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World's largest independent bookmaker transitions its' sights to professional hockey in Iowa to bring a new sponsorship to life
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Betfred is excited to announce a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the Iowa Wild American Hockey League Team. The agreement includes significant marketing opportunities in digital, print, radio, and TV as well as on gamedays within Wells Fargo Arena.
"We're extremely proud of our partnership with the Iowa Wild and are excited to be part of the expansive American Hockey League community," said Bryan Bennett, Chief Operating Officer of Betfred. "We recently launched our new betting app in Iowa, and we knew this would be an amazing opportunity to continue investing in the state. We look forward to getting started and providing Wild fans an engaging experience for the upcoming season."
On its partnership with Betfred, Brent Arnold, Senior Director of Sales, of the Iowa Wild said, "We are excited to announce Betfred as our exclusive partner in the Sportsbook category. We look forward to the tremendous addition Betfred will bring to our Iowa Wild fan experience."
With the Iowa Wild partnership and the recent launch of its new betting apps, Betfred has once again demonstrated its commitment to make Iowa a key sports betting market for the company having previously signed a multi-year agreement with the Iowa Cubs. For the 2022-2023 season, Iowa Wild fans can take advantage of exciting new giveaways including suite sweepstakes, ticket giveaways, and exclusive merchandise. For more details on the Betfred apps and the Iowa Wild partnership please visit betfredsports.com.
Betfred USA is the wholly owned US subsidiary of Betfred Group, a Warrington, United Kingdom based bookmaker that owns and operates over 1,400 betting shops in the UK as well as industry leading online and mobile products in the UK and Spain. Betfred Group, founded by brothers Fred and Peter Done in 1967, created Las Vegas based Betfred USA in 2019 specifically to enter the robust and ever-expanding US sports betting market. Betfred, a proud sports betting sponsor of the Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies and Iowa Cubs, is currently a licensed operator in Arizona, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Washington, and Colorado, with Nevada, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio pending regulatory approval.
The Iowa Wild played their inaugural season in 2013 and are celebrating their 10th anniversary season in 2022-2023. The Iowa Wild has had many accomplishments over the last ten years, winning the AHL's Corporate Sales Department of the Year (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18), Social Media Department of the Year (2016-17, 2018-19), Best Fan Experience (2014-15, 2018-19) and Team of the Year in the 2018-2019 season. They play and are based out of Wells Fargo Arena, a state of the art 16,000 seat arena in downtown Des Moines, Iowa.
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ST. LOUIS, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATIS Elevator, the largest full-service elevator management, consulting and inspection services company in the U.S. has announced the addition of two industry veterans, Cory Hunter and Natalie Nordstrom. Cory joins as a Senior Elevator Consultant in Charlotte, North Carolina, bringing 20 years of industry experience as an elevator consultant and Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI). He holds a doctorate in lift engineering management. Natalie comes to ATIS as an Elevator Management Advisor with nearly a decade of experience in the elevator industry. Most recently, she served as a Strategic Account Manager at Otis Elevator.
"ATIS is attracting industry talent at a rapid pace, and we are thrilled to have Cory and Natalie on our team," said Sanjay Kamani, Director of Elevator Management. "We are pioneering a unique and holistic approach to elevator management and consulting, and we're fortunate that great people are excited to be part of this type of industry disruption."
In their new roles, Cory and Natalie will improve the safety, compliance, and performance of clients' conveyance equipment by increasing transparency and accountability through objective assessments and innovative technology. ATIS's elevator consulting services include new construction and modernization design, pre-design services, project management/administration, maintenance management, and maintenance audits. The addition of Cory and Natalie significantly expands the ability of ATIS to deliver full-service elevator and escalator management and consulting services for building owners, managers, contractors, and architects.
Founded in 2013, ATIS has quickly become the leading full-service conveyance management company in the U.S., with more than 140 elevator experts servicing all 50 states. ATIS is leading the industry with its proprietary conveyance management software and can leverage remote monitoring and inspection/violation tracking to significantly improve device safety, compliance and performance.
About ATIS
ATIS manages every aspect of vertical transportation systems on behalf of building owners and property managers, combining objective assessments, unparalleled expertise and innovative technology to improve the device safety, compliance and performance. With offices throughout the country, ATIS serves more than 20,000 customers and 100,000 unique devices throughout the United States. For more information, visit https://atis.com/.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DroneBlocks is proud to expand its relationship with Villanova University Alumnus and adjunct Computing Sciences Professor Jim Solderitsch by donating 10 Tello EDU Drones and the DroneBlocks enterprise license to Jim's Computing Science Course Curriculum. DroneBlocks is a popular STEM Education tool that teaches math, science, and computer coding through the use of classroom-friendly Drones.
DroneBlocks curriculum is specifically developed for Middle and High School students- however, the technology has layers and layers of deeper technology to mine for advanced college students.
The Drones will be used by Junior and Senior Computer Science majors with a prerequisite requirement in programming. The University focuses on both Java and Python as the main teaching languages and students will also be exposed to Arduino in this course.
"From these drones, opportunities to explore will flow out of the engagement" Jim explained, as he pondered the possible avenues the students may find themselves inquiring about. The name of the course is "Special Topics in the Internet of things and Security" which Jim says "leaves a lot of room to steer the ship in new and curious directions." Enter: Drones! which offers an interactive and exciting hub to build a web of topics around. The curriculum aims to include remote control actuation…or the building of a hardware controller kit that allows control of the Drone independently of a smartphone device by harnessing the power of the ESP32 Chip that is the driving center of the Tello Drones Technology. "The ESP32 is interesting and powerful and could be used to demonstrate exercises in internet security such as information being transmitted in the clear, taking control of drones mid-flight, data risk in motion, and over-the-air firmware updates to the control." Jim also sees the opportunity for outreach to other departments within the University by experimenting with the ESP32's data science capabilities, a similar application of data retrieval to the DroneBlocks databot attachment.
The team at DroneBlocks is excited for this partnership to encourage advanced inquiries to further unlock the valuable learning capabilities of DroneBlocks. The pioneering and development of a new curriculum for the greater DroneBlocks network of users would benefit many. DroneBlocks is currently implemented in hundreds of schools around the U.S. and also shared around the world, reaching thousands of students every year. Dave Erath, a co-founder of DroneBlocks puts it this way: "For us, it's all about sparking student interest in STEM and putting the power to create in their hands. When any teacher, or in this case Professor, walks into class and sets drones down on the desk, excitement builds no matter the student's age. The more people we can bring that to, the better." Jim agrees, stating simply "Who doesn't like to fly drones?"
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MILWAUKEE, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating ChemoCentryx (NASDAQ: CCXI) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Amgen.
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Ademi LLP alleges ChemoCentryx's financial outlook and prospects are excellent and yet ChemoCentryx holders will receive only $52 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion. The transaction agreement unreasonably limits competing bids for ChemoCentryx by imposing a significant penalty if ChemoCentryx accepts a superior bid. ChemoCentryx insiders will receive substantial benefits as part of change of control arrangements.
We are investigating the conduct of ChemoCentryx's board of directors, and whether they are (i) fulfilling their fiduciary duties to all shareholders, and (ii) obtaining a fair and reasonable price for ChemoCentryx.
If you own ChemoCentryx common stock and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Guri Ademi either at gademi@ademilaw.com or toll-free: 866-264-3995, or https://www.ademilaw.com/case/chemocentryx-inc-0.
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TEL AVIV, Israel and ZURICH, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (SIX Swiss Exchange: SHLTN) ("SHL"), a leading provider and developer of advanced personal telemedicine solutions, announced today that Mr. Ehud Barak is to be appointed as Co- Chairman of SHL Telemedicine.
Ehud Barak, incoming Co-Chairman of SHL: "I am delighted to join SHL's senior management team. As a results of global change, telemedicine has become the standard of care in the way which medical services are provided. SHL has a proven technology, know-how, experience, and strategic cooperation with major health care institutes such as Mayo Clinic, CVS and Henry Schein in the US as well as AOK Bayern and BARMER in Germany. SHL is well positioned to improve the lives of many patients worldwide, and the way that medical services are being consumed. I intend to join SHL's international growth execution efforts mainly in the US and Germany and take part in SHL's senior management team activities as a world leader in the telemedicine field."
Yariv Alroy, Chairman of SHL's board: "SHL greets Mr. Barak and is excited about his appointment as a Co-Chairman of SHL. We are convinced that Mr. Barak's engagement will support the execution and realization of our strategic global vision."
Mr. Baraks' terms of engagement will be brought for approval by a Special General Meeting of the Shareholders ("SGM"), which will be summoned within the next days. Following the approval of the terms by the SGM, the board will appoint the new Co-Chairman.
Further information
Fabienne Farner, IRF, Phone: +41 43 244 81 42 farner@irf-reputation.ch
About SHL Telemedicine
SHL Telemedicine is engaged in developing and marketing personal telemedicine systems and the provision of medical call center services, with a focus on cardiovascular and related diseases, to end users and to the healthcare community. SHL Telemedicine offers its services and personal telemedicine devices to subscribers utilizing telephonic and Internet communication technology. SHL is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SHLTN, ISIN: IL0010855885, Security No.: 1128957). For more information, please visit our web site at www.shl-telemedicine.com.
Some of the information contained in this press release contains forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. SHL Telemedicine undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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Japan to resume tourism in June; only packaged tour for now
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing tight pandemic travel restrictions about two years ago, but only for package tours for now. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan will allow the entry of people on tours with fixed schedules and guides beginning June 10. Tourists from areas with low COVID-19 infection rates who have received three vaccine doses will be exempt from testing and quarantine after entry. Japan this week is hosting small experimental package tours from four countries, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and the United States. That experiment, which involves 50 people who received special visas, not tourist visas, is to end May 31. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/26/japan-to-resume-tourism-in-june-only-packaged-tour-for-now-2/ | 2022-05-26T14:32:38Z |
Stark COVID-19 levels 'low' but rising as half of Ohio counties see high transmission
Stark County is one of just 12 counties in Ohio with "low" community transmission of COVID-19, according to the latest weekly update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Much of the region and state moved to medium and high case counts, as officials say that many cases are likely going uncounted.
"While we cannot share specifics, our hospitals have certainly seen more of an increase in inpatients in the last several months," Stark County Health Department communications specialist Chris Cugini said. "We would encourage residents to take precautions that make them feel more comfortable."
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Just over half of all Ohio counties are experiencing high levels of community transmission, at which point masking is advised for everyone indoors regardless of vaccination status.
According to the CDC, Stark County has a case rate of 135.18 per 100,000 people, 8.9 new COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 people and 4.8% of staffed inpatient beds are in use by COVID-19 patients.
Stark's case counts have been rising in recent months, with 1,505 cases in May and 1,136 in June, and 614 from July 1 to July 16.
The Ohio Hospital Association COVID-19 dashboard shows that the daily count of COVID-19 positive patients in region hospitals has been steadily increasing over the last month, with 188 COVID-19 positive patients in the hospital, 19 of which are in the ICU.
If the case rate moves above 200 and the new hospitalizations increases over 10, it will push Stark County into the medium transmission range, at which point individuals are advised to consider mask-wearing and testing prior to social engagements.
Unreported home tests could conceal higher levels of infection
However, officials worry about undercounts in the COVID-19 data. The advent of at-home rapid testing, while making it easier for individuals to protect themselves, has also meant many cases may be missed if individuals are not reporting their test results to the state.
"There certainly could be more cases out there but people are not reporting their results," Cugini said.
In Summit County, officials estimate that true case counts may be eight times as high as what is reported.
Individuals can report their COVID-19 test results to the Stark County Health Department by emailing selfreport@starkhealth.org. Reports must include the patient's first and last name, date of birth, address, phone number, symptom onset date, test collection date and picture of the positive test result.
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State wastewater data also shows a high level of COVID-19 genetic material in Canton's sewage. Wastewater monitoring is used to detect the presence of COVID-19 genetic material as many as three to seven days before those infections show up in case counts or hospitalizations, and can be used as an early warning of disease increases in the area.
The wastewater dashboard shows that Canton's water treatment plant is seeing a substantial increase in COVID-19 genetic material, with spikes similar to those seen in late August 2021, which preceded upticks in cases in the fall.
Stark officials are continuing to promote vaccination to protect against severe complications with COVID-19. The county health agency offers the Pfizer vaccine for those 6 months of age and older every Tuesday at the health department. Appointments can be scheduled at www.ArmorVax.com or by calling 330-451-1681.
Vaccination and booster appointments can also be found at https://gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov.
'Our kids being vaccinated means freedom':COVID-19 shots available for children under 5
For those who have tested positive for COVID-19, the department recommends following current CDC guidelines.
"If you tested positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms, regardless of vaccination status, then you should stay home for at least five days and isolate from others in your home, wear a well-fitting mask if you must be around others in your home, and you should not travel," Cugini said.
Since the pandemic began in the spring of 2020, Stark County has seen 85,624 COVID-19 cases, 4,343 hospitalizations and 1,729 deaths. Nearly 58% of the county has started a COVID-19 vaccination series.
Sam Zern can be reached at szern@cantonrep.com or 330-580-8322. You can also find her on Twitter at @sam_zern. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/healthcare/2022/07/22/stark-county-covid-level-low-but-rising/10125552002/ | 2022-07-22T18:41:02Z |
Russia hits Ukraine’s east as Finland moves toward NATO bid
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces unleashed airstrikes on the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the besieged city of Mariupol and pressed their advance on towns across the country’s east, Ukraine’s military said Thursday.
As the war, which has ground to a stalemate, wrought more death and upheaval, its globe-shaking repercussions spread, with Finland announcing plans to end decades of neutrality and seek NATO membership.
Finland’s president and prime minister said Thursday that the Nordic country should apply “without delay” for membership in the Western alliance, founded in part to counter the Soviet Union. The announcement means Finland is virtually certain to seek to join the military alliance, though a few steps remain before the application process can begin. Neighboring Sweden is expected to decide on joining NATO within days.
NATO’s support of Ukraine — particularly by supplying weapons — has been critical to Kyiv’s surprising success in stymieing Russia’s invasion, which began on Feb. 24. Many observers thought Moscow’s larger and better-armed military would be hard to stop, but the Ukrainians have bogged Russian troops down and thwarted their goal of overrunning the capital.
Still, the war has unleashed staggering destruction, killed thousands and forced millions from their homes, while shattering Europe’s sense of post-Cold War stability. It has prompted NATO to send troops and weapons to fortify the alliance’s eastern frontier and led Sweden and Finland to reconsider longstanding opposition to joining the trans-Atlantic alliance, whose members are committed to mutual defense.
In Mariupol, which has seen some of the worst destruction of the war, Ukraine offered to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe evacuation of badly wounded fighters trapped inside the Azovstal steel mill, the last redoubt of Ukrainian forces in the ruined city.
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Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that negotiations were underway to release the wounded. She said there were different options, but “none of them is ideal.”
Russia’s forces have taken control of the rest of the city, which they besieged for weeks, as residents ran short of food, water and medicine. Many thousands have fled, saying almost nothing remains of the port city, but an adviser to the Mariupol mayor said Russian forces have now blocked all evacuation routes.
Petro Andriushchenko said there are few apartment buildings fit to live in, and some remaining residents are cooperating with occupying Russian forces in exchange for food, though he did say Thursday the troops have resumed water supplies to two neighborhoods as a test.
“The occupiers turned Mariupol into a medieval ghetto,” said Mayor Vadym Boychenko in comments published by City Hall, as he called for a complete evacuation of the city. Officials said in recent weeks that about 100,000 residents could still be trapped in Mariupol, which had a prewar population of over 400,000.
Russian and Ukrainian authorities have periodically agreed to cease-fires to evacuate residents, and repeatedly blamed each other when those efforts failed. Andriushchenko’s allegations could not be independently confirmed.
In the wake of their failure to take Kyiv, Russian forces pulled back and regrouped — and switched their focus to Ukraine’s Donbas, an eastern industrial region where Moscow-backed separatists have fought Ukrainian troops for years. While Russia’s advance there has also been slow, the general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces noted Thursday that Moscow has achieved a “partial success.”
It said Ukrainian forces repulsed nine attacks by Russian forces and destroyed several drone and military vehicles. The information could not be independently verified.
Evacuees from towns in the embattled east wiped away tears as they carried their children and belongings onto buses and vans to flee.
“It is terrible there now. We were leaving under missiles,” said Tatiana Kravstova, who left the town of Siversk with her 8-year-old son Artiom on a bus headed to the central city of Dnipro. “I don’t know where they were aiming at, but they were pointing at civilians.”
Ukraine’s military also said Russian forces had fired artillery at Ukrainian units north of the city of Kharkiv — a northeastern city key to the offensive in the Donbas; fired artillery and grenade launchers at Ukrainian troops in the direction of Zaporizhzhia, which has been a refuge for civilians fleeing Mariupol; and attacked in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions to the north.
Overnight airstrikes in the Chernihiv region killed three people and wounded 12, according to local media citing emergency services. The regional governor said the strikes on the town of Novhorod-Siverskyi damaged a boarding school, dormitory and administrative building.
President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia’s determination to ensure territory in the Donbas held by Moscow-backed separatists never returns to Ukraine in a congratulatory message Thursday to the head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic.
On the eve of its invasion, Russia recognized the separatists’ claim to independence in Luhansk as well as in the other Donbas region of Donetsk. Moscow sought to justify its offensive by claiming, without evidence, that Ukraine was planning to attack areas held by separatists and that it intervened to protect people in those regions.
“I am sure that through our joint efforts we will defend the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity” of the Luhansk republic, Putin said in a statement released by the Kremlin.
Elsewhere, Kyiv prepared for its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier. Ukraine’s top prosecutor said her office charged Russian Sgt. Vadin Shyshimarin, 21, in the killing of an unarmed 62-year-old civilian who was gunned down while riding a bicycle in February, four days into the war.
Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova’s office has said it has been investigating more than 10,700 allegations of war crimes committed by Russian forces and has identified over 600 suspects.
Volodymyr Yavorskyy of the Center for Civil Liberties said the Ukrainian human rights group will be closely following Shyshimarin’s trial to see if it is fair — noting the difficulty of overserving the norms during wartime.
On the economic front, Ukraine shut down a pipeline that carries Russian gas across Ukraine to homes and industries in Western Europe, disrupting the westward flow of one of Moscow’s most lucrative exports.
The immediate effect is likely to be limited, in part because Russia can divert the gas to another pipeline and because Europe relies on a variety of suppliers. Still, the cutoff underscored the broader risk to gas supplies from the war.
In the southern Kherson region, site of the first major Ukrainian city to fall in the war, a Moscow-appointed leader said officials there want Putin to annex the area. Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the regional administration appointed by Moscow, told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency: “The city of Kherson is Russia.”
That was something at least one resident contested. “All people in Kherson are waiting for our troops to come as soon as possible,” said a teacher who gave only her first name, Olga, out of fear of retaliation. “Nobody wants to live in Russia or join Russia.”
A Black Sea port of roughly 300,000, Kherson is seen as a gateway to wider Russian control over southern Ukraine. The development raised the possibility that the Kremlin would seek to break off another piece of Ukraine as it tries to salvage an invasion gone awry.
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Yesica Fisch in Bakhmut, David Keyton in Kyiv, Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Mstyslav Chernov in Kharkiv, and AP staffers around the world contributed.
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Level of Microbusiness Activity Remains the Same As in Fourth Quarter 2021
LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first quarter 2022 update of the GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index (MAI), UCLA Anderson Forecast economist William Yu reports that overall MAI activity remains at a similar level as indicated in the fourth quarter of 2021. The Q2 report will be available in August and will likely show interesting new trends with the economy shifting.
In July 2021, the UCLA Anderson Forecast, in partnership with GoDaddy Inc., published the first MAI, a data-driven analysis regarding the formation, growth and dynamics of online microbusinesses using data provided by GoDaddy. The analysis found evidence that microbusiness formation and growth may boost local economic activity. For example, each additional 1-unit increase in the MAI leads to a 0.1 percentage point decline in the unemployment rate.
Each quarter, the Forecast publishes an updated report and index. The current report represents the 2022 Q1 update and contains data through March 2022 for the nation, individual states, metros and counties across the U.S.
The MAI is associated with economic outcomes. Previous reports documented evidence of correlations between the macroeconomy and microbusiness. A recent internal customer survey conducted by GoDaddy documents direct evidence of these correlations. For instance, 21% of microbusiness owners said that they were not employed when they started the microbusiness. That means microbusiness formation and growth lowered unemployment rates. Also, 28% said that they hired 2 to 4 employees, contributing to payroll and employment growth, and 66% provided main or supplemental income up to several thousand dollars per month, generating additional income in the economy.
The MAI is composed of three sub-indices:
Infrastructure encompasses human capital and digital infrastructure, including broadband and computer access. These are long-term factors that do not change much from one quarter to the next. The annual American Community Survey benchmarks the infrastructure index. The latest revision was from 100 in 2020 to 102.7 in 2021, reflecting improvements in education attainments and access to broadband/computer.
Participation includes the density and growth rate of online microbusinesses and online microbusiness owners. The participation index slightly increased from 100.4 in December 2021, to 100.7 in January and February 2022, and returned to 100.5 in March. The higher level of participation in the beginning of the year might reflect seasonality at the start of the calendar year, but as yet there is not enough experience with the index to verify it. In addition, the report finds that the participation index has the most explanatory power of local economic activities. The aforementioned decline of unemployment rates in response to increases of MAI is mostly driven by an increase of the participation index. The preliminary results also suggest that each additional 1-unit increase in the participation index leads to an increase of 1,200 people employed locally on average.
Engagement includes a variety of measures of online and website engagement. The engagement index fluctuated from 105.2 in December 2021 to 107.2 in January 2022, 103.8 in February and 105.2 in March. This could be driven by both general economic activity and by seasonal patterns. Over time, with more time series data, forecasters will be more certain about the role of seasonality in the index fluctuations. The microbusiness engagement index for 2022 Q1 is higher than prior periods.
The highlights of the GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index (MAI) update for the first quarter 2022 are:
- The overall microbusiness activity in 2022 Q1 remains at a similar level as in 2021 Q4.
- Forecast economists find that each additional 1-unit increase in the MAI leads to a 0.1 percentage point decline in the unemployment rate among counties in the U.S.
- The participation index has the most power to explain local economic activities
Read the full GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index (MAI) update for the first quarter 2022.
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Most CEOs are bracing for a recession
By Matt Egan, CNN Business
The mood in the C-Suite is darkening.
CEO confidence has tumbled to the weakest level since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Conference Board said Wednesday.
For the first time during the economic expansion, CEO confidence is now in negative territory.
Worse, business leaders are bracing for a potential downturn caused by the Federal Reserve’s quest to tame inflation.
A staggering 68% of CEOs surveyed by The Conference Board expect the Fed’s war on inflation will eventually trigger a recession. The survey, fielded between April 25 and May 9, measured responses from 133 CEOs of mostly public companies.
The good news is that just 11% of CEOs anticipate a so-called hard landing, marked by a deep recession. The rest expect a “very short, mild” recession.
Importantly, business leaders are not necessarily preparing for an imminent recession. The survey did not specify when the downturn would begin, merely describing it as “over the next few years.”
Inflation triggers recession fears
Still, the pessimism among CEOs is striking, especially given that the economic recovery is barely two years old and enjoyed blockbuster growth in 2021.
“Businesses are being challenged on so many fronts right now and CEOs have elevated expectations of a recession,” Dana Peterson, The Conference Board’s chief economist, told CNN.
That’s despite the fact that by many measures, the US economy remains strong. Retail sales are growing at a healthy clip, the jobs market has nearly returned to pre-Covid levels of employment and businesses are spending aggressively.
Yet the economic environment has gotten tougher to navigate, with worker shortages, price spikes and the war in Ukraine creating challenges. Even some large corporations are struggling.
Walmart, the king of retail, dimmed its earnings outlook on Tuesday because of high inflation and supply chain constraints. Walmart shares plunged 11%, the company’s worst one-day decline since October 1987.
60% of CEOs expect conditions to worsen
Walmart is not alone. Sixty-one percent of CEOs surveyed by The Conference Board reported that economic conditions have worsened over the past six months, compared with 35% who said that during the first quarter. Just 14% of CEOs reported improving economic conditions.
Recession fears have been driven in large part by high inflation.
Prices are rising at such a rapid clip that the Fed doesn’t have the luxury of merely tapping the brakes on the economy by gradually raising interest rates. To get inflation under control, the US central bank may have to slow the economy so much that it accidentally ends the recovery.
“Recessionary-concerns are real,” Mike Sommers, CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, told CNN. He noted that history shows recessions often follow rapid interest rate hikes.
Perhaps that’s one reason 60% of CEOs surveyed by The Conference Board expect conditions to worsen, up from just 23% who said that last quarter.
Business leaders similarly reported difficulty attracting qualified workers, signaled wage growth will remain elevated and downgraded their forecasts for business investment.
Of course, many companies have been able to thrive during this high-inflation period, in part by raising prices on consumers.
More than half (54%) of the CEOs in the survey said they are managing rising input costs by passing them along to customers.
Self-fulling prophesy
Given the strong momentum from last year, many economists expect the economy will continue growing for now.
For instance, The Conference Board is projecting modest GDP growth of 2.25% this year, down from 6% in 2021.
Over the weekend, Goldman Sachs trimmed its GDP outlook, but it’s still projecting growth of 2.4% this year and 1.6% next year.
“Concerns about an immoderate near term recession are generally overblown,” said RSM chief economist Joe Brusuelas.
Yet Brusuelas said it will be nearly impossible for the Fed to engineer a soft landing.
“The Fed is attempting to thread the needle while wearing boxing gloves and a mouth guard which reduces its degrees of freedom to act without causing damage to the real economy,” he said.
Still, the gloomy mood from The Conference Board survey raises the risk of a self-fulfilling prophesy, one in which a recession occurs because businesses hunker down in anticipation of one.
“You can always talk yourself into a recession,” Peterson said. “If businesses start shedding jobs in anticipation of a recession, that is going to spook consumers — and that can get us into a recession.”
Lloyd Blankfein, the senior chairman of Goldman Sachs, suggested over the weekend that a recession is not a foregone conclusion, telling CBS News it’s not “baked in the cake.”
Still, he said: “It’s definitely a risk. If I were running a big company, I would be very prepared for it.”
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The warm days of summer are here, which means it is a prime time for a combination of outdoor activities and the cool comfort of indoors.
Duke Energy is offering a wide array of programs and plans to help customers reduce energy usage and manage their bills.
Since mid-2021, costs for fuels used to produce energy have more than tripled. Duke Energy does not profit from these increased costs, and the company proactively takes measures to insulate customers from these spikes. These steps include negotiating long-term fuel contracts and maintaining a diverse fuel mix, including nuclear, solar and hydro, for power generation.
"With the price of everything going up right now, we want to relieve the impact on our customers as much as possible," said Larry Hatcher, senior vice president of customer experience and services. "We offer a variety of programs ranging from payment flexibility to financial assistance that will help our customers who may be grappling with higher bills."
Payment options
Two payment options include Flexible Payment Plans and the Budget Billing Plan. Payment plans allow residential customers to pay their balance over a more protracted period. Options are available for customers who either need a few extra days or require a more extended installment plan to catch up.
The Budget Billing Plan is a free and popular option for customers who like to know what to expect each month. It provides predictable monthly energy bills to help customers with their household budgeting.
Energy efficiency
There are several programs to improve a home's energy efficiency for customers hoping to take proactive measures to keep their energy bills manageable.
Customers who have an email on file and a smart meter receive a mid-cycle Usage Alert to provide a mid-month view of their current usage to date and a projection of their monthly bill at their current rate of usage. They can also access daily usage through their online account profile. These tools are intended to give customers insight and control over their energy use.
The Home Energy House Call is a free program for eligible Duke Energy homeowners (In Florida, the program is called a Home Energy Check). Customers receive a free assessment detailing steps they can take to increase efficiency and lower their energy bill and a free kit with energy-saving products valued at over $180.
In most Duke Energy territories, customers can find savings at the company's online store at duke-energy.com. It offers energy-efficient fixtures such as thermostats, lighting and faucets. Also on the website, customers can discover rebate offers for making energy-saving home improvements.
Income-qualified programs
To help connect our customers in need of assistance, Duke Energy partners with community and state agencies to help those who qualify access Duke Energy and federally funded assistance programs. Programs and eligibility vary by service territory, so customers can find more information by visiting duke-energy.com or calling our customer care center.
- The Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) covers heating- and cooling-related crises and is available throughout the year.
- The Weatherization Program helps income-qualified customers save energy and reduce expenses through energy conservation measures like weatherstripping and HVAC repairs or replacements.
- The Helping Home Fund is offered to income-qualified applicants in several Duke Energy operations territories. It provides in-home energy assessments and improvements such as replacing appliances and HVAC repairs up to $800.
- The Neighborhood Energy Saver Program is also available to income-qualified customers to help them lower their energy bills through in-home energy assessments.
- The Duke Energy Share the Light Fund also assists qualifying customers struggling to pay their energy bills. Employees, customers and Duke Energy shareholders contribute to these funds, which the Duke Energy Foundation matches.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
Media contact: Keith Richardson
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Pega receives top score out of 11 vendors in current offering category
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the low-code platform provider that builds agility into the world's leading organizations, today announced Forrester Research has named Pega a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Core CRM Solutions, Q3 2022 report (1). Pega received the top score in the current offering category as well as the highest score possible in 16 of 35 criteria.
In its report, Forrester evaluated the 11 most significant CRM providers. Among the criteria, Pega received the highest possible score in CRM user productivity, CRM user assistance, CRM user guidance, next best action, digital sales, customer success, customer service agent, customer service operations, actionable insights, customer profile, omnichannel engagement, conversational intelligence, process management, certifications, developer tooling and extensibility, and execution roadmap.
"Pegasystems offers exceptional automation and process management within its CRM," the report states. "Pegasystems' vision is one of an 'autonomous' CRM where automation offloads repetitive work and AI assists users, increasing their efficiency and the delivered customer experience. The CRM combines workflow automation, real-time decisioning, and a low-code platform with the goal of achieving this vision. Pegasystems uses real-time customer context and journey data to anticipate their needs and proactively – even preemptively – engage; for example, understanding a customer's intent, guiding users through adaptive workflows, proposing an offer that is most likely to be accepted, and adjusting follow-on steps based on customer feedback. CRM users seamlessly transition interactions from human-assisted to self-service with the aid of chatbots and RPA. The CRM has a complete customer profile that is updated in real time and has consistent business and developer tooling and broad industry compliance."
The Forrester report evaluated Pega's CRM solutions built on Pega Platform™, including Pega Customer Decision Hub™, Pega Customer Service™, and Pega Sales Automation™. Together, our powerful solutions help automate work and increase efficiency on the back end, while enabling users to make better decisions in real time, achieve faster resolution, and optimize every customer interaction on the front end.
