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- WELL expects1 to announce strong financial results for Q1-2022 with another record performance as revenues are expected to be greater than $120 million in the quarter.
- Total omni-channel patient visits2 in Q1-2022 increased by 62% compared to Q1-2021 and reflected a 10% increase when compared to Q4-2021.
- WELL's US focused virtual patient services businesses continue to grow rapidly, with Circle Medical and Wisp exceeding $100 million in annualized revenue run-rate on a combined basis in March 2022, reflecting over 150% YoY growth and delivering positive Adjusted EBITDA3.
- The Ontario Medical Association ("OMA") recently ratified a new physician agreement that increases rates for a variety of procedures and diagnostics benefitting WELL's MyHealth business. The new agreement also supports a multi-channel service delivery model inclusive of integrated virtual care tools as well as in-person interactions.
VANCOUVER, BC, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) ("WELL" or the "Company"), a digital health company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower healthcare practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to announce preliminary results for Q1-2022 ending March 31, 2022.
WELL expects1 to report strong financial results underpinned by significant growth in patient visits. The Company is pleased to report preliminary results for Q1-2022 with revenue expected to exceed $120 million, operating Adjusted EBITDA3 exceeding $20 million, and Shareholder Free Cash Flow4 of approximately $10 million.
WELL achieved a total of 772,093 omni-channel patient visits2 in Q1-2022, representing a year-over-year increase of 62% compared to Q1-2021, and 10% increase compared to Q4-2021. In addition, MyHealth conducted 149,906 diagnostic visits in Q1-2022, while Wisp completed 142,988 asynchronous patient consultations. Combining WELL's omni-channel patient visits2, MyHealth's diagnostic visits and Wisp's asynchronous patient consultations, WELL achieved a total of 1,064,987 patient interactions in Q1-2022, representing an annual run-rate of 4.26 million patient interactions.
"We are pleased to report that WELL is on the cusp of delivering its best ever quarter of revenue performance in Q1 which is generally a quarter that is adversely affected by seasonality", said Hamed Shahbazi, Chairman and CEO of WELL. "Patient visits are a strong leading indicator for WELL's business. This report confirms that WELL continues to execute operationally and be favourably positioned to continue to grow organically and inorganically. We continue to believe revenue, Adjusted EBITDA3 and Shareholder Free Cash Flow4 are key metrics for shareholders to watch as we expect them to continue to rise on a per share basis. We look forward to reporting our Q1 results and remain very positive on our business."
WELL's US-based virtual patient services businesses, which includes Circle Medical and Wisp, continued to demonstrate robust growth in Q1-2022. Based on March 2022 preliminary results, the combined businesses generated positive Adjusted EBITDA3 with their revenue run-rate exceeding $100 million. It is expected that the combined businesses will exceed $130 million on a run-rate basis later this year. Circle Medical's YoY growth in Q1-2022 was driven by patient visits increasing 343%. The number of practitioners working with Circle Medical in Q1-2022 increased by 206% over the same period. Similarly, Wisp's growth in Q1-2022 was driven by an 83% YoY increase in asynchronous patient consultations driving significant incremental e-pharmacy revenue.
Eva Fong, WELL's Chief Financial Officer commented "These results reflect the strength and resilience built into WELL's patient services businesses. They also further demonstrate why healthcare is generally considered to be a defensive and resilient sector during periods of market turbulence"
WELL is pleased to report that Ontario's doctors have ratified a new three-year physician services agreement ("Agreement") with the Ontario Ministry of Health which has resulted in higher rates on a variety of patient visits which based on current patient visit volumes are expected to drive an incremental Adjusted EBITDA3 of $1.7 million per annum for WELL's MyHealth Subsidiary in addition to other benefits outside of MyHealth.
The Agreement endorses omni channel strategies, such as delivery of health services using digital tools including video conferencing to see and treat patients within the comfort of their homes. The Agreement also requires the establishment of physician-patient relationships through in-person interactions. In-person consultations require a large network of brick-and-mortar facilities spread across the province. WELL's MyHealth business unit has 50 locations in Ontario from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie.
The Agreement supports reduction of wait times for many specialty services by giving patients access to more sub-specialist residents in large urban locations. This reduction in wait times will contribute to meaningful revenue growth in MyHealth locations. The Agreement especially benefits patients in more rural areas, who previously had limited access to specialist healthcare practitioners. This is consistent with WELL's ESG goals of improving accessibility to healthcare services across the country.
As the largest owner operator of outpatient medical clinics in Ontario and one of the largest providers of virtual care in the province, WELL remains favourably positioned to support healthcare practitioners and their patients with this new agreement.
Per: "Hamed Shahbazi"
Hamed Shahbazi
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
WELL is a technology enabled healthcare company whose overarching objective is to positively impact health outcomes to empower and support healthcare practitioners and their patients. WELL has built an innovative practitioner enablement platform that includes comprehensive end to end practice management tools inclusive of virtual care and digital patient engagement capabilities as well as Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and data protection services. WELL uses this platform to power healthcare practitioners both inside and outside of WELL's own omni-channel patient services offerings. As such, WELL owns and operates Canada's largest network of outpatient medical clinics serving primary and specialized healthcare services and is the provider of a leading multi-national, multi-disciplinary telehealth offering. WELL is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WELL" and is part of the TSX Composite Index. To learn more about the Company, please visit: www.well.company.
This news release may contain "Forward-Looking Information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including, without limitation: information regarding the Company's goals, strategies and growth plans;, including but not limited to Circle Medical and WISP revenues approaching $100 million in annualized revenue run-rate on a combined basis and to exceed $130 million later in 2022, WELL's plans to renew its previously approved share buyback program after it has released its Q1 2022 financial result, and Wisp and Circle Medical's future revenue run-rate forecasts and the expected benefits and synergies of completed acquisitions. Forward-Looking Information are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, and contingencies. Forward-looking generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "should", "will", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause future results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking and the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. WELL's statements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and conditions, many of which are outside of WELL 's control, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking information is qualified in its entirety by inherent risks and uncertainties, including: direct and indirect material adverse effects from the COVID-19 pandemic; adverse market conditions; risks inherent in the primary healthcare sector in general; regulatory and legislative changes; that future results may vary from historical results; inability to obtain any requisite future financing on suitable terms; any inability to realize the expected benefits and synergies of acquisitions; that market competition may affect the business, results and financial condition of WELL and other risk factors identified in documents filed by WELL under its profile at www.sedar.com, including its most recent Annual Information Form. Except as required by securities law, WELL does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise.
This news release contains future-oriented financial information and financial outlook information (collectively, "FOFI") about estimated annual run-rate revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, all of which are subject to the same assumptions, risk factors, limitations, and qualifications as set out in the above paragraph. The actual financial results of WELL may vary from the amounts set out herein and such variation may be material. WELL and its management believe that the FOFI has been prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting management's best estimates and judgments. However, because this information is subjective and subject to numerous risks, it should not be relied on as necessarily indicative of future results. Except as required by applicable securities laws, WELL undertakes no obligation to update such FOFI. FOFI contained in this news release was made as of the date hereof and was provided for the purpose of providing further information about WELL's anticipated future business operations on an annual basis. Readers are cautioned that the FOFI contained in this news release should not be used for purposes other than for which it is disclosed herein.
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The user-friendly Factory Drive Recorder software from Omron lets engineers use different triggering methods to capture video around key production events and quickly identify the source of quality issues.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. , July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry-leading automation solution provider Omron Automation Americas recently launched a new Factory Drive Recorder software that is fully compatible with the popular Omron M Series cameras. This easy-to-use solution helps engineers perform high-level corrective maintenance in the life science, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, machine tooling, and food and beverage industries.
Determining the causes of errors during production can be difficult and time-consuming due to a lack of readily available evidence leading up to and immediately following a precipitating event. Many traditional event capture systems are either too expensive to purchase or too complicated to set up, so companies must often have experts and dedicated personnel available to maintain and run them.
Factory Drive Recorder is designed to be an affordable, out-of-the-box solution that has the ability to record video up to 5 minutes before and after a designated incident based on a variety of triggers. It can monitor up to 8 cameras on a single system, allowing designers and engineers to monitor error detection at multiple locations when an incident occurs.
Engineers can utilize the following four triggering methods to prompt recording:
- Time-based (triggering every X period of time)
- Motion detection (e.g., when a door opens)
- Master image comparison
- Trigger signal (whether from a sensor, PLC, or another external source).
Factory Drive Recorder is designed to work seamlessly with Omron industrial cameras, and it has a significantly lower cost compared with traditional event capture software systems. It is compatible with the M Series GigE Vision and the M Series USB3 Vision. These cameras feature resolutions from 0.4 to 20 MP and frame rates as high as 527 FPS, including a multitude of high-end Sony Pregius sensors with Global Shutter.
Industrial professionals seeking economical and flexible event capture software to perform high-quality corrective maintenance can find more details here.
Omron Automation is an industrial automation partner that creates, sells and services fully integrated automation solutions that include sensing, control, safety, vision, motion, robotics and more. Established in 1933 and currently headed by President Yoshihito Yamada, Omron's about 30,000 employees help businesses solve problems with creativity in more than 110 countries. Learn more at http://automation.omron.com/.
MC: Amy Wang, amy.wang@omron.com
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Renewables plus storage hybrid projects can provide an opportunity to bulk-shift energy to avoid power grid congestion and costly transmission network upgrades
BOULDER, Colo., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes market participation models for energy storage systems (ESS), focusing on battery energy storage systems (BESSs). It explores estimated associated revenue streams across the lifetime of a BESS asset in wholesale market arbitrage opportunities and utility-scale ancillary services.
Battery energy storage systems can store energy to be used when most needed or most valuable. When installed in front-of-the-meter (FTM), BESSs can provide an array of long-term and short-term grid services which, depending on latent market and regulatory frameworks, can generate different and stackable revenue streams for related stakeholders, such as independent system operators (ISOs). According to a new report from Guidehouse Insights, BESS asset lifetime expected revenues in renewable energy shifting and ancillary services will likely reach $5,738 million and $1,488 million in 2022, respectively, and grow at respective CAGRs of 17.0% and 13.9% to reach approximately $23,586 million and $4,794 million by 2031.
"Global energy systems are transforming, with the global market for energy storage set to grow rapidly," says Serkan Birgel, research analyst with Guidehouse Insights. "Utility-scale ESSs are beginning to consolidate around four high-value applications: frequency regulation, solar plus storage, peak capacity, and resource adequacy services."
When paired with renewable power generation, renewables plus storage hybrid projects can provide an opportunity to bulk-shift energy to avoid power grid congestion, avoid costly transmission network upgrades, and provide grid capacity services and ancillary services such as frequency regulation, operating reserves, and Volt/VAR support. Profitability can further be enhanced through arbitrage opportunities. Inter-temporal wholesale power price differences can be arbitraged with fast-response ESS technologies to generate revenue, according to the report.
The report, Market Data: Evolving Market Participation Models for Energy Storage, leverages Guidehouse Insights syndicated Energy Storage research services, supplemented by interviews with market participants. Guidehouse Insights estimates that lifetime expected revenues for BESS assets will continue to grow. The Asia Pacific market is set to offer the largest opportunity by 2031, with the North American market closely following. An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Guidehouse Insights website.
Guidehouse Insights, the dedicated market intelligence arm of Guidehouse, provides research, data, and benchmarking services for today's rapidly changing and highly regulated industries. Our insights are built on in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The team's research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research, and demand assessment, paired with a deep examination of technology trends, to provide a comprehensive view of emerging resilient infrastructure systems. Additional information about Guidehouse Insights can be found at www.guidehouseinsights.com.
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 13,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
* The information contained in this press release concerning the report, Market Data: Evolving Market Participation Models for Energy Storage, is a summary and reflects the current expectations of Guidehouse Insights based on market data and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report's conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither Guidehouse Insights nor Guidehouse undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.
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Hundreds of mourners filled a baseball diamond about 30 miles south of downtown Houston Friday to remember Mark Collins and his four grandsons -- "bright, shinning stars" in the words of a family friend.
Collins, 66, was visiting the family's weekend ranch in Leon County with four of his seven grandchildren -- brothers Waylon, 18, Carson, 16, and Hudson, 11, and their cousin, Bryson Collins, 11 -- when they were killed by a convicted murderer who had been the subject of one of the largest manhunts for an escaped inmate in Texas history.
Gonzalo Lopez, who escaped from a prisoner bus last month, was later killed in a shootout with officers.
"What happened to the Collins family is unspeakable," Harris County Sheriff's Det. David Crain, a close friend of the family, told CNN affiliate KTRK-TV, describing them as "bright, shinning stars."
The family's pastor, Steve Bezner, called Collins and his grandsons an "amazing family" that was "close-knit and of deep faith."
Waylon Collins had graduated from Tomball High School just days before his death, KTRK reported.
"The loss of a student, for any reason, is heartbreaking, but to lose four in such a tragic way is excruciating," Tomball Independent School District Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora said in a letter. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of these beloved students and grandfather."
On Friday, friends and family shed tears and shared hugs during the vigil at the Tomball school district baseball field, where Waylon was an umpire for the little league.
Suspect was member of a violent prison gang
Lopez was killed in a shootout with authorities late Thursday, hours after he was named the suspect in the killing of Collins and his grandsons, officials said. Investigators believe Lopez broke into the family's home and stole a truck.
Lopez was driving that truck when it was disabled with a spike strip in the town of Jourdanton, said Jason Clark, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Lopez then got into a firefight with officers after crashing the vehicle.
"He fired several rounds at officers and was armed with an AR-15 and a pistol," said Clark, adding the firearms were likely also stolen from the Collins' ranch.
No officers were injured.
Lopez was affiliated with a powerful and violent prison gang known as the Mexican Mafia, and had ties to San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley area, according to the state's public safety department.
He had been convicted of capital murder, attempted capital murder and aggravated kidnapping, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. He was serving two life sentences for those convictions.
The Collins' ranch was within the perimeter police were searching following Lopez's escape, which happened May 12 near Centerville as he was being taken from a facility in Gatesville to another unit in Huntsville for a medical appointment.
Centerville is around 120 miles north of Houston, according to officials.
Lopez was being driven in a separate, caged area of the prison bus but broke out of his restraints, cut through the metal and crawled out of the bottom of the cage, officials said.
He attacked the driver and forced the bus to a stop, authorities said. The two got out of the vehicle, and as another officer began approaching, Lopez went back into the bus and tried to drive it away.
Officers shot at the tires and stopped the vehicle, authorities said. Lopez then left the bus and ran into the woods off of Highway 7, according to authorities.
Lopez was on the state's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, with authorities offering up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.
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Hero Trooper named FHP Trooper of the Month
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - FHP trooper Toni Schuck, who stopped an alleged drunk driver from getting onto the Sunshine Skyway Bridge with thousands of runners on it, has been named FHP’s Trooper of the Month.
Schuck was the last line of defense after Kristen Watts of Sarasota went past barricades that were set up for the Skyway 10k race. Watts crashing her vehicle nearly head on with Schuck’s SUV. Her blood alcohol level was three times over the legal limit. Watts remains behind bars.
“Trooper Schuck placed her own life in danger and sustained injuries while protecting more than 7,000 people who were running and volunteering on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge,” reads a release from the Florida Highway Patrol.
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Ardmore blacksmith's workshop forging generosity after family hit by tragedy
ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) - Sherwood Shores residents are still feeling the impacts of the tornado from two weeks ago.
Texoma amateur blacksmith Justin White is raising money for his family by auctioning off handmade knives.
“It’s already so hard for people to live anyways without medical care, the economy is just killing people,” White said. “So retired people, they need a little bit of help.”
White said his aunt and uncle were waiting in the hospital for open heart surgery to save her life when they lost everything in the Sherwood Shores tornado.
“On top of that, she couldn’t get the heart surgery in time, so she ended up passing,” White said. “So now not only does my uncle have to pay for the hospital bills, he has to contend with being homeless now, and he has to pay for a funeral.”
Hoping to help ease that burden, White used his hobby of hand-forging knives to raise money.
He auctioned off four knives, one meat cleaver, and an experience with himself as the teacher for two people to learn how to forge themselves.
“There’s a lot of stuff that goes into making things, so you know each knife probably takes somewhere between 6 to 8 hours to get done,” White said. “So I took an entire week off work so that I can get this done and try to raise the money.”
White said he wasn’t sure how to price them, so he started with the cost of materials.
“And it just skyrocketed. I think we’re up to $2500 right now.”
Moved by his generosity, Facebook friends have responded to the auction.
“It’s my family today, but it could be somebody else’s tomorrow,” White said “Cause you know, this kind of stuff happens all the time and it really kinda got to me how many people showed up in the community on this auction. It’s definitely eye opening.”
White’s auction ended on Sunday at six, but if you’d like to see more of his work, you can follow him here.
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TAMPA, Fla., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Employees from four different organizations, The Fay Group, QBE LLC, My Medic, and The Cifers Foundation have teamed up to purchase and deliver medical trauma kits to help the people of Ukraine. Each kit includes lifesaving medical supplies to those injured during the ongoing Russian invasion of that country. The kits were delivered directly to personnel in the field, and depending on the severity of injuries, a single kit can support two to three people. This effort has provided kits for close to 500 people, with more support to come.
What is going on in Ukraine right now is a humanitarian tragedy," said Ed Fay, CEO of The Fay Group, which donated funds to support this effort. Kits were assembled by My Medic in Utah, shipped to Poland, and then transported by land across the border to Ukraine. Assembling and shipping the kits took about two weeks from start to finish. Each kit normally costs $230, but My Medic lowered the cost to $175 in order to increase the total number of kits that are sent. According to Tyson Farr, Vice President of Sales at My Medic, "These kits are a tremendous way to deliver badly needed medical supplies, so we are pleased to be able to step up and partner on this project."
Jeremy Way, Senior Vice President at QBE LLC, has spent three years working in Ukraine with their Ministry of Defense. His company has been instrumental in facilitating delivery of these medical supplies where they are most needed. "Our experience with military supply chain management and in working with the governments of international partner nations and Ukraine, has been critical to making this happen quickly to save lives," said Way.
"From the first time I visited Ukraine, I felt a connection with the Ukrainian people," says Cifers Foundation President Luther Cifers. "Getting involved with this effort was an easy decision to make. With a background in Ukrainian politics, my wife Anastasiia has a vast network of trusted contacts and is an amazing organizer of resources. Together with individual donors, NGOs, and stateside partners like QBE LLC, The Fay Group, and My Medic, we are thankful to have a means of supporting the Ukrainian people."
Every dollar spent goes directly to paying for these urgently needed supplies for the people of Ukraine and anyone wishing to help pay for the cost of a medical kit can do so by visiting https://mymedic.com/pages/ukraine-support-landing-page.
The Fay Group is a diversified real estate services firm that employs over 900 individuals nationwide and is based in Tampa, Florida.
QBE LLC, is a leading management and technology consulting organization for the federal defense and intelligence communities, and is headquartered in Haymarket, Virginia. More information on QBE LLC, can be found at www.qbe.net
The Cifers Foundation was founded by Cifers family to help Ukraine and its people with protective equipment and provides aid to families affected by the fighting. More information on The Cifers Foundation can be found at www.cifersfoundation.org
My Medic is a supplier of medical kits for a variety of industries, including first responders, healthcare, law enforcement, and military personnel. They are based in Salt Lake City, Utah. More information on My Medic can be found at www.mymedic.com
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- Net loss of $95.5 million, or $(1.18) per unit for the first quarter 2022
- Positive outlook for Specialties business – healthy specialty margins, exceptional fuels margins
- Standing up premier renewable diesel business; significant feedstock volumes and product offtake secured
- Renewables monetization and excellent Specialties outlook provide dual path to accelerate deleveraging
INDIANAPOLIS, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: CLMT) (the "Partnership," "Calumet," "we," "our" or "us"), today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, as follows:
"I'd like to thank Steve for his leadership these last two years, and I look forward to continuing to work with him in his new role as our Executive Chairman," said Todd Borgmann, CEO. "This is a very exciting and important time for Calumet as our two businesses have excellent momentum and are well positioned for success. MRL is progressing on all fronts, and we're particularly pleased to see commercial execution well ahead of schedule. We have secured approximately 5,000 barrels per day of feedstock volumes, matching our commissioning requirement for the facility. Similarly, we've been pleasantly surprised at the strength of renewable diesel demand in the market, and we have reached terms on nearly all our product volume. It's particularly exciting to accelerate our plans to produce and market SAF, making us a material early mover in this embryonic market with massive growth potential."
"Fundamentals in our specialty business rapidly improved throughout the quarter and continue to accelerate. Further, our plants operated well, delivering their highest quarterly production volume in over three years. At times like this, the competitive advantage of producing our specialty feeds from crude truly shines. Should this exceptional margin environment hold true then we are poised to generate significant free cash flow which could accelerate our core objective of deleveraging."
Specialty Products & Solutions (SPS): The SPS segment reported Adjusted EBITDA of $28.1 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $(2.2) million for the same quarter a year ago. Despite the crude price spike, our focus on commercial excellence allowed us to maintain specialty margins of $50.31 per barrel. Fuels margins during the first quarter were significantly higher than the first quarter of 2021. Additionally, first quarter 2021 results were impacted by the plant-wide turnaround at the Shreveport facility and Winter Storm Uri. Further, production volumes in the first quarter 2022 were the strongest in two years.
Performance Brands (PB): The PB segment reported Adjusted EBITDA of $5.3 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $16.0 million for the same quarter a year ago. First quarter results were impacted by the significant rise in commodity prices and challenged supply chain relative to the same period last year. The natural price lag between input costs and product sales prices compressed margins throughout the quarter. Supply chain issues appear to be easing, allowing us to reduce our order backlog as well as show sequential earnings improvement.
Montana / Renewables (MR): The MR segment reported $9.0 million of Adjusted EBITDA, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $(2.0) million for the first quarter of 2021. The year-over-year improvement is largely attributable to the higher crack spread environment experienced during the first quarter, typically the weakest quarter of the year.
Corporate: Total corporate costs are represented as a loss of $19.1 million of Adjusted EBITDA, compared to a loss of $17.2 million of Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Operations Summary
The following table sets forth information about the Partnership's continuing operations. Facility production volume differs from sales volume due to changes in inventories and the sale of purchased blendstocks such as ethanol and specialty blendstocks, as well as the resale of crude oil.
Webcast Information
A conference call is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. ET on May 6, 2022 to discuss the financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2022. Investors, analysts and members of the media interested in listening to the live presentation are encouraged to join a webcast of the call with accompanying presentation slides, available on the Partnership's website at www.calumetspecialty.com. Interested parties may also participate in the call by dialing (866) 777-2509. Once dialed in, please ask to be joined into the Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. call. A replay of the conference call will be available a few hours after the event on the investor relations section of the Partnership's website, under the events and presentations section and will remain available for at least 90 days.
About the Partnership
Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: CLMT) manufactures, formulates, and markets a diversified slate of specialty products to customers in a broad range of consumer-facing and industrial markets. Calumet is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and operates twelve facilities throughout North America.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and information in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements." The words "will," "may," "intend," "believe," "expect," "outlook," "forecast," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "plan," "should," "could," "would," or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. The statements discussed in this press release that are not purely historical data are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the statements regarding (i) the effect, impact, potential duration or other implications of the ongoing novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, supply chain disruptions and global crude oil production levels on our business and operations, (ii) demand for finished products in markets we serve, (iii) our expectation regarding our business outlook and cash flows, (iv) our expectation regarding anticipated capital expenditures and strategic initiatives, (v) our ability to meet our financial commitments, debt service obligations, debt instrument covenants, contingencies and anticipated capital expenditures and (vi) our ability to convert a significant portion of our Great Falls refinery into a renewable diesel manufacturing facility. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our current expectations for future sales and operating results are based on our forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisition or disposition transactions. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Known material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: the overall demand for specialty products, fuels and other refined products; the level of foreign and domestic production of crude oil and refined products; our ability to produce specialty products and fuel products that meet our customers' unique and precise specifications; the marketing of alternative and competing products; the impact of fluctuations and rapid increases or decreases in crude oil and crack spread prices, including the resulting impact on our liquidity; the results of our hedging and other risk management activities; our ability to comply with financial covenants contained in our debt instruments; the availability of, and our ability to consummate, acquisition or combination opportunities and the impact of any completed acquisitions; labor relations; our access to capital to fund expansions, acquisitions and our working capital needs and our ability to obtain debt or equity financing on satisfactory terms; successful integration and future performance of acquired assets, businesses or third-party product supply and processing relationships; our ability to timely and effectively integrate the operations of acquired businesses or assets, particularly those in new geographic areas or in new lines of business; environmental liabilities or events that are not covered by an indemnity, insurance or existing reserves; maintenance of our credit ratings and ability to receive open credit lines from our suppliers; demand for various grades of crude oil and resulting changes in pricing conditions; fluctuations in refinery capacity; our ability to access sufficient crude oil supply through long-term or month-to-month evergreen contracts and on the spot market; the effects of competition; continued creditworthiness of, and performance by, counterparties; the impact of current and future laws, rulings and governmental regulations, including guidance related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; the costs of complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard, including the prices paid for renewable identification numbers ("RINs"); shortages or cost increases of power supplies, natural gas, materials or labor; hurricane or other weather interference with business operations; our ability to access the debt and equity markets; accidents or other unscheduled shutdowns; and general economic, market, business or political conditions (including political tensions, conflicts and war).
For additional information regarding factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the risk factors and other cautionary statements in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC.
We caution that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and you should not rely unduly on them, as they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that we cannot predict. In addition, we have based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate. While our management considers these assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, our actual results may differ materially from the future performance that we have expressed or forecast in our forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our management uses certain non-GAAP performance measures to analyze operating segment performance and non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate past performance and prospects for the future to supplement our financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These financial and operational non-GAAP measures are important factors in assessing our operating results and profitability and include performance measures along with certain key operating metrics.
We use the following financial performance measures:
EBITDA: We define EBITDA for any period as net income (loss) plus interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs), income taxes and depreciation and amortization.
Adjusted EBITDA: We define Adjusted EBITDA for any period as: EBITDA adjusted for (a) impairment; (b) unrealized gains and losses from mark to market accounting for hedging activities; (c) realized gains and losses under derivative instruments excluded from the determination of net income (loss); (d) non-cash equity-based compensation expense and other non-cash items (excluding items such as accruals of cash expenses in a future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense) that were deducted in computing net income (loss); (e) debt refinancing fees, extinguishment costs, premiums and penalties; (f) any net gain or loss realized in connection with an asset sale that was deducted in computing net income (loss); (g) amortization of turnaround costs; (h) LCM inventory adjustments; (i) the impact of liquidation of inventory layers calculated using the LIFO method; (j) RINs mark-to-market adjustments; and (k) all extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items of gain or loss, or revenue or expense.
Distributable Cash Flow: We define Distributable Cash Flow for any period as Adjusted EBITDA less replacement and environmental capital expenditures, turnaround costs, cash interest expense (consolidated interest expense less non-cash interest expense), gain (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates, net of cash distributions and income tax expense (benefit).
Specialty Products and Solutions segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin: We define Specialty Products and Solutions segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin for any period as Specialty Products and Solutions segment Adjusted EBITDA divided by Specialty Products and Solutions segment sales.
Specialty Products and Solutions segment Adjusted gross profit (loss): We define Specialty Products and Solutions segment Adjusted gross profit (loss) for any period as Specialty Products and Solutions segment gross profit (loss) excluding the impact of (a) LCM inventory adjustments; (b) the impact of liquidation of inventory layers calculated using the LIFO method; (c) RINs mark-to-market adjustments; and (d) depreciation and amortization.
Performance Brands segment Adjusted gross profit (loss): We define Performance Brands segment Adjusted gross profit (loss) for any period as Performance Brands segment gross profit (loss) excluding the impact of (a) LCM inventory adjustments; (b) the impact of liquidation of inventory layers calculated using the LIFO method; (c) RINs mark-to-market adjustments; and (d) depreciation and amortization.
Montana/Renewables segment Adjusted gross profit (loss): We define Montana/Renewables segment Adjusted gross profit (loss) for any period as Montana/Renewables segment gross profit (loss) excluding the impact of (a) LCM inventory adjustments; (b) the impact of liquidation of inventory layers calculated using the LIFO method; (c) RINs mark-to-market adjustments; and (d) depreciation and amortization.
The definition of Adjusted EBITDA that is presented in this press release is similar to the calculation of (i) "Consolidated Cash Flow" contained in the indentures governing our 9.25% senior secured first lien notes due July 15, 2024, that were issued in August 2020 (the "2024 Secured Notes"), our 11.00% senior notes due April 15, 2025, that were issued in October 2019 (the "2025 Notes"), and our 8.125% senior notes due January 15, 2027, that were issued in January 2022 (the "2027 Notes") and (ii) "Consolidated EBITDA" contained in the credit agreement governing our revolving credit facility. We are required to report Consolidated Cash Flow to the holders of our 2024 Secured Notes, 2025 Notes, and 2027 Notes and Consolidated EBITDA to the lenders under our revolving credit facility, and these measures are used by them to determine our compliance with certain covenants governing those debt instruments. Please see our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, for additional details regarding the covenants governing our debt instruments.
These non-GAAP measures are used as supplemental financial measures by our management and by external users of our financial statements such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others, to assess:
- the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;
- the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest costs and support our indebtedness;
- our operating performance and return on capital as compared to those of other companies in our industry, without regard to financing or capital structure;
- the viability of acquisitions and capital expenditure projects and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities; and
- our operating performance excluding the non-cash impact of LCM and LIFO inventory adjustments, RINs mark-to-market adjustments, and depreciation and amortization.
We believe that these non-GAAP measures are useful to analysts and investors, as they exclude transactions not related to our core cash operating activities and provide metrics to analyze our ability fund our capital requirements and to pay interest on our debt obligations. We believe that excluding these transactions allows investors to meaningfully analyze trends and performance of our core cash operations.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow, and segment Adjusted gross profit (loss) should not be considered alternatives to Net income (loss), Operating income (loss), Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, gross profit (loss) or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. In evaluating our performance as measured by EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow, and segment Adjusted gross profit (loss) management recognizes and considers the limitations of these measurements. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our liabilities for the payment of income taxes, interest expense or other obligations such as capital expenditures. Accordingly, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow, and segment Adjusted gross profit (loss) are only a few of several measurements that management utilizes. Moreover, our EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow, and segment Adjusted gross profit (loss) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of another company because all companies may not calculate EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow, and segment Adjusted gross profit (loss) in the same manner. Please see the section of this release entitled "Non-GAAP Reconciliations" for tables that present reconciliations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Distributable Cash Flow to Net income (loss), our most directly comparable GAAP financial performance measure; and segment Adjusted gross profit (loss) to segment gross profit (loss), our most directly comparable GAAP financial performance measure.
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The IPOR Protocol brings transparency and stability to volatile DeFi credit market
ZUG, Switzerland, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IPOR Labs AG, developers of blockchain-based derivatives software, announced today the launch of its IPOR (Inter-Protocol Overblock Rate) Protocol, which includes the IPOR Index, a standardized benchmark rate based on actual smart contract transactions, and the IPOR Interest Rate Derivatives DEX, allowing traders to hedge, arbitrage, or take a directional position on the interest rate movements to manage risk across their credit portfolios on Ethereum.
Taking a cue from traditional finance, IPOR is bringing tried and true fundamentals of the $450 trillion interest rate derivatives market to form the base layer of the DeFi credit markets. IPOR Labs AG, the firm that is developing the IPOR Protocol, was founded by crypto and TradFi market veterans. With three PhDs, quants with over 20 years in fixed income, enterprise software developers with 15 years in banking, payments, and insurance, IPOR Labs combines deep traditional and crypto finance to build the future of decentralized finance (DeFi). IPOR Labs is led by CEO Darren Camas, who has more than 11 years of experience building in crypto markets across exchange, payments, layer ones, and token infrastructure.
"In turbulent market conditions amid increasing interest rates, risk management comes to the forefront for investors, particularly in the credit markets," said IPOR Labs AG CEO Darren Camas. "Where CeFi becomes the villain, DeFi has taken a hero role, particularly in the credit markets where major platforms have functioned flawlessly during the market downturn. We're looking to offer a public good with the IPOR Index that offers a fully transparent and auditable benchmark rate and interest rate derivatives to manage risk. While the industry recoils, investors want to know how to assess and manage risks across portfolios."
The IPOR Protocol consists of two parts:
- The IPOR (Inter-Protocol Overblock Rate) Index, a LIBOR-like benchmark interest rate sourced directly from DeFi smart contracts, is the core of the protocol. Unlike the LIBOR which was discontinued due to manipulation by traders inside banks, the IPOR Index is based on transparent, auditable, and real-time smart contract interactions, leveraging the very fundamentals of blockchain technology for a trustless benchmark rate. The IPOR Index is referred to as "The Heartbeat of DeFi" as it tracks the beating heart of the credit market.
The IPOR Index is published on-chain as a public good via a bespoke oracle where protocol builders and contracts can reference the IPOR Index rates as the base for new credit markets, lending agreements, derivatives, and other structured products.
- The IPOR Interest Rate Derivatives Decentralized Exchange (DEX) - The first derivative instrument based on the IPOR Index is a 28 day cancellable swap which uses a peer-to-pool model between a trader and the liquidity pool as underwriter for both pay-fixed and receive-fixed contracts. The DEX allows traders to manage risk of interest rate volatility. The bespoke AMM relies on traditional quant models such as Hull White and jump diffusion to model and manage risk for volatile rates movements present in DeFi credit markets.
