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Mayors prioritize fight against gun violence and climate change, and promote economic solutions like infrastructure, broadband, and EVs
RENO, Nev., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On the final day of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' 90th Annual Meeting, mayors gathered to set the Conference agenda and install new Conference officers for the next year. A business meeting Monday morning here in Reno marked the conclusion of an action-packed Annual Meeting, the first in person since 2019.
"It was fantastic to have America's mayors back together in person," said USCM President Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. "The Meeting has reaffirmed that mayors are the ones committed to delivering solutions to the big challenge facing this country. It's impossible not to be inspired by the great leaders of this Conference, and I am grateful to be trusted by my colleagues to lead the organization for another year."
On Friday and Saturday, USCM standing committees met and advanced dozens of policy resolutions, and today they were considered by the full body. Among the resolutions passed, mayors reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the public health crisis of gun violence, calling for universal background checks, a red flag law, and increasing the age to purchase a handgun or assault weapon to 21. All through the Meeting, mayors have shared their experiences with the toll gun violence has taken in their communities, and kept that top of mind going into the final meeting.
Other resolutions adopted today advance policy on issues like climate change, housing, infrastructure, broadband, tourism, electric vehicles, and mental health. These proposals will now serve as official USCM policy and will guide the organization's advocacy efforts for the coming year. You can read more about the committee meetings held over the past several days in these recaps here and here.
Closing out the final meeting, newly elected officers of the Conference were installed. Miami (FL) Mayor Francis Suarez, who has been serving as USCM President since former Dayton (OH) Mayor Nan Whaley left office in January, will continue to serve as Conference President for another full term. Reno (NV) Mayor Hillary Schieve was elected USCM First Vice President, and Columbus (OH) Mayor Andrew Ginther was elected USCM Second Vice President.
New USCM Trustees are as follows: San Diego (CA) Mayor Todd Gloria, St. Louis (MO) Mayor Tishaura Jones, Shreveport (LA) Mayor Adrian Perkins, and Fontana (CA) Mayor Acquanetta Warren. These mayors in addition to the current elected top leaders and past presidents make up the USCM Executive Committee.
New USCM Advisory Board Members are as follows: Cleveland (OH) Mayor Justin Bibb, Cincinnati (OH) Mayor Aftab Pureval, Phoenix (AZ) Mayor Kate Gallego, Orion (MI) Mayor Chris Barnett, Albuquerque (NM) Mayor Tim Keller, Scranton (PA) Paige Cognetti, and San Antonio (TX) Mayor Ron Nirenberg.
Finally, it was announced that the 2024 Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors will take place in Kansas City, Missouri. As previously announced, next year's Meeting will be in Columbus, Ohio.
About the United States Conference of Mayors -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are more than 1,400 such cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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The man came to an urgent care clinic in New York with red bumps on his skin in an area where he had a fair amount of hair.
The doctor at the clinic diagnosed the bumps as folliculitis, an infection of the hair follicles. The clinician prescribed antibiotics and sent the man, who is in his 30s, on his way. At home, he continued to help his wife with their five children, one of whom is a newborn.
Despite antibiotics, the bumps spread beyond the first pustules on his groin to his palms, arms, legs and face.
About four days after his initial trip to the doctor, he got a fever and went back to the urgent care clinic for a second look. The doctor at the clinic consulted with Dr. Daniel Griffin, an infectious disease specialist at Columbia University Medical Center, who advised testing for monkeypox.
A few days later, that test came back positive.
"It didn't seem to set off any alarms, and I think part of that was that this is a happily married man, works in an office. He had no reported risk factors that would have raised someone's concern, which is unfortunate," said Griffin, who is now treating the man and got permission to share his story. The man declined to be interviewed.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 99% of monkeypox transmission is happening between men who have sex with men, and there's no doubt that this continues to be a heavily affected community. But some infectious disease experts feel that the focus on this population may be leading clinicians to discount the signs of monkeypox in others.
Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease, but it can spread through the kind of close contact that happens in sexual and other intimate situations. In the United States and other countries, it has exploded among sexually active gay and bisexual men.
At a news briefing Friday, public health officials stressed that few cases have been diagnosed in people outside the community of men who have sex with men, and even those outside cases have been related or adjacent. The first two children in the US who were recently diagnosed with monkeypox, for example, are believed to have contracted their infections through household spread.
"Actually, 99% of our cases report male-to-male sexual contact," said Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the CDC's Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology.
More than 3,500 cases of monkeypox have been diagnosed in the US. CDC officials have said they don't have detailed demographic information on all those cases.
"There is no evidence to date that we're seeing this virus spread outside of those populations to any degree," she added.
'Our net is not wide enough'
But Griffin says it feels like the earliest days of Covid-19, when it was hard to get a test unless you could show that you had recently traveled to Wuhan, China.
Monkeypox tests are available, and gay and bisexual men are appropriately being considered for testing, but many doctors still aren't aware of the risk to people outside this population, Griffin said. And that's despite outreach, webinars and health alerts to clinicians from the CDC.
"I think we're making a big mistake," Griffin said. "Monkeypox is probably already outside this target population, and we're letting it spread because we're not willing to acknowledge that, because we're not doing the testing, because our net is not wide enough."
Other experts agree.
"I'm worried that it has moved beyond this community alone," said Dr. David Hamer, an infectious disease specialist at Boston University who has been monitoring the monkeypox outbreak in international travelers through his GeoSentinel network of 71 sites around the world.
Hamer said the outbreak seems to have been fueled by three mass gatherings in Europe; at least one was a rave, where people picked up the virus and carried it home. Most of those individuals were gay and bisexual men.
"But there are others who clearly have been infected, including a few young children, and it's not quite clear how they became exposed," Hamer said.
One of those cases in the UK was a young child, "and they didn't understand where and how that child acquired the infection," he said.
"We need to be thinking more broadly. We need to educate primary care providers" to think about monkeypox if they see someone with a rash, Hamer said.
Modest demand for monkeypox testing
Early the outbreak, doctors were allowed to test for monkeypox only under a narrow set of circumstances because testing capacity was limited to about 6,000 tests a week. Recently, however, the CDC has partnered with five commercial laboratories to scale up testing. When all have their programs running, they'll be able to process more than 10,000 tests a day and 80,000 tests a week.
Expanding testing to commercial labs makes the process of ordering these diagnostics much easier for doctors, but there's little indication that much testing is happening outside of sexual health clinics that primarily serve the LGBTQ community.
"Once it hits the commercial labs, we have a much more liberal ability to order these. Nobody is asking us to document any criteria or anything to order the test," said Dr. Stacy Lane, medical director of Central Outreach Wellness Center, which runs eight health clinics focused on LGBTQ wellness in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Although many of the commercial labs won't release the number of monkeypox tests they're doing, there are indications that test capacity is being underutilized.
A spokesperson for Quest Diagnostics, for example, said in an email that "we've experienced modest demand, which continues to grow."
Dr. Carlos del Rio, an infectious disease specialist at the Emory University School of Medicine, said he didn't think primary care providers are up to speed.
"We need a lot more information and education to providers about how to use a test and what to do with it," del Rio said. He added that his own friends and family members were texting him pictures of their rashes, asking if they could be monkeypox.
For the most part, he says, he offers reassurance that what they have probably isn't monkeypox.
"I think it's still pretty contained in the community of men who have sex with men," del Rio said. "It doesn't mean it's going to stay there."
The cost of misdiagnosis
Griffin said his patient has no idea how he was exposed and is now isolated in the basement of his home. People with monkeypox are believed to be contagious for at least four weeks.
He's taking an antiviral medication called TPOXX, which is being made available to monkeypox patients.
Doctors were able to vaccinate the patient's wife, and they're carefully watching his children, including the baby, whom he held before he knew he was contagious.
Public health officials have recently expanded access to the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine to children under certain circumstances.
Griffin says that although the vaccine should be safe, there's no data on its use in kids. TPOXX is also recommended for children under the age of 8, a group the CDC says is at higher risk for severe outcomes from the virus.
For now, the man is stuck in his basement and unable to help at home, which Griffin said has been tough for him and his family.
"The dad, who is really important in the first few weeks of baby's life, is now locked in the basement, which is tragic," Griffin said. "You don't get those weeks back."
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Which disc golf driver is best?
Disc golf is far more nuanced than it may seem, requiring a fleet of specialized discs at the highest level of play. Among the most critical types of discs is the driver. It comes in a few varieties that can be used for the longest shots off the tee or for gliding farther down the fairway.
The best disc golf driver is the Discraft Buzzz Elite Z Golf Disc. It’s designed for use by anyone of any skill level and is sturdy enough to last but soft enough for gentle landings.
What to know before you buy a disc golf driver
Types of disc golf drivers
There are two types of disc golf drivers: distance and fairway.
- Distance drivers require the most skill to use efficiently, but they can also travel the farthest of any disc. However, they tend to curve during flight rather than stay straight.
- Fairway, or control, drivers require less skill to keep them gliding straight and far. They’re perfect for beginners in all cases and let pros closely control their game.
Flight numbers
Disc golf drivers have a set of four numbers that relay how a disc flies.
- Speed tells how hard you must throw a disc to maintain its intended flight pattern. Drivers typically have speeds of 7-14.
- Glide tells how long a disc can stay in the air. High glides can go the distance but are the most affected by wind.
- Turn tells how likely a disc is to bend one way and then hook toward the other way, making an S-curve. The lower the number, as low as in the negatives, the more likely turn is to happen.
- Fade tells how likely the disc is to curve toward the end of the throw. The higher the number, the more intense it can hook.
What to look for in a quality disc golf driver
Plastic
Disc manufacturers use a range of plastics to make drivers and frequently use special names, making it easier to examine the material in terms of hardness.
- Hard plastic is the most durable and glides the smoothest. However, it can be challenging to maintain a good grip.
- Soft plastic is easier to grip and maintain your control, but they fly slower and less far. They also skip less and don’t last as long.
- Rubber is rarely used, but it can be useful for those who struggle to keep a close grip on their driver. It’s moderately durable, too.
Weight
Driver weight is most linked to your skill level.
- Light drivers of 150 to 165 grams are better for beginners. It takes less power to control them, and they fly farther distances. However, they are easily affected by wind.
- Heavy drivers of 165 to 175-plus grams are better for pros. It takes more power to control them, but they’re easier to control and more predictable.
How much you can expect to spend on a disc golf driver
Most disc golf drivers cost $10-$15. Players of any skill can use discs in this price range, and they are built to last. The best drivers start at $15 and go up in price the better the material is. Some drivers cost less than $10, but these are entirely meant for beginners.
Disc golf driver FAQ
Does it matter if I throw backhanded or forehanded?
A. That depends on your skill level. If you’re starting out and you’re trying to keep your shots straight, you should throw in whichever manner is the most comfortable for you. If you’re trying to develop advanced skills, throwing backhanded and forehanded will help the driver to curve in opposite directions.
How long does a disc golf driver last?
A. That depends on how often you use it and the quality of its design. The average driver can last for years if you treat it properly, and it can actually get easier to use the more you break it in. It will eventually become too broken in to function optimally, and only then will you need a new one.
What’s the best disc golf driver to buy?
Top disc golf driver
Discraft Buzzz Elite Z Golf Disc
What you need to know: This driver is a great choice for players of all skill levels.
What you’ll love: It’s designed for mid-range throws and comes in three weights. The clean designs and simple curves help maintain this driver’s accuracy in most weather conditions. The plastic is sturdy enough to last but soft enough to prevent damage from errant throws.
What you should consider: You cannot specify what color you want, and instead, you’re just shipped one at random. A few of the more advanced consumers felt the plastic was average.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top disc golf driver for the money
Westside Discs Origio Burst Underworld Fairway Disc Golf Driver
What you need to know: It’s affordable, effective and sports a rad skull design.
What you’ll love: It has a speed rating of 7, a glide rating of 6, a turn rating of -3 and a fade rating of 1. The flat-top profile and narrow rim are designed with beginners in mind to help them maintain control of their throws.
