in for-profit, early-stage companies developing cancer-focused therapeutics, diagnostics, devices and technologies. Investment gains, however, are fully reinvested in ACS research and other portfolio companies.
"Through the combined impact of the Society's financial, intellectual and social capital, BrightEdge is uniquely positioned to drive patient-centric innovation," said Alice Pomponio, the fund's managing director. "We are a different kind of investor – one that sees around the corner to identify novel solutions, reduce the time from discovery to patients, and pave the way to more equitable access to care."
In 2021, BrightEdge completed eight venture capital deals, including six new investments and two follow-on funding rounds. The fund invests alongside the country's most prominent venture capital firms – serving as a value-added syndicate partner to determine opportunity and need and validate a third party's investment decision.
Since 2019, BrightEdge has made 15 mission-aligned investments (representing $18.5 million in invested capital), two of which have gone public. The fund's typical investment ranges from $500,000 to $2.5 million, with similar amounts reserved for follow-on rounds. BrightEdge is stage-agnostic but particularly active in Series A funding rounds.
BrightEdge's portfolio comprises companies working on solutions across the cancer-patient continuum and value chain -- from prevention and disease awareness and cutting-edge diagnostics, treatments, and solutions to patient access.
"BrightEdge serves ACS in two ways – one is the near-term benefit of investing in developing cancer-focused therapies and technologies. The other is the long-term benefit as a source of increased funding for our mission," said Dr. Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society. "BrightEdge has quickly become an innovative market-based model for advancing science, reducing health disparities and building a more sustainable healthcare ecosystem."
Among BrightEdge's investments in 2021:
- Immunitas Therapeutics (Series B) -- develops novel therapeutics for patients with challenging, complex cancers by unlocking human immunology using single-cell analyses and machine learning.
- Interius BioTherapeutics (Series A, follow-on investment) -- expanding the potential of cell and gene therapy by developing next-generation delivery technology.
- Lunit (pre-IPO) -- developing an AI platform to make data-driven medicine the new standard of care -- focused on conquering cancer through precision diagnostics and therapeutics.
- TailorMed (Series A) -- harnesses technology to improve the financial performance of healthcare providers and reduce financial hardship for patients.
- Freenome (Series D, follow-on) – developed a comprehensive multiomics platform for the detection of cancer using a standard blood draw.
"Moving forward, we are poised to lead and shape the movement of cancer impact investing and expand health equity through our investment strategy, the strength of our portfolio and a fast-growing network of supporters," said Pomponio.
BrightEdge has set a fundraising and portfolio performance target to grow the fund to $100 million by next year.
About BrightEdge
BrightEdge is the American Cancer Society's donor-funded impact venture capital fund. The fund invests in for-profit companies developing therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, and technologies to eradicate cancer. It invests alongside top-tier life sciences and healthcare investors with a goal of generating financial returns over four- to seven-year timeframes. For more information and a copy of the fund's 2021 report, visit www.brightedgefund.org.
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is on a mission to free the world from cancer and to ensure that everybody has a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat, and survive cancer. The Society invests in lifesaving research, provide 24/7 information and support, and work to ensure that individuals in every community have access to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. For more information, visit www.cancer.org.
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Woman charged after 20-month-old dies from brain trauma, burns, arrest report says
CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) – A Cincinnati woman was arrested Friday after a 20-month-old child with serious injuries died at a hospital.
Hydia Hamilton-Smith, 23, is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on charges of child endangerment.
According to an arrest report, Hamilton-Smith abused the boy at an apartment, leaving him with substantial physical injuries including facial trauma and extensive burns. The boy also had bruising and brain trauma due to lack of oxygen, the arrest report reads.
EMS transported the boy to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital while he was in cardiac arrest. He died at the hospital.
Officials did not clarify the relationship between Hamilton-Smith and the child.
Hamilton-Smith is being held on a $500,000 bond. She is expected in court on Aug. 15.
The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office declined to comment until a grand jury decides whether to indict Hamilton-Smith.
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Pilot Program Spans EV, Hybrid and Gasoline Vehicles Across Nine City Agencies
CALGARY, AB, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MAGTEC, a provider of intelligent vehicle control systems, today announced that the City of New York selected the company's Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) technology, SafeSpeed, as part of its Vision Zero Plan to ensure safter city streets. The New York City pilot involves 50 EV, hybrid and gasoline vehicles, including 16 different makes and models, across nine agencies. This is the latest initiative to be implemented as part of New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Safe Fleet Transition Plan for city vehicles.
SafeSpeed is the only retrofittable Intelligent Speed Assistance technology that prevents speeding in both light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles. By combining speed governors with telematics, MAGTEC's ISA technology restricts a vehicle's maximum speed, preventing it from exceeding local speed limits. It dynamically adjusts to changing speed limits, providing an important tool to regulate and standardize safe driving among city employees.
"Preventing harm from motor vehicle crashes is a key component of Vision Zero planning and we are proud to be part of Mayor Eric Adams' efforts to make New York one of the world's safest cities," said MAGTEC founder and CEO Robert Morisset. "SafeSpeed is being thoroughly tested by New York City, to demonstrate its effectiveness in vehicles ranging from sedans and pickup trucks to box trucks to dump trucks. With over 10,000 miles of testing already complete in the pilot program, we are eager to show how intelligent speed assistance can shape the future of public safety."
SafeSpeed for Fleet Operators
In addition to preventing speeding, SafeSpeed empowers fleets with security features to intervene and take preventable action in real time. For example, fleet operators can remotely disable a stationary or a moving vehicle in the event of non-compliance, hijacking, driver impairment, or an erratic driving notification. The technology also includes a 15-second release button to help drivers adjust to unexpected conditions.
Preventing speeding helps fleet operators increase public safety and decrease risk. Lower speeds help drivers not only avoid crashes, but improve crash survivability for vehicle occupants as well as other road users such as cyclists and pedestrians. Using SafeSpeed, fleet operators can also increase fuel efficiency, reduce maintenance wear and tear costs on brakes and tires, improve insurance premiums, and lower workers compensation costs for driver injuries.
"We know from behavioral science that speeding is one of the most difficult unsafe driving behaviors to change," said Gary Catapano, Chief Strategy and Safety Advisor at MAGTEC. "Vehicle speed is the major factor in determining if any collision is survivable and this is especially true for a crash involving a pedestrian or vulnerable road user. This is one of the main reasons some cities have worked to lower speed limits. The data shows that slowing down by even five miles per hour will make a major difference in preventing harm from these types of crashes."
About MAGTEC
MAGTEC specializes in developing and manufacturing intelligent vehicle control systems that help prevent speeding, enhance safety, and improve security for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles. Its flagship product, SafeSpeed® provides lifesaving Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) technology to control vehicle speed and is the only retrofittable technology for all vehicle types. MAGTEC'S headquarters are in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and operates two wholly owned subsidiaries, MAGTEC Products (USA), Inc. and MAGTEC Asia, Inc.
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- Strengthens its Commitment to ESG Across Office Building Portfolio
LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coretrust Capital Partners, a privately owned national real estate investment, development, and operating company based in Los Angeles, has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI), strengthening its commitment to incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations into its development and operational decision-making.
Formed in 2006, PRI is an independent agency that is widely considered to be the leading proponent of responsible investment, providing a framework for integrating ESG factors into investment decision-making and ownership practices. Coretrust joins more than 3000 leading global companies, pension funds, financial entities, academic institutions and others in signing the UN PRI. The signatories of the PRI collectively had more than $121 trillion in assets under management at March 31, 2021.
"Investment decisions are fundamental to addressing environmental challenges facing our planet and Coretrust is proud to join this group of forward-thinking investors who are collaborating to create a better future for society," said John Sischo, co-founder and Managing Principal of Coretrust.
David Atkin, CEO at the Principles for Responsible Investment, comments: "We're pleased to welcome Coretrust Capital Partners as a signatory to the PRI and look forward to working with the organization across the spectrum of responsible investment issues in the future."
Further aligning its operations with the UN PRI principles, Coretrust has achieved carbon neutrality across its portfolio following a comprehensive program of decarbonization and major infrastructure investments at its properties. These include: FourFortyFour S. Flower in downtown Los Angeles, Two Liberty Place in Center City Philadelphia, and PASARROYO office campus in Pasadena, CA.
"Coretrust recognizes that real estate investment decisions are increasingly informed by ESG factors, influencing our industry to prioritize sustainability and carbon neutrality," Sischo adds. "The UN PRI program is playing a key role in promoting this momentum."
Sustainability is a longstanding core principle of Coretrust and dates back to the late 1990s when its team developed the 950,000-square-foot California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Sacramento. For seven years, the CalEPA Headquarters held the distinction as the world's first highrise LEED Platinum building," notes Sischo. "The CalEPA Headquarters set new environmental standards for office buildings and today Coretrust properties are similarly leading the way in sustainability, carbon neutrality and tenant health safety."
Acknowledged as an industry leader by reputable third-party organizations, Coretrust's portfolio has received the first-ever Global UL Healthy Building Marks for Indoor Air and Water Quality, the first commercial real estate GBAC Star certifications from ISSA, and WELL Building Institute's Health and Safety Certification. In addition, Coretrust office properties have earned LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and Energy Star Certification from the U.S. Department of Energy.
About Coretrust Capital Partners
Coretrust Capital Partners, LLC ("Coretrust") is a privately owned national real estate investment, development, and management/operating company. Coretrust is nationally recognized for the development and redevelopment of well-located and architecturally distinct office properties. Over their 30 years working together, the Coretrust founders have become known for creating value for investors through their ability to provide tenants market leading office environments with exceptional design, amenities, sustainability, and wellness. Coretrust is a Registered Investment Advisor providing fiduciary investment management services to institutional clients in both co-investment and separate accounts. Coretrust maintains offices in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Dallas. For more information, visit www.coretrustcapital.com
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With high-efficient methanol fuel cells, Blue World Technologies paves the way for making renewable e-fuels competitive.
AALBORG, Denmark, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Blue World Technologies announced that the Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) enters as an investor in Blue World Technologies alongside Vaekstfonden (The Sovereign Investment Fund of Denmark), DEUTZ AG, and existing investors who invested back in December 2021 to complete the company's €37 million series B round. In connection with the investment from Breakthrough Energy Ventures – partly funded by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Breakthrough Energy Ventures-Europe (BEV-E) – Blue World Technologies welcomes Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira, a highly skilled and experienced investment professional to their Board of Directors.
The series B funds will be used for scaling the fuel cell production as well as investing in the development of methanol-driven fuel cell applications for the maritime sector. In late 2021, the company insourced all the production of the core fuel cell components and is currently in pre-series production. Later this year, Blue World Technologies will launch series production and with further scaling, the company expects to reach a production capacity of 500 MW within a couple of years.
"Being a world-leading venture fund within innovation and green technologies, we are honoured to bring Breakthrough Energy Ventures on board as a shareholder. It is in the DNA of both of us to set ambitious goals to make a difference in the world and we look forward to pursuing these goals together", says Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Anders Korsgaard, from Blue World Technologies.
We are facing a global climate crisis, and the only way out is to reach net-zero CO2 emissions. In 2018, Anders Korsgaard, Mads Bang, and Mads Friis Jensen founded Blue World Technologies to contribute to this mission, and since then, the company has worked determinedly on industrialising the methanol fuel cell technology through R&D and large-scale production. The fuel cells act as an alternative to fossil-based combustion engines, and with high energy conversion, the methanol fuel cells enable a cost-efficient utilisation of renewable e-fuels such as methanol.
"Maritime shipping is a critical component of our global economy, but it contributes 1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions each year," said Carmichael Roberts of Breakthrough Energy Ventures. "We see a real opportunity in bringing methanol fuel cells to the maritime sector as a very promising avenue for reaching net-zero CO2 emission quickly. Blue World Technologies has found a unique way to offer marine transportation operators a climate friendly solution with an attractive total cost of ownership."
"On the quest to reaching net-zero CO2 emissions, one of our greatest contributions will be within the maritime sector, where our fuel cells can play a significant role. Initially as a replacement of fossil-based auxiliary power units, and in longer-term, also for driving the propulsion," explains Anders Korsgaard and continues: "From the very beginning, the maritime sector has been a central topic in our dialogue with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which goes well in hand with the sector's growing interest for methanol as a fuel, and therefore we also see a huge potential in entering the market."
"Maritime transport is considered one of the hard to abate sectors and represents 3-4% of EU's total CO2 emissions," said Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. "This investment by Breakthrough Energy Ventures-Europe represents a significant step in realising the emission reduction potential and is fully in line with EU's policy of boosting marine renewable and low-carbon fuels. I'm glad to see Commission's pilot investment in Breakthrough Energy Ventures-Europe bearing fruit and I welcome further innovative, ground-breaking investments in the near future."
Breakthrough Energy Ventures-Europe was established by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Breakthrough Energy Ventures to invest in innovative European companies and bring radically new clean energy technologies to the market. It was established to support Europe's best clean energy entrepreneurs whose solutions can deliver significant and lasting reductions in greenhouse gas emissions – Blue World Technologies and this investment in the company is an example of that.
European Investment Bank Vice-President Christian Kettel Thomsen said: "To solve the climate crisis, we need new innovative technologies in all areas of the economy. We welcome the investment by Breakthrough Energy Ventures-Europe in Blue World Technologies to develop methanol-driven fuel cell applications for the maritime sector. Decarbonising maritime transport is an important part of bringing global emissions down and for the EIB this is a key priority under its new Transport Lending Policy which was announced last month."
One of the early investors Vaekstfonden is delighted to welcome Breakthrough Energy Ventures:
"Being one of the early investors in Blue World Technologies, Vaekstfonden, is delighted to welcome one of the world's leading climate impact investors - Breakthrough Energy Ventures – as co-investor", says Christian Winther, Partner in Vaekstfonden and board member in Blue World Technologies and continues: "They will strengthen the global perspectives of climate impact even further. And we look forward to seeing our collaboration unfold in the years to come."
One of the largest challenges in ensuring a net-zero future lies within the maritime sector, where direct electrification is not an option due to operational requirements. With an annual CO2 reduction potential of 1.8 Gt in 2050, new technologies and fuels are essential. Especially within the last year, the use of renewable methanol as shipping fuel has turned into a global trend, with methanol-driven vessels, cruise ships, and large ocean-going container ships currently being built. The fuel cell systems from Blue World Technologies enable a green, CO2-neutral operation with zero particle outlet. As a flexible power solution, the system can be used for auxiliary power, for smaller gensets or larger power units in the megawatt range, or for propulsion depending on ship type and customer needs.
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To commemorate the occasion, candy lovers are encouraged to indulge in the brand's sweet week-long Deal of the Day promotions
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- See's Candies, the heritage candy company, invites fans to honor their founder, Mary See, September 10 through 18.
To follow along, visit www.sees.com/marysee.
See's Candies was founded on the American dream when mother and son duo, Mary and Charles See, moved from Canada to sunny California. It was then that Charles decided to start his own candy company, selling sweets made from his mother's recipes.
They settled in Pasadena, CA in a post-Victorian style home and Mary began making candy in the bungalow's black-and-white kitchen. When Charles opened the first See's Candies shop in Los Angeles, he chose the now-iconic checkerboard theme inspired by this very kitchen.
For over a century, Mary See has remained an inspiration for the brand. In fact, many See's confections are still made with love using Mary's original recipes, including Peanut Brittle, Victoria Toffee, and Chocolate Walnut Fudge. They simply can't be improved upon and are deeply loved by customers.
Here's how fans can join in on the festivities as the candy company celebrates Mary See's 167th birthday:
- September 10 through 18: Brand fans should be on the lookout for special pricing on See's classic favorites.
- Candy lovers will be able to enjoy the Deal of the Day after it's announced each morning on See's social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) and on See's website.
- While supplies last in shops and online, purchase the limited-time only See's Birthday Bundle, which includes:
"Mary See's motto, Quality Without Compromise, continues to guide the company and we are proud to uphold her high standards across all areas of our business," said Pat Egan, President & CEO.
To stay connected and informed, See's encourages fans to sign up to receive their email newsletter at https://www.sees.com/emailsignup and follow @seescandies on all social platforms.
About See's Candies
For over 100 years, See's Candies has been dedicated to making candy Mary See's way. Only the finest, freshest ingredients are used in making each recipe. American made, famous for deliciousness, with the friendliest customer service—since 1921. Founded and headquartered in sunny California, See's Candies has expanded from one candy shop to almost 250 shops across America and a flourishing online store. For more information visit https://www.sees.com/.
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Bald eagle in critical condition after being shot with over 20 pellets
ANTIGO, Wis. (WEAU/Gray News) - A reward is being offered for information about a bald eagle shot by pellets in Wisconsin last week.
The Raptor Education Group is offering a $3,000 reward for tips about the shooting, which left the raptor with lead poisoning and a broken wing.
The female eagle was found in the Town of Cooks Valley, about 95 miles east of Minneapolis. The Raptor Education Group said it appears the eagle was struck with bird shot while in mid-flight and had over 20 pellets in her body. With bird shot, each shot shell has small pellets that spray, increasing the likelihood of hitting the target.
As of Sunday, the eagle was in critical condition. The Department of Natural Resources is investigating the shooting, the organization said.
In addition to the reward from the Raptor Education Group, citizens in Chippewa and Dunn counties and surrounding areas have also pledged rewards for anyone who provides information to law enforcement leading to an arrest. As of Wednesday morning, those reward pledges eclipsed $3,000, which combined with the reward being offered by the Raptor Education group puts the total reward over $6,000.
The Raptor Education Group, which rehabilitates injured or sick birds, said they were aware of 32 shootings involving protected species of birds last year, including a dozen instances of a bald eagle being shot. The organization also reported that they took in a peregrine falcon, which was recently on protected species lists, last week after it had been shot in New London on Thursday, but it died due to its injuries.
