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Beep, beep! While visiting her sister in Texas, a Georgia girl got to see -- and video -- an actual roadrunner. A screenshot of the bird shows him before he took off ... presumably to outwit a coyote.
ALBANY -- My sister Peggy went to see our sister, Betty, who lives in Texas. Betty lives in the country and sees a lot of wildlife. While driving on a country road, they saw a roadrunner in an open field. Peggy was able to video it and sent it to me.
I felt compelled to ask: "Roadrunner, you fast creature of nature, where are you going in such a hurry? With your crested head, long legs, strong feet, and broad tail, you’ll certainly make a statement wherever you go. Are you trying to outrun a coyote like in the cartoons? You might run so fast that we can only tell you’ve been in a place by your 'X' track marks."
Betty has seen many roadrunners. It was such a treat for Peggy to see one and share with me and others. (The accompanying photograph is a screen shot from the video my sister sent.)
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PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PepsiCo, and its philanthropic arm, the PepsiCo Foundation, announced partnerships with World Central Kitchen and Save the Children to provide meals, potable water and disaster relief to those impacted by severe flooding in eastern Kentucky.
Mobilizing quickly with their partners and those within the community, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation will provide nearly 50,000 meals, among other urgently needed items, through a variety of pathways, including:
- A $150,000 donation in support of the World Central Kitchen toward efforts to deliver fresh, hot meals to those in need.
- 10,000 shelf stable Food for Good breakfast meals delivered in partnership with Amazon Disaster Relief to be distributed by Save the Children at emergency shelters in the area.
- An additional $150,000 in support of Save the Children's relief efforts that include clean drinking water, hygiene kits, diapers, infant care supplies, and cribs for families.
- Donated nearly ninety thousand bottles of water to areas where water access connections have been impacted.
"The current crisis is impacting thousands, leaving many without adequate essential supplies or a safe place to stay, but our partners on-the-ground—World Central Kitchen and Save the Children—have swiftly responded," said Jon Banner, PepsiCo Executive Vice President, Global Communications, and PepsiCo Foundation President. "PepsiCo has a long history in Kentucky and 1,400 of our employees call it home. Our roots are planted deep and we're heartbroken to see so many families, including 27 of our own, displaced by this disaster."
"World Central Kitchen is a team of food first responders who know that a hot meal is so much more than a plate of food—it's hope, it's dignity, it's a sign that someone cares," said Jason Collis, Vice President of Relief, World Central Kitchen. "We're grateful to count on the PepsiCo Foundation, not only for monetary support, but for their eager belief in our mission and willingness to roll up their sleeves and help communities in Kentucky which were devastated by the flooding."
"Save the Children began working in Kentucky communities 90 years ago and remains committed to supporting children impacted by the recent devastating flooding – now and well into the future," said Betsy Zorio, vice president of U.S. Programs for Save the Children. "We are deeply grateful for PepsiCo's support in getting the essential supplies and meals Kentucky kids and families need to begin to recover during this harrowing time."
To help further support relief efforts, the PepsiCo Foundation will also match employee donations to organizations providing critical relief for impacted communities and has activated PEPhelp, an employee-to-employee program to that provides financial assistance to PepsiCo employees affected by natural disasters. PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation also are providing employees with dinner donations, hotel stays, grocery gift cards, and time off for the necessary recovery.
The PepsiCo Foundation also has a longstanding history of community relief efforts and is a member of the American Red Cross' Annual Disaster Giving Program, granting at least $500,000 annually to ensure the Red Cross can pre-position supplies, secure shelters, maintain vehicles, train volunteers and prepare for future disasters.
PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation urges others to offer their support. Donations can be made online in support of flood relief to Save the Children, World Central Kitchen, and the American Red Cross.
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
Established in 1962, the PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, invests in the essential elements of a sustainable food system with a mission to support thriving communities. Working with non-profits and experts around the globe, we're focused on helping communities obtain access to food security, safe water and economic opportunity. We strive for tangible impact in the places where we live and work—collaborating with industry peers, local and international organizations, and our employees to affect large-scale change on the issues that matter to us and are of global importance. Learn more at https://www.pepsico.com/our-impact/philanthropy/pepsico-foundation.
Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. WCK has served more than 100 million fresh meals to people impacted by natural disasters and other crises around the world. WCK's Resilience Programs strengthen food and nutrition security by training chefs and school cooks; advancing clean cooking practices; and awarding grants to farms, fisheries, and small food businesses while also providing educational and networking opportunities. Learn more at wck.org.
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Since our founding more than 100 years ago, we've changed the lives of more than 1 billion children. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
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Leading Denver home service company spotlights, supports nonprofits through High 5 Cares program
DENVER, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Giving back to the community has been built into the culture of High 5 Plumbing, a family-owned and operated plumbing company serving residents in the greater Denver metropolitan area. On the heels of the International Day of Charity, which is recognized on Sept. 5 each year, High 5 Plumbing continues to place a concentrated focus on providing support to organizations that share the same vision.
"When we first started High 5 Plumbing, we knew that giving back to the community was going to be one of the pillars of the business," said Cassi Torres, co-owner of High 5 Plumbing. "Our team shares that commitment each day because they love their community.
"The High 5 Cares program has allowed us to create an outlet where we can bring exposure to organizations that are providing the community with excellent services for those in need. Even with the High 5 Cares program, we continue looking for new ways to serve others and spread the word about their mission."
Through the High 5 Cares program, High 5 Plumbing spotlights a different nonprofit each month and donates a set amount of $500. The nonprofit also receives $10 for every High 5 Club Membership that's sold during the month and receives 100% of the proceeds from the company's High 5 clothing line. High 5 Plumbing recognizes the nonprofits on their social media platforms, as well.
One organization that has partnered with the High 5 Cares program is A Precious Child. The non-profit provides children in need with opportunities and resources to empower them to achieve their full potential.
"Our experience with High 5 Plumbing has been amazing," said Julie Gart, corporate and community director at A Precious Child. "We have had the privilege of working together over the past two years with the High 5 Cares program as a throwback recipient. They volunteered and helped us fill 700 backpacks with new school supplies for kids to get a great start to their school year.
"In addition, the High 5 Cares program has helped spotlight A Precious Child and helped us get more exposure and awareness for our organization. Their plumbers have dropped off information to customers and helped generate more donations and volunteers. This has helped us tremendously."
For more information on High 5 Plumbing and the High 5 Cares program, visit https://www.high5plumbing.com/.
About High 5 Plumbing
Founded in 2012, High 5 Plumbing is a local, family-owned company serving residents in the greater Denver metropolitan area. With a professional team that has extensive experience and a commitment to service, High 5 Plumbing offers comprehensive plumbing, sewer and drain services. The company was built on the values of solving plumbing problems and serving every customer with professionalism and respect. For more information about High 5 Plumbing, visit https://www.high5plumbing.com/.
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BEIJING, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As an important part of the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services, Olympic Cities Development Forum 2022 is hosted by the Beijing Olympic City Development Association and organized by the Beijing Olympic City Development Center and ADG Expo Group Co., Ltd., which was officially held in Beijing Shougang Park in the afternoon of September 1st. Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, Vice President of International Olympic Committee delivered a keynote speech. Liu Jingmin, Executive Vice President of Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association delivered an address. Fu Xiaohui, Secretary General of Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association delivered a keynote speech. Marie Sallois, Head of Corporate and Sustainable Development of the International Olympic Committee; Günther Platter, Governor of Tyrol, Austria; Gianluca Lorenzi, Major of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; Ingunn TROSHOLMEN, Mayor of Lillehammer, Norway; Liu Haifeng, Vice Mayor of Zhangjiakou Municipal People's Government; Zhu Yuetao, Deputy Secretary of Qingdao Olympic Sailing City Development Association; Zhang Xiaoqi, Chairman of Nanjing Sports Industry Group delivered keynote speeches. Zhang Li, Executive Vice President of Asia Digital Group; Li Guohong, Director of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Chaoyang District Committee of Beijing Municipality; Ren Jianghao, Vice Governor of Yanqing District Government, Beijing; Wang Shihong, Vice Mayor of Jilin Municipal People's Government and Wang Daming, Deputy General Manager of Beijing Shougang Construction Investment Co., Ltd held a roundtable dialogue. The moderator of the forum is Gao Yunchao, Deputy Secretary General of Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association. Wang Kun, Deputy Bureau Chief of Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Center; Wang Shuxian, Director General of Beijing Olympic City Development Foundation, and Zhu Dongfang, CEO of Asia Digital Group attended the forum.
Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr expressed in his address that, as the world's first city to have held both Summer and Winter Olympics, Beijing has set an example for the world in the sustainable utilization of Olympic legacy. As an international platform for exchange and cooperation among Olympic cities, the Olympic Cities Development Forum has enhanced friendship and mutual trust among Olympic cities around the world, strengthened exchanges and cooperation in sports culture, pooled experience and creativity in the inheritance and utilization of the Olympic legacy, and promoted the development of the ice and snow industry and the popularization of ice and snow sports. He expects the Olympic Cities Development Forum to continue to be held as a legacy of the Winter Olympics, play an important role in promoting the integrated development of Olympic cities around the world, and develop into a branded world-class event for the exchange and mutual learning of Olympic legacy.
Liu Jingmin stated in his address that the successful conclusion of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics has presented to the world a streamlined, safe, splendid and unparalleled Winter Olympics and fulfilled its solemn commitment to the international community. The Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics is a vivid demonstration of the concept of hosting a green, sharing, open and corruption-free Olympic Games, and a success story of implementing new development concept, building new development pattern and promoting high-quality development. The rich legacy of Winter Olympics is a valuable asset for the Dual Olympic City. He also gave a profound summary of the legacy from Beijing holding two Olympic Games, which set the direction of sustainable, green and people-oriented city development for Beijing. He also said that as an organization carrying on the Dual Olympic legacy, Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association will fully implement the deployment of the Beijing municipal Party committee and government, implement the people-centered development thinking, inherit and make good use of the Dual Olympic legacy, and allow the people to share the achievements of the Olympic Games.
Fu Xiaohui pointed out that innovation is the driving force of development in our time, and sustainability is the key to continuous development. Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association was conceived and developed in the process of innovation, and has been committed to innovation since its establishment, constantly exploring ways to effectively carry on the Olympic legacy, and striving to realize the sustainable development of the Olympic legacy. Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association will stay committed to "the main position of spreading Olympic spirit and inheriting Olympic legacy; serving as a unique window to help build Beijing into an international exchange center; a high-end think tank serving the organization of international large-scale sports events; an effective force promoting the building of Beijing-Zhangjaikou sports culture tourism belt". These four functions are reflected in efforts in four aspects, namely, inheritance and innovation, meaning effectively inheriting the "Dual Olympic legacy"; stay committed to our duties, meaning strengthen the publicity of the "Dual Olympic legacy"; extensive cooperation, meaning comprehensive sharing "Dual Olympic legacy"; serve the city, meaning make good use of the "Dual Olympic legacy". In the next step, Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association will work with all sectors in the society to deliver solid outcomes in the post-Olympic era, to do a good job in inheriting and utilizing the "Dual Olympic legacy", continue the glory of "Dual Olympic city", to await the successful opening of the 20th National Congress of the CPC with practical action.
In addition, representatives from Olympic cities at home and abroad delivered keynote speeches on the theme of "innovation" and "sustainability", shared valuable experience of Olympic cities leveraging Winter Olympics legacy to promote cities' sustainable development, winning rounds of applause from guests.
At the end of the forum, with Zhang Li as the moderator, representatives from Chaoyang District, Yanqing District in Beijing, Jilin City and Shougang Park had a roundtable dialogue on issues including the sustainable development of regions in the post-Olympic era.
Themed "Carry on Olympic Spirit, Build a Better City - Innovation and Sustainability", this forum combined offline forum and global livestreaming, pooling experts and scholars in the field of Olympic cities development from home and overseas, to discuss various topics such as Olympic opportunities and urban development, urban planning of host cities and venue utilization after sports events, international cooperation and exchange among host cities, and experience in the inheritance and utilization of Olympic legacy to offer suggestions for the future development of Olympic cities. It is worth mentioning that this forum also presented an Olympic-themed Picture Exhibition on-site to demonstrate the charm of Olympic cities with beautiful pictures, and open a visual window for the public to know more about Olympic cities.
Since the Olympic Cities Development Forum was first held in Beijing in 2009, it has invited the president of the World Union of Olympic Cities, mayors or city representatives of Helsinki and Lahti of Finland, Lillehammer of Norway, Sapporo and Nagano of Japan, Lausanne and St. Moritz of Switzerland, Pyeongchang of South Korea, Tyrol of Austria, and Cortina d'Ampezzo of Italy to attend and deliver keynote speeches, and has played an important role in promoting exchange in the experience of Olympic legacy inheritance, pooling great ideas for the sound development of the ice and snow industry, boosting the popularization and development of ice and snow sports, publicizing and demonstrating the concept of Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Anatoly Chubais, who resigned as a high-ranking adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin and left Russia shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, was reported to be in intensive care in a European hospital on Sunday for a neurological disorder.
Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian television personality and family friend of Chubais, said on Telegram that she had spoken with his wife, Avdotya, and that he was suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome. She did not say which clinic he was in.
Guillain-Barre is a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves. Sobchak said Chubais’ condition was “unstable,” but she quoted him as saying it was “moderate, stable.”
Although Chubais did not state his reason for resigning in March, it was presumed to be because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
His was the highest-level of a series of official resignations. Chubais had most recently been Putin’s envoy to international organizations on sustainable development. He is well-known in Russia, having held high-profile posts since the early 1990s, when he oversaw privatization efforts under Boris Yeltsin. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ex-putin-adviser-chubais-reported-to-be-in-european-hospital/ | 2022-08-01T16:07:25Z |
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tim Valderrama has been named partner at Weideman Group, California's premier full-service lobbying and consulting firm.
"For more than six years, Tim has expertly directed firm operations as Managing Director and has been an invaluable part of our success," said Mark Weideman. "As one of California's top lobbyists in the health care, tribal, labor, and technology arenas, he has been a tremendous asset to our clients and the Capitol community. All of us at Weideman Group are proud to see Tim named as partner."
"Tim is highly respected for his ability to navigate the most controversial issues in California government. He's consistently provided SEIU with sophisticated strategies that produce results for our members," said Tia Orr SEIU Executive Director.
In addition to his extensive lobbying background, Tim brings 20 years of political and public policy experience that has proven essential to the Weideman Group. Clients benefit from his extensive knowledge of the legislative process and strong bipartisan relationships with legislators, staff, and administration officials. He has experience in all phases of political work, including coalition building, grassroots mobilization, strategic planning, PAC management, and legislative/initiative campaigns.
Loriann DeMartini, CEO of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists said, "The level of professionalism, expertise and counsel provided by Valderrama is unmatched. Tim is universally respected and he's one of the best strategic minds I've worked with in my career. He has undoubtedly raised our level of advocacy beyond what I thought was possible."
Weideman Group has routinely been ranked as one of California's top lobbying firms and is widely recognized as one of the fastest growing firms in Sacramento.
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Longtime Make-A-Wish executive to take the reins from retiring President and CEO Richard Davis
PHOENIX, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Make-A-Wish America today announced that the board of directors has appointed Leslie Motter as the organization's new president and CEO, as current President and CEO Richard Davis steps down to begin his retirement.
Richard joined Make-A-Wish in January 2019. During his term as president and CEO, he positioned the organization through business transformation strategies and brand building efforts with the goal of driving revenue and granting more wishes. He also led the organization through the many challenges posed by the pandemic.
"We are incredibly grateful to Richard for his vision, his leadership, and his uncompromising dedication to the mission of Make-A-Wish," said George Barrios, chairman of the Make-A-Wish America Board of Directors. "Moreover, the work that Richard and Leslie have accomplished together over the past several years effectively guided the enterprise through the ever-changing landscape during the pandemic, ensuring our financial health and ability to grant safe wishes for our families.
"We are delighted to promote Leslie into this new role. She is an impact-driven leader who is fiscally-minded, goal-oriented and believes that people are our most valuable asset. Leslie and Richard will work closely together in the coming months as she transitions into this role."
Leslie has been a senior member of the Make-A-Wish America leadership team since joining as chief human resources officer in 2013. In 2015 she was promoted to the position of chief operating officer. Prior to joining Make-A-Wish, Leslie held executive roles with American Express, Vanguard, and Prudential. Leslie is deeply committed to the mission of Make-A-Wish and has demonstrated this by consistently delivering for children and families during her tenure with the organization.
"I am extremely grateful and excited to take on the president and CEO position," Leslie said. "Richard has been an extraordinary leader and Make-A-Wish is positioned to further enhance our capabilities and to continue expanding on our mission of granting wishes for children."
Richard Davis added, "Among the greatest pleasures and honors of my professional life has been serving as the president and CEO of Make-A-Wish America. I remain steadfastly committed to this organization, and I could not be more pleased that the board has selected Leslie to lead Make-A-Wish into the future."
Richard and Leslie will work closely during the transition until he retires later this year. Make-A-Wish extends its deepest appreciation to Richard and its congratulations to Leslie.
Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Make-A-Wish is the world's leading children's wish-granting organization, operating in every community in the United States and in nearly 50 countries worldwide. Together with generous donors, supporters, staff and more than 24,000 volunteers across the U.S., Make-A-Wish delivers hope and joy to children and their families when they need it most. Make-A-Wish aims to bring the power of wishing to every child with a critical illness because wish experiences can help improve emotional and physical health. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 520,000 wishes worldwide; more than 350,000 wishes in the U.S. and its territories alone. For more information about Make-A-Wish America, visit wish.org.
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SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Lewis Hamilton said Thursday that Formula One should ignore “old voices” and reject racism as it focuses on becoming more inclusive, even as reigning world champion Max Verstappen said his “father-in-law” should not be banned from the F1 paddock.
Hamilton, the seven-time F1 champion and only Black driver, was reacting to comments made last year by three-time F1 champion Nelson Piquet referring to Hamilton by a racial term. The word in question was brought to attention this week. Piquet is the father of Verstappen’s girlfriend, Kelly Piquet.
Former longtime F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone defended Piquet on Thursday, said he was surprised Hamilton hadn’t “brushed it aside,” and expressed support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
“I don’t know why we are continuing to give these older voices a platform because they’re speaking upon our sport and we’re looking to go somewhere completely different. And it’s not representative, I think, of who we are as a sport now and where we’re planning to go,” Hamilton said, without mentioning either Piquet or Ecclestone by name.
“These old voices, whether subconsciously or consciously, do not agree that people like me, for example, should be in a sport like this, do not agree women should be here,” Hamilton said. “Discrimination is not something we should be projecting or promoting.”
In an apparent response to Ecclestone’s comments, Hamilton added: “No one should have to brush off racism, and it shouldn’t be for me to brush it off.”
Verstappen said that Piquet had been wrong to use a word he described as “very, very offensive” but doesn’t consider him to be racist. He added Piquet’s lifetime paddock access given to former F1 champions should not be revoked.
“Let it be a lesson for the future not to use that word because it’s very, very offensive, and especially nowadays, you know, it gets more and more traction,” he said. “But I spend a lot of time with Nelson, I think, more than the average person in general. And he’s definitely not a racist, and he’s actually a really nice and relaxed guy.
“I’m pretty sure that, also the statement he released, you can see the word in two ways, but I think it’s still better not to use it.”
Verstappen said he had not confronted Piquet. “It’s not up to me to talk to my father-in-law like I think any of you do. We’re not going to call and say, ‘Hey, man, that’s not correct.’ I think he knows that himself.”
Hamilton did not immediately respond to Verstappen’s remarks.
Hamilton said he wanted F1 to do more to widen the diversity and inclusivity of the sport. Hamilton is working with his Mercedes team to fund projects to promote more female participation in auto racing and engineering scholarships for Black students with a focus on auto racing. They announced the first grants Thursday.
Piquet was suspended Thursday from his honorary membership of the British Racing Drivers’ Club, which owns and runs the Silverstone track used for this week’s Grand Prix.
The BRDC said Piquet’s use of “racially offensive language to describe a fellow BRDC member is unacceptable and represents conduct that is wholly inappropriate for an Honorary Member of the BRDC, notwithstanding his subsequent apology.” The BRDC added that its board was expected to cancel Piquet’s membership at a forthcoming meeting.
Piquet on Wednesday apologized to Hamilton but said the term, while “ill thought out”, was not meant to be offensive.
Piquet used the term three times while discussing a crash between Hamilton and Verstappen during last year’s British Grand Prix.
Even without Piquet’s comments, this week’s return to Silverstone would have had a heightened focus on the often-bitter rivalry between Hamilton and Verstappen last year. Verstappen crashed into the wall and was taken to a hospital for observations, while Hamilton went on to win despite a penalty.
Hamilton faced racist abuse on social media following the race; Verstappen complained it was classless for Hamilton to celebrate a win while Verstappen was being evaluated at the hospital.
There has been widespread condemnation of Piquet’s remarks from F1 management, governing body the FIA and from most of the drivers.
Zhou Guanyu of Alfa Romeo said Thursday that he experienced “quite a lot of negativity, racist comments, which never should happen” on social media around the time he signed his contract to become the first driver from China in F1.
“Lewis, in a way, is trying to help the world going forward, and it’s not just for us, it’s for the younger generation, to set a better example for them,” Zhou added.
Verstappen’s Red Bull team issued a statement Tuesday saying “the team do not condone any form of racism.” It made no mention of Piquet and focused on the Red Bull decision to fire Formula Two driver Jüri Vips from a test and reserve driver role for using a racial slur during an online gaming stream. Vips has kept his seat with his F2 team Hitech.
Ecclestone, who has been criticized before by Hamilton for comments on racism and diversity in F1, said Piquet’s closeness with Verstappen might explain his comments and that Piquet would “never go out of his way to say anything bad”.
“Knowing Nelson as I know him, as his daughter is the girlfriend of Max Verstappen, probably after seeing the accident … he probably exploded then and sort of carried that forward,” said Ecclestone in comments on British TV breakfast show “Good Morning Britain.”
Ecclestone, who controlled F1 for decades before stepping aside in 2017, also defended Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. The 91-year-old said he would “take a bullet” for the Russian president.
“The comments made by Bernie Ecclestone are his personal views and are in very stark contrast to (the) position of the modern values of our sport,” F1 said in a statement.
Hamilton wondered why Ecclestone was even put on television: “Someone that ultimately believes in the war, the displacement of millions of people and the killing of thousands of people? That’s beyond me, and I can’t believe that’s what I heard today.”
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TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in August for the 27th consecutive month, say the nation's hospital supply executives in the latest Hospital ISM® Report On Business®.
The report was issued today by Nancy LeMaster, MBA, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Hospital Business Survey Committee: "The Hospital PMI® registered 53.5 percent in August, a 1.4-percentage point decrease from the July reading of 54.9 percent, indicating a 27th consecutive month of growth. The Business Activity Index decreased in August compared to July, while the New Orders index increased in August. The Employment Index moved into contraction territory in August. The Case Mix Index registered 53.5 percent, an increase of 6 percentage points compared to the July figure of 47.5 percent. The Days Payable Outstanding Index registered 57.5 percent, up 0.5 percentage point from the 57 percent reported in July. The Technology Spend Index registered 54.5 percent, a 1.5-percentage point increase from the July reading of 53 percent."
LeMaster continues, "Hospitals continue to see the shift from COVID-19 patients to elective procedures. In most cases, this shift has resulted in increased revenues; however, due to higher costs of labor and supplies, higher revenues are not translating into increased profitability. For the first time since April 2020, Business Survey Committee respondents mentioned hiring freezes and temporary staffing reductions as ways to reduce costs. This dynamic, as well as the ongoing challenges of recruitment and retention, resulted in a decrease in the Employment Index. The New Orders Index indicated growth at a faster rate in August, supporting comments about pent-up demand for elective procedures. Respondents' comments were mixed regarding supply availability and back orders. A decrease in the Supplier Deliveries Index was consistent with sentiment of slightly improved delivery performance during the month, but other panelists cautioned that shortages simply moved from one category to another. The growth in inventory levels supports the theory that hospitals are again building buffer stock."
About This Report
The information compiled in this report is for the month of August 2022.
The Hospital PMI® was developed in collaboration with the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM), an association for the health care supply chain profession, and a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA).
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Two injured when train collides with semi in Emporia
EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people were injured after a train struck the cab of a semi Monday afternoon in Emporia.
Emporia Police Capt. Ray Mattas says the collision happened at 12:26 p.m. in the 300 block of Merchant St.
Officials say the 2020 Volvo tractor was attempting to back into Evco Wholesale Food Corp. at 309 Merchant. They say the cab was facing south on the railroad tracks when the crossing arms came down and the truck did not move.
The driver, identified as James Covinton, 66, and passenger, identified as Lyle Covinton, 69, “both had noticeable injuries” and taken to Newman Regional Hospital. Their current condition was not provided.
KVOE reports both had to be extricated.
Officials say the trailer contained food.
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THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT INTERDEALER BROKER IN THE WORLD WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS ENERGY RISK AWARD AS IT CELEBRATES ITS FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
LONDON and HOUSTON and NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading independent interdealer broker OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH) continues to strengthen its worldwide leadership position as it is recognized with Energy Risk's 2022 Broker of the Year award. Over the past 15 years, OTC Global Holdings has transformed into a highly technological brokerage firm focused 100% on global commodity markets, and being named Broker of the Year in 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, and now 2022. "Since 2007, we've worked hard to compile the best talent in the world and an operation powered by EOXLive, our proprietary technology. Today, one third of worldwide natural gas options, one third of all NAPTHA and one third of global gas-oil futures moves between our shops," said Javier Loya, Chairman and Co-CEO of OTC Global Holdings.
OTCGH has built an unparalleled business model, focusing on three key operational pillars: (1) high quality execution; (2) unrivaled customer service and; (3) innovative technology with EOXLive. Joe Kelly, President and Co-CEO of OTC Global Holdings explained, "We want to provide solutions for all of our clients' trading needs. Having the premiere liquidity pools around the globe and the products, means we have the top experts in that space. In times like these, you can't just look at a screen, you need to have that expertise, you need to have all the information together. So, taking research, analytics, an expert to talk to, market data, unparalleled trade execution, and tying that together with not only a physical product but at the same time giving you the freight along with it, the ship logistics to move it, and your financial hedge, that itself makes it incredibly efficient and very valuable for the trader."
OTCGH's portfolio includes nearly 20 of the industry's most powerful and agile independent brokerages across the world. The company serves more than 500 institutional clients, including over 70 members of the Global Fortune 500, and transacts in hundreds of different commodity delivery points in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. According to Joe Kelly, "commodity markets will continue to experience a radical transformation throughout the next decade due to the global linking of energy markets." "As we move forward into a new era, the time is now to continue to innovate, incorporate new products around renewable energy, and consolidate our leadership position in every commodity market around the world. The time is now to accelerate our journey with technological superiority and high-quality broker execution," he added.
Energy Risk's Broker of the Year award is the most prestigious recognition in the industry, recognizing innovation in trading and risk management, demonstrated prudent energy risk management and expertise and thought leadership in energy derivatives and other risk management tools. "This year's award is very special. It comes on our fifteenth anniversary and it is a testament to our expertise, our leadership and our teamwork. To be recognized as Broker of the Year five times, it takes a team that wants to roll up their sleeves and know that their working for each other and, ultimately, for our clients," concluded Javier Loya.
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About OTC Global Holdings
OTCGH is the world's largest independent institutional broker of commodities, covering financial and physical instruments from offices in Chicago, Geneva, Houston, London, Louisville, New Jersey, New York and Singapore. OTCGH has been awarded "Broker of the Year" by Energy Risk. With a portfolio of nearly 20 companies, OTCGH is a liquidity provider on CBOT, ICE, NYMEX, and NODAL. The company serves more than 450 institutional clients, including over 70 members of the Global Fortune 500, and transacts in hundreds of different commodity delivery points in Asia, Europe and the Americas. www.otcgh.com
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4-day work week trial starts in UK
(CNN) - The four-day work week is getting a trial run in the U.K. starting this week.
The pilot will last for six months and involves 3,300 workers across 70 companies, ranging from financial services to restaurants.
It’s the largest trial of its kind.
Workers won’t get a pay cut, but they will only work 80% of their full week in exchange for 100% productivity.
The program is run by a nonprofit called 4-Day Week Global in partnership with researchers from Cambridge, Oxford and Boston College.
Calls for greater work flexibility have grown since the start of the pandemic. Companies said this is a way to improve the mental health and well-being of workers.
Similar four-day work week trials in the U.S. and Canada will start in October.
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TAMPA, Fla., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), the country's preeminent leader in one-to-one youth mentoring, has appointed Suzy DePrizio, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Centene Corporation, as its newest board member. In addition, Michael Carrel, president and CEO of AtriCure, is named the new national board chair and Tony Coles, president of the Black Information Network, division president of the iHeartMedia Markets Group, is named board vice chair for the organization.
DePrizio brings a powerhouse of marketing experience to the board. In her role at Centene, a diversified healthcare enterprise serving more than 26 million under-insured and uninsured people across the country, DePrizio leads brand development, marketing strategy, advertising, and communications.
"Suzy not only brings a wealth of expertise to our board, but also passion for our mission," said Artis Stevens, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. "Her diverse background in marketing, organizational leadership and nearly a decade of military service will further support the organization's long-standing mission to empower all young people with a mentor whose impact lasts a lifetime."
