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Job seekers who work with winning agencies are twice as likely to be completely satisfied with the services provided.
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackson Nurse Professionals, a leading travel nurse staffing agency, today announced that it won the 2022 Best of Staffing Talent Award for providing superior service to job candidates. Presented in partnership with Indeed and Talent.com, ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Award winners have proven to be industry leaders in service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their candidates.
On average, job seekers who work with winning agencies are twice as likely to be completely satisfied with the services provided compared to those placed by non-winning agencies. Jackson Nurse Professionals received satisfaction scores of 9 or 10, out of 10, from over 80 percent of its placed job candidates – a rating that is more than double the industry average.
"We're honored to be recognized as one of the country's premier staffing agencies, especially as we continue responding to an elevated demand for travel nurses nationwide," shared Bill Morgan, president of Jackson Nurse Professionals. "This distinction is particularly meaningful to us as it's based on input from the thousands of travel nurses we work with each day to fill critical needs in patient care at hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide – many of whom have been caring for patients on the frontlines of the pandemic for more than two years."
"Winners of the 2022 Best of Staffing award have demonstrated their commitment to delivering exceptional service, even as COVID-19 has forced them to reimagine and rebuild their approach to business," said ClearlyRated's CEO and Founder, Eric Gregg. "These service leaders have kept the client, talent, and employee experience at the heart of their business strategy, and it's my honor to celebrate and showcase the 2022 Best of Staffing winners alongside feedback from their actual clients on ClearlyRated.com!"
ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Award is the only award in the U.S. and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients, placed talent, and internal employees. Award winners are showcased by city and area of expertise on ClearlyRated.com—an online business directory that helps buyers of professional services find service leaders and vet prospective firms with the help of validated client ratings and testimonials.
Rooted in satisfaction research for professional service firms, ClearlyRated utilizes a Net Promoter® Score survey program to help professional service firms measure their service experience, build online reputation, and differentiate on service quality. Learn more at https://www.clearlyrated.com/solutions/.
Filling critical needs in patient care since 2006, Jackson Nurse Professionals delivers cost-effective travel nurse staffing solutions to over 500 hospitals, outpatient clinics, and home health clients nationwide. Providing a national talent pool of Registered Nurses and LPNs in key specialties and environments of care, Jackson Nurse Professionals is part of the Jackson Healthcare® family of companies, one of the largest healthcare staffing organizations in the U.S. Learn more at www.jacksonnursing.com.
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- Automotive Hall of Fame to Present Five Industry Influencer Awards at Annual Event on July 21 in Detroit
- Hyundai's Randy Parker One of Five Executives to be Honored for Contribution to the Industry
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Randy Parker, senior vice president, national sales, Hyundai Motor America, will be recognized as an Industry Influencer by the Automotive Hall of Fame during its annual event on July 21 in Detroit.
"The Industry Influencer award from the Automotive Hall of Fame is an incredible honor," said Parker. "I am very grateful to be recognized alongside other outstanding individuals. I am fortunate to be a part of a great team that is making positive impacts on the automotive industry."
Parker is responsible for all aspects of Hyundai vehicle sales in the U.S., including sales strategies, fleet sales, dealer relations, and market representation. Parker also oversees Hyundai's seven regions that work directly with Hyundai retailers on sales and service.
The Industry Influencer Award recognizes individuals who are influencing and leading through their actions, innovations, and visible positions on issues pertinent to the automotive industry and its future.
Founded in 1939, the Automotive Hall of Fame tells moving stories of those who have made outstanding contributions to the automotive industry. The Automotive Hall of Fame has honored 762 individuals worldwide who have been impactful and important to the automotive and mobility industry.
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Block of COVID funds risks US lives, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is headed for “a lot of unnecessary loss of life,” the Biden administration says, if Congress fails to provide billions more dollars to brace for the pandemic’s next wave. Yet the quest for that money is in limbo, the latest victim of election-year gridlock that’s stalled or killed a host of Democratic priorities.
President Joe Biden’s appeal for funds for vaccines, testing and treatments has hit opposition from Republicans, who’ve fused the fight with the precarious politics of immigration. Congress is in recess, and the next steps are uncertain, despite admonitions from White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha of damaging consequences from “every day we wait.”
Administration officials say they’re running low on money to stock up on, or even begin to order, the latest vaccines, tests and treatments. Also lacking are funds to reimburse doctors treating uninsured patients and to help poor countries control the pandemic.
House and Senate Democrats have been wrangling over how to resolve the stalemate and even over which chamber should vote first. It’s an open question whether they’ll ever get the GOP votes they’ll need to pull the legislation through the 50-50 Senate, and prospects in the narrowly divided House are unclear as well.
“There is still an urgency to pass a COVID relief package,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said last week. “It’s very, very much needed.”
Optimists hope the measure could start rolling once Congress returns next week. Pessimists say without quick resolution, Democrats may not have enough leverage to push the money to passage until early fall. That’s when they could stuff it into legislation that will probably be needed to finance government — a bill that would avert a federal shutdown, a pre-election distraction Republicans will be desperate to avoid.
The heap of sidelined Democratic initiatives has grown this year, a victim of GOP opposition and rebellions by centrists like Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Casualties include bills on voting rights, health care, environment, taxes, gun curbs, abortion rights, policing tactics and an investigation of the 2021 Capitol storming by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters.
While lawmakers have approved massive packages financing federal agencies through September and helping Ukraine counter Russia’s invasion, other priorities are dead or drifting, even as Democrats’ days running Congress are likely dwindling. Republicans are favored to win House control in November’s elections and could grab the Senate as well, and Democrats’ frustration is clear.
“So far it hasn’t moved,” Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said of Biden’s latest $22.5 billion request for COVID-19, which he initially sent Congress three months ago. “But then neither has sensible gun legislation, neither has voting rights.”
“The 50-50 Senate sucks,” she said.
The COVID money is needed quickly, officials say. Their warnings have come with over 1 million U.S. deaths from the disease and a fresh variant that daily is hospitalizing over 100,000 Americans and killing more than 300. Both numbers are rising.
Officials say that lacking fresh funds, the U.S. is falling behind other countries that are already lining up for supplies needed for fall and winter. That’s prompted Jha to plan for the chance that Congress provides no new money at all, threatening painful choices about what to do if there aren’t enough vaccines or therapeutics for all who need them.
“It would be terrible,” Jha told reporters recently. “I think we would see a lot of unnecessary loss of life if that were to happen.”
Congress has provided $370 billion for purchasing supplies, for research and other public health initiatives to combat the pandemic, according to administration tallies obtained by The Associated Press. Around $14 billion of it was unspent or not committed to contracts as of April 5, the documents show, serious money but an amount the administration says falls below the ultimate need.
Most Republicans are skeptical about added pandemic funding. “I have a hard time believing that there’s not enough money and not enough flexibility already” to use it, said Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.
Counterintuitively but unsurprisingly for the always perplexing Senate, one intractable puzzle stymying Democrats is immigration.
Senate Republicans are demanding a vote an amending the pandemic legislation with language retaining Trump-era curbs that, citing COVID-19, have made it easier to bar migrants from entering the U.S.
A federal judge has blocked Biden from ending those restrictions. Liberals want Congress to eliminate the clampdown, but moderate Democrats in both chambers facing tough reelections want to vote to retain it.
The result: Testy divisions between the Democrats’ two ideological factions, and knotty questions for party leaders about how to resolve them and push a pandemic package to passage.
Their task is compounded by disputes between House and Senate Democrats over why the COVID-19 battle remains unresolved.
Senate Democrats note a bipartisan $15.6 billion pandemic compromise was on the cusp of House passage in March until that chamber’s progressive Democrats rebelled against spending cuts to pay for it, derailing the money. “We’re waiting for the House to send us something,” Schumer said last week.
House Democrats say even if they do, the biggest hurdle will still be the Senate, where 10 GOP votes will be required to reach that chamber’s usual 60-vote threshold for passage. They note that an April deal between Schumer and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, for $10 billion in COVID-19 money collapsed after Republicans demanded the immigration vote.
“We want to get COVID-19 done, but the only impediment right now is the United States Senate,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters recently.
That’s left Republicans waiting for Democrats’ next move.
“I would imagine at this point way over half of our members will vote against this, no matter what. So the question is what do you do to get it acceptable to 10 or 12″ Republican senators, said Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, a member of GOP leadership. “And I don’t know.”
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Bob LuPone, who helped lead MCC Theater, has died at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob LuPone, who as an actor earned a Tony Award nomination in the original run of “A Chorus Line” and played Tony Soprano’s family physician, and also helped found and lead the influential off-Broadway theater company MCC Theater for almost 40 years, has died. He was 76.
LuPone, brother of Broadway icon Patti LuPone, died Saturday following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer, according to Matt Ross Public Relations.
“The MCC Theater community mourns the loss of our much loved and uniquely inspiring partner, colleague and dear friend, Bob LuPone, who lived fearlessly and with great curiosity, good humor, a boundless passion for connection, and a whole lot of heart. We will miss him deeply and always,” the theater company said in a statement.
LuPone’s first professional job was in 1966, in the ensemble of the Westbury Music Fair’s production of “The Pajama Game” starring Liza Minnelli. He made his Broadway debut in the 1968 production of Noel Coward’s “Sweet Potato” and later appeared in “Minnie’s Boys,” “The Rothschilds” and “The Magic Show.”
LuPone was initially cast as Al in “A Chorus Line,” but convinced creator and director Michael Bennett to let him play Zach after the original actor left. LuPone would earn a best featured actor Tony nomination for the role.
“Deepest condolences to the Lupone family,” said Betty Buckley on Twitter.
Born in 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, LuPone graduated from The Juilliard School with a bachelor’s degree in dance in 1968.
He was teaching an acting class at New York University when one of his students was Bernie Telsey. Together they would help form Manhattan Class Company in 1986 — known today as MCC Theater.
LuPone, Telsey along with third co-artistic director Will Cantler shaped MCC into a theatrical powerhouse, producing such Broadway-bound works as “Frozen,” “Reasons to be Pretty,” “Hand to God,” “School Girls; or the African Mean Girls Play,” “The Snow Geese,” “The Other Place” and the Pulitzer Prize- winning “Wit.”
While serving as co-artistic director of MCC, LuPone also worked as an actor, appearing in “A View from the Bridge,” “True West” and “A Thousand Clowns,” all on Broadway. He was in the Chicago premiere of Sam Shepard’s “The Tooth of Crime and on TV was in “Sex and the City,” Guiding Light,” and “All My Children,” for which he received a Daytime Emmy nomination.
He played Dr. Bruce Cusamano on “The Sopranos,” teasingly nicknamed “Cooze” by neighbor mobster Tony Soprano. In one memorable episode, Tony plays a joke by bringing Cooze a sealed box and asking him to hold on to it for a while, not telling his nervous neighbor that the package is filled with sand.
He also served as director of the master’s drama program at the New School for Drama from 2005 through 2011 and served as president of the board of directors of A.R.T/ New York.
LuPone is survived by his wife, Virginia; his son, Orlando; sister, Patti; and brother, William.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A man who climbed the Salesforce Tower in an anti-abortion protest has been taken into custody by the San Francisco Police Department, according to the city’s fire department.
Earlier, the San Francisco Fire Department had tweeted that someone was climbing the 60-floor Salesforce Tower in the city’s south of Market neighborhood.
“San Francisco Fire is on scene with other Public Safety Agencies at 415 Mission, Sales Force Tower for a reported climber climbing the 60 floor tower,” a tweet sent at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday stated. “This person is placing firefighters lives and the publics safety at risk. AVOID THE AREA and join us in condemning this action.”
Who is the Salesforce Tower climber?
A man describing himself as a “pro-life Spiderman” published Instagram video appearing to show himself climbing the tower. In the video, the climber stated he just wishes he has water.
“Everything’s going good,” he said in a video. In another, he called attention to anti-abortion groups.
By 10:50 a.m. he’d made it to the top of the tower. KRON4’s Sara Stinson reported that police are in contact with the man.
The man, Maison Des Champs, identified himself on the website www.prolifespiderman.com. He stated he has a love for the outdoors and started rock climbing at the age of 16. He claims that in August 2021, he climbed the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas, where he lives, to protest COVID-19 mandates. He also stated he is a finance major at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
How tall is Salesforce Tower?
- The Salesforce Tower, completed in 2018, is the second-tallest tallest building west of the Mississippi River, after the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles.
- It’s 1,070 feet — just 13 feet shorter than the Eiffel Tower.
- The tower has already been seen in movies and TV shows, such as HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”
- The tower sits on landfill and is adjacent to the Transbay Transit Center.
- Salesforce is a cloud-based software company.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://cw33.com/state-of-the-state/man-climbs-sfs-salesforce-tower-in-protest-against-abortion/ | 2022-05-03T19:54:00Z |
Burglary suspect smashed way into kitchen with a cinderblock, police say
By Rob Polansky
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MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man is accused of smashing his way into an apartment in Meriden by using a cinderblock.
Police said they charged Justin Vaniel Woodhall, 33, with third-degree burglary, second-degree criminal trespass, and first-degree criminal mischief.
Someone heard Woodhall smash his way into the apartment on Bunker Avenue. The person who called police reported hearing noises near an outside door and inside a first floor apartment.
Police said when they arrived, Woodhall stepped out onto the front steps and claimed he too heard noises on the first floor.
However, an officer noted that Woodhall was profusely sweating.
Woodall told the officer that he was there to visit a girlfriend; however, he did not know her name.
The officer also saw that the suspect had debris on the back of his hoody.
Investigators determined that Woodhall had thrown a cinderblock through the apartment’s kitchen window. The block was found by police on the kitchen floor.
The officer on the scene also reported discovering several pieces of sheetrock torn from the kitchen walls.
The homeowner estimated that there was $2,500 worth of damage, police said.
Woodhall also had a cut on his wrist, which he eventually admitted he received from going through the kitchen window.
He claimed he was homeless and needed a place to stay.
Woodhall was held on a $50,000 bond.
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LONDON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Basis—an international insight consultancy headquartered in London, with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City—today announced its best fiscal year in the company's 30-year history, posting record growth, profitability, and hiring, for the fiscal year ending in March 2022.
"Basis was built on the belief that we could maintain the culture, service and quality of a boutique agency, while delivering world-class insights to clients around the globe," said Rune Mortensen, Basis' Group CEO. "Our performance this past year shows our approach is resonating. I couldn't be more excited for our future, and more humbled by the fact that our clients continue to look to our team to for business intelligence, research and insights that drive real value."
Highlights of Basis' record-setting fiscal year included:
- Year-over-year gross revenue growth of 20% percent across Basis' business lines, Consumer/B2B, Health, and Social
- New business and organic growth resulting in a 21 percent increase in the Consumer/B2B division, 13 percent increase in the Health division, and an outstanding 420 percent increase in its most recently launched Social division
- A team of 100+ employees, a 33 percent increase from the start of the previous fiscal year
"We are incredibly proud of our teams for this record achievement," said Charlotte Smith, Basis' Global Head of Qualitative. "In order to continue to grow strategically and profitably, our long-term efforts have significant emphasis on investing in top talent and expanding our services to deliver transformational insights for our clients."
Basis strong FY 2022 performance has continued into the first quarter of the new fiscal year, including several new senior-level hires and continued investment in the future growth of the business.
"In the coming weeks, we look forward to announcing several meaningful milestones that will further position us for success in serving our clients," Katie Buckley, Managing Partner at Basis Chicago, said. "These strategic moves will include the hiring of additional industry expertise, alongside increased investments aimed at expanding our presence in the United States."
For more information about Basis' unique services and its team, visit https://www.basisresearch.com/.
About Basis Group
Basis Group is an award-winning international insight consultancy, fusing a range of approaches – quantitative and qualitative primary research, behavioral sciences, cultural insights and semiotics, creative illustration and design – to drive growth and disruption for its clients. Basis is based in the United States and United Kingdom, but also operates in more than 60 countries worldwide and across a wide spectrum of audiences and verticals in the Consumer, B2B, health and social sectors. For more information about Basis, visit https://www.basisresearch.com/.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — You may have seen this video of two-year-old Harlyn carefully telling her pastor father to be quieter when giving praise:
The video has been viewed more than 1,000 times of Facebook and has been the talk of the town since it was posted back in February of last year.
The man who posted it, Vernon King Jr, is a pastor at Sojourn Church in Carrollton where he works with children, with the help of his adorable daughter Harlyn.
Fun on the Run’s Yolonda Williams caught up with the two to talk about the video and their relationship. | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/catching-up-with-dallas-pastor-vernon-king-jr-and-his-daughter-harlyn/ | 2022-06-10T23:00:51Z |
Anti-Semitic death threat and scorch marks found at Jewish synagogue
By Bridget Chavez
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PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An anti-Semitic death threat written in yellow paint and scorch marks were found outside of Congregation Beth Israel in Northwest Portland the morning of May 2, 2022.
“It wrote, “Die Juden” which is essentially a Nazi slogan, death to Jews,” Rabbi Michael Cahana said.
He said that while this certainly has shaken up the congregation, they will not be intimidated by this act of hate.
“We are not afraid, this is not going to keep us from coming into our sanctuary, we have a right to be in our sacred space and we will be in our sacred space,” he said.
Cahana said acts of hatefulness need to be exposed to help stop it from happening in the future.
“Hate speech is something that is real, it’s happening in front of us and sometimes it’s incredibly obvious like a horrific Nazi slogan spray-painted on the side of a synagogue and sometimes it’s in quiet and personal conversation,” he said. “Hate speech is hate speech, it is harmful and it is important to call it out and to not allow it to stand.”
Cahana said he’s heartened by the outpouring of support the congregation is getting from the community.
Senator Ron Wyden is a member of the synagogue and said in a tweet, “Hate speech and vandalism must never be allowed to terrorize Portland or any community. I stand with Rabbi Cahana and our entire synagogue by adding my voice to his when he says we all must be vigilant against these attacks.”
Commissioner Mingus Mapps also released a statement saying in part, “The anti-Semitic vandalism at Congregation Beth Israel is deeply disturbing and unacceptable. I stand united with Portland’s Jewish community in denouncing these acts. No one should live in fear because of their faith or personal beliefs.”
Cahana said he filed a report with PPB and has also been in touch with the FBI.
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Elon Musk proves once again that the rules don’t apply to him
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business
How do you regulate a man worth more than $200 billion who thinks he knows better than everyone else? The simple answer is: You don’t.
Elon Musk has once again proven he’ll do things his own way, announcing Friday that his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter is on hold. He shared this news in a tweet rather than in a formal filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The drama over the deal has continued to play out in a series of tweets between Musk and the company.
Because the SEC ruled back in 2013 that using Twitter and other social media platforms are an acceptable way for public companies to disclose material information, this might be one of the legal ways he’s flouted convention.
But many other moves by Musk over the years have broken actual rules, not just skirted norms, yet none of it has slowed him down or changed his behavior.
The financial penalties that regulators or business partners might put in place mean little to someone as wealthy as Musk. He’s walking, tweeting proof that normal rules don’t apply to the ultra-rich if they choose to ignore them.
One example: Musk recently acquired nearly 10% of Twitter’s stock — without making the legally required timely public disclosure.
An investor who buys 5% or more of a company’s stock has 10 days to disclose the purchases, so other investors can be aware of what is affecting share prices.
Musk waited 21 days to make the disclosure, by which point he had completed buying 9.6% of Twitter’s stock. News of the acquisition sent Twitter shares soaring even before he announced his bid to buy the platform and take it private.
Had Musk made the required timely filing, it likely would have cost him a lot more to accumulate the 15 million shares he bought after the 10 day deadline had come and gone.
The delayed disclosure saved Musk $143 million by keeping the share price lower than it might have been as he continued to buy shares, estimates Daniel Taylor, a University of Pennsylvania accounting professor.
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the SEC is probing Musk’s late reporting of his stake in Twitter.
“I think it could be laziness or the belief that rules don’t apply,” Taylor said. “But if you look at when the SEC enforces late filing, it’s relatively rare. From a cost-benefit basis, it makes sense not to file. Even if the cost for reporting late is a $100,000 fine or a multi-million-dollar fine, why wouldn’t he [delay filing]?”
Musk’s previous big battle with the SEC back in 2018, when he tweeted that he had “funding secured” to take Telsa private, sending shares higher, only emboldened the billionaire.
Musk eventually paid a $20 million fine and gave up his position as chairman of Tesla, although he kept the CEO title, which the SEC had threatened to strip him of as well. He also has to have tweets with material information about Tesla approved by others at the company, but it’s not clear how closely he has complied with that requirement over the last four years.
Musk is still seething over that settlement he signed with the SEC, claiming he only did so because banks might otherwise have cut off Tesla’s funding and forced the automaker into bankruptcy. But Taylor said the action by the SEC amounted to little more than a slap on the wrist.
“They had the opportunity to send a strong signal and chose not to,” Taylor said.
Other rules Musk ignores
The regulations on disclosing ownership stakes are only the latest in a long series of rules that Musk has flouted -— with little if any consequence.
Traditional automakers issue recalls when they discover a flaw in the design or construction of a car. That’s why the National Highway Safety Administration, the federal regulator, has named the office that looks into consumer complaints and accident data the Office of Defects Investigation.
But Tesla has been ordered to issue recalls for building its cars precisely as planned. Musk has complied, but has also attacked safety regulators for requiring him to make his vehicles less “fun.” And Tesla has faced no significant costs for its actions.
Tesla features that prompted recalls include allowing front seat passengers — and conceivably drivers — to play video games on the touch screen in the middle of the dashboard while the car is in motion and enabling cars to deliberately roll through stop signs when in self-driving mode.
Musk has also battled with the Federal Aviation Administration over the testing of SpaceX rockets without the requisite permission. In 2020, for example, the company conducted a brief test flight of its forthcoming Mars rocket, called Starship, without giving the FAA proper documentation or assessments for the risks to “public health and safety,” according to the agency.
Even before the test flight took off, the FAA had denied a safety waiver that SpaceX had requested. But the company moved forward anyway.
An FAA investigation ensued, but SpaceX ultimately walked away with little more than orders for “corrective action.”
During the early days of the pandemic, Musk reopened his Tesla factory in California that had been shut down due to stay-at-home orders he attacked as “fascist.”
The county health department, which had ordered the business closures to stem the spread of Covid-19, eventually caved into to his reopening plans.
— CNN Business’ Jackie Wattles contributed to this report
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Idaho Falls Baseball takes late lead to defeat Madison on the road 6-5
REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) - The Idaho Falls Tigers extended its 5A District 5-6 lead to a full game Saturday with a clutch 6-5 win over the Madison Bobcats, highlighted by Eliot Jones' go-ahead two-run home run in the 7th inning.
Much of the game was back-and-forth before then, especially early. Idaho Falls scored first, Madison immediately responded with two runs in their first at-bat, and the Tigers came back to tie it the next half inning.
But in a close battle, the Tigers come out on top to take a one-game lead over Highland in the conference standings and a two-game advantage on Madison.
Next up, Idaho Falls takes on Skyline Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. at Melaleuca Field, while Madison travels to Rigby Thursday at 4:00 p.m. | https://localnews8.com/sports/local-sports/2022/04/16/idaho-falls-baseball-takes-late-lead-to-defeat-madison-on-the-road-6-5/ | 2022-04-17T01:37:33Z |
NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Voyager Digital Ltd. ("Voyager" or the "Company") (TSX: VOYG) (OTCQX: VYGVF) (FRA: UCD2) today announced its subsidiary, Voyager Digital Holdings, Inc. ("VDH"), has entered into a definitive agreement with Alameda Ventures Ltd. ("Alameda") related to the previously disclosed credit facility, which is intended to help Voyager meet customer liquidity needs during this dynamic period.
VDH entered into a definitive agreement with Alameda for a US$200 million cash and USDC revolver and a 15,000 BTC revolver (the "Loan"). As previously disclosed, the proceeds of the credit facility are intended to be used to safeguard customer assets in light of current market volatility and only if such use is needed. In addition to this facility, as of June 20, 2022, Voyager has approximately US$152 million cash and owned crypto assets on hand, as well as approximately US$20 million of cash that is restricted for the purchase of USDC.
Alameda's obligation to provide funding is subject to certain conditions, which include: no more than US$75 million may be drawn down over any rolling 30-day period; the Company's corporate debt must be limited to approximately 25 percent of customer assets on the platform, less US$500 million; and additional sources of funding must be secured within 12 months. This is a summary of the Loan terms; a copy of the Loan agreement will be filed at http://www.sedar.com.
Voyager concurrently announced that its operating subsidiary, Voyager Digital, LLC, may issue a notice of default to Three Arrows Capital ("3AC") for failure to repay its loan. Voyager's exposure to 3AC consists of 15,250 BTC and $350 million USDC. The Company made an initial request for a repayment of $25 million USDC by June 24, 2022, and subsequently requested repayment of the entire balance of USDC and BTC by June 27, 2022. Neither of these amounts has been repaid, and failure by 3AC to repay either requested amount by these specified dates will constitute an event of default. Voyager intends to pursue recovery from 3AC and is in discussions with the Company's advisors regarding the legal remedies available. The Company is unable to assess at this point the amount it will be able to recover from 3AC.
Alameda currently indirectly holds 22,681,260 common shares of Voyager ("Common Shares"), representing approximately 11.56% of the outstanding Common and Variable Voting Shares. The Loan is considered a "related party transaction" pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). Voyager is relying on the exemption available under Section 5.7(1)(f) of MI 61-101 minority shareholder approval requirement. Additionally, the Loan is exempt from the formal valuation requirement of MI 61-101 pursuant to Section 5.4(1) of MI 61-101. The Loan Agreement was approved by the Board of Directors of Voyager.
Voyager Digital Ltd.'s (TSX: VOYG) (OTCQX: VYGVF) (FRA: UCD2) US subsidiary, Voyager Digital, LLC, is a cryptocurrency platform in the United States founded in 2018 to bring choice, transparency, and cost-efficiency to the marketplace. Voyager offers a secure way to trade over 100 different crypto assets using its easy-to-use mobile application. Through its subsidiary Coinify ApS, Voyager provides crypto payment solutions for both consumers and merchants around the globe. To learn more about the company, please visit https://www.investvoyager.com.
Certain information in this press release, including, but not limited to, statements regarding future growth and performance of the business, momentum in the businesses, future adoption of digital assets, the terms of the term sheet and any definitive loan documentation and the Company's anticipated results may constitute forward looking information (collectively, forward-looking statements), which can be identified by the use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate," "intend," "continue" or "believe" (or the negatives) or other similar variations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Voyager's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any of its future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this press release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. There is no assurance that the funds available under the Loan agreement will be available in a timely manner or, even if available will, together with any other assets of Voyager be sufficient to safeguard customer assets. It is uncertain what amount Voyager will be able to recover from 3AC for non-payment or the legal remedies available to Voyager in connection with such non-payment or the impact on the future business, cash flows, liquidity and prospects of Voyager as a result of 3AC's non-payment. Forward looking statements are subject to the risk that the global economy, industry, or the Company's businesses and investments do not perform as anticipated, that revenue or expenses estimates may not be met or may be materially less or more than those anticipated, that parties to whom the Company lends assets are able to repay such loans in full and in a timely manner, that trading momentum does not continue or the demand for trading solutions declines, customer acquisition does not increase as planned, product and international expansion do not occur as planned, risks of compliance with laws and regulations that currently apply or become applicable to the business and those other risks contained in the Company's public filings, including in its Management Discussion and Analysis and its Annual Information Form (AIF). Factors that could cause actual results of the Company and its businesses to differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, a decline in the digital asset market or general economic conditions; changes in laws or approaches to regulation, the failure or delay in the adoption of digital assets and the blockchain ecosystem by institutions; changes in the volatility of crypto currency, changes in demand for Bitcoin and Ethereum, changes in the status or classification of cryptocurrency assets, cybersecurity breaches, a delay or failure in developing infrastructure for the trading businesses or achieving mandates and gaining traction; failure to grow assets under management, an adverse development with respect to an issuer or party to the transaction or failure to obtain a required regulatory approval. Readers are cautioned that Assets on Platform and trading volumes fluctuate and may increase and decrease from time to time and that such fluctuations are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements, past and present performance and trends are not guarantees of future performance, accordingly, you should not put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, current or past performance, or current or past trends. Information identifying assumptions, risks, and uncertainties relating to the Company are contained in its filings with the Canadian securities regulators available at www.sedar.com. The forward-looking statements in this press release are applicable only as of the date of this release or as of the date specified in the relevant forward-looking statement and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after that date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. The Company assumes no obligation to provide operational updates, except as required by law. If the Company does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements, unless required by law. Readers are cautioned that past performance is not indicative of future performance and current trends in the business and demand for digital assets may not continue and readers should not put undue reliance on past performance and current trends. There is no assurance that the transactions contemplated by the non-binding term sheet will be completed or if completed they will be on the terms agreed. There is no assurance that the funds available under the loan agreement will be available or, even if available will, together with any other assets of Voyager be sufficient to safeguard customer assets.