In regard to the shooting of the bald eagle, the organization said that it’s hard to mistake an adult bald eagle for any other type of bird due to its clearly visible white head and white tail feathers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Department of Natural Resources or the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office.
The Raptor Education Group is a nonprofit dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of wild birds and public education on wildlife issues. You can visit their website for more information about their work, to donate or to learn more about birds.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. [NYSE: AFB] (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of July 31, 2022.
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings
Portfolio %
1) Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series 2016-2 5.25%, 11/15/35
2.50 %
2) State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue Series 2012-A 5.00%, 01/01/29
2.23 %
3) Central Plains Energy Project Series 2017-A 5.00%, 09/01/42
1.77 %
4) Jefferson County Board of Education/AL Series 2018 5.00%, 02/01/46
1.74 %
5) Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Series 2018 5.00%, 07/01/58
1.67 %
6) Detroit Downtown Development Authority Series 2018-A 5.00%, 07/01/48
1.66 %
7) Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Series 2022 5.00%, 02/01/62
1.65 %
8) Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Power System Revenue Series 2013-B 5.00%, 07/01/30
1.63 %
9) Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Series 2022 3.00%, 01/01/41
1.58 %
10) Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority Series 2014 5.00%, 11/15/39
1.51 %
Sector/Industry Breakdown
Revenue
Health Care - Not-for-Profit
21.64 %
Toll Roads/Transit
8.14 %
Airport
7.78 %
Revenue - Miscellaneous
5.78 %
Electric Utility
5.27 %
Higher Education - Private
2.94 %
Industrial Development - Industry
2.86 %
Tobacco Securitization
2.80 %
Prepay Energy
2.60 %
Water & Sewer
Port
1.52 %
Primary/Secondary Ed. - Public
1.41 %
Industrial Development - Utility
0.49 %
Higher Education - Public
0.47 %
Senior Living
0.23 %
SUBTOTAL
66.16 %
Tax Supported
Special Tax
16.68 %
State G.O.
7.89 %
Local G.O.
1.86 %
State Lease
1.14 %
27.57 %
Prerefunded/ETM
4.35 %
Cash & Cash Equivalents
Funds and Investment Trusts
0.85 %
Asset-Backed
Housing - Multi-Family
0.62 %
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
0.45 %
Total
100.00 %
State Breakdown
Illinois
11.73 %
California
10.41 %
New York
8.31 %
Pennsylvania
7.69 %
New Jersey
6.14 %
Wisconsin
6.08 %
Florida
5.34 %
Connecticut
4.79 %
Texas
3.98 %
South Carolina
3.02 %
Michigan
2.95 %
Alabama
2.66 %
Virginia
2.33 %
Ohio
2.18 %
Colorado
1.83 %
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Georgia
1.69 %
North Carolina
1.56 %
Minnesota
1.47 %
Tennessee
1.43 %
Arizona
Utah
1.18 %
Maryland
1.09 %
District of Columbia
0.98 %
Iowa
Kansas
0.83 %
West Virginia
0.64 %
New Hampshire
0.59 %
Puerto Rico
0.52 %
Indiana
Hawaii
0.41 %
Arkansas
0.33 %
Louisiana
0.18 %
Washington
0.15 %
Massachusetts
0.14 %
South Dakota
0.13 %
Kentucky
0.02 %
Other
Total Investments
Credit Quality Breakdown
AAA
4.69 %
AA
27.72 %
A
35.17 %
BBB
23.26 %
BB
3.00 %
D
0.21 %
Not Rated
0.75 %
Pre-refunded Bonds
Short Term Investments
Bonds by Maturity
Less than 1 Year
1.10 %
1 To 5 Years
6.15 %
5 To 10 Years
15.14 %
10 To 20 Years
31.19 %
20 To 30 Years
36.93 %
More than 30 Years
9.49 %
0.00 %
Total Net Assets
Portfolio Statistics:
AMT Percent:
12.66 %
Average Coupon:
4.59 %
Percentage of Leverage:
Bank Borrowing:
Investment Operations:
Auction Preferred Shares (APS):
Tender Option Bonds:
VMTP Shares:
38.49 %
Total Fund Leverage:
42.84%*
Average Maturity:
7.18 Years
Effective Duration:
5.74 Years
Total Net Assets:
$377.34 Million**
Common Stock Net Asset Value:
$13.13
Total Number of Holdings:
186
Portfolio Turnover:
5.00 %
* The total percentage of leverage constitutes 4.35% through the use of tender option bonds, 38.49% in issued and outstanding VMTPs and 0.00% in investment operations, which may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements andwhen-issued securities.
** The Fund also had outstanding $232,125,000 of VMTPs at liquidation value, which is not included in Total Net Assets because it is treated as a liability for financialreporting purposes.
The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-registered management investmentcompany advised by AllianceBernstein L. P.
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Which comb is best for curly hair?
Curly hair tangles easily, and detangling your curls with any comb or brush can cause damage and breakage. Wide-tooth combs designed to detangle and style curly, coiled or kinky hair allow your strands to move freely through the teeth while preserving your curl pattern.
Thick curls can put pressure on your styling tools, especially when you’re attacking knots and snarls, so be sure to pick a durable comb with thick teeth set far apart. For detangling in the shower, Briogeo Wide Tooth Detangling Comb is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a comb for curly hair
Uses
Combs for curly hair can be used on dry or wet curls to style or detangle hair. Detangling works best on wet hair, so be sure your comb is waterproof before taking it into the shower. For the frictionless detangling, use a detangling spray or conditioner to soften your strands so that the comb can slide more easily. Detanglers are specialty combs designed to help remove knots and snarls, but most wide-tooth combs for curly hair work well to detangle.
Synthetic materials
Combs for curly hair are made from a variety of materials. Plastic combs are the most affordable and widely available. The material is waterproof, so plastic combs can be used while in the shower. However, their durability can vary. Cellulose acetate combs often come in faux tortoiseshell designs and are also waterproof. They are more costly than plastic but usually offer higher durability and flexibility.
Natural materials
Metal combs aren’t as common as plastic ones, but you can find select metal wide-tooth combs that will smoothly remove knots from curly hair. Rubber combs for curly hair are made from hard rubber and are very durable. They also don’t create static in the hair or scratch the scalp. Wood combs are popular for curly hair because they typically feature wide teeth. While they’re not recommended for use in the shower, using a wood comb on dry curls helps distribute your natural hair oils to promote healthy, shiny hair. You can also find select jade wide-tooth combs, which offer scalp-massaging properties.
Size
Combs for curly hair range in length from pocket size (starting under 3 inches in length) to full size (typically around 9 inches in length). If you travel often, consider a smaller comb under 5 inches. If you have long curly hair, a larger comb may be necessary to tame your locks. Keep in mind that if a comb has a handle, only a portion of its length contains teeth.
Handle
Combs for curly hair come with and without a handle. Some consumers find more control using a comb with a handle, while others find it easier to use a comb with a hand-held design. Many handles come with hooks or holes for hanging for added convenience if you detangle your hair in the shower. Look for a comb with an ergonomic handle to keep it from slipping out of wet hands. For travel and carrying in your purse or bag, a comb without a handle is more portable.
What to look for in a quality comb for curly hair
Teeth width
What distinguishes a comb for curly hair from a regular comb is its teeth. Combs for curly hair feature not only wider teeth but also wider gaps between teeth. Experiment with the right ratio for your curl type. Some consumers also prefer longer teeth that picks and some rake-style combs offer.
Pointed vs. rounded teeth
Combs for curly hair can have pointed, tapered or rounded teeth. Pointed teeth can target knots and snarls, but they can also scratch the scalp. Rounded or tapered teeth move through the hair smoother but may not be as effective on tangles.
Oil-infused
Curly hair needs extra hydration. Select combs for curly hair offer oil-infused teeth that distribute natural oils, such as coconut or keratin oil, onto your hair without leaving residue on your hands. For styling in a hurry, oil-infused combs can eliminate the need for extra styling products like a hair oil.
How much you can expect to spend on a comb for curly hair
Combs for curly hair cost as little as $4 for a plastic detangling comb and can cost upward of $50 for a specialty jade or cellulose acetate comb. Expect to pay between $7-$25 for a quality plastic, wood, rubber or cellulose acetate comb.
Curly hair FAQ
Should I use a comb or a brush on my curly hair?
A. If your curly hair is long or thick, it’s best to use a strong, wide-tooth comb before you brush your hair to get out as many knots and snarls as possible. Brushes have closer set bristles than combs for curly hair, so a comb is always your first line of defense. Plus, brushes not designed for curly hair can disrupt curl patterns.
Why does my curly hair get so knotted?
A. Curly hair is more prone to knots because the strands are curvy and can weave and loop around each other. Curly hair is also more prone to dryness and damage, which is another contributor to knots.
What’s the best comb for curly hair to buy?
Top comb for curly hair
Briogeo Wide Tooth Detangling Comb
What you need to know: A top detangler that glides through wet or dry curly hair.
What you’ll love: This plastic, wide-tooth comb works well to distribute hair masks and conditioner in the shower. The handle of this comb features a hook for easy hanging. It comes in a pretty lavender color.
What you should consider: The teeth are a bit rough around the edges and can scratch the skin.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta and Kohl’s
Top comb for curly hair for the money
Paul Mitchell Pro Tools Detangler Comb
What you need to know: A large and low-priced comb that will detangle or loosen your curls without ripping or pulling.
What you’ll love: This white comb is made from durable and thick plastic and is perfect for long or curly hair. The wide-set teeth are rounded and gentle on the scalp. It can be used to separate or loosen dry curls as well as detangle wet hair.
What you should consider: This comb is on the larger size at 9.5 inches, which might be too big for some consumers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Onedor Handmade 100% Natural Green Sandalwood Hair Comb
What you need to know: A natural sandalwood wide-tooth comb that’s static- and snag-resistant.
What you’ll love: The sandalwood carries a distinctive and natural scent. The two-toned comb is elegant and has a smooth finish. When used on dry hair, it won’t snag or damage curls. The material naturally turns green over time for an authentic look.
What you should consider: While this wood comb can be used on wet hair, it’s not recommended to store in the shower because the wood can warp from excessive moisture.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Military-grade explosives found in a Colorado neighborhood
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - An unexpected discovery in the trash Tuesday morning triggered an investigation in a residential neighborhood east of downtown Colorado Springs on Tuesday.
The Colorado Springs Police Department’s bomb squad was called to the area after someone believed they found a possible grenade in a garbage.
“I was going to put some stuff in the garbage can, and I moved the Walmart bag that was on top, and there was a grenade,” Floyd Clarke told KKTV. “I reached down and touched it. When I moved the bag I touched it. Then I seen what it was and it said ‘grenade frag’ on it, so I went inside and called 911 right away.”
Police announced the Regional Explosive Unit determined the explosives found were “real and also military-grade.”
The device was contained, and the Fort Carson 71st Explosive Ordinance D Unit was called to the area for proper disposal back on post.
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DAVIE, Fla., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Scientific Labs Holdings Inc. ("Green Scientific Labs" or the "Company"), leading multi-state provider of innovative cannabis and hemp testing technologies and methods, was assessed on Thursday, July 7 by an ISO accreditation body for its initial accreditation. Similar to the previous two audits to its other locations in Davie, Florida and Phoenix, Arizona, the Company's New Jersey laboratory met all expectations, and the inspection did not yield a single negative observation (finding), according to the ISO accreditation body. It was recommended for ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation as outlined by the joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué and met the requirements of the AOAC International Guidelines for Laboratories performing Microbiological and Chemical Analyses of Food and Pharmaceuticals (2018).
"The laboratory facility buildout is complete; equipment is being installed and qualified in preparation for scope expansion to include the many methods Green Scientific Labs performs nationwide. We are excited about this accomplishment and looking forward to receiving the certification in the second half of 2022," said Rafael Bombonato, Chief Compliance Officer of Green Scientific Labs.
The laboratory is continuing to meet the New Jersey state requirements for licensure. It is expected to obtain the required licenses soon to start testing medicinal and recreational cannabis samples to ensure accuracy, safety, and quality.
Since its inception, Green Scientific Labs has been diligently working on ensuring it has a corporate culture where laboratory operations have built-in quality and compliance. The hard work has been authenticated by the consecutive perfect audit results and our third ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation.
Green Scientific Labs (CSE: GSL) is a leading, multi-state provider of innovative cannabis and hemp testing technologies and methods. The company's labs perform product testing to help cultivators, manufacturers, and retailers stay compliant with state and federal regulations. Green Scientific Labs delivers superior marijuana, cannabis, hemp, and CBD testing services, and provides unmatched customer service for its clients. For more information, please visit https://www.greenscientificlabs.com/.
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For a limited time, Clio is crediting up to six free months of their leading legal technology to make the switch from outdated, expensive, and cumbersome solutions easier
BURNABY, BC, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Clio, the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal technology, is making it easier for lawyers to break free from long-term contracts with restrictive, outdated, and cumbersome legal practice management solutions in an unprecedented offer to law firms.
From now until July 31st, 2022, law firms who are unhappy using antiquated legal practice management software can reach out to Clio to help cover the remaining cost of their contract—with a credit of up to 6 months of free Clio software*. To make the switch even easier, Clio is also offering free data migration services, dedicated onboarding, and training.
"The legal industry is fraught with technology that is encumbering legal professionals instead of making their jobs easier," said Jack Newton, CEO and Founder of Clio. "Outdated technology is making it more burdensome to work with clients and more costly to run a firm. At Clio, we say "enough is enough," and are committed to providing legal professionals the technology they deserve. We do this knowing that great technology can aid in making access to justice more approachable and affordable."
With Clio, legal professionals can benefit from the first and only centralized cloud-based solution built specifically for law firms and take advantage of award-winning customer support 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Clio continues to innovate, constantly delivering new features that help legal professionals meet the needs of their clients.
"There is a general perception that the legal profession is slow to adopt technology, but we know that when the right technology is available, that solves for the right things, the transition is seamless," said Jack. "It's time to move to a solution that works for you, not against you."
Emerging from a massive wave of technology adoption, it's critical law firms implement effective technology infrastructure if they want to grow and remain competitive. As uncovered in the 2021 Legal Trends Report, legal professionals were more inclined to spend on practice management software rather than office space—a clear indication of the important role technology plays in delivering legal services.
70% of growing law firms see investment into legal practice management as a priority expenditure for their law firm.
Clio has a fundamental belief that law firms deserve the right tools to do their work without compromise. Firms of all sizes and practice areas use Clio to manage firm operations, improve client experiences, streamline billing and payments, and automate legal documents. Clio saves lawyers time and makes it easier for them to best serve their clients.
To learn more about this limited offer, visit clio.com/break-free.
Clio is transforming the legal experience for all by creating the world's leading cloud-based technologies for law firms— to keep lawyers and their clients better connected throughout the legal process. Firms of all sizes and practice areas use Clio products—Clio Manage, Clio Grow, and Lawyaw—to manage firm operations, streamline billing and payments, automate legal documents, and improve client experiences. Following its US$250M Series D funding, led by TCV and JMI Equity, and its US$110M Series E investment, led by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and OMERS Growth Equity, Clio has made history by becoming the first legal practice management unicorn in the world. Learn more at clio.com.
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Roadside memorial continues to grow for 7 yr old boy James Lenzi
PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) - A Palmetto community is in shock as they continue to morn the life of James Lenzi, the 7 year old boy who was struck and killed by an impaired driver last week.
James was jogging with his father near 8th avenue west on Wed 3/25 when Aaron Naylor drove his van on the sidewalk, hitting the boy. He was immediately taken to the hospital via helicopter to Tampa General Hospital. Unfortunately, the boy did not survive the intense injuries.
Over the weekend a candlelight vigil was held for James. The roadside memorial has been growing ever since.
The driver of the vehicle, Naylor, is a 35 year old Parrish resident now facing a DWI, manslaughter, and possession of drugs. He was booked into the manatee county jail where he is being held on $506,000 bond. Last week he entered a plea of not guilty. He is scheduled to be arraigned on April 8th.
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Wind Advisory issued April 16 at 6:43PM MDT until April 16 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
* WHAT…Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* WHERE…The Arco Desert including INL, Mud Lake, Craters of the
Moon.
* WHEN…Until 9 PM MDT this evening.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could make driving difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles. Unsecured objects may be blown
around.
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Which Crock-Pot is best for tailgating?
Whether you’re using it for game-day chili, pulled barbeque sandwiches or tasty fajita fillings, a Crock-Pot is often an essential ingredient for a day of tailgating. It keeps the party going by keeping your food hot and delicious while you hang out with family and friends.
Crock-Pot basics
What is a Crock-Pot?
Crock-Pots and other slow cookers offer an easy and convenient way to make delicious hot meals. Put the recipe’s ingredients into the Crock-Pot, turn it to the desired setting (based on when you’d like it to be ready) and let it do the cooking for you during a day or half-day. One pot, no-effort cooking and tasty results.
A Crock-Pot can help simplify your life for tailgating, camping and other events. You can cook stews, chili, soup, casseroles, pasta dishes or sandwich fillings and much more.
Aside from saving your time and effort, a Crock-Pot can keep your grocery dollars. Because of the multiple-hour slow-cooking process, lower-priced cuts of meat turn tender and moist in the Crock-Pot.
General types of Crock-Pots
The two main types of crock-pots are manual and programmable, with express-cookers and multi-cookers as subcategories of the programmable type.
Manual Crock-Pots have an exterior metal holder with a heating element in the bottom, an interior heavy ceramic crock that holds your food, and a glass lid. The typical manual Crock-Pot has only four knob settings, including low, high, warm and off.
Programmable Crock-Pots offer an automatic timer that turns the appliance to the “warm” setting after the allotted cooking time. They also have digital touchpads that set time anywhere from 30 minutes to 20 hours.
