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NEW YORK, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by The Conference Board reveals that, as boards seek to recruit more directors with functional expertise, the percentage of board members in the Russell 3000 with business strategy experience has declined by five percentage points, from 67.7 percent to 62.9 percent. Accompanying that worrisome decline is a drop in directors with international experience, despite a more interconnected and tumultuous world.
At the same time, The Conference Board report, featuring data from analytics firm ESGAUGE, also reveals significant increases in the disclosure of diversity on boards. The percentage of S&P 500 companies disclosing directors' sexual orientation has more than tripled, from under seven percent in 2021 to nearly 23 percent as of April 2022, and in the Russell 3000 it increased seven-fold, from 3.5 percent to 25.4 percent.
While 58.8 percent of the S&P 500 disclosed the racial/ethnic diversity of their boards in 2021, 73.3 percent have done so thus far in 2022. Similarly, in the Russell 3000, the share of companies disclosing the racial/ethnic diversity of their boards rose from 27.7 percent in 2021 to 45.1 percent as of April 2022.
But the increase in disclosure has not been matched by increases in racial/ethnic diversity. While the percentage of non-White directors has increased in the S&P 500, it has stalled among the Russell 3000. By contrast, gender diversity has continued to increase, with women now representing over 30 percent of directors at S&P 500 companies, and over 25 percent of board members at Russell 3000 companies.
As companies are seeking to increase the diversity and range of expertise of their boards, they are also increasing the size of their boards, with the average size of S&P 500 company boards increasing from 10.8 in 2021 to 11.2 as of April 2022, and among Russell 3000 boards from 9.2 to 9.8.
The publication includes insights and data—as recent as April 2022—relating to the composition of S&P 500 and Russell 3000 boards. Topics covered include director qualifications and skillsets, education, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and board size. It is the first in a three-part series, with the subsequent two reports examining board leadership and structure, and board refreshment.
The project is led by The Conference Board in collaboration with ESGAUGE, along with Debevoise & Plimpton, the KPMG Board Leadership Center, Russell Reynolds Associates, and the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance.
The report offers the following findings and insights:
Director Qualifications and Skillsets
Business strategy experience declines, as many companies seek to add specialists
- The percentage of board members with business strategy experience is declining:
- 2018: the share of directors with business strategy experience was 69.7 percent
- 2021: the share decreased to 67.5 percent
- 2018: the share of directors with business strategy experience was 67.7 percent
- 2021: the share decreased to 62.9 percent
- By contrast, experience in areas such as business operations, finance (in the S&P 500), and accounting/auditing (in the Russell 3000) has increased in recent years:
- Business operations: from 5.7 percent in 2018 to 11.9 percent in 2021
- Finance: from 19.7 percent in 2018 to 22.2 percent in 2021
- Business operations: from 7.5 percent in 2018 to 10.7 percent in 2021
- Accounting/auditing: from 4.5 percent in 2018 to 6.6 percent in 2021
- Additionally, after a decline from 2018 through 2020, the percentage of board members with technology experience is increasing again, both in the S&P 500 and Russell 3000:
- The share of directors with technology experience declined from 25.1 percent in 2018 to 22.1 percent in 2020, but has increased since then to 22.6 percent in 2021 (and even further to 23.9 percent as of April 2022)
- The share of directors with technology experience declined from 16.8 percent in 2018 to 16.4 percent in 2020, but has increased since then to 16.6 percent in 2021 (and even further to 17.2 percent as of April 2022)
"The recent decline in board members with business strategy experience is worrisome. Directors without broad strategic experience risk hindering effective board discussions and will likely be less useful partners for management," said Paul Washington, Executive Director of the ESG Center at The Conference Board. "Although boards may want to add functional experience in ESG areas such as technology, human capital, and climate, directors can bring meaningful value only if they can make the connection between these functional areas and business strategy."
International experience also declines
- Despite a more interconnected and tumultuous world, directors with international experience is declining:
- 2018: the share of directors with international experience was 19.6 percent
- 2021: the share decreased to 14.4 percent
- 2018: the share of directors with international experience was 10 percent
- 2021: the share decreased to 8.1 percent
"From the COVID-19 pandemic, to social justice upheavals, rising inflation, and the war in Ukraine, US corporate boards have been faced with crisis after crisis. We're in an environment that underscores the need for leaders with very strong interpersonal attributes," said Justus O'Brien, co-leader of Russell Reynolds Associates' Board and CEO Advisory Partners practice. "Even though companies have traditionally focused on recruiting directors with 'hard skills,' boards need to keep an eye on 'soft skills' when recruiting new directors. Such skills include the ability to listen, empathy, openness to change, and eagerness to learn, among others."
Director Education
Companies are stepping up their efforts to educate directors on ESG issues
- Given the board's increased role with respect to environmental, human capital, technological, and other issues, boards are looking for ways to enhance their understanding of ESG issues—and their appropriate role.
- The predominant practice in director education remains relying exclusively on in-house resources. But using a combination of in-house and outside resources to develop and deliver board education programs has been increasing in both indices:
- The share of companies taking this approach grew from 25.3 percent in 2018 to 29.1 percent in 2021
- The share grew from 11.8 percent in 2018 to 16.4 percent in 2021
"Expect more companies to adopt a combination of using internal and external resources for director education. The hybrid approach will continue gaining popularity, given the need to ensure directors are able to effectively oversee a growing number of ESG subject areas, and senior management itself may also needing to be brought up to speed," said Umesh Chandra Tiwari, Executive Director of ESGAUGE. "While it can be useful for directors to meet with advocacy organizations in other contexts, for board education programs it's critical for outside providers to provide objective and trusted advice and benchmarking."
Director Race/Ethnicity
The momentum continues: disclosure of race and ethnicity
- Last year, The Conference Board reported the surge in companies disclosing the race/ethnicity of their directors:
- S&P 500: the share of companies disclosing grew from 11.4 percent in 2018 to 58.8 percent in 2021
- Russell 3000: it grew from 3.8 percent in 2018 to 27.7 percent in 2021
- S&P 500: the share grew from 58.8 percent in 2021 to 73.3 percent as of April 2022
- Russell 3000: it grew from 27.7 percent in 2021 to 45.1 percent as of April 2022
Percentage of non-white directors steadily increase at larger companies
- In the S&P 500 from 2018—2021, most non-white ethnicities made gains—except Latinos or Hispanics:
- Decrease in Whites/Caucasians: in 2018 their share was 80.1 percent; in 2021 it was 76.7 percent
- Decrease in Latinos or Hispanics: in 2018 their share was 6.6 percent; in 2021 it was 5.1 percent
- Increase in African Americans: in 2018 their share was 11.3 percent; in 2021 it was 12.6 percent
- Increase in Asians, Hawaiians, or Pacific Islanders: in 2018 their share was 1.8 percent; in 2021 it was 5.1 percent
- In the Russell 3000 from 2018—2021, just one non-white ethnicity made gains—Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander:
- Increase in Whites/Caucasians: in 2018 their share was 78.1 percent; in 2021 it was 79 percent
- Increase in Asians, Hawaiians, or Pacific Islanders: in 2018 their share was 3.3 percent; in 2021 it was 5.3 percent
- Decrease in Latinos or Hispanics: in 2018 their share was 7.5 percent; in 2021 it was 4.4 percent
- Decrease in African Americans: in 2018 their share was 10.9 percent; in 2021 it was 10.6 percent
"While corporate disclosure of diversity soared in 2021 and continues to reach new heights in 2022, increased disclosure alone will not satisfy investor and other stakeholders' expectations," said Justin P. Klein, Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. "Investors and proxy advisors alike have begun setting targets for the racial makeup of boards and will advise voting against directors if those targets are being unmet. Companies—especially smaller ones—will want to augment the racial diversity of their boards by executing a succession plan where the focus on strategic skills and expertise is accompanied by the pursuit of racially diverse members."
Director Sexual Orientation
Disclosure of sexual orientation surges
- In 2022, there's been a sudden rise in companies disclosing their directors' sexual orientation:
- 2021: the share of companies disclosing was just 6.6 percent
- 2022, Jan—April: the share increased to 22.7 percent
- 2021: the share of companies disclosing was just 3.5 percent
- 2022, Jan—April: the share increased to 25.4 percent
The highest percentage of directors who self-identified as LGBTQ+ was at the smallest companies
- There's no clear correlation between sexual orientation and company size. However, in 2021 the highest percentage of directors who self-identified as LGBTQ+ was seen at the smallest companies:
- The share of directors who self-identified was 20 percent
- No directors self-identified
"A possible explanation for the stark gap between directors who choose to self-identify as LGBTQ+ is that those at the smallest companies believe they can have a bigger impact on the firm and its culture by disclosing," said Merel Spierings, author of the report and Researcher at The Conference Board. "But whether at a large or small company, disclosure on sexual orientation, and other personal and less visible traits, needs to be undertaken with sensitivity to the directors' individual and collective views."
Director Gender
Women now hold 30 percent of board seats at large companies
- Women's representation on boards continues to increase in both indices:
- 2018—2021: the share of female directors grew from 22.8 percent in 2018 to 28.9 percent in 2021
- 2022, Jan—April: the share reached 30 percent
- 2018—2021: the share of female directors grew from 16.6 percent in 2018 to 24.1 percent in 2021
- 2022, Jan—April: the share reached 26.6 percent
There is a direct correlation between company size and gender diversity on boards
- The highest percentage of female directors are concentrated among boards of larger companies:
- In 2021, the share of women directors was 19.5 percent
- In 2021, the share of women directors was 30.8 percent
"Some major institutional investors and proxy advisors have pledged to vote against the nominating committee chairs of those boards that are not at least 30 percent gender diverse, starting in 2023," said Annalisa Barrett, Senior Advisor with the KPMG Board Leadership Center. "Without a comprehensive plan to accelerate progress, meeting this target will be particularly challenging for many companies in the Russell 3000—only about a third of which have three or more female directors on their board."
Board Size
Boards are gradually getting bigger
- Data from the first four months of 2022 indicate that boards are expanding:
- 2018—2021: average board size held steady at 10.8 directors
- 2022, Jan—April: average board size expanded to 11.2 directors
- 2018—2021: average board size grew from 9 to 9.2 directors
- 2022, Jan—April: average board size expanded to 9.8 directors
"Boards will likely continue expanding, as companies seek to increase diversity and add new skills and expertise, most notably with respect to ESG and cybersecurity," said Paul Rodel, Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. "Boards cannot wait to add a new director until a retirement creates an opening; attractive candidates may have other offers before then. Instead, boards need to strike while the iron is hot, which means at least temporarily increasing the size of the board to allow for some overlap."
About The Conference Board ESG Center
The Conference Board ESG Center serves as a resource, platform, and partner to help Member companies address their priorities in corporate governance, sustainability, and citizenship. www.conferenceboard.org/ESG
About The Conference Board
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what's ahead. Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States.
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About ESGAUGE
ESGAUGE is a data mining and analytics firm uniquely designed for the corporate practitioner and the professional service firm seeking customized information on U.S. public companies. It focuses on disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices such as executive and director compensation, board practices, CEO and NEO profiles, proxy voting and shareholder activism, and CSR/sustainability disclosure. Our clients include business corporations, asset management firms, compensation consultants, law firms, accounting and audit firms, and investment companies. We also partner on research projects with think tanks, academic institutions, and the media.
About Russell Reynolds Associates
Russell Reynolds Associates is a global leadership advisory and search firm, working with public, private and nonprofit organizations across all industries and regions. From helping boards with their structure, culture and effectiveness to identifying, assessing and defining the best leadership for organizations, our teams bring their decades of expertise to help clients address their most complex leadership issues. www.russellreynolds.com
About the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance was established in 2000 at the University of Delaware and is part of the Lerner College of Business and Economics. It is one of the longest-standing corporate governance centers in academia, and the first and only corporate governance center in the State of Delaware, the legal home for a majority of the nation's public corporations. The Center is recognized as a thought leader in the corporate governance field. www.weinberg.udel.edu
About Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. We deliver effective solutions to our clients' most important legal challenges, applying clear commercial judgment and a distinctively collaborative approach.
About the KPMG BLC
The KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) champions outstanding corporate governance to drive long-term value and enhance stakeholder confidence. Through an array of insights, perspectives, and programs, the BLC—which includes the KPMG Audit Committee Institute and close collaboration with other leading director organizations— promotes continuous education and improvement of public and private company governance. BLC engages with directors and business leaders on the critical issues driving board agendas—from strategy, risk, talent, and ESG to data governance, audit quality, proxy trends, and more. Learn more at www.kpmg.com/us/blc
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Week 3 high school football preview capsules
Tonight’s Games
— District 4-5A-I —
LAKE BELTON at RED OAK
Billy Goodloe Stadium
Records: Lake Belton Broncos 2-0; Red Oak Hawks 2-0
Last week: Lake Belton 41, Buda Johnson 34; Red Oak 35, Arlington Seguin 25
Broncos to watch: QB Connor Crews, WR Micah Hudson, DB Javeon Wilcox, OL Dominic Simpson, DL Keuntaye Williams, RB D’Arius Wilkerson, OL Challen Ma’lleoi, DB Ty Legg, LB Connor Brennan, DB Selman Bridges.
Hawks to watch: QB Jaylon Robinson, WR Warren Roberson, RB Moses Martindale, DB Kemondre Yancy, DL Brock Lincks, WR Taz Williams Jr., WR Jairrus Nicholson, LB Jordan Fleming.
Note: This match-up features a pair of high-flying offenses that both like to play fast and have each averaged more than 40-plus points and 400-plus yards per game through non-district. The Broncos were efficient last week, scoring six touchdowns on nine possessions, getting big games from seniors Crews (25-39, 444 yards, seven TDs on the season) and Wilkerson (18 carries, 115 yards, three TDs) as well as junior Hudson (11 catches, 274 yards, six TDs), who had his second straight three-touchdown game. The Hawks got a pair of scoring runs from Martindale last week to slip past Seguin.
— Non-district —
TEMPLE at COLLEGE STATION
Cougar Field
Records: Temple Wildcats 2-0; College Station Cougars 1-1
Last week: Temple 34, Willis 20; College Station 52, Fort Worth Nolan Catholic 7
Wildcats to watch: QB Reese Rumfield, RB Deshaun Brundage, WR Mikal Harrison-Pilot, WR Christian Tutson, LB Taurean York, DB Naeten Mitchell, DB Steve Jackson, DB Damarion Willis, DB O’Ryan Peoples, LB/S Josh Donoso, LB Teryon Williams-Echols.
Cougars to watch: QB Arrington Maiden, RB Anthony Trevino, RB Ayden Martinez-Brown, WR Beau Kortan, LB Harrison Robinson, LB Kolton Griswold, LB Jaydon Bellows, OL Jake Utley.
Note: Temple and College Station played two tight ballgames as district opponents in 2016 (Wildcats head coach Scott Stewart’s first year in charge) and 2017. The Cougars won 17-16 and 26-20 in overtime. College Station has a new coach this time around in Stoney Pryor, promoted from offensive coordinator to replace Steve Huff. Behind his offensive line, Brundage powered to 165 yards rushing last week, kick-starting Temple’s ground attack. Rumfield has four passing TDs and two rushing. York has a team-high 18 tackles for a defense that recorded eight sacks versus Willis. Trevino and Martinez-Brown serve as a solid one-two combo out of the backfield. This will be Maiden’s second start this season.
HUNTSVILLE at BELTON
Tiger Field
Records: Huntsville Hornets 1-1; Belton Tigers 1-1
Last week: Huntsville 21, Bryan 14; Brenham 42, Belton 7
Hornets to watch: RB Keiron Lee, QB Austin Taylor, LB Shiloh Jones, DB Braylon Phelps, RB Jawann Giddens, WR Matthew Tatum.
Tigers to watch: QB Ty Brown, RB LJ Underwood, LB Donovan Thompson, WR Garrett Oliveira, WR Isaac Abel, OL Aidan Stock, WR/RB Slade LeBlanc, LB Wyatt Butler.
Note: Belton looks to bounce back after a sluggish start last week during which its kickoff was delayed 50 minutes because of lightning. The Tigers got an Underwood 3-yard TD run, but struggled to contain Brenham’s ground attack. Brown (30-55, 493 yards, three TDs) and Oliveira (five receptions, 124 yards, two TDs) will aim to help Belton’s offense get back on track. Huntsville last week used a Taylor 1-yard TD on a quarterback keeper to provide the go-ahead score late as the Hornets evened their record. Lee also tacked on a scoring run while Jones and Phelps each forced fumbles.
SALADO vs. MALAKOFF
Panther Stadium, Hewitt
Records: Salado Eagles 2-0; Malakoff Tigers 1-1
Last week: Salado 38, Bryan Rudder 28; Grandview 21, Malakoff 17
Eagles to watch: QB Luke Law, RB Kase Maedgen, WR Seth Reavis, WR Brendan Wilson, DB Drew Bird, LD Dusty Rhiddlehoover, LB Nolan Miller, OL Dray McClane.
Tigers to watch: RB Chauncey Hogg, RB Damien Jackson, RB Jason Tennyson, LB/TE Zack Studley, WR/DB Austin Massingill.
Note: Salado’s spread offense — installed by new head coach Tom Westerberg — sailed through the first two weeks of the season, averaging 445 yards and 45.5 points per game. Law leads all area passers with 718 yards and nine TDs, with Reavis hauling in 15 catches for 293 yards and six of those scores. The Eagles aim to move their record to 3-0 with a win over Malakoff, which hit a road bump last week following its 28-7 season-opening victory over Rusk.
GATESVILLE at MCGREGOR
Bulldog Stadium
Records: Gatesville Hornets 1-1; McGregor Bulldogs 0-2
Last week: Glen Rose 49, Gatesville 14; Groesbeck 28, McGregor 14
Hornets to watch: RB Rayshon Smith, QB Jacob Newkirk, WR Trevor Smith, WR Adrian Smith, LB Ashtyn Culley, DB Lawson Mooney, OL Lucas Garcia.
Bulldogs to watch: QB JL Singer, RB Sebastian Torres, WR Jacob Singer, WR Daytron Owens, LB Caden Byford, LB Nicky Nieves.
Note: Gatesville will try to get back on the winning track after last week’s loss to Glen Rose. The Hornets have a sturdy ground game led by Rayshon Smith, who averages 105.5 yards rushing per outing, and an aerial attack in which Newkirk has thrown for 389 yards and five TDs. The Gatesville defense is giving up 402.5 yards per game but has a chance to improve those numbers tonight against a McGregor team that posted only 36 points through the first two weeks.
JARRELL at CALDWELL
Hornet Field
Records: Jarrell Cougars 0-2; Caldwell Hornets 0-2
Last week: Giddings 21, Jarrell 14; Robinson 35, Caldwell 7
Cougars to watch: QB Andrew Knebel, WR/DB Jacques Spradley, RB JaMarion Nibblett, LB Ethan Martone, DB/WR Jalani Price, WR Mason Dotson.
Hornets to watch: QB Travis Balcar, RB Aidan Torres, DL Delvin Morris, OL Lucas Peel, DB Connor Lee, WR Jamin White.
Note: Jarrell played Giddings close last week, getting a Price TD run in the first half, but was unable to put any points together in the second half in the loss. Knebel (20-52, 502 yards, four TDs) and Spradley (nine catches, 334 yards, three TDs), whose receiving yards lead the area, aim to get the Cougars into the win column. Caldwell has been outscored 76-7 in losses to Groesbeck and Robinson.
ACADEMY at HILLSBORO
Eagle Field
Records: Academy Bumblebees 0-2; Hillsboro Eagles 1-1
Last week: Lago Vista 41, Academy 29; Whitney 48, Hillsboro 6
Bumblebees to watch: QB Kasey Mraz, WR Scout Brazeal, LB Lane Ward, FB/TE Luke Tomasek, WR/DB Alex Lawton, RB Brayden Bartlett, RB Cavalli Nealy.
Eagles to watch: QB Austin Cook, RB Tory Brooks, WR Darrian Hodge, LB Ezrian Emory.
Note: Academy hits the road for the first time in 2022. The Bees defense allowed 36 points per game over its first two contests, a contrast to last season when that number was 17.5. Cook has completed 69 percent of his passes (27 of 39). Brazeal and Lawton have combined for 30 receptions and 493 yards. Brazeal’s 18 receptions lead the area.
WACO CONNALLY
at CAMERON YOE
Yoe Field
Records: Connally Cadets 2-0; Yoe Yoemen 2-0
Last week: Connally 35, Waco La Vega 34; Yoe 62, Yoakum 28
Cadets to watch: QB Jelani McDonald, RB Kiefer Sibley, WR Jylon Nobles, LB Jaylin Petty.
Yoemen to watch: QB Braylan Drake, RB Kardarius Bradley, WR/DB Trayjen Wilcox, WR/DB Kason Goolsby, WR/DB Ja’Quorius Hardman, LB/RB Landen Greene, DL Keshon Johnson.
Note: These teams have put up a bunch of points so far this season. The Yoemen averaged 66 points in starting a season 2-0 for the first time since 2019. The run-first Cadets (728 yards rushing to 147 passing) have posted an average of 50 points per game. Somebody will have to stop somebody in this one or the contest may go on deep into the night. Bradley’s 346 yards and six TDs rushing rank third and first, respectively, in the area.
LEXINGTON at ROCKDALE
Tiger Stadium
Records: Lexington Eagles 2-0; Rockdale Tigers 1-1
Last week: Lexington 43, Troy 24; Taylor 55, Rockdale 41
Eagles to watch: QB Kase Evans, RB/WR Daylon Washington, RB Kaiden Chappel, WR Garret Schneider.
Tigers to watch: WR Robert Owens, QB Blaydn Barcak, LB Cruz San Miguel, OL/DL Lane Rickman, LB Cade Pantaleon.
Note: Rockdale’s offense sits at the top of the area heap at 482 yards per game but the defense sits 17th at 443.5 yards. An improvement will be needed on that side of the ball tonight with Lexington in town. The Eagles have scored 39 points a night. Washington has five total TDs and averaged 32.8 yards per catch in two games. Owens is third in catches (15) and receiving yards (278).
ROGERS at TROY
Trojan Stadium
Records: Rogers Eagles 2-0; Troy Trojans 1-1
Last week: Rogers 55, Schulenburg 14; Lexington 43, Troy 24
Eagles to watch: OL/LB Gavin Bennett, QB Cooper Sisneroz, OL/DL Jackson Dolgener, RB/DB Garrett Wolfe, RB/LB Brice Lisenbe.
Trojans to watch: RB/LB Korey Gibson, RB/LB Cooper Valle, RB Gage Richardson, QB Ethan Sorenson, WR Reed Ketcham.
Note: The is Rogers’ second road game in three weeks to start the season but the Eagles haven’t had to travel far — a total of 68 roundtrip miles. Wolfe is averaging 6.4 yards per carry out of Rogers’ flex bone offense. While 56 percent of its yards come on the ground, Troy hasn’t scored a rushing touchdown. Ketcham and Gibson each have two receiving TDs.
HOLLAND at GRANGER
Lion Stadium
Records: Holland Hornets 1-1; Granger Lions 1-1
Last week: Holland 40, Valley Mills 14; Thorndale 36, Granger 34, OT
Hornets to watch: RB Ryan Steglich, DL Colton Cargill, QB Desi Cantu, OL Tre’vay Brown, WR Trey Grinnan, DB/K Jose Arzola, WR Christian Michalek.
Lions to watch: RB/LB DJ McClelland, QB/S Nate Tucker, RB/LB Chase Edwards, WR Trey Herrera, TE Tripp Wilke.
Note: Steglich (34 carries, 258 yards, 2 TDs) led a Holland ground game that accounted for 340 yards last week as the Hornets used a 32-point swing to put Valley Mills away after the teams traded scores early. Steglich scored from 47 yards out and Cantu added three TDs on the ground while Arzola had a 69-yard scoring tote. Granger, meanwhile, got 188 yards rushing and three TDs from McClelland (56 carries, 356 yards, five TDs), who ranks second among area players in yards on the ground.
BRUCEVILLE-EDDY at
MALAKOFF CROSS ROADS
Rock Tower Stadium
Records: Bruceville-Eddy Eagles 0-2; Cross Roads Bobcats 2-0
Last week: Florence 25, Bruceville-Eddy 14; Cross Roads 24, Meridan 22
Eagles to watch: RB/LB Chad Pate, OL/DL Alijah Bell, RB/DB Nick Boaz, QB Kadyn Rape, WR Tyrell Horne, RB Willie Wilson, WR Chris Bailey
Bobcats to watch: QB Riley Brown, WR Bub Latham, OL Braydon Hart, RB Preston Otis, WR Aaron Clopton.
Note: Bruceville-Eddy got a touchdown from Wilson on the ground and Bailey grabbed a scoring pass from Rape last week, but the Eagles were held to 198 yards in dropping a 12-point loss. Bailey (nine catches, 115 yards, one TD) has emerged as a sound target in the receiving game for signal-caller Rape (15-32, 179 yards, one TD). Cross Roads has started with back-to-back wins after playing an independent schedule the last two years.
HUBBARD at MOODY
Bearcat Stadium
Records: Hubbard Jaguars 0-2; Moody Bearcats 1-1
Last week: Itasca 28, Hubbard 20; Moody 23, Hico 6
Jaguars to watch: RB/DB Kevin Whitworth, RB/LB MJ Ryman, QB/DB Kendan Johnson, DL Jonathan Mills.
Bearcats to watch: QB Ryder Hohhertz, WR/DB Cooper Staton, WR/DB Tucker Staton, OL/DL Adonis Harrison, LB Ricky Aguilar.
Note: This is the second straight opponent for Moody out of District 10-2A-II. The Bearcats defense ranks fourth among area teams through two games in yards allowed per outing at 247.5. Hohhertz averages 8.3 yards per carry.The Jaguars averaged 13 points per game in losses to Itasca and Granger.
GOLDTHWAITE at ROSEBUD-LOTT
Cougar Field, Travis
Records: Goldthwaite Eagles 0-2; Rosebud-Lott Cougars 1-1
Last week: Santo 20, Goldthwaite 7; Wortham 30, Rosebud-Lott 0
Eagles to watch: RB/LB Cutter Campbell, RB/DB Carsyn Campbell, OL/DL AJ McCoy, RB/LB Mason Reven, WR/DB Luke Sanderson.
Cougars to watch: QB/DB Jamarquis Johnson, OL/LB Daniel Rodriguez, OL/DL Easton Fulton, WR/DB Breon Lewis, RB Kyle Finan.
Note: After its offense exploded for almost 60 points in Week 1, it was tougher going last week for Rosebud-Lott, which still got 62 yards apiece on the ground from Johnson (nine carries, 207 yards rushing, three TDs; 10-14 passing, 277 yards three TDs) and Finan (12 carries, 101 yards, one TD). Johnson, who moved from receiver to quarterback this year, added 69 yards through the air. Goldthwaite has been outscored 69-7 through its first two games.
BARTLETT at MERIDIAN
Yellow Jacket Stadium
Records: Bartlett Bulldogs 1-0; Meridian Yellow Jackets 0-2
Last week: Axtell at Bartlett, canceled; Malakoff Cross Roads 24, Meridan 22
Bulldogs to watch: QB Bryson Bass, RB Rodolfo Rodriguez, OL Alonso Castaneda, TE Khalil Gadison.
Yellow Jackets to watch: QB Brady Taylor, RB/DB Brayden Wehmeyer, RB/LB John Bernal, RB/DB Ian Gomez.
Note: Bartlett put away Frost in the second half of its season-opening win but inclement weather had other plans last week, forcing the Bulldogs into an extra week of rest after their game with Axtell was canceled. Bass (11 carries, 188 yards, three TDs; 7-of-15, 208 yards, two TDs) and Gibson, who had a 69-yard TD grab in Week 1, will look to help Bartlett pick up where it left off. Meridian fell in a nail-biter last week but dropped its opener 58-0 to Itasca.
ROUND ROCK CONCORDIA
at BUCKHOLTS
Jim Hauk Field
Records: Concordia Cardinals 1-1; Buckholts Badgers 1-0
Last week: Concordia 56, Prairie Lea 39; Waco Texas Wind Homeschool at Buckholts, canceled
Cardinals to watch: QB Alex Jones, RB Daniel Wolfmueller, WR Jacob Johnson.
Badgers to watch: QB Chevo Luciano, RB Luke Lorenz, WR Ivan Baez, WR RJ Vega.
Note: Buckholts raced out of the gate under new head coach Jason Kilgore to record a victory over Holy Trinity Catholic, but the Badgers have had to wait two weeks to get back in action because last week’s contest was canceled. Concordia managed only 20 points in its season-opening loss but bounced back last week to even its record.
MILANO at
CENTRAL TEXAS CHRISTIAN
Frazee Field
Records: Milano Eagles 1-0; CTCS Lions 2-0
Last week: Huntsville Alpha Omega at Milano, canceled; CTCS 27, Dallas Shelton 14
Eagles to watch: QB/LB Chris Vasquez, RB/DE Andres Ruelas, OL/LB Ethan Gordon, RB/DL Josh Millar.
Lions to watch: RB Ethan Allerkamp, RB Reagan Ragsdale, QB Cooper Smith, OL Matt Rose, DB Luke Chiles, DB Tristan Eanes.
Note: CTCS carries an unblemished record into Week 3 after two strong performances on the defensive side of the ball, limiting opponents to an area-low 170 yards per game. The Lions’ offensive attack is fueled by the legs of Allerkamp, who averages 186.5 yards rushing per game. Tonight, they face a Milano squad that opened with a 41-7 win over Waco Reicher before its game last week was canceled.
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Records: Holy Trinity Celtics 1-1; Bynum Bulldogs 0-2
Last week: Holy Trinity 58, Waco Vanguard 32; Avalon 55, Bynum 6
Celtics to watch: WR/LB Neri Navarro, RB/WR Christian Demapan, RB Christopher Cruz, QB Austin Belbeck.
Bulldogs to watch: QB Blane Mynarcik, RB Brandon Collins, WR Chris Howell.
Note: After falling to Buckholts in the opener, Holy Trinity bounced back last week to pick up its first victory under new head coach JB Kelly. The Celtics take aim at back-to-back wins tonight against a Bynum team that was outscored 121-27 through its first two outings. | https://www.tdtnews.com/sports/article_1fd4815c-2fd3-11ed-b5cc-43be6631804e.html | 2022-09-09T03:41:20Z |
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vincent J. "Jim" Troiola was elected national commander of the nation's largest veterans organization today in Milwaukee during The American Legion's 103rd national convention. His theme as national commander is "V.E.T.S., Veterans, Education, Teamwork and Sponsor."
Troiola, a life member of American Legion Post 1682 in Rockland County, N.Y, served in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves from 1969 to 1974. He completed a tour aboard the USS Nitro, an auxiliary ammunition ship with the Sixth Fleet. He was honorably discharged as a boatswain's mate third class. He is also a member of Sons of the American Legion Squadron 1682 based on the World War II service of Jim's father.
Troiola spent his entire working career in the automotive service industry, where he began as a parts manager at a local Chevrolet dealership and went to serve in many capacities of management. At the time of his retirement in 2017, he was director of service and parts at a New York Metro Mercedes Benz dealership. After a brief time at home, Troiola began an entirely new career as a school bus driver for the Falmouth School district and part-time motor coach operator.
Troiola served in many offices at every level of The American Legion. He was elected department (state) commander of New York for 2010-2011, and chaired several national commissions include the National Security Commission, Legislative Commission, Veterans Employment and Education Commission and the Membership and Post Activity Committee. He was elected national vice commander for 2016-2017.
He married his wife Saveria (pronounced Sa-Vare-ee-ah) in 1973. They have two daughters, Laura and Jeanette; a son-in-law, Michael; and three grandchildren, Alexander, Abigail and Natalia. The Troiolas include three generations of American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary or Sons of the American Legion membership.
Jim currently lives in Maine to be close to a daughter and his grandchildren, while still being within driving distance to the Department of New York.
Contact: John Raughter, (317) 630-1350, jraughter@legion.org
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SourceFuse Inc has consolidated its position globally as a leading provider of cloud-native, bespoke solutions and services for enterprises in its 16-year journey. Offering modernization services and custom application development has reinforced the company's strategy of innovation and collaboration. This has created long-lasting value for their customers - empowering enterprises in their respective digital transformation journeys by unlocking the full potential of the cloud and achieving business goals at speed.
SourceFuse is proud of its modernization engagements with multiple enterprises and unicorns across healthcare life sciences, finance, and telecommunications industries. The company takes the lead in legacy app modernization-led migration on the cloud, leveraging its containerization and microservices approach for custom-built applications. Its rapid application development framework, SourceFuse ARC (formerly known as SourceLoop) accelerates the design, development, and roll-out of modern cloud-native enterprise applications. In this way, it has accelerated customers' business plans ~50% faster than industry benchmarks, lowering TCO by 35% and eliminating vendor lock-ins.
"Over the years, we've created an unrivaled level of cloud expertise that has made digital transformation a seamless and pain-free journey for our customers. From legacy app modernization, cloud cost optimization, custom app development, to complete cloud managed services, we help enterprises focus on their business growth, while we focus on their cloud investment ROI," says Kelly Dyer, Co-Founder, and Co-CEO, SourceFuse
SourceFuse's strength lies in its rich pool of talent hired from around the globe with a passionate team of developers, architects, DevOps engineers, and cloud-certified associates forming SourceFuse's own dedicated AWS Business Unit. It has brought innovative industry-specific solutions and services that ensure a seamless customer experience.
Being an AWS Advance Tier Services Partner with multiple AWS Competencies and Service Delivery Programs, SourceFuse has demonstrated technical expertise and proven customer success. Owing to stringent industry regulatory requirements, the company has deepened its security and compliance roots by being HIPAA Compliant and ISO 27001 certified.
Discover how SourceFuse can accelerate any enterprise modernization needs today.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adore Me, known for being the first lingerie brand to bring inclusive sizing across all its categories, is excited to show the fashion world what's new in lingerie trends at an exclusive event for New York Fashion Week. This New York Fashion Week marks the full re-opening of the celebratory event, and Adore Me is excited to help kick things off with its first-ever live runway show on September 9th at 8:30pm.
Adore Me recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary, and since launch has served nearly 5 million customers, while being recently named the #1 Digital Native Growth Brand in intimate apparel at the NPD x Curve Excellence Awards. The brand seeks to deliver one of the widest assortments in the category at an accessible price point and has recently been making major strides in delivering on its mission of making sustainable shopping more affordable. This week's show will serve as a celebration of Adore Me's promise of supporting every woman to celebrate her best self, and showcasing the products that bring joy to customers across the nation.
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Founded in 2011 as a disruptive online lingerie startup, Adore Me has evolved into a DTC womenswear brand that serves women of all sizes and budgets. The company is transforming the way people shop with a pioneering try-at-home commerce service that features lingerie, swimwear, activewear, loungewear, and compression intimates. With a series of innovation-driven Sister Brands, Adore Me is revolutionizing affordable sustainability through cutting-edge technologies and advanced innovations at affordable price points.
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Why leg day is your most important day
We all understand how physical activity can make the body stronger. But there is increasing evidence that physical activity combats depression as well. Still, with all the evidence we have of how important exercise is, there is one thing even diehard fitness fanatics tend to skip: leg day.
Judd NeSmith is the founder of Serious Fitness and BestReviews’ fitness expert. We asked him why leg days are so important to your fitness regime and if it’s ever OK to skip them. Here’s what we learned.
In this article: NordicTrack Select-A-Weight Adjustable Dumbbell Set, Bowflex SelectTech 840 Kettlebell and URBNFit Exercise Ball
What is leg day?
Many people do not realize or they neglect to consider that legs make up the entire lower half of the body. Leg day is any day that you focus on working out the glutes, hamstrings, calves and quads.
Why do people skip leg day?
NeSmith thinks the answer is simple: “Training the lower body is a lot harder than training the upper body, so some people take the easy way out,” he said. “They just do the easy exercises like chest presses, rows, pullups and bicep curls. When you ask them to train their lower body with any kind of squat variation or dead lift variation, they shy away from lower body exercises because they are hard.”
Why is it so important to train the lower body?
Overall fitness
“To be fit overall, you have to do more than just walking or running or riding a bike,” NeSmith said. “You have to perform some strength-training exercises to help you build more muscle, to burn more calories, to prevent injuries and help improve your posture.”
NeSmith explained that the quads, glutes and hamstrings make up the largest muscle groups in the body. Whenever you recruit those muscles in a strength-training exercise, you’re going to burn more calories because those muscles need more energy to perform. But what people don’t understand is when you engage those larger muscle groups, it will help you build more muscle throughout the entire body.
“When you perform any type of squat exercise or dead lift exercise or any kind of compound movement in the gym, you are going to raise your growth hormone and your testosterone levels, which is going to build more lean muscle in the entire body,” NeSmith said.
Preventive care
“A lot of injuries happen because people have very weak hips,” NeSmith began. “They have a weak hip imbalance, meaning they are either weak in their hamstrings, weak in their glutes or weak in their quadriceps. When you have a weak hip imbalance, it leads to a lot of issues, such as lower back pain, knee pain and even neck and shoulder pain. This is because your hips are your foundation. It’s the center of all movement, so when someone is weak in their hips they are definitely at jeopardy of having a lot of muscle imbalances which can cause pain throughout the body and lead to injuries. That is why it’s really important to train your legs.”
Should older people ease up on leg day?
As you get older, building and maintaining more lean muscle becomes a big concern. NeSmith said it is even more important to continue to work out once you are over 50 because you need lean muscle mass to prevent osteoporosis and sarcopenia.
Osteoporosis
“Osteoporosis is bone loss. You lose bone density because you are not doing enough weight-bearing exercises, so you can’t protect and build stronger bones,” NeSmith said.
Sarcopenia
“Sarcopenia is common with a lot of individuals who only do cardiovascular exercise. They may just ride bikes throughout the week or walk or jog or run. This is great for cardiovascular health, but it doesn’t provide enough resistance as a stimulus to build and maintain lean muscle. Sarcopenia is when someone older gets frail because they do not have enough muscle mass to support their joints,” NeSmith said.
