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Brand Leaves Zero Gray Area Over Men's Concerns About Hair Color
NEW YORK, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For most men, going gray is one of the first visible indicators of the aging process, yet many aren't ready. In fact, 7 in 10 men who have grey hair worry that it makes them look older** and the majority want to look as young as they feel. Now, addressing grays in a way that is easy, natural-looking, and long-lasting is easier than ever with new L'Oréal Paris Men Expert One-Twist Hair Color – the brand's first permanent hair color technology created specifically for men.
"Backed by over 100 years of R&I knowledge, L'Oréal Paris Hair Color leads with science to answer consumer insights in everything we create," remarks Lindsay Menzer, Director of R&I Hair Color, L'Oréal. "When it comes to the natural process of graying hair, we know that this visible sign of aging can be accelerated by external factors, like stress. According to several studies, men have been shown to be more severely affected by graying than woman."
L'Oréal Paris found that the top concerns of men pertaining to hair color included fear of color lasting or appearing natural, anxiety over anticipated results, and the possibility of a messy or time-consuming process.
"After five years of extensive research focused on making hair color specifically for men, L'Oréal R&I developed Men Expert One Twist," notes Lindsay Menzer, Director of R&I Hair Color, L'Oréal. "The easy-to-use, patented 'one-twist' tool helps men effortlessly achieve the desired permanent long lasting natural looking result in only five minutes. This unique, mess-free application was co-designed and thoroughly tested with men around the globe to ensure that we were bringing true innovation to the market. "
Of the men that have tried it, believe it to be as fast an easy as shaving and agree that it offers a natural-looking result. Men Expert is less messy than the current #1 men's hair color brand*. And as natural looking.
Powered by an ammonia-free gel technology, grey coverage is easy with Men Expert One-Twist Hair Color: just twist, shake, apply and in 5 minutes undetectable grey coverage blended for up to 6 weeks. Available in 7 shades easily selected by visiting the exclusive shade matcher tool on www.menexpert.com.
L'Oréal Paris Men Expert One-Twist Hair Color made its debut with a new advertising campaign earlier this year featuring brand ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
CONTACT: Olivia Porcello Cody, Olivia@abmc-us.com
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Rodgers says he had expected Adams to stay with Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers acknowledges that he decided to return to the Green Bay Packers believing he would still have All-Pro receiver Davante Adams as a teammate for the upcoming season. The four-time MVP quarterback made those comments while talking on Pat McAfee’s SiriusXM and YouTube show. The Packers announced on March 15 that Rodgers had agreed to a contract extension. Adams was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders later that week. Adams’ exit leaves the Packers with a shortage of proven receivers. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/28/rodgers-says-he-had-expected-adams-to-stay-with-packers/ | 2022-04-29T07:05:31Z |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A portion of the notebook Brian Laundrie left behind as a confession to his murder of Gabby Petito was revealed Friday as attorneys for the families met with the FBI in Tampa to take possession of personal items.
“I ended her life,” a line from the notebook reads. “I thought it was merciful, that it is what she wanted, but I see now all the mistakes I made. I panicked. I was in shock. But from the moment I decided, took away her pain, I knew I couldn’t go on without her.”
The FBI announced in January that Laundrie’s notebook found near the 23-year-old’s remains at the Carlton Reserve contained written statements where he claimed responsibility for Gabby Petito’s death.
The notebook has become a focal point of the public’s fascination with the case, as well as potential evidence in the civil lawsuit filed by Petito’s parents against Laundrie’s parents. Laundrie attorney Steve Bertolino released photos of the notes.
In the message, Laundrie claimed Petito’s death “occurred as an unexpected tragedy.” Laundrie wrote he and Gabby were on hike back to their van in Utah when night fell.
“I hear a splash and a scream, I could barely see,” Laundrie wrote. “I couldn’t find her for a moment, shouted her name. I found her breathing heavily, gasping and [unclear] was freezing cold.”
Laundrie wrote that he pulled Gabby out of the water, but claimed she couldn’t tell she was hurt. He added Gabby had a “small bump on her forehead that eventually got larger,” and had pain in her feet and wrists.
“I don’t know the extent of Gabby’s injuries, only that she was in extreme pain,” Laundrie said.
Laundrie claimed he returned home in the days following Gabby’s death to spend his remaining days with family.
“I am ending my life not because of a fear of punishment but rather because I can’t stand to live another day without her,” Laundrie wrote. “I’ve lost our whole future together, every moment we could have shared.”
“I’m sorry for everyone’s loss.”
The FBI collected the notebook, along with a backpack and the revolver Laundrie used to fatally shoot himself, from the scene on Oct. 20, 2021. Since then, it is believed to have remained with the FBI, despite the agency announcing the closure of their investigation on Jan. 21.
If you or a loved one are experiencing thoughts of suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline can be reached at (800) 273-8255. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/brian-laundrie-notebook-confession-revealed-couldnt-go-on-without-gabby-petito/ | 2022-06-24T23:39:14Z |
ATLANTA, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clark Atlanta University (CAU) makes history as the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to receive a $10 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) INCLUDES program to establish the National Data Science Alliance (NDSA).
The NDSA will increase the number of Black people earning data science credentials by at least 20,000 by 2027 and expand data science research that advocates for social justice and strive to eliminate bias. To accomplish this visionary goal, the NDSA will facilitate engagement across all HBCUs with industry and academic collaboration to broaden participation and advance social justice in data science.
"This is a monumental accomplishment for the HBCU community as a whole, and we at Clark Atlanta University are deeply honored to perpetuate institutional mission through data science," said President George T. French Jr., Ph.D. "Clark Atlanta University has deep roots in conducting data science research that promotes equity, including the seminal works of scholar and former faculty member W.E.B. Du Bois on these hallowed grounds. This historic award exemplifies our commitment to ensuring competitive advantage for students to succeed and excel in our data-driven society."
Talitha Washington, the lead and principal investigator of the grant, is the mastermind behind the NDSA. As the Director of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Data Science Initiative and professor of mathematics at Clark Atlanta University, she is passionate about engaging more HBCUs and building a community to accelerate the preparation of students in data science and discover solutions for data-oriented problems that impact the lives of Blacks.
"We are excited that many HBCUs will collaborate with us to develop new equity-based discoveries in data science and expand student pathways that will change the face of data science," said Washington.
The NDSA is supported by the AUC Consortium, led by Michael Hodge, with industry-university collaboration led by Moses Garuba (Howard University) and collective impact efforts led by H. Justin Ballenger (Morehouse College). The NDSA's three regional hubs are led by LaTanya Brown-Robertson (Howard University), Sajid Hussain (Fisk University), and Eric Mintz (Clark Atlanta University). The evaluation will be conducted by Kavita Mittapalli (MN Associates).
The NDSA will catalyze systemic change at scale by engaging over 1,000 HBCU faculty and will create equity-based data science ecosystems where all students can learn and thrive.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as the market builds on a rally last week that broke a three-week losing streak.
The S&P 500 index rose 1.1% as of 10:11 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 262 points, or 0.8%, to 32,417 and the Nasdaq rose 1.2%.
Technology companies and retailers led the gains. Apple rose 2.2% and Amazon rose 1.8%.
Energy stocks gained ground as U.S. crude oil prices rose 1.4%. Chevron rose 2.3%.
Markets in Europe also rose, while markets in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul were closed for holidays.
Bond yields mostly fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which influences interest rates on mortgages and other loans, slipped to 3.28 from 3.32% late Friday. The two-year Treasury yield, which tends to track expectations for actions by the Federal Reserve, fell to 3.54% from 3.56%.
Investors face a busy week of inflation updates as they continue to closely watch how consumers and businesses cope with the worst inflation in four decades. The main focus is on the Federal Reserve, which has been raising interest rates in an effort to tame inflation. Wall Street is concerned that the central bank could hit the brakes too hard on the economy and throw it into a recession.
The concerns have created a volatile market over the past few months. Investors are hoping that any sign of easing inflation might signal to the Fed that it can also ease up on rate hikes. It has already raised rates four times this year and markets expect it to deliver another jumbo-sized increase of three-quarters of a percentage point at its meeting next week.
Fed officials, including Chair Jerome Powell, have all reaffirmed the central bank’s determination in raising rates until inflation is under control.
The most important inflation report this week comes on Tuesday and the government is expected to report that price increases slowed in August compared with a year ago, largely because of a steady drop in the cost of gas. Prices for other items, particularly food, are likely to keep rising quickly. Overall, economists forecast consumer prices rose 8.1% in August, compared with a year ago, down from 8.5% in July, according to data provider FactSet.
On Wednesday, the government will release its report on wholesale prices, giving Wall Street a picture of how inflation impacted businesses in August.
Investors will get more details Thursday on how consumers are reacting to high prices when the government releases a report on retail sales for August.
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AP Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber contributed. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/ap-asian-shares-rise-on-back-of-wall-street-rally/ | 2022-09-12T15:50:41Z |
IRVINE, Calif., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shopoff Realty Investments ("Shopoff"), a national manager of opportunistic and value-add real estate investments, announced today the company has sold Iron Horse Shopping Center, a 185,890-square-foot neighborhood center, located in Sparks, Nevada for $18 million.
"When Shopoff purchased Iron Horse Shopping Center, the property was in very poor condition having been foreclosed on by the lender and under the management of a receiver for several years," explained Shopoff Realty Investments president and chief executive officer William Shopoff. "Through our team's efforts, the property made a major transformation, with the addition of many new tenants, the reworking of leases with existing tenants, extensive improvements, and the addition of a new retail pad. The asset is now a positive resource for the surrounding community, rather than a blight."
When Shopoff purchased the property, it was a distressed, lender-owned asset and only 33% occupied, with a former Target store space representing over 100,000-square-feet of vacant space. Shopoff was able to make significant capital improvements to the center, including new paint and column architectural features, enhanced signage, landscaping, repairing and replacing of the asphalt in the parking lots. Additionally, a new 7,151-square-foot pad was also constructed on the property. Ultimately, the Shopoff team was able to increase the occupancy of the center to 75%, signing several key long-term leases.
In addition to the main center, there are two retail pads on the property that are being sold separately. One of the pads is 3,008-square-feet, and currently houses a Jack-in-the-Box fast food restaurant, and the other is the aforementioned 7,151-square-foot pad constructed by Shopoff, which has several tenants including Starbucks, Super Chix, Roberto's and Freeway Insurance.
About Shopoff Realty Investments
Shopoff Realty Investments is an Irvine, California-based real estate firm with a 30-year history of value-add and opportunistic investing across the United States. The company primarily focuses on proactively generating appreciation through the repositioning of commercial income-producing properties and the entitlement of land assets. The 30-year history includes operating as Asset Recovery Fund, Eastbridge Partners and Shopoff Realty Investments (formerly known as The Shopoff Group). Performance has varied in this time frame, with certain offerings generating losses. For additional information, please visit www.shopoff.com or call (844) 4-SHOPOFF.
Disclosures
This is not an offering to buy or sell any securities. Such offer may only be made through the offerings memorandum to qualified purchasers. Any investment in Shopoff Realty Investments programs involves substantial risks and is suitable only for investors who have no need for liquidity and who can bear the loss of their entire investment. There is no assurance that any strategy will succeed to meet its investment objectives. The performance of this asset is not indicative of future results of other assets. Securities offered through Shopoff Securities, Inc. member FINRA/SIPC, 18565 Jamboree Road, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92612, (844) 4-SHOPOFF.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --TETRA Technologies, Inc. ("TETRA" or the "Company") (NYSE: TTI) announced today that it will release second quarter 2022 results after the closing of the market on Monday, August 1, 2022. On August 2, 2022, TETRA will host a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results. Brady M. Murphy, President and CEO, and Elijio V. Serrano, Senior Vice President and CFO, will host the call.
TETRA invites you to listen to the conference call by calling the toll-free phone number 1-888-347-5303. The conference call will also be available by live audio webcast and may be accessed through the Company's website at www.tetratec.com. The news release will be available on the Company's website prior to the conference call. A replay of the conference call will be available at 1-877-344-7529 conference number 2427423, for one week following the conference call and the archived webcast will be available through the Company's website for thirty days following the conference call.
Company Overview
TETRA Technologies, Inc. is an industrial and oil & gas products and services company operating on six continents focused on bromine-based completion fluids, calcium chloride, water management solutions, frac flowback and production well testing services. Calcium chloride is used in the oil and gas, industrial, agricultural, road, food and beverage markets. TETRA is evolving its business model by expanding into the low carbon energy markets with its chemistry expertise, key mineral acreage and global infrastructure. Recently announced initiatives include commercialization of TETRA PureFlow® an ultra-pure zinc bromide for stationary batteries and energy storage; advancing an innovative carbon capture utilization and storage technology with CarbonFree to capture CO2 and mineralize emissions to make commercial, carbon-negative chemicals; and development of TETRA's lithium and bromine mineral acreage to meet the growing demand for oil and gas products and energy storage. Visit the Company's website at www.tetratec.com.
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Best gas-free tools for lawn aeration
The best time to aerate your lawn is when it is peak growing season, as this gives your grass the best chance for a quick recovery. That means, whether you have cool-season grasses or warm-season grasses, you will need to aerate sometime over the next few months. This is unfortunate timing because gas prices that have already hit record highs will continue to climb over the summer.
While a tow-behind lawn aerator is a great option, it requires fuel for your tractor. Luckily, there are many gas-free alternatives when it comes to aerating your lawn.
Why do I need to aerate my lawn?
To survive, plants require air, water and nutrients. These elements are taken in through the plant’s root system. When the soil gets compacted due to foot traffic, yard work, activities, harsh weather and more, it can no longer efficiently transport the essentials your lawn needs to thrive. Without these vital elements, your lawn will lose its color and begin to thin. A lawn aerator is a machine or a tool that opens up space in compacted soil so your grass can get everything it needs.
When should I aerate my lawn?
You should aerate your lawn once each year during the peak growing season. However, it is important to understand that there are cool-season grasses and warm-season grasses in the U.S., and each has a different peak growing season. The dividing line travels roughly through the center of the country with states above Texas having cool-season grasses and all others having warm-season grasses.
The peak growing season for cool-season grasses is early spring or fall when the temperatures are a little cooler. Warm-season grasses grow the most in the warmer — but not the hottest — period, which is late spring through early summer.
Signs I need to aerate my lawn
If you are wondering how to know if your lawn needs to be aerated, here are a few key signs to watch for:
Discolored patches
Since compacted soil keeps nutrients from nourishing your lawn, one sign you need to aerate is patches of grass that are yellow or brown. Be careful not to mistake the naturally occurring preseason brown of Zoysia grass as a symptom of compacted soil.
Thinning grass
Once your soil becomes so compacted that it can’t support adequate growth, your lawn will begin to die off. This will be evident in patches of thinning or altogether missing sections of grass.
A thick layer of thatch
Thatch is a layer of debris that accumulates on top of your soil. Up to about a half inch of thatch is beneficial to the health of your lawn. However, when thatch builds up beyond a half inch, which can be a result of compacted soil, it can suffocate your lawn. Compacted soil creates a shallow root system on your lawn, which leads to faster accumulating thatch.
Puddles
Water that doesn’t run off your property sits there until it evaporates or is absorbed by the soil. If you have puddles that linger long after the rain has ended, it means your soil is compacted and cannot easily absorb water.
Inability to moisten
If your soil has only two states, dry or puddled, then it is a sign it is compacted. Healthy soil absorbs water, allowing it to stay moist and nurture the root system of your lawn.
Quick test for compacted soil
To quickly test how compacted your soil is, simply slide a screwdriver into your lawn. If you can easily drive it 6 inches into the soil, your soil is healthy. If you struggle, it’s time to aerate.
Gas-free tools you can use to aerate your lawn
RYOBI ONE+ Cordless Dethatcher/Aerator
If you have large areas that need to be aerated, this cordless model from Ryobi is the answer. It operates similarly to a lawn mower, has a push-button start and can dethatch and aerate your lawn, which will allow it to thrive.
Sold by Home Depot
This walk-behind push spike aerator is made by a trusted name in lawn equipment. The sturdy tray can support a patio block for added weight to allow for deeper penetration. The spike design means no messy plugs.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Rolling Lawn Aerator with Fender
The protective shield on this model helps keep you clean while working. It is a lightweight steel tool that is easy to assemble and operate. This rolling aerator can be disassembled for convenient storage when not in use.
Sold by Home Depot
Yard Butler Multispike Lawn Aerator
This basic multispike aerator works like a shovel: Just step on the top edge and drive the four prongs into the soil to aerate. It is affordable but best for small areas.
Sold by Amazon
Gardenised Lawn and Garden Aerator Spike Shoes
With these innovative spike shoes, aerating your lawn is as simple as walking. This device fits over your boots and is held in place with three straps.
Sold by Home Depot
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The Appian Low-Code Platform accelerates digital transformation initiatives in Italy
MILAN, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) announces that the Municipality of Milan has deployed the Appian Low-Code Platform to automate and digitize key processes as part of a broader plan to transform citizen experience and innovate service delivery. As the second-largest region by population in Italy, the Municipality of Milan serves more than one million inhabitants and is considered a leader in innovation and excellence for Italy.
Led by Intellera Consulting and developed in less than two months, Municipality's first Appian application manages the end-to-end process of obtaining parking passes and disabled permits for residents and visitors. The goal is to accelerate and improve the experience of a vital service for the citizens in Milan, a densely populated area with about 2,000 residents per kilometer.
The new digital process enables citizens to initiate online requests by going through the registration process then uploading required documentation through the Elixform platform. Once the digital form is submitted, public administrators process complete applications with a few simple steps guided by the Appian application, including identification and document verification, creation, and delivery of the pass.
"The project started with a single application, but we extended the scope to other areas in just a few months. The technical leads in the Municipality of Milan were impressed by the speed of solution delivery on the Appian Low-Code Platform and became internal champions," said Ivan Epicarmo Sessa, Head of the IT Strategy & Governance Competence Center at Intellera Consulting. "Appian is an important technology within the application portfolio that enables a new leap forward and more agility to continue on the digitization path of the Municipality."
The management of parking passes is one of several new systems to improve different citizen services. The digital transformation program for the Municipality includes identifying and creating an accelerated path to digitizing and rationalizing processes in different areas, including:
- Providing a self-service online job training portal for citizens, including education grant applications for eligible citizens, certificate accreditation, and class allocation.
- Streamlining urban planning and public works permission processes for citizens to request for construction permits, developers to submit redevelopment proposals, and construction companies to get work permissions.
Modernizing the technology infrastructure and systems supports the Municipality's ambition to transform through the use of innovative technologies, one of the main recovery strategies in the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
"We are very proud to provide the technology to help the Municipality of Milan improve and modernize its services to citizens. Technology is a key driver for improving citizen services and we are honored to work with another local public administration in Italy," said Silvia Fossati, Area Vice President of Southern Europe at Appian. "In the last few years, the Italian government has made digitization a priority and the Appian Low-Code Platform continues to be an invaluable technology enabler in speeding project implementation for businesses and the public administrations."
Find out how Appian is helping the government agencies and public administrations accelerate the development of mission critical systems.
About Appian
Appian is the unified platform for change. We accelerate customers' business by discovering, designing and automating their most important processes. The Appian Low-Code platform combines the key capabilities needed to get work done faster, Process Mining + Workflow + Automation, in a unified low-code platform. Appian is considered open, enterprise-grade and trusted by industry leaders. For more information, visit appian.com.
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Named The Best Company to Work For in the Telemarketing and BPO category across Latin America
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEC), one of the largest global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovators for end-to-end digital CX solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year by CompuTrabajo on their "Best Workplaces 2022" list as rated by employees.
The company also earned recognition as the best company to work for in the telemarketing and BPO category for the first time.
Computrabajo is the leading employment website in Latin America and helps people to find a better job, grow professionally, and in doing so also helps companies find the professional talent that best suits their needs.
"We are proud to receive this recognition for the second consecutive year, an honor we attribute to our people and organizational culture," said Paula Rodríguez, executive director of human capital at TTEC. "Our employees embody our mission to deliver humanity to business, and their commitment and motivation is what drives our success and recognition."
"Among the more than 1.15 million registered valuations of Computrabajo in Mexico in 2021, TTEC has been positioned as the Best Company to work for in the Telemarketing and BPO category," said Paola Uribe, country manager Computrabajo México. "The Best Workplaces award considered companies that have accumulated more than 100 evaluations and is based on the general evaluations provided by Computrabajo candidates during 2021. This recognition is living proof of the effort and extraordinary work that all of you have done from your organizations in the last year to guarantee a pleasant experience to your employees."
For more information about job opportunities in Mexico, visit https://www.ttecjobs.com/.
About TTEC:
TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEC) is one of the largest, global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovators for end-to-end, digital CX solutions. The Company delivers leading CX technology and operational CX orchestration at scale through its proprietary cloud-based CXaaS (Customer Experience as a Service) platform. Serving iconic and disruptive brands, TTEC's outcome-based solutions span the entire enterprise, touch every virtual interaction channel, and improve each step of the customer journey. Leveraging next gen digital and cognitive technology, the Company's Digital business designs, builds, and operates omnichannel contact center technology, conversational messaging, CRM, automation (AI / ML and RPA), and analytics solutions. The Company's Engage business delivers digital customer engagement, customer acquisition & growth, content moderation, fraud prevention, and data annotation solutions. Founded in 1982, the Company's singular obsession with CX excellence has earned it leading client NPS scores across the globe. The Company's nearly 65,000 employees operate on six continents and bring technology and humanity together to deliver happy customers and differentiated business results. To learn more visit us at https://www.ttec.com.
Contact
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Brand raises $7 million in seed round led by General Catalyst
NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hank, a new digital platform connecting adults 55+ with people and activities in their community, officially debuted today. The company also announced it has raised $7 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst and Resolute Ventures. By connecting individuals with in-person events and like-minded people, Hank is redefining the midlife experience while helping this demographic build social connections that contribute to health, happiness, and longevity.
Hank matches active adults over the age of 55 with relevant events and activities like pickleball, art workshops, coffee meet-ups, skydiving, and more. Members can find Hank-sponsored events in their area or create their own events to connect with others over shared passions, hobbies, and interests.
"After ten years in the tech industry, I saw a clear and solvable bias problem in how products were developed: age," said Brian Park, co-founder and CEO, Hank. "I created Hank because I knew there was an opportunity to innovate for empty nesters like my parents, who were looking for ways to build their community and preferred to deepen their friendships in real life and not just behind a screen. For them, social activities have been key to happiness in this new chapter of life, and I knew that we could use technology to improve in-person social connections for this specific demographic."
To help shift age-old stereotypes of what a person age 55 plus looks like, Hank has also launched a new brand campaign, "Generation You." Featuring real 55+ adults—not models—living their most vibrant lives, the campaign aims to capture what most age-specific media has not: a realistic and modern representation of age.
"They were the first generation to graduate from mixed tapes to digital playlists. They mastered Pong and successfully survived over 30 versions of the iPhone. They are tech savvy and it's about time for a platform to connect this vibrant community," said Niko Bonatsos, managing director at General Catalyst. "Over 30 percent of the US population is over 50 and those lucky enough to be part of the GenX population have personalities, interests, and hunger for experiences that match their flair for 80's fashion. We are committed to helping the creative and passionate team at Hank as they continue to rapidly grow the brand and create a destination for those who actually know and celebrate the lyrics to 80s music."
Currently, Hank is live in the New York City area, but plans to expand nationally in the second half of this year. To help expedite its expansion, Hank has raised $7M in seed funding led by General Catalyst, with Resolute Ventures, Canaan Partners, The Fund, and Tau Ventures also contributing to this round of fundraising.
To find out more about Hank or to become a member, visit gethank.com.
About Hank
Hank is a digital platform connecting adults 55+ with like-minded people and activities in their community. At Hank, its members aren't letting age define their limits. With curated group activities like pickleball, canasta, skydiving, and more, Hank helps active individuals find connections online that translate into the offline activities and friendships that are critical to happiness and longevity. Currently available for New York City area residents, Hank will expand nationally in the second half of 2022. The company has secured $7MM in seed funding from General Catalyst and Resolute Ventures and is part of AARP ventures accelerator program. For more information visit gethank.com.
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4-year-old shot in head by 9-year-old handling gun, deputies in Texas say
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) - A 4-year-old boy was shot in the head Monday, and authorities said the gun was fired by his 9-year-old brother.
The sheriff’s department is now trying to piece together how that boy got the gun, as the younger child fights for his life in critical condition.
The 9-year-old boy was seen standing with his hands bagged as a shooting investigation swirled around him.
Investigators say the accidental shooting happened around 12:20 p.m. Monday. They believe he got the gun from an uncle.
“An uncle was visiting the residence. He does not normally live there, and he had a gun. The 9-year-old male found the gun and accidentally discharged, striking the 4-year-old in the head,” said Major Susan Cotter of Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
In the immediate aftermath, family members drove the little boy to a nearby hospital, where he was taken via lifeflight to the medical center.
Investigators say because there were seven or eight people at the house during the shooting, a number of people were seen with bags over their hands.
Neighbors who are used to the quietness of suburban life said the proliferation of guns is making them nervous.
“That’s all you hear all the time all day is more shootings. Since the guns, you’ve been able to be free with guns. It’s horrible,” an unidentified neighbor said.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trusted Dispatch receives a $1,000,000 USD Partner Preferred investment led by Golden Section to drive expansion and growth. Trusted Dispatch is a leader in heavy equipment shipping and logistics software for truckers and shippers in North America.
"Dusty LaValley and his team are experts in the shipping of heavy machinery. They know the problems truckers and heavy machinery distributors face, and they have solutions that provide tangible value. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with such an effective team," says Dougal Cameron, General Partner at Golden Section.
"A few years ago, we recognized that the trucking industry was operating in an inefficient way, and we wanted to improve that. We built Trusted Dispatch to solve these problems, and today, our platform automates the complex logistical matching and delivery connections needed by heavy equipment shippers and truckers daily" stated Dusty LaValley, Trusted Dispatch Founder and CEO. "Our customer base is growing fast, with thousands of commercial users all over North America using the platform each month. With Golden Section's enterprise software expertise and track record of success, we're confident that they are the right partner for this next step in our journey."
"We are most excited about the sales efficiency of this company - we believe Dusty can immediately convert our investment into recurring revenue. We are expecting aggressive growth over the next 18 months." says Adam Day, General Partner at Golden Section.
Trusted Dispatch connects empty trucks with profitable loads every day through its software platform. The platform allows shippers to generate a competitive quote for their load, match the load to truckers needing a backhaul, then confirms and settles invoices electronically. For more information, please visit www.trusteddispatch.com.
Golden Section is a Houston based venture capital fund that invests in early-stage B2B software companies at the inflection point of expansion. Golden Section partners with driven entrepreneurs to build great companies. The fund is excited to meet entrepreneurs who have a deep understanding of the end customer's problems and an existing product with demonstrated traction. For more information, please visit www.goldensection.com.
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Egg prices spike amid bird flu outbreaks at U.S. farms
(Gray News) - The cost of groceries continues to rise these days, and the price of eggs is also going up.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, bird flu has affected 24 states and more than 46 million birds in the U.S. as of April 5.
Bird flu, or avian influenza, is described by health officials as a highly contagious and deadly virus that affects chickens, turkeys and wild birds. It has been hitting farms hard across the country.
According to the Associated Press, Iowa is the nation’s leading egg producer, and bird flu has infected several farms in that area, forcing the killing of 5.3 million hens and 88,000 turkeys.
According to the USDA, the average cost of a dozen eggs is currently $2.88 per dozen at supermarkets, up 52% since earlier this year.
The agency reports eggs are expected to be more in demand with the upcoming Easter holiday, but suppliers are not expected to run out of product.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the bird flu usually does not infect people and rare cases of human infection when it comes to the virus have been reported.
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Named Chair
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Miami Mayor Francis Suarez named Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell as the first chair of the organization's new Standing Committee on Technology and Innovation. The new committee will examine broadband deployment, cybersecurity, and city digital services, as well as promote best practices and help set the Conference's policy on these and other related issues.
The Committee's initial work in the coming months will prioritize a focus on broadband, especially accessing funding included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for infrastructure deployment and digital equity. Additionally, it will concentrate on the threat of cybersecurity attacks that continue to plague cities across the country. The Committee's purview will also include issues such as government procurement, the gig economy, disinformation on the internet, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, the metaverse, consumer privacy, smart cities, and data governance.
"With Mayor Harrell's leadership, this new standing committee will keep mayors and cities at the cutting-edge of what's possible in the market and in government," said Mayor Suarez. "Technology changes rapidly, and we want to ensure mayors and cities stay nimble and are the drivers of digital progress."
"I'm honored to lead this effort and committee at the U.S. Conference of Mayors," said Mayor Harrell. "Seattle is known for big, progress-driving ideas and an unyielding commitment to innovation. My goal is to bring forward that same spirit and work together with my fellow mayors to expand our embrace of technology and big ideas, delivering new opportunities and positive change from inside city hall to residents all across our communities."
The Conference has long been involved with the evolving impacts of technology and innovation on cities. A task force on technology and innovation was established in 2012 as an initial venue for discussion. However, given the increasing need for the organization to adopt policy on these issues, Task Force Chair Austin Mayor Steve Adler proposed the creation of the Technology and Innovation Standing Committee. Mayor Suarez and the Executive Committee unanimously agreed to establish the committee at USCM's Annual Meeting in Reno this past June. It joins the Conference's twelve other standing committees on topics such as health, housing, energy, and transportation.
