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NY lieutenant governor arrested in federal corruption investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested Tuesday in a federal corruption investigation, creating a political crisis for Gov. Kathy Hochul seven months after she selected Benjamin as a partner to make a fresh start in an office already rocked by scandal.
Benjamin, a Democrat, was accused in an indictment of participating in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions from a real estate developer in exchange for Benjamin’s agreement to use his influence as a state senator to get a $50,000 grant of state funds for a nonprofit organization the developer controlled.
Facing charges including bribery, fraud, conspiracy and falsification of records, Benjamin pleaded not guilty Tuesday at an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court. He was released and bail was set at $250,000.
Two lawyers representing Benjamin did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Hochul in September plucked Benjamin, then a state lawmaker, to serve as second-in-command when she became governor, taking over for Democrat Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo resigned amid allegations he sexually harassed 11 women, which he denied.
Hochul, also a Democrat, was Cuomo’s lieutenant governor. She is now running for governor in this year’s election, with Benjamin as a running mate.
Hochul, who appeared at a New York City news conference Tuesday regarding a shooting on the subway, said she would speak about Benjamin later in the day.
“We’ll have a statement out there. I have not had a chance to speak to him. I was doing media interviews this morning. But this is not the place but I will be addressing it very shortly,” Hochul said.
Two months after Benjamin became lieutenant governor, a real estate developer who steered campaign contributions toward Benjamin’s failed bid for New York City comptroller was indicted. Federal authorities accused Gerald Migdol of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in illegally giving donations to Benjamin’s campaign.
The indictment said Benjamin, formerly a state senator from Harlem, and others acting at his direction or on his behalf also engaged in a series of lies and deceptions to cover up the scheme that stretched from 2019 to 2021.
They falsified campaign donor forms, misled municipal regulators and provided false information in vetting forms Benjamin submitted while he was being considered to be appointed as lieutenant governor, the indictment said.
Prosecutors had previously not made any accusations against Benjamin, and his campaign said at the time of Migdol’s arrest that it had forfeited any improper donations as soon as they were discovered.
More recently, reports came out saying subpoenas had been issued to Benjamin regarding the financial issues even before Hochul picked him as lieutenant governor.
Republican chairman Nick Langworthy said in a prepared statement that “Hochul chose a dirty politician to serve as her partner in government and running mate.”
“Brian Benjamin’s shady dealings and corruption were well-documented, but Hochul turned a blind eye and put him a heartbeat away from the governorship,” Langworthy said.
Hochul said Monday at a press conference she didn’t know of the subpoenas when she tapped Benjamin to be her No. 2.
She said last week she had the “utmost confidence” in Benjamin.
“This is an independent investigation related to other people and he’s fully cooperating. He is my running mate,” Hocuhl said Thursday at a press conference.
Republican minority legislative leaders — Senate Leader Rob Ortt and Assembly Leader Will Barclay — called on Benjamin to resign.
“Kathy Hochul and Senate Democrats might tolerate this corruption, but New Yorkers don’t and neither do I,” Ortt said. “I’m calling on Gov. Hochul and Senate Democrats to stop hiding from the truth and join me in demanding Brian Benjamin’s resignation.”
Spokespeople for Hochul, Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie didn’t immediately provide comment Tuesday when asked if Benjamin should resign.
If Benjamin resigns, he would still likely appear on the ballot for the 2022 gubernatorial Democratic primary even if Hochul picks a new lieutenant governor, according to state elections law.
“There are only three ways to get off the ballot: death, declination or disqualification,” State board of elections spokesperson John Conklin said in an email.
Benjamin was the state’s second Black lieutenant governor. During his state Legislature career, he emphasized criminal justice reform and affordable housing. His district included most of central Harlem, where he was born and raised by Caribbean immigrant parents.
He has a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Brown University and a master’s of business administration from Harvard Business School, and worked as a developer of affordable housing.
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Hays reported from New York. Associated Press writers Deepti Hajela and Larry Neumeister contributed from New York and Michael Hill contributed from Albany.
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Six drown off Lebanon coast after overloaded boat capsizes, says Lebanese navy
By Charbel Mello, Eyad Kourdi and Mia Alberti, CNN, and Reuters
An overloaded boat transporting around 60 people who were fleeing Lebanon for an unknown destination capsized near the northern port of Tripoli on Saturday evening, according to the Lebanese Red Cross.
A Lebanese naval official said at least six people, including a girl, died; 45 survivors were rescued. Some of those on board the vessel are still listed as missing, the official added.
Reuters reported that the boat was carrying both Lebanese and Syrian people.
Col. Haitham Dannawi, commander of the Naval Forces in the Lebanese Army, told a press conference that the boat only had capacity to carry six people, though scores were on board at the time of the accident.
“The boat was very old and could only accommodate six people, there were no life jackets, and no other rescue tools,” Col. Dannawi said. “We tried to stop them from setting out, but they were quicker than us, we tried to explain to them that the boat was in danger of sinking.”
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati declared an official day of mourning for the victims.
Lebanese citizen Kassem al-Zoeibi, whose relatives survived the capsize, said they had tried to flee the country out of desperation. “Why did they chose this way? It is because there is no way but this way,” he told Reuters.
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon, Najat Rochdi, expressed her condolences on Sunday and said UN agencies were on the ground to help.
“It’s horrific to see deprivation still pushing people to take a perilous journey across the seas, sacrificing their lives and that of their children in search of a dignified life,” Rochdi posted on Twitter.
Over the last three years, Lebanon has faced a severe financial crisis. According to the World Bank, Lebanon’s currency has lost more than 90% of its value and the majority of the Lebanese population now lives under the poverty line.
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LONDON, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As BusinessesForSale.com continues its research into the business buying market, 409 buyers from across the United States offer valuable insights into the ebb and flow of the buying market.
Data demonstrates that US buyers want ownership over their life, with financial independence and freedom being the key drivers for purchasing a business.
The survey shows that 47% of participants run their own business, while 38% are in full time employment.
"Our research shows that the pandemic has accelerated an appetite for change. There's a clear increase in first-time buyers entering the marketplace, as they want to be in charge of their work-life balance," says BusinessesForSale.com North America Director, Bruce Hakutizwi.
Popular businesses include gas stations with convenience stores, the automotive repair industry, hospitality, e-commerce, and software as a service (SaaS).
The survey also uncovers some unique interests like aerospace, aviation, golf courses and plant nurseries.
Likewise, 35% of participants are interested in buying an online business, attributed to the following advantages:
- Geographic flexibility
- Convenient and cost effective
- Ability to reach a larger market
- Optimized operations
The survey also shows that 11% of buyers are looking to purchase a business over US$2m, while 14% are looking for businesses valued between US$500K and US$1m.
Buyer also have cash on hand for deposits, with 18% of buyers having over US$500K, and 28% having between US$100K and US$250K.
Statistics demonstrate a close tie between first time buyers and experienced buyers. 51% of participants have bought a business before, and 49% of participants are new to the business buying market. First time buyers indicate that they are tired of working for someone else, and wish to pursue their dream of ownership, freedom and securing their future.
US buyers are focusing on long-term security, with entrepreneurs looking to invest in their quality of life, and business owners exploring new avenues of income and expansion.
For more information about how you can buy or sell a business, visit https://us.businessesforsale.com.
Other valuable information:
- BusinessesForSale.com is owned by Dynamis Ltd, a privately owned company based in London.
- BusinessesForSale.com is the world's leading platform for businesses for sale, with over 61,000 opportunities.
- The site connects buyers and sellers, seeing over 1.2 million visitors every month, including 80,000 monthly enquiries.
For further information about this topic, please contact Bruce Hakutizwi at bruceh@businessesforsale.com.
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An estimated 935,000 people in 23 communities in the Greater Detroit area were put under a boil water advisory after a leak was discovered in a 120-inch water transmission main that distributes water from Lake Huron Water Treatment Facility to residents, the Great Lakes Water Authority said.
About 133,000 people in the Greater Detroit area remain under a boil water advisory Sunday, a day after a leak was discovered in a 120-inch water transmission main that distributes water from the Lake Huron Water Treatment Facility to residents, the Great Lakes Water Authority said.
That's down from 935,000 people who were under the advisory at its height Saturday. The water authority said in a statement Sunday it expected the pipeline to return to service within two weeks -- one week for repairs and a second week for quality testing.
The leak was discovered early on Saturday, according to the authority. The leak is approximately one mile west of the Lake Huron Water Treatment facility and crews are working to isolate the area so repair work can begin.
The water authority originally issued a precautionary Boil Water Advisory for the following communities impacted by the break: the Village of Almont, City of Auburn Hills, Bruce Township, Burtchville Township, Chesterfield Township, Clinton Township, City of Flint, Flint Township, City of Imlay City, Lenox Township, Macomb Township, Mayfield Township, Village of New Haven, Orion Township, City of Pontiac, City of Rochester, City of Rochester Hills, City of Romeo, Shelby Township, City of Sterling Heights, City of Troy, City of Utica, and Washington Township.
Several communities were removed from the list Saturday afternoon, including the City of Flint, which has battled water issues since the 2014 water crisis in which lead contaminated water was being pumped into residents' homes and businesses.
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Armored truck security guard critically injured in shootout at casino
LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) - Police in California are investigating a casino robbery where security guards were injured, and the suspects remain on the loose.
The shooting happened earlier this week at the Hustler Casino about 15 miles south of Los Angeles.
According to authorities, employees rushed out after hearing a shootout in the parking lot.
Gardena police said the incident started when a group of suspects ambushed two armored vehicle security guards in an attempted robbery with a rifle and handguns.
“As soon as they [security guards] got out of the car, they were met with gunfire,” said Lt. Christopher Cuff with the Gardena Police Department.
Police said one guard was shot, with another suffering a minor injury.
Investigators said they weren’t sure if the suspects were hit, but they were able to get away on foot with an unknown amount of money.
Now, the search is on for the group.
“I’ve been here 20 years, and I can’t think of anything like this. We’ve had incidents at the casino, but not like this,” Cuff said.
According to officials, the guard who was shot was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies
By Paradise Afshar and Nouran Salahieh, CNN
Samuel Sandoval, one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers who served during World War II, died Friday, according to a release from the Navajo Nation.
During the war, Sandoval was one of hundreds of young Navajo men recruited to use an 813-word code based on the native Navajo language to send and receive military communications in the South Pacific Theater.
“Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval will always be remembered as a loving and courageous person who sacrificed more than we will ever know to defend our homelands using our sacred Navajo language,” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said in a statement. “We are saddened by his passing, but his legacy will always live on in our hearts and minds. On behalf of the Navajo Nation, we offer our prayers and heartfelt condolences to his wife, Malula Sandoval, his children, and many loved ones.”
Sandoval was born in 1922 in Nageezi, New Mexico, and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943, the Navajo Nation release said. He completed basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in California, where the 29 original Code Talkers had arrived in 1942.
The original Navajo recruits were tasked with developing an unbreakable code by using words from their language and encoding it with word substitution to transmit tactical information over telephone and radio. The Navajo language was chosen as a code because it was not written and very few people who aren’t of Navajo origin could speak it, according to the CIA.
The Code Talkers were used in every major operation involving the Marines in the Pacific theater, and are credited with helping the US take Iwo Jima.
Sandoval served in five combat tours, including Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, Peleliu, and Okinawa, before he was honorably discharged on January 26, 1946, according to the Navajo Nation release.
He and other Navajo Code Talkers could not talk about the code for more than two decades, until the operation was declassified in 1968.
In 1982, then-President Ronald Reagan gave the Code Talkers a Certificate of Recognition and declared August 14 Navajo Code Talkers Day.
Sandoval earned multiple awards for his service, including a Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, a Combat Action Ribbon, a China Service Medal, a World War II Victory Medal, a Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp and an Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with a silver star, in lieu of five bronze stars, the release said.
Earlier this year, Sandoval also received the 2022 American Spirit Award for Bravery by the National WWII Museum.
Following his service with the Marine Corps, Sandoval earned a certificate in substance abuse counseling, and worked in Farmington, New Mexico as a counselor, the release said. In the 1970s, Sandoval opened his own clinic, named To-Tah Alcohol Counseling.
“Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval was a great warrior and a compassionate family man. In every aspect of his life, he was a loving person who cared greatly for his people,” said Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer. “Today, I ask our Diné people to keep his spirit and his family in your prayers as we give thanks for his life and his legacy.”
Three living Navajo Code Talkers remain: Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.
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Investment and expansion plans position Repeats as a leader in low-density polyethylene recycling in Europe
AMSTERDAM, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Repeats Group B.V. ("Repeats"), a pan-European plastics recycling platform focused on producing high-quality recycled low-density polyethylene ("LDPE"), today announced that it has made an investment in Daly Plastics ("Daly Plastics," "Daly" or the "Company"), a producer of recycled LDPE located in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near Apeldoorn. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Repeats is a portfolio company of Ara Partners ("Ara"), a global private equity firm focused on industrial decarbonization.
Repeats' investment in Daly Plastics is an important step in building a pan-European plastics recycling platform. Under Repeats' leadership, Daly plans to nearly double its production capacity to meet the growing demand for recycled LDPE in Europe. The Daly investment builds on Repeats' initial base in Spain, with expansion to other European countries envisioned for later this year.
Daly Plastics utilizes a mechanical process to transform plastic waste from commercial, industrial and agricultural sources into resin suitable for commercial and industrial applications. Daly Plastics, which has supplied recycled LDPE resin to leading customers for over 35 years, is led by Peter Daalder, who has worked at Daly Plastics since its creation in 1985. Mr Daalder will continue leading the Dutch operations and its expansion plans.
"Daly Plastics has an outstanding reputation in the industry as a leading LDPE recycler in the Netherlands and Western Europe," said Greg Rung, Repeats' CEO. "We are thrilled to have Peter Daalder and his team join Repeats and look forward to building on their success to date. We see significant opportunity for Daly Plastics to continue to penetrate the Dutch and German markets while being able to serve more international clients thanks to higher-quality plastic flakes produced with the latest technology available."
"We are excited to partner with Repeats and Ara to further expand our operations and geographic reach," said Peter Daalder, CEO of Daly. "We share Repeats' ambition to become a leading LDPE recycler in Europe and view our efforts as mission-critical to establish a circular solution for the growing plastic waste problem in Europe."
"We are very impressed with the business that Peter, his family and the entire Daly team have built," said Tuan Tran, a Partner at Ara Partners. "The Repeats platform is well positioned for rapid growth and we envision building the largest independent producer of recycled LDPE resins in Europe. Our investment in Daly Plastics will have a meaningful impact on our continuous efforts to decarbonize the European plastics market."
Based in the Netherlands, Repeats — Recycled PE AT Scale — is a pan-European plastics recycling platform transforming polyethylene ("PE") plastic waste into resin suitable for a variety of commercial and industrial flexible plastic applications. Repeats has also invested in Anviplas, a LDPE recycler based in Catalonia in December 2021. For more information on Repeats, please visit www.repeats-group.com.
Founded in 1985 and based in Zutphen, Netherlands, Daly Plastics produces recycled LDPE from both from post-consumer and post-agricultural plastic waste which can be used in packaging applications. For more information on Daly Plastics, please visit www.dalyplastics.nl
Ara Partners is a private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments. Ara Partners invests in the industrial & manufacturing, chemicals & materials, energy efficiency & green fuels and food & agriculture sectors, seeking to build businesses that provide significant decarbonization impact. It operates from offices in Boston, Massachusetts, Houston, Texas and Dublin, Ireland. Ara Partners closed its second fund with approximately $1.1 billion in capital commitments in September 2021. For more information on Ara Partners, please visit www.arapartners.com
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Long-running Teen Trendsetters® program celebrates 20 years of impact and a new name
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Barbara Bush Foundation is pleased to mark the 20th anniversary of its award-winning Teen Trendsetters® reading mentoring program.
Teen Trendsetters is a reading mentoring program that pairs teen mentors with students in first, second and third grades who are, on average, four months behind in reading. Teens receive training as reading mentors, and meet regularly with their mentees for one-on-one mentoring sessions, using targeted strategies and activities to build literacy skills and confidence.
The program began in 2002, under the leadership of then-Florida Governor Jeb Bush, with 30 students in five Florida counties. The students were trained to mentor third graders who needed extra help in reading – empowering the teen mentors to serve as role models and change agents in their own communities, while helping to boost literacy skills in struggling young readers.
Since its inception, the program has served more than 38,000 students and families across 18 states, with teen mentors providing more than 740,000 hours of volunteer services and more than 575,000 books distributed to mentees to build their home libraries. During the 2021-2022 school year, the Barbara Bush Foundation operated Teen Trendsetters programs in Florida, Maine, Maryland and Texas. In 2021, Teen Trendsetters was honored with a Best Practices Award by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards.
Teen Trendsetters is regularly evaluated by independent researchers, achieving impressive results. Yearly third-party evaluations show that overall, elementary mentees progress one grade level or more in reading after seven months in the program. This corresponds to 56% more growth than would be expected for an average student during this time period. Additionally, teen mentors gain community service hours and report improved leadership, communication, and teamwork skills.
In addition to boosting literacy skills in young readers, the program provides resources that equip parents to fulfill their essential role as – in the words of Barbara Bush – their child's "first and best teacher." Each book that children read with their teen mentor is added to their home libraries, accompanied by a parent guide that engages caregivers by providing literacy activities for home. Parent guides also provide free access to an adult literacy app for parents who wish to improve their own literacy skills without attending classes.
"We are incredibly proud of all that this program has achieved over the past two decades," said British A. Robinson, president and CEO of the Barbara Bush Foundation. "By helping struggling young readers catch up with their peers, encouraging volunteerism and leadership skills in teen mentors, and providing parents and caregivers with tools to build their own literacy skills, we are making a multigenerational impact."
As the Foundation celebrates the program's 20th anniversary, it is excited to expand the program into two new states – Connecticut and Oklahoma – and relaunch it with a new name that emphasizes its focus on literacy skills and relationship-building: ReadSquad.
"The mentoring relationship – that special bond between the young readers and their mentors – is an enormous part of this program's success, and we believe that this new name captures that element," said Robinson. "We look forward to building on the achievements of the past 20 years and changing even more lives through literacy with ReadSquad."
About the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy: The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy has been the nation's leading advocate for family literacy for more than three decades. Established by former First Lady Barbara Bush in 1989, the Foundation is a public charity dedicated to creating a stronger, more equitable America in which everyone can read, write and comprehend in order to navigate the world with dignity. To learn more, visit www.BarbaraBush.org.
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SALISBURY, Md., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Perdue Farms, a 102-year-old privately held Maryland-based company, has bolstered its executive leadership team with the appointment of Kevin McAdams as President of Perdue Foods and Chief Operating Officer of Perdue Farms, effective today. He will report to Randy Day, CEO of Perdue Farms.
"We're thrilled to have Kevin join Perdue Farms. He brings more than 25 years of experience as a successful and trusted leader in the food and beverage industry with a proven track record of achieving sustainable growth and driving operational excellence," said Day. "The complexity of today's food and agriculture industry and our business requires a certain level of commercial and consumer expertise and a depth of knowledge in supply chain management that Kevin brings to our team. This is critical as we navigate in a more challenging climate to improve our competitive performance while upholding our core values."
McAdams joins Perdue Farms from Jack Links protein snacks, a privately held, family-owned company, where he was President, North America (NA). His previous senior positions include President, Schwan's Consumer Brands and Pabst Brewing Company. Earlier in his career, he held operating roles with Mizkan, Red Bull North America, The Coca-Cola Company and Frito-Lay.
"I'm honored to join Perdue Farms and look forward to building on the strong legacy and mission of the company and working closely with our very talented team to position Perdue for our next phase of growth as we consistently delight our valued customers and consumers with premium foods and services," said McAdams.
McAdams graduated from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
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We're a fourth-generation, family owned, U.S. food and agriculture company. Through our belief in responsible food and agriculture, we are empowering consumers, customers, and farmers through trusted choices in products and services.
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Kia recalls sedans because plates in ceiling can come loose
Published: Aug. 9, 2022 at 9:39 AM EDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
DETROIT (AP) — Kia is recalling nearly 260,000 older midsize cars in the U.S. because plates in the ceiling can come loose if the side curtain air bags inflate in a crash.
The recall covers certain 2012 and 2013 Optima sedans. The automaker says headliner plates on both sides of the cars may not be secured properly and could detach and hit drivers or passengers.
Kia says it has one report of a driver being hurt in a 2012 Optima.
Kia says in documents posted Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that dealers will put industrial-grade tape over the plates to help secure them.
Notification letters will be sent Sept. 26.
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HOUSTON (KIAH) — With the 2022 NFL Draft approaching, it’s a good time to look at some of top picks that come from the University of Houston.
The Cougars have put out some great NFL talent throughout the years, especially former Cougar Ed Oliver, who was selected as the ninth overall pick in the 2019 draft to Buffalo. D.J. Hayden, Robert Newhouse and Lamar Lathon are other former Coogs who were drafted and had productive NFL careers.
So with the draft coming hours away from Las Vegas, Stacker compiled a list of the highest NFL draft picks from the Houston Cougars using data from Pro Football Reference. Ties were broken by the most recent year drafted.
#20. Stanford Routt (DB)
– Draft pick: Round 2, #38 overall in 2005
– Drafted by: Oakland Raiders
– Years as a starter in NFL: 3 (0 Pro Bowls)
#19. Kevin Kolb (QB)
– Draft pick: Round 2, #36 overall in 2007
– Drafted by: Philadelphia Eagles
– Years as a starter in NFL: 1 (0 Pro Bowls)
#18. Charlie Ford (DB)
– Draft pick: Round 2, #36 overall in 1971
– Drafted by: Chicago Bears
– Years as a starter in NFL: 3 (0 Pro Bowls)
#17. Robert Newhouse (RB)
– Draft pick: Round 2, #35 overall in 1972
– Drafted by: Dallas Cowboys
– Years as a starter in NFL: 5 (0 Pro Bowls)
#16. Donnie Avery (WR)
– Draft pick: Round 2, #33 overall in 2008
– Drafted by: St. Louis Rams
– Years as a starter in NFL: 4 (0 Pro Bowls)
#15. Payton Turner (DE)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #28 overall in 2021
– Drafted by: New Orleans Saints
– Years as a starter in NFL: 0
#14. Leonard Mitchell (T)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #27 overall in 1981
– Drafted by: Philadelphia Eagles
– Years as a starter in NFL: 4 (0 Pro Bowls)
#13. Billy Milner (T)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #25 overall in 1995
– Drafted by: Miami Dolphins
– Years as a starter in NFL: 1 (0 Pro Bowls)
#12. William Jackson III (CB)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #24 overall in 2016
– Drafted by: Cincinnati Bengals
– Years as a starter in NFL: 4 (0 Pro Bowls)
#11. Antowain Smith (RB)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #23 overall in 1997
– Drafted by: Buffalo Bills
– Years as a starter in NFL: 4 (0 Pro Bowls)
#10. Willis Adams (WR)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #20 overall in 1979
– Drafted by: Cleveland Browns
– Years as a starter in NFL: 0
#9. Elmo Wright (WR)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #16 overall in 1971
– Drafted by: Kansas City Chiefs
– Years as a starter in NFL: 3 (0 Pro Bowls)
#8. Lamar Lathon (LB)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #15 overall in 1990
– Drafted by: Houston Oilers
– Years as a starter in NFL: 6 (1 Pro Bowls)
#7. D.J. Hayden (DB)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #12 overall in 2013
– Drafted by: Oakland Raiders
– Years as a starter in NFL: 2 (0 Pro Bowls)
#6. Ed Oliver (DT)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #9 overall in 2019
– Drafted by: Buffalo Bills
– Years as a starter in NFL: 2 (0 Pro Bowls)
#5. Wilson Whitley (DT)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #8 overall in 1977
– Drafted by: Cincinnati Bengals
– Years as a starter in NFL: 6 (0 Pro Bowls)
#4. Andre Ware (QB)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #7 overall in 1990
– Drafted by: Detroit Lions
– Years as a starter in NFL: 0
#3. David Klingler (QB)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #6 overall in 1992
– Drafted by: Cincinnati Bengals
– Years as a starter in NFL: 1 (0 Pro Bowls)
#2. Riley Odoms (TE)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #5 overall in 1972
– Drafted by: Denver Broncos
– Years as a starter in NFL: 10 (4 Pro Bowls)
#1. Mack Mitchell (DE)
– Draft pick: Round 1, #5 overall in 1975
– Drafted by: Cleveland Browns
– Years as a starter in NFL: 3 (0 Pro Bowls) | https://cw33.com/news/texas/houston-cougars-highest-nfl-draft-picks-since-1970/ | 2022-04-28T01:08:13Z |
Florida jobless rate dips in June
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) - Despite increased concerns about layoffs and a looming recession, Florida’s unemployment rate dipped in June.
The state Department of Economic Opportunity on Friday released a report that said the June rate was 2.8 percent, down from a revised 2.9 percent in May. The June number represented 303,000 Floridians unemployed in a workforce of 10.633 million.
The June rate was a decrease from 4.8 percent in June 2021, when 499,000 people were out of work.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office seized on the new rate, saying Florida’s labor force has grown by 2.8 percent over the past year compared to the national rate of 1.8 percent.
“Despite Biden administration policies that have produced record inflation, skyrocketing gas prices, and slowing national GDP (gross domestic product), Florida continues to outpace the nation with strong job growth and an increasing labor force,” DeSantis said in a news release.
The release also said the state’s labor force was up by 40,000 people in the past month, an increase of 0.4 percent, while the national labor force shrunk by 353,000 in the same time, a 0.2 percentage-point reduction.
The national unemployment rate has hovered around 3.6 percent since March, after it was 5.9 percent in June 2021.
DeSantis, who is widely viewed as a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has warned for months about a potential recession.
While Florida’s unemployment rate has decreased, the weekly average of people filing first-time jobless claims jumped from 3,984 over four weeks in March to 6,813 during the past four weeks.
Also, as an example, Tropicana last week advised the state that it would lay off 27 people around Sept. 13 from a Fort Pierce plant because of the drop in orange production across Florida.
“Given these unfortunate and unforeseen business circumstances, the future of the fruit processing operations at the Fort Pierce plant is highly uncertain, and this closure is expected to be permanent,” the company wrote to the Department of Economic Opportunity.
Also, CapTel Service Specialists, which provides captioning services to people with hearing loss, advised the state on Wednesday it expects in September to permanently let go 243 workers in Orlando and 104 workers in Tampa, as it begins to offer “a new technology that provides customers with a choice of receiving captions through a fully-automated” system.
Florida’s 10 major employment sectors are up in jobs from last year, but the June report showed a monthly decline of 2,400 construction jobs, 2,200 government jobs and 600 information-technology jobs.
But state economists pointed to positives.
Jobs in the leisure and hospitality fields, which still have ground to recover after massive losses early in the COVID-19 pandemic, had the largest gain in June at 12,100 new jobs, followed by education and health services which grew by 7,800 positions.
The state’s labor force was up 339,000 people from pre-pandemic levels, but has seen increases in people quitting jobs for 15 consecutive months.
Adrienne Johnston, chief economist for the Department of Economic Opportunity said that people voluntarily exiting jobs indicates “individuals are more optimistic about their ability to find work if they leave their current job.”
“As the labor force expands, and the pool of people experiencing persistent unemployment shrinks, voluntary transitions will naturally tend to grow as a share of unemployment,” Johnston said.
Florida was one of 10 states to record unemployment rate declines in June and one of 20 with rates below the national mark, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Missouri had the biggest drop, a 0.3 percentage-point reduction, to 2.8 percent. Minnesota has the lowest unemployment rate at 1.8 percent.
The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.5 percent, followed by New Mexico at 4.9 percent.
Across Florida, the highest unemployment rate was in rural Hendry County at 5.3 percent, followed by Highlands County at 4.6 percent. The lowest rate was 1.9 percent in Monroe County, which includes the Florida Keys. Miami-Dade County was next lowest at 2.2 percent, and St. Johns County was at 2.3 percent.
The statewide rate is seasonally adjusted, while the county rates are not.
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NEW ORLEANS, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into Sleep Number Corporation (NasdaqGS: SNBR).
Leading up to early 2021, the Company repeatedly touted its vertical integration and robust supply chain, and thus its ability to meet surging customer demand. However, in February 2021, Winter Storm Uri caused widespread damage to the local water and electricity infrastructure in the Gulf Coast of the United States, resulting in a disruption of the supplies of the petrochemical components used in foam manufacture, which was not disclosed by the Company. In April 2021, the Company disclosed that it had missed consensus sales estimates for the quarter because of significant supply chain disruptions, yet still downplayed the future impact of the disruptions. Then in July 2021, the Company again revealed disappointing financial results due in significant part to "near-term supply constraints" and component shortages.
The Company was subsequently sued in a securities class action lawsuit for failing to disclose material information, violating federal securities laws, which remains ongoing.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether Sleep Number's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Company's shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of Sleep Number shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-snbr/ to learn more.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking to recover investment losses due to corporate fraud and malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
Contact:
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com
1-877-515-1850
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Michael J. Fox to be awarded honorary Oscar
Michael J. Fox will be honored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for his contributions to film and his efforts to help cure Parkinson’s disease.
The actor will receive an honorary Oscar at this year’s Governors Awards, along with songwriter Diane Warren, and directors Euzhan Palcy and Peter Weir, the Academy announced Wednesday.
The Academy’s Board of Governors selected the honorees for their “indelible contributions to cinema and the world at large.”
Fox, who founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000 and was diagnosed with the disease in 1991, will receive the Academy’s Hersholt Humanitarian Award
“Fox’s tireless advocacy of research on Parkinson’s disease alongside his boundless optimism exemplifies the impact of one person in changing the future for millions,” Academy President David Rubin said in a statement.
Jury finds Bill Cosby liable in sexual battery case
A Los Angeles jury found embattled comedian Bill Cosby liable in a civil case brought by Judy Huth, a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her as a teenager in the 1970s.
The jury, comprised of eight women and four men, awarded Huth $500,000 in damages. No punitive compensation was awarded.
Huth first filed the case in 2014, claiming sexual battery and both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The original filing stated that the incident happened in 1974 when Huth was 15 years old, but the timeline was later revised to 1975, when Huth was 16.
Through his lawyers, Cosby, 84, has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct.
Kate Bush ‘really moved’ by ‘Running Up That Hill’ hitting No. 1
Kate Bush is “overwhelmed” by the renewed affection for her decades-old song, “Running Up That Hill.”
The singer posted a statement to her website about how the 1985 track is being played everywhere after being featured on the latest season of “Stranger Things.”
“The Duffer Brothers have created four extraordinary [seasons] of ‘Stranger Things’ in which the child actors have grown into young adults,” Bush wrote about Matt and Ross Duffer, who created the Netflix series.