How many times a week should you focus on your legs?
NeSmith is a fan of the full-body workout. If you have 45 minutes to an hour to spend in the gym, and you want to burn more fat and get leaner, you should work your chest, your back, your quadriceps, your hamstrings, your glutes, your biceps and your triceps. According to NeSmith, this is because “you get a phenomenal muscle-building response when you train the body as a whole.”
However, if you are more concerned with bodybuilding or you are a strength-training enthusiast, NeSmith recommends four days at the gym.
This routine would look something like the following:
- Monday, train lower body
- Tuesday, train upper body
- Wednesday, work cardio
- Thursday, train lower body
- Friday, train upper body
Alternatively, you could do a full-body workout every other day, such as Monday, Wednesday and Friday or Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Should you ever skip leg day?
“Absolutely,” NeSmith responded. “And for a lot of my clients, that’s not uncommon because they are athletes. Let’s say you were running a 5K, a 10K or a marathon, and your race is on a Saturday. I would tell you not to work your lower body with resistance probably that entire week because you want to have fresh legs for your race. The same goes for cyclists who have a race or for serious recreational athletes who compete in a sport that requires their legs. If you are playing in a competitive soccer league and you have an important game on Saturday, for example, skip your leg day on Friday.”
Products to help you get the most out of leg day
NordicTrack Select-a-Weight Adjustable Dumbbell Set
A quality pair of dumbbells helps you get the most out of your lower body exercises, such as squats and lunges. This offering from NordicTrack lets you quickly choose from 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10 and 12.5 pounds to customize your workouts. Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Bowflex SelectTech 840 Kettlebell
A kettlebell can deliver a high-intensity lower body workout in as little as 15 minutes. This model has a weight selection dial that adjusts from 8 to 40 pounds, offering convenience while saving you storage space. Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Using a balance ball lets you increase the range of lower body exercises you can perform, giving you a comprehensive workout that targets all the desired muscle groups. The URBNFit stability ball is made with anti-slip, anti-burst, high-quality PVC that can handle a 600-pound weight load. Sold by Amazon
The TRX PRO3 Suspension Trainer
Besides providing a high-intensity workout, a suspension trainer can give you confidence to really dig deep and maximize your range of motion when it comes to lower body exercises. This pro set gives you three suspension anchors, rubber-grip handles, padded foot cradles, access to the TRX Training Club app and more. Sold by Amazon
Sweet Sweat Mini Loop Resistance Bands
Resistance loop bands add resistance to your exercises, so you can gently increase the intensity. There are five bands in this set which range from 5 to 40 pounds. Sold by Amazon
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Higginbotham's Tim Edgmon Expresses Gratitude at Check Presentation After Four-Month Moody Rehab
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Higginbotham presented a check in the amount of $100,000 to the Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute May 19, 2022, to commemorate Higginbotham Managing Director Tim Edgmon's final week of in-patient treatment at its facility in Lubbock, Texas. Edgmon suffered severe spinal contusion Christmas Eve 2021 when he slipped and fell on ice, immobilizing his legs. Higginbotham employees donate money to the Higginbotham Community Fund to make grants like this possible.
Moody Neuro provides personalized care to treat adolescents and adults with brain and spinal injury. Through locations in Lubbock, Houston and Galveston, Texas, patients receive comprehensive, residential post-acute brain injury rehabilitation.
Edgmon was airlifted to University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, Christmas morning and underwent an emergency spinal laminectomy. He moved to South Plains Rehabilitation Hospital for a month of recovery and entered in-patient rehabilitation at Moody Neuro Jan., 31, 2022. He took his first assisted steps since the accident March 24, 2022, and he capped off his last week as a patient by participating with his family and colleagues at the check presentation.
The Higginbotham Community Fund is a donor-advised fund the firm established in partnership with the North Texas Community Foundation in 2011 to provide monetary support to nonprofits operating in the markets Higginbotham serves coast to coast. An advisory committee of Higginbotham executives selects the nonprofit recipients, and the fund is 100 percent financed by employee contributions. Employees who contribute to the fund may request grants for the nonprofits they support in their local community. Many employees made special contributions to the Higginbotham Community Fund in Edgmon's name to support Moody Neuro.
To date, the Higginbotham Community Fund has raised $5.2 million in employee contributions and pledges and distributed grants to 1,608 nonprofits.
Edgmon said, "The only tears I've shed since the accident was when I learned that Higginbotham was giving this $100,000 to Moody. In my mind, Moody has given me my legs back. I've had to do a lot of hard work, but it's the hard work of the physical therapists who stay with you and work together that's remarkable."
Moody Clinical Program Director Justin Luna added, "We're so grateful to receive this gift from Higginbotham. It's going to go a long way to benefit our patients and our staff and our foundation as a whole."
Higginbotham Chairman and CEO Rusty Reid said, "Two of our core values at Higginbotham is to be family to our employees and generous to our communities. This was a perfect opportunity hit on both at the same time. Not only is Tim an esteemed member of our team, his wife, son and daughter also work at Higginbotham. So when his family suffered, our Higginbotham family felt their pain. Seeing Tim play with his five grandkids again is a blessing. We're indebted to Moody Neuro for Tim' recovery, and this grant will help families have the same outcomes."
Download photographs of the check presentation, photographs and video of Edgmon's rehabilitation journey and interviews with Edgmon and Moody Neuro here.
Employee owned and customer inspired, Higginbotham is a single source solution for insurance, financial and HR services. The firm was established in 1948 and ranks by revenue as the nation's 20th largest independent insurance firm. Serving thousands of businesses and individuals through locations coast to coast, Higginbotham's approach to finding insurance, employee benefit and risk management solutions is more individual and less institutional. By understanding customer priorities, eliminating inefficiencies and committing to transparency, Higginbotham is a place that leads with values so value leads. Visit higginbotham.com for more information.
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An accomplished leader in laboratory innovations and diagnostics, Houseman will enable process efficiency and capability across Metabolon testing and operations
MORRISVILLE, N.C., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabolon, Inc., the global leader in providing metabolomics solutions that advance drug development and precision medicine, today announced that Tom Houseman has been appointed Vice President of Operations. Joining the company's leadership team, Houseman will be instrumental in accelerating and enabling process efficiency and capability across Metabolon testing and operations, as well as Metabolon facilities.
Houseman joins Metabolon with more than 25 years of operations leadership experience, leading teams in the successful development and manufacturing of innovative products to reach customers worldwide. Previously, Houseman served as Vice President of Operations at bioMerieux, Inc, where he led all aspects of manufacturing and supply for bioMerieux's 500-person Durham production site. Prior to bioMerieux, he led Quality Systems at Hospira, where he was responsible for all laboratory systems validation and compliance, site CQV, and continuous process verification.
"We are delighted to welcome Tom to the Metabolon team," said Rohan (Ro) Hastie, President & CEO of Metabolon. "Tom's operations, quality, and product development experience with leading companies in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries will be critical to the ongoing execution of Metabolon's growth strategy and continued success."
"I'm excited to join the Metabolon team at such a pivotal time in the company's development," said Houseman. "Metabolon is well-positioned as the leading metabolomics solutions provider, and I'm looking forward to directly contributing to the company's continued growth and performance for the benefit of not only customers and investors, but patients, as well."
Houseman holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Environmental Studies and a Master of Science in Biology from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
To learn more about how Metabolon deciphers thousands of discrete chemical signals from genetic and non-genetic factors to discover biomarkers and reveal biological pathways, visit https://www.metabolon.com/.
Metabolon, Inc. is the global leader in metabolomics, with a mission to deliver biochemical data and insights that expand and accelerate the impact of life sciences research. Over 20 years, 10,000+ projects, 2,800+ publications, and ISO 9001:2015 and CLIA certifications, Metabolon has developed industry-leading scientific, technology, and bioinformatics techniques. Metabolon's Precision Metabolomics™ platform is enabled by the world's largest proprietary metabolomics reference library. Metabolon's industry-leading data and translational science expertise help customers and partners address some of the most challenging and pressing questions in the life sciences, accelerating research and enhancing development success. The company offers scalable, customizable metabolomics and lipidomics solutions supporting customer needs from discovery through clinical trials and product life-cycle management. For more information, please visit www.metabolon.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Metabolomics, the large-scale study of all small molecules in a biological system, is the only 'omics technology that provides a complete current-state functional readout of a biological system. Metabolomics helps researchers see beyond the genetic variation of individuals, capturing the combined impact of genetic as well as external factors such as the effect of drugs, diet, lifestyle, and the microbiome on human health. By measuring thousands of discrete chemical signals that form biological pathways in the body, metabolomics can reveal important biomarkers enabling a better understanding of a drug's mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics, and safety profile, as well as individual responses to therapy.
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NEW YORK, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner of the class action firm Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), a national securities firm rated Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report and headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (TPTX), relating to its proposed acquisition by Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co. Under the terms of the agreement, TPTX shareholders will receive $76.00 in cash per share they own. Click here for more information: https://www.monteverdelaw.com/case/turning-point-therapeutics-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
About Monteverde & Associates PC
We are a national class action securities litigation law firm that has recovered millions of dollars and is committed to protecting shareholders from corporate wrongdoing. We were listed in the Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. Our lawyers have significant experience litigating Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Class Actions. Mr. Monteverde is recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Securities Litigation in 2013, 2017-2019, an award given to less than 2.5% of attorneys in a particular field. He has also been selected by Martindale-Hubbell as a 2017-2021 Top Rated Lawyer. Our firm's recent successes include changing the law in a significant victory that lowered the standard of liability under Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act in the Ninth Circuit. Thereafter, our firm successfully preserved this victory by obtaining dismissal of a writ of certiorari as improvidently granted at the United States Supreme Court. Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, 139 S. Ct. 1407 (2019). Also, in 2019 we recovered or secured six cash common funds for shareholders in mergers & acquisitions class action cases.
If you own common stock in TPTX and wish to obtain additional information and protect your investments free of charge, please visit our website or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at jmonteverde@monteverdelaw.com or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.
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SAN DIEGO, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TuSimple (Nasdaq: TSP), a global self-driving technology company based in San Diego, California, today announced its participation in the following investor conferences.
- On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, management will present in a fireside chat at the 6th Annual Needham Virtual Automotive Tech Conference.
- On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time, management will virtually present in a fireside chat at the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference.
- On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, management will virtually participate in Credit Suisse 2022 Mobility Forum.
Management will be available for one-on-one or group meetings with institutional investors at all conferences above. Portfolio managers and analysts who wish to request a meeting should contact their institutional sales representative at each sponsoring bank.
About TuSimple
TuSimple is a global autonomous driving technology company headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in Arizona, Texas, Europe, and China. Founded in 2015, TuSimple is developing a commercial-ready, fully autonomous (SAE Level 4) driving solution for long-haul heavy-duty trucks. TuSimple aims to transform the $4 trillion global truck freight industry through the company's leading AI technology, which makes it possible for trucks to drive safely autonomously, operate nearly continuously, and reduce fuel consumption by 10%+ relative to manually driven trucks. Global achievements include the world's first fully autonomous, 'driver-out' semi-truck run on open public roads, and development of the world's first Autonomous Freight Network (AFN). Visit us at www.tusimple.com.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AMZN) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle Division, and docketed under 22-cv-00617, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Amazon stock between February 1, 2019 and April 5, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Plaintiff pursues claims against the Defendants under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Amazon securities during the Class Period, you have until July 5, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Amazon is a multinational technology company that engages primarily in the businesses of e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
On the Company's Amazon.com e-commerce platform, Amazon sells both third-party merchandise and Amazon's own private-label products. As the owner and operator of the Amazon.com e-commerce platform, Amazon has access to certain non-public data of the third-party sellers that use the Amazon.com platform.
On or around June 3, 2019, the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary initiated a bipartisan investigation into the state of competition online. The investigation, led by the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law (the "Subcommittee"), examined the business practices and market dominance of Facebook, Google, Apple, and, of particular relevance, Amazon (the "Subcommittee Investigation").
In the course of the Subcommittee Investigation, the Subcommittee held several oversight hearings in which various officers of the above referenced companies, including their respective Chief Executive Officers, offered witness testimony on topics such as the effect of market power on the press, innovation, and privacy, and the market dominance of the firms under investigation. After each of the hearings, members of the Subcommittee submitted questions for the record to the witnesses.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Amazon engaged in anticompetitive conduct in its private-label business practices, including giving Amazon products preference over those of its competitors and using third-party sellers' non-public data to compete with them; (ii) the foregoing exposed Amazon to a heightened risk of regulatory scrutiny and/or enforcement actions; (iii) Amazon's revenues derived from its private-label business were in part the product of impermissible conduct and thus unsustainable; and (iv) as a result, the Defendants' public statements throughout the Class Period were materially false and/or misleading.
On March 9, 2022, media outlets reported that the House Judiciary Committee had requested that the U.S. Department of Justice open a criminal investigation into Amazon and certain of its executives for allegedly lying to Congress about its business practices during the course of the Subcommittee Investigation.
In response, Amazon asserted that there was "no factual basis" for the House Judiciary Committee's allegations.
Then, on April 6, 2022, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "SEC Is Investigating How Amazon Disclosed Business Practices." The article reported, inter alia, that the SEC's probe has been underway for more than a year and focuses on Amazon's disclosures regarding its use of third-party seller data for its own private-label business.
On this news, Amazon's stock price fell $105.98 per share, or 3.2%, to close at $3,175.12 per share on April 6, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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$350K Award Will Establish Pipeline for Women Leaders in Cyber Governance
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women Business Collaborative (WBC) has been awarded First Place in the Gula Tech Foundation's $1 million Incorporating Cyber Expertise in Corporate Governance competitive grant contest.
Announced at the 2022 RSA Conference, the $350,000 award will be used by the WBC to establish the Women's Cyber Governance Collaborative (WCGC) and tasked with advancing gender diversity and cyber governance expertise in the corporate boardroom.
"We are honored to have our efforts recognized by the Gula Tech Foundation," said Edie Fraser, Chief Executive Officer of the WBC. "This grant will allow us to empower a new generation of women leaders in cybersecurity to lead America's companies safely and smartly into the digital future."
Established by Ron and Cyndi Gula, the Gula Tech Foundation amplifies the impact of cybersecurity nonprofit organizations through a $1 million competitive grant process. Winners are selected by the foundation's grant committee made up of more than 20 leading experts in the cybersecurity discipline.
The WBC also announced its partnership with Digital Directors Network (DDN), the world's leading executive network focused exclusively on improving digital and cyber risk oversight in the corporate boardroom. The WCGC will utilize DDN's Masterclass training series to prepare women cyber leaders for the boardroom while also educating women corporate directors on the leading issues in cybersecurity.
"Gender diversity in the boardroom has made significant strides over the last decade, but there's still a lot of work to do," said Bob Zukis, Founder and CEO of DDN. "We look forward to teaming with WBC to advance women cyber leaders in the boardroom. By doubling down on these two critically important corporate governance initiatives, WBC and DDN will take these issues to the next level."
Rollout of the WCGC and information on the application process for the training will be forthcoming in the second half of 2022.
About Women Business Collaborative (WBC)
The Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is an unprecedented alliance 70+ women's business organizations and hundreds of business leaders building a movement to achieve equal position, pay, and power for all women in business. Through collaboration, advocacy, action, and accountability, we mobilize thousands of diverse professional women and men, business organizations, public and private companies to accelerate change. (wbcollaborative.org)
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Feld Entertainment, the worldwide leader in live entertainment experiences, revved up support for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® to crush childhood cancer during its Monster Jam World Finals® May 21 to 22, in Orlando, Florida, at Camping World Stadium. On display to fuel the excitement was a 10.5-foot-tall, 12,000-pound Monster Jam® truck, adorned with artwork by St. Jude patient Calvin, 13.
Feld Entertainment surprised Calvin by unveiling his artwork on the life-sized truck named Emoji Strong. He drew the emojis featured on the truck when Monster Jam drivers visited St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 2019. Calvin was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer. His doctor referred him to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital where his treatment included chemotherapy and proton therapy. "Calvin is quick-witted, happy-go-lucky and strong-willed," said his mom, Tiffany. "He fights through the pain, and he's a really happy kid."
"The impact that unique and creative partnerships like this have on the future of research and treatment for kids with cancer and other catastrophic diseases is amazing, and we are so grateful for them," said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. "Monster Jam has raised more than $100,000 for the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital since 2020 -- and what better place to celebrate this incredible support, and Calvin's creativity, than at the Monster Jam World Finals."
A limited-edition 1:64 scale diecast truck with the same Emoji Strong design is available for purchase at monsterjamsuperstore.com. Monster Jam will donate $10 from each purchase of this one-of-a-kind collector's item to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®
"As a family-owned business and a company that creates memories and moments that light up arenas, stadiums, stages, homes and hearts around the world, supporting St. Jude is a powerful way to honor our company's mission to uplift the human spirit," said Kenneth Feld, Chair and CEO of Feld Entertainment. "We continue to see the enthusiasm for St. Jude from our Monster Jam fans and are excited to explore innovative fundraising activations, like the Emoji Strong truck."
Because of partnerships like this, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food so they can focus on helping their child live. The support of generous donors and partners also enables St. Jude to press ahead with its historic six-year, $11.5 billion strategic plan. Part of this plan will triple its global investment so St. Jude can impact more of the 400,000 kids around the world with cancer each year.
Photos and video from the event are available here.
For more information, visit stjude.org or monsterjam.com/stjude
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Republicans pick Milwaukee to host 2024 national convention
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans on Friday chose Milwaukee in swing state Wisconsin to host the 2024 national convention, beating out Nashville in deep-red Tennessee.
The decision in favor of Milwaukee was announced at the Republican National Committee’s summer meeting in Chicago and follows months of wrangling by Wisconsin and Tennessee to land the convention where the party’s next presidential candidate will be officially nominated.
Milwaukee was the pick of the RNC’s site selection committee in July. Awarding the convention to Milwaukee was all-but sealed after opposition in Nashville lead to that city’s council on Tuesday rejecting a draft agreement for hosting the event.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper and others expressed concerns about security, the economic trade-off of having to mostly shut down the bustling downtown except for convention activity as well as the implications of tying up city resources for the event.
Milwaukee, a Democratic stronghold, was selected to host the 2020 Democratic National Committee convention, but that moved almost entirely online due to the coronavirus pandemic. President Joe Biden accepted the nomination in Delaware, not Milwaukee. The city used its preparations for that convention to argue to Republicans that it had a “turnkey” operation ready to host for real in 2024.
City leaders in Milwaukee joined together with Republican power brokers, including former RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, to make the pitch for hosting the 2024 Republican convention. Priebus, a former White House chief of staff under former President Donald Trump and Wisconsin state GOP chairman, leads the local committee for the convention.
Trump narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016, but lost to Biden by a nearly identical margin in 2020.
Wisconsin could determine who wins in 2024, while Tennessee has not backed a Democrat for president since 1996. But choosing Milwaukee is in line with recent Republican choices for the convention. For two decades, Republicans have placed their nominating convention in swing states — North Carolina, Ohio and Florida.
Wisconsin Republican Party Chair Paul Farrow, who was in Chicago for the RNC meeting, said having the convention come to Milwaukee will “energize our base even more to realize we’re a very important hinge in the entire country.” The winner in Wisconsin has been elected president the past four elections.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Perform, a startup that helps runners reach their goals with a personal running coach and smart training app, today announced that it has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding led by defy.vc, with participation from Techstars, the Chief Product Officer of Calm, the former Chief Product Officer of Uber, the co-founder of Fitbod, and other technology executives.
Alongside the funding, the company announced that Meb Keflezighi, 2004 Olympic silver medalist and winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon and 2009 New York City Marathon, and Merhawi Keflezighi, who manages world class endurance and track and field athletes as CEO of HAWI Management, have joined the company's board of advisors.
There are about 75 million runners in the United States, according to a 2021 report from Nielsen Sports, yet few utilize a running coach due to lack of access and high cost. Co-founders Eric Brownrout, Christian Mathiesen, and Leonard Adler, endurance athletes who have worked for leading technology companies such as LinkedIn, built Perform to address these challenges by combining human coaching with technology that provides benefits to both coaches and athletes. Perform's technology, which includes a mobile app and proprietary coaching software, allows the company to deliver personalized coaching at breakthrough prices to athletes at scale.
Athletes who sign-up for run coaching with Perform are matched with a coach who creates a personalized training plan and provides accountability and support through ongoing video calls and messaging. Perform's coaching product builds on the expertise and learnings from Perform's initial product, an AI-powered music app that motivates and inspires athletes by adapting in real-time to their heart rate and pace.
Perform has seen an enthusiastic response from the running community since its beta launch earlier this year. The company's growing customer base includes new runners seeking to incorporate running as part of a healthy lifestyle and runners training for fall races including the Chicago Marathon and New York City Marathon. Perform is also receiving strong interest from coaches who want to join the company's coaching team, which includes pro runner Colin Bennie, the top American finisher at the 2021 Boston Marathon, and Cal Calamia, the first winner of the San Francisco Marathon's non-binary+ division in 2022.
Meb and Merhawi will have important roles in Perform's next phase of growth, including advising the company on new coaching and training services as well as introducing Perform to new audiences in the running industry.
"I'm excited to join Perform as it provides me with a great opportunity to share what I've learned during my running career and enables me to help runners across the world achieve their goals," said Meb Keflezighi, a four-time Olympian. "I'm looking forward to working with Perform to make coaching more accessible to runners of all backgrounds and abilities."
"We've been inspired by the response from the running community and our customers," said Eric Brownrout, CEO of Perform. "We've seen how Perform's affordable coaching addresses gaps in today's market and makes a real impact in athletes' lives. And not just serious athletes, but an increasing number of new runners who have never had a coach before. We couldn't be more excited to work with Meb, Merhawi, and our partners to take Perform to the next level and share it with more athletes."
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About Perform
Perform's mission is to make personalized coaching accessible to all runners. Perform's running coaches and smart training app deliver the most affordable, convenient, and intelligent way for runners to train and achieve their goals. Perform is a San Francisco-based startup backed by investors including defy.vc, Techstars, and the Chief Product Officer of Calm; and advisors including running legend Meb Keflezighi. For more information, contact us at hello@joinperform.com or visit joinperform.com.
About Meb Keflezighi
Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest runners of our time and is the only man in history to win the New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon, and an Olympic medal. He is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, founder of the MEB Foundation, and is committed to helping runners become the best versions of themselves and nurturing the sport of running for the next generation. For more information visit marathonmeb.com
About HAWI Management
HAWI Management was founded in 2005 as a full-service athlete representation company that prides itself on integrity, innovation, commitment, excellence and strong athlete-agent relationships. In 2015, founder Merhawi Keflezighi was named one of the Top 50 Most Influential People in Running by Runner's World Magazine. Additionally, Merhawi sits on the Board of Directors of AthleteBiz, Camber Outdoors, and the MEB Foundation. For more information, visit HAWImanagement.com
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Battling rampant inflation, Zimbabweans are counting their toes as they struggle to buy food for their families.
An internet rumor blazed through the country that desperate people were selling their toes for cash. The false report became so widespread that the country’s Deputy Minister of Information Kindness Paradza visited street vendors in central Harare earlier this month to debunk it.
One-by-one the traders took off their shoes to show that they had all 10 toes, as Zimbabwe’s state media recorded the digital investigation.
Paradza declared the toes-for-money story a hoax, as did local and foreign fact-checkers. Police later arrested a street vendor who now faces a fine or 6 months in jail on charges of criminal nuisance for allegedly starting the story.
It’s starkly true, however, that Zimbabweans are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Zimbabwe’s inflation rate has shot up from 66% to more than 130%, according to official statistics. The war is blamed for rising fuel and food prices.
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated inflation rising around the world. Consumer prices in the 19 European Union countries that use the euro currency surged 8.1% in May, a record rate as energy and food costs climb. In the U.S. and the United Kingdom, annual inflation hit or was close to 40-year highs of 8.3% and 9%, respectively, in April. Turkey approached Zimbabwe’s eye-watering prices, with inflation reaching 73.5% in May, the highest in 24 years.
In Zimbabwe, the impact of the Ukraine war is heaping problems on the already fragile economy. The war “coupled with our historical domestic imbalances, has created challenges in terms of economic instability seen through the currency volatility and spilling over into price volatility,” Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube told Parliament in May.
Teachers “can no longer afford bread and other basics, this is too much,” tweeted the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe in early June. The three largest teachers’ unions are demanding the government pay their salaries in U.S. dollars because their pay in local currency is “eroded overnight.”
“Because of high inflation, the local currency is collapsing,” economic analyst Prosper Chitambara told The Associated Press. “Individuals and companies no longer trust the local currency and that has put pressure on the demand for U.S. dollars. The Ukraine war is simply exacerbating an already difficult situation.”
Many fear Zimbabwe could return to the hyperinflation of 2008 which reached 500 billion%, according to the International Monetary Fund. At that time, plastic bags full of 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollar banknotes were not enough to buy basic groceries.
The economic catastrophe forced then-President Robert Mugabe to form a “unity government” with the opposition and adopt a multi-currency system in 2009 in which US dollars and the South African rand were accepted as legal tender.
The U.S. dollar continues to dominate with prices in local currency often benchmarked to the rates for the American currency on the flourishing illegal market, where most individuals and companies get their foreign currency.
Across the country, currency traders line the streets and crowd entrances to shopping centers waving wads of both the local currency and U.S dollars.
Many Zimbabweans who earn in local currency such as government workers are forced to source dollars on the illegal market, where exchange rates are soaring, to pay for goods and services that are increasingly being charged in U.S. dollars.
Retailers said the rising rates for U.S. dollars on the illegal market are forcing them to frequently increase prices, often every few days, to allow them to restock.
The once-prosperous southern African country’s economy is battered by years of de-industrialization, corruption, low investment, low exports and high debt. Zimbabwe struggles to generate an adequate inflow of greenbacks needed for its largely dollarized local economy.
Ordinary Zimbabweans are returning to coping mechanisms they relied on during the hyperinflationary era such as skipping meals. Others now buy food items in smaller quantities, sometimes in such tiny packages they are enough for just a single meal. Locals call them “tsaona,” meaning “accident” in the local Shona language.
Promising better days ahead, Ncube, the finance minister, said the government “will not hesitate to act and intervene to cushion against price increases and exchange rate volatility.”
Many are skeptical of such vows from the government, saying nothing short of a miracle will pull Zimbabwe out of its economic crisis. Even while coping with constantly rising prices, many can’t help making grim jokes about the situation.
“I still have all my toes intact but it wouldn’t hurt selling one,” chuckled Harare resident Asani Sibanda. “I could still walk without it, but my family would at least get some food.”
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AP journalist Courtney Bonnell contributed from London. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/zimbabweans-count-their-toes-as-inflation-soars-above-130/ | 2022-06-10T20:39:27Z |
- GR Supra evolves again with a new manual transmission (MT) option
- MT available on GR Supra 3.0, 3.0 Premium and the A91-MT Edition, which is limited to 500 units for the U.S.
- A91-MT offered in two exclusive exterior colors, Burnout and CU Later Gray, both with a unique hazelnut leather trimmed interior
- Refined handling across all GR Supra 2.0/3.0/A91 models with new steering and suspension tuning and new Hairpin+ function on 3.0/A91 models
- Premium 12-speaker JBL Audio system standard on all 3.0 Premium and A91-MT models
- Complimentary 1-year membership to the National Auto Sport Association, featuring a High-Performance Driving Event with expert instruction
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 Toyota GR Supra adds a new dimension to the driver experience thanks to a new six-speed intelligent Manual Transmission option. Already a blend of performance, power and style, the 2023 Supra's addition of a stick shift brings hands-on engagement to the mix. It also holds to Toyota GAZOO Racing's on-going tweaks to the fifth generation Supra, with yet another update to the model that continues to make its mark in the sports car segment.
"When we revealed the GR Supra back in 2019, we tapped into a heritage nameplate for Toyota," said Mike Tripp, vice president of Toyota Vehicle Marketing and Communications. "But we were regularly asked if there would be a manual version. We immediately took that feedback to heart and started developing it, and we're happy that we can now bring customers the perfect complement for Supra's high-torque, high output engine with a six-speed manual."
The Manual Transmission is available as an option on the Supra 3.0 and 3.0 Premium. Supra also adds to its head-turning looks with new colors and special editions. A limited A91-MT Edition model will also be produced for model year 2023 only. Available colors for the MT 3.0 and 3.0 Premium will include all standard Supra colors plus a new Stratosphere Blue color, which will also be available on Supra 2.0. The A91-MT Edition will be available in Burnout (matted white) and CU Later Gray.
The GR Supra MT is arriving on dealer lots now with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Pricing (MSRP) starting at $52,500.
Developed by Toyota GAZOO Racing Engineers in cooperation with Toyota Motor Europe and German transmission supplier ZF, the GR Supra's manual transmission was built with components designed specifically to suit the power and torque characteristics of its 3.0-liter 382-hp straight-six engine.
The engineering team combined an existing transmission housing and gear set, developed a new shift lever and removed elements that were not required, such as the acoustic package, which reduced weight, bringing the manual equipped Supra in at 3,389 pounds. At the heart of the transmission is a newly engineered large diameter clutch with a reinforced diaphragm spring. With a larger friction area and a stronger spring, this new component has the high-performance capability appropriate for use with the GR Supra's high-torque engine.
The manual gearbox also features an Intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT) programmed with new software that prioritizes sporty performance. When upshifting, the parameters are tuned to optimize engine torque at the moment of clutch engagement and release; on downshifts, the software includes rev matching for consistent performance. The iMT is set as the default, but, if the driver prefers, it can be switched off in Individual Mode.
To support take-off, the final drive ratio has been shortened, from 3.15 (in the GR Supra automatic) to 3.46 (in the GR Supra MT). The result is response and gearing appropriate for sports car performance and a manufacturer estimated zero-to-sixty time of 4.2 seconds.
Close attention was also paid to how a manual shifter could be accommodated in the driver's cockpit. The lever ratio was specifically set to minimize the effort required to make shifts and engage reverse gear. While the weight and shape of the shift knob, along with the quality of shift engagement, have all been precisely defined. Ergonomics were also considered, as the console unit and position of the drive mode selector were adjusted to provide a 1.7-inch clearance between the shift knob and the control panel.
The GR Supra was Toyota's first global GAZOO Racing (GR) model and the dream of Toyota President Akio Toyoda to deliver a car that is purely about the joy of driving.
Subsequently, the introduction of models, like the GR Corolla and the GR86 coupe, have reinforced the special qualities that define the GR brand – cars that are born out of a passion for driving and draw directly on the world championship-winning expertise and experience of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing.
At launch, the 2020 GR Supra was offered with a straight-six 3.0-liter engine with 335 hp and 365 lb.-ft. of torque matched to an eight-speed automatic transmission. In 2021, the GR team increased the 3.0 Supra to 382 hp and 367 lb.-ft. of torque and introduced a turbocharged four-cylinder GR Supra 2.0 with 255 horsepower and a stout 295 lb.-ft. of torque.
While the car and its performance have received high praise worldwide from media and fans alike, inevitably, the question of whether a manual gearbox would be available persisted. Now that it's official, the addition of a manual transmission option to the Supra lineup means Toyota will offer all three of its U.S. GR models with a stick, which is standard on the GR Corolla and available as an option on GR86.
The GR Supra's traction and braking have been optimized for operation with a manual transmission.
With the automatic, it's possible to use second gear when pulling away uphill when opposite wheels are on surfaces with different grip levels – for example, when the car is parked on a partly icy road, progress is smooth with virtually no rolling back or wheel slip. With a manual gearbox, first gear must be used and releasing the clutch brings a greater risk of wheel spin. To address the issue, Toyota engineers have tuned the car's TRAction Control (TRAC) system to achieve smooth operation similar to the automatic. The system is also optimized for the GR Supra's characteristic high engine torque, wide tires and rear-wheel drive.
The car's character when accelerating out of a corner is a key element in the "Fun to Drive" quality Toyota has developed for the GR Supra. For the new manual version, the traction control has again been the focus to ensure an ideal balance of agility and stability when exiting a corner on the throttle. TRAC intervention has been calibrated to help maintain stability – so the car can keep faithfully to the driver's intended line – while allowing the right amount of power for a sporty experience.
The ambition to make the GR Supra fun to drive in the most demanding scenarios has helped inspire the introduction of a new Hairpin+ function. This is designed to allow more freedom and reward when taking tight bends on an uphill gradient (more than 5%) with a high-friction road surface. More "freewheel" spin can make such routes more enjoyable to drive, so Toyota has optimized engine torque control to allow a greater difference in wheel spin between the left and right-side tires.
To counter the possibility of "snap-off" oversteer – something that may be hard to control with the car's Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) alone – an Anti-Roll Program (ARP) has been adopted for both the manual and automatic versions of the GR Supra. This intervenes at an earlier point with the VSC to counter any sudden loss of grip when the car's high-response suspension setting is used.
On all grades, drivers can select from Normal, Sport and Individual modes that adjust throttle response, suspension damping and power steering settings. Additionally, 3.0 grade and up include an Adaptative Variable Suspension (AVS) with sensors that constantly detect changes in the driving operations and road surface conditions, and solenoid valves finely control the damping force of the shock absorbers. In 3.0 grade and higher, NORMAL mode provides a high-level balance between vehicle stability and supple ride comfort, enabling sports driving without sacrificing comfort. SPORT mode realizes a reassuring and flat vehicle posture with suppressed roll and driving with a more agile steering response.
The A91-MT special edition will be a 500 unit limited-run model that comes equipped with exclusive hazelnut-colored leather-trimmed seats, GR logoed shift knob and a 12-speaker acoustically tuned premium JBL sound system. On the outside, a red "Supra" Badge and red GR Supra emblazoned calipers punctuate its extreme, condensed design. It will be offered in two exclusive colors, Burnout and CU Later Gray, and comes equipped with unique forged 19-inch Frozen Gunmetal Gray wheels. Under the hood, red strut tower braces add one more accent to the already bold Supra.
All 2023 GR Supra 3.0 models, both AT and MT versions, will benefit from a retuned suspension with revised shock absorbers for improved roll balance and ride comfort. The mechanical components in the electric power steering and the system's operating parameters have also been retuned. All 3.0 models will have an active rear sport differential standard.
The 3.0 MT will come equipped with new 19-inch forged aluminum wheels and be available in previously available standard and premium colors plus the new Stratosphere Blue color. On the inside, heated black leather-trimmed seats are now standard. The 3.0 Premium has everything you will find on the 3.0, plus a red and black leather-trimmed interior, full color heads up display, acoustically tuned 12-speaker JBL sound system and Qi Wireless charger standard.
Supra Connect1 is also available. This advanced technology suite is designed to help you get more from your GR Supra 2.0 and 3.0 with Safety and Technology Package as well as the 3.0 Premium and A91-MT Edition and includes features like Automatic Emergency Call, Real-Time Traffic Information, Roadside Assistance and the available Supra Connect iPhone® app to lock/unlock the doors and activate Ventilation Now and Ventilation Timer features.
1 Available on GR Supra 2.0 and 3.0 w/Safety and Technology Package, 3.0 Premium and A91-MT Edition. 4G network dependent. Includes a 4-year trial period, except Enhanced Roadside Assistance, which is a 2-year period. Enrollment in a paid subscription required upon expiration of applicable trial period.
Toyota (NYSE: TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 32 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 10th plant, in North Carolina, will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With the more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, a quarter of the company's 2021 U.S. sales were electrified.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience and chance to virtually visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more. For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com..
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing embodies Toyota's commitment to overcoming every limit to make 'ever-better' cars, to forge new technologies and solutions under the extreme conditions of motorsports, and to never stop innovating. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing races its cars to push the limits for better and to learn from the toughest challenges. Competing on every kind of road, no matter what the challenge, inspires TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to build 'ever-better' cars and engineer Toyota's future DNA to bring freedom, adventure, and joy of driving to everyone. For more information, visit www.toyotagazooracing.com.
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CINCINNATI, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCT) and the Cincinnati Bengals are teaming up to divert more than 150,000 pieces of plastic waste from being landfilled or flowing into our waterways during this season's home games. The Bengals are the third professional football team to implement PureCycle's PureZero ™ program, a first-of-its-kind plastic waste program geared toward stadiums and entertainment venues.
Dustin Olson, CEO, PureCycle, said, "We are thrilled to work alongside the Cincinnati Bengals to help stop plastic waste from entering the local environment throughout the year. PureZero™ is a game-changing program that can help sports teams, entertainment venues, retail, and even major office employers level up their sustainability goals. The partnership will also engage fans in a variety of ways to reduce their own plastic waste footprint. Our goal is to not only recycle your gameday plastic waste, but to engage communities on the importance of sustainability. We look forward to achieving this goal with the Bengals."
No. 5 plastic (polypropylene) is a common plastic found at stadiums across America and it mostly goes unrecycled, because polypropylene is difficult and costly to recycle. Through an innovative processing technology, developed by Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble, PureCycle removes impurities from items such as souvenir stadium cups and food containers to create an ultra-pure recycled (UPR) plastic. That plastic can then be recycled over and over again.
Brian Sells, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Cincinnati Bengals, said, "We are proud to work with PureCycle on the PureZero program to help reduce plastic waste pollution and keep our region beautiful. With their purification facility located in Ohio, we can help them tackle the plastic waste issues within our own backyard."
PureCycle's partnership with the Bengals includes a multi-step approach to reducing the amount of plastic waste generated at the team's 10 home games. PureCycle will also help stock concessions with No. 5 plastic products to create a truly circular recycling system and implement an innovative sustainability plan for the team.