This report is the latest in recent analyst firm recognitions of Pega's low-code platform for AI-powered decisioning and workflow automation. Recognitions include being named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Real-Time Interaction Management, Q2 2022 (2), The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software, Q4 2021 (3) report, and in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center (4) report.
"For a CRM strategy to achieve meaningful customer relationships, brands need to take into consideration processes across an entire organization – not just those in the front office," said Don Schuerman, chief technology officer, Pega. "To us, this recognition exemplifies how Pega's low-code platform for AI-powered decisioning and workflow automation helps our clients to improve customer and employee experiences across the entire scope of the customer journey – from back-end processes to sales and service front-end interactions – while also giving enterprises the tools to offer customers relevant, helpful interactions. We believe this continued recognition exemplifies how Pega is continuing to provide clients with powerful and flexible CRM solutions to work smarter, stay ahead of the competition, and most importantly – keep customers happy."
- The Forrester Wave™: Core CRM Solutions, Q3 2022
- Product background: Pega Platform™
- Product Background: Pega Customer Service
- Product background: Pega Sales Automation
- Product background: Customer Decision Hub™
- Website: Next-Best-Action Customer Journeys
- Video: Next-Best-Action Customer Journeys
- Forrester Research, "The Forrester Wave™: Core CRM Solutions, Q3 2022" by Kate Leggett, July 27, 2022
- Forrester Research, "The Forrester Wave™: Real-Time Interaction Management, Q2 2022" by Rusty Warner, May 25, 2021
- Forrester Research, "The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software, Q4 2021" by Rob Koplowitz, December 14, 2021
- Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center" by Nadine LeBlanc, Jim Davies, Varun Agarwal, June 15, 2021
Pega provides a powerful low-code platform that builds agility into the world's leading organizations so they can adapt to change. Clients use our AI-powered decisioning and workflow automation to solve their most pressing business challenges – from personalizing engagement to automating service to streamlining operations. Since 1983, we've built our scalable and flexible architecture so people can meet today's customer demands while continuously transforming for tomorrow. For more information on Pega (NASDAQ: PEGA), visit www.pega.com.
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Pegasystems Inc.
sean.audet@pega.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force airman has been taken into custody in connection with an April explosion that injured several U.S. troops at a base in eastern Syria.
Rose Riley, an Air Force spokeswoman, said the airman was placed in pretrial confinement by his commander after a review of the investigation. An initial hearing on the matter is expected to take place Wednesday.
Riley said no charges have yet been filed, and the airman’s identity will not be released unless he is charged. The military has provided no details on the investigation.
The U.S. military initially reported that the injuries were caused by artillery or another form of indirect fire. But it later said the April 7 attack was carried out by the “deliberate placement of explosive charges” by one or more individuals at an ammunition holding area and shower facility on the base, known as Green Village.
The blasts hit two support buildings and four service members were evaluated for minor injuries and possible traumatic brain injuries.
The investigation is being done by the Army Criminal Investigation Division and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
The U.S. has several hundred troops in eastern Syria as part of its effort to counter the Islamic State group. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/airman-in-custody-in-probe-of-syria-blast-injuring-us-troops/ | 2022-06-23T00:12:34Z |
GUANGZHOU, China, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE: MNSO) ("MINISO Group", "MINISO" or the "Company"), a global retailer offering a variety of design-led lifestyle products, today announced that it plans to release its March quarter 2022 financial results before the U.S. market opens on Thursday, May 26, 2022.
The Company's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 26, 2022 (8:00 P.M. Beijing Time on the same day) to discuss the financial results. The conference call can be accessed by the following zoom link or dialing the following numbers:
Access 1
Join Zoom meeting.
Zoom link: https://dooyle.zoom.us/j/86584019613?pwd=SUUrak9EZEpCOEpiZE92aVdjMGJRdz09
Meeting Number: 865 8401 9613
Meeting Passcode: 888666
Access 2
Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers by using the same meeting number and passcode with access 1.
United States Toll Free: 833 548 0276 (or +1 646 518 9805)
Mainland China Toll Free: 400 182 3168 (or 400 616 8835)
Hong Kong, China Toll Free: +852 5803 3730 (or +852 5803 3731)
United Kingdom (Charge Fees): +44 203 481 5237 (or +44 131 460 1196)
France (Charge Fees): +33 1 7037 9729 (or+33 1 7037 2246)
Singapore (Charge Fees): +65 3158 7288 (or +65 3165 1065)
Canada (Charge Fees): +1 438 809 7799 (or +1 204 272 7920)
Access 3
Listeners can also access the meeting through the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.miniso.com/.
The replay will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live event at the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.miniso.com/.
About MINISO Group Holding Limited
MINISO is a global retailer offering a variety of design-led lifestyle products. The Company serves consumers primarily through its large network of MINISO stores, and promotes a relaxing, treasure-hunting and engaging shopping experience full of delightful surprises that appeals to all demographics. Aesthetically pleasing design, quality and affordability are at the core of every product in MINISO's wide product portfolio, and the Company continually and frequently rolls out products with these qualities. Since the opening of its first store in China in 2013, the Company has built its flagship brand "MINISO" as a globally recognized retail brand and established a massive store network worldwide. For more information, please visit http://ir.miniso.com/.
Investor Relations Contact
Raine Hu, Mengru Wang
MINISO Group Holding Limited
Email: ir@miniso.com
Phone: +86 (20) 36228788 Ext.8039
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Y&L's event is focused on helping business people understand what really motivates their customers.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advertising agency Young & Laramore is hosting their second edition of their Unreasonable conference this Fall, inviting nationally and internationally respected psychologists, neuroscientists and experts in human behavior to talk about what actually motivates customers. The event will take place October 27th at Newfields in Indianapolis.
Creator of the event and Young & Laramore's President & CEO, Tom Denari, notes, "Too many marketing leaders and CEOs continue to cling to the misguided notion that their customers are mostly rational beings—and that their buying decisions are based more on reason than emotion. But, an abundance of research over the past 30 years or so has revealed that we all actually behave 'unreasonably,' often basing decisions on factors we're actually unaware of."
Seven highly recognized experts in behavioral psychology, neuroscience and marketing will be encouraging attendees to think differently about how we study behavior and market effectively to consumers. Notable speakers include Jonah Berger, author of Contagious, Invisible Influence and The Catalyst, and Paul Bloom, author of How Pleasure Works and The Sweet Spot. A full schedule of speakers and topics is available on the Unreasonable website, and online registration is now open.
About Young & Laramore
Located in a 19th century schoolhouse in Downtown Indianapolis, Young & Laramore is a nationally recognized advertising agency that reflects its building: they are, first and foremost, students of the consumer. Y&L is also proudly independent—believing the world has enough holding companies, thank you—answering to no one but its clients and its own compass. (Which one is tougher to please varies by the day.) Y&L believes the ideal creative partnership is just that, a true partnership. And it works best with brands who believe the same, along with sharing some of its other traits: nimble, scrappy, and with a healthy distrust of convention.
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Grant-winning teams meet in Boulder to network, refine projects, expand communications
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Danone Institute North America, a not-for-profit established by Danone North America, recently hosted an in-person training program for grant winners from its "One Planet. One Health" Initiative. This initiative promotes resilient and sustainable local food systems by awarding five teams from the US and Canada with $30,000 USD to develop and execute their community-based sustainability projects and sponsoring their participation in a sustainability-focused training in Boulder, CO. The training featured national and local sustainability difference makers and included a communications workshop to help participants to spread the news about their work in their community. Participating teams represented four distinct communities in the United States and Canada: Lincoln City, Oregon; San Luis Obispo County, California; Edmonton, Alberta; and Nanaimo, British Columbia.
First introduced in 2019, the "One Planet. One Health" Initiative reflects Danone's belief that the health of people and the health of the planet are interconnected. Selected from applicants across the United States and Canada, the grantees were awarded in 2021 for their innovation and impact, and how they address the evolving food challenges in their community.
Winning projects and teams involved in the training include:
- Juntos en el Jardín (Together in the Garden)
(Team member organizations: Oregon State University; Northwest Coastal Housing; Olalla Center) - Farmers Market Navigators Program for a Healthy Planet and Healthy People in San Luis Obispo County
(Team member organizations: University of California Cooperative Extension; North County Farmers Market Association; Center for Family Strengthening; Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County) - Building a post-pandemic sustainable food system: Starting in Edmonton
(Team member organizations: University of Manitoba; Edmonton's Food Bank; Baranowski & Sons Nutrition) - Delivering on sustainable food systems: Evaluating a good food box program in Nanaimo, British Columbia
(Team member organizations: University of Victoria; University of Waterloo; Growing Opportunities Farm Community Coop; Nanaimo Foodshare Society)
"The "One Planet. One Health" Initiative helps amplify sustainability efforts by empowering action among communities and individuals at the local level and using communications strategies to raise awareness," says Leslie Lytle, PhD, president, Danone Institute North America. "The training conference brings together winning teams from the US and Canada to share their experiences with each other and learn from experts in sustainability and communications. We were excited to award an additional $10,000 to the team from University of Victoria (BC) and Nanaimo Foodshare Society for its plans to create a documentary to share with stakeholders as a way to build awareness and support."
About University of Victoria (BC) and Nanaimo Foodshare Society:
The trans-disciplinary team from University of Victoria and Nanaimo Food Share is examining the impact of the Good Food Box (GFB) initiative administered by Nanaimo Foodshare, serving a small city of approximately 80,000 people on the east coast of Vancouver Island, on the unceded territories of the Snuneymuxw (snoo-NAI-muk) First Nation. The project evaluates the impacts of GFB on household food security, dietary patterns, health, and food literacy and assesses the potential of the GFB to contribute to economic, social, and environmental sustainability of the local food system.
"We want to know how the Good Food Box initiative may reduce food and nutrition insecurity on the community level in Nanaimo," says Matthew Little, assistant professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria. "Our preliminary findings suggest that participants feel an increased sense of belonging, are more food secure, and eat more regular, balanced, and healthy meals."
For more information on the Danone Institute North America, visit www.danoneinstitutena.org
About Danone Institute North America
Launched in 1997, the Danone Institute North America fosters transdisciplinary, community-based work to promote sustainable food systems globally. It is a separately incorporated, 501c3 non-profit foundation dedicated to non-commercial activities. The Danone Institute North America is one of several Danone Institutes created worldwide by Danone, the ultimate parent company of Danone North America Public Benefit Corporation.
The Board of Directors is made up of both independent experts in nutrition science and business leaders of Danone North America Public Benefit Corporation. The nutrition scientists establish program direction, determine recipients of funding and are closely involved in all Danone Institute North America programs. Danone North America managers offer communication support, program development and management expertise.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Storyhorse, an award-winning branding house, released today their second annual Rundown report highlighting their take on the top pressures facing brands today, as well as how brands such as McDonald's, Impossible Foods, Ally Financial, lululemon, and Abercrombie & Fitch are responding to these challenges.
2022's top pressures include:
- Activating leaders as brand influencers
- Combatting employee burnout
- Keeping up with platform overload
- Practicing what you preach
- Shedding the past to move forward
- Doubling down on community
"Many factors have contributed to a truly unique and interesting landscape in the branding world and the way companies are showing up for their audiences," said Liza Nikitas, Managing Director of Storyhorse. "This year's Rundown provides a comprehensive look at what's happening today and where we think things are headed in the future."
Storyhorse (www.storyhorsebranding.com) is a branding house of spirited storytellers with serious power, known for leveraging strategic know-how and creative muscle to build brands that not only make an impact, they last. Partnering with innovators, dreamers and creative thinkers, Storyhorse delivers purposeful brands with character and power. Storyhorse's services span inception to implementation, including research and strategy, naming, messaging and visual identities, style guides, and rollout tactics. Located in the heart of Chicago, Storyhorse is a division of EA Collective, a group of connection experts who create brand identities (Storyhorse), content (Studio Sage) and experiences (Agency EA).
Contact:
Becky Schultz | EA Collective
bschultz@thisiseacollective.com
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Goal to identify orosensory neurons and determine their function in guiding food selection and feeding behavior
YPSILANTI, Mich., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Research that studies the sensation in the oral cavity is the subject of a grant awarded to Joseph Breza, associate professor of neuroscience at Eastern Michigan University and Robin Krimm, professor of anatomy and neurobiology at University of Louisville. The National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded the $2,074,256 ($462,468 year one) grant to conduct a five-year-long study on the sense of touch and how it interacts with the sense of taste.
Somatosensation is the sense of touch, temperature, and chemesthesis, which is the sensation of spices and menthol in the oral cavity. Scientists have studied various aspects of somatosensation, including the development of the human somatosensory system. Breza and Krimm are furthering the understanding of somatosensation by exploring touch-sensitive neurons and the connection between taste signals and the brain in transgenic mice.
"The grant seeks to understand the breadth of touch-sensitive neurons that stimulate the tongue, specifically those that wrap around taste papillae–those little red dots on your tongue which contain taste buds," said Breza. "We think that they play an instrumental role in shaping the sensory experience of food as it pertains to texture and taste."
The team will also investigate whether texture and taste signals from the oral cavity interact within the brainstem. According to Breza, the oral cavity is the gateway to the gut. Thus, nutrient selection and avoidance of potential toxins must first pass through the "radar" of the oral cavity.
"We know very little about how neuron types are responsible for sending unique signals to the brain about touch, temperature, and taste information," said Breza. "We know even less about how the brain integrates these signals to ultimately carry out tongue movements, chewing, swallowing, or gagging. Our long-term goal is to identify key orosensory neuron types and determine their function for guiding food selection and feeding behavior."
In addition to working with Krimm, Breza is conducting the study with an interdisciplinary team of students in a customized lab space on EMU's campus, which is aligned with EMU's strategic mission to deliver high-performing academic programs and quality research.
Over the years, Breza has worked with psychology, biology, and chemistry faculty members. He has co-authored five peer-reviewed articles with colleague Thomas Mast, an associate professor of neurobiology at Eastern, and with several EMU undergraduate and graduate students. Over the past eight years, he has trained and worked alongside more than 26 students – many moving on to Ph.D. programs in neuroscience or medical school.
"I share my academic achievements with the faculty, staff, administration and students at EMU – their level of emotional and professional support is what has made all of this possible," said Breza.
About Eastern Michigan University
Founded in 1849, Eastern is the second oldest public university in Michigan. It currently serves more than 15,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 300 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering and Technology; Health and Human Services; and its graduate school. National publications regularly recognize EMU for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education. For more information about Eastern Michigan University, visit the University's website. To stay up to date on University news, activities and announcements, visit EMU Today.
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United Cajun Navy say they identified an area of ‘high interest’ in river; search for kids continues
By Shay O’Connor
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NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Thursday, United Cajun Navy officials said they identified an area of high interest using handheld sonar equipment while trying to search for the kids that went missing in the Mississippi River Saturday night. They said this means there is a high probability the area needs to be investigated.
At this point, there is no confirmation on whether it is the bodies of the three kids or not.
Earlier crews lowered underwater drones in that area. Divers were also called to the scene, but it was too muddy, and as time went on it became too dark.
The search was called off for tonight. As all of this happened family members, friends and community members prayed for everyone involved. They allowed WDSU cameras to catch them gathering together in prayer.
The hope is for closure for the families of 8-year-old Ally Berry Wilson, her sister 14-year-old Brandy Wilson, and their friend 15-year-old Kevin Poole. One of the girls slipped on a piling while they were playing along the river Saturday, and the other two went in trying to save her.
Thursday concluded the fifth full day of the search for the kids following the incident.
Friday the search will resume in the area of interest at 9 a.m.
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RENO, Nev., April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL), the parent of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, on April 6, 2022, declared a special cash dividend on its Common Stock of $0.50 per share. The dividend will be payable April 29, 2022 to holders of record on April 18, 2022.
About AMERCO
AMERCO is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company. U-Haul is in the shared use business and was founded on the fundamental philosophy that the division of use and specialization of ownership is good for both U-Haul customers and the environment.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 176,000 trucks, 126,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers over 855,000 rentable storage units and 73.6 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry.
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More than two years since the pandemic’s start, nearly 1 in 4 Canadians still report high anxiety
By Tom Yun
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May 7, 2022 (CTV Network) — It’s been more than two years since the start of the pandemic, and yet, new data shows that nearly a quarter of Canadians are still reporting high levels of anxiety – numbers largely unchanged since 2020. University of Waterloo researchers examined survey data collected by Mental Health Research Canada. The survey found that 23 per cent of Canadians are facing high anxiety while 15 per cent are experiencing high depression. “Before the pandemic, these levels were at around four or five per cent. It’s an increase of four or five times, so it’s concerning,” Gustavo Betini, a University of Waterloo PhD student, who has been studying the long-term mental health impacts of COVID-19, told CTV News Channel on Saturday. Betini says it’s especially concerning that even with high levels of vaccination and few remaining COVID-19 restrictions in Canada, the rates of anxiety and depression have changed very little since the polling began in April 2020. “It’s surprising for us that these levels … haven’t changed since 2020, when we started this polling. So, this is concerning going forward,” he said. Younger Canadians and individuals from marginalized groups, like the LGBTQ2S+ community, are more likely to face high levels of pandemic-induced anxiety and depression, Betini says. “One thing that we see very commonly is that younger adults are struggling a little bit more compared to the general population. The same is true for women, especially women with young children and health-care providers, and members of the LGBTQ+ community,” Betini said. LONG COVID PATIENTS FACE GREATER MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES For those who become infected with the virus and experience long-haul COVID-19 symptoms, it can be even harder to keep their mental health in check. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has documented reports of more than 100 potential symptoms of long COVID. The most common ones, according to PHAC, include fatigue, memory problems, anxiety, depression and even post-traumatic stress disorder. At the University of Toronto, Dr. Roger McIntyre, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology, has been leading a trial looking at better understanding how long COVID affects the brain. “What we’re trying to do is we’re trying to better understand what is occurring in the brain in people who are experiencing this very debilitating, very complex syndrome post-COVID,” he told CTV News Channel on Saturday. McIntrye says inflammation due to an immune response to exposure of the virus may be one culprit when it comes to pinpointing why some people are having long COVID symptoms. He says his trial is also testing a treatment that affects the immune systems, which can also benefit “aspects of the brain fog and the fatigue that are so ubiquitous in this condition.” It’s unclear how many people are affected by long COVID symptoms. Early data from the World Health Organization showed that 10 to 20 per cent of those infected with the virus could go on to become COVID long-haulers, but Tam said on Friday that more up-to-date research indicates it could actually be as high as 50 per cent. But in the absence of treatment options, McIntyre says for now, prevention via vaccination is the most important tool to prevent long COVID symptoms. “The best treatment always is prevention. And we have a signal in our literature that’s telling us if you get vaccinated … the probability of you having long COVID may be less. The severity of long COVID may be less,” he said. “As we think about protecting ourselves, the vaccine is clearly an important tool for us.” With files from The Canadian Press
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Report: Rapper PnB Rock killed in robbery at restaurant
LOS ANGELES (KABC) - A man who was fatally shot at a Los Angeles restaurant was rapper PnB Rock, sources tell news station KABC.
The shooting was reported at 1:23 p.m. Monday at a Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles.
Police say the shooting was apparently committed during the course of a robbery. The victim was sitting at a table with a woman when at least one suspect approached, brandished a firearm and demanded property from the victim.
The suspect shot the victim multiple times and “removed some property” from him, then fled in a getaway car, according to Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Kelly Muniz.
The victim was taken to the hospital, where he died.
Sources tell KABC that the deceased is 30-year-old Rakim Hasheem Allen, a rapper whose stage name is PnB Rock. He was known for singles that include “Fleek” and “Selfish.”
Police would not confirm the victim’s identity.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Announcing the largest list of product updates since its initial launch more than ten years ago, the easy-to-use, free reading tool created by ReadWorks has expanded at this crucial time for teachers and students. With more than 5,500 texts and accompanying curricular supports as well as strategic and thoughtful technical updates, it is clear that the ReadWorks online application has transformed, with ease of teacher use at the forefront. ReadWorks' mission to help improve the reading crisis across America is more important than ever, according to recent research on the impact of students' learning opportunities due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on teacher input, the new features will continue to support teachers' integration of reading activities across all levels of capability for Kindergarten through 12th grade. As online learning transitions even more from remote learning back to in-person instruction this school year, ReadWorks is excited to announce these new features for the more than one million teachers already logged into the ReadWorks platform and the many new users logging on during this busy back-to-school season.
"We gather feedback from teachers all year long to then focus our back-to-school improvements and tool enhancements on the key ideas that will help them even more easily use ReadWorks to deepen their reading instruction," said ReadWorks' Chief Academic Officer Susanne Nobles
Exciting New Content Features:
- Connected with the Clever library
- Book Studies
- Hundreds of searchable texts with diverse characters
- Enhanced Scope and Sequences and Reading Mindset Snapshot
Exciting New Help Features:
- A professionalized help center
- In-the-moment training
- Substantial conformance to the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 standards.
About ReadWorks
Our mission is to ensure that all children become successful, joyful readers. We work to bridge the gap between research and practice in reading instruction. There are many ways to easily integrate ReadWorks into teacher instruction for Kindergarten through 12th grade -- by book, topic, decoding, vocabulary, and core curriculum!
Sign up for your free ReadWorks account to start accessing these new and updated reading instruction resources today.
For more information about ReadWorks
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KAMR/KCIT) — Lawmakers are reacting after the Supreme Court made its decision Friday morning to strike down Roe V. Wade, which previously gave Americans the constitutional right to an abortion.
According to previous reports by MyHighPlains.com, Friday’s decision, voted 6-3 by the court’s justices, upholds Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. This ruling will ultimately give states the chance to choose if they want to ban abortion.
Last year, the Texas Legislature passed a “trigger law” set to go into effect 30 days after an event in which Roe v. Wade is “wholly or partly” overturned, according to previous reports. This trigger law in Texas would make performing an abortion a felony. Other states with trigger laws include Oklahoma, Utah, Louisiana, and Tennessee.
Texas
Lawmakers are responding to Friday’s court ruling, including U.S. Rep Ronny Jackson – Texas District 13. In a tweet Jackson posted Friday morning, he said:
“OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! This is the moment we’ve been waiting DECADES for – Roe v. Wade is OVERTURNED! THANK YOU to every Pro-Life activist who has helped make this victory possible, and THANK YOU to President Trump for nominating 3 FANTASTIC Pro-Life justices. HUGE win!!”
@RonnyJacksonTX
In an additional tweet related to the ruling, Jackson said:
“I’m very proud of our Supreme Court. Despite unhinged protests at their homes and nonstop threats of violence, the justices DID NOT WAIVER. THANK YOU TO THE SUPREME COURT FOR STANDING STRONG!!”
@RonnyJacksonTX
Jackson’s team also provided an official statement from Jackson surrounding the ruling. The statement reads:
“I applaud the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson. This landmark decision overturns 50 years of unconstitutional, federally sanctioned abortion. Since the Roe decision in 1973, over 63 million unborn lives have been lost to abortion. Today, we celebrate the sanctity of life and the return of a court that concerns itself with the Constitutionality of law, rather than writing it. Each state must now stand up for life and protect the most vulnerable among us. I am very proud of my home state of Texas for taking the charge and passing the heartbeat bill, recognizing the humanity of every person. As a physician, I spent my career trying to save lives, which is what today’s Supreme Court decision will help us do.”
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson
In a statement provided to MyHighPlains.com Friday morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the following regarding the state’s position after the Supreme Court ruling:
“The U.S. Supreme Court correctly overturned Roe v. Wade and reinstated the right of states to protect innocent, unborn children. Texas is a pro-life state, and we have taken significant action to protect the sanctity of life. Texas has also prioritized supporting women’s healthcare and expectant mothers in need to give them the necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child. I signed laws that extended Medicaid health care coverage to six months post-partum, appropriated $345 million for women’s health programs, and invested more than $100 million toward our Alternatives to Abortion program. This critical program provides counseling, mentoring, care coordination, and material assistance, such as car seats, diapers, and housing to mothers in need.
Texas will always fight for the innocent unborn, and I will continue working with the Texas legislature and all Texans to save every child from the ravages of abortion and help our expectant mothers in need.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
In a statement from the Texas Attorney General’s office, Ken Paxton said the following:
“Roe v. Wade and its successor case Planned Parenthood v. Casey have absolutely no basis in the U.S. Constitution. Nevertheless, for half a century, Americans have had to live under these illegitimate, illegal, and unconstitutional dictates of a partisan, willful Supreme Court. No more. Today, the question of abortion returns to the states. And in Texas, that question has already been answered: abortion is illegal here. I look forward to defending the pro-life laws of Texas and the lives of all unborn children moving forward.
Further, we cannot forget the extraordinary violence that Roe and Casey unleashed on our nation. Because of those decisions, almost 70 million babies have been killed in the womb. And so, today at noon, I am closing all my offices as a memorial to these babies. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of them. Never again should something like this happen in America.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick provided the following statement to MyHighPlains.com regarding Friday morning’s ruling:
“Today is a tremendous day for life. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization adheres to the constitution and returns the decision on abortion back to the states. Because of our trigger bill that we passed last year, in 30 days, abortion will be banned in Texas. I thank God for delivering us this day, and I am so proud that Texas has taken the lead to ensure that such evil can no longer live in our state.
Since I first took office in 2007, protecting life has been my top priority. In 2011, I authored the Sonogram Law, and in 2021, I was proud to lead the Texas Senate in passing the Heartbeat Act, which dramatically reduced the number of abortions that occur in Texas.
Media estimates report that as many as 62 million innocent lives have been ended since the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973. Words cannot do that unfathomable number justice. The left will surely fight to keep the abortion industry alive in Texas, but they will fail.
The Supreme Court’s ruling is an acknowledgement of the truth: when an abortion is performed, a human life is ended. This watershed victory is not just a victory for innocent life, but a victory for all of humanity.”
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) provided the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade Friday. Cruz said the following:
“The Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs case, reversing Roe v. Wade, is nothing short of a massive victory for life, and it will save the lives of millions of innocent babies. The decision reverses one of the most egregious departures from the Constitution and legal precedent the United States has ever seen, and one that has resulted in the deaths of 63 million American children.
Roe was wrong the day it was decided, and it has been wrong every day since then. If you search for the word ‘abortion’ in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, you won’t find it. The Court at the time acknowledged that, and yet Roe created a brand new constitutional ‘right’ out of whole cloth.
And while the left manically argues that the Dobbs decision makes abortion illegal throughout the country, that is false. What this decision does is leave abortion policy up to the states and returns power to the American people—which is exactly how questions of abortion were handled before Roe.
This is a momentous day, and yet the fight for life doesn’t end with the Dobbs decision. It simply begins a new chapter. I’ve been proud to stand for life in the U.S. Senate, and I will continue to do so as we navigate the path ahead.”
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) provided the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision Friday. Cornyn said the following:
“Today, the Court has restored one of the core principles of our Constitution with this landmark ruling. This decision correctly returns the authority of states to decide the limits on abortion and will save countless innocent lives. I commend the Justices for not bowing to the vicious intimidation campaign waged by the radical Left. I join Texans in celebrating this historic victory for life and the rule of law.”
U.S. Senator John Cornyn
New Mexico
In a statement provided to MyHighPlains.com Friday morning, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the following regarding the New Mexico’s position after the Supreme Court ruling:
“The moment we have long dreaded has arrived, and our nation will be the worse for it. With this ruling, the Supreme Court has unilaterally thrown out 50 years of judicial precedent and subverted the will of millions of Americans who believe in a woman’s right to make her own decisions about her body.
Today, a new generation of women will be forced to face a future where they cannot seek safe, legal abortions; a future where they must navigate an increasingly draconian patchwork of restrictions to get care; a future where they live in perpetual fear that they may be required to carry a pregnancy against their will – conceived under horrific circumstances like rape or incest, or that may risk their very life; a future where they fear that their neighbor might report them or their doctors to the police if they attempt to seek care in another state. “This opinion is the culmination of decades of careful, sinister planning by hyper-partisan, archconservative Republican leaders in D.C. For years, they have pushed for cruel restrictions on women at every turn – inhibiting access to contraceptives and forcing them to endure torture during the simple act of walking into an abortion clinic. Let’s be clear – this decision not only affects a woman’s right to choose, but also a woman’s right and ability to seek medically-necessary health care.
This ruling will destroy both lives and livelihoods. Make no mistake: this is a war on women. The effort is not to protect life but to diminish it, to control women and relegate them as second-class citizens. “In anticipation of this very moment, we took action. We eliminated New Mexico’s antiquated trigger ban on abortion, safeguarding the right of every woman in this state to make critical decisions about their own health and to decide for themselves – and their families – when to have children. As the laws in this country change before our very eyes, I will continue to fight for the right to a safe, legal abortion in New Mexico and stand as a brick wall against those who seek to punish women and their doctors just because they seek the care they need and deserve.”
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) also released a statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling, saying:
“Today’s decision by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court has shamefully taken our country backwards – undermining nearly 50 years of legal precedent and putting the most vulnerable at risk by rolling back women’s reproductive rights. This decision shows how out-of-touch extremist conservative justices and politicians are with the American people who overwhelmingly support Roe.
The consequences of this decision represent a dangerous attack on women’s health care and an attack on freedom and privacy that will empower judges and politicians to overrule the private health decisions made by a woman and her doctor.
New Mexican women should know this dangerous decision will not go unchallenged and that safe abortions are still legal in New Mexico. I’m committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and this fight is far from over. Senate Democrats must be willing to use every tool at our disposal – including abolishing the filibuster – to ensure the right to an abortion is once again protected by law.”
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján
This story is developing. Check with MyHighPlains.com for updates | https://cw33.com/news/lawmakers-respond-to-supreme-court-ruling-that-overturned-roe-v-wade/ | 2022-06-24T21:03:09Z |
Astros place All-Star closer Ryan Pressly on 10-day IL
SEATTLE (AP) — The Houston Astros placed All-Star closer Ryan Pressly on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation in his right knee. The right-hander appeared in four games during the first week of the regular season. Manager Dusty Baker said Pressly had been bothered by the soreness for a couple of days and the team sent him back to Houston for additional examination. Pressly’s velocity had been noticeably down during his first few appearances, but Baker said he didn’t think the knee issue was a factor. Pressly was 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA and three saves to begin the season. Houston selected left-hander Parker Mushinski from Triple-A Sugar Land to take Pressly’s roster spot. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/16/astros-place-all-star-closer-ryan-pressly-on-10-day-il/ | 2022-04-17T01:36:23Z |
Boss Women Media and Amazon's Black Business Accelerator come together to bring powerful programming to Black women everywhere
DALLAS, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boss Women Media's Black Girl Magic Digital Summit is returning for its fourth consecutive year of programming and has teamed up with Amazon's Black Business Accelerator (BBA) to showcase inspiring conversations with Black women entrepreneurs and leaders. The summit exists to educate, empower, and equip black women for more by sharing resources, stories, and building a community of powerful allies. The Black Girl Magic Summit is set to premiere on Saturday, August 27 on Prime Video.