Express-cookers are the newest version of programmable Crock-Pots, offering slow cooking and a faster pressure-cooking function to quickly cook different types of foods using different methods like browning, steaming, boiling and sautéing.
Multi-cookers include slow cooking, baking, roasting, browning and steaming functions.
How much does a Crock-Pot cost?
A 4-quart manual model costs around $20, while a 6-quart Cook & Carry model runs around $40. Most programmable Crock-Pots cost $50-$80. An express-cooker often falls between $80 and $120, while a multi-cooker is around $100-$120.
What size Crock-Pot do you need for tailgating?
Crock-Pots come in different sizes, so the right one for you depends on how many people you’re trying to feed. Five- to 6-quart slow cookers are the ideal size for a family of four or five. Seven-quart or larger Crock-Pots are big enough to provide for a crowd at a potluck or party.
Helpful Crock-Pot features for tailgating
Cook & Carry is a must-have feature for tailgating, potlucks or picnics. These models have tightly locking lids to prevent spills and carrying handles for easy transporting.
iStir is a smart feature that automatically stirs your food every half hour without lifting the lid and losing heat.
Lift & Serve is a hinged lid that lifts out of the way for easy serving right out of the Crock-Pot without having to find a spot to set the lid.
Best Crock-Pots for tailgating
Crock-Pot 2.5-Quart Mini Casserole Crock Slow Cooker
If you’re looking for a Crock-Pot that’s not too big and is perfect for a casserole, side dish or dessert, this 2.5-quart mini casserole model is a good bet. It has a locking lid for secure transport for tailgating. Its oval shape and white and blue ceramic design offer a pretty, retro style.
Crock-Pot 3.5-Quart Casserole Manual Slow Cooker
If you’d like to feed a small family of four at a tailgating or potluck, this 3.5-quart option is a great fit. This model’s wide base is perfect for whole chickens, roasts, lasagna and casseroles. It has a locking lid and comes in five color options.
Sold by Amazon
Crock-Pot 6-Quart Cook & Carry Oval Manual Portable Slow Cooker
This 6-quart portable slow cooker serves seven or more people, with easy-to-carry handles and a lid-mounted locking system. It comes in eye-catching shiny red with smooth oval styling.
Crock-Pot Hook Up Oval Connectable Entertaining System
This system is brilliant for tailgating, providing a way to connect two or more Crock-Pots that plug into each other and only need one electrical outlet for all of them. It’s also great for families with different tastes or cooks who like providing variety with two different dishes. It comes in 1- to 3.5-quart sizes and sometimes comes in pairs, such as 5-quart and 2-quart.
Sold by Amazon
Crock-Pot 6-Quart, Stainless Steel Express Pressure Cooker
This Crock-Pot’s oval design easily fits significant cuts of meat, like a whole rack of ribs or an entire pork roast, without having to stack them. It has 15 one-touch programs, combines nine appliances in one, and can feed seven or more people. This model also comes with a recipe book, steaming rack, gasket and serving spoon.
Sold by Amazon
Crock-Pot 8-Quart Manual Slow Cooker With 16-Ounce Little Dipper Food Warmer
This Crock-Pot set combines the extended size of an 8-quart slow cooker for larger groups with a compact food warmer perfect for dips and sauces. It includes soft carry handles and has a stainless steel exterior.
Sold by Amazon
Crock-Pot 10-Qt. Express Crock Multi-Cooker With Easy Release Steam Dial
This 10-quart stainless steel model is great for when you need to feed 13 or more people. It’s an excellent all-in-one appliance with 88% five-star ratings that lets you pressure cook, sterilize, slow cook, brown/sear, sauté, boil, simmer and steam. The easy release steam dial enables you to release pressure while keeping your hands safely away from hot steam.
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NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Riskified Ltd..
Shareholders who purchased shares of RSKD during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Riskified Class A ordinary shares in or traceable to the Company's July 2021 initial public offering.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) as Riskified expanded its user base, the quality of Riskified's machine learning platform had deteriorated (rather than improved as represented in documents issued in connection with the July 2021 initial public offering), because of, among other things, inaccuracies in the algorithms associated with onboarding new merchants and entering new geographies and industries; (ii) 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; (iii) 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 (iv) thus, the representations in documents issued in connection with the July 2021 initial public offering 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 July 2021 initial public offering, and were materially false and misleading, and lacked a factual basis.
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Huge California Home Depot fire creates heat signature seen from space
By Caroline Kucera, CNN
Firefighters in San Jose have contained a fire at a Home Depot that was so large and hot it could be seen from space.
Authorities first responded to the five-alarm structure fire around 5 p.m. Saturday, CNN affiliate KGO-TV reported. During the early hours of the blaze, the heat signature was so large it could be observed from space, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
“Structure fire seen from space!” the NWS’s San Francisco Bay Area office tweeted. “GOES West Meso Sector picking [up] a heat signature just south of San Jose.”
The fire plume also showed up on weather radar, the local weather service said.
The blaze was deemed “under control” around 11:45p.m., the San Jose Fire Department (SJFD) said in a tweet.
All employees of the Home Depot were accounted for, and no injuries to either fire personnel or citizens were reported, SJFD said. A pet hospital adjacent to the blaze was evacuated.
Initially, residents living near the Home Depot were instructed by the SJFD to shelter in place due to the intense smoke.
“San Jose Fire Hazardous Incident Team members deem the air quality ‘Unhealthy’ throughout the night,” SJFD tweeted. “Air quality will be reevaluated in the morning.”
The shelter in place was lifted around 1 p.m. (4 p.m. ET) on Sunday.
Crews remained on the scene Sunday as the fire is still “smoldering and producing light smoke,” according to SJFD.
The Home Depot is “pretty much a total loss,” SJPD battalion chief Brad Cloutier told KGO-TV. “The roof is pretty much collapsed from the entire structure so it’s going to take some time to get in there if we even can — if it’s going to be safe for our people to get in there.”
Home Depot shopper Philip Hurst told CNN that he had just put his purchases in his car when he heard a commotion and saw people running out of the store.
He said he walked up to the entrance and shot video of the flames that were burning in the store.
“The fire alarm started going off and I hustled back to see what was going on. The fire alarm stopped, and I approached to get a good view just out of curiosity,” Hurst told CNN.
The sound of someone shouting “get out of the building” can be heard in the video but Hurst said people did not seem panicked as they left the store. Hurst said firefighters arrived a minute or two after he shot the video.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Efforts to protect abortion rights are underway in some states following the US Supreme Court's ruling eliminating the federal constitutional right to an abortion, as Saturday marked the first full day without the nationwide protection in nearly 50 years.
The impact of Friday's historic ruling that struck down a 1973 legal precedent known as Roe v. Wade was felt immediately, with at least 10 states effectively banning abortion as of Saturday night. Another five states are expected to enact varying trigger laws limiting abortion in the coming days and weeks, including Wyoming, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Idaho.
In all, 26 states have laws that indicate they could outlaw or set extreme limits on abortions, effectively banning the procedure in those states, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.
A lawsuit has already been filed in Utah, which is among the states that moved quickly to ban most abortions.
Planned Parenthood is suing the state's top leaders, claiming the state's newly enacted law violates multiple civil liberties codified in the state's constitution.
The Utah law allows for abortion in three circumstances -- where there is danger to the mother's health, uniformly diagnosable health conditions detected in the fetus or when the mother's pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
Performing an abortion in Utah under its ban is now a second-degree felony in nearly all cases, according to the lawsuit, which names the governor and the attorney general among the defendants.
The lawsuit argues that the new abortion law violates multiple rights protected under Utah's constitution, such as the right to determine family composition and equal protection rights, among others.
It also says the law has a disparate impact on women as opposed to men, and violates the right to bodily integrity, involuntary servitude, as well as the right to privacy.
"When the Act took effect, PPAU (Plaintiff Planned Parenthood Association of Utah) and its staff were forced to immediately stop performing abortions in Utah beyond those few that are permitted by the Act. If relief is granted in this case, PPAU's health centers would resume providing abortions that would not qualify for any of the Act's exceptions," the lawsuit reads.
CNN has reached out to Gov. Spencer Cox's office for comment on the lawsuit but did not receive a response Saturday. Attorney General Sean D. Reyes' office told CNN it had no comment on the lawsuit.
In Wisconsin, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vowed to "fight this decision in every way we can with every power we have," after his Republican-controlled state legislature declined to repeal the state's 1849 law banning abortion, which is taking effect again following the Supreme Court ruling.
"Our office is reviewing today's decision and will be providing further information about how we intend to move forward next week," Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a statement Friday.
Protesters arrested during demonstrations
Demonstrators both for against the High Court's decision have been taking their voices to the streets this weekend in small towns and big cities across the nation, with more events planned Sunday.
In South Carolina, hundreds of people gathered Saturday in Greenville in response to the ruling. At least six people were arrested at the rally, which included people protesting and supporting the ruling.
Emily Porter, 23, told CNN she was protesting the ruling when she saw police take a woman to the ground after she stepped down from a sidewalk and walked across the street.
"I felt very angry to watch them take an older woman to the ground," Porter told CNN. "If they wanted to detain her, they could have done it in a respectful manner."
Porter said after the woman was tackled, several people left the sidewalk to come to her aid, prompting police to detain them.
"I'd never thought I'd be in the middle of all this," Porter told CNN. "I was angry, I was afraid and I was confused."
Greenville Police said neither Tasers nor pepper spray was used during the arrests and authorities would be reviewing the incident.
In the nation's capital, police arrested two people Saturday after they were accused of "throwing paint over the fence by the U.S. Supreme Court," US Capitol Police tweeted.
In New York City, at least 20 people were "taken into custody with charges pending," after demonstrators marched in protest of the Supreme Court ruling, police said. No further details were provided on the arrests.
On Friday night in Phoenix, law enforcement used tear gas to disperse a crowds of protesters who were demonstrating in front of the State Senate.
Protecting reproductive rights
As some states move to restrict abortion rights, others are taking steps to better protect and expand abortion access and funding.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order Saturday providing protections for people who travel into the state for reproductive health care from states where abortion is illegal or criminalized, his office said.
"Our administration is doing everything we can to protect individuals' right to make their own health care decisions," he said in a statement.
The announcement comes as Red River Women's Clinic -- the only abortion clinic in nearby North Dakota -- is preparing to move its services to Minnesota. North Dakota is one of many states that have trigger laws on the books aiming to ban abortion following the Supreme Court ruling. Its law will go into effect 30 days after the ruling is certified by the state's attorney general.
Also Saturday, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee promised to create a "sanctuary state" for reproductive choice for people across the country.
In doing so, Inslee announced an upcoming executive order that will direct state police not to comply with extradition efforts from other states seeking to penalize those who travel to Washington to receive an abortion. He didn't specify when the executive order will be released and or when it will take effect.
The Democratic governor also vowed to pay $1 million to begin subsidizing reproductive healthcare networks across the state ahead of the anticipated influx of patients.
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Magnitude 2.8 earthquake rattles St. Louis, USGS reports
Published: Apr. 29, 2022 at 6:56 PM CDT
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Missouri Friday evening about 22 miles outside of downtown St. Louis.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake struck near Fenton, Missouri, at about 5:30 p.m locally.
KMOV reports multiple residents felt the earthquake in St. Louis County and told news crews that they felt shaking or heard a large boom.
There were no immediate reports of major damage from the earthquake.
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Bison gores man at Yellowstone
Published: Jun. 29, 2022 at 8:39 AM CDT|Updated: 7 minutes ago
(CNN) - A 34-year-old Colorado man is recovering after he was gored by a bison Monday at Yellowstone National Park.
According to park officials, he was walking on a boardwalk with his family near the Old Faithful geyser.
The group reportedly did not leave the area when a bison charged at them.
The bull bison continued to charge and gored the man, causing injury to his arm.
He was transported by ambulance to a hospital.
Park officials say the matter is under investigation, but language in the news release suggests the man was too close to the bison.
They remind visitors to stay more than 25 yards away from wildlife.
This is the second reported goring at the park this year.
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MORRISVILLE, N.C. and SAN FRANCISCO , June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JupiterOne, the industry's leading cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) platform provider, enters RSAC 2022 with significant momentum. The company recently announced a valuation of over $1 billion after a $70 million Series C funding round, released brand new research with The 2022 State of Cyber Assets Report, and published two JupiterOne Press books for cybersecurity professionals, Cyber Defense Matrix The Essential Guide to Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape and Reinventing Cybersecurity.
The JupiterOne team kicked off its participation at RSAC with a strong presence in the South Hall of the Moscone Center, booth S-#325. There, attendees can catch a demo of the company's CAASM platform and its new Critical Assets feature, which helps security teams easily identify, analyze, and secure their most important cyber assets. The company will also unveil the platform's new Insights dashboards for Incident Response to immediately answer any security investigation and response question for any workload or cloud. Team members will also be on hand to discuss Starbase, an initiative JupiterOne launched earlier this year to deliver an open-source tool to collect assets and relationships from services and systems, including cloud infrastructure, SaaS applications, security controls, and more. Demos will also take place at their partners' booths in the North Hall, Cisco (N-#6045) and Splunk (N-#5865).
Industry Recognitions
On the morning of RSAC Day 1, the company received several industry recognitions at the 2022 Global InfoSec Awards.
- Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry's leading electronic information security magazine and organizers of the 2022 Global InfoSec Awards, recognized JupiterOne as the "Most Comprehensive Cybersecurity Startup of the Year," while JupiterOne's CAASM platform was awarded "Best Solution in SaaS/Cloud Security". In addition, JupiterOne founder and CEO Erkang Zheng was named "Next Gen Chief Executive Officer of the Year".
The company is also proud to announce that it has recently received additional accolades from FinTech Global and Great Place to WorkⓇ.
- FinTech Global, the world's leading provider of FinTech information services, B2B media products, and industry events, featured JupiterOne in their third annual CyberTech100 list. Chosen by a panel of analysts and industry experts, the CyberTech 100 list features the world's 100 most innovative cybertech companies for financial services that have demonstrated innovative use of technology to solve a significant industry problem, generate cost savings, or deliver efficiency improvements across the security value chain.
- JupiterOne has also been Certified™ by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture. According to the survey administered by the certifying organization, 98 percent of JupiterOne employees said the company is a great place to work – 41 points higher than the average U.S. company.
JupiterOne Sessions at RSAC
JupiterOne experts will be delivering several presentations at RSAC, including the following speaking slots in the main conference agenda:
- Monday, June 6 - 8:30am to 9:20am in Moscone West 3018
Cyber Defense Matrix: Revolutions
Sounil Yu, CISO and Head of Research, JupiterOne
The Cyber Defense Matrix (CDM) helps people organize and understand gaps in their overall security program. This session will unveil new use cases including how to map startup vendors and security trends, anticipate gaps, develop program roadmaps, capture metrics, reconcile inventories, improve situational awareness. and create a board-level view of security programs.
- Tuesday, June 7 - 9:40am to 10:30am in Moscone West 3002
How Behavioral Economics Can Help Make Better Security Decisions
Kelly Shortridge, Senior Principal Product Technologist, Fastly
Sounil Yu, CISO and Head of Research, JupiterOne
This session will show how behavioral economics can help practitioners understand why users make "bad security decisions" such as sharing devices, choosing poor passwords, and downloading questionable links. By understanding behavioral economics, security teams can help others, and themselves, make better security and risk decisions.
- Tuesday, June 7 - 11:15am to 12:15pm in Moscone South 303
Reinventing Cybersecurity: Tales of Rebellion and Resistance (at DevOps Connect)
Jasmine Henry, Security Director, JupiterOne
Tracy Bannon, Senior Principal, The MITRE Corporation
Coleen Shane, Network Security Engineer, Quick Quack Car Wash
Breanne Boland, Product Security Engineer, Gusto
Reinventing Cybersecurity is an anthology of essays by leading women and non-binary security practitioners that explores a central theme of redefinition with diverse expert perspectives on the industry's technical and interpersonal aspects. This author panel will discuss how to operationalize a culture where security is shifted left in meaningful ways and how the industry needs rebels and revolutionaries who are willing to rethink everything.
- Tuesday, June 7 - 2:25pm to 3:15pm in Moscone South 306
Hacking Her Career (H2C2)
Jasmine Henry, Security Director at JupiterOne
Mary Balogun, Security & Compliance Manager at Experian
Keenan Skelly, CEO of Shadowbyte
Mari Galloway, CEO of Cyberjutsu & Architect at Palo Alto Networks
This session will feature interactive roundtables that will explore short talks centered around best cyber books, resources, podcasts, owning the interview, better salary negotiations, high-growth careers, being heard, getting hands-on tech experience, playing to win, and much more.
- Thursday, June 9 - 8:30am to 10:30am in Moscone West 2020
Cyber Defense Matrix Learning Lab
Jasmine Henry, Security Director, JupiterOne
Helen Patton, Advisory CISO, Cisco
Sounil Yu, CISO and Head of Research, JupiterOne
This Learning Lab will walk participants step-by-step through several use cases of CDM and how it can help practitioners organize their overall security program.
Summer of JupiterOne
Following RSAC, JupiterOne will be participating in several additional industry conferences, Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2022 (June 7-10), Cisco Live! (June 12-16) and Splunk .conf22 (June 13-16). A full list of JupiterOne's upcoming conference participation is below:
- Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2022
CISO Advisor at Cisco Security Daniel DeSantis and JupiterOne Solutions Architecture Director Akash Ganapathi will participate in a fireside chat during Gartner SRM 2022 on June 7-10 (Gaylord Convention Center, National Harbor, MD). They will discuss the new areas that security leaders must address when building a framework for a resilient security program, share field stories from their conversations with hundreds of CISOs, and reveal best practices to bring a resilient program to life. Demos will take place at the JupiterOne booth.
- Cisco Live!