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PureCycle Contact
Christian Bruey
cbruey@purecycle.com
352.745.6120
Cincinnati Bengals Contact
Emily Parker
emily.parker@bengals.nfl.net
513.455.8989
PureCycle Technologies LLC., a subsidiary of PureCycle Technologies, Inc., holds a global license for the only patented solvent-driven purification recycling technology, developed by The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), that is designed to transform
polypropylene plastic waste (designated as No. 5 plastic) into a continuously renewable resource. The unique purification process removes color, odor, and other impurities from No. 5 plastic waste resulting in an ultra-pure recycled (UPR) plastic that can be recycled and reused over and over again, changing our relationship with plastic.
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The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of PCT and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances and their potential effects and speak only as of the date of this press release. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described in the section of PCT's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 entitled "Risk Factors," those discussed and identified in public filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by PCT and the following:
- PCT's ability to meet, and to continue to meet, applicable regulatory requirements for the use of PCT's UPR resin in food grade applications (both in the United States and abroad);
- PCT's ability to comply on an ongoing basis with the numerous regulatory requirements applicable to the UPR resin and PCT's facilities (both in the United States and abroad);
- expectations and changes regarding PCT's strategies and future financial performance, including its future business plans, expansion plans or objectives, prospective performance and opportunities and competitors, revenues, products and services, pricing, operating expenses, market trends, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and PCT's ability to invest in growth initiatives;
- PCT's ability to scale and build the Ironton facility in a timely and cost-effective manner;
- PCT's ability to complete the necessary funding with respect to, and complete the construction of the Augusta facility, its first U.S. cluster facility located in Augusta, Georgia, in a timely and cost-effective manner;
- PCT's ability to sort and process polypropylene plastic waste at its plastic waste prep ("Feed PreP") facilities;
- PCT's ability to maintain exclusivity under the Procter & Gamble Company license;
- the implementation, market acceptance and success of PCT's business model and growth strategy;
- the success or profitability of PCT's offtake arrangements;
- the ability to source feedstock with a high polypropylene content;
- PCT's future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash;
- PCT's ability to obtain funding for its operations and future growth;
- developments and projections relating to PCT's competitors and industry;
- the outcome of any legal or regulatory proceedings to which PCT is, or may become a party, including the recently filed securities class action case;
- the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the previously announced business combination consummated on March 17, 2021;
- unexpected costs related to the business combination;
- geopolitical risk and changes in applicable laws or regulations;
- the possibility that PCT may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors;
- changes in the prices and availability of labor (including labor shortages), transportation and materials, including significant inflation, and PCT's ability to obtain them in a timely and cost-effective manner;
- the potential impact of climate change on PCT, including physical and transition risks, higher regulatory and compliance costs, reputational risks, and availability of capital on attractive terms;
- operational risk; and
- the risk that the COVID-19 pandemic, including any new and emerging variants and the efficacy and distribution of vaccines, and local, state, federal and international responses to addressing the pandemic may have an adverse effect on PCT's business operations, as well as PCT's financial condition and results of operations.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the assumptions made by the management of PCT prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements or other matters attributable to PCT or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this press release. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, PCT undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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MERX Global adopts E-SMART Active Speed Management technology
INDIANAPOLIS, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MERX Global, a Chicago based transportation company that provides comprehensive transportation solutions to customers throughout the United States, and E-SMART, a leading ADAS/ISA provider, announced today a new partnership to bring E-SMART technology to MERX Global's fleet of more than 250 trucks. E-SMART's active, real time speed control decreases speeding events by more than 90%.
"Safety has been our number one priority from day one of operation. Utilizing the latest technology that helps our drivers and motorists be safe on the road is key. When we implemented E-SMART, we saw an immediate reduction in the number of speeding events. Less speeding events meant safer drivers, less accidents and better safety scores for the company.", Pavel Peneff, Vice-President at MERX Global.
E-SMART uses advanced positioning technology to determine vehicle location to actively manage its maximum allowed speed. E-SMART also leverages this technology for low bridge collision avoidance, active geofencing and remote vehicle immobilization. Leading fleets currently using the E-SMART technology report a significant decrease in speed-related accidents, infringements, and a significantly improved CSA scores.
"MERX Global was an early adoptor of E-SMART technology and is now deploying the technology to the full fleet. Initially, Volvo introduced the tech to the Peneff brothers who got very involved in the evaluation of the technology and its efficient deployment. This is a great partnership.'', said Mathieu Boivin, CEO at E-SMART.
Headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL, Merx Global is a growing asset-based transportation company that provides comprehensive transportation solutions to customers throughout the United States. Our services include full truckload, hazmat, and drop trailer with a dedicated private fleet. We invest substantial resources into our fleet operations, including state of the art tractors, GPS-equipped trailer tracking capabilities, our own fleet maintenance facility, and a secured lot for storage.
E-SMART develops and manufactures innovative ADAS solutions that increase the safety of fleet vehicles. Located in Indianapolis, IN, E-SMART helps set new safety standards with Intelligent Speed Adaptation. This solution determines vehicle location in real time to actively manage the maximum speed the vehicle can attain in the respective posted speed zone. Along with its other safety features, namely, Low Bridge Collision Prevention, Active Geofencing, Remote Vehicle Immobilization, and Telematics Integration, E-SMART leads the way in reducing the number of collisions on our roadways. For more information, please visit: http://www.esmartcontrol.com.
Contact: Callie Myers, cmyers@esmartcontrol.com
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Alex Jones’ lawyer faces disciplinary hearing in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing scrutiny from a Connecticut judge, who began hearing testimony Wednesday on whether the lawyer should be disciplined for giving other attorneys for Jones highly sensitive documents, including medical records of relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Attorney Norman Pattis is representing Jones in a defamation lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook families against Jones for calling the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, a hoax. Twenty first-graders and six educators were killed.
The Connecticut trial is separate from a trial in Texas that ended earlier this month with a jury awarding more than $49 million to the parents of one of the slain children. There’s also a second lawsuit against Jones in Texas by Sandy Hook families over the hoax claims.
Pattis, who did not testify Wednesday, has denied violating Judge Barbara Bellis’ order in the case to not disclose confidential documents to unauthorized people. Pattis said he was “confident in our defense” in a brief response to an email seeking comment Wednesday.
A lawyer for the Sandy Hook families, Christopher Mattei, testified Wednesday that Pattis sent him a text in which Pattis said he may have violated the document disclosure order. After a couple hours of testimony before Bellis in Waterbury, Connecticut, the hearing was continued to next week.
Jury selection before Bellis is set to resume Thursday for a trial on how much in damages Jones should pay the families. Bellis found him liable for damages last November.
According to court documents, Pattis sent a large number of records from the Connecticut defamation case within the past month to the lawyer representing Jones in Texas in the similar lawsuits by Sandy Hook parents over the hoax claims, as well as a bankruptcy case for one of Jones’ companies.
It hasn’t been made clear what documents Pattis allegedly sent. But from what has emerged from court documents, lawyer comments and the Texas lawsuit, they appear to have included confidential medical records of some of the Sandy Hook victims’ relatives as well as texts from Jones’ cell phone.
Jones’ attorneys in Texas mistakenly sent the last two years’ worth of texts from Jones’ cellphone an attorney for a Sandy Hook family. In the recently completed Texas case, Jones had said he didn’t have any texts about Sandy Hook. Legal experts say that episode could open Jones up to a possible perjury charge.Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/08/17/alex-jones-lawyer-faces-disciplinary-hearing-connecticut/ | 2022-08-17T23:35:46Z |
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Employee Stock Option Fund ("ESO Fund") announced the closing of ESO Venture Fund V, LP ("Fund V") which provides funding to employees of venture-backed startups to exercise their stock options. Fund V exceeded its target and raised an oversubscribed $200 million fund of limited partner committed capital with strong support from ESO's longstanding investors as well as notable new investors.
ESO pioneered the stock option financing space with its first fund in 2012 and has helped thousands of employees of venture-backed companies. ESO plans to use this new fund to continue investing in the next generation of innovative private companies by partnering with their employees to finance stock option exercises and provide liquidity for shares already purchased.
Scott Chou, co-founder of ESO Fund noted "Given the uncertainty in today's market, ESO's ability to eliminate risk for startup option holders is more important than ever. By working with ESO, employees are able to purchase the equity they've worked so hard for without having to face heightened risk or worry about uncertain liquidity timelines. For ESO, the option finance strategy allows us to create a robust, diversified portfolio at pre-IPO prices that is well positioned to generate long term appreciation."
ESO is based in San Mateo, California and was founded in 2012 by Scott Chou, Stephen Roberts, and Jimmy Lackie to partner with employees of venture backed companies to exercise their stock options with minimal risk and capture the value they worked to create.
ESO has previously raised 4 Funds: Fund I (2012), Fund II (2014), Fund III (2017), Fund IV (2020). Since originating the space in 2012, ESO has helped employees at more than 600 companies and created more than one billion dollars in wealth through exits at notable companies like Robinhood, Snowflake, GitLab, Squarespace, Roblox, Coinbase, and many others.
For more information on ESO Fund visit www.esofund.com, follow us on Twitter @esofund or contact Scott Chou - scott@esofund.com - (650) 376-4914
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Video social app Uplive is fastest-growing app in Japan with 94% QoQ growth in downloads
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Innovations Group ("Asia Innovations" or the "Company") today announced the second quarter rankings for its industry-leading live social, gaming and commerce offerings. Asia Innovation's latest app rankings reflect its exponential growth across major emerging markets, powered by cutting-edge technology and local market expertise.
Driven by the company's focus on serving emerging market users with accessible, cutting-edge technology, Asia Innovations' products have risen to top spots in global rankings across industries. Uplive, Asia Innovation Group's flagship live social entertainment app, ranked #1 for growth in downloads in Japan as of March 2022, with 94% quarter-over-quarter growth, according to Sensor Tower. According to company data, Uplive ranked among the top live streaming apps by market shares in sixteen countries, including clinching the number one position in the Philippines and Hong Kong. Asia Innovations' social dating apps have also secured top positions globally, powered by widespread success across emerging markets. This quarter, Lamour ranked second among Android dating apps globally based on absolute downloads, while CuteU ranked third, according to Sensor Tower.
"Our continuous momentum serves our long-standing goal of empowering creativity, social action, and self-expression throughout the world with accessible products and global platforms," said Andy Tian, CEO of Asia Innovations Group. "As a multi-faceted company with a cross-regional focus, we're creating new opportunities for authentic social connection and expression around the world."
Asia Innovations' high growth trajectory in Q2 reflects its leading position in the live social industry. Capitalizing on the high-growth potential of emerging markets, Asia Innovations develops truly global platforms accessible and customized to emerging market users. The company's platforms are expanding access to the creator economy for emerging market creatives while also catalyzing global social impact by enabling social mobility for millions. With a track record of continuous innovations across its mobile apps, Asia Innovations is poised to rise to further heights as it empowers emerging markets in the digital era.
More information about Asia Innovations Group's products and mission is available at www.asiainnovations.com.
About Asia Innovations Group
Asia Innovations Group Limited (Asia Innovations) is a leading live social company with more than 600 million registered users located in over 150 regions worldwide. Asia Innovations has an integrated portfolio of social, gaming and e-commerce platforms designed to foster meaningful human connection. Asia Innovations operates in eighteen offices around the globe that offer deep local market knowledge across all major emerging markets to augment the company's cutting-edge technology and scalable global infrastructure. The company's portfolio includes leading apps such as Uplive, the global live video platform, CuteU and Lamour, the dominant dating apps in global emerging markets. Its e-commerce platform, Hekka Fashion, offers an online shopping experience that brings accessible fashion to users around the world. As champions for creativity, opportunity and inclusivity for all, Asia Innovations leverages its innovative products globally to empower creators, catalyze social impact, and safeguard a positive online environment. For more information, please visit https://www.asiainnovations.com.
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FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As federal agencies modernize their systems to process intragovernmental Buy/Sell transactions, CGI Federal has upgraded nearly 20 federal government clients in the past year to the latest versions of its ERP solution Momentum®, providing customers the functionality needed to comply with the latest federal mandates. This upgrade allows federal agencies to fully interact with the new U.S. Treasury Government-Invoicing (G-Invoicing) platform with full serviceability for their mission-critical operations, including creating and storing interagency agreements, creating orders, tracking performance and transferring funds.
CGI Federal has worked closely with the U.S. Treasury Department since 2019 in the creation of the latest requirements and included this G-Invoicing functionality, along with operational updates to its Momentum customers across all supported releases. Momentum customers benefit from full automation of all G-Invoicing processes, including general terms and conditions integration, pull only and push/pull order integration models and full support of the related billing, collecting, payment, adjustment and accrual processes. The latest release also enhances the supporting Momentum functionality for reimbursable agreement management, including G-Invoicing components.
"Implementing mandatory G-Invoicing processes creates a daunting challenge for many federal agencies," said John B. Owens II, Senior Vice-President and Enterprise Solutions Group lead at CGI Federal. "As we move forward in supporting our clients with G-Invoicing implementations to keep up with the October 1 federally-mandated deadline, we continue to enhance Momentum's functionality to best support evolving business processes. CGI Federal's Momentum product team proactively monitors Treasury post-mandate enhancements so that our built-for-government ERP solution continues to keep pace with future Treasury changes."
CGI Federal Inc., a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Inc., is dedicated to partnering with federal agencies to provide solutions for defense, civilian, healthcare and intelligence missions. Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 88,500 consultants and other professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. With Fiscal 2021 reported revenue of C$12.13 billion, CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable United States safe harbors. All such forward-looking information and statements are made and disclosed in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws.
Forward-looking information and statements include all information and statements regarding CGI's intentions, plans, expectations, beliefs, objectives, future performance, and strategy, as well as any other information or statements that relate to future events or circumstances and which do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts. Forward-looking information and statements often but not always use words such as "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "anticipate", "foresee", "plan", "predict", "project", "aim", "seek", "strive", "potential", "continue", "target", "may", "might", "could", "should", and similar expressions and variations thereof. These information and statements are based on our perception of historic trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other assumptions, both general and specific, that we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. Such information and statements are, however, by their very nature, subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, of which many are beyond the control of CGI, and which give rise to the possibility that actual results could differ materially from our expectations expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include but are not restricted to: risks related to the market such as the level of business activity of our clients, which is affected by economic conditions, and our ability to negotiate new contracts; risks related to our industry such as competition and our ability to attract and retain qualified employees, to develop and expand our services, to penetrate new markets, and to protect our intellectual property rights; risks related to our business such as risks associated with our growth strategy, including the integration of new operations, financial and operational risks inherent in worldwide operations, foreign exchange risks, income tax laws, our ability to negotiate favorable contractual terms, to deliver our services and to collect receivables, and the reputational and financial risks attendant to cybersecurity breaches and other incidents; as well as other risks identified or incorporated by reference in this press release, in CGI's annual and quarterly MD&A and in other documents that we make public, including our filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators (on SEDAR at www.sedar.com) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (on EDGAR at www.sec.gov). For a discussion of risks in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, see Pandemic risks in section 8.1.1. of our Q2 2022 MD&A.
Unless otherwise stated, the forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information or forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. While we believe that our assumptions on which these forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are based were reasonable as at the date of this press release, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking information or statements. Furthermore, readers are reminded that forward-looking information and statements are presented for the sole purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding our objectives, strategic priorities and business outlook as well as our anticipated operating environment. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Further information on the risks that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations may be found in the section titled "Risk Environment" of CGI's annual and quarterly MD&A, which is incorporated by reference in this cautionary statement. We also caution readers that the above-mentioned risks and the risks disclosed in CGI's annual and quarterly MD&A and other documents and filings are not the only ones that could affect us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial could also have a material adverse effect on our financial position, financial performance, cash flows, business or reputation.
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Trial opens for Army reservist charged with storming Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army reservist who worked on a Navy base stormed the U.S. Capitol because he wanted to kick off a civil war and create “a clean slate,” a federal prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of the New Jersey man’s trial.
But a lawyer for Timothy Hale-Cusanelli told jurors that “groupthink” and a desperate desire “to be heard” drove him to follow a mob into the Capitol. Hale-Cusanelli shouldn’t have entered the building on Jan. 6, 2021, defense attorney Jonathan Crisp acknowledged during the trial’s opening statements.
“But the question of why he was there is what is important,” Crisp added.
Hale-Cusanelli is charged with obstructing the joint session of Congress convened to certify President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. He isn’t charged with engaging in any violence or property destruction that day.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Fifield played a video that captured Hale-Cusanelli yelling profanities at police officers guarding the Capitol and screaming, “The revolution will be televised!”
“This was not a peaceful protest,” she said.
In pretrial court filings, prosecutors presented evidence that coworkers described Hale-Cusanelli as a white supremacist, a Nazi sympathizer and a Holocaust denier who wore a Hitler-style mustache to work. On Hale-Cusanelli’s cellphone, investigators found photos of him with the distinctive mustache along with pro-Nazi cartoons.
It’s unclear from online court filings how much of that evidence, if any, will be admissible at trial. In her opening statements, Fifield only made a brief reference to Hale-Cusanelli having bigoted views about Jewish people.
Crisp has argued that any testimony about Hale-Cusanelli’s alleged statements about Jewish people and their role in the U.S. government would be “highly prejudicial in nature without substantive value.”
Crisp said Hale-Cusanelli believed then-President Donald Trump’s false claims about a stolen election. But the defense attorney said Hale-Cusanelli went to Washington, D.C., to peacefully protest, wearing a suit while many others wore tactical gear.
Hale-Cusanelli’s trial is the fifth before a jury and the seventh overall for a Capitol riot case. The first four juries unanimously convicted the riot defendants of all charges.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, who is presiding over Hale-Cusanelli’s trial, decided two other Capitol riot cases after hearing testimony without a jury. After bench trials, McFadden acquitted one of the defendants of all charges and partially acquitted the other.
More than 800 people have been charged with Capitol riot-related crimes. Many of then are military veterans. Hale-Cusanelli is among a few who were on active duty at the time of the riot.
Hale-Cusanelli was arrested less than two weeks after the attack and has remained jailed since February 2021.
Before his arrest, Hale-Cusanelli lived in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and worked there as a security contractor at Naval Weapons Station Earle, where he had a “secret” security clearance. He also was a sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves.
One Navy seaman said that Hale-Cusanelli told him “he would kill all the Jews and eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and he wouldn’t need to season them because the salt from their tears would make it flavorful enough,” according to prosecutors. Other coworkers recalled Hale-Cusanelli making derogatory remarks about women, Black people and other minorities, prosecutors said.
Jurors are expected to hear testimony from a roommate who lived with Hale-Cusanelli on the base and recorded their conversation about the riot.
Fifield said Hale-Cusanelli told his roommate that the riot felt like a civil war and hoped that it “would provide a clean slate.” He also paraphrased a Thomas Jefferson quotation in saying that “the tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants,” according to the prosecutor.
Crisp said Hale-Cusanelli was “full of adrenaline and stupidity” when he returned to New Jersey and spoke to his roommate about his actions in Washington. The defense lawyer described him as a bombastic agitator prone to making “extreme statements to get attention.”
Hale-Cusanelli was discharged from the Army Reserve and barred from the Navy base after his arrest.
He is charged with five counts: obstruction of an official proceeding, entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or destructive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. The obstruction charge is a felony. The rest are misdemeanors.
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The busiest times of day for security checks at 10 major US airports
(Stacker) - Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or a newbie to flying, everyone can agree that the airport security check line is “hit or miss.” Some travelers arrive when the security lines are packed with flyers anxiously watching the time pass closer to their departure. Others may arrive early to play it safe but end up tediously waiting at their gate for hours.
Although it is never a bad idea to play it safe, knowing the busiest times of the day to go through security can help improve the overall airport experience. Common mistakes that tend to slow flyers down at airport security can be as simple as flying at peak times, choosing the wrong line, or not utilizing apps that can show wait times in real time. Even staying calm and asking staff for help can save you some time.
Stacker ranked the the busiest times of day at 10 major U.S. airports by their maximum average reported wait time in 2022, according to TSA Wait Times, using a combination of government data and traveler-submitted experiences. The busiest airports were identified with FAA data based on total operations from January through April 2022.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Busiest time of day: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Average reported wait time: 19 minutes
According to LAWA, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the fourth-busiest airport worldwide and the second busiest in the U.S based on the number of passengers. In 2018, an estimated 78.5 million people traveled through LAX.
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
- Busiest time of day: 4 a.m. to 5 a.m.
- Average reported wait time: 23 minutes
Formerly known as McCarran International Airport, Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) is the ninth busiest airport in the U.S. with more than 52 million passengers per year. There are two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Matching with the Las Vegas spirit, the airport features slot machines and gambling for travelers 21 and older.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
- Busiest time of day: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Average reported wait time: 23 minutes
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has more than 125,000 passengers per day and 1,200 takeoffs and landings. It’s the eighth-busiest airport in the U.S., according to Airports Council International.
Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Busiest time of day: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Average reported wait time: 24 minutes
Founded in 1928, Miami International Airport (MIA) is America’s busiest airport for international passengers and freight. Last year, J.D. Power named it the best mega-airport in North America, ranking it #1 in baggage claim as well as food, beverage, and retail.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- Busiest time of day: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Average reported wait time: 25 minutes
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) offers a great website to track flights, parking availability, hotels, dining, and more to ensure a smooth airport experience. This airport is on the larger side, with more than eight terminals. The airport moves 60 million passengers a year.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
- Busiest time of day: 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. and 11 p.m. to 12 a.m.
- Average reported wait time: 26 minutes
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the busiest and most efficient airport worldwide. This global gateway offers flights to more than 150 domestic locations and 70 international destinations.
Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Busiest time of day: 4 a.m. to 5 a.m.
- Average reported wait time: 30 minutes
Denver International Airport (DEN) is the third-busiest airport worldwide, yet it remains efficient. Travelers should leave time for the train after security, which will transport you to one of three gates.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
- Busiest time of day: 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Average reported wait time: 31 minutes
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is another busy airport, with several modes of transportation throughout. Public transit stations are located in terminals A and B.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
- Busiest time of day: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Average reported wait time: 31 minutes
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) was recently named among the top 10 busiest airports in the world. It services more than 50 million passengers per year and flies out to 178 destinations worldwide.
Chicago-O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
- Busiest time of day: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Average reported wait time: 36 minutes
Chicago-O’Hare International Airport (ORD) has a very accessible environment, with public transportation and the CTA Blue Line station available within the airport. This allows easy access for all passengers in the airport.
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Feds suing poultry producers over unfair worker practices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit against some of the largest poultry producers in the U.S. along with a proposed settlement seeking to end what it claims have been longstanding deceptive and abusive practices for workers.
The suit is being filed in federal court in Maryland naming Cargill, Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms, along with a data consulting company known as Weber, Meng, Sahl and Company, according to three people familiar with the matter. The people could not publicly discuss the specific details of the suit before the filing was made public and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
In its lawsuit, the Justice Department alleges the companies have been engaged in a multiyear conspiracy to exchange information about the wages and benefits of workers at poultry processing plants in order to drive down employee competition in the marketplace, the people said.
The government contends the data consulting firm helped to share the information about the workers’ compensation with the companies and their executives, the people said. By carrying out the scheme, officials allege the companies were able to compete less intensely for workers and reduce the amount of money and benefits they had to offer their employees, suppressing competition for poultry processing workers across the board, the people said.
The defendants and unnamed co-conspirators in the lawsuit account for hiring about 90 percent of all chicken processing jobs in the nation, one of the people said.
The suit is the latest example of the Justice Department’s antitrust enforcement targeting companies the government believes engage in anticompetitive behavior to stifle workers or harm consumers. It also comes as the department continues a broader investigation into labor abuses in the poultry industry.
The suit is being filed with a proposed consent decree — a settlement that would require the companies to pay $84.4 million in restitution for workers who were harmed by the unlawful information sharing network, the people said.
The settlement would also put in place a federal monitor selected by the Justice Department who would ensure compliance for the next decade. The consent decree also would permit Justice Department lawyers and investigators to inspect the poultry processors’ facilities and interview their employees to ensure they are complying with the terms, the people said.
The suit comes as Cargill and Continental Grain — of which Wayne Farms is a subsidiary — formed a joint venture to acquire Sanderson Farms, paying $203 per share in cash for a company that last year processed more than 4.8 billion pounds of meat.
The companies plan to combine Sanderson Farms with Wayne Farms to form a new, privately held poultry business. Operations will include poultry processing plants and prepared foods plants across Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas.
Wayne Farms has more than 9,000 employees. It makes products under brand names including Wayne Farms fresh and prepared chicken, Platinum Harvest premium fresh chicken, Chef’s Craft gourmet chicken, Naked Truth premium chicken and Ladybirdy premium chicken.
Laurel, Mississippi-based Sanderson Farms has 17,000 employees and 12 plants. It processes 13.6 million chickens per week.
The proposed consent decree would also resolve allegations that Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms treated chicken farmers unfairly by using a system that reduced their pay for low performance.
The farmers sign contracts to raise the chickens and the processing companies provide the birds and the feed. Their pay is then determined by how well the farmers perform compared to other chicken growers. The Justice Department alleges that the companies’ use of that compensation method, known as the “tournament system,” resulted in their failure to provide information for farmers to evaluate and manage their financial risk.
Generally, chicken producers enter long-term contracts with meat companies that farmers say lock them into deals that fix their compensation at unprofitably low levels.
As part of that settlement, Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms would be prohibited from reducing the base payments to chicken growers as a way to penalize them for under-performance, the people said. The consent decree would, though, allow the companies to offer incentives and bonuses to growers, according to the people.
The proposed consent decree is being filed as part of the suit on Monday. Under federal law, the proposal would also be published in the Federal Register and there would be a 60-day period for people to send comments to the Justice Department before a court could accept and finalize the agreement.
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Teleport 10 Delivers 'Passwordless Access' — Identity-Based Infrastructure Access for People, Machines and Applications
OAKLAND, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teleport, the leading provider of identity-based infrastructure access management, today announced Teleport 10, the latest version of its Teleport Access Plane offering and the company's most significant product release to date. Teleport 10 features Passwordless Access, a single sign-on infrastructure access solution that completely eliminates the need for usernames, passwords, private keys, and other secrets.
Integrating secure biometric solutions such as TouchID, Windows Hello, Yubikey BIO, and other biometric hardware, Teleport 10 offers scalable identity-based access while greatly reducing the probability of lost, shared or stolen credentials. Teleport Passwordless Access is based on the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance WebAuthn standard of biometrics solutions and provides not only best-in-class security but also best-in-class user experience. Teleport recently joined the Alliance and this product release aims to extend FIDO's mission of making biometric passwordless authentication the standard across all infrastructure.
According to the Verizon Business 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, the most common causes of data breaches are traced to human error, such as stolen, lost, or misconfigured passwords. By replacing secrets like passwords and keys with biometrics that cannot be duplicated, lost, stolen, or sold, Teleport 10 effectively eliminates the probability of stolen credentials being used in an attack.
"Stolen credentials are the number one cause of data breaches. Once bad actors gain access to an organization's infrastructure, they can then pivot within the system and access as much sensitive information as possible," said Alan Goode, CEO & Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence. "Teleport 10 disrupts this common pattern with biometric identity-based access management that supports FIDO authentication standards – a first for infrastructure settings. Any enterprise can benefit directly from this transition to a new access paradigm."
"Identity is not something you possess like a password or key, it is what you are. Passwords, usernames, private keys and even browser cookies can be copied, lost, or stolen. That's not the case with biometrics read using specialized hardware. Those cannot be copied and uploaded anywhere," said Ev Kontsevoy, CEO and co-founder, Teleport. "Increasingly, companies are realizing the need for an access management solution that doesn't rely on secrets. Teleport 10 represents the beginning of an industry-wide shift toward biometric-based access management, which establishes an inalienable identity for every engineer within an enterprise's infrastructure."
Simplified Access — No Secrets
Teleport 10 enables single sign-on to any infrastructure resource without passwords, usernames or other digital secrets like SSH keys. By authenticating with a physical attribute such as a fingerprint, users can gain access to protected resources like Linux or Windows servers, databases, Kubernetes clusters, and internal private applications. Biometric attributes read using specialized hardware create a single identity which cannot be shared, lost or stolen.
In addition to Passwordless Access, Teleport 10 includes several new key features:
- Just-in-time Access Requests: Because of the risks associated with credential misuse, organizations are moving to a model of zero standing privileges where users do not have access by default. However, this can complicate the process of getting access when needed. New in Teleport 10, Just-in-time Resource Access Requests allow an engineer to request access to one or more individual resources when they need it and have the request approved automatically based on policy or via modern tools like Slack or Jira, making it possible to implement zero standing privileges without impacting productivity.
- More Machine ID use cases: Teleport Machine ID delivers identity-based access and audit for engineers and the applications they write. By consolidating credentials, Teleport reduces the risk of compromised infrastructure being used in an attack. By expanding Machine ID support for Kubernetes clusters and databases, Teleport 10 protects critical resources from unauthorized access by microservices and other applications that may have been compromised.
- Additional supported databases: Teleport 10 adds support for five additional databases to the already long list of supported offerings: Snowflake, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Amazon Elasticache, and Amazon MemoryDB. Now customers can protect access to their mission critical data stores and monitor access including what queries are being run and by who.
A popular database used by Teleport customers is CockroachDB. Cockroach Labs had this to say about Teleport: "By integrating Teleport with CockroachDB and leveraging their Zero Trust model for managing database access, DBAs are able to scale their environments without diminishing security," said Jeff Miller, chief revenue officer at Cockroach Labs. "With Teleport 10's new Passwordless Access feature, a customer's security posture may be more enhanced by reducing reliance on usernames and passwords."
- Global scale deployments: As Teleport protects more engineers and applications, customers can achieve unprecedented scale with their Teleport deployment. Teleport Proxy Peering allows customers to reduce network congestion and latency for large-scale Teleport deployments of more than 15,000 nodes, so engineering teams can securely access global resources without impacting productivity.
For more information, please visit Teleport's most recent blog about the necessity of passwordless authentication and a complete overview of all Teleport 10 features.
About Teleport
Teleport, leading provider of Identity-based Infrastructure Access Management, consolidates the four essential infrastructure access capabilities every security-conscious organization needs: connectivity, authentication, authorization, and audit. Teleport's unique approach is not only more secure but also improves developer productivity. Teleport is used by leading companies including Elastic, Samsung, NASDAQ, and IBM. The company is backed by Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator and S28 Capital. Headquartered in Oakland, California, the company embraces a remote-first work culture.
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Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere shoot past key milestone
(AP) - The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has shot past a key milestone -- more than 50% higher than pre-industrial times -- and is at levels not seen since millions of years ago when Earth was a hothouse ocean-inundated planet, federal scientists announced Friday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said its long-time monitoring station at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, averaged 421 parts per million of carbon dioxide for the month of May, which is when the crucial greenhouse gas hits its yearly high. Before the industrial revolution in the late 19th century carbon dioxide levels were at 280 parts per million, scientists said, so humans have significantly changed the atmosphere. Some activists and scientists want a level of 350 parts per million. Industrial carbon dioxide emissions come from the burning of coal, oil and gas.
Levels of the gas continue to rise, when they need to be falling, scientists say. This year’s carbon dioxide level is nearly 1.9 ppm more than a year ago, a slightly bigger jump than from May 2020 to May 2021.
“The world is trying to reduce emissions, and you just don’t see it. In other words, if you’re measuring the atmosphere, you’re not seeing anything happening right now in terms of change,” said NOAA climate scientist Pieter Tans, who tracks global greenhouse gas emissions for the agency.
Outside scientists said the numbers show a severe climate change problem.
“Humanity has to make more serious efforts and see a rapid decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, or else the impacts of climate change will only continue to worsen,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of environment at the University of Michigan.
University of Illinois climate scientist Donald Wuebbles said without cuts in carbon pollution “we will see ever more damaging levels of climate change, more heat waves, more flooding, more droughts, more large storms and higher sea levels.”
The slowdown from the pandemic did cut global carbon emissions a bit in 2020, but they rebounded last year. Both changes were small compared to how much carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere each year, especially considering that carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere hundreds to a thousand years, Tans said.
The world puts about 10 billion metric tons of carbon in the air each year; much of it gets drawn down by oceans and plants. That’s why May is the peak for global carbon dioxide emissions. Plants in the northern hemisphere start sucking up more carbon dioxide in the summer as they grow.
NOAA said carbon dioxide levels are now about the same as 4.1 to 4.5 million years ago in the Pliocene era, when temperatures were 7 degrees (3.9 degrees Celsius) hotter and sea levels were 16 to 82 feet (5 to 25 meters) higher than now. South Florida, for example, was completely underwater. These are conditions that human civilization has never known.
The reason it was much warmer and seas were higher millions of years ago at the same carbon dioxide level as now is that in the past the natural increase in carbon dioxide levels was far more gradual. With carbon sticking in the air hundreds of years, temperatures heated up over longer periods of time and stayed there. The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets melted over time, raising sea levels tremendously and making Earth darker and reflecting less heat off the planet, Tans and Overpeck said.
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography calculated levels a bit differently based on time and averaging, and put the May average at 420.8 ppm, slightly lower than NOAA’s figure.
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Which small computer desks are best?
You need a great computer desk, whether you are watching YouTube videos, checking your emails or playing video games. But with so many computer desk options out there, it can be difficult to choose. It’s important to learn everything you can about the best features to look for in a computer desk, as well as the pricing and the best computer desk options on the market.
What to know before you buy a small computer desk
There are a few things to consider when purchasing a small computer desk.
Choose the right style of desk for you
A lot of computer desks have a more traditional or classic wood style, while other computer desks look more modern or slick when it comes to aesthetics. It’s important to consider the style of the room where you are placing your small computer desk, and to choose your desk style based on the style of the room. For instance, you might like the appearance of a super modern computer desk, but the desk will look out of place if it’s placed in a room with traditional vintage decor.
Select the best shape for your needs
Straight rectangular computer desks tend to be the most popular shape, but there are small computer desks in a wide variety of shapes. Other popular desk shape options include L-shaped corner desks and U-shaped computer desks. These desk shapes are perfect for users who need more surface space on their computer desk.
Look for an ergonomic computer desk
You should think about finding an ergonomic computer desk if you spend plenty of time at your computer. This ergonomic desk can be adjusted to your height and help reduce the risk of repetitive strain injuries, joint issues and back pain.
What to look for in a quality small computer desk
Size and weight
Think about how much space you have available and take any measurements if needed. You should also think about how much work surface space you will need. If you are actually working at your desk, you will probably need more surface space than someone who is just using the desk recreationally.
Material
The most popular options for computer desk materials are glass, metal, real wood and laminate. Some of these materials are more expensive than other materials. For instance, a real wood desk will probably cost at least twice as much as a laminate desk, but it will also be more long-lasting and durable.
Storage space
Think about how much storage space you need. For example, you might be okay with just a plain computer desk with little to no storage, or you might need a lot of different cubby holes and drawers. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to assemble the computer desk on your own, and desks with extra drawers and storage will be harder to assemble than plain and simple desks.
How much you can expect to spend on a small computer desk
There are a couple of different kinds of small computer desks out there, including compact computer desks and wall-mounted computer desks. Wall-mounted computer desks range in price from $60-$200, while compact computer desks go for anywhere from $30-$300.
Small computer desk FAQ
Where do you place a desktop computer on a desk?
A. The computer monitor usually sits on top of the desk, but the computer itself doesn’t necessarily need to sit on the desk as well. There are some computer desks out there that have compartments or shelves where you can place the computer.
Do you need any special tools to assemble your computer desk?
A. Most small computer desks come with the tools you need for proper assembly, but if you purchase a wall-mounted desk, you will most likely need an electric drill with a masonry drill bit to attach the desk to the wall.
Which computer desk materials are the most durable?
A. Solid wood desks tend to be the most durable, which makes them an especially attractive option if you have a larger budget. Wood veneer is also a good choice if you want something durable that’s not too expensive. Metal computer desks are also fairly durable.
What’s the best small computer desk to buy?
Top small computer desk
Prepac Wall Mounted Floating Desk
What you need to know: This well-made computer desk is not too expensive, and it’s available in a wide range of color options.
What you’ll love: This small computer desk is composed of modern wood with laminate surfaces. This incredible computer desk is a work of art and a clever, wall-mounted solution.
What you should consider: Keep in mind that the working area on this small computer desk is fairly limited.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top small computer desk for the money
Techni Mobili Compact Computer Desk
What you need to know: This compact computer desk provides the best value for an affordable value with plenty of flexibility.
What you’ll love: This budget-friendly and compact computer desk provides lots of flexibility and space, and both the working surfaces and the frame of the desk are built to last.
What you should consider: This computer desk is not industrial grade, so it’s not quite as durable as the Prepac desk.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
OneSpace Regallo Computer Desk
What you need to know: This highly versatile computer desk from OneSpace is a great desk option for an affordable price.
What you’ll love: This small computer desk features a swing-out section that doubles your working environment when needed and tucks away under the main desk when you don’t need it.
What you should consider: It’s important to consider that the lower shelf is not deep enough to support a computer.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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- Consolidated revenues were $610.4 million, up 30.6%, benefiting from BrandsMart acquisition
- Strong performance from Aaron's e-commerce channel and GenNext stores
- Losses per share were $0.17; Non-GAAP earnings per share were $0.79, adjusted primarily for acquisition-related items
- Net losses were $5.3 million; Non-GAAP net earnings were $24.8 million
- Consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $48.1 million, down 26.4%, as high inflation pressured lower-income consumers
- Updates full year adjusted EBITDA outlook to $150 million to $170 million
ATLANTA, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aaron's Company, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), a leading, technology-enabled, omnichannel provider of lease-to-own and retail purchase solutions, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. This quarter is the Company's first report on a consolidated basis, incorporating results from BrandsMart U.S.A., acquired April 1, 2022.
"With the acquisition of BrandsMart U.S.A., consolidated revenues increased in the second quarter, and we are encouraged by the performance of this new business segment," said Douglas Lindsay, Chief Executive Officer of The Aaron's Company, Inc. "In the Aaron's Business, customer demand and payment activity progressively worsened through the quarter as high inflation impacted the lower-income consumer. In response to these challenging market conditions, we are leveraging our centralized lease decisioning and digital servicing platforms to maintain relationships with our customers and strengthening actions to control costs."