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LENZING, Austria, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VEOCEL™ brand today announces the launch of "VEOCEL™ cares for the future" initiative, which will kickstart globally and regionally on June 5th, World Environment Day 2022. As the start of a dedicated consumer education and engagement program, the "cares for the future" campaign will feature a series of tailored activities in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. Aimed at inspiring and engaging communities to care for the environment, the initiative will utilize social media channels and content to inspire, educate, and empower consumers to play a bigger role in caring for the planet and building a better future for the next generations.
"At VEOCEL™, our care transcends boundaries, from our children and families to the wider community, our environment and our planet," said Monique Buch, Vice President of Global Nonwovens Business, Lenzing AG. "Our new global campaign is all about broadening what care means at each stage of one's life – from couples to newlyweds and young parents. We hope that our collaboration with environmental advocates will empower consumers from different parts of the world to join us in caring for the environment and sharing their stories to inspire others. Every action counts towards building a better future."
Global brand ambassador to motivate change
The VEOCEL™ brand's first global brand ambassador, @valerialipovetsky, is a public figure, business owner and mother of three. She will take her 1.9 million Instagram followers on an educational journey with VEOCEL™ to discover how to live more sustainably and learn how the boundless love she has for her children drives her care for the future.
Demonstrate your love for the planet
Across the U.S. and Europe, environmentally-driven influencers Eva Klaus, Müge Boz, and Heather Goodman, will kick off the #sharehowyoucare challenge and encourage their followers to comment real life examples of how they care for the environment. To join the challenge and win a chance to a luxury forest hotel stay, visit the influencers' social media accounts to find out more.
The "VEOCEL™ cares for the future" initiative is conducted in collaboration with VEOCEL™'s longtime partner, One Tree Planted, where social media users all over the world will be able to contribute to global reforestation efforts and enable positive change for the planet by commenting on the influencers' posts.
"Caring for the environment also transcends to caring for future generations. Later this year, the "VEOCEL™ cares for the future" campaign will be dedicated to the development of educational content and school programs around sustainable lifestyle knowledge targeted at children," added Monique. For more details about upcoming "cares for the future" campaign initiatives, please stay tuned to VEOCEL™'s social media channels.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MKT MediaStats, an AI platform specializing in quantifying economic narratives and Socialgist, a platform that provides access to the world's most comprehensive social media data and real-time messaging, announce today the launch of a new partnership to help contextualize social chatter pertaining to economic and financial market narratives. New suite of analytics analyzes the vast amount of information generated by the retail community on social media to generate insights for various markets helping institutional investors form a more complete understanding of existing and emerging factors that are driving the economy, markets and in turn, investment portfolios.
"The substantial growth in retail investor trading activity since the dawn of the pandemic and its influence on financial market variables, including asset prices and liquidity, demonstrate the need to include social media derived insights into the institutional investment process," says Dr. Gideon Ozik, founder and managing partner of MKT MediaStats. "Unlike traditional measures of sentiment derived from textual analysis, retail investor sentiment is better captured through an analysis of emojis," clarifies Professor Ronnie Sadka of Boston College, also founder of MKT MediaStats.
"We are excited to partner with MKT MediaStats, the first entity in the economic and financial market narrative space to license social media discussion data from the leading social media platforms through Socialgist", adds Mike Madarasz, VP of Business Development at Socialgist. "Our partnership with MKT MediaStats is positioned to generate high quality insights while maintaining compliance with the strictest user privacy and source terms and conditions standards.
About MKT MediaStats, LLC
MKT MediaStats is an AI platform that transforms millions of unstructured media and behavioral data points to actionable insights driving better investment and operational decisions, enabling portfolio managers, risk professionals, strategists, political analysts, and financial-product marketers to improve performance. MKT MediaStats LLC was founded by Gideon Ozik, affiliate professor at École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord (EDHEC) Business School and former hedge fund manager at Société Générale; Professor Ronnie Sadka, chair of the Finance Department at Boston College's Carroll School of Management; Hadar Shezifi, technology entrepreneur; and Professor Ken Froot, of Harvard Business School.
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Socialgist is the link between the internet's conversations and the enterprise platforms helping brands understand what their audience is talking about. We work with 90% of the leading social media monitoring and analytics providers to bring them content in a reliable and compliant manner via integrations with our RESTful & streaming APIs. The enterprise tools that use Socialgist's platform gain access to data that can help their customers answer virtually any question. These questions address use cases like brand intelligence, product development, crisis management, AI training, risk analysis, with emerging use cases.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices.
The complaint in New York federal court accuses Musk of violating a regulatory deadline to reveal he had accumulated a stake of at least 5%. Instead, according to the complaint, Musk didn’t disclose his position in Twitter until he’d almost doubled his stake to more than 9%. That strategy, the lawsuit alleges, hurt less wealthy investors who sold shares in the San Francisco company in the nearly two weeks before Musk acknowledged holding a major stake.
Musk’s regulatory filings show that he bought a little more than 620,000 shares at $36.83 apiece on Jan. 31 and then continued to accumulate more shares on nearly every single trading day through April 1. Musk, best known as CEO of the electric car maker Tesla, held 73.1 million Twitter shares as of the most recent count Monday. That represents a 9.1% stake in Twitter.
The lawsuit alleges that by March 14, Musk’s stake in Twitter had reached a 5% threshold that required him to publicly disclose his holdings under U.S. securities law by March 24. Musk didn’t make the required disclosure until April 4.
That revelation caused Twitter’s stock to soar 27% from its April 1 close to nearly $50 by the end of April 4’s trading, depriving investors who sold shares before Musk’s improperly delayed disclosure the chance to realize significant gains, according to the lawsuit filed on behalf of an investor named Marc Bain Rasella. Musk, meanwhile, was able to continue to buy shares that traded in prices ranging from $37.69 to $40.96.
The lawsuit is seeking to be certified as a class action representing Twitter shareholders who sold shares between March 24 and April 4, a process that could take a year or more.
Musk spent about $2.6 billion on Twitter stock — a fraction of his estimated wealth of $265 billion, the largest individual fortune in the world. In a regulatory filing Monday, Musk disclosed he may increase his stake after backing out of an agreement reached last week to join Twitter’s board of directors.
Jacob Walker, one of the lawyers that filed the lawsuit against Musk, told The Associated Press that he hadn’t reached out to the Securities and Exchange Commission about Musk’s alleged violations about the disclosure of his Twitter stake. “I assume the SEC is well aware of what he did,” Walker said.
An SEC spokesperson declined to comment.
The SEC and Musk have been wrangling in court since 2018 when Musk and Tesla agreed to pay a $40 million fine to settle allegations that he used his Twitter account to mislead investors about a potential buyout of the electric car company that never materialized. As part of that deal, Musk was supposed to obtain legal approval for his tweets about information that could affect Tesla’s stock price — a provision that regulators contend he has occasionally violated and that he now argues unfairly muzzles him.
Musk didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment posted on Twitter, where he often shares his opinion and thoughts. Alex Spiro, a New York lawyer representing Musk in his ongoing dispute with the SEC, also didn’t immediately respond to a query from The Associated Press. | https://cw33.com/news/elon-musk-accused-of-breaking-law-while-buying-twitter-stock/ | 2022-04-13T14:39:48Z |
Disinformation board’s ex-leader faced wave of online abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nina Jankowicz, like so many millennials, was excited to share a social media post announcing her new job on Twitter late last month when she was named executive director for a new disinformation board established by the Department of Homeland Security.
But instead of well-wishes, Jankowicz’s tweet set off a torrent of sexist profanities across social media and menacing emails filled with rape or death threats that continue to follow her even after she resigned from that new job on Wednesday morning following the disastrous rollout of the program.
It’s a familiar scenario.
A crush of online harassment, stalking and abuse has driven dozens of women around the globe from powerful positions. The speed and unchecked virulence of the attacks show another way that social media can serve as an accelerant to sowing discord.
“This type of silencing and terrorizing are global, sadly, and unsurprising,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Virginia who studies online privacy and hate crimes. “It is a playbook. And it’s downright scary.”
In 2018, after winning an election that made her the first female, Black legislator in Vermont, Kiah Morris said she was quitting the job because of racist threats, including from one Twitter user who threatened to stalk her at rallies.
Former Ohio health director Amy Acton, one of several female health officials across the U.S. who was subjected to threats online after recommending COVID-19 masking and stay-at-home orders, resigned weeks after protesters show up at her house armed with sexist, antiseemitic signs.
Heidi Allen, a member of British Parliament, stepped down in 2019, saying she was “exhausted” by “vile” online hatred she received, which included one man who posted aerial images of her home with specific threats. He was eventually jailed for his posts.
A United Nations report released earlier this year that studied Finland confirmed what many of those women already suspected: Female politicians, regardless of political affiliation, are subjected to 10 times more abusive messages on Twitter, including hate speech that sometimes suggested the women kill themselves. The online abuse, the U.N. concluded in its report, prevents democracies from being equally representative.
For her part, Jankowicz said Wednesday she won’t be “silenced” by the online harassment and it was not the final provocation that led to her resignation.
But it had a similar effect.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas decided Tuesday to pause the work of the Disinformation Governance Board after such a negative reception and growing concerns that it was becoming a distraction for the department’s other work on disinformation, according to two department officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The board’s pause led Jankowicz to quit Wednesday morning.
To be sure, the board’s bungled launch and the agency’s ensuing struggle to directly answer questions about its purpose, funding or work made the new initiative contentious from the start. Critics and Republican lawmakers raised serious questions about how the board might infringe on Americans’ free speech and privacy rights. Others expressed concerns about Jankowicz’s previous statements around the provenance of a laptop said to belong to Hunter Biden, the president’s eldest son.
Conservative pundits, Twitter users and TV show hosts delivered a relentless campaign full of sexist attacks and misleading statements against Jankowicz. A Fox News personality questioned whether Jankowicz should have agreed to lead the board while pregnant. One far-right extremist called her “mentally ill” and a “nasty ... Jew,” on his podcast; Jankowicz is not Jewish. Last week several conservative news sites circulated a misleading claim that Jankowicz was seeking powers to edit Twitter users’ posts directly.
“I was trying to do important work to protect Americans from a real threat,” Jankowicz said.
But, instead, she was spending time reporting a steady wave of threats about herself.
“It was horrible. It was constant (direct messages), emails, threats on Twitter, threats on other places that I wasn’t looking at. That’s obviously really scary and really unpleasant.”
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MANASSAS, Va., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, US homeowners learned they gained a record-breaking $1.2T in tappable home equity (Nasdaq).1 Additional reporting from the frontlines today adds depth to the new high-water mark.
"Tappable equity" is the borrowing limit set from the net of home value and mortgage balance. Homeowners can tap home equity and convert it to cash through financial tools like a home equity line of credit (HELOC), a home equity loan, or cash-out refinancing. The hashtag has trended on Twitter.
Today, consumer-direct mortgage lender Strong Home Mortgage LLC reports growing demand to its nationwide 1-800-CASHOUT hotline and 1800cashout website domain. "What we're hearing and seeing right now paints a clear picture," says President Mike Peoples. "Significant home equity combined with an increasing need for cashflow makes any conversion between the two very desirable." The hotline and website have been fielding nationwide interest since June 6.
The $207,000 in median tappable equity¹ is good news for US households, and it signals an acceleration in the trend line. In March 2022, the figure was $185,000 (Marketwatch)2 or 21% higher than the $153,000 announced August 2021 (The Mortgage Reports).3
These reports begin to offset what has been a tough last week for American consumers. On Friday, inflation reached a 40-year high at 8.6% (Bloomberg).4 On Saturday, average gas prices hit $5.00 for the first time (Time).5 The Fed has now hiked interest rates three times since March. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, had forecasted an "economic hurricane" (CNBC)6 which now seems prescient.
But converting home equity to cashflow is more than combating economic stressors. It also fuels the popularity of HELOCs.7 "Homeowners view tappable equity as an efficient means to boost renovation budgets and potentially further increase home values," shares Peoples. Remodeling can then capitalize on house hacking, remote work, multigenerational living, and other developing opportunities.
Strong Home Mortgage sees exponential growth ahead for home equity solutions. Peoples adds, "There's no end in sight for tappable equity because home equity loans and helocs empower consumers — and that's not easy to achieve right now."
You can hear the company's radio spots on YouTube, SoundCloud, and ReverbNation.
Strong Home Mortgage is a veteran-owned, consumer-direct lender licensed in 46 US states and Washington DC. Borrowers enjoy single point-of-contact communications during the home mortgage process with fewer handoffs, more availability, better dialogue, and smoother closing. The company averages 4.8 stars across 6,000+ reviews. This includes 97% recommended on Lending Tree where the company is recognized as a "Top 10 Lender in Customer Satisfaction" for three quarters running [Q3/Q4 2021, Q1/2022].
Strong Home Mortgage LLC| NMLS # 1675638|nmlsconsumeraccess.org| Equal Housing Lender| RI Licensed Lender│ MA Lender License # ML-1675638│ AZ Mortgage Banker License # 0950815│ Licensed by NJ Dept. of Banking and Insurance| CA loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Financing Law License
¹ Nasdaq, "US Homeowners Now Have a Record $11 Trillion in Tappable Home Equity," 06/13/22.
2 Marketwatch, "Tappable Home Equity Has Hit a Record High," 03/03/22.
3 The Mortgage Reports, "US Homeowners Have $153K Tappable Home Equity on Average," 08/24/21.
4 Bloomberg, "US Inflation Quickens to 40-Year High," 06/10/22.
5 Time, "Average US Gas Price Hits $5 Per Gallon for First Time," 06/11/22.
6 CNBC, "Jamie Dimon Says 'Brace Yourself' for an Economic Hurricane," 06/01/22.
7 Time, "Home Equity Loans Are Making a Comeback," 06/03/22.
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KELOWNA, BC, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Valens Company Inc. (TSX: VLNS) (Nasdaq: VLNS)) (the "Company" "The Valens Company" or "Valens"), a leading manufacturer of cannabis products, is pleased to announce that members of its senior management team will participate in Oppenheimer's 7th Annual Emerging Growth Conference on May 10, 2022. In addition, the Company will also be participating in Canaccord Genuity's 6th Annual Cannabis Conference on May 11, 2022. Investors wishing to watch the Company's presentation on May 11 can do so by registering at https://bit.ly/3KGzBBF.
At Valens, it's Personal.
The Valens Company is a leading manufacturer of cannabis products with a mission to bring the benefits of cannabis to the world. The Company provides proprietary cannabis processing services, in addition to best-in-class product development, manufacturing, and commercialization of cannabis consumer packaged goods. The Valens Company's high-quality products are formulated for the medical, health and wellness, and recreational consumer segments, and are offered across all cannabis product categories with a focus on quality and innovation. The Company also manufactures, distributes, and sells a wide range of CBD products in the United States through its subsidiary Green Roads, and distributes medicinal cannabis products to Australia through its subsidiary Valens Australia. In partnership with brand houses, consumer packaged goods companies and licensed cannabis producers around the globe, the Company continues to grow its diverse product portfolio in alignment with evolving cannabis consumer preferences in key markets. Through Valens Labs, the Company is setting the standard in cannabis testing and research and development with Canada's only ISO17025 accredited analytical services lab, named The Centre of Excellence in Plant-Based Science by partner and scientific world leader Thermo Fisher Scientific. Discover more on The Valens Company at http://www.thevalenscompany.com.
All information included in this press release, including any information as to the future financial or operating performance and other statements of The Valens Company that express management's expectations or estimates of future performance, other than statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking information or forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the date hereof. Forward-looking statements are included for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Wherever possible, words such as "plans", "expects", "scheduled", "trends", "forecasts", "future", "indications", "potential", "estimates", "predicts", "anticipate", "to establish", "believe", "intend", "ability to", or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "should", "could", "would", "might", "will", or are "likely" to be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of these words or other variations thereof, have been used to identify such forward-looking information. Specific forward-looking statements include, without limitation, all disclosure regarding future results of operations, future outcomes of transactions, economic conditions, and anticipated courses of action. Investors and other parties are advised that there is not necessarily any correlation between the number of SKUs manufactured and shipped and revenue and profit, and undue reliance should not be placed on such information.
The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include, among others, Canadian regulatory risk, Australian regulatory risk, U.S. regulatory risk, U.S. border crossing and travel bans, the uncertainties, effects of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, reliance on licenses, expansion of facilities, competition, dependence on supply of cannabis and reliance on other key inputs, dependence on senior management and key personnel, general business risk and liability, regulation of the cannabis industry, change in laws, regulations and guidelines, compliance with laws, limited operating history, vulnerability to rising energy costs, unfavourable publicity or consumer perception, product liability, risks related to intellectual property, product recalls, difficulties with forecasts, management of growth and litigation, many of which are beyond the control of The Valens Company. For a more comprehensive discussion of the risks faced by The Valens Company, and which may cause the actual financial results, performance or achievements of The Valens Company to be materially different from estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking information or forward-looking statements, please refer to The Valens Company's latest Annual Information Form filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com or on The Valens Company's website at www.thevalenscompany.com. The risks described in such Annual Information Form are hereby incorporated by reference herein. Although the forward-looking statements contained herein reflect management's current beliefs and reasonable assumptions based upon information available to management as of the date hereof, The Valens Company cannot be certain that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information. The Valens Company cautions you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. The Valens Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Nothing herein should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy or sell securities of The Valens Company.
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WARSAW, Ind., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH), a global medical technology leader, today announced an exclusive, multi-year co-marketing agreement with Surgical Planning Associates, Inc. to commercialize HipInsight™, the first FDA-cleared mixed reality navigation system for total hip replacement. HipInsight is customized for Zimmer Biomet's hip implant portfolio and allows surgeons to use Microsoft HoloLens 2 glasses to visualize a hologram of the patient's pelvic anatomy projected on the pelvis during surgery to support implant placement and alignment. HipInsight, the latest addition to the OptiVu™ Mixed Reality portfolio of applications, further expands the capabilities of the ZBEdge™ suite of integrated smart, digital and robotic technologies designed to deliver transformative data-powered insights with the goal of optimizing patient outcomes.
"The addition of HipInsight to our mixed reality portfolio advances our commitment to transform the surgical experience with the latest innovative technologies to help surgeons improve accuracy, strive for better outcomes and optimize efficiency during total hip arthroplasty," said Nitin Goyal, MD, Chief Science, Technology and Innovation Officer at Zimmer Biomet. "This collaboration enables us to offer surgeons a sophisticated and proven mixed reality-based visualization tool customized for exclusive use with our hip implant portfolio."
The HipInsight System provides a detailed, Computed Tomography (CT)-based, 3D surgical plan that includes information important for accurate and efficient implant positioning, including planned component size, pelvic tilt, leg length and offset change. During the surgery, the HipInsight system uses mixed-reality glasses and the position of a smart registration tool to overlay holograms in real time on the patient anatomy so that the surgeon can proceed with the surgical plan in direct view.
"We're proud to partner with Zimmer Biomet, a leader in joint arthroplasty, to co-market HipInsight for their portfolio of hip implant systems," said Stephen B. Murphy, M.D., founder of Surgical Planning Associates. "Unlike traditional intraoperative surgical navigation systems that provide information on flat screens outside the surgeon's view, HipInsight leverages Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality glasses in a truly innovative fashion to display images and information within the surgeons' field of view to support accurate implant positioning. This collaboration is the next step in our journey to make mixed-reality-based surgical guidance the standard of care in orthopedics."
For more information about HipInsight™, visit www.zimmerbiomet.com/optivu.
OptiVu Mixed Reality merges real and virtual worlds to provide innovative solutions enabling surgeons and care teams to educate, collaborate, and visualize in ways they never have before to create richer understandings. The platform leverages the Microsoft HoloLens 2 to deliver a suite of proprietary software applications using holographic visualizations to support patient education, streamline surgical planning and workflow, and deliver on demand and real-time remote support.
Zimmer Biomet is a global medical technology leader with a comprehensive portfolio designed to maximize mobility and improve health. We seamlessly transform the patient experience through our innovative products and suite of integrated digital and robotic technologies that leverage data, data analytics and artificial intelligence.
With 90+ years of trusted leadership and proven expertise, Zimmer Biomet is positioned to deliver the highest quality solutions to patients and providers. Our legacy continues to come to life today through our progressive culture of evolution and innovation.
For more information about our product portfolio, our operations in 25+ countries and sales in 100+ countries or about joining our team, visit www.zimmerbiomet.com or follow Zimmer Biomet on Twitter at www.twitter.com/zimmerbiomet.
Surgical Planning Associates, Inc. (SPA) is an ISO 13485:2016 certified medical technology company that specializes in the development of innovative, cost-effective preoperative planning and navigation solutions for use in joint arthroplasty. A pioneer in the fields of surgical planning and computer-assisted joint reconstruction, SPA is privately held and based in Boston.
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After reading the decision by the mayor and City Council to not complete the contract with Nova Collective it leaves several questions that I believe the citizens of Temple need to have answered.
Who is providing the survey materials, and who will analyze and interpret the results? If Nova Collective was fulfilling these duties, then obviously city management will be acting as surrogates to Nova Collective and consequently the focus of this effort has not changed.
Did negotiations with Meta, owners of Facebook, influence the Council’s decision on DEI? If not simply reply to the community that it didn’t.
What financial incentives were provided to Meta for the agreement to build a data center in Temple? This would include but not limited to property tax moratoriums, special rates on city-provided utilities such as water and sewer, any other special accommodations.
In addition, are any other special financial arrangements made such as a moratorium on tax portions of property taxes, gas and electric reductions or subsidies, etc. This is important since this lost tax revenue will be made up by increasing the tax rate and utility costs on Temple citizens. Generally, these giveaways are justified by jobs created that will replace this lost revenue. It appears on the surface 90-100 jobs is a stretch!
Finally, I believe it’s time for the mayor and City Council to become a little more transparent in their decision-making process. If the process and decisions would have been more open to the public the mayor and Council might have avoided the public outcry.
Larry Allis
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man who tackled comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl will not be charged with any felonies, the district attorney’s office said Thursday.
Isaiah Lee, 23, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, police said, after rushing the stage toward the end of Chappelle’s set in the last of a four-night stint at the outdoor amphitheater as part of the “Netflix Is a Joke” festival.
He was carrying a replica handgun with a large blade that folded out of it similar to a pocket knife, according to a photo released by police.
“After reviewing the evidence, prosecutors determined that while criminal conduct occurred, the evidence as presented did not constitute felony conduct,” the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said in a statement.
The case has been referred to the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, which prosecutes misdemeanors within the city. An email seeking comment from the office was not immediately returned.
Jail records showed Lee was still being held Thursday in lieu of $30,000 bail, Mendez said. It was not immediately known if he had retained a lawyer, and the motive for the attack was unclear.
People standing in the wings of the stage, including actor Jamie Foxx and rapper Busta Rhymes, rushed on to the stage to try to help Chappelle.
Security guards chased and overpowered Lee, who was taken away in an ambulance for treatment of an unspecified injury.
“The performances by Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl were epic and record-breaking and he refuses to allow last night’s incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment,” Chapelle’s publicist Carla Sims said in a statement.
Chappelle was attacked as he was wrapping up a routine in which he talked about how comedians have to worry more about their personal security in the wake of this year’s Academy Awards ceremony where the Oscar-winning actor slapped Chris Rockon live television in reaction to a joke about his wife.
Rock was also in the wings of Chappelle’s show, He grabbed the mic and jokingly asked, “Was that Will Smith?”
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Driver busted for hauling SUV inside of a U-Haul truck in Washington
OKANOGAN, Wash. (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) - A driver’s unique use of a U-Haul moving truck had many drivers doing a double-take in central Washington state.
A state trooper with the Washington State Patrol pulled over the truck after several other drivers reported a car hanging out the back of the moving truck, according to television station KXLY.
Troopers said the driver was stopped in Okanogan County, about four hours east of Seattle.
The driver had a suspended license and the U-Haul truck was long overdue. They were fined $139 for the unsafe load.
The U-Haul box truck and its unique cargo were both impounded by officers.
“Safety is paramount on our roadways.” Jeff Lockridge, Manager of Media & Public Relations for U-Haul, said. “It’s easy to point a finger and chuckle at the absurdity of these photos, but there are extreme dangers associated with this kind of action, which is a clear violation of the customer contract and traffic laws.”
If you plan on moving soon and need to tow a vehicle, Lockridge says U-Haul does provide an entire line of affordable equipment rentals dedicated specifically to safely towing vehicles at uhaul.com/towing.
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APPLE VALLEY, Minn., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Uponor Corporation (Uponor) has named Andres Caballero president of its Building Solutions – North America division and a member of the Executive Committee at Uponor. He will be based in Apple Valley, Minn., reporting to Michael Rauterkus, president and CEO, Uponor Corporation.
Andres has extensive leadership experience, including more than a decade at Honeywell International Inc., leading global businesses in Environmental and Control Solutions, Building Solutions, Honeywell Homes, and Sensing and Control. Prior to joining Honeywell, Andres led the Americas business for the Topcon-Danfoss joint venture and led the Latin America business for the Danfoss Mobile Electronics division. More recently, Andres has founded and run three businesses active in management consulting, AI technology, and music.
"I am delighted to welcome Andres to Uponor," says Rauterkus. "He is a leader with a strong customer and commercial focus and has broad international experience in the manufacturing industry. His entrepreneurial spirit and proven track record in growing businesses will be important in taking our Uponor North America operation to the next level, while also expanding the company's leadership position through new channels and new offerings."
"I am honored to join a leading organization like Uponor," says Caballero. "I am excited by the company's growth strategy, tradition of innovation, and people-first culture. I look forward to working with the Executive Committee and the North American leadership team to continue accelerating the growth of the company."
Current interim president of Building Solutions – North America, John Reutter, will return to his duties as vice president of Finance upon Andres' commencement with the company.
"I warmly thank John for his strong commitment to the organization," says Rauterkus. "I value the leadership he provided during this interim period and look forward to continuing to work with him in his vice president of Finance role of Building Solutions – North America."
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DANA POINT, Calif., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivaris Capital will highlight its views on the future of the alternative investments industry when J. Christopher Mizer, President and CEO of Vivaris Capital, LLC, takes the stage as a speaker at GAIM Ops West being hosted by Informa Connect on October 17-19 at the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California.
As the West Coast's leading event, GAIM Ops West will bring together 300+ senior hedge fund and private equity operations, due diligence, and compliance professionals to discuss best practices for creating operational excellence and maintaining an optimal compliance model. The two days of presentations will focus on timely topics and trends that impact the biggest funds as well as emerging managers.
Mizer's presentation, entitled "View from the top - inside the minds of CEOs" will address topics such as the barbell in the industry, how big can middle managers grow, consolidation, diversification, and globalization.
"We have a strong pulse on the alternatives industry since our initial investors are family offices, middle-market institutions, and accredited individuals. As we provide them with access to institutional quality, alternative asset opportunities in the climate tech, life sciences, and real estate spaces we continue to monitor what's coming next. The future holds exciting possibilities, and it will be interesting to delve into them with our industry peers at GAIM Ops West," Mizer said.
"GAIM Ops West is shaping up to be a brilliant event. We are thrilled to have Christopher Mizer on board as a speaker this year and are looking forward to hearing him share insights on what is important for funds now," said Alison Jack, Content Director, GAIM Ops.
Vivaris Capital, LLC was founded in June of 1998 to invest in and acquire middle-market businesses in healthcare, life sciences, and technology that are leaders in their market niches. J. Christopher Mizer leads the team and is also the chairman of each of the portfolio companies, guiding key strategic decisions and their execution. He also serves as the operating president on an interim basis when companies are going through periods of ownership succession and new management team members are being assembled.
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BRIDGEWATER, N.J., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanpowers Bike, a specialist e-bike company, has just ended its crowdfunding campaign for City Vanture, raising nearly three times the project's goal. This electric road bike has been recommended by many well-known media such as autoevolution, TechRadar, cyclingnews, etc. City Vanture is the world's first electric bicycle using an assembled frame, aiming to achieve a safe, stable, and fast riding experience with a frame alignment tolerance of less than 1mm, close to the racing bike standard (0.2mm).
City Vanture is a sleek and lightweight electric road bike. Its assembled frame greatly improves the safety and balance of riding for daily urban commuters. Many electric vehicle influencers have recognized the smooth and outstanding riding experience of City Vanture. Check Brent McCluskey - Electrified Reviews, Electric Vehicles Space, Electric Revolution, Silver Cymbal, leonardmlee' video. People can purchase City Vanture now at Vanpowers.bike.
City vanture uses a stable tenon-and-mortise structure to control the frame alignment tolerance to less than 1mm, breaks the frame misalignment problem caused by the one-piece brazing frame, and brings a smoother and faster ride. The frame has been tested 150,000 times for strength, and all the parts of the frame meet the test standards.