JupiterOne will exhibit and spread the word about cyber asset attack surface management at Cisco Live! on June 12-16 (Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas). JupiterOne and Cisco will co-host a reception at the Franklin Lounge on Monday, June 13. Attendees can register here. Demos will take place at the JupiterOne booth #3270.
- Splunk .conf22
The JupiterOne team will discuss the company's recently announced partnership with Splunk at .conf22 on June 13-16 (MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas). In addition, founder and CEO Erkang Zheng, will present a thought leadership session titled Back to the Beginning: Why Breaches Still Occur and What Security Leaders Have Missed All Along. JupiterOne Solutions Architecture Director Akash Ganapathi and Integrations Product Manager Sam Andrus will also co-present a session to showcase the integration of the two solutions, unveiling the new JupiterOne Add-On for Splunk and the JupiterOne App for Splunk. Demos will take place at the JupiterOne booth.
Later this summer, the company will also exhibit at AWS re:Inforce on July 26-27 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston) and Black Hat USA on August 6-11 (Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas).
To learn more about JupiterOne please visit https://jupiterone.com.
Quotes
Jon Oltsik, Senior Principal Analyst and Fellow at Enterprise Strategy Group
"Security leaders are challenged to create true visibility and control of assets within physical and cloud environments. Attack surfaces continue to grow rapidly, and organizations face more constant destructive security threats. CISOs need total visibility to make meaningful recommendations to the business about risk and opportunity. JupiterOne can help organizations that want to compete on proprietary, cloud-native technology. It can provide a foundation for quantitative business risk management with visibility into security context and relationships."
Erkang Zheng, Founder and CEO at JupiterOne
"RSAC 2022 will really be our coming-out party as a company. The past several months have been a whirlwind as we have released many product features, secured new funding, launched the first of what will be an annual report on the state of cyber assets and become a publisher for security books which not only show best practices from the technical side, but challenge the diversity status quo in the industry."
Sounil Yu, CISO and Head of Research at JupiterOne
"With the concentration of bright and diverse minds, I can sharpen my thinking and understanding of our complex cybersecurity challenges more during one week of RSAC than I can over months of normal life. As a speaker, RSAC gives me an opportunity to give back what I have learned from other attendees and great giants of the past. It's an honor to pay it forward and share what little I know in the hopes that future generations of practitioners might benefit from standing on my shoulders."
Jasmine Henry, Security Director at JupiterOne
"RSAC 2022 will be an important moment for JupiterOne and the security industry as a whole to gather in-person at Moscone Center and discuss what it means to transform to greater challenges than ever before. In an unprecedented threat climate and economic pressures, security practitioners have a critical need for visibility into their assets and attack surface to act as strategic risk advisors to their organizations on threats, vulnerabilities, and opportunities."
Related Links
- Blog: Say Hello in San Francisco: RSAC 2022
- Blog: JupiterOne Achieves $1B+ Valuation with $70M Series C: The Next Step in Our Journey
- Press Release: JupiterOne Achieves Valuation of Over $1B with $70M Series C Funding to Fuel Innovation in Cybersecurity and Democratize Access for All
- Resource: The 2022 State of Cyber Assets Report
- Resource: Cyber Defense Matrix
- Resource: Reinventing Cybersecurity
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- LinkedIn: JupiterOne
- YouTube: JupiterOne
- Livestream: CyberTherapy
About JupiterOne
JupiterOne is a cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) platform company providing visibility and security into your entire cyber asset universe. Using graphs and relationships, JupiterOne provides a contextual knowledge base for an organization's cyber asset operations. With JupiterOne, teams can discover, monitor, understand, and act on changes in their digital environments. Cloud resources, ephemeral devices, identities, access rights, code, pull requests, and much more are collected, graphed, and monitored automatically by JupiterOne.
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Citi's Clients Will Lower Expenses with the Ability to Donate to Charity
Corporate card benefits drive utilization of T&E cards; enhance corporate and individual philanthropy
ATLANTA, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dinova Inc., the authority in business dining is collaborating with Citi to offer a preferred dining and payment program to Citi's Corporate Card clients in the U.S. A benefit of the collaboration is digital integration between the two companies that enables joint clients to easily share data between Citi and Dinova and allowing for greater personalization and program transparency.
Additional benefits include financial incentives from Dinova in the form of rebates for the enterprise organization, rewards for individual employee cardholders, and the opportunity to support partner charities - a new offering being rolled out as part of the Citi Commercial Cards and Dinova collaboration.
"Citi is proud to be the first Commercial Card program to offer our customers the ability to redeem their Dinova rewards for partner charities, giving cardholders an altruistic choice for how they use their rewards," said Gonca Latif-Schmitt, Global Head of Citi's Commercial Cards.
Dinova unveils the program as business dining returns to 96% of pre-pandemic levels. "With this latest collaboration, we continue to expand the only business dining program available today with very attractive loyalty rewards for employees and strong financial incentives for Citi customers," stated Alison Quinn, CEO of Dinova. "Historically, dining accounted for 18% of a typical company's travel spend but there were no negotiated rates and tracking tools. As businesses return to corporate travel, we are seeing an uptick in interest to manage and offset these costs."
The program is initially available in the U.S. but will expand to other countries over time. Find more information about the program and benefits to all stakeholders, by visiting Companies - Dinova
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, May 13, 2022, a Morgan County Circuit Court jury returned a verdict awarding $25,000,000.00 in damages to local resident Anthony Bearden, Jr., represented by Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, who suffered a catastrophic brain injury when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Floyd Young, another local resident.
The case was tried for four days by attorneys Brandon Bishop and Andrew Moak of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, P.C.
"We are extremely proud of our incredible attorneys, Andrew Moak and Brandon Bishop, and their stellar execution to obtain the recent verdict on behalf of our client, Anthony Bearden," states Alexander Shunnarah, Founder and CEO of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys. "We are thankful for the citizens and jury that understood the facts of this tragic case and did the right thing by awarding our client what he deserved."
At approximately 8:15 P.M. on July 31, 2019, Anthony Bearden was walking to a nearby store in his neighborhood when he was struck by Floyd Young's vehicle, causing brain hemorrhages that left Bearden with serious and permanent physical and mental deficits.
At the time of the crash, Young was driving distracted and at an unsafe speed. The defense attorneys argued that Bearden was not visible and caused his own injuries.
Attorney Brandon Bishop states, "We gave Farmers Insurance Company a full opportunity to settle Anthony's case before we filed a lawsuit against their insured, Floyd Young. Instead, Farmers chose to refuse to pay Anthony's claim. Clearly, the jury agreed with us that distracted driving is not to be tolerated, and we are grateful that they did."
"Nobody deserved this verdict more than Anthony Bearden, whose injuries have devastated his entire family," states Attorney Andrew Moak.
The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before returning their unanimous verdict for $25,000,000.00, finding that Floyd Young was responsible for Anthony Bearden's medical bills, his permanent injuries, his physical pain and suffering and mental anguish that were consequences of his injuries. Young was insured by Farmers Insurance Company and defended at trial by Ronald Gault of the Birmingham law firm Gaines, Gault, Hendrix.
For more information about this awarded verdict, please contact Krista Conlin at krista@kcprojects.net.
About Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys is committed to protecting the legal right to be compensated for individuals who have suffered loss, accidents, or injuries the chance to rebuild their lives after misfortune. The practice was founded on the belief that the civil jury system is the best means to provide compensation and deter wrongdoers from injuring others in the future. With over 500 attorneys and staff, the firm has a vast knowledge and experience in handling all types of claims for clients who have been injured. The firm consistently recovers substantial settlements in lawsuits involving personal injury, auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, social security disability, pharmaceutical litigation, drug recalls, medical devices, and mass torts throughout the United States. The premier, award-winning, and nationally recognized firm has represented over 60,000 clients and recovered over $1 billion for them to date. The firm prides itself on providing outstanding legal advice and excellent representation for their clients.
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CALABASAS, Calif., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) (the "Company") today announced that its operating partnership, American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), has priced an offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2032 (the "2032 Notes") and $300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.300% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes" and together with the 2032 Notes, the "Notes"). The 2032 Notes will be issued at 97.517% of par value with a coupon of 3.625% per annum. The 2052 Notes will be issued at 97.237% of par value with a coupon of 4.300% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2022. The 2032 Notes will mature on April 15, 2032 and the 2052 Notes will mature on April 15, 2052. The offering is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close on or about April 7, 2022.
The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay amounts outstanding on its revolving credit facility and any remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, property acquisitions and developments, the expansion, redevelopment and/or improvement of existing properties in its portfolio, other capital expenditures, the redemption of its Series F preferred shares, the redemption of its other preferred shares, the repayment of outstanding indebtedness, working capital and other general purposes.
BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and PNC Capital Markets LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering, and Wells Fargo Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Raymond James are acting as book-running managers for the offering. Mizuho Securities, Scotiabank, US Bancorp, Regions Securities LLC, Ramirez & Co., Inc. and RBC Capital Markets are acting as co-managers for the offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any offer or sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering and the final prospectus supplement, when available, may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from BofA Securities, Inc., 200 North College Street, NC1-004-03-43, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, by telephone at 1-800-294-1322 or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attn: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at 1-866-803-9204; and PNC Capital Markets LLC, The Tower at PNC Plaza, 300 Fifth Avenue, Floor 10, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or by telephone at 1-855-881-0697.
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DALLAS, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BenefitMall, the leading provider of next-generation broker services, was named a winner of a People's Choice Stevie® Award for Favorite New Products in The 20th Annual American Business Awards®.
The People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products are a feature of The American Business Awards in which the general public can vote for their favorite new products and services of the year. More than 46,000 votes were cast in people's choice categories this year. All new products and services nominated in the ABAs' new product categories were included in people's choice voting.
BenefitMall was awarded the People's Choice Stevie® for Marketplace, powered by Ease, which offers brokers a completely digital solution that is paperless, secure, and cohesive across every point of client engagement, from new quotes to annual renewals. Marketplace enables brokers to offer a General Agency experience that differentiates them from their competition.
"We are honored to be recognized by our industry peers and clients through public voting," said Laura Clenney, Vice President of Marketing Services for BenefitMall. "Our broker network and their clients are our number one priority. We take pride in providing the fastest, easiest, and most secure benefits selling experience for carriers, brokers, and their clients"
Marketplace offers a more efficient selling experience, an easier renewal process, and increased sales on new lines of coverage through a completely digital agency/employer/employee experience. By providing full-service support that includes pre-sale quoting, point-of-sale enrollment, and post-sale census management support, Marketplace can deliver faster, best-in-class processing and turnaround times due to digital automation and complete enrollment data.
More than 3,700 nominations were submitted to this year's American Business Awards for consideration in a wide range of categories, including New Product or Service of the Year, Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Startup of the Year, among others.
The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. Winners of the crystal People's Choice Stevie Awards, as well as all other winners in the 20th ABAs, will be celebrated during a gala awards banquet on Monday, June 13 in New York City.
Details about The American Business Awards, the list of People's Choice Stevie Award winners, and the complete list of Stevie winners in this year's ABAs are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.
Headquartered in Dallas, BenefitMall is the largest general agency partnering with a network of 20,000 Brokers to deliver employee benefits to more than 140,000 small and medium-sized businesses. BenefitMall uniquely leverages innovative technology backed by human expertise to provide the fastest, easiest, and most secure benefits selling experience for carriers, brokers, and their clients.
BenefitMall is owned by Management and The Carlyle Group. More information is available at www.benefitmall.com.
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Great Employers. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a tool that would ensure that all rebar lengths are in an accurate parallel or perpendicular position," said an inventor, from Gablewoods South, St. Lucia, "so I invented the REBAR SPACER. My design would increase jobsite efficiency when completing concrete footing construction work."
The invention provides an improved way to place rebar steel rods during the foundation phase of building construction. In doing so, it ensures that rebar rods are consistently spaced to ensure structural integrity. As a result, it increases precision and efficiency. Additionally, the invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for contractors.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-HAD-144, 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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BELTON — No services are planned for Lauren L. Gianchetti, 72, of Temple.
Mrs. Gianchetti died Monday, Aug. 29, at a Temple nursing home.
She was born Nov. 19, 1949, in Westfield, Mass., to David Moore and Gloria R. Otis Keeney. She worked as a realtor for many years in Colorado, Nevada and Arizone before moving to Texas.
Survivors include a son, David Gianchetti; a daughter, Lisa Culpepper; her father; a sister, Jan Peck; a grandchild; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the ALS Society of Texas.
Dossman Funeral Home of Belton is in charge of arrangements. | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_e46e8490-28e4-11ed-9028-2f4b6c59874d.html | 2022-08-31T09:05:04Z |
States divided on gun controls, even as mass shootings rise
By RACHEL LA CORTE and ANDREW DEMILLO
Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending a tweet listing the gun control measures the Democratic-controlled state has taken. He finished with: “Your turn Congress.”
But gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they also have become increasingly scarce in most states. Aside from several Democratic-controlled states, the majority have taken no action on gun control in recent years or have moved aggressively to expand gun rights.
That’s because they are either controlled politically by Republicans who oppose gun restrictions or are politically divided, leading to stalemate.
“Here I am in a position where I can do something, I can introduce legislation, and yet to know that it almost certainly is not going to go anywhere is a feeling of helplessness,” said state Sen. Greg Leding, a Democrat in the GOP-controlled Arkansas Legislature. He has pushed unsuccessfully for red flag laws that would allow authorities to remove firearms from those determined to be a danger to themselves or others.
After Tuesday’s massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead, Democratic governors and lawmakers across the country issued impassioned pleas for Congress and their own legislatures to pass gun restrictions. Republicans have mostly called for more efforts to address mental health and to shore up protections at schools, such as adding security guards.
Among them is Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has repeatedly talked about mental health struggles among young people and said tougher gun laws in places like New York and California are ineffective. In Tennessee, GOP Rep. Jeremy Faison tweeted that the state needs to have security officers “in all of our schools,” but stopped short of promising to introduce legislation during next year’s legislative session: “Evil exists and we must protect the innocent from it,” Faison said.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has repeatedly clashed with the GOP-controlled Legislature over gun laws. He has called for passage of universal background checks and “red flag” laws, only to be ignored by Republicans. Earlier this year, the Democrat vetoed a Republican bill that would have allowed holders of concealed carry permits to have firearms in vehicles on school grounds and in churches located on the grounds of a private school.
“We cannot accept that gun violence just happens,” Evers said in a tweet. “We cannot accept that kids might go to school and never come home. We cannot accept the outright refusal of elected officials to act.”
On Wednesday, a day after the Texas shooting, legislative Democrats asked that the Wisconsin gun safety bills be taken up again, apparently to no avail. Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos did not return messages seeking their response.
In Pennsylvania, an effort by Democratic lawmakers Wednesday in the GOP-controlled Legislature to ban owning, selling or making high-capacity, semi-automatic firearms failed, as House Republicans displayed their firm opposition to gun restrictions. The GOP-majority Legislature has rejected appeals by Democratic governors over the past two decades to tighten gun control laws, including taking steps such as expanding background checks or limiting the number of handgun purchases one person can make in a month.
The situation is similar in Michigan, which has a Democratic governor and Republican-controlled Legislature. On Wednesday, Democrats in the state Senate were thwarted in their efforts to advance a group of bills that would require gun owners to lock up their firearms and keep them away from minors.
“Every day we don’t take action, we are choosing guns over children,” said Democratic Sen. Rosemary Bayer, whose district includes a high school where a teen was charged in a shooting that killed four in November and whose parents are charged with involuntary manslaughter, accused of failing to lock up their gun. “Enough is enough. No more prayers, no more thoughts, no more inaction.”
Republican state Sen. Ken Horn responded by urging discussion about the other potential causes of gun violence.
“I would just point out that there are political solutions, but there are just as many spiritual solutions,” he said. “We don’t know what’s really happening in this world, what’s happening in this country, what’s happening to young men.”
Florida stands out as a Republican-controlled state that took action. The 2018 shooting at a high school in Parkland that left 14 students and three staff members dead prompted lawmakers there to pass a law with a red flag provision that lets law enforcement officers petition a court to have guns confiscated from a person considered a threat.
Democrats now want that expanded to allow family members or roommates to make the same request of the courts, but there has been little appetite among Republicans to amend the law. Instead, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wants lawmakers to allow people to carry handguns without a permit. The state currently requires a concealed weapons license.
While Republicans have supported red flag laws in some other states, most legislative action around gun control in recent years has been in states led by Democrats.
In Washington state, the governor earlier this year signed a package of bills related to firearm magazine limits, ghost guns and adding more locations where guns are prohibited, including ballot counting sites.
In California on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democratic legislative leaders vowed to fast-track gun legislation, identifying about a dozen bills they plan to pass this year. Newsom highlighted a bill that would let private citizens enforce a ban on assault weapons by filing lawsuits – similar to a law in Texas that bans most abortions through civil enforcement.
Oregon’s Democratically controlled Legislature has passed bills that require background checks, prohibit guns on public school grounds, allow firearms to be taken from those who pose a risk and ensure safe storage of firearms. On Wednesday, a group of six Democrats said more must be done after the mass shooting in Texas and the racially motivated massacre in Buffalo, New York. They pledged additional action next year.
“We ran for office to solve big problems and make life better for our constituents — and that includes taking on the gun lobby and politicians that place profits and political power over children’s lives,” they said in a joint statement.
But there are limits even in some Democratic-controlled states, underscoring the challenge of gaining consensus to combat the rising frequency of mass shootings in the U.S.
Rhode Island has passed restrictions in recent years that include measures to ban firearms from school grounds and close the “straw purchasing” loophole that had allowed people to buy guns for someone else. But bills that would ban high-capacity ammunition magazines and assault weapons have been bottled up in committee, in part because the overwhelmingly Democratic chamber includes many lawmakers who have opposed the measures, citing their support for the Second Amendment.