"We thank Mayor Suarez and Mayor Adler for proposing, and the Executive Committee for establishing, this needed standing committee on technology and innovation," said Tom Cochran, USCM CEO and executive director. "The Conference is so pleased to have Mayor Harrell guide its work on new and emerging technologies. Broadband and cybersecurity are pressing issues for cities, especially as new federal dollars become available from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. With this standing committee, the Conference can help mayors continue to make cities hubs for innovation."
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The Indiana Department of Health also said it was investigating a probable monkeypox case, but would not release the location of the patient, who they said was in isolation.
Contact tracing is underway in both states. Initial testing occurred at state health department labs and confirmatory testing is pending at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labs.
"The risk of monkeypox among the general public continues to be extremely low," Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said. "Monkeypox is rare and does not easily spread through brief casual contact."
As of Friday, the CDC reports more than 110 confirmed cases of monkeypox/orthopoxvirus across multiple states. California has 24 cases, followed by New York with 21 and Illinois with 15.
The health department in Houston, Texas, confirmed its first case of monkeypox Saturday.
"The resident developed symptoms after returning from travel and is experiencing a mild illness," the Houston Health Department said in a written statement. "The resident didn't require hospitalization and is isolating at home."
The first monkeypox case in the United States in 2022 was reported in mid-May when a Massachusetts resident tested positive after returning from Canada.
There have been more than 2,103 confirmed cases and 1 suspected monkeypox case worldwide reported to the World Health Organization this year from 42 countries, including one death in Nigeria, according to a situation update from WHO.
Monkeypox is a rare infection, a much less severe cousin of the now eradicated smallpox virus. It is endemic to parts of west and central Africa and is usually contracted from a rodent or small mammal. It does not easily spread from one person to another.
However, the monkeypox virus can spread through contact with body fluids, monkeypox sores, or items such as clothing and bedding contaminated with the virus. It can also spread from person to person through respiratory droplets, typically in a close setting, according to the CDC.
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Reports 45.9% Year-to-Date Earnings Growth Driven by Continued Expense Reduction
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First US Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: FUSB) (the "Company"), the parent company of First US Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $1.4 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 ("2Q2022"), compared to $1.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 ("2Q2021") and $1.4 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 ("1Q2022"). Net income totaled $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of 45.9%. Diluted earnings per share totaled $0.42 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.28 per diluted share during the corresponding period of 2021.
Earnings improvement, comparing both 2Q2022 and the first six months of 2022 to corresponding periods in 2021, was driven primarily by reductions in non-interest expense following strategic initiatives that were initiated by the Company beginning in the third quarter of 2021. The strategic initiatives included the cessation of new business development at the Bank's wholly owned subsidiary, Acceptance Loan Company, Inc. ("ALC"), as well as efforts to reorganize the Bank's retail banking, technology and deposit operations functions. Due to these efforts, non-interest expense was reduced by $1.5 million, or 18.1%, comparing 2Q2022 to 2Q2021 and by $2.9 million, or 17.0%, comparing the six months ended June 30, 2022, to the six months ended June 30, 2021. Comparing 2Q2022 to 1Q2022, non-interest expense decreased by $0.2 million, or 2.5%.
"We are pleased to post a solid quarter of growth in loans and earnings per share," stated James F. House, the Company's President and CEO. "Our strategic focus on business simplification has been transformative for our Company. This emphasis, combined with a focus on loan and deposit pricing discipline and cost control, have led to solid improvement in operating efficiencies over the last three quarters. In addition, our continued focus on credit quality in our lending practices has further strengthened our balance sheet. Though a heightened level of economic and geopolitical concern certainly exists, we believe our Company is well-prepared to weather future challenges as they are presented," continued Mr. House.
Other Second Quarter Financial Highlights
Loan Growth – The table below summarizes loan balances by portfolio category at the end of each of the most recent five quarters as of June 30, 2022.
The Company's total loan portfolio increased by $35.7 million, or 5.3%, during 2Q2022. Loan volume increases were due to growth in the Bank's indirect, multi-family residential and commercial real estate (secured by non-farm, non-residential properties) categories. Growth in these categories was consistent with continued growth in consumer spending and robust economic activity, particularly in the larger metropolitan markets the Bank serves. Loan growth was partially offset by decreases in the construction, commercial and industrial, direct consumer, and branch retail categories. The decreases in direct consumer and branch retail loans were consistent with management's expectations related to the Company's business cessation strategy at ALC. As of June 30, 2022, loans totaled $715.8 million, an increase of $4.8 million, or 0.7%, since December 31, 2021.
Net Interest Income and Margin – Net interest income totaled $8.8 million in 2Q2022, compared to $9.3 million in 2Q2021 and $8.7 million in 1Q2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, net interest income totaled $17.5 million, compared to $18.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Compared to both prior periods, the decrease in net interest income was primarily attributable to reductions in interest and fees on ALC loans in connection with the ALC cessation of business strategy. Interest and fees on ALC loans decreased in 2Q2022 by $1.0 million, compared to 2Q2021, and by $1.9 million comparing the six months ended June 30, 2022 to the corresponding period of 2021. The decreases were partially offset by interest income in the Bank's other earning asset categories, which increased by $0.5 million on a net basis, comparing 2Q2022 to 2Q2021, and by $0.9 million, comparing the six months ended June 30, 2022 to the six months ended June 30, 2021. As ALC's loan portfolio continues to pay down, there will be continued reduction in interest and fees attributable to ALC's loans. These reductions are expected to continue to put downward pressure on total loan yield and net interest margin. As a result of the changing mix of earning assets, the Company's net interest margin was reduced to 3.91% in 2Q2022, compared to 4.31% in 2Q2021. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, net interest margin was 3.94%, compared to 4.35% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Though net interest income and margin are expected to decrease as a result of the cessation of business strategy at ALC, significant expense savings have developed, or are expected to develop, as a result of the strategy. Historically, ALC's loan portfolio has represented both the Company's highest yielding loans, as well as the portfolio with the highest level of credit losses. Accordingly, while interest earned on these loans is expected to decrease over time, loan loss provision expense is also expected to decrease after the portfolio pays down. As the pay down continues, management is continuing efforts to grow earning assets in the Bank's other loan and investment categories, while at the same time maintaining pricing discipline on deposit and borrowing costs. As part of its overall interest rate risk management program, the Company has entered into forward interest rate swap contracts on certain variable rate deposit products and borrowings. During 2Q2022, the Company terminated one interest rate swap associated with a Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing and recorded a deferred gain associated with the termination of $0.3 million. The gain will be recognized over the remaining 27-month term of the original swap agreement.
Deposit Growth and Deployment of Funds – Deposits totaled $844.3 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to $838.1 million as of December 31, 2021, an increase of $6.2 million, or 0.7%. In the current environment, management has continued to focus on minimizing deposit expense and deploying excess cash balances into earning assets that meet the Company's established credit standards, while maintaining appropriate levels of liquidity to meet projected funding needs. Total average funding costs, including both interest- and noninterest-bearing liabilities and borrowings, was 0.32% in both 2Q2022 and 1Q2022, compared to 0.36% in 2Q2021. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, average funding costs totaled 0.32%, compared to 0.37% during the corresponding period of 2021. Given the increasing interest rate environment, management continued to deploy a portion of excess funds into the investment securities portfolio during 2Q2022. Investment securities, including both the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios totaled $152.5 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to $137.7 million as of March 31, 2022 and $134.3 million as of December 31, 2021. The expected average life of securities in the investment portfolio as of June 30, 2022 was 3.40 years. Management maintains the portfolio with average durations that are expected to provide monthly cash flows that can be utilized to reinvest in earning assets at current market rates.
Loan Loss Provision – Loan loss provisions totaled $0.9 million in 2Q2022, compared to $0.5 million in 2Q2021. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, loan loss provisions totaled $1.6 million, compared to $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in provision expense comparing both the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022 to the corresponding periods of 2021 reflected both an increase in charge-offs associated with ALC's loan portfolio, as well as qualitative adjustments applied to the portfolio in response to heightened inflationary trends and other economic uncertainties that have emerged in 2022. In management's view, the combination of the business cessation strategy, coupled with deteriorating economic conditions, including elevated inflation levels, has increased overall credit risk during 2022, particularly in ALC's loan portfolio. Loan loss provisions recorded by the Company during the first six months of 2022 included expense of $1.3 million associated with ALC's loans and $0.3 million associated with the Bank's portfolio. While loan loss provisions at ALC resulted primarily from increased charge-offs and heightened economic risk factors, provisions at the Bank resulted primarily from loan growth. Management will continue to closely monitor the impact of changing economic circumstances on the Company's loan portfolio and will adjust the allowance accordingly. Due to its classification as a smaller reporting company by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company is not required to adopt the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) model to account for credit losses until January 1, 2023. Management is continuing to evaluate the impact that the adoption of CECL will have on the Company's financial statements.
Non-interest Income – Non-interest income totaled $0.9 million in 2Q2022, compared to $0.8 million in both 2Q2021 and 1Q2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, non-interest income totaled $1.7 million, compared to $1.8 million for the corresponding period of 2021.
Non-interest Expense – Non-interest expense totaled $6.9 million in 2Q2022, compared to $8.4 million in 2Q2021 and $7.1 million in 1Q2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, non-interest expense totaled $13.9 million, compared to $16.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The ongoing expense decreases in 2022 have resulted primarily from implementation of the ALC strategy, as well as other efficiency efforts conducted by the Bank. As a result of these efforts, significant expense reductions were realized associated with salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, and other expenses associated with technology and professional services. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had 156 full-time equivalent employees, compared to 175 as of December 31, 2021, and 259 as of June 30, 2021. Non-interest expense during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was further reduced by $0.3 million in nonrecurring net gains on the sale of other real estate owned (OREO).
Asset Quality – The Company's nonperforming assets, including loans in non-accrual status and OREO, totaled $1.7 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to $4.2 million as of December 31, 2021. The reduction in nonperforming assets during the first six months of 2022 resulted from the sale of OREO properties during the period. Reductions in OREO totaled $1.9 million and included the sale of banking centers that were closed in 2021. As a percentage of total assets, non-performing assets totaled 0.18% as of June 30, 2022, compared to 0.43% as of December 31, 2021.
Shareholders' Equity – As of June 30, 2022, shareholders' equity totaled $82.6 million, compared to $90.1 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease in shareholders' equity resulted from reductions in accumulated other comprehensive income due to declines in the market value of the Company's available-for-sale investment portfolio, as well as repurchases of shares of the Company's common stock during the first six months of 2022. The market value declines in investment securities available-for-sale were the direct result of the increasing interest rate environment in 2022. No other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in the portfolio, and the Company has both the intent and ability to retain the investments for a period of time sufficient to allow for the full recovery of all market value decreases. The market value decrease in available-for-sale securities was partially offset by an increase in the market value of cash flow derivative instruments that hedge certain deposits and borrowings on the Company's balance sheet.
Share Repurchases - During 2Q2022, the Company completed share repurchases totaling 260,800 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $11.01 per share. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company repurchased a total of 348,400 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price per share of $10.99. The repurchases were completed under the Company's existing share repurchase program, which was amended in April 2021 to allow for the repurchase of additional shares through December 31, 2022. As of June 30, 2022, 660,813 shares remained available for repurchase under the program.
Cash Dividend – The Company declared a cash dividend of $0.03 per share on its common stock in 2Q2022. The dividend was consistent with dividends paid during 1Q2022 and all four quarters of 2021.
Regulatory Capital –During 2Q2022, the Bank continued to maintain capital ratios at higher levels than required to be considered a "well-capitalized" institution under applicable banking regulations. As of June 30, 2022, the Bank's common equity Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios were each 11.45%. Its total capital ratio was 12.56%, and its Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.33%.
Liquidity – As of June 30, 2022, the Company continued to maintain excess funding capacity sufficient to provide adequate liquidity for loan growth, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. The Company benefits from a strong core deposit base, a liquid investment securities portfolio and access to funding from a variety of sources, including federal funds lines, Federal Home Loan Bank advances and brokered deposits.
About First US Bancshares, Inc.
First US Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") is a bank holding company that operates banking offices in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia through First US Bank (the "Bank"). In addition, the Company's operations include Acceptance Loan Company, Inc. ("ALC"), a consumer loan company, and FUSB Reinsurance, Inc., an underwriter of credit life and credit accident and health insurance policies sold to the Bank's and ALC's consumer loan customers. The Company files periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Copies of its filings may be obtained through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or at www.firstusbank.com. More information about the Company and the Bank may be obtained at www.firstusbank.com. The Company's stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "FUSB."
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by federal securities laws. Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements may address issues that involve significant risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements following the date of this press release, except as required by law. In addition, the Company, through its senior management, may make from time to time forward-looking public statements concerning the matters described herein. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of the Company's senior management based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Certain factors that could affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements and cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements are identified in the public filings made by the Company with the SEC, and forward-looking statements contained in this press release or in other public statements of the Company or its senior management should be considered in light of those factors. Such factors may include the rate of growth (or lack thereof) in the economy generally and in the Company's service areas; the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, the Company's customers, the communities that the Company serves and the United States economy, including the impact of actions taken by governmental authorities to try to contain the virus and protect against it, through vaccinations and otherwise, or address the impact of the virus on the United States economy (including, without limitation, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and subsequent federal legislation) and the resulting effect on the Company's operations, liquidity and capital position and on the financial condition of the Company's borrowers and other customers; the impact of changing accounting standards and tax laws on the Company's allowance for loan losses and financial results; the impact of national and local market conditions on the Company's business and operations; strong competition in the banking industry; the impact of changes in interest rates and monetary policy on the Company's performance and financial condition; the pending discontinuation of LIBOR as an interest rate benchmark; the impact of technological changes in the banking and financial service industries and potential information system failures; cybersecurity and data privacy threats; the costs of complying with extensive governmental regulation; the possibility that acquisitions may not produce anticipated results and result in unforeseen integration difficulties; and other risk factors described from time to time in the Company's public filings, including, but not limited to, the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Relative to the Company's dividend policy, the payment of cash dividends is subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be determined in light of then-current conditions, including the Company's earnings, leverage, operations, financial conditions, capital requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors. In the future, the Board of Directors may change the Company's dividend policy, including the frequency or amount of any dividend, in light of then-existing conditions.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the financial results presented in this press release that have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company's management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures and ratios are beneficial to the reader. These non-GAAP measures have been provided to enhance overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance and position. Management believes that these presentations provide meaningful comparisons of financial performance and position in various periods and can be used as a supplement to the GAAP-based measures presented in this press release. The non-GAAP financial results presented should not be considered a substitute for the GAAP-based results. Management believes that both GAAP measures of the Company's financial performance and the respective non-GAAP measures should be considered together.
The non-GAAP measures and ratios that have been provided in this press release include measures of tangible assets and equity and certain ratios that include tangible assets and equity. Discussion of these measures and ratios is included below, along with reconciliations of such non-GAAP measures to GAAP amounts included in the financial statements previously presented in this press release.
Tangible Balances and Measures
In addition to capital ratios defined by GAAP and banking regulators, the Company utilizes various tangible common equity measures when evaluating capital utilization and adequacy. These measures, which are presented in the financial tables in this press release, may also include calculations of tangible assets. As defined by the Company, tangible common equity represents shareholders' equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, while tangible assets represent total assets less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets.
Management believes that the measures of tangible equity are important because they reflect the level of capital available to withstand unexpected market conditions. In addition, presentation of these measures allows readers to compare certain aspects of the Company's capitalization to other organizations. In management's experience, many stock analysts use tangible common equity measures in conjunction with more traditional bank capital ratios to compare capital adequacy of banking organizations with significant amounts of goodwill or other intangible assets that typically result from the use of the purchase accounting method in accounting for mergers and acquisitions.
These calculations are intended to complement the capital ratios defined by GAAP and banking regulators. Because GAAP does not include these measures, management believes that there are no comparable GAAP financial measures to the tangible common equity ratios that the Company utilizes. Despite the importance of these measures to the Company, there are no standardized definitions for the measures, and, therefore, the Company's calculations may not be comparable with those of other organizations. In addition, there may be limits to the usefulness of these measures to investors. Accordingly, management encourages readers to consider the Company's consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. The table below reconciles the Company's calculations of these measures to amounts reported in accordance with GAAP.
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Sarasota County will not use taxpayer funds as incentive for Rumble
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County Commissioners have ended an economic incentive program that could have given more than $800,000 to a controversial social media platform moving its headquarters to Longboat Key.
The county’s Economic Development Incentive Fund gave rebates to companies who intended to create high-paying jobs in the county. After a discussion at a commission meeting Tuesday, it was decided the program, which began when unemployment numbers were much higher, was no longer needed.
“I think everybody who wants a job can find one or two or three, whatever you need,” Commissioner Nancy Detert said.
“I don’t think we need that program locally,” Commissioner Christian Ziegler said. “I think people want to come here.”
The commission went to some lengths to not specifically mention Rumble, an online video platform that is setting up its U.S. headquarters in Longboat Key.
Rumble, like YouTube, lets users upload video content. It has been criticized for leaning toward right-wing content, including RT -- formally called Russia Today -- a Russian state-controlled international television network.
Most streaming platforms has removed the outlet since Russia invaded Ukraine. Sarasota County residents started a petition to revoke the county the rebates for Rumble.
Rumble announced last year that it planned to move to the Suncoast. “We plan to fill 20-25 new positions in Florida immediately for our U.S. headquarters, with many more planned for the future,” said Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski.
Commissioners voted unanimously to end the incentive program.
You can watch the Commission meeting here, the conversation begins around the two-hour mark.
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FORT WORTH (KDAF) — Fort Worth-based American Airlines is adding a new travel destination to its global network.
The airline says beginning Oct. 29, it will begin the operation of a daily nonstop service from North Texas to Auckland New Zealand.
“Auckland joins a lineup of exciting international destinations that we offer from DFW, and as DFW’s hometown airline, we are proud to open the splendors of New Zealand to our local customers and those who connect through DFW from across our global network,” Jim Moses, American’s Vice President of DFW Operations, said in a news release. “Our team is the best in the business, and they stand ready to welcome more Asia-Pacific customers who can now connect to almost anywhere in the world with American through our largest hub.”
Officials say the flight will operate on a Boeing 787-9 aircraft that features live TV streaming, high-speed Wi-Fi and hundreds of movies and T.V. shows. | https://cw33.com/news/local/fort-worths-american-airlines-adding-flight-from-dfw-to-auckland-new-zealand/ | 2022-05-26T21:24:39Z |
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Kentucky governor: At least 30 dead in flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gave an update on the flooding situation Monday morning, confirming Monday that the death toll has risen to at least 30 after devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky.
He said they do know of additional bodies that have been recovered, but they cannot confirm those deaths at this time.
Authorities said 15 of the deaths are reported in Knott County. Four of those deaths are children. The governor said the oldest was in second grade.
Six deaths are confirmed in Breathitt County, three in Perry County, two in Letcher County and two in Clay County.
Beshear said the number of missing is in the hundreds. He said search and rescue crews are still running into areas difficult to access.
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He said more than 12,000 people are still without power, but that’s down from over 24,000 at the peak of the flooding.
“We have hundreds of millions of dollars of damage, hundreds of people displaced, but we are moving and moving fast,” said Beshear.
Kentucky State Police is responding to the areas of eastern Kentucky that are affected.
State parks, schools, churches and community centers across eastern Kentucky are sheltering Kentuckians displaced by flooding.
Beshear said the first travel trailers to help house people arrived in eastern Kentucky Saturday. He said Jenny Wiley State Park in Floyd County is full, but the trailers are there to help increase capacity.
There are 14 emergency shelters open, assisting 483 people.
Beshear said Friday morning President Joe Biden ordered federal aid to assist with recovery efforts in 13 eastern Kentucky counties.
He said he expects additional counties to be added to the federal declaration for individual assistance. He says the five counties that were initially named were because that’s where FEMA got to first.
Many organizations have taken the initiative to help those affected by the flooding.
“We want to make sure we wrap our arms around our eastern Kentucky brothers and sisters and make sure they are OK,” said Beshear.
Beshear said the No. 1 need right now is water, and you can go to the state’s flood resource website to see where to send those donations.
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IRVINE, Calif., April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
According to research, the global solar energy market was valued at over $50 billion in 2018. In the next five years, the overall global solar energy market is predicted to exceed $220 billion.
As more government incentives are coming online and the photovoltaic (PV) technology continues to mature, both residential and commercial solar sector will continue to grow.
For solar installers to own the entire customer experience they need a bank sponsorship, capital market, and software that works with their existing sales tool to manage the onboarding, underwriting, and loan servicing process.
In order to automate the credit decisioning process, you need software that can automatically verify the owner's identity to access their credit profile and detect any problems.
Even though the energy bill will be swapped with new financing options, the residential customer or small business will not spend more money than they already are.
Most solar installers already have a robust system to sell to their customers. From roof top design to installation contracts, the financing solution should work seamlessly with their existing CRM tool.
Alchemy has spent the past few years working with various solar installers to launch in-house financing options. We've built various solar financing originations process where residential owners and small business owners can complete the applications themselves.
The Alchemy Solar Financing SaaS solution also includes connectivity to various credit bureaus and underwriting residential and commercial solar clients.
Our decision engine can automatically underwrite clients and generate offers instantly through a user interface or API integration into your current CRM solution.
The more lenders you have plugged into your sales tool results in more financing for customers.
Having your own software, gives you the opportunity to maximize your conversion rate and provide everyone an option to be financed and get solar installations.
One word, cost. Building and maintaining an in-house solution costs millions of dollars. Hence, using a fully customizable software solution will save you money and time to create an exquisite customer experience.
Another reason to go with a SaaS solution is timing. Building custom software requires lengthy planning sessions, while having to hire the proper engineering and support staff.
The third reason is security and compliance. Running a compliant system takes years to perfect. SOC2 Type 1, Type 2 security fencing to PCI and Penetration Testing, are now must haves for any financing platform. Hence, security audits alone could cost thousands of dollars annually.
The last reason is experience and expertise. At Alchemy, we have solar and software experts that can help you strategize the best approach to build your own in-house solar financing solution that coincides with your current financing solution.
Please contact us for a demo of our solar financing system at https://www.trustalchemy.com/demo/
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- The deadline to vote is at 10:00 am (Pacific Time) on Friday, August 26, 2022.
- For any questions, please contact Alexco's proxy solicitation agent and communications advisor, Laurel Hill Advisory Group, toll free at 1-877-452-7184 (+1-416-304-0211 outside North America) or email assistance@laurelhill.com.
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alexco Resource Corp. (NYSE American: AXU) (TSX: AXU) ("Alexco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that a leading independent proxy advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") has recommended Alexco shareholders ("Alexco Shareholders") vote "FOR" the proposed acquisition of Alexco by 1080980 B.C. Ltd. ("108"), a subsidiary of Hecla Mining Company ("Hecla") at the upcoming special meeting of securityholders to be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) (the "Meeting").
At the Meeting, securityholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, pass a special resolution (the "Arrangement Resolution") to approve an arrangement (the "Arrangement"), in accordance with the terms of an arrangement agreement entered into by the Company and Hecla on July 4, 2022, as assigned and amended (the "Arrangement Agreement") pursuant to which 108 will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Alexco (the "Alexco Share") that it does not already own by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). Under the terms of the Arrangement, shareholders will receive 0.116 common shares in the capital of Hecla for each Alexco Share held.
ISS is a leading independent, third-party proxy advisory firm who, among other services, provides proxy voting recommendations to pension funds, investment managers, mutual funds and other institutional shareholders.
In their report ISS stated: "The transaction makes strategic sense as shareholders will benefit from jurisdictional and project risk diversification, enhanced financing capacity and access to capital, and the benefits conferred by a consolidation of assets with Hecla."
Alexco's Meeting will be conducted at:
The meeting materials have been filed by the Company on SEDAR and EDGAR and are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. The meeting materials are also available on the Company's website at Alexco - Investors - Special Meeting of Shareholders (https://alexcoresource.com/investors/special-meeting-of-shareholders/).
Due to the essence of time, Alexco securityholders are encouraged to vote online or by telephone.
For any questions or assistance with voting, Alexco securityholders can contact the Company's proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group:
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Founded in 1891, Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) is the largest silver producer in the United States. In addition to operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Quebec, Canada, the Company owns a number of exploration properties and pre-development projects in world-class silver and gold mining districts throughout North America.
Alexco is a Canadian primary silver company that owns and operates the majority of the historic Keno Hill Silver District in Canada's Yukon Territory, one of the highest-grade silver mines in the world.
Website: www.alexcoresource.com
Some statements ("forward-looking statements") in this news release contain forward-looking information concerning Alexco's Meeting, Alexco's anticipated results and developments in Alexco's operations in future periods, planned exploration and development of its properties, plans related to its business and other matters that may occur in the future, made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Meeting, statements with respect to the consummation and timing of the transaction; approval by securityholders; the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the transaction; and timing, receipt and anticipated effects of court, regulatory and other consents and approvals. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the risk that the Arrangement may not close when planned or at all or on the terms and conditions set forth in the Arrangement Agreement; the failure of the Company and Hecla to obtain the necessary regulatory, court, securityholder, and other third-party approvals, or to otherwise satisfy the conditions to the completion of the Arrangement, in a timely manner, or at all, may result in the Arrangement not being completed on the proposed terms, or at all; changes in laws, regulations and government practices; if a third party makes a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement), the Arrangement may not be completed and the Company may be required to pay the Termination Fee (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement); if the Arrangement is not completed, and the Company continues as an independent entity, there are risks that the announcement of the Arrangement and the dedication of substantial resources of the Company to the completion of the Arrangement could have an impact on the Company's current business relationships and could have a material adverse effect on the current and future operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company; future prices of silver, gold, lead, zinc and other commodities; market competition; and the geopolitical, economic, permitting and legal climate that we operate in. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable at the time they are made. In making the forward-looking statements included in this news release, Alexco has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions as to the ability of Alexco and Hecla to receive, in a timely manner and on satisfactory terms, the necessary regulatory, court, securityholder and other third party approvals; the satisfaction of the conditions to closing of the Arrangement in a timely manner and completion of the Arrangement on the expected terms; the expected adherence to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement and agreements related to the Arrangement Agreement; the adequacy of our and Hecla's financial resources; favourable equity and debt capital markets; and stability in financial capital markets. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Alexco expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.
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(The Hill) – A federal judge on Tuesday responded to former President Trump’s lawsuit requesting a special master to review the documents collected by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago residence, giving Trump a Friday deadline to clarify his request.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order for Trump to elaborate on how the court has jurisdiction and precisely what he wants the court to order in the case.
She also asked Trump’s team to provide more details on whether they served the Department of Justice (DOJ) with the suit and on the lawsuit’s effect on another proceeding determining if parts of the affidavit that supported the search warrant should be released.
The request was one of two brief orders filed on Tuesday by Cannon, who was nominated to the position by Trump in 2020. She also issued a separate one asking two of his attorneys to correctly format and resubmit their motions to appear pro hac vice, which allow lawyers to appear in courts in which they are not admitted for a particular case.
The former president filed the lawsuit on Monday to temporarily block the FBI from reviewing the documents it seized from his Florida home until the agency appoints a special master to provide outside oversight, marking Trump’s first major legal action since agents executed a search warrant at the property on Aug. 8.
A letter released by the National Archives on Tuesday said DOJ seized at least 700 pages of classified materials when it first recovered documents from Trump’s Florida home in January. Authorities separately seized another 11 sets of classified documents earlier this month.
Trump has repeatedly attacked the FBI and the search as being politically motivated, and he has said the materials include those protected by attorney-client privilege and potentially executive privilege.
He alluded to the forthcoming suit on Friday, claiming the FBI violated his Fourth Amendment rights protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures.
His attorneys outlined many of those concerns in Monday’s motion as it asked the court to appoint a special master, who generally ensures a court’s orders are carried out. The appointment is typically rare in the context of the execution of a search warrant.
The request comes after DOJ began its common practice of leveraging a “filter team” to examine the documents, which is designed to avoid prosecutors seeing protected materials.
Trump also asked the court to also require the government to provide a more detailed property receipt, which lists the seized materials, and to return any documents outside the scope of the search warrant.
A federal judge signed off on the warrant days before the search took place, permitting agents to search the “45 Office,” all storage rooms and other areas at Mar-a-Lago available to be used by Trump and his staff in which boxes or documents could be stored.
The warrant allowed the agents to seize any property in those areas that constituted evidence of violations of the Espionage Act and two other statutes.
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Eugene “Gene” Albert Elphingstone, PhD
Eugene “Gene” Albert Elphingstone, PhD, 78, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away May 10, 2022, in Jonesboro.
Gene was born in LaGrange, Ark. on August 19, 1943 and graduated from Arkansas State University with a BS degree in Chemistry. He earned a Master’s degree at Oklahoma State University and a PhD at the University of Oklahoma.
He worked over 40 years as a chemist for Halliburton, Baker Petrolite, EXPO and Well Completion Technology. He was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Lightfoot Elphingstone.
A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28 at First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro.
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NEW YORK, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues its investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Nuvei Corporation (NASDAQ: NVEI) resulting from allegations that Nuvei may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Nuvei securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3042 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On December 8, 2021, market analyst Spruce Point Capital Management released a report regarding Nuvei which alleged, among other things, that Nuvei is "a highly promoted payments processing technology company," which "has covered up a pattern of business failures, lack of organic growth, and a web of relationships with individuals connected to major Ponzi Schemes and alleged fraudulent activities[.]"
On this news, Nuvei's share price fell $39.38, or 40%, to close at $57.97 per share on December 8, 2021, on unusually heavy trading volume.