She continued: “In this latest series, the characters are facing many of the same challenges that exist in reality right now. I believe the Duffer Brothers have touched people’s hearts in a special way, at a time that’s incredibly difficult for everyone, especially younger people.”
Sadie Sink’s character, Max, listens to the track until her friends play it on repeat to help her find her way back.
“By featuring ‘Running Up That Hill’ in such a positive light, the song has been brought into the emotional arena of her story,” Bush wrote. | https://www.albanyherald.com/people-in-brief-062322/article_75aa63cc-f256-11ec-8d34-db6e5121c796.html | 2022-06-22T19:28:49Z |
Authorities concerned ‘rainbow fentanyl’ could attract younger targets
Published: Aug. 21, 2022 at 11:14 AM CDT|Updated: 45 minutes ago
(CNN) – Two days in a row this week, Border Patrol officers busted someone with “rainbow fentanyl” crossing the Mexican border into Arizona.
The brightly colored pills look almost like candy.
Officials in a number of states are seeing more of this kind of fentanyl and worry this “trend” could be a way of targeting younger users.
The pills confiscated at the border and pictured above were strapped to someone’s leg. Authorities discovered 15,000 of them.
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DAVIS COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) – Police have arrested a man accused of going on a stabbing spree in Bountiful, Utah, on Thursday, luring one victim through the dating app Tinder.
The Davis County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Kane Thomas Fairbank, 18. Authorities say Fairbank’s stabbing spree has left two women hospitalized in critical condition.
Authorities say Fairbank met with the first victim, an 18-year-old woman, at Mueller Park after communicating with her on Tinder. Fairbank allegedly lured the woman into his vehicle before stabbing her multiple times in the face, neck and hands. Authorities say the man’s knife was nearly one foot in length, leaving the woman with “significant injuries.”
Deputies say the woman fought back against Fairbank and escaped from the vehicle. As she was running away, Fairbank stabbed her in the back, leaving her with a “life-threatening” injury, according to police.
As the woman continued fleeing, she approached several people at the park for help. Officials say good samaritans “took action and created a barrier” between the woman and Fairbank. When Fairbank noticed, authorities say he ran away, hopped into his car and drove to a gas station in Bountiful.
The good samaritans were two nurses and an EMT who provided first aid to the woman while another eyewitness called 911.
When Fairbank arrived at the gas station, he allegedly threw away both the victim’s cell phone along with his own in an attempt to discard potential evidence. He also ditched his vehicle at the station, police say.
Fairbank then reportedly walked to a nearby neighborhood and spotted a 64-year-old woman. He approached her and stabbed her multiple times, authorities say. During the attack, the woman fell down, but continued fighting. Fairbank told authorities he targeted the woman “because she was elderly, alone, and vulnerable.”
Arrest documents say when other people ran to her aid, Fairbank fled the scene. As he continued fleeing, an eyewitness spotted him and detained him until authorities arrived.
During questioning, Fairbank admitted to stabbing the two women, police say. He had allegedly planned to murder the first woman since their first interaction on Tinder. He told deputies he invited the woman to the park “with the intent of luring her into his car and killing her.” While holding her captive, he admitted to “actively trying to kill her by stabbing and cutting her with a knife.”
Fairbank told authorities he planned to go on a continued murder spree after stabbing the two women, police report. He allegedly spoke at length about his desire of killing his parents and siblings with a pickaxe. He also mentioned planning to live out of his car during this time, packing enough food to “sustain him through this endeavor. “
Fairbank allegedly told officials he would continue killing more people if he was released from custody, using social media apps to find new victims.
Fairbank has been arrested on five charges including murder, obstruction of justice and aggravated kidnapping. He’s currently booked at the Davis County Jail.
“We’re asking the public to come forward with any surveillance video of Fairbank,” authorities say. “If you live or work in the area, please check your security devices between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 pm. If you have information, video, or photos, please call Davis County non-emergency dispatch at (801) 451-4150.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/man-arrested-lured-victim-on-tinder-with-intent-to-kill-during-bountiful-stabbing-spree/ | 2022-05-19T05:31:17Z |
Which light therapy lamp is best?
A light therapy lamp can help boost your mood, whether you are experiencing depression or your mood is simply worse than normal. Light therapy lamps impact the chemicals in your brain linked to sleep and mood, and they can help decrease the signs and symptoms of seasonal depression. It’s important to understand what to look for when purchasing a light therapy lamp, as well as the best options on the market.
What to know before you buy a light therapy lamp
Consider your budget
Think about your budget when you are deciding which type of light therapy lamp to buy. These lamps vary in price, depending on their size and intensity, but you can typically expect to pay anywhere from $30-200.
Use your light therapy lamp in the morning
It’s important to use a light therapy lamp in the morning, starting with 20-30 minutes at a time to see if the light therapy boosts your mood. If you don’t feel any effects from that 20- to 30-minute session, then you can increase your time to an hour each day.
Find the right size for you
Light therapy lamps come in a wide range of different sizes, from larger, box style lamps to small, tabletop lamps. It’s important to choose the right size for you, but keep in mind that smaller lamps might be less effective.
What to look for in a quality light therapy lamp
Intensity
The intensity of the light therapy lamp is the primary factor in predicting the effectiveness of the lamp. The intensity of the light from the lamp is measured in a unit known as lux. The lux describes how brightly your eyes perceive the light.
Light therapy lamps typically fall into a range of 2,500-10,000 lux. In comparison, the average rating for home lighting is about 50 lux. Light therapy lamps with 10,000 lux are recommended for the fastest treatment.
Full-spectrum vs. broad-spectrum
Some light therapy lamps feature broad-spectrum light, while other lamps use full-spectrum light. Broad-spectrum light is usually whitish in color and does not contain any UV rays, while full-spectrum light has a bluish color and features wavelengths from infrared to near-ultraviolet. You should make sure that the UV light is filtered out if you use a full-spectrum bulb, since the UV rays can damage and burn your skin.
Timer
Having a built-in timer on your light therapy lamp is important, since the timer can automatically keep track of how long your light therapy sessions are. These timers make it easier to offer accurate records, particularly if your doctor wants you to track the amount of time you spend with the light therapy lamp.
How much you can expect to spend on a light therapy lamp
Most light therapy lamps vary in price between $30 and $200. You can usually expect to spend $30-40 for small, 2,500 lux lamps, $45-65 for small, 7,500-8,000 lux lamps, $70-90 for larger lamps with 7,500-8,000 lux, $75-100 for small, 10,000 lux lamps and $100-200 for larger 10,000 lux lamps.
Light therapy lamp FAQ
Are there side effects to using a light therapy lamp?
A. There are some side effects from using light therapy lamps, but they are typically minor. Some light therapy lamp users report getting jitters, anxiety and headaches when they first start using the lamps.
These side effects typically go away after just a few days, but you can also decrease the chance of experiencing these side effects by beginning your light therapy lamp usage with shorter sessions. Keep in mind that you should speak to an eye doctor before using a light therapy lamp if you have any eye disease or vision problems.
Do you need to stare into the lamp to get the benefits?
A. No, you should actually not stare directly into the light of the lamp, since it can lead to retina or cornea damage. The light therapy lamp should instead be positioned so that it shines down at you from an elevated position.
What are the best light therapy lamps to buy?
Top light therapy lamp
Verilux HappyLight VT22 Bright White Therapy Light
What you need to know: This best-in-class light therapy lamp offers highly effective light therapy and is considered an industry leader.
What you’ll love: This incredibly light therapy lamp features a spacious light surface, a sleek design, bright light and a fairly compact size. It can be positioned either vertically or horizontally.
What you should consider: Keep in mind that some customers have reported faulty units.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top light therapy lamp for the money
Verilux HappyLight V10 Compact Light Therapy Lamp
What you need to know: This effective and portable light therapy lamp from Verilux provides light therapy at an accessible price.
What you’ll love: This budget-friendly yet well-made light therapy lamp features a small and durable design that is meant for travel and use in small spaces. The lamp emits bright light and is an excellent option for prolonged use.
What you should consider: It’s important to consider that this lamp gets fairly hot, particularly when you use it for extended periods of time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Circadian Optics Lumos 2.0 Light Therapy Lamp
What you need to know: This budget-friendly light therapy lamp is effective, small and discreet and is an excellent option for personal use.
What you’ll love: This affordable light therapy lamp is meant for people who live in regions with dark and long winters. The lamp is easy to adjust, features a trim design and emits bright, full-spectrum light.
What you should consider: The power cord on this light therapy lamp is not very long.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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First 2 artists announced for Summer Concert Series
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - The Summer Concert Series announced two artists will be kicking off the 2022 series at the Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre.
Music icon and reality TV superstar Bret Michaels is slated to perform Friday, May 27, at the Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre in Pocatello as part of his Nothing But A Good Vibe Tour.
Tickets for Brett Michaels will be available on idahoconcertseries.com.
Then, country music icon and viral sensation Coffey Anderson will perform Saturday, May 28, at the Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre.
Tickets for Coffey Anderson will be available on countryconcertseries.com.
This series will feature 9 top classic rock, alternative rock, hip-hop and more artists in both Boise and Pocatello.
More artists will be announced in the coming weeks. | https://localnews8.com/news/pocatello/2022/04/20/first-2-artists-announced-for-summer-concert-series/ | 2022-04-20T19:41:35Z |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Here is some good news for you on this gloomy and stormy Thursday in Texas.
READ: Stormy Thursday ahead in North Texas, here’s a look at NWS Fort Worth’s forecast
According to a new study from WalletHub, unemployment claims are significantly lower this year than they were last year: 57.41% to be exact.
Now, we still have not gotten back to pre-pandemic levels, but improvement is all about being better than you were yesterday and continuing positive trends, so give yourselves a pat on the back.
WalletHub just released a study looking at unemployment claims and which states (and Washington D.C.) had the biggest increase in unemployment rates.
Here were their findings from Texas:
- Weekly unemployment claims in Texas increased 6.52% compared to the same week in 2019. This was the 11th biggest increase in the U.S.
- Weekly unemployment claims in Texas increased by 4.08% compared to the start of 2020. This was the 5th biggest increase in the U.S.
- Weekly unemployment claims in Texas decreased by 57.41% compared to the same week last year. This was the 12th smallest decrease in the U.S.
Here were the states with the biggest increase in unemployment claims:
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Washington D.C.
- Kentucky
- New Hampshire
- Utah
- Colorado
- California
- Michigan
- New York
- Texas
To view the full report, visit WalletHub. | https://cw33.com/news/texas-unemployment-claims-57-lower-than-last-year/ | 2022-05-05T17:42:33Z |
WINNIPEG, MB, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) ("Pollard Banknote") congratulates the Idaho Lottery ("the Lottery") on being the world's first jurisdiction to introduce a family of games featuring Pollard Banknote's Scratch FXtra™ print innovation, which combines captivating Scratch FX® patterns with holographic images to create dazzling tickets unlike anything else available at retail.
With four games spanning multiple price points—$5 Jack of Clubs, $10 Queen of Hearts, $20 King of Diamonds, and $30 Ace of Spades—this game family offers something for every Idaho Lottery player.
Launched in May 2022, players quickly appreciated the appeal of these distinctive offerings that are complemented by captivating artwork and exciting game play.
Comparing sales of these products to the Lottery's other regular game families yields unequivocal results: the collective five-week sales of this game quartet were 72% higher than the average of all other regular game families launched by the Lottery since 2012, which together totaled 23% of scratch game revenue for the period. By comparison, these game families typically contribute approximately 16% of Idaho Lottery sales during their initial five-week runs.
"This Scratch FXtra™ family of games is a clear winner for us," said Jeff Anderson, Idaho Lottery Director. "This unique concept in design and execution exemplifies our collaborative partnership with Pollard Banknote. These creative and innovative new games provide Idahoans with engaging and responsible entertainment which ultimately provides for our Do Good initiatives that benefit all of Idaho."
"The Idaho Lottery has always championed innovation," said Krista Stepa-Ammeter, Director, Sales & Marketing, Pollard Banknote. "We are delighted the Lottery acted on our recommendation to incorporate Scratch FXtra™ into its latest family of games. Coupled with a bold, colorful design, these card-themed tickets capitalize on the upswing in casino-style scratch games in recent years, while helping the Lottery break new ground with a first-in-class offering."
Pollard Banknote started partnering with the Idaho Lottery in 2012, providing pioneering products and research-based strategic advice and recommendations that have helped accelerate its scratch ticket product category. Sales of these tickets have increased 84% since our collaboration began, with Pollard Banknote-printed games playing a significant role in this growth. In 2021, Pollard Banknote was awarded the Lottery's primary printing contract and has continued to support the Lottery across multiple facets of its business.
The Idaho Lottery responsibly provides entertaining games with a high degree of integrity to maximize proceeds for public education in the State. Since its inception in 1989, the Lottery has returned more than $1.1 billion to the State's public schools and buildings. For more information, please visit idaholottery.com.
Pollard Banknote is a leading lottery partner to more than 60 lotteries worldwide, providing high quality instant ticket products, licensed games, in-lane ticket options, and sales-driving merchandising solutions from its Schafer Retail Solutions + portfolio. It also offers a full suite of digital offerings, ranging from world-class game apps to comprehensive player engagement and iLottery solutions, including strategic marketing and management services. The company is a proven innovator and has decades of experience helping lotteries to maximize player engagement, sales, and proceeds for good causes. Pollard Banknote also provides pull-tab tickets, bingo paper, ticket vending machines, and its Diamond Game and Compliant Gaming electronic games and devices to charitable and other gaming markets in North America. Established in 1907, Pollard Banknote is owned approximately 64.3% by the Pollard family and 35.7% by public shareholders, and is publicly traded on the TSX (PBL). For more information, please visit our website at www.pollardbanknote.com.
Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking" statements and information, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this document, such statements include such words as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "plan," and other similar terminology. These statements reflect management's current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this document. There should not be an expectation that such information will in all circumstances be updated, supplemented, or revised whether as a result of new information, changing circumstances, future events, or otherwise.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - NUNMN NMN supplements lead the battle in the natural health supplement industry. Harvard Medical School Professor of Genetics Dr. David Sinclair found the key to a better metabolism, immunity, and overall brain and cardiovascular improvements since it is the most practical means of consuming pure NMN (99.5%) at an ideal dosage, making it perfect for inclusion into everyone's daily regimen..
But perhaps the most exciting discovery is that this miracle compound can be conveniently used as part of every person's daily wellness routine. No longer is rigorous beauty regimens and everyday health routine mutually exclusive, the boundaries between them have been taken out in this new product that serves BOTH needs: the optimal and easy-to-take NMN Supplement 18000 NAD+ Booster.
It isn't the case that it's a made-up notion. As we age, the amount of NAD+ in our cells decreases, and this decline, which becomes more marked after the age of 30, is an important cause of aging. As a result, improving NAD+ levels is critical to eternal youth: anti-aging.
However, because NAD+ is a large molecule that makes it impossible to use as a direct supplement or injection, scientists have been unable to discover a way around this problem. For years, researchers have sought a solution by taking an NAD+ precursor, which ensures the body has components able to build its own NAD+.
The beta-nicotinamide mononucleotide (𝛃-NMN) is the most promising of these precursors, and it forms the basis of the NMN Supplement 18000 NAD+ Booster.
After their authorization by health Canada, NUNMN has launched two exclusive products, the NMN Supplement 18000 NAD+ Booster as well as the NMN Supplement 9000 NAD+ Booster. These NMN supplements increase your body's NAD+ level. NAD+ is critical for preventing age related diseases and a vast array of health concerns, from anti-aging to obesity prevention..
If any questions arise or if buying those supplements becomes an interesting option, contact NUNMN today. They are ready to help and guide anyone looking to improve their general health.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Waste Management, Inc. ("Waste Management" or the "Company") (NYSE: WM) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Waste Management investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all purchasers of certain Waste Management redeemable senior notes between February 13, 2020 and June 23, 2020. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
WM investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) the U.S. Department of Justice had indicated to Waste Management that it would require Waste Management to divest significantly more assets than the $200 million indicated in the merger agreement between the Company and Advanced Disposal Services; (ii) as a result, the merger would not be completed by July 14, 2020, the end date under the merger agreement; and (iii) the Waste Management redeemable senior notes would be subject to mandatory redemption at 101% of par.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Waste Management during the relevant time frame, you have until August 8, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
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Disturbance halts Wiz Khalifa concert in Indiana, 3 injured
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Rapper Wiz Khalifa cut short a concert in suburban Indianapolis as people began fleeing the outdoor venue, leaving three with minor injuries, following a disturbance, police said.
People started exiting the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville about 10:30 p.m. Friday after a reported disturbance on part of the amphitheater’s lawn, with some of them shouting about a possible shooting, The Indianapolis Star reported.
Police said in a news release early Saturday that no weapon was found following a sweep of the area at the venue about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Indianapolis.
The disturbance happened about 45 minutes into Wiz Khalifa’s show that was part of the Vinyl Verse co-headlining tour with fellow rapper Logic, according to The Indianapolis Star. The music stopped and Wiz Khalifa and his band left the stage immediately.
Three people reported minor injuries and were taken to hospitals for treatment after concertgoers “self-evacuated” the amphitheater, where all exits were opened in accordance with the venue’s emergency procedures, police said.
In a parking lot outside, some audience members were making cellphone calls as others wept and held each other, the newspaper reported.
Live Nation, the concert promotion company that owns and operates Ruoff, released a statement Saturday thanking “staff and local authorities for acting quickly to support everyone in attendance.”
Police did not immediately reply to a message seeking details on the nature of the disturbance.
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Quarterly Series Expands Casino's Poker Offerings
JAMUL, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Jamul Casino is upping the ante on its poker programming, launching a multi-day series to be held each quarter. The first San Diego Poker Classic will be held August 18-28, 2022 in Jamul Casino's Poker Room and JIVe Lounge with over $150K in prize money offered over multiple events. The series will culminate in a main event with a $100,000 guarantee. The San Diego Poker Classic, presented in partnership with RunGood Events, will extend Jamul Casino's popular poker programming, helping to solidify Jamul Casino's status as San Diego's top destination for entertainment, food, and fun.
Event Highlights
The San Diego Poker Classic features 14 trophy events, including:
- The SDPC $50K Weekend Opener from August 18-21, offering a $50,000 guarantee with a $250 buy-in. Players may also rise through the ranks of the satellite tournament for an $80 buy-in, where one in 10 wins a seat at the main table.
- Seniors Sunrise NLH on August 22, with a $125 buy-in.
- Ladies Event sponsored by Helix Poker and PLON on August 23, with a $250 buy-in.
- The SDPC $100K Main Event from August 23-28, offering a $100,000 guarantee with a $600 buy-in. Satellite table seats have an $85 buy-in for a one in 10 chance to earn a seat at the main event, or $145 with a one in five chance.
Interested players may register in person at Jamul Casino.
Poker Success
Jamul Casino launched its highly successful poker programming in 2019 with the opening of its Poker Room. Since then, Jamul Casino's Poker Room has hosted numerous celebrities including professional players like Tiffany Michelle, Lena Evans, Maria Ho, and World Series of Poker champion Scott Blumstein; former professional athletes like Jeremy Roenick, Nick Barnett, Jim Laslavic, and Charlie Joiner; and celebrities like Survivor legend "Boston Rob" Mariano and former California First Lady Maria Shriver. As the most Genuinely Generous® casino in San Diego, Jamul Casino's Poker Room is a crowd favorite for its large pay-outs and fun atmosphere.
Jamul Casino's Poker Manager, John Rochfort, says, "We're expecting about 600 players for this first San Diego Poker Classic, and we'll continue with a multi-day series every November, February, May, and August. Good luck to all of our aspiring winners!"
About Jamul Casino
Opened in 2016, the Jamul Casino is located in Jamul, California, San Diego County, and is owned and operated by Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation (JIVDC), a wholly owned enterprise of the Tribe. The $430 million, award-winning casino features nearly 1,700 slot machines, 46 live table games, a dedicated poker room, and various restaurants, bars and lounges. Jamul Casino supports more than 1,000 permanent jobs in the region and is the closest casino to downtown San Diego, which is the eighth-largest city in the United States by population. For more information about Jamul Casino, please visit www.jamulcasinosd.com.
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Multi-Gigabit to Comprise Only 10 Percent of the Ports by 2026
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, more than $95 B will be spent on campus switches over the next five years. Multi-gigabit switches (2.5/5/10 Gbps) are expected to comprise 10 percent of the port shipments by 2026.
"Due to a number of unforeseen headwinds including lingering supply chain challenges, increased macro-economic uncertainties, higher inflation, and regional political conflict, we have lowered our forecast for 2022 and 2023 compared to our prior January report," said Sameh Boujelbene, Senior Director at Dell'Oro Group. "At the same time, while we made this downward adjustment to our short-term forecast, we have raised the forecast figures for the outer years as we believe spending over the five-year forecast period will not decline compared to our prior forecast, but rather shift from one year to the next, depending on the supply situation and macro environment. Our interviews with system and component vendors, as well as with some of the Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and System Integrators (SIs), revealed that the fundamental growth drivers remain in place and that there is a substantial technology debt urging customers to upgrade their networks in order to support their digital transformation initiatives.
"Nevertheless, while we have maintained our forecast for revenue as well as port shipments, we have changed our port speed mix and shifted some of the volumes from 2.5/5.0 Gbps to the benefit of 1 Gbps. This adjustment is the result of a combination of supply-and-demand-related issues as explained in our report," added Boujelbene.
Additional highlights from the Ethernet Switch – Campus 5-Year July 2022 Forecast Report:
- Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) ports are forecast to comprise nearly half of the total campus port shipments by 2026.
- China is expected to recover very quickly from the recent lockdown and comprise 25 percent of campus switch sales by 2026.
- The introduction of new software features and Artificial Intelligence capabilities are expected to increase over our forecast horizon.
- Interest in Network-As-a-Service (NaaS) offerings is expected to rise but adoption may take time.
About the Report
The Dell'Oro Group Ethernet Switch – Campus 5-Year Forecast Report offers a complete overview of Ethernet switches built and optimized for deployment outside the data center, for the purpose of connecting users and things to the Local Area Networks. The report contains tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and port/unit shipments by speed (100 Mbps, 1/2.5/5/10/25/40/50/100/400 Gbps Ethernet) plus regional breakouts. To purchase this report, please contact dgsales@delloro.com.
About Dell'Oro Group
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, enterprise networks, data center infrastructure, and network security markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.delloro.com.
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Growth fueled by plentiful reinsurance capacity accessed through fronting insurers
HARTFORD, Conn., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premiums sourced by Managing General Agents (MGAs), a key distribution channel for U.S. property-casualty insurers, grew significantly in 2021, according to a new Conning study. Growth was well in excess of the robust growth achieved in the P&C market as a whole. Conning estimates that the total MGA market, including business written for the account of Lloyd's syndicates and non-U.S. insurance companies, exceeded $70 billion in direct premiums written in 2021.
Growth drivers included the strong rebound in the U.S. economy following pandemic-induced lockdowns and a continued broad-based rise in premium rates. Rate rises were particularly strong for some of the more challenging lines of business, notably cyber, that are typically insured in the excess & surplus lines (E&S) market, where MGAs are very active.
Fronting insurers have played a growing role in channeling capital from global reinsurance markets to support MGAs. "Fronting companies today play a critical role in securing capacity for MGAs, and we expect this to continue to grow," said William Pitt, a director of insurance research at Conning. "Most of these fronting companies retain a portion of the risks themselves to ensure their interests are aligned with those of their reinsurers. We have also seen a number of the larger MGAs become risk-bearing entities themselves through the establishment of reinsurance captives."
The Lloyd's market has historically been the biggest single source of capacity for MGAs in the U.S., and that remained the case in 2021. Conning's latest study quantifies the role played by Lloyd's syndicates in the market for the first time.
"The economic rebound that spurred a robust recovery for the economy post Covid-19, boosted the business of MGAs and program administrators, including those that had been hit the hardest by the pandemic," said Lauryn Kothavale, an Assistant Vice President in Insurance Research at Conning. "MGAs were historically looked upon by insurers as means to access additional premium in soft markets. But their risk pricing capabilities have expanded and their role in sourcing attractive niche business for insurers in today's hard market is every bit as important."
The Conning study, "Managing General Agents: Firing on All Cylinders," presents MGA marketplace dynamics, trends, players, and outlook. It includes analysis of the growing fronting market and findings from Conning's 2021 proprietary survey of MGA executives. Survey respondents shared insights into premium growth trends and the overall market, as well as insights into relationships with insurers.
"Managing General Agents: Firing on All Cylinders" is available for purchase from Conning by calling (888) 707-1177 or by visiting https://go.conning.com/Conning-Insurance-Research.html.
Conning (www.conning.com) is a leading investment management firm with a long history of serving the insurance industry. Conning supports institutional investors, including insurers and pension plans, with investment solutions, risk modeling software, and industry research. Founded in 1912, Conning has investment centers in Asia, Europe and North America.
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Engineering Veteran with Previous Senior Roles at Figure and SRI International Brings Significant Blockchain Adoption Expertise to Provenance Blockchain Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Provenance Blockchain Foundation, an organization focused on supporting the development and adoption of DeFi applications leveraging Provenance Blockchain, is delighted to welcome Valerie Wagner as Senior Director of Onboarding and Adoption. In her new role, Valerie will support financial services participants successfully leveraging Provenance Blockchain for material business and customer value, ensuring a seamless onboarding experience for Provenance Blockchain's users and developers.
Wagner joins Provenance Blockchain Foundation after serving most recently as Director of Engineering at Figure, where she led the work to integrate Figure loans onto the Provenance Blockchain. Prior to her time at Figure, Wagner spent over a decade as a Senior Software Engineer at SRI International, working on projects as wide ranging as bioinformatics, ground-penetrating radar, artificial intelligence, and emotion analysis in speech.
"Valerie combines deep, hands-on engineering blockchain experience with great partnership and collaboration skills," says Morgan McKenney, CEO of Provenance Blockchain Foundation. "Given our users and developers are entities focused on improving financial services, we are delighted that Valerie is in this role to help make adoption and building on Provenance Blockchain easy."
Provenance Blockchain is uniquely positioned as a platform built specifically for regulated institutional-grade financial services. Provenance Blockchain allows the world's leading financial institutions, fintechs and asset managers to enable the entire digital asset life cycle on blockchain: from origination to financing, funding and trading. And Provenance Blockchain is successfully transforming lending, securitization, payments and exchanges, supporting over 10 billion dollars in transactions. The USDF Consortium is also building a bank-minted tokenized deposit network on the Provenance Blockchain to allow banks to leverage blockchain for instant payments 365x24x7 and programmable money with robust KYC/AML capabilities.
"I'm thrilled to have joined the Provenance Blockchain Foundation team—and am looking forward to serving as a solutions architect and adoption catalyst for financial services institutions leveraging Provenance Blockchain," says Wagner. "This is a crucial moment for the future of financial services and I'm excited to be able to help users adopt the full suite of Provenance Blockchain's solutions."
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HOUSTON (CW39) As part of their Subway Series menu relaunch of 12 all-new signature sandwiches, Subway is giving away a free 6″ signature sub on Tuesday, July 12 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m..
Subway® restaurants recently unveiled the Subway Series, a lineup of 12 all-new signature sandwiches ordered by name or number. Subway is inviting America to experience these new subs on July 12, as they give away up to one million FREE Subway Series sandwiches.
While guests are still able to order their go-to customized classic, Subway is encouraging fans across America the new selections. On July 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. local time, up to one million free 6-inch Subway Series subs will be offered across the nation.
Guests have the opportunity to visit a participating Subway location during this timeframe and pick one free sandwich from the 12 new Subway Series sandwiches.
The new Subway Series menu is divided into four categories with three sandwiches each:
- Cheesesteaks: #1 The Philly, #2 The Outlaw™, #3 The Monster™
- Italianos: #4 Supreme Meats, #5 Bella Mozza, #6 The Boss
- Chicken: #7 The MexiCali, #8 The Great Garlic™, #9 The Champ™
- Clubs: #10 All-American Club®, #11 Subway Club®, #12 Turkey Cali Club™
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Memorial Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research
Here’s a look at Memorial Day, a day honoring American soldiers who died serving the country in wars. It is observed annually in the United States on the last Monday in May.
Facts
Several towns claim to be the originators of Memorial Day, but in 1966 Congress declared Waterloo, New York, to be the birthplace of the holiday.
Memorial Day originally honored military personnel who died in the Civil War (1861-1865).
The holiday now honors those who died in any war while serving with the United States.
It is also called Decoration Day.
Timeline
May 5, 1866 – Residents of Waterloo, New York, observe a Memorial Day in honor of all who died during the Civil War. Businesses are closed and soldiers’ graves are decorated.
1868 – General John Alexander Logan officially proclaims May 30, 1868, as Memorial Day in honor of the Union soldiers who died in the Civil War. Until after World War I, southern states celebrated a separate Memorial Day in honor of the Confederate dead.
1971 – Congress declares Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated the last Monday in May.
December 28, 2000 – President Bill Clinton signs the “National Moment of Remembrance Act,” which designates 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day each year as the National Moment of Remembrance.
US War Casualties
Civil War – Approximately 620,000 Americans died. The Union lost almost 365,000 troops and the Confederacy about 260,000. More than half of these deaths were caused by disease.
World War I – 116,516 Americans died, more than half from disease.
World War II – 405,399 Americans died.
Korean War – 36,574 Americans died.
Vietnam Conflict – 58,220 Americans died.
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm – 382 service members died.
Operation Iraqi Freedom – 4,418 service members died.
Operation New Dawn – 74 service members died.
Operation Enduring Freedom – 2,349 service members died.
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel – 107 service members have died as of May 2022.
Operation Inherent Resolve – 107 service members have died as of May 2022.
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KAUKAUNA, Wis., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® plans to build an impressive retail, moving and self-storage facility in Kaukauna after the Company's recent 4.66-acre land acquisition at 1550 Arbor Way.
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Fox Cities North is scheduled for completion by summer 2024. It will comprise a four-story building of more than 100,000 square feet, housing indoor ADA-accessible self-storage rooms with climate-control options and high-tech security features at affordable price points.
"The Fox Cities include 19 communities along the Fox River, which have been underserved when it comes to quality self-storage," stated Ken Heitman, U-Haul Company of Northern Wisconsin and the UP president. "This area is seeing significant population swells. Our expansion here is fundamental to meeting the public's growing self-storage demands."
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Fox Cities North will offer a spacious retail showroom, along with essential services like truck and trailer sharing, moving supplies and boxes, towing equipment, U-Box® portable storage containers and more. Professional hitch installation and propane will be available in the future.