In Connecticut, gun violence legislation supported by both parties swiftly followed after 20 children and six staff members were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary Schoo l in 2012. But additional gun control measures stalled this year in the Democratic-led General Assembly, in large part because of a short legislative session and threats by Republicans to hold up legislation through a filibuster.
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday he’s uncertain whether he will call a special session on the bills. They would put limits on bulk purchases of firearms and require the registration of so-called ghost guns, untraceable firearms that can be assembled at home.
“I think it’s become an incredibly partisan argument right now in our society,” Lamont said. “It wasn’t that way, you know, 30, 40 years ago. So that is disturbing, even in a state like Connecticut, where after Sandy Hook we had strong bipartisan support.”
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DeMillo reported from Little Rock, Arkansas. Associated Press statehouse reporters from around the U.S. contributed to this report. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/05/25/states-divided-on-gun-controls-even-as-mass-shootings-rise/ | 2022-05-26T09:21:18Z |
Khushi Gandhi immersed herself in nearly a dozen student clubs and campus organizations, taking leadership positions in many of them.
PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Khushi Gandhi's involvement at Rutgers Business School-New Brunswick (RBS) did a lot to prepare her for the corporate world.
While double majoring in Business Analytics and Information Technology (BAIT) and Marketing, Gandhi immersed herself in nearly a dozen clubs and organizations, ascending to top leadership roles in many of them.
"RBS has made me more of a collaborative person, more open to ideas and willing to learn new things," she said. "I am also much more social now."
In August, Gandhi will begin working as an associate at Boston Consulting Group in Summit and New York. She interned for the company last summer. "I'm looking forward to gaining experience on projects in many different industries," she said.
But she is also going into the work world with a confidence gained from her advocacy work in Girl Up, the insights of professional women she met through Women BUILD and her role as student leader.
Gandhi's experience at Rutgers Business School dispels any notion that commuter students are less engaged. "Just being involved in so many student organizations has been one of my biggest accomplishments," said the senior, who is minoring in Women and Gender Studies.
Gandhi attended a STEM-geared magnet high school with an eye on a career in engineering. "I loved problem-solving and math, so it felt like a natural thing," she said. Her interest, however, shifted to business and marketing, inspired by her entrepreneurial parents.
"Business offered me a way to pursue problem-solving and explore my creativity," Gandhi said. After she was accepted to RBS, she said she sat in on a class and the energy in the room confirmed she made the right decision. "I found the BAIT major to be the exact thing I was looking for, and one I hadn't seen offered at other universities," she said.
Going from a high school with a graduating class of 40 to Rutgers University was a huge change. "I really wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone," Gandhi said.
Rutgers Business School itself was the first layer of community she found. "It's tight-knit and strong," she said. Gandhi immersed herself in organizations that matched her values and gave her room to grow as an individual.
She is most proud of her involvement in Girl Up, the United Nations Foundation's initiative that advocates for gender equality. A member since high school, Gandhi is now the Mid-Atlantic Regional Team Lead, overseeing clubs and campuses in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. "It's a core part of who I am," she said.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda "is where I really grew as a leader," said Gandhi, president of the Rutgers chapter since last May. She called her involvement a transformative experience. Gandhi has cultivated opportunities for students to prepare for and compete in state and national competitions.
Gandhi was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society, which provided another "pocket of community," she said. "It's amazing to be surrounded by highly motivated people."
A big part of membership in the honor society is giving back to the community. Now president, Gandhi was the director of community service, and had to get creative during the height of the pandemic. "It threw us for a loop for a few weeks," she said, "but we started virtual food drives and card-writing campaigns."
Through Women BUILD, Gandhi met female professionals from a variety of industries. "You find that there is no universal experience, and they've undergone different challenges," she said. "It's so helpful to learn their career progressions, and to have a community of women you can talk to."
Hearing from women in a variety of fields gave her insights that will help her as she begins her career. Participating in Women BUILD "solidified my commitment to business," she said. "I gained a lot of clarity learning from so many people."
Gandhi served as director of community with Women in Business, sat on the student advisory board of Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation, and served as secretary general of the RBS Dean's Council. She finished her senior year as a peer mentor and ambassador for the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program
Her favorite class at RBS was Business Policy and Strategy. "It pushed me to expand my thinking about and analysis of case studies," she said. "So much of it was discussion-based."
Gandhi also benefited from the expertise of engaging professors, including assistant professor Sara Parker Lue, who teaches Business Policy and Strategy; Erich Toncre, director of marketing education who teaches Brand Management; and Alexandra Kunish, assistant professor of professional practice in marketing.
Commuting also had its benefits. After long days on campus, Gandhi relished the drive home to unwind and then spending time with her parents and younger sister — and eating "my mom's amazing food."
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government on Monday announced proposed new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk being shut down.
The proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture rules would declare salmonella an adulterant — a contaminant that can cause food-borne illness — in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. That includes many frozen foods found in grocery stores, including chicken cordon bleu and chicken Kyiv products that appear to be cooked through but are only heat-treated to set the batter or breading.
The agency notified producers of the proposed changes on Friday.
USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin said it marks the beginning of a broader agency effort to curtail illnesses caused by the salmonella bacteria, which sickens 1.3 million Americans each year. It sends more than 26,000 of them to hospitals and causes 420 deaths, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
Food is the source for most of those illnesses.
The CDC says approximately one in every 25 packages of chicken sold at grocery stores contains salmonella bacteria.
Since 1998, breaded and stuffed raw chicken products have been associated with 14 salmonella outbreaks and approximately 200 illnesses, the USDA said in a statement. An outbreak last year tied to frozen breaded raw chicken products caused 36 illnesses in 11 states and sent 12 people to hospitals.
The USDA currently has performance standards that poultry processing plants have to meet to reduce contamination, but the agency cannot stop products from being sold. There is also no adequate testing system to determine levels of salmonella in meat, Eskin said.
The proposed new rules require routine testing at chicken processing plants. Products would be considered adulterated when they exceed a very low level of salmonella contamination and would be subject to regulatory action, including shuttering plants that fail to reduce salmonella bacteria levels in their products, Eskin said.
“This action and our overall salmonella initiative underscore our view that our job is to ensure that consumers don’t get sick from meat and poultry products,” she said. “They shouldn’t be sold if they’re contaminated to the degree that people get sick.”
In 1994, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service took a similar step by declaring some strains of E. coli a contaminant in ground beef and launched a testing program for the pathogen.
Eskin said the agency met with food safety experts and poultry processors for ideas on how to reduce contamination in processing.
The National Chicken Council, the trade association for chicken producers and processors, said it is concerned about the precedent set by the abrupt shift in federal policy.
“It has the potential to shutter processing plants, cost jobs, and take safe food and convenient products off shelves. We’re equally concerned that this announcement was not science-based or data-driven,” said spokeswoman Ashley Peterson.
She said the government already has the regulatory and public health tools to work with the industry to ensure product safety, adding that companies producing chicken meat have invested millions of dollars and have worked for more than a decade to reduce salmonella in raw chicken.
A representative of Tyson Foods said the company would withhold comment until it received details of the new USDA rule.
Diana Souder, a spokeswoman for Maryland-based Perdue Farms, also declined to comment but pointed out that the company belongs to the Coalition for Poultry Safety Reform, a group formed last year to work with USDA and others to reduce foodborne illnesses from salmonella contamination.
The new rules will be published in the Federal Register this fall and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service will seek public comment before finalizing the rules and setting a date for implementation. | https://cw33.com/health/ap-health/usda-getting-tougher-on-salmonella-in-chicken-products/ | 2022-08-01T23:17:45Z |
NEW YORK, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Lilium N.V. ("Lilium" or the "Company") f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: LILM) (NASDAQ: LILMW) (NASDAQ: QELL) (NASDAQ: QELLU) (NASDAQ: QELLW) and certain of its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired Lilium securities between March 30, 2021 and March 14, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/lilm.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Lilium materially overstates the Lilium Jet's design and capabilities; (2) Lilium materially overstates the likelihood for the Lilium Jet's timely certification; (3) Lilium misrepresents its ability to obtain or create the necessary batteries for the Lilium Jet; (4) the SPAC-merger would not and did not generate enough cash to commercially launch the Lilium Jet; (5) Qell Acquisition Corp. did not engage in proper due diligence regarding the Merger; and (6) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/lilm or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Investor Relations Analyst, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Lilium you have until June 17, 2022, to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is a corporate litigation boutique. Our primary expertise is the aggressive pursuit of litigation claims on behalf of our clients. In addition to representing institutions and other investor plaintiffs in class action security litigation, the firm's expertise includes general corporate and commercial litigation, as well as securities arbitration. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Halep beats No 2 Badosa to return to Madrid Open last 16
By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer
MADRID (AP) — Simona Halep has played some of her best tennis at the Madrid Open again and defeated home crowd favorite Paula Badosa in straight sets to reach the last 16 for the seventh time in 11 appearances. The two-time Madrid Open champion had 21 winners as she defeated No. 2-ranked Badosa 6-3, 6-1 on the Caja Mágica center court. Badosa converted only one of her seven break points against Halep. The Spaniard broke through on home soil last year with a run to the Madrid semifinals as a 62nd-ranked wild card. Halep won consecutive titles in Madrid in 2016 and 2017 and was runner-up in 2014 and 2019. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/30/halep-beats-no-2-badosa-to-return-to-madrid-open-last-16/ | 2022-04-30T22:51:38Z |
Pickle ball players ask for help after mural is vandalized
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -Pickle ball players in Topeka are asking for the public’s help, after someone vandalized a mural for a fallen friend at Hughes Park.
Pickle ball players we spoke to said the mural was created to honor their longtime friend and fellow pickle ball player Carolyn Weinhold, who passed away earlier this year.
The vandalism comes just as players prepare to dedicate it next Saturday in Carolyn’s name.
They are ask neighbors in the area to keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
Pickle ball player, Susan Winter says “We’d liked to get it cleaned up before our dedication and we’d like people to leave our wall alone. I mean I’ve personally cleaned up two other graffities but they were small, nothing like that. This would be real hard to clean with a scrub brush and solution. It’s just frustrating we try to beautify Topeka and somebody comes in right behind us and ruins it for everybody”.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Keeping Families Connected is a group that helps young people whose parents have been incarcerated.
They provide educational resources, mentoring and counseling services, but the best part, they actually take these kids to visit their parents on a luxury trip. And thanks to donors and fundraisers, children don’t have to pay a dime.
An official with Keeping Families Connected visited CW33 and spoke with host Jenny Anchondo about the organization.
For more information on the organization, visit keepingfamiliesconnected.org. | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/dfw-community-shoutout-keeping-families-connected/ | 2022-05-18T18:17:32Z |
DC sues Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg. It’s seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, privacy breach of millions of Facebook users’ personal data that became a major corporate and political scandal. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed the civil lawsuit against Zuckerberg in D.C. Superior Court. The lawsuit maintains that Zuckerberg directly participated in important company decisions and was aware of the potential dangers of sharing users’ data, such as occurred in the case involving data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica. That firm gathered details on as many as 87 million Facebook users without their permission. Meta Platform spokesman Andy Stone declined to comment. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/23/dc-sues-zuckerberg-over-cambridge-analytica-privacy-breach/ | 2022-05-23T22:38:04Z |
The first LGBTQ+ wellness and behavioral health app to launch Q1 2023
DENVER, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- You:Flourish, the first wellness and behavioral health smartphone application designed specifically for the needs of the LGBTQ+ community, has launched its equity crowdfunding campaign to the public on Wefunder, empowering people to take action and address the significant mental health crisis among the LGBTQ+ community. The app is slated to launch in the first quarter of 2023.
You:Flourish's Community Round of investment is open to anyone from traditional investors to individuals making their first impact investment. For as little as $100, individuals can do their part to participate in the company's core mission and support the LGBTQ+ community.
It has been a record year for anti-LGBTQ+ bills. According to the Human Rights Campaign, more than 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills had been proposed in state legislatures by April 2022.
"We need champions who will step up for the LGBTQ+ community," said David Kendall (he/him), a lead investor in You:Flourish's equity crowdfunding campaign and founder of Bold Legal LLC, which represents You:Flourish. "We talk about the rising numbers of LGBTQ+ youth attempting suicide, and we read the stories of transgender individuals who are denied health care. No matter where you live or who you know in the LGBTQ+ community, now is the time when we can make a significant impact and take action against wrongdoing."
Modeled on a behavior change framework, You:Flourish is designed by public health, wellness and behavioral health professionals and provides access to vetted, LGBTQ+-affirming behavioral health support.
The You:Flourish platform allows users to customize a peer support community with shared intersectional identities, establish wellness goals, track daily habits and earn rewards for engagement. In addition to a library of resources and interactive content, You:Flourish offers a directory of vetted mental health professionals who are trained to provide culturally relevant and LGBTQ+-affirming behavioral health interventions.
Mental health professionals who don't have LGBTQ+ behavioral health training and want to serve this community can receive training through You:Flourish's partner Envision:You. A nonprofit, Envision:You addresses gaps in behavioral health outcomes for LGBTQ+ individuals. Through its multiphase Behavioral Health Provider Training Program, Envision:You works with mental health professionals across the United States to address biases that exist in the field and to train providers to deliver culturally relevant and affirming care.
According to Gallup, the proportion of U.S. adults who consider themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender has grown at a faster pace over the past year than in prior years. Roughly 21% of Generation Z Americans who have reached adulthood — those born between 1997 and 2003 — identify as LGBT.
"Seeing your identity and who you are as a person splashed across headlines and demonized by political leaders undermines the mental health and well-being of a community that's already at risk," said You:Flourish Founder and CEO Steven Haden (he/him). "At the end of the day, this is about saving lives, creating meaningful and life-affirming connections, and providing hope for people who have lost it."
You:Flourish is a public benefit corporation balancing purpose and profit to bring wellness and affirming resources to members of the LGBTQ+ community. The You:Flourish smartphone application is created, curated and supported by Envision:You, a nonprofit organization that seeks to close gaps in behavioral health outcomes for LGBTQ+ individuals through co-created community programming, advocacy engagement, public awareness campaigns and evidence-based training. CoPeace, an ESG holding company that invests in growing companies demonstrating social and environmental impact, is offering services including fractional C-suite support to You:Flourish. AppIt Ventures is leading the app's development. Visit www.you-flourish.com for more information.
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Adjusted EBITDA improved sequentially to $238.9 million
Average Daily Payer Conversion Increased to 3.2%
Casual Portfolio Revenue Grew 10.0% year-over-year and is now 53.3% of Total Revenue
Direct-to-Consumer Channel grew 14.2% year-over-year and is now 23.3% of Total Revenue
HERZLIYA, Israel, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: PLTK) today released financial results for its second quarter for the period ending June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights:
- Second quarter revenue was $659.6 million(1) compared to $659.2 million in the prior year period.
- Net income was $36.4 million compared to $90.0 million in the prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure defined below, was $238.9 million compared to $264.4 million in the prior year period.
- Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits totaled $1,241.1 million as of June 30, 2022 with $600 million in additional borrowing capacity pursuant to our Revolving Credit Facility, resulting in over $1.8 billion of available liquidity.
"We are proud of our performance in the second quarter in a challenging economic environment," said Robert Antokol, Chief Executive Officer of Playtika. "We maintained growth in key strategic areas including our Casual game portfolio and Direct-To-Consumer platforms, and demonstrated the resiliency of our business. Looking ahead to the second half, we are focused on the continued introduction of exciting new content for our existing portfolio of games and on our new game development initiatives as well"
"We continued to optimize our business during the second quarter as we focus on execution," said Craig Abrahams, President and Chief Financial Officer. "We took actions to improve our core operations and enhance product roadmaps, while adapting to maintain margin and strong free cash flow generation. We will continue to look for efficiency opportunities across our organization and capitalize on investments that position us for long-term sustainable growth."
Highlights
- Casual portfolio grew revenue 10.0% year-over-year, comprising 53.3% of total revenue
- Average Daily Payer Conversion increased to 3.2%, up from 2.9% in Q2'21
- Average DPUs increased 3.5% year-over-year
- Direct-to-Consumer channel grew 14.2% year-over-year and is now 23.3% of total revenue
- Junes Journey grew revenue 34.2% year-over-year
- Solitaire Grand Harvest grew revenue 6.3% year-over-year
New Game Developments
- Merge Stories marketing campaign planned for Q3'22
- Two titles in soft-launch testing through the second-half of 2022
(1) Comprised of $351.5 million and $308.1 million for casual and casino themed games, respectively.
Financial Outlook
For the full year 2022 the company anticipates revenue within a range of $2.60 - 2.66 billion and Adjusted EBITDA within a range of $900 - $940 million.
Conference Call
Playtika management will host a conference call at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time) today to discuss the company's results. The conference call can be accessed via a webcast accessible at investors.playtika.com. A replay of the call will be available through the website one hour following the call and will be archived for one year.
Summary Operating Results of Playtika Holding Corp.
About Playtika Holding Corp.
Playtika (NASDAQ: PLTK) is a mobile gaming entertainment and technology market leader with a portfolio of multiple game titles. Founded in 2010, Playtika was among the first to offer free-to-play social games on social networks and, shortly after, on mobile platforms. Headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, and guided by a mission to entertain the world through infinite ways to play, Playtika has employees across various offices worldwide.
