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Students celebrated freedom with a show of force on Friday.
Dressed in shades of red, white and blue, they marched with flags in hand at four Temple ISD campuses — Kennedy-Powell, Cater and Raye-Allen elementary schools and Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Education Academy. Some carried patriotic banners to lead off the walks.
Students were joined by groups of soldiers, community members, first responders and law enforcement officers — including those from Temple and the Bell County Sheriff’s Department — who participated in the walks and traded high-fives along the way.
Freedom Walks also occurred in other Central Texas districts, including Killeen, Belton and Copperas Cove. The annual celebrations generally take place prior to Patriot Day, which is observed on Sunday and marks the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
“Great things are happening @KPESstars!” Lisa Adams, TISD deputy superintendent of academics and school leadership, said in a Twitter post about Kennedy-Powell. “Students celebrated our first responders and are gearing up for their first STEM day!”
Belton ISD Superintendent Matt Smith attended a patriotic parade at Sparta Elementary.
“What a wonderful Sparta Elementary School Patriot Parade today!!,” he said in a post on Twitter. “We are thankful for and proud to honor the law enforcement, military, fire, and rescue personnel that serve @BeltonISD!”
Dr. Bobby Ott, the superintendent of TISD, said it was important for Temple students to remember the sacrifices made for freedom.
“The goal of the Freedom Walk is to resurrect the voices and the memories of those that should be remembered for their sacrifices to our country,” he said. “It is important for our children to understand the sacrifices of those that came before them in an effort to secure the freedoms we enjoy today.”
“I’m proud of our campus staff members who have worked so hard to plan these thoughtful activities, many of which included parents and community members,” Ott said. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_ab8eccda-3095-11ed-aacb-fbf34bc7af5d.html | 2022-09-10T01:20:52Z |
New funding to scale "daycare-in-a-box" model, helping educators bring affordable child care to 10 new markets in 2022.
BOSTON, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NeighborSchools has raised $5M to scale up a new model of child care that puts people first. The round was led by Accomplice with participation from Chelsea Clinton's Metrodora Ventures, HannahGrey, and 186 Ventures and brings NeighborSchools total fundraising to $9M.
NeighborSchools is reimagining child care with a platform that blends technology and community to help early childhood educators go independent, get licensed, and open micro-daycares in their homes.
While more than half of Americans live in a "child care desert," data suggests there are over 100,000 caregivers, overwhelmingly women, ready to start a home daycare. But today's regulatory and business environment makes it exceedingly difficult for individuals to start a licensed daycare and compete in a child care market dominated by corporate chains and franchises. NeighborSchools levels the playing field for the individual educator with a "daycare-in-a-box" platform that handles compliance, marketing, finance, and back office requirements. As a result, NeighborSchools providers launch daycares up to 3 times faster and 4 times more successfully.
"NeighborSchools is addressing a crux of the childcare crisis with a model that centers the needs of children, parents, and providers," says Chelsea Clinton, co-founder of Metrodora Ventures. "We need creative solutions that simultaneously expand access to affordable childcare for parents and increase wages for childcare professionals, while providing good experiences and outcomes for kids. We are enthusiastic to support a team building technology to do just that and recognize the potential for NeighborSchools to help countless American families as they begin to scale up in the year ahead."
Child care options were already limited and expensive even before the pandemic shattered the entire industry. Millions of parents, mostly moms, were forced out of the workforce as thousands of centers shut their doors, many for good. Even as the economy has rebounded and employers struggle to hire, an estimated 1.3 million moms are unable to go back to work because they lack child care (according to The New York Times). This latest funding will allow NeighborSchools to expand to ten new states in 2022, beginning to serve another 1M American families.
"As a mom of two young boys, I know first-hand how hard it is to find child care and how stressful it is for parents," says co-founder and COO Bridget Garsh. "From day one we've focused on both how to support individual educators and how to bring sanity and trust to the parent experience. We've reimaged the child care search process from the ground up with an emphasis on bringing transparency and a human touch to one of the most daunting decisions we have to make as new parents."
The child care search can be confusing and frustrating, especially for first time parents. Nearly half of U.S. parents reported difficulty finding child care according to The Center for American Progress. NeighborSchools was designed from the ground up to bring sanity and transparency to the child care search, matching parents with daycares that have openings that fit their unique needs along 23 different criteria including location, age, schedule, and budget. Parents take a 3-minute survey and receive real-time matches and can instantly schedule tours with daycares that fit their unique needs and preferences. Dedicated parent coordinators support parents throughout the process helping parents understand their options and secure a spot that works for them. At the end of the day providers who partner with NeighborSchools to open a daycare earn up to 200% more even while offering child care at rates as much as 40% more affordable.
This latest round of funding comes at a time when parent preferences are shifting towards small-scale daycares located closer to home instead of interest in large corporate centers. To date, NeighborSchools has launched over 70 home daycares across 10 markets, and helped over 30,000 parents in their child care search.
"In supporting individual educators we have a chance to reimagine child care from the ground up with a model that's both economically better for parents and educators and developmentally better for young children at the same time" says NeighborSchools co-founder and CEO Brian Swartz. "If we want to solve the child care crisis at scale we first need to take care of the people - the educators - who take care of our children. This funding is one important step towards achieving our vision of a future with a home daycare on every block in America."
About NeighborSchools
Founded in 2018, NeighborSchools is on a mission to simplify access to high quality, affordable child care by giving child care providers the tools they need to build thriving micro-daycares. NeighborSchools offers a "daycare-in-a-box" platform that manages compliance, marketing, finance and back office requirements so that providers can focus on what matters most: caring for children. For parents, NeighborSchools provides transparency and matching so that they can feel confident when selecting child care. Learn more about NeighborSchools and its innovative solutions at www.neighborschools.com.
CONTACT: press@neighborschools.com
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New Space for Immersive and High-Tech Installations Debuts with World Premiere of Leonardo: The Universal Man
LAS VEGAS, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas Strip's first permanent digital art museum – PERCEPTION Las Vegas – is now open. The new space for immersive and high-tech installations is debuting with the world premiere of Leonardo: The Universal Man, chronicling the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. The hour-long, three-gallery journey transports guests on a mind-bending exploration into the remarkable world of Leonardo da Vinci, an experience as remarkable as the man himself. Tickets are now on sale and available via perceptionlasvegas.com.
Robert Frey, PERCEPTION CEO, said, "Perception is a 360-degree, fully immersive, multi-sensory museum that will continually introduce fresh content celebrating the world's greatest artists. We're proud to be home to the world premiere of Leonardo: The Universal Man and to invite our guests to witness the genius of da Vinci in a truly special way, where we will push the limits of how art can be portrayed in a museum."
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Three unique, 360-degree gallery exhibits transport visitors into da Vinci's works, studies and findings as an architect, engineer, alchemist, artist, philosopher and sculptor:
- Grand Salon: Chapters of the Genius' Life – Guests enter a 28-foot-tall, four-wall theater where they voyage to Renaissance-era Italy through da Vinci's eyes, as chapters of his life unfold during this 35-minute film. Each wall of the theater portrays a different visual perspective of the same story as the narrative progresses. Using advanced laser projection and transportive audio, patrons learn about da Vinci's engineering and architectural feats as they take flight in his Flying Machine, stand in cathedrals digitally constructed through geometry and float through Tuscany on a parachute originally designed by the master himself.
- Painting with Light: The Last Supper – During their visual expedition, guests are introduced to this fresh take on one of da Vinci's most legendary paintings during the Italian High Renaissance: The Last Supper. In a gallery with floor-to-ceiling, surround-sound LED walls, one of the world's most famous works of art comes to life through an explosion of light, color, shape and sound.
- The Gallery: Mona Lisa's Perception – In this gallery, guests are greeted by six versions of Lisa del Giocondo – better known to the world as Mona Lisa. Accompanied by an original musical score, Mona Lisa primes guests to experience da Vinci in the digital age as they each take on intriguing and entertaining forms of the best-known, most-visited, sung- and written-about image in the art world.
PERCEPTION was created by nightlife pioneer Robert Frey and entrepreneur Ned Collett. The team engaged Dutch multidisciplinary creative agency, TWOFIFTYK, to bring Leonardo: The Universal Man to life. TWOFIFTYK has created digital entertainment for music giants and festivals including Electric Daisy Carnival, Martin Garrix and Armin Van Buuren.
PERCEPTION is located at 2780 South Las Vegas Boulevard. The museum is open daily from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. and welcomes guests of all ages. Tickets can be purchased via www.perceptionlasvegas.com or by calling 702-476-9069. Groups of 10 or more can book the space for special events by calling 725-200-3701 or 866-633-0195 to reserve tickets.
Ticket Prices:
- Locals: $29.50
- General Admission: $34.50; $32.50 for military members with valid ID
- VIP Experience: $49.50; includes anytime entry and a beverage
- Children: $18.50 for children ages 5-12; under 5 are free
PERCEPTION is Las Vegas' first permanent digital art museum. PERCEPTION features a rotation of immersive digital art installations for guests to enjoy their favorite artists in new ways throughout the 17,000-square-foot-space. Tickets for Leonardo: The Universal Man start at $39.50 and can be purchased online via www.perceptionlasvegas.com or by calling 702-476-9069. PERCEPTION is open daily, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.perceptionlasvegas.com and follow on Facebook and Instagram.
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GREENWICH, Conn., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southfield Capital, a premier lower middle market private equity firm, announced today that Protos Security ("Protos"), a tech-enabled managed security services provider, has completed its strategic acquisition of ControlByNet ("CBN" or the "Company"), a video monitoring and software solutions provider offering remote surveillance services to customers. The Company's Founder and President, Ryan Strange, will remain in his existing leadership role post-close along with the rest of the senior management team.
Headquartered in Norcross, GA, CBN offers remote guarding and software solutions that work across all hardware devices via the cloud or as an onsite managed service. The addition of ControlByNet represents Protos' continued commitment to provide clients with a suite of services and technology solutions focused on enhancing their physical security programs.
"This strategic acquisition further diversifies our service offering," said Peter Platten, Chief Revenue Officer at Protos. "As our suite of security solutions expands, it allows us to create a uniquely tailored approach to meet the growing needs of our customers. It's important that we're able to satisfy safety requirements while offering cost benefits. This differentiation is how we delight customers with program flexibility and intelligence to support high-quality service."
Ryan Strange, Founder and President of ControlByNet added, "We are excited to strengthen and grow our service offerings under the Protos Security brand. This alignment will be impactful to the marketplace and is a big step forward for both brands. Protos' core values mirror those of ControlByNet, which is important to us. The combination of our solutions will yield many benefits for our customers who can continue to expect the high-touch customer service approach they've known for years."
"Over the last 20+ years, CBN has developed an impressive suite of technology offerings capable of servicing the remote guarding/security needs of clients across devices," said Andy Cook, Partner at Southfield Capital. "We believe that combining CBN with Protos' industry leading technology platform will enable us to deepen client relationships and provide a broader array of comprehensive security solutions."
Monroe Capital LLC and Wells Fargo Bank provided debt financing. Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP provided legal counsel to Protos and Southfield Capital. Raymond James acted as ControlByNet's financial advisor. Culhane Meadows PLLC provided legal counsel to ControlByNet.
Southfield Capital is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, lower middle market companies in the outsourced business services sector. The firm targets companies with $4 - 15 million in EBITDA and partners with management to scale the business through a combination of organic and acquisition growth strategies. For more information, please visit www.southfieldcapital.com.
Andy Levison, Managing Partner
Andy Cook, Partner
Heb James, Partner
Tim Lewis, Partner
Brandon Pinderhughes, Principal
Chris Grambling, Principal
Jason Perlroth, Principal & Head of Business Development
Josh Sylvan, Vice President
Matt King, Senior Associate
Logan Vorwerk, Senior Associate
Mike Weber, Associate
Jon Goldstein, Chief Financial Officer
Southfield Capital
140 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone: 203.813.4100
Fax: 203.813.4141
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Ultra-fast fully underwritten approval turns borrowers into power buyers
CHICAGO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guaranteed Rate, a cutting-edge mortgage lender driven to be the nation's top Fintech, is proud to announce the launch of its new PowerBid Approval. This exclusive new program is designed to give homebuyers the strength, speed and confidence they have to have to compete against deep-pocketed cash buyers and institutional investors.
Historically low inventory combined with an influx of aggressive cash buyers continues to disrupt the housing market. Amidst these disruptions, more and more borrowers are looking to improve their chances of submitting a winning bid on the home of their dreams. Guaranteed Rate is committed to helping make that happen, and our new PowerBid Approval is our latest tool in that ongoing fight.
Guaranteed Rate's new PowerBid Approval provides buyers and sellers with the confidence of a fast, fully underwritten approval confirming the borrower is qualified to buy now. PowerBid Approval's priority turn times mean borrowers get our fastest approval, often in less than 24 hours. Less thorough approvals that aren't fully underwritten often lose out in competitive bidding situations. It's fast and easy to apply from anywhere, on any device, and a 90-day lock gives borrowers the time they need to find the home they really want.
"At Guaranteed Rate, we are constantly looking for ways to enhance the homebuying experience for our customers," said Paul Anastos, Guaranteed Rate's Chief Innovation Officer. "Our exclusive new PowerBid Approval comes at a time when so many people are looking for ways to win in the current market. This incredibly fast and powerful new tool is an awesome way for buyers to stand out and land the house they really want."
Not only are more individuals making all-cash offers to buy homes, but so are institutional investors. In fact, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors Research Group found that an amazing 13% of residential home sales last year were from corporate interests. All of which means that regular buyers need to be armed with as much homebuying firepower as possible to compete in this market.
If you're looking to compete in today's tight real estate market, you need every advantage you can get. PowerBid Approval, exclusively from Guaranteed Rate, gives you the pure homebuying horsepower you need to outbid the competition and meet the time constraints of "best and final."
Learn more at rate.com/powerbid.
PowerBid Approval (the "Approval") is contingent upon receipt of executed sales contract, an acceptable appraisal supporting value, valid hazard insurance policy, and a re-review of your financial condition. Guaranteed Rate, Inc. reserves the right to revoke this Approval at any time if there is a change in your financial condition or credit history which would impair your ability to repay this obligation and/or if any information contained your application is untrue, incomplete or inaccurate. Receipt of an application does not represent an approval for financing or interest rate guarantee. Not all applicants will be approved for financing. Restrictions may apply, contact Guaranteed Rate for current rates and for more information.
Guaranteed Rate Companies is a leader in mortgage lending and digital financial services. Headquartered in Chicago, the Guaranteed Rate Companies have more than 10,000 employees in over 850 branches across the U.S., serving all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Since its launch in 2000, Guaranteed Rate Companies have helped more than 1 million homeowners with home purchase loans and refinances, with a total loan volume of more than $116 billion in 2021 alone. The company has cemented itself as an industry leader by introducing innovative technology, offering low rates and delivering unparalleled customer service. Honors and awards include: Top Lender for Online Service for 2018 by U.S. News & World Report; Best Mortgage Lender for Online Loans and Best Mortgage Lender for Refinancing by NerdWallet for 2021; HousingWire's 2020 Tech100 award for the company's industry-leading FlashClose℠ technology; No. 3 ranking in Scotsman Guide's 2021 list of Top Retail Mortgage Lenders; Chicago Agent Magazine's Lender of the Year for six consecutive years; and Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces list for seven consecutive years. Visit rate.com for more information.
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Biden asked Congress to loosen visa restrictions on highly educated Russians
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN
President Joe Biden has asked Congress to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it easier for highly educated Russians to obtain visas to work in the United States, according to a section of the White House’s Ukraine supplemental budget request submitted to lawmakers last week and reviewed by CNN.
The request, if enacted, would allow Russians with a masters or doctoral degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering or math to apply for a visa without first obtaining an employer sponsor in the US.
The amendment would also require the Department of Homeland Security “to expedite consideration of such applications,” the document says, “as appropriate” and with the necessary vetting.
The administration explained in the document that the authority “would help the US attract and retain Russian STEM talent and undercut Russia’s innovative potential, benefiting US national security.” The authority would expire four years after the date that it is enacted, according to the document.
“We want to seize on this opportunity to provide top Russian scientists with a clear pathway to leave Russia for good and come to the United States, robbing Putin of his best innovators and his best brains,” a White House official told CNN. “We believe this will advance our own national security and bolster our economy by adding highly skilled individuals to our workforce, and that it will also weaken Russia’s innovation base while simultaneously strengthening our own.”
The official noted that there is precedent for this request, most recently the Soviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992 that also provided top Soviet scientists with a pathway to immigrate to the United States without a sponsoring employer. That proposal allowed about 450 Russian scientists to emigrate to the US, the official said, and the administration believes the number this time around will be “much higher given the current political climate.”
Tens of thousands of highly educated Russians have reportedly fled Russia since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine just over two months ago. The Biden administration is hoping to take advantage of that brain drain and lure some of those workers to the US, officials said.
The document says the visa changes would apply to Russians with degrees in fields including, but not limited to: hypersonics, advanced nuclear energy technologies, advanced missile propulsion technologies, directed energy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and space technologies and systems.
The US has already sought to curtail Russia’s ability to remain technologically competitive by imposing severe export restrictions on materials like semiconductors that are found in thousands of electronic products.
Bloomberg first reported that the administration was weighing loosening the visa restrictions.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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The new design offers dairy, personal care and plant-based processors a higher level of hygiene and food safety
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SPX FLOW, Inc., a leading provider of process solutions for the nutrition, health and industrial markets, has announced a new APV Aseptic Rapid Recovery System that is unlike others on the market. The new technology, featuring steam barriers and pressurization, is the first with this design for high-value and sensitive products. The design offers dairy and plant-based processors a sustainable way to increase productivity, reduce waste and provide greater product yields while offering the highest level of food safety.
The market for ambient yogurt and dessert — which use aseptic systems — is on the rise. Ambient yogurts are heat-treated after fermentation, providing similar benefits as cold yogurt but with a longer shelf life. These products demand an aseptic setup for downstream process. SPX FLOW's new recovery system is a perfect fit for this application, saving more high-value product through a quicker cleaning process. It can also be used for other high-viscosity products, including creams, cosmetics and nutraceuticals.
"Customers no longer need to flush valuable products down the drain," said Pranav Shah, SPX FLOW Market Director of Dairy, Beverage and Plant-Based. "This exciting new offering for our customers can help across the board — from a more sustainable process to less plant downtime to higher yields for neutral pH, low acidic products."
The Aseptic Rapid Recovery System is designed to clear product from process pipes in a more sustainable way — using approximately 60 to 70 percent less water compared to other cleaning systems. The Rapid Recovery System can easily retrofit into existing plants, providing them the ability to expand their product lines into more ambient offerings.
"One of the best parts is that businesses do not need to overhaul their system to benefit from these upgrades," Shah says. "The parts are accessible, serviceable and ergonomic, so they fit into small spaces without having to make major changes."
Customers using the Rapid Recovery System will have peace of mind knowing that they have the highest quality products and customer service by choosing SPX FLOW. Parts are traceable and the system is optimized for aftermarket parts, including valves, actuators and gaskets that are already in inventory.
"We're always looking to be on the forefront when it comes to helping our customers with their sustainability, hygiene and safety goals," says Shah. "With this growing trend in ambient and long-life food and beverage products, we hope that more businesses will be able to use the benefits of this system to grow and innovate for their customers, as well."
Watch the APV Aseptic Rapid Recovery System in action: https://youtu.be/fU92lWCqLH8
Visit SPX FLOW's Aseptic Rapid Recovery System page to learn more.
Based in Charlotte, N.C., SPX FLOW, Inc. improves the world through innovative and sustainable solutions. The company's product offering is concentrated in process technologies that perform mixing, blending, fluid handling, separation, thermal heat transfer and other activities that are integral to processes performed across a wide variety of nutrition, health and industrial markets.
SPX FLOW had approximately $1.5 billion in 2021 annual revenues and has operations in more than 30 countries and sales in more than 140 countries. To learn more about SPX FLOW, please visit www.spxflow.com.
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FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rick English, a longtime resident of Franklin, Tennessee, has partnered with Mike Outlaw of South Florida based TriOut Advisory Group to acquire a 4-acre parcel located at 203 Downs Blvd which currently holds a 23,700 SF True Value showroom and warehouse.
Rick English, owner of Rick English & Associates, Inc. a development and real estate firm based in Tennessee, along with partner Mike Outlaw of TriOut Advisory Group have acquired 203 Downs Blvd. - a parcel sitting on the intersection of Downs Blvd. and Columbia Ave. Sitting in the heart of Franklin, the parcel serves as Store Building land and currently houses a 23,000 SF True Value. A Franklin resident since 1997, Rick English has invested in properties in Tennessee, developing and owning various real estate from commercial to residential over a career of 20 years. They acquired the property with no intention of replacing the current tenant, as they have strong ties to the community and appreciates its rich history and tradition.
The True Value occupying the lot is a staple of the neighborhood, and with the influx of non-native residents moving into Franklin, TriOut and Rick English are set on preserving the landmark store. This Harpeth True Value Hardware is locally owned and has been for years, stating "we're here to serve our community… whether you're a pro or taking on a DIY home improvement project for the first time, we're right here in your neighborhood." This piece of the Franklin community is here to stay, the real estate is simply under new, locally advised ownership.
TriOut takes great pride in immersing itself within the Franklin community, as this acquisition will make for the sixth property owned in Tennessee and the fourth property in the Franklin/Nashville area- along with Westhaven Towncenter, 300 Shingle Way and South Plaza. With boots-on-the-ground property managers and close relationships to vendors and tenants, it has successfully brought sprawling businesses and enhanced the properties in these areas.
TriOut and Rick English are ecstatic to own this property and allow the landmark True Value to better serve the community of Franklin! TriOut Principal Mike Outlaw stated, "We are excited that we get to further the opportunity to entrench ourselves in the wonderful community of Franklin." The new ownership group has closed on the property in late May of 2022.
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Umpire recovering after being punched in the face at kids’ softball game
LAUREL, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) – An umpire in Mississippi is recovering after being punched in the face following a softball game for 12-year-old children.
According to WLBT, Kristie Moore was filling in for an umpire who got sick. She has been calling games for 10 years.
During the game, the coach asked one of the athlete’s mothers to leave the game for excessive cursing. Instead of going home, the woman is accused of waiting to confront Moore after the game, punching her and then running away.
The mother, Kiara Thomas, was arrested and charged with simple assault.
Moore said some parents are out of control and make it harder and harder for umpires to do their jobs.
“It’s ridiculous,” she said. “The verbal abuse. And even now, the physical abuse now, at this point, and enough is enough.”
Moore, who finds umpires for tournaments in Mississippi, said it is difficult to find people willing to officiate the games.
“No one wants to listen to the verbal abuse and run the risk of what happened to me happening to them,” Moore explained.
Moore said most umpires do the job because they love the game and the kids, not for the money as they get paid $40 a game at most.
A bill was introduced in the legislature earlier this year that would make assaulting a referee or umpire a felony as aggravated assault. That bill, however, died on the calendar.
Moore said she hopes that, after this, lawmakers will take a second look.
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- Bill Conner to take strategic role as Executive Chairman
- CRO Bob VanKirk promoted as new President and CEO to help drive organic, inorganic growth
- Next phase focused on MSP/MSSP enablement, leaning into enterprise and accelerating cloud transformation
MILPITAS, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SonicWall today announced a change in its executive leadership as President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Conner takes on the role of Executive Chairman of the SonicWall Board. Former Chief Revenue Officer Bob VanKirk has been promoted to President and CEO to lead next growth phase.
"Since divesting from Dell in 2016, we relaunched the SonicWall brand, rebuilt the partner ecosystem, added key virtual and cloud capabilities, released our market-leading RTDMI technology, and successfully delivered our full suite of Gen 7 product and management solutions," said Conner. "These efforts have paid off, with SonicWall experiencing unprecedented sales growth and profitability, including more than eight consecutive quarters of double-digit top-line and bottom-line growth. I couldn't be more proud of Bob for being ready for this new role and for the entire team for what we have all accomplished."
Brian Decker, Deal Partner with SonicWall private equity owner Francisco Partners, noted, "SonicWall has been extremely fortunate to have Bill's leadership for nearly six years as we navigated the challenges and opportunities of our divestiture from Dell and Quest, and the reestablishment of SonicWall's brand and business. Bill's passion for delivering high-quality and world-class cybersecurity solutions that are accessible to organizations of all sizes has helped lead SonicWall to incredible levels of growth and has ensured that we are positioned to move our business to the next level."
"Bill has built a strong team that will help us continue the momentum he created during his time as CEO," said Evan Daar, Deal Partner with Francisco Partners. "We feel confident that Bob will effectively lead SonicWall in the next chapter of its growth, extending its momentum as it builds on the successes that SonicWall has achieved to further accelerate its business. Bob will also benefit from Bill's continued guidance as he assumes the role of Executive Chair."
The SonicWall sales team, aligned with SonicWall's global channel partners, delivered a record fiscal year in 2021 while also delivering a strong start to the current fiscal year.
"Thanks to our strong base of trusted partners, our loyal customers, Bill and the extended SonicWall team, we are in an ideal position to continue our momentum. I believe the strong growth we have experienced will only accelerate as we focus on maintaining our SMB leadership, continue our enterprise expansion and deliver key cloud growth by providing value-added services like MDR, XDR, SD-WAN and SASE to SonicWall's MSP and MSSP partners," said VanKirk.
About SonicWall
SonicWall delivers Boundless Cybersecurity for the hyper-distributed era in a work reality where everyone is remote, mobile and unsecure. SonicWall safeguards organizations mobilizing for their new business normal with seamless protection that stops the most evasive cyberattacks across boundless exposure points and increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled workforces. By knowing the unknown, providing real-time visibility and enabling breakthrough economics, SonicWall closes the cybersecurity business gap for enterprises, governments and SMBs worldwide. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
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OXFORD, England, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- vTail (www.vtail.co), the unique networking and communications app which connects healthcare professionals with healthcare industry representatives, today announced its addition of Brad Rand as Director of Dental.
"Since our launch into the US dental market in February 2022, Mike McCarthy (CMO) has single-handedly spearheaded our efforts to engage with clinicians, DSOs, dealers and manufacturers", says Phil Andrews, COO. "With 40% growth in clinician numbers in July alone, and with companies like Colgate already joining the platform, market validation has been phenomenal. It quickly became clear that we need to build a commercial team to meet demand. Brad shone out as the right individual to work alongside Mike McCarthy and to build that team."
Brad is a proven business development leader with 30+ years of experience driving the growth and expansion of both start-up companies and established businesses in the dental market and beyond.
"It is an exciting time to join the team at vTail. I have worked with hundreds of sales representatives and manufacturers, and thousands of dental offices. I understand the need to work more efficiently while saving the clinicians time and money. The timing is just right to launch into the dental space", says Rand.
About vTail: vTail (www.vtail.co) is a new digital healthcare communications platform designed to connect healthcare professionals (HCPs) with representatives from healthcare companies. The mobile-first platform originally launched in the US wound care and dental markets. The company is planning its next launch into orthopedics, with pan-healthcare and international roll-outs from late 2023.
Prior to COVID-19, market dynamics were pushing communications between HCPs and medical company representatives farther apart. COVID-19 made this an acute crisis, and most stakeholders agree that a "new normal" is settling in that won't look anything like pre-pandemic communications. vTail's goal is to modernize these communications by auto-networking people across the clinical-to-industry divide and facilitating the more frequent flow of higher quality information in a way that drives knowledge and efficiency for all.
vTail allows HCPs to control the flow of communications in a HIPAA-enabled environment. They don't have to share their personal contact information, and only receive direct communication from companies they elect to connect with on the app. The app is free to clinicians.
For companies, who are paying for presence on the platform, vTail represents a unique and less-crowded 360º sales and marketing channel that provides access to a fast-growing and forward-thinking cohort of clinicians in a way that cuts through the noise of the internet and the clutter of email inboxes.
For media inquiries, please contact: barry@vtail.co
For dental organization inquiries, please contact brad@vtail.co
For investment inquiries, please contact toby@vtail.co
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Woman shot to death running for cover inside bodega
By Elijah Westbrook, Kevin Rincon
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New York (WCBS) — An innocent woman is dead after she was shot Monday in front of a bodega in the Bronx.
Police said Juana Esperanza Soriano De-Perdomo was struck when two groups started firing at each other.
It’s the latest incident of New York City bystanders becoming victims of gun violence. This time, a 61-year-old woman was the unintended target.
“I felt bad, bad,” bodega manager Adel Nasser told CBS2’s Elijah Westbrook.
Nasser is one of the managers at the bodega on East 188th Street near the Grand Concourse. Instead of opening up shop at 6 a.m. Tuesday to customers on their way to work, he spent the first 15 minutes of his shift cleaning up blood.
“I feel bad for this woman. This New York City is too much now crazy,” he added.
He said he saw the woman walking down the street when gunshots rang out. She tried to run inside the store but was shot in the back by one of those bullets.
“EMS removed our victim to St. Barnabas hospital, where, unfortunately, she was pronounced deceased,” said NYPD Chief Eric Fernandez. “A preliminary investigation reveals that there are two groups of men having a dispute on the south side of 188th Street between Creston and the Grand Concourse.”
The victim’s family told CBS2’s Kevin Rincon she came to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic some three decades ago. She lived in the Bronx that entire time. Jose Guzman called the family a model of the immigrant story. The victim is survived by her two sons and three grandchildren.
The family is now among the many New Yorkers calling for an end to gun violence.
Others couldn’t seem to wrap their heads around the devastating incident.
“I think it’s terrible on a few fronts. You’ve got this poor woman’s family, and they’re going to be telling her family that she isn’t with us any longer. You have this store owner who now has to clean this up,” one person said.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell called it another act of senseless violence and said additional officers will be out on the streets in an effort to find those responsible.
Chaplain Robert Rice, the department’s community affairs liaison, said the community needs to speak up and more needs to be done to address the underlying problems.
“We gotta find a way to get these guns off the street,” Rice said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Edge (CE), a premier leadership coaching and consulting firm offering executive advisory services to prominent corporations and their senior leaders since 1998, is pleased to announce the designation of Wende Amerie as President. Dr. Seema Yasmin and Dennis Driver also join CE's all-star team of Executive Coaches.
Amerie took on the additional responsibilities as President at the beginning of the year, in addition to her Chief Operating Officer role. With high-level industry expertise, and a relationship-focused approach in all of their engagements, Amerie's impact is felt throughout the organizations that she serves.
"The last 16 years have given me ample opportunity to see the incredible growth unlocked by our team of talented consultants," shared Amerie. "By accepting this new position, I am looking forward to playing an even more active role in driving the significant work Corporate Edge will be able to provide across our diverse clients and partners."