DePrizio joins current BBBSA Board members, including executives from Fortune 500 companies.
"It's an honor to join the BBBSA board at such a crucial time for our nation's youth," said DePrizio. "Together with the board and tremendous leadership at BBBSA, I look forward to creating even greater access to powerful mentorship experiences that can help set our youth on the path to lifelong success."
Along with DePrizio's announcement, Michael Carrel has been appointed BBBSA's national board chair and Tony Coles as BBBSA's national board vice chair.
Having been involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters for over 30 years, Carrel has a deep commitment to BBBSA serving on the national board for the past year. Carrel previously served as a Big Brother in the Chicago area and continued his work in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area as a board member for the local Big Brothers Big Sisters agency.
In addition, Coles brings expertise in media and a passion for mentorship, especially in reaching communities of color, to BBBSA to increase equity and make a lasting impact on the lives of young people. In his role as Division President of Metro Markets for iHeartMedia, he oversees the complete profitability for 21 iHeartMedia markets across the U.S. In 2020, he was instrumental in the launch of BIN, the first and only audio network that provides 24/7 news and objective information with a full focus on the Black community and as president, leads all operations for the Network.
"I'm incredibly inspired by the important work of Big Brothers Big Sisters and its 230 member agencies around the country," said Carrel. "The impact these groups and individuals have on the youth of America is profound, and I'm humbled and excited to help represent and advocate for the needs of our agencies, mentors, and the broader community as Chair."
"I am honored to work with Michael and Tony as they lead us into the next chapter of our work," said Artis Stevens, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. "Both leaders' exceptional commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters will continue to advance our mission to create greater equity and access to mentorship experiences for all young people across the nation."
About Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is the largest and most experienced youth mentoring organization in the United States. The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters' evidence-based approach is designed to create positive youth outcomes, including educational success, avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence, and improved relationships. Big Brothers Big Sisters has over 230 local agencies serving more than 5,000 communities across all 50 states. For more information, visit: www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.
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Biden seeks consensus at fractured Americas summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plunged into this week’s Summit of the Americas aiming to push for regional progress in addressing economic development, climate change and migration despite the absence of some notable counterparts from Latin America.
With the U.S. playing host to the gathering for the first time since 1994, Biden and his team set about strengthening relationships and moving past the considerable drama over which world leaders would participate.
“At this summit,” Biden said in his opening remarks Wednesday night, “we have an opportunity for us to come together around some bold ideas, ambitious actions and to demonstrate to our people the incredible power of democracies to deliver concrete benefits and make life better for everyone. Everyone.”
The U.S. president was expected to spend Thursday sitting down with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, as well as deliver a speech to the broader group of attendees. Vice President Kamala Harris was to meet with Caribbean leaders to talk about clean energy, and first lady Jill Biden was hosting a brunch to build relationships with fellow spouses.
The day is expected to end with a dinner at the Getty Villa, an art museum with views of the Pacific Ocean.
A range of activists from the United States and dissidents from the region have been gathering around the Los Angeles convention center, where most of the meetings are taking place, to promote their causes.
There could be tension when Biden meets for the first time with Bolsonaro, an ally of former President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro is running for a second term and has been casting doubt on the credibility of his country’s elections, something that has alarmed officials in Washington.
When Bolsonaro accepted an invitation to the summit, he asked that Biden not confront him over his election attacks, according to three of the Brazilian leader’s Cabinet ministers who requested anonymity to discuss the issue.
Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, rejected the idea that Biden had agreed to any conditions for the meeting with Bolsonaro.
“There are no topics off limits in any bilateral the president does, including with President Bolsonaro,” Sullivan told reporters. He added, “I do anticipate that the president will discuss open, free, fair and transparent democratic elections.”
Biden began emphasizing the theme on Wednesday as he welcomed leaders to the summit.
“Democracy is a hallmark of our region,” he said.
It also became a sticking point when planning the guest list for the event. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wanted the leaders of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to be invited, but the U.S. resisted because it considers them authoritarians.
Ultimately an agreement could not be reached, and López Obrador decided not to attend. Neither did the presidents of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Honduras Foreign Relations Secretary Eduardo Enrique Reina spoke about President Xiomara Castro’s decision to stay away.
“The president was very clear that this should be a summit without exclusions,” Reina said. Still, he said the Honduran government was ready to work on common problems, saying, “The political will to work with all countries in the Americas is there.”
It’s a reminder that relations with Latin America have proved tricky for the administration even as it solidifies ties in Europe, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted closer cooperation, and in Asia, where China’s rising influence has rattled some countries in the region.
One challenge is the unmistakable power imbalance in the hemisphere. World Bank data shows that the U.S. economy is more than 14 times the size of Brazil, the next-largest economy at the summit. The sanctions the U.S. and its allies levied against Russia are much harder in Brazil, which imports fertilizer from Russia. And trade data indicate that the region has deepening ties with China, which has also invested in the region.
This leaves the U.S. in a position of showing Latin America why a tighter relationship with Washington would be more beneficial at a time when economies are still struggling to emerge from the pandemic and inflation has worsened conditions.
Sullivan pledged that the U.S. “will be putting specific dollars into producing tangible results” in the region, with worker training and money for food security, among other things.
“When you tally all that up and look at the practical impact of what the summit deliverables from the United States will mean for the public sphere, it is significantly more impactful on the actual lives and livelihoods of the people of this region than the kinds of extractive projects that China has been invested in,” he said.
Suzanne Clark, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said in a blog post that her organization is partnering with the U.S. State Department to host a related CEO summit. The chamber’s top listed priorities are increasing rule of law and trade with Latin America countries.
“The pandemic’s impact has been exacerbated by stagnant economic growth and longstanding ills such as poverty, inequality, insecurity, corruption, and inadequate health care,” Clark said. “As the hemisphere emerges from the cloud of COVID, new challenges such as rising inflation, especially in the food and energy sectors, threaten to further expose the region’s fragility.”
Harris has been emphasizing private sector investment to address the region’s challenges, particularly when it comes to reducing migration by offering more economic opportunity in people’s home countries.
“One of the things that is without question, when we are able to improve the prosperity and stability of our neighbors, we as a nation benefit,” she told reporters Wednesday. “So the work that we have been doing in the summit has been to bring CEOs together, heads of state of a number of the countries in the Western Hemisphere are going to be here to talk about how we can continue to collaborate.”
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Boak reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Debora Alvares in Brasilia, Brazil, and Elliot Spagat in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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NOVI, Mich., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stoneridge Inc. (NYSE: SRI), a global designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic vehicle systems, today announced that Salvatore (Sal) Orsini has been named chief procurement officer effective July 5, 2022. In this new role, Orsini will have responsibility for all aspects of the company's global procurement organization, including purchasing, supplier quality and global supply chain strategy.
"As Stoneridge continues to grow in each of our segments and across the world, a sustainable and resilient supply chain is a cornerstone of our success," said Jon DeGaynor, president and CEO, Stoneridge. "Sal's proven purchasing and supply chain leadership experience will be key in executing our long-term strategy."
Orsini brings more than 25 years of global supply chain management experience in the automotive and aerospace industries, leading procurement organizations around the world while living in Asia Pacific, Europe, and Mexico. Most recently, he was the vice president, global chief supply management officer at Nexteer Automotive. Prior to that, Orsini held various leadership roles at Aptiv, General Motors, Rolls-Royce Aerospace and Delphi.
Orsini is a graduate of Central Michigan University. He also completed additional studies through Harvard Business School, Executive Emerging Leaders program and received his Certification in Professional Supply Management from the Institute for Supply Management.
Orsini will be based at Stoneridge's headquarters in Novi, Michigan, and will report to DeGaynor.
Additionally, effective July 1, 2022, Kevin Heigel, senior vice president, integrated supply chain, has returned to a consulting role to support the Company's global integrated supply chain initiatives on an as-needed basis and as a result, is no longer employed directly by the Company.
"Kevin's expertise and leadership has been integral in driving Stoneridge through the recent and continuing unprecedented global supply chain climate. Kevin has been a deeply valuable partner and I thank him for his contributions," said DeGaynor.
With this move, Archie Nimmer, vice president of operations, will continue to lead global operations while reporting directly to DeGaynor.
"I am confident that the leaders and organizational structure announced today will allow Stoneridge to efficiently deliver on our strategic priorities as we continue to grow rapidly," said DeGaynor.
Stoneridge, Inc., headquartered in Novi, Michigan, is a global designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems principally for the automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway and agricultural vehicle markets. Additional information about Stoneridge can be found at Stoneridge.com.
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The U.S. counted its millionth organ transplant on Friday, a milestone that comes at a critical time for Americans still desperately waiting for that chance at survival.
It took decades from the first success — a kidney in 1954 — to transplant 1 million organs, and officials can’t reveal if this latest was a kidney, too, or some other organ. But advocates opened a new campaign to speed the next million transplants by encouraging more people to register as organ donors.
Yet the nation’s transplant system is at a crossroads. More people than ever are getting new organs — a record 41,356 last year alone. At the same time, critics blast the system for policies and outright mistakes that waste organs and cost lives.
The anger boiled over last month in a Senate committee hearing where lawmakers blamed the United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit that holds a government contract to run the transplant system, for cumbersome organ-tracking and poor oversight.
“This is sitting on your hands while people die,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, told the organization’s chief executive as she and other senators suggested UNOS should be replaced.
UNOS continually takes steps to improve organ supply and equity and won’t be satisfied until everyone who needs a transplant gets one, CEO Brian Shepard responded.
Other experts say the fireworks are a distraction from work already underway.
“Everybody would like the system to be better,” said Renee Landers, a Suffolk University health law expert who, as part of an independent scientific advisory panel to the government, co-authored a blueprint for change earlier this year.
That blueprint, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, sets a five-year deadline for improving every part of the complex transplant system — including the groups that collect organs from deceased donors, transplant centers that decide which ones to use, and the government agencies that regulate both.
“Focusing on only one aspect is actually not going to achieve” that goal, Landers said. “There are so many other pieces that have to fall into place.”
In the U.S., more than 400,000 people are living with functioning transplanted organs, UNOS said Friday. For all the lives saved each year, more than 105,000 people are on the national list still waiting for a new kidney, liver, heart or other organ, and about 17 a day die waiting.
Too often potentially usable organs aren’t recovered from would-be donors and too many hospitals turn down less-than-perfect organs that might still offer a good outcome for the right patient, the National Academies report found.
Kidneys are the organ most in demand and nearly a quarter of those donated last year were discarded, refused by hospitals for a variety of reasons.
A Senate Finance Committee investigation turned up additional problems including testing failures that between 2008 and 2015 led to 249 transplant recipients developing diseases from donated organs, 70 of whom died. In other cases, organs being shipped from one hospital to another were lost in transit or delayed so long they weren’t usable.
While those kinds of errors should never happen, they are a small fraction of the tens of thousands of transplants performed over that time period.
Solutions to the more common problems — procuring more organs and making sure they’re used — are tougher but attempts are underway:
–Kidney transplants increased 16% last year — and by 23% among Black patients — attributed to a UNOS-ordered change in how organs are distributed that allows kidneys to be shipped to sicker patients further away rather than being offered first to hospitals near where they were donated.
–In July, UNOS told hospitals to quit using a certain formula to test kidney function that can underestimate Black patients’ need for a transplant and leave them waiting longer than similarly ill white patients.
–Some “organ procurement organizations,” or OPOs retrieve organs from deceased donors at far higher rates than others. Medicare this year finalized new rules that require improvement or the low performers could be shut down in 2026.
—OPOs are reluctant to retrieve less-than-perfect organs that they know nearby hospitals won’t accept. Some hospitals may always refuse kidneys from donors over 70 or diabetics, for example. But soon, transplant centers’ kidney acceptance rates will be tracked as a new quality measure.
To get ready, dozens of hospitals are using new computer filters to opt out of even receiving offers they don’t intend to accept. Skipping them could allow those offers to more quickly reach places like Yale University’s transplant center — known for success with less-than-perfect kidneys — before the organs sit on ice too long to be usable.
“You can’t criticize OPOs for not recovering organs if you’re not beginning to hold transplant programs accountable for the decisions they make,” said kidney specialist Dr. Richard Formica, Yale’s transplant medicine director. “We have to come up with ways to incentivize people to change their behaviors.”
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to separate one coffee filter from the stack without struggling or licking your fingers," said an inventor, from Greenwood, Ark., "so I invented EASY SEPARATE COFFEE FILTERS. My design also enables you to determine how many filters remain within the stack."
The patent-pending invention provides an easier way to separate and remove coffee filters from a stack. In doing so, it eliminates the need to struggle with traditional filters. As a result, it saves time and effort and it could help to prevent ripped, torn and wasted filters. The invention features a simple and user-friendly design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and commercial kitchens. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
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-JMT-134, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Unity Software Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of U 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.
CLASS PERIOD: March 5, 2021 to May 10, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: September 6, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/unity-software-u-lawsuit-form/?id=31246&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of U during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is September 6, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Aliens, UFOs, and extraterrestrial life is one of the great mysteries and conspiracy-filled topics mankind has discussed for thousands of years. Talks have gone from the kitchen table to all the way into the Pentagon about aliens and UFOs in the U.S.
Now, Discovery+ is bringing you Alien Endgame, it’s been available to stream since May 20 on the platform and will help continue all those conversations about UFOs and alien life. Alien Endgame is a two-hour documentary that hosts former members of the military who are breaking their silence about the close encounters they’ve faced.
The Travel Channel says, “For decades, the U.S. government has largely ignored reports of mysterious flying objects observed by our military. But now, after years of speculation, government insider Rich Emberlin is finally investigating the truth. As a 30-year law enforcement veteran who has worked with the CIA and FBI, Emberlin believes we are in the midst of a massive military cover-up and that the stakes are at the highest level.”
Of course, Inside DFW’s Jenny Anchondo had to sit down with Rich Emberlin to discuss the documentary, aliens and beyond. The doc also stars Melissa Tittl, Michio Kaku, Jeremy D. McGowan, Marion Woods and Roderick Martin.
Here’s another snippet about the show from Discovery+, “In 2021, a Pentagon report revealed what the US government had denied for decades — UFOs are real and may even pose a threat to our planet. Now, ex-military members break their silence about the massive cover-up. Are we prepared for an alien invasion?” | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/learning-about-new-documentary-alien-endgame-with-insider-rich-emberlin/ | 2022-06-16T19:00:34Z |
Fragrance Subscription Service Broadens Offering with Exclusive Lineup of Elevated Fragrances Available Only to Saks and Scentbird Customers
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading fragrance subscription company, Scentbird, will debut a partnership with Saks, the premier luxury ecommerce platform today. Through the collaboration, Scentbird subscribers will have access to a curated assortment of over 30 highly-coveted men's, women's and unisex fragrances from luxury brands for a limited time. In addition to its 600+ designers and niche fragrances currently offered, Scentbird will add the following labels to its lineup: Sisley, Creed, Tiziana Terenzi, Initio, Parfums Prives, Ex Nihilo, Acqua di Parma, Parfums de Marly, House of Sillage, Amouage, Veronique Gabai and Goutal Paris.
Starting today, the collaboration will direct members to a co-branded Saks x Scentbird landing page, providing the option for customers to purchase a full size bottle of their choice directly from Saks.com. Scentbird's existing subscription service includes delivery of a 30-day supply of designer perfume or cologne to the subscriber's door each month for $16.95. The Saks Collection fragrances will arrive in a limited edition 8ml black atomizer for a $10 premium upcharge.
"As the premier destination for luxury fashion, we are continuously personalizing our offering to enhance the shopping experience for our customers," said Kate Oldham, senior vice president and general merchandise manager of beauty, jewelry and home at Saks. "Through our partnership with Scentbird, we are delivering a unique fragrance discovery experience that cannot be found anywhere else online."
"Scentbird is continually evolving to best meet the needs of our members," said Scentbird CEO, Mariya Nurislamova. "Our new initiative with Saks will be another step toward elevating and empowering our customer experience through scent discovery. Like us, Saks seeks to consistently innovate the digital luxury space and create unparalleled, personalized destinations for customers seeking self-expression—whether through fragrance or other categories."
For more information about the Saks x Scentbird Collection, please visit https://www.scentbird.com/saks.
Saks is the premier digital platform for luxury fashion in North America. Driven by a mission to help customers express themselves through relevant and inspiring style, we serve as a destination to explore and discover the latest from established and emerging designers. Our expertly curated assortment features sought-after names in women's, men's and kids fashion, as well as beauty, home and lifestyle merchandise. Through the Saks website and app, we provide access to professional stylists, inspiring editorial content and interactive events. Our differentiated approach seamlessly combines elevated online experiences with in-person services through an exclusive partnership with the Saks Fifth Avenue stores.
Visit Saks.com for more information. Follow @saks on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter, and @thesaksman on Instagram.
Scentbird is the leading fragrance subscription service to provide a sustainable approach to scents. With over 600 niche and designer fragrances ranging from Jason Wu to Versace, Scentbird allows consumers to discover new fragrances of their choosing every single month for $16.95.
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MADRID (AP) — Spain on Friday reported the death of a person from monkeypox, which Spanish media said was a first for the European Union nation.
In its latest report on the virus, Spain’s Health Ministry said 120 people had been admitted to the hospital so far with monkeypox and one had died. Spain’s state news agency Efe and other media outlets said it was the country’s first monkeypox death.
The ministry gave no further details regarding the death. It said Spain had 4,298 people infected with the virus. Of that, some 3,500 cases were of men who had had sex with other men. Of the total, only 64 were women.
Experts suspect that monkeypox outbreaks in Europe and North America were ignited by sex at two raves in Belgium and Spain. The current outbreak is by far the biggest involving the virus, and it’s been designated by the World Health Organization as a global health emergency. | https://cw33.com/health/ap-health/spanish-media-spain-registers-first-death-from-monkeypox/ | 2022-07-30T17:47:05Z |
Top general urges more US troops in eastern Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should look at the development of more bases in Eastern Europe to protect against Russian aggression, but rotate forces through them rather than make permanent deployments, the top U.S military officer told Congress on Tuesday.
Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the basing could be funded by other countries such as Poland and the Baltics that want more U.S. troops. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said any effort to expand security in Eastern Europe is a “work in progress” that probably will be discussed at the NATO summit in June.
Milley and Austin were testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on the 2023 budget proposal, but the early focus of the hearing was the Russian war against Ukraine and what the U.S. can do to better help Ukraine and strengthen security across Europe.
Milley was asked about the need to reallocate forces to Europe’s eastern flank, where NATO allies are worried that they may be Russia’s next target.
“My advice would be to create permanent bases but don’t permanently station (forces), so you get the effect of permanence by rotational forces cycling through permanent bases,” he said. “I believe that a lot of our European allies, especially those such as the Baltics or Poland and Romania, and elsewhere — they’re very, very willing to establish permanent bases. They’ll build them, they’ll pay for them.”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced last month that NATO is creating four new battlegroups, which usually number between 1,000 troops and 1,500 troops, to send to Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. NATO allies are set to discuss additional security measures at the upcoming summit.
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Milley has advocated using rotational forces more around the globe to defray the costs of permanently stationing troops and their families in allied countries at risk of war, such as South Korea and in the Persian Gulf. He said using this would eliminate some of the costs associated with schools, housing and other such services.
Rotational forces deploy for shorter periods of time. Permanent forces are often deployed for two years to three years.
Milley and Austin told the committee that the U.S. has learned a number of things as it has watched Russia struggle to fight against an unexpectedly fierce Ukrainian defense over the past month. They said Russia has significant military capabilities but has been unable to use them effectively.
Austin said Russian forces lack training among their noncommissioned officers and the Kremlin has been unable to get the supplies and logistics needed to ground troops
Austin said Ukraine has used Stinger and Javelin missiles effectively against Russian troops and weapons. Milley said that Ukraine’s junior officers, many trained by the U.S., have shown initiative and good command and control abilities.
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NEW YORK, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mason Tenders' District Council Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund and Pension Fund (collectively the "Funds") recently discovered an incident that may have impacted the privacy of information related to certain individuals who participate in and receive benefits from the Funds. While the Funds are unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of information in relation to the incident, they are providing potentially affected individuals with information about the incident and steps individuals may take to help protect their personal information should they feel it is necessary to do so.
On April 17, 2022, the Funds became aware of suspicious activity related to certain of the Funds' computer systems. The Funds immediately launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists, to determine the nature and scope of the activity. The Funds' investigation determined that there was unauthorized access to certain of the Funds' computer systems between December 2, 2021 to April 18, 2022. While on the network, the unauthorized actor had the ability to access certain directories stored therein. Therefore, the Funds undertook a comprehensive review of the contents of the directories to determine what, if any, sensitive information was contained within them and to whom the information related. On June 14, 2022, the Funds' review determined that the directories contained certain information related to some of the individuals who participate in and receive benefits from the Funds.
The Funds determined that the information impacted by this event varied by individual but may include certain individuals' names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical information, and health insurance information.
The Funds are mailing notice letters to individuals whose protected information was contained in the affected directories and may have been accessible to an unauthorized party, to the extent the Funds have valid mailing addresses for those individuals. Interested individuals can find additional information about the event at https://member.mtdctrustfunds.org. You may also write to the Funds at 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 600, New York, NY 10018-4196.
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Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 4:51PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
This is a special weather statement from the National Weather
Service Office in Riverton.
* WHAT…Snow showers. Isolated thunderstorms. Accumulations of 2
to 6 inches with locally higher amounts in the highest
elevations.
* WHERE…Most of the western mountains, including Teton Pass,
Togwotee Pass, and South Pass.
* WHEN…Heaviest snow showers are expected until late evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Exercise caution when driving, as
visibility will drop quickly. Road conditions may become slick
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NEW YORK and CHICAGO, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, a preeminent national consumer rights law firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of patients of Jackson County Schneck Memorial Hospital whose information may be have stolen in a recent data breach in September 2021.
Schneck Medical Center is notifying patients that their personal information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, financial account numbers, payment card numbers, medical records, diagnosis information, and driver's license numbers may have been stolen as part of a recent hack.
If you have received a recent notice of the data breach, it is possible that your personal medical information was compromised and is being offered for sale on the dark web.
If you wish to discuss this litigation, or if you have any questions regarding your rights and interests in this matter, please immediately contact Wolf Haldenstein by telephone at (800) 575-0735, via e-mail at gstone@whafh.com, or visit our website at www.whafh.com.
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP has extensive experience in the prosecution of consumer rights litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. The firm has attorneys in various practice areas and offices in New York, Chicago and San Diego. Courts have repeatedly recognized the reputation and expertise of this firm and have appointed it to major positions in complex consolidated litigation.
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QINGDAO, China, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hisense recently unveiled the LED displays at Parc des Princes, the home of Paris Saint-Germain in France, to provide a new solution for stadium surroundings. The mid-terrace LED display, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, will allow fans to better immerse themselves in the big game experience. Marc Armstrong, Chief Partnerships Officer of Paris Saint-Germain, shared "We are excited to welcome Hisense and their LED commercial display solution to Parc des Princes. It is a great opportunity to showcase the strong partnership that Paris Saint-Germain have built with an internationally respected brand like Hisense, and to be able to give back to the fans, by elevating their game experience."
The overall perimeter contains 450 square meters of 10mm pixel pitch LED. The prominent height of the PSG ribbon makes the 45 million pixels display more visible. Hisense also designed two jumbo LED walls to ensure visibility amongst all fans in the stadium. Morris Luo, GM of Hisense B2B Business Development Dept. mentioned "these LED displays can provide real-time footage and live information to everyone in the audience, which can help enhance the atmosphere significantly."
In addition, Paris Saint-Germain recently opened a new flagship store on the famous Champs Elysees in Paris, for which Hisense supplied a range of LED displays, video walls, and digital signage displays. Shawn Kim, MD of Hisense B2B Europe, said "It is an honor to be one of the key display partners of Paris Saint-Germain. The cooperation between Hisense and Paris Saint-Germain reflects the common aspirations of both brands. Both Paris Saint-Germain and Hisense offer high performance and the highest level of products. "
Superb Picture Quality, Any Shape Thinkable is Possible, Hisense Pioneered Next-Generation Commercial Display Technology
Since 2019, Hisense has always aimed to solve customer pain points and promote innovation. To date, Hisense commercial display products have achieved four main technical breakthroughs: Plug-in camera for privacy protection; six array microphones to filter out ambient noise; upgraded to 85% wide color gamut, and 4G RAM for better picture quality performance. Hisense's B2B commercial display business mainly covers more than 30 countries in the five regional markets of Europe, Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, Southeast Asia, and America. It mainly provides services for various teleconferencing, large conference, education, supermarket, fast food chain, gas station, hotel, and other application scenarios. In 2021, Hisense commercial display's overseas orders increased by 230% year-on-year, and its revenue increased by 327% year-on-year.
In 2022, Hisense will continue to expand its business locally, focusing on the development of the commercial display market, aiming at accelerating the scale growth in the short- and medium-term, and improving brand recognition and market share as the ultimate strategic goal. Hisense will build diversified use scenarios and take sports event cooperation as one of the most important directions in the future.
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Woman drowns on 46th wedding anniversary trip to the beach
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) – A woman from Tennessee drowned during an anniversary trip to a beach in North Carolina last week.
Oak Island spokesperson Michael Scott Emory said crews responded to a call regarding an unresponsive person in the water near a public beach access.
The person was later identified as 67-year-old Toni Watts who was on a trip with her husband for their 46th wedding anniversary, according to her daughter Joy Watts Chadwick.
“Rip current warnings were in effect at the time, but the exact cause of her going under the water is unconfirmed,” Emory told WVLT. “No drugs or alcohol were involved, and I am currently unaware of any complicating medical condition.”
Chadwick said her mother died in the water – doing what she loved.
“Though we do not know exactly what happened, we do know, with absolute certainty that she passed from a place where she’d described as being ‘Heaven on earth’ to actual Heaven,” Chadwick said.
WECT reports at least two men swam into water above their heads to bring Watts ashore.
While rescue crews don’t encourage untrained rescues, they recommend taking a flotation device such as a boogie board for any attempts.
Rip currents look like dark, seemingly calm areas between white waves.
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The global energy drinks market was valued at $45.80 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $108.40 billion by 2031
WESTON, Fla., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Grail Technology (OTC: GOGY) www.GoldenGrailBeverages.com is a fast-growing company with a strategic mission to innovate, build and streamline the growth of its beverage portfolio through fiscally responsible investing announces a production run of Spider Energy Drink.
Spider Energy Drink https://spiderenergydrink.com/ is packed with serious energy. This formula is the perfect balance of energy boosting B-vitamins, Taurine, Guarana, Ginseng, Key Levels of Amino Acids and herbal extracts. Made with 100% real sugar, Spider Energy is known as one of the best tasting with a fresh-citrus, smooth and refreshing flavor, without the medicinal aftertaste associated with most energy drinks.
According to Euromonitor, the global energy drinks market was valued at $45.80 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $108.40 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 8.2% from 2022 to 2031.
Energy drinks are widely promoted as products that increase energy and enhance mental alertness and physical performance. Next to multivitamins, energy drinks are the most popular dietary supplement consumed by American teens and young adults. Men between the ages of 18 and 34 years consume the most energy drinks.
"Caffeine the Energy Blog" wrote about Spider Energy Drink and some remarks can be found here.
This is a drink that has everything going for it – killer packaging, excellent taste, and a buzz that's hard to match. Such is my enthusiasm for it that – if you know of a place where you can get Spider nearby – I would wholeheartedly encourage you to take a break from reading this review to buy a can, then come back and finish reading. Spider has nailed their original flavor here – which is orange. The Drink Overall gets a 9.33. Spider Energy is a great energy drink. It is seriously something I could see myself buying by the case- and that's not something I say very often.
Golden Grail Technology (OTC: GOGY) www.GoldenGrailBeverages.com is a fast-growing company with a strategic mission to innovate, build and streamline the growth of its beverage portfolio through fiscally responsible investing. The company targets brands that have a proven sales history, loyal consumer following, retail presence and strong value proposition who need assistance to get to the next few levels. Golden Grail has been actively acquiring brands within emerging and growing beverage categories. Our robust product offerings include Spider Energy Drink, Trevi Fruit Essence Water, Tickle Water for kids, Sketch Can for Tweens, Cause Water helping reduce global plastic pollution and Scorpion Energy Hemp/CBD.
After an acquisition, the company utilizes a series of operational technologies to apply its business expertise, fiscal techniques and various manufacturing processes know-how to improve the economics and performance of each brand while advancing marketing and distribution for its beverage holdings. The company's focus on sophisticated management and development of beverage brands, coupled with its rapidly growing and recognizable portfolio of healthy, functional beverages sets Golden Grail apart as a leader in acquiring and advancing existing beverage brands.
For more information on Golden Grail Technology Beverages (OTC: GOGY) visit
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Cause Water is Pristine Mountain Spring Water with a Cause
Cause Water has three key initiatives be a vessel for change, do your part and encouraging consumers to join the cause, by drinking Cause Water. A fully recyclable aluminum bottle and cap supports its core mission of plastic reduction and ocean preservation. Cause Water can be found in high-end, influential natural food stores along the West Coast.
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Tickle Water is a premium sparkling water company dedicated to providing honest and clean hydration. Tickle Water is the first sparkling water in the market created specifically for children, yet enjoyed by all ages, complete with delicious flavors and a recyclable can, making it the perfect beverage for any occasion. Every can of Tickle Water is simply made with premium sparkling water and natural flavors without artificial ingredients, sugar, sodium, or preservatives.