Forward Looking Information
In this press release, we make "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Further, statements that include words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "present," "preserve," "project," "pursue," "will," or "would," or the negative of these words or other words or expressions of similar meaning may identify forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in the forward-looking statements include without limitation:
- our reliance on third-party platforms, such as the iOS App Store, Facebook, and Google Play Store, to distribute our games and collect revenues, and the risk that such platforms may adversely change their policies;
- our reliance on a limited number of games to generate the majority of our revenue;
- our reliance on a small percentage of total users to generate a majority of our revenue;
- our free-to-play business model, and the value of virtual items sold in our games, is highly dependent on how we manage the game revenues and pricing models;
- our inability to complete acquisitions and integrate any acquired businesses successfully could limit our growth or disrupt our plans and operations;
- we may be unable to successfully develop new games;
- our ability to compete in a highly competitive industry with low barriers to entry;
- we have significant indebtedness and are subject to the obligations and restrictive covenants under our debt instruments;
- the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and the economy as a whole;
- our controlled company status;
- legal or regulatory restrictions or proceedings could adversely impact our business and limit the growth of our operations;
- risks related to our international operations and ownership, including our significant operations in Israel, Ukraine and Belarus and the fact that our controlling stockholder is a Chinese-owned company;
- our reliance on key personnel;
- security breaches or other disruptions could compromise our information or our players' information and expose us to liability; and
- our inability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary information could adversely impact our business.
Additional factors that may cause future events and actual results, financial or otherwise, to differ, potentially materially, from those discussed in or implied by the forward-looking statements include the risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be construed as an alternative to net income as an indicator of operating performance, nor as an alternative to cash flow provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity, or any other performance measure in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the closest GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before (i) interest expense, (ii) interest income, (iii) provision for income taxes, (iv) depreciation and amortization expense, (v) stock-based compensation, (vi) contingent consideration, (vii) acquisition and related expenses, (viii) expense under our long-term compensation plans, (ix) M&A related retention payments, and (x) certain other items, including impairments. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues.
We supplementally present Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin because these are key operating measures used by our management to assess our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA adjusts for items that we believe do not reflect the ongoing operating performance of our business, such as certain noncash items, unusual or infrequent items or items that change from period to period without any material relevance to our operating performance. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are useful to investors and analysts in highlighting trends in our operating performance, while other measures can differ significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which we operate and capital investments. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to supplement GAAP measures of performance in the evaluation of the effectiveness of our business strategies, to make budgeting decisions, and to compare our performance against other peer companies using similar measures. We evaluate Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in conjunction with our results according to GAAP because we believe they provide investors and analysts a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than GAAP measures alone.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as calculated herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies within the industry and are not determined in accordance with GAAP. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or unexpected items.
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BEIJING, May 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For Chinese President Xi Jinping, "Children's upbringing begins with mother's education." His mother Qi Xin runs deep in Xi's outlook on life and philosophy of governance, prompting him to solemnly honor his duties to the nation and the people.
Ahead of the Mother's Day, China Media Group (CMG) published stories recounting how Qi taught his son and set an exemplar model for the Chinese president, in the celebration to honor motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.
Qi, who was born in 1924, joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1939 at the age of 15, becoming a staunch supporter of the Party's values and beliefs.
Over the years, Qi taught her son many important lessons of life through her words and deeds, such as to serve the country with selfless loyalty, work hard and handle all affairs well, and be strict with oneself.
Xi put on the backpack and left home at the age of 15 to live and work with the farmers in Liangjiahe Village of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
During the years in the countryside, Xi was accompanied by a sewing bag embroidered with "mom's heart" made by Qi. The words were meant to remind Xi of staying true to one's original aspiration for the country and the revolutionary cause, which are spirits shared by both the mother and the son.
During Xi's entire upbringing, his mother often urges him to be strict with himself, especially when he is in a leadership position. Xi's philosophy and practice of governing the country has always been featured by maintaining integrity and solidarity to serve the public good.
In June 2000, Qi visited Beiliang Red Army Primary School in Zhaojin township, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The Beiliang Red Army Primary School, which was opened in 1955, used to be a revolutionary site, where the Chenjiapo Conference was held.
Seeing its dilapidated classrooms and shabby facilities, Qi mobilized her whole family to donate to relocate and rebuild the school.
Over the years, Xi has always kept in mind his mother's words, stayed true to his original aspiration, and taken on his due responsibilities. For Xi, to serve the people wholeheartedly is his "greatest filial piety" to his mother.
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When Jerome Bridges heard gunshots ring out in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket Saturday, he ran to lead some of his coworkers and customers to safety in the store's break room and barricaded them inside with a heavy desk.
"That's all you heard, was firing, constant firing -- firing and firing and firing," said Bridges, who is a scan coordinator at Tops Friendly Markets.
"People were scattering around the place, they was screaming, crying, yelling, talking about, 'There's a shooter in the store.'"
Bridges told CNN he tried to keep the crowd quiet because the shots were getting closer to food displays that were near them.
"I just wanted to make sure I kept the customers and my other three coworkers very safe. So, even if I would have died, it would have been, you know, me dying protecting them," he said.
The suspected shooter, Payton S. Gendron, allegedly killed 10 people and wounded three others in a racist mass shooting that took aim at a predominately Black neighborhood in Buffalo.
Authorities are investigating the shooting as a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism. Of the 13 victims shot, 11 were Black.
Online posts created by 18-year-old Gendron, who is White, on the chat app Discord showed that the suspected shooter had targeted that neighborhood because of its majority Black population. The store's ZIP code, 14208, is 78% Black, according to the Census Bureau's 2020 American Community Survey.
Gendron has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder, officials said, adding that other charges are forthcoming.
He is slated to appear in court Thursday for a felony hearing, during which a judge will determine whether there's sufficient evidence to continue jailing him on that charge. The judge is expected to hear from the defense and prosecutors, who may present new evidence.
Taking cover in a milk cooler
A Black family of three were separated for about 20 minutes during the mass shooting, and they later described how harrowing it was not knowing if everyone was safe as gunshots rang out.
Lamont Thomas and his 8-year-old daughter Londin were looking for cake mix for mother Julie Harwell's birthday when they heard the first shots. Harwell was on another side of the store as the shooting unfolded.
Thomas and his daughter followed an employee to the milk cooler section of the store and hid there as they waited for the gunshots to stop, Thomas told CNN's Don Lemon Wednesday night.
"And then as the gunman was still shooting, he attempted to actually shoot through the coolers, but the bullets never penetrated," Thomas said. "We could see the milk he shot through ... leaking out," adding he was relieved when the bullets didn't reach them.
Thomas shielded his daughter's body with his, he said, and put his hand over her mouth to keep her quiet. Londin said she wasn't scared for herself and was thinking about her mother as her father tried to calm her down.
Across the supermarket, Harwell "couldn't even process or think twice about what my next move would be," she said.
"It was like the ... scariest moment of my life because I never thought something like that would ever happen in Buffalo or anywhere else. I know it happens, but we just thought never in our city," she said.
At one point, Harwell was a few feet away from the shooter. "That's when it got real to me because I didn't know what was going on still until I saw him (the shooter). It was surreal," she said.
"It bothers me to even get a little bit close to where it happened because it brings back so many memories, and none of them I want to remember, or the mental state of paranoia or just having anxiety now, and it is just hard to be there," Harwell said.
Governor, others take steps following shooting
The suspect's social media posts have become central to the investigation because they offer details about how he planned his attack and his motives.
In posts first shared on Discord, then more widely on the hate-filled online forum 4Chan, Gendron said he visited the grocery store multiple times on March 8 to learn its layout. He noted how many Black and White people shopped during his visits and drew a map of the store's interior, according to his posts.
Officials are also reviewing a 180-page racist document they say was written by Gendron and posted online shortly before the shooting. In it, the suspect confesses to the attack and described himself as a fascist, a White supremacist and an anti-Semite.
In June 2021, Gendron showed a warning sign of violence when he made a school project about murder-suicides when he was a student at Susquehanna Valley Central High School in Conklin, New York, officials said.
Police were called to the school, and he was taken for a mental health evaluation but was later released. At the time, police didn't seek a "Red Flag" order of protection against Gendron.
The Red Flag Law, also known as the extreme risk protection order law, is designed to prevent anyone who shows signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing a firearm, according to New York State's official website.
But because the evaluation was not an involuntary commitment, it did not prevent the suspected shooter from purchasing or possessing a gun under federal law, said New York State Police spokesperson Beau Duffy.
Following the shooting, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a gun laws package as well as other changes to law enforcement protocol when a person displays that they may be harmful to themselves or others.
On Wednesday, Hochul said she would sign an executive order requiring state police to file an "extreme risk order of protection" under the red flag law when they believe that an individual is a threat to himself, herself or others.
The gun laws package would aim to close loopholes around specific types of guns that fall outside current regulations, according to the governor, and said those guns are high-powered, concealable and can be modified to hold high-capacity magazines.
The proposed legislation would remedy "just one of those enormous loopholes that you can drive a truck through," she said.
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SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blentech launched today their frontline cooking equipment in pre-engineered versions drastically reducing both price and delivery time. Pre-engineered solutions are derived from their most popular engineered parents having decades of proven usage in the food industry. This move directly benefits food processors by making a huge impact to allow for every budget and timeline. Prices are targeted to drop up to 50% while lead times are estimated to be as short as 12-16 weeks for all pre-engineered products!
For over 30 years, Blentech's cooking equipment has been based on a horizontal design that brings several benefits to food producers but used to require a higher capital expenditure in comparison to traditional kettles. Pre-engineered designs have now allowed Blentech to reach the price parity of kettles. As production demands rise, the hemispherical kettles (similar in profile to a vertical pot in your kitchen) can now be economically upgraded to more effective pre-engineered solutions. In today's modern food factories, horizontal cookers have become a necessity to meet the requirements for larger heating area, to develop flavors through complex processes like maillard browning and caramelization. This means a boon for the food processors as they can now readily improve their product quality, develop more flavorful foods as well as shorten their cooking time.
Despite market uncertainty and the high costs of food production, food processors can now rely on quick to market proven equipment to drive their production output, cost effectiveness or to simply maintain business continuity.
Daniel Voit, CEO of Blentech mentioned "Cost effectiveness of pre-engineered solutions does not imply less features but evolution of our manufacturing technique and strategic elimination of engineering overheads. In fact, our pre-engineered models are designed to include features that exceed most equipment currently sold in the market."
In general, the manufacturing Industry suffers with longer lead times, Blentech's pre-engineered solutions are designed to reduce time to get to production quicker which in turns reduces time to get their food to market.
Akhilesh Pandey, International Sales Director, noted that "Not all cost effective solutions are designed to enhance food production. It is possible to create solutions that are both cost effective and targeted to improve quality, safety and throughput of your production!"
Blentech designs, builds and deploys advanced cooking and mixing technologies globally. Their success is deeply rooted in their ability to innovate, offering sharp entrepreneurial business acumen, quality workmanship, and project execution. Whether you're looking for fully engineered system solutions or pre-engineered cookers, know that Blentech is not just a manufacturer of cooking and mixing equipment. It's a technology trailblazer.
For more information, visit Blentech and request an overview of the pre-engineered solutions today.
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Customers, jobseekers and others visiting the leading water storage manufacturer's website will enjoy easy navigation and cross-platform compatibility
NILES, Mich., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Niles Steel Tank, the premier manufacturer of custom water storage tanks and a subsidiary of Bradford White Corporation, announces today the launch of a new mobile-friendly website with enhanced experiences for both customers and jobseekers.
Focusing on maintaining top performance and offering the same depth of product information across multiple platforms, the website implements new dynamic menu systems that are intuitive to use on any screen size. To facilitate faster searches, the search mechanism was also upgraded to connect users to the information they need with quicker queries and lower load times for results.
"Our previous website has served us well since 2014, but as customers' engagement preferences change, we must remain nimble and meet them where they are," said Jeremy Waller, General Manager, Niles Steel Tank. "The new site is 100% responsive on mobile platforms, and the enhancements make it easier for customers to contact us regarding quotes for new projects. Prospective employees will enjoy the upgraded careers page and the ability to apply directly online as well."
Niles Steel Tank is the premier manufacturer and supplier of custom pressure vessels, process tanks, glass-lined water storage tanks and OEM vessels for commercial and industrial use. Providing innovative, high-quality solutions at a competitive price since 1898, Niles Steel Tank joined the Bradford White Corporation family of companies in 2002. Industries served include automotive, compressor and press, air conditioning, water filtration, chemical and pharmaceutical and more.
"In addition to the latest in performance upgrades, this new website also highlights our expanding product portfolio and custom capabilities in both carbon and stainless steel tank production," Waller said. "We're confident this site reflects the same commitment to value that Niles Steel Tank has for our products, and we know our customers, employees and business partners will enjoy using it."
To learn more about Niles Steel Tank, please visit https://nilesst.com or call (269) 683-1910.
About Niles Steel Tank
Niles Steel Tank, a subsidiary of Bradford White Corporation, has been building America's best tanks and pressure vessels to meet and exceed the needs of demanding industries since 1898. Niles Steel Tank manufactures custom pressure vessels, process tanks and glass-lined water storage tanks for customers in the automotive, compressor and press industries, air conditioning, water filtration, chemical and pharmaceutical companies and a host of other industries. Niles Steel Tank's experienced workforce proudly manufactures our products in Niles, MI. For more information, please visit https://www.nilesst.com/.
About Bradford White Corporation
Bradford White Corp. is a full-line manufacturer of residential, commercial and industrial water heating, space heating, combination heating and storage products. The company maintains headquarters in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and has manufacturing facilities in Middleville, Michigan; Niles, Michigan; and Rochester, New Hampshire; and distribution and training centers in Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit www.bradfordwhitecorporation.com.
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HOUSTON, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakwater Energy Partners, LLC ("Breakwater") is pleased to announce that it has further developed its commercial and noncommercial recycling network across the Midland Basin to meet rising customer demand for sustainable water solutions.
Breakwater expanded its Big Spring Recycling System ("BSRS") in Howard and Martin counties with two additional multi-year produced water offtake and recycling agreements. BSRS is one of the largest recycling networks in the Permian Basin, currently recycling more than four million barrels of produced water per month with aggregation, distribution, and recycling capacity of up to 300,000 barrels per day.
The BSRS facility connects seven separate operator-owned produced water disposal networks into a central hub-and-spoke model to aggregate produced water and distribute recycled water through large diameter pipelines. Breakwater paired this physical network with advanced cloud-based data-management and GIS tools which are vital for water balancing and optimization across the multi-operator network. BSRS physically serves two seismically sensitive areas of the Midland Basin near the cities of Stanton and Knott with sustainable water management solutions.
Breakwater is also pleased to announce it has begun commercial operation at its Morita Commercial Recycling System which serves southern Howard and northern Glasscock counties. Morita is Breakwater's second Texas Railroad Commission Division 6 H-11 commercially permitted facility built for the receipt, storage, handling, treatment, and transportation of produced and recycled water. Breakwater is also actively developing two additional commercial recycling facilities in the Midland Basin to serve central Midland, Glasscock, and northern Upton counties. Breakwater currently owns or operates 14 recycling facilities and recycles about 500,000 barrels of produced water per day in the Midland Basin.
"Operators are looking for more sustainable alternatives to high pressure wastewater injection within seismically sensitive areas." said Jason Jennaro, Chief Executive Officer of Breakwater. "Breakwater's hub-and-spoke water model concurrently provides operators access to high volumes of recycled water within SRAs and disposal outlets outside of them, whichever is more efficient."
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Breakwater is a leading provider of sustainable water supply chain solutions to the oilfield. Breakwater's management team has been providing environmentally focused water management solutions to customers across the United States since 1994 including large-scale sewer rehabilitation projects, wastewater treatments plants and related services for major municipalities.
Breakwater's water recycling segment is the market-leading provider of water reuse services in the Permian Basin. Breakwater formed its water recycling segment in 2016 by acquiring Waterstone Resources, which began operations in 2013. Breakwater's water recycling operations in the Permian Basin have the installed capacity to process more than three million barrels of water per day for a customer base comprised mostly of large E&P operators.
Breakwater's midstream division develops and operates large-scale recycling systems across the Permian Basin and integrates them into its water supply, transfer, and recycling capabilities. Breakwater operates two commercial and numerous separate noncommercial recycling facilities in the Midland Basin.
Breakwater's water transfer division owns more than 350 miles of lay flat hose, 150 water transfer pumps and in-basin accommodations for 300 employees. It has become one of the largest providers of transfer services in the Eagle Ford and Permian basins.
For more information, please visit www.breakwaterenergy.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until October 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG), if they purchased or acquired the Company's shares pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
What You May Do
If you purchased or acquired shares of Coupang as above and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-cpng/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by October 25, 2022.
About the Lawsuit
Coupang and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company was engaged in improper anti-competitive practices with its suppliers and other third parties in violation of applicable regulations; (ii) the Company had improperly adjusted search algorithms and manipulated product reviews on its marketplace platform in order to prioritize its own private-label branded products over those of other sellers and merchants, to the detriment of consumers, merchants, and suppliers; (iii) unbeknownst to its Rocket WOW members, Coupang was selling products to non-member customers at lower prices than those offered to its Rocket WOW members; (iv) the Company subjected its workforce to extreme, unsafe, and unhealthy working conditions; (v) all of the above illicit practices exposed the Company to a heightened, but undisclosed, risk of reputational and regulatory scrutiny that would harm the Company's critical relationships with consumers, merchants, suppliers, and the workforce; and (vi) the Company's lower prices, historical revenues, competitive advantages, and growing market share were the result of systemic, improper, unethical, and/or illegal practices, and, thus, unsustainable.
The case is Choi v. Coupang, Inc., No. 22-cv-07309.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
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NEW YORK, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: February 1, 2019 to April 5, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 5, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in AMZN:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/amazon-com-inc-loss-submission-form?id=27285&from=4
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Amazon.com, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Amazon engaged in anticompetitive conduct in its private-label business practices, including giving Amazon products preference over those of its competitors and using third-party sellers' non-public data to compete with them; (ii) the foregoing exposed Amazon to a heightened risk of regulatory scrutiny and/or enforcement actions; (iii) Amazon's revenues derived from its private-label business were in part the product of impermissible conduct and thus unsustainable; and (iv) as a result, the defendants' public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Amazon you have until July 5, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Amazon securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the AMZN lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/amazon-com-inc-loss-submission-form?id=27285&from=4.