"We continue to strategically invest in our growing e-commerce channel, our high-performing GenNext store program, and the value creation opportunities available through the BrandsMart acquisition," Lindsay added. "Together with our strong balance sheet and liquidity, we believe these investments enable us to continue delivering a market leading value proposition to a large and increasingly diversified customer base that will expand our market share and position us for future growth."
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
The Aaron's Company, Inc. (the "Company") conducts its operations through two primary operating business segments: 1) the Aaron's Business segment, which includes, Company-operated Aaron's stores, the Aarons.com e-commerce platform, Aaron's franchise operations, BrandsMart Leasing, a lease-to-own solution offered to customers of BrandsMart U.S.A., and Woodhaven, a furniture manufacturing operation (collectively, the "Aaron's Business"); and 2) the BrandsMart segment, which includes, BrandsMart U.S.A. retail stores and the Brandsmartusa.com e-commerce platform (collectively, "BrandsMart"). The financial and operating results for the BrandsMart segment do not include BrandsMart Leasing and neither business segment results include unallocated corporate expenses. Additionally, the Company's financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2022 include the results of operations of BrandsMart subsequent to the April 1, 2022 acquisition, while financial and operating results for all periods prior to the April 1, 2022 acquisition do not include BrandsMart. For all periods presented, the Company has retroactively adjusted disclosures to align with the new reportable segments.
Consolidated Results
The Company's total revenues were $610.4 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared with $467.5 million for the second quarter of 2021. Net losses were $5.3 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared with net earnings of $33.0 million in the prior year period. Net losses for the second quarter of 2022 include the effects of a one-time, non-cash charge for a fair value adjustment to merchandise inventories of $23.0 million, BrandsMart acquisition-related costs of $8.0 million, restructuring charges of $5.6 million, acquisition-related intangible amortization expense of $2.8 million, and separation costs of $0.2 million. These charges were partially offset by a net tax benefit of $4.8 million related to a remeasurement of the Company's deferred state tax balances in conjunction with the BrandsMart acquisition. Net earnings in the second quarter of 2021 included restructuring charges of $1.8 million and separation costs of $1.2 million.
Adjusted EBITDA was $48.1 million in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 26.4% compared to the second quarter of 2021. As a percentage of total consolidated revenues, adjusted EBITDA was 7.9% in the second quarter of 2022 compared with 14.0% in the prior year second quarter. The declines in adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin were primarily due to lower lease renewal rates, higher provision for lease merchandise write-offs, and higher other operating expenses, partially offset by lower personnel costs in the Aaron's Business. The decline in adjusted EBITDA was also offset by $10.5 million of adjusted EBITDA generated from the BrandsMart acquisition.
Diluted losses per share were $0.17 in the second quarter of 2022 compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.95 in the second quarter of 2021. On a non-GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share were $0.79 for the second quarter of 2022 compared with $1.05 in the second quarter of 2021.
Aaron's Business Segment Results
Total revenues for the Aaron's Business were $430.2 million in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 8.0% compared to the second quarter of 2021, primarily due to lower lease revenues and retail sales. The lower lease revenues were primarily attributable to lower lease renewal rates and lower exercise of early purchase options. At the end of the second quarter of 2022 our overall lease portfolio size was $130.8 million, a decrease of 1.5% compared to the end of the second quarter of 2021. The lease renewal rate for the second quarter of 2022 was 88.5%, compared to 92.4% in the government stimulus-aided second quarter of 2021. E-commerce revenues increased 4.0% in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 and represented 15.4% of lease revenues. During the quarter, the Aaron's Business opened 36 GenNext locations, bringing the total to 171 GenNext stores, or 16.1% of total Company-operated Aaron's stores. Lease originations in GenNext stores open less than one year continued growing at a rate of more than 20 percentage points higher than our average legacy stores.
Same store revenues decreased 6.7% as compared to the second quarter of 2021. The decrease was primarily driven by a lower lease renewal rate, lower exercise of early purchase options, and a reduction in retail sales. These factors were partially offset by a larger average same-store lease portfolio size during the quarter.
For the Aaron's Business, earnings before income taxes for the second quarter of 2022 were $29.5 million compared to $61.7 million in the second quarter of 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA for the Aaron's Business was $48.0 million in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 38.9% compared to the second quarter of 2021. As a percentage of total revenues for the Aaron's Business, adjusted EBITDA was 11.2% in the second quarter of 2022 compared with 16.8% in the prior year second quarter. The declines in adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin for the Aaron's Business were primarily due to lower lease renewal rates and higher provision for lease merchandise write-offs compared to the government stimulus-aided levels in the second quarter of 2021. Lease merchandise write-offs were 5.7% in the second quarter of 2022, as compared to 2.9% in the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA was also impacted by higher other operating expenses offset by lower personnel costs.
BrandsMart Segment Second Quarter Results
The Company's consolidated financial and operating results for all periods prior to the April 1, 2022 acquisition do not include BrandsMart and therefore have not been addressed in the discussion below.
Total revenues for BrandsMart were $181.4 million in the second quarter of 2022. Losses before income taxes for the second quarter of 2022 were $15.9 million. Losses before income taxes in the second quarter of 2022 include a one-time $23.0 million non-cash charge related to a fair value adjustment of the acquired merchandise inventories.
Adjusted EBITDA was $10.5 million in the second quarter, and as a percentage of total revenues for the BrandsMart segment, adjusted EBITDA was 5.8%.
Second Quarter Share Repurchase Program and Dividend Activity
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company repurchased 254,216 shares of Aaron's common stock for a total purchase price of approximately $5.3 million. The total shares outstanding as of June 30, 2022 were 30,777,065, compared to 33,093,668 as of June 30, 2021. The remaining authorized share repurchase amount was $135.8 million as of June 30, 2022. In addition, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1125 per share which was paid to shareholders of record on July 5, 2022.
Updated Full Year 2022 Outlook
The Company has updated its full year 2022 outlook to reflect expectations that continued high inflation and related macroeconomic factors will adversely impact customer demand, lease portfolio size, lease renewal rates, the provision for lease merchandise write-offs, and Company expenses. For the full year 2022, we now expect consolidated total revenues between $2.19 billion and $2.27 billion, adjusted EBITDA between $150.0 million and $170.0 million, and non-GAAP earnings per share between $1.75 and $2.15.
The Company assumes depreciation and amortization of $85.0 million to $90.0 million, and a diluted weighted average share count of approximately 31.5 million shares.
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its quarterly results on July 26, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The public is invited to listen to the conference call by webcast accessible through the Company's investor relations website, investor.aarons.com.
About The Aaron's Company Inc.
Headquartered in Atlanta, The Aaron's Company, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) is a leading, technology-enabled, omnichannel provider of lease-to-own and retail purchase solutions of appliances, electronics, furniture, and other home goods across its brands: Aaron's, BrandsMart U.S.A., BrandsMart Leasing, and Woodhaven. Aaron's offers a direct-to-consumer lease-to-own solution through its approximately 1,300 Company-operated and franchised stores in 47 states and Canada, as well as its e-commerce platform. BrandsMart U.S.A. is one of the leading appliance retailers in the country with ten retail stores in Florida and Georgia. BrandsMart Leasing offers lease-to-own solutions to customers of BrandsMart U.S.A. Woodhaven is our furniture manufacturing division. For more information, visit investor.aarons.com, aarons.com, and brandsmartusa.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this news release regarding our business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "remain," "believe," "outlook," "expect," "assume," "assumed," and similar terminology. These risks and uncertainties include factors such as (i) factors impacting consumer spending, including the current inflationary environment and general macroeconomic conditions; (ii) any ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic due to new variants or efficacy and rate of vaccinations, as well as related measures taken by governmental or regulatory authorities to combat the pandemic (iii) the possibility that the operational, strategic and shareholder value creation opportunities expected from the separation and spin-off of the Aaron's Business into what is now The Aaron's Company, Inc. may not be achieved in a timely manner, or at all; (iv) the failure of that separation to qualify for the expected tax treatment; (v) the risk that the Company may fail to realize the benefits expected from the acquisition of BrandsMart U.S.A., including projected synergies; (vi) risks related to the disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the acquisition; (vii) failure to promptly and effectively integrate the BrandsMart U.S.A. acquisition; (viii) the effect of the acquisition on our operating results and businesses and on the ability of Aaron's and BrandsMart to retain and hire key personnel or maintain relationships with suppliers; (ix) changes in the enforcement and interpretation of existing laws and regulations and the adoption of new laws and regulations that may unfavorably impact our business; (x) legal and regulatory proceedings and investigations, including those related to consumer protection laws and regulations, customer privacy, third party and employee fraud, and information security; (xi) the risks associated with our strategy and strategic priorities not being successful, including our e-commerce and real estate repositioning and optimization initiatives or being more costly than anticipated; (xii) risks associated with the challenges faced by our business, including the commoditization of consumer electronics, our high fixed-cost operating model and the ongoing labor shortage; (xiii) increased competition from traditional and virtual lease-to-own competitors, as well as from traditional and online retailers and other competitors; (xiv) financial challenges faced by our franchisees; (xv) increases in lease merchandise write-offs, and the potential limited duration and impact of government stimulus and other government payments made by Federal and State governments to counteract the economic impact of the pandemic; (xvi) the availability and prices of supply chain resources, including products and transportation; (xvii) business disruptions due to political or economic instability due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; and (xviii) the other risks and uncertainties discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Statements in this press release that are "forward-looking" include without limitation statements about: (i) the execution of our key strategic priorities; (ii) the growth and other benefits we expect from executing those priorities; (iii) our 2022 financial performance outlook; (iv) the Company's goals, plans, expectations, and projections regarding the expected benefits of the BrandsMart acquisition; and (v) the expected impact on our 2022 financial performance of additional rounds of government stimulus payments. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:
Non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of our performance that are not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). Non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for 2022 exclude certain charges including amortization expense resulting from acquisitions, restructuring charges, separation costs associated with the separation and distribution transaction that resulted in our spin-off into a separate publicly-traded company, acquisition-related costs, and a one-time, non-cash charge for a fair value adjustment to merchandise inventories. Non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for 2021 exclude certain charges including amortization expense resulting from acquisitions, restructuring charges and separation costs associated with the separation and distribution transaction that resulted in our spin-off into a separate publicly-traded company. The amounts for these pre-tax non-GAAP adjustments, which are tax-effected using estimated tax rates which are commensurate with non-GAAP pre-tax earnings, can be found in the Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Earnings and (Loss) Earnings Per Share Assuming Dilution to Non-GAAP Net Earnings and Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share Assuming Dilution table in this press release.
The EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA figures presented in this press release are calculated as the Company's (loss) earnings before interest expense, depreciation on property, plant and equipment, amortization of intangible assets and income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes the other adjustments described in the calculation of non-GAAP net earnings above. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as EBITDA as a percentage of revenue. The amounts for these pre-tax non-GAAP adjustments can be found in the Quarterly EBITDA table in this press release.
Management believes that non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide relevant and useful information, and are widely used by analysts, investors and competitors in our industry as well as by our management in assessing both consolidated and business unit performance.
Non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share provide management and investors with an understanding of the results from the primary operations of our business by excluding the effects of certain items that generally arose from larger, one-time transactions that are not reflective of the ordinary earnings activity of our operations or transactions that have variability and volatility of the amount. This measure may be useful to an investor in evaluating the underlying operating performance of our business.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA also provide management and investors with an understanding of one aspect of earnings before the impact of investing and financing charges and income taxes. These measures may be useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity because the measures:
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The Free Cash Flow figures presented in this press release and in the press release dated April 25, 2022 are calculated as the Company's cash flows provided by operating activities, adjusted for acquisition-related transaction costs and proceeds from real estate transactions, less capital expenditures. Management believes that Free Cash Flow is an important measure of liquidity provides relevant and useful information, and are widely used by analysts, investors and competitors in our industry as well as by our management in assessing liquidity.
Non-GAAP financial measures, however, should not be used as a substitute for, or considered superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as the Company's GAAP basis net earnings and diluted earnings per share, the Company's GAAP revenues and earnings before income taxes and GAAP cash from operating activities, which are also presented in the press release. Further, we caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because not all companies and analysts calculate these measures in the same manner.
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Mother of Texas school shooting suspect pleads for forgiveness
UVALDE, Texas (Televisa) – The mother of the 18-year-old gunman who carried out a mass shooting at Robb Elementary school in Texas is asking for forgiveness.
Police say Salvador Ramos stormed into the school, killing 19 students and two teachers.
“I have no words, I have no words to say, I don’t know what he was thinking. He had his reasons for doing what he did and please don’t judge him,” Ramos’ mother, Adriana Martínez said. “I only want the innocent children who died, to forgive me.”
A reporter asked his mother, “What do you tell their families?”
“Forgive me, forgive me, my son. I know he has his reason,” she continued.
“What reasons could he have had?” a reporter questioned.
“I have no words, I don’t know,” Martinez said.
Authorities say Ramos first shot his grandmother at her home before going to the school. She is alive and is being treated at a hospital.
Ramos was eventually shot and killed by officers.
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(The Hill) — Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson accused CBS host Stephen Colbert’s production crew of committing “insurrection.”
“Last night, producers from Stephen Colbert’s show on CBS committed insurrection at the United States Capitol,” Carlson said, referring to the producers’ unescorted entrance into a House office building authorized by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
The comments were made in the midst of a series of public hearings by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Thus far, the hearings have highlighted the injuries inflicted on police officers by the rioters who broke into the Capitol demanding that Congress stop the certification of President Biden’s win. The roles of those close to former President Trump, including his daughter Ivanka Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, have also been discussed.
Carlson criticized Schiff for illegally giving CBS producers access to the Capitol complex, implying hypocrisy because Schiff “has spent the last year and a half telling you that unauthorized violations of capitol space are a coup.”
“Adam Schiff illegally gave producers from CBS access to the Capitol and then the crew, which includes the show’s senior producer, director, comedian and writer, remained in the House, Longworth House office building after hours and the point of them being there was for them to harass sitting members of congress,” Carlson said.
The crew approached Reps. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-Ga.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) while in the office building, with Carlson claiming they went there to “harass” the two right-wing congresswomen.
The Capitol Police told Fox News that “responding officers observed seven individuals unescorted and without congressional ID in a six floor hallway.”
The producers were arrested for unlawful entry into the Capitol complex, although Carlson said hey should spend a year and a half in solitary confinement before going to court because of the “precedent” set by the trials of Jan. 6 insurrectionists. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/tucker-carlson-colbert-production-crew-committed-insurrection/ | 2022-06-18T22:21:15Z |
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Our Peanut Butter products – PBCrunchy and PBCreamy are now available in the US. Coming soon to Canada, UK, Europe and through distribution.
A real peanut butter contains 90% or more peanuts. That's why most companies that call out keto friendly and low carb can't call themselves a real peanut butter. Our goal with this innovation was to deliver a modern-day peanut butter classic. Made for the true peanut butter lovers out there.
Containing healthy fats - 83% (17g/serving) of the fat comes from polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. We added dietary fibres made from halal chicory root, which also adds a hint of natural sweetness. Our peanut butter is 99% sugar free, and free from added sugar. Sourcing our peanuts from North America (U.S.A specifically) enables a lower carb count. By roasting the peanuts during processing, we boost the antioxidant effect of Coumaric Acid up to 22% (Craft et al., 2010).
A mouth-watering, rich and decadent nut butter that preserves all the things we love about peanut butter.
About GOOD GOOD™ Brand
We were born in Reykjavik, Iceland as a natural sweetener company in 2015. We set sail for foreign markets with our Jam line in 2017. Today we are present in 36 countries, available online, and in store at over 10,000+ locations. We are the fasted growing jam brand in the US. (1) (2), and scaling our product line in adjacent categories. Our focus since the beginning has been to transcend modern food culture - free from added sugar. Every GOOD GOOD product exists to inspire and empower. As a premium food brand, we innovate products that comprise high quality natural ingredients. Our goal is to provide an experience that tastes good and is good for you. We promise healthful deliciousness, free from added sugar and artificial ingredients.
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HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Eladio Guzmán spent two years in jail for selling drugs, missing the birth of his first child. Cannabis is part of his tumultuous past, but a year after New York legalized possession and use of marijuana, it could be his future. He’s eager to open a recreational dispensary.
“I did time, we suffered,” said the 44-year-old union steamfitter, sitting beside his wife at the dining table of his Long Island home. “This is an opportunity for me to take the negative that I did and actually help me do something positive.”
His wife Melissa Guzmán also experienced the war on drugs: Several relatives arrested. An uncle who spent a decade in jail. His eventual deportation to the Dominican Republic. Now, as New York develops regulations for how a person or business can apply for a dispensary license, the Guzmáns are studying the industry as they wait for an application to open a cannabis shop in nearby Queens.
They often talk about the look, size and design of their future store, which they’ve decided to call “Fumaoo.”
They don’t expect to get one of the first 100 retail cannabis licenses the state plans to reserve for people with marijuana-related convictions. That’s because the Guzmáns don’t meet some of the requirements, like having at least a 10% ownership interest in a business that ran a net profit for two years.
Still, they’re not too concerned, since they qualify as “social equity” applicants. Melissa Moore, director of Civil Systems Reform at the pro-legalization Drug Policy Alliance, said the state appears to genuinely have the aim of furthering the social equity components of the law that were passed last year.
“I think it’s an important first step: To be very clear that people who have been criminalized for cannabis in the past can and should be able to participate in the market in New York,” Moore said, “especially given that in other states they’ve been actively banned from even being employees in some cases, and certainly have been blocked from owning dispensaries.”
The Guzmáns have joined the newly formed Latino Cannabis Association and are traveling to cities like Boston to visit dispensaries for business research. They’re also attending industry conferences and online courses.
The justice system has for decades locked up a disproportionate number of Hispanics and Blacks for drug crimes. New York officials say they want to address this by trying to ensure a place in the market for people who were prosecuted.
Jeffrey Garcia, president of the Latino Cannabis Association, thinks that’s a good policy. He’s trying to find Latinos who are interested in investing in the industry.
“We are being very intentional in making sure that we find social equity applicants, Latinos, that understand our vision of community and helping our community and building generational wealth,” Garcia said.
Eladio Guzmán grew up in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood where his Dominican father had a convenience store. He said he became attracted to “the street life.”
“I thought, ‘Wow these guys are making so much money, wearing gold teeth.’ … That was hip. And my father is killing himself waking up every morning at 6 o’clock to go open this business,” Guzmán said.
He drove a taxi but also sold marijuana, cocaine, crack or ecstasy pills. “Whatever it was I was able to get my hands on,” he said.
In 2007 he was arrested for possession with intent to distribute. He was about to get married to Melissa, so she put up the deed to her family’s home to bail him out. After fighting his case for a year, he was sentenced and entered Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center in 2008.
Now the couple has three children and live in a house in Hicksville, Long Island. Melissa, 38, is an insurance adjuster and Guzmán a foreman at Steamfitters Local 638. Drawings with “Fumaoo” in colorful graffiti-like letters hang in their living room and kitchen. Their days are filled with working, taking their kids to after-school soccer practice and learning about the cannabis industry.
They say owning a dispensary would improve their lives and provide a better future for their children. They also say they hope to give back to their community with their profits.
“Maybe we could help redo the parks nearby, or repair the sidewalk of a neighbor, make a street look better or provide for shelter homes that may be needed in the community,” said Melissa Guzmán. The state has said that 40% of tax revenue from cannabis will be steered to minority communities that registered high numbers of marijuana arrests.
Moore, the drug reform advocate, said the state could invest in job training or after-school programs.
“We’re talking about a really significant amount of money — year after year after year — being able to be used by the communities in the ways that are going to be the most responsive to the types of harm that needs to be repaired,” she said.
New York aims to provide 50% of licenses to marijuana entrepreneurs who are women or minorities, struggling farmers, disabled veterans and people from communities that endured heavy marijuana policing.
Recreational marijuana is legal in 18 states, Washington, D.C., and Guam. Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration has vowed to create “the most diverse and inclusive” marijuana industry in the nation.
Eladio Guzmán hopes the governor is right.
“I think cannabis is the next bitcoin opportunity, especially for us minorities,” he said. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/after-pot-conviction-ny-couple-plans-for-legal-dispensary/ | 2022-04-26T13:30:28Z |
ANDOVER, Mass., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransMedics Group, Inc. ("TransMedics") (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart, and liver failure, today announced that on June 1, 2022, TransMedics granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 35,000 shares of its common stock to three employees as a material inducement for each employee's entry into employment with TransMedics. The options were approved by the Compensation Committee of the TransMedics Board of Directors and were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and pursuant to the TransMedics Group, Inc. Inducement Plan.
TransMedics granted non-qualified stock options to three new employees to purchase 35,000 shares of TransMedics' common stock in the aggregate. The stock options were granted with a per share exercise price of $28.12, the closing price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on the date of grant. Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to each option will vest on the first yearly anniversary of the date of the employee's start of employment, with the remainder vesting in equal monthly installments over the subsequent three year period, subject to the employee's continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The options have a 10-year term and are subject to the terms of the TransMedics Group, Inc. Inducement Plan.
About TransMedics Group, Inc.
TransMedics is the world's leader in portable extracorporeal warm perfusion and assessment of donor organs for transplantation. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, the company was founded to address the unmet need for more and better organs for transplantation and has developed technologies to preserve organ quality, assess organ viability prior to transplant, and potentially increase the utilization of donor organs for the treatment of end-stage heart, lung, and liver failure.
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DALLAS, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond J Properties announces Grand Opening Land Sale Event for private lakefront community, Stillwater Shores, on July 30th, 2022. Stillwater Shores is a 221-acre development located just 60 minutes from Dallas, TX on Richland-Chambers Reservoir.
This gated community features 1 to 8 acre properties with prices starting at $69,900. Properties feature rolling pasture, mature hardwoods, ponds, and panoramic views. The community features a private gated entrance, paved roads, underground utilities, high-speed internet, event pavilion and community boat docks.
These lakefront properties are the perfect spot to build your retirement home, getaway home, and it's a great investment!
Visit www.stillwatershorestx.com to learn more and schedule your priority appointment.
Appointments are required for the July 30th Land Sale Event. Call 833-499-1424 today to schedule your appointment.
Diamond J Properties specializes in creating communities in Texas. With over 80 years of combined experience in real estate acquisition, development, marketing and sales, our team knows what it takes to create communities where people will be proud to call home. We make it easy to build your dream home in Texas by putting in the necessary infrastructure including paving roads, electricity, water, permitting, wildlife exemptions etc.
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(The Hill) — Former President Donald Trump late Thursday called for the release of the warrant allowing the FBI to raid his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this week.
“Release the Documents Now!” he wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
Trump’s comments came hours after Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the Justice Department had moved to unseal the warrant.
The former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence was searched by the FBI on Monday, possibly to find classified information that the former president had illegally brought home after the end of his time in office.
Trump said he was “encouraging” the immediate release of documents related to the FBI search of his home, adding that he wanted the public to see the warrant despite its being written by “radical left Democrats.”
“Not only will I not oppose the release of documents related to the unAmerican, unwarranted, and unnecessary raid and break-in of my home in Palm Beach, Florida, Mar-a-Lago, I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents,” he wrote.
“Even though they have been drawn up by radical left Democrats and possible future political opponents, who have a strong and powerful vested interest in attacking me, much as they have done for the last 6 years…” the former president added.
Shortly after Garland’s announcement on Thursday, a judge set a 3 p.m. deadline for Trump and his lawyers to oppose the move to unseal the warrant.
The Justice Department has not yet shared information explaining the reasoning behind the search, and many in addition to Trump are calling for the release of the search warrant to the public.
Garland said that he signed off on the move but did not provide further information on the reasoning behind the raid.
“Federal law, long-standing department rules and our ethical obligations prevent me from providing further details as to the basis of the search at this time,” Garland said.
The raid took place following a summer of public hearings arranged by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
“This unprecedented political weaponization of law enforcement is inappropriate and highly unethical,” wrote Trump in his post calling for the release of documents related to the Mar-a-Lago search.
In 2021, the Justice Department investigated the former president upon request from the National Archives after classified materials were found at his Mar-a-Lago residence. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/trump-calls-for-immediate-release-of-mar-a-lago-search-warrant-says-lawyers-wont-oppose-doj-move/ | 2022-08-12T15:00:27Z |
The Groundbreaking Spirits Brand Invites Fans, Spirits Connoisseurs & Industry Veterans to Get Involved in the Next Chapter of the Hercules Mulligan Story
NEW YORK, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hercules Mulligan Rum & Rye is one of the fastest growing ready-to-drink ("RTD") products in the marketplace, fueled by its first, incredibly quick and successful three-week $750,000 crowdfunding round that was spearheaded by Flaviar, one of the world's largest and most engaged online spirits-loving communities. As Hercules Mulligan continues unprecedented growth in the $4.4 billion RTD industry, the brand today announces the launch of a second crowdfunding campaign of $1.5 million on June 8, 2022, inviting fans of the brand, the Flaviar community, other spirits fans and industry veterans to bring this beloved bottled Irish-American Old Fashioned into its next chapter with a historic, collaborative, democratic approach to brand building.
Hercules Mulligan Rum & Rye was inspired by the man himself – the tailor, Irish immigrant, spy, and hero of the American Revolution. It is a 50:50 blend of Caribbean aged rum and home-grown American rye whiskey inspired by the revolutionary era. Fresh, organic, ginger root is macerated in the rum and rye blend, and a splash of bitters is added, ensuring this liberating libation can be enjoyed on the rocks as a ready-made Old Fashioned in addition to being mixed into a variety of cocktails.
"We launched this brand just over two years ago in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic with a small but mighty team and just 2,000 coveted bottles" said Hercules Mulligan co-founder and spirits industry veteran Steve Luttmann. "Since then, we have grown an incredible community of existing investors and partners with corporate experience and a history of building and selling internationally recognized brands. Flaviar, as one of our inception partners, has additionally been an invaluable asset, not only for its involved community, but as our brand incubator. This unparalleled team, along with all of our investors, will strive to build Hercules Mulligan into a global brand in a new way and outsmart and outrun our competitors, all with the help of our winning community, that has grown exponentially and has continued to be an unparalleled and highly engaged group of investors through Discord."
Since its inception in 2019, Hercules Mulligan has quickly become one of the best-selling new brands in the RTD market with one of the highest repurchase rates on Flaviar (18 percent) while also growing its direct-to-consumer offering by 107 percent and launching in more than 300 liquor stores and bars across New York State, proving the brand's track record of sustainable growth.
Luttmann added, "Our vision is to create an authentic and iconic spirits brand and a community that will become a staple in the industry. We are perfectly positioned in the cross-section of Rye Whiskey, Rum, and RTDs. With the growing popularity of these categories, Hercules Mulligan has found an ever-expanding audience and we are excited to leverage our loyal customer base to fuel even greater growth, including scaling into additional states across the US and launching new expressions."
As part of its crowdfunding launch, Hercules Mulligan will introduce a new limited-edition expression – an Eyr & Rye, a blend of Irish Whiskey and American Rye Whiskey with Maraschino Cherry Bitters – an exclusive product release that will be available for a limited time only.
"At Flaviar, we strive to show our customers how a spirits brand of the future is built and, with crowdfunding campaigns such as this one, how great it is to be part of one," said Grisa Soba, Founder at Flaviar. "As an ambitious spirits club and incubator, we can rely on our own data, users, and distribution system to build a world-scale brand like Hercules Mulligan while also offering full transparency to our investors."
Through this crowdfund, Hercules Mulligan will raise $1.5 million at a $15 million pre-money valuation in order to continue its expansion into new markets and develop new skews under its brand name. Crowdfunding will take place via StartEngine, which gives all spirits fans an equal opportunity to own a piece of liquid history.
For more information visit www.herculesmulligancompany.com/crowdfunding.
Named for the – until recently – little-known tailor, spy, and hero of the American Revolution who changed history and secured freedom for all, Hercules Mulligan is based on a unique recipe from the period. It's what Mulligan, the man, stood for, and it's what this Rum & Rye blend embodies: a spirit of independence.
Launched on November 25, 2019, the anniversary of Evacuation Day, this historical recipe is simple in its nature - Rum, Rye Whiskey, fresh Ginger & Bitters - yet utterly complex and delightful; a unique composition which tickles the nose and loosens the lips.
Quality is etched in Hercules Mulligan's DNA, as it uses real, honest, actual natural ingredients, none of this WONF [with other natural flavors] tomfoolery. It's a true craft cocktail in a bottle – picking up awards and rave reviews for how it delivers an Old Fashioned with ease. The best way to savor its flavors is sipping it on the rocks. Simplicity for the win.
AWARDS: Double Gold Medal in San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2021
The Flaviar Club is the world's largest premium spirits club that provides a unique, at-home guided tasting experience for consumers. Club membership includes tasting boxes, curated full size bottles, access to rare and custom spirits, educational content from the industry's most notable figures, free tickets & VIP treatment at spirits events, and much more. For more information, visit Flaviar.com.
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FBI violated rights of accused subway shooter by taking his DNA, attorney says in court filing
By Mark Morales, CNN
FBI agents violated the accused Brooklyn subway shooter’s constitutional rights when they took DNA samples from him and didn’t tell his attorneys, according to a court filing by the defense.
In a letter sent to US Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann, federal public defender Mia Eisner-Grynberg said FBI agents entered Frank James’s cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday and took multiple oral swabs of his DNA.
The agents also asked him questions and had him sign several documents, according to the letter.
The FBI declined comment, as did the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where James was charged.
James is accused of setting off smoke grenades and firing a handgun 33 times on a crowded N train traveling toward the 36th Street station in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. The attack left 29 people injured, including 10 who were shot, officials said.
James, 62, did not enter a plea on charges of violating a law that prohibits terrorist and violent attacks against mass transportation.
Eisner-Grynberg wrote that neither she nor the other lawyers representing James were informed ahead of time about the FBI taking his DNA samples.
“Contrary to standard practice, the government committed this intrusion absent advance notice to counsel, depriving us of an opportunity to be heard or to be present. Neither did the government provide subsequent notice to counsel,” Eisner-Grynberg said in the letter.
Eisner-Grynberg, who declined to comment on the letter, wrote that attorneys found out about what happened from James and had to ask the FBI for copies of what he signed.
Attorneys had only received a copy of the search warrant after it was carried out, according to Eisner-Grynberg.
“It is the standard practice in this District that when the government obtains a search warrant for buccal [oral] swabs from a represented, post-arraignment defendant, the government informs counsel of same before its execution, and offers an opportunity to be present,” she wrote in the letter.
“This serves as a safeguard to protect the rights of represented defendants. Here, because the government failed to provide notice to counsel before questioning and searching Mr. James, their practice risked violations of Mr. James’s core constitutional rights under the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments.”
Eisner-Grynberg is asking for any documents related to the search warrant, copies of anything James signed and the sum and substance of any statements he made, according to the letter.
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BEACHWOOD, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ARC Health, a Thurston Group portfolio company, has announced the acquisition of Sasco River Center, a premier mental health group with three locations in Fairfield County, CT. Formed in 2021, ARC Health is a mental health specialty services organization supporting psychiatry, psychology, and therapy practice owners in multiple locations throughout the country.
A multidisciplinary practice offering a range of diagnostic and therapy services for children, adolescents, young adults, and families, the Sasco River Center team includes 60 providers across locations in Darien, Stamford and Wilton, CT. They focus on collaborative and comprehensive testing, psychotherapy, and sensory processing.
Vincent Morra, ARC Health CEO, praised Sasco River Center's pioneering innovations in child occupational therapy and their multidisciplinary approach to care. "Sasco River Center's comprehensive approach to therapy separates itself as a market leader. We look forward to partnering with their team to expand their advanced approach to sensory processing treatment and addressing mental health conditions holistically."
Chris Bogart, PhD, who co-founded and co-manages Sasco River Center with Melissa Kahn, MS OTL/R, said partnering with ARC Health just made sense. "ARC can provide the back-office support and economy of scale we need to grow, freeing our team to do what they love best, helping our patients become their best selves."
Melissa Kahn, a registered Occupational Therapist specializing in child play therapy, said Sasco River offers "a warm, inviting environment, and a team of highly skilled practitioners who are trained to provide an integrated approach to learning, communication, and addressing emotional and behavioral conditions. By having access to our diverse specialists under one roof, our clients can receive the specific help they need."
Sasco River Center's flagship location in Darien, CT opened in January 2022 after two years of careful planning and construction. This 9,000 square-foot multidisciplinary center offers a wide range of services, including individual, group and family therapy, comprehensive diagnostic evaluations, medication management, sensory processing occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, comprehensive diagnostic assessments, academic tutoring and executive function coaching, among others. Like all their facilities, the Darien, CT location contains an occupational therapy gym, with multiple climbing walls, tunnels between rooms, flowing swaths of Lycra, zip lines, and multiple integrated swings. Patients can build their motor planning skills and develop their sensory integration abilities so that they can better navigate their world and regulate their behavior. "It is truly the state of the art, inspiring other gyms throughout the country," Kahn said.
ARC Health is a premier group of mental healthcare practices who have come together as partners while maintaining their individual identities. Their forward-thinking and supportive partnership of mental healthcare providers is geared toward increasing success via a collaborative network. The ARC Health business model is pioneering the space with a unified, provider-centric approach that reinforces clinical autonomy while also joining together as equity-owning partners.
Thurston Group is a private equity firm that focuses on building industry-leading companies in the healthcare and related business services sectors. Thurston has an extensive track record of partnering with physicians and building fast-growing healthcare businesses, including ARC Health, Smile Doctors, US Endo Partners, US Oral Surgery Management, South Georgia Dental Management, Gen4 Dental Partners, Options Medical Weight Loss and U.S. Orthopaedic Partners. Over its 35-year history, Thurston Group has returned more than $4B of invested capital.
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Sasco River Center
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Which GoWise USA air fryer is best?
Air frying foods has taken the world by storm recently, and with the increased popularity comes dozens and dozens of options. If you want to save some money on your new air fryer, consider going with a GoWise USA model. They cost less than most models but still have the capacities, power and functions to fry foods just as well.
The best GoWise USA air fryer is the GoWise USA 5.8-quart Air Fryer. Its included accessories make it the perfect starter set, and it’s big enough to cook for several people.
What to know before you buy a GoWise USA air fryer
How it works
Air fryers are a surprisingly complex appliance that requires several moving parts to properly function.
- First, an electrical coil, similar to a stovetop burner, is suspended above the food to provide direct heat.
- Secondly, a fan above the coil pushes the superheated air and causes it to swirl around your food, surrounding it in a similar manner to standard deep frying.
- Thirdly, like deep frying, air fryers still require some oil. They just use a splash which is then converted into droplets that mist the oil over your food as it swirls in the air current.
- Lastly, the moisture inside the food is converted into steam by the heat, which is then swirled around the food to finish the cooking process.
Size and capacity
GoWise USA air fryers have an external size and an internal capacity.
- Size: Most GoWise USA air fryers are roughly 1 foot by 1 by 1 foot, with some adding a few inches here and there.
- Capacity: GoWise USA air fryers have capacities as small as 2.75 quarts and as large as 14.7 quarts. Take note that smaller or larger capacities don’t subtract or add much to the external size, respectively. Additionally, you’ll want roughly 2.5 quarts of capacity for each person you intended to cook for.
What to look for in a quality GoWise USA air fryer
Wattage
Wattage is a measure of how much power a GoWise USA air fryer has. The higher the wattage, the better, faster and more evenly it will be able to cook. Most air fryers have wattages of 800-2,100. Keep in mind that your kitchen outlets may not be able to power high wattages — double-check before purchasing.
Cooking temperatures
GoWise USA air fryers don’t all offer the same range of temperatures. Most go down to 150-200 degrees and up to 300-400 degrees. A wider range means you’ll be better able to fine-tune your recipe.
You also need to consider how finely you can choose your temperature in the available range. Some only go in 100-degree increments, while others can be as fine as 25 degrees.
How much you can expect to spend on a GoWise USA air fryer
GoWise USA air fryers are considered budget models. Most of their units cost $60-$150 with their largest and most powerful models rarely costing more than $200.
GoWise USA air fryer FAQ
Can I use metal and foil in a GoWise USA air fryer?
A. Yes. Air fryers don’t use the same cooking process as microwaves so that appliance’s weak points aren’t present here. That said, air fryers have their own weakness: They need to maintain full and proper airflow. So, if you use aluminum foil or other baking wrappers, make sure not to block any vents or fans.
Is air frying foods really better for you?
A. Yes, though not as much as most people think. First, air fryers still require a touch of oil to properly fry — they just use a dollop vs. an entire container. Secondly, the types of foods your air frying have more effect on healthiness than the method of cooking. An air-fried doughnut is going to be just as unhealthy as a deep-fried doughnut.
What’s the best GoWise USA air fryer to buy?
Top GoWise USA air fryer
GoWise USA 5.8-Quart Air Fryer With Accessories
What you need to know: This is the perfect starter set for air frying.
What you’ll love: It has eight presets for common foods such as chicken, pork, beef and fries. It has a built-in alarm to remind you to shake your foods in 5-, 10- or 15-minute increments. Accessories include a baking pan, pizza pan and a silicone pot holder.
What you should consider: Some consumers had rare issues after a few months of use where the pot holder would detach even when the safety systems are in place.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top GoWise USA air fryer for the money
GoWise USA 3.7-Quart Air Fryer
What you need to know: This is perfect for one- or two-person households.
What you’ll love: It has several presets, including fries, cake and fish, plus comes in four colors. It has a digital screen and can cook foods for up to 30 minutes at temperatures of 170-400 degrees. It includes a recipe book with 50 recipes to try.