What you should consider: The helmeted skull design isn’t for everyone. It isn’t as sturdy as more advanced drivers — hard landings on concrete can chip the rim.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Axiom Discs Proton Insanity Disc Golf Driver
What you need to know: It’s a good driver that’s available in whichever weight best suits your experience.
What you’ll love: It comes in five weights, from the ultra-light 150-160 gram to the heavy 170-175 gram. Axiom Discs uses a special plastic called “Proton,” which has high durability to withstand even the harshest conditions. It uses aerodynamics and a trademarked GYRO system for accuracy.
What you should consider: Any throws outside standard straight or curved shots are hard to accomplish. The center is clear, making it difficult to find in the grass.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Westcove Partners LLC ("Westcove"), an emerging and highly specialized investment bank, announced that it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Midwest Breast and Aesthetic Surgery, Inc. ("Midwest Breast") in its partnership with Advanced Reconstructive Surgery Alliance ("ARSA"), a portfolio company of Webster Equity Partners ("Webster"). Midwest Breast is one of the premier providers of cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries of the breast, and body contouring in the United States. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Westcove's deal team included Justin Hand, Managing Director, Abe M'Bodj, Vice President, Dimitri Michalakis, Associate, and Rebecca Phuong, Associate.
Midwest Breast, based in Gahanna, Ohio, has a team of board-certified plastic microsurgeons with experience in breast reconstruction, aesthetic breast surgery, lymphedema and gender confirmation surgery. Midwest Breast enjoys national recognition with patients coming in from across the United States.
Bringing Midwest Breast into its network, ARSA will expand its footprint in the Midwest. ARSA is a growth-oriented platform designed especially for reconstructive and cosmetic surgery practices. Its national network comprises over 30 locations across 6 states, enabling the realization of benefits of scale and centralization of services.
Dr. Andrew Elkwood, CEO of ARSA, stated, "Due to their skill set, expertise and reputation, Midwest Breast makes the perfect foundation in the Midwestern U.S. to fulfill ARSA's mission -to become the premiere alliance of independent reconstructive surgery practices in the nation. Westcove Partners are true professionals; they served their clients well, but made things happen in a most pleasant and effective manner. We look forward to doing business with them in the future."
Drs. Pankaj Tiwari and Ergun Kocak, founders of Midwest Breast and Aesthetic Surgery, stated, "The flexibility and professionalism the Westcove team have shown was incredible and we feel fortunate to have had such a team on our side."
Justin Hand of Westcove comments, "Midwest Breast's expertise in microsurgical procedures combined with its patient-centric approach have enabled it to achieve national recognition. We believe that Midwest Breast's high degree of specialization and strong reputation will allow ARSA to establish a powerful presence in the Midwest."
Westcove Partners is a leading healthcare-focused investment bank that specializes in advising its clients through mergers & acquisitions, debt and equity financing, as well as other complex corporate finance transactions.
Contact:
Shan Chawla,
Schawla@westcove.com
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Heather Menzano to Direct the Advancement of Mohegan's Existing Digital Communications Abilities and Content Development Competencies
UNCASVILLE, Conn., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mohegan, world renowned entertainment and gaming brand, today announced the appointment of Heather Menzano Vice President, Web Communications to oversee corporate and casino branded website and app development in North America. Menzano will lead all related data analysis capabilities and digital ROI strategies for the Mohegan corporate and casino property brands. Menzano joins the team with a wealth of experience leading strategic campaigns at premier entertainment and hospitality destinations, and her insight will be integral to Mohegan's future digital effectiveness.
"Heather joins us at a pivotal time. We welcome her to our executive team as we continue to gravitate toward cutting-edge technology, digital solutions and experiences for casino gamers and entertainment-seekers around the country," said George Galinsky, Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications of Mohegan. "With over 14 years of experience leading agencies and working closely with executive management to spearhead strategic communications, Heather's expertise in brand management will undoubtedly contribute to Mohegan's continued growth."
In her role, Menzano will report directly to Galinsky to elevate guest and public communications to grow potential revenue channels such as property websites, apps, and transient SMS and email. Menzano will be responsible for developing communication strategies with casino property marketing heads, corporate, and department heads across advertising, PR, marketing, social media and operations. She will also spearhead strategic planning, reporting, conversion metrics, monitoring and set goals for Mohegan's annual marketing plan and KPI reporting.
Menzano is a communications industry veteran having served in advertising and public relations roles for high profile brands such as Resorts Casino Hotel (also managed by Mohegan), Revel Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment.
To learn more about Mohegan, please visit: www.mohegangaming.com.
About Mohegan
Mohegan is the owner, developer and manager of premier entertainment resorts in the United States, Canada, and Northern Asia. Mohegan's U.S. operations include resorts in Connecticut, Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada; Canadian operations are based in Niagara Falls; and Mohegan Inspire is located in Incheon, South Korea. The brand's iGaming division, Mohegan Digital, provides cutting-edge online gaming solutions to Mohegan's loyal fan base and meets the digital needs of customers on a global scale. Mohegan is owner and operator of Connecticut Sun, a professional basketball team in the WNBA. For more information on Mohegan and its properties, please visit www.mohegangaming.com.
Media Contact: Mohegan PR; mohegan@coynepr.com
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ROME (AP) — Film director Paul Haggis was detained on Sunday for investigation of allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in southern Italy, Italian news media said, quoting local prosecutors.
The Canadian-born, Oscar-winning Haggis, 69, has been in Italy for a film festival that begins on Tuesday in Ostuni, a tourist town in Puglia, the region that forms the “heel” of the Italian peninsula.
The news agency LaPresse and several other Italian media carried a written statement from prosecutors in the nearby city of Brindisi that they were investigating allegations a “young foreign woman” was forced to have “non-consensual” sexual relations over two days.
Haggis’s attorney, Priya Chaudhry, said that although he could not discuss the evidence under Italian law, “I am confident that all allegations will be dismissed against Mr. Haggis. He is totally innocent, and willing to fully cooperate with the authorities so the truth comes out quickly.”
Prosecutors Antonio Negro and Livia Orlando, who are conducting the investigation, said in the statement that the woman was “forced to seek medical care” following the sexual relations. After a couple of days “of non-consensual relations, the woman was accompanied by the man” to Brindisi airport on Sunday and “was left there at dawn despite (her) precarious physical and psychological conditions.”
The Brindisi prosecutors’ office was closed on Sunday.
The prosecutors said airport staff and police noticed her “obvious confused state” and ” and after lending initial treatment, took her to Brindisi’s police headquarters, where officers accompanied her to a local hospital for examination.
Police at headquarters’ operations room said they weren’t authorized to give out information about the case, including whether Haggis was being held at the police station or at a hotel or other lodging.
Haggis is a director, producer and screenwriter. He won an Oscar in 2006 for best original screenplay for “Crash.”
Prosecutors also were quoted as saying that the woman “formalized her complaint and cited circumstances which were subsequently looked into for confirmation by investigators.” They didn’t cite her nationality or age. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/reports-paul-haggis-detained-in-italy-in-sex-assault-case/ | 2022-06-20T08:42:36Z |
AUGUSTA, Ga., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is announcing plans for a state-of-the-art retail, moving and self-storage facility at an undeveloped site at 1070 Claussen Road in Augusta.
U-Haul Moving & Storage of River Watch is scheduled for completion by June 2024. The Company's preliminary plans call for the creation of a four-story building with indoor climate-controlled self-storage, outdoor drive-up storage buildings, and a separate U-Box® portable storage container warehouse.
The facility will offer more than 700 ADA-accessible self-storage rooms with high-tech security features at affordable price points. Customers will also have access to U-Haul truck and trailer sharing, moving supplies and boxes, towing equipment, professional hitch installation, propane and much more. U-Haul acquired the 10.76-acre property on June 14.
Reserve equipment at uhaul.com or contact Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
"This property has great visibility from the interstate and River Watch Parkway, making it an attractive location for a full-service U-Haul center," said Kevin Anderson, U-Haul Company of South Carolina president whose territory includes eastern Georgia. "Home to The Masters® golf tournament, Augusta is a growing community. We see thousands of visitors every year, many of whom set their sights on moving here. With all the growth we're seeing in and around Augusta, there is a clear need for us to expand operations and offer residential mobility to more families."
Anderson intends to hire at least 20 Team Members to staff the new store. U-Haul will look to hire locally to promote job growth within the Augusta 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.
"We're eager to get to work and create a state-of-the-art facility that everyone here can be proud of," Anderson added. "The northern Augusta and Martinez neighborhood is underserved in terms of quality self-storage. Our U-Haul dealers in Martinez are also some of the busiest in the region, so we hope to alleviate some of the stress on our dealer network and attend to that demand with a beautiful new Company store."
U-Haul dealers in and around Augusta 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.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
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Company retains hometown investment with 75,000 square feet at 75 Hopper Place in 3 Crossings development
PITTSBURGH , June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When GNC was in the process of evaluating potential sites for its new world headquarters, it focused on three key criteria: the location needed to align with GNC's brand vision and business outlook, reflected its culture of innovation, and would foster conversation and communication among associates and teammates. And 75 Hopper Place, part of the 3 Crossings development in Pittsburgh's innovative Strip District, delivered.
"Our Real Estate and Development teams did an incredible job identifying, vetting, and selecting a space that allows our associates to be creative while also supporting our strategic business plan," said Josh Burris, CEO, GNC. "With the new office we are leaning into a hybrid work environment while also creating opportunities for growth and innovation that ultimately support the needs of our people – our consumers, our associates, our partners and our community here in Pittsburgh."
GNC's space spans three floors and 75,000 square feet. Located in one of the tallest buildings in the Strip District, the space is anchored by a fully-functioning GNC campus store at which associates can shop, a creative and production studio, and test kitchen for product innovation. In addition, there is a GNC branded shared gym for all 3 Crossings tenants to foster health and wellness as well as convenient on-site parking for associates directly across from the office.
"GNC is an iconic brand and for our new headquarters to be located in one of Pittsburgh's most iconic neighborhoods – the Strip District – felt like a perfect fit for our business," continued Eric Ravotti, Chief Development Officer, GNC. "We considered several locations but ultimately, it came down to finding a space that reflected our culture while also allowing us the flexibility to grow."
The office also offers indoor-outdoor working spaces including a private outdoor terrace aptly named "The 'Burgh" and accompanying balcony. The thoughtful layout also includes both permanent and hoteling desks, coffee bars, huddle rooms for small meetings and conference spaces for larger engagements. 75 Hopper Place also offers privacy booths and wellness rooms to ensure associates can Live Well.
GNC collaborated with several companies to brings its new world headquarters to fruition acknowledging partners like AHK Ventures, Donahue Advisors, LGA Partners, Oxford Development Company, Rycon Construction Inc., and Workscape Inc. as critical to the company's successful move.
"We are fortunate to have incredible partners invested in our success," Ravotti said. "There are so many individuals who devoted time, energy and expertise into our new headquarters and we're grateful for their dedication and continued support."
To learn more about GNC, visit www.gnc.com.
About GNC
GNC is a leading global health and wellness brand that provides high-quality, science-based products and solutions consumers need to live mighty, live fit and live well.
The brand touches consumers worldwide by providing its products and services through company-owned retail locations, domestic and international franchise locations, digital commerce and strong wholesale and retail partnerships across the globe. GNC's diversified, multi-channel business model has worldwide reach and a well-recognized, trusted brand. By combining exceptional innovation, product development capabilities and an extensive global distribution network, GNC manages a best-in-class product portfolio. https://www.gnc.com/
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Teleperformance is the only Multinational Business Process Outsourcing company recognized on Europe's Great Place to Work® Top 25 rankings
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teleperformance, a leading global group in digitally integrated business services, announced that it is ranked in the top ten amongst multinational workplaces in Europe by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture. By earning the prestigious Best Workplaces in Europe™ certification, Teleperformance continues to set the highest people standards for the European Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry as well as for organizations in all other industries.
The Teleperformance Group countries included in this recognition are Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The list is based on confidential survey data representing 1.4 million employees from over 3,000 companies across 37 countries in Europe. This recognition is based on confidential survey data assessing employee experiences of trust, innovation, company values and leadership.