CE welcomes Dr. Seema Yasmin as Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant. Yasmin is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, medical doctor, professor and author. She is director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative, clinical assistant professor in Stanford University's Department of Medicine, and visiting professor of crisis management and crisis communications at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Dr. Yasmin's expert areas include crisis management; diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; communications coaching; and medical and science-centric consultative services.
"Joining the highly accomplished team at CE is an exciting opportunity for me. I'm looking forward to leveraging my knowledge and experience to support our clients' most critical business challenges and to develop their most promising executives," said Yasmin. "I believe CE's unique approach was an important factor in my decision to join the team."
Dennis Driver, an accomplished executive HR leader, also joins the CE team. His extensive experience gained from over 35 years working in various fields is the driving force behind his ability to create organizational-business alignment and develop future-focused work solutions to catalyze business trajectories for major global businesses.
"My expertise in integrated value creation complements what CE's current team has to offer," said Driver. "My experience as both a Board member and strategic business partner will help businesses thrive amid economic turbulence, global financial shifts, internal restructurings and international business expansions."
CE was founded by Michael Takagawa, with the vision of leveraging a unique, systems-focused, organizational model that better supports the needs of CEOs and their entire organizations, in stark contrast to traditional leadership and coaching firms. Takagawa held company president and senior operating roles with Fortune 1000 Consumer Goods firms prior to founding CE. In addition to being the Founder and CEO of Corporate Edge, he is currently embarking on a yearlong sabbatical as a Fellow of Stanford's Distinguished Career Institute.
"Seema and Dennis are joining us at a critical time as more and more leaders are looking to leverage innovative ways to solve their companies' challenges. They are stellar additions to an already illustrious team," said Takagawa.
About Corporate Edge
Corporate Edge (CE) is a premier leadership consulting firm offering executive advisory services to prominent corporations and their senior leaders since 1998. CE's accomplished team of coaches supports our clients' needs to deal with critical business challenges and develop their most promising executives. CE has gained an extensive track record of bringing highly successful and measurable results to our clients' organizations. For more information, visit https://www.corporatedge.com/
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Police Department has ended its investigation into Anne Heche’s car accident, when the actor crashed into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5.
Heche is brain dead and on life support, pending evaluation for organ donation.
“As of today, there will be no further investigative efforts made in this case,” the department announced Friday. “Any information or records that have been requested prior to this turn of events will still be collected as they arrive as a matter of formalities and included in the overall case. When a person suspected of a crime expires, we do not present for filing consideration.”
Detectives looking into the crash had said narcotics were found in a blood sample taken from Heche, 53. She has been hospitalized at a Los Angeles burn center. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/lapd-ends-investigation-into-anne-heche-car-crash/ | 2022-08-14T01:52:07Z |
Wallace focused on positive mindset headed into Talladega
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Bubba Wallace still has the voice message Michael Jordan left him after Wallace’s first Cup Series victory. His winning Toyota is currently housed at the NASCAR Hall of Fame but will eventually be his to display. Wallace’s rain-shortened win at Talladega Superspeedway last October was a career breakthrough, but now Wallace wants more. He returns to Talladega for Sunday’s race as a legitimate threat. The task facing 23XI Racing is figuring out how to contend at every track on the NASCAR schedule. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/22/wallace-focused-on-positive-mindset-headed-into-talladega/ | 2022-04-22T16:40:37Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug.
White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a letter that Biden “has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well.”
In accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, Biden will reenter isolation for least five days. The agency says most rebound cases remain mild and that severe disease during that period has not been reported.
Word of Biden’s positive test came just two hours after the White House announced a presidential visit to Michigan this coming Tuesday to highlight the passage of a bill to promote domestic high-tech manufacturing. Biden had also been scheduled to visit his home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday morning, where first lady Jill Biden has been staying while the president was positive. Both trips have been canceled as Biden has returned to isolation.
Biden, 79, was treated with the anti-viral drug Paxlovid, and tested negative for the virus on Tuesday and Wednesday. He was then cleared to leave isolation while wearing a mask indoors. His positive tests puts him among the minority of those prescribed the drug to experience a rebound case of the virus.
While Biden was testing negative, he returned to holding in-person indoor events and meetings with staff at the White House and was wearing a mask, in accordance with CDC guidelines. But the president removed his mask indoors when delivering remarks on Thursday and during a meeting with CEOs on the White House complex.
Asked why Biden appeared to be breaching CDC protocols, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “They were socially distanced. They were far enough apart. So we made it safe for them to be together, to be on that stage.”
Regulators are still studying the prevalence and virulence of rebound cases, but the CDC in May warned doctors that it has been reported to occur within two days to eight days after initially testing negative for the virus.
“Limited information currently available from case reports suggests that persons treated with Paxlovid who experience COVID-19 rebound have had mild illness; there are no reports of severe disease,” the agency said at the time.
When Biden was initially released from isolation on Wednesday, O’Connor said the president would “increase his testing cadence” to catch any potential rebound of the virus.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told reporters on Monday that “the clinical data suggests that between 5 and 8 percent of people have rebound” after Paxlovid treatment.
Paxlovid has been proven to significantly reduce severe disease and death among those most vulnerable to COVID-19. U.S. health officials have encouraged those who test positive to consult their doctors or pharmacists to see if they should be prescribed the treatment, despite the rebound risk.
Biden is fully vaccinated, after getting two doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine shortly before taking office, a first booster shot in September and an additional dose March 30.
While patients who have recovered from earlier variants of COVID-19 have tended to have high levels of immunity to future reinfection for 90 days, Jha said that the BA.5 subvariant that infected Biden has proven to be more “immune-evasive.”
“We have seen lots of people get reinfected within 90 days,” he said, adding that officials don’t yet have data on how long those who have recovered from the BA.5 strain have protection from reinfection. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/biden-tests-positive-for-covid-19-returns-to-isolation/ | 2022-07-30T22:42:04Z |
The Land Of Enchantment Unites In Summer Events To Celebrate Cultural Hub of Indigenous Art
SANTA FE, N.M., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This August 11-14, Objects of Art Santa Fe and The American Indian Art Show Santa Fe not only return live and in-person but are concerted together for the first time as one show—Objects of Art & American Indian Tribal Santa Fe—to provide visitors with the prime opportunity to discover a vast range of historic to contemporary art objects.
The 2022 show will be more inclusive than ever as it presents original and unique material from contemporary to historic times: paintings, sculpture, and fine art of all kinds, furniture, books, fashion, jewelry, textiles, and tribal, folk, American Indian, African, and Asian art—singular master objects of art from around the world.
An expanded, enhanced, and free interactive Virtual Show runs August 11-31.
Objects of Art cofounder and coproducer Kim Martindale is also Chairman of the first ever Indigenous Celebration New Mexico 2022 or IC22. This epic vision heralds New Mexico as the world's most notable destination for Indigenous American art and that art as a distinguished sector of the international art market.
Throughout the summer, New Mexico will host major milestones of Indigenous art and culture including the centennial market of the legendary Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) Santa Fe Indian Market, the 115th year of the School for Advanced Research (SAR) and the centennial for the SAR Indian Arts Research Center Collection, the 100th Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial, the 85th anniversary of the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, the 60th anniversary of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) and the 50th anniversary of the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.
"Indigenous or 'Native' American art has earned international art world acclaim in recent years to become the most desirable American art at this time," said Martindale. "As Native artists inject new life into the longstanding traditions of their heritage art forms, both their importance and popularity continue to boom. Leading New Mexico cultural institutions, fine art galleries, and event producers have partnered like never before to produce IC22 and to celebrate with the world that New Mexico is both the ancient and contemporary home to the foremost Indigenous art of the United States and Canada."
IC22 is 42 partners strong and this summer features more than 45 different New Mexico art and culture events, most in the state capital Santa Fe. From now until the end of August, special events for everyone from collector and connoisseur to enthusiast and newly curious occur each and every week.
Santa Fe is yet again enjoying enormous global recognition and popularity, so make your plans now.
For information, visit www.indigenouscelebration22.org and on Facebook and Instagram: @IndigenousCelebration22 and #IndigenousCelebration22.
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- Increases manufacturing capacity for the Mobius® single-use portfolio
- Creates more than 800 jobs by the end of 2028
- Investment further strengthens the "Big 3," the key drivers for increasing Group sales to approximately € 25 billion by 2025
- Supports Life Science's strategy to invest in products and technologies across its portfolio key to manufacturing novel therapies and vaccines
BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, announced that the Life Science business strengthened its manufacturing capabilities for single-use assemblies, a key technology for the production of Covid-19 vaccines and other lifesaving therapies, by investing € 130 million in Molsheim, France. The investment is the largest ever in the 50-year history of the site and will create more than 800 jobs by the end of 2028.
"Merck is determined to provide patients in Europe and worldwide with reliable access to vaccines and life-saving therapies," said Belén Garijo, Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. "This investment in France is an integral component of our plans to expand our global manufacturing footprint and deliver superior customer value across the globe."
"France is central to our strategy to drive long-term growth and expand our global leadership position in Life Science," said Matthias Heinzel, Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and CEO Life Science. "In recent years, many biopharmaceutical manufacturers have turned to single-use technologies for their flexibility, cost savings, speed, and reduced contamination risk, leading to double-digit market growth for this segment. The Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced this trend. The investment will accelerate the delivery of critical products and technologies our customers need to bring breakthrough treatments to patients in need around the world."
The expansion will further increase capacity for the manufacturing of single-use assemblies belonging to the Mobius® portfolio. The 37,000-square-feet ISO7 clean rooms, administrative building and new logistics warehouse are planned to be operational by the end of 2024, and will gradually ramp up to full production through 2028. In 2021, the Life Science business had already added a single-use assembly production unit for € 25 million. Molsheim is the first site in Europe where the company manufactures the product. Further production sites are located in Danvers, Massachusetts, USA, and Wuxi, China.
The manufacturing of single-use assemblies is part of the Process Solutions business, a global provider of products to the biopharmaceutical industry, and one of the "Big 3" growth drivers for the businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany aims to increase sales to approximately € 25 billion by 2025. To achieve its growth targets, the company plans to increase its total investments between 2021 and 2025 significantly compared with the period from 2016 to 2020.
Over the next five years, the company will implement investment programs worldwide. Target countries include Germany, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China, and the USA. All expansion projects include clear targets for water consumption, waste management, and energy efficiency to support the company in meeting its goal to be climate neutral by 2040, in line with its sustainability strategy.
Recently, the Life Science business sector announced expansion projects in Verona, Wisconsin, USA; Cork, Ireland; Wuxi, China; Darmstadt, Germany; Buchs, Switzerland; Carlsbad, California, USA; Jaffrey, New Hampshire, USA; and Danvers, Massachusetts, USA. These expansions are part of an ambitious, multi-year program to increase the industrial capacity and capabilities of the Life Science business sector to support the growing global demand for lifesaving medications and to make significant contributions to public health.
About the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
The Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada, has more than 26,000 employees and more than 55 total manufacturing and testing sites worldwide, with a portfolio of more than 300,000 products focused on scientific discovery, biomanufacturing and testing services. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, operates across healthcare, life science and electronics.
Around 60,000 employees work to make a positive difference to millions of people's lives every day by creating more joyful and sustainable ways to live. From advancing gene-editing technologies and discovering unique ways to treat the most challenging diseases to enabling the intelligence of devices – the company is everywhere. In 2021, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany generated sales of € 19.7 billion in 66 countries.
The company holds the global rights to the name and trademark "Merck" internationally. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada, where the business sectors of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operate as EMD Serono in healthcare, MilliporeSigma in life science, and EMD Electronics. Since its founding in 1668, scientific exploration and responsible entrepreneurship have been key to the company's technological and scientific advances. To this day, the founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed company. For more information about Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, visit www.emdgroup.com.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ("WWE" or the "Company") (NYSE: WWE). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.
The investigation concerns whether WWE and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On June 17, 2022, WWE announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") Vincent McMahon would be stepping down from those roles, with his daughter Stephanie returning to the company as interim Chief Executive Officer amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged secret hush deal with a former employee. WWE stated that it had formed a special committee to investigate the alleged improper behavior of CEO McMahon and John Laurinaitis, head of talent relations, who reportedly had relationships with a former employee and allegedly paid her a secret $3M settlement.
On this news, WWE's stock price fell $2.36 per share, or 3.64%, to close at $62.51 per share on June 17, 2022.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris 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, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm 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.pomerantzlaw.com
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) will join health and safety advocates from Alcohol Justice, California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) and the Friday Night Live Partnership at a Capitol press event to oppose California SB 930. The "gut & amend" bill, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), and Assembly Member Mark Haney (D-San Francisco), is the 5th attempt since 2013 to disrupt the protections of California's statewide uniform last call.
SB 930 would allow closing times for on-sale retailers to be extended from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. as part of a dangerous "pilot program." The experiment would take place in 6 cities: San Francisco, Oakland, West Hollywood, Cathedral City, Coachella, and Palm Springs. Fresno was originally the 7th city in the pilot program but requested to be removed from the bill due to opposition among Fresno city leaders.
What: Press Conference
When: Wednesday August 10, 2022 12:00 p.m.
Where: "Traffic Circle" - The Library & Courts Building, 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
Who:
- Tom Lackey, California Assemblymember (District 36)
- John Lovell, California College and University Police Chiefs
- Cruz Avila, Executive Director, Alcohol Justice
- Carson Benowitz-Fredericks, MSPH, CHES, Research Director, Alcohol Justice
- Kelly Goodwin, Friday Night Live Partnership (tentative)
- Fred Jones, California Council on Alcohol Problems, California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA)
Why:
There is no "local control" when it comes to alcohol because the danger, harms and costs will not stay in the "Pilot Project Cities" where the drinking and economic benefits occur. If the bill becomes law, all surrounding communities of pilot project cities will be threatened by late night drinkers traveling drunk and fatigued into the early morning commute hours.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), California currently suffers more annual alcohol-related harm than any other state: 11,000 alcohol-related deaths, $35 billion in total costs, $18.5 billion in state costs. The CDC also identifies maintaining existing last call times as one of the 10 key policies for reducing the harms from reckless drinking and from alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths.
Opposition to SB 930 is growing statewide. Last week, the Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution of opposition, and the powerful Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) came out against SB 930 in a letter dated June 27, 2022. The Fresno City Council will vote on an opposition resolution this week.
SB 930:
- Is a poorly conceived and inadequately funded pilot project
- Strips away uniform protections of statewide 2 a.m. last call
- Costs the state at least $3-4 million per year to administer, mitigate the harm, and clean the blood off the highway; costs cities and towns in "Splash Zones" millions more
- Disregards 40 years of peer-reviewed, public health research on the dangers of extending last call
- Ignores the existing annual catastrophe of alcohol-related harm in California
- Uses the false narrative of COVID economic recovery to subsidize and reward late-night alcohol-sellers at government and tax-payer expense
Alcohol Justice encourages the public to TAKE ACTION to STOP SB 930: Text JUSTICE to 313131 or visit: https://alcoholjustice.org/take-action/stop-sb-930-no-late-last-calls-in-ca-not-now-not-ever
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tantimber, a manufacturer that transforms wood (which is already a natural and organic building material) into a durable and long-life product with Thermowood technology, is investing $10 million into a nearly 300,000 square foot production plant in Duzce, Turkey.
Since 2017 Tantimber has set out to add value to outdoor spaces with its decking, cladding, louver, laminated beams, and finger-jointing products with raw materials obtained from sustainable forestry. Currently, Tantimber manufactures thermally modified cladding and decking products in accordance with the International Thermowood Association standards in its facility located in Sakarya Turkey. Tantimber will increase its production capacity by more than 100% with the new plant which is planned to start up in October.
Tantimber is a well-established brand of thermally modified wood products throughout Europe and Asia. G Wood Products, the exclusive distributor of Tantimber thermally modified wood products in the U.S. To learn more, contact Mehmet Zenginler, co-founder and managing partner, at mehmet@gwoodpro.com.
Tantimber, which currently exports to 60 countries, will further strengthen its global position with the new facility, says Tantimber CEO Yakup Kayataş.
"We are investing in our second plant in just five years, on what started with the vision of supplying the best in the industry. We are proud of being a brand that currently exports to 60 countries and is preferred in the most prestigious projects in both domestic and international markets. The award we received for our contribution to exports at the Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Sector Consultation Meeting held by the Istanbul Exporters' Association in 2021, along with our export capacity in forest products is proof of this. We have been involved in many big projects in the different countries. We want to crown our sustainable growth, which we have achieved with the care and successful steps we take in our business, with our new factory, in which we are investing $10 million. We will continue to increase our R&D activities in our new factory to offer our new ideas to our customers. On the other hand, we are very happy and proud to contribute to the Turkish economy by creating employment opportunities for nearly 100 employees."
What is Thermowood technology?
Tantimber products are subjected to high-quality thermal modification at international standards. Thus, products gain endurance to all climate and weather conditions. Thermal modification process (Thermally Modified Timber – TMT) is the process of minimizing the dehumidification and deformation behavior by raising internal temperature of the wood above 392º F. As a result of the decomposition of bonding water contained in the wood, products reach to the maximum resistance against climatic constraints, become resistant to the fungal growth and decay. TMT is a natural process in which no chemicals are involved. It does not leave a toxic residue on the product.
With the applied high temperature in the core of the wood the moisture is being released and the humidity gets fixed at 4 to 7% which prevents Tantimber products from being attacked by wood-decay organisms such as fungi and insects. Tantimber products are developed as a perfect fit for use in harsh weather conditions.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M’s football team, which considered not traveling for its season opener at North Carolina last week, is openly questioning the level of financial and compliance support players are receiving from the university.
Nearly 90 players penned a blistering letter to school president Larry Robinson on Sunday, a day after the team lost 56-24 to the Tar Hills while playing without 26 ineligible players. FAMU was paid $450,000 to make the trip to Chapel Hill.
The letter implored Robinson for “changes made now” and says “we are not interested in further empty dialogue with you or your staff.” The letter says players knelt in protest during two school songs played after the game and will continue to do so “until significant changes that facilitate a positive student-athlete experience are made.”
FAMU plays Jackson State in the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami on Sunday, a game nationally televised on ESPN2.
The letter clarifies players were ruled ineligible not for academic performance but rather because of “procedural issues within the registrar’s office, compliance department and academic advisement.” FAMU has one compliance and one academic adviser for athletics, according to the university.
Among the issues spelled out in the letter involve financial aid was not awarded in a timely manner to buy books, register for classes and avoid evictions.
The university responded by saying it is committed to maintaining a culture of compliance and conforming with NCAA guidelines.
“We are confident that our processes are effective and timely,” the school said Tuesday. “We will continue to monitor our efforts in this regard and pursue all avenues to provide an excellent student experience to every athlete. FAMU is committed to upholding high standards and rigorous adherence to NCAA guidelines.”
The letter alleges issues with the “student-athlete experience at FAMU,” which has the second-largest enrollment of any of the Historically Black Colleges or Universities in the U.S. It also says there’s no student-athlete representation on the committee searching for a new athletic director. Former FAMU athletic director Kortne Gosha resigned in April and has since been hired by Tulane as a senior associate athletic director.
Among the players ruled ineligible were linebacker Isaiah Land, the top defender in the Football Championship Subdivision last season and a potential NFL draft prospect in 2023, and right tackle Cam Covin. Land and Covin have retained attorney Tom Mars, who has a history of helping college players through NCAA eligibility issues.
“I don’t think anyone in college sports has ever witnessed a bigger blunder on the part of the university or a more unfair punishment aimed at the players — the only people in this mess who did everything right,” Mars said in a statement posted on Twitter.
“If a parent fails to file a tax return, the IRS doesn’t punish their kids. But this is the college sports equivalent of doing just that.”
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LAS VEGAS, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 1791 Management LLC ("1791"), a West Coast Investment Firm sent a letter to Evan Hafer, Chairman and CEO of Black Rifle Coffee Company, the full text of which is below.
SENT VIA U.S. MAIL, ELECTRONIC MAIL
Mr. Evan Hafer, Chairman and CEO of Black Rifle Coffee Company
1144 S 500 W Salt Lake City, UT 84101
evan.hafer@blackriflecoffee.com
IR@BlackRifleCoffee.com
Dear Mr. Evan Hafer:
I regrettably must communicate with you via this public forum because as of recently, it appears you have decided to cease all communications with us.
1791 Management LLC ("1791") manages certain entities that hold Black Rifle Coffee Company's shares ("Black Rifle" or the "Company"). Please do not confuse our stake as a vote of confidence in the Company's Leadership. On the contrary, in just three months of being a public company, in our opinion you have caused significant harm to your shareholders and military veterans. It is our belief that you may be one of the most dangerous CEOs in America.
We have conducted a thorough review of your Company, including actions by management, and reviews of your SEC filings. Combining this with our numerous conversations with Black Rifle lawyers and executives, we have uncovered what we believe to be the most harrowing strategy to line your pockets at the expense of others (the "Investigation"). And YES, Chief Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary Mr. Andrew McCormick, it was us on the phone as you cavalierly described what I would consider a plan to screw over your public shareholders, as set forth in more detail below. It is our conclusion that your profiteering at the expense of Americans under the guise of helping military veterans reveals your shameless disregard for our most honorable citizens. Furthermore, we believe your actions as CEO reveals a pattern of gross negligence and dereliction of duty that can expose the Company to a tsunami of litigation, which we believe your public shareholders deserve to be made aware of.
Are we really to believe that Black Rifle's recent meteoric stock price rise and ultimate collapse were just natural forces of the collective judgment of Black Rifle's business prospects? If so, we would like to note your stock was on the Threshold Securities List continuously from March 1, 2022, through May 9, 2022. Is it just a coincidence that the rise and collapse happened during this period? Not likely. We suspect the answer is obvious and is a result from your willful conduct designed to defraud investors by interfering with free market forces. It is our belief that you intentionally kept the available shares of Black Rifle stock artificially low, resulting in a "squeeze" so you could issue "exempted" stock to yourself during this period. The SEC has materials available that warn investors about schemes like what we believe happened here: "Fraudsters need to use some mechanism for issuing securities to themselves. Will often issue stock pursuant to an exemption to the SEC registration statements." We would not be surprised if the original idea came from your CFO, Greg Iverson, who was the subject of a securities fraud class action lawsuit alleging he participated in "artificially inflating" Overstock's price while he was their CFO.
We believe your plan was designed to artificially inflate your stock price by keeping the availability of Black Rifle's stock off the market. Since the public is likely not privy to the details regarding exactly how you may have accomplished this, I find it worthwhile to outline it here:
- March 3, 2022; 15 business days after becoming a public company, we contend you breached your contract with the public by failing to file your S-1 that would have allowed additional shares on the market upon exercise of the Warrants. Per your Warrant Agreement, the Company agrees to file the S-1:
"in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the closing of its initial Business Combination" - March 14, 2022 through May 4, 2022; Public investors had the contractual right to receive Black Rifle stock so long as you filed and made effective your S-1 (which you failed to get done during this period). In our communications with Black Rifle regarding this failure, your official response was that Black Rifle "was currently waiting on SEC comments and would make the S-1 effective as soon as possible." In addition to documenting our communications with you, we have our own documented communications with the SEC that make us believe your statements were false.
- March 29, 2022; You Mr. Hafer, awarded yourself 2,106,629 shares of Black Rifle common units by filing an "Exempt Registration Statement" and making yourself a tidy $42 million based on the $19.76 open price. Does any of this sound familiar to the tactics used by "Fraudsters" pointed out by the SEC Mr. Hafer?
- April 4, 2022; Black Rifle announced the removal of the public's right to exercise and receive stock. The pure brazenness of this announcement left me incredulous, as if appearing to breach your fiduciary duty by lying to investors about the S-1 wasn't enough. I would deem this slamming the last nail in your shareholder's coffin.
- April 19, 2022; You, Mr. Hafer, awarded yourself an ADDITIONAL 2,106,628 shares of Black Rifle common units by filing another "Exempt Registration Statement" and making yourself an additional $47 million based on the $22.24 open price. P.S. – You may want to check the math on your calculation. According to Bloomberg's VWAP calculation, it appears you only hit 12 days above $20 dollars. I'm not sure you in fact hit your 20 days above $20 dollars (see appendix below for more details).
- May 4, 2022; The public's right to get Black Rifle stock via their Warrants was officially removed by Black Rifle.
- May 5, 2022; One day later, your S-1 became "EFFECTIVE." It is hard to believe the "SEC finally responded with comments" just a single day too late for your public shareholders.
Just in case you hadn't noticed Mr. Hafer, Black Rifle lost $4.8 billion in value (from $7.3 billion down to $2.5 billion) over the three-month period that you made tens of millions off your own stock. I find it hard to believe you were looking out for your shareholders as you were raking in the money. My heart sincerely goes out to each of those that were not so fortunate.
On a deeply personal level, adding insult to injury, my own military veteran father is one of your victims. Unlike you though, he served his county with honor. He has a CIB and was awarded a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Air Medal, and lost his leg. After hearing your story about supporting veterans, he purchased Black Rifle stock and subsequently lost 60% of his value. Now he dubs you "Crooked Hafer" and would love nothing more than to see you exposed for the criminal he believes you to be. Odds are that any money Black Rifle donated to military veterans is much less than what they probably lost in your stock. Personally, I'd be fearful if I were you. Executives have gone to jail for breaking securities laws.
We demand you prepare an "action plan" to address what we view as serious violations of Black Rifle Coffee's own Conflict of Interest Section published in your Code of Ethics
"Conflicts of interest also arise when an employee, officer or director (or a member of his or her family) receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position in the Company."
This appears to be exactly what happened here. Time is of the essence here Mr. Hafer. Each day you delay preparing such an action plan puts your public shareholders (veterans included) at risk of losing more money.
What I am about to say may seem a bit harsh, Mr. Hafer, but is said with some authority. If you don't plan on responding to my letter and/or promptly preparing an "action plan," then I believe it's best you wind down Black Rifle Coffee, return what public money is left on the Company's balance sheet, and retreat to whatever bunker you came out of to do what you do best – donate money to the Democratic Party and smear conservatives as racists. The irreparable damage I believe your greed likely caused shareholders will never be repaid. We and veterans like my father, former customers, and shareholders must hold you accountable for any further exploitation of Americans for your personal gain.
Very truly yours,
NOV 2, 2021 | SEC
Black Rifle Coffee and SilverBox entered into a business combination agreement
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001836707/000110465921132680/tm2131550d1_8k.htm
NOV 29, 2021 | PR Newswire
M&A PC law firm announced an investigation of the SilverBox merger
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/urgent-the-ma-firm-is-investigating-the-merger-of-silverbox-engaged-merger-corp-i--sbea-301433301.html
JAN 13, 2022 | Business Wire
SilverBox announced effectiveness of registration statement and special meeting
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220113005537/en/
JAN 26, 2022 | Business Wire
SilverBox reminds stockholders to vote FOR the business combination with Black Rifle
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220126005379/en/SilverBox-Engaged-Merger-Corp-I-Reminds-Stockholders-to-Vote-FOR-the-Business-Combination-with-Black-Rifle-Coffee-Company-at-Next-Week%E2%80%99s-Special-Meeting
FEB 9, 2022 | SEC
Closing date of Black Rifle Coffee and SilverBox business combination
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001891101/000110465922019525/tm223251d1_8k.htm
MAR 29, 2022 | SEC
The First Tier Vesting Event occurred, 694,062 shares of Class A common stock, 9,926,563 Common Units and 9,926,563 shares of Class B were issued to the inside holders
"First Tier Vesting Event" means the first day on which the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock is greater than or equal to $15.00 over any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period commencing at any time on or after the Closing Date; provided that, the reference to $15.00 shall be decreased by the aggregate per share amount of dividends actually paid in respect of a share of Class A Common Stock following the effective date of the LLC Agreement.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001891101/000189110122000004/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
APR 4, 2022 | Yahoo Finance
BRCC announces redemption of all warrants at 5PM PT on May 4, 2022
"…the Company cannot give any assurances that the SEC will declare it effective prior to the Redemption Date. To the extent the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC prior to the Redemption Date, the Company will inform Warrant holders of the procedure to exercise their Warrants for cash and receive shares of Class A Common Stock in exchange for payment in cash of the $11.50 per Warrant exercise price."
https://www.yahoo.com/now/brc-inc-announces-redemption-outstanding-200500254.html
APR 19, 2022 | Business Wire
BRCC announced "Redemption Fair Market Value" of its outstanding Warrants
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220419006099/en/BRC-Inc.-Announces-%E2%80%9CRedemption-Fair-Market-Value%E2%80%9D-in-Connection-With-Redemption-of-its-Outstanding-Warrants
APR 19, 2022 | SEC
BRCC filed first S-1/A
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001891101/000110465922047007/tm223264-3_s1a.htm
APR 19, 2022 | SEC
The Second Tier Vesting Event occurred, 694,063 shares of Class A common stock, 9,926,562 Common Units and 9,926,562 shares of Class B were issued to the inside holders.
"Second Tier Vesting Event" means the first day on which the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock is greater than or equal to $20.00 over any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period commencing at any time on or after the Closing Date; provided that, the reference to $20.00 shall be decreased by the aggregate per share amount of dividends actually paid in respect of a share of Class A Common Stock following the effective date of the LLC Agreement.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001891101/000189110122000005/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
MAY 4, 2022 | SEC
Last day to exercise BRCC Warrants and subsequently removed from NYSE
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001891101/000087666122000393/xslF25X02/primary_doc.xml
May 5, 2022 | SEC
BRCC S-1 becomes effective after delisting Warrants
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001891101/999999999522001311/xslEFFECTX01/primary_doc.xml
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Paradise Valley Luxury Expert Ranked #1 in Arizona by Real Trends/Wall Street Journal, #40 in US
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With a remarkable $348 million in annual sales, Paradise Valley and Scottsdale luxury real estate expert Joan Levinson shattered her own records and was again named the #1 Individual Real Estate Agent in Arizona according to the 2022 RealTrends "The Thousand" List, as featured in The Wall Street Journal. The nationwide annual list is validated and vetted, and considered the most prestigious ranking in the country. She also finished as the #40 agent nationally.
"The numbers are just astounding, honestly, even to me!" says Ms. Levinson. "Obviously, the last year was just a whirlwind, and so many agents and teams really did have stunning years. I'm humbled to have again been ranked number 1."
In addition to the accolades from the Real Trends/Wall Street Journal list, Joan was also named last month as Arizona's 2022 Top Luxury Agent by Inman, the nation's leading real estate news publication. Across numerous publications, Levinson has managed to claim an award as the top agent in each of the last 5 years, including notably being named one of "America's Best Realtors" by Newsweek in 2020, and finishing at #1 in Arizona in both Newsweek's 2020 list and The Phoenix Business Journal's 2021 list.