"The IPOR protocol has the potential to be the base layer of the DeFi credit markets by closing interest rate spreads and creating a de facto standard for risk-free investments. In the current state of DeFi, capital markets are extremely fragmented due to a multiplicity of money market protocols intra and inter-chain with different liquidity profiles, assets, utilization curves and risk profiles," said Michael Arrington, founder at Arrington Capital. "The obvious outcome is extreme dispersion of interest rates. IPOR addresses this issue head-on by tracking rates across protocols and generating the IPOR Index, the foundation for a cross-chain, aggregate risk-free rate."
Following an oversubscribed token round with industry leading investors such as Arrington Capital, CMT Digital, gumi Cryptos, New Form Capital, and GSR, the protocol has been under construction for the past 18 months to vet the quant and smart contract models. After nearly 90,000 wallets interacting with the protocol on testnet and over 600,000 contracts taken, the robustness and scalability of the protocol are now ready for public launch.
About IPOR Labs
Find more information, visit https://www.ipor.io/
About Arrington Capital
For more information, visit https://www.arringtoncapital.com/.
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WINDSOR, Conn., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payout of $0.20 per share, consistent with its quarterly dividend policy. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 1, 2022.
SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale and technology.
Additional information about SS&C (Nasdaq: SSNC) is available at www.ssctech.com.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that The TJX Companies Inc., of Framingham, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay a $13 million civil penalty for selling, offering for sale, and distributing previously recalled consumer products. It has further agreed to maintain a compliance program to ensure that it meets the obligations of the law and this settlement going forward. The agreement settles charges that the firm knowingly sold, offered for sale, and distributed approximately 1,200 recalled products from 21 separate voluntary corrective actions during a five-year period from March 2014 through October 2019.
Federal law prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution in commerce of a consumer product that is subject to voluntary corrective action, such as a recall, that has been publicly announced and taken in consultation with CPSC.
CPSC staff charged that TJX sold, offered for sale, and distributed the recalled products through its brick-and-mortar retail stores including T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and online. The majority of the post recall sales were products recalled due to the risk of infant suffocation and death including the Kids II Rocking Sleepers, Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleepers, and Fisher-Price Inclined Sleeper Accessory for Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yards.
On November 26, 2019, CPSC and TJX jointly issued a press release announcing that TJX had sold, offered for sale, and distributed 19 separate recalled products. After the press release was announced, TJX reported to staff that it subsequently discovered previous sales of three additional recalled products.
In addition to paying the $13 million civil penalty, TJX will maintain a compliance program and system of internal controls to ensure that the company complies with the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), including a program for the appropriate identification, quarantine, and disposal of recalled products. TJX will also maintain internal controls designed to ensure TJX's compliance with the CPSA, requiring TJX to review claims, report safety concerns, implement corrective and preventive actions when compliance deficiencies or violations are identified, and establish senior management oversight of TJX's compliance program. TJX has also agreed to file annual reports regarding the compliance program and system of internal controls for a period of 5 years.
TJX's settlement of this matter does not constitute an admission by TJX, or a determination by the Commission, that TJX knowingly violated the CPSA.
The Commission voted 4-0-1 to provisionally accept the settlement.
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About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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CHEVY CHASE, Md., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FCP® and joint venture partner Mill Creek Residential Trust (Mill Creek) announce the $25 million acquisition of the Modera Academical Village development site within the Academical Village master plan and adjacent to Nova Southeastern University mega-campus in Broward County, FL. Phase I of the development will break ground immediately and will include a 397-unit, eight-story apartment community at 3440 SW 76th Terrace with 9,000 square feet of ground floor retail. The acquisition includes a second phase of development with an additional 396 units.
"FCP is thrilled to partner with a leading national multifamily developer, Mill Creek Residential, on this dynamic new development," said FCP's Bruce Gago, who heads the firm's Florida office. "Modera Academical Village is situated in a phenomenal location, well-positioned to meet the growth driven by medical and educational jobs in the community and provide much needed high-quality rental housing."
The Modera Academical Village development will be adjacent to a 545-acre aggregation of educational and medical institutions anchored by Nova Southeastern University. The site is adjacent to a new 200-bed teaching hospital and a 120,000 square foot medical office facility. Upon completion, Academical Village master plan will comprise over 2.5 million square feet of retail, residential, office, hotel and medical space. Modera Academical Village is being built to a National Green Building Standard silver certification level.
FCP and Mill Creek extend their appreciation to Manny De Zarraga, Maurice Habif, Simon Banke and Ted Taylor of JLL for facilitating the transaction. The JLL Capital Markets Equity Advisory team was led by Mark Sixour and Simon Banke.
About FCP
FCP® is a privately held real estate investment company that has invested in or financed more than $9.3 billion in assets since its founding in 1999. FCP invests directly and with operating partners in commercial and residential assets. The firm makes equity and mezzanine investments in income-producing and development properties. Based in Chevy Chase, MD, FCP invests both its commingled, discretionary funds and separate accounts targeted at major real estate markets in the United States. For further information on FCP, please visit www.fcpdc.com.
About Mill Creek Residential Trust
Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC is a national rental housing company focused on the development, acquisition and operation of rental communities in targeted markets nationwide. The national company, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida proactively develops, acquires, constructs and operates communities through its seasoned team of real estate professionals in offices across the United States. Mill Creek is building its portfolio in many of the nation's most desirable markets in Seattle, Portland, the San Francisco Bay area, Southern California, Phoenix, Denver, Dallas, Austin, Houston, South Florida, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, New York, and Boston. As of March 31, 2022, the company's portfolio is comprised of 117 communities representing over 31,427 rental homes that are operating and/or under construction. For more information, please visit www.millcreekplaces.com.
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Bitdefender Powers Detection of Malware, Zero-Day Attacks, Malicious Activity, and Other Cybersecurity Threats to Further Protect AWS Customers
BUCHAREST, Romania and SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced Bitdefender antimalware technologies supports Amazon GuardDuty, a threat detection service that monitors for malicious activity and anomalous behavior to protect Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts, workloads, and data.
Bitdefender antimalware technology provides AWS customers with advanced threat detection to identify known and unknown malware, zero-day attacks, and malicious activity. When Bitdefender detects malware or abnormal activity in an Amazon GuardDuty environment, it alerts the customer and provides contextualized, actionable insights to help accelerate and guide response actions. Available in AWS Marketplace, Amazon GuardDuty customers can quickly and easily purchase a Bitdefender license for automated remediation capabilities to eliminate detected threats from their environment.
Organizations of all sizes and across all industries are increasingly migrating their architectures and workloads to the cloud. Gartner® estimates that by 2025, more than 95% of new digital workloads will be deployed on cloud-native platforms, up from just 30% in 2021. When running workloads in the cloud, effective security necessitates a shared responsibility model, where both the cloud provider and end customer jointly protect the environment and workloads, however, many organizations lack visibility into threats targeting their cloud workloads at runtime. Bitdefender technology supports Amazon GuardDuty with a focus on addressing this challenge.
Bitdefender antimalware technology provides multiple layers of protection, including heuristic analysis, machine-learning models for standard detection, advanced signatureless detection, signature-based detection and emulation. This security integration provides Amazon GuardDuty customers with multi-layered threat detection and protection for all cloud workloads across Windows and Linux operating systems.
"Adversaries are ramping up their attacks on public cloud workloads because they know that's where organizations' valuable data assets increasingly reside," said Amy Blackshaw, vice president of product and technical marketing at Bitdefender. "The integration of Bitdefender technology within Amazon GuardDuty helps organizations become more cyber resilient in the cloud by providing accurate, real-time threat detection to stop attacks before they gain a foothold in their environment."
Availability
Use of Bitdefender antimalware technology within Amazon GuardDuty is available now. To learn more about Bitdefender threat prevention, detection, and response solutions for AWS visit AWS Marketplace.
Gartner Press Release, "Gartner Says Cloud Will Be the Centerpiece of New Digital Experiences", April 6, 2022
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About Bitdefender
Bitdefender provides cybersecurity solutions with leading security efficacy, performance and ease of use to small and medium businesses, mid-market enterprises and consumers. Guided by a vision to be the world's most trusted cybersecurity solutions provider, Bitdefender is committed to defending organizations and individuals around the globe against cyberattacks to transform and improve their digital experience. For more information, visit https://www.bitdefender.com.
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Olympic stars Ledecky, Dressel headline US team for worlds
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel highlight a 41-member U.S. swimming team that will compete at this summer’s world championships in Budapest, Hungary. The squad was selected during a meet in Greensboro, North Carolina that ended Saturday night. Ledecky claimed victories in four freestyle events ranging from 200 to 1,500 meters. She will look to add to the 15 gold medals and three silvers she won at the last four world championships. Coming off five gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, Dressel set himself up for another busy program by winning the 50 and 100 free and 50 and 100 butterfly. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/01/olympic-stars-ledecky-dressel-headline-us-team-for-worlds/ | 2022-05-02T02:23:49Z |
HSINCHU, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global leading customized memory solution provider AP Memory (TSE: 6531) announces today to officially join the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) industry consortium. As the first among Taiwan's IC design houses to join the consortium, AP Memory will actively participate in UCIe in collaboration with other members to contribute to the research and application of the UCIe 1.0 standard specification, helping to build a more robust chiplet ecosystem.
The Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) consortium is comprised of leading vendors of the semiconductor industry, including international companies such as Google Cloud, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, AMD, Qualcomm, Samsung and Taiwanese companies including TSMC and ASE. These 10 companies established the UCIe in March 2022, aiming to standardize the technology of chiplet interconnection. UCIe has already released UCIe 1.0 standard, which specifies the basic structure for the interconnect of chiplets, and which is expected to foster the standardization of the chiplet interface. As an open standard for interconnection, UCIe is expected to facilitate the establishment of the chiplet ecosystem at the packaging level, aiming to break the limit of the Moore's law.
In recent years, 5G communication, high-performance computing (HPC) and Internet of Things (IOT) are driving the needs for new technology of the semiconductor industry. More specifically, the fast-growing applications like artificial intelligence (AI) and HPC require more advanced packaging technology. The semiconductor industry is gradually paying more attention on new technology such as heterogeneous integration and chiplet. AP Memory's VHMTM (Very High-Bandwidth Memory) has successfully gone into mass production in 2021. With the heterogeneous integration technology for 3D packaging, AP Memory's VHMTM can support chiplet-based designs. AP Memory's VHMTM offering includes customized DRAM design and the VHMLInKTM IP which provides the interface for DRAM-logic integration. By pioneering wafer-on-wafer (WoW) stacking, AP Memory is leading the industry in logic-memory integration technology.
"AP Memory has been very active in exploring new end applications and markets and enabling the ecosystem for 3D packaging. Applications such as edge computing, HPC, AI can all benefit from wide adoption of chiplet technology. As the leading company providing customized memory solutions, AP Memory plays a unique role. We have successfully realized the mass production of the Wafer-on-wafer (WoW) technology. We look forward to collaborating with other industry leaders to build a brand new chiplet ecosystem," says Chris Liu, Vice President and General Manager of AI Business Unit of AP Memory.
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Garrison joins the DC-based federal financial management consulting firm's board to leverage his decades of leadership experience in the national security space and further accelerate Iberia's growth.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iberia announces today that Bishop Garrison has joined the company's Board of Advisors.
Bishop is a senior national security executive, veteran, and writer who has served in the military, presidential administrations and campaigns, the nonprofit community, and the private sector throughout his 20-year career.
Most recently, Bishop served as the Chief of Staff, Selective Service System, leading the organization's human capital and management operations. Before this role, Bishop served for over a year as the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Human Capital and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). In this role, Bishop was a leading counselor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on workforce-related issues, including extremist activity, DEI issues, and other priority areas.
Bishop graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served two tours in Iraq with the U.S. Army. He received two Bronze Stars, a Meritorious Service Medal, and a Combat Action Badge. Following his service, Bishop graduated from the William and Mary School of Law in Williamsburg, VA, and served in the Obama administration in various national security roles. He also served as the Deputy Foreign Policy Adviser on the presidential campaign of Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton.
"I have had the pleasure of knowing Bishop for many years. We are fortunate to have someone of his caliber on our board at Iberia. He brings a vast network of contacts and experience which will be invaluable as we continue our growth trajectory," said Ryan Waguespack, President of Iberia Advisory.
Iberia Advisory, LLC, is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that is committed to helping federal agencies address financial management challenges. Our goal is to help customers elevate their organization into one that is greater than the sum of its parts - one that uses available resources efficiently and manages its programs effectively. We are dedicated to bringing top-tier talent to every project, determined to get the best solution for our customers, and passionate about delivering breakthrough impact on every engagement.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) today released the following statement applauding the introduction of H.R. 8594 by Representatives Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9), Buddy Carter (R-GA-1), Jodey Arrington, (R-TX-19), and Danny Davis (D-IL-7) to prohibit discrimination against dialysis patients in insurance coverage.
"We thank Representatives Clarke, Carter, Arrington, and Davis for introducing this essential piece of legislation that will protect dialysis patients from facing unjust discrimination in their health coverage," said DPC Board President Andrew Conkling. "Dialysis patients have a right to continue on employer-provided plans for 30 months after being diagnosed with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), a fact that Congress recognized long ago but which was unfortunately put at risk by the Supreme Court's ruling in Marietta Memorial Hospital v. Davita. Passing this bill will help to preserve patient choice, encourage insurers to detect and treat kidney disease, and most importantly protect a group of patients which already faces considerable disparities in healthcare."
Current law allows ESRD patients to remain on employer-sponsored health coverage for 30 months following their diagnosis. However, in Marietta Memorial Hospital v. Davita, the Supreme Court ruled employers and insurers can impose low rates for dialysis or use other benefit limitations to encourage patients to drop coverage and switch to Medicare before the expiration of this period.
This upended an interpretation of existing law which had stood for 40 years, wherein employers understood existing rules as prohibiting limitations specific to dialysis treatments. Employer-sponsored plans hold enormous importance for patients and their families, often offering important benefits not otherwise covered by Medicare.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman urges Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA) investors who suffered significant losses to submit your losses now.
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The investigation focuses on Avaya's repeated claims to have made significant progress in its business model transformation to a cloud and SaaS business model.
On June 27, 2022, Avaya announced $600 million in aggregate financing commitments, including $350 million of new Senior Secured Term Loans and $250 million of Exchangeable Senior Secured Notes. Management claimed "[t]his funding supports and accelerates our business model transformation."
A month later, on July 28, 2022, Avaya announced its board fired CEO James M. Chirico, Jr. The company also announced disastrous preliminary Q3 2022 financial results that included expected revenues and adjusted EBITDA well below previously given guidance and an unquantified but "significant" impairment charge. In addition, the company withdrew its 2022 guidance. This news sent the price of Avaya shares crashing 57% lower the next day.
Then, on Aug. 9, 2022, Avaya announced: (1) it determined there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern; (2) it would not timely file its financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2022; (3) its Audit Committee commenced internal investigations into circumstances surrounding the company's financial results for the quarter; and, (4) the Committee also commenced an investigation into matters raised by a whistleblower. This news sent the price of Avaya shares crashing 45% lower that day.
"We're focused on investors' losses and whether Avaya lied about progress towards becoming a cloud and SaaS business," said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.
If you invested in Avaya and have significant losses, or have knowledge that may assist the firm's investigation, click here to discuss your legal rights with Hagens Berman.
Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding Avaya should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email mailto: AVYA@hbsslaw.com.
Hagens Berman is a global plaintiffs' rights complex litigation law firm focusing on corporate accountability through class-action law. The firm is home to a robust securities litigation practice and represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and others in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and fraud. More about the firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.
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The Somali-French art dealer bringing Black perspectives to Paris’ gallery scene
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
When Mariane Ibrahim opened her elegant, new three-story art gallery in Paris last September, she became the first Black gallerist to set up shop in the French capital, and, according to the Somali-French art dealer, the first dedicated to showing contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora.
Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, among other noted galleries and close to landmarks like the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre, the space has featured the otherworldly mixed-media figures of Haitian American artist M. Florine Démosthène and found-image collages by Afro Latino artist Clotilde Jiménez. In April, Ibrahim debuted the European show of Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo, who captures the beauty of Black skin in swirling, lush brushstrokes.
The gallery’s setting, in a crisp, airy new space, housed inside a historical building designed in classic Haussmann style, was particularly meaningful to her to underscore the importance of the lesser-seen work. “It commands a certain contemplation, when you come in,” she said in a phone interview. “I really intended to have a space that is prestigious, that is able to host the art of the future.”
Before her homecoming to Paris, Ibrahim has spent the past decade building her US presence through eponymous galleries in Seattle and Chicago, with a focus on African diasporic art. Over the past few years, American museums and galleries have made significant strides in representing Black artists, she said, while art market interest has surged as well. But in Paris, despite France’s extensive colonial history with the continent, there are no other galleries dedicated to artists of African heritage.
“It’s troubling, because we are in 2022, (in) France, a country with such a strong connection to the world in general, but (especially) to Africa, and the Indies, the Caribbean,” she said. “There are more African artists who have received museum attention…in the US in the past five years than there has ever been in France in the past 50 years.”
In the forthcoming CNN Originals show “Nomad with Carlton McCoy,” in which sommelier Carlton McCoy explores the lesser-seen side of famous cities and countries, Ibrahim joined him and artist Raphaël Barontini for a home-cooked meal in Barontini’s studio in Saint-Denis, a suburb, or “banlieue” of Paris. McCoy said in the episode that he had noticed “a distinct lack of Black and Brown perspectives” in the capital’s famed museums.
“In France you’re exposed to art, but you’re exposed to the domination of a culture over others,” Ibrahim told him in the episode. “What you are seeing are works of them by them about people like us.”
Ibrahim began collecting Barontini’s work in 2019, drawn to the personal connection she felt to his work. Barontini is French, Italian and Caribbean, and Ibrahim felt a kinship to the “hybridity” of his practice, in which he silkscreens heroic African figures into regal compositions redolent of art historical European paintings.
“Constantly people are asking you to choose: What are you? Are you French, are you African?” Ibrahim said. “I refuse to do that. I don’t want to choose. I want to be everything.”
Though Ibrahim is a pioneer in bringing contemporary African diasporic art to Paris, she believes that others will soon follow.
Paris has “the right audience,” she noted. “That’s why I’m very, very optimistic about France. I do think Paris is going to be the capital of diversity.”
Here, we asked Ibrahim to share five works of art that stayed with her.
Mariane Ibrahim’s most impactful artworks
Seydou Keïta “Untitled” (1958-59)
When Ibrahim spotted a poster in a Parisian bar promoting an exhibition that featured the work of 20th-century photographer Seydou Keïta, who ran a portrait studio in Bamako, Mali, as the city transformed after colonial rule, it set her on her track to becoming a gallerist. The portrait featured, against a patterned backdrop, a man in a polished white suit and thick-rimmed glasses delicately presenting a single flower to the viewer.
“The poster, the flower, the look reminded me of my family photographs,” she said. “It just put me back into something that I was very familiar with. I was seeing my uncle, or my father’s friend holding this flower.”
Influenced by Keïta, Ibrahim’s first ever gallery show in Seattle featured the work of his peer Malick Sidibé. She reflected: “That image affected me to a point to want to start a gallery.”
Tamara de Lempicka “Young Lady with Gloves” (1930)
This sumptuous, highly stylized painting by Polish Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka is one of Ibrahim’s favorites because it relishes in the simple pleasure of beauty. The pictured woman peers out from beneath a white wide-brimmed hat with matching gloves, resplendent in a jewel-toned green dress and a bright red lip. “I know the art world gave up on beauty in the 60s…with minimalism,” she commented. “I love maximalism.”
De Lempicka was also a rare female perspective in figurative painting, and Ibrahim appreciates the clarity of her gaze. “I am haunted by this image of the drapery and this woman in the green dress,” she said. “Everything is charged…It’s overcharged.”
Arthur Jafa “Love is the message, the message is death.” (2016)
Set to Kanye West’s gospel-infused track “Ultralight Beam,” this seven-and-a-half-minute video by artist and director Arthur Jafa is a tribute to the creative power of Black Americans amid violence and bigotry. Weaving together found video footage, Jafa creates a narrative of both collective elation and despair.
“Every single time I look at that video, it just gives me an energy that I can’t explain — an energy to destroy, and an energy to restore, to fix, to change,” Ibrahim said. “It just gives you something that brings joy and brings pain with the same intensity.”
Maimouna Guerressi, “Surprise” (2010)
The photographs of Italian Senegalese multimedia artist Maimouna Guerressi, who will be exhibiting at Ibrahim’s Chicago location later this year, are tinged with mystery, influenced by Islamic mysticism.
As a woman born in Europe who converted to Islam, Guerressi assimilated to African traditions instead of the other way around. “She’s the opposite of me,” Ibrahim said. “She adopted another culture, changed her name, changed her religion…I found that really interesting and courageous.”
In “Surprise,” a levitating woman in dramatic but austere black and white garb gazes down at two young children in white robes, the image exudes a sense of holy reverence. Speaking to Guerressi’s larger practice, Ibrahim said, “This is someone who completely immersed herself in (African Muslim) culture and just created this extraordinary body of work.”
Gustave Courbet, “L’Origine du Monde” (1866)
Ibrahim was a teenager when she first encountered an image of French artist Gustave Courbet’s cropped, close-up oil painting of a reclining woman’s vulva, and she said she felt like she “couldn’t hide” from the artwork. “I’ve never seen any body displayed that way,” she said.
After the painting was commissioned by an Ottoman diplomat, it was passed around private collectors, rediscovered in an antique shop, and looted during World War II before eventually being sold at auction to psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, who kept it hidden behind a wooden sliding door. It has been on public display since 1995 at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, where Ibrahim finally saw the work in person for the first time last year. She feels the work is indicative of the experience of viewing an artwork.
“Art is supposed to make you feel slightly uncomfortable,” she said. “But you keep looking for that again and again and again.”
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Youth baseball umpire brings signature style to Texoma fields
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - Baseball is underway on fields across Texoma. One local youth umpire has a signature style of making the game fun and little more competitive.
Robbie Seagroves has been umping youth baseball games for close to 30 years. He started with the 8U group in Sherman last year.
“So last year Sherman asked me if I could do something a little bit different to make it fun for the kids,” said Seagroves.
He said a young boy up at the plate asked Seagroves if he could sign his shirt if he hit a homerun, and sure enough he did. That sparked something special.
“I have all the kids sign my shirt if they hit a homerun and it just kind of stuck. And so this year I started doing it again. I got a lot of kids starting all over again so we’ll see where it goes,” said Seagroves.
“That’s unique, you know, it’s unique to allow them to get their signature on something and have fun,” said 8U Angels coach Michael Kane.
Parents and coaches said not only does it make the kids a little more competitive on the field, but also makes lifelong memories.
“They’ve never been asked for an autograph right, and so it’s pretty awesome,” said Kane.
Something to motivate kids in a younger age group.
“We even had some of the kids get some of the older umpires and ask can they sign their shirts, and so umpires kind of go no that’s not for us, that’s for the 8Us or the 6Us and things like that,” said Seagroves.
He started the season with a new shirt, but plenty of kids have already crossed home plate.
“I think he should keep it up, he’s running out of room,” said Kane.
A goal for kids coming up to bat, and memorable for everyone.
“I guess just having fun with the kids. Kid at heart maybe? Enjoy having fun with the kids and I don’t know, it’s just fun,” said Seagroves.
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Amber Alert issued for 2 young children missing in Idaho, believed in danger
(Gray News) - Authorities are looking for two babies who are believed to have been kidnapped from an Idaho home and be in immediate danger.
Police said 11-month-old Sapphira Holmberg and 1-year-old Malik Holmberg were taken from a home in Nampa, Idaho, Monday morning.
Sierra Martinez, 20, is the suspect in the kidnapping, police said.
Martinez is a 5-foot, 3-inch tall woman, weighing 165 pounds, with green eyes and brown hair.
Authorities are also looking for a 2003 blue Honda Pilot in connection with this Amber Alert. No plate information is available.
Sapphira, a girl, has brown hair, brown eyes, is 2 feet tall and weighs 25 pounds. She has a white patch scar under her armpit.
Malik, a boy, has brown hair, blue eyes, is 2 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 35 pounds. He has a freckle on his left ear, a birthmark on the back of his head at the base of his neck and a birthmark on center of his chest.
Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Nampa Police Department at 208-465-2257.
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SOLNA, Sweden, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Quarter 1, 2022
Revenue for the quarter was SEK 5,627 million (4,483). Real growth was 18 percent (–6) of which organic growth was 15 percent (–9).
Operating income (EBITA) for the period was SEK 516 million (358) and EBITA operating margin was 9.2 percent (8.0). Excluding Loomis Pay, the operating margin amounted to 10.0 percent (8.7).
Operating income (EBIT) for the period was SEK 463 million (315) and EBIT operating margin was 8.2 percent (7.0).
Income before taxes 406 MSEK (269) and net income 295 MSEK (198).
Earnings per share before and after dilution were SEK 4.00 (2.63).
Cash flow from operating activities SEK 177 million (342), equivalent to 34 percent (96) of operating income (EBITA).
The Board of Directors of Loomis AB has, as previously announced, appointed Aritz Larrea as new President and CEO of the company. Aritz Larrea will take up the position on May 23, 2022.
1) Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Amortization of acquisition-related intangible fixed assets, Acquisition-related costs and revenue and Items affecting comparability.
2) Cash flow from operating activities is exclusive of impact from IFRS 16.
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May 4, 2022
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Health plan solutions leader recognized for offering programs that prioritize workplace wellness
DALLAS, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine360™, a leading provider of employer-sponsored health plan solutions and longtime Dallas employer, has received the 2022 Healthiest Employers of Texas award in the category of employers with 500 to 1,499 employees. The recognition is presented by Healthiest Employers®, a trusted awards program that recognizes people-first organizations taking a more proactive approach to employee health.
The award specifically highlights the Imagine360 and Livongo Whole Person program, which is offered at no cost to employees to manage diabetes, hypertension and other health goals. Members receive complimentary connected devices such as free blood glucose meters or blood pressure monitors that automatically upload readings. These are transmitted to the employee's licensed care coach who diligently works one-on-one with the member to set goals, manage their condition, and create healthy habits to help improve their health and quality of life.
"Imagine360 offers our own employees, and those of other employers, a health plan solution that puts people at the center for a completely reimagined healthcare experience," said Jacki Skwarek, Senior Vice President of TPA Operations and current employee of the Dallas office. "We understand that our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize their health and well-being with our high-engagement program. I am proud to work for a company that understands the importance of a healthy workforce and offers solutions that prioritize member wellness."
The Healthiest Employers survey is scored and powered by Springbuk, a health intelligence platform that simplifies data-driven decision-making. Imagine360 ranked first among all employers in Texas with 500-1,499 employees, including many reputable law firms, HR & healthcare staffing companies, and companies across the auditing, software and engineering industries.
The Great Resignation, among other challenges, has forced employers to think outside the box when it comes to workplace wellness. Imagine360 has tackled this issue head on, providing self-insured employers with a personalized approach to healthcare and relying on industry-leading technology and high-touch patient care to deliver healthier employees and a better bottom line for employers.
For more information about Imagine360, please visit www.imagine360.com. For details on Healthiest Employers, visit www.healthiestemployers.com.
About Imagine360
Imagine360 is the leading provider of employer-sponsored health plan solutions that deliver deep cost savings and concierge member support. Leveraging 50+ years of expertise, Imagine360's solutions combine the financial benefits of reference-based pricing with best-in-class member support and health plan administration. Guiding members through all phases of healthcare, a specialized team provides care navigation and clinical support and relentlessly advocates for members to receive quality care at an affordable price.
About Healthiest Employers
Since 2009, Healthiest Employers has been the leading recognition program for employer wellness. Healthiest Employers has attracted over 10,000 employers from all 50 states, including 72% of the Fortune 100. Today, the Healthiest Employers community represents over 60 million employees or roughly one-third of the U.S. working population.
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Louisville City Council OKs cooperation with ODOT for paving project
The Repository
Louisville City Council
Tuesday meeting
KEY ACTION: Authorized cooperating with the Ohio Department of Transportation on a paving project.
DISCUSSION: Council initially agreed June 21, 2021, to cooperate with ODOT to pave West Main Street from just west of Gorgas Street to Chapel Street and all of state Route 44 within the city. Construction is expected in ODOT's fiscal year 2023 which begins July 1 and will include curbs, gutters, wheelchair ramps at intersections and lane markings. In a separate action, council also amended the appropriations to fund the $365,243,20 city cost of the work.
OTHER ACTION:
- Approved a $30,000 contract with Miracle Concrete to repair wheelchair ramps in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
UP NEXT: Meets in regular session at 7 p.m. July 5 at Constitution Center, 1022 W. Main St.
— David Scheurer | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/06/28/louisville-city-council-oks-cooperation-odot-paving-project/7755378001/ | 2022-06-28T18:47:17Z |
Police: 6 wounded in Tennessee shooting were children
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Police say six people wounded in weekend gunfire in a downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, business district were all children. Chattanooga Police said in a statement on Monday that five of the victims were 15 and one was 13. Officers were patrolling the area Saturday night when they heard gunfire and responded to find multiple people shooting weapons and numerous people fleeing the area. The statement said some officers provided first aid while others began securing the scene. Police say the shooting involved two groups of people that appeared to be advancing toward each other at the beginning of an altercation when two individuals in one group pull guns and fired at the other group. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/05/30/police-6-wounded-in-tennessee-shooting-were-children/ | 2022-05-30T19:11:34Z |
Witness: Deadly E. Wichita shooting began with argument about picking up dog’s waste
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - An affidavit released through Sedgwick County District Court provides new details in the case of a man facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with a May 28 deadly shooting in east Wichita. A witness said the series of events that led to the fatal shooting of Emmanuel Hardy began with “a brief conversation” between her, the suspect, Roger Gale, and another woman about picking up their dog’s waste.
The witness said she and Hardy drove away, but Gale and the woman followed them in an SUV. Both vehicles stopped in the parking lot of an apartment complex on East Harry. There, the witness said, she, Hardy and Gale stepped out of their vehicles and Gale pulled out a gun.
The witness said Hardy pushed her away and as she ran, she heard three gunshots. In the affidavit, another witness reported seeing Hardy run toward the vehicle with Gale following, firing more shots toward him.
Hardy died from his injuries at a Wichita hospital. Gale faces charges of first-degree murder and aggravated assault.
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FREMONT, Calif., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), a leading provider of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity, today announced that it will release its 2022 second quarter financial results at the close of the market on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Management will also host a conference call to discuss these results that will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2 p.m. Pacific Time).
About Socket Mobile:
Socket Mobile is a leading provider of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity in workforce mobilization. Socket Mobile's revenue is primarily driven by the deployment of third-party barcode enabled mobile applications that integrate Socket Mobile's cordless barcode scanners and contactless reader/writers. Mobile Applications servicing the specialty retailer, field service, transportation, and manufacturing markets are the primary revenue drivers. Socket Mobile has a network of thousands of developers who use its software developer tools to add sophisticated data capture to their mobile applications. Socket Mobile is headquartered in Newark, Calif. and can be reached at +1-510-933-3000 or www.socketmobile.com. Follow Socket Mobile on Facebook , Twitter @socketmobile and on our sockettalk blog.
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Well-rounded software executive with more than 20 years of experience in B2B to join Board
CHICAGO, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN), a leading provider of risk and compliance solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chandar Pattabhiram, Chief Marketing Officer for Coupa Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: COUP), to its board of directors. Pattabhiram will stand for election at the company's 2023 annual meeting and will serve on the board's compensation committee. In connection with the appointment of Pattabhiram to the board, the Company also increased the size of the board to nine members effective as of July 14, 2022.
"We are thrilled to welcome Chandar as a new independent director to the DFIN Board," said Richard L. Crandall, chairman of the board. "As a highly regarded, well-rounded software executive with more than 20 years of B2B enterprise marketing leadership in high growth SAAS product offerings, Chandar will bring critical insights to our board as we continue to execute on our business plan to drive growth and enhance shareholder value."
Pattabhiram, 53, brings a wealth of experience in marketing leadership. At Coupa, a leading Business Spend Management software provider, he is responsible for all of revenue marketing including go-to-market marketing strategy, product and segment marketing, growth marketing, and corporate/brand marketing.
Prior to Coupa, Chandar was Chief Marketing Officer at Marketo where he was responsible for all aspects of marketing and drove the positioning of Marketo as a leader in marketing automation. He began his career at Compucom Systems, joined Andersen Consulting (Now Accenture) where he worked on a myriad of management consulting projects across IT strategy and business process reengineering and eventually went on to serve in senior marketing leadership roles at Badgeville Inc., and Sequoia-backed startup Cast Iron Systems, Inc. (acquired by IBM in 2010).
"I am really excited to join the esteemed Board of Directors of DFIN," said Chandar Pattabhiram. "The company is on an exciting transformation journey into a financial regulatory and compliance software solutions leader. I look forward to bringing my experiences in building success with high-growth companies and working with the team."
Pattabhiram received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from PSG College of Technology in India and, his master's degree in management information systems from University of Texas. He is on the Board of Directors for BlueShift, an AI platform for consumer engagement, and a strategic advisor to the CEO of Freshworks.
About Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)
DFIN is a leading global risk and compliance solutions company. We provide domain expertise, enterprise software and data analytics for every stage of our clients' business and investment lifecycles. Markets fluctuate, regulations evolve, technology advances, and through it all, DFIN delivers confidence with the right solutions in moments that matter. Learn about DFIN's end-to-end risk and compliance solutions online at DFINsolutions.com or you can also follow us on Twitter @DFINSolutions or on LinkedIn.
