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Park your motorcycle: Company says handlebar bolt can break
Published: Jul. 20, 2022 at 11:09 AM CDT|Updated: 52 minutes ago
DETROIT (AP) — The company that makes Can-Am Ryker motorcycles is warning people not to ride some of them because a handlebar bolt can break, causing loss of steering and raising the risk of a crash.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put out a statement about the warning on Wednesday for certain 2022 motorcycles made by Bombardier Recreational Products.
The company is recalling over 9,300 of the three-wheeled Rykers. In documents filed with the agency,
Bombardier reported that it had two reports of stem bolts that broke while the cycles were being ridden.
The company is recommending that the motorcycles be parked until repairs are made.
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NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB), today announced the fifteen winners of the ninth annual MongoDB Innovation Awards. The winners are being honored during MongoDB World 2022, happening in New York City at the Javits Center, June 7-9, 2022.
The MongoDB Innovation Awards honor projects and people who dream big. They celebrate the groundbreaking use of data to build compelling applications and the creativity of professionals expanding the limits of technology with MongoDB. This year the company received entries across dozens of industries, ranging from disruptive, emerging start-ups to industry-leading global enterprises.
"I want to say thank you to this year's list of innovators. Our success as a company is tied to people like you — developers at startups to the largest companies in the world – using MongoDB, as their underlying data platform to build the applications that not only transform their business, and oftentimes even the world," said Dev Ittycheria, President & CEO of MongoDB. "We continually find ourselves in awe of the energy, enthusiasm and passion of our user community and we're humbled to celebrate their successes."
Customer-first and Innovator of the Year Award: BEES
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), home to several of the world's most recognizable beer brands, chose MongoDB Atlas as the primary database for its proprietary B2B platform, BEES. The platform digitizes AB InBev's relationship with its customers offering convenience, seamless communication, and most importantly, enhanced business performance. Putting customers first has helped BEES grow to a network of 2.7M monthly active users across 17 markets, process over 23 million orders and capture more than $6.5 billion in gross merchandise value during the first quarter of 2022.
Data for Good Award: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is a world-renowned state-of-the-art cancer center. According to US News & World Report, MSKCC has ranked as one of the top two hospitals for cancer care in the country for more than 30 years and among the nation's top pediatric hospitals for cancer care. MSKCC's Department of Pathology plays a pivotal role to help diagnose the type of cancer, which in turn could help ascertain the treatment path. MPath is an in-house developed software ecosystem that is built upon MongoDB that supports digital review and reporting of over three dozen Molecular Pathology diagnostic tests. MPath has provided digital review and reporting for over 200,000 molecular diagnostic tests.
From Batch to Real-Time Award: AT&T
To build its next-generation AI-based fraud detection platform, AT&T quickly discovered that relational technology would not be able to scale and support their application needs and requirements. Given their desire for a flexible data model, AT&T turned to MongoDB Atlas which has decreased their time to market and improved their query response times. As part of an overall modernization effort to enhance an already robust AI environment, MongoDB Atlas will improve performance and further their efforts for real time fraud detection. MongoDB Atlas is also being extended to include the AT&T Feature Store for data modeling.
Front Line Heroes Award: Sogei
Sogei is an in-house company of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finances, acting as the spearhead of public-sector digital transformation in Italy. Impressed by the flexibility and performance of MongoDB's application data platform technology, they leveraged MongoDB's document model to develop and bring to market Italy's official COVID-19 vaccination passport app in less than 45 days. The "Green Pass" project has generated over 230 million digital certificates to date, helping Italians easily provide vaccination requirements for cultural and sporting events, long-distance travel, nightlife, and indoor dining during the pandemic.
Going Global Award: Auth0
Auth0, a product unit within Okta, is an Identity-as-a-Service platform that eliminates the complexity of implementing authentication and authorization capabilities. With Auth0 looking to further prioritize reliability and security, they recently migrated their Public Cloud platform from self-hosted MongoDB to Atlas to help power billions of authentications per month. This move helps Auth0 scale out at a faster pace, providing tier zero services to an ever-growing number of customers with different requirements. Additionally, Auth0 has now improved several foundational operations tasks that formerly took several weeks, and allowed them to be completed in hours, enabling them to deliver services faster and more reliably to their customers.
Huge Impact Award: Cisco Systems
While Cisco is best known for its enterprise networking gear, the tech giant is also a major player in the cybersecurity market, a part of its business leading the charge in transforming to an "Everything as a Service" model. Cisco Secure has been on a multi-year journey to fundamentally change the way enterprises think about security, by developing its integrated, cloud-native SecureX platform. An integral component of the platform, SecureX Orchestration allows customers to orchestrate critical security workflows using a no/low-code drag-and-drop interface, and helps SecOps, ITOps, and NetOps teams save critical working hours. By migrating to MongoDB Atlas, the SecureX Orchestration team has reaped benefits such as increased scalability, decreased architectural complexity, improved reliability, and lower total cost of ownership.
Industry Transformation Award: Corva
With an increasing focus on reducing worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, Corva's technologies play a crucial role in helping the energy industry meet its sustainability objectives. Corva's proven technologies, infrastructure, and deep industry knowledge combined with the power of MongoDB Atlas have put Corva on an unbeatable path to creating a sustainability platform that will transform the industry's journey to net-zero carbon emissions. By leveraging a centralized dataset of emissions data, Corva has plans to automate greenhouse gas emissions data monitoring, analysis, and benchmarking, monitor real-time energy consumption and emissions, and build applications to raise carbon awareness across entire organizations.
Operational Resilience at Scale Award: Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo is a leading financial services company offering a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance. Tempest, is a "data fabric" built to improve the digital customer experience by providing continuous availability and responsiveness even when the underlying infrastructure may be experiencing availability interruptions. This data fabric serves 30M+ digital retail customers.
Savvy Startup Award: Pioneera
With the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizing 'burnout' as an occupational phenomenon, there has never been a greater need for a solution. Pioneera is combining psychology and technology to prevent and aid toxic workplace issues, starting with the crippling and insidious issue of workplace burnout. Indie, Pioneera's "Grammarly for mental health" helps large and small companies to reduce burnout and improve engagement productivity and collaboration. Started in Australia, they use MongoDB to help them scale globally.
The William Zola Award for Community Excellence Award: Prasad Saya
Prasad is a MongoDB Certified Developer and a natural-born mentor, who harnesses his deep curiosity about technology, and channels it into providing informative and helpful answers for his fellow developers. Active on Stack Overflow, our own Community Forums (where he has achieved the rank of Forum Elder), and other technical communities such as JavaRanch, Prasad is always there with a thorough understanding of the problem, and a detailed answer to get folks going on the right path.
Unbound Award: Cue Health
Cue Health is a healthcare technology company pioneering the digital transformation of personalized health information, beginning with diagnostics. Cue Health's offering combines breakthrough science with connected software solutions that makes it easy for healthcare providers, enterprises, and individuals to manage real-time and actionable health information, offering easy access to lab-quality diagnostics anywhere, anytime in a device that fits in the palm of the hand. The company chose MongoDB Atlas, Search and Realm Sync to power its Cue Health App.
Cutting Edge Award: Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs is a leading global financial institution that serves a diversified client base of corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals and holds offices in major financial centers worldwide. Over the past 10 years, MongoDB and Goldman Sachs have had a strong engineering collaboration. Together, we have worked to ensure that MongoDB Core Server and Atlas have product capabilities that enable their use in regulated environments, without compromising the developer experience. Goldman Sachs expanded its utilization of Atlas in FY'22, growing both existing and new Consumer and Transaction Banking use cases across the firm; their utilization of cloud solutions and their forward-thinking, cloud-based approach to deploying next generation banking applications represents a cutting edge approach and serves as a model for the financial services industry.
Judges' Choice Award: Getir
Ultrafast grocery delivery pioneer Getir has revolutionized last-mile grocery delivery with its 10-minute grocery delivery proposition, making thousands of everyday items available within minutes. The company originally built its core grocery delivery platform on MongoDB Community and migrated to Atlas. Getir achieved superior performance and reliability, regardless of spikes in traffic during the Covid-19 pandemic, and also relied on Atlas's always-on, multi-region clusters for 99.995% uptime during its critical U.S. launch. Getir utilizes almost 350 clusters, deployed across projects to cover each aspect of its product with a microservice to create incredible resilience across global markets and timezones. In the past 12 months, Getir has scaled successfully across geographies with minimal downtime due to this approach.
Seamless Migration Award: Truist
Banks struggle to keep up with the digital natives and neobanks but Truist's Consumer Tech organization is striving to set an example of how major banks can compete in the digital world. In order for their Client Availability Layer platform, or CAL, to consolidate terabytes of customer data from the heritage system of records into a highly available and scalable operational data layer from scratch to provide uptime to digital applications, the platform required modern technology for support. The team decided to implement MongoDB on AWS Outpost as a resilient and secure option to align to the maturing cloud strategy at the bank, which has allowed CAL to open new doors to support new, complex digital banking needs.
Certified Professional of the Year Award: Mohit Talniya
Mohit Talniya works with PeerIslands, a boutique MongoDB SI based out of the Cayman Islands. He is passionate about building cloud-native applications, solving technical challenges, MongoDB and cryptocurrency. As a certified MongoDB developer, Mohit has worked with MongoDB teams on critical, time sensitive projects, including a mission-critical real-time data migration and building a MongoDB persistence layer for an open-source OAuth framework. He loves playing ping-pong and cricket in his spare time.
MongoDB is the developer data platform company empowering innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. Headquartered in New York, MongoDB has more than 35,000 customers in over 100 countries. The MongoDB database platform has been downloaded over 265 million times and there have been more than 1.5 million registrations for MongoDB University courses.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CSI Compressco LP ("CSI Compressco") (NASDAQ: CCLP) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner has declared a cash distribution attributable to the quarter ended June 30, 2022 of $0.01 per outstanding common unit, or $0.04 per outstanding common unit on an annualized basis. This cash distribution will be paid on August 12, 2022 to all common unitholders of record as of the close of business on July 29, 2022.
CSI Compressco expects to release its second quarter 2022 results before the opening of the market on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Following the release, CSI Compressco will host a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results. CSI Compressco invites you to listen to the conference call by calling the toll-free number 1-866-374-8397. The conference call will also be available by live audio webcast and may be accessed through CSI Compressco's website at www.csicompressco.com. The news release will be available on CSI Compressco's website prior to the conference call. An audio replay of the conference call will be available at 1-877-344-7529, conference number 10169664, replay code 1454494, for one week following the conference call and the archived webcast will be available through CSI Compressco's website for thirty days following the conference call.
About CSI Compressco
CSI Compressco is a provider of compression services and equipment for natural gas and oil production, gathering, artificial lift, transmission, processing, and storage. In addition, CSI Compressco provides a variety of natural gas treating services. CSI Compressco's contract services business includes a fleet of approximately 4,800 compressor packages providing approximately 1.2 million in aggregate horsepower, utilizing a full spectrum of low-, medium- and high-horsepower engines. Additionally, our gas treating equipment fleet includes natural gas cooling units used to reduce the temperature of natural gas so that it can be further treated, processed, or compressed. CSI Compressco also provides well monitoring and automated sand separation services in conjunction with compression and related services in Mexico. CSI Compressco's aftermarket business provides compressor package reconfiguration and maintenance services. CSI Compressco's customers comprise a broad base of natural gas and oil exploration and production, midstream, transmission, and storage companies operating throughout many of the onshore producing regions of the United States, as well as in a number of foreign countries, including Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Egypt, and Chile. CSI Compressco's General Partner is owned by Spartan Energy Partners LP. This news release serves as qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). CSI Compressco's distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate. Nominees are treated as withholding agents responsible for withholding distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.
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NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the Company to purchase up to 550,000 shares of the Company's Class A non-voting common stock, representing approximately 4.6% of its 11,863,559 currently issued and outstanding shares of Class A non-voting common stock. This authorization will supplement the 71,893 shares that remain authorized and available under the Company's previous share repurchase program covering up to 518,000 shares of the Company's Class A non-voting common stock, which was announced on February 28, 2022, for a total of 621,893 shares authorized and available for repurchase. The share repurchase program is expected to continue indefinitely.
Any such share purchases will be made by the Company from time to time in the open market at the prevailing open market price using cash on hand, in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange, state corporate law and federal and state securities laws and the terms of the Company's senior secured debt. All shares purchased will be canceled. The timing and amounts of any purchases under the program will be determined by management in its discretion based on market and economic conditions and other factors including price, legal and regulatory requirements and capital availability. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of Class A non-voting common shares. Depending on market conditions and other factors, these repurchases may be commenced or suspended from time to time without prior notice.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading middle market investment bank and full service broker-dealer that is engaged in a broad range of activities in the financial services industry, including retail securities brokerage, institutional sales and trading, investment banking (corporate and public finance), equity and fixed income research, market-making, trust services, and investment advisory and asset management services. With roots tracing back to 1881, the Company is headquartered in New York and has 93 retail branch offices in the United States and institutional businesses located in London, Tel Aviv, and Hong Kong.
This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" relating to anticipated future performance. For a discussion of the factors that could cause future performance to be different than anticipated, reference is made to Factors Affecting "Forward-Looking Statements" and Part 1A – Risk Factors in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Factors Affecting "Forward-Looking Statements" in Part I, Item 2 in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
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Closing arguments next in trial of 2 men in Whitmer kidnapping plot
(AP) - Jurors will hear closing arguments Monday in the retrial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.
Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. declined to testify Friday as defense lawyers rested their case in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The government has portrayed Fox and Croft as leaders of a wild plan to snatch Whitmer at her vacation home in Elk Rapids, Michigan, and trigger chaos across the U.S.
Fox, Croft and their allies were furious about COVID-19 restrictions and generally disgusted by government, prosecutors say.
Defense lawyers, however, say Fox and Croft were a bumbling, foul-mouthed, marijuana-smoking pair exercising free speech and incapable of leading anything as extraordinary as an abduction of a public official. They say FBI agents and informants fed their outrage and pulled them into their web.
“It has FBI fingerprints all over it,” Christopher Gibbons said.
The jury heard secretly recorded conversations and read violent social media posts, some written before the FBI got involved. Two undercover agents and an informant testified for hours, explaining how the men trained in Wisconsin and Michigan and visited Elk Rapids to see Whitmer’s home.
Other witnesses included Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, who pleaded guilty and insisted the group was not entrapped.
Fox and Croft are on trial for a second time after a jury in April couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict but acquitted two other men.
Croft, 46, is from Bear, Delaware. Fox, 39, was living in the basement of a vacuum shop in the Grand Rapids area.
Whitmer, a Democrat, has blamed then-President Donald Trump for stoking mistrust and fomenting anger over coronavirus restrictions and refusing to condemn hate groups and right-wing extremists like those charged in the plot.
She said Sunday that she hasn’t been following the retrial, but that she remains concerned about “violent rhetoric in this country.”
“This is a dangerous trend that is happening. We cannot let it become normalized and I do hope that anyone that’s out there plotting to hurt their fellow Americans is held accountable,” Whitmer said at the Michigan Democratic Party’s convention in Lansing.
Trump recently called the kidnapping plan a “fake deal.”
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CHICAGO, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) and United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE: USM) announce the following webcasts:
UScellular's Annual Meeting of Shareholders is May 17, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Central time.
TDS' Annual Meeting of Shareholders is May 19, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Central time.
To listen to the meetings, please visit the Events & Presentations pages of investors.tdsinc.com or investors.uscellular.com. The meetings will be webcast both live and on-demand. It is recommended that you register at least 15 minutes before the beginning of each meeting to register, download and install any necessary multimedia streaming software.
About TDS
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS), a Fortune 1000® company, provides wireless; broadband, video and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 6 million connections nationwide through its businesses, UScellular, TDS Telecom, and OneNeck IT Solutions. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, TDS employed approximately 8,800 associates as of March 31, 2022.
About U.S. Cellular
United States Cellular Corporation provides a comprehensive range of wireless products and services, excellent customer support, and a high-quality network to customers with 4.8 million retail connections in 21 states. The Chicago-based company had 4,800 full- and part-time associates as of March 31, 2022. At the end of the first quarter of 2022, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. owned 83 percent of UScellular.
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Update your paycheck deductions to maximize your money
Forego a tax refund to get more money now
InvestigateTV - Paycheck deductions dictate how much of your money goes straight to you and how much is set aside for taxes, retirement, insurance, and other expenses. Planning your deductions could put more money from each paycheck into your wallet, while also ensuring you do not owe taxes when you file.
Michael Joyce with the financial firm Agili said you want to make sure you’re not deducting too much from your paycheck.
”It may be a nice idea to get a big tax refund at the end of the year,” Agili said. “But really, you’ve been foregoing money in your paycheck that you could have been receiving before you got this tax refund.”
Joyce said you want to make sure you have more dollars in your pocket today, rather than more dollars in your pocket six months from now.
On the flip side, he said you also want to make sure you’re not withholding too little from your paycheck.
“You don’t want to be setting yourself up for a big tax surprise where not only do you have to pay more in taxes, but you could have a penalty for under withholding,” Joyce said.
Finally, he said if you’ve had any major life changes like a marriage, a baby, or a divorce, it’s important to think about those changes will impact your deductions.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Need some drink ideas for your at-home bar? Firebirds Wood Fired Grill has you covered.
They showed our CW33 crew how to make their signature Double Black Diamond Martini. You will need the following ingredients to make the drink:
- Aged infused Pineapple Vodka
- They put pineapples in their vodka to infuse for 21 days
- Pineapple to garnish
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Fort Worth is a steakhouse dedicated to using the world’s oldest method of cooking, cooking over an open flame.
WATCH: Wood-grilled striped bass with shrimp recipe from Fort Worth’s Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
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NOVARA, Italy, and ASKIM, Norway , Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of BioBag International AS has appointed Patrik Fogelström as new CEO of the BioBag Group and Managing Director of the parent company BioBag International AS, which from 2021 are part of Novamont Group, an international leader in the bioplastics sector
Patrik holds a Master of Science in Business & Economics from the University of Lund and completed various Executive Management programs at University of Manchester and IMD Lausanne.
For more than 30 years, he has worked in several senior management positions with both start-up and multinational companies, in both B2B and FMCG environments, with significant experience in the packaging sector. He has invested most of his career in Leadership, Strategy, Sales, and Marketing, being responsible for the business and its strategy at various international locations.
Kjell Ivar Bache, the previous CEO, will remain in the group for a period of time to ensure a seamless transition.
Catia Bastioli, CEO of Novamont Group and Chairman of BioBag International AS, commented on the change of management: "The Board thanks Kjell Ivar for his dedication and great effort over the last eight years where he together with all employees has brought the group to where we are today. At the same time, we would like to welcome Patrik as our new CEO. He brings deep knowledge of the packaging industry and international operations. It is our firm belief that the experience he brings to BioBag and to Novamont Group will strengthen the group in our efforts to reach our ambitious goals."
Patrik commented: "The BioBag Group is an extremely exciting business with great potential. I am looking forward to a close cooperation with all parts of the Group in order to pursue our strategy and achieve our growth targets as well as financial goals."
About Novamont
Novamont is a Benefit Company, certified B Corporation, world leader in the production of bioplastics and the development of biochemicals and bioproducts through the integration of chemistry, environment and agriculture. With 650 employees, the group has a turnover of approximately 414 million euros and constantly invests in research and innovation (50 million euros in 2021, employing 20% of staff); it holds approximately 1,400 patents and patent applications. It has headquarters in Novara, production plants in Terni, Bottrighe (Rovigo province) and Patrica (Frosinone province) and research laboratories in Novara, Terni and Piana di Monte Verna (Caserta province). It has set up a joint venture with Versalis (Eni group) in Porto Torres (Sassari province) and a company for the development and distribution of agricultural solutions with Coldiretti. It is active abroad with offices in Germany, France, Spain and the United States. Through its distributors it has a presence in more than 40 countries on all continents. In 2021 it acquired BioBag International, a world leader in the development, production and marketing of certified biodegradable and compostable applications, with headquarters in Askim (Norway), a production plant in Dagö (Estonia) and a presence in 9 other countries worldwide.
About BioBag
BioBag International was established in 1959 manufacturing a range of polyethylene products. In 1993 the Company changed its focus to biodegradable products. Today, the Company is one of the largest manufacturers of biodegradable products to waste management, retail, HORECA and the agri sector, with offices in 12 countries worldwide. Since 2021, BioBag is part of Novamont Group, an international leader in the bioplastics sector and in the development of bioproducts and biochemicals. Novamont and Biobag have an established partnership of 25 years, during which they have developed joint projects aimed at creating innovative applications and circular bioeconomy models.
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Francesca De Sanctis - +39 340 1166426, francesca.desanctis@novamont.com
Andrea Giannotti - +44 7825 892640, andrea.giannotti@novamont.com
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ANADARKO, Okla., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Anadarko Warriors have stepped foot on their brand-new Matrix Helix® synthetic turf field installed by Hellas. This striking purple and gold color scheme really accents the end zones with their italic "Laker Gold" lettering with a purple background. New 30-foot goal posts and pads installed by Hellas cap off the endzones as part of the field amenities.
"The 'A' in Anadarko is emblazoned with a Warrior spear as our midfield logo, which truly represents the pride of the Anadarko public schools," says Anadarko Superintendent Jerry McCormick.
Matrix with Helix has curled monofilament fibers and shape memory technology. The curled fibers are resilient, stable, and the fibers bounce back after use to secure the RealFill™ infill. This process prevents migration and 'splash-out' for a uniform, aesthetically pleasing playing surface. Hellas' Matrix Helix® synthetic turf is trusted by ten NFL teams for their game field or practice facilities.
Hellas Business Development Manager David Fisher says "The Warriors are certainly deserving of a field built to exacting specs. Hellas' Matrix Helix is the same turf that multiple NFL teams play on including the Dallas Cowboys and the Vince Lombardi Trophy winning Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. I know the Warrior's new field will make a lasting impression on the athletes and fans for many years to come."
Crews from Hellas arrived in March and removed the existing sod before grading, adding a new drainage system, new concrete curbs, retaining walls and fencing. Hellas also installed new Econailer® perimeter boards, which are made of 100% recycled turf that is non-toxic and is water-resistant. Econailer will not rot-mildew-decay or warp under extreme freeze-thaw cycles.
RealFill infill is made of pea gravel and dust-free cuboidal SBR rubber that has a deliberate shape and size designed to minimize migration. RealFill offers a uniform, predictable playing surface with a consistent GMAX reading throughout the life cycle of the turf.
Hellas is also installing TPS Court Surfacing® at the Post Tension Tennis Courts at Anadarko High School which are constructed with a heavy-coated system manufactured by Hellas to provide superior filling and leveling characteristics in multiple colors.
Hellas Construction Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, is America's largest sports contractor specializing in the manufacturing, construction, and installation of sports surfaces. The firm owns and operates its own heavy construction equipment staffed by specially trained and certified employee crews. Controlling the supply chain and retaining a direct workforce ensures that Hellas can complete any turf, track, sports lighting, or court project – start to finish- without delay.
Hellas has positioned operational hubs across the United States to serve local markets nation-wide. It has offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Wichita, Youngstown, and Miami. Hellas has built NFL fields from coast to coast. The Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Miami Dolphins all play or practice on Hellas fields.
About Hellas Construction Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, is America's largest sports contractor specializing in the construction and installation of sports surfaces. The firm owns and operates its own heavy construction equipment staffed by specially trained and certified employee crews. Controlling the supply chain and workforce means that Hellas can complete any turf, track, or court project – start to finish- without delay. For more information visit www.hellasconstruction.com
About Anadarko Public Schools will provide flexible on-going instruction and differentiated learning opportunities to prepare all students to achieve at high levels in a global society.
Media Contact: Jeff Power
Hellas Director of Communications
jpower@hellasconstruction.com
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CINCINNATI, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of local broadcasters led by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has come together to best serve political advertisers with efficient and broad audience reach on connected TV platforms during what's expected to be a record election-spending year.
Cox Media Group, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Graham Media Group and other broadcasters are participating in the initiative.
"Collectively, we have a wall of inventory, and we've found a way to work together to make it easy for agencies to access that," said Samantha Osborne, senior director of national sales for the Scripps Political CTV Consortium in Washington, D.C. "They can reach a high percentage of voters while making their own decisions but without having to work through numerous sales reps from different organizations. With the broadcasters we've assembled, we have billions of monthly premium connected TV impressions available for political advertisers."
Experts project roughly $9 billion in spending in 2022, matching the presidential cycle of 2020, with as much as $1.8 billion of that expected to go to internet-delivered television platforms, or CTV.
In 10 states alone – Florida, California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan – $3.9 billion is projected to be spent on political advertising.
The Scripps Political CTV Consortium allows agencies to work with one representative to reach multiple publishers who have premium, guaranteed owned-and-operated inventory. Osborne said Scripps is exclusively working with Magnite, the world's largest independent omnichannel sell-side advertising platform, to make CTV inventory available to agencies and programmatic buyers.
"Magnite is excited to be powering the technology for the Scripps Political CTV Consortium," said Mike Laband, senior vice president of CTV Platform for Magnite. "Working closely with Scripps and the consortium media owners, we are providing the market with a unique, scaled offering for political CTV ad investment."
Officials from participating organizations say that local news is where voters go to be informed during election seasons. Objective local broadcast journalism provides access to audiences that political advertisers are trying to reach.
"There are times when it makes sense to work together to produce a new and innovative product for the best interest of customers," said John Conway, vice president of WRAL Digital for Capitol Broadcasting. "This is one of those times when we can provide industry-leading service by collaborating."
About Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation's largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and Newsy and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery, Laff and TrueReal. Scripps is the nation's largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, "Give light and the people will find their own way."
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Inotiv, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of NOTV during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: September 21, 2021 to June 13, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Inotiv's acquisition, Envigo RMS, LL ("Envigo"), and Inotiv's Cumberland, Virginia facility (the "Cumberland Facility") engaged in widespread and flagrant violations of the Animal Welfare Act ("AWA"); (2) Envigo and Inotiv's Cumberland Facility continuously violated the AWA; (3) Envigo and Inotiv did not properly remedy issues with regards to animal welfare at the Cumberland Facility; (4) as a result, Inotiv was likely to face increased scrutiny and governmental action; (5) Inotiv would imminently shut down two facilities, including the Cumberland Facility; (6) Inotiv did not engage in proper due diligence; and (7) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: August 22, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/inotiv-loss-submission-form/?id=30248&from=4
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New safes for controlled substances anticipated to help reduce organized retail crime
All 97 CVS Pharmacy locations in the state now using time delay safe technology
WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an ongoing commitment to support law enforcement and help build safer communities, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced the completed installation of time delay safe technology in all 97 Nevada CVS Pharmacy locations, including those in Target stores. The safes are anticipated to help prevent pharmacy robberies and the potential for associated diversion of controlled substance medications – including opioid medications such as oxycodone and hydrocodone – by electronically delaying the time it takes for pharmacy employees to open the safe. In addition, the safes are anticipated to benefit the safety and well-being of CVS Pharmacy customers and employees.
The company's rollout of time delay safes is in support of the Nevada Organized Retail Crime Association's efforts in partnership with local and state law enforcement, and the retail community to fight back against escalating organized retail crime.
"The new security measures being implemented by CVS Health will help protect Nevadans," said Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. "These new safes will help reduce retail crime, protect employees and keep opioid medications off the street. In a state that has been hit hard by the opioid crisis like Nevada, these measures are invaluable."
CVS Health first implemented time delay safe technology in 2015 in CVS Pharmacy locations across Indianapolis, a city experiencing a high volume of pharmacy robberies at the time. The company saw a 70 percent decline in pharmacy robberies among the Indianapolis stores where time delay safes had been installed. Since then, the company has introduced time delay safes across 22 states, including Nevada, and the District of Columbia, resulting in a 50 percent decline in robberies at CVS pharmacies in those local communities.
"While our company continues to focus on moving the country one step closer to a post-pandemic world by increasing access to COVID-19 vaccines, testing and other measures to help create healthy communities, supporting law enforcement efforts in their battle against organized retail crime also remains a focus," said Thomas M. Moriarty, Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel, CVS Health. "Criminal activities that organized retail crime rings fund are a clear danger to our communities, so it is important that retailers, law enforcement and political leaders work together to solve this problem. Time delay safes can help reduce the theft and diversion of prescription medications and bring added security to our stores which creates a safe environment for our patients and colleagues."
The time delay function cannot be overridden and is designed to serve as a deterrent to would-be pharmacy robbers whose goal is to enter and exit their robbery targets as quickly as possible. All CVS Pharmacy locations in Nevada display visible signage warning that time delay safes are in use to prevent on-demand access to controlled substance narcotics.
CVS Health's time delay safe program is one of many company initiatives to help address and prevent prescription medication misuse and diversion. Through its Safe Medication Disposal Program in Nevada, for example, the company has installed 18 drug disposal units in select CVS Pharmacy locations and donated one unit to a local police department in the state. To date, nearly 29,000 pounds of unwanted and expired medication have been collected in Nevada.
Presently, the company supports over 4,000 safe medication disposal units in CVS Pharmacy locations and through local law enforcement organizations nationwide. Together, these existing medication disposal units have collected nearly 4 million pounds of unwanted medications that might otherwise have been diverted, misused or ended up in the water supply.
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About CVS Health
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and approximately 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that's managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Learn more at www.cvshealth.com.
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How a dehumidifier works
Too much moisture in the air can quickly make your home uncomfortable. It can lead to health problems, too.
High levels of water vapor in the air, known as humidity, are common during hotter months because warm air can hold more moisture than cold air. While location and season influence humidity, a home’s layout and construction also may create spaces where humidity is high.
To lower humidity and make spaces more comfortable and safe, you need a suitable dehumidifier.
How humidity works
The amount of water vapor in the air at any given moment is referred to as humidity. When the air is dry, humidity is low, and when the air feels wet and heavy, the humidity level is high. Too much or too little humidity leads to discomfort and health concerns.
In cold, dry winter months, a lack of humidity can cause itchy, cracked skin and breathing problems. Too much humidity, however, can exacerbate asthma or allergies and create an atmosphere suited for harmful organisms, including mold and mites. Some people may have trouble sleeping in both situations.
When most people discuss humidity, they are referring to relative humidity, which is the measure of moisture in the air compared to how much the air can actually hold. This measurement is expressed as a percentage.
While everyone has preferences, most people desire a relative humidity of 35% to 50% throughout the year. To add moisture to the air, you need a humidifier; to remove the water vapor and lower relative humidity, you need a dehumidifier.
Where humidity comes from
Water vapor comes from a variety of sources within and without the house. The simple act of breathing adds water to the air. However, inside an enclosed space, appliances such as dishwashers and dryers expel warm air and moisture. Hot showers, tea kettles and even fish tanks are contributors to humidity too.
When paired with seasonal high temperatures, these devices and activities exacerbate relative humidity.
How to measure humidity
Humidity is measured by a hygrometer. They’re handy to have, particularly if you’re concerned about water vapor in the air and its consequences. Some weather stations measure relative humidity and other key metrics from outside your home.
However, you don’t need such devices to determine if you need a dehumidifier. Sometimes the weather or season will dictate that. You also may be able to tell the air is too moist by how it feels on your skin, or if you notice condensation in certain spaces.
How dehumidifiers work
A dehumidifier draws in warm air from the immediate area, bringing it in contact with cool coils within the machine. When they make contact, condensation forms and is collected.
Dehumidifier pros
By removing moisture from the air, a dehumidifier provides short- and long-term comfort and health benefits.
- Dehumidifiers prevent the growth and spread of mold and mildew.
- Insects such as silverfish and cockroaches are attracted to warm spaces, particularly where there is mold. A dehumidifier can help prevent their spread.
- While dehumidifiers don’t cool the air, dry air is more comfortable.
- Too much humidity may exacerbate breathing conditions such as asthma. A dehumidifier eases these.
- Dehumidifiers may reduce allergens causing itchiness, sneezing or chest pain.
Dehumidifier cons
It’s harder to remove moisture from the air than it is to add it. While most humidifiers are small, quiet and inexpensive, the most powerful dehumidifiers are bulky, noisy and pricey.
How much a dehumidifier can cover
Dehumidifiers have a limited range from which they can draw moisture. Some are designed for small bedrooms while others are suited for large common areas. Consider what room or rooms need attention and how best to use your resources. Some spaces, particularly basements, may require a regularly running machine, while others may only temporarily need a dehumidifier.
Capacity
A dehumidifier removes water from the air and places it into a reservoir, which needs to be emptied regularly. Note the size of the reservoir, which indicates how much water it can hold, as well as the machine’s power, which informs the rate at which it fills up.
While smaller dehumidifiers may remove 1 liter or less of water from the air a day, the biggest ones extract up to 30.
Location
Basements, especially if they house washers and dryers, and bathrooms where you enjoy a hot shower or bath are two spaces most often in need of a dehumidifier. Attics — or any room with poor ventilation or a lack of air conditioning — also may require a dehumidifier.
How to use a dehumidifier
There are some precautions to take before and while using dehumidifiers, as well as useful features to enjoy.
- Clean the space before use, paying special attention to dust and dirt. The machine can spread around particles, which can also clog the filter.
- Position the dehumidifier at least a foot from any walls or flat surfaces so as not to block inflow or outflow.
- Close windows and doors so air doesn’t continually circulate and bring in more moisture.
- A humidistat identifies the current relative humidity in the space. On most dehumidifiers, you can set your desired humidity.
- Programmable dehumidifiers let you set a specific time to run, such as during the day when you are out, or overnight to conserve energy.
- Continuous drainage lets a hose expel water into a nearby sink or drain so you don’t need to empty a container.
- Clean the air filter at least once a month.
Cost
Compact dehumidifiers for bathroom or bedroom use cost $30-$60. To cover the average common space or living room, however, expect to pay from $150-$250.
Best dehumidifiers
Frigidaire 22-Pint Dehumidifier
This mid-size dehumidifier comes from a trusted name and offers plenty of value for most spaces. It features an automatic shut-off and a rear spigot for continuous drainage, as well as caster wheels for easy movement.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
For smaller spaces, this compact, quiet dehumidifier creates a comfortable atmosphere with easy operation. An automatic shut-off and full water tank light provide convenience.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Black and Decker 1,500-Square-Foot Dehumidifier
This Energy Star-certified dehumidifier is good for medium to large spaces such as basements. It’s portable and removes up to 20 pints a day.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Paulig chooses Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage to realize its One Paulig business transformation
HELSINKI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced that Paulig, an international, family-owned food and beverage company, has selected Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage. The industry-specific suite of Infor applications, delivered in the multi-tenant cloud, will support Paulig's business transformation to harmonize processes and streamline its operating model internationally.
Learn more about Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage: www.infor.com/products/cloudsuite-food-and-beverage
Paulig is a Finnish family-owned food and beverage company that provides primarily coffees and beverages, Tex Mex and spices, snacks and plant-based choices to an international market. Its brands are Paulig, Santa Maria, Risenta and Poco Loco. The company has 2,300 employees in 13 countries.
"Paulig chose Infor based on its deep industry-specific functionality and having a true modern cloud solution that is always up to date. The solution enhances productivity and visibility through all operations at Paulig," says Marika Lindström, Paulig's CIO.
The solution consists of core ERP (Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage), product life cycle management (Infor PLM for Process), production scheduling (Infor Supply Chain Planning), and warehouse mobility (Infor Factory Track). Like other Infor products, the solution will be running on the Infor OS digital platform, residing on Amazon Web Services.
"Choosing Infor as a partner for our business transformation program will help our organization work as One Paulig. We need to have increased visibility into our processes, which is something that Infor provides with their modern, cloud solution in a trustworthy, industry-specific manner," says Juha Väre, Paulig's CFO. "We believe Infor's capabilities help Paulig reach a new level of efficiency in our organisation and improve services to our customers."
Malin Petterson, Infor EMEA North general manager, says, "We are thrilled to welcome Paulig as a new customer in the Infor family. Infor respects Paulig's strong heritage and brands in Europe."
Juha Levo, Infor country manager for Finland, continues, "With strong roots in Northern Europe for both companies, Infor will serve Paulig with a wide local ecosystem for cooperation and support in all the Paulig operating countries."
Paulig is a family-owned food and beverage company, growing a new, sustainable food culture – one that is good for both people and the planet. Paulig provides all things tasty: coffees and beverages, Tex Mex and spices, snacks and plant-based choices. The company's brands are Paulig, Santa Maria, Risenta and Poco Loco. Paulig's sales amounted to EUR 966 million in 2021. The company has 2,300 passionate employees in 13 countries working around the purpose: For a life full of flavour. Visit www.pauliggroup.com
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OTTAWA, ON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, the Royal Canadian Mint launches the Opulence Collection, exclusive numismatic masterpieces of exceptional craftsmanship featuring some of the world's rarest precious stones: pink diamonds from the famed Argyle mine. These jewels are the crowning element of pure gold and platinum coins that truly redefine rare. This new collection, headlined by the one-of-a-kind Ultimate, a one-kilo pure platinum pink diamond coin, was unveiled today at the Ottawa Art Gallery.
"The Royal Canadian Mint's reputation for crafting coins of exceptional sophistication and artistry is known to collectors around the world," Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "Celebrating the talent and imagination of our people through precious metal and fine art is our passion, as well as our trademark. We are proud that our new Opulence Collection takes our tradition of excellence to a whole new level."