"I've said it many times before, but I really am just so grateful for my remarkable clientele and my outstanding staff."
This year's ranking represented yet another appearance for Levinson in The Wall Street Journal, where she has had a frequent presence for many years, including numerous articles this year either as a resource for market information and Paradise Valley in particular, or showcasing her amazing listings. Her most recent appearance describes her representation of the largest undeveloped parcel remaining within the tony town of Paradise Valley, 27 acres listed at an eye-popping $55 million.
"The 27 acres are perfectly situated among the mountains, but lie on flat, non-hillside land, and are a stone's throw from Paradise Valley Country Club," says Levinson. "There really is no property quite like it: an undeveloped and divisible gem in paradise."
In a year where a lack of inventory has driven up home prices, matching buyers and sellers can be a challenge, but Levinson has managed to continue to do so – often finding and consummating transactions off-market. "Many of my clients are very private, they value discretion," she says. "One advantage to living and working in this market for 35 years is there really is no property I haven't encountered before. It is nice to be able to match buyers and sellers, to find the right fit for each. Whether publicly or privately. I'm lucky to be in this position."
Her broker at Realty One Group disagrees. "It's not luck," says Mandy Neat, Managing Broker at Realty One Group. "I've never seen an agent work harder for her clients or have such razor-focused attention to detail. I'd say the numbers are shocking, but there she is, year after year, amazing us all."
"I know her clients are lucky to have Joan representing them," Neat continues.
About Joan Levinson: Joan Levinson is the 2022 Real Trends/Wall Street Journal Number 1 Realtor in Arizona, and #40 nationally. She was named by Newsweek as one of "America's Best Realtors, 2020," and the Inman 2022 Top Luxury Agent in Arizona. As Arizona's Luxury Real Estate Expert, she has specialized for the past 35 years in the finest estates in Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Arcadia. Levinson and her properties have appeared throughout TV and multiple major media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek, Fox, ABC, NBC, Architectural Digest and more.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The biggest gathering of the year for U.S. Olympic policymakers fell on Thursday, the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Not surprisingly, one of the most urgent debates behind closed doors was what the future of the law might mean for transgender athletes in sports.
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee board members are trying to define their federation’s role in the discussion, as states and high school athletic committees in the U.S., along with global bodies that run swimming, rugby and, soon, possibly track and field, press forward with their own policy changes.
“This is one where there is not easy alignment,” board chair Susanne Lyons said. “It’s not our role to actually set the policy. But the question is, what should the USOPC be doing on this, and we agree that we should have an articulated point of view.”
It could take months to develop a policy, which will likely come in the form of recommendations that will not be binding.
USA Swimming is already scrambling after introducing its own policy only to see the international swimming federation, FINA, put out its own guidelines that were essentially opposite of the American organization’s rules. FINA’s rules only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. USA Swimming’s rules required athletes to show evidence of testosterone levels of less than 5 nanomoles per liter for a minimum period of 36 months.
Also on Thursday, the Biden Administration proposed new rules that would enshrine the rights of LGBTQ students under Title IX. More specific rules dealing with the rights of transgender students in school sports will be released later.
All this comes as states are stepping in to regulate rules regarding transgender sports. Laws restricting transgender participation in female sports have been passed in no fewer than 19 states over the past two years.
On the international level, the IOC implemented a new framework in March to guide policy for transgender sports. It suggested that international federations (IFs) in each sport set their own rules based on science and the specific nature of the sports themselves.
That left many of the more than four dozen organizations that run the individual sports in the United States waiting for guidance from the IFs. The USOPC is the umbrella organization that oversees them.
Speaking at the USOPC’s annual assembly, Lyons said that although nothing the USOPC would come up with would be binding, it has a role as a national leader in sports to draft a policy.
It’s a difficult task, especially given the makeup of the board, which includes advocates on both sides of the issue — those who would like to see full inclusion for transgender athletes in women’s sports and those who want to protect the space that Title IX carved out for women.
“No one’s really coming and begging us for our point of view,” Lyons said. “But on the other hand, we’re the leaders of the Olympic movement in the U.S., so we have to have a point of view. And it’s not necessarily going to be a point of view that’s 100% aligned with everyone’s opinion.” | https://cw33.com/sports/ap-sports/on-title-ixs-50th-usopc-seeks-accord-on-transgender-policy/ | 2022-06-24T15:11:09Z |
SINGAPORE, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- StoneX Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SNEX) today announced that it has launched its institutional credit offering in Asia, expanding the global debt capabilities of its fixed income group into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. StoneX has established a fixed income sales and trading desk in Singapore, with expansion plans in Australia and Hong Kong, building on its successful practice of leveraging local expertise across more than 40 offices worldwide to offer clients unparalleled access to its products and services.
The Asia-based desk will provide APAC clients with robust trading and execution advisory services and cross-border facilitation across the entire credit spectrum. StoneX's global fixed income team has a breadth of product expertise ranging from emerging market, investment-grade, high yield down to distressed situations, and the new desk in Singapore will enable the firm to unlock the full potential of its global distribution network as well as serve clients on a 24-hour basis. Most importantly, through this new fixed income desk, StoneX will be able to maximize pockets of credit liquidity in these challenging times of volatile rates against an adverse macro backdrop.
Anthony Diciollo, Global Co-Head of Fixed Income for StoneX, commented, "Adding a strong fixed income offering in Asia is a significant step toward building a full-service, global, fixed income offering and advances our goal of providing global, 24-hour, fixed income trading. With the strength of our U.S. and EMEA offerings, it was a natural progression for us to utilize the geographical diversity of StoneX to further build in APAC. StoneX has a reputation for providing consistent liquidity across a robust array of fixed-income products and our new desk brings proven industry expertise that allows us to connect clients globally in a challenging market environment.
StoneX hired Robert Hong to lead the APAC fixed income desk. Robert brings extensive experience in the global credit markets, most recently having served as Managing Director for Cantor Fitzgerald overseeing their fixed income division in Singapore. Prior to joining Cantor Fitzgerald, Robert spent over twenty years with Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for Asia credit and emerging markets trading operations.
Greg Kallinikos, Chief Executive Officer of StoneX in Asia, added: "Our fixed income desk brings yet another product suite to the APAC region and emphasizes StoneX's commitment to regional specialization within a global product offering. In 2019, we significantly strengthened our footprint in Singapore with the launch of an Asia focused derivatives clearing and execution business. Our regional operations have since grown significantly in tandem with the Group's strengthening position in both wholesale and retail markets. The institutional credit offering is the latest in StoneX's expansion into the region, in keeping with the rollout of our trademark boots-on-the-ground perspective across global markets. We continue to leverage our decades of market expertise as well as the financial strength of StoneX Group, to unlock value for our clients and provide best-in-class service."
StoneX Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, connects clients with the global markets across a broad array of asset classes – providing execution, post-trade settlement, clearing and custody services through one trusted partner. Clients use its global financial services network to pursue trading opportunities, make investments, manage their market risk, and improve their performance. A publicly traded company (NASDAQ: SNEX) headquartered in New York City, StoneX Group Inc. and its 3,300 employees serve more than 52,000 commercial, institutional, and global payments clients, and 370,000 active retail accounts, from more than 40 offices spread across five continents.
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PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ETS President and CEO Amit Sevak announced that Wallace Dalrymple will serve in the newly created role of Chief Security Officer. Dalrymple will be responsible for the security framework and ensuring strong and cohesive strategy and governance of the organization across the areas of information security, enterprise risk management and the Office of Test Integrity.
"Security is paramount to expanding our global impact while best serving new and existing customers with innovative technologies," said Sevak. "I am confident that Wally will ensure protection that will maintain and bolster our integrity across the education and testing landscape, that is mission critical to our success."
Dalrymple, at the helm of security, will help to strengthen ETS's role as an industry leader in test security, one of the most critical pillars of the organization's end-to-end testing process that ensures scores across all assessments are valid and reliable. To advance protections across ETS, Sevak said that bringing Wallace on in the new role of Chief Security Officer underscores ETS's commitment to maintaining top-notch security and furthering capabilities in this space.
"l look forward to safeguarding security at ETS to continue enabling the creation of valid assessments, delivering reliable scores and ensuring a secure process that brings immense value to the entire education and professional world," said Dalrymple. "We have a responsibility to our customers — test takers, institutions and the many stakeholders around the globe — to continue providing the best-in-class products and offerings that they have come to expect of ETS."
Dalrymple brings nearly 30 years of information technology experience leading and enabling global companies to operate in an evolving ever-changing threat landscape. He has a proven track record of leading enterprise information security programs, driving security capabilities into customer facing brands, enabling security as a differentiator and aligning global risk management programs with organizational vision, values and goals. Dalrymple most recently served as Chief Information Security Officer at Emergent, Blue Cross Blue Shield™ of Michigan Mutual Insurance Company where he built an information security program supporting 20 plus health care organizations across the United States in a highly regulated industry. Previously, he worked in executive security leadership roles for customer insights and digital marketing at Dialog Direct and General Motors™.
About ETS
At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves individuals, educational institutions and government agencies by providing customized solutions for teacher certification, English language learning, and elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, and by conducting education research, analysis and policy studies. Founded as a nonprofit in 1947, ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually — including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, the GRE® tests and The Praxis Series® assessments — in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. www.ets.org
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EXTON, Pa., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST), a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, announced today the Company's Board of Directors has elected Stephen Lockhart, M.D., Ph.D., as its newest member. With the addition of Dr. Lockhart, West's Board has 11 directors.
Dr. Lockhart, 64, a board-certified anesthesiologist, is the former Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Sutter Health, a not-for-profit system of hospitals, physician organizations and research institutions in Northern California. Serving in this role for over seven years, he was responsible for quality, patient safety, research and education. In addition, Dr. Lockhart is the founder and executive sponsor of the Sutter Health Institute for Advancing Health Equity. He was previously the regional CMO for Sutter Health East Bay.
Prior to that, Dr. Lockhart was the chief administrative officer at St. Luke's campus of California Pacific Medical Center (CMPC). He has also served as the medical administrative director of surgical services at CMPC, where he practiced for 20 years.
Dr. Lockhart serves on the Board of Directors of Molina Healthcare and the National Research Corporation Health. His nonprofit board service has included the ECRI Institute, REI, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Parks California, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to supporting California's parks and public lands.
A Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Lockhart earned his master's degree in economics from Oxford University, and M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell University.
"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Stephen Lockhart to West's Board of Directors," said Paolo Pucci, Lead Independent Director, West. "As a veteran physician and administrator, his wealth of leadership, experience and knowledge will enhance the impact of West's role to deliver healthcare to millions of patients every day. With Stephen's significant board expertise and passion for improving the well-being and diversity of our communities, we look forward to his contributions as a valuable addition to our Board of Directors."
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative, high-quality injectable solutions and services. As a trusted partner to established and emerging drug developers, West helps ensure the safe, effective containment and delivery of life-saving and life-enhancing medicines for patients. With approximately 10,000 team members across 50 sites worldwide, West helps support our customers by delivering over 45 billion components and devices each year.
Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, and in business for nearly a century, West in its fiscal year 2021 generated over $2.83 billion in sales. West is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WST) and is included on the Standard & Poor's 500 index. For more information, visit www.westpharma.com.
All trademarks and registered trademarks used in this release are the property of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. or its subsidiaries, in the United States and other jurisdictions, unless otherwise noted.
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In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Even so, I’m willing to go on record as saying people predicting an impending civil war or the imminent breakup of the United States are quite mistaken.
For all the turmoil and bad feeling abroad in the land, not to mention on the internet, the things that bind Americans together as a people are far stronger than the things that divide us. Which is the main reason I believe that a partisan Supreme Court’s efforts to impose what amounts to a “tyranny of the minority” on the nation as a whole are destined to fail.
One way or another, people just aren’t going to have it.
Now, my own sense of patriotism may differ from yours. If I never again hear that dreadful, chest-beating Lee Greenwood song, that will be too soon. I’ve come to dislike the unholy racket of July Fourth celebrations almost as much as my poor terrified dogs do. (Even Martin, my orange tabby sleeping companion, came running in around midnight, slinking about 2 inches off the floor.) The infernal noise went on for another hour.
It doesn’t help that here in Arkansas, the temperature’s always somewhere between 95 and 100 degrees on Independence Day — the absolute worst time of year.
So when do I experience patriotic zeal? Well, the opening weekend of March Madness, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, never fails to inspire me with Woody Guthrie-style emotion. All those striving teams from all those far-flung American places. What a wonderful country.
It’s been a while, but I used to drive every summer from Arkansas to an old friend’s ranch outside Livingston, Mont. — 26 hours each way, intoxicated by the beauty of the unfolding landscape. Nothing made me happier than stopping for a greasy truck-stop breakfast somewhere in western Nebraska. Have you seen the remote beauty of the Sand Hills? You should.
Having grown up in overcrowded New Jersey, I’ve always loved wide-open spaces. Accompanied by a couple of slumbering basset hounds, I’d be singing to myself all the way:
“This land is your land, this land is my land.
“From California to the New York island. ...
“This land was made for you and me.”
One year, I rented Larry McMurtry’s “Lonesome Dove” audiobook from a bookstore in Cody, Wyo., for the drive home. Pulling into Little Rock two days later with a couple of hours remaining, I was tempted to roll on to Memphis just to learn how the story ended.
But here’s the problem: The seven states I drove through — Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana — have a combined 14 U.S. senators: 13 conservative Republicans and Montana Democrat Jon Tester.
Their combined populations add up to roughly 14 million, give or take.
California and New York alone have around 60 million citizens between them, and just four U.S. senators, all Democrats.
The Founding Fathers couldn’t have anticipated that, any more than they could AR-15 assault rifles. There are small states that lean Democratic, yes. But the power imbalance between what H.L. Mencken called “The Cow States” and the nation’s urban population has created sustained partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C. Add the undemocratic filibuster, and it becomes increasingly difficult to get anything useful done.
Hence the “tyranny of the minority.”
“Our current system,” notes Dan Kennedy of Media Nation, “favors geography over people and the interests of the minority over those of the majority.” The Jan. 6 insurrection, The New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie writes, along with “the partisan lawmaking of the Supreme Court have thrown those counter-majoritarian features of the American system into sharp relief.”
By overturning Roe v. Wade, the court has created a crisis of legitimacy, Bouie adds, where “the fundamental rights of hundreds of millions of Americans are functionally overturned by an unelected tribunal whose pivotal members owe their seats to a president who won office through the mechanism of the Electoral College, having lost the majority of voters in both of his election campaigns.”
As I write, several Cow State Republican governors have found themselves unable to answer reporters’ questions about whether a 10-year-old girl in Ohio should be forced to deliver her rapist’s child. Children having children.
The tyranny of the minority, indeed.
Actually, there’s no real constituency anywhere in America for such a grotesque policy. But it’s amazing none of these politicians had thought up a sensible answer. They haven’t had to partly because the Supreme Court’s Roe ruling was written by partisan hothouse flowers with little experience of the outside world.
So now the Supreme Court has announced its intention to delve into what’s called the “independent state legislature theory,” according to which GOP-dominated legislatures could override their own states’ voters in presidential elections — pretty much what soon-to-be-disbarred Trump lawyer John Eastman tried to pull off in 2020.
One way or another, the American people won’t let that happen. | https://www.albanyherald.com/opinion/gene-lyons-will-the-american-people-let-the-tyrannical-minority-rule/article_a6aff722-ff1a-11ec-9c8a-93fc7cd2cfb6.html | 2022-07-09T22:24:54Z |
Fewer Americans said inflation is their top issue going into November’s midterm elections than in recent months, according to a new poll released on Thursday.
Thirty percent of respondents in the NPR-PBS Newshour-Marist poll listed inflation as their top issue in the upcoming elections — down from 37 percent in July — as inflation showed signs of slowing.
Even as fewer Americans placed inflation at the top of their list of concerns, it remained the issue most frequently cited as being “top of mind,” ahead of abortion and health care, according to the poll.
However, the issue of abortion gained ground on inflation: The portion of respondents listing it as their top election issue rose slightly from 18 percent in July to 22 percent in September, the poll found.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, 61 percent of respondents said the decision made them more likely to vote in November’s elections. This number had decreased slightly by the September poll, with 58 percent saying the decision encouraged them to vote.
Democrats also maintained a slight edge over Republicans among the poll’s respondents, with 48 percent saying they would support a Democratic candidate for Congress in November and 44 percent saying they would support a Republican candidate. However, Republicans have narrowed the gap since June, when 41 percent said they would support one of the party’s candidates.
Democrats’ expectations for the upcoming elections have improved slightly in recent weeks amid a series of wins for the party, including the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and President Biden’s announcement about student loan debt forgiveness.
The NPR-PBS Newshour-Marist poll was conducted from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 with 1,236 adults and is statistically significant within plus or minus 4.1 percentage points. | https://cw33.com/hill-politics/fewer-americans-listing-inflation-as-top-issue-in-elections-survey-2/ | 2022-09-08T23:49:21Z |
BEIJING, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM; HKEX: 2518) ("Autohome" or the "Company"), the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced that Mr. Haifeng Shao has stepped down from his role as a co-president of the Company due to his other personal commitments. Mr. Shao has no disagreement with the Company.
Mr. Quan Long, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Autohome, stated, "On behalf of Autohome, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to Haifeng for his dedication and valuable contribution to Autohome during his term of service with the Company. We wish him continued success in all of his future endeavors."
About Autohome Inc.
Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM; HKEX: 2518) is the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China. Its mission is to engage, educate and inform consumers about everything auto. Autohome provides original generated content, professionally generated content, user-generated content, and AI-generated content, a comprehensive automobile library, and extensive automobile listing information to automobile consumers, covering the entire car purchase and ownership cycle. The ability to reach a large and engaged user base of automobile consumers has made Autohome a preferred platform for automakers and dealers to conduct their advertising campaigns. Further, the Company's dealer subscription and advertising services allow dealers to market their inventory and services through Autohome's platform, extending the reach of their physical showrooms to potentially millions of internet users in China and generating sales leads for them. The Company offers sales leads, data analysis, and marketing services to assist automakers and dealers with improving their efficiency and facilitating transactions. Autohome operates its "Autohome Mall," a full-service online transaction platform, to facilitate transactions for automakers and dealers. Further, through its websites and mobile applications, it also provides other value-added services, including auto financing, auto insurance, used car transactions, and aftermarket services. For further information, please visit www.autohome.com.cn.
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Lake Wind Advisory issued May 8 at 1:51PM MDT until May 9 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
* WHAT…Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
expected.
* WHERE…American Falls Reservoir.
* WHEN…From 6 AM to 8 PM MDT Monday.
* IMPACTS…Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will
create hazardous conditions for small craft.
Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft. | https://localnews8.com/weather/alerts-weather/2022/05/08/lake-wind-advisory-issued-may-8-at-151pm-mdt-until-may-9-at-800pm-mdt-by-nws-pocatello-id/ | 2022-05-08T22:19:01Z |
PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We travel with our pets a lot and we wanted to have a safe space for them," said the inventor from Port Charlotte, Fla. "I thought of this idea to help create a safe space for the pet behind the passenger seat and provide additional storage."
He invented the patent-pending PET SUPPORT/BACKSEAT EXTENSION which offers a flat, stable area for pets in the rear seat, eliminating the need to put them in the trunk or in a crate. This would aid in safety for the animal by allowing the rear seatbelts to remain uncovered so that a harness can be used for the pet if desired by the pet owner. It would also help keep a pet content in the back seat and keep them from entering the front seat where they could hamper proper vehicle operation. Additionally, this would provide peace of mind for the owner in knowing that the pet could be transported within the vehicle in a comfortable manner.
The original design was submitted to the Naples sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-NPL-398, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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— COO Kenneth D. Knight named CEO succeeding Sean George; Dr. George to continue as member of Board of Directors —
— Co-Founder and former CEO Randy Scott returns as chairman —
— Current chairman Eric Aguiar to serve as lead independent director —
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invitae (NYSE: NVTA), a leading medical genetics company, today announced executive leadership and Board changes to help ensure the company realizes the full potential of its industry-leading genetics testing platform and delivers tangible and sustainable value for stockholders. Specifically, Kenneth D. Knight, who has served as Invitae's chief operating officer since 2020, is succeeding Sean George, Ph.D., as CEO and is joining the Board of Directors. Additionally, Randy Scott, Ph.D., Invitae's co-founder, former CEO from 2012 to 2017, and former executive chairman from 2017 to 2019, is returning to the company as chairman of the Board. Eric Aguiar, who has served as Invitae's independent chairman since 2019 and a member of the Board since 2010, is now serving as lead independent director. The changes are effective immediately.
Dr. George, co-founder and CEO of Invitae since 2017, will serve as a consultant to the company through a transition period and will retain his role as a member of the Invitae Board.
Mr. Knight is a growth-oriented business leader and operations executive with more than three decades of multi-industry experience at Invitae, Amazon, Caterpillar and General Motors. Immediately prior to joining Invitae as COO in June of 2020, he spent four years overseeing Amazon's transportation services, global delivery services and global fulfillment human resources and operations. Since joining Invitae, Mr. Knight has guided the realignment of the company's go-to-market strategy, led efforts to improve revenue quality and driven steady increases in variable cost productivity. His immediate priorities as CEO will include a sharpened focus on Invitae's core, more profitable business lines and accelerated work to right-size the company's cost structure. Success on these fronts will, in turn, lead to sustainably higher margin growth and an extension of Invitae's cash runway ahead of cash flow positivity.
Dr. Aguiar commented, "Invitae's competitive advantages are well-established: an industry-leading genetics testing platform, excellent relationships with patients and providers alike and a relentless focus on lowered costs and accessibility. Ken understands these attributes incredibly well and is the ideal leader to harness them in an accelerated drive towards positive cash flow. We have seen firsthand during Ken's tenure as COO – and in his prior experience at diversified, large-scale enterprises – that he will deliver operational execution and cost discipline while preserving the innovation-first culture that is at the heart of the Invitae model. The company will unquestionably benefit from his leadership as CEO, his deep understanding of Invitae and its growth drivers and his commitment to securing a successful, sustainable operating platform for the long term.
"At the same time, Randy's return as chairman will allow Invitae to continue to benefit from cutting-edge science, deep industry leadership and unparalleled institutional knowledge," Dr. Aguiar continued. "The combination of Ken and Randy brings together two highly complementary leaders committed to capitalizing on Invitae's exceptional opportunities and delivering value to our stakeholders."
Dr. Scott helped lead Invitae through its inception and continued growth both as an executive of the company and member of the Board through 2019. Dr. Scott has a distinguished history as a pioneer in the genomics industry and has played a founding role in a number of successful life sciences companies.
Dr. Aguiar concluded, "On behalf of the Board, we thank Sean for his visionary leadership as Invitae's co-founder and CEO. His commitment to Invitae's mission, and the successful build-out of the company's genetic testing capabilities has established Invitae's place at the forefront of the industry in shaping the future of medicine."
Mr. Knight said, "I am honored to take on the CEO role and lead Invitae forward at this important inflection point, as we expand our critical efforts to focus on our most promising, profitable aspects of our businesses, drive increased operating efficiency and successfully navigate the current macro environment. It has been a privilege to work side by side with Sean, and I look forward to partnering with Randy and our team to build upon our strong foundation and further position Invitae for a bright future – advancing our mission of bringing the power of genetic information to mainstream medicine."
"We are in the early stages of a genomics revolution that will transform medicine," said Dr. Scott. "Invitae is a special organization with talented team members, powerful growth drivers and a visionary path to deliver innovative genomics to the world. I'm excited to work together with the Board and management team to help accelerate Invitae's next phase rooted in disciplined execution, delivering for our shareholders and stakeholders and achieving our promise as a transformational platform for genomic medicine."
"When we recruited Ken to Invitae as our COO, we did so with the expectation that his experience and skill set would be ideal in leading the company through its next phase to execute on our long-term strategy and achieve our distinctive vision," Dr. George added. "With the timing now right for this transition, I am honored to pass the baton to Ken and look forward to continuing to support Invitae at the Board level. It has been tremendously rewarding bringing Invitae to life while achieving so many successful milestones over the years with our amazing team."
Kenneth Knight Bio
Kenneth D. Knight has served as Invitae's chief operating officer since June 2020. Prior to joining Invitae, Mr. Knight most recently served as vice president of transportation services at Amazon.com, Inc. from December 2019 to June 2020, and as vice president of Amazon's global delivery services and worldwide fulfillment human resources from April 2016 to December 2019. Prior to his time at Amazon, from 2012 to 2016, Mr. Knight served as general manager of the material handling and underground division, a global business with $6 billion in annual revenue, at Caterpillar Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Knight served in various capacities at General Motors Company for 27 years, including as executive director of global manufacturing engineering and as manufacturing general manager. Since June 2021, Mr. Knight has served as a director and a member of the audit and finance committee of Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc. Mr. Knight holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Randy Scott Bio
Randy Scott, Ph.D. is a co-founder of Invitae Corporation, where he served as chair of the Board of Directors and chief executive officer from August 2012 to January 2017 and executive chair from January 2017 to August 2019. Prior to Invitae, Dr. Scott co-founded Genomic Health, Inc., where he served as chair of the Board of Directors and chief executive officer from 2000 to 2009 and executive chair from 2009 to 2012. Dr. Scott has served on the boards, including as chairman, of numerous public and private life sciences companies, and he is the author of more than 40 scientific publications, the holder of 20 patents and the recipient of numerous awards. Dr. Scott received a B.S. in Chemistry from Emporia State University and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Kansas.
About Invitae
Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA) is a leading medical genetics company whose mission is to bring comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people. Invitae's goal is to aggregate the world's genetic tests into a single service with higher quality, faster turnaround time, and lower prices. For more information, visit the company's website at invitae.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the company's beliefs regarding the impact that the organizational restructuring will have on the company's business and financial results; the company's expectations regarding the impact of the leadership changes on the company's business; the company's expectations regarding business priorities, objectives, future growth and industry positioning; and the company's beliefs regarding its vision and business model. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the continued service and success of Mr. Knight and Dr. Scott; the company's ability to successfully alter its course in response to events; the success of company's efforts to achieve operational efficiency and sustainable operating cash flows, and decrease cash burn; the company's history of losses; the impact of inflation and the current economic environment on the company's business; the company's ability to compete; the company's ability to manage growth effectively; the company's need to scale its infrastructure in advance of demand for its tests and to increase demand for its tests; the company's ability to use rapidly changing genetic data to interpret test results accurately and consistently; laws and regulations applicable to the company's business; and the other risks set forth in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risks set forth in the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and Invitae Corporation disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon") (NASDAQ: AMZN) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Amazon common stock between July 30, 2021, and April 28, 2022, inclusive.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Amazon, 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 Amazon includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) defendants knew or recklessly disregarded that the Company's infrastructure and fulfillment network investments substantially outpaced demand; 2) those investments were a massive, self-imposed, undue drain on Amazon's financial condition; 3) contrary to defendants' public statements and undisclosed to investors, defendants had already implemented cutbacks to Amazon's fulfillment capacity by July 2021; and 4) as a result of defendants' misrepresentations and omissions, Amazon's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
DEADLINE: September 6, 2022
Aggrieved Amazon investors only have until September 6, 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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SOURCE The Law Offices of Vincent Wong | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/08/01/class-action-alert-law-offices-vincent-wong-remind-amazon-investors-lead-plaintiff-deadline-september-6-2022/ | 2022-08-01T10:09:22Z |
Ground-breaking partnership set to deliver a new standard of multi-disciplinary care for back, neck, hip, knee, shoulder pain, and more.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WholeHealth Living, Inc. (formerly known as WholeHealth Networks, Inc.) a Tivity Health® company, has secured an agreement with Vori Health®, an award-winning, nationwide innovative medical practice focused on whole-person musculoskeletal care, to power a revolutionary and comprehensive pain management solution.
More than half of the U.S. population, ages 18 and over, reports having a musculoskeletal condition, with at least 33% of people requiring or seeking medical care. Low back and neck pain account for the highest amount of health care spending, with an estimated $134.5 billion in annual costs, of which 33.7% is paid by Medicare and Medicaid.
To address these growing problems, the collaborative pain management solution will provide the millions of Americans suffering from muscle and joint pain with both convenient access to appropriate, world-class medical care as well as a full-suite of preventive and rehabilitative services.
"The current musculoskeletal patient pathway is often costly and ineffective, and these challenges are compounded by inflation and rising healthcare costs," said Richard Ashworth, president and CEO, Tivity Health. "We expect this industry-leading pain care solution to drive down inappropriate opiate utilization, surgery, imaging, ER steerage, injections, and total costs of care. Our ultimate goal is to help members reach their goals, reduce their pain, and return to a life they love without unnecessary procedures or costs."
According to the World Health Organization, musculoskeletal conditions significantly limit mobility and dexterity, leading to early retirement from work, lower levels of well-being and reduced ability to participate in society.
"When we created Vori Health, we wanted to revolutionize musculoskeletal care by surrounding a patient with a dedicated team who puts the patient first," said Ryan Grant, M.D., founder and CEO, Vori Health. "The right care given at the right time by the right clinical experts is critical to providing patients with access to appropriate, evidence-based care that minimizes the rate of unnecessary surgeries, poor outcomes, and patient dissatisfaction."
The partnership's effective end-to-end solution integrates Vori Health's nationwide virtual-first medical services for musculoskeletal care and pain management with WholeHealth Living's on-the-ground network of chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage therapy practitioners. Each patient receives support from a Vori Health care team, which includes a non-operative physical medicine physician, a health coach navigator, and a physical therapist who work collaboratively to assess, diagnose, and coordinate all aspects of care. In addition to leveraging WholeHealth Living's ecosystem of practitioners, Tivity Health offers eligible SilverSneakers members the opportunity to engage in movement therapy via fitness centers, community classes and online social platforms.
When people with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain seek health care, they often receive treatment not aligned with best practices, including initial management options such as opioids. Inadequate care for MSK pain conditions can have tremendous societal consequences leading to decreased quality of life and increased costs. It is the primary reason for 1 in 8 persons reporting lost workdays due to MSK pain conditions and direct costs equate $796.3 billion dollars annually. WholeHealth Networks and Vori Health's partnership will transform the delivery of musculoskeletal care in a choreographed, calibrated fashion, ensuring that patients benefit from a higher quality, lower cost of care.
At WholeHealth Living®, Inc. we promote nonpharmacologic options earlier in the care continuum because they are less invasive and can be less expensive. Also, they typically pose a lower risk than drugs or surgery and can help reduce opioid use. We recognize that musculoskeletal conditions are a major contributor to medical spend, and we are committed to bridging the gap between members, practitioners, health plans, and the broader medical community to increase the understanding and acceptance of physical medicine and integrative health solutions. We partner with regional and national health plans, managing benefits for Medicaid, Commercial, and Medicare members spanning a variety of specialties that include chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy, occupational therapy, therapeutic massage, and naturopathy.