What you should consider: Some customers had rare issues with overheating or ceasing to work after a few months of use. Others had problems with disconnecting baskets.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Worth checking out
GoWise USA Deluxe 12.7-quart 15-in-1 Air Fryer
What you need to know: This beastly machine is an investment but it can handle almost anything you throw in it.
What you’ll love: It has the functions, presets and included accessories to cover a huge range of cooking techniques, including rotisseries, kebabs, baking and, yes, air frying. It comes in six colors and is also available in a 14.7-quart size. It includes a 50-recipe cookbook to get you started.
What you should consider: Some purchasers had issues with customer service and claiming the one-year warranty when minor defects occurred. It’s too expensive unless you use it regularly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
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After paychecks bounce, all restaurant employees quit
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - A bakery-style restaurant in Las Vegas is closed after all of its employees walked off the job. They say their first checks after working two weeks bounced.
Things got ugly Saturday afternoon between employees and the owner of Bread Factory at Tivoli Village. The restaurant has been open for less than a month, and already employees say their first checks bounced July 5.
“I wasn’t the only one in the negative. The cook was negative $1,000. There was a baker negative $300. Everyone was reaching negatives because we had this money that we earned that just got bounced,” employee Melanie Pilar said.
Pilar and another employee, Precious Lopez, say the restaurant owner, Sungwon Kim, didn’t seem eager to make things right.
“He was like, ‘I don’t understand why you guys can’t wait until tomorrow. It’s just one day.’ And I explained to him, ‘Why we should wait when this was money owed to us for the 80-plus hours we all worked for you guys?’” Lopez said.
The employees say it took all eight of them threatening to walk out for Kim and his attorney to show up with cash, but still, they say he tried to short them.
Lopez, who was promoted to manager, says she saw red flags weeks ago.
“He said the rent here was $20,000 dollars, his utilities were $3,000 and because he’s not making enough money, it was my job to just fire all his people,” she said.
Kim blames the checks bouncing on another manager who failed to make a bank deposit before leaving the country.
The restaurant will remain closed until the employees can be replaced.
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EdHeroes just hosted their most recent event - the EdHeroes Forum Australia+Indonesia Chapter!
JAKARTA, Indonesia , May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EdHeroes had previously hosted their forums in Indonesia and Malaysia and now they made their way to Australia! The EdHeroes Network unites over 61,000 supporters, hosts global and regional events and advocates to provide universal access to quality education! Some of their partners are: the World Bank Group, UNESCO IITE, Teach For All, Wolfram, Educate Girls, Queen Rania Teacher Academy and more. During this forum, over 14,000 people from 83 countries participated and 15 speakers from 5 countries spoke about global issues.
The forum featured Airlangga Hartanto, the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Harold Lucero, Founder of Lucsan, Fintech, DAO/DeFi Innovation Australia, Cecilia Vaca Jones, the Executive Director of the Bernard van Leer Foundation and a member of the EdHeroes Advisory Board, and Putri Kus Wisnu Wardani, Member of the Presidential Advisory Council of the Republic of Indonesia.
Airlangga Hartanto spoke about Indonesia's government resolutions to address climate change, which lead to Cecilia Vaca Jones' discussion of the effects pollution has on child development. Cecilia addressed parents and educators saying: "we are trying to create a good start for children", which is impeded by the environmental crisis. Both speakers addressed a similar issue and provided solutions each person could implement to improve our world and ensure healthy development for children.
The discussion was picked up by Putri Kus Wisnu Wardani who emphasized the importance of social activism and the immense impact every person can make. The session was closed off by Harold Lucero talking about digital competency. He elaborated on the implications of the metaverse and the infinite possibilities it presents to provide accessible high-quality education worldwide.
The main session of the forum consisted of two discussions titled "Family Education and Mental Health" and "Practicing Democracy and Strengthening Social Activism". Both sessions featured professionals from different parts of the world who shared their insight and experience as well as provided useful tips оn each of the topics.
Watch the complete forum here and follow EdHeroes on their social media platforms to always stay in the loop of their upcoming events and opportunities! Check out their Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Youtube.
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Washburn football takes down UCM in first road game
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Washburn football took its early season dominance to the road on Thursday night, taking down Central Michigan 40-32 in Warrensburg.
Quarterback Cedric Case’s 1 yd rushing touchdown got the Chippewas got on the board first, but the Bods responded later in the first quarter as Kellen Simoncic found Collin Wilson for a 5 yd score, still down by one at 7-6.
UCM ended the first quarter with a last minute score, as Xavier Jackson punched in a 3 yd touchdown to put the Chippewas up 14-6.
UCM then added a field goal to start the scoring in the second quarter, then came JJ Letcher. Simoncic found Letcher for a 32 yd touchdown, still down 17-12 though.
Case once again added to the board, this time sending a deep 78 yd touchdown pass to Arkell Smith for a 24-12 lead. Simoncic responded with a 46 yd touchdown pass to Peter Afful to close out the first half scoring.
Then came the comeback. The third quarter started with yet another Simoncic to Afful touchdown, this time for 17 yds. The Bods held the lead for the first time all game, 26-24.
Just over a minute later, Simoncic sent a 14 yd touchdown pass to Letcher. Washburn’s defense was able to hold back the Chippewas for the next 10 minutes until the offense added one more score to the board. Simoncic found Taylon Peters for a 35 yd touchdown. That would do it for the third quarter.
UCM began the fourth quarter with a touchdown from Case to Malik Clayborn, successfully adding a 2-point conversion to try and get back in this one, Bods still up 40-32.
Washburn was able to hold onto its lead though, and will be bringing home a win and a 2-0 record.
The Ichabods will return home next Saturday to host Nebraska at Kearney at 1:00 p.m., looking to stay undefeated on the young season.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 8, to discuss next steps for the Artemis I mission to launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Audio of the call will livestream on NASA's website at:
Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test. It is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to provide a foundation for human exploration in deep space and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond.
Teleconference participants include:
- Jim Free, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems program manager, Kennedy
- John Blevins, SLS chief engineer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
To participate by telephone, media must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the event to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
After standing down on the Sept. 3 launch attempt due to a hydrogen leak, teams have decided to replace the seal on an interface, called the quick disconnect, between the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line on the mobile launcher and the rocket while at the launch pad.
Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.
For updates, follow along on NASA's Artemis blog at:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis
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MONTREAL, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Cannara Biotech Inc. ("Cannara" or the "Company") (TSXV: LOVE) (OTCQB: LOVFF) (FRA: 8CB), a vertically integrated producer of premium-grade cannabis and derivative products with two mega facilities based in Quebec spanning over 1,650,000 sq. ft., announced today that it has closed on a $50M credit facility led by BMO Commercial Banking. The credit facility, effective May 31, 2022, includes a three-year term loan for $45 million with an accordion for up to an additional $10 million and a $5 million line of credit. Additional favorable terms attached to the credit facility include a declining interest rate over time as the Company hits certain covenant thresholds and the ability to repay the facility without penalty at any time. Under the terms of this new credit facility, the Company will not make any principal payments for the first six months.
Cannara will use this new credit facility to repay and close all debt associated with its current credit facility and to invest capital into its Valleyfield Facility to redesign and activate new 25,000 square feet growing zones that replicate indoor growing conditions, including growing without utilizing the sun. As of May 31, 2022, the Company has activated and is currently cultivating in 5 of its 24 growing zones.
The credit facility will also be used to support capital investments for additional post-harvest packaging and processing equipment, which will be used to support the growing production capacity at the Valleyfield Facility and to operationalize the production of in-house solvent-based Cannabis 2.0 derivative products.
"We're extremely pleased to announce this new non-dilutive credit facility with our new financial partner, BMO Commercial Banking, and are proud that they chose to back Cannara as an emerging leader in the Canadian cannabis industry," stated Nicholas Sosiak, Chief Financial Officer of Cannara. "This partnership and the financing it provides strengthens our working capital position while providing the Company with necessary fire power to execute on our immediate and mid-term growth strategy, both from a production capacity and market expansion standpoint."
Cannara Biotech Inc. (TSXV: LOVE) (OTCQB: LOVFF) (FRA: 8CB) is a vertically integrated producer of premium-grade cannabis and cannabis-derivative products for the Québec and Canadian markets. Cannara owns two mega facilities based in Québec spanning over 1,650,000 sq. ft., providing the Company with 125,000kg of potential annualized cultivation output. Leveraging Québec's low electricity costs, Cannara's facilities produce premium-grade cannabis products at an affordable price. For more information, please visit cannara.ca.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This information release contains certain forward-looking information. Such information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those implied by statements herein, and therefore these statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. All forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to it as well as other factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Due to risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties identified by the Company in its public securities filings, actual events may differ materially from current expectations. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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– Robert Sutton, MD, will fulfill leadership role within the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine –
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has appointed Robert Sutton, MD, as chief of Critical Care Medicine in Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Sutton, who has served the last 14 years as an attending physician in the division, will continue his role in advancing research to improve the lives of patients.
"I am thrilled to announce the well-earned appointment of Dr. Robert Sutton to Chief of Critical Care Medicine," said Charles Dean Kurth, MD, anesthesiologist-in-chief and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at CHOP. "Dr. Sutton is an accomplished clinical investigator, mentor and clinician. I look forward to watching the department soar to even greater heights under his leadership. Additionally, we thank Dr. Robert Berg for his outstanding 14-year tenure. I am grateful that Dr. Berg will remain at CHOP and continue to serve as a mentor of faculty and researcher."
Dr. Sutton came to CHOP in 2002 for a residency in pediatrics. After subsequently completing a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at CHOP, he joined the faculty in 2008. He has served in numerous leadership roles at CHOP, including chair of the Resuscitation Committee, medical director of the Preventing Codes Outside the Intensive Care Unit Initiative, medical lead of the Critical Care Outreach team and co-director of the Resuscitation Science Center in CHOP's Research Institute. He currently holds the endowed chair in Clinical Resuscitation Science.
In addition to his roles at CHOP, he serves as professor of anesthesiology and critical care at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He has received numerous awards from the American Heart Association and the Society of Critical Care Medicine in recognition of his research accomplishments and volunteer activities. In 2021, he received the Carole Marcus Mid-Career Mentoring Award for his mentoring of postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty. He has authored more than 200 scholarly articles and delivered more than 75 lectures internationally. He has been funded by the NIH for more than a decade and is currently the principal investigator on three NIH grants aimed at improving quality of care and outcomes of children who suffer sudden cardiac arrest.
About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and pioneering major research initiatives, Children's Hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought the 595-bed hospital recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu
Contact: Kaila Revello
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
(610) 457-5916
contikm@chop.edu
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJW) – Crib bumpers and inclined sleepers blamed in more than 200 baby deaths will soon be banned.
President Joe Biden signed legislation Monday that prohibits the manufacture or sale of some infant sleep products. Companies have 180 days to comply with the new law.
Infants’ noses and mouths can be covered by a bumper or stuck between the bumper and a crib mattress, which can cause babies to suffocate. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were 113 baby deaths involving crib bumpers from 1990 through March 2019.
More than 100 infants have died in inclined sleepers, according to the CPSC.
Ohio U.S. Sen. Rob Portman was one of the sponsors of the bipartisan bill.
Portman and Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth introduced the legislation in April 2021.
“The use of padded crib bumpers poses an unnecessary threat to the health and safety of infants everywhere, there is no reason the sale of these items should continue,” Sen. Portman said in a press release.
The “Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021” was endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Kids in Danger and Consumer Federation of American and Breathable Baby, according to a press release from Portman’s office.
Ohio banned the sale of traditional crib bumpers in 2017.
AAP’s guidance for parents for safe sleep for infants is a firm, flat, clutter-free mattress with a taut sheet, no blankets, pillows, crib bumpers or stuffed animals | https://cw33.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/crib-bumper-ban-products-blamed-in-baby-deaths-can-no-longer-be-sold/ | 2022-05-17T20:18:17Z |
Anti-virtual reality note included with package that exploded on college campus
(AP) - A hard plastic case that exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston causing minor injuries to a staff member contained a rambling note that railed against virtual reality and also referenced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, a law enforcement official said Wednesday.
Investigators are still trying to identify the motive behind the Tuesday evening explosion and are working to understand why the package was specifically sent to Northeastern, the official said.
Investigators are also trying to determine the specific mechanism of the device and whether the package contained any gunpowder, the official added. The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The official described the case as a “Pelican-style” case. Pelican makes hard cases designed to protect sensitive equipment.
A spokesperson for the FBI office in Boston declined to comment Wednesday, saying the investigation is “still very active and fluid.”
A Northeastern spokesperson on Wednesday had no new details on the case.
The package delivered to Holmes Hall detonated just after 7 p.m. Tuesday when a staff member opened it, the university said in a statement. The staff member, a 45-year-old man, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries to his hand, police said. No name was made public.
Boston’s bomb squad neutralized a second package near the city’s Museum of Fine Arts, which is near Northeastern’s campus.
Holmes Hall is home to the university’s creative writing program and its women’s, gender and sexuality studies program.
Northeastern is a private university in downtown Boston with about 16,000 undergraduate students. The campus opened normally for classes Wednesday.
Tuesday’s explosion marked one of the first big scares in Boston since 2013, when two bombs planted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others.
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Associated Press writers Alanna Durkin Richer and Mark Pratt in Boston contributed to this report.
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JACKSON, Miss., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jackson State University (JSU) College of Business is proud to announce a new supply chain management program will be offered in the 2022 Fall semester. The global supply chain has been a major topic of discussion since the beginning of the pandemic. Business Dean Fidelis Ikem, Ph.D., says the new undergraduate program aligns with the strategic plan to elevate the institution's academic prominence through degree offerings that will meet today's workforce needs.
"Business students in the new supply chain management program will learn about inventory, transportation, purchasing and the different challenges of distribution," explains Ikem. "At the beginning of the pandemic, the ports of Los Angeles were overcrowded because there weren't enough truckers to move goods to warehouses where they were needed. That's a supply chain issue and a product demand issue. This will prepare our students to work in that industry that is growing by leaps and bounds."
Jackson State's location in the central part of Mississippi and close proximity to the gulf coast will give students a major advantage when it comes to studying distribution. Ikem says with a close proximity to Interstates 20 and 55, a bounty of distribution centers, and large producers moving into the area (such as Continental Tires, Nissan, Amazon, etc.), the demand for this particular skill set is growing here. Ikem has wanted to bring the supply chain management degree program to the college of business since his appointment as dean. It was no easy task, however, through years of collaborative efforts and research, his goal was accomplished with the help of JSU alumnus David Malone, CPSM, who currently works as the director of procurement and supply management for the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. With decades of experience working in the field of supply chain management, Malone noticed a lack of diversity and decided his alma mater could be the resolution. He gladly provided his expertise to help develop the program and recruit leadership for the advisory board.
"I am in my 41st year of my supply chain career and one thing that I was always bothered by for years was the lack of African Americans in this field. I was fortunate to get in back in 1981 with a major technology company out of Boston, and it was my only job offer. So, even though my undergraduate degree was in finance, I wanted an opportunity and luckily, I landed in one of the fastest growing and world changing professions there were. It's a career path that gave me an opportunity to travel and do business globally, and I want HBCU students to have access to such a great profession," says Malone.
The board consists of supply chain executives from Black & Decker, Microsoft, and The Institute for Supply Management. Malone also garnered participation from the Michigan State University Department of Supply Chain Management, which is rated No. 1 nationally for its program. Dean Ikem recruited an executive from Ingalls Shipbuilding and the JSU School of business leaders to complete the advisory board and begin the work of curriculum development.
"Supply chain management provides another avenue for students to develop insight into an industry laden with opportunity," says Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Alisa Mosley, Ph.D. "I appreciate the input from all internal and external stakeholders who created this innovative academic program. The new major aligns with our mission and university strategic plan."
Through the JSU supply chain management program, students will learn how the core studies that are normal parts of the business program intersect with the myriad of opportunities and experiences offered in the supply chain profession. They will also learn to understand the underpinnings of the global supply chain and how the linkage of multiple supply chain functions leads to the delivery of goods and services from around the world. The College of Business plans to provide internship opportunities and, through the right corporate partnerships, give students real time exposure to the inner workings of the many aspects of supply chain management.
Ikem says he foresees the supply chain management program will be offered as a graduate program in the near future. The Jackson State University College of Business is among the six percent of business schools worldwide that is accredited by the Association for Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB accreditation differentiates business and accounting programs from those at other institutions in terms of quality, rigor, and relevance.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s finance minister on Tuesday rejected calls by some in the country’s governing parties to tax what they call “excessive profits” earned by oil companies since Russia’s war in Ukraine spiked energy prices.
Suggestions for such a tax by some politicians in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats and the Greens have laid bare ideological differences between those two center-left parties and Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s pro-business Free Democrats.
A three-month cut in fuel taxes took effect last week as part of a wider package of measures aimed at blunting the financial fallout from the war. But there have been widespread complaints that prices at the pump have crept back up substantially after initially falling.
Lindner argued that a tax on energy company profits would only do harm and likely risk fueling inflation that is already running at a nearly half-century high of 7.9%.
“My concern is that an arbitrary tax increase for an individual branch will ultimately lead to things getting more expensive in Germany” and possibly lead to shortages, said Lindner, whose party has long vehemently opposed tax hikes. He said there is currently no confirmation that any “excessive profits” have been made in the oil industry.
The British government last month announced plans for a 25% temporary windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies, with the aim of raising billions of pounds (dollars) for cash payments to people struggling with sharply rising energy bills.
Spain and Italy already have approved similar taxes, while Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has urged major energy producer Norway to use the profits from the rising costs of its oil and natural gas to support the countries hardest hit by the war, mainly Ukraine. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/german-minister-rejects-calls-to-tax-growing-oil-profits/ | 2022-06-07T17:26:32Z |
Hormel Foods continues ESG investment in practices to enhance soil health, water and air quality, and sequester greenhouse gases
AUSTIN, Minn., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, along with its subsidiary Applegate Farms LLC, is leading the way in supporting farmers who employ regenerative agriculture practices, a holistic system of farming that encourages continuous innovation and soil improvement using techniques such as minimal or no soil tillage, regular crop rotation and cover cropping.
Hormel Foods recently became a major sponsor of an up to 50,000-acre regenerative-agriculture pilot project to be located throughout central and southeast Minnesota. Assistance from Hormel Foods and other participants will help provide financial incentives for farmers to participate in the project and adopt regenerative agriculture practices. Furthering regenerative agriculture is part of the Hormel Foods 20 By 30 Challenge, a set of 20 aggressive environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals the company intends to reach by 2030. In line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the challenge is advancing the company's long-standing ESG leadership.
"As we face the daunting challenges of feeding a growing global population while protecting the planet, we believe advancing regenerative agriculture practices is a smart and responsible choice," said Mark Coffey, group vice president of supply chain at Hormel Foods.
Applegate, the nation's leading natural and organic meat brand, is bringing its expertise to the table of parent company Hormel Foods. In 2018, Applegate began its journey into regenerative agriculture by becoming a Frontier Founder with The Savory Institute's Land to Market program, the world's first outcomes-based-verified regenerative sourcing solution. The Savory Institute is a global leader in holistic land management with a mission to regenerate the world's grasslands.
"Regenerative agriculture requires an essential mental shift from the way we currently think about farming – it's not the cow, it's the how," said Gina Asoudegan, who leads the mission and regenerative agriculture initiatives at Applegate and is also a member of Land to Market's Regenerative Leadership Council.
With a well-deserved reputation for embracing sustainable agriculture, in 2019, Applegate launched The New Food Collective™, an explorer brand that uses pasture-raised meats and small-batch production methods to create culinary-inspired products. The brand launched a pilot product featuring a line of fresh sausages made with pastured pork that was the first ever to be certified by the American Grassfed Association. Most recently, Applegate launched the Do Good Dog™ hot dog, the first nationally available 100% natural, grass-fed beef hot dog made from beef raised using practices that regenerate the land. The Do Good Dog™ hot dog is verified by the Land to Market program, and the beef used in the hot dogs is part of a system that contributes to the regeneration of more than 260,000 acres of soil.
Hormel Foods has a strong and unwavering reputation for being an exceptional corporate citizen and is committed to making the world a better place through its Our Food Journey™ efforts. As a result, the company continually receives accolades for its transparency and ESG efforts, including being ranked No. 57 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Fortune 500® list of the largest green power users from the Green Power Partnership, being named one of America's Most Responsible Companies for the third year in a row by Newsweek, being recognized as one of the World's Top Female-Friendly Companies by Forbes and receiving several Impact Awards from Progressive Grocer for its educational support and food security programs.
Most recently, the company invested in large-scale renewable-energy projects, including the Western Trails wind project located in northern Texas, the Caddo wind site in southern Oklahoma and the Haystack wind project in eastern Nebraska. These projects have allowed Hormel Foods to advance its regenerative agriculture initiatives and will help the company reach its goal to match 100% of its domestic energy use with renewable sourcing by the end of 2022.
ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $11 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the "Global 2000 World's Best Employers" list by Forbes magazine for three years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired companies, has appeared on the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list by 3BL Media 13 times, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
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Holiday spending expected to be lower this year
(CNN) - It looks like Americans will not be going crazy with holiday gifting this year.
A new forecast from consulting firm Deloitte expects retail sales for the gift-buying months of November, December and January to increase by 4 to 6%.
That’s modest compared to the robust 15.1% increase for the same timeframe last year.
This year’s expected slower growth is in line with where holiday retail sales were trending before the pandemic.
Higher costs for everyday items and services due to inflation is a big reason for the lower projection.
Gifting categories that are still expected to do well this year are clothing, toys and gift cards.
Separately, the firm expects online holiday spending this season to outpace last year’s growth.
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Adult bookstore closes after 2 deaths, illegal activity, authorities say
HORSE CAVE, Ky. (WBKO/Gray News) - After three years of investigations and court cases, an adult bookstore in Kentucky has agreed to close its doors permanently.
WBKO reports investigations started in 2019 at the Horse Cave Adult Bookstore following reports of illegal activity at the business.
The Hart County Sheriff’s Department said it cited the store for more than 30 permit-related violations and arrested several people for indecent exposure over the last few years.
Authorities said their investigations included an incident where two people died on the premises in the video arcade area that was known as “the back room.”
According to the sheriff’s office, sexual acts were being performed inside the business, along with illegal substances being sold.
The Hart Fiscal Court authorized the county attorney to initiate a civil suit against the store.
At a court hearing on Aug. 31, the store owners agreed to close the business permanently.
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Senate confirms Brink as new US ambassador to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink late Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, filling the post as officials plan to return American diplomats to Kyiv during the nation’s continuing battle against the Russian invasion.
The veteran foreign service officer, who has spent most of her career in the shadow of the former Soviet Union, was nominated to the position last month by President Joe Biden. She was confirmed unanimously by the Senate without a formal roll call vote.
American diplomats evacuated Kyiv when the war began three months ago, but the U.S. reopened the embassy Wednesday.
The ambassador’s post has been vacant since former President Donald Trump abruptly forced out Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in 2019. She later became a key figure in the first impeachment proceedings against Trump.
Brink had been the ambassador to Slovakia.
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Giving the people a Cinco de Mayo to remember, Smirnoff has delivered spicy-sweet and easy-to-make food and drink recipes for adults 21+ to enjoy
NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sure, tacos and margaritas are good, but why limit yourself to the same thing every year? Well this year, the people don't have to. Because this Cinco de Mayo, Smirnoff is giving all the people something unexpectedly spicy and sweet. They're asking Cinco de Mayo celebrators everywhere to branch outside of the traditional taco and margarita combinations and give their tastebuds something new, something with a spicy-sweet twist. Like flavor-packed foods that pair perfectly with the full boutique of Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind products!
To curate the ultimate showing of surprising, yet deliciously spicy-sweet takes on popular Mexican dishes, the brand has teamed up with two chefs - food blogger and cookbook author, Esteban Castillo, and pastry and dessert chef, Jocelyn Delk Adams - to create the lineup of new recipes that will give the people what they want—a spicy and sweet celebration to remember.
The perfect balance of spicy and sweet, Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind is packed with notes of sweet tamarind, spicy Mexican chilies and notes of lime to add a little spice to this year's celebration. Inspired by the flavors found in the Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind portfolio, both chefs created two recipes that offer a delicious fusion of spicy and sweet. To highlight just how easy these recipes can be to make at-home, the culinary masters both created one recipe featuring a variety of ready-to-serve ingredients that are also the perfect match up with the brand's ready-to-drink options - Smirnoff Ice and Smirnoff Seltzer.
From Guava Empanadas paired with the Spicy Tama-rita to Tri-Tip Sliders paired with the sweet Tamarind Colada, there's something for everyone to try out this Cinco de Mayo. This week, adults can follow along by visiting @Smirnoff, @ChicanoEats or @GrandBabyCakes on Instagram to steal all of the delectable recipes!
"It's no secret that people love variety and flavorful drinks throughout all their holiday celebrations! As the brand 'For the People,' we wanted to give spicy and sweet enthusiasts a few unexpected twists they could get behind in time for Cinco de Mayo," said Jennifer Holiday Hudson, North America Brand Leader, Smirnoff. "No matter how you choose to celebrate this year, Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind has something for everyone! Wanting a go-to happy hour cocktail, look no further than the Spicy Tama-Rita. Want something you can just chill and enjoy? Then reach for our delicious ready-to-drink options across Smirnoff Ice and Smirnoff Seltzer."
Available in a flavored spirit as well as the premium malt beverages Smirnoff Ice and Seltzer form, Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind is available nationwide. Making its big debut to the brand's line-up in a convenient ready-to-drink format, the Smirnoff Ice Poco Pico Variety Pack is hitting shelves (and taste buds) just in time for Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Following the release of the Smirnoff Seltzer Poco Pico Variety Pack last fall, the Smirnoff Ice pack will feature the same four bold flavors at 4.5% ABV – Spicy Tamarind, Mango Chili, Pineapple Jalapeño, Spicy Margarita - and be available for a suggested retail price of $15.99 (per 12-pack). To find out if any of the Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind variants are available near you, visit smirnoff.com.
For more cocktail content and news, follow @Smirnoff on Instagram and @SmirnoffUS on Twitter. And no matter how you decide to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this year, please remember to drink responsibly.
About SMIRNOFF
Smirnoff has been giving the people what they want since 1864 serving as a catalyst to revolutionizing drinking culture across generations from inventing the Mule and reimagining the vodka martini to creating a cultural mainstay that defines the flavored malt beverage category with the launch of Smirnoff Ice in 2000.
Because the brand is dedicated to the people and their evolving taste preferences, Smirnoff has an option for everyone along with a dedicated history of adding fun to any occasion while keeping diversity and inclusion at the forefront. Truly showing the power of socializing when everyone (21+) is invited to celebrate.
The Smirnoff portfolio offers a variety of options for adults across vodka and flavored malt beverages. Current offerings include foundations in Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka and Smirnoff Ice, a line of flavors in North America and ready-to-serve flavored malt beverages including Smirnoff Seltzer and Smirnoff Ice Smash. From culturally relevant limited editions to new innovations and zero sugar offerings, Smirnoff has always been known for quality and affordability, and prides itself on giving the people what they want.
About Diageo North America
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don Julio tequilas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and their products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, their people, brands, and performance, visit www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Follow on Twitter and Instagram for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
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New platform creates a community for all to obtain credible investment insights and gives accredited investors increased access to alternative investment options
LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Alternative Investments, Inc., a Los Angeles, California-based fintech social marketplace providing institutional-quality information, insights, and alternative investment opportunities, today announced the successful launch of its new social network and digital fund marketplace.
Prometheus allows investors of all types to connect with leading investment professionals through their in-platform social accounts. Investment professionals can create exclusive and compliant content, giving any investor access to quality investment insights and a chance to learn right from the professionals. By reaching new audiences, Prometheus' in-platform social network democratizes access to thought leaders and investors for all to access and learn.
Additionally, Prometheus Marketplace offers accredited investors, family offices, and wealth advisors improved access to the growing market of alternative investments options. Through an easy-to-use mobile app and desktop site, the Prometheus Marketplace gives accredited investors the ability to discover, research, follow, and transact with high-quality managers, connecting them with hedge funds, crypto funds, venture capital funds, private equity funds, commodities funds, and the investment professionals managing those funds.
"Prometheus is excited to launch an innovative approach that reaches out to accredited investors of all types" said Michael Wang, CEO and Founder of Prometheus. "We are also excited to give fund managers the tools and platform needed to grow their targeted investor base through social content, networking, and transparency. Prometheus offers a chance for accredited investors to meet the people behind the fund and gives the opportunity to source new and credible investment ideas from trusted professionals. With our in-platform social content, investors of all types can gain insights from thought leaders, democratizing access to some of the leading investment professionals today."
To learn more about Prometheus and access an exclusive invite code, please visit prometheusalts.com.
About Prometheus Alternative Investments
Prometheus Alternative Investments, Inc. (Prometheus) was founded by hedge fund professionals seeking to modernize the alternative investments industry and share insights gained over their years of managing and growing multi-billion-dollar funds. Led by veteran hedge fund manager Michael Wang, formerly of SAC Capital, Tourbillon and Cypress Funds, Prometheus' vision is to enable established and emerging managers of all strategies to connect with the right capital at scale, bringing their edge to life in ways the next generation of investors want. Prometheus provides accredited investors of all types the ability to construct and manage diversified, institutional-quality portfolios with new levels of efficiency and transparency. For more information, please visit PrometheusAlts.com.
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Biden: Russia’s war in Ukraine amounts to ‘genocide’
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia’s war in Ukraine amounted to “genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.”
“Yes, I called it genocide,” he told reporters in Iowa shortly before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. “It’s become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.”
At an earlier event in Menlo, Iowa, addressing spiking energy prices resulting from the war, Biden had implied that he thought Putin was carrying out genocide against Ukraine, but offered no details. Neither he nor his administration announced new consequences for Russia or assistance to Ukraine following Biden’s public assessment.
WARNING: Videos may contain graphic content.
Biden’s comments drew praise from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had encouraged Western leaders to use the term to describe Russia’s invasion of his country.
“True words of a true leader @POTUS,” he tweeted. “Calling things by their names is essential to stand up to evil. We are grateful for US assistance provided so far and we urgently need more heavy weapons to prevent further Russian atrocities.”
Biden said it would be up to lawyers to decide if Russia’s conduct met the international standard for genocide, as Ukrainian officials have claimed, but said “it sure seems that way to me.”
“More evidence is coming out literally of the horrible things that the Russians have done in Ukraine, and we’re only going to learn more and more about the devastation and let the lawyers decide internationally whether or not it qualifies,” he said.
Just last week Biden had he did not believe Russia’s actions amounted to genocide, just that they constituted “war crimes.”
During a trip to Europe last month, Biden faced controversy for a nine-word statement seemingly supporting regime change in Moscow, which would have represented a dramatic shift toward direct confrontation with another nuclear-armed country. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said.
He clarified the comments days later, saying: “I was expressing the moral outrage that I felt toward this man. I wasn’t articulating a policy change.”
Past American leaders often have dodged formally declaring bloody campaigns such as Russia’s in Ukraine as genocide, hesitating to trigger an obligation under an international genocide convention that requires signing countries to intervene once genocide is formally identified. That obligation was seen as blocking President Bill Clinton from declaring Rwandan Hutus’ killing of 800,000 ethnic Tutsis in 1994 as genocide, for example.
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Miller reported from Washington. AP writer Ellen Knickmeyer contributed.
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CINCINNATI, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rev. Betty Whitted Holley, Ph.D. made history last week. On June 14th, Dr. Holley was the first African American woman elected to serve as the Chair of the Board of the Commission on Accrediting at the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). The honor humbles the Union Institute & University Ph.D. graduate.
"This opportunity to be the first African American woman elected as Chair of the Board of Commission on Accrediting for ATS is humbling. To have my gifts, skills, and talents in theological education recognized by such a great entity as ATS that serves schools across the U.S. and Canada, means that opportunities for underserved communities and people of color are broadening. To give an opportunity of this nature to someone from Payne Theological Seminary, where I serve as Academic Dean and a full-tenured professor of ecological theology, also speaks volumes and gives light to what we are doing in theological education as the oldest stand-alone Historically Black Seminary in the United States."
Dr. Whitted Holley credits her doctoral studies at Union with her ability to look at the world through an interdisciplinary lens that expanded and deepened her knowledge and expertise. "Union truly prepared me by offering a plethora of opportunities, especially in racial and social justice, which enabled me to pursue the field of Environmental Ethics and African American Religious Studies. My dissertation focused on 'Raising and Sustaining the Ecological Consciousness of the African American Community.'"
Dr. Whitted Holley expands on her Union education by explaining, "Because of Union, I am able to share, not only with my students here at Payne Theological Seminary [in Wilberforce, OH], the importance of understanding ecological theology and all of its ramifications but with my denomination, The African Methodist Episcopal Church. I helped in the development of our statement on 'Climate Change.' I also represent my denomination as a member of the Board of Directors for Creation Justice Ministries, which is part of the National Council of Churches. On this board, we develop policies related to racial and social justice issues. We just finished a resource for our many communions entitled, 'Faith Resilience and Climate Justice.'
"The interdisciplinary approach that Union used in my Ph.D. program was for such a time as this. Being able to look at world problems through an interdisciplinary lens is a major way to meet the needs of the people that you serve, especially in the African American community and people of color. The COVID crisis that we are still experiencing really brought to fruition the plethora of justice issues that our world, globally, are facing; especially issues around healthcare, climate justice, environmental racism, to name a few."
Dr. Whitted Holley is Academic Dean, Director of the Master of Divinity Degree Program, & Full Professor of Ecological Theology at Payne Theological Seminary. The seminary's mission is to prepare leaders for ministry in the African-American tradition of liberation, reconciliation, social justice, and the dignity of all humankind.
The Commission on Accrediting of ATS accredits institutions and approves degree programs offered by ATS accredited schools.
About Union Institute & University
Founded in 1964, Union Institute & University is a pioneer in educating adults through distance learning. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Union Institute & University offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs and certificates designed for adults seeking to make a difference in their own lives and within their communities. The university offers specialized online and low residency degree programs with high-touch faculty attention, designed for students regardless of where they live and work. Union's flexible delivery models emphasize relevant and transformative coursework taught by a national faculty of scholar-practitioners. Union graduates — including two dozen college presidents, in addition to other leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, members of the United States Congress, and the first female prime minister of Jamaica — promote Union's legacy of utilizing education to transform lives and communities. To learn more about Union Institute & University, visit www.myunion.edu or call 1-800-861-6400.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipocine Inc. (NASDAQ: LPCN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative products to treat metabolic and central nervous system ("CNS") disorders, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and provided a corporate update.
Second Quarter Highlights
- In June, Lipocine's commercial partner Halozyme launched TLANDO™ (testosterone undecanoate), an oral treatment indicated for testosterone replacement therapy in adult males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone (primary or hypogonadotropic hypogonadism).
- In July 2022, Lipocine held an End of Phase 2 meeting with the FDA for LPCN 1144 in NASH. The FDA recommends Lipocine conduct a phase 2 dose ranging study to identify the optimal dose prior to conducting a pivotal study. The FDA agreed to the proposed unique testosterone ester, testosterone dodecanoate, for future clinical studies.
- LPCN 1111: Technology transfer for our once-a-day testosterone product candidate was completed. Scale up and manufacturing of registration batches is ongoing.
- Lipocine continues to enroll subjects in a Phase 2 proof-of-concept study to evaluate the therapeutic potential of LPCN 1148 for the management of cirrhosis, with enrollment in the study expected to be complete in the second half of 2022.
- A type C meeting was held with the FDA to discuss the clinical development path of LPCN 1154, our candidate for postpartum depression ("PPD"). Based on feedback from the meeting, the company plans to initiate a multi-dose proof-of-concept study of LPCN 1154 in the second half of 2022.
- The FDA accepted the company's Investigational New Drug Application ("IND") for its neuroactive steroid ("NAS") candidate, LPCN 2101, as a potential treatment for adults with epilepsy. Lipocine plans to initiate a Phase 2 photosensitive epilepsy ("PSE") study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of oral LPCN 2101 in women with epilepsy of childbearing age.
We continue to explore partnering LPCN 1111, LPCN 1144, LPCN 1107 and TLANDO™ ex-US to third parties.
Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2022 Financial Results
Lipocine reported a net loss of $2.6 million, or ($0.04) per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared with a net loss of $6.8 million, or ($0.08) per diluted share, in the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
Revenues in the quarter ended June 30, 2022 were $0.5 million related to a non-refundable cash fee received from Antares for consideration of a 90-day extension to exercise its option to license LPCN 1111. Antares' option to license TLANDO XR expired on June 30, 2022 and was not exercised. There was no revenue in the comparable quarter of 2021.
Research and development expenses were $2.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared with $1.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The increase in research and development expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, was a result of an increase in contract research organization expense related to the Phase 2 POC study in male cirrhotic subjects with LPCN 1148, an increase in costs related to LPCN 1154 clinical studies, increases in personnel expenses, and an increase in costs related to LPCN 1111 scale up and LPCN 1107 expenses. These increases were offset by a decrease in contract research organization expenses and outside consulting costs related to the completion of the LiFT Phase 2 clinical study in NASH subjects in 2021, a decrease in costs associated with TLANDO, as well as a decrease in other R&D expenses.
General and administrative expenses were $1.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared with $1.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to decreases in legal expenses and personnel costs. These decreases were offset by an increase in professional fees, an increase related to proxy solicitation and proxy distribution services, an increase in corporate insurance expenses, and an increase in other general and administrative expenses.
As of June 30, 2022, the company had $37.4 million of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities, compared to $46.6 million at December 31, 2021.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Financial Results
Lipocine reported a net loss of $6.1 million, or ($0.07) per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with a net loss of $10.2 million, or ($0.12) per diluted share, in the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $0.5 million related to a non-refundable cash fee received from Antares for consideration of a 90-day extension to exercise its option to license LPCN 1111, as described above. There was no revenue in the comparable period of 2021.
Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022, were $4.8 million compared to $3.0 million for the comparable period in 2021. The increase in research and development expenses was due to an increase in contract research organization expense related to the Phase 2 POC study in male cirrhotic subjects with LPCN 1148, an increase in costs related to LPCN 1154 clinical studies, an increase related to LPCN 1111 scale up activities, a food effect study in LPCN 1107, and an increase in personnel expenses and other research and development costs. These increases were offset by a decrease in contract research organization expense and outside consulting costs related to the completion of our LPCN 1144 LiFT Phase 2 clinical study in NASH subjects in 2021, and a decrease in costs associated with TLANDO.
General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $2.4 million compared to $3.1 million for the comparable period in 2021. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to decreases in legal expenses, personnel costs, and other general and administrative expenses. These decreases were offset by an increase in professional fees, an increase related to proxy solicitation and proxy distribution services, an increase in various other consulting fees, and an increase in corporate insurance expenses.
About Lipocine
Lipocine is biopharmaceutical company leveraging its commercially validated proprietary technology to develop innovative products to treat metabolic and CNS disorders with high unmet medical need. Our candidates target diseases with potential for orphan drug designation, comprise endogenous actives for favorable benefit to risk profile, and represent enablement of patient friendly oral delivery options. Lipocine's clinical development pipeline includes: LPCN 1148, LPCN 1144, LPCN 1111, LPCN 1107 and oral neuroactive steroids including LPCN 1154 and LPCN 2101. TLANDO™, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone containing testosterone undecanoate, is approved by the FDA for conditions associated with a deficiency of endogenous testosterone, also known as hypogonadism, in adult males. LPCN 1148 is an oral prodrug of bioidentical testosterone targeted for the management of symptoms associated with liver cirrhosis. LPCN 1144, an oral prodrug of bioidentical testosterone, recently completed a Phase 2 clinical study demonstrating potential utility in the treatment of non-cirrhotic NASH. LPCN 1111, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone, originated and is being developed by Lipocine as a next-generation oral testosterone product with potential for once-daily dosing. In a phase 2 clinical evaluation when administered as once or twice daily, LPCN 1111 met primary and secondary endpoints. LPCN 1107 is potentially the first oral hydroxyprogesterone caproate product candidate indicated for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth and has been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA. Neuroactive steroids are currently being evaluated including LPCN 1154 for the potential treatment of postpartum depression and LPCN 2101 for the potential treatment of epilepsy. For more information, please visit www.lipocine.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include statements that are not historical facts regarding Lipocine's product candidates and related clinical trials, the achievement of milestones within and completion of clinical trials, the timing and completion of regulatory reviews, outcomes of clinical trials of our product candidates, the potential uses and benefits of our product candidates, the timing and scope of clinical trials and studies, and our product development efforts. Investors are cautioned that all such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks that the FDA will not approve any of our products, risks related to our products, expected product benefits not being realized, clinical and regulatory expectations and plans not being realized, new regulatory developments and requirements, risks related to the FDA approval process including the receipt of regulatory approvals, the results and timing of clinical trials, patient acceptance of Lipocine's products, the manufacturing and commercialization of Lipocine's products, and other risks detailed in Lipocine's filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Form 10-K and other reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Lipocine assumes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements contained in this release, except as required by law.
*TLANDO® is a registered trademark assigned to Antares Pharma.
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Milwaukee man who threw acid in a man’s face is sentenced to 10 years in prison
By Steve Almasy and Rebekah Riess, CNN
Clifton Blackwell, the Milwaukee man charged with a hate crime in Wisconsin circuit court in 2019 for throwing acid on a US citizen born in Peru, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in state prison, court records show.
The victim, Mahud Villalaz, suffered second-degree burns in November 2019 after Blackwell threw acid on him. Villalaz, who emigrated from Peru in 2001 and became a US citizen in 2013, told police his attacker accused him of invading the United States.
Blackwell was convicted in April of first-degree reckless injury with a hate crime enhancement. Blackwell is White and Villalaz is Hispanic.
The court sentenced Blackwell to a maximum term of 15 years — 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release — with credit for 117 days served in jail. According to court records, conditions for Blackwell’s extended supervision include having no contact with Villalaz; having no contact with firearms; and a mental health evaluation, while also taking “all prescribed medications and comply with any recommended treatment.”
Craig Mastantuono, an attorney for Villalaz, said his client was thankful for the conviction and sentence.
“He hopes that Clifton Blackwell comes to realize what he did was wrong and that racial violence and hatred of immigrants have no place in America, a country of immigrants,” Mastantuono said in a statement. “As we saw in the tragic killings in Buffalo this week, hate crime is real and rising in our country, stoked by political leaders and media personalities who spread fear of others and encourage people to act out. That happened here, and is happening across the country.”
Villalaz told CNN affiliate WISN that “justice prevailed.”
In court Wednesday, Blackwell said, “He still scares me very much. I regret that it all happened,” according to video recorded by WISN.
Blackwell’s attorney, Michael Plaisted, told CNN the sentence was what he expected.
“But I don’t think he should have gotten that many years under these circumstances,” Plaisted said. “But I think that the dynamic of the hate crime allegation and the uproar in the community led to it.”
The attorney said he had filed paperwork with the state to signify an appeal could happen, but another attorney would handle any potential motions.
The criminal complaint says Blackwell yelled at Villalaz for parking his truck too close to a bus stop.
“The defendant then stated, ‘Why did you invade my country?’ and ‘Why don’t you respect my laws?’ ” the complaint says.
Villalaz moved his truck, the complaint says, and Blackwell yelled “Why did you invade my country?” again. He told Villalaz to “Go back, go back (expletive),” and called Villalaz an “illegal,” Assistant District Attorney Alex Mueller wrote in the complaint.
Villalaz said he called Blackwell a “racist (expletive)” and said all Americans came from somewhere else, the complaint says.
The court document says Blackwell threw a liquid in Villalaz’s face and later police found acids at Blackwell’s home.
The attack was recorded on a surveillance camera.
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Upgraded functionality with impactful new features will improve production workflow and provide better visibility
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ekos, a comprehensive business management software for wineries, is introducing a brand-new experience for wine production within its software. Over the next three months, Ekos will release a series of new features within the production module. The updates will transform the current workflow to provide winemakers a platform for efficiently tracking production from intake through case goods.
Ekos is the only software on the market that empowers wineries to manage their entire businesses from harvest to the bottom line. Beyond production data, Ekos provides a centralized hub for inventory management, accounting, and sales channel management. Ekos's software helps wineries solve essential business problems like setting the right prices based on COGS; optimizing DTC, wholesale, and on-premise sales; and forecasting based on market demand.
"Many wineries are still using spreadsheets or simple production software to manage business operations. Without an end-to-end solution to connect their data, they are getting left behind in today's competitive landscape," said Ekos CEO Josh McKinney. "Our revamped production features combined with our existing functionality mean Ekos is a system unlike any other in the wine market. Our software offers winemakers and winery owners unparalleled insights into the metrics that matter when you're trying to build a brand that lasts."
Over the next few months, Ekos will roll out features that improve the current wine production experience based on direct feedback from winemakers, managers and owners. The updates are tailored to the winemaker's workflow and will provide increased visibility into the production process. With the new production platform in Ekos, winemakers can:
- Manage grape intake and blocks
- Monitor wine composition data
- Track chemistry
- Keep tabs on work orders and team tasks
- Understand COGS and how costs change over time
- View lot volume and vessel locations
- Gain clarity on lot history
In addition to managing production, Ekos helps connect all aspects of a winery business in a single system — including inventory, sales, accounting and reporting. Businesses who use Ekos are able to drive efficiencies, streamline communication, power growth and improve visibility.
To learn how to maximize your profits and transform the way you run your business, sign up for the Ekos Wine Production Experience Webinar on June 14 or visit goekos.com/wine to schedule a consultation.
About Ekos
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Ekos is the leading business management technology platform powering — and empowering — craft beverage businesses. With more than 18,000 users on six continents, Ekos helps beer, wine and cider makers drive efficiencies, power growth, streamline communication and improve visibility across their businesses. As a digital hub for all critical business information, Ekos makes it easy to manage day-to-day operations in inventory, production, sales and accounting. Ekos was named to the Inc. 5000 list in 2021 and is backed by Catalyst Investors and Noro-Moseley Partners. To learn more, visit goekos.com.
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How to feed your pets on a budget
With inflation at a 40-year high, prices are going up everywhere you look. This includes in the pet food aisle. The higher cost of dog and cat food can put stress on your finances, but there are strategic moves you can make to save money. Whether you have one pet or multiple, these money-saving tips and items are aimed at reducing your pet-food costs.
How to shop for pet food and save
In the past, you might have spent more freely on your pets. However, saving wherever you can is more important than ever. Here are a few key ways to cut costs while still pampering your furry friends at mealtimes.
Shop online
Many online retailers that sell pet products offer competitive prices. That’s why there’s a good chance that the costs of your favorite pet food brands are lower from online sellers than what you’ll pay at brick-and-mortar stores.
Comparison shop
Whether you are transitioning to shopping online for cat food and dog food or have been buying online for years, it’s important not to buy from the first shop you visit. The best strategy for savings is to compare the prices of your favorite pet food brands on different sites to catch the best deals.
Buy in bulk
Both dry and wet pet food is more affordable when purchased in bulk. This is especially ideal for owners of multiple pets. It also saves money when feeding canned food.
Keep your pet’s food fresh
If you’ve ever accidentally left a bag of pet food open, you’ve probably noticed that the food gets stale quickly. Many cats and dogs will refuse to eat food that’s become stale from exposure to air. The result is wasted food.
You can easily prevent this from happening by closing bags tightly. Use a durable clip if necessary. Another option is to pour dry kibble into airtight pet food storage containers. If you feed your cat or dog wet canned food, you can easily seal in freshness with a reusable lid. Another option is to transfer it to an airtight container.
Try an auto-ship membership
Online pet food retailers such as Chewy and Petsmart have the option to buy your pet food and other supplies via auto-ship. With this type of membership, you choose your items and the frequency you want to receive them, and you’ll get a discount off the usual price. Additionally, a generous percentage off is typically offered for first-time auto-ship members. There’s no additional cost to sign up for auto-ship, and the service can be canceled at any time.
Don’t overfeed your cat or dog
Not only does overfeeding your pets waste food unnecessarily, but it’s also unhealthy for them. By following the dietary recommendations for your cat or dog based on weight, age, breed or veterinarian advice, you’ll save and protect your pet’s health. Additionally, most pet foods have feeding guidelines on the packaging. Using a measuring scoop or cup will ensure you feed the correct amount.
Look for coupons
Money-saving coupons are often available online and can be found using coupon apps and browser extensions. What’s more, some online retailers offer a significant discount to first-time shoppers.
Take advantage of free shipping
Just because you choose to have your pet supplies shipped to your home doesn’t mean you’ll have shipping costs. Most sellers offer free shipping for orders over a specified amount. Amazon is also a great site for pet supplies and offers free shipping with a Prime membership.
Opt for dry food
Pound for pound, dry cat and dog food is more affordable than wet canned food. Feeding your pet only canned food, especially to larger dogs, can get quite costly.
Consider budget-friendly foods
It’s understandable that you want to feed your cat or dog premium foods, but many brands can be expensive. Fortunately, there are many affordable options by trusted brands that are made with quality ingredients and meet your pet’s daily nutritional needs.
Best products to help you save while feeding cats and dogs
Simply secure the airtight lid on the Vittle Vault, and your pet’s food will stay fresh and tasty. Another convenient feature is the stackable design that saves space.
Sold by Amazon, PetSmart and Chewy
IRIS USA 3-Piece Airtight Storage Container Combo
This pet container system includes a large and small compartment for storing treats and food. The built-in casters make it easy to move. A scoop is included.
Whisker City Wet Pet Food Storage Container
If you frequently open a can of cat or dog food but don’t use it all, you need a container that will keep it fresh in the fridge. This one features a silicone lid that keeps out air and locks in flavor.
Sold by PetSmart
A large food bag clip like this 4-inch model will keep a bag of kibble securely closed to prevent it from drying out and becoming stale.
Sold by Chewy
IVIA PET Universal Silicone Pet Food Lids
These four silicone lids have a universal design to fit pet food cans of various sizes. They are made of BPA-free material.
Sold by Amazon
Whisker City 3D Cat Face Cat Food Can Cover
We love the adorable kitty face of this cat food can lid that provides a fun way to maintain the freshness of your feline’s favorite wet food.
Sold by PetSmart
Rypet Pet Food Measuring Scoops, Set of 4
This collection of four measuring scoops includes ¼-, ⅓-, ½- and 1-cup sizes so you can be sure to feed your cat or dog just the right amount of kibble for their needs.
Sold by Amazon
Best budget-friendly yet nutritious pet food
If you are looking for reasonably priced dry dog food, you can’t go wrong with Purina Dog Chow. It’s been a fan favorite among dog owners for generations.
Purina also offers Cat Chow that’s nutritionally complete and has a flavor most cats love. It’s one of the more affordable options on the market.
Pedigree Chopped Ground Dinner, Chicken and Beef, 24 Cans
You’ll get 24 cans of wet dog food in this pack, which is a great option for budget-minded dog owners who like to feed canned food. It includes chicken and beef flavors.
Friskies Pate Seafood and Chicken Wet Cat Food, 40 Cans
Cats love the flavor of Friskies’ wet food. Friskies offers seafood and chicken varieties in a hearty pate. You’ll get 40 cans for a reasonable price.
Sold by Amazon, Chewy and PetSmart
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SEOUL, South Korea, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AXIS-Y's annual 5.5 day is fast approaching, and the climate-inspired Korean skincare company has been busy excitedly planning their campaign for 2022. The brand established the campaign date as May 5th, or 5.5, because 5.5 is the natural pH of the skin. AXIS-Y has always been a community focused brand, and this campaign was inspired by their core values. Through their unique campaign, the brand aims to directly listen to their community and share appreciation and love, while giving back in any way that they can.
This will be AXIS-Y's fourth year running this campaign. The past 2 years were dedicated to making donations to different non-profit organizations. In 2020, their NGO of choice was the Wildlife Conservation Society, and in 2021 they donated to WWF. They encourage their audience to engage in their campaign by determining their donation value by the number of comments shared by their audience on a specified instagram post. Because the core value of their campaign is giving back, the guidelines for participating in the campaign is to tag someone in their comment and explain how the person has helped inspire them in their skincare journey and express their gratitude.
This year, the organization AXIS-Y will be donating to is the Coral Reef Alliance. Founded in 1994, the Coral Reef Alliance is one of the biggest global NGOs dedicated to helping the coral reefs of the oceans all over the planet. With the help of advanced science and engagement from their community, this NGO has worked for almost 30 years towards helping the coral reefs and educating the world on ways they can help protect coral reefs as well. They have expertise in clean water, healthy fisheries, habitat protection and coral bleaching, with their main mission being to help keep coral reefs healthy and help to prepare them for the effects of climate change. The company picked the Coral Reef Alliance because they felt their beliefs were aligned as a brand who is concerned about the protection of coral reefs. AXIS-Y's Complete No-Stress Physical Sunscreen is made with only reef-safe ingredients and ensuring it would not be damaging to coral reefs was a crucial factor for the brand when developing their holy-grail sunscreen.
How can you participate?
On May 5th, their 5.5 community day, AXIS-Y will be posting a reel on their official Instagram, @axisy_official, to announce their campaign and what inspired them to start it in the first place. To make your own contribution, simply comment on the video, tagging the person that inspired you on your skincare journey, and describing how they helped you. For each comment that includes a tag, AXIS-Y will be donating $1 to the Coral Reef Alliance. Additionally, during the duration of the campaign (from May 5th-8th), 10% of the sales made from their reef-safe Complete No-Stress Physical Sunscreen will also be donated to the Coral Reef Alliance.
And don't forget there's a chance to win! The 10 people with the most comments will win a limited edition AXIS-Y T-shirt as well as a free Complete No-Stress Physical Sunscreen.
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Inter&Co lists in US following the migration of its shares from Brazil's B3 exchange
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inter&Co (NASDAQ: INTR), a leading Super App offering financial and non-financial services to more than 20 million customers in Brazil and US, announced today the listing of its Class A Common Shares on Nasdaq, following the migration of its shares from Brazil's B3 exchange. Inter expects to commence trading as a Nasdaq-listed company upon market open on June 23, 2022 under the ticker symbol "INTR".
"We are excited to be listed on Nasdaq as it marks the next chapter of the journey that began in Brazil in 2015 when we started a banking revolution, seeking to deliver user-friendly products to underserved customers. We are proud of our technology, our team and our achievement of surpassing 20 million customers, but this is only the beginning. We believe the best is yet to come. As Inter&Co becomes a fully listed U.S. company, we will gain access to the largest capital market in the world, remaining focused on further strengthening our market and financial positioning while delivering profitable growth," commented João Vitor Menin, Inter&Co's CEO.
"Inter is already offering Brazilians domiciled in US or Brazilians traveling abroad a global account in US dollars, following the acquisition earlier this year of fintech company USEND. Clients also have access to a competitive cross-border payments solution that meets the needs of an underserved immigrant population. Our mission continues to be focused on simplifying people's lives through technology, with the best and most innovative products and solutions whether in digital banking, credit cards, insurance, investments, cross-border services, and shopping online, all under one single Super App," added Menin.
Inter&Co shares will continue to trade in Brazil as a Brazilian Depositary receipt listed on B3 under the ticker "INBR31", backed by the Class A Common Shares listed on Nasdaq.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Inter&Co is the holding company of Inter Group and indirectly holds all of Banco Inter's shares. Inter&Co evolved from a digital bank to a Super App that simplifies people's lives, where everything is integrated in a single app. Inter offers a complete range of services in banking, investments, credit, insurance and cross-border services, in addition to a marketplace that brings together the best retailers in Brazil and the United States. The company reached 20 million customers in May 2022, and has around 3 million active customers at Inter Shop, surpassing R$ 3.9 billion in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) as of the last twelve months. As of March 31, 2022, Inter had an expanded credit portfolio of R$19.8 billion, shareholders' equity of R$8.5 billion, R$38.5 billion in total assets and nearly R$60 billion in assets under custody (AuC). Inter's customers already have the ability to trade shares listed on US-based stock exchanges through its international trading platform hosted within the Super App. More than 50,000 accounts have been opened since the launch.
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HOUSTON, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Select Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: WTTR) today announced that it will release second quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will also be broadcast live over the Internet, on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time).
For those who cannot listen to the live call, a replay will be available through August 17, 2022 and may be accessed by dialing 201-612-7415 and using pass code 13731255#. Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call at https://investors.selectenergy.com/events-presentations/current for 90 days.
Select Energy Services, Inc. (collectively, with its consolidated subsidiaries, referred to as "Select" or the "Company") is a leading provider of sustainable water and chemical solutions to the energy industry. Select develops, manufactures and delivers a full suite of chemical products for use in oil and gas well completion and production operations as well as integration into the full water life-cycle. These solutions are supported by the Company's critical water infrastructure assets and water treatment and recycling capabilities. As a leader in sustainable water and chemical solutions, Select places the utmost importance on safe, environmentally responsible management of oilfield water throughout the lifecycle of a well. Additionally, Select believes that responsibly managing water resources throughout its operations to help conserve and protect the environment is paramount to the continued success of the Company. For more information, please visit Select's website, http://www.selectenergy.com.
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- California residents can celebrate summer at Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park, using this special three-day ticket offer on any three eligible days June 13, 2022 through Sept. 15, 2022
- Summer spectaculars ignite the night with 'Fantasmic!', 'World of Color', and the limited returns of the 'Main Street Electrical Parade' and 'Disneyland Forever' fireworks
- 'Tale of the Lion King' stage show adds to a robust lineup of entertainment
ANAHEIM, Calif., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California residents can make the most of this summer by enjoying the magic of the Disneyland Resort again and again with a new, limited-time ticket offer. Eligible guests can purchase now and save on visits to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park to see beloved Disney characters, explore adventures, and discover the thrills, the smiles and the wonders of "The Happiest Place on Earth."
For a limited time, California residents may visit the Disneyland Resort theme parks for as low as $83 per person, per day with this special ticket offer. These 3-Day, 1-Park per day tickets start at $249 for admission on Mondays through Thursdays, or as low as $299 ($100 per day) for any day including weekends for eligible guests. The 3-Day, 1-Park per day Park Hopper ticket can be purchased for an additional $60. The limited-time tickets are available for purchase starting May 31, 2022, and California residents may redeem their tickets on any three eligible days from June 13 – September 15, 2022, subject to park reservation availability.* These special tickets may be purchased at Disneyland.com, through a travel agent, or by calling (866) 572-7321. Valid admission and park reservation for the same park on the same date are required for park entry.
Highlights for a spectacular summer at the Disneyland Resort
From the return of four dazzling nighttime spectaculars to a roaring new production of "Tale of the Lion King" and so much more, guests can look forward to a summer to remember at Disneyland Resort. Exciting offerings include:
- "Main Street Electrical Parade" – Back for a limited time at Disneyland park and celebrating its 50th anniversary year, this enchanting classic parade features more than 500,000 lights and depicts iconic stories like "Pinocchio" and "Alice in Wonderland." New to the parade is a magnificent grand finale that brings 50 years of togetherness to life in an all-new float. Disney and Pixar characters like Mirabel from "Encanto" and Moana come together in this awe-inspiring parade full of lights and unique storytelling.
- "Disneyland Forever" Fireworks Spectacular – This enthralling display takes guests on an emotional journey through timeless Disney stories, from classics such as "Peter Pan" to contemporary favorites like "Frozen." This street-to-sky celebration is back for a limited time and includes sparkling bursts of light, immersive projections and other effects that transform several locations at Disneyland into a magical canvas.
- "Fantasmic!" – On the Rivers of America in Disneyland, guests see dreams coming to life in this breathtaking show, during its 30th anniversary year. Mickey Mouse dreams he is the Sorcerer's Apprentice and faces some of Disney's most dastardly villains including Maleficent as a 45-foot, fire-breathing dragon. Mickey must use the power of his imagination to vanquish his foes and save the day. "Fantasmic!" features a fantastical array of live performers, much-loved Disney characters, enhanced special effects and spectacular pyrotechnics.
- "World of Color" – Disney and Pixar stories soar to life as graceful jets of water shoot into the air, lasers electrify the night and perfectly timed projections illuminate the water at Disney California Adventure. Guests relive memories as scenes and music from Disney and Pixar films are projected onto a veil of mist and a grand fountain spraying 19,000 square feet of water.
- "Tale of the Lion King" – Disneyland park welcomes "Tale of the Lion King" to its new home at the Fantasyland Theatre, where this original, story-theatre adaptation of Disney's "The Lion King" is staged in an all-new presentation. At the heart of the production is a traveling troupe known as The Storytellers of the Pride Lands, who use dialogue, song, dance, and live percussion to re-enact the tale of how a timid lion cub becomes a powerful king. From the scenic and costume designs to the original musical arrangements and choreography, every aspect of "Tale of the Lion King" honors and is inspired by the cultural roots of this timeless story.
- Celebrate Soulfully This Summer – Celebrating Black Music Month, guests may enjoy new ways to Celebrate Soulfully this summer from June 1 – July 4, 2022.
- Classic Attractions and Thrilling Adventures – With something for guests of all ages to enjoy, the Disneyland Resort theme parks are brimming with memorable attractions. Disneyland guests may take in the splendor of Sleeping Beauty Castle, soar on Peter Pan's Flight, embark on the thrills of an Indiana Jones Adventure or visit the planet of Batuu at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. In Disney California Adventure, Avengers Campus recruits Super Heroes to put their web-slinging skills to the test in WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure, while Cars Land revs up visitors celebrating its 10th anniversary along its inspired Route 66. Plus, there are four fun neighborhoods to play with Pixar pals at Pixar Pier, highlighting just a few of the many attractions and lands throughout both parks.
- Tantalizing Treats and Dining: Disneyland Resort snacks and dishes are a food-lover's fairytale, with dozens of restaurants and snack stops to choose from. Park favorites such as the DOLE Whip®, corn dogs and churros are some of the first-stop treats, along with fried chicken and Walt's Chili at Carnation Cafe, breakfast with Minnie Mouse at Plaza Inn, size-defying fare at Pym Test Kitchen, or dining in the Golden Age of Hollywood at Carthay Circle. Guests may also make reservations for dining packages and dessert parties for select nighttime spectaculars.
- Eat, Shop and Explore in Downtown Disney District –The vibrant gateway to the two theme parks and three Disneyland Resort hotels is the Downtown Disney District, a one-of-a-kind Disney experience that immerses guests day and night in an exciting mix of shops, dining and family-friendly entertainment. Fun stops include the World of Disney, Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes, Ballast Point Brewing Co., Salt & Straw scoop shop, The LEGO Store, Splitsville Luxury Lanes, Star Wars Trading Post, Naples Ristorante e Bar and many more. Complimentary musical entertainment is performed nightly at the Downtown Disney LIVE! stage.
- Stay in the Magic – The Hotels of the Disneyland Resort offer convenient access to both parks, with benefits and magical touches as only Disney can offer. From the enchanting nostalgia and mid-century modern design of the Disneyland Hotel, to relishing the seaside whimsy and beach boardwalk theme of Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel to appreciating the Craftsman-style elegance at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, staying at any of the resort hotels provides the unmatched Disney experience from arrival to departure.
For more information and to book a Disneyland Resort vacation, visit Disneyland.com or contact a travel professional.
About the Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort features two spectacular theme parks – Disneyland (the original Disney theme park) and Disney California Adventure Park – plus three hotels and the Downtown Disney District, comprising unique dining, entertainment and shopping experiences. The Resort's hotels are the luxurious, 948-room Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, which also features 50 two-bedroom equivalent Disney Vacation Club units; the magical, 973-room Disneyland Hotel – both AAA Four Diamond properties – and the 481-room Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel with its "day-at-the-beach" theme. For information on attractions and vacations at the Disneyland Resort, visit Disneyland.com, call (866) 43-DISNEY or contact local travel agents. Located in Anaheim, Calif., the Disneyland Resort opened July 17, 1955.
To enter a park, both a theme park reservation and a valid admission for the same park on the same date are required. Theme park reservations are limited, subject to availability, and are not guaranteed. A Disneyland Resort hotel reservation does not guarantee theme park access. Certain parks, attractions, restaurants, experiences, services, and offerings may be modified or unavailable, limited in capacity, and subject to limited availability or even closure. Park admission and offerings are not guaranteed. Visit Disneyland.com for important information to know before visiting Disneyland Resort.
*Offer valid only for California residents within ZIP codes 90000-96199 [and Northern Baja California residents within ZIP codes 21000-22999 beginning June 7, 2022]; proof of eligible residency, including valid government-issued photo ID, is required for purchase and admission. Tickets expire 9/15/2022 and are not valid before 6/13/2022. Block out dates of 6/17/22, 6/18/22, 6/19/22, 6/24/22, 6/25/22, 6/26/22, 7/1/22, 7/2/22, 7/3/22, 7/8/22, 7/9/22, 7/10/22, 7/15/22, 7/16/22, 7/17/22, 7/22/22, 7/23/22, 7/24/22, 7/29/22, 7/30/22, 7/31/22, 8/5/22, 8/6/22, 8/7/22, 8/12/22, 8/13/22, 8/14/22, 8/19/22, 8/20/22, 8/21/22, 8/26/22, 8/27/22, 8/28/22, 9/2/22, 9/3/22, 9/4/22, 9/9/22, 9/10/22, 9/11/22 apply to Monday through Thursday only tickets. Each day of use constitutes one full day of use. May purchase up to 5 tickets per eligible person per day with valid ID. Tickets are nonrefundable, may not be sold or transferred for commercial use and excludes activities/events separately priced. Offer may not be combined with other ticket discounts or promotions. Subject to restrictions and change or cancellation without notice. Sales may be paused from time to time or terminated at any time.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning in 2020 and continuing through 2022, the coronavirus pandemic has had a significant effect on consumer habits. Packaged Facts found in its May 2022 survey that 27% of consumers still report working from home full-time more often compared to pre-COVID-19-schedules, while 23% of consumers report working from home part-time more often than they did before the pandemic.
Many offices have now reopened for employees who choose to work in the office full-time or part-time. Some companies are also beginning to bring all their remote employees back to the office in 2022, or will in 2023, on a full-time or part-time basis, so there will soon be a greater need for office coffee service than during the worst parts of the pandemic.
The U.S. office coffee service (OCS) market is projected to expand at an average rate of 24% annually, reaching $4.4 billion in 2026 from a historically low 2021 base, due to both returns to the office and rising prices. Gains will follow the pandemic-induced bust of sales in 2020 and 2021 when most office workers began to work from home full-time or part-time, as reported by Packaged Facts' new report Office Coffee Service in the U.S.: Market Trends and Opportunities
However, working from home is here to stay. Some companies are reducing the size of their office layouts in anticipation of a permanent decline in the number of employees present on-site at any given time. Still, with the increasing view that offices are places for collaboration instead of solo work that can be done at home, more offices are realigning to include spaces to accommodate such work. Since casual conversations are often done around snack and coffee spaces, this presents an opportunity for office coffee suppliers to outfit such spaces for collaboration.
Though the industry often uses the "office coffee service" (OCS) label, OCS providers should look to the work-from-home market and companies that require most employees to work on-site based on job duties (e.g., hospitals, manufacturers, warehouses) for a new base of sales.
Additionally, there are opportunities for value gains by marketing more value-added coffee service options (including trendy beverages preferred by younger workers) to entice employees to come into the office more often.
This report:
- provides a market size and forecast for office coffee service, along with sales by product category, brewer placement share by brewer marketer, coffee consumption and pricing trends, and single-cup revenue and pricing trends
- identifies opportunities and challenges central to the growth of office coffee service, including the importance of coffee to workplace productivity and morale; the potential costs associated with keeping coffee-drinking employees on-site; and coffeehouse chain performance trends
- analyzes consumer coffee use trends by type and coffee maker ownership and purchasing trends by coffee maker type and brand
- assesses at-home coffee habits, including whether coffee is made at home or purchased outside of the home, type of coffee consumed, and method used to make coffee
- analyzes the relationship among at-home and at-work coffee habits of employed adults, including:
- assesses workplace coffee importance, satisfaction, and attitudes, including the importance employed adults give to coffee attributes and their satisfaction with those attributes in the workplace
- analyzes workplace coffee attitudes, including coffee as productivity tool, coffee as workplace perk, the cost of workplace coffee, and workplace coffee expectations
- analyzes the foodservice and office coffee service strategies of leading providers, including Aramark, Compass Group/Canteen Vending Services, Farmers Brothers, First Choice Coffee Services, Keurig Dr Pepper, Red Diamond, Royal Cup, Sodexo, Starbucks, and Westrock Coffee Holdings
- covers trends and themes such as generational differentiation, the premium trend, coffee type and variety expansion, brewer variety and versatility expansion, and product and services expansion
Consumer demographics, perceptions, motivations, and behavior are examined as pertaining to food/beverage and diet choice. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumers are also analyzed in a broad sense, as well as in the context of coffee and the workplace.
The reasons for, and implications of, shifts in consumer perception and behavior are analyzed in the context of present and future market opportunities.
Additionally, the report has dozens of tables showcasing numerical survey data on consumer demographics and psychographics and numerous marketing photographs. This report goes in-depth on COVID-19 trends affecting the food and beverage market.
For more information see the Office Coffee Service in the U.S.: Market Trends and Opportunities report page.
Particular attention is dedicated to the market impact of e-commerce and the coronavirus pandemic.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.15 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on September 8, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 19, 2022.
Macerich is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). As a leading owner, operator and developer of high-quality retail real estate in densely populated and attractive U.S. markets, Macerich's portfolio is concentrated in California, the Pacific Northwest, Phoenix/Scottsdale, and the Metro New York to Washington, D.C. corridor.
Developing and managing properties that serve as community cornerstones, Macerich currently owns 48 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 44 regional town centers. Macerich is firmly dedicated to advancing environmental goals, social good and sound corporate governance. A recognized leader in sustainability, Macerich has achieved a #1 GRESB ranking for the North American retail sector for seven straight years (2015-2021). For more information, please visit www.Macerich.com.
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Denny Hamlin hoping for Next Gen breakthrough at Richmond
By HANK KURZ Jr.
AP Sports Writer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Denny Hamlin would love to think that a visit to his home track will produce a finish that finally gets his season heading in the right direction. The problem for Hamlin, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates and seemingly all the drivers in Toyotas is they are having a difficult time figuring out the Next Gen car, making their prior success at Richmond Raceway nearly meaningless. Hamlin stands 22nd in points after six races and has failed to finish three races. He says with trying to figure out the new car, every week is like starting over. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/02/denny-hamlin-hoping-for-next-gen-breakthrough-at-richmond/ | 2022-04-02T19:13:11Z |
The Cincinnati Zoo has named their newest baby hippo, Fritz, after an online vote by tens of thousands of his adoring fans.
After over 90,000 name suggestions came in from every state in the U.S. and over 60 countries, zoo employees narrowed it down to Fritz or Ferguson — Fritz won with 56% of the vote.
“We would have been happy with either name, but we really think the name Fritz fits this spunky little guy’s personality,” Cincinnati Zoo’s head hippo keeper Wendy Rice said in a press release.
Fritz, a male, is a little brother to the zoo’s already famous hippo, Fiona. Fiona was born six weeks premature and wasn’t able to stand on her own, though now she is healthy and happy at the zoo.
Staff at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden discovered the calf’s mother, 23-year-old Bibi, was pregnant around April Fools’ Day of this year. It came as a surprise because Bibi was on birth control.
“We also thought it was funny that it was suggested because Fritz is here due to Bibi’s birth control being ‘on the fritz’,” Rice said.
Only a few weeks old, Fritz spends his days bonding with his mother in a private enclosure, though the zoo said introductions will start soon. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/fionas-baby-brother-gets-new-name-at-cincinnati-zoo/ | 2022-08-16T17:35:56Z |
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The head of the nation's largest veterans organization praised the Senate for its passage of legislation that will provide comprehensive benefits to veterans suffering from conditions linked to toxic exposure during their time in the U.S. Armed Forces. A previous version passed on June 16 but had to be reconsidered due to parliamentarian objections to a technical provision.
"Tonight, the U.S. Senate passed historic legislation that will make a difference in the lives of millions of veterans," American Legion National Commander Paul E. Dillard said. "After some unusual delays for a bill that is largely identical to what passed on June 16, a bipartisan majority of senators voted in favor of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act. This act will save lives and offer health care and benefits for those exposed to the poisons of war while serving our country. It would not have passed without the tireless efforts of our American Legion Family and friends who contacted lawmakers and encouraged them to do right by America's veterans. We look forward to President Biden signing the PACT Act expeditiously."
The Honoring Our PACT Act, which had already passed in the House of Representatives, will provide health care for millions of veterans who were exposed to contaminants emanating from open-air burn pits. It establishes presumptions of service connection for 23 respiratory illnesses and cancers linked to burn pits and other hazards. It will also provide additional resources and staff to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The American Legion is dedicated to the motto of "Veterans Strengthening America." Chartered by Congress in 1919, The American Legion is committed to mentoring youth and sponsoring wholesome community programs, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security and continued devotion to servicemembers and veterans. Legionnaires in more than 12,500 posts across the nation and regions overseas serve their communities with a devotion to mutual helpfulness.
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Company also declares preferred stock dividend
MCLEAN, Va., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) today announced a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share payable August 19, 2022, to stockholders of record as of August 8, 2022. The company has announced dividends on its common stock every quarter since it became an independent company on February 28, 1995. Dividends declared by the company are eligible for direct reinvestment in the company's common stock under its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. For additional Plan information, stockholders should contact Computershare Trust Company, N.A., at 1-888-985-2057 (inside the U.S. and Canada) or 1-781-575-2725 (outside the U.S. and Canada).
The company also declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of its 5.00 percent Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I (the "Series I Preferred Stock"). Each outstanding share of the Series I Preferred Stock is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Series I Preferred Stock. The dividend of $12.50 per share (equivalent to $0.3125 per outstanding depositary share) will be paid on September 1, 2022, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2022.
The company also declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of its 4.80 percent Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series J (the "Series J Preferred Stock"). Each outstanding share of the Series J Preferred Stock is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Series J Preferred Stock. The dividend of $12.00 per share (equivalent to $0.30 per outstanding depositary share) will be paid on September 1, 2022, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2022.
The company also declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of its 4.625 percent Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series K (the "Series K Preferred Stock"). Each outstanding share of the Series K Preferred Stock is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Series K Preferred Stock. The dividend of $11.5625 per share (equivalent to $0.2890625 per outstanding depositary share) will be paid on September 1, 2022, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2022.
The company also declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of its 4.375 percent Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series L (the "Series L Preferred Stock"). Each outstanding share of the Series L Preferred Stock is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Series L Preferred Stock. The dividend of $10.9375 per share (equivalent to $0.2734375 per outstanding depositary share) will be paid on September 1, 2022, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2022.
The company also declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of its Fixed Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series M (the "Series M Preferred Stock"). The dividend of $9.875 per share will be paid on September 1, 2022, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2022.
The company also declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of its 4.25 percent Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series N (the "Series N Preferred Stock"). Each outstanding share of the Series N Preferred Stock is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Series N Preferred Stock. The dividend of $10.625 per share (equivalent to $0.265625 per outstanding depositary share) will be paid on September 1, 2022, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2022.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $307.9 billion in deposits and $440.3 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2022. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
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Central Texas is ready to celebrate independence with multiple Fourth of July festivities coming up this weekend. Other upcoming events include First Friday in downtown Temple, the opening of a new exhibit in Salado, farmers markets, live music and more.
First Friday
First Friday, an event featuring live music, vendors, drink and food special at restaurants, and shopping opportunities will take place this Friday at multiple locations in downtown Temple.
As part of the First Friday events, Fire Base Brewing Co., 8 S. First St., will host a block party 4-10 p.m. The block party will include live music from the Donna Beckham Trio, food vendors and axe throwing.