Companies are also evaluated on how well they are creating a "For All™" workplace experience, diverse and inclusive of all employees no matter who they are or what they do. At the Best Workplaces in Europe, being able to offer unique benefits to employees makes a big difference. Teleperformance's Europe operations scored strong for overall trust, fairness and pride in the company by its more than 80,000 European team members. It operates over 120 facilities throughout Europe and provides work from home services, which over 70% of its staff currently utilize.
With all the challenges facing global markets in the years ahead, focusing on workplace culture will be essential to ensure organizations survive—and even thrive.
"Congratulations to the Best Workplaces in Europe for putting the well-being of their employees first," said Michael C. Bush, Global CEO of Great Place to Work®. "During an incredibly challenging time for the region, these companies created equitable workplaces by providing flexibility and supporting their employees through strife. The Best Workplaces in Europe embody the mission of Great Place to Work® and are indeed making work great work 'For All™'."
"We are extremely proud to be recognized among the top ten Best Workplaces in Europe in 2022, and especially honored to be the top ranked BPO company on the list," said Yannis Tourcomanis, President, Teleperformance CEMEA. "We are grateful to be recognized for prioritizing workplace culture and employee diversity, inclusion, and well-being and congratulate all of our management teams in Europe for always putting our people first."
"At Teleperformance, our employees are the focus of our business, and we constantly seek opportunities to hear their voices both internally and through independent forums," said Alan Winters, Chief People Officer, Teleperformance. "In our continuous effort to provide them with a welcoming culture, we embarked on a wide-scale project inviting more than 350,000 employees worldwide to take the Great Place to Work (GPTW®) Trust Index© Survey last month, June 2022. These GPTW® certifications demonstrate our steadfast commitment to embrace inclusive practices that help our 420,000 employees around the world with an environment that empowers them to succeed, advance, and grow."
With a top global priority of people care, over 97% of Teleperformance employees worldwide currently work in independently certified great employer operations.
The company welcomes applicants from across the globe to apply for exciting work options. Interested applicants can go to www.teleperformance.com.
Teleperformance (TEP – ISIN: FR0000051807 – Reuters: TEPRF.PA - Bloomberg: TEP FP), the global leader in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and related digital services, serves as a strategic partner to the world's largest companies in many industries. It offers a One Office support services model including end-to-end digital solutions, which guarantee successful customer interaction and optimized business processes, anchored in a unique, comprehensive high touch, high tech approach. Nearly 420,000 employees, based in 88 countries, support billions of connections every year in over 265 languages and around 170 markets, in a shared commitment to excellence as part of the "Simpler, Faster, Safer" process. This mission is supported by the use of reliable, flexible, intelligent technological solutions and compliance with the industry's highest security and quality standards, based on Corporate Social Responsibility excellence. In 2021, Teleperformance reported consolidated revenue of €7,115 million (US$8.4 billion, based on €1 = $1.18) and net profit of €557 million.
Teleperformance shares are traded on the Euronext Paris market, Compartment A, and are eligible for the deferred settlement service. They are included in the following indices: CAC 40, STOXX 600, S&P Europe 350, MSCI Global Standard and Euronext Tech Leaders. In the area of corporate social responsibility, Teleperformance shares are included in the Euronext Vigeo Euro 120 index since 2015, the EURO STOXX 50 ESG index since 2020, the MSCI Europe ESG Leaders index since 2019, the FTSE4Good index since 2018 and the S&P Global 1200 ESG index since 2017.
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NEW YORK, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. ("Innovative Industrial Properties") (NYSE: IIPR) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between May 7, 2020 and April 13, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Innovative Industrial Properties, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Innovative Industrial Properties includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Innovative Industrial Properties' focus is to be a cannabis company lender rather than a REIT; (2) that the true values of the Company's properties are significantly lower than Innovative Industrial Properties represents; (3) there are existential issues in its top customers; (4) as a result, its top customers may not be able to continue making payments to Innovative Industrial Properties and the Company would face significant issues replacing these customers; and (5) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
Aggrieved Innovative Industrial Properties investors only have until June 24, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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This month, four planets, along with the moon, will align. While not rare, this type of event doesn’t occur often. It has only happened five times in the past 17 years — which makes it worth viewing. Here’s where to look, when to look, what to look for and what equipment you need to see this event.
What does it mean when planets align?
If you read a lot of science fiction or watch a lot of movies about space, you might be inclined to believe planetary alignment is a linear phenomenon. That is not the case. You cannot take a ruler and draw a straight line through the four planets that are aligning this month. When astronomers talk about planetary alignment, all it means is the planets will be visible in the same general region of the sky.
Which planets are aligning?
Planetary alignment isn’t something that happens fast like an eclipse. It takes time. As the planets orbit, they gradually fall into alignment. For example, Saturn, Mars and Venus have been in alignment for over a month. Roughly a week ago, Jupiter joined the crowd. During the last week of April, you will also be able to see the moon in the predawn sky. For those in the ideal location in the Northern Hemisphere, such as the coast of North Carolina where there is a clear southeastern view of the horizon over the ocean, in the second week of June, you may be able to see Mercury as well. Unfortunately, most of us will not be able to view this phenomenon, so right now is the best chance to see this celestial event.
Where and when to look to see the planetary alignment
To see the alignment this month, you will need to be facing southeast and looking closer to the horizon — not up overhead. The less obstructed your view of the horizon is, the better your chances are of seeing all four planets. As far as timing, experts say your best viewing window will open roughly 45 minutes to an hour before sunrise.
What to look for
If you are new to astronomy, you might desire a few tips to help you find what you are looking for in that predawn hour. The first and most important thing to remember is you are looking for planets, not stars. Planets are easier to locate because there are much fewer of them than stars. The way to tell you are looking at a planet is simple: The glow will remain steady. Stars, on the other hand, twinkle.
To find the four planets, look for Mars first. This will be the easiest to locate, as it will appear as an orange dot. Looking up and to the right, the slightly larger white dot is Saturn. Looking down and to the left, you will see two more white dots. These will be Venus and Jupiter, respectively. Depending on when you look, Venus and Jupiter may be very close or they may overlap.
What you need to see the planets in alignment
While you will be able to see some planets with your naked eye, to have the best experience, it is recommended that you use something that can enhance your vision.
Barska 675 Power Starwatcher Telescope
The Barska is a refractor telescope that features coated glass for brighter images. It has interchangeable eyepieces with a 3x Barlow lens, an equatorial mount with setting circles for tracking and a red dot finderscope. Purchase also includes a tripod and astronomy software.
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Celestron PowerSeeker 70EQ Telescope
This beginner’s telescope is designed for the first-time user. The Celestron is a versatile model that features smooth and accurate operation along with two eyepieces and a tripod with a German equatorial mount. It’s lightweight and portable, allowing you to easily take it with you wherever you go.
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For the ultimate in portability, consider this monocular telescope. It is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand but powerful enough to provide a satisfactory viewing experience. The Adasion has a large eyepiece for comfortable viewing, and it is compatible with a Bluetooth remote shutter, which allows you to take photos with just a single click.
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Celestron Skymaster Binoculars
If you prefer binoculars, this powerful model offers low light functionality with a crisp focus and 25x magnification. It is suitable for astronomical viewing and has long eye relief, which is ideal for people who wear glasses. The protective rubber coating also ensures a secure grip.
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National Geographic Refractor Telescope
For kids ages 10 and up who want to view this celestial event, the National Geographic telescope is an affordable option that is specifically designed for young astronomers. It comes with a tripod with an accessories tray and a clip to secure your phone. The thoughtful dew shield protects the telescope from moisture and debris.
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New sensors integrate with IPS Single-Space Smart Parking Meters to generate turnover, increase revenue, enable complex rate structures, and maximize enforcement efficiencies.
SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IPS Group ("IPS"), a Smart Parking innovation leader, has launched the Stereoscopic Vehicle Detection Sensor as part of the Fully Integrated Smart Parking Ecosystem.
The sensors integrate with IPS Single-Space Parking Meters to detect space vacancy and occupancy. Parking managers can monitor occupancy trends in real time to make data-driven policy decisions such as demand-based rates, parking schedules, and enforcement processes.
Compared to other vehicle detection sensors, the Stereoscopic Sensors offer the highest accuracy, longest battery life, greater auditing capabilities, and easiest installation and maintenance. A combination of stereoscopic and magnetometer technology captures different image and sensing perspectives and 3D coordinates to provide high-precision vehicle detection.
IPS sensor data synchronizes with the entire IPS Fully Integrated Smart Parking Ecosystem, including the Data Management System (DMS) centralized data analytics and business intelligence application; Enforcement Management Solution and PARK SMARTER™ mobile payment application. The sensor supports real-time web-based data feeds in the DMS to enable visual dashboard reports, enforcement routing, and PARK SMARTER™ parking finder feature.
The sensor's meter reset feature is proven to increase revenue by 25 – 50%. By resetting the meter to zero time when a vehicle leaves a parking space, new customer arrivals are responsible for the entire cost and do not piggyback off the previous session.
The City of Santa Monica, Calif. recently upgraded their single-space parking network which included Stereoscopic Sensors. Implementing policy changes and the reset function led to a positive return on investment and revenue gains.
Says Henry Servin, Parking Manager, Santa Monica Department of Transportation, "The Stereoscopic Sensor paid for itself because each reset annualized over our 6,500 single-space meters generates an additional $1.4 million a year in Santa Monica."
Live demos will take place at the IPMI Parking & Mobility Conference & Expo in New Orleans July 25 – 27 at booth #237.
IPS Group, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., with offices across North America and Europe, is a designer, engineer and manufacturer of low-power wireless telecommunications, payment processing systems, intelligent data management and SaaS technologies. IPS provides Smarter Parking for Smart Communities™ of any size through its Fully Integrated Smart Parking Ecosystem of connected applications.
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'There just aren't enough stomachs." Acme leaders push back on N. Canton Meijer project
NORTH CANTON – Leaders of Acme Fresh Market are speaking out against North Canton’s plan to bring a Meijer Superstore to the former Kmart property on N. Main St, directly across from one of Acme’s stores.
The Akron-based grocery chain has operated its North Canton store since 1979. At Monday night's city council meeting, Acme Fresh Market President Nick Albrecht said he believes Meijer's presence will hurt surrounding businesses, including Marc's, Discount Drug Mart, and Giant Eagle.
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"Acme it will be hurt the most," Albrecht said. "We will suffer the largest loss of sales because of our proximity to the new Meijer."
What's next for Meijer in North Canton?
The Meijer deal is still under negotiation, without a clear timeline. However, the North Canton Community Improvement Corp. has entered into a contract to begin demolition on the Kmart site.
Albrecht was joined by his brother, Joe, president of Albrecht Inc., which owns the plaza that house the North Canton Acme store. Joe Albrecht said he had hoped the city would make good on its original plans for the former Kmart site, which emphasized a mixed-use development with salaried jobs.
"Selling to Meijer and constructing new big box retail store is the easy way out," Joe Albrecht said. "It brings nothing new, nothing novel. It's just a simple repetition of the goods and services that are easily available throughout the community."
The property at the heart of the dispute has remained largely vacant since Kmart shuttered the store in February 2020. The seller initially took a bid from a private developer interested in bringing retail to the area, but the deal fell through, and the city opted to buy the property in April 2020 for $4.4 million.
The purchase was part of the city's ‘land-banking’ initiative, which leaders have said allows the city to chart its own future rather than rely on developers to choose the function of land. The city’s assumption is that the sale of the property will recoup their purchasing costs.
What has changed for the North Canton Kmart property since 2020?
At the time of the purchase, at-large council member Daryl Revoldt said the land would not be used for retail purposes, but rather as a headquarters or campus for an undisclosed company that would bring an estimated 200 salaried jobs. The city's stated goal was to build a larger income tax base to support city services.
“I can tell you grocery stores, as desirable as they are, when you have limited space is not the best use of scarce real estate,” Revoldt told the Canton Repository in April 2020. “You’re trying to place as many salaried jobs into the square footage that you have.”
But plans changed through the COVID-19 pandemic, Revoldt said, and rather than pursue industries that saw their labor force working from home, the city opted to work with a Meijer offer that would bring in-person jobs and property tax revenue.