"Now the real work begins. We will focus on delivering these orders and coordinating logistics. We won't rest until every City Vanture is delivered," the Vanpowers team said. The road electric bike City Vanture is just the beginning. Their team is also working on other electric bikes such as touring e-bikes, mountain e-bikes, downhill e-bikes, and so on.
Besides the successful tenon-and-mortise City Vanture, the Vanpowers Bike still has other models worth trying, like vintage urban commuter Seine and off-road eMTB Gazelle.
Seine is a retro, elegant urban commuter, with clean and nice-looking olive green design. Midnight Blue and Shining Black are available too. Behind the elegant look is the premium components. Seine has an ergonomically comfortable step-through design that offers an enjoyable upright riding position and Selle Royal® saddle for joy urban riding. Compared to road bikes, the suitable rider's height for Seine is extended to 5'5"-6'3". Chunma® hydraulic suspension fork with 50mm travel can be locked for diverse terrains. With mudguards that provide essential protection for wheels. There is a convenient luggage basket on the front and a luggage carrier rack on the back.
Seine has a powerful BAFANG® 500W mid-drive motor that operates smoothly and quietly, especially when shifting gears. The highly sensitive torque sensor constantly evaluates the rider's pedaling and regulates the motor's power, offering sufficient power for going uphill. The removable 48V 11.6Ah LG2900 lithium-ion battery features fast charging and ranges up to 34 miles.
Seine's Shimano® Deore 10-speed drivetrain provides the best climbing ability and adapts to different terrains. Tektro® hydraulic disc brake has flexible braking force and performs well in wet and dry weather.
The Cross-Country E-MTB Gazelle at vanpowers.bike helps people easily conquer any off-road journey. Gazelle has a powerful 750W BAFANG® high-speed brushless hub motor that delivers 85N·m and power for hill-climbing. Shimano® 8-speed drivetrain delivers a faster, more reliable, and more intuitive ride experience. Torque is applied across eight gear ratios to maximize acceleration, climbing, and top speed. Gazelle is a good runner if people are considering getting competitive or would like a racier ride for local trails. The removable lithium-ion battery with LG cells in the downtube brings a range of up to 70 miles.
Gazelle's Hydraulic RST suspension fork with 95mm travel can be locked to adjust the shock absorption and prevent power loss when going uphill, provide more versatility. Kanda® 26'' x 4.0'' fat tire is puncture and pinch-resistant and has extra grip and traction to travel over diverse terrain, from snow to sand, rough and rooty trails, or other loose or rocky terrains.
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Brad Johnson of ‘Melrose Place,’ Marlboro Man ads dies at 62
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Johnson, who jumped from rodeo cowboy to portraying the Marlboro Man in cigarette spots and film and TV roles including Steven Spielberg’s “Always” and “Melrose Place,” has died. He was 62.
Johnson died Feb. 18 in Fort Worth, Texas, of complications from COVID-19, his agent, Linda McAlister, said Saturday.
Johnson played opposite Holly Hunter in 1989′s “Always,” a remake of a 1943 film (“A Guy Named Joe”) about firefighting pilots. He played a pilot again in the 2000 religious apocalyptic thriller “Left Behind,” starring Kirk Cameron, and was in its two sequels.
He worked regularly on TV, including in the recurring role of Dr. Dominick O’Malley in “Melrose Place”; “Rough Riders,” “Soldier of Fortune, Inc.” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”
Johnson was born in October 1959 to parents Grove, a horse trainer, and Virginia, in Tucson, Arizona. After competing in rodeos as a youth, he began his professional rodeo career in 1984 and was discovered by a movie scout, according to a family biography.
His work as an actor and as a Marlboro Man — one of a succession used by the brand — brought Johnson and his wife, Laurie, to California. They eventually moved their family to a ranch in New Mexico and the Colorado mountains before settling in north Texas. He sold ranchland real estate there.
“As much as he loved cowboying and the outdoors, Brad loved nothing more than his family. He put them before himself in every way and they know that they could not have been blessed with a better husband and father,” his family said in a statement.
“Although he was taken too early, he lived life to the fullest,” they said.
Johnson’s survivors include his wife of 35 years, Laurie, as well as their children Shane, Bellamy, Rachel, Eliana, Eden, Rebekah, Annabeth and William, and Johnson’s stepmother, Teresa Johnson.
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ALBANY -- The Darton Health Professions Foundation and the Darton College of Health Sciences at Albany State University announced recently continuing education units (CEUs) for the health professions field.
Education for health care professionals in southwest Georgia does not end with a college diploma or certificate, foundation officials noted. Many disciplines require annual education to keep up their standards and certifications. The Darton Foundation and ASU are working to provide that continued education.
“People working in the health professions field, like everyone else, have the difficult task of managing their work life, family, and personal obligations," Sarah Brinson, dean of the Darton College of Health Professions at ASU, said in a news release. "So, it isn’t always feasible to leave town for CEUs. Each discipline has different annual requirements for continued education, and we are excited to present this opportunity that will provide four-hour CEUs for multiple disciplines in health care fields.”
“Depending on the field, everyone must have a certain number of hours of CEUs, and the foundation is making that simple and available after normal business hours and through digital attendance,” Randae Davis, the executive director of the foundation, said. “Last year, we collaborated to deliver continuing education for physical therapy professionals and those in the therapy discipline. We had a great group from all over the southeast in attendance. This year, we are focusing on low-cost, easily accessible, relevant topics that our health care professionals are facing, and each course will count toward their annual requirements.”
The foundation and ASU have collaborated to developed a three-part series. The courses will be held in June, August and November this year. Part one of the collection is “Violence Against Healthcare Workers,” to be held June 7 from 5:30-9:30 p.m.
“Each of these courses is very timely for our health care professionals," Kelsey Reed, director for patient care at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and a Darton Foundation Board Member said. "Many don’t realize that employees in the health care system are four times more likely to be a victim of violence than any other profession, including law enforcement. Every day there is violence in the health care system, and our workers need the training and education to know how to prevent situations and properly respond should they encounter them.”
Reed also served on the Georgia’s Senate Study Committee on Violence Against Healthcare Workers and will be a key speaker for this course.
“We are fortunate to have several health professionals on our board, and they solicited input from their staff,” Davis said.
The first course will look at violence against health care professionals, review legislative action, discuss situational awareness, and the proper response to situations or threats of violence. Part two, will address “Self-care for Healthcare Workers,” and part three will be “Technology in the Healthcare Workplace.”
Tracy Suber, vice president of education at Phoebe and a Darton Foundation Board Member, said she feels the three-part series will not only address continued educational units for 2022 but will address important topics impacting the health professions field.
“Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers have been on the frontlines working unbelievable hours, sacrificing themselves and giving everything they have to the profession and their patients," Suber said. "These courses are vital to our health care workers in southwest Georgia and beyond.”
Davis said that registration is currently open and a 10% discount is available when someone signs up for all three courses. The courses are accredited through Albany State University, and all proceeds from these events will benefit scholarships for students seeking a degree in nursing or the health care professions at Albany State University.
For more information visit the events page on the foundation’s website https://dartonfoundation.org/events/ and follow the registration links to Eventbrite or visit the series on Darton’s collection of courses page on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/healthcare-ceus-184939. Certificates will be provided electronically for those who complete the courses. For questions, email info@dartonfoundation.org with a subject line of CEU. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/darton-health-professions-foundation-offers-continuing-education-units/article_22d31d18-c49f-11ec-a724-6377d1e0f07f.html | 2022-04-25T14:49:13Z |
6-year-old suffers severe burns in what family calls a case of bullying
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) – A child in Connecticut was taken to the hospital after suffering severe burns in a situation that his family describes as bullying.
Officials in Bridgeport said crews responded to the report of a child burned on Sunday afternoon.
The child, whom organizers of a fundraising effort identified as 6-year-old Dominick, was transported to the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital.
“Preliminary reports indicate that up to four unattended children were seen playing with gasoline and lighting objects on fire,” Bridgeport officials said.
A GoFundMe page was started to help cover Dominick’s medical costs. In it, the organizers described the incident as a case of bullying.
“My little brother Dom has been bullied for a while by the tenants downstairs,” wrote Kayla Deegan and Toni Gauger on the website. “It escalated to a deadly intent.”
Deegan and Gauger said one the children covered a ball in gasoline, lit it on fire and threw it at Dominick.
“Dom has second- and third-degree burns on his face and leg,” they wrote. “He’s going to be scarred for life mentally and physically.”
The situation remains under investigation.
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Crown Aesthetics' German Sales Team to be Led by Sales Director, Petra Knab
DALLAS, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Aesthetics ("Crown"), a division of Crown Laboratories, Inc., is happy to announce that SkinPen® Precision ("SkinPen"), the first microneedling device cleared by the FDA and the global leader in skin remodeling, now has a direct presence in Germany, the largest aesthetic market in Europe.
SkinPen's direct distribution will significantly benefit German healthcare professionals and their customers. Accounts will now have direct access to the best-in-class microneedling device available today, backed by an elite level of Customer Service, Training, Marketing, and Medical Affairs services that SkinPen Precision customers and patients have come to expect across the globe.
To support Crown's German commercial efforts, Petra Knab has joined the organization as Director of Sales, Germany. With over 25 years of industry experience, Ms. Knab is an exceptional sales leader with significant aesthetic experience. She has demonstrated remarkable abilities in training, education, and employee coaching and development. These attributes, among others, are why she and her teams have enjoyed great success with big name brands such as Botox Cosmetic, Juvéderm, and CoolSculpting Elite.
"By directly supporting our SkinPen customers, we will grow their practices by driving patient demand," said Andy Moulton, Vice President of Sales, International for Crown Aesthetics. "With Petra leading the way, customers can be assured that they will receive the superior level of training, education, and customer service they deserve."
"Crown's launch into the German market represents a substantial opportunity that I am honored to be a part of," said Ms. Knab. "I look forward to building a team that embodies everything Crown and SkinPen stand for – commitment, excellence, and innovation." Crown's innovation will be reflected in several new products which are slated to launch in the fall of 2023.
Launched in 2013 and backed by over 90 validation studies*, SkinPen Precision is a superior skin remodeling device engineered in the USA.
SkinPen's CE intended use: SkinPen Precision is a medical microneedling device and accessories, intended to be used as a treatment to improve the appearance of facial acne scars in adults aged 22 years or older and to improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on the face and neck. The SkinPen is also intended to treat pigmentation conditions (Dyschromia) including Melasma, Vitiligo and Solar Lentigines.
SkinPen Precision is a Class IIa medical device with FDA clearance that works by creating controlled micro-injuries to stimulate the body's natural wound-healing response and remodel scar tissue. The award-winning SkinPen has a superior safety profile and is clinically proven effective on all Fitzpatrick skin types. Patients experience minimal cellular damage and little to no downtime.
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- Customer Service | Orders or Questions:
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About Crown Laboratories, Inc.
Crown, a privately held, fully integrated global skincare company, is committed to developing and providing a diverse portfolio of aesthetic, premium and therapeutic skincare products that improve the quality of life for its consumers throughout their skincare journey. An innovative company focused on skin science for life, Crown's unyielding pursuit of delivering therapeutic excellence and enhanced patient outcomes is why it has become a leader in Dermatology and Aesthetics. Crown has been listed on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies List for eight years and has expanded its distribution to over 38 countries. For more information, visit www.crownlaboratories.com.
About Crown Aesthetics
Crown Aesthetics, the premier medical aesthetics company, is dedicated to helping leading practices around the world grow their businesses. We do that by delivering dramatic results in rejuvenation and restoration. Our minimally-invasive innovations – SkinPen®, the first FDA-cleared microneedling device; MicroPen EVO™, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) systems ProGen PRP™ Advantage and Eclipse PRP®, VOTESSE™, a hair health system; and the post-microneedling protocol Skinfuse®– act as "gateway" products that drive new and highly satisfied patients into practices. Based in Dallas, Texas, Crown Aesthetics sets industry standards for efficacy, safety, and innovation. As a result, our customers consistently deliver the best aesthetic care in the business. For more information, please visit www.crownaesthetics.com.
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For US indication, complete clinical trial summary, and important safety information including contraindication and how to use the SkinPen Precision microneedling device, visit www.skinpen.com.
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Composite Rate at Highest Level Since March 2021
NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released today data through May 2022 for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. The indices represent a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults and show that the composite rate rose one basis point to 0.51%. The bank card default rate fell three basis points to 2.49%. The auto loan default rate rose three basis points to 0.61% while the first mortgage default rate was up one basis point 0.36%.
Two of the five major metropolitan statistical areas ("MSAs") showed higher default rates compared to last month. Los Angeles had the largest increase, up seven basis points to 0.45%. Miami rose four basis points to 0.84% while New York dropped one basis point to 0.77%. Chicago and Dallas were both unchanged at 0.53% and 0.52% respectively.
The table below summarizes the May 2022 results for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. These data are not seasonally adjusted and are not subject to revision.
The table below provides the index levels for the five major MSAs tracked by the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices.
For more information about S&P Dow Jones Indices, please visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/.
ABOUT THE S&P/EXPERIAN CONSUMER CREDIT DEFAULT INDICES
Jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and Experian, the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices are published on the third Tuesday of each month at 9:00 am ET. They are constructed to track the default experience of consumer balances in four key loan categories: auto, bankcard, first mortgage lien and second mortgage lien. The Indices are calculated based on data extracted from Experian's consumer credit database. This database is populated with individual consumer loan and payment data submitted by lenders to Experian every month. Experian's base of data contributors includes leading banks and mortgage companies, and covers approximately $11 trillion in outstanding loans sourced from 11,500 lenders.
For more information, please visit: www.spindices.com/indices/indicators/sp-experian-consumer-credit-default-composite-index.
ABOUT S&P DOW JONES INDICES
S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.
S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/.
ABOUT EXPERIAN
Experian is the world's leading global information services company. During life's big moments – from buying a home or a car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting with new customers – we empower consumers and our clients to manage their data with confidence. We help individuals to take financial control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and organizations to prevent identity fraud and crime.
We have 17,800 people operating across 45 countries and every day we're investing in new technologies, talented people and innovation to help all our clients maximize every opportunity. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Learn more at www.experianplc.com or visit our global content hub at our global news blog for the latest news and insights from the Group.
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Company expects record FY 2022 revenue of approximately $15.6 million; represent an increase of approximately 46%
Company provides update on Nasdaq listing process
GARDNER, Mass., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (OTCQB: PEYE), a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced optical instruments for the medical and defense industries, today announced preliminary revenue for the fourth quarter and fiscal year end 2022, ended June 30, 2022 and provided an update on its process to list its shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company will issue its complete fourth quarter and fiscal year end 2022 financial results and conduct a conference call as part of its complete financial results in September 2022.
Preliminary fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022 (ended June 30, 2022) highlights include:
- Revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 is expected to be approximately $15.6 million compared to $10.7 million in the previous fiscal year, an increase of approximately 46%, a new annual record for the Company. The record annual revenue was driven by organic revenue growth of approximately 10% coupled with contributions of approximately $3.8 million from the acquisition of Lighthouse Imaging which was completed in October 2021.
- Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 is expected to be approximately $4.7 million compared to $2.7 million in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, an increase of 74% from the year ago period, including 27% attributable to strong organic growth, and up sequentially from $4.65 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.
Precision Optics' CEO, Joseph Forkey, commented, "Fiscal 2022 was a transformative year for Precision Optics as we expect to report record annual revenues of approximately $15.6 million, with a fourth quarter annualized run-rate of approximately $19 million. This increase in revenue is driven by organic growth as well as contributions from our Lighthouse acquisition. During the past few quarters, we have experienced a surge in production contracts primarily due to the burgeoning pipeline we have built the last few years as well as reengagement by customers that were previously negatively impacted by the pandemic but are now beginning to recover. Going into Fiscal 2023 we expect opportunities for continued revenue growth while building profitability as we begin to realize the benefits of greater scale in our business. With continued improvement in industry trends towards innovative new products that leverage our proprietary optical technologies across medical device and defense segments and increases in elective surgeries which benefit many of our customers' end products, I believe we are well positioned to see continued growth in fiscal 2023."
Update on Intent to List Shares on Nasdaq Capital Market
The Company successfully received approval from shareholders at its annual meeting in April 2022 to affect a reverse split if needed to satisfy the Nasdaq minimum share price requirement and continues to have productive discussions with the exchange on certain other factors that are required for listing. The Company is working through what it believes to be the final details of the qualification with Nasdaq and expects to complete the process or have an additional update by the end of September.
About Precision Optics Corporation
Founded in 1982, Precision Optics is a vertically integrated optics company primarily focused on leveraging its proprietary micro-optics and 3D imaging technologies to the healthcare and defense/aerospace industries by providing services ranging from new product concept through mass manufacture. Utilizing its leading-edge in-house design, prototype, regulatory and fabrication capabilities as well as its Lighthouse Imaging division's electronic imaging expertise and its Ross Optical division's high volume world-wide sourcing, inspecting and production resources, the Company is able to design and manufacture next-generation product solutions to the most challenging customer requirements. Within healthcare, Precision Optics enables next generation medical device companies around the world to meet the increasing demands of the surgical community who require more enhanced and smaller imaging systems for minimally invasive surgery as well as 3D endoscopy systems to support the rapid proliferation of surgical robotic systems. In addition to these next generation applications, Precision Optics has supplied top tier medical device companies a wide variety of optical products for decades, including complex endocouplers and specialized endoscopes. The Company is also leveraging its technical proficiency in micro-optics to enable leading edge defense/aerospace applications which require the highest quality standards and the optimization of size, weight and power. For more information, please visit www.poci.com.
About Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express the Company's intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements related to the Company's future activities or future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by the Company's management. These statements are not guarantees of future performances and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those risks discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K and in other documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.
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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION
22 East Broadway
Gardner, Massachusetts 01440-3338
Telephone: 978-630-1800
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LYTHAM PARTNERS, LLC
Robert Blum
Phoenix | New York
Telephone: 602-889-9700
peye@lythampartners.com
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FORT WORTH (KDAF) — Fort Worth wants you and the family to head on down to the Fort Worth Academy to experience the culture of Japan during Japanese Children’s Day from 2-5 p.m.
The City of Fort Worth says, “Kodomo No Hi, Japanese Children’s Day, is a family-oriented community event to celebrate Japanese culture. Activities will include Taiko drummers, calligraphy and origami, Japanese games, food samples and martial arts demonstrations. Japanese-themed goods will be for sale.”
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Missfresh Limited.
Shareholders who purchased shares of MF 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 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.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued 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.
DEADLINE: September 12, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/missfresh-lawsuit-loss-submission-form/?id=30696&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of MF during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is September 12, 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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Pain at the pump: National gas price average nearly $5 a gallon
Published: Jun. 6, 2022 at 8:52 AM EDT|Updated: 29 minutes ago
(CNN) - Gas prices are surging once again with the national average jumping to $4.87 Monday, according to AAA.
Fuel prices have increased 25 cents week-to-week and 59 cents in just one month.
There are now several states with gas above $5 a gallon, including Michigan, Indiana and Washington, D.C.
Georgia is the only state with an average below $4.30 a gallon.
Oil prices continue to increase, even after OPEC announced plans to ramp up production.
Oil analysts expect the national average to hit over $5 a gallon in the next 10 days.
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ROME (AP) — Italian rescuers on Saturday located the bodies of seven people, including four Turkish and two Lebanese businessmen, who died when their helicopter crashed in a heavily forested, mountainous area in north-central Italy during a storm, authorities said.
Col. Alfonso Cipriano, who heads an air force rescue coordination unit that led the search since Thursday, said rescuers were tipped off to the crash site after a mountain runner reported seeing what he thought was a part of the mangled chopper during an excursion on Mount Cusna on Saturday morning.
Air crews confirmed the site and ground crews initially located five bodies, and then the other two, Cipriano told The Associated Press. The location was in a hard-to-reach valley and the chopper remains were hidden to air rescuers from the lush tree cover, but some branches were broken and burned, he said.
The helicopter disappeared from radar screens Thursday morning as it flew over the province of Modena in the Tuscan–Emilian Apennines. Electric storms had been reported in the area at the time, Cipriano said. The chopper was carrying seven people, including four Turkish citizens, two Lebanese and the Italian pilot, from Lucca to Treviso to visit a tissue paper production facility.
The two Lebanese were identified in Lebanon as Shadi Kreidi and Tarek Tayah, both executives at INDEVCO, an international manufacturing and industrial consultancy group. The two were said to be on a business trip.
Tayah’s wife, Hala, was killed two years ago in the massive explosion at Beirut’s port, which took the lives of more than 215 people and injured thousands. Their daughter, Tamara, who was 11 at the time, was one of the few victims who met French President Emmanuel Macron when he flew to Beirut following the blast, gifting him a pin shaped like the map of Lebanon made by her mother, a jeweler, and getting an emotional hug in return.
Tarek and Hala Tayeh had two other children besides Tamara.
The Turks on board worked for Turkish industrial group Eczacibasi, which said they were taking part in a trade fair.
Eczacibasi confirmed in a statement with “great pain and sadness” that its director of factories, director of hygienic papers at its Yalova province factory, director of investment projects and production director at its Manisa province factory had died in the crash and relayed their condolences.
The crash site was about 10 kilometers (six miles) from where rescuers initially began searching based on the last cellular pings from the passengers’ phones. Cipriano said it might have taken hours more or even days to locate the site had it not been for the runner’s tip, given the difficult, lush terrain.
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BALTIMORE, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Urological Association (AUA), in partnership with the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), released the 2022 clinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of priapism.
Priapism is a condition resulting in a prolonged and uncontrolled erection. Although the incidence rate is relatively low, because of its time-dependent and progressive nature, priapism is something that both urologists and emergency medicine practitioners must be familiar with and comfortable managing.
"This guideline acknowledges that there is no one fixed set of rules for the treatment of priapism," said Trinity J. Bivalacqua, MD, PhD, chair of the guideline development panel and director of urologic oncology at the Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine. "Instead, it emphasizes that interventions should be individualized based on clinical history and evidence based findings including the clinical judgment of the physician."
The guideline provides a clinical framework for the treatment (non-surgical and surgical) of non-ischemic priapism, recurrent ischemic priapism and priapism in patients with sickle cell disease. The treatment of patients with a prolonged erection following intracavernosal vasoactive medication is also included. The AUA guideline on the diagnosis of priapism and the treatment of acute ischemic priapism was published in 2021.
This guideline was developed in collaboration with the SMSNA. It was distributed to peer reviewers of varying backgrounds as part of the AUA's extensive peer review process before being approved by the AUA Board of Directors.
The new clinical guideline is now available online at www.AUAnet.org/Priapism-Guideline.
A summary of the guideline also appears at:
- BivalacquaTJ, Allen BK, Brock G et al: The diagnosis and management of recurrent ischemicpriapism, priapism in sickle cell patients, and non-ischemicpriapism: an AUA/SMSNA guideline. JUrol 2022; https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002767.
About the American Urological Association: Founded in 1902 and headquartered near Baltimore, Maryland, the American Urological Association is a leading advocate for the specialty of urology and has nearly 24,000 members throughout the world. The AUA is a premier urologic association, providing invaluable support to the urologic community as it pursues its mission of fostering the highest standards of urologic care through education, research and the formulation of health policy.
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beautiful Valley View Villas Senior Apartment Homes in Garden Grove are now managed by The REMM Group Multifamily Management Company. The luxury senior community has 178 units and joins three other properties that recently selected The REMM Group for property management. Those properties are Atlas at Arcadia, with 42 apartments renovated in 2021, Desert Boutique Apartments with 129 luxury units in Palm Springs. And Yucaipa Pointe – A New Commercial Retail center in Yucaipa.
Valley View Villas offers residents' spacious grounds with Mediterranean architecture and premium amenities.
Sara D'Elia, CEO of The REMM Group, said, "We have an exciting renovation of the beautiful property underway. The common areas are being enhanced with a new flooring, a fresh paint pallet, furniture, and lighting. A full exterior paint is underway and in the upcoming months, we will focus on renovations within the apartment homes. Residents are loving the updates!
"Today's seniors are dynamic, and Valley View Villas offers everything they want. The location is perfect for dining, entertainment, and shopping. There are golf courses, a dog park, marine sanctuary, and Los Alamitos Race Course nearby."
D'Elia added, "Our commitment to the community goes beyond offering a great place to live. We match our senior communities with managers and service people that love serving seniors. Because many of the residents are retired, they can relax, meet friends, and participate in scheduled activities in the newly renovated common areas, around the resort-style pool, game room and barbecue picnic area."
Valley View Villas residents benefit from the abundant senior service providers and businesses that have built up to serve nearby Leisure World Seal Beach, with over 9,000 seniors in residence.
The pet-friendly one bedroom, one bath, and two bedrooms, two bath apartments have air conditioning and patios or balconies.
The REMM Group is located at 207 W 20th Street Santa Ana, CA. They are an award-winning IREM Accredited Commercial Real Estate Management Organization (AMO). Their expanding portfolio includes multifamily, lease up, mixed-use and commercial properties. The REMM Group ranks in the top 10 companies nationwide in The Best Place to Work Multifamily 2022. For additional information contact Sara D'Elia at (714) 974-1010 x 213, sdelia(at)remmgroup(dot)com.
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The company announces initial investment of $26 million with an additional estimated $34.6 million expected over 5 years
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc. ("Conterra Networks") today announced its continued investment in fiber network growth across Iredell, Catawba, and Burke counties with its initial investment of $26 million and an additional estimated $34.6 million expected over 5 years.
Conterra Networks designed and built its 100% fiber network in the North Carolina counties with symmetrical service and speeds of up to 10 Gbps and 99.99% network reliability. The company's local team manages the all-fiber network, which is now available to approximately 6,167 businesses and growing.
"We continue to prioritize the communities we serve by investing in local network infrastructure," said Craig Gunderson, President and CEO of Conterra Networks. "This investment is critical to the growth in Iredell, Catawba, and Burke counties. With the ever-increasing business connectivity requirements, we are always committed to enabling limitless communications opportunities for our customers by providing access to custom-designed, ultra-high-capacity broadband networks."
Conterra Networks is growing and investing in communities in North Carolina, including Salisbury, Kannapolis, Jacksonville, Morehead City, Statesville, Mooresville, Newton, Hickory, Morganton, Sanford, Rocky Mount, Greenville, Pinehurst, and Southern Pines. The expansion is part of the company's growing network infrastructure across the United States. To date, Conterra Networks has 13,250 fiber miles, 2,700 schools served, and over 7,500 on-net locations.
To learn more about Conterra Networks and the expansion efforts in North Carolina, visit www.conterra.com.
About Conterra Networks
Founded in 2001, and now operating 13,250 fiber miles, Conterra Networks is one of the largest remaining independent broadband infrastructure companies in the United States based on its optical fiber and fixed wireless network assets and annual recurring revenues. The company is owned by affiliates of APG and Fiera, along with significant participation by the company's senior management team. For more information about Conterra Networks, please visit www.conterra.com.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Horizon Therapeutics, JPMorgan Chase & Co. included among corporate partners
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In less than one month, the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) will host its annual Leadership Conference, which aims to increase leadership capacity in order to foster a more equitable society for people who are blind or visually impaired. The conference provides a forum in which leaders from a variety of fields—including research, technology, education, corporations, health and government organizations—have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of best practices, refine leadership skills, identify inclusion practices that work, and share strategies to enable inclusion.
"The theme of this year's conference is 'putting inclusion to work,' and with the participation of several major corporations as well as their accessibility experts, we are thrilled to bring together leaders to share what they are doing to get closer to achieving this goal," said Debbie Dennis, Chair of the Board of Trustees for AFB. "We are also delighted to welcome United States Access Board Executive Director Sachin Pavithran and DEI consultant Catarina Rivera as keynote speakers, as well as the primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Tony Coelho as a presenter, among many others."
This year's corporate sponsors feature leaders in their fields, and AFB is grateful for their support:
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Horizon Therapeutics
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals
- Meta
- Walmart
- Northrop Grumman
- Verizon
- Microsoft
- Charter Communications
- Oncor
- Challenger Gray & Christmas
- Spark Therapeutics
- Delta Gamma Foundation
- CTIA
- New York Life
- National Industries for the Blind (NIB)
A broad range of presentations this year includes such titles as "Accessibility, Inclusion, and Representation"; "Digital Inclusion: Public Policy Approaches to Website and App Accessibility"; and "Strategies for Welcoming Employees into an Accessible Workplace," to name just a few. The panelists' professional experiences also represent a diverse array of industries and experience, including research and policy advocates from major disability rights organizations, corporate accessibility experts and managers, and representatives of government agencies.