Key speakers for this year's digital summit include Allyson Felix, Meena Harris, Aurora James, and from Prime Video's Harlem, Meagan Good. In addition, the summit will feature conversations with business owners and members of Amazon's Black Business Accelerator:
- Pauline Idogho, Founder and CEO of Mocktail Club
- Ranay Orton, Founder and CEO of Glow by Daye
- Angel Johnson, Founder and CEO of ICONI Leggings
- Tracy Pickett, Founder and CEO of Hairbrella
- Shennel Fuller, Founder and CEO of Miles and Milan
- Melissa Orijin, Co-Founder of Orijin Bees
- Renee Manzari, Founder and CEO, Livity Yoga
Boss Women Media also partnered with Tai Beauchamp, Lady Jade, Codie Oliver, and Mattie James as Brand Ambassadors for the summit. Each of these influential women will also be hosting a Watch Party in each of their cities (Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta) to promote the premiere of the summit and support the women of color in their communities.
Summit panel sessions were pre-recorded in Los Angeles on July 26 at Brigid Coulter's Blackbird House, a place that centers on fostering productivity, well-being, creativity, and advocacy. Women students from the Howard Entertainment Program powered by Amazon Studios, joined in-person at Blackbird House as the summit's live audience. The women in attendance were able to meet with speakers and influencers, allowing for a day full of connections and conversations.
"I am so thrilled that we are able to bring another great year of programming and content for The Black Girl Magic Summit to women across the U.S. and the world," said Marty McDonald, Founder and CEO of Boss Women Media. "Amazon's Black Business Accelerator is a crucial partner for us, and their continued dedication to the furtherment of Black women allows us to bring in dynamic speakers and experiences while making it accessible for just about anyone through Prime Video. We're excited for women of color everywhere to join us later this month on a journey of empowerment and evolution."
Amazon's Black Business Accelerator (BBA) helps Black-owned businesses to grow with dedicated resources designed to help them find success selling in Amazon's store. This suite of resources includes financial assistance, business education and coaching, and marketing and promotional support. Amazon's BBA is proud to sponsor this year's Black Girl Magic Summit to help share the inspiring stories of the Black-owned small business owners and as part of Amazon's ongoing commitment to empowering and supporting Black-owned businesses. To learn more about the BBA, visit amazon.com/bba.
For more information on Boss Women Media, The Black Girl Magic Digital Summit, and Amazon BBA's involvement, visit www.BossWomen.org/BlackGirlMagic. Watch the premiere of The Black Girl Magic Summit on Saturday, August 27 on Prime Video.
Boss Women Media is an online membership platform & offline women's empowerment & educational community. We create event experiences for women to connect through summits, conferences, and networking opportunities. For more information on Boss Women Media and its initiatives visit www.BossWomen.org.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The end of the North Texas work week is going to be a good one with warm and windy conditions as April is nearing its end.
Highs on Thursday will be in the 80s to lower 90s across the regions with winds from the south ranging from 20-30 mph. As night falls, temperatures will drop into the 60s as the south winds persist and will range from 15-25 mph.
Friday will see similar temperatures with highs in the 80s and the same winds from the south ranging from 20-30 mph.
“Warm and breezy weather will continue through Friday ahead of the next storm system, which will bring our next rain chances late in the weekend. Highs will be mostly in the 80s with lows in the 60s, and winds will be out of the south at 15 to 30 MPH with higher gusts.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/end-of-work-week-in-north-texas-to-be-warm-windy-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ | 2022-04-21T19:39:57Z |
DETROIT and EAST LANSING, Mich., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NFTs for charity are the gift that keeps on giving thanks to the digital and authenticated features of NFTs, and the first case study in the country is NFTuck™, the NFT (non-fungible token) series from Michigan State Football Head Coach Mel Tucker. Coach Tuck teamed up with the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan and the more than 21,000 youth and families they serve to create a first-of-its-kind, fan-experience NFT for a cause. All proceeds plus royalties on resales of the NFTs go to the Boys & Girls Clubs in Detroit.
"NFTs are the future of giving for coaches, athletes, and celebrities because of their ability to reach fans anywhere in the world, but also because of the resale royalties that create a revenue stream for charities into the future," said Shawn Wilson, President and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan. "Coach Tucker is modeling the power of combining tech entrepreneurship with social impact, and we are immensely grateful that he brought his past experiences with Boys & Girls Clubs to our community and is doing it in a way that helps us meet our mission of ensuring youth are career, start up and homeowner ready!"
The NFTuck assets feature exclusive experiences, digital images and animations, and limited-edition coins. (www.SpartyNFT.com) The NFTuck series included three different NFTs for Spartan fans to choose from: the Bowl Championship Ring NFT, Tuck Shoe NFT, and Tuck Coin NFT. Each of the NFTs will be available in limited quantities on the NFT exchange Rarible, perfect for the MSU fan looking for an exclusive collectible or gift. www.Rarible.com/NFTuck
"NFTs are the wave of the future for my student athletes and for brand marketing overall, but they're also the perfect vehicle for building a giving legacy," said Coach Mel Tucker, who joined the Spartans as Head Coach in 2020. "I could auction off a signed piece of memorabilia for charity one time, but with this NFT, it's not only authenticated and attached to VIP access and experiences, but every time the NFT sells, the Boys & Girls Club gets another gift from the resale royalties. That's powerful and shows the way for how I want my student athletes to live life as leaders and achievers, but also with a spirt for community."
In addition to the Bowl Championship Ring NFT, the Tuck Shoe NFT, and Limited Edition and one-of-one Tuck Coin NFT, NFTuck collectors will get exclusive perks such as access to Coach Tucker (@Coach_mtucker) in-season via private video/chat channels exclusive only to NFT holders and on-field access to practice during the 2022 season.
NFTuck is a first-in-the-nation NFT drop for a coach and team and MSU is working to build an in-house NFT Program for Spartan football that will be a student-athlete-first platform and unique among all NFT and NIL programs in Division 1 athletics, including the ability for student-athletes to do charitable tie-ins and giving.
NFTs are digital contracts that use blockchains – the same technology behind digital currencies – to prove ownership of a particular digital asset, like an image or a GIF. That means collectors of the NFTucks will be the only owners of these digital keepsakes and can show them off or trade them on all major NFT exchanges.
About Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan
Founded in 1926, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan (BGCSM) serves 21,000 youth, families, and entrepreneurs annually in neighborhoods throughout Southeastern Michigan. BGCSM has reimagined the future of after-school programming by focusing on the root cause of issues facing our community, which is poverty. BGCSM's mission is to ensure youth leave our Clubs career, start up and homeowner ready.
Contact:
Cara Lutz
clutz@lambert.com
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Ruhl Announced The Partnership on Social Media Saying Nutrisystem "Changed Her Life"
PHILADELPHIA, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reality television sweetheart, Danielle Ruhl took to social media today to announce an exciting new partnership with Nutrisystem®, a leading provider of health and wellness and weight management solutions. Danielle, who fell in love with her partner and famously got engaged on television sight unseen, is joining forces with the brand after revealing post-filming that Nutrisystem helped her lose 70 pounds. She claims the program "changed her life" and taught her the skills needed to maintain her weight.
"When I was younger, food was almost like a crutch that I would use to distract me during times I was feeling low," says Danielle, "The more this became a habit, the more I found myself eating and indulging in unhealthy foods. I was also bullied for being heavier than most kids. Instead of using this as jumpstarting a healthier return, I turned back to food when I was feeling sad."
Danielle's struggles continued throughout college and into her young career until a coworker gave her the push she needed to begin to focus on her weight loss and overall health.
"As I got older, I started noticing even more that my weight was consistently increasing," adds Danielle. "In college, I lost weight in an unhealthy way and ultimately gained even more than I had lost after I graduated. During the first job in my career, a coworker mentioned that she was starting Nutrisystem. Her ability to talk openly about this, and seeing the encouragement from our coworkers, gave me the confidence to try Nutrisystem again. I stuck to the program for over a year and it ended up allowing me to not only lose 70 pounds, but learn how to keep it off."*
As a Nutrisystem success story, Danielle claims that consistency was key and says she that she felt even more confidence when she shared her weight loss journey with others.
"Consistency is key. Having a set program in place with easy and available meals made that consistency easier to maintain," says Danielle. "Nutrisystem taught me about healthy eating, portion control and overall helped me crave healthier foods that ultimately lead to a lifestyle change."
"There were times I was so insecure about my weight I didn't even want to let people know that I was on a set diet. However, once I disclosed information about my weight loss journey, people were often very supportive and that helped me build up even more confidence to keep going," adds Danielle.
Now in the spotlight thanks to her reality television debut, Danielle is determined to use her platform to help inspire others that might be struggling with their own body image.
"Overall, I love helping others feel like they are not alone. For so long, I felt alone in my mental health and weight loss journey and found such a benefit in communicating and connecting with others who relate," comments Danielle. "Sharing my story and hearing other people's stories have not only benefited those who follow me, but myself as well. I have always tried uplifting and creating a non-judgmental environment among my friends and family, and it is gratifying to be able to do this on a larger scale."
"Sometimes when people begin a diet, they may feel alone or judged in their journey and I want them to know that I am here. I want to communicate that I struggled with ups and downs my entire life and finally found a way to lose weight and keep it off. I hope to share with others that if I can do it, they can. I hope we can all build a community that supports each other no matter the topic," concludes Danielle.
Utilizing a high-protein, low glycemic approach that is designed to keep blood sugar levels steady and hunger in control, Nutrisystem helps individuals lose weight and achieve lasting results. Today, Nutrisystem offers the same great weight loss, now with premium meals, including new skillet options, that are 50% bigger and have up to 30 grams of protein. The program also includes one-on-one coaching and an intuitive app that guides a person through their weight loss journey and holds them accountable to their goals. All plans are delivered to the customer's door.
For more information, visit www.nutrisystem.com.
*On Nutrisystem, expect to lose an avg 1-2lbs per week.
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Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection, the government watchdog has found.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, said the messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, were erased “as part of a device-replacement program.” The erasure came after the watchdog office requested records of electronic communications between the agents as part of its probe into events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack.
Additionally, Homeland Security personnel were told they couldn’t provide records to the inspector general and any such records would first have to be reviewed by DHS attorneys.
“This review led to a weeks-long delays in OIG obtaining records and created confusion over whether all records had been produced,” states the letter, which was dated Wednesday and sent to leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the AP, “We take strong issue with these categorically false claims and I will be responding in detail shortly.”
The erasure of the messages is sure to raise new questions for the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack, which has taken a renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about former President Donald Trump’s actions the day of the insurrection.
Hutchinson recalled being told about a confrontation between Trump and his Secret Service detail as he angrily demanded to be driven to the Capitol, where his supporters would later breach the building. She also recalled overhearing Trump telling security officials to remove magnetometers for his rally on the Ellipse even though some of his supporters were armed.
That account, however, was quickly disputed by those agents. Robert Engel, the agent who was driving the presidential SUV, and Trump security official Tony Ornato are willing to testify under oath that no agent was assaulted and Trump never lunged for the steering wheel, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. The person would not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The erasure of the text messages was first reported by The Intercept.
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Q1 net revenue increased by 65.2% to $407.9 million
Q1 net income increased by 85.8% to $33.3 million
Q1 Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased by 70.3% to $69.6 million
VANCOUVER, BC, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Aritzia Inc. (TSX: ATZ), ("Aritzia" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, innovative design house offering Everyday Luxury online and in its boutiques, today announced its financial results for first quarter fiscal 2023 ended May 29, 2022.
"Our outstanding performance continued through the first quarter of fiscal 2023, driven by the incredible reception to our spring and summer product," said Jennifer Wong, Chief Executive Officer. "We saw strength across all geographies and channels, and we were particularly pleased with our ongoing momentum in the United States, where revenue grew 81%. New boutiques continued to outperform our expectations, further fueling our brand awareness and multi-channel business."
"We are seeing this momentum extend into the second quarter, in spite of the challenging macro backdrop, as client demand remains strong. We continue to position ourselves for long-term success, as we advance our growth strategies and investment in infrastructure. I am deeply appreciative of our loyal clients and our people's commitment to excellence as we continue delivering our Everyday Luxury experience," concluded Ms. Wong.
- Net revenue increased 65.2% to $407.9 million from Q1 2022, achieving comparable sales growth(1) of 29.4% compared to Q1 2022
- USA revenue increased by 81.0% to $206.8 million from Q1 2022, comprising 50.7% of net revenue in Q1 2023
- eCommerce revenue increased by 15.5% to $120.1 million from Q1 2022, comprising 29.4% of net revenue in Q1 2023
- Retail revenue increased by 101.3% to $287.8 million from Q1 2022
- Gross profit margin(1) increased slightly to 44.3% from 44.2% in Q1 2022
- Net income increased by 85.8% to $33.3 million from Q1 2022
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased by 70.3% to $69.6 million from Q1 2022
- Adjusted Net Income(1) of $0.35 per diluted share, compared to $0.19 per diluted share in Q1 2022
Net revenue increased by 65.2% to $407.9 million, compared to $246.9 million in Q1 2022. The Company continues to see an unprecedented acceleration of sales in the United States, where net revenues increased by 81.0% to C$206.8 million, compared to C$114.3 million in Q1 2022.
- eCommerce revenue increased by 15.5% to $120.1 million, compared to $104.0 million in Q1 2022. Overall eCommerce revenue growth was moderated by the channel shift to retail in Eastern Canada where 34 of our boutiques were closed for approximately two-thirds of Q1 2022.
- Retail revenue increased by 101.3% to $287.8 million, compared to $143.0 in Q1 2022. The increase in revenue was led by outstanding performance of our existing and new boutiques in the United States, strong double digit comparable sales growth in Canada, as well as boutique revenue from 34 of our boutiques which were closed for approximately two-thirds of Q1 2022. Boutique count at the end of Q1 totaled 109 compared to 102 boutiques at the end of Q1 2022.
Gross profit increased by 65.8% to $180.9 million, compared to $109.1 million in Q1 2022. Gross profit margin was 44.3%, compared to 44.2% in Q1 2022. The slight improvement in gross profit margin was primarily due to leverage on occupancy and warehousing costs, despite higher expedited freight costs as a result of ongoing global supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressure.
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses increased by 70.9% to $120.3, compared to $70.4 million in Q1 2022. SG&A expenses were 29.5% of net revenue, compared to 28.5% in Q1 2022. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily due to variable selling costs associated with the increase in revenue and continued investment in talent, technology, and marketing initiatives.
Net income was $33.3 million, an increase of 85.8% compared to $17.9 million in Q1 2022.
Net income per diluted share was $0.29, an increase of 81.3% compared to $0.16 in Q1 2022.
Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $69.6 million or 17.1% of net revenue, an increase of 70.3% compared to $40.9 million or 16.6% of net revenue in Q1 2022.
Adjusted Net Income(1) was $40.9 million, an increase of 88.8% compared to $21.7 million in Q1 2022.
Adjusted Net Income(1) per diluted share was $0.35, an increase of 84.2% compared to $0.19 in Q1 2022.
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of Q1 2023 totaled $179.4 million compared to $157.9 million at the end of Q1 2022. The Company currently has zero drawn on its revolving credit facility.
Inventory at the end of Q1 2023 was $298.6 million, compared to $165.0 million at the end of Q1 2022. The Company continues to strategically build its inventory to meet demand.
Capital cash expenditures (net of proceeds from lease incentives)(1) were $24.4 million in Q1 2023, compared to $6.5 million in Q1 2022.
The Company's strong momentum continued into the second quarter of fiscal 2023. Aritzia is on-track to deliver net revenue in the range of $440 million to $460 million in Q2 2023, representing an increase of approximately 26% to 31% from last year. This reflects continued strength in the United States across both its retail and eCommerce channels, as well as, strong recovery of the Company's business in Canada. This revenue range for the second quarter reflects all boutiques opened with no COVID-19 related restrictions in place, compared to last year when 27 of the Company's boutiques in Canada were mandated to close for approximately one-third of the quarter.
For fiscal 2023, Aritzia currently expects the following:
- Net revenue in the range of $1.875 billion to $1.9 billion, representing an increase of approximately 25% to 27% from fiscal 2022, up from the Company's previous outlook of $1.8 billion. This is led by continued strength in the Company's business in the United States across both channels, as well as continued growth in Canada driven by its eCommerce business and recovery in its boutiques, and contribution from its retail expansion with:
- Gross profit margin to decrease by approximately 100 bps to 150 bps compared to last year, reflecting ongoing impacts from global supply chain disruptions, inflationary pressure, and discontinued COVID relief subsidies;
- SG&A as a percent of net revenue to increase approximately 50 bps to 100 bps compared to last year, reflecting ongoing investments to fuel our future growth;
- Net capital expenditures in the range of $110 million to $120 million, comprised of:
The foregoing outlook is based on management's current strategies and may be considered forward-looking information under applicable securities laws. Such outlook is based on estimates and assumptions made by management regarding, among other things, general economic and geopolitical conditions and the competitive environment as well as further COVID-19 resurgences. Readers are cautioned that actual results may vary. See also the "Forward-Looking Information" section of this earnings release and "Risk Factors" section of our MD&A and AIF.
On January 12, 2022, the Company announced the commencement of a normal course issuer bid (the "NCIB") to repurchase and cancel up to 3,732,725 of its subordinate voting shares, representing approximately 5% of the public float of 74,654,507, over the 12-month period commencing January 17, 2022 and ending January 16, 2023.
On May 18, 2022, the Company entered into an automatic share purchase plan (the "ASPP") with a designated broker for the purpose of permitting the Company to purchase its subordinate voting shares under the NCIB during self-imposed blackout periods.
Between January 17, 2022 and July 6, 2022, the Company repurchased a total of 1,460,380 subordinate voting shares for cancellation at an average price of $38.85 per subordinate voting share for total cash consideration of $56.7 million.
A conference call to discuss the Company's first quarter results is scheduled for Thursday, July 7, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET. To participate, please dial 1-800-319-4610 (North America toll-free) or 1-416-915-3239 (Toronto and overseas long-distance). The call is also accessible via webcast at http://investors.aritzia.com/events-and-presentations/. A recording will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call. To access the replay, please dial 1-855-669-9658 and the access code 9137. An archive of the webcast will be available on Aritzia's website.
Aritzia is a vertically integrated design house with an innovative global platform, home to an extensive portfolio of exclusive brands for every function and individual aesthetic. We're about good design, quality materials and timeless style that endures and inspires — all with the well-being of our People and Planet in mind. We call this Everyday Luxury.
Founded in 1984, in Vancouver, Canada, we create and curate products that are both beautiful and beautifully made, cultivate aspirational environments, offer engaging service that delights, and connect through captivating communications. We pride ourselves on providing immersive, and highly personal shopping experiences at aritzia.com and in our 100+ boutiques throughout North America to everyone, everywhere.
Everyday Luxury. To Elevate Your World.™
Comparable sales growth is a retail industry metric used to assess the performance of the Company's business to explain our total combined revenue growth in eCommerce and established boutiques. Due to temporary boutique closures from COVID-19 in fiscal 2022 which resulted in boutiques being removed from our comparable store base, we believe total comparable sales growth was not representative of our business and therefore we have not reported figures on this metric for Q1 2022 in this press release.
This press release makes reference to certain non-IFRS measures including certain retail industry metrics. These measures are not recognized measures under IFRS, do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these measures are provided as additional information to complement those IFRS measures by providing further understanding of our results of operations from management's perspective. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under IFRS. We use non-IFRS measures including "EBITDA", "Adjusted EBITDA", "Adjusted Net Income", "Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share", "capital cash expenditures (net of proceeds from lease incentives)" and "free cash flow." This press release also makes reference to "gross profit margin" as well as "comparable sales growth", which are commonly used operating metrics in the retail industry but may be calculated differently compared to other retailers. Gross profit margin and comparable sales growth are considered supplementary measures under applicable securities laws. These non-IFRS measures including retail industry metrics 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 IFRS measures. We believe that securities analysts, investors and other interested parties frequently use non-IFRS measures including retail industry metrics in the evaluation of issuers. Our management also uses non-IFRS measures including retail industry metrics in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management compensation. Definitions and reconciliations of non-IFRS measures to the relevant reported measures can be found in our MD&A. Such reconciliations can also be found in this press release under the heading "Selected Consolidated Financial Information".
Certain statements made in this press release may constitute forward-looking information under applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to management and on estimates and assumptions made by management regarding, among other things, general economic and geopolitical conditions and the competitive environment within the retail industry, in light of its experience and perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that are believed to be appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances. These statements may relate to our future financial outlook, our plans relating to our distribution facilities and digital infrastructure, and anticipated events or results and include, our ability to sustain momentum in our business and advance our strategic growth drivers, continued focus on driving digital innovation and eCommerce and Omni capabilities, accelerating boutique growth and expanding our product assortment, acquiring new clients and investing in our infrastructure and growing team, the Company's response to mitigate anticipated supply chain disruptions, geopolitical risks, inflationary pressures and labour shortages, repurchases under our NCIB, our outlook for: (i) net revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, (ii) net revenue in fiscal 2023, (iii) gross profit margin in fiscal 2023, (iv) SG&A as a percent of net revenue in fiscal 2023, (v) net capital expenditure in fiscal 2023 and (vi) new boutiques and expansion or repositioning of existing boutiques in fiscal 2023. Particularly, information regarding our expectations of future results, targets, performance achievements, prospects or opportunities is forward-looking information. As the context requires, this may include certain targets as disclosed in the prospectus for our initial public offering, which are based on the factors and assumptions, and subject to the risks, as set out therein and herein. Often but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "targets", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "an opportunity exists", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "outlook", "forecasts", "projection", "prospects", "strategy", "intends", "anticipates", "does not anticipate", "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will", "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, intentions, 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 our expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events or circumstances.
Implicit in forward-looking statements in respect of the Company's expectations for: (i) net revenue in the range of $440 million to $460 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, representing an increase of approximately 26% to 31% from last year, (ii) net revenue in the range of $1.875 billion to $1.9 billion in fiscal 2023, representing an increase of approximately 25% to 27% from fiscal 2022, (iii) gross profit margin to decrease by approximately 100 bps to 150 bps compared to last year, (iv) SG&A as a percent of net revenue to increase approximately 50 bps to 100 bps compared to last year and (v) net capital expenditures in the range of $110 million to $120 million, are certain current assumptions including the continued strength in the United States across both its retail and eCommerce channels, and strong recovery of the Company's business in Canada including all boutiques opened with no COVID-19 related restriction in place. The Company's forward-looking information is also based upon assumptions regarding the overall retail environment, the COVID-19 pandemic and related health and safety protocols and currency exchange rates for fiscal 2023. Specifically, we have assumed the following exchange rates for fiscal 2023: USD:CAD = 1:1.26.
Given this unprecedented period of uncertainty, there can be no assurances regarding: (a) the limitations or restrictions that may be placed on servicing our clients in reopened boutiques or potential re-closing of boutiques or the duration of any such limitations or restrictions; (b) the COVID-19-related impacts on Aritzia's business, operations, labour force, supply chain performance and growth strategies, (c) Aritzia's ability to mitigate such impacts, including ongoing measures to enhance short-term liquidity, contain costs and safeguard the business; (d) general economic conditions related to COVID-19 and impacts to consumer discretionary spending and shopping habits; (e) credit, market, currency, commodity market, inflation, interest rates, global supply chains, operational, and liquidity risks generally; (f) geopolitical events; and (g) other risks inherent to Aritzia's business and/or factors beyond its control which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Many factors could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements or future events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's annual information form dated May 5, 2022 for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2022 (the "AIF"). A copy of the AIF and the Company's other publicly filed documents can be accessed under the Company's profile on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com.
The Company cautions that the list of risk factors and uncertainties described in the AIF is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect its results. Readers are urged to consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions carefully in evaluating the forward-looking information and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information. The forward-looking information contained in this press release represents our expectations as of the date of this press release (or as the date they are otherwise stated to be made), and are subject to change after such date. However, we disclaim any intention or obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable securities laws.
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Crash slowing northbound I-75 traffic near Venice
Published: Aug. 29, 2022 at 6:24 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A crash has closed lanes of northbound Interstate 75 at State Road 861.
One lane of traffic is being routed onto the shoulder of the road as crews investigate the crash.
Expect delays in the area.
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Rickie Fowler stood for nearly 20 minutes answering still more questions about his game and how can he get it back to where it used to be when he was a force in golf and notably in the majors.
Every now and then he’d cross his arms, or scratch his elbow, subconciously flashing the Olympic rings tattoo across his right forearm.
That tattoo is a link back to 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, when Fowler represented the United States at the Olympics and was at the top of his game in a three-year run that saw him reach as high No. 4 in the world. A zest for fun (note the tattoos), easy smile and breezy demeanor made Fowler one of the most popular players on tour
Eight years later, the now 33-year-old is three years removed from his last victory heading into this week’s PGA Championship, and on the verge of falling out of the top 150 in the world for the first time since his rookie year in 2010,
There’s some consolation that he’s back “home” in Oklahoma, where the California native was a two-time college All-American at Oklahoma State and got to play the course at Southern Hills more than a dozen times.
“So excited about the week and yeah, anytime I get to be in Oklahoma, I feel at home,” Fowler said.
Sweet nostalgia only lasts so long. It won’t find the fairways or roll the putts.
Fowler has been searching hard for the elusive answers to the struggles that have left him far off the leaderboards of late. He says the struggles have been both mental and physical.
“It’s been a lot longer road than we’ve wanted it to be … I’m not trying to be the same as I was or anything like that. I’m trying to be best that I can be,” Fowler said.
“I know it’s there. It’s more just the confidence building right now. The last couple of years, it’s been really tough to build momentum, and momentum is really what builds confidence and you can kind of start riding that wave,” Fowler said. “Yeah, there’s been no swell. I haven’t been able to ride anything.”
Fowler’s last win was in 2019. But there was a time when he a force in the majors, eight top-five finishes, including three as runner-up. His best finish at the PGA Championship was third in 2014 when he was a threat in every major that year.
The drop-off to the present has been dramatic. Fowler has just one top-10 finish and six missed cuts in 13 events this season. The previous two years saw just three more top-10 finishes.
There have been a few flickers of the old form. He finished tied for eighth at the PGA Championship to earn his spot this year. A few weeks ago, he was tied for 21st at the Wells Fargo Championship after missing the cut the previous two tournaments.
Still, all that does is raise more questions about why it doesn’t happen more?
Fowler still answers them with a smile. If he’s feeling the stress, he certainly doesn’t show it. And, he says, it’s not like its been terrible for him.
“I’ve actually enjoyed it as much as it sucked. I’ve definitely found myself. Not that I ever fell out of love with the game or anything like that, but I’ve embraced the grind and the aspect of just taking every day and going out and enjoying it, even though we have been in tough spots,” Fowler said.
He talks of playing casual rounds with friends, or just spending time with his wife and child.
“I love to just play and play for fun, and sometimes it’s just going and messing around with some buddies and not really caring too much what’s going on or what you’re shooting, something like that,” Fowler said.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Enochian BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOB) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: January 17, 2018 to June 27, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 26, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Enochian BioSciences, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's co-founder and inventor Serhat Gumrukcu was engaged in a variety of frauds; (2) Gumrukcu was not a licensed doctor anywhere in the world; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Gumrukcu's purported contributions to the Company lacked a reasonable basis; (5) as a result of the foregoing, the Company had overstated its commercial prospects; (6) Gumrukcu had improperly diverted approximately $20 million from Enochian to entities he owned; and (7) 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.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Enochian you have until September 26, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Enochian securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the ENOB lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/enochian-biosciences-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31346&from=4.
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Top gluten-free snacks you can find on Amazon
Giving up gluten doesn’t mean you have to give up quality grab-and-go snacks. Whether you need a quick bite during the day or a boost of energy after a workout, individually wrapped snacks make it easier to stave off that “hangry” feeling.
Gluten-free snacks come in many of the same forms as their gluten-containing counterparts. You can find gluten-free granola bars, chips, mixes, cookies and much more just a click away on Amazon.
What makes a snack gluten-free?
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, couscous, bulgur and other crossbreeds of those grains. Some people have conditions, allergies or sensitivities to the protein that requires them to follow a gluten-free diet. Gluten-free snacks are often pre-packaged or bulk items that are free from those gluten-containing ingredients.
Certified gluten-free
The Food and Drug Administration certifies gluten-free foods with less than 20 ppm or parts per million. This helps identify safe foods for people with celiac disease or other conditions who need to avoid gluten altogether.
Ingredients
Gluten-free snacks may use brown rice, white rice, tapioca, cassava, corn, legumes, quinoa, edamame, lentils, beans or a mixture of any of these ingredients. They may also include additional starches or gums such as potato starch or xanthan gum to mimic the texture and strength of the gluten protein.
Types
Chips, cookies and granola bars are the most common gluten-free snacks. You can also find crispy rice treats, trail mixes, spiced nuts, fruit gummies, popcorn and much more.
Snacks that are gluten-free are typically marked as such. You can also find snacks free from other common allergens.
Where can I find gluten-free snacks?
You may have noticed the uptick in gluten-free products on the shelves at your grocery store. Though they’re more prevalent now than ever before, gluten-free options aren’t available everywhere. That means you may not find as much variety or consistency in-store as online.
Amazon offers the greatest selection of non-perishable gluten-free treats. From the most popular items to niche finds, you can find any kind of snack you prefer. The best gluten-free snacks satiate your cravings while also providing essential protein, vitamins and minerals.
Best gluten-free snacks on Amazon
Tate’s Bake Shop Thin & Crispy Cookies, Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip
These rice flour cookies are thin and crispy with lots of flavor. They’re so good that buyers can’t tell the difference between these gluten-free ones and the brand’s regular cookies.
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The Good Grocer Healthy Snacks Care Package
This is a care package full of individually-wrapped gluten-free snacks to try. Everything inside is both vegan and gluten-free, making it fun and easy to try new treats.
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Kind Bars, Nuts and Spices Variety Pack
This pack of 12 bars offers a low-sugar snack that satisfies your sweet tooth. The granola and nut bars provide 5 grams of protein each.
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Spice up your traditional snack with this gluten-free cracker mix. Noodles, crackers, peas and peanuts create a crunchy variety of textures — all tossed in savory herbs and spices.
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This Bar Saves Lives Chewy Granola Bars
This company is known for its classic grab-and-go granola bars, and this gluten-free option lives up to its reputation. It’s packed with vitamins and comes in multiple flavors. The company donates a portion of its profits to charity.