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GRAPHIC: Woman drowns small Chihuahua in pool, brags about it on social media, sheriff says
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Police in Florida have charged a woman with animal cruelty after they said they obtained video of her drowning a dog in a pool in October.
In a video posted on Facebook, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said 32-year-old Erica Black was previously taken into custody in late July and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for stabbing a 68-year-old man twice.
In August, Ivey said Black’s roommate then came to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office with surveillance video that reportedly has Black drowning a small Chihuahua named Sadie in a swimming pool.
“The video that we have of her drowning her little Chihuahua is the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” Ivey said in the Facebook video. “There is a special place in hell for this woman, and until she gets there, she’s going to rot in our jail.”
Warning: The video description is graphic and may be disturbing for some readers.
In a shortened video released by the sheriff’s office, a woman is seen holding the small white Chihuahua under her arm as she walks into the pool. She then turns around and crouches, holding the dog below the water.
The video shows the dog struggling to reach the surface of the water while the woman continues to hold it down.
Ivey said the majority of the video has not been released due to how disturbing it is. He described the rest of the video, saying Black lets the dog’s body rise and float on the pool’s surface after it had been drowned and records it in the water. Ivey said she then picked the body out of the water and slammed it four times on the deck.
Ivey said Black left the dog’s body on the poolside furniture for several days and then went live on social media, showing people what she had done.
The Facebook video ends with Ivey meeting with Black and an officer as she is being taken to jail.
“You know, usually when I’m walking people in, I have something to say to them,” Ivey said to Black as she was escorted to jail. “I’m disgusted by you.”
The sheriff said Black was in jail on a $150,000 bond for the aggravated assault charge and had an additional $15,000 bond added for the animal cruelty charge.
For any incidents of animal abuse in Brevard County, Florida, the sheriff asks you to call 321-633-2024.
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Deal marks fourth investment from Pharos Fund IV, focused on value-based care
DALLAS and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharos Capital Group, LLC ("Pharos"), a middle-market private equity firm based in Dallas and Nashville, announced today it has made a significant investment in Renal Care 360° (or the "Company"), a comprehensive nephrology practice and chronic care management company founded by accomplished renal care entrepreneur Joe Cashia. Renal Care 360° partners with health systems, physician groups and local communities to provide enhanced community healthcare management services with a primary focus on patients in underserved, rural communities.
Pharos's investment, along with additional equity investment from the Company's founding shareholders, will be used to support continued growth of the Company's RC360° Connected Care Program, geographic expansion through acquisitions, and development of value-based care programs. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Renal Care 360° has developed a unique model centered on early detection of unidentified chronic conditions using proprietary data analytics. Once medical conditions are identified, the Company offers early interventions through its affiliated physician practices with personalized education, real-time engagement, local and virtual clinic options, and dedicated care coordination to slow disease progression and improve outcomes for chronic kidney disease ("CKD"), end stage kidney disease ("ESKD"), and other co-morbidities. Renal Care 360° is also raising awareness and improving education of kidney disease in areas most impacted by inequities in access to care, enabling its health system and physician group partners to proactively engage and care for their patients.
Jim Phillips, a Partner at Pharos, said, "With the nationwide push to reform kidney care through deeper engagement of the population's most vulnerable CKD and ESKD patients, we have observed Renal Care 360°'s use of machine learning to early-identify and intervene with comprehensive, compassionate care to be a uniquely impactful model. Their specialized approach helps to slow disease progression, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, enable physician and health system partners to continuously engage with their patients, and dramatically improve patient experiences and outcomes. We are thrilled to be partnering with a management team whose longstanding dedication to kidney care, physician practice management, home health, and population health is only rivaled by their passion to meaningfully improve and prolong the lives of many thousands of patients who may otherwise slip through the cracks."
Renal Care 360° founder Joe Cashia will continue to lead the Company as Chairman and CEO. Mr. Cashia is a 35-plus-year veteran of the healthcare industry with deep experience across the continuum of kidney care who has partnered with physicians and hospitals across the country and has created, acquired, and managed more than 1,000 healthcare centers. Previously serving as CEO of National Renal Alliance, Vivere Health, and Ascend Health Care Services and in various Board roles, Mr. Cashia has extensive experience in scaling complex healthcare service organizations with a deep appreciation for the importance of partnering with physician leaders and clinicians to drive value-based care initiatives and improve patient outcomes.
Mr. Cashia noted, "We are pleased to bring in such an experienced, healthcare-focused partner to help Renal Care 360° rapidly expand its care model to touch the lives of as many patients as possible. Pharos's dedication to bridging inequities in care, demonstrated by their proven track record guiding value-based healthcare organizations, will be invaluable as we grow our clinic footprint, scale chronic care management infrastructure to meet the overwhelming market need, and work with health systems and payors to align incentives around optimization of patient outcomes to generate transformational cost savings to the system."
This marks the fourth investment from Pharos's latest flagship fund, Pharos Capital Partners IV, L.P., investing alongside its parallel fund, Pharos Capital Partners IV-A, L.P., a licensed Rural Business Investment Company. The funds will continue Pharos's mission of lowering costs, improving outcomes, and expanding access to care, particularly within underserved rural communities.
About Renal Care 360°
Renal Care 360º is a comprehensive nephrology practice and chronic care management company partnering with health systems, physician groups and local communities to provide enhanced community healthcare management services. Renal Care 360°'s Connected Care Program partners with PCPs, nephrologists, and other physician groups to augment existing services by providing patients with a customized care coordination and education program based on the patient's health needs. In addition to contracted chronic care management services, Renal Care 360° intends to acquire nephrology practices that share a passion to transform kidney care through early detection and deep patient engagement with comprehensive care management.
For business development opportunities with Renal Care 360°, please contact Molly Braun at 985-264-4074 or mbraun@renalcare360.com.
About Pharos Capital Group
Based in Dallas and Nashville, Pharos Capital Group (www.pharosfunds.com) is a physician-founded investment firm focused on growing healthcare companies that aim to lower the total cost of care, improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare inequalities in underserved markets, especially within urban and rural communities. Since inception, Pharos has invested in 58 companies and has over $1.2 billion of private equity assets under management as of June 30, 2022. Pharos typically invests $25-$50 million in rapidly growing middle market companies seeking later stage funding for internal growth, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, or recapitalizations across healthcare sectors.
For business development opportunities with Pharos Capital Group, please contact Adam Persiani at 214-740-7003 or apersiani@pharosfunds.com.
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‘The stork is on the way’: Nick Cannon addresses speculation he’s expecting more kids
Published: Jun. 8, 2022 at 3:31 PM CDT|Updated: 12 minutes ago
(CNN) - Nick Cannon says he’s adding to his family.
The father of seven said “the stork is on the way” when asked about speculation he’s expecting three more babies later this year.
During an appearance on Angela Lee’s “Lip Service” podcast, Cannon suggested he plans to break his own personal record when it comes to having kids.
He also mentioned he tried celibacy but didn’t stick with it.
The entertainer already shares seven children with their mothers – including twins born last June.
A third baby born last June – Cannon’s youngest child, Zen – died from brain cancer in December at 5 months old.
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March for Our Lives, the student-led movement focused on gun violence prevention, returns to Washington this weekend for a mass demonstration in the wake of recent shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York.
The DC march on Saturday afternoon at the Washington Monument is set to feature a slate of speakers pushing for action on gun violence. Rallies are also scheduled in more than 400 US cities in nearly all 50 US states Saturday.
"After countless mass shootings and instances of gun violence in our communities, it's time to take back to the streets and march for our lives," the organization's website states. "We marched in 2018 after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, and now we're headed back to DC."
The marches come alongside a renewed push in Congress for gun control. Lawmakers have been facing intense pressure to act in the wake of the recent mass shootings, and at least 10 Republicans need to vote with Democrats in order to clear the 60-vote threshold to break a filibuster and pass legislation.
Despite widespread GOP opposition, Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, the lead Democrat in the bipartisan negotiations, told CNN he believes there will be more than 10 Republicans supporting gun safety measures in the Senate.
"I think we will put together a package that will get more than 10 Republican votes," he told CNN's John Berman on "New Day" on Thursday.
March for Our Lives last held a rally in DC in 2018 following the deadly shooting rampage at a Parkland, Florida, high school. Survivors of the shooting delivered a resounding message that Washington's inaction on the scourge of gun violence is no longer acceptable.
"To the leaders, skeptics and cynics who told us to sit down, stay silent and wait your turn, welcome to the revolution," then-Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Cameron Kasky told the crowd in Washington at the time.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dotdash Meredith, the largest digital and print publisher in America, today named Wendy Naugle as Editor-in-Chief of PEOPLE Magazine. Deputy Editor of the brand since 2019, she will now oversee all print editorial strategy and report to Leah Wyar, President of the Entertainment Group. Liz Vaccariello remains at Dotdash Meredith, shifting from her role at PEOPLE to a corporate editorial leadership position. These changes are effective immediately.
"Wendy is an amazing editor and award-winning journalist with deep knowledge of the brand – she has spearheaded some of our largest franchises, including Sexiest Man Alive, the Beautiful Issue, 100 Reasons to Love America and People of the Year," said Leah Wyar, President of Dotdash Meredith's Entertainment Group. "We are excited for Liz to bring her talent and leadership to a broader role at the company, and congratulate her on this next chapter of her decades-long magazine career. We thank her for her incredible work at PEOPLE."
Prior to Naugle's role as Deputy Editor at PEOPLE, she was executive editor at Glamour for nearly 20 years, leading editorial content and the brand's Women of the Year Awards and Women of the Year Summit.
"PEOPLE is one of the most iconic brands in America and drives the culture conversation," said Naugle. "We have the best team in the business and I'm incredibly excited to work with them to create powerful stories every day and every week that entertain, inform and delight our millions of readers. This combined with Dotdash Meredith's vision and commitment to our future, there is no stopping this brand."
About Dotdash Meredith
Dotdash Meredith is the largest digital and print publisher in America. From mobile to magazines, nearly 200 million people trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith's over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living. Dotdash Meredith is based in New York City and is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC).
Wendy Naugle Bio
Wendy Naugle joined PEOPLE as Deputy Editor in July 2019 and oversees some of our largest franchises, including Sexiest Man Alive, the Beautiful Issue, 100 Reasons to Love America and People of the Year.
Before that, she was executive editor at Glamour for nearly 20 years, leading editorial content and the brand's Women of the Year Awards and Women of the Year Summit. Her stories on subjects ranging from breast implants to health insurance to reproductive rights won two National Magazine Awards for Personal Service and a National Press Club Consumer Journalism Award, among other honors.
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The IPOR Protocol brings transparency and stability to volatile DeFi credit market
ZUG, Switzerland, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IPOR Labs AG, developers of blockchain-based derivatives software, announced today the launch of its IPOR (Inter-Protocol Overblock Rate) Protocol, which includes the IPOR Index, a standardized benchmark rate based on actual smart contract transactions, and the IPOR Interest Rate Derivatives DEX, allowing traders to hedge, arbitrage, or take a directional position on the interest rate movements to manage risk across their credit portfolios on Ethereum.
Taking a cue from traditional finance, IPOR is bringing tried and true fundamentals of the $450 trillion interest rate derivatives market to form the base layer of the DeFi credit markets. IPOR Labs AG, the firm that is developing the IPOR Protocol, was founded by crypto and TradFi market veterans. With three PhDs, quants with over 20 years in fixed income, enterprise software developers with 15 years in banking, payments, and insurance, IPOR Labs combines deep traditional and crypto finance to build the future of decentralized finance (DeFi). IPOR Labs is led by CEO Darren Camas, who has more than 11 years of experience building in crypto markets across exchange, payments, layer ones, and token infrastructure.
"In turbulent market conditions amid increasing interest rates, risk management comes to the forefront for investors, particularly in the credit markets," said IPOR Labs AG CEO Darren Camas. "Where CeFi becomes the villain, DeFi has taken a hero role, particularly in the credit markets where major platforms have functioned flawlessly during the market downturn. We're looking to offer a public good with the IPOR Index that offers a fully transparent and auditable benchmark rate and interest rate derivatives to manage risk. While the industry recoils, investors want to know how to assess and manage risks across portfolios."
The IPOR Protocol consists of two parts:
- The IPOR (Inter-Protocol Overblock Rate) Index, a LIBOR-like benchmark interest rate sourced directly from DeFi smart contracts, is the core of the protocol. Unlike the LIBOR which was discontinued due to manipulation by traders inside banks, the IPOR Index is based on transparent, auditable, and real-time smart contract interactions, leveraging the very fundamentals of blockchain technology for a trustless benchmark rate. The IPOR Index is referred to as "The Heartbeat of DeFi" as it tracks the beating heart of the credit market.
The IPOR Index is published on-chain as a public good via a bespoke oracle where protocol builders and contracts can reference the IPOR Index rates as the base for new credit markets, lending agreements, derivatives, and other structured products.
- The IPOR Interest Rate Derivatives Decentralized Exchange (DEX) - The first derivative instrument based on the IPOR Index is a 28 day cancellable swap which uses a peer-to-pool model between a trader and the liquidity pool as underwriter for both pay-fixed and receive-fixed contracts. The DEX allows traders to manage risk of interest rate volatility. The bespoke AMM relies on traditional quant models such as Hull White and jump diffusion to model and manage risk for volatile rates movements present in DeFi credit markets.
"The IPOR protocol has the potential to be the base layer of the DeFi credit markets by closing interest rate spreads and creating a de facto standard for risk-free investments. In the current state of DeFi, capital markets are extremely fragmented due to a multiplicity of money market protocols intra and inter-chain with different liquidity profiles, assets, utilization curves and risk profiles," said Michael Arrington, founder at Arrington Capital. "The obvious outcome is extreme dispersion of interest rates. IPOR addresses this issue head-on by tracking rates across protocols and generating the IPOR Index, the foundation for a cross-chain, aggregate risk-free rate."
Following an oversubscribed token round with industry leading investors such as Arrington Capital, CMT Digital, gumi Cryptos, New Form Capital, and GSR, the protocol has been under construction for the past 18 months to vet the quant and smart contract models. After nearly 90,000 wallets interacting with the protocol on testnet and over 600,000 contracts taken, the robustness and scalability of the protocol are now ready for public launch.
About IPOR Labs
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John Uribe promoted to Chief Financial Officer; Carey Smith returns as Chief Operating Officer
EAGAN, Minn., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) today announced the appointments of two executives to its senior leadership team. John Uribe, who has served as the company's vice president of business development for the past decade, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Additionally, information technology executive Carey Smith is returning to Blue Cross as senior vice president and chief operating officer. Both positions report directly to Dana Erickson, company president and CEO.
"John and Carey are great additions to our executive leadership team," said Erickson. "Both were ideal candidates, given their respective experience in delivering measurable results and having strong familiarity in working within the Blues' systems. Their strengths are directly applicable to the priorities of our business strategy, which remains centered on delivering the best value and experiences for our members."
John Uribe, Chief Financial Officer
As senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross), Uribe will oversee a division of approximately 300 people, comprising teams across financial planning, tax, treasury, investments, corporate finance, actuarial, underwriting and health economics.
Prior to joining Blue Cross in 2012, Uribe was CFO for the Home Service division of Schwan's Company in Marshall, Minnesota. Notable achievements highlighting Uribe's career expertise in business development and financial stewardship include leading major transactions at General Electric's commercial finance division and serving as chief financial officer at RedBrick Health, a private equity backed healthcare technology company. Additionally, Uribe held multiple leadership roles at General Mills, where he helped lead the company's $10.5 billion acquisition of Pillsbury, led multiple international transactions, and oversaw the financial function of a high-profile joint venture with DuPont.
Uribe received his bachelor's degree and MBA from Indiana University.
Carey Smith, Chief Operating Officer
As senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO), Carey Smith has responsibility for all health plan operations, including customer service; claims processing; information technology; data and analytics; performance measurement; vendor management; and consumer experience. Approximately 2,800 associates work for the areas reporting up to Smith. He will join the company's leadership team on June 20.
Smith's 30-year career is rooted in the development, implementation and advancement of business technology and operations. In addition to leadership roles at The St. Paul Companies and Ameriprise, Smith was an information technology executive at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. During this time, Smith developed a transformation strategy to deliver more modernized and proficient IT delivery capabilities. For the next three years, Smith was an SVP and CIO for Constellation Inc., a medical professional liability insurance carrier. In 2020, TwinCitiesCIO – a regional leadership network of chief information officers – named Carey as a CIO of the Year finalist in its annual ORBIE awards.
Smith was most recently in a senior leadership role at Orchard Insurance, a Florida-based specialty property and casualty insurer with more than 10,000 appointed agents throughout the country.
Smith holds a bachelor's degree in information technology and psychology from Montana State University Billings.
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
For nearly 90 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (bluecrossmn.com) has supported the health, wellbeing and peace of mind of our members by striving to ensure equitable access to high quality care at an affordable price. Our 2.7 million members can be found in every Minnesota county, all 50 states and on four continents. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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Leading mass two-way communication system provides added safety measures to quickly address emergency situations and in day-to-day operations
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Anaheim Ducks and Honda Center today announced a new partnership with Titan HST as the arena's official security communication platform provider. Titan HST a leading provider of multi-patented next-gen emergency response systems, will equip the 650,000-square-foot Honda Center with a mass communication tool to add an extra layer of security protocols to games, concerts, and other events hosted at the arena. With Titan HST, Honda Center administrators and security team members can provide updates about emergencies and facility information to staff and vendors, with the ability to send notifications in real-time to instantly bridge language barriers via mobile app, text message, e-mail, web, and auto-call.
"The Anaheim Ducks and Titan HST share strategic values of safety and providing a first-class experience," said Quinn Mackin, Honda Center VP and Assistant General Manager. "We are excited to continue integrating the latest technology in our fan experience ensuring guests in attendance have a safe and excellent experience."
Through this partnership, Honda Center and Titan HST empower guests to stay informed and receive time-sensitive information. This includes alerting guests and fans about traffic and parking as well as safety procedures.
"We are thrilled to be working with the Anaheim Ducks and Honda Center", said Vic Merjanian, Esq., CEO and Founder of Titan HST. "Our technology empowers organizations to provide industry-leading technology to enhance both user experience and safety."
From major sporting facilities to hospitality and government agencies, organizations, and venues across the country and around the world have implemented Titan HST's end-to-end security solution to maximize safety. Titan HST is an industry leader in providing next-gen multi-patented mass emergency communication and business continuity solutions.
To learn more about Titan HST, please visit titanhst.com.
Titan HST is a California-based tech company providing a patented comprehensive emergency alert and mass notifications system for businesses, governments and schools. The mobile app allows users and emergency personnel to communicate emergency information instantly – including GPS coordinates, text, audio, pictures and videos – increasing information dissemination and reducing emergency response time. Using multi-lingual real-time translation, augmented reality, and crowd-sourced data, Titan HST's mobile two-way communication platform serves the needs of workplaces, campuses, and governments around the globe. For more information, please visit www.titanhst.com.
Nestled in the heart of Orange County, Honda Center stands as one of the premier entertainment and sports venues in the country. Owned by the City of Anaheim and managed by Anaheim Arena Management, LLC, the arena is home to the 2007 Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, and annually hosts dozens of top-name concerts such as Elton John, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, Jay-Z, Garth Brooks, and Foo Fighters. Since 2005, Anaheim Arena Management/Anaheim Ducks owners, Henry and Susan Samueli, have invested millions of dollars into facility upgrades, continuously improving the guest experience at Honda Center.
The Anaheim Ducks were born in 1992 and played their first-ever game on Oct. 8, 1993 at Honda Center (then Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim). One of 32 NHL franchises located throughout the United States and Canada, the Ducks have played to over 90% capacity crowds in their history at the 17,174-seat Honda Center. On June 20, 2005, the Ducks franchise was purchased by Orange County residents Henry and Susan Samueli. By securing the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history in 2007, the club also became the first team from California to win hockey's ultimate prize. The Ducks have reached the Conference Finals five times (2003, 2006, 2007, 2015 & 2017) and the Stanley Cup Final twice (2003 & 2007). The club has won six Pacific Divisions titles in franchise history, including five straight from 2013-17.
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ATLANTA — Voting advocacy groups in Georgia are working to mobilize a disengaged and diverse group of voters for the upcoming midterm elections that will determine not just leadership of the state government but could also once again decide control in Congress.
The reshaping of voter-mobilization organizations in recent years has led to the creation of groups focused on Asian Americans and other minorities whose influence continues to grow, progressive organizations pushing new boundaries, and a new statewide organization filling a void for conservatives.
In October, the three-week early voting period will begin for the Nov. 8 general election, when there will be races for governor, the U.S. Senate, state legislature, secretary of state, attorney general and lieutenant governor.
One group increasing its outreach of the midterms is Greater Georgia. The group founded by ex-U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler says it has registered tens of thousands of voters in the year and a half since it launched and has held canvassing events to entice conservative voters in a state that’s shifting bluer as the demographics skew younger and more diverse.
It has organized dozens of voter registration events on college campuses, convenience stores, supermarkets and other sites; canvassed counties like Cobb and Oconee, reached out to the Hispanic community with events at supermarkets and other venues, roundtable discussions; and is running a statewide Spanish-language TV ad to encourage people to register to vote.
Loeffler said she believes Greater Georgia’s efforts are paying off, pointing to strong voter turnout on the Republican side in the May primary when 279,000 conservative voters who had not voted in the last four primaries cast ballots. The organization’s mission extends well beyond registering voters, she said.
“(We’re also) making sure that we’re engaging already registered voters who may not be voting, and we’re bringing people back who might feel disenfranchised like their vote doesn’t count,” Loeffler said. “We, as a conservative movement, somewhat yielded voter registration to the left. We picked that back up in earnest in 2021, and we knew that by keeping the tent up outside an election year that we could grow the tent, and that we’d have the time to build bridges and relationships with diverse communities.”
Strong turnout is expected again for the general election after the May primary brought about 2 million Georgians to the polls. The 2020 presidential election drew more than 5 million voters, and since the last midterm election in 2018, an additional 1.5 million people have registered to vote.
A national spotlight has remained on Georgia’s elections since the fallout of the 2020 presidential election, dominated by President Trump’s unfounded claims that election fraud cost him a close victory over Democrat Joe Biden.
Georgia Republicans argue May’s high voter turnout disproves accusations that the controversial 2021 election overhaul law discriminates against black voters and other marginalized groups.
Still, the Brennan Center found that Georgia’s 2022 primary saw its biggest turnout gap — 6% — between white and black voters since at least a decade ago.
In the general election race, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who signed Senate Bill 202 into law, is facing Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams, who founded voting rights nonprofit Fair Fight after her 2018 loss to Kemp. Meanwhile, Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who led attempts to restore federal voting rights protections that came up short, is facing GOP challenger Herschel Walker.
Four years ago marked the first time in Georgia that an Asian-led political advocacy organization specifically targeted Asian American voters, who accounted for 4.7% of the electorate in 2020 — enough to change the outcome in a state with tightening margins.
As the Asian American Advocacy Fund prepares for the November election, it has been focused on having in-depth conversations with prospective voters about their concerns and identifying which candidates are the best to represent a group often overlooked in Georgia politics.
These efforts included knocking on the doors of Asian voters, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians primarily in Cobb, Gwinnett and Fulton counties.
Other progressive-leaning groups operate in-state, such as the Georgia Muslim Voter Project, which engages the community through events and provides translators, and since 2017, the Environmental Voter Project has canvassed and called voters to alert them to issues.
Among the biggest priorities of the nonpartisan Albany Voter’s Coalition in southwest Georgia is to get voters who haven’t voted in a long time or have been removed from the voter rolls to vote, and to offer rides to get voters to the polls regardless of their political leanings.
Recently, that meant persuading a man who had been out of prison for 13 years not to feel his vote was unimportant.
“Many of them have lost hope because they’ve had so many candidates come and say they’re going to do this and do that and people out here are not receiving what they’ve been promised,” president and CEO Delinda Bryant said. “If I have to worry about back utilities, voting is the last thing on my mind.”
The Albany coalition promoted its message with campaigns such as “Capturing Early Voting” and “No Vote, No Hope.”
“It’s such a good feeling to even decide who you want to represent you,’ Bryant said.
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: LDP) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on July 29, 2022 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2016, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
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Phil Metzger flew home to California from Ukraine soon after the war broke out, devastated by what he saw.
He'd been helping deliver medicine and evacuate families from danger, and the evangelical pastor knew he wanted the church he leads in suburban San Diego to do even more to help those in need.
He never expected the crisis would end up coming to them.
"Who would ever imagine that a pipeline into America (for Ukrainians) would open through Mexico?" Metzger says. "That just caught us all completely off guard."
Calvary San Diego is in Chula Vista, California, about 8 miles north of the US-Mexico border. And as a growing number of Ukrainians were crossing the border from Tijuana to seek refuge in the United States, Metzger saw it as an opportunity to turn the church's beliefs into action.
"Jesus said love your neighbor as yourself. Right now, these are our neighbors," Metzger says. "They're literally showing up in our backyard."
Over the past six weeks, Metzger says thousands of Ukrainians crossing the border have spent at least a night inside his church, and hundreds more have stayed at the homes of church members.
About 100 people connected to Calvary -- including members and their families -- opened up their homes to give the new arrivals a comfortable place to stay for a night or two. Many also volunteered to make airport runs, dropping off families who were continuing their journeys to meet up with relatives across the US.
Metzger already felt a personal connection with the Ukraine conflict. He was based in Budapest for 20 years, made many friends in Ukraine and still helps oversee churches in the region for the wider Calvary network. But this experience, he says, has created even deeper ties for his community.
"It's been life-changing," Metzger says, describing what happened when Ukrainians began sleeping in his church, attending services and ultimately, changing his church's perspective on the world.
One weekend, Metzger says there were so many Ukrainians at the church that they held the service in Russian. Many have prayed together with their host families. A few recently got baptized.
The whirlwind of arrivals passing through his church seems like it's about to end, Metzger says, since the Biden administration is advising Ukrainians to stop journeying to Mexico to reach the United States. Federal officials now are rolling out a program that creates a more streamlined online application process for those seeking temporary refuge in the US.
As details about that new effort emerge, Metzger and members of his congregation say they're eager to share what they've witnessed in one corner of California.
"There are so many things happening in the world, and we can't be aware of everything. But this," he says, "is an area that God gave us open doors to see."
Families are sharing stories of long journeys and loved ones left behind
It's still heartbreaking for Ana Casillas to think about one of the first Ukrainian families who came through the door of her home. There was a 2-year-old child -- the same age as Casillas' daughter. The boy was struggling, Casillas says. "Just crying and crying."
She learned they'd left his mom behind in Ukraine because she didn't have a passport and had no way to travel.
Casillas, a biochemist, imagined how she'd feel if a war forced her and her daughter to separate.
It was one of many harrowing stories she says she's heard from the Ukrainian families she's hosted.
Another family told her their parents were trapped in Russian-occupied territory, scared for their lives but unable to flee.
Others described long journeys through multiple European countries, flights to Mexico and long waits at the US border. One family said they'd lost what little luggage they had along the way.
"Effectively they lost everything they owned," Casillas says.
She sent a message to her friends telling the family's story, sharing their clothing sizes and asking for donations.
When the family left her house, their new suitcases were full.
Google Translate has helped the families connect
Nick Roach wasn't sure what to expect when his family of eight signed up to welcome Ukrainian families into their home.
He wasn't worried about finding space for them. He and his wife, Anna-Marie, had no problem giving up their bedroom and moving to the living room. They'd both grown up in big families and weren't daunted at the prospect of an even fuller house. Their five older kids could sleep in the living room, too, and their 9-month-old baby could sleep in the office.
But the retired NFL player knew many of the new arrivals would be in shock, upset and depressed.
"Just when they arrived here," he says, "their hometowns and villages were getting destroyed."
What would they need? Would his family be able to do enough to help? And how would they connect with each other?
One key way to unlock the answers, he soon learned, was Google Translate. While interpreters were on hand to help families with travel arrangements and other plans at the church, host families have turned to technology to bridge the language gap.
And even with only Google Translate as a go-between, families have opened up and found common ground.
Merridith Cho's family of 10 has hosted several Ukrainian families in recent weeks, and Cho says she's been amazed by all the unexpected moments of connection. She says she'll never forget the woman who told her about the shop she left behind in Ukraine. Cho learned the woman has been making dresses for over 20 years. She showed Cho a photo of an elegant, hand-sewn gown.
"I was doing that until our world stopped," the woman told her. "We just had to walk away from everything."
Cho's 12-year-old daughter Emma ran upstairs to get a quilted backpack she'd just made and show it to their guest.
Even though they didn't speak the same language, they shared a love of sewing.
Their kids haven't needed any translation help
After hosting about a dozen families in their home, Nick and Anna-Marie Roach's children now can rattle off a few words in Russian and Ukrainian. But translation hasn't been necessary for them.
"The kids all played together," Anna-Marie Roach says. "Toys and running around are a common language."
Host families from Calvary San Diego have snapped photos of their kids joining Ukrainian children to share toys, spar in Nerf-gun battles and bound barefoot along the beach. Casillas recorded a video that shows a group of children in her backyard, piling onto a swing, twisting it around and squealing with glee as they spin together.
But as easy as it is for kids to connect, some of these American parents have found it hard to explain to their children why the Ukrainians are fleeing in the first place.
Casillas says she tried to break the issues down into terms her 5-year-old son would understand.
"I explained to him there's a bad guy that's destroying people's homes, so they need to find a new home. So they're going to stay with us for a day or two until they can go to their new home," she says.
Her son responded with a question Casillas struggles to answer: "He's so mean. Why is he destroying people's houses?"