“We were making decisions in real time, based upon market considerations during COVID," Revoldt said. "The plan we had did not survive contact with the enemy: COVID."
Revoldt and the other members of City Council at the meeting, as well as Mayor Steven Wilder and Director for Administration Patrick De Orio, stated that while they appreciated the Albrechts' sentiments, they were looking forward to continuing with the Meijer deal as negotiations continue.
"What we hope with competition is that it leads to innovation, it causes you to reinvent yourself," De Orio said. "That innovation can lead to value for our residents, value in better pricing, more services, more goods"
The Albrechts expressed disappointment following the meeting, both saying that the city, unlike competition from a private developer, has the unique position of being able to enjoy greater control over the land's development and future, something they don't see happening with the current deal.
"This isn't an issue of competition," Nick Albrecht said. "This is about trying to talk about the things that we thought were important, which is a diverse tax base, a sustainable long-term tax base and then the simple math of there's not enough stomachs in North Canton to support all this retail."
Sam Zern can be reached at szern@cantonrep.com or 330-580-8322. You can also find her on Twitter at @sam_zern. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/north-canton/2022/04/25/north-cantons-plan-bring-meijer-store-main-street-concerns-acme/7438615001/ | 2022-04-26T06:04:33Z |
Firefighters continued to make headway Friday on containing a wildfire that scorched 35 acres in southeastern Coryell County.
The blaze, dubbed the Post Oak Fire, started late Wednesday night and burned acreage along FM 107 near Oglesby, threatening two homes and a barn at one point, officials said.
Firefighters from several area departments, including Gatesville, Flat, Oglesby, Osage-Coryell City, responded as well the Coryell emergency management coordinator.
“Low rain chances are in the forecast for this weekend. Any rain we get is a blessing, but won’t be anywhere near a drought buster,” the Gatesville Fire Department said a Facebook post Friday. “The main threats will be lightning and downburst winds. There could be dry lighting, which could set off wildfires.”
“Do not hesitate to call 9-1-1 if you see fire or smell smoke.” | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_364b50c2-ff05-11ec-a412-c7b02ad55cc4.html | 2022-07-08T22:18:13Z |
Earned Nation's Highest Award for Valor during World War II
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last living World War II Medal of Honor Recipient, passed away on June 29, 2022, in Huntington, West Virginia, at the age of 98.
President Harry S. Truman presented Williams with the Medal of Honor on White House grounds in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, 1945, for his actions during the battle for Iwo Jima. On Feb. 23, 1945, then-Corporal Williams was a Marine Demolition Operator with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Marines, 3rd Marine Division, which confronted a series of camouflaged, reinforced concrete pill boxes lining the outskirts of an airfield that U.S. Marines were trying to take. Over the course of four hours, Williams, armed with a flamethrower and guarded by four Marine riflemen, repeatedly ran the width of the beach while under intense enemy fire to disarm and destroy seven pillboxes. His actions neutralized a considerable obstacle and created an access point for Marine Infantry units.
Speaking about the significance of the Medal of Honor Williams once said, "The Medal represents what the country has always stood for. Sacrifice. The day I was born . . . . I was handed a gem that is absolutely impossible to buy. That was my freedom. Can't pay for it. There is not enough money in the world. So this Medal, to me, stands for sacrifice and service."
Williams was born in Quiet Dell, West Virginia, on Oct. 2, 1923. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps for one and a half years during the 1930s and then enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 while World War II was underway. Following his retirement from the military in 1969 as Chief Warrant Officer Four, he worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a Veterans Service Representative.
In 2010, Williams created the Woody Williams Foundation to honor and remember the sacrifices of Gold Star Families—the immediate family member(s) of a fallen service member who died while serving in a time of conflict. The USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB-4) was christened in his name in 2020. He was one of the charter members of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society when it was founded in 1958, and he served as its Chaplain for decades.
He is survived by numerous family members. Burial arrangements are pending.
There are 63 recipients alive today.
About the Congressional Medal of Honor Society
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Medal of Honor and its Recipients, inspiring Americans, and supporting the Recipients as they connect with communities across the country.
Chartered by Congress in 1958, its membership consists exclusively of those individuals who have received the Medal of Honor. There are 63 living Recipients.
The Society carries out its mission through outreach, education and preservation programs, including the Medal of Honor Museum, Congressional Medal of Honor Outreach Programs, the Congressional Medal of Honor Character Development Program, and the Congressional Medal of Honor Citizen Honors Awards for Valor and Service. The Society's programs and operations are funded by donations.
As part of Public Law 106-83, the Medal of the Honor Memorial Act, the Medal of Honor Museum, which is co-located with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's headquarters on board the U.S.S. Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, was designated as one of three national Medal of Honor sites.
Learn more about the Medal of Honor and the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's initiatives at cmohs.org.
Contact: Kathleen Blomquist
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CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced its 2022 Inductees Wednesday.
This is the first time in the Hall’s 37-year history that six female acts will be inducted in one class. The top five artists who dominated the fan vote all made it in this year.
Performer Category:
- Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
- Duran Duran
- Eminem
- Eurythmics
- Dolly Parton
- Lionel Richie
- Carly Simon
Musical Excellence Award:
- Judas Priest
- Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Early Influence Award:
- Harry Belafonte
- Elizabeth Cotten
Ahmet Ertegun Award:
- Allen Grubman
- Jimmy Iovine
- Sylvia Robinson
“This diverse group of inductees each had a profound impact on the sound of youth culture and helped change the course of rock & roll,” said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “Their music moved generations and influenced so many artists that followed”.
To be eligible, artists are required to have released their first record 25 years prior to Induction.
Eminem, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon were on the ballot for the first time.
This is Eminem’s first year of eligibility.
Of course, Dolly Parton made headlines when she said she didn’t feel she had earned the right to be nominated, then later said she would “accept gracefully” if she was voted into the Hall.
The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The Induction Ceremony will air at a later date.
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After torrential rains struck parts of northeastern Texas and sent floodwaters rushing through streets and homes, rescue crews fanned out across the region on Monday, responding to hundreds of calls for aid from residents stunned by the severity of the downpour.
Heavy rain and flash flooding brought record rainfall to the Dallas-Forth Worth area between Sunday and Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service Forth Worth. More than 9 inches fell at Dallas Forth Worth Airport over a 24-hour period that began Sunday, marking the highest rainfall over that length of time that the area has seen since 1932, the agency said.
The major flood threat will begin to subside in the area on Tuesday as the storms shift eastward toward Louisiana and Mississippi. Parts of eastern and southeastern Texas are still under a slight risk for excessive rainfall Tuesday.
Business owner Allen Thompson told CNN affiliate KTVT that the flooding was unlike anything he had ever seen in his time living in the Dallas suburb of Balch Springs.
"I've been here 13 years, and this is by far the worst it's ever flooded," Thompson said of Hickory Creek, which runs through the city.
When he walked into his heavy equipment rental business on Monday morning, 3 inches of water quickly covered the floor. Within an hour, he told KTVT, the water had risen to about a foot. He said he will have to close up shop for about a week to assess and clean up the damage.
The Fort Worth Fire Department received 500 calls for service and performed 174 high water rescues and investigations, the department tweeted. Dallas Fire Rescue responded to 195 high water incidents and rescued 21 people and 10 dogs, the agency said in a tweet.
Brittany Taylor moved into her Dallas apartment just two days before the flooding. Much of her belongings were still packed into cardboard boxes, which were soaked by the water.
"The last thing I expected was to wake to my brand new apartment flooded," she said. "There was just water gushing through the front door of the apartment. My refrigerator started floating away."
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins declared a state of disaster in the county on Monday and requested federal and state assistance in responding to the damage, he said in a tweet.
Jenkins also announced that an unnamed woman was killed when flood waters swept away her vehicle. Her car was "presumably" swept off the road and was found when the water receded, according to Mesquite Fire Department Chief Russell Wilson.
The relentless downpour soaked a region that has been under extreme drought in recent months. More than a quarter of Texas is under the highest drought designation, including the Dallas-Forth Worth area.
The same storm system battered parts of the Southwest over the weekend and continues to threaten parts of the region, as approximately 9 million people across the South are under flood watches Tuesday.
Drivers forced to abandon cars in rising waters
The overwhelming water level took many residents by surprise as it rushed into homes and onto highways. Several local authorities urged residents not to drive into high waters Monday as flooding filled the streets.
The Dallas Police Department alerted residents to numerous road closures in a tweet Monday afternoon, adding that water was "still standing on some roads, along with debris and abandoned cars."
In downtown Dallas, Cassondra Anna Mae Stewart was driving home at 3 a.m. when she noticed Interstate 30 has started to become cover by water, she told CNN. Videos she took of the scene show water rippling past car wheels as rain continues to fall across the road.
"I was able to back up on a ramp to get off the highway," she said. "I took an alternate route home ... although most streets are flooded down there as well."
Hundreds of traffic accidents were reported during the flooding, according to Dallas police.
Traffic through the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was also hard hit, with hundreds of flights to and from the airport canceled and about half of its departing flights delayed, according to tracking website FlightAware.
The heavy influx of water caused the sanitary sewers to overflow at several places throughout Dallas, the city said in a release Monday, noting that the city water system has not been impacted.
"None of the overflows of diluted wastewater have affected the City's water supply," Dallas Water Utilities Department assistant director Zachary Peoples said.
The city is recommending that some people in the impacted areas use boiled or distilled water.
The sudden rainfall comes amidst a "flash drought," which has brought an exceptionally dry year across regions of Texas, including the areas impacted my this week's flooding.
In the first half of the year, areas of the state have experienced rainfall deficits of between 8-10 inches, according to the Drought Monitor. But those shortfalls will be essentially erased in Dallas due to the flooding, while other areas will still experience them, the agency said. In less than 24 hours between Sunday and Monday, Dallas had received an entire summer's worth of rainfall -- over 7 inches.
The frequency and intensity of rainfall over land have increased with every degree of the planet warming since the 1980s.
A large share of precipitation in recent years has come during "intense, single-day events," which scientists say will become more common because of the climate crisis, along with sudden shifts from severe drought to heavy rain.
Flooding rainfall moves east
The wave of flooding rains is crawling to the east Tuesday morning and will continue its slow progression over the next couple of days.
The vast expanse of moisture gradually overtaking northern Louisiana during the overnight hours will continue to flourish as daylight breaks, the National Weather Service in Louisiana wrote Tuesday morning.
"A very wet weather pattern will continue across portions of the southern U.S. from Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley over the next few days," the Weather Prediction Center wrote Tuesday morning.
The WPC said that locations like the Dallas-Fort Worth area that received heavy rainfall amounts in the past 24 hours should be on the western fringe of the heavy rain.
"The heaviest rains should shift eastward across northern Louisiana today," the WPC added. "Followed by central and southern Mississippi on Wednesday, where rainfall totals of 3-5 inches with locally heavier amounts are likely over the next few days."
A moderate risk -- level 3 of 4 -- for excessive rainfall was issued by the WPC for people living in northern Lousiana and portions of southern Arkansas and central Mississippi. This means the WPC believes there is a 40% chance these storms could produce flash flooding similar to what this storm produced Monday in Texas.
"Portions of northeast Texas into northwest Louisiana have the potential for 48-hour rainfall amounts nearing 6-8 inches," the WPC said.
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Date & Time: Sunday, June 5, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. CST
Location: Exhibit Hall A
The poster will be available on-demand on the ASCO website for attendees beginning at 9:00 AM CST on Friday, June 3, 2022. Upon release at ASCO, the scientific poster will be accessible through Inhibrx's website at https://inhibrx.investorroom.com/events-and-presentations.
About Chondrosarcoma
Chondrosarcoma is an orphan bone cancer with approximately 2,800 new patients diagnosed annually in the United States and the European Union. There are currently no systemic therapies approved for the treatment of chondrosarcoma.
About INBRX-109
INBRX-109 is a precision-engineered, tetravalent death receptor 5 (DR5) agonist antibody designed to exploit the tumor-biased cell death induced by DR5 signaling.
In January 2021, the FDA granted Fast Track designation to INBRX-109 for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic conventional chondrosarcoma. Further, in December 2021, FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to INBRX-109 for this indication.