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TCKL WTR 'Sketch Can' - The first and only 'sketch can' features a personalization space and a social media hash tag to invite Tickle fans to interact with the brand by drawing on the can and then sharing their custom can on Tik Tok. 'Sketch Can' provides kids with a brand they can call their own. It is a healthy premium sparkling water and natural flavors without artificial ingredients, sugar, sodium, or preservatives. 'Sketch Can' comes in a fully recyclable package, in two delicious flavors Watermelon and Sour Apple. Kids won't be able to resist the urge to sip and sketch.
Trevi Essence Water is a true clean-label beverage with a superior flavor that stays true to the fruit. Trevi has zero sugar, zero calories, no preservatives, no artificial ingredients, gluten free, vegan, kosher and diet friendly. Trevi comes in four delicious flavors Mango Orange, Coconut Lime, Peach and Grapefruit.
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Spider Energy Drink is packed with serious energy. This formula is the perfect balance of energy boosting B-vitamins, Taurine, Guarana, Ginseng, Key Levels of Amino Acids and herbal extracts. Made with 100% real sugar, Spider Energy is known as one of the best tasting with a fresh-citrus, smooth and refreshing flavor, without the medicinal aftertaste associated with most energy drinks.
For more information visit https://spiderenergydrink.com/
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This press release includes forward-looking statements concerning the future performance of our business, its operations and its financial performance and condition, and also includes selected operating results presented without the context of accompanying financial results. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements with respect to our objectives and strategies to achieve those objectives, as well as statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, expectations, anticipations, estimates or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations. We caution that all forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from the assumptions, estimates or expectations reflected or contained in the forward-looking information, and that actual future performance will be affected by a number of factors, including economic conditions, technological change, regulatory change and competitive factors, many of which are beyond our control. Therefore, future events and results may vary significantly from what we currently foresee. We are under no obligation (and we expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update or alter the forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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STAMFORD, Conn., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. and its HSA Bank division, announced today that it has raised its prime lending rate to 5.50 percent from 4.75 percent, effective July 28, 2022.
About Webster
Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association and its HSA Bank Division. Webster is a leading commercial bank in the Northeast that provides a wide range of digital and traditional financial solutions across three differentiated lines of business: Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking and its HSA Bank division, one of the country's largest providers of employee benefits solutions. Headquartered in Stamford, CT, Webster is a values-driven organization with $68 billion in assets. Its core footprint spans the northeastern U.S. from New York to Massachusetts, with certain businesses operating in extended geographies. Webster Bank is a member of the FDIC and an equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at www.websterbank.com.
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China Yuchai International Limited (NYSE: CYD) ("China Yuchai" or the "Company") a leading manufacturer and distributor of engines for on- and off-road applications in China through its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), announced today it won an order for 100 heavy-duty truck engines from Jianghuai Heavy Duty Truck ("JAC HD Truck").
This large order is mainly for Yuchai's YCK08 and YCK11 engines to power JAC HD Truck's 8×4 heavy-duty trucks and dump trucks as well as JAC HD Truck's 6×4 semi-trailers. Additionally, Yuchai's YCK11 and YCK12 engines will also power JAC HD Truck's 6×4 semi-trailers. These vehicles are expected to be deployed in Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong and Hebei Provinces, and other key domestic logistics areas.
The partnership with JAC HD Truck has a long history and now is extending to National VI-compliant models YCS04, YCK05, YCS06, YCK08, YCK11 and YCK12 diesel engines.
With low fuel consumption, low noise, and high reliability, Yuchai engines have won unanimous recognition by JAC HD Truck and its customers. Since beginning of this year, JAC's heavy-duty trucks powered by Yuchai engines have been particularly well received by their customers in northern China.
Weng Ming Hoh, President of China Yuchai, commented, "This new order from JAC HD Truck is a testament to the performance and quality of our National VI engines to meet the needs of one of China's large commercial vehicle manufacturers, its distributors and end user customers. Our conventional products continue to generate high interest among customers."
About China Yuchai International
China Yuchai International Limited, through its subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), engages in the manufacture, assembly, and sale of a wide variety of light-, medium- and heavy-duty engines for trucks, buses, passenger vehicles, construction equipment, marine and agriculture applications in China. GYMCL also produces diesel power generators. The engines produced by GYMCL range from diesel to natural gas and hybrid engines. Through its regional sales offices and authorized customer service centers, GYMCL distributes its engines directly to auto OEMs and retailers and provides maintenance and retrofitting services throughout China. Founded in 1951, GYMCL has established a reputable brand name, strong research and development team and significant market share in China with high-quality products and reliable after-sales support. In 2021, GYMCL sold 456,791 engines and is recognized as a leading manufacturer and distributor of engines in China. For more information, please visit http://www.cyilimited.com.
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- VinFast delivered the first 100 VF 8s to customers in Vietnam
- The first global delivery is expected to be in December 2022
HAI PHONG, Vietnam, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the VinFast manufacturing complex in Hai Phong, VinFast held an event to celebrate the deliveries of the first batch of 100 VF 8 all-electric vehicles for VinFast's pioneer customers who made the earliest reservations. This event marked an historic milestone, as Vietnam's first global smart electric car was officially released and ready to enter the most demanding markets in the US, Canada, and Europe.
With the theme "The Future is Now" the VF 8 Delivery Event was held at VinFast's manufacturing complex in Hai Phong in the company of VinFirst customers – the first to reserve the vehicles.
The event was also livestreamed globally, so VinFast's customers and viewers worldwide could witness the moment when Vietnam's first global electric vehicles officially rolled off the production line.
After these initial deliveries in Vietnam, VinFast plans to export the next batch of approximately 5,000 VF 8s headed to the US, Canada, and Europe from November. The first international customers are expected to receive their vehicles as early as December 2022.
Speaking at the event, Madam Le Thi Thu Thuy – Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup and Global CEO of VinFast – said: "Today's event marks a turning point for Vietnam's auto industry. In this historic moment, we are extremely happy to deliver the first batch of VF 8 all-electric vehicles to our pioneering customers in Vietnam. And very soon, the enthusiasm will be realized by more than 65,000 pioneering customers world wide."
The VinFast VF 8 is an electric SUV made for global markets with a 5-seat configuration and overall dimensions of 187.00" (length) x 76.14" (width) x 65.63" (height). The VF 8 is equipped with ADAS, a series of advanced automated driving features that includes Highway Assist, Automated Lane Changing Assist, Smart Parking Assist, Smart Summon Mode, and Remote Parking Assist. In addition, the VF 8 is equipped with the "Smart Services" package, along with features for controlling and interacting with the vehicle through voice, remote vehicle control which can be accessed via the VinFast app. The package also includes other impressive high-quality user experiences, such as online shopping, and video games that synchronize with your phone.
The VinFast VF 8 has two versions – Eco and Plus. The VF 8 Eco version is equipped with a 260 kW-maximum-power electric motor reaching a maximum torque of 500Nm (approximately 369 ft-lbs) that sustains a range of up to 260 miles after each full charge (WLTP). The VF 8 Plus version is equipped with a 300 kW-maximum-power electric motor reaching a maximum torque of 620Nm (approximately 457 ft-lbs) with a range of up to 248 miles per each full charge (WLTP).
A significant advantage of electric motors versus internal combustion engines is the ability to instantly achieve maximum torque, which helps VinFast VF 8 accelerate impressively, operate smoothly, and provide an outstanding driving feeling.
In addition to the battery subscription policy announced earlier this year, as of September 1, 2022, VinFast officially offered an option to purchase batteries with cars to meet the diverse needs of customers. Customers who made reservations to purchase a VF 8 or VF 9 before September 1, 2022, can keep their original battery subscription option and enjoy a permanent rate for the lifetime of their vehicle. They also have the option to select a new option - purchasing the vehicle and battery together, to own the complete package.
Customers who made early reservations under the VinFirst program also received attractive offers including a voucher worth 150-million VND (Vietnam), $3,000 USD (US), $3,500 CAD (Canada) €2,500 EUR (EU), a VinFast Smart Driving package worth 132 million VND (Vietnam), $6,500 USD (US), $8,125 CAD (Canada), €7,250 EUR (EU), and a 118-million VND Vinpearl's voucher (about $5,000 USD), and more.
Customers who own a VF 8, or any VinFast vehicle, will receive an excellent customer care service and after-sales assistance, that includes VinFast's world-leading 10-year warranty, mobile charging, mobile service, 24/7 free rescue during the warranty period, and more.
Launch of VinFast Community
To encourage customers to come together for the global electric vehicle revolution, VinFast plans to launch an international forum on VinFast's website on September 16, 2022. This forum will be a meaningful community for VinFast owners and those who love VinFast to discuss, exchange driving experiences, and share the latest trends. Stay tuned for more information!
About VinFast
VinFast - a member of Vingroup – envisioned to drive the movement of global smart electric vehicle revolution. Established in 2017, VinFast owns a state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing complex with globally leading scalability that boasts up to 90% automation in Hai Phong, Vietnam. Strongly committed to the mission for a sustainable future for everyone, VinFast constantly innovates to bring high-quality products, advanced smart services, seamless customer experiences, and pricing strategy for all to inspire global customers to jointly create a future of smart mobility and a sustainable planet. Learn more at: https://vinfastauto.com.
About Vingroup
Established in 1993, Vingroup is one of the leading private conglomerates in the region, with a total capitalization of $35 billion USD from three publicly traded companies (as of November 4, 2021). Vingroup currently focuses on three main areas: Technology and Industry, Services and Social Enterprise. Find out more at: https://www.vingroup.net/en.
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Alliance sets up fund for opioid settlement money
ALLIANCE – The city took necessary steps toward receiving funds through Ohio's opioid settlement.
City Council approved an ordinance on Monday to create a OneOhio fund as part of the state's plan to divide $808 million in settlement money among communities affected by the opioid crisis.
"It's still not clear how much money we're getting or when it's coming, but it's likely to be in the next 60-ish days," Law Director Caity Weyer said.
Weyer said the money could be "significant" in helping to fight the opioid epidemic.
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Stark County is part of Region 6 in the settlement. A 10 member-board will consider applications for treatment and recovery grants funded through the settlement.
The county commissioners will appoint two board members. Canton's mayor will appoint two members because Canton is the largest city in the county. A majority of the county's city mayors will select two members and another two will be chosen by a majority of boards of township trustees or the Stark County Township Association.
The ordinance says settlement funds may be used for purposes such as expanding treatment for individuals with substance use disorders and providing substance use avoidance education.
At the conclusion of regular business, City Council went into executive session to discuss the purchase of property for public purposes and information pertaining to marketing plans or business strategy of an applicant for economic development assistance.
No action was taken following the executive session.
In other action:
Council passed an ordinance authorizing Director of Public Safety and Service Mike Dreger to apply for first responder retention, recruitment and resilience grants through the state. Gov. Mike DeWine announced earlier this month that $70 million in grant funding is available for recruitment and wellness needs for first responders.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of certain shareholders of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, Inc. ("Faraday") (NASDAQ: FFIE), formerly known as Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. ("PSAC") (formerly NASDAQ: PSAC), relating to possible false and misleading statements to investors.
Faraday was formed pursuant to a merger between PSAC, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and FF Intelligent Mobility Global Holdings Ltd., which took effect on July 21, 2021. Faraday focuses on the development of electric vehicles.
On November 15, 2021, Faraday revealed that it had formed a special committee of independent directors to review allegations of inaccurate disclosures by Faraday to investors, as described in a report published by J Capital Research on October 8, 2021. On February 1, 2022, Faraday announced that the special committee issued findings that Faraday made "inaccurate statements" in connection with the merger, and that statements that it had received more than 14,000 reservations for its flagship vehicle were "potentially misleading" because only "several hundred" of the reservations were in fact paid. These disclosures caused the price of Faraday stock to substantially decline and it now trades at approximately $3 per share. Faraday has disclosed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a formal investigation into the matters that were the subject of the special committee investigation.
The Schubert Firm is investigating potential breaches of fiduciary duty by PSAC's officers and directors in connection with the merger.
If you owned stock of PSAC (now FFIE) on or prior to June 21, 2021 and wish to obtain additional information about your legal rights, please contact us today or visit our website at https://www.classactionlawyers.com/blog/faraday.
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe represents shareholders, employees, and consumers in class actions against corporate defendants, as well as shareholders in derivative actions against their officers and directors. The firm is based in San Francisco, and with the help of co-counsel, litigates cases nationwide.
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Motor and drive Manufacturer unveils tool for on-demand, online design and product selection.
CINCINNATI and CAROL STREAM, Ill., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JIE USA has released a 3D CAD configurator to help engineers choose motors and drives on-demand. Built by CADENAS PARTsolutions, the online tool enables engineers to identify the correct product for their design or application based on custom parameters and deliver the CAD model or PDF datasheet they need to do their job efficiently.
JIE is a total drive solutions provider specializing in Gearbox & motor-related products for OEM and MRO applications, including food and beverage, cement production, and packaged goods manufacturing. Assembled in the USA, their products include gearboxes, motors, gearmotors, electric controllers, and VFDs. With their new tool, JIE allows engineers to instantly find and specify compatible motors for both existing machinery and new designs.
"Previously, customers would send us all their application information, and our engineers selected the right product for them. This meant a lot of back-and-forth with the customer if we had any questions, which took a lot of time," Bo Chen, President of JIE USA Inc., said. "Now customers can self-serve online. They enter the parameters of their application, like input power, ratio, torque, and output RPM, and the configurator recommends a compatible gearbox or gearmotor. It's more efficient and lets the customer work on their own time rather than contacting us directly."
JIE has also introduced configurable 3D PDF datasheets that include essential product data that their customers need.
"With these PDFs, customers don't have to come back to us for missing data points for the product," Bo said. "The PDF shows everything related to the product."
Bo added, "We're really excited about this configurator. It lets customers build a compatible system on their own, and it shows everything they need to know right on the page. It's putting design power in the customer's hands."
About JIE USA Inc.
JIE has established a worldwide reputation in over 100 countries for offering drive solutions with exceptional performance and outstanding value. The JIE product line encompasses the widest range of industrial gearing and drive technologies available from a single manufacturer. This allows the selection of the optimal solution for your specific needs, assuring your application requirements are achieved at the least possible cost.
JIE USA sales, engineering, assembly, and warehouse headquarters is in suburban Chicago, IL. Along with our nationwide network of distribution partners, we will provide rapid response to your production needs and prompt engineering and customer service support wherever you are located.
Learn more at jie-drives.com
About CADENAS PARTsolutions
CADENAS PARTsolutions is a leading provider of next-generation 3D part catalogs and product configuration solutions. Using 3D part catalogs with CAD download technology enables manufacturers to increase sales lead generation and ensure that components get "designed in" to OEM products.
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NEWARK, Calif., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), a leading provider of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity, today announced that it will release its 2022 first quarter financial results at the close of the market on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Management will also host a conference call to discuss these results that will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2 p.m. Pacific Time).
About Socket Mobile:
Socket Mobile is a leading provider of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity in workforce mobilization. Socket Mobile's revenue is primarily driven by the deployment of third-party barcode enabled mobile applications that integrate Socket Mobile's cordless barcode scanners and contactless reader/writers. Mobile Applications servicing the specialty retailer, field service, transportation, and manufacturing markets are the primary revenue drivers. Socket Mobile has a network of thousands of developers who use its software developer tools to add sophisticated data capture to their mobile applications. Socket Mobile is headquartered in Newark, Calif. and can be reached at +1-510-933-3000 or www.socketmobile.com. Follow Socket Mobile on Facebook, Twitter @socketmobile and on our sockettalk blog.
Socket is a registered trademark of Socket Mobile. All other trademarks and trade names contained herein may be those of their respective owners.
© 2022, Socket Mobile, Inc. All rights reserved.
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RADNOR, Pa., June 9, 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 CareDx, Inc. ("CareDx") (NASDAQ: CDNA). The action charges CareDx 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 CareDx's materially misleading statements and omissions to the public, CareDx's investors have suffered significant losses.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: JULY 22, 2022
CLASS PERIOD: FEBRUARY 24, 2021 through MAY 5, 2022
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR RIGHTS:
James Maro, Esq. (484) 270-1453 or Toll Free (844) 887-9500 or Email at info@ktmc.com
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.
CAREDX'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
On February 24, 2021, CareDx reported a 51% year-over-year increase in total revenue, with testing services revenue increasing from $104.6 million in 2019 to $163.5 million in 2020. CareDx presented the testing services segment as CareDx's "growth driver" for which "demand continued unabated." Moreover, the CareDx described its testing services segment as having "a winning formula" that would allow it to capture a massive total addressable market.
On October 28, 2021, CareDx filed its quarterly report for the third quarter of 2021 on a Form 10-Q which revealed that it had received several inquiries from multiple governmental agencies relating to its business and practices, including: (1) a civil investigative demand (CID) from the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with its False Claims Act investigation; (2) a subpoena from the SEC in relation its investigation relating to issues identified in the CID and certain of CareDx's accounting and public reporting practices; and (3) an information request from an unnamed state regulatory agency. Following this news, the price of CareDx shares declined more than 27%, from a closing price of $70.34 per share on October 28, 2021, to a closing price of $51.00 per share on October 29, 2021.
Then, after the markets closed on May 5, 2022, CareDx shocked the market when it announced its results for the first quarter of 2022. CareDx reported testing services revenue that fell well short of analysts' expectations and yet another decline in average sales price in which CareDx's average price declined by approximately 4.9% versus the last quarter of 2021, or what one analyst described as "another big deterioration in price." Following this news, the price of CareDx stock declined 18.5%, from a closing price of $31.66 per share on May 5, 2022, to a closing price of $25.87 per share on May 6, 2022.
WHAT CAN I DO?
CareDx investors may, no later than July 22, 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 CareDx investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE CASE
WHO CAN BE A LEAD PLAINTIFF?
A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
ABOUT KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. The complaint in this action was not filed by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com.
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James Maro, Jr., Esq.
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Radnor, PA 19087
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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate seven years of providing young families around the world with high-quality baby products, German-based Besrey is launching a celebration event with special offers on products across the range, as well as a number of prizes and gifts to give away to lucky winners. The anniversary celebration event will run for one week, beginning on August 2nd and finishing on the 8th.
With an emphasis on high-quality design and R&D over the past seven years, Besrey has rapidly grown to become one of the premier global baby product brands. Driven to benefit both the infant and the parents by offering highly evolved baby products, the brand is committed to making thoughtfully designed products that incorporate improvements and ensure safety and comfort for the baby while making parenting easier.
As part of the celebration event, starting from August 2nd, Besrey will be giving 10% cash back when customers spend $50, $100, or $200 on marked products such as Baby Bedside Sleeper Crib Bassinet, Lightweight Gravity Easy to Fold Baby Stroller, Child Carrier Hiking Backpack, 5-in-1 Toddler Bike and more.
Besrey will also be giving away 10 Hip Seat Baby Carriers to lucky winners who accumulate discount codes throughout the week, with an opportunity to snatch up the free prizes at 00:00 on August 7th (GMT-08:00). Also, from August 2-8, Besrey will be running a lottery competition with every user getting one chance per day to be in the draw to win coupons and gifts valued up to $299.
The Besrey product line focuses on three main areas: outdoor, sleeping, and travel. To meet the needs of any child, the company developed strollers, tricycles, carriers, car seats, bassinets, and many more innovative products within this range. Alongside the core value of 'born with love,' each product released adheres to strict industry standards, including EU, Swiss SGS, and more. The Besrey team follows six product principles: exquisite craftsmanship, practical and comfy experience, safe and eco-friendly material, minimalist appearance, scientific and professional design, as well as novel and unique style.
About Besrey
Founded in 2015, Besrey(born with love) is a German brand specializing in the production and sale of high-end products for infants and children. Since its inception, the company has focused on fostering its R&D team, which now consists of over 150 experts and has been granted 79 patents. As specialists in baby products, Besrey has also been recommended by many professional media outlets, such as verywellfamily and tripsavvy. Currently, Besrey operates three modern industrial parks and has sold over 30 million products to families scattered across more than 130 countries and regions.
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Sells Without Reserve; Inspections Begin Thursday April 21
FREEPORT, Ill., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The former MetLife Insurance offices in Freeport, IL will be offered to the highest bidder at auction on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 11am CDT. The live auction will take place on site at 500 Economy Court. The auction is being conducted by Tulsa-based Williams & Williams Real Estate Auctioneers.
The first public inspection of the 170,000+/-sf property will be held Thursday, April 21 from 11am to 2pm. The public is welcome to attend. Other inspection dates are Friday May 13 & 20, also from 11am to 2pm
The property contains 170,000+/-sf in three buildings on 8+/-ac, with both surface and covered parking. There is an additional 1.91+/-ac parking lot across the street. Much of the interior of the building has been remodeled or upgraded in the last 20 years. Fontana Fitzwilson, Executive Vice President at Williams & Williams said the property was acquired by the current seller and is being sold as surplus real estate.
"We are encouraging developers and visionary investors to come take a look at this standout property," Fitzwilson said. "And the seller is so committed to having a transaction at the auction they have chosen to sell it without reserve." Alternatively, Fitzwilson said the seller would entertain pre-auction offers as well. "We are holding three public inspection events to allow buyers easy access to all parts of the property," she said.
The auction will be held on site, with simultaneous online bidding available through AuctionNetwork.com. The high bidder will be required sign a purchase agreement immediately after the auction and make a 10% down payment.
For more information, photos, and terms of sale, please call 800.801.8003 or visit https://williamsauction.com/freeport
Williams & Williams (www.williamsauction.com) is a worldwide real estate auction firm and the leader in global live and interactive auctions. A full-service brokerage with an operating footprint in all 50 United States and U.S. Territories, the company is part of the Insight One Solutions family of companies. Williams & Williams also cooperatively partners with residential, commercial and land brokers to auction property throughout the United States and abroad.
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Award recognizes leading third-party logistics and cold storage providers in the cold food and beverage industry
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arrive Logistics, a multimodal transportation and technology company, announced today that the company was named as a winner of the 2022 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers award, which recognizes leading third-party logistics and cold storage providers in the refrigerated food and beverage industry.
"These past 18 months have been so challenging for U.S. supply chains. It's the continuous bottlenecks that require fleets to re-tool and pivot accordingly. But, it's the drivers, the fleet, the warehouses and software/technologies that really keep today's supply chains in line," says Marina Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "These 3PLs and cold storage providers have collaborated on all facets of their operations to achieve full visibility, complete forecasting, end-to-end leverage and the ultimate in sustainability. Now is the time to honor and celebrate those companies making magic happen behind the frontlines."
Recognizing the unique challenges involved in transporting sensitive freight, Arrive Logistics works closely with its transportation partners to solve problems that can impact commodities like produce, meat, fish, dairy and other perishable freight. In turn, they offer shippers custom capacity solutions that deliver the flexibility and consistency required to meet the rigorous demands of a rapidly evolving industry.
"It is an honor to receive this prestigious recognition from Food Logistics," said Mitchell Mazzaro, Director of Temperature-Controlled Solutions, Arrive Logistics. "Moving sensitive freight, like produce and other food and beverage products, efficiently through the cold chain is absolutely critical. Each commodity has distinct and often stringent shipping requirements that must be maintained to ensure goods arrive on time and in peak condition. Our team leverages advanced technology and personal service to drive efficiency for our shipping partners by optimizing delivery and maintaining quality and freshness amid even the most challenging transit conditions."
Arrive Logistics and other recipients of this year's award will be profiled in Food Logistics' July/Aug 2022 print issue as well as online at www.FoodLogistics.com. Go to www.foodlogistics.com/awards to learn more about other Food Logistics awards. Please visit www.arrivelogistics.com to learn more about Arrive Logistics and its ARRIVEFRESH service for moving time-sensitive freight.
Arrive Logistics is a leading multimodal transportation and technology company delivering unparalleled service and custom strategic solutions. With over 1,500 employees, 4,000 customers, and 50,000 carriers in its network, Arrive is one of the largest firms in the 3PL industry, having surpassed $1.6 billion in 2021 revenue. The company has been recognized as a top workplace in Austin by Built in Austin and The Austin Statesman and in Chicago by The Chicago Tribune. Learn more at www.arrivelogistics.com.
Food Logistics reaches more than 26,000 supply chain executives in the global food and beverage industries, including executives in the food sector (growers, producers, manufacturers, wholesalers and grocers) and the logistics section (transportation, warehousing, distribution, software and technology) who share a mutual interest in the operations and business aspects of the global cold food supply chain. Food Logistics and sister publication Supply & Demand Chain Executive are also home to L.I.N.K. and L.I.N.K. Educate podcast channels, L.I.N.K. Live, SCN Summit, SupplyChainLearningCenter.com and more. Go to www.FoodLogistics.com to learn more.
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Nicole Paleologus
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PHOENIX, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lambert, a public relations, investor relations, and integrated communications agency, has appointed senior communications professional Greg Sexton as a Director in its Phoenix office. Sexton brings more than 25 years of agency experience serving B2B and B2C clients with successful earned, owned and shared media strategies. He will work closely with Lambert's consumer client team and will report to the firm's B2C managing director, Detroit-based Matt Jackson.
"Greg is an accomplished agency professional who spent a decade as a successful reporter and editor in the newsroom business pages, so he's able to see storytelling through a refined editorial lens," Jackson said. "I expect his proven strength and ability to dig for stories that resonate with journalists and consumers alike will foster growth for our clients and our people."
Sexton brings 30 years of combined journalism, editorial, and agency experience at the local, national, and international levels. A storyteller at heart, his work spans media relations, communications strategies, social media, crisis communications, events and grand openings, project launches, speech writing, internal communications, image consultation, and leadership positioning for some of the most influential businesses in the United States.
Sexton held various public relations and account leadership positions with leading marketing, advertising, and public relations agencies. Before that, he was the Editor in Chief at AZ Big Media overseeing six statewide editorial publications and magazines serving audiences in business, economics, tourism, real estate, and trade specialties. Sexton has earned many journalism and public relations awards, including recognitions from the New Mexico Press Association, PRSA Copper Quill and Copper Anvil awards. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and history from Arizona State University.
"My passion for storytelling, and ability to leverage those stories in highly effective public relations campaigns that drive bottom-line results, is at the core of everything I do," Sexton said. "I am looking forward to my next chapter of growth and success with the Lambert team."
About Lambert
Founded in 1998, Lambert invented the PR and IR integrated agency model with over 20 years of continuous growth attributed to the firm's laser focus on strategic communications and bottom-line results in the achievement of client goals. The award-winning national agency is a top-40 PR and top-15 IR firm with top-5 specialties in automotive and mobility, education, and M&A/private equity, alongside robust practice areas in consumer packaged goods, healthcare and biotech, and tourism and hospitality. The firm's reach spans six major talent hubs, including Grand Rapids, Detroit, New York, St. Louis, Houston, and Phoenix. Lambert is a founding partner of TiiCKER, a shareholder loyalty, marketing, and perks platform, and an equity partner in minority-owned independent marketing agency 9th Wonder. Lambert's Founder and Chairman Jeff Lambert is the global board chair of PROI Worldwide, the world's largest and most diverse partnership of PR firms, and named 2021 Ally of the Year, the top diversity award in public relations issued by Diversity Action Alliance.
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Rent prices hit record high for 17th month in a row
Published: Aug. 24, 2022 at 7:45 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - Rent prices across the country have hit a record high again.
For the 17th month in a row, the national median rent hit a new record of high of $1,879 a month, up more than 12% from a year ago.
The South and Northeast have seen the largest increases, with Miami renters getting hit the hardest. Their rent is up 26% from last year.
The good news is there are some early signs the market may be starting to cool off, according to Realtor.com.
For the past six months, even though prices have gone up, the percentage of growth is not quite as high.
Experts say this is a step in the right direction.
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POINT LISAS, Trinidad and Tobago and WOLLERAU, Switzerland , July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- We welcome today's decision by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) regarding Urea Ammonium Nitrate (UAN) imported from Trinidad and Tobago into the United States.
Fertilizer products like UAN play a vital role in supporting agricultural production and meeting global food supply needs. We believe that today's judgment reflected testimony from across the U.S. agricultural sector that application of these duties would have resulted in significant supply constrictions in an already concentrated domestic market, particularly during the planting season when imports are essential to meeting fertilizer requirements.
As the sole UAN producer and exporter in Trinidad and Tobago, this decision will enable us to resume UAN exports to the United States, providing much-needed relief to supply constraints in that market.
About Proman and Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Limited
Proman is an integrated industrial group and global leader in natural gas derived products and services. Headquartered in Switzerland, with assets in the United States, Trinidad and Oman, and ongoing expansion into Mexico, Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Proman is the world's second largest methanol producer and has extensive experience in petrochemical plant operations, petrochemical and power plant construction, product marketing and logistics, and project management.
Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Limited (MHTL), part of the Proman family of companies, has a total installed capacity of over 4 million metric tons annually from its five (5) methanol plants and an AUM (ammonia, urea ammonium nitrate, melamine) complex comprised of 7 individual plants located within the Point Lisas Industrial Estate.
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Carnation Festival: Fitness, fun and color chaos in Washington Twp.
WASHINGTON TWP. − Sean Barker of Alliance might've said it best when describing Tuesday's Carnation Youth Color Run at First Christian Church.
"It was color chaos," he said with a chuckle.