They see this as another chapter in the American story
Casillas sees her own family's struggles reflected on the faces of the Ukrainian guests who arrive at her home.
She remembers coming to the United States with her parents in 1996, leaving behind everything they knew in Mexico.
"I didn't speak one lick of English. We came with two bags of stuff. We never looked back," she says. "I know what it is to come with nothing, losing all your friends and your home."
She hasn't been sharing the story with all her guests; she wants to keep the attention on them, not her. But one day, she found herself mentioning it to a Ukrainian woman who'd just arrived with her daughter. The mom said she dreamed of taking her daughter to Disneyland someday. She asked Casillas whether that would be possible -- whether their family would ever find their footing.
Casillas' dad worked for a closet-making company when they first got to the US and now owns his own business. Her mom had been trained as a pharmacist in Mexico but cleaned houses in the United States to support their family. "I can tell you that the opportunity is there if you work hard for it, if you really apply yourself," Casillas told her. "Just make sure you keep that fighting spirit of doing this for your daughter."
Other volunteers from Calvary also say hosting makes them think about the immigrant stories in their own families, too.
Merridith Cho thinks of conversations with her Korean in-laws. Anna-Marie Roach thinks of her family's journey from the Philippines to the US. Nick Roach thinks of his father, who came to the United States as a teenager from Barbados.
And as he sees the Ukrainians arriving, he thinks of the family immigration stories told by generations of Americans.
"All of us at some point in our lives we've met somebody who has some story of when their family first came to the United States, like how their grandfather came here and he had nothing and he left because of this situation in his country," he says.
Some of the Ukrainian children arriving in the US today may not speak any English, he says, but in 5 or 10 years they'll be the ones telling immigration stories of resilience and survival.
Hosts feel like they're the ones receiving a gift
More Ukrainians could soon start arriving in other parts of the United States. The Biden administration has pledged to admit some 100,000 people fleeing the violence. And the new US program will allow individuals and nonprofits to sponsor thousands more Ukrainians seeking refuge in the United States.
Metzger says he's waiting to learn more details about how the sponsorship program will work. But there's no doubt that by opening their doors to help the arriving families, members of his congregation have received countless blessings.
"Our church sees this as a great privilege," he says. "We're benefiting from amazing human beings that are coming into our country that we get to connect to."
Casillas' family ended up getting unexpected help building an outdoor kitchen. When two Ukrainian brothers her family was hosting heard her husband was heading to Home Depot, they asked if they could join him. It turned out they were construction workers in Ukraine, and during their stay, they offered to help him with the backyard project.
"They were so happy helping," she says.
Cho says it's been a gift for her children to learn the importance of sharing what they have, and "the treasure that people are, even in the midst of horrible circumstances." She keeps thinking about one day when they took a Ukrainian family to see the ocean for the first time.
Earlier that day, the mom was weeping and "just broken," Cho says. She stayed in the family's guest room and cried. Cho offered tea and tried to let her rest. But when she learned from another family member that they'd never seen the ocean, Cho suggested loading up the van for a trip.
"I think it was exactly what the mom needed. She laughed and smiled. It just was a really amazing reprieve for a little while from their reality," Cho says.
That night, as a thank you, the Ukrainian mom and her daughter taught Cho and her daughters how to make pierogis. Cho had never prepared the Eastern European dumplings before. Now she has two containers full of pierogis in her freezer.
"My life has been so enriched and I'm so grateful," Cho says. "I don't know that I've ever had a chance to see someone's first time at the ocean before, and their reaction, and that will stick with me. And to have that shared cooking experience with our new friends and also my daughters, it just was such a treasure."
She sees echoes of a Bible story in the experience. She has read time and again about how Jesus' disciples pooled what little they had together, then saw it multiplied and given to a huge crowd of needy people.
It's a lesson Cho says she and others are putting into practice today: trying to give what little they have in the hope that, with God's help, it can make a bigger difference.
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From the moment they arrive on campus, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future careers, it’s not necessary for all fields — something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.
To find the highest paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, Stacker consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don’t require higher education. All professions that listed a high school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary nondegree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs that didn’t list any entry-level education requirement were excluded, as were job titles that grouped several positions together. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.
Keep reading to discover the highest paying jobs in Sherman-Denison, TX that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Cement masons and concrete finishers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $39,740
– #377 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,900
– Employment: 186,600
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New Bedford, MA ($90,980)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($82,820)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($79,650)
#49. Loan interviewers and clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,440
– #247 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,910
– Employment: 238,610
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($59,060)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,140)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($56,710)
#48. Court, municipal, and license clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,560
– #207 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,870
– Employment: 150,170
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,520)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($62,040)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($60,730)
#47. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,720
– #422 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $56,280
– Employment: 404,820
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,910)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($91,860)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,120)
#46. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,830
– #312 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $46,650
– Employment: 194,330
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($64,140)
— Decatur, IL ($60,740)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($58,620)
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#45. Glaziers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,950
– #145 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,950
– Employment: 52,700
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Olympia-Tumwater, WA ($78,840)
— Salem, OR ($78,000)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($74,990)
#44. Real estate sales agents
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,290
– #332 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,480
– Employment: 175,920
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Midland, TX ($100,060)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
— Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)
#43. Computer numerically controlled tool operators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,480
– #232 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $46,240
– Employment: 157,840
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($70,030)
— Waco, TX ($63,080)
— Springfield, MA-CT ($57,930)
#42. Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,690
– #336 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $49,560
– Employment: 149,290
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,600)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,240)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($60,930)
#41. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,880
– #374 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,320
– Employment: 121,150
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,980)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($92,370)
— Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($87,990)
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#40. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,960
– #387 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200
National
– Annual mean salary: $48,290
– Employment: 397,600
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
— Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($66,920)
#39. Public safety telecommunicators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $43,140
– #196 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $47,030
– Employment: 97,050
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($97,380)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,790)
— Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($76,950)
#38. Surveying and mapping technicians
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $44,130
– #215 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $49,810
– Employment: 56,070
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)
#37. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $45,330
– #200 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 600
National
– Annual mean salary: $46,890
– Employment: 1,143,260
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($57,830)
— Boulder, CO ($56,520)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,930)
#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $46,140
– #410 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,220
– Employment: 367,200
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($67,140)
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#35. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $46,190
– #373 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $54,690
– Employment: 356,960
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,020)
— Fairbanks, AK ($76,750)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,710)
#34. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $46,480
– #430 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,350
– Employment: 417,620
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)
#33. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $46,550
– #334 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 590
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,340
– Employment: 1,903,420
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($62,600)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($62,290)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($61,540)
#32. Computer user support specialists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $46,610
– #425 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,650
– Employment: 654,310
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)
#31. Electricians
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $47,780
– #450 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,310
– Employment: 650,580
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)
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#30. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $48,210
– #264 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 360
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,850
– Employment: 641,240
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Napa, CA ($76,890)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,880)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,410)
#29. Automotive service technicians and mechanics
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $48,720
– #122 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 300
National
– Annual mean salary: $47,990
– Employment: 629,780
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($62,810)
— Fairbanks, AK ($62,690)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($61,350)
#28. Machinists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $48,730
– #170 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $49,020
– Employment: 333,220
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)
— Monroe, MI ($66,560)
#27. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,340
– #413 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $60,350
– Employment: 172,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($88,140)
— Fairbanks, AK ($84,690)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($80,570)
#26. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,390
– #103 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,390
– Employment: 51,040
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($81,390)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,460)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($73,070)
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#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,770
– #236 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $53,020
– Employment: 261,420
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)
#24. Automotive body and related repairers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,980
– #163 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,660
– Employment: 137,300
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Ann Arbor, MI ($71,350)
— Ames, IA ($68,340)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,060)
#23. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $50,830
– #481 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230
National
– Annual mean salary: $71,110
– Employment: 1,026,390
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
— Boulder, CO ($101,630)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)
#22. Industrial machinery mechanics
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $51,780
– #438 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $58,780
– Employment: 373,090
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
— Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
— Anchorage, AK ($82,890)
#21. Construction and building inspectors
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $52,250
– #354 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $68,480
– Employment: 117,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New Haven, CT ($121,510)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)
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#20. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $53,380
– #372 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 580
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,380
– Employment: 1,443,630
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)
#19. Firefighters
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $53,750
– #143 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $55,290
– Employment: 317,310
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,210)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,150)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($97,470)
#18. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $53,760
– #237 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,280
– Employment: 145,230
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)
#17. Postal service mail carriers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $54,210
– #171 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $54,370
– Employment: 335,540
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Modesto, CA ($57,160)
— Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)
#16. Postal service clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $54,380
– #108 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $53,210
– Employment: 79,320
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
— Florence, SC ($59,360)
— Monroe, MI ($59,320)
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#15. Surgical technologists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $54,390
– #92 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $53,590
– Employment: 109,060
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,450)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($80,170)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($77,460)
#14. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,000
– #488 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 300
National
– Annual mean salary: $67,330
– Employment: 629,420
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
— Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)
#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,400
– #246 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $66,870
– Employment: 466,910
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)
#12. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,870
– #191 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $64,230
– Employment: 50,780
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($87,890)
— Fresno, CA ($86,230)
— Fairbanks, AK ($85,640)
#11. Insurance sales agents
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $58,510
– #291 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150
National
– Annual mean salary: $69,340
– Employment: 422,600
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)
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#10. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $59,950
– #452 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270
National
– Annual mean salary: $72,390
– Employment: 1,242,490
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
— Napa, CA ($92,620)
#9. Food service managers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,130
– #206 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,970
– Employment: 210,680
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)
#8. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,290
– #439 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220
National
– Annual mean salary: $75,060
– Employment: 665,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)
#7. Property, real estate, and community association managers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,440
– #189 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,030
– Employment: 234,680
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)
#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,730
– #372 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220
National
– Annual mean salary: $79,060
– Employment: 123,940
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
— Salinas, CA ($110,180)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)
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#5. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $70,520
– #239 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,590
– Employment: 526,240
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)
#4. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $70,890
– #196 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $83,270
– Employment: 80,890
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($171,060)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,740)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,860)
#3. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $71,270
– #376 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $92,320
– Employment: 243,920
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)
#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $73,750
– #99 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,960
– Employment: 278,140
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
— Salinas, CA ($90,800)
#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $86,150
– #223 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $98,760
– Employment: 128,230
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)
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Woman suffers life-threatening injuries during attack by boyfriend’s ex, police say
CENTER, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) – A woman in Colorado said she was attacked by her boyfriend’s ex while she was dropping her kids off at school.
“I don’t even know how to describe the situation,” Alyssa Castanuela told 11 News. “Like, I literally was just trying to take my kids to school, and we were saying good morning to a friend, and I almost died.”
According to police, her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend, Shianne Silva, was standing at the driver’s side door of Castanuela’s vehicle.
“The two exchanged greetings, but Shianne told Alyssa that she was not to be around her child,” an excerpt from the affidavit reads.
Castanuela said she responded that this was up to the daughter’s father, the affidavit continues, enraging Silva, who allegedly lunged at her through the car window.
“I just remember seeing her stabbing me and just hearing my kids crying and crying,” Castanuela said, adding that her two small boys saw everything.
A neighbor tried to intervene but was threatened, too.
Police say Silva sped off, leaving Castanuela bleeding profusely from her neck. Her jugular vein was nicked during the attack and was threatening her breathing, according to the affidavit.
Castanuela was taken to Rio Grande Hospital, where she was later airlifted to Colorado Springs.
“She went through my carotid artery. I was only a couple millimeters away from losing my life,” Castanuela said.
When law enforcement caught up with Silva, she confirmed hitting Castanuela but claimed not to know she was holding her keys while doing so. Silva said she didn’t mean to stab Castanuela, according to the arrest papers.
Silva is now facing first-degree assault charges for “causing seriously bodily injury with the grave risk of death.”
“To do it in broad daylight, you know, it’s just scary,” Castanuela said. “[My sons] are pretty traumatized. They just cry.”
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Midweek in North Texas will be warm and humid with some isolated afternoon rain, according to the National Weather Service center in Fort Worth.
Wednesday afternoon temperatures will reach the high 80s to low 90s with some isolated showers and thunderstorms. Brief heavy rain could be possible. “Rain chances are between 20-30% with higher chances across Central and East Texas. The lowest rain chances over Western North Texas,” NWS Fort Worth said.
Thursday looks less likely to see rain, with highs remaining similar to Wed., rain chances will be highest in Central and East Texas. “Isolated showers and storms are possible today and Thursday with highs in the mid 80s to low 90s. Brief heavy rainfall remains possible.”
The center says that heavy rain that falls across Dallas and Tarrant counties flows to Houston’s water supply “heavy rain but wrong watershed.”
“Unfortunately the heaviest rainfall in this event fell over Dallas and Tarrant counties. This impacted a lot of people with significant flooding, but this area is actuall not part of the watershed for our local water districts. This water will actually flow to Lake Livingston and be Houston’s water supply. The rain that fell in our watershed certainly was welcome,” NWS Fort Worth said. | https://cw33.com/news/local/wednesday-thursday-to-be-warm-humid-with-some-afternoon-rain-in-north-texas/ | 2022-08-24T15:30:17Z |
TODD MISSION, Texas, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Renaissance Festival announces The Knight's Revels, an expanded after-hours events held on Saturday nights, October 8th through November 27th, at the Fields of New Market campgrounds.
"The Texas Renaissance Festival is about providing a unique experience to all of it's guests" says Carl Foy, Marketing Director for the Texas Renaissance Festival. "Guests come and spend the day in the pageantry of the 16th century, by day. Why leave the kingdom when TRF closes its gates? Now guests can stay and be immersed in a new 21st century experience with The Knight's Revels and the Fields of New Market."
The Knight's Revels Lineup Includes:
- October 8 – Forging the Fields of New Market
- October 15 - Fairy Dust & Divas Drag Show
- October 22 - Pirates on Parade Costume Contest
- October 29 - The Knight's Revels Presents: Bag of Donuts
- November 5 - The Knight's Revels Presents: The Spazmatics
- November 12 - Barbarians & Burlesque
- November 19 - The Highland Fling Grand Masquerade Ball
- November 26 - The Celtic Christmas Burlesque Season Finale
For more information and to purchase admission, including admission to the festival and camping options, please visit the Texas Renaissance Festival website at www.texrenfest.com.
About Texas Renaissance Festival
The Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation's largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed event. Established in 1974, the event attracts over half a million visitors each year to its 55-acre New Market Village and Fields of New Market Campgrounds in Todd Mission, Texas. This immersive experience features world renowned live entertainment works by master artists and craftspeople, award winning food and drink, hand-powered rides, and games, and over 100 interactive characters during its eight themed weekends from October 8 through November 27, 2022. For more information, please visit www.texrenfest.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRBP).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Kiromic common stock issued in connection with the Company's public offering that closed on July 2, 2021 and/or (b) Kiromic common stock between June 25, 2021 and August 13, 2021, both dates inclusive.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until October 4, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
The complaint alleges that the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's public offering that closed on July 2, 2021 (the "Offering Documents") failed to disclose that the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") had, prior to the filing of these documents, imposed a clinical hold on the Company's Investigational New Drug ("IND") applications for its two new drug candidates. Given that the offering closed on July 2, 2021, more than thirty (30) days after the Company submitted the IND applications for its two immunotherapy product candidates, investors were assured that no clinical hold had been issued and clinical trials would commence.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Your personality can either protect or age your brain, study says
Published: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:15 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
(CNN) – Worry less now and your brain will stay healthy longer.
A new study shows people who worry more, lack self-discipline and are introverted are more likely to develop cognitive decline earlier in life.
It also applies to a higher likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
The study examined the personality traits of nearly 2,000 people.
It found being socially engaged with others could buy you an extra year of living without dementia.
If you keep anxiety at bay and stay organized and goal-oriented, it can get you two years of healthy cognitive function.
The study was published Monday in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
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The man who says he received 81 million votes (not voters) says “MAGA is the most extreme political group in recent American history” because they support school choice, no Critical Race Theory, secure borders, lower taxes, parent’s rights, police, free speech, Second Amendment, honest elections. But most of all they love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, freedom, and each other.
He calls Trump the MAGA King … while he is called the lying King.
Under his administration gas, groceries, utilities, taxes, fertilizer, feed, materials, vehicles, rent, chaos, crime, corruption, illegals are going up. The only thing going down is the stock market. Many are struggling to survive, inflation is on the rise, retirees are unretiring, while he killed thousands of jobs, increased spending, and is deliberately destroying all President Trump accomplished.
Nuclear sabers are rattling from Russia, North Korea, China while he gave billions of military equipment and money to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Sending billions of dollars, fuel, equipment to Ukraine while reducing our military, and crippling our nation. World War III will not be like World War I and World War II. The next war will be won by who delivers the first nuclear bombs, creating massive devastation, death, and destruction.
Many are questioning where we are going because it sure is not where we came from. Minds filled with evil will do evil things and God is showing us the many faces of evil. For the Love of Jesus, read the Word of God, He will tell you what Satan doesn’t want you to know … the truth … Romans 1:18.
Sandy Killough
Rogers | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/letters_to_the_editor/article_efbf4a3e-f7ff-11ec-b983-6bce22df3033.html | 2022-06-30T11:04:43Z |
After seeing rapid growth in 2021, Supporting Strategies' corporate office is expanding its sales team into Philadelphia and coastal Connecticut.
BOSTON, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Supporting Strategies, a Boston-based company offering virtual bookkeeping and controller services, announces its expansion into the greater Philadelphia and coastal Connecticut areas.
Since its inception in 2004, the fully remote company has been able to firmly establish itself amongst the leaders in the outsourced financial services industry. After a year of closing an unprecedented amount of deals, the business development team acted upon an opportunity to expand into the new territory and have since made the following promotions and hires:
- Brian Keefe: Hired as VP of Sales
- Alexandria Bilder: Hired as Business Development Partner, Philadelphia
- Sean Hanson: Hired as Business Development Partner, Coastal Connecticut
- Janean Sullivan: Promoted to VP, Business Development
- Hayden Huff: Promoted to Director of Business Development
"I'm excited to expand the Supporting Strategies footprint while leveraging 18 years of bedrock principles that support our clients today," said Brian Keefe.
Keefe and the team hope to bring on additional Business Development Partners over the next few years as the company continues to establish itself in new territories. To learn more about Supporting Strategies, its services, or to apply for a position, visit www.supportingstrategies.com.
With the vision of becoming the go-to resource for outsourced bookkeeping and operational support services in her Greater Boston, MA community, Leslie Jorgensen founded Supporting Strategies in 2004. Business was thriving and team expansion was needed to serve the company's growing client roster. By offering seasoned bookkeeping and accounting professionals the chance to work on a part-time basis from home, she was able to build a highly skilled, experienced, expert team — one that could meet the same exceptionally high standards for client delight that are her hallmark. One of our greatest advantages is our accomplished dedicated team of skilled accounting, bookkeeping, controller and business operations professionals. We take the time to learn each client's unique needs and goals to provide consistent, reliable service that scales as their business grows.
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LONDON (AP) — Thousands of U.K. train drivers walked off the job Saturday in a strike over jobs, pay and conditions, scuppering services across much of the country. The action was the latest in a spreading series of strikes by British workers seeking substantial raises to offset soaring prices for food and fuel.
The 24-hour strike by members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen halted trains on major routes, including the main lines between London and Scotland and commuter services around the capital.
Weekend workers, soccer fans heading for games and families seeking seaside solace from a heat wave were among those forced to change their plans.
This has been a summer of travel disruption in Britain. Thousands of railway cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers staged a series of one-day strikes in June and July. More strikes are scheduled next week on nationwide trains and on London’s bus and subway network.
The disputes center on pay, working conditions and job security as Britain’s railways struggle to adapt to travel and commuting habits changed — perhaps forever — by the coronavirus pandemic.
There were almost 1 billion train journeys in the U.K. in the year to March, compared to 1.7 billion in the 12 months before the pandemic, and rail companies are looking to cut costs and staffing after two years in which emergency government funding kept them afloat.
Unions accuse Britain’s Conservative government of preventing train companies — which are privately owned but heavily regulated — from making a better offer.
“We find ourselves in a position where we are saying ‘That won’t be enough,’ they say ‘It’s down to the government,’ we talk to the government and they say ‘You have got to talk to the employers,’ and then we end up with a situation where it goes round and round in circles,” said Mick Whelan, general secretary of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen.
The Department for Transport said claims of government meddling were “entirely false.”
More public- and private-sector unions are planning strikes as Britain faces its worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. Postal workers, lawyers, British Telecom staff, dock workers and garbage collectors have all announced walkouts for later this month.
U.K. inflation has hit a 40-year high of 9.4%, and the Bank of England says it could rise to 13% amid a recession later this year. The average U.K. household fuel bill has risen more than 50% so far in 2022 as the war in Ukraine squeezes global oil and natural gas supplies. Another increase is due in October, when the average bill is forecast to hit 3,500 pounds ($4,300) a year.
Adding to the travel chaos, air travelers in many countries are facing delays and disruption as airports struggle to cope with staff shortages and skyrocketing demand for flights after two pandemic-hit years. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/driver-walkout-halts-trains-as-uk-summer-strike-wave-spreads/ | 2022-08-14T01:52:54Z |
Section of 45th St. to close for two months for mill, overlay project
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A section of 45th St. is planned to close for about two months tentatively starting on Tuesday for a mill and overlay project.
The City of Topeka says 45th St. is to tentatively close on Tuesday, July 26, between Mondview and Misty Harbor as Sunflower Paving completes a mill and overlay project with some full-depth patching.
During the project, the City said traffic will be flagged through the area to allow drivers to pass. However, when full-depth patching begins, traffic will be detoured along 37th St.
The City noted that a follow-up will be sent before the full-depth patching begins.
According to the City, the full-depth patching will take place directly in front of Berkshire Golf Club and Great Life Golf and Fitness, as well as a small section on Colley Creek Dr.
The City expects the project to be completed in full by Sept. 30.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/23/section-45th-st-close-two-months-mill-overlay-project/ | 2022-07-23T19:16:31Z |
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high in 2021, opioid prescribing by physicians and clinicians dropped significantly in emergency departments that prioritized personalized feedback between peers, according to a new analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
From January 2019 to July 2021, opioid prescribing dropped 35% among physicians and 41% among nurse practitioners and physician assistants, according to the analysis of care teams from one physician group spanning 102 emergency departments in 17 states.
"The impact of peer-to-peer feedback on opioid prescribing was immediate and profound," said Jesse Pines, MD, MBA, FACEP, national director of clinical innovation at US Acute Care Solutions, professor of emergency medicine at Drexel University and the study's senior author. "Emergency physicians are leading efforts to evolve the culture of prescribing. Sometimes, all it takes to bring about meaningful change is a data-driven conversation that details the evidence behind the many non-opioid options that can achieve similar or even better pain control."
The study, "Opioid Prescription Reduction After Implementation of a Feedback Program in a National Subset of Emergency Departments," appearing in the May edition of Annals of Emergency Medicine is the largest known analysis of emergency clinician prescribing interventions to date. The authors assessed the impact of conversations between clinicians and site directors about prescribing rationale and patterns, education on using alternatives to opioids whenever feasible, and the use of a prescription drug management program. Each conversation was personalized and informed by national data gathered by the participating clinicians' staffing group.
Decreases in opioid prescribing were evident across the most common diagnoses, according to the study. Opioid prescribing for injury or poisoning decreased 15% while prescribing for symptoms of illness dropped 25%, as did prescribing for respiratory disease (40%), infection or parasite (54%), blood circulation issues (36%), and endocrine or nutritional issues (28%).
Although emergency departments are not a significant source of opioid prescriptions overall, emergency physicians continue to lead programs that reduce opioid prescribing and can be adapted by other health care professionals.
"This research gives clinicians and administrators a promising model for limiting opioid prescribing in a variety of different ED settings," said the study's lead author Jonathan Oskvarek, MD, MBA, emergency physician and innovation fellow at US Acute Care Solutions. "Emergency physicians are setting a strong example for prescribers by prioritizing alternatives to opioids when appropriate, a choice that goes a long way toward preventing opioid overdoses."
Annals of Emergency Medicine is one of the peer-reviewed scientific journals for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the national medical society representing emergency medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine is the largest and most frequently cited circulation peer-reviewed journal in emergency medicine and publishes original research, clinical reports, opinion, and educational information related to the practice, teaching, and research of emergency medicine.
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Inflation forces Czech central bank to again raise key rate
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has again raised its key interest rate, to the highest level in 23 years, to continue its fight against soaring inflation. Thursday’s hike of three-quarters of a point to 5.75% is the eighth straight increase since June. The bank, which considers high consumer prices a major threat, had indicated it would raise the rate. It is now at its highest level since 1999. It is expected inflation still might increase further at least until June amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fed by high energy prices, inflation jumped to 12.7% in March, well above the bank’s 2% target. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/05/inflation-forces-czech-central-bank-to-again-raise-key-rate/ | 2022-05-05T14:52:01Z |
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wholly‐owned subsidiaries of Peabody (NYSE: BTU), PIC AU Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Main Issuer"), and PIC AU Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with the Main Issuer, the "Co‐Issuers"), today announced the expiration and final results of their previously announced offer to purchase (the "Offer") for cash up to $27.204 million (the "Excess Cash Flow Amount") in aggregate principal amount of their 10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the "Notes") at a purchase price equal to 103.91% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest as set forth in the Indenture (as defined below), to, but excluding, the settlement date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 29, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase"). The Offer was made to satisfy the requirements of the Indenture. The Excess Cash Flow Amount for the Offer represents the pro rata portion of the Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Indenture) to be applied to an offer to purchase the Notes pursuant to the Indenture, with the remainder applied to a concurrent debt repurchase offer of Priority Lien Debt (as defined in the Indenture) under the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2021, among the Co-Issuers, as co-borrowers, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Wilmington Trust, National Association (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), as administrative agent.
The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 29, 2022 (the "Expiration Time"). As of the Expiration Time, $18.214 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Time.
Subject to the Excess Cash Flow Amount as further described below, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to the Expiration Time and accepted by the Co-Issuers, holders of Notes will receive $1,039.10 in cash (the "Offer Price"), plus accrued and unpaid interest as set forth in the Indenture, to, but excluding, the settlement date.
Because the aggregate principal amount for all Notes tendered in the Offer did not exceed the Excess Cash Flow Amount of $27.204 million, the Co-Issuers will purchase $18.214 million aggregate principal amount of Notes pursuant to the Offer. Payment for such accepted Notes will be made on August 31, 2022.
The Notes are governed by an indenture, dated as of January 29, 2021, by and among the Co-Issuers, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee") and Peabody (on a limited basis, to the extent of its obligations specifically set forth in the Indenture) (as amended and restated by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 3, 2021, and as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified to the date hereof, the "Indenture"). Under the terms of the Indenture, no later than 10 Business Days (as defined in the Indenture) after August 14, 2022, the date on which the unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements for the preceding fiscal quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to clause (1) of Section 4.03 of the Indenture, the Co‐Issuers are obligated to offer to purchase for cash an aggregate principal amount of up to the Excess Cash Flow Amount of their outstanding Notes at the price described above. The Offer was intended to satisfy this requirement.
The Excess Cash Flow Amount for the Offer is equal to (i) $65.063 million, an amount equal to 100% of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Indenture) of the Main Issuer and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) for the Excess Cash Flow Period, which for purposes of this Offer is the six-month period ended June 30, 2022 of the Main Issuer, then ended; multiplied by (ii) a fraction (x) the numerator of which is equal to the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes and (y) the denominator of which is equal to the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes and all other Priority Lien Debt (as defined in the Indenture) required to be repaid with such Excess Cash Flow, rounded down to the nearest $1,000.
Since June 30, 2022, and after giving effect to the settlement of the Offer, the Co-Issuers will have retired (i) approximately $112.086 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes and (ii) approximately $3.848 million aggregate principal amount of the 10.000% senior secured term loan due 2024 (the "Term Loan"). Approximately $81.550 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding after giving effect to the settlement of the Offer, and approximately $134.968 million aggregate principal amount of debt remains outstanding under the Term Loan.
This announcement is not an offer to purchase or sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell any securities in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.
Peabody (NYSE: BTU) is a leading coal producer, providing essential products for the production of affordable, reliable energy and steel. Our commitment to sustainability underpins everything we do and shapes our strategy for the future. For further information, visit PeabodyEnergy.com.
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Kansas students score third-highest in nation on SAT math section
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - With many students preparing to head to college and the SAT or ACT tests being a requirement for admissions to most, a recent study found Kansas has the third-highest math score in the nation.
If Kansas students have not already taken the SAT, Learner.com says many are preparing for it with scores being a requirement for many colleges and universities. A major part of the assessment falls on the math score, which has become increasingly important with the emergence of more careers in the STEM fields.
The tutoring company said it looked at data regarding SAT math scores in every state. The analysis found which states have the highest and lowest math scores and compiled findings in a report.
The report found Kansas had the third-highest scores for the math portion of the SAT, just behind Minnesota and North Dakota. The states with the three lowest math scores were Florida, Idaho and Delaware.
Learner.com stated Kansas had a mean score on the math section of the SAT of 623 while 83% of students met the benchmark.
The tutoring company also noted the difference between the highest score in Minnesota and the lowest in Florida is 156 points. While Minnesota has the highest average overall score, it said North Dakota has a higher percentage of students who meet the math benchmark for the SAT.
Lastly, the report indicated Florida has the lowest math score in the U.S. at 50 points below the benchmark with an average score of 480.