In November 2021, Inhibrx provided updated results from its ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of INBRX-109 in patients with conventional chondrosarcoma. Preliminary disease control was observed in 16 of the 18 evaluable patients (89%) measured by RECISTv1.1, with two of the 18 achieving partial responses (11%). Based on preliminary results of the ongoing Phase 1 trial, the median progression-free survival (PFS) is 7.4 months, and the median overall survival has not been reached. Three patients have exceeded 61 weeks on treatment with INBRX-109, with 77 weeks being the longest duration of stable disease observed to date.
In June 2021, Inhibrx initiated a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, potentially registration-enabling Phase 2 trial of INBRX-109 in conventional chondrosarcoma. The trial will be conducted at approximately 51 sites within eight countries, with 30 of those sites in the United States.
About Inhibrx, Inc.
Inhibrx is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing a broad pipeline of novel biologic therapeutic candidates in oncology and orphan diseases. Inhibrx utilizes diverse methods of protein engineering to address the specific requirements of complex target and disease biology, including its proprietary sdAb platform. Inhibrx has collaborations with 2seventy bio (formerly bluebird bio), Bristol-Myers Squibb and Chiesi. For more information, please visit www.inhibrx.com.
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BEIJING, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wissen Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd (Wissen Technology), a leading service robot innovator, raised close to US$10 million in a Pre-A+ Series financing led by BlueRun Ventures China ("BRV China"). The funding will go towards reinforcing Wissen Technology's technological edge in the development of collaborative robots ('cobots') and boosting its efforts across talent acquisition and commercialization of applications. Wissen Technology is the only cobot provider with a full-stack technology offering all-in-one smart robot solutions utilizing light, flexible robotic arms.
Founded in 2019, Wissen Technology has dedicated itself to redefine the industry of cobots by reaching new standards in flexibility, agility, elasticity and safety. The KT200 Dual-arm Field Operation Robot, equipped with a variety of end-execution tools, was awarded Contemporary Good Design Award 2021 by Red Dot Design Awards, one of the world's largest design competitions, and is now fully functional across social and public services.
Cobots have grown rapidly in recent years. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, China is a core driving force within the world's robotics industry having created more than RMB100 billion in total revenue over the past year. Further, industrial cobots have been put into use in nearly 200 industries and sectors in China and have proved their competence across education, healthcare and agriculture.
Despite rising demand, cobots face considerable barriers. It requires technological breakthroughs in every stage whether in hardware components such as the base, rotary joints and end-of-arm tools or in terms of software programming such as navigation, visual image analysis and movement control. Only when all elements are perfectly in place can cobots function properly.
"The investment is meant to lift robotics innovation to a new level," said Wei CAO, Partner of BRV China. "Currently, labor shortage due to an ageing population has led to skyrocketing demand for interactive operation robots in order to carry out unmanned operations across industries."
"There is a need for comprehensive solutions in the form of collaborative robotic arms that are safe, agile and cost-effective. As such products get widely applied across public services, the utility sector, health and sanitation industries, intelligent parks and other areas. We look forward to Wissen's efforts to drive the technology industry forward," added Mr. Cao.
The founding team of Wissen Technology said: "We are determined to deliver a brand-new user experience and expand the utility of elastic robots. With the funding round, Wissen is keen to move towards the mass production of well-rounded collaborative service robots that can safeguard frontline workers and boost operational efficiency."
About BRV China
BlueRun Ventures China (BRV China) is a leading early-stage venture firm in China with offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Having its heritage in Silicon Valley since 1998 and entered China in 2005, BRV China has managed over $2 billion through multiple USD and RMB funds, with over $1 billion cash distributions. BRV China focuses on investing in entrepreneurs who create a sustainable impact through technological innovations across enterprise services, transportation and smart machine, digital healthcare, and consumer technology sectors in China. The firm has invested in more than 150 portfolio companies, including Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI), QingCloud (688316.SH), WaterDrop (NYSE: WDH), Energy Monster (NASDAQ: EM), Mogujie/Meilishuo (NYSE: MOGU), Qudian (NYSE: QD), Ganji/58.com, PPTV, Guazi, Meishubao, Nanyan, Shanzhen, Gaussian Robotics, Yi Auto, Pinecone, etc. The firm has been recognized as the "No.1 Early-Stage Investment Firm" in China by Zero2IPO and ChinaVenture, and "Consistent Performing Venture Capital Fund Manager" by Preqin. For further information, please visit https://www.brv.com.cn/en/.
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Madeleine Albright to be honored by world leaders, DC elite
WASHINGTON (AP) — World leaders and a bevy of U.S. political and foreign policy elite are preparing to pay their respects to the late Madeleine Albright, the child refugee from war-torn Europe who rose to become America’s first female secretary of state.
Led by President Joe Biden and predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, the man who picked Albright to be his top diplomat and the highest-ranking woman ever in the U.S. government at that time, some 1,400 mourners will gather Wednesday to celebrate her life and accomplishments at Washington National Cathedral.
Albright, 84, died of cancer last month, prompting an outpouring of condolences from around the world that also hailed her support for democracy and human rights. In addition to the current and former presidents, the service will be attended by at least three of her successors as secretary of state along with other current and former Cabinet members, foreign diplomats, lawmakers and an array of others who knew her.
Biden, Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are all scheduled to deliver tributes at the service, while the current secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and former secretaries Condoleezza Rice and John Kerry are slated to attend. Other top current officials expected to be present include Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA Director Bill Burns and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
Foreign dignitaries slated to attend include the presidents of Georgia and Kosovo and senior officials from Colombia, Bosnia and the Czech Republic.
Albright was born in what was then Czechoslovakia but her family fled twice, first from the Nazis and then from Soviet rule. They ended up in the United States, where she studied at Wellesley College and rose through the ranks of Democratic Party foreign policy circles to become ambassador to the United Nations. Clinton selected her as secretary of state in 1996 for his second term.
Although never in line for the presidency because of her foreign birth, Albright was near universally admired for breaking a glass ceiling, even by her political detractors.
As a Czech refugee who saw the horrors of both Nazi Germany and the Iron Curtain, she was not a dove. She played a leading role in pressing for the Clinton administration to get involved militarily in the conflict in Kosovo. “My mindset is Munich,” she said frequently, referring to the German city where the Western allies abandoned her homeland to the Nazis.
As secretary of state, Albright played a key role in persuading Clinton to go to war against the Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic over his treatment of Kosovar Albanians in 1999. As U.N. ambassador, she advocated a tough U.S. foreign policy, particularly in the case of Milosevic’s treatment of Bosnia. NATO’s intervention in Kosovo was eventually dubbed “Madeleine’s War.”
She also took a hard line on Cuba, famously saying at the United Nations that the 1996 Cuban shootdown of a civilian plane was not “cojones” but rather “cowardice.”
In 2012, Obama awarded Albright the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, saying her life was an inspiration to all Americans.
Born Marie Jana Korbel in Prague on May 15, 1937, she was the daughter of a diplomat, Joseph Korbel. The family was Jewish and converted to Roman Catholicism when she was 5. Three of her Jewish grandparents died in concentration camps.
Albright was an internationalist whose point of view was shaped in part by her background. Her family fled Czechoslovakia in 1939 as the Nazis took over their country, and she spent the war years in London.
After the war, as the Soviet Union took over vast chunks of Eastern Europe, her father brought the family to the United States. They settled in Denver, where her father taught at the University of Denver. One of Korbel’s best students was Rice, who would later succeed his daughter as secretary of state.
Albright graduated from Wellesley College in 1959. She worked as a journalist and later studied international relations at Columbia University, where she earned a master’s degree in 1968 and a Ph.D. in 1976. She then entered politics and what was at the time the male-dominated world of foreign policy professionals.
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Apyx Medical Corporation.
Shareholders who purchased shares of APYX 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.
CONTACT US HERE:
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CLASS PERIOD: May 12, 2021 to March 11, 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) a significant number of Apyx's Advanced Energy products were used for off-label indications; (2) such off-label uses led to an increase in the number of medical device reports filed by Apyx reporting serious adverse events; (3) as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to incur regulatory scrutiny; (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's financial results would be adversely impacted; and (5) 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: August 5, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/apyx-medical-corporation-loss-submission-form/?id=29978&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of APYX 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 August 5, 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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HONG KONG, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharing Economy International Inc. ("SEII") (OTCQB: SEII), announced today that it has signed an Investment Cooperation Agreement with Hanking Fof Investment, L.P. ("Hanking").
Pursuant to the Agreement, Hanking intends to make strategic investments in SEII with a total size of up to US$30 million for a two-year period, the proceed of which is to be applied primarily in the fields of (1) research and development of new technologies and products such as intelligent algorithms, application systems and intelligent interactive devices based on metaverse applications of SEII; (2) ultra-high definition naked-eye 3D integrated solution, software and hardware products as well the market expansion in Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia and Europe; (3) SEII's cooperation with major customers that involved in 3D upgrade of display panel; and (4) expansion of SEII's cooperation with more projects combining global leading metaverse technology and green economy.
Hanking is a private equity fund professionally operated and managed by a family office for wealthy families. It focuses on private equity, block transactions and secondary market investment, as well as financial services to high net worth individuals, institutional investors and wealthy families such as investment advisory and asset management services. In addition, Hanking has created an ecological management system by managing various funds in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and other cities as well as following closely on the global new economy industry. Hanking's investment team successfully invested in many major PRC-based e-commerce and achieved high returns. Moreover, Hanking is also the partner of many mainstream funds, which have, strong influence and appeal within respective industries.
The signing of the formal investment agreement is subject to the conclusion of the due diligence being conducted by Hanking on SEII within 90 days upon the signing of this Agreement.
About Sharing Economy International Inc.
Sharing Economy International Inc., through its affiliated companies, are focused on targeting the technology and global sharing economy markets, by developing online platforms and rental business partnerships that will drive the global development of sharing through economical rental business models. Moreover, the Company will actively pursue blockchain technology in its existing and to-be-acquired business, enabling the general public to realize the beauty of resource sharing. For more information visit www.seii.com
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Email: ir@seii.com
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ONO PHARMA USA, INC. (President and CEO, Kunihiko Ito, "OPUS") announces its organization and leadership team expansion to advance its clinical development, research alliance, licensing activities, as well as future commercialization opportunities for the upcoming products in the U.S.
Since April 2021 when OPUS opened its new US headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., OPUS has successfully enhanced its R&D infrastructure and momentum by recruiting a number of senior leaders to bolster its global clinical development, research alliance and licensing. In addition, OPUS continues to make progress in building out its commercial organization. OPUS has recently appointed senior leadership roles in Business Operations, Legal, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Sales & Marketing to enhance the future activities in the U.S.
"Our leadership team fully embraces our core value that - The greater the challenge, the more passionately Ono will rise to meet it. We will work side by side and deliver on our commitment to bring the positive impacts of our pioneering treatments to patients. As one team, we continue to challenge ourselves to fulfil the unmet medical needs for patients suffering from difficult-to-treat diseases," said Kunihiko Ito, President and CEO of OPUS.
For more information about OPUS senior leadership members, please visit leadership introduction page on the official website. (https://www.ono-usa.com/about/leadership).
ONO PHARMA USA, INC. ("OPUS"), established in 1998 as the U.S. subsidiary of Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Ono"), is pursuing the clinical development of new drug candidates and aiming to establish its operation from the clinical development until the regulatory approval of products for commercialization in the U.S. In addition, OPUS has been engaged in promotion of the discovery alliances and licensing activities to expand Ono's development pipeline and to pursue the commercialization opportunities in the U.S. For more information, please visit the company's website at https://www.ono-usa.com/.
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Magicbox Semi Trailer Transforms into LED Volume in Minutes
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In what has been lauded as a revolutionary development in virtual production, Brian T. Nowac, CEO of Magicbox, will introduce the world's first-ever mobile virtual production Superstudio at an exclusive launch event hosted by Stargate Studios in South Pasadena on August 19.
According to Nowac, the mission of the Magicbox is to make motion picture technology accessible to any content producer. The patent pending design is a semi trailer that transforms into an LED volume and computer control center in minutes.