Barker's son Jonathan, 10, and daughter Alexis, 9, were two of almost 100 kids to participate in the four-lap, one-mile run organized by Alliance Family YMCA.
For ages 5 to 18, the free fitness event in its second year is part of the Greater Alliance Carnation Festival, which will run through Sunday.
Carnation Festival sets Color Run, Trail Run for Aug. 9
Participants tossed colorful powder as they ran and were sprayed with colorful liquid. "Getting sprayed," was Jonathan Barker's favorite part of the run.
His sister enjoyed the powder toss. "I don't like getting wet," she said.
It was a fitness run, not a competition
YMCA Director Andrea Lee said the purpose of the Youth Run is not for a trophy, and it isn't timed. "It's just for them to get active and get out here and have fun."
Lee added this year's Color Run participation "quadrupled" from last year.
Carnation Festival Fishing Derby lures big crowd of youth to Silver Park
Barbie Moore of Alliance entered her children, Braxtyn, 10, and Brooklynn, 9, for the first time. She said they saw it promoted on Facebook in June.
"I mentioned it to them," Moore said. "I said, 'Do you guys want to do it?' They said, 'Yeah.' It's free. It's nice that it is something the community does that is free for everyone."
Trail run brings in 30 participants
The Carnation Trail Run, which drew 30 adult runners, began and ended at the church − adjacent to the Color Run event. The runners stepped off around 6 p.m. on Iron Horse Trail and ran 3.75 miles, out and back.
Among them were friends Kim Seese, 52, of Canal Fulton, Lindy Anastis, 58, of Perry Township and Kandy Young, 55 of Carrollton. All of them are part of the runner's group Canton Peeps.
The same group had three other runners participating in the event.
For Seese and Young, it was their first Trail Run in Alliance. Anastis ran it last summer.
Asked why she entered the race, Seese said: "I run a lot of Stark Parks trails. I've never been to this one. It was a great opportunity to see the trail and support this community."
Anastis, remembering last year's race, enjoyed the Tuesday's overcast and cooler experience. "It was super hot last year. It was so hot," she said. "The weather is great (this year)."
"I came to enjoy some time with friends and it's something different than running road races," Young said.
The event was considered a fun run.
The first person to cross the finish line was Gary Pate of Alliance, with a time of 22 minutes, 38 seconds.
Second was Heath Morgan of Alliance in 29:26, and Bruce Ballard of North Canton was third in 29:42.
The first finisher for the women was Julie Jakmides of Canton, with a time of 31:13. In second was Christine Gibson of Canton, in 33:36; and Anastis was third, in 34:24.
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Love mayonnaise enough to put it on your body forever? A Virginia tattoo shop might just have the perfect deal for you.
Yellow Bird Tattoo is teaming up with Richmond-based Duke's Mayonnaise to offer free, mayonnaise-themed tattoos -- for one day only.
The special flash tattoo event will take place on May 13th, according to an Instagram account promoting the event. Mayo-lovers can choose from a set menu of over 40 designs, tattooed with color or in black on their arms and legs.
Designs range from something simple like a classic heart surrounding the name "Duke's," to more creative ideas, like a snail with a mayonnaise container for its shell.
But it might be hard to snag an appointment. According to the Duke's Mayo Tattoos Instagram, all slots for the event are currently full. Interested clients can still send an email to be placed on a waitlist in case of cancellations.
And for a price, mayo fans who missed the promotion will still be able to get tattoos with some of the unique designs inked afterwards.
The brand says that they want to be the "most tattooed mayo brand in the world."
"A huge thank you to our twang gang, our Duke's crew, our mayo kings and queens that want to ink this incredible flash and mayo loyalty on your bodies," said Duke's Mayonnaise brand on Instagram. "You're the real MVPS."
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- Earnings Call Scheduled for 8:00 a.m. ET on September 21, 2022 –
BEIJING, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RLX Technology Inc. ("RLX" or the "Company") (NYSE: RLX), a leading branded e-vapor company in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for second quarter ended June 30, 2022, before the U.S. markets open on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time on September 21, 2022 (8:00 P.M. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on September 21, 2022).
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
Participants should dial-in 10 minutes before the scheduled start time and ask to be connected to the call for "RLX Technology Inc." with the Participant Code as set forth above.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.relxtech.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call until September 28, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
About RLX Technology Inc.
RLX Technology Inc. (NYSE: RLX) is a leading branded e-vapor company in China. The Company leverages its strong in-house technology and product development capabilities and in-depth insights into adult smokers' needs to develop superior e-vapor products. RLX Technology Inc. sells its products through an integrated offline distribution and "branded store plus" retail model tailored to China's e-vapor market.
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Which poker chip set is best?
Casinos use poker chips rather than cash to speed up play, reduce errors and easily identify the size of the bet. For those who enjoy a game of poker at home, there are a variety of poker chip sets available, suitable for casual players and professionals alike. The SLOWPLAY Nash 14 Gram Clay Poker Chips Set is available with either 300 or 500 high-quality clay chips and comes with two sets of playing cards and a dealer button, all packaged in a sturdy carrying case with a leather interior.
What to know before you buy a poker chip set
Types of sets
Poker chip sets vary significantly in size, quality and price. Some sets are functional and include enough standard chips for up to six players. High-quality sets may include more chips for larger games and additional extras such as cards, dealer and blind buttons and a felt playing mat. Giftbox poker chip sets may also be packaged in a high-quality wooden box or carousel.
Chip quantity
Poker games can be played with any number of people. Heads up poker is played with only two people, whereas a tournament may have anywhere from 10 to 100 players. A home game usually includes 5 to 10 players. Generally, 300 chips are sufficient for 6 to 8 players, whereas 500 chips are enough for up to 12.
Material and weight
Poker chips can be made from plastic, resin, clay or ceramic. Plastic and resin are the cheapest and are usually lightweight. Casino-quality chips made from clay or ceramic are heavier and make that satisfying sound when clinked together. High-quality chips should weigh between 11.5 and 14 grams.
What to look for in a quality poker chip set
Carrying case
All but the cheapest poker chip sets come with some form of a carrying case. If you intend to take the set to different locations, then a durable case made from aluminum will protect the chips and keep them in good condition for many years. Within the case, there should be specific sections to hold the chips together in the correct denominations.
Denominations
In order to play poker, the chips should be divided into at least four colors, commonly red, blue, black and green. A set with five colors will provide more versatility for a longer game. Some chips are colored only and the players decide their worth, while others have the value printed on the face, which makes the game easier to follow, especially for newcomers.
How much you can expect to spend on a poker chip set
Poker chip sets vary somewhat in price depending on the number of chips included and the material they are made from. A set of 300 plastic chips can be found for under $30, whereas a 1,000 piece set made from clay or ceramic will cost upwards of $100.
Poker chip set FAQ
Do poker chips deteriorate over time?
A. This depends on what the chips are made from. Most poker chips are durable and don’t usually break; however, the color of plastic and resin chips tends to fade over time, especially if exposed to direct sunlight.
Do I need a poker set that includes the dealer and blind buttons?
A. They aren’t essential, but the buttons make the game easier to follow as they clearly show the position of each player. If your set does not include button, you can easily substitute for them with household objects such as coins or bottle caps.
Can I use poker chips for any other casino games?
A. Besides the various different versions of poker, such as Texas hold ‘em, Omaha and 7 card stud, there are several other casino dice and card games that can be played at home. Blackjack, craps and roulette all use chips for the betting process, while many other games can be adapted to include a wager.
What’s the best poker chip set to buy?
Top poker chip set
SLOWPLAY Nash 14 Gram Clay Poker Chips Set
What you need to know: This high-quality poker set is available with either 300 or 500 chips and comes in a sturdy carrying case with a leather interior.
What you’ll love: The chips are made from clay with an iron insert that brings the weight to 14 grams each. The set includes two packs of playing cards and a dealer button.
What you should consider: The set doesn’t come with blind buttons or a playing mat.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top poker chip set for the money
Global Gizmos Texas Hold’em Travel Poker Set
What you need to know: This compact, travel poker set contains everything you need for a four person poker game.
What you’ll love: It includes five differently colored chips, a deck of cards and a small felt mat.
What you should consider: With only 150 chips, it isn’t suitable for large groups.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Claysmith Gaming The Mint Poker Set
What you need to know: This extensive poker set includes 1,000 chips, enough for a small tournament.
What you’ll love: The chips are made from a clay composite with a casino-like quality and have a textured inlay that clearly displays the denomination. The whole set is neatly packaged in an aluminum carrying case.
What you should consider: The chips are not standard colors, which may confuse newcomers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDIG) pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with the Company's October 2021 initial public offering ("IPO") of the important June 13, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Stronghold Digital Mining securities pursuant and/or traceable to the Registration Statement you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Stronghold Digital Mining class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5313 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 13, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the IPO Registration Statement was materially false and misleading and omitted to state: (1) contracted suppliers, including MinerVa, were reasonably likely to miss anticipated delivery quantities and deadlines; (2) due to strong demand and pre-sold supply of mining equipment in the industry, Stronghold Digital Mining would experience difficulties obtaining miners outside of confirmed purchase orders; (3) as a result of the foregoing, there was a significant risk that Stronghold Digital Mining could not expand its mining capacity as expected; (4) as a result, Stronghold Digital Mining would likely experience significant losses; and (5) as a result, defendants' statements about Stronghold Digital Mining's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Stronghold Digital Mining class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5313 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Former police officer facing several charges in series of on-duty sexual assaults
FRESNO, Calif. (Gray News) - A former police officer in Fresno County is facing federal charges after authorities said he sexually assaulted four women while on active duty.
According to the Department of Justice, a federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment in charging 38-year-old J. DeShawn Torrence, a former Sanger Police Department officer, with depriving the women of their constitutional rights under the color of law.
According to the indictment, on multiple occasions from August 2017 to June 2021, Torrence engaged in nonconsensual sexual conduct that ranged from directing a victim to remove her clothing without a legitimate law enforcement purpose to forcing his victims to engage in sex acts.
Authorities said four of the charged counts carry a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 fine. One count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years. The remaining five counts each carry a maximum statutory penalty of one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.
The Justice Department reports the Sanger Police Department no longer employs Torrence, and any sentence given would be determined at the court’s discretion.
Officials said the FBI Sacramento Field Office is investigating the case with assistance from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities urged anyone with further information on this case to contact the FBI at 916-746-7000.
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MIAMI, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Producer Jason Turchin is Founder of The Broadway Investor's Club and investor in numerous projects in the entertainment business, including the Tony-award winning musical Hadestown, Kinky Boots Off-Broadway, and the upcoming Broadway shows A Beautiful Noise and Sweeney Todd, among others. Turchin shares some information on the basics of Broadway investing:
Most Broadway show investment opportunities are limited to accredited investors as defined by the SEC. According to the SEC, the accredited investor definition largely determines whether investors are eligible to invest in many early-stage companies and productions. One may qualify under either financial criteria (i.e. income or assets over a certain amount) or professional criteria (i.e. they hold a Series 7, Series 65 or Series 82 license). Investors do not need a specific certificate to qualify. They generally just need to meet one or more of the criteria.
When a show raises money, the total it raises is called the capitalization. That total is often broken into subparts, or shares. Those shares may be offered to investors at a certain amount, usually $25,000-$50,000. Accredited investors can invest in a Broadway show by purchasing shares.
Unlike more traditional investments, like investing in real estate or investing in start-ups, Broadway investing may include other perks for investors. Some common perks a Broadway investor may get include tickets to opening night, tickets to the opening night party, access to house seats, and opening night gifts.
A Broadway investor may also get the right to invest in subsequent productions. While a portion of subsidiary revenue may flow back to the Broadway company, investors may also have the right to invest in other companies which branch off from the Broadway company, like a national tour, West End production, Asia tour, cast album, or professional production in a theater somewhere else in the world.
Best practice is to never invest more than you can afford to lose. There are no guarantees in theater investing. Even the best shows can lose money. Generally, though, you cannot lose more than you put in.
The Broadway Investor's Club is a group of investors, business and finance professionals, VCs, doctors, lawyers and entrepreneurs who enjoy the business of entertainment. For more information on The Broadway Investor's Club, visit www.investingbroadway.com.
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Sponsor of ‘whippit’ bill clarifies confusion about whipped cream sales in New York
NEW YORK (Gray News) – A new law in New York banning the sale of whipped cream chargers has raised some confusion over the sale of canned whipped cream.
The legislation, sponsored by NY state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr., was passed in October 2021, and some stores had recently begun requiring ID to purchase the dessert topping.
The senator, however, issued a statement to clarify that is not necessary.
“My bill is not intended to prevent people under the age of 21 from buying whipped cream dispensers, but the small, individual charger or cartridge inside the whipped cream canisters,” Addabbo explained.
The misreading of the law had led some stores around the state to post signage notifying customers of an age limit and check the ID of customers buying whipped cream cans.
The goal of the law is to combat the use of whipped cream chargers, also known as “whippits,” as a way to get high.
The two-inch steel cylinders can be sold individually or in packs as refills to recharge whipped cream canisters.
“It is the individual charger or cartridge that is the sole target of the bill, which are accessible to younger residents and being used improperly to get the nitrous oxide high,” Addabbo said in the statement.
The whipped cream chargers contain the non-flammable gas, which is known to cause hearing loss, brain damage, limb spasms, heart failure or suffocation when inhaled, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Nitrous oxide is often used during oral surgery to relieve pain, but it is highly addictive if used improperly.
“Nitrous oxide is a legal chemical for legitimate professional use but when used improperly, it can be extremely lethal,” Addabbo said in an October 2021 statement. “Sadly, young people buy and inhale this gas to get ‘high’ because they mistakenly believe it is a ‘safe’ substance. This law will eliminate easy access to this dangerous substance for our youth.”
According to the law, any entity found in violation of selling whipped cream chargers to anyone under 21 would be subject to a civil penalty of up to $250 for an initial offense and up to $500 for each subsequent offense.
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50-yard boundary: Officers protecting mother seal and her baby from beachgoers
HONOLULU (Hawaii News Now/Gray News) - Hawaii officials are enforcing a 50-yard boundary around a monk seal named Rocky and her pup at Kaimana Beach.
Starting this week, state conservation officers said they would block off the area to keep people away from the two to keep everyone safe.
Officials with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said the government operation is meant to protect the public and the seals.
Hawaii News Now reports last month, a 60-year-old woman suffered minor injuries after the protective mother seal bit her.
According to the department, Rocky and her pup have been at the beach for nearly a month.
Law enforcement said officers will monitor the mother and her baby 24 hours a day until the pup weans in about three weeks. They are also warning the public once again to keep their distance.
“Awareness and safe behavior are critically important,” said Jason Redulla, with the Dept. of Land and Natural Resources. “Agencies have maintained a presence and signage since the pup’s birth, but these have failed to deter a number of people from approaching the seals, which has created a dangerous situation.”
Officials said it’s expected that Rocky and her pup will move to another area after weaning, and encounters will be much less of a concern then.
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ALTON, Ill. (KTVI) — A 22-year-old man was charged with murder after allegedly beheading a pregnant Illinois woman he dated on-and-off for two years.
On June 9 at about 1:00 p.m., officers responded to a home in Alton, Illinois, to found 22-year-old Liese Dodd dead. Police said the expectant mother was supposed to give birth in mid-July, and her family was in the process of planning a baby shower.
“What happened to 22-year-old Liese Dodd who just moved to this place, it’s abominable. It’s completely terrible what happened to her,” Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido told KTVI.
Soon after discovering Dodd’s body, detectives began searching for suspect Deundrea Holloway. He was arrested later that day in Gillespie, about 45 minutes away from Alton.
Prosecutors charged Holloway with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of intentional homicide of an unborn child, dismembering a human body, offenses relating to motor vehicles, and concealment of homicidal death.
“Nobody should have had to endure what Liese and her unborn child went through,” said Pulido in a press release. “On behalf of the Alton Police Department, I offer my sincerest condolences to Liese’s family and friends.”
Police said Dodd had just moved to Alton a short time ago. Holloway is from Litchfield.
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine released the following statement:
We offer our sympathy to the family of Liese Dodd for the profound loss they are suffering. We believe the evidence will show that the defendant’s gruesome actions here killed both a young woman and the child she carried in her womb. In the eyes of the law, both these killings are equal. And he will now face justice for both. I want to thank the Alton Police Department and the many assisting agencies for their swift actions in taking this dangerous offender off the street.
A judge set Holloway’s bail at $2,000,000. He is currently being held at the Alton Police Department. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/man-arrested-after-pregnant-woman-found-beheaded/ | 2022-06-14T17:21:56Z |
Corporate attorney Markus Bauman joins the leading data integration company as it continues its strong growth trajectory
DENVER and MANCHESTER, England, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Matillion, the leading enterprise cloud data integration platform, today announced the appointment of its General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer. Markus Bauman joins the company as it moves into a new phase of growth, having reached unicorn status late last year following its most recent Series E funding.
Bauman is an accomplished corporate attorney with years of experience in both the US and Europe working at leading international law firms and investment banks, including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. He was most recently Partner and Head of European Strategic Relations at Goodwin, a global law firm serving the technology-driven economy, of which Matillion is a client.
Specializing in technology law, Bauman brings deep expertise in corporate law and corporate finance that will be instrumental in supporting Matillion's legal and compliance function and its future growth. As a well-respected figure in the legal and finance industries, he has been frequently quoted in publications including the Financial Times, Bloomberg, and Reuters. He holds a JD/MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
"Serving our enterprise customers and partner ecosystem is always the top priority for Matillion. Bringing Markus onboard as our general counsel and chief legal officer allows us to better serve Matillion users and helps us continue the integrity and responsibility in which we conduct our business," said Matillion CEO Matthew Scullion. "We're delighted to welcome someone with Markus' rich experience to the role, and we're excited for him to take a central role in stewarding our continued growth in the years ahead."
"Matillion's momentum is exciting, with organizations everywhere seeking cloud-native platforms to drive success and unleash the potential of data analytics," said Bauman. "I'm honored to be joining this global team as the company strives to deliver on its vision for unified data integration, and make the world's data useful."
The appointment follows Matillion being chosen as one of the world's Top 50 Data Startups by Future, the media property of Andreessen Horowitz.
For further data transformation industry updates and perspectives, follow Matillion on Twitter @Matillion and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/matillion-limited/.
To learn more about Matillion and its executive team, visit https://www.matillion.com/about/leadership/.
About Matillion
Matillion makes the world's data useful with an easy-to-use, cloud-native data integration and transformation platform. Optimized for modern enterprise data teams, only Matillion is built on native integrations to cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Delta Lake on Databricks, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, and Microsoft Azure Synapse to enable new levels of efficiency and productivity across any organization. Learn how Matillion delivers rapid returns on cloud investments for global enterprise customers at www.matillion.com.
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Onyx IQ has announced the launch of its data-driven alternative lending software.
Designed for SME lenders looking to switch from complex legacy loan management systems to best-in-class agile technology, the cloud-based lending platform is set to change the SME lending game. By offering lenders a single platform from which to monitor every essential process, Onyx IQ empowers alternative lenders to more effectively manage their entire lending business.
The platform allows lenders and funders to streamline their lending workflows, intelligently expediting the vetting and decisioning processes they depend on to minimize risk and close deals. Instead of having to work around the bottlenecks typical of legacy systems, lenders benefit from the speed and efficiency that comes with comprehensive lending automation.
Small business lending stakeholders - from company owners to partners to C-suite execs - will see a flood of benefits as their teams work smarter, faster, and smoother. From underwriting to collections, the Onyx IQ platform touches every job role, simplifying day-to-day tasks and helping organizations save big on both time and money.
Onyx IQ reduces complexity, eliminates repetitive tasks, and better allocates lending resources with collaborative, end-to-end process management.
"As a fintech company with specialist industry experience, we're focused on giving small business lenders the tools to revolutionize the way they work," said Elizabeth Schuerman, VP of Sales at Onyx IQ. "Lenders will start achieving better results, faster, with processes that traditionally take days now being actioned in a matter of clicks. We're delighted to be able to help small business lenders grow and scale, and look forward to transforming the SME lending industry with a full-service platform that automates and enhances key elements of the lending process."
Additional features of the Onyx IQ alternative lending platform include:
- Advanced automation in every pillar of the lending ecosystem to make loan decisions easily, safely, and with the speed that customers demand.
- Data-driven decision-making for more robust risk management. SME lenders can avoid questionable data analysis and boost workflow efficiency.
- Optimized stakeholder collaboration through advanced APIs, enhancing productivity and bringing every stakeholder together for a unified loan management process.
- Security and compliance at the heart of the platform. With multi-factor authentication, role based security, and data encryption lenders are assured that their data is completely protected.
Onyx IQ's cloud-based lending software can be customized to meet each SME lender's unique operational requirements so all lending activities can be effortlessly and securely managed within a single-platform solution.
With prebuilt workflows for underwriting, customizable scorecards, communication templates for collections, automatic updates of syndication funds, real-time performance data, and more, it also offers an industry-leading feature suite. Pre-integration with the entire ecosystem of partners needed by a SME lender round out all aspects of the lending process. Onyx IQ partners with the best in the industry to ensure its users benefit from exceptional service and functionality. Finally, an aggressive product roadmap ensures SME lenders can take advantage of the latest features and integrations with ease.
About Onyx IQ: Onyx IQ is a full-service technology platform built by lenders for lenders. Established in 2017, Onyx IQ was created by Jay Keller, CEO of Wall Street Funding, after finding the market lacked a robust lending platform with all the features and functionality he needed. Today, Onyx IQ's cloud based solution can be rapidly delivered in just a couple of weeks allowing you to quickly and easily realize the platform benefits.
For more information, please call or text Liz Schuerman at 980-613-6304, or email info@onyxiq.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “The Invitation” needed just $7 million to finish at the top of the weakest weekend of the summer at the North American box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Directed and co-written by Jessica M. Thompson and starring “Game of Thrones” actor Nathalie Emmanuel, “The Invitation” tells the story of a young woman who after her mother’s death discovers dark secrets at her family home in the English countryside.
It debuted on 3,141 screens for Sony and cost just $10 million to make.
Sony also had the No. 2 movie with the Brad Pitt vehicle “Bullet Train,” which brought in an estimated $5.6 million from 3,513 screens in its fourth week, bringing its domestic total to $78.2 million.
Universal’s “Beast,” starring Idris Elba, finished third with $4.9 million in its second week, after making $11.6 million and ranking second in its first.
Elba was also the star of the week’s other major debut, “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” the fantasy epic from “Mad Max” director George Miller, which brought in just $2.9 million on 2,436 screens and finished a distant and disappointing seventh.
The lagging results were no great surprise for this time of year.
“We’re in that what is often the typical August slowdown heading into Labor Day weekend,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “This was to be expected given the lineup of films this weekend.”
Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick” remained in fourth in its 14th weekend in theaters with an additional $4.8 million. It has made over $691 million in North America to date, making it the sixth-highest grossing domestic release of all time.
Last week’s No. 1, “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” plunged to fifth in its second weekend with $4.6 million after bringing in $20.1 million in its debut.
The weekend overall saw about $52.7 million in North American ticket sales — the slowest in months. A strong summer has meant that the year-to-date box office is still up significantly from a tepid 2021, but a long drought lies ahead until another surge of expected big earners such as “Halloween Ends” and “Black Adam,” which will both be released in October.
Amid the quiet spell at the box office, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched “ National Cinema Day ” on Saturday. Major chains, including AMC and Regal Cinemas, are participating, as are all major film studios.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “The Invitation,” $7 million.
2. “Bullet Train,” $5.6 million.
3. “Beast,” $4.9 million.
4. “Top Gun: Maverick,” $4.8 million.
5. “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero,” $4.6 million.
6. “DC League of Super-Pets,” $4.2 million.
7. “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” $2.9 million
8. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $2.74 million.
9. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” $2.7 million.
10. “Where the Crawdads Sing,” $2.3 million
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Egg-sized diamond fetches over $21M with fees at Geneva sale
GENEVA (AP) — Christie’s says “The Rock,” an egg-sized white diamond billed as the largest of its kind to go up for auction, sold Wednesday for more than 21.6 million Swiss francs ($21.75 million), including fees — though at the low end of the expected range.
The 228-carat pear-shaped G-Color stone, with its platinum pendant mounting, has a gross weight of 61.3 grams (2.2 ounces) and dimensions of 5.4 centimeters by 3.1 centimeters (2.1 inches by 1.2 inches) — making it about the size of a medium hen’s egg.
G-Color is not the highest grade, but fourth on the letter rung below the top-grade D-Color diamonds.
An unspecified private buyer acquired The Rock, for which the pre-auction estimate was between 19 million and 30 million francs.
Max Fawcett, head of jewelry at Christie’s Geneva, hailed a successful sale in “uncharted territory” for a stone of its kind.
Also going under the hammer Wednesday was the “Red Cross” diamond, a 205.1-carat fancy yellow stone, which fetched nearly 14.2 million francs, double the pre-sale estimate. The diamond was cut from a rough stone unearthed from South Africa’s Griqualand mines in the early 20th century, and went up for auction for the first time in 1918.
Fawcett testified to a “huge amount of interest” in the Red Cross diamond, saying that an unspecified “7-figure sum” from the proceeds of the sale to an unspecified private buyer would be donated to the international Red Cross Movement, the Geneva-based humanitarian aid group.
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CHICAGO, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, announced the election of new members to the Feeding America National Board of Directors. They are Anne Alonzo, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of Corteva Agriscience; Eric Cooper, President and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank; Lisa Mensah, President and CEO of Opportunity Finance Network; and Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO of the Native America Agriculture Fund. Their terms will begin on July 1, the beginning of Feeding America's 2023 fiscal year.
"As we deepen our efforts to reduce food insecurity and address disparities by race and place, their unique insights are sure to prove invaluable to our work. Anne, Eric, Lisa, and Toni are truly dedicated leaders in their communities and bring more representative voices to this table," said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. "As we move into the future, I look forward to the opportunity of partnering with each of them to continue to keep people facing hunger at the center of all that we do to advance our mission and to serve our neighbors in need."
- Anne Alonzo – Over the past three decades, Alonzo has held executive leadership roles at three Fortune 500 companies—Amoco, Kraft Foods Inc., and Corteva. She has served at four U.S. federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Alonzo has also served as CEO of the American Egg Board and as Senior Vice President of the National Foreign Trade Council. Alonzo was recently named to the Top 100 Most Influential Latinas listing by Latino Leaders and is a passionate champion of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion across businesses and in the community.
- Eric Cooper – As President and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank and the recipient of the 2021 John van Hengel Fellowship, Cooper has expanded and evolved programs that ensure a healthier, more self-sufficient community. Most recently, he has extended the Food Bank's work of building strong and strategic community alliances by partnering with organizations to provide additional services for people who are food insecure. These partnerships include urban farming and on-site food pantries operated by people in the transitional housing where they are located. In 2023, the San Antonio Food Bank will become the first U.S. food bank to offer affordable housing to its neighbors.
- Lisa Mensah – Mensah is President and CEO of Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), the nation's leading network of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). Under her leadership, OFN helps CDFIs leverage public funding and private investment to bring affordable, responsible capital to rural, urban, and Native communities underserved by mainstream finance. Mensah was previously elected to fill an unfinished six-month term on Feeding America's National Board and has now been elected to serve a full two-year year term.
- Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, J.D. – Stanger-McLaughlin is a citizen of the Colville Confederated Tribes and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF). She has compassionately worked in agriculture law and policy for many years, working across several nonprofit, university and government organizations to advance Tribal needs in agriculture, natural resources, land use and infrastructure development. Before being named the CEO of NAAF, she served as the first NAAF Director of Programs, where she assisted the development and delivery of millions of dollars of NAAF philanthropic investment in Tribal food systems.
As their two-year terms begin, the new Board members will be welcomed by Feeding America's new incoming National Board Chair Kelvin H. Taketa, who has served on the Board since 2016.
The Feeding America Board of Directors is made up of a diverse group of individuals from both private corporations and non-profits. The group helps to set and guide Feeding America's strategic direction to help fulfill the vision of an America where no one is hungry. Feeding America, the second largest nonprofit in the U.S. according to Forbes, is comprised of a network of 200 food banks, 21 statewide associations, and 60,000 partner food pantries and meal programs.
Contact
Zuani Villarreal
Feeding America
312.641.6532
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through a network of more than 200 food banks, 21 statewide food bank associations, and over 60,000 partner agencies, food pantries and meal programs, we helped provide 6.6 billion meals to tens of millions of people in need last year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve; brings attention to the social and systemic barriers that contribute to food insecurity in our nation; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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Q1 revenue growing 50% year-over-year
Record Q1 operating profit
Raised FY23 revenue outlook to $2.66 billion
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers the world's most advanced data storage technology and services, announced financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended May 8, 2022.
"Pure's continuing success is the direct result of our consistent focus on innovation and operational excellence," said Charles Giancarlo, Chairman and CEO, Pure Storage. "We are delivering industry leading products, building a data storage and management platform that is both powerful and easy to use, and providing exceptional customer experiences."