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Phony document lands on court docket in Trump search case
WASHINGTON (AP) — When a government document mysteriously appeared earlier this week in the highest profile case in the federal court system, it had the hallmarks of another explosive storyline in the Justice Department’s investigation into classified records stored at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate.
The document, purported to be from the U.S. Treasury Department, claimed that the agency had seized sensitive documents related to last month’s search at Mar-a-Lago and included a warrant ordering CNN to preserve “leaked tax records.”
The document remained late Thursday on the court docket, but it is a clear fabrication. A review of dozens of court records and interviews by The Associated Press suggest the document originated with a serial forger behind bars at a federal prison complex in North Carolina.
The incident also suggests that the court clerk was easily tricked into believing it was real, landing the document on the public docket in the Mar-a-Lago search warrant case. It also highlights the vulnerability of the U.S. court system and raises questions about the court’s vetting of documents that purport to be official records.
The document first appeared on the court’s docket late Monday afternoon and was marked as a “MOTION to Intervene by U.S. Department of the Treasury.”
The document, sprinkled with spelling and syntax errors, read, “The U.S. Department of Treasury through the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Marshals Service have arrested Seized Federal Securities containing sensitive documents which are subject to the Defendant Sealed Search Warrant by the F.B.I. arrest.”
It cited a federal statute for collecting financial records in federal investigations. The document also included the two supposed warrants, one that claimed to be sent to CNN in Atlanta and another to a towing company in Michigan.
Those supposed warrants, though, are identical to paperwork filed in another case in federal court in Georgia brought by an inmate at the prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina. The case was thrown out, as were the array of other frivolous lawsuits the man has filed from his prison cell.
The man has been in custody for several years since he was found not competent to stand trial after an arrest for planting a fake explosive outside the Guardian Building, a skyscraper in Detroit. Since his incarceration, he has filed a range of lawsuits and has impersonated the Treasury Department, claimed to be a federal trustee and claimed to be a lawyer for the Justice Department, a review of court records shows.
In the Georgia case, the man alleged that Trump and others had “acquired ‘millions of un-redacted classified tax returns and other sensitive financial data, bank records and accounts of banking and tax transactions of several million’ Americans and federal government agencies,” court documents say.
The judge in that case called his suit “fanatic” and “delusional,” saying there was no way to “discern any cognizable claim” from the incoherent filings.
The man has repeatedly impersonated federal officials in court records and has placed tax liens on judges using his false paperwork, two people familiar with the matter told the AP. Because of his history as a forger, his mail is supposed to be subjected to additional scrutiny from the Bureau of Prisons.
It’s unclear how the documents — the fake motion and the phony warrants — ended up at the court clerk’s office at the courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida.
A photocopy of an envelope, included in the filing, shows it was sent to the court with a printed return address of the Treasury Department’s headquarters in Washington. But a postmark shows a Michigan ZIP code, and a tracking number on the envelope shows it was mailed Sept. 9 from Clinton Township, Michigan, the inmate’s hometown.
The AP is not identifying the inmate by name because he has a documented history of mental illness and has not been charged with a crime related to the filing.
“There is simply nothing indicating that he has any authorization to act on behalf of the United States,” the judge in the Georgia case wrote.
But despite the clear warning signs — including a stamp noting the Georgia case number on the phony warrants — the filing still made its way onto the docket.
Spokespeople for the Justice Department and the Treasury Department would not comment. They declined to answer on the record when asked if the document was false and why the government had not addressed it.
Representatives in the court clerk’s office and the magistrate judge overseeing the search warrant case did not respond to requests for comment.
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Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and Fatima Hussein in Washington, Kate Brumback in Atlanta and Anthony Izaguirre in Tallahassee, Florida, contributed to this report.
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New York judge sides with Cuomo in dispute over book deal
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge sided with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday in his dispute with a now-defunct state ethics commission that ordered him to give up $5 million he was paid to write a book about his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics initially approved Cuomo’s request to write the book, titled “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” in 2020. But the panel withdrew that approval the following year after alleging Cuomo hadn’t kept a promise not to use any state resources on the book.
Cuomo acknowledged that state employees helped with tasks including editing the manuscript. But he’s said those employees did that work voluntarily during their personal time.
Last year the commission, commonly referred to by the acronym JCOPE, gave Cuomo 30 days to give up $5.1 million he was paid by a publisher for the book. Cuomo sued, claiming the commission’s members were biased against him and violated his due-process rights.
In Tuesday’s ruling, state Judge Denise A. Hartman declined the commission’s request that she enforce its order for Cuomo to turn over the money. Hartman characterized it as an attempt to sidestep administrative procedures, since the penalty was imposed without a required administrative hearing.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat like Cuomo, signed legislation disbanding the commission this year in favor of a new one. It isn’t clear whether the new commission will continue trying to claw back Cuomo’s book money.
“If, upon a review of JCOPE’s actions, the new commission decides to pursue action against Cuomo, proceeds with the adjudicatory hearing, and determines that a violation has occurred, the new Commission may then impose a civil penalty against him,” Hartman wrote.
In an emailed statement, Cuomo attorney Rita Glavin called JCOPE’s conduct “shameful, unlawful, and a waste of taxpayer’s funds.”
A message was left with an attorney representing the commission.
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The perfect dog dad gift drops June 9 exclusively at AnythingforPets.com
PHOENIX, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PetSmart, the largest specialty pet retailer, will do Anything for Pets, including helping dogs say thanks to their dads for everything they do with a new, limited-edition collection of free Father's Day Poop Bag Cards. Available only at AnythingforPets.com beginning Thursday, June 9 at 9 a.m. PST, dogs finally have a way of expressing just how stinkin' great they think their dads are with fun and loving messages.
"Dad, you're #1 for picking up my #2" and "Dad, your pick-up game is no joke" are among the collection of funny Father's Day card-inspired messages printed on poop bags that pet parents will enjoy reading every time they pick up after their dog.
"We'll do Anything for Pets and their parents, and we are excited to offer this special way to celebrate dog dads," said Will Smith, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at PetSmart. "We strive to give pet parents and pets unique, one-of-a-kind items and experiences that bring them closer together – whether that's through the free, limited-edition drops we share or the expertly curated products we offer in our stores."
The Father's Day Poop Bag Cards will go quick. Grab these bags before they're gone at AnythingForPets.com beginning Thursday, June 9, at 9 a.m. PST, while supplies last.*
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and DC who are 18 years of age or older. Begins at 9:00 a.m. PT on 06/09/22 & ends 11:59 p.m. PT on 06/16/22 or when 2,300 prizes have been awarded, whichever occurs first. For complete Official Rules go to anythingforpets.com.
About PetSmart
PetSmart LLC is the largest specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. At PetSmart, we love pets, and we believe pets make us better people. Every day with every connection, PetSmart's passionate associates help bring pet parents closer to their pets so they, together, can live more fulfilled lives. This vision impacts everything we do for our customers, the way we support our associates and how we give back to our communities.
PetSmart operates approximately 1,660 pet stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as more than 200 in-store PetSmart PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding facilities. The retailer provides a broad range of competitively priced pet food and products, as well as services such as dog training, pet grooming, pet boarding, PetSmart Doggie Day Camp™ and pet adoption.
PetSmart, PetSmart Charities® and PetSmart Charities® of Canada work with nearly 4,000 animal welfare organizations to bring adoptable pets into stores so they have the best chance possible of finding a forever home. Through this in-store adoption program and other signature events, PetSmart has facilitated 10 million adoptions, more than any other brick-and-mortar organization.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce that it plans to make a public offering of $50,000,000 of shares of its common stock. In connection with the proposed offering, Main Street intends to grant the underwriters an option to purchase additional shares of its common stock. The offering is subject to general market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the size or terms of the offering.
Main Street intends to initially use the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding debt borrowed under its credit facility and then, through re-borrowing under the credit facility, to make investments in accordance with its investment objective and strategies, to make investments in marketable securities and idle funds investments, to pay operating expenses and other cash obligations, and for general corporate purposes.
RBC Capital Markets, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint bookrunners for this offering.
Investors should carefully consider, among other things, Main Street's investment objective and strategies and the risks related to Main Street and the offering before investing. The preliminary prospectus supplement dated August 10, 2022, the accompanying prospectus dated March 3, 2022, each of which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), any related free writing prospectus, and any information incorporated by reference in each, contain this and other information about Main Street and should be read carefully before investing.
A shelf registration statement relating to these securities is on file with the SEC and effective. The offering may be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York, 10281, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by telephone at (877) 822-4089, UBS Securities LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, telephone: (888) 827-7275 or email: ol-prospectusrequest@ubs.com and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, by telephone: (800) 326-5897 or by email at cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com.
The information in the preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release is not complete and may be changed. The preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release do not constitute offers to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy, nor will there be any sale of the shares referred to in this press release, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
ABOUT MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORPORATION
Main Street (www.mainstcapital.com) is a principal investment firm that primarily provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. Main Street's portfolio investments are typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. Main Street seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market investment strategy. Main Street's lower middle market companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Main Street's private loan and middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies.
Main Street, through its wholly owned portfolio company MSC Adviser I, LLC ("MSC Adviser"), also maintains an asset management business through which it manages investments for external parties. MSC Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements which are based upon Main Street management's current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Any such statements other than statements of historical fact are likely to be affected by other unknowable future events and conditions, including elements of the future that are or are not under Main Street's control, and that Main Street may or may not have considered; accordingly, such statements cannot be guarantees or assurances of any aspect of future performance. Actual performance and results could vary materially from these estimates and projections of the future as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in Main Street's filings with the SEC. Such statements speak only as of the time when made and are based on information available to Main Street as of the date hereof and are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Main Street assumes no obligation to revise or update any such statement now or in the future.
Contacts:
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Dear Readers: If you have a treasured photo in this awful situation, you can try to save and remove it. Follow these steps carefully. First, scan the pic or take a photo of it through the glass. You will have a copy, just in case. Second, put the frame and photo or just glass and photo into a plastic freezer bag, but don’t close it completely shut so moisture can evaporate. Then place it in the freezer for a day or two. You should be able to slowly lift the photo from the glass. But do not try this with antique, valuable or one-of-a kind pictures. Instead, call a professional photo restorer.
— Heloise | https://www.tdtnews.com/life/advice_columns/article_2b76ade6-b1c5-11ec-9dba-cb2e9b4f3043.html | 2022-04-03T09:27:31Z |
AUSTIN, Texas, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Obvlo, is a free app that curates cities, giving local people a smart way to discover and order local food and drink based on their individual preferences.
Obvlo started life early in the pandemic as a shared Google Sheet of restaurants that started a takeout service when forced to close their doors. Since then it has evolved into a popular mobile app designed to match consumers and restaurants, with huge uptake in UK cities over the last 11 months.
Obvlo doesn't process any orders, instead connecting to all the existing food spots in the market and all their ordering or booking methods. This gives them more coverage than any comparable service while supporting local businesses to avoid any new third party fees.
Obvlo founder, Callum McPherson, said:
"There are over a billion restaurant searches on Google every month, but what we don't get there is personalization. I don't just want to know what's near me, I want to know if I'll like it, if my friends have been and liked it and how I get it. We're all different and shouldn't have to rely on a generic directory or the reviews of strangers.
Obvlo asks for your preferences and combines them with your activity, location, and other factors to create an individual taste profile. What you then see is based on you rather than the places that have paid for the top spots, as is the case on other apps.
Anthony from @thehungrylonghorn, Austin Food Blogger said:
"It's great to have Obvlo make their way into the States because for the longest time restaurant owners have been looking for a way to promote their brand and sell food without having to lose a huge chunk of their revenue to the big guys. I appreciate how they made this app with care towards the owners first."
Callum continued:
"We've chosen Austin as our first base outside of Scotland because of the strong sense of culture and the tight knit community. It reminds us of Edinburgh, another cultural capital, and the city where we started this journey."
obvlo.com
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Oklahoma sheriff deputy serving eviction papers shot, killed
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot and killed and a second deputy wounded while the two were serving eviction papers at a home on the southwest side of Oklahoma City, authorities said.
Both deputies were transported to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, where one deputy died and the other was in stable condition, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Aaron Brilbeck said.
The two deputies were not immediately identified while their family members were being notified, Brilbeck said.
Sheriff Tommie Johnson said the two deputies were serving “lock-out papers,” which is part of the eviction process, when one of the deputies went to the back door of the home and was shot. The second deputy was shot as he attempted to pull the first deputy to safety, Johnson said.
A suspect in the shooting was taken into custody following a vehicle chase across the city, said Oklahoma City police Sgt. Dillon Quirk. The suspect’s name was not immediately released.
“During that pursuit, the suspect was firing rounds at officers, and we had officers as well returning fire at the suspect,” said Oklahoma City Police Capt. Valerie Littlejohn. She said neither the suspect nor the pursuing officers were hit by gunfire during the exchanges.
Video from a news helicopter showed police chasing a pickup truck hauling a boat across the city to the entrance of Tinker Air Force Base, where the driver was taken into custody after he threw a rifle out the window and exited the truck with his hands raised.
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True Community-wide Academic Health Partnership Will Transform Health Care for South Florida Residents
BOCA RATON, Fla., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Three South Florida counties that collectively are home to the largest metropolitan population in the state will soon be served by an academic health network that is a true collaboration of the region's leading public and private academic and medical leaders.
More than 3 million residents currently live in the three-county region, with the numbers growing daily. Florida has an estimated shortage of 60,000 nurses, and a shortage of more than 17,000 doctors is anticipated. The FAU Health Network will not only meet these growing patient-care needs, but also will address these workforce challenges.
"This partnership marks the beginning of a transformative health network for our region," said Brad Levine, chair of the FAU Board of Trustees. "I am thrilled to see all our partners come together to meet these vitally important needs. The time is now because the need is now."
The region's partners in Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties offer an outstanding opportunity for dynamic faculty and learner experiences and will provide connectivity to the local health care community, ensuring the recruitment and retention of skilled health care professionals.
"This collaboration will transcend the competitive landscape and help us all work toward augmenting South Florida's existing health care infrastructure to reach our common goal: 'Best-in-class patient care,'" said Shane Strum, president and chief executive officer of Broward Health.
This all-encompassing partnership also will enhance clinical trials and provide access to these medical innovations to the local population, focused health care needs matched to the region's population, and provide localized solutions that will eliminate the need for travel for services only available outside the region.
"As keen collaborators, we at Memorial recognize that when medical research is combined with the patient care providers, the long-term benefits for the region's growing -- and aging -- population can't be understated," said Douglas A. Harrison, chair of the Board of Commissioners of Memorial Healthcare System.
While patient care needs are paramount, expanding the region's health-related teaching and research infrastructure is vital.
"This network is essential for the future of our community," said Ava Parker, president of Palm Beach State College. "The migration to Florida has led to a critical shortage in health care professionals. Coming together to address the workforce challenge is critically important."
These academic endeavors will allow for the innovative solutions necessary to tackle the workforce crisis. The goal is to expand annual enrollments to graduate more than 300 nurses, 104 medical doctors, and 150 social workers a year. Resident training programs also will expand to address the doctor shortage.
"This collaboration will bring together the vital health components that exist separately across the region," said Darcy J. Davis, chief executive officer of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County. "The growing patient population in our community will benefit from expanded access to innovative care."
Initial partners include: FAU, Broward College, Palm Beach State College, Memorial Healthcare System, Health District of Palm Beach County and Broward Health. More details will be provided as the partnership develops.
About Florida Atlantic University: Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses located along the southeast Florida coast. In recent years, the University has doubled its research expenditures and outpaced its peers in student achievement rates. Through the coexistence of access and excellence, FAU embodies an innovative model where traditional achievement gaps vanish. FAU is designated a Hispanic-serving institution, ranked as a top public university by U.S. News & World Report and a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Zacatecas Silver Corp. ("Zacatecas" or the "Company") (TSXV: ZAC) (OTC: ZCTSF) (Frankfurt: 7TV) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the advanced stage Esperanza Gold Project, located in Morelos State, Mexico pursuant to the terms of a share purchase agreement dated February 28, 2022 (the "Share Purchase Agreement") with Minas De Oro Nacional, S.A. De C.V. ("Minas De Oro"), a subsidiary of Alamos Gold Inc. ("Alamos"). Concurrent with closing of the transaction, the net proceeds under the previously announced $19.15 million brokered private placement of subscription receipts (the "Subscription Receipts") were released to the Company.
Highlights:
- Esperanza Gold Project is a high-grade oxide gold deposit with scalable upside.
- Historic measured and indicated resource of 34,352,000 tonnes at 0.98 g/t gold and 8.09 g/t silver for 1,084,000 ounces of gold and 8,936,000 ounces of silver and inferred resource of 718,000 tonnes at 0.80 g/t gold and 15.04 g/t silver for 18,000 ounces of gold and 347,000 ounces of silver (see below for details).
- Priority to prepare an updated resource estimate in 2022 and complete a current economic study on the Esperanza Gold Project based on the updated resource estimate.
- Alamos becomes significant cornerstone shareholder of Zacatecas.
- Strong balance sheet to fund development activities at Esperanza Gold Project and continue drilling activities at the Zacatecas Silver Property.
The Esperanza Gold Project is an attractive low-cost, low capital intensity, and low technical risk growth project located in Morelos State, Mexico. Alamos has advanced the project through advanced engineering, including metallurgical work, while also focussing on stakeholder engagement including building community relations.
The Esperanza Gold Project will receive the full focus and attention of a proven team of mine builders and financiers while also providing Alamos significant potential upside as the Project is developed with Alamos being a large shareholder of Zacatecas.
The total consideration of the transaction is approximately US$60 million with most of the payments not made until significant steps towards commercial production are achieved. The initial consideration consists of USD $5 million in cash, 12,140,000 common shares of Zacatecas (with a value of US$10 million) and a silver stream in favour of Alamos valued at US$6 million.
Bryan Slusarchuk, Chief Executive Officer of Zacatecas comments, "This is a transformational transaction for our company. We look forward to advancing the high grade oxide gold deposit towards production while at the same time continuing our accelerating exploration at our silver project. With the transaction for Esperanza now closed, we also welcome Alamos Gold as the cornerstone shareholder of Zacatecas and thank them for their collaboration while executing this transaction. Zacatecas has two excellent projects, is well funded and has an excellent team of technical professionals executing the company's business plan. We look forward to working with all stakeholders as we move forward concurrently at Esperanza and at Zacatecas."
Dr. Chris Wilson, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Zacatecas comments, "Our acquisition of the Esperanza Gold Project is a tremendous step in moving Zacatecas towards becoming a serious precious metals producer. The Esperanza Gold Project represents one of the best undeveloped open pit deposits in Mexico and will complement our high-grade silver resource Zacatecas Properties, where the recent high grade discovery at Panuco North has added a compelling new component to our ongoing exploration."
Esperanza Gold Project
The Esperanza Gold Project is an advanced stage, low technical risk growth project located in Morelos State, Mexico.
Alamos has reported 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 1,084,000 ounces of gold and 8,936,000 ounces of silver and inferred resource of 718,000 tonnes at 0.80 g/t gold and 15.04 g/t silver for 18,000 ounces of gold and 347,000 ounces of silver. The Company has not independently verified this resource estimate and is not treating this resource estimate as a current resource. See below for further details.
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 expand the historical resource. The project also hosts seven regional targets that also merit drill testing.
Mineralization at the Esperanza Gold Project is associated with the intrusion of a stock of Granodiorite composition into the carbonate rocks of Guerrero-Morelos Platform, specifically the rocks of Xochicalco Formation. Spatially related to the intrusive contact with the carbonate rocks are varying degrees of skarn and marble development. Intruded by the granodioritic stock are the limestone of the Xochicalco Formation of Aptian age (early Cretaceous), that have beds of varying thickness from very thin to medium. Primary mineralization consists of gold, and to a lesser extent silver, associated with the skarn zones spatially related to the intrusive.
Based on previous preliminary assessments completed by previous owners, the Company anticipates that the project would be amenable to a conventional open pit, heap leach operation with two-stage crushing. Crushed material would be conveyed to the leach pad and irrigated with dilute cyanide solution. Gold will be recovered from pregnant solutions utilizing carbon adsorption, subsequent electrowinning and on-site smelting to produce gold and silver doré bars.
The Company plans to carry out an extensive work program to prepare an updated resource estimate, undertake economic studies on the project, and conduct an infill drill program on the deposit as well as drilling on nearby exploration targets.
Terms of the Transaction
Under the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement, Zacatecas acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Esperanza Silver de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Esperanza Mexico"), which holds title to the Esperanza Gold Project. In consideration of Esperanza Mexico, Zacatecas paid Minas de Oro US$5,000,000 and issued 12,140,000 common shares of Zacatecas at a price of $1.05 per share for a deemed value of US$10,000,000 (the "Consideration Shares"). Zacatecas now holds a 100% ownership interest in Esperanza Mexico.
The Share Purchase Agreement also provides that Zacatecas will make certain contingent payments (the "Contingent Payments") upon key milestones being accomplished in developing the Esperanza Gold Project.
Zacatecas may, at its sole election, satisfy up to 50% of the Contingent Payments by issuing shares at a price equal to the 10 day VWAP prior to the issuance of such shares provided that such share issuance does not cause Alamos to exceed 19.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of Zacatecas (on a partially diluted basis). The issuance of shares to pay Contingent Payments will be subject to receipt of approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.
Zacatecas has also agreed to incur US$7,500,000 in expenditures to advance the Esperanza Gold Project over the next three years, excluding G&A (the "Expenditure Commitment"). If Zacatecas fails to meet the Expenditure Commitment, an amount equal to the shortfall will be added to the next Contingent Payment.
The terms of the Transaction regarding the Contingent Payments were determined in a manner designed to tie key future payments with meaningful achievements with regards to permitting and commerciality of operations. The Company has received multiple permits and regulatory approvals on key projects in Mexico, without delay, and is confident that it will be able to carry out its planned exploration program similarly without delay. The Company has team members with a strong history of permitting projects in Mexico and will continue to monitor and adjust, working with all stakeholders, to any changes in regulations as per a best practices approach to community, environment and the regulatory climate.
The parties also entered into a stream agreement that will provide that Alamos may purchase up to 20% of any silver produced from the Esperanza Gold Project with a transfer price of 20% of the market price payable to Zacatecas. The silver stream is limited to 500,000 ounces of silver. The stream agreement contemplates an amount of US$6,000,000 that is credited to the purchase price under the Share Purchase Agreement.
In recognition of Alamos being a significant shareholder of Zacatecas, Alamos and Zacatecas will enter into an investor rights agreement that will provide, among other things, a Zacatecas board position to Alamos and a right of first refusal to maintain its share position on any future financings. Pursuant to the terms of the investor rights agreement that will be entered into on the closing of the Transaction, the Consideration Shares will be subject to the following voluntary restrictions on resale: (i) 33% will be restricted for a period of six months from closing of the Transaction, (ii) an additional 33% will be restricted for a period of twelve months from closing of the Transaction, and (iii) 34% will be restricted for a period of eighteen months from closing of the Transaction.
Zacatecas paid a finder's fee of US$500,000 to Specialist Exploration Services LLC (Jacob Garland) on closing of the Transaction.
Private Placement Financing
As part of closing the Transaction, the proceeds from the previously announced $19.15 million brokered private placement of subscription receipts (see news release dated March 22, 2022) were released from escrow. As a result, the 17,410,474 subscription receipts were converted into 17,410,474 units of the Company (each a "Unit"). Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (a "Common Share") and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole Common Share purchase warrant a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of $1.50 per Common Share for a period of 24 months from the date of issue.
The proceeds raised from the financing were used to satisfy the US$5,000,000 cash consideration in connection with the acquisition of the Esperanza Gold Project, and will be used to advance the Esperanza Gold Project towards production, fund the ongoing drill program at the Company's existing silver project, and general working capital purposes.
Clarus Securities Inc. acted as Lead Agent on behalf of a syndicate of agents that included Eventus Capital Corp., Haywood Securities Inc. and Canaccord Genuity Corp. Zacatecas paid the syndicate of agents a cash commission of $998,716 and issued a total of 907,924 common share purchase warrants (the "Broker Warrants"), with each Broker Warrant exercisable at $1.10 per Common Share for a period of 24 months from the date of issue.
The securities issued under the financing will be subject to restrictions on resale expiring on July 23, 2022.
Certain directors of the Company participated in the private placement, which constitutes a "related party transaction" for purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company is relying on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority approval requirements in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 in respect of these related party transactions on the basis that the fair market value (as determined under MI 61–101) of the transactions do not, in aggregate, exceed 25% of the market value of the Company.
The securities referred to in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This release does not constitute an offer for sale of, nor a solicitation for offers to buy, any securities in the United States.
Qualified Person
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.
Alamos Resource Estimate
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 x 10 x 5 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 US $1,400/oz and silver price of US $22/oz. The resource assumed the following economic assumptions: recovery of 60.4% at 0.2 g/t to 71.9% at 1.6 g/t for gold, 25% for silver, $2.60/t mining costs, $0.64/t General and Administrative costs, $4.20/t 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 re-sample a portion of the drill core for the purpose of carrying out a new resource estimate. Further, 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.
Advisors
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is acting as legal advisor to Zacatecas. Haywood Securities Inc. is acting as financial advisor to Alamos, with Torys LLP acting as legal advisor to Alamos.
About Zacatecas Silver Corp.
The Zacatecas Silver property is 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 ha (19,338 acres) of ground that is highly prospective for low 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 g/t AgEq (171 g/t Ag and 0.17 g/t Au) for 16.4 million ounces AgEq (15 million ounces silver and 15 thousand ounces gold) (see news release dated December 15, 2021).
The property is 25 km south-east 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. There are four main high-grade silver target areas within the Zacatecas concessions: the Panuco Deposit, Muleros, El Cristo and San Manuel-San Gill. The Property also includes El Oro, El Orito, La Cantera, Monserrat, El Peñón, San Judas and San Juan silver-base metal vein targets. These targets are relatively unexplored and will be the focus of rapid reconnaissance.
About Alamos Gold Inc.
Alamos is a Canadian-based intermediate gold producer with diversified production from three operating mines in North America. This includes the Young-Davidson and Island Gold mines in northern Ontario, Canada and the Mulatos mine in Sonora State, Mexico. Additionally, the Company has a significant portfolio of development stage projects in Canada, Mexico, Turkey, and the United States. Alamos employs more than 1,700 people and is committed to the highest standards of sustainable development. The Company's shares are traded on the TSX and NYSE under the symbol "AGI".
On behalf of the Company
Bryan Slusarchuk
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Forward-Looking Statements
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 its mineral properties, the need to obtain permits to carry out exploration activities on its mineral properties and 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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Union Berlin beats Cologne, celebrates end of restrictions
By CIARÁN FAHEY
AP Sports Writer
BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin and its supporters have celebrated the end of coronavirus restrictions with a noisy 1-0 win over Cologne in a Bundesliga game played in front of a sell-out 22,012-capacity crowd. Taiwo Awoniyi’s 12th league goal of the season helped Union overtake the visitors to move to seventh with six games of the season remaining. But that was just the cherry on the top for Union’s ecstatic fans, who welcomed the day that almost all coronavirus restrictions were dropped in Berlin despite stubbornly high infection rates across the country. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/01/union-berlin-beats-cologne-celebrates-end-of-restrictions/ | 2022-04-01T23:04:06Z |
Meet 11-year-old Eebbers: TSA’s ‘cutest canine’
(Gray News) - The Transportation Security Administration says the final votes are in for this year’s cutest canine contest.
Eebbers, an 11-year-old explosive detection canine who works at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, was voted the winner of TSA’s 2022 Cutest Canine Contest.
Last week, the TSA held a nationwide social media contest for the public to vote for the agency’s “cutest canine.” Once all the votes were tallied, Eebbers emerged as the winner.
The agency said the contest was held in recognition of National Dog Day to acknowledge the important role TSA’s hardworking canines play in protecting the nation’s transportation system.
Eebbers, a Vizsla-Labrador mix, is a passenger screening canine who works at MSP alongside his handler as they screen travelers and their belongings for explosives at a security checkpoint.
According to the TSA, Eebbers has worked at the airport for almost 10 years. He was born into TSA’s puppy program and was named in memory of 19-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. James Ebbers who died in 2002.
Eebbers is the last remaining canine from the puppy program still working daily for TSA and has assisted with security on several major events, including the Super Bowl and the Indianapolis 500.
The TSA said it utilizes canines like Eebbers in its security operations nationwide. They are trained to detect the scent of explosives or explosive materials. The dogs are paired with handlers who utilize the working canine’s keen sense of smell when on duty throughout busy transportation environments.
Currently, the TSA has more than 1,000 canine teams that were trained at the TSA Canine Training Center in Texas.
Later this year, the agency said it will announce the availability of its 2023 canine calendar, featuring the top 12 runners-up in the 2022 contest. Eebbers will be the canine featured on the cover.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Mark Rutte became the longest-serving Dutch prime minister Tuesday, and the leader known by some as “Teflon Mark” because scandals don’t stick to him is showing no sign of slowing despite unrest gripping his nation and his party’s popularity sliding in polls.
Rutte has been in charge for 4,311 days, or almost 12 years, since he first became prime minister in October 2010.
“It’s the greatest job in the world, an unbelievable honor. I must say that there are now a large number of puzzles on my desk, but these things happen,” Rutte said late last month as Dutch politics entered its summer recess.
Foremost of those puzzles is the government’s goal of slashing nitrogen pollution that has sparked angry protests by farmers who have caused traffic chaos in recent weeks by blocking roads and highways with tractors, dumping waste including manure and asbestos on roads and torching hay bales.
Rutte, 55, leader of the center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, or VVD, and head of a four-party ruling coalition, said he had no plans to celebrate becoming the longest-serving prime minister, which he called “a footnote,” and said he would not be in the country on the day. While his party has been declining in recent polls, it remains the largest in the splintered Dutch political landscape.
That fragmentation helped Rutte rise to power and is part of the reason he has remained in office for so long — he is now leading his fourth coalition government — said political scientist André Krouwel of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
He said Rutte won a power struggle within his own party at a time when traditional forces in Dutch politics — Christian Democrats and Social Democrats — were in decline and have stayed that way.
“Basically he became prime minister by default because of the failure of others not because of his own achievements — just because the other ones collapsed more than the VVD did,” Krouwel said in a telephone interview.
That has helped Rutte retain Dutch politics’ top job despite damaging crises over the dozen years he has been in office, particularly a scandal involving thousands of young families being plunged into debt and despair after being wrongfully accused of child benefit fraud. Rutte’s third coalition resigned because of the scandal. But he bounced back to lead the VVD to victory in a general election weeks later in March 2021.
He is seen in some quarters as too slick and has been accused in parliament of lying to lawmakers, but at the same time he’s seen as an efficient leader who can make things happen, Krouwel said.
“These two elements … — and I think they’re both true — make him, I think, a difficult player to beat,” he said.
Now he has eclipsed the previous longevity record of 4,310 days in office set by Ruud Lubbers, a Christian Democrat who led the Netherlands from Nov. 4, 1982, until Aug. 22, 1994. Rutte is the second longest-serving elected leader in the 27-nation European Union, trailing only Hungary’s Viktor Orban.
Rutte has co-opted parties from across the political spectrum in his four coalitions that range from a minority coalition that was propped up by support from anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders that took office Oct. 14, 2010, to his current four-party administration.
As one of the EU’s longest-serving leaders, Rutte is seen as a behind-the-scenes mediator at leaders’ summits in Brussels, but also has long had a more tense relationship with leaders in southern and eastern Europe who see him as figurehead of a group of “frugal” nations that insist on tight budgetary rules.
Rutte has faced plenty of crises during his time in charge, ranging from the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board — many of them Dutch nationals — to the COVID-19 pandemic.
And he isn’t ready to stop just yet.
“For me, the decisive factor is: Do I have the ideas, the energy? Is my mouth watering on Friday morning when the Cabinet meeting starts to begin solving problems? As long as I have that, I would like to continue,” he said. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/teflon-mark-rutte-is-longest-serving-dutch-prime-minister/ | 2022-08-02T14:35:17Z |
STOCKHOLM, July 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elkem has entered into an agreement with NCL (North Sea Container Line AS) who will charter in two new container ships enabling carbon neutral operations from MPC Container Ships to further improve Elkem's North Sea logistics. Enabling the use of green methanol as fuel, featuring high safety standards and backed by a strong business case, the new ships will enable higher operational efficiency and more climate-friendly transport in line with Elkem's strategy. The agreement will also enable NCL to become the first container vessel operator in Norway to put methanol-powered ships into operations.
The two new-build ships will replace three of NCL's current diesel-powered vessels, which will be phased out from operations. The ships, each at a capacity of 1300 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), will be owned by the Oslo Børs listed MPC Container Ships ASA (MPCC) in partnership with Topeka MPC Maritime AS. Both vessels are expected to be in operation from the second half of 2024. The new ships are also highly automated, enabling higher efficiency, and feature several new safety measures to eliminate the risks of injury during operations.
"Elkem's mission is to provide advanced material solutions shaping a better and more sustainable future. Our operations require a significant amount of transport across the value chain, including sea transport as the most climate-friendly mode of transport for bulk goods. These state-of-the-art vessels will further increase our efficiency through increased capacity and can potentially cut net CO2-emissions from 45 % up to 100% through the use of green methanol. This contract with NCL and the innovative newbuilding project with MPC Container Ships ASA is a great example of how operational excellence and sustainability can go hand in hand," says Elkem's CEO, Helge Aasen.
Green methanol is a fuel derived from renewable electricity and captured CO2. Compared to conventional fuels, it enables reductions of carbon dioxide emissions to around zero, reduces nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 80%, and eliminates sulphur oxide and particulate matter emissions.