For more information or to see how other states score, click HERE.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/04/08/kansas-students-score-third-highest-nation-sat-math-section/ | 2022-04-08T21:10:52Z |
Adventures await visitors in Montana's gateway communities
HELENA, Mont., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Park Service has worked diligently to open Yellowstone National Park to visitors after the devastating floods earlier this summer – with over 90 percent of the roadways now open. While visitors are encouraged to keep their travel plans, now is a perfect time to see more of Montana and support Yellowstone's gateway communities. The small mountain towns that surround the park offer activities for all interests and ages, and are hosting regularly scheduled farmers' markets, music festivals and art fairs.
Located north of Yellowstone National Park is Red Lodge, a unique mix of history and modern-day comforts. You can explore Broadway Avenue, the town's main street, where you will travel back in time to Old West-style saloons, restaurants and shops. Celebrate local Montana artists on the second Saturday of each month, with a stroll down Broadway during the Red Lodge Art Walk.
Red Lodge also offers several opportunities to explore the landscape of the area, including the Beartooth Mountains and Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary, which is home to mountain lions, bears, bison, and numerous other iconic Montana animals.
Just outside the north entrance of Yellowstone, situated in majestic Paradise Valley is Gardiner. It is the perfect place to experience wildlife or explore local shops and eateries in the historic downtown. Those looking for a one-of-a-kind event should visit Gardiner on Aug.13 for Shakespeare in the Park at Arch Park, a long-standing Montana tradition. Visitors can also experience Yellowstone Hot Springs or take a guided rafting trip, as the Yellowstone River runs through the downtown area.
Cooke City is home to "the most scenic drive in America," the Beartooth Pass on U.S. Highway 212. Surrounded by national forest, wilderness and Yellowstone National Park, the area is perfect for outdoor recreation including hiking, biking, camping and fishing.
Nestled on the bank of the Yellowstone River and surrounded by mountains is beautiful Livingston. The city is home to an impressive blend of shops, museums, a golf course, galleries, live theater music and unique restaurants. Livingston hosts several diverse events throughout the summer, appealing to all visitors. Don't miss Livingston's famous Farmers' Market every Wednesday evening from now until Sept. 14.
Trip inspiration and itineraries can be found at VISITMT.COM. The Visit Montana call center also has staff on hand to help with trip planning and can be reached at 800-847-4868. The latest information from Yellowstone National Park is available here.
Travelers are encouraged to visit the following sites for up-to-date information:
- Road conditions: www.511mt.net
- Yellowstone National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/
To sign up for text alerts for Yellowstone National Park: Text "82190" to 888-7777 (an automatic text reply will confirm receipt and provide instructions).
Visit Montana markets Montana's spectacular unspoiled nature, vibrant and charming small towns, breathtaking experiences, relaxing hospitality and competitive business climate to promote the state as a place to visit and do business. For more information, please visit VISITMT.COM.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Let’s create a scene in your mind. Shall we? You’re sitting at your favorite hole-in-the-wall Mexican food place. You are anxiously waiting for your order, just as you hear the sizzling of a fajita plate.
You look over and a server is taking the fajita plate away. You didn’t order the fajita plate. You don’t remember what you ordered. All you can think about is how you should have ordered the fajita plate.
We’ve all been there. The fajita plate is a tried and true option whenever eating out at any Mexican food restaurant.
In honor of fajitas, Thursday, Aug. 18, is National Fajita Day. You deserve to celebrate this day with a plate of your very own. Too many options to choose from? We got you covered.
Yelp has done the hard work and has released a list of the best places in Dallas to get fajitas. Here is their list:
- Gabriela & Sofia’s Tex-Mex
- Emilio’s Mexican Kitchen
- Meso Maya Comida y Copas
- E Bar Tex-Mex
- Mami Coco
- Las Palmas
- Avila’s Mexican Restaurant
- Molcajetes
- Ernesto’s Mexican Restaurant
- Fajita Pete’s
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GROSS: Truck spills cow intestines all over Houston roadway
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:15 AM CDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
HOUSTON (KTRK) – People in one Houston neighborhood are holding their breath – literally – after a truck spilled cow intestines all over the road Wednesday afternoon.
City officials say crews got things cleaned up pretty quickly, but the smell hasn’t completely gone away.
“I have not ever encountered anything like this before,” area resident Tahj Scott said. “This is a first, but definitely the worst smell I ever smelled.”
There’s no word yet on what company owned the truck that spilled the innards or how this even happened.
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‘The Simpsons’ to feature deaf character, use sign language for first time
(CNN) – For the first time in the show’s 33-year history, a deaf actor will be featured on “The Simpsons.”
The focus of the episode is on Lisa Simpson, who discovers her role model, late saxophonist Bleeding Gums Murphy, has a son who is deaf and needs a cochlear implant.
Deaf actor John Autry II plays the role of Monk Murphy on the episode, calling it “life-changing.”
The show’s characters use American sign language throughout the groundbreaking episode.
Even though “Simpsons” characters only have four fingers, the show consulted with sign language specialists to make sure visuals conveyed words correctly.
The storyline is loosely based on the life of the episode’s main writer, who says her brother is hearing impaired within a family that loves jazz music.
The episode was written before the film “Coda” won the Oscar for Best Picture two weekends ago.
The episode airs Sunday night.
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HAYWARD, Calif., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Potrero Medical, announced today that a publication from the Accuryn Registry Study (NCT04669548),"Intra‑abdominal hypertension in cardiac surgery patients: a multicenter observational sub‑study of the Accuryn registry" has been published in The Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. Dr. Ashish Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, FASA of Wake Forest Medical School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC is the lead author along with Dr Vanessa Moll, Potrero Medical's Chief Medical Officer and esteemed members of the AKI Predict Team. Article Link
Dr. Khanna and colleagues concluded that continuous high-fidelity monitoring of Intra-abdominal Pressure (IAP) shows high, persistent levels of IAP in cardiac surgery patients. Many patients were in advanced grade intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH), which may have otherwise been missed by intermittent-only IAP measurements. Khanna commented "continuous monitoring allows us to see the evolution of IAP as well as the impacts of treatment, which, of course, is a major advantage."
Joe Urban, Potrero Medical CEO, stated "We celebrate the publication and partnership of the three large academic centers that contributed to the findings." Urban further commented, "The next step is to correlate the time spent in IAH with organ dysfunction such as acute kidney injury. This is an exciting first step to incorporating precision medicine- real-time intra-abdominal pressure and urine output- to improve patient outcomes."
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Potrero Medical, Inc. is a personalized medicine platform transforming patient care through precision fluid management and analytics that offer clinical decision support by providing precise data from the kidney. Potrero Medical was founded with a mission to improve patient care and save health systems money with the latest advances in artificial intelligence and sensors. Potrero Medical is headquartered in Hayward, CA. For more information, visit www.potreromed.com.
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Burglary: Suspected members of South American theft group confronted by homeowner
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OAK PARK, California (KABC) — A Ventura County man who encountered two burglars inside his Oak Park home took matters into his own hands, striking one of them and detaining the other until authorities arrived.
On April 1, the resident returned home and found a car parked out front with a driver inside. After entering his home, he encountered one burglar who he struck before they ran outside to the waiting vehicle.
A second burglar, identified as Alexis Provoste Aranguiz, was detained by the resident until sheriff’s deputies arrived and arrested him. The vehicle with the driver and other burglar remains outstanding.
Aranguiz, of Chile, is a suspected member of a South American Theft Group. Investigators say they’re part of a recent wave of “crime tourism” in which thieves come from South America to burglarize homes in California. Four men were arrested just last month for a similar crime in Camarillo.
Aranguiz is now facing felony charges of first-degree residential burglary and conspiracy.
He pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday and remains held on $150,000 bail.
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(NerdWallet) – My favorite emails in the past few months have been the ones from my bank, letting me know that my savings annual percentage yield has gone up and that overdraft fees have been canceled. If you haven’t gotten either of those lately, then it might be time to open a new bank account with a different financial institution.
You don’t have to abandon your current bank if it’s useful to you. As both a banking nerd and a general consumer, I find it helpful to have accounts at several different institutions: a traditional bank, a credit union and an online bank.
Each account gives me something that the others don’t. A traditional bank offers some products or services I can’t find at my online bank, while my online bank pays much higher interest rates. So using a mix of institutions can help you keep — and earn — more money.
Here are a few clear signs that you might need to choose a new bank, or at least open a new bank account.
You’re paying unnecessary fees
What used to be a rare phenomenon — a bank account with few fees — is becoming more common. “There’s just too much competition in both the neobanking space and even in traditional banking nowadays to be paying really any fees — particularly overdraft fees or fees just to have the account,” says Ramona Ortega, founder of My Money My Future, which focuses on closing the racial wealth gap and providing quality financial advice.
There are plenty of fee-free accounts available without any hoops to jump through to waive a monthly fee. And more and more banks are eliminating or at least reducing overdraft fees, so you definitely shouldn’t be paying those.
Your savings APY hasn’t increased recently
Even if you haven’t been able to increase your savings contributions this year (thanks, inflation), you should be seeing a little more money added to your account. As we’ve seen several times this year, when the Federal Reserve raises the federal funds rate, banks generally also raise their rates. If your bank account hasn’t increased your savings interest rate this year, that’s a red flag (and a green flag to change banks).
The national average savings rate has increased from 0.06% at the beginning of 2022 to 0.13%[1] as of August 2022, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., but the best interest rates are now more than 12 times that (that’s around 1.65% and up).
Your bank’s customer service isn’t accessible enough
You should be able to get help easily for your banking woes, through a customer service channel you like using. Prefer to communicate online but your bank or credit union doesn’t offer online support? Look for a bank that answers questions and provides timely help over social media. Or, if the idea of sending a tweet to a bank makes you cringe, plenty of financial institutions offer more and different options. I prefer a live online chat, in-app messaging or a quick phone call after work, so I make sure my bank has all three options, plus extended customer service hours.
If you feel more comfortable speaking in a non-English language, shop around to find one where representatives speak it, says Elena Fairley, programs director at Mission Asset Fund, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that helps financially excluded communities access mainstream financial services. If you prefer to speak in Spanish, for example, consider a Hispanic American-owned bank or credit union.
You’ll need a loan
If your financial institution doesn’t offer the loans you’ll need at competitive rates, that’s a good sign that you should consider opening an account with a bank or credit union that does.
Don’t think you’ll need a loan for a while? Take this step now anyway because it can be helpful to have an account in good standing with a financial institution for a while if you’ll eventually need to borrow money.
“You generally get a better rate when you have a banking relationship at the institution,” Ortega says.
Opening a new bank account can take just a few minutes and the payoff could be priceless: saved time, better earnings for your money, more accessible help — and some peace of mind when it comes to your finances. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/what-are-the-signs-that-i-need-a-new-bank/ | 2022-09-10T22:11:11Z |
WATCH: Deputy climbs balcony to save baby from apartment fire
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A sheriff’s deputy in Florida climbed up a balcony and plucked a 1-year-old girl to safety from a third-story apartment that had caught fire, the dramatic rescue captured on the deputy’s body-worn camera.
Deputy William Puzynski climbed to the second-floor balcony early Saturday and asked the mother to hand off the baby in diapers as flames shot from the apartment one floor above. He then brought the baby down before the mother and grandmother were subsequently rescued by firefighters.
The video posted online captures Puzynski telling the woman “hand me the baby, hand me the baby. We are coming,” as he goes up and balances himself on the railing before she extends the crying baby to him. “Please, come get me,” she pleads afterward.
Firefighters using a ladder brought the mother and grandmother down from the third-floor apartment safely. They also evacuated other residents while responding to the fire at an apartment building in Orlando.
The Orange County Fire Rescue said the fire caused extensive damage with 24 units impacted.
The camera that recorded the infant’s rescue was attached to Puzynski’s vest, which he had taken off before climbing up the building.
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RENO, Nev., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Itronics Inc. (OTC: ITRO) today reported on current Company progress to its investors.
- Fertilizer sales through April 30, 2022, totaled $1,077,736, an increase of 128 percent compared to the same period in 2021.
- Raw material availability for the Company's GOLD'n GRO fertilizers has improved significantly over the same period last year.
- "We believe the uptick in demand for GOLD'n GRO is a major opportunity for the Company," said Dr. John Whitney, founder, and President. "Our fertilizers improve crop yield and quality, which is vital in avoiding food shortages."
- Mining company interest in the Company's Rock Kleen tailings processing technology is expanding with testing on three projects in the proposal stage.
- Itronics reports that auditing of its financial statements is in progress. Once Itronics U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings are current, trading of its stock will resume.
"I would like to thank our investors for their continued support. Our "Zero Waste Energy Saving Technology" is designed to make the world cleaner and greener, while continuing our drive toward profitability."
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How to become more grateful, and why that will make you happier, healthier and more resilient
By David G. Allan, CNN
If you really think about it, so many of us should be in a perpetual state of gratitude.
Which of these do you have going for you right now? Family. Friends. Love. Health. Freedom from war and natural disaster. Imagination. Community. A roof over our heads. Common decency. Hope. Opportunity. Memories. Financial stability. Favorite places. Days off work. Good weather. The golden age of television. Books. Music. Ice cream. Weekends. A friendly exchange. Something good that happened today. Something bad that didn’t happen today. A good cup of coffee.
You may not have everything you want (or even need) on my list or yours, but that probably still leaves buckets — nay, container ships — full of tangible and conceptual items for which to be grateful. Things can always be better, but they can always be worse. It often depends on how you look at that proverbial glass of water.
To get in better touch with gratefulness — and get the health benefits of doing so — the trick is to find easy ways to count blessings more often than, say, over an annual turkey dinner. Keep your thankfulness boiling on the front burner of your mind, and you will increase your general appreciation of life.
Try to be more grateful for the small, mundane things that give you joy and meaning, as well as the big ones. Acknowledging just a handful each day will benefit you, and there are ways to make that a habit.
Grateful = healthful
Perhaps the most obvious benefit of displays of gratitude is that they are closely tied to increased feelings of happiness — for both the givers and the receivers.
In this week’s episode of CNN podcast Chasing Life, host Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviewed Christina Costa, a teacher and doctoral student at the University of Michigan who has studied neuroscience and psychology. She explained how you can see gratefulness on brain scans. The feeling lights up the “feel-good” neurotransmitters of dopamine and serotonin, which Gupta pointed out also decrease hormones like cortisol, associated with stress.
“The neurotransmitter reactions are pretty immediate,” Costa said. “It is hard to feel bad when you are focusing on someone that you are so grateful for, something that changed your life or something that is going really well today.”
Resilience, including the ability to cope with stress and trauma, is also correlated with gratitude. Studies have shown that counting blessings was a factor in managing post-traumatic stress for Vietnam War veterans and an effective coping strategy for many after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Other research shows that the more grateful you are, the more you are likely to exhibit patience and self-control. It can even be good for marriages and relationships: Couples good at exhibiting thankfulness tend to be “more committed and more likely to remain in their relationships over time.” Our best selves, it seems, are our most grateful selves.
Studies have shown that gratitude can indirectly influence physical health, as well. “Gratitude strengthens your immune system and helps you experience less pain,” Costa said in the Chasing Life podcast.
Those who have “dispositional gratitude” — defined by one study as “part of a wider life orientation towards noticing and appreciating the positive in the world” — are more likely to report good physical health, a propensity for healthy activities and willingness to seek help for health concerns.
In another study, New York teenagers who rated as the most grateful in their class — defined by “having a disposition and moods that enabled them to respond positively to the good people and things in their lives” — were less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol. The benefits of having more gratitude also correlated with benefits to the heart among patients who had experienced heart failure.
Being grateful can even get you a better night’s sleep. According to one study involving college students who instituted various methods for increasing gratitude, such as a gratitude journal, they worried less at bedtime and slept longer and better. In another study, adults in the United Kingdom (40% of whom had sleep disorders), reported that thinking about what they are grateful for at night led to falling asleep faster and staying asleep longer.
Convinced? Let’s get to the fun part.
How to up your GQ (gratefulness quotient)
I’m currently conducting two completely unscientific thankfulness-boosting experiments. For nearly two years, I’ve been keeping a gratitude journal. And for the last five years or so, my family has engaged in a dinnertime ritual called “Roses, Thorns & Buds” that surfaces the same details.
A lot has been written about these and other thankfulness experiments, and it should be noted that there are no rules or even standards that govern them. We’re in very, very soft science territory here. But reliable research does show that whatever you do to increase gratitude pays off, so it’s worth it to find what is easy, enjoyable and effective for you.
A gratitude journal need not be any more complicated than keeping a notebook by your bed and starting a nightly habit of jotting down who and what you were grateful for that day. Journaling was the standard method for some of the studies cited above, so this is a simple but effective option.
I’m coming up on two years of trying this one, and I added a layer you may want to consider. After one year, I took the time to total up all the mentions. My wife and children were, predictably, at the top, reminding me not to take them for granted. But I was surprised to see that coworkers, neighbors and a city park all ranked highly. It was useful for me to review in that way, because when I see those people, I have this added layer of positive feeling about them at the forefront of my mind. It’s hard to get annoyed by someone when you think, “I’m so often grateful for that person.”
It was fun to play with the data, too. By category, “family” was the clear winner (1,011 instances) for me, followed by “places” (269 instances, with coffee shops being the biggest subcategory, “friends” (259), CNN “coworkers” (197) and “experiences” (133). Also, “Star Wars” (11) beat both beer (10) and books (8). It will be interesting to compare second-year totals against these. All of it is getting me closer to understanding and remembering what I’m most grateful for.
Roses, Thorns & Buds (or RTB, among its devotees) has been part of so many family dinners since my older daughter was 4 years old that I’ve forgotten where we first heard about it. It’s quite simple: Everyone at the table takes turns sharing “roses,” which are something positive and happy-making about their day; “thorns,” which are the opposite of that; and “buds” for something we’re looking forward to and we anticipate will be a rose. Sometimes, the family meal and sharing these things itself is a rose.
Granted, the “thorn” doesn’t necessarily increase gratitude — though it’s still useful from a family discussion, empathy and problem-solving perspective. And if you can fix a problem, a rose may grow in that thorn’s place.
Here are our unscientific findings: Each time, we find that we have many roses and buds and usually only one thorn to share.
Friends have told us about effective variations on this technique, so one size doesn’t fit all. If the metaphor is too flowery for you, pick another. Home runs, strikeouts and on deck? The important thing is to connect to the thankfulness in this way, whether you do it most evenings or on the occasional weekend. It’s also an easy way for kids to get into a thankfulness habit themselves.
Happiness jars, a strategy popularized by “Eat, Pray, Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert, is something of a hybrid of gratitude journal and RTB. The idea is to write down on a slip of paper the happiest moment of the day and drop it in a jar. The advantage of doing it this way is that in moments of unhappiness, you can reach into the jar and be reminded of those moments, perhaps becoming grateful for them anew. Gilbert was struck by how many of her fans shared photos of their decorated happiness jars (see Pinterest if you need inspiration) and by how her happiest moments are “generally really common and quiet and unremarkable.”
And there are other experiments to try. You could set alarms or reminders on your phone to pause and think of something you are grateful for at different times of the day: Mornings help set the tone of the day, and reflecting while at work can be particularly useful. You can then record them on a gratitude journaling app.
Or you could just focus on the simple act of saying thank you, and meaning it, more frequently. Writing letters of thanks (or emails if you want to be faster and more frequent) to those for whom you are grateful is worth doing with some regularity. You can also express gratitude with gifts, flowers and favors. Or simply make a list of all the things we take for granted but would be so unhappy to lose, such as job security, health, seeing loved ones. Review that list every week or so.
Whatever way you start infusing your life with more moments of gratitude, in the short and long term, you will be grateful that you did.
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MONTREAL, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) announces the ratification of a four-year labor agreement with the Unifor union covering 1,000 employees working in eight of the company's Quebec sawmills, following an agreement-in-principle reached on July 15.
"We are pleased to have renewed the labor agreement with employees of this important business segment," said Remi G. Lalonde, president and chief executive officer. "The collective agreement underscores their contribution to the company's success and provides stability for our customers, communities and other partners."
The collective agreements ratified on July 22 cover hourly employees represented by Unifor at Resolute's Comtois, Girardville, La Doré, Maniwaki, Mistassini, Normandin, Outardes and Saint-Thomas facilities.
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All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred above and in Resolute's other filings with the SEC and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Resolute disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Resolute Forest Products is a global leader in the forest products industry with a diverse range of products, including market pulp, tissue, wood products and papers, which are marketed in over 60 countries. The company owns or operates some 40 facilities, as well as power generation assets, in the United States and Canada. Resolute has third-party certified 100% of its managed woodlands to internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards. The shares of Resolute Forest Products trade under the stock symbol RFP on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Resolute has received regional, North American and global recognition for its leadership in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, as well as for its business practices. Visit www.resolutefp.com for more information.
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Storms blamed in deaths of 3
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South on Monday are being blamed for the deaths of three people.
A woman is dead after a tree fell on her during Monday night’s storms in Toledo, officials confirmed. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday, WTVG reported.
“Crews responded a short time later and found that there was an adult patient underneath the tree, and unfortunately that patient had succumbed to their injuries and was declared deceased,” says Toledo Fire and Rescue Fire Chief Allison Armostory.
It’s unclear at this time exactly where the woman was when the tree came down.
In Monroe, Michigan, a 14-year-old girl died after touching a downed electrical line in her backyard, police said.
Multiple emergency agencies responded to the scene Monday. Police said the girl was still in contact with the energized electrical line when first responders arrived at the scene.
DTE Energy crews disconnected the power lines so first responders could help the girl, but she died by the time the scene was safe.
According to Monroe Police detectives, the girl was walking with a friend in her backyard when they believed they could “smell a bonfire.”
The victim reached for what she believed was a stick when she was electrocuted by a charged electrical line.
The safety department said it is working to support the families of the victim.
Authorities in Arkansas said an 11-year-old boy died after he was swept into a storm drain during heavy rainfall Monday, the Associated Press reported.
A 47-year-old woman who tried to help the child was also pulled from the drain and taken to a hospital for treatment, according to police in Bentonville.
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Expands Mental Health Treatment Program To Reach Statewide Residents
MALVERN, Pa. , July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when mental health issues are on the rise around the United States across all ages and demographic groups, Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Devon is stepping up to meet the increased need for mental health services by opening a new, larger Mental Health Outpatient Treatment Center in neighboring Malvern, Pa. that can assist patients all over Pennsylvania.
As lead providers in drug and alcohol addiction treatment, RCA's clinicians are experienced at treating mental health disorders for patients both with and without a substance use disorder. They have seen, as the number of cases continue to rise, that there is an immediate need for services statewide – especially in young adults who don't have access to available mental health treatment programs.
"Many people, especially young people, are suffering in silence right now but are unable to access treatment for their mental health conditions," said RCA at Devon and Malvern CEO Steve Wicke. "We have been treating mental health as a primary diagnosis at Devon, but we outgrew our facility. The new, larger RCA Malvern Outpatient Center will enable us to expand our services statewide and help many more people who are struggling. There's clearly a growing need in this state for mental health treatment, a need that has been exacerbated by the pandemic and we are committed to helping as many Pennsylvanians as we can."
RCA Outpatient at Malvern's expanded mental health treatment program is available now to individuals across Pennsylvania who have a mental health condition as a primary diagnosis. Care is available either in person, virtually, or as a hybrid option. (Outpatient care for those WITH substance use disorders, as always, is available in a separate program.) RCA clinicians provide evidence-based care for bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, and other mental illnesses including eating disorders. Treatment is affordable to patients and families because it is offered in network with many private insurers, in the same way that RCA substance use disorder treatment is provided on an affordable in-network basis.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, there are an estimated 44 million Americans suffering from some type of mental illness.
"We can really make a difference in people's lives with the expansion of our mental health services. There are not enough practitioners or treatment programs right now both nationally and statewide so people who need immediate mental health treatment often wait months for psychiatric appointments. Our outpatient program can immediately assist those whose lives are being impacted by mental illness," said Dr. Peter Vernig, RCA's Vice President of Mental Health Services.
Vernig further emphasized that the RCA Outpatient Mental Health Program was designed to enable patients to access treatment when and where they need it even if they change physical locations. For example, a college student who entered treatment this summer as an in-person patient at the Malvern Center could access treatment through virtual programming in the fall or spring semester when they return to a Pennsylvania college.
For those Pennsylvania residents living in the Philadelphia area who prefer in person care, the newly renovated 2800 sq. ft. Malvern facility, at 49 East Lancaster Avenue, provides mental health treatment programs with varying levels of intensity, available during both day and evening hours, and utilizing an expert staff. For patients who need mental health outpatient treatment and are not located close to Malvern, RCA's structured mental health treatment program is accessible virtually.
RCA also offers pharmacogenomic or PGx testing for patients who take medication for their mental illness and are experiencing adverse effects or no change in their symptoms. PGx testing can assist doctors in finding the right medications and right dosage based on a patient's DNA. For more information on PGx testing, visit https://genetworx.com/services/pharmacogenomic-testing/ or see this video.
As with RCA's substance use disorder programming, the Malvern Center will also provide family programming that is crucial to lasting treatment success. Both RCA at Devon and RCA at Monroeville (near Pittsburgh) also offer inpatient substance use disorder programs that also treat co-occurring mental health conditions. RCA has the Joint Commission's National Quality Approval for mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
For immediate care for either mental health primary outpatient services or substance use disorder treatment, call 1-800—RECOVERY.
Recovery Centers of America is dedicated to helping patients achieve a life of recovery through evidence-based alcohol and drug addiction treatment and mental health care. RCA has ten inpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities in the United States in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Indiana, and Illinois. RCA also has outpatient programs near all inpatient facilities and alongside medications for addiction (MAT) treatment programs in New Jersey (including Somerdale, Camden County, Trenton, and Woodbridge) and Pennsylvania (Lansdowne), as well as telehealth treatment services. Patients can obtain immediate substance use disorder care by calling 1-800-RECOVERY.
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Collaborations Showcase Brand Promise of Supporting Active Lifestyles
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Remedy Products LLC, the leader in natural plant-based supplements, snacks and topicals designed to support active adult lifestyles, is proud to announce partnerships with a range of influential advocates, including Rosie Acosta, award-winning podcaster and holistic wellness author of You are Radically Loved; Florentina Hanisch and Ana Marija Zubori, current American Paddle Tennis Association (APTA) Women's National Champions; and Alex Beach, 2-time PGA Professional National Champion.
"We are thrilled to be collaborating with Alex, Ana, Florentina and Rosie," said Remedy+ Co-founder and Managing Member, Tom Kurz. "All of them are hugely successful in their chosen craft, but what makes all of this very special is that they are also personable, highly relatable and actual fans of our product line."
The relationships were organically driven by each partner's individual journeys to find plant-based, natural products that integrated seamlessly into their professional and personal lifestyles.
- Rosie Acosta has studied yoga and mindfulness for more than 20 years and taught for over a decade. Hosting a weekly conversational wellness podcast, The Radically Loved Podcast, she also released her first book, You are Radically Loved, detailing a healing journey to self-love. Leading workshops, retreats and yoga teacher trainings around the world, she works with a wide range of students, from Olympic athletes, NFL champions, NBA All-Stars and veterans. She's been featured in Yoga Journal, Well + Good, Forbes and The New York Post. Rosie says, "I have worked for years to lead a holistic, healthy lifestyle that allows me to be the best version of myself, and I wanted to make sure that I had an authentic connection to a brand that I was incorporating into my daily routine and I found that with Remedy+."
- Florentina Hanisch is the Head of Women's Platform Tennis at Plainfield Country Club in New Jersey and is a three-time Women's National Champion and winner of more than 30 APTA sanctioned tournaments. Ana Marija Zubori is a two-time APTA Women's National Champion and Director of Paddle at the Country Club of New Canaan in Connecticut. She has achieved special recognition in tennis including being the Serbian and French National Champion in junior categories as well as being a two-time Athlete of the Year at the University of South Carolina. Ana says, "The Remedy+ products have been something we rely on to help us with endurance during long matches and continued relief from training throughout the season. Being part of the Remedy+ team feels like a perfect match and being associated with products we truly value and use on a daily basis is our priority."
- Alex Beach is a two-time PGA Professional National Champion, two-time PGA Cup Member, five-time PGA Championship participant, Korn Ferry Tour Member, three-time Titleist Staff Player of the Year, three-time combined Met & NJ PGA Player of the Year award recipient and has several PGA Major victories along with many other professional accolades. Alex says, "I utilize the full product line each and every day to keep me feeling and performing my best. I truly believe everyone can benefit from Remedy+, and look forward to the brand's continued growth amongst golf, tennis, and fitness enthusiasts."
Remedy+ products are designed to positively impact and support optimal functions of the body and mind. The entire suite of natural products work together to allow individuals the ability to perform at their peak potential. Scientifically pairing hemp compounds with other plant-based ingredients, Remedy+ provides holistic solutions for performance challenges.
Remedy+ is a premium line of natural supplements, topicals and snacks produced by Remedy Products LLC. Each product offers a unique and proprietary blend of powerful hemp-derived compounds and other plant-based ingredients, specially formulated to boost performance and enhance recovery from strenuous activities. Remedy+ current offerings include - The DROP, The BAR, The SHOT, The RUB, The CAP - each designed to offer solutions to performance challenges in several categories. All Remedy+ products are THC free and subject to intense, third-party lab testing with results posted on the Remedy+ website. To learn more, please visit www.myremedyproducts.com.