To premiere this new exclusive collection, the Mint has partnered with Heffel Fine Art Auction House to sell The Ultimate, the collection's most prestigious showpiece. It will be offered at a live auction on May 31, 2022.
"Heffel is honoured to offer collectors the opportunity to acquire this rare, one-of-a-kind treasure, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mint and Argyle mine" said David Heffel, President, Heffel Fine Art Auction House. "The Ultimate is truly a work of art, and its intricate design and mesmerizing beauty will undoubtedly capture the attention of passionate collectors and enthusiasts across the world."
Collectors interested in bidding on The Ultimate can register for the auction with Heffel.
The Opulence Collection, featuring pink diamond coins in its inaugural year, is the result of an exciting collaboration with the Royal Canadian Mint and Crossworks Manufacturing, a Canadian company and Authorized Partner of Argyle Pink Diamonds. With Rio Tinto's Argyle mine closing in 2020, the pink diamonds adorning the pure gold and platinum coins are among the rarest in the world, making the pieces truly unique.
"This limited edition collaboration is really exceptional in terms of its artistry, rarity and value, and we are very proud to be a part of this story," said Patrick Coppens, General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Rio Tinto Diamonds.
"There's a story of pride to tell here - an artisanal story of Canadian craftsmanship producing creations of extreme scarcity that will be sought after around the world," said Itay Ariel, Executive Director, Sales and Operation, Crossworks Manufacturing Ltd.
Released in very low mintages, the Pink Diamond coins consist of:
The Ultimate: One-kilo $2,500 99.95% Pure Platinum Coin - Worldwide mintage of one
Splendour: 10 oz. $1,250 99.95% Pure Platinum Coin - Worldwide mintage of five
Grandeur: 2 oz. $350 99.95% Pure Platinum Coin - Worldwide mintage of 30
Treasure: 1 oz. $200 Pure Gold Coin – Worldwide mintage of 400
The exclusive numismatic works of art from the Opulence Collection, can be directly ordered from the Mint at 1-800-267–1871 in Canada, 1-800-268–6468 in the US, or at www.mint.ca. Kunming Diamonds is the Premier Global Distributor of Opulence Collection products.
For an in-depth look at the Opulence Collection, visit www.mint.ca/opulence. Images and video of these spectacular pink diamond coins are available here.
The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins. The Mint is one of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on an international scale. For more information on the Mint, its products and services, visit www.mint.ca. Follow the Mint on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Since 1978, Heffel has connected passionate collectors across the world with outstanding works of art, with sales totaling three quarters of a billion dollars. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary, Heffel has the most experienced team of fine art specialists in Canada and provides superior client service to both sellers and buyers internationally.
Rio Tinto is a mining and metals company operating in 35 countries around the world. Our purpose is to produce the materials essential to human progress. Our four product groups bring this purpose to life: Aluminium, Copper, Minerals and Iron Ore. These are complemented by our Safety, Technical and Projects, Strategy & Development, and Commercial groups, as well as our service and support functions.
Each Treasure coin is crafted of 1 oz. of 99.99% pure gold. Inspired by architectural elements, its reverse design by Canadian artist Simon Ng features a ring of Art Deco motifs that surround a central cherry blossom, whose petals are decorated with swirls. The engraved art is adorned with five Fancy Vivid Pink diamonds with a 0.06 total carat weight (tcw). Each one has been hand set into a rose gold-plated, platinum cast jewellery piece fashioned by Beverly Hills Jewellers. The obverse features a field pattern inspired by the cherry blossom petals on the reverse, and the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. Limited to a mintage of 400 coins worldwide, Treasure retails for $12,999.95.
Grandeur is crafted from 2 oz. of 99.95% pure platinum, a precious metal even more rare than gold. Designed by Simon Ng, the reverse features an exquisite cherry blossom surrounded by a ring of lush flowers and filigree vines. The engraved artwork of this 42 mm coin is enhanced with 30 Fancy Vivid Pink diamonds (0.34 tcw) that have been hand set into rose gold-plated, platinum cast jewellery enhancements fashioned by Beverly Hills Jewellers. The rare diamonds radiate from the centre of the flower toward the rose gold-plated rim. The obverse features a cherry blossom field pattern and the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. Limited to a mintage of only 30 coins worldwide, Grandeur retails for $54,999.95.
This creation designed by Simon Ng is the Mint's first-ever 10 oz. 99.95% pure platinum coin. Its reverse features a finely engraved cherry blossom surrounded by a delicate lacework of vines and framed by intricate latticework. Set into jewellery enhancements fashioned by Beverly Hills Jewellers, 64 Fancy Vivid Pink diamonds (1.2 tcw) add sparkle to the latticework decorating this 76.25 mm coin. The obverse features a vine field pattern and the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt. With only five of these luxury collectibles available worldwide, Splendour retails for $253,999.95.
This one-of-a-kind masterpiece is the flagship coin of the Opulence collection. It is also the Mint's first-ever one-kilo 99.95% pure platinum coin. Polished to proof perfection, The Ultimate features a reverse design by Canadian artist Derek Wicks that brings the beauty of the cherry blossom to life on a 101.6 mm canvas. A total of 462 Fancy Vivid Pink diamonds (6.5 tcw) from the Argyle mine have been hand set into rose gold-plated, platinum cast jewellery pieces fashioned by Beverly Hills Jewellers.
These precious enhancements on the coin's reverse add sparkle to the rose gold-plated rim and the petals of more than two dozen flowers, including the central bloom, where the gem-set blossoms form an exquisite clustered bouquet. The obverse features a cherry blossom field pattern and the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
This singular showpiece will be exclusively available through a Heffel Fine Art Auction House auction on May 31, 2022.
The exclusive numismatic works of art from the Opulence collection can be directly ordered from the Mint at 1-800-267‑1871 in Canada, 1-800-268‑6468 in the US, or at www.mint.ca. Kunming Diamonds is the Premier Global Distributor of Opulence Collection products.
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Police: Investigation underway after armed man shot by officers dies
RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - West Virginia State Police said the armed man shot by police on a busy highway in the town of Bradley has died from his injuries.
State police said the initial calls reported an armed suspect fleeing a crash scene at about 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to WVVA. The suspect then reportedly stole a truck.
A short time later, the suspect was located at Big Lots in the stolen truck, state police said. The suspect is said to have refused to stop for officers and a pursuit followed that stretched through various counties.
The truck then became “disabled” off a highway in Bradley, police said.
WVVA reported witness video showed members of law enforcement closing in on the unidentified man as he waved what appeared to be a firearm around. Authorities then opened fire, shooting him numerous times.
“During a short standoff, the suspect continued to brandish a handgun, resulting in gunfire from law enforcement, causing the suspect’s death,” said Capt. R. A. Maddy with West Virginia State Police.
Raleigh County Sheriff Scott Van Meter said the shooting was being investigated by his agency and West Virginia State Police.
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WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the U.S. Supreme Court released its 6-3 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The Court's decision in Dobbs completely overturned Roe v. Wade, the Court's landmark 1973 decision legalizing abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. A Reuters article published earlier details what propelled Tony Perkins into the pro-life movement and political movement.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement:
"Today the Supreme Court yielded to the actual words of the Constitution and overturned the atrocity of the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, once again allowing states and the Congress to pass laws upholding the sanctity of human life. Despite incredible unprecedented pressure from the pro-abortion movement, including leaking the opinion before it was officially released, the members of the Court held fast to their constitutional duty. The Court maintained its independence and in doing so, upheld its integrity and preserved the foundation of justice.
"While we are grateful that the tyranny of Roe has ended, we are mindful of the solemnity of this moment: What the Court has done is an act of repentance out of which we bring forth the fruit of repentance, rebuilding a culture of life in America. We mourn that so many lives had to be lost to get us to this point. We will redouble our support for mothers and fathers in need especially by supporting the great work of pregnancy resource centers. We must elect pro-life representatives to every level of government from the school board to the White House. And we must pray for the day when people won't be voting on whether a person has the right to life, or that an unborn child's life is dependent upon state lines. Today, though, we must also celebrate and give thanks to God that countless unborn children's lives will be saved."
Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, also commented:
"Today the tyranny of Roe has come to an end. This is a major victory for life and a major victory for the integrity of the Court! For decades the pro-life movement has prayed and worked tirelessly to see this unjust decision overturned. The pro-abortion movement did everything in its power to influence this decision—including an unprecedented leak of the opinion. However, the Justices held fast to their integrity, impartiality, and duty to uphold the Constitution, and in doing so, their decision has saved countless lives. Pro-life Americans' work to support moms and dads in need, elect pro-life leaders, pass legislation, and change hearts and minds to value unborn life should be celebrated! This is a huge victory!
"With this ruling, the abortion business that has been built through the exploitation of women and the killing of their children is beginning to crumble. Still, our work is far from finished. In some states, the evil of abortion that ends the life of a unique child, breaks the heart of a mother and father, and shatters the conscience of a nation continues. We must double our efforts to support mothers and fathers in need. We must support pregnancy resource centers with financial, material, and spiritual resources. We must have the difficult conversations with our neighbors about the dignity of the human person beginning in the womb. And we must pray—pray without ceasing—for the day when all life is respected and treated as the gift from God that it is."
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NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for NVTA, TMBR, MTTR, NIO, and BBBY.
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GO2 Foundation will recognize Dr. Rafael Rosell at the 23rd International Lung Cancer Congress for his global contributions to oncology, particularly in the field of non-small-cell lung cancer
SAN CARLOS, Calif. and WASHINGTON, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer announced today that it will present Dr. Rafael Rosell with the 2022 Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award for his global contributions to translational medical oncology, with emphasis on non-small-cell lung cancer with EGFR mutations. GO2 Foundation will honor Dr. Rosell with the award at the 23rd International Lung Cancer Conference (ILCC) held July 28 - 30, 2022 at Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, California.
"Lung cancer is a global disease and requires a global effort. Dr. Rosell's groundbreaking work represents that effort and is getting us ever closer to a cure," said Bonnie J. Addario, co-founder and board chair of GO2 Foundation. "Dr. Rosell's work aligns perfectly with one of GO2's key objectives - increasing the rate of biomarker testing to ensure patients can receive the most effective, targeted treatments possible."
Based in Barcelona, Spain, Dr. Rafael Rosell is the past Director of the Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine Program at the Catalan Institute of Oncology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol; Chief Scientific Officer, Chairman and Founder of Pangaea Oncology SL; Chief Medical Officer and President of the Dr. Rosell Oncology Institute (IOR), Quirón Dexeus; General de Catalunya & Sagrat Cor Univ. Hospitals, and Founder and President of the Molecular Oncology Research Foundation. He is also Founder and Director of International Relations and Projects, Spanish Lung Cancer Group (SLCG), member of the Foundation Council and Steering Committee of the European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP) and on the Foundation Board of the ETOP- International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG). He is also a panel member of the ASCO Clinical Practice Living Guidelines- Systemic Therapy for Stage IV NSCLC.
Dr. Rosell is fully dedicated to the improvement of lung cancer therapy. His current research programs include continued investigation in translational/preclinical research, liquid biopsy, and novel technologies with NGS. In 2018, he was selected to participate in The European Liquid Biopsy Academy (ELBA). In 2013, Rosell was recognized by The Lancet as the highest authority in lung cancer. Dr. Rosell has authored over 600 articles in scientific journals.
"After decades battling against lung cancer, amazing scientific advances and discoveries permit us to be closer to lung cancer curability in different sub-groups of patients," said Dr. Rosell. "I'm honored that GO2 Foundation, a leader in pursuing biomarker testing and targeted treatment, has recognized my work in this field."
Past Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award recipients:
- 2021 – Dr. Heather Wakelee, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Oncology at Stanford University and Deputy Director of the Stanford Cancer Institute.
- 2020 – Charles Swanton, M.D., Ph.D., FRCP, FMedSci, FRS senior group leader at the Francis Crick Institute
- 2019 – Solange Peters, M.D., Head of Medical Oncology and Chair of Thoracic Oncology at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) in Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2018 – Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, M.D., Chief of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2017 – Frances A. Shepherd, M.D., FRCPC, Senior Staff Physician, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
- 2016 – Giorgio Vittorio Scagliotti, M.D., Professor of Oncology, University of Torino; Head of the Department of Oncology and Chief of the Division of Medical Oncology, San Luigi Hospital, Torino, Italy
- 2015 – Fred R. Hirsch, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- 2014 – Roy S. Herbst, M.D., Ph.D., Ensign Professor of Medicine and Chief of Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center
- 2013 – Tony Mok, M.D., Professor in the Department of Clinical Oncology, Chinese University of Hong Kong in Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong
- 2012 – D. Ross Camidge, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Thoracic Oncology Clinical Program and Associate Director for Clinical Research, Colorado University Cancer Center
- 2011 – William Pao , M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research; Director, Personalized Cancer Medicine, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
- 2010 – David R. Gandara , M.D., Associate Director, Clinical Research, UC Davis Cancer Center
- 2009 – Harvey Pass , M.D., B.A., Director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and Chief of Thoracic Surgery, New York University Medical Center
- 2008 – Paul A. Bunn, Jr. M.D., Principal Investigator and Director, University of Colorado Cancer Center
Founded by patients and survivors, GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer transforms survivorship as the world's leading organization dedicated to saving, extending and improving the lives of those vulnerable, at risk and diagnosed with lung cancer. We work to change the reality of living with lung cancer by ending stigma, increasing public and private research funding, and ensuring access to care.
For 22 years, Physicians' Education Resource® (PER®) International Lung Cancer Congress® has brought together medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists to foster awareness of state-of-the-art treatments for patients with lung cancer. This year's two-day virtual webcast features cutting-edge lectures, panel discussions, multidisciplinary tumor boards, and interactive question-and-answer sessions from leading international and national experts. Faculty share their perspectives and personal experiences on the clinical challenges and ongoing controversies in lung cancer management.
Since 1995, PER® has been dedicated to advancing cancer care through professional education and now advances patient care and treatment strategies on a wide variety of chronic illnesses and diseases. In 2016, PER® initiated continuing medical education (CME) programming in the cardiovascular and endocrinology areas. While expanding into topics outside of oncology, PER® stands as the leading provider of live, online, and print CME activities related to oncology and hematology. The high-quality, evidence-based activities feature leading distinguished experts who focus on the application of practice-changing advances. PER® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the California Board of Registered Nursing. PER® is a brand of MJH Life Sciences™, the largest privately held, independent, full-service medical media company in North America dedicated to delivering trusted health care news across multiple channels. Find PER on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. #gotoILCC
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) is the only global network dedicated to the study and eradication of lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. Since its founding in 1974, the association's membership has grown to more than 8,000 lung and thoracic cancer specialists from all disciplines and more than 100 countries. By hosting global conferences, funding cutting-edge research, and educating the health care community and the public about thoracic cancers, the IASLC works to alleviate the burden lung cancer places on patients, families, and communities.
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"A Love Affair with Failure" by Dr. Akintoye Akindele and Olakunle Soriyan is released with Forbes Books
This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license).
NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Love Affair with Failure: When Hitting Bottom Becomes a Launchpad to Success by Dr. Akintoye Akindele and Olakunle Soriyan is now available. The book is published by Forbes Books, the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes, and is available on Amazon today.
Troubled by the game-changing possibilities missed because of humanity's fear of failure, Akindele and Soriyan present a new theory of entrepreneurial success that draws a stark line between failure and failing. Failure is a noun that limits people to false ideas of final outcomes. Failing, on the other hand, is a verb. It's an outcome of action and effort that should be viewed as progress, or as a transition into something better.
With A Love Affair with Failure, Akindele and Soriyan aim to help emerging entrepreneurs prepare for the inevitable challenges ahead by urging them to be resilient in the pursuit of their dreams and embrace the idea of failing as both a prerequisite for achieving success, as well as a victory in itself because of the courage it signifies.
"We wrote this book because we do not believe in failure. We believe in failing," Akindele explained. "Failure is a destination; it is a windowless prison that confines, but it does not exist unless you accept that it does. Failing, on the other hand, is about embarking on a journey of new knowledge and new beginnings."
About Dr. Akintoye Akindele, DBA, CFA
Dr. Akintoye Akindele is Chairman of Platform Capital, CEO of Duport Midstream Company Limited, CEO of Atlantic International Refineries & Petrochemicals Limited, Co-Chairman of Liquidity Club, Director of Koniku Incorporated USA, and Founder of Synergy Capital Managers. Akindele is also an investor, best-selling author, and philanthropist who is passionate about enhancing Africa's role in the global economy. He earned a doctorate in Business Administration (Finance) from the International School of Management in Paris.
Akindele serves as a faculty member at the University of Lagos Business School, lecturing on finance and entrepreneurship.
About Olakunle Soriyan
Olakunle Soriyan is a mentor and executive coach for leaders across the globe. As Chief Knowledge Officer of Kenneth Soriyan Research and Ideas LLC, his work reinvigorates leaders to embrace what sets them apart in order to maintain personal and professional relevance. He is also the CEO of AFRICA HOUSE, an organization linking investors to entrepreneurs and innovators of African descent. Beyond his work with governments, individuals, and large corporations, Soriyan is the founder of Eshirya Africa, a 501(c)(3) Exempt Non-Profit focused on mobilizing and empowering 1% of the African population (who live in Africa) as well as people of African descent everywhere to function as a movement unlimited in thought and action.
Soriyan and his family are based in Texas.
About Forbes Books
Launched in 2016 in partnership with Advantage Media Group, Forbes Books is the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes. Forbes Books offers business and thought leaders an innovative, speed-to-market, fee-based publishing model and a suite of services designed to strategically and tactically support authors and promote their expertise. For more information, visit forbesbooks.com.
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(NewsNation) — Two people who were reported missing after not coming home from a Nevada music and car show have been found dead, authorities said.
Juan Almanza Zavala, 36, and Janette Pantoja, 29 were coming home from a music and car show in Reno, Nevada, on Aug. 6, a local TV station reported. The two, who dated for years and still maintained a good relationship according to their families, were last seen driving a blue Ford Explorer.
Nevada County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a man and a woman were found after a man called 911 saying he spotted a vehicle down an embankment Wednesday night. Both bodies were found outside the car.
“Due to the nature of injuries, the male can only be tentatively identified as 36-year-old Juan Almanza Zavala,” Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook. “The female was confirmed to be 29-year-old Janette Pantoja.”
The car was not visible from the highway. Investigators had been searching rural areas nearby for the last two weeks. California Highway Patrol is conducting a vehicle accident investigation. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/missing-former-couple-found-dead-after-music-and-car-show/ | 2022-08-19T14:34:51Z |
SEATTLE, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
AMENDED SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED
SETTLEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER CLASS ACTION,
SETTLEMENT HEARING, AND RIGHT TO APPEAR
This notice is for all record holders and beneficial holders of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation ("Ameritrade") common stock at any point during the period from and including November 25, 2019, the date of the definitive merger agreement between Ameritrade and The Charles Schwab Corporation, through and including October 6, 2020, the date the Merger closed (the "Settlement Class").
Certain persons and entities are excluded from the Settlement Class by definition, as set forth in the full Amended Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Stockholder Class Action, Settlement Hearing, and Right to Appear (the "Amended Notice"), available at www.AmeritradeMergerLitigation.com. Any capitalized terms used in this Amended Summary Notice that are not otherwise defined in this Amended Summary Notice shall have the meanings given to them in the Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement, and Release dated March 25, 2022 (the "Stipulation").
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to an Order of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the "Court"), that the above-captioned stockholder class action (the "Action") is pending in the Court.
YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that (i) plaintiff Brett Hawkes ("Plaintiff"), on behalf of himself and the Settlement Class, and (ii) defendants (a) The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its affiliates TD Group US Holdings LLC ("TD Group US"), TD Bank USA, National Association ("TD Bank USA"), and TD Bank, National Association ("TD Bank N.A." and together with TD Group US and TD Bank USA, "TD Bank"); (b) Tim Hockey, Brian Levitt, Karen Maidment, Bharat Masrani, Irene Miller, Joseph Moglia, Wilbur Prezzano, and Stephen Boyle (collectively, the "Individual Defendants"); and (c) The Charles Schwab Corporation ("CSC," and together with TD Bank and the Individual Defendants, "Defendants") have entered into a proposed settlement for, among other consideration, $31,500,000 (the "Settlement"). The terms of the Settlement are stated in the Stipulation entered into between Plaintiff and Defendants dated March 25, 2022, a copy of which is available at www.AmeritradeMergerLitigation.com. If approved by the Court, the Settlement will resolve all claims in the Action.
Upon a request from the Parties, a hearing (the "Settlement Hearing") was adjourned from the originally scheduled date of July 11, 2022 to the current September 21, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. date, before The Honorable Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr., Vice Chancellor, either in person at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County, Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, 500 North King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, or by telephone or video conference (in the discretion of the Court), to, among other things: (i) determine whether the Action may be permanently maintained as a non-opt out class action and whether the Settlement Class should be certified permanently, for purposes of the Settlement, pursuant to Court of Chancery Rules 23(a), 23(b)(1) and 23(b)(2); (ii) determine whether Plaintiff may be permanently designated as representative for the Settlement Class and Plaintiff's Co-Lead Counsel as counsel for the Settlement Class, and whether Plaintiff and Plaintiff's Co-Lead Counsel have adequately represented the interests of the Settlement Class in the Action; (iii) determine whether the proposed Settlement on the terms and conditions provided for in the Stipulation is fair, reasonable, and adequate to the Settlement Class, and should be approved by the Court; (iv) determine whether the Judgment, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D to the Stipulation, should be entered dismissing the Action with prejudice as against Defendants; (v) determine whether the proposed Plan of Allocation of the Net Settlement Fund is fair and reasonable, and should therefore be approved; (vi) determine whether the application by Plaintiff's Co-Lead Counsel for an award of attorneys' fees and expenses, including Plaintiff's application for an incentive award, should be approved; (vii) hear and rule on any objections to the Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, the application by Plaintiff's Co-Lead Counsel for an award of attorneys' fees and expenses, and/or Plaintiff's application for an incentive award; and (viii) consider any other matters that may properly be brought before the Court in connection with the Settlement.
Any updates regarding the Settlement Hearing, including any changes to the date or time of the hearing or updates regarding in-person or remote appearances at the hearing, will be posted to the Settlement website, www.AmeritradeMergerLitigation.com.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, your rights will be affected by the pending Action and the Settlement, and you may be entitled to share in the Net Settlement Fund. If you have not yet received the Amended Notice, you may obtain a copy of the Amended Notice by contacting the Settlement Administrator at Ameritrade Merger Litigation, c/o JND Legal Administration, P.O. Box 91212, Seattle, WA 98111, 1-888-964-2135. A copy of the Amended Notice can also be downloaded from the Settlement website, www.AmeritradeMergerLitigation.com.
If the Settlement is approved by the Court and the Effective Date occurs, the Net Settlement Fund will be distributed on a pro rata basis to Eligible Closing Date Stockholders in accordance with the proposed Plan of Allocation stated in the Amended Notice or such other plan of allocation as is approved by the Court. Pursuant to the proposed Plan of Allocation, each Eligible Closing Date Stockholder will be eligible to receive a pro rata payment from the Net Settlement Fund equal to the product of (i) the number of shares held by the Eligible Closing Date Stockholder at the time such shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in connection with the Closing of the Merger and (ii) the "Per-Share Recovery" for the Settlement, which will be determined by dividing the total amount of the Net Settlement Fund by the total number of shares held by all of the Eligible Closing Date Stockholders at the time such shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in connection with the Closing of the Merger. As explained in further detail in the Amended Notice at paragraphs 38-43, pursuant to the Plan of Allocation, payments from the Net Settlement Fund to Eligible Closing Date Stockholders will be made in the same manner in which Eligible Closing Date Stockholders received the Merger Consideration. Eligible Closing Date Stockholders do not have to submit a claim form to receive a payment from the Settlement.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or Plaintiff's Co-Lead Counsel's application for an award attorneys' fees and expenses, including Plaintiff's application for an incentive award, must be filed with the Register in Chancery in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and delivered to Plaintiff's Co-Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel such that they are received no later than September 7, 2022, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Amended Notice.
Please do not contact the Court or the Office of the Register in Chancery regarding this Amended Summary Notice. All questions about this Amended Summary Notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to the Settlement Administrator or Plaintiff's Co-Lead Counsel.
Requests for the Amended Notice should be made to the Settlement Administrator:
Ameritrade Merger Litigation
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 91212
Seattle, WA 98111
1-888-964-2135
info@AmeritradeMergerLitigation.com
www.AmeritradeMergerLitigation.com
Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice, should be made to Plaintiff's Co-Lead Counsel:
BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF
CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
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PITTSBURGH, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) expects to issue financial results for the second quarter at approximately 6:30 a.m. (ET), Friday, July 15, 2022, as previously announced. PNC Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer William S. Demchak and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Q. Reilly will hold a conference call for investors the same day at 8 a.m. (ET).
Dial in numbers are (877) 885-9714 and (212) 231-2906 (international). The following will be accessible at www.pnc.com/investorevents: a link to the live audio webcast on the day of the conference call; presentation slides, earnings release and supplementary financial information; and a webcast replay available for 30 days. A telephone replay of the call will be available for one week at (800) 633-8284 and (402) 977-9140 (international), Conference ID 22018925.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
CONTACTS:
MEDIA:
Marcey Zwiebel
(412) 762-4550
media.relations@pnc.com
INVESTORS:
Bryan Gill
(412) 768-4143
investor.relations@pnc.com
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New MDR service uniquely combines industry-leading Cortex XDR technology with Unit 42's advanced threat intelligence and threat hunting
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The need for managed detection and response (MDR) is soaring as attack surfaces grow, cloud usage skyrockets and the cybersecurity skills gap widens. Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today introduced Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response (Unit 42 MDR) to address this need with a new service that can offer continuous 24/7 threat detection, investigation and response. This offering brings together Palo Alto Networks acclaimed Cortex XDR with Unit 42's industry-leading threat intelligence, which includes insights from incident response cases. Because Unit 42 MDR is built on Cortex XDR, it is optimized to not just prioritize alerts but also to massively reduce the number of alerts customers receive. This helps customers detect more suspicious activity than they would have otherwise.
"As cyberattacks continue to rise, many organizations are being asked to handle advanced threats with limited resources and without the right expertise. This will not lead to good results," said Wendi Whitmore, senior vice president, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. "Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 brings a unique combination of innovative cybersecurity technologies and a world-class threat intelligence team which allows us to provide customers with rapid detection and response to critical cyberthreats."
The new Unit 42 MDR service offers customers cybersecurity experts to help identify and respond to security alerts and potential threats in real time, enabling businesses to focus security operations (SecOps) personnel on other organizational security priorities. The service provides organizations with monitoring, threat hunting and response/remediation capabilities, including:
- Continuous Monitoring & Response: Security experts monitor alerts, events and indicators 24x7x365. The Unit 42 MDR team uses a mix of proprietary processes, infrastructure and enrichment to accelerate detection, response and threat hunting to help quickly stop malicious activity most likely to impact your organization.
- Proactive Threat Hunting: World-class threat hunters search environments for complex attacks using deep knowledge of XDR data sources and the latest threat intelligence from Palo Alto Networks. This helps organizations stay ahead of emerging attack campaigns, malware and vulnerabilities.
- Security Posture Optimization: Experts provide periodic health checks of an organization's posture and detailed recommendations on policy changes to help facilitate addressing risks before they become issues.
"Cyberattacks are emerging and evolving faster than ever," said Tom Osteen, CIO, Enloe Medical Center. "Intervening and addressing threats at the earliest stage is crucial. With Unit 42 MDR we have confidence that we can quickly identify and stop malicious activity to help keep our organization safe and secure."
In a recent report, IDC said, "It is not a surprise to state that organizations continue to struggle with persistent security talent shortages and the rising costs to retain these scarce security resources. Security teams with already limited resources are overwhelmed by the heavy workload and responsibility." The report also stated, "Organizations are analyzing their current risks and accelerating their security services investments to ease pressure on their teams and strengthen their overall security posture to meet the growing cyberthreats."*
About Cortex XDR:
Cortex XDR® is the world's first detection and response solution that natively integrates network, endpoint and cloud data to stop sophisticated attacks. It is designed to stop attacks with the power of AI and comprehensive data.
XDR is critical to effective security. The latest Palo Alto Networks 2022 Unit 42 Incident Response Report highlights that when a breach occurs, 44% of the cases involved a business that did not have or did not fully deploy an endpoint detection and response or XDR security solution.
Options for Cortex XDR Management:
Customers can choose to manage XDR in a number of ways. In addition to Unit 42 MDR, customers can use their own team to manage XDR or choose an XMDR Partner. Partners achieve Cortex XMDR Specialization by completing both technical and sales enablement and specialization examinations. Palo Alto Networks growing XMDR ecosystem serves customers around the world through partners who use their own particular expertise together with Cortex XDR.
About Unit 42 & Unit 42 Incident Response Services
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 brings together world-renowned threat researchers, elite incident responders and expert security consultants to create an intelligence-driven, response-ready organization that's passionate about helping proactively manage cyber risk.
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42™ has an experienced team of security consultants with backgrounds in public and private sectors who have handled some of the largest cyberattacks in history. They manage complex cyber risks and respond to advanced threats, including nation-state attacks, advanced persistent threats, or APTs and complex ransomware investigations. Unit 42 incident response experts are available 24/7 to help clients understand the nature of the attack and then quickly contain, remediate and eradicate it. They utilize a proven methodology and battle-tested tools developed from real-world experiences investigating thousands of incidents.
More Information:
More information on Unit 42 MDR and Cortex XDR 3.4 can be found in our blog or at Black Hat from August 6–11 at the Palo Alto Networks booth: #1332.
Availability:
Unit 42 MDR and Cortex XDR 3.4 are available today globally with full support.
*IDC, Worldwide and U.S. Comprehensive Security Services Forecast, 2022–2026: Steady Growth Continues Amid Global Headwinds, Doc #US48549022, July 2022
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is the world's cybersecurity leader. We innovate to outpace cyberthreats, so organizations can embrace technology with confidence. We provide next-gen cybersecurity to thousands of customers globally, across all sectors. Our best-in-class cybersecurity platforms and services are backed by industry-leading threat intelligence and strengthened by state-of-the-art automation. Whether deploying our products to enable the Zero Trust Enterprise, responding to a security incident, or partnering to deliver better security outcomes through a world-class partner ecosystem, we're committed to helping ensure each day is safer than the one before. It's what makes us the cybersecurity partner of choice.
At Palo Alto Networks, we're committed to bringing together the very best people in service of our mission, so we're also proud to be the cybersecurity workplace of choice, recognized among Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces (2021), Comparably Best Companies for Diversity (2021)and HRC Best Places for LGBTQ Equality (2022). For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks, Cortex, Unit 42, and the Palo Alto Networks logo are registered trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other trademarks, trade names, or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. Any unreleased services or features (and any services or features not generally available to customers) referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available (or are not yet generally available to customers) and may not be delivered when expected or at all. Customers who purchase Palo Alto Networks applications should make their purchase decisions based on services and features currently generally available.
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NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Yext, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of YEXT during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
CONTACT US HERE:
CLASS PERIOD: March 4, 2021 to March 8, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, among other things, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (ii) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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ROUND ROCK, Texas, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per common share, which will be payable on July 29 to shareholders of record as of July 20.
Dell began paying a quarterly cash dividend in April following board approval of a dividend policy in February of this year.
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Sensor Systems, Aerospace and Defense Science and Technology
Dr. Allan Steinhardt
Chief Scientist
AEye, Inc.
"Biomimicry is the science of exploring how natural systems operate and seeking to mimic that in engineered systems. So, when you look at how the human eye operates, it's profoundly different from a camera. The human eye looks at certain regions, it gets cued off of certain motion shapes, and then the human brain will focus more attention on areas of interest."
Sensor systems, as well as Aerospace and Defense science and technology
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allan-steinhardt-a8a738b/
Website: https://www.aeye.ai/
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Sensor Solutions that Rival Human Perception
Luis Dussan
Founder, CTO, President
AEye, Inc.
"A lot of people think perception is a software problem, but I think of it as a total system problem. Software is only one part of the system. The other part is the sensor, the delivery of the data to a perception engine, and then, of course, the perception engine itself. Understanding this is critical to building better, safer perception."
Cutting-edge sensor solutions that rival human perception
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-dussan-3704516/
Website: https://www.aeye.ai/
Media contact: Andie Davis, andie@landispr.com
Automotive Electronics and the Supply Chain
Rick Tewell
COO
AEye, Inc.
"Over the last couple of years, we've learned that for items that are hard to make and single-sourced, like semiconductors, we have to modify our process from just-in-time inventory to allow buffer time. As an operations person in the lidar industry, it's important to ask the question, 'what do we need to do to balance long-lead time items?'"
Automotive electronics and the supply chain
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricktewell/
Website: https://www.aeye.ai/
Media contact: Andie Davis, andie@landispr.com
Go-to-Market Strategies for Technology Disruptors
Steve Lambright
CMO
AEye, Inc.
"Silicon Valley is built on the idea of being disruptive: disrupting technologies, disrupting markets, disrupting established companies and business models, and finding new ways of doing things. Sometimes it is appropriate. Sometimes it's better to leverage something that's existing in order to gain greater market momentum, faster."
Go-to-market strategies for technology disruptors
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenlambright/
Website: https://www.aeye.ai/
Media contact: Andie Davis, andie@landispr.com
Automotive Technology and Business Models
Jordan Greene
Co-founder, GM of Automotive, VP of Corporate Development
AEye, Inc.
"The market is rapidly evolving toward a new era of mobility and software-driven vehicles. This change is driven by the growing prevalence of software within cars and the ability to upgrade that software to add new features and functionality over time."
Automotive Technology and business models
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-greene-17614030/
Website: https://www.aeye.ai/
Media contact: Andie Davis, andie@landispr.com
Business/Finance for High-Growth Companies
Bob Brown
CFO
AEye, Inc.
"High-growth companies require nimbleness and aggressiveness married with a structure that enables you to retain speed and quick decision-making while putting processes in place that are critical to successful growth.
Business/finance for high-growth companies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-brown-65592/
Website: https://www.aeye.ai/
Media contact: Andie Davis, andie@landispr.com
Leadership in Times of Ambiguity/Change
Blair LaCorte
CEO
AEye, Inc.
"Great leaders are adaptive. Just having the right vision very rarely gets you to the outcome you want. It's having the ability to execute that vision in a thoughtful way through the eyes of the person you're partnering or working with. Adaptive leadership requires a willingness to redefine objectives to ensure you are constantly delivering value to your partners and customers."
Leadership in times of ambiguity/change
https://www.linkedin.com/in/blair-lacorte-68084/
Website: https://www.aeye.ai/
Media contact: Andie Davis, andie@landispr.com
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ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia law enforcement agency would have the authority to initiate investigations of election crimes under the latest voting regulation approved by the Republican-controlled state Legislature after former President Donald Trump made repeated, false claims of widespread voter fraud.
Over the objections of Democrats, Republicans in the state House and Senate voted on Monday to give the Georgia Bureau of Investigation authority to start probes of alleged election wrongdoing without a request from an outside group. The alleged violation would have to be significant enough to create doubt about the outcome of an election, and the agency would have the power to issue subpoenas for election documents.
The secretary of state’s office is currently responsible for investigating alleged election violations. The GBI would provide an additional, separate layer of scrutiny.
The measure — passed on the last day of the session — still requires Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature to become law. Katie Byrd, a spokeswoman for the governor, said Tuesday that Kemp’s office was reviewing all legislation passed by the General Assembly.
Democrats and voting rights advocates said the additional authority for the GBI would intimidate voters and election workers.
“It will not only be used against your voters, but could also be used against organizations and those county election board officials or their workers,” State Rep. Jasmine Clark, a Democrat from Lilburn, said on the House floor. “Again, they already have a hard enough time getting poll workers, and now you want to sic the GBI on them. What are we doing here?”
House Speaker David Ralston, a Republican from Blue Ridge, said the GBI authority was not a partisan reaction to the 2020 election.
“It was a good government measure to be sure that we have competent, professional, thorough investigators,” Ralston said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “GBI is the best there is in the state.”
GOP officials have continued to try to satisfy the millions of voters in their party who believe Trump’s false claim that voter fraud cost him reelection in 2020. Lawmakers in Florida have also approved a police force to pursue election crimes, a proposal pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The Georgia measure comes a year after the state’s General Assembly rewrote election laws to reduce the time to request an absentee ballot, strip power from Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and severely roll back the pandemic-driven expansion of absentee ballot drop boxes. It was one of the first and highest-profile voting laws passed by Republican-controlled legislatures after Trump’s defeat.
Republicans said Georgia’s 2021 law was necessary to restore confidence in the state’s election system. Democrats decried it as an effort to block Democratic-leaning citizens from voting.
Georgia lawmakers this year also considered allowing people to inspect paper ballots after an election and imposing new chain-of-custody requirements for handling ballots, but those measures were vehemently opposed by some county election administrators and did not advance. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/georgia-lawmakers-push-through-election-probe-regulation/ | 2022-04-06T18:50:27Z |
Fed to fight inflation with fastest rate hikes in decades
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three decades to attack inflation by making it costlier to borrow — for a car, a home, a business deal, a credit card purchase — all of which will compound Americans’ financial strains and likely weaken the economy.
Yet with inflation having surged to a 40-year high, the Fed has come under extraordinary pressure to act aggressively to slow spending and curb the price spikes that are bedeviling households and companies.