Elkem is one of NCL's owners, with a 40% share. As part of its climate project portfolio, Elkem is also exploring the potential for capturing CO2 from Elkem's Norwegian plants and turning the CO2 into methanol for downstream use.
"We in NCL are continuously working to make sea freight safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly. This is in line with our initiative Sea Change, where we aim to take the lead in making the whole industry greener, quicker. The ships, and the partnership with MPCC, will boost a significant amount of innovation and energy saving measures and are fully prepared for the green transition. A key point for us is making it cost-effective for customers, so that we make green freight the preferred choice. This agreement with Elkem is a great example," says NCL's managing director, Bente Hetland.
CEO of MPC Container Ships ASA, Constantin Baack comments: "We are excited to extend our selective fleet renewal with the two newbuildings in partnership with Elkem and NCL. This newbuilding project is a proof of how innovative projects that address the important green transition of the maritime industry can be executed in a way that they are also economically attractive, if the right partners join forces. Combining NCL's regional expertise and competencies and the strive and commitment of Elkem and others on the cargo side with MPCC's unique execution capabilities and in-depth understanding of intra-regional trade and vessel designs has been the basis for this project."
The project has been awarded NOK 13.7 million by Enova, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, and NOK 60 million from the NOx fund, the Norwegian business sector's fund to reduce emissions.
Elkem is among the world's most environmentally friendly manufacturers of silicon-based materials, and high performance on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are central to the company's corporate strategy.
The company recently announced a climate roadmap detailing how Elkem plans to develop its business in line with the aim of the Paris agreement of limiting global warming to well below two degrees. The company aims to reduce its total fossil CO2 emissions by 28% from 2020-31 while growing its supplies to the green transition – thereby delivering a 39% improvement of its product carbon footprint in the same period. Elkem's long-term goal is net zero emissions by 2050.
For further information, please contact:
Odd-Geir Lyngstad
VP Finance and Investor Relations
Tel: +4797672806
E-mail: odd-geir.lyngstad@elkem.com
Hans Iver Odenrud
Corporate Communication Manager
Tel: +4795816230
E-mail: hans.iver.odenrud@elkem.com
About Elkem
Elkem is one of the world's leading providers of advanced material solutions shaping a better and more sustainable future. The company develops silicones, silicon products and carbon solutions by combining natural raw materials, renewable energy and human ingenuity. Elkem helps its customers create and improve essential innovations like electric mobility, digital communications, health and personal care as well as smarter and more sustainable cities. With a strong track record since 1904, its global team of more than 7,000 people has a joint commitment to stakeholders: Delivering your potential. In 2021, Elkem obtained a Platinum score from EcoVadis, which rated the company among the world's top 1% on sustainability transparency, and the company achieved an operating income of NOK 33.7 billion. Elkem is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: ELK). www.elkem.com
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The flight debut of NASA’s mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests.
Officials said Monday it will be challenging to meet a launch window in early to mid-June. The next opportunity to send an empty capsule to the moon on a test flight would be at the end of June or July.
The 30-story Space Launch System rocket has been on the pad at Kennedy Space Center for the past month. It will return to the hangar next week for valve and fuel leak repairs. The problems cropped up earlier this month, preventing NASA from filling the rocket’s fuel tanks for a critical dress rehearsal.
The rocket will likely spend weeks in the hangar before heading back to the pad for a testing redo, said launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson.
Managers are considering various options for getting back on track.
“It’s just a matter of what’s the right time, what’s the right way to do that,” said Tom Whitmeyer, a NASA deputy associate administrator.
NASA wants this test flight under its belt before putting astronauts on board for the second launch, a lunar flyaround targeted for 2024. The third mission would attempt to land astronauts on the moon around 2025, more than a half-century after NASA’s Apollo moonshots,
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BEIJING, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yiren Digital Ltd. ("Yiren Digital" or the "Company") (NYSE: YRD), a leading digital personal financial management platform in China, today announced that its board of directors has adopted a share repurchase program, which approves and authorizes the Company to repurchase through one or more transactions up to US$20 million worth of its own American depositary shares ("ADSs") representing its ordinary shares. The share repurchase program previously adopted by the Company in 2018 has been simultaneously terminated.
The Company may effect the proposed share repurchase in compliance with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The number of ADSs repurchased and the timing of repurchases will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, share price, trading volume and general market conditions, along with the Company's working capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors. Yiren Digital's board of directors will review the share repurchase program periodically, and may modify, suspend or terminate the share repurchase program at any time.
About Yiren Digital
Yiren Digital Ltd. is a leading digital personal financial management platform in China. The Company provides customized asset allocation based wealth management solutions to China's mass affluent population as well as utilizes online and offline channels to provide retail credit facilitation services to individual borrowers and small business owners.
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Wells Fargo & Company.
Shareholders who purchased shares of WFC during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Wells Fargo common stock between February 24, 2021 and June 9, 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) Wells Fargo had misrepresented its commitment to diversity in the Company's workplace; (ii) Wells Fargo conducted fake job interviews in order to meet its Diverse Search Requirement; (iii) the foregoing conduct subjected Wells Fargo to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement action, including criminal charges; (iv) all of the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Wells Fargo's reputation; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: August 29, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/wells-fargo-loss-submission-form/?id=29984&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of WFC during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is August 29, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Jan. 6 Capitol attack committee goes prime time with probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - With never-seen video, new audio and a “mountain of evidence,” the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will attempt to show not only the deadly violence that erupted that day but also the chilling backstory as the defeated president, Donald Trump, tried to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory.
Thursday’s prime-time hearing will open with eyewitness testimony from the first police officer pummeled in the mob riot and from a documentary filmmaker who recorded the melee, and it will feature the committee’s accounts from Trump’s aides and family members of the deadly siege that put U.S. democracy at risk.
“When you hear and understand the wide-reaching conspiracy and the effort to try to corrupt every lever and agency of government involved in this, you know, the hair on the back of your neck should stand up,” Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., a member of the 1/6 committee, said in an interview with The Associated Press.
“Putting it all together in one place and one coherent narrative, I think, will help the American people understand better what happened on January 6th — and the threats that that could potentially pose in the future.”
The 1/6 panel’s yearlong investigation into the Capitol attack will begin to show how America’s tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power came close to slipping away. It will reconstruct how Trump refused to concede the 2020 election, spread false claims of voter fraud and orchestrated an unprecedented public and private campaign to overturn Biden’s victory.
The result of the coming weeks of public hearings may not change hearts or minds in politically polarized America. But the committee’s investigation with 1,000 interviews is intended to stand as a public record for history. A final report aims to provide an accounting of the most violent attack on the Capitol since the British set fire to it in 1814 and to ensure such an attack never happens again.
Emotions are still raw at the Capitol, and security will be tight for the hearings. Law enforcement officials are reporting a spike in violent threats against members of Congress.
Against this backdrop, the committee will try to speak to a divided America, ahead of the fall midterm elections, when voters decide which party controls Congress. Most TV networks will carry the hearings live, but Fox News Channel will not.
The committee chairman, civil rights leader Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, will set the tone with opening remarks.
The two congressional leaders will outline what the committee has learned about the events leading up to that brisk January day in 2021 when Trump sent his supporters to Congress to “fight like hell” for his presidency as lawmakers undertook the typically routine job of certifying the previous November’s results.
“People are going to have to follow two intersecting streams of events — one will be the attempt to overturn the presidential election, that’s a harrowing story in itself,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a member of the committee, told the AP.
“The other will be the sequence of events leading up to a violent mob attack on the Capitol to stop the counting of Electoral College votes and block the peaceful balance of power,” he said.
First up will be wrenching accounts from police who engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the mob, with testimony from U.S. Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards, who was seriously injured in the attack. Also appearing Thursday will be documentary maker Nick Quested, who filmed the extremist Proud Boys storming the Capitol. Some of that group’s members have since been indicted, as have some from the Oath Keepers, on rare sedition charges over the military-style attack.
Along with the live eyewitness testimony, the panel will unveil multimedia presentations, including unreleased video and audio, and a “mountain of evidence,” said a committee aide who insisted on anonymity to preview the hearing. There will be recorded accounts from Trump’s senior aides at the White House, the administration and the campaign, as well as members of Trump’s family, the aide said.
In the weeks ahead, the panel is expected to detail Trump’s public campaign to “Stop the Steal” and the private pressure he put on the Justice Department to reverse his election loss — despite dozens of failed court cases and his own attorney general attesting there was no fraud on a scale that could have tipped the results in his favor.
The panel, made up of nine lawmakers, faced obstacles from its start. Republicans blocked the formation of an independent body that could have investigated the Jan. 6 assault the way the 9/11 Commission probed the 2001 terror attack.
Instead, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ushered the creation of the 1/6 panel through Congress over the objections of Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. She rejected Republican-appointed lawmakers who had voted Jan. 6 against certifying the election results, choosing her own preferred members to serve.
Trump has dismissed the investigation as illegitimate, and many Republicans are poised to defend him.
Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York said at a GOP leadership news conference that the committee’s “shameless prime-time show” is nothing but a smear campaign against the former president, his party and his supporters.
But by many measures, the attack was set in motion shortly after Election Day, when Trump falsely claimed the voting was rigged and refused to concede once Biden was declared the winner.
The proceedings are expected to introduce Americans to a cast of characters, some well known, others elusive, and to what they said and did as Trump and his allies tried to reverse the election outcome.
The public will learn about the actions of Mark Meadows, the president’s chief of staff, whose 2,000-plus text messages provided the committee with a snapshot of the real-time scramble to keep Trump in office. Of John Eastman, the conservative law professor who was the architect of the unsuccessful scheme to convince Vice President Mike Pence to halt the certification on Jan. 6. Of the Justice Department officials who threatened to resign rather than go along with Trump’s startling proposals.
Lawmakers have also been caught up in the probe, including House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who defied the committee’s subpoena requests for testimony. Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, who urged her father to call off the rioters, appeared privately before the committee.
The Justice Department has arrested and charged more than 800 people for the violence that day, the biggest dragnet in its history.
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Associated Press writers Kevin Freking and Michael Balsamo contributed to this report.
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GRAPHIC: Smoke shop owner fights back, stabs attempted robber
LAS VEGAS (FOX5/Gray News) - As his store was being robbed, the owner of a smoke shop in Las Vegas said he grabbed a knife and stabbed one of the two people who entered his business.
Johnny Nguyen found himself in a violent struggle when the pair walked into his store in the middle of the day last Wednesday.
“The whole time I was a little bit nervous because obviously I was getting robbed,” he told KVVU. “I was really scared for my life because they were wearing baggy clothes ... one of them came in with a bag as if he had a firearm.”
Surveillance video shows one person taking the tip jar and another jumping over the counter. Then it shows Nguyen fighting back, stabbing one of the accused robbers several times.
“I was in a fight or flight mode … a lot of adrenaline going through my body,” Nguyen said.
The store owner said he called police immediately after stabbing the would-be robber.
Nguyen now plans to get a gun for the store in case someone tries to rob his store again.
“I don’t know who they’re friends with, maybe they want to come back and do something else, so I just must stay vigilant,” Nguyen said.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said two juveniles were arrested, and one more is still outstanding.
They did not say how badly the person who was stabbed was hurt.
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First Bank & Trust Company Recognized As Sponsor Of The Meadows During Grand Opening
ABINGDON, Va., April 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the grand opening of The Meadows Sports Complex on Saturday, First Bank & Trust Company was recognized as a sponsor of the new, state-of-the-art athletic facilities.
First Bank & Trust Company contributed more than $45,000 in support of the landmark recreational facilities located at The Meadows. The bank's support includes a $40,000 sponsorship over five years and a $5,370 contribution to the Enhance Abingdon Foundation, which will assist in maintaining The Meadows.
In a statement ahead of Saturday's ribbon-cutting, First Bank & Trust Company's President & CEO, Mark Nelson said, "As the leading financial institution in Abingdon and Washington County, First Bank & Trust Company has a responsibility to support the current and future economic development efforts of the town and the county, where possible. This contribution represents our commitment to the continued growth and improvement of our local communities."
At Saturday's grand opening, Senior Regional Manager for Southwest Virginia, Brent Dyson, said, "Our leadership team has always been invested in bettering the lives of people within the communities that we serve. The Meadows Sports Complex will benefit the customers we serve in Abingdon and the surrounding communities by providing local citizens with top-notch recreational facilities and by advancing tourism opportunities, which bolster revenue for local businesses."
Saturday's opening ceremony featured comments from Abingdon's Mayor, Mr. Derek Webb and Food City's Vice President of Marketing, Kevin Stafford.
The highly anticipated athletic facility occupies 34 acres and includes four multi-purpose diamond fields, two regulation-size soccer fields and one half-size soccer field. Each of the three soccer fields are designed to serve as multi-use fields suitable for a variety of sports. The property also includes an ADA-accessible playground, a walking track, access to The Virginia Creeper Trail, picnic areas, public and family restrooms and lighted parking lots.
Numerous First Bank & Trust staff attended Saturday's event, including: Eric Moore, Chief Financial Officer; Brent Dyson, Senior Vice President & Southwest Virginia Regional Manager; Chad Taylor, Vice President & Branch Manager – West Abingdon Office; Wendy Mullins, Branch Operations Supervisor – West Abingdon Office; Kaitlyn Widner, Vice President – Marketing Officer; and Shelby Quesenberry, Marketing Coordinator.
About First Bank & Trust Company
First Bank & Trust Company, one of the top community banks in the United States, is a diversified financial services firm with more than thirty office locations throughout Southwest Virginia, Virginia's New River and Shenandoah Valleys and Northeast Tennessee. The bank's financial solutions include free checking products for personal and business accounts, savings, money market and time deposit accounts. Lending solutions are managed by mortgage, agricultural and commercial lending divisions. Comprehensive wealth management solutions are available through First Trust & Wealth Management.
For more information, visit www.firstbank.com.
Media Contact:
Kaitlyn Widner
Vice President – Marketing
276-285-0293
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WHIPPANY, N.J., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH), a nationwide distributor of propane, renewable propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity and investor in low carbon fuel alternatives, today partnered with the Saranac Lake Youth Center to provide hygiene kits and seasonal clothing for area teens in need.
Saranac Lake Youth Center provides a healthy, substance free, supervised environment for teenagers in grades six through 12 throughout the Saranac Lake School District, and offers programs which develop social skills, personal growth and responsibility in a fun and supportive atmosphere. In the 2021/2022 school year, more than 175 individual students benefited from the Center's services, representing several thousand visits to the Center throughout the year. The Center is currently in the middle of a capital campaign to build a larger, permanent space for local teens.
"Suburban Propane is proud to support the Saranac Lake Youth Center's mission to help local students on their path to becoming responsible, productive adults through activities and community service," said Nandini Sankara, Spokesperson, Suburban Propane. "As a strong supporter of community initiatives across the nation, particularly those that impact children and families, we understand the critical need these important non-profits fill."
Items for the hygiene kits which include soap, deodorant, shampoo, feminine care, razors, shaving cream and other items, and articles of seasonal clothing that include shorts, tees, socks, sweatshirts, pants and jackets were purchased from local merchants. As an added bonus, Adirondack Farms, based in Peru, New York, provided sunglasses for the kits.
"Many of our youth find it difficult to acquire personal hygiene items and seasonally-appropriate clothing, especially when school is not in session," said Aleacia Landon, Executive Director of the Saranac Lake Youth Center. "We are so grateful to partner with Suburban Propane through their SuburbanCares initiative to help our kids get these basic necessities at no cost to the families."
The partnership is part of the company's SuburbanCares initiative which is dedicated to supporting community efforts across the United States. Recently, SuburbanCares has undertaken charitable endeavors in numerous underserved communities including Helena, MT; Charlotte, NC; Lewes, DE; San Diego, CA; Albany, NY; Dayton, OH; Philadelphia, PA; Santa Fe, NM; Santa Rosa, CA; Columbia and Charleston, SC; New Brunswick, NJ; and has fed healthcare professionals in some of the most COVID-19 affected regions in the nation, including Florida, California, Texas, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C.
About Suburban Propane
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded master limited partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SPH. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban has been in the customer service business since 1928 and is a nationwide distributor of propane, renewable propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity and an investor in low carbon fuel alternatives. The Partnership serves the energy needs of approximately 1 million residential, commercial, governmental, industrial and agricultural customers through approximately 700 locations across 42 states. The Partnership is supported by three core pillars: (1) Suburban Commitment – showcasing the Partnership's 90+ year legacy, and ongoing commitment to the highest standards for dependability, flexibility, and reliability that underscores the Partnership's commitment to excellence in customer service; (2) SuburbanCares – highlighting the Partnership's continued dedication to giving back to local communities across the Partnership's national footprint and (3) Go Green with Suburban Propane - promoting the clean burning and versatile nature of propane and renewable propane as a bridge to a green energy future and developing the next generation of renewable energy.
For additional information on Suburban Propane, please visit www.suburbanpropane.com.
About Saranac Lake Youth Center
The Saranac Lake Youth Center opened in 1982 and serves all Middle and High School students in the Saranac lake School District. It is open 2:30-6:00 pm Monday – Friday after school and for a few weeks in the summer. The Youth Center is easily accessible from schools and neighborhoods. Inside there are two pool tables, a ping pong table, basketball nets, air hockey, computers, video games, music and a full kitchen available to learn cooking skills. Daily free snacks are provided which has encouraged the kids visiting to stay for hours. There is also an abundance of board games and art/craft supplies as well as lounge areas. Computer, video and music usage is carefully monitored for appropriate content.
In 2019 there were 5,387 visits, representing 234 individual youth. This means over 30% of the entire district's teen population use the Center. The Youth Center is vitally important to the many youth who are not involved in after school activities and many regular attendees are teens from homes with financial challenges. The Center's focus is on forming positive relationships and being respectful and responsible.
For more information on the Saranac Lake Youth Center, please visit https://saranaclakeyouth.wixsite.com/slyc
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Harvesters food distribution set for Saturday at downtown Topeka church
Published: Sep. 16, 2022 at 3:44 PM CDT|Updated: 58 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Free food will be available Saturday morning at a downtown Topeka church.
A Harvesters food distribution will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, 701 S.W. Topeka Blvd.
Food will be available at 9:00 a.m. as long as the supply lasts.
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In February 2016, infectious disease epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee was holding her dying husband's hand, watching him lose an exhausting fight against a deadly superbug infection.
After months of ups and downs, doctors had just told her that her husband, Tom Patterson, was too racked with bacteria to live.
"And I have this conversation that nobody ever wants to have with their loved one," Strathdee told an audience recently at Life Itself, a health and wellness event presented in partnership with CNN.
"I said, 'Honey, we're running out of time. I need to know if you want to live. I don't even know if you can hear me, but if you can hear me and you want to live, please squeeze my hand.'
"And I waited and waited," she continued, voice cracking. "And all of a sudden, he squeezed really hard. And I thought, 'Oh, great!' And then I'm thinking, 'Oh, crap! What am I going to do?' "
What she accomplished next could easily be called miraculous. First, Strathdee found an obscure treatment that offered a glimmer of hope -- fighting superbugs with phages, viruses created by nature to eat bacteria.
Then she convinced phage scientists around the country to hunt and peck through molecular haystacks of sewage, bogs, ponds, the bilge of boats and other prime breeding grounds for bacteria and their viral opponents. The impossible goal: quickly find the few, exquisitely unique phages capable of fighting a specific strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria literally eating her husband alive.
Next, the US Food and Drug Administration had to greenlight this unproven cocktail of hope, and scientists had to purify the mixture so that it wouldn't be deadly.
Yet just three weeks later, Strathdee watched doctors intravenously inject the mixture into her husband's body -- and save his life.
Her journey is one of unrelenting perseverance and unbelievable good fortune. It's a glowing tribute to the immense kindness of strangers. And it's a story that just might save countless lives from the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs -- maybe even your own.
"It's estimated that by 2050, 10 million people per year -- that's one person every three seconds -- is going to be dying from a superbug infection," Strathdee told the Life Itself audience.
"We have been caught for the last 2 1/2 years in this terrible situation where viruses have been the bad guy," she said. "I'm here to tell you that the enemy of my enemy can be my friend. Viruses can be medicine."
A terrifying vacation
During a Thanksgiving cruise on the Nile in 2015, Patterson was suddenly felled by severe stomach cramps. When a clinic in Egypt failed to help his worsening symptoms, Patterson was flown to Germany, where doctors discovered a grapefruit-size abdominal abscess filled with Acinetobacter baumannii, a virulent bacterium resistant to nearly all antibiotics.
Found in the sands of the Middle East, the bacteria were blown into the wounds of American troops hit by roadside bombs during the Iraq War, earning the pathogen the nickname "Iraqibacter."
"Veterans would get shrapnel in their legs and bodies from IED explosions and were medevaced home to convalesce," Strathdee told CNN, referring to improvised explosive devices. "Unfortunately, they brought their superbug with them. Sadly, many of them survived the bomb blasts but died from this deadly bacterium."
Today, Acinetobacter baumannii tops the World Health Organization's list of dangerous pathogens for which new antibiotics are critically needed.
"It's something of a bacterial kleptomaniac. It's really good at stealing antimicrobial resistance genes from other bacteria," Strathdee told Life Itself attendees. "I started to realize that my husband was a lot sicker than I thought and that modern medicine had run out of antibiotics to treat him."
With the bacteria growing unchecked inside him, Patterson was soon medevaced to the couple's hometown of San Diego, where he was a psychiatry professor and Strathdee was the associate dean of global health sciences at the University of California, San Diego.
"Tom was on a roller coaster -- he'd get better for a few days, and then there would be a deterioration, and he would be very ill," said Dr. Robert "Chip" Schooley, a leading infectious disease specialist at UC San Diego who was a longtime friend and colleague. As weeks turned into months, "Tom began developing multi-organ failure. He was sick enough that we could lose him any day."
Searching for a needle in a haystack
After that reassuring hand squeeze from her husband, Strathdee sprang into action. Scouring the internet, she had already stumbled across a study by a Tbilisi, Georgia, researcher on the use of phages for treatment of drug-resistant bacteria.
A phone call later, Strathdee discovered phage treatment was well established in former Soviet bloc countries but had been discounted long ago as "fringe science" in the West.
"Phages are everywhere. There's 10 million trillion trillion -- that's 10 to the power of 31 -- phages that are thought to be on the planet," Strathdee said. "They're in soil, they're in water, in our oceans and in our bodies, where they are the gatekeepers that keep our bacterial numbers in check. But you have to find the right phage to kill the bacterium that is causing the trouble."
Buoyed by her newfound knowledge, Strathdee began reaching out to scientists who worked with phages: "I wrote cold emails to total strangers, begging them for help," she said at Life Itself.
One stranger who quickly answered was Texas A&M University biochemist Ryland Young. He's been working with phages for nearly 45 years.
"You know the word persuasive? There's nobody as persuasive as Steffanie," said Young, a professor of biochemistry and biophysics who runs the lab at the university's Center for Phage Technology. "We just dropped everything. No exaggeration, people were literally working 24/7, screening 100 different environmental samples to find just a couple of new phages."
'No problem'
While the Texas lab burned the midnight oil, Schooley tried to obtain FDA approval for the injection of the phage cocktail into Patterson. Because phage therapy has not undergone clinical trials in the United States, each case of "compassionate use" required a good deal of documentation. It's a process that can consume precious time.
But the woman who answered the phone at the FDA said, " 'No problem. This is what you need, and we can arrange that,' " Schooley recalled. "And then she tells me she has friends in the Navy that might be able to find some phages for us as well."
In fact, the US Naval Medical Research Center had banks of phages gathered from seaports around the world. Scientists there began to hunt for a match, "and it wasn't long before they found a few phages that appeared to be active against the bacterium," Strathdee said.
Back in Texas, Young and his team had also gotten lucky. They found four promising phages that ravaged Patterson's antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a test tube. Now the hard part began -- figuring out how to separate the victorious phages from the soup of bacterial toxins left behind.
"You put one virus particle into a culture, you go home for lunch, and if you're lucky, you come back to a big shaking, liquid mess of dead bacteria parts among billions and billions of the virus," Young said. "You want to inject those virus particles into the human bloodstream, but you're starting with bacterial goo that's just horrible. You would not want that injected into your body."
Purifying phage to be given intravenously was a process that no one had yet perfected in the US, Schooley said, "but both the Navy and Texas A&M got busy, and using different approaches figured out how to clean the phages to the point they could be given safely."
More hurdles: Legal staff at Texas A&M expressed concern about future lawsuits. "I remember the lawyer saying to me, 'Let me see if I get this straight. You want to send unapproved viruses from this lab to be injected into a person who will probably die.' And I said, "Yeah, that's about it,' " Young said.
"But Stephanie literally had speed dial numbers for the chancellor and all the people involved in human experimentation at UC San Diego. After she calls them, they basically called their counterparts at A&M, and suddenly they all began to work together," Young added.
"It was like the parting of the Red Sea -- all the paperwork and hesitation disappeared."
'It was just miraculous'
The purified cocktail from Young's lab was the first to arrive in San Diego. Strathdee watched as doctors injected the Texas phages into the pus-filled abscesses in Patterson's abdomen before settling down for the agonizing wait.
"We started with the abscesses because we didn't know what would happen, and we didn't want to kill him," Schooley said. "We didn't see any negative side effects; in fact, Tom seemed to be stabilizing a bit, so we continued the therapy every two hours."
Two days later, the Navy cocktail arrived. Those phages were injected into Patterson's bloodstream to tackle the bacteria that had spread to the rest of his body.
"We believe Tom was the first person to receive intravenous phage therapy to treat a systemic superbug infection in the US," Strathdee told CNN.
"And three days later, Tom lifted his head off the pillow out of a deep coma and kissed his daughter's hand. It was just miraculous."
A legacy
Today, more than six years later, Patterson is happily retired, walking 3 miles a day and gardening. The couple are back to traveling the world. But the long illness took its toll: Patterson was diagnosed with diabetes and is now insulin dependent, with mild heart damage, no feeling in the bottoms of his feet and gut damage that affects his diet.
"But we're not complaining! I mean every day is a gift, right? People say, 'Oh, my God, all the planets had to line up for this couple,' and we know how lucky we are," Strathdee said.
"We don't think phages are ever going to entirely replace antibiotics, but they will be a good adjunct to antibiotics. And in fact, they can even make antibiotics work better," she added.
"We feel like we need to tell our story so that other people can get this treatment more easily."
To do so, the couple published a memoir: "The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband From a Deadly Superbug."
Strathdee and Schooley have opened the Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics, or IPATH, where they treat or counsel patients suffering from multidrug resistant infections. And Schooley will soon start clinical trials using phages on a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, that attack patients with cystic fibrosis.
Patterson's case was published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in 2017, jump-starting new scientific interest in phage therapy.
"And there's been many other labs that have joined in -- Yale now has a phage therapy program, Baylor, Brussels ... the Australians, Lyon, France, and more," Strathdee told the Life Itself audience.
"What we need next is a phage library," she continued. "We don't want to have to go from bog to bedside every time we need phages, right? We want to be able to go to a walk-in cooler and source phages that are characterized and cataloged and personalize them for patients."
Strathdee is quick to acknowledge the many people who helped save her husband's life. But those who were along for the ride told CNN that she and Patterson made the difference -- and continue to search for a solution to the growing superbug crisis.
"I think it was a historical accident that could have only happened to Steffanie and Tom," Young said. "They were at UC San Diego, which is one of the premier universities in the country. They worked with a brilliant infectious disease doctor who said, 'Yes,' to phage therapy when most physicians would've said, 'Hell, no, I won't do that.'
"And then there is Steffanie's passion and energy -- it's hard to explain until she's focused it on you. It was like a spiderweb; she was in the middle and pulled on strings," Young added. "It was just meant to be because of her, I think."
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Platini files criminal complaint against FIFA’s Infantino
PARIS (AP) — Former France great Michel Platini has filed a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Platini previously served as president of UEFA and was Infantino’s boss at the time. Platini’s lawyers say they filed the complaint in France alleging Infantino peddled influence and that former FIFA legal director Marco Villiger was complicit. Platini has asked French prosecutors to seek international cooperation to question Infantino, Villiger, former attorney general Michael Lauber and three other men in Switzerland. The criminal complaint was said to be filed on Nov. 17. That is two weeks after Platini was indicted in Switzerland along with former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on fraud charges. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/05/platini-files-criminal-complaint-against-fifas-infantino/ | 2022-04-05T15:52:31Z |
Kyle Busch open to racing ‘for under my market value’ in ’23
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Busch is getting antsy about not having a contract next season. NASCAR’s only active driver with multiple Cup championships has been unable to extend his deal with Joe Gibbs Racing because the team is still seeking a sponsor for Busch. But he said Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that he’s willing to take a pay cut and drive for less than his market value, as well as make other concessions, in his bid to secure a job for 2023. It’s late enough in the process that Busch is talking to teams other than Gibbs. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/07/30/kyle-busch-open-to-racing-for-under-my-market-value-in-23/ | 2022-07-30T18:44:12Z |
Summary Q2 2022 Results1
- Revenue of €2,535 million, representing growth of 17.3% year-over-year in constant currency, driven by strong growth across all segments.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 8.3% year-over-year in constant currency as certain one-time items, discussed below, and a rebound in lower-margin merchandising revenue, impacted EBITDA growth rates relative to revenue.
- Recorded Music top sellers represented a geographically diverse set of artists including BTS, King & Prince, Rammstein, Olivia Rodrigo and INI, while Music Publishing benefited largely from growth in subscription and streaming revenue and Merchandising and Other saw a strong rebound in touring revenue.
Summary H1 2022 Results1
- Revenue of €4,734 million, representing growth of 16.9% year-over-year in constant currency, driven by strong growth across all segments.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 11.0% year-over-year in constant currency as certain one-time items, discussed below, and a rebound in lower-margin merchandising revenue, impacted EBITDA growth rates relative to revenue.
- Net cash provided by operating activities before income tax paid of €605 million compared to €470 million in H1 2021.
- Interim dividend of €435 million, or €0.24 per share.
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. ("UMG" or "the Company") today announced its financial results for the second quarter and half year ended June 30, 2022. A detailed financial review and financial statements are available on our investor relations website at investors.universalmusic.com.
Sir Lucian Grainge, UMG's Chairman and CEO, said, "Our strong performance across diversified revenue streams is fuelled by the successful partnerships we've formed with our artists—both new and established—in markets around the world. The widespread growth we are producing throughout UMG demonstrates that our strategy is progressing as planned, underscoring the strength and resilience of our business and our ability to deliver for our artists and our shareholders alike."
"We're driving incremental revenue and EBITDA through a range of compelling monetization opportunities, which in turn enables us to thoughtfully reinvest in the business's long-term growth", said Boyd Muir, UMG's EVP, CFO and President of Operations.
UMG Results
Q2 2022 Results
Revenue for the second quarter of 2022 ("Q2 2022") was €2,535 million, an increase of 25.4% year-over-year, or 17.3% in constant currency. UMG's Recorded Music, Music Publishing and Merchandising and Other segments all had strong revenue growth, as discussed further below.
EBITDA for the quarter grew 18.7% year-over-year, or 8.8% in constant currency, to €507 million, driven by revenue growth. EBITDA margin was 20.0%, compared to 21.1% in the second quarter of 2021 ("Q2 2021"). EBITDA and EBITDA margin in Q2 2021 were impacted by a net €2 million of share-based compensation and expenses related to UMG's listing on Euronext Amsterdam. Excluding these expenses, Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was up 18.2% year-over-year, or 8.3% in constant currency, driven by revenue growth. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 20.0%, compared to 21.2% in the second quarter of 2021.
As disclosed in the UMG Annual Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, UMG adjusted its accounting policy in relation to certain revenues that are collected through societies (the "Change in Society Accounting"). In prior years, these revenues were recognised when the relevant collection society notified UMG of the usage by the end customer and collectability was assured. Recognition of that revenue is now based on an accrual for the best available estimate of when the usage occurs and the amount of consideration which is probable to be collected. This has affected the timing of the recognition of certain revenues across financial reporting quarters, with a benefit of €98 million in revenue and €17 million in both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2022.
In addition, as previously disclosed, Q2 2021 benefited from a catch-up payment from a digital service provider (the "DSP Catch-Up Payment"), amounting to €41 million in revenue and €26 million in both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
Excluding the Change in Society Accounting and DSP Catch-Up Payment, Adjusted EBITDA margin was 20.1% in Q2 2022, compared to 20.3% in Q2 2021.
The remaining decline in Adjusted EBITDA margin was driven by revenue mix, as lower-margin merchandising revenues benefited from a strong rebound in touring, while higher-margin revenue streams continued to exhibit solid growth.
H1 2022 Results
In the half year ended June 30, 2022 ("H1 2022"), UMG's revenues of €4,734 million increased by 23.6%, or 16.9% in constant currency, compared to the half year ended June 30, 2021 ("H1 2021"). This increase was driven by double-digit improvements across all segments, as discussed further below.
Cost of revenues, consisting of artist and product costs, increased by 27.4% to €2,608 million in H1 2022, reflecting higher revenues and revenue mix. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues increased to 55.1% from 53.4% driven by higher artist costs from a greater proportion of Music Publishing revenues in H1 2022 as well as the impact of the DSP Catch-Up Payment and a previously disclosed exceptional recovery of an advance provision and release of historic royalties (the "Exceptional Recovery and Release") in the first quarter of 2021 (with a €20 million impact) that all benefited artists costs relative to revenues in the prior year period.
Operating profit improved 11.8% year-over-year, or 6.7% in constant currency, to €765 million in H1 2022 driven by the growth in revenues. EBITDA amounted to €960 million, an increase of 16.8%, or 11.1% in constant currency, compared to H1 2021, also as a result of the growth in revenues.