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Target knockdown and safety results support continued clinical development
Regeneron and Alnylam intend to initiate a Phase 2 study in late 2022
Detailed results to be presented at an upcoming medical congress
TARRYTOWN, N.Y and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: REGN) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY) announced today preliminary Phase 1 data supporting the clinical advancement of ALN-HSD, an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting HSD17B13 in development for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
After single-dose evaluation in healthy adult volunteers (Part A), multiple doses of ALN-HSD are being studied in adult patients with NASH (Part B). Patients in the first two Part B cohorts (200 and 400 mg quarterly) have completed at least 6 months on the study; remaining cohorts are exploring a lower dose or a later biopsy time point. In the first two Part B cohorts, ALN-HSD was associated with robust target knockdown and numerically lower liver enzymes and biopsy-derived nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Activity Score (NAS)* over six months in patients receiving ALN-HSD (N=20) relative to placebo (N=4). The study was not powered to achieve statistical significance on these endpoints, and the primary outcome measure is frequency of adverse events. ALN-HSD has exhibited an encouraging safety and tolerability profile to date; the most common treatment-emergent adverse event in healthy subjects treated with ALN-HSD (N=44) was injection site reaction in five patients; all injection site reactions were mild in severity. No treatment-related serious adverse events have been reported in either healthy volunteers or patients with NASH to date. Based on these results, the companies plan to initiate a Phase 2 study in adult patients with NASH in late 2022.
"We are excited to share these initial results, indicating what we believe to be a favorable profile for ALN-HSD and supporting continued clinical development of this investigational medicine, particularly given the significant prevalence and unmet need in NASH – a progressive liver disease and a leading cause of liver transplant," said Kevin Sloan, Ph.D., Vice President, Development Programs and Program Leader for the ALN-HSD program at Alnylam. "Our RNAi platform is ideally suited for this genetic target. We look forward to reporting detailed results from this study at an upcoming medical congress and to share details of the Phase 2 study design in partnership with our colleagues at Regeneron."
"The Regeneron and Alnylam collaboration continues to produce compelling clinical and pre-clinical stage therapeutic candidates targeting notoriously hard-to-treat diseases such as NASH and Alzheimer's," said Aris Baras, M.D., Senior Vice President and Head of the Regeneron Genetics Center. "By building on each company's deep expertise in human genetics as well as drug technology and development capabilities, we are progressing ALN-HSD to Phase 2 assessment and are rapidly moving PNPLA3- and CIDEB-targeting therapeutics towards first-in-human studies, resulting in an exciting portfolio of potential future genetic medicines for NASH."
* The NAFLD Activity Score (NAS) is a widely accepted scoring system developed by the NASH Clinical Research Network for use in clinical trials. The score is based on histological assessment of liver biopsies and is comprised of a sum of steatosis, ballooning, and lobular inflammation component scores.
About the Phase 1 Study Design
The Phase 1 trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, single-ascending dose (SAD) and multiple-dose (MD) study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of ALN-HSD in healthy adult subjects and adult patients with NASH. The primary endpoint of the study is the frequency of adverse events. The study was conducted in two parts. Part A enrolled 58 healthy adult subjects randomized 3:1 to receive a single ascending dose of 25, 100, 200, 400, or 800 mg of ALN-HSD or placebo; Part A of the study is complete. Part B enrolled 45 patients with NASH randomized 4:1 to receive two doses of 25, 200, or 400 mg of ALN-HSD or placebo, quarterly. Patients in the first two cohorts (200 and 400 mg) have completed at least 6 months on the study; remaining cohorts are exploring a lower dose or a later biopsy time point. Secondary and exploratory endpoints of the study include the characterization of plasma and urine PK of ALN-HSD and the evaluation of the drug PD effect.
About ALN-HSD
ALN-HSD is an investigational, subcutaneously administered RNAi therapeutic targeting HSD17B13 for the treatment of NASH. It is being developed in collaboration with Regeneron following their identification of a loss-of-function variant in HSD17B13 that is associated with a reduced risk of chronic liver disease and progression from steatosis to steatohepatitis1. ALN-HSD utilizes Alnylam's Enhanced Stabilization Chemistry Plus (ESC+) GalNAc-conjugate technology, which enables subcutaneous dosing with increased selectivity and a wide therapeutic index. The safety and efficacy of ALN-HSD have not been evaluated by the FDA, EMA or any other health authority.
About NASH
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a highly prevalent chronic liver disease in which inflammation and liver cell injury are caused by accumulation of hepatic fat. NASH is a subset of a group of conditions called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that can lead to progressive fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Comorbidities include obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. Approximately 16 million people in the US live with NASH, with prevalence of the disease increasing due to rising rates of obesity. NASH is projected to be the leading indication for liver transplants in developed countries within the next 10 years. There are currently no approved medical therapies for NASH.
About RNAi
RNAi (RNA interference) is a natural cellular process of gene silencing that represents one of the most promising and rapidly advancing frontiers in biology and drug development today. Its discovery has been heralded as "a major scientific breakthrough that happens once every decade or so," and was recognized with the award of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. By harnessing the natural biological process of RNAi occurring in our cells, a new class of medicines, known as RNAi therapeutics, is now a reality. Small interfering RNA (siRNA), the molecules that mediate RNAi and comprise Alnylam's RNAi therapeutic platform, function upstream of today's medicines by potently silencing messenger RNA (mRNA) – the genetic precursors – that encode for disease-causing or disease pathway proteins, thus preventing them from being made. This is a revolutionary approach with the potential to transform the care of patients with genetic and other diseases.
About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and prevalent diseases with unmet need. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach yielding transformative medicines. Since its founding 20 years ago, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to deliver on a bold vision to turn scientific possibility into reality. Alnylam's commercial RNAi therapeutic products are ONPATTRO® (patisiran), GIVLAARI® (givosiran), OXLUMO® (lumasiran), and AMVUTTRA® (vutrisiran), as well as Leqvio® (inclisiran) which is being developed and commercialized by Alnylam's partner, Novartis. Alnylam has a deep pipeline of investigational medicines, including multiple product candidates that are in late-stage development. Alnylam is executing on its "Alnylam P5x25" strategy to deliver transformative medicines in both rare and common diseases benefiting patients around the world through sustainable innovation and exceptional financial performance, resulting in a leading biotech profile. Alnylam is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more information about our people, science and pipeline, please visit www.alnylam.com and engage with us on Twitter at @Alnylam, on LinkedIn, or on Instagram.
About Regeneron
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for nearly 35 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, pain, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases.
Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through our proprietary VelociSuite® technologies, such as VelocImmune®, which uses unique genetically humanized mice to produce optimized fully human antibodies and bispecific antibodies, and through ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center, which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
For more information, please visit www.Regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.
Alnylam Forward Looking Statements
Various statements in this release concerning Alnylam's future expectations, plans and prospects, including, without limitation, Alnylam's views with respect to the initial results of the Phase 1 study of ALN-HSD in patients with NASH, the potential timing to report detailed results, Regeneron's involvement in the research, development and commercialization of ALN-HSD, Alnylam's aspiration to become a leading biotech company, and the planned achievement of its "Alnylam P5x25" strategy, constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and future plans may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation: the direct or indirect impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic or any future pandemic on Alnylam's business, results of operations and financial condition and the effectiveness or timeliness of Alnylam's efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic; the potential impact of the recent leadership transition on Alnylam's ability to attract and retain talent and to successfully execute on its "Alnylam P5x25" strategy; Alnylam's ability to discover and develop novel drug candidates and delivery approaches and successfully demonstrate the efficacy and safety of its product candidates, including ALN-HSD; the pre-clinical and clinical results for its product candidates, including ALN-HSD; actions or advice of regulatory agencies and Alnylam's ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for its product candidates, as well as favorable pricing and reimbursement; successfully launching, marketing and selling its approved products globally; delays, interruptions or failures in the manufacture and supply of its product candidates or its marketed products; obtaining, maintaining and protecting intellectual property; Alnylam's ability to successfully expand the indication for ONPATTRO, AMVUTTRA or OXLUMO in the future; Alnylam's ability to manage its growth and operating expenses through disciplined investment in operations and its ability to achieve a self-sustainable financial profile in the future without the need for future equity financing; Alnylam's ability to maintain strategic business collaborations; Alnylam's dependence on third parties for the development and commercialization of certain products, including Novartis, Sanofi, Regeneron and Vir; the outcome of litigation; the potential impact of current and the risk of future government investigations; and unexpected expenditures; as well as those risks more fully discussed in the "Risk Factors" filed with Alnylam's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and in its other SEC filings. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Alnylam's views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Alnylam explicitly disclaims any obligation, except to the extent required by law, to update any forward-looking statements.
Regeneron Forward-Looking Statements and Use of Digital Media
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to future events and the future performance of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Regeneron" or the "Company"), and actual events or results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These statements concern, and these risks and uncertainties include, among others, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic) on Regeneron's business and its employees, collaborators, and suppliers and other third parties on which Regeneron relies, Regeneron's and its collaborators' ability to continue to conduct research and clinical programs, Regeneron's ability to manage its supply chain, net product sales of products marketed or otherwise commercialized by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Products"), and the global economy; the nature, timing, and possible success and therapeutic applications of Regeneron's Products and product candidates being developed by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Product Candidates") and research and clinical programs now underway or planned, such as ALN-HSD (an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting HSD17B13 in development for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)) as well as any PNPLA3- and CIDEB-targeting therapeutics for NASH referenced in this press release; the extent to which the results from the research and development programs conducted by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (including the studies evaluating ALN-HSD discussed in this press release) may be replicated in other studies and/or lead to advancement of product candidates to clinical trials, therapeutic applications, or regulatory approval; the potential of the RNAi technology discussed in this press release for therapeutic development; uncertainty of the utilization, market acceptance, and commercial success of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates and the impact of studies (whether conducted by Regeneron or others and whether mandated or voluntary), including the studies discussed or referenced in this press release, on any of the foregoing or any potential regulatory approval of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates (such as ALN-HSD); the likelihood, timing, and scope of possible regulatory approval and commercial launch of Regeneron's Product Candidates (such as ALN-HSD) and new indications for Regeneron's Products; the ability of Regeneron's collaborators, licensees, suppliers, or other third parties (as applicable) to perform manufacturing, filling, finishing, packaging, labeling, distribution, and other steps related to Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; the ability of Regeneron and/or its collaborators to manufacture and manage supply chains for multiple products and product candidates; safety issues resulting from the administration of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates in patients, including serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates (such as ALN-HSD) in clinical trials; determinations by regulatory and administrative governmental authorities which may delay or restrict Regeneron's ability to continue to develop or commercialize Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight impacting Regeneron's Products, research and clinical programs, and business, including those relating to patient privacy; the availability and extent of reimbursement of Regeneron's Products from third-party payers, including private payer healthcare and insurance programs, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies, and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid; coverage and reimbursement determinations by such payers and new policies and procedures adopted by such payers; competing drugs and product candidates that may be superior to, or more cost effective than, Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; unanticipated expenses; the costs of developing, producing, and selling products; the ability of Regeneron to meet any of its financial projections or guidance and changes to the assumptions underlying those projections or guidance; the potential for any license, collaboration, or supply agreement, including Regeneron's agreements with Sanofi, Bayer, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (or their respective affiliated companies, as applicable), as well as Regeneron's collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discussed in this press release, to be cancelled or terminated; and risks associated with intellectual property of other parties and pending or future litigation relating thereto (including without limitation the patent litigation and other related proceedings relating to EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection, Dupixent® (dupilumab), Praluent® (alirocumab), and REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab)), other litigation and other proceedings and government investigations relating to the Company and/or its operations, the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings and investigations, and the impact any of the foregoing may have on Regeneron's business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. A more complete description of these and other material risks can be found in Regeneron's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022. Any forward-looking statements are made based on management's current beliefs and judgment, and the reader is cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements made by Regeneron. Regeneron does not undertake any obligation to update (publicly or otherwise) any forward-looking statement, including without limitation any financial projection or guidance, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Regeneron uses its media and investor relations website and social media outlets to publish important information about the Company, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about Regeneron is routinely posted and is accessible on Regeneron's media and investor relations website (https://newsroom.regeneron.com/) and its Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/regeneron).
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- Abul-Husn NS., et al., 2018, The New England Journal of Medicine, "A Protein-Truncating HSD17B13 Variant and Protection from Chronic Liver Disease", 378:1096-1106.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — For years, you’ve been able to check your home’s flood risk. But, in most cases, it was difficult to determine your home’s wildfire risk.
A new report released by a nonprofit research and technology group is working to change that – and define America’s climate risk.
First Street Foundation, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit climate research group recently released its wildfire model, which gives a closer look at the risk of individual properties across the country.
The model allows you to enter a home’s zip code and see the wildfire risk the property faces.
The fire risk over the next 30 years in Sacramento, for example, is considered moderate, but in nearby Reno, Nevada, the risk is extreme.
“You’re already seeing in May we are getting more fires than normal, and it’s not a good sign,” a local firefighter in Sacramento told Nexstar’s KTXL.
A new report suggests that the wildfire risk on the West Coast is growing for some communities.
“People are buying, selling and renting homes and deciding where to live without understanding what risk really is,” said Dr. Ed Kearns with First Street Foundation.
The model shows the potential wildfire risk over the next 30 years ranging from minimal to extreme:
- Minimal: 0%
- Minor: 1%
- Moderate: 1-6%
- Major: 6-14%
- Severe: 14-26%
- Extreme: 26%+
“Of those 100 million simulations, we get about 9 to 10 million that grows to a model that is worth tracking and describing. We represent the fire hazard of three different variables: fire probability, fire intensity, and also ember speed,” Kerns explained.
The risk factor model also shows how many properties have some risk of being affected by wildfires over the next three decades, what is contributing to that risk, and any previous wildfire events in the area.
First Street Foundation said it gathered leading experts from fire, weather and climatology and analyzed data over the past years to determine properties’ wildfire risk probability.
“When you own a home for 30 years, you not only want to look at it from an annual risk but how does that compound over time,” Kerns said. “That’s what the first graph shows you. This home has a 32% chance of being in a wildfire over a 30-year period.”
The group has done models for flooding before, and are now turning their attention to wildfires because they believe the damage continues to grow each year.
“We already know wildfires are significant in the West, it’s high. There’s a higher likelihood in the West, there are more properties and a higher fire factor, of course. One of the things that is occurring over time, we are seeing dramatic growth across the Southeast and up the East Coast,” said Dr. Porter.
Wildfires are on a furious pace early this year — from a California hilltop where mansions with multimillion-dollar Pacific Ocean views were torched to remote New Mexico mountains charred by a month-old monster blaze. Nationally, more than 2,000 square miles already have burned this year. That’s the most at this point since 2018, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
To view your home’s wildfire and flood risk rating, click here. This data is also available on Realtor.com, Redfin, Crexi, and Estately to help homebuyers better understand the risks nature poses to their home.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/every-home-has-a-wildfire-risk-heres-how-to-check-yours/ | 2022-05-18T18:17:13Z |
LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Set to launch by the end of 2022, First Virtual Lab (FVL) is the exclusive Asian business partner of USA's Monolith—a virtual production powerhouse. FVL is based in Korea and will ride the nation's successful wave of international content sensations, such as Parasite, Squid Game, and Minari. FVL, led by CEO Sung Kwon Kim, has assembled a world-class team of virtual production experts who cover the full gamut of technologies—from LED walls, Unreal Engine, AI tech, motion camera, and VFX production.
Monolith is one of two leading virtual production studios in the United States. The Monolith team has worked on globally-renowned projects, such as The Mandalorian, Murder on the Orient Express, and First Man. Monolith's Fred Waldman and Marty Wickman visited Korea in February of this year to launch their virtual production partnership with FVL. Mr. Waldman is the preeminent advanced LED architect for film and television, with over thirty years of experience in custom lighting, video, and rigging solutions. He is the lead LED architect for The Mandalorian. Mr. Wickman's decades of lighting and video platform integration work includes acclaimed films such as Minority Report, War of the Worlds, and Gravity. A team from Monolith will soon travel to Korea to supervise the construction of FVL's virtual production studio. Monolith will also send a full time management team that will reside in Korea and work closely with FVL operations for approximately two years.
FVL and Monolith's collaboration will help to satisfy a tremendous virtual production demand in Asia. FVL's VFX team is largely dedicated to the unrivaled 3D computer graphics Unreal Engine, which will help FVL create some of the finest and natural looking virtual sets on the planet. This type of virtual production deal is a first of its kind—bringing unprecedented virtual production standards and quality to the region. FVL production studios will include the installation of 1,710 LED wall panels, 624 LED ceiling panels, and 144 LED door panels. The entertainment studios of the world cannot wait for FVL to launch.
The many benefits of virtual production include reducing the risk of COVID-19 exposure, as all virtual production can be conducted at one location. There is also a tremendous production budget savings by utilizing virtual production. As much as 40% of a production budget can be saved due to shorter production schedules (reduced traveling, weather delays, sound pollution, or permit issues), reduced grip and electric expenses (LED panels), and smaller crews.
FVL's studio is located in Yongin, Korea, which is just a forty minute drive from Seoul. Of FVL's three sound stages, two will be dedicated to virtual production—a total of 60,000 square feet of space. FVL will use state of the art "ROE" Black Pearl V2 LED Panels with Brompton Technology LED processors.
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FREMONT, Calif., July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackery, a leader of innovative, best-in-class portable power and green outdoor energy solutions, has recently been acknowledged by renowned technology magazine, Utilities Tech Outlook, as one of the Top 10 Solar Energy Tech Solution Providers 2022 in the 3rd Solar Energy Tech annual edition for its excellence in delivering bleeding-edge solar energy tech solutions.
Jackery is a company on the cutting-edge of consumer-based solar technology and its leadership team and worldwide reps are proud to have been awarded a top 10 spot in the latest annual awards from the internationally-popular technology magazine that has a reach of over 110,000 subscribers in the United States with readers including distribution planners, renewable solutions directors, solar energy systems designers, among many others.
The Company recently released the Solar Generator 2000 Pro in May 2022, which is fast-becoming the most popular consumer choice for high-powered solar backup power and as an off-grid power alternative. The Solar Generator 2000 Pro has a 2160 Wh capacity, 2,200W AC power, and 4,400W peak power. Jackery's ongoing innovation has resulted in not just impressive power capacity and capabilities, but also meticulous attention to security and reliability. This latest product has first-rate lithium battery houses for dual battery protection and four temperature core detectors. It's a next-gen solar technology solution that makes it easier than ever to get reliable power from the sun, in less time.
Jackey Solar Generators Create Environmentally Friendly Ways to Power Outdoor Life
Jackery was the first company to accelerate progress in inventing and engineering solar generators. Their elite products have become finely tuned in the last decade, and now stand as the undisputed quality choice for consumers around the world. Jackery's award-winning team and product line has two goals: to create environmentally friendly ways to access off-grid power, and to support outdoor enthusiasts. These goals go hand-in-hand, as adventure-lovers seek to preserve the places they roam, doing good to the earth they love. Jackery users include RVers, campers, sportspeople, photographers, work-from-anywhere professionals, among others.
About Jackery
Founded in California in 2012, Jackery is a top-selling global outdoor solar generator brand that emboldens campers to go further outdoors without compromise. As the pioneer of the Solar Generator concept and products, Jackery offers a range of portable, versatile green generators that meet all outdoor needs, from charging a cellphone or laptop to powering large devices like electric cooking equipment, heaters, and lights. Its products have been consistently selected as Best Sellers on Amazon and have been included in Amazon's Choice lists since 2020. To date, Jackery has received 19 prestigious international awards, including the Red Dot Design Award, the iF Design Award, the A' Design Award and Competition, and the CES Innovation Award. The New York Times, CNET, Digital Trends, Forbes, Tom's Guide, and other publications have ranked it among the best solar generators on the market. Since 2018, Jackery has sold more than 1.5 million units worldwide and boasts a global footprint spanning from the US to Europe.
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Listen closely to many people and groups who claim to promote agendas they label diversity and inclusion and you’ll learn something interesting.
Every kind of relationship, behavior, life-style choice, and philosophy is embraced and promoted except for one: what has come to be known as traditional values. It seems that in the world of those who purport to seek tolerance and respect for their own chosen and favored lifestyles there is no place for someone who believes in the generational bedrock values of traditional family and strong spiritual beliefs.
In a twisted form of logic by the inclusion crowd, if one advocates for traditional values of family and spiritual matters this by default identifies that person as a closed-minded bigot who hates others.
Really? Is there no other choice here?
Is this kind of judgmental thinking the way to promote real communication and understanding among different groups of people who need to live together on our planet? Those who believe in traditional values do not need to be smeared with negative labels or told that they hate others. That itself is insulting and divisive.
Every person has value. Every person has been gifted with the freedom of choice to be who and what they want to be and to associate with any person they choose. And the social contract that makes it possible for eight billion people to live on the same planet is for all people to treat all others as they themselves wish to be treated.
And to the surprise of some, this includes treating people who embrace traditional values with real respect and not with name-calling and attempted shaming.
That is true and real Diversity and Inclusion.
Don Cillo
Temple | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/letters_to_the_editor/article_6efc5418-201e-11ed-a74a-5362f97996b3.html | 2022-08-20T10:02:53Z |
Sales of Livly's innovative multifamily software hit an all-time high of 22,513 apartment units in July 2022, a 70% increase over the previous month.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Livly, the nation's leading enterprise-grade resident experience provider, reported record-breaking sales in July 2022 of 22,513 apartment units nationwide, a 70% increase compared with June 2022's previous all-time high record of over 13,000 units. The innovative proptech company has continued to build momentum in the multifamily market every month in 2022 and its growth is notably driven by its advancement of new apartment app features, services, and resident events that expand the breadth of the Livly Operating System: "LivlyOS".
"Property managers and residents are the foundation of the multifamily industry, and the impressive amount of growth we saw in July goes to show that more and more apartment communities want to use simple, modern technology," said Alex Samoylovich, the Co-CEO and Founder of Livly. "Livly's focus is to set up our property managers for success, especially against rising resident expectations. That's why we provide them with tools, services, and functionality to confidently grow their communities and produce stellar event experiences for their residents. The results from this year thus far propel us forward to keep making apartment living better for everyone."
Livly's best-in-class, unified operating system digitizes property operations for multifamily communities across 137 U.S. cities, including offering an array of AI-powered services like the elegant Livly Resident Mobile App, the online Livly Property Hub, and resident events. By offering modern, simple, and fully-integrated solutions, combined with best-in-class customer service, Livly has created a "one-stop-shop" offering for Property Managers who are looking for a cost-effective way to elevate resident experiences and increase revenue.
Livly's July expansion into over 22K apartment homes was spread across 14 U.S. states and 54 cities. The company's growth strategy has led the company to 38 states this year alone.
"Livly has become the preferred PMS solution by Property Managers," stated Brian Duggan, Co-CEO of Livly. "We don't take that lightly and will continue to evolve and innovate to best serve the needs of multifamily professionals and their residents."
About Livly, Inc.
Livly, Inc. is revolutionizing apartment living and powering communities across the globe. Founded in Chicago in 2017, Livly has built the first unified enterprise-grade operating system tailored specifically for residential properties. The AI-powered Livly operating system serves as the remote control for apartment living, connecting residents, guests, staff, and vendors with state-of-the-art software, access controls, services, and robust data analytics. For more information about Livly, please visit www.livly.io.
Radhika Sen
Company: Livly
Contact: radhika@livly.io
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Multi-Cloud Demonstrations to Guide Attendees in Building Cloud Native Infrastructures
BOSTON, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ONUG, the voice of the Global 2000, today announced the final program along with an expanded Multi-Cloud Demonstration area for its ONUG Fall 2022 event being held live at Center415 on 5th Avenue in New York City, as well as virtually, on October 19-20, 2022. ONUG Fall 2022 is a world-renowned live global event for cloud architects, IT professionals, designers, engineers, DevOps teams and C-level executives to learn about the tools and solutions to build, run and secure multi-cloud infrastructures.
ONUG Fall focuses on addressing challenges and presenting solutions to some of the most pressing issues faced by today's hybrid multi-cloud consumer.
Through conference sessions, proofs of concept, live demonstrations, hands-on training, and most importantly peer-to-peer collaboration, ONUG Fall attendees will learn how to build cost effective, networked, secure and observable multi-cloud architectures.
And now, through live demonstrations, leading suppliers including IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Gluware, ZPE Systems, Pliant, Kentik, TriggerMesh and others, will illustrate how their solutions fit into an ecosystem that connects to the multi-cloud environment to allow consumers to enhance their ability to connect, secure, observe and automate their multi-cloud infrastructures. The live show floor demonstrations include the Cloud Security Notification Framework (CSNF), Orchestration and Automation Use Cases, and new for ONUG Fall, the Network Cloud Demonstrations.
"Helping cloud professionals, infrastructure and operational teams skill up and automate operations that put into action enterprise multi-cloud solutions is at the heart of ONUG Conferences," said Nick Lippis, co-founder and co-chair of ONUG. "I am excited about the expanded live demonstrations, breakout sessions and hands-on training and technology sessions that will help enterprise cloud professionals drive digital value within and across their organizations," he said.
Attendees at ONUG Fall will hear from some of the largest cloud consumers in the world as well as the enterprise IT vendor ecosystem and learn about key topics including, but not limited to, a model for open multi-cloud security notifications, operationalizing DevSecOps in today's enterprise, shared risk management and security, building an infrastructure to meet the need for edge computing, operationalizing cloud security in the SOC, how networking is being integrated into the CI/CD pipeline, multi-cloud deployment techniques and more. View the complete agenda here.
ONUG welcomes all IT industry professionals to register for the Fall 2022 event. For more information or to register, visit https://onug.net/Fall-2022. News media or analysts who wish to attend may request a press pass by contacting Joann Varello
For more information on ONUG, please visit www.onug.net.
ONUG is the only organization composed of senior-level IT executives from the Global 2000 that represents the interests and initiatives of the Enterprise Community. Through its global event series, working groups, training academies, and webinars, ONUG plays a central role in the creation of new and improved tools to develop, manage, and secure the digital enterprise. ONUG's peer permission structure fosters the exchange of information among the world's largest organizations as they build and secure the digital economy. The ONUG Community is made up of IT leaders from Bank of America, Raytheon Technologies, Cigna, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, eBay, FedEx, Fidelity Investments, Gap Inc., GE, Intuit, JP Morgan Chase, Kaiser Permanente, the Lippis Report, Morgan Stanley, Pfizer, Raytheon Technologies, State Street Bank, TD Ameritrade, UBS, Oath, and hundreds more. For more on ONUG, go to www.onug.net or follow on Twitter @ONUG_.
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TORONTO, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Acclaimed Canadian fashion designer, Christopher Bates, launches TOP GUN-inspired capsule collection in collaboration with Paramount Consumer Products. Officially launching today, the TOP GUN X CHRISTOPHER BATES exclusive, limited-edition clothing line pays homage to the iconic 1986 original film while nodding to the new TOP GUN: MAVERICK movie, set to premiere on May 27, 2022.
"TOP GUN is one of my all-time favorite movies and creating this collection was a dream come true for me," said Creative Director, Christopher Bates. "Each piece was carefully crafted, with exceptional materials, artisanal level craftsmanship, and significant attention to detail. Our goal was to revive the beloved original film in a genuine and nostalgic way while ushering in a new generation of fans who will be experiencing the exhilarating world of TOP GUN for the very first time."
The new offering is comprised of unisex products directly inspired by the movie, including jackets, sweatshirts, t-shirts, volleyball tank-tops, and aviator sunglasses. All of the prints, engravings, and badges are made from authentic artwork from the original film. Each of the highly covetable products in the first drop are proudly made in Italy.
"It has been a great experience working with Christopher on this amazing collaboration," said Jamie Drew, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Americas Licensing, Paramount Consumer Products. "The collection creatively translates the iconic style from TOP GUN into chic, wearable designs. We are so excited to bring this impeccable line to fans."
Available within Canada, USA, UK and Germany, the TOP GUN X CHRISTOPHER BATES collection releases today on https://topguncollection.com/, as well as with select retailers: Shinobi Menswear in Las Vegas and Newport Beach, Gotstyle and The Coop in Toronto, and Breuninger.com in Germany. Pop-up shops are also planned, including at Toronto's celebrated stackt market from May 30th-June 5th. High-res images are available upon request.
Founded in 2008, Christopher Bates designs for fashionable individuals who are in their prime regardless of age, race, colour, gender, or creed. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Christopher Bates has chosen his real name to represent himself in the fashion world. Inspired by the exclusive fabrics and artisanal Italian producers he works with, Bates' commitment to quality and authenticity is absolute. This commitment, in harmony with his honed talent for timeless design, clever details, and bold colour palette, is what has established him as a renowned expert in style. Bates has received numerous accolades over the years including: the Canadian Menswear Designer of the Year Award, CAFA (2019) and the Visionary Award from Fashion Group International, FGI (2018). For more information go to https://christopherbates.com/ or follow Christopher Bates on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn
Paramount Consumer Products oversees all licensing and merchandising for Paramount (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, Paramount Consumer Products' portfolio includes a diverse slate of brands and content from BET, CBS (including CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution), Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Showtime. With properties spanning animation, live-action, preschool, youth and adult, Paramount Consumer Products is committed to creating the highest quality product for some of the world's most beloved, iconic franchises. Additionally, Paramount Consumer Products oversees the online direct-to-consumer business for CBS and Showtime programming merchandise, as well as standalone branded ecommerce websites for Star Trek, SpongeBob, South Park, and MTV.
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Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland moves toward NATO
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin warned about taking retaliatory “military-technical” steps after Finland’s leaders came out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days, in a historic realignment triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the first war-crimes trial of a Russian soldier since the start of the conflict was set to open Friday in Kyiv. A 21-year-old captured member of a tank unit is accused of shooting to death a civilian during the opening week of the war.