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Popcorners Snacks Gluten-Free Chips
For a light, crunchy chip, this variety pack delivers lots of flavors. These individual 1-ounce bags are easy to take on the go.
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Luna Bar Gluten-Free Snack Bars Variety Pack
These gluten-free protein bars offer a chewy, wholesome treat. They have a low glycemic index and come in a variety pack of six flavors.
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Made Good Healthy Snacks Variety Pack
For anyone with multiple food allergies, these snacks are free from eight of the most common allergens, including wheat and gluten, peanuts, sesame, soy, dairy, tree nuts, eggs, fish and shellfish. The pack includes multiple flavors of granola bars, crispy squares and granola bites.
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Chinese banks retain top slots while U.S. banks improve in rankings
NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- European banks lost some of their dominance in global asset size rankings in 2021, while major Chinese lenders maintained their lead as the world's biggest financial institutions, according to the Global Bank Rankings published by S&P Global Market Intelligence, an annual ranking of the 100 largest banks in the world in terms of total assets.
Twenty-six of the 37 European lenders on the list of the world's 100 largest banks slid down the rankings by between one and nine notches as of 2021-end from a year ago. The total assets of all European banks on the list contracted 2.16% to $36.9 trillion in 2021 from $37.7 trillion a year earlier.
"European lenders saw their balance sheets shrink as their home markets offered slower economic growth relative to the rest of the world. Several European lenders also scaled back their stateside operations after facing strong competition from major U.S. lenders," said Nathan Stovall, Principal Analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, for instance, slid one place to No. 47 after selling a 639-branch business in the U.S. with almost $103 billion in total assets. HSBC Holdings PLC, however, maintained its position at No. 8 as its pivot to Asia's wealth management business helped offset the impact of the sale of its retail banking operations in the U.S. and France.
Meanwhile, major Chinese banks – Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., China Construction Bank Corp., Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. and Bank of China Ltd. – kept their top four positions with an expanded balance sheet, widening their lead over most other banks in the world.
"Beijing has been pushing banks to lend more to infrastructure projects and small businesses while cutting key interest rates to free up more liquidity for lending," Stovall said. "The policy goal was to speed up economic recovery, which started slowing again in the second half of 2021 amid a wave of bond defaults by property developers."
Major U.S. banks, such as JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., saw an expansion in their balance sheets in 2021, pushing their asset size rankings higher. JPMorgan and Bank of America moved up the ranks by one and two notches to No. 5 and No. 7, respectively.
"Government efforts to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic flooded the markets with liquidity and inflated U.S. bank balance sheets," Stovall said. "The absence of government stimulus and the Fed's efforts to combat elevated inflation, including through the reduction of its $9 trillion balance sheet, will lead to slower balance sheet growth in the future."
Regional rankings from the Global Bank Rankings series covering the U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America & Caribbean, and African and the Middle East will also be available in the coming weeks.
To access the Top 100 list, or any of the regional bank rankings, please contact pressinquiries.mi@spglobal.com.
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US ambassador to Russia leaving post as Ukraine war drags on
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, ended his tenure as America’s top diplomat in Moscow on Sunday after nearly three years, spanning the Trump and Biden administrations, and will retire from a lengthy career in government service, the embassy announced. His departure comes as Russia’s war with Ukraine is in its seventh month.
His four-decade public service career included postings as deputy secretary of state and senior positions in the departments of Justice, Defense and Commerce.
Elizabeth Rood, the deputy chief of mission to Russia, will be the top U.S. diplomat in Moscow until a successor nominated by President Joe Biden replaces Sullivan.
On Saturday, Sullivan attended a farewell ceremony in Moscow for former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Tuesday.
The departure comes as U.S.-Russian relations remain tense. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the war has slowed to a grind with both sides trading combat strikes and small advances in the east and south. Both Russian and Ukraine have seen thousands of troops killed and injured, and Russia’s bombardment of cities has killed countless innocent civilians.
The U.S. has imposed numerous waves of sanctions on Russia and provided billions of dollars worth of military assistance to Ukraine, shifting to a longer-term support strategy in recent weeks.
In April 2021, Sullivan headed back to the U.S. for consultations after officials in Moscow “suggested” he follow the example of the Russian ambassador to Washington who was recalled from Washington after Biden described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “killer.”
A Boston native, Sullivan was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate with unusually strong bipartisan support as ambassador to Russia in December 2019. Biden asked him to remain in the post when Biden took office last year.
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30 days of free storage being offered to new customers in need, while vacancy lasts
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is making six facilities across Kentucky and Tennessee available to provide 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to assist residents in the recovery process following severe flooding in the region.
Recent storms have caused extensive home damage and left standing water in many communities across eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. Flooding rendered roads impassable, destroyed bridges and even swept away some homes.
"As folks begin the clean-up process, we want them to know that U-Haul is here to help," stated Christopher Minnich, U-Haul Company of Louisville president. "Anyone impacted by flooding can make use of a storage room or U-Box portable storage container at no cost for one month at our participating stores, while availability exists."
People seeking more information about the U-Haul disaster relief program or needing to arrange 30 days of free self-storage should contact the participating facility nearest them:
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Lexington
1200 E. New Circle Road
Lexington, KY 40505
(859) 252-7596
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Masterson Station
2425 Merchant St.
Lexington, KY 40511
(859) 309-5729
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Versailles
501 Marsailles Road
Versailles, KY 40383
(859) 251-6381
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Bristol
2854 W. State St.
Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 217-4642
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Kingsport
1805 E. Stone Drive
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 343-5593
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Johnson City
2805 N. Roan St.
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 218-1806
Customers needing cardboard boxes can utilize the in-store Take a Box, Leave a Box program. U-Haul offers an area where customers can drop off used boxes in good condition, and others can access the boxes at no cost. U-Haul encourages anyone who has reusable boxes to drop them at the nearest U-Haul store location to assist this environmentally friendly initiative.
In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 186,000 trucks, 128,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers 876,000 rentable storage units and 75.1 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
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The bold design encases an ultra-high performing solid-state drive that can achieve up to a 3,126MB/s reading speed
SHENZHEN, China, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ORICO – Shenzhen-based innovative enterprise focusing on high-performance solutions for USB data transmission and charging – is proud to unveil the ORICO USB4 High Speed Portable SSD Montage 40Gbps series, with a striking and durable design inspired Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.
The bold and bright aesthetic draws from Mondrian's famous work Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow, incorporating the thick black lines and blocks of color that immediately distinguish the device from the monochrome alternatives on the market. Loud, but not lurid, the design is applied with the durable in-mold labeling technique also found in automobile manufacturing for its resistance to corrosion.
However, the product engineers at ORICO do not pursue form over function and have invested in the right technology to make the Montage 40Gbps series one of the best-performing SSDs available. During performance testing, the drive achieved 3,126MB/s reading speed, a 2,832MB/s writing speed, and transferred 3GB files in just one second, matching, and even surpassing, many leading products currently on the market.
Accompanied by a versatile 2-in-1 data cable for USB type A and type C connections, the drive is widely compatible and able to be used with Mac OS, Windows, Android, and Linux operating systems without requiring a driver. Depending on user requirements, the Montage series offers capacity options ranging from 512GB to 2TB.
"We are so excited to launch the eye-catching Montage series, serving superior performance and carrying a timeless aesthetic that really transcends style trends," commented Xu Yeyou, CEO of ORICO. "We had in mind on-the-go creatives, such as photographers and video editors, when designing the product."
About ORICO
Shenzhen ORICO Technologies Co., Ltd. was established in 2009, and its brand ORICO is an innovative national high-tech enterprise focusing on USB data transmission and USB charging technology.
To learn more about the ORICO SSD Montage 40Gbps Series, click here.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The locally driven, family-owned sports and merchandise retailer, Rally House, is boasting continued growth in Indiana, with new stores coming soon to South Bend. After opening three Indianapolis stores in 2021, Rally House is keeping up momentum with Rally House Erskine Village and Rally House University Crossings in the South Bend market. Both locations are hiring several positions as they gear up for opening.
It's impressive to see Rally House swiftly expanding across the country as they seek to provide dedicated fans with unique, high-quality merchandise and apparel. With entry into the South Bend market, the company will become a dependable source for Indiana team gear and localized products for all the great residents and fans of this area.
Apart from offering an unmatched selection of Notre Dame gear that you can't find at similar retailers in the area, Rally House stores in South Bend will also carry a wide range of apparel, gifts, and more for other fan-favorite franchises. Customers can shop an assortment of products for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Indiana Hoosiers, Purdue Boilermakers, Colts, Chicago Bears, Cubs and White Sox, among others. Plus, find locally inspired merchandise for beloved hometown themes and brands.
Customers will be pleased to see numerous renowned brand names as they explore these new Rally House stores in South Bend. Quality is assured with merchandise from reputable vendors like Nike, New Era, Mitchell & Ness, RALLY Brand™, and more. Additionally, Rally House provides shoppers with a complete selection of products and a convenient shopping experience online at rallyhouse.com.
Rally House looks forward to showcasing their immense love of sports and localized merchandise by providing top-notch customer service and an extraordinary shopping environment in South Bend. To help achieve these goals, the company is looking to hire enthusiastic team members ready to put their skills to use. Apply today at rallyhouse.com/careers-retail!
About Rally House
Rally House and Sampler Stores Inc. is a family-owned specialty boutique that offers a large selection of apparel, hats, gifts and home décor representing local NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS teams in addition to locally inspired apparel, gifts and food. Proudly based in Lenexa, Kansas, Rally House operates 100+ locations across 12 states.
CONTACT:
Jeffery Chapman, District Manager
jchapman@rallyhouse.com
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NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ("Axsome" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AXSM) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Axsome investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between December 30, 2019 and April 22, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
AXSM investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email
at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Axsome's chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07, the Company's medicine for the acute treatment of migraine, and its manufacturing process; (ii) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 New Drug Application ("NDA") on its initially represented timeline; (iii) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (iv) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (v) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Axsome during the relevant time frame, you have until July 12, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
jlevi@levikorsinsky.com
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The birth mother of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz abused crack cocaine and alcohol during her pregnancy, his half-sister and another witness testified Monday — a circumstance that his lead attorney said left him with “an irretrievably broken” brain and set him on the road to mass murder.
Cruz’s attorneys began their defense Monday, hoping to convince his jury to sentence him to life without parole instead of death for slaying 14 students and three staff members during the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
His lead attorney, Melisa McNeill, told the jury during her deferred opening statement that Cruz has fetal alcohol and drug issues that weren’t dealt with adequately by his adoptive mother, Lynda Cruz, who suffered from severe depression and financial woes after her husband died suddenly when their son was 5. McNeill told the jury that doesn’t excuse what her 23-year-old client did, but are factors they should consider as her team presents its case over several weeks.
“He is a brain-damaged human,” she said.
She said nothing in Cruz’s life story will erase that the seven men, five women and 10 alternates have “seen things that will haunt us forever.” Cruz pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder and the trial will only decide his sentence.
“Everyone knows there is one person responsible for all that pain and all of that suffering, and that person is Nikolas Cruz,” she said. But she hopes jurors will remember that the law “never requires you to vote for death,” not even “in the worst case imaginable, and it’s arguable that this is the worst case imaginable.”
McNeill deferred her opening statement from the trial’s first day of July 18 to the beginning of her team’s case. For Cruz to be sentenced to death, the jury must be unanimous — if even one juror votes for life, that will be his sentence.
The defense is seeking to overcome horrendous evidence laid out by lead prosecutor Mike Satz and his team, capped by the jurors’ visit to the fenced-off building that Cruz stalked, firing about 150 shots down halls and into classrooms. Jurors saw dried blood on floors and walls, bullet holes in doors and windows and remnants of Valentine’s Day cards and balloons.
Prosecutors also presented graphic surveillance videos; gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos; his AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle; emotional testimony from teachers and students who saw others die; and four days of tearful, angry statements from parents, spouses and other family members about how their loved one’s death affected them. Jurors also watched video of Cruz calmly ordering a cherry and blue raspberry Icee minutes after the shooting and, nine months later, attacking a jail guard.
The defense began its case by showing that Cruz’s late birth mother, Brenda Woodard, was a Fort Lauderdale prostitute who smoked crack cocaine and drank Colt 45 malt liquor and Cisco fortified wine during her pregnancy with him. It is unknown whether Cruz’s birth father was a customer or a rapist — there was conflicting testimony on that — but his identity is unknown and he was not part of Woodard’s life.
Cruz spent much of the day looking up at the proceedings — during the prosecution’s case, he usually stared at the defense table and scribbled on a pad.
Carolyn Deakins, a former prostitute, testified Monday that she and Woodard were drinking beer one day in 1998 when Woodard got sick. She thought it was because of drugs, but Woodard told her she was pregnant. Deakins said she angrily told Woodard she was harming her baby with drugs and drinking, but Woodard replied she was putting the child up for adoption and didn’t care.
“Nickolas, I am sorry, but that’s how it was,” she said, peering over at the defense table. Cruz looked down.
Cruz’s half-sister, Danielle Woodard, nearly 12 years older, was brought to the courtroom from a Miami-Dade County jail where she is awaiting trial on a carjacking charge. Monday was the first time she had seen Cruz in person since she held him minutes after his birth — “he was really squirmy.” Their mother kicked her out of the maternity ward for asking if they could keep him.
She confirmed that throughout her childhood her mother abused alcohol and drugs. She said her mother would beat drug screens while on probation by having her urinate into a container and hide it in her person. The behavior continued through another pregnancy that birthed hers and Cruz’s half-brother, Zachary.
“She had an addiction. She always put that first,” Woodard said. Cruz nodded after she said she still loved her brothers.
Susan Lubar, a former Broward County teacher of preschool special needs, testified that Cruz had severe language and behavioral problems when she taught him at age 4. She said he would act like a tiger, curling his hands like paws and hissing at other children if they got too close.
“Nikolas would push children, scratch at them, topple over furniture, he would stay away from other children and if they got too close, he would pounce,” she testified.
To calm him, she put a sheet over a table where he would go to be alone with toys and picture books, something she never did with any child since in her long career.
Other children “knew that was his space and wouldn’t try to go in there,” she said.
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Associated Press writer Freida Frisaro in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/attorney-florida-school-shooter-was-a-damaged-person/ | 2022-08-23T13:00:16Z |
Elon Musk denies sexual harassment claims
By Rob McLean and Jackie Wattles, CNN
Elon Musk denied allegations that he sexually harassed a SpaceX flight attendant in 2016 in a series of late-night tweets.
“I have a challenge to this liar who claims their friend saw me ‘exposed’ — describe just one thing, anything at all (scars, tattoos, …) that isn’t known by the public. She won’t be able to do so, because it never happened,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted early Friday morning.
The tweet comes after Business Insider reported that SpaceX paid a $250,000 settlement in 2018 after a SpaceX flight attendant alleged sexual misconduct against the billionaire.
Citing documents and interviews it conducted, Insider reported that “the attendant worked as a member of the cabin crew on a contract basis for SpaceX’s corporate jet fleet. She accused Musk of exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage.”
In his request to Insider for more time to respond to the allegations, Musk said there was “a lot more to this story.”
“If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light,” he told Business Insider. The outlet also said Musk characterized the story as a “politically motivated hit piece.”
In separate tweets, Musk later denied that he responded to Business Insider.
“Did you actually respond to the reporters from BI?” one user tweeted at Musk.
“No,” Musk responded, “it was clear that their only goal was a hit price (sic) to interfere with the Twitter acquisition. The story was written before they even talked to me.”
The Business Insider article states that it “extended the deadline and reiterated the offer to Musk to comment on the claims. He did not respond.”
SpaceX did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Business Insider’s report comes as Musk works to acquire Twitter — a deal he recently put “on hold.”
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GetYourGuide shares survey results on travelers' behavior, concerns and needs
- U.S. booking volumes for GetYourGuide are up 100% more than pre-pandemic numbers in 2019
- Most travelers (68%) say they've decided against visiting attractions and excursions that are considered tourist traps
- Over half of U.S. travelers (55%) are craving to explore new and unforgettable experiences within their home country
NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading travel booking platform GetYourGuide.com, announced today the results of a new survey[1]—aimed at uncovering what 'unforgettable' experiences mean to U.S. travelers in today's world—which revealed consumers are in search of authentic experiences, avoiding tourist traps when planning itineraries and opting for domestic destinations in 2022. These trends are expected to play out widely as travel bookings are increasing: GetYourGuide's U.S. booking volumes have more than doubled compared to pre-pandemic numbers in 2019.
"It's great to see a renewed desire to discover new and different experiences through travel," said Caroline Berger, Head of Brand, U.S. at GetYourGuide. "We've observed a sharp increase in our U.S. booking volumes as travelers are making up for time lost over the last few years—many of whom are more conscious than ever of avoiding the stereotypical tourist traps. As travelers become more discerning, we will be providing unforgettable experiences for them."
The report's results found common themes among those planning to travel and book experiences in 2022. Notable highlights include:
Travelers are going out of their way to avoid tourist traps
As many seasoned travelers know, popular destinations can often include 'tourist traps,' identified by survey respondents as attractions lacking in authenticity – inaccurately claiming to be unique and exclusive – with inflated prices, long lines, and/or large crowds. These 'traps' may act as a barrier for travelers when creating their travel itineraries, leading some to change plans or avoid a destination altogether.
- Two out of three (67%) travelers feel they have experienced tourist traps that led to inauthentic experiences
- More than two-thirds of travelers (68%) say they've decided against visiting an attraction or excursion because they were concerned it was a tourist trap, while four out of ten travelers (41%) say they've avoided a destination altogether due to concerns of tourist traps
"Doing your research and booking with a trusted provider is essential for those looking to escape the tourist traps," said Berger. "By visiting GetYourGuide.com or the GetYourGuide app, travelers not only have access to transparent pricing, flexible booking policies and real customer reviews – which have become table stakes to today's traveler – they also get a fully curated experience, one that has been vetted by us."
Travelers are craving to explore new and unforgettable experiences in their own backyard
On average, U.S. travelers take around 3 ½ leisure trips per year[2], and this year, many (55%) Americans are planning to spend their time off within the U.S., opting for beach getaways (44%) and road trips (36%). Among those with 2022 travel plans:
- Two-thirds of travelers say that experiencing new and different things (66%), as well as feeling recharged and relaxed (66%) are the main goals of their vacations
- Most travelers plan to go sightseeing (42%) and partake in family-friendly activities (39%)
- Travelers ranked favorable prices (54%), having a wide range of activities and experiences (34%) and avoiding big crowds (34%) as top priorities when booking travel experiences
- The top priorities for travelers are having a sense of freedom (38%) and taking part in authentic experiences (37%)
Travelers are valuing the 'who' in addition to the 'where'
Whether it is enjoying a new city's culinary scene, hiking the Grand Canyon or swimming with sharks, most travelers agree that it's the people they travel with that contribute to making an experience 'unforgettable.' Among the open-text comments requested in the survey, respondents echoed the importance of family, friends and loved ones when creating lasting memories.
- Close to two-thirds (58%) of travelers feel that creating beautiful memories with loved ones contribute to making a travel experience unforgettable, while four out of ten of travelers (38%) say that learning about the history of different sights and places also makes a trip unforgettable
- 'Beautiful' and 'fun' were the most mentioned words when asked to describe unforgettable experiences
Utilizing the survey results, GetYourGuide has launched an online quiz for travelers to discover their 'unforgettable' travel experience. For more information, please visit www.getyourguide.com.
About GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide is the booking platform for unforgettable travel experiences. Travelers use GetYourGuide to discover the best things to do in a destination — including walking tours by top local experts, local culinary tours, cooking and craft classes, skip-the-line tickets to the world's most iconic attractions, bucket-list experiences and niche offerings you won't find anywhere else. Since its founding in 2009, travelers from over 190 countries have booked more than 58 million tours, activities and attraction tickets through GetYourGuide. Powered by a global team of over 550 travel experts and technologists, the company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany and has offices in 15 countries around the world.
1 Survey issued to 2,000 U.S. adults who usually take at least one vacation per year, representative of the U.S. population based on age, gender and region; surveyed online between March 16-21, 2022
2 Based on years when there were no restrictions in place due to COVID-19 or anything else; includes anything from a 'weekend away' to a longer vacation
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TORONTO, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Liquid Meta Capital Holdings Ltd. ("Liquid Meta" or the "Company") (NEO: LIQD) (FRANKFURT: N5F) (OTC: LIQQF) a decentralized finance infrastructure and technology company focused on bridging the gap between traditional and decentralized finance, today announced that its board of directors (the "Board") has approved a change of the Company's auditor. The Board and the Audit Committee of the Board have appointed RSM Canada LLP ( "RSM") as the company's new auditor, effective as of July 22, 2022 and the Company's former auditor, Zeifmans LLP ( "Zeifmans"), has submitted its resignation, effective July 22, 2022.
There were no disagreements or unresolved issues with Zeifmans on any matter of the audit scope or procedures, accounting principles or policies, or financial statement disclosure. There have been no "reportable events" (as defined in National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations) between the Company and Zeifmans.
A Notice of Change of Auditor (the "Notice"), together with the response letters from Zeifmans and RSM, has been reviewed by the Audit Committee and the Board and have been filed on www.sedar.com.
"I would like to thank Zeifmans for their efforts over the last year. The firm provided us with excellent services and were instrumental in our RTO transaction last December. Zeifmans has been a valuable resource to Liquid Meta during the Company's first few quarters as a public company. Furthermore, we are very excited to be working with RSM going forward. RSM has a significant amount of experience and expertise working with other similar companies operating in Web3.0" commented Jonathan Wiesblatt, CEO of Liquid Meta.
Liquid Meta is a decentralized finance infrastructure and technology company that is powering the next generation of open-access protocols and applications. The Company is creating the bridge between traditional and decentralized finance while ushering in a new era of financial infrastructure that benefits anyone, anywhere.
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Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Liquid Meta to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements are described under the caption "Risks and Uncertainties" in the Company's Filing Statement dated as of December 17, 2021 which is available for view on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this press release and Liquid Meta disclaims, other than as required by law, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, results, future events, circumstances, or if management's estimates or opinions should change, or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Liquid Meta's operations could be significantly adversely affected by the effects of a widespread global outbreak of a contagious disease, including the recent outbreak of illness caused by COVID-19. It is not possible to accurately predict the impact COVID-19 will have on operations and the ability of others to meet their obligations, including uncertainties relating to the ultimate geographic spread of the virus, the severity of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, and the length of travel and quarantine restrictions imposed by governments of affected countries. In addition, a significant outbreak of contagious diseases in the human population could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in an economic downturn that could further affect operations and the ability to finance its operations.
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Liquid Meta Investor Relations
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Efforts in Congress to ban the types of assault weapons used in recent mass shootings are aiming at the wrong target, the CEO of a Georgia gun manufacturer said.
ATLANTA -- Efforts in Congress to ban the types of assault weapons used in recent mass shootings are aiming at the wrong target, the CEO of a Georgia gun manufacturer said Wednesday.
“I believe our nation’s response needs to focus not on a type of gun but on the type of persons most likely to commit mass shootings,” Marty Daniel, founder and CEO of Bryan County-based Daniel Defense, told members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform. “These acts are committed by murderers. Murderers are responsible.”
Daniel was among the witnesses at the committee’s second hearing on the increase of gun violence in America. Last month, the panel heard gruesome testimony from survivors of recent mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, and law enforcement officials who investigated those killings.
The Democratic-controlled House is expected to vote later this week on legislation banning the sale of military-style assault weapons such as those used in the mass shootings.
Gun violence has become the leading killer of children in the United States, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the committee’s chairman, said at the start of Wednesday’s hearing. The AR-15, with its rapid-fire capability, has become the “weapon of choice” for mass shooters, Maloney said.
Five major firearms manufacturers have collected more than $1 billion in revenue from assault weapons during the last decade through “dangerous” marketing practices designed to appeal to children, she said.
“This is the very definition of putting profits over people,” Maloney said. “The time for dodging accountability is over.”
Daniel said he was horrified by the “pure evil” of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, where the killer used an AR-15 manufactured by Daniel Defense. But policymakers can put an end to such mass killings without banning lawful and popular weapons Americans are buying in increasing numbers to defend themselves, he said.
U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Greensboro, a member of the committee, said Democrats are going after gun manufacturers for political purposes while not dealing with the real reasons for the rise in violent crime.
“When are we going to have hearings in this committee holding people responsible … for being soft on crime?” Hice asked. “This is like saying we’re going to blame the manufacturers of forks and spoons for obesity.”
Advocates on both sides of the gun issue also testified Wednesday.
Former high-level gun industry executive Ryan Busse said he quit the business as firearms manufacturers’ marketing became increasingly irresponsible. Busse said there’s no longer room in the industry for “moderation or sensible regulation.”
“Any rational person can see the direct line between their marketing and troubled young men,” he said.
But Antonia Okafor, director of women’s outreach for Gun Owners of America, urged lawmakers not to ban the AR-15 because it’s light enough for women to use.
“The No. 1 reason women buy rifles is for self-defense,” she said. “Banning these firearms will only make it more difficult for women like me to defend their families.”
Even if the Democratic majority in the House passes an assault weapons ban, it would stand little chance in the U.S. Senate, where the rules require at least 10 Republicans to vote with the chamber’s 50 Democrats to pass a bill.
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ProvayBlue®, the first and only FDA-approved, USP standard methylene blue injection, is now available in a 10 mL single-dose vial1
MELVILLE, N.Y., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Regent, Inc. and Provepharm Life Solutions are pleased to announce the availability of ProvayBlue® (methylene blue) Injection, USP in a 10 mL single-dose vial. ProvayBlue® is indicated for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with acquired methemoglobinemia. ProvayBlue® was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under accelerated approval. The new vial presentation joins the ampule that American Regent and Provepharm Life Solutions have been marketing since 2016. View more product specific information.
Provepharm has licensed exclusive rights to American Regent, Inc. to market and distribute ProvayBlue® in the United States. ProvayBlue® may cause serious or life-threatening side effects when used in combination with serotonergic drugs. Please see the Important Safety Information, including Boxed Warning, at the bottom of this press release and in the Full Prescribing Information.
"We are pleased that our continued partnership with Provepharm provides the opportunity to expand our line of ProvayBlue® products to better meet the needs of providers and patients," stated Joann Gioia, Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at American Regent, Inc.
ProvayBlue® (methylene blue) Injection, USP is available for immediate shipment. Customers can order ProvayBlue® through their wholesaler/distributor, or by contacting our Customer Support Group at 1-800-645-1706.
ProvayBlue® (methylene blue) Injection, USP is supplied as follows:
Please see the Important Safety Information, including Boxed Warning, below. To view the Full Prescribing Information, please click here. For additional information on ProvayBlue® visit www.americanregent.com.
References:
- US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. ProvayBlue® NDA 204630/s-011 Approval Letter, April 8, 2016.
- ProvayBlue® (methylene blue) Injection, USP [package insert]. Shirley, NY: American Regent, Inc.; 12/2021.
© 2022 American Regent, Inc. ProvayBlue® is a registered trademark of Provepharm Life Solutions, France. PP-PB-US-0068 4/2022
ProvayBlue® (methylene blue) Injection, USP
For Intravenous Use. Ensure patent venous access prior to administration of ProvayBlue®. Do not administer subcutaneously.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
ProvayBlue® (methylene blue) injection, USP is indicated for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with acquired methemoglobinemia.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification of clinical benefit in subsequent trials.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
**BOXED WARNING**
WARNING: SEROTONIN SYNDROME WITH CONCOMITANT USE OF SEROTONERGIC DRUGS
ProvayBlue® may cause serious or fatal serotonergic syndrome when used in combination with serotonergic drugs. Avoid concomitant use of ProvayBlue® with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
Preparation and Storage
ProvayBlue® is hypotonic and may be diluted before use in a solution of 50 mL 5% Dextrose Injection in order to avoid local pain, particularly in the pediatric population. Use the diluted solution immediately after preparation.
Avoid diluting with sodium chloride solutions, because it has been demonstrated that chloride reduces the solubility of methylene blue.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
ProvayBlue® is contraindicated in patients with severe hypersensitivity reactions to methylene blue or any other thiazine dye; and in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) due to the risk of hemolytic anemia.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Serotonin Syndrome with Concomitant Use of Serotonergic Drugs
The development of serotonin syndrome has been reported with use of methylene blue class products. Most reports have been associated with concomitant use of serotonergic drugs (e.g., selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Some of the reported cases were fatal. Patients treated with ProvayBlue® should be monitored for the emergence of serotonin syndrome. If symptoms of serotonin syndrome occur, discontinue use of ProvayBlue®, and initiate supportive treatment. Inform patients of the increased risk of serotonin syndrome and advise them not to take serotonergic drugs within 72 hours after the last dose of ProvayBlue®.
Hypersensitivity
Anaphylactic reactions to methylene blue class products have been reported. If anaphylaxis or other severe hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., angioedema, urticaria, bronchospasm) should occur, discontinue use of ProvayBlue® and initiate supportive treatment. ProvayBlue® is contraindicated in patients who have experienced anaphylaxis or other severe hypersensitivity reactions to a methylene blue class product in the past.
Lack of Effectiveness
Methemoglobinemia due to aryl amines or sulfa drugs may not resolve or may rebound after response to treatment with ProvayBlue®.
If methemoglobinemia does not respond to 2 doses of ProvayBlue® or if methemoglobinemia rebounds after a response consider additional treatment options.
Patients with G6PD deficiency may not reduce ProvayBlue® to its active form. ProvayBlue® may not be effective in patients with G6PD deficiency.
Hemolytic Anemia
Hemolysis can occur during treatment of methemoglobinemia with ProvayBlue®. Use the lowest effective number of doses of ProvayBlue® to treat methemoglobinemia. Discontinue ProvayBlue® and consider alternative treatments of methemoglobinemia if severe hemolysis occurs.
Treatment of patients with G6PD deficiency with ProvayBlue® may result in severe hemolysis and severe anemia. ProvayBlue® is contraindicated for use in patients with G6PD deficiency.
Interference with In Vivo Monitoring Devices
The presence of methylene blue in the blood may result in an underestimation of the oxygen saturation reading by pulse oximetry.
A fall in the Bispectral Index (BIS) has been reported following administration of methylene blue class products. If ProvayBlue® is administered during surgery, alternative methods for assessing the depth of anesthesia should be employed.
Effects on Ability to Drive and Operate Machinery
Treatment with ProvayBlue® may cause confusion, dizziness and disturbances in vision. Advise patients to refrain from driving or engaging in hazardous occupations or activities such as operating heavy or potentially dangerous machinery until such adverse reactions to ProvayBlue® have resolved.
Interference with Laboratory Tests
ProvayBlue® is a blue dye which passes freely into the urine and may interfere with the interpretation of any urine test which relies on a blue indicator, such as the dipstick test for leucocyte esterase.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
The safety of ProvayBlue® was determined in 82 healthy adults 19-55 years of age, with a median age of 36 years. Each individual in the safety population received a single dose of ProvayBlue® 2 mg/kg intravenously.