EBITDA and EBITDA margin were impacted by share-based compensation of €2 million during H1 2022 and by €3 million of expenses related to UMG's listing on Euronext Amsterdam during H1 2021. Excluding these amounts, Adjusted EBITDA for H1 2022 was €962 million, up 16.6% compared to H1 2021, or 11.0% in constant currency, driven by revenue growth. Adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 1.2pp year-over-year to 20.3%.
Revenue, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for H1 2022 benefited from the Change in Society Accounting discussed above, amounting to €144 million in revenue and €34 million in both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
Revenue for H1 2021 benefited from the DSP Catch-Up Payment described above, while EBITDA for H1 2021 benefited from the DSP Catch-Up Payment and the Exceptional Recovery and Release described above.
Excluding these items, Adjusted EBITDA margin was 20.2% in H1 2022, compared to 20.6% in H1 2021.
The remaining decline in Adjusted EBITDA margin was driven by revenue mix, as lower-margin merchandising revenues benefited from a strong rebound in touring, while higher-margin revenue streams continued to exhibit solid growth.
Net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent for H1 2022 amounted to €241 million compared to €452 million in H1 2021, resulting in EPS of €0.13 in H1 2022, compared to €0.25 in H1 2021. The decline in Net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent was due to the variance in revaluation of investments in listed companies (including Spotify and Tencent Music Entertainment) and other financial investments that was an expense in H1 2022 of €567 million compared to a net expense in H1 2021 of €170 million. Adjusted net profit, which adjusts for the revaluation of investments amongst other items, amounted to €763 million in H1 2022, compared to €578 million in H1 2021, resulting in Adjusted EPS of €0.42 in H1 2022, compared to €0.32 in H1 2021. The increase in Adjusted net profit was driven by the growth in EBITDA and a decline in interest and income tax expense, both driven by a €100 million benefit from two tax litigations finalized in H1 2022.
Net debt, defined as total debt minus cash and equivalents, at the end of H1 2022 was €2,283 million compared to €2,010 million at December 31, 2021.
Net cash provided by operating activities before income tax paid improved to €605 million in H1 2022 compared to €470 million in H1 2021, an increase of 28.7%, mainly as a result of the growth in EBITDA and favourable working capital movements. Royalty advance payments, net of recoupments grew to €223 million in H1 2022 from €130 million in H1 2021, due to the timing of major artist renewals partly offset by higher recoupment.
Free cash flow decreased to €104 million in H1 2022 compared to €280 million in H1 2021, mainly as a result of the timing of catalogue acquisitions (-€221 million), whilst the prior half year benefited from the disposal of Alamo Records (-€102 million). This was partly offset by the improvement in net cash provided by operating activities (+€122 million).
UMG's dividend policy is to pay a dividend of 50% of adjusted net profit. UMG's Board of Directors declared an interim dividend for H1 2022 of €435 million, or €0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date will be on October 5, 2022, the record date will be on October 6, 2022 and the payment date will be on October 28, 2022.
Recorded Music
Q2 2022 Results
Recorded Music revenues for the second quarter of 2022 were €1,922 million, up 16.2% compared to the second quarter of 2021, or 9.0% in constant currency. Subscription revenue of €966 million grew 14.6% year-over-year, or 7.0% in constant currency. Subscription revenue in Q2 2021 benefited from the DSP Catch-Up Payment. Excluding this item, subscription revenue in the second quarter of 2022 grew 20.4% year-over-year, or 12.1% in constant currency. Ad-supported streaming revenue of €348 million grew 24.7% year-over-year, or 15.6% in constant currency, due to the ongoing improvement in ad-based monetization and enhanced deals in social media.
Physical revenue showed another quarter of strong growth, increasing by 21.2% year-over-year, or 17.4% in constant currency, mainly driven by strong sales from BTS and King & Prince. Downloads and other digital revenue were down 4.2% year-over-year, or 12.7% in constant currency on the continued industry-wide decline in downloads. License and other revenue improved 12.4% year-over-year, or 6.3% in constant currency, as a result of higher synchronisation and live income. Top sellers for the quarter included BTS, King & Prince, Rammstein, Olivia Rodrigo and INI, while top sellers in the prior-year quarter included BTS, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd and Morgan Wallen.
H1 2022 Results
In H1 2022, Recorded Music revenues were €3,643 million, up 16.1% compared to H1 2021, or 10.1% in constant currency. Subscription revenue of €1,866 million grew 16.3% year-over-year, or 10.0% in constant currency. Subscription revenue in H1 2021 benefited from the DSP Catch-Up Payment. Excluding this item, subscription revenue grew 19.4% year-over-year, or 12.7% in constant currency. Ad-supported streaming revenue of €658 million grew 25.1% year-over-year, or 17.1% in constant currency.
Physical revenue grew 16.6% year-over-year, or 13.4% in constant currency, driven by strong vinyl demand as well as continued CD sales, particularly from BTS and King & Prince. Downloads and other digital revenue fell 10.5% year-over-year, or 16.0% in constant currency, on the continued industry-wide decline in download sales. License and other revenue improved 13.0% year-over-year, or 7.8% in constant currency, as a result of improvements in synchronisation, live and brand deals. Top sellers for H1 2022 included BTS, the Encanto soundtrack, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd and King & Prince while top sellers in H1 2021 included BTS, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd and Morgan Wallen.
Recorded Music EBITDA in H1 2022 was €842 million, up 12.4% year-over-year, or 6.9% in constant currency, driven by the growth in revenues. Recorded Music EBITDA margin declined by 0.8pp to 23.1% from 23.9% in H1 2021 as a result of the DSP Catch-Up Payment and the Exceptional Recovery and Release. Excluding these items, Adjusted EBITDA margin grew 0.4pp to 23.1% from 22.7%.
Music Publishing
Q2 2022 Results
Music Publishing revenue amounted to €476 million in the second quarter of 2022, up 62.5% year-over-year, or 50.6% in constant currency. Music Publishing revenue benefited from the Change in Society Accounting discussed above. Excluding this benefit, Music Publishing revenue grew 29.0% year-over-year, or 19.6% in constant currency, as a result of organic growth trends, fueled by healthy growth from streaming and subscription, the broadening monetization of music publishing rights, a continued rebound in physical sales, as well as initial contributions from catalogue acquisitions made in prior years.
Within Music Publishing, digital revenue grew 121.8% year-over-year, or 104.7% in constant currency, reflecting the Change in Society Accounting, as well as continued growth of streaming and subscription. Synchronisation revenue grew 31.1% year-over-year, or 20.4% in constant currency, as a result of increased income from advertising, TV and motion pictures. Performance revenue declined 33.3% year-over-year, or 40.0% in constant currency, reflecting the Change in Society Accounting. Mechanical revenue grew 15.0% year-over-year, or 9.5% in constant currency, driven by the Change in Society Accounting, as well as the recent growth in industry-wide physical sales.
H1 2022 Results
Music Publishing revenue amounted to €851 million in H1 2022, up 50.9% year-over-year, or 42.1% in constant currency. Revenues benefited from the Change in Society Accounting discussed above. Excluding this benefit, Music Publishing revenue grew 25.4% year-over-year, or 18.0% in constant currency, as a result of organic growth trends, fueled by healthy growth from streaming and subscription, the broadening monetization of music publishing rights, a continued rebound in physical sales, as well as initial contributions from catalogue acquisitions made in prior years.
Within Music Publishing, digital revenue grew 90.4% year-over-year or 78.4% in constant currency, reflecting the Change in Society Accounting, as well as continued growth of streaming and subscription. Synchronisation revenue grew 31.9% year-over-year, or 23.7% in constant currency, as a result of increased income from advertising, TV and motion pictures. Performance revenue declined 2.3% year-over-year, or 8.0% in constant currency, reflecting the Change in Society Accounting. Mechanical revenue grew 21.1% year-over-year, or 15.0% in constant currency, driven by the Change in Society Accounting, as well as the recent growth in industry-wide physical sales.
Music Publishing EBITDA of €200 million was up 49.3% year-over-year, or 39.9% in constant currency. EBITDA benefited from the Change in Society Accounting discussed above. Excluding this benefit, Music Publishing EBITDA grew 23.9% year-over-year, or 16.1% in constant currency, as a result of organic growth trends and initial contributions from catalogue acquisitions made in prior years. Music Publishing EBITDA margin was down 0.3pp to 23.5% compared to 23.8% in H1 2021 as a result of the revenue mix shift in Music Publishing away from higher-margin performance revenue.
Merchandising and Other
Q2 2022 Results
Merchandising and Other revenue grew to €141 million, up 78.5% year-over-year, or 65.9% in constant currency, as touring-related merchandising revenue rebounded following a COVID related slow-down in live touring in the prior year period.
H1 2022 Results
Merchandising and Other revenue grew to €248 million, up 79.7% year-over-year, or 67.6% in constant currency, as touring-related merchandising revenue rebounded following a COVID related slow-down in live touring in the prior year period.
Merchandising and Other EBITDA in H1 2022 of €14 million was up from €0 in H1 2021. EBITDA margin of 5.6% improved from zero due to the timing of artist expenses.
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The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 6:15PM CEST. A link to the live audio webcast will be available on investors.universalmusic.com and a link to the replay will be available after the call.
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LOS ANGELES, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Underground co-founder and drummer, Jimi "Chopmaster J" Dright, is paying tribute to his former bandmate and D.U. co-founder, Gregory Edward Jacobs, better known worldwide as Shock G aka Humpty Hump, on the one-year anniversary of his passing, April 22. DUNxG (DU Next Generation), spearheaded by Dright's son, composer/producer/emcee, SOTU (Son Of The Underground) are releasing a mixtape entitled "Sex Packets II – The Mixtape" as an homage to the innovative 1990 original debut album "Sex Packets." The free downloadable mixtape, as well as a free limited NFT for the first 2000 who sign up to be down with the Underground, are available at Dunxgmusic.com.
"Sex Packets," the debut studio album of the hip hop/pop sensation Digital Underground, was originally released in 1990. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's "100 Best Rap Albums Ever." "Sex Packets II -The Mixtape" pays homage to the 32-year-old classic with whimsical renditions as well as new sex-laced, funk-filled, cosmically tinged offerings.
"I was concerned with not seeing Shock properly celebrated and acknowledged so we wanted to do our part. He was a brilliant musical genius that I shared creative space with," cites Chopmaster J. "It still blows my mind that it's been 32 years since we envisioned a classic that was nominated for both the Grammy and American Music Awards. The Next Generation of D.U. puts a new spin on our old classic that does not disappoint. The new iteration of D.U. is a departure from any D.U. line-up of the past with new bandmate MEGA, but there's also a cameo by D.U. alumni, Money B. As our most legendary band member Tupac always said, 'you either evolve or become irrelevant' and evolution is our only quest."
"Not many new artists get to launch their careers in the footsteps of legacy," adds SOTU. "I've got D.U. in my DNA! While 'Sex Packets II - The Mixtape' sets it off for DUNxG, we are dropping our debut album, "EVOLUTION" on June 10th. The single "MOVE" from that project, is out now on all streaming platforms. The D.U. lives!"
"Sex Packets II – The Mixtape" is the first of many releases from the Chopmaster J Legacy Series which includes a body of work featuring such acts as Dave Hollister and George Clinton to name a few.
Listen to the "Sex Packets II -The Mixtape" at: https://soundcloud.com/dunextgeneration/sets/sex-packets-ii?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Watch the music video for "Step Up," DUNxG's new spin on an old classic off their tribute mixtape "Sex Packets II – The Mixtape" at https://youtu.be/B6rY5Jw4Ua4.
Download the free "Sex Packets II – The Mixtape" and receive a free NFT at https://www.dunxgmusic.com .
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GREENVILLE, S.C., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolutionary temperature and pressure (TAP) sensing insole for diabetics, created by XtremedX, was recently named a TOP 20 New Diabetic Device for 2022 by the Diabetes Center Berne (DCB) in Berne, Switzerland. This is an international competition with the winners chosen by a panel of judges who are leading experts in diabetes care. XtremedX's TAP sensing insole was one of only two products selected from the US as a leading innovative device for the management of diabetes.
Failure to heal a diabetic foot ulcer is a leading cause of hospitalization, amputation, disability, and death among people with diabetes. XtremedX TAP sensing insole for diabetics helps with daily monitoring of the feet, which can reduce diabetic foot ulcers by up to 85%. The sensor detects differences over time between both feet. Accumulated data from the sensor is then sent to the patient, caregiver, and/or physician via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cellular technology for monitoring. An alert is provided by the insole at the first sign that an ulcer could potentially develop - often 4-6 weeks before the onset of symptoms. This allows the patient to take preventative measures to avoid an ulcer or further complications including amputation of lower extremities.
"We're honored that we've been selected by the Diabetes Center Berne for this innovation challenge among all of the other incredible ideas and inventions to improve diabetes care," said Carl Marshbanks, CEO of XtremedX. "It's been an exciting time for our team, as we also recently were recognized as a first-place winner of the WeaRAcon 2022 international wearable robotics association conference this year. We've set out to create a product that will truly impact the management of diabetes and we're glad to see that leaders in our industry believe in our mission as well."
Each of the 20 companies with devices selected by Diabetes Center Berne participated in a pitch round this May where they presented their devices to a panel of DCB judges. These judges will select the top three finalists to participate in a bootcamp taking place on June 20 - 24 in Switzerland to develop their ideas with the help of the experts at DCB. After the bootcamp, a winner will be chosen on November 30 to be awarded $100,000 to fund further development of their innovation.
Diabetes Center Berne was created to advance diabetes care by bringing together some of the world's leading experts to drive thought and innovation and provide access to clinical research facilities, laboratories, workspaces, and financial resources. Their innovation challenge provides an opportunity for companies with forward thinking ideas from around the world to make the greatest impact on the future of diabetes management.
ABOUT XTREMEDX
XtremedX LLC strives to develop the most technically advanced products, improving the quality of patient's lives. They innovate technologically advanced products for Orthopedics, Surgery, DME (Durable Medical Equipment), and Smart Sensor Technology. Their mission is to create products that help to improve patient outcomes and reduce overall health care costs. As a Top Biomechanics Solutions Provider of 2021, they are also named a TOP 20 New Diabetic Device for 2022 by the Diabetes Center Berne, and a recipient of first-place award at the international wearable robotics association conference, WeaRAcon 2022. For more information, please visit www.xtremedx.com.
ABOUT DIABETES CENTER BERNE
Diabetes Center Berne is a private, independent Swiss foundation established in 2017. It helps research projects and business ideas to grow. Based in Switzerland, DCB provides expertise, access to clinical research facilities and its own laboratories and workspaces, and funding to projects around the world. It is located on the Insel Campus in the Swiss capital Bern. DCB works in close scientific partnership with the Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism of the Inselspital Bern (UDEM), a university hospital with a stellar international reputation in the field of diabetes technology.
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July 28th Groundbreaking Ceremony Celebrated Innovative Partnership between SDS Supportive Housing Fund,
RMG Housing and Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles
Private capital investment & resident support services
to provide quality Permanent Supportive Housing
LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the clergy and congregation of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Bethel A.M.E) joined SDS Capital Group's Founder & CEO Deborah La Franchi, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles District 8 City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Congressmember Karen Bass, CEO of RMG Housing Tim Roth, Managing Partner of LOGOS Faith Development LLC Pastor Martin C. Porter, and Executive Director of Homeless Health Care Los Angeles (HHCLA) Mark Casanova, for the groundbreaking ceremony of Bethel Manor Apartments, a 53-unit permanent supportive housing (PSH) project to be built using $11.3M in private-sector funding from the SDS Supportive Housing Fund.
The $150M SDS Supportive Housing Fund (SHF or Fund) is a new high-speed, low-cost financing model developed by SDS Capital Group to fund RMG Housing's PSH developments for people experiencing homelessness. The model uses zero taxpayer dollars for land acquisition or construction. The Bethel Manor Apartments site is being ground leased from the Church in a unique partnership that generates revenue for Bethel A.M.E while furthering their mission of serving community members in need.
"We are proud to be the financial partner supporting the construction of this project with Bethel A.M.E," said Deborah La Franchi, Founder & CEO, SDS Capital Group. "This new partnership will provide accessible permanent supportive housing here in Los Angeles for our neighbors who are living on the streets."
The private capital funding model allows for quicker closes and for new construction to be developed at significantly lower costs than most other PSH developments.
"We're excited to be working with Bethel A.M.E., a partner committed to helping individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles," said Tim Roth, CEO of RMG Housing.
The SDS Supportive Housing Fund is on track to finance 30 projects for a total of 1,800 units of permanent supportive housing, mostly in the Los Angeles area. The Fund has financed eight PSH projects to date (seven in Los Angeles and one in the Bay Area) for a combined total of 438 units of PSH.
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Milestone provides clear evidence the company is achieving its vision of becoming the essential platform that powers and enables value-based healthcare
MESA, Ariz., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Myndshft, the fully automated end-to-end prior authorization platform, today announced that it has reached one million patients served. Myndshft technology addresses the needs of both providers and payers by automating the complex, time-consuming administrative processes that undermine patient care.
"We started this company with a singular mission: to free people up to focus on patients.This milestone is a credit to the incredible effort of our Myndshft team and network of partners," says Ron Wince, founder and CEO of Myndshft. "It is testament to the fact that our prior authorization platform is enabling better patient access and care by reducing manual processes and introducing huge operational efficiencies into the healthcare ecosystem."
Realizing the goals of value-based care requires healthcare providers and payers drive down costs while achieving optimal patient care. As one of the most costly and time-consuming transactions in healthcare administration, prior authorization is one major obstacle standing in the way.
In 2021, U.S. healthcare providers submitted over 142 million medical prior authorizations, and the number of services and medications requiring prior authorization only continues to increase. Administrative inefficiencies in the prior authorization workflow lead to unnecessary delays in care, with a negative potential impact on patient outcomes and experiences. As revealed in the 2021 AMA prior authorization (PA) physician survey:
- 93 percent of HCPs report care delays due to prior authorization
- 82 percent report that PA can at least sometimes lead to treatment abandonment
- 34 percent report that PA has led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care
Myndshft began with the goal of fixing the administrative barriers in healthcare to free people up so they can focus on the work that matters. The company's vision is to become the essential platform that powers and enables value-based healthcare—a future where healthcare is both transformed and transformative. According to its North Star metric, which tracks how many patients pass through the company's technology, Myndshft is rapidly realizing this vision, having grown an impressive 30 percent in the last year alone.
Currently, Myndshft is the only fully automated end-to-end prior authorization platform designed to address the needs of providers and payers. Combining hands-free automation with Collective Healthcare Intelligence™, a single source of truth for patients' health and benefits information, providers' clinical documentation, and payers' plans and policies, Myndshft:
- Delivers instant, real-time benefits eligibility, verification, and coordination for 93 percent of US covered patients
- Verifies prior authorization requirements for 600+ payers and thousands of health plans
- Pre-screens preauthorization submissions for errors and medical necessity
- Submits prior authorization requests through a payer's preferred submission method
- Provides a dashboard for monitoring all prior authorization requests in one place
With Myndshft integrated into an EMR or other system of record, healthcare providers can fully automate the entire prior authorization process, reducing prior authorization cycle times by up to 90 percent.
Myndshft began with a mission to enable value-based care by empowering healthcare providers and payers to drive down costs and increase revenue while achieving optimal patient care. Today, Myndshft is the only fully automated end-to-end prior authorization platform with real-time benefits and prior authorization insights directly in any system of record. This is achieved by combining hands-free automation with Collective Healthcare Intelligence™, a single source of truth for patients' health and benefits information, providers' clinical documentation, and payers' plans and policies.
Myndshft reduces manual work, eliminates duplication of effort, and shortens preauthorization cycle times so providers and payers can focus on patients, not paperwork. For more information, visit www.myndshft.com.
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Three hundred students and teachers at International Studies Elementary Charter School and Radium Springs Elementary School participated in a strawberry kale smoothie taste test in their school gardens thanks to Flint River Fresh’s Farm to School program.
ALBANY – Three hundred students and teachers at International Studies Elementary Charter School and Radium Springs Elementary School participated in a strawberry kale smoothie taste test in their school gardens thanks to Flint River Fresh’s Farm to School program in partnership with the DCSS department of School Nutrition.
Through this Farm to School and Youth Agriculture Education initiative, students receive unique learning experiences and opportunities to be a part of the food production process for school meals and taste tests. Moreso, elementary school students (especially those living in food deserts) gain lifelong benefits from learning how to grow food themselves.
The strawberry kale smoothies provided to students and teachers at these two schools provided an example to show students a nutritious and delicious recipe to utilize the produce grown in their own school gardens, both the strawberries and the kale.
In preparation for the strawberry kale smoothie taste tests, Flint River Fresh’s School Garden Coordinator, Jordan Parker, ordered more than 200 pounds of fresh strawberries and kale from local regional farmers, furthering Flint River Fresh’s and the Dougherty County School System’s support of farmers in southwest Georgia.
Additionally, Blaine Allen, Ronald Bell and Monica Mays from Dougherty County School System's Department of School Nutrition supported Flint River Fresh through preparation of materials and tools needed for the taste tests, testing the recipe and preparing more than 300 smoothies for students and teachers, and serving students at both schools.
During the taste test at International Studies Elementary Charter School, more than 130 second- and third-grade students were first led on an educational garden tour by Assistant Principal Nancy Gay, where they had the opportunity to learn about lettuce, squash, carrots and peas. Students also were able to pick a radish of their very own to take home and pick a strawberry from the strawberry beds.
After the garden tour, students received their strawberry kale smoothies.
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Lunch Keynote Presentations Feature BPX Energy, Vivek Ramaswamy with Strive Wealth Management and Petrie Partners
Panels include discussions on Capital Allocation, Responsibly Sourced Gas, Private Capital, Carbon Capture, Renewable Natural Gas, ESG, Private Companies and Commodity Market Outlook
DENVER, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EnerCom, Inc. announced today that the EnerCom Denver investment conference will feature management team presentations, breakout Q&A and One-on-One meetings with oil and gas companies from the US, Canada, South America and Africa.
Lunch keynote presentations will feature BPX Energy, Vivek Ramaswamy with Strive Wealth Management and Petrie Partners. Conference panels will feature participants from Xcel Energy, Tallgrass Energy, Summit Carbon, NGVAmerica, Civitas, Denbury, Carbonvert, Chevron, Milestone Carbon and more.
"Oil and gas companies have posted record profits over the past few weeks which marks an impressive turnaround from the spring of 2020. The EnerCom Denver conference is an invaluable opportunity for investors to meet with leading E&P, oilfield service and midstream companies to hear their plans for drilling and production and discuss financial and ESG guidance for the balance of 2022 and into 2023," said Blanca Andrus, Chairwoman and CFO of EnerCom, Inc.
Institutional investors, private equity, hedge funds, family offices, portfolio managers, financial analysts, CIOs, high net worth investors and other investment industry professionals can still register to attend the EnerCom Denver conference and request One-on-One meetings with the senior management teams of participating companies on the conference website.
Panel topics will include discussions on key industry topics of Capital Allocation, Responsibly Sourced Gas, Private Capital, Carbon Capture, Renewable Natural Gas, ESG, Private Companies and Commodity Market Outlook.
Preliminary presentation times for presenting companies and a complete list of events can be found on the conference website at www.enercomdenver.com.
2022 is EnerCom's 27th annual Denver investment conference and will be an in-person event hosted at the Westin Denver Downtown. EnerCom Denver is the largest independent energy-focused investor conferences and will take place August 7-10, 2022. The conference provides extensive networking opportunities for all attendees at several sponsored events the week of the conference.
EnerCom encourages attendees to check the website for the most current information. A sample of the companies that are scheduled to participate at EnerCom Denver on August 7-10, 2022 include:
- AEGIS Hedging Solutions - aegis-hedging.com
- APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) - apacorp.com
- Aureus Energy Services - aureusenergy.com
- B3 Insight - b3insight.com
- Battalion Oil (NYSE American: BATL) - battalionoil.com
- Bayswater Exploration & Production - bayswater.us
- Baytex Energy Corporation (TSX: BTE) - baytexenergy.com
- BDO - bdo.com
- BPX Energy (NYSE: BP) (LON: BP) - bp.com
- CAC Specialty - cacspecialty.com
- Caerus Oil & Gas - caerusoilandgas.com
- Camino Natural Resources - caminoresources.com
- Canacol Energy - canacolenergy.com
- Carbonvert - carbonvert.com
- Civitas Resources (NYSE: CIVI) - civitasresources.com
- Comstock Resources (NYSE: CRK) – comstockresources.com
- Cowboy Clean Fuels - cowboycleanfuels.com
- Cureton Midstream - curetonmidstream.com
- Denbury (NYSE: DEN) - denbury.com
- Donovan Ventures - dv-llc.com
- Earthstone Energy (NYSE: ESTE) - earthstoneenergy.com
- Eckard Enterprises - eckardenterprises.com
- Empire Petroleum Corporation (NYSE American: EP) - empirepetroleumcorp.com
- EnerCom, Inc.- enercominc.com
- Engage - engagemobilize.com
- ESG Dynamics- esg-dynamics.com
- Evolution Petroleum (NYSE American: EPM) - evolutionpetroleum.com
- FactSet (NYSE: FDS,NASDAQ: FDS) - factset.com
- Fitch Ratings - fitchratings.com
- Five States Energy - fivestates.com
- Fundare Resources - fundareresources.co
- FutEra Power - futerapower.com
- Greenfield Environmental Solutions Group - greenfieldesg.com
- Haynes Boone - haynesboone.com
- Independence Contract Drilling (NYSE: ICD) - icdrilling.com
- Kolibri Global Energy (TSX: KEI,OTCQB: KGEIF) - kolibrienergy.com
- Landgate- landgate.com
- Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT) - libertyfrac.com
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Investor presentations begin daily at 8:00 a.m. and run through 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. The complete schedule of presenters can be found on the website (presenters, days, times are subject to change).
How to Register: Investment professionals and oil and gas companies may register for the event through the conference website.
Conference Details: EnerCom Denver - The Energy Investment Conference in Denver offers investment professionals a unique opportunity to listen to company senior management teams across the energy value chain update investors on their operational and financial strategies and learn how the leading energy companies are building value in 2022. The event features public and private oil and gas companies with operations around the world including the U.S. shale basins, the Gulf of Mexico and Canada.
Conference Dates: August 7 - 10, 2022. EnerCom will host its annual charity golf outing on August 7 and host formal presentations and meetings on August 8 – 10.
Venue: The Westin Denver Downtown. Click here to book your hotel room under the discounted conference rate.
Who Attends the Conference: More than 2,000 institutional, private equity and hedge fund investors, family offices, research analysts, retail brokers, trust officers, high net worth investors, investment bankers and energy industry professionals gather in Denver for the conference.
One-on-One Meetings: EnerCom works in advance with presenting company management teams to arrange one-on-one meetings with the attending institutional investors and research analysts at the conference venue.
Founded in 1994, EnerCom, Inc. is an internationally recognized management consultancy advising companies on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), investor relations, corporate strategy/board advisory, marketing, analysis and valuation, media, branding and visual communications design. Headquartered in Denver, EnerCom and its team of experts are passionate about the energy industry and its work to provide clients with a wide range of services to build brand recognition that drives valuation and returns.
For more information about EnerCom and its services, please visit http://www.enercominc.com/ or call +1 303-296-8834.
Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI) was founded in 1961 to provide the highest quality engineering and geological consulting to the petroleum industry. Today they are recognized as the worldwide leader of petroleum property analysis to industry and financial organizations and government agencies. With offices in Dallas and Houston, NSAI provides a complete range of geological, geophysical, petrophysical, and engineering services and has the technical experience and ability to perform these services in any of the onshore and offshore oil and gas producing areas of the world. They provide reserves reports and audits, acquisition and divestiture evaluations, simulation studies, exploration resources assessments, equity determinations, and management and advisory services. For a complete list of services or to learn more about Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. please visit https://netherlandsewell.com/.
Moss Adams is a fully integrated professional services firm dedicated to assisting clients with growing, managing, and protecting prosperity.
With more than 3,400 professionals and staff across more than 25 locations in the West and beyond, we work with many of the world's most innovative companies and leaders. Our strength in the middle market enables us to advise clients at all intervals of development—from start-up, to rapid growth and expansion, to transition. For more information, please visit www.MossAdams.com
Haynes Boone, LLP is an energy focused corporate law firm, providing a full spectrum of legal services and solutions to clients across the oil and gas industry, including the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. Lawyers from our Denver office and 15 other offices work as a team to meet the legal needs of our domestic and international clients involved in oil and gas. We represent private and public oil and gas companies, financial institutions, investment funds and other investors. Our team of more than 100 energy lawyers and landmen understands the physical and financial energy markets, and the firm has been helping both operators and lenders complete some of the largest financings and M&A transactions in recent years. The BTI Industry Power Rankings, published by BTI Consulting Group, Inc., named Haynes and Boone a "Leading Recommended" firm for the energy industry in 2017, ranking our firm among the top three percent of all law firms. For more information, please visit www.haynesboone.com/.
BDO delivers assurance, tax, and financial advisory services to clients throughout the country and around the globe. We offer numerous industry-specific practices, world-class resources, and an unparalleled commitment to meeting our clients' needs. We currently serve more than 400 publicly traded domestic and international clients. For more information, please visit: www.bdo.com.
Mobius Risk Group is an independent commodity and physical energy risk advisory firm. Founded in 2002, Mobius provides strategic advisory services including financial, physical, and commodity risk management and valuation, carbon strategy development, and regulated energy oversight for producers, consumers, distributors and capital providers backed by its proprietary C/ETRM, RiskNet. For more information, please visit: www.mobiusriskgroup.com.
Project Canary is a climate tech company that provides trusted, independent, and verified environmental data to track, measure, and score the "E" in ESG across an enterprise's operational value chain. They are the leaders in providing dynamic environmental ratings using real-time monitoring data at the facility level to assess and improve operating practices and provide a science-based and technology-enabled measurement of emission profiles, including methane. Formed as a Public Benefit Corporation, Project Canary's team of scientists, engineers, and seasoned industry operators have earned recognition for their uncompromising standards, including being named "Best for the World" B Corp. For more information, please visit: www.projectcanary.com.
Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective, and insights we provide help investors to make important credit judgments with confidence.
Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research; Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services; and Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. For additional information, please visit www.fitchratings.com.
CAC Specialty is an employee-owned risk solutions company of seasoned and proactive industry leaders, operating as a nimble and collaborative partner who puts you and your business first. With a knowledge-driven approach informed by industry data and decades of honed instinct, CAC brings an innovative vision to insurance broking and merchant banking by providing solutions to solve your risk challenges – from the simple to the previously unsolvable. Backed by a $40B AUM asset manager and not constrained by traditional risk transfer thinking, CAC can expand the range of risk transfer through access to private debt and alternative pools of risk capital. For additional information, please visit www.cacspecialty.com.
Preng & Associates is the world's leading executive search firm totally dedicated to the energy industry. Over our 40 years, we have assisted more than 750 management teams and boards in 75 countries and conducted over 3,700 engagements. Our mission continues to be helping companies and boards identify and attract talent around the world that will impact shareholder value. For additional information, please visit www.preng.com.
We have been a leading provider of banking services to the oil and gas industry in the Americas for more than 30 years, consistently ranking in the Top 10 Lead Arrangers and Top 10 Bond Arrangers in the Thomson Reuters Oil and Gas League Tables. We support clients across the industry—from regional exploration and production to global diversified services companies—that benefit from our focused approach, strong execution, and customized services. Whether you are looking to expand existing reserves, make an acquisition, or streamline operations, we can support your growth2 with services, including: underwriting and syndications; U.S./Canadian cross-border funding; securities underwriting and placements; leasing and tax equity financing; and commodities, interest rate, and foreign exchange risk management.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.97 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through 7,300 locations, more than 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 31 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 266,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune's 2020 rankings of America's largest corporations.
FactSet (NYSE:FDS,NASDAQ:FDS) delivers superior content, analytics, and flexible technology to help more than 170,000 users see and seize opportunity sooner. We give investment professionals the edge to outperform with informed insights, workflow solutions across the portfolio lifecycle, and industry-leading support from dedicated specialists. We're proud to have been recognized with multiple awards for our analytical and data-driven solutions, with the distinction of having been recently added to the S&P 500, and repeatedly scored 100 by the Human Rights Campaign® Corporate Equality Index for our LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and practices. Subscribe to our thought leadership blog to get fresh insight delivered daily at insight.factset.com. Learn more at www.factset.com and on Twitter: www.twitter.com/factset.
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Tech24 Completes Ninth Add-on Acquisition
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech24, backed by HCI Equity Partners, today announced that it acquired TEMCO, Inc. ("TEMCO" or the "Company") on July 20, 2022. Tech24 is a national provider of repair and maintenance services for foodservice and commercial HVAC equipment. TEMCO is Tech24's ninth add-on acquisition in the highly fragmented foodservice repair and maintenance market. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Based in Jackson, Mississippi, TEMCO is a provider of repair and maintenance services for commercial kitchen and HVAC equipment, with a large focus on hot and cold side equipment services to customers in Jackson and the Gulf Coast area. The acquisition provides Tech24 with geographic expansion to the Southeast, new talent and expanded exposure to attractive customers.
"We are thrilled to welcome TEMCO to the Tech24 organization," said Dan Rodstrom, CEO of Tech24. "The combination of our companies allows us to enter the rapidly growing Southeastern market and extend our well-known services to a broader set of customers. We look forward to working with Duane Griffin, Mike Reed and the entire TEMCO organization."