After its latest rate-setting meeting ends Wednesday, the Fed will almost certainly announce that it’s raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point — the sharpest rate hike since 2000. The Fed will likely carry out another half-point rate hike at its next meeting in June and possibly at the next one after that, in July. Economists foresee still further rate hikes in the months to follow.
What’s more, the Fed is also expected to announce Wednesday that it will begin quickly shrinking its vast stockpile of Treasury and mortgage bonds beginning in June — a move that will have the effect of further tightening credit.
Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed will take these steps largely in the dark. No one knows just how high the central bank’s short-term rate must go to slow the economy and restrain inflation. Nor do the officials know how much they can reduce the Fed’s unprecedented $9 trillion balance sheet before they risk destabilizing financial markets.
“I liken it to driving in reverse while using the rear-view mirror,” said Diane Swonk, chief economist at the consulting firm Grant Thornton. “They just don’t know what obstacles they’re going to hit.”
Yet many economists think the Fed is already acting too late. Even as inflation has soared, the Fed’s benchmark rate is in a range of just 0.25% to 0.5%, a level low enough to stimulate growth. Adjusted for inflation, the Fed’s key rate — which influences many consumer and business loans — is deep in negative territory.
That’s why Powell and other Fed officials have said in recent weeks that they want to raise rates “expeditiously,” to a level that neither boosts nor restrains the economy — what economists refer to as the “neutral” rate. Policymakers consider a neutral rate to be roughly 2.4%. But no one is certain what the neutral rate is at any particular time, especially in an economy that is evolving quickly.
If, as most economists expect, the Fed this year carries out three half-point rate hikes and then follows with three quarter-point hikes, its rate would reach roughly neutral by year’s end. Those increases would amount to the fastest pace of rate hikes since 1989, noted Roberto Perli, an economist at Piper Sandler.
Even dovish Fed officials, such as Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, have endorsed that path. (Fed “doves” typically prefer keeping rates low to support hiring, while “hawks” often support higher rates to curb inflation.)
Powell said last week that once the Fed reaches its neutral rate, it may then tighten credit even further — to a level that would restrain growth — “if that turns out to be appropriate.” Financial markets are pricing in a rate as high as 3.6% by mid-2023, which would be the highest in 15 years.
Expectations for the Fed’s path have become clearer over just the past few months as inflation has intensified. That’s a sharp shift from just a few month ago: After the Fed met in January, Powell said, “It is not possible to predict with much confidence exactly what path for our policy rate is going to prove appropriate.”
Jon Steinsson, an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, thinks the Fed should provide more formal guidance, given how fast the economy is changing in the aftermath of the pandemic recession and Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has exacerbated supply shortages across the world. The Fed’s most recent formal forecast, in March, had projected seven quarter-point rate hikes this year — a pace that is already hopelessly out of date.
Steinsson, who in early January had called for a quarter-point increase at every meeting this year, said last week, “It is appropriate to do things fast to send the signal that a pretty significant amount of tightening is needed.”
One challenge the Fed faces is that the neutral rate is even more uncertain now than usual. When the Fed’s key rate reached 2.25% to 2.5% in 2018, it triggered a drop-off in home sales and financial markets fell. The Powell Fed responded by doing a U-turn: It cut rates three times in 2019. That experience suggested that the neutral rate might be lower than the Fed thinks.
But given how much prices have since spiked, thereby reducing inflation-adjusted interest rates, whatever Fed rate would actually slow growth might be far above 2.4%.
Shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet adds another uncertainty. That is particularly true given that the Fed is expected to let $95 billion of securities roll off each month as they mature. That’s nearly double the $50 billion pace it maintained before the pandemic, the last time it reduced its bond holdings.
“Turning two knobs at the same time does make it a bit more complicated,” said Ellen Gaske, lead economist at PGIM Fixed Income.
Brett Ryan, an economist at Deutsche Bank, said the balance-sheet reduction will be roughly equivalent to three quarter-point increases through next year. When added to the expected rate hikes, that would translate into about 4 percentage points of tightening through 2023. Such a dramatic step-up in borrowing costs would send the economy into recession by late next year, Deutsche Bank forecasts.
Yet Powell is counting on the robust job market and solid consumer spending to spare the U.S. such a fate. Though the economy shrank in the January-March quarter by a 1.4% annual rate, businesses and consumers increased their spending at a solid pace.
If sustained, that spending could keep the economy expanding in the coming months and perhaps beyond.
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LUGANO, Switzerland (AP) — A top U.S. diplomat on Tuesday urged allies of Ukraine to help the war-battered country meet its “immediate and urgent” needs — not only longer-term rebuilding — as scores of countries wrapped up a two-day conference aimed at helping Ukraine recover from Russia’s war, when it ends one day.
Scott Miller, the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, added a dose of urgency to the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano, at which the Ukrainian prime minister a day earlier presented a $750 billion plan to help his country both recover now — where possible — as well as in the immediate aftermath of the war and over the long term.
Many attendees pointed out that efforts were likely to take many years, and rebuilding would need to take place in several phases. Some called for support for Ukraine along the lines of the U.S. Marshall Plan for Europe after World War II — hinting of a big long-term project.
“While we recognize the importance of preparing for Ukraine’s future, all of us must also deliver on our commitments to provide Ukraine its immediate and urgent needs,” said Miller, one of many government envoys who decried Russia’s war and detailed their support for Ukraine.
Some, however, cautioned that quick fixes were unlikely.
“I really understand that we want to be ready overnight — to start tomorrow,” Swiss President Ignazio Cassis told reporters. “But we clearly declare: It is the first step of a long journey.”
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, flanked by Cassis, cautioned that his government would carefully select immediate projects for rebuilding places like schools, hospitals and other infrastructure as the war rages on because Russian forces could simply “destroy it again.”
“It will be an unfinished process,” Shmyhal said, alluding to a broader “fast recovery” in a second phase. “So we should wait for the finish of war actions, and then begin this fast recovery.”
He voiced hopes to lock down and utilize an estimated $300 billion to $500 billion in Russian-owned assets that have been frozen in many Western banks to help pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Such money could complement cash from Ukraine’s own — heavily strained —budget, as well as support from allies abroad.
“It’s very important for the civilized world to give the signal to Russia, as aggressor — and to other potential aggressors in the future — to understand that unprovoked aggression should be paid by this aggressor,” he said. “Russia should pay for this” recovery, he added.
Cassis, however, pointed to the legal complexities of such an undertaking to wrest such Russian funds, saying “the right of property is a fundamental right — is a human right.” Switzerland has frozen 6.3 billion Swiss francs (about $6.5 billion) in Russian assets, while the Swiss Bankers Association estimates 150-200 billion francs worth of total Russian-owned assets are held in Swiss financial institutions.
The Swiss leader said fundamental rights can at times be violated — as was done in some cases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — “but we have to create the legal base” for such moves first.
“You have to ensure the citizen that is protected against the power of the state,” Cassis said.
A final document dubbed as the “Lugano Declaration” laid out goals to help Ukraine build back better — which it comes to government transparency, respect for the environment, and fighting corruption that has plagued the country since it split from Russia after the end of the Soviet Union three decades ago.
Many said the European Union’s plan to take in Ukraine as a member one day could help underpin that reform process.
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Increases affordability for students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds
BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to make the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree more affordable and accessible to a wider array of students, Harvard Business School (HBS) announced today that it will provide scholarships to cover the total cost of tuition and course fees for those with the greatest financial need—approximately 10 percent of its student body. The School will also offer scholarship support to more students from middle income backgrounds, building on the approximately 50 percent of students who already receive scholarships. Both changes will benefit current and future students and are the latest in a series of steps over the past decade to reduce financial barriers to enrolling in the two-year full-time MBA Program.
"We know that talent is much more evenly distributed than opportunity," said HBS Dean Srikant Datar. "Harvard Business School should be a place where the most talented future leaders can come to realize their potential. We want to remove the financial barriers that stand in their way and alleviate the burden of debt so they can focus on becoming leaders who make a difference in the world."
Over the past several years, the School has worked to make the MBA Program more affordable for students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Recent approaches include holding the cost of tuition flat since 2019; launching the Forward Fellowship, which offers additional funding to students who provide financial support to family members while attending business school; revising the financial aid formula to factor in socioeconomic background in addition to personal income, assets, and undergraduate debt; and instituting a need-based application fee waiver.
HBS has also advanced socioeconomic inclusion by continuing to expand outreach to first generation college graduates and prospective applicants from diverse backgrounds and paths. In 2020, a student-led effort resulted in the formation of a Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force comprising students, faculty, and staff, and the launch of a First-Generation Students Club. In 2021, HBS expanded financial wellness programming, including personal financial management events and workshops for prospective and current students. Today's announcement signals the School's ongoing commitment to affordability and socioeconomic inclusion.
"We recognize that financial concerns may keep exceptional potential applicants from considering business school as an option," said Chad Losee, Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid at HBS. "Given the impact they are having in their companies and communities, that is a loss not only for them, but also for society as a whole. By funding the full cost of tuition for students with the greatest financial need, we aim to ensure that prospective students from all socioeconomic backgrounds, industries, and parts of the world have access to the HBS experience."
HBS has long granted financial aid through a need-based approach, unusual for graduate business schools, using a formula that considers pre-MBA income and assets, socioeconomic background, and undergraduate debt in determining financial need for both domestic and international students. Approximately 50 percent of students receive a need-based scholarship from HBS, with awards ranging from a few thousand dollars to more than $60,000 per year. The average annual need-based scholarship in 2021-2022 was $42,000 ($84,000 over the two years of the program). The School's annual MBA financial aid budget exceeds $45M as a result of annual gifts and more than 750 named fellowship funds from generous HBS alumni and friends committed to supporting the next generation of students at HBS.
With this additional commitment from the School, roughly 10 percent of all HBS students—those with the greatest financial need—will receive a full tuition and course fee scholarship of $76,000 for each year of the two-year program. Students will continue to be responsible for their own living expenses.
"Affordability is of paramount importance because it enables people from all backgrounds, experiences, and interests to enroll at HBS," said Matthew Weinzierl, Senior Associate Dean of the MBA Program. "Our case-based approach to teaching and learning relies heavily on exposing HBS students to a wide variety of perspectives because we're preparing them to be leaders in organizations and in a world marked by vast human difference and diversity."
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Zacatecas Silver Corp. ("Zacatecas" or the "Company", (TSXV: ZAC) (OTC: ZCTSF) (OTC Markets: 7TV) (Frankfurt: 7TV)) is pleased to report multiple silver and base metal assays from its recently completed phase one diamond drilling at El Cristo vein system. Together with the previously announced results on July 7, 2022, Zacatecas encountered significant silver-base metal mineralization within 22 out of the 28 holes drilled.
El Cristo is the NW strike extension of the prolific and well known Veta Grande vein system onto the Zacatecas Silver property, with most of this extension still untested by drilling.
Highlights:
- Drilling has outlined high-grade silver-base metal mineralization over 1.5 strike kilometres of previously undrilled vein systems across a 750-meter-wide corridor. Mineralization remains open to depth and along strike to the south-east.
- Recent El Cristo results include:
- Drilling at El Cristo mainly focused on testing previously undrilled vein systems to the south-east of the project, which are now interpreted to be the western extensions of the Veta Grande vein system.
- The Company completed 28 diamond drill holes at El Cristo for a total of 2,815 meters.
Dr. Chris Wilson, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Zacatecas comments, "The initial drill program was successful in identifying significant silver-base metal mineralization in 22 out of 28 drilled holes. Our interpretation of the results suggests that the drilled vein system is a western extension of the prolific Veta Grande vein system. Importantly, the intercepts encountered during this initial drilling show that the portion of the Veta Grande vein system identified to date on our property is robust and carries very good grade. We will be using the data from this first round of drilling at El Cristo to model an upcoming program targeting further exploration and expansion at depth and along strike."
Mineralization at El Cristo is of an intermediate sulphidation epithermal type, which crop out with a dilutional zone that is at least 3 km along strike and up to 600 m wide. Within this zone multiple, steeply dipping, northwest-southeast trending veins, which have been mined historically from at least 20 near surface shafts and multiple areas of near surface workings.
El Cristo represents the northwest strike extension of the Veta Grande vein, which has reported, but unverified, historical production of 200 Moz AgEq. The veins at El Cristo show similar characteristics to those at Veta Grande, have a similar orientation, and are part of the same sigmoidal zone of dilation.
Historically, the El Cristo vein system was only tested by 8 angled diamond drill holes which targeted veins at depths of below 100 to 200 metres. Of these six were concentrated within a 500 m strike length in the central parts of the veins.
Drill holes targeted the near surface depth extension of the larger surface workings and/or the depth extension of veins around the deeper historical shaft. The 28 holes drilled to date by the Company have been scout holes also designed to test select veins over at least 2 km of strike extension.
Zacatecas Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Zacatecas, Bryan Slusarchuk, states, "The technical team continues to execute efficiently on our silver projects. We have experienced early significant drilling success in two new areas of the property outside of the known Panuco resource with multiple good hits at both Panuco North and El Cristo.The size and scale of the project is increasing. At the same time, we are seeing multiple intersections in these areas with higher grades than described within the resource itself.
As exploration continues at the silver projects, we are systematically and efficiently advancing the Esperanza Gold Project. The next steps at Esperanza include the production of a current resource estimate and then a Preliminary Feasibility Study (PFS), both of which are underway. The team onsite at Esperanza has recently completed the necessary sampling work for the resource estimate and is awaiting assays for input into the model. At Esperanza, we are targeting the development of a low-cost, low capital intensity and low technical risk oxide gold project with significant stakeholder benefit."
Hole CRI-2022-018 encountered a broad zone of stockwork style oxide mineralization for intercepting 9 meters @158 g/t Ag Eq (149 g/t Ag, 0.05 g/t Au, 0.08% Zn and 0.05% Pb) from 17.87 meters downhole.
Hole CRI-2022-017 intercepted 2.10 m @ 204 g/t Ag Eq (200 g/t Ag, 0.03 g/t Au, 0.03% Zn and 0.01% Pb) from 47.14 meters downhole.
Hole CRI-2022-020 targeted a new vein identified via mapping, over 200 meters south of any historic drilling, intercepting 0.82 m @ 592 g/t Ag Eq (84 g/t Ag, 0.14 g/t Au, 3.7% Zn and 11.8% Pb) from 69.10 meters downhole.
Hole CRI-2022-026 targeted the northwestern strike extension of the 9.53-meter mineralised intercept encountered 50 meters to the southeast in hole CRI-2022-001. Intercepting a 3-meter-wide zone of backfill material grading 262 g/t Ag Eq (250 g/t Ag, 0.07 g/t Au, 0.1% Zn and 0.04% Pb) from 21.00 meters downhole.
Hole CRI-2022-027 targeted the southeastern strike extension of mineralisation encountered in hole CRI-2022-17 and 18. Intercepting 1.60 m @ 181 g/t Ag Eq (175 g/t Ag, 0.02 g/t Au, 0.06% Zn and 0.05% Pb) from 4.40 meters downhole
Table 1. Assay Results from Drill Program
Additional drilling is required to determine true widths as all hole intercepted veins at an oblique angle. The assays are not capped. Assumptions used in USD for the silver equivalent calculation were metal prices of $24/oz silver, $1,800/oz gold, $1.81/lb zinc, $ 0.90/lb lead and 100% recovery.
Zacatecas follows industry-recognized standards of Best Practice and Quality Assurance/Quality Control. Samples are submitted to ALS in batches of 20 — comprising 16 half cut core samples, one field blank, two certified reference material standards and one staged duplicate. Samples are sealed in plastic bags using single use tie-locks and delivered to ALS Zacatecas — thereby ensuring chain of custody. Since the ALS facility in Zacatecas is only a preparation facility, sample pulps were sent to ALS Ireland for fire assay. To date all batches have passed QAQC and blanks and CRM's were within acceptable tolerance limits. All diamond holes were drilled HQ diameter. Core recovery across all veins was better than 98%.
The contents of this news release have been reviewed and approved by Chris Wilson, B.Sc. (Hons), PhD, FAusIMM (CP), FSEG, Chief Operating Officer of Zacatecas. Dr. Wilson is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and is responsible for all technical information in this news release.
The Zacatecas silver property is located in Zacatecas state, Mexico, within the highly prospective Fresnillo silver belt, which has produced over 6.2 billion ounces of silver. The company holds 7,826 hectares (19,338 acres) of ground that is highly prospective for low-sulphidation and intermediate-sulphidation silver base metal mineralization and potentially low-sulphidation gold-dominant mineralization. On December 15, 2021, Zacatecas announced a mineral resource estimate at the Panuco deposit consisting of 2.7 million tonnes at 187 grams per tonne (g/t) silver equivalent (AgEq) (171 g/t silver (Ag) and 0.17 g/t gold (Au)) for 16.4 million ounces AgEq (15 million ounces silver and 15,000 ounces gold) (See news release dated December 14, 2021).
The property is 25 kilometres (km) southeast of MAG Silver Corp.'s Juanicipio mine and Fresnillo PLC's Fresnillo mine. The property shares common boundaries with Pan American Silver Corp. claims and El Orito, which is owned by Endeavour Silver.
Additionally, Zacatecas has recently announced a transaction to acquire the Esperanza Gold Project from Alamos Gold Inc. Esperanza is an advanced stage, attractive low-cost, low-capital-intensity and low-technical-risk growth project located in Morelos state, Mexico. Alamos has progressed the project through advanced engineering, including metallurgical work, while also focusing on stakeholder engagement, including building community relations.
To date, significant core and reverse circulation drilling has occurred at the Esperanza gold project, resulting in a total of 389 drill holes for 69,716 metres. Four targets adjacent to or close to the historical resource were identified to potentially expand the historical resource. The project also hosts seven regional exploration targets, largely untested, that also merit drill testing.
Alamos reported in its most recent annual information form a resource estimate of a measured and indicated resource of 34,352,000 tonnes at 0.98 g/t gold and 8.09 g/t silver for 1,083,366 ounces of gold and 8,936,201 ounces of silver and inferred resource of 718,000 tonnes at 0.80 g/t gold and 15.04 g/t silver for 18,375 ounces of gold and 347,192 ounces of silver. The Company considers this to be an historical resource for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. Resource blocks were defined using with dimensions of 10 metres (m) by 10 m by five m. The estimation of grades was performed with the ordinary kriging method on capped composites. An added step in the estimation strategy was the utilization of the dynamic anisotropy technique in Vulcan's unfolding options. This added capability allows for a more realistic outcome of the estimated grade's spatial distribution as it follows the folded shape of the deposit. Assumptions used in the resource include the following metal prices: gold price of $1,400 (U.S.) per ounce (oz) and silver price of $22 (U.S.) per oz. The resource assumed the following economic assumptions: recovery of 60.4 per cent at 0.2 g/t to 71.9 per cent at 1.6 g/t for gold, 25 per cent for silver, $2.60-per-tonne mining costs, 64-cents-per-tonne general and administrative costs, $4.20-per-tonne milling costs and a pit slope of 45 degrees. The Company considers the resource relevant due to its identification and modelling of the Esperanza deposit.
The Company has not done sufficient work to classify the resource as a current mineral resource or mineral reserves and the Company is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. Although the resource estimate is considered reliable, the Company will resample a portion of the drill core for the purpose of carrying out a new resource estimate. Furthermore, additional data verification, including resurveying of select diamond drill holes collars; review of graphic drill core logs, comparison of these logs with remaining half-cut core and a cross check of select geological logs agonist database entries; and a check of original assay certificates against the assays and drill hole database.
On behalf of the Company
Bryan Slusarchuk
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. Zacatecas cautions that all forward looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by many material factors, many of which are beyond their respective control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to Zacatecas' limited operating history, its proposed exploration and development activities on is Zacatecas Properties and the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, Zacatecas does not undertake to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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LONDON, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Minesoft, a leading global patent search solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Spencer Slaine as President of North America for Minesoft and as a member of the Global Senior Executive Team.
Spencer is an accomplished IP professional and executive who has worked in various roles at several IP service and software organizations over the last seven years. He brings a wealth of IP knowledge and business development expertise to the Minesoft leadership team.
Spencer previously worked for Ipan GmbH, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company, where he supported the launch of the company domestically. He then served as Head of Sales for North America for Ipan/Delegate Group, driving significant growth before their acquisition by CPA Global, where he served as a Vice President of Strategic Accounts. Following CPA Global's acquisition by Clarivate, Spencer was a Director of Product Sales where he worked with industry leading companies to help develop their innovation strategies.
In his new role, Spencer will lead the further expansion of Minesoft's North American footprint working alongside industry veteran, Tim Campbell, Executive Vice President of Minesoft. Spencer will oversee customer success, sales, and marketing, focusing primarily on new business growth and strategy in North America.
"For over 25 years, Minesoft has been successfully providing mission-critical and best-in-class intellectual properly research and analytics solutions to corporations and law firms around the world. I'm extremely excited about the opportunity to work for such a highly regarded and long-standing organization and to support their goals of continued growth and expansion in the U.S. marketplace. Our top priority is and has always been putting the customer first and supporting their innovation workflow and lifecycle," said Spencer Slaine, President, North America, Minesoft.
"Minesoft, backed by Warburg Pincus and MLM 2, is expanding and on the look-out for top IP professionals to help our new phase of expansion and growth. We are thrilled to be joined by Spencer Slaine, whose expertise and commitment is exactly the combination we are looking for to join the senior executive team. We look forward to further strengthening the existing Minesoft team across the world," said Ann Chapman Daniel, Co-Founder, Minesoft.
About Minesoft
Founded in 1996 to develop databases and software solutions for the Information industry, Minesoft specializes in tools and services for retrieving, storing, and distributing patent information throughout the enterprise. Minesoft develops web-based patent search and software solutions offering searchable databases, competitive intelligence tracking, patent analytics and customized corporate knowledge management. Minesoft's clients include Fortune 500/FTSE 100 type companies around the world, national IP Offices, IP Legal and Patent Attorney firms.
Press contact: Caitlin Kavanagh (caitlin@minesoft.com)
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Former Wirehouse Advisory Groups Go Independent, Move $525MM to Hybrid B/D
ATLANTA, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Two fast-growing, successful wealth management firms overseeing a combined $525MM in assets have moved to hybrid independent broker/dealer Arkadios Capital.
Led by Marlene Dattilo and Mark Wilson, Keystone Capital has grown to more than $325MM in affiliated assets over the last eight years by delivering a highly personalized approach to each client and tailoring portfolios to each client's needs.
"As our business has grown, our clients' needs have expanded," said Dattilo. "In Arkadios Capital, we found a partner focused first and foremost on personalized service that offered a team of experts and a broad menu of investment solutions. The team exceeded our expectations during our due diligence process."
Monarch Capital Advisors represents approximately 150 high-net-worth households. Robert Warnock and Teddy Roberts founded the Atlanta, Ga.-based firm with three advisors advising on more than $200MM in assets.
"We got to know the Arkadios team very well during our due diligence and built a strong rapport and trust with their independent platform," said Warnock. "They helped us navigate the different steps and needs of establishing our independent firm from technology and office space to human resources."
Monarch Capital was previously affiliated with Wells Fargo Advisors. Keystone Capital was previously affiliated with Mass Mutual Life Investors Services, LLC.
Wealth advisor David Millican founded Arkadios Capital after a successful 20-year career growing an independent wealth advisory firm. He became frustrated with the ongoing consolidation in the broker/dealer channel, which resulted in a one-size-fits-all model.
Arkadios Capital is entrepreneurial, with an experienced team focused on helping fellow entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
They have received numerous national honors, including being named among the top independent broker/dealers by both Financial Planning and Financial Advisor magazines. The Association for Corporate Growth, ACG, named them one of the fastest growing companies in Georgia.
"We are excited to partner with Monarch and Keystone, who are building their businesses through personalized service and relationships, a model similar to Arkadios," said Millican. "We look forward to helping them grow those relationships while providing their teams broader and more meaningful solutions."
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Quantum computing breakthroughs and solutions are explored via presentations, workshops, tutorials, panels, keynotes, and exhibitions
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE22), today unveils its action-packed 2022 conference program for the upcoming five-day event taking place 18 - 23 September 2022, live at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado, and virtually. Bridging the gap between the science of quantum computing and the development of the industry behind it, attendees at IEEE Quantum Week will experience a dynamic program set to deliver cutting-edge developments in quantum research, practice, applications, education, and training.
Registration is open for IEEE Quantum Week at https://web.cvent.com/event/41315fca-fab0-4847-8bcd-ca0e07d2c849/summary.
The third annual IEEE Quantum Week will deliver five dynamic days of programming that includes 9 world-class keynote speakers, over 23 exciting exhibits, 25 workforce-building tutorials, 16 community-building workshops, 70+ technical paper presentations, 60 innovative posters, 13 stimulating panels, and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions.
"IEEE Quantum Week is a unique gathering for a broad and diverse community of researchers, developers, end users, and learners, spanning academia, industry, and government to bridge the gap between theory and practice," said Greg Byrd, QCE22 general chair. "We're thrilled to provide a space where partnerships can be forged, ultimately leading to quantum-based solutions to the most challenging problems. All are welcome to learn, contribute, and lead in this dynamic, exciting world of quantum computing and engineering."
IEEE Quantum Week 2022's keynote speakers are:
- Chris Monroe — Co-founder and Chief Scientist, IonQ, and Gilhuly Family Presidential Distinguished Professor, Duke University
- Stephanie Wehner — Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Professor in Quantum Information, TU Delft
- Mercedes Gimeno-Segovia — VP of System Architecture, PsiQuantum
- Fred Chong — Seymour Goodman Professor, University of Chicago, and Chief Scientist for Software, ColdQuanta
- Ilyas Khan — Founder, Cambridge Quantum, and CEO, Quantinuum
- Anna Grasselino — Senior Scientist, Fermilab
- Katie Pizzolato — Director, IBM Quantum Strategy and Applications Research
- Michael J. Biercuk — CEO and Founder, Q-CTRL, and professor of quantum physics and technology, University of Sydney
- Wim van Dam — Principal Researcher, Microsoft Quantum Systems group
Visit IEEE Quantum Week to download the conference program, see the full list of speakers and abstracts, and view all event news including sponsors and exhibitors.
Register here to be a part of IEEE Quantum Week 2022.
The IEEE Quantum Week 2022 Registration Package includes virtual access to IEEE Quantum Week as well as on-demand access to all recorded events until 30 November 2022. The IEEE Quantum Week schedule will take place during Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
IEEE Quantum Week 2022 is co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Council of Superconductivity, IEEE Future Directions Quantum Initiative, IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, IEEE Electronics Packaging Society, IEEE Signal Processing Society, IEEE Electron Device Society, and IEEE Consumer Technology Society.
About the IEEE Computer Society
The IEEE Computer Society is the world's home for computer science, engineering, and technology. A global leader in providing access to computer science research, analysis, and information, the IEEE Computer Society offers a comprehensive array of unmatched products, services, and opportunities for individuals at all stages of their professional careers. Known as the premier organization that empowers the people who drive technology, the IEEE Computer Society offers international conferences, peer-reviewed publications, a unique digital library, and training programs.
About the Technical Council on Software Engineering
The IEEE Computer Society Technical Community on Software Engineering (TCSE) encourages the application of engineering methods and principles to the development of computer software and works to increase professional knowledge of techniques, tools, and empirical data to improve software quality. TCSE cosponsors conferences, including the International Conference on Software Engineering, and several informal workshops every year.
About the IEEE Communications Society
The IEEE Communications Society promotes technological innovation and fosters the creation and sharing of information among the global technical community. The Society provides services to members for their technical and professional advancement and forums for technical exchanges among professionals in academia, industry, and public institutions.
About the IEEE Council on Superconductivity
The IEEE Council on Superconductivity and its activities and programs cover the science and technology of superconductors and their applications, including materials and their applications for electronics, magnetics, and power systems, where the superconductor properties are central to the application.
About the IEEE Electron Device Society
The IEEE Electron Device Society (EDS) fosters the professional growth of its members by satisfying their need for easy access to and exchange of technical information, publishing, education, and recognition, enhancing public visibility in the field of electron devices. The EDS field of interest includes all electron- and ion-based devices, in their classical or quantum states, using environments and materials in their lowest to highest conducting phase, in simple or engineered assembly, interacting with and delivering photo-electronic, electro-magnetic, electromechanical, electro-thermal, and bio-electronic signals.
About the IEEE Electronics Packaging Society
The IEEE Electronics Packaging Society is the leading international forum for scientists and engineers engaged in the research, design, and development of revolutionary advances in microsystems packaging and manufacturing.
About the IEEE Future Directions Quantum Initiative
IEEE Quantum is an IEEE Future Directions initiative launched in 2019 that serves as IEEE's leading community for all projects and activities on quantum technologies. IEEE Quantum is supported by leadership and representation across IEEE Societies and OUs. The initiative addresses the current landscape of quantum technologies, identifies challenges and opportunities, leverages and collaborates with existing initiatives, and engages the quantum community at large.
About the IEEE Photonics Society
The IEEE Photonics Society forms the hub of a vibrant technical community of more than 100,000 professionals dedicated to transforming breakthroughs in quantum physics into devices, systems, and products to revolutionize our daily lives. From ubiquitous and inexpensive global communications via fiber optics to lasers for medical and other applications, to flat-screen displays, to photovoltaic devices for solar energy, to LEDs for energy-efficient illumination, there are myriad examples of the Society's impact on the world around us.
About the IEEE Signal Processing Society
The IEEE Signal Processing Society is an international organization whose purpose is to advance and disseminate state-of-the-art scientific information and resources, educate the signal processing community, and provide a venue for people to interact and exchange ideas. The Signal Processing Society is a dynamic organization that is the preeminent source of signal processing information and resources to a global community.
About the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society
The IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society encompasses the management sciences and practices required for defining, implementing, and managing engineering and technology. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to, technology policy development, assessment, and transfer; research; product design and development; manufacturing operations; innovation and entrepreneurship; program and project management; strategy; education and training; organizational development and human behavior; and transitioning to management.
About the IEEE Consumer Technology Society
The IEEE Consumer Technology Society is an organization within the IEEE that strives for the advancement of the theory and practice of electronic engineering and of the allied arts and sciences with respect to the field of consumer electronics and the maintenance of high professional standing among its members. The Society has long been the premier technical association in the consumer electronics Industry. The Society is truly international; its publications and presentations are authored by researchers from countries throughout the world.
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The Winmate M140TG Rugged Extreme is the most potent 14-inch fully rugged tablet available
TAIPEI, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Winmate, a rugged computing industry leader, announced its new M140TG 14-inch extreme rugged tablet designed to provide field users mobility and connectivity needed to help them stay productive.
Winmate's M140TG extreme Rugged tablet can be configured to individual user needs. The device can be outfitted with the latest 11th Intel Core Processors boasting up to 2TB of high performance and reliable PCIe solid-state drives. The new rugged tablet is also IP-65 rated for protection against dust, dirt, and water. The M140TG Rugged extreme tablet has been drop tested from 4ft and has been built to withstand -20 to 60 Fahrenheit temperatures. For those in need of extended battery life, Winmate offers an optional dual hot-swappable battery architecture and an on-the-go charging ecosystem for uninterrupted operation.
Land survey
Winmate's M140TG extreme rugged tablet can be used in multiple industries, whether the user is mapping property boundaries, designing and laying out subdivisions, or taking precision measurements of angles and elevation. M140TG is the ideal product for collecting land survey data. Increase users' efficiency and productivity while improving the land around them by relying on it for all their land surveying needs.
Vibrant display
The M140TG's 14" 1920 x 1080 wide viewing angle LED Panel gives users a big-screen experience; powerful speakers deliver a crisp, clear sound that brings the picture for data collection. Winmate's M140TG extreme rugged tablet and handhelds are used in various geospatial applications, including land surveys, construction survey, and forensics mapping. Winmate's geospatial customers depend on its rugged tablets to be the ideal tools for mapping, surveying, and GIS data collection applications. Thanks to the ultra-rugged construction, massive battery capacity, sunlight viewable, and expandable, customizable solutions. It is built from the inside out and includes various features designed to help users collect accurate GIS data efficiently in harsh outdoor and industrial conditions.
Certified as SOTI MobiControl ready
With more than 10,000 enterprise deployments and millions of devices managed globally, SOTI's MobiControl is the most trusted MDM management solution. It offers many features, including web filtering, real-time antivirus and malware protection, telecom expense management and secure content library, and support for devices running on Windows and Android.
The Winmate M140TG with SOTI MobiControl will particularly benefit users in the utility, transport and logistics, emergency services, and military sectors, allowing them to update devices and receive support remotely in the field. With SOTI's MobiControl, corporate IT managers or individuals can access/ control/ track/ manage all enterprise-owned M140TG units over-the-air to give remote monitoring and support anytime, anywhere. By pairing the M140TG Rugged Windows Tablet with SOTI Mobicontrol, enterprises can increase business efficiencies by keeping them updated and reducing the cost, complexity, and downtime of business-critical mobility.
CEO of Winmate Inc., Ken Lu, explained why the company's new rugged tablet is the perfect fit for field workers as well as first responders, saying: "Winmate Rugged customers often operate in the most challenging, unpredictable environments out there, and constant access to their data can be vital to their roles. Winmate new M140TG Rugged Extreme tablet offers the latest processors and several connectivity options in a compact, light device, perfect for those in the field. The M140TG with an ultra-large display delivers a premium experience. It is specially created for mobile workforces, combining ruggedness, functionality, and portability to create a reliable yet versatile tablet that matches various challenges and situations."
Availability
Winmate new M140TG rugged laptop is now available for order. Please get in touch with Winmate's sales team at sales@winmate.com.tw or NASales@winmate.com.tw (for the North America region).
ABOUT WINMATE
For more than 25 years, Winmate Inc. has been the global leader in developing advanced rugged, mobile technologies for industries operating in the most challenging environments. These include warehouse/ logistics, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Automotive Industry, Marine, Military, Food & Chemical Industry, and Industry Automation. As one of the first companies to start manufacturing industrial displays and touch screen devices, the company has continued to refine its signature 'rugged' technology and engineering expertise to create high-performance products. All Winmate devices are designed, manufactured, and tested to the highest standards to ensure maximum quality and reliability. For over a decade, government and enterprise customers have been committed to engineering and service excellence. Winmate products have been widely adopted by the government and enterprise customers, including oil and gas, utilities, field service, military, and public safety. For more information, visit www.winmate.com.
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Kevin Gregoire Appointed Chief Operating Officer, David Benjamin Appointed Chief Commercial Officer and Tom Davidson Appointed Executive Vice President of Corporations
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, today announced strategic organizational updates to its executive leadership team. Kevin Gregoire has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, David Benjamin has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer and Tom Davidson has been appointed Executive Vice President of Corporations, all effective immediately. These changes will enable the company to place increased emphasis on product and technology innovation, customer focus and sales productivity.
"I am confident these updates to our leadership team will help to streamline our business, increase operational efficiency and advance our goal of becoming even more customer centric," said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. "We believe that these dedicated and talented leaders will be able to make an even greater impact for our customers and our company with this new structure."
Kevin Gregoire will transition to the new role of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and will continue to report to CEO Mike Gianoni. Gregoire will oversee product management and innovation, information technology and cybersecurity, as well as customer success and retention. Bringing each of these functions under one leader will ensure consistency in Blackbaud's approach to customer experience.
Gregoire joined Blackbaud in 2018, bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in the technology industry after his service in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In just over four years at Blackbaud, Gregoire has demonstrated significant impact, growing the company's payments business and increasing sales productivity. He has also overseen the company's transformation of its customer success team and the formation of a strategic customer retention team, both of which have been critical to delivering an improved experience for customers.
David Benjamin will transition to the new role of Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, and will continue to report to CEO Mike Gianoni. Benjamin will continue to oversee the International Markets Group, including oversight of JustGiving, in addition to now managing the U.S. Market Group. This change will further streamline and simplify the company's go-to-market efforts to help maximize outcomes as a global company.
Prior to joining Blackbaud in 2018, Benjamin spent two decades leading sales and commercial teams in multiple regions around the world. At Blackbaud, he has transformed the performance of international markets, growing sales bookings annually and improving retention.
Tom Davidson will transition to the role of Executive Vice President of Corporations, to further align the power of the EVERFI® and YourCause® businesses. He will continue to report to CEO Mike Gianoni. A 20-year pioneer in the education technology and impact space, Davidson raised more than $250 million in venture capital from the world's leading institutions and tech giants to build the first technology-enabled financial education network in EVERFI.
Davidson's success in growing EVERFI from a startup to a global organization serving more than 2,000 customers—including many Fortune 500 corporations and financial institutions—speaks to his ability to partner with corporations in managing their corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Davidson's deep understanding of the corporation space makes him well suited to work closely with the YourCause team to serve corporate customers.
Learn more about Blackbaud's full executive leadership team here.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world's leading cloud software company powering social good. Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, higher education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organizations, faith communities, arts and cultural organizations, foundations, companies and individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase their impact through cloud software, services, expertise and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG), school management, ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing and analytics. Serving the industry for more than four decades, Blackbaud is a remote-first company headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, with operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding expected benefits of products and product features. Although Blackbaud attempts to be accurate in making these forward-looking statements, it is possible that future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based. In addition, other important factors that could cause results to differ materially include the following: general economic risks; uncertainty regarding increased business and renewals from existing customers; continued success in sales growth; management of integration of acquired companies and other risks associated with acquisitions; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks associated with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles, particularly in larger organization; technological changes that make our products and services less competitive; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in the SEC filings for Blackbaud, copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or upon request from Blackbaud's investor relations department. All Blackbaud product names appearing herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blackbaud, Inc.