First Quarter Financial Highlights
- Revenue $620.4 million, up 50% year-over-year
- Subscription services revenue $219.2 million, up 35% year-over-year
- Subscription Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) $899.8 million, up 29% year-over-year
- Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) $1.4 billion, up 26% year-over-year
- GAAP gross margin 68.7%; non-GAAP gross margin 70.6%
- GAAP operating loss $(4.6) million; non-GAAP operating income $85.4 million
- GAAP operating margin (0.7)%; non-GAAP operating margin 13.8%
- Operating cash flow $220.1 million; free cash flow $187.3 million
- Total cash, cash equivalents, and investments $1.3 billion
- Returned approximately $66 million in Q1 to stockholders through share repurchases
"We are very pleased with our exceptional performance this quarter, marking a strong start to the fiscal year," said Kevan Krysler, CFO, Pure Storage. "Pure's flash leadership makes us the best choice for customers who prioritize performance, reliability, and significantly reducing their energy consumption. Our solutions make a significant and immediate impact in reducing data center carbon emissions, delivering longer service lifetimes, and reducing e-waste."
First Quarter Company Highlights
- Commitment to Sustainability: Pure released its inaugural Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report, providing visibility into the company's current metrics and setting commitments for making meaningful progress toward a better future for the global community. Key report highlights:
- Market-Leading Portfolio Innovation: Pure Fusion and Portworx Data Services are now generally available, enabling customers to bring infrastructure and applications closer together with cloud-like automation and storage delivery for traditional and cloud-native applications. Additionally, Pure's FlashBlade was recognized as a leader in the 2022 IDC MarketScape for Distributed Scale Out File Storage due to its ease of use, consistent performance at scale, metadata architecture, and customer experience.
- Momentum Across Technology Partnerships: Pure announced new partnerships with Snowflake and Kyndryl, and an expanded partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Q1 to deliver expertise, mission-critical capabilities, and enablement programs to global enterprises.
- Pure//Accelerate® techfest22 will take place in-person in Los Angeles and virtually on June 8. There is still time to register for this one-of-a-kind event which will include Pure's biggest launch in five years, along with inspiring keynotes, customer stories, and sessions to drive innovation.
Second Quarter and FY23 Guidance
These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward Looking Statements section below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these statements. Pure has not reconciled its guidance for non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin to their most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items that impact these measures are not within Pure's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available without unreasonable effort.
Conference Call Information
Pure will host a teleconference to discuss the first quarter fiscal 2023 results at 1:30 pm PT today, June 1, 2022. A live audio broadcast of the conference call will be available at the Pure Storage Investor Relations website, investor.purestorage.com. Pure will also post its earnings presentation to this website in advance of the call and post its prepared remarks to this website within 24 hours following completion of the call.
A replay will be available following the call on the Pure Storage Investor Relations website for two weeks at 1-866-813-9403 (or +44 204 525 0658 for international callers) with passcode 071754.
Upcoming Events
Pure is scheduled to participate at the following investor conferences:
Stifel 2022 Cross Sector Insight Conference
Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Pure Participants: Sanjot Khurana, VP, Investor Relations and Treasurer
William Blair 42nd Annual Growth Stock Conference
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022
Pure Participants: Rob Lee, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and Kevan Krysler, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Bank of America Securities 2022 Global Technology Conference
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022
Pure Participants: Ajay Singh, Chief Product Officer (CPO), and Sanjot Khurana, VP, Investor Relations and Treasurer
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage gives technologists their time back. Pure delivers a modern data experience that empowers organizations to run their operations as a true, automated, storage as-a-service model seamlessly across multiple clouds. Pure helps customers put data to use while reducing the complexity and expense of managing the infrastructure behind it. And with a certified customer satisfaction score in the top one percent of B2B companies, Pure's ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world.
Analyst Recognition
Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage Arrays
Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems & Object Storage
Connect with Pure
Pure Storage, the Pure P Logo, Portworx, and the marks on the Pure Trademark List at www.purestorage.com/legal/productenduserinfo.html are trademarks of Pure Storage, Inc. Other names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our products, business and operations, including but not limited to our views relating to future period financial results, our sustainable growth strategy, our continued momentum and growth potential, particularly within our enterprise customer segment, our sustainability goals and benefits, the timing and magnitude of large customer orders, the potential for supply chain disruptions, the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our business operations, liquidity and capital resources, employees, customers, inflation, financial results and the economy, demand for our products and subscription services, including Pure as-a-Service, our expectations regarding our product and technology differentiation, new customer acquisition, the continued success of the Portworx technology, and other statements regarding our products, business, operations and results. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on our Investor Relations website at investor.purestorage.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Additional information is also set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 6, 2022. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of June 1, 2022, and Pure undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
Key Business Metric
Subscription ARR is a key business metric that refers to total annualized contract value of all active subscription agreements, including Evergreen, on the last day of the quarter, plus on-demand revenue for the quarter multiplied by four.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, Pure uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, and free cash flow.
We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses and expenditures such as stock-based compensation expense, payments to former shareholders of acquired companies, payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities, amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs related to long-term debt, amortization of intangible assets acquired from acquisitions, acquisition-related transaction and integration expenses, and costs associated with the exit of certain operations that may not be indicative of our ongoing core business operating results. Pure believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when analyzing historical performance and liquidity and planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and our non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures" and "Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow," included at the end of this release.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures
The following table presents non-GAAP gross margins by revenue source before certain items (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):
The following table presents certain non-GAAP consolidated results before certain items (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages, unaudited):
Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):
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Boot Hill Casino & Resort announces agreements with popular online sports books
OLATHE, Kan., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading the way to bring sports betting one step closer for Kansans, Butler National Corporation (OTCQB: BUKS), through its wholly-owned subsidiary that manages Boot Hill Casino & Resort in Dodge City, Kansas, has entered into agreements with sports betting providers, DraftKings and Bally's Corporation. When sports wagering is launched in Kansas, anyone of legal betting age within the geographical boundaries of Kansas can place bets directly from their mobile devices or computers by accessing a participating sports book or by visiting a lottery gaming facility.
Butler National is a recognized provider of professional management services in the gaming industry and leader in special mission aircraft modifications. As the Boot Hill Casino manager for the State, the new sports betting law provides that the Butler National subsidiary may, subject to regulatory approvals, contract with up to three sports wagering platform providers in addition to offering sports wagering at a retail sports book in the Boot Hill Casino facility located in Dodge City.
"We worked diligently to find partners that would bring Kansans a seamless, safe and premium sports betting experience," said Clark Stewart, CEO, Butler National Corporation. "We are ready to work with DraftKings and Bally's to make sports wagering available in Kansas."
On Thursday, May 12, Governor Laura Kelly signed into law a bill that authorizes sports betting in Kansas. The sports wagering law becomes effective July 1, 2022.
"We are hopeful to try to bring mobile sports betting to Kansans by football season. Kansans should be proud of the cooperative efforts by Kansas Legislators, our Governor, government agencies and private businesses, like Butler National Corporation, to bring legalized sports betting to Kansas," added Stewart.
Mobile technology continues to fuel the trend of sports betting. According to the American Gaming Association, sports fans spent nearly $8 billion placing bets on this year's Super Bowl. Online sportsbooks now have their own betting apps allowing for more convenience, customization and the ability to place bets in the middle of a live sporting event.
"With the passage of mobile sports betting legislation in Kansas, DraftKings is excited for the opportunity to enter the state pending licensure and regulatory approvals," said Griffin Finan, Vice President Government Affairs, Associate General Counsel, DraftKings. "Together with Boot Hill Casino & Resort, we look forward to engaging with Kansans and providing them with a world-class sports betting experience."
Bally Sports brings a robust, interactive suite of sports betting solutions. Kansas City fans will recognize Bally Sports as their go-to station to watch their favorite baseball teams. "Kansans' sports betting experience will be significantly enhanced by our partnership with Bally Sports," indicates Stewart.
"We are pleased that Kansas has now legalized sports betting, joining an increasing number of states across the nation. We look forward to working with our partners at Boot Hill Casino & Resort to bring the Bally's online gaming experience to Kansans," said Adi Dhandhania, Chief Operating Officer of North America for Bally's Interactive, the division that manages the company's online gaming products.
In addition to online sports betting through DraftKings & Bally's, Boot Hill Casino & Resort also anticipates an on-site sports book to accept wagers as soon as this fall. "Our goal continues to be to drive tourism and revenue for the State of Kansas," said Stewart. "Sports betting at Boot Hill Casino will give guests another exciting reason to visit Dodge City."
While any final action is subject to Kansas Lottery approval, the Boot Hill Casino & Resort team is excited to continue to plan for these sports betting changes. "This is an exciting addition to the gaming experience we are able to offer our patrons," said Diane Giardine, General Manager, Boot Hill Casino & Resort. "We are eager to move forward with our partners to bring legal, safe sports betting to historic Dodge City, Kansas," added Giardine.
About Butler National Corporation
Butler National Corporation has been a recognized provider of professional management services in the gaming industry for more than 20 years. Following the enactment of the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), Butler National competed for a contract to manage a Lottery Gaming Facility for the State of Kansas. In 2008, Butler National Service Corporation (a Butler National Corporation subsidiary) proposed and was awarded a contract to manage the Boot Hill Casino & Resort in Dodge City. When Boot Hill Casino opened in 2009, it was the first state-owned and -operated casino in Kansas. In addition to its gaming division, Butler National manufactures, sells and services support systems for private, commercial and military aircraft.
About Boot Hill Casino & Resort
Boot Hill Casino & Resort, managed by BHCMC, LLC and Butler National Service Corporation, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Butler National Corporation (OTCQB: BUKS), features over 500 electronic gaming machines, 14 table games, and a 150-seat casual dining restaurant known as Firesides at Boot Hill.
The $90 million Boot Hill Casino project opened in December 2009. The lottery facility games at Boot Hill Casino & Resort are owned and operated by the Kansas Lottery. The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission provides regulatory oversight for the casino. For more information about Boot Hill Casino & Resort, please visit us at www.boothillcasino.com, or call us at 1.877.906.0777.
For more information, contact:
Melinda Tiemeyer
mtiemeyer@parriscommunications.com
816-721-1000
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BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A girl who was dubbed Princess Doe after her remains were found 40 years ago in a New Jersey cemetery has been identified as a Long Island teenager, authorities announced Friday.
Charges have been filed against the man they believe killed Dawn Olanick, 17, of West Babylon, New York, the Warren County, New Jersey, prosecutor’s office announced. The suspect, Arthur Kinlaw, 68, is currently serving 20 years to life in Sullivan County, New York, on two first-degree murder convictions.
Kinlaw tried to lure Olanick into prostitution and killed her after she refused, authorities said, according to Lehigh Valley Live. Her remains were found July 25, 1982, in Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown, in northwestern New Jersey near the Pennsylvania border. Authorities have said she was beaten beyond recognition.
Residents of the area gave her a burial, and she became known as Princess Doe, a name given to her by investigators who sought to identify her. Her burial site contains a gravestone that reads: “Princess Doe. Missing from home. Dead among strangers. Remembered by all.”
Information about a lawyer who could speak on Kinlaw’s behalf about the new charges wasn’t immediately available.
Olanick’s identity was finally confirmed April 29, authorities said.
“For 40 years, law enforcement has not given up on Princess Doe,” Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said Friday during a news conference with New Jersey State Police and other law enforcement and assisting agencies.
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NEOM, Saudi Arabia, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NEOM, the sustainable regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia, announced today the appointment of Dr. Andreas Cangellaris as the Founding President of NEOM U – NEOM's first university. Dr. Cangellaris is joining NEOM from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he is the M. E. Van Valkenburg Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and has been serving as Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost since 2018.
Education is central to the well-being of societies and the development of vibrant ecosystems. NEOM aims to establish a world-class Education, Research and Innovation (ERI) hub that empowers future generations while using technology to engender new ways of learning from early years on, through primary, secondary, post-secondary education and beyond. These goals support the transformation of Saudi Arabia's educational sector. NEOM U, as one of the key pillars of NEOM's vision for its education sector, will contribute to this endeavor by creating a nexus of innovation and knowledge that will attract students from all over the Kingdom and the world.
Dr. Cangellaris will lead the development of NEOM U on its journey to become a pre-eminent knowledge institution that supports NEOM's vision as an innovation hub and a society enhanced by the opportunities of new technology. It will be a university without boundaries, leveraging next-generation educational technologies with both on-site and online learning. Its graduates will be known for digital/technological thinking and the ability to design innovative solutions in context. The development of NEOM's different sectors will provide a unique living laboratory for immersive ERI. Initial academic and research programs will cover computer science, engineering and design, media, art and entertainment, as well as business. One common theme will be a CS+X undergraduate core curriculum rooted in the natural sciences, arts, humanities and social sciences.
Dr. Cangellaris has overseen the academic and research programs of a highly regarded US academic institution with over 50,000 students, 15 colleges and 150+ programs of study and in excess of USD 600 million in annual research expenditures. A distinguished scholar in the fields of computational electromagnetics and electronic design automation, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Thessaloniki, Greece and his graduate degrees, a Master of Science and Ph.D., in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Commenting on the new appointment, Nadhmi Al-Nasr, CEO of NEOM, said: "Education is central to achieving NEOM's vision and ambitious goals. I am delighted that we have attracted a person of the caliber of Dr. Cangellaris to lead one of the critical pillars of our education sector. NEOM U is our first step toward developing a postsecondary education that is accessible to all, attracting the brightest students from all over Kingdom and the world. We want it to be a differentiator and a powerful signal of NEOM's commitment to pioneering ideas in a world inspired by innovation."
Commenting on his appointment, Dr. Cangellaris said: "I am thrilled and honored to have been given the opportunity to be the Founding President of NEOM U, to help build it and to lead it in its quest to inspire, catalyze, foster and enable the positive change NEOM aspires to bring to the world. To change the world for the better, you need everyone to become a change agent. And this is what NEOM U will do, by bringing together learners from the Kingdom and the world in NEOM's living laboratory and immersing them in the learning of how the deliberate, responsible, innovative use of technology can improve our world and the human condition."
Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, the chair of the International Steering Council (a council composed of world leaders in education and research that advise NEOM in matters pertaining to the Education, Research and Innovation sector), added, "Dr. Cangellaris, a distinguished scholar and teacher with extensive experience in academic leadership, brings a world-class perspective to NEOM U. The ISC and I were impressed by his vision and ideas for higher education and research: He can drive NEOM U's efforts to become a destination as a global university for the best scholars and students as well as foster new pathways to academic degrees."
About NEOM
NEOM is an accelerator of human progress and a vision of what a New Future might look like. It is a region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea being built from the ground up as a living laboratory – a place where entrepreneurship will chart the course for this New Future. It will be a destination and a home for people who dream big and want to be part of building a new model for exceptional livability, creating thriving businesses and reinventing environmental conservation.
NEOM will include hyperconnected, cognitive towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues and tourist destinations. As a hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders and companies will come to research, incubate and commercialize new technologies and enterprises in groundbreaking ways. Residents of NEOM will embody an international ethos and embrace a culture of exploration, risk-taking and diversity.
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Nominate a Deserving Father Figure for the Chance to Win $50,000 and a Year's Supply of Donuts
ISLANDIA, N.Y., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There's no better pair than dads and donuts, especially on Father's Day! To help fans across the country celebrate their special father figure in the biggest way possible this year, Entenmann's® is calling on fans to enter the "Dads of Glory: A Father Figure Showcase." Now through July 1, fans can nominate the deserving father figures in their lives by submitting a video clip at www.DadsOfGlory.com for a chance to win exciting prizes including $50,000 and a year's supply of Entenmann's® Donuts!
There's still time for fans to nominate the deserving father figure in their lives by submitting a video clip at www.DadsOfGlory.com that shows why they are a "Dad of Glory" across one of the five "Dad-egories": Dad Humor, Dad Feats, Dad Engineering, Dad Fashion, and Dad Love. Whether your "dad" is innovative, funny, strong, the best (or worst) dressed or the most lovable, Entenmann's wants to see what makes them special to you!
"Father's Day is a special time for people to show their appreciation for the father figure in their lives, whether it be a stepfather, coach, grandparent—regardless of gender—and Entenmann's wants to play a part in that," said Jason Amar, Director of Marketing at Entenmann's®. "We're proud to bring our fans the opportunity to give back to their father figures this year, and we are excited to see the love continue to pour in with the nominations."
In September, one winner in every "Dad-egory" will be awarded $1,000 and a year's supply of donuts. A panel of judges will review submissions to award a Grand Prize of $50,000, a year's supply of donuts and the oversized "Golden Donut Award" trophy! The nominator of each winner in the showcase will receive a year's supply of donuts as well.
Even sweeter, specially marked "Dads of Glory: A Father Figure Showcase" boxes of delicious Entenmann's® Donuts are now available for purchase through July 1 or while supplies last. More information about "Dads of Glory: A Father Figure Showcase", including official rules, can be found at www.DadsofGlory.com.
Entenmann's history dates back more than 120 years to 1898 when William Entenmann opened his first bakery in Brooklyn, New York. By the 1960s the company was selling delicious donuts throughout the New York metropolitan area; by the 1970s it began selling nationwide. Today, Entenmann's markets over 100 different baked goods in the U.S., producing more than one billion donuts annually – one of which is the #1-best-selling classic Entenmann's Rich Frosted Donut introduced in 1973.
Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) is a leader in the baking industry, known for its category leading brands, innovative products, freshness and quality. Our team of 20,000+ U.S. associates operates more than 50 manufacturing locations in the United States. Over 11,000 distribution routes deliver our leading brands such as Arnold®, Artesano™, Ball Park®, Bimbo®, Boboli®, Brownberry®, Entenmann's®, Little Bites®, Marinela®, Mrs Baird's®, Oroweat®, Sara Lee®, Stroehmann® and Thomas'®. BBU is owned by Mexico's Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V., the world's largest baking company with operations in 33 countries.
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***Please contact only if you acquired shares before November 9, 2020
NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moore Kuehn, PLLC, a securities law firm located on Wall Street, is investigating potential claims involving directors and officers of Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties related to whether insiders caused their companies to make false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose, among other things, that:
(1) Plug Power would be unable to timely file its 2020 annual report due to delays related to the review of classification of certain costs and the recoverability of the right to use assets with certain leases; (2) Plug Power was reasonably likely to report material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting; and (3) certain officers or directors made substantial Plug Power stock sales while in possession of material nonpublic information.
Plug Power has now acknowledged that its financial results beginning with fiscal year 2018 were incorrect and need to be restated. Investors in Plug Power who have lost money should contact Moore Kuehn
On March 16, 2021, Plug Power announced that it will restate its previously issued financial statements for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and its quarterly filings for 2019 and 2020 due to errors in accounting and in particular how non-cash items were being calculated. On this news, PLUG shares fell 10% in extended market trading. On March 2, 2021, the Company announced that it would not be able to timely file its annual report for the year ended December 31, 2020 because it was completing a "review and assessment of certain costs with regards to classification between Research and Development versus Costs of Goods Sold, the recoverability of right of use assets associated with certain leases, and certain internal controls over those and other areas." Plug Power further stated that it "is possible that one or more of these items may result in charges or adjustments to current and/or prior period financial statements." The market was stunned by this development, with shares falling 7% on March 2, 2021, and continuing to fall approximately 19.4% over three consecutive trading sessions to close at just $39.30 per share on March 5, 2021.
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Next-gen real estate agency offers ground floor shareholder opportunities
SEATTLE, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Agentinc., one of the nation's most progressive real estate companies, has officially launched in Washington. Founded by real estate icon, John McMonigle, Agentinc. offers an industry-best incentive platform including stock awards, ground floor shareholder opportunities, and a 7-tier Revenue Share Program alongside an industry-low $16K cap.
"We're excited to bring our revolutionary platform to Washington," says John McMonigle, founder, Agentinc. "We built a company that combines all the best aspects of the best brokerages into a singular platform to deliver an optimal work/life balance with unlimited earning potential through our stock awards and shareholder opportunities."
Adrean Rudie, one of Seattle's most venerated real estate executives, will be leading the new Agentinc. Washington division, delivering Agentinc.'s agent-centric platform to agents across the Pacific Northwest.
"Agentinc. has completely flipped the traditional brokerage model upside down," says Rudie. "They've truly placed their agents first by creating a model that works for us, not the other way around. Everyone calls us the 'Tesla of real estate'—so that's a good sign."
Agentinc.'s executive team is headed-up by Founder, John McMonigle, who has sold over $8.5 billion in real estate, and Co-founder, Scott MacDonald, a former top 1% broker who has spent two decades developing agents, offices, and regions for national and international brands.
"Agentinc. continues to expand through Washington because we're giving agents more," says McMonigle. "We're offering financial incentives that no other brokerage has offered before, coupled with a next-gen tech stack, proprietary lead-gen software, and an award-winning in-house marketing and advertising team. We're not just a real estate company, we're a lifestyle."
Agentinc. also offers prospective investors licensee opportunities both domestically and internationally as the company continues to expand into 50 states and 50 countries over the next 50 months.
"We've created a real estate brokerage that shatters all other platforms that have come before us," says McMonigle. "It's not just about our financial incentives—it's about providing our agents with the support, love, and mentorship they need to live their dream life."
To learn more about Agentinc. Washington, visit agentinc.co or contact XXXX at andreagrimm@agentinc.co
Agentinc. was founded in 2019 by renowned real estate executive, John McMonigle, five-time winner of Wall Street Journal's #1 Real Estate Team in the World award. Agentinc.'s record-breaking and award-winning executive team offers agents stock awards and ground floor shareholder opportunities to expand revenue beyond the listing. With a focus on technology, networking, education, and high-impact marketing, Agentinc. empowers both clients and agents to achieve their ultimate real estate goals.
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Which New Balance trail running shoes are best?
One of the best forms of exercise you can engage in is running. It builds your endurance and strength while lowering your resting heart rate and improving your mood. The best place to run isn’t on the treadmill or on the road, but out in nature. New Balance offers good-quality trail running shoes — such as the comfortably padded and highly durable and breathable New Balance 481 V3 Trail Running Shoes — so you can improve your life and health in comfort without breaking the bank.
What to know before you buy New Balance trail running shoes
Size and width
New Balance trail running shoes come in men’s and women’s sizing, where men’s sizing is roughly 1.5 sizes larger than a matching women’s size. For example, if you typically wear women’s size 7 shoes and you want to buy a pair of men’s-size shoes, you’ll need to buy a men’s size 5.5. Men’s sizes are also wider than women’s sizes, though shoe width isn’t usually listed specifically — it’s typically given as either standard, wide or extra wide.
It’s imperative to wear trail running shoes that are the proper size and width. If the shoes are too small, they won’t fit at all, and if they’re too big, then you risk many kinds of harm. A properly fitted shoe should be snug enough that it won’t slip loosely around your foot, but it should also have roughly an inch of empty space in front of your toes. This will leave room for your feet to shift on impact.
Your trails
The types of trails you plan on running on should determine what kind of New Balance trail running shoes you buy.
- Concrete and unpaved trails: Light trail running shoes designed for roads and trails work best here.
- Average trials: More natural but still mostly maintained trails benefit from specialized trail-only shoes, but you don’t need the thickest protection.
- Rough trails: Wear thick, padded and rugged-treaded shoes for wild-like trails strewn with debris.
What to look for in quality New Balance trail running shoes
Cushioning
Running is hard on the body no matter where you do it, so the best New Balance trail running shoes include cushioning in the middle of the shoe to reduce the impact you feel.
Antimicrobial lining
Most trail running shoes sacrifice a little breathability for more protection so they can get sweatier, which leads to higher chances of bacteria growth. Some New Balance trail running shoes include antimicrobial linings to fight this effect.
How much you can expect to spend on New Balance trail running shoes
New Balance trail running shoes typically cost $50-$150, marking them as midrange shoes. Most shoes that exceed the $100 mark are large or extra-wide sizes.
New Balance trail running shoes FAQ
How long will my New Balance trail running shoes last?
A. That depends on how well you treat them and how rough the trails you run on are. Generally speaking, New Balance trail running shoes should last for roughly 300-500 miles’ worth of running or for about 18 months. The best ways to tell if it’s time to replace your shoes are if they have worn down treads, if you can wring them or if you start developing aches and pains after running.
Are New Balance trail running shoes also suitable for hiking?
A. That depends on the type of shoes you use and the type of hiking you do. Light shoes are more than enough for a short hike with no gear, but you need the heaviest and sturdiest shoes for up to medium range hiking with light gear. Anything else and it’s recommended to buy a good pair of hiking boots.
What are the best New Balance trail running shoes to buy?
Top New Balance trail running shoes
New Balance 481 V3 Trail Running Shoes
What you need to know: These use tough yet soft materials for a durable and comfortable fit.
What you’ll love: These use a combination of leather and mesh for the upper half in order to stay stiff but breathable. These have a comfort collar around the ankle for added support and to prevent rubbing. The outsole uses rubber with a patterned inlay for maximum traction.
What you should consider: Some consumers reported the shoes to run small and narrow. Others were unhappy with the rate at which they wear out.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Top New Balance trail running shoes for the money
New Balance Dynasoft Nitrel V4 Trail Running Shoes
What you need to know: These are lightweight and cushioned.
What you’ll love: These come in sizes 5-12 with many sizes having a wide variant. These also come in 17 designs, most of which look like and can be worn as a standard shoe. These have cushions in the midsole for comfort and the tread has plenty of traction.
What you should consider: A few customers reported them running small and narrow. Others had issues with the back rubbing the heel and causing blisters.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Worth checking out
New Balance Fresh Foam Arishi Trail V1 Trail Running Shoes
What you need to know: These are packed with foam for comfort on the trail.
What you’ll love: These use a mix of synthetic fibers and textiles for breathability and durability, plus plenty of foam in the form of midsole cushioning and an insert. The tip of the shoes is reinforced for protection against accidental impacts. They are available in seven designs.
What you should consider: Some purchasers felt the ankle comes up too high in the back, causing uncomfortable rubbing. Others reported discoloration caused by sweat.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold and GemStone Mining, Inc. (OTC: GGSM); ("the Company"), announces the acquisition of luxury vessel Maki as part of our growth strategy through acquisitions to increase service capabilities in the Mentawai Islands.
In addition to Maki, the Company is evaluating acquisitions to increase ultimate charter vessels in our fleet and new attractive chartering Packages to major islands in the Mentawai Islands.
On top of its magnitude and tradition, Maki delivers 105 feet of maximum liveaboard comfort. It features Five Cabins – 3 are Luxury Suites, a large living room with two dining tables, an open plan kitchen, and TV, which leads to the external lounge to hang out and watch the surf from a sun deck with 8-day beds. (https://www.makiboat.com) "We worked hard to provide the ultimate retreat aboard the newest and flashiest vessels with professional guides and crew, delivering the ultimate Mentawai Islands take home memories for a lifetime," says CEO Rudi Khelces. "As we continue to grow our fleet, the atmosphere of a charter trip with friends in such high-quality waves and the great vessel is just priceless. With its roots in the Mentawai Islands Surfing & Tourism Industry, Surf All Day's high-end services attract clients from hotels, resorts, and tourism services, leading to record growth expectations in 2022."
ABOUT GGSM CORPORATION
GGSM is a publicly-traded company engaged in the charter boat business in the Mentawai Islands and Beyond. The Kuda Laut's charter vessel is a Mentawai Surf Charter vessel to the World-Famous Mentawai Islands. The Kuda Laut has been chartering to the Mentawai, Telos, Nias, and Banyak Islands for over 25 seasons. From the Lagundri Bay in Nias, the Hinakos, the Bay of Plenty in the Banyaks, the Telos long rights, and the famous waves in the Mentawai, such as Rifles. No Kandui, Ebay, etc., in the Playground, to telescopes, Bintang, Lances Right.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This press release contains forward-looking statements that can be identified by terminology such as "believes," "expects," "potential," "plans," "suggests," "may," "should," "could," "intends," or similar expressions. Many forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results implied by such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to continue to enhance our products and systems to address industry changes, our ability to expand our customer base and retain existing customers, our ability to effectively compete in our market segment, the lack of public information on our Company, our ability to raise sufficient capital to fund our business, operations, our ability to continue as a going concern, and a limited public market for our common stock, among other risks. Many factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
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CHELMSFORD, Mass., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) today announced that Company management will participate in the 7th Annual Needham Virtual Med Tech & Diagnostics 1x1 Conference on August 16, 2022.
About Azenta Life Sciences
Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) is a leading provider of life sciences solutions worldwide, enabling impactful breakthroughs and therapies to market faster. Azenta provides a full suite of reliable cold-chain sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical research and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. As of December 1st, the company changed its name and ticker to Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) from Brooks Automation, Inc, (Nasdaq: BRKS).
Azenta is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA, with operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.azenta.com.
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978.262.2635
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Azenta Life Sciences
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Sigmoid develops an end to end Google Cloud monitoring and optimization solution to reduce infrastructure cost by 2.1x while improving performance.
NEW YORK, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigmoid, a leading data engineering and AI solutions firm, partnered with Reckitt a multinational consumer goods company, in successfully concluding a global cloud optimization initiative. This engagement helped Reckitt to improve their data infrastructure on the cloud and enable analytics solutions across marketing and supply chain.
With increasing data volumes and multiple business teams relying on access to high quality data, enhancing cloud performance was a strategic imperative for Reckitt. Unplanned spikes in cloud cost and the inability to predict monthly expenses necessitated the development of a solution that would provide 100% visibility of cloud usage at a granular level and ensure continued cost efficiency.
"To have a clear view on cloud usage and continuity of key analytics initiatives, we partnered with Sigmoid. Their expertise in optimizing data infrastructure on multiple cloud platforms helped us leverage the best practices in monitoring, guard railing and optimization which brought down our cloud costs by more than 50% for all BAU projects in GCP", said Thomson Iruthayaraj, Global Lead Data Strategy and Operations - IT at Reckitt.