Three prestigious awards for the blind and low vision community will also be presented at this year's event, including the Migel Medal, the brand new Llura Gund Leadership Award, and the Corinne Kirchner Research Award. The Migel Medal was established in 1937 by the late M.C. Migel, AFB's first chairman, to honor those whose dedication and achievements improve the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired. The Llura Gund Leadership Award recognizes annually an outstanding leader who has benefitted from one of AFB's employment initiatives. The Corinne Kirchner Research Award honors those whose leadership and dedication illuminate the most pressing needs of people with vision loss through timely, innovative, and authoritative research.
Sponsorship packages are still available – contact Amir Rahimi at arahimi@afb.org to inquire. The AFB Leadership Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, May 2-3. Registration is currently open. More information is available, including a full agenda and list of speakers, at AFB.org/AFBLC.
About the American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) mobilizes leaders, advances understanding, and champions impactful policies and practices using research and data. Publisher of the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness for over a century and counting, AFB is also proud to steward the accessible Helen Keller Archive, honoring the legacy of our most famous ambassador. AFB's mission is to expand pathways to leadership, education, inclusive technology, and career opportunities to create a world of no limits for people who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision. To learn more, visit www.afb.org.
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Acquisition of the Alpharetta Tier 3 Facility Brings Turn-Key Solutions to a Rapidly Expanding Market
DALLAS, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Rackhouse, the data center division of Lincoln Property Company, and Principal Real Estate Investors, the real estate investment team for Principal Global Investors, announced the acquisition of a key data center located in the heart of Atlanta's high-tech corridor. The strategically located data center is an enterprise-grade, highly secured facility, ready to be deployed to customers' specific design and power requirements.
The 185,000 square-foot facility sits on a 38-acre parcel with more than 7MW of capacity, and a design to expand to over 13MW. Furthermore, the site can support a separate 30MW ground up data center development, ideal for today's hyperscalers and operators.
According to Data Center Hawk, Atlanta's data center market continues to grow due to the favorable business climate, competitive colocation and cloud environments, reasonable power cost, low natural disaster risk and robust connectivity. The city has cultivated a tech hub, with more than 55 colocation providers and enterprises calling it home.
"We're proud to partner with Principal Real Estate Investors in a market that's quickly become one of the most robust data center regions in the U.S.," stated Martin Peck, Executive Vice President, Lincoln Rackhouse. "Our plan is to begin immediate development of additional turn-key critical floor space, that will ultimately align and address our customer's current and future expansion needs."
"This acquisition of a high-quality asset in such a dynamic market provides an excellent addition to our portfolio of data centers," said Ben Wobschall, Managing Director, Portfolio Management for Principal Real Estate Investors. "We're thrilled to be able to bring immediate availability and expansion to accommodate our customers' growth in the Southeast."
St. Louis based Ascent will continue to provide facilities management, engineering and construction services to the site. Marketing and leasing with be provided by Digital Crossroad and CBRE's Atlanta based data center solutions team.
About Principal Real Estate Investors
Principal Real Estate Investors is the dedicated real estate investment group within Principal Global Investors, a diversified asset management organization and a member of the Principal Financial Group®. As a top 10 global real estate manager1 Principal Real Estate Investors has more than 60 years of real estate investment experience2. The firm's capabilities span the spectrum of public and private equity and debt investments, and it manages or sub-advises $100 billion in commercial real estate assets (as of June 30, 2022).
About Lincoln Rackhouse
Lincoln Rackhouse, the data center division of Lincoln Property Company, focuses on investment and development of mission critical real estate while helping organizations of all sizes locate, analyze and secure data center space to lease or own. Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. has earned its reputation as effective, professional managers of residential and commercial properties with more than 50 years of experience in building, owning and managing one of the largest commercial real estate portfolios in the United States. With 20 years of experience sourcing mission critical data centers, Lincoln Rackhouse offers unparalleled market and industry knowledge with an unbiased approach in fulfilling technology requirements.
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1 Managers ranked by total worldwide assets (net of leverage, including contributions committed or received, but not yet invested, REIT securities are excluded), as of 30 June 2021. "The Largest Real Estate Investment Managers," Pensions & Investments, 4 October 2021.
2 Principal Real Estate Investors became registered with the SEC in November 1999. Activities noted prior to this date were conducted beginning with the real estate investment management area of Principal Life Insurance Company and later Principal Capital Real Estate Investors, LLC, the predecessor firm to Principal Real Estate Investors.
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Husband donates kidney to wife on 36th wedding anniversary
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) – A man in Oregon gave his wife the gift of a miracle on their 36th wedding anniversary – he donated a kidney.
Maureen Stipan has type 1 diabetes that affected her kidneys. Eventually, she was diagnosed with stage four kidney disease.
Her husband, Jim Stipan, said there was no other option but to donate one of his kidneys to his wife.
“When you watch somebody with kidney failure, it’s so painful to watch,” Jim told KPTV.
There was only a small chance Jim would be a match, but he asked to be tested anyway.
Most kidneys are donated from woman to woman or woman to man. It’s rare for a man to donate to a woman because their kidneys are slightly larger.
Testing confirmed there was enough compatibility for Jim to be a match. Their kidney doctor said he had never seen anything like this in his 20 years of practice.
“Our prayers were answered that it was me and it just made everything so simple for our family,” Jim said.
Maureen no longer has kidney disease and saw immediate results from the transplanted organ.
“They said he gave me like a super kidney, like this thing is working overtime,” Maureen said. “I feel so much better I can’t even explain it. And not just to mention the emotional connection because he did that for me.”
Jim and Maureen said they hope to plan a trip to Hawaii to celebrate soon.
Maureen said she should start feeling back to normal in about three months or so, but she’s currently on the recipient list to receive a pancreas to help with her diabetes.
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DUNHUANG and ZHANGYE, China, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As China is actively pushing its decarbonisation agenda to become a carbon-neutral economy by 2060, it is particularly important to boost innovation in the application of green technologies and business models. Keeping up with this vision, new & innovative solar projects are being adopted for a reliable & clean source of energy. GoodWe, the world-leading PV inverter supplier, has greatly empowered an 80MW PV project in China's Gansu province.
Once as an important hub along the original Silk Road, Gansu province has seen commercial and cultural exchanges between the East and West since ancient times. Because of China's new Belt and Road initiative, the past "pearl" of the trade route is glowing again. The recent PV project in Gansu's Dunhuang and Zhangye cities undoubtedly gives additional force to the rebirth of this area, especially regarding to environmental protection and economic development.
Situated at the edge of the vast Gobi Desert, Dunhuang city boasts long hours of strong sunshine throughout the year, but it is thus characterised by dry air, high temperatures and widespread dust. Harsh environmental conditions like these make for high demands of advanced & powerful solar technologies. Because of the proven cutting-edge technology and trustworthy performance, 356 sets of GoodWe GW225K-HT inverters are used in this project, which ensure an annual average power generation of 186.84 million kWh and a significant reduction on carbon dioxide emission by 142,800 tons.
As a world-leading PV inverter and energy storage systems manufacturer, GoodWe has never stopped seeking technological innovation. With its continuous investment in ground-mounted power plants and large-scale energy bases, GoodWe has been recognized by more and more customers and can definitely play a key role in developing global solar markets and helping more cities and areas take advantage of renewable clean energy.
About GoodWe
GoodWe is a world-leading PV inverter and energy storage solutions manufacturer and is listed as a public limited company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 688390).
With an accumulative delivery of more than two million inverters and installation of 35GW in more than 100 countries and regions, GoodWe solar inverters have been used in residential and commercial rooftops, industrial and utility scale systems and range from 0.7kW to 250kW. For more information, please visit goodwe.com.
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Conference call scheduled for the same day at 10:00 a.m. ET
NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGCP) ("BGC"), a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, today announced the details regarding its second quarter 2022 financial results conference call. This call will take place on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
BGC plans to issue an advisory press release regarding the availability of its consolidated quarterly financial results by 8:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. BGC's advisory release will notify the public that a full-text financial results press release will be accessible at http://ir.bgcpartners.com.
BGC will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET for investors.
Participants are encouraged to pre-register for the conference call to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. Pre-registration may be completed at any time by accessing the pre-registration link on BGC Partners' Investor Relations website, http://ir.bgcpartners.com, or by navigating to BGC Partners, Inc. 2Q 2022 Earnings Call (netroadshow.com).
Participants who have not pre-registered may join the webcast by accessing the link at http://ir.bgcpartners.com or the call using the following information. Please note that those not pre-registered may experience greater than normal wait times before joining the live call.
A webcast replay of the conference call is expected to be accessible at http://ir.bgcpartners.com within 24 hours of the live call and will be available for 365 days following the call. Additionally, call participants may dial in with the following information:
About BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners, Inc. ("BGC") is a leading global brokerage and financial technology company. BGC, through its various affiliates, specializes in the brokerage of a broad range of products, including Fixed Income (Rates and Credit), Foreign Exchange, Equities, Energy and Commodities, Shipping, and Futures. BGC, through its various affiliates, also provides a wide variety of services, including trade execution, brokerage, clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information, and other back-office services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions. Through its brands, including FMX™, Fenics®, Fenics Market Data™, Fenics GO™, BGC®, BGC Trader™, Capitalab®, and Lucera®, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to numerous financial instruments and markets. BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, Fenics, FMX, Fenics Market Data, Fenics GO, Capitalab, and Lucera are trademarks/service marks and/or registered trademarks/service marks of BGC and/or its affiliates.
BGC's customers include many of the world's largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, and investment firms. BGC's Class A common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "BGCP". BGC is led by Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick. For more information, please visit http://www.bgcpartners.com. You can also follow BGC at https://twitter.com/bgcpartners, https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgc-partners and/or http://ir.bgcpartners.com/Investors/default.aspx.
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about BGCStatements in this document regarding BGC that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include statements about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, results, financial position, liquidity and outlook, which may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently expected. Except as required by law, BGC undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see BGC's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information contained in subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.
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WASHINGTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host an in-person media opportunity at 8:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 7, at NASA Headquarters in Washington with the agency's SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts to discuss their recent mission aboard the International Space Station to benefit life on Earth and further exploration.
NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet returned to Earth in November 2021 after spending 198 days aboard the microgravity laboratory, conducting science and maintenance activities, scientific investigations, and technology demonstrations.
Crew-2 completed the agency's second crew rotation mission to the space station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The mission set a record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft. The international crew spent 199 days in orbit. The Crew-2 astronauts also served as part of space station Expedition 65/66.
The media opportunity will take place in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in the Mary W. Jackson building, 300 E. Street SW in Washington. Media interested in participating must RSVP by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 6 to: joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov.
Learn more about Crew-2's mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/subject/19027/crew2
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The Habit Burger Grill Opens in San Jacinto on August 15th
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Habit Burger Grill, the California-based restaurant company renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh salads and more announces the grand opening of a new location in San Jacinto. Located at 1580 S. San Jacinto Ave., the fast-casual restaurant will serve up its 'Habit Hospitality' beginning August 15th.
In honor of the exciting grand opening, The Habit Burger Grill will host exclusive pre-opening VIP events for The Habit's CharClub members. Guests can receive an invite to this exclusive sneak peek by signing up for the CharClub at www.habitburger.com/sanjacinto.
- Free Charburger Day (Friday, August 12th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free freshly-made Charburger, fries and drink. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
- Free Charburger Day (Saturday, August 13th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free freshly-made Charburger, fries and drink. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
- Free Habit Day (Sunday, August 14th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free chargrilled meal from one of our pre-set menus. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
The restaurant will offer dine-in, takeout and drive-thru ordering. Curbside pick-up and delivery will be available via The Habit Mobile App and online at order.habitburger.com. Convenient delivery is also available through DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats. Guests also have additional convenient ordering options including state-of-the-art indoor self-serve kiosks.
"Each new restaurant opening brings the excitement of being able to welcome new guests. We are delighted to be able to serve our chargrilled classics, like our award-winning Charburger and signature sandwiches, to the San Jacinto community," said Iwona Alter, Chief Brand Officer at The Habit Burger Grill.
"Our team is honored to be able to take part in bringing The Habit Burger Grill's newest restaurant in San Jacinto to life. We are confident that the famous chargrilled flavors and 'Habit Hospitality' will be a success," said Stan Singh, franchisee.
The Habit Burger Grill is California's best-kept secret, as it was named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" With its cooked-to-order mantra, The Habit Burger Grill's open flame sears a distinctive smoky flavor into their famous Charburgers, fresh marinated chicken, sushi-grade ahi tuna and tenderloin steak. Guests at The Habit Burger Grill can always count on freshly-made, handcrafted quality served up with genuine hospitality.
This Habit Burger Grill's dining room and drive-thru will be open Monday - Sunday from 10:30am - 10:00pm.
Connect with The Habit Burger Grill on social media at facebook.com/habitburgergrill, instagram.com/habitburgergrill, twitter.com/habitburger, tiktok.com/@habitburgergrill, and youtube.com/habittube.
About The Habit Restaurants, Inc.
Born in Santa Barbara, California in 1969, The Habit Burger Grill is a burger-centric, fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing fresh, cooked-to-order chargrilled burgers and handcrafted sandwiches featuring grilled tenderloin steak, grilled chicken and sushi-grade ahi tuna cooked over an open flame. In addition, it features fresh handcrafted salads and an appealing selection of sides and shakes. The Habit Burger Grill was named the "best tasting burger in America" in July 2014 in a comprehensive survey conducted by one of America's leading consumer magazines, named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" and featured in Newsweek's "America's Favorite Restaurant Chains 2022." The Habit Burger Grill has since grown to over 330 restaurants in 14 states throughout Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Washington as well as 13 international locations, seven in China and six in Cambodia. More information is available at www.habitburger.com.
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The Temple Juneteenth Parade, hosted by the Al Edwards Juneteenth Association Chapter 111, will begin with a vehicle parade, which will gather at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and East Avenue M in Temple.
The parade will start at 10 a.m. There will then be a festival at 11:30 a.m. in Ferguson Park, 1203 E. Adams Ave. The festival will include lunch, live entertainment, vendors and talks by city officials.
In Killeen, the 33rd annual Killeen Juneteenth Parade will take also start at 10 a.m. Saturday in the city’s downtown. Organizers said it will start and end at City Hall.
A Juneteenth Family Fun Day will also take place from 8 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Saturday at the Rosa Hereford Killeen Community Center, 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd in Killeen.
In Belton, Juneteenth celebrations begin at the Harris Community Center, 401 N. Alexander St., with a presentation by the Rev. George Harrison; reflections by Robert Ford, former Dallas Cowboys coach; and historical displays. A social, called “the Blue and White Affair,” begins at 8 p.m.
On Sunday, New Day Fellowship, 510 E. Ave. J in Temple, will be the site of a memorial service with the Rev. George Harrison as keynoter, beginning at 3 p.m.
From 3 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, the sixth annual Culture Celebration will take place at the Harker Heights Event Center, 710 Edwards Drive in Harker Heights. Organizers said the event will include a salute to Father’s Day, food tasting and a tribute to Juneteenth and black history. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_3dee8730-ee94-11ec-a492-2b821b76f5fd.html | 2022-06-18T00:58:16Z |
Find out who's who in Crystal's latest sales team expansion as we bring our important crypto AML compliance and investigations solution to even more markets than before
AMSTERDAM, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crystal Blockchain analytics announces sales team expansion to support its growth in the fast-changing environment of blockchain. Joining John van Tessel, Crystal's new Chief Revenue Officer; Crystal's executive team is thrilled to welcome and work with experts such as Willem van der Mark, SVP of International Markets; Rob Disseldorp, VP of Sales Engineering; Tamer Kudsi, Sales Manager and Joe Yassen, Customer Success Manager.
Read the team's full bios and all about their skillsets on our updated Meet The Team page!
"I feel very privileged to be part of Crystal Blockchain Analytics and look forward to contributing to its ambitious growth goals. Crystal is acting as a technology leader, currently delivering solutions and services to make the cryptocurrency industry safer. I'm looking forward to collaborating with Crystal's strong leadership and talented sales team and devoting myself to accelerating exponential growth." added Willem van der Mark, Senior Vice President of International Markets.
Rob Disseldorp, Vice President of Sales Engineering, noted, "I am proud to join the Crystal Blockchain team, providing an all-in-one blockchain monitoring and forensics platform, and couldn't be more excited to be at the service of an organization positioned for long-term success in the emerging crypto compliance & investigation market space. Having worked for more than 23 years in the Business Intelligence and Data & Advanced Analytics domain, this is the next logical step. I look forward to working with this highly skilled and experienced team to support organizations building a safer and trusted cryptocurrency economy."
Tamer Kudsi, our Business Development Manager, pointed out, "I have a huge passion for the developing, emerging blockchain industry driving a paradigm shift in how organizations and the global economy function more efficiently, transparent, and securely. With the inevitable deep and extensive regulations coming to the crypto industry, it is exciting to be in the compliance/AML space. I joined Crystal due to its highly ambitious plans and rapid growth since its inception. Backed by the Bitfury Group, the Crystal team of world-class analytics experts has developed the most algorithmically accurate and cutting-edge crypto Compliance platform."
"I am excited to have joined the superb team here at Crystal Blockchain in this innovative & rapidly growing marketplace. My keen interest in the crypto space, alongside my previous working experience in the sector, made it a clear choice to join the Crystal team. I am looking forward to building fantastic relationships with my customers and assisting them in mitigating risk by using our market-leading solution." stressed Joe Yasseen, Customer Success Manager.
Get in touch to book a demo with our expert sales team at contact@crystalblockchain.com
About Crystal Blockchain (https://crystalblockchain.com/)
Crystal is the all-in-one blockchain analytics platform, providing a comprehensive view of the public blockchain ecosystem. Crystal is available as a SaaS, API, or on-premise installation. Crystal is engineered by the Bitfury Group, the world's leading full-service blockchain technology company.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Yext, Inc. ("Yext") (NYSE: YEXT) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between March 4, 2021 and March 8, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Yext, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Yext includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, among other things, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (ii) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: August 16, 2022
Aggrieved Yext investors only have until August 16, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony hosted a press conference April 2nd via Zoom. In total, 1,500 pastors from various countries participated. Reporters from different media outlets also attended.
Shincheonji Church hosted the event to present results from its recent online seminars. Pastors who signed MOUs with Shincheonji shared testimonials.
"In the past, all I preached was that everyone must believe in Jesus and by sharing grace in this way would lead to salvation," said Dongsu Kim, pastor of Peace Church. "Without fulfillment, I thought heaven was somewhere one went to after death. I thought there was resurrection after death."
Pastor Kim is currently teaching Shincheonji Church's revealed word to his congregation. "The time has come for all the pastors to come and learn so that they may live a life of faith in the correct truth," he said.
To date, 2,155 pastors, 22 seminary schools and 958 churches in 67 countries have signed MOUs with Shincheonji Church. In exchange for their cooperation, Shincheonji is providing churches and seminary schools with theology materials and access to Bible instructors. In the United States, a Shincheonji instructor was invited to teach 100 members from The Early Church of the New Era. A seminary school in Pakistan is offering Shincheonji course curriculum after its dean signed an MOU with the church.
Shincheonji Church Chairman Lee Man-hee also spoke during the press conference, explaining how he has come to share the word and the role of pastors today.
"Let's fight and overcome the devil with the blood of Jesus and the word of testimony and create the people of God's kingdom so that God may finally come and reign over the world after 6000 years," Chairman Lee said. "This is what [God] has made known to us through the Bible. I hope that everyone engraves the words of all the chapters of Revelation—which is the law of heaven—in their hearts."
Shincheonji Church has taught Revelation and the secrets of the kingdom of heaven through online seminars since October 2021. The lectures have millions of YouTube views and are available in 24 different languages. The church is also broadcasting content from its intermediate-level course through June 27th. The lessons and the April 2nd press conference are available on Shincheonji Church's official YouTube channel.
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Dear Heloise: I believe in “waste not, want not.” So when we have rice with our dinner, I always make a big pot and keep the leftovers tightly covered in the refrigerator.
The next day I warm it up with a few frozen peas, bacon fried very crisp and a leftover meat from the night before. It makes a terrific lunch for my mother (who lives down the street from us) and me. Served with a green salad and bread, and you have a nice, warm meal.
— Janet K., Silver Springs, Nev.
Janet, that’s a good idea, and one I like to use as well. Sometimes I also add one or two beaten eggs mixed in with the other items and stir it up. A little soy sauce added before serving, and you have a tasty dish to serve.
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SOFI, GOED, ATAI, REKR, and EMBK.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
- SOFI: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=SOFI&prnumber=051620222
- GOED: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=GOED&prnumber=051620222
- ATAI: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=ATAI&prnumber=051620222
- REKR: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=REKR&prnumber=051620222
- EMBK: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=EMBK&prnumber=051620222
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InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alerts are based on our proprietary scoring methodology. Each stock is evaluated based on short-term technical, long-term technical and fundamental factors. Each of those scores is then combined into an overall score that determines a stock's overall suitability for investment.
InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
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"A Love Affair with Failure" by Dr. Akintoye Akindele and Olakunle Soriyan is released with Forbes Books
This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license).
NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Love Affair with Failure: When Hitting Bottom Becomes a Launchpad to Success by Dr. Akintoye Akindele and Olakunle Soriyan is now available. The book is published by Forbes Books, the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes, and is available on Amazon today.
Troubled by the game-changing possibilities missed because of humanity's fear of failure, Akindele and Soriyan present a new theory of entrepreneurial success that draws a stark line between failure and failing. Failure is a noun that limits people to false ideas of final outcomes. Failing, on the other hand, is a verb. It's an outcome of action and effort that should be viewed as progress, or as a transition into something better.
With A Love Affair with Failure, Akindele and Soriyan aim to help emerging entrepreneurs prepare for the inevitable challenges ahead by urging them to be resilient in the pursuit of their dreams and embrace the idea of failing as both a prerequisite for achieving success, as well as a victory in itself because of the courage it signifies.
"We wrote this book because we do not believe in failure. We believe in failing," Akindele explained. "Failure is a destination; it is a windowless prison that confines, but it does not exist unless you accept that it does. Failing, on the other hand, is about embarking on a journey of new knowledge and new beginnings."
About Dr. Akintoye Akindele, DBA, CFA
Dr. Akintoye Akindele is Chairman of Platform Capital, CEO of Duport Midstream Company Limited, CEO of Atlantic International Refineries & Petrochemicals Limited, Co-Chairman of Liquidity Club, Director of Koniku Incorporated USA, and Founder of Synergy Capital Managers. Akindele is also an investor, best-selling author, and philanthropist who is passionate about enhancing Africa's role in the global economy. He earned a doctorate in Business Administration (Finance) from the International School of Management in Paris.
Akindele serves as a faculty member at the University of Lagos Business School, lecturing on finance and entrepreneurship.
About Olakunle Soriyan
Olakunle Soriyan is a mentor and executive coach for leaders across the globe. As Chief Knowledge Officer of Kenneth Soriyan Research and Ideas LLC, his work reinvigorates leaders to embrace what sets them apart in order to maintain personal and professional relevance. He is also the CEO of AFRICA HOUSE, an organization linking investors to entrepreneurs and innovators of African descent. Beyond his work with governments, individuals, and large corporations, Soriyan is the founder of Eshirya Africa, a 501(c)(3) Exempt Non-Profit focused on mobilizing and empowering 1% of the African population (who live in Africa) as well as people of African descent everywhere to function as a movement unlimited in thought and action.
Soriyan and his family are based in Texas.
About Forbes Books
Launched in 2016 in partnership with Advantage Media Group, Forbes Books is the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes. Forbes Books offers business and thought leaders an innovative, speed-to-market, fee-based publishing model and a suite of services designed to strategically and tactically support authors and promote their expertise. For more information, visit forbesbooks.com.
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TROY, Mich., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Editorial Advisory and Securities Review Committee of BetterInvesting Magazine today announced Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE: CHD) as its "Stock to Study" and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) as its "Undervalued Stock" in the October 2022 issue for investors' informational and educational use.
"During times of market and economic turbulence, education is key. Controlling one's emotions and focusing on the fundamentals are essential. Maximize rationality when investing," said Ken Zendel, CEO of the National Association of Investors (NAIC), the parent organization of BetterInvesting.
Read more about navigating a bear market at:
https://www.betterinvesting.org/learn-about-investing/investor-education/personal-finance/good-actions-to-take-during-an-economic-crisis
Check the October 2022 issue of BetterInvesting Magazine for more details about the latest stocks. Non-members can utilize the limited, trial version of the BetterInvesting online stock selection and analysis tools to study the investment potential of Church & Dwight and Ford Motor by viewing their fundamental data and applying judgments.
Committee members are Robert M. Bilkie, Jr., CFA; Daniel J. Boyle, CFA; Marisa Bradbury, CFA; Philip Keating, CFA; Walter J. Kirchberger, CFA; and Anne Nichols, CFA.
As stated, the BetterInvesting committee's Stock to Study and Undervalued Stock choices are for the informational and educational uses of investors. They are not to be considered as endorsed or recommended for purchase by NAIC / BetterInvesting. BetterInvesting urges investors to educate themselves about the stock market so they can make informed decisions about stock purchases. Investors should conduct their own review and analysis of any company of interest using the Stock Selection Guide before making an investment decision.
BetterInvesting™, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit, investment education organization, has been empowering everyday Americans since 1951. Also known as the National Association of Investors™ (NAIC®), we have helped more than 5 million people from all walks of life learn how to improve their financial future. BetterInvesting provides unbiased, in-depth investing education and powerful online stock analysis tools to create successful lifelong investors. BetterInvesting staff, along with a dedicated community of volunteers across America, teach the organization's principles and time-tested methodology to individuals and investment clubs. For more information about BetterInvesting, please visit www.betterinvesting.org
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VANCOUVER, BC, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. will release its 2022 Second quarter results on Thursday, August 11, 2022, after market close.
A conference call will be held on Friday, August 12, 2022 starting at 11:00 am ET (8:00am PT) to discuss these results. To participate in the live call please use one of the following methods:
The accompanying slideshow will also be available in PDF format on the 'Events' page of the Wheaton Precious Metals website before the conference call.
The conference call will be recorded and available until August 19, 2022 at 11:59 pm ET. The webcast will be available for one year. You can listen to an archive of the call by one of the following methods:
Wheaton Precious Metals is the world's premier precious metals streaming company with the highest-quality portfolio of long-life, low-cost assets. Its business model offers investors leverage to commodity prices and exploration upside but with a much lower risk profile than a traditional mining company. Wheaton delivers amongst the highest cash operating margins in the mining industry, allowing it to pay a competitive dividend and continue to grow through accretive acquisitions. As a result, Wheaton has consistently outperformed gold and silver, as well as other mining investments. Wheaton creates sustainable value through streaming.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BuildClub, the leading on-demand marketplace for building materials, today announced it is offering free gas to contractors in an effort to help small and mid size contractors cope with inflation and the sky-high gas prices in Los Angeles. The BuildClub plans to offer the free gas promotion several times in the coming weeks.
"We decided to spend our advertising budget helping contractors rather than buying ads on Google and Facebook," stated Stephen Forte, The BuildClub Founder and CEO. "Our sole focus is improving the life and profitability of contractors and service technicians, saving them countless unbilled hours dealing with multiple suppliers and fetching materials. Our customers order everything they need, from lumber to plumbing and electrical on the BuildClub website or app, and we do the rest delivering directly to the job site in about 1 hour."
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The BuildClub allows contractors, plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians and service professionals to get on-demand deliveries of building materials and supplies in about 1 hour. This "hot-shot" on-demand service, allows service professionals to finish service calls with a single visit, saving customers time, and saving contractors money. Visit The BuildClub with over 250,000 available products at www.BuildClub.com or download their app directly from the app stores.
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'Workout warrior' Andre Reed’s dedication made him a Bills star, Pro Football Hall of Famer
Four Buffalo Bills Hall of Famers are stepping up to support the community that supported them for so many years during their careers.
Running back Thurman Thomas, defensive end Bruce Smith, quarterback Jim Kelly and wide receiver Andre Reed are coming together to help raise money for the families of victims from the Buffalo supermarket shooting.
“Those guys said right away, ‘We'll be here this week because that's our city. We love it and we want to be supportive,’” Thomas told The Associated Press. “They want to see what they can do and how they can help, because they were really a part of this community for a number of years, and they want to continue to help.”
All four were key members of Bills teams that won four consecutive AFC championships.
While Kelly and Smith were first-ballot Hall of Famers, and Thomas was selected in his second year of eligibility, Reed’s path to Canton wasn’t always so clear.
Reed was a fourth-round pick by the Bills (No. 86 overall) in the 1985 NFL Draft out of relatively little-known Kutztown State University. Twelve wide receivers were taken before him.
Smith was selected No. 1 overall by the Bills that year. Chris Doleman (No. 4 overall), Jerry Rice (No. 16 overall) and Kevin Greene (113th overall) are the three other Hall of Famers drafted that year.