Reserve equipment at uhaul.com or contact Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
"Growing our storage footprint in northeastern Wisconsin is important and we look forward to working closely with our neighbors and the City of Kaukauna," Heitman added. "We aim to improve residents' quality of life through residential mobility and by meeting their storage needs. U-Haul invites other businesses to follow our lead and invest in the Fox Cities."
Heitman intends to hire at least 15 Team Members to staff the new store. U-Haul will look to hire locally to promote job growth within the Kaukauna community. U-Haul, honored as a "Best for Vets 2020" leading veteran-friendly employer by The Military Times, actively recruits veterans and gives them preference in the hiring process. Find U-Haul careers at uhauljobs.com.
This will be the first U-Haul-owned store in Kaukauna and the Company's 44th in Wisconsin.
U-Haul neighborhood dealers in and around Kaukauna continue to be available to serve DIY movers. U-Haul has partnered with independent dealers to offer rental equipment since 1945. During these challenging times for small businesses, more than 21,000 dealers across the U.S. and Canada are generating supplemental income through their U-Haul partnership. When customers rent from U-Haul dealers, they are directly supporting small businesses in their community. Because no financial investment is required, dealers are not U-Haul franchises. They are simply small businesses committing their lot space for U-Haul equipment and their time to meet the mobility needs of customers. Learn more about how to partner with U-Haul by visiting uhaul.com/dealer.
About U-HAUL
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 186,000 trucks, 128,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers 876,000 rentable storage units and 75.1 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A lucky player recently had a super day at Border Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma, hitting a $uper Hit$ Jackpot$TM progressive jackpot for $361,706.82 on the Star Spangled 7s Super HitsTM slot game.
$uper Hit$ Jackpot$ is a 3-reel mechanical wide area progressive with a starting jackpot of $250,000. Games featuring $uper Hit$ Jackpot$ include Bourbon StreetTM, Ca$h BarnTM, Crazy CherryTM, Gems & JewelsTM, Hot Red RubyTM, The King of CoinTM, Lucky DuckyTM, Mr. Money BagsTM, Reel FeverTM, Smooth as SilkTM, and Star Spangled SevensTM.
Border Casino is conveniently located off Exit 1 of I-35 near the Oklahoma/Texas border. It is home to over 2,300 electronic games across 88,000 square feet of gaming floor.
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Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), a global games leader with more than 6,500 employees. The company is licensed in over 300 gaming jurisdictions, operates in more than 90 countries, and offers a unique blend of products and services. The company is the leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of Class III games as well as Class II Innovations for Native American casinos and emerging markets. The company's mission is to bring joy to life through the power of play. Its values are rooted in creativity and technology, and the company has a rich history of innovation that has shaped the gaming industry over many decades. For further information, visit the company's website at www.aristocratgaming.com.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- eHealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: EHTH), a leading private online health insurance marketplace, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Please click the PDF link to access the full earnings press release:
The earnings press release and earnings presentation can also be accessed on the eHealth Investor Relations website at https://ir.ehealthinsurance.com.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
A webcast and conference call will be held today, Monday, August 8, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern / 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The live webcast and supporting presentation slides will be available on the Investor Relations section of eHealth's website at http://ir.ehealthinsurance.com. Individuals interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing (800) 715-9871. The participant passcode is 3075186. The live and archived webcast of the call will also be available on eHealth's website at http://www.ehealthinsurance.com under the Investor Relations section.
About eHealth, Inc.
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) operates a leading health insurance marketplace at eHealth.com and eHealthMedicare.com with technology that provides consumers with health insurance enrollment solutions. Since 1997, we have connected more than eight million members with quality, affordable health insurance, Medicare options, and ancillary plans. Our proprietary marketplace offers Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Medicare Part D prescription drug, individual, family, small business, and other plans from approximately 200 health insurance carriers across fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Investor Relations Contact:
Kate Sidorovich, CFA
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Strategy
650-210-3111
Kate.sidorovich@ehealth.com
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Man sexually abused children at home daycare for 5 years, deputies say
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) – A South Carolina man is facing charges after officials said he sexually abused multiple children at a home daycare service that was run by one of his relatives.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said Lance Curtis Johnson, 25, sexually assaulted children multiple times over a five-year period between 2013 and 2018. A victim first made a report to the sheriff’s office this August, which prompted an investigation.
According to arrest warrants, Johnson forced girls as young as 8 years old to perform sex acts on him.
Deputies said the alleged assaults happened at a home where the children were being babysat while their parents went to work.
Johnson is charged with four counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 11 years of age, two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 16 years of age, and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
He is being held at the Greenville County Detention Center without bond.
Investigators are concerned there may be more victims. Anyone with information is urged to call 864-467-4704.
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PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a safe and simple accessory to keep a pacifier accessible and ready for use," said an inventor, from Indianapolis, Ind., "so I invented the PERFECT PACIFIER. My design eliminates the need for a parent to constantly pick up or hold a baby's pacifier in place."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved way to hold a pacifier in place near a baby's mouth. In doing so, it ensures that the pacifier is accessible when needed. It also prevents the pacifier from dropping or falling to the floor. As a result, it increases comfort and convenience. The invention features a user-friendly design that is easy to use so it is ideal for parents with young infants, day care centers, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Indianapolis sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SGM-127, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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STOCKHOLM, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The automotive technology company Veoneer has signed an agreement to equip BMW Group vehicles with camera heads for their next generation vision system for Automated Driving. The camera heads support the cooperation between BMW Group, Qualcomm Technologies, and Arriver™ which was announced in March this year.
The high definition 8 MP camera, mounted behind the rear-view mirror, monitors the forward path of the vehicle to provide reliable and accurate information to the vehicle control system.
In BMW's next generation of Automated Driving Systems, BMW Group's current AD stack is combined with Arriver's Vision Perception and NCAP Drive Policy products on Qualcomm Technologies' system-on-chip, with the goal of designing best-in-class Automated Driving functions spanning NCAP, Level 2 and Level 3. Veoneer's camera heads are adapted to the current trend of a centralized and scalable software architecture and will be an essential part of the sensor set-up required for the next generation AD platform.
"We are excited to be part of the development of the next generation vision systems, planned to enter the market in 2025", says Jacob Svanberg, CEO of Veoneer. "This award with camera heads to the 5th generation vision system is another proof point that Veoneer remains at the forefront of providing safe, collaborative driving solutions."
For more information please contact:
Thomas Jönsson, EVP Communications & IR,
thomas.jonsson@veoneer.com, tel +46 (0)8 527 762 27
Veoneer is an automotive technology company. As a world leader in active safety and restraint control systems, Veoneer is focused on delivering innovative, best-in-class products and solutions. Our purpose is to create trust in mobility. Veoneer is a Tier-1 hardware supplier and system integrator with products being part of more than 125 scheduled vehicle launches for 2022. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Veoneer has 6,100 employees in 11 countries. The Company is building on a heritage of close to 70 years of automotive safety development.
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Ad spending on audio/video streaming services to see strong gains
CLEVELAND, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- US advertising service revenues are forecast to advance 8.0% yearly in nominal dollars through 2026, according to Advertising Services: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Rising levels of consumer spending are expected to support expansion of corporate revenues and the creation of new firms and brands, and by extension, advertising budgets, fueling growth. As more consumers turn to streaming audio and video services, spending on advertising on those platforms is expected to see rapid growth. The presence of a US presidential election year (2024) is also expected to boost election advertising spending. However, revenue growth will slow down over the forecast period as the streaming market matures and competition from management consultancies and tech firms siphon away advertising revenue.
Advertising revenues are projected to expand 16% in 2022. Gains reflect a pickup in consumer spending and corporate revenues as the economy continues to recover. Advertisers will also raise prices to cover rising wage and other expenses due to a tight labor market and inflation.
These and other key insights are featured in Advertising Services: United States. This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US advertising services revenues in nominal US dollars. Total demand is segmented by establishment type in terms of:
- advertising agencies
- media representatives
- public relations agencies
- media buying agencies
- direct mail advertisers
- display advertisers
- ad material distributors
- other establishments such as product demonstration, display lettering, and welcoming services
To illustrate historical trends, total revenues, the various segments, and advertising spending by media type are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021.
Excluded from the scope of this report are advertising revenues from establishments that do not provide advertising services as their primary activity, as reported to the US Census Bureau. For example, advertising revenues earned by television networks, newspaper publishers, social media websites, and internet search engine providers are excluded. Search engine optimization (SEO) services are also excluded.
This report includes the results of a proprietary national online consumer survey of US adults (age 18+). This Freedonia Focus Reports National Survey has a sample size of approximately 2,000, screened for response quality, and representative of the US population on the demographic measures of age, gender, geographic region, race/ethnicity, household income, and the presence/absence of children in the household.
More information about the report is available at:
https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Advertising-Services-United-States-FF95027/?progid=91541
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Each month, The Freedonia Group – a division of MarketResearch.com – publishes over 20 new or updated Freedonia Focus Reports, providing fresh, unbiased analysis on a wide variety of markets and industries. Published in 20-30 pages, Focus Report coverage ranges from raw materials to finished manufactured goods and related services such as freight and construction. Additional Services & Industries reports can be purchased at Freedonia Focus Reports or MarketResearch.com.
Analysis is intended to guide the busy reader through pertinent topics in rapid succession, including:
- total historical market size and industry output
- segmentation by products and markets
- identification of market drivers, constraints, and key indicators
- segment-by-segment outlook in five-year forecasts
- a survey of the supply base
- suggested resources for further study
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MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) is pleased to announce that its prostate cancer imaging agent, Illuccix® (kit for preparation of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide), is now available at selected pharmacies in the Jubilant Radiopharma network. Illuccix is now available to order from 139 pharmacy sites across the United States, ensuring scheduling flexibility and patient access to advanced prostate cancer imaging.
The expansion of the distribution network facilitates broader patient access to Illuccix across the country, expanding availability into new regional markets that to date have had limited access to PSMA PET imaging.
Dr. Christian Behrenbruch, Telix Group CEO and Managing Director said, "A key feature of Illuccix is its flexibility and availability for physicians and patients alike. Our goal is to ensure broad access to PSMA PET imaging from the largest metropolitan cities to regional areas and the expansion of the distribution network to include Jubilant Radiopharma puts an Illuccix scan within reach of even more patients in need."
"We are pleased to be able to expand our range and service to include Illuccix, and offer our customers the added convenience of PSMA PET imaging with Illuccix," says Renato Leite, President, Jubilant Radiopharmacies Division.
About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of diagnostic and therapeutic products using Molecularly Targeted Radiation (MTR). Telix is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with international operations in Belgium, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States. Telix is developing a portfolio of clinical-stage products that address significant unmet medical need in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX). For more information visit www.telixpharma.com and follow Telix on Twitter (@TelixPharma) and LinkedIn.
About Illuccix® (kit for the preparation of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide injection)
Telix's lead product, Illuccix® (kit for the preparation of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide injection), also known as 68Ga PSMA-11 injection, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),[1] and by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).[2] Telix is also progressing marketing authorisation applications for this investigational candidate in Europe[3] and Canada.[4] Illuccix is currently being investigated in combination with BgRT treatment.
Illuccix®, after radiolabeling with Ga 68, is a radioactive diagnostic agent indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive lesions in men with prostate cancer:
- with suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial definitive therapy
- with suspected recurrence based on elevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Risk for Misdiagnosis
Image interpretation errors can occur with gallium Ga 68 gozetotide PET. A negative image does not rule out the presence of prostate cancer and a positive image does not confirm the presence of prostate cancer. The performance of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide for imaging of biochemically recurrent prostate cancer seems to be affected by serum PSA levels and by site of disease. The performance of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide for imaging of metastatic pelvic lymph nodes prior to initial definitive therapy seems to be affected by Gleason score. Gallium Ga 68 gozetotide uptake is not specific for prostate cancer and may occur with other types of cancer as well as non-malignant processes such as Paget's disease, fibrous dysplasia, and osteophytosis. Clinical correlation, which may include histopathological evaluation of the suspected prostate cancer site, is recommended.
Radiation Risks
Gallium Ga 68 gozetotide contributes to a patient's overall long-term cumulative radiation exposure. Long-term cumulative radiation exposure is associated with an increased risk for cancer. Ensure safe handling to minimize radiation exposure to the patient and health care workers. Advise patients to hydrate before and after administration and to void frequently after administration.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
The safety of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide was evaluated in 960 patients, each receiving one dose of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide. The average injected activity was 188.7 ± 40.7 MBq (5.1 ± 1.1 mCi). No serious adverse reactions were attributed to gallium Ga 68 gozetotide. The most commonly reported adverse reactions were nausea, diarrhea, and dizziness, occurring at a rate of < 1%.
DRUG INTERACTIONS
Androgen deprivation therapy and other therapies targeting the androgen pathway
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and other therapies targeting the androgen pathway, such as androgen receptor antagonists, can result in changes in uptake of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide in prostate cancer. The effect of these therapies on performance of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide PET has not been established.
You are encouraged to report suspected adverse reactions of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit MedWatch at www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report adverse reactions to Telix by calling 1-844-455-8638 or via email to pharmacovigilance@telixpharma.com.
Please note this information is not comprehensive. Please see full Prescribing Information at www.illuccix.com/pi.
[2] ASX disclosure 2 November 2021.
[3] ASX disclosure 10 December 2021.
[4] ASX disclosure 16 December 2020.
Telix Investor Relations
Ms. Kyahn Williamson
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
SVP Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Email: kyahn.williamson@telixpharma.com
This announcement has been authorised for release by Dr. Christian Behrenbruch, Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer.
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Semi-truck fire closes westbound I-70 near Lawrence
Drivers urged to exit near Tonganoxie, Eudora
Published: Jul. 22, 2022 at 4:53 PM CDT|Updated: 27 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Drivers have been urged to exit the interstate near Tonganoxie and Eudora after a semi-truck fire on I-70 and closed the westbound lanes.
The Kansas Department of Transportation’s KanDrive indicates that westbound I-70 has been closed between mile marker 212 and Highway 32 near Lawrence.
According to the KanDrive alert, the road has been closed due to a traffic accident. It said all westbound lanes have been blocked after a semi-truck caught fire at mile marker 207.4.
KanDrive urged drivers to exit at or before the Tonganoxie/Eudora exit to avoid the closure.
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine is complicating U.S.-Chinese relations at a time when they are already beset by rifts and enmity over numerous other issues, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart on Saturday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi blamed the U.S. for the downturn in relations and said that American policy has been derailed by what he called a misperception of China as a threat.
“Many people believe that the United States is suffering from a China-phobia,” he said, according to a Chinese statement. “If such threat-expansion is allowed to grow, U.S. policy toward China will be a dead end with no way out.”
In five hours of talks in their first-to-face meeting since October, Blinken said he expressed deep concern about China’s stance on Russia’s actions in Ukraine and did not believe Beijing’s protestations that it is neutral in the conflict.
The talks had been arranged in a new effort to try to rein in or at least manage rampant hostility that has come to define recent relations between Washington and Beijing.
“We are concerned about the PRC’s alignment with Russia,” Blinken told reporters after the meeting in the Indonesian resort of Bali. He said it is difficult to be “neutral” in a conflict in which there is a clear aggressor but that even it were possible, “I don’t believe China is acting in a way that is neutral.”
The Chinese statement said the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on Ukraine but provided no details.
The Biden administration had hoped that China, with its long history of opposing what it sees as interference in its own internal affairs, would take a similar position with Russia and Ukraine. But it has not, choosing instead what U.S. officials see as a hybrid position that is damaging the international rules-based order.
Blinken said every nation, China included, stands to lose if that order is eroded.
The two men met a day after they both attended a gathering of top diplomats from the Group of 20 rich and large developing countries that ended without a joint call to end Russia’s war in Ukraine or plan for how to deal with its impacts on food and energy security.
However, Blinken said he believed Russia had come away from G-20 meeting isolated and alone as most participants expressed opposition to the Ukraine war. However, the ministers were unable to come to a unified G-20 call for an end to the conflict.
“There was a strong consensus and Russia was left isolated,” Blinken said of individual condemnations of Russia’s actions from various ministers, some of whom shunned conversations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
He noted that Lavrov had left the meeting early, possibly because he didn’t like what he was hearing from his counterparts.
“It was very important that he heard loudly and clearly from around the world condemnation of Russia’s aggression,” Blinken said, adding: “We see no signs whatsoever that Russia at his point is prepared to engage in diplomacy.”
On China, Blinken said he and Wang discussed a range of contentious issues from tariffs and trade and human rights to Taiwan and disputes in the South China Sea that have all been complicated by the Chinese position on Ukraine.
Wang called on the U.S. to lift tariffs on imports from China as soon as possible, stop interfering in his country’s internal affairs and refrain from harming its interests in the name of human rights and democracy. He also accused the U.S. of using “salami-slicing” tactics on Taiwan, a self-governing island that China claims as its territory and says should come under its control.
Just two days earlier, the countries’ top military officers had faced off over Taiwan during a virtual meeting. Blinken said he stressed U.S. concerns with China’s “increasingly provocative rhetoric and activity near Taiwan and the vital importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.” He added that he had also raised human rights concerns regarding minorities in Tibet and in the western Xinjiang region.
Wang refuted some “erroneous U.S. views” on Xinjiang, Hong Kong and the South China Sea, the Chinese statement said.
U.S. officials had said ahead of time they didn’t expect any breakthroughs from Blinken’s talks with Wang. But they said they were hopeful the conversation could help keep lines of communications open and create “guardrails” to guide the world’s two largest economies as they navigate increasingly complex and potentially explosive matters.
“We’re committed to managing this relationship, this competition responsibly as the world expects us to do,” Blinken said.
The United States and China have staked out increasingly confrontational positions, including on Ukraine, that some fear could lead to miscalculation and conflict. The U.S. has watched warily as China has refused to criticize the Russian invasion, while condemning Western sanctions against Russia and accusing the U.S. and NATO of provoking the conflict.
At the G-20 meeting, Wang made an oblique reference to China’s policy on global stability, saying “to place one’s own security above the security of others and intensify military blocs will only split the international community and make oneself less secure,” according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
On Thursday, China’s joint chiefs of staff chairman Gen. Li Zuocheng upbraided his U.S. counterpart Gen. Mark Milley over Washington’s support for Taiwan.
Li demanded that the U.S. cease military “collusion” with Taiwan, saying China has “no room for compromise” on issues affecting its “core interests.”
The meeting between Li and Milley followed fiery comments by Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe at a regional security conference last month that was also attended by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Wei accused the United States of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own interests “under the guise of multilateralism.”
At the same meeting in Singapore, Austin said China was causing instability with its claim to Taiwan and its increased military activity in the area.
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Associated Press writer Ken Moritsugu in Beijing contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/us-china-seek-to-calm-rising-tensions-on-many-fronts/ | 2022-07-10T01:35:15Z |
DENVER , May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Homebot, an award-winning, client engagement and retention portal that empowers consumers to build wealth through homeownership, announced it has integrated with Surefire, the industry-leading customer relationship management (CRM) and mortgage marketing automation software from Black Knight, a premier provider of software, data and analytics that drives innovation in the mortgage lending, servicing and real estate industries, as well as the capital and secondary markets. This integration helps streamline the delivery of homeownership insights to help foster client retention.
Using the Surefire CRM as a system of record, the API integration updates Homebot with customer and loan file data, initiating an automated workflow that delivers Homebot's monthly personalized home finance insights. Homebot's monthly digests feature financial dashboards that display clients estimated home value, potential selling and refinance scenarios, short-term rental options, investment possibilities and more. With Homebot's personalized home finance insights, borrowers are more likely to connect with their loan officer and real estate agent when they're interested in buying their next home.
"Integrating with Surefire automates the transfer and ongoing update of customer data so loan originators can enjoy the relationship-building benefits of Homebot right away," said Homebot CEO Charlie Pratt. "Homebot's monthly digest emails create valuable opportunities for lenders to retain past customers, co-brand with real estate agent partners and energize business."
"Our integration with HomeBot equips Surefire users with another powerful tool for helping to create clients for life," said Erik Enright, managing director for Surefire at Black Knight. "Surefire's award-winning creative content and automated marketing workflows, combined with Homebot's monthly digest emails, enable lenders to foster long-term relationships with borrowers by providing them with valuable information about their home's value and alternative financing options."
Founded in 2015, Homebot is a client engagement and retention portal that maximizes repeat and referral business for lenders by empowering consumers to build wealth through homeownership. The award-winning portal delivers personalized, actionable intelligence throughout the entire homeownership lifecycle to every client and prospect. With an average 50% monthly engagement rate, Homebot ensures lenders and agents remain the trusted advisors that consumers rely on to make informed decisions about the largest asset they may ever own, their home.
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Georgia police officer killed in crash while driving home from work
SAVANNAH, Ga. (Gray News) – A police officer in Georgia was killed in a car crash on his way home from work early Monday morning.
The Savannah Police Department said Officer Reginald Brannan, 23, was driving home from work in his personal vehicle around midnight when his car collided with a tractor trailer on Highway 21.
Brannan died from his injuries. Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Savannah Police Department said Brannan joined the department in December 2020.
“Our hearts are broken over the sudden and tragic loss of Officer Brannan,” Chief Lenny Gunther said. “He was a young officer just starting his career. We ask everyone to keep his family, friends and the SPD family in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn the loss of this member of our SPD family.”
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Which bib is best?
Any parent with young children understands what a mess mealtime with a baby can be. So if your little one winds up wearing more of their food than actually getting it into their mouth, you already know just how important a high-quality bib is.
Bibs protect your baby’s clothing from stains and messes that inevitably result when they eat. A bib can work well for both purees and solid foods, and some even work well for absorbing milk and spit-up. If you’re looking for a set of high-quality, all-natural bibs for your little one, Burt’s Bees Organic Cotton Bibs are the top choice.
What to know before you buy a bib
Types
- Terry bibs are made of cotton terry cloth so they’re highly absorbent and extremely soft. They’re an ideal option for infants still on a milk diet or who are transitioning to small amounts of purees. Terry bibs aren’t fully waterproof or appropriate for significant messes but they absorb liquids and spit-up well.
- Waterproof bibs feature a highly absorbent front with a waterproof back made of a material similar to the one used for raincoats. If your child is feeding themselves or using sippy cups, this type of bib offers greater protection than a terry bib.
- Scoop bibs are made of plastic or silicone you can wipe clean and have a scoop-like bowl at the end to collect any food that falls. These bibs work well for babies who are feeding themselves solid foods.
- Coverall, or sleeved, bibs are a waterproof smock or cape that covers a child’s front and arms. For very messy eaters, these types of bibs are a lifesaver for protecting a baby’s clothes from purees and other food.
- Teething, or drool, bibs absorb your baby’s saliva to keep their clothing dry. Most teething bibs resemble bandanas and are smaller than bibs used for feeding to avoid limiting your baby’s range of motion.
For more information about bib types, check out the full bibs buying guide from BestReviews.
Materials
Cotton bibs are the most common option. Many are made of cotton terry cloth because it’s soft and absorbs liquids well. While cotton is a natural material, manufacturers often use chemicals in the cotton production process, so you may prefer organic cotton bibs.
Scoop bibs are made of silicone or plastic. Silicone is a softer, more flexible material, so it’s typically more comfortable for children to wear. Some waterproof bibs are made of polyester. It’s usually treated with a waterproof coating or has a waterproof backing.
What to look for in a quality bib
Colors and patterns
Bibs are available in a nearly unlimited range of colors and patterns. You can find bibs with geometric, floral, striped, dotted and star prints as well as plenty of styles with cute animals and fun phrases. Some bibs even have designs with characters from cartoons, movies, video games and more. Your little one obviously won’t care about the look of their bibs so choose the style that appeals most to you.
Quantity
You can buy bibs individually but most are sold as part of a set with anywhere from two to 24 bibs. Every baby needs more than one bib since you’ll have to wash them after use, so it definitely helps to purchase a set to have plenty on hand. In most cases, you’ll get a better value because you’ll typically pay less per bib when you buy them in bulk.
Teething
Some teething bibs aren’t just designed to keep your baby’s clothing from getting wet with drool. You can find some that also feature a silicone part that’s safe for your child to chew on. Chewing on a soft object often helps reduce discomfort from teething, so having a section your baby can gnaw on within easy reach may prevent them from teething on items they shouldn’t.
How much you can expect to spend on a bib
You’ll typically spend between $5 and $30 for a set of bibs. Larger sets of terry bibs usually range from $5 to $10, while large sets of basic bibs or small packs of scoop or other specialty bibs cost between $10 and $20. For a medium or large pack of high-quality bibs, though, you can pay as much as $30.
Bib FAQ
How many bibs should you have?
A. Since babies are such messy eaters, you’ll need one bib for every meal and snack your child eats in a day. That probably means three to five bibs per day just for feeding. If you need bibs for teething, too, add a couple more. For most parents, 10 to 20 bibs usually are enough to give them plenty of time to wash and dry the bibs to be ready to use again.
Should you have different types of bibs?
A. Bibs in different styles or types come in handy. If your child is still on a milk diet or eats mainly purees, terry bibs are the best option. As your kid transitions to solid foods, you’ll definitely want some waterproof or scoop bibs.
What’s the best bib to buy?
Top bib
Burt’s Bees Organic Cotton Bibs
What you need to know: These all-natural, highly absorbent bibs are made of organic cotton so they’re safe and comfortable for a baby’s sensitive skin.
What you’ll love: They feature 100% organic cotton and feature a two-ply design for maximum absorbency. The lap-shoulder design provides extra coverage for spills. The hook-and-loop closures make the bibs easy to put on and take off. The sets include eight different patterns.
What you should consider: They’re pricier than other bibs and some buyers report thinning and popped seams after repeated washings.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bib for the money
Green Sprouts Stage Terry Cloth Bibs
What you need to know: These bibs are soft, comfortable and easy to care for but surprisingly affordable.
What you’ll love: The bibs boast a stay-dry design with absorbent terry cloth and a waterproof backing. The wide design provides extra coverage from side to side for your baby’s body. The set includes 10 different bright colors.
What you should consider: The terry cloth isn’t particularly soft so it may irritate very sensitive skin.
Where to buy: Sold by Buy Buy Baby and Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This set of three feature-packed bibs is one of the best you can find and won an award for its effective design.
What you’ll love: The large design provides excellent coverage. The adjustable hook-and-loop straps can fit children ages 6 to 24 months. The bibs feature a catch-all pocket to collect crumbs and other food pieces. The material is stain resistant and odor resistant.
What you should consider: They can’t be dried in a dryer, and the waterproof backing can develop cracks and peeling over time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Buy Buy Baby
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Which DeWalt chainsaw is best?
DeWalt has long been listed among the best tools you can buy. Its chainsaws are no different, whether you need a small one to chew through some brush or a monster to shred some trees. They also offer pole-mounted saws so you can tackle any job at any height.
The best DeWalt chainsaw is the DeWalt 60-Volt 20-Inch Brushless Chainsaw With Flexvolt Battery Kit. It’s the largest, most powerful chainsaw DeWalt has, and it’s paired with a flexible battery that can be used on multiple DeWalt tools.
What to know before you buy a DeWalt chainsaw
DeWalt chainsaw types
There are two types of DeWalt chainsaws.
- Standard chainsaws look and function as any other chainsaw. They come in a range of sizes and power requirements to fit your needs.
- Pole saws have small chainsaws mounted on the end of extendable poles. They come in two sizes and run on batteries or gas.
Saw length and power
- Standard DeWalt chainsaws currently come in lengths of 12 inches, requiring a 20-volt battery, and 18 and 20 inches, requiring a 60-volt battery. You can find older DeWalt saws of different lengths, including 16-inches requiring 40-volt batteries.
- Pole DeWalt chainsaws currently come in 8-inch lengths with a 20-volt battery and 10 inches with a gas engine.
Battery kit
Nearly all DeWalt tools are powered by batteries, including all its chainsaws. However, its line of batteries can be used with almost any DeWalt tool as long as the specifications match. DeWalt offers chainsaws as tool-only for those who already have its batteries or bundled with a battery and charger kit for new DeWalt owners.
Tool bundles
DeWalt also offers its chainsaws in bundles with other tools, typically ones related to yard care. Common bundled tools include hedge trimmers, leaf blowers and pruning shears.
What to look for in a quality DeWalt chainsaw
Battery specifications
DeWalt chainsaws require batteries with two main specifications: voltage and ampere hours.
- Voltage tells how much power a battery provides. It needs to match the voltage required by the tool precisely.
- Ampere hours tell how much charge a battery can hold. Also designated as Ah, the higher the number, the longer it lasts, but it also takes longer to charge.
Voltage and ampere hours are not tied to each other, meaning a battery could have higher, lower or even voltage to ampere hours.
Brushless motor
The best DeWalt chainsaws have brushless motors rather than brushed ones. Brushless motors are more efficient, giving you more power and battery life. However, they cost more.
Automatic oiling
Chainsaws need to be oiled regularly to maintain their efficiency, but this can be a messy process. The best DeWalt chainsaws have an automatic oiling system — just add oil to a reservoir.
How much you can expect to spend on a DeWalt chainsaw
DeWalt chainsaws can cost as little as $200 or as much as $500. Chainsaws with battery kits have a higher cost than those without. Some chainsaw bundles cost $500-plus.
DeWalt chainsaw FAQ
What safety precautions should I take before using a DeWalt chainsaw?
A. Chainsaws are dangerous, powerful machines that require several steps of preparation to use safely.
- First, check yourself. Make sure you’re wearing tight-fitting clothing that can’t be caught in the chain and covers your entire body. Also, make sure long hair is tied back and that you wear eye protection, gloves and closed-toe shoes. Ear protection isn’t necessary with battery-powered chainsaws, but it doesn’t hurt.
- Secondly, check your surroundings. Make sure you’re standing on flat, stable ground and that no one else is nearby.
- Lastly, check your target. Make sure nothing is present that you shouldn’t cut through. Triple-check that it’s stable and won’t fall on anything once cut.
What’s the difference between Max, XR and Flexvolt DeWalt batteries?
A. To put it simply, DeWalt’s Max batteries are one step better than its standard batteries, and XR batteries are one step better than Max. You can use Max batteries with XR tools and chargers, but not XR with Max. Flexvolt batteries can be used in both 20- and 60-volt tools rather than only one or the other.
What’s the best DeWalt chainsaw to buy?
Top DeWalt chainsaw
DeWalt 60-Volt 20-Inch Brushless Chainsaw With Flexvolt Battery Kit
What you need to know: There isn’t a larger, stronger DeWalt chainsaw.
What you’ll love: The high-efficiency motor provides power equal to low-end gas chainsaws. Besides the saw, battery and charger, it also includes a bar sheath, sharpening file and tensioning wrench. It has a chain brake for safety and onboard storage for the wrench.