Sigmoid's cloud optimization solutions and custom dashboards helped Reckitt gain visibility of estimated costs for planned projects and alerts for any fluctuations or anomalies in billing patterns. Reckitt also achieved improvement in query performance by 97% and cost saving by 54%.
"We are happy to work with Reckitt in their cloud enablement and optimization. Our association with leading cloud service providers combined with our experience in data management enabled us to develop a highly cost efficient solution with real time monitoring and notification system that drives business critical use cases for Reckitt", said Mayur Rustagi, Sigmoid's CTO and Co-Founder.
With Reckitt operating a multi-cloud infrastructure, the engagement with Sigmoid has paved the way to further optimize cloud costs, reduce time to insights and deploy enterprise wide best practices to derive the maximum benefit from data residing on the cloud.
Sigmoid combines data engineering and AI consulting to help enterprises gain competitive advantage through effective data-driven decision making. Some of the world's largest data producers are engaging with Sigmoid to solve complex business problems. Sigmoid brings deep expertise in data engineering, marketing analytics, artificial intelligence, and DataOps.
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Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced key changes to its nationwide Covid-19 guidelines. Among them was the end of required quarantine after someone is exposed to a close contact with the coronavirus. The CDC also revised isolation guidance for people infected with Covid-19.
With the required quarantine ending, what should people do if they've been exposed? How long should they isolate if they do get infected? What's the rationale for making the changes? And are there exceptions—who should take precautions above and beyond the new recommendations?
To guide us through the changes, I spoke with CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is also author of "Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health."
CNN: Has the CDC really ended quarantine? That seems like a major step.
Dr. Leana Wen: It has effectively ended quarantine for people exposed to Covid-19. I agree, this is a major change in recommendations.
The new guidance says that someone exposed to an individual with Covid-19 no longer needs to quarantine at home, away from others. They can go to work, attend school and be in other settings around people as long as they wear a well-fitting, high-quality mask -- ideally an N95 or equivalent. People should mask for 10 days following their exposure. They should also test at least five days after the exposure. If it's positive, they have Covid-19, and they need to go into isolation. If it's negative, they have to continue masking for the 10-day duration.
CNN: Can you remind us of the difference between quarantine and isolation?
Wen: Quarantine applies to someone who has been in close contact with an individual infected with the coronavirus. Close contact, according to the CDC, means you've been within 6 feet of someone with Covid-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. Earlier in the pandemic, the recommendations were that those exposed to Covid-19 had to quarantine themselves from others and not be in public. That's how someone needing "quarantine" was defined -- as someone who has not been diagnosed with Covid-19 but does have a significant exposure.
Now, someone with known exposure no longer needs to quarantine, but they do need to have a period of 10 days of masking.
On the other hand, someone should be in isolation if they have been diagnosed with Covid-19. Isolation is defined as being physically separate from others in order to prevent transmitting the virus during the infectious period.
CNN: Are there still some people who should take additional precautions, despite the guidelines eliminating quarantine?
Wen: Yes. The CDC says that people with exposure should take extra precautions when around people who are more likely to get very sick from Covid-19. What I take this to mean is that you should be additionally cautious if you are, say, visiting an elderly grandparent.
If your spouse has the virus right now and you and your kids don't, you could still go to work and your children to school with a mask, but consider postponing the trip to see medically frail relatives until after the 10-day period. If you live at home with vulnerable individuals, keep your distance during the 10-day period after your exposure, and make sure everyone is masking indoors around one another.
CNN: What do people need to know now about isolation?
Wen: Here, the new CDC guidance is a bit complex.
The basic premise is that individuals diagnosed with Covid-19, whether they are symptomatic or asymptomatic, need to isolate for at least five days. These initial five days are the period where you are most likely to be contagious. The CDC emphasizes that you should try to stay home and separate from others if possible. Don't travel, and don't go to places where you can't wear a mask, such a restaurant where you will be eating.
If you have no symptoms, or if you have symptoms and they are improving and you remain fever-free for at least 24 hours, you can end isolation after five days. For the next five days, you should still mask while in public places. So you can go to work, but keep masking at work, and make sure to mask while on the train or bus there.
There are some caveats here. First, the CDC guidance says that if you had moderate illness, defined as shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, or if you required hospitalization, or are immunocompromised, you should isolate until day 10. This makes sense, because more serious illness or having a compromised immune system suggests you could have had a higher viral load that takes more time to clear.
Second, CDC once again emphasizes caution around people who are likely to get very ill from Covid-19. If you just had Covid-19, you should wait at least until after day 10 to visit medically frail family or friends. I would add here, too, that you should test negative by rapid antigen test prior to seeing vulnerable individuals indoors. This is not something the CDC recommends, but I think the negative test adds more reassurance to protect those at high risk.
Third, speaking of testing, the new guidance also says that you could end your 10 days of masking early if you take two rapid tests 48 hours apart. Let's say that by day five, your rapid test is negative. You could take another test on day seven, and if it's negative, no longer need to mask after that.
I think this is sensible, and actually wish the CDC would be even more explicit with its recommendation to clear isolation based on testing. There are some individuals who will still be testing positive on day 11. Here I am referring only to the home rapid antigen test, as the PCR test could remain positive for much longer. I think it would be even safer to say that you need to be testing negative before being around vulnerable individuals, even if it's been, say, 12 or 13 days.
CNN: What about people who start testing positive again after first testing negative -- the so-called "rebound" phenomenon? Does the clock reset for them?
Wen: Good question, and yes it does. This "rebound" phenomenon is often associated with taking the antiviral Paxlovid but could happen in people who don't take treatments. The CDC guidance says that if someone tests positive again, the clock resets and the day they test positive the second time is day zero again. That means they still have to go through five days of isolation and mask until after day 10, just as they did the first time.
CNN: Why were these changes made? Did the science change, or is the CDC responding to public pressure?
Wen: I think there are two factors. One is the acknowledgment that Covid-19 is here to stay. We are probably going to be living with this virus for our lifetimes and our children's lifetimes and beyond. Given that's the case, the emphasis has to be to resume normalcy, which means cutting out policies that are disruptive to everyday life.
The other factor is that public health has to respond to where the public is. Most Americans have returned to many aspects of pre-pandemic life. The CDC guidelines seem to be meeting people where they are already -- and, to some, not going far enough -- for example, they still recommend masking in high-transmission areas even though most people are not doing so. For public health to be trusted, it has to be seen as relevant, and if the guidance from the CDC is too far apart from people's everyday behavior, it won't be trusted.
Implicit here is that there isn't new research that's leading to the change. Quarantine isn't being removed because Covid-19 has become less infectious. However, circumstances have changed, including the fact that we have many more tools that reduce the likelihood of severe illness from the coronavirus.
All in all, I think the CDC made the right call. Easing restrictions now preserves the credibility of public health officials later, if stricter guidance has to be in place because of a new, more dangerous variant.
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Sanctifly brings spa, gym, and lounge access to enterprise-level teams with new corporate license program.
DUBLIN, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellness and workouts during business travel? Your team may finally have the time.
Sanctifly is betting on the comeback of corporate travel—but plans to make it less stressful than it has ever been before. Partnering with Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Hyatt, Crowne Plaza, Planet Fitness, XpresSpa, AEROSPA, and more, Sanctifly provides access to gyms, spas, day rooms, pools, showers, luggage storage, and more at airports around the world.
The new corporate offer from Sanctifly starts at just $1 per employee (subject to team size) and promises benefits at more than 165 airports worldwide.
The offer comes at a pivotal moment for corporate travel: employees are increasingly expecting their physical and mental health and wellness to be supported by companies—and they're more willing than ever to change jobs if their employer doesn't meet those expectations.
Providing Sanctifly membership to team members who travel frequently shows employees that travel and benefit managers are doing what they can to support their wellness, even when they have to travel for work.
"Companies need to recognize that business travel interrupts their employees' workout and wellness routines—and do what they can to remedy it in their benefit packages. When employees, particularly Gen Z, feel their wellness is prioritized, they are more productive, have higher job satisfaction, and stay with companies longer."
—Karl Llewellyn, Founder of Sanctifly
- 3,000 health and wellness activities available across 165+ international airports (with new airports & activities added all the time)
- 100s of luxury hotel gym, pool and spa facilities without booking a room
- 250 airport executive lounges with showers
- 1000s of specialist gym and pool locations
- Discounted airport spa and massage facilities
- Exclusive rental car rates through partnership with SIXT™
- Exclusive guides to major airports' wellness options, including pricing, hours, maps, and discounts at many locations
Sanctifly's corporate license program is now available worldwide starting at just $1 per employee. For more information, visit Sanctifly.club/clp
About Sanctifly: Sanctifly is your global travel wellness club with over 3,000 available activities at 165+ airports worldwide. Members can access spas, gyms, studios, wellness activities, luggage storage, and even exercise, stretching, and meditations they can complete right there in the airport, all through one simple app. Sanctifly membership is available for individuals and teams of all sizes, whether they travel once or 200 times per year.
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Las Vegas Raiders are the first team in the four largest sports leagues in the US to declare an official recovery shoe
BRAINTREE, Mass., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OOFOS, the global leader in Active Recovery footwear, has joined forces with the Las Vegas Raiders to become the official recovery footwear of the team. The innovative brand, which has developed OOfoam™, a scientifically proven foam technology that accelerates recovery post-performance, will partner with the Las Vegas Raiders to support them through the demanding football season. This ground-breaking sponsorship will be the first "official recovery shoe" deal within the four largest sports leagues in the US, highlighting the importance of Active Recovery for professional athletes and will compliment OOFOS' current and former relationships with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team, the National Women's Hockey League, USA Gymnastics Team and others.
The Las Vegas Raiders players have utilized OOFOS as a recovery tool in the past to help recharge from the extreme physical demands of professional football. OOFOS footwear features OOfoam™ technology and a patented arch support to absorb impact, reduce stress on the body, and enable more natural movement between training and games. Combined, these innovative technologies help athletes recover and feel better faster during the grueling season.
"Maintaining player health is paramount in driving the success of our team," says Head Athletic Trainer, Chris Cortez. "We are happy to pair with OOFOS to help maximize athlete performance so they can perform their best on the field."
"OOFOS' mission is to make you feel better and since our first steps in 2010, we have been dedicated to supporting and enhancing athlete performance through recovery," says Steve Gallo, President of OOFOS. "The Las Vegas Raiders have used OOFOS for the past several years and share this commitment. We are thrilled to now officially announce our role as part of the team's recovery program. This trailblazing relationship underscores the growing understanding of the significance of active recovery for athletes performing at the highest level."
As part of the sponsorship, OOFOS will supply footwear for the organization to help to promote recovery, and OOFOS footwear will be sold in select Raider Image retail locations. An integrated media and marketing campaign will educate consumers and fans about the benefits of OOFOS Active Recovery footwear for athletes and active individuals, which includes on-site experiential activations at select events.
OOFOS recovery footwear features proprietary OOfoam™ technology, which absorbs impact, so your body doesn't have to. Combined with a patented footbed design, OOFOS cradle the heel and arches for the optimal combination of soft and stable support. OOfoam™ technology is proven to absorb 37% more impact than traditional foam materials and reduce up to 20% of energy exertion on the ankles, reducing load and stress, so you can recover faster.* The full line of OOFOS has received the APMA (American Podiatric Medical Association) Seal of Acceptance and has been adopted by many high-performance athletes, including Olympic Gold Medalist and World Ski Champion Ashley Caldwell, professional triathlete Matt Russell, basketball legend Dawn Staley and Boston Ballet principal dancer Chyrstyn Fentroy.
*Based on a 2018 University of Virginia School of Medicine Speed Clinic.
OOFOS is the global leader in recovery footwear, founded by a team of industry veterans looking to help runners and fitness enthusiasts recover better from their workouts. Made with revolutionary OOfoam™ technology, OOFOS are designed to absorb 37% more impact than traditional footwear. They reduce stress on joints to keep anyone, of any activity level, feeling their best. From professional athletes to casual walkers, OOFOS footwear will make your hard-working feet and body feel better – all you have to do is feel the OO. For more information, go to www.oofos.com.
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Zac Efron was ripped when he appeared in the 2017 film version of "Baywatch," but now he's speaking out about how difficult it was to get into that type of shape.
"That 'Baywatch' look, I don't know if that's really attainable," Efron told Men's Health in an interview published on Wednesday. "There's just too little water in the skin. Like, it's fake; it looks CGI'd."
The actor who is currently bulking up for an unnamed role, said that shaping up to play Olympian turned lifeguard Matt Brody "required Lasix" and "powerful diuretics" to achieve.
"So I don't need to do that," Efron said. "I much prefer to have an extra, you know, 2 to 3 percent body fat."
He also said he was training too much, eating the same food for all three meals and not sleeping well.
Efron said he's speaking out about it now, not to complain, but to let people know "how devastating the process was for him, and how long the ill effects of his training lasted."
"I started to develop insomnia and I fell into a pretty bad depression, for a long time. Something about that experience burned me out," said Efron, who added it took six months for him to start to feel better. "I had a really hard time recentering. Ultimately they chalked it up to taking way too many diuretics for way too long, and it messed something up."
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NEW YORK, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that: (a) purchased or otherwise acquired Vertiv securities between February 24, 2021, and February 23, 2022, inclusive; and/or (b) purchased Vertiv shares in or traceable to the Company's secondary public offering of Class A common stock conducted on or around November 4, 2021.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until May 23, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Vertiv Holdings Co issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company could not adequately respond to supply chain issues and inflation by increasing its prices; (2) as a result of the increasing costs, Vertiv's earnings would be adversely impacted; and (3) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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PLANTATION, Fla., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Akumin Inc. (NASDAQ: AKU) (TSX: AKU) ("Akumin" or the "Company"), a national partner of choice for U.S. hospitals, health systems and physician groups with comprehensive solutions addressing outsourced radiology and oncology service line needs, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Akumin's radiology business delivered strong quarterly same store volume performance on a consolidated pro forma basis, which assumes the Company's acquisition of Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. ("Alliance") was completed as of January 1, 2021:
- The Company reported revenue totaling $192.1 million for the second quarter, a $122.6 million or 176.5% increase over the second quarter of last year. The increase is significantly attributable to the Company's acquisition of Alliance on September 1, 2021. On a sequential basis, revenue increased $5.9 million or 3.1% over the first quarter of 2022.
- The Company's net loss was $26.1 million compared to a net loss of $6.9 million in the second quarter of last year. Basic and diluted loss per share was $0.34 for the second quarter of 2022. This compares with a basic and diluted loss per share of $0.10 for the second quarter of 2021.
- Akumin generated $38.2 million of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) for the quarter, a $26.0 million or 212.7% increase over the second quarter of last year. On a sequential basis, Adjusted EBITDA increased $6.2 million or 19.3% over the first quarter of 2022.
Commenting on the second quarter results, Riadh Zine, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, "We are very pleased that our financial results in the quarter once again exceeded consensus street estimates demonstrating the strength, scale and resilience of our business, notwithstanding the significant management effort and resources allocated to our integration initiatives and the challenges facing our industry including cost inflation, labor shortages and disrupted supply chains."
"Our commitment to achieving previously disclosed synergy estimates was clearly evident in the second quarter based on the magnitude of restructuring charges and related severance costs incurred during the quarter. Our integration efforts, combined with our organic growth, resulted in continued Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion and we anticipate further benefits to our financial results in future periods," Zine continued.
"Given the progress we made in the quarter to streamline our business, we remain confident that we will be able to achieve our 2022 financial guidance and objectives despite a reduction in planned capital expenditures. Akumin remains focused on its vision to deliver patient-centered innovation, clinical standardization and exceptional healthcare value to our patients and health system and hospital partners," Zine concluded.
Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. Certain financial measures, including those expressed on an adjusted basis, are non-GAAP measures. See "Non-GAAP Measures" and "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures" included in this press release for further details.
Investor Presentation
Akumin would like to invite interested parties to an investor presentation to be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time where management will discuss second quarter results.
Conference call details:
Date: 8:30a.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Click to join by phone: https://akum.in/Q2-2022-Results-Audio Access via webcast: https://akum.in/Q2-2022-Results-Webcast To show dial-In number: https://akum.in/Q2-2022-Results-Dial-In-Numbers
A related presentation will be available from Akumin's website (www.akumin.com) and at https://akumin.com/investor-relations/events-presentations/. Participants are asked to connect at least 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the call to ensure participation. The webcast archive will be available for 90 days. A replay of the presentation will also be available by calling 1-888-203-1112, or 647-436-0148 for international callers, using passcode 3787518.
About Akumin
Akumin is a national partner of choice for U.S. hospitals, health systems and physician groups with comprehensive solutions addressing outsourced radiology and oncology service line needs. Akumin provides (1) fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of owned and/or operated imaging locations; and (2) outpatient radiology and oncology services and solutions to approximately 1,000 hospitals and health systems across 48 states. By combining clinical and operational expertise with the latest advances in technology and information systems, Akumin facilitates diagnosis and treatment for patients and their providers. Akumin's imaging procedures include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET and PET/CT), ultrasound, diagnostic radiology (X-ray), mammography, and other related procedures; our cancer care services include a full suite of radiation therapy and related offerings. For more information, visit www.akumin.com.
Non-GAAP Measures
This press release refers to certain non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures are not recognized measures under United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are provided as additional information to complement those GAAP measures by providing further understanding of our results of operations from management's perspective. Accordingly, these non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under GAAP. We use non-GAAP financial measures, including "EBITDA", "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Adjusted EBITDA Margin" (each as defined below). These non-GAAP measures are used to provide investors with supplemental measures of our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP measures. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures, along with GAAP financial measures, enhances the reader's understanding of our operating results and is useful to us and to investors in comparing performance with competitors, estimating enterprise value, and making investment decisions. We also believe that securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties frequently use non-GAAP measures in the evaluation of issuers. Our management uses non-GAAP measures to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management compensation. The non-GAAP measures used by us are susceptible to varying methods of calculation and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used to the most comparable GAAP measures are included in this release in the tables which follow.
We define such non-GAAP measures as follows:
"EBITDA" means net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization.
"Adjusted EBITDA" means EBITDA, as further adjusted for restructuring charges, severance and related costs, settlements and related costs (recoveries), stock-based compensation, losses (gains) on disposal of property and equipment, acquisition-related costs, financial instrument revaluation adjustments, gain on conversion of debt to equity investment, deferred rent expense, impairment charges, other losses (gains), and one-time adjustments.
"Adjusted EBITDA Margin" means Adjusted EBITDA divided by the total revenue in the period.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information in this press release constitutes forward-looking information or forward-looking statements. In some cases, but not necessarily in all cases, such statements or information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "targets", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "an opportunity exists", "is positioned", "estimates", "intends", "assumes", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate" or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances contain forward-looking information. Statements containing forward-looking information are not historical facts but instead represent management's expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Akumin as of the date of this press release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the factors described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 12, 2022 and the "Risk Factors" section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2022, all of which are available at www.sec.gov. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect Akumin; however, these factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Akumin expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Selected Consolidated Financial Information
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
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Non-profit Dedicated to Accelerating STEM Leadership for Sustainable Innovation Will Recognize Air Products' CEO for Visionary Leadership at Air Products and Throughout His Career
BRANCHBURG, N.J. and LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Marketing & Economics, Inc. (CME) and Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that Seifi Ghasemi, chairman, president and chief executive officer at Air Products, will be the recipient of the CME STEM Leadership Award™ for Lifetime Achievement. Mr. Ghasemi will be honored at a reception and gala on December 7, 2022, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The Keynote will be NASA Chief Scientist Katherine Calvin and the Event Co-Chair will be thyssenkrupp nucera Deputy CEO and COO Daniel Krude.
CME previously announced Mr. Ghasemi's nomination for a STEM Leadership Award in its "Outstanding Global Growth" category, citing his track record of creating financial growth and strong work cultures that support diverse STEM talent. In December 2022, CME will bestow its prestigious Lifetime Achievement award, reflecting Mr. Ghasemi's visionary leadership at Air Products and his decades-long career running highly successful companies.
"Mr. Ghasemi's record of achievements has been breathtaking in financial returns, creating an inclusive, winning team and supporting programs for diverse STEM talent. His dedication enables the next generation of STEM professionals to participate in the company's success," CME Co-Chair Ms. Ksenia Takhistova noted. "Under his visionary leadership we have seen exciting pioneering strategies in gasification, carbon capture and hydrogen for mobility at Air Products, which drive its rapid expansion," CME Co-Chair Mr. Steve Barnett stated.
"When you are in the business world for decades, a few things become crystal clear," said Mr. Ghasemi. First, the only sustainable competitive advantage a company has is the dedication and commitment of its people. Second, creating a culture where people can fully contribute―where they feel they belong and matter and their contributions are valued―is how you build an environment for everyone to thrive. And finally, when talented people come together, work together and innovate solutions to major energy and environmental challenges, they serve a higher purpose and play a significant role in making our world a better place. It is an honor to be recognized by CME, whose initiatives and STEM programs are driving these same ambitions – demonstrating to young people that they do make a difference by working in chemicals, materials and life sciences fields to help solve the challenges facing humanity."
Mr. Ghasemi became chairman, president and chief executive officer of Air Products in July 2014. He leads the company's more than 20,000 employees, whose industrial gases expertise is applied daily across dozens of industries to improve customers' sustainability and performance, and as a first-mover in hydrogen-focused megaprojects that are key to the world's energy transition.
About Seifi Ghasemi
Mr. Ghasemi is a member of The Business Council, an association of the chief executive officers of the world's most important business enterprises. In 2020, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. In 2019 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the US-China Business Council. Mr. Ghasemi also was the recipient of the 2017 biennial International Palladium Medal from the Société de Chimie Industrielle for his distinguished contributions to the chemical industry.
Prior to joining Air Products, from 2001 to 2014 Mr. Ghasemi served as chairman and chief executive officer of Rockwood Holdings, a global leader in inorganic specialty chemicals and advanced materials. From 1997-2001, he held leadership roles at GKN, a global industrial company, including positions as director of the Main Board of GKN, plc; and chairman and chief executive officer of GKN Sinter Metals, Inc. and Hoeganes Corporation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ghasemi spent nearly 20 years with The BOC Group in positions including director of the Main Board of BOC Group, plc; president of BOC Gases Americas; and chairman and chief executive officer of BOC Process Plants Ltd. And Cryostar.
Mr. Ghasemi earned his undergraduate degree from Abadan Institute of Technology and holds an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. He also was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Lafayette College in 2017 and an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2018.
About CME STEM Leadership Awards™
Established in 2012, the CME STEM Leadership Awards are the highest honors given to outstanding leaders in various sectors of society for harnessing the transformative power of chemistry to advance humanity. This award-winning event is dedicated to the advancement of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs. Past honorees include Ken Frazer (Merck), Daniel D'Aniello (Carlyle), Martin Brudermüller (BASF), Ed Breen (DowDuPont), Henry Kravis (KKR), James and Marilyn Simons (Simons Foundation), David Skorton (Smithsonian), James Green (NASA), David Cote (Honeywell), Craig Venter (HLI, Celera Genomics), Robert Langer (MIT) and Roy Vagelos (Merck).
Leaders in industry, finance, philanthropy and academia will participate in CME's STEM Leadership Awards reception and gala luncheon. Funds raised at the event will help advance exciting STEM programs including free student industry luncheons, Chemistry Festivals, and the award-winning annual CME-NASA Symposiums aimed at advancing science and technology for humanity's journey to Mars and beyond for the benefit of humanity.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for 80 years. Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment.
The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects, including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and world-scale carbon-free hydrogen projects supporting global transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2021 sales of $10.3 billion from operations in over 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of about $55 billion. More than 20,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
About CME
With roots that date back to 1954, Chemical Marketing & Economics, Inc. (CME) is a forward-looking 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to accelerating diverse STEM talent and leadership for sustainable innovation in energy, materials and life sciences. CME brings together Nobel Laureates and the leaders of industry, government, academia, philanthropy, and the public to share cutting-edge insights through exciting events and award-winning programs, such as the CME STEM Leadership Awards™ and the CME NASA Symposiums. For more information, visit www.cme-stem.org or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and FaceBook.
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Contract will see MDA design and build antennas and control electronics for 42 low Earth orbit satellites
BRAMPTON, ON, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as part of the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program.
MDA will design and build antennas and antenna control electronics for the 42 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to be produced by Lockheed Martin as part of SDA's T1TL constellation. This includes steerable Ka-Band and Link-16 antennas, as well as the satellites' GPS antennas.
"We are proud to be expanding our relationship with Lockheed Martin by teaming up on this critical space security program," said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA. "Our track record of designing and developing industry leading satellite constellations – including our previous work on SDA's Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking system – combined with our state-of-the-art high-volume production facilities ideally position MDA to deliver multiple constellation missions for various applications."
Lockheed Martin was recently awarded one of three prototype agreements by the SDA to establish the T1TL, a mesh network of 126 optically-interconnected space vehicles that will provide a resilient, low-latency, high-volume data transport communication system as part of the National Defense Space Architecture.
The contract will be added to MDA's backlog in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, with the work expected to be completed over the next 24 months.
Serving the world from its Canadian home and global offices, MDA (TSX:MDA) is an international space mission partner and a robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth. With over 2,400 staff across Canada, the US and the UK, MDA is leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more. With a track record of making space ambitions come true, MDA enables highly skilled people to continually push boundaries, tackle big challenges, and imagine solutions that inspire and endure to change the world for the better, on the ground and in the stars.
This press release contains forward–looking information within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, which reflects the Company's current expectations regarding future events. Forward–looking information is based on a number of assumptions and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward–looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in MDA's Annual Information Form available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. MDA does not undertake any obligation to update such forward–looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.
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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- YABER today unveiled their entrance onto Best Buy's online store, opening a new sales channel for consumers in the United States to purchase YABER's game-changing entertainment projectors. More consumers in the US can now bring cinema-quality images and entertainment straight to their homes — and outside them, too.
From establishing branches in the US and EU to developing connections with retailers worldwide, YABER is fast becoming a brand known across the globe. As part of its wide-ranging growth plans, YABER's entrance onto Best Buy's online store by selling its innovative entertainment projectors is a significant step in successfully expanding its global sales channels and product offerings.
"By showcasing our pioneering technology using Best Buy's online store, we can harness its massive reach and influence to further our connection with North American audiences," said Vicent Wang, CEO of YABER. "Our mission is to show the world that our home entertainment projectors bring the beauty of the big screen straight into people's homes as well as outside them. From indoor movie nights and video gaming sessions to backyard get-togethers and outdoor film screenings, YABER's projectors can be used almost anywhere, at any time. Wherever customers are, YABER is here to bring them endless big-screen entertainment. Having our products available via Best Buy is a major step toward facilitating this goal."
After launching its first 1080P projector in 2019, YABER has rapidly established itself as the go-to Entertainment Projector Company, selling over one million home projector units within only three years.
YABER's highly innovative entertainment projectors allow US consumers to join the fast-growing global phenomenon through various projectors that cover all budgets and lifestyles. YABER's customer-focused approach is already strongly resonating with US consumers, an audience who value the ability to choose a product that directly suits their needs.
Before their further expansion into the North American market, YABER had already made waves in the entertainment projector industry due to its ambitious, innovative, and market-leading products. Its international Research and Development team is continuously assessing its consumers' needs and developing its own technology to address them. For example, YABER's Buffalo Pro U10 employs its international Research and Development team's cutting-edge technological advances to tackle common freezing problems found in other projectors. It is also the first LCD projector to include anti-oxidation bimetallic brackets, which provide improved ventilation and height – key benefits which set it apart from the competition.
YABER's Vicent Wang added, "2022 is the year that YABER is truly going global. Our journey as a company has been incredible so far, but we can see we're about to jump into an even brighter future."
YABER Products Now Available on Best Buy's Online Store:
- Yaber's Buffalo Pro U10 Native 1080P Entertainment LCD Projector with Bidirectional Bluetooth in Gray — this small but powerful portable projector's design is inspired by science-fiction and space movies and can be used indoors or outdoors.
- Yaber's Buffalo Pro U9 Native 1080P Entertainment LCD Projector with Projector Screen in Black — say goodbye to frozen screens with this touch-screen projector's advanced 5G WiFi that is three times faster than other projectors on the market.
- Yaber's Buffalo U2 Native 720P Entertainment LCD Projector with Projector Screen in White — bringing affordability to portable projectors, this lightweight mini projector offers fantastic image clarity indoors and outdoors.
About YABER
YABER is a world-famous entertainment projector brand founded by Vicent in 2018, dedicated to providing innovative entertainment projectors and creating perfect and immersive audio-visual experiences for everyone.
Currently, YABER entertainment projectors are available in over 46 countries worldwide. Every year, nearly 1 million individuals and families enjoy the happiness YABER entertainment projectors creates.
Being a pioneer in the entertainment projector industry, YABER continuously produces innovative and excellent entertainment projectors, creates and leads a better lifestyle, and brings the chance to get closer to people.
YABER entertainment projectors are widely used in different scenarios, i.e., home movie night, backyard parties, outdoor activities, and video gaming, etc.