“He’s a workout warrior, and he has always practiced well,” Reed’s Hall of Fame coach, Marv Levy, once said. “That translates because we tell them how important practice is. There are guys like that who have played a long time, but it’s a rare group.”
Reed’s 951 career receptions ranked third in NFL history at the time of his retirement in 2000. His 13 seasons with at least 50 catches ranked second to Rice’s 16.
Reed is still Buffalo’s all-time leader in games played (221), receptions (941), receiving yards (13,095), 100-yard receiving games (36) and receptions in a game (15). His 87 career touchdowns are tied with Thomas for most all-time with the Bills.
“What keeps me going is the competition and the will to keep trying to get better,” Reed said. “I try to improve on something every year, some little facet of the game that people might think I’m lacking in.”
Reed was a dynamic presence for the Bills in the postseason.
He helped Buffalo become the only franchise in NFL history to win four consecutive AFC Championship Games. In his career, Reed recorded 85 catches for 1,229 yards, including five 100-yard games, in the postseason.
At the time of Reed’s retirement, the Kelly-Reed tandem held the NFL record for career completions by a quarterback–receiver duo with 663.
“He’s one of the greatest wide receivers ever to play the game,” Kelly said before Reed’s enshrinement. “You look at his numbers, they speak for themselves. You have to look at that. And when you look at some of the guys that are in (the Hall), if you put Lynn Swann’s and John Stallworth’s numbers together, Andre beats them both combined. That’s enough to tell you how deserving Andre is.”
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Agreement brings together global leaders in restaurant technology and hospitality
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, signed a global agreement to become a preferred restaurant technology provider to Marriott International. Currently, OpenTable serves more than 1,400 restaurants operated by Marriott hotels in properties across 56 countries throughout the world.
The agreement will make it easier for restaurants located in a Marriott International branded property worldwide to take advantage of OpenTable technology and onboard their teams. Marriott International's portfolio of more than 8,000 hotels includes an extensive roster of full-service restaurants, which collectively have earned more than 40 Michelin stars.
"As part of Booking Holdings and as a partner for thousands of hotel restaurants, we know travelers," said Debby Soo, CEO, OpenTable. "Our software streamlines hotel food and beverage operations while helping restaurants deliver memorable experiences and find new diners on our global dining network – we're thrilled to deepen our relationship with Marriott."
Participating Marriott restaurants will continue to be featured on OpenTable's global booking channels. In addition, OpenTable will introduce premium products and features designed to drive ancillary revenue such as OpenTable Experiences, designed to enable individual restaurants to easily create, market and manage local dining events such as tasting menus, cooking classes, wine tastings and more.
"Marriott's hospitality roots actually began in restaurants, and for many of our guests globally it is the focal point of our relationship," said Matthew Von Ertfelda, Senior Vice President, Food + Beverage at Marriott International. "OpenTable's technology will allow us to introduce our restaurants to new guests throughout our portfolio, and to enhance and personalize our guests' experiences with us."
For more information on OpenTable for hotels visit https://restaurant.opentable.com/. Marriott restaurants around the globe can be found at https://www.marriott.com/en-us/dining.mi.
About OpenTable
OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), connects more than 1 billion people with restaurants every year, helping power hospitality at more than 50,000 restaurants, bars, wineries, and other venues across the globe. With software that drives reservations, experiences, payments, guest insights and operations, OpenTable enables restaurants to run their most successful business yet.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - RYU Apparel Inc. (TSXV: RYU) (OTCQB: RYPPF) (FWB: RYA) ("RYU" or the "Company"), creator of award-winning urban athletic apparel, is pleased to welcome Robert Lelovic, CA, CPA as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFQO).
Mr. Lelovic brings two decades of experience building public companies across diverse industries from Silicon Valley technology companies to the energy sector in the Canadian Oil Fields and the Financial District of Toronto.
During his time as a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Lelovic garnered extensive experience not only in the preparation and review of financial disclosures for publicly traded companies but also includes but is not limited to the implementation of corporate governance practices and regulatory reporting including prospectuses, both for OSC and SEC clients. He monitored a wide variety of engagements including, budget reviews, audits, initial public offerings, due diligence, and special reporting such as IFRS diagnostics and the preparation of white papers, GAAP reconciliations and internal control reports.
Mr. Lelovic commented, "I'm excited to join the talented and hardworking RYU team. Being a fan of the brand and user of their fantastic products, I am excited to have an opportunity to support the advancement of strategic growth plans, while executing on the financial reporting and control environment that empowers the leadership team to keep doing what they are best at."
In addition to appointing Mr. Lelovic as CFO, the Company has issued an aggregate of 7,722,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company of which, 2,250,000 of the options issued were to directors and or officers of the Company. The options vest immediately and are exercisable for a period of 5 years from the date of grant at a price of $0.055 per common share.
RYU Apparel (TSXV: RYU, OTCQB: RYPPF), or Respect Your Universe, is an award winning urban athletic apparel and accessories brand engineered for active lifestyles. Designed without compromise for fit, comfort, and durability, RYU exists to facilitate optimal human performance. For more information, please visit the RYU website at: http://ryu.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange Inc.) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
This news release contains forward-looking information that involves various risks and uncertainties regarding future events. Such forward-looking information can include without limitation statements based on current expectations involving a number of risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance of RYU. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and RYU's plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information, including: (i) adverse market conditions resulting in the inability of RYU to raise necessary financing required to enter and make payments under the proposed definitive agreements; (ii) the inability of RYU to obtain any necessary approvals in respect of the proposed agreements, including approvals necessary for the issuance of the RSU's; and (iii) inability to restructure and transform its business as required. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements are based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Except as required by law, RYU does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
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Kansas, North Carolina leaning on dynamic duos in title run
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Basketball Writer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina has an effective inside/outside combo in Armando Bacot and Caleb Love. Kansas will counter with David McCormack and Ochai Agbaji. The winner of Monday night’s national championship game in New Orleans could come down to which team can slow the other’s dynamic duo. Love scored 28 points and Bacot finished with 21 rebounds against Duke in the national semifinals. The Jayhawks’ inside/outside tandem had a similar impact in their win over Villanova. McCormack finished with 25 points and Agbaji had 21. Now the duos go head to head, a national championship on the line. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/03/kansas-north-carolina-leaning-on-dynamic-duos-in-title-run/ | 2022-04-03T22:17:22Z |
SHANGHAI and WATERLOO, Canada, June 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) and BiTECH Automotive (Wuhu) Co., Ltd today announced that their jointly developed advanced digital LCD cluster incorporating the QNX® Neutrino® Realtime Operating System (RTOS) has been deployed in Changan Automobile's new high-end coupe, the UNI-V. The collaboration marks a significant expansion, following an earlier announcement made in 2021, when the company's digital instrument cluster was first mass-produced in Changan's mid-to-high-end SUV, the UNI-K.
As the first coupe in the UNI series, the UNI-V integrates Changan's comprehensive range of advanced intelligent technologies, including its Interactive Monitoring System, Intelligent Voice Interaction System, and Game-loaded Cockpit, among others. The newly launched UNI-V mirrors the technology and intelligent configuration of the UNI-K, with its LCD digital instrument cluster comprising three distinct parts. Highlighting essential information such as the vehicle's speed, engine revs and fuel level, the cluster also incorporates Augmented Reality (AR) real-world navigation, as well as a multimedia interface and additional entertainment information. With a rich and vivid display, the instrument cluster can also be personalized to provide users with an intelligent, safe and comfortable driving experience.
By leveraging the QNX Neutrino RTOS, the advanced LCD digital instrument cluster incorporates best-in-class BlackBerry security technologies that safeguard users against system malfunctions, malware and cybersecurity breaches. The QNX Neutrino RTOS provides the necessary technology to power the industry's next generation of products, while also supporting 64-bit ARMv8 computing platforms and Intel x86-64 architecture. ISO 26262 ASIL D certification by TÜV Rheinland also guarantees that OEMs and manufacturers can utilize the QNX Neutrino RTOS to accelerate product launches and develop connected cars with proven safety and reliable performance.
"The next generation of digital instrument clusters developed by BiTECH using BlackBerry® QNX® technology provides advanced features such as Augmented Reality, key vehicle data, infotainment options and personal customization to the Chinese customer," said Dhiraj Handa, VP, Asia-Pacific, BlackBerry Technology Solutions. "We are pleased to join forces with BiTECH to continue delivering the reliability, functional safety, and cybersecurity that Changan Automobile and other automotive OEMs need."
"The QNX Neutrino RTOS provides a safe and reliable software foundation for our product development, and its safety-critical software solutions shorten the time-to-market," said Zuo Shuangwen, CTO of BiTECH Automotive (Wuhu) Co., Ltd. "We are encouraged by the adoption of our next generation of digital LCD instrument cluster with advanced features being deployed in the Changan UNI-V model and look forward to empowering more automotive OEMs by creating safe and reliable automotive electronics."
With a pedigree in functional safety, cybersecurity and continuous innovation, BlackBerry QNX provides OEMs and Tier 1s around the world with state-of-the-art foundational software and cybersecurity technologies. BlackBerry QNX technology is used in more than 195 million vehicles including in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), digital instrument clusters, connectivity modules, handsfree applications, and infotainment systems.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including 195M cars on the road today. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
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About BiTECH
BiTECH Automotive (Wuhu) Co., Ltd is a Sino-foreign joint venture company established in 2012, with more than 500 employees and 20 assembly lines. Its production capacity reaches to more than 4.5 million sets per annum. The company is mainly engaged in the design, development, and manufacturing of high quality automotive electronic products, such as ICU, TFT display terminals, T-Box, smart cockpit domain controllers and AR-HUD. At present, the products are used by Audi, Volvo Group, Great Wall Motors, Changan, Geely, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automotive, Chery and other major manufacturers both in China and abroad.
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SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Friday to press his attack on Ukraine despite Ukraine’s latest counteroffensive and warned that Moscow could ramp up its strikes on the country’s vital infrastructure if Ukrainian forces target facilities in Russia.
Speaking to reporters Friday after attending a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan, Putin said the “liberation” of Ukraine’s entire eastern Donbas region remained Russia’s main military goal and that he sees no need to revise it.
“We aren’t in a rush,” the Russian leader said, adding that Moscow has only deployed volunteer soldiers to fight in Ukraine. Some hardline politicians and military bloggers have urged the Kremlin to follow Ukraine’s example and order a broad mobilization to beef up the ranks, lamenting Russia’s manpower shortage.
Russia was forced to pull back its forces from large swaths of northeastern Ukraine last week after a swift Ukrainian counteroffensive. Ukraine’s move to reclaim control of several Russian-occupied cities and villages marked the largest military setback for Moscow since its forces had to retreat from areas near the capital early in the war.
In his first comment on the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Putin said: “Let’s see how it develops and how it ends.”
He noted that Ukraine has tried to strike civilian infrastructure in Russia and “we so far have responded with restraint, but just yet.”
“If the situation develops this way, our response will be more serious,” Putin said.
“Just recently, the Russian armed forces have delivered a couple of impactful strikes.” he said in an apparent reference to Russian attacks earlier this week on power plants in northern Ukraine and a dam in the south. ”Let’s consider those as warning strikes.”
He alleged, without offering specifics, that Ukraine has attempted to launch attacks “near our nuclear facilities, nuclear power plants,” adding that “we will retaliate if they fail to understand that such methods are unacceptable.”
Russia has reported numerous explosions and fires at civilian infrastructure in areas near Ukraine, as well munitions depots and other facilities. Ukraine has claimed responsibility for some of the attacks and refrained from commenting on others.
Putin also sought Friday to assuage India’s concern about the conflict in Ukraine, telling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Moscow wants to see a quick end to the fighting and alleging that Ukrainian officials won’t negotiate.
“I know your stand on the conflict in Ukraine and the concerns that you have repeatedly voiced,” the Russian leader told Modi. “We will do all we can to end that as quickly as possible. Regrettably, the other side, the leadership of Ukraine, has rejected the negotiations process and stated that it wants to achieve its goals by military means, on the battlefield.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it’s Russia that allegedly doesn’t want to negotiate in earnest. He also has insisted on the withdrawal of Russian troops from occupied areas of Ukraine as a precondition for talks.
Putin’s remarks during the talks with Modi echoed comments the Russian leader made during Thursday’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping when Putin thanked him for his government’s “balanced position” on the Ukraine war, while adding that he was ready to discuss China’s unspecified “concerns” about Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters Friday, Putin said he and Xi “discussed what we should do in the current conditions to efficiently counter unlawful restrictions” imposed by the West. The European Union, the United States and other Western nations have put sanctions on Russian energy due to the war in Ukraine.
Xi, in a statement released by his government, expressed support for Russia’s “core interests” but also interest in working together to “inject stability” into world affairs. China’s relations with Washington, Europe, Japan and India have been strained by disputes about technology, security, human rights and territory.
Zhang Lihua, an international relations expert at Tsinghua University, said the reference to stability “is mainly related to China-U.S. relations,” adding that “the United States has been using all means to suppress China, which forced China to seek cooperation with Russia.”
China and India have refused to join Western sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine while increasing their purchases of Russian oil and gas, helping Moscow offset the financial restrictions imposed by the U.S. and its allies.
Putin also met Friday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss bolstering economic cooperation and regional issues, including a July deal brokered by Turkey and the U.N. that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to resume from the country’s Black Sea ports.
Speaking at the Uzbekistan summit on Friday, Xi warned his Central Asian neighbors not to allow outsiders to destabilize them. The warning reflects Beijing’s anxiety that Western support for democracy and human rights activists is a plot to undermine Xi’s ruling Communist Party and other authoritarian governments.
“We should prevent external forces from instigating a color revolution,” Xi said in a speech to the leaders of Shanghai Cooperation Organization member nations, referring to protests that toppled unpopular regimes in the former Soviet Union and the Middle East.
Xi offered to train 2,000 police officers, to set up a regional counterterrorism training center and to “strengthen law enforcement capacity building.” He did not elaborate.
His comments echoed longtime Russian grievances about the color-coded democratic uprisings in several ex-Soviet nations that the Kremlin viewed as instigated by the U.S. and its allies.
Xi is promoting a “Global Security Initiative” announced in April following the formation of the Quad by the U.S., Japan, Australia and India in response to Beijing’s more assertive foreign policy. U.S. officials complain it echoes Russian arguments in support of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.
Central Asia is part of China’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative to expand trade by building ports, railways and other infrastructure across an arc of dozens of countries from the South Pacific through Asia to the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was formed by Russia and China as a counterweight to U.S. influence. The group also includes India, Pakistan and the four ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Iran is on track to receive full membership.
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WNBA star Sue Bird says 2022 will be her final season
(AP) - Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird announced Thursday the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA.
The announcement by Bird, 41, ended any speculation about her future; she had acknowledged in February when she re-signed with Seattle that this would likely be her final season. She strongly considered retirement after last season before choosing to return for a 19th season as a player.
Bird’s announcement came a day before Seattle’s game at Connecticut. The Storm will close out their road trip on Sunday in New York, about 30 miles from where Bird grew up in Syosset, New York.
“As the season has gone, like I said, I pretty much knew, and then once I saw the schedule, and then once I started packing for this trip a little bit, I was like, ‘Oh, this is gonna be my last time playing in New York. My last time playing in front of my family and friends.’ And so that’s why the timing of this is what it is,” Bird said in a video posted by the Storm on social media.
“I just really felt strongly about announcing my retirement, saying it was my last year so I can share that with my family and my friends, all the people in New York who have watched me growing up so they can come and see me play for the last time in my home state. So I’m excited about that. It’s also bittersweet.”
Bird is a four-time WNBA champion, 12-time All-Star and the oldest player in the league. She has spent her entire WNBA career with Seattle since becoming the No. 1 draft pick in 2002 following her storied college career at UConn. This season is her 21st associated with the franchise although just her 19th playing after missing two seasons due to injuries. She is the league’s all-time leader in assists and the standard by which other point guards are judged.
Bird turns 42 in October and was on the cusp of stepping away a year ago, and when the Storm were eliminated by the Phoenix Mercury in the playoffs, fans chanted “One more year! One more year!” as she did an on-court televised interview.
Those cheers were egged on by Phoenix’s longtime star Diana Taurasi, Bird’s former college teammate at UConn and part of all five of those Olympic gold-medal runs.
In the end, the fans — and Taurasi — got what they wanted. Bird came back, for exactly one more year.
“Sue Bird is Storm basketball,” her WNBA team tweeted moments after Bird made her decision known. “Every moment, every memory has one constant. No. 10. It’s time for the final chapter.”
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COMPARES TO QUESTION ASKED 10 YEARS AGO
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adam & Eve and adameve.com, America's most trusted source for adult products, are back with the latest statistics from an all-new survey that compares results to the same question they asked 10 years ago: Do you engage in "dirty talk" during sex? And the comparison may surprise you.
For better or worse, cursing, swearing and four-letter-words are often associated with lovemaking. But based on adameve.com's latest findings, adults aren't partaking in dirty talk quite as much as they used to. In 2011, 12% of the respondents said they always talked dirty during sex, while 11% of 2021's respondents did. Over 38% of those surveyed in 2011 said they sometimes engaged in dirty talk, compared to 31% in 2021. And 29% of those polled in 2011 said they rarely talked dirty, while 20% admitted they did in 2021. In addition, 18% of the respondents in 2011 said they never engaged in dirty talk, compared to 20% of those polled in 2021.
Dr. Jenni Skyler, resident sexologist at Adam & Eve, believes these figures may be representative of our current culture. "While using dirty talk in the bedroom can be fun and exciting, many people tend to engage in lovemaking for comfort and reconnection during times of heightened stress," Skyler says. "During uncertain times, couples often prefer intimacy – more eye contact, skin-on-skin stimulation and cuddling – to rougher, more aerobic sex."
Chad Davis, Marketing Director for Adam & Eve, adds, "When it comes to sex, Adam & Eve offers a wide variety of products to enhance any encounter."
The web-based survey, conducted by an independent third party survey company, of over 1,000 American adults age 18 and up, was sponsored by Adam & Eve to study sexual preferences and practices.
For more information about Adam & Eve, visit their website, https://www.adameve.com. For additional information on Adam & Eve, please contact Adam & Eve Director of Public Relations Katy Zvolerin at 919.644.8100 x 3121 or katy@adameve.com.
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WASHINGTON, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bracewell LLP announced today that Catherine D. Little and Annie Cook, two of the nation's leading lawyers on pipeline and LNG safety matters, have joined Bracewell's Washington, DC office as partners in the energy regulatory practice. They come to the firm from Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP.
"I am thrilled to welcome Catherine and Annie to the firm," said Bracewell Managing Partner Gregory M. Bopp. "They are highly respected practitioners who bring additional expertise to our preeminent pipeline practice, further solidifying our position as the market leader in regulatory, transactional and enforcement matters involving oil and natural gas pipelines."
Little and Cook lead what is widely considered as the top pipeline safety practice in the United States. They advise oil and gas pipeline infrastructure on regulatory compliance and enforcement defense, from construction to operation, including incident response and security issues. They regularly counsel clients on litigation strategy, conduct large-scale, confidential investigations and compliance audits to assist companies in identifying legal risks and preparing defenses on pipeline safety enforcement matters.
"Catherine and Annie are a perfect addition to our market-leading pipeline team," said Mark K. Lewis, managing partner of Bracewell's Washington, DC office and chair of the firm's oil and gas regulatory practice. "Pipeline and LNG safety is a growing practice, with increased federal oversight and compliance requirements, including those for oil, natural gas, carbon dioxide and pipelines that move other products, such as hydrogen. With Catherine and Annie's arrival, Bracewell's pipeline practice has expanded our expertise into a growing area of increasing importance to our clients, furthering our position as the 'one-stop' legal shop for clients in the pipeline industry."
Bracewell is consistently recognized by Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Legal 500 US as having one of the world's leading oil and gas regulatory practices. The firm regularly advises midstream companies on the unique regulatory issues and disputes involving oil and gas pipelines and carbon capture utilization and storage projects that further the ongoing energy transition as well as traditional infrastructure.
"Bracewell has one of the top pipeline practices in the country. Annie and I are excited to join this highly regarded team. With colleagues in key locations such as Houston and Washington, DC, we will be able to better serve our clients, including across practice areas, while providing added pipeline and LNG safety expertise to existing Bracewell clients," said Little.
Little earned her B.A. from the University of Virginia and her J.D., cum laude, from Tulane University Law School. Cook received her B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Kenyon College and her J.D., with honors, from Emory School of Law.
Bracewell is a leading law and government relations firm primarily serving the energy, infrastructure, finance and technology industries throughout the world. Our industry focus results in comprehensive state-of-the-art knowledge of the commercial, legal and governmental challenges faced by our clients and enables us to provide innovative solutions to facilitate transactions and resolve disputes.
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New research examines the effects of current economic environment on when and why Americans drive
NASHVILLE, Tenn. , June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Americans continue to navigate an evolving economic environment, new data from Hankook Tire's Gauge Index reveals the impact of these pressures on everyday driving.
The latest survey found:
- Just as driving frequency approached pre-pandemic norms, an overwhelming majority (78 percent) say rising gas prices are now impacting daily driving.
- Over half (54 percent) of Americans say that in the last 30 days, they have driven less often as a result of the cost of gas—up 28 percent from March 2022, when gas prices first began to tick upwards.
- Gas prices are also proving a powerful incentive for those considering an electric vehicle. One-in-four (26 percent) say because of current prices, they plan to purchase an electric vehicle in the future. Further, 51 percent say less money spent on gas is the most appealing benefit of making the switch.
- Rising costs are not just impacting gas prices and how often people are driving. Over a quarter of Americans (26 percent) say inflation is causing them to perform more basic maintenance tasks at home, too.
"After two summers of pandemic-fueled uncertainty, the latest Gauge results show that drivers who are eager to get behind the wheel are facing a new roadblock," said JJ Park, Vice President of Marketing, Hankook Tire America Corp. "While we can't control the price of gas, staying on top of regular vehicle maintenance, including the tires, can help mitigate additional costs along the way and maximize fuel efficiency."
Vehicle purchasing yields to supply chain struggles
Supply chain pressures also continue to impact Americans' automotive decisions. Over one-third (35 percent) say that due to supply chain issues, they are trying to make their current vehicle last longer. Additionally, 22 percent are considering holding off on purchasing a new vehicle altogether.
When the time does come to make a purchase, supply chain concerns could influence what drivers are looking for in their next vehicle. The shortages are impacting what technology is available in new cars, so some buyers may need to sacrifice the latest tech. The Gauge found one-third (32 percent) say they would be most willing to give up self-parking technology in order to purchase a new vehicle. Drivers are least likely to give up their tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) or automatic braking—only six percent are willing to do so.
The Hankook Tire Gauge Index is a survey of Americans' attitudes and opinions about driving. The latest survey, conducted May 11-16, 2022, polled 1,060 randomly selected Americans age 18 and older who have a valid U.S. driver's license.
About Hankook Tire America Corp.
Hankook Tire America Corp. is a growing leader in the U.S. tire market, leveraging investments in technology, manufacturing and marketing to deliver high-quality, reliable products that are safer for consumers and the environment. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Hankook Tire America Corp. markets and distributes a complete line of high-performance and ultra-high-performance passenger tires, light truck and SUV tires as well as medium truck and bus tires in the United States. Hankook Tire America Corp. is a subsidiary of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd., a Forbes Global 2000 company headquartered in Seoul, Korea.
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Paola man sentenced to 2+ years in prison for racially-motivated threats
PAOLA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Paola man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after he threatened a Black man and told him Paola was a “white town.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas says on Wednesday, June 29, Colton Donner, 27, of Paola, was sentenced to 27 months - 2.25 years - in prison and 18 months - 1.5 years - on supervised release after his conviction for threatening a Black man with a knife because of his race.
“Racially-motivated threats and violence have no place in our society today,” said Assistant Attorney General Clarke. “This sentence should send a strong message to perpetrators of violent hate-fueled acts that they will be held accountable for their crimes. Everyone deserves to feel safe and secure living in their communities, without being subject to racially-motivated crimes seeking to drive them from their homes or neighborhoods.”
The office said Donner committed the crime to intimidate and interfere with the man’s right to fair housing.
“All Americans have the freedom to decide where they want to live, and to do so without fear of being threatened because of their race,” said U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard. “Hopefully this prison sentence will deter those who would commit acts of racial discrimination and violence by illustrating the Justice Department’s steadfast resolve to prosecute these crimes.”
Court documents indicate that on Sept. 11, 2019, Donner was driving through a residential area of Paola when he was the victim walking on the sidewalk. He stopped the car, got out and approached the victim as he brandished a knife. He then threatened the man, yelled racial slurs and told the victim that Paola is a “white town.”
“Every individual has the right to occupy a home free from racial discrimination, yet the defendant targeted the victim for no other reason than the victim’s race,” said Special Agent in Charge Dayoub. “The defendant’s actions directly undermined the victim’s right to reside in a community in Paola, and to enjoy the protections afforded under the federal civil rights act. The FBI, along with our law enforcement partners, have no tolerance for this type of fear and intimidation and are committed to protecting residents regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, national origin or familial status.”
Donner pleaded guilty to the crimes in February 2022.
The office noted that the case was investigated by the Paola Police Department and the Kansas City Field Office of the FBI.
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Enrollment rises for prekindergarten and kindergarten, but declines for grades 1-7
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The total number of students reported to be attending public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in fall 2021 was unchanged compared to fall 2020, according to preliminary data released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
"Compared with fall 2020, total public school enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 was unchanged in fall 2021, with 49.4 million students enrolled in fall 2020 and 49.5 million students in fall 2021," said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. "However, there were changes in enrollment when you look at individual grade levels. Prekindergarten enrollment rose by 14 percent, and enrollment of kindergarteners rose by 5 percent, while public school enrollment counts in each of the grades 1 through 7 decreased."
Comparing total public school pre-pandemic enrollment in fall 2019 to fall 2021, enrollment dropped from 50.8 million students in fall 2019 to 49.5 million students in fall 2021. This is the second consecutive year in which preliminary fall total enrollment counts are below pre-pandemic fall 2019 enrollment counts.
The preliminary enrollment counts released today are a subset of the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). The CCD is the U.S. Department of Education's primary database on public elementary and secondary education in the United States, and is a comprehensive, annual, national database of all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts. The CCD program collects data annually and publishes datafiles with student enrollment, schools' finances, graduation rates, and other vital data.
The preliminary release for 2021–22 includes data from 49 states, the District of Columbia, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Data from the state of Washington, Guam, and American Samoa were not available as of the submission deadline. Fall 2021 tabulations reported today include imputations for all grades in Washington and prekindergarten for California and Oregon.
Key findings from the preliminary 2020-21 CCD data include:
- Enrollment changes across years varied by grade groupings:
- Within states:
While the preliminary files released today have been reviewed to verify that the counts are within expected ranges, the data in this release has not yet undergone the full data quality review process and may contain errors that have not yet been resolved. These data are meant to provide users with a timely release. Due to the preliminary nature of the data, users should analyze the data with caution. NCES plans to release the final national results in spring 2023. The final release will include enrollment counts for all states and territories, and will report student counts by grade level, race/ethnicity, and sex.
The preliminary CCD Data Files can be downloaded here:
https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp#Fiscal:2,SchoolYearId:36,Page:1
Digest of Education Statistics Tables:
Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level, grade, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2021
The National Center for Education Statistics, a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, is the statistical center of the U.S. Department of Education and the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally. Follow NCES on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube and subscribe to the NCES News Flash to receive email notifications when new data is released.
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CONTACT:
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LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Homology Medicines, Inc. ("Homology" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: FIXX) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors who purchased the Company's securities between June 10, 2019 and February 18, 2022, inclusive (the ''Class Period''), are encouraged to contact the firm before May 24, 2022.
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
We also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach us through the firm's website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at bschall@schallfirm.com.
The class, in this case, has not yet been certified, and until certification occurs, you are not represented by an attorney. If you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member.
According to the Complaint, the Company made false and misleading statements to the market. Homology inflated the efficacy and risk mitigation of its gene therapy produce candidate, HMI-102. In fact, it was not likely that the Company could commercialize the gene therapy in its present form. Based on these facts, the Company's public statements were false and materially misleading throughout the class period. When the market learned the truth about Homology, investors suffered damages.
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BERLIN (AP) — A man who allegedly launched a grenade into a crowd of civilians waiting for food in Damascus in 2014, killing at least seven people, has been charged in Germany with war crimes and murder, prosecutors said Thursday.
The stateless man, identified only as Moafak D. in line with German privacy rules, was a member of the Free Palestine Movement, one of the groups that at the time controlled the Yarmouk district of the Syrian capital on behalf of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
They said that, on March 23, 2014, the suspect launched a grenade from an anti-tank weapon into a crowd in the district’s Rejeh Square who were waiting for food aid from UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. At least seven people were killed and three wounded, including a 6-year-old child.