What you should consider: A few consumers had issues with overheating batteries. Others reported it not being powerful enough to free the chain if it gets pinched.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top DeWalt chainsaw for the money
DeWalt 20-Volt 12-Inch Brushless Chainsaw With Battery Kit
What you need to know: This model is great for those who don’t need much power.
What you’ll love: The chain is automatically oiled and it has a chain brake for safety. A scabbard is included to protect it in storage. It has a tightening knob for easy tool-less adjustment. It can make up to 90 cuts on a full charge.
What you should consider: The chain is oiled automatically and has a chain brake for safety. A scabbard is included to protect it in storage. It has a tightening knob for easy tool-less adjustment. It can make up to 90 cuts on a full charge.
What you should consider: The automatic oiler goes through oil quickly, so make sure to keep enough on hand. It struggles to handle anything thicker than 4 inches.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Worth checking out
DeWalt 60-Volt 16-Inch Brushless Chainsaw and 20-Volt 8-Inch Pole Saw with Battery Kits
What you need to know: This combo is perfect for those who need to trim and fell trees.
What you’ll love: The chainsaw has a tool-less chain tensioning and bar tightening knob, and a bar cover is included for storage. The pole saw reaches up to 15 feet and has a tree hook for stability. It also has a comfort-grip handle. Both saws have an automatic oiler.
What you should consider: A few purchasers reported the batteries dying quickly. Others had issues with the automatic oiler leaking and the chains dulling faster than expected.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
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PCIe Gen5x4 User Programmable SSD Solution Platform Addressing
Challenging Data Center and Enterprise Storage Applications
TAIPEI and MILPITAS, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: SIMO) ("Silicon Motion"), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers and solid-state storage devices today announces MonTitan™, a PCIe Gen5 SSD solution platform perfectly suited for the most challenging Datacenter and Enterprise applications.
Silicon Motion's new MonTitan™ platform features an entirely new, purpose-built ASIC and FW architecture, optimized for performance and QoS. Its unique Layered FW stack enables the development of customer differentiated solutions with a high degree of flexibility and accelerated time to market, all while reducing engineering cost.
"SSD storage solutions are evolving to address new challenges in data centers which demand changes in storage platforms and operating models," said Nelson Duann, Silicon Motion's Senior Vice President of Marketing and R&D. "Our MonTitan™ SSD solution is an innovative PCIe Gen5 SSD platform designed to satisfy the unique demands of datacenters today while providing flexibility and programmability to meet future evolving standards."
MonTitan™ is a high-performance, user-programmable PCIe Gen5 platform utilizing Silicon Motion's 3rd Generation NVMe controller family, the SM8366, supporting OCP Datacenter NVMe SSD and NVMe 2.0 specifications. Leveraging proprietary PerformaShape™ and NANDCommand™ technology, MonTitan™ delivers superb performance and QoS with industry-leading security.
Silicon Motion's MonTitan™ SSD solution platform features proprietary technology such as:
- PerformaShape™ provides ASIC-based QoS sets using HW isolation to ensure maximum BW performance while maximizing user defined individual performance elements (QOS, Latency, RR/RW, power).
- NANDCommand™ maximizes the Enterprise performance of next generation NAND geometries with exceptional LDPC error correction and endurance extension for QLC and beyond.
"Silicon Motion's launch of the MonTitan™ SSD solutions platform provides an interesting development vehicle with their Layered FW stack and flexible architecture to enable application-oriented solutions like QLC and ZNS SSDs. Alibaba has interest to further evaluate these solutions," said Feng Zhu, Director of Engineering & Architect, Alibaba Cloud.
"Next generation technologies such as PCIe 5.0, OCP Datacenter NVMe SSD Specification and E1.S are hyperscale needs to enable performance, thermals and management at scale. The Silicon Motion MonTitan™ platform supports PCIe 5.0, OCP Datacenter NVMe 2.0 SSD Specification and E1.S to meet the next generation hyperscale requirements," said Ross Stenfort, Hardware System Engineer, Meta.
The MonTitan™ SM8366 ASIC is a dual-ported Enterprise and Data Center PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe controller with 16 channels supporting up to 2400MT/s. The SM8366 provides industry-leading blazingly fast 4K Sequential (> 14GB/s) and Random (>3.0M IOPS) SSD performance and contains a scalable Single / Dual Channel 40bit DDR4-3200 / DDR5-4800 DRAM interface. The high-performance SM8366 with the MonTitan™ platform unleashes the potential once limited by SSD storage architecture, providing flexible, high-integrity solutions to enable a new standard of data center SSD design.
"We would like to congratulate Silicon Motion on their successful launch of the SM8366 SSD controller and the high performance PCIe Gen5 MonTitan™ Platform,"said Atsushi Inoue, Senior Director, Memory Division, KIOXIA Corporation. "Silicon Motion's user programmable and feature-rich platform will enable a broad range of applications by bringing out our BiCS FLASH™ and XL-FLASH™ potential and opening up new opportunities to our mutual enterprise and data center customers."
"It is great to be working with Silicon Motion and their PCIe 5.0 MonTitan™ platform to enable our industry leading flash in their turnkey solutions," said Daniel Doyle, Director of NAND Component Marketing at Micron, "This collaboration enables our mutual customers to deploy the world's most advanced flash, including Micron's 176-layer QLC, to increase performance and density in customer solutions."
"We are pleased that Silicon Motion launched the PCIe Gen5 MonTitan™ SSD Platform. As a leading flash memory provider and core value contributor, YMTC will co-work with Silicon Motion's MonTitan™ platform to build a better future of memory eco-system enabled with YMTC's next generation NAND technologies," said Frank Fan, Head of Product Management, YMTC.
The MonTitan™ SSD platform comprised of the SM8366 standards-based Reference Hardware Design Kits and licensable Turnkey and Layered firmware stacks, will be sampling to early engagement partners in Q4'22.
Silicon Motion will display the MonTitan™ SSD solution platform from August 2 through August 4 at the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, California. For further information, please visit: https://www.siliconmotion.com/events/2022FMS/
About Silicon Motion:
We are the global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices. We supply more SSD controllers than any other company in the world—for servers, PCs and other client devices—and are the merchant market leader in controllers for eMMC/UFS mobile embedded storage used in smartphones, IoT and other applications. We also supply customized high-performance hyperscale data center and specialized industrial and automotive SSD solutions. Our customers include most of the NAND flash vendors, storage device module makers and leading OEMs. For further information on Silicon Motion, visit us at www.siliconmotion.com.
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ALBANY -- In conjunction with The Albany Herald's annual "Paint It Pink" edition in support of breast cancer awareness on Sept. 30, the newspaper will host a Paint It Pink event that afternoon/evening at Pretoria Fields Brewery in downtown Albany.
With live music, vendors, food trucks and an opportunity for participants to paint their own Paint It Pink masterpiece, a portion of proceeds from the event will support cancer resources provide by Horizons Community Solutions.
"We're thankful for this opportunity to partner with Horizons Community Solutions and raise funds to help them with the work they do in battling cancer in southwest Georgia," Herald Retail Sales Manager Heather Harrison said of the event. "We've supported Horizons for several years and saw this event as an opportunity to raise more funds to help them with the resources they provide to cancer victims in our community."
The Paint It Pink event kicks off at 4:30 p.m., and Georgia troubadour Andy Johnson will provide live music from 6-8 p.m. Johnson, who lives in middle Georgia, recently released a new single, "In the Woods."
Event co-sponsor Hang It Up Co. will host Paint It Pink classes at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. There is limited availability for the painting sessions, and each participant will receive a paint set and a drink ticket.
The Albany Herald is giving away a pair of VIP ticket to Paint It Pink. Interested persons can sign up through Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. to win the tickets by logging on to the newspaper's website, AlbanyHerald.com.
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TORONTO, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Talisker Resources Ltd. ("Talisker" or the "Company") (TSX: TSK) (OTCQX: TSKFF) is pleased to provide a detailed update on progress on the development of its maiden resource at its 100% owned flagship Bralorne Gold Project. As part of the update the Company has prepared a series of detailed long sections of each vein showing drill hole pierce points along the veins.
- Eleven veins are expected to form the basis of the upcoming resource, six from the Bralorne area, two from King and three from the Pioneer area
- Weighted average grades for the veins range from 6.2 g/t to 16.6 g/t with an overall average of 9.6 g/t
- Average vein widths range from 1.1m to 2.1m with an average of 1.6m
- All defined veins are located from the surface to a depth of 700m
- Defined veins are extensions of known veins and are mostly located within the gaps between the historic mines
The table below summarizes veins defined by the active drill program with average strike length and plunge length, average vein thickness and grade. The 11 figures attached are long sections of each vein, showing target panels, composite grade and intercept width, completed and planned drill hole pierce points colour coded by gold gram metres and the drill hole name. All reported drill assay results are available on the Company's website at the following link: https://taliskerresources.com/bralorne-gold-project-released-drill-results/.
Dr. Terry Harbort, President and CEO of Talisker, commented, "We are very pleased with the progress of the resource highlighted by the 55HW and 77 veins which returned weighted average grades of 15.2 g/t and 16.6 g/t gold, respectively. We are particularly encouraged by the increased average width of our drilled veins when compared to the historically known averages. The strike and plunge dimensions of the veins defined by our drilling strongly confirm the historically demonstrated structural continuity of the host structures. As a fully permitted high grade project in a Tier 1 jurisdiction, we look forward to the completion of our drill program and finalizing our maiden resource."
Multiple other veins have been intersected during the drill program however the Company has not yet confirmed if these veins will have a sufficient number of pierce points or sufficient pierce point spacing to be included in the upcoming maiden resource statement. The Company notes that the weighted average grades may not reflect the final resource grade and are included as a guide to shareholders only. Vein widths are drill hole intercept widths and are estimated to represent 80 to 90% of the true vein width.
Talisker is providing an opportunity for shareholders and other interested parties to participate in a Webinar to be held at 2 pm ET on Monday, May 9th. To register, please click on the following link – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83249101625?pwd=NDM2bElUOGoxampWbE00cTRXNUhsZz09.
The technical information contained in this news release relating to the drill results at the Bralorne Gold Project has been approved by Leonardo de Souza (BSc, AusIMM (CP) Membership 224827), Talisker's Vice President, Exploration and Resource Development, who is a "qualified person" within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Talisker (taliskerresources.com) is a junior resource company involved in the exploration of gold projects in British Columbia, Canada. Talisker's projects include two advanced stage projects, the Bralorne Gold Complex and the Ladner Gold Project, both advanced stage projects with significant exploration potential from historical high-grade producing gold mines, as well as its Spences Bridge Project where the Company holds ~85% of the emerging Spences Bridge Gold Belt and several other early-stage Greenfields projects. With its properties comprising 299,789 hectares over 484 claims, three leases and 197 crown grant claims, Talisker is a dominant exploration player in the south-central British Columbia. The Company is well funded to advance its aggressive systematic exploration program at its projects.
Drill core at the Bralorne Gold Project is drilled in HQ to NQ size ranges (63.5mm and 47.6mm, respectively). Drill core samples are a minimum of 50 cm and a maximum of 160 cm long along the core axis. Samples are focused on an interval of interest, such as a vein or zone of mineralization. Shoulder samples bracket the interval of interest such that a total sampled core length of not less than 3m both above and below the interval of interest must be assigned. Sample QAQC measures of unmarked certified reference materials (CRMs), blanks, and duplicates are inserted into the sample sequence and makeup 9% of the samples submitted to the lab for holes reported in this release. ALS Global performs sample preparation and analyses in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and SGS Canada in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Drill core sample preparation includes drying in an oven at a maximum temperature of 60°C, fine crushing of the sample to at least 70% passing less than 2 mm, sample splitting using a riffle splitter, and pulverizing a 250 g split to at least 85% passing 75 microns (ALS code PREP-31 / SGS code PRP89). Gold in diamond drill core is analyzed by fire assay and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) of a 50g sample (ALS code Au-AA26 / SGS code GO_FAA50V10), while multi-element chemistry is analyzed by 4- Acid digestion of a 0.25 g sample split with detection by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) for 48 elements (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hf, In, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Re, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Zn, Zr). Gold assay technique (ALS code Au-AA26 / SGS code FAA50V10) has an upper detection limit of 100 ppm. Any sample that produces an over-limit gold value via the gold assay technique is sent for gravimetric finish (ALS method Au-GRA22 / SGS method GO_FAG50V) which has an upper detection limit of 1,000 ppm Au. Samples where visible gold was observed are sent directly to screen metallics analysis and all samples that fire assay above 1 ppm Au are re-analysed with method (ALS code Au-SCR24 / SGS code - 6 - GO_FAS50M) which employs a 1kg pulp screened to 100 microns with assay of the entire oversize fraction and duplicate 50g assays on the undersize fraction. Where possible all samples initially sent to screen metallics processing will also be re-run through the fire assay with gravimetric finish provided there is enough material left for further processing.
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information. These statements relate to future events or future performance. The use of any of the words "could", "intend", "expect", "believe", "will", "projected", "estimated" and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on Talisker's current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events. Actual future results may differ materially. In particular, this release contains forward-looking information relating to, among other things, the Company's plans and future intentions with respect to its investment in TDG and exercise of its board nomination rights. Various assumptions or factors are typically applied in drawing conclusions or making the forecasts or projections set out in forward-looking information. Those assumptions and factors are based on information currently available to Talisker. Although such statements are based on reasonable assumptions of Talisker's management, there can be no assurance that any conclusions or forecasts will prove to be accurate.
Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include risks inherent in the exploration and development of mineral deposits, including risks relating to changes in project parameters as plans continue to be redefined, risks relating to variations in grade or recovery rates, risks relating to changes in mineral prices and the worldwide demand for and supply of minerals, risks related to increased competition and current global financial conditions, access and supply risks, reliance on key personnel, operational risks regulatory risks, including risks relating to the acquisition of the necessary licenses and permits, financing, capitalization and liquidity risks, title and environmental risks and risks relating to the failure to receive all requisite shareholder and regulatory approvals.
The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of the date hereof, and Talisker is not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking information contained herein.
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NEW YORK (AP) — It took only four paragraphs in a regional newspaper to ignite a media conflagration over abortion that in two weeks engulfed President Joe Biden, the partisan press and some of the country’s top news organizations.
In the center of it all: a 10-year-old rape victim, identity unknown, suddenly thrown into a political fight on one of the country’s most contentious issues.
The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post both clarified or corrected stories after an Ohio man was charged on Wednesday with raping the girl, who traveled to Indiana for an abortion last month.
The case first came to light in a July 1 article in The Indianapolis Star about patients heading to Indiana for abortion services because of more restrictive laws in surrounding states, following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade. The piece began with an anecdote about an Indianapolis doctor asked by an Ohio colleague to help the girl, who was past the stage of pregnancy where she could get a legal abortion in Ohio.
The story was seized upon by Biden during a July 8 news conference to announce an executive order to try to protect access to abortion services.
“A 10-year-old should be forced to give birth to a rapist’s child?” Biden asked. “I can’t think of anything more extreme.”
By then, there were already questions raised about the Star’s story, notably in a series of tweets and a July 8 story in PJ Media by conservative columnist Megan Fox, under the headline “Viral ‘pregnant 10-year-old rape victim’ abortion horror story deserves a deeper look.”
Fox wondered why the only apparent source for the story about the girl was the Indiana doctor, Caitlin Bernard, and whether she was credible because she performs abortions and has protested restrictions placed on the service.
The Washington Post’s fact checker, Glenn Kessler, wrote last Saturday about those questions, noting that an abortion performed on a 10-year-old girl is rare.
“This is a very difficult story to check,” Kessler wrote. “Bernard is on the record, but obtaining documents or other confirmation is all but impossible without details that would identify the locality where the rape occurred.”
The Star’s story did not identify the Ohio doctor who had called Bernard. The newspaper’s executive editor, Bro Krift, has not discussed what steps the paper took to corroborate Bernard’s story, and declined comment to The Associated Press on Thursday.
A named source like Bernard is a good start, said Kathleen Culver, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin. If the Star had other sources, it may not have wanted to provide them at the risk of identifying the victim, she said.
Indiana’s attorney general, Republican Todd Rokita, said Thursday his office was investigating whether Bernard violated medical privacy laws by talking about the victim to the Star, or failed to notify authorities about suspected child abuse. The prosecutor for Indianapolis, Democrat Ryan Mears, said his office had the sole authority to pursue any such charges and that Bernard was being subjected to “intimidation and bullying.”
Bernard’s lawyer issued a statement Thursday that said the doctor provided proper treatment and did not violate any patient privacy laws or other rules. Bernard is also considering legal action against “those who have smeared my client,” including Rokita.
Bernard reported a June 30 medication abortion for a 10-year-old patient to the state health department on July 2, within the three-day requirement set in state law for a girl younger than 16, according to the report obtained by The Indianapolis Star and WXIN-TV of Indianapolis.
In conservative media circles, questions raised about the sourcing quickly shifted to claims that the story was a lie.
“The idea that you would have politicians in America try to exploit a story like this and make up a story like this in order to advance their own sick agenda tells you they are not serious about the issue,” Fox News analyst Charlie Hurt said on Tuesday.
The Wall Street Journal, in an editorial on Tuesday, called it “an abortion story too good to confirm.” The Journal wrote that “all kinds of fanciful tales travel far on social media these days, but you don’t expect them to get a hearing at the White House.”
Under the headline “Correcting the Record on a Rape Case” Thursday, the Journal wrote that “it appears President Biden was accurate.”
“The country needs to find a rough consensus on abortion now that it has returned to the states and the political process,” the Journal wrote. “One way to help is to make sure the stories about abortion, from either side of the debate, can be readily confirmed. Passions are already heated enough.”
Kessler attached a note to his column updating with the arrest, and said it was a test case on whether journalists should rely on one source for an impactful story.
He faced intense heat online, both because of his original story and his explanations. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York tweeted that “this column is horrifying.” Waiting for law enforcement confirmation is questionable when many women don’t report rape to authorities, she said.
Shani George, a Washington Post spokesperson, said, “The intent of the piece was to spotlight the need for careful reporting in a time when information spreads rapidly.”
PJ Media’s Fox said journalists should always question reporting and do their own digging, since media hoaxes are so prevalent today.
“I would ask every single question I asked in my original reporting again,” she told the AP.
PJ Media quickly pivoted on Thursday to a story headlined, “Illegal alien arrested in rape of 10-year-old abortion patient but questions remain.”
A Columbus police detective testified in a court hearing Wednesday that there was no evidence the suspect was in the country legally. In court documents filed the same day, a prosecutor said the suspect is not a U.S. citizen and is subject to potential deportation. The Associated Press is not identifying the suspect because there are questions about whether his reported name was real, and on the chance he’s a relative of the girl involved.
The incident shows how political punditry often moves faster than journalism, and that journalists are caught responding to the punditry, said Wisconsin’s Culver.
“The most important issue here is it appears that a 10-year-old was sexually assaulted,” she said, “and that is a tragedy.”
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This story has been updated to correct the name of the Indiana doctor who performed the abortion. She is Caitlin Bernard, not Caitlan Bernard.
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ORLANDO, Fla., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- If the tax-filing season is when most Americans do a serious review of their financial performance, rave reviews are in order for the record-setting clients of InCharge Debt Solutions.
More than 4,000 InCharge clients paid off their credit card debt in full in 2021, a recent record. In total, InCharge clients paid off $117 million of credit card debt last year.
"When you consider how chaotic the U.S. economy was in 2021 – lingering problems with COVID-19; record numbers of people quitting jobs; the first signs of real inflation – and still a record-number of people were committed to becoming debt free … I'd say you have to give them a 5-star review," InCharge Debt Solutions President and CEO, Etta Money said.
The record-setting payoff by InCharge clients is even more impressive when you realize it bucked the nationwide trend for credit card debt in 2021. American consumers added $87.3 billion in credit card debt in 2021, a complete turnaround from 2020 when they reduced credit card debt by a record-setting $82.1 billion.
The twists and turns in debt are just part of the battle InCharge credit counselors face with clients. Kristi Adams is a great example of that.
As it does every year, InCharge will encourage clients to use their tax refunds to pay off high-interest credit card debt. The average refund in 2021 was $2,880. Early returns for 2022 were averaging $3,536, according to IRS data. Consumers who use refunds to pay off credit card debt are taking a great step toward becoming debt free.
"Tax time is a great time to review your finances and ask the question, 'Where did all my money go?'" Money said. "Our budget and credit counselors educate clients on how to improve their financial future, understand their budget and find lasting debt relief. That is the best way to get rave reviews."
About InCharge Debt Solutions
InCharge Debt Solutions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering confidential and professional credit counseling, debt management services, bankruptcy education, housing counseling and educational initiatives promoting financial literacy since 1997. InCharge has helped over a million people repay $3.4 billion in debt. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, InCharge is also a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA).
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White House: US, allies to ban new investments in Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Western allies plan to pile additional sanctions on Russia on Wednesday after the emergence of troubling new evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, according to the White House. The new penalties will include a ban on all new investment in Russia.
Among the other measures being taken against Russia are greater sanctions on its financial institutions and state-owned enterprises, and sanctions on government officials and their family members, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
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“The goal is to force them to make a choice,” she said. “The biggest part of our objective here is to deplete the resources that Putin has to continue his war against Ukraine.”
Separately, the Treasury Department moved Tuesday to block any Russian government debt payments with U.S. dollars from accounts at U.S. financial institutions, making it harder for Russia to meet its financial obligations.
The Biden administration also announced Tuesday night that it was sending an additional $100 million worth of military assistance to Ukraine. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the new equipment will meet “an urgent Ukrainian need for additional Javelin anti-armor systems.”
President Joe Biden and U.S. allies have worked together to levy a crippling of economic penalties against Russia for invading Ukraine more than a month ago, including the freezing of central bank assets, export controls and the seizing of property, including yachts, that belong to Russia’s wealthy elite. But calls for increased sanctions intensified this week in response to the attacks, killings and destruction in the Ukrainian city of Bucha.
The sanctions are intended to further Russia’s economic, financial and technological “isolation” from the rest of the world as a penalty for its attacks on civilians in Ukraine, Psaki said. That isolation is a key aspect of the U.S. strategy, which is premised on the idea that Russia will ultimately lack the resources and equipment to keep fighting a prolonged war in Ukraine.
Psaki said the administration is assessing “additional consequences and steps we can put in place” but underscored that Biden is not weighing any military action.
An increasingly desperate Russia has engaged in military tactics that have outraged much of the wider global community, leading to charges that it is committing war crimes and causing other sanctions.
Still, almost all of the EU has refrained from an outright ban on Russian oil and natural gas that would likely crush the Russian economy. The U.S. has banned fossil fuels from Russia, while Lithuania blocked natural gas from that country on Saturday, becoming the first of the 27-member EU to do so. The EU executive branch on Tuesday proposed a ban on Russian coal, while Germany’s government intends to end its use of Russian natural gas over the next two years.
On Monday, Biden called for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to be tried for war crimes and face new sanctions because of the atrocities and abuses seen around Kyiv after Russian forces pulled back from the Ukrainian capital. The corpses of what appeared to be civilians were seen strewn in yards, many of them likely killed at close range.
Biden said the U.S. and its allies would gather details for a war crimes trial, stressing that Putin has been “brutal” and his actions “outrageous.”
Associated Press journalists saw dozens of bodies in Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv. There were at least 13 bodies in and around a building that local people said Russian troops used as a base. Three other bodies were found in a stairwell, and a group of six were burned together.
Many victims seen by the AP appeared to have been shot at close range. Some were shot in the head. At least two had their hands tied. A bag of spilled groceries lay near one victim.
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TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Drake Batherson scored on a power play 43 seconds into overtime to give Canada a 4-3 comeback victory over Sweden on Thursday night in the world hockey quarterfinals.
In the semifinals Saturday, defending champion Canada will face the Czech Republic, and the United States will play Finland. The Czech Republic beat Germany 4-1, the United States topped Switzerland 3-0, and Finland beat Slovakia 4-2.
Canada overcame a 3-0 deficit in the third period. Ryan Graves scored 1:21 into the period and Pierre-Luc Dubois and Matt Barzal connected 30 seconds apart late in regulation.
After William Nylander was called for tripping 25 seconds into overtime, Batherson fired a sharp-angle shot behind goalie Linus Ullmark from the bottom of the faceoff circle.
“Obviously, being down 3-0 going into the third period was not what we planned, but we were able to get that goal early in the third,” Batherson said. “I was frustrated that I took a penalty, and to be honest I thought we were going to have a hard time coming back, but we never gave up.”
Nylander, Carl Klingbergr and Max Friberg scored for Sweden.
Chris Driedger stopped 16 shots for Canada. Ullmark made 38 saves for Sweden.
In the United States’ victory, Ben Meyers scored twice, Adam Gaudette added a goal and Jeremy Swayman made 33 saves.
Marko Anttila scored twice to help Finland beat Slovakia. David Krejci, David Pastrnak, Roman Cervenka and Jiri Smejkal scored in the Czech Republic’s victory over Germany. | https://cw33.com/sports/ap-sports/canada-rallies-in-3rd-tops-sweden-4-3-in-ot-in-world-hockey/ | 2022-05-27T16:38:44Z |
Which bounce houses are best?
A bounce house set up at your party will definitely make a statement and amaze both parents and children. Most people rent a bounce house for a special occasion, as they want to save up or avoid cluttering their storage room or garage. While buying a bounce house can be a significant investment, the margin between buying and renting is smaller than you’d think. There are several high-quality models out on the market that can be enjoyed 365 days a year.
The perfect bounce house is fun and engaging for kids and easy to use for adults. Particularly, the Bounceland Royal Palace has a compact footprint but can still accommodate five children. Here’s what to consider when shopping for a bounce house.
What to know before you buy a bounce house
Residential vs. commercial
When most people think of bounce houses, they think of giant unwieldy commercial models. The type that you might find at a county fair or a neighborhood block party. These commercial bounce houses are meant for heavy use by dozens of children over a long period of time.
This guide focuses on residential bounce houses. They’re just as fun, but they’re considerably smaller and intended for private use by a few children at a time. The other big difference is price. Commercial bounce houses cost several thousands of dollars, while residential bounce houses cost several hundreds.
Dimensions
Residential bounce houses can be used both indoors and outdoors. If using outdoors, be sure to secure your bounce house to the ground with stakes to prevent it from blowing away in the wind. In addition, measure the space where your bounce house will go before you buy. Make sure you have a few extra feet beyond that for the air blower.
If buying in-store, note the size of the box as well. This will give you a ballpark idea of how much storage room you’ll need. If buying online, you should be able to find the dimensions of the box somewhere in the item description.
Inflation method
Basic bounce houses use an air pump to inflate just like an air mattress. Like larger commercial models, mid-range and high-end bounce houses use an air blower that constantly runs to ensure proper inflation. While air blowers can be noisy, they’re the better option because they ensure your bounce house won’t deflate during play.
You may notice very small holes around the seams of your bounce house. This is normal and not a sign of a manufacturing defect. These holes let out a tiny amount of air so your bounce house doesn’t explode while attached to the air blower.
What to look for in a quality bounce house
Bounce floor size
Bounce floor size is the amount of space your children will have to play within the bounce house itself. This is different from the overall dimensions of the bounce house. A bigger bounce house does not necessarily mean a bigger bounce floor size.
Most bounce houses are suitable for kids up to 12 years old. If you buy a bounce house when your children are young enough, they can enjoy it for years. However, if you have older children, it may make more sense to rent for a single occasion than to buy if you have older children, knowing they’ll soon grow out of it.
Weight limit and capacity
Bounce houses have an overall weight limit that varies by manufacturer and design. Residential models can generally support 250-500 pounds. Also, keep an eye on overall capacity. Residential bounce houses can be used by anywhere from 2-5 children at one time.
It may be tempting to try out your child’s bounce house for yourself. Yet, don’t. The material used to make residential bounce houses is not as thick as the material used to make commercial bounce houses. They are not meant to support individual jumpers with adult weights.
Design and extras
Bounce houses are colorful and fun, but some models go beyond that with actual designs like a castle, a pirate ship or a tropical jungle. Some may contain one or more slides, and some of these slides can be used with water. Other bounce houses will have games or other interactive features built into the walls.
For adults, some models will come with a carrying or storage case for added convenience. What’s more, keep an eye out for bounce houses that come with their own air pumps.
How much you can expect to spend on a bounce house
Small bounce houses for toddlers that inflate like an air mattress can be found for $50-$150. Most residential models for children up to 12 years old fall between $200-$500. High-end residential bounce houses that approach the size of commercial models can easily fetch $1,000-$2,500.
Bounce house FAQ
How long does it take to inflate and deflate a bounce house?
A. Inflation time will depend on the size of your model. Most take 2-5 minutes to fully inflate. Be sure to tether your bounce house to the ground if using outside. Deflation should take 4-10 minutes. Some models have zipper compartments you can open so the air escapes faster. Make certain there are no children or pets in your bounce house before deflating.
How should I store my bounce house?
A. You should store your bounce house in a cool, dark place after each use. A hard plastic storage box in the garage is perfect. Leaving your bounce house deflated in the backyard leaves it open to sun and water damage that will decrease its service life. It could also become a tripping hazard.
What’s the best bounce house to buy?
Top bounce house
What you need to know: This bounce house includes a slide and can accommodate up to five children.
What you’ll love: Adorable castle design. Features a safety net and removable sunshade. Long slide for the overall size of the unit.
What you should consider: Fabric weakens easily in the sun. Needs to be tied down with stakes so it doesn’t fly away.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bounce house for the money
ACTION AIR Inflatable Bounce House Jumping Castle with Slide
What you need to know: A basic bounce house at a fair price.
What you’ll love: Wide slide that spans the length of the entire house. Accommodates up to three kids and 250 pounds total.
What you should consider: Fabric feels thin compared to more expensive models. On the smaller side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Worth checking out
Costway Inflatable Jungle Bounce House Kids Dual Slide Jumping Castle
What you need to know: A unique jungle-themed bounce house with two separate slides.
What you’ll love: Five children up to 300 pounds can play at the same time. Design features palm trees and cute kangaroos.
What you should consider: Doesn’t come with its own air blower, a drawback considering the price.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
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Topeka Riverbank Restoration Project making progress at Kaw River State Park
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Visitors of Kaw River State Park may have noticed excavation work near the boat ramp located in the northeast corner of the park.
The excavation work, led by the City of Topeka, is part of the ongoing Topeka Riverbank Restoration Project. The project is expected to take two years to complete and is estimated to finish in spring of 2024. It will encompass 22 acres of land in the 76-acre Kaw River State Park. The restoration park, led by Friends of the Kaw (FOK), aims to remove non-native plants and invasive species from the area.