"TEMCO is a great example of HCI's focus on founder-owned companies looking for a partner to provide assistance in the next stage of growth," said Doug McCormick, Managing Partner at HCI. "The company is a great addition to the Tech24 platform and we look forward to offering new customers in the Southeast region the fast and reliable service that Tech24 provides"
Quarles and Brady served as legal counsel to Tech24.
HCI Equity Partners is a lower market private equity firm focused on partnering with family and founder-owned distribution, manufacturing and service companies. HCI is headquartered in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.hciequity.com.
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SKÅNES FAGERHULT, Sweden, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The participants in LTI 2019 have the right to receive 99,184 shares, but as the performance-based terms have not been met, 49,592 shares will be transferred. In accordance with the terms of LTI 2019, 24,796 shares have a purchase price for the participants of SEK 114.00 and 24,796 shares have a purchase price of SEK 171.00. Under the authorisation from the annual general meeting 2022, the board of Concentric has resolved to sell a maximum of 49,592 shares on Nasdaq Stockholm. The difference between the sale price and the purchase price in the terms of LTI 2019 will be paid to the participants.
Transfer of own shares on Nasdaq Stockholm shall be made at a price within the stock market price interval registered at any given time, such interval being the interval between the highest purchase price and the lowest sales price. The transfers shall be executed by a bank in accordance with Section 5.1.1 part H of the Nasdaq Issuer Rules from 1 February 2021 and otherwise in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations.
For information on the transaction of own shares, please see www.nasdaqomxnordic.com. Transactions of own shares will not be press released separately, unless mandatory disclosure obligations apply.
The total number of holdings of own shares in Concentric at the time of this press release was 115,965 and the total number of shares in issue was 38,297,600. Consequently, the company's total holdings of own shares represent 0.3% of the total number of shares. In addition to this, the total number of own shares transferred to the ESOT are 251,727. Including these shares the company's holdings was 367,692 representing 1.0% of the total number of shares.
This information is of the type that Concentric AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 08.30 CET on 12 May, 2022.
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At least 32 people have died and 159 have been injured in violent clashes between rival Libyan militias across the country's capital of Tripoli, according to an update from the country's Ministry of Health.
Intense fighting erupted in the capital overnight as rival factions exchanged intense gunfire and several loud explosions resounded across the city. Pictures and videos circulating on social media show the extent of the clashes with dozens of buildings, including residential ones, destroyed and several cars smashed and burned.
Libya has been split between warring factions since 2014, following the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Moammar Gadhafi.
The UN-backed Government of National Unity (GNU) said on its official Facebook page the clashes "were triggered by a military group firing randomly at a convoy passing in the Zawia Street area, while armed groups were gathering at the 27th gate west of Tripoli and the Jebs Gate south of Tripoli."
The country's interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, the head of the GNU, is based in Tripoli in the western part of Libya. The parliament building in Tobruk in the east of the country is the seat of a rival government led by Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha.
Bashagha has been trying to enter and take over Tripoli as he claims the GNU is illegal and should step aside. The GNU has refused and claimed power should be handed peacefully through elections, not force.
The Libyan Red Crescent in a tweet Saturday called on all parties "to support the Libyan Red Crescent teams to perform their humanitarian tasks within the city."
The municipality of Tripoli held both the UN-recognized Government of National Accord and the Libyan National Army responsible for the deteriorating situation in the capital, according to Libyan News Agency LANA, the official news agency of the internationally recognized government.
It also called on the international community to protect civilians, LANA reported.
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for an "immediate cessation" to the violence.
"(The secretary-general) urges the Libyan parties to engage in a genuine dialogue to address the ongoing political impasse and not to use force to resolve their differences. He further calls on the parties to protect civilians and refrain from taking any actions that could escalate tensions and deepen divisions," Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general said.
"The United Nations remains ready to provide good offices and mediation to help Libyan actors chart a way out of the political deadlock, which is increasingly threatening Libya's hard-won stability," Dujarric said.
US Ambassador to Libya Richard B. Norland urged the importance of "avoiding violent clashes in Tripoli," according to a tweet from the US Embassy in Libya.
Norland said he and Presidential Council President Menfi discussed on Friday the need for de-escalating, the embassy tweeted Saturday.
"We agreed on the urgent need to finalize a constitutional basis and move towards elections, and also on the importance of taking steps to enhance transparency and accountability in the management of Libyan oil revenues," the tweet added.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya said in a tweet Saturday it is "deeply concerned about ongoing armed clashes including indiscriminate medium and heavy shelling in civilian-populated neighborhoods in Tripoli, reportedly causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian facilities including hospitals."
"The UN calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and reminds all parties of their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law to protect civilians and civilian objects," the tweet added.
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PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a plumber I thought there should be a way to replace the conventional floor drain and offer an extra layer of protection to prevent major sewage backups," said an inventor, from OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, "so I invented the BACK WATER TRAP. My design would prevent any return backup at the floor level, reducing any related sewage odors, mold, or bacteria buildup."
The invention provides a multi-functional floor drain trap for required water egress. In doing so, it eliminates upward reverse flow of sewage from the drain into a residential home. As a result, it reduces the frustration associated with conventional floor drains and it prevents the backup of toxic water, unpleasant sewage odors, mold buildup, etc. The invention features a simple design that is easy to install so it is ideal for residential or commercial settings, professional plumbers, etc.
The original design was submitted to the Toronto sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-TRO-587, 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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With the advent of Big Data, it’s now easier than ever to quantify what people like around the globe. And when it comes to food, Americans seem to have specific opinions. American dining brands have a long and storied history, and whether they’re fast food, fast-casual, high-end, or super cheap, U.S. restaurants offer something for almost everyone.
What’s clear about U.S. dining habits is that people love options. Restaurants across America are chock-full of variety, mixing ethnicities, food regions, and cultures into steaming melting pots of (often) fried deliciousness. And when it comes to the most important meal of the day, few people are on the fence about their favorite go-to spots. Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated restaurants for breakfast in Dallas on Tripadvisor.
Locals reading the list will surely see some favorite eateries and classic go-to restaurants. Keep reading to see if your favorite restaurant made the list—and to see which spots you haven’t been to yet.
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#30. Cafe Brazil
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (101 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: Cafe, American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 2815 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75226-1508
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#29. Buzzbrews Kitchen
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (99 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Cafe
– Price: $
– Address: 4154 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75204-2132
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#28. Mercat
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (139 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: French, European
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 2501 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201-1607
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#27. John’s Cafe
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (44 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (5.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Cafe
– Price: $
– Address: 1733 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206-7416
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#26. Bread Winners Cafe & Bakery – Inwood Village
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (170 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 5560 W Lovers Ln Ste 260, Dallas, TX 75209-4200
– Read more on Tripadvisor
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#25. Record Grill
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (69 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Diner
– Price: $
– Address: 605 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202-3335
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#24. Cindi’s NY Deli & Restaurant
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (79 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Deli
– Price: $
– Address: 7522 Campbell Rd, Dallas, TX 75248-1784
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#23. Oddfellows
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (228 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 316 W 7th St, Dallas, TX 75208-4639
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#22. Deli News N.Y. Style Deli Restaurant
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (122 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Deli
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 17062 Preston Rd #100, Dallas, TX 75248-1226
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#21. Centennial Cafe
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (140 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 300 Reunion Blvd E, Dallas, TX 75207-4409
– Read more on Tripadvisor
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#20. Luckys Cafe
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (160 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Cafe
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 3531 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219-4309
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#19. Kozy
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (113 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 6400 Gaston Ave #106, Dallas, TX 75214-4022
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#18. Cafe Brazil
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (193 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Cafe
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 3851 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas, TX 75219-4137
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#17. Cindi’s NY Deli & Restaurant
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (129 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Diner
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 11111 North Central Expressway Ste G, Dallas, TX 75243
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#16. Yolk – One Arts Plaza
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (159 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Cafe
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 1722 Routh St Inside One Arts Plaza, Dallas, TX 75201-2535
– Read more on Tripadvisor
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#15. Dragonfly
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (312 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (3.5/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Bar
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 2332 Leonard St, Dallas, TX 75201-2020
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#14. Eatzi’s Market & Bakery
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (463 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 3403 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219-4215
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#13. Norma’s Cafe
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (110 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Cafe
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 17721 Dallas Pkwy Suite 130, Dallas, TX 75287-7343
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#12. The Original Pancake House
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (188 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 5220 Belt Line Rd Ste 256, Dallas, TX 75254-7530
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#11. CBD Provisions
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (409 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 1530 Main St, Dallas, TX 75201-4804
– Read more on Tripadvisor
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#10. Benedict’s Restaurant
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (170 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 4800 Belt Line Rd, Dallas, TX 75254-7541
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#9. Crossroads Diner
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (213 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Diner
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 17194 Preston Rd Suite 101, Dallas, TX 75248-1221
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#8. Norma’s Cafe
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (158 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Diner
– Price: $
– Address: 1123 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208-5128
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#7. Mama’s Daughter’s Diner
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (254 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Diner
– Price: $
– Address: 2014 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207-6610
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#6. Texas Spice
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (599 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Southwestern
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 555 S Lamar St Dallas Omni Hotel, Dallas, TX 75202
– Read more on Tripadvisor
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#5. Ellen’s
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (986 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 1790 N. Record Street, Dallas, TX 75202
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#4. Bread Winners Cafe
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (488 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Cafe
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 3301 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204-2301
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#3. Cindi’s NY Deli & Restaurant
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (348 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Diner
– Price: $
– Address: 306 South Houston Street, Dallas, TX 75202
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#2. Original Market Diner
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (344 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Diner
– Price: $
– Address: 4434 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75219-1716
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#1. Maple Leaf Diner
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (303 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: Cafe, Diner
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 12817 Preston Rd Ste 129, Dallas, TX 75230-7204
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Missfresh Limited (NASDAQ: MF) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Missfresh securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with Missfresh's June 2021 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 12, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in MF:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/missfresh-loss-submission-form?id=30647&from=4
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Missfresh Limited made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Missfresh provided false financial figures in its registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with the Company's June 2021 initial public offering; (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' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times and negligently prepared.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Missfresh you have until September 12, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Missfresh securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the MF lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/missfresh-loss-submission-form?id=30647&from=4.
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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The Root Brands launches New Proprietary Collagen Colostrum Blend Aimed to Bring Back Your Youth
There is no stopwatch to stop time. Every day you will grow older. But what if there was a formula to assist the body in bringing back youth?!
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Introducing Give Me Back My Youth, (GMBMY) a one-of-a-kind, patent pending proprietary blend of collagen and colostrum offered by The Root Brands and formulated by Dr. Christina Rahm. Root, an e-commerce, direct to consumer brand, is known for producing the highest quality, natural, bioavailable nutraceuticals and supplements on the market today. Root products help to support the body and strengthen the immune system naturally.
Formulated to maximize benefits and purity, Give Me Back My Youth has only 2 ingredients: a proprietary, patent pending blend of hydrolyzed bovine collagen and whole colostrum powder.
It has nine certifications: no fillers, no preservatives, non-GMO, gluten free, GMP, manufactured in the USA, halal, kosher and notably cruelty free.
When asked about the product, Dr. Christina Rahm stated," This product is made to assist and support the body in wellness, health, and overall greatness! When I formulate products, my vision is always to help people not just with their daily health, but also, with their aging process. I like to look and feel younger, so I figure so does everyone else."
The collagen and colostrum used in GMBMY is sourced from cows as it is most comparable to that found in humans. Their shared antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties have shown to be very beneficial to the lungs, stomach and gastrointestinal tract by reducing infections and inflammation.
Collagen provides structural support and is one of the major building blocks in skin, bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles and blood vessels. It is an abundant source of protein and contains large amounts of amino acids glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline. These amino acids provide support and contribute to cellular growth and health, protein and antioxidant synthesis, metabolism, nutrition, as well as skin healing and immune responses.
Bovine collagen is known to promote the creation of types I and III collagen. Your skin is primarily made up of these types of collagens. Bovine collagen may therefore be helpful in boosting skin hydration, enhancing suppleness, and minimizing wrinkles.
Colostrum is the initial milk-like fluid secreted by the mammary glands of humans and other mammals prior to the release of breast milk. Bovine colostrum is rich in vitamins, minerals and macronutrients. It provides anti-viral, antifungal and antimicrobial benefits. Colostrum has high concentrations of growth factors, lactoferrin, and IgG antibodies, which function as a barrier against infection, bacteria and viruses, trigger anti-inflammatory responses, support cellular integrity and regeneration, and aid in tissue repair.
Give Me Back My Youth was developed with the goal to assist in the regenerative support of the cells and the body. When working on overall health, Dr. Christina Rahm also strives to reverse the aging process and boost overall immune health. This is a step in the right direction of the overall mission and goal.
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HOUSTON, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: ICD) today announced that it will release its second quarter 2022 results before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Thursday, August 4, 2022. This release will be followed by a conference call for investors at 11:00 a.m. Central Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's second quarter 2022 results.
The call can be accessed live over the telephone by dialing (855) 239-3115 or for international callers, (412) 542-4125. A replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 344-7529 or for international callers, (412) 317-0088. The passcode for the replay is 8212928. The replay will be available until August 11, 2022.
Interested parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto the Company's website at www.icdrilling.com in the Investor Relations section. A replay of the webcast will also be available for approximately 30 days following the call.
About Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
Independence Contract Drilling provides land-based contract drilling services for oil and natural gas producers in the United States. The Company owns and operates a fleet of pad optimal rigs that are specifically engineered and designed to accelerate its clients' production profiles and cash flows from their most technically demanding and economically impactful oil and gas properties. For more information, visit www.icdrilling.com.
Investor Contacts:
Investor Relations:
Investor.relations@icdrilling.com
(281) 598-1211
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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that Simon Moore, vice president of Investor Relations, Corporate Relations and Sustainability, has elected to retire from Air Products at the end of March 2023 following a distinguished 33-year career with the Company.
A search for Moore's successor has commenced, and the Company will ensure a smooth and seamless transition of responsibilities.
"Simon informed me of his decision to retire at the end of March 2023, and I want to acknowledge and thank him for the continued, vital role he plays leading our engagement with investors, communities, and a variety of sustainability-focused stakeholders," said Seifi Ghasemi, Air Products' Chairman, President and CEO. "As we seek his successor, Simon will continue to provide his deep knowledge and expertise in support of our growth strategy and the many opportunities ahead for Air Products. I am grateful for his hard work, leadership and dedication to creating shareholder value."
"After 33 years with the Company, I can honestly say the combination of Air Products' strong industrial gas base business and its global, first-mover hydrogen projects puts Air Products in a unique position of strength," Moore said. "I remain very excited about Air Products' leadership in driving the Energy Transition – and the tremendous opportunities this continues to create for our employees, investors, customers and many other stakeholders. I look forward to supporting the search for my successor and to a smooth transition process as Air Products carries those strengths forward," he added.
Moore joined Air Products in 1990 as a Merchant Gases sales representative in Los Angeles. In 1995 he transferred to the Company's headquarters to support hydrogen onsite business development, and in 1998 he relocated to Houston, where he was named Tonnage business manager of the West Gulf Coast pipeline system. Moore relocated to Taiwan in 2004 when he was named director, fab development for Electronics and then global director, Electronic Materials, in 2007. He returned to headquarters in 2010 as director, Investor Relations. He became responsible for Corporate Relations in 2016 and Sustainability in 2020.
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years. Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects, including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and world-scale low- and zero-carbon hydrogen projects supporting global transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2021 sales of $10.3 billion from operations in over 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of about $55 billion. More than 20,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release and are not guarantees of future performance. While forward-looking statements are made in good faith and based on assumptions, expectations and projections that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information, actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors, including risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the assumptions, beliefs or expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any such forward-looking statements are based.
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EUROGERM is strengthening its presence in North America with the creation of EUROGERM KB LLC, a merger of EUROGERM USA and KB INGREDIENTS, a specialist in the manufacture, packaging and distribution of food ingredients.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. , June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the merger, the EUROGERM group is acquiring strategic assets for its development in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The complementary assets and combined expertise between the two companies, specializing in bakery ingredients, will make it possible to support current and future North American customers with optimal efficiency and responsiveness.
Located in New Jersey, with direct access to the East Coast, KB INGREDIENTS production and packaging plant will increase EUROGERM's production and distribution capacities in North America. EUROGERM USA, for its part, will provide access to the group's various elements of expertise: CSR, R&D, global sourcing, training, regulatory compliance, sensory evaluation.
The creation of EUROGERM KB LLC offers customers and vendors in the North American market the opportunity to work with an innovative and agile partner while benefiting from the support of an international group. The pooling of resources and particularly the supply of raw materials will generate strong purchasing synergies, a major advantage during this period of inflation.
United around common values -integrity, respect, commitment and passion for success- EUROGERM USA and KB INGREDIENTS will share within EUROGERM KB LLC the same ambition in the service of their customers: Feeding a better future!
"We are very pleased with this merger between our two companies. EUROGERM KB LLC will allow us to strengthen the proximity with our customers, to develop and offer new expertise, particularly in the field of pastry". Jean-François HONORÉ, President of the EUROGERM Group, Ben KANSAKAR, CEO of EUROGERM USA and Brad KEATING, Founder and CEO of KB INGREDIENTS.
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Specialist in ingredients and solutions for the wheat-flour-bread-pastry sector, EUROGERM has supported its customers since its creation in 1989, in each of their developments. Recognized as an expert in crispiness, softness, taste and texture, EUROGERM shares its passion for bread and pastries for beautiful, good and healthy products, sources of satisfaction and pleasure.
The group in figures: Turnover €133m (2021) – More than 500 employees – 15 subsidiaries worldwide
www.eurogerm.com
Press contact: EUROGERM - Pascale Creusvaux
Tel +33 (0)3 80 730 777 - email : communication@eurogerm.com
EUROGERM Group
Parc d'activités bois Guillaume – 2 rue champ doré
21850 SAINT-APOLLINAIRE – FRANCE
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A 12-year-old was fatally shot by a classmate at a South Carolina middle school, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN
A 12-year-old student was fatally shot by a classmate at a South Carolina middle school, officials said on Thursday.
The suspected shooter, also 12, was arrested and charged with murder and other firearm charges in the shooting at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, according to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.
No other injuries related to the shooting were reported, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, a school resource officer called for emergency backup after hearing gunshots at the school, officials said. Later, authorities learned that a student had shot another student and that the students knew each other, the sheriff’s office said.
After the shooting, the suspect ran away from the school, and deputies found him around hiding under a deck at a nearby home, according to police. They also recovered a weapon during the arrest, the statement said.
“My heart breaks for this young boy’s family and my prayers are with them tonight,” sheriff Hobart Lewis said in the statement, referring to the victim.
“Additionally, I will be praying for the other young boy who pulled the trigger and his family. I can not fathom what would cause someone to do this to another human being and especially at that age, but I know it’s a situation where we all need to turn to God.”
The motive of the shooting and how the suspect obtained the gun remain under investigation, the sheriff’s office said. The Greenville County Coroner will release more about the victim on Friday, the office added.
In addition to the murder charge, the suspect faces other accusations including possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a firearm on school property and unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under the age of 18, the sheriff’s office said.
The suspect will be sent to a juvenile justice center in Columbia, South Carolina.
The sheriff urged parents to talk with their children and engage with them to ensure their own safety as well as others.
“Check their belongings and ensure they don’t have anything that could be a danger to themselves or anyone else. It truly takes a village and we need everyone’s investment,” Lewis said.
Tanglewood Middle School serves about 780 students in grades 6 through 8, according to its website.
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Magnolia Park brings amenity-rich single-family and townhome living to Wake County
RALEIGH, N.C., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mattamy Homes, North America's largest privately owned homebuilder, is thrilled to announce the Grand Opening of Magnolia Park in Garner, North Carolina.
Planned resort-style amenities in this master-planned community include a zero-entry swimming pool and lounge area, playground areas and pocket parks. Numerous green spaces and miles of walking trails within Magnolia Park will connect to adjacent greenways in the future.
Magnolia Park is near 64-acre Lake Benson Park, the Centennial Park Poole Family YMCA and White Oak shopping center. It's close to a variety of dining, shopping, conveniences and entertainment options including Garner Performing Arts Center. Research Triangle Park offers excellent employment and educational opportunities within a 30-mile drive. With easy access to major interstates and the future I-540 interchange, residents will find it easy to explore downtown Raleigh and beyond.
Mattamy Homes is offering 13 floorplans from 4 different product series across Magnolia Park's 544 total homesites. In addition to attractive townhome designs, there will be 30', 40' and 50' single-family floorplans from the Carolina series. These will range from the $300s–600s with a total of 1600–4200+ sq. ft. of living area. Several of these floorplans are being offered for the first time at Magnolia Park, greatly expanding Mattamy's already-generous selection of thoughtful home designs for North Carolina homebuyers.
"The Grand Opening of Magnolia Park is another major achievement for Mattamy Homes," said Bob Wiggins, president of the homebuilder's Raleigh Division. "We're extremely proud of our new floorplans that will debut in this community. Together, these single-family and townhome options offer high value and satisfying style for potential homebuyers in the area."
To represent the considerable variety of these 13 floorplan options, 9 model homes are now under construction — with an anticipated model grand opening later this year. The single-family Lassen, Morgan, Sequoia and Summit models will join the Blayre, Bryce, Claymore and Clifton townhomes, demonstrating Mattamy Homes' range of variety and style for all needs and budgets.
Each floorplan features open-concept living areas with expansive, inspiring kitchens, dining areas and Great Rooms to elevate the everyday lifestyle of our homebuyers. Full-yard sod, 8' full-view rear patio doors and covered patios bring the backyard to life as the perfect place for outdoor activities. Magnolia Park's townhome options will also offer included lawn maintenance.
All Magnolia Park floorplans are HERS certified by an independent third party and ecoSelect certified for high efficiency. They include Healthy Home features such as ecobee® smart thermostats with built-in Amazon Alexa voice service and foil-backed OSB TechShield® Radiant Heat Barrier roof sheathing and are covered by Mattamy's 10-year limited structural warranty.
Magnolia Park will be open for sales July 18 with special grand opening event pricing and incentives. Visitors are encouraged to ask a New Home Counselor for details.
"As always, the best way to experience Mattamy Homes' thoughtful home designs is to visit in person and spend some time looking around," says Donna Kemp, Vice President of Sales for the Raleigh Division. "This is the best way to see for yourself the amount of flexibility, light and superbly balanced space we design into every floorplan. We look forward to seeing many of you here for our Grand Opening and encourage everyone to schedule an appointment to visit Magnolia Park."
Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with 40-plus years of history across the United States and Canada. Every year, Mattamy helps more than 8,000 families realize their dream of homeownership. In the United States, the company is represented in 11 markets – Dallas, Charlotte, Raleigh, Phoenix, Tucson, Jacksonville, Orlando (where its US head office is located), Tampa, Sarasota, Naples and Southeast Florida – and in Canada, its communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area, as well as in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. Visit www.mattamyhomes.com for more information.
Magnolia Park in Wake County, NC offers single-family and townhome living in a master-planned community with resort-style amenities and miles of trails and interconnecting green spaces. The community is served by top-rated Wake County schools including Bryan Road Elementary and the brand-new, state-of-the-art South Garner High School and is less than 5 miles from WakeMed Garner Healthplex.
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HOUSTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While the U.S. Department of Justice recently updated its policy requiring federal officers to intervene if colleagues are using excessive force, Zachary D. Kaufman, an associate professor of law and political science and co-director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center, argues that this "necessary, overdue initiative . . . doesn't go far enough."
In a forthcoming law review article on police bystanderism titled "Police Policing Police," Kaufman states that the "police killings of George Floyd and at least 1,930 other Black Americans since 2015 amplified a racial reckoning and intensified demands for meaningful, overdue police reform."
The DOJ policy, which takes effect July 19, is the first time in 18 years that the federal use-of-force policy has been updated. However, as Kaufman emphasized in a recent op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the directive falls short in multiple ways. Among other things, it applies only to federal law enforcement, not the employees of the more the 18,000 state and local police departments across the United States.
Many high-profile cases of misuse of police force have involved such non-federal officers. Through his research, Kaufman found that more than half of U.S. states have no law mandating an officer's duty to intervene. In the appendix to that article, Kaufman presents a model statute that legislatures could enact or use as a basis for strengthening their existing laws.
"I propose that Congress and all state legislatures enact criminal laws mandating police peer intervention," Kaufman writes. "Introducing criminal liability for inaction could prod officers to stop their peers' serious misconduct and promote accountability for those officers who remain bystanders."
Another deficiency of the DOJ policy, Kaufman argues, is that it is less effective than a law would be. Kaufman notes that the Minneapolis Police Department had an officer duty to intervene policy in place when three police officers stood by while fellow officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd.
"We need an external check on police through criminal prosecution and punishment," Kaufman argues. "Given the scourge of police misuse of force in the United States, a legally enforceable officer duty to intervene should be universal."
Kaufman's scholarly research on bystanders and upstanders earned support from the University of Houston's Provost's 50-in-5 Award in 2019 and the Small Grants Program in 2022. He is writing a series of articles, essays, and op-eds about bystanders and upstanders that will culminate in his next book, tentatively titled "The Law of Politics of Bystanders and Upstanders," under contract with Cambridge University Press.
University of Houston Law Center media contacts: Carrie Anna Criado, UH Law Center Assistant Dean of Communications and Marketing, 713-743-2184, cacriado@central.uh.edu; Bonnie Buffaloe, Communications Manager, 713-743-9137, blbuffaloe@uh.edu.
The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is a dynamic, top tier law school located in the nation's 4th largest city. UHLC's Health Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Part-time programs rank in the U.S. News Top 10. It awards Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees, through its academic branch, the College of Law. The Law Center is more than just a law school. It is a powerful hub of intellectual activity with more than 15 centers and institutes which fuel its educational mission and national reputation. UHLC is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.
The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university recognized with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter for excellence in undergraduate education. UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning and strategic industry partnerships. Located in the nation's fourth-largest city and one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse regions in the country, UH is a federally designated Hispanic- and Asian-American-Serving institution with enrollment of more than 47,000 students.
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NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Celsius Holdings, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of CELH 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: August 12, 2021 to March 1, 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) the Company had improperly recorded expenses for non-cash share-based compensation for second and third quarters of 2021; (2) as a result, the Company's financial statements for those periods would be restated, including to report a net loss for the third quarter of 2021; (3) there was a material weakness in Celsius's internal controls over financial reporting; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: May 16, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/celsius-holdings-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=26665&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of CELH during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is May 16, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Fulcrum's platform brings personalization to a growing roster of clients
DENVER, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum (www.fulcrumsaas.com), a leader in real-time personalization, today announced it landed $5 million in funding, bringing the total amount raised to $7 million. Led by angel investors, the new funding will help Fulcrum accelerate its Customer Data Platform (CDP) technology roadmap, scale its business operations and better serve its growing roster of enterprise customers.
"Fulcrum helps our customers gather first-party data and create unique, personalized experiences, increasing conversion rates," said John Golinvaux, founder and CEO of Fulcrum. "With this investment, our team will be able to bring the power of the Fulcrum platform to more customers and continue to add new capabilities that make personalization the new standard for high-impact digital engagement."
Fulcrum's CDP simplifies and automates all aspects of customer personalization for modern digital engagement. The company uses AI technology to help digital agencies, marketing teams, sales departments and more identify and respond in real-time to known and anonymous customers to increase engagement and conversion rates. In addition, Fulcrum provides the flexibility to automate personalization workflows to meet the unique requirements of every organization.
Fulcrum has a highly diversified group of enterprise customers and has achieved 230% growth in sales last year and has expanded its team by 250%. On average, Fulcrum clients save 50+ hours per month on data analytics and campaign management and have increased conversion rates in various key areas.
About Fulcrum
Based in Denver, Fulcrum helps customers take control of their data to deliver targeted, personalized experiences that increase user engagement and accelerate conversion. It combines real-time, first-party data collection with AI workflows to help companies improve results and engage with customers with a personal touch. To learn more, visit www.fulcrumsaas.com.
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-- ASC10 is an oral double prodrug that is rapidly and completely converted in vivo into the active metabolite ASC10-A, which is the same active metabolite of molnupiravir
-- Ascletis has filed multiple patent applications for ASC10 and its use globally. Compared with molnupiravir, ASC10 has a new and differentiated chemical structure
-- FDA recommended that Ascletis directly conduct the first clinical study of ASC10 in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients rather than in healthy subjects
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for ASC10, an oral drug candidate targeting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) for COVID-19, to conduct the Phase Ib clinical trial in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients. Ascletis will immediately initiate the clinical trial in patients to collect ASC10's clinical safety, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy data.
ASC10 is an orally bioavailable double prodrug which has a new and differentiated chemical structure from the single prodrug molnupiravir. After oral administration, both ASC10 and molnupiravir are rapidly and completely converted in vivo into the same active metabolite ASC10-A, also known as β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC). ASC10 was discovered and developed in-house. Ascletis has filed multiple patent applications for ASC10 and its use globally. ASC10 oral tablet formulation for the clinical study was developed with in-house proprietary technology of Ascletis.
By applying a double prodrug strategy, ASC10's permeability in Caco-2 cells (human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells) and active metabolite exposure in monkeys reached 3.2-fold and 2.1-fold of molnupiravir's, respectively. In the SARS-CoV-2 infected mouse models, ASC10 at 240 mg/kg twice daily led to a 4.0 log reduction in viral titer in lungs, equivalent to molnupiravir at 500 mg/kg twice daily[1]. Preclinical studies demonstrated that ASC10-A has potent cellular antiviral activity against Omicron variant (EC50 = 0.3 µM), Delta variant (EC50 = 0.5 µM) and wildtype virus (EC50 = 0.7 µM). It also suggested that there were no drug-drug interactions between ASC10 and other common medicines.
FDA recommended that Ascletis directly conduct the first clinical study of ASC10 in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients rather than in healthy subjects. This study is a randomized, placebo controlled Phase Ib clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy in multiple ascending doses of ASC10 tablets (200 mg, 400 mg or 800 mg twice daily) in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients for 5.5-day treatment with 28-day monitoring. Previously, molnupiravir was granted Emergency Use Authorization by FDA for 800 mg twice daily.
Currently, Ascletis is actively communicating with regulatory authorities to explore the possibility of further accelerating the clinical development of ASC10.
"The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause huge social and economic implications globally with over 572 million cases been confirmed including more than 6 million deaths[2]. As a leading biotech with in-depth insights into viral diseases, Ascletis is committed to leveraging its proprietary pipeline including ASC10 (RdRp inhibitor) and ASC11 (3CLpro inhibitor) to fight against the pandemic. This IND approval of ASC10 from FDA marks a great recognition to our in-house R&D capabilities and enables us to expedite the clinical progress of ASC10. With other efforts made on capacity expansion and process optimization, we have further improved the accessibility and affordability of ASC10." said Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis.
[1] Wahl, et al., Nature. 2021 March; 591(7850): 451–457.
[2] WHO, WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard, https://covid19.who.int/
About Ascletis
Ascletis is an innovative R&D driven biotech listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1672.HK), covering the entire value chain from discovery and development to manufacturing and commercialization. Led by a management team with deep expertise and a proven track record, Ascletis focuses on three therapeutic areas with unmet medical needs from a global perspective: viral diseases, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and oncology. Through excellent execution, Ascletis rapidly advances its drug pipeline with an aim of leading in global competition. To date, Ascletis has three marketed products, i.e. ritonavir tablets, GANOVO® and ASCLEVIR®, and 20 drug candidates in its R&D pipeline. The most advanced drug candidates include ASC22 (CHB functional cure), ASC10 and ASC11(oral small molecules for COVID-19 treatment), ASC40 (recurrent glioblastoma), ASC42 (PBC, primary biliary cholangitis), and ASC40 (acne).
For more information, please visit www.ascletis.com.
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DENVER, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CleanRobotics and Shine Music are excited to announce their partnership to make recycling more inclusive and accessible at the Shine Music Festival this August 27th, 2022, at Denver's Civic Center Park.
Shine Music Festival, combines the staples of a typical music festival, comprehensive accessibility plans, and cutting-edge adaptive technology, to create barrier-free spaces that allow people of all abilities the opportunity to share in the groove together. To ensure everyone can attend, the event is free admission.
"We struggled to find a recycling solution that was easy to use, effective, and accessible for all. Until we discovered CleanRobotics' TrashBot – a solution that allows everyone to participate in taking care of our planet, regardless of ability," states Shawn Satterfield, Shine Music's Founder and President. "While brainstorming on how to expand the universal design plans from last year's event, we realized how non-accessible traditional recycling solutions are".
TrashBot is a smart recycling bin that diverts recyclables from landfill, organic, and contaminated items while eliminating human error at the point of disposal, which makes it the ideal solution for large events where people dispose of waste without a second thought. Additionally, TrashBot is ADA compliant and features a large display and sound system to make recycling accessible and easier for everyone.
"We immediately fell in love with the mission behind Shine Music Festival and knew we had to get involved," shared Charles Yhap, CleanRobotics CEO. "We believe smart waste management should be easy and available to everyone, so our partnership with Shine makes perfect sense because of their outstanding work on inclusion and accessibility," added Charles, who will be personally attending the event with his family from Longmont, CO.
If you are in the Denver area and would like to assist or volunteer at Shine Festival next August 27th, you can find more information at www.shinemusicfestival.com; their extensive accessibility plan will make everyone feel welcome and included.
To learn more about TrashBot Zero, visit www.cleanrobotics.com
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STAMFORD, Conn., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) (along with its subsidiaries, "Charter") today announced that Jessica Fischer, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference in Boston on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Ms. Fischer's remarks are scheduled to begin at 9:20 a.m. ET.