The Yarmouk district, which grew out of a Palestinian refugee camp, was cordoned off by the Syrian government from July 2013 to April 2015, causing shortages of food, water and medical supplies.
The suspect was arrested in Berlin on Aug. 4. Prosecutors didn’t say how or when he came to Germany. He has been charged at a regional court in the German capital with war crimes, seven counts of murder, three of attempted murder and three of bodily harm.
Germany’s application of the rule of “universal jurisdiction,” allowing the prosecution of serious crimes committed abroad, led in January to the first conviction of a senior Syrian official for crimes against humanity.
The Berlin court will now have to decide whether to bring Moafak D.’s case to trial. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/suspect-in-syria-killings-faces-german-war-crimes-charges/ | 2022-04-15T07:35:55Z |
In vitro studies suggest TREMFYA neutralizes IL-23 where it is produced, enhancing the ability of TREMFYA to prevent local activation of cells that drive inflammation
TREMFYA is the first fully human IL-23 inhibitor indicated for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and adults with active psoriatic arthritis
SPRING HOUSE, Pa., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced the first results of the in vitro MODIF-Y studies, supporting a hypothesis that may differentiate the mechanism of first-in-class TREMFYA® (guselkumab) from risankizumab due to the ability of TREMFYA to bind to CD64 positive (CD64+) cells in addition to interleukin (IL)-23 — both of which are key components of the immune system. 1,2 These findings, which are being presented at the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) annual meeting May 18-21, 2022 in Portland, Oregon, demonstrate TREMFYA binds simultaneously to CD64 via its native fragment crystallizable (Fc) region and to IL-23 via its antigen-binding region, suggesting the potential to neutralize IL-23 right at the site where it is secreted.1 Further studies will be conducted in vitro and in vivo to generate additional evidence supporting this hypothesis.
IL-23, a cytokine secreted by activated monocyte/macrophage and dendritic cells, is known to be a driver of inflammatory diseases, including plaque psoriasis (PsO), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).3,a CD64 is a receptor that binds the Fc region of immunoglobulin G4 and is highly expressed on the surface of certain immune cells that are major producers of IL-23.4-7
"The initial results of these studies show the potential differentiating mechanism of TREMFYA," said presenting study author James G. Krueger, M.D., Ph.D., D. Martin Carter Professor in Clinical Investigation and Co-director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, The Rockefeller University in New York.b "Its ability to bind to CD64+ cells may physically place TREMFYA right on the surface of these major IL-23-producing immune cells, which are key drivers of inflammation in diseases such as psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. This potentially allows TREMFYA to neutralize IL-23 where it is being produced and prevent IL-23 from acting in the local tissue microenvironment."
The MODIF-Y studies explored mechanisms potentially underpinning therapeutic profile differences between TREMFYA, a fully human monoclonal antibody specific for the p19 subunit of IL-23 with a native Fc region, and risankizumab, a humanized anti-IL-23 monoclonal antibody with a mutated Fc region.
Differentiated, Local Neutralization of IL-23 at its Source
- The results from these studies show that TREMFYA is differentiated from risankizumab by the capacity of TREMFYA to bind via its native Fc region to CD64, which is expressed on IL-23-producing cells.1 This raises the possibility that TREMFYA may bind to IL-23 while also being localized to IL-23-producing cells through its binding to CD64, thus neutralizing IL-23 at its cellular source.1 Risankizumab shows negligible binding to CD64 due to its mutated Fc region.1,8
- CD64+ mononuclear phagocytes represent the predominant IL-23 source in psoriatic skin and IBD, and increased frequency of CD64+ monocytes correlates with markers of joint disease activity in active PsA.5-7
- These studies also showed that TREMFYA and risankizumab display comparable affinity for binding IL-23 and potency for inhibiting IL-23-mediated signaling.1
Potential for Enrichment in Inflamed Tissues
- Binding to CD64 raises the hypothesis that the presence of TREMFYA may be enriched at the intercellular interface between IL-23-producing and
-responsive cells within the inflamed tissue. This may in turn enhance the ability of TREMFYA to neutralize IL-23 where it is produced in inflammatory diseases.1
The results of these molecular investigations follow previous publications of Phase 3 clinical trials demonstrating the durable, long-term efficacy and safety profile of TREMFYA based on five years of data in plaque PsO and two years of data in PsA.9-11
"This ability of TREMFYA to capture IL-23 right where it is produced, preventing permanent activation of IL-23-responsive cells, may help explain its durable clinical efficacy in psoriatic disease," said Dan Cua, Ph.D., Vice President, IL-23 Pathway Leader, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. "These molecular studies also inform current and future research that fuel our critical understanding of IL-23 pathway mechanisms, biodistribution patterns, and clinical outcomes, as we seek to provide patients with more efficacious and lasting treatments across a number of inflammatory diseases."
Further in vivo research is being conducted on the biodistribution of TREMFYA and its correlation to efficacy in the treatment of patients with PsA (NCT05083078) and IBD, which includes ongoing Phase 3 trials in Crohn's disease (NCT03466411) and ulcerative colitis (NCT04033445).12-14 Janssen is dedicated to continuing to investigate the pathways underlying immune-mediated diseases, focusing on improving the regulation of the immune system to create novel treatments that can effectively address the root cause of disease.
Editor's Notes:
a. TREMFYA is not approved to treat IBD.
b. Dr. Krueger is a paid consultant for Janssen. He has not been compensated for any media work.
About the MODIF-Y Program1
The in vitro MODIF-Y studies were designed to explore potential mechanisms underpinning differences in therapeutic profiles between TREMFYA (guselkumab), a fully human monoclonal immunoglobulin G1 lambda (IgG1λ) antibody specific for IL-23p19 with a native Fc region, and risankizumab, a humanized anti-IL-23 IgG1 with a mutated Fc region, in inflammatory diseases. Functional characteristics of the antigen-binding and Fc regions of the two antibodies were compared.
About Plaque Psoriasis (PsO)
Plaque PsO is an immune-mediated disease resulting in an overproduction of skin cells, which causes inflamed, scaly plaques that may be itchy or painful.15 It is estimated that eight million Americans and more than 125 million people worldwide live with the disease.16 Nearly one-quarter of all people with plaque PsO have cases that are considered moderate to severe.16 Living with plaque PsO can be a challenge and impact life beyond a person's physical health, including emotional health, relationships, and handling the stressors of life.17
About Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
PsA is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory disease characterized by peripheral joint inflammation, enthesitis (pain where the bone, tendon and ligament meet), dactylitis (severe inflammation of the fingers and toes), axial disease, and the skin lesions associated with plaque PsO.18-20 In addition, in patients with PsA, comorbidities such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, anxiety and depression are often present.21 Studies show up to 30 percent of people with plaque PsO also develop PsA.22 The disease causes pain, stiffness and swelling in and around the joints; it commonly appears between the ages of 30 and 50, but can develop at any age.22 Nearly half of patients with PsA experience moderate fatigue and about 30 percent suffer from severe fatigue as measured by the modified fatigue severity scale.23 Although the exact cause of PsA is unknown, genes, the immune system and environmental factors are all believed to play a role in disease onset.24
About TREMFYA® (guselkumab)25
Developed by Janssen, TREMFYA is the first approved fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to the p19 subunit of IL-23 and inhibits its interaction with the IL-23 receptor. IL-23 is an important driver of the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases such as moderate to severe plaque PsO and active PsA. TREMFYA is approved in the U.S., Canada, Japan, and a number of other countries worldwide for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque PsO who are candidates for injections or pills (systemic therapy) or phototherapy (treatment using ultraviolet light), and for the treatment of adult patients with active PsA. It is also approved in the EU for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque PsO in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy and for the treatment of active PsA in adult patients who have had an inadequate response or who have been intolerant to a prior disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy. TREMFYA is being investigated in Phase 3 clinical trials in both adults with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (NCT03466411) and adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (NCT04033445).
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson maintain exclusive worldwide marketing rights to TREMFYA®.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is the most important information I should know about TREMFYA®?
TREMFYA® is a prescription medicine that may cause serious side effects, including:
- Serious Allergic Reactions. Stop using TREMFYA® and get emergency medical help right away if you develop any of the following symptoms of a serious allergic reaction:
- Infections. TREMFYA® may lower the ability of your immune system to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections. Your healthcare provider should check you for infections and tuberculosis (TB) before starting treatment with TREMFYA® and may treat you for TB before you begin treatment with TREMFYA® if you have a history of TB or have active TB. Your healthcare provider should watch you closely for signs and symptoms of TB during and after treatment with TREMFYA®.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have an infection or have symptoms of an infection, including:
Do not take TREMFYA® if you have had a serious allergic reaction to guselkumab or any of the ingredients in TREMFYA®.
Before using TREMFYA®, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- have any of the conditions or symptoms listed in the section "What is the most important information I should know about TREMFYA®?"
- have an infection that does not go away or that keeps coming back.
- have TB or have been in close contact with someone with TB.
- have recently received or are scheduled to receive an immunization (vaccine). You should avoid receiving live vaccines during treatment with TREMFYA®.
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if TREMFYA® can harm your unborn baby.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if TREMFYA® passes into your breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
What are the possible side effects of TREMFYA®?
TREMFYA® may cause serious side effects. See "What is the most important information I should know about TREMFYA®?"
The most common side effects of TREMFYA® include: upper respiratory infections, headache, injection site reactions, joint pain (arthralgia), diarrhea, stomach flu (gastroenteritis), fungal skin infections, herpes simplex infections, and bronchitis.
These are not all the possible side effects of TREMFYA®. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
Use TREMFYA® exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to use it.
Please read the full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide for TREMFYA®, and discuss any questions that you have with your doctor.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
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About the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
At Janssen, we're creating a future where disease is a thing of the past. We're the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, working tirelessly to make that future a reality for patients everywhere by fighting sickness with science, improving access with ingenuity, and healing hopelessness with heart. We focus on areas of medicine where we can make the biggest difference: Cardiovascular & Metabolism, Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Pulmonary Hypertension.
Learn more at www.janssen.com. Follow us at www.twitter.com/JanssenGlobal.
Janssen Research & Development, LLC is a part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding TREMFYA® (guselkumab) product development. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Janssen Research & Development, LLC, any of the other Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies and/or Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: challenges and uncertainties inherent in product research and development, including the uncertainty of clinical success and of obtaining regulatory approvals; uncertainty of commercial success; manufacturing difficulties and delays; competition, including technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges to patents; product efficacy or safety concerns resulting in product recalls or regulatory action; changes in behavior and spending patterns of purchasers of health care products and services; changes to applicable laws and regulations, including global health care reforms; and trends toward health care cost containment. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Johnson & Johnson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2022, including in the sections captioned "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and in Johnson & Johnson's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.jnj.com or on request from Johnson & Johnson. None of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies nor Johnson & Johnson undertakes to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend to stockholders of $0.07 per share. The dividend is payable on October 14, 2022, to stockholders of record as of October 3, 2022.
About Quanta Services
Quanta Services is a leading specialized contracting services company, delivering comprehensive infrastructure solutions for the utility, renewable energy, communications, pipeline and energy industries. Quanta's comprehensive services include designing, installing, repairing and maintaining energy and communications infrastructure. With operations throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and select other international markets, Quanta has the manpower, resources and expertise to safely complete projects that are local, regional, national or international in scope. For more information, visit www.quantaservices.com.
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HNRC PROVIDES UPDATE ON CUNNINGHAM ENERGY ACQUISITION
HOUSTON, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Natural Resources Corp (OTC: HNRC) ("HNRC or the Company") provided an update today on its acquisition of Cunningham Energy LLC ("Cunningham Energy").
HNRC is currently doing due diligence for the proposed transaction. The company is engaging investment banks and accounting firms to assist with the due diligence and financing. The proposed investment is for up to USD $100,000,000 in cash and securities and the parties are committed to closing the transaction on or before June 30, 2022.
Cunningham Energy is an independent producer of oil and gas. Cunningham Energy conducts operations and oil/gas interests in the Appalachian Basin with over 30,000 plus net acres of leases. Cunningham Energy was formed in 2008 and was a pioneer of shallow horizontal oil drilling in West Virginia starting in 2014. During its future phase 1 development program in West Virginia, Cunningham Energy is to permit, drill, and complete 15 Shallow horizontal Big Injun, Weir, and Berea Sandstone Oil wells to fulfil legacy drilling & lease obligations. Identified currently are 75 to 100 potential development well sites on existing leases with plans to expand the company's leasehold footprint through future acquisitions and leasing.
Cunningham Energy of Canada Inc. also controls an interest in more than 965,000 acres in the Matapedia Valley, Gaspesie, Quebec Canada from Marzcorp Inc. on a 75% NRI (net revenue interest) basis through an executed Farmout Agreement. Over $14 million has been spent on the project to date through collaboration with Marzcorp Inc. Fifteen core holes have been completed with three bringing hydrocarbons to surface on production test. The 51-101 report indicates a High Estimate case of 5.088MMSTB (million stock tank barrels of light sweet crude) recoverable reserves (from 4 targets covering only 3% of the property). Currently, there are 7 verified drilling targets for Phase 1 as well as 12 drilling areas of interest targeted on the leasehold. Resource potential on the total 965,000 acre leasehold of up to 500 million plus barrels of oil ("OOIP") Oil-Initially-In-Place, as well as barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) from multiple conventional reservoir targets and total area has been estimated. The median EUR recovery projected of oil per lateral in the Forillon/Indian Cove formation on areas the company's farmout leasehold has been estimated at 942,000 bbls. The Forillon/Indian Cove is a naturally fractured limestone conventional formation of lower Devonian age. The property has shown documented 51 API gravity light sweet oil samples produced during core drilling.
Cunningham Oilfield Services (COS), a division of Cunningham Energy, provides a variety of oilfield services and equipment within the Appalachian Basin. From drilling and support of horizontal and vertical wells to general well service, rigs and equipment. The recent US Government Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal includes a $16 Billion investment in legacy pollution clean-up, including $11.3 billion for abandoned mine land and water reclamation projects and $4.7 billion for orphaned well site plugging, remediation, and restoration activities. Cunningham Oilfield Services projects meaningful participation in the program moving forward which includes recently allocated funds for West Virginia and Texas.
Cunningham Energy is engaging auditors to complete its last two years audited statements for a listing onto NASDAQ or NYSE.
HNRC will also enter into a separate agreement/and or joint ventures with Viper Capital Partners LLC on a deal-by-deal basis for further development of acreage, minerals, and drilling projects in the lower 48 states, including West Virginia and Texas.
About Houston Natural Resources Corp
Houston Natural Resources Corp (www.hnrcholdings.com) (OTC: HNRC). The Company is dedicated to increasing shareholder value through developing natural resources with state-of-the-art innovative technologies in tandem with sustainable environmental services of toxic oil field waste disposal and recycling that are environmentally safe and socially responsible. The Company, through its subsidiary Houston Natural Resources, Inc sponsored HNR Acquisition Corp, a Special Purpose Acquisition Corp (NYSE:HNRA).
About Cunningham Energy LLC
Cunningham Energy (www.cunninghamenergy.com) is an independent producer of oil and gas based in Charleston, West Virginia. The company was formed in 2008 for the purpose of acquiring, exploring, and producing oil and gas in the Appalachian, Illinois, and Williston Basins. Since inception we have relied on past experience in parallel with the application of new technologies to succeed in the ever-changing field of efficient energy production. Cunningham Energy is positioned to take advantage of current and future trends in oil and natural gas production throughout these basins with aggressive but responsible decisions in the coming future.
About Viper Capital Partners LLC
Viper Capital Partners LLC (www.vipercapitalpartners.com) was formed to facilitate capital formation for the oil and gas industry in the areas of Drilling & Production, Leasing, as well as mineral acquisition. The company is based in Houston, TX.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upped his rhetoric against Greece on Saturday, threatening to “come down suddenly one night.”
Erdogan has previously used that phrase to hint at looming military operations into Syria and Iraq against Kurdish militants that Turkey deems existential threats. He made good on that threat several times.
Speaking at an aerial technology festival in Samsun where Turkey showcased the prototype of an unmanned fighter jet, Erdogan lashed out at neighboring Greece amid political and military tensions.
Turkey has accused Greece of using Russian-made S-300 missile systems in Crete to lock onto Turkish jets in August. Ankara has also said Greek F-16s harassed Turkish jets by putting them under a radar lock during a NATO mission over the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey is submitting complaints with NATO. Athens has also accused Turkey of violating its airspace.
Although both NATO members, Turkey and Greece have decades-old disputes over an array of issues, including territorial claims in the Aegean Sea and disagreements over the airspace there. The friction has brought them to the brink of war three times in the last half-century.
Turkey claims Greece is violating international agreements by militarizing islands in the Aegean Sea.
“You occupying the islands doesn’t bind us,” Erdogan said Saturday. “When the time comes, we’ll do what’s necessary. As we say, we may come down suddenly one night.”
He added: “Look at history, if you go further, the price will be heavy.”
“We have one sentence to Greece: Don’t forget Izmir,” Erdogan said, in a reference to a crushing defeat of occupying Greek forces in the western city by the Turkish military in 1922.
Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held rare talks over lunch in Istanbul in March but that positive trend diminished soon after. In May, Erdogan said he would no longer speak with Mitsotakis after the Greek premier visited Washington where he pushed to acquire F-35 stealth fighter jets while lobbying against Turkey’s attempts to upgrade its F-16 fleet.
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NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of CareDx, Inc. ("CareDx" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CDNA). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether CareDx and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On October 28, 2021, CareDx filed its quarterly report for the third quarter of 2021 on Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). In the quarterly report, CareDx revealed for the first time that CareDx was the subject of at least three government investigations, reporting that: (1) the Company had "recently received" a civil investigative demand ("CID") from the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") requesting the Company produce documents in connection with a DOJ False Claims Act investigation; (2) the Company received a subpoena from the SEC in relation to an investigation by the SEC "in respect to matters similar to those identified in the CID, as well as certain of our accounting and public reporting practices"; and (3) the Company received an information request from an unnamed state regulatory agency. On this news, CareDx's stock price fell $19.34 per share, or more than 27%, to close at $51.00 per share on October 29, 2021.
Then, on April 15, 2022, CareDx's former Head of Community Nephrology, Dr. Michael Olymbios, filed a complaint in California Superior Court that provided extensive detail about misconduct by the Company and its top officers, including improper bundling of expensive testing services. Following the filing of the complaint, CareDx's stock price fell $2.86 per share, or roughly 8%, to close at $32.55 per share on April 18, 2022.
Finally, on May 5, 2022, CareDx announced the Company's results for the first quarter of 2022. Among other items, CareDx reported testing service revenue that fell well short of analysts' expectations and yet another decline in average sales prices for its testing services in which the Company's average price declined by approximately 4.9% versus the last quarter of 2021, or what one analyst described as "another big deterioration in price." On this news, CareDx's stock price fell $5.97 per share, or 18.5%, to close at $25.87 per share on May 6, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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INDIANAPOLIS, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Thrift, president and CEO of Thompson Thrift, a full service nationally recognized real estate company, was recognized in the Indiana Business Journal's inaugural Top 250 list. The list honors the most influential and impactful leaders who are making an undeniable difference on the state of Indiana. Honorees range from top executives at publicly traded or privately held companies to up-and-comers across business, philanthropy, the arts, government and not-for-profits.
"I am incredibly humbled to be recognized by the IBJ as one of the state's most influential Hoosiers," said Paul Thrift, president and CEO of Thompson Thrift. "I wholeheartedly believe that 'to whom much is given, much will be required', and in both my personal and professional life I strive to embody the core values of excellence, service and leadership each day."
Since Thrift co-founded the company in 1986 with John Thompson, Thompson Thrift has grown from a locally focused development and construction company into a full-service, integrated enterprise with 550 team members. The company has successfully developed approximately $4 billion in real estate developments in 20 states, and is engaged in all aspects of acquisition, development, construction, leasing, and management of quality multifamily, mixed-use, retail, industrial and commercial projects across the country.
Thrift continued, "I'm grateful to my colleagues and peers for the guidance and support I've received over the years and to the team members of Thompson Thrift for their dedication and passion to making a positive impact in the communities we serve."
Thrift was born and raised in Terre Haute and graduated from Indiana State University. A lifelong learner who takes great pride in the opportunity to mentor tomorrow's leaders, Thrift has served and chaired a variety of business, civic, religious and non-profit organizations across the state, including chairman of the board of directors for the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce in 2019 and chairman for the Multifamily Leadership Board for the National Association of Home Builders.
At a corporate level, Thompson Thrift partners with more than 35 local organizations with a key focus on community revitalization, youth and education. The company built a new facility for the Terre Haute Women's Center, which provides services to victims of domestic violence and converted a large home into a four-unit apartment complex for Next Step, a recovery program that helps people with addictions.
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce recognized Thompson Thrift with a 2020 Monumental Award for Fishers District and the company also earned the distinction of being named one of GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum's Influencers of Multifamily Real Estate for 2021.
The Indiana 250 was developed and published by IBJ Media, the parent company of three news brands—Indianapolis Business Journal, Inside INdiana Business and Indiana Lawyer, whose news leaders and staffs contributed to the selections.
Thompson Thrift is an integrated full-service real estate company with offices in Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Indiana, Houston and Phoenix. Three business units drive Thompson Thrift's success—Thompson Thrift Residential which is focused on upscale Class A multifamily communities and luxury leased homes, Thompson Thrift Commercial which is focused on ground-up commercial development, and Thompson Thrift Construction, a full-service construction company. Through these business units, Thompson Thrift is engaged in all aspects of acquisition, development, construction, leasing, and management of quality multifamily, mixed-use, retail, industrial and commercial projects across the country. We are passionate about our customer's success and strive to ensure our projects not only meet the needs of our customers but also the communities we serve. For more information, please visit www.thompsonthrift.com
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Assured Healthcare Partners LLC ("AHP") is pleased to announce the closing of its latest fund, AHP Fund II ("Fund II"), which exceeded both its target size and initial cap with aggregate commitments in excess of $750 million. Fund II will allow AHP to continue to pursue its strategy of investing in North American healthcare service companies at inflection points in their lifecycle.
Fund II serves as the firm's second institutional fund, bringing aggregate capital commitments raised to date to in excess of $1.3 billion. Fund II received support from existing investors and several new limited partners, comprising a diverse set of global institutional investors, including pension plans, insurance companies, funds of funds, endowments, foundations, and family offices.
"We continue to appreciate the thoughtful engagement and support from our investors who seek a differentiated, non-commoditized approach to investing in the healthcare markets," said Jim Pieri, Managing Partner and Founder of AHP. "We believe our collaborative investment process, combined with the domain experience of AHP's complementary team and exceptional leaders harvested from our network built over many years, makes us well positioned to unlock shared value for investors and companies. We continue to be excited for Fund II's opportunity set given the value creation and growth prospects we see across the middle market in healthcare services."
Evercore, Eaton Partners and Snowbridge Advisors acted as AHP's placement agents and advisors, with Latham & Watkins LLP acting as legal counsel.
AHP provides capital solutions supporting growth, consolidation, and repositioning opportunities in the healthcare services industry. AHP seeks to deploy a high touch, value-add approach to investing in healthcare companies at the intersections of change. AHP combines its flexible capital with company and sector-specific research, as well as an extensive industry network and internal team of specialized healthcare resources, to unlock value for portfolio companies and investors. For more information about AHP, please visit www.AHPartners.com.
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Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19
Harris has had no close contact with the president, per her office.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on both rapid and PCR tests, the White House reported Tuesday.
Vice President Harris is asymptomatic and planning to isolate and work from home, according to the statement from her office. The statement also said that she has had no close contact with President Biden or First Lady Jill Biden because of travel. Harris returned to Washington, D.C on Monday afternoon after spending the weekend in Los Angeles, California. She did not have any public events while in California.
The full statement reads:
Today, Vice President Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on rapid and PCR tests. She has exhibited no symptoms, will isolate and continue to work from the Vice President’s residence. She has not been a close contact to the President or First Lady due to their respective recent travel schedules. She will follow CDC guidelines and the advice of her physicians. The Vice President will return to the White House when she tests negative.
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- Nuvaxovid™ COVID-19 vaccine is the first protein-based option for adolescents aged 12 through 17 in Europe
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved the expanded conditional marketing authorization (CMA) of Nuvaxovid™ (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union (EU) for adolescents aged 12 through 17. The approval follows the positive recommendation made by the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use on June 23, 2022.
"With this authorization, we are extremely pleased to be able to offer our Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents in the EU," said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. "Our protein-based vaccine was developed using an innovative approach to traditional technology and has demonstrated efficacy and safety in both adolescents and adults."
The authorization was based on data from the ongoing pediatric expansion of PREVENT-19, a pivotal Phase 3 trial of 2,247 adolescents aged 12 through 17 years across 73 sites in the U.S., to evaluate the safety, effectiveness (immunogenicity), and efficacy of Nuvaxovid. In the trial, Nuvaxovid achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint and demonstrated 80% clinical efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant was the predominant circulating SARS-CoV-2 strain in the U.S.
Preliminary safety data from the trial showed the vaccine to be generally well-tolerated. Serious and severe adverse events were low in number and balanced between vaccine and placebo groups, and not considered related to the vaccine. Local and systemic reactogenicity was generally lower than or similar to adults, after the first and second dose. The most common adverse reactions observed were injection site tenderness/pain, headache, myalgia, fatigue, and malaise. There was no increase in reactogenicity in younger (12 to <15 years old) adolescents compared to older (15 to <18 years old) adolescents. No new safety signal was observed through the placebo-controlled portion of the study.
The EC granted CMA for Nuvaxovid to prevent COVID-19 in individuals aged 18 and over in December 2021. In addition to the EC's expanded CMA, India has granted emergency use authorization in the 12 through 17 year-old population.
Authorization in the U.S.
NVX-CoV2373 has not yet been authorized for use in the U.S. and the trade name Nuvaxovid™ has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Important Safety Information
- Nuvaxovid is contraindicated in persons who have a hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients.
- Events of anaphylaxis have been reported with administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Appropriate medical treatment and supervision should be available in case of an anaphylactic reaction following the administration of the vaccine. Close observation for at least 15 minutes is recommended and a second dose of the vaccine should not be given to those who have experienced anaphylaxis to the first dose of Nuvaxovid.
- Anxiety-related reactions, including vasovagal reactions (syncope), hyperventilation, or stress‐related reactions may occur in association with vaccination as a psychogenic response to the needle injection. It is important that precautions are in place to avoid injury from fainting.
- Vaccination should be postponed in individuals suffering from an acute severe febrile illness or acute infection. The presence of a minor infection and/or low-grade fever should not delay vaccination.
- Nuvaxovid should be given with caution in individuals receiving anticoagulant therapy or those with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder (such as haemophilia) because bleeding or bruising may occur following an intramuscular administration in these individuals.
- The efficacy of Nuvaxovid may be lower in immunosuppressed individuals.
- Administration of Nuvaxovid in pregnancy should only be considered when the potential benefits outweigh any potential risks for the mother and foetus.
- The effects with Nuvaxovid may temporarily affect the ability to drive or use machines.
- Individuals may not be fully protected until seven days after their second dose. As with all vaccines, vaccination with Nuvaxovid may not protect all vaccine recipients.
- The most common adverse reactions observed during clinical studies were headache, nausea or vomiting, myalgia, arthralgia, injection site tenderness/pain, fatigue, and malaise.
For additional information on Nuvaxovid, please visit the following websites:
About NVX-CoV2373
NVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The vaccine was created using Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and is formulated with Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M™ adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19.
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is packaged as a ready-to-use liquid formulation in a vial containing ten doses. The vaccination regimen calls for two 0.5 ml doses (5 mcg antigen and 50 mcg Matrix-M adjuvant) given intramuscularly 21 days apart. The vaccine is stored at 2°- 8° Celsius, enabling the use of existing vaccine supply and cold chain channels. Use of the vaccine should be in accordance with official recommendations.
Novavax has established partnerships for the manufacture, commercialization and distribution of NVX-CoV2373 worldwide. Existing authorizations leverage Novavax' manufacturing partnership with Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. They will later be supplemented with data from additional manufacturing sites throughout Novavax' global supply chain.
About the NVX-CoV2373 Phase 3 Trials
NVX-CoV2373 continues being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 trials.