The City’s contractor is currently making improvements in the boat ramp area to reduce erosion and sediment loss. Additionally, the contractor will be constructing nested basins near the parking lot to promote water quality by infiltration and filtration. The excavation work is expected to be complete in the next few weeks, weather permitting.
Once the excavation phase is complete, FOK will work with volunteers to return native grasses, wildflowers, trees, and shrubs to the area. Returning native plants will stabilize soil, while improving drainage and water quality of the river. All of the City’s water originates from the Kansas River.
To learn more about the Topeka Riverbank Restoration Project, click here. For more on Kaw River State Park, click here.
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Kansas Prep Zone: Shawnee Heights
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Thunderbirds are coming off a big season in 2021 in terms of improving their record.
Shawnee Heights went 5-5 compared to 1-8 in 2020.
Their defense was a bright spot for the team. They had six games of seven points or less and two shutouts. Offensively, they scored above 3o points four times.
Head Coach Jason Swift says this is a young squad with a ton of talent.
They ended last season winning four of their last five games. Swift says those players who were a part of that run, a good nucleus of players are back this year.
Players like Outside Linebacker Sean Wunder and Jaye Jones, it’s go time.
“Looking forward to being a senior, being a leader for everyone,” Wunder said. “I’ve been starting for three years so I’m looking forward to being in charge and hopefully be a good leader.”
Safety Jaye Jones is looking at the bigger picture and he believes this team can compete with anyone.
“Definitely a winning record. I see that and proving everybody wrong who they thought we would lose to and we beat everybody and make a deep run in the playoffs,” Jones said.
Swift says his squad is hungry and ready to play under the lights.
“I think we’re going to be physical,” Swift said. “Our kids are strong, one of the strongest teams we had in the past years. They’re smart, they’re football IQ guys and they’re really coachable and respectful, so to me that tells me they’re bought in.”
Shawnee Heights kicks things off at Piper Sept. 2 at seven.
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Sustainability commitment backed by large investment
WYLIE, Texas, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Design and construction professionals today are tasked with selecting products that have the lightest impact on the environment. Those who understand the entire life cycle of building materials can help create a more sustainable building industry.
Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing (CCW) is helping that effort by providing four Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), covering most products in its waterproofing and air and vapor barrier lines.
EPDs are independent third party assessments using standard methods and metrics to quantify a product's impact on the environment. CCW's EPDs are product specific with cradle-to-gate scope. "Cradle to gate" addresses the environmental impact from raw material extraction to production of the finished good, staged, and ready for shipment to the customer.
"Securing an EPD requires considerable time and financial resources," says Brian Carey, product manager for commercial air barriers with Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies. "It requires an ethical, disciplined organization to provide the facts and data to the independent parties for the EPD inputs. We are happy to provide EPDs to help our customers assess the environmental impact of their projects."
The CCW EPDs can contribute to one point in LEED v4 Materials and Resources "MR" section, "Building Product Disclosure and Optimization" category. Go here for more information.
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Partnership will bolster organization efforts to provide access to resources that support engagement between Utah citizens and their local government.
AUSTIN, Texas, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GovOS, a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for local governments, today announced a new partnership with the Utah Association of Counties (UAC). The UAC is a statewide nonprofit membership organization comprised of all 29 counties in Utah. The organization provides a range of services to help its members improve government operations and enrich the quality of services that Utah counties provide to citizens.
"The Utah Association of Counties is dedicated to providing its members with answers to the most challenging questions being asked of local governments today," said Bryan Rodgers, Corporate Relations Program Director, Utah Association of Counties. "Short-term rentals sit at the confluence of affordable housing, taxation, and community preservation, and therefore require nuanced solutions that can adapt and accommodate this emerging market. GovOS is at the forefront of STR thought leadership and brings a valuable point-of-view on best practices moving forward."
Through this partnership, UAC members have access to exclusive pricing for the GovOS Short-Term Rental (STR) solution which includes identification, registration, lodging tax collection and a 24/7 dedicated STR hotline for residents. In partnering with GovOS, the UAC is adding new services to its growing list of member programs that encourage engagement between citizens and their local government. The UAC has been providing Utah counties with access to resources since 1924.
GovOS has extensive experience working with jurisdictions, providing a comprehensive solution that increases engagement between STR owners and their local government agencies. The GovOS STR solution has been implemented in communities across the United States and throughout the state of Utah. These jurisdictions use the GovOS STR solution to support the long-term goal of identifying and monitoring short-term rental operators to ensure they remain in compliance with local regulations.
"Through this partnership, we can support the UAC's longtime mission of improving the effectiveness of government agencies in Utah," said Anna Vaughn, Senior Vice President of Partnerships for GovOS. "At the same time, we can continue providing local governments with the most effective and innovative software solutions available. By empowering local Utah governments with dynamic technology for STR identification, compliance, business registration and lodging tax collection, we can work together with the UAC to educate, serve and have a positive impact in Utah communities."
GovOS is actively engaged in strategic partnerships that benefit government agencies and their citizens. By building relationships with industry leaders in the STR ecosystem, the company can offer access to additional resources that work in tandem with its STR solution, and are designed exclusively to support city and county efforts to promote healthy communities.
Utah counties can learn more about UAC member programs at uacnet.org/programs
For more information about the GovOS STR solution, visit: govos.com/products/short-term-rental/
GovOS is the leading digital transformation platform for local governments. Headquartered in Austin, TX, GovOS serves government agencies of all sizes across the United States. Through its secure and integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, governments can automate and streamline operations, provide seamless access to resources and information, and deliver cutting-edge digital services to businesses, residents and agencies.
For more information, visit GovOS.com
The Utah Association of Counties (UAC) is a voluntary, statewide organization whose members are the 29 counties of Utah. The counties, through their elected officials, direct UAC activities in providing services to county officials. UAC was formed in 1924 to help counties provide effective county government to the people of Utah. The private, nonprofit organization offers a broad range of management, training, and intergovernmental relations services to counties, including commissioners and other elected officials (affiliates).
To learn more, visit uacnet.org/
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Electronic Transaction Consultants to receive the award at IBTTA's 90th Annual Meeting & Exhibition in September
TORONTO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill") (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF), announces that the International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association ("IBTTA") has awarded Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC ("ETC"), a Quarterhill company, the 2022 Toll Excellence Award for Private Sector Innovation for ETC's Accounts Receivable Management ("ARM") application for the Harris County Toll Road Authority ("HCTRA"). Each year IBTTA presents the Toll Excellence Awards to highlight the very best projects, innovations and solutions from the international tolling industry, and describes the awardees as "global industry leaders and role models, performing outstanding work by finding less costly solutions for drivers, creating stronger customer support services, improving safety, enhancing sustainable clean water practices, and embracing new technologies." The awards will be presented during IBTTA's 90th Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Austin, Texas on September 19, 2022. ETC previously won IBTTA's 2019 Toll Excellence Award for the successful implementation of the Central U.S. Interoperability Hub.
In 2019, Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the changes to the violation invoicing and collections process to provide a more customer-friendly, transparent resolution process for drivers. HCTRA chartered ETC to develop and implement an integrated ARM application initially for use by HCTRA. The ARM application was specifically designed and developed to collect on past due receivables along with the functionality to perform hearings, adjudication and/or litigation. The ARM application was to be integrated with the ETC riteHorizon™ Back Office System implemented at HCTRA, along with electronic delivery of data and documents to the Harris County Attorney Office and County Clerk's Office. The ARM application is a consolidated solution with the integration of advanced technologies, including a modern low-code user interface (UI) and cloud infrastructure, and can be integrated easily with any back-office system, tolling or otherwise. The system provides seamless integration across the various processes, with a clear timeline for each collection and legal action escalation points. This enables users to quickly evaluate each case and decide on the next steps.
"The team at ETC is so grateful to be selected by IBTTA for this respected award," stated ETC's President & Chief Executive Officer Kevin Holbert. "This is further validation of ETC's dedication to technical and operational excellence and commitment to being the innovation leader in the tolling and smart mobility market. This would not have been possible without visionary Anil Mirmira, P.E., Deputy Director, Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) and his team who provided ETC with an opportunity to be their solution provider. Through this project, ETC was able to support HCTRA's new business process for in-house collections of delinquent receivables along with hearings and litigation. Implementation of the ARM application has not only allowed HCTRA to maximize their revenue collection, but also being able to increase conversion from an unregistered user to an enrolled account holder."
ETC is a leading U.S. intelligent transportation systems provider, developing and delivering best in class solutions for tolling, congestion management, smart mobility, and multimodal transportation initiatives. ETC's passionate and innovative team has been driving the future of mobility since 1999, with a number of industry firsts, including all electronic tolling (AET), dynamic pricing, agency interoperability, hosted mobility solutions and machine learning.
For over two decades, ETC has delivered sophisticated solutions to many of the U.S.'s largest toll authorities, including state-wide programs, county networks and tolling-specific authorities. ETC's solutions process over two billion transactions annually totaling over $3 billion in revenues for our customers, incorporating the latest in evergreen open-source and SaaS technologies and Big Data architecture through our innovative riteSuite™ products.
Quarterhill is a leading provider of tolling and enforcement solutions in the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) industry, as well as, through its Wi-LAN Inc. subsidiary, a leader in Intellectual Property licensing. Our goal is global leadership in ITS, via organic growth of the Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC (ETC) and International Road Dynamics, Inc. (IRD) platforms, and by continuing an acquisition-oriented investment strategy that capitalizes on attractive growth opportunities within ITS and its adjacent markets. Quarterhill is listed on the TSX under the symbol QTRH and on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol QTRHF. For more information, visit www.quarterhill.com
The International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association (IBTTA) is the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve them. Founded in 1932, IBTTA has members in more than 20 countries on six continents. Through advocacy, thought leadership and education, members are implementing state-of-the-art, innovative user-based transportation financing solutions to address the critical infrastructure challenges of the 21st century.
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding ETC, Quarterhill and their businesses. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by ETC and/or Quarterhill in light of their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and the expected effects of new business strategies, as well as other factors that ETC and/or Quarterhill believe are appropriate in the circumstances. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed herein may not occur and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting ETC and/or Quarterhill, including: potential risks and uncertainties relating to the ultimate geographic spread of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19"); the severity of the disease; the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak; actions that may be taken by governmental authorities to contain the COVID-19 outbreak or to treat its impact; the potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and financial markets and any resulting impact on ETC and/or Quarterhill and/or their businesses. Other factors include, without limitation, the risks described in Quarterhill's March 11, 2021 annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the "AIF"). Copies of the AIF may be obtained at www.sedar.com. ETC and Quarterhill recommend that readers review and consider all of these risk factors and notes that readers should not place undue reliance on any of ETC's forward-looking statements. ETC has no intention, and undertakes no obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company") (NYSE: IONQ) and certain of its former officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and docketed under 22-cv-01536, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired IonQ securities between March 30, 2021 and May 2, 2022, 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 IonQ securities during the Class Period, you have until August 1, 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.
IonQ claims to "develop quantum computers designed to solve the world's most complex problems."
On or about September 30, 2021, IonQ became a public entity via business combination with dMY Technology Group, Inc. III, a special purpose acquisition company.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) that the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) that IonQ's quantum computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) that a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper round-tripping transactions with related parties; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
On May 3, 2022, Scorpion Capital released a research report alleging, among other things, that IonQ is a "scam built on phony statements about nearly all key aspects of the technology and business." It further claimed that the Company reported "[f]ictitious 'revenue' via sham transactions and related-party round-tripping."
On this news, the Company's stock fell $0.71, or 9.03%, to close at $7.15 per share on May 3, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
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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NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Grab Holdings Limited.
Shareholders who purchased shares of GRAB during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: November 12, 2021 to March 2, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Grab's driver supply declined during the third quarter; (2) as a result, Grab continued to invest heavily in driver and consumer incentives to "preemptively recalibrate driver supply"; (3) as a result, the Company's financial results would be adversely impacted, including, among other things, a significant decline in revenue; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: May 16, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/grab-holdings-limited-loss-submission-form/?id=26666&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of GRAB during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is May 16, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, today announced that Donna Riley Bebb has joined the firm as Head of ESG, a newly created role that builds upon Thoma Bravo's long-standing commitment to environmental, social and governance efforts.
Bebb will be responsible for leading Thoma Bravo's enterprise-wide ESG strategy. She will focus on enhancing Thoma Bravo's existing ESG initiatives by building an ESG function and framework that is integrated across the firm and shapes its engagement with key stakeholders. She will also work with investment teams to assess ESG risk and opportunities throughout the investment cycle and will serve as a strategic advisor to portfolio companies on the implementation of best practices.
"Donna is a highly regarded ESG expert, and we are thrilled that she will be leading this important function at Thoma Bravo," said Orlando Bravo, a Founder and Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo. "Our firm has long championed diversity of thought and background, promoted inclusion and partnership, and celebrated entrepreneurship and innovation. The addition of Donna to our team reflects Thoma Bravo's ongoing commitment to ESG and the powerful role it plays in driving long-term value creation."
"I'm excited to join this talented team to help further elevate Thoma Bravo's ESG strategy," said Donna Riley Bebb. "As the investment community continues to embrace the core tenants of ESG, Thoma Bravo has a significant opportunity to be a leader in this increasingly important space. I look forward to working closely with the entire Thoma Bravo team, as well as with our portfolio companies, to drive positive impact for all stakeholders as they seek to manage risk and capture opportunities across an ever-evolving ESG landscape."
Bebb joins Thoma Bravo from Google, where she served as the Head of Global Credit and ESG for nearly five years. In that role, Bebb oversaw $56 billion of corporate cash and designed an investment grade ESG portfolio strategy to lower risks and enhance returns in alignment with Google's mission and values. Prior to Google, Bebb spent three years as a Research Fellow focused on ESG innovation for the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford University. She spent the beginning of her career at various corporate and investment firms in credit and financial roles. Bebb earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University after graduating summa cum laude from Temple University with a BA in risk management.
Thoma Bravo is one of the largest private equity firms in the world, with more than $114 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2022. The firm invests in growth-oriented, innovative companies operating in the software and technology sectors. Leveraging the firm's deep sector expertise and proven strategic and operational capabilities, Thoma Bravo collaborates with its portfolio companies to implement operating best practices, drive growth initiatives and make accretive acquisitions intended to accelerate revenue and earnings. Over the past 20 years, the firm has acquired or invested in more than 380 companies representing over $190 billion in enterprise value. The firm has offices in Chicago, Miami and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.thomabravo.com.
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Officials say more areas of US may see mask recommendations
WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking.
Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that call for masking and other infection precautions.
Right now, the increases are concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest. “(But) prior increases of infections, in different waves of infection, have demonstrated that this travels across the country,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, said at a White House briefing with reporters.
For an increasing number of areas, “we urge local leaders to encourage use of prevention strategies like masks in public indoor settings and increasing access to testing and treatment,” she said.
However, officials were cautious about making concrete predictions, saying how much worse the pandemic gets will depend on several factors, including to what degree previous infections will protect against new variants.
Last week, White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha warned in an interview with The Associated Press the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn’t swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments.
Jha warned that without additional funding from Congress for the virus would cause “unnecessary loss of life” in the fall and winter, when the U.S. runs out of treatments.
He added the U.S. was already falling behind other nations in securing supplies of the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines and said that the domestic manufacturing base of at-home tests is already drying up as demand drops off.
Jha said domestic test manufactures have started shuttering lines and laying off workers, and in the coming weeks will begin to sell off equipment and prepare to exit the business of producing tests entirely unless the U.S. government has money to purchase more tests, like the hundreds of millions it has sent out for free to requesting households this year.
That would leave the U.S. reliant on other countries for testing supplies, risking shortages during a surge, Jha warned. About 8.5 million households placed orders for the latest tranche of 8 free tests since ordering opened on Monday, Jha added.
The pandemic is now 2 1/2 years old. And the U.S. has seen — depending how you count them — five waves of COVID-19 during that time, with the later surges driven by mutated versions of the coronavirus. A fifth wave occurred mainly in December and January, caused by the omicron variant.
The omicron variant spread much more easily than earlier versions.
Some experts are worried the country now is seeing signs of a sixth wave, driven by an omicron subvariant. On Wednesday, Walensky noted a steady increase in COVID-19 cases in the past five weeks, including a 26% increase nationally in the last week.
Hospitalizations also are rising, up 19% in the past week, though they remain much lower than during the omicron wave, she said.
In late February, as that wave was ebbing, the CDC released a new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 was easing its grip, with less of a focus on positive test results and more on what’s happening at hospitals.
Walensky said more than 32% of the country currently live in an area with medium or high COVID-19 community levels, including more than 9% in the highest level, where CDC recommends that masks and other mitigation efforts be used.
In the last week, an additional 8% of Americans were living in a county in medium or high COVID-19 community levels.
Officials said they are concerned that waning immunity and relaxed mitigation measures across the country may contribute to a continued rise in infections and illnesses across the country. They encouraged people — particularly older adults — to get boosters.
Some health experts say the government should be taking clearer and bolder steps.
The CDC community level guidelines are confusing to the public, and don’t give a clear picture of how much virus transmission is occurring in a community, said Dr. Lakshmi Ganapathi, an infectious diseases specialist at Harvard University.
When the government officials make recommendations but do not set rules, “it ultimately rests on every single individual picking and choosing the public health that works for them. But that’s not what is effective. If you’re talking about stemming hospitalizations and even deaths, all of these interventions work better when people do it collectively,” she said.
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Stobbe reported from New York.
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HONG KONG, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On 15 July 2022, CMIC Yiho Hydrogen Energy (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. ("CMIC Yiho") and CMIC Green Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd. ("GHT"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMIC, held a delivery ceremony for two sets of 1000kg and 500kg packaged diaphragm hydrogen compressors.
CMIC Yiho was established in Shenzhen in December 2021 by GHT, Shenzhen Yiho Holding Corporation, Ltd. and BESTPATH (Shanghai) IoT Technology Ltd. Its main business includes the manufacturing of core equipment of hydrogen refueling station. The two sets of hydrogen compressors organized to be packaged by GHT this time, using the American PDC diaphragm compressor head, can meet the 45MPa filling pressure, and their daily hydrogenation capacity reaches 1000kg and 500kg. The products will be used in the hydrogen refueling station project of CMIC Yiho's potential customers.
This product delivery marks the official entry of CMIC Yiho into the hydrogen refueling station equipment business. GHT will give full play to its advantages in high-end equipment manufacturing, and work with CMIC Yiho to further expand the variety and scale of supporting equipment of hydrogen refueling stations, as well as the manufacturing and complete supply capacity.
Hydrogen refueling stations, mainly used in the transportation sector, serve as essential facilities in various hydrogen energy application scenarios and play an important role as a link between upstream hydrogen production and downstream applications. By the end of June 2022, the cumulative number of 270 hydrogen refueling stations had been built in the PRC. It is predicted that by 2025, the number of hydrogen refueling stations will reach 1,000 in the PRC, and it will grow to over 5,000 by 2035. Under the new policy of "dual carbon" goal, many fuel cell vehicle companies have strengthened and accelerated their expansion, and local governments have also become more active in assisting the development of hydrogen energy industrialization and the implementation of projects. The number of new fuel cell vehicles is expected to reach 8,000 to 10,000 throughout the year of 2022. The rapid growth in the number of fuel cell vehicles will further boost the development of the hydrogen refueling station industry, which is expected to see a moderately advanced construction of hydrogen refueling stations.
About CMIC
CMIC Ocean En-tech is a leading technology company providing complete engineering, manufacturing and integrated solutions to clients in both onshore and offshore oil and gas, offshore wind and hydrogen sectors. CMIC is also in the business of investing in energy sectors including the renewable energy sector. Established in 1995, CMIC has a large global footprint and operations to serve clients in the energy sector worldwide. CMIC is registered in the Cayman Islands and its stocks are traded in the Hong Kong Stock Exchanges (206.HK).
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Prestigious recognition for outstanding professional achievement in the formation of a successful enterprise awarded to Booth School of Business Alumni
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), an independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, today announced that CEO and Co-Founder Sheila Mikhail was recognized by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business for outstanding professional achievement among its alumni. As a 1993 finance MBA graduate with honors, Ms. Mikhail has been recognized with the 2022 Entrepreneurial Award.
"This award is tremendously meaningful as the Booth School of Business is one of the nation's top ranked business schools," said AskBio Co-Founder and CEO Sheila Mikhail. "The award is a reflection of the accomplishments that could not be possible without the support of a world-class team at AskBio as we continue to advance our research, clinical candidates and manufacturing capabilities."
Ms. Mikhail earned a JD with honors from Northwestern University, a finance MBA with honors from the University of Chicago, and a BS with highest honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She co-founded AskBio in 2001 with Dr. R. Jude Samulski, who is considered one of the leading pioneers for AAV gene therapy technology. Since co-founding AskBio, and under the leadership of Ms. Mikhail, the company, including its manufacturing facilities, has grown to employ over 700 biotech professionals operating in five countries.
Eighteen months after closing a series A funding round of $235 million in April 2019, Ms. Mikhail orchestrated a $4 billion acquisition by Bayer AG in October 2020. Under Ms. Mikhail's leadership, AskBio is flourishing with an expansive gene therapy technology toolbox, three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in San Sebastian Spain and a robust therapeutic pipeline, all at various clinical stages, to treat Pompe Disease, Limbe Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple System Atrophy, Congestive Heart Failure, Huntington's Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.
"In my view, Sheila is one of the most accomplished Biotech executives in the industry," commented Dr. Samulski, AskBio's Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer. "The recognition by University of Chicago Booth School of Business is a testament of her unparalleled business acumen combined with her significant command of genetic science"
The Distinguished Alumni awards are only available to graduates of Chicago Booth. The Entrepreneurial Award is given to a person who has demonstrated professional achievement of the highest caliber in the management and formation of a successful enterprise and is recognition by colleagues and peers for outstanding leadership and administrative abilities.
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG acquired in 2020, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines that cure genetic diseases. The company maintains a portfolio of clinical programs across a range of neuromuscular, central nervous system, cardiovascular and metabolic disease indications with a clinical-stage pipeline that includes therapeutics for Pompe disease, Parkinson's disease, and congestive heart failure. AskBio's gene therapy platform includes Pro10™, an industry-leading proprietary cell line manufacturing process, and an extensive capsid and promoter library. With global headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and European headquarters in Edinburgh, UK, the company has generated hundreds of proprietary capsids and promoters, several of which have entered clinical testing. Founded in 2001 and an early innovator in the gene therapy field, the company holds more than 750 patents in areas such as AAV production and chimeric and self-complementary capsids. Learn more at www.askbio.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition. Its products and services are designed to help people and the planet thrive by supporting efforts to master the major challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. Bayer is committed to driving sustainable development and generating a positive impact with its businesses. At the same time, the Group aims to increase its earning power and create value through innovation and growth. The Bayer brand stands for trust, reliability, and quality throughout the world. In fiscal 2021, the Group employed around 100,000 people and had sales of 44.1 billion euros. R&D expenses before special items amounted to 5.3 billion euros. For more information, visit www.bayer.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements." Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," "intends," "potential," "possible" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include without limitation statements regarding AskBio's pipeline of development candidates, manufacturing technology and process. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond AskBio's control. Known risks include, among others: AskBio may not be able to execute on its business plans and goals, including meeting its expected or planned regulatory milestones and timelines, its reliance on third-parties, clinical development plans, manufacturing processes and plans, and bringing its product candidates to market, due to a variety of reasons, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, possible limitations of company financial and other resources, manufacturing limitations that may not be anticipated or resolved in a timely manner, potential disagreements or other issues with our third-party collaborators and partners, and regulatory, court or agency feedback or decisions, such as feedback and decisions from the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Any of the foregoing risks could materially and adversely affect AskBio's business and results of operations. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. AskBio does not undertake any obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements based on events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 18, Knight Law Group kicks off its Return-to-Office transition with a celebration honoring its hard-working staff.
The firm announced its adoption of a hybrid work model, with team members working in the office Tuesday through Thursday and working remotely Mondays and Fridays. As another feature of the new policy, the firm now allows employees to work fully remotely for two additional weeks per year. The Return-to-Office announcement comes with a bonus and salary increase for each employee of up to 20% of their current pay, including employees that may have just started in the past few weeks.
In recognition of staff reconnecting in-person with colleagues, festivities will be the order of the day. The Wednesday celebration will feature welcome-back gifts for each employee, delicious food and drink, a cocktail reception, a DJ and dance party, along with a drawing that will award two grand prizes worth thousands of dollars. Knight's Return to Office is accompanied by expanded benefits and perks for its loyal staff. Employees will receive apparel and gas gift cards to offset new wardrobe and commuting costs.
"Before Covid, the notion of employees working from home was not considered to be a feasible model. But after we all made emergency adjustments two years ago, it turned out the traditional fears were unjustified. This hybrid program gives employees the in-office benefits of collaboration, culture and assistance while trusting our team with the flexibility we once thought was impracticable," said Roger Kirnos, Managing Partner of Knight Law Group.
"We're looking forward to more insightful or witty conversations by a co-worker's desk and fewer interactions that begin with 'you need to unmute yourself,'" said Leon Boyer, Chief Operating Officer. "But our embrace of a hybrid model means that the positives that we gained from working remotely will remain in place going forward."
The firm today also announced across-the-board compensation increases.
"As of today, every single Knight employee has received both a bonus based on years of service and a significant salary increase, in compensation for a job well done and for the additional travel expenses that will come with in-person travel to the office," added Boyer.
In preparation for the re-opening of the office, the workspace has been upgraded to include improved ventilation, touchless faucets for restrooms, new MERV 14 air filters, and a UVC Emitter system. This UVC light provides continuous germicidal cleaning of air coils and other components, improving overall indoor air quality.
Employee feedback was key to the crafting of the hybrid policy, which was influenced by opinions shared by staff during the extended work-from-home period.
In accordance with Knight Law Group's stature as one of the largest and most successful consumer-protection law firms in the country, its employee benefits surpass those of other consumer-protection firms, in recognition of the spirit and effort put in by its team members.
Existing benefits of medical, dental, and vision coverage, parking/bus pass reimbursement, and the Employee Assistance Program remain in place. During the pandemic, Knight Law Group began providing employees with pet insurance, and this popular benefit will continue as well.
"For those who have enjoyed conducting their work duties from home, we are happy to announce that there will be a great deal of flexibility within our Return to Office transition," said Angelo D'Agostino, Chief Human Resources Officer.
"We have worked diligently to create a welcoming, safe environment to reconvene in, and I am know my colleagues will find a lot to enjoy about this experience, even after the RTO celebration is finished," he concluded.
About Knight Law Group: Knight Law Group is the preeminent California consumer rights law firm, specializing in the practice of Automotive Lemon Law. Knight Law Group has successfully handled cases against most major auto manufacturers and has received record settlements for its clients.
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ALBANY — The Albany State Golden Rams football team held its first scrimmage of the year at the ASU Coliseum Sunday evening in front of a surprisingly large crowd as several hundred students and fans showed up to watch the Rams.
"It almost looked like a home football game," said head coach Gabe Giardina. "I was really excited to see how many people turned out to watch. We need everybody in Albany to support our team and cover them with prayer to prevent injuries."
There were no injuries Sunday night, though the Rams went full speed and only left the quarterbacks and kickers in white jerseys meant to keep them from getting hit. Bubba Ellis, a linebacker from Tift County, earned the biggest reaction from teammates and fans with a full-force hit that blew off the running back's helmet and shot the ball up into the air.
"Bubba 'the hammer' Ellis has a bright future," said Giardina. "He is just a freshman but he is already showing how good he can be."
The coach said the scrimmage proved to be somewhat typical in that the defense showed up a little better than the offense, but Giardina thought there was more offensive spark than in previous years on the first scrimmage.
"Our defensive line is a handful," he said. "They are good at getting into the backfield and getting to the quarterback, so that was expected. But I did see a few more offensive sparks than we normally see on the first scrimmage. Our backs ran the ball really well and we might have looked a little better on offense if we did a better job catching the football.
"We had some dropped balls that should have been caught, so that means we will have to focus more on fundamentals this week. I was really glad to see Eli Mashburn hit three field goals."
Giardina said the coming week would be critical for his team as they prepare for opening day on Sept. 3 against Mississippi College.
"This is a very important week for our football team," the coach said. "There is no game to get ready for and the excitement of all getting started is gone. Now is the hard work as we have to add things to the offense and get our team ready. This week will separate those guys who are mentally ready to take on the challenge."
Former Lee County defensive star Tavion Mayo has joined the Golden Rams and was on the field for the scrimmage. Mayo graduated from Lee County in 2018 and was part of the state championship team. He took an offer to play at the University of West Virginia and then transferred to a junior college last year. Now he is suiting up for the Golden Rams.
"He was a very late addition this summer," Giardina said. "We are excited to have him and he is glad to be here with us. He wants to play college football and for whatever reason, the junior college thing or going to Buffalo did not work. He has been a great teammate so far and very polite and respectful. We are thrilled he is here with us."
The Rams will hold another scrimmage Sunday at 7 p.m. at the ASU Coliseum on the East Campus of Albany State University.
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Dr. Matt Smith “... doth protest too much, methinks” was the impression I got from his tone defending the recent BISD bond issue.
I would as well considering how Belton advertised it to voters. He stated, “we consulted with our legal counsel” and no doubt that is true. They courted your vote with, “at the same rate” posted everywhere and were successful in passing the bond request by the slimmest of margins due to voter apathy and deceptive advertising. Speaking with many people, they interpreted that their taxes wouldn’t go higher, they were wrong.
They should have presented it like this. BISD passed a bond issue of $138 million about four years ago, and now added $173 million. They’ve retired almost $13 million of the previous bond issue, so the remaining balance is $125 million. Now if you owe $12,000 on a credit card and then add $17,000, it’s still “at the same rate” but does your payment remain the same? No it doesn’t, nor will your taxes. Although entirely legal, it deceived many voters. As a BISD graduate, this embarrassed me.
In an economy that’s plagued by rampant inflation, especially in food and gas prices due to insidious Democrat leadership in DC, families have had to cutback, but not BISD. When the recession hits and you feel angry, remember that you were deceived by the school board. Vote out every single one of them when they’re up for re-election. If you don’t, then you’re complicit in their deceit and granting them the trust they betrayed and no longer deserve.
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Twitter will no longer amplify or recommend Russian government accounts
By Brian Fung, CNN
Twitter said Tuesday it will no longer amplify or recommend Russian government accounts on its platform, bringing its stance on Kremlin-linked accounts closer in line with its approach to Russian state media.
Twitter accounts operated by the Russian government will no longer “be amplified or recommended to people on Twitter, including across the Home Timeline, Explore, Search, and other places on the service,” the company said in a blog post.