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The General Assembly gave final passage to a $30.2 billion state budget on the final day of the 2022 legislation session that provides pay raises to state employees and Georgia teachers.
ATLANTA -- The General Assembly gave final passage to a $30.2 billion state budget on the final day of the 2022 legislation session that provides pay raises to state employees and Georgia teachers.
During the final hour of this year's session, the Georgia House of Representative passed the Fiscal 2023 spending plan 160-5. The state Senate had passed the budget unanimously earlier in the day.
The budget, which takes effect July 1, will increase salaries for most state employees by $5,000 and gives state retirees their first cost-of-living adjustment in 14 years. Targeted raises will go to correctional officers in the adult and juvenile prison systems to try to stem huge turnover rates.
Teachers, who saw a $3,000 raise in 2019, will get another $2,000, fulfilling a pledge Gov. Brian Kemp made on the campaign trail four years ago to raise teacher pay by $5,000.
With state coffers flush with robust tax revenues coming out of the pandemic, the budget increases spending by 10.8% over the budget the General Assembly adopted last spring. It includes an $11.8 billion investment in K-12 education, the largest in the state's history.
The spending plan also eliminates the institutional fees the University System of Georgia began charging students during the Great Recession and increases Medicaid coverage for low-income mothers in Georgia to a full year following the birth of their children, up from the current six months.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery injected a word of warning when he presented the budget on the Senate floor. While strong state tax collections have given lawmakers leeway for the additional spending, there are signs of trouble for the economy, said Tillery, R-Vidalia.
"The storm clouds are on the horizon," he said. "We need to know that and be honest with our constituents as we approach the next 12 months."
The budget now heads to Kemp's desk for his signature.
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) today reported results for the company's fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Summary
- Consolidated fourth quarter net sales increased 17.3% to a record $452.4 million. Retail segment net sales grew 8.8% in the quarter to $233.1 million while Foodservice segment net sales advanced 28.1% to $219.3 million.
- Consolidated gross profit improved 1.8% to a fourth quarter record $98.4 million.
- Consolidated gross profit margin was 21.8%, down 330 basis points versus last year's fourth quarter, but improved 480 basis points from this year's fiscal third quarter.
- Consolidated fourth quarter operating income declined $7.2 million to $33.7 million, including the unfavorable impact of $10.5 million in restructuring and impairment charges.
- Fourth quarter net income was $1.06 per diluted share versus $1.15 per diluted share last year. The restructuring and impairment charges reduced net income by $0.29 per diluted share.
CEO David A. Ciesinski commented, "We were pleased to report record fourth quarter sales and gross profit despite the difficult operating environment. I am also glad to share that the implementation phase of our ERP initiative, Project Ascent, which commenced July 1, is off to a great start with no notable concerns. Customer fulfillment levels remained strong before and after the system cutover with no unplanned disruptions in receiving orders, producing products or shipping orders. I extend my sincere thanks to all our associates here at Lancaster Colony for the tremendous effort they put forth to reach this important Project Ascent milestone, and for their ongoing support of this critical initiative to position our business for continued growth and success."
"In both our Retail and Foodservice segments, fourth quarter net sales benefited from continued pricing actions taken to offset inflationary costs and incremental sales attributed to advance ordering by our customers near the end of the quarter ahead of our ERP go-live. Excluding the impact of the pricing and advance ordering, Retail segment sales volumes benefited from higher demand for our frozen garlic bread and frozen dinner rolls along with volume gains for Olive Garden® dressings. In the Foodservice segment, also excluding the impact of the pricing and advance ordering, sales volumes were driven by growth from select customers in our mix of national chain restaurant accounts and higher demand for our branded products."
"In our fiscal fourth quarter, we continued to experience extraordinary inflation for raw materials, packaging and freight at levels similar to those we endured in our fiscal third quarter. Through the benefit of our ongoing pricing actions, we made good progress in reducing the gap between our price levels and the inflationary costs as indicated by the sequential improvement in our reported gross profit margin, an increase of 480 basis points from our fiscal third to fourth quarter."
"Looking ahead to fiscal 2023, our Retail sales will benefit from another round of pricing on our dressing and sauce products that took effect in early August. We expect continued growth from our licensing program behind new items, but Retail sales volumes will also face offsets from consumer demand elasticity and the ongoing impact of fiscal 2022 rationalization initiatives for some of our low-margin products. In Foodservice, we expect sales volumes to be led by growth from select quick-service restaurant customers in our mix of national chain restaurant accounts while the external factors of a slowing economy and changes in consumer sentiment may dampen demand."
"It is important to note that our fiscal 2023 first quarter sales will be unfavorably impacted by the advance ordering that occurred in our fiscal fourth quarter as mentioned above. In addition, we are currently forecasting a notable increase in our commodity costs in the coming year versus fiscal 2022 and higher costs for other items such as packaging, labor and freight to pose a headwind to our financial results. To help mitigate these rising costs, beyond the pricing actions taken in fiscal 2022, we recently implemented the aforementioned round of pricing for dressings and sauces in our Retail segment while our Foodservice segment will continue to realize offsets to increased commodity and freight costs through contractual-based inflationary pricing. Our cost savings programs and other net price realization efforts will also help to offset the unfavorable impacts of inflation in the year ahead. Finally, the implementation phase for Project Ascent will continue throughout fiscal 2023 as we integrate additional plants and warehouses into our new ERP network."
Fourth Quarter Results
Consolidated net sales increased 17.3% to a fourth quarter record $452.4 million. Advance customer orders ahead of our ERP go-live accounted for an estimated $25 million in incremental net sales in the fourth quarter, of which approximately $11 million was Retail and the remaining $14 million Foodservice. Retail segment net sales grew 8.8% to $233.1 million, including the benefits of pricing and advance customer orders. Retail segment sales volumes, measured in pounds shipped, decreased 2% including the favorable impact of the advance ordering and the unfavorable impact of some planned product line rationalizations, and compares to a notable volume increase of 9% in the prior year. Excluding the advance ordering and product line rationalizations, Retail segment sales volumes declined 1%. In the Foodservice segment, net sales increased 28.1% to $219.3 million. Foodservice sales volumes, measured in pounds shipped, increased 2% including the benefit of the advance ordering. Excluding the favorable impact of advance ordering, Foodservice sales volumes declined 4% as influenced by our decision to discontinue certain lower-margin product offerings and a comparison to strong growth last year. In the prior-year quarter, Foodservice sales volumes were up a significant 29%.
Consolidated gross profit increased 1.8% to a fourth quarter record $98.4 million. Gross profit benefited from the pricing actions implemented throughout the year, including the action taken for our Retail frozen bread products midway through the fourth quarter. The increase in gross profit also reflects an estimated $5 million benefit from the approximately $25 million in incremental sales attributed to the advance customer orders ahead of our ERP go-live. While our gross profit margin showed sequential improvement from the fiscal third quarter, compared to last year our fiscal fourth quarter gross profit margin declined 330 basis points. Notable contributors to the gross margin decline include the inherent margin dilution with a dollar-for-dollar match between pricing and cost of sales inflation, along with the ongoing unfavorable impacts of significantly higher commodity and packaging costs; higher freight and warehousing costs; increased labor costs; increased costs to service the shifting demands of our business; and overall lower productivity.
SG&A expenses decreased $1.6 million to $54.2 million, due in part to a lower level of consumer spending compared to the prior year. Expenditures for Project Ascent totaled $11.0 million in the current-year quarter versus $10.3 million last year.
The restructuring and impairment charges of $10.5 million include the unfavorable impact of a noncash $8.8 million impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of the tradename intangible asset of Angelic Bakehouse, Inc. This impairment charge is reflected in the Retail segment.
Consolidated operating income declined $7.2 million to $33.7 million as the $1.7 million increase in gross profit and $1.6 million reduction in SG&A expenses were more than offset by the $10.5 million in restructuring and impairment charges. The incremental sales attributed to advance customer orders ahead of our ERP go-live added an estimated $5 million to consolidated operating income.
Net income decreased $2.7 million to $29.0 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, versus $31.7 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, last year. The restructuring and impairment charges reduced net income by $8.1 million, or $0.29 per diluted share. Expenditures for Project Ascent reduced net income by $8.4 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the current-year quarter compared to $7.9 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Net income and earnings per diluted share in the current-year quarter also reflect the benefit of a lower tax rate due to the impact of nonrecurring favorable state tax adjustments.
Fiscal Year Results
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, net sales increased 14.3% to $1.7 billion compared to $1.5 billion a year ago. Net income for the fiscal year totaled $89.6 million, or $3.25 per diluted share, versus the prior-year amount of $142.3 million, or $5.16 per diluted share. In fiscal 2022, expenditures for Project Ascent decreased net income by $30.1 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, restructuring and impairment charges reduced net income by $26.9 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, and changes in contingent consideration increased net income by $2.7 million, or $0.10 per diluted share. In fiscal 2021, expenditures for Project Ascent decreased net income by $28.9 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, impairment charges reduced net income by $0.9 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, and changes in contingent consideration increased net income by $4.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share.
Conference Call on the Web
The company's fourth quarter and fiscal year-end conference call is scheduled for this morning, August 25, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Access to a live webcast of the call is available through a link on the company's Internet home page at www.lancastercolony.com. A replay of the webcast will also be made available on the company's website.
About the Company
Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels.
Forward-Looking Statements
We desire to take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA"). This news release contains various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the PSLRA and other applicable securities laws. Such statements can be identified by the use of the forward-looking words "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "believe," "intend," "plan," "expect," "hope" or similar words. These statements discuss future expectations; contain projections regarding future developments, operations or financial conditions; or state other forward-looking information. Such statements are based upon assumptions and assessments made by us in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments; and other factors we believe to be appropriate. These forward-looking statements involve various important risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control and could be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Some of the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include:
- inflationary pressures resulting in higher input costs;
- efficiencies in plant operations and our overall supply chain network;
- adverse changes in freight, energy or other costs of producing, distributing or transporting our products;
- significant shifts in consumer demand and disruptions to our employees, communities, customers, supply chains, production planning, operations, and production processes resulting from the impacts of COVID-19 and other epidemics, pandemics or similar widespread public health concerns and disease outbreaks;
- the reaction of customers or consumers to pricing actions we take to offset inflationary costs;
- fluctuations in the cost and availability of ingredients and packaging;
- dependence on contract manufacturers, distributors and freight transporters, including their operational capacity and financial strength in continuing to support our business;
- the impact of customer store brands on our branded retail volumes;
- capacity constraints that may affect our ability to meet demand or may increase our costs;
- adequate supply of labor for our manufacturing facilities;
- cyber-security incidents, information technology disruptions, and data breaches;
- complexities related to the implementation of our new enterprise resource planning system;
- geopolitical events, such as Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine, that could create unforeseen business disruptions and impact the cost or availability of raw materials and energy;
- the potential for loss of larger programs, including licensing agreements, or key customer relationships;
- changes in demand for our products, which may result from loss of brand reputation or customer goodwill;
- price and product competition;
- the possible occurrence of product recalls or other defective or mislabeled product costs;
- the success and cost of new product development efforts;
- the lack of market acceptance of new products;
- the extent to which recent and future business acquisitions are completed and acceptably integrated;
- the ability to successfully grow recently acquired businesses;
- dependence on key personnel and changes in key personnel;
- the effect of consolidation of customers within key market channels;
- maintenance of competitive position with respect to other manufacturers;
- stability of labor relations;
- changes in estimates in critical accounting judgments;
- the impact of any regulatory matters affecting our food business, including any required labeling changes and their impact on consumer demand;
- the outcome of any litigation or arbitration;
- the impact of fluctuations in our pension plan asset values on funding levels, contributions required and benefit costs; and
- risks related to other factors described under "Risk Factors" in other reports and statements filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (available at www.sec.gov).
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on statements that are based on current expectations.
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Struggling factories and booming airlines put Fed in a bind
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business
How should policymakers react when two core parts of the economy are headed in different directions?
That’s the question facing the Federal Reserve and its international counterparts as they race to contain surging inflation.
On one hand, spending on services like flights is booming as people in the United States and Europe take advantage of eased coronavirus restrictions.
“Demand is stronger than I’ve ever seen in my career, and that’s even before business travel fully recovers,” United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told analysts on Thursday. Shares of United rallied more than 9% after it reported earnings.
Yet manufacturing is under pressure as the war in Ukraine pushes up the price of energy and key components and continues to scramble global shipping.
Alcoa saw its shares sink 17% on Thursday after it warned that supply chain disruptions could hurt demand, even as prices for aluminum remain high.
Supply chain problems “existed prior to the war in Ukraine, but that war has exacerbated them,” Alcoa CEO Roy Harvey said Wednesday, pointing to the worsening situation for carmakers. “It’s also creating some knock-on impacts that are happening around whether the economy continues to grow as it did.”
More evidence: The Purchasing Managers’ Index for the 19 countries that use the euro, which published Friday, revealed that activity in the services sector was at an eight-month high, while manufacturing output hit a 22-month low.
“April saw a two-speed eurozone economy,” said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global.
He noted that manufacturing “came close to stalling due to ongoing supply constraints, rising prices and signs of spending being hit by risk aversion due to the war,” while there was a “record surge in spending on activities such as travel and recreation.”
In the United States, manufacturing looked strong in March, but appears to be softening. A survey of local manufacturers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released this week showed that growth continued in April but at a slower pace.
How to respond: This data presents another huge challenge for central banks as they pull back support for the economy and try to put a lid on the highest inflation in decades.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde want to respond aggressively enough to stop the run-up in prices, but they don’t want to be so tough that they trigger a recession. When parts of the economy diverge, that job is made even more difficult.
Powell, for now, is only sounding more hawkish. He said Thursday that an interest rate hike of half a percentage point in May “will be on the table.” Usually, the central bank hikes rates by a quarter of a percentage point.
Lagarde, meanwhile, said Thursday that the ECB continues to monitor the economic data, though she did not rule out an interest rate increase in July.
“What makes the job challenging is that you need to navigate between keeping inflation under control … but we also need to make sure that, you know, there is financial stability [and] there is support to the economy,” Lagarde told CNN’s Richard Quest.
Musk lines up $46.5 billion in financing for Twitter bid
There were questions about whether Elon Musk would be able to pool together enough money to finance his bid to take Twitter private. No longer.
The latest: The Tesla CEO said Thursday that he’d lined up commitments worth $46.5 billion for a Twitter deal, using a combination of debt and cash.
Although he’s the richest person in the world, much of Musk’s wealth is tied up in Tesla stock. It was thought that it might be difficult for him to raise debt against those shares given their historic volatility.
So where’s the money coming from?
Musk said Morgan Stanley and other lenders had committed to putting up more than $25 billion in debt, using his Tesla stock as collateral for part of it.
Musk is then expected to cough up an additional $21 billion on his own.
Next steps: In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk said that he has yet to receive a formal response from Twitter’s board. Last week, he made an unsolicited offer to acquire all shares of the company he doesn’t own for $54.20 a piece, valuing Twitter at around $41 billion.
Musk said he is “seeking to negotiate” a definite acquisition agreement and “is prepared to begin such negotiations immediately” — an apparent reversal from his previous position that $54.20 per share was his “best and final” offer.
That means the ball is now with Twitter’s board to evaluate Musk’s proposal and decide how to move forward.
French election could be bigger shock to markets than Trump
French voters are expected to hand Emmanuel Macron five more years in office on Sunday, favoring the president over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen after a strong showing in a fierce debate. But investors remain on edge.
With polls indicating the presidential election is narrower than when the two candidates faced off in 2017, traders are girding for a surprise Le Pen win, which would rattle Europe’s second biggest economy as fears of a recession in the region grow.
“It could be bigger than Brexit. It could be bigger than Trump, if Le Pen prevails,” said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets.
In research published on Tuesday, strategists at Citi put the probability of a Le Pen win at 35%. Still, they encouraged clients to hedge their bets on French government bonds, and cautioned that a Le Pen win would hurt stocks.
“Uncertainty stems from the risk of low voter turnout, as leftist voters refuse to give their vote to Macron, even at the risk of handing over to Le Pen,” they wrote. “Voter turnout is a factor that pollsters find particularly hard to forecast accurately.”
Victory for Le Pen would immediately raise questions about France’s political and economic ties to the European Union, even though she has dropped her pledge to take the country out of the bloc. Her policy goals — like stopping foreign workers from coming to France, which would end freedom of movement in Europe — could still create serious conflict.
“Most of [Le Pen’s] policies would not be possible inside the EU,” said Grégory Claeys, a senior fellow at Bruegel, a think tank in Brussels.
Up next
American Express, Kimberly-Clark and Verizon report results before markets open.
Also today: The US Purchasing Managers’ Index arrives at 9:45 a.m. ET.
Coming next week: Earnings from Coca-Cola, Alphabet, Chipotle, Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon and Apple.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Planned Parenthood leaders from 24 states gathered in California’s capital Friday to begin work on a nationwide strategy to protect and strengthen access to abortion, a counteroffensive aimed at pushing back against restrictions that have emerged in more than half of the country after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Their goal is to emulate the success liberals have had in California, where state lawmakers passed some of the most robust abortion protections in the country this year, culminating in a statewide election this fall that would make abortion a constitutional right in the nation’s most populous state.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, speaking to a group of 25 leaders in a hotel conference room in Sacramento, with another 30 watching online, said abortion advocates could channel what he called the “ruthless energy” of anti-abortion advocates — “but not as a way to hurt people.”
“Anti-freedom states have been playing the long game. They have successfully led a ruthless, coordinated siege on reproductive freedom,” Bonta said. “It’s time that we play that game as well.”
But duplicating California’s results in the rest of the country won’t be easy. California’s government is dominated by Democrats who support abortion access and rushed to support new legislation this year after the court overturned the landmark 1973 decision that effectively legalized abortion nationwide.
In Washington, while Democratic President Joe Biden supports abortion, Democrats hold narrow majorities in the House and Senate — advantages that could be wiped out after the midterm elections in November.
Even if Democrats retain control of the U.S. Senate, they likely still would not have enough votes to stop Republicans from blocking abortion legislation. Democrats in the House have already voted to pass a bill that would make abortion legal nationwide, but they have been unable to get the bill past an evenly divided Senate.
“We can only get so far through our inside maneuverings. We also need your outside mobilization to rally support at the grassroots level, as you do so well,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from San Francisco, said in a video message to the group on Friday.
Jodi Hicks, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, said in an interview that one goal of Friday’s meeting was for leaders across different states to discuss what strategies have worked to protect abortion access and to create a unified blueprint in the coming months.
“We really want to learn from each other,” Hicks said.
Participants were not specific about their strategies to protect and expand abortion access during the portions of Friday’s meeting attended by a reporter for The Associated Press.
Abortion opponents also are mobilizing nationally. One anti-abortion group, National Right to Life, has proposed model legislation for states that would ban all abortions except to prevent the death of a pregnant woman. New legal frontiers could include prosecuting doctors who defy bans, and skirmishes over access to medication abortions already are underway. Others hope to get more conservatives elected in November to advance an anti-abortion agenda.
Abortion rights groups feel an urgency to act, especially with bans and restrictions in place in a majority of states. Just three months after Roe v. Wade fell, abortion access in more than half of U.S. states is considered “restrictive,” according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.
That includes abortion bans in 11 states, two states where abortion is prohibited after six weeks of pregnancy and nine states that limit access in other ways.
Abortion-rights leaders felt emboldened by California’s swift success in passing new abortion protections, the result of more than a year of careful planning. In the fall of 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom formed the “Future of Abortion Council,” bringing together more than 40 state officials and abortion-rights groups to analyze the state’s abortion laws.
They produced a report with more than 45 recommendations, which became the foundation for a package of 15 bills that passed the Legislature this year. The bills make abortions cheaper for women with private insurance, create scholarships for students studying to provide abortions, let some nurse practitioners perform abortions without the supervision of a doctor and shield abortion providers and volunteers from out-of-state penalties for providing abortions.
Newsom is expected to sign most of them into law by the end of this month. In addition to the new protections, lawmakers approved $200 million in new spending that, among other things, will pay for abortions for people who can’t afford them and will cover travel expenses of women from other states who come to California for care.
Jonathan Keller, president of the California Family Council, said in a statement that other states shouldn’t follow California’s lead on expanding abortion protection.
“These policies are neither fiscally responsible nor pro-choice since they only offer to pay for abortion, not prenatal care or adoption,” Keller wrote. “Why would any other state want to prioritize abortion over and above adoption and parenting? It’s offensive to only offer financial incentives to women on the condition they end their pregnancies.”
About six in 10 U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in most cases, and abortion access is becoming increasingly important to voters, according to Pew Research Center. In California, 81% of California voters say abortion is an important issue for 2022 elections, according to a University of California, Berkeley poll.
“Five Americans who happen to sit on the Supreme Court went and told 330 million Americans that we’re going to rip away a right that you had,” U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra told the group Friday. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-abortion-leaders-gather-in-california-to-talk-strategy/ | 2022-09-10T16:29:08Z |
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has told journalists he still intends to block Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings this week with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been “at the expected level,” noting there had been no steps taken to alleviate Turkey’s security concerns.
“As long as Tayyip Erdogan is at the head of the Republic of Turkey, we cannot say ‘yes’ to countries that support terror joining NATO,” he told journalists on his plane following a visit to Azerbaijan Saturday, according to the daily Hurriyet newspaper.
Erdogan referred to an interview on Swedish state television with Salih Muslim, a member of the Syrian Kurdish administration in northeast Syria, on the night of the delegation meeting. He cited this as evidence of Sweden’s support for Syrian Kurdish militants that Turkey views as an extension of an outlawed Kurdish group that has led an insurgency against Turkey since 1984.
“They are not honest or genuine,” Erdogan said and vowed to not allow countries that “nuzzle terrorists to their bosom, feed terrorists on their laps.” He also accused Germany, France and the Netherlands of committing the same “mistake” of supporting terror.
The Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, forms the backbone of U.S.-led forces in the fight against the Islamic State group. Turkey has been fighting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, since 1984 inside Turkey and northern Iraq, where it has stepped up its operations. Ankara has also led cross-border operations into Syria to push the YPG away from its border, saying they are one and the same as the PKK.
All NATO members must approve the two Nordic nations’ historic bid to join the alliance, propelled by alarm at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Turkey, which commands the second largest army in the alliance, has said it won’t allow their accession unless steps are taken, including a lifting of restrictions on weapons sales to Turkey.
Erdogan added he would be speaking by phone with Russian and Ukrainian leaders on Monday. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/turkeys-erdogan-still-against-finnish-swedish-nato-bids/ | 2022-05-29T19:10:01Z |
PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyer Calling Foundation, Inc.'s Chairman and General Counsel, Kevin Hyer, announced today a collaboration with and addition of five International Coaching Federation trained volunteer coaches to its slate of resources to benefit both businesses and individuals in their journey to hire and/or seek employment for those in recovery.
With a focus on reducing the stigma of substance abuse addiction—both in helping businesses to hire employees in recovery as well as helping individuals in recovery find successful employment, the Hyer Calling Foundation offers no-cost customized programs that include career counseling, job placement assistance, career coaching during the first year of employment, grants to acquire continuing education and certain legal services performed by outside attorneys at the Foundation's expense which make it easier for clients to reset their professional lives.
The Volunteer Coaches are from across the U.S. and include: Dr. Alison McBride (Wake Forest, NC) Liza Rodriguez (New York, NY), Erika Hall (St. Louis, MO), Dana Morgan (Philadelphia, PA), and Cathy Armstrong (Cornelius, NC). Volunteer Coach Bios are below.
Established in Philadelphia by labor and employment attorney Kevin Hyer and his family for the purpose of reducing and ultimately eradicating the stigma of substance use disorders in the workplace, the Foundation raises funds to provide the gold standard in no-cost career counseling and related services that insurance does not provide for so that those in recovery can get back on their feet professionally as quickly as possible, as well as encouraging businesses to hire employees in recovery.
Hyer, himself in recovery, is passionate about the need to give back, the importance of addressing workplace stigma connected to substance abuse and recovery and the fact that everyone deserves a second chance.
"The truth is, especially now as we emerge from the pandemic and continue to deal with the Great Resignation, the recovery community offers the American business community a huge untapped resource," said Hyer. "Employees in recovery are enormously grateful to have a second chance at life and as a result are loyal, hard-working and dedicated employees. And the Foundation offers them the tools they need to return to the workplace and live productive, meaningful lives."
In addition to offering personalized coaching and guidance to individuals and businesses, the Foundation is able to help with job placement assistance through its network of employers, so they are able to make a tangible difference on all sides.
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"Coming out of treatment," said Hyer, "there's very little to help those in recovery address the stigma associated with addiction or recovery. How do they enter back into the workplace? Something had to change.
"There's no doubt some employers are hesitant to hire a recovering addict," Hyer adds. According to Better Addiction Care, the relapse statistics are but a sobering reminder of how fragile the recovery process can be.
- 90% of heroin users relapse.
- 90% of people with an alcohol addiction relapse.
- 88% of methamphetamine users relapse.
- 71% of marijuana users relapse.
Yet while Hyer knows fully the statistics are daunting, "That's what drives our mission and the importance of what we do. We tackle these issues head-on, offer assistance, solutions, a fresh start and hope."
The average cost to assist an individual ranges from $5,000 to $23,000. To donate go to https://donate.thehyercallingfoundation.org/ or call 757-773-4588. The Hyer Calling Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization.
For more information, please visit www.thehyercallingfoundation.org. For media inquiries or interviews please contact Nina Zucker Associates at 610.457.4387 or nina@ninazucker.com.
HYER CALLING FOUNDATION VOLUNTEER COACHES
LIZA RODRIGUEZ grew up in Brooklyn, New York's Bedford-Stuyvesant section, the grandchild of farm workers from Puerto Rico who immigrated there to raise a family. The multicultural community helped her to recognize and value different perspectives, as did witnessing the negative impact that poverty, poorly funded education and drug addiction has on a community. With the support of a non-profit organization in East Harlem, Liza earned academic scholarships, completed a bachelor's degree from Amherst College and graduated with honors in Latin American studies and economics.
From working in financial data management on Wall Street to non-profit educational programs, Liza developed her career in Human Resources Management with several Fortune 500 companies, continuing her education with a fellowship from Dow Chemical Industries culminating in a master's degree in organizational development and design from Villanova University. Liza has 20 years of professional experience with counseling and coaching others from all walks of life, and is currently a regional human resources professional for a leading foodservice services company. Her HR experience in consumer product goods, distribution, manufacturing and non-profits has provided her opportunities to coach and counsel executives as well as front-line employees. Currently completing an International Coaching Certification (ICF) as an ICF member, Liza is committed to lending her talents to those who seek to improve their ability to navigate personal and professional challenges, providing professional counseling in resume development, networking and tackling job interviews.
ERIKA HALL, a 12-year civil servant and an external coach for the Defense Information Systems Agency. She is a Program Manager in the International Solutions office, at the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, where she also coaches fellow NGA colleagues. She completed her Coach
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training program with Group Works in 2021, and is dedicated to helping people grow as human beings, achieve their goals, and find joy in their lives through coaching.
She holds a B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Religious Studies, and Psychology from Virginia Polytechnical University, a Master's in Human Services: Family Counseling, and a Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management, from Liberty University.
Erika was trained and served as an Air Force Mediator in the European Combatant Command (EUCOM) during her years stationed in the United Kingdom, as the Technical Executive for the NGA Support Team to the Joint Analytical Center for EUCOM. She's also worked as a Program Manager at the NGA college developing curricula, and mentoring facilitators. During her years as a Federal Contractor she worked at the Director of National Intelligence-Open Source Center.
A native of northern Virginia, Erika is a resident of the St. Louis area where she runs a busy household with a husband, three children, two dogs, a cat, six chickens, and a handful of bee hives. Erika is no stranger to the realities of addiction as her brother-in-law runs a rehab center.
DANA MORGAN, MBA, SHRM-SCP has been working in the HR, People and Culture space for over 20 plus years both in the Public and Private sector. Dana, based in Philadelphia, PA, has served in Criminal Justice, Healthcare and Tech over the course of her career and has had the pleasure of working locally and globally across 6 continents. She has been an Executive and Career Coach for the past 5 years and is currently pursuing her ICF PCC credential. Making an impact in people's lives is her passion and Dana is a dedicated volunteer for various charities as a way of giving back.
ALLISON MCBRIDE was born and raised in the mountains of North Carolina. With a passion for both education and children, she works as a pediatrician at Wake Forest School of Medicine. In this role, she has found great joy in helping others find success and recently completed training as a leadership coach. Married with two teenage sons, Allison has experienced alcohol addiction with family members and both Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder with pediatric patients.
CATHY ARMSTRONG is currently Assistant Vice President, Sr. Strategic Human Resources Business Partner at Atrium Health, where she partners with executives and the business to connect HR strategies to operations, helps shapes leadership team culture, leads advisory transformation engagements, provides informal coaching through influence, and helps leader develop their change capability and leadership effectiveness.
She joined Atrium (the largest employer in Charlotte, NC, and one of the largest public non-profit healthcare organizations in the nation with 70,000 teammates, 900 care locations, and more than 10 million patient encounters annually) in November 2012 as Assistant Vice President of Workforce Relations in Human Resources, providing both strategic and tactical HR leadership to over 16,000 teammates. Prior to joining Atrium Health, Cathy was a Senior Human Resources Manager at Amazon.com, Inc., in Lexington, Kentucky, where she partnered with the senior leadership team and operations to support the growth, productivity, and people strategies.
Cathy launched her Human Resources career in the manufacturing and operations industry. She has held various leadership positions with increasing responsibility at Ingersoll Rand Company in Davidson, North Carolina; Molson Coors Brewing Company in Elkton, Virginia and Graphic Packaging
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A native of Chester, PA, Cathy received her MS in Organization Development and Leadership from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA and her BA in Political Science from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, NC. Cathy is currently participating in the Coaching Leader Program, through Groupworks, to achieve her coaching certification. In addition, Cathy completed the University of Michigan Human Resources Executive Program and is a certified facilitator for PDI 360 Assessments. She currently serves on three boards - The Charlotte Building Initiative (CBI), Child Care Resources, Inc., and Braveworks.
A believer in giving back to her community, Cathy is engaged in several internal and external mentoring relationships with key talent at Atrium Health, in partnership with the Women's Executive Leadership Group. A mom to two teenagers, Cathy and her family reside in Cornelius, North Carolina.
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Texas students’ standardized test scores in reading and math moved closer to pre-pandemic levels after falling to levels not seen in a decade the year before, according to results released Friday by the Texas Education Agency.
Each spring, Texas students take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test. In math, 40% of all students in grades 3-8 met grade level or above this year, a 5-percentage-point increase from the previous year. In reading, 52% of all students met grade level or above, representing a 9-percentage point increase from the previous year.
“This gives you a picture of what has happened statewide with regard to student proficiency and it is largely a story of recovery. It is a story of hope,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said. “It is evidence that we have extraordinary people working in public schools in Texas.”
Brian Woods, superintendent of the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, credits students’ return to their physical classrooms and the work teachers have put in this past year despite disruptions caused by the spread of COVID-19, for the rise in scores.
“Let’s give the credit where credit’s due,” Woods said.
Friday’s announcement comes two weeks after the release of results for high school students, who showed slight improvement.
The STAAR had a 98% participation rate this year among all students. Last school year, STAAR exams were optional for students, and districts weren’t rated based on the results. This year though, the scores will count and school districts will be graded according to the results. Accountability results for school districts are scheduled to come out in August.
School administrators feared scores wouldn’t see much improvement this past school year because of school disruptions caused by surges delta and omicron surges. Already understaffed school districts had teachers and substitutes out with COVID, prompting many districts to ask parents to fill in.
While the 2021-22 scores showed improvements in math for third- through eighth-graders current math levels remain 10 percentage points under the 2019 math levels. Texas had been making successful strides in math scores since 2012, when only 34% of students met grade level or above.
It was different with reading, as this school year’s results surpassed those seen in 2019 and in the last decade.
By race, Hispanics, who make up more than half of Texas’ 5.4 million public school students, saw gains as well, as 44% met grade level or above in reading, an 9-percentage-point increase from the previous school year and a 4-percentage-point increase from 2019. In math, 34% met grade level or above, an 8-percentage-point increase, but still 11 percentage points off their 2019 level.
Among Black students, 25% met grade level or above in math, a 5-percentage point increase from the previous year. In the same subject in 2019, 34% met or exceeded their grade level. In reading, 40% of students met grade level or above, an 8-percentage-point increase and 5-percentage-point increase from 2019. Black students represent about 13% of all Texas public school students.
English language learners and special education and economically disadvantaged students also improved their scores in reading and math.
In math, 30% of all economically disadvantaged students met grade level or above, a 7-percentage point increase from the previous year. But, this is still a 11-percentage point decrease from their 2019 scores, right before the pandemic hit.
In reading, 41% of all economically disadvantaged students met grade level or above, a 10-percentage-point increase from the year before and a 5-percentage-point increase from 2019.
While there were gains for these students, a significant gap still exists between them and non-economically disadvantaged students. In math, 55% of students who aren’t economically disadvantaged met grade level or above. In reading, 67% met grade level or above.
Among English language learners, 29% met grade level or above in math, a 9-percentage-point increase from the year before. In reading, 31% met grade level or above in reading, an 11-percentage point-increase.
For special education students, 13% met grade level or above in math, a 1-percentage-point increase from the previous year. In reading, 17% of these students met grade level or above, a 5-percentage-point increase.
Morath said the improved scores were the result of Texas teachers’ strong commitment this year and help from the Texas Legislature, specifically, House Bill 4545, which requires schools to offer students 30 hours of targeted instruction based on how many STAAR subjects a student failed. He also credited the state-mandated teacher training called the Reading Academies. Teachers who teach K-3 must complete this training as part of an effort to improve student reading scores.
Historically, Texas hasn’t been the best at catching students up after a major school disruption. Students affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 didn’t meet state standards in reading until four years after the hurricane hit, and they never got there in math, according to the TEA.
In the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as “The Nation’s Report Card,” less than one-third of fourth graders in Texas performed at or above proficient level, and only one-quarter of eight graders performed at or above proficient level.
Woods, Northside ISD superintendent, said implementing HB 4545 has been difficult as school districts continue to struggle with staffing shortages. Once school is back with no COVID disruptions, Woods believes there is going to be more rapid improvement.
“Teachers are just simply going to have more time with students,” he said. “That’s the key.”
This story was first published at www.texastribune.org by The Texas Tribune. This story has been edited for length. The Texas Tribune is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_31a93160-f9b5-11ec-a2e6-bf1d33c6b562.html | 2022-07-02T07:41:18Z |
LONDON, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ION, the largest global provider of trading, analytics, business information, and risk management solutions for capital markets, commodities, and treasury management, has appointed Carlo Purassanta as Executive Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development.
Andrea Pignataro, ION's Founder and CEO, said, "Carlo's extensive experience in leading top global teams at the forefront of technological innovation is strategic for ION as we continue to expand and innovate in a growing number of segments."
Carlo Purassanta, ION's Executive Vice President, said, "I am thrilled to join ION. The company holds a unique, strategic position in a constantly expanding global sector. I am enthused by its model to combine the financial sophistication, skills, and speed of execution of large private equity funds with the depth, stability, and long-term approach of an industrial operator at scale. ION's growth over the past 20 years is outstanding and I look forward to contributing to support it further."
Carlo has been President of Microsoft Italia (2013–2017) and Microsoft France (2018–2021). Before this, Carlo worked for IBM and has been Business Development Executive for Southwest Europe, and Director in France and in EMEA. He holds an Engineering degree from Politecnico di Milano in Italy, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Henley Business School in the UK.
Carlo currently is a member of the Strategy Advisory Board for the Graduate School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, a member of the Advisory Board for Only The Brave (OTB), and a member of the Investment Board of the French Touch Fund.
ION provides mission-critical trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics and insights, and strategic consulting to financial institutions, central banks, governments, and corporates. Our solutions and services simplify complex processes, boost efficiency, and enable better decision-making. We build long-term partnerships with our clients, helping transform their business for sustained success through continuous innovation. For more information, visit https://iongroup.com/.
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Leveraging their proprietary technology along with Sabre's global distribution system to improve business and customer service.
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, today announced a new distribution agreement with Cain Travel, a US-based travel agency. This new agreement will enable Cain Travel to complement services to their customers worldwide, drive efficiencies and support their economic growth by leveraging their proprietary technologies along with Sabre's travel marketplace (GDS).
Cain Travel will have access to Sabre's marketplace of more than 400 airlines, 750,000 hotel properties, and hundreds of tour operators, rail, car rental and cruise providers, to sell customized travel packages from suppliers around the world. Additionally, the travel agency will use their proprietary technologies – powered by Sabre API's – along with the reach represented by the Sabre GDS to differentiate its services among their competitors.
"The key reasons Cain Travel chose Sabre were its technology and strategic vision on NDC. We were looking for a travel technology partner that could help us address many aspects of our business – driving revenue, reducing costs, and improving our efficiency," said Michael Cain, President of Cain Travel Group of Boulder. "Sabre's technology strategy including its approach to NDC will make it easier for our staff to find the content and personalized offers that our customers expect. We look forward to a successful and bright future with our new partner."
Founded in 1985, Cain Travel is one of the nation's largest independent travel management companies, providing a unique set of travel solutions.