PREVENT-19 (the PRE-fusion protein subunit Vaccine Efficacy Novavax Trial | COVID-19) is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 29,960 participants 18 years of age and over in 119 locations in the U.S. and Mexico. The primary endpoint for PREVENT-19 was the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second dose in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. The statistical success criterion included a lower bound of 95% CI >30%. A secondary endpoint was the prevention of PCR-confirmed, symptomatic moderate or severe COVID-19. Both endpoints were assessed at least seven days after the second study vaccination in volunteers who had not been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the trial, NVX-CoV2373 achieved 90.4% efficacy overall. It was generally well-tolerated and elicited a robust antibody response after the second dose in both studies. Full results of the trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
The pediatric expansion of PREVENT-19 is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 2,247 adolescent participants 12 to 17 years of age in 73 locations in the United States, compared with placebo. In the pediatric trial, NVX-CoV2373 achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint (non-inferiority of the neutralizing antibody response compared to young adult participants 18 through 25 years of age from PREVENT-19) and demonstrated 80% efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant of concern was the predominant circulating strain in the U.S. Additionally, immune responses were about two-to-three-fold higher in adolescents than in adults against all variants studied.
PREVENT-19 is being conducted with support from the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health at HHS. BARDA is providing up to $1.75 billion under a Department of Defense agreement (# MCDC2011-001).
Additionally, a trial conducted in the U.K. with 14,039 participants aged 18 years and over was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded study and achieved overall efficacy of 89.7%. The primary endpoint was based on the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second study vaccination in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. Full results of the trial were published in NEJM.
About Matrix-M™ Adjuvant
Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant has demonstrated a potent and well-tolerated effect by stimulating the entry of antigen-presenting cells into the injection site and enhancing antigen presentation in local lymph nodes, boosting immune response.
About Novavax
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) is a biotechnology company that promotes improved health globally through the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases. The company's proprietary recombinant technology platform harnesses the power and speed of genetic engineering to efficiently produce highly immunogenic nanoparticles designed to address urgent global health needs. NVX-CoV2373, the company's COVID-19 vaccine, has received conditional authorization from multiple regulatory authorities globally, including the European Commission and the World Health Organization. The vaccine is currently under review by multiple regulatory agencies worldwide and will soon be under review in the U.S. for use in adults, adolescents and as a booster. In addition to its COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax is also currently evaluating a COVID-seasonal influenza combination vaccine candidate in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, which combines NVX-CoV2373 and NanoFlu*, its quadrivalent influenza investigational vaccine candidate, and is also evaluating an Omicron strain-based vaccine (NVX-CoV2515) as well as a bivalent Omicron-based / original strain-based vaccine. These vaccine candidates incorporate Novavax' proprietary saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies.
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*NanoFlu identifies a recombinant hemagglutinin (HA) protein nanoparticle influenza vaccine candidate produced by Novavax. This investigational candidate was evaluated during a controlled phase 3 trial conducted during the 2019-2020 influenza season.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements herein relating to the future of Novavax, its operating plans and prospects, its partnerships, the timing of clinical trial results, the ongoing development of NVX-CoV2373, a COVID-seasonal influenza investigational vaccine candidate, the scope, timing and outcome of future regulatory filings and actions, including Novavax' plans to supplement existing authorizations with data from the additional manufacturing sites in Novavax' global supply chain, additional worldwide authorizations of NVX-CoV2373 for adolescents, the potential impact and reach of Novavax and NVX-CoV2373 in addressing vaccine access, controlling the pandemic and protecting populations, and the efficacy, safety and intended utilization of NVX-CoV2373 are forward-looking statements. Novavax cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, challenges satisfying, alone or together with partners, various safety, efficacy, and product characterization requirements, including those related to process qualification and assay validation, necessary to satisfy applicable regulatory authorities; difficulty obtaining scarce raw materials and supplies; resource constraints, including human capital and manufacturing capacity, on the ability of Novavax to pursue planned regulatory pathways; challenges meeting contractual requirements under agreements with multiple commercial, governmental, and other entities; and those other risk factors identified in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Novavax' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We caution investors not to place considerable reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release. You are encouraged to read our filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov and www.novavax.com, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the statements. Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF will publish its first quarter results for 2022 on 26 April 2022 at approximately 08:00 (CEST).
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY:Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of Celsius Financial Products, including CEL Tokens, Earn Rewards high-interest accounts, and/or Celsius Loan products, between February 9, 2018, and June 13, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), against Celsius Network LLC ("Celsius"), Celsius Lending LLC, Celsius KeyFi LLC (collectively, the "Celsius Entities") and its executives Alexander Mashinsky, Shlomi "Daniel" Leon, David Barse, and Alan Jeffrey Carr (together, "Defendants"), of the important September 13, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Celsius Financial Products, including CEL Tokens, Earn Rewards high-interest accounts, and/or Celsius Loan products you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Celsius class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7586 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 13, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, Defendants violated provisions of the Securities Act by selling non-exempt securities without registering it. The complaint alleges that Celsius and Individual Defendants violated provisions of the Securities Act by also participating in Celsius' failure to register the Celsius Financial Products. The complaint alleges that the Defendants violated provisions of the New Jersey Common Law by possessing the monetary value of Celsius Financial Products of inflated value which rightfully belongs to the Plaintiff and members of the Class.
Also according to the lawsuit, Defendants violated provisions of the Exchange Act by carrying out a plan, scheme, and course of conduct that Celsius intended to and did deceive retail investors and thereby caused them to purchase Celsius Financial Products at artificially inflated prices; endorsed false statements they knew or recklessly should have known were material misleading, and they made untrue statements of material fact and omitted to state material facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading.
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Biden calls on 2022 Naval Academy graduates to be ‘defenders of democracy’ amid mounting global challenges
By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN
President Joe Biden on Friday called on this year’s graduating class at the US Naval Academy to be “defenders of democracy” in an address outlining the many challenges the world and the graduates now face, including Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The President reiterated his oft-used line that the nation faces an “inflection point” as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the global supply chain crisis, inflation, an accelerating climate crisis and Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
“The challenges we face and the choices we make are more consequential than ever,” Biden said at the commencement address in Annapolis, Maryland.
Biden called Putin’s actions “a direct assault on the fundamental tenets of rules-based international order. That’s what you’re graduating into.”
He said the world “more than ever requires strong, principled, engaged American leadership. Where America leads not only by the example of its power, but the power of its example.”
The President touted the importance of working with allies, and said strengthening partnerships around the world is the kind of work the graduates will need to embark on. He noted Asia, a continent he just returned from, in particular is “a region that will be vital to the future of our world.”
He outlined the “global response” to the war in Ukraine, he pointed to the countries standing with the US in placing sanctions on Russia, including NATO countries, Australia, and Japan.
The President spoke in his remarks of Naval Academy graduate former Sen. John McCain, with whom he said he disagreed politically but was a dear friend.
“Being here I can’t help think of John. And how the Naval Academy meant so much to him. He chose these grounds for his final resting place. John was an American hero who withstood torture, years of being held as a prisoner of war, and when he came home — he wanted to continue to serve,” he said.
Biden said, “He always lived by a code, the same code that you all have been taught. It’s not just words, it’s real: Duty, honor, loyalty.”
“I hope you’ll keep the memory of the example of academy graduates like my friend John McCain close in your hearts as you embark on your commissions,” he said.
The President also spoke of his son Beau, who was an Iraq War veteran and died of brain cancer in 2015.
“This education has, at times, pushed the edge of what you thought was possible to develop you morally, mentally, and physically. And it was worth it all because today you stand ready to assume the title you’ve been working toward for so long: Ensign, United States Navy,” Biden said.
“This great academy has prepared you to face any challenge and overcome any obstacle. You are ready. My wish to you is fair winds and following seas,” he said, thanking them for their service.
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Gas prices fall over the weekend, AAA says
TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida gas prices declined during the past week and through the Labor Day holiday weekend, but it’s still a lot more expensive than last year, AAA says.
Holiday travelers paid the forth-most expensive Labor Day gas prices on record. The all-time highest price for Labor Day weekend was set back in 2012, at $3.78 per gallon.
On Monday, the state average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.52 per gallon. That’s 50 cents per gallon more than what drivers paid during last year’s holiday. The average full tank of gas now costs nearly $53. That’s $20 less than what drivers paid in mid-June, when Florida’s state average was at its all-time high of $4.89 per gallon.
“Pump prices are falling after sharp drops in the oil and gasoline futures markets last week,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA - The Auto Club Group. “However, oil prices were gaining strength Monday night, after OPEC and its allies announced plans to cut production in effort to stabilize falling energy prices.”
On Monday, OPEC and Russia agreed to cut output by 100,000 barrels a day in October. This is the group’s first production cut in more than a year. Following the announcement, the U.S. price of oil was up by more than 2% in overnight trading. The increase, if sustained, amounts to an increase about $2 per barrel for the price of crude. That would only erase a third of the losses the oil market suffered last week. On Friday, the U.S. price of crude settled at $86.87 per barrel, after falling by more than $6 a barrel from the week before.
Regional Prices
- Most expensive metro markets – West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ($3.72), Tallahassee ($3.64), Naples ($3.59)
- Least expensive metro markets – Crestview-Fort Walton Beach ($3.35), Pensacola ($3.39), Panama City ($3.43)
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TORONTO, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - MolecuLight Inc., the leader in point-of-care fluorescence imaging for real-time detection of wounds containing elevated bacterial loads, announces that it has been selected for a "Top Innovation in Wound Care 2022" Award from Wound Management & Prevention (WMP) Journal for its MolecuLightDX™ device.
WMP provides news and information for professionals in wound care, ostomy care, incontinence care, and related skin and nutritional issues, and features ground-breaking research, peer-reviewed articles, and clinical discussions on topics relevant to the field. WMP and the Wound Care Learning Network are published by HMP Global, an omnichannel leader in healthcare content, events, and education.
MolecuLightDX was selected as a winner this year for its novel utility to provide a point-of-care tool to clinicians worldwide that enables the detection of elevated bacterial burden in wounds. Based on its extensive body of evidence and interviews with clinicians using it, the MolecuLight device is changing the standard of care in wound care.
"Wound Management & Prevention is dedicated to featuring the top innovations in wound care," said Christiane Odyniec, Managing Editor. "Each July, the WMP Editorial Board nominates the newest innovations in the field of wound care, with the goal of sharing information to improve patient care. MolecuLightDX was nominated by our board for its innovation and practical applications, and we are pleased to recognize MolecuLight Inc. in this way."
As part of WoundCon Summer 2022's Technology Innovation Theatre, WMP will be hosting a webinar on "Wound Management & Prevention's Top Innovations in Products & Care of 2022" on Thursday, July 14th at 1:30 PM EST. Five of the winning products will be featured, including the MolecuLightDX.
In this webinar, Dr. Charles A. Andersen, Medical Director of the Wound Care Clinic and Limb Salvage Program at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA will be speaking on his experience with MolecuLight and how it is changing his clinical practice. "Using MolecuLight has revolutionized our wound care practice and now allows us to provide proactive wound care," says Dr. Andersen. "It's a game-changer."
Registration for the webinar is accessible here.
The MolecuLight i:X and DX devices are supported by a broad body of clinical evidence showing how they help to inform and improve clinical decision-making in wound care. This list of clinical evidence includes over 60 peer-reviewed publications and 1,500 studied wound patients.
MolecuLight Inc. is a privately-owned medical imaging company that has developed and is commercializing its proprietary fluorescent imaging platform technology in multiple clinical markets. MolecuLight's suite of commercially released devices, including the MolecuLight i:X® and DX™ fluorescence imaging systems and their accessories, provide point-of-care handheld imaging devices for the global wound care market for the real-time detection and localization of elevated bacterial load in wounds and for digital wound measurement. MolecuLight procedures performed in the United States can benefit from an available reimbursement pathway including two CPT® codes for physician work to perform "fluorescence imaging for bacterial presence, location, and load" and facility payment for Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) settings through an Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) assignment. The company is also commercializing its unique fluorescence imaging platform technology for other markets with globally relevant unmet needs including food safety, consumer cosmetics and other key industrial markets.
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Zoomlion's first tower crane co-developed by China and Germany now launches in Europe
CHANGSHA, China, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zoomlion;" 1157.HK) has officially launched W220-10S, its first flat-top tower crane jointly developed by China and Germany, in the European market this June. The release is yet another milestone of Zoomlion achieving win-win results with the acquired company.
"On the occasion of the International Day of Friendship, the Company hopes to highlight its win-win approach to cooperation, that it's about inclusiveness, friendship, rules, co-innovation and sharing, and want to work with our global partners to bring better products and services to all customers.
Together with WILBERT, a leading luffing jib tower crane manufacturer and Europe's third-ranking tower crane rental company, Zoomlion developed the new W220-10S to feature adjustments especially localized for the European market, delivering all-around upgrades of safety, intelligence, convenience, economic efficiency and customization.
Dr. Michael Meding, general manager of Zoomlion Wilbert, noted that the new tower crane is the first localized product jointly developed by the Chinese and German teams, and its design and production have fully taken advantage of both companies.
Zoomlion's extensive cooperation with global partners has brought mutually beneficial results. In 2008, Zoomlion acquired CIFA of Italy, the third largest concrete machinery manufacturer at the time, and has since achieved continuous breakthroughs in the European market. CIFA has also established a factory in China that further strengthens its product development and brand competitiveness in the following year.
In 2015, Zoomlion started to work with the MAZ truck group in Belarus. Combining Zoomlion's construction machinery technologies and production capabilities with MAZ's heavy truck chassis, the two companies developed and manufactured three truck cranes and sanitation sweepers in only seven months that met the local market demand.
In 2021, despite the influence of COVID-19, the revenue of companies acquired by Zoomlion overseas has grown by more than 30 percent year-on-year, creating more jobs and increasing tax revenues that were highly recognized by local government and business communities.
"As a company, we should localize our operations, respect the local rules, blend in the local culture and aim for win-win cooperation with our global partners, Zoomlion hope to cooperate with more companies to bring new opportunities and seek mutually beneficial development," said Zhan Chunxin, chairman and CEO of Zoomlion.
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Man indicted in 2021 Canton shooting after charges dismissed against another
CANTON – Charges have been dismissed against a man who was accused in 2021 in a city shooting. The next day, a Stark County grand jury issued a secret indictment against another suspect.
Christopher Cortez Lucius was taken into custody Wednesday by Canton Police and officials with the U.S. Marshals Office.
Prosecutors on June 8 dismissed charges against Daniel Pride, whom the Northern Ohio Fugitive Task Force had identified in a March 2021 shooting of a man during a custody dispute at a city home.
On March 22, 2021, an alert was released that designated Pride as their Fugitive of the Week and offering a cash reward for information leading to his arrest.
Pride was taken into custody at the Canton Police Department the next day. Canton Police said Pride had claimed he wasn't at the home at the time of the incident, instead saying he was at Walther's Cafe in Canton.
Canton Police obtained a search warrant in April 2021 to seize a digital video recorder at Walther's, 1836 Maple St. NE in Canton. Police filed documents with the court in late February that said they had obtained the DVR.
Pride later was cleared based on evidence submitted to Canton Police.
Lucius was arrested at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday at his grandmother's house on Maryland Avenue SW. Lucius faces several charges, including attempted aggravated murder with a firearm, according to the arrest report. The report says Lucius did not resist arrest.
Lucius, 33, whose alias is listed as "Punkin Punkin," is being held at the Stark County Jail on bond of $1 million. He is scheduled to be arraigned July 8 in Stark County Common Pleas Court.
Manranzano Grimes also is charged in the shooting.
More:Fourth suspect in Canton homicide investigation arrested
More:Authorities arrested a 19-year-old man wanted in connection with an Alliance shooting
Serious charges
The indictment charges Lucius with attempted aggravated murder with a firearm specification and a repeat violent offender specification; attempted murder with the same two specifications; felonious assault with the specifications; and two counts of having weapons while under disability.
Grimes is the co-defendant in the case and was indicted last year. Prosecutors say Grimes took part in the attack on a man who had showed up to pick up his daughter. Grimes, 32, of Canton, lived with the girl's mother.
A grand jury in May 2021 indicted Grimes for felonious assault with a firearm specification and two counts of having weapons while under disability. He was released on a bond of $250,000 with the help of a bail bondsman.
Grimes has pleaded not guilty.
Due to an apparent conflict with the Stark County Prosecutor's office with one of the involved parties that's not clear, the Ohio Attorney General's office has been acting as a special prosecutor in the case.
Dispute over picking up child escalated
In July 2021, the attorney general's office filed a bill of particulars on what prosecutors believed took place:
On March 5, 2021, a man went to Heritage Christian School to pick up his daughter, which he had done in the past around noon. But school personnel would not permit him to pick her up because the mother's child had instructed them not to release the girl to her father.
The mother was driving home from work in New Philadelphia. After speaking with the mother on the phone, the father drove to the mother's home on Fairmount Boulevard NE, where Grimes also lived.
The mother and father arrived at the same time.
Grimes had a gun, which he wasn't allowed to possess due to prior criminal convictions. The report says Grimes dropped the gun and began to fight with the father.
Another man then arrived at the home as the pair were fighting, and shot the father three times in the chest. The report says the shooter then drove away.
It says the mother then handed Grimes' gun back to Grimes. The report says Grimes then pistol-whipped the father three times in the head as he lay on the ground. The mother then told Grimes to leave, which he reportedly did.
The father was brought to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital. He survived the shooting.
Prosecutors said Grimes was arrested in a local hotel on March 23, 2021. He was with the girl's mother.
Grimes was indicted for the March 5, 2021 attack.
On June 8, Senior Ohio Attorney General Daniel Kasaris filed a motion to dismiss the charge of felonious assault against Pride.
The motion, without revealing details, cited further investigation by the Canton Police, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the special prosecution unit of the Ohio Attorney General's office. It also cited "the discovery of previously unreviewed evidence, some of which was submitted by Mr. Pride himself and/or people representing Mr. Pride."
Stark County Common Pleas Judge Frank Forchione approved dismissal of the charge. Pride's attorney Eugene O'Byrne could not be reached for comment Friday.
It's not clear if Lucius has an attorney.
Kasaris referred questions to the Ohio Attorney General's Office. And a spokeswoman said they would need time to gather more specifics of what happened.
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"One core statement and two base points" assist research and development, bringing a new breathable, cloud-like comfortable experience to female cyclists
WILMINGTON, Del. , May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American cycling brand Jelenew announced that it had launched the first professional cycling pants with a revolutionary 1+1 model outer pad structure in the women's cycling industry, including one pair of tight-fitting cycling leggings and one pair of detachable outer padded cycling shorts with built-in protection pad. It subverts the built-in integrated knot of traditional cycling pants. It also announced its product strategy for the first time.
As a brand with "born for women" as the core purpose of product development, since its inception, Jelenew has been committed to providing women with cycling products that perfectly integrate "functionalism, comfort, and 3D structural aesthetics". Due to its extreme focus on product strength and innovative structural technology, Jelenew defines itself as a sports technology company. It focuses on solving a series of pain points in cycling for women, gradually forming a product strategy of "one core statement and two base points," becoming a professional cycling brand that perfectly integrates functionalism and fashion for the first time.
In "one core statement and two base points," "one core statement" represents scientific structure, "one base point" represents advanced technological fabrics, and "the other point" represents fashion aesthetics. The Jelenew 1+1 model outer padded cycling pants were developed according to "one core statement and two base points," taking into account ergonomics and fashion aesthetics.
The outer pad structure of the 1+1 model meets the requirements of women's embedded and open physiological structure for high hygiene, quality, and safety of private parts. It can physically isolate women's private parts prone to bacterial infection. The detachable outer structure of the 1+1 model allows female cyclists to detach according to the cycling time freely. On the one hand, it solves the embarrassing problem of the "embarrassing bulging bulge" that comes with traditional cycling pants, breaks through the limitations of sports scenes, and meets the needs of cyclists for diversified wearing scenarios. On the other hand, it is convenient for female cyclists to take off the outer padded cycling shorts in walking and rest to help physical ventilation and quick-drying. Combined with Jelenew's ultimate quick-drying fabric, double moisture absorption, female cyclists have an extra layer of health protection and can wear breathable cycling pants and get a new comfort experience in cycling pants.
The outer pad adopts the original three-segment V-shaped structure, thickened at the ischium and pubic position, and the V-shaped vertex position is vacated, focusing on protecting the buttocks and pubic junction of stressed women. It provides more precise support than a built-in structure cycling pad, helps maintain average blood circulation, and reduces the risk of numbness in the perineum, crotch, and legs when riding.
The G1 to G2 surfaces (3D gentle slope and smooth transition design) naturally wrap the buttocks, allowing the outer pad to fit much better than the built-in riding pad. Jelenew 1+1 model outer padded cycling pants cut off the excess part of the front end of the traditional riding pad and cooperate with the open-hole shock-absorbing sponge to solve a series of problems such as hot private parts, bulging private parts, embarrassing lines, camel hooves of traditional cycling pants. Jelenew cycling pants bring real meaning to female cyclists. They bring female cyclists a cycling pants structure that is truly created for women, and a new multi-scene shuttle and comfortable experience that has never been experienced before.
People's lifestyles and rhythms have changed significantly in the post-epidemic era, and the female cycling group has also undergone subversive changes. This group is accelerating to eliminate the shackles of traditional social roles, showing more fashionable and diverse characteristics. In response to this demand, Jelenew innovatively introduced the skills of couture into the development of professional cycling pants. Break the boundaries between professional cycling brands and fashion, and integrate the fashion elements that the former lacks, so that the products can better meet the aesthetic needs of new cycling women.
Undoubtedly, the mental training of consumers in new categories is not achieved overnight, but "one core statement and two base points" will become the hero of this women's cycling revolution. The products developed under its guidance will break the female rider's perception of professional cycling wear, allow consumers to witness the underlying logic of Jelenew for women, and let the market see the development potential of Jelenew.
About JELENEW
Jelenew is an American avant-garde cycling brand born for women. It creates the first cycling pants that are truly made for women in the world. It brings the groundbreaking combination of "Haute Couture and Sportswear", and carefully designs each product with "luxury moulage technique" to provide a more refined sports experience and promote a healthy lifestyle for cyclists to enjoy elegant and stylish suburban cycling.
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Key Highlights
- Paradigm as an NFL Alumni Health corporate member has entered into a research partnership to inform NFL Alumni members about osteoarthritis (OA) and potential clinical trial participation.
- NFL Alumni Health is a wholly owned subsidiary of NFL Alumni offering informational resources, programs, services, and other benefits to both NFL Alumni members (former NFL players, coaches, executives, spouses, cheerleaders, and associate members) and the general public.
- Paradigm was introduced to NFL Alumni Health by expanded access program (EAP) participants, who have become strong advocates of Zilosul® for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) treatment based on their positive experiences.
- Paradigm's designation by NFL Alumni Health as a research partner demonstrates Paradigm's leading role in developing a multi-modal non-addictive treatment for the pain and dysfunction associated with KOA.
- Paradigm previously treated 10 former NFL players suffering from KOA via an FDA-cleared EAP with pentosan polysulfate sodium (Zilosul®). At the 12-week time point (6 weeks following final injection), participants experienced an average 65% reduction in pain as assessed with the WOMAC® index.
NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: PAR) (Paradigm or the Company) a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focussed on repurposing existing molecules for new indications with unmet clinical needs, is pleased to announce it has entered into a corporate partnership with NFL Alumni Health (NFLAH). This partnership will inform NFL Alumni Association (NFLAA) members about osteoarthritis disease onset and progression, current treatment options, and provide information about actively enrolling clinical trials throughout the U.S.
The NFLAA has over 10,000 members and represents former NFL players, coaches, executives, spouses, cheerleaders, and associate members through its 40 chapters across the U.S. NFL Alumni Health is a wholly owned subsidiary of NFLAA offering informational resources, programs, services, and other benefits to NFLAA members and the general public. This division of the NFLAA appraises corporate partners that may provide beneficial research opportunities in health areas relevant to their members. NFL Alumni Health oversee the vetting process to ensure they bring credible and meaningful health sector-related partnerships to their membership. Paradigm's designation as NFLAH's newest corporate and research partner demonstrates its leading role in developing a safe and effective potential treatment for those suffering with OA.
Kyle Richardson, NFL Alumni Association Co-Director of Healthcare Initiatives, commented on the partnership: "The NFL Alumni Health division of the NFL Alumni Association are driven to provide initiatives that help its members learn more about and gain access to safe and effective treatments through clinical trials and other FDA-approved treatment options. In males under the age of 60, arthritis is over three times more prevalent in retired NFL players than in the general U.S. population. We are pleased to hear the positive experience several of our alumni members have had through working with Paradigm and we hope this partnership will inform a larger number of alumni on the disease of osteoarthritis and the available clinical trials that are currently enrolling participants."
Paradigm previously submitted an IND application for an expanded access program protocol to treat 10 patients for osteoarthritis-associated knee pain with Zilosul®. The US FDA provided clearance for this program to proceed in September 2019. On 30th July 2020, Paradigm released the results of this EAP demonstrating that at week 12, the 10 participants treated with Zilosul® achieved an average WOMAC® pain reduction of 65%. Zilosul® was well tolerated in this program.
Paradigm remained in close contact with the EAP physician and participants, leading to an introduction to NFL Alumni Health. The NFL endorsed this partnership following a review of Paradigm's clinical program results as well as the ongoing global registration clinical trial. Paradigm's introduction from such an enthusiastic group within their own membership made Paradigm an ideal partnering candidate to present to their constituency.
Paradigm CEO, Marco Polizzi commented, "Having followed the progress of the expanded access program participants and hearing first-hand the positive impact Zilosul® has had on their lives. Paradigm is honoured to be able to continue to work with NFL Alumni members to inform them of the onset and progression of osteoarthritis and Paradigm's clinical progress through phase 3 as we strive to bring Zilosul® to commercialisation for the millions suffering from the debilitating effects of OA."
Access EAP study results here: https://paradigmbiopharma.com/performance-progress/#announcements
NFL Alumni Health: https://nflalumnihealth.org
Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent form of joint disease, affecting up to 16% of the population in the developed world, with more than 72 million people in the US, EU5, Canada, and Australia suffering from it1. OA has a significant impact on day-to-day functioning. Although the levels of pain and disability may fluctuate, it has no known cure or spontaneous remission and is associated with irreversible structural damage and progression over time.
About Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals
Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals LTD (ASX: PAR) is a late-stage drug development company with the mission to develop and commercialise pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS/Zilosul®) for the treatment of pain associated with musculoskeletal disorders driven by injury, inflammation, aging, degenerative disease, infection or genetic predisposition. Paradigm is also exploring proof-of-concept studies for the use of PPS in respiratory and heart failure indications.
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This Company announcement contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding anticipated commencement dates or completions dates of preclinical or clinical trials, regulatory developments and regulatory approval. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees or predictions of future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements contained in this presentation. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
References
1 Global Health Data Exchange, Institute for Health and Metrics Evaluation, University of Washington. Accessed June 2021 http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-results-tool.
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Zilosul® is a registered Trademark of Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: PAR).
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NHRA at Heartland Motorsports park this weekend prepares to make history
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The National Hot Rod Association nationals competition this weekend is always a big draw, but this year one driver will make history. Travis Shumake is no stranger to drag racing.
“A lot of my family is used to seeing my dad win drag races for decades and now they’re watching me so it’s a different amount of pressure but also excitement,” said Shumake.
Shumake’s father sadly died in a motorcycle accident 2 decades ago, but Travis says he is ready to continue in his father’s footsteps.
“I took a twenty year gap from drag racing and 2 years ago during quarantine,” said Shumake, “instead of learning how to make sourdough, I decided to get my drag racing license and have been working my way up the different categories up to this national event debut.”
Shumake’s debut also makes history and he will become the NHRA’s first openly gay drag racer. He says it’s not the first time this sport has been a pioneer.
“We had the first African American female and Hispanic world champions in the 70s,” said Shumake, “so drag racing is not only the fastest sport in the world, it’s by far the most diverse and I’m just another layer in that cake.”
Pride Kansas and the Greater Topeka Partnership are sponsoring Shumake for the event. GTP says they jumped at the opportunity.
“This was just a way to kind of put our money where our mouth is so to speak and show that we are willing to step up and point to this model of inclusivity, which is Travis Shumake,” said Yarborough. “It’s a big deal for Topeka and we are very excited to be able to sponsor him.”
Despite his 20-year break between races, Shumake is confident his Kansas car can get the job done.
“It’s one of the best cars in the world. So this Kansas-based Randy Meyer Racing has won five world championships. It’s got the most wins at this race track. So as long as I do my part, I have a pretty good chance at going late into Sunday and making it to the final rounds.”
To find out more about this weekends NHRA event, click here. Shumake is grateful to the support he has received from Kansas. As it happens, he owes the state to his existence saying his parents met at a drag race event in Manhattan Kansas back in the 1970s.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with ARVO 2022, Vial announced that they will be hosting an advisory board co-hosted and led by Dr. Raj Maturi, Principal Investigator at Midwest Eye Institute and Associate Clinical Professor at Indiana University.
The ad board will bring together the top investigators in ophthalmology, along with the Vial team, to delve deep into the shortcomings and challenges researchers in the field are facing today. The goal of the ad board will be to discuss how Vial can help grow ophthalmology research practices and become a top resource for both PIs and sponsors as Vial expands their end-to-end clinical trial operations into ophthalmology.