"Our goal at Magicbox is to democratize technology, by building a platform of affordable solutions and making them accessible to everyone," Nowac said. "The Magicbox prototype will revolutionize motion picture and video productions by making it easier for them to produce more creative content, faster, cheaper, and safer than ever possible before."
Nowac and his team have spent the last two years working with virtual production experts, including industry pioneer Sam Nicholson, CEO of Stargate Studios, to analyze modern virtual production and the ways in which it can be utilized more effectively by content producers.
Modern virtual production, inside LED volumes, has disrupted the entertainment industry by making productions faster, less expensive, and safer by providing content producers with more control of the production process.
Sam Nicholson, calls Magicbox a high-tech origami that unfolds in a parking lot. "Magicbox is the only virtual production system that I have worked with that can set up, shoot, and strike in a 12-hour day," he continued.
The Magicbox launch event will take place on Friday, August 19, from 6pm to 10pm.
For more information about Magicbox, please contact Brian T. Nowac at brian@magicbox.ninja.
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PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a tasty and satisfying way to enjoy a glass of milk," said an inventor, from Philadelphia, Pa., "so I invented CEREAL MILK. My design would offer added flavor and fun which could encourage you to drink more milk on a daily basis."
The invention provides a flavorful milk option for children and adults. In doing so, it offers an alternative to drinking plain white milk. As a result, it enhances taste and it could encourage individuals to drink more milk. The invention features a novel design that is easy to serve and enjoy so it is ideal for children and adults, schools, restaurants, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Philadelphia sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-PLB-157, 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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CAUGHT ON CAM: Brazen thief grabs dog in front of owner, rides away on scooter
NEW YORK (WABC) - A New York family is hoping for a happy ending to a brazen dog-napping incident caught on camera.
The dog, named Off-White, was taken Monday by a man who left the scene on a motor scooter.
In the home surveillance video, you can see the thief approach Off-White and his owner Carlos Gil in front of their home. The suspect pets the dog for a moment before picking him up and pulling away on his scooter, pushing past Gil’s attempts to stop him.
“When he took off on his bike, I tried to push him. He rushed away, but I thought he was going to hit a pole,” Gil said in Spanish.
The Gil family said Off-White has been a part of their family for less than a year. They enjoy dressing him in matching outfits.
“We really would just like to get the dog back, it’s very much a part of the family, and it’s just very sad to know that he’s gone,” Alonso Gil said.
Police say they have made no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
The Gil family says they’ve posted flyers all around the area in hopes that Off-White comes back home.
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Spoken Rx™ is an NFC-enabled solution providing digital health accessibility for the visually impaired
FREMONT, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Identiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), global digital security and identification leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced Identiv-powered CVS Spoken Rx™ won a 2022 NFC Innovation Award in the Most Innovative Use of NFC Technology category. The NFC Forum Innovation Awards support and recognize the development and deployment of innovative and exemplary near field communication (NFC) products, services, and applications.
According to the CDC, around 12 million people 40 and over in the U.S. are visually impaired, including one million who are blind. Spoken Rx is the first of its kind in-app experience and smart tag prescription label developed for a national retail pharmacy, CVS. Designed for those with visual impairments and those who cannot read standard print labels, the technology allows patients to have their prescription information read aloud and makes the CVS Pharmacy app accessible to the visually impaired community.
"The small fonts on prescription bottles and side-effect pamphlets can cause big problems for individuals with serious vision complications, as well as for far-sighted customers who have difficulty reading such small print. Yet there is no federal rule requiring pharmacies to give patients more accessible options," said Amir Khoshniyati, VP and GM Transponders, Identiv. "Spoken Rx is more than a convenience. It can provide life saving information to prevent medication confusion for a person who cannot read a label."
Enabled by NFC technology, the Spoken Rx feature provides critical prescription medication
information to visually impaired individuals in English and Spanish, adding to the existing braille, audio, and large-print accessible prescription label options already available through the CVS website. Developed in collaboration with the American Council of the Blind, Spoken Rx is available at all CVS pharmacy locations nationwide, including more than 1,700 pharmacy locations within Target.
The Spoken Rx solution makes it easy for all patients to stay connected to health resources, refill prescriptions, and make appointments for vital health services like vaccinations and testing. More and more people are using Spoken Rx for the convenience of everyday prescription reading on-the-go. "It also offers a greater level of independence and inclusivity for blind and visually impaired patients as they can use the same app offered to all CVS customers," adds Khoshniyati.
The Spoken Rx feature is available in the CVS Pharmacy app and is accessible using Voiceover for iOS, or self-voicing with Siri or Google Assistant on a smartphone. It is available at no extra cost to patients.
Identiv has a proven track record for delivering solutions in the pharmaceutical market for the visually impaired. The majority of U.S. pharmacies utilize Identiv's innovative NFC tags through various custom applications and platforms supporting the visually impaired community. "We are committed to creating solutions for digital health accessibility. Innovating simplified and convenient life products is a very important cause for Identiv."
The NFC award entries were reviewed and selected by a jury of global leaders and industry experts. Entries were judged on their innovation, commercial potential, and usability as well as on the quality of design and implementation. Spoken Rx will be featured as part of the NFC Forum Product Showcase.
Additionally, Spoken Rx was recently named a finalist in the IoT Evolution Expo 2022 Awards and the winner of the AIM 2022 Case Study Competition.
Identiv, Inc. is a global leader in digitally securing the physical world. Identiv's platform encompasses RFID and NFC, cybersecurity, and the full spectrum of physical access, video, and audio security. Identiv is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC in the U.S. under the symbol "INVE". For more information, visit identiv.com.
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GREELEY, Colo., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JBS USA Food Company announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for any and all of the outstanding U.S.$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.500% Senior Notes due 2029 issued by JBS USA Lux S.A., JBS USA Food Company and JBS USA Finance, Inc. (the "Notes"). The Tender Offer is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, dated September 12, 2022 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase") and the related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Notice of Guaranteed Delivery" and together with the Offer to Purchase, the "Offer Documents"), which set forth a more comprehensive description of the terms of the Tender Offer.
The Tender Offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 20, 2022, unless extended by JBS USA Food Company (such time and date, as the same may be modified, the "Expiration Time"). Holders who (i) validly tender their Notes on or before the Expiration Time and do not validly withdraw on or before the Withdrawal Deadline (as defined below) or (ii) deliver a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and all of the other required documents on or before the Expiration Time and tender their Notes prior to the Guaranteed Delivery Date which is at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second business day after the Expiration Time, and whose Notes are accepted for purchase by JBS USA Food Company, will receive the "Tender Offer Consideration" indicated in the table below. Accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes accepted for purchase (including those tendered through the guaranteed delivery procedure) from the most recent interest payment date of the Notes up to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined below) (the "Accrued Interest") will be paid in cash on the Settlement Date or the Guaranteed Delivery Settlement Date (as defined below), as applicable.
Certain information regarding the Notes and the terms of the Tender Offer is summarized in the table below.
JBS USA Food Company will purchase Notes that have been validly tendered by the Expiration Time and not validly withdrawn by the Withdrawal Deadline (other than Notes tendered in reliance upon the guaranteed delivery procedures) and that JBS USA Food Company chooses to accept for purchase, subject to all conditions to the Tender Offer having been satisfied or waived by JBS USA Food Company, expected to be within three business days following the Expiration Time, or as promptly as practicable thereafter (the "Settlement Date"). With respect to any Notes accepted for purchase pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures, the holders thereof will receive payment of the Tender Offer Consideration for such accepted Notes (to the extent that such Notes are not delivered prior to the Expiration Time) on the settlement date expected to be the third business days after the Expiration Time, or as promptly as practicable thereafter (the "Guaranteed Delivery Settlement Date"). Holders will be permitted to withdraw validly tendered Notes (i) at or prior to the earlier of (x) the Expiration Time and (y) in the event that the Tender Offer is extended, the tenth business day after commencement of the Tender Offer, and (ii) after the 60th business day after commencement of the Tender Offer if for any reason the Tender Offer has not been consummated within 60 business days after commencement, but not thereafter (such date in clause (i) or (ii), the "Withdrawal Deadline"). JBS USA Food Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to extend, amend or terminate the Tender Offer at any time, subject to applicable law.
JBS USA Food Company's obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction or, when applicable, waiver of certain conditions, which are more fully described in the Offer to Purchase, including, among others, a financing condition as described in the Offer to Purchase. In addition, subject to applicable law, JBS USA Food Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) extend, terminate or withdraw the Tender Offer at any time or (ii) otherwise amend the Tender Offer in any respect at any time and from time to time. JBS USA Food Company further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, not to accept any tenders of Notes. JBS USA Food Company is making the Tender Offer only in those jurisdictions where it is legal to do so.
Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Truist Securities, Inc. are acting as dealer managers for the Tender Offer and can be contacted at their respective telephone numbers set forth on the back cover page of Offer to Purchase with questions regarding the Tender Offer.
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About JBS USA Lux S.A.
JBS USA Lux S.A. is one of the world's largest producers of beef, pork, chicken and packaged food products. In terms of daily production capacity, JBS USA Lux S.A. is among the leading beef producers and the second-largest pork and chicken producer in the United States. In Australia, JBS USA Lux S.A. is the leading producer of beef, lamb and packaged foods. JBS USA Lux S.A. prepares, packages and delivers fresh, value-added and branded beef, pork, chicken, and lamb products to customers in more than 150 countries on six continents. JBS USA Lux S.A. is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JBS S.A., the largest protein company and the largest food company in the world in terms of net revenue.
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Plant sciences artificial intelligence startup sets sights on solving global food production challenges by scaling agtech platform with Akamai edge computing and security capabilities
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today announced that Bloomfield Robotics is the winner of its Future of Life Online Challenge, clinching an award of USD $1 million in Akamai products and services. Bloomfield is addressing the challenges of growing high-quality crops in the face of rising environmental pressures, demographic shifts, production costs and supply chain issues. Using a combination of artificial intelligence and custom imaging hardware, Bloomfield makes it easier for farmers and produce companies to understand the health and performance of every plant by automating crop inspection and analysis.
Akamai today also debuted the Future of Life Online Challenge video docuseries hosted by two-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host Mario Armstrong. Available at akamai.com/lifeonline, the four-part series follows Bloomfield and co-finalists Cooler Screens and Ennoventure through the pitching and judging processes, culminating with the Bloomfield team's high-energy welcome to Akamai headquarters as the newly minted winners of the challenge.
Launched last fall, the Akamai Future of Life Online Challenge is an opportunity to celebrate and reward "the visionaries, the rebels, and the insanely curious innovators" shaping breakthrough digital experiences that make life better. The rigorous submission process included "Shark Tank"-style live pitches before a panel of judges from the Akamai global leadership team. Applicants had to demonstrate how their innovative products or services could viably scale to make a positive impact on the world with the benefit of Akamai security, delivery, and compute solutions.
"Winning the Akamai Future of Life Online Challenge gives Bloomfield access to world-class technology and expertise that will immediately help us scale and better secure our business," said Mark DeSantis, CEO, Bloomfield Robotics. "It also affords us leeway to experiment with new capabilities and resources in ways that many companies at this stage simply don't have the luxury of doing. Bloomfield is honored to win the challenge and we're even more excited to work with Akamai to help improve crop performance from seed to harvest."
Bloomfield can use Akamai compute solutions to build its systems faster, accelerate time to deployment, and more quickly return data to farmers. The valuable data, along with customer information and its own internal functions, can be better secured with Akamai security offerings. Bloomfield intends to explore numerous Akamai capabilities, including:
- Edge Compute Services: The Akamai edge platform can assist with pre-processing and delivering large volumes of data from farm to data center significantly faster than before. With more than 360,000 Akamai edge servers deployed globally, Bloomfield will have a decidedly more robust network to get farmers closer to real-time insights.
- Security: As Bloomfield grows, security will become an even more essential piece to protect its business, customers, and high-value data. The company intends to explore how Akamai cybersecurity solutions can better protect and secure its data from inception to analysis to storage.
- Cloud Computing: Bloomfield intends to evaluate how its existing cloud compute systems can work with new capabilities from Akamai and Linode to train front- and back-end data to move quickly and seamlessly together.