"As the industry continues to recover, travel companies face the challenge of quickly adapting their business to this dynamic market's changing needs and requirements," said Andy Finkelstein, senior vice president, Global Agency Sales and Corporate Solutions for Sabre. "We are excited to serve as the strategic technology partner for Cain Travel and to bring them onto the Sabre GDS where they will have full access to Sabre's leading technology and broad travel content."
Today, thousands of agency points of sale are shopping, booking and servicing NDC offers through the Sabre marketplace. Sabre continues to broaden its NDC capabilities, coverage and content from multiple airlines.
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, serving a wide range of travel companies including airlines, hoteliers, travel agencies and other suppliers. The company provides retailing, distribution and fulfilment solutions that help its customers operate more efficiently, drive revenue and offer personalized traveler experiences. Through its leading travel marketplace, Sabre connects travel suppliers with buyers from around the globe. Sabre's technology platform manages more than $260B worth of global travel spend annually. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world. For more information visit www.sabre.com.
About Cain Travel
The Cain Travel Group of Boulder, Inc. (Cain) is a certified Woman Owned Small Business founded in 1985. Since our inception, Cain has grown to become among the largest privately held TMCs in the country. Cain has achieved this success through a combination of employing extremely experienced and dedicated staff, enjoying unparalleled employee and customer retention rates and conceptualizing, developing and deploying new technologies designed to enhance traveler experience and facilitate the success of travel programs. The Company is based in Boulder, Colorado.
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- Professionals from the gaming and crypto industries assemble to build the world's most unique platform for gamers everywhere.
- Professionals from the gaming and crypto industries assemble to solve some of the biggest problems (challenges) in the gaming industry—both Web2 and Web3.
SINGAPORE, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- gDEX, a revolutionary Play to Earn platform powering gamers, creators, and guilds in the Metaverse, today announced its key global leadership team. This team comprises veterans from various segments of both the crypto and gaming industries, with portfolios spanning some of the most well-known names in the world such as Nintendo, Ubisoft, JP Morgan, Disney, Pokemon, Final Fantasy, etc.
Over the last two years, this team has been hard at work to build the first solution in the market capable of unlocking the true potential of the Metaverse. Meet the team that will change the Gaming experience forever:
CEO - J.D. Salbego A Web3 industry veteran and a strategic leader in the blockchain space for over seven years, J.D is the Founder and CEO of gDEX Metaverse. Prior to this, J.D. founded AnRKey X, a multi-release GameFi studio and one of the first to innovate GameFi back in 2020, and is a familiar name in the gaming, NFT, DeFi, and the Metaverse communities. Aside from being a startup mentor in the Web3 division of the global renowned accelerator Techstars, J.D. is also a Cointelegraph.com contributor & member of their Innovation Circle for Web3 Experts. He is frequently quoted by leading blockchain and crypto media, and is a Web3 keynote speaker at leading conferences around the world including the World Economic Forum. J.D. brings in visionary thinking and a global perspective to this team at gDEX along with his inspiring leadership. He is a celebrated market influencer, internationally followed Web3 subject matter expert, and his work over the years in Web3 has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance etc., including being linked to boosting Japan's economy with blockchain.
COO - Sonalii A Abrol A leader in digital entertainment and Gametech business ecosystems, Sonalii A Abrol has an enviable track record working with exceptional global teams at renowned AAA games publishers and developers. Her experience at brands like Nintendo Australia where she led the execution of releasing multiple 1st party & 3rd party game titles, to Gameloft Australia, and Ubisoft India make her a strong operations leader at gDEX. An engineer turned marketer, Abrol has near 15 years' experience in the APAC markets, with tactile expertise across multiple domains such as digital business operations, strategic growth initiatives, digital marketing and analytics, brand management, organizational communications, team building, and motivation.
CTO - Benj Roberts Benj is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with over twenty years' experience building high performing development and operational technology teams across traditional finance, FinTech, and blockchain-based financial services and startups with leading global Fortune 50-500 corporations like JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Barclays Capital, and TD Securities. He inspires a great team of tech professionals at gDEX in building the next generation of gaming tools and experiences. While at JP Morgan, he worked on their Quorum blockchain, for decentralized large-payment interbank settlement (~$26BN across 7,000 transactions), and was the key technology advisor for projects serving the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Australia Stock Exchange (replacement with Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and smart contract structures across core traded asset classes of ~ $3.5BN daily turnover), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (daily transactions totalling ~$5.2BN), and the APAC Fintech Ecosystem. Over the years, he managed the Equity and Equity Derivatives trading platforms across Asia-Pacific (including Japan) building real-time (us & ns) infrastructure and application stacks with 99.999% uptime increasing stability and agility 10-fold through extensive operational, adaptive, and risk management tooling.
CMO - Sesha Kanthamraju A Disney veteran with over 15 years leading marketing and communications for gaming and content across businesses, Sesha joins gDEX to lead the marketing and communications strategy and rollout. He worked across industries including media, advertising agencies to include BBDO India, technology firms like HCL, fintech, financial services and ESG. At Disney, he launched numerous games accross console to mobile and then to online and social including the hugely successful Disney Infinity series, Where's my water, Club Penguin and built fan communities for Star Wars and Marvel across the region. He co-founded Green Vision, an NGO in India that has worked on environmental awareness and sustainability programs since 1992.
Senior/Lead Software Engineer - Julian Muro Julian is a passionate gamer and developer with over a decade's experience in this industry. He worked for best-in-class brands and many fan-favorite IPs such as Sega, Pokemon, Konami, Sony, Square Enix, Terminator, Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed, and Call of Duty. At gDEX, he is working on creating the world's most innovative platform for the gaming community. He has been deeply involved in Blockchain development for the past seven years and naturally integrated his passion for video games by combining both worlds. To that end he developed one of the first DeFi based blockchain web games ever made and has helped create many high-level NFT marketplaces that have generated millions in sales.
VP of Digital Technology - Dan Crane As a passionate technologist and digital innovator, Dan has been at the cutting edge of technology for more than 20 years now. From both working in and founding tech startups, to his work at the C-level of large corporations, Dan has the breadth of experience one rarely sees in this space, while still maintaining his thirst for the next big idea. At gDEX, Dan leads the team's digital thinking and helps connect gen Z with the best-in-world experiences being built here. At Tatts Group ($7Bn MC), an Australian top 50 company, Dan led digital teams as Chief Online Officer as well as CEO of their innovation division, with the responsibility of all online product development, digital innovation, and marketing. He built the team from 20 to 80 strong and grew their annual online turnover to more than $1bn.
Head of Games - Ian Tan Gamer of 15 years and in GameFi and crypto for the past couple of years. Ian successfully built a leading and award-winning SEA esports agency with footprints across more than 20 countries. He leads the mandate to bring in the world's best games onto the gDEX platform. Ian drove partnerships with a portfolio of leading gaming companies such as Riot Games, Tencent Games, Moonton (owned by Bytedance), Bandai Namco, Blizzard and many more creating high scaling adoption programs and campaigns for user acquisition, partnerships, and community growth. He played an integral role in creating the major Web3 Play to Earn Esports tournament "GalAxie Cup" with Axie Infinity, FTX, AAve Grant, that GuildFi won.
Head of Guilds & Ecosystem - Adrian Sim A Guild Founder & GameFi Advisor to Star Symphony, Lorcan Gaming, Lambda Society. As a previous entrepreneur, Adrian successfully grew his digital localization company to be the go-to service provider for China Literature, Bilibili, Xiaomi, and more. He embraced the Web3 agenda by co-founding two play-to-earn guilds over the years; The Lambda Clan, an offshoot of Lambda Society that has paid out millions to over 600 scholars worldwide, and Lorcan Gaming, a competitive gaming guild that focuses on organizing Web3 esports events. At gDEX, Adrian is the voice of all guilds in constantly challenging the team to build stronger experiences for all. Adrian has organized education programs onboarding Web2 gamers to Web3 and crypto in his guilds and is also a fervent advocate of being a degen.
Head of Partnerships - Cher Chung Cher is a crypto evangelist who comes from traditional M&A in fortune-500 corporations. She leads the strategic partnership opportunities at gDEX working with internal and external stakeholders. She has actively managed investor relations, strategic partnerships, capital investments and business development activities in the blockchain industry since 2017. Cher has dynamic expertise in the digital assets business, specifically in crypto mining, token launches, CEX & DEX listings, venture capital, custodian services and media. She provided token advisory, led investor rounds and is a shareholder in a number of cutting-edge initiatives like NFT, DeFi and Web3 projects.
Head of Marketing - Rohit Kundliwal A crypto marketer since 2017, Rohit formerly held positions across marketing and community with WazirX (acquired by Binance), and was a strategic consultant in Fortune-500 companies. He brings in a unique marketing expertise into gDEX and is mandated to strengthen the community engagement for the platform.
He has experience managing some of the largest crypto ambassador programs and communities, producing crypto content on YouTube, helped launch India's first crypto merch store by a CEX, and managed some of the biggest influencer marketing programs in crypto.
Product Manager - J.B. Andrew A true gamer at heart, J.B. has over eight years' experience in the gaming industry, and is incredibly passionate about gaming products, indie gamer development, and is now focusing on the Metaverse & NFTs. He is currently obsessed with making the gDEX Metaverse a platform of many firsts for gamers everywhere. As a Gaming Product Manager and Certified PMP, he started his career working for Japanese publishers, conducting the product development and release management of over 150 Japanese games for Western release including Go! Go! Nippon! and the original Higurashi: When They Cry Series, on various platforms such as Sony Playstation 3, the portable mobile game platform Sony Vita, and Steam.
About gDEX Metaverse:
The gDEX (Decentralized Finance Gaming Platform Exchange) is a revolutionary Play to Earn platform powering gamers, creators, and guilds in the Metaverse. gDEX Metaverse acts as a unified GameFi layer enabling interoperability across the metaverse which hosts a suite of robust chain agnostic no-coding needed tools and DeFi fueled GameFi token economy for gamers to maximize the value of their effort, for creators to create and onboard games easily, and for guilds to manage and grow their guilds like never before — all attached to their unique metaverse passport.
Join the gDEX Metaverse community:
Website - https://gdexmetaverse.com/
Discord - https://discord.gg/gdexmetaverse
Twitter - https://twitter.com/gDEXMetaverse
Telegram - https://t.me/gdexmetaverse
Telegram News Channel - https://t.me/gdexmetaversenews
Medium - https://gdexmetaverse.medium.com/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/gdexmetaverse
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/gdex-metaverse/
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BELTON — Bell County is welcoming a new County Extension Agent for family and community health.
Last week, the Bell County Commissioners Court and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bell County welcomed Beverly Hodges as the new Family and Community Health County Extension Agent.
Hodges will start her new position May 2.
Most recently, she has served in Bell County as the Better Living for Texans (BLT) Extension Agent before transitioning to her new position.
Hodges is a registered dietitian nutritionist with the Academy of Nutrition and Diete- tics and a licensed dietitian in the state of Texas.
She has worked throughout the Central Texas acute health care community. She received her master’s degree, with honors, in health administration from Texas A& M University and her bachelor of science in dietetics, summa cum laude, from Southeastern Louisi-ana University. She serves as a mentor for the Texas A&M Dietetic Internship Program, providing both community and management rotations.
In her past positions, Hodges was responsible for the development and implementation of programs in the areas of weight management, chronic disease management, nutrition, food safety, and leadership.
Hodges is excited to begin this new role, stating that she welcomes the opportunity to partner with the health care community to meet the needs of the county constituents.
Further, she is looking forward to working with the strong 4-H programs established throughout Bell County as well as the volunteers and exhibitors of the Bell County Youth Fair.
“While we have a strong foundation in our county, we also have the opportunity to grow and expand our programs through networking and recruitment,” Hodges said. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_1b1d5f04-c443-11ec-8d46-abe05e592ba0.html | 2022-04-25T04:47:33Z |
The State Department said Tuesday that it still pushing to have regular contact with WNBA star Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury, who has been detained in Russia for nearly three months.
A consular official was able to meet with Griner last week, when her pre-trial detention in Russia was extended for one month. Griner has been detained — wrongfully, U.S. officials have said — since February, after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport in Moscow.
The NBA also weighed in on the matter Tuesday, with Commissioner Adam Silver saying in a televised interview that he is working “side by side” with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to try and bring Griner home.
“That consular official came away with the impression that Brittney Griner is doing as well as might be expected under conditions that can only be described as exceedingly difficult,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in Washington. “But sporadic contact is not satisfactory. It also may not be consistent with the Vienna Convention to which Russia has subscribed.”
The 31-year-old Griner — a two-time Olympic gold medalist for the U.S. — faces drug smuggling charges that carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The Biden administration says Griner is being wrongfully detained. The WNBA and U.S. officials have worked toward her release, without visible progress.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with Griner’s wife in recent days, Price said.
“He conveyed once again the priority we attach to seeking the release of all Americans around the world, including Brittney Griner in the case of Russia, Paul Whelan in the case of Russia, those Americans who we consider to be wrongfully detained,” Price said. “That has been a priority of Secretary Blinken since the earliest days of his tenure.”
Whelan is a corporate security executive from Michigan who has been held in Russia. He was arrested in December 2018 while visiting for a friend’s wedding and was later sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage-related charges that his family says are bogus.
Silver, speaking to ESPN in a televised interview from Chicago prior to the NBA draft lottery on Tuesday night, said his league was following the advice of experts when it did not take an aggressive approach during the early stages of Griner’s detention.
“We’ve been in touch with the White House, the State Department, hostage negotiators, every level of government and also through the private sector as well,” Silver said. “Our No. 1 priority is her health and safety and making sure that she gets out of Russia.”
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AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/sports/ap-sports/state-dept-pushing-to-see-griner-nba-commissioner-weighs-in/ | 2022-05-18T20:18:17Z |
Feel the joy, connectivity, and uplifting sensory experience of their plant-based drinks that are expertly crafted without alcohol or sugar
NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Saints, the only mocktail brand to combine CBD and Reishi mushrooms in their ingredients, today releases two new effervescent flavors, Spicy Margarita and Mimosa. Together with Ginger Mule and Paloma, these four bold flavored non-alcoholic drinks are designed to provide an uplifting sensory experience through the following thoughtfully combined Plant Magic ingredients: fast acting nano-emulsified CBD, aromatic terpenes, and calming Reishi mushrooms. Founded by environmental lawyer turned plant-foods entrepreneur, Megan Klein, shaped by a female food scientist with a Masters in adaptogens (plants that help the body adapt to stress), and guided by a sacred plant medicine shaman, this woman-led company sets out to elevate emotional wellbeing and to encourage connectivity with nature. Launched at music festivals from day one, Little Saints embodies fun and joy. It is the mocktail to drink for a good time.
"Having launched Little Saints as a one-woman-show selling out of our 'Baby Mint' vending trailer at outdoor music events throughout Detroit, Michigan in the summer of 2021, I am overjoyed to see how much we have grown in our first year," says Little Saint's Founder Megan Klein. "Our plant magic mocktails are now distributed nationally and loved by many people searching for a delicious, uplifting and sugar-free alternative to alcoholic cocktails. Our new flavors - Spicy Margarita and Mimosa - are pure fun in a can, and I can't wait to drink them with our plant magic-loving community all summer long."
What is Plant Magic and how does it work? Each of Little Saints' mocktails contains a magic stack of the following three master plant ingredients:
- Hemp-Derived CBD – A non-intoxicating derivative of the hemp plant, our CBD is fast-acting and designed to give you the take-the-edge-off feeling.
- Botanical Terpenes - Aromatic and deliciously distinctive, terpenes are the naturally occurring, mood-enhancing scents that enrich plants, roots, herbs and flowers.
- Reishi Mushroom - Traditional healers have used this adaptogen for centuries to boost resilience and promote a feeling of calm.
Complementing the Plant Magic ingredients, carb-free monkfruit (only 5 calories) is added for sweetness while ensuring 0 sugar is used.
How does Little Saints celebrate fun? Fun heals everything, and their goal is to share joy, levity and good vibes with their community through their thoughtful products and their four impactful flavors.
- (NEW) Spicy Margarita – Sensory notes of juicy lime, mild jalapeno, orange blossom; visually yellow like the sunset (colored by turmeric). Best served on ice in a rocks glass, jalapeno garnish optional.
- (NEW) Mimosa – Sensory notes of clementine with citrus rind notes and sweet honey; visually orange (colored by tree seeds). Best served in champagne flute. Chilled, of course.
- Ginger Mule – Sensory notes of lime, citrus rinds, ginger, and a hint of lavender. Best served cold, in a rocks glass, to appreciate the iridescent fizz.
- Paloma – Sensory notes of grapefruit, citrus rinds and a hint of agave; visually pink (colored by veggies). Best served on ice in a tall glass, lime garnish optional.
What are the values of this woman-led brand? Little Saints is focused on demonstrating standards through deliberate daily choices. With a respect for feelings, intuition and connection, Little Saints honors feminine energy as a source of love and empowerment accessible to all genders. Through sourcing, partnerships and distribution purchasing decisions, Little Saints promotes environmental sustainability and conscious capitalism. With integrity and an open mind, Little Saints serves the community by donating more than 1% of its revenue to organizations fostering equity in relation to plant medicine and mental health.
Little Saints is a brand of plant magic beverages inspired by our deep reverence for plants and equally deep commitment to fun. Working with functional ingredients sourced from Master Plants—plants with special spiritual and curative properties—Little Saints creates non alcoholic, sugar-free Plant Magic mocktails. With flavors inspired by classic cocktails —like Paloma and Espresso Martini—the ready-to-drink mocktails are formulated with Little Saints proprietary blend of CBD, botanical terpenes, and Reishi mushroom. This plant magic "stack" was created in collaboration with Little Saints' adaptogen-expert food scientist and sacred-plant-medicine shaman to inspire positive emotions and a lifted spirit.
Little Saints is available at Erewhon, Farmshop, and Pattern Bar in Los Angeles, Berkeley Bowl in San Francisco, as well as Spirited Away, Whalebone Bleecker, and Whalebone Montauk in New York. $5.99 per 8oz can. For additional information on Little Saints, follow the brand on Instagram at @littlesaintsco.
Megan Klein, Little Saints' Founder + CEO, is a longtime advocate for plant-inspired living. As an environmental lawyer early in her career, Megan fought against frackers and factory farm polluters. Later, she became a modern farmer, running the country's largest vertical farm and playing a role in the burgeoning local food movement in the Midwest. As an extension of her work in local foods, in 2017 Megan founded Field + Farmer a plant-based food and beverage brand sold in grocery stores throughout the U.S. While running that company, Megan enrolled in the Kellogg School of Management, where she was when the pandemic hit—and when her thoughts turned to emotional healing. Megan founded Little Saints in May 2021 in Detroit, and has since moved herself and the company to New York City, where she hugs trees daily.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet with allies in Germany and Spain in late June as he tries to hold together the fragile coalition opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The White House announced Wednesday that Biden will travel to southern Germany on June 25 to attend a Group of Seven summit of leaders of the world’s major industrialized nations. After the meeting in the Bavarian Alps, the president will go to Madrid on June 28 to participate in a gathering of NATO member countries.
The twin summits are being held around the four-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and as the United States and its allies are being urged to send longer-range and more advanced weaponry to Ukraine as Moscow looks to consolidate its gains in the country’s east.
Biden’s efforts to impose and sustain crippling sanctions on Russia are also facing renewed threat amid rising global inflation and supply shocks to the energy and food markets. The president also wants to secure admission to the NATO alliance for Sweden and Finland, but first must help overcome opposition from NATO member Turkey.
The G-7 members are the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan. Leaders will discuss their support for Ukraine, climate change, global health security, and the food and energy crisis worsened by Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
NATO leaders are set to endorse plans to guide the alliance’s transformation over the next decade, including strengthening deterrence and defense, addressing transnational threats such as cyber and climate, and deepening partnerships with democratic partners in Europe and Asia, she said. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/biden-to-meet-with-allies-in-germany-spain-amid-ukraine-war/ | 2022-06-08T23:39:08Z |
African Government Officials, Students and Teachers Celebrate New Facilities with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
SALT LAKE CITY, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Footsteps for Africa, a non-profit organization based in Utah that provides aid to disadvantaged children in Africa has completed a construction project that improves living conditions for students at Oshamukweni School. Through a generous, six-figure donation by Tiara and Alan Salzman of Montecito, Calif., Footsteps for Africa was able to build new bunkhouses, a kitchen, and dining hall for 300 students and more than 100 children living on schoolgrounds. The new facilities were unveiled and celebrated last month with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by local government leaders, students, teachers and community members.
"Due to their generosity, Footsteps for Africa has bettered the lives of those in this village," said Isak Hamatwi, Director of Education at Ohangwena Regional Council. "The schooling life and learning environment at Oshamukweni Combined School will no longer be a life of struggle, but a life befitting a life in an independent country."
Namibia is the third richest country in Africa, but it has the third highest levels of income inequality of any country in the world. For this reason, Footsteps for Africa has focused most of its efforts serving children in the most impoverished areas in northern Namibia, by building school structures and supporting clean water and sustainable food programs.
Footsteps for Africa founder, Austin Cameron, was inspired to execute this project after a 2019 visit to the school where he witnessed children living in shacks made of sticks and cooking their food on makeshift fire pits. The students, who are from villages more than six hours away, live on school grounds. Inspired by the student's 100% graduation rate despite their living conditions, Tiara and Alan Salzman, who also built Salzman Library in a nearby community, provided a donation to fund the project.
"Upon learning the critical needs of these disadvantaged children in Namibia, and as a mother myself, nothing was more important to us than to support Footsteps for Africa in helping these children succeed," said Tiara Cameron Salzman.
Brand new facilities unveiled as part of the project include Salzman Kitchen, a 2,000 square foot building equipped with food preparation equipment, showers, restrooms and cold storage; Salzman Hall, a 5,000 square foot Dining and Congregation Hall that will serve not only the school but the entire community of several thousand people; and two bunkhouses each housing 25 students.
The Footsteps for Africa team held a ribbon cutting ceremony to reveal the finished project to students, teachers, government officials, and community members from 11 surrounding villages. The new facilities will serve as a gathering place for the larger community and will encourage greater participation and awareness of Oshamukweni School.
"Namibia has a lot of schools. Among all of those schools, Footsteps for Africa chose to help our school, and we thank you for that. I am very happy for the (Salzman Kitchen) because we now no longer have to cook on fires outside," said 9th grade student Namola Abraham.
Footsteps for Africa will continue to fund and embark on improvement projects across Namibia. All donations can be made on the website and will go directly to resources such as:
- school uniforms: a $100 donation provides one child with a uniform and school supplies for the year.
- sanitary products: Footsteps for Africa aims to provide washable sanitary pad kits to 1,000 adolescent girls, along with education to battle school absenteeism and "period shaming." A $10 donation covers one sanitary kit per girl.
- water supply: Footsteps for Africa will install 15 water wells, solar pumps and agriculture water tanks near Oshamukweni school, ultimately bringing reliable access to clean water to 20,000 people. Fundraising target: $250,000
- bunkhouses: Furnished bunkhouses for disadvantaged students at Oshamukweni Combined School as well as other schools in the region, including Ondobe Secondary School in Oshikango, Namibia. Fundraising target: $50,000 per bunkhouse or $2,000 per student.
Footsteps for Africa has provided aid to more than 5,000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in more than 50 schools and orphanages Namibia and Zimbabwe since 2010. Services provided include importation and distribution of goods, the building of facilities, and implementation of medical and food programs. Through partnerships with other aid organizations, government relationships and the commitment to physically being on site for every initiative, Footsteps for Africa works efficiently and ensures that aid reaches the people who need it the most. Learn more at https://www.footstepsforafrica.com or on Instagram and Facebook.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH), and the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD) have each announced a distribution.
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NEWARK, N.J., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HarbourView Equity Partners (HarbourView), the global alternative asset management company founded by Sherrese Clarke Soares, has purchased a substantial portion of the publishing and recorded music catalog of rock band Hollywood Undead.
Hailing from the streets of Los Angeles, Hollywood Undead mixes their own unique versions of hip-hop, rock, and electronic music with a healthy dose of bravado. Initially attracting fans by their colorful pseudonyms and unique hockey goal tender-inspired masks, the band debuted in 2008 with "Swan Songs," and hit their commercial stride with the release of their 2011 sophomore effort, "American Tragedy," which cracked the Top Ten on the Billboard 200 chart. The trend-setting collective have only maintained their momentum, amassing billions of streams and millions of fans globally, while releasing seven commercial albums to date. The band's highly anticipated eighth studio album "Hotel Kaliforina" is due out August 12th.
HarbourView has been extremely active since launching just eight months ago, acquiring over 30 catalogs to date. The firm's distinctly diverse portfolio features thousands of titles spanning numerous genres and decades. Most recently the company acquired the catalogs of multi-GRAMMY Award winning duo Dre & Vidal, and global superstar Luis Fonsi.
Focused on investment opportunities in the media and entertainment space, HarbourView combines decades of industry experience and investing expertise, supported by an experienced team to present a fresh take on investment management, built on intellectual curiosity.
The company strives to be the standard for excellence and integrity in investing in assets and companies driven by premier intellectual property, with expertise in and around esoteric asset classes, including in music, film, TV, and sports.
Alter, Kendrick & Baron, LLP served as legal counsel to HarbourView in the transaction. Hollywood Undead was represented by Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light LLP.
Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
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Developer, Design-Builder Doubles Success of First Industrial Fund
CINCINNATI, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Al. Neyer, a leading commercial real estate developer, and design-builder, announces the closing of Al. Neyer Industrial Fund II, LLC. The fund closed with a total raise of $200 million, doubling the equity raised by Fund I in 2021. The fund expects to develop 20-25 Class A industrial projects managed by Al. Neyer in its core markets of Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Nashville, and Raleigh, and to key expansion markets that meet the needs of industrial facility users.
"The success of our first private equity fund and the unceasing demand for industrial space drove our pursuit of a second fund for new and long-term investors," said Jen Weingartner, Vice President of Capital and Investor Relations at Al. Neyer. "We continue to see e-commerce, reshoring, and industrial automation in manufacturing fueling the market's appetite for industrial real estate investments, and we have proven the strength and performance of our diverse pipeline."
Industrial real estate has a robust historical performance with steady rent growth and declining vacancy over the past two decades. Al. Neyer's focus with Fund II includes bulk, rear load and single load space, and last-mile industrial. The fund's investor roster includes high net worth investors, family offices, and institutional investors with 18.7% minority and women investors.
"We're giving our investment partners an opportunity to invest with a proven development sponsor with a long history of successful execution," said Weingartner. "We take great pride in surpassing expectations for our investors, delivering on our commitments, and providing the market with critical infrastructure to keep industries running smoothly."
Al. Neyer credits the success of its projects to its teams on the ground in each of its core markets. "Our goal is to create the right pipeline at the right time for the right users to stay ahead of the market," said Dan Ruh, President at Al. Neyer. "We are focused developers with deep entrenchment in the local communities garnering the best submarket information. We proved that with Fund I, and with the current pipeline we have in place, we are positioned to deliver for our investors."
"Upon becoming an ESOP in 2014, we established a vision for a community-based employee-fueled growth company which is being realized with nearly 200 employee-owners and our expansion across the Southeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions," said Molly North, CEO at Al. Neyer. The 100% employee-owned company will deploy the fund's capital to develop approximately 9 million SF of industrial space across its growing footprint.
For more than 125 years, Al. Neyer has offered a diverse set of real estate development and design-build construction solutions for commercial clients. Established in 1894 and employee-owned since 2014, the company specializes in build-to-suit and speculative commercial projects, including industrial facilities, office, and medical buildings, multi-unit residential, as well as urban mixed-use developments. Al. Neyer is continually recognized for its ability to collaborate and provide greater value, high-quality, and faster project delivery. Al. Neyer is headquartered in Cincinnati, has offices in Nashville, Pittsburgh, and Raleigh, and serves a local, regional, and national client base. More information about the company can be found at http://www.neyer.com.
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Kansas DL named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - KU football super-senior defensive lineman Sam Burt has been named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, as announced on Thursday.
The trophy is awarded to college football’s top community servant, and Burt is one of 115 players to make the cut.
Burt has played in 45 games for the Jayhawks and started in nine. He is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection, and a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
The Abilene, KS native has been heavily involved in the program’s community service projects this summer. This includes reading books for elementary students, community clean-up, and campus activities, among other events.
He was recently nominated for the AllState AFCA Good Works Team, recognizing student-athletes around the country for exemplary community service, academic dedication, and their impacts on and off the field.
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Which men’s Vans are best?
Established in 1966 by brothers Paul and Jim Van Doren, Vans manufactured and sold its unique brand of sneakers right out of its warehouse in Anaheim, California. The brand gained popularity among Southern California skateboarders in the early 1970s.
Over 50 years later, Vans has grown into a brand known for making quality, comfortable and affordable sneakers that can go with almost any outfit and you can wear them year-round. There are so many colors and designs that you can easily find a pair to fit your style and personality, but the best is the Vans Classic Slip-On.
What to know before you buy men’s Vans
Type of shoe
Vans started out making skate shoes, and it still produces the classic styles that made the brand famous, but they now offer a variety of other options. In addition to the original low-tops, you can also get high-tops, mid-tops and slip-ons. Vans also make sneakers with platform soles, boot fit or Velcro closures as well as sandals, mules and surf boots. However, it doesn’t offer as many options for these designs, and not every style and type of sneaker is available in every size.
Material
Since Vans were originally skate shoes, their vulcanized rubber construction made them durable and easy to break in. This construction allowed for extra grip and support when on the board. Since synthetic materials such as nylon tend to melt during the vulcanization process, most Vans sneakers are made from canvas and suede.
Pattern
Vans’ distinct minimalistic style makes their sneakers recognizable. In addition to solid colors, the checkerboard pattern is also popular and easy to identify. Other less-common patterns are animal print, tie-dye, skulls, hearts, floral, camouflage, flame, plaid, tropical and specialty patterns.
What to look for in quality men’s Vans
Color
Men’s Vans are available in a variety of colors and color combinations. Black, white and blue are the most common solid colors, but they also come in brown, grey, red, green, beige, yellow, orange, pink, purple, tan, cream and multicolor options.
Collapsible heel
This feature does exactly what it sounds like, and it makes taking the shoes on and off much easier because the heel is flexible and bends without doing any damage. You can even fold down the heel and wear the shoe as a slip-on.
ComfyCush
Vans are known for being comfortable, but they took this one step further by creating the ComfyCush line, which adds foam to the shoe’s midsole and makes it lighter. The sole on these designs are a little thicker, but that foam lining does become noticeable after wearing these shoes for an extended period.
How much can you expect to spend on men’s Vans?
The price of men’s Vans varies depending on the size and style. They start at $44 and go up to $160, but most cost between $60-$80.
Men’s Vans FAQ
What sizes do men’s Vans come in?
A. Men’s Vans start at 6 1/2 and go all the way up to 18, with half sizes available up to 12 and only full sizes between 13 and 18. However, not every model of Vans is available in every size.
Can I order custom Vans?
A. Yes! You can order custom shoes in the patterns, styles and fabrics available on their website. However, you can only submit images that you own the rights to, it can’t be obscene or offensive and Vans can choose to reject images that don’t meet their standards.
How do I clean a pair of Vans?
A. First, remove stuck-on dirt using a shoe brush, and then pre-treat significant stains with stain remover for 15 minutes before hand-washing your shoes with warm water and mild detergent. You can clean the insoles using a toothbrush with mild detergent and baking soda and wash laces separately using warm water and detergent. When done, remove any excess water before leaving your shoes out to air dry. Putting the shoes in the washing machine is not recommended.
What are the best men’s Vans to buy?
Top men’s Vans
What you need to know: This simple design is casual and comfortable. A popular, stylish shoe without being flashy, you can wear these with jeans, slacks or shorts.
What you’ll love: These sturdy slip-ons come with an elastic side accent, padded collars, canvas uppers and the classic rubber waffle outsoles. The slip-on design means you don’t have to worry about laces, and it’s easy to take these shoes on and off at any time.
What you should consider: These shoes are durable and made to last, but they lack arch support.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top men’s Vans for the money
What you need to know: This classic lace-up style sneaker is comfortable and has been popular for decades. The older models were initially made famous by the Z-boys in Santa Monica back in the 1970s. It’s a good shoe for skating and casual everyday wear.
What you’ll love: The double-stitched upper, padded tongue and rubber waffle sole bottom make the shoe sturdy and durable. They come in 19 styles and color combinations.
What you should consider: This is shipped from the United Kingdom, so double-check the size before purchasing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Vans Sk8-Hi Casual High-Top Skate Shoes
What you need to know: This is an updated version of the classic Vans high-top first made famous back in 1978.
What you’ll love: The high-top style provides extra support, while the suede and canvas uppers, reinforced toe caps, padded collars and rubber sole makes this shoe comfortable and secure. This model comes in a variety of colors. This was the second-ever shoe to feature the iconic jazz-stripe Vans logo on the side.
What you should consider: Some customers have found these newer models take longer to break in than the original high-tops.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
Library hours changing
CANAL FULTON – The Canal Fulton Public Library, 154 Market St., will have new hours of operation starting Tuesday. The library will be open an hour longer in the evening Monday through Thursday, and will close one hour earlier Friday and Saturday. The new hours will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The library will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. For more information about the library or its programs, call 330-854-4148 or visit www.canalfultonlibrary.org.
Movies at Centennial Plaza
CANTON – The Stark State College Centennial Plaza Movie Series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre, will be at 7 p.m. every Wednesday from June 1 through Aug. 17.
The free rain or shine outdoor event brings family-friendly movies to the big screen at downtown's Centennial Plaza. This week’s movie is “Trolls 2: World Tour.” Other movies are “The Prom” on June 8; “The Princess Bride” on June 15; “Annie – 30th Anniversary Sing-Along” on June 22; and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” on June 29.
For a full schedule of this summer’s movies, visit https://cantonpalacetheatre.org/centennial-plaza-movie-series/.
Blues Fest on Saturday
CANTON – The Canton Blues Fest will be Saturday at Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton. Annika Chambers will perform at 9:30 p.m., with the opening act Gary Lee & The CatDaddys at 7:30 p.m. Visit Facebook.com/CantonBluesFestival for the latest event details.
Greek Fest
CANTON – Canton Greek Fest will run 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church. The family-friendly event features food, performances by the St. Haralambos Hellenic Dancers, a wine-and-craft beer tasting room, live music, cooking demonstrations, gift shop area, drive-thru and playground.
Parking and admission are free. For more information, a complete schedule and menu for all dining options, visit www.cantongreekfest.com.
YMCA offers Camp on the Fly
CANTON – The YMCA of Central Stark County will offer Camp on the Fly again this summer. The camp is part of the “Y without walls” program seeking to take the YMCA to communities outside of its normal service area.
The “Y on the Fly” Initiative aims to provide a fun, safe space for all to enjoy and will make stops at SMHA properties, local schools, and parks in the Alliance, Canal Fulton and Canton communities from May 31 through Aug. 5. The free program is designed for children entering grades one to six.
For more details, visit your local YMCA or check www.ymcastark.org/y-on-the-fly.
Appreciation day for first responders
CANTON – Christ the King Apostolic Church, 1004 Fourth St. NE, will host an Appreciation Day for all rescue and safety providers from Canton City and surrounding areas on June 8. Bishop Randall B. Winn and the congregation invite first responders to drive by from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and enjoy free refreshments at the church. Park and visit, or have refreshments brought to your vehicle.
Dances June 5, 12
CANTON – Canton Country Music will hold dances at the Polish American Club, 1605 Henry Ave. SW, as follows: June 5 with music by Kenny Falls Band, and June 12 with music by Pat Massie & PM Country. Music is from 2 to 5 p.m. Food is available, as well as a lottery tree and 50-50 drawing. Admission is $3 at the door.
Cubers club meets at Dover Library
DOVER – Anyone who wants to hone their skills at solving the Rubik’s Cube is invited to join other cubers who gather at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month at the Dover Public Library, 525 N. Walnut St. Attendees share techniques and tips about improving their solving time. Andy Basnett is always on hand to demonstrate the various strategies. No registration is necessary. For more information, contact Sherrel Rieger at 330-343-6123.
Forestry Association to meet
DOVER – The monthly meeting of the East Central Ohio Forestry Association will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Dover Public Library, 525 N. Walnut St. The guest speaker will be Colton Frink, a consulting forester, who will speak about carbon credit and the money that might be awarded to those in carbon sequestering programs. All are welcome, and no registration is necessary.
Concerts at Jackson Amphitheater
JACKSON TWP. – A Night of Music and Compassion, a free concert benefit event, will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Jackson Amphitheater, 7454 Community Parkway NW.
Four Jackson Township-based nonprofit organizations – Another Act of Kindness, 33 JordynStrong Foundation, Jackson Bear Hugs and the Jackson Local Schools Foundation – will come together for a fun night of music, fellowship and support. There will be live music with Hot DJang! taking the stage at 6:30 p.m. and Tim & TJ Gang taking the stage at 7:30 pm.
Enjoy adult beverages and raffle baskets. Food trucks begin serving at 11:30 a.m. and will be there into the evening. For more information, visit www.jacksonamphitheater.com.
The concert at the amphitheater from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday will be Without U2 – Celebrating the Music of U2, with the sights and sounds of a live U2 concert in look, sound and feel. Buy tickets for this concert at www.jacksonamphitheater.com.