Earlier this week, Vial announced their plans to launch a next-gen Ophthalmology CRO, following the success of their Dermatology CRO. Their best-in-class CRO services will include tech-enabled trial management, optimized study-startup processes, and an unparalleled approach to patient recruitment, made possible by their sophisticated marketing management and centralized pre-screening call center. The CRO will be powered by Vial's growing network of top investigators across the country, including Dr. Maturi and his clinic in Indianapolis, IN.
On hosting the ad board, Dr. Maturi said, "The field of ophthalmology research can greatly benefit from Vial's technology-centric vision and best-in-class trial management resources. I'm looking forward to hosting the advisory board and collaborating with my colleagues to ensure Vial is making the best moves to improve the field of ophthalmic research."
The ad board will take place on Monday, May 2, 2022 during the ARVO 2022 conference in Denver, CO.
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About Vial: Vial's mission is to run clinical trials with faster execution and higher quality in order to bring new therapies to market. Vial has over 90 employees and is based in San Francisco, California. Vial partners with Dermatologists and Ophthalmologists to support their research teams and has created a network of over 35 clinics that have contributed to over 750 trials. The clinic network runs trials from Phase I through Phase IV.
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Innovative composite material offers braking performance and comfort in one concept to meet changing powertrain requirements
LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leveraging its comprehensive material science expertise, Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) is introducing advanced OE hybrid friction material composites that simultaneously serve braking performance and comfort requirements in both internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric vehicles (EVs). The innovative new hybrid friction material combines the advantages of low steel (LS) and non-asbestos-organic (NAO) composites in one concept for brake pads.
LS materials offer high temperature braking performance and have the unique ability to remove disc corrosion. NAO materials enable good NVH performance and low brake dust contamination. Tenneco's unique hybrid composite material is expected to cover a range of different market demands with a single approach and is particularly suited to the growing range of electric and electrified vehicles.
"I am proud that Tenneco continues its track record of bringing innovative friction materials early to market," said Neville Rudd, Group Vice President and General Manager, Tenneco Braking. In 2014, our team was one of the first to introduce copper-free braking materials for light vehicles, well ahead of industry regulation. "We see strong potential in our new hybrid friction material composites that enable us to offer outstanding braking solutions for various customer demands, including in the growing e-mobility segment. This expands and diversifies our product portfolio and strengthens our ability to deliver solutions for all our customers, regardless of powertrain strategy."
Hybrid friction materials: Portfolio diversification in a demanding and changing market environment
While the braking system in traditional powertrains works to provide appropriate deceleration and short stopping distances, battery-electric vehicles, hybrid and plug-in-hybrid vehicles are mainly decelerated by recuperation, largely using the electric motor. When brakes are applied, silent braking performance is key to driver and passenger comfort as there is no engine noise. Reduced use of the brakes can also result in rotor corrosion and rust on the brake discs, which needs to be removed quickly to ensure proper braking performance. Additionally, there has to be sufficient friction power available for emergency braking purposes to ensure short stopping distances to comply with safety requirements.
Holger Schaus, Vice President Global Engineering, Tenneco Braking, added: "We are working closely with OEMs and Tier 1 braking suppliers to match specific requirements and help ensure best-possible performance and comfort with our newly developed advanced hybrid friction materials. While low steel and non-asbestos-organic composites feature different tribology regarding adhesion and abrasion, our comprehensive experience in dedicated material formulations and deep understanding of related science enable us to overcome challenges in this new field and develop advanced solutions that cover a broad range of technical requirements."
The new hybrid friction material is in series production at Tenneco´s OE Braking facility in Chongqing, China. Several projects are in the testing and evaluation phase in Europe.
About Tenneco
Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
Visit www.tenneco.com to learn more.
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SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VMG Catalyst, the venture capital firm founded in July 2019, today announced the closing of Fund II at its target of $400 million, bringing the total capital raised to $650 million across both funds. The Founding Team behind VMG Catalyst includes Partners Carle Stenmark, Brooke Kiley, and Jeff Truong.
The new funding demonstrates continued enthusiasm behind VMG Catalyst's thesis that innovative software and sophisticated supply chains will define the next generation of leading brands and retailers. Through this investment lens, the firm has invested in 22 companies to date, across all investment stages. The roster includes commerce enablement companies such as mobile messaging leader Attentive, ethnic grocery delivery service Weee! Grocery, headless commerce platforms Shogun and Swell, financing provider Ampla, e-commerce analytics platform Daasity, and more.
VMG Catalyst's investment perspective stems from the VMG Partners franchise, which has invested in over 30 consumer brands since its founding in 2005. "Our deep understanding of both the voice of the customer and the pain points facing brands and retailers of all sizes allows us to invest with the conviction and speed that we believe is required in today's fast-moving commerce landscape," said Carle Stenmark, General Partner at VMG Partners and Founding Partner at VMG Catalyst. "We're excited to support the visionary entrepreneurs who are working to solve these pain points and disrupt the way we interact with products and services, and how they arrive on shelves."
"In just a few years, VMG Catalyst has become a key player in the commerce venture capital space," said Michael Mauze, General Partner at VMG Partners. "We believe the access startups gain to the deep network and expertise VMG has built over the span of 17 years investing in consumer businesses provides them with unparalleled industry insights and resources to help them scale. We see tremendous opportunity at the intersection of retail and technology and look forward to supporting the Catalyst team as they back more companies focused on powering the next generation of consumer businesses."
In an ongoing effort to bolster the VMG network of over 32,000 professionals, VMG Catalyst has been actively growing its own talent function under the leadership of Talent Partner, Brianna Rizzo. Her team works with portfolio companies to optimize recruiting, foster community and knowledge-sharing among leaders, and facilitate introductions to top brands.
As a result of these efforts, VMG Catalyst launched its inaugural Commerce Council alongside Fund II, which invests side by side with the Fund and seeks to further expand the consumer ecosystem accessible to the Fund II portfolio companies. The Commerce Council is comprised of seasoned founders, operators, and digital leaders from consumer brands.
VMG Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in technology that supports consumer businesses. The firm believes that innovative software and technically advanced supply chains will be the differentiating factor behind the next generation of iconic brands and retailers. VMG Catalyst leverages its access to the consumer ecosystem through the VMG Partners franchise, which was founded in 2005, to identify acute pain points and help software founders prioritize their product roadmaps. VMG's large network and strong track record of scaling consumer brands provide the Catalyst team with a unique investment perspective grounded in industry experience and allow them to facilitate connections between brands, retailers, and emerging technology companies. For more information, visit VMG Catalyst.
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With GrowPods, stores can sell ultra-clean strawberries and leafy greens that can be picked fresh right off the vine
CORONA, Calif., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Container Technologies, Inc (Ticker: ACTX), announced that GrowPods - innovative modular hydroponic farms - can give grocers the ability to grow and sell ultra-clean and fresh strawberries and leafy greens such as lettuce, kale, and micro-greens, from a self-contained unit that can be located as nearby as the store's parking lot.
According to Grocery Dive, Meijer Stores are using modular hydroponic farms to provide its stores with cut, leaf and whole head lettuce as well as for the chain's "Fresh from Meijer" ready-to-eat salad kits.
Progressive Grocer reports that the Kroger Co. "is taking farm-to-table to a whole new level" as it will provide customers with hydroponic produce right at the point of purchase.
And Green Biz said that the Publix grocery store chain is using modular hydroponic vertical farms as a way of "focusing on the customer experience." The publication reports that "urban vertical farming has advanced to become a more mainstream part of the supply chain."
At Publix, the 40-foot container hydroponic farm sits in the parking lot. Customers can see the equivalent of three acres of traditional farmland through the container's windows. It grows about 720 heads of lettuce each week, all sold in the store.
Food Lion is also utilizing these innovative farms to bring fresh produce to its 303 stores. According to Produce Blue Book, this "validates the consumer's growing awareness of the benefits of vertical farming, as well as the demand for locally-grown, fresh, high quality produce."
According to Doug Heldoorn, CEO of Advanced Container Technologies, the time is right for all grocery stores to integrate vertical farming into their supply chains.
"Our modular hydroponic farms not only produce ultra-clean, vine-ripened strawberries and leafy greens, but also provides other sustainability benefits such as cutting freight emissions, lowering water usage and prolonging shelf life," Heldoorn said. "Additionally, that experience of going into a grocer and essentially buying right off the vine is compelling from a customer experience standpoint."
For more information on Advanced Container Technologies or GrowPods, call: (951) 381-2555 or visit: www.advancedcontainertechnologies.com.
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Record Revenue Since Company Inception
Q2 2022 Net Revenue Increased 14.6% Compared to Prior Quarter
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Expanded Approximately 220 Basis Points Compared to Prior Quarter
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. ("AWH" or the "Company") (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH), a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator focused on bettering lives through cannabis, today reported its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2022 ("Q2 2022"). Financial results are reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and all currency is in U.S. dollars.
Q2 2022 Financial Highlights
- Gross Revenue increased 16.2% quarter-over-quarter and increased 20.7% year-over-year, to $117.7 million.
- Net revenue, which excludes intercompany sale of wholesale products, increased 14.6% quarter-over-quarter and 17.0% year-over-year, to $97.5 million.
- Retail revenue grew 19.4% quarter-over-quarter to $75.6 million. Gross wholesale revenue grew 11.0% quarter-over-quarter to $42.1 million and wholesale, net of intercompany sales, grew 0.7% to $21.9 million.
- Net loss decreased to $21.2 million during the quarter, compared to a net loss of $27.8 million in Q1 2022.
- Adjusted EBITDA1 was $20.9 million, representing a 21.4% margin, a ~220 basis point margin expansion quarter-over-quarter.
- As of June 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents were $140.6 million, and net debt2 was $152.7 million.
Business Highlights
- The Company started adult-use sales at its Rochelle Park, New Jersey dispensary on April 21st, with store sales reaching as high as $1.25 million in a single week. Subsequent to quarter end, the Company opened its Fort Lee, New Jersey dispensary for medical sales. The Company expects to begin selling adult-use cannabis at its Montclair, New Jersey store on August 19th, pending approval by the township, followed by adult-use sales in Fort Lee this fall. The Company added 4,000 square feet of canopy in New Jersey for a total of 20,000 square feet of canopy in the state and 217,000 square feet overall.
- In Q2 2022, AWH opened its East Lansing, Michigan dispensary, which, combined with Fort Lee, New Jersey brings the Company's current total to 22 operating dispensaries.
- The Company began construction at its cultivation facility in Smithfield, Pennsylvania. During the remainder of the year, AWH will build out the facility and begin constructing its six planned dispensaries in Pennsylvania.
- AWH closed on $65 million of the remaining funding available under the accordion feature of its existing Senior Secured Term Loan (the "Loan"), bringing the total debt financing from the Loan to $275 million. This capital will support the Company's growth and expansion initiatives in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other states.
- Subsequent to quarter end, the Company announced that it entered into a definitive agreement providing AWH the option to acquire 100% of the equity of Ohio Patient Access ("OPA"), which owns and operates three Ohio dispensaries that are in the process of being built in Cincinnati, Piqua, and Sandusky. The addition of OPA's three dispensaries will increase AWH's Ohio footprint to five dispensaries, the maximum permitted by the State. The Company also signed two agreements to acquire two dispensary licenses in Illinois from separate sellers. Once closed, the Company would have ten dispensaries in Illinois, which would maximize scale and bring the Company to the state-imposed cap of ten.
Management Commentary
"We are pleased with our financial performance for the quarter, with upwards of 15% revenue growth and operating leverage which drove a 220 basis point increase in Adjusted EBITDA margins," said Abner Kurtin CEO and Co-Founder. "The key driver of these results was the commencement of adult-use sales at our Rochelle Park, New Jersey dispensary, one of the top performing stores in the state. Ascend is extremely well positioned to benefit from adult-use sales in New Jersey, because of our attractive collection of assets combined with high operating leverage given our focused portfolio. Outside of New Jersey, the rest of the business across the portfolio also exceeded expectations. Furthermore, we were pleased to announce important acquisitions in Ohio and Illinois, which bring us to the retail cap in both states, positioning us to be a leader in the Midwest. This growth is supported by one of the top balance sheets in the industry with $141 million of cash and no near term maturities."
Q2 2022 Financial Overview
Net revenue, which excludes intercompany sale of wholesale products, was $97.5 million, representing a 17.0% year-over year increase, primarily driven by new retail stores and higher wholesale volumes sold. Net revenue increased 14.6% quarter-over-quarter, primarily driven by the start of adult-use sales in New Jersey and increases in wholesale volumes and realized pricing in New Jersey and Michigan.
Total retail revenue in the second quarter of 2022 was $75.6 million, which represents a 19.4% increase compared to the prior quarter and was driven by the start of adult-use sales at the Rochelle Park, New Jersey dispensary.
Gross wholesale revenue increased to $42.1 million, an 11.0% sequential increase, driven by growth in intercompany wholesale sales. Net wholesale revenue increased 0.7% sequentially to $21.9 million, driven by increased pricing and volumes sold in New Jersey and Michigan, partially offset by lower pricing in Illinois and lower volume sold in Massachusetts.
Q2 2022 gross profit was $33.0 million, or 33.8% of revenue, compared to $23.4 million, or 27.6% of revenue, in the prior quarter. The sequential increase was driven by adult use sales in New Jersey; reductions in startup costs as a percentage of revenue; sequential improvements in standalone retail and wholesale gross margins; and an increase in AWH manufactured products sold at AWH retail locations.
Q2 2022 Adjusted Gross Profit1 was $44.4 million, or 45.6% of revenue, compared to $36.5 million, or 42.9% of revenue, in the prior quarter. Adjusted Gross Profit1 excludes depreciation and amortization included in cost of goods sold, equity-based compensation included in cost of goods sold, and non-cash inventory adjustments. Adjusted Gross Profit1 margin increased 268 basis points driven by increased pricing in New Jersey, higher wholesale volume throughput in Michigan, and higher intercompany sales as a percentage of wholesale sales.
Total Q2 2022 general and administrative ("G&A") expenses were $33.6 million, compared to $33.2 million in the prior quarter (excluding litigation settlement). Total G&A expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased from 39.0% of revenue in the prior quarter to 34.4% of revenue as more assets came online.
Net loss attributable to AWH in the second quarter of 2022 was $21.2 million, or a loss of $0.11 per basic and diluted common share, which was primarily driven by operating costs and tax expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA1, which adjusts for tax, interest, depreciation, amortization, equity-based compensation, and other items deemed one-time in nature, was $20.9 million in Q2 2022. This represents a 27.6% increase quarter-over-quarter. Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 of 21.4% represented a 220 basis point increase compared to the prior quarter driven by improved operating leverage as more assets came online.
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This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are included in the financial schedules attached to this press release. This information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for, or superior to, any measure of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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AWH will host a conference call on August 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (888) 390-0605 with conference ID 06364687. A live audio webcast of the call will also be available on the Investor Relations section of AWH's website at https://www.awholdings.com/investors and will be archived for replay.
About Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.
AWH is a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator with licenses and assets in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. AWH owns and operates state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, growing award-winning strains and producing a curated selection of products for retail and wholesale customers. AWH produces and distributes its in-house Simply Herb, Ozone, and Ozone Reserve branded products. For more information, visit www.awholdings.com.
Additional information relating to the Company's second quarter 2022 results is available on the Investor Relations section of AWH's website at https://awholdings.com/investors/, the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and Canada's System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release includes forward-looking information and statements, which may include, but are not limited to, the plans, intentions, expectations, estimates, and beliefs of the Company. Words such as "expects", "continue", "will", "anticipates" and "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information and statements. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement, all statements in this press release relating to estimated and projected revenue, expectations regarding production capacity, anticipated capital expenditures, expansion, profit, product demand, margins, costs, cash flows, sources of capital, growth rates and future financial and operating results are forward-looking information and statements. We caution investors that any such forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current projections and expectations about future events and financial trends, the receipt of all required regulatory approvals, and on certain assumptions and analysis made by the Company in light of the experience of the Company and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors management believes are appropriate.
Forward-looking information and statements involve and are subject to assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual events, results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future events, results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking information and statements herein. Such factors include, among others, the risks and uncertainties identified in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in the Company's other reports and filings with the applicable Canadian securities regulators on its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Although the Company believes that any forward-looking information and statements herein are reasonable, in light of the use of assumptions and the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in such information and statements, there can be no assurance that any such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, and accordingly readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such risks and uncertainties and should not place undue reliance upon such forward-looking information and statements. Any forward-looking information and statements herein are made as of the date hereof, and except as required by applicable laws, the Company assumes no obligation and disclaims any intention to update or revise any forward-looking information and statements herein or to update the reasons that actual events or results could or do differ from those projected in any forward looking information and statements herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws. The Canadian Securities Exchange has not reviewed, approved or disapproved the content of this news release.
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RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
We define "Adjusted Gross Profit" as gross profit excluding non-cash inventory costs, which include depreciation and amortization included in cost of goods sold, equity-based compensation included in cost of goods sold, start-up costs included in cost of goods sold, and other non-cash inventory adjustments. We define "Adjusted Gross Margin" as Adjusted Gross Profit as a percentage of net revenue. Our "Adjusted EBITDA" is a non-GAAP measure used by management that is not defined by U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. We define "Adjusted EBITDA Margin" as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net revenue. Management calculates Adjusted EBITDA as the reported net loss, adjusted to exclude: income tax expense; other (income) expense; interest expense, depreciation and amortization; depreciation and amortization included in cost of goods sold; non-cash inventory adjustments; equity-based compensation; equity-based compensation included in cost of goods sold; start-up costs; start-up costs included in cost of goods sold; transaction-related and other non-recurring expenses; litigation settlement; and loss on sale of assets. Accordingly, management believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides meaningful and useful financial information, as this measure demonstrates the operating performance of the business. Non-GAAP financial measures may be considered in addition to the results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but they should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, U.S. GAAP results.
The following table presents Adjusted Gross Profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
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SPARTANBURG, S.C., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ: DENN) today announced the appointment of John Dillon as President of Denny's Inc. and David Schmidt as President of Keke's Breakfast Café. Dillon and Schmidt will report to Chief Executive Officer Kelli Valade.
"It was a priority for the Denny's Corporation Board of Directors and I to identify exceptional leaders to take advantage of the many opportunities in front of us for both Denny's and Keke's," said Valade. "John and David have distinguished track records within the restaurant industry and have demonstrated unwavering commitments to delivering exceptional guest experiences. They also are dedicated to talent development, operational rigor and technological transformation, which is exactly what we need as we enter the next phase of our growth for Denny's and Keke's. I look forward to working with John and David to take our portfolio of brands forward."
Dillon brings over two decades of restaurant expertise to his appointment as president of Denny's Inc. In his most recent role as Chief Brand Officer of Denny's, Dillon has helped to deliver greater shareholder value through the amplification of Denny's America's Diner brand positioning; fostering a collaborative culture with franchisees; launching Denny's on Demand, the first delivery platform in family dining; launching two successful virtual brands; creating successful LTO offers and brand partnerships; growing Denny's purpose-led social responsibility impact; and simplifying the core Denny's menu with a focus on improved product quality and operational execution.
"It's a great privilege for me to continue serving Denny's through such an extraordinary time that I believe will be a period of continued growth and success for our brand, our team and our shareholders," said Dillon. "Denny's position as America's Diner has never been more important and I'm looking forward to partnering with our dedicated franchisees and teams as we enter into the next stage of revitalization for this iconic brand."
Schmidt is a 30-year veteran of the restaurant industry who brings to Keke's a proven track record of operations, marketing, finance, training and HR leadership. In addition to most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer of Red Lobster and Bloomin' Brands, his experience includes serving as President of Bonefish Grill, during which he was responsible for developing and implementing the long-term growth strategy of a 200-unit polished casual concept. While leading Bonefish Grill, Schmidt built a talented and diverse leadership team that drove sales and traffic growth through differentiated brand positioning, improved product quality and execution, margin expansion, and increased employee retention.
"I'm excited about the growth opportunities in the quickly evolving AM eatery category and look forward to leveraging my experience alongside the entire Keke's team to bring our shareholders more value by growing the brand beyond Florida and positioning it as the leading franchised AM eatery in the country."
Dillon's appointment as president of Denny's will be effective on September 1, 2022, and Schmidt's appointment as president of Keke's Breakfast Café will be effective on September 12, 2022. Denny's Inc. will immediately launch an active search for a new Chief Marketing Officer.
Denny's Corporation is the franchisor and operator of one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains, based on the number of restaurants. As of June 29, 2022, Denny's had 1,631 franchised, licensed, and company restaurants around the world including 154 restaurants in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Philippines, New Zealand, Honduras, the United Arab Emirates, Costa Rica, Guam, Guatemala, El Salvador, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. For further information on Denny's, including news releases, please visit the Denny's website at www.dennys.com or the brand's social channel via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn or YouTube.
Keke's Breakfast Café is an AM eatery that's dedicated to providing handmade breakfast using the best ingredients available, including fresh fruits and vegetables and the highest quality bread and dairy products. As of June 29, Keke's had 52 franchise-operated and company-owned restaurants across Florida. For further information on Keke's Breakfast Café, visit www.kekes.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — How much does it pay to hide the photos of your family at your home, or anything else that shows your race? If you’re Black and trying to find out how much your house is worth, one family suggests it could be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A couple in Baltimore is suing an appraiser and a mortgage lender, alleging their home was severely undervalued because they are Black, blocking them from refinancing their mortgage. The couple says a separate appraisal, done after “whitewashing” the place by removing family photos and having a white colleague stand in for them, pegged the home’s value higher by $278,000.
The two “were shocked at the appraisal and recognized that the low valuation was because of racial discrimination,” according to the suit filed earlier this week in U.S. District Court in Maryland.
Officials at the lender accused in the case, loanDepot, declined to discuss the allegations. But in a statement, the publicly traded company said it strongly opposes bias. “While appraisals are performed independently by outside expert appraisal firms, all participants in the home finance process must work to find ways to contribute to eradicating bias.”
The appraisal company in the case, 20/20 Valuations, could not be immediately reached for comment. Neither it nor the individual appraiser named in the suit has lawyers listed yet in the court filings.
The situation began last year, when two professors at Johns Hopkins University, Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott, wanted to do the same thing millions of others across the country were doing. They hoped to take advantage of low interest rates and refinance their mortgage and a home-equity loan.
The couple had bought their four-bedroom home in 2017 for $450,000 and had made several upgrades to it. They remodeled their club room for $35,000, for example. They also invested in a tankless water heater, recessed lighting and other improvements that the family’s lawyers say raised the value of the home.
That would be on top of the general rise that home prices enjoyed in the area and across the country between 2017 and 2021.
The couple applied in mid-2021 with loanDepot, which initially approved them for a 2.25% interest rate, pending an appraisal to ensure the home was worth enough in case of a default. A loanDepot lending officer told the family a “pretty conservative” estimate was $550,000, according to the suit.
But the appraiser from 20/20 Valuations, who was hired by loanDepot, said the home was worth only $472,000, according to the complaint. That pushed loanDepot to call to say it would not extend the loan, according to the complaint.
The suit alleges that while researching other homes to benchmark against the plaintiff’s home, the appraiser ignored nearby sales in majority-white areas, similar to the plaintiff’s, that had higher values. Instead, the complaint said he included lower-valued homes and ones in areas with more Black residents.
Later that year, the couple learned the government assessed the value of their home at $622,000. After that, they tried for another loan. This time, they conducted an experiment where they replaced family photos with ones borrowed from white friends and colleagues. They even brought in new artwork, including a vintage print featuring a “white pin-up model.” And they made sure not to be home during the appraisal, with a white colleague there instead to greet the appraiser.
After that, the home appraised for $750,000, or 59% more than the appraisal from less than seven months earlier.
“It’s shocking to a lot of people that a home should be an objective valuation, but when the appraiser appraises it believing it’s a Black-owned home, it gets one value, and suddenly it’s worth 50% more when the appraiser believes it’s a white-owned home,” said John Relman of the Relman Colfax law firm that’s representing the plaintiffs.
“You have two eminent professors at Johns Hopkins. They did everything they were told to do,” Relman said. But “appraisal discrimination is so nuanced and so pernicious that it literally follows them into this predominantly white neighborhood. And they, unlike their neighbors, can’t access the value that’s rising and that they should benefit from.”
The U.S. housing industry has a long history of racial discrimination, one that helped build the racial wealth gap and one that carries through today. Last year, on the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, President Joe Biden said he was launching an interagency initiative to combat bias in home appraisals.
It’s a history with which the plaintiffs are well aware. Connolly has written a book about how property ownership helped set the terms of Jim Crow segregation between the early 1900s and the 1960s. Mott has written about African-American and American literature and history. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/homeowning-while-black-md-couple-alleges-bias-in-appraisal/ | 2022-08-21T13:47:57Z |
FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) (the "Company" or "Chico's FAS") today announced the appointment of former Aveda and Coca-Cola Company executive Leana Less as Senior Vice President of Marketing.
A seasoned global marketing leader with 27 years of progressive marketing experience across several category verticals ranging from beauty and CPG, to tech and personal care, Less is now turning her attention to women's and intimate wear. Drawing upon her robust experience, Less will lead marketing efforts for all three Chico's FAS brands and outlets – Chico's®, White House Black Market® ("WHBM") and Soma® - as well as drive customer acquisition, spearhead the Chico's, WHBM and Soma loyalty programs, and all other end-to-end marketing responsibilities at Chico's FAS.
Less most recently worked as Head of Consumer Marketing at Aveda, a subsidiary business of Estée Lauder, where she helped drive significant e-commerce growth, contributing to the brand's overall expansion efforts. Prior to that role, she served as Vice President of Global Connections and Media at Coca-Cola Company where she crafted a 5-year transformation using digital as an enabler for growth. She also managed global agency relationships across the corporation, including 700 agency partners spannin 200 countries.
Less also held a number of roles in the South African advertising industry, most notably as Director and Board member at Mediacom Africa, where she oversaw new business development and was a key account lead for a portfolio of CPG accounts including Coca-Cola Sub-Saharan Africa, Procter & Gamble and Nokia South Africa.
Chico's FAS CEO and President Molly Langenstein says, "Leana is an exceptional marketing leader whose diverse global experience in consumer engagement, strategic vision and digital expertise will support driving our 3 year growth strategy and our 4 pillars of being customer led, product obsessed, digital-first and operationally excellent."
Less shared "I am delighted to be joining this women-led organization. I love what the brands stand for and I am looking forward to working closely with Molly and the dynamic team at Chico's FAS."
ABOUT CHICO'S FAS, INC.
Chico's FAS is a Florida-based fashion company founded in 1983 on Sanibel Island, Fla. The Company reinvented the fashion retail experience by creating fashion communities anchored by service, which put the customer at the center of everything we do. As one of the leading fashion retailers in North America, Chico's FAS is a company of three unique brands – Chico's, WHBM and Soma – each thriving in their own white space, founded by women, led by women, providing solutions that millions of women say give them confidence and joy.
Our Company has a passion for fashion, and each day, we provide clothing, shoes and accessories, intimate apparel and expert styling in our brick-and-mortar boutiques, digital online boutiques and through Style Connect®, the Company's customized, branded, digital styling tool that enables customers to conveniently shop wherever, whenever and however they prefer.
As of July 30, 2022, the Company operated 1,258 stores in the U.S. and sold merchandise through 58 international franchise locations in Mexico and 2 domestic franchise airport locations. The Company's merchandise is also available at www.chicos.com, www.chicosofftherack.com, www.whbm.com and www.soma.com.
To learn more about Chico's FAS, please visit our corporate website at www.chicosfas.com. The information on our corporate website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this press release or incorporated into our federal securities law filings.
Chico's FAS Media Contact:
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Department of Agriculture announces progress in removal of invasive snails
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - After the Florida Department of Agriculture announced a quarantine in Pasco County due to an invasive species, crews have been working to eradicate the threat.
According to FDACS, close to 3,000 Giant African Snails have been found, The snails carry a parasite that can cause meningitis. They can also cause damage to vegetation and other local animal populations.
The species is native to East Africa, but the snails likely found their way to Florida after being lost or released due to illegal pet trading.
According to the Associated Press, Florida has twice before eradicated the snails in other parts of the state, most recently a 10-year effort in Miami-Dade County that cost $23 million and ended in 2021 after collection of about 170,000 snails.
“We are so lucky to have an experienced team ready to prevent, detect, and treat invasive threats,” said Commissioner Nikki Fried. “Let me assure you, we will eradicate these snails. We have done it twice before, and we will do it again – it is not a question of if, but when. Together, let’s locate, communicate, and eradicate, so Florida can again be GALS free.”
If you see a snail that you believe is a giant African land snail, please contact the Division of Plant Industry helpline at 1-888-397-1517 and do not attempt to touch or capture yourself.
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