The most commonly reported adverse reactions (>10%) are pain in extremity, chromaturia, dysgeusia, feeling hot, dizziness, hyperhidrosis, nausea, skin discoloration and headache. There was one serious adverse reaction reported (syncope due to sinus pauses of 3-14 seconds).
Other adverse reactions reported to occur following administration of methylene blue class products include, but are not limited to, the following: hemolytic anemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, methemoglobinemia; palpitations, tachycardia; eye pruritus, ocular hyperemia, vision blurred; abdominal pain lower, dry mouth, flatulence, glossodynia, tongue eruption; death, infusion site extravasation, infusion site induration, infusion site pruritus, infusion site swelling, infusion site urticaria, peripheral swelling, thirst; elevated liver enzymes; myalgia; dysuria; nasal congestion, oropharyngeal pain, rhinorrhea, sneezing; necrotic ulcer, papule, phototoxicity; and hypertension.
USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
Pregnancy and Lactation
ProvayBlue® may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Intra-amniotic injection of pregnant women with a methylene blue class product during the second trimester was associated with neonatal intestinal atresia and fetal death. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to the fetus.
There is no information regarding the presence of methylene blue in human milk. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions, including genotoxicity discontinue breast-feeding during and for up to 8 days after treatment with ProvayBlue®.
Renal Impairment
Methylene blue concentrations increased in subjects with renal impairment (eGFR 15 to 89 mL/min/1.73m2). Adjust ProvayBlue® dosage in patients with moderate or severe renal impairment (eGFR 15 to 59 mL/min/1.73 m2). No dose adjustment is recommended in patients with mild renal impairment.
Hepatic Impairment
Methylene blue is extensively metabolized in the liver. Monitor patients with any hepatic impairment for toxicities and potential drug interactions for an extended period of time following treatment with ProvayBlue®.
OVERDOSAGE
In case of overdose of ProvayBlue®, maintain the patient under observation until signs and symptoms have resolved, monitor for cardiopulmonary, hematologic and neurologic toxicities, and institute supportive measures.
For additional safety information, including BOXED WARNING, please see Full Prescribing Information.
You are encouraged to report Adverse Drug Events to American Regent, Inc. at 1-800-734-9236 or to the FDA by visiting www.fda.gov/medwatch or calling 1-800-FDA-1088.
REF-0131 12/2021
You are encouraged to report adverse drug events (ADEs) to American Regent:
E pv@americanregent.com F 1-610-650-0170; T 1-800-734-9236
ADEs may also be reported to the FDA:
1-800-FDA-1088 or to www.fda.gov/medwatch
Drug information:
1-888-354-4855
(9:00 am – 5:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday – Friday)
www.americanregent.com/medical-affairs
For urgent drug information outside of normal business hours, that cannot wait until the next business day
1-877-845-6371
About American Regent
American Regent, Inc., a Daiichi Sankyo Group company, is a leading injectable manufacturer. For over 50 years, American Regent has been developing, manufacturing and supplying quality generic and branded injectables for healthcare providers. For nearly 20 years, we have been a leader in IV iron therapy.
American Regent is committed to US based manufacturing. To that end, over the last several years, we have made significant investments in expanding and modernizing our manufacturing facilities in Ohio and New York. This expansion will nearly double our capacity and allow us to better serve our customers now and in the future.
Speed counts. Flexibility matters. Reliability and quality are paramount. Because patients should never have to wait for the medications they need.
For more information, please visit www.americanregent.com.
About Provepharm Life Solutions
Provepharm Life Solutions is a French private pharmaceutical company. With more than 20 years of experience, the company finds new uses for well-known, mature molecules, in particular antidotes and surgical dyes. The company's historic expertise in fine chemicals provides a platform for redefining purity requirements for active ingredients and maximizing their therapeutic potential, allowing it to explore new and untouched indications. Provepharm's strategy first bore fruit with the development of a new and patented method for synthesizing methylene blue. This new active ingredient enabled the company to obtain marketing authorizations in over 30 countries and to pursue its expansion internationally. Founded in 1998 and based in Marseille (France) and Philadelphia (USA), Provepharm Life Solutions has over 90 staff. The company recorded turnover of €66 million ($76M) in 2021. After raising €42.5 million ($49.8M) in 2019, it received a further investment of €120 million ($142.3M) in September 2021 from Tikehau Capital, which joined its group of historical banking investors, including Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Banque Populaire Méditerranée, Crédit Agricole Alpes Provence and Bpifrance. www.provepharm.com
About Daiichi Sankyo Group
Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to creating new modalities and innovative medicines by leveraging our world-class science and technology for our purpose "to contribute to the enrichment of quality of life around the world." In addition to our current portfolio of medicines for cancer and cardiovascular disease, Daiichi Sankyo is primarily focused on developing novel therapies for people with cancer as well as other diseases with high unmet medical needs. With more than 100 years of scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo and its 16,000 employees around the world draw upon a rich legacy of innovation to realize our 2030 Vision to become an "Innovative Global Healthcare Company Contributing to the Sustainable Development of Society." For more information, please visit www.daiichisankyo.com.
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, is a member of the Daiichi Sankyo Group.
For more information on Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., please visit: www.dsi.com
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Indianapolis police shoot man wanted in daycare murder
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Police in Indianapolis shot a man Friday morning during an investigation into a daycare shooting.
The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. when a woman was shot multiple times while dropping off children at a daycare.
Many children witnessed the attack, as she was declared dead at the scene.
Three hours later, police received reports on the whereabouts of a vehicle that was allegedly used in the crime.
When officers arrived at that location, they discovered the suspect, 33-year-old Orlando Mitchell, holding a rifle.
It is unclear what led police to shoot Mitchell.
He was transported to the hospital in stable condition.
Investigators believe the initial incident is domestic-related.
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ALBANY — Phoebe Putney Health System will hold its annual Men’s Health Fair on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon on Albany State University’s East Campus in the Billy C. Black Auditorium.
For the second year in a row, the theme of the event will be “Shop Talk.” The intent of the theme is to mirror that of a barber shop — giving attendees the chance to interact with health care experts and discuss common health conditions in a comfortable setting. The barber shop theme began in 2021 and was designed to help break communication barriers men sometimes have when it comes to talking about their health.
“A lot gets talked about at the barber shop,” Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Community Benefits Director Darrell Sabbs said. “Men aren’t afraid to talk in that environment. With the help of local barber shop owners, we are able to bring the barber shop to our men’s health fair and open that line of communication with health experts.”
Health care experts will discuss not only common health conditions affecting men but also prostate cancer, lung cancer and sickle cell disease. This year’s “Shop Talk” panel includes:
♦ Phoebe Primary Care Physician Dr. Derek Heard
♦ Phoebe Emergency Medicine Medical Director Dr. James Black
♦ Radiation Oncologist Dr. Adam Jones
♦ Dr. Brian Rivers of the Morehouse School of Medicine
♦ Peach State Health Plan Chief Medical Director Dr. James Richardson
In addition to “Shop Talk,” attendees will be offered free COVID-19 vaccines, as well as free health screenings for blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol and prostate from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Flint River Fresh also will be at the event passing out free watermelons.
This year’s Men’s Health Fair is being held in partnership with Albany State University, Morehouse School of Medicine and Peach State Health Plan.
“Peach State Health Plan is honored to partner with Phoebe Putney Memorial Health in this beneficial effort to educate, support and engage with our communities,” Richardson said. “The comfortable and welcoming environment of the event provides participants an opportunity to freely ask questions about their health and why it’s important to have screening exams. I’m looking forward to participating again this year.”
Peach State Health Plan is a Care Management Organization that serves the needs of Georgians through a range of health insurance solutions. Peach State Health Plan serves the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids population in partnership with Georgia Families. The organization also focuses on underinsured and uninsured individuals through its federal insurance marketplace plan, Ambetter, and its Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. Peach State Health Plan is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading multiline health care enterprise. For more information visit www.pshp.com. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/phoebe-to-hold-annual-men-s-health-fair-saturday/article_9d3ceb82-ea93-11ec-8a7e-5ff9e0c8d73f.html | 2022-06-12T22:14:41Z |
Rescuers are trying to reach survivors of a climbing expedition on Eurasia's highest volcano that has already claimed eight lives as of Monday, local authorities say.
The deceased were part of a group of 12 individuals, including two guides, who have been climbing Klyuchevskaya Sopka in the north eastern Kamchatka peninsula region of Russia since August 30, Russian state news agency, RIA Novosti, said.
At 4,750 meters (15,580 feet), Klyuchevskaya Sopka is one of the world's highest active volcanos.
Russia's Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief told state media a rescue group is climbing to reach the survivors, who are split between their camp at around 3,300 meters (10,826 feet) and somewhere on the volcano at an altitude of more than 4,150 meters (13,500 feet).
The rescuers hope to reach the camp by midnight and continue upwards the next morning at dawn, the ministry said. Their progress is being made more difficult by treacherous and unpredictable conditions, with strong winds, bitterly cold temperatures and snow at high altitudes.
"The outcome of the search and rescue operation depends on the weather, ash clouds on the slopes, melting glaciers, mudflows and rockfalls," the ministry said.
Previous search and rescue attempts to reach the trapped individuals were unsuccessful, as strong winds prevented a helicopter from landing on the volcano Sunday, a day after five members of the group fell to their deaths. By Monday morning, three more had died, Russian Deputy Prime Minister of Kamchatka Roman Vasilevsky told RIA Novosti.
The Minister of Emergency Situations for the region where the volcano is located has opened an information hotline for relatives of the climbing party, a spokesperson told RIA Novosti.
"Relatives can find out information about the progress of search and rescue operations, as well as, if necessary, get psychological help," the ministry's press service said.
A criminal case has been initiated to look into the cause of the deaths, RIA Novosti reported.
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WESTMINSTER, Colo., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovonics, an industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for life-safety applications, announces the release of its new-generation specialty sensor products: The EN1263 motion detector with pet immunity, EN1266 360° ceiling mount motion detector, EN1248 glassbreak detector, and EN1342-60 activity monitoring detector. These devices were designed with the latest sensor technology and blend well in any commercial environment without being obtrusive while providing application-specific solutions.
In the words of Michael Um, Senior Product Manager: "These products allow Inovonics to continue to provide commercially approved wireless security solutions in areas that are challenging to solve with traditional methods of wiring."
For more information, please contact Nikki Williams by email at nwilliams@inovonics.com or by phone at 303-209-7219.
About Inovonics Inovonics is the industry leader in reliable wireless technology for life-safety applications. Inovonics provides flexible, cost-effective solutions to the senior living and commercial security markets by leveraging an extensible cloud platform, purpose-built software, APIs, dependable hardware components and unparalleled network infrastructure. Inovonics technology can be integrated into any cloud or premise-based application. For more information, visit www.inovonics.com.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Meet For Impact platform is set to raise funds in its next seed round to expand into new international markets. The online social fundraising auctions platform opens offices in the USA, the UK, the UAE, and Kazakhstan. Launched in 2016 as Meet for Charity, the platform quickly became one of the most well-known tech impact projects in Eastern Europe and has already crowdfunded over $3 million dollars for over 120 charities. Structured as a LLC, the initiative stands out in the philanthropic landscape because of its fully self-sustainable nature, which also heightens its appeal for venture capital. To mark a broader focus and align with the new goals of the platform, it was rebranded as Meet for Impact.
"We have closely monitored the growth of Meet for Impact and feel that it has huge potential to transform the way donations are being made worldwide." - Alex Menn, Partner at Begin Capital.
"Meet for Impact platform is perhaps the best demonstration of the fact that impact-focused philanthropic startups can be relevant for the venture capital space."- Roman Gold, Managing Partner at Venture Israel.
Meet for Impact offers a completely novel technological approach to fundraising and philanthropy. Daily, the platform auctions off meetings with prominent business owners, media personalities, cultural opinion leaders, politicians, and top athletes, as well as unique experiences.
"So far, our charity network has comprised over 120 charity foundations with over 3000 meetings auctioned off. Now we want to extend our expertise into other markets. In the context of thousands of people in need, we see it as our duty and mission to help as many people and causes as possible with our crowdfunding model. Our goal is to make contributing to worthy causes a seamless and enjoyable part of everyday life and foster enthusiasm for giving, which we believe is key," - Olga Fler, international philanthropist and founder of the project comments on the expansion plans.
The unique nature of Meet For Impact lies both in the smart use of tech and in turning donating to charity into an experience for all the parties involved. Each auction runs for 7 days and supports a specific charity. People bid for the lot and the highest bidder at the end of the online auction wins the meeting with the guest of the auction - the lot. After they've made the payment for the lot, the platform keeps a small transaction fee to reinvest into marketing and product development. Meet For Impact is a win-win solution bringing value to everyone involved - the charity, the auction guest and the winning bidder. With Meet For Impact, you don't just donate; you take part in and benefit from inspiring interactions with outstanding people. Meet for Impact lives by the motto "every meeting matters" and can help change more than just one life. With this in mind, the goal of the global expansion is to systematically develop philanthropy all over the world by bringing the innovative tools and creative solutions that take charitable giving to a new level and make it a seamless part of everyone's daily routine to other countries.
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Launched in Switzerland in September 2022, The Human Kind Institute aims to bring together a community of creative minds to bridge the gap between art, technology, spirituality and science.
GENEVA, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Founded by Lola Tillayeva (Till), the Human Kind Institute's core philosophy is focused on human inventiveness, creativity and imagination. Through educational programs in arts and sciences, including films and creative spaces as well as advanced technologies, the Human Kind Institute will support this holistic vision. The initiative plans to consolidate its vision by using its efforts and experiences to
make a shift in education and the various industries pertaining to sustainable lifestyle and our planet.
The Human Kind Institute's projects will include but are not limited to: Arts and Cultural Exhibitions and Installations to provide multiple opportunities for learning, entertainment, leisure, personal growth, and improving communication with others. The initiative will also feature Wellbeing and Mental Health Forums addressing today's mental health crisis, Film Series of positive social change, social impact and creativity, and Speaker Series that featuring renowned experts from around the world.
By merging spirituality and science, The Human Kind Institute hopes to support people in developing healthy mindsets fit for the challenge of our time.
"We live in a time of unprecedented technological advancement when man-made technologies outpaced the development of humankind. This jarring gap and dissonance between the development of technologies and the mental and spiritual evolution of society lie at the roots of many problems humanity faces today. We launched the Institute to help liberate creative minds and fuel imagination to bridge this gap. By integrating art, technology, science and spirituality, the Institute hopes to foster rethinking of our role as human beings on this planet and help society embark on a path towards a more positive future," said the Institute's founder, Lola Tillyaeva (Till).
The Human Kind Institute is based in Switzerland with satellite branches in New York, Paris and Los Angeles, welcoming all generations of all cultures.
Lola Tillyaeva (Lola Till)
Lola Tillyaeva (Till) is a Wellbeing Activist, Entrepreneur, Author, Humanitarian and founder of The Human Kind Institute. An inspiring voice within the wellness space, Lola published her widely appraised self-care book "Be Your Own Harmonist: Awakening Your Inner Wisdom for Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing" in September 2020. A specialist in her field, Lola holds a doctorate degree in Psychology and completed an apprenticeship at the Gaia School of Herbal Medicine and Earth Education.
To learn more about Lola follow her on Instagram and visit her website.
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Teen hit and run victim ‘will not be the same Lilly’ after brain injury, mother writes
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The mother of Lilly, the 13-year-old girl badly injured in a hit and crash, is sharing a tragic update on her daughter’s fight for survival.
Lilly’s mother wrote her daughter “will not be the same Lilly that we all know and love ever again” because of extensive damage to her brain stem, which she said is “inoperable” after the crash. She published the update on a GoFundMe page setup to help pay for her daughter’s medical expenses.
The family has asked us not to publish Lilly’s last name to protect her privacy.
Florida Highway Patrol initially reported Lilly was hit while riding her bike in a crosswalk Tuesday afternoon along East Bay Street and the car drove away without offering help.
Days later, David Chang was arrested after he and his heavily damaged car were found at an auto-repair shop in Tampa. He’s bonded out of jail, but is facing a string of charges including leaving the scene of a crash causing serious bodily injury, leaving the scene of a crash causing property damage and destroying evidence.
Since the wreck, Lilly has been in critical condition at All Children’s Hospital.
Her mother’s post goes on to write she’s unsure if Lilly will ever be “aware as you and I are” as the family waits for the results of an MRI scheduled for Monday. Despite the seriousness of her brain injuries, the family is hoping the young Pine View School student can recover to the best of her abilities
Feelings of gratitude for community members who have stepped forward to donate tens of thousands of dollars to aid her daughter’s recover is being marred with other powerful emotions aimed at the man accused of putting Lilly in the hospital.
“I am struggling with feelings of anger at this horrible man who is walking around our community while Lilly is fighting for her life,” Lilly’s mom wrote in the post. “The overwhelming feeling of unfairness comes in waves.”
If you would like to donate to Lilly’s GoFundMe, you can do so by clicking this link. Any money left over from her medical expenses will be donated to All Children’s Hospital.
Chang is expected to be in court on Sept. 30 and ABC7 will be there as we continue to follow this case as well as Lilly’s recovery.
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BOSTON, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The nonprofit Oldways is pleased to announce that its 6-week healthy cooking curriculum, A Taste of African Heritage, was just admitted in the SNAP-Ed Toolkit as an evidence-based intervention.
"This is a great development, because it will open more doors for more SNAP-Ed-implementing agencies to use A Taste of African Heritage," said Kelly LeBlanc, MLA, RD, LDN
A Taste of African Heritage, first launched in 2012, is based on healthy plant foods (like leafy greens, whole grains, and beans) from across the African Diaspora. For 10 years, this curriculum has brought to light a culinary legacy and the often-unsung cultural ownership of healthy eating for people of African descent that is depicted in the African Heritage Diet Pyramid. It was designed by Oldways in collaboration with an expert committee of nutrition scientists and culinary historians, including award-winning culinary historian Dr. Jessica B. Harris and Harvard School of Public Health nutrition scientist Dr. Walter Willett.
Recently, a new article published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior concluded that participants of A Taste of African Heritage experienced improvements in weight, systolic blood pressure, and waist size, as well as higher intake of fruit, vegetables, greens, and higher frequency of exercise. And 98 percent of participants in this new study reported that heritage was a motivator for change.
Please contact Oldways for more information about A Taste of African Heritage.
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Biden signs landmark bipartisan gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.
“Lives will be saved,” he said at the White House. Citing the families of shooting victims, the president said, “Their message to us was to do something. Well today, we did.”
The House gave final approval Friday, following Senate passage Thursday, and Biden acted just before leaving Washington for two summits in Europe.
The legislation will toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people adjudged to be dangerous.
Most of its $13 billion cost will help bolster mental health programs and aid schools, which have been targeted in Newtown, Connecticut, and Parkland, Florida, and elsewhere in mass shootings.
The measure comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday striking down a New York law that restricted peoples’ ability to carry concealed weapons.
While the bill does not included tougher restrictions that Democrats have long championed, such as a ban on assault-type weapons and background checks for all gun transactions, it is the most impactful firearms violence measure from Congress since enacting a now-expired assault weapons ban in 1993.
“While this bill doesn’t do everything I want, it does include actions I’ve long called for that will save lives,” Biden said.
Enough congressional Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the steps after recent rampages in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas. It took weeks of closed-door talks but senators emerged with a compromise.
Biden held the signing ceremony just before departing for a summit of the Group of Seven leading economic powers — the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — in Germany. He will travel later to Spain for a NATO meeting.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/06/25/biden-signs-landmark-bipartisan-gun-measure-says-lives-will-be-saved/ | 2022-06-25T13:19:24Z |
Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending, political ads and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read.
Then late Monday Snap, which runs the Snapchat app that features vanishing messages and video special effects, issued a rather dire profit warning, saying that “the macroeconomic environment has deteriorated further and faster than anticipated,” since just last month.
Social media companies are competing for the same pool of advertising money that is increasingly under threat from spiking inflation and also changes at Apple Inc. that can restrict the information social media platforms can collect on users, a big selling point for advertisers.
Shares of Snap Inc. plunged 43% Tuesday.
And with Wall Street unsure if the company is an outlier or a canary in the social media coal mine, shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Twitter, Alphabet and Pinterest all slumped alongside it.
Snap late Monday said it now foresees revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization coming in below the low end of its prior forecasted range.
Justin Patterson of KeyBanc Capital Markets who follows social media warned investors not to read too much into Snap’s profit warning, calling it “a cautionary flag but not one to sound the alarm on the entire sector.”
“We believe it is better to view each channel in the context of the nature of advertisers and verticals, guidance history, revenue growth vectors, and investments to assess the level of risk to revenue and profitability from the macro environment,” Patterson wrote.
The volatility comes in a week when both Meta Platforms and Twitter hold their annual meetings with shareholders, with a particularly intense focus on what could be a lively gathering for Twitter. Elon Musk has hit the pause button on the buyout, saying he needs more information on how many “spam bots” the social media platform truly has.
A note from Dan Ives, who follows social media at Wedbush, summarizes the confusion.
“We believe its currently a 60% chance that Musk tries to walk and use this spam account issue as the scapegoat to get out of the deal and a 40% chance Twitter’s board and Musk come to a new deal price over the coming weeks,” he wrote in a note to clients.
Twitter’s stock fell 5.6% Tuesday.
Adding to the social media tumult is Facebook’s parent company Meta. The company said that it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Meta is particularly sensitive to the changes made at Apple and is now contending with a civil lawsuit against its chief, Mark Zuckerberg. On Monday the District of Columbia sued Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users’ personal data that became a major corporate and political scandal.
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. closed Tuesday down 7.6%.
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, tumbled 5%. Shares pf Pinterest Inc. slumped by 23.6%. | https://cw33.com/technology/ap-technology/social-media-hammered-by-mounting-questions-over-advertising/ | 2022-05-25T08:12:45Z |
Pair arrested in possession of drugs, stolen vehicles and neglected animals, police say
Published: Apr. 8, 2022 at 10:24 PM EDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
APOPKA, Fla. (Gray News) - Police in Florida said a tip led them to help rescue several neglected animals along with the arrest of two people.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies in Apopka found 10 guns, one of which was stolen, over a pound of marijuana, three stolen vehicles, and 17 animals that were being mistreated when checking out a recent drug tip.
Deputies took two people into custody. The items and animals were recovered, according to police.
The sheriff’s office didn’t immediately release the identification of the two arrested.
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ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KSWB) – A stray dog was rescued Sunday after it wandered into the gorilla enclosure at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in northern San Diego County, humane society and zoo officials said.
Officials believe the dog, a male shepherd with no microchip, got into the park on his own, San Diego Humane Society spokeswoman Nina Thompson said in an email. Zoo staffers say he may have been part of a pair of domestic dogs running loose in the park, virtually undetected until he was noticed in the gorilla habitat around 4 p.m.
Wildlife care specialists then recalled the two gorillas from the enclosure, which the zoo said is “part of the regular safety procedures at the park.”
Officers from the Humane Society responded about 6:30 p.m., Thompson said.
“Our three Humane Officers were able to move in and safely leash the shepherd and bring him back to San Diego Humane Society’s Escondido Campus for evaluation,” she said.
The dog, dubbed “Mighty Joe Young” by the Humane Society, was not injured in the incident and no other injuries were reported to zoo animals, staff or guests of the park. Thompson said he’s now been placed on a stray hold as the organization searches for his rightful owner.
“We are so glad no one was hurt,” Thompson said.
To contact the San Diego Humane Society about “Mighty Joe Young,” call 619-299-7012 or click or tap here. | https://cw33.com/news/stray-dog-wanders-into-gorilla-habitat-at-san-diego-zoo/ | 2022-06-13T20:43:16Z |
MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orcoda Limited (ASX: ODA) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Teaming Agreement with Teletrac Navman Group to integrate and cross-sell each other's products to their respective customers.
Orcoda Logistics Management System ("OLMS") and Orcoda Workforce Logistics System ("OWLS") are Orcoda's world-leading proprietary transport management systems for mobility optimisation. They book, organise, connect and optimise people, parcels and goods with the assets they travel in and on. The platforms manage asset logistics for large workforces and the transport fleets of our enterprise customers using true optimisation algorithms and Artificial Intelligence. The integration of OLMS via API to the Teletrac Navman platform brings significant advantages to their clients and ours, such as enhanced vehicle and workforce utilisation, administrative efficiencies, improved economics, risk reduction and better customer service.
With Teletrac Navman's global client base of over 40,000 companies and their substantial dealer network, Orcoda anticipates that this agreement will have a positive impact on revenue. The Orcoda and Teletrac teams are already in discussion with several potential new clients and we look forward to the new opportunities this will bring for both companies.
About Teletrac Navman
Teletrac Navman is a leading global telematic system and software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider leveraging location-based technology and services for managing mobile assets. Teletrac Navman's specialised solutions for fleet and asset management deliver greater visibility into real-time insights and analytics to help companies make better business decisions that enhance productivity and profitability.
- Teletrac Navman's technology currently tracks more than 500,000 vehicles owned by over 40,000 organisations on six continents, making it one of the world's largest fleet management software solutions providers. The company, headquartered in Glenview, IL, has offices in the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
- Teletrac Navman is owned by Vontier, a Fortune 500 global industrial technology company which was spun off from Fortive in 2020. Vontier is focused on smarter transportation and mobility. Their portfolio is built on market-leading expertise in mobility technologies, retail and commercial fueling, fleet management, vehicle diagnostics and maintenance, and smart cities. Together, we are mobilising the future to create a better world. Visit Vontier.com for more information
Teletrac Navman Integrations Product Manager, Mats Dahlstedt, said: "We are excited about our teaming agreement with Orcoda. We believe there is significant cross-selling opportunities for Teletrac Navman and Orcoda with our integrated product solutions, from within our existing customer base worldwide and for bringing on new customers into our integrated solution. It is my belief that Orcoda's mobility optimization platforms and transport management systems are very unique and offer benefits to our joint customers."
Orcoda Managing Director, Geoff Jamieson, said: "Following Orcoda and Teletrac Navmans first contract win with our integrated telematics and mobility optimisation solution through a Teletrac Navman dealer, we are currently in active dialogues with a number of Teletrac Navman dealers and have a number of prospective customers with our integrated product solutions, and I am optimistic about further joint contract wins in the months ahead."
About Orcoda
Spokesperson available for comment:
Geoff Jamieson, Managing Director at Orcoda
E: gjamieson@orcoda.com
M: +61 4 17 778 862
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-jamieson-maicd-5456537b/
For more information please contact:
Susan Dobell, Marketing and Communications Coordinator at Orcoda.
E: sdobell@orcoda.com
M: +61 4 04 988 860
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DALLAS, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Craftable is honored to be exhibiting at the National Restaurant Association Show taking place May 21-24, 2022, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The showcase is the ultimate destination for industry professionals looking to build strategic partnerships, create meaningful connections and shop innovative ideas.
Craftable will be showcasing their flagship procurement solutions (Bevager and Foodager) alongside Analytics with all new Heartbeat, which shows trending sales and labor costs in real-time directly from the most innovative point of sale platforms. Craftable will also be offering exclusive discounts and incentives for NRA attendees.
As part of the event, Craftable is proud to announce their collaboration with Square, the globally trusted software, payments and hardware company. Craftable's robust integration with Square provides hospitality operators with full visibility into their operations, connecting purchases with sales data and labor in real time with Craftable's newest addition, Analytics. Current Square sellers will be able to take advantage of additional NRA show-specific discounts on Craftable's offerings. For more information, stop by Craftable's booth (6647) located just outside the Tech Pavillion in the North Building.
"The partnership between Craftable and Square allows restaurant and hotel operators to make data-driven profit management decisions in real time based on sales, purchases, plate costs, labor and more, which is crucial today with the challenges operators are facing," says Renee Rademacher, Senior Director of Partnerships at Craftable. "We look forward to working closely with Square to provide innovative and forward-thinking solutions to the hospitality industry."
"We understand that comprehensive real-time data is critical for restaurant owners and staff to optimize operations and customer experiences," said Bryan Solar, Head of Restaurants, Square. "This partnership with Craftable allows Square sellers to not only run their day-to-day operations more effectively, but also allows sellers to further reduce costs, identify trends, and adapt to the opportunities and obstacles that come their way."
For more information visit https://www.craftable.com.
About The National Restaurant Association Show
The National Restaurant Association Show is hosting over 500 companies this year and is home to all things food and beverage from emerging technology, hospitality buyers, suppliers, equipment manufacturers and more. The show is the largest annual gathering of foodservice professionals in the U.S, making it a must-go event for the foodservice industry. With expert-led sessions, key-note speakers and industry-leading products, operators can look forward to gaining invaluable connections and knowledge.
About Craftable
Craftable is the only complete restaurant management platform that seamlessly connects purchasing, recipes, inventory and sales with accounting to help operators drive profit. Designed for hospitality by the industry's leading experts, Craftable is simple for the floor and powerful for the office. Learn more at https://craftable.com/.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Dallas and Fort Worth are receiving national recognition for their business friendliness.
A new WalletHub study has ranked both cities in the top 20 list of the best large cities to start a business, amongst major metropolitan areas like Boise, Denver and Orlando.
To rank the nation’s largest cities, WalletHub officials compared the startup opportunities that exist in 100 cities in the nation, using key metrics like five-year business-survival rate and office-space affordability.
Here were the key findings from Dallas (20th):
- 15th – Financing Accessibility
- 34th – Labor Costs
- 50th – Cost of Living
- 3rd – Length of Average Workweek (in Hours)
- 51st – Share of College-Educated Population
Here are the top 20 best large cities to start a business:
- Orlando, FL
- Miami, FL
- Laredo, TX
- Durham, NC
- Boise, ID
- Denver, CO
- Jacksonville, FL
- Raleigh, NC
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Tampa, FL
- Austin, TX
- Aurora, CO
- Charlotte, NC
- Nashville, TN
- Fort Worth, TX
- Hialeah, FL
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Reno, NV
- Madison, WI
- Dallas, TX
Source: WalletHub
For the full report, visit WalletHub. | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-ranks-dallas-fort-worth-amongst-best-large-cities-to-start-a-business/ | 2022-04-25T13:57:56Z |
Two men were indicted by a grand jury Wednesday after being arrested during a prostitution sting in April.
Damario J. Victorian, 27, of Temple and Michael Earl, 31, of Holland were indicted on solicitation of prostitution, a state jail felony.
The undercover operation, known as the “John Suppression Initiative Operation,” was conducted April 19-20 by the Bell County Sheriff’s Department. The department said Fort Hood law enforcement participated in the operation.