"Bloomfield is at the bleeding edge of crop digitization, an exciting convergence of big data and artificial intelligence," said Kim Salem-Jackson, chief marketing officer, Akamai and one of the challenge judges. "Among so many extraordinary submissions for the $1 million Future of Life Online Challenge, Bloomfield stood out as a company with values and aspirations that aligned directly with Akamai's purpose to make life better for billions of people billions of times a day. Bloomfield represents the best of the entrepreneurial spirit and Akamai couldn't be more excited to help the company grow and fuel positive change in helping deliver better food to consumer tables around the world."
For additional information about Bloomfield Robotics, visit bloomfield.ai.
About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online. The most innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to secure and deliver their digital experiences — helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's largest and most trusted edge platform, Akamai keeps apps, code, and experiences closer to users — and threats farther away. Learn more about Akamai's security, content delivery, and edge compute products and services at www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or follow Akamai Technologies on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFST) pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with LifeStance Health's June 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 11, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased LifeStance Health 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 LifeStance Health class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8073 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 October 11, 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. 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, the IPO Registration Statement featured false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the number of virtual visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was decreasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby flatlining LifeStance Health's out-patient/virtual revenue growth; (2) the percentage of in-person visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was increasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby causing LifeStance Health's operating expenses to increase substantially; (3) LifeStance Health had lost a large number of physicians due to burn-out and, as a result, its physician retention rate had fallen significantly below the 87% highlighted in the IPO's registration statement and LifeStance Health had been expending additional costs to onboard new physicians who were less productive than the outgoing physicians they were replacing; and (4) as a result, LifeStance Health's business metrics and financial prospects were not as strong as the IPO's registration statement represented. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the LifeStance Health class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8073 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.
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Which outdoor chaise lounge is best?
First designed as indoor furniture, chaise lounges quickly found a home outdoors for people who want to relax in the open air on patios, decks, under a tree or around the pool.
Quality outdoor chaise lounges have seatbacks that adjust from lie-flat to upright. If you are looking for a comfortable outdoor chaise lounge for sunbathing, relaxing or napping, take a look at the Safavieh Newport Chaise Lounge Chair.
What to know before you buy an outdoor chaise lounge
Frames
Wood frames are the most stylish.
- Rattan and wicker should be treated with waterproofing so they don’t rot and crack with age and extended exposure to the elements.
- Teak and other hardwoods hold up well to being exposed to sun and rain, but are much heavier and harder to move.
Metal frames are the sturdiest.
- Aluminum is sturdy, durable and lightweight. It won’t rust, but aluminum frames are easily blown about by strong breezes.
- Steel is heavier and needs to be treated to resist rusting. Quality steel lounge chairs are powder-coated for extra protection.
Plastic frames are the least expensive.
- Resin is durable, and easy to maintain and keep clean. Its light weight means the resin frames can be blown about by the wind.
- Recycled plastics are a fine ecological choice that is also durable and easy to clean. Because they are heavier and bulkier, though, they can be difficult to move from place to place.
Single or double
- Single chairs are as narrow as 20 inches and as wide as 28 inches. Most outdoor chaise lounges are made for a single person.
- Double chairs are made in larger sizes so two people can share one chair as they relax together. Widths vary, so look for high-quality outdoor double chaise lounges to be as wide as 60 inches.
What to look for in a quality outdoor chaise lounge
Cushions
- Comfort: Look for seats that have at least 2 or 3 inches of padding.
- Water: High-quality lounge chairs and cushions are made of materials that can withstand the effects of rain.
- Sun: Steady sun in the summertime fades fabrics not made to withstand the effects of ultraviolet rays. Look for fabrics that are treated to prevent fading and won’t get brittle from drying out.
- Mold and mildew: Outdoor furniture gets wet, so choose fabrics that shed water and are treated to resist mold and mildew.
- Removable: You never know when you want to clean your chair, so look for a chaise with removable cushions. Make sure, though, that they attach in such a way they are not likely to get blown away when it’s windy.
Adjustability
The greater the range of choices of positions of the seatback, the more you will enjoy using your chaise lounge. Look for seatbacks with a full range of motion from horizontal to vertical, and many choices in between.
Wheels
Chaise lounges with wheels let you move yours around to follow the sun or stay in the shade. Wheels should be sturdy and firmly attached to the frame.
How much you can expect to spend on an outdoor chaise lounge
Aluminum and plastic chaises cost from $50-$400. Wicker chairs cost from $100-$800, while resin and teak chairs cost from $200-$1,500.
Outdoor chaise lounge FAQ
Can I leave my chaise lounge outdoors all year?
A. Yes, if you live where you can use it year-round. Otherwise, store it away when winter comes and wait until spring arrives.
What if I have no room to store my outdoor chaise lounge?
A. Choose an all-weather cover that is properly sized for a snug fit and attaches firmly to your chair so it won’t blow away. Look for a cover with air vents that provide ventilation so condensation won’t form underneath.
What’s the best outdoor chaise lounge to buy?
Top outdoor chaise lounge
Safavieh Newport Chaise Lounge Chair
What you need to know: This finely crafted lounge chair with a seatback that adjusts from flat to vertical looks good in any outdoor space.
What you’ll love: This eucalyptus chaise has a side table that pulls out from beneath the frame to hold your drinks and snacks. At 78 inches long and 27 inches wide, it is spacious enough for anyone. This 55-pound chair rolls about easily on the rear-mounted wheels. It is easy to assemble with the included hardware and step-by-step instructions. Cushions come in your choice of 14 colors.
What you should consider: The cushions are not made to be left out in the rain.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top outdoor chaise lounge for the money
Crestlive Products Adjustable Folding Chaise Lounge For Outdoors
What you need to know: This 20-inch-wide, 45-inch-long chair holds up to 270 pounds.
What you’ll love: At 10.5 pounds, this chaise folds flat in seconds for easy carrying and storage, so you can use it at home or take it when you go camping. The ergonomic sling seat has eight adjustments for maximum comfort. The frame is aluminum and the fabric is made of ultraviolet-resistant, breathable fabric that is oilproof and waterproof.
What you should consider: It does not lie completely flat.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Best Choice Products Outdoor Curved Hanging Chaise Lounge Swing
What you need to know: This chair’s striking design suspends your chaise from a heavy-duty cantilever frame so it can swing freely.
What you’ll love: It’s made with powder-coated alloy steel frames and weather-resistant polyester fabrics. The water-resistant ergonomic cushions are filled with 2 inches of foam for comfort and support. The chair is 73 inches long, 46 inches wide and 78 inches tall, has a built-in pillow and removable canopy and supports 265 pounds.
What you should consider: You might not enjoy the rocking, swinging motion in stiff breezes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Filing would offer added protection to IP already submitted to USPTO
VANCOUVER, BC, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Numinus Wellness Inc. ("Numinus" or the "Company") (TSX: NUMI) (OTCQX: NUMIF), a mental health care company advancing innovative treatments and safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies, today announced that its subsidiary Numinus Bioscience Inc. ("Numinus Bioscience") has filed a patent application to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations, for a rapid production process for Psilocybe and other fungi species containing psilocybin and other compounds.
A provisional patent application for the process was submitted to the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) on June 24, 2021. With this additional filing, international patent protection would extend to all WIPO member states that have signed the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), including Australia, Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom, where psychedelic research is currently active.
"The WIPO is an important global forum that provides reassurance to the patent offices of member states. Numinus is confident that the robust evidence supporting the production process will further inform regulators as they consider policy changes to make psychedelic-assisted therapies and products more accessible," said Sharan Sidhu, VP, Scientific Research, Innovation & Laboratory Operations, Numinus. "We look forward to advancing current research and paving the way for eventual commercialization and mainstream access."
The purpose of the process is to significantly increase production of therapeutics for use in psychedelic-assisted therapy, while reducing product variability, increasing production efficiency and ultimately reducing commercialization costs. Since the initial filing, data-sets validating the process for additional fungi specifies have been completed, broadening its potential application and scope from psilocybin to other active compounds.
"This application is part of Numinus' long-term IP strategic focus on scalable and sustainable production that advances research, development and delivery of innovative psychedelic-derived formulations in North America and beyond," said Payton Nyquvest, Founder and CEO, Numinus.
Numinus Wellness helps people to heal and be well through the development and delivery of innovative mental health care and access to safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies. The Numinus model – including psychedelic production, research and clinic care – is at the forefront of a transformation aimed at healing rather than managing symptoms for depression, anxiety, trauma, pain and substance use. At Numinus, we are leading the integration of psychedelic-assisted therapies into mainstream clinical practice and building the foundation for a healthier society.
Learn more at numinus.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Neither Numinus Wellness Inc., nor any of its subsidiaries is a professional corporation licensed to practice health services. In jurisdictions where health services may only be provided by a corporation if that corporation holds a valid permit to do so, Numinus and its subsidiaries operate in a management services function to affiliated professional corporations, who provide health services to patients. Numinus and its subsidiaries do provide health services directly to patients in those jurisdictions where authorized to do so.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist and ally of Donald Trump who faces criminal charges after months of defying a congressional subpoena over the Capitol riot, has told the House committee investigating the attack that he is now willing to testify.
Bannon’s turnabout was conveyed in a letter late Saturday from his attorney, lawmakers said, as the committee prepares to air some of its most striking revelations yet this week against Trump in what may be its final set of hearings.
“I expect that we will be hearing from him and there are many questions that we have for him,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. She and other committee members said in television interviews Sunday they intend to have Bannon sit for a private interview, which they typically conduct in a deposition with sworn testimony.
Bannon had been one of the highest-profile Trump-allied holdouts in refusing to testify before the committee, leading to two criminal counts of contempt of Congress last year for resisting the committee’s subpoena. He has argued that his testimony is protected by Trump’s claim of executive privilege. The committee contends such a claim is dubious because Trump had fired Bannon from the White House in 2017 and Bannon was thus a private citizen when he was consulting with the then-president in the run-up to the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Still, in recent days, as the former president grew frustrated with what he decried as a one-sided presentation by the committee of seven Democrats and two Republicans, Trump said he would waive that privilege claim, according to a letter Saturday to Bannon’s lawyer.
“If you reach an agreement on a time and place for your testimony, I will waive executive privilege for you, which allows for you to go in and testify truthfully and fairly, as per the request of the unselect committee of political thugs and hacks,” Trump wrote.
The committee’s Thursday evening hearing will examine the three-hour plus stretch when Trump failed to act as a mob of supporters stormed the Capitol. It will be the first hearing in prime time since the June 9 debut that was viewed by 20 million people.
A hearing Tuesday will focus on the plotting and planning of the insurrection by white nationalist groups such as the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters, and will also highlight testimony taken Friday from former White House counsel Pat Cipollone.
It comes after surprise testimony last month from former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson provided the most compelling evidence yet that Trump could be linked to a federal crime. Since then, the committee has seen an influx of new information and confidential tips.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., suggested that Bannon “had a change of heart, and after watching, presumably, all of these people come forward, including Cassidy Hutchinson, he’s decided that he wants to come in, and if he wants to come in, I’m certain that the committee would be very interested in hearing from him.”
Bannon’s trial on the two criminal counts is July 18. A hearing in his case was scheduled for Monday in federal court in Washington. Bannon has been seeking a delay in his trial to at least fall.
It’s unclear how much Bannon intends to cooperate. He has expressed a preference to appear before the committee in a public hearing. The committee is making clear he must first sit for a private interview, typically in a sworn deposition. It’s also possible he may opt to appear and then refuse to answer questions, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
“The way that we have treated every single witness is the same, that they come in, they talk to the committee there,” Raskin said. “If they’re going to take a deposition, they’re sworn under oath. It’s videotaped. It’s recorded, and then we take it from there.”
The committee says it wants to hear from Bannon because he “had specific knowledge about the events planned for Jan. 6 before they occurred.” It cited as an example comments that he made on his podcast the day before the riot.