The move reflects a new policy Twitter said it is unveiling to ensure the free flow of information. The policy states that Twitter will not amplify or recommend accounts on its platform run by governments that are “engaged in armed interstate conflict” and that are also simultaneously restricting “access to free information.” The policy is being invoked for the first time against Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine, and it follows concerns voiced by civil society groups that official Russian accounts have continued to promote propaganda about the war.
“This measure drastically reduces the chance that people on Twitter see Tweets from these accounts unless they follow them,” said Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of site integrity, in a tweet. Twitter added that the policy could be expanded in the future to cover other situations “beyond interstate armed conflict.”
Twitter’s announcement comes after critics highlighted the discrepancy between the company’s earlier actions to limit Russian state media on its platform — such as content from Sputnik and RT — and its comparatively hands-off approach to Russian government accounts. Some, including a number of US lawmakers, have called for Twitter to ban Russian government accounts outright.
Tuesday’s announcement stops short of a complete ban, in another example of the policy tightrope that social media companies have had to walk since Russia’s invasion. The Russian government collectively has millions of followers across numerous accounts, including several operated by the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s foreign and defense ministries, and diplomatic missions.
Last month, Twitter removed individual tweets by Russia’s embassy in the UK that disputed reported facts about the bombing of a hospital in the city of Mariupol in Ukraine, saying the tweets violated Twitter’s policies against denying violent events. But the account was otherwise left alone, prompting calls for a more systematic approach by Twitter and ultimately leading to Tuesday’s new policy.
In a related announcement Tuesday, Twitter said it will begin to honor a provision of the Geneva Convention that prohibits the humiliation of prisoners of war. The platform will now ask government and state-run media accounts to take down content featuring prisoners of war, it said, and it will apply warning labels to other content featuring prisoners of war that may be considered in the public interest. Government and non-government users alike will be forced to remove content featuring prisoners of war if it is shared with the intent to mock, insult or call for retaliation against them, Twitter added.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) announced that its prime rate is increasing from 4 percent to 4.75 percent, effective June 16, 2022.
The rate was last changed on May 5, 2022, when Huntington increased its prime rate from 3.5 percent to 4 percent.
About Huntington
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $177 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1866, The Huntington National Bank and its affiliates provide consumers, small and middle-market businesses, corporations, municipalities, and other organizations with a comprehensive suite of banking, payments, wealth management, and risk management products and services. Huntington operates more than 1,000 branches in 11 states, with certain businesses operating in extended geographies. Visit Huntington.com for more information.
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Group-IB's platform understands who your attackers are and optimizes defenses against them
SINGAPORE, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Group-IB, one of the global leaders in cybersecurity headquartered in Singapore, has today unveiled the Unified Risk Platform, an ecosystem of solutions that understands each organization's threat profile and tailors defenses against them in real time. Every product and service in Group-IB's now consolidated security suite is enriched with information from a Single Data Lake, which contains 60 types of sources of adversary intelligence. The Unified Risk Platform automatically configures your defenses with the precise insights needed to provide the best possible defense against targeted attacks on the infrastructure and endpoints, breaches, fraud, brand and IP abuse.
At the heart of the Unified Risk Platform is a Single Data Lake which has the most complete and detailed insight into threat actors. Group-IB has collected the industry's broadest range of adversary intelligence, with 60 types of sources across 15 categories. The data is gathered by and exclusive to Group-IB, providing customers with unprecedented visibility of threat actors' operations. The raw data is enriched with context, converted into actionable intelligence, and added to Group-IB's Single Data Lake. The patented technology is continuously refined by state-of-the-art research, science, and modeling conducted by Group-IB's dedicated analyst teams spanning 11 cybersecurity disciplines.
The modular architecture of the Unified Risk Platform allows additional capabilities to be easily activated, providing increased protection from cybercrime without friction. A range of out-of-the-box integrations and flexible APIs enable the Unified Risk Platform to easily enhance any existing security ecosystem. When organizations need specialist support, Group-IB's comprehensive suite of services is available for any purpose, from one-off red teaming exercises or incident response to in-life managed detection and response.
In addition to the services, every Group-IB product is powered by the platform to provide complete coverage of the Cyber Response Chain:
- Threat Intelligence provides deep insight into adversary behaviors. Threat Intelligence was independently evaluated as creating a 10% increase in team efficiency over alternative vendors and in a case study generated a 339% return on investment.
- Managed XDR enables organizations to respond 20% faster to threats, according to an analyst study.
- Digital Risk Protection allows organizations to reduce the risk of brand-impersonating scams, digital piracy, data leaks, and more with best-in-breed protection.
- Fraud Protection was calculated by consultants to reduce the rate of false-positive fraud cases by 20% and enable 10% to 20% more fraud attempts to be detected and prevented.
- Attack Surface Management continuously discovers external assets to identify shadow IT, forgotten infrastructure, misconfigurations, and other hidden risks. As part of the Unified Risk Platform, the solution provides a threat actor's view of the attack surface so that weak spots can be quickly and proactively strengthened.
- Business Email Protection defends corporate email from sophisticated attacks. The solution monitors for indicators of compromise, identifies malicious behavioral markers, and extracts artifacts to identify risky emails before they reach their destination.
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- Hometown Revitalization grants provide $25,000 in funding for 20 local microgrant programs statewide
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duke Energy Foundation today distributed $500,000 in grants to help small businesses across North Carolina – from restaurants to retailers – continue their ongoing recovery from economic challenges initially triggered by the pandemic. This is the second year Duke Energy has provided targeted grants in support of downtowns throughout the state.
Today's $25,000 grants were awarded to 20 nonprofits, each representing one community. That organization will establish a small-business support microgrant program and deploy the funding within their local community by January 2023. The microgrants may range from $500 to $2,500 per individual business.
"Local storefronts and businesses are the heartbeat of towns across our service territory," said Stephen De May, Duke Energy's North Carolina president. "Last year's inaugural Hometown Revitalization grants showed us the difference that strategic grants can make for towns throughout North Carolina. We're honored to partner with local nonprofits and businesses to help build more vibrant communities."
The Hometown Revitalization grants were awarded to the following 20 community organizations – quotes from each on the impact of the grants can be found here.
The Hometown Revitalization grant program was inspired by a successful collaboration between the Downtown Raleigh Alliance and Duke Energy that provided nearly 100 grants to downtown Raleigh storefronts. Last year, Duke Energy broadened that impact to small towns and rural communities across the state with its inaugural Hometown Revitalization grants. The grants allowed downtown storefronts the opportunity to create outdoor seating and serving opportunities, develop e-commerce websites, repair window fronts, and upgrade health and safety elements.
Aaron Nelson, president and CEO of The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro and executive director of the Partnership for a Sustainable Community, hopes to see a similar impact in his community.
"Many small businesses in downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro are still hurting," said Nelson. "The Duke Energy Foundation Hometown Revitalization grant program will enable our local businesses to brighten their storefronts, boost their workforce and expand their capacity, and all of this will attract more visitors and help our community thrive."
Tony Holloway, board chair of Downtown Morehead City Inc., shared more perspective on the hurdles the grant will help his community overcome.
"This generous investment in our downtown will benefit and strengthen our small businesses whose owners have faced several years of difficult challenges – from hurricanes to the pandemic, and the impact left by both," said Holloway.
Lori Bailey, executive director of the Nantahala Health Foundation, says the grants are timely for Dillsboro.
"Coming on the heels of the challenges of the past two years, this is the perfect time to invest in this historic gem of a town," said Bailey. "As an organization focused on improving health outcomes, we understand that strengthening the places we live, learn, work and play will ultimately enhance well-being for all. We are pleased to partner with Duke Energy Foundation and the Town of Dillsboro to facilitate revitalization efforts for the small businesses that contribute to the town's vitality, and we are excited to see how the projects positively impact the downtown area and ultimately Refresh Dillsboro."
Small businesses interested in learning about how the program will be rolled out in their communities should inquire with the local nonprofit administering the microgrants.
Duke Energy Foundation
The Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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- Consolidated revenue increased 8% for the quarter and 6% year-to-date
- Consolidated segment profit(1) decreased 5% for the quarter and 8% year-to-date
- Consolidated segment profit margin(1) of 29% for the quarter and 31% year-to-date
- Net income attributable to shareholders of $29.6 million ($0.14 per share basic) for the quarter and $122.0 million ($0.59 per share basic) year-to-date
- Net debt to segment profit(1) of 2.76 times at May 31, 2022, consistent with 2.76 times at August 31, 2021
- Free cash flow(1) of $27.5 million for the quarter and $194.9 million year-to-date
TORONTO, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) announced its third quarter financial results today.
"Our portfolio of businesses is producing growth on all fronts, delivering strong consolidated revenue gains for the fifth consecutive quarter," said Doug Murphy, President and Chief Executive Officer. "The diversity and resiliency of our business is evident with these results, as we benefit from multiple revenue initiatives including organic investments to further expand our digital business, grow our streaming product offering and build out our original content slate in pursuit of international content licensing opportunities. We have unveiled yet another strong fall schedule that once again secures our foothold as Canada's home of leading entertainment and lifestyle programming."
The Company advanced its Strategic Priorities on multiple fronts. Corus expanded its digital and traditional video advertising offerings; unveiled its extensive 2022/2023 programming lineup for Global TV and Corus' portfolio of Specialty Networks, announced its 2022/2023 original content production slate and international sales were secured through Corus' content business. The Company advanced its capital allocation priorities through investments in the business to support future growth opportunities, maintaining dividends, bank debt repayments, and share repurchases.
- The Company's Corus Studios announced its largest U.S. output deal ever with streaming platform Hulu. This new multi-year agreement consists of over 400 episodes of lifestyle, renovation, unscripted and crime content from Corus Studios, building on the previously announced sale to Hulu of 200+ episodes last year.
- The Company and Paramount Global announced that Pluto TV, the world's leading FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) service, will launch in Canada this fall. Pluto TV will encompass more than 100 unique, curated channels and over 20,000 hours of content, offering a full spectrum of free programming including drama, comedy, lifestyle, kids, movies, around-the-clock news, and more. Corus will act as advertising sales representative in Canada and provide multiple Canadian channels to the service.
- The Company announced more than 200 additional hours of Canadian original content across its portfolio of networks. The lineup of premium original content for 2022/2023 includes 45 greenlights and renewals, and more than 600 episodes. Departure and Family Law will return to the Global TV schedule while the Corus Studios slate for 2022/2023 includes 24 titles, with returning hits Island of Bryan and Scott's Vacation House Rules plus new series Pamela's Garden of Eden and Renovation Resort.
- The Company's Global TV unveiled its extensive 2022/2023 programming lineup, featuring returning top hits Survivor, 9-1-1 and CSI: Vegas, and new series Fire Country, Monarch and So Help Me Todd.
- Free cash flow(1) of $27.5 million in Q3 and $194.9 million year-to-date compared to $64.7 million and $216.8 million year-to-date, respectively, in the same comparable prior year periods. The decrease in free cash flow in the third quarter is attributable to a decrease in cash provided by operating activities of $37.5 million. The decrease in free cash flow for the nine months ended May 31, 2022 is mainly attributable to a decrease in cash provided by operating activities of $63.4 million, offset by a $43.5 million venture fund distribution.
- Net debt to segment profit(1) was 2.76 times at May 31, 2022, up from 2.70 at February 28, 2022, but consistent with August 31, 2021. Although net debt decreased from the repayment of bank loans, partially offset by the issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030 and production financing for an acquired subsidiary, the main driver to the increase in this ratio is the decrease of segment profit(1) for the most recent four quarters.
- In the third quarter, the Company purchased 4,018,000 of its Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares under a normal course issuer bid at an average acquisition price of $4.29.
- As of May 31, 2022, the Company had $51.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and the committed $300.0 million Revolving Facility that remains undrawn.
Corus Entertainment Inc. reports its financial results in Canadian dollars.
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2022 and Management's Discussion and Analysis are available on the Company's website at www.corusent.com in the Investor Relations section and under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
A conference call with Corus senior management is scheduled for June 29, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. ET. While this call is directed at analysts and investors, members of the media are welcome to listen in. The dial-in number for the conference call for local and international callers is 1.647.484.0477 and for North America is 1.800.289.0571. More information can be found on the Corus Entertainment website at www.corusent.com in the Investor Relations section.
Many provinces and territories have lifted many of the health restrictions related to COVID-19, which has led to a phased return to on-site work across various sectors. However, disruptions caused by prior imposition or removal of public health restrictions, public sentiment about the pandemic and continuing COVID-19 infection rates, including labour shortages, employee absenteeism at the Company or its clients and suppliers, changes in consumer demand, and supply chain shortages or disruptions, particularly in the retail, tourism and entertainment sectors, can negatively impact the Company's operations and financial performance, including advertising demand and revenue. There can be no certainty that current vaccination and public health measures can mitigate negative impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business in the short to medium term.
As discussed further in the 2021 MD&A under the heading "Economic Conditions", the Company's operating performance is affected by general Canadian and worldwide economic conditions. Changes or volatility in domestic or international economic conditions, economic uncertainty or geopolitical conflict and tensions, may affect discretionary consumer and business spending, resulting in increased or decreased demand for Corus' product offerings. In addition, elevated consumer price index inflation driven by sharp increases in energy and food prices as well as supply disruptions and strong demand for goods can also affect the Company's business operations and financial performance. All of the foregoing factors may adversely affect the Company through disruption to supply chains, increased costs of labour or disruption to availability of labour, related reduced advertising demand or spending, or lower demand for the Company's products and services, all of which may lead to decreased revenue or profitability. Finally, in all cases, the Company's business and financial condition are subject to audience and consumer acceptance of Corus' brands, programming and talent.
This press release includes the non-GAAP or non-IFRS financial measures of segment profit, segment profit margin, free cash flow, adjusted net income, adjusted basic earnings per share, net debt to segment profit, optimized advertising revenue, and new platform revenue that are not in accordance with, nor an alternate to, generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and may be different from non-GAAP or non-IFRS measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. They are limited in value because they exclude charges that have a material effect on the Company's reported results and, therefore, should not be relied upon as the sole financial measures to evaluate the Company's financial results. The non-GAAP financial measures are meant to supplement, and to be viewed in conjunction with, IFRS financial results. A reconciliation of the Company's non-GAAP measures is included in the Company's most recent Report to Shareholders for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2022, which is available on Corus' website at www.corusent.com as well as on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
This press release contains forward-looking information and should be read subject to the following cautionary language:
To the extent any statements made in this press release contain information that is not historical, these statements are forward-looking statements and may be forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking information"). This forward-looking information relates to, among other things, the Company's objectives, goals, strategies, targets, intentions, plans, estimates and outlook, including the adoption and anticipated impact of the Company's strategic plan, advertising and expectations of advertising trends for fiscal 2022, distribution, merchandise and subscription revenue, the Company's dividend policy and the payment of future dividends; the Company's leverage target; the Company's proposed share purchases, including the number of Class B non-voting shares to be repurchased under its normal course issuer bid, if any, and timing thereof; the Company's ability to manage retention and reputation risks related to its on-air talent; expectations regarding financial performance including capital allocation strategy and capital structure management, operating costs and tariffs, taxes and fees, and can generally be identified by the use of words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "plan", "will", "may" or the negative of these terms and other similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances may be considered forward-looking information. Although Corus believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, such information involves assumptions, risks and uncertainties and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Certain material factors or assumptions are applied with respect to the forward-looking information, including without limitation, factors and assumptions regarding the general market conditions and general outlook for the industry including the potential impact of new competition and industry mergers and acquisitions, interest rates, stability of the advertising, distribution, merchandise and subscription markets, operating and capital costs and tariffs, taxes and fees, the Company's ability to source desirable content and the Company's capital and operating results being consistent with the Company's expectations. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such information. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these expectations include, among other things: the Company's ability to attract and retain advertising revenue; audience acceptance of the Company's television programs and cable networks; the Company's ability to recoup production costs; the availability of tax credits and the existence of co-production treaties; the Company's ability to compete in any of the industries in which it does business; the opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to and pursued by the Company; conditions in the entertainment, information and communications industries and technological developments therein; changes in laws or regulations or the interpretation or application of those laws and regulations; the Company's ability to integrate and realize anticipated benefits from its acquisitions and to effectively manage it's growth; the Company's ability to successfully defend itself against litigation matters and complaints; failure to meet covenants under the Company's senior credit facility, senior unsecured notes or other instruments or facilities; epidemics, pandemics or other public health crises, including the current outbreak of COVID-19 and changes in accounting standards. Additional information about these factors and about the material assumptions underlying any forward-looking information may be found under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended August 31, 2021 and under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended August 31, 2021. Corus cautions that the foregoing list of important assumptions and factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on the Company's forward-looking information to make decisions with respect to Corus, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Unless otherwise specified, all forward-looking information in this document speaks as of the date of this document. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Corus disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, events or circumstances that arise after the date thereof or otherwise.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the Company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital and streaming assets, animation software, technology and media services. Corus is an internationally-renowned content creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world class animation studio expert in all formats and Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The Company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2D animation software supplier Toon Boom and children's book publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus' roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms STACKTV, Nick+, the Global TV App and Curiouscast. For more information visit www.corusent.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DriverHyre is a one-stop solution for brands and businesses to hire delivery drivers. Launched in stealth a couple of months ago, the DriverHyre app has seen a huge uptake with 30,000+ downloads across platforms in a matter of two weeks. The platform is now coming out of stealth and hitting the market full steam.
Over the past couple of years, customer expectations have zoomed when it comes to online deliveries and this has given a huge boost to the entire home delivery space. The global last mile delivery market size was valued at $40.5 bn in 2021 and is anticipated to generate $123.7 bn by 2030. There hasn't been a corresponding increase in the number of delivery drivers and this has led to a huge driver shortage.
DriverHyre's team has been operating in parallel industries for close to a decade and from their observations, have pinned down some optimization issues to be tackled. It's not just about driver shortage- there's a huge inefficiency in the delivery driver hiring ecosystem where the correct matchmaking isn't happening. DriverHyre has an extensive network of delivery drivers in key markets like the USA in North America and Malaysia in APAC. The platform aims to match supply and demand efficiently and help businesses hire delivery drivers seamlessly.
The company has piloted with the likes of FedEx and Ryder in the last couple of months and these are some of the key features of the platform:
- Dedicated platform for delivery driver sourcing
- Network of 30k+ skilled drivers waiting to be hired
- Perfect matchmaking between drivers and businesses
- Custom screening questions for specific hiring needs
- License, Vehicle and Insurance Filters
DriverHyre is a simple, quick and to the point solution for recruiters to create job posts, view applicants and hire the best delivery drivers around. And for delivery drivers, this is the perfect solution to look for the job of their choice. With over 30,000 drivers and 50+ recruiters, the platform is set to accelerate and solve this pressing problem to make home deliveries easy.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills Friday to expand California’s reliance on clean energy and reduce carbon emissions, moves he said further establish the state as a global climate leader.
The new laws include proposals aimed at reducing exposure to gas and oil pollution in communities of color, expanding clean energy jobs and accelerating the state’s timeline for getting most of its electricity from renewable energy sources. Newsom signed them following a record-breaking heat wave that forced California to rely more heavily on natural gas for its electricity production.
“We could talk about the way the world should be and protest it,” Newsom said while standing underneath an array of solar panels. “Or we can actually make demonstrable progress.”
State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat, was an author of one bill aimed at protecting vulnerable communities from pollution coming from oil and gas production sites. It bans the drilling of any new oil and gas wells with 3,200 feet (975 meters) of homes, schools and other neighborhood sites and requires wells in those zones to enact stricter safety measures. Neighborhood oil drilling is prominent around Los Angeles and oil-rich parts of the Central Valley.
“The reason why we do this, first and foremost, is because some of us are parents,” said Gonzalez, who represents the southern part of Los Angeles County.
Another bill Newsom signed requires California to reach carbon neutrality by 2045, meaning it will remove as much carbon from the atmosphere as what it emits.
The state’s accelerated carbon reduction targets are a “big win for California,” Kassie Siegel, of the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, said in a statement.
The oil industry has broadly criticized Newsom’s climate package, saying it will harm an industry that still provides many jobs throughout the state. California is the seventh-largest oil producing state.
Some environmental groups were critical as well, though for different reasons. Food and Water Watch California, a nonprofit aimed at addressing climate and water issues, opposed a bill in the package that creates a permitting system for carbon capture projects. Such efforts rely on technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere to store underground.
Critics of the technology say it’s dangerous, unproven and a means for oil companies to keep emitting.
“Carbon capture is a smokescreen for fossil fuel industry players to protect their bottom lines at the expense of our climate and communities,” Food and Water Watch California Director Chirag G. Bhakta said in a statement.
Newsom, a Democrat, also took the opportunity to swipe at Republican political leaders in Texas. He compared California’s energy production to that of Texas, another major producer, where a winter storm in February 2021 left millions without power.
“And they’re talking to us about keeping our lights on?” Newsom said of Texas.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinema of Horrors Haunted House, in its fifth year at Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, WA, will return to haunt the old, abandoned Three Rivers Cinema beginning on September 30th. The event opened in 2016 and was shuttered due to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. According to the Scare Factor, it's voted as a "must-see haunted house in the state of Washington" This year's frightful fun includes four brand-new haunted houses, scare zones, and a Halloween boutique.
Guests will get to experience the spooks, thrills, and chills of Pumpkin Manor, try to escape the warden of Ripper Asylum, come face to face with crazed clowns in a 3D funhouse, and encounter the ghastly legends of the bayou.
The Cinema of Horrors Haunted House will be open September 30 – October 1st, 7-8th, 14-15th, 21-23rd & 28-31st, 2022. Doors open at 7:00 pm and close at 11:00 pm nightly.
Tickets range from $20-40 per person and can be purchased online at kelso.cinemaofhorrors.com.
Event Address: 1301 Grade St. Kelso, WA 98626
The Cinema of Horrors is presented by Treadway Events, Three Rivers Mall, KUKN, KLOG & The Wave Radio Stations and Kelso-Longview Chamber Of Commerce.
About Treadway Events: Treadway Events is a full-service event management agency based in Portland, OR. Helping nonprofit organizations, individuals, and Fortune 500 companies in Oregon, Washington deliver unmissable live event experiences. Treadway produces and owns various annual, themed events such as the Cinema of Horrors haunted house in Kelso, WA.
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hooker & Holcombe, a regional leader in employer-based actuarial, investment advisory and retirement plan consulting, has announced that Robert P. Lessard, ASA, FCA, MAAA, has been promoted to Consulting Actuary within the Actuarial Services Group. Rob has been with the firm since 2013 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility and leadership, most recently as reviewing actuary.
Rob has been in the actuarial consulting industry for over 22 years and has an extensive background with both pension and post-retirement benefits plans. He specializes in valuation, disclosure and plan design work for many public sector clients located in the Northeast. Additionally, he has significant modeling and forecasting experience and has worked on non-standard actuarial projects, such as experience studies and early retirement windows. Rob was previously responsible for companywide training and implementation of ProVal actuarial software.
Rob graduated from Providence College, with honors, earning his bachelor's degree in mathematics. He is an Enrolled Actuary and holds a number of professional designations including Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA), Fellow of the Conference of Actuaries (FCA) and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).
"The expertise, professionalism and leadership Rob brings to H&H is unwavering," said Ellen Kucenski, practice leader. "Rob is well-respected by his clients as well as his peers, and has continuously proven to be a valued member of the actuarial team. This promotion is well-earned," added Steve Lemanski, vice president and practice leader.
Hooker & Holcombe, founded in 1956, is a leading regional provider of comprehensive and integrated actuarial, investment advisory and retirement plan consulting services. Through the expertise of dedicated and knowledgeable professionals, the firm designs and implements customized retirement plan programs based on proven practices and advanced technology that exceed client expectations. For more, visit hhconsultants.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, the White House announced Thursday.
“He wanted to let them know that they remain front of mind and that his team is working on this every day, on making sure that Brittney and Paul return home safely,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Thursday’s press briefing at the White House.
The separate meetings are to be the first in-person encounter between Biden and the families and are taking place amid sustained but so far unsuccessful efforts by the administration to secure the Americans’ release. The administration said in July that it had made a “substantial proposal” to get them home, but despite plans for the White House meetings, there is no sign a breakthrough is imminent.
“While I would love to say that the purpose of this meeting is to inform the families that the Russians have accepted our offer and we are bringing their loved ones home — that is not what we’re seeing in these negotiations at this time,” Jean-Pierre said.
She added: “The Russians should accept our offer. The Russians should accept our offer today.”
Griner has been held in Russia since February on drug-related charges. She was sentenced last month to nine years in prison after pleading guilty and has appealed the punishment. Whelan is serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges that he and his family say are false. The U.S. government regards both as wrongfully detained, placing their cases with the office of its top hostage negotiator.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the unusual step of announcing two months ago that the administration had made a substantial proposal to Russia. Since then, U.S officials have continued to press that offer in hopes of getting serious negotiations underway, and have been following up through the same channel that produced an April prisoner swap that brought Marine veteran Trevor Reed home from Russia, said a senior administration official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in advance of Thursday’s formal announcement.
The negotiations, already strained because of tense relations between Washington and Moscow over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have also been complicated by Russia’s apparent resistance to the proposal the Americans put on the table.
The Russians, who have indicated that they are open to negotiations but have chided the Americans to conduct them in private, have come back with suggestions that are not within the administration’s ability to deliver, said the administration official, declining to elaborate.
The administration has not provided specifics about its proposal, but a person familiar with the matter previously confirmed it had offered to release Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms dealer who is imprisoned in the U.S. and who has long been sought by Moscow. It is also possible that, in the interests of symmetry, Russia might insist on having two of its citizens released from prison.
Biden spoke by phone in July with Griner’s wife, Cherelle, and with Whelan’s sister, Elizabeth, but both families have also requested in-person meetings. On Friday, Biden plans to speak at the White House with Cherelle Griner and with the player’s agent in one meeting and with Elizabeth Whelan in the other, according to the official.
The meetings are being done separately so as to ensure that each family has private time with the president. But the fact that they are happening on the same day shows the extent to which the two cases have become intertwined since the only deal that is presumably palatable to the U.S. is one that gets both Americans — a famous WNBA player and a Michigan man who until recently was little known to the public — home together at the same time,
In the past several months, representatives of both families have expressed frustration over what they perceived as a lack of aggressive action and coordination from the administration.
Cherelle Griner, for instance, told The Associated Press in an interview in June that she was dismayed after the failure of a phone call from her wife that was supposed to have been patched through by the American Embassy in Moscow left the couple unable to connect on their fourth anniversary.
Whelan’s relatives have sought to keep attention on his case, anxious that it has been overshadowed in the public eye by the focus on the far more prominent Griner — a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time WNBA all-star. They also conveyed disappointment when Whelan, despite having been held in Russia since December 2018, was not included in a prisoner swap last April that brought home Reed.
Friday’s meetings were scheduled before news broke this week of an unconnected trip to Russia by Bill Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who has been a veteran emissary in hostage and detainee cases. Administration officials reacted coolly to that trip, with State Department spokesman Ned Price saying Wednesday that dialogue with Russia outside the “established channel” risks hindering efforts to get Griner and Whelan home.
Administration officials say work on hostage and detainee cases persists regardless of whether a family receives a meeting with the president, though there is also no question such an encounter can help establish a meaningful connection.
Biden met in the Oval Office in March with Reed’s parents after the Texas couple stood with a large sign outside the White House calling for their son’s release. The following month, he returned home.
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USRA and NASA "Black Marble" scientists create global datasets to assist with disaster risk and reduction
COLUMBIA, Md., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- USRA's Dr. Eleanor Stokes, senior scientist at the Earth from Space Institute, served as a contributing author to the prestigious biennial United Nations Global Assessment Report (GAR), released recently. Working with an international team of authors charged to review and assess the state of science and practice to date around disaster risk and resilience, Dr. Stokes contributed to several pieces of the report on how big data can lead to better decision-making around systemic risk.
The GAR findings cite the Black Marble—a nighttime lights satellite product jointly led by NASA and USRA science teams—as key to helping address two issues cited in the report: lower quality monitoring over less resourced geographies and lack of historically archived data.
Dr. Stokes leads the Black Marble's science team at USRA and is working on several projects that will help move the ball forward for disaster science.
Black Marble researchers have been pioneers in the creation of high-quality global datasets to assist with disaster risk and reduction, and even long-term economic relief after a disruption. For example, during the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team has monitored how the activity levels inside individual cities across the globe have initially plummeted, and then rebounded in response to different phases of the pandemic. This data is correlated with human mobility and economic activity, and is one of the few datasets that illuminates how the pandemic has impacted patterns of life in less resourced, data poor areas.
The team's recent publication in Scientific Reports discusses how this data can be incorporated in epidemiological models to understand the reactions of society to different policy measures. Stokes emphasizes that "Satellite data on disasters becomes even more powerful when fused with other types of ground-collected data. We can only see direct changes from space, but to make connections between places, and to understand the factors that influence recovery rates, we have to talk to people," she says.
One of Dr. Stokes' on-going projects, funded through NASA's land use/land change program, assesses how climate change in the Mediterranean Basin creates interconnected risks that impact the domains of ecosystems, food, and human health and safety all at once.
"Studies have historically thought about disaster impacts from the lens of one major event, one moment in time, happening in one place, and yielding one type of impact," Stokes says, "but disasters don't happen in a vacuum like that". Her study will focus on better understanding the combined risks of flooding, food insecurity, and biodiversity loss in the Basin and the interactions between them.
Additional Resources: https://gar.undrr.org/
Link to new paper in Nature Scientific Reports: https://rdcu.be/cNGmu
About USRA
Founded in 1969, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the U.S. Government, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), is a nonprofit corporation chartered to advance space-related science, technology and engineering. USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities, and conducts other major research and educational programs. USRA engages the university community and employs in-house scientific leadership, innovative research and development, and project management expertise. More information about USRA is available at www.usra.edu.
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Karma Automotive joins the MIH Consortium that works to create an open ecosystem for the future Electric Vehicle industry. Joining MIH Consortium will enhance Karma's e-mobility vision through multiple strategic opportunities, primarily focusing on designing, engineering, manufacturing, and offering connected luxury vehicles.
IRVINE, Calif., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Karma Automotive became the latest OEM to join MIH Consortium. The mission of MIH Open Platform Alliance is to facilitate cooperation in the electric vehicle sector, developing next generation e-Mobility technologies, establishing testing and certification standards, and bringing alliance partners together. These complementary expertise's further support the goals of improved user experience as well as cost reductions and expedition of development cycles. This will truly enable the transformation of the EV automobile industry.