For more information, please visit https://yaberglobal.com/
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YABER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LIMITED
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Micro Focus cited for 'strongest performer in the market' for testing tools and breadth of functionalities
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO) (NYSE: MFGP) today announced that its SaaS offerings for the LoadRunner family of performance engineering solutions have achieved a leader position in the GigaOm Radar for Cloud Performance Testing Tools in 2022. LoadRunner SaaS received consistently high marks across key criteria and evaluation metrics for cloud performance testing tools. In fact, the report said, "The LoadRunner product line from Micro Focus is still the strongest performer in this market, with the largest set of functionalities."
According to the report, LoadRunner SaaS solutions received its high rating because of capabilities not available from competitors. "Simulated network behavior is a game changer for achieving real user experience testing and is unique in this market. The ability to consume the output of open-source testing tools as the basis for high-scale testing is also unique in this cloud market. The breadth of what network functions can be tested and how the tests can be structured confirms this solution's positioning as a Leader," the report said.
"LoadRunner has been at the forefront of best-in-class performance engineering solutions for decades," said Vicky Giavelli, Director of Performance Engineering Product Management at Micro Focus. "With cloud and SaaS offerings now the de-facto way of doing business, LoadRunner leads the way for how dev teams deploy high performing applications, allowing them to engineer quality and optimize performance at any point in the DevOps pipeline."
Micro Focus believes that performance testing must evolve into a proactive, continuous performance engineering discipline. Hence, LoadRunner is right-sized for different users, exploits test reuse, and delivers a scalable, shared infrastructure that helps establish a performance engineering ecosystem.
The GigaOm report also provided a recap of some other LoadRunner SaaS advantages. "Benefits include fluid licensing to avoid shelfware, stiff competition on price with its peers, and its ability to work with open-source development tools, which allows for easier integration with developers and DevOps teams."
The LoadRunner family of performance engineering solutions includes LoadRunner Professional, LoadRunner Enterprise, LoadRunner Cloud and LoadRunner Developer. These help teams deliver high-performing apps that surpass customer expectations through end-to-end performance engineering.
For More Information
Please visit the Micro Focus page for the GigaOm Radar Report for Performance Testing Tools.
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*Source: GigaOM Radar for Performance Testing Tools, June 2022
Micro Focus is one of the world's largest enterprise software providers, focused on solving the IT dilemma—how to balance today's needs with tomorrow's opportunities. We deliver mission-critical technology that helps tens of thousands of customers worldwide manage core IT elements of their business. Strengthened by our strategic services and support organizations, and an extensive partner network, our broad set of technologies for security, IT operations, application delivery, governance, modernization, and analytics provides the innovative solutions organizations need to run and transform— at the same time.
GigaOm provides technical, operational, and business advice for IT's strategic digital enterprise and business initiatives. Enterprise business leaders, CIOs, and technology organizations partner with GigaOm for practical, actionable, strategic, and visionary advice for modernizing and transforming their business. GigaOm's advice empowers enterprises to successfully compete in an increasingly complicated business atmosphere that requires a solid understanding of constantly changing customer demands.
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LOS ANGELES, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law and co-counsel Adam P. Slater of Slater Slater Schulman LLP, a full-service law firm focused on representing survivors of catastrophic and traumatic events will hold a press conference with survivors of sexual abuse at MacLaren Hall on Thursday, June 9. They will be announcing the filing of a lawsuit against the County of Los Angeles for failing to protect children in its custody from sexual predators at the emergency shelter.
MacLaren Hall operated for more than four decades in the city of El Monte before being shuttered in 2003 as part of a class action settlement spearheaded by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
WHO:
Survivors of sexual abuse at MacLaren Hall
Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Adam P. Slater
WHEN:
June 9, 2022, at 11 a.m. PT
WHERE:
Stanley Mosk Courthouse – North Entrance
111 N. Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
ABOUT BEN CRUMP LAW
Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
ABOUT SLATER SLATER SCHULMAN LLP
Slater Slater Schulman LLP is a prominent full-service law firm with over 40 years of experience representing survivors of catastrophic and traumatic events. Our nationally renowned attorneys are committed to ensuring the best results for our clients through persistence and zealous representation. We have achieved successful resolutions in some of the most challenging cases in the industry, including complex historical sexual abuse cases involving massive institutions, including academic, religious, and youth organizations. Our firm also has been recognized for its efforts representing clients in pharmaceutical drug litigation, product liability litigation, environmental litigation, employment and labor law, medical malpractice, and personal injury, and has successfully represented thousands of World Trade Center survivors to receive compensation for their injuries. Learn more at sssfirm.com.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- David Long, CEO of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), issued the following statement as President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law:
On behalf of our 4,000 contractors across America, NECA has supported the push for bipartisan legislation that provides the investment and resources to help America's domestic manufacturing capabilities for economic growth. I would like to thank Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, and all the members of Congress who worked in a bipartisan fashion to prioritize America's future. This legislation will create new job opportunities for our contractors and their employees and will ensure our nation's economic competitiveness.
NECA applauds President Biden for signing the CHIPS and Science Act into law. Over the past year, NECA has been working with the Biden Administration and members of Congress to invest in America's economic growth, national security, and supply chain reinforcement to maintain U.S. global competitiveness.
NECA contractors are ready to go to work with its partners to build America's newest innovation of semiconductor chips and manufacturing plants in America. NECA applauds President Biden for signing this critical legislation into law today.
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) is a National Trade Association and the leading voice of the $202 billion electrical contracting industry that brings power, light, and communication technology to buildings and communities across the U.S. NECA collectively represents over 4,000 electrical contractor members served by 118 local Chapters across the country. NECA employs a unionized workforce with contracts collectively bargained with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
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ATLANTA, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Randstad USA today announced that it has earned a perfect score of 100 on the 2022 Disability Equality Index® from the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN. This is the third consecutive year that Randstad has achieved this top score.
"Ensuring Randstad is an inclusive and equitable environment for all of our employees is at the core of all that we do," said Denise Dettingmeijer, Chief Financial Officer, Randstad North America and executive sponsor of Randstad's Abilities in Motion business resource group. "We are honored to once again receive the best possible score on this year's Disability Equality Index and are committed to finding new ways to further disability and inclusion for both our employees and our customers."
The Disability Equality Index (DEI) is a benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality. As a top-scoring business ranking 80 or above, Randstad has been recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion."
"Achieving this score on the Disability Equality Index reflects the hard work of everyone at Randstad to foster a workplace culture that is as inclusive as possible," said Audra Jenkins, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Randstad North America. "We are eager to continue to engage with and learn from the disability community on how to create accessible, inclusive work environments. I also want to thank our Abilities Business Resource Group (BRG) which has been instrumental in raising awareness of issues impacting our diabled team members."
The DEI is the world's most comprehensive benchmarking tool to help companies improve in disability inclusion. Each participating company receives a score on a scale of zero to 100. Over 400 corporations used the Disability Equality Index this year to measure their disability inclusion efforts.
"Companies can no longer treat diversity and inclusion as an afterthought," said Rebecca Henderson, CEO of Randstad Global Businesses and Randstad N.V. Executive Board Member. "Randstad aligns itself with efforts like the Disability Equality Index to continue our leadership in establishing and executing initiatives that are successful in making progress on workplace equity and inclusion."
The DEI is a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability:IN, the global business disability inclusion network, to collectively advance the inclusion of people with disabilities. Learn more at www.DisabilityEqualityIndex.org.
About Randstad USA
Randstad North America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Randstad N.V., the world's largest HR services provider. Driven to become the world's most valued 'working life partner', supporting as many people as possible in realizing their true potential throughout their working life, we provide companies with the high quality, diverse, and agile workforces they need while helping people get rewarding jobs and stay relevant in the ever-changing world of work. In 2021, Randstad had on average 39,530 corporate employees and generated revenue of € 24.6 billion.
Randstad's North American operations comprise 6,530 associates and a deployed workforce of 92,900 in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to staffing and recruitment, Randstad offers outsourcing, consulting and workforce management solutions for generalist and specialist disciplines, including technology, engineering, accounting and finance, clinical and non-clinical healthcare, human resources, legal, life sciences, manufacturing and logistics, office and administration and sales and marketing. Global concepts available to North American client companies include RPO, MSP, integrated talent solutions, payrolling and independent contractor management and career transition services. Learn more at www.randstadusa.com or www.randstad.ca.
About the Disability Equality Index®
The Disability Equality Index (DEI) is a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality. Each company receives a score, on a scale of zero (0) to 100, with those earning 80 and above recognized as a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion."
The DEI is a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability:IN, the global business disability inclusion network, to collectively advance the inclusion of people with disabilities. The organizations are complementary and bring unique strengths that make the project relevant and credible to corporations and the disability community. The tool was developed by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts, and disability advocates. Learn more at: www.DisabilityEqualityIndex.org.
About the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
AAPD is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power for people with disabilities. As a national cross-disability rights organization AAPD advocates for full civil rights for the 60+ million Americans with disabilities. Learn more at: www.aapd.com.
About Disability:IN®
Disability:IN is a global organization driving disability inclusion and equality in business. More than 400 corporations partner with Disability:IN to create long-term business and social impact through the world's most comprehensive disability inclusion benchmarking and reporting tool, the Disability Equality Index (DEI); best-in-class conferences and programs; expert counsel and engagement; and public policy leadership. Join us at disabilityin.org/AreYouIN #AreYouIN.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Endeavor Business Media announces the acquisition of 10 Missions Media, a Minnesota-based company producing leading media brands in multiple segments of the automotive aftermarket, including independent repair facilities, independent tire dealerships, collision repair facilities and quick lube/fast maintenance outlets. Brands included in the acquisition are ADAPT, Auto Job Central, Auto Service Professional, FenderBender, Modern Tire Dealer, MTD TEN, MWACA magazine, National Oil and Lube News, and Ratchet+Wrench. Complementing Endeavor's Transportation business, these titles will join such brands such as Motor Age Training, Professional Tools and Equipment News (PTEN), Fleet Owner, and Vehicle Service Pros among others.
"We are pleased to welcome the 10 Missions Media team to Endeavor Business Media and are excited to expand our reach in the transportation market with these highly-respected brands," said Chris Ferrell, CEO of Endeavor Business Media. "This portfolio of brands will be invaluable in expanding our ability to provide the transportation industry with full coverage of the entire spectrum of vehicle repair and maintenance."
Specializing in print, digital content, live events and training, 10 Missions Media has centered their business model around connecting people and driving their businesses forward through providing inspiration, proven business strategies, and the latest in trends affecting the automotive aftermarket. Their audiences represent highly-engaged decision makers and professionals across the automotive aftermarket.
"I am thrilled that 10 Missions Media has joined Endeavor Business Media and am confident that this combination of teams will provide new opportunities and expanded capabilities for our combined audiences of readers, online users, event attendees, training members, and marketing partners," said Jay DeWitt, President of 10 Missions Media. "Our team has been dedicated to producing meaningful work and make an impact on the markets we serve. Our team has done that and our talented group of people have achieved a lot over the years. And with all that Endeavor Business Media is doing, they will now have an even greater opportunity to make a bigger impact and I am excited to watch them flourish."
"The acquisition of 10 Missions Media is a perfect fit with the market segments we already serve," said Reggie Lawrence, EVP of Endeavor's Transportation business. "Adding these respected brands to Endeavor's Transportation portfolio will significantly expand the market coverage and capabilities for our Commercial Vehicle and Vehicle Repair customers."
Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Endeavor Business Media was formed in 2017 to acquire and operate business media brands, events and marketing solutions. Today the company is one of the largest B2B Media companies in the US with more than 700 employees, 7,000 customers and a database of over 10 million business professionals. The company serves business professionals and marketers in key business sectors such as aviation, buildings, construction, dental, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, networking systems, public safety, transportation, and water. The company has offices in Nashville, TN; Tulsa, OK; Nashua, NH; Birmingham, AL; Sarasota, FL; Skokie, IL; Fort Atkinson, WI; Houston, TX; Independence, OH; Fort Collins, CO, and Overland Park, KS. To learn more, visit www.endeavorbusinessmedia.com.
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Which cookie press gun is best?
If you are a die-hard baker who routinely turns out tray after tray of intricately-designed cookies, you already know how challenging it is to make your baked treats uniform every time. Even for the occasional cookie baker, a cookie press turns a frustrating chore — rolling and shaping cookies — into a peaceful ritual.
The best cookie press gun is easy to use and clean, produces consistent results and is made by a trusted brand. The Oxo Good Grips 14-Piece Cookie Press Set ticks all the boxes and is a great choice for bakers.
What to know before you buy a cookie press gun
Manual vs. electric cookie press guns
Cookie presses can be operated manually or by plugging in. Manual presses can be operated anywhere, but some people with hand pain find them difficult after a dozen or more cookies. Manual presses use one of the following systems to press cookies:
- Trigger system: Like a gun.
- Compression: Uses pressure from the whole hand.
- Turn: Easier on arthritic hands.
On the other hand, electric cookie press guns are easy to operate and can be used by the youngest and oldest bakers, but they require a power source and are more expensive.
Capacity
If you plan on making large amounts of cookies, you want a cookie press with a high capacity for dough. This means you won’t need to stop and refill every dozen. Commercial presses hold two cups or more.
Material
Cookie press guns come in two main materials: plastic and metal.
- Plastic: A plastic cookie press is lightweight and easy to use. The plastic should be BPA-free. These are usually more affordable and dishwasher-safe.
- Metal: Metal cookie presses are more expensive but are the choice of professionals for their durability. They are usually not dishwasher-safe and must be dried completely before storing to prevent rust.
What to look for in a quality cookie press gun
Extra discs
The more discs that are included with your cookie press gun, the more options you’ll have in terms of cookie designs. Spritz cookies are most common, but with additional discs, you can press seasonal designs that are ready for decorations in no time.
Piping tips
Tips expand the use of your cookie press gun into the decorative arts. Use these to create intricate frosting designs.
Clear barrel
A clear plastic barrel lets you plan ahead. It’s easy to see how much dough is left for pressing.
How to use a cookie press gun
Creating perfect cookies takes some practice. Here are a few tips to make it easier.
- Instead of simply packing the dough into the barrel of the press, roll it into a log first.
- Refrigerate the dough for best results. It doesn’t need to be completely cold. If it is, let it sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- As you add dough to the barrel, press down to remove air.
- Do not add nuts, dried fruit or chips to your cookie dough. This makes dough impossible to press.
- If you press a cookie and it doesn’t come out quite right, scrape it off and try again.
How much you can expect to spend on a cookie press gun
The price will vary depending on the material of the press, whether it’s electric or manual and what’s included in the set. In general, expect to spend $20-$100 on a set with a gun and at least 10 discs.
Cookie press gun FAQ
Can children use a cookie press?
A. One of the best ways to spend a rainy afternoon is baking with your children. Unfortunately, some cookie presses are not designed for small hands. If you plan to bake with your children frequently, invest in a cookie press that is slightly smaller to fit tiny hands.
Additionally, look for an ergonomically designed trigger or compression function that slides easily. You may also consider investing in an electric cookie press.
How do you care for a cookie press?
A. Each press will be different, so check with the manufacturer’s directions before cleaning.
In general, plastic presses are often dishwasher-safe. Disassemble them as much as possible, placing the smaller parts in the silverware basket and the clear tube in the upper rack. Once they are clean, make sure they are completely dry before storing.
Metal cookie presses should be washed by hand with hot, soapy water. Do not use harsh detergents or abrasive scrubbers. Rinse the soap off completely, and dry the press thoroughly to prevent rust before storing.
What’s the best cookie press gun to buy?
Top cookie press gun
Oxo Good Grips 14-Piece Cookie Press Set
What you need to know: Oxo is a trusted brand, and this press is inexpensive and easy to use.
What you’ll love: It comes with 12 steel discs for different cookies. The clear plastic tube is sturdy and allows you to see how much dough is left. It’s easy to change the discs and clean once you’re done.
What you should consider: This is best for occasional use only. It’s not as durable as other models.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top cookie press gun for the money
Ourokhome Cookie Press Gun Kit
What you need to know: Beginners will find this press simple to operate.
What you’ll love: The plastic barrel is BPA-free. The included 16 discs and six different nozzles expand your baking repertoire. It is also great for frosting cookies, cakes and cupcakes.
What you should consider: The trigger requires more effort to dispense, causing hand fatigue or pain.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Marcato Design Atlas Deluxe Cookie Press
What you need to know: For busy bakers who often use a cookie press, this is a sturdy choice.
What you’ll love: The construction is durable anodized aluminum and steel. It includes 20 different discs for variety in pressing, and it comes with a 10-year manufacturer’s warranty. The grip is ergonomic, and the press itself is easy to clean. It comes in seven fun colors.
What you should consider: It’s the most expensive choice.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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PR stunt or show of strength? Russia slashes interest rates
By Mark Thompson and Clare Sebastian, CNN Business
Russia slashed interest rates on Thursday as a resurgent ruble — buoyed by robust oil and gas revenues and government support — takes some pressure off its wobbling economy.
At an extraordinary meeting, the Russian central bank cut interest rates to 11% from 14% and said further reductions could follow. Rates were hiked as high as 20% in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February as the bank tried to prevent Western sanctions triggering a financial crisis.
“Inflationary pressure eases on the back of the ruble exchange rate dynamics as well as the noticeable decline in inflation expectations of households and businesses,” the Russian central bank said in a statement. It said it expected inflation to fall to between 5% and 7% this year, down from around 17.5% this month.
The ruble crashed to a record low of about 135 to the US dollar in the wake of the invasion as the West froze about half of Russia’s $600 billion foreign currency reserves. Hundreds of multinationals have quit the country, and Russia has been banned from buying key Western technology and services.
But Russia’s currency has since rebounded and is the world’s best performer this year, according to Reuters, propped up by capital controls aimed at forcing businesses and investors to buy rubles, and soaring global energy prices. One US dollar now buys about 62 rubles.
Western efforts to curtail Russian energy imports have been slow-moving, and surging oil and gas prices have boosted the Kremlin’s coffers.
“The key point is that high oil and gas revenues are providing policymakers with a lifeline, allowing them to row back emergency economic measures,” William Jackson, chief emerging markets economist at Capital Economics, said in a research note.
“Against that backdrop, a further easing of capital controls and additional rate cuts seem likely,” he added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spent years leading up to the war trying to build a “fortress economy,” accumulating reserves that could be deployed in the event of an emergency. On Wednesday, he announced a 10% increase in pensions and the minimum wage to help protect Russians from the impact of inflation.
But Russia’s economy is hardly on a solid footing. Capital controls and emergency reserves can last only so long. And new US restrictions mean Russia could soon default on its foreign debt for the first time in more than a century.
Timothy Ash, a senior emerging market strategist at Bluebay Asset Management, said Putin was now having to deploy those emergency buffers, and that the rate cut was part of a public relations campaign.
‘Info war’
“They are in an info war with the west, the ruble’s part of that,” he told CNN Business.
A deep recession is coming this year. The International Monetary Fund expects Russian GDP to contract by 8.5%, as a consequence of the harsh sanctions imposed on Moscow.
Still, those sanctions have yet to strike deep at the heart of Russia’s fossil fuel resources. Moscow is finding it harder to sell its oil and coal, but its biggest energy customer — the European Union — still can’t agree on an oil embargo and an outright ban on Russian natural gas imports isn’t even on the table.
Russia is now trimming forecasts for the decline in its oil production this year. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said oil output could fall to between 480 million and 500 million tonnes, down about 6.5% on 2021, state news agency RIA reported Thursday. Russia’s economy ministry had previously forecast a drop of about 9.3% this year.
“I think the contraction will be way smaller,” Novak was quoted as telling reporters on a visit to Iran. “There was only one month with contraction of more than 1 million barrels per day, which is not as deep by now. So, I think there will be a recovery in the future,” he added.
While many Western traders and refineries have been shunning Russian oil and coal, India and China have moved in to pick up some of the slack.
— Reuters contributed to this article.
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ConnectWise Integrates Advanced Protection from Bitdefender Into Security Operations Center (SOC) Service to Help Protect from Sophisticated Cyber Threats
BUCHAREST, Romania and SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader and ConnectWise, a leading provider of business automation software for IT solution providers, have expanded their partnership to deliver advanced cybersecurity capabilities to IT solution providers and their end customers. The joint solution integrates Bitdefender GravityZone Cloud Security for MSPs, Advanced Threat Security (ATS), and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions into the ConnectWise Security Operations Center (SOC) service.
"The need to continuously monitor client environments for attacks-in-motion can burn out the best of IT security teams, which is why IT solution providers turn to the ConnectWise SOC to help better protect their customers from sophisticated threats," said Raffael Marty, general manager of cybersecurity, ConnectWise. "Integrating Bitdefender advanced threat intelligence, risk analysis, endpoint threat prevention, detection and response capabilities through the endpoint protection solution into our SOC service strengthens our security offerings and increases the effectiveness of attack protection to our IT solution provider clients and their customers."
ConnectWise SOC customers benefit from the extensive systems hardening, threat prevention and detection technologies provided by Bitdefender including exploit, network and fileless attack defense; content and device control; behavior monitoring; and early breach detection. The unified, multilayered approach strengthens security across servers and workstations to bolster organizations' cyber resilience and provide robust protection against ransomware attacks, zero-day exploits, phishing, web threats and more.
The global IT services market is forecasted to surge 6.8% to reach $1.3 trillion in 2022, with investing preference focused in areas such as analytics, cloud computing, seamless customer experience and security.[1] IT service providers are likewise turning to SOC-as-a-Service as a way to protect their own clients while also reducing overhead and freeing their time to focus on scaling and growing the business.
"Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent with skilled adversaries adept at gaining footholds into organizations and then moving laterally undetected to steal data, launch ransomware, or simply destroy infrastructure," said Steve Kelley, president and general manager, Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. "By integrating Bitdefender GravityZone Cloud Security, EDR and advanced threat security into their SOC service, ConnectWise helps its customer base and their clients close security gaps and respond to eliminate cyber threats faster."
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Bitdefender GravityZone Cloud Security for MSPs, Advanced Threat Security, and Endpoint Detection and Response are now available as a bundled solution with the ConnectWise SOC service.
For more information and to schedule a demo visit https://www.connectwise.com/platform/live-demos/fortify/bitdefendermdr.
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1Gartner Press Release, "Gartner Forecasts Worldwide IT Spending to Reach $4.4 Trillion in 2022", April 6, 2022, https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-04-06-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-it-spending-to-reach-4-point-four-trillion-in-2022.
About ConnectWise
ConnectWise is an IT software company that empowers Technology Solution Providers to achieve success in their As-a-Service business with intelligent software, expert services, an immersive IT community, and a vast ecosystem of integrations. The unmatched flexibility of the ConnectWise platform fuels profitable, long-term growth for our Partners. With an innovative, integrated, and security-centric platform, ConnectWise enables TSPs to drive business efficiency with business automation, IT documentation, and data management capabilities. And increase revenue using remote monitoring, security, and backup disaster recovery technologies. For more information, visit ConnectWise.
About Bitdefender
Bitdefender provides cybersecurity solutions with leading security efficacy, performance and ease of use to small and medium businesses, mid-market enterprises and consumers. Guided by a vision to be the world's most trusted cybersecurity solutions provider, Bitdefender is committed to defending organizations and individuals around the globe against cyberattacks to transform and improve their digital experience. For more information, visit https://www.bitdefender.com.
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NurseShifts app-based marketplace enables nurses to control when and where they work, right from the palm of their hands
ALPHARETTA, Ga., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- StaffHealth.com, a leading, nationwide, full-service healthcare staffing and recruitment agency, today announced the launch of NurseShifts, a new mobile app and marketplace designed for on-demand staffing to help nurses find shifts, faster.
NurseShifts powered by StaffHealth.com puts professionals in control of their workload, giving them scheduling flexibility in a quick and convenient way. Available for IOS or Android devices, the app acts as a mobile marketplace for nurses to easily connect and communicate with recruiters and healthcare facilities right from the palm of their hand; After an initial one-time sign up, nurses are able to complete the onboarding and job invite processes more quickly, while also receiving notifications for jobs most relevant to their experience, location, and availability.
In addition to streamlining the process for nurses, the mobile-first app-based marketplace enables healthcare facilities to address the rapidly transforming demand for labor across the country. This allows for healthcare facilities to manage schedules and provide shifts more successfully than ever before; Decreasing work overload and burnout, and in turn empowering healthcare professionals to take back their freedom and control of their own lives.
"We developed this app as a way to give nurses more control when choosing their work opportunities, allowing them the chance to find more meaningful and flexible jobs that best suit their individual needs," said Matthew Mawby, co-founder of StaffHealth.com. "As a leading healthcare staffing and recruitment agency, we wanted to address the ever-evolving staffing demand in a simpler way, by offering healthcare facilities the ability to rapidly onboard new workers, and for nurses to find jobs in minutes, while also allowing all parties to communicate seamlessly – all in one place. This revolutionary marketplace furthers our mission to provide nurses with flexible and same day well-paid opportunities, while also helping healthcare facilities find quality talent from a wider variety of prospects when and where they need it most."
StaffHealth.com offers job search capabilities for nurses and allied health professionals seeking per-diem, short-term, long-term, temp-to-perm, block booking, direct hire, or local contract roles. Same day pay, flexible scheduling, and with one of the largest national networks of qualified healthcare professionals, StaffHealth.com has placed thousands of professionals with more than 3,000 client facilities in the US. StaffHealth.com's new marketplace app, NurseShifts, will continue to help place these healthcare professionals in an efficient way through its mobile technology, while also managing the continued and intensifying demand from healthcare facilities.
To learn more about NurseShifts, visit www.nurseshifts.com. To learn more about how StaffHealth.com is aiding healthcare professionals and facilities during this time, visit www.staffhealth.com.
About StaffHealth.com
StaffHealth.com is a leading, full-service healthcare staffing and recruitment agency with 150 dedicated internal staff, offering one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare staffing services in the nation. Through a network of more than 97,000 quality healthcare professionals across the country, StaffHealth.com provides RNs, LPN/LVNs, CNAs, Physicians, Allied Health Professionals, Home Healthcare Aides, Therapists, and more. StaffHealth.com is a leader in the industry, not only by the sheer reach of their service, but also their commitment and standards aimed at keeping clients, patients, and caregivers safe. For more information, please visit www.staffhealth.com.
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Yes, the summer begins now. It's not me saying so. It's the American people. Survey after survey has found that more Americans believe Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer than any other occasion (e.g., the beginning of baseball season or when pools open).
So as the calendar turns from the rebirth of spring to the sweltering heat of summer in this part of the world, here are five statistics to mark the occasion:
1. Summer is not most people's favorite time of the year.
This one surprised me a little bit. Most people prefer warmer to cooler weather, and I always remembered summer being free time. Yet just 29% of Americans said summer was their favorite season in a 2020 CBS News poll. Fall (27%) and spring (25%) were right within the margin of error. A previous CBS News poll from 2013 had spring and summer tied at 33% for favorite season.
Polling often doesn't show any of the meteorological summer months (June, July or August) to be the favorite of Americans. Frequently, it's May, October or December.
Of course, there are regional variations. Americans in the northern part of the country are far more likely to list summer as their favorite season than those in the South. Southerners are more likely to list spring.
I guess New Englanders don't like the backdoor cold fronts of the spring, while Southerners dislike the sweltering heat of summer.
2. Seventy-two degrees is usually just right.
One way to deal with the summer heat is to put on the air conditioning. Around 90% of Americans reportedly have AC, which is more than any country except Japan. About 70% have central AC.
A National Opinion Research Center poll last year asked those who had central AC what temperatures they set their thermostats to during the day and at night. During the day, the most popular answer was 72 degrees. During the night, the most popular answer was 72 degrees.
There's a wide range in the data, with some people going as low as 55 degrees and some going as high as 76 degrees. Indeed, 13% of all of those with central AC said they slept in a temperature of 67 degrees or less during the summer. About 40% to 45% of people indicated that they kept their thermostats above 72 degrees during the day and at night.
What most Americans do agree upon is that having air conditioning is preferable to not having it. A 2019 CBS News poll inquired about whether Americans preferred having the windows open or the windows closed with the AC during a hot summer day. The clear winner was windows closed with the AC on at 65%, compared with 30% who said windows open.
3. Not going on vacation this weekend? Same here.
This Memorial Day weekend about 40 million Americans are expected to travel on a vacation, according to AAA. Most of those people (about 35 million) expect to travel by car. That means that most Americans aren't taking a trip this weekend.
Most Americans do seem to want to take some vacation this summer, however. A Washington Post-Schar School poll conducted in April and May found that 72% of Americans plan to take a vacation away from their home this summer, although only 40% say they will definitely take one.
The biggest divides in whether someone goes on vacation are, perhaps not surprisingly, age and income. Those under 35 (82%) say they're far more likely to say they plan on taking a vacation away from home than those who are 65 and older (60%). Those making $100,000 or more are more likely to say they'll travel (87%) than those making less than $50,000 a year (59%).
If people don't end up traveling for vacation, it will be because of prices. Gas, flight and hotel and lodging prices were listed as much more important factors in making summer vacation plans than figuring out time off or fear over the coronavirus.
4. Most people just want to take a load off during summer.
If summer is known for taking vacations, then what do we actually want to do on those vacations? Well, it seems that most of us just want to be lazy.
That same Washington Post poll found that 76% of Americans said relaxing was a thing they liked to do on vacation. Next up (and within the margin of error of that result) was eating at restaurants (75%). Going to the beach or pool was in third place at 65%.
No other option hit a majority.
Indeed, it seems Americans don't want to exert too much energy in the summer months. Other polling indicates that Americans are far less likely to want to do athletic activities such as playing sports or going running than simply enjoying a meal during this summer vacation.