On the ground, Russian forces pounded areas in central, northern and eastern Ukraine, including the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, as part their offensive to take the industrial Donbas region, while Ukraine recaptured some towns and villages in the northeast.
Two and a half months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent a shiver of fear through Moscow’s neighbors, Finland’s president and prime minister announced Thursday that the Nordic country should apply right away for membership in NATO, the military defense pact founded in part to counter the Soviet Union.
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“You (Russia) caused this. Look in the mirror,” Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said this week.
While the country’s Parliament still has to weigh in, the announcement means Finland is all but certain to apply — and gain admission — though the process could take months to complete. Sweden, likewise, is considering putting itself under NATO’s protection.
That would represent a major change in Europe’s security landscape: Sweden has avoided military alliances for more than 200 years, while Finland adopted neutrality after its defeat by the Soviets in World War II.
Public opinion in both nations shifted dramatically in favor of NATO membership after the invasion, which stirred fears in countries along Russia’s flank that they could be next.
Such an expansion of the alliance would leave Russia surrounded by NATO countries in the Baltic Sea and the Arctic and would amount to a stinging setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had hoped to divide and roll back NATO in Europe but is instead seeing the opposite happen.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance would welcome Finland and Sweden with open arms.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned that Moscow “will be forced to take retaliatory steps of military-technical and other characteristics in order to counter the emerging threats to its national security.”
NATO’s funneling of weapons and other military support to Ukraine already has been critical to Kyiv’s surprising success in stymieing the invasion, and the Kremlin warned anew in chilling terms Thursday that the aid could lead to direct conflict between NATO and Russia.
“There is always a risk of such conflict turning into a full-scale nuclear war, a scenario that will be catastrophic for all,” said Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s Security Council.
In other developments, Ukrainian officials said their forces took out another Russian ship in the Black Sea.
The Vsevolod Bobrov logistics ship was struck as it was trying to deliver an anti-aircraft system to Snake Island, said Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the Ukrainian president.
He said the ship was badly damaged but was not believed to have sunk. A spokesman for the Odesa regional military administration said the vessel caught fire after the strike.
There was no confirmation from Russia and no reports of casualties.
In April, the Ukrainian military sank the Moskva cruiser, the flagship of the Black Sea fleet, and in March it destroyed the landing ship Saratov.
While Russia’s advance in the Donbas has been slow, its forces have gained some ground and taken some villages.
Four civilians were killed Thursday in three communities in the Donetsk region, which is part of the Donbas, the regional governor reported.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said Russia’s focus on the Donbas has left its remaining troops around the northeastern city of Kharkiv vulnerable to counterattack from Ukrainian forces, which recaptured several towns and villages around the city.
Russian strikes Thursday killed at least two civilians on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, local authorities said.
The attacks also damaged a building housing a humanitarian aid unit, municipal offices and hospital facilities, Vyacheslav Zadorenko, the mayor of the suburban town of Derhachi, wrote in a Telegram post.
None of the sites “had anything to do with military infrastructure,” Zadorenko said.
Ukraine also said Russian forces had fired artillery and grenade launchers at Ukrainian troops around Zaporizhzhia, which has been a refuge for civilians fleeing Mariupol, and attacked in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions to the north.
Overnight airstrikes near Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, killed at least three people, Ukraine’s military said. It said that Russian troops fired rockets at a school and student dormitory in Novhorod-Siversky and that some other buildings, including private homes, were also damaged.
In his evening address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the assaults.
“Of course, the Russian state is in such a state that any education only gets in its way,” he said. “But what can be achieved by destroying Ukrainian schools? All Russian commanders who give such orders are simply sick and incurable.”
Twelve Russian missiles struck an oil refinery and other infrastructure in the central Ukrainian industrial hub of Kremenchuk on Thursday, the region’s acting governor, Dmytro Lunin, wrote in a Telegram post. In early April, he said, the refinery, which had been the last fully functional one in Ukraine at the time, was knocked offline by an attack.
In the southern port of Mariupol, which has largely been reduced to smoking rubble with little food, water or medicine, or what the mayor called a “medieval ghetto,” Ukrainian fighters continued to hold out at the Azovstal steel plant, the last stronghold of resistance in the city.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said negotiations were underway with Russia to win the release of 38 severely wounded Ukrainian defenders from the plant. She said Ukraine hoped to exchange them for 38 “significant” Russian prisoners of war.
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Yesica Fisch in Bakhmut, David Keyton in Kyiv, Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Mstyslav Chernov in Kharkiv, Jari Tanner in Helsinki, and other AP staffers around the world contributed.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Carvana Co. ("Carvana" or the "Company") (NYSE: CVNA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Carvana investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between May 6, 2020 and June 24, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
CVNA investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Carvana faced serious, ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) as a result, Carvana was issuing unusually frequent temporary plates; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was violating laws and regulations in many existing markets; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was at an increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) Carvana was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; (7) Carvana was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states and counties including in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina; and (8) as a result, Defendants' statements about Carvana's business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Carvana during the relevant time frame, 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.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Sandwich carriers are now Thaw & Sell, vegan-certified, and have an ambient shelf life up to four days
LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today La Brea Bakery, North America's No. 1 artisan bread brand, announced a number of advancements to its sandwich carriers for the food service industry.
"The pandemic has significantly impacted the foodservice industry, and the needs of operators have shifted," said Brie Buenning, director of marketing for La Brea Bakery. "Operators are looking for product solutions that help address labor constraints and can be used in multiple applications across the menu. When we examined our portfolio, we saw an opportunity to enhance our sandwich carriers to address operators' changing needs in a challenging environment."
La Brea Bakery's new and improved sandwich carriers include the following:
1) A refreshed assortment of carrier breads including:
Benefit: Operators can simplify their inventory to bread products that are versatile enough to be used across the menu and truly meet business needs.
2) Carriers' ambient shelf life has increased to four days using natural enzyme technology
Benefit: Now that carriers can be kept ambient longer, operators can free up freezer space and use bread over several days, decreasing waste and maximizing profits.
3) La Brea Bakery carriers are now sold Thaw & Sell
Benefit: Unlike parbaked products, Thaw & Sell bread does not need to be baked before serving, reducing labor, saving time and making La Brea Bakery products easier to use.
4) Vegan certification for all carriers
Benefit: As plant-based diets continue to grow in popularity, operators can trust that La Brea Bakery sandwich carriers (with the exception of Brioche buns and multigrain sliced sandwich bread) are free of all animal products, such as honey or cheese.
"We're proud to be able to make these changes while maintaining what La Brea Bakery bread is known for: delicious artisan bread made with time and care that elevates any eating experience," said Buenning.
For more information on La Brea Bakery's sandwich carriers and recipe inspiration to use one bread three ways, visit labreabakery.com/sandwichcarriers.
La Brea Bakery is North America's No.1 artisan bread brand. Since 1989, La Brea Bakery has focused on crafting true artisan bread with its original recipe, high quality ingredients and dedication to the artisan process. Based in Los Angeles, the brand has revolutionized the modern artisan bread movement and won over the culinary community and consumers with its hearth-baked, handcrafted breads sold at online retailers and grocery stores across the country.
CONTACT: Lauren Peck lauren@maccabee.com 612-294-3129
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Conor Lamb is accusing rival John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary of skipping candidate forums to avoid talking about a 2013 incident when, shotgun in hand, he confronted a Black man because he suspected the man was involved in gunfire nearby.
The accusation more directly inserts issues of race into a campaign that could hinge on which candidate appeals to Black voters. It might also damage Fetterman and his party with a key voting bloc whose support would be important should he become the Democratic candidate in the general election in November.
The accusation marks a sharp escalation in tone between candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania’s May 17 Senate primary election. The contest to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey represents perhaps the Democrats’ best opportunity to pick up a seat in the closely divided Senate.
Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, has insisted he isn’t skipping forums for any such reason, and has repeatedly maintained that he was acting as a mayor concerned for public safety and confronted the man, not knowing his race.
Fetterman has spoken before of how he believed he had heard gunfire while outside his home in the small town of Braddock when he was mayor in 2013. He has said he pursued a mask- and goggle-wearing man he saw running nearby, covered head to toe in the cold January weather, pulling out a shotgun until police arrived.
The man — Christopher Miyares, who is Black — was unarmed and said in a TV interview afterward that he had been jogging when Fetterman, who is white, pulled up in his pickup and pointed the shotgun at him. Fetterman has denied pointing the shotgun at Miyares and said it wasn’t loaded.
On Thursday night, Lamb, a third-term congressman, took to Twitter to raise the episode, which has bubbled just below the surface of a primary campaign that previously had been relatively cordial.
“We all know why John Fetterman isn’t coming to the debate on Sunday,” Lamb wrote. “He doesn’t want to talk about the fact that he chased down an unarmed Black man and held him at gunpoint. That’s the elephant in the room. And we have to talk about it.”
A third Democrat in the primary, Malcolm Kenyatta, who is Black, echoed Lamb. In an interview Friday, Kenyatta said Fetterman “needs to leave the candidate protection program and actually publicly debate his record.”
Fetterman has missed several forums, including one hosted by a predominantly Black church in Philadelphia. He has previously denied avoiding forums for anything other than legitimate scheduling conflicts or unforeseen family circumstances.
His campaign pointed out Friday that it has agreed to join three televised debates in coming weeks and that Fetterman has joined numerous other forums.
A Franklin & Marshall College poll in February found that Fetterman appeared to have an early lead in the Democratic primary, but many voters are undecided.
Fetterman’s campaign suggested that Lamb, who is white, is raising the encounter now because he isn’t breaking through with voters.
“The people of Braddock understand that, as the town’s mayor and chief law enforcement officer, John was acting to keep his community safe,” Rebecca Katz, an adviser to Fetterman’s campaign, said in an email.
Braddock — a town that is about 70% Black — reelected Fetterman 10 months later “because they know this incident had nothing to do with race,” Katz said.
Meanwhile, Fetterman and Miyares have each accused the other of lying.
Fetterman said he didn’t know Miyares’ race when he got into his pickup truck to pursue him. He also has suggestedthat Miyares was involved in something untoward that he was running away from.
Police never charged Fetterman or Miyares in the matter.
In a letter to The Philadelphia Inquirer last year, Miyares — writing from state prison, where he is serving time in an unrelated case — insisted that Fetterman knew he was Black and not only pointed the shotgun at him, but also loaded it.
The subject has shadowed the campaign trail. A political action committee that supports Black candidates, including Kenyatta, raised it early last year and used it in advertisements on radio stations popular with Black listeners.
Republicans also have used it to attack Fetterman. But until Thursday night, a Democratic rival had not used it in such a public way to go after Fetterman.
Kenyatta and Lamb warn that the episode remains a liability for Fetterman, especially if he wins the primary.
“That’s a huge problem when we’re picking our nominee for the biggest race in the country,” Lamb wrote on Twitter.
Kenyatta, a state lawmaker, said the situation could have ended badly for Miyares as a Black man and that an apology from Fetterman would show people that he understands he may have made a mistake.
“For years now, John has failed to apologize for his vigilante behavior and he doesn’t even own the fact that what he did was dangerous and wrong,” Kenyatta said.
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DENVER (KDVR) – Kenny Chesney has responded to news of a fan dying near the end of his concert in Denver on Saturday, saying he was “devastated to learn of the loss.”
The woman, whose identity was not released, had died after falling from an escalator at Empower Field, landing on the concourse below, according to the Denver Police Department. Officials said the woman had been sitting on the escalator’s railing before she fell.
The incident is being investigated as an accidental death.
The management of Denver’s Empower Field — officially Empower Field at Mile High — released a statement on Sunday afternoon, offering condolences to the woman’s family.
“We extend our deepest sympathies to the loved ones of the woman involved in the tragic incident that occurred at the end of Saturday’s concert at Empower Field at Mile High,” the stadium’s management said. “There is nothing more important than the safety of our guests, and Stadium Management Company is in communication with the Denver Police Department as it investigates this unfortunate situation.”
A representative for Chesney directed Nexstar to a statement he shared with the Denver Post, in which Chesney said he was grieving along with the woman’s loved ones.
“I was devastated to learn of the loss of someone after our show,” Chesney told the outlet. “There had been so much joy, so much heart coming from the people of Denver last night — and to hear this is heartbreaking. Life is precious. Sharing music brings us together and that love we share makes us so much more. For the lady who came to share that love, there are no words. For her friends and family’s loss, I grieve with them and for them.”
The Denver coroner’s office will determine the official cause of death and release the identity of the woman when the examination is complete, police said.
Chesney’s next concert is scheduled for Aug. 6, 2022, in Minneapolis. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/kenny-chesney-devastated-after-woman-at-denver-concert-dies-from-fall-at-venue/ | 2022-08-03T16:51:34Z |
Use Venmo? Tax changes are coming
Tennessee senator aims to reverse filing requirement
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Filing taxes can be confusing. If you use apps like Venmo, Cash App or PayPal, it could soon get even more complicated.
Until now, Venmo users didn’t have to report income they received through the app, if it was under $20,000.
As a part of the American Rescue Plan, Congress lowered that requirement to just $600.
“I feel like that’s really the thing that’s burdensome. For many, they don’t declare their income, and now, they have to [declare],” said Michael Harlen, a touring musician, who is primarily paid through Venmo.
The new requirement didn’t add up for Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) either.
“Think about all the small businesses, even individuals that, you know, basically have transactions back and forth. They’re now going to have to file new IRS forms,” said Hagerty.
Hagerty is now introducing the ‘SNOOP’ Act, short for Stop Nosy Obsessions with Online Payments. It would re-establish $20,000 as the minimum reporting requirement for those paid through apps.
“This is the process of trying to fix what should have never happened,” said Hagerty.
Hagerty faces an uphill battle. Right now, his bill only has support from Republicans.
The $600 threshold will go into effect for the 2023 tax season. According to Venmo’s tax experts, it only applies to earned taxable income, not reimbursements.
Copyright 2022 Gray DC. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/04/12/use-venmo-tax-changes-coming/ | 2022-04-12T16:37:36Z |
Complimentary White Paper Explores Current Market Conditions and Contributing Causes
- Black Knight monitors housing market conditions via its HomePriceTrends platform and assigns market condition ratings (MCR) based on a number of quantitative indicators
- For-sale inventories are near historic lows, with significant implications for home affordability and severe shortages across all price ranges in nearly all major U.S. markets
- MCR criteria are interrelated, but one factor stands out from the rest as a driver in this current cycle: Months of Remaining Inventory (MRI)
- In a complimentary white paper, Black Knight analyzes property-level data from the top 100 metros to explain why home inventories are so low, and trending toward zero
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) announced the release of a complimentary white paper analyzing dwindling single-family home inventory in major markets across the United States. The paper delves into the causal factors contributing to low inventories – a key driver in the nation's growing housing affordability crisis. Black Knight monitors available home inventories as part of its HomePriceTrends platform. Market Condition Ratings (MCR), which include home inventory data, are among the more than 200 reports designed to meet the valuation needs of real estate professionals, lenders, brokers and investment bankers, as well as anyone who requires fast, reliable and cost-effective residential property market information and data.
"Historically, markets maintaining four to six months of inventory would have been defined as being in equilibrium," said Michael Sklarz, managing director of the Collateral Analytics division of Black Knight. "Not only have overall months of remaining inventory (MRI) figures converged toward less than two months in recent years, but higher-priced homes – which have historically required substantially more time to sell – have been in increasingly short supply."
The paper includes HomePriceTrends MRI data for the nation's top 200 home sales markets and discusses seven factors contributing to current extreme market conditions, including would-be sellers who may be afraid to list their current home for fear of being unable to find a suitable replacement.
"We don't know how long the housing market will remain in a state of seller paralysis," Sklarz continued. "But to the extent that low inventories become the new normal, buyers will need to enhance their search and offer strategies. Agents and brokers will need to become adept at using technology – on both sides of the purchase transaction – to ensure they are providing buyers and sellers with the most current and accurate information."
View the complimentary white paper "Trending Toward Zero."
About Black Knight
Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) is an award-winning software, data and analytics company that drives innovation in the mortgage lending and servicing and real estate industries, as well as the capital and secondary markets. Businesses leverage our robust, integrated solutions across the entire homeownership life cycle to help retain existing customers, gain new customers, mitigate risk and operate more effectively.
Our clients rely on our proven, comprehensive, scalable products and our unwavering commitment to delivering superior client support to achieve their strategic goals and better serving their customers. For more information on Black Knight, please visit www.blackknightinc.com/.
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New Jennifer Eckert Center for Leadership and Engagement will enhance leadership development opportunities for students and advance Simmons' work as one of Boston's premier leadership institutions
BOSTON, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons University today announced a new $5 million gift from Simmons alumna and Trustee Jennifer Eckert to expand the scope and impact of its innovative approach to leadership education throughout the institution. The gift will create the new Jennifer Eckert Center for Leadership and Engagement and provide opportunities for students, faculty, staff, alumnae/i, and professionals to develop and advance their inclusive leadership skills.
"The mission of Simmons is to educate and empower the next generation of leaders, and I am so grateful to Jennifer Eckert for her transformative investment in leadership experiences across the University," said Simmons President Lynn Perry Wooten. "The Jennifer Eckert Center for Leadership and Engagement will enable us to more explicitly and intentionally embed leadership into the student experience from the moment they are accepted and help further Simmons' work as one of Boston's premier leadership institutions."
The Jennifer Eckert Center for Leadership and Engagement will enhance leadership development opportunities for a diverse and engaged student body by empowering students to practice Everyday Leadership, social responsibility, civic engagement, and mutual respect. The concept of being an "everyday leader" challenges individuals to use their individual strengths and passions to drive meaningful change. Everyday leaders embrace a life of continuous learning and utilize their talents to solve the problems of their time.
"Everyday leadership applies to all of us, whether we're running a business, a non-profit or mentoring an individual. We are all connected and vital to one another," said Eckert, who holds a master's degree from Simmons' School of Social Work. "The world needs everyday leaders now more than ever, and the commitment Simmons and President Wooten have made inspires me. I'm honored to have the opportunity to support this vital initiative."
The gift will support a variety of student leadership initiatives, including the Jennifer Eckert Leadership Fellow program that enables graduate students to lead projects on diversity, equity and inclusion, and student affairs, and receive professional leadership coaching to support their development as future leaders in their field. The gift will also support the Simmons Bridge Program, which provides incoming first-year Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) an opportunity to connect, learn, and thrive in the Simmons community. In addition, it will advance opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in community service, citizenship, and leadership development throughout their time at Simmons.
"I am so moved by Jennifer Eckert and grateful for her support. Her gift will help Simmons step into its full and rightful place in advancing leadership," said Susan MacKenty Brady, CEO of the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership, which will partner with the Jennifer Eckert Center on initiatives to help individuals advance their leadership skills so they can grow and foster a culture of inclusion within their organizations.
The gift and the new Jennifer Eckert Center for Leadership and Engagement was announced during the official investiture ceremony of President Wooten. Wooten, who became the ninth president of Simmons in July 2020, is the first African American to lead the institution.
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LONDON, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prytek, a multinational technology group with a focus on building and investing in technologies and delivering managed services, announces that it has appointed Noga Knaz as its CEO of Prytek Ventures to provide the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) arm with more management attention and concentrating on early-stage fintech startups.
As part of her role, Noga will be responsible for Prytek's investment activities in early-stage companies that work with or contribute to the technology and services sectors of mature companies in the Group. Prytek's venture capital assets are currently worth over $100 million, which among other things, are developing technologies for the services divisions of the Group. Its CVC portfolio includes several technology companies that the Group has invested in, such as BlackSwan, Apester, CyberHat, FICX, Orchestra, and Ezbob.
In her new role, Noga brings with her over 20 years of Financial Services experience and a wide variety of positions, from trading in stock exchanges, analysis, marketing and investment management. She was previously a partner in Rosario Capital and also served as their CEO and Vice Chairman. She also currently holds director positions at BIG, Hilan, and Altshuler-Shacham.
Andrey Yashunsky, CEO of Prytek says: "We are very happy to see a professional such as Noga joining the Venture Capital arm of Prytek. In her role she will be looking to continue investing in technologies for our corporate and managed services. The Venture Capital arm has served to build dozens of great tech solutions in the last few years, which are our divisions use to provide solutions to our clients."
Noga Knaz, CEO of Prytek Ventures, adds: "I am delighted to be joining the Prytek family and growing the portfolio of tech solution providers. I look forward to leading Prytek Ventures' growth and enhancing its value chain proposition."
About Prytek
Prytek is a multinational technology group that builds deep technology and SaaS solutions through a BOPaaS (Business Operating Platform-as-a-Service) which is a combination of Deep Tech Solutions with Managed Services and Capital, providing the capability to lift out entire operations to create more efficient businesses of the future. Headed by industry experts, Prytek builds businesses and ecosystems in the Financial Services, Cyber & Tech Education and HR sectors.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for BEAT, KERN, CSX, RIVN, and XPEV.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
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Companies have hired Quiet Events to create free family fun events across New York City
NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quiet Events Inc has been contracted by several organizations such as the New York City Parks Department, Lincoln Center, and many others to supply Silent Disco headphones for dance parties.
These parties are unlike any other because there are three live DJs playing different music, all at the same time! You can switch between each DJ and the headphones change color indicating which you are jamming to.
"As people emerge from the pandemic and have begun to enjoy entertainment, the city needs more events that can bring people from different generations, nationalities, and music taste together", says William Petz, Founder and CEO of Quiet Events.
- It's very social: When you put the headphones on, you're automatically part of a group singing and dancing to the same tune.
- Music for everyone: With three channels of music, you can play 70's disco on one, sing-a-longs from the 80's and 90's on another, and Hip Hop or Latin on the third.
- No noise complaints: These can be hosted anywhere like a park, beach, or in the middle of a residential buildings. Neighbors, both commercial and residential, appreciate that there is no music blaring.
- Addresses COVID concerns: Since the Quiet Events headphones broadcasts up to 1,500 feet you can feel safe socially distancing, yet still feel like you're part of the party.
- It's interactive show: The DJs battle it out for people to listen to them. They talk to the crowd trying to get them to get others to switch to their channel.
Quiet Events QuietEvents.com, is a nationwide Silent Disco headphone rental and event planning company that has been operating since 2012. The entertainment concept is simple and very engaging but is something best experienced not described. In short, party-goers get special headphones they can change between 3 Live DJs by flipping a switch, this also changes the LED colors of the headphones. Headphones can be rented for a party at home or a huge gathering of thousands.
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NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Verrica" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VRCA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Verrica investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between May 28, 2021 and May 24, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
VRCA investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) there were manufacturing deficiencies at the facility where Verrica's contract manufacturer produced a bulk solution for the Company's lead product candidate, VP-102; (2) these deficiencies were not remediated when Verrica resubmitted its New Drug Application for VP-12 for molluscum; (3) the foregoing presented significant risks to Verrica obtaining regulatory approval of VP-102 for molluscum; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Verrica during the relevant time frame, you have until August 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded 17EdTech securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 19, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in YQ:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/17-education-technology-group-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31565&from=4
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the Company's initial public offering; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in 17EdTech you have until September 19, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased 17EdTech securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the YQ lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/17-education-technology-group-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31565&from=4.
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Friday forecast: Severe weather likely by this evening
All hazards are possible, stay weather aware after 4pm
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - After morning storms, the question will be how the atmosphere recovers today for a potentially dangerous severe weather scenario by this evening where all hazards are possible.
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A couple scenarios may play out later today based on how the atmosphere can recover after morning storms so this forecast is not set in stone and is subject to change. With that said, here is the latest thinking:
- Isolated storms will develop late this afternoon, anytime after 4pm is fair game. Highest chance will be out toward central Kansas closer to the dry-line. This is when the highest potential of a tornado and very large hail (more than 2″ in diameter) could occur. 70-80 mph wind gusts also are possible. This threat will linger until the cold front catches up to the dryline and timing of that is unknown.
- Once the cold front catches up to the dryline, the tornado threat diminishes, the very large hail threat diminishes as well however golf ball size hail is still possible with wind 60-70 mph being the primary hazard. This line of storms will push through by 1am when most of the activity will be east of the WIBW viewing area so this is not expected to be a late night event.
Today: Depending how much clearing occurs through mid-afternoon will depend on how warm it’ll get and how the atmosphere can recover for a storm threat to redevelop after 4pm. Highs in the 70s and 80s. Winds SE/S 20-30, gusts up to 40 mph.
Tonight: Severe weather likely before 1am. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds S/W 10-20, gusts up to 30 mph.
Tomorrow: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 50s-low 60s north and near 70 south. Winds W 10-20, gusts up to 35 mph.
Sunday: Mostly Sunny. Highs in the low-mid 70s. Winds W 5-15, gusts up to 20 mph.
Storms move back in late Sunday night into Monday with on and off showers/storms for much of next week keeping temperatures steady in the mid-upper 40s for lows and 60s for highs. We’ll watch for a severe weather threat Monday and Wednesday however as of now the greatest risk will remain closer to the Oklahoma border.
Taking Action:
- Storms will last through 11am, a few severe t-storm warnings may exist however the severe weather won’t be as widespread as this evening.
- With all hazards possible this evening including tornadoes have a plan on what you will do in case a warning is issued for your area. PLEASE do not ask us if and when storms will be in your specific location, that is not known. What is known is the highest risk for severe weather will occur 4pm-1am with the greatest risk for tornados likely before 10pm. We will be live-streaming all evening for us to keep you updated.
- Sunday will have better weather vs Saturday for any weekend outdoor activities with lighter winds, more sun and a warmer afternoon.
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Biden to award Medal of Freedom to 17, including Biles, McCain, Denzel Washington
Published: Jul. 7, 2022 at 12:31 PM EDT|Updated: 30 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - President Joe Biden is set to award the nation’s highest civilian honor Thursday to 17 recipients, including the late Sen. John McCain, Olympians Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe and former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Biden will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the recipients in a White House ceremony. A White House news release said the people being recognized “demonstrate the power of possibilities and embody the soul of the nation - hard work, perseverance and faith.”
Full list, per the White House:
- Simone Biles: The most decorated American gymnast in history, with a combined 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. She also is a prominent advocate for athletes’ mental health and safety, children in the foster care system, and victims of sexual assault.
- Sister Simone Campbell: A member of the Sisters of Social Service and former Executive Director of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice organization, as well as an advocate for economic justice, immigration reform, and healthcare policy.
- Dr. Julieta García: The former president of The University of Texas at Brownsville, where she was named one of Time magazine’s best college presidents. She was the first Hispanic woman to serve as a college president.
- Gabby Giffords: The youngest woman ever elected to the Arizona State Senate, serving first in the Arizona legislature and later in the U.S. Congress. A survivor of gun violence, she co-founded Giffords, a nonprofit organization dedicated to gun violence prevention.
- Fred Gray: One of the first black members of the Alabama State legislature since Reconstruction. As an attorney, he represented Rosa Parks, the NAACP and Martin Luther King, who called him “the chief counsel for the protest movement.”
- Steve Jobs (posthumous): The co-founder, chief executive and chair of Apple, Inc. He also was CEO of Pixar and held a leading role at the Walt Disney Company. His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates.
- Father Alexander Karloutsos: The former Vicar General of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. After over 50 years as a priest, providing counsel to several U.S. presidents, he was named by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew as a Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
- Khizr Khan: A Gold Star father, founder of the Constitution Literacy and National Unity Center and an advocate for the rule of law and religious freedom. He served on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom under President Biden.
- Sandra Lindsay: A New York critical care nurse who served on the front lines responding of the COVID-19 pandemic. She was the first American to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials.
- John McCain (posthumous): A public servant who was awarded a Purple Heart with one gold star for his service in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. He served Arizona for decades in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and was the 2008 Republican nominee for president.
- Diane Nash: A founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, she organized some of the most important civil rights campaigns of the 20th century. Nash worked closely with Martin Luther King, who described her as the “driving spirit in the nonviolent assault on segregation at lunch counters.”
- Megan Rapinoe: An Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women’s World Cup champion with the U.S. women’s national soccer team. She also is an advocate for gender pay equality, racial justice and LGBTQI+ rights.
- Alan Simpson: Served as a U.S. senator from Wyoming for 18 years and an advocate on issues including campaign finance reform, responsible governance and marriage equality.
- Richard Trumka (posthumous): President of the 12.5-million-member AFL-CIO for more than a decade, president of the United Mine Workers, and secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO. Throughout his career, he was an advocate for social and economic justice.
- Brigadier General Wilma Vaught: One of the most decorated women in the history of the U.S. military, repeatedly breaking gender barriers as she rose through the ranks. When she retired in 1985, she was one of only seven women generals in the Armed Forces.
- Denzel Washington: An actor, director and producer who has won two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and the 2016 Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also served as national spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for over 25 years.
- Raúl Yzaguirre: A civil rights advocate who served as CEO and president of National Council of La Raza for thirty years. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic under President Barack Obama.
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The next release of detailed data about U.S. residents from the 2020 census will be postponed until next year because the U.S. Census Bureau said Wednesday that it needs more time to crunch the numbers, including implementing a controversial method used to protect participants’ identities.
The delays leave government budget-makers, city planners and researchers in a lurch because the detailed data are used for planning future growth, locating schools or firehouses and research.
“The truth of the matter is we need this data,” said Eric Guthrie, a senior demographer in the Minnesota State Demographic Center. “The longer we delay, the less use they are when they are finally released because they aren’t as fresh.”