ABOUT KLEIN LAW FIRM
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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At 742 Main St.
MONTEVALLO, Ala., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Drayer Physical Therapy Institute, which has more than a dozen outpatient clinics throughout the Birmingham region, opened its newest one today at 742 Main St..
The clinic is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. To make an appointment, call 205-664-5863 or visit drayerpt.com.
Drayer offers in-clinic and telehealth options for outpatient orthopedic physical therapy. They include manual therapy, injury prevention, return to performance, total joint replacement, concussion management and vestibular rehabilitation programs.
Clinic director Christene Teague earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science and a master's degree in physical therapy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she played soccer.
The clinic staff also includes physical therapist Zach Dedman. He earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Huntingdon College, where he played soccer. He earned a doctoral degree in physical therapy from South College-Knoxville.
Drayer's other area clinics include Calera, Alabaster and Bessemer, among 25 in Alabama. Sister company BenchMark Physical Therapy operates 10 clinics in the Birmingham region.
Drayer, part of the Upstream Rehabilitation family of clinical care, offers access to care within 24 hours and works with all insurance types.
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To ease the rising electricity tension this summer, BLUETTI will have a Power Week from August 18 to August 28. Scroll down to learn more about them.
Not just a sidekick, but a hero on its own.
Not only as an expansion battery, B230 and B300 can be used as an independent power source since multiple outputs are built for versatile charging, including 1*18W USB-A QC3.0, 1*100W PD3.0 Type-C, and 1*12V/10A Cigarette Lighter.
The MPPT within B300 allows a 200W Max. solar input. While with the T500 adapter, no need to connect with AC200MAX and AC300 power stations, the B230 and B300 can reach up to 500W AC input rate.
The magic charging box - BLUETTI D050S (DC Charging Enhancer).
B230 and B300 are qualified as power sources. However, they can be leveraged to their full potential when teamed up with the D050S. It enables more recharging methods, like 12/24V car charging, Lead-acid battery, and even AC. It can boost a 1400W Max. solar input for AC200MAX.
Without the idle draw of the inverter, the discharge efficiency of such a Pure DC Solar Generator is expected to reach more than 95%. An excursionist doesn't have to carry a whole set of BLUETTI products because one battery pack is sufficient to power hungry devices on the road.
High Compatibility - Not just for the AC200MAX or AC300.
B230 and B300 were announced with AC200MAX and AC300, respectively. Yet they are also compatible with other units like AC200, AC200P, EB150, and EB240 while connecting with D050S. Increase the overall capacity anytime to survive blackouts and other emergencies.
LiFePO4 - The safest and most durable battery chemistry.
Safety and durability have been the top priorities to consider before purchasing a power station, so BLUETTI adopts the latest LiFePO4 technology while producing solar generators in recent years.
B230 and B300 provides better electrochemical performance, lower resistance, and more stable cathode materials compared to NCM chemistry in the market.
More Units and Combos to Recommend During BLUETTI Power Week 2022
Electricity, one of the most widely used forms of energy, soon became life's necessity once found. If there's a power cut, even a very brief one, the consequences can be catastrophic, especially while experiencing extreme heat on summer days.
About BLUETTI
With over 10 years of industry experience, BLUETTI has tried to stay true to a sustainable future through green energy storage solutions for both indoor and outdoor use while delivering an exceptional eco-friendly experience for everyone and the world. BLUETTI is making its presence in 70+ countries and is trusted by millions of customers across the globe. For more information, please visit BLUETTI online at https://www.bluettipower.com/.
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ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against BaronHR, LLC and Radiant Services Corporation, for alleged discriminatory denial of employment based on race, national origin, and sex.
BaronHR denies all allegations of wrongdoing in connection with the EEOC Complaint. The company leads the industry in its service commitments to its clients and supplies leased labor in accordance with its customers' demands. In doing so, BaronHR diligently complies with applicable employment laws governing the industry.
The company will vigorously defend itself against these claims and is confident that it will ultimately be successful in its defense.
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Higgins and company ready to roll in 2022
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The 2022 football season is nearing and that has head coach Garin Higgins excited for what’s to come.
Higgins enters year number 16 as head coach at Emporia State. He was in attendance along with other players for the two-day Rookie Camp for athletes in first through eighth grade.
The Hornets finished last year at 6-6 and fell to southeastern Oklahoma in the Farmers Bank & Trust Live United Bowl, 37-34.
Two things coach Higgins likes is he’s returning most of his offense from last year including Quarterback Braden Gleason along with Running back Canaan Brooks. Plus, he also says the leadership on this team is off the charts.
He says they came out of spring ball pretty healthy and they’ve had a productive summer.
Higgins says luck, health and winning close games are key for this year.
“They’re hungry from last year because they’re kind of disappointed in how we ended the year,” Higgins said. “We have a lot of older guys in this program. Guys that have decided to come back and take that extra year from COVID and that’s huge when you have 24, 25-year-old football players that understand the game or understand what we’re doing offensively and defensively but they’re also just mature.”
The Hornets will have more camps coming up like the showcase camp July 14th and July 21st from five to eight. Walk-ups are welcome for all high school athletes as registration begins 45 minutes before start time.
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Expansion Offering Enhances and Broadens Bausch + Lomb's Surgical Portfolio with Unique and Clinically Proven Comprehensive Dye Platform
VAUGHAN, ON and CASORIA, Italy, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) ("Bausch + Lomb"), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, and Alfa Instruments s.r.l., an Italian ophthalmic medical device company, today announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement under which Bausch + Lomb will distribute and commercialize Alfa Instruments' line of surgical intraocular dyes, Vitreocare, globally with the exception of Italy, where Alfa Instruments is based. The agreement expands and enhances Bausch + Lomb's Surgical portfolio offering with Alfa Instruments' differentiated intraocular dyes, which have been proven safe and effective in the European Union (EU).
"The addition of these clinically proven intraocular dyes to our already comprehensive surgical portfolio will help surgeons enhance the visibility of targeted eye tissues, as well as identify transparent layers of the eye during vitreoretinal, corneal and cataract surgery,"1-6 said Joe Gordon, president, Global Consumer, Vision Care and Surgical, Bausch + Lomb. "Our exclusive collaboration with Alfa Instruments demonstrates our commitment to providing eye care professionals with innovative products that are designed to help them achieve the best possible surgical outcomes for their patients."
Under the agreement, Bausch + Lomb will assume responsibility for all distribution and commercial activities of Vitreocare intraocular dyes, which includes:
- Vitreo Lutein for vitreous staining
- Single Lutein Blue for internal limiting membrane (ILM) staining
- Double Lutein Blue for ILM and epiretinal membrane (ERM) staining
- Phaco Lutein for anterior capsule staining
- Trypan Blue for anterior capsule staining
The unique common thread of Vitreocare intraocular dyes is lutein, a natural blue light filter. Research has shown that lutein is a safe and effective dye agent, and its antioxidant properties can further protect the retina during eye surgery.1-6 Moreover, Single Lutein Blue and Double Lutein Blue are formulated with the new high purity (>99%) molecule Pure Benzyl-Brilliant Blue (PBB®). PBB® has been specifically designed in order to improve ILM binding affinity and to avoid diffusion into retinal layers, in order to avoid potential cytotoxicity on off-target tissues.7
"We are honored and delighted to collaborate with Bausch + Lomb, one of the best known and most respected eye care companies in the world, because it will expand access of our intraocular dyes through Bausch + Lomb's broad distribution network," said Fabio David, CEO, Alfa Instruments. "We look forward to working together to help improve the vision needs of patients undergoing vitreoretinal, cataract or corneal surgery."
Alfa Instruments' surgical dyes are currently CE marked and sold in the EU, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Bausch + Lomb expects to begin the distribution of the intraocular dyes in all EU countries, with the exception of Italy, during the first half of 2023. Bausch + Lomb and Alfa Instruments are also in the process of exploring regulatory requirements and approvals of the surgical dyes in other markets.
For more information on VitreoCare, visit www.vitreocare.com.
Founded in 2005 as a branch of Alfa Intes, an italian pharmaceutical company with more than sixty (60) years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Alfa Instruments manufactures, develops and markets specialized products for the surgical and diagnostic ophthalmic sector. The company has more than 40 years of experience in both sectors, and has grown exponentially in recent years by establishing itself as the market leader in high-tech diagnostic instruments. In 2020, with the aim of enlarging its manufacturing capabilities, the company opened a new manufacturing site in southern Italy, exclusively dedicated to the manufacturing of sterile injectables, including its full line of surgical dyes. For more information, visit www.alfaintes.it and connect with us on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Bausch + Lomb is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world – from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Its comprehensive portfolio of more than 400 products includes contact lenses, lens care products, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter products and ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments. Founded in 1853, Bausch + Lomb has a significant global research and development, manufacturing and commercial footprint with more than 12,000 employees and a presence in nearly 100 countries. Bausch + Lomb is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario with corporate offices in Bridgewater, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.bausch.com and connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements, which may generally be identified by the use of the words "anticipates," "hopes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "should," "could," "would," "may," "believes," "estimates," "potential," "target," or "continue" and variations or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Bausch + Lomb's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian Securities Administrators, which factors are incorporated herein by reference. They also include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties caused by or relating to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, and the fear of that pandemic and its potential effects, the severity, duration and future impact of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, and which may have a material adverse impact on Bausch + Lomb, including but not limited to its project development timelines, launches and costs (which may increase). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Bausch + Lomb undertakes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect actual outcomes, unless required by law.
- Lutein: A New Dye for Chromovitrectomy. Mauricio Maia et al. Retina, The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases, 34:262–272, 2014.
- Phacodyne versus VisionBlue as vital dyes in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty. Bucher et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2015 Aug;253(8):1411-2.
- Muller cells activation and retinal damage after macular peeling: comparison between dyes. Romano et al. American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2016 - PO 270.
- Macular peeling-induced retinal damage: clinical and histopathological evaluation after using different dyes. Romano et al. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2018) 256:1573– 1580.
- Use of Lutein and Zeaxanthin Alone or Combined with Brilliant Blue to Identify Intraocular Structures Intraoperatively. Sousa-Martins et al. Retina, The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases, 2012 Jul;32(7):1328-36.
- Soluble Lutein in Combination with BrilliantBblue as a New Dye for Chromovitrectomy. Badaro et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2014 Jul;252(7):1071-8.
- New Brilliant Blue G Derivative as Pharmacological Tool in Retinal Surgery. Spadaro et al. Front. Pharmacol. 2020 May; 11:708.
PBB Pure Benzyl-Brilliant Blue is a trademarks of Alfa Instruments.
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Innovative partnership boosts the ability for companies to combat climate change at scale
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genpact (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, and Climate Vault, an award-winning non-profit founded at the University of Chicago today announced they are combining Genpact's technology and digital transformation expertise with Climate Vault's quantifiable, integrated approach to carbon reduction and removal. This partnership will address an urgent need for climate action and empower more organizations to accelerate their journeys to carbon neutrality.
Despite unprecedented demand among business leaders, consumers, and investors for carbon-neutral products and services, the market lacks a matching supply of credible, effective solutions to achieve those objectives. Climate Vault is the world's first, verifiable, and integrated solution that enables organizations to not only reduce carbon effectively, but also remove carbon from the atmosphere – all in a fast, easy, and credible way. Founded by business leaders and Milton Friedman distinguished service professor of economics at the University of Chicago and former White House economic advisor, Michael Greenstone, Climate Vault's market-based solution is uniquely designed for climate-conscious organizations.
In this innovative collaboration, Climate Vault will embed Genpact's digital technologies and process expertise to boost its carbon reduction and removal solution. Through the Genpact-Climate Vault partnership, companies will gain wider access to carbon reduction from regulated carbon compliance markets with accurate, dynamic, real-time pricing, enabling greater access at scale to industry-leading and independently verified carbon removal programs. By leveraging Climate Vault's carbon reduction solution, organizations will automatically gain access to the limited supply of carbon removal technologies, providing an immediate and transformative impact.
"Climate change is an existential global crisis, and at its core, it is a data and transformation challenge. Leveraging digital technologies and data to build a frictionless platform for carbon reduction and removal is key to advancing the sustainability agenda at scale," said Sanjay Srivastava, chief digital strategist, Genpact. "Our partnership reflects Genpact's commitment to social impact and climate action. With our experience and expertise in digital transformation, we bring the talent and technology Climate Vault needs to offer more organizations a smoother path toward carbon neutrality."
Climate Vault is a high-growth 501(c) (3) start-up. It is a breakthrough solution that has driven significant impact since its inception in 2021 and is poised for scaling. In just over a year, the company has reduced 0.75 million metric tons of carbon emissions, the equivalent of preventing 72,000 cars from driving around the planet.
"Organizations face mounting pressure from customers, employees, investors, and regulators to take credible climate action," said Michael Greenstone, co-founder of Climate Vault, Milton Friedman distinguished service professor of economics at the University of Chicago, and former White House senior economic advisor. "This is the perfect moment to partner with Genpact with its world-class digital transformation capabilities. Together we will dramatically expand the reach, speed, and impact of our unique carbon reduction and removal solution, helping to slow and even reverse climate change."
Genpact continues to further its purpose, the relentless pursuit of a world that works better for people, by leveraging its expertise towards addressing societal issues. From helping tackle food insecurity to partnering with Formula E team Envision Racing to win races and remain carbon neutral, the company provides the digital and process expertise needed to address the world's most pressing issues.
For more information on this partnership visit this page.
About Genpact
Genpact (NYSE: G) is a global professional services firm that makes business transformation real. Led by our purpose -- the relentless pursuit of a world that works better for people -- we drive digital-led innovation and digitally enabled intelligent operations for our clients. Guided by our experience reinventing and running thousands of processes for hundreds of clients, many of them Global Fortune 500 companies, we drive real-world transformation at scale. We think with design, dream in digital, and solve problems with data and analytics. Combining our expertise in end-to-end operations and our AI-based platform, Genpact Cora, we focus on the details – all 100,000+ of us. From New York to New Delhi, and more than 30 countries in between, we connect every dot, reimagine every process, and reinvent the ways companies work. We know that reimagining each step from start to finish creates better business outcomes. Whatever it is, we'll be there with you – accelerating digital transformation to create bold, lasting results – because transformation happens here. Get to know us at Genpact.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
About Climate Vault
Climate Vault is a CDP-accredited 501(c)(3) climate solutions start-up founded at the University of Chicago by former senior White House economic advisor Michael Greenstone and prominent business leaders. Climate Vault delivers the world's first verifiable, integrated carbon reduction and removal solution, providing a fast, easy and credible way for organizations and individuals to achieve carbon neutrality. Our market-based solution is focused on immediately reducing carbon footprints by purchasing allowances from highly-regulated compliance carbon markets and ultimately converting those allowances into funding for cutting-edge carbon dioxide removal (CDR) tech that will remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere, forever. Climate Vault's CDR initiative is backed by a "Technology Chamber" composed of leading climate science experts, including former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Ernie Moniz. Since our launch in 2021, we've been named to Fast Company's list of "World Changing Ideas," and reduced ¾ million tons of CO2 for our partners, the equivalent of preventing 72,000 passenger cars from driving around the Earth. Leading brands such as T. Rowe Price, Vanderbilt University, TPG, Morningstar, Gemini and Danfoss trust Climate Vault to build tailored carbon programs that deliver quantifiable results and enduring impact. Visit www.climatevault.org to learn more, calculate your individual footprint, and help your organization or financial portfolio reach carbon neutrality.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – An unexpected collaboration between MTV and the First Lady brought an attention-grabbing group to the White House on Wednesday to talk about mental health.
Selena Gomez and young mental health influencers chatted with Dr. Jill Biden and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the need to have real conversations about these issues.
“It’s a topic that can and should be discussed freely without shame. That’s why an event like this, especially at a place like this, is so important,” Gomez said.
The Biden administration says it’s part of their larger efforts on mental health.
“We’re working hard to build a broader movement to change how we fundamentally think about mental health so we don’t stigmatize it,” Murthy said.
Juan Acosta is a mental health activist in California. He says he knows the pain so many young people are feeling.
“They struggle behind closed doors and sometimes they don’t make it out of those doors anymore,” Acosta said. “And we need to change that.”
The advocates want to go beyond destigmatizing mental health issues and work on increasing access to resources.
“The bottom line is mental health is health and we’ve got to help everyone see that and we’ve got to reflect that in our health care system,” Murthy said.
They’re pushing for more education and funding for services like therapy and school counseling. Youth mental health leader Mahmoud Kehdr says that all has to be done with a focus on equity
“It needs to be accessible to all young people. Young people of color, young people who don’t have access to these resources,” Kehdr said.
Advocate Diana Chao is urging federal leaders to look for ways to get ahead of mental health problems, because she feels access to treatment isn’t the whole solution.
“We don’t want to be reactive about mental illness, we want to be proactive about mental wellbeing,” Chao said. “Fifty percent of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14 and so by the time we talk about what happens afterwards, that’s a conversation that’s too late.” | https://cw33.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/selena-gomez-and-social-media-influencers-visit-white-house-to-talk-youth-mental-health/ | 2022-05-18T23:25:46Z |
RADNOR, Pa., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against C3.ai, Inc. ("C3") (NYSE: AI). The action charges C3 with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of C3's materially misleading statements to the public, C3's investors have suffered significant losses.
Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
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CLASS PERIOD: DECEMBER 9, 2020 THROUGH FEBRUARY 15, 2022
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR RIGHTS:
James Maro, Esq. at (484) 270-1453 or via email at info@ktmc.com
C3'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
C3 is an artificial intelligence software company that offers software-as-a-service applications for enterprises in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.