"With enthusiasm we welcome Karma Automotive to MIH Consortium," said Jack Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of MIH Consortium. "Karma's dedication, experience, and capabilities in manufacturing and engineering, aligns with our goal to assemble strategic partners to develop and define the next generation of EVs, autonomous driving, and mobility service applications. The foundation of MIH is built on collaborations, and I am confident that Karma's participation in our Working and Interest groups, will be of great benefit for our larger member network."
Karma Automotive has been at the forefront of advanced engineering technologies and integration in the EV industry since their incorporation a decade ago. This is especially true when it comes to series hybrid (EREV) powertrain system currently being used in the Revero GT and GS-6 vehicles. Karma's mission is to create technologically-advanced luxury vehicles and deliver commercial vehicle electrification services with class-leading safety features and exceptional design.
"At Karma Automotive we are delighted to collaborate with MIH Consortium," said Jeff Wawrzyniak, Chief Administrative Officer at Karma Automotive. "This alliance represents our solid commitment to explore inclusive technologies with respect to vehicle electrification and e-mobility enablers, and it is a testament to Karma's position in the global stage as an e-mobility company. We share MIH Consortium's vision of a sustainable future where standardized key components and technologies become available for the masses. We are also excited to actively contribute to the MIH working groups and participate in MIH's events."
MIH Consortium is creating an open EV ecosystem that promotes collaboration in the mobility industry. Our mission is to realize key technologies, develop reference designs and standards, while we bridge the gap for alliance members resulting in a lower barrier to entry, accelerated innovation, and shorter development cycles. Our goal is to bring together strategic partners to create innovative solutions for the next generation of EV, autonomous driving, and mobility service applications.
Karma Automotive, founded in 2014, is a southern California based producer of luxury electric vehicles. Headquartered in Irvine, California with a production facility located in Moreno Valley, Karma sells vehicles via its dealer network in North America, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. Karma's Innovation and Customization Center, which opened in 2017, offers world-class engineering, design, customization, and manufacturing services along with electrification platforms. Karma's flagship vehicle, the Revero® GT, Green Car Journal's 2020 Luxury Green Car of the Year™, is an electric vehicle powered by dual electric motors that embodies Karma's goal of offering leading technology with a luxury experience. In 2021 Karma announced the GS-6 Series which includes both an extended-range series hybrid EV and their first-ever all-electric vehicle in 2023. Every Karma vehicle is created with unparalleled individual care and craftsmanship. Additionally, Karma provides world class commercial vehicle electrification and Customized Flexible Manufacturing services for customers in the mobility space via 'Powered by Karma.' Powered By Karma is the evolution of Karma's business development group that provides business to business (B2B) modular vehicle electrification solutions and services to outside customers.
For more information about the MIH Consortium visit: MIH | Mobility in Harmony (mih-ev.org)
For more information about Karma visit: Karma Automotive | Luxury Electric Cars
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CARY, N.C. and BASEL, Switzerland, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altavant Sciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on patient-centric drug development in rare respiratory diseases, announced today that the company will make an oral presentation on preclinical results supporting the development of ALTA-2530 for the treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). Altavant will also share a poster presentation summarizing the research to understand patient insights in BOS/chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) annual meeting, April 27-30, 2022, in Boston, MA.
The poster and oral presentation details are as follows:
In the April 28 poster presentation, key learnings from an advisory meeting of patients with BOS/chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) will be discussed. Altavant held a patient advisory meeting to seek patient views and considers such feedback as a critical step in the drug development process. At the advisory meeting, patients discussed their interactions with healthcare providers in regards to the prospect of rejection before and after transplantation as well as the emotional and practical impacts CLAD has on their lives.
On April 30, Altavant will make an oral presentation summarizing results of in vivo preclinical studies measuring lung distribution of aerosolized ALTA-2530, an IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) in development for the treatment of BOS, a life-threatening form of CLAD. In addition, the presentation will include in vitro data showing the potency with which ALTA-2530 blocks the IL-1 receptor, thereby suppressing the expression of proinflammatory IL-6, which has been shown to be a driver of BOS.
About bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS)
BOS is commonly observed following lung transplantation. The condition is caused by an unchecked upregulation of pro-inflammatory chemical signals, including interleukin-1 (IL-1), which leads to fibrosis of the small airways (bronchioles) and eventual partial or total obstruction of the airways. ALTA-2530, a recombinant human IL-1Ra, binds competitively to the IL-1 receptor to attenuate the inflammatory response. ALTA-2530 is currently in preclinical development at Altavant for the treatment of BOS and chemical lung injuries.
About Altavant Sciences
Altavant Sciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on elevating patient-centric drug development in rare respiratory diseases. Altavant is currently developing two pipeline candidates: rodatristat ethyl and ALTA-2530. Rodatristat ethyl is a tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) inhibitor in Phase 2 development for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. By reducing serotonin production via TPH inhibition rodatristat ethyl may play a role in halting or reversing the vascular remodeling associated with PAH, offering a novel treatment option for patients living with this disease. ALTA-2530 is an inhaled interleukin-1 receptor antagonist under development for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), a life-threatening form of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) that may present following lung transplantation. ALTA-2530's unique mechanism of action may offer a novel treatment option for patients who suffer from BOS, a disease where there are currently no approved therapies.
Altavant is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitovant Biopharma. For more information, please visit altavant.com. Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd
About Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd.
Sumitovant is a global biopharmaceutical company leveraging data-driven insights to rapidly accelerate development of new potential therapies for unmet patient conditions. Through our unique portfolio of companies—wholly owned Urovant, Enzyvant, Spirovant, Altavant, plus majority-owned Myovant (NYSE: MYOV)—and use of embedded computational technology platforms to generate business and scientific insights, Sumitovant has supported the development of FDA-approved products and advanced a promising pipeline of early-through late-stage investigational assets for other serious conditions. Sumitovant is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma. For more information, please visit our website at sumitovant.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Exoprise end-user experience management solutions for Microsoft 365, SaaS, and collaboration apps deliver cost savings, increased productivity, and elevated employee experience in times of growing hybrid/mobile work.
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Exoprise, a leader in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) solutions, announced that its customers continue to realize significant Return on Investment (ROI) with Exoprise solutions and achieve positive ROI within six months of implementation. Troubleshooting remote worker issues using traditional tools creates visibility challenges, severely impacting business continuity and productivity.
According to the latest Forrester future of work survey, 20% of employees contact the service desk support team weekly, and 10% contact them daily – far too often to remain consistently productive. In current economic conditions, companies have the potential to save thousands to millions in IT costs using features and capabilities offered by Exoprise DEM solutions.
As one of the Exoprise customers, a global CRM head at a financial services company, told us, "Upon returning from a weekend, our employees could not access their Salesforce app in the morning. As a result, IT and several other teams spent at least half a day trying to find the root cause, which cost the company about $500K. With Exoprise synthetics, we would have immediately narrowed the problem to a change made by the network team and saved a huge loss to the company."
Exoprise customers achieve superior ROI with their DEM investment by:
- Recovering Service Level Agreement (SLA) credit – IT teams receive Service Level Agreement (SLA) violation credits when Microsoft 365 has downtime. For example, Microsoft services such as Azure, Teams, OneDrive, etc. may not be available due to an outage or technical issue. Service availability less than the SLA of 99.9% requires Microsoft to reward credits to the customer. Exoprise provides actionable availability reports that act as evidence of true downtime, outage length, events, errors, and corresponding service health. Customers quickly verify and claim their credits to recoup the cost of the Exoprise system.
- Saving Costs on Device Refresh and Upgrades – IT departments often need to upgrade their infrastructure with new hardware or software, so employees remain productive and job satisfaction remains high. However, with a shrinking economy and flat expense budget, businesses struggle to keep up with that mandate. Utilizing Exoprise Service Watch Real User Monitoring (RUM), operation teams are driving upgrade decisions based on hard network and device telemetry data, segmenting different user groups, and auditing remote endpoint devices. The result is an optimized device refresh schedule and cost-effective companywide upgrades.
Another Exoprise user, a Microsoft Teams administrator at a manufacturing services company,
- Preventing Network Upgrade Surprises and Downtime – Future proofing the business means frequent network optimization. Enterprises rely on mission-critical services such as Microsoft 365, Salesforce, AWS, and SAP. Delivering these services via ISPs, MPLS, SDWAN, and VPN providers becomes susceptible to performance fluctuations. Exoprise provides end-to-end baseline views of the network for mission-critical applications before, during, and after any network transformation takes place. As a result, network administrators can ensure that the end-user experience is improved and access is more reliable.
- Delivering Better Digital Experiences Anywhere and reducing MTTR – The Modern Workplace demands remote flexibility along with the freedom to work anywhere. ITOps teams require end-to-end visibility into apps, the network, and system performance for these Digital Nomads, and the Exoprise platform delivers. Once deployed, Exoprise helps customers safely transition to a hybrid work model. Proactive synthetics provide early outage detection while crowdsourced analytics reduce the troubleshooting time in half.
- Improving Productivity with Less Dropped Calls for Teams, Zoom, and Webex – Today, knowledge workers collaborate using Unified Communication (UC), VoIP, and streaming applications such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and WebEx. Customers use Exoprise to proactively test and tune their networks for the collaboration platforms and offer complete coverage with Service Watch RUM. As a result, there is a significant ROI in reduced dropped calls and smoother call quality.
"Due to Covid, our IT model has shifted from primarily supporting call center operations to supporting a significantly larger virtual environment. That was when we became interested in better measuring digital experiences from the end user's perspective. Synthetic sensors in our central data centers collect performance data on Microsoft 365, but we wanted an even more complete picture. Together with a real user monitoring on-demand solution, we can better understand the issues of our users at any geographic location," said Kevin Santos, Senior Director of IT, Network Operation Center, BCD Travel.
"Exoprise has always been at the forefront of supporting our customers with innovative digital solutions and addressing hybrid workforce challenges with a complete view into the end-user experience," said Exoprise CEO Jason Lieblich. "Our Service Watch product rapidly isolates call quality problems with VoIP and streaming apps such as Microsoft Teams, WebEx, and Zoom in real-time and ensures smooth collaboration from anywhere. In addition, our technical ability to deliver synthetics and real-user behavior insights in one platform differentiates us in the market."
Read more about the combination of RUM and synthetics in our latest whitepaper and ensure the best digital employee experience for streaming, collaboration, and VoIP apps such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx, and GoToMeeting. Better Together: Combine Real User Monitoring with Synthetics
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Exoprise enables IT teams to effectively deploy and manage its monitoring solution and mission-critical, cloud-based applications and services. CloudReady provides real-time performance visibility from behind the firewall to the cloud and back with synthetic monitoring. Service Watch provides location-independent end-user experience insights for SaaS and third-party web applications with real user monitoring. By leveraging proactive network path diagnostics, real user experience metrics, actual app usage data, and crowd-sourcing data analytics, organizations now have visibility, speed, and agility to easily assure the best cloud service performance. Visit Exoprise at www.exoprise.com, on Twitter @exoprise, and on LinkedIn.
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VALLEY FORGE, Pa., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard today released the newest edition of How America Saves, the firm's seminal report on 401(k) plan design and retirement savings habits. Through its annual, comprehensive analysis of nearly five million 401(k) accounts recordkept at Vanguard, the report reveals additional plan design opportunities employers can address to further improve workers' retirement readiness. While employers have made significant progress in adopting leading plan designs and features, many participants are facing increasingly complex financial situations and life events that can compromise their retirement savings efforts.
"There is no doubt that plan sponsors' efforts over the last two decades have helped improve the retirement readiness of millions of Americans. However, workers' needs are evolving and so too should plan design," said John James, managing director and head of Vanguard Institutional Investor Group. "Plan sponsors are uniquely positioned to support their employees' financial well-being with integrated tools, advice, and services that can help improve their overall financial peace of mind."
Persistent Progress
For more than two decades, Vanguard's How America Saves report has served as a premier source of benchmarking and retirement data for plan sponsors and consultants. Along with the companion piece Insights to Action—which provides practical advice for sponsors seeking to optimize their plan design—Vanguard's research illustrates several areas for improvement that plan sponsors can address to further drive participant outcomes.
Key findings of How America Saves include:
- Professionally managed portfolios vastly improve portfolio construction but are less popular with older participants. Target-date funds and other professionally managed allocations have reduced frequent trading and extreme equity allocations among participants by three-quarters since 2006. Yet, more than half of participants over age 55 remain do-it-yourself investors, leaving some savers vulnerable to significant portfolio volatility. Professionally managed solutions can help diversify older investors' holdings and right-size their risk.
- Savings rates remain steady but may be insufficient for retirement readiness. Thanks to automatic deferrals and increases, the median total contribution rate—which includes both participant and employer contributions—stood at 10.4% in 2021, up modestly from 10% in 2017. However, roughly half of all participants continue to save below the recommended savings rate of 12-15% of their salary. Vanguard research shows minor deferral increases could help close this savings gap, as one-fifth of participants saving below these levels are just 1-3% away from their target savings rate.
- Cash outs disproportionately impact younger, low-balance participants. Most participants with 401(k) balances of less than $1,000 voluntarily or are automatically cashed out of their retirement savings when they leave an employer, compared to just 7% of participants with balances over $100,000. Participants who prematurely cash out their retirement savings risk immediate tax consequences and may forfeit future savings and returns if assets are not reinvested in a tax-sheltered account. Auto portability services and revisions to minimum balance rules can help decrease cash out rates.
- Participants are changing jobs more frequently and may risk retirement savings interruptions. Nearly one-third of plan sponsors require employees to work at the company for a period before they are eligible to contribute to their retirement plan. To help ensure participants' savings efforts continue unabated throughout their career, plan sponsors should consider adopting plan design features, such as higher default rates, immediate eligibility and vesting, and integrated financial well-being services.
Improving retirement outcomes for all
Vanguard marries deep retirement expertise with technology-driven, client-centric innovation to deliver a comprehensive, world-class recordkeeping experience for plan sponsors and participants alike. As part of Vanguard's recordkeeping offer, plan sponsors have access to Vanguard Strategic Retirement Consulting, which draws upon its team of attorneys, actuaries, behavioral finance experts, and benefit plan professionals to develop innovative plan features and capabilities designed to improve participant outcomes. As part of the firm's mission to give all investors the best chance for success, Vanguard also regularly advocates for industry best practices and policy changes, such as the SECURE 2.0 legislation, that help improve Americans' chances of financial security in retirement.
About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to individual investors, institutions, and financial professionals. Vanguard operates under a unique, investor-owned structure where Vanguard fund shareholders own the funds, which in turn own Vanguard. As such, Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success. For more information, visit vanguard.com.
All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest.
Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. There is no guarantee that any particular asset allocation or mix of funds will meet your investment objectives or provide you with a given level of income.
Investments in target-date funds are subject to the risks of their underlying funds. The year in the fund name refers to the approximate year (the target date) when an investor in the fund would retire and leave the work force. The fund will gradually shift its emphasis from more aggressive investments to more conservative ones based on its target date. An investment in target date funds is not guaranteed at any time, including on or after the target date.
When taking withdrawals from a tax-deferred account before age 59½, you may have to pay ordinary income tax plus a 10% federal penalty tax.
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With the Great Resignation in the rearview mirror, the Great Apprehension brings to light a widespread sense of job insecurity
ATLANTA, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With many economists warning of an impending recession, paired with inflation at a 40-year high, it's no surprise that three out of four American workers are fearful they will lose their jobs, according to a new survey from Insight Global, a national staffing services company. The survey, which was conducted in June 2022 among more than 1,000 American workers, reveals growing concern among full-time employees at all levels about job security, financial preparedness and communication transparency from company leaders.
With the first half of 2022 laser-focused on The Great Resignation, the latter half introduces The Great Apprehension where many American workers are hoping for the best but planning for the worst. Survey results revealed the following:
- 78% of employees expressed worry about losing their job if there is a recession, with almost a quarter (23%) of American workers indicating they are extremely worried about losing their jobs.
- Managers (49%) more often than non-management employees (34%) indicated higher levels of anxiety regarding losing their job if there is a recession.
- 56% of American workers say they don't feel financially prepared for a recession or say they don't know how they would prepare for a recession, with women feeling the most unprepared at 64%.
For those adults, especially older Millennials who were working during the Great Recession of the mid-to-late aughts, the thought of another recession triggers professional fears.
- Among American workers who were employed when the Great Recession began, more than half (53%) say they still feel anxious about job security or say the fear of being laid off is often in the back of their minds. These fears are even more common among Millennials (60%), many who were in the early stages of their careers during the Great Recession.
- A quarter of American workers employed during the Great Recession (25%) say they have several backup plans prepared should they be laid off.
The survey's findings signal that the ball may be landing in employers' courts, with nearly nine out of 10 managers in the U.S. stating they would be likely to lay off employees should there be a recession. And employees' growing concerns for their jobs are making them more willing to take a pay cut to avoid a potential layoff.
- 87% of managers say they would be likely to lay off employees should there be a recession.
- More than half (54%) of American workers would be willing to take a pay cut to avoid being laid off if there were a recession.
- More working men (63%) than women (46%) in the U.S. would be willing to take a pay cut to avoid being laid off.
- Over half (52%) of American workers do not feel their job is recession-proof or say they are unsure if their job is recession-proof.
"It's unfortunate we're already seeing some companies turn to mass layoffs because I believe layoffs should be the absolute last resort," said Bert Bean, CEO of Insight Global. "Instead, I encourage leaders to consider other solutions, such as building a plan that avoids layoffs and helps you grow through a recession. Get your employee base executing on that, because when you bounce back from a recession, you'll need your people more than ever."
When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and it took its toll on the global economy, Insight Global committed to a "no layoff" policy, which Bean says it will continue in the event of another recession.
"I realize not all leaders have the will to do this, but if you do, you will be shocked and amazed by the performance of your people when they feel this kind of safety and loyalty," said Bean.
Workers are confident in their leadership's ability to lead them through a recession; however, trust in communication is lacking.
- Nearly half of employees (47%) do not trust that their employer would adequately communicate its plans should there be a recession, and 66% of managers do not trust that their senior leadership would adequately communicate its plans should there be a recession.
- Two-thirds of managers are confident (67%) that the leadership at their organization could lead their organization through a recession, and 58% of employees in non-managerial positions indicate the same levels of confidence in leadership.
"As we're seeing in the headlines, even major companies that have experienced astronomical growth over the last several years are not immune to financial challenges," added Bean. "If a recession strikes, I'd hate to see that result in more layoffs. If your company hasn't established a recession plan yet, do it now, communicate it with your employees, and start acting on it."
Learn more about the survey results at www.insightglobal.com/blog/recession-anxieties.
Insight Global commissioned Atomik Research to conduct an online survey of 1,004 working adults in the United States, including 503 full-time workers in management positions and 501 full-time workers who are not in management positions. Survey participants worked in professions within primarily white-collar industries1
The margin of error fell within +/- 3 percentage points with a confidence interval of 95 percent. The fieldwork for the online survey took place between June 10 and June 13 of 2022. Atomik Research is an independent creative market research agency.
Insight Global is a national staffing and services company dedicated to empowering people. We relentlessly pursue opportunities for others, because when we all work together, anything is possible. We specialize in sourcing information technology, accounting, finance, and engineering professionals, and delivering service-based solutions to Fortune 1000 clients. Our team spans across more than 64 regional offices throughout North America and has pledged to place more than 80,000 people in jobs in 2022. Insight Global's services extend far beyond just filling roles. In addition to staffing services, we provide culture consulting, diversity, equity and inclusion guidance, specialized health care staffing and resources, and an array of managed services designed to meet company's individual needs. To learn more about Insight Global, visit insightglobal.com.
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LOS ANGELES, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland & Knight announced today that the lawyers of Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP, one of the nation's premier real estate law firms located in Los Angeles, have joined its ranks and will constitute Holland & Knight's new Century City office. The partner group joining Holland & Knight includes Stevens Carey, John Irons, William Jackson III, David Packer, Ariel Robinson, Michael Scheinberg, Eric Shortz and Jennifer White.
The addition enables Holland & Knight, which has one of the largest real estate practices in the U.S., to strengthen its capabilities in complex real estate transactions and dedicate more resources to its real estate clients while continuing to expand its presence in California. Holland & Knight will open its Century City office by assuming Pircher's lease at 1901 Avenue of the Stars in Century City, adding to its existing California offices in downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco and Orange County.
"The four decades-long reputation, experience and relationships of the partners at Pircher, Nichols & Meeks made this an attractive opportunity as we look to continue the strategic expansion of both our real estate practice as well as the firm's presence on the West Coast," said Steven Sonberg, managing partner of Holland & Knight. "We are enthusiastic about our future together, and we're confident that the added resources and scale will create new opportunities for our lawyers and provide significant value for our clients."
Founded in 1983, Pircher, Nichols & Meeks has represented many of the most well-known and active equity funds, financial institutions, venture capitalists, real estate investment trusts, pension funds and other institutional and private investors nationwide. The firm is ranked as a national first-tier firm in Real Estate Law in the 2022 U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" guide.
"Holland & Knight's client-focused mission and team-oriented culture perfectly align with the strengths, values and vision we have all maintained at Pircher, Nichols & Meeks," said Ariel Robinson, who has been named executive partner of Holland & Knight's Century City office. "Though it's the end of an era for our firm, we're now able to provide our clients with greater representation in markets where they're conducting business and offer them expanded legal services with the deep and talented bench of Holland & Knight attorneys."
"Joining Holland & Knight gives us access to additional national resources and capabilities so that we can continue to provide the highest quality legal representation to our clients both in California and throughout the U.S.," said John Irons, who will be the deputy practice group leader of the West Coast Real Estate Group, along with Doug Praw of Holland & Knight. "We believe the larger platform, diversity of practices and culture of collaboration at Holland & Knight, together with our attorneys' rich experience at Pircher, Nichols and Meeks, will provide a very attractive combination for our clients."
With nearly 300 lawyers nationally, Holland & Knight's Real Estate Section is ranked among the nation's best by Chambers USA, which notes the firm's strength in representing clients on complex mixed-use developments and hospitality projects, as well as its land use and zoning experience.
"The deep experience and knowledge that the lawyers from Pircher, Nichols & Meeks bring will be invaluable in navigating the hyper-competitive and increasingly complex real estate market," said Joe Guay, leader of Holland & Knight's Real Estate Section. "Investment continues to flow into the industry, and current market trends and regulations require clients to rely on high quality legal assistance. We have already identified a number of synergies between our two firms, including with our West Coast Land Use and Environmental Group, and joining forces allows us to bring a more innovative, competitive and comprehensive offering to our clients nationally and in California."
About Holland & Knight LLP: Holland & Knight is a global law firm with approximately 1,700 lawyers and other professionals in 32 offices worldwide. The firm's lawyers and advisors provide representation in litigation, corporate and finance, real estate and governmental matters. Interdisciplinary practice groups and industry-based teams provide clients with efficient access to attorneys throughout the firm. www.hklaw.com
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NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Inotiv, Inc. ("Inotiv" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NOTV). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Inotiv and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On May 20, 2022, Inotiv disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that "[o]n May 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice ('DOJ'), together with federal and state law enforcement agents, executed a search and seizure warrant on" a Cumberland, Virginia facility of Inotiv's subsidiary Envigo RMS, LLC ("Envigo"). Inotiv further disclosed that "[o]n May 19, 2022, a complaint was filed against Envigo in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The complaint is a civil action by DOJ alleging violations of the Animal Welfare Act at the Cumberland, Virginia facility. The complaint seeks declaratory and injunctive relief and costs."
On this news, Inotiv's stock price fell $5.19 per share, or 28.31%, to close at $13.14 per share on May 23, 2022.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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With 26 New Leases Since 2020, Property Is Approaching 90% Occupancy
New Tenants Include Grammy Award Winning Recording Artist John Legend's LVE Lounge Wine Collection, Anthropologie, Chateau Buena Vista, Vineyard 29, and Todd Humphries' Kitchen Door
NAPA, Calif., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zapolski Real Estate today announced that retail traffic has increased 129% for the TTM 2021 at its First Street Napa retail property located in downtown Napa. Zapolski has been re-developing First Street Napa as a "destination experience" concept. With a combined 26 leases signed since 2020 and leases to date, First Street Napa will achieve approximately 90% occupancy by this fall. The property continues to see exceedingly strong demand from national and local retail tenants as travel to Napa Valley continues to increase.
Zapolski Real Estate announced new and expanded leases at its First Street Napa property:
- lululemon is doubling the size of its current footprint to 4,773 square feet to create a dynamic retail presence along First Street in downtown Napa that will open in September
- Grammy Award winning recording artist John Legend's Legend Vineyard Exclusive (LVE) Wine Collection, known as LVE Lounge, will open in late fall
- Napa favorite Compline Restaurant is expanding its presence after signing a second lease for 1,845 sf for its first-ever Compline Wine Shop and opens in October
- Chef Todd Humphries' Kitchen Door restaurant opens June 7
- Mecox relocated to a new permanent suite at 1300 First Street
- State & First has opened in a new, upgraded location
- Habituate is relocating to a new upgraded and permanent suite at 1300 First Street
- Mason Verbena is leasing 1,970 sf and opens in July
- VonSaal ADJUNKT signed a lease for 2,573 sf and opens in August
- Brown Estate winery signed for a second location taking 1,626 sf and opens in October
- Michael McDermott's Selected Works gallery is leasing 1,883 sf and opens in June
"We are seeing very strong and sustained retail traffic as local Napa consumers and tourists alike resume their shopping, travel and vacation activities," said Todd Zapolski, principal and managing member, Zapolski Real Estate LLC. "We are thrilled to welcome so many premier national and local retail shops, tasting salons, entertainment, arts and hospitality venues that are elevating the 'destination experience' concept we are delivering to our First Street Napa patrons."
In March 2022, Zapolski Real Estate announced a new relationship with di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art to feature art and sculpture installations at the developer's new "Artist Alley at First Street Napa" as part of a program for visitors to celebrate the arts.
Beginning in late 2017, First Street Napa revitalized the retail experience within the historically quiet downtown Napa area. Today, First Street Napa is the most popular, new must-visit destination for retail, food and drink in Napa Valley and offers an immersive experience that includes cultural art exhibits, outdoor entertainment, and more. The property was developed by Zapolski Real Estate LLC in cooperation with Trademark Properties.
About Zapolski Real Estate
Zapolski Real Estate LLC is a privately-owned, fully integrated real estate investment, development and management firm with a geographic emphasis on the East Coast and Northern California. The company was founded by real estate veteran Todd C. Zapolski. The Company's focus is the acquisition, development and redevelopment of retail, office, multifamily and mixed-use properties. We seek opportunities that maximize use of our resources of equity, debt sources, expertise, and capabilities. Visit www.zapolskire.com and www.firststreetnapa.com.
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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
The clinical development of fostrox remains the focus
April - June
Financial summary for the quarter
- Net turnover amounted to SEK 0.5 (0.9) million.
- The loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to SEK -21.5 (-17.1) million. Basic and diluted earnings per share amounted to SEK -0.42 (-0.31) and SEK -0.42 (-0.31) respectively.
- Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK -17.6 (-21.9) million.
- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period amounted to SEK 162.8 (247.8) million.
Significant events during the quarter
- At Medivir's AGM on May 5, Uli Hacksell, Lennart Hansson, Bengt Westermark and Yilmaz Mahshid were re-elected and Anette Lindqvist was newly elected as board members in the company. Uli Hacksell was re-elected as chairman of the board. An van Es Johansson had declined re-election.
January - June
Financial summary for the period
- Net turnover amounted to SEK 1.0 (10.8) million.
- The loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to SEK -52.9
(-24.3) million. Basic and diluted earnings per share amounted to SEK -1.00 (-0.51) and SEK -1.00 (-0.51) respectively. - Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK -57.5 (-23.3) million.
- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period amounted to SEK 162.8 (247.8) million.
Significant events after the period
- Fostroxacitabinebralpamide - the name given to MIV-818 by the World Health Organization (WHO) - received formal approval as a pharmaceutical name in the USA by the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council.
Conference call for investors, analysts and the media
The Interim Report January - June 2022 will be presented by Medivir's CEO, Jens Lindberg.
Time: Friday, August 19, 2022, at 14.00 (CET).
Phone numbers for participants from:
Sweden + 46 8 566 426 93
Europe +44 33 3300 9031
US +1 646 722 4902
The presentation will be available on Medivir's website after completion of the conference.
CEO's message
Our steadfast determination is one of the most important factors enabling Medivir to deliver continued good results, both with fostrox and in the business development of our other assets.
The past quarter was above all characterized by the work to drive the clinical development of our cutting-edge project fostroxacitabine bralpamide (fostrox), for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Fostrox has the potential to become the first liver-targeted and orally administered drug that can help patients with various cancers of the liver. Its unique mechanism of action in liver cancer enables attractive combination treatments with other drug alternatives for HCC.
In our currently ongoing phase 1b/2a combination study, fostrox is given in two different combinations, either with Lenvima®, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, or with Keytruda®, an anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor. The study is conducted at clinical trial centers in the UK, Spain and South Korea.
During the second quarter, we have continued to focus on activating additional trial centers and on recruiting patients to the two arms in the study. We have now initiated 3 centers in the UK, 5 centers in Spain and 5 centers in South Korea. In addition, we intend to increase the number of investigators and centers primarily in South Korea. We are also working to open centers in additional countries. At the same time, we have intensified Medivir's presence at the activated trial centers to ensure that investigators and other staff have a continued focus on our study.
Increased competition from other studies in our patient population and changes in second-line treatment, where we saw patients could receive Tecentriq® + Avastin® treatment also in second-line, have led to slower recruitment than planned in Europe in the second quarter. We are therefore in the process of broadening and simplifying the inclusion criteria, among other things by opening up to third-line patients if they do not have an overly advanced liver disease.
These measures, which include broadened inclusion criteria, an increased number of trial centers and investigators as well as an increased presence of our employees at the centers, create the conditions for the recruitment rate to increase during the second half of 2022.
I would also like to mention that the name fostroxacitabine bralpamide that we received from the WHO has now also received formal approval as a drug name in the USA by the USAN Council. Furthermore, our work to open an Investigational New Drug (IND) in the USA in 2023 is progressing according to plan.
The continued focus for our business development lies on our two clinical projects for partnerships, remetinostat and MIV-711. Both projects come with very robust data packages. The data packages for these two projects have been strengthened during 2021-2022 and we continue our dialogue with external parties with the ambition of finding the best possible solution for each substance.
During the quarter, we have seen continued positive development of IGM Bioscience's clinical development work with birinapant. In the phase I clinical trial in solid tumors with birinapant in combination with IGM's own DR5 agonist antibody IGM-8444, patient inclusion in the third dose escalation cohort has been completed. No dose-limiting toxicity or clinically significant hepatotoxicity has been observed to date. The patient recruitment for the fourth dose-escalation cohort of the study has been initiated. The agreement with IGM can potentially provide milestone payments up to a total of approximately USD 350 million as well as tiered royalties up to "mid-teens".