“The purpose of the operation is to crack down on sex trafficking, and identify and arrest individuals seeking sexual acts in exchange for a fee in Bell County,” a news release said. “The operation involved authorities placing advertisements on known online sites to attract people interested in buying sex.”
The sting used a female undercover deputy in the Bell County area, the release said.
Chief Deputy TJ Cruz said the arrests would help lessen prostitution and sex trafficking demands.
“If there is no demand, there is no need for the service,” he said.
Texas became the first state to make a first-time solicitation of prostitution a felony offense. House Bill 2975 took effect Sept. 1, 2021, causing a prostitute charge to rise from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony.
A total of nine men were arrested during the sting. Five suspects from Killeen were indicted last week.
Quoc Chinh Bui, 41, and Marcus Brown, 30, both of Temple, have not been indicted yet.
Victorian posted a $10,000 bond on April 26, while Earl posted a $20,000 bond on the same day.
Other indictments
- Antoine Thomas, 37, of Temple, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 200 grams.
- Joseph Franklin, 37, of Temple, debit card abuse of an elderly individual, and possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 200 grams.
- Casey Anderson, 18, of Belton, possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 200 grams.
- Benjamin Greene, 41, of Robstown, possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram.
- Daniel Tamez, 40, of Temple, possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram.
- Oral Dunston, 62, of Temple, possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram.
- Dominique Peddicord, 41, of Troy, possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_8a7f87c8-e478-11ec-a97f-7b6badfaf771.html | 2022-06-05T04:33:49Z |
- EXEMPTAX Stripe App provides an integrated tax exemption certificate management solution
- Simplify the collection, validation, and renewal of tax exemption certificates to manage and reduce audit risk
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EXEMPTAX, a leading SaaS solution provider for US tax exemption certificate management, is working with Stripe to launch a seamless integration available through the new Stripe App Marketplace.
Managing resale, manufacturing, and other tax exemption certificates is a complex undertaking for businesses and their customers. The nature of tax exemption certificate management across US jurisdictions provides for confusion and errors, leading to sales tax exposure – resulting in penalties, back taxes, and additional expenses. EXEMPTAX via the Stripe App Marketplace simplifies the management of tax exemption certificates and reduces audit risk.
"Most businesses see sales tax compliance as an expensive and necessary evil to manage," says Tom Weiss, founder and CEO of EXEMPTAX. "The EXEMPTAX Stripe App provides Stripe users with an intuitive and integrated tax-exemption management experience, simplifying the complicated task of collecting, validating, and renewing tax exemption certificates." Weiss further adds, "The goal of utilizing the EXEMPTAX Stripe App is to reduce audit risk through an affordable and convenient solution for Stripe users."
Become more efficient and reduce your workload through the EXEMPTAX Stripe App:
- End-to-end solution to collect, validate, and renew tax exemption certificates
- Automated renewal handling of expired and expiring tax exemption certificates
- Pre-configured tax validation rules supporting validation of tax exemption certificates
- Intuitive report builder to respond to internal requests and external audits quickly
About EXEMPTAX
EXEMPTAX was founded in 2019. Shortly thereafter EXEMPTAX quickly grew its client base from small businesses to large enterprises. In 2021, EXEMPTAX began partnering with prominent CPA and tax advisory firms across the US on a white label basis. As of 2022, EXEMPTAX handles more than 1 million customer records on its platform and has helped many businesses across the US save money, lower tax exposure, and ultimately reduce their audit risk.
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies – from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups – use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, the company aims to increase the GDP of the internet.
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WASHINGTON, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court recent decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance for pharmacies that sets forth their obligations under federal civil rights laws, conflicting with some state laws, and raises concerns for our nation's pharmacies and pharmacists. The guidance also takes away a pharmacists' professional judgment to make "determinations regarding the suitability of a prescribed medication for a patient; or advising patients about medications and how to take them." The implications of the guidance have the potential to cause widespread unintended consequences beyond reproductive health care services.
Ilisa BG Bernstein, PharmD, JD, FAPhA, interim executive vice president and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) responded, "While we understand the intent, without consultation with our nation's pharmacists, OCR hastily issued this guidance which attacks and undermines the fundamental responsibilities and professional judgment of the pharmacist." Bernstein continued, "It only adds more confusion to an already complicated legal and regulatory landscape post-Dobbs that pharmacists must navigate every day to help our patients."
The OCR's guidance lists potential examples when a pharmacist's refusal to dispense a drug to a patient "may be" a violation of federal law; for example, discrimination against pregnant people on the basis of their pregnancy or related conditions as a form of sex discrimination or for a condition on the basis of disability.
It is unclear if this guidance preempts state law. Bernstein commented, "When dispensing medications, according to this guidance, pharmacists in certain states may be in legal jeopardy and forced to question whether they will face conflicting state or federal penalties when providing care to their patients. It puts them between a rock and a hard place."
APhA will continue to review the guidelines and their impact on pharmacists' provision of patient care.
Under the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists:
- "A pharmacist respects the covenant relationship between the patient and pharmacist. Considering the patient-pharmacist relationship as a covenant means that a pharmacist has moral obligations in response to the gift of trust received from society. In return for this gift, a pharmacist promises to help individuals achieve optimum benefit from their medications, to be committed to their welfare, and to maintain their trust."
- "A pharmacist serves individual, community, and societal needs. The primary obligation of a pharmacist is to individual patients. However, the obligations of a pharmacist may at times extend beyond the individual to the community and society. In these situations, the pharmacist recognizes the responsibilities that accompany these obligations and acts accordingly."
Under policy APhA passed during its 2022 House of Delegates, APhA affirms the vital role of the pharmacist's professional judgment in ensuring safe and effective use of medications. "APhA asserts that a pharmacist's independent medication review and use of professional judgment in the medication distribution process is essential to patient safety."
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How a NYC-Inspired Design Ignited a Miami Bidding War
MIAMI, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrity interior designer Cheryl Eisen, the founder and CEO of Interior Marketing Group (IMG), has sold her Miami mansion for the highest price per square foot in the history of the neighborhood of Palmetto Bay. The 13999 Old Cutler Road property was purchased last May as a showhouse for the South Florida operations of IMG, a household name for the real estate elite for over 15 years that designs and stages the most exclusive properties in New York City, The Hamptons, Palm Beach, and Miami.
The home, which was listed at $4.9 million and ultimately sold for $5 million (fully furnished for $5.3 million), was nearly double what Eisen had bought it for less than a year earlier. While IMG has designed homes for celebrity buyers and sellers including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, actor Daniel Craig, and BravoTV personalities Fredrik Eklund and Bethenny Frankel, this home was designed to be all Eisen's own, incorporating her life back in NYC into her new tropical paradise.
Inspired by the iconic architecture of the Guggenheim Museum, Eisen reimagined the home, transforming the interiors from traditional Miami Mediterranean into a more modern minimalist style with NYC edge. Other changes include the once-ornate ironclad staircase now replaced with a sleek white sculptural helical Guggenheim-esque staircase, white porcelain tile flooring in place of the previous yellow and orange mosaic marble, and a classic Murano chandelier removed from the foyer with a two-story vertically spoked sleek chandelier now extending down from the 25 ft. domed ceiling.
"I was hoping to enjoy the house as long as possible, so I priced it at what I thought was a completely unattainable number," said Eisen. "I never imagined that a bidding war would ensue with the property eventually making real estate history."
"Even in a hot market, the record-breaking price and speed of this sale was well beyond what was expected," said Darin Tansey of Douglas Elliman, the listing agent for the property. "Cheryl and IMG's truly unique design and staging is clearly what sets their homes apart."
Other renovations to the home include the removal of several walls and Corinthian columns to create a more open layout. Eisen also reimagined a previous Baroque-framed fireplace and mantle to a sleek Venetian-plastered monolithic feature-wall, flanked by two 25 ft. floor to ceiling mirrors, a signature of her designs. The sale marks the second recent high-grossing Florida staging from Eisen and IMG in recent months. In April, a mansion in the highly coveted area of Palm Beach's Billionaires' Row sold for $48.5 million, despite its non-waterfront location. For more information on IMG, visit www.imgnyc.com.
Interior Marketing Group is the largest full-service property marketing and luxury design firm in the nation. In addition to providing interior design services to luxury homeowners, IMG's award-winning staging and interior marketing services enable the most coveted properties and developments in the world to sell faster and at greater multiples than the market's average. IMG is regularly featured in publications including Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Interior Design Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Robb Report, Vogue, and on major television networks including Bravo TV, NBC, CBS, and Fox. For more information, visit www.imgnyc.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Kravis wedding train has rolled into Italy.
After a Las Vegas practice wedding (no marriage license) with an Elvis impersonator officiating, followed by a small ceremony (with license) in Santa Barbara, California, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker stepped out Friday in the jet set playground of Portofino, a fishing village known for its multicolored houses and crystalline green water on the Italian Riviera coast.
Photographers snapped the couple, along with the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, as they arrived for dinner clad in Dolce & Gabbana. Notably absent was Scott Disick, the father of Kourtney’s three children. They took to the streets again Saturday on their way to lunch, Kourtney in a veil and short black dress emblazoned with a likeness of the Virgin Mary.
The wedding was to be held at some point over the weekend at the rented Castello Brown, a castle built in the Middle Ages overlooking the Gulf of Portofino, according to TMZ.
The reality star, 43, and the Blink-182 drummer, 46, are known for their PDA and didn’t disappoint in Portofino, where they were seen Friday on a boat sharing a kiss in the abundant sun — she in a T-shirt of her beau’s band and he in his favorite style condition: shirtless with his multiple tattoos on display.
On their way to dinner, “momager” Kris Jenner was in a black dress on the arm of Guilherme Siqueira, a brand ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana. With sis Kim’s eldest child, North West, and her own daughter, Penelope Disick, at her sides, Kourtney wore a sheer corseted red gown and matching furry stole. Barker? Shirtless under a black suit as he walked with daughter Alabama.
The third wedding round was to include family and a small circle of close friends, with a larger reception planned later in Los Angeles, according to reports.
Barker and the oldest Kardashian sister went Instagram official with their relationship early last year. He popped the question in October, beachside with a ring of red roses and white candles at a Montecito, California, hotel. Last month, just hours after the Grammys, word of a Las Vegas wedding spread quickly, though no marriage license could be found. Kourtney later clarified they couldn’t get one in the wee hours but went ahead with a drunken practice run.
In Santa Barbara, they posted photos after making it legal at the courthouse May 15, the bride in a short white dress with veil and the groom in black, his coat buttoned up for a change. Travis’ father, Randy Barker, and Kourtney’s grandmother, Mary Jo “MJ” Campbell, were in attendance.
Kourtney didn’t marry Disick. Barker has been married twice. His first marriage, to Melissa Kennedy, lasted nine months. His last divorce, from Shanna Moakler, came in 2008. They wed in 2004 and share two teen kids, Alabama and son Landon. Barker is also close with his 23-year-old stepdaughter, Atiana De La Hoya, from Moakler’s previous relationship with former boxer Oscar De La Hoya.
The Kardashians ended their long-running “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” on E! last year and decamped to Hulu for a new iteration, “The Kardashians,” which debuted in April.
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Virginia Sue Bond
Virginia Sue Bond peacefully transitioned on Tuesday June 21st, 2022 at the Morada Health Center. Known as Jenny Bond, she was 84. The family is honoring her generous wish to donate her body for Medical Research at Texas A&M. A memorial service is pending. Those who may not be able to attend are invited to go to CallawayJones.com and leave condolences, remembrances and stories so they can be shared at the service.
Jenny Bond was born on February 1, 1938 to Mildred and Clois Cato. She graduated from Ropes High School and attended Mary Hardin Baylor University. There she met and married her first husband James Seaquist and had three beloved children. Jenny worked hard all of her life, in professions ranging from Registrar at the University of South Carolina – Aiken to Travel Agent with the Veteran’s Administration in Temple Texas, for which she received a national service award. As a military wife Jenny traveled extensively, spending a good deal of time in Europe. She particularly loved visiting Ireland with her second husband Urban Bond (UB). She was an inspired self taught interior designer that turned each of the 25 places she lived into a beautiful home. She and UB were avid art enthusiasts and as members of the Kimball Art Museum in Dallas hosted parties for the museum at their home in Temple.
Jenny Bond was devoted to her causes, her pets, her friends and having a good time whenever possible. She worked for the League of Women Voters in South Carolina helping to unionize the textile mills and gave her children a sense of service that they continue today. As an enthusiastic and loyal member of Temple Bible Church, she supported their missions in Africa. She was a life-long Democrat. Growing up it was rumored that all of the pets in the house were the children’s idea, however after all of the children left home and she had 5 dogs and 3 cats at the same time, it became clear who really wanted the pets. She has friends that go back over sixty years and continually added new ones. Jenny loved a party and invariably wound up in the center sweeping all around her into joyfully contagious laughter.
Jenny Bond was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and both husbands. She is survived by her three children, Jenny Seaquist, Ally Seaquist and Chris Seaquist, and a brother and sister. In lieu of flowers the family asks for memorial donations to the Parkinson’s Foundation, The American Heart Association, TBC’s missions in Africa and your local no-kill animal shelter.
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Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian advance through the country’s east, while the United Nations worked to broker a civilian evacuation from the last defensive stronghold in the bombed-out ruins of the port city of Mariupol.
An estimated 100,000 civilians remain in the city, and up to 1,000 are living beneath a sprawling Soviet-era steel plant, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine has not said how many fighters are also in the plant, the only part of Mariupol not occupied by Russian forces, but Russia put the number at about 2,000.
Russian state media outlets reported Saturday that 25 civilians had been evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks, though there was no confirmation from the U.N. Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency said 19 adults and six children were brought out, but gave no further details.
A top official with the Azov Regiment, the Ukrainian unit defending the plant, said 20 civilians were evacuated during a cease-fire, though it was not clear if he was referring to the same group as the Russian news reports.
“These are women and children,” Sviatoslav Palamar said in a video posted on the regiment’s Telegram channel. He also called for the evacuation of the wounded: “We don’t know why they are not taken away and their evacuation to the territory controlled by Ukraine is not being discussed.”
Video and images from inside the plant, shared with The Associated Press by two Ukrainian women who said their husbands are among the fighters refusing to surrender there, showed unidentified men with stained bandages; others had open wounds or amputated limbs.
A skeleton medical staff was treating at least 600 wounded people, said the women, who identified their husbands as members of the Azov Regiment of Ukraine’s National Guard. Some of the wounds were rotting with gangrene, they said.
In the video the men said that they eat just once daily and share as little as 1.5 liters (50 ounces) of water a day among four people, and that supplies inside the besieged facility are depleted.
One shirtless man appeared to be in pain as he described his wounds: two broken ribs, a punctured lung and a dislocated arm that “was hanging on the flesh.”
“I want to tell everyone who sees this: If you will not stop this here, in Ukraine, it will go further, to Europe,” he said.
AP could not independently verify the date and location of the video, which the women said was taken in the last week in the maze of corridors and bunkers beneath the plant.
The women urged that Ukrainian fighters also be evacuated alongside civilians, warning they could be tortured and executed if captured. “The lives of soldiers matter too,” Yuliia Fedusiuk told AP in Rome.
In his nightly video address late Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy switched into Russian to urge Russian troops not to fight in Ukraine, saying even their generals expect that thousands more of them will die.
The president accused Moscow of recruiting new soldiers “with little motivation and little combat experience” so that units gutted early in the war can be thrown back into battle.
“Every Russian soldier can still save his own life,” Zelenskyy said. “It’s better for you to survive in Russia than to perish on our land.”
In other developments:
— Ukrainian Deputy Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotsky said in televised remarks that Russian forces have seized hundreds of thousands of tons of grain in territory under their control. Ukraine is a major grain producer, and the invasion has pushed up world prices and raised concerns about shortages.
— A Russian rocket attack destroyed the airport runway in Odesa, Ukraine’s third-most populous city and a key Black Sea port, the Ukrainian army said.
— The bodies of three men were found buried in a forest near the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, the head of Kyiv’s regional police force said. The men, whose bodies were found Friday, had been tortured before they were shot in the head, Andriy Nebytov wrote on Facebook. Ukrainian officials have alleged that retreating Russian troops carried out mass killings of civilians in Bucha.
— Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators talk “almost every day.” However, he told Chinese state news agency Xinhua, “progress has not been easy.”
— Two buses sent to evacuate residents from the eastern town of Popasna were fired upon, and contact with the organizers was lost, Mayor Nikolai Khanatov said: “We know that (the buses) reached the town and then came under fire from an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group.”
Getting a full picture of the unfolding battle in eastern Ukraine has been difficult because airstrikes and artillery barrages have made it extremely dangerous for reporters to move around. Also, both Ukraine and Moscow-backed rebels have introduced tight restrictions on reporting from the combat zone.
But Western military analysts suggested that the offensive in the Donbas region, which includes Mariupol, was going much slower than planned. So far, Russian troops and the separatists appeared to have made only minor gains in the month since Moscow said it would focus its military strength in the east.
Numerically, Russia’s military manpower vastly exceeds Ukraine’s. In the days before the war began, Western intelligence estimated Russia had positioned near the border as many as 190,000 troops; Ukraine’s standing military totals about 200,000, spread throughout the country.
Yet, in part because of the tenacity of the Ukrainian resistance, the U.S. believes the Russians are “at least several days behind where they wanted to be” as they try to encircle Ukrainian troops in the east, said a senior U.S. defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the American military’s assessment.
With plenty of firepower still in reserve, Russia’s offensive still could intensify and overrun the Ukrainians. Overall the Russian army has an estimated 900,000 active-duty personnel. Russia also has a much larger air force and navy.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance has flowed into Ukraine since the war began, but Russia’s vast armories mean Ukraine’s needs are nearly inexhaustible.
Mariupol officials have described dire shortages of food, water and medicine. U.N. humanitarian spokesman Saviano Abreu said the world organization was negotiating with authorities in Moscow and Kyiv, but he could not provide details of the ongoing evacuation effort “because of the complexity and fluidity of the operation.”
“There is, right now, ongoing, high-level engagements with all the governments, Russia and Ukraine, to make sure that you can save civilians and support the evacuation of civilians from the plant,” Abreu told AP. He would not confirm video posted on social media purportedly showing U.N.-marked vehicles in Mariupol.
Ukraine has blamed the failure of numerous previous evacuation attempts on continued Russian shelling.
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Associated Press journalists Jon Gambrell and Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Mstyslav Chernov in Kharkiv, Yesica Fisch in Sloviansk, Lolita C. Baldor in Washington, Trisha Thompson in Rome and AP staff around the world contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The newly restored Cort Theatre on Broadway has been renamed after James Earl Jones, becoming the second theater on the Great White Way named after a Black artist.
During Monday’s ceremony included Norm Lewis singing “Go the Distance,” Brian Stokes Mitchell singing “Make Them Hear You” and words from Mayor Eric Adams, Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson. The 91-year-old Jones did not attend.
The honor adds to the many that the iconic actor Jones has amassed, including two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a Grammy, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors. He also was given an honorary Oscar and a special Tony for lifetime achievement.
“It means everything. You can’t think of an artist that has served America more,” director Kenny Leon told The Associated Press ahead of the ceremony. “It’s like it seems like a small act, but it’s a huge action. It’s something we can look up and see that’s tangible.”
The renaming comes after a wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors hammered out a series of reforms and commitments in 2021 for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.
One requirement of the so-called New Deal for Broadway was that the Shubert, Nederlander and Jujamcyn theater chains have at least one of their theaters named after a Black artist. Artists like LaChanze, Audra McDonald, Wendell Pierce, Billy Porter and Leon backed the proposals.
“I couldn’t think of anybody more deserving of this honor,” said Leon. “When I think about it, I think about young kids. I think about Black kids, white and Asian kids, all kinds of kids, standing up outside of that theater and looking up and saying, ‘That’s it: The James Earl Jones Theatre. That represents the good in all of us.’”
Leon was joined at the ceremony by Suzan-Lori Parks, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Danielle Brooks, Corey Hawkins, Phylicia Rashad and Woody King, Jr.
Jujamcyn already has the August Wilson Theatre and the Nederlander Organization will soon rename the Brooks Atkinson Theatre after Lena Horne, marking the first time a Black woman will have a Broadway theater named in her honor.
The three-tier Cort Theatre — at 138 W. 48th St. — opened in 1912 and was built by and named for John Cort, general manager of the Northwestern Theatrical Association. Thomas Lamb was the architect.
It has undergone a $47 million restoration and expansion that includes the building of a 35-foot wide and 100-foot deep adjacent space to the theater that allows for bars and lounges on every level, new bathrooms for men and women, and elevators, all in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. A new mural that employs digital tiles connects the floors.
The James Earl Jones Theatre has a wider stage and a trap room underneath — making musicals now an option — and a new upstairs rehearsal space that matches the stage’s footprint. There is also an upgraded wardrobe room and offices for theater staff and roomy dressing rooms.
Inside the theater, the firm Francesca Russo Architect has brought back the Marie Antoinette color palette in the seating, ornamental plaster, drapery, lighting and carpet. Original cove lighting have been replaced with long life lamps and the original Tiffany glass illuminated proscenium has been restored.
New wider seats actually mean the interior lost four seats from its just-over-1,000 seats — but it promises to offer a more comfortable experience. A new rigging system has been added, as well as a refashioned orchestra pit and ventilation systems.
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Again.
That was the front page headline on the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday morning after 19 children and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman.
It's a sentiment many people are feeling. The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas is the third mass shooting this week, according to the Gun Violence Archive, and comes days after high-profile shootings in Buffalo, New York and Orange County, California. With almost two dozen victims, it's one of the largest mass school shootings in the last decade.
"These are kids that are under 10 years old, a lot of the time. I don't even know how they begin to process it, I don't know how anybody of any age begins to process this," said David Hogg on CNN's New Day.
"This is something that never should have happened," said Hogg, who was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, when 17 people were killed by a gunman in 2018.
As people across the country mourn, here's what parents, educators and students who lived through past school shootings are saying in the wake of what has become a national epidemic.
'The next one is going to happen,' father says
Four years ago, Fred Guttenberg lost his daughter Jaime in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Hearing about the deaths in Uvalde, he was brought right back to that day in 2018, he told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday.
"I can't stop thinking about these families today who need to figure out how they're going to bury their children, who need to figure out how they're going to console their other children, who need to figure out how they're going to deal with the reality that they had other children likely in that school who are going to have PTSD, who need to figure out a eulogy," he said.
He continued, "We know the next one is going to happen because we haven't done anything to fix it."
'It changes people forever,' college student says
These days, Cameron Kasky is a student at Columbia University in New York. But he's also a survivor -- one of the students who was at the school shooting in Parkland in 2018.
In an appearance on CNN, he criticized the response of President Joe Biden and other politicians, saying that not enough is being done to pass common-sense gun safety laws.
"There's a new (shooting) every single day. And that's on a good day, because on the bad days there's quite a few," he said. "These students are going to go back into school soon and they are going to live lives and have childhoods and early adulthoods that are completely informed by this tragedy. From what I've seen with Parkland and with all these other horrible shootings, it changes people forever."
'We need to do something to save these kids,' Parkland survivor says
Hogg is a founder and board member for March For Our Lives, a student-led group that advocates for gun control legislation.
When a gunman entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, he remembers hiding in a closet while more than a dozen of his peers died.
"The reality is if I'm just talking about this, and Congress is talking about this, after there's been the equivalent of another Sandy Hook or another Parkland or another Buffalo...we are failing our children," Hogg told CNN's John Berman.
Sandy Hook library worker remembers 'fear and horror'
Six years before Hogg, Mary Ann Jacobs also hid in a closet -- during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.
She remembers hearing the sound of gunfire while huddled with more than a dozen 9-year-olds and three colleagues, she said during a Wednesday press conference in Connecticut.
"Yesterday, I was right back in that closet, remembering the fear and horror we experienced trying to be brave for the kids we were with, while we were more frightened than we'd ever been in our lives," she said.
She continued, "How many more kids have to die in our schools before our federal lawmakers will act?"
'A parent's worst nightmare,' mother says
Lori Alhadeff remembers getting the text message four years ago, reporting that shots had been fired at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Kids were running, and jumping over fences, she said during an appearance Wednesday on CNN's New Day. A sense of loss and fear came over her. That day, she waited hours for updates on her daughter Alyssa, answering questions about what she looked like and what she had been wearing.
Eventually, she found out: Alyssa had died, having been shot eight times.
"It is so horrific. It is so painful to find out," Alhadeff said. "My daughter Alyssa, who was only 14 years old, shot eight times in her English classroom. It's a parent's worst nightmare."
'We talk ... then we do nothing,' father says
More than two decades ago, Tom Mauser's son Daniel was killed at Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colorado, during one of the most notorious school shootings in American history.
Tuesday night, after hearing of the shooting in Uvalde, he had trouble sleeping, he told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday.
"Thinking about what those parents are going through, even those whose children survived, they were waiting, waiting, waiting for information, to know if they were going to be one of the victims," he said. "And thinking about the children that were in those classrooms. Their lives are changed."
He continued: "It's really difficult to process the fact we still have this happening. We talk about it when it happens, and then we do nothing."
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Manhattan animal shelter hosts annual ‘petpalooza’
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Pets in Manhattan found a way to stay cool on Saturday.
Out in Manhattan, the Russell Reitz animal shelter held their Annual Petpaloolza at the City pool.
The event allows everyone to bring out their dogs to end the summer before they close the pool down. It is a great way for the shelter to bring in donations to them with various things.
Kaitlyn Gebhardt, volunteer event coordinator, said the event its a great way for the shelter to bring in donations to them with various things.
“We are having petpalooza that the Russell Reitz Animal Shelter is hosting. We do this once a year, generally in August at the very end of the pool season. We turn the entire city park into a dog park. There is a suggested donation fee per entry. The dogs get to run around, they get to swim, get to have a really good time, and it’s a great money earner for the shelter,” Gebhardt said.
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(KTLA) – A man who allegedly attacked a police officer with a “makeshift flamethrower” during Friday night’s abortion rights demonstration in downtown Los Angeles has been arrested and is facing possible charges for attempted murder.
The Los Angeles Police Department said 30-year-old Michael Ortiz attacked an officer with a torch, sending the officer to the hospital with burn injuries.
The attack happened during protests staged in downtown Los Angeles following the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion protection ruling.
While most demonstrations were peaceful, a sentiment echoed by both organizers and the LAPD, a small group of protesters did clash with police in downtown. Bottles, rocks and fireworks were seen thrown at officers during a later portion of the protest.
Ortiz was booked into jail where he awaits charges for attempted murder of a police officer, LAPD said. He remains in custody as of Saturday night with bail set at $1 million, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department inmate roster.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore said that, although he supports protesters exercising their First Amendment rights, those who commit crime will be arrested and the department will “vigorously pursue prosecution.”
“I condemn the violence against officers that occurred last night and into today. Individuals participating in such criminal activity are not exercising their 1st Amendment rights in protest of the Supreme Court decision, rather, they are acting as criminals,” Moore said in a news release.
A second person, whom police identified as 23-year-old Juliana Bernado, was arrested after she allegedly tried to take an officer’s baton. Bernado was struck by a 40mm “less lethal round” which helped police take her into custody. She was booked into jail and faces possible charges for resisting arrest, police said. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/man-accused-of-attacking-los-angeles-officer-with-torch-during-abortion-rights-protests/ | 2022-06-26T19:02:17Z |
MIDLAND, Mich., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow has earned a place on the Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, for the second consecutive year. Dow is the only materials science company to be recognized and one of only four manufacturing companies to make the list.
Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture, selected the 100 Best Companies to Work For list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee survey responses from more than 4.5 million current U.S. employees. In that survey, 74% of Dow employees said it is a great place to work, which is 17% points higher than the average U.S. company.
"This incredible recognition, now for the second year in a row, underscores what we at Dow have always known – that our greatest single differentiator is our people," said Jim Fitterling, Dow chairman and chief executive officer. "From the way we collaborate to help create a better society, to how we stand up for one another, our customers, and our communities — together, we strive every day to do better for each other."
Great Place to Work evaluates companies based on how fairly employees are treated. Companies are assessed on how well they are creating a great employee experience across race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of who employees are or what their role is.
"This recognition is a testament to the passion and dedication of Team Dow to create a workplace and a world that embraces our differences as our greatest strength," said Karen S. Carter, Dow chief human resources officer and chief inclusion officer. "We know our business succeeds when our employees thrive. Realizing our purpose and ambition as a company requires an inclusive culture that enables our people to contribute their greatest value."
Dow has also been recognized by Great Place to Work® with certification in several other countries around the world including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and Spain.
Additionally, Dow was named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" by FORTUNE in 2022, named a "2021 PEOPLE Companies that Care®" for the 2nd consecutive year by Great Place to Work® and PEOPLE, and one of the "Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™" by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE in 2021.
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership to achieve profitable growth and deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates 104 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $55 billion in 2021. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
Great Place to Work® selected the 100 Best Companies to Work For by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses from more than 4.5 million U.S. employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations that have at least 1,000 U.S. employees. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work Trust Index™ survey. Read the full methodology.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) is pleased to announce the Late Breaking Clinical Trials coming to its Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), which will take place September 30 – October 3, 2022, at the Gaylord National Harbor, just outside of Washington, DC.
Late Breaking Clinical Trials is an always-popular session where speakers present the results of new research in heart failure. Featured in back-to-back sessions on Sunday, October 2, Late Breaking Clinical Trials provides exposure and recognition for major randomized trials and registries that will likely have a significant impact on clinical practice or result in significant advances in the field.
Due to the quantity of remarkable trials submitted, two Late Breaking Clinical Trials Sessions will take place, with each session providing a deep dive into the latest rapidly evolving research in the field of heart failure.
The following trials will be presented in-person, via livestream, and OnDemand post-session:
Sunday, October 2 at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
- Effect Of Empagliflozin On Clinical Events In Patients Hospitalized For Acute Heart Failure: Results From EMPULSE
- Dapagliflozin In Heart Failure With Improved Ejection Fraction
- Voice Analysis-based Telemonitoring Predicts Worsening Heart Failure Events With Markedly Greater Sensitivity Than Daily Weight Monitoring
- Oral Sodium To Preserve Renal Efficiency In Acute Heart Failure (OSPREY-AHF): A Single-center, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial
- Effect Of Sacubitril/valsartan On Mitral Regurgitation In Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. The PROVE-HF Study
- Blood Pressure, Dapagliflozin, And Cardiovascular Outcomes In Heart Failure With Preserved And Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction: Deliver
Sunday, October 2 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM ET
- The Effects Of Istaroxime In Patients With Pre-cardiogenic Shock Due To Acute Heart Failure - Dose Response
- Usefulness Of Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: An Outcomes Analysis From The Momentum 3 Randomized Clinical Trial
- Improvement In KCCQ Scores In Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treated With Aficamten In The REDWOOD-HCM OLE Study
- GRAHF2: Genomic Response Analysis Of Heart Failure Therapy In African Americans
- Over 400 abstracts are available to explore in the ePoster Hub (in-person and virtual)
- A sold-out Exhibit Hall with over 55 exhibitors (in-person)
- Three plenary sessions, held each morning to kick-off the day's programming (in-person and livestreamed)
- More than 40 hours of scientific programming, including 38 scientific sessions and eight Satellite Symposia
- Hours of networking opportunities including receptions and lounges
- Activities designated for early career professionals in all disciplines, including programming in the new Professionals in Training (PIT) Lounge
Registration for the meeting is open and an advance program is available to download. Learn more about the meeting and register at hfsa.org/asm2022.
The Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. (HFSA) represents the first organized effort by heart failure experts from the Americas to provide a forum for all those interested in heart function, heart failure, and congestive heart failure (CHF) research and patient care. The mission of HFSA is to provide a platform to improve and expand heart failure care through collaboration, education, innovation, research, and advocacy. HFSA members include physicians, scientists, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, trainees, other healthcare workers and patients. For more information, visit hfsa.org.
Media Contact: Laura Poko, 301-798-4493, ext. 226, lpoko@hfsa.org
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Community celebrates Dr. Henry Scott
DENISON, Texas (KXII) - Dr. Henry Scott holds the key to the city of Denison after he was presented with it at Monday’s Denison council meeting.
Dr. Scott spent 63 years in public education, 61 of those years were with Denison ISD.
He announced his retirement earlier this year.
Denison gave him the key as a thanks to Dr. Scott for his decades of service to the students and community.
A reception will be thrown in his honor Friday afternoon for everyone to congratulate him.
“He’s iconic, I’ll just put it that way. It’s often times difficult to completely put into words but I think you take Dr. Scott out of this community for the past 61 years and it doesn’t necessarily look the way that it does right now, he has left a mark on Denison the city and Denison the school district” Assistant Superintendent David Kirkbride said.
The reception will be from 11a.m. to 1p.m. at the Denison High School cafeteria and the whole community is invited.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave easy bipartisan approval Tuesday to admitting Finland and Sweden into NATO, as lawmakers aimed for quick Senate passage and a show of congressional support for expansion of the U.S. and European defense alliance in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Committee members approved the expansion by voice vote. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican and frequent critic of U.S. policy abroad, voted a neutral “present” rather than yes or no.
The vote sets the expansion up for a decision by the full Senate as soon as next week.
“We obviously want to see Finland and Sweden brought into the alliance as soon as possible,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at the White House after Tuesday’s vote.
“These are modern militaries, militaries that we know well,” Kirby said, stressing the strength that supporters say the two countries would bring to the military bloc.
NATO’s 30 members are considering the admission of the two northern European countries against a backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s five-month-old offensive against a pro-West Ukraine government has led European and U.S. allies to tighten ranks and strengthen defenses against any further aggression by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“As U.S. foreign policy priorities evolve to account for a changing world, what is self-evident is the future of the transatlantic partnership will be even more intertwined and integrated thanks to Putin’s recklessness,” Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said in a joint statement with ranking Republican committee member Jim Risch of Idaho after his panel’s endorsement.
“Today’s vote is further proof that the answer to aggression is not isolation, but deeper engagement with likeminded democracies,” Menendez said.
Putin’s invasion led Finland and Sweden to abandon longstanding policies of military nonalignment and seek to join forces with NATO, with its joint conventional and nuclear forces.
President Joe Biden encouraged the move behind the scenes and welcomed leaders of the two countries to the White House in May to signal U.S. support.
The NATO expansion proposal marks a rare moment of Republican and Democratic agreement on a substantive issue before Congress. Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in May that lawmakers were moving the membership applications at a faster pace than is usual for NATO expansion bids. He said he expected full Senate approval this month.
Lawmakers are rushing to approve the matter before the long August break.
The applications by Finland and Sweden initially had been expected to win easy approval from other NATO members as well. NATO member Turkey has rescinded an unexpected early announcement that it would block the two nations’ admission.
But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned this week that Turkey could still move to deny the expansion, if Finland and Sweden fail to crack down on members of banned Turkish Kurdish groups in exile there and meet other Turkish demands.
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Lisa Mascaro and Will Weissert contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/senate-panel-oks-nato-expansion-rushing-to-full-senate-vote/ | 2022-07-20T16:27:44Z |
LONDON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF ITS TENDER OFFER IN RELATION TO ITS OUTSTANDING USD 1,000,000,000 3.875 PER CENT. NON-PREFERRED SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023 (ISINS: US74977RDE18 (144A) and US74977SDE90 (REG S)) AND USD 250,000,000 FLOATING RATE NON-PREFERRED SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023 (ISINS: US74977RDD35 (144A) and US74977SDD18 (REG S))
On 15 August 2022, Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. (the "Offeror") launched its invitation to holders of its USD 1,000,000,000 3.875 per cent. Non-Preferred Senior Notes due 2023 (ISINs: US74977RDE18 (144A) and US74977SDE90 (Reg S)) and USD 250,000,000 Floating Rate Non-Preferred Senior Notes due 2023 (ISINs: US74977RDD35 (144A) and US74977SDD18 (Reg S)) (collectively, the "Notes") to tender such Notes for purchase by the Offeror for cash (such invitation, the "Offer" and the announcement in relation to such invitation, the "Launch Announcement"). The Offer was made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the tender offer memorandum dated 15 August 2022 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum") and is subject to the offer restrictions described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Capitalised terms used and not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
The Offeror today announces that it has priced the Offer for the USD 1,000,000,000 3.875 per cent. Non-Preferred Senior Notes due 2023.
The Offer will expire today at 5:00 p.m. (New York City) time, unless extended, re-opened, withdrawn or terminated by the Offeror as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Holders who validly tender (and do not validly withdraw) their Notes, or who deliver a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in accordance with the instructions in the Tender Offer Memorandum, will be eligible to receive the Purchase Price described below and in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Certain information regarding the Notes and the pricing for the Offer is set forth in the table below.
In addition, Holders whose Notes are validly tendered and delivered and accepted for purchase by the Offeror pursuant to the Offer, will receive accrued and unpaid interest from and including the interest payment date for the relevant Series of Notes immediately preceding the Settlement Date to but excluding the Settlement Date.
The results of the Offer are expected to be announced on 22 August 2022. The Offer remains subject to the conditions and restrictions set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum and the expected Tender Offer Settlement Date is 25 August 2022 for Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase which are the subject of a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and 23 August 2022 in respect of any other Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase.
Full details concerning the Offer are set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Rabo Securities USA, Inc. (Telephone: +1 (866) 746 3850 (U.S. Toll Free); Email: DCMAmericas@rabobank.com; Attention: Debt Capital Markets) and BofA Securities Europe SA (Telephone: (+33 1 877 01057 (Europe), +1 (888) 292-0070 (U.S. Toll Free) or +1 (980) 387-3907 (U.S.); Email: DG.LM-EMEA@bofa.com; Attention: Liability Management Group) are acting as Dealer Managers and Kroll Issuer Services Limited (Telephone: +44 20 7704 0880; Email: rabobank@is.kroll.com; Website: https://deals.is.kroll.com/rabobank; Attention: Owen Morris / Illia Vyshenskyi) is acting as Tender Agent.
DISCLAIMER This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum and the Launch Announcement. No offer or invitation to acquire or sell any Notes is being made pursuant to this announcement. The Dealer Managers do not take responsibility for the contents of this announcement. The distribution of this announcement, the Launch Announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement, the Launch Announcement and/or the Tender Offer Memorandum come into are required by each of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
United Kingdom
The communication of the Tender Offer Memorandum, this announcement and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer is not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being made to those persons in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Financial Promotion Order")) or persons who are within Article 43(2) of the Financial Promotion Order or any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be made under the Financial Promotion Order (together, "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which the Tender Offer Memorandum relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons (and is subject to other restrictions referred to in the Financial Promotion Order).
France
The Tender Offer Memorandum, this announcement and any other document or material relating to the Offer have only been and shall only be distributed in France to qualified investors as defined in Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. The Tender Offer Memorandum has not been and will not be submitted for clearance to nor approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
Italy
None of the Offer, the Tender Offer Memorandum, this announcement or any other documents or materials relating to the Offer have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa ("CONSOB") pursuant to Italian laws and regulations.
The Offer is being carried out in the Republic of Italy as an exempted offer pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the "Financial Services Act") and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended.
Holders, or beneficial owners of the Notes that are located in Italy, can tender some or all of their Notes pursuant to the Offer through authorised persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February 2018, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.
Each Intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-à-vis its clients in connection with the Notes or the Offer.
Hong Kong
The contents of the Tender Offer Memorandum or this announcement have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Holders should exercise caution in relation to the Offer. If a Holder is in any doubt about any of the contents of the Tender Offer Memorandum or this announcement, such Holder should obtain independent professional advice.
The Offer has not been made and will not be made in Hong Kong, by means of any document other than: (i) to "professional investors" as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of the laws of Hong Kong (the "SFO") and any rules made under the SFO; or (ii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a "prospectus" as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong (the "CWUMPO") or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the CWUMPO.
Further, no person has issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Offer, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the Offer which is or is intended to be made only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to "professional investors" as defined in the SFO and any rules made under the SFO. The Tender Offer Memorandum, this announcement and the information contained herein may not be used other than by the person to whom it is addressed and may not be reproduced in any form or transferred to any person in Hong Kong.
The Offer is not intended to be made to the public in Hong Kong and it is not the intention of the Offeror that the Offer be made to the public in Hong Kong.
General
None of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers or the Tender Agent makes any recommendation as to whether or not Holders should participate in the Offer and any Holder who is unsure of what action to take in respect of the Offer should consult their own professional advisers. None of the Dealers Managers or the Tender Agent accepts any responsibility for the contents of this announcement, the Launch Announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Neither the Tender Offer Memorandum, the Launch Announcement, this announcement nor the electronic transmission thereof constitutes an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell Notes (and tenders of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer will not be accepted from Holders) in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Dealer Managers or any of its affiliates is such a licensed broker or dealer in any such jurisdiction, the Offer shall be deemed to be made by the Dealer Managers or such affiliate, as the case may be, on behalf of the Offeror in such jurisdiction.
Each Holder participating in the Offer will be deemed to give certain representations in respect of the jurisdictions referred to above and generally as set out in the section entitled "Procedures for Participating in the Offer" in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer from a Holder that is unable to make these representations will not be accepted.
Each of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer, whether any such representation given by a Holder is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result the Offeror determines (for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender or submission may be rejected.
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BELTON — No services are planned for David Burke, 69, of Belton.
Mr. Burke died Sunday, May 22, at his residence.
He was born Feb. 4, 1953, in San Angelo to A.C. Burke and Eula Faye Ramsey. He served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include a daughter, Jana Burke of Belton.
Crotty Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Belton is in charge of arrangements. | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_f1b033e8-dbbd-11ec-b255-536f53389c26.html | 2022-05-25T07:17:41Z |
Buffalo grocery store that was site of mass shooting to reopen this week
Published: Jul. 12, 2022 at 9:03 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
BUFFALO, N.Y. (CNN) – The grocery store in Buffalo where 10 people died in a mass shooting on May 14 is set to reopen this week.
Tops Friendly Markets will officially reopen to the public Friday.
The reopening comes two months after an 18-year-old gunman carried out what authorities say was a racially motivated attack against Black people.
The suspect is facing numerous charges, including murder and attempted murder as a hate crime.
Thursday marks the two-month anniversary of the mass shooting. A memorial service will be held that day to remember the victims and employees affected by the tragedy.
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HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adam & Eve and adameve.com, America's most trusted source for adult products, are back with the latest statistics from an all-new survey that asks adults how often they are masturbating. And their responses may surprise you!
Self-love, self-gratification, solitary sex: Whatever you call it, adults are doing it (and doing it often!). Adam & Eve recently polled adults across the U.S. to see just what their masturbation habits were, and here are the results of just how often folks are taking matters into their own hands:
Dr. Jenni Skyler, resident sexologist at Adam & Eve, finds these numbers encouraging. "Masturbation is a safe, healthy, wonderful way to practice self-care. With benefits both mental and physical, solitary sex can reduce stress and tension, boost immunity and improve sleep. Plus, it feels good!"
Chad Davis, Marketing Director for Adam & Eve, adds, "Adam & Eve offers a wide variety of products to make any solo scenario even better."
The web-based survey, conducted by an independent third party survey company, of over 1,000 American adults age 18 and up, was sponsored by Adam & Eve to study sexual preferences and practices.
For more information about Adam & Eve, visit their website, https://www.adameve.com. For additional information on Adam & Eve, please contact Adam & Eve Director of Public Relations Katy Zvolerin at 919.644.8100 x 3121 or katy@adameve.com.
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- Enel X Way will scale up smart electric vehicle charging solutions and services to support an all-electric transportation future.
- Under the new business, Enel X Way will expand its portfolio of award-winning smart EV charging solutions to further increase charging accessibility for consumers, companies, cities and governments.
SAN CARLOS, Calif., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enel, a Fortune 200 energy company that plans to decarbonize its business by 2040, has announced Enel X Way, its new global business line dedicated to smart electric vehicle infrastructure solutions. Enel X Way will focus exclusively on developing EV charging solutions and services to accelerate the adoption of EVs for consumers, companies, cities, and governments. The business is currently active in 17 countries across North and South America, Europe, and Asia and manages over 320,000 public and private charging ports directly and through roaming agreements.
In North America, Enel X Way is headquartered in the heart of the Bay Area, San Carlos, Calif., and will support the rapidly increasing demand for electric vehicles and smart EV charging infrastructure with its portfolio of EV charging solutions, including the award-winning JuiceBox, which this year was recognized by CNET and Car and Driver as the "Best EV Charger Overall for 2022." According to BloombergNEF, EV sales in North America were up 88% in 4Q 2021, bringing the EV share of new car sales to 6.8% that quarter – the highest yet for the region. With more than 110,000 charging stations deployed across North America, EV drivers plug into an Enel X Way charging station every 2.6 seconds, and since launching its flagship consumer product in 2014, JuiceBox customers have avoided more than 510 tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to 1.3 million miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle.1
"The future is electric, and decarbonizing our energy and transportation systems will require smart infrastructure solutions to be the bedrock of this transition," said Elisabetta Ripa, CEO of Enel X Way.
"Enel X Way was created to accelerate a sustainable transportation future for all. Becoming Enel X Way is a testament to Enel's increasing investment in electric mobility and commitment to supporting the larger clean energy transformation."
Under the new business line, Enel X Way North America is committed to further increasing sales and production, expanding its portfolio of solutions to include more commercial charging stations and growing its workforce with new highly skilled jobs to meet the evolving market needs. To help new EV drivers and businesses go electric, Enel X Way now offers 24/7 customer support and is helping customers leverage hundreds of millions of available incentive dollars across the United States and Canada as part of state, local and utility programs.
"Across North America, major automakers are doubling down on their electric vehicle plans, large corporations are electrifying their fleets, and new policies and incentives are accelerating more EV adoption," said Chris Baker, Head of Enel X Way North America.
To further promote the spread of electric mobility, Enel X Way will strengthen its numerous partnerships around the world with electric vehicle manufacturers, private companies and public institutions and will leverage an 'interoperable system' by participating in roaming agreements and joint ventures to ensure that customers have access to an extensive and ubiquitous charging experience throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. This spring, Enel X Way will be launching new retail, automotive and utility partnerships, adding to its roster of commercial customers since releasing its commercial product line in 2020.
Enel X Way is a global leader in smart electric vehicle charging solutions with over 320,000 charging ports worldwide, including roaming agreements. As a subsidiary of Fortune 200 renewable energy leader, the Enel Group, Enel X Way is committed to providing smart mobility solutions for drivers, businesses and partners to make driving electric simple. Enel X Way's flagship home charging station, the JuiceBox, has been named the "best EV charger overall" in 2022 by CNET Roadshow. For more information, please visit our Enel X Way North American website here and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @enelxwayna.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a truck owner/driver and I thought there could be a way to save time, effort and money when transporting and unloading loads," said an inventor, from Pickerington, Ohio, "so I invented the Automated Semi Trailer and Delivery System. My design would automate the process of shipping, delivering, unloading and storing products."
The invention provides an effective way to automate the process of shipping, warehousing and distributing products. In doing so, it reduces physical effort and manpower and it could save time and money. It also increases organization, efficiency and safety and it could reduce lawsuits and settlement fees, compensation pay and the stress associated with call offs and not having enough help. The invention features an innovative design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the trucking industry and businesses that ship, deliver and store products.
The original design was submitted to the Cincinnati sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CCT-4653, 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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The Erin Boisson Aries Team, Mario Stocco and Francisco Rizo have been tapped as the exclusive reps for new luxury residences with the celebrated Mexican Caribbean resort
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas Elliman Realty, one of the largest independent residential real estate brokerages in the United States, announced today that the Erin Boisson Aries Team of New York City, Mario Stocco of Florida and Francisco Rizo of Texas have been named the exclusive marketing representatives for The Reserve at Mayakoba, a new collection of luxury residences within the celebrated Mexican Caribbean resort.
Located on 620 acres of pristine lagoons, jungles and beaches along the shores of the famed Riviera Maya, in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, the Mayakoba Resort is home to award-winning hotels, restaurants, spas and a PGA-sanctioned golf course, all designed to preserve and enhance the native landscape.
Developed by leading asset management firm Sancus Capital Partners in partnership with Inmobilia, one of the most important real estate developers in the Mexican Southeast, The Reserve at Mayakoba will offer exceptional privacy and enviable amenities across 66,408 square meters of landscaped grounds, footpaths and canals. Designed by the prestigious international architecture studio L35 in association with Sepúlveda Arquitectos, the development will be completed in two phases and comprise eight towers of nine units, for a total of 72 residences.
"In the ever-expanding universe of branded residential developments, The Reserve at Mayakoba promises to set a new standard in privacy, exclusivity and luxury," said Howard M. Lorber, Executive Chairman, Douglas Elliman. "I am proud to align Douglas Elliman with such an impressive brand."
In addition to providing residents with priority access to the resort's twenty-three restaurants, four spas and the Greg Norman-designed El Camaleón golf course, The Reserve at Mayakoba will offer independent entrances to the resort and additional security booth access to the residences.
"The Reserve at Mayakoba exemplifies modern design in delicate balance with the natural environment," said Carlos Orozco, Sales Director of The Reserve at Mayakoba. "Featuring innovative architecture conceived in response to its unique setting, the exciting new development will offer residents a truly unparalleled experience of the Riviera Maya."
Pricing for the residences range from $620,100 to $2,200,000 USD. For additional information, please visit www.elliman.com/mayakoba.
About Douglas Elliman Inc.
Douglas Elliman Inc. (NYSE: DOUG, "Douglas Elliman") owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, which is one of the largest residential brokerage companies in the United States with operations in New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut, New Jersey, the Hamptons, Massachusetts, Florida, California, Colorado, Texas and Nevada. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology ("PropTech") solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets. Additional information concerning Douglas Elliman is available on its website, www.elliman.com.
Investors and others should note that we may post information about Douglas Elliman on our website at www.elliman.com or, if applicable, on our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube or other social media platforms. It is possible that the postings or releases could include information deemed to be material information. Therefore, we encourage investors, the media and others interested in Douglas Elliman to review the information we post on our website at www.elliman.com and on our social media accounts.
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FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you were exposed to COVID-19, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you’re not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released Thursday.
Previously, the Food and Drug Administration had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection. But the agency says new studies suggest that protocol can miss too many infections, and could result in people spreading the coronavirus to others, especially if they don’t develop symptoms.
The new guidance applies to people without symptoms who think they may have been exposed. People with symptoms can continue using two tests spaced 48 hours apart.
Thursday’s update reflects the evolving understanding of the accuracy of antigen tests, which are less sensitive than laboratory tests but have become the standard testing approach due to their speed and convenience. Instead of detecting the coronavirus itself, they detect protein traces, known as antigens, similar to rapid flu tests.
Health officials have repeatedly cautioned that the tests can give false negatives if taken too early. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people without symptoms wait five days after an exposure. That’s because it generally takes several days before the antigens reach levels detectable via testing with a nose swab.
All 22 home antigen tests on the U.S. market were authorized for emergency use based on preliminary data, while companies and researchers gathered more definitive metrics on their accuracy.
The FDA said its latest decision reflects new information on the accuracy of antigen tests. In a government study, adding a third test improved accuracy from 62% to 79%.
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CEO/Author Shares 3 Steps to Help Others, 4 Steps for Self
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To strengthen self-esteem, the National Day of Encouragement on Sept. 12 is the perfect time to encourage others to reach higher. That's the advice from a bestselling author on harmony and CEO of a global health company.
"For National Day of Encouragement, lift another higher by giving a word of encouragement and letting them know you believe in them," said Kevin Guest, chairman and CEO of USANA Health Sciences (NYSE: USNA), and a global advocate for living life at the highest success levels. "Sometimes all a person needs is to know life matters and they can make a difference. Having people who believe in you and your ability to live a successful life is key to that."
Author of All the Right Reasons: 12 Timeless Principles for Living a Life in Harmony, Guest says relationships with others is paramount, and he provides three steps to encourage others, along with four steps to bolster one's own self-esteem.
"As human beings, we need each other. We need encouragement, empathy, and connections. We need smiles, kind words, good advice, and trusted friends," Guest wrote in All the Right Reasons. "We need mentors, teachers and people who make us feel uncomfortable in our comfort zones. Sometimes we even need a kick in the seat of the pants."
Agreeing with author John Maxwell who wrote in "Leadership Gold," people quit people, not companies, Guest advocates that giving genuine encouragement can help employees feel better about themselves, their bosses and their coworkers, which can result in satisfied employment.
"We have to speak up because no matter how meager we think our abilities, we all have specific talents or experiences we can use to bless someone else," Guest said.
First, the global leader suggests we show up and listen.
"Having interacted with thousands of people during my career, I realize the most authentic relationship-building experiences happen when I'm sitting kneecap to kneecap with someone, looking them in the eye and sincerely wanting to understand," he said. "Face-to-face meetings lead to solid business partnerships and long-term relationships that help grow a business.
"They foster trust, build bridges, and help us manage conflict from a position of mutual understanding. Simply put, technology can't replace the power of face-to-face communication, so we need to show up."
Next, Guest says to praise others genuinely.
"Tell colleagues you believe in them, and you know they can accomplish their goals," he said. "Share something they've accomplished, and urge them onward with encouragement such as, 'you're talented' and 'keep up the good work!'
"To emphasize the power of praise, my mother told me over and over that I was smart and could do anything I put my mind to. Right or wrong, I believed her, and those simple words have carried me through my life to lead a successful company internationally," Guest said. "Imagine the influence you can have by sharing genuine words of encouragement with others."
Third, Guest urges everyone to start something new, a challenge he gave tens of thousands of associates around the world in his company's global convention in August 2022.
"Today is the day to start something positive with others," he said. "Commit to focus outside of yourself on National Day of Encouragement and boost another up. Imagine the positive effect you will have."
That's just half the equation, Guest said. Helping others succeed means taking care of your own reservoir of strength.
"Four things to stay strong yourself are to be kind to yourself, challenge negative thinking about yourself, remind yourself of your accomplishments, and graciously accept compliments.
"I've learned that to implement those four points, I surround myself with positive people, I celebrate small successes, I'm highly aware of my thought patterns and fill my mind with positive thoughts, and I accept compliments with a verbal thank you."
According to the bestselling author, when you help others achieve career success, you give them a priceless gift.
"Most of the successful people I've met got there because they were told they had value and others encouraged them," Guest said. "Sometimes all a person needs is to know that her life matters and that she can make a difference. Having people who believe in you and your ability to succeed is very important."
To help people reach their fullest potential, 100% of Guest's book sales are directed to the USANA Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides food and nutrition to food-insecure children.
A sought-after international speaker, Guest shares more insight in his book, which is available on Amazon. For more information, visit www.kevinguest.com.
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Website was built for creators, collectors, and Metaverse adventurers.
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Metaverse and Web3 begin to infiltrate all areas of life and a growing number of industries, the founders of Mystic.com want to simplify the complex and confusing Web3 ecosystem, so everyone feels comfortable to claim their seat at the table.
"Mystic is a Web3 crystal ball for the Metaverse, NFT and gaming ecosystems," said Roger Clark, co-founder of Mystic. "We're building a cohesive, cross-platform experience to help our customers see beyond the hype."
Mystic was founded by a proven team of veterans from finance, crypto, and big tech, whose experience spans 30+ years at companies like Apple, Microsoft, Binance, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs.
It's no secret that Web3 assets are fragmented, siloed, and technologically immature, creating a slew of problems that Mystic has set out to solve, including:
- Difficult discovery
- Broken metadata
- Unreliable asset storage
- Low-quality market data
- Complexity and confusion
- High barriers to entry
- Negative associations
The website is quickly scaling its NFT platform to include key data for millions of NFTs from thousands of collections. The Web3 NFT search engine, which makes searching for NFTs as simple as a Google search, is now in public beta mode.
Mystic lets users conduct simple "Google-like" searches for NFTs and receive real-time market data – with easy-to-understand values displayed in US dollars or cryptocurrencies, whichever the user prefers.
Users can easily see an indexed list of top NFTs, marketplaces, and new collections, all by volume within the past 24 hours. They can also use the search bar to find a specific NFT or collection.
"The Mystic team is building an ecosystem of creators and tastemakers to co-create the next cultural phenomenon – before it reaches the mainstream," Clark said. "Together with our community, Mystic will lead the digital renaissance using a blend of user-generated content, competitive leaderboards, rarity rankings, APIs, investor tools, charts, and more."
Since its launch, Mystic.com has been experiencing traction and momentum and already has:
- 20,000,000+ pages of SEO content
- 21,000,000+ assets tracked
- 3,000+ NFT collections
- Four blockchains, with more coming soon
Mystic is a data aggregation and analytics tool spanning the Web3, NFT, and gaming ecosystems. For creators, collectors, and adventurers from all platforms.
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Coward's seven-month role in guiding the development of Bonsai Chef's business strategy underscores his company's commitment to making a difference in the local community
SAN ANTONIO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, five Boerne Independent School District students won first place in Incubator.edu@Boerne's second annual entrepreneurial competition, receiving a check for $7,000 in recognition of their company's comprehensive business plan.
The Bonsai Chef team – comprised of seniors Ishi Estacio, Ethan Coffin, Ty Alexander and Leo Petrui, along with junior Chase Balderas – was mentored by Glenn Coward, President and CEO of CapabilitySource.
Established to bring real world experience into the classroom, the Incubator.edu@Boerne program matches students with mentors in the community to guide them through the process of developing a corporate idea and company. Coward worked with the five youths for seven months, helping them hone their vision for their company, think through potential challenges and opportunities, and create a viable, sustainable business model.
"I was truly honored to work with the Bonsai Chef team," said Coward, whose marketing operations and innovation company is dedicated to helping the local community. "Ishi, Ethan, Ty, Leo and Chase gave me confidence that the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs will lead the way to a better, more just, and more prosperous future."
According to Jenny Breuer, the Business Incubator and Entrepreneurship Teacher at Champion High School, "Glenn and Bonsai Chef were a match made in heaven. Bonsai Chef understood immediately the expertise Glenn could provide them, and never took the time he gave or the wisdom he imparted for granted."
The five Bonsai Chef team members were equally appreciative. "Our mentorship with CapabilitySource and Mr. Coward provided us with a great understanding of how we should pick our markets, get into the minds of our potential customers, and pitch our marketing strategy to the judges and investors," said Ethan.
Added Leo, "CapabilitySource mentored and stuck with us through a long and difficult process providing us with quality feedback and valuable strategies that allowed us to not only pass this class, but advance our product to first place."
That valuable experience will serve the award-winning team well in their future endeavors, as Ishi, Ethan, Ty and Leo pursue business and/or economics majors at state colleges and abroad, and Chase takes the Business Practicum class as a high school senior in the fall.
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ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine gathered its dead and collected evidence of Russian atrocities on the ruined outskirts of Kyiv, as the two sides geared up Wednesday for what could become a climactic battle by Moscow’s forces to seize the country’s industrial east.
As the U.S. and its Western allies moved to impose new sanctions against the Kremlin over what they branded war crimes, Russia completed the pullout of all of its estimated 24,000 or more troops from the Kyiv and Chernihiv areas in the north, and they have gone into Belarus or Russia to resupply and reorganize, a U.S. defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is now marshaling reinforcements and trying to push deep into the country’s east, where the Kremlin has said its goal is to “liberate” the Donbas, Ukraine’s mostly Russian-speaking industrial heartland.
“The fate of our land and of our people is being decided. We know what we are fighting for. And we will do everything to win,” Zelenskyy said.
Ukrainian authorities urged people living in the Donbas to evacuate now, ahead of an impending Russian offensive, while there is still time.
“Later, people will come under fire,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said, “and we won’t be able to do anything to help them.”
A Western official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence estimates, said it will take Russia as much as a month to regroup for a major push on eastern Ukraine. Almost a quarter of its battalion tactical groups in the country have been rendered “non-combat-effective” and have either withdrawn or merged with other units, the official said.
In the scarred and silent streets of Bucha and other towns around Ukraine’s capital where Russian forces withdrew over the past several days, investigators sought to document what appeared to be widespread killings of civilians. Some victims had evidently been shot at close range. Some were found with their hands bound or their flesh burned.
At a cemetery in Bucha, workers began to load more than 60 bodies apparently collected over the past few days into a grocery shipping truck for transport to a facility for further investigation.
More bodies were yet to be collected in Bucha. The Associated Press saw two in a house in a silent neighborhood. From time to time there was the muffled boom of workers clearing the town of mines and other unexploded ordnance.
In Andriivka, a village about 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of Kyiv, two police officers from the nearby town of Makariv came Tuesday to identify a man whose body was in a field beside tank tracks. Officers found 20 bodies in the Makariv area, Capt. Alla Pustova said.
Andriivka residents said the Russians arrived in early March and took locals’ phones. Some people were detained, then released. Others met unknown fates. Some described sheltering for weeks in cellars normally used for storing vegetables for winter.
With the sixth week of the war drawing to a close, the soldiers were gone, and Russian armored personnel carriers, a tank and other vehicles sat destroyed on both ends of the road running through the village. Several buildings were reduced to mounds of bricks and corrugated metal. Residents struggled without heat, electricity or cooking gas.
“First we were scared, now we are hysterical,” said Valentyna Klymenko, 64. She said she, her husband and two neighbors weathered the siege by sleeping on stacks of potatoes covered with a mattress and blankets. “We didn’t cry at first. Now we are crying.”
To the north of the village, in the town of Borodyanka, rescue workers combed through the rubble of apartment blocks, looking for bodies. Mine-disposal units worked nearby.