Tivity Health®, Inc. is a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, including SilverSneakers® and Prime® Fitness. We help adults improve their health and support them on life's journey by providing access to in-person and virtual physical activity, social, and mental enrichment programs. We continue to enhance the way we direct members along their journey to better health by delivering an insights-driven, personalized, interactive experience. Our suite of services support health plans nationwide as they seek to reduce costs and improve health outcomes. At Tivity Health, we deliver the resources members need to live healthier, happier, more connected lives. Learn more at www.tivityhealth.com
Vori Health® is an all-inclusive medical and health provider practicing a holistic, integrated approach to musculoskeletal care. The organization offers full-service physical medicine and rehabilitation care, physical therapy, prescriptions, imaging & lab ordering, health coaching, nutritional guidance, community support, and premium instructional content. The Vori Health team consists of carefully selected, board-certified physicians and licensed healthcare providers, and provides health services that are accessible at the click of a button from the comfort, convenience, and privacy of a patient's home. Learn more at www.vorihealth.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has charged a Russian oligarch linked to the Kremlin with violating U.S. government sanctions, and disrupted a cybercrime operation that was launched by a Russian military intelligence agency, officials said Wednesday.
The actions came as the Justice Department said it was accelerating efforts to track down illicit Russian assets and as U.S. prosecutors helped European counterparts gather evidence on potential war crimes committed by Russia during its war on Ukraine.
FBI and Justice Department officials announced the moves on the same day that the U.S. separately revealed sanctionsagainst the two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin and sanctions that blocked two key Russian banks.
“We have our eyes on every yacht and jet. We have our eyes on every piece of art and real estate purchased with dirty money and on every bitcoin wallet filled with proceeds of theft and other crimes,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said, adding that “our goal is to ensure that sanctioned Russian oligarchs and cyber criminals will not find safe haven.”
The indictment against Konstantin Malofeyev, a Russian media baron and founder of Russian Orthodox news channel Tsargrad TV, is the first of an oligarch since Russia’s war with Ukraine began in February. Malofeyev has trumpeted the invasion as a “holy war” and has supported Russia-aligned separatist groups in Ukraine.
He was sanctioned by the Treasury Department in 2014 for financing Russians promoting separatism in Crimea. Though those sanctions barred him from doing business with U.S. citizens, prosecutors say Malofeyev evaded those restrictions by hiring an American television producer to work for him in television networks in Russia and Greece and enlisted his help in trying to acquire a TV network in Bulgaria. It was all part of an effort to spread pro-Russia propaganda throughout Europe, the Justice Department said.
Jack Hanick, a former CNBC and Fox News employee, was arrested last month for his work as a television producer for Malofeyev. That case is pending.
Malofeyev is not in custody and is believed to be in Russia. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer to speak on his behalf. The two sanctions charges each carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
The Justice Department said it is seeking the seizure of a $10 million investment that Malofeyev had illegally transferred to a business associate in Greece.
Federal authorities also announced that they had taken down a botnet — a network of hijacked computers typically used for malicious activity — that was controlled by the Russian military intelligence agency known as the GRU. The botnet, which in this case involved thousands of infected network hardware devices, was dismantled before it could do harm, said FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Wednesday’s announcements came two days after U.S. officials seized a huge yacht in Spainbelonging to a Russian oligarch, Viktor Vekselberg, with close ties to Russian President Putin.
After the war began, the Justice Department set up a task force to enforce sanctions against Russian oligarchs and target ill-gotten proceeds.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that Justice Department prosecutors were also helping international efforts to uncover potential war crimes committed by Russia. U.S. officials have met with European prosecutors to develop a plan for gathering evidence, he said.
“We have seen the dead bodies of civilians, some with bound hands, scattered in the streets. We have seen the mass graves. We have seen the bombed hospital, theater, and residential apartment buildings,” Garland said. “The world sees what is happening in Ukraine. The Justice Department sees what is happening in Ukraine. | https://cw33.com/technology/ap-technology/us-charges-russian-oligarch-dismantles-cybercrime-operation/ | 2022-04-07T06:33:13Z |
Crash damages business on 17th Street
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man is facing DUI charges after police say he crashed his vehicle into a building early Sunday morning.
Sarasota Police say just before 1:30 a.m., Sunday, they responded to a crash at Camp Bow Wow, in the 2100 block of 17th Street.
Investigators say the driver, identified as 24-year-old Luis Vargas Romero, crashed into a pole before crashing into the business, causing significant damage.
No one was injured, police say. Romero was arrested and charged with DUI and DUI with property damage.
🚫DONT DRINK & DRIVE🚫Just before 1:30am, we responded to a crash in the 2100 blk of 17th St. We found a driver crashed into pole before crashing into a business causing significant damage. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Driver was arrested & facing charges of DUI w Property Damage pic.twitter.com/UG4alnG3ZB
— Sarasota Police Department (@SarasotaPD) June 26, 2022
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GERMANTOWN, Tenn., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., or MAA (NYSE: MAA), today announced that MAA senior management will participate in a round table presentation at the Bank of America 2022 Global Real Estate Conference. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at approximately 2:10 p.m. Eastern Time.
A live webcast of the company's presentation will be accessible through the "Corporate Profile" section of the "For Investors" page of MAA's website at www.maac.com on the day of the event.
The webcast replay will be accessible within 24 hours after the conclusion of the live event through December 13, 2022 on the "News & Events" section of the "For Investors" page of MAA's website.
About MAA
MAA is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) and member of the S&P 500. MAA owns or has ownership interest in apartment communities primarily throughout the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. focused on delivering strong, full-cycle investment performance. For further details, please refer to the "For Investors" page at www.maac.com or contact Investor Relations at investor.relations@maac.com.
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Berry will lead the U.S. national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time HIV long-term survivors are now included in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. As the U.S. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commemorate National HIV and Aging Awareness Day (#NHAAD) on September 18, the unique needs of long-term survivors require bold action and visionary leadership. The Reunion Project (TRP), the national alliance of HIV long-term survivors, today announced that Jeff Berry has joined as its first executive director, effective September 1. Berry, who has been living with HIV for over 35 years, previously served as chair of The Reunion Project's National Steering Committee.
"I am thrilled to be a part of this great organization, and grateful to the funders who helped make it happen," says Berry. "We are on the cusp of a silver tsunami of people living and aging with HIV who require services tailored to their unique needs. Isolation and other mental health issues have been exacerbated by COVID-19, so there is no time to waste and no better time for renewed focus on the myriad issues facing long-term survivors and people aging with HIV."
History of The Reunion Project
Berry joins The Reunion Project from TPAN, where he served as chief editorial officer and editor of the country's leading non-profit HIV magazine Positively Aware since 2005. Berry, who has 30 years of experience working in the non-profit and publishing world, is co-founder of The Reunion Project. Since its inception, The Reunion Project has established itself as the national network of long-term survivors of HIV. There are not any longstanding and continuous opportunities, at the national level, that have adopted a for-us- by-us approach to addressing the psychosocial aspects of persons aging with HIV and AIDS aside from the work of The Reunion Project.
"We are proud to support The Reunion Project and its network of long-term survivors. Gilead knows the importance of facilitating organic connections and empowerment opportunities for long-term survivors through creative programming," says Darwin Thompson, Director of Corporate Giving at Gilead Sciences. "The work of The Reunion Project has been critical to cultivating these safe spaces."
Our programs
The Reunion Project convenes groups of HIV long-term survivors and allies in targeted U.S. cities and virtual settings for personal and professional development for the growing and aging HIV and AIDS population (i.e., 379,000 people as of 2018, CDC). The convening is done through town halls, education, storytelling, networking, and information dissemination via peer-based support within in-person settings and web-based platforms.
"I'm excited and encouraged to see the tireless work of a diverse group of long-term survivors evolve from an all-volunteer effort to the naming of a full-time executive director," says Marc Meachem, Head, U.S. External Affairs, ViiV Healthcare. "We were honored to support The Reunion Project and know that Jeff and the steering committee will build on the body of work to elevate the voices, experiences, and needs of long-term survivors in our national dialogues around ending the HIV epidemic."
Founded in 2015 by activists living with HIV, The Reunion Project is the national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV, collaborating with local and national HIV advocates, providers and researchers. Together, we convene and connect individuals and communities, sharing our experiences of survival and loss while honoring our past, and developing successful strategies for living and supporting one another—today and into the future.
For more information go to reunionproject.net.
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SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eliaz Therapeutics Inc (ETI), a therapeutic apheresis company, was awarded its second NIH grant, an SBIR phase 2 grant for $1.7M. ETI has developed a unique, patented medical device to remove Galectin-3 (Gal-3) from human blood. XGAL3® removes both bound and free Gal-3 from circulation, offering new and effective treatment options for life threatening common conditions where viable treatments are currently not available. The initial focus of ETI is on sepsis and sepsis-induced acute kidney injury (S-AKI). The award (2R44GM130227-02A1) will enable ETI to continue developing its XGAL3® device, establish its biocompatibility, and conduct a regulatory compliant large animal safety trial.
Despite extensive efforts to develop effective treatments, sepsis remains the leading cause of death in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Sepsis is often complicated by S-AKI. Sepsis and S-AKI are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, consuming considerable healthcare resources and costs both in resource-rich and resource-limited settings.
In a series of separate studies, Gal-3 was identified as a biomarker and therapeutic target for sepsis and acute kidney injury (AKI), thus offering a novel approach to treating the two leading causes of ICU death. Gal-3 inhibition was shown to reduce inflammation and protect kidneys from the development of fibrosis. Gal-3 depletion by an extracorporeal apheresis treatment is hypothesized to have a combined therapeutic effect for sepsis and S-AKI. By attenuating the inflammatory response, it protects against immune dysregulation, organ dysfunction, kidney injury, and renal fibrosis.
"I am delighted that we have been selected to receive this NIH grant in recognition of the clinical benefit potential of removing Galectin-3 from the circulation. X-Gal3 offers a potential solution for addressing a significant unmet need in the treatment of sepsis and AKI, among other serious conditions," says Isaac Eliaz, MD, ETI's CEO and a well-known expert in the field of Galectin-3. Dr. Eliaz states, "With the successful completion of the grant aims, we hope to be able to proceed to clinical trials in the ICU setting."
Eliaz Therapeutics Inc., a privately held seed-stage medical device company, is a pioneer in the groundbreaking development of a patent-protected therapeutic apheresis device (XGAL3®), which effectively removes Galectin-3 from blood plasma and seamlessly integrates with existing apheresis machines. Apheresis is a well-established procedure that has been in use for decades. Therapeutic apheresis involves removing the patient's blood and separating from it the plasma. The plasma is then run through different filtration columns and unwanted compounds are removed, while the remaining blood components, including filtered plasma and blood cells, are reintroduced back into the patient's bloodstream.
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Christopher Hardesty hired as economic development director
CANTON – Christopher J. Hardesty, who previously worked in Mayor Thomas Bernabei's office, will be the city's next economic development director.
Bernabei announced Hardesty's hiring in a memo to City Council last week and asked members to vote on an ordinance to waive the residency requirement for the position.
The council also gave Hardesty credit for his time as a city employee from 2017 to 2021, which allows him to have three weeks of vacation after his fifth year of employment with Canton.
Hardesty's first day will be June 13. He has been the community development administrator for Green since last summer.
Mayor Thomas Bernabei, describing Hardesty's qualifications to the council, said "he manages all economic development related activities" in Green. He said Hardesty's knowledge and enthusiasm impressed him during several interviews.
Hardesty succeeds Eugene Norris, who worked about six weeks before resigning in April. Norris took over from Fonda Williams, who served as the city's economic development director for about eight years.
Williams left in January to become the senior vice president of government affairs and economic development at the Economic and Community Development Institute Inc. (ECDI)
Other than elected officials, the city's service and safety directors and community development and economic development directors are required to live in the city, Bernabei said.
Before voting, Councilman Kevin D. Hall, D-6, said he wouldn't want to remove the residency requirement for everyone but understood the difficulty in finding a candidate for this position.
Bernabei agreed, saying such residency waivers are made on a "case by case" basis. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/05/23/christopher-hardesty-hired-cantons-economic-development-director/9896863002/ | 2022-05-24T06:07:11Z |
Topeka Civic Theater celebrates final show of the season
TCT just passed a Covid-19 milestone
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Civic Theater is quietly celebrating a triumph. Shannon Reilly is the Artistic Director at T-C-T and is relieved he was able to keep his promise.
“This is the culmination of our first full season since Covid,” said Reilly. “We did eight full shows this season. I’m really excited about that because since the beginning we promised we were going to do eight shows this year and at the time I made that promise I was terrified that I couldn’t live up to it, but we did it!”
Reilly believes that after two years of staying home people are ready to return to the theater.
“People are starting to feel safer coming back out,” said Reilly. “People are starting to get back into the habit. We all learned for two years to stay home and watch Netflix and I just need you to reinvent yourselves and get back out and experience live theater because there is nothing like it. It is invigorating. It is exciting and it is your community live on stage.”
That’s what brought Nicole Pfrang to the audience. Her sister is one of the actors in the TCT “Hello, Dolly!” performance.
“I’m not really big into musicals,” said Pfrang, “but coming to live ones the music is starting to get really catchy and I just enjoy hearing the music and seeing the acting. I enjoy it, it’s a very fun atmosphere.”
The folks on stage are also thrilled to see the seats filling up.
“The way everyone has adapted and gotten through Covid,” said Chelle Decker, the lead actor portraying Dolly Levi, “and now things being opened back up with everybody just being able to perform without masks is so exciting to put on a giant musical like this. We are still taking plenty of precautions and being careful backstage but it’s wonderful to be able to share the show with audiences.”
“If you don’t have art, you don’t have anything,” said Reilly. “For a community to be able to come back together and say we can celebrate who we are, where we live and what we are doing, that is an immense thing to say and it is a victory over any pandemic. You have an opportunity now to take a bite out of life again.”
“Hello, Dolly!” can be seen at the Topeka Civic Theater from July 8th through August 13th. Tickets are available for “Hello, Dolly!” online or by calling the box office at (785)357-5211 or you can send them email at info@topekacivictheatre.com for more information.
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QINGDAO, China, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Devoted to technological innovation and consumer focus, developing better and high-tech products that benefit society and create a better lifestyle for all, has always been Hisense's constant adherence.
To create better living experiences and bring Perfect Match FIFA viewing experience to global consumers, Hisense will showcase its latest innovative products at the Hisense's Customized Products for the FIFA World Cup 2022™ Global Launch Event live-stream, on Hisense YouTube channel, Hisense Twitter, on Aug 17th at 8 PM (GMT+1).
Live-stream Interactive Launch, Showcasing Highlights of Hisense New Technologies
Hisense has always been committed to developing new technologies; meanwhile, by joining hands with FIFA, it jointly created an immersive and unforgettable football viewing experience for fans worldwide via technological innovation.
Upholding its dedication to technology and commitments to creating a memorable FIFA match experience for global football fans, Hisense has constantly been refining its technology to establish a more reliable, qualified, and high-tech product, deliver a superior lifestyle and flawless product experiences for all. Therefore, at the upcoming launch event, Customized Products for the FIFA World Cup 2022™, from ULED TV to Laser TV will be unveiled, Hisense's home appliances will be displayed, and all the highlights and innovative breakthroughs of these products will be showcased via live-stream.
To enhance audiences' viewing experience of the product launch, Hisense designed various interactive and engaging Polls activities about Hisense technology to better demonstrate product features in the live-stream, in which lucky consumers who participated in the interactive quizzes might get a TV gift from Hisense.
As the Launch Event approaches, Candy Pang, the Deputy General Manager of Brand Management Department of Hisense Group, expressed: "Hisense's Customized Products for the FIFA World Cup 2022™ Global Launch Event will show Hisense's dedications and commitments to football fans and consumers worldwide, by strengthening our technologies, we aspire to let all football lovers and consumers could better enjoy life and bring them an ultimate Perfect Match experience."
Hisense is a global company that has consistently leveraged premium technology to shape a better society and future for the world. As an Official Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Hisense hopes to bring global consumers a thrilling and impressive match to the maximum extent through premium products and Hisense technology.
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MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After announcing last Friday that it was revising pre-cruise vaccination and testing requirements that will allow more guests to sail, Carnival Cruise Line said today that its booking activity for Monday, Aug. 15 was nearly double the level for the equivalent day in 2019.
Carnival announced simplified protocols last Friday that eliminated pre-cruise testing requirements for vaccinated guests, and eliminated the exemption request process for unvaccinated guests, who now will only need to show a negative test result at embarkation – effective for cruises departing on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 or later on voyages less than 16 nights. (The full announcement is available here.)
"We have previously disclosed strong occupancy projections for the summer, and our bookings through the end of 2022 have also been very solid," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. "With the further alignment of protocols to other vacation choices, our guests are booking the remaining 2022 inventory, and getting a head start planning for 2023. Mid-August is typically not a busy month for cruise bookings, but it's clear that pent-up demand for Carnival has not been satisfied and guests are responding very favorably to our updated protocols."
Duffy reiterated that Carnival remains committed to the health and safety of guests, crew, and the communities it visits, and will continue to work with medical experts and public health officials to refine its protocols responsibly.
For additional information on Carnival Cruise Line and to book a cruise vacation, call 1-800-CARNIVAL, visit www.carnival.com, or contact your favorite travel advisor or online travel site.
ABOUT CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is proud to be known as America's Cruise Line. Since its founding in 1972, Carnival has continually revolutionized the cruise sector, making a cruise vacation an affordable and popular option for millions of guests. Carnival operates from 14 U.S. homeports and employs more than 40,000 team members representing 120 nationalities. Carnival's newest ship, Mardi Gras, featuring the first roller coaster at sea, is the first cruise ship in the Americas powered by eco-friendly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Carnival returns to Australia in October 2022 and will welcome four additional ships over the next two years, including Carnival Celebration, which arrives to Miami in November to close out Carnival's 50th birthday festivities.
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Harvey Weinstein's criminal sex act and rape convictions have been upheld by a New York appellate court.
All appellate judges concurred in the opinion.
In a statement, Weistein spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said his legal team was "disappointed, but not surprised."
"We are reviewing all of our options and will seek to petition the court appeals and beyond."
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a statement expressed gratitude for a decision upholding "a monumental conviction that changed the way prosecutors and courts approach complex prosecutions of sexual predators."
Weinstein's appeal was filed last April, about one year after he was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape. He is serving a 23-year prison sentence.
In a motion filed last year, Weinstein's attorneys argued the disgraced Hollywood mogul's 2020 conviction should be reversed because his trial was tainted for several reasons, most notably a biased judge and juror.
Weinstein still faces trial in Los Angeles for additional criminal charges related to the alleged sexual assault of multiple women. He has pleaded not guilty.
An attorney for Weinstein argued the appeal in a hearing before a panel of New York State appeals court judges in December, saying one juror who had written a book that involved "predatory men" misled the court about the book's contents and should have been dismissed.
Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Valerie Figueredo argued the book did not relate to the conduct Weinstein was accused of.
"It simply did not demonstrate that she had any type of bias or a state of mind that rendered her incapable of issuing a fair and impartial verdict," Figueredo told the five judges for the Appellate Division of the First Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Weinstein attorney Barry Kamins also argued trial jurors were overwhelmed by "bad evidence" that should not have been admitted by the judge.
"This was a trial of his character," Kamins said, adding later, "I don't think there's been a case, that I can recall, where the piling on has been as evident as it was in this case."
Weinstein has maintained his innocence and denied all allegations against him since they first emerged, sparking the #MeToo movement and encouraging women to speak out and share their own experiences with sexual abuse and misconduct.
In the New York case, he was ultimately convicted largely based on testimony by Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann. Haley testified that Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her in 2006 at his Manhattan apartment, and Mann testified that he raped her in 2013 during what she described as an abusive relationship. He was found not guilty of predatory sexual assault and one count of first-degree rape.
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$220 Million Fund continues to focus on digitization of Financial Technology
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FINTOP Capital, a venture capital firm led by industry veterans focused on B2B SaaS (software as a service) companies in the Financial Technology (FinTech) space, announced today the successful close of FINTOP Fund III totaling $220 million, surpassing the firm's goal of $200 million. FINTOP Fund III is already active with five investments including Plinqit, Freight Science, Compliance.ai, Amaryllis and Xelix.
"We remain committed to capital-efficient entrepreneurs that are building great businesses in FinTech, and this new Fund will allow us to make bigger investments in more companies," said Joe Maxwell, managing partner at FINTOP Capital. "As operators, we understand the unique challenges entrepreneurs are facing in light of the economic downturn, as we've been through this cycle ourselves multiple times. However, we know that the modernization of finance continues to be a strong tailwind of the economy, and we are well-positioned to use these changing times as an opportunity to source strong deals and support budding companies with capital, a solid network and a strategic playbook so they can thrive."
FINTOP Fund III is built on the success of the previous 2016 and 2020 Funds, with most of the limited partners (LPs) from the previous Funds joining Fund III. FINTOP Capital relies on the management expertise of its partners, all of whom have experience operating FinTech companies of their own. As operators themselves, they excel at helping portfolio companies grow, which has led to many of the portfolio companies seeking out investments directly from FINTOP Capital for access to this knowledge base and network.
There are two recent new additions to the experienced partner stack, including Jared Winegrad and Chris Haley. Winegrad, a founding member of FINTOP who has now been promoted to partner, was the director of finance and operations at a small venture studio in Nashville prior to FINTOP. In addition to managing operations at FINTOP, Winegrad has played a key role in a number of FINTOP's investments, including Beanworks (acquired by Quadient), Kindful (acquired by Bloomerang), and Quavo. Haley is a FinTech operator with executive experience at companies like Black Diamond (CFO & General Counsel), Knowledge Infusion (COO), Harbor View Advisors (Partner), LegacyShield (CEO), and BridgeFT (Executive Chairman).
Co-founder and managing partner Rick Kushel added, "It's such an exciting time to be investing in FinTech, and we believe that Jared and Chris will be instrumental in the next phase of FINTOP's growth. Between the three flagship FINTOP Funds and our two JAM FINTOP Network Funds, JAM FINTOP Banktech and JAM FINTOP Blockchain, we've raised over $700 million aimed at this industry, and we will continue to leverage that capital and our expertise to push FinTech forward."
To learn more, visit www.fintopcapital.com or follow @fintopcap on Instagram and LinkedIn.
FINTOP Capital is a venture capital firm focused on Financial Technology (FinTech) companies with offices in Nashville, Tenn., St. Louis, Mo., New York City, Jacksonville, Florida, and New Jersey. Run by financial leaders and operators who have built successful startups themselves, the firm understands the ups and downs of the startup world. They bring strong networks, experience and capital to entrepreneurs building B2B service-enabled SaaS and software companies in the FinTech space.
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A shooting that injured two males Thursday night is under investigation by Temple Police.
The Temple Police Department said the drive-by incident occurred at about 6:15 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of East Adams Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers found two males suffering from gunshot wounds as well as multiple shell casings in the area, the department said in a news release. Both victims were transported to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple for treatment.
The suspect was reportedly driving in a gray vehicle seen headed westbound on East Adams Avenue.
The shooting is the second in Temple within a week.
Two males were injured in a Tuesday night shooting at about 8:05 p.m. in the 1400 block of Canyon Creek Drive,
The shooting involved multiple suspects, who fled the scene in a dark-colored Dodge Dart with one broken headlight. Police were searching for suspects in that case.
Anyone with information about the shootings can contact the Temple Police Department at 254-298-5500 or the Bell County Crime Stoppers at 254-526-8477, where callers can report anonymously. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_a530fe72-edeb-11ec-ad34-4b9248b29ef6.html | 2022-06-17T04:36:24Z |
NORTH BETHESDA, Md., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) has released its 2021 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report. Featured in the report is Federal's Assembly Row project in Somerville, MA, which demonstrates how investments with positive environmental and social impact can also deliver positive financial results, benefiting all stakeholders. The report also highlights Federal's notable ESG achievements that include:
- Announcing a commitment to achieve net zero for Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 2050
- Achieving a 39% year-over-year reduction in like-for-like Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions through the aggressive use of green power purchasing, accomplishing Federal's reduction target 3 years early
- Achieving LEED Gold certification for the company's One CocoWalk office building at its newly renovated CocoWalk project in Coconut Grove, Florida
- Expanding its sector-leading on-site solar generating capacity to 13.6 MW
- Expanding climate scenario disclosures in accordance with the Taskforce on Climate Related Financial Disclosures
To learn more about Federal's ESG efforts and to view the full report, please visit www.federalrealty.com/esg.
About Federal Realty
Federal Realty is a recognized leader in the ownership, operation and redevelopment of high-quality retail-based properties located primarily in major coastal markets from Washington, D.C. to Boston as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founded in 1962, Federal Realty's mission is to deliver long-term, sustainable growth through investing in communities where retail demand exceeds supply. Its expertise includes creating urban, mixed-use neighborhoods like Santana Row in San Jose, California, Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, Maryland and Assembly Row in Somerville, Massachusetts. These unique and vibrant environments that combine shopping, dining, living and working provide a destination experience valued by their respective communities. Federal Realty's 104 properties include approximately 3,100 tenants, in 25 million square feet, and approximately 3,400 residential units.
Federal Realty has increased its quarterly dividends to its shareholders for 54 consecutive years, the longest record in the REIT industry. Federal Realty is an S&P 500 index member and its shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol FRT. For additional information about Federal Realty and its properties, visit www.federalrealty.com.
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BALTIMORE, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC), a cutting-edge radiation oncology center based in Baltimore, Md., announced that it is now designated a Center of Excellence in Proton Therapy.
"This designation is based on qualifications that make MPTC exceptional and a world leader in the field of advanced radiation therapy. For over six years, we have continued to exceed industry standards in the areas of expertise, technology, patient experience, research and diversity," says Leigh T. Howe, President and CEO of the Maryland Proton Treatment Center. "And while the majority of patients who choose MPTC come from the D.C./Maryland/Virginia region, the experience and expertise of our physicians has brought patients from all over the world."
MPTC is the most sought-after proton therapy center in the region because of the unparalleled expertise of its world-renowned physicians and staff. As the first and only proton therapy center in Maryland, MPTC has treated more than 3,500 patients from 31 states around the nation and 15 countries across the globe. MPTC has pencil beam scanning, the most advanced form of proton therapy available, as well as high-quality image guidance ensuring precision treatment for each patient, and it is the only treatment center in the world that offers both proton and thermal therapies in one facility. MPTC has educated and trained hundreds of providers and medical professionals in proton therapy both in the U.S. and internationally.
"Our Center of Excellence in Proton Therapy designation rests on a number of industry standards, including research. MPTC is leading the industry in clinical trials, and our participants are among the most diverse in the country and closely match the demographics of our community," says Matthew E. Witek, M.D., M.S., Medical Director of the Maryland Proton Treatment Center and Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "And because of our dedication to research, we have been named No. 2 in the U.S. for accruals to NRG clinical trials and No. 2 worldwide."
MPTC sets itself apart from other proton treatment centers with its special integrated patient experience that maintains an average 4.8 out of 5 patient satisfaction rating, and access to support services such as a nutritionist, child life specialist, social worker and a concierge team. MPTC's experienced physicians have successfully treated tumors arising in the brain, breast, esophagus, eyes, head and neck, liver, lung, pancreas, prostate, reproductive organs, spine and skin, as well as lymphomas. MPTC also treats patients who experience cancer recurrences with reirradiation. These cases represent 20% of MPTC patients and offer hope when other forms of treatment may no longer be an option.
About the Maryland Proton Treatment Center
The Maryland Proton Treatment Center is the first health care organization to offer proton therapy in the Baltimore/Washington area. On February 23, 2016, MPTC opened its doors to provide a highly advanced and precise form of radiation therapy for adult and pediatric cancer patients that can increase the radiation dose to a tumor while decreasing the dose to healthy, surrounding tissues. MPTC is affiliated with the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC), an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center (one of 52 in the country) and is located in the UM BioPark. The center has treated more than 3,500 patients from the surrounding states and the globe. For more information on MPTC, proton therapy and treatable cancer/disease sites, visit mdproton.com or call 410-369-5200.
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Grocery items with the greatest price increase in April
(Stacker) - Inflation rose 0.3% in April and 8.3% year-over-year, according to April Consumer Price Index data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday, May 11. The most recent numbers represent a modest reprieve from March’s staggering 1.2% month-over-month increase.
Stacker analyzed the Consumer Price Index data to determine which common grocery store items saw the largest price increases in April.
Despite the overall pace of headline inflation easing, the cost of groceries alone increased 10.8% since April 2021—the largest annual increase in 42 years. This increase was driven largely by a rise in prices of meat, poultry, fish, and eggs—up 14.3% year-over-year and the largest 12-month increase since 1979.
Looking more recently, April marked a 1% month-over-month increase in food at home prices. While this is down from the 1.5% gains recorded in March, it is still the 17th consecutive month the food costs, on the whole, have risen.
Fresh fruit was the only major food category that saw a price reduction, dipping 0.5% from the previous month.
Higher labor and operational costs are driving up prices
Dairy prices rose 2.5% in April, marking the largest monthly increase in 15 years.
A slow rebound from pandemic-related supply chain disruption and higher costs of necessary operational expenditures like grain for cows and fuel for equipment are contributing to rising dairy prices.
Meat prices have also been impacted by higher labor costs, commodity prices, and growing consumer demand.
The index for eggs increased 10.3%—or nearly 50 cents—in April as many commercial poultry farms around the country culled tens of millions of chickens amid a highly infectious avian influenza outbreak.
Global events continue to impact staple low-cost items
The average Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit per person is about $121 per month: less than $1.40 per meal for an individual. While these benefits are meant to help offset some financial burdens at the grocery store, they are not adjusted for month-over-month changes in inflation.
Even slight price variances of historically low-cost items can significantly impact budget-conscious consumers as inflation increases.
Staple items, including wheat, flour, and chicken, are not immune to price fluctuations caused by war. Vulnerable populations will feel the impacts on their grocery bills.
Chicken feed costs were impacted by Russia’s war in Ukraine; ingredients including sunflower meal and wheat are primarily produced by Russia and Ukraine. Those increases were passed down to consumers via higher poultry costs.
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The acquisition expands Tegus' data offerings and creates the first modern research platform purpose-built for fundamental institutional investors
CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tegus, the leading research platform for investors, today announced that it has acquired Canalyst, creating a new industry standard for modern research.