Finally, in 2017, Medivir's MBLI program, aimed at addressing the threat of resistant bacteria, was out-licensed to AMR Centre in England. AMR, today INFEX Therapeutics, has in 2022 presented additional preclinical data and communicated its intention to initiate a phase 1 program in 2022/23. Several countries have developed innovative financial solutions for new antibiotics, which has increased the commercial opportunities for this type of pharmaceutical. Medivir is entitled to a share of potential future revenue.
I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Anette Lindqvist, who was elected as a new member of Medivir's board at the annual general meeting on May 5. I also want to thank An van Es Johansson, who declined re-election, for her efforts as a board member.
We are working with great enthusiasm to achieve the goal that our cutting-edge project fostrox can become an effective drug against liver cancer which would make a real difference for patients and for healthcare and thus also for our shareholders. We see that the measures we have taken in the clinical program have begun to yield results and look forward with confidence to the second half of the year and to keeping you informed about Medivir's continued development.
Jens Lindberg
Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact:
Magnus Christensen, CFO
Phone: +46 (0)8 5468 3100
E-mail: magnus.christensen@medivir.com
This report has not been subject to auditors' review.
The information was submitted for publication at 08.30 CET on August 19, 2022.
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"MASAMUNE™" allows interactive photorealistic visuals on multiple displays with high level of scalability
TOKYO, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Morgenrot, the cloud-based distributed computing power solution provider announces the showcase of its latest technology development, "MASAMUNE™",interactive rendering solution at SIGGRAPH 2022. "MASAMUNE™" is a cost-effective remote-and-immersive interactive streaming solution. The showcase will demonstrate its integration capability, realizing scalable and interactive rendering with photorealistic path-tracing and rasterization, on clustered systems with multiple display configurations. It will also highlight how Morgenrot is able to work with partners to integrate their technology in a scalable manner from CAVE systems to streaming solutions on mobile browsers without imposing heavy tasks.
Morgenrot's interactive rendering technology has a wide range of real-world applications especially in the field of tomography used in multiple areas of science, quantum computing, radiology etc.
Distributed data centers powered by renewable energy
Morgenrot offers cloud based distributed computing solutions that allow end users to tap on high performance computing power anytime anywhere as they need. Our proprietary algorithm Excalibur ® based platform distributes computing tasks across our data center network, and significantly improve overall performance reducing project time and cost. Morgenrot builds containerized server solutions operated by green power. We work with renewable energy providers such as wind farm operators to place our containerized data centers next to the wind farms and tap renewable electricity to generate green data.
Morgenrot offers various rendering services to meet customer needs
Render Pool® : Using GPU servers for massively distributed parallel processing powers, RenderPool ® performs high-speed rendering at a low cost. By applying our distributed computing service, 292 hours of local rendering time could be reduced to 15 hours. Morgenrot offers customized solutions that is tailored to each customer needs.
M:CPP ™: Our cloud GPU service uses the latest technology of AMD and NVIDIA's high-end GPUs targeted for various GPU based computation workloads. M:CPP frees up the problems that come up with platform selection such as cost, specifications, performance, etc. to provide GPU resources quickly for engineers to concentrate on project.
Voxel Pool ™: Morgenrot, In collaboration with Hokkaido University , developed the next generation tomography solution that delivers visualization of 3D volumetric data that bundles a huge amount of 2D images taken at ultra high resolution (technology showcase only).
A media kit is available here.
About Morgenrot
Morgenrot is an engineering driven startup company that provides high performance computing power to anybody who is hungry for computing power anytime anywhere at a low cost. Morgenrot operates over 1,000 servers and plans to expand Japan's borders to provide computing power across all industries including content creation, automotive and industrial designs, medical, and various R&D fields. Morgenrot provides computing power to our customers, through human and earth-friendly digital social infrastructure.
Find out more at: https://morgenrot.net/
Visit our booth at SIGGRAPH 2022: Booth # 940
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LOS ANGELES (WJW) — A California judge has reportedly issued a temporary restraining order against a man accused of elder abuse against actor Edie McClurg, who is in her 70s.
TMZ reported that Michael Ramos wedged himself into the life of the “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” star, who now lives with dementia. The ruling means Ramos must move out of McClurg’s home and cannot be within 100 yards of her.
A hearing in the case is scheduled for September.
The conservator for McClurg, Angelique Cabral, had filed a protective order against Ramos Monday, saying he attempted to marry the actor and also sexually assaulted one of her caregivers at her home, People reported.
“Mr. Ramos claims to be the conservatee’s ‘longtime friend’ and was able to ingratiate himself into the conservatee’s life while she was battling dementia,” Cabral said in court documents obtained by People. “[Ramos], who is unemployed, was able to finagle his way into the conservatee’s home even though he has never paid rent or any of the expenses.”
Cabral said that a court was able to “prevent” Ramos from attempting to take McClurg out of the state for the purpose of marriage, and made clear the two were never lovers.
A police report was also previously made against Ramos regarding the sexual assault charges against one of McClurg’s caregivers.
In the court documents, Cabral did not hold back her opinion on Ramos, saying he “clearly needs professional help.”
The National Sexual Assault Hotline can be reached at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/ferris-bueller-actor-edie-mcclurg-allegedly-abused-by-man-who-tried-to-marry-her/ | 2022-08-03T21:56:30Z |
TAIPEI, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2022: consolidated revenues were NT$72.32 billion; gross profits were NT$8.0 billion with 11.1% margin; operating income was NT$2.17 billion with 3.0% margin; and net income [1] was NT$1.72 billion with 2.4% margin and earnings per share of NT$0.58.
Since the first quarter, Acer has focused on enhancing its supply chain management and product sell out. The second quarter ended with inventory value at NT$63.44 million, marking a slight decline from the first quarter. In addition, Acer's Vero line of eco-conscious devices and glasses-free stereoscopic 3D SpatialLabs products have sold well worldwide.
This year, Acer expects revenues from its PC business in the second half to be lower than the previous year. However, its strategy to build multiple business engines continues to gain momentum, and the second quarter revenues of businesses other than PCs and displays contributed to 21.1% of the total revenue, compared to 16.2% a year earlier. Acer e-Enabling Business (6811.TW) will be listed on the Mainboard of the Taipei Exchange this month, while Acer Gaming Inc. (6908.TW) plans to file for listing on the emerging market during the third quarter.
About Acer
Founded in 1976, Acer is one of the world's top ICT companies with a presence in more than 160 countries. As Acer evolves with the industry and changing lifestyles, it is focused on enabling a world where hardware, software and services will fuse with one another, creating ecosystems and opening up new possibilities for consumers and businesses alike. Acer's 7,500 employees are dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of products and solutions that break barriers between people and technology. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress is in a primary runoff in Texas to hold on to his seat.
In suburban Atlanta, two Democratic congresswomen are vying for the same House seat after Georgia’s Republican-dominated Legislature tinkered with their maps.
And in northwest Georgia, far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conspiracy-peddling provocateur, has a huge fundraising advantage as she faces a handful of GOP primary challengers in her Republican-leaning district.
Primary elections that will be held Tuesday in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Minnesota and Texas will offer a glimpse of what the next Congress could look like, with some marquee matchups testing whether voters want to elect agents of change or a return to normal.
Here are a handful of races to follow:
THE LAST ANTI-ABORTION HOUSE DEMOCRAT
Moderate Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar has become a perennial target for progressives. But so far the anti-abortion congressman has prevailed in a series of close races in the largely Hispanic district that stretches from the Rio Grande to San Antonio.
For the second cycle in a row, 28-year-old immigration attorney and abortion rights supporter Jessica Cisneros is looking to end Cuellar’s almost 20-year stint in office. In the March primary, she forced Cuellar into a runoff after coming within 1,000 votes.
Heading into the Tuesday competition, she may have a new edge after a recently leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion draft showed the justices poised to overturn the historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that grants a constitutional right to abortion.
“We are watching the fall of Roe and the erosion of our fundamental rights,” Cisneros said earlier this month. “The last thing we want is to hold on to a slim Democratic majority, and then have someone like Henry Cuellar who’s going keep siding with Republicans.”
The FBI earlier this year raided Cuellar’s home in the border city of Laredo as part of an investigation related to the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan. Cuellar’s attorney says he has been exonerated and is not the target of the investigation. But the issue is enough of a liability that Cuellar’s allies have sent out direct mail ads with a mock newspaper headline proclaiming him “cleared.”
Cuellar is backed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others in House Democratic leadership. But he’s also been hit with a $1 million wave of negative advertising, while little has been spent attacking Cisneros.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE
Marjorie Taylor Greene once speculated that Jewish-controlled space lasers sparked California wildfires. She also baselessly argued that two Muslim congresswomen weren’t “really official” because they didn’t take their oath of office on a Bible. And she once yelled through a congressional office mail slot, challenging New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to “get rid of your diaper” and “talk to the American citizens.”
And that was all before voters in northwest Georgia decided to elect the fringe conservative and conspiracy theory monger to Congress in 2020.
Since then, Greene’s rhetoric and provocations have only continued, culminating in Democrats taking the rare step of stripping her of her committee assignments. The opposition has only helped turn her into a conservative star and fundraising juggernaut, and GOP leadership have shown reluctance to challenge her.
Now in her first reelection campaign for a solidly red district in northwest Georgia, Greene is facing a handful of challengers, including health care consultant Jennifer Strahan, who pitched herself as a “no-nonsense conservative” alternative to Greene.
If Republicans win back the House majority in November, as history suggests they may, Greene could notch yet another victory: GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who is in line to become House speaker, has said she won’t just get her committee assignments back; she’ll likely receive a promotion.
MINNESOTA ‘DUMPSTER FIRE’
When Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn died of kidney cancer in February, his widow, former Minnesota GOP chair Jennifer Carnahan, said her husband’s wish was for her to succeed him and represent southern Minnesota in Congress.
The race hasn’t shaped up that way.
Even before announcing her bid, Carnahan’s friendship with a GOP donor who was federally indicted for sex-trafficking minors sparked a firestorm. Then a recording surfaced last year in which she said, “Jim’s gonna be dead in two years. So be it.” Last week, she was sued by her deceased husband’s family as they attempted to recoup money they loaned him for cancer treatment, which they say she was supposed to pay back to them.
The drama, which local GOP officials have likened to a “dumpster fire,” has allowed two other candidates to surge ahead.
Brad Finstad, a former state lawmaker and USDA official, has secured much of the party establishment’s support. Americans for Prosperity — an organization established by billionaire industrialists, the Koch Brothers — and the Republican group American Dream Federal Action have collectively spent $1.4 million on ads supporting him.
State Rep. Jeremy Munson, meanwhile, is running as an outsider who is “100% Pro-Life. 100% Pro-Gun. 100% Conservative.” Munson, who proposed legislation to let Minnesota counties secede and join border states, has the backing of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus.
Former Hormel CEO Jeff Ettinger is seeking the Democratic nomination for the solid Republican district.
MEMBER ON MEMBER PRIMARY
After the 2020 census, Georgia’s Republican-dominated Legislature redrew the boundaries of Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath’s suburban Atlanta district, transforming it into a GOP stronghold. They also redrew another Atlanta-area swing seat, making Democratic Rep. Carolyn Bourdeux’s district solidly Democratic.
So McBath, a nationally renowned gun-safety advocate first elected in 2018, went district shopping — and decided to challenge Bourdeaux, a college professor in her first term. Now, with millions of dollars in spending by outside groups supporting her, McBath has a huge advantage heading into Tuesday’s primary.
McBath has run on her compelling personal story. She’s a Black woman whose son was killed by a white man during a dispute over stereo volume in 2012. Since then, she’s called herself a “mother on a mission” and has pledged to pass gun safety legislation through Congress, though there is scant hope of that because of lockstep Republican opposition.
While the two share many of the same policy goals, Bourdeaux takes umbrage with McBath’s district swap, subtlety hinting that her colleague-turned-rival is a carpetbagger.
She has also sharply criticized spending by cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, who has poured millions of dollars into primary races across the U.S. this year, including $2 million spent backing McBath. The motive, Bourdeaux argues, is to buy support from Congress at a time when the industry faces the prospect of federal regulation for the first time. McBath has ignored calls to renounce the financial help. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/greene-seat-2-democratic-primaries-among-top-us-house-races/ | 2022-05-24T19:26:07Z |
ATLANTA , July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EZ Blockchain brought online its 2nd project to transform underutilized energy into crypto mining in West Point, GA. The full-service green crypto mining company is expanding its data center operations in West Point, by doubling its capacity from 8MWs to 16 MWs.
EZ Blockchain is using the underutilized energy capability allotted to the town that would otherwise be sitting idle. The company invested in total over $1 million into the area to tap into this energy, hiring only local contractors. Additionally, EZ Blockchain created 8 full-time and well-paying tech jobs,
The company partnered with the city of West Point for the 8 MW expansion project in December 2021, a project that includes an additional four EZ Blockchain mobile data centers expected to be operational in mid-spring. By May 2022 the company finished deployment by bringing online suggested capacity.
Speaking about the project's success, EZ Blockchain CEO and Co-founder Sergii Gerasymovych expressed his excitement with the support and collaboration of the city officials, the economic development department, and the utility department.
"We are happy to work with the local community, economic development authority, and city of West Point to increase our presence in Georgia. Capturing underutilized emmission free power capacity in the grid has been a long time a part of our mission. We are happy to bring a consistent load to this part of this country," Gerasymovych said.
The project has been a win-win for all parties. EZ Blockchain invested an additional $0.5 million in the local economy's goods and services, which further helped the local community generate extra revenue and jobs.
"The City of West Point is pleased to have EZ Blockchain located in our community. Sergii and his team have become the largest electric utility customer on the city electric system. The company has two locations in the city and hired local staff right away as the project started up several months ago. EZ Blockchain is a good addition to our community and our electric utility" Ed Moon, the City manager told.
Over 60% of electricity powering the EZ Blockchain data center campus in West Point, Georgia are from emmision free resources primarily from nuclear power. The company is focused to increase its growth in the West Point, GA to 24 MW total by adding another 8 MW of capacity till the end of the year. This project is EZ Blockchain's first site open to other clients, where the company leases the space in its mobile container like data centers.
EZ Blockchain is a technology company that is on a mission to solve the global waste energy problem with the help of crypto mining. The company focus on taping into underutilized energy sources, such as stranded gas, underutilized power on the grid, base load for power plants.
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Last-place Nats on 8-game losing streak: ‘It’s been tough’
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP National Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last-place Washington Nationals head into the start of a series at the San Francisco Giants on an eight-game losing streak. Washington has managed to score a total of only 16 runs in that span. The problems with the offense extend to two of the club’s best hitters: Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz. There have been plenty of mistakes on defense and on the basepaths, too. Washington is rebuilding, so a slow start should not be too surprising. But at 6-15, Washington has more victories than only one club in the entire major leagues so far. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/29/last-place-nats-on-8-game-losing-streak-its-been-tough/ | 2022-04-29T08:43:05Z |
Credit unions can now use Zest AI's technology to generate more accurate credit scores and loan decisions through Origence
LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zest AI, the leader in expanding access to credit through better scoring, and winner of NACUSO's 2022 CUSO of the Year Award, today announced its partnership with Origence, the nation's leading lending technology solutions and services provider for credit unions.
Origence will integrate Zest AI's Model Management System (MMS) credit scoring technology into the automated underwriting module for its consumer lending platform – arc OS (previously Lending 360) – providing credit unions partnered with Origence with unrivaled automated decisioning and more accurate credit scoring methods.
Credit underwriting with Zest AI's machine learning algorithms allows a credit union to use thousands of data points to determine a credit score, meaning the lender can make more equitable credit decisions than when using traditional methods and other competing models. On average, Zest AI customers see a 25 percent increase in approvals without expanding risk tolerance. Approvals increase to around 40 percent when specific demographics like women and protected class borrowers are defined in analysis.
"Incorporating Zest AI's advanced machine learning technology greatly enhances overall loan decisioning capabilities of our consumer lending platform," said Brian Hendricks, Origence's chief product officer. "We are excited to partner with Zest AI to provide unmatched automated underwriting and credit scoring capabilities that further simplify the lending process, benefitting both our credit union partners and their members."
Serving 64 million members nationwide, 1,130 credit unions utilize Origence's industry-leading lending technology solutions, including its arc OS consumer LOS and CUDL Indirect Lending Network. Credit unions funded a record 1.3 million loans through these lending platforms in the second quarter of 2022.
The integration with Origence's consumer lending platform allows credit unions to choose AI-powered, automated underwriting that outputs fairer credit decisions without needing massive IT modernization projects.
"Our integration with Origence helps remove hurdles that can limit access to technology for lenders, especially those that may not have the resources to support major IT projects and changes," said Jose Valentin, Senior Vice President of Partnerships for Zest AI. "We're really excited to see this partnership increase the adoption of machine learning and give more members access to fairer credit decisions."
Credit unions interested in learning more about Origence's new capabilities using Zest AI's credit scoring technology can contact Origence at (833) 908-0121.
About Zest AI
Zest AI software helps lenders make better decisions and better loans — increasing revenue, reducing risk, and automating compliance. Since 2009, it has made fair and transparent credit available to everyone and is now the leader in software for more inclusive underwriting. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Learn more at www.zest.ai and connect with us on Twitter at @Zest_AI or Zest AI's Insights blog.
About Origence
Origence, a CU Direct brand, provides lending technology that elevates the origination experience to increase loan volume, create efficiencies, and grow accounts. With Origence, financial institutions can originate consumer and indirect loans with greater levels of productivity and increased scale, while also delivering a convenient and personalized borrower experience. Solutions also include marketing automation, auto shopping, lending operations, and more. Origence is headquartered in Irvine, California. For more information, visit www.origence.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Katie Willem
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Inflation and supply chain concerns loom over middle market firms' post-COVID 19 recoveries
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New data released from Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), housed at The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business, reveals that middle market firms are continuing to report sustained growth despite ongoing macroeconomic pressures.
According to Chubb and NCMM's 2022 Mid-Year Middle Market Indicator, despite the 11 percentage-point drop in global economic confidence compared to six months ago (64% in the second quarter of 2022 vs. 75% in the fourth quarter of 2021), nearly four out of five (79%) middle market firms are reporting revenue growth from a year ago, and more than half (58%) continuing to add to their workforce – even in a tight labor market.
"Middle market companies are experiencing sustained recovery, posting record revenue increases and hiring more workers to meet unprecedented consumer demand," said Ben Rockwell, Division President, Chubb Middle Market. "As economic factors impact the cost of risk, the collaboration between middle market firms and their insurance agents and brokers is more important than ever in developing robust risk mitigation strategies and identifying potential coverage gaps to help minimize exposures which could inhibit future growth."
According to mid-year survey results, inflation has emerged as a major concern for middle market companies. Of the 39% of firms reporting that inflation has negatively impacted their company, 62% say they have raised their prices or rates in response. Additionally, middle market firms are keenly aware of how the cost of risk has increased, with three out of four (75%) firms recognizing that the replacement cost of covered assets has increased – highlighting the importance of accurate valuations and strong business continuity plans.
Supply chain challenges continue to be a significant hurdle, with 55% of middle market companies reporting that they have been directly impacted by supply chain disruptions, up from 47% in the fourth quarter of 2021. Of the middle market firms that have been impacted by supply chain delays, 86% report a negative impact on current revenue, and 85% report a negative impact on revenue projections for the remainder of 2022.
Nine in ten (90%) middle market leaders are working closely with their insurance agents and brokers to identify best practices for reducing exposure to a range of risks amidst uncertain economic conditions. As business needs and exposures evolve, middle market companies should regularly review their strategies and coverages and make necessary adjustments, with special attention to insurance programs, where they should ensure appropriate coverages and limits are in place.
Chubb's Executive Summary with detailed survey findings can be found here. Industry-specific insights among middle market technology, manufacturing, financial services, and life sciences companies, are forthcoming.
About the Middle Market Indicator
The MMI, which was created in 2012, surveys 1,000 executives (CEOs, CFOs and other financial decision makers) from the middle market to examine topics related to business capabilities, performance, growth drivers and economic outlook among other topics. The 2022 Mid-Year MMI was fielded in June 2022. It is weighted to accurately reflect the size, industry-wide and geographic distribution of this sector, which includes companies ranging from $10 million to $1 billion in annual revenue. The survey is conducted by RTi Research on behalf of the National Center for the Middle Market
About the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) The National Center for the Middle Market is a collaboration between The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business, Chubb and Visa. It exists for a single purpose: to ensure that the vitality and robustness of middle market companies are fully realized as fundamental to our nation's economic outlook and prosperity. The center is the leading source of knowledge, leadership and innovative research on the middle market economy, providing critical data analysis and insights for companies, policymakers and other key stakeholders. NCMM is fully committed to funding and distributing the most credible open-sourced research, dynamically creating new knowledge, providing programs that drive value for middle market companies, and offering a well-informed outlook on the health and future of the middle market via the Middle Market Indicator.
About Chubb
Chubb is the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 34,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at: www.chubb.com.
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Aetna CVS Health Individual and Family Plans combine the quality health insurance coverage of Aetna®, with affordable care options at CVS Pharmacy® and MinuteClinic® locations to help members achieve their best health.
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aetna, a CVS Health company (NYSE: CVS), is entering the individual insurance exchange marketplace in California (in select counties) with its Aetna CVS Health co-branded insurance product, providing affordable access to health care for more Californians.
"With millions of Americans being uninsured or underinsured, our plans provide quality care, at an affordable price and the ability to conveniently access this care using virtual technology and in-person care in their communities," said Kyu Rhee, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Aetna. "By bridging the gap between people and the support and services they need, we can offer a human-centered approach where, when and how they need us."
With the launch of these plans, members will have access to Aetna's expansive network of primary care doctors, mental health providers, specialists and hospitals – including Santé Physicians (Fresno) and Nivano Physicians (Sacramento). Plus, convenient and affordable care options through telehealth and MinuteClinic® and HealthHUB™ locations – removing more barriers to accessing care.
Aetna CVS Health ACA exchange products bring together the coverage of Aetna and the convenience of CVS Health. It's health insurance done differently and features:
- Quality care with Aetna's broad network of primary care doctors, specialists and hospitals
- Affordable care with plans that include in-network $0 virtual and walk-in clinic care*
- Care on your schedule with 24/7 access to virtual care, plus walk-in visits at 1,100 CVS Minute Clinic locations nationwide
"We understand that everyone has their own unique circumstances and making health care simple, easy and affordable is how we are meeting them where they are on their journey," said Jeff Hermosillo, California Market President, Aetna. "We're ensuring more Californians – and Americans – can get access to Aetna's quality care. We are uniquely positioned to work with the member to achieve better outcomes, across health plans, MinuteClinic, CVS HealthHUB, CVS Pharmacy or any of our virtual care options."
The Aetna CVS Health ACA plans are comprehensive health care plans that provide care and coverage for:
- Pediatric services, including oral and vision care
- Ambulatory patient services (outpatient services)
- Emergency services
- Hospitalization
- Maternity and newborn care
- Mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health treatment
- Prescription drugs
- Rehabilitative and habilitative services (those that help patients acquire, maintain, or improve skills necessary for daily functioning) and devices
- Laboratory services
- Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management
This new offering will be available in select California counties, including: Sacramento County and the neighboring counties of El Dorado, Placer and Yolo; and the greater Fresno counties of Fresno, Kings and Madera.
*Members may be required to pay a cost-share based on what medical services were received and the type of provider a member visits. Please consult benefit documents for more details. Includes select walk-in clinic services. Not all walk-in clinic services are covered. Please consult benefit documents to confirm which services are included. Members enrolled in qualified high-deductible health plans must meet their deductible before receiving covered non-preventative walk-in clinic services at no cost-share. However, such services are covered at negotiated contract rates. This benefit is not available in all states. For a complete list of participating walk-in clinics, log in to Aetna.com and use our provider search tool.
About Aetna
Aetna, a CVS Health business, serves an estimated 34 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental and behavioral health plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services, workers' compensation administrative services and health information technology products and services. Aetna's customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, visit www.aetna.com and explore how Aetna is helping to build a healthier world.
About CVS Health
CVS Health® is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and over 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that's managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Whether you’re traveling to North Texas from afar or you want to have a little staycation, North Texas is a great spot for vacationing.
With tons of places to eat, things to do and sites to see, North Texas is the ultimate destination for those looking to have some fun for not a whole lot of money.
“The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is full of great hotels for any kind of traveler, whether you’re flying in for that shareholders’ conference or on the hunt to find some of the country’s best barbecue,” as stated in a report from Travel + Leisure.
Here is a list of some of the best hotels for your stay, according to Travel + Leisure.
- Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection
- Thompson Dallas
- Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
- The Ritz-Carlton Dallas
- The Ashton Fort Worth | https://cw33.com/news/local/going-on-vacation-here-are-the-best-hotels-in-north-texas-according-to-travel-leisure/ | 2022-07-17T15:04:30Z |
/PRNewswire/ -- IMAGE Studios®, a leader in the salon and spa studio space, has opened its latest location, surging into New Jersey! Washington Township has opened its doors, built by IMAGE Owner, Sean Knapp. IMAGE is a nationwide franchise with a luxury real estate model that is revolutionizing the future of the salon industry by empowering entrepreneurs in the franchising world as well as the beauty, health, and wellness industries.
Founder and CEO, Jason Olsen, commented, "Washington Township is an amazing example of how we create modern, high-end salon spaces at affordable rates for salon professionals - this makes it possible for professionals to become successful entrepreneurs. The unprecedented growth at IMAGE has been amazing and we are ecstatic to be opening 5 locations this year in the great state of New Jersey."
IMAGE Studios® has begun their incredibly large rollout of locations across New Jersey. IMAGE Owner, Sean Knapp celebrated, "IMAGE Studios® is the best in coworking salon suites and continues to roll out next level locations with high end designs that are affordable for salon professionals. We are extremely proud and excited to be beginning IMAGE Studios® development in New Jersey and open in Washington Township."
There are currently 190 IMAGE Studios® Salon Suites in development throughout the US and this number increases month over month. IMAGE Studios® is an exclusive salon suite that creates modern, high-end salon suites at affordable rates for salon professionals – this makes it possible for salon professionals to easily launch their new business and become successful entrepreneurs. IMAGE Studios® provides this unique opportunity by bringing together like-minded professionals under one roof, along with the guidance of mentors who are invested in the success of their business owners.
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The new 204,000 square foot campus features multiple maker spaces and rooms that have never been seen before to serve up to 1,600 students.
BURTON, Ohio and PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After nearly ten years of planning, collaboration, and construction, the Berkshire Local School District is ready to showcase its new campus at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 9th.
Built on the Kent State University Geauga campus, the new school features separate wings for different age groups, including pre-K and kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school. Its center core contains shared and large volume spaces.
In addition to a state-of-the-art auditorium and beautiful new gymnasium, the campus also includes immersive maker spaces and Innovation Labs® designed to inspire creativity and project-based learning. Its age-appropriate spaces, such as a castle, treehouse, pirate ship, robots, and high school Innovation Labs® were designed and installed by Inventionland Education.
The new building also features career tech spaces for diesel mechanics and healthcare education.
"We're excited for the impact the new campus will have in our community for our next generation of students, as we prepare them for successful careers of the future," states Berkshire Local Schools Superintendent John Stoddard. "The new school emphasizes real-world, project-based learning, and being on the Kent State Geauga campus provides a roadmap to college, the trades, or entrepreneurship," Stoddard continues.
"We're especially grateful for the support of our community, Kent State University, and many donors that made this possible," Stoddard concludes. A list of donors and naming opportunities can be found at HomeOfTheBadgers.com, the Berkshire Educational Foundation's website.
The ribbon-cutting and open house will allow the local community and press to see firsthand the many truly unique features of the school, including a sampling of activities in the project-based learning maker spaces. In addition, Bert the Badger and the Berkshire marching band will also be on hand.
Berkshire Local Schools serves students from Burton, Thompson, Montville, Claridon, and Troy townships. It covers 118 square miles and is located approximately 40 miles from Cleveland, Ohio. Learn more at BerkshireSchools.org. For donor information and naming opportunities, please see HomeofTheBadgers.com.
Inventionland Education brings award-winning Innovation Labs® to K12 schools with immersive learning spaces, an innovation curriculum, and professional learning that inspires students and educators. For more information, please visit InventionlandEducation.com.
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KENESSAW, Ga., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CPGvision, a fully connected and integrated RGM solution suite, announced today its partnership with Instant Brands LLC, a leader of ingenious products to prepare and serve food.
The aim of the partnership is to build better trade analytics for Instant Brands to drive profitability across retailers.
Nick Patrick, the Director of Commercial Finance and Sales Operations at Instant Brand says, "We were originally using a souped-up excel spreadsheet that was internally built at the company. It missed the mark in terms of clicking down into the details."
In choosing CPGvision solutions, Instant Brands gained a true partner-from implementation, onboarding, process building, change management, and beyond.
"CPGvision has done an excellent job at setting the groundwork and following up with us. They're great, I talk with their team at least once a day.
"I truly feel like we're partners and can rely on them to help us get everything over the finish line. They know their product inside and out, are extremely responsive and have years of experience working in CPG," says Patrick.
For Instant Brands, it all comes down to giving their customer teams the power to control their own plans and improve their ROI.
"The main goal is to try to get trade analytics from our team to help us drive our business more profitably. This will allow us to pull data at the event level. We have all of the data we need to improve the ROI of specific events.
"By working with CPGvision, I believe our teams won't have to rely so heavily on headquarter-driven data. They're going to have everything they need in the program to drive net sales profitably and give account managers more visibility into the performance of their trade promotions," says Patrick.
"We are honored to partner with Instant Brands, they have great products that are in pretty much every household in the world, and the IB team is full of smart people who collaborate well with our team. We look forward to a long and productive relationship," added Mike Mellin, CEO of CPGvision.
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NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Enservco Corporation (NYSE American: ENSV) between May 13, 2021 and April 18, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 19, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Enservco securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Enservco class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6371 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 19, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Enservco had defective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; (2) as a result, there were errors in Enservco's financial statements relating to, inter alia, its transactions with Cross River Partners and accounting for Employee Retention Credits ("ERCs"); (3) accordingly, Enservco would need to restate certain of its financial statements and delay the filing of its 2021 annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"); (4) Enservco downplayed the true scope and severity of its financial reporting issues; (5) accordingly, Enservco could not file its delayed 2021 annual report with the SEC within its initially represented timeline; and (6) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Enservco class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6371 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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