Mass Mu plans stationery class
MASSILLON – The Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E, will offer a free, family-friendly paper marbling workshop as the next in-person Do the Mu on Saturday. Anyone is welcome to stop by the museum between noon and 2 p.m. to join instructor and mixed media artist Kat Francis to learn how to create marbled stationery using shaving cream.
Stark agency plans plant sale
MASSILLON – Stark Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a plant sale of native perennial flowers in 1-gallon containers for $12 each. The sale includes plants for various purposes and property conditions. Guidelines such as plants for shade, part sun/shade, wet/clay soils, and full sun/prairie planting help you to understand what plants will do well on your property. Plants can be purchased individually or as kits.
Orders are credit/debit only, and only at www.StarkSWCD.org/2022nativeplantsale. Find details such as plant size, light and soil requirements, bloom time and colors, and other benefits at the site. Order deadline is June 13, and order pickup is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 23-24 at the SWCD office, 2650 Richville Drive SE, Suite 100.
Puzzle swap
MINERVA – The Minerva Public Library’s Puzzle Exchange will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Bring in puzzles you’ve already done and swap them for some that are new to you. The library is accepting donations of gently used puzzles to ensure the swap starts off with a good supply. Minerva Public Library is at 677 Lynnwood Drive. For more information about library programs, call 330-868-4101. Visit the library online at www.minervalibrary.info.
Golf outing against hunger
NORTH CANTON – Golfers can join the local fight against hunger by teeing off at the Stark County Hunger Task Force Fairways to Fight Hunger golf outing June 11 at Sanctuary Golf Club, 2017 Applegrove St. NE. To register and pay online, go to starkhunger.org/fairways2022 or send a check payable to Stark County Hunger Task Force to P.O. Box 20941, Canton OH 44701.
Fees are $80 a golfer or $300 for a foursome for golf, cart, food at the turn and a boxed lunch. The scramble event tees off at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start.
Every dollar raised in the event provides seven pounds of food to fight hunger in Stark County, according to a news release. That can provide up to four meals for hungry families in Stark County.
Walsh president to host fundraiser
NORTH CANTON – Walsh University President Dr. Tim Collins and his wife, Drenda Collins, want to show their Southern hospitality by hosting a Southern Soirée at 6 p.m. June 10 at the Walsh University Hoover Park Dance Hall and Grounds. The event is intended to celebrate their southern roots while raising funds for Walsh University students. Guests are encouraged to wear Southern apparel for the event, such as seersucker jackets, georgette dresses, bow ties and pearls.
Reservations can be made at www.walsh.edu/soiree. RSVP before Friday. The $100-per-person cost includes a full Southern buffet, open wine-and-beer bar, specialty cocktail in the Magnolia Cottage and whiskey tasting in the Whiskey River Saloon. Tables of eight are also available.
The online Browse & Bid Silent Auction will feature “experiences” from Walsh Athletics and handmade items from the Walsh community. The live auction will feature a beach house getaway. Guests may also sponsorhand-crafted magnolias for $500 to support student scholarships.
Music, food trucks on Thursdays
NORTH CANTON – Live music will be on the City Hall portico Thursdays in June and July from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and food trucks will visit.
The music and food truck schedule for June is as follows:
- This Thursday: Front Porch Lights, a 5-piece Indie Folk Rock group from Cleveland; food truck A Movable Feast
- June 9: Great Day for Ducks, soft rock; food truck Empamami
- June 16: Dustin Kines, a Nashville country artist with Ohio roots; food truck The Teacher's Pet
- June 23: Box of Squirrels, eclectic acoustic music from the 1960s to the present; food truck Vegan A Go-Go
- June 30: Josee McGee, a Canton/Akron soulful-jazz band; food truck Cheezylicious | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/05/29/stark-county-roundup-news-around-canton-region/9843223002/ | 2022-05-29T09:32:24Z |
Washington state skilled nursing provider focuses on clinical education to drive hand hygiene compliance
NORTHFIELD, Ill., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline today announced a new partnership with Washington state skilled nursing provider Cashmere Post Acute, focused on enhancing the organization's infection prevention strategy through Medline's Post-Acute Care Infection Prevention Program. Through the new collaboration, Cashmere Post Acute, an 85-bed facility, is implementing a customized infection prevention program combining products and education to enhance best practices around hand hygiene compliance, an area of opportunity identified through Medline's program discovery assessment.
"Infection prevention is not a one size fits all approach, and not all our staff learn the same way. Having Medline as a partner helps ensure that I have someone by my side, presenting educational resources that I would not have necessarily thought of. The activities are engaging for our staff and I feel like I'm not alone in this journey to enhance infection prevention best practices," said Kat Murray, RN, infection preventionist for Cashmere Post Acute.
The Medline Post-Acute Care Infection Prevention Program has put tremendous focus on developing educational tools to guide facility leaders that Cashmere Post Acute is leveraging, including:
- Online education through Medline University, a platform offering 45 long-term care specific infection prevention courses with more than 30 continuing education credits.
- Quarterly clinical presentations for RNs, nursing assistants, environmental service staff, residents and facility volunteers.
- Train the trainer kits that include posters, videos, engaging activities and knowledge assessments aimed at helping staff retain concepts. As part of the train the trainer kit, Cashmere Post Acute is utilizing a unique card game designed to teach staff the essential moments for hand hygiene compliance. The cards outline different scenarios that clinicians experience while administering care, such as feeding a resident, transferring a resident from the bed to a chair, gathering wound care supplies, and cleaning rooms. The caregiver then identifies the correct hand hygiene product to use, detailed on the cards.
In addition to education, Cashmere has also invested in a system of products, including personal protective equipment and Medline's Spectrum Advanced Hand Sanitizer, to support the facility's best practices.
"We recognize that long-term care preventionists like Murray wear many hats within their organization. Our approach is to work alongside the Cashmere Post Acute team to implement customized initiatives that enhance staff engagement and create shared responsibility for driving long-term positive outcomes," said Cristina Alvarez, marketing manager, Medline Post-Acute Care Infection Prevention Program.
Learn more about Medline's Post-Acute Care Infection Prevention Program at https://www.medline.com/infection-prevention/long-term-care/.
About Medline
Medline is a healthcare company; a manufacturer, distributor, and solutions provider focused on improving the overall operating performance of healthcare. Partnering with healthcare systems and facilities across the continuum of care, Medline provides the clinical and supply chain resources required for long-term financial viability in delivering high-quality care. With the scale of one of the country's largest companies and the agility of a family-led business, Medline is able to invest in its customers for the future and rapidly respond to a dynamically changing market with customized solutions. Headquartered in Northfield, Ill., Medline has 30,000+ employees worldwide and does business in more than 125 countries and territories. Learn more about Medline at www.medline.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Missfresh Limited ("Missfresh" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MF).
Class Period: June 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 12, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Missfresh provided false financial figures in its Registration Statement; (2) Missfresh would need to amend its financial figures; (3) Missfresh, among other things, had lesser net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2021; and (4) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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'Can't wait': Kyle Stotzer looking forward to first season as Malvern baseball coach
Malvern High School has named Kyle Stotzer as its next head varsity baseball coach.
Stotzer served as an assistant varsity coach under Dennis Tucci last season. Tucci served as head coach for 17 seasons over five different stretches.
“I am looking forward to improving our program and building on the success we experienced under Coach Tucci,” Stotzer said in a statement. “We have a great core of players returning for this season. I can’t wait to get to work and help build a strong baseball-winning tradition here at Malvern. I am very thankful for this opportunity.”
Stotzer played baseball at Tusky Valley High School and Kent State University-Tuscarawas. He was named team captain for three seasons in college and was selected a 2020 USCAA All-American. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2022/08/11/malvern-hornets-varsity-baseball-head-coach-kyle-stotzer-dennis-tucci/65399189007/ | 2022-08-11T10:19:26Z |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will hold its congressional and state Senate primaries on Aug. 23, a state judge ordered Friday.
Steuben County Judge Patrick McAllister said that special master Jonathan Cervas will finish drawing up new maps by May 20.
In the meantime, state and local election officials will prepare to once again hold separate primaries in June and August.
New York is set to hold gubernatorial and state Assembly primaries in June, unless lawmakers decide to delay.
New York’s highest court rejected Wednesday new congressional and state senate maps that had widely been seen as favoring Democrats.
The majority decision largely agreed with Republican voters who argued the district boundaries were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
The ruling also dashed Democrats’ national redistricting hopes, which leaned heavily on their ability to gerrymander New York state to maximize the number of seats they could win in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A state board of elections spokesperson said Thursday the state is asking the U.S. Justice Department to see if a federal court might need to review any change to the date of the primary. | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ny-to-move-some-primaries-to-august-after-court-tosses-maps/ | 2022-04-30T00:40:32Z |
FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At-Impact, in partnership with Dark Wolf, was awarded the Kessel Run's Enterprise Toolchain contract (Kessel ET), a $41M CIO-SP3 SB award to provide Commercial IT services and the integrated support team needed to enhance Kessel Run's capabilities. Under Kessel ET, At-Impact and Dark Work collaborate to deliver a turnkey, secured software environment solution to enable modern, remote development using agile, DevSecOps, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) in support of its existing 60+ and any new applications.
The At-Impact team will provide a comprehensive and systemic approach to integrated software acquisition and license management for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software and business tools from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The At-Impact team's 6-component (6C) integrated software service solution delivers accurate and timely data for decision making and cost saving analysis and a software environment founded in best practice that accelerates time to value and mission support for Kessel Run and its 1,700-person development team.
"Kessel Run's investment in revolutionizing Air Force's development capacity and security operations is leading-edge." Stephanie Wilson, NetImpact Chief Operating Officer (COO). "We are thrilled and ready to support this groundbreaking work to modernize all aspects of the entire software development lifecycle that will ultimately enhance Air Force's combat capability and establish an environment for the level of remote and rapid communication required to fulfill warfighters' needs throughout the DOD."
About Dark Wolf Solutions
Dark Wolf, as the alpha of technology, is a small business who combines the most innovative emerging technologies with deep federal domain expertise through cutting-edge intelligence services, DevSecOps agile software development, information operations, penetration testing and incident response, applied research and rapid prototyping, machine learning, and engineering services.
About At-NetImpact
At-Impact is an unpopulated Joint Venture under the Small Business Administration 8(a) Mentor/Protégé program between NetImpact Strategies, Inc (NetImpact) an 8(a) participant and an Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) as the managing partner and majority stakeholder and Attain LLC, an SBA-approved Mentor. The two CIO-SP3 Small Business Vehicles, CIO-SP3 SB - Small Business Group and 8(a) Disadvantaged Small Business Group, combine cutting-edge technology, a large and diverse pool of proven industry leaders, streamlined acquisitions, and fast provisioning. Any federal civilian or DoD agency can realize these and other advantages by choosing these Government-Wide Acquisition contracts (GWACs) from NITAAC to fulfill a broad range of mission-critical IT requirements.
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- Ponce Therapeutic's ("Ponce") lead product, ReBeaut™, is a microneedle patch containing nanoparticles carrying its proprietary ApoptiCIDe™ cell elimination gene therapy technology targeting senescent keratinocytes and fibroblasts in the skin
- Speratum Biopharma ("Speratum") will receive an upfront payment, pre-clinical and clinical milestone payments, and a royalty on worldwide net sales of Licensed Products incorporating their technology
- Ponce's exclusive license allows it to utilize the licensed technology to extend its gene therapy clinical portfolio to include any skin disorders, benign or malignant and all anti-aging applications, whether delivered locally or systemically
MIAMI, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ponce Therapeutics, Inc., a company leveraging the growing scientific knowledge surrounding the aging process to develop anti-aging technologies, announced today that it had executed a worldwide, exclusive license to Speratum's proprietary Nano-in™ and No-Pass Mimic™ technologies to advance its lead product, ReBeaut™, a state-of-the-art biotechnology platform to restore the youthful balance of aged or "senescent" and young, vital cells in the skin, targeting the senescent cells for elimination, providing a "reboot" of the skin's composition back to its youthful exuberance. Speratum's Nano-in™ is a proprietary, biocompatible polymer, LGA-PEI, that can condense with nucleic acids to form nanoparticles for drug delivery that can be used in vivo with a favorable pre-clinical toxicity profile. Nano-in™ will be used to deliver Ponce's ApoptiCIDe™ cell elimination technology into the skin via a proprietary dissolvable microneedle delivery platform. Ponce's exclusive license allows it to utilize the licensed technology to extend its gene therapy clinical portfolio to include any disorder of the skin, benign and malignant, including all dermatologic and cosmetic applications, skin-mediated gene therapy and skin-mediated delivery of small peptides, peptide-like molecules and other small molecules, and all anti-aging indications, whether delivered locally or systemically.
PONCE Therapeutics, Inc. (https://poncetherapeutics.com), a biotech company leveraging the growing scientific knowledge surrounding the process of aging to develop products to arrest or reverse the aging process, was founded by Kevin Slawin, MD, Chairman and CEO and David Spencer, PhD., Chief Technology Officer, reuniting the team that founded Bellicum Pharmaceuticals and took it public in 2014 with a $55 million crossover Series C and a $161 million IPO. The team is retooling their original cell control technology with state-of-the-art advances ("ApoptiCIDe™") towards their new goal of creating anti-aging products with a solid underlying scientific basis. Ponce Therapeutics began operations in January 2021 and operates in laboratory space in K2 Biolabs (https://k2-biolabs.com) in Houston, TX. Dr. Slawin is a founding Board Member of K2 Bio and both Drs. Slawin and Spencer are investors. Drs. Slawin and Spencer are also joined by Damian Young, Ph.D., CSO, and Kayvon Namvar, CFO, as the founders of DELIVER Therapeutics, Inc. (https://deliverthera.com) a company that plans to apply novel, high-throughput screening technologies combined with chemical innovation to DELIVER therapeutics, including novel anti-aging therapeutics, that address the most difficult problems in clinical medicine and that is also situated at K2 Bio.
Ponce's founding lead investor, Rapha Capital, is an investment management firm focused on making strategic investments in early stage, non-public biotechnology companies, through special purpose, joint venture entities which it manages. Rapha Capital was founded by its President, Kevin Slawin, M.D., a successful and experienced oncologic and robotic surgeon. In addition to founding Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Bellicum"), a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ, he also plays a guiding role in several of the investments managed by Rapha Capital in certain companies, serving as Board Chairman of Imagin Medical, Inc. (https://imaginmedical.com), a publicly traded company (OTC: IMEXF), and FIZE Medical, Inc. (https://fizemedical.com), and a board member at 3DBio Therapeutics, Inc. (https://3dbiocorp.com/), and Demeetra AgBio, Inc. (http://demeetra.com). Together with Dr. Mitch Steiner, CEO of Veru, Inc., he is the Founder, CEO and Chairman of Miami MediCo.s (https://miamimedicos.com), a network of physicians, founders, executives and investors working to expand the entrepreneurial healthcare ecosystem in Miami.
"The science of aging has continued to mature and can now provide a scientific basis for technologies to reverse the aging process in humans. Proof of concept data in animal models demonstrates that removal of senescent cells from organs improves their function and imbues them with a more youthful profile," said Dr. Slawin. "I'm excited to be taking another important step towards the clinic in the anti-aging space, which I believe will quickly rival oncology in both value and interest" he added. "With this license, we are building the necessary technology platform to deliver our first product, beginning with the skin, allowing us to leverage an increasingly detailed, mechanistic understanding of aging to arrest or even reverse it," added Dr. Spencer.
"We are gratified to begin this collaboration with the team at Ponce that utilizes our novel technologies as part of their therapeutic platform," said Dr. Christian Marin-Mueller, the founder and CEO of Speratum and the inventor of Nano-in™ and No-Pass Mimic™ technologies. Dr. Thilo Bayrhoffer, Speratum Biopharma lead investor, treasurer, and member of the board added "Our patented technologies, combining synthetic biology with nanotechnology, are needed to develop modifiable and adaptable therapeutic platforms for targeted nucleic acid delivery. Following a research collaboration with Roche in 2021, this is the first commercial license for our technologies, and it reinforces our commitment to further Speratum' s therapeutic programs, including MiR198 targeting pancreatic cancer, which is expected to be in the clinic by 2024."
Ponce Therapeutics – "Anti-aging Technologies Based on Real Science and Developed by Real Scientists" – Ponce Therapeutics is leveraging the growing scientific knowledge surrounding the process of aging to develop its first state-of-the-art biotechnology platform to restore the youthful balance of aged or "senescent" and young cells in the skin, targeting senescent cells for elimination. This provides a "reboot" of one's genetic program to turn the clock on one's skin back to its youthful exuberance. While initially focused on skin, Ponce is planning to develop a wide-ranging portfolio of anti-aging products based on the best science in the nascent anti-aging field. Ponce is headquartered in Miami, Florida with research facilities located in Houston, TX.
For more information about PONCE Therapeutics, email info@poncethera.com or visit https://poncetherapeutics.com
Speratum Biopharma, Inc. ("Speratum") is an innovative biotechnology company focused on research and development of targeted oligonucleotide delivery systems and nucleic acid therapeutics, including No-Pass Mimic™ microRNA ("miRNA) for the treatment of cancer. The company was founded in 2014 with technologies licensed from Baylor College of Medicine ("Baylor"). Since then, Speratum has combined these with best-in class, proprietary nanotechnologies to generate a ground-breaking oligonucleotide and cell therapy platform. Speratum is currently in final pre-clinical stages of development for its first therapeutic, a small RNA tumor suppressor against pancreatic, ovarian, and other cancers that includes a proprietary RNA interference ("RNAi")-inducing mimic of miR-198, a naturally occurring microRNA involved in the pathogenesis of a number of solid cancers. Speratum's Nano-in™ and No-Pass Mimic™ technologies are also being studied in other oligonucleotide research areas and therapeutic modalities such as circular RNA ("circRNAs").
For more information about Speratum Biopharma, please visit https://speratum.com or e-mail info@speratum.com
About Rapha Capital Management, LLC and Rapha Capital BioVentures Fund I, LP – Rapha Capital Management, LLC is an investment management firm located in Miami, Florida, focusing on strategic investments in early stage, non-public biotechnology companies. Rapha Capital was founded by its President, Kevin Slawin, MD, a successful and experienced oncologic and robotic surgeon, biotech consultant, investor, and founder focusing on technologies in oncology, T cells and immunotherapy, as well as other breakthrough healthcare technologies. Rapha Capital Management manages thirteen legacy SPIVs, Rapha Capital Investment I – XIII. Rapha Capital Management offers alternative asset management services to the RCBV Fund, which has more recently been the vehicle for both new and follow-on investments managed by Rapha Capital Management.
For more information about Rapha Capital Management, email info@raphacapital.com or visit https://www.raphacap.com
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Heavy Rain, Isolated Damaging Storm Cores Through Thursday Morning
Flash flooding may cause dangerous road conditions. Beware!
A significant severe weather threat continues overnight and through Thursday morning, and this includes the potential for an isolated tornado. The overnight pattern gradually shifts to one of damaging wind potential along with flash flooding. A Flood Watch continues for all of southern Oklahoma through noon Thursday. Beware of flooded roadways, turn around, and don’t drown!
A cold front passes around noon Thursday and the upper level component also shifts eastward, leaving us with decreasing cloud by afternoon.
We get sunny and hot days for Mother’s Day weekend, highs will be 90-plus beginning Saturday and into the middle of next week. It will be windy especially on Mother’s Day and Monday. The overall pattern becomes much quieter after Thursday morning.
Here’s your 7-Day:
Overnight: 90% Thunderstorms, some severe, flash flooding also possible
Thursday: 90% Showers/storms morning
Friday: Sunny
Saturday: Sunny, windy and hot
Sunday: Sunny, windy and hot
Monday: Mostly sunny and windy
Tuesday: Increasing clouds, windy
Wednesday: 20% Showers, windy
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Arrest made in Madill murder
MADILL, Okla. (KXII) - A suspect has been arrested in Texas for the murder of a Madill man at his home last week.
According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, David Latham, 40, was taken into custody in Texas for first degree murder in the death of David Lee Easley, Sr.
Easley found dead in the cellar of his home on Cedar Hill Road in Madill on Thursday.
Easley’s vehicle, debit card, and dog were missing from the residence, OSBI said.
Investigation led agents to Roanoke, Texas, where local police located Easley’s vehicle at a gas station with Latham in the driver’s seat.
His fiancé, Julie Kawazoe, 48, was also located at the gas station in her vehicle parked next to Latham.
The victim’s debit card was found on Latham and the couple also had Easley’s dog.
Kawazoe was arrested on a charge of illegal use of a debit card.
Latham and Kawazoe were taken into custody at the scene and transferred to the Denton County Jail where they are awaiting extradition.
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Doctors transplant pig hearts into 2 brain-dead patients
NEW YORK (AP) - New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs.
The experiments announced Tuesday come after a historic but failed attempt earlier this year to use a pig’s heart to save a dying Maryland man — sort of a rehearsal before scientists try again in the living.
Among the lessons: Practice with the deceased is important.
“We learned so much from the first one that the second one is much better,” said Dr. Nader Moazami, who led the operations at NYU Langone Health. “You stand there in awe when the pig heart starts to beat in a human body.”
This time around, Moazami’s team mimicked how heart transplants routinely are done. Once last month and once last week, researchers traveled to a facility housing genetically modified pigs, removed the needed hearts, put them on ice and flew them hundreds of miles back to New York.
They used special new methods to check for any worrisome animal viruses before sewing the heart into the chest of each deceased recipient — a Vietnam veteran from Pennsylvania with a long history of heart disease and a New York woman who’d benefited from a transplant earlier in life.
Then came three days of more intense testing than living patients could tolerate — including frequent biopsies of the organ — before doctors disconnected life support.
Already the Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to allow a small number of Americans who need a new organ to volunteer for rigorous studies of either pig hearts or kidneys. NYU Langone is among three transplant centers planning trials — and has a meeting planned with the FDA in August to discuss requirements.
Testing in the deceased could help fine-tune how the first trials in the living are designed, said Dr. David Klassen of the United Network for Organ Sharing, which oversees the nation’s transplant system.
“They serve as an important sort of stepping stone,” said Klassen, who wonders if researchers next might consider tracking the organs for a week or so in a donated body rather than just three days.
One of the deceased recipients, Lawrence Kelly, had suffered heart disease for most of his life and “he would be so happy to know how much his contribution to this research will help people like him” in the future, his longtime partner Alice Michael told reporters Tuesday.
Animal-to-human transplants, what scientists call xenotransplantation, have been tried for decades without success, as people’s immune systems almost instantly attacked the foreign tissue. Now, pigs are being genetically modified so their organs are more human-like — increasing hope that they might one day help fill a shortage of donated organs. More than 100,000 people are on the national waiting list for a transplant, most of them kidney patients, and thousands die every year before their turn comes.
The most ambitious attempt so far came in January, when doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center transplanted a pig heart into a dying 57-year-old. David Bennett survived for two months, evidence that xenotransplantation was at least possible. But initial testing missed that the organ harbored an animal virus. What caused Bennett’s new heart to fail and whether that virus played any role still isn’t known, the Maryland researchers recently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Months earlier, the NYU team and researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham separately were testing pig kidney transplants in the deceased, people who’d donated their bodies for science.
NYU’s recent heart experiments will add to the evidence as the FDA decides whether to allow formal studies in living patients.
But NYU Langone’s Dr. Robert Montgomery, a kidney transplant surgeon who received his own heart transplant, said continuing careful experiments in the deceased is critical to figuring out the best methods “in a setting where a person’s life isn’t at stake.”
“This is not a one-and-done situation. This is going to be years of learning what’s important and what’s not important for this to work,” said Montgomery, who has a list of almost 50 people who’ve called desperate to volunteer for a pig kidney transplant.
The FDA hasn’t signaled how soon it might decide whether to allow such studies. At a recent two-day public meeting, the agency’s scientific advisers said it was time to try despite a long list of questions. They include how best to modify the pigs, as several biotech companies — including Revivicor, which supplied the NYU organs — are pursuing different options.
It’s not even clear which organ to attempt first in a clinical trial. If a pig kidney fails, the patient can always survive on dialysis. Yet some of the FDA’s advisers said starting with the heart might be better. Experiments with pig kidneys in deceased humans showed the organs produced urine. But still unknown is whether pig kidneys do another important job — processing medications — the same way human kidneys do.
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PITTSBURGH, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to brew a pot of coffee," said an inventor, from Phoenix, Ariz., "so I invented the NON TOXIC COFFEE MAKER. My design could enhance taste by avoiding plastic erosion and toxicity."
The invention offers a healthier alternative to traditional plastic coffeemakers. In doing so, it helps to eliminate possible plastic toxins. As a result, it could enhance safety and it could improve the taste of the coffee. The invention features an innovative design that is easy to use so it is ideal for coffee drinkers. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Phoenix sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-PHO-1871, 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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ELD data critical to ensuring drivers are getting adequate rest before operating vehicles of up to 80,000 pounds
TORONTO, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FleetOps, North America's fastest-growing capacity aggregation and freight matching platform built exclusively for brokers and third-party logistics, announced today its real-time data capabilities that provide useful insights based on information powered by electronic logging devices (ELD).
ELDs are mandated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to create a safer work environment for freight truck drivers by tracking and logging their time spent in the cab. This includes driving, loading and unloading, and rest. FleetOps is embedded within ELDs, where their technology consolidates this critical data to share perspective on the freight market.
"One area that has been important to review is where drivers are getting the most rest," said Chris Atkinson, FleetOps co-founder and chief executive officer. "With national awareness and a federal commitment to improving the overall trucking industry, this data helps to narrow the scope of where, geographically, there may be opportunities to focus and understand what's trending."
Sleepiest States
FleetOps' data reveals that the states drivers are stopping at for an extended rest period are either in the middle of the country or neighbors to some of the busiest freight states in America. The five sleepiest states for freight drivers are Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Nevada and New Mexico.
Drivers are taking a break in Nevada prior to picking up or delivering loads in California, and drivers with loads en route to and from Texas are often stopping to rest in New Mexico. This leaves the majority of the top resting states as common waypoints for long-haul drivers in the middle of America.
"The single most important factor in creating efficiencies for the trucking industry is data," said Jacob Gordon, FleetOps chief product officer. "Transparency is at the root of our mission. By harnessing time-sequenced, geo-positional data, it provides a layer of visibility for carriers and brokers alike and enables optimal matching, targeting, scheduling, bundling and pricing for users."
Through its platform, the company captures hours of service, location and engine data as well as carrier preferences and will be launching additional tracking maps in the next month, which will include "Drive Thru," "Most Time Driving In" and "Most Time Spent Idling In" states.
Methodology
The information is based on a random sample of 2,000 drives active in the 2022 calendar year.
About FleetOps
Founded in 2017, FleetOps is an on-demand freight marketplace that matches freight from brokers to carriers with available capacity. The system does this by leveraging driver Electronic Logging Device data and Artificial Intelligence to improve on existing systems and increase efficiency in trucking.
Currently boasting more than 227,000 drivers available to haul loads, the company has raised more than $8.5 million to date from investors including Resolute Ventures and Inspired Capital. FleetOps has existing partnerships with Convoy, Edge Logistics, FleetComplete and Loadsmart. Visit FleetOps.ai to learn more.
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PITTSBURGH, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a window cleaner and I thought there could be a better bucket to reduce hassles and messes while working," said one of two inventors, from San Ysidro, Calif., "so we invented the PERFECT WINDOW WASHING BUCKET. Our design would enable window-washing tasks to be completed more quickly."
The invention provides an improved bucket for washing windows. In doing so, it helps to prevent splashing messes. As a result, it saves time and effort and it increases efficiency and control. The invention features a durable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for window washers, janitors, homeowners, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the San Diego sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SDB-1368, 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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HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS) today reported preliminary assets under management of $157.8 billion as of August 31, 2022. In addition, the company provided services to $2.9 billion of other fee-earning assets, which are not included in assets under management.
About Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. We provide investment management products and services from our affiliated managers, each with a distinct investment style and autonomous investment process, as well as select subadvisers. Investment solutions are available across multiple disciplines and product types to meet a wide array of investor needs. Additional information about our firm, investment partners, and strategies is available at virtus.com.
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Announcing Partnerships with "Community Response and Mitigation" and "I Can Save a Life"
ATLANTA, Ga., April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Three years ago today, on April 22, 2019, Tate Prezzano suffered life threatening injuries with gunshot wounds to the head, neck, and shoulder in an attempted armed robbery while he was a student at the University of Georgia. One Year ago today on April 22, 2021, the trial for that crime began where jurors heard Tate's story regarding the now convicted attacker that attempted to take Tate's life.
The formation of the Tate Tough Foundation
Within days following Tate's discharge from the hospital, The Tate Tough Foundation was formed. "I didn't let him take anything from me that day, and I'm not going to let him take anything from me anytime soon," Tate said. A core mission of the Foundation is to expand safety and security awareness on college campuses, as well as other public areas.
Spokesperson and Board Member with Community Response and Mitigation and I Can Save a Life
The Tate Tough Foundation has partnered with Community Response & Mitigation, a company that designs products and strategies to save lives at the onset of an emergency, when every second counts. CR+M safety solutions are developed by first responders and include STOP THE BLEED® trauma control kits and other supplies that can quickly provide lifesaving hemorrhage control on premise, at the scene. This is particularly relevant to Tate as there was a bystander with a similar kit that saved his life at the scene of his incident.
Tate has accepted the role of "National Spokesperson" with Community Response and Mitigation. In addition, Tate has been appointed a Board Member with the company's non-profit division, "I Can Save a Life," who's mission is to teach hemorrhage control across the country and empower people to become "immediate responders" during an emergency.
"We are overwhelmed and humbled to join forces with the Tate Tough Foundation as we both share a unified mission to help save lives during a critical incident. Together we will raise awareness and develop smarter resources that will better prepare people and places for emergency situations." John Cheringal, CEO, Community Response and Mitigation.
"It is an honor and privilege for me personally, and through the Tate Tough Foundation, to support and participate in these incredibly meaningful organizations," Prezzano said. "These organizations are complementary to the core value of developing awareness and education to safety and security. Our groups will accomplish great things together".
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High Wind Warning issued April 5 at 2:58PM MDT until April 6 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
* WHAT…West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph.
* WHERE…South Lincoln County, Rock Springs and Green River,
Flaming Gorge and East Sweetwater County.
* WHEN…Until 6 AM MDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS…Mainly to transportation. Elevated blowover risk,
especially for light and high profile vehicles, including
campers and tractor trailers.
People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive. | https://localnews8.com/weather/alerts-weather/2022/04/05/high-wind-warning-issued-april-5-at-258pm-mdt-until-april-6-at-600am-mdt-by-nws-riverton-wy/ | 2022-04-05T22:12:13Z |
Generates Over 8 km of Strike Length at Five Drill Target Areas
VANCOUVER, BC, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - KORE Mining Ltd. (TSXV: KORE) (OTCQX: KOREF) ("KORE" or the "Company") is pleased to announce completion of a highly productive 2021-2022 winter exploration field season and provides a summary of the western drill targets of the Imperial Gold Project ("Imperial"). This release summarizes the geologic context for the five western targets: Ogilby, Powerline Discovery Outcrop, Ironwood, Smoketree, and East Mesquite (Figure 1), which are in the western exploration target area between the Imperial deposit and the Mesquite gold mine (operated by Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX)). The western target areas include five targets covering over 2,400 acres across 8.3 kilometers of strike length.
ss = stream sediment sample rc = rock chip sample g/t = grams per tonne
There are a total of nine drill target areas identified in the overall Mesquite-Imperial-Picacho District ("District") that captures a 28 kilometers ("km") trend. Refer to KORE's April 26, 2022 news release for exploration targets identified on the eastern portion of the District.
KORE's Executive Chairman, James Hynes, commented, "KORE had a great field season on the Mesquite-Imperial-Picacho trend. While the area is still not fully covered with field mapping and sampling, KORE field tested all satellite alteration and historic known gold anomalies and outcrops aligned with the regional geophysical trend from the Mesquite mine through Imperial towards the closed Picacho mine. We have a large number of drill targets in inventory and must now prioritize for additional drill permit applications ."
Over 100 additional rock chip and stream sediment assays are pending from the winter exploration program and any significant results will be released. Refer to KORE's May 17, 2022 news release for assays released on the Powerline and Ogilby target areas.
KORE is committed to operating within the stringent environmental and labour standards of California. Exploration drilling is designed to avoid any sensitive areas and all land disturbances will be rehabilitated.
Figure 2 shows the georeferenced ground resistivity sections intersecting the western area targets and mentioned subsurface anomalies.
Figures 3-5 shows three photo compilations of the western area prospects Ogilby, Powerline/Smoketree/Ironwood, and East Mesquite.
Ground resistivity and induced polarization ("IP") surveys provide strong evidence that the primary mineralizing structure at the Imperial deposit is continuous across the 3 km of strike length to the Ogilby target area. This data indicates two anomalous trends (Figure 2) which completed reconnaissance scale mapping and sampling in February 2022. Assay results have confirmed the presence of gold near the surface trace of these anomalies, including highlights of 1.4 g/t gold ("Au") and 0.8 g/t Au stream sediment samples (Figure 1). To date, a total of 19 strongly anomalous samples have been collected along the 2 km strike length of this WNW-ESE structural corridor.
The Ogilby target area is covered by a thin veneer of young volcanic flows, which are steeply incised by seasonal stream channels ("arroyos") that expose the underlying Bear Canyon conglomerate. This unit is a significant alluvial sandstone conglomerate that covers the majority of the property. Proximal to known gold occurrences, the Bear Canyon often displays iron oxide alteration and quartz + calcite veining (Figure 3). Over nine acres of this type of altered bear canyon has been documented in the Ogilby target area, which yielded strongly anomalous assays and suggests that the mineralizing system is strong and near surface.
The Powerline target area contains the largest and highest-grade surface expression of gold mineralization west of the Imperial Deposit. The Powerline area spans over 1300 acres and contains the highest-grade assay on the property at 9.98 g/t Au. Powerline also contains all known gneiss exposures west of the Imperial deposit (Figure 1). The mineralized trend of Powerline remains open and untested along strike for 3 km to the east, towards the Ogilby target area.
Ground IP and resistivity survey data indicate two distinct anomalous structural trends that persist across the strike length of the Powerline target area (Figure 2). Along these trends, ground observations have confirmed the presence of these structural corridors which have assayed strongly anomalous for gold.
Powerline currently contains three named prospect areas: the Powerline Discovery Outcrop, the Ironwood Prospect, and the Smoketree Prospect.
The Powerline Discovery outcrop consists of two distinct, strongly brecciated and altered gneiss exposures that are interpreted as stacked thrust sheets. These regional scale faults bring crystalline basement host rock closer to surface. In 2021, KORE commissioned a multispectral satellite alteration survey, which highlighted the Powerline discovery area as being strongly anomalous for chlorite alteration. Other types of alteration observed at the outcrop include sericite, local silicification and quartz veining, and strong iron oxide staining (Figure 4). This is consistent with the alteration assemblage of the Imperial deposit, which was used to "tune" or fingerprint the signature associated with gold mineralization.
Similar to the Powerline Discovery Outcrop, the Ironwood Prospect contains two structurally dismembered gneiss outcrops which are strongly folded, brecciated, and altered (Figure 4). Ironwood was first identified as an area of interest by the multispectral satellite data. The Ironwood outcrop is the largest gneiss exposure west of the Imperial deposit and forms a cliff approximately 25 feet tall. Ironwood is interpreted to have been formed via the same thrust fault architecture which causes the exposure of the Powerline discovery outcrops 2.5 km to the northwest.
The Smoketree Prospect is a low grade subcrop of gneiss with an associated anomalous gold trend detected downstream. Smoketree is overlain by a thin veneer of Bear Canyon conglomerate that appears to be moderately altered and veined. The poor exposure of Smoketree makes it a priority target for the fully permitted person-portable drilling system, which produces BQ sized core at depths up to 30 feet.
The East Mesquite segment boundary is located only 2 km to the southeast from the operating Mesquite Mine's Vista pit. Geophysical survey data indicates a strong anomaly that is directly on strike with the mineralized trend of the Vista pit. A small gneiss exposure referred to as the "Predator Hill outcrop" has been observed along this trend and provides strong evidence of structural continuity (Figure 5).
Adjacent to the segment boundary in the southeast is a turtleback feature similar in character to the Powerline target area, which contains the highest-grade gold assays on site. Follow up reconnaissance sampling is ongoing in this area.
KORE owns 100% of the Mesquite-Imperial-Picacho District which consists approximately 31,000 acres of claims capturing the entire 28-km trend from the operating Mesquite mine (Equinox Gold - TSX:EQX) to the closed Picacho mine and including KORE's Imperial project. In the District, gold is hosted in local fault structures related to a series of regional faults connecting the known District deposits. Those three District deposits (Mesquite, Imperial and Picacho) were discovered in exposed outcrops and from placer workings. The rest of the District is covered by alluvium and has never been systematically explored.
The Mesquite-Imperial-Picacho District centers on KORE's Imperial project. Imperial is a structurally controlled orogenic gold deposit. The 100% oxide gold deposit is currently defined at 2.44 km long and up to 0.75 km wide and is open both along strike and down dip. It is hosted in a shallowly southwest dipping, amphibolite grade metamorphic rock suite along a west- northwest trending low-angle regional thrust fault system which controls the regional geometry of mineralization. East-west striking, post-mineralization normal faults control the property scale geometry of mineralization. Geophysical characterization of the deposit and regional controlling structures is an essential component of exploration for additional resources.