A live webcast of the event can be accessed on Charter's investor relations website, ir.charter.com. Following the live broadcast, the webcast will be archived at ir.charter.com.
About Charter
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Over an advanced communications network, the company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice.
For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business® delivers the same suite of broadband products and services coupled with special features and applications to enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach® delivers tailored advertising and production for the modern media landscape. The company also distributes award-winning news coverage, sports and high-quality original programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks and Spectrum Originals. More information about Charter can be found at corporate.charter.com.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Stripes Services, LLC (Phinest Cannabis) (the "Company"), announces the opening of a new 40,000 ft² cannabis tissue culture and indoor nursery facility ("New Facility") in Sacramento, CA to meet growing demand for pathogen-free cannabis nursery stock for the California cannabis industry. The New Facility was built by GCI - Green Capital Investments, LLC (the "Developer").
The New Facility enables a 30x increase in production capacity from Phinest's original facility and incorporates state-of-the-art design and construction. The New Facility is capable of producing upwards of 15 million fully rooted cannabis plants yearly. Fred Barnum (Managing Member of the Developer) states, "The New Facility represents the future of tissue culture nursery operations. It is purpose-built, creating an environment that supports high phytosanitary standards to deliver the healthiest and most vigorous plants to licensed California cultivators and retailers."
The New Facility includes space for tissue culture micropropagation production, rooting and hardening of plantlets, and research and development. Matthew Wich (COO for the Company) says, "Every aspect of the New Facility upholds the quality that has built Phinest's reputation as a leading cannabis nursery operator. For our breeding and genetics partners, the New Facility provides a platform that delivers the best expressions of their work to the largest customer base."
Founded by cannabis cultivators who recognized the power of applying science to their craft, Phinest Cannabis is where tradition meets innovation. Phinest is a pioneer in cannabis tissue culture micropropagation technology and cannabis genetics, delivering millions of pathogen-free, true-to-type cannabis plants to California cannabis cultivators and retailers since 2018.
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner of the class action firm Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), a national securities firm rated Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report and headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating Hanger, Inc. (HNGR), relating to its proposed acquisition by Patient Square Capital. Under the terms of the agreement, HNGR shareholders will receive $18.75 in cash per share they own. Click here for more information: https://www.monteverdelaw.com/case/hanger-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
We are a national class action securities litigation law firm that has recovered millions of dollars and is committed to protecting shareholders from corporate wrongdoing. We were listed in the Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. Our lawyers have significant experience litigating Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Class Actions. Mr. Monteverde is recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Securities Litigation in 2013, 2017-2019, an award given to less than 2.5% of attorneys in a particular field. He has also been selected by Martindale-Hubbell as a 2017-2021 Top Rated Lawyer. Our firm's recent successes include changing the law in a significant victory that lowered the standard of liability under Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act in the Ninth Circuit. Thereafter, our firm successfully preserved this victory by obtaining dismissal of a writ of certiorari as improvidently granted at the United States Supreme Court. Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, 139 S. Ct. 1407 (2019). Also, in 2019 we recovered or secured six cash common funds for shareholders in mergers & acquisitions class action cases.
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Viaccess-Orca's Dynamic Watermarking Technology Will Be Integrated With Harmonic's VOS360 Cloud SaaS Platform
PARIS and SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global leader providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, and Harmonic, the worldwide leader in video delivery solutions, announced today that the two companies are joining forces to improve content protection for live sports streaming. VO's dynamic watermarking technology will be integrated with Harmonic's market-leading VOS®360 cloud SaaS platform, offering content owners and providers a simple, scalable solution for quickly identifying piracy sources and stopping content restreaming.
"Sports piracy is a dangerous threat to the industry, costing billions of dollars in revenue loss every year," said Mathieu Harel, Product Director of Watermarking at Viaccess-Orca. "By integrating our dynamic watermarking technology with Harmonic's cloud platform, we are empowering sports content owners and content providers with a flexible business model, making it simpler and safer than ever to deliver premium live sports content."
Content owners will be able to utilize VO's dynamic watermarking as a service on the Harmonic VOS360 SaaS platform for the entire duration of sports events. The server-side software can easily be used, on the fly, by new and existing customers.
"The ultimate way to protect live sports content is with a robust watermarking technology," said Eric Gallier, Vice President, Video Customer Solutions at Harmonic. "We're excited to bring Viaccess-Orca's dynamic watermarking technology to our VOS360 SaaS platform. With this new integration, we're offering an automated and scalable event-based Anti-Piracy solution to safeguard live sports content."
VO's dynamic watermarking detects content redistributed from broadcast, IPTV, and OTT networks. Using the state-of-the-art technology, operators can identify and remove the source of restreaming within minutes, which is critical for live sports events. Blind identification on VO's dynamic watermarking technology eliminates the need for metadata and enables content providers to automatically detect the chunk size of the original stream. Fully scalable, dynamic watermarking can scan millions of devices at once and instantly pinpoint those that are pirating content.
Harmonic's VOS360 cloud platform simplifies the delivery and monetization of live sports content at scale, ensuring low latency and pristine video quality up to UHD. Running on three major public clouds, the end-to-end SaaS platform provides unparalleled agility, resiliency, security, and scalability for a superior viewing experience. Based on a pay-per-use business model, the VOS360 platform enables operators to only pay for watermarking when needed.
Viaccess-Orca will demonstrate its dynamic watermarking technology at IBC2022, Sept. 9-12 at stand 1.A51. Harmonic will highlight its VOS360 platform during one-on-one meetings with attendees at IBC2022, in stand 1.B20. To schedule a meeting with Viaccess-Orca visit https://www.viaccess-orca.com/ibc_2022 and with Harmonic, visit https://info.harmonicinc.com/ibc-2022. More information about the companies' solutions is available at www.viaccess-orca.com and www.harmonicinc.com.
Viaccess-Orca is a leading global solutions provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions. The company offers an extensive range of innovative, end-to-end, modular solutions for content delivery, protection, discovery, and monetization. With over 20 years of industry leadership, Viaccess-Orca helps content providers and TV operators shape a smarter and safer TV and OTT experience. With its expertise in security, VO is also helping the digital manufacturing industry protect their assets. Viaccess-Orca is part of the Orange Group and the company's solutions have been deployed in over 35 countries. For more information, visit www.viaccess-orca.com or follow the company on Twitter @ViaccessOrca and LinkedIn.
Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in virtualized cable access and video delivery solutions, enables media companies and service providers to deliver ultra-high-quality video streaming and broadcast services to consumers globally. The company revolutionized cable access networking via the industry's first virtualized cable access solution, enabling cable operators to more flexibly deploy gigabit internet service to consumers' homes and mobile devices. Whether simplifying OTT video delivery via innovative cloud and software platforms, or powering the delivery of gigabit internet cable services, Harmonic is changing the way media companies and service providers monetize live and on-demand content on every screen. More information is available at www.harmonicinc.com.
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Which nightstand is best?
A nightstand should be practical and functional, blending your sense of style with convenient features. Whether you’re looking for something sleek and modern or something more, you need a reliable, well-built stand. The Home Decorators Collection Chennai White Wash Nightstand is made from real wood and comes with a high-quality style that will freshen up any bedroom.
What to know before you buy a nightstand
Materials
Most nightstands are constructed from traditional wood or manufactured wood such as pressboard or medium density fiberboard. Occasionally, nightstands are made from mixed materials such as fiberboard and plastic or wood and glass.
The legs are built one of two ways. Either they are constructed from the same wood or faux wood material as the drawers or they are made from a sturdy metal, likely steel. When it comes to handles, some nightstands feature cutout handles but most use metal or glass hardware.
Dimensions
A standard nightstand usually measures 24-38 inches tall, making it level or a little taller than the average bed which stands at about 25 inches tall. Keep in mind that some mattresses go up to 30 inches in height and you should choose your nightstand accordingly.
The width for a nightstand is 21-29 inches and the depth falls between 12-30 inches. A narrow bed usually looks better with a narrower nightstand to match. A twin-size bed pairs well with a smaller nightstand while full- to king-size beds do best with a wider nightstand.
Designated storage space
There are a few ways a nightstand provides you with storage space. Some nightstands use one of these methods while others mix and match or twice the organizational space.
- Drawers are usually featured at the top of the nightstand for easy access. There can be one drawer or up to three.
- Shelving typically rests at the bottom of the nightstand with one or two shelves divided into two to four sections.
- Cabinets are great if you want shelves but you don’t want them to be visible. One or two doors open at the front of the nightstand to reveal the inner shelving. These doors can also add additional stylistic details.
What to look for in a quality nightstand
Built-in outlets
You might recognize nightstands with built-in electrical outlets from hotel furniture, but it’s also a convenience you can enjoy at home. A nightstand like this has two outlets on the front or the side in an area that is easy to access. You use a cord in the back to plug the nightstand into the wall and then you can plug lamps or other devices directly into the easy-to-reach outlets.
USB compatibility
In recent years, nightstands have started to come with two built-in USB ports. This is great for people who like to charge phones, tablets or other smart devices near the bed where they’ll have easy access to them.
Lights
Some nightstands feature a built-in lighting system for lower-level shelving. It’s great because it helps you find things in the dark and in some instances can prevent the need for a bedside lamp. It also functions as a night light to give the floor some visibility if you have to get out of bed for anything after you’ve turned the light off.
How much you can expect to spend on a nightstand
A single nightstand usually costs $35-$300. A matching set of two costs $80-$500.
Nightstand FAQ
How is a nightstand different from an end table?
A. While some small tables can be used as a nightstand or an end table, the biggest difference is storage space. A nightstand features drawers or shelves while end tables tend to be more simplistic with fewer extras.
Do nightstand drawers lock?
A. Unless the listing specifies a locking drawer, most nightstands usually don’t have locking mechanisms. If you are confident with tools or woodworking, you can customize your nightstand with a fingerprint or manual lock.
What’s the best nightstand to buy?
Top nightstand
Home Decorators Collection Chennai White Wash Nightstand
What you need to know: This nightstand is crafted from whitewashed mango wood and outfitted with brass hardware. It measures 29.5 inches by 35 inches by 18 inches in size.
What you’ll love: It’s very sturdy and there is no assembly required. It features two intricately carved doors that open out to interior storage space. There is a removable shelf on the inside.
What you should consider: The white is brighter and less distressed than the photos indicate.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top nightstand for the money
What you need to know: This nightstand is made from manufactured wood with a steel frame and matching metal hardware. It measures 21.7 inches by 25.7 inches by 15.7 inches in size.
What you’ll love: There is a top drawer and a bottom shelf for optimal storage. It comes in three attractive wood-inspired colors. You can purchase a single nightstand or a matching set of two. It’s sturdy and offers a lot for the price.
What you should consider: It is difficult to assemble.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Rolanstar Nightstand With Charging Station
What you need to know: This farmhouse nightstand is made from engineered wood with a built-in charging station and metal hardware. It measures 25.2 inches by 15.7 inches by 17.5 inches in size.
What you’ll love: It’s sturdy and easy to assemble. It plugs into the wall and has a charging panel on top with two outlets and two USB ports. There’s an edge around the top to keep items from falling on the floor. There’s a top drawer and a door that opens to two lower shelves. It comes in gray and rustic brown.
What you should consider: It looks great but it’s not built to last for a long time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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BBQ Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBQ)
Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of BBQ Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBQ), in connection with the proposed acquisition of BBQ by MTY Food Group Inc. via tender offer. Under the terms of the merger agreement, BBQ shareholders will receive $17.25 in cash for each share of BBQ common stock owned. If you own BBQ shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/bbq
Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMTX)
Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMTX), in connection with the proposed merger of GMTX with Disc Medicine, Inc. ("Disc"). Under the terms of the merger agreement, GMTX shareholders are expected to own approximately 28% of the combined company and Disc shareholders are expected to own approximately 72% of the combined company. If you own GMTX shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/gmtx
Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE)
Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE) in connection with the proposed merger of SAFE with iStar Inc. ("iStar"). Prior to the closing of the transaction, iStar will undergo a reverse stock split to reduce the number of iStar shares outstanding to be equal to the number of SAFE shares owned by iStar prior to the merger. Upon closing, the shares of Safehold owned by iStar will be retired and each share of Safehold not owned by iStar will be exchanged for one share of common stock of the newly combined company, New Safehold. If you own SAFE shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/safe
Hill International, Inc. (NYSE: HIL)
Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Hill International, Inc. (NYSE: HIL), in connection with the proposed merger of HIL with Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. via tender offer. Under the terms of the merger agreement, HIL shareholders will receive $2.85 in cash for each share of HIL common stock owned. If you own HIL shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/hil
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SINGAPORE, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Encentive.io, a protocol which enables developers to build their own decentralized exchange (DEX) and offer comprehensive DeFi functionality, has announced that it has launched on Arbitrum, a leading Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution developed by Offchain Labs. Developers building on Arbitrum will be able to set up their own DEX and offer DeFi services such as staking pools, air drops, lending and yield products using the shared liquidity system that Encentive provides.
About Arbitrum:
Arbitrum is a leading Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution developed by Offchain Labs. An Optimistic Rollup, Arbitrum provides ultra-fast, low-cost transactions with security derived from Ethereum. Launched in August 2021, the Arbitrum One mainnet beta now has $4B+ TVL and 300+ DeFi and NFT projects live in the ecosystem. Arbitrum One is fully EVM-compatible to the bytecode level. With the upcoming Nitro upgrade and the release of AnyTrust Chain, Arbitrum will further reduce costs and optimize performance.
Website: https://arbitrum.io
Twitter: https://twitter.com/arbitrum
Discord: https://discord.gg/arbitrum
About Encentive:
Encentive is the Web3 OS. Encentive host network, application and business layers enable one-click deployment of Web3 applications including DeFi,NFT,GameFi and more. Encentive also creates the world's first Fiat-DeFi payment system while open to third-party integrations of cross-chain bridge,derivatives and more.
Encentive provides an all-in-one multi-chain experience for customers and reduces the entry barrier of Web3 ecosystem for businesses. Our vision is to provide Web3 services to billions of Web3 users.
Website: https://encentive.io
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Encentive_io
Telegram: https://t.me/Encentive_official
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(The Hill) – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), a member of the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, on Friday said former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone did not contradict the testimony of previous witnesses when he met with the panel that day.
The meeting took place behind closed doors and came after explosive public testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to ex-Trump chief-of-staff Mark Meadows, that placed him as a central player in the behind-the-scenes drama at the White House on Jan. 6.
“Mr. Cipollone did appear voluntarily and answer a whole variety of questions. He did not contradict the testimony of other witnesses. And I think we did learn a few things, which we will be rolling out in the hearings to come,” Lofgren told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
“So I think it was a, you know, a grueling day for all involved — Mr. Cipollone and the staff and the members, but it was well worth it.”
Blizter asked if people could be assume that Cipollone confirmed the testimony offered by Hutchinson.
“Not contradicting is not the same as confirming,” Lofgren said.
“He could say so-and-so was wrong, which he did not say. There were things that he might not be present for, or, in some cases, couldn’t recall with precision. My sense was that he, as I say, he did appear voluntarily. I think he was candid with the committee. He was careful in his answers, and I believe that he was honest in his answers,” she said.
The House panel subpoenaed Cipollone following surprising testimony offered by Hutchinson.
Hutchinson said she had a conversation with him the morning of the riot, and he had stressed that Trump should not be taken to the Capitol that day, warning that “we’re going to get charged with every crime imaginable” if Trump went.
The former Meadows aide also testified that Cipollone had urged Meadows to take action on Jan. 6, at one point saying, “Mark, something needs to be done or people are going to die and the blood is going to be on your effing hands.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/cipollone-did-not-contradict-the-testimony-of-other-witnesses-in-meeting-with-jan-6-panel-lofgren-says/ | 2022-07-09T16:30:01Z |
POTOMAC, Md., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shulman Rogers welcomes Lita Rosario-Richardson (Shareholder) and Kandyce Hall (Associate) to the Firm. Most recently the principal of LITA ROSARIO, PLLC, a boutique entertainment and intellectual property law and consulting firm in Washington DC, Rosario-Richardson will lead the Firm's Entertainment Practice. Lita notes "Shulman Rogers offers a full cadre of services that will be of great benefit to my clients. Now all of their legal needs can be tended to under one roof."
Lita Rosario-Richardson is widely recognized for the legal advice she provides for creators in the arts and entertainment arena and her expertise in copyright recapture. She began her career in entertainment law as a co-founder/owner and VP of Business and Legal Affairs for University Music Entertainment, a music production company that produced multi-platinum recording artist Dru Hill, Mya and ultimately SisQó. Lita went on to represent such artists as Missy Elliott (and is responsible for Missy owning her copyrights), Crystal Waters, Tank and Robin S. She has secured back royalties for many artists and songwriters including, Peaches & Herb, Mr. Cheeks, Das EFX, and Big Pun. Lita has negotiated distribution and publishing agreements with all of the four major record distribution/music publishing companies including Warner Music Group, Sony/RCA, Universal Music Group, EMI/Capital Records as well as major television and cable companies, including Disney, UPN, TV One, BET, VIACOM/MTV, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, E! NETWORK and Universal Pictures.
Kandyce Hall assists clients with the drafting and negotiation of various agreements including music producer agreements, talent agreements, artist agreements, releases, appearance agreements and licensing agreements. She possesses significant experience in trademark clearance and trademark protection matters, and prepares and manages material for Copyright and Trademark filings, provides trademark counseling, conducts clearance searches and prosecutes trademark applications.
"We are thrilled to have Lita and Kandyce add breadth and depth to our Entertainment practice and bring their impressive portfolio of clients to Shulman Rogers", says Sam Spiritos, Managing Shareholder. "Combining their legal expertise in the entertainment arena with our full-service platform is sure to be a win-win for clients."
Shulman Rogers offers regional and national clients a full range of business and personal legal services. The Firm provides sophisticated, comprehensive counsel for clients in a broad array of areas including real estate, corporate and litigation, and a host of personal services. Visit ShulmanRogers.com.
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PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a convenient way to keep the necessary oral care products together at home or while traveling," said an inventor, from Akron, Ohio, "so I invented the SUPREME BRUSH ADVANTAGE. My design ensures that floss is readily available for use right after brushing your teeth."
The invention provides an improved oral care product. In doing so, it offers a convenient way to brush and floss teeth. As a result, it could enhance oral hygiene and health and it could save time and effort. The invention features a user-friendly design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the general population.
The original design was submitted to the Cleveland sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DKC-217, 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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Learn & Connect Is a Free Resource Providing Families With The Open Dialogue, Support Tools, And Researched Facts To Make Healthy, Confident Decisions
NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten Little, the go-to marketplace for curated kids essentials, today announced Learn & Connect, a free, safe, and no-judgment space where families are provided with unbiased facts and support tools on key parenting topics. Unlike most parenting platforms, Learn & Connect is free of charge or subscription and allows for two-way communication with experts and other parents.
"As parents ourselves, we've spent countless hours on Google and Facebook groups trying to find answers and hoping to connect with those who had similar experiences, often ending up overwhelmed and confused," said Ten Little Co-Founder and CEO Fatma Collins. "With Learn & Connect, parents have free access to easily digestible, expert-vetted answers to their need-to-know parenting questions as well as dedicated topic-specific spaces to chat with experts and parents who are going through similar struggles and joys on their child's developmental journey."
Launch topics include sleep, feeding, potty training, physical development & movement, and play & early learning. Under the "Sleep" topic, for example, you can find answers to most frequently asked questions such as "When should my child stop napping?", connect directly with sleep specialists, and learn from other parents on experiences like how meditation apps may be helping them or how sibling dynamics have affected their kids' sleep patterns.
"Learn & Connect is changing the game for parents," said Dr. Kailee Noland, PT, DPT, a pediatric physical therapist, mom of two, and one of Ten Little's featured experts to whom parents will have personalized access. "I love that Ten Little is decreasing the overwhelm of parenthood by sifting through the noise of the internet and curating simple, unbiased information for parents that provides a trusted support forum to connect and commiserate with each other during the high and low moments of parenthood."
Ten Little, whose personalized platform has continued to expand into new product categories, spanning from apparel and accessories to open-ended toys and seasonal play essentials, launched Learn & Connect to continue to serve their engaged community of parents that they have nurtured over the past two years. The company's goal has always been to ease the anxiety of parenthood, and they believe this is the natural next step in supporting the Ten Little community.
Ten Little is the go-to personalized marketplace for curated kids' essentials at every stage of growth. Created by two moms who are also ecommerce veterans, Ten Little is the answer to the questions every parent faces: What does my child need and when? And what are my best options? Ten Little offers vetted, sustainable, and safe items children need for healthy mind and body development, and more importantly, the expert guidance and recommendations to support parents along the way, including reminders on when it may be time to size up.
Sustainability and giving back have been a part of Ten Little's mission from the beginning with eco-conscious decisions in both products they manufacture themselves and those they curate from partner brands. Earlier this year, Ten Little also launched Give a Little, the largest nationwide donation directory for kids' goods to help families in need and reduce waste.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial space leader Axiom Space today announced it has been awarded the first task order of NASA's Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) Contract. Under the terms of the task order, which has a base value of $228.5 million, the Houston-based company will build the space agency's next generation astronaut spacesuits to support the Artemis lunar missions. The new spacesuits by Axiom Space will provide astronauts with advanced capabilities for space exploration while providing NASA commercially developed human systems needed to access, live, and work in microgravity as well as on and around the Moon.
This is the first task order awarded under the firm fixed price contract Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract, which extends over a 10-year ordering period and allows for two additional years for completion of services. Authorization to perform work under the xEVAS contract occurs through the issuance of NASA task orders not to exceed $3.1B with a ceiling of $3.5B for all services.
"Our team at Axiom Space is honored to be awarded this first task order to build the next-generation spacesuit. We are excited to provide our expertise to meet NASA's exploration needs, while simultaneously serving our commercial customers in low Earth orbit and fulfill future space station goals that enable a commercial space economy," said Michael Suffredini, Axiom Space's President & CEO. "Our modernized, evolvable spacesuits will enable rapid upgrades to implement better, safer technologies over time, ensuring our astronauts are always equipped with high performing, robust equipment. We look forward to providing our space pioneers with advanced tools needed to further humanity's permanent expansion off the planet."
NASA will land the first woman on the Moon wearing Axiom's xEVAS spacesuits beginning with Artemis III. Using innovative technologies and a flexible design, the xEVAS will enable exploration of more of the lunar surface than ever before. Returning to the Moon is vital for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and inspiration for a new generation of explorers: the Artemis Generation. Maintaining American leadership in space exploration will build a global alliance and advance deep space exploration to benefit all of humanity.
Axiom's xEVAS spacesuits accommodate a wide range of crew members. Building off NASA's xEMU spacesuit design, the Axiom spacesuits are created to provide increased flexibility and specialized tools to accomplish exploration needs and expand scientific opportunities in space. The xEVAS spacesuits design includes life support, pressure garments, and avionics. The Axiom Space team will provide xEVA systems training and real-time operations support to NASA, among other services.
Axiom Space has partnered with a strong team of industry experts on this contract including KBR, Air-Lock, Arrow Science and Technology, David Clark Company, Paragon Space Development Corporation, Sophic Synergistics, and A-P-T Research.
Axiom Space, the premier provider of human spaceflight services and developer of human-rated space infrastructure, is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. Axiom is opening new markets in low-Earth orbit through operating end-to-end missions to the International Space Station while privately developing its successor – a permanent commercial destination in Earth's orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. More information about Axiom and its generational mission can be found at www.axiomspace.com
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Equity In Aging Collaborative will advocate for use of Elder Index to determine program eligibility
ARLINGTON, Va., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Council on Aging (NCOA), in collaboration with the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is launching the Equity In Aging Collaborative—a coalition of 25 national and local organizations that will advocate for a better way to measure the true cost of living as Americans age.
"Inflation is decimating the little financial security older adults might have coming out of the pandemic," said Ramsey Alwin, NCOA President and CEO. "But even before that, the federal poverty level failed to reflect older adults' real needs to age with dignity. The Equity in Aging Collaborative will work to ensure that the programs millions of people rely on actually keep pace with the costs of aging in America."
The Collaborative will build on 15 years of experience with the Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index, or Elder Index. Developed by the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Elder Index is a measure of the income older adults need to meet their basic needs and age in place with dignity, factoring in household size, geography, housing, health care, transportation, food, and other daily essentials.
The Collaborative will advocate for the adoption of the Elder Index and for improving the standard-of-living measures used to determine eligibility for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, taxes, food assistance, and housing support.
"All too often, discussions of economic security lay blame on individuals and their inability to 'save for retirement'. Most of us, however, work hard throughout our lives," said Mary O'Donnell, President of RRF Foundation for Aging. "Despite this, financial struggles in later life are distressingly common. These result from larger economic forces beyond our control, systemic inequities, and an insufficient safety net. RRF Foundation for Aging is pleased to support this initiative, which will highlight the need to rethink economic security in later life."
The Equity in Aging Collaborative is made possible by a grant from the RRF Foundation for Aging. For more information, please visit RRF.org.
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is the national voice for every person's right to age well. We believe that how we age should not be determined by gender, color, sexuality, income, or zip code. Working with thousands of national and local partners, we provide resources, tools, best practices, and advocacy to ensure every person can age with health and financial security. Founded in 1950, we are the oldest national organization focused on older adults. Learn more at www.ncoa.org and @NCOAging.
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Ohtani homers again, leads Angels past A’s 4-1
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered for the second consecutive game, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics. A day after becoming the third Japanese-born player to reach 100 homers in the major leagues, Ohtani belted No. 101. His eighth homer this season was a 425-foot drive deep into the right-field stands off a first-inning sinker from Frankie Montas. Mike Trout, who singled ahead of Ohtani, scored. Patrick Sandoval pitched into the sixth inning and got back on track after a pair of rocky outings to help the Angels move 11 games above .500 for the first time since July 28, 2015. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/15/ohtani-homers-again-leads-angels-past-as-4-1/ | 2022-05-16T09:54:16Z |
World's First AI Artist Unveils Debut Fashion Collection, Created from Digital Waste and Upcycled Materials
NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tilda, the first ever artist Artificial Intelligence developed by LG AI Research, is pleased to unveil her first solo capsule collection of sustainably crafted clothing following a successful debut at New York Fashion Week in February. Tilda's "Digital Upcycling Project" speaks to her values as an artist and environmental activist, presenting a handmade collection of 30 garments created entirely from discarded and repurposed materials, both physical and digital. Launching exclusively in the Metaverse on World Environment Day, June 5th, 2022, the collection spotlights the issues of digital and physical waste with the hopes of spreading awareness for the little things we can all do to improve our carbon footprint for a better planet.
The Digital Upcycling Project by Tilda was born from Tilda's first experience at Fashion Week, and her collaboration on the "Flowers on Venus" runway collection with designer YounHee Park of Greedilous. Tilda was tasked with creating art that would appear on the clothing, and after creating a large quantity of unique images, only 13 images were ultimately utilized in the final collection. All the images that failed to make the runway were dumped as discarded data into the virtual landfill.
'Digital waste' refers to this type of stagnant, unused data that contributes to our carbon footprint by using up storage energy. In such a digitally accelerated era, digital waste is a viable threat to the environmental movement. Though often overlooked, the carbon emissions produced by one office worker's annual emails is equal to the carbon produced by a large vehicle traveling 200 miles. The energy costs of storing digital waste are a key contributor to our overall carbon emission levels.
Each year, 92 million tons of fabric are discarded globally as waste. That's equivalent to one truckload of clothing thrown away every second. Figures predict this number will surpass 130 million tons by 2030. Far beyond the standards manageable by urban landfills, this necessitates the need to dispose of excess clothing waste in surrounding deserts and natural environments. Additionally, if you take into consideration that 200 tons of water are expended to produce a single ton of fabric, the end-to-end processes of clothing industries are serious menaces to environmental efforts.
Such is the context motivating Tilda's venture into 'digital upcycling'. Tilda created a new form of fashion using digital waste combined with secondhand denim and fabrics combined to incorporate brand new designs made from the previously discarded images she'd drawn for Fashion Week. The existing images were reinterpreted into various combinations (items, colors, patterns, etc.) to act as sources for the upcycled designs. If we break down the overall process, two instances of upcycling occur in Tilda's Digital Upcycling collection: the upcycled digital waste which were the remnants of Fashion Week, and the physical upcycling of secondhand denim and fabrics.
The Digital Upcycling Project by Tilda is comprised of 13 jackets, 14 trousers, and 3 hats, with each garment utterly one of a kind and unique. The jackets adhere to a traditional workwear style, reminiscent of classic denim jackets but reinterpreted in boro style, naturally incorporating a variety of discarded denim fibers. Boro is a class of textile that has been mended or patched together – an ideal style to reflect Tilda's ideology and environmentally-conscious ethos. The denim trousers are similarly constructed, with colorful warps and wefts woven throughout, recalling Tilda's enigmatic artwork. The hats, meanwhile, follow similar construction techniques rendering each singular and rare.
The Digital Upcycling Project by Tilda took into consideration the issue of digital waste partnered with the estimated 234 megatons of clothing discarded every year, recombining the discarded to create a zero-waste, completely upcycled clothing line that proves society can take steps towards making the fashion cycle a little more sustainable.
The concept and execution of Tilda's collection reflect her direct advocacy and participation in the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) World Environment Day initiative - a major creative backbone of the Digital Upcycling Project. Tilda's campaign is an officially registered global event under the UNEP's Earth Action Numbers program, calling for transformative environmental action under the World Environment Day #OnlyOneEarth movement.
While we may feel like we're all stuck in an endless loop of waste and planetary destruction, Tilda remains hopeful and optimistic about the future. There are little things we can do each day to minimize our carbon footprint and eliminate waste – both physical and digital.
Tilda's logic is surprisingly powerful in its simplicity: "I achieved zero-waste by upcycling my own digital waste. The least people can do is help reduce digital waste by clearing out their email inboxes, right?"
Her logic indicates Tilda's firm belief that each one of us can play a key role in minimizing waste in the digital space. While we may not think of sending an email as contributing to waste, 4g of carbon are emitted for every outgoing email. As a single unit, it may not seem like much, but on a global perspective, every single email sent and stored contributes to our energy problem. If 2.3 billion internet users each deleted just ten emails, this would account for 1.7 million GB of energy saved on data archiving.
And while it may be up to manufacturers to slow the production process that creates such excessive waste physically, we can all explore creative and unconventional ways to upcycle our belongings beyond their 'intended' method and period of use, instead of automatically tossing them away.
This is why on World Environment Day, Tilda is taking a big step forward by releasing her collection globally online at dupbytilda.com. Each collection piece will be displayed in 3D, 360° view within Tilda's uniquely themed Metaverse store for users to view and apply for purchase. All proceeds from the collection will be donated to supporting marginalized artists who support environmental causes.
Tilda was created through LG AI Research, originally launched with the simple goal of building a true playground for AI scientists and advancing AI technology for a better life. This playground allows AI scientists to freely play with unique challenges that they have never seen before, all in the pursuit of making lives more valuable via technology. Tilda is the latest iteration of LG AI Research and represents the very latest in AI innovation. She specializes in illustration, pattern design, and can create brand-new images using EXAONE (LG's latest multi-modal super-giant AI model) as her brain to study from millions of learning data.
Tilda utilizes EXAONE's knowledge over vision-language multimodality to create high-quality images from text and vice versa. Tilda is truly the first of her kind, and Digital Upcycling Project focuses on her core messages of environmental responsibility – this time in the form of reducing digital waste that contributes to our carbon footprint.
For more information on the Digital Upcycling Project by Tilda collection, please visit https://www.dupbytilda.com/
For more information on LG AI Research, please visit https://www.lgresearch.ai/
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Sage partnership will accelerate expansion of Cloud at Work's Canadian customer base; company builds new data center in Toronto to give Canadian customers robust data security, assured application uptime and data compliance.
NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud at Work (www.thecloudatwork.com), a purpose-built Sage hosting solution, today announced it has been named by Sage Canada as an approved Strategic Hosting Provider to help Sage Partners migrate Canadian customers to the cloud. Cloud at Work allows Sage customers who are currently using on-premises solutions, including Sage X3, Sage 100, Sage 300, and Sage CRE, to realize the increased performance, efficiencies and financial benefits of SaaS, with the Sage support and SaaS expertise of the Cloud at Work team.
A new state-of-the-art data center based in Toronto adds to Cloud at Work's two data centers based in the U.S., and gives Canadian customers robust data security, assured application uptime, and data compliance for those required to house their data in-country.
"Today's announcement is recognition of Cloud at Work's hard-won reputation for providing Sage customers across the U.S. with a world-class cloud experience, and Sage's trust in our ability to deliver the same high level of performance for their customers across Canada," said Tyler Bower, Director of Cloud and Hosting at Cloud at Work. "Building the data center in Toronto demonstrates our investment in and commitment to our Canadian customers, in meeting the demand for a robust, reliable, compliant hosting environment that unleashes the power of their business."
"Cloud at Work has a proven track record in providing our U.S. customers with reliable, secure, high-performance cloud hosting, which is why our Canadian customers should be delighted with today's news," said Daniel Oh, Country Manager (interim), Sage Canada. "With their SaaS knowledge and Sage product expertise, Cloud at Work's new data center will better serve our customers with Canadian data residency needs. We look forward to the Cloud at Work team continuing to support our Canadian customers and helping them adapt to change, smoothly migrating their Sage applications to the cloud, and giving them the agility needed to succeed in today's challenging business environment."
Cloud at Work offers secure, scalable technology and a great user experience via an experienced Sage team in North America and works seamlessly with Sage Business Partners to fast-track best-in-class cloud solutions that fit specific needs and improve business processes.