5. Summer vacation ends at a lot of different points.
Just as quickly as summer has begun, I hate to tell you that it will end just as quickly. When I was a kid, Labor Day marked that point. That's when school, much to my undying hatred, began anew. Polling shows that more people think Labor Day marks the end of summer than the fall equinox.
What's interesting is that this is sort of a Northern- and Middle Atlantic-centric point of view. A 2019 study by the Pew Research Center found that only 23% of American students go back to school after Labor Day. In New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, over 80% of the studied school districts went back to school after Labor Day.
That year, 2% of students nationwide went back to school by August 2. Nearly half (43%) were back in school by the middle of August. This included the majority of students in the interior South (i.e., Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas).
This might explain why I always felt that back-to-school ads were airing too early in the summer. It turns out that for many kids, summer simply ended earlier.
Of course, we probably don't need those ads airing in late May, as has happened in past years. We should give the kids a break.
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Inflation in 19 nations using euro soars to record 7.5%
By KELVIN CHAN
AP Business Writer
LONDON (AP) — Inflation in Europe has soared to another record. It’s a fresh sign that rising energy prices fueled by Russia’s war in Ukraine are squeezing consumers and adding pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates. Official EU figures released Friday show consumer prices in the 19 countries that use the euro currency rose by an annual rate of 7.5% in March. The latest reading smashed the record set just last month, when it hit a revised 5.9%. Inflation in the eurozone has been setting records since December and is at its highest level since recordkeeping for the euro began in 1997. The spiking price of energy has been the main factor. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/01/inflation-in-19-nations-using-euro-soars-to-record-7-5/ | 2022-04-01T12:03:32Z |
GÖTEBORG, Sweden, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concordia Maritime has entered into an agreement for the sale of the product tanker Stena Paris (65,000 dwt, built in 2005). The buyer is based in Greece and delivery is expected to take place at the end of July 2022.
The sale is expected to have a positive liquidity effect of approximately USD 5 million. In accordance with existing bank agreement, the surplus will be used for accelerated repayment of loans and thereby strengthening the company in the longer term. Asset values for tankers have risen during the spring in line with the positive freight market. The agreed price is significantly above the market valuations made end 2021.
"The sale of Stena Paris is made primarily to take advantage of the increased ship valuations and improve the company's financial position, but in addition there is also an age factor. The Stena Paris was the first ship to be delivered in the P-MAX series. It is now almost 17 years ago and in a strong second-hand market for mature quality tonnage, we are therefore now taking the opportunity to sell our oldest vessel," says Erik Lewenhaupt, CEO of Concordia Maritime.
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Woman arrested for helping 100 plus people illegally get driver’s licenses
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WJXT) - A subcontractor with the tax collector’s office in Jacksonville, Florida, hired to translate for immigrants, is accused of helping more than 100 people illegally get driver’s licenses.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said 56-year-old Afsaneh Baghai-Amri has been arrested for helping people get driver’s licenses illegally.
The investigation started when someone at the tax collector’s office alerted the Florida Highway Patrol that 137 people who applied for their driver’s licenses listed Baghai-Amri’s home address in Ponte Vedra, Florida, as their own.
It was reported most of them were immigrants from Afghanistan.
Highway patrol then set up surveillance at the tax collector’s office and her house.
In one of the videos, they said the woman was observed helping an applicant with the answers on the test.
Highway patrol ended up going to the tax collector’s office when she had just completed two application forms for driver’s licenses for two different men.
They both listed her address as theirs.
The woman admitted to the Florida Highway Patrol none of the men lived at her house and she was trying to help them get employment.
They also said one of the two men admitted to cheating on his driver’s license exam because Baghai-Amri gave him the answers.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Baghai-Amri is charged with 178 counts of supplying unlawful licenses along with two felony charges over exams.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Buying property is a big investment, but some people are investing in virtual properties.
“I put in $18,000,” said Justin Reed.
That’s what he paid for the Khorum Coast, a piece of virtual land in the Entropia Universe, an online virtual reality game.
“I know it sounds like a lot, and it’s a crazy thing to tell someone that, you know, I’m a virtual landowner, and I put my life savings into it. But I believe in Entropia,” said Reed, whose avatar name is David Joker.
That’s because Reed has been playing the game for nearly 20 years. Along the way, he cashed out $5,000 from the game to help pay for college.
Now, he hopes to make a return on this virtual land investment in four years.
“I get a revenue based on everything that a player finds out there. If they go out on doing their mining, I get a 3% tax revenue on that. And that’s how I get my income,” he explained.
He said he pays $60 per year to keep animals stocked on his land but no land taxes.
“It’s not like if I bought a business or a property down the road, and all of a sudden the taxes and the property value goes up, and I can’t afford it,” Reed said. “I will always own Khorum Coast, and all it’ll ever cost me is $60 a month for my creatures.”
Entropia calls itself the world’s longest-running metaverse. It launched in 2003.
“If you like the risk, and you’re willing to gamble, which is basically what’s happening in this digital world, you know, it’s a good place for gambling,” said Paul Toprac, Game Development and Design Program associate director at the University of Texas at Austin.
Toprac said these types of worlds are getting bigger with more companies buying in.
That could mean more non-gamers start playing on all platforms, like Entropia. Or it could mean more folks gravitate to the recognizable names, like Meta, formerly Facebook.
“Well, Meta is going to come out with their thing, and Apple’s going to come up with their thing and Microsoft. And now, these same users are going to all migrate to these other platforms, in which case, you’ll have very few people on playing in this space,” Toprac explained.
He said eventually, we will likely see virtual reality and reality mesh even more.
“If you have something that’s a realistic avatar of yourself, maybe you’ll be like trying on glasses and going, ‘Oh, yeah, I like… those sunglasses,'” Toprac said. “I order it over here online, but online in this virtual world, and then it’ll get delivered to me.”
He advises starting small when investing in the metaverse.
Reed made around $1,200 since investing at the end of March.
“How many times do you start a business, and you make money almost immediately on your first month?” he said.
He admits it was nerve-wracking at first.
“I had to do a wire transaction with that much money. To see that go away that was stressful,” he said.
But he still thinks he made the right choice.
“I would say anything can be a bad investment. I could have went out and started a bakery with my money, and no one could have bought my bakery rolls,” he said. “With this, I just feel that I have more control.”
Reed eventually hopes money from the metaverse will allow him to retire from his retail job.
“I mean, as long as this game doesn’t eventually go under and go kaput, I will always, always have my land, and I will never be unemployed the rest of my life,” he said.
And he hopes others join in, too.
“I don’t want to keep myself quiet. I want maybe someone to see this interview here and be like, ‘Man, I could do that, too. This game could also be something interesting for me.'” he said.
Toprac reminds people they still have to claim earnings from the virtual world to the IRS. That means once you cash in your virtual money for real money, you get taxed. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/central-texas-man-puts-life-savings-into-buying-virtual-property/ | 2022-07-01T20:50:08Z |
United Nations Security Council Fast Facts
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Here’s a look at the United Nations Security Council, a 15-member body within the United Nations.
Overview
The Security Council has 15 members.
There are five permanent members: the United States, the Russian Federation, France, China and the United Kingdom.
Ten temporary members are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.
UN Security Council Voting
To be approved, a Council resolution must have nine “YES” votes out of 15 and no “NO” votes from any of the five permanent members.
Each Council member has one vote.
A “NO” vote from one of the five permanent members kills the resolution.
There is no such thing as a “VETO” vote in formal UN rules, though a “NO” vote from a permanent member has the effect of vetoing a resolution.
If a member “ABSTAINS” from voting, it does not count as either a “YES” or “NO” vote.
Members raise their hands to vote, and sit at a horseshoe-shaped table.
Each of the five Permanent Members has gone to war or invaded a country without Security Council approval.
Security Council Vetoes
A list of resolutions presented to the Security Council, along with the permanent member negative votes, can be found here.
UN Security Council Presidency
The presidency of the Council rotates monthly, going alphabetically among member states.
2022 Schedule of Presidency
January: Norway
February: Russia
March: United Arab Emirates
April: United Kingdom
May: United States
June: Albania
July: Brazil
August: China
September: France
October: Gabon
November: Ghana
December: India
UNSC Functions & Power
All Members of the United Nations agree to accept and execute the decisions of the Security Council:
“to maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations;”
“to investigate any dispute or situation which might lead to international friction;”
“to recommend methods of adjusting such disputes or the terms of settlement;”
“to formulate plans for the establishment of a system to regulate armaments;”
“to determine the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression and to recommend what action should be taken;”
“to call on Members to apply economic sanctions and other measures not involving the use of force to prevent or stop aggression;”
“to take military action against an aggressor;”
“to recommend the admission of new Members;”
“to exercise the trusteeship functions of the United Nations in ‘strategic areas’;”
“to recommend to the General Assembly the appointment of the Secretary-General and, together with the Assembly, to elect the Judges of the International Court of Justice.”
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The Minions went bananas at the box office this weekend.
Illumination's "Minions: The Rise of Gru" — the latest animated film in the Despicable Me franchise — made an estimated $125 million domestically for its four-day opening weekend, according to Universal.
That gives the film the record for biggest opening over the July 4th holiday weekend, overtaking "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," which made $115 million in 2011.
The opening is a huge shot in the arm for theaters. The industry has been anxiously waiting to see if families — who have been somewhat reluctant to bring their children to the movies during the pandemic — would return to theaters. While there have been family-friendly hits such as "Sonic the Hedgehog 2," this question became more pressing after Disney's and Pixar's "Lightyear" flopped at the box office last month.
But the performance of "Minions" shows that not only do families want to come back, but they'll come back in large numbers for the right film.
"Families want to be in theaters," Jim Orr, Universal's president of domestic theatrical distribution, told CNN Business. "They want the social event of it all."
Why "Minions" did well is likely a mixture of good reviews (it holds a 71% score on Rotten Tomatoes), being the next installment in a franchise that's made roughly $4 billion worldwide — and possibly even TikTok, after the social media site created a viral trend that had moviegoers dress up in formal wear to see the film.
"Minions" was originally set for release in 2020, but was delayed multiple times due to the pandemic. While other family films decided to go to streaming, Universal held "Minions" for theaters — a strategy that paid off handsomely this weekend.
"A knockout performance by 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' may not have been guaranteed, given the less-than-stellar results for some recent family films," Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, told CNN Business. "But the undeniable appeal of those silly Minions contained in a perfectly executed movie-theater-only confection was pure cinematic catnip for kids and parents."
Now, theaters hope to keep the hot streak going as they prepare for what could be one of the biggest films of the year: "Thor: Love and Thunder." The latest Marvel film, which has Chris Hemsworth reprise his role as the God of Thunder, hits theaters this weekend.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A police affidavit obtained by Nexstar’s WREG reveals additional details about the discovery of Eliza Fletcher’s body on Monday after Memphis police say she was abducted last week.
Fletcher, a 34-year-old mother and teacher, disappeared after she went for a run early Friday morning. Police said she was forced into an SUV near the University of Memphis around 4 a.m.
According to the affidavit, officers were combing a South Memphis neighborhood when one of them noticed tire tracks in the grass near a home on Victor Street.
Records indicate officers also smelled the odor of decay. They found the body of a woman, later identified as Fletcher, next to a set of steps near the driveway behind the home.
Law enforcement also found her purple Lululemon running shorts in a discarded trash bag about 100 feet north of the scene.
Surveillance videos also revealed that the suspect’s vehicle was in the area on Friday, Sept. 2 around 5:48 a.m.
Law enforcement said the same GMC Terrain was seen exiting I-240 at the South Parkway East exit.
Police said surveillance footage spotted the vehicle turning west onto Person Avenue around 5:52 a.m.
The West Tennessee Medical Center verified that the body found was in fact Eliza Fletcher. Memphis Police made the announcement to the public Tuesday morning. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/eliza-fletcher-crime-scene-new-details-released/ | 2022-09-06T23:56:16Z |
Illinois, Delaware and South Carolina had the Highest Foreclosure Rates;
Completed Foreclosures Increase 28 Percent from Last Month
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today released its August 2022 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 34,501 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — up 14 percent from a month ago and up 118 percent from a year ago.
Lenders started the foreclosure process on 23,952 U.S. properties in August 2022, up 12 percent from last month and up 187 percent from a year ago.
"Two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and after massive government intervention and mortgage industry efforts to prevent defaults, foreclosure starts have almost returned to 2019 levels," said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence at ATTOM. "August foreclosure starts were at 86 percent of the number of foreclosure starts in August 2019, but it's important to remember that even then, foreclosure activity was relatively low compared to historical averages."
States that had at least 100 foreclosure starts in August 2022 and saw the greatest monthly increases in foreclosure starts included: Oklahoma (up 80 percent); Tennessee (up 74 percent); Virginia (up 64 percent); Arkansas (up 53 percent); and Washington (up 50 percent).
In taking a more granular look, those counties that had the greatest number of foreclosure starts in August 2022 included: Cook County, IL (798 foreclosure starts); Los Angeles County, CA (740 foreclosure starts); Harris County, TX (465 foreclosure starts); Suffolk County, NY (297 foreclosure starts); and Riverside County, CA (280 foreclosure starts).
Nationwide one in every 4,072 housing units had a foreclosure filing in August 2022. States with the highest foreclosure rates were Illinois (one in every 1,926 housing units with a foreclosure filing); Delaware (one in every 2,387 housing units); South Carolina (one in every 2,417 housing units); New Jersey (one in every 2,441 housing units); and Florida (one in every 2,950 housing units).
Among the 223 metropolitan statistical areas with a population of at least 200,000, those with the highest foreclosure rates in August 2022 were Peoria, IL (one in every 869 housing units with a foreclosure filing); Jacksonville, NC (one in every 968 housing units); Bakersfield, CA (one in every 1,454 housing units); South Bend, IN (one in every 1,478 housing units); and Rockford, IL (one in every 1,496 housing units).
Those metropolitan areas with a population greater than 1 million, with the worst foreclosure rates in August 2022 were: Cleveland, OH (one in every 1,820 housing units); Chicago, IL (one in every 1,877 housing units); Jacksonville, FL (one in every 2,074 housing units); Riverside, CA (one in every 2,091 housing units); and Orlando, FL (one in every 2,445 housing units).
Lenders repossessed 3,938 U.S. properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in August 2022, up 28 percent from last month and up 59 percent from last year.
"Repossessions are likely to continue running below pre-pandemic levels for several reasons, most importantly that over 90 percent of borrowers in foreclosure have positive equity in their homes, and would benefit from selling these properties at a profit rather than risk losing everything to a foreclosure auction or lender repossession," Sharga noted.
Those states that had the greatest number of REOs in April 2022, included: Illinois (493 REOs); New York (337 REOs); Michigan (326 REOs); Pennsylvania (260 REOs); and California (189 REOs).
Among those major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) with a population greater than 1 million that saw the greatest monthly increase in REOs in August 2022, were: Kansas City, MO (up 967 percent); New York, NY (up 90 percent); Philadelphia, PA (up 28 percent); and Detroit, MI (up 23 percent).
The ATTOM U.S. Foreclosure Market Report provides a count of the total number of properties with at least one foreclosure filing entered into the ATTOM Data Warehouse during the month and quarter. Some foreclosure filings entered into the database during the quarter may have been recorded in the previous quarter. Data is collected from more than 3,000 counties nationwide, and those counties account for more than 99 percent of the U.S. population. ATTOM's report incorporates documents filed in all three phases of foreclosure: Default — Notice of Default (NOD) and Lis Pendens (LIS); Auction — Notice of Trustee Sale and Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NTS and NFS); and Real Estate Owned, or REO properties (that have been foreclosed on and repurchased by a bank). For the annual, midyear and quarterly reports, if more than one type of foreclosure document is received for a property during the timeframe, only the most recent filing is counted in the report. The annual, midyear, quarterly and monthly reports all check if the same type of document was filed against a property previously. If so, and if that previous filing occurred within the estimated foreclosure timeframe for the state where the property is located, the report does not count the property in the current year, quarter or month.
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BEIJING , Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NaaS Technology Inc. ("NaaS", or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NAAS), the first publicly listed Chinese EV charging service provider, has recently entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Newrizon, a Chinese manufacturer that works with smart connected new energy commercial vehicles. NaaS and Newrizon will both draw upon the advantages that each partner possesses in terms of technology, resources, and services as they cooperate in the field of smart connected new energy commercial vehicles. The goal of the strategic partnership is to establish a new charging network, facilitate the formation of an intelligent charging ecosystem, and accelerate the popularization of new energy commercial vehicles. In doing so, both parties hope to not only facilitate the development of green logistics, but also to enable the achievement of China's "dual carbon" goals.
As a new player in ground transport, new energy commercial vehicles have been promoted heavily as they are regarded as an important means towards achieving the industry's "dual carbon" goals. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers ("CAAC"), the market penetration rate for new energy commercial vehicles reached 10.2% this July. Global sales of new energy commercial vehicles were up to 142,000 as of July this year, representing a year-on-year growth of 75.3%. The China Passenger Car Association estimated that the sales of new energy vehicles would exceed 350,000 in 2022.
Currently, the commercial vehicle industry is pursuing the advancement of smart technologies. As an innovator, Newrizon is committed to the research and development of smart connected new energy commercial vehicles. Newrizon is improving the efficiency of the logistics industry with its cutting-edge, smart-connected technologies and full life cycle management systems. Newrizon develops its automatic driving solutions via a close coupling of its independently developed technologies for vehicles, power, chassis, and network connections. It has been awarded the L4 level automatic driving test license by the China Automotive Technology & Research Center Co. Ltd.
Business-use new energy commercial vehicles suffer more from the challenges of charging than new energy passenger vehicles. There are several reasons for this. First, their use in long-distance freight transport requires greater demand for charging. Second, the requirement to download different apps from different charging pile operators during long stretches of travel can be a burden for drivers. Third, commercial drivers often live in their vehicles when in transit, and their needs for food and beverage, hospitality, commercial purchases etc. often cannot currently be met while charging their vehicles. For all these reasons, new energy commercial vehicle manufacturers are determined to upgrade charging services and improve the user experience in charging.
NaaS and Newrizon, through their cooperative effort, will jointly upgrade Newrizon's charging services and improve user experience. Kuaidian, a strategic partner of NaaS, will open its nationwide digital charging network to Newrizon's mobile applications which include the Newrizon App as well as Newrizon mini-programs in WeChat and Alipay. Newrizon users can simply open these apps to find information such as prices and the locations of nearby charging stations, as well as directions and navigational aids. While at a charging station, users can enjoy the conveniences of charging with a single press of a button and pay online. This service was officially launched on September 5. In addition, based on the online, offline and non-electric services covering the entire value chain of the new energy industry, NaaS will provide restrooms, massage chairs, self-service counters for food and groceries, and other facilities at many charging stations. These features will allow Newrizon users to dine, rest, and shop while charging.
As a new energy service provider, NaaS provides industry-level solutions for charging pile manufacturers, operators, OEMs, vehicle network companies, logistics companies, large Internet companies, and other enterprises. On June 13, NaaS was listed on NASDAQ. According to the Company's Q2 financial report, in the first half of 2022, NaaS delivered 1.062 billion kWh to its users, representing a year-on-year increase of 160%. As of June 30, 2022, NaaS' services covered 358 major cities in China, connecting 44,000 charging stations and 400,000 charging connectors.
The current integration of automobiles with developments in the fields of energy, transportation, information and communication is accelerating. Liang Xing, Vice President of Operations for NaaS, said, "The commercial vehicle industry is accelerating its embrace of new energy. Newrizon is promoting the integration of new energy and autonomous driving technologies to commercial vehicles. NaaS will work closely with Newrizon to improve the smart-connected ecosystem with an intelligent charging network, promote innovation in the new energy commercial vehicle industry, and allow users to enjoy intelligent travel that is both pleasant and efficient."
Kuai Jun, Vice President of Marketing for Newrizon, said, "The intelligent charging network effectively upgrades the experience for new energy commercial vehicles drivers, which is of great significance to the development of green logistics and transportation. NaaS is a leading electric vehicle charging service provider in China. This new partnership will effectively strengthen Newrizon's efforts to build an electric, intelligent and networked ecosystem. It will also help accelerate the popularization of new energy commercial vehicles in China."
About NaaS Technology Inc.
NaaS Technology Inc. ("NaaS" or the "Company") is one of the largest and fastest growing electric vehicle ("EV") charging service providers in China. The firm is a subsidiary of NewLink, a leading energy digitalization group in China. NaaS offers a comprehensive one-stop shop to charger manufacturers and operators, OEMs, in-house delivery fleets as well as fleet operators, with online, offline, and non-electric services covering the entire EV industry value chain. As of June 30, 2022, NaaS operates in 358 cities across China and has connected to more than 400,000 chargers and 44,000 charging stations. On June 13, 2022, NaaS Technology Inc. was officially listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker NAAS.
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PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) announced today that they will attend the UBS Global Industrials and Transportation Conference 2022.
Details of the conference are as follows:
When: Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Attendees: Damon Audia, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kelly Boyer, Vice President, Investor Relations
About Kennametal
With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,600 employees are helping customers in more than 60 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $1.8 billion in revenues in fiscal 2021. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube##
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police opened fire Tuesday at a group of people protesting new fuel price increases, killing one and injuring 10 others, in the first shooting by security forces during weeks of demonstrations over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.
Police confirmed that they shot at the protesters in Rambukkana, 90 kilometers (55 miles) northeast of Colombo, the capital. Police spokesman Nihal Talduwa said the demonstrators were blocking railway tracks and roads and had ignored police warnings to disperse.
Dr. Mihiri Priyangani of the government hospital in Kegalle said 11 people were brought there with suspected gunshot wounds and one had died. Two others were undergoing surgery, she said.
Sri Lanka is on the brink of bankruptcy, with nearly $7 billion of its total $25 billion in foreign debt due for repayment this year. A severe shortage of foreign exchange means the country lacks money to buy imported goods.
People have endured months of shortages of essentials such as food, cooking gas, fuel and medicine, lining up for hours to buy the very limited stocks available.
Fuel prices have risen several times in recent months, resulting in sharp increases in transport costs and prices of other essentials. There was another round of increases at midnight Monday.
Thousands of protesters continued to occupy the entrance to the president’s office for an 11th day Tuesday, blaming him for the economic crisis.
Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Tuesday that the constitution will be changed to clip presidential powers and empower Parliament, as protesters continued to demand that the president and his powerful family quit.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament that the power shift is a quick step that can be taken to politically stabilize the country and help talks with the International Monetary Fund over an economic recovery plan.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the prime minister’s brother, concentrated power in the presidency after being elected in 2019.
“While looking for solutions to the economic problems, it is important that we have political and social stability in the country,” Prime Minister Rajapaksa said, adding that restoring more power to Parliament will be a start to the reforms.
The Rajapaksa brothers are likely to retain their grip on power even if the constitution is amended, since they hold both offices.
President Rajapaksa admitted on Monday that he made mistakes which had led to the crisis, such as delaying an appeal to the IMF for help and banning agrochemicals with the aim of making Sri Lankan agriculture fully organic. Critics say the ban on imported fertilizer was aimed at conserving the country’s declining foreign exchange holdings and badly hurt farmers.
Both the president and prime minister have refused to step down, resulting in a political impasse. Opposition parties have rejected the president’s proposal of a unity government, but have been unable to put together a majority in Parliament and form a new government.
In a Cabinet reshuffle Monday, the president appointed many new faces and left out four family members who had held Cabinet and non-Cabinet posts, in an apparent attempt to please the protesters without giving up his family’s grip on power.
Last week, the government said it was suspending repayment of foreign loans pending talks with the IMF. Finance Minister Ali Sabry and officials left for talks with the IMF on Sunday. The IMF and World Bank are holding annual meetings in Washington this week.
Sri Lanka has also turned to China and India for emergency loans to buy food and fuel. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/sri-lankan-pm-says-presidents-powers-will-be-reduced/ | 2022-04-19T16:19:01Z |
The company is harnessing the collective strength of its 1,100 associates that make up #TeamLyman to conduct over 50 grassroots community events in 2022
EXCELSIOR, Minn., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lyman Companies, a leading provider of building products, services, and expertise in the Upper Midwest, celebrates its 125th anniversary.
Founded in 1897 in Excelsior, Minnesota, the company began as a small lumberyard called Lyman Lumber. Today, the company has grown to eight locations with more than 1,100 associates across Minnesota and Wisconsin and serves the needs of some of the largest building professionals in the Twin Cities area.
While the company has grown and evolved, it is what has stayed the same that continues to drive Lyman's success.
"At Lyman, we have a tradition of being there – for our associates, our customers and our community," said Lyman Companies president and general manager Charlie Bradburn. "For our associates, we work to create a supportive environment where they can achieve their career ambitions. For our customers, we are a partner working alongside them, making sure their needs are met and anticipating how we can grow with them for years to come. For our community, we ensure that as we grow, so do our efforts to give back to the communities which have given so much to us."
Lyman Companies has several initiatives planned for the year in honor of their 125th anniversary and in the tradition of being there.
Throughout 2022 and beyond, Lyman Companies are using their social media channels to highlight their associates and customers. On LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram, search the hashtag #TeamLyman or visit Lyman Companies' social media accounts to read customer and associate success stories and profiles, see community activities, and more.
"Lyman would be nothing if it weren't for our people. #TeamLyman is about showcasing our culture and all the amazing people behind the scenes that make the company run day-in and day-out," said Lyman Companies' vice president Scott Gertjejansen.
Additionally, Lyman has over fifty community activities planned for the 2022 calendar year, including support for Habitat for Humanity, Humanity Alliance, Meals on Wheels, Feed My Starving Children, Toys for Tots, Bountiful Basket, and many more.
"125 years in and yet it's just the beginning. Lyman Companies has the people, the values, and the drive to continue its growth trajectory for many more years to come," said Bradburn.
Founded in 1897, Lyman Companies is the leading supplier to residential and multi-family construction professionals in the Twin Cities and across the Upper Midwest, providing customers with a broad range of building products and services, including manufactured building components, custom millwork and cabinetry, and project management and specialty labor services.
Lyman Companies is a division of US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States. US LBM combines the scale and operational advantages of a national platform with a local go-to-market strategy through its national network of locations across the country.
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HOUSTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After nearly 30 years at NASA supporting human spaceflight, NASA Astronaut Michael Gernhardt is leaving NASA. His last day is July 25.
Gernhardt was selected as an astronaut in March 1992. He is a four-flight veteran, logging over 43 days in space, including four spacewalks totaling 23 hours and 16 minutes. He was a mission specialist on four space shuttle missions: STS-69 in 1995, STS-83 and STS-94 in 1997, and STS-104 in 2001. In addition, he was a crewmember on the first NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission in an undersea habitat and led numerous subsequent NEEMO missions simulating partial gravity environments including the Moon, Mars, and near-Earth asteroids.
Prior to becoming an astronaut, Gernhardt was a professional deep-sea diver and founder of Oceaneering Space Systems, where he led the development of a variety of spacewalking tools, life support systems, and decompression procedures.
His first spaceflight was STS-69 on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in September 1995. During that mission, he performed a spacewalk to evaluate the tools, hardware, and techniques that would be used to assemble and maintain the International Space Station before construction began in 1998. This included the body restraint tether, a mechanical arm attached to the spacesuit, and the micro-conical interface that allows astronauts or robots to remove and replace station components, both of which he invented.
Gernhardt was assigned as the lead spacewalker for STS-104, when he led the installation and outfitting of the International Space Station's airlock, Quest. He also led an international team in developing a new pre-breathing protocol that uses exercise on a bicycle ergometer while breathing oxygen to speed the elimination of nitrogen to reduce the risk of decompression sickness during spacewalks. This effort included the human research subject testing and development of the flight procedures and hardware.
"I had the great opportunity of working with Mike Gernhardt throughout his career. In my position as chief astronaut, I assigned him to lead the early assembly of the International Space Station, a role that continues to enable space station operations still decades later, and that led to an array of benefits for Earth and exploration," said NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana.
On July 20, 2001, during the STS-104 mission, Gernhardt and his crewmate NASA astronaut James Reilly, were the first crew members to use the exercise pre-breathing protocol, ushering in a new era of spacewalks from the station. Gernhardt also was the principal investigator on the development and implementation of the "campout," or sleeping overnight in the airlock at lower pressure, the in-suit light exercise pre-breathing protocol, and the exploration atmosphere that uses a lower cabin pressure with higher oxygen concentration and an associated pre-breathing protocol that will facilitate spacewalks on the Moon and Mars.
Gernhardt served as the extravehicular activity and surface operations lead of a lunar development study, where he invented the concept of a small, crewed pressurized rover with a cabin incorporating the exploration atmosphere to facilitate rapid spacewalks for exploring the surfaces of the Moon and Mars. After his flight career, he led a team across NASA in the development and testing of four generations of this rover.
"Mike has had major contributions to human spaceflight and crew safety that have had and will continue to have a tremendous impact on us and our missions," said Chief Astronaut Reid Wiseman. "The astronaut corps will not soon forget the expertise that Gernhardt brought to NASA missions on the space station and to future missions to the Moon and Mars."
Gernhardt was born in Mansfield, Ohio. He received a bachelor's degree in physics from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1978, and a master's and a doctorate in bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania, in 1983 and 1991, respectively.
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https://www.nasa.gov/content/michael-gernhardt
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