Tegus is trusted by over 2,500 investment firms, corporations, and consultancies worldwide— including Accel, Sands Investment Group, and Redpoint Ventures—to make investment decisions simpler and faster. Tegus provides customers with the most comprehensive, real-time access to over 40,000 expert interviews and transcripts covering more than 22,000 public and private companies. Additionally, the Tegus platform delivers robust workflows and tools to simplify aggregating and analyzing public financials and SEC filings and earning transcripts.
Canalyst offers more than 4,000 fully drivable financial models and company benchmarking data, with every KPI and comparison that matters for making business-critical decisions. Canalyst was recently #49 on The Financial Times' list of The Americas' 500 Fastest-Growing Companies 2022.
Acquiring, analyzing, and acting on volumes of data has become an increasingly lengthy and time-consuming task for investors and businesses. At the same time, they are expected to make high-stakes decisions quickly and effectively. In today's environment, it's more important than ever for investors to make swift decisions with confidence.
Tegus and Canalyst data sets are among the highest quality accessible to investors today. Combining the Tegus and Canalyst solution offerings will help investors and businesses consolidate their research and due diligence processes across disparate terminals and platforms.
"Evaluating business and investment opportunities is an extremely inefficient process today," said Tegus Founders and Co-CEOs Michael Elnick and Thomas Elnick. "With our acquisition of Canalyst, we'll be able to provide customers with a comprehensive view of the qualitative and quantitative data they need to uplevel and scale their investment decisions – all on a single platform."
"Canalyst provides the most accurate and up-to-date financial models on 4,000+ publicly traded companies," said Damir Hot, CEO of Canalyst. "By joining the Tegus team, we will be able to give customers deeper and more efficient access to critical investment insights."
Tegus also recently acquired BamSEC, empowering Tegus platform users with powerful workflows to analyze core company filings and disclosures.
Learn more about the acquisition on the Tegus Blog.
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Tegus was advised on the transaction by teams at Latham & Watkins and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg.
Tegus is the world's leading research platform for institutional investors. With real-time access to the most comprehensive database of over 40K expert interviews, 4,000+ downloadable financial models, workflows to surface and analyze data from SEC filings, as well as expert interview services, Tegus streamlines the way institutional investors and businesses conduct research. The company serves more than 2,500 customers worldwide, including investment firms, corporations, and consultancies. For more information about our leading market and business intelligence solution, visit tegus.com.
Canalyst Financial Modeling is the leading destination for public company data and analysis. The company's SaaS platform provides instant access to the cleanest, richest, best structured fundamental data and models on global public companies. Hundreds of firms across financial services and corporate markets globally rely on Canalyst to reduce duplicative work and ground their financial analysis on sound fundamental data.
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Woman robbed after thief intentionally rear-ended her on highway
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) - Police in California’s capital are investigating recent fender bender robberies where thieves purposefully rear-end victims with the intent to rob them.
Rindy Merrifield, a victim of one of these crimes, is sharing her story in hopes it helps others avoid being a target of the thieves. She was headed home on the highway March 10 after running some errands in Sacramento when a driver bumped her car from behind.
She didn’t think much of it, not worried the bump did any damage to her SUV. She says the same car bumped her again about a mile later, but still not too concerned, Merrifield kept driving.
“He pulled beside me, told me to pull over,” Merrifield said. “So, I thought, ‘OK, maybe he did do some damage, and that’s why he wants me to pull over.’”
She found a place to stop off the exit near Cal Expo and got out of her car to speak with the other driver.
“I just came around, looked and said, ‘You know what? No damage. Just go on your way,’” Merrifield said. “That’s when he said, ‘Well, I really think we should exchange insurances because that’s the right thing to do.’”
Merrifield went to the passenger side door and opened it. She says the other driver then pushed her away, grabbed her purse and swatted away her arm, preventing her from retrieving it.
“It was just, ‘How dare you… take my purse.’ And I was bound and determined to get it back or hurt him enough that I could get it,” Merrifield said.
She followed after the other driver as he returned to his own car. She says she slammed his own car door on his legs five times as he was getting away. Merrifield’s efforts didn’t stop the thief, who escaped with her purse and its contents, including her credit cards, cash, car keys and cell phone.
Police say a similar fender bender-type robbery happened the next day, involving a different victim. Detectives arrested Phung Nguyen and Hau Nguyen and charged them for that crime.
Police received an arrest warrant April 1 for Phung Nguyen for charges related to Merrifield’s case. His whereabouts are not currently known, and he is considered wanted by law enforcement.
California law indicates drivers are required to stop and exchange information after a crash.
Merrifield is determined to warn others, using her own experience as an example. She organized a personal safety seminar with law enforcement and safety experts about how to handle situations just like the fender bender robbery she endured.
“Knowing that I was so naïve and trustworthy and not watching my surroundings, I didn’t want anybody else to go through that,” Merrifield said. “It may never happen again… but I’ll be ready.”
She also plans to organize other safety sessions in the near future.
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Man, 19, charged in death of 18-year-old woman who fell off golf cart
MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - Police have arrested a 19-year-old man after an 18-year-old woman fell off a golf cart and later died.
The Gaston County Police Department said officers received a report of someone falling off the vehicle on Monday, WBTV reports.
When police arrived, they found 18-year-old Gabby Carrigan unconscious and not breathing. She was taken to the hospital and died the next day.
Investigators believe several people were drinking and driving the golf cart in the area, including 19-year-old Derek Helms, who police said was driving the vehicle at the time Carrigan fell.
Helms was charged with involuntary manslaughter, DWI, felony serious injury by vehicle and reckless driving. He is being held in the Gaston County Jail under a $300,000 bond.
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(The Hill) – Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said Justice Samuel Alito “set the right tone” by writing in an opinion overturning Roe v. Wade that Supreme Court decisions protecting contraception and same-sex marriage are not in jeopardy.
Graham made the remarks during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” while noting that he respects Justice Clarence Thomas, who wrote that he wanted to take a look at contraception and same-sex marriage after overturning Roe and abortion protections.
“Alito, I think, set the right tone. He said nothing in this decision puts those cases at risk. The reason he decided that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided is because it deals with the potential for life,” the senator said.
Thomas joined conservatives in overturning Roe, but in his concurring opinion, the justice said he wanted to examine contraception and same-sex marriage, both of which are protected by Supreme Court decisions.
Thomas argued the Constitution’s Due Process Clause does not give a right to an abortion or to any other substantive rights. He referred to the cases Griswold v. Connecticut, which established the right to use contraception, and Obergefell v. Hodges, which protects same-sex marriage.
Graham, however, said on Sunday that he agreed with Alito that the court did not need to extend its reach into other privacy rights.
“These other privacy issues like contraception do not deal with the potential for life,” the senator said. “He made a distinction between same-sex marriage and contraception, which I think will win the day over time.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/graham-alito-set-the-right-tone-in-roe-ruling-by-arguing-same-sex-marriage-contraception-not-in-jeopardy/ | 2022-06-26T23:48:40Z |
Pitch's new presentation collection for World Environment Day showcases over 40 pitch decks from startups tackling sustainability challenges
BERLIN, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pitch, the collaborative presentation platform for modern teams, today announced the launch of Fund Our Future, a new presentation collection compiled for World Environment Day 2022. With over 40 pitch decks from startups tackling a broad range of sustainability challenges, in sectors ranging from energy and agriculture to finance and fashion, the collection highlights the pressing need for more comprehensive investment in climate-oriented technologies.
"Reversing climate change is humanity's largest challenge, and humankind's biggest opportunity for innovation," said Christian Reber, founder and CEO of Pitch. "Founders in greentech are launching impactful products that solve global problems, and address a truly global market. It's critical that investors accelerate and diversify their approach to financing this space."
2021 was a record year for climate tech fundraising, with more than $40 billion raised. However, according to a recent report from PwC, the technologies that represent over 80% of future emissions reduction potential have received just 25% of climate tech investment since 2013.
"We have an enormous funding gap in Europe for climate tech" said Danijel Visevic, managing partner at World Fund. "Europe leads the world when it comes to climate R&D, yet only 10% of VC money invested in Europe goes to climate crisis fighting technology. This is the gulf between knowing what we need to do to solve the climate crisis, and having the ability to make meaningful, positive change. At World Fund, we take the view that financial returns - which drive decision making for the wider venture capital community - are now best sought out when you can guarantee a climate return. For the funding gap to narrow, we need others to join us in this fight, and to re-focus their efforts on climate returns."
The Fund Our Future collection is hosted on Pitch's presentation gallery, a dedicated public home for presentations.
About Pitch
Pitch is the collaborative presentation platform for modern teams. With a focus on real-time collaboration, smart workflows, and intuitive design features, Pitch makes it fast and delightful for teams to create and deliver beautiful presentations. To learn more and create a free account, visit www.pitch.com.
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GREENWICH, Conn., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- B.More Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of psychedelic medicines for substance abuse disorders, today announced the submission of an IND application to begin a Phase 2b trial to determine the efficacy and safety of synthetic psilocybin (SYNP-101) in treating alcohol use disorder (AUD). The trial, which will be initiated in early 2023, will be led by principal investigator Michael Bogenschutz, Director of the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine.
According to Carey Turnbull, Co-founder and CEO of B.More, "B.More's psilocybin AUD program IND application is a major step forward in our mission to develop psychedelic medicines for individual struggling with alcohol use disorder. Our Phase 2b trial builds on the impressive work led by Dr. Bogenschutz and will provide vital data to further advance our drug development program."
B.More's Phase 2b, multicenter, randomized, double blind, active placebo controlled clinical trial will assess the 24-week efficacy and safety of synthetic psilocybin (SYNP-101) in treating moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (AUD). With a planned 226 participants, it will be the second largest psychedelics clinical trial ever conducted.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, excessive alcohol use kills roughly 95,000 Americans each year and is the leading cause of preventable death. In addition to increased risk of chronic disease and death, excessive alcohol use can negatively impact memory, learning and mental health and carries massive economic and social costs.
About B.More
Founded in 2017 by Carey and Claudia Turnbull, B.More is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a mission to develop better treatment options for those struggling with alcohol use disorder and other substance use disorders. Named after Claudia Turnbull's brother, Brett Moore, who died of a drug overdose 50 years ago, B.More is focused on the development and commercialization of psychedelic medicines that offer the potential to dramatically improve the lives of those for whom current treatment options have not proved effective. Based on a long history of partnership with researchers at the NYU School of Medicine, B.More is advancing clinical research to help these individuals and their loved ones live a better tomorrow.
For more information, please visit www.bmoreinc.org
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DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Young Women's Resource Center (YWRC) has been awarded a $10,000 sponsorship from Iowa Total Care to support general operations and programming to benefit local girls and young women ages 10 – 24.
"Iowa Total Care recognizes the important work YWRC does in advocating and supporting girls and young women in the Des Moines area," said Mitch Wasden, Plan President & CEO, Iowa Total Care.
The YWRC provides three core programs: Counseling, Empowerment, and Young Moms. Through these programs, participants are able to grow in self-confidence, build self-esteem, learn about healthy relationships, gain reproductive health knowledge, receive individual support, develop resiliency, and strengthen coping skills.
Counseling offers participants a safe, inclusive, empowering space to process traumas and navigate everyday challenges. The Empowerment Team provides in-school and on-site groups year-round that increase youths' sense of self and create a strong, positive social network of peers. In addition to group programming, Young Moms participants receive support through individualized services, including assistance to secure safe housing, partner with inclusive healthcare providers, complete high school, pursue higher education, and work with doulas during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
In addition to counseling, programming, and individual support, the YWRC also provides personal hygiene items, snacks and meals, take-home food supplies, diapers, baby formula, school supplies, menstrual products, winter coats and boots, and more. Larger youth events such as Back to School Bash and Empowerment Workshop expand the YWRC's reach so that more local youth can benefit from services.
Kari Zimmerman, Executive Director of the YWRC shared how important this sponsorship is: "With this generous sponsorship from Iowa Total Care, the YWRC will be able to continue to respond to the everchanging needs of girls and young women right here in our community, providing them with the support, resources, peer-to-peer connections, and trusted adults they need."
ABOUT IOWA TOTAL CARE
Iowa Total Care provides Medicaid healthcare coverage to eligible individuals in Iowa. Established in 2019, Iowa Total Care exists to improve the health of its members through focused, compassionate, and coordinated care. Iowa Total Care is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives. For more information about Iowa Total Care, visit www.iowatotalcare.com.
ABOUT YOUNG WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER
The Young Women's Resource Center is a non-profit organization that supports, educates, and advocates for girls and young women* ages 10-24. The YWRC offers small groups and individual support focused on building self-esteem and healthy relationships, as well as understanding reproductive health. Approximately 1,000 girls and young women are served each year. Young Moms participants receive additional support focused on healthy pregnancy/childbirth and parenting/life skills. The YWRC meets participants where they are and assists them with discovering their abilities and pursuing their goals. Learn more at www.ywrc.org. *We define 'girls and young women' as any persons who have been socialized and/or identify as female; trans and nonbinary individuals included.
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DENVER (AP) — James Outman homered on the first swing of his first big-league plate appearance and finished with three hits and three RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 Sunday and closed out July with 21 victories.
Freddie Freeman added three hits and an RBI, passing teammate Trea Turner for the MLB lead in hits. Tony Gonsolin (12-1) bounced back from his first loss of the season as the Dodgers finished the month 21-5, tying the franchise record for most wins in July. They scored 147 runs in the month.
“Obviously I’ve dreamed of it, playing Wiffle ball in the back yard and stuff like that,” Outman said of homering in his first at-bat. “I never really thought it was going to be something that was going to happen. It’s awesome. When I hit it I thought it had a chance. I didn’t want to be the first guy to hit a ball off the wall and have it be a single for my first hit, so I was running out of the box.”
Outman became the eighth Dodgers player in franchise history — the fourth since the move to Los Angeles — to homer in his first career plate appearance, joining Jose Offerman (1990), Garey Ingram (1994) and Keibert Ruiz (2020). Outman had 21 homers in 90 games between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma this season before being promoted Saturday.
He is the only Los Angeles Dodger in franchise history with three hits and three RBIs in his first game, and he is first major leaguer since Joey Gallo with three hits, including a homer and three RBIs, in his debut. Gallo did it June 2, 2015.
“Historic — what a debut,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Really fun to watch. You can just see his joy. A day that he has dreamt about, and for it to play out like this. Today was about James Outman, and I couldn’t be more happy.”
The 25-year-old Outman, with a 1-1 count, homered on a 95 mph fastball from German Marquez (6-9) to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead after Cody Bellinger singled to open the third inning. The homer landed in the Dodgers’ bullpen and was retrieved by Alex Vesia, who passed it to Outman in the clubhouse.
“I’m going to stare at it for a long time, and then I’m going to put it up in my childhood room next to all my other baseball stuff,” Outman said of the ball. “I have a shelf of all my Little League home runs. That might top them all.”
Outman singled and scored in the seventh inning and drove in a run with a double to the wall in right-center in the eighth, helping push the Dodgers lead to 7-3. Outman was the Dodgers’ seventh-round pick in the 2018 draft.
“I’m usually just trying to hit the ball as hard as I can, hit a line drive somewhere,” Outman said.
Gonsolin gave up three runs — all in the third inning — and five hits while striking out six and walking one. He has given up at least three earned runs in each of his last three starts, after giving up two or fewer in his first 15. He has pitched a career-high 104 2/3 innings this season.
“Everybody goes through their ups and downs,” said Gonsolin, whose ERA is 2.41. “Hopefully, this is just a quick down and we can turn it around going into the next start.”
Brian Serven homered for Colorado to open the three-run third off Gonsolin, and the Rockies loaded the bases without getting the ball out of the infield on a hit batter, a walk, and dribbler on the chalk down the third-base line. Grichuk lined a two-run single to right for a 3-2 lead.
Grichuk had his third straight multi-hit game and was 7 for 16 in the four-game series.
The Dodgers scored two in the fourth inning for a 4-3 lead, taking advantage of the Rockies’ sloppy defense. With a runner on first and one out, second baseman Brendan Rodgers bobbled a potential inning-ending double play grounder before settling for an out at first. After a walk put runners on first and second, Bellinger doubled in one run, and the second scored when Grichuk misplayed the ball in right.
“Some uncharacteristic things happened,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “You can’t do that against a good team.”
THE HITS KEEP ON COMING
Freddie Freeman (128) and Trea Turner (127) are 1-2 in the major leagues in hits, Freeman overtaking his teammate with a three-hit game Sunday after Turner extended his hitting streak to 18 with a first-inning single. The two are attempting to become the sixth pair of teammates to finish 1-2 in the league in hits in the live ball era.
Turner led the NL in hits in 2020 and 2021 and would be the second player in major league history to lead the league in three straight seasons. Ichiro led the majors in five straight seasons with Seattle, 2006-2010.
MR. RODGERS’ EXCLUSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD
Rodgers extended his home hitting streak to 12 games Sunday and was 9 for 16 in the four-game series against the Dodgers. Among major league second basemen, Rodgers ranked in the top two in four offensive categories — 100 hits (first), 23 doubles (tied for first), 154 total bases (second) and 49 RBIs (tied for second).
ROSTER MOVES
RHP Chris Martin joined the Dodgers on Sunday, a day after being acquired from the Chicago Cubs for OF Zach McKinstry. defined Martin’s roles as “reliever.”
“Wherever we see fit to take down some outs, that’s when he is going to pitch,” Roberts said.
Martin was 1-0 with a 4.31 in 31 1/3 innings with the Cubs this season, with 40 strikeouts and four walks. The Dodgers optioned RHP Jake Reed to Triple-A Albuquerque to make room on the roster.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: 3B Justin Turner (abdominal strain) missed his fourth straight game Sunday. A recent MRI was negative, but “there is still some sensation,” Roberts said. “We don’t need to push him.” Turner is to play catch and run Monday, and the earliest he could be back in the lineup is Thursday against San Francisco, Roberts said. … IF/OF Chris Taylor (foot) is to begin a rehab assignment Monday. “I really can’t see it being less than seven games,” Roberts said. Taylor has not played since July 4. … RHP Blake Treinen (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a simulated game Wednesday in San Francisco. He has made three appearances this season, the last April 14.
Rockies: LF Kris Bryant (plantar fasciitis) was removed in the top of the sixth inning. After scoring on a single in the third inning, Bryant ran into the clubhouse before returning to the field, only to be removed three innings later. … 1B C.J. Cron had a day off. Cron, who was hit by a pitch in the left wrist July 8 in Arizona, is 3 for 36 with one homer and two RBIs since the All-Star break.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: LHP Andrew Heaney (1-0, 0.47 ERA) is to oppose RHP Logan Webb (9-4, 2.91) in the opener of a four-game series in San Francisco. Heaney struck out four in four scoreless innings of a no-decision against Washington in his first appearance since being activated from the injured list on Wednesday. The Dodgers are 6-0 at home and 0-3 on the road against the Giants this season.
Rockies: RHP Antonio Senzatela (3-5. 4.90) is to oppose RHP Mike Clevinger (2-3, 3.38) in the first game of a four-game series in San Diego. Senzatela is 0-3 with a 6.57 ERA in five road starts this season, and the Rockies have lost all five. The Rockies are 8-3 against the Padres this season.
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of Hong Kong residents are lining up in front of the British Consulate General for hours each day to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, leaving piles of flowers and handwritten notes.
The collective outpouring of grief after her death last week is perhaps the most ardent among the former British colonies, where mourning has been generally subdued. It’s seen by some experts as a form of dissent against increasingly intrusive controls by communist-ruled Beijing, which took over the territory in 1997.
Some Hong Kongers are nostalgic for what they view as a past “golden age” under Britain’s not entirely democratic colonial rule, when the city of about 7 million people gained stature as a world financial center and tourism destination.
The queen’s death has sparked a flurry of interest in British memorabilia, among other things.
The Queen is nicknamed “si tau por” in Hong Kong. Pronounced “see-tao-POHR” In the local Cantonese dialect, that translates to “boss lady.”
“We used to call her ‘si tau por’ when we were under her rule. It’s simply a way of showing respect to her. There was a feeling of kindness from her, she’s not the kind of boss who is up above you,” said CK Li, a resident who queued for over two hours to pay his respects.
Another resident, 80-year-old Eddie Wong, said she was there “out of true feelings” from her heart.
“People in Hong Kong love her,” said Wong. “Because when we were under her rule, we enjoyed democracy and freedom and we were very grateful. I want to bid farewell to ‘si tau por’ who is in heaven.”
With its July 1, 1997, takeover China promised to leave Hong Kong’s Western-style civil liberties and institutions intact for at least 50 years. Many raised in the former territory grew up hoping for still greater freedoms.
But following months of anti-government protests in 2019, Beijing imposed a tough national security law on the city, seeking to stamp out public dissent.
News outlets deemed overly critical of Beijing have been forced to shut down and dozens of activists have been arrested. The mass protests ended. Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents have chosen to emigrate to the U.K. and other places such as Taiwan.
So far, the authorities have allowed the orderly, somber shows of respect to continue.
“I would imagine that some people are going there not so much for nostalgia reasons, but as a kind of protest, now that dissent is suppressed,” said John Burns, an honorary professor of politics and public administration at the University of Hong Kong.
“Some people, for example, who agree with the kind of universal values that the U.K. stands for, and that were incorporated in our Bill of Rights at the end of colonialism could participate in this as a form of protest,” Burns said.
Emotions in Hong Kong are running high, said former Democratic Party chairwoman and ex-lawmaker Emily Lau, given the city’s political situation and its struggles in fighting COVID-19.
“There are some who are genuinely nostalgic and have sentimental feelings for the Queen, but there are also people who have grievances about the current situation in Hong Kong,” Lau said.
“We cannot rule out that some have used this occasion to express that,” she said.
At the same time, public figures in Hong Kong are being scrutinized over their response to the queen’s passing, and drawing criticism if they are viewed as too admiring of her reign or British rule in general.
Commenters on mainland Chinese social media sites have blasted veteran actor Lau Kar-ying, for posting a selfie outside the British Consulate on Instagram with a caption including the line, “Hong Kong was a blessed land under her reign.”
Harshly criticized for attributing Hong Kong’s prosperity to British rule, Lau deleted the post and issued a video apology on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo. He appealed to people not to read too much into what he said.
“I am Chinese and I will forever love my motherland. I’m sorry,” Lau said.
Not all Hong Kongers are sentimental about British rule. Some resent London’s decision not to grant them full British citizenship, instead giving them British National Overseas passports before the handover, which do not guarantee a right to live in the U.K.
“The British took away the rights of those born in Hong Kong before 1997. They didn’t protect those rights,” said Leslie Chan, who said he had no plans to show his respects to the queen. “When the British government discussed with China about the future of Hong Kong, Hong Kongers were cut off from the discussion,” he said.
Some in Hong Kong are only focusing on the last few decades of British rule before the handover to China, when the city became increasingly prosperous and the colonial government burnished its legacy with new parks, train lines and other modern amenities.
British rule in Hong Kong benefited the territory in some ways but colonialism is ultimately harmful for its hegemony and racism, said Burns.
“When you’re talking about the benefits of colonialism, you cannot just take the last 10 years or 20 years in Hong Kong,” he said. “You have to look at the whole thing.” | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-in-hong-kong-public-grief-over-queen-doubles-as-dissent/ | 2022-09-16T23:09:46Z |
STS XPJ-1682D 64" DTF Printer from Japan Has a Staggered Dual-Head Design that Provides Ultra-Fast Print Speeds, Smooth Gradations, and High Quality Printing
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- STS Inks, a global leader in the wide format, industrial and household inkjet ink market, today announced the launch of the STS XPJ-1682D 64" Direct to Film (DTF) Printer from Japan. The first units of the product will be distributed to dealers in the United States in September 2022.
The XPJ-1682D has a staggered dual-head design that provides ultra-fast print speeds. It also produces smooth gradations while delivering high-quality printing even with reduced resolution. The printer as SAI's Flexi DTF Edition RIP Software, bundled with Flexi DTF Editor. The XPJ-1682D also features automatic bi-directional alignments, a user-friendly touch panel, added LED lighting, and an upgraded media feed flange that allows operators to load media and exchange multiple roles easily and quickly.
Specific features of the XPJ-1682D printer include the following:
- STS DTF Inks (CMYK Lm Lc White White)
- Built-in color sensor for auto bidirectional alignments
- Improved feed mechanism corresponding to a wide range of media
- MUTOH Status Monitor (MSM) checks printer status in real time and print history
- Media flange allows for easy media loading
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"The printer's features are designed specifically to increase user friendly operation and maintenance while continuing to offer high production, high-quality output," said Shahar Turgeman, who founded STS Inks in 1999. "The printer is paired with STS's DTF ink, which of course offers users excellent color gamut and outstanding durability."
With the first units of the product being distributed to dealers in the United States in September 2022, customers should contact their dealers directly.
For more information, please visit www.STSInks.com.
STS Inks® is the largest digital ink production company in the United States and global leader in the wide format, industrial and household inkjet ink market. The company's 35,000 square foot U.S. manufacturing facility located in Boca Raton, Florida handles the development, production, packaging and distribution of a huge variety of products, including premium quality inks compatible with most major brands of large format printers. STS Inks was founded by Shahar Turgeman in 1999 and he was joined by his business partner Adam M. Shafran in 2009. The company has a worldwide network of distributors in the United States as well as over 150 countries throughout South America, Europe and Asia. The company has offices in the U.S., Amsterdam and Medellin and warehouses in the U.S., Europe and South America for fast and easy delivery. For more information, please visit www.STSInks.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Javier Bardem is confident that audiences in America will enjoy “The Good Boss” as much as moviegoers in Spain when the film arrives in the U.S. later this month.
“When we were doing screenings in Los Angeles and New York and some other places in the states, when we were presenting the movie for the Oscars, the theaters were packed and people were laughing and having a great time and also, (gasp), holding their breath at the end when they understand what they were laughing about,” Bardem said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
Fernando León de Aranoa’s satire about corporate corruption opens August 26 in New York and Los Angeles before a nationwide rollout that comes months after the film won six Goya Awards (Spain’s equivalent to the Oscars) and was shortlisted to the Academy Award for best international feature film.
“I think the reaction is pretty much the same everywhere we went, in Spain and out of Spain, and that speaks volumes of the quality of the story and the movie and the character and the dialogues. So I expect them to have a great time, to laugh and see some of their own work experiences on screen.”
In “The Good Boss” (“El Buen Patrón”), Bardem portrays Julio Blanco, the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business that goes to great lengths to solve any problems from his workers in time while anxiously awaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence.
It’s a very different character from Bardem’s portrayal of Desi Arnaz in “Being the Ricardos,” which earned him his fourth Oscar nomination earlier this year. The Spanish star won the Academy Award for best supporting actor in 2008 for “No Country for Old Men” and competed for best actor in 2001 and 2011 for “Before Night Falls” and “Biutiful”, respectively.
In a recent interview from Budapest, where he is filming the second installment of “Dune,” Bardem spoke about “The Good Boss”, his acting process, and the impact that fatherhood has had on his life. The actor and his wife, Academy Award-winner Penélope Cruz, have two children together: Leo, 11, and Luna, 9.
Remarks have been edited for brevity and clarity.
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AP: “The Good Boss” arrives in the US after the success of “Being the Ricardos.” How did you go from one role to the other? What is your process?
BARDEM: I guess the process is to really trust the good writing of the scriptwriters and follow their leads, follow what they’ve done so beautifully. In this case, we’re talking about Aaron Sorkin and Fernando León, both extraordinarily talented directors and writers. So, there’s a proposal there on the page, and you just go with the proposal because there are steps beautifully put together by the writer that tells you where to go. On the other hand, I try to prepare the roles with my acting coach, Juan Carlos Corazza, who I work with since I was 20 years old and he’s my friend and my mentor, he helps me a big deal to get to the place where I understand organically what a character is like.
AP: The character of Julio Blanco, as you said in your acceptance speech at the Goya Awards earlier this year, has so many hues. How did you find his voice? Did you get inspired by someone in particular?
BARDEM: You know, I was talking to the director and the speeches that (the character) does, because he does quite a few speeches, we thought if we do it with the normal kind of very in its place kind of voice, like the guy knows how to speak, he likes to give speeches, it will transcend to a place that we don’t want to be. There must be something that really doesn’t work and tells us that there is something that doesn’t fit quite well with what he’s saying. And at the same time, in my country, in Spain, we’re used to that kind of energy, to that kind of profile of person that is very warm and fun and close, and at the same time is stealing your wallet. So that’s what we tried to find in the voice.
AP: In the movie, you also play a family man who discovers that the girl he just slept with is the daughter of a very good friend whom he hadn’t seen since she was little. As a father, how did you take that scene, and how has being a father affected your approach to acting?
BARDEM: Well, I cannot even think what would that be like if that was my daughter (laughs). But how does being a father affects me? In every way. It affects me in every way as a human being, and there’s no way you can separate one from the other. It makes you more empathetic and more aware of your own faults and limitations, and also aware of somebody else’s needs — not wishes or desires, but needs. And you have to postpone your own needs for their needs, and that’s a beautiful thing to do.
It’s there, in that interaction, that you find the best of yourself. And I guess acting is the same thing. When you are on your own, you’re too concentrated in your own belly button, thinking about what you want to do and what you want to become and what you want to make people understand. You lose track of what’s the purpose of this job, which is to be in service of something bigger than yourself.
AP: Have your children seen any of your movies?
BARDEM: Now I’m making movies for them! I’ve done one with a crocodile in which I sing and dance, “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile”, and I’ve done “The Little Mermaid” (both currently in post-production.) They’ve seen “Being the Ricardos!” They liked it a lot, although at times — they’re young and there was a lot of bla-bla-bla, a wonderful blablabla by Aaron Sorkin — but well, when they saw me dance and sing they laughed because they saw me rehearse at home. And they have seen “Pirates” (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”). Leo, my boy, has seen “Dune”, and here I am, making movies that they can also see.
AP: Over decades now, you’ve been widely recognized and awarded for your work. Is this something that still excites you, or are you used to it?
BARDEM: More than excite, what surprises me is the fact that I’m still 53 years old and I’m still working, that I’m still making a living doing this, that they keep calling me and that, from time to time, they like what I do. That’s a lot! It still surprises me in a real way, and I don’t want it to stop surprising me, I don’t want to stop caring about it. I want to keep trying to do my best and sometimes you have to remind yourself because you take things for granted that you shouldn’t.
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Adds New Icon to Visual Identity Underscoring Private Blockchain Technology Platform Focused on Risk Reduction, Confidentiality & Operational Efficiencies
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Symbiont, Inc. a technology pioneer solving complex global finance problems using enterprise blockchain solutions, announced today a brand refresh to underscore its fintech leadership as one of the pioneers of enterprise blockchain. The company unveiled a new visual identity introducing an icon to its logo highlighting its proprietary technology platform, which focuses on risk reduction, confidentiality, and operational efficiencies.