Two sets of detailed data about U.S. residents’ age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, relationships in households and housing won’t be released until May 2023. The statistical agency previously had planned to release the data sets later this year.
A subsequent round of detailed data on race and ethnic groups won’t be released until August 2023. Other rounds of data on household relationships will be made public later in 2023, according to the Census Bureau.
The delays mean the detailed data from the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident will be three years old when they are released next year.
Last year, the Census Bureau released state population counts used to determine how many congressional seats each state gets, as well as redistricting data used for drawing congressional and legislative districts. But both data sets from the 2020 census don’t provide detailed information about households, ages or families.
For instance, when it came to age, the redistricting data only had numbers about the population grouped into 18 years and older or younger than 18, without age breakdowns provided in the detailed data.
The privacy method is being usedfor the first timeby the bureau in the 2020 census. Differential privacy adds intentional errors to data to obscure the identity of any given participant. It is most noticeable at the smallest geographies, such as census blocks.
Bureau officials say it’s necessary to protect privacy in a time of increasingly sophisticated data mining, as technological innovations magnify the threat of people being “re-identified” through the use of powerful computers to match census information with other public databases.
The Census Bureau released sample data last month that included the application of the method to the detailed data, and it’s still gathering feedback from people who use the data.
“These data are so important that we need to give the Census Bureau time to make them right,” Guthrie said. “They are building the plane while they are flying it. They haven’t done this before. Nobody has done this before.”
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VALDOSTA – A former police and school resource officer was criminally indicted by a federal grand jury recently for producing and possessing child sexual assault material.
Jonathan Eric Hancock, 31, of Hahira was indicted by a federal grand jury seated in Macon on April 12, with one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct, and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.
The indictment alleges that Hancock enticed a minor child to engage in sexually explicit acts that were filmed or photographed. In addition, Hancock allegedly possessed child sexual assault material of a prepubescent child under the age of 12 years old.
Hancock worked as an officer for the Valdosta Police Department from June 29, 2015-Aug. 2, 2019, and during this time served as a school resource officer at JL Lomax Elementary School in Valdosta. Hancock also previously was employed with the Homerville Police Department between Dec. 12, 2020-March 19, 2021. Parents and guardians of children who might have come into contact with Hancock and have concerns related to this investigation can contact the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office at (229) 671-2950.
The case is being investigated by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn Semales is prosecuting the case for the government.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Renalytix Plc ("Renalytix" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RNLX). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Renalytix and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On or around July 17, 2020, Renalytix conducted its initial public offering, issuing 11 million of its ordinary shares to the public at $13.50 per share. Then, on March 31, 2022, Renalytix announced its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2022. Among other results, the Company reported second quarter GAAP earnings per share of -$0.21, missing consensus estimates by $0.04, and revenue of $0.84 million, missing consensus estimates by $0.21 million. Renalytix also reported that during the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded a loss of $1.4 million and $2 million, respectively, to adjust its investment in a subsidiary, Verici Dx Limited, to fair value.
On this news, Renalytix's ordinary share price fell $0.21 per share, or 2.95%, to close at $6.92 per share on March 31, 2022.
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Dems change some tax provisions as they ready economic bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pared part of their proposed minimum tax on huge corporations and made other changes in their giant economic bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday, as they drove toward delivering a campaign-season victory to President Joe Biden on his domestic agenda.
In an unusual peek at closed-door bargaining, Schumer, D-N.Y., said Democrats dropped a proposed tax boost on hedge fund executives after pivotal centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., said she would otherwise vote “no.” Schumer said that in its place, the measure now has a new tax — which others said will be 1% — on the shares companies buy back of their own stock, netting the government far more revenue.
“Sen. Sinema said she would not vote for the bill” or even vote to let debate begin unless private equity tax was removed from the legislation, Schumer told reporters. “So we had no choice.”
He spoke a day after he and Sinema announced compromise revisions to the environment, health care and tax package. With final numbers still to be calculated, the overall measure raises over $700 billion in revenue — including more robust IRS tax collections — using most of it for energy, climate and health initiatives and reducing federal deficits by $300 billion.
The accord puts Democrats on the verge of a more modest yet striking resurrection of many of Biden domestic aspirations that appeal strongly to party voters. Those include taxing big business, restraining prescription drug prices, slowing climate change, helping families afford private insurance and trimming federal deficits.
In another change, Schumer said a proposed 15% minimum tax on mammoth corporations had been trimmed and would now raise $258 billion over the coming decade, down from $313 billion. That provision, which has been the legislation’s biggest revenue raiser, will now let those companies depreciate their equipment costs more quickly, lowering the government’s tax take and helping manufacturers who buy expensive machinery. The new tax is expected to apply to around 150 companies with income exceeding $1 billion.
Democrats plan for the Senate to begin considering the bill Saturday, and the House will return next Friday for votes. The measure is sure to face unanimous Republican opposition in the 50-50 Senate, where the backing of Sinema and all other Democrats will be needed for passage, along with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote.
“This bill is a game changer for working families and our economy,” Biden said at the White House.
Republicans say the measure will worsen inflation — a premier concern of voters — discourage companies from hiring workers and raise already high energy costs with its taxes.
“The pain at the pump is going to get worse, and it’s not just on the cost of energy to drive your car,” said Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the Senate’s No. 3 GOP leader. “It’s also the energy to heat your home, energy that powers our country, energy for electricity.”
Nonpartisan analysts have said the legislation will have a modest impact on inflation and the economy.
“We’re feeling pretty good,” Schumer said about the legislation. “It’s what the country so desperately needs. And it’s what Democrats will deliver on in the coming days.”
The measure will also include $4 billion sought by Western senators to help their states cope with ruinous drought conditions, according to Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. The group had sought $5 billion.
Still other changes are possible. The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, is expected to soon say whether some provisions violate the chamber’s budget procedures and should be erased. Democrats are using special rules that would let them overcome GOP opposition and pass the package without needing the 60 votes most bills require.
Potentially vulnerable provisions include language requiring pharmaceutical makers to pay penalties if they raise prices above inflation for drugs that patients get from private insurers.
The bill faces a long weekend, including a “vote-a-rama” of unlimited, non-stop votes on amendments, which will mostly come from Republicans. Most are destined to lose, though the GOP hopes some will box Democrats into votes that would create campaign-ad fodder.
Taxing executives of private equity firms, such as hedge funds, has long been a goal of progressives. Under current law, those executives can pay significantly less than the top 37% individual tax rate on their income, which is called “carried interest.”
That measure was also a favorite of conservative Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., a long-time holdout against larger versions of Biden’s domestic plans who helped write the compromise legislation with Schumer.
But progressives also support taxing publicly traded companies that buy back their own stocks, a move that critics say artificially drives up stock prices and diverts money from investing. The buyback tax will net $74 billion over 10 years, much more than the $13 billion the “carried interest” plan would have raised.
In a breakthrough Thursday night, Sinema said she’d agreed to changes in the legislation and was ready to “move forward” on the bill. In his own statement, Schumer said he believed the agreement “will receive the support of the entire” Democratic membership of the chamber.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The death toll from accidents in recent days at two coal mines in southern Poland has increased to nine after four miners were brought to the surface and pronounced dead, authorities said Sunday.
The miners were among 10 missing since an underground tremor and methane gas discharge at the Borynia-Zofiowka mine early Saturday. Six miners there remain missing, but there is no contact with them, and rescuers continue their search.
At the nearby Pniowek mine, five workers died and seven are missing after repeated methane blasts that started Wednesday. The search for the missing there was suspended Friday after new explosions late Thursday injured 10 rescue workers, some seriously.
Both mines are operated by the Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa, or JSW, in the Jastrzebie-Zdroj region, close to the Czech border.
The majority of Poland’s energy comes from coal, a proportion that is drawing criticism from the European Union and environmental groups who are concerned about CO2 emissions and meeting climate change goals. Most Polish coal mines are in the southern Silesia region. Many are characterized by the high presence of methane in the rock.
Poland has been scaling down the use of coal and recently Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki ordered coal imports from Russia and its ally Belarus discontinued — in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but also as part of Poland’s years-long drive to reduce its dependence on Russian energy sources.
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Live events fans can now discover and access no fee tickets to over 80,000 live events of through their subscription membership
AUSTIN, Texas, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Austin-based company festivalPass is proud to officially launch the world's first live events subscription marketplace providing access to tens of thousands of music, film, food and wine, art, sports, lifestyle, and tech and innovation experiences around the globe for one monthly fee with no added ticket fees. The company was founded on the mission to inspire people to lead active and engaging lives through passion-connected member experiences. Members of festivalPass can enjoy 80,000 plus live events from the most notable festivals like Coachella and ACL Music Festival, to live shows with GRAMMY-winning artists like Dua Lipa, John Mayer, Billie Eillish and more with a unique credit system. Members can also use their credits to book rooms at over 600,000 hotels at reduced rates.
festivalPass is embracing the evolution of entertainment into Web 3. In addition to adopting various blockchain technologies to drive its business, the company shares the philosophical belief that community is the core of any business and should participate in its future. In addition to accepting cryptocurrency for subscription and ticket payments, festivalPass will be launching the first ever Lifetime Founder NFT for live events in June 2022 with incomparable access and utility.
"When we founded festivalPass, it was under the belief that live entertainment should not be transactional," said festivalPass Founder & CEO Ed Vincent. "We envisioned a community in which members could interact and share around the entertainment passions they hold and where their participation is rewarded. As Web 3 became more mainstream throughout 2021 it became apparent that not only the technology of Web 3 but the philosophy of Web 3 supports our mission and goals to bring participation and ownership to the live event world."
Members access, discover and attend live events in the most user friendly, frictionless and affordable no fee ticketing experience. festivalPass provides members access to tickets for thousands of events and festivals with a unique credit system. The membership, initially targeting millennials and Gen Z, includes credits to use for any event on the platform. festivalPass members pay a subscription ranging from $19 to $99 a month and receive credits to access tens of thousands of events nationwide. Members have the ability to redeem credits for tickets across the US, and hotel rooms globally.
Founded by CEO Ed Vincent, a 20+ year proven entrepreneur and product leader with multiple exits, the unique marketplace model has attracted high profile investors and a growing team of executives determined to allow fans to consume live events. Stephan de Bernede, a 10+ year HomeAway - VRBO executive and partner in a blockchain venture fund, recently joined festivalPass as its Chief Business Officer. Notable investors and advisors include Brian Sharples, co-founder HomeAway, Shelli Taylor, CEO of Alamo Drafthouse, Lisa Licht, Former CMO of Live Nation Concerts, Jason Dorsey, Millennial and Gen Z Expert, Jacob Trouba, NHL Hockey Player for the NY Rangers, and several more successful entrepreneurs and CEOs.
"What is really exciting to me about festivalPass is that it offers access to so much more than music and a subscription model that is ideally suited for emerging consumers," said Jason Dorsey, Global Millennial and Gen Z expert"festivalPass is an innovative concept for audiences that love live events including music, film, sports, theater, food & wine and more."
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HANGZHOU, China and SHAOXING, China, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces that Ascletis Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. ("Ascletis Pharmaceuticals") has signed an agreement with China Meheco International Co., Ltd. for distribution of its ritonavir tablets in Chinese mainland. Ascletis Pharmaceuticals is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ascletis, and China Meheco International Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Meheco Group Co., Ltd. ("China Meheco").
Ritonavir tablet is a pharmacokinetic booster of multiple oral antiviral drugs targeting viral proteases. Ascletis owns the only authorized ritonavir tablet in China, which has passed bioequivalence study. Ascletis' ritonavir tablet was approved in September 2021 by China National Medical Products Administration (国药准字H20213698).
Ascletis has submitted marketing authorization applications for ritonavir (100 mg film-coated tablet) in 12 European countries (Germany, France, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark) and Hong Kong, China.
Yadong Li, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Committee of China Meheco, said, "As the national team in the medical industry in China, China Meheco committed to its original mission of 'safeguarding people's health'. By this opportunity, we hope to explore various levels of cooperation with biotech companies in China such as Ascletis. Together, we contribute to 'Healthy China 2030'."
Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis, said, "It's a great honor to cooperate with China Meheco in commercialization of ritonavir tablets. China Meheco, as a leading distributor of pharmaceuticals in China, boasts nationwide sales network of antiviral drugs. Ascletis' ritonavir tablet, one of the marketed products of our antiviral pipeline, is the only authorized ritonavir tablet in China that has passed bioequivalence study. We are looking forward to the cooperation with China Meheco. With Ascletis' product and China Meheco's network, we will shoulder the social responsibilities of eliminating infectious diseases."
All-oral direct anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) ASCLEVIR® (Ravidasvir)/ GANOVO® (Danoprevir) regimen is Ascletis' another marketed antiviral product, included in the Medicine Catalog for National Basic Medical Insurance, Work-Related Injury Insurance and Maternity Insurance (2021).
Ascletis' antiviral pipelines also include drug candidates for functional cure of Chronic Hepatitis B(CHB) and AIDS.
About China Meheco
China Meheco Group Co., Ltd. is a state-holding company listed at Shanghai Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 600056). China Meheco is dedicated to the promotion of the development of pharmaceutical industry and human health, endeavoring to become a flagship pharmaceutical enterprise in China. China Meheco has established a comprehensive business framework that is guided by international trade, supported by pharmaceutical manufacture and coordinated by pharmaceutical commerce. Its business scope fully covers the whole industry chain, from cultivation & processing, R&D, manufacturing, distribution, logistics to international trading, academic promotion and technical service etc. According to authoritative industry ranking, China Meheco ranked No.35 in China Top 100 Pharmaceutical Companies 2020, and the China Meheco-Chongqing Pharmaceuticals joint venture ranked No.5 in China Top 100 Pharmaceutical Wholesale and Distribution Companies 2020.
About Ascletis
Ascletis is an innovative R&D driven biotech listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1672.HK), a global platform covering the entire value chain from discovery and development to manufacturing and commercialization. Ascletis is committed to developing and commercializing innovative drugs in the areas of viral diseases, NASH/PBC, and cancer (oral cancer metabolic checkpoint and immune checkpoint inhibitors) to address unmet medical needs both in China and globally. Led by a management team with deep expertise and a proven track record, Ascletis targets those therapeutic areas with unmet medical needs from a global perspective, and efficiently advances the developments of pipelines with an aim of leading in global competition. To date, Ascletis has three marketed products and 20 robust R&D pipelines of drug candidates with global competitiveness, and is actively exploring new therapeutic areas.
1. Viral Diseases: (1) Hepatitis B Virus (functional cure): focus on breakthrough therapies for CHB functional cure with a subcutaneously-injected PD-L1 antibody – ASC22 and Pegasys® as cornerstone drugs. (2) COVID-19 pipeline: currently includes (i) ritonavir oral tablet (100 mg), an authorized product, (ii) ASC10, an oral RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitor and (iii) ASC11, an oral 3-chymotrypsin like protease (3CLpro) inhibitor. (3) HIV/AIDS: ASC22, an immune therapy to restore HIV-specific immune responses and eventually lead to a functional cure of HIV-infected patients. (4) Hepatitis C: successfully launched an all-oral regimen of combining ASCLEVIR® and GANOVO® (RDV/DNV regimen).
2. Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis/Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Gannex, a wholly-owned company of Ascletis, is dedicated to the R&D and commercialization of new drugs in the field of NASH. Gannex has three clinical stage drug candidates against three different targets – FASN, THRβ and FXR, three fixed-dose combinations for NASH and one PBC program targeting FXR.
3. Cancer (oral cancer metabolic checkpoint and immune checkpoint inhibitors): a pipeline of oral inhibitors targeting FASN, which plays a key role in cancer lipid metabolism, and a pipeline of oral PD-L1 small molecule next generation immune checkpoint inhibitors.
4. Exploratory Indications: Acne: Following NASH and recurrent GBM, the third indication for ASC40 has been approved to enter Phase 2 clinical trial. For more information, please visit www.ascletis.com.
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TORONTO, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ikänik Farms, Inc. (CSE: IKNK.U) (FSE: DFMA) (the "Company" or "Ikänik Farms") is pleased to announce the completion of the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement of 20,000,000 subordinate voting share units of the Company (the "Units") with Visualiza Business SL (the "Investor") at a price of USD$0.15 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of USD$3,000,000. Each Unit consists of one subordinate voting share (a "Share") of the Company and one-quarter of one Share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire an additional Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at a price of USD$0.30 per Warrant Share for a period of two years. The Shares, Warrants and, if applicable, Warrant Shares will be subject to a statutory four month hold period.
The Investor will be entitled to appoint two independent directors to the Company's board of directors (the "Board") to fill the vacancies created by the resignations of Mr. Brian Baca and Mr. JJ Thomas from the Board. Following this, the Board will consist of three independent, non-executive directors and three executive directors.
Visualiza Business SL. is an integrated management finance company with operating businesses in technology, leisure tourism, health, housing and communications across Spain. "We are proud to invest in the Company we believe has the strongest business model and the most effective indoor crop structure to supply the medicinal cannabis market in Europe" says Jose Ramón García Gonzalez, CEO Visualiza Business SL.
The use of the proceeds from the issuance of Units will go directly to further the completion of four indoor cultivation Bodegas at the Company's wholly owned subsidiary Pideka SAS ("Pideka") in Bogota, Colombia and general operating expenses. The Company is aiming to complete a second tranche of the non-brokered private placement of Units for $3M in the near future.
"Pideka is on track to complete the construction of its 80,000 square foot, EUGMP certified facility with triple stacked grow rooms by Fall 2022, adding 9.8 tons to our annual output with an estimated annual production capacity of approximately 10.8 tons of THC cannabis flower said Mr. Sanz de Madrid, interim CEO. "We have been permitted to cultivate a total of 135,000 plants and derivatives for commercial exportation to the European Union for medicinal purposes and eligible for use in magistral formula nationally and internationally amongst participating LATAM countries" continued Mr. Sanz de Madrid.
"This strategic investment is an important step to secure forward sales contracts for bulk pharmaceutical grade THC cannabis flower from leading global cannabis operators and our aim to be a trusted pharmaceutical supplier for psychoactive cannabis flower" said Mr. Sanz de Madrid.
Ikänik Farms is multi-national operator with a medical grade indoor cultivation facility and laboratory (Pideka) in Colombia which holds GMP-PHARMA and (GACP) Good Agricultural and Collection Practice certifications, and retail operations in California.
This news release includes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and United States securities laws (together, "forward-looking information). All information, other than statements of historical facts, included in this news release that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future is forward-looking information. When used in this news release, words such as "will", "could", "plan", "estimate", "aiming", "expect", "intend", "may", "potential", "believe", "should", and similar expressions, are forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in this news release includes statements with respect to: the composition of the Board following the Investor's appointment; the use of proceeds of the non-brokered private placement; statements with respect to any future tranches of the non-brokered private placement or other financings by the Company; statements with respect to the timing of completion of construction of the Pideka facility; statements with respect to the monthly output and estimated annual production capacity at the Pideka facility; and statements with respect to the Company's ability to secure forward sales contracts for bulk pharmaceutical grade THC cannabis flower from leading global cannabis operators. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information, there can be other factors that cause results, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, including, but not limited to: the inability of the Company to implement the changes to the Board; a change in the use of proceeds from the financing; the Company being unable to complete any additional financings on the terms described herein; material delays in the construction of the Pideka facility; the Company being unable to secure forward sales contracts as set out herein; changes in laws, a change in management, the inability to obtain additional financing, increased competition, hindering market growth and state adoption due to inconsistent public opinion and perception of the medical-use and adult-use marijuana industry and, regulatory or political change. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate or that management's expectations or estimates of future developments, circumstances or results will materialize. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, the results or events predicted in the forward-looking information may differ materially from actual results or events. The statements with respect to the anticipated production capacity (monthly and annual) at the Pideka facility are based on the following material factors and assumptions: the facility will be 80,000 square feet and consist of triple stacked grow rooms, with all space used for cultivation; the ratio of THC cannabis flower cultivated per square foot will be consistent with historical output; there being no material challenges with respect to pest control or diseases affecting cannabis plants; the costs to complete the Pideka facility and the facility will be completed by Fall of 2022 and there will be no material delays or stoppages in work in completing the facility. The Company believes there is a reasonable basis for the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements, however these expectations may not prove to be correct.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information in this news release is made as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise such information, except as required by applicable law, and the Company does not assume any liability for disclosure relating to any other company mentioned herein.
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Nearly 90% have become less affordable, QS finds
LONDON, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts, published today the 10th edition of the QS Best Student Cities rankings, which enable students to compare 140 premier educational destinations, including 30 new entries. London retains its status as the world's best student city for the fourth consecutive edition. Munich (2nd =) shares its silver medal with Seoul (2nd =). Zurich (4th) and Melbourne (5th) break into the top-5 while Edinburgh (10th) joins the top-10.
Methodology: QS ranks cities with a population of at least 250,000, and with at least two universities placing in the QS World University Rankings. The ranking offers a powerful lens into the sentiments of both prospective and former students, with over 98,000 survey responses contributing to the Desirability (prospective students) and Student View (former students) indexes.
London's leadership is supported by:
- Its high concentration of world-class universities; it achieves the world's second-best score in the Rankings indicator.
- Highly positive feedback from students that have studied in the city: it scores 98.5/100 for Student View, a result bettered only by Berlin.
- Outstanding career opportunities for graduates: it places fourth in the Employer Activity metric, scoring 92.7/100.
- Its high levels of openness to international students, which see it achieve the world's fifth-best score (94.9/100) for Student Mix.
Ben Sowter, QS Senior VP, said: "Responses to our surveys from students that have studied in London make it clear that it offers outstanding cultural, economic, and educational opportunities. With two of the world's ten best universities situated in the city, it remains a world-leading educational hub. Worryingly, cities are broadly becoming less affordable for students by QS' measures, with just under 90% declining in our Affordability metric."
Other highlights:
- UK, Germany, and Australia are each home to two of the world's ten best student cities.
- Paris rises to the eighth place. Barcelona (31st) is Spain's top-city.
- Canada boasts three top-20 student cities, while US, Japan and Switzerland have two each.
- The US highest-ranking cities are Boston (11th) and NYC (18th).
- All the 18 US ranked cities decline in the Affordability indicator.
- Los Angeles and Kuala Lumpur break into the top-30.
- Seoul (2nd) is Asia's top-ranked city.
- China (Mainland) top entry is Beijing (29th)
- India doubles its representation. Mumbai (103rd) is the highest ranked.
- Latin America's number-one student destination is Buenos Aires (23rd)
- Sao Paulo (86th) and new-entry Rio de Janeiro (121st) are Brazil's ranked cities.
- Africa's top city for students is Cape Town (78th).
- Dubai (51st) is the top-ranked city in the Middle East.
- The fastest rising cities are Almaty (75th), Abu Dhabi (71st) and Ankara (77th).
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May's full moon, known as the flower moon, will blossom in the sky on Sunday night into Monday.
The moon will reach its peak at 12:15 a.m. ET on Monday, May 16, so it will appear at its roundest the evening of May 15, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.
The flower moon is named after the flowers that blossom this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, The Old Farmer's Almanac said.
The lunar event is also known as the full corn planting moon because May marks the end of winter's frost, which allows farmers to plant their seeds.
The Abernaki people from Maine also reference the planting season by calling this full moon the field maker moon, according to Western Washington University. The Winnebago people in the Great Lakes region call it "hoeing-corn moon," according to the university.
Vesak, a sacred day for Buddhists, corresponds with May's full moon, according to the United Nations. The birth of Gautama Buddha, the moment he attained enlightenment and his death all took place on days of Vesak, according to the organization.
Stargazers will be in for a treat as the flower moon transforms into a scarlet color during the total lunar eclipse happening at the same time. A total lunar eclipse is when the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, which causes only a small amount of sunlight to reach the moon, according to NASA.
Most of the United States will have clear skies the evening of May 15 and into the next morning, said CNN meteorologist Monica Garrett.
"The exception will be in the Northeast where some rain will be moving through, keeping the sky cloudy," she said.
There will also be some scattered showers across the coastal areas of Washington and Oregon, and clouds across the Northern Rockies, Garrett said.
There will be seven more full moons in 2022, according to The Old Farmers' Almanac:
• June 14: Strawberry moon
• July 13: Buck moon
• August 11: Sturgeon moon
• September 10: Harvest moon
• October 9: Hunter's moon
• November 8: Beaver moon
• December 7: Cold moon
While these are the popularized names associated with the monthly full moons, the significance of each one may vary across Native American tribes.
Lunar and solar eclipses
There will be one more total lunar eclipse and a partial solar eclipse in 2022, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.
Partial solar eclipses occur when the moon passes in front of the sun but only blocks some of its light. Be sure to wear proper eclipse glasses to safely view solar eclipses, as the sun's light can be damaging to the eye.
A partial solar eclipse on October 25 will be visible to those in Greenland, Iceland, Europe, northeastern Africa, the Middle East, western Asia, India and western China. Neither of the partial solar eclipses will be visible from North America.
A total lunar eclipse will also be on display for those in Asia, Australia, the Pacific, South America and North America on November 8 between 3:01 a.m. ET and 8:58 a.m. ET -- but the moon will be setting for those in eastern regions of North America.
Meteor showers
Check out the remaining 11 showers that will peak in 2022:
• Southern delta Aquariids: July 29 to 30
• Alpha Capricornids: July 30 to 31
• Perseids: August 11 to 12
• Orionids: October 20 to 21
• Southern Taurids: November 4 to 5
• Northern Taurids: November 11 to 12
• Leonids: November 17 to 18
• Geminids: December 13 to 14
• Ursids: December 21 to 22
If you live in an urban area, you may want to drive to a place that isn't littered with city lights to get the best view.
Find an open area with a wide view of the sky. Make sure you have a chair or blanket so you can look straight up. And give your eyes about 20 to 30 minutes -- without looking at your phone or other electronics -- to adjust to the darkness so the meteors will be easier to spot.
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LONDON (AP) — The annual Notting Hill Carnival has returned to the streets of London for the first time since 2019, with more than 1 million people expected to take in the music, spectacular parades, dancing and food offerings at Europe’s largest street party on Sunday and Monday.
The carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture at the end of August every year, had to take place online for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The carnival traces its history back to 1958, when Trinidadian human rights activist Claudia Jones began organizing a gathering to unify the community after a series of racially motivated attacks on West Indians in west London’s Notting Hill neighborhood.
The event has grown from a festival drawing several hundred people to a huge annual street party, with tens of thousands of performers in the colorful parade and more than 30 sound systems.
Celebrations began on Saturday night, as more than 1,000 people gathered to watch a steel band competition in west London.
Crowds of young children blowing whistles danced down the streets with their parents on Sunday, traditionally a more family-friendly day than Monday. Some children stood on the doorsteps of their houses waving Jamaican flags.
Pepe Francis heads the Ebony Steelband Trust, which has been performing at the carnival for decades.
“Since the band has started, I’m on my fifth generation of people and there’s been a lot of changes,” he said. “But our members look forward to carnival every year and practice takes place regularly from year to year.”
“A lot of people have been waiting for it to come back,” Francis added. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-notting-hill-carnival-returns-to-london-streets-after-hiatus/ | 2022-08-29T09:39:36Z |
YAVNE, Israel, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ: WILC) (TASE: WILF) (the "Company" or "Willi-Food"), a global company that specializes in the development, marketing and international distribution of kosher foods, today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend distribution of approximately NIS 1.44 per ordinary share and an aggregate dividend of NIS 20 million (approximately US$0.43 and US$6,060,606, respectively, based on representative rate of exchange as of August 30, 2022).
The dividend is payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 13, 2022 and will be payable on September 21, 2022. For shareholders who will receive the dividend payment in US dollars, the amount of the dividend per share is not final and is subject to change due to the need to convert the amount from NIS to US dollars in accordance with the Bank of Israel's representative rate of exchange on August 30, 2022. The final dividend amount is also subject to change based on the number of ordinary shares outstanding on the record date.
About G. Willi-Food International Ltd.
G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (http://www.willi-food.com) is an Israeli-based company specializing in high-quality, great-tasting kosher food products. Willi-Food is engaged directly and through its subsidiaries in the design, import, marketing and distribution of over 600 food products worldwide. As one of Israel's leading food importers, Willi-Food markets and sells its food products to over 1,500 customers and 3,000 selling points in Israel and around the world, including large retail and private supermarket chains, wholesalers and institutional consumers. The Company's operating divisions include Willi-Food in Israel and Euro European Dairies, a wholly owned subsidiary that designs, develops and distributes branded kosher, dairy-food products.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future performance, such as statements regarding trends, demand for our products and expected sales, operating results, and earnings. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. These risks and other factors include but are not limited to: war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions to international commercial shipping and disruptions in commodity pricing monetary risks including changes in marketable securities or changes in currency exchange rates- especially the NIS/U.S. Dollar exchange rate, payment default by any of our major clients, the loss of one of more of our key personnel, changes in laws and regulations, including those relating to the food distribution industry, and inability to meet and maintain regulatory qualifications and approvals for our products, termination of arrangements with our suppliers, loss of one or more of our principal clients, increase or decrease in global purchase prices of food products, increasing levels of competition in Israel and other markets in which we do business, changes in economic conditions in Israel, including in particular economic conditions in the Company's core markets, our inability to accurately predict consumption of our products and changes in consumer preferences, our inability to protect our intellectual property rights, our inability to successfully integrate our recent acquisitions, insurance coverage not sufficient enough to cover losses of product liability claims, and risks associated with product liability claims. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2022. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
Company Contact:
G. Willi - Food International Ltd.
Yitschak Barabi, Chief Financial Officer
(+972) 8-932-1000
itsik.b@willi-food.co.il
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