On February 16, 2022, Spruce Point Capital Management, LLC ("Spruce Point Capital") published a short-seller report on C3. In the report, Spruce Point Capital revealed that it found "multiple instances of claims made by C3 that appear to be exaggerated, or don't reconcile with our research findings." Specifically, the report indicates, among other things, that given shifty customer definition disclosures, there is a high probability that C3 is overstating its paying and active customer Inflated Technology Value. Additionally, Spruce Point Capital found that C3's implied market share of just 0.12% supports either market size inflation or its irrelevance in the industry sales cycle.
Following this news, C3's stock price fell $1.01 per share, or 3.93%, to close at $24.70 per share on February 16, 2022.
WHAT CAN I DO?
C3 investors may, no later than May 3, 2022 seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages C3 investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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13-year-old girl arrested in violent lobby robbery of elderly woman
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PELHAM BAY, Bronx, New York (WABC) — A 13-year-old girl has been arrested and charged in an attack on an elderly woman in her Bronx apartment building lobby.
The 76-year-old victim was violently thrown to the ground as she clung to her purse in the building in Pelham Bay around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, after the three suspects pushed their way inside.
Police say the juvenile, who is not being identified due to her age, was the main aggressor in the robbery.
She is charged with robbery as a juvenile, and her case will be handled in Family Court.
The victim sustained a fractured hip and was taken to Jacobi Hospital, and the the thieves took her purse, which contained $50, a wallet, a debit card, and insurance cards.
The victim’s son says she is a very active woman but that she might not ever be able to live the life she desires after needing a hip replacement.
“Who does something like that?” said the son, Sean, who didn’t want his last name used. “She’s very independent, and she wants to be able to do her own thing. And she was out dancing with her friends that night because that’s on her favorite things to do.”
She will need months of rehab, and even then, a full recovery isn’t guaranteed.
“There’s a chance that she needs a walker for the rest of her life,” Sean said. “For somebody like her, that’s terrible.”
Sean said that while his mother is shaken up, she is determined to getting back to living her very active life.
“Your actions have consequences, and they have consequences for other people,” he said. “People get hurt, and one moment, it can affect someone for the rest of your life.”
The other two suspects are still being sought, and anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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Atlantic hurricane season oddly quiet despite forecasts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It’s been quiet — too quiet — this Atlantic hurricane season, meteorologists and residents of storm-prone areas whisper almost as if not to tempt fate.
A record-tying inactive August is drawing to a close and no storms have formed, even though it is peak hurricane season and all experts’ pre-season forecasts warned of an above normal season. Nearly all the factors that meteorologists look for in a busy season are there.
Warm ocean water for fuel? Check.
Not a lot of wind shear that decapitates storms? Check.
La Nina, the natural cooling of the central Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide and increases Atlantic storm activity? Check.
Yet zero storms formed. Surprised experts point to unusual persistent dry air and a few other factors. But each time they and computer simulations think something is brewing, nothing comes of it.
“It has been surprisingly and freakishly quiet in the Atlantic,” University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said, pointing out that weak Tropical Storm Colin fizzled out on July 2 and there’s been nothing since.
It’ll be the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named storm, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach said. Since 1950, only 1997 and 1961 had no named storms in August and 1961 then went hyperactive in September, including deadly Carla, he said.
In Lake Charles, Louisiana, one of the more weather-battered cities in the past decade, residents have noticed how quiet the hurricane season is so far and it’s almost “testing fate” to bring it up, Mayor Nic Hunter said. From August 2020 to August 2021, the city was hammered by two hurricanes — Laura and Delta — only six weeks apart, a deep freeze and spring flooding. Residents still have blue tarps on their roofs.
“I think there’s a lot of knocking on wood. There’s a lot of prayers,” Hunter said. “Until the season is over, I don’t think anybody’s going to have any sighs of relief.”
Certainly not 74-year-old Shirley Verdin, who lives about 200 miles (320 kilometers) away in Bayou Point-Au-Chien, where Hurricane Ida ripped through on Aug. 29 last year. She now lives in a Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer next to her gutted home that will be demolished down to the pilings this weekend so it can be rebuilt.
There are wisps of potential storm systems swirling in the Atlantic that meteorologists are following and so is Verdin. Closely.
“I know there’s something out there right now,” she said.
The National Hurricane Center is watching three thunderstorm systems in the Atlantic and gives them all at least a 50% chance of becoming a named tropical storm, with one of them a likely sounding 80%. But Colorado State’s Klotzbach has seen this before this year and isn’t counting on them.
Just late last week, the computer forecast models predicted three maybe four storms forming, including one becoming a major hurricane with winds of more than 110 mph (177 km/h), Klotzbach said.
Then nothing.
For the past month and a half, thunderstorms that could be seeds of hurricanes power off Africa looking strong enough “but then they encounter a lot of dry air that’s just sitting over the Atlantic,” University of Albany atmospheric scientist Kristen Corbosiero said. “The dry air has really been the main thing that’s been stopping storms from really getting going.”
Relative humidity is about 15% below normal and there’s been Saharan dust in there making it drier, McNoldy and Klotzbach said.
The dry air does a couple things, Corbosiero said. Those thunderstorms become more potent and get their energy as warm moist air rises off the ocean. The ocean is warm enough, but the dry air causes that water to evaporate, cool and go down, not up, she said.
That dry air also helps create cross winds about 2 miles up (3 to 4 kilometers) “that can really do damage to a storm trying to form,” Corbosiero said.
Matthew Rosencrans, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s lead hurricane outlook forecaster, said he sees signs that the dry air is ending and normal moisture will be returning, which could mean more storms. Rosencrans also says crosswinds at other heights, especially in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico also were a factor in dampening storm activity until now.
Other factors include a patch of sinking air over the Atlantic, a poorly located high pressure system also connected to the European heat wave and dust, the scientists said.
It’s been weird in the tropics, too, but in a different way, Klotzbach said. Before this year, the north Indian Ocean has had only one named storm in August; this year there are two, he said. And in the Pacific, Supertyphoon Hinnamnor is not only the most powerful storm on Earth this year, but it’s moving southwest when these type storms usually move west to east, Klotzbach said.
“There’s some odd stuff going on,” Klotzbach said.
But in the Atlantic nothing’s really going on and victims of past years’ storms don’t want to jinx it.
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful?” Louisiana resident Thomas Halko asked about whether the so-far quiet hurricane season will continue. Halko lives in southeastern Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish, in an area hammered by Hurricane Ida last year. A house on his property shifted clear off its foundation and had to be demolished.
“We made it through the week and it looks like we’re in relatively good shape for the next five days or so,” he said of the upcoming weather report.
But it’s hard to appreciate the quiet when he feels a “nervous anticipation of doom” thinking about the ongoing hurricane season.
“There is this foreboding that really won’t go away,” he said.
Hurricane season peaks around Sept. 10 and stretches through Nov. 30.
“It is important to remember the lessons of Hurricane Andrew, which devastated South Florida and Louisiana in an otherwise quiet year,” National Hurricane Center acting Director Jamie Rhome said in an email. “It only takes one landfalling hurricane to make it a bad season for you, and we still have many months to go in the hurricane season.”
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ALBANY – Columbine. Sandy Hook Elementary School. Marjory Stone Douglas High School. Las Vegas.
Every few years a mass shooting galvanizes the public in a way that the hundreds of others that fall between those massacres do not.
To that lineup, sadly, have been added Buffalo, N.Y., and most recently Uvalde, Texas, where 19 elementary school children and two educators were fatally gunned down.
On Thursday evening, Albany State University and two local organizations will hold a forum to provide information and enlist input on potential courses of action to make mass-shooting tragedies less common.
The forum will be held at 6 p.m. at the Albany Law Enforcement Center, 201 W. Oglethorpe Blvd. It also will be available for viewing online via Zoom at https://bit.ly/3OcGVrq, where participants also can pre-register.
“It is important to help the community unpack what has happened and to allow people of all walks of life the opportunity to express their sentiments as a way to heal,” Sherrell Byrd, executive director of SOWEGA Rising, one of the hosts for the forum, said. "Seeing the recent massacres from gun violence impacted us all very deeply.
“In Albany, we have been blessed to not experience mass shootings, but the frequency that we experience gun violence is still very devastating to a lot of people. Hosting this important event allows our community to begin having courageous conversations that will hopefully move local leaders toward creating policies and solutions that reduce gun violence in Albany and across southwest Georgia.”
Other hosts include the city of Albany, City Commissioner Demetrius Young and Dougherty County Concerned Citizens. Veronica Adams-Cooper with Albany State’s Lois B. Hollis Center for Social Equity in the Master of Public Administration program will moderate the forum.
Speakers will suggest three solutions to gun violence, and audience members will have the opportunity to weigh in on those suggestions during the forum and through a questionnaire that can be filled out at the conclusion.
“We’re going to give everybody who attends the opportunity to speak on gun violence and the three actions we consider,” Tim Wesselman, founder of Dougherty County Concerned Citizens, said. “The (questionnaire) information gathered will be studied later once it’s analyzed by the National Issues Forums.”
The three proposed solutions include making mass shootings more difficult through potential action such as banning assault rifles and “red-flag laws” and other steps; making mass shootings more difficult by bolstering security up to arming teachers in schools, and “rooting out violence and hate in society.”
While the topics include some that are anathema to those who are opposed to gun control, those voices also are encouraged to participate.
“We have asked people we know who are Second Amendment advocates to attend,” Wesselman said. “As far as I know, there is not any person in this forum who is anti-gun. We want as many different viewpoints as we can get.
“I know, me personally, I support gun ownership. I think people agree something can be done. I think we can agree on those things and move forward.” | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/thursday-forum-in-albany-seeks-solutions-to-curb-gun-violence/article_90cb64d2-f268-11ec-b146-bb2381e0808d.html | 2022-06-22T22:30:35Z |
Forwards are expected to dominate Thursday’s NBA draft, starting with the trio of Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, Auburn’s Jabari Smith and Duke’s Paolo Banchero. They are the headliners at the position and have been widely ranked as the top prospects overall with their size and open-floor potential.
Here’s a look at the draft’s top forwards:
HOLMGREN
The nation’s No. 1 recruit lived up to expectations for the Zags as a second-team Associated Press All-American.
STRENGTHS: The 7-foot, 195-pound Holmgren has an unusual mix of fluid perimeter skills with a roughly 7-5 wingspan. He averaged 14.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting 60.7% alongside a returning AP All-American in Drew Timme.
He made 39% of his 3-point tries and had 14 games with at least two made 3s, showing the kind of consistency sure to pull less-mobile bigs from the basket. And he has the ball-handling skills to take advantage — just look at his length-of-court, behind-the-back drive for a dunk against UCLA for proof — for unique shot-creating potential in such a long frame.
“I definitely see a lot of things in the NBA style of game that I feel like I can thrive in,” Holmgren said Monday, “with the spacing, with the speed … you’re getting up and down for 48 minutes. So I definitely think I have a lot of tools that are suited for that.”
At the other end, Holmgren proved an elite rim protector, ranking fourth in Division I with 3.7 blocks per game.
CONCERNS: He needs to get stronger. He struggled at times with physical play and could use the added bulk for finishing through contact, too.
SMITH
The 6-10, 220-pound freshman was a second-team AP All-American who helped the Tigers claim their first-ever No. 1 ranking.
STRENGTHS: The 19-year-old Smith is a rangy forward with potential to impact both ends of the floor. He averaged 16.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists with ability to play in the post or step outside, where he shot 42% from 3-point range with a quality jumper. He also made 79.9% of his free throws to convert when drawing fouls. He also averaged 1.0 blocks and 1.1 steals with the versatility to chase multiple positions, making him ESPN’s No. 2 overall prospect.
“I just see myself defending, affecting winning and just doing whatever a team needs me to do,” Smith said. “Spacing the floor, knocking down shots, running the floor, and just showing all assets to my game.”
CONCERNS: Smith shot just 42% overall with heavy reliance on his jump shot, so he could use a bit more development with creating off the drive and improving his ball handling (1.9 turnovers per game) for easier looks.
BANCHERO
The 6-10, 250-pound freshman was the Blue Devils’ focal point in a Final Four run under now-retired Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.
STRENGTHS: The 19-year-old Banchero averaged 17.2 points and 7.8 rebounds with the strength to tussle inside and mobility to roam the perimeter. Ranked as ESPN’s No. 3 draft prospect, the AP third-team All-American was comfortable snatching down a rebound and leading the break. And his skillset proved particularly effective in being able to overpower smaller defenders, move around less-mobile bigs and score in the midrange with polish.
Banchero said Friday he feels he is “the best player in the draft, I feel like I showed that throughout the year.” Duke associate head coach Chris Carrawell said he thinks Banchero should be go No. 1 overall, too.
“For a non-guard at his size, he can create shots from the inside and out,” Carrawell said. “That’s rare.”
CONCERNS: Banchero shot just 33.8% on 3-pointers, though he was better in the NCAA Tournament. He also had stretches when he could assert himself and impose his will even more, including going the final 7 1/2 minutes of the Final Four loss to rival North Carolina with no baskets and only two shot attempts. Banchero also needs to improve defensive consistency.
OTHERS TO WATCH
— KEEGAN MURRAY: While the Holmgren-Smith-Banchero trio could go 1-2-3, the Iowa forward and first-team AP All-American won’t be far behind. The 6-8, 225-pound Murray, who turns 22 in August, made a rapid rise from averaging 7.2 points as a freshman to 23.5 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 55.4% overall and 39.8% on 3-pointers. That all-around development has made him ESPN’s No. 5 overall prospect at a loaded position.
— JEREMY SOCHAN: The 6-9, 230-pound freshman offers defensive versatility and toughness in a developing game. ESPN’s No. 15 draft prospect averaged 9.2 points and 6.4 rebounds for Baylor, and turned 19 only last month.
— E.J. LIDDELL: The Ohio State junior has a strong frame (6-7, 243 pounds) ready to handle physical play. The AP third-team All-American averaged 19.4 points and 7.9 rebounds while shooting 49% from the field and 37% from 3-point range. Liddell is ESPN’s No. 20 draft prospect.
— JAKE LARAVIA: The 6-8, 227-pound junior made a quick impact at Wake Forest after transferring in following two years at Indiana State. He showed versatility while averaging 14.6 points and 6.6 rebounds and shooting 38% from behind the arc as a potential first-round prospect.
— DOMINICK BARLOW: The 6-9, 221-pound Barlow played for the Overtime Elite developmental program for top prospects who bypass college basketball. He’s a potential second-round pick.
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Kahoot! is included in a new initiative from the stock exchange operator Euronext that showcases 100+ high-growth and leading tech companies across Europe.
OSLO, Norway, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform company, today announced that Kahoot! has been selected as a Euronext Tech Leader, Euronext's new initiative to highlight high-growth and leading companies in the European tech space which have been selected by meeting a specific set of financial and non-financial criteria. Kahoot! is included as one of only nine featured companies in the software sector.
Euronext announced the launch of this initiative with the goal of making listed tech companies more visible to Euronext's large international investor base, further strengthening the European tech sector.
This week, Kahoot! also announced its core platform has reached 8 billion participants (non-unique) since launching in 2013, underscoring its continuing growth in usage globally.
Kahoot! began trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange main list—part of the Euronext Group—on March 18, 2021, after being listed on Euronext Growth on October 10, 2019.
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About Kahoot!
Kahoot! is on a mission to make learning awesome! We want to empower everyone, including children, students, and employees to unlock their full learning potential. Our learning platform makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and host learning sessions that drive compelling engagement. Launched in 2013, Kahoot!'s vision is to build the leading learning platform in the world. Since launch, Kahoot! has hosted hundreds of millions of learning sessions with 8 billion participants (non-unique) in more than 200 countries and regions. The Kahoot! Group includes Clever, the leading US K-12 EdTech learning platform, together with the learning apps DragonBox, Poio, Drops, Actimo, Motimate, and Whiteboard.fi. The Kahoot! Group is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with offices in the US, the UK, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Spain and Poland. Kahoot! is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker KAHOT. To learn more, visit us at kahoot.com. Let's play!
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TOKYO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express (Middle East) L.L.C. (hereinafter "NX Middle East"), a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., has obtained ISO 45001:2018 certification for its occupational health and safety management systems, effective June 29.
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The Nippon Express Group is endeavoring to obtain ISO certification out of commitment to maintaining and improving the quality of its operations as a useful means of ensuring the Group's sustainable development and improving its performance to enhance customer satisfaction.
NX Middle East strove to acquire ISO 45001:2018 certification to create a system under which all employees involved in its business activities could work with peace of mind by providing a safe and healthy working environment and reducing the risk of work-related industrial accidents.
The Nippon Express Group will continue pursuing business growth alongside its stakeholders based on its unchanging values of safety, compliance and quality and in accordance with its Corporate Philosophy of advancing society through logistics.
Details of ISO 45001:2018 certification
- Name of organization: Nippon Express (Middle East) L.L.C.
- Date of certification: June 29, 2022
- Certification standard: ISO 45001:2018
- Certified businesses: Logistics and forwarding businesses
- Certifying body: ARS Assessment Private Limited
Nippon Express website: https://www.nipponexpress.com/
Nippon Express Group's official LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nippon-express-group/
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Zunino homers against former team as Rays top M’s 4-3
By TIM BOOTH
AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Zunino hit a three-run homer against his former team, Shane McClanahan held Seattle hitless into the fifth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Mariners 4-3 for their fourth straight win. McClanahan was overpowering early, received some terrific defensive help and kept Seattle’s slumping offense in a funk. The only hits Seattle managed off the hard-throwing lefty were Jesse Winker’s first homer of the season in the fifth inning and consecutive singles by Ty France and J.P. Crawford in the sixth that ended McClanahan’s night. McClanahan has allowed three earned runs or fewer in all six of his starts. He struck out five and walked two. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/05/zunino-homers-against-former-team-as-rays-top-ms-4-3/ | 2022-05-06T06:46:37Z |
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