The brand refresh comes at a time of evolution and maturity of blockchain technology within the financial services industry overall. For Symbiont specifically, the brand refresh marks a new growth phase following the official launch of its smart-collateral product with Vanguard and State Street in December of 2021 to bring post-trade workflow automation, along with the expansion of its leadership, and an upcoming new release of its sophisticated and private Assembly platform. Symbiont's Assembly platform continues its evolution, enhancing simplicity, flexibility, stability, and overall performance to maintain its innovation status as the leading private enterprise blockchain platform for financial institutions.
Mark Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Symbiont commented, "When my Co-Founders and I created Symbiont the idea was to develop a technology company that would represent the 'symbiotic' relationship between new decentralized technology within traditional financial markets and emerging tech. Eight years later, I'm delighted that we have successfully created a distributed ledger blockchain and smart contract technology within our custom permissioned technology platform, built with the purpose of fixing traditional capital markets issues."
"Today's rollout of our new brand identity is a nod to our team and the Assembly platform we created using risk-averse, secure fintech solutions to solve complex problems for banks, asset-managers, and financial marketplaces. The Symbiont team of engineers and financial services experts have been developing solutions to solve market problems in the FX, data, post-trade, and fixed income markets, with a goal of building the common market infrastructure of the future. We are gaining traction and more than ever focused on accelerating our smart collateral product adoption to automate back-office and regulatory operations to minimize counterparty/credit risk" he added.
Silvia Davi, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of Symbiont commented, "Symbiont was an early visionary within the fintech community and one of the first to use blockchain technology as a solution to replace antiquated systems and solve complex market problems. Our brand refresh emphasizes our roots while introducing a new block icon to our visual identity to underscore our focus on security, problem- solving, decentralization and connectivity. Our CEO, CTO, myself and many other Symbiont team members were a part of the electronification within financial services early on in our careers and today our mission is to introduce a new phase of market infrastructure technology solutions to reduce risk and costs in the back-office, post-trade operations."
Chuck Ocheret, Chief Technology Officer of Symbiont said, "Our brand refresh aligns with the next generation of Symbiont's Assembly platform. This is our most advanced release to date, continuing to raise the bar for innovation and technical excellence. The unique use of 'io' within the Symbiont name is meant to emphasize our computer science origins and the concept of inputs/outputs."
"We highlight the IO in the Symbiont logo in orange to represent creativity and the color gray to highlight our market sophistication. It's rewarding to be among the first fintech companies to use innovations that have defined our legacy and left an indelible mark in the industry. Symbiont has reinvented smart securities to create intelligent markets, as our corporate motto suggests, and we are excited about broadening our market adoption in the year ahead." Silvia added.
Symbiont is a leading technology company focused on solving complex global finance problems using a novel enterprise blockchain solution. An early pioneer of smart contracts and distributed ledger technologies, Symbiont's Assembly™ blockchain is the first enterprise platform developed to remove operational friction from the life cycle of financial instruments, while enabling real-time data sharing with optimal security and privacy. Founded in New York with a global footprint, Symbiont is composed of a team of capital markets experts and engineers located all over the world with the common goal of creating market efficiencies to power the next generation of financial market innovation.
To learn more about Symbiont, please visit symbiont.io or contact the team at info@symbiont.io. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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SAN ANTONIO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Potluck Hospitality is excited to announce a new restaurant coming to a historic and landmark San Antonio space. Carriqui (pronounced KHER-ih-key) will open at Pearl in what was formerly the building that housed Boehler's Liberty Saloon and Liberty Bar. The new 380-seat, 11,000 square foot restaurant will open to the public in September 2022. Carriqui is located at 239 E Grayson St., San Antonio, TX 78215.
Carriqui is named after the green jay of South Texas home, the only place in the US where you can find this colorful and gregarious bird. The flightpath of the carriqui is the inspiration for the menu, which will showcase South Texas foodways—from the Rio Grande Valley to the Texas coast and north to San Antonio. The menu will feature fresh seafood from the Gulf, Rio Grande-inspired botana platters, pit-cooked barbacoa and brisket, a masa program, and a robust cocktail and beverage program.
"We are thrilled to announce Carriqui, which has been in the making for years," said Potluck Hospitality CEO Elizabeth Fauerso. "As stewards of the storied structure, we are excited for the building's next chapter. We have assembled a great team to showcase the foodways of South Texas and welcome all of San Antonio to gather, relax and celebrate here."
The structure that houses Carriqui has always been a storied place with deep connections to Pearl Brewery and the surrounding neighborhood. In the early days of Pearl, Boehler's Liberty Saloon served as the watering hole and social center for the brewery's workers. In 1933 when prohibition ended, Pearl Brewery's first truck delivery was to this special location. Then from 1985 until 2008, the building was home to San Antonio's heralded Liberty Bar, which moved to the King William neighborhood in 2016.
Carriqui aims to honor its past and usher in the next chapter with the very best offerings of food and atmosphere with every intention of creating a space for joyful gathering. Carriqui was created by and for San Antonians, and the experience of being at Carriqui will resonate deeply for locals with its sense of history and home, and for visitors, it will offer a glimpse into what makes San Antonio special.
For more information about Carriqui visit carriquitx.com and follow along on Instagram and Facebook at @CarriquiTX.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: AE) ("Adams" or the "Company") today announced that Kevin Roycraft, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, and Tracy Ohmart, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of the Company, will present at Singular Research's 2022 Autumn Equinox Webinar on September 14, 2022 at 3:30 pm ET. The presentation will be available online via a webinar. To listen to the live webcast, please contact Singular Research Customer Service at research@singularresearch.com or call 818-222-6234 for further information.
A slide presentation that will be referenced during the webcast will be posted to the Investor Relations page in the investor relations section of the Company's website: https://www.adamsresources.com/investor-relations/.
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. is engaged in crude oil marketing, transportation, terminalling and storage, tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk and recycling and repurposing of off-spec fuels, lubricants, crude oil and other chemicals through its subsidiaries, GulfMark Energy, Inc., Service Transport Company, Victoria Express Pipeline, L.L.C., GulfMark Terminals, LLC, Phoenix Oil, Inc., and Firebird Bulk Carriers, Inc. For more information, visit www.adamsresources.com.
Company Contact
Tracy E. Ohmart
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
tohmart@adamsresources.com
(713) 881-3609
Investor Relations Contact
Gary Guyton or Steven Hooser
Three Part Advisors
(214) 442-0016
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Marsha Hunt, ‘40s star and blacklist victim, dies at 104
TORONTO (AP) — Marsha Hunt, one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s who worked with performers ranging from Laurence Olivier to Andy Griffith in a career disrupted for a time by the McCarthy-era blacklist, has died. She was 104.
Hunt, who appeared in more than 100 movies and TV shows, died Wednesday at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, said Roger Memos, the writer-director of the 2015 documentary “Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity.”
A Chicago native, she arrived in Hollywood in 1935 and over the next 15 years appeared in dozens of films, from the Preston Sturges comedy “Easy Living” to the adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” that starred Olivier and Greer Garson.
She was well under 40 when MGM named her “Hollywood’s Youngest Character Actress.” And by the early 1950s, she was enough of a star to appear on the cover of Life magazine and seem set to thrive in the new medium of television when suddenly “the work dried up,” she recalled in 1996.
The reason, she learned from her agent, was that the communist-hunting Red Channels publication had revealed that she attended a peace conference in Stockholm and other supposedly suspicious gatherings. Alongside Hollywood stars Lauren Bacall, Humphry Bogart and Danny Kaye, Hunt also went to Washington in 1947 to protest the House Un-American Activities Committee, which was conducting a witch hunt for communists in the film industry.
“I’d made 54 movies in my first 16 years in Hollywood,” Hunt said in 1996. “In the last 45 years, I’ve made eight. That shows what a blacklist can do to a career.”
Hunt concentrated on the theater, where the blacklist was not observed, until she began occasionally getting film work again in the late 1950s. She appeared in the touring companies of “The Cocktail Party,” “The Lady’s Not for Burning” and “The Tunnel of Love,” and on Broadway in “The Devil’s Disciple,” “Legend of Sarah″ and “The Paisley Convertible.”
Marcia Virginia Hunt (she changed the spelling of her first name later) was born in Chicago and grew up in New York City, daughter of a lawyer-insurance executive and a voice teacher. Slender and stylish, with a warm smile and large, expressive eyes, Hunt studied drama and worked as a model before making her film debut.
An early marriage to director Jerry Hopper ended in divorce. In 1948 she married film writer Robert Presnell Jr., and they had one daughter, who died soon after her premature birth. Her husband died in 1986.
Hunt’s first movie was 1935′s “The Virginia Judge.” She went on to play demure roles in a series of films for Paramount, including “The Accusing Finger” and “Come on Leathernecks,” but, as she told The Associated Press in 2020, she was tired of “sweet young things” and begged for more substantial work.
Hollywood proved a painful education. In “Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity,” she remembered almost getting the part of Melanie Wilkes in “Gone with the Wind,” even being assured by producer David O. Selznick. Within days, Olivia de Havilland was announced as the actor who would play Melanie for the 1939 epic.
“That’s the day I grew up,” Hunt said in the documentary. “That’s the day I knew I could never have my heart broken again by this profession of acting.”
She left Paramount for MGM around the time of “Gone with the Wind” and had lead or supporting roles in “These Glamour Girls,” “Flight Command” and “The Human Comedy” among other movies.
“MGM was sheer magic,” she recalled in a 2007 Associated Press interview. “When I arrived at the studio for a one-day role, they parked my car. I went on the set and found a director’s chair with a sign on it, ‘Miss Hunt.’ Another sign was on my dressing room.
“I said to myself, ‘Any studio that treats a one-day player that way, really knows how to make pictures.’ They won my loyalty.”
Work unraveled quickly after she openly embraced liberal causes, such as joining the 1947 protest against congressional hearings on the reputed communist influence in Hollywood.
“I was never a communist or even interested in the communist cause,” she declared in 1996. “I was a political innocent defending my industry.”
With a couple of exceptions, such as producer Stanley Kramer’s 1952 family comedy “The Happy Time,” she was unseen on the big screen for most of the 1950s. She later appeared in many TV series, including “My Three Sons,” “Matlock,” “All in the Family” and “Murder, She Wrote.”
She remained vigorous and elegant in old age. In 1993, she put out “The Way We Wore: Styles of the 1930s and ‘40s and Our World Since Then,” a lavishly illustrated book of the fashions during her Hollywood heyday.
A lifelong political activist, Hunt had a brush with terror in 1962 when she took part in a forum on right-wing extremists and two other participants’ homes were damaged by homemade bombs the very same evening.
“The ashen-faced actress said her home probably escaped the bomb attack only because the terrorists were unable to find out where she lived,” the Los Angeles Times reported. Police were sent to guard her home.
More recently, she helped create a refuge for the homeless in Los Angeles’ Sherman Oaks neighborhood, where she lived and was feted with the title honorary mayor.
Looking back on her activist years, Hunt remarked in 1996: “I never craved an identity as a figure of controversy. But having weathered it and found other interests in the meantime, I can look back with some philosophy.”
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The late Associated Press writer Bob Thomas contributed to this obituary.
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Also Announces Hiring of Joe Rubino to Lead Efforts related to Information Security
CHICAGO, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today the formation of its Portfolio Resources Group (PRG). PRG will be comprised of experienced functional leaders who can bring expertise, intellectual capital, vendor relationships and best practices in defined areas to support GTCR's investment teams and portfolio company leadership. The members of GTCR's Portfolio Resources Group are expected to bring enhanced capabilities and resources to aid in management's value creation plans. Consistent with GTCR's Leader's Strategy™ approach, PRG team members will work with a partnership orientation to collaboratively and constructively assist portfolio company leadership on key initiatives determined by management and company boards of directors.
"GTCR's approach is to be a constructive and value-added partner to our management leaders. Our industry domain expertise and our experience growing and transforming businesses are critical to being a good partner and building value alongside management. To further enhance the value-add that we can bring, we are investing in staff that will have expertise in specific functional areas, which will be available as a resource to our teams. The Portfolio Resources Group is a natural extension of the deep partnership we look to build with our executives and is expected to further the value creation that we can accomplish mutually," said Collin Roche, Managing Director and Co-CEO of GTCR.
As part of the Portfolio Resources Group, Travis Krueger, a Managing Director at GTCR, will continue to lead a team that provides data and analytics and portfolio support to assist GTCR's investment teams, investment committee and portfolio company management. Mr. Krueger joined GTCR in 2005 and has been instrumental in building the firm's capabilities to utilize data to develop insights on company performance and to better inform value creation plans. Mr. Krueger has also been a contributor to the creation of PRG and will be a key leader focused on driving impact at portfolio companies.
The PRG will supplement portfolio company support provided by the firm's investment teams as well as GTCR's in-house functional leaders in such areas as finance, legal, compliance, marketing/communications, leadership, information technology and ESG-DEI.
In conjunction with the formation of the Portfolio Resources Group, GTCR is announcing that Joe Rubino has joined as Managing Director, Information Security and Data Privacy. Mr. Rubino supports the firm's portfolio companies on key initiatives including cybersecurity, information management, data privacy and risk mitigation. Mr. Rubino has over two decades of security experience. He joins GTCR from HCL Software where he served as Vice President & Global Chief Information Security Officer, and previously he was Chief Information Security Officer for Bloomberg Industry Group. Before his private sector experience, Mr. Rubino spent 15 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, focused on data protection services and responsibilities.
Mr. Rubino joins other members of GTCR's Portfolio Resources Group who have joined the firm in the past year. Manoj Narayanan is a Managing Director with a focus on Technology and Digitization. Mr. Narayanan works with GTCR portfolio companies on enhancing technology infrastructure and undertaking transformative technology improvement initiatives. Most recently, Mr. Narayanan was CTO of Real Chemistry, and he was previously a Managing Director at Vista Equity Partners. Katelyn Moorhead is Director of Procurement. Ms. Moorhead works on procurement and sourcing initiatives across the portfolio as well as vendor management and partnerships. Prior to joining GTCR, Ms. Moorhead was a Director at PwC in Chicago, working in procurement and strategic sourcing for middle market clients.
"Joe brings a wealth of experience to GTCR, and he will help our portfolio company leadership to better assess and manage security risks within their organization and to enhance data management generally. Given the risks in today's world, and with the rapid changes in security technology, it is important that GTCR offers support to our management teams in this critical area," said Aaron Cohen, Managing Director and Head of Financial Services & Technology at GTCR. "We expect that Joe, Manoj, Katelyn, working with Travis and others within our firm, will further enhance our ability to deploy best practices within our portfolio companies, ultimately helping to drive transformative change that is the hallmark of our investment approach. We will look to strategically add capabilities in other key functional areas over time."
About GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm that pioneered The Leaders Strategy™ – finding and partnering with management leaders in core domains to identify, acquire and build market-leading companies through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. GTCR is focused on investing in transformative growth in companies in the Business & Consumer Services, Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Technology, Media & Telecommunications sectors. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $24 billion in over 270 companies, and the firm currently manages over $27 billion in equity capital. GTCR is based in Chicago with offices in New York and West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.gtcr.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
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Andrew Johnson
(212) 835-7042
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Rangers rally in 9th again to beat A’s 8-5 for 3rd in row
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Andy Ibañez singled off Athletics closer Dany Jiménez with two outs to drive in a pair of runs, and the Texas Rangers scored three runs in the ninth inning to win for a second consecutive night, beating Oakland 8-5 on Friday night. A day after scoring three runs in their final at-bat to beat the A’s 4-1, the Rangers did it again to win their third straight. After Brad Miller stuck out looking and stood at home plate yelling at umpire Phil Cuzzi, Ibañez bounced a 1-2 pitch up the middle into center field. Ibañez then scored on Marcus Semien’s RBI single. Sean Murphy and Chad Pinder hit back-to-back home runs for the A’s. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/27/rangers-rally-in-9th-again-to-beat-as-8-5-for-3rd-in-row/ | 2022-05-28T10:34:05Z |
School resource officer accidentally runs over student, Ala. sheriff says
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A school resource officer is on paid administrative leave after he accidentally ran over a student on Thursday afternoon, according to the Lauderdale County Sheriff.
An eighth grade student at Central High School in Florence, Alabama, was injured after being run over by the school resource officer during a mock “dangers of prom” driving under the influence demonstration.
Sheriff Rick Singleton told WAFF the student was lying on the pavement as part of the mock demonstration when the officer backed up the vehicle, not realizing the student was there.
A student was also inside the patrol car at the time of the incident.
According to Singleton, the injured student was airlifted to a Birmingham hospital to treat her injuries.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating this case. The school resource officer has since been placed on paid administrative leave.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Coinbase Global, Inc. ("Coinbase" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: COIN) and certain of its officers, on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Coinbase securities between April 14, 2021 and July 26, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/coin.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the Securities Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Coinbase custodially held crypto assets on behalf of its customers, which assets Coinbase knew or recklessly disregarded could qualify as the property of a bankruptcy estate, making those assets potentially subject to bankruptcy proceedings in which Coinbase's customers would be treated as the Company's general unsecured creditors; (2) Coinbase allowed Americans to trade digital assets that Coinbase knew or recklessly disregarded should have been registered as securities with the SEC; (3) the foregoing conduct subjected the Company to a heightened risk of regulatory and governmental scrutiny and enforcement action; and (4) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/coin or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Law Clerk and Client Relations Manager, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Coinbase you have until October 3, 2022, to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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SEATTLE, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] unveiled its 2022 ecoDemonstrator today with a livery that honors a decade of testing to reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The latest ecoDemonstrator, a Boeing-owned 777-200ER, will test about 30 new technologies aimed at improving sustainability and safety for the aerospace industry, including a water conservation system and technologies to improve operational efficiency.
"Boeing is committed to support our customers and enable the commercial aviation industry to meet our shared commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050," said Stan Deal, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO. "The ecoDemonstrator program's rigorous testing of new technologies further enhances the environmental performance of our products and services and is invaluable to continuously improving safety."
During six months of flight and ground tests starting this summer, the 2022 ecoDemonstrator will evaluate:
- In collaboration with NASA, SMART vortex generators – small vertical vanes on the wing – that improve aerodynamic efficiency during takeoff and landing
- A system to conserve onboard water and reduce weight as well as fuel use
- Additively manufactured airplane and engine parts to help reduce fuel use and manufacturing waste
- An environmentally preferred refrigerant and a new fire suppression agent to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- A heads-up enhanced vision system for pilots to improve operational efficiency
- Continued comprehensive study of the impact of sustainable aviation fuel toward the reduction of emissions
- For all flight tests, the 777-200ER will fly on a highest approved blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available
"The Boeing ecoDemonstrator program brings together the two most important ingredients to a more sustainable future – innovative technologies and partnerships with customers, suppliers, government agencies and academia," said Chris Raymond, Boeing Chief Sustainability Officer. "We celebrate the past successes and look forward to continuing this iconic program to help decarbonize aviation, together."
Since its initial flights in 2012, the Boeing ecoDemonstrator program has accelerated innovation by taking new technologies out of the lab and testing them in an operational environment. Including this year's platform, the program has tested about 230 technologies to help decarbonize aviation, improve operational efficiency and enhance safety and the passenger experience. Approximately a third of tested technologies have progressed onto Boeing's products and services.
More information about the 2022 ecoDemonstrator and previous ecoDemonstrator airplanes is available at boeing.com/ecoDemonstrator. Boeing's sustainability commitments, partnerships and efforts are available at https://www.boeing.com/principles/sustainability.
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing's diverse team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company's core values of safety, quality and integrity. Join our team and find your purpose at boeing.com/careers.
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TAIPEI, May 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiwan-based United BioPharma (UBP) has announced the approval of a Phase 2 clinical trial with novel anti-IgE monoclonal antibody UB-221 by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA).
This Phase 2 clinical trial (double-blind, placebo-controlled) aims to evaluate the efficacy of UB-221 as a long-acting add-on therapy for treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and provide evidence of the therapeutic potential of two high-dose UB-221 treatments over a 6-month period.
Spontaneous Urticaria is categorized into acute (< six weeks) and chronic (> six weeks) variants. With an incidence rate of 0.5–1%, patients can suffer from the disease at any time.
Nonsedating H1‐antihistamines are the mainstay of symptomatic therapy. Treatment with licensed doses relieves symptoms effectively in <50% of patients. As patients benefit little from H1‐antihistamines, new therapeutic strategies are needed.
UB-221 is an IgG1 that targets the Cε3 domain of IgE antibody. UB-221 neutralizes soluble IgE and inhibits the IgE synthesis by binding to FcεRII (CD23) receptor on B-cells surface. Pre-clinical studies demonstrate UB-221's superiority to current therapeutic antibody targeting IgE (Xolair® ; Omalizumab) by 8-folds for pharmacologic effects. UB-221 shows 2 to 5-folds inhibition of IgE synthesis in the in-vitro data, requiring 1/10 dose to achieve the same effect in huIGHE-knock-in mice model.
The Phase 1 clinical trial revealed that CSU patients responded to UB-221 rapidly after a single dose and suppressed their serum free IgE for weeks to months®, indicating that UB-221 could relieve symptoms of CSU more effectively than Xolair. UB-221 can also inhibit the production of new IgE by binding to the already bound- IgE on the low-affinity receptor CD23. As such, the speed of IgE rebound will be slower after treatment is discontinued.
"We are excited to begin the trial of UB-221 as a long-acting add-on therapy for patients suffering from CSU," said Dr. Shugene Lynn, CEO of United BioPharma. "The potential benefits will bring more comfort and symptom control and will be an important step in the fight against the condition and its effects."
About United BioPharma
United BioPharma (UBP), a Taiwan-based late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, is dedicated to the research, development, and manufacture of novel monoclonal antibodies for infectious diseases, cancer, and immune disorders., with subsidiary companies in Mainland China, and liaison offices in the US.
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Delivers immediate results for businesses with recurring customers and daily variations in deliveries
First to power multi-depot planning so businesses can centralize and build routes for more than one distribution center at a time and reduce trucks on the road
CAMPBELL, Calif., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DispatchTrack, the leading solution provider of right-time delivery management software, today announced the availability of its hybrid routing solution which combines static planning and dynamic routing to dramatically improve speed and efficiencies while ensuring delivery windows are met. The solution gives businesses the ability to preserve regular route schedules while also maximizing daily delivery capacity.
DispatchTrack's hybrid routing capabilities enable businesses to proactively address obstacles by enabling users to build domain knowledge and unique business or customer constraints into the system, then dynamically plan around those set factors. With hybrid routing, users can maximize capacity, consistently meet delivery time windows, quickly and easily adapt to market volatility, and factor customer tiers into routes.
Existing routes can be quickly adjusted based on new orders, exceptions, or other unknown variables that arise on the day of delivery. All adjustments, including new stops or changes to existing orders, are optimized in real-time based on established business parameters.
Dispatchers are given the ability to:
- Route new stops around recurring commitments and anchor customers without sacrificing efficiency.
- Easily prioritize customers based on expected revenue tiers.
- Maximize the capacity of union drivers by default and then dynamically utilize contractors based on capacity needs.
- Pin stops to a particular day or time and let the route optimization tool fill in other stops around them.
- Designate specific equipment types or sizes for individual routes.
The solution is also the first of its kind to power multi-depot planning so businesses can centralize and build routes for more than one distribution center. Within a single tab, users receive a holistic view of all their distribution centers including costs associated with serving each customer. It's easy to consolidate routes and move inventory from one distribution center to another to further reduce trucks on the road.
"Our hybrid routing solution is future-proofing last mile logistics for our customers with unprecedented speed and three times the efficiency,'' said Satish Natarajan, DispatchTrack co-founder and CEO. "It's the best of both worlds: stability for recurring orders and the agility required to respond to volatility. Multi-depot planning provides unparalleled visibility and predictability so users can address what-if scenarios and fulfill every single customer promise."
"Since partnering with DispatchTrack, we have been able to implement our static planning tools to codify our dispatchers' specialized knowledge and create daily skeleton routes, then dynamically add and adjust stops to those routes as needed," said Luis Porto, Director, Operations Development at Quirch Foods, a food distribution company servicing ethnic and national grocers as well as foodservice distribution customers across the U.S. "DispatchTrack's hybrid routing allows us to create more efficient routes in radically less time. And the results were immediate. We boosted our route efficiency, which translated into immediate savings."
- Precise Planning - Build static routes around recurring deliveries while also accommodating new stops which can be filled in around existing stops.
- Flexibility - Optimize routes efficiently and cost-effectively by enabling organizations to meet the needs of their top customers flexibly.
- Fleet Optimization - Maximize the capacity of each truckload to improve utilization, deliver more stops per day, and save money without missing delivery windows.
- Multi-Depot Routing - With full visibility into a customer's various distribution centers, DispatchTrack consolidates routes from multiple distribution centers to reduce the number of routes or trucks needed.
- Right-Time Delivery - Ensure each delivery is delivered at just the right moment for customers, not early or late, with 98% accuracy
More information on DispatchTrack's hybrid routing solution can be found here.
About DispatchTrack
DispatchTrack is the leading solution provider of right-time delivery management software, helping top brands around the globe power successful deliveries 180 million times a year. Since 2010, DispatchTrack's scalable SaaS platform has made delivery organizations more connected, agile, and intelligent using highly-configurable capabilities designed to empower better delivery management from end to end. Our proprietary AI-powered routing algorithm ensures 98% ETA accuracy in last mile deliveries, and we're constantly innovating to improve performance and better serve our 2,000+ global customers, including Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Ashley, Ferguson Enterprises, Cargill, McCain Foods, and many others. When businesses make promises to their customers—DispatchTrack makes sure they deliver.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer implored Senate Republicans this week to work with Democrats to pass bipartisan gun control legislation, following a mass school shooting that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers in Texas.
Tuesday’s massacre was the nation’s second-deadliest mass school shooting since another at Sandy Hook Elementary a decade ago.
“Please, please, please, damn it, put yourself in the shoes of these parents for once,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. “Maybe that thought — putting yourself in the shoes of these parents instead of the arms of the NRA — might let you wriggle free from the vise-like grip of the NRA.”
Schumer acknowledged that it was unlikely that 10 Republicans would join Democrats in passing any type of legislation in the evenly split Senate, a sentiment that many in his party also expressed. Sixty votes would be needed to advance gun legislation.
“It’s going to fail,” Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, said, according to Capitol Hill pool reports.
Schumer, a New York Democrat, took a procedural step to begin debate on two background check bills, with the possibility of calling for votes on the bills.
The two bills he put on the Senate calendar passed the House last year. They are H.R. 8, which “establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties,” and H.R. 1446, which “increases the amount of time … that a federal firearms licensee must wait to receive a completed background check prior to transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person.”
But the filibuster is a hurdle for Democratic action on guns in the Senate. Two Senate Democrats, Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, have already said they have no plans to change their position on amending the 60-vote threshold required by the filibuster.
“I do not think on this issue, there are 10 Republicans that are serious about doing the things that will make us safer,” Booker said.
Less than a week ago, Booker reintroduced the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, which would require individuals to obtain a firearm license from the Department of Justice before purchasing or receiving a firearm.
President Biden spoke Tuesday night about the school shooting from the White House, calling for Congress to pass commonsense gun laws, and blaming the gun industry.
“The gun manufacturers have spent two decades aggressively marketing assault weapons, which make them the most and largest profit,” he said. “For God’s sake, we have to have the courage to stand up to the industry.”
Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, said, “It’s (expletive) nuts to do nothing about this,” following the Texas shooting, according to Capitol Hill pool reports.
Kelly’s wife, Gabby Giffords, is a former congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt when she was shot while meeting with constituents. She now runs a gun safety advocacy group.
A handful of Senate Republicans have expressed support for “red flag” laws, which have been used to prevent mass shootings, suicides, and deadly domestic violence disputes by allowing courts or law enforcement to temporarily remove a firearm from an individual who is distressed.
Various states have such laws, many passed following the Parkland school shooting in Florida in 2018, but it’s unclear whether there would be enough bipartisan agreement to write red flag provisions into federal law.
The Biden administration directed the Department of Justice last year to distribute model red flag legislation to states. The District of Columbia and 19 states have red flag laws.
Sen. Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican, said that while red flag laws could be useful, he pointed out that New York has some of the strictest red flag laws and could not prevent the mass shooting on May 14 in Buffalo.
“I don’t know that there’s any one solution here,” Blunt said, according to Capitol Hill pool reports.
In Buffalo, a white supremacist killed 10 black people at a supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood. The attack was based off “The Great Replacement Theory,” a racist conspiracy theory that states immigrants and people of color will lead to the extinction of the white race, according to the National Immigration Forum.
Sen. Rick Scott, a Florida Republican, said he was supportive of red flag laws and pointed out that Florida has its own.
“People that are harming themselves, threatening to harm themselves or somebody else, they shouldn’t act,” he said, according to Capitol Hill pool reports.
House Majority Whip Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, said the House will take up Georgia Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath’s red flag bill in June, which would “prevent those who pose a threat to themselves or others from being able to legally possess a firearm.”
But Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican, argued that guns were not the problem with the Texas school mass shooting, and it was instead a mental health problem.
“I’m very sorry it happened, but guns are not the problem,” he said, according to Capitol Hill pool reports. “People are the problem, that’s where it starts … we’ve had guns forever, and we’re gonna continue to have guns.”
Gun rights groups, such as the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America, spent a record of nearly $16 million in lobbying in 2021, campaign finance records show.
After the 2012 Sandy Hook mass school shooting, where 20 children, ages 6 and 7, and six school staff were killed, the amount of money spent lobbying by gun rights groups more than doubled, from $6 million in 2012 to $15 million in 2013, according to an analysis by the campaign finance watchdog Open Secrets.
The NRA spent nearly $5 million lobbying Congress in 2021, according to Open Secrets. For the first quarter of 2022, the NRA has spent $650,000 lobbying Congress, according to Open Secrets.
The Texas shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, legally bought two AR-15 style rifles just days before the attack, Texas law enforcement said.
“Thoughts and prayers are not enough,” Schumer said. “We need action.”
Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, said he was frustrated that the NRA and Republicans weren’t supportive about background checks, because they used to be in the past.
“I don’t know what the hell has changed, but I’ll tell you what hasn’t changed — mass shootings,” he said, according to Capitol Hill pool reports.
When a reporter asked about legislation for a ban on assault weapons — like the one used in the Texas and most mass shootings — Tester said there was no way that type of legislation would pass when Congress couldn’t pass background checks.