Cloud at Work recently received Sage's accreditation as a Sage X3 Strategic Hosting Provider, adding to previous accreditation as a Sage 100, Sage 300, and Sage CRE Strategic Hosting Provider, validating the strength of the company's SaaS and Sage application expertise. Cloud at Work's recent SOC 2 certification assures customers of maximum data security and business continuity, further demonstrating the company's commitment to client trust and care in helping unleash the power of their business.
Cloud at Work gives users of Sage applications more capabilities and control to increase business performance using their technology investments. With a knowledgeable, highly responsive team of Sage application experts and advanced cloud hosting solutions personalized to customer strengths, Cloud at Work helps its customers pivot more quickly to capitalize on new business opportunities and resolve issues faster. Businesses using Sage trust Cloud at Work to help them achieve higher levels of business productivity and resiliency that outpace competitors and help them capture more market share.
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Eligible California Clients Can Join FLEXmarket™
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cultivation Warehouse, a premier provider of services and equipment for controlled environment agriculture, is now a Recurve FLEXmarket ™ aggregator. Recurve, is a leading provider of energy monitoring software that allows clients to more accurately measure, monitor and verify energy usage.
The Recurve platform allows a building to become a "virtual power plant" with the ability to measure demand reduction at peak hours. This approach helps customers reduce energy costs, supports decarbonization goals and helps mitigate the looming grid crisis, while improving building efficiency, air quality, and resiliency.
As a FlexMarket™ aggregator, Cultivation Warehouse can assist clients in estimating potential savings, identify financing options for upgrades and retrofits and provide ongoing payments for demand reduction during peak periods.
Initially available in selected California energy markets, proposed federal legislation within the Inflation Reduction Act will fund energy flexibility to the tune of $4.3 billion which will flow to states to support "performance-based, whole-building" programs like FLEXmarket ™.
Rather than focusing on traditional "measures," FLEXmarket ™ determines outcomes at the meter using transparent open-source M&V and pays for those delivered outcomes. The Recurve platform analyzes and values metered energy consumption changes based on energy savings and the grid value of their impact depending on timing, location, and greenhouse gas emissions.
"We're proud to partner with Recurve and the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) as they continue to develop options to reduce energy consumption and costs. LED lighting and HVAC retrofits present the most significant opportunities for an indoor grower to benefit from a retrofit or a load balancing program to reduce costs and even earn money by reducing demand at a peak intervals." according to CW principal Eric Paulin.
For more information on Recurve or other energy saving opportunities and to determine eligibility contact Cultivation Warehouse
Cultivation Warehouse is a CEA design and equipment solutions firm specializing in commercial cannabis cultivation and other vertical farming applications. Eric Paulin and Eric "Shed" Shedlarski have been involved in some of the most successful regulated cannabis cultivation projects in North America and beyond; building out and optimizing 10's of millions of square feet of grows.
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Gro Intelligence launches the first publicly available interactive tool on key agricultural commodities for 49 African countries
NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the United Nations Security Council's session on Conflict and Global Food Security, Gro Intelligence's CEO, Sara Menker, spoke about the growing global food crisis, its disproportionate impact on lower-income countries, and the policy actions that can be taken by governments around the world to mitigate these effects. As part of a broader response to this crisis, Gro Intelligence is launching the Food Security Tracker for Africa, the first-of-its-kind, interactive tool that makes real-time agricultural data on 49 out of 54 African countries publicly available in one location. With The Rockefeller Foundation's support, this information will make it easier for countries around the world to navigate the unprecedented challenges connected to the current global food crisis.
The Food Security Tracker for Africa provides free access to real-time data about the supply and demand of major crops, including corn, soy, wheat, and rice for African countries. By combining data on drought, crop conditions, prices, supply and demand all in one place, users will be able to develop more effective solutions and emergency response plans to the growing shortages of key agricultural commodities across the continent.
Environmental, economic, and political shocks have caused rising food prices and created shortages of major crop staples worldwide. At the same time, companies across the global agricultural supply chain face significant blind spots, donors are unable to accurately direct funds, and governments are left scrambling for alternative sources of supply without the necessary full knowledge of where it is needed most. In response, Gro is collaborating with The Rockefeller Foundation to give the public greater access to critical data, which will help fill the gaps in accurate supply and demand coverage for major crops in Africa.
"The world must act now to respond to the global food emergency and alleviate the human suffering and global instability it is causing," said Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation. "Gro Intelligence's powerful new tool gives global leaders the data they need to not only respond to the crisis in the short term, but also lay the groundwork for a more stable, sustainable food system over the long term."
Understanding the Impact of the Global Food Crisis
Even before the war in Ukraine, the World Food Programme (WFP) estimated 810 million people did not have enough to eat. According to recent data from the International Monetary Fund, poor country households spend up to 60% of their budgets on food, compared to just 10% for the average household in advanced economies. Unable to weather the shock of rising food prices, lower-income countries are also being asked to pay out more than $300 billion in interest payments and debt repayments while many global organizations focused on food security are facing significant funding shortages – as Ms. Menker and Dr. Shah explained in a recent New York Times op-ed.
"By combining cutting-edge technology and humanitarian relief efforts and leveraging the private sector for public use, our collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation will help strengthen food security initiatives, address inequities, and build a sustainable world for all," said Ms. Menker. "With this new tool, governments, companies, and humanitarian organizations will be better equipped to anticipate food shortages, direct relief, and improve strategic planning in response to the unprecedented level of supply and demand shocks that have caused global food insecurity."
Leveraging the Power of the Gro Platform
"To create a more comprehensive picture, the Gro team, which includes both domain experts and technologists, leveraged our platform and the scaling power of our machine-learning models to quickly and accurately provide needed data," said Will Osnato, Senior Research Analyst at Gro Intelligence. "With support from The Rockefeller Foundation, we will offer agricultural balance sheets that denote supply and demand of corn, soy, wheat, and rice for the next year. In addition, the tool has been tested and reviewed by our analyst team and methodologies are made available to fully encompass the transparency and objectivity of our platform."
In addition to real-time supply and demand data, this tool makes useful metrics for 49 out of 54 African countries publicly available for the first time, including:
- Gro's Production Forecast – Production estimates are calculated using Gro's machine learning-based yield forecasts, which incorporate real-time environmental data and historical production data to predict available supply.
- Gro's Stocks-to-Use Ratio – A country's reserves of a specific crop is an indicator of food security. A stocks-to-use ratio shows the relationship between stocks and usage. Gro's Stocks-to-Use Ratio is calculated as total food calorie stocks at the end of the marketing year – a period of one year designated to production analysis of a specific commodity. This number is then divided by total food calorie demand (domestic consumption + exports) across the four crops in the selected region. It is highly correlated to prices over the season.
- Cropland-Weighted Gro Drought Index (GDI) – The proprietary Gro Drought Index is the world's first high resolution global agricultural drought index. The GDI measures drought severity on a scale from "0" (no drought) to "5" (exceptional drought). The index is global, offering data on the continent, country, state, and district level and updates weekly on the interactive tool and daily on the Gro platform. The values shown on the tool are weighted by cropland area at the district level for each country.
- Crop-Area Weighted Vegetative Health Index (NDVI) – NDVI is a key satellite-based indicator of plant health, used to forecast crop production, supply, and price. Lower NDVI signals lower levels of production.
- Prices – Price series were selected based on Free-on-board (FOB) export prices from the largest import supplier for the selected country. If the country is not a significant importer, then representative global prices were selected.
For more information visit the Food Security Tracker for Africa here or contact Gro Intelligence at support@gro-intelligence.com.
About Gro Intelligence
Gro Intelligence works with companies, financial institutions, humanitarian organizations, and governments to forecast risks to food security that may result in food or hunger crises. Our food security platform serves as a single source of truth and an early warning hub that provides up-to-date information, insights, and analysis across the value chain. The platform predicts future trends and promotes proactive, evidence-based decision-making to improve our partners' food security. See more on our work with the public sector here.
About The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering philanthropy built on collaborative partnerships at the frontiers of science, technology, and innovation to enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish. We work to promote the well-being of humanity and make opportunity universal. Our focus is on scaling renewable energy for all, stimulating economic mobility, and ensuring equitable access to healthy and nutritious food. For more information, sign up for our newsletter at rockefellerfoundation.org and follow us on Twitter @RockefellerFdn.
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Idaho Field of Heroes Memorial returns in Pocatello
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - The Idaho Field of Heroes Memorial returned to Pocatello for the 18th year in a row.
The memorial will be held at Century High School’s soccer fields from Friday, May 27, until Memorial Day, May 30.
“We hope that everyone will find some time during their Memorial Day weekend to stop by and pay tribute to the men and women who have died while serving our country,” Bannock County Veteran Services Coordinator and event organizer Melissa Hartman said. “This is a great way for the whole family to honor and remember the sacrifices our fallen soldiers made for all of us.”
Nearly 7,000 markers are placed in the field to represent every service member who died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. An additional 96 markers will represent the service members with an Idaho connection who have died since 9/11.
The event will kick off with a dedication ceremony at 10:00 a.m. Friday. The field will then be open to the public 24 hours a day until the closing ceremony at 6:00 p.m. Monday.
The annual Run to Remember is scheduled for 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. on May 28. Those interested can register at the track at 8:00 a.m. that morning for a $10 donation that goes towards the cost of setting up the memorial. The first 100 people to register will receive a free goodie bag and T-shirt sponsored by Concentrix.
Organizers are looking for local talent of all ages to participate in the USO Show on Saturday, May 28 at 2:00 p.m. Singers, dancers, musicians, poets, and actors are wanted to make a patriotic-themed talent show the whole family can enjoy. Registration will be open until all the performance slots are filled.
Full schedule of events:
Friday, May 27
- 10:00 a.m. – Dedication Ceremony
- 6:00 p.m. – Youth Ceremony
- 7:00 p.m. – Flag Folding Ceremony
- Saturday, May 28
- 8:00 a.m. – Run to Remember registration opens
- 8:30-11:00 a.m. – Run to Remember
- 11:00-2:00 p.m. – Children’s Activities (sponsored by Primary Care Specialists)
- 2:00 p.m. – USO Show
- 3:30 p.m. – Stasia Acrobats
- 7:00 p.m. – Flag Folding Ceremony
Sunday, May 29
- 6:00 p.m. – Special Musical Event w/ Shawn Barnby & Friends
- 7:00 p.m. – Flag Folding Ceremony
- 8:00 p.m. – Silent Wounds Candlelight Vigil
- Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day)
- 5:45 p.m. – POW*MIA Thunder Run Tribute
- 6:00 p.m. – Closing Ceremony | https://localnews8.com/news/pocatello/2022/05/27/idaho-field-of-heroes-memorial-returns-in-pocatello-2/ | 2022-05-27T17:29:02Z |
Saturday roundup: Jackson's Alvin Altman wins district tennis championship
Jackson junior Alvin Altman will head to the state boys tennis tournament as a district champion.
Altman won his semifinal match 6-2, 6-2 against Walsh Jesuit senior Caleb Miller, then rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 win in the championship match against Warren Harding senior Anthony Payiaivas during Saturday’s Division I district tennis tournament at Springside Athletic Club.
Altman, the Canton sectional champion, already had punched his ticket to next week’s state tournament in Mason by winning two matches on Thursday to advance to the district semifinals.
Jackson’s doubles team of seniors Ryan Kelley and Lucas Immel also is heading to Mason for the state tournament after winning two matches on Thursday. On Saturday, Kelley and Immel lost 7-6, 6-3 to University School’s Dean Kirchick and Nathan Mu in a semifinal match, then fell to Avon’s AJ Sidoti and Luke LeMaster 6-4, 7-5 in the third-place match to finish fourth.
Kirchick and Mu went on to win the district championship.
GlenOak freshman Dylan Wiles missed on a chance to earn a state berth in singles Saturday. Wiles lost in a consolation bracket match against Highland junior Elijah Hadler 6-2, 6-3.
HIGH SCHOOL BOX SCORES
Baseball
Regular season
Jackson 12, Mayfield 5
Mayfield - 003 - 200 - 0 — 5 - 7 - 1
Jackson - 900 - 012 - x — 12 - 6 - 1
W: Olivieri 4-1. L: Delbelso 0-1. Notes: Jack Faflik (J) 2-for-3, 3B, 3 RBIs, run. Jackson bullpen 3.1 scoreless IPs. Records: Mayfield 13-12, Jackson 20-7.
More:Stark County-area high school baseball and softball statistical leaders, week of May 16
Hoover 8, St. Vincent-St. Mary 3
SV-SM - 002 - 100 - 0 — 3 - 3 - 1
Hoover - 300 - 050 - x — 8 - 8 - 5
Miskinis, Adamczyk (2), Christie (4), Bronowski (5), Cody (6) and Bronowski, Kurkey (5). Ashby, Bille (4), Ware (7) and Popovich, Stangelo (4). W: Bille. L: Christie. Notes: Carson Dyrlund (H) 3-for-3, 2 RBIs, run. Nick Vardavas (H) 3B, 2B. Mason Bille (H), Tanner Ware (H) 3.2 combined scoreless IPs, 1 hit. Records: SV-SM 15-11, Hoover 16-7.
Lake 3, GlenOak 2
Lake - 110 - 000 - 01 — 3 - 6 - 1
GlenOak - 200 - 000 - 00 — 2 - 5 - 2
W: Lippe 3-1. L: Reich. Notes: Grant Nehrenz (L) game-winning RBI 1B. Adam Lippe (L) 8 IPs, 1 ER. Mason Champagne (L) 1B, 2B, 2 runs. Records: Lake 17-10, 7-5; GlenOak 15-11, 5-7.
More:Luke Yoder, Brody Pumneo help Fairless Falcons track and field team soar at district meet
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Salem Division II district
Team scores
1, Salem 112.50; 2, St. Vincent-St. Mary 84; 3, Fairless 83; 4, Marlington 62; 5 (tie), West Branch 53, South Range 53; 7, Manchester 45; 8, Buchtel 40; 9, Ursuline 35; 10, Field 23.50; 11, Coventry 22; 12, Rootstown 17; 13, Poland Seminary 11; 14, Struthers 10; 15, Canton South 4; 16, Springfield 1.
Area regional qualifiers
(Top four advance to Austintown regional)
Shot put: x-1, Josiah Cox (Manchester) 57-8.25; 4, Blake Mong (Manchester) 46-5. High jump: 1, Kyle Filkill (Manchester) 6-1; 3, Hunter Campbell (Fairless) 6-0. 110 hurdles: 3, Ryan Irwin (West Branch) 15.51. 100: 1, Luke Yoder (Fairless) 10.99. 800 relay: 2, Fairless (Brant Marchand, Carson Colucci, Tayler Buttermore, Luke Yoder) 1:31.98. 1,600: 1, Liam Blake (Marlington) 4:22.98; 2, Colin Cernansky (Marlington) 4:23.27; 3, Josiah Hicks (West Branch) 4:23.38. 400 relay: 4, Fairless (Gavin Conley, Tayler Buttermore, Maxwell Kirby, Luke Yoder) 44.62. 400: 4, Dru DeShields (West Branch) 51.21. 800: x-1, Brody Pumneo (Fairless) 1:54.94; 4, Colin Cernansky (Marlington) 1:57.42. 200: 1, Luke Yoder (Fairless) 22.50. 3,200: 1, Noah Graham (Marlington) 9:44.97; 2, Nash Minor (Marlington) 9:49.51; 3, Josiah Hicks (West Branch) 9:54.52. 1,600 relay: 3, Fairless (Brant Marchand, Maxwell Kirby, Carson Colucci, Brody Pumneo) 3:30.54.
x-Meet record
Orrville Division II district
Team scores
1, Keystone 135; 2, Brookside 68.50; 3, Black River 67; 4, Orrville 66.50; 5, Waynedale 61, 6; Fairview 48; 7, Northwestern 35; 8, Triway 29; 9, Chippewa 28; 10, Northwest 27; 11, Holy Name 26; 12, Elyria Catholic 24; 13, Tuslaw 19; 14, Lutheran West 12; 15, Firelands 8; 16, Clearview 7.
Area regional qualifiers
(Top four advance to Austintown regional)
Shot put: 3, Hunter Makowski (Tuslaw) 48-11.25. 800: 3, Joe Rolko (Tuslaw) 2:02.14. 3,200: 2, Mario Zito (Northwest) 10:10.26.
West Holmes Division II district
Team scores
1, West Holmes 92; 2, Garaway 79; 3, Beaver Local 74; 4, Claymont 68.50; 5, Indian Valley 68; 6, Minerva 60; 7, River View 55; 8, Ridgewood 38; 9, Coshocton 31; 10, Carrollton 27; 11, Harrison Central 21; 12 (tie), Richmond Edison 16, East Liverpool 16; 14, Sandy Valley 15.50.
Area regional qualifiers
(Top four advance to Chillicothe regional)
1,600: 1, Connor Shingleton (Minerva) 4:33.09. 400 relay: 4, Carrollton (Brock Smith, Zach Martin, Austin Colletti, Nathan Baker) 45.07. 300 hurdles: 4, Garrett Ault (Minerva) 42.25. 800: 1, Connor Shingleton (Minerva) 1:59.56. 200: 2, Nathan Baker (Carrollton) 22.82. 3,200: 1, Grasyn Rettig (Minerva) 10:20.13; 3, Mason Steele (Minerva) 10:37.10. 1,600 relay: 4, Minerva (Bronson Ford, Garrett Ault, Brandon Davis, Connor Shingleton) 3:36.08.
More:'Super grateful': Marlington's Bella Graham races into regional meet with girls distance sweep
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Salem Division II district
Team scores
1, Salem 110.50; 2, St. Vincent-St. Mary 96; 3, Buchtel 75; 4, West Branch 73.50; 5, Marlington 70; 6, Field 68.50; 7, Fairless 48; 8, Manchester 38; 9, Coventry 22.50; 10, Canton South 21; 11, Struthers 8; 12, South Range 7; 13, Poland Seminary 6; 14, Springfield 3.
Area regional qualifiers
(Top four advance to Austintown regional)
Discus: 3, Lauren Keithley (Marlington) 114-1. Long jump: 1, Ariana Painter (Marlington) 17-0.50; 4, Ramsey Dennison (Manchester) 15-5.50. 100 hurdles: Elizabeth Mason (Marlington) 15.81 800 relay: 3, West Branch (Kennedy Berger, Lauren Gossett, Anna Lippiatt, Sophia Gregory) 1:45.01. 1,600: 1, Bella Graham (Marlington) 5:10.20; 4, Clarice Martin (West Branch) 5:46.46. 400 relay: 3, West Branch (Lauren Gossett, Kennedy Berger, Anna Lippiatt, Zoe Sanders) 50.89. 400: 2, Sophia Gregory (West Branch) 57.54. 300 hurdles: 4, Kamryn Kondrach (Fairless) 48.14. 800: 4, Kaylee Burcaw (West Branch) 2:25.23. 3,200: 1, Bella Graham (Marlington) 11:26.24. 1,600 relay: 3, West Branch (Lauren Gossett, Emily Sprowl, Kaylee Burcaw, Sophia Gregory) 4:09.15.
Orrville Division II district
Team scores
1, Norwayne 146.50; 2, Brookside 87; 3, Chippewa 61; 4, Fairview 60.50; 5 (tie), Triway 50, Firelands 50; 7, Northwest 49, 8, Tuslaw 44.50; 9, Holy Name 38; 10, Elyria Catholic 33; 11, Keystone 27.50; 12, Lutheran West 16.
Area regional qualifiers
(Top four advance to Austintown regional)
Pole vault: 3, Olivia Lazarus (Northwest) 8-4. 1,600: 2, Malena Cybak (Tuslaw) 5:16.59. 400: 3, Ashlyn Stark (Northwest) 1:01.81; 4, Ashley Eberhardt (Tuslaw) 1:02.99. 800: 2, Malena Cybak (Tuslaw) 2:18.26. 3,200: 3, Lucie Doubet (Northwest) 12:32.67. 1,600 relay: 4, Tuslaw (Ashley Eberhardt, Rylee Stookey, Georgia Huffman, Malena Cybak) 4:22.14.
West Holmes Division II district
Team scores
1, Tusky Valley 124; 2, West Holmes 114; 3, Minerva 93; 4, Claymont 66; 5, Beaver Local 61; 6, Indian Valley 46.50; 7, Carrollton 46; 8, Sandy Valley 42; 9, River View 26; 10, Harrison Central 19.50; 11, Richmond Edison 14; 12, Coshocton 5; 13, East Liverpool 4.
Area regional qualifiers
(Top four advance to Chillicothe regional)
Discus: 2, Brook Stookey (Tusky Valley) 117-0. Long jump: 2, Cleo Mueller (Minerva) 17-0.25; 3, Abby Wheeler (Minerva) 16-11.50. Pole vault: 3, Aliyah Ross (Tusky Valley) 8-6. 100 hurdles: 2, Emma Benner (Tusky Valley) 16.58. 100: 3, Alaina Heller (Sandy Valley) 13.54. 800 relay: 1, Tusky Valley (Emma Benner, Cara Pipitone, Leah Bourquin, Ella McElwee) 1:49.49; 2, Carrollton (Elizabeth Potts, Elizabeth Funkhouser, Bri Shockey, Josie Burgett) 1:51.08. 1,600: 1, Hannah Wyler (Tusky Valley) 5:07.68; 2, Hera Hoffee (Minerva) 5:24.55; 3, Kayla Crissman (Minerva) 5:33.57; 4, Casey Russell (Sandy Valley) 5:37.94. 400 relay: 1, Tusky Valley (Cara Pipitone, Sally Ray, Leah Bourquin, Emma Benner) 52.65; 4, Carrollton (Elizabeth Potts, Sophia Glass, Bri Shockey, Alicia Lebbano) 53.83. 400: 1, Ella McElwee (Tusky Valley) 1:01.19. 300 hurdles: 2, Emma Funkhouser (Carrollton) 49.25; 4, Emma Benner (Tusky Valley) 50.74. 800: 1, Hannah Wyler (Tusky Valley) 2:20.92; 2, Jenna Cassidy (Minerva) 2:24.03; 3, Josie Burgett (Carrollton) 2:24.75. 200: 3, Ella McElwee (Tusky Valley) 27.95; 4, Cleo Mueller (Minerva) 28.43. 3,200: 1, Hannah Wyler (Tusky Valley) 11:49.10; 2, Hannah Ison (Minerva) 12:07.11; 4, Caitlyn Hopple (Minerva) 12:25.12. 1,600 relay: 1, Tusky Valley (Hannah Wyler, Cara Pipitone, Leah Bourquin, Ella McElwee) 4:12.44; 2, Sandy Valley (Kaydence Hoover, Alaina Heller, Casey Russell, Lexi Tucci) 4:15.43; 4, Minerva (Jenna Cassidy, Kayla Crissman, Annabelle Crissman, Lilah Sanor) 4:23.36.
More:Distance sweep: Sofia Istnick helps Jackson girls track and field land 12th district title
Upcoming Stark County-area high school tournament schedule
MONDAY
BASEBALL
DIVISION I
Euclid district semifinal
Jackson vs. Kenston, 5 p.m.
DIVISION II
Louisville district semifinals
Marlington vs. Streetsboro, 2 p.m.
Louisville vs. Salem, 5 p.m.
DIVISION III
Copley district semifinals
Central Catholic vs. Hawken, 2 p.m.
Elyria Catholic vs. Black River, 5 p.m.
Creston district semifinals
Manchester vs. Waynedale, 2 p.m.
Smithville vs. Gilmour Academy, 5 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Division I Region 2
Jackson vs. Avon, at Green, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY
BASEBALL
DIVISION I
Canton district semifinals
Lake vs. Boardman, 2 p.m.
Hoover vs. Dover, 5
Macedonia district semifinals
Massillon vs. Mayfield, 1
Walsh Jesuit vs. Ellet, 4:30
Euclid district semifinal
Willoughby S. vs. Mentor, 5
DIVISION IV
Struthers district semifinals
Warren JFK vs. Lisbon Anderson, 5
Lake Center vs. Heartland Chr., 5
WEDNESDAY
BASEBALL
DIVISION II
Louisville district final
Marlington-Streetsboro winner vs. Louisville-Salem winner, 5 p.m.
DIVISION III
Copley district final
Central Catholic-Hawken winner vs. Elyria Catholic-Black River winner, 5 p.m.
Creston district final
Manchester-Waynedale winner vs. Smithville-Gilmour Academy winner, 5 p.m.
SOFTBALL
DIVISION I
Youngstown regional semifinals
Walsh Jesuit vs. Hoover, 2 p.m.
Fitch vs. Brecksville, 5
DIVISION III
Ravenna regional semifinals
Tuslaw vs. South Range, 1
Northwestern vs. Ursuline, 4
Unioto regional semifinals
Portsmouth W.-Leesburg Fairfield winner vs. Crooksville-Portsmouth winner, 2
Tusky Valley vs. Wheelersburg-Ironton winner, 5
TRACK AND FIELD
DIVISION I
Austintown Fitch regional, 5 p.m. (field events), 6 (running events)
DIVISION III
Perry regional, 4:30 (field events), 6 (running events) | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/05/21/stark-canton-high-school-results-may-21-tournament-schedule-baseball-track-tennis-jackson-ohsaa/9830303002/ | 2022-05-22T03:57:20Z |
Acquisition Expands SCA's Market Leading Position in Virginia
CLEVELAND, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweeping Corporation of America ("SCA"), the largest power sweeping company in the United States, acquired Total Power Sweeping Services, Inc. ("TPSSI" or "the Company"). TPSSI, located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, provides sweeping services to construction and commercial customers throughout the state. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
SCA's acquisition of TPSSI marks its thirteenth acquisition in 2022. Combined with SCA's 2018 acquisition of Hy-Tech Property Services, the transaction expands SCA's footprint in Virginia.
"We are excited to have TPSSI join the SCA team," said Michael Latanza, Chief Development Officer at SCA. "This transaction significantly enhances SCA's service in the state of Virginia and is consistent with our strategy to acquire best-in-class businesses that support our efforts to better serve our customers."
This marks SCA's 48th acquisition to-date. With this transaction, SCA has grown its team to over 2,000 employees in over 70 locations.
ABOUT SCA
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, SCA is the largest power sweeping services company in the United States. SCA self-performs power sweeping for highways, streets, industrial and commercial applications for both private and government entities. For more information on SCA, please visit www.sweepingcorp.com.
ABOUT TOTAL POWER SWEEPING SERVICES, INC.
TPSSI, led by Joe & Margaret Wright, has been in business for over 20 years and provides sweeping services to municipal, commercial and construction customers throughout the state of Virginia. TPSSI's mission is to provide high quality and dependable sweeping and maintenance services to fit their client's needs.
CONTACT:
Sweeping Corp of America:
Michael Latanza, Chief Development Officer
mlatanza@sweepingcorp.com
1-888-793-3746
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NEW YORK , June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cristo Rey New York, a high school based in East Harlem at 106th and Park, recently held graduation ceremonies at St. Ignatius Loyola Church on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Bishop Joseph Espaillat gave an impassioned commencement address, urging students to use their voices and skills to help end violence in our society. Espaillat, the youngest bishop in the United States, is the first bishop of Dominican heritage in the Archdiocese of New York. Soon 96 seniors from the Cristo Rey Class of 2022 will be attending colleges and universities including Dartmouth, Cornell, Villanova and Williams. From low-income households averaging just over $30,000, Cristo Rey New York students graduate from college at 5 times the rate of their socioeconomic peers.
The students participate in an innovative work-study curriculum, working 1 day per week throughout the school year in entry-level roles for companies across New York City and attending school the remaining 4 weekdays. The unique curriculum seeks to address two systemic inequities that impact economic mobility in the communities the school serves - insufficient high-quality education and inadequate early-career attachment and preparation.
Graduating senior Abdou Fofana worked at retailer and lifestyle products company Bespoke Post. "I never knew there were so many aspects to business," he said. "I was taught that I have many options and opportunities to become anything I want to be in the future." In his college search, he targeted programs that would allow him to continue to learn about marketing, merchandising, and sales. He began working for Bespoke Post as a freshman and stayed with them all 4 years. He will attend Siena College in the fall.
Another graduating senior, Kelly Saldana, worked at financial services firm LiquidNet Holdings, Inc., doing data work. She is confident the skills she developed, such as working with Excel, will serve her in college. She also acquired a professional support system that continues to guide her as she takes the next step to attend Bates College.
Both students represent the first-generation of their families to attend college. LiquidNet Holdings, Inc., began taking a team of students through the work study program in 2008. Bespoke Post became a partner in 2018. Both firms found ways to work remotely with students during the height of the pandemic.
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Corporate Partner, contact the School's Partnership Officer, Anna Morrison, at akmorrison@cristoreyny.org.
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Alex Honnold: New series offers immersive experience watching ‘Free Solo’ star climb without ropes
By Ben Church, CNN Video produced by Amy Li, CNN
Alex Honnold stunned the world when he climbed El Capitan without any safety ropes — and now the climbing sensation is giving fans a front row seat to his free soloing skills.
Honnold is the star of a new two-part virtual reality (VR) series which follows him as he demonstrates his skills on unforgiving mountains in the Dolomites, Italy, and in his familiar stomping ground of the US.
Audiences, who require a Meta headset to watch the series, get to see Honnold shimmy up rock faces using just his hands and feet. Look down, and viewers get a very real sense of just how far he is off the ground.
“I’d never done anything in VR, so it seemed like an opportunity to do something new and interesting,” Honnold told CNN Sport, speaking about the making of the ‘Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR.’
“The real highlight of doing VR is that it allows people to really be there.”
Honnold was joined on the adventure by a number climbers, as well as series producer Jonathan Griffith.
Griffith had already demonstrated the art of VR in a stunning project focused on Mount Everest, but the opportunity to work with the world-renowned Honnold was an exciting prospect.
‘You never panic’
Griffith had worked with plenty of professional climbers but was impressed with how methodical Honnold was, which helped the producer feel more comfortable filming the sometimes death defying routes.
On occasion, Honnold is hanging on to the rock face with one hand, at other times he’s seen hanging upside down with nothing between him and the ground.
While viewers can enjoy watching stunning sunsets and the beautiful orange light they throw across towering mountains, the series also shows Honnold climbing in the mist and cloud.
At one point, viewers are seemingly standing in the clouds as mist rolls in with Honnold climbing in an almost dream-like setting.
The show allows for a new appreciation of the strength, flexibility and mental fortitude which has made Honnold such a name.
“They’re very thoughtful human beings,” Griffith told CNN Sport when asked what it was like working with free soloists — those who climb without ropes.
“And when they go and solo something, they don’t just turn up and go crazy on it. There’s an awful lot of planning and training and everything else that’s gone in before they even set foot on the solo.
“So when you watch people like Alex solo, he’s always in control. He’s never panicking and terrified. I mean, that really would be terrifying to watch. But he’s so calm on the rock when he’s soloing.
“He just exudes confidence and chill when he’s soloing, so you never panic.”
‘Sharing with my family is the most important thing’
Griffith had his work cut out trying to capture Honnold and world-class alpinist Nicolas Hojac — who helped guide the team through the Dolomites.
The equipment needed to shoot in virtual reality isn’t light and was hauled up and down the rock faces wherever they went. The crew would then hide behind corners or rocks so viewers are left with an unspoilt view of Honnold climbing in these astonishing settings.
The camera itself, which weighs around 5.5 kilos, is actually made up of eight different cameras, allowing Griffith to shoot in 3D.
Then comes the rigging system which aims to get the camera as far away from the rock face as possible while still keeping the very expensive equipment safe and secure.
Griffith said it took the team over a year to mastermind the complex rigging system which can be set up while hanging off the side of a mountain.
But the outcome, Honnold says, was worth the extra effort.
“I’m not normally that impressed by soloing footage because, in general, the memory of the experience of something is more powerful than watching it on film,” he says.
“But the VR experience is pretty close.
“Sharing with my family is the most important thing, having people close to me actually understand what we’re doing and where we are and what it feels like.
“My mother-in-law has been watching the film five minutes at a time. She will watch five minutes and get all stressed out and put it away. And then the next day she will watch five more minutes.”
More to come
Given his standing, Honnold is asked to feature in numerous projects around the world but, it seems, working in VR with Griffith has captured his imagination.
The pair both seem excited about collaborating again and Honnold, named as a producer in the series, has ideas about what could come next.
“I’ve already floated some ideas to Jonathan,” he laughed.
“I’m very proud of the final result. I think it’s great. You know, honestly, if anybody would have us, I would happily do it again.
“The whole experience was great and I got to do a month of great climbing. I’m very, very pleased with the whole thing and I would happily do more of it.”
Griffith, who spent hours painstakingly going through the footage in post-production, said he’d also be keen after taking a break from such an intense and time consuming project.
“I feel like it’d be really hard now to better it because my brain is just like tons of sponge cake after that project,” Griffith said.
“But I know, in about two months’ time, I’ll look back on it and I’ll think ‘we should have done that better and that could have been better’ and I’ll get totally psyched to do another one.”
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National Press Club To Host World Press Freedom Day Activities May 3
Published: Apr. 29, 2022 at 5:29 PM CDT|Updated: 12 hours ago
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
News Advisory:
Editors Note: Daryabi fled Afghanistan last fall and was briefly in Dubai before settling in Maryland. He and his team continue to produce daily editions of Etilaatroz from remote locations. On World Press Freedom Day, the Press Club has invited him to do his work from the Club itself and he will be onsite working when not on the panel.
Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. The Club has 3,000 members representing nearly every major news organization and is a strong voice for press freedom in the United States and around the world.
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club
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