Imperial has a mineral resource estimate and a positive preliminary economic assessment effective April 6, 2020 with the following highlights:
- Robust economics: US$ 343 million NPV5% post-tax with 44% IRR at US$ 1,450 per ounce gold
- Low capital intensity project with only US$ 143 million pre-production capital cost
- Average 146,000 ounces gold per year over 8 years for 1.2 million ounces total production
- Technically simple project: shallow open pit, run-of-mine heap leach with existing infrastructure
- Value enhancement through Mesquite-Imperial-Picacho District exploration and resource expansion
The Company's NI 43-101 compliant resource and preliminary economic assessment is titled "Preliminary Economic Assessment – Technical Report Imperial Gold Project" effective as of April 6, 2020 and revised and amended on June 10, 2021, prepared by Terre Lane and Todd Harvey of Global Resource Engineering and Glen Cole of SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. can be found under the Company's profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on the Company's website.
KORE Mining is focused on responsibly creating value from its portfolio of gold assets in California, USA. The Company is advancing the Imperial project towards development while continuing to explore across both district-scale gold assets. Management and Board, along with strategic investor, Eric Sprott (26% owner), are aligned with all KORE shareholders with the goal of creating per share value.
Further information on Imperial and KORE can be found on the Company's website at http://www.koremining.com/ or by contacting us as info@koremining.com or by telephone at (888) 407-5450.
On behalf of KORE Mining Ltd
"Scott Trebilcock"
Chief Executive Officer
(888) 407-5450
Technical information with respect to the District and Imperial Gold Project contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Marc Leduc, P.Eng, who is KORE's Senior Technical Consultant and former COO, and is the qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for the technical matters of this news release.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to the future operations of the Company and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as "will", "may", "should", "anticipate", "expects", "intends", "indicates" and similar expressions. All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the future plans and objectives of the Company are forward- looking statements.
Forward‐looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: the nature and implication of sample assay results, the potential of target areas, the highly prospective nature of the project; the strategy, process, timing and grant of a permit for regional exploration drilling in the 28-kilometer Mesquite-Imperial-Picacho District ("Regional Exploration Drilling"); potential actions, behavior or position of the Bureau of Land Management (the "BLM"); the underexplored and prospective nature of the Imperial Regional Exploration Drilling area; the results of the preliminary economic assessments for the Imperial Project, including future project opportunities, the projected NPV, permit timelines, the current mineral resource estimate, and the ability to obtain the requisite permits; the market and future price of and demand for gold; the opportunities of expansion at the Imperial Project; and the ability to work cooperatively with stakeholders, including all levels of government. Such forward‐looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business. In connection with the forward‐looking information contained in this presentation, the Company has made numerous assumptions, including, among others: there being no significant change to current geotechnical, metallurgical, hydrological and other physical conditions at the Imperial Project; exploration, permitting, and development of the Imperial Project being consistent with current expectations and planning; the geological, permitting and economic advice that the Company has received is reliable and is based upon practices and methodologies which are consistent with industry standards; and other planning assumptions. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies.
Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward‐looking information. Known risk factors include, among others: the outcome of BLM's review processes for permitting, including the final outcome(s) of BLM's mineral claim validity examination(s) and administrative review process(es) with respect to the Imperial Zone, including a change to the findings from the mineral claim validity examination conducted in 2002 for the mill sites at the Imperial Zone, resulting in the Company having to move its future Imperial Zone project support facilities to areas that are not within the Indian Pass mineral withdrawal area; the possibility that BLM may require and/or conduct further mineral claim validity examinations with respect to the Imperial project, and the outcome and final determination of such examination could, among other things, invalidate one or more mining claims; the possibility that BLM or other governmental authority review of the Regional Exploration Drilling program, delays or changes the Company's plan for Regional Exploration Drilling permitting, which could result, among other things, in delays, additional project requirements, additional costs and uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones; the exploration drill program may not be completed as planned; the need to obtain additional financing; uncertainty as to the availability and terms of future financing; the possibility of delay in exploration or development programs and uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones; uncertainty as to timely availability of permits and other government approvals.
Additional risks and uncertainties are described in the "Risks" sections of (i) the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020 prepared as of April 29, 2021, and (ii) the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, both available under the Company's issuer profile on www.sedar.com.
Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
There is no certainty that all or any part of the mineral resource will be converted into mineral reserve. Itis uncertain if further exploration will allow improving the classification of the Indicated or Inferred mineral resource. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
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(NEXSTAR) – Is Apple shading Meta? On Saturday, iPhone users noted the company’s showcase of “Essential” suggested apps in its App Store leaves a few digital giants off the list — a list that recently included a “Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures” game.
Many other popular apps, like TikTok, YouTube and Amazon, appear on the “Essentials” list. But it omits other giants like Facebook, Instagram and instant messenger WhatsApp, all owned by parent company Meta.
Facebook currently has 1.929 billion daily active users, according to BBC. Instagram, meanwhile, boasts 120 million active users. For comparison, Facebook has far higher DAU numbers than Twitter (206 million) and TikTok (15.5 million), per Statistica data. Snapchat — one of Meta’s closest competitors with around 428 million monthly active users — is listed first by Apple.
There is currently no active user data for “Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures,” developed by Budge Studios. Apple, however, lists the fashion and design game as no. 43 on its gaming charts.
It’s also important to note the list populates with a few different apps when loaded, so not everyone’s “Essentials” may feature the same apps.
A $10B hit to Meta
Recent moves by Apple have shown the mega-giant mobile provider (there were over 1 billion active iPhones globally by January 2021) can have a significant impact on business. Apple’s new privacy feature App Tracking Transparency is estimated to have cost Meta about $10 billion in revenue, CNBC explains.
The feature makes it harder to track iPhone user data, requiring users to either “Ask App not to Track” or allow companies like Meta to collect/track their data for advertising.
“We believe the impact of iOS overall is a headwind on our business in 2022,” Meta CFO Dave Wehner said after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report was released. Wehner also knocked Apple’s search deal with Google: The New York Times reported that Google pays Apple up to $12 billion per year to be the default search engine on Apple products. The partnership was the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit in 2020.
Back in February, Meta reported its first-ever drop in users and a middling increase in monthly active users. Shortly afterward, the company’s share price dropped by 25%, cutting $230 billion from its total market value, Forbes reports.
Meanwhile, the “Essentials” list exclusions didn’t go unnoticed by some critics.
Inc. technology columnist Jason Aten noted that both Netflix and Spotify were absent from the list, despite being the most-used streaming video and streaming music apps, respectively.
“Of course, neither allows users to sign up within the app, which means Apple doesn’t get to collect its cut from subscriptions,” Aten claimed. “Curating a ‘must-have’ list and leaving out the obvious choices — just because it doesn’t benefit them financially — just makes the company look vindictive.” | https://cw33.com/news/apple-omits-facebook-ig-from-essentials-in-app-store/ | 2022-04-04T13:59:36Z |
LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BURST Oral Care continues its mission of creating brighter smiles with the launch of their new Teeth Whitening Trays by BURST. Designed for safe and easy use, this powerful at-home whitening treatment was created with the collaborative support of hundreds of members from BURST's community of over 35,000 hygienists and dentists to ensure the trays are effective, yet gentle enough for even the most sensitive smiles.
The new trays combine 12.5% hydrogen peroxide with acidity-lowering potassium hydroxide and soothing xylitol to achieve professional grade brightening results. Each custom-fit tray comes prefilled to reach in-between spaces and hard-to-reach places with no guesswork, molding, or impressions – just hassle-free 15-minute treatments for a noticeably brighter smile after one use, and dramatically whiter teeth after the full 7-day course. The trays are vegan and cruelty-free, and the formula contains no parabens, phthalates, sulfates, major allergens, artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors.
"At BURST, we know the difference a bright smile can make for one's confidence. With our new Teeth Whitening Trays, we wanted to make whitening easy, safe, and accessible. These trays provide hassle-free whitening in 15 minutes for a noticeably brighter smile, either at home and on your schedule," says BURST Co-founder and President Brittany Stewart.
"We are proud to introduce a professional grade, at-home whitening treatment that works. Tested and approved by our dental community, these trays target those stubborn stains from the comfort of your own home," says Hamish Khayat, BURST Oral Care Co-Founder and CEO. "At BURST, we never settle when it comes to quality oral care – this new offering was carefully formulated with the optimal amount of hydrogen peroxide for truly amazing results, while being carefully balanced with soothing ingredients for an effective, easy, and elevated way to whiten at home."
The BURST Teeth Whitening Trays are $79.99 for a full course of 7 treatments, and are available at burstoralcare.com.
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About BURST Oral Care
BURST launched in 2017 and quickly became one of the fastest-growing eCommerce companies in the U.S. A trailblazing subscription service, BURST developed its premier sonic toothbrush in collaboration with a community of BURST Ambassador Dental Professionals. Together with these professionals, they continue to produce best-in-class products that provide for total oral health – and have fun while doing it!
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- Fifth generation RX ushers in new era for luxury crossover segment
- First-ever RX 500h F SPORT Performance AWD
- New Global Architecture-K (GA-K) platform provides a lighter, lower center of gravity
- Lexus-First available Traffic Jam Assist
- RX-first available Advanced Park
- Four all-new electrified powertrains; RX-first PHEV
- Available by the end of 2022
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first RX 300 arrived in 1998 as a shiny specimen of an unfamiliar species — never had something like it existed before. Half SUV, half luxury four-door, the all-new model melded each genre's choice attributes into a unique, highly versatile package called the crossover utility vehicle, or CUV.
RX's fortified sedan-based platform wore an avant-garde design (or radiant design, hence the model's full name, Radiant Crossover), and inside, passengers enjoyed high seating positions with expansive sightlines and room for everyone. RX's refined on- and soft-road demeanor, plush comfort and available all-wheel drive capability quickly made it a bona fide hit.
By the end of 1998, approximately 42,000 were sold in North America. RX didn't push the luxury crossover's standard forward. RX created it.
For more than 20 years, RX's five generations have redefined the luxury crossover space. And from first to fifth, a vibrant verve known as omotenashi, or anticipatory hospitality, has perpetuated in their crafting, compelling designers and engineers to exceed the ever-demanding requirements of guests.
The all-new 2023 RX is no exception to this rule, adding extraordinary refinement to its legacy. Innovative computational analysis, an integration of enhanced materials and repeatable high-stress testing performed at the Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama have realized the best version of RX to date.
The all-new RX aims to exceed their needs through a myriad of technological, stylistic and innovative improvements. RX offers a highly diverse powertrain portfolio encompassing Lexus Electrified variants, as well as the Lexus-first DIRECT4 all-wheel drive system. And, for the first time ever, a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) variant will be available.
The new RX further elevates the Lexus Driving Signature fundamentals that launched with the IS. Direct responsiveness, with control at the top of mind, are understood and appreciated at the slightest depression of the RX's accelerator or tilt of the steering wheel, enabling clear input and response.
The 2023 RX will be offered in six grades: Standard, Premium, RX-first Premium+, Luxury, F SPORT Handling and RX-first, F SPORT Performance.
From the new, more robust Global Architecture-K platform and accommodating cabin packaging to the stunning exterior's sleek aerodynamics and the seamless power distribution and delivery via DIRECT4 AWD, anticipating the needs of guests remains a foundational element for RX.
The 2023 RX rides atop the GA-K platform, which is 198-pounds lighter than the previous platform. Its center of gravity is 0.6 inches lower versus its predecessor thanks to its use of stronger metals (such as 1180 MPa steel on side rockers, 1470 MPa steel for the roof, and 2GPa steel for B-pillars) and innovative adhesives and welds.
Overall rigidity improves as well with the addition of bracing at the radiator support, center floor, rear suspension towers and back door opening. Although the 2023 RX remains 192.5 inches long, its wheelbase grows by 2.36 inches to 112.2 inches and its track is widened by 0.59 inches to 65 inches in front and 1.77 inches to 66 inches in the rear. The rear section of the platform features an all-new multi-link suspension design, attached to a rigid high-torsion rear body frame that facilitates more consistent suspension input/travel during acceleration, deceleration and steering moments.
The GA-K platform also increases the front/rear couple distance, resulting in more legroom for rear passengers. RX guests will also enjoy increased cargo space and a lowered back door trim to decrease loading height.
The new 275-hp turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine realizes higher torque (317 lb.-ft.) and higher output thanks to several advanced technologies like a center injection system (for more stable combustion), lightweight, spherical lipless pistons (for high-speed combustion) and a continuously variable capacity oil pump (to modify discharge volume based on running conditions). A short-ratio eight-speed Direct Shift-8AT offers an improved shift control program for smooth acceleration and deceleration. The electronically controlled full-time AWD constantly varies the front-to-rear driving force distribution from 75:25 to 50:50 (depending on situation) to achieve an optimal contact patch and linear steering feel.
A hybrid motor coupled with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine with 246 total system horsepower and 233 lb.-ft. of torque is teamed with a high-output, low-resistance nickel-metal hydride battery that offers a high level of output and fuel economy. The 216-cell battery is located below the rear seat, thus enabling improved passenger comfort and storage capacity. RX HEV can be equipped with E-Four, Lexus' innovative all-wheel drive system, which places a motor at the rear axle for near-instantaneous drive force application in low-grip or acceleration scenarios.
Available at a later date in the U.S., RX's first plug-in powertrain combines a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with an 18.1-kWh lithium-ion battery and rear E-Four motor to provide powerful acceleration and full-time all-wheel drive.
RX 500h F SPORT Performance AWD
A next level of dynamism is realized by the high-performance hybrid 271-hp 2.4-liter turbocharged inline-four that's matched to a six-speed automatic gearbox and integrated Power Control Unit and electric motor. At the rear, an 80-kW eAxle consisting of an inverter and motor provides near-instantaneous power to the rear wheels. Together with a high-output, low-resistance nickel-metal hydride battery, the system produces 366 hp and 406 lb.-ft. of torque total. A DIRECT4 all-wheel drive system orchestrates a seamless, direct application of drive force between the front and rear axles in milliseconds, thus improving handling, controllability and feel. Body movement is also minimized for more pleasant ride comfort.
A thoroughly revised suspension is affixed to the 2023 RX's new GA-K platform. MacPherson front struts provide sharp turn-in and confident, linear handling. Suspension arms and bushings better absorb the passing road's high frequency vibrations and shocks. The rear's new five-arm multi-link setup is more compact than before, yielding additional cabin space for passengers, cargo and, for hybrid powertrains, battery pack placement.
RX's available AVS system provides a comfortable ride, improved stability and superior steering response. AVS uses linear solenoid-type actuators to modify shock absorbers' damping force with near-instant adjustments that are based on driving operation and road conditions.
Two-piston calipers biting on 13.39-inch front and rear rotors help to curb speed smoothly. For F SPORT Handling and F SPORT Performance, composed braking arrives via opposed six-piston aluminum calipers and 15.74-inch front rotors. The opposed calipers are 2.4 pounds lighter than those used on the LS and LC.
F SPORT Performance's available DRS system can provide impressive maneuverability. During higher speed maneuvers, the rear wheels turn in the same direction as the front wheels to give clear, stable turning response. At slower speed, the rear wheels can seamlessly turn in the opposite direction as the front wheels for seamless low speed maneuverability. The DRS system allows for a maximum of 4 degrees steering angle — in phase or counter phase to the front wheels depending on speed.
A spindle body – rather than a spindle grille – reflects the new expression of Lexus design. A seamless grille at the front provides a strong, clean presence and marks the origination of the spindle body that expresses athleticism and finesse in a sophisticated, dynamic shape. RX's optimized proportions reflect the platform's low center of gravity, while the available 19- or 21-inch wheels add stunning flair. At the rear, a single lens taillamp wraps around the body, further emphasizing the RX's wide and low silhouette.
Enhanced aerodynamics equates to enhanced handling and control. The 2023 RX's front fascia's refined shape efficiently directs airflow around the spindle body while cooling its brakes. Other aerodynamic elements include flush window and door molding, a rear spoiler and dimpled underbody covers.
F SPORT Performance grade brings exclusive front and rear bumpers, and a piano black grille and accents. Its exclusive 21-inch wheels wear Michelin® Pilot Sport® tires made from a bespoke compound and tread pattern. Additional black accents and body-colored sills distinguish the Performance model.
The 2023 RX will be offered in 10 exterior color options depending on grade: Ultra White, Eminent White Pearl, Nebula Gray Pearl, Iridium, Caviar, Matador Red Mica, Copper Crest, Nori Green Pearl, Nightfall Mica and Grecian Water.
Inside the RX, the tazuna concept, a design vision inspired by the Lexus Driving Signature, intuitively orients all essential controls and information (e.g., gauges, available Head-Up Display, meters, etc.) within the driver's reach and forward sightline and directs the space's expansive, minimalist layout.
Small items can be stowed in several convenient locations. A front cubby located ahead of the gearshift features a front-rear sliding lid and houses an available Qi-compatible wireless mobile device charger and USB connection. The new central console box can be opened from either the driver or passenger side.
Front seats have been designed for accessibility, superior ergonomic comfort and excellent holding capability, even during the longest of commutes or road trips. Passengers in the available 40/20/40 power split-folding rear seat can charge their mobile devices on two USB Type-C outlets (six USB ports are found throughout the vehicle) or an available single AC power socket. The rear seats are available with power folding capabilities and available cooling and heating functions.
Premium materials and patterns decorate the cabin. An available L-shaped pattern adorns the doors and seats. It's inspired by the Japanese kageri aesthetic, which produces a varying three-dimensional expression when lit by outside or interior lighting.
The 2023 RX will be offered in six interior color options with four ornamentation styles depending on grade. Interior colors: Macadamia, Black, Birch, Palomino, Peppercorn and Rioja Red. Ornamentation styles: Black Cascade, Ash Bamboo, Black Open Pore and Dark Graphite Aluminum.
An indirect illumination system resides seamlessly throughout the cabin as an expression of omotenashi. Lighting from a palette of 64 colors and 14 themes can be selected to best match a driver's mood and energy.
For the F SPORT Handling and F SPORT Performance grades, an exclusive steering wheel and meter reside in front of the driver, while pedals are trimmed with aluminum. The sporty metal decorates the cabin, specifically at the dashboard and cup holder surrounds. Grade-specific front seats offer improved bolstering during cornering. Rioja Red and Black color themes can be selected for an athletic look and feel. F SPORT Performance models are even more distinct with darkened side sill and steering wheel logos.
A standard 9.8-inch or available 14-inch high-definition touchscreen provides easy-to-use controls and clear information to the driver and front-seat passengers. Their glass screens utilize a high-adhesion, anti-reflective coating to realize a vivid display. Menu operations are similar to those found on smartphones and tablets. For additional ease of use by driver and passenger, a center knob located at the screen's bottom edge controls power on/off and volume.
With a Drive Connect trial or subscription, this 100% cloud-capable system integrates with Google points of interest (POI) data to provide faster and more up-to-date search results, more accurate directions and alternate routes based on current traffic conditions. Offline mode is designed to detect a potential loss of signal and download applicable maps and services in advance.
With an active Drive Connect trial or subscription, Intelligent Assistant ushers in a new era of convenience for guests. Designed with dual microphones, enhanced noise cancellation and seat detection capabilities for greater voice-recognition accuracy, by simply saying "Hey Lexus," available voice commands can operate certain interior amenities, such as navigation, multimedia and climate control.
With an active Remote Connect subscription, guests can utilize their compatible smartphone as a vehicle key through the Lexus app. The digital key can allow for the control of door locks and enables additional usability when car sharing, during valet parking or home delivery of packages to the RX's cargo area.
Through wired or wireless connection, users can access many of their favorite apps and control menus via their preferred mobile device ecosystem.
Use the Lexus app to remotely lock or unlock the doors, start the engine and adjust the climate control, check vehicle health and more.
Guests can use Lexus Safety Connect for access to exceptional service in case of emergency/vehicle theft.
Available via the Lexus app, Service Connect can connect a compatible Lexus and dealer to provide detailed maintenance reminders and Vehicle Health Reports.
Essential information such as a speedometer and shift position, and other information including navigational directions and the information displayed during the use of Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Lane Tracing Assist and Road Sign Assist, can be safely displayed in front of the driver's field of vision. The display's positioning can be linked to a driver's seat position memory function.
The available 21-speaker Mark Levinson Premium Surround Sound tuned for the RX's cabin delivers high-quality audio. The system incorporates Mark Levinson QLS (Quantum Logic Surround) sound technology to provide stage-like, full-bodied, balanced tones to all passengers regardless of seating position.
The intuitive driver's aid system can help in various maneuvers, such as when perpendicular parking/exiting and parallel parking/exiting. Four Parallel View Monitor (PVM) cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors provide visual data to support the automatic control of steering, accelerator, brake, and shift operations.
When exiting the luxury crossover, standard Digital Latch and Safe Exit Assist can detect a vehicle or bicycle approaching from the rear and prevent the occupant from opening the door if it senses danger.
This available technology can monitor surrounding traffic in condensed, low-speed driving situations and automatically move forward and brake as needed to keep a set following distance behind the preceding vehicle. In addition to providing hands-free steering assistance, this system can automatically bring the vehicle to a complete stop, then resume its path of travel as forward traffic begins to move.
*Available by subscription. 4G network dependent. See lexus.com/interface for details.
One of the hallmarks of RX's success is its dependable safety features. For 2023, the all-new Lexus RX comes standard with Lexus Safety System+ 3.0, which provides additional features and an available driver monitor system.
Pre-Collision System (PCS) – engineered to help detect a vehicle or pedestrian in the path of your Lexus under certain conditions. Should it detect a potential frontal collision, it's designed to automatically prepare Brake Assist for increased brake force and, in some cases, can even automatically brake the vehicle to a stop. The enhanced radar and camera capabilities make it possible for the system to also help detect a preceding motorcycle or bicyclist in daytime and a preceding pedestrian in daytime and low-light conditions. Additionally, the Pre-Collision System has left-turn intersection detection capability for a pedestrian and vehicle.
Proactive Driving Assist (PDA) – When system operating conditions are met, using the vehicle's camera and radar, Proactive Driving Assist (PDA) provides gentle braking into curves or gentle braking and/or steering to help control distance between your vehicle and a preceding vehicle, pedestrian or bicyclist.
Road Sign Assist – uses a built-in camera to help provide select road sign information in the instrument panel or in the Head-Up Display.
Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA) – designed to provide an audible alert if an unintended lane departure is detected. With Steering Assist, it can take corrective measure with a slight pull on the steering wheel.
Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) - This feature works in conjunction with Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. The lane recognition performance has been enhanced to realize smoother and less disruptive steering support while detecting preceding vehicles and/or the lines on the road to help drivers stay centered in their lanes.
Intelligent High Beam – provides greater visibility for drivers with added illumination when the road ahead is clear, then temporarily switches to low beams when it detects the headlamps or taillamps of vehicles ahead.
All-Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control with Curve Speed Management (DRCC) – Dynamic Radar Cruise Control – uses radar and camera technology to help the driver maintain a preset speed and following distance from the vehicle ahead.
The 2023 RX will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada and Toyota Motor Kyushu and the vehicle is expected to go on sale later this year. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) information will be announced closer to the on-sale date.
Lexus' passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance enables the luxury lifestyle brand to create amazing experiences for its customers. Lexus began its journey in 1989 with two luxury sedans and a commitment to pursue perfection. Since then, Lexus has developed its lineup to meet the needs of global luxury customers in more than 90 countries. In the United States, Lexus vehicles are sold through 244 dealers offering a full lineup of luxury vehicles. With six models incorporating Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers nine F SPORT models, two F performance model and one F model. Lexus is committed to being a visionary brand that anticipates the future for luxury customers
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HOUSTON, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned artist and brand Jumper Maybach has signed new best-in-class partners to an ever-growing list of organizations that share the brand's mission of ending hate. Jumper Maybach is one of the most thought provoking and inclusive artists and brands of our generation. In the past year, the brand has partnered with six distinct companies in an effort to expand their product line across multiple consumer retail segments through the artwork, as well as bring new audiences to the brand and mission. These global partnerships offer a unique opportunity for brands to target new markets, expand their customer base, and work with a company which aligns with their vision.
All of the new products have been inspired by Jumper Maybach's abstract paintings which have been exhibited around the world, hanging in galleries and museums from Paris to Miami to Dubai. The artist's use of color and design brings a modern flair to the walls of any home or business and are now available as wearable art and soft goods.
The Jumper Maybach brand is excited to announce partnerships with the following brands: BIG LOViE, Ahdorned, OPR Eyewear, V. Fraas, Ioconic and Proformmat. The partners have all begun production of their Jumper Maybach lines of products and items are currently available for retail, launching now through September 2022.
"These partnerships represent a remarkable way to expand the vision of my mission," states Jumper Maybach. "Their goals are much in line with my own. I am totally honored to be working with such amazing people as we share a pursuit to end hate, intolerance, and bullying."
In 2013, Jumper Maybach held his first gallery show, which ultimately led to exhibiting at Art Dubai. It was there that the Artist received a documentary film deal and was dubbed the "Jackson Pollock of the 21st Century". Shortly after Art Dubai, Maybach had the opportunity to exhibit 39 large pieces of work in Venice, Italy and was invited to exhibit his art at the Galerie Du Louvre in Paris. Jumper Maybach actively supports GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the Matthew Shepard Foundation and the Trevor Project in addition to many other local and national charities.
For more information about Jumper Maybach and these new partnerships, please visit www.JumperMaybach.com
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BUFFALO, N.Y., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE: MTB) plans to announce its second quarter 2022 earnings results in a press release that will be issued before the market opens on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
Following the release, M&T will conduct a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the earnings results. The conference call and webcast may contain forward-looking statements and other material information.
Domestic callers wishing to participate in the call may dial toll free (888) 632-3384. International participants, using any applicable international calling codes, may dial (785) 830-1914. Callers should reference M&T Bank Corporation or the conference ID # MTBQ222. The conference call will be webcast live through M&T's website at https://ir.mtb.com/events-presentations.
A replay of the call will be available through Wednesday, July 27, 2022 by calling (800) 925-9346 or (402) 220-5380 for international participants. No conference ID or passcode is required. The webcast archive of the conference call will be available by 3:00 p.m., July 20, 2022 on M&T's website at https://ir.mtb.com/events-presentations.
About M&T
M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services in 12 states across the eastern U.S. from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.
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HONG KONG, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global online retailer YesAsia teams up with Geek+, a leading Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) specialist, to build YesAsia's first smart warehouse at Goodman Interlink, a best-in-class warehouse development and one of the world's tallest warehouse facilities located in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. This will be the largest number of AMRs deployed in any single Hong Kong E-commerce warehouse.
Logistics and supply chain management has proven to be the biggest challenge for E-commerce businesses since the COVID outbreak. As the forward-thinking owner and operator of retail websites YesAsia.com and YesStyle.com, YesAsia employs an ambitious strategy, using digitalization and automation for its business operations, especially its warehouses. This approach brings together three like-minded companies – global industrial property expert, Goodman Group, Geek+ and YesAsia – to pave the way for a future using smart logistics and automation.
The brand-new YesAsia smart fulfillment center will be located at Goodman Interlink in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong, and equipped with 145 innovative AMRs from Geek+. This is the first partnership between the three parties, and is the largest single warehouse deployment of AMRs in Hong Kong's E-commerce industry. Goodman Interlink is awarded a Gold Standard Certificate from HK BEAM and a Silver Certificate from LEED. With its floor plate, Goodman Interlink provides spacious and high-quality spaces that are suitable for the newest advancements in automation and robotics.
Joshua Lau, CEO of YesAsia, said, "YesAsia understands the importance of staying ahead of the game in the face of 'new norms.' This is why we are investing in and introducing 145 Geek+ AMR robots into our Hong Kong warehouse with our like-minded partners, Goodman Group and Geek+. This move reflects our commitment to reforming our supply chain in order to provide the best possible logistics services to our valuable customers."
YesAsia's smart warehouse is a revolutionary step that will impact the company's operations and supply chain. The change is expected to be fully integrated by July 2022 in order to commence service for YesAsia's global customer base in the second half of the year. To enable this smart fulfillment center, Goodman Group provides well-located warehouses that are designed to accommodate the latest robotics and technology, not only to ensure a more efficient supply chain, but also faster and more flexible delivery of goods. The smart warehouse is conveniently located in the logistics hotspot of Hong Kong which is adjacent to Container Terminal 9, Stonecutters Bridge, with easy access to Hong Kong International Airport.
The YesAsia smart fulfillment center will implement Geek+'s goods-to-persons solutions. After receiving orders, the AMRs will automatically pass the goods to warehouse operators for an overall fulfillment process that is more accurate and highly efficient. The center is expected to handle over one million orders within its first year of operation for both YesAsia.com and YesStyle.com customers around the world.
"Our commitment is to transform global logistics with smart technologies," said Lit Fung, VP and Managing Director of Overseas Business at Geek+. "We are excited to work with industry innovation pioneer YesAsia and empower them to meet the growing demand of their E-commerce customers. Geek+ will continue to partner with Goodman in providing a one-stop solution for quality, sustainable properties equipped with the latest smart warehousing solutions to strengthen customers' supply chains."
About Geek+
Geek+ is a global technology company leading the intelligent logistics revolution. We apply advanced robotics and AI technologies to realize flexible, reliable, and highly efficient solutions for warehouses and supply chain management. Geek+ is trusted by over 500 global industry leaders and has been recognized as the world leader in autonomous mobile robots. Founded in 2015, Geek+ has over 1500 employees, with offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore.
For more information, please visit: https://www.geekplus.com/
About YesAsia
Established in 1997, YesAsia is an online retailer headquartered in Hong Kong that engages in the procurement and sale of Asian fashion & lifestyle, beauty and entertainment products to customers around the world. YesAsia has developed proven E-commerce platforms operated by a team that has, since 1998, accumulated over 20 years of experience in operating E-commerce businesses, as well as cultivated regional and global online markets for Asian products.
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LANSING, Mich., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation ("Neogen") (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced that, at the special meeting of Neogen shareholders held today, Neogen shareholders voted to approve all proposals required in connection with the pending combination of the food safety business of 3M Company ("3M") (NYSE: MMM) with Neogen, including the issuance of shares of Neogen common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 13, 2021, among Neogen, 3M, Nova RMT Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Neogen, and Garden SpinCo Corporation, currently a wholly owned subsidiary of 3M, and certain amendments to Neogen's organizational documents. The transaction is expected to be completed on September 1, 2022, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions.
"We are pleased to have received the support of our shareholders and the approval of the necessary proposals as we look toward the expected close of this transaction," said John Adent, Neogen's President and CEO. "I want to thank all of our investors for their continued support, and I am excited for Neogen's future growth as we strengthen our position at the forefront of the new era in food security."
Neogen will file the final voting results, as certified by the independent Inspector of Election, on a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Neogen
Neogen Corporation develops and markets comprehensive solutions dedicated to food and animal safety, operating with the intention to "Every day, protect the people and animals we care about." The company's Food Safety segment markets dehydrated culture media and diagnostic test kits to detect foodborne bacteria, natural toxins, food allergens, drug residues, plant diseases, and sanitation concerns. Neogen's Animal Safety segment is a leader in the development of genomic solutions along with the manufacturing and distribution of a variety of animal healthcare products, including diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, veterinary instruments, wound care, and disinfectants, as well as rodent and insect control solutions.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the proposed transaction between Neogen, 3M and Garden SpinCo Corporation ("SpinCo"). These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "outlook," "target," "endeavor," "seek," "predict," "intend," "strategy," "plan," "may," "could," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements, other than historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the expected timing and structure of the proposed transaction, the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction, the expected benefits of the proposed transaction, including future financial and operating results and strategic benefits, the tax consequences of the proposed transaction, and the combined Neogen-SpinCo company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, legal, economic and regulatory conditions, and any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on Neogen and 3M's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from Neogen and 3M's current expectations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. The inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation that such plans, estimates or expectations will be achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such plans, estimates or expectations include, among others, (1) that one or more closing conditions to the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or waived, on a timely basis or otherwise; (2) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed on the terms or in the timeframe expected by Neogen, 3M and SpinCo, or at all; (3) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; (4) uncertainty of the expected financial performance of the combined company following completion of the proposed transaction; (5) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including as a result of delay in completing the proposed transaction or integrating the business of Neogen and 3M's food safety business (the "Food Safety Business"), on the expected timeframe or at all; (6) the ability of the combined company to implement its business strategy; (7) difficulties and delays in the combined company achieving revenue and cost synergies; (8) inability of the combined company to retain and hire key personnel; (9) the occurrence of any event that could give rise to termination of the proposed transaction; (10) the risk that stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed transaction or other litigation, settlements or investigations may affect the timing or occurrence of the proposed transaction or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; (11) evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes; (12) changes in general economic and/or industry specific conditions; (13) actions by third parties, including government agencies; (14) the risks that the anticipated tax treatment of the proposed transaction is not obtained; (15) the risk of greater than expected difficulty in separating the Food Safety Business from the other businesses of 3M; (16) risks related to the disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the pendency of the proposed transaction, or other effects of the pendency of the proposed transaction on the relationship of any of the parties to the proposed transaction with their employees, customers, suppliers, or other counterparties; and (17) risk factors detailed from time to time in Neogen's and 3M's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including Neogen's and 3M's annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the SEC, including Neogen's registration statement filed on Form S-4, which was declared effective by the SEC on August 4, 2022, Neogen's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with respect to the special meeting of Neogen shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction filed with the SEC on July 18, 2022, as amended and supplemented, and SpinCo's registration statement filed on Form S-4 and Form S-1, which was declared effective by the SEC on August 4, 2022. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive.
Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. None of Neogen, 3M or SpinCo undertakes, and each party expressly disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or development, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.
Additional Information About the Transactions and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, SpinCo filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 and Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-263669) in connection with its separation from 3M that contains a prospectus relating to the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed in the proposed transaction (as amended and supplemented, the "SpinCo Registration Statement") and Neogen filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-263667) that includes a prospectus relating to the shares of Neogen common stock to be issued in the proposed transaction (as amended and supplemented, the "Neogen Registration Statement"), which registration statements were declared effective by the SEC on August 4, 2022. In addition, 3M has filed with the SEC a Schedule TO related to 3M's exchange offer in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE SPINCO REGISTRATION STATEMENT, NEOGEN REGISTRATION STATEMENT, 3M'S SCHEDULE TO AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NEOGEN, 3M, GARDEN SPINCO AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The SpinCo Registration Statement, Neogen Registration Statement, 3M's Schedule TO and other documents relating to the proposed transaction (as they become available) can also be obtained free of charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The SpinCo Registration Statement, Neogen Registration Statement, 3M's Schedule TO and other documents (as they become available) can also be obtained free of charge from 3M upon written request to 3M Investor Relations Department, Bldg. 224-1 W-02, St. Paul, MN 55144, or by e-mailing investorrelations@3M.com or upon written request to Neogen's Investor Relations, 620 Lesher Place, Lansing, Michigan 48912 or by e-mailing ir@neogen.com.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote of approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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Neogen Media Contact:
Blake Sonnenshein, Partner
Brunswick Group
Neogen@brunswickgroup.com
Neogen Investor Contact:
Steve Quinlan, Chief Financial Officer
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Assata Shakur accomplice gets parole in trooper’s 1973 death
(AP) – A split New Jersey Supreme Court granted parole Tuesday to a former militant convicted in the 1973 death of a New Jersey state trooper, in a case that has resonated for decades and been a thorny issue in U.S.-Cuba relations.
Sundiata Acoli is in his mid-80s and had had several parole bids rejected previously. His attorneys argued he has been a model prisoner for nearly three decades and has counseled other inmates.
The state parole board had contended Acoli still is a risk to commit future crimes and hasn’t taken full responsibility for Trooper Werner Foerster’s death.
Acoli’s more-famous co-defendant, Joanne Chesimard, also was convicted and sentenced to a life term but escaped from a New Jersey prison in 1979. Now known as Assata Shakur, she was given asylum in Cuba by then-President Fidel Castro and remains a fugitive.
In a tweet Tuesday, Patrick Colligan, head of the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, called the ruling an “outrage” and “a slap in the face to every officer.”
In Tuesday’s 3-2 ruling with Chief Justice Stuart Rabner not participating, the court held that the state parole board didn’t meet its required burden of demonstrating there was a substantial likelihood of Acoli committing another crime.
“No member of the Court disputes that Acoli committed a horrific crime,” Justice Barry Albin wrote for the majority. “The issue, however is whether Acoli, after nearly five decades of imprisonment, has satisfied the statutory demands that govern his parole eligibility.”
Albin noted that if the crime had occurred today, Acoli would have been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, but that New Jersey law at the time allowed for parole.
“However despised Acoli may be in the eyes of many because of the notoriety of his crime, he too is entitled to the protection of the law — and to the fair and impartial administration of justice,” Albin wrote.
In a statement, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he was “deeply disappointed” by the ruling. State Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement, “I am grateful to the attorneys in my office who opposed the release of Sundiata Acoli and I am disappointed that he will be released on parole.”
Soffiyah Elijah, a civil rights attorney who has advocated on behalf of Acoli, praised the ruling and said, “It’s time now for Mr. Acoli to live the rest of his life in the loving care of his family and community.”
Acoli was known as Clark Edward Squire in 1973 when the car he was riding in was stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike for a broken tail light. According to court documents, Acoli’s gun went off during a struggle with Foerster, who had responded as backup.