“It ain’t gonna pass,” he said. “Kids got killed yesterday. For Christ’s sake, let’s talk about what can be done, not about what somebody wants.” | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/democrats-call-for-gop-help-on-federal-gun-laws-after-mass-school-shooting/article_2d72bb94-de7f-11ec-bd8f-5b08c7f49902.html | 2022-05-28T14:18:09Z |
Alex Jones loses bid to avoid fines in Sandy Hook case
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge on Friday rejected Infowars host Alex Jones’ bid to avoid escalating daily fines for missing a deposition in a lawsuit by relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who sued the conspiracy theorist for saying the massacre was a hoax.
Judge Barbara Bellis in Waterbury kept in place her ruling that fines Jones $25,000 per weekday, beginning Friday, and increasing by $25,000 each weekday until he appears at a deposition.
Jones had asked Bellis to put her ruling on hold while he appeals the fines to the state Supreme Court. His lawyers said he plans to attend a deposition in Connecticut on April 11. If he does not appear until then, his fines would total $525,000.
Jones said he did not attend a deposition scheduled last week in Austin, Texas, where he lives, because he was too ill to attend. Bellis said there was not enough evidence Jones was too ill to appear at the deposition.
Twenty first graders and six educators were killed in the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
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–FDA lifted clinical hold on SUNRISE trial in pediatric patients with methylmalonic acidemia
–Interim clinical data from Phase 1/2 trial expected to be presented by end of second quarter 2022
–LogicBio to present at ASGCT 2022 Annual Meeting
LEXINGTON, Mass., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LogicBio® Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOGC), a clinical-stage company advancing a diversified pipeline of genetic medicines addressing rare disorders from infancy through adulthood, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, and highlighted recent business updates.
"Earlier this month, we were pleased to announce that the FDA lifted the clinical hold on our LB-001 IND, allowing us to resume dosing of our SUNRISE trial," said Frederic Chereau, president and chief executive officer of LogicBio. "We are also excited to see the progression of our GeneRide® platform as well as advancements from our CMC team, including our proprietary mAAVRx™ system, which is a transfection process optimized to improve manufacturing yields and product quality. Finally, we continue to progress well with our Daiichi Sankyo and CANbridge collaborations."
Recent Business Highlights:
In May, LogicBio announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted the clinical hold on the company's LB-001 Investigational New Drug Application (IND), allowing patient dosing to resume in the Phase 1/2 SUNRISE trial in pediatric patients with methylmalonic acidemia. The company expects to dose the next patient in the SUNRISE trial in the third quarter of 2022. Following the lifting of the clinical hold, the company announced that it reinstated its previous guidance and expects to present interim clinical data from the SUNRISE trial by the end of the second quarter of 2022.
- In May, LogicBio announced that it will present at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2022 Annual Meeting, to be held May 16-19, 2022. The two oral and two poster presentations highlight the company's GeneRide technology in preclinical hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 models and optimized adeno-associated virus manufacturing processes.
First Quarter 2022 Financial Results:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
- Revenue: Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 consisted of $2.8 million in collaboration and service revenue recognized under our April 2021 agreements with CANbridge Care Pharma Hong Kong Limited (CANbridge) and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (Daiichi Sankyo). Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 was $0.5 million consisting solely of service revenue recognized under our January 2020 agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda). The agreement with Takeda expired by its own terms in the year ended December 31, 2021.
- R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 were $5.6 million, compared to $6.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The decrease of approximately $0.8 million was primarily due to a decrease of $0.9 million related to LB-001 external development and manufacturing costs incurred during first quarter 2021 to start up the LB-001 SUNRISE clinical trial and manufacture appropriate clinical supply that did not re-occur during the first quarter of 2022.
- G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $3.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to $4.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The decrease of approximately $0.4 million was primarily driven by a decrease of approximately $0.6 million in professional service fees as we brought more professional work in-house through key hires made during 2021. As such, personnel expenses increased approximately $0.3 million as we filled key open positions within the human resources, legal and business development functions.
- Net Loss: Net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 was $6.7 million or $0.20 per share, compared to a net loss of $10.3 million, or $0.32 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
- Cash Position: As of March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $42.7 million as compared to $53.5 million as of December 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, we had 32,962,733 shares outstanding.
- Financial Guidance: Based upon our current operating plan, we believe that our $42.7 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2022 will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through the first quarter of 2023.
About LogicBio Therapeutics
LogicBio® Therapeutics is a clinical-stage genetic medicine company pioneering genome editing and gene delivery platforms to address rare and serious diseases from infancy through adulthood. The company's genome editing platform, GeneRide®, is a new approach to precise gene insertion harnessing a cell's natural DNA repair process potentially leading to durable therapeutic protein expression levels. The company's gene delivery platform, sAAVy™, is an adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid engineering platform designed to optimize gene delivery for treatments in a broad range of indications and tissues. The company's proprietary system, mAAVRx™, aims to overcome one of the current limitations of AAV manufacturing by optimizing the transfection process to improve yields and product quality. The company is based in Lexington, MA. For more information, visit www.logicbio.com, which does not form a part of this release.
About the SUNRISE Trial
The SUNRISE trial is an open-label, multi-center, Phase 1/2 clinical trial designed to assess the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of a single intravenous infusion of LB-001 in pediatric patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) characterized by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase gene (MMUT) mutations. With the aim of evaluating LB-001 at an early age, the SUNRISE trial is designed to enroll patients with ages ranging from six months to twelve years and evaluate a single administration of LB-001 at two dose levels (5 x 1013 vg/kg and 1 x 1014 vg/kg) with dose escalation subject to certain conditions.
About LB-001
LB-001 is an investigational, first-in-class, single-administration, genome editing therapy for early intervention in methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) using LogicBio's proprietary GeneRide® drug development platform. GeneRide technology utilizes a natural DNA repair process called homologous recombination that enables precise editing of the genome without the need for exogenous nucleases and promoters that have been associated with an increased risk of immune response and cancer. LB-001 is designed to non-disruptively insert a corrective copy of the methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MMUT) gene into the albumin locus to drive lifelong therapeutic levels of MMUT expression in the liver, the main site of MMUT expression and activity. LB-001 is delivered to hepatocytes intravenously via liver-targeted, engineered recombinant adeno-associated virus vector (rAAV-LK03). Preclinical studies found that LB-001 was safe and demonstrated transduction of hepatocytes, site-specific genomic integration, and transgene expression. LB-001–corrected hepatocytes in a mouse model of MMA demonstrated preferential survival and expansion (selective advantage), thus contributing to a progressive increase in hepatic MMUT expression over time. LB-001 resulted in improved growth, metabolic stability, and survival in MMA mice. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted fast track designation, rare pediatric disease designation and orphan drug designation for LB-001 for the treatment of MMA. In addition, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted orphan drug designation for LB-001 for the treatment of MMA.
About Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA)
Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder affecting approximately 1 in 50,000 newborns in the United States. In the most common form of MMA, a mutation in a gene called methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MMUT) prevents the body from properly processing certain fats and proteins. As a result, toxic metabolites accumulate in the liver, in muscle tissue and in the brain. Symptoms include vomiting, lethargy, seizures, developmental delays and organ damage. There is no approved medical therapy addressing the underlying cause of the disease. To manage the symptoms, patients go on a severely restrictive, low-protein, high-calorie diet, often through a feeding tube. Even with aggressive management, these patients often experience life-threatening metabolic crises that can require recurrent hospitalizations and cause permanent neurocognitive damage. Because of this risk for irreversible damage, early intervention is critical, and newborns are screened for MMA in every state in the United States.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release regarding LogicBio's strategy, plans, prospects, expectations, beliefs, intentions and goals are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including but not limited to statements regarding resumption of dosing in LogicBio's SUNRISE clinical trial and timing thereof; the improvement of manufacturing yields and product quality; our expectations to continue enrollment and dosing of clinical trial subjects; our expectations on the continuation of our current collaborations; the potential of the GeneRide® platform; and the anticipated timing of announcing interim clinical data. The terms "anticipate," "progress," "expects to," "designed," "evaluate," "aim," "enables," "continue," "potential" and similar references are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Each forward-looking statement is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statement, including the risk that we will need to obtain the approval of each clinical trial site's institutional review board prior to resuming enrollment of our SUNRISE trial; we may encounter difficulties enrolling patients; we may encounter difficulties or delays with respect to our collaborations; the potential direct or indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations, and the markets and communities in which we and our partners, collaborators and vendors operate; manufacturing risks; risks associated with management and key personnel changes and transitional periods; the actual funding required to develop and commercialize product candidates, including for safety, tolerability, enrollment, manufacturing or economic reasons; the timing and content of decisions made by regulatory authorities; the actual time it takes to initiate and complete preclinical and clinical studies; the competitive landscape; changes in the economic and financial conditions of LogicBio; and LogicBio's ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection for LB-001 and any other product candidates. Other risks and uncertainties include those identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in LogicBio's most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the future. These forward-looking statements (except as otherwise noted) speak only as of the date of this press release, and LogicBio does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
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Annual Revenue Surged 82% in 2021, Tops Among 136 Surveyed Companies
Poll Ranks Arete Wealth No. 6 for Revenue from Alternatives
Arete Wealth Founder, CEO Joshua D. Rogers Credits Impressive Growth to Exceptional Network of Financial Advisors, Focus on Alternatives, Acquisition of Center Street Securities
CHICAGO, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arete Wealth is the industry's fastest growing independent broker-dealer, a recent survey from the respected trade publication, Investment News, reveals.
Following its strategic 2021 acquisition of Nashville, Tenn.-based Center Street Securities, Arete Wealth's year-ago revenue soared to $82.7 million from $45.2 million in 2020; the 82% increase topped all 136 companies polled by Investment News.
In a separate Investment News survey category, the Chicago-based firm ranked sixth in 2021 revenue from alternatives ($28.7 million). A specialist in offering clients access to alternative investments, Arete Wealth boasts a highly regarded Art & Wine Advisory practice, an exclusive service for its financial advisors and clients. The group is thought to be the only one of its kind in the U.S. offered by a financial services company.
In addition to providing full-service broker-dealer services, Arete Wealth is also a registered investment advisor, and insurance firm.
"To be recognized as the fastest-growing independent broker-dealer in the annual Investment News survey is a proud and humbling experience for Arete Wealth," said CEO Joshua D. Rogers who founded the firm in 2007. "Our expansion is a reflection of our commitment to offer Arete Wealth's valued clients investment opportunities they would not be able to find elsewhere from the industry's most capable financial advisors."
Mr. Rogers also cited last year's successful acquisition of Center Street Securities for Arete Wealth landing atop the Investment News survey, noting the deal enhanced Arete Wealth's industry-leading position as a provider of alternative investments.
"With our new teammates from Center Street Securities providing immediate contributions, we are superbly positioned to deliver the industry's highest level of wealth-management service to clients," he said. "For these reasons and more, I am extremely optimistic and convinced the best is yet to come for Arete Wealth, its investors, and its advisors."
Investment News' recognition of Arete Wealth's growth is the most recent acknowledgement of the firm's success. In April, Financial Advisor Magazine's 2022 Independent Broker-Dealer Survey, an analysis that gauges U.S. companies' growth by annual gross revenue, revealed that Arete Wealth ranked No. 35, up eight places from a year-ago. The firm also scored well in another key FA Magazine category, placing seventh in "gross revenue per representative" ($486,622).
And, earlier this month, Crain's Chicago Business announced that Arete Wealth is a finalist in its 2022 "Fast 50" list of Chicago's leading growth companies.
Arete Wealth's impressive past 18 months also included a November 2021 announcement that it had reached a unique two-year agreement with Masterworks, the provider of art investment securities. The deal featured the launch of an affiliated branch office in New York City and for Arete Wealth to act as a comanaging broker-dealer, underwriter, and placement agent for all of Masterworks' art securities products offered for sale in primary offerings.
The new office, Arete Wealth's first in New York City, conducts business under the Masterworks brand and participates as a syndicate member in any transaction that names Arete Wealth as a co-manager. The transaction was reported by The Financial Times and several top trade publications.
About Arete Wealth
Through its full-service broker-dealer, registered investment advisor, and insurance units, Arete Wealth Inc. has been offering comprehensive and sophisticated wealth management services for investors, clients, and partners since 2007. The Chicago-based firm offers high-net-worth investors access to a unique suite of alternative investments in addition to providing services that include investment banking, private equity programs, and other traditional financial planning.
Arete Wealth manages more than $6.0 billion in total assets through its 252 registered representatives, spread across 92 offices in the U.S. Find out more at www.aretewealth.com.
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Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73.
Gaines’ family said in a statement the former coach died Monday in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a 30-year coaching career, but was best known for a four-year stint leading the highly successful program at Odessa Permian. Gaines returned to Permian later in his career.
His 1988 team was chronicled in Buzz Bissinger’s bestselling book, which portrayed a program and school that favored football over academics and attributed racist comments to assistant coaches.
Gaines, who was played by Billy Bob Thornton in the 2004 movie, said he never read the book and felt betrayed by Bissinger after the author spent the entire 1988 season with the team.
The book, which portrayed Gaines as a compassionate coach caught in the win-at-all-costs culture of a high school program in football-crazed Texas, also was turned into a TV series.
Permian lost in the state semifinals in 1988, a season that included the loss of star running back James “Boobie” Miles to a knee injury during a preseason scrimmage. Miles’ character played a prominent role in the movie.
The book described scenes of “for sale” signs being placed in the front yard of Gaines’ home. His record from 1986-89 was 47-6-1.
Gaines led Permian to the fifth of the program’s six state championships with a perfect season in 1989, then left to become an assistant coach at Texas Tech.
He later coached two of Permian’s rivals, Abilene High and San Angelo Central, before returning to college as the coach at Abilene Christian. Another four-year run as Permian’s coach started in 2009, and Gaines also was a school district athletic director in Odessa and Lubbock.
“I just can’t find the words to pay respects,” retired coach Ron King, a former Permian assistant, told the Odessa American. “It’s a big loss for the coaching profession. There are a lot of coaches he took under his wing and mentored.”
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Mr. Norvell died Tuesday, May 24, at a Temple hospital.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Coldplay’s MUSIC of the SPHERES tour kicked off this weekend in Dallas and to celebrate the beginning of the tour, the music group wrote and performed a special song just for Dallas.
“This is a song… special song, because we wanted to say thank you to all of you for letting us start our tour here in Dallas,” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said to his Dallas audience at their May 6 concert.
This custom country (because Texas) song is called Dallas Every Day. It featured plenty of references to Texas such as Lone Star State, a Dallas Mavericks name drop, a callout to Erica Badu and (of course) a mention of the Dallas Cowboys. They played to a packed crowd at Cotton Bowl Stadium over the weekend with H.E.R and Leila Pari.
“Oh I wish I was in Dallas every day,” the song said. If you would like to listen to the song, the group uploaded it to their YouTube channel. | https://cw33.com/news/local/coldplay-writes-performs-special-song-for-dallas-during-concert-on-may-6/ | 2022-05-09T22:59:17Z |
Woman dies following Chase Co. complex fire
COTTONWOOD FALLS, Kan. (WIBW) - A 74-year-old woman has died following a large fire at a Chase Co. housing complex over the weekend.
According to KVOE, the blaze broke out around 4:30 a.m. Saturday at the Low Housing Development at 101 E. 8th in Cottonwood Falls.
Officials say Building B, one of the five buildings housed on the property was completely destroyed.
KVOE reports Sharon Tatman, 74, was pulled from her unit by rescue crews and later pronounced dead at the scene.
The fire took around six hours to completely extinguish, according to KVOE. Officials say it destroyed four housing units, the manager’s office, mail room and laundry room.
No foul play is suspected and the cause remains under investigation as of Monday morning. Officials say it remains unclear if Tatman died as a result of the fire, however, and autopsy is pending.
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Leading eCommerce Fulfillment and Order Management Platform Provider Shipfusion Secures $40 Million in Growth Equity Funding from Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
CHICAGO, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Shipfusion, a leading provider of eCommerce fulfillment and technology solutions, announced today a $40.0 million USD growth equity investment from Kayne Partners, the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. The latest financing comes as the company further accelerates its growth and global expansion to support more customers with new strategic warehouse locations, along with advanced technology enhancements to its platform. As part of this round of financing, Leon Chen of Kayne Partners will join the Company's Board of Directors.
According to the US Department of Commerce, total eCommerce sales for 2021 were estimated at $870.8 billion, an increase of 14.2 percent from 2020. As eCommerce volumes continued to grow, so did the need for technology-driven shipping and fulfillment. This industry momentum allowed Shipfusion to continue on its rapid growth trajectory, which saw its revenue more than triple since the start of the pandemic. "eCommerce merchants need powerful technology to integrate their sales channels and inventory management systems, combined with meticulous warehouse execution that allows for flexibility and customization," says Brandon Luft, Shipfusion's CEO and Co-Founder. "In building out our own proprietary software as well as our own strategic warehouse network throughout North America, Shipfusion has been in a position to execute on both fronts, creating an unrivaled fulfillment experience."
In addition to established distribution centers in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Toronto, Shipfusion recently announced the launch of its 250,000+ square foot warehouse in Las Vegas, a growing hub for many leading logistics companies in North America. All facilities are operated by Shipfusion, and powered by its proprietary warehouse management systems. In addition to being a leader in D2C fulfillment, Shipfusion has also built robust technology around B2B fulfillment, partnering with EDI integrators such as SPS Commerce. "By focusing on both D2C and B2B channels, Shipfusion is in an ideal position to service high volume eCommerce brands that are pursuing both avenues for growth," said Jared Cantor, Shipfusion's Chief Operating Officer. " We have seen many of our client's scale in size and require B2B capabilities. This led us to build out our wholesale offering, allowing clients to fulfill any size order to a variety of customers." While Shipfusion services clients across a range of verticals, it has invested heavily into the health & supplement and food-related eCommerce market, offering temperature-controlled storage, special handling certifications, end-to-end lot tracking, and FDA-registered facilities.
Shipfusion first opened its doors in 2014, making it one of North America's first eCommerce-based fulfillment companies that developed its own technology. Founders Brandon Luft and Michael Stock both saw the impending opportunity in the eCommerce space. According to Stock, "We saw a massive wave of eCommerce volume starting to build, but limited options when it came to eCommerce enablement and technology. We felt shipping and fulfillment were going to be critical to scaling eCommerce companies and sensed an opportunity to start building out solutions."
Shipfusion bootstrapped its growth over the first few years, focusing on building out its core product and ensuring the company's foundation was rooted in healthy financial metrics. "The last thing we wanted to do was burn unnecessary capital in the early years by pursuing revenue for the sake of it - we felt that bootstrapping would establish proper discipline in the company and ultimately give us the most options down the road with investors or potential acquirers," says Luft. "Kayne Capital is an ideal partner due to their large success in both technology and supply chain investments, but more importantly, because we share similar perspectives on "healthy" growth."
"Shipfusion solves fundamental pain points for the eCommerce shipping and fulfillment industry, in a fast-growing but deeply fragmented market," says Leon Chen, Managing Partner at Kayne Partners. "Shipfusion has cemented itself as a critical solution for small and mid-sized retailers needing to navigate a quickly evolving and highly complex landscape. We are extremely excited to partner with the company and leverage the resources of Kayne Partners to grow the business into a clear market leader."
About Shipfusion: Shipfusion gives brands the best tools possible for building a successful eCommerce operation. Their fully managed and operated warehouses, expert inventory management, and powerful real-time technology lets businesses focus on fast growth without the stress.
About Kayne Partners: Kayne Partners, the Los Angeles-based dedicated growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., leverages its large firm resources to partner and invest in lower middle market, privately held, high growth, enterprise software and tech-enabled service businesses across North America. The team has developed a durable and repeatable investment strategy and process for applying its stage expertise through sourcing and investing in companies at an early inflection point, adding value and scaling through organic growth and M&A, and exiting these must-have assets to strategics & financial sponsors. The team has experience investing across media & telecommunications, supply chain & logistics, financial technology, healthcare IT, security & compliance, and business process outsourcing and automation. For more information, please visit kaynepartners.com.
About Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors: Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., founded in 1984, is a leading alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, credit, infrastructure/energy, renewables, and growth equity. Kayne's investment philosophy is to pursue niches, with an emphasis on cash flow, where our knowledge and sourcing advantages enable us to deliver above average, risk-adjusted investment returns. As responsible stewards of capital, Kayne's philosophy extends to promoting responsible investment practices and sustainable business practices to create long-term value for our investors. Kayne manages $32 billion in assets (as of 2/28/2022) for institutional investors, family offices, high net worth and retail clients and employs 320 professionals in five core offices across the U.S. For more information, please visit kaynecapital.com.
Goodmans LLP and Cascadia Capital acted as advisors to Shipfusion on this transaction.
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This new connection point creates a more seamless experience for global customers in the cloud
CHICAGO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Relativity, a global legal and compliance technology company, today announced an integration with Box, the leading Content Cloud, to enable RelativityOne users to collect data from Box directly for e-discovery processes. The integration underscores Relativity's commitment to ensuring that cloud customers can directly collect data from the most popular enterprise data sources to streamline their e-discovery and investigation projects. RelativityOne Collect allows for defensible collections and enables users to collect just the right amount of data, which can prevent risky over collections.
"We are thrilled to leverage Box's enterprise-grade cloud content management solution so users can collect the relevant files they need in an intentional, defensible manner," said Chris Brown, Chief Product Officer at Relativity. "These workflows will enable users to identify and gather just the right amount of data to enable a case to proceed as efficiently as possible. This approach also provides detailed reporting, at the item and job levels, to provide context on how collection decisions were made, why specific data may or may not have been included, and any native metadata regarding access, modifications and more."
This integration represents how Relativity carefully invests in how users organize data today so they can more easily discover the truth and act on it.
"Organizations today need products that are inherently secure to support employees working from anywhere," said Fred Klein, Vice President of Business and Corporate Development at Box. "At Box, we continuously strive to improve our integrations with third-party apps so that it's easier than ever for customers to use Box alongside best-in-class solutions. We're excited to work with Relativity to enable our customers to easily leverage robust e-discovery capabilities while working with their most important content."
In addition to collections, legal teams and e-discovery professionals can use connectors to help issue and monitor legal holds and apply data retention policies. With end-to-end e-discovery capabilities, the results of these upstream efforts are quickly present in a review interface—enabling quicker work with minimal data juggling and platform hopping.
"Our goal is to make the often-cumbersome e-discovery process faster and easier for our users, and this integration with Box achieves just that," said Brown. "This is only the beginning as we plan to release additional connection points on a regular basis for our cloud customers to enhance the overall user experience."
About Relativity
Relativity makes software to help users organize data, discover the truth and act on it. Its SaaS product RelativityOne manages large volumes of data and quickly identifies key issues during litigation and internal investigations. The AI-powered communication surveillance product, Relativity Trace proactively detects regulatory misconduct like insider trading, collusion and other non-compliant behavior. Relativity has more than 300,000 users in approximately 40 countries serving thousands of organizations globally primarily in legal, financial services and government sectors, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 198 of the Am Law 200. Relativity has been named one of Chicago's Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune for 10 consecutive years. Please contact Relativity at sales@relativity.com or visit http://www.relativity.com for more information.
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Employed Baby Boomers much less likely to search for a new job, and also cite age as a potential barrier to finding new work
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly six in 10 U.S. workers are concerned their paycheck is not enough to support themselves or their families as employees look to keep up with the rise of inflation, according to the latest American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor® online survey.
When asked, 58% of employed U.S. adults expressed concern that their paycheck is not enough to support themselves or their families. This number was even higher for Hispanic workers (69%) and for parents with children under 18 (66%).
As the cost of living increases, workers are looking to change their circumstances. Twenty-eight percent of employed U.S. adults plan to search for a new job in the next six months, while 27% plan to start a second job to supplement their income and 20% plan to ask for a raise from their current employer. Twenty-one percent of employed Americans say they would use a staffing agency if they wanted a new job, including 26% of employed millennials.
Searching for new work in response to inflation skews to younger generations—40% of employed Millennials and 36% of Gen Z plan to look for higher-earning jobs in the next six months. Meanwhile, only 13% of employed Baby Boomers plan to look for a new job in response to increased living costs, and only 8% plan to ask for a raise. Age is a perceived barrier for Baby Boomers, as 46% of employed Baby Boomers say age is a factor that could prevent them from getting a new job if they wanted one.
"Workers are concerned about the effects of inflation, and they're planning on taking action," said Richard Wahlquist, ASA president and chief executive officer. "Employers need to provide competitive compensation and work flexibility, and invest in employees' professional development, if they want to keep and recruit quality talent in this labor market."
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by The Harris Poll on behalf of ASA June 2–6, 2022, among a total of 2,027 U.S. adults age 18 and older of whom 1,165 were employed. The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data are accurate to within + 2.8 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact Megan Sweeney at 703-253-1151.
The American Staffing Association is the voice of the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry. ASA and its state affiliates advance the interests of the industry across all sectors through advocacy, research, education, and the promotion of high standards of legal, ethical, and professional practices. For more information about ASA, visit americanstaffing.net.
The ASA Workforce Monitor is a periodic survey commissioned by ASA and conducted online by The Harris Poll among 2,000 or more U.S. adults age 18 and older. The survey series focuses on current workforce trends and issues. For more information about the survey series, visit americanstaffing.net/workforcemonitor.
The Harris Poll is one of the longest-running surveys in the U.S., tracking public opinion, motivations and social sentiment since 1963. It is now part of Harris Insights & Analytics, a global consulting and market research firm that delivers social intelligence for transformational times. They work with clients in three primary areas: building 21st century corporate reputation, crafting brand strategy and performance tracking, and earning organic media through public relations research. Their mission is to provide insights and advisory to help leaders make the best decisions possible. Learn more by visiting www.harrispoll.com and follow Harris Poll on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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The acquisition further diversifies IXL's suite of language learning services and will accelerate Curiosity Media's growth
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by more than 13 million students, announced it has acquired Curiosity Media, the creator of innovative language learning platforms that empower people to more effectively communicate in Spanish and English. The acquisition of Curiosity Media includes its flagship products SpanishDict, inglés.com and Fluencia, which collectively help more than 100 million people each year grow their languages skills through vibrant and interactive learning resources.
The acquisition of Curiosity Media will further diversify and complement IXL Learning's language and literacy offerings, including the world-renowned Rosetta Stone, IXL English Language Arts and Vocabulary.com.
Curiosity Media has been at the forefront of creating products that help language learners interact in Spanish and English. SpanishDict debuted in 1999 and is now the world's top destination for Spanish-language learners, reaching more than 100 million people annually. The platform provides users with a comprehensive set of tools to learn Spanish, including millions of free dictionary entries, verb conjugations, example sentences, pronunciation videos, vocabulary quizzes, interactive lessons and more.
inglés.com helps learners develop English-language skills online. The platform combines the most popular features of SpanishDict, including comprehensive language practice, native-speaker videos and in-depth translations, to create a customized learning experience for the tens of millions of Spanish speakers who are learning English each year.
Fluencia, Curiosity Media's personalized learning app, uses adaptive technology and the latest neuroscience research to optimize how people learn Spanish. The platform's interactive exercises, step-by-step instructions and personalized feedback encourage users to build language skills while learning at their own pace.
"Learning a language isn't just about building another skill set—it can also be an exciting journey that sharpens the mind, adds new dimensions to who we are and changes the way we view other people. Curiosity Media has done an outstanding job at bridging the space between the impact of languages and enthusiasm of learners, and our aim is to expand its reach even further," said Paul Mishkin, CEO of IXL Learning. "The addition of Curiosity Media increases IXL's investment in giving students more ways to discover, experience and enjoy new languages."
"Curiosity Media has a deep passion for delivering the world's best experiences for learners of Spanish and English," said Chris Cummings, CEO of Curiosity Media. "Joining the IXL family will help us continue to serve millions of people and develop new ways to personalize learning. We have a shared love of education and innovation and are thrilled to bring our teams together."
Tyton Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Curiosity Media in connection with the transaction.
IXL Learning has revolutionized educational technology since its founding in 1998. Today, the company leads the world of education through innovation and provides a diverse set of products and services that help learners develop skills in math, literacy, language and more. IXL Learning's seven brands—IXL, Rosetta Stone, Curiosity Media, Wyzant, Vocabulary.com, ABCya and Education.com—empower all students with engaging, personalized learning experiences. Our teams create breakthrough solutions to education's most pressing challenges and inspire students to become life-long learners.
Currently used by 13 million students and in all of the top 100 U.S. school districts, IXL is an integrated learning platform that supports personalized learning in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. With more than 100 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helping schools and parents successfully boost student achievement. The IXL Learning family of products also includes Rosetta Stone, Wyzant, Education.com, ABCya, Vocabulary.com and Curiosity Media. To learn more about IXL, visit www.ixl.com, facebook.com/IXL and twitter.com/IXLLearning.
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IXL Learning
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Gov. Whitmer wants federal aid to keep nuclear plant open
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
Associated Press
Michigan’s Democratic governor wants a nuclear power plant on Lake Michigan to stay open and she’s asking the federal government to pay for it. But the owner of the Palisades Power Plant says it’s too late and that the plant will shut down in May as scheduled. The Biden administration launched a $6 billion effort to rescue nuclear power plants at risk of closing on Tuesday, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wrote to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Wednesday to urge the department to keep the plant open. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/20/gov-whitmer-wants-federal-aid-to-keep-nuclear-plant-open/ | 2022-04-20T23:28:06Z |
DALLAS, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising Phoenix Royalties (RPR) announces a natural gas acquisition from undisclosed sellers in the Barnett Shale, Johnson County, Texas. The wellsite operator is Fleur de Lis Energy, LLC (FDL).
"We love the Barnett Shale; it's been great to us over the years. We have been actively aggregating minerals here for over 15 years and see ourselves as an expert in the area. Our sellers felt comfortable with us and we shared our return profile to help them make an educated decision for their family," noted Jace Graham, RPR CEO and Founder.
"Rising Phoenix and my family have assembled one of the larger mineral positions in the core of the Barnett Shale and will continue to strategically add to this position for the foreseeable future," continued Graham. "We have a long history of working with owners to provide a quick, quality closing experience."
FDL, headquartered in Dallas, TX, with field operations in Wyoming and Texas, has an operational footprint in 3 major basins. Its diverse world-class asset portfolio deploys over $2.1 billion in capital.
RPR is known as the industry leading expert in the Barnett Shale. RPR and its affiliated companies are some of Tarrant County's largest mineral owners with 16,000 net royalty acres in Held By Production (HBP) units, the majority operated by Total Energy and XTO Energy (now ExxonMobil). XTO recently announced a sale of all their Barnett Shale assets to BKV Corp., Denver, CO.