Also as part of First Friday festivities, Artist 2 Artist Showcase will hold an art show and sale from 5-9 p.m. at the courtyard at 5 S. Main St.
New exhibit at Salado museum
A new exhibit, “The Blessings of Liberty: The U.S. Constitution,” will be available from July 1 through July 29 at the Salado Museum and College Park, 423 S. Main St. in Salado.
The exhibit, prepared for travel by Humanities Texas, is open to the public free of charge.
Developed by a national consortium of scholars and institutions, the exhibit consists of 12 poster panels addressing the transformation of the United States from a group of colonies to a nation founded upon and united by the U.S. Constitution.
The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information on viewing hours or to arrange a group visit, contact Michele Melsha at 254-947-5232 or email office@saladomuseum.org.
Temple Children’s Museum special event
The Temple Children’s Museum, 11 N. Fourth St. in Temple, will hold a special event, “Hooray for the Red, White and Blue,” at 9 a.m. on Friday.
Participants will have the opportunity to use simple tools to create and design red, white and blue art. Also, children will get to design a wooden star yard sign.
Cost is $50 per child and reservations are required. For reservations visit www.templechildrensmuseum.org or call 254-307-8456.
‘Savor Latin Night’ at Ras Kitchen
Ras Kitchen, 17 S. Main St. in downtown Temple, will hold “Savor Latin Night,” a special event, 5-10 p.m. on Friday.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn basic Latin dance moves of salsa and bachata from instructor Kate Keiling and then take what they’ve learned for a night of social dancing in the second floor private ballroom at Ras Kitchen.
Tickets cost $10 for individuals and $25 for VIP (VIP guests will receive free wings). The event is beginner friendly and there’s no requirement to bring a partner. For information visit raskitchentx.com.
Family Day
The Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum, 315 W. Ave. B in downtown Temple, will hold a free Family Day event at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
The theme is “All-Star Family Day” and activities will highlight the great American pastime of baseball. Participants will have the opportunity to learn baseball history and enjoy sports-themed crafts and activities for the whole family.
Rockdale Independence Day celebration
The Rockdale Backyard Farmer’s Market will hold an Independence Day celebration from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 449 W. Cameron Ave. in Rockdale.
The event, which is free, will feature food, vendors, a bouncehouse and more.
Farmers markets
A farmers market will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Barrow Brewing Company, 108 Royal St. in Salado.
Another farmers market will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the John Q. Thompson Pavilion, 201 E. Main St. in Troy. There are no fees for vendors. For information call 254-421-2485.
Both markets will feature vendors selling local foods, arts, crafts and more.
Morgan’s Point Resort summer festival
A summer festival will take place Sunday at Kleypas Park located at the end of Morgan’s Point Boulevard in Morgan’s Point Resort.
The event will take place from noon to 9 p.m. and will feature live music from The Billy Holt Band, bounce houses, food trucks, vendors, and fireworks at sunset over the lake.
Summer lecture series
Barrow Brewing Company, 108 Royal St. in Salado, is hosting a free summer lecture series at 2 p.m. Sundays in the taproom.
The guest speaker for July 3 is Chadley Hollas and the topic will be goats and agritourism.
Belton’s annual Fourth of July celebration
The city of Belton’s annual Fourth of July celebration will take place Friday through Monday.
A PRCA rodeo will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Bell County Expo Center, 301 W. Loop 121 in Belton. A western gift show will start at 6 p.m. each evening with the rodeo starting at 7 p.m.
The main Fourth of July celebration will take place Monday in downtown Belton. The annual patriot program will take place at 9 a.m. at the Bell County Courthouse, 101 E. Central Ave. The annual parade will start at 10 a.m. at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (10th Avenue and Main Street) and end at the police memorial (Birdwell Street).
The Festival on Nolan Creek will follow the parade from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Yettie Polk Park, 101 S. Davis St. (it includes a hot dog eating contest at noon). A backyard party a Schoepf’s Bar-B-Que, 702 E. Central Ave., will start at 6 p.m. Sprung will perform a free show at 7 p.m. and a fireworks display will follow the show.
For information visit beltonchamber.com.
All-American Family Fun Fest
The city of Temple Parks and Recreation Department will hold its annual Fourth of July All American Family Fun Fest and Fireworks Show on Monday at Crossroads Park, 1020 Research Parkway in Temple.
The park will open at 4 p.m. with opening ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. followed by live music at 7 p.m. from Brodie Lane. The fireworks are scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m.
The event, which is free, will include food, arts and crafts vendors and children’s activities. Some of the activities may have a nominal fee.
The Real Texas Gun Show
The Real Texas Gun Show will take place this weekend at the Bell County Expo Center.
The show features vendors selling guns, camping supplies, fishing gear, hunting gear, survivalist supplies and more.
Show hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8 per person with NRA members and those with military ID receiving a $1 discount.
Live music
Laura Freeman will educate children through song with lessons on recycling, bees, farming and more during a performance 10:30 a.m. today in the McLane Room on the third floor of the Temple Public Library, 100 W. Adams Ave. in downtown Temple.
The band members of Lady in the Men’s Room are moving on in the world and the band is dissolving, but not before one last “farewell show,” which will take place 6 p.m. Friday at Fire Street Pizza, 10310 FM 439 in Belton. Adam & the Crow Daddies will perform 6 p.m. Saturday at Fire Street Pizza.
Stoney Larue with Jake Worthington will perform 6 p.m. Friday at Schoepf’s Bar-B-Que, 702 E. Central Ave. in Belton. Tickets are available on www.outhousetickets.com.
Wes Perryman will perform 8 p.m. Friday, Jade Nickol will perform 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and Lilly Milford will perform 4 p.m. Sunday at Barrow Brewing Company, 108 Royal St. in Salado.
Brandi Clarke, Billy Pitts and Jerry Haisler will perform 7 p.m. Saturday on the patio at Central Avenue Bistro, 312 N. Central Ave. in Cameron.
Kenny Orts and the No Chance Band will perform 8 p.m. Friday and Texas Double Shot will perform 9 p.m. Saturday at Bo’s Barn Dancehall, 4984 W. FM 93 in Temple.
Amber Dreams will perform 6 p.m. Saturday at Treno Pizzeria, 112 S. First St. in Temple.
Smokkin Maxx will perform 2 p.m. Saturday and Ed Leonard will perform 2 p.m. on Sunday at 3 Texans Winery and Vineyard, 7536 FM 2409 in Temple.
Fundraisers
Barbecue benefit
A benefit for Destiny Yount will take place Saturday, July 9, at the Belton VFW Post No. 4008, 2311 S. Pearl St. in Belton. A barbecue meal will start at noon and an auction will take place at 2 p.m.
Yount, 19, broke her back and was left paralyzed following a car wreck on Jan. 29. She is in need of a rehabilitation facility that specializes in spinal cord injuries, but insurance will not cover the cost. Proceeds will be used to help her receive this medical care. For information call 254-952-6032.
Salado Golf Tournament
The Salado Chamber of Commerce announced the annual Salado Golf Tournament, which benefits community projects and charities, will take place on Oct. 18 at Mill Creek Country Club
The event will start at 9:30 a.m. with registration at the Mill Creek Clubhouse. Activities will include a $50,000 putting challenge at 10:30 a.m. and a helicopter ball drop at 11:30 a.m. Participants may enter the drawing for the helicopter ball drop with the purchase of tickets (one ticket for $10 or five for $20). The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at noon.
Registration costs $125 for single players or $400 for four players. Participants may register in advance online at www.salado.com/signature-events.
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America added 428,000 jobs in April
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business
The days of millions of monthly job gains are behind us: America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, the same as in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Although that was more than the 391,000 that economists had predicted, the slowdown in job growth is no surprise. It is partly due to the fact that the recovery has come a long way and was bound to slow down at some point. It’s also partly due to the worker shortage that makes finding workers to hire more difficult.
Last month, most positions were added in the leisure and hospitality industry. Manufacturing, and transportation and warehousing also added a significant number of jobs. The nation still remains 1.2 million jobs below its February 2020 level, when the pandemic began.
The unemployment rate, which had been expected to fall to a pandemic-era low, held steady at 3.6%.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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Dodgers’ Bauer suspended for 2 seasons over alleged assault
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was suspended Friday for two full seasons without pay by Major League Baseball for violating the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy, which he denies.
Bauer’s lengthy suspension comes after a San Diego woman, whom the pitcher had met through social media, alleged that Bauer beat and sexually abused her last year. She later sought — but was denied — a restraining order. Los Angeles prosecutors said in February there was insufficient evidence to prove the woman’s accusations beyond a reasonable doubt.
Bauer repeatedly has said that everything that happened between the two was consensual.
“In the strongest possible terms, I deny committing any violation of the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy,” he said Friday in a statement. “I am appealing this action and expect to prevail. As we have throughout this process, my representatives and I respect the confidentiality of the proceedings.”
If the suspension is upheld, Bauer will lose about $60 million in salary.
Bauer earlier this week sued his accuser in federal court, a move that came less than three months after prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against the pitcher. Bauer named the woman and one of her attorneys, Niranjan Fred Thiagarajah, as defendants in the lawsuit. The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they have been victims of sexual assault.
The lawsuit said that “the damage to Mr. Bauer has been extreme” after the woman alleged that he had choked her into unconsciousness, punched her repeatedly and had anal sex with her without her consent during two sexual encounters last year.
The pitcher has said the two engaged in rough sex at his Pasadena home at her suggestion and followed guidelines they agreed to in advance. Each encounter ended with them joking and her spending the night, he said.
Bauer was placed on administrative leave last July 2 under the joint domestic violence and sexual assault policy of MLB and the players’ association. The leave has been repeatedly extended and Bauer continued to be paid his $32 million salary while on leave. He stopped getting paid Friday.
MLB announced the suspension in a short statement that did not provide details of the findings of its investigation, adding: “In accordance with the terms of the Policy, the Commissioner’s Office will not issue any further statements at this point in time.”
After winning his first Cy Young Award with the Cincinnati Reds in 2020, Bauer agreed to a $102 million, three-year contract to join his hometown Dodgers. He did not pitch after June 29 and finished with an 8-2 record and a 2.59 ERA in 17 appearances. He was paid his $28 million salary last year.
“The Dodgers organization takes all allegations of this nature very seriously and does not condone or excuse any acts of domestic violence or sexual assault,” the team’s statement said. “We’ve cooperated fully with MLB’s investigation since it began, and we fully support MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Policy, and the Commissioner’s enforcement of the Policy. We understand that Trevor has the right to appeal the Commissioner’s decision. Therefore, we will not comment further until the process is complete.”
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OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of ballots with blurry barcodes that can’t be read by vote-counting machines will delay results by weeks in a key U.S. House race in Oregon’s primary election, a shocking development that is giving a black eye to a vote-by-mail pioneer state with a national reputation as a leader on voter access and equity.
The fiasco affects up to 60,000 ballots, or two-thirds of the roughly 90,000 returned so far in Oregon’s third-largest county. Hundreds of ballots were still coming in under a new law that allows them to be counted as long as they are postmarked by Election Day, and 200 Clackamas County employees were getting a crash course Thursday in vote-counting after being redeployed to address the crisis.
Elections workers must pull the faulty ballots from batches of 125, transfer the voter’s intent to a fresh ballot, then double-check their entries — a painstaking process that could draw the election out until June 13, when Oregon certifies its vote. The workers operate in pairs, one Democrat and one Republican, in two shifts of 11 hours a day.
Voters from both political parties milled about in a narrow room with windows that allowed views of workers opening ballots, transferring votes, reviewing flagged ballots and using the vote-counting machines. They expressed shock at the error and anger at the slow reaction by embattled Elections Clerk Sherry Hall, who has held the elected post for nearly 20 years. By Wednesday night, workers had counted 15,649.
“It blows my mind,” said Ron Smith, a Clackamas County voter. “It’s a little bit questionable. That’s why I’m here. … With all that’s going on, we don’t need extra suspicion. It seems like something like that would have been tested correctly at the beginning of this whole entire process.”
The debacle has stunned Oregon, where all ballots have been cast only by mail for 23 years and lawmakers have consistently pushed to expand voter access through automatic voter registration, expanded deadlines and other measures. It’s also thrown into question a key U.S. House race in a redrawn district that includes a large portion of Clackamas County, which stretches nearly 2,000 square miles (5,180 square kilometers), from Portland’s liberal southern suburbs to rural conservative communities on the flanks of Mount Hood.
In the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, seven-term Rep. Kurt Schrader, a moderate, was trailing in the vote behind progressive challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner. The outcome could have an outsized impact in November, with the possibility that voters could flip the seat for the GOP.
Hall said the problem came to light May 3, when workers put the first ballots returned through the vote-counting machine. About 70 or 80 ballots from each batch of 125 were spit out as unreadable because their barcodes were more faint and slightly blurred. It was too late to print and mail new ballots, she said.
As Election Day approached and ballots stacked up, Hall said she allowed elections workers to take the weekend off because just three people signed up to work Saturday or Sunday.
“We have people mostly between the ages of 70 and 85” and they need rest, she said.
The secretary of state’s office said Hall declined help, saying Clackamas County could handle the situation. Hall told The Associated Press several county workers were assigned to the ballot problem May 11, a week after it surfaced.
Kathy Selvaggio, who lives in the county’s more urban and affluent suburbs, peered through the windows Thursday to watch the vote tally.
“Mail-in voting works, it works well here, but it does undermine my faith in (Hall),” said Selvaggio, who was there as a volunteer for the McLeod-Skinner campaign.
Hall said her department has discussed running test ballots from the printer before they were mailed out, but that her office had used the printer in question for 10 years with no issues.
“There’s lots of other tasks to do,” Hall, who is up for reelection in November, told AP. “I hate the fact that this happened with our ballots. It’s horrible. We need to be building trust with voters and this is not a trustworthy piece, but we are doing what we can.”
It’s not the first time Hall has come under fire in her elections role. In 2012, a temporary election worker was sentenced to 90 days in jail after admitting she tampered with two ballots. In 2014, Hall was criticized for using the phrase “Democrat Party” — a pejorative used by Republicans to demean Democrats — on a primary ballot instead of Democratic Party.
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said she is “deeply concerned” by the most recent situation and her office issued a statement Tuesday calling the delay “unacceptable.” But state elections officials said Thursday that they had little authority over local county elections officials.
“The independence of county clerks is an important part of the electoral system and for now we are focused on supporting them,” said agency spokesman Ben Morris.
State law does not require county elections officials to run proof ballots through their machines before mailing them.
Christopher Stout, an associate professor of political science at Oregon State University, said he wouldn’t be surprised to see legislation to change that.
“I think all of these problems, of course, are bad in the short term,” he said. “But in the long term, they’ll lead to improvements, because people will see that those things are problems and they’ll find ways to make it better.”
Former Oregon House Minority Leader Christine Drazan was closely watching results trickle in from across the state Tuesday night. She was eventually declared the winner in the GOP gubernatorial primary the next night.
“I had understood going into election night that Clackamas County knew that this was a challenge,” Drazan said. “So the fact that we were not quite there on election night was just a fact that we had to accept and learn more about how the county was going to respond to that.”
She said voters concerned about the integrity of the process should come watch it in person.
“It should have been addressed earlier with this level of urgency, but it’s pretty rare to have a printing problem like this,” Drazan said. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/ballot-fiasco-delays-results-in-vote-by-mail-pioneer-oregon/ | 2022-05-20T13:02:24Z |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group opposing Donald Trump’s endorsement of JD Vance in Ohio’s contentious Republican Senate primary is making the former president the target of a new ad campaign.
The ad from the conservative Club for Growth, which supports former Ohio treasurer Josh Mandel in the race, questions Trump’s decision to endorse Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author who has had to backtrack from previous criticism of the former president. The TV spot from the group’s super PAC features audio of Vance bashing Trump back in 2016.
“Has Trump seen this?” asks a man in a flannel shirt. A woman labels Vance a “fraud” for once denouncing but now embracing Trump. The ad, which first aired Wednesday, also notes Trump’s past endorsement of a man who is now one of his biggest rivals: Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah.
“He’s getting it wrong with JD Vance, too,” the ad says.
The Vance campaign slammed the new ad, saying, “Josh Mandel and his allies have declared war on President Trump and the entire MAGA movement.”
The ad campaign only escalates the fight that has erupted in Ohio’s Republican Senate race over Trump’s highly coveted endorsement, which came just three weeks before the state’s May 3 primary. The candidates competed with one another for months to earn the support of the former president, who remains widely popular among the GOP base.
The night before Trump’s announcement, Vance opponents across the state, including supporters of fellow Republican Senate candidates Jane Timken and Mike Gibbons, mounted a failed last-ditch effort to stop the endorsement from happening.
The $1.7 million ad campaign heightens tensions between Trump and the Club for Growth, a major force in Republican politics that has spent millions to back its chosen candidates in this year’s elections. While the group opposed Trump when he ran for the White House in 2016, it realigned itself after he became president. In the years since, the club’s president, David McIntosh, has become a close confidant and trusted adviser of Trump.
Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s son and a top Vance supporter, has taken particular umbrage to the club’s efforts to defeat Vance.
“The people that are funding Josh Mandel, they spent $10 million in 2016 to fight Donald Trump,” he said at a recent campaign event.
In an interview, McIntosh said the organization continues to support Mandel as Ohio’s best choice for the open Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Rob Portman.
“The ad speaks for itself,” he said. “We think Josh is the best Make America Great candidate and we’re going to continue to support him.”
Just weeks ago, Trump and McIntosh appeared together at a rally in North Carolina for U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, who has the support of both Trump and the Club for Growth in North Carolina’s Republican Senate primary.
Trump invited McIntosh to join him on stage and called him “a very powerful man” and “very good friend of mine.”
“We are undefeated when we work together,” Trump said. “He’s a winner, that’s who it is.”
Before Trump’s endorsement, the group’s super PAC, Club for Growth Action, had spent $4.5 million in Ohio on Mandel’s behalf, mostly to pillory his rivals.
The former president’s endorsement of Vance disappointed many of the state’s Trump loyalists. Some tea party Republicans protested at Trump’s Ohio rally last Saturday, and one conservative group, Ohio Value Voters, urged its members to either boycott the event or boo Vance when he came on stage.
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Associated Press writer Jill Colvin contributed to this report from New York. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/trump-becomes-target-of-new-ad-after-ohio-senate-endorsement/ | 2022-04-28T19:01:46Z |
Using Berkeley Lights' high-throughput, functional screening service, Aanika BioSciences will now rapidly commercialize the propriety peptide to help improve and protect global food system
EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkeley Lights, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLI), a leader in digital cell biology, and Aanika Biosciences, a growing biotech start-up using edible microbial tags to improve food safety, today announced that the companies have successfully reached their strategic partnership milestone by identifying a commercially viable antimicrobial peptide (AMP) to enable faster identification of outbreak sources, reduce incidents of fresh produce contamination and minimize the impact of food borne illness related recalls. The strategic partnership between the two companies was first announced in January 2022, and completed ahead of schedule.
In this partnership, Aanika commissioned Berkeley Lights' high-throughput, functional screening services to rapidly identify and optimize functional AMPs capable of killing harmful bacteria to reduce contamination. In addition, the Beacon® Optofluidic Platform was leveraged to generate high resolution datasets that allowed for rapid down selection of peptides of interest.
"The partnership with Berkeley Lights far exceeded our expectations, from a scientific discovery and speed standpoint, as well as the highly collaborative nature in which our two teams operated together," said Aanika co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Vishaal Bhuyan. "The identification of the new AMP now enables us to move faster than we thought was possible to unlock the opportunities to have greater economic, environmental and human health impact as we to help improve and protect our global food system."
"We were beyond pleased to work alongside Aanika BioSciences and leverage Berkeley Lights' technology and expertise to accelerate the time to market for these AMPs," said Siddhartha Kadia, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Berkeley Lights. "Our team's ability to rapidly implement and iterate on new concepts with Aanika is further validation of the impact our high-throughput, functional screening services can have on accelerating the commercial objectives of our customers by decreasing their time to market."
As previously announced, Berkeley Lights will participate in the downstream economics created by its enabling technology through a royalty arrangement as part of this strategic partnership. Further terms of the agreement are not disclosed.
Berkeley Lights is a leading digital cell biology company focused on enabling and accelerating the rapid development and commercialization of biotherapeutics and other cell-based products for our customers. The Berkeley Lights Platform captures deep phenotypic, functional, and genotypic information for thousands of single cells in parallel and can also deliver the live biology customers desire in the form of the best cells. Our platform is a fully integrated, end-to-end solution, comprising proprietary consumables, including our OptoSelect® chips and reagent kits, advanced automation systems, and application software. We developed the Berkeley Lights Platform to provide the most advanced environment for rapid functional characterization of single cells at scale, the goal of which is to establish an industry standard for our customers throughout their cell-based product value chain.
Aanika Biosciences was co-founded in 2018 by Vishaal Bhuyan after he personally experienced the consequences of ordering fresh seeds and receiving stale, contaminated products instead. He made it his mission to create a safer food supply by finding a way to track, trace and authenticate products. Aanika's customized microbial-based tags help companies gain valuable insights about their supply chains, help their customers make better consumption choices, and create a more sustainable world.
To the extent that statements contained in this press release are not descriptions of historical facts regarding Berkeley Lights or its products, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties that relate to future events, and actual results and product performance could differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Berkeley Lights undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties relating to the Company's growth and continual evolution see the statements in the "Risk Factors" sections, and elsewhere, in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ATLANTA, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Court TV has renewed the original true-crime series "Someone They Knew With Tamron Hall" for a second season and has added it to its primetime schedule weeknights at 7 p.m. ET. The show now serves as lead-in for the network's flagship program "Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan" (8-10 p.m. ET).
Hosted by Daytime Emmy Award-winning TV host, journalist, and author Tamron Hall, "Someone They Knew" stories are told from the points of view of the people impacted by the case, including lawyers, jurors, members of law enforcement and the victim's family and friends. Using new interviews, archival footage and re-creations of the crime, the goal of each episode is a balanced story from victim to verdict. Hall is not only a seasoned crime reporter and true crime author, she is also committed to sharing stories consistent with the Court TV lineup.
Court TV has had a strong start to the year with the success of "Someone They Knew" and live coverage of the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case. The network's coverage of Depp vs. Heard nearly quadrupled the audience for the networks' live trial coverage as compared to the pre-trial period (+278%). Daily streaming hours more than quintupled during this same period (+415%). More than 500,000 viewers – the most since the network relaunched in 2019 – tuned into Court TV to watch the verdict in the trial on Wednesday, June 1.
"Court TV is on pace for its most-watched year yet," said Ethan Nelson, acting head of Court TV. "Viewers tuned in for every second of our insightful coverage and expert analysis of the Depp-Heard trial and they have also embraced 'Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall.' We are looking forward to having Tamron in primetime as well as the compelling cases we're planning to air in the months ahead."
Source for Depp vs. Heard trial viewing data (4/11/22-5/27/22) vs. prior four weeks: Linear TV - Nielsen, live + same-day viewing. Reflects total viewers 2+ M-F 9a-7p. Streaming - Google Analytics, O&O CTV, FAST and O&O Web data. Includes data for Court TV.com, Android TV, Roku, Vizio & Fire TV. Does not include FAST data from Pluto TV.
Media contact: Jim Weiss, 770-672-6504, jim.weiss@scripps.com
Court TV (@CourtTV) is devoted to live gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting, and expert analysis of the nation's most important and compelling trials. The network is available to 97% of U.S. television homes free and over the air via digital antenna, on cable, on mobile with the Court TV app and online at CourtTV.com. It is also carried on connected TVs, including Samsung TV Plus and Vizio, and an expanding array of streaming services and apps, including YouTube TV, SiriusXM, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Sling and Uma. Court TV is part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).
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Which hanging fruit basket is best?
If you’re looking for a functional but attractive way to store your fruit, a hanging fruit basket saves countertop space while adding a decorative element to your kitchen by showcasing your colorful produce. With their easy access to wholesome fruit, these hanging baskets are also a great way to encourage healthy eating habits in your household.
Traditional hanging fruit baskets hang from a ceiling hook and typically feature one to three tiers. You can also find wall-mountable ones like the Culinary Couture Three-Tier Hanging Wire Basket, which can also be stacked on your countertop.
What to know before you buy a hanging fruit basket
Material
Hanging fruit baskets are made from a variety of materials: wire, wicker, wood, cotton twine or porcelain.
- Wire baskets are typically made of iron, carbon steel or copper. They are lightweight and allow air to circulate around your produce, which slows deterioration.
- Wicker baskets offer an authentic look and are made of woven jute, rattan or Narra. While they may not allow as much aeration as wire baskets, many users find them more attractive.
- Wood hanging baskets won’t leave marks on your fruit that wire or wicker baskets can. They aren’t as common, however, and are pricey.
- Cotton twine baskets can either come in knotted macrame or twisted strands in a hammock style. This material adds a bohemian flair to the kitchen.
- Porcelain hanging baskets use ceramic dishes or bowls as baskets. Another less common option is enamel bowls used as baskets, and some feature perforations similar to that of colanders.
Whatever material basket you store your fruit in, it’s always a good idea to wash your fruit with a fruit and vegetable wash before eating.
Design and shape
Hanging fruit baskets are both a practical and aesthetic addition to your kitchen, and they come in a variety of shapes and styles. For instance, baskets with flat bases present your fruit on a platter. Pod-shaped baskets offer a more modern look. For a more utilitarian and rectangular style, you can find stackable baskets that require a wall mount. There are hammock-style twine baskets as well as wire ones. And, of course, the classic style that features bowl-shaped hanging baskets.
Tier
Hanging fruit baskets have one to three tiers, though some have up to five. More tiers mean more storage opportunities. Many hanging baskets feature tiers of different sizes (ascending from largest to smallest). In addition to saving space, a hanging basket with different tiers also offers organization. For instance, you can place potatoes and onions on the bottom tier, fruits in the middle and garlic on the top.
Size
For hanging a basket on a wall, you’ll need to consider your wall space and the size of the baskets. Wall-mounted baskets also jut out, so you’ll need to consider the area.
For baskets that hang from the ceiling, you’ll want to pay more attention to their length. If they’re too short, you won’t be able to reach them; if they’re too long, they’ll hang too low.
What to look for in a quality hanging fruit basket
Assembly
Some wire baskets require that you clip or hook them together, so you may need small pliers to do so. Macrame styles may require tying knots. Check to see what assembly is required before buying a hanging basket.
Installation
Another factor in setting up your hanging basket is mounting. Baskets that hang from the ceiling may or may not come with a ceiling hook. If you don’t already have a ceiling hook, installing one can be tricky and requires tools and a ladder. Wall mounting also requires a drill. The screws and mounting hardware are generally included.
Care
Fruit can get moldy, so you want to keep your baskets clean. Wire baskets are the easiest to keep clean and can be hand-washed or even thrown in the dishwasher. Always check the manufacturer’s care instructions. Other materials, such as macrame and wicker, can be wiped clean with a damp cloth.
S-hooks
Select hanging fruit baskets come with S-hooks to hang bananas. These hooks are often removable and hang off the bottom tier. If you’re not a fan of bananas, they can also be used to hang keys.
How much you can expect to spend on a hanging fruit basket
Hanging fruit baskets cost between $14-$90. High-end baskets can cost upward of $100.
Hanging fruit baskets FAQ
What’s the best fruit to store in a hanging fruit basket?
A. We recommend using your hanging basket to store hard fruits and vegetables, such as apples, lemons, bell peppers, onions and garlic. Softer fruits, such as bananas, kiwis or avocados, can also be stored in high-quality fruit baskets that don’t dent or scar their sensitive skins.
Do hanging baskets help fruit ripen?
A. Produce exposed to fresh air actually ripens slower. However, fruit ripens when exposed to heat, so placing your hanging basket in direct sunlight may help increase your fruits’ temperature. However, the light itself won’t affect the ripening process.
What’s the best hanging fruit basket to buy?
Top hanging fruit basket
Culinary Couture Three-Tier Hanging Wire Basket
What you need to know: This versatile three-tiered model can be mounted on a wall or stacked on a countertop.
What you’ll love: Each tier comes with a detachable chalkboard for labeling. The heavy-duty iron construction can hold up to 50 pounds. The large tiers are a uniform size and detachable. It comes with five S-hooks for hanging bananas.
What you should consider: This model can’t be hung from a ceiling. You’ll need either wall or cabinet space to mount it or countertop space to rest it on.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top hanging fruit basket for the money
Fox Run Three-Tier Copper Kitchen Hanging Fruit Basket
What you need to know: For a cheap hanging fruit basket, this copper one looks great and is an instant classic.
What you’ll love: The three-tiered basket is designed to hang from a ceiling and is a space saver. The pretty wire has a delicate copper finish but is made from durable iron. The bottom tier can hold 5 pounds of potatoes.
What you should consider: It’s best to anchor the ceiling hook in a stud to keep the basket from crashing down.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
SnugLife Macrame Three-Tier Hanging Basket
What you need to know: This stylish, boho macrame basket adds a statement to your kitchen decor.
What you’ll love: In its entirety, the basket can hold 15 pounds of fruit. The macrame basket is handmade yet durable. The three tiers can also double as hanging planters.
What you should consider: The baskets are smaller than other options.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.
The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
Judge Deborah Taylor announced the sentence after hearing arguments from both the prosecutor and Becker’s attorney. She told the former top-ranked player that he’s shown no remorse.
“While I accept your humiliation as part of the proceedings, there has been no humility,” Taylor said.
Becker will have to serve at least 15 months before being eligible for release.
The 54-year-old German was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds (dollars) after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his business account to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” Becker.
Becker was also convicted of failing to declare a property in Germany and hiding an 825,000 euro ($871,000) bank loan and shares in a tech firm.
The jury at Southwark Crown Court in London acquitted him on 20 other counts, including charges that he failed to hand over his many awards, including two Wimbledon trophies and an Olympic gold medal.
Becker, wearing a striped tie in Wimbledon’s purple and green colors, walked into the courthouse hand in hand with girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro.
The six-time Grand Slam champion has denied all the charges, saying he had cooperated with trustees tasked with securing his assets — even offering up his wedding ring — and had acted on expert advice.
At Friday’s sentencing hearing, prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley said Becker had acted “deliberately and dishonestly” and that he was “still seeking to blame others.”
Defense attorney Jonathan Laidlaw argued for leniency, saying his client hadn’t spent money on a “lavish lifestyle” but rather on child support, rent and legal and business expenses. Becker, he told the court, has experienced “public humiliation” and has no future earnings potential.
The judge said Becker’s two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion in Germany in 2002 was “a significant aggravating factor” in her decision Friday. She said he “did not heed the warning” and opportunity of that suspended sentence.
Becker’s bankruptcy stemmed from a 4.6 million euro ($5 million) loan from a private bank in 2013, as well as about $1.6 million borrowed from a British businessman the year after, according to testimony at the trial.
During the trial Becker, said his $50 million career earnings had been swallowed up by payments for an “expensive divorce” and debts when he lost large chunks of his income after retirement.
Becker rose to stardom in 1985 at the age of 17 when he became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon singles title and later rose to the No. 1 ranking. He has lived in Britain since 2012.
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IRVINE, Calif., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AquaSensing, a Canadian startup company, has developed first of its kind battery-free sensor that employs water droplets to power a Bluetooth radio.
The design leverages AquaSensing's energy harvesting technology as a self-powering sensor while utilizing InPlay's pioneering programming-free low-power Bluetooth beacon technology to provide users with a true maintenance-free leak detection system platform. The combination of the two companies' technologies creates a true high-performance, real-time, long-range and maintenance-free wireless sensor platform solution that perfectly addresses the challenges inherent in today's battery-powered IoT devices.
Aquasensing Leak Sensor 2.0 efficiently utilizes the energy harvested during sensing any fluid ingress to power the InPlay SoC-based Bluetooth beacon that enables Bluetooth long range wireless connectivity to a Cloud-connected gateway that facilitates sending alerts to the end-users. Through the companion app users and property managers can also control and configure the Leak Sensor 2.0 device, pause notifications or mark them as resolved, and share the leak details with third parties to act upon the alert.
Leak Sensor 2.0's small form factor makes it easy to install in any remote location. The developed inert energy harvesting materials allow Leak Sensor 2.0 to remain operational for 20+ years, meaning the device can be easily hidden behind walls and in areas that are difficult to access during construction and manufacturing. The solution is scalable to cover large areas of complex buildings and structures.
"Employing the InPlay chipsets in our Aquasensing Leak Sensor 2.0 allowed us to achieve price and performance targets unrealizable with any alternate Bluetooth SoC," says Prof. Norman Zhou, co-founder & CEO at AquaSensing.
"We are pleased to work with AquaSensing to develop their next generation battery-free water leak detection wireless sensor system, AquaSensing's technology can be used as an energy harvesting sensor for water leak detection, which greatly simplifies the sensor system design. Our NanoBeacon Bluetooth beacon chip technology supports ultra-wide range of voltage supply and fast cold start advertising features, with AquaSensing's energy harvesting technology, can be perfect for low-power and low-cost water leakage detection applications, I look forward to the collaborations between the two companies can bring a lot of new product ideas and applications for the future wireless sensor market!" said Jason Wu, co-founder and CEO of InPlay.
NanoBeacon is a Bluetooth Beacon technology developed by InPlay with focus on active RFID and wireless sensor applications. It is a software programming free and configure-to-use solution. IN100 is the first of its kind in NanoBeacon product family and features small size (2.5mm x 2.5mm for DFN8 package and 3.0mm x 3.0mm for QFN18 package), low power, wide operating voltage, and wide operating temperature range. More product information is available at https://www.inplay-tech.com/in100.
Aquasensing is a University of Waterloo spin-off. The startup has introduced the world's first wireless battery-free water-leak detection sensors. To date, the company has received numerous awards for its revolutionary technology. More information is available at https://www.aquasensing.com
InPlay Inc is a fabless semiconductor company whose mission is to provide highly scalable, low-latency, low-power wireless communications technologies that unlock the vast potential of the VR/AR, healthcare and wireless industrial IoT markets. The company was founded by a group of wireless engineers experienced in wireless and mobile communication systems with unique technologies in RF, analog mixed-signal circuits and low-power circuit design. InPlay has a research and development team in Irvine, California, with operations and business development in both the United States and China.
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Axsome between December 30, 2019 and April 22, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until July 12, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Axsome's chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07, the Company's medicine for the acute treatment of migraine, and its manufacturing process; (ii) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 New Drug Application ("NDA") on its initially represented timeline; (iii) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (iv) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (v) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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Ahead of possible storms, Kansans warned to stay safe from lightning
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - Ahead of possible storms over the weekend, Kansans have been given tips about how to stay safe from lightning strikes.
Douglas County Emergency Management said on Friday, July 15, that there is no place outdoors that is safe from a lightning strike. The only safe place from lightning is inside a building or an enclosed vehicle.
If residents do become trapped outside during a lightning storm, DCEM said they should stay as low as possible with feet close together and away from any tall isolated object like a tree. If they are in a group, they should spread out.
DCEM also noted that residents should understand the 30/30 rule - if less than 30 seconds occurs between a lightning strike and the sound of thunder it is close enough to be dangerous. It said within 6 miles as sound travels about 5-seconds per mile.
During a lightning storm, DCEM said residents should wait 30 or more minutes after the last lightning strike before they consider leaving their shelter.
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(The Hill) – The Pentagon on Friday confirmed its first known case of monkeypox in the U.S. military.
An active-duty service member based in Germany recently tested positive for the virus, a spokesperson for the Defense Department confirmed to The Hill.
NBC News, which first reported the case, was told that the unidentified individual was seen and treated at the Stuttgart Army Health clinic and is now in isolation in their quarters on-base.
U.S. European Command spokesman Navy Capt. William Speaks told NBC that public health officials have found that the risk to the overall population is “very low,” as the case is part of the West African strain, a generally mild version with limited human-to-human transmission.
He added that contact tracing is being done for clinic staff who saw the patient “as a precautionary measure.”
As of this week, monkeypox has been found in 15 states and Washington, D.C., just weeks after it was first detected in the U.S., though the total number of cases has so far been less than 50, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC has stressed that the virus — spread through prolonged skin to skin contact or through contaminated fabric like clothing or bed sheets — is not a high risk to the public.
Belonging to the family of viruses that includes smallpox, monkeypox lasts from two to four weeks, and an infected person can see painful rashes and lesions. The person is no longer contagious once the lesions heal. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/us-military-confirms-its-first-case-of-monkeypox/ | 2022-06-10T19:20:38Z |
Smart garage door opener manufacturer digitizes installation instructions with BILT to reduce paper waste and improve installation experience
OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chamberlain®, innovators in garage door openers and smart home access technologies powered by myQ®, announces partnership with BILT®, an instruction app that provides official 3D interactive instructions with voice, text and animated guidance. "Go Green with BILT", Chamberlain's newest sustainability initiative to eliminate waste by digitizing all of its garage door opener installation instructions, is on track to save 92.4 tons of paper (an estimated 2,217 trees) per year.
"We create reliable, DIY smart home access devices for the garage and home that are built to last. That can mean, over time, instructions can be discarded or misplaced," said George Rassas, Group Product Manager of Residential Services, Chamberlain. "Providing our customers with digital access to documents they need not only helps minimize waste but makes our product information more accessible."
The BILT app allows homeowners to use official interactive instructions that are guided by voice, text, and 3D animated images to install most Chamberlain garage door openers. The instructions show how much time, how many steps, and what tools are required to do the install. Step-by-step instructions and the ability to rotate images for the best perspective offer an easy-to-use intuitive customer experience that drastically reduces Chamberlain's paper waste.
"We are excited to work with a forward-thinking company like Chamberlain and applaud their efforts to innovate not only their customer experience but also their environmental impact." says BILT Chairman & CEO Nate Henderson.