The state contended Shakur shot Trooper James Harper, wounding him, then took Foerster’s gun and shot him twice in the head as he lay on the ground. A third person in the car with Acoli and Shakur died from his injuries at the scene. The three were members of a group known as the Black Liberation Army.
Acoli has claimed he was grazed by a bullet and blacked out, and couldn’t remember the exact sequence of events. At his most recent parole hearing, in 2016, he speculated for the first time that Foerster could have been shot accidentally by Harper.
In a dissenting opinion, Justices Lee Solomon and Anne Patterson wrote that the parole board’s decision was supported by the evidence and should be left undisturbed.
“Our only role is to ensure that the Parole Board does not abuse its discretion in making decisions,” Solomon wrote. “In light of the Board’s evident consideration of the record as a whole, we cannot say we are in a better position than the Parole Board to decide Acoli’s fate.”
Foerster’s death and Shakur’s continued fugitive status have resonated over the years and spurred bipartisan agreement in Congress.
In 2013, state and federal authorities announced a $2 million reward for information leading to her capture, and the FBI made her the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists.
President Donald Trump demanded that Cuba return her in 2017 when he announced plans to reverse some Obama-era Cuba policies, an approach that was hailed in New Jersey by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and then-Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
In 2005, Castro referred to Shakur as a victim of “the fierce repression against the black movement in the United States” and said she had been “a true political prisoner.”
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- Weigh station e-screening technology will be augmented with IRD's TACS™ tire screening system to identify commercial vehicles with flat, missing, or underinflated tires
- The upgraded technology and port-of-entry relocation will provide a safer traveling experience for users of Interstate 84
- The Declo site will be the sixth weigh station in the State of Idaho to be upgraded with IRD's software, roadside electronics, machine vision, and integrated sensors
SASKATOON, SK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - International Road Dynamics Inc. ("IRD"), a Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill") company (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF), announced today the award of a $2.2 million contract in Idaho. Under this contract, IRD will supply and install an eastbound mainline Weigh-in-Motion ("WIM") and Electronic Pre-Clearance system to complement the westbound IRD system at the new Idaho Transportation Department Port-of-Entry ("POE") facility on I-84 near Declo, Idaho. This will be the sixth WIM site IRD has deployed in Idaho. All financial information in this press release is reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
The purpose of the project is to complete the relocation of the Cotterel POE and provide a safer traveling experience for all vehicles on the interstate system. Additionally, the new POE location will facilitate more efficient trucking operations through the use of advanced weigh station automation and pre-screening technologies. The updated systems will assist the state in more effectively meeting federal compliance standards.
This system will weigh Commercial Vehicles at highway speeds upstream of the weigh station using IRD's Single Load Cell WIM scales and check for tire defects with IRD's Tire Anomaly and Classification System ("TACS"). The system will also use an IRD-supplied License Plate Reader and an Automated Vehicle Identification system to check vehicle credentials. This credentialing information will be screened against state and federal databases using IRD's commercial vehicle safety e-screening platform. Commercial vehicles in violation of weight or safety regulations will be automatically signaled to report for inspection at the port-of-entry weigh station by changeable message signs.
During peak times, weigh stations often exceed capacity and are forced to close or allow trucks to bypass the weigh station until the lineup at the station is cleared. By combining Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks ("CVISN") information with the weight, the weigh station can focus on high-risk vehicles, allowing compliant carriers with good safety records to bypass the weigh station. Not only does this greatly improve the effectiveness of the weigh station, but it provides a considerable benefit to the trucking industry by making the roadways safer and reducing wait times at weigh stations for compliant carriers, thus reducing fuel costs and greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions.
"This project complements the existing Idaho Transportation Department deployments at Boise, Lewiston, Huetter, Inkom, and Sage Junction that were previously installed by IRD," said Rish Malhotra, IRD President and CEO. "IRD's systems have a proven track record of providing a safer experience to the traveling public in the State of Idaho. By further expanding the state's network of fully automated weigh station facilities, road users will benefit from highly efficient systems that reduce road delays and emissions for heavy truck operators while at the same time protecting road infrastructure and public safety."
IRD is a dynamic technology company engaged in developing key components and advanced systems for the next generation of transportation networks. Together with subsidiaries PAT Traffic and IRD Europe (ICOMS Detections, Sensor Line and VDS), IRD supplies Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to private corporations, transportation agencies, and highway authorities around the world. IRD's systems make highways safer, greener, and more efficient. Known globally as a trusted partner providing sales, service, and installation support on major ITS projects for over 40 years, IRD contributes to creating smarter cities by empowering engineering and urban planning professionals to access reliable traffic data. For more information: www.irdinc.com
Quarterhill is a leading provider of tolling and enforcement solutions in the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) industry, as well as, through its Wi-LAN Inc. subsidiary, a leader in Intellectual Property licensing. Our goal is global leadership in ITS, by organic growth of the Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC and International Road Dynamics Inc. platforms and by continuing an acquisition-oriented investment strategy that capitalizes on attractive growth opportunities within ITS and its adjacent markets. Quarterhill is listed on the TSX under the symbol QTRH and on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol QTRHF. For more information, please visit www.quarterhill.com
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding IRD, Quarterhill and their businesses. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by IRD and/or Quarterhill in light of their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and the expected effects of new business strategies, as well as other factors that IRD and/or Quarterhill believe are appropriate in the circumstances. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed herein may not occur and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting IRD and/or Quarterhill, including: potential risks and uncertainties relating to the ultimate geographic spread of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19"); the severity of the disease; the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak; actions that may be taken by governmental authorities to contain the COVID-19 outbreak or to treat its impact; the potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and financial markets and any resulting impact on IRD and/or Quarterhill and/or their businesses. Other factors include, without limitation, the risks described in Quarterhill's March 20, 2022 annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the "AIF"). Copies of the AIF may be obtained at www.sedar.com. IRD and Quarterhill recommend that readers review and consider all of these risk factors and notes that readers should not place undue reliance on any of IRD's forward-looking statements. IRD has no intention, and undertakes no obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Geneva Financial (Geneva), a direct mortgage lender operating in 46 states, has announced the opening of a new branch in Hoffman Estates, Illinois led by Branch Manager Jonathan Gonzalez. The opening of this new branch provides opportunities for local borrowers and buyers looking to navigate the current housing market.
"The focus on the human element at Geneva is what drew me in." Illinois Branch Manager Jonathan Gonzalez stated. "I want to be able to provide the best service for my clients that I can and a big part of that is treating them like people. This move to Geneva has been a fantastic experience and we are excited to see our branch continue to grow."
Based out of Hoffman Estates, IL, Gonzalez and his new branch proudly serve homebuyers throughout the state. The new branch will continue Geneva's exceptional service and extensive product offering through countless homebuyer and homeowner-focused products including Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Refinance, Reverse, Jumbo Loans, Condo Financing, and so much more.
In the mortgage industry since 2004, Gonzalez has dedicated himself to his Illinois market and is honored to be able to serve his home state with this move to Geneva Financial. In his free time, Jonathan loves spending time with his two boys at their soccer games, and at the movie theater and music concerts with his wife. But more than anything else, Jonathan is passionate about people and helping them achieve their goals.
Geneva Financial Home Loans is currently expanding in all markets and seeking branch managers and loan originators across the United States looking to advance their mortgage careers. For information on opportunities, visit www.GenevaFi.com/opportunity
Founded in 2007 by Aaron VanTrojen, Geneva Financial (NMLS 42056) is a direct mortgage lender headquartered in Chandler, Arizona with more than 130 branch locations in 46 states. Our mission at Geneva Financial is to approach every aspect of our business from the "inside-out". With a culture-forward mindset, we focus on our loan originators and support staff first to ensure an unbeatable experience for our customers.
Our Core Values were created as a daily reminder to operate with the inside-out approach in mind. Core Value #1 is the backbone of all our Core Values, our mission, and our brand vision: Home Loans Powered by Humans®. Learn more about Geneva Financial Home Loans at www.GenevaFi.com
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Ian Huynh joins Mitratech to supercharge technology integrations and emerging data science initiatives
AUSTIN, Texas, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitratech, a leading global provider of legal, compliance, and HR software, is pleased to announce that Ian Huynh has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, Huynh will lead the company with its continuing efforts to integrate forward-looking technologies within its product ecosystem.
Huynh, a seasoned CTO, has extensive knowledge in designing, architecting, and integrating software technologies from concept through completion. In addition to holding two US patents, he has experience in helping to build organizations that deliver innovative solutions by applying agile and cutting-edge methodologies. Huynh graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science.
"The vision at Mitratech captured my attention from the very beginning. There is an incredible opportunity to create innovative solutions that radically automate regulatory intelligence workflows," said Huynh. "Mitratech also has a great culture that is relentless in uncovering new data sources and pioneering new approaches to integrating technologies. I am excited to continue to help engineer best-in-class platforms that are secure, scalable, resilient, and intuitive for users."
Mike Williams, CEO of Mitratech, adds: "Ian brings deep technical experience to our team - with a background in progressive technologies, data science, and software architecture. His vision and leadership will be key in accelerating our progress through our next stage of growth".
Mitratech is a proven global technology partner for corporate legal, risk, compliance, and HR professionals seeking to maximize productivity, control expense, and mitigate risk by deepening organizational alignment, increasing visibility, and spurring collaboration across an enterprise. Mitratech serves over 1,800 organizations worldwide spanning more than 160 countries.
For more info, visit: www.mitratech.com
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(The Hill) – Longtime CNN anchor and reporter Bernard Shaw died on Wednesday, the network announced.
Shaw, 82, retired from journalism in the early 2000s and was one of CNN’s original anchors when the network launched in the 1980s.
“He was our lead anchor for the next twenty years from anchoring coverage of presidential elections to his iconic coverage of the First Gulf War live from Baghdad in 1991,” CNN president Chris Licht said in a statement on Shaw’s passing. “Even after he left CNN, Bernie remained a close member of our CNN family providing our viewers with context about historic events as recently as last year. The condolences of all of us at CNN go out to his wife Linda and his children.”
Shaw was well known for his coverage of several major foreign conflicts, his moderation of a number of presidential debates, and other high-profile political events.
When Shaw signed off for the last time in 2000, he received a standing ovation from the CNN newsroom. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/longtime-cnn-anchor-bernard-shaw-dead-at-82/ | 2022-09-08T16:44:28Z |
Watch live coverage of the 2022 NFL Draft in the player above.
(NEXSTAR) – In the wake of blockbuster NFL trades that sent star quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos and All-Pro receiver Davante Adams to the Raiders, football fans now turn their attention to the 2022 NFL Draft.
The draft is in Las Vegas this year, starting at at 8 p.m. EST, with coverage running through Saturday, April 30.
Experts say the offensive spotlight won’t be on quarterbacks this year, with mock drafts favoring linemen.
There are also big-name NFL veterans who could make things interesting if they wind up getting traded for picks. San Francisco’s Deebo Samuel, a key piece in the 49ers’ deep playoff run last year, wants to be traded. General Manager John Lynch said at a recent news conference that he “can’t ever imagine wanting to move on from” Samuel, but the team is also without a first-round pick.
Another potential big-name trade target is Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, whose future is uncertain after the team gave up a slew of draft picks for embattled Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.
For Las Vegas, the Draft is a huge event in a city built on spectacle.
“We are exceptionally excited to welcome the NFL to Las Vegas,” said CEO/President Steve Hill, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Fans started to arrive at the NFL Draft Experience when it opened at noon. The attendance for the NFL Draft could reach 600,000 people over the course of the three-day event, and, Nexstar’s KLAS reports, the economic impact could be record-breaking. | https://cw33.com/sports/live-coverage-2022-nfl-draft-kicks-off-in-las-vegas/ | 2022-04-29T03:11:47Z |
Dedication Took Place on Her 101st Birthday
SIMI VALLEY, Calif., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Postal Service issued a commemorative Forever stamp celebrating the life of former First Lady Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA.
The stamp was dedicated by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy; Dennis Revell, Nancy Reagan's son-in-law; Ann B. Wrobleski, formerly Special Projects Director for First Lady Nancy Reagan's Just Say No program; Pete Wilson, former governor of California and Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation Board member, and others.
"As a first lady of both California and the nation, she built a legacy of public service throughout her eventful life," said DeJoy. "Whether she was giving voice to the needs of America's Vietnam Veterans, promoting foster grandparent programs, or raising visibility for important health issues – she was a passionate and effective public advocate for a wide range of causes close to her heart."
"As did the five first ladies before her that were memorialized on a stamp, Nancy Reagan helped define the role of presidential spouse for her successors," said Revell. "It's fitting that this fiercely vigilant and politically astute First Lady, who left her stamp on one of the most consequential presidencies of the 20th century, should now be celebrated and commemorated on a Forever stamp of her own!"
Wilson said, "I'm pleased to represent the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute Board of Trustees at Mrs. Reagan's Forever stamp first-day-of-issue program. To honor her in this way on what would have been her 101st birthday is a way for Americans to remember her lasting legacy of service."
Nancy Davis Reagan (1921-2016), wife of the 40th president, was First Lady from 1981 to 1989 and most trusted advisor and champion to her husband.
Throughout her life, Reagan held a deep passion for her country, championing many causes along the way. Chief among these were the Foster Grandparents Program; assistance to Vietnam veterans and the plight of POWs and MIAs; drug and alcohol abuse prevention among youth; breast cancer awareness; and Alzheimer's research.
As First Lady, she worked hand in hand with her husband, both at home and abroad, and advocated for issues on the national and international stage. Reagan's partnership with her husband and devotion to his success, behind-the-scenes influence and her legacy of public service made her one of the most significant first ladies in modern times.
The Nancy Reagan stamp art is a detail from the official 1987 White House portrait by Aaron Shikler — the full-body portrait was cropped to accommodate the stamp format. The oil-on-canvas portrait features Reagan dressed in a flowing gown, in her signature red color. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp.
The Nancy Reagan Forever stamp is being issued in panes of 20. News of the stamp will be shared with the hashtag #NancyReaganStamp.
A feature story about the stamp will be available at facebook.com/usps following the ceremony.
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The world's largest Black-led Venture Capital Fund partners with the founder of the world's largest Black-led private equity firm to address systemic inequalities in college endowments
SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Base10 Partners, the world's largest Black-led venture capital fund, announced today that it has entered into a formal partnership with Student Freedom Initiative to expand the investment options available to Historically Black colleges and Universities that are members of the Students Freedom Initiative.
Building intergenerational wealth for the Black Community, this partnership will ensure that HBCUs have greater access to venture capital investing, without the traditional barriers to entry, including limited investment capital, smaller endowments, near term needs for capital to meet operational expenses, which have preclude them from investing in this asset class in the past. This partnership will eliminate these traditional barriers to entry with the following scalable solutions: (1) no minimum investments, (2) no management fees, (3) reduced holding period, and (4) sharing of profits with HBCUs. Expanding access to venture capital investments provides the opportunity for HBCUs to potentially increase their risk adjusted returns for their endowments which typically lag that of those colleges and universities which invest in in this particular asset class. These increased risk adjusted returns provide the resources to reduce the student loan debt burden and to increase the resources available to student services .
"This partnership is another example of what is possible when we are intentional and collaborative. By specifically addressing barriers (e.g., minimum investment, liquidity, expenses, and holding period) which have typically prevented HBCUs from gaining access to alternative investments, this solution will become an integral component in addressing the endowment wealth gap between HBCUs and their white counterparts," said Robert F. Smith, Chairman of the Student Freedom Initiative, as well as the Founder, Chairman, CEO, Vista Equity Partners. "We look forward to working with Base10 Partners and other strategic partners to assist HBCUs taking advantage of this opportunity, and we call on others to join us in increasing the competitiveness and resilience of all HBCUs using similar, scalable solutions."
This partnership builds on Base10's Advancement Initiative, which was designed specifically for HBCUs, provides these institutions with greater access to alternative investments by allowing them to invest in pre-IPO tech companies with shortened holding periods and time to liquidity without paying traditional fees or meeting investment minimums. Importantly, the Advancement Initiative donates 50% of carried interest to HBCUs to support student scholarships and university endowments.
"Thanks to the work of Robert and Vista Equity Partners, private equity has outpaced venture in terms of bolstering others and opening doors to those with underrepresented backgrounds," noted Adeyemi Ajao, co-founder and Managing Partner at Base10 Partners. "Through this partnership with the Student Freedom Initiative, we're leveraging the power of the two largest asset classes. It's particularly meaningful to be doing this as the largest firms led by Black managers in each. We're looking forward to working together to challenge existing systems and increase opportunity for HBCUs and their students in new ways."
The National Center For Educational Statistics (April 2019), identified the top 120 endowments who had a combined endowment of $442 Billion. Not a single HBCU existed within this group of colleges and universities. The smallest Ivy league institution (e.g., #30 Brown University) has an endowment of $2.9 Billion. However, according to The Moguldom Nation, the total endowment of all reporting HBCUs is only $2.7 Billion, with the top 10 HBCUs representing ~74% of the combined total. Base10 Partners and the Student Freedom Initiative seek to address the wealth gap between HBCUs and their predominantly white counterparts by providing access to assets that create higher risk adjusted returns than the traditional stocks, bonds, and cash/cash equivalent that have been historically the only assets available to the HBCUs because of barriers to entry.
According to Preqin, a recognize provider of data, analytics, and insights to the alternative asset community, while returns cannot guaranteed, alternative classes have the potential to offer much higher returns than the more traditional asset classes. Barron's summarizes the approach and rational taken by Harvard, who is widely recognized as best in class and has the largest endowment ($37 Billion), to transition into alternative investments. Similarly, Bloomberg identifies Harvard's emphasis on alternative investments as a key contributor to their success. Finally, Pitchbook highlights the trend of VC and private equity standing out in performance highlights and part of the reason for many of the largest university endowments "recent reporting astronomical gains, boosted heavily by allocations to alternate assets."
A single purpose nonprofit organization, Student Freedom Initiative provides a catalyst for freedom in professional and life choices for students attending Minority Serving Institutions ("MSIs") by increasing their social and economic mobility using a student centric, evidence based, holistic, and collaborative approach. Initially focused on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Student Freedom Initiative enables mobility through four transformational components: (1) Income Contingent Alternative to Parent Plus and Private Loans, (2) Internships, (3) Tutoring/Mentorships/Other Services, and (4) Targeted HBCU Capacity Building. Student Freedom Initiative collaborates with community-based organizations, businesses, and governmental entities through public-private partnerships to make sustainable, systemic changes to support the entire HBCU ecosystem.
To date, Student Freedom Initiative has received generous contributions from our anchor donors Robert F. Smith, Fund II Foundation, and Cisco Systems, and many others who have provided financial and/or in-kind services. The program has also been acknowledged and supported by the Business Roundtable's Racial Equity & Justice Subcommittee on Education.
To learn more, visit www.StudentFreedomInitiative.org or find us on Twitter @StudentFreedom.
Founded by Adeyemi Ajao and TJ Nahigian, Base10 is a San Francisco-based venture capital fund investing in founders who believe purpose is key profits and companies that are automating sectors of the Real Economy, including transportation, healthcare, retail, logistics, and construction. The Advancement Initiative, Base10's growth-stage fund, donates 50% of profits to Historically Black Colleges and Universities to support financial aid and other key initiatives. Portfolio companies include Notion, Figma, FTX, Nubank, Nowports, KeepTruckin, Chili Piper, and Popmenu. Connect via base10.vc.
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Combining two of the world's best acoustic and electronic drum companies to focus on delivering new innovation for drummers; Drum Workshop will operate as a standalone unit with pioneering founders retaining leadership positions.
HAMAMATSU, Japan, and OXNARD, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Roland Corporation and Drum Workshop, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement for Roland to acquire all outstanding shares of Drum Workshop.
Roland is the leading global manufacturer of electronic musical instruments widely recognized for its gamechanger products in the electronic drum world under its V-Drums brand and more recently with its innovative V-Drums Acoustic Design ("VAD") series of products. Drum Workshop is widely recognized as the global leader in acoustic drums and percussion, and designs, manufactures and sells an industry-leading portfolio of brands including DW Drums and Hardware, Pacific Drums and Percussion (PDP), Latin Percussion (LP), Gretsch Drums and Slingerland.
The combination of expertise and reach of Roland and Drum Workshop will unleash the next generation of breakthrough acoustic and electronic drums and percussion products, accelerate product development, and push the boundaries of innovation for drummers.
Drum Workshop CEO Chris Lombardi and co-founders Don Lombardi and John Good will continue to serve in their existing capacities at the company, focusing on creating products that inspire drummers everywhere.
"In the world of acoustic drums, Drum Workshop stands distinctly apart," said Gordon Raison, chief executive officer of Roland. "We have always been impressed and in awe of their products, their people and their craftsmanship in every dimension. Drum Workshop shares the same legacy and dedication to musical innovation that we have at Roland, and we are committed to supporting Drum Workshop in doing what they do best."
"Roland's philosophy in driving innovation across all forms of expression is complimentary with ours, and we are excited to join forces in this relationship that will benefit artists and musicians everywhere," said Chris Lombardi, chief executive officer of Drum Workshop, Inc.
"For the past 50 years our goal has always been to inspire, motivate and solve problems for drummers," said Don Lombardi, founder and chief product officer of Drum Workshop. "I have always been a fan of the innovation coming from Roland, and we are thrilled to partner with them on inventing solutions for future generations."
John Good, co-founder of Drum Workshop, said, "I look forward to continuing to bring handcrafted, custom solutions to drummers with the partnership of Roland. Their reputation for driving product innovation is admirable, and we are looking forward to the additional support they will bring to our people, our artists and our industry partners."
"We have been deeply impressed by the people inside Drum Workshop and are excited to welcome Chris, Don, John and the entire Drum Workshop team to the Roland family," added Masahiro Minowa, chief innovation officer of Roland. "A trailblazer in acoustic drums for the past 50 years, we've been equally blown away by the breakthrough innovation and new technology that Drum Workshop has been developing. We can't wait for the world to see what's in store that will benefit drummers everywhere."
About Roland Corporation
For 50 years, Roland's innovative electronic musical instruments and multimedia products have fueled inspiration in artists and creators around the world. Embraced by hobbyists and professionals alike, the company's trendsetting gear spans multiple categories, from pianos, synthesizers, guitar products, and electronic percussion to DJ controllers, audio/video solutions, livestreaming products, and more. As technology evolves, Roland continues to lead the way for gigging musicians, producers, and beatmakers, providing modern software-based solutions and seamless creative workflows between hardware products, computers, and mobile devices. For more information, visit Roland.com.
About Drum Workshop
Founded in 1972, Drum Workshop, Inc. is widely recognized as the global leader in designing and manufacturing award-winning musical instruments including drums, pedals, hardware and accessories. Drum Workshop manufactures, markets and distributes an iconic portfolio of brands including DW® Drums and Hardware, PDP®, Gretsch® Drums, Latin Percussion®, and Slingerland. Drum Workshop's wide range of products have earned their reputation as The Drummer's Choice and are endorsed by many of the world's top artists including Dave Grohl, Phil Collins, Chad Smith, Mick Fleetwood, and Sheila E., among others. Drum Workshop, Inc. is headquartered in Oxnard, California. For more information, visit DWDrums.com.
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BEIJING, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Yungang cultural tourism season, a cultural feast dedicated to crafting north China-situated Datong into a city characterized by being an ancient cultural capital, a cool summer resort and the capital of gourmet, kicked off in Datong of Shanxi Province on July 18.
Since 2000 when the first Yungang cultural tourism season debuted, the seasonal tourism activities have become a household cultural tourism brand and a "cultural tourism messenger" for Datong city.
Under the brand, Datong cultivated many classic cultural tourism events such as the ancient capital lantern show and the Jackie Chan international action film week, all of which brought the city further on its road to building a reputed international cultural tourism destination.
Wang Jianjiang, member of the standing committee of CPC Datong municipal committee and publicity department head, said that after years of efforts, the Yungang cultural tourism season-incubated "cool summer resort" and "cultural Datong" tourism brands are expected to further help the city shape a complete system of summer tourism brands and improve at the same time its popularity and reputation among tourists.
Recent years, Datong city's cultural tourism industry has stepped into a phase featuring development of higher quality.
Since 2017, the China Datong Tourism Development Index released by Xinhua-run China Economic Information Service and the People's Government of Datong has once reached 1,438.97 points, up nearly 50 percent since the base period and indicating enormous market attention and consumption vitality.
Regardless of others, Datong's tourism brand popularity increased notably alongside the all-around functioning brand effects. This year, cultural tourism industry in the city showcased sufficient development resilience with rural tourism and outdoor camping widely favored by travelers and in-depth tours becoming mainstream choices of tourists, which spend on average three days instead of the past 1.5 days in Datong currently.
This year, as many as 38 activities of six sub-themes are welcoming travelers to the city, including the China cultural tourism metaverse development conference, China youth sculpture exhibition, and Datong cultural tourism trendy fun creation season.
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Court-martial results in first conviction of general officer in Air Force history
By Aaron Pellish, CNN
A US Air Force general officer was found guilty of abusive sexual contact in military court in Ohio on Saturday, marking the first-ever court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the history of the military branch, the Air Force said in a statement.
Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley was found guilty on one of three specifications of sexual assault connected to a 2018 incident in New Mexico, according to the Air Force release. A senior military judge found he was guilty of “the first specification, ‘kissing (the victim) on the lips and tongue, with an intent to gratify his sexual desire,'” the statement said. The judge found Cooley not guilty of the two other specifications.
Cooley had pleaded not guilty.
According to the Air Force statement, the unnamed victim said in court testimony that “Cooley asked for a ride after a backyard day-long social event.”
It continued: “During the short ride she said he told her that he fantasized about having sex with her. She alleged he pressed her up against the driver’s side window, forcibly kissed and groped her through her clothes.”
The Air Force does not name sexual assault victims, but the victim consented to allow news organizations to disclose her relationship to Cooley without naming her.
The victim’s attorney, Ryan Guilds, praised the court-martial process as “fair” and commended his client’s bravery through the trial.
“It is very hard to be a survivor in a criminal case,” Guilds said in a statement. “That is one of the many reasons you see so few of these cases go to court-martial.”
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Swiatek beats Raducanu to extend winning run in Stuttgart
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has ended U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu’s first clay tournament run by 6-4, 6-4 to move into the Stuttgart Open semifinals. Swiatek extended her win streak to 21 matches and moves closer to what would be a fourth consecutive title after victories in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami. Raducanu was in her first career WTA tournament on clay after playing on the surface for the first time at senior level last week for Britain against the Czech Republic in the Billie Jean King Cup. Swiatek goes on to face Liudmila Samsonova in the semifinals. Paula Badosa plays Aryna Sabalenka. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/22/swiatek-beats-raducanu-to-extend-winning-run-in-stuttgart/ | 2022-04-22T21:17:51Z |
eRadiology coverage from the nationally recognized pediatric imaging experts began this month
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital New Orleans and Cleveland Clinic are pleased to announce a new affiliation to expand access to board-certified pediatric radiology experts for children and families of New Orleans and Louisiana. Through the partnership, a team of 16 Cleveland Clinic pediatric and neuro-radiologists will supplement the existing Children's Hospital New Orleans pediatric radiology team. The Cleveland Clinic team will work in collaboration with Children's New Orleans-based board-certified pediatric radiologists so that all Children's Hospital New Orleans locations have 24/7 access to pediatric fellowship-trained radiologists.
"We are proud to launch our affiliation with Cleveland Clinic, one of the nation's top healthcare institutions, to ensure that families throughout Louisiana and the Gulf South have access to the very best pediatric imaging expertise close to home through implementation of their innovative teleradiology platform," said Jonathan Brouk, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer for Children's Hospital New Orleans. "This means families will know their child's imaging is read by pediatric experts at all Children's Hospital New Orleans locations at any time of day, instead of having to rely on adult radiologists or waiting until the next day for a study to be read by a pediatric expert, as is the case at other pediatric facilities in our community."
All of the Cleveland Clinic radiologists are board-certified and have advanced subspecialty training in pediatrics. The parties are also planning to expand the partnership to include an additional four specialists from Cleveland Clinic to read cardiac MRI images, bridging expertise between imaging and heart care and expanding Children's New Orleans' cardiac imaging capabilities.
"Our team is committed to ensuring that patients receiving care at Children's Hospital New Orleans receive the highest quality imaging available," said Michael Aquino, M.D., medical director of Overnight Pediatric Radiology at Cleveland Clinic. "From the initial scan to the report results, we strive to deliver an uncompromising level of quality to each and every child and family we serve, along with the entire care team".
Through the affiliation, Cleveland Clinic's pediatric radiologists will provide a comprehensive imaging experience: from the development of exam protocols, to rapid, accurate interpretation, to physician consultation. Cleveland Clinic's eRadiology service provides teleradiology services to hospitals, imaging centers and physician group practices by using high speed, secure internet connections, instant messaging and advanced RIS and PACS (Radiology Information System/Picture Archiving and Communication System) systems. This technology also allows referring physicians with electronic access to their patient's images and reports via a secure web viewer.
The partnership also supports Children's Hospital's pediatric trauma program – the only pediatric trauma program in the region – that recently started accepting trauma patients directly from the scene of accidents. The Children's trauma program is currently pursuing accreditation from the American College of Surgeons.
The all-new Imaging Center at Children's Hospital New Orleans opened in April 2020 as part of the hospital's $300 million campus expansion. The Center combines top experts in pediatric radiology with advanced technology to provide precise and safe imaging for patients, in an environment that is child friendly at every level. Additionally, the Center's state-of-the-art imaging suites are part of an Adventure Series developed in partnership with GE. Many radiology services are also available at satellite locations throughout the state and region.
To learn more about Imaging services at Children's Hospital New Orleans, visit www.chnola.org.
Children's Hospital is a 257-bed, non-profit academic pediatric medical center that offers comprehensive healthcare services, including over 40 pediatric specialties, delivered just for children. With more than 600 pediatric providers, Children's offers a comprehensive array of pediatric healthcare services in Louisiana and the Gulf South. In addition to its main campus located in New Orleans, the hospital operates a network of specialty clinics across Louisiana, including in Covington, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Lafayette, and Bay St. Louis, MS. Children's offers primary care services at 12 convenient locations and remotely via its Virtual Care for Kids program. Children's is a proud member of LCMC Health, a Louisiana-based, not-for-profit hospital system which also includes New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, West Jefferson Medical Center, and East Jefferson General Hospital. Learn more at chnola.org.
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation's best hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey. Among Cleveland Clinic's 72,500 employees worldwide are more than 5,050 salaried physicians and researchers, and 17,800 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,500-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 22 hospitals, more than 220 outpatient facilities, including locations in northeast Ohio; southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2021, there were 10.2 million total outpatient visits, 304,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 259,000 surgical cases throughout Cleveland Clinic's health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 185 countries. Visit us at clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at twitter.com/ClevelandClinic. News and resources available at newsroom.clevelandclinic.org.
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PA Consulting (PA), the consultancy that's bringing ingenuity to life, and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the national medical professional society of emergency physicians in the United States, have partnered on a collaboration to develop a leading edge digital platform to underpin ACEP's newly established Emergency Medicine Data Institute (EMDI).
PA will support ACEP by building a next generation digital platform, integrating with over 1,000 hospitals to collect clinical and billing data, and building new products and services for emergency clinicians to enhance emergency care throughout the United States.
The EMDI and its Clinical Emergency Data Registry (CEDR) is among the largest qualified clinical data registries in use today, providing insight on nearly a quarter of emergency department visits in the United States annually. CEDR has immense value to the clinical and broader healthcare community, offering the opportunity to accelerate identification of optimal clinical practices, development of new treatments and therapies, and the potential to reduce the reporting burden placed on clinical teams to increase their capacity to deliver excellent care.
Emergency departments often serve as the entry point to the U.S. healthcare system. Using emergency department data more effectively will help support clinical and healthcare research, providing insight into utilization, patient journeys, the incidence and prevalence of acute and chronic conditions, and act as an early warning system for future health crises, like a pandemic. ACEP and PA aim to transform the clinical practice of emergency care and empower clinicians at the frontline with actionable insights and easy to use tools to improve the quality of care delivered to patients.
Nilesh Chandra, PA Consulting healthcare expert and ACEP project lead, said: "We are very excited to work with ACEP on this project. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to build a multi-year engagement around data and analytics in healthcare. We know that large scale datasets are critically important to solving the most pressing challenges in healthcare. This was true in the 1840s when John Snow used incidence and address information to trace a cholera outbreak to a water well in London, and data's importance has been made abundantly clear in the last few years with the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency department data has the potential to fundamentally transform the care of patients and improve lives. We are very excited to be selected as partners to ACEP in this endeavor, with the EMDI."
"The ACEP Emergency Medicine Data Institute will transform information that physicians and others can rely on to support clinical innovation and patient management," said Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP, president of ACEP. "We are very excited to launch a resource with the potential to transform care delivery and empower clinicians at the bedside with analytics from emergency departments around the country."
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4,000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defense and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics. Discover more at paconsulting.com and connect with PA on LinkedIn and Twitter. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is the leading national medical professional society representing emergency medicine. Through continuing education, research, public education, and advocacy, ACEP advances emergency care on behalf of its 40,000 emergency physician members, and the more than 150 million people they treat on an annual basis. For more information, visit www.acep.org and www.emergencyphysicians.org.
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WATCH: Disneyland employee ruins proposal, snatches ring out of man’s hands
(CNN) - The happiest place on earth may not be the place for the happiest proposals on earth, especially when overzealous employees snatch up the engagement ring!
A ruined proposal at Disneyland in Paris is lighting up social media.
In the video, you see a man drop to his knee and propose to his girlfriend at the park on a fenced-off platform. Suddenly, a Disney employee barges in between the couple and snatches the ring out of the man’s hand. He then tells the couple that they have to move.
The man who proposed in the video told the New York Times, “Disneyland stands for dreams. Our moment was destroyed.”
But other Disney employees with the park say that the fenced-off platform is used for multiple live shows daily and is not for guests to set foot on.
However, the man who proposed said he asked another employee if it was OK to use the platform for a proposal, and she said, “Go for it.” Unfortunately, the other employee who ruined the proposal was not as easygoing.
Disney did apologize to the couple and offered the couple a free weekend, including lodging, at any Disney park.
However, the man who proposed said, “I don’t want to visit Disneyland anymore. They can’t give us the moment back and that’s the only thing I want.”
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MIDLAND, Pa., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a time of hope and celebration for nearly 1,100 students at the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (PA Cyber) as they prepare for the next phase of their lives following commencement this week.
The school will host two in-person commencement ceremonies this week. Ceremonies for the school's 22nd graduating class will be held geographically. Students in the eastern portion of Pennsylvania will attend a ceremony on June 8 at noon at Kutztown University, while those in the western portion of the state will attend their ceremony on June 10 at noon at Robert Morris University. Both ceremonies will stream live at www.pacyber.org/graduation.
"Seeing our graduates walk across the stage is a high point of the year for all of us at PA Cyber," said Brian Hayden, the school's CEO. "Our kids have worked so hard to achieve their high school diplomas. I am thankful for their trust, dedication, and commitment to their education at PA Cyber."
Kayla Collins will speak at the western ceremony and Elena Lichtenwalner will speak at the eastern ceremony as student representatives. Collins plans to study psychology at Seton Hill University next year, while Lichtenwalner will study English at Batton Honors College.
"We don't need to know each other's stories to have faith in each other's strengths," Collins said in her class representative essay. "I'm choosing to trust in both myself and the rest of the graduating class."
"Graduation was something I always thought about," Lichtenwalner said in her essay. "It's an important milestone showing the transition from child-like fear and wonder to adult-driven focus and breaking down barriers. This is the true point in our lives where we can look back at how life has changed. We have grown and now look toward our goals and dreams."
Following the 2022 commencement, approximately 20,000 students will have graduated from the school since its inception in 2000. PA Cyber alumni have attended some of the top universities and trade schools in the country and have made their mark in a wide range of professions, ranging from attorneys to teachers to engineers.
Serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade, the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (PA Cyber) is one of the largest, most experienced and most successful online public schools in the nation. PA Cyber's online learning environments, personalized instruction methods and choices of curricula connect Pennsylvania students and their families with state-certified and highly qualified teachers and rich academic content that is aligned to state standards. Founded in 2000, PA Cyber is headquartered in Midland (Beaver County) and maintains a network of support offices throughout the state. As a public school, PA Cyber is open for enrollment by any school-age child residing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and does not charge tuition to students or families. www.pacyber.org
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Ole Miss coach McPhee-McCuin agrees to new contract
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi women’s basketball coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has agreed to a new contract running through 2026 after leading the Rebels to their first NCAA Tournament in 15 years. The school didn’t disclose details of the deal. McPhee-McCuin led Ole Miss to its first NCAA Tournament and Associated Press ranking since 2007 in her fourth season. Ole Miss won 10 Southeastern Conference games and had its best league finish since 1993. Center Shakira Austin became the highest drafted Ole Miss player when she was selected third overall by the Washington Mystics in the April WNBA draft. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/05/ole-miss-coach-mcphee-mccuin-agrees-to-new-contract/ | 2022-05-05T18:18:25Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ) pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering (the "IPO"), of the important September 19, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline, in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased 17EdTech securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the 17EdTech class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7395 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 19, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the IPO Registration Statement featured false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Defendant 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the IPO; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, Defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the 17EdTech class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7395 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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