"We are excited about the announcement of BKV taking out XTO Energy in the core of the Barnett. Ever since these guys purchased Devon's position in 2020, they have been actively permitting and drilling new wells every month. We can't wait to see a lot of our reserves come to life in the upcoming years. There is still a LOT of untapped natural gas waiting to be developed in our entire position," shared Graham.
Rising Phoenix Royalties offers free royalty interest evaluations. Contact our team today at 214-949-4928 or royalties@rising-phoenix.com.
Rising Phoenix Royalties, Dallas, TX, is a privately held mineral and royalty interest acquisition company built on four generations of oil and gas industry expertise. Since 2009, RPR has successfully identified, evaluated, acquired, and managed income producing properties of over $140 million in mineral and royalty assets in oil and gas basins nationwide. Learn more at www.risingphoenixroyalties.com
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JobStack Also Honored as Bronze Stevie® Award Winner in 2022 American Business Awards
TACOMA, Wash., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JobStack, PeopleReady's industry-leading mobile app, has been recognized with two awards for its groundbreaking technology. JobStack was named a Centauri winner for Best App in the Consumer Website and Mobile Site category in the 2022 Vega Awards and a Bronze Stevie Award winner in the 2022 American Business Awards in the Utilities and Services category.
Filling a job every 9 seconds, JobStack puts Work and a Workforce Within Reach™ by leveraging cutting-edge technology to connect people and work, 24/7. For employers, the mobile app provides access to tens of thousands of qualified and motivated workers. For job seekers, it offers an easy solution to finding short-term, flexible jobs that fit their skills and schedules.
"Being recognized by multiple organizations for our industry-leading app is a huge honor and great validation of our team's tireless commitment to making it more effortless than ever to connect people and work," said Taryn Owen, President & COO of PeopleReady and PeopleScout. "We continue to reimagine what's possible as we strive to put work and workforces more easily within reach by utilizing innovative technology like JobStack."
Revolutionizing the staffing industry, JobStack allows job seekers to apply for work, complete the onboarding process and secure a job—100% virtually. As a result, the mobile app puts job seekers in control of their work schedule, and helps customers find temporary staff from anywhere at any time.
Learn more about JobStack here.
PeopleReady, a TrueBlue company (NYSE: TBI), specializes in quick and reliable on-demand labor and highly skilled workers. PeopleReady supports a wide range of blue-collar industries, including construction, manufacturing and logistics, waste and recycling, and hospitality. Leveraging its game-changing JobStack platform and 600-plus branch offices across all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, PeopleReady served approximately 94,000 businesses and put approximately 220,000 people to work in 2021. Learn more at www.peopleready.com.
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Senior Manager, External Communications
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Video shows Vermont man attacking police troopers with excavator bucket
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX/Gray News) - A Vermont man faces aggravated assault charges after attacking troopers last week with an excavator, according to police. The assault was captured on dashboard camera.
Police told WCAX that what should have been an easy arrest turned into mayhem.
“It could have been, ‘Sir, turn around, put your hands around your back. You’re under arrest for an assault,’ and they would have driven away,” Vermont State Police Capt. Matt Daley said.
Police arrived last Tuesday to arrest 24-year-old Brandon Tallman on burglary and assault charges stemming from an incident a few days before.
When Troopers Skylar Velasquez and Gabe Schrauf arrived, his parents tried to stop them from arresting their son.
His mom, Amy Tallman, is seen holding onto Brandon Tallman, getting into a scuffle with the troopers as they try to pull him away.
Meanwhile, his dad, Wayne Tallman, gets into the cab of an excavator parked in the driveway.
“They don’t have a scenario at the academy where we practice this one,” Daley said.
While the troopers are on the ground with Amy Tallman and Brandon Tallman, Wayne Tallman lowers the excavator and uses it as a weapon by swinging it at them.
Schrauf points his gun at him but doesn’t pull the trigger.
Daley says the troopers made good decisions that day.
“It was a dangerous situation that you were put in, and in the end, you came out on top. You affected the arrest. You guys both went home that night. That’s the goal of why we went there,” Daley said.
Wayne Tallman faces several charges including reckless endangerment and assault on a protected official. Amy Tallman faces charges for impeding an officer.
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‘They just can’t get cool enough’: Farmer losing livestock to extreme heat and drought
BIXBY, Okla. (KOKI) – Extreme heat continues to bake parts of the country.
In Oklahoma, one farmer said heat and drought are killing his livestock. He’s afraid it will only get worse as the heat wave continues.
Even the animals are frustrated at Bill Cook’s Bixby farm as they grasp onto the dwindling water across his property.
“Typically the water levels up to here, it’s about, it’s about maybe 35, 40 inches lower than what it typically is,” Cook said.
Since last week, Cook bought almost $2000 worth of water and cooling units.
“You have to do what you have to do in order to take care of your animals,” he said.
Some of his livestock has died, mainly chickens and ducks.
“They just can’t get cool enough, and like I said, we can’t get cold water to them,” Cook said.
The farmer is worried about losing his larger animals.
“They’ll stay most of the day in this area right here because of the shade,” he said.
Cook said the llamas are especially distressed because of their long fur.
“Typically, what they’ll do is when it gets hot like this, they’ll go in the pond and they’ll just stand there and they’ll get down on their knees so their body can get all wet,” he said. “But as you can see, we’ve just about lost the pond and I have no way to get water to it.”
Cook said this problem isn’t new to the town.
“It’s been going on for several years,” he said. “Last year, we were out of water for three days, the year before for a couple of days, and so it’s an ongoing issue. Now, it’s just become emergent.”
The City of Bixby on Friday announced that a pump to help solve the water problem has been delivered.
It says it expects the pump to be operational by Saturday evening.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, will present at the 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
Bristow's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Whalen is scheduled to present on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 3:35 p.m. MDT and participate in investor meetings throughout the day.
The accompanying investor presentation will be available on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, on the investor section of Bristow's website at www.bristowgroup.com.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions. Bristow primarily provides aviation services to a broad base of major integrated, national and independent energy companies. Bristow provides commercial search and rescue (SAR) services in several countries and public sector SAR services in the United Kingdom (U.K.) on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. Additionally, the Company also offers fixed wing transportation and other aviation related solutions.
Bristow currently has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, Guyana, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the U.K. and the U.S. To learn more, visit our website at www.bristowgroup.com.
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Ledgebrook, an insurtech MGA startup focusing on middle market E&S, has closed a $4.2M seed round led by Brand Foundry Ventures alongside American Family Ventures
BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ledgebrook, a Boston-based insurtech founded in March, has announced that it raised $4.2M in seed funding to build out its operations with the goal of writing its first policies in Q4 2022. The company plans to start by launching a broad-appetite E&S GL product (with supported excess) to establish its value prop to wholesale brokers ahead of expanding via multiple additional product launches in 2023.
"The E&S markets are ripe for disruption as brokers and customers aren't well served by the slow, unsophisticated quoting processes of legacy players," said Gage Caligaris, Ledgebrook's Founder and CEO. An actuary by training, Gage looks forward to bringing the best in next-gen technology and service to a long-underserved sector of the insurance market: "We're building Ledgebrook specifically for the wholesale broker."
Team Ledgebrook is composed of industry veterans who understand how the lack of automation, limited pricing sophistication and outdated technology platforms can be improved to create better quoting experiences for brokers and better rates for insureds.
Steve Mills, former President of The Hanover's E&S division and 30-year insurance industry veteran, leads the underwriting team while COO Paul Velekei stands up operations leveraging decades of experience building and scaling finance companies.
Ledgebrook's seed round was led by Brand Foundry Ventures with participation from American Family Ventures and 15 angel investors. The startup's seed funding will allow it to build out the team, technology, and operational infrastructure to launch its first product.
"Our team is thrilled to partner with Ledgebrook. They're bringing innovation to E&S that the segment hasn't seen before," said Mike Mansell, Principal at American Family Ventures. "By introducing the powerful combination of cutting-edge technology and deep insurance expertise to E&S, Ledgebrook is set to deliver a best-in-class experience. We're thrilled to partner with the top-notch team at Ledgebrook as they modernize the E&S landscape."
"Team Ledgebrook has a big, bold vision & the tenacity to execute against it," said Brand Foundry partner and Ledgebrook board member Brian Spaly, "Proud to be an early supporter–the sky's the limit for how far they'll go."
About Ledgebrook: Ledgebrook is a tech-enabled E&S MGA looking to provide the fastest, easiest quoting experience to wholesale brokers while delivering best-in-class pricing and risk selection via their innovative next-gen tech stack. Led by insurance industry veterans, the ultimate vision for Ledgebrook is to become a globally diversified re/insurer built from the ground up with modern technology. Visit us at ledgebrook.com.
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NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for IINN, EOSE, WORX, YSG, and UBER.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCOI) ("Cogent") announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire T-Mobile's Wireline Business. Cogent's commitment to serving the Wireline Business customers it is acquiring through this transaction will cement the future for this strong legacy business as T-Mobile continues its strategic focus on providing wireless solutions to consumers and enterprises as the core of its future growth.
For Cogent, acquisition of T-Mobile's Wireline Business is expected to be an ideal strategic fit with its existing business. The Wireline Business offers the legacy Sprint U.S. long-haul network that provides an owned network asset to complement and eventually replace Cogent's current leased network and provides the ability to expand its product set, including the sales of optical wave transport services to new and existing customers. It also has a current customer base who are a fit for Cogent's products and services, and a group of experienced employees with the knowledge and capabilities to execute the company's strategy.
As part of the agreement, in addition to the fiber network and related assets and customers, Cogent will acquire certain liabilities associated with the business. In addition, at the closing of the acquisition, the parties will enter into a separate agreement pursuant to which Cogent will offer IP transit services to T-Mobile for 54 months following the closing date and T-Mobile will pay Cogent $700 million for such services, with $350 million due in equal payments over the first 12 months after closing and $350 million due in equal payments over the remaining 42 months.
Cogent expects to offer customers the ability to migrate from their legacy MPLS VPN solutions to modern Ethernet / VPLS or SD-WAN / DIA solutions for their corporate needs. Cogent also expects to facilitate the migration of netcentric internet access customers from the T-Mobile Wireline Business (legacy Sprint) AS1239 to Cogent's AS174.
A newly formed direct subsidiary of Cogent will consummate the acquisition. Cogent does not plan to issue new debt or equity in order to finance the acquisition, and the transaction is not expected to be dilutive to Cogent's existing stockholders. Cogent plans to maintain its current dividend per share, which is expected to continue to increase over time.
The transaction is subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second half of 2023.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as exclusive financial advisor for Cogent, and Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal advisor.
Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to T-Mobile and T-Mobile was represented by Joseph Alexander, Nancy Victory, Marc Samuel and Jason Juall from DLA Piper.
Cogent will host a conference call with investors to discuss the announcement at 8:00 a.m. EDT. To join via phone, participants must register for the call here.
Once registered, participants will receive the dial in number along with a unique PIN. Each individual caller will require their own unique PIN. To ensure timely access, participants should register promptly and dial in approximately 5 minutes before the call starts. A listen only webcast is accessible under "Events" in the "About" section of Cogent's website at https://www.cogentco.com/events and will remain available through September 21, 2022. A presentation about the announcement can be found at Cogent's website here.
Cogent (NASDAQ: CCOI) is a facilities-based provider of low cost, high speed Internet access and private network services to bandwidth intensive businesses. Cogent's facilities-based, all-optical IP network provides services in over 219 markets across 51 countries.
Cogent is headquartered at 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information, visit www.cogentco.com. Cogent can be reached in the United States at (202) 295-4200 or via email at info@cogentco.com.
Except for historical information and discussion contained herein, statements contained in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding benefits of the proposed acquisition, integration plans and expected synergies and anticipated future financial and operating performance and results, including estimates for growth. The statements in this release are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Cogent's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences, including risks related to the acquisition of T-Mobile's Wireline Business by Cogent and related transactions, such as the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the pending acquisition, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the pending merger that could reduce anticipated benefits; the ability to successfully integrate the businesses; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the acquisition agreement; the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Cogent's common stock; the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Cogent and T-Mobile to retain customers, to retain and hire key personnel or to maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally; the risk that problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected; the risk that the combined company may be unable to achieve cost-cutting synergies or that it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies and other factors; and other risks discussed from time to time in Cogent's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, Cogent's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022. Cogent undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement or any information contained in this press release or in other public disclosures at any time.
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Kobach pledges to target Biden Administration if elected Kansas AG
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - If elected, former Kansas Sec. of State Kris Kobach says his top priority as Kansas Attorney General will be to take on the Biden Administration.
Kobach stopped by the WIBW-TV studios Monday afternoon. He is the third of three Republicans vying to replace current Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt to do so. Schmidt is leaving his post as AG to run for Governor.
“My most important priority is bringing litigation, lawsuits against president Biden and his administration. He is violating our constitutional rights and he’s violating federal law. I’ve already brought four lawsuits against Biden and Obama combined. I have two lawsuits still pending against president Biden, and we need an Attorney General who makes that job one, we have to go on offense,” Kobach said.
“The office of Attorney General is the one office that has the ability to singlehandedly bring the Biden administration to a halt when it violates our constitutional rights or the statutes of the United States,” he continued.
In his five point plan released a few weeks prior, Kobach said one of his most important items is making Kansas concealed carry permits free in Kansas.
“Why should you have to pay to exercise the constitutional freedom? We aren’t paying to exercise our first amendment rights to have this interview. We don’t have to pay to get a fee from this, a license from the state to go to church. We shouldn’t have to pay to exercise our second amendment rights,” Kobach said.
Kobach said he’s a supporter of the “Value them Both” amendment, and his time as a constitutional law professor makes him ready to enforce any pro-life laws that go into effect.
“We have to do everything we can to restore the right to life and the laws that protect the right to life that are on the books in Kansas,” Kobach said. “I was a professor of constitutional law for 15 years. The experience to make sure that all of our pro-life laws are back in full force and being enforced as quickly as possible. That may be a combination of attorney general opinions seeking declaratory judgments from courts, but getting our pro-life laws in place as quickly as possible.”
Kobach said he’s learned a lot in his two unsuccessful bids for office. In 2018 he fell to Democrat Laura Kelly in a bid for governor, and two years later came in second place during the 2020 Republican primaries for U.S. Senate.
Kobach said 2018 was a tough year for all Republicans, not just him. “You know, not only did Republicans lose seven governorships across the country, we also lost 33 seats in the us house of representatives. It was a blood bath for Republicans.”
But the tide is changing, according to the former Sec. of State. “The Biden administration obviously has made many mistakes and it looks like Republicans will gain a number, a huge number of seats in Congress and in statewide offices as well. So one of the biggest factors is that tailwind and the polling shows that, whoever wins the Republican primary in the Kansas Attorney General’s race is going to win the general, at least if the polls are true.
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fyllo, the leading platform providing data-driven marketing and regulatory solutions to drive new growth, today announced a key appointment to the Asia-Pacific division, with industry-veteran Victor Cheng joining as Vice President, North Asia. Cheng will report to Robert Woolfrey, Managing Director, APAC, who recently opened operations for the company in the region.
Cheng has held technology, media, and data leadership roles for over twenty years for industry powerhouses including Comscore, Microsoft, and his most recent role as Chairman of the IAB in Hong Kong where he led the members of the Executive Committee to provide local marketers greater access to leading digital solutions. He will be responsible for the development of Fyllo's marketing and regulatory solutions in North Asia.
"As we expand internationally, we are looking for leaders who understand how digital advertising is changing," said Chad Bronstein, Founder and CEO of Fyllo. "In-depth experience and a wide, contextual point of view matters, and leaders like Victor will help us have an immediate impact at a regional level, based on his market and industry expertise. We look forward to providing in-market service and support to brands in North Asia."
Contributing $19 trillion in revenue to the world economy every year, Asian corporations now account for 43 percent of the world's largest 5,000 companies. With their robust combination of technology and specialized data solutions, Fyllo was built to uniquely address the increasing demands of Asia's booming verticals.
"Cheng is well-known in Hong Kong and across North Asia for his leadership in data and marketing transformation," said Robert Woolfrey, Managing Director APAC of Fyllo. "He is perfectly positioned to champion our growth in Hong Kong and enter new markets across North Asia."
"Fyllo is well-placed to help brands in North Asia manage complexity and deliver impact," said Cheng. "We offer something new and compelling, combining marketing, innovative targeting, and regulatory expertise, and I am delighted to join the company at a moment of accelerated growth."
About Fyllo:
Fyllo is on a mission to accelerate the economies of tomorrow. Fyllo's marketing and regulatory solutions provide the tools, data and integrations needed to drive new growth with speed and scale. Powered by a leading data ecosystem and regulatory database, Fyllo is trusted by Fortune 500 companies and emerging brands to stay competitive and compliant.
In 2022 Fyllo acquired Semasio, a pioneer in unified targeting, enabling digital marketers to seamlessly combine audience, contextual and brand fit solutions into one targeting strategy, both on the buy and the sell-side. The company is active in approximately 50 countries and its semantic analysis engine supports more than 30 languages.
For more information, visit www.hellofyllo.com.
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WESTBURY, N.Y., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paylogix®, the premium technology solution provider in the administration of voluntary benefits welcomes Salary Finance Inc., the leading global provider of socially responsible financial products in the workplace as the newest provider to their Co-Op Funding Program.
"We pride ourselves in delivering the best in voluntary benefits to the insurance industry," said Richard Pfadenhauer, CISSP, president and founder. "Salary Finance is providing a valuable service to American workers with beneficial solutions. This partnership will be invaluable to brokers by simplifying the administration of these benefits to their clients."
"Total household debt spiked to its highest level since 2007. American workers are struggling. A perfect storm of high inflation, a restrictive housing market, bloated student loans, and the elimination of the child tax credit has led to an increase in financial stress," Dan Macklin, CEO, Salary Finance, said. "We're thrilled to partner with Paylogix, a trusted benefits partner for insurance brokers and leading enterprise employers, to make it easy for employees using Paylogix to enroll in and use their Salary Finance benefits."
Through the Paylogix platform, brokers can merge multiple products from multiple vendors and carriers into one online Consolidated Billing® statement. Brokers who offer Salary Finance voluntary benefits will have access to the full suite of Paylogix® enrollment and billing solutions. Through partnerships with over 60 benefit providers nationwide, Paylogix® can provide this service at no additional cost to brokers or their clients.
About Salary Finance
Salary Finance's mission is to improve the financial health of working Americans by providing access to socially responsible financial products in the workplace. When employees can access affordable credit, reduce bad debt, and increase their savings, they're happier and more productive at work, and more likely to achieve long-term financial stability. Employers benefit from improved retention and engagement, at no additional cost.
About Paylogix®
Paylogix® is the trusted premium technology solution provider for efficiency and transparency in the administration of voluntary benefits. Our thoughtfully designed tools to facilitate enrollment through billing processes, are automated, innovative, and secure to provide users with the data they need, when they need it. If you are an insurance carrier, broker, or enrollment company, interested in learning more about how Paylogix® can help provide accurate and more efficient enrollment and billing processes, visit http://www.paylogix.com or email info@paylogix.com for more information.
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OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lutz, a Nebraska-based business solutions firm, is excited to announce the growth of its Client Advisory Services (CAS) offering. This service will extend many of the same benefits from outsourced accounting to accounting software consulting, training and support, along with a new technology-focused package.
Scott Miller, Consulting Director, said, "The accounting function can be a heavy burden for small businesses to take on alone. Each organization is different, so we work to tailor our services to the client's unique needs. We offer multiple packages from outsourcing a small piece of your day-to-day accounting operations to fully managing your accounting practice and taking on the CFO role."
Lutz is committed to providing value-add services to our clients, giving them the flexibility to focus on growing their business. With the new tech-focused model, companies can capitalize on their data and discover new opportunities to improve.
"Our goal with the new tech-forward service model is to help customers make informed business decisions, receive timely financial information and remove the stress of managing an accounting team. Expanding the CAS service line will strengthen our position in the market and allow us to better serve our client base," said Steve Nebbia, Lutz Consulting Director.
Learn more about Lutz's Client Advisory Services here: www.lutz.us/cas
Lutz is the business solutions firm for people seeking a partner to help energize and heighten financial and organizational success. Born and raised in Nebraska, our experienced team simplifies complexities and provides accounting, wealth management, recruiting, M&A and technology services. We embrace your business as our own to spark the right solutions and help you thrive. MIND WHAT MATTERS + WWW.LUTZ.US
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Telephone: (402) 827-2083
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BEIJING, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this month, Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway saw the laying of ballasted tracks begin on its main line, marking a solid step of this landmark Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project and signaling the pragmatic cooperation between China and Indonesia.
With a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the railway built with Chinese technology will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung, the country's fourth-largest city, from more than three hours to around 40 minutes.
While meeting Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday voiced the hope that key bilateral cooperation projects, including the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project, would advance smoothly. Meanwhile, Widodo called the high-speed railway project another milestone of bilateral friendship.
Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China and Indonesia have set the direction of building a China-Indonesia community with a shared future and forged a new pattern of bilateral relations featuring the "four-wheel drive" of political, economic, cultural and maritime cooperation.
"China and Indonesia are at similar development stages, have entwined interests, follow similar philosophies and development paths and share a closely connected future," Xi said, adding that building a China-Indonesia community with a shared future is the common aspiration and expectation of the two peoples.
He said sound Sino-Indonesian relations not only serve the long-term shared interests of the two countries but also have positive and far-reaching effects regionally and globally.
Widodo is the first foreign head of state to visit China after the Beijing Winter Olympics, and China is the first stop of Widodo's first trip to East Asia since the pandemic.
Resilient and vibrant ties
Despite COVID-19 outbreaks and growing uncertainties, China and Indonesia see unstoppable momentum in their cooperation and are ready to further deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership.
As Xi mentioned in the meeting, the bilateral relationship has shown great resilience and vitality in recent years. China remained Indonesia's largest trading partner in 2021. According to Chinese customs statistics, trade volume between the two sides was valued at $124.3 billion, with a growth rate of 58.4 percent year on year.
Major cooperation projects, including the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Project, the Two Countries Twin Parks program and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Corridors, reflect the highly synergized connectivity between the BRI and Indonesia's national strategy. Thus, the cooperation projects will produce win-win outcomes in the economic recovery of the country and the wider region.
Vaccine cooperation has also become a new highlight of bilateral relations between the two countries as China is actively supporting Indonesia in building a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing hub. The hub will, in turn, help Southeast Asia's vaccine rollout.
Noting that the two countries are an example of major developing countries seeking strength through unity and win-win cooperation, Xi also told Widodo that the Chinese side is willing to foster more growth points with Indonesia, such as in digital economy and green development.
Asian input in global governance
Starting from June, several high-level global or regional economic forums have been scheduled in Asian countries, including China and Indonesia, ushering in an Asian moment due to their role in global governance.
The Chinese president on Tuesday called on the two countries to stand together in solidarity, fulfill the responsibilities of major developing countries, follow true multilateralism, uphold open regionalism and contribute Oriental wisdom and Asia's input to the development of global governance.
In June, China hosted the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit. In November, Indonesia is scheduled to host the G20 Summit, Cambodia will host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Related Summits, and Thailand will host the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
Facing a turbulent international situation, the international community is expecting Asia, the largest continental economy, accounting for roughly 40 percent of the world's total gross domestic product (GDP), to play a leading role in promoting peace, stability and development in the region and the world at large.
Confronting changes in the world that are unfolding in ways like never before, China has put forward the Global Development Initiative and the Global Security Initiative, which have contributed to China's approach to advancing building a more just and reasonable global governance system and won extensive support and response from the international community, especially Asian countries.
The two presidents also exchanged views on the Ukraine crisis. They shared the view that the international community should create conditions for peace talks, play a constructive role in de-escalating the situation in Ukraine and stabilizing the global economic order, and work together to maintain the hard-won peace and stability in the region.
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AR-701 is effective in vitro against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants, including BA.4 and BA.5
LOS GATOS, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-infective therapies to treat life-threatening infections, announced today that inhaled treatment of its fully human monoclonal antibody cocktail AR-701 resulted in no detectable SARS-CoV-2 virus in the lungs of infected rhesus macaques, and protected their lungs from disease. AR-701 was effective in the non-human primates when used either as a prophylactic or therapeutic treatment regimen.
- Therapeutic administration of inhaled AR-701 substantially reduced and continued to suppress the viral load in the nasal sinus and oropharynx (upper respiratory tract region) for the entire 5-day testing period.
- Additional lab research also indicates both mAbs in the AR-701 cocktail are effective against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, BA.5 subvariants in vitro.
This non-human primate research was conducted through a collective effort involving researchers at the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the University of California at Davis, Vanderbilt University, the University of California at Irvine, and Aridis, with a grant supplement to OHSU from the National Institutes of Health's Office of Research Infrastructure Programs in the Office of the Director (OD, PHS grant P51 OD011092). Preliminary study results were recently presented at the Immunotherapy for Infectious Diseases Conference 2022 in Pavia, Italy. Additional data are being analyzed and will be submitted to a peer-reviewed scientific journal for publication.
"An efficacy demonstration in non-human primates has been a key milestone and a correlate for clinical success in human trials. The observed strong prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy bodes well for AR-701 and is an important step forward," commented Vu Truong, Ph.D., CEO of Aridis Pharmaceuticals. The proprietary inhaled formulation is designed to deliver the mAbs directly to the site where the SARS-CoV-2 virus initially infects, amplifies, and is transmitted from the infected individual to others. "Given the challenges in maintaining high vaccination coverage and a protracted COVID-19 pandemic, there is a greater need to develop accessible, long-acting therapeutic treatments, especially treatments that can also effectively block person-to-person viral transmission. These data demonstrate that the inhaled, self-administered dosage form of half-life extended AR-701 is on track to meet this product profile," said Truong.
About AR-701
AR-701 is a cocktail of two fully human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) mAbs discovered from screening the antibody secreting B-cells of convalescent SARS-CoV-2 infected (COVID-19) patients. Each mAb of the AR-701 cocktail neutralizes coronaviruses using a distinct mechanism of action, namely inhibition of viral fusion and entry into human cells (AR-703) or blockage of viral binding to the human 'ACE2' receptor (AR-720). The activity of the two mAbs complement and enhance each other in a synergistic fashion, creating a potent first-in-class cocktail. AR-720 binds to the 'receptor binding domain' of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, while AR-703 binds to the 'S2' stalk region of spike proteins from betacoronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-2 variants (Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Omicron). Both mAbs bind to the Omicron subvariants, BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 with comparable affinity compared to the original Wuhan strain. All authentic live SARS-CoV-2 beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, and Omicron variants, SARS, and MERS tested were neutralized by both mAbs of AR-701 cocktail in vitro. Multiple animal challenge models widely used to evaluate COVID-19 treatments support the broad efficacy of AR-701 against the original Wuhan wildtype strain, the Delta variant, the Omicron variant, and the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus (SARS). The AR-701 mAbs are engineered to be active for 6-12 months in the blood. AR-701 is being developed as a long-acting intramuscular as well as a self-administered inhaled formulation for the treatment of COVID-19 patients who are not yet hospitalized. Aridis Pharmaceuticals recently received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate the prevention of influenza and SARS-CoV2 viral transmission using inhaled delivery of monoclonal antibodies.
About Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops novel anti-infective therapies to treat life-threatening infections, including anti-infectives to be used as add-on treatments to standard-of-care antibiotics. The Company is utilizing its proprietary ʎPEXTM and MabIgX® technology platforms to rapidly identify rare, potent antibody-producing B-cells from patients who have successfully overcome an infection, and to rapidly manufacture monoclonal antibody (mAbs) for therapeutic treatment of critical infections. These mAbs are already of human origin and functionally optimized for high potency by the donor's immune system; hence, they technically do not require genetic engineering or further optimization to achieve full functionality.
The Company is advancing multiple clinical stage mAbs targeting bacteria that cause life-threatening infections such as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), in addition to preclinical stage antiviral mAbs. The use of mAbs as anti-infective treatments represents an innovative therapeutic approach that harnesses the human immune system to fight infections and is designed to overcome the deficiencies associated with the current standard of care which is broad spectrum antibiotics. Such deficiencies include, but are not limited to, increasing drug resistance, short duration of efficacy, disruption of the normal flora of the human microbiome and lack of differentiation among current treatments. The mAb portfolio is complemented by a non-antibiotic novel mechanism small molecule anti-infective candidate being developed to treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. The Company's pipeline is highlighted below:
Aridis' Pipeline
AR-301 (VAP). AR-301 is a fully human IgG1 mAb targeting gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) alpha-toxin and is being evaluated in a global Phase 3 clinical study as an adjunctive treatment of S. aureus ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP).
AR-320 (VAP). AR-320 is a fully human IgG1 mAb targeting S. aureus alpha-toxin that is being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical study as a preventative treatment of S. aureus colonized mechanically ventilated patients who do not yet have VAP.
AR-501 (cystic fibrosis). AR-501 is an inhaled formulation of gallium citrate with broad-spectrum anti-infective activity being developed to treat chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. This program is currently in Phase 2a clinical development in CF patients.
AR-701 (COVID-19). AR-701 is a cocktail of fully human mAbs discovered from convalescent COVID-19 patients that are directed at multiple protein epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is formulated for delivery via intramuscular injection or inhalation using a nebulizer.
AR-401 (blood stream infections). AR-401 is a fully human mAb preclinical program aimed at treating infections caused by gram-negative Acinetobacter baumannii.
AR-101 (HAP). AR-101 is a fully human immunoglobulin M, or IgM, mAb in Phase 2 clinical development targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) liposaccharides serotype O11, which accounts for approximately 22% of all P. aeruginosa hospital acquired pneumonia cases worldwide.
AR-201 (RSV infection). AR-201 is a fully human IgG1 mAb out-licensed preclinical program aimed at neutralizing diverse clinical isolates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
For additional information on Aridis Pharmaceuticals, please visit https://aridispharma.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated" and "intend" or other similar terms or expressions that concern Aridis' expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on Aridis' current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the need for additional financing, the timing of regulatory submissions, Aridis' ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of its existing product candidates and any other product candidates it may develop, approvals for clinical trials may be delayed or withheld by regulatory agencies, risks relating to the timing and costs of clinical trials, risks associated with obtaining funding from third parties, management and employee operations and execution risks, loss of key personnel, competition, risks related to market acceptance of products, intellectual property risks, risks related to business interruptions, including the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, which could seriously harm our financial condition and increase our costs and expenses, risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, Aridis' ability to attract collaborators and partners and risks associated with Aridis' reliance on third party organizations. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, market conditions and the factors described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Aridis' 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Aridis' other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and Aridis does not undertake any obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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