Chamberlain smart garage door openers and smart home access devices powered by myQ are available for purchase at leading home improvement and online retailers. For more information about Chamberlain go to https://www.chamberlain.com. For more information about BILT go to https://biltapp.com/
Chamberlain is part of Chamberlain Group, a family of iconic smart access brands recently acquired by Blackstone. Chamberlain manufactures and markets some of the most reliable and innovative do-it-yourself products for the garage and home. For more information on Chamberlain products, visit Chamberlain.com.
BILT Intelligent Instructions® revolutionize assembly, installation, maintenance, and repair. Users can manipulate 3D animated images on a touchscreen for optimum understanding. The mobile BILT app provides thousands of official instructions from hundreds of brands for consumers and professionals alike.
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DALLAS, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Wendi Campbell Rogaliner, a partner in the firm's Dallas office, has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).
The ABF Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of the communities. Membership in the Fellows is limited to 1% of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction.
"Wendi is a tremendous practitioner and leader at the firm, and we are confident that the American Bar Foundation will benefit from her contributions. We congratulate her on this well-deserved honor," said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters.
A member of the firm's Healthcare Practice Group, Ms. Rogaliner has extensive experience handling regulatory compliance matters, including service as legal IRO for entities under a corporate integrity agreement with the Office of Inspector General, and regularly advises her institutional clients with their daily operations and transactions within the heavily regulated healthcare industry.
Ms. Rogaliner is a leader in legal industry and healthcare organizations. She is an active member of the American Health Law Association and recently completed five years of service on the Journal of Health and Life Sciences Law editorial board. Ms. Rogaliner also participates in the Health Law Section of the American, Dallas and Oklahoma Bar associations. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law and has been recognized among the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by D Magazine.
Founded in 1952, the ABF is an independent, nonprofit organization which seeks to advance the understanding and improvement of law through research projects of unmatched scale and quality on the most pressing issues facing the U.S. and global legal systems. The ABF Fellows provide support through annual contributions and sponsorship of seminars and events of direct relevance to the legal profession. Fellows are recommended by their peers for membership and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation.
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After two years of Covid-19-induced changes, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is finally back to normal -- almost.
The annual spelling bee -- which features elementary and middle school students spelling words that would cause most adults to stumble -- has had a tumultuous few years. Because of Covid-19, the competition was canceled in 2020 -- a significant shake-up for what is billed the nation's largest and longest-running educational program. (The National Spelling Bee first launched in 1925.)
In 2021, the bee returned, but with a few changes. The event featured three rounds completed virtually, rather than in-person, with 209 contestants -- down from 562 in 2019. The finals were then held in person at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida, rather than in the National Harbor in Maryland, where the event had typically been held in recent years.
This year, though, things are looking up. Among other things, the competition is back in person at its regular venue. Here's what you should know about this year's annual spelling tradition ahead of its final round.
More contestants, more competition
Though still down from pre-pandemic numbers, this year began with 234 contestants, an increase from last year. Of those who started, only 12 are participating in Thursday's final competition.
This year's competition has already been intense. Annie-Lois Acheampong, a 13-year-old student from Ghana, ran off the stage Tuesday saying she needed to pee.
Achyut Ethiraj, a sixth-grader from Indiana, got through Tuesday's preliminary round by spelling "tmesis" and "wiliwili," and selecting the definition of the word "cavalcade," according to CNN affiliate WPTA.
"I knew all the words, but (I) could have been a little bit nervous," Achyut told WPTA. "I'm going to celebrate and study for the next one."
The preliminary rounds began Tuesday, while the quarterfinals and semifinals took place Wednesday. The champion of Thursday's final round will receive a $50,000 cash prize.
LeVar Burton is hosting
America's sweetheart LeVar Burton may not be hosting "Jeopardy!" but he is back on our small screens.
The Emmy and Grammy-award winner hosted the semifinal and will also host the final round of the event. In a statement in December, Burton called the position "an honor."
"Like a lot of folks, I look forward to the competition every year and am excited to be a part of this wonderful tradition that celebrates excellence," he said.
It's not just about spelling
Burton is not the only new feature of this year's competition. In 2021, when the event was largely virtual, Scripps introduced "word meaning" and the "spell-off" -- an attempt to challenge students even further.
Both elements are back this year. The "word meaning" component requires competitors to correctly choose the definition of a vocabulary word from a multiple choice list.
The "spell-off," which could be used in the final minutes as a way to end the finals, gives the remaining contestants 90 seconds to spell words from a word list prepared in advance. Whoever spells the most words correctly during that time would be declared champion.
It won't air on ESPN
ESPN has been the home of the Scripps National Spelling Bee since 1994, longer than any of the current contestants have been alive.
This year, though, that's changing.
Despite almost three decades on ESPN, the spelling bee is now airing on ION and Bounce. The finals will air Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tephra Digital LLC ("Tephra Digital"), a privately held investment firm that focuses on Digital Assets, today announced the appointment of Kadian Tinto as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Tinto joins June 1st, 2022 and brings over a decade of experience in global fund operations at leading asset management firms, with a track record of leadership, execution and process excellence.
Previously, Ms. Tinto was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, where she was instrumental in the launch of their Private Capital division, within Alternatives. Prior to that, she held leadership roles at BlackRock and Goldman, Sachs & Co. across a range of traditional and alternatives markets and products.
Tinto holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (summa cum laude) from Howard University and hails from the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
"Kadian brings deep and broad experience in asset management, business operations, trading and accounting systems and relationship management. We are excited to welcome her as Tephra Digital formally launches. Kadian will be essential in defining and managing Tephra Digital's operations, and in allowing us to efficiently scale the business," said Ryan Price and Raghav Chopra, founding Managing Partners of Tephra Digital.
Tinto said, "I am excited to join Tephra Digital and engage in the dynamic and evolving Digital Assets landscape. I look forward to working with the entire team and the firm's industry-leading service providers to best serve the firm's clients."
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Jerry West and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar slam HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ as ‘fiction’
By Brian Lowry, CNN
The stars of the Los Angeles Lakers featured in the HBO series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” have given their verdict to the dramatized version of the team’s championship run in the 1980s: Rejected.
Former Lakers star, coach and general manager Jerry West has, through his attorney, demanded a retraction and apology over the way that he’s depicted in the 10-part series, calling the portrayal “fiction pretending to be fact — a deliberately false characterization that has caused great distress to Jerry and his family.”
In the statement, West cites a number of former Lakers, both players and those who worked in management, as supporting his contentions.
Separately, former Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used his blog to write a piece decrying “Winning Time” as being “deliberately dishonest” and “drearily dull.” While the Hall of Fame center stressed that he understood historical dramas take liberties with actual events and that he doesn’t have a thin skin when it comes to criticism, he called the characters in the project “crude stick-figure representations that resemble real people the way Lego Han Solo resembles Harrison Ford.”
As one example, Abdul-Jabbar cited a scene in which his character (played by Solomon Hughes) snaps an expletive at a child actor while filming the movie “Airplane!,” which he says never happened.
HBO — which is part of Warner Bros. Discovery, as is CNN — declined comment regarding the criticism and West’s apology demands. The network recently renewed the series for a second season, saying in a statement, “We can’t wait to see how this team will tell the next chapter of this dynasty.”
Abdul-Jabbar singled out producer Adam McKay, who also directed the first episode, writing that while he has enjoyed McKay-directed movies like “Vice” and “The Big Short” he didn’t like “Don’t Look Up,” suggesting that “Winning Time” “suffers from some of the same shallowness and lazy writing.”
Magic Johnson has also sought to distance himself from the HBO series and will tell his own story in “They Call Me Magic,” a four-part documentary premiering this weekend on Apple TV+. Another docuseries devoted to the Lakers, similar to ESPN’s Chicago Bulls series “The Last Dance,” is coming to Hulu later this year.
Starring John C. Reilly as Lakers owner Jerry Buss and Quincy Isaiah as Johnson, the series is based on Jeff Pearlman’s book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.”
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States that will be most affected if Roe v. Wade is overturned
(Stacker) - One historic decision has been endlessly passed around states over the last year. Roe v. Wade expressly protects a pregnant person’s right to choose to have an abortion. It’s under review by a now supermajority conservative Supreme Court, but reports suggest it could be struck down at any moment, as more and more states bring their own abortion laws to the highest court in the land.
States have already employed many kinds of restrictions, including but not limited to: parental consent for young women seeking abortions, bans on telemedicine for medicated abortions, mandated counseling and ultrasounds before the procedure, and TRAP laws, which impose burdensome medical standards such as hospital-admitting privileges on abortion clinics.
Many states with either anti-choice governors or constituents against abortion are attacking Roe v. Wade by enacting laws they can’t enforce, in case the Supreme Court decides in 2022 to overturn the decision.
To find out which states would be most affected by this decision, Stacker consulted a July 2019 study published in reproductive health journal Contraception, updated in 2021 by Professor Caitlin Myers at Middlebury College. The study analyzed the impact of a post-Roe world by analyzing states’ current laws and political climate to identify states that would be at a high risk of outlawing abortion.
Eight states maintain so-called “trigger bans” that would immediately outlaw abortion if Roe v. Wade were overturned. Based on this and other information, any state that could quickly enact restrictions if Roe v. Wade was overturned is listed as “high-risk.” States could be classified as “high-risk” even if they have no laws currently on the books, but simply a political climate unamiable to abortion.
Then, using Census demographic data, the study calculated the number of women that would be affected by an increase in travel time to the nearest abortion clinic in a scenario where all high-risk states ban abortion.
The makeup of the surrounding states is enough to limit abortion access by an over 1,000% increase in distance. Keep reading to see which states will be most affected if Roe v. Wade is reversed.
#29. Nevada
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -0.2%
--- Affected population: 11,808 (2.0% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 11 miles (22.2% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 9
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 9 miles
Though abortion will likely remain legal in Nevada, people in need of services will have to travel a bit farther to get them, due to bordering states that would outlaw them. Nevada residents voted to keep abortion rights for pregnant women under 24 weeks into the gestational period in 1990, and that law could only be reversed by another direct vote of the people.
#28. Oregon
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -0.2%
--- Affected population: 7,245 (0.9% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 16 miles (6.7% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 15
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 15 miles
Oregon and Nevada share a border with California, a state with several abortion protections others do not have, including constitutional protection. Reproductive rights were recognized in California’s constitution in 1969, giving people in states like Oregon more options. Oregon passed the Reproductive Health Equity Act in 2017, which expanded abortion access by requiring private health insurance to cover abortions, and funding services for those who would otherwise be excluded from coverage, such as DACA recipients.
#27. Kansas
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -0.3%
--- Affected population: 20,488 (3.6% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 54 miles (1.9% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 4
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 53 miles
Kansas already has a few common restrictions on abortion, such as limits on public and private funding for the procedure. Though the state supreme court ruled in 2019 the right to an abortion is protected in the Kansas constitution, conservative lawmakers recently voted to to put a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution on the 2022 ballot. The majority of the states surrounding Kansas are far more restrictive.
#26. New Mexico
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -0.5%
--- Affected population: 40,320 (10.1% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 58 miles (1.8% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 5
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 57 miles
Women in New Mexico were once facing a long-dormant abortion ban that was deemed unconstitutional and unenforceable, but they now have access to legal procedures and public funding. In February 2021, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill that finally overturned that law, which would have triggered a statewide ban if Roe v. Wade were reversed.
#25. Virginia
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -0.9%
--- Affected population: 92,473 (5.5% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 25 miles (19.0% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 16
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 21 miles
Virginia is one of many states overturning previously restrictive abortion laws amid concerns for Roe v. Wade. As of 2020, Virginia health insurance carriers can cover abortion services, though they are not required to do so. Nearby in Maryland, those seeking abortions have protection outside of Roe v. Wade.
#24. Wyoming
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -1.1%
--- Affected population: 12,111 (11.2% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 138 miles (3.0% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 2
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 134 miles
People won’t find abortion protections in Wyoming’s state law or its constitution, and will barely find a clinic they can use. What they will find is a legislature that is advancing bills that restrict abortion access, including one that prevents women from using student health insurance for the procedure. If Roe v. Wade were outlawed, the legality of abortions could be at risk.
#23. Minnesota
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -1.6%
--- Affected population: 95,799 (8.9% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 40 miles (25.0% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 7
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 32 miles
The right to abortion has been protected in Minnesota since 1995, when the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a woman’s right to privacy includes the right to terminate a pregnancy. However, Minnesota shares a border with two very restrictive states that may try to immediately restrict abortions if Roe v. Wade is gone.
#22. Missouri
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -3.2%
--- Affected population: 708,893 (60.2% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 74 miles (10.4% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 1
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 67 miles
Missouri is the first state on this list with a trigger ban. Though previous bans were declared unconstitutional, one recent ban would immediately go into effect if Roe v. Wade is reversed. In June 2021, a federal appeals court blocked Missouri from enforcing the bill that prohibits all abortions after eight weeks.
#21. Nebraska
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -8.4%
--- Affected population: 331,206 (88.6% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 69 miles (56.8% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 3
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 44 miles
It’s already a felony to get an abortion after 20 weeks in Nebraska. Though there’s no trigger ban, the state government enacted a law last year prohibiting dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortions, which are performed in 95% of second trimester abortions.
#20. South Dakota
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -12.9%
--- Affected population: 112,850 (69.6% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 189 miles (43.2% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 1
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 132 miles
South Dakota has had a trigger law waiting to become enforceable since 2005. It escalates the practice of abortion to a felony for physicians who provide it. Like its neighbor North Dakota, the state has just one facility, which would have to stop providing abortions in a no-Roe country.
#19. West Virginia
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -15.5%
--- Affected population: 184,170 (58.5% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 126 miles (129.1% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 2
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 55 miles
In 2018, 52% of West Virginia voters decided to amend the state’s constitution and ensure abortion is not protected if Roe v. Wade is overturned. West Virginia is surrounded by states with similar plans, apart from Maryland, so people will have to travel even farther to find services.
#18. North Dakota
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -20.4%
--- Affected population: 136,216 (91.9% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 323 miles (121.2% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 1
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 146 miles
North Dakota’s trigger ban allows few exceptions for abortion procedures. People who are victims of rape or incest can get them, and those whose lives are at risk are also included. The 2007 ban was followed by several other restrictions, including the dilation and evacuation ban that Nebraska also put forward.
#17. Indiana
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -24.1%
--- Affected population: 1,307,855 (99.8% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 129 miles (279.4% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 7
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 34 miles
As part of the block of states in the Midwest ready to ban abortions via bills or amendments, Indiana has tried to overturn any protections for the procedure that exist. Their proposed ban is strict: should Roe v. Wade be nullified, there would be no abortions allowed, not even in cases of rape or incest, and if performed, they would be classified as murder.
#16. Idaho
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -24.8%
--- Affected population: 224,181 (65.0% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 173 miles (355.3% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 4
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 38 miles
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed an abortion ban in April 2021, along with a wave of other nearby states. It’s considered a “heartbeat bill,” one that requires doctors to decline abortions to mothers with a detectable fetal heartbeat, and would only go into effect if a federal appeals court upholds a similar heartbeat ban. A heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
#15. Mississippi
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -27.9%
--- Affected population: 584,299 (100.0% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 250 miles (303.2% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 1
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 62 miles
Mississippi is one of eight states that has a pre-Roe abortion ban, and a loud voice in the fight to overturn the landmark Supreme Court case. The Supreme Court decided in May 2021 to review Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Whole Health, a case concerning Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. Though the state had initially focused its argument on defending that specific ban, it recently made overturning Roe v. Wade part of its pending argument before the Supreme Court. The court will have a decision by June 2022.
#14. Arkansas
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -28.8%
--- Affected population: 578,319 (100.0% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 314 miles (330.1% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 2
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 73 miles
Surrounded on all sides by abortion-restrictive states, Arkansas is in a precarious spot when it comes to protecting the right to abortion. Along with several states that introduced new bans in 2021, its legislature introduced an expansive abortion ban that was blocked by a federal judge in July 2021. Arkansas’ pre-Roe ban on abortion has not been reversed.
#13. Kentucky
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -30.4%
--- Affected population: 848,023 (100.0% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 266 miles (315.6% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 2
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 64 miles
In former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s quest to become “the most pro-life governor in America,” he signed four anti-abortion bills during his term, two of which were blocked by federal judges. House Bill 148, Kentucky’s full ban on abortion, is unenforceable while Roe v. Wade is still intact. The state’s current governor, Democrat Andy Beshear, is pro-choice. Beshear has had difficulty stopping pro-life legislation from becoming law since the state House and Senate have a Republican supermajority.
#12. Oklahoma
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -32.2%
--- Affected population: 759,207 (98.0% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 191 miles (416.2% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 5
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 37 miles
Oklahoma’s trigger ban was enacted in 2021, though its existing abortion laws were already restrictive for young women and for clinics. Oklahoma, and many of its surrounding states, have TRAP laws, or what Planned Parenthood calls “medically unnecessary,” building requirements that a clinic must meet to provide abortions.
#11. North Carolina
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -32.3%
--- Affected population: 2,017,049 (98.1% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 169 miles (576.0% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 19
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 25 miles
The governor of North Carolina has vetoed multiple anti-abortion bills, one of which would have made it a crime to refuse treatment to “any infant born alive after an abortion.” (In his veto, Gov. Roy Cooper noted that “[this] practice simply does not exist.”) With an unconstitutional, pre-Roe abortion ban, and four border states without any legal protections, people in this state will be greatly affected by the conflict. North Carolina’s governor has demonstrated pro-choice stances, which may be helpful in the future.
#10. Alabama
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -32.5%
--- Affected population: 912,878 (96.2% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 224 miles (622.6% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 5
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 31 miles
The southern states feature pre-Roe and post-Roe bans, and if the decision is overturned, the number of clinics that are available to provide abortions will be severely limited in the area. Alabama was prosecuting misdemeanor abortion cases in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and it still hasn’t overturned the law that originally enforced that ban. In 2019, Alabama’s governor signed another law banning most types of abortions that would be enforceable should Roe fall.
#9. Ohio
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -33.2%
--- Affected population: 2,171,938 (98.2% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 181 miles (624.0% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 9
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 25 miles
Ohio’s “most restrictive abortion law in modern history” arrived with the wave of 2019 laws to undermine Roe v. Wade. A judge blocked Ohio’s recent “heartbeat” bill, which bans abortion at the detection of a fetal heartbeat, around six weeks into pregnancy, and which progressive lawmakers argued would put women’s lives at a high risk. Though the judge in this case said the law potentially conflicts with the constitution, it has a chance of taking effect in a post-Roe country.
#8. Louisiana
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -34.3%
--- Affected population: 922,449 (100.0% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 294 miles (525.5% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 3
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 47 miles
The heartbeat bill streak made its way to Louisiana in May 2019, in the form of a trigger ban that would go into effect if Roe is reversed. Making it constitutional to ban abortions before people are aware they are pregnant would affect the entire South.
#7. Utah
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -35.7%
--- Affected population: 644,869 (91.8% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 272 miles (597.4% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 2
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 39 miles
Utah is in a peculiar place, politically and geographically. Pre-Roe, there were no express bans on abortion, but post-Roe, there were no express protections for it, either. It’s also too far from California for anyone to benefit from nearby clinics. In March 2020, a trigger ban was passed to prep for a Roe v. Wade recall. The state also passed an 18-week ban on abortions in 2019.
#6. Georgia
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -36%
--- Affected population: 2,035,985 (93.4% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 249 miles (789.3% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 14
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 28 miles
The center of the South’s legacy of abortion bans is Georgia. The Georgia legislature rode the anti-abortion legislation wave early with a sweeping abortion ban signed in 2019, set to take effect in 2020, but permanently blocked in the summer of that year. This version of the “heartbeat” bill solidified the state’s stance against Roe v. Wade.
#5. Texas
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -37.1%
--- Affected population: 6,018,754 (99.7% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 471 miles (1077.5% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 22
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 40 miles
Other states have trigger bans, but Texas added a unique proposition where citizens would be allowed to sue clinics that perform abortions. This is in addition to a ban on abortions around six weeks, which was signed into law May 2020.
#4. Tennessee
- Policies: Trigger ban, high-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -37.4%
--- Affected population: 1,333,861 (100.0% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 294 miles (716.7% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 7
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 36 miles
Tennessee has several restrictions in place already. Gov. Bill Lee signed a heartbeat bill into law in 2020, which a federal judge temporarily blocked from taking effect shortly after it was passed. It is still making its way through the courts. In 2020, the state’s legislature put forth a bill that allows fathers to deny the pregnant mothers of their children an abortion, without the woman’s consent.
#3. South Carolina
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -38.6%
--- Affected population: 984,181 (100.0% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 267 miles (790.0% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 3
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 30 miles
South Carolina’s latest abortion law, which bans the procedure at the detection of a fetal heartbeat, hit snags in federal court back in March 2021 when it was indefinitely blocked. Not only is South Carolina surrounded geographically by states with similar problems, but it is also supported by 20 other states that want this abortion ban to succeed.
#2. Michigan
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -39.6%
--- Affected population: 1,876,586 (99.9% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 239 miles (1393.8% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 26
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 16 miles
Michigan’s court has decided the state’s pre-Roe ban of abortion procedures is only unconstitutional (as applied to physicians) thanks to Roe v. Wade, so the debate on that case’s constitutionality will directly affect it. Still, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seen as pro-choice, and was once criticized by anti-abortion activists for calling abortion “life-sustaining.” Michigan’s attorney general has also said she would not prosecute doctors performing abortions or anyone seeking them.
#1. Arizona
- Policies: High-risk
- If abortion bans take effect in all high-risk states:
--- Predicted change in abortion rate: -40.3%
--- Affected population: 1,316,221 (94.1% of women aged 15-44)
--- New average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 247 miles (1352.9% increase)
- Present day:
--- Abortion facilities: 8
--- Average distance to nearest abortion clinic: 17 miles
In the renewed fight to restrict abortions, Arizona lawmakers are ready to challenge Roe v. Wade. One new Arizona law expressly rejects any federal decisions on abortion laws, which may not be constitutional. Since the ‘60s, the state has passed laws banning abortion that cannot be enforced until the Supreme Court’s landmark decision falls.
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BOSTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- THC is a naturally occurring chemical compound found in both hemp and cannabis plants. People who use these cannabinoids either through smoking, vaping or ingesting them find that they feel an increased sense of euphoria, an increase in appetite and an increased sense of awareness.
While there may be many similarities between Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC, the major differences are how they are derived and classified. Sativa cannabis plants that have Delta-9 THC levels that are below .3% are classified as hemp and are legal under the 2018 Farm Bill. From these hemp plants, both low grade Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC cannabinoids are derived and processed into a variety of products.
The only chemical difference between Delta 8 and Delta 9 THC is where a particular double bond is located on the chain of carbon atoms. Delta 8 has a double bond on the eighth carbon atom in its molecular structure; Delta 9 has a double bond on the ninth carbon atom.
While some people might say there are no significant differences to be found when comparing these two compounds side by side, this slight chemical distinction can lead to cognitive changes and physical effects. Users considering whether to choose Delta 8 vs. Delta 9 are choosing between two decidedly different products.
Delta 9 THC is the cannabinoid that most marijuana users are looking for when they want to get a euphoric high and is what most people refer to when they say "THC." Delta 9 binds with CB-1 receptors in the brain and can produce strong psychoactive effects like elation, relaxation, talkativeness, and laughter.
Delta 8 THC may produce mild psychoactive effects, though they are much less impactful than Delta 9 THC. Delta 8 users may be looking for the medicinal effect of this form of THC, like pain relief, anxiety reduction, reduced inflammation, and relief from insomnia.
Delta 8 is found in hemp plant material in minimal amounts and harvesting enough raw plant material to profit off the low levels of Delta 8 would take too much time, effort, and money. Instead, growers look to processors to extract and effectively concentrate Delta 8 from the raw plant material, and fortunately for hemp producers who want to extract this compound, CBD can be converted into pure Delta 8.
Boston Hemp Inc. continues to expand their product offerings that include both Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC. New products include flower, vapes, tinctures and gummies. Products are available for sale at their Hanover location and online at www.BostonHempInc.com. Products purchased online can be shipped anywhere in the United States.
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The firm to double down on its core strategy with Fund IV while launching its first opportunity fund
SALT LAKE CITY and SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peterson Ventures, a pre-Series A venture firm that invests across SaaS and digital commerce announced today that it has raised over $140M in new capital for its Fund IV and Opportunity Fund I. Like its prior core funds, Peterson Ventures' Fund IV will invest up to ~$2.5M into Seed and Pre-seed stage startups. The Opportunity Fund I will enable the firm to invest follow-on checks at the growth stage in breakout portfolio companies from its core funds. With the launch of these two new funds, Peterson Ventures now has over $550M in assets under management.
Peterson Ventures was founded in 2012 and is the ten-year-old venture arm of the Peterson Partners platform, an independent investment management firm with over $1.8B assets under management, originally founded by Joel Peterson. Ben Capell, Managing Director at Peterson Ventures, joined the firm 12 years ago and helped to launch the firm's venture investing activities, and was joined by fellow partner, Ilana Stern, 3 years ago. Peterson Ventures has invested in six unicorns and had 2 IPO's in the last ten years, including Allbirds, Ethos, and Lucid Software.
"Being able to partner and collaborate with so many founders in the way that we do has been hugely satisfying," said Ben Capell, Managing Director at Peterson Ventures "We've invested in nearly 100 founders so far and we look forward to growing not only our portfolio but our team as well. I love the work we do and am honored to keep it going with the support of some amazing Limited Partners."
Peterson Ventures' investments are sourced from a three-pronged approach: 1) the firm's strong roots in the Utah tech hub, a state which saw $26B in transaction value generated in 2020; 2) access to the talent and entrepreneurial ecosystem at Stanford's GSB MBA program, where the firm's partners have a deep network from decades of teaching and investing in students as well as alumni; and 3) an elite network of founder alumni referring companies to Peterson Ventures. This combination affords Peterson Ventures early access to key deals.
"Being part of the Peterson Ventures team has been incredibly fulfilling," said Ilana Stern, General Partner at Peterson Ventures. "I love working one-on-one with our founders to leverage my operating experience as a former founder and CEO. I have been in their shoes and know how important and impactful it can be to have investors with you every step of the way, especially through the uncertainty of finding product-market fit and early scaling."
With nearly 100 investments, Peterson Ventures looks at SaaS and Digital Commerce startups with a specific lens. With SaaS, the firm pursues a vertical strategy, with investments across healthcare, future of work and e-commerce enablement. With digital commerce investments, the firm looks for entrepreneurs who are disrupting distribution, bypassing the middleman to get more direct access to customers and to provide higher quality products at better value to the end consumer. Its DTC investments focus on historically low NPS industries and experiences spanning e-commerce, healthcare, fintech, and consumer-enabled marketplaces.
"We love Peterson Ventures. They were the cornerstone investor in our first financing when we graduated from Stanford GSB with a vision and a powerpoint deck," said Peter Colis, Co-founder and CEO of Ethos Life. "It was harder to raise our pre-Seed than any subsequent round, and we are so grateful they took a bet on us day one and have been in our corner ever since. Ben and the Peterson Ventures team are best in class at the earliest stages."
The Peterson Ventures team is growing and Taylor Jones, a former Peterson Ventures portfolio founder, joined as Principal in August 2021. Prior to joining Peterson Ventures, Taylor was the co-founder and COO at Blue Matador, a cloud infrastructure monitoring startup, and previously worked in go-to-market and strategy roles at Google and American Express. Taylor holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Brigham Young University. Along with Ilana, Taylor is now the second portfolio founder to join Peterson Ventures full-time. The firm plans to continue growing its team with hires in both its SLC and SF locations.
Learn more about Peterson Ventures at https://www.petersonventures.com/ and get in touch @PetersonVenture.
Peterson Ventures, located in Utah and the Bay Area, is a founder-first pre-Series A venture fund that invests across SaaS and Digital Commerce including e-commerce, fintech, and healthtech. Peterson Ventures was founded in 2012 and the team has backed six unicorns in the last ten years, including Allbirds, Ethos, Lucid Software, Smart Asset, Eargo, Nomi Health. Peterson Ventures is run by Managing Director Ben Capell and General Partner Ilana Stern. Peterson Ventures is the ten-year-old venture arm of the Peterson Partners platform, an independent investment management firm founded by Joel Peterson with over $1.8B AUM.
The portfolio companies identified and described herein do not represent all of the portfolio companies purchased, sold or recommended for funds advised by Peterson Ventures. The reader should not assume that an investment in the portfolio companies identified was or will be profitable. A full listing of investments can be provided upon request. Past performance is not indicative of future results. For a list of all of our portfolio companies, please visit https://www.petersonventures.com/ and connect with us on @PetersonVenture. AUM indicated is as of 12/31/21. The limited partners of Peterson Ventures Fund IV and Opportunity Fund I may approve the introduction of additional capital to the Funds during the fourth quarter of 2022. Such additional capital is not reflected in the discussion of assets under management above. This press release is not a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities and may not be relied upon in connection with the purchase or sale of any security. Interests in the Peterson Funds, if offered, will only be made pursuant to a confidential offering memorandum and subscription documents.
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Blown over semis, blowing dust: Wicked winds continue to whip across Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Highway Patrol is responding to multiple blown-over semis across the state due to high winds.
Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz snapped a photo of a semi blown over on I-70, just of Salina. She was coming back from a transportation announcement with Gov. Laura Kelly where more than $13.5 million was awarded for Kansas public transit projects. Trooper Ben Gardner also tweeted out a photo from the accident.
Storm Team 12 said winds topping 60 mph were reported in western Kansas.
The Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office warned drivers to use extreme caution after a semi rolled on U-83 at MM193. One lane was blocked while another remained open while deputies worked the crash. Crews also responded to a rolled camper on I-70 near Brewster in Thomas County.
In southwest Kansas, the Department of Transportation shared a photo of a rolled camper on US-50 between Garden City and Holcomb. KDOT said the high winds caused the camper to roll over and roadway signs to break. A rolled truck and trailer were also reported in Ford County on US-54.
Blowing wind not only created problems for semis but other drivers as well. The National Weather Service office in Goodland shared a satellite image showing blowing dust in southwest Kansas. The NWS said drivers should avoid travel if possible because blowing dust can create varying visibility issues.
Another day of strong winds means more wildfires. Crews in Clark County assisted with the large fire north of Fort Supply, Oklahoma. The Southwest Kansas Woodland Task Force has also been requested to assist with a large fire in Harper County, Okla. Crews from Minneola, Ashland, Fowler, Ford County, Kiowa County, and Dodge city are en route.
Up north, the National Weather Service in Goodland reported a large grass fire just west of Kearny, Nebraska with smoke drifting into Norton and Philips counties.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, Modernize Home Services released its annual Homeowner Sentiment Report findings, resulting from a recent survey of more than 23,000 homeowners. Respondents shared their thoughts on preparing for home improvement projects, budgeting, pain points, and more. The 2022 Homeowner Sentiment Report includes a special set of questions regarding homeowner stressors, such as surging prices, a potential recession, supply chain backlogs, and political unrest. The results indicate that 86% of homeowners consider at least one of these factors to be the cause of their stress. Modernize strives to understand how homeowners and their home improvement decisions are being impacted by recent events.
Each year, Modernize conducts an extensive survey of homeowners to provide insight into what drives them to start home improvement projects. These results offer homeowners an insight into how they compare to others considering home improvements and help contractors better understand their customers to best support them. The results are compiled and compared by trade and weighed against previous surveys.
Important Homeowner Insights
- 37% of homeowners plan to spend 1-5 hours on research before hiring a professional and 43% plan to spend at least 6 hours on research before hiring.
- 24% of homeowners use home improvement websites like Modernize when researching their upcoming projects.
- The majority of homeowners (83%), across trades, have not created a budget. If they do, they are not confident in it; 73% are either somewhat or not confident at all in their budget. 41% of homeowners with a budget found online articles and tools to be helpful.
- Almost 80% of homeowners would like to finance part, if not all, of their project.
- This year, only 32% of homeowners have had to cancel or pause a project, down from 45% last year. This year, however, the reason for most cancellations (74%) is cost.
- 50% of homeowners plan to pursue additional projects in the next six months, up from 38% in January 2021. 11% plan on spending more than $11,000.
- Almost half of homeowners use recommendations from friends to find a contractor. Social media (8%) is up 2% from last year.
- 87% of homeowners will compare 2 or more quotes or bids ahead of selecting a professional.
- The top three factors, other than price, for selecting a contractor for a project are online ratings/reviews, expertise, and references.
- The two top attributes of a contractor's sales process making homeowners least likely to hire him/her are tardiness and lack of communication.
Homeowner Stress Levels Special Report
- 61% of homeowners selected that their levels of stress about decisions relating to their home as "more than I can handle" and "a lot of stress, it's tough to manage."
- Homeowners looking to complete a roofing project (75%) with Modernize are the most stressed trade.
- 57% of homeowners believe the level of stress today is "somewhat worse" to "much worse" than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
- Almost 70% of homeowners said the biggest barrier to their home improvement projects is the "high cost of supplies." An additional 14% said it is "coping with managing the whole project."
- 45% of homeowners across trades agreed completely with the statement, "I just feel overwhelmed by everything that would have to be managed for this project."
The Modernize team recently hosted a webinar on Friday, July 29 reviewing the survey results. The webinar included participation and expert insight from Cassie Morien, director of strategy and homeowner insights analyst for Modernize; Megan Wolfe, director of client strategy & development for Modernize; Bobby Vickers, chief marketing officer for Brennan Enterprises; and Briana Hetherington, a business consultant for Bath Pros of NJ. Industry experts advised how contractors can implement strategies for connecting with customers and mitigating their stressors in the face of inflation and other taxing current events. An exclusive eBook is also available and free to access.
Morien is available to discuss the survey results in detail.
About Modernize Home Services
For more than 17 years, Modernize Home Services has been a leader in the home improvement and services industry, connecting homeowners with contractors and other home services professionals. Modernize operates in more than 15 high-value, high-consideration home segments, including new and replacement windows, solar installation, roofing, heating and air conditioning, siding, bathrooms and kitchens, new and replacement gutters, home security, and others. The business brings a network of more than 1,000 contractors and professionals across all segments, offering broad geographical coverage and choice for homeowners.
Modernize Home Services is owned and operated by QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST), a leader in providing performance marketplace technologies and services to the financial services and home services industries. QuinStreet is a pioneer in delivering online marketplace solutions to match searchers with brands in digital media. The company is committed to providing consumers with the information and tools they need to research, find and select the products and brands that meet their needs. Modernize.com is a member of QuinStreet's expert research and publishing division.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"), the world's leading index provider, announced today that it has completed its ninth annual review of its adherence to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks. The IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks were published in July of 2013.
The 2022 review was conducted by an independent global accounting and professional services firm and, as with all previous reviews, covers key aspects of S&P DJI's index governance regime, control framework and operations including the separation of index governance and commercial activities, and the management and oversight of its policies and procedures.
"This annual review process is a crucial step for S&P Dow Jones Indices to continue to uphold the independence, transparency and integrity of our market-leading indices. We are committed to adopting best practices, avoiding conflicts-of-interest, and managing our business in line with IOSCO Principles as we continue to innovate and expand our indexing capabilities," said Dan Draper, CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices.
S&P DJI's Management Statement of Adherence of the IOSCO Principles as well as the results of the independent review from an independent global accounting and professional services firm can be accessed via the company's Governance website.
ABOUT S&P DOW JONES INDICES
S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.
S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji.
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Surrounding communities send support to Kingston schools following tornado
KINGSTON, Okla. (KXII) - Kingston is still picking up after last week’s disastrous tornado but neighboring communities are picking them up, especially the kids who go to Kingston schools.
“We tell our students we compete against them in sports but these are our people,” said Plainview middle school student council sponsor April Brunk.
Last weeks tornado did a lot of damage in Kingston. and while the schools were left unharmed many students and teachers were directly affected.
Kingston elementary principal David Gill says schools across the area wasted no time offering their help.
“There’s not a surrounding school that hasn’t reached out to me to know what they can do,” Gill said.
Brunk was among those looking to help, but she wanted to include her students.
So she suggested a school wide drive to gather supplies to send to Kingston.
“It started with contacting the red cross,” Brunk said. “Contacting Kingston schools trying to find out what they needed. Going with lists from both places kind of narrowed it down.”
They collected shoes and socks, food and sanitation supplies.
In just three days they collected more than anyone expected.
“Probably at least 2,500-3,000 items easily” Brunk said. “We covered seven tables and then stacked water.”
Plainview students also wrote letters of support to the students in Kingston.
“We hung them up where kids can come by and read them,” Gill said. “We took them to their classes and let teachers say hey this is what other kids are wanting to tell you.”
Donations and well wishes are still coming in and Brunk and gill say they expected nothing less from their neighbors.
“It just shows you how important community is,” Brunk said. “And how special a place our Texoma is.”
Copyright 2022 KXII. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/03/31/surrounding-communities-send-support-kingston-schools-following-tornado/ | 2022-04-01T19:14:50Z |
US judge dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the $375,000 in hush money she received after claiming he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.
U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey in Las Vegas kicked the case out of court on Friday to punish the woman’s attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, for “bad-faith conduct” and the use of “purloined” confidential documents that the judge said tainted the case beyond redemption.
Dorsey said in her 42-page order that dismissing a case outright with no option to file it again is a severe sanction, but said Ronaldo had been harmed by Stovall’s conduct.
“I find that the procurement and continued use of these documents was bad faith, and simply disqualifying Stovall will not cure the prejudice to Ronaldo because the misappropriated documents and their confidential contents have been woven into the very fabric of (plaintiff Kathryn) Mayorga’s claims,” the ruling said. “Harsh sanctions are merited.”
Stovall did not immediately respond Saturday to telephone and email messages. Text messages to associate Larissa Drohobyczer were not answered. They could appeal the decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
Ronaldo’s attorney in Las Vegas, Peter Christiansen, was traveling and was not immediately reachable for comment.
The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they are victims of sexual assault, but Mayorga gave consent through Stovall and Drohobyczer to make her name public.
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