The Kremlin has insisted its troops have committed no war crimes, charging that the images out of Bucha were staged by the Ukrainians.
Thwarted in their efforts to swiftly take the capital, increasing numbers of President Vladimir Putin’s troops, along with mercenaries, have been reported moving into the Donbas.
At least five people were killed by Russian shelling Wednesday in the Donbas’ Donetsk region, according to Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko, who urged civilians to leave for safer areas.
Russian forces also attacked a fuel depot and a factory in the Dnipropetrovsk region, just west of the Donbas, authorities said. In the Luhansk region, which is part of the Donbas, And Russian shelling set fire to at least 10 multi-story buildings and a mall in the town of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor reported. There was no immediate word on deaths or injuries.
Ukrainian forces have been fighting Russia-backed separatists in the Donbas since 2014. Ahead of its Feb. 24 invasion, Moscow recognized the Luhansk and Donetsk regions as independent states.
Ukrainian authorities have said the bodies of at least 410 civilians have been found in towns around Kyiv, and Associated Press journalists in Bucha counted dozens of corpses in civilian clothes and interviewed Ukrainians who told of witnessing atrocities.
In a video address Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council, Zelenskyy said that civilians had been tortured, shot in the back of the head, thrown down wells, blown up with grenades in their apartments and crushed to death by tanks while in cars.
He said that those who gave the orders and those who carried them out should face war crimes charges in front of a Nuremberg-type tribunal.
In reaction to the alleged atrocities, the U.S. announced sanctions against Putin’s two adult daughters and said it is toughening penalties against Russian banks. Britain banned investment in Russia and pledged to end its dependence on Russian coal and oil by the end of the year.
The European Union was also expected to take additional punitive measures, including an embargo on coal.
Elsewhere in Ukraine, the aid group Doctors without Borders said its staff witnessed an attack Monday on a cancer hospital in a residential district of the southern city of Mykolaiv. The group said it was the third known strike in recent days on a hospital in the port city, whose capture is key to giving Russia control of the Black Sea coast.
It said it had no overall death toll, but its team saw one body.
The group said it also saw numerous small holes in the ground, scattered over a large area, that suggested the use of cluster bombs. Russia has denied using cluster munitions in Ukraine. The use of such weapons against civilians can be a violation of international law.
In the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, which is part of the Donbas and has been the scene of some of the worst suffering of the war,British defense officials said 160,000 people remained trapped by Russian airstrikes and heavy fighting.
A humanitarian-relief convoy accompanied by the Red Cross has been trying without success to get into the city since Friday.
Negotiators from Russia and Ukraine have been discussing ways to end the fighting. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said those talks continue despite the war crime allegations.
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Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Cara Anna in Bucha, Ukraine, Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations, Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Ukraine, and Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
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The contract agreement and ratification followed months of bargaining and a community campaign involving hundreds of local people calling on Baystate Health to prioritize nurses and patient care over profits
GREENFIELD, Mass., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The registered nurses of Baystate Franklin Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted overwhelmingly on August 11 to ratify a new contract with the hospital that makes critical investments in nurses and their ability to provide safe, quality, and local patient care.
"We are proud of this agreement and what it will do to help us recruit and retain the nurses we need to provide quality patient care," said Suzanne Love, BFMC ED nurse and MNA Bargaining Committee Co-Chair. "We fought hard together – as nurses and our community – to convince Baystate Health executives to agree to important patient care protections and competitive wage increases."
"Our community has shown amazing support for our nurses and our contract negotiations," said Marissa Potter, BFMC OB nurse and MNA Bargaining Committee Co-Chair. "This agreement will help us protect our ability to provide safe patient care and address staffing shortages that have caused healthcare worker burnout and moral injury."
Contract Agreement Highlights
- The contract includes strong language protecting nurses from inappropriate floating. Nurses are specialized to certain care areas and should not be forced to care for patients independently in areas where they are not competent.
- Extended through the new contract is staffing language secured during previous negotiations that prohibits the hospital from diminishing RN staffing grids. This is important to maintaining a minimum level of nurse staffing in each hospital unit and providing patients with the care and attention they deserve.
- Wages: 4% across-the-board increase for all nurses (ATB) retro to January 2022; 5% ATB January 2023; 3% ATB January 2024; 3% ATB January 2025.
- Nurses on the top wage scale step will receive: a 2% bonus based on hours scheduled retro to January 2022; and a 2% bonus based on hours scheduled January 2023.
- There is a wage scale adjustment to address nurses having to wait three to five years (or in certain cases as many as 15 years) on certain wage steps for an increase.
This contract agreement is the result of tremendous unity among nurses, other hospital staff and the public. Nurses and community leaders held a virtual community forum, put up lawn signs, held pickets, and hosted a Baby Brigade before Mother's Day and during National Nurses Week focused on community solidarity, fun and advocacy. The brigade followed delivery of a community petition in April to Baystate Health Board of Trustees Chair Robert Bacon seeking immediate action from Baystate on valuing BFMC nurses, protecting patients and keeping care local.
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Fresh NFT Drop Includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Even Jesus Christ,
Plus, a Special NFT Accompanied By 12x12 Commissioned Piece
NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Self-taught mixed media artist, author and entrepreneur, Ashley Longshore, announces 'It's a Man's World,' the highly collectible complementary NFT release of men's work following her genesis collection, 'Roar!' composed of her ladies. Inspired by Longshore's greatest paintings of men, from the Presidents to Lil Wayne, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and even Jesus Christ himself, Chapter Two collectively builds on the foundation told by the globally recognized Longshore, building the spark of life and gearing up for the next phase of her NFT portfolio.
Comprised of a total of 1,500 NFTs, 'It's a Man's World' will be minted and released on Monday, June 6, 2022, with presale availability on Sunday, June 5, and will be comprised of ERC-721 NFT tokens each featuring one unique digital variation of Ashley Longshore's most celebrated men's paintings. Each will have varying rarity depicting different individuals from the collection. One lucky individual will mint a special Chapter Two NFT that will be accompanied by a 12x12 physical commissioned piece painted by Ashley. Two additional rare NFTs will grant the holder an Ashley Longshore physical painting. Additionally, buyers of this collection will be rewarded with early access to purchase the next chapter of NFTs by Ashley Longshore, avoiding increased transaction fees (increased ETH gas prices due to high demand), as well as eligibility for future art, merchandise and giveaways.
Longshore made her announcement via Discord directing fans to her newly improved website, which combines Ashley Longshore's digital and physical worlds.
Longshore's depiction of men in pop culture takes a playful spin on the serious and often controversial political figure, making them approachable and humorous. This very animated throng of gentlemen bursts with enthusiasm and liveliness taking this chapter of NFTs to the next level of desirable.
All 1,500 NFTs will be available for purchase through Ashley Longshore's website using credit card or Ethereum, per the buyer's preference. Ashley has partnered with Minotaur Labs to ensure a smooth and successful minting experience for all collectors.
"Chapter one and two collectively build the foundation of a story I am telling to create the spark of life and gear up for the next phase of my NFT portfolio." ~ Ashley Longshore
About Ashley Longshore
A self-taught mixed media artist, author and entrepreneur, Longshore has built an empire in the art world. As a powerhouse artist and pioneer in social media marketing, she has exploded into a global brand and used her platform to encourage positivity and authenticity. Dubbed by The New York Times as "Fashion's Latest Art Darling," Longshore has paved a colorful path for pop art and fashion to coexist.
About Minotaur Labs
Minotaur Labs is an end-to-end NFT solution for artists, brands and creators. Utilizing its proprietary software, Minotaur Labs provides a vertically-integrated platform for NFT production and distribution, enabling brands and creatives to build Web3 operating systems and large-scale projects on the blockchain. Uniquely differentiated, Minotaur Labs provides integrated marketing support to ensure its partners enter the metaverse safely enjoying a turn-key experience today, while building the infrastructure for tomorrow.
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TOKYO, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") today announced an article about long-term health outcomes of its investigational anti-amyloid-beta (Aβ) protofibril antibody lecanemab in people living with early Alzheimer's disease (AD) using simulation modeling was published in a peer-reviewed journal Neurology and Therapy. In this simulation, lecanemab treatment is estimated to potentially slow the rate of disease progression, maintaining treated patients for a longer duration in earlier stages of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to AD and mild AD (collectively, early AD).
The article describes the comparison of the long-term clinical outcomes for the people living with early AD who have amyloid pathology with standard of care (SoC) alone (including stable use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor or memantine), and with lecanemab with SoC (lecanemab+SoC), using the disease simulation model (AD ACE model1,2) based on the results of a Phase IIb clinical trial (Study 201) evaluating the efficacy and safety of lecanemab. SoC data were estimated from ADNI (Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative) study results. It was shown that the estimated lifetime risk of disease progression to mild, moderate, and severe AD dementia from baseline could potentially be reduced by 7%, 13% and 10% in lecanemab+SoC, respectively, compared to SoC. In the model the mean time advancing to mild, moderate, and severe AD dementia was longer for patients in the lecanemab-treated group than for patients in the SoC group by 2.51 years (SoC vs. lecanemab+Soc: 3.10 vs.5.61 years), 3.13 (6.14 vs. 9.27 years) and 2.34 (9.07 vs.11.41 years) respectively. Subgroup analysis by age and disease severity at baseline also revealed a potentially greater impact on disease progression with earlier initiation of treatment with lecanemab. The incremental mean times for transition to mild and moderate AD dementia were 2.53 and 3.34 years, respectively, when treating MCI due to AD in a subgroup analysis compared to SoC.
"With an increasing and aging global population, the number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease will only continue to increase, making it an even more important and urgent public health priority. Alzheimer's disease is growing issue in regard to medical and nursing care costs, but also costs of informal care by family, leading to increased anxiety. The findings from the simulation model suggest early treatment with lecanemab may delay progression to the more severe stages of AD, potentially giving people living with early AD and their loved ones more time together and possibly reducing healthcare costs," said Ivan Cheung, Chairman, Eisai Inc., Senior Vice President, President Neurology Business Group and Global Alzheimer's Disease Officer, Eisai Co., Ltd. "These predicted and simulated long-term health outcomes provide insights for healthcare decision-makers regarding the potential clinical and socioeconomic value of lecanemab. Ongoing Phase 3 studies will soon be able to inform the model inputs and refine the findings. As part of Eisai's commitment to our human healthcare mission and transparency, we will continue to publish data and information about lecanemab."
Lecanemab was granted Breakthrough Therapy and Fast Track designations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June and December 2021, respectively. Eisai anticipates completing lecanemab's rolling submission of a Biologics License Application for the treatment of early AD to the FDA under the accelerated approval pathway in the first quarter of Eisai's fiscal year 2022, which began April 1, 2022. Additionally, the readout of the Phase 3 confirmatory Clarity AD clinical trial will occur in the Fall of 2022. Eisai initiated a submission to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) of application data of lecanemab under the prior assessment consultation system in Japan in March 2022. Eisai serves as the lead of lecanemab development and regulatory submissions globally with both Eisai and Biogen co-commercializing and co-promoting the product and Eisai having final decision-making authority.
This release discusses investigational uses of an agent in development and is not intended to convey conclusions about efficacy or safety. There is no guarantee that such an investigational agent will successfully complete clinical development or gain health authority approval.
1 Kansal AR, Tafazzoli A, Ishak KJ, Krotneva S. Alzheimer's disease Archimedes condition-event simulator: Development and validation. Alzheimers Dement (NY). 2018;4:76-88. Published 2018 Feb 16. doi:10.1016/j.trci.2018.01.001
2 Tafazzoli and Kansal. Disease simulation in drug development, External validation confirms benefit in decision making. The Evidence Forum. 2018.
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1. About Lecanemab (BAN2401)
Lecanemab is an investigational humanized monoclonal antibody for Alzheimer's disease (AD) that is the result of a strategic research alliance between Eisai and BioArctic. Lecanemab selectively binds to neutralize and eliminate soluble, toxic amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregates (protofibrils) that are thought to contribute to the neurodegenerative process in AD. As such, lecanemab may have the potential to have an effect on disease pathology and to slow down the progression of the disease. Currently, lecanemab is being developed as the only anti- Aβ antibody that can be used for the treatment of early AD without the need for titration. With regard to the results from pre-specified analysis at 18 months of treatment, Study 201 demonstrated reduction of brain Aβ accumulation (P<0.0001) and slowing of disease progression measured by ADCOMS* (P<0.05) in early AD patients. The study did not achieve super superiority its primary outcome measure** at 12 months of treatment. The Study 201 open-label extension was initiated after completion of the Core period and a Gap period off treatment of 9-59 months (average of 24 months, n=180 from core study enrolled) to evaluate safety and efficacy, and is underway.
Currently, lecanemab is being studied in a confirmatory Phase 3 clinical study in symptomatic early AD (Clarity-AD), following the outcome of the Phase 2 clinical study (Study 201). Since July 2020 the Phase 3 clinical study (AHEAD 3-45) for individuals with preclinical AD, meaning they are clinically normal and have intermediate or elevated levels of amyloid in their brains, is ongoing. AHEAD 3-45 is conducted as a public-private partnership between the Alzheimer's Clinical Trial Consortium that provides the infrastructure for academic clinical trials in AD and related dementias in the U.S, funded by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, Eisai and Biogen. Since January 2022, the Tau NexGen clinical study for Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's disease (DIAD), that is conducted by Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is ongoing. Furthermore, Eisai has initiated a lecanemab subcutaneous dosing Phase 1 study. Eisai obtained the global rights to study, develop, manufacture and market lecanemab for the treatment of AD pursuant to an agreement concluded with BioArctic in December 2007.
* ADCOMS (AD Composite Score), developed by Eisai, combines items from the ADAS-Cog (AD Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale), Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) and the MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination) scales to enable a sensitive detection of changes in clinical functions of early AD symptoms and changes in memory. The ADCOMS scale ranges from a score of 0.00 to 1.97, with higher score indicating greater impairment.
** An 80% or higher estimated probability of demonstrating 25% or greater slowing super superiority in clinical decline at 12 months treatment measured by ADCOMS from baseline compared to placebo.
2. About the Collaboration between Eisai and Biogen for Alzheimer's Disease
Eisai and Biogen are collaborating on the joint development and commercialization of AD treatments. Eisai serves as the lead of lecanemab development and regulatory submissions globally with both companies co-commercializing and co-promoting the product.
3. About the Collaboration between Eisai and BioArctic for Alzheimer's Disease
Since 2005, BioArctic has had a long-term collaboration with Eisai regarding the development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of AD. The commercialization agreement on the lecanemab antibody was signed in December 2007, and the development and commercialization agreement on the antibody lecanemab back-up for AD, which was signed in May 2015. Eisai is responsible for the clinical development, application for market approval and commercialization of the products for AD. BioArctic has no development costs for lecanemab in AD.
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—Data from 479 Patient Study Confirms Strong Diagnostic Value of Diadem's AlzoSure® Predict and Its High Prognostic Accuracy for Predicting Who Will Progress to Alzheimer's Disease (AD)—
—Demonstrated >95% Sensitivity in Diagnosing AD and Superiority to Amyloid PET Imaging in Predicting Whether Individuals Who Have Not Yet Manifested Clinical Symptoms Will Progress to AD—
—To Learn More About AlzoSure® Predict, Visit Diadem Booth 1010 at AAIC® 2022—
SAN DIEGO and MILAN, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Diadem srl, a company developing the first blood-based test for the early prediction of Alzheimer's disease (AD), today reported that study data presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference® 2022 (AAIC®) in San Diego, USA confirms the strong diagnostic value of Diadem's AlzoSure® Predict blood based biomarker test, as well as its excellent performance in identifying whether or not individuals will progress to AD years before the manifestation of clinical symptoms. The study data are included in a poster presentation1 that is being presented at AAIC® 2022 on August 3, 2022.
AlzoSure® Predict uses a proprietary antibody (U-p53AZ) to measure blood levels of a conformational variant of the p53 protein that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of AD. Previous studies suggest that this p53 variant has utility as a diagnostic and as a predictive biomarker to identify individuals likely to progress to AD up to six years before symptoms appear.
The data Diadem is presenting at AAIC® 2022 confirms the diagnostic performance of AlzoSure® Predict for Alzheimer's disease and highlights its potential as a prognostic test. They are based on a longitudinal cohort of 479 individuals aged 60-85 years old in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers, and Lifestyle (AIBL) study. In the present study, the assay achieved a sensitivity of 95% for AD, discriminating patients with AD from subjects with no memory complaints, with an AUC of 99.8% and a specificity of 99.6%, and from patients at the early symptomatic stage of AD with an AUC of 95.7% and a specificity of 91.8%.
In the prognostic setting, AlzoSure® Predict showed a significantly better performance (P<0.0001) in distinguishing whether or not subjects would progress to AD compared to amyloid beta PET imaging, with an AUC of 99.0% achieved by AlzoSure® Predict compared to an AUC of 83.5% reported for amyloid PET imaging (this analysis included the 422 cohort members with amyloid PET imaging data.)
Diadem CEO Paul Kinnon commented, "We welcome the opportunity to present these study data at this important global meeting highlighting the performance of AlzoSure® Predict as both a diagnostic and prognostic test for Alzheimer's disease. Based on these data and other studies, we are confident that AlzoSure® Predict has the potential to contribute to significant advances in the management of this devastating disease. We also are in the process of conducting additional studies to further confirm the prognostic power and utility of AlzoSure® Predict."
AlzoSure® Predict is a non-invasive biomarker blood test that can identify with high accuracy whether individuals over the age of 50 with signs of cognitive impairment will or will not progress to Alzheimer's disease up to six years before diagnosis. Its utility is supported by clinical data from a large longitudinal study that was the basis for AlzoSure® Predict's CE-IVD marking, as well as for a Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The company's technology uses an analytical method that includes a patented antibody developed by Diadem and designed to bind to U-p53AZ and its target sequences. U-p53AZ is a conformational variant of the p53 protein that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of AD in multiple studies.
Diadem representatives are available to discuss AlzoSure® Predict at Booth 1010 at the AAIC® 2022 meeting.
- AlzoSure® Predict, a simple, minimally-invasive blood test to predict the early onset of Alzheimer's disease before the manifestation of clinical symptoms, Simona Piccirella, Leander Van Neste, Christopher Fowler, Colin Masters, Jurgen Fripp, James D. Doecke, Chengjie Xiong, Daniela Uberti, Paul Kinnon
Diadem was founded as a spin-out of the University of Brescia (Italy). The company is developing the first blood-based prognostic test for the early detection of dementia, with a focus on Alzheimer's disease. The lack of accurate, accessible and affordable diagnostic tools is a major contributor to the absence of effective treatments for this devastating condition. As a result, patients are not diagnosed until late in the illness, when effective treatment is no longer possible. Diadem's rapid, accurate and cost-effective blood-based prognostic test makes it possible for the first time to identify patients early in the disease process, when effective interventions and better outcomes are far more feasible. The utility of the approach has been demonstrated in longitudinal clinical studies that were the basis for awarding CE-IVD marking in the E.U. and a Breakthrough Device designation in the U.S. Additional retrospective and prospective clinical trials are ongoing to further validate clinical claims and support widespread adoption and use. Diadem is preparing for commercialisation of AlzoSure® Predict in collaboration with global strategic partners. The company is also developing AlzoSure® Confirm, a blood-based diagnostic test for AD that has shown promising results in early studies. For more information, visit diademdx.com/.
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‘It was terrifying’: Son accidentally hits dad with arrow during target practice
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - A bow-and-arrow accident has sent a Nebraska man to the hospital and left his family in shock.
The Clingenpeel family said the accident happened alongside their house after Jeremy Clingenpeel and his son, Colton, decided to have target practice in preparation for hunting season.
WOWT reports Colton was set up on the left to hit a target bag on a mound, but his bow malfunctioned, and the arrow veered off and struck his father.
“I saw the look on his face and heard his voice,” said Tracy Clingenpeel, Jeremy Clingenpeel’s wife. “It was terrifying.”
Jeremy Clingenpeel’s niece, Brittany Sanford, said she was also concerned.
“I really thought this was it,” Sanford said. “My kids adore this man and worship the ground he walks on.”
The family’s Ring doorbell captured the father walking across the driveway to get help. In the video, he can be seen with an arrow sticking out from his side.
According to the police report, the incident was deemed an accident, but the arrow was lodged about 6 to 8 inches deep into Jeremy Clingenpeel’s side.
“My husband was pretty composed for having an arrow in his chest wall,” Tracy Clingenpeel said. “I stabilized the arrow because he would scream in pain every time he breathed.”
Paramedics arrived and transported Jeremy Clingenpeel to the hospital.
The family said doctors told them it was a miracle that Jeremy Clingenpeel survived the incident. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Tracy Clingenpeel said the incident has been tough on the family as she was diagnosed with a debilitating neurological illness last year, and finances have been a concern.
Jeremy Clingenpeel worked full-time in waste management, but the family said they don’t know when he’ll be able to return to work.
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Kasisto's digital banking assistant to be integrated within Moxo's OneStop Interaction Client Hub
CUPERTINO, Calif., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moxo, the industry's leading client interaction workflow solution, today announced a partnership with Kasisto, creators of KAI, the leading financial services digital experience platform, to offer digital assistant capabilities within Moxo's OneStop Client Interaction Hub.
The integration will allow financial institutions to streamline client interactions across various client segments and use cases. KAI handles initial product and service inquiries via intelligent digital assistants and escalates any conversations requiring high-touch human interaction to knowledge workers at the bank or financial institution to handle via Moxo. The joint offering helps reduce the cost of customer service and increases the productivity of bank staff.
"The customer service experience has never been more important to the clients of financial institutions than it is today," said Zor Gorelov, co-founder and CEO at Kasisto. "From consumer banking to business banking to investment management, today's financial clients expect to engage digitally, efficiently, and at just the right moment. Our partnership and integration with Moxo will allow front-line bankers and relationship managers at financial institutions to focus on the highest-value tasks and conversations, while ensuring their clients enjoy engaging digital experiences."
Kasisto's digital assistants, powered by the KAI conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform, are the first digital banking assistants to be integrated within Moxo. The combined services provide an end-to-end client interaction solution for financial services. Embedded within Moxo's Live Chat module and connected to the financial services ecosystem, KAI will handle the first level of client questions that do not need to be answered by a human. When more complex questions can't be answered by KAI, the digital banking assistant will escalate the conversation to a live service representative within Moxo's Live Chat Module in real time.
"We are excited to partner with Kasisto to further deliver seamless interactions and experiences that clients and consumers expect in today's digital-first world," said Subrah Iyar, co-founder and CEO at Moxo. "Together, Moxo and Kasisto will provide our joint clients with a competitive advantage within the financial services industry by ensuring personalized and engaging experiences across client segments."
The companies plan to expand the partnership to include additional use cases and interaction modules over the next several months. Jointly, Moxo and Kasisto will further enhance modern client interaction capabilities to help financial institutions deliver industry-leading client interactions and deepen their client relationships.
To learn more about Moxo, visit https://www.moxo.com/. To learn more about Kasisto, visit https://kasisto.com/.
About Moxo
Modernize your client interaction management with Moxo.
Today's client engagement activities are stuck in the chaos of fragmented silos — requiring significant manual intervention. Moxo provides a OneStop Client Hub for managing client interactions through modern digital automation. Businesses can streamline deadline-driven client interactions, including account onboarding, account servicing, exception handling.
Moxo powers client interaction workflows across a diverse set of industries including financial services, consulting, legal, accounting, healthcare, and more. Our customers include companies like Citibank, FIS, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, and more.
Our team has a rich history of pioneering in the engagement space: Moxo's co-founder and CEO, Subrah Iyar, was the co-founder and CEO of Webex, and Moxo's co-founder and CTO, Stanley Huang, held senior engineering management positions at Cisco Systems and WebEx. To learn more, visit moxo.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
About Kasisto
KAI is the leading digital experience platform for the financial services industry. Kasisto's customers include J.P. Morgan, Westpac, Standard Chartered, TD, and Manulife Bank, and credit unions such as Fairwinds and Excite – and many more. These financial institutions chose KAI for its proven track record in driving business growth and improving customer experiences. The platform is engaging with millions of consumers around the world, all the time, across multiple channels, in different languages, and is optimized for performance, scalability, security, and compliance. KAI is built with the deepest conversational AI portfolio in the financial industry and is tightly integrated into the fintech ecosystem through partnerships with proven technology providers such as FIS, NCR, Q2 and others. Kasisto is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Kasisto Singapore Pte Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kasisto. For more information visit kasisto.com. Follow Kasisto on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
MEDIA CONTACT
Katie Butler
moxo@walkersands.com
(614) 507-5512
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wages for American truckers rose significantly in 2021 as demand for drivers amid the ongoing driver shortage increased competition for talent, according to the results of a new industry survey released today.
"The data supports what industry sources have been saying for some time – the driver shortage has been great for drivers who saw their salaries rise last year," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. "Pay increases were broad based across the industry, for example between salary increases and bonuses, the average truckload driver saw a wage increase of 10.9% last year."
As part of the 2022 ATA Driver Compensation Study, fleets with more than 135,000 employee drivers, and nearly 20,000 independent contractors were queried about their compensation, including pay rates, bonuses and benefits.
- The median truckload driver earned more than $69,000 in 2021 – an 18% increase from the previous survey.
- More than 90% of truckload fleets raised pay in 2021, with the average increase hitting 10.9%. Ninety-six percent of fleets offered referral bonuses for new drivers, and 54% offered sign-on bonuses.
- Every less-than-truckload fleet surveyed raised pay in 2021, with the median wage hitting 73,000.
- The median salary for a driver at a private fleet was $85,000.
- Non-drayage owner-operators that responded to the survey saw estimated median gross revenues of $235,000 in 2021, while owner-operators in the drayage sector saw median gross revenues of $164,000.
"The driver shortage, coupled with increased demand for goods in the post-pandemic economy, really drove driver salaries," Costello said. "These pay increases should put to lie the myths about the nature of this job – trucking is a path that can provide a well-paid career for Americans looking for one."
ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello will hold a media briefing about the 2022 ATA Driver Compensation Study at 11:30 AM EDT on Wednesday, August 10. For more information, contact Sean McNally at smcnally@trucking.org.
The full 2022 ATA Driver Compensation Study is available for purchase at ATABusinessSolutions.com
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward
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LAKE FOREST, Calif., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Fuel Systems (Quantum), a fully integrated alternative energy company, has been selected by Certarus Ltd. ("Certarus") to deliver industry leading virtual pipeline trailers for natural gas with a total value of approximately $22 million (USD). The trailers will be delivered in Q3 and Q4, 2022.
Certarus has again ordered Quantum's VPLite45/40' trailers, which have a gaseous capacity of approximately 472,000 standard cubic feet and weigh less than 59,000 pounds fully loaded. The VPLite45/40' is certified for use in the U.S. and Canada and is the industry-leading choice for customers who need a smaller, lighter trailer that can be more easily maneuvered in tight areas while still hauling the most gas in the industry in a 40-foot container.
"Quantum has been a partner with Certarus since 2017, and we are excited to continually expand this partnership, be an integral part of their growth and supply additional trailers in 2022 to Certarus to support their mobile, low carbon energy distribution fleet," said Mark Arold, President, Quantum Fuel Systems LLC.
"Certarus is growing rapidly to meet the increasing need for safe, reliable, and mobile energy solutions. Our ongoing partnership with Quantum has helped us to build the largest fleet in North America that can deliver compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen directly where it is needed. These additional Quantum VPLite45/40' trailers will increase the capacity of our network to ensure that our industrial and utility customers receive a secure supply of low carbon energy they can count on," said Curtis Philippon, President & CEO of Certarus.
About Quantum Fuel Systems LLC
Quantum Fuel Systems LLC is engineering the future of alternative fuel storage by designing, developing and bringing innovative transport trailers, and industry-leading Type 4 cylinders for hydrogen, CNG and RNG to market. Quantum is at the forefront of the industry with decades of experience in gaseous fuel storage and systems solutions. Learn more at www.qtww.com
About CERTARUS
Certarus is the North American leader in providing on-road low carbon energy solutions through a fully integrated compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG), and hydrogen platform. Certarus safely delivers clean burning fuels to energy, utility, agricultural and industrial customers not connected to a pipeline. By displacing more carbon intensive fuels, Certarus is leading the energy transition and helping customers lower operating costs and improve environmental performance. With the largest fleet of mobile gas storage units in North America, Certarus is uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for low and zero-emission energy distribution. For more information, visit www.certarus.com.
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MILWAUKEE, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WEC Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: WEC) will issue its 2022 first-quarter earnings news release before the stock market opens Monday, May 2. A conference call for investors and security analysts is scheduled for the same day at 1 p.m. Central time.
Detailed financial information will be available on the WEC Energy Group website by 6:30 a.m. Central time May 2.
To listen to webcast
- Go to wecenergygroup.com.
- Under 'Webcasts,' select 'Q1 Earnings' at any point within 15 minutes of the start of the call.
To listen to conference call
- Conference ID: 9378353
- Live: 833-968-2232. International: 825-312-2063
- Replay: 800-585-8367. International: 416-621-4642
(Replay available for two weeks following event.)
WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC), based in Milwaukee, is one of the nation's premier energy companies, serving 4.6 million customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.
The company's principal utilities are We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas, Michigan Gas Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources and Upper Michigan Energy Resources. Another major subsidiary, We Power, designs, builds and owns electric generating plants. In addition, WEC Infrastructure LLC owns a growing fleet of renewable generation facilities in the Midwest.
WEC Energy Group (wecenergygroup.com) is a Fortune 500 company and a component of the S&P 500. The company has 38,000 stockholders of record, 7,000 employees and $39 billion of assets.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that Advertise Purple is No. 1608 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
According to Advertise Purple's CEO Kyle Mitnick, "What an honor to make this list for the fifth consecutive year. Since the early days at Advertise Purple, we've made a concerted effort to push the boundaries of what is possible in our ecosystem. We challenge our teams to find better solutions, build better processes, and continue to take calculated risks, all in the name of improving client outcomes. Today, we get to celebrate those decisions and reflect on our successes. Tomorrow, we center ourselves and return to delivering unparalleled service for our brands.
Thank you to Inc., our customers, and most importantly, our fantastic AdPurp team."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Advertise Purple (www.AdvertisePurple.com) is a tech-enabled partnership marketing service. We have helped over 3,000 brands in 23 verticals generate over $3B in affiliate revenue, making us the leader in affiliate program management. Through a combination of experience, exclusive proprietary affiliate partnership technology Purply™, and our team of 150+, Advertise Purple provides award-winning affiliate program management for Enterprise, SMB, and international e-commerce brands looking to drive performance-based online customer acquisition.
CONTACT:
Jonathan Moisan
(424) 272-7400
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, visit http://conference.inc.com/.
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