“It’s not going to happen like you think it’s going to happen. OK, it’s going to be quite extraordinarily different. All I can say is strap in,” Bannon said in that podcast. “All hell is going to break loose tomorrow. … So many people said, ‘Man, if I was in a revolution, I would be in Washington.’ Well, this is your time in history.”
House investigators have been digging deeper into the evidence collected so far about the role extremist groups played in the deadly insurrection and what Trump was doing as the violence ensued down the street from the White House.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., who will lead Thursday’s hearing with Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., described the upcoming testimony as key to providing an extensive timeline of what Trump did and did not do in those critical hours on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021. That includes Trump’s tweet criticizing Vice President Mike Pence for lacking “courage” as angry protesters outside the Capitol were heard chanting “Hang Mike Pence” for not challenging Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
“We want to show the American people what was the president doing during that time,” Kinzinger said Sunday. “The rest of the country knew that there was an insurrection. The president obviously had to have known there was an insurrection. So where was he? What was he doing? It’s a very important hearing. Pay attention. Because I think it goes to the heart of what is the oath of a leader.”
Tuesday’s hearing will explore efforts to assemble the mob on the National Mall and then organize the march down Pennsylvania Avenue, where some rioters — armed with pipes, bats and bear spray — charged into the Capitol, quickly overrunning the overwhelmed police force. More than 100 police officers were injured, many beaten, bloodied and bruised, that day.
It will also highlight a meeting on Dec. 18, 2020 at the White House in which former Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, onetime Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and others floated the idea of seizing voting machines and invoking national security emergency powers, to the heated objection from several White House lawyers who argued that Trump needed to accept his defeat, according to Raskin, who will lead Tuesday’s hearing.
“We’re gonna get to use a lot of Mr. Cipollone’s testimony,” he said. “He was aware of every major move, I think, that Donald Trump was making to try to overthrow the 2020 election and essentially seize the presidency.”
Kinzinger spoke on ABC’s “This Week, Lofgren was on CNN’s “State of the Union” and Raskin appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
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Associated Press writer Hannah Fingerhut in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/jan-6-panel-sets-prime-time-hearing-on-trump-awaits-bannon/ | 2022-07-10T23:18:05Z |
Global Clinical Head Dr. Mukesh Ahuja Presented, "Injectable Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Potential Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Drug."
NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: PAR) ("Paradigm" or "the Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on repurposing existing molecules for new indications with unmet clinical needs, is honored that its Global Clinical Head of Osteoarthritis (OA) Mukesh Ahuja was selected to speak at the Biological Association 3rd Annual Summit, held in conjunction with the 2022 Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Annual Meeting, in San Francisco.
During his presentation, Dr. Ahuja introduced injectable pentosan polysulfate sodium (iPPS/Zilosul™), a repurposed drug with disease-modifying potential for OA treatment, and its mechanism of action.
He explained that PPS looks promising as a Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Drug (DMOAD) while citing collected data and outlining Paradigm's ongoing work.
"I am truly honored to have been one of the presenters at the Biologic Association 3rd Annual Summit," Dr. Ahuja said. "Paradigm recognizes the pressing need for new, safe, and effective treatments for the pain and symptoms of OA, and we hope that PPS has the potential to be a powerful candidate in this field. This Summit was an excellent platform to discuss this potential new treatment.
OA is an inflammatory joint disease that causes chronic pain, disability, and reduced quality of life. Paradigm's immediate commercial focus is the repurposing of iPPS, for the treatment of OA.
Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals LTD (ASX: PAR) is a late-stage drug development company with the mission to develop and commercialize pentosan polysulfate sodium for the treatment of pain associated with musculoskeletal disorders driven by injury, inflammation, ageing, degenerative disease, infection, or genetic predisposition. In addition to the OA program, Paradigm is currently conducting two phase II studies for the use of iPPS as adjunct therapy to help manage residual musculoskeletal symptoms despite enzyme replacement therapy or haemopoietic stem cell transplant in the rare diseases mucopolysaccharidosis type I, and mucopolysaccharidosis type VI. Paradigm is also investigating proof-of-concept for the use of iPPS in respiratory and heart failure indications.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman MLP and Energy Income Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NML) (the "Fund") has announced an increase in its monthly distribution rate to $0.02266 per share of common stock from the prior monthly distribution rate of $0.0206 per share, representing an increase of approximately 10%. The Fund has also declared its next monthly distribution at the new rate, which is payable on August 31, 2022, has a record date of August 15, 2022 and has an ex-date of August 12, 2022.
The new monthly distribution rate of $0.02266 per share represents an annualized distribution per share of $0.27192 versus the prior annualized amount of $0.2472 and results in a distribution rate of approximately 3.26% and 3.98%, of the Fund's net asset value and market price, respectively, as of July 28, 2022. Furthermore, the increase in distribution rate announced today represents the sixth increase in the Fund's distribution rate since June 2020 and an overall increase of approximately 94% in the Fund's monthly distribution rate over that time period.
Management and the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board") have closely monitored the master limited partnership ("MLP") and energy markets, as well as the expected impact of market conditions on the Fund's earnings. In recommending and approving, respectively, the increase in the Fund's monthly distribution rate, Management and the Board considered, among other factors, the amount of distributable cash flow expected to be received from the Fund's investments, including recently announced increases in distribution rates by certain of the Fund's investments, the amount of leverage the Fund is currently employing, the expected cost of leverage and the level of other Fund expenses. Management and the Board will continue to closely monitor market conditions and the Fund's ability to generate distributable cash flow.
The Fund remains committed to its investment strategy based on analysis of high quality MLPs and energy companies, with an emphasis on the midstream natural resources sector. The Fund currently intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to holders of its common stock at a fixed rate per share, to be determined based on the projected net rate of return of the Fund's investments as well as other factors, subject to ongoing review and adjustment from time to time. The Fund currently intends to pay its regular monthly distributions out of its distributable cash flow, which generally consists of (1) cash and paid-in-kind distributions from MLPs or their affiliates, dividends from common stocks, interest from debt instruments and income from other investments held by the Fund less (2) current or accrued operating expenses, including leverage costs, if any, and taxes on its taxable income.
The Fund expects that a portion of its distributions to stockholders will constitute a non-taxable return of capital. A "return of capital" is a distribution by the Fund which represents a return of a common stockholder's original investment, and should not be confused with a dividend. To the extent the Fund pays a return of capital, a common stockholder's basis in Fund shares will be reduced, which will increase a capital gain or reduce a capital loss upon sale of those shares. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay distributions of a particular size, or that a distribution will consist solely of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits.
In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
The Fund is subject to federal income tax on its taxable income, unlike most investment companies. Any taxes paid by the Fund will reduce the amount available to pay distributions to stockholders, and therefore investors in the Fund will likely receive lower distributions than if they invested directly in MLPs.
About Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $418 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
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Police shoot dog after animal attacks 6-year-old boy and dog’s owner
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NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS (WBBM) — Police in North Aurora reported officers had to shoot a dog Thursday afternoon after the dog attacked a 6-year-old boy and the animal’s owner.
Police were called to the 200 block of Hidden Creek Lane in North Aurora, just off Oak Street, for a report of a dog attack in progress.
When officers arrived, the dog was attacking his owner inside the home, which was locked. Firefighters helped rescue a 2-year-old boy through a window before officers were able to get inside to rescue the dog’s owner.
When the dog’s owner appeared from around a corner, covered in blood, an officer fired four shots at the dog, fearing it would attack police and firefighters, or bystanders in the neighborhood. The dog ran away and was later found alive under a bed, and was taken away by an animal control officer.
Police learned the dog had been attacking a 6-year-old boy who does not live at the home, and the child’s mother suffered injuries to her hands while freeing the boy. The dog then began attacking its owner, a man who lived at the home.
Both the boy and the dog’s owner were taken to the hospital. Police said the boy suffered serious injuries. The man’s condition was not available.
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She said she feared for her life, so she left her grandson at a Child Protective Services headquarters
*Names in this article have been changed in order to protect the identity of minors
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) – Honda Collier admits that she did it. Yes, she left her grandson at the Child Protective Services headquarters right in the middle of Jackson, Mississippi. She will even tell you that as she drove away, she didn’t so much as look back.
Hours before this deed, she had written a manifesto of sorts laying out her reasons for doing so.
“To whom it may concern, my name is Honda Collier,” it says. “I’ve been taking care of Max since birth; adopted at 11 months. He’s always been troubled. I’ve tried what I could to help him. He has been diagnosed with multiple mental disorders. Behavior has gotten worse. I am writing this letter to relinquish my rights... I can not handle him mentally or physically. I am scared for my life.”
As the letter states, Collier had taken care of Max for most of his life. Her daughter, Max’s mother, had largely been absent - leaving Collier to raise him, her only grandchild, mostly by herself.
What is also revealed in the letter are Max’s mental disorders: multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. He had been showing signs of these since childhood, Collier said. And, as she wrote, they had progressively gotten worse, so much so that Collier felt she could no longer care for him.
What followed for Collier was threats of imprisonment and an eventual warrant for her arrest.
The action she took is shocking to some. But if you were to ask Collier, it was a desperate, yet necessary, decision for both her safety and the safety of Max himself.
Collier is a native of Detroit, Michigan, has four children, and is 50 years old. After her children were grown, Collier wanted something different in her life. She said her last marriage had been “rough,” and that she had always been a country girl.
Mississippi seemed like the right fit for her and her grandson, Max.
Before the pair moved to Mississippi, Collier officially adopted Max. That was five years ago. Since their move, Collier says she has made the trek to Detroit multiple times a month in order to get Max treatment for his disorders. This included seeing therapists and getting medication.
In one statement written by Max’s therapist, which Collier provided to WLBT, the therapist wrote that Max was in need of “intense mental health services” and that Max “has a history of violence towards animals and people.” The therapist suggested that Max be placed in a long-term mental facility.
The documents also showed that Max was on a multitude of prescription medications as of October 2021, including Catapres, a sedative, Trazodone, an antidepressant, Depakote, for his bipolar disorder, and Zyprexa, an antipsychotic to treat his schizophrenia.
Collier says she would try to get Max to socialize with other children when he was younger, but there would always be “an episode.” This happened over the course of several years. She decided to “get him out of here” after a number of these “episodes,” which involved Max harming other children.
Their move to Mississippi soon followed. Max was around 7 years old at this time.
But, as it would turn out, the move to Mississippi did not quell Max’s “episodes.” Max even began threatening to harm Collier’s partner, Patrick Rounds. For his protection, Collier said Rounds began calling her on the phone when he was alone with Max in case Max did something to him.
All along, Collier said she would talk to her grandson about his behavior, telling him that if things didn’t get better, she would be forced to do something she didn’t want to do.
In the past few years, Collier said Max’s behavior has become more aggressive. Although she said Max has never harmed her, Collier put chimes on all of the doors inside her house so she would know where he was at all times.
She also installed a deadbolt on her bedroom door, “because I don’t know what he’ll do. I have a child that’s telling me that he has voices telling him to do things.”
Because of this, Collier reached out to family members for help, even contacting Max’s mother. She said things became worse once his mother was in the picture.
This reached a climax in an alleged incident where Max’s mother, who was with her boyfriend, attempted to take Max from Collier’s home in Utica, Mississippi, hitting Collier with her car in the process. A police report of this incident says it occurred on October 28, 2021.
Utica’s Police Chief Timothy Myles confirmed that an arrest warrant has been issued for Max’s mother. He also said he was aware of the family circumstances and Max’s “behavior problems,” but confessed that in these types of family situations, it’s hard to know “who’s telling the truth.”
It was at this time that Child Protective Services became involved, which Collier was somewhat grateful for. She needed their help. The second encounter with CPS was after Max allegedly attacked a student at school. It was at this point that Collier told CPS, “I can’t take no more of this.”
At one point, Collier said she went to the CPS offices in Jackson, Mississippi, herself and stayed until closing, reiterating the fact to anyone who would listen that she could no longer provide care for Max.
CPS took custody of Max for a few weeks, keeping him in a children’s shelter. Collier said she spoke to Max every day. After his stay in the shelter, Colier went to court and told the judge of her difficulties with keeping Max.
“We don’t just give up kids,” the judge told her, according to Collier. “If we don’t want them, we don’t just give them up.”
Max was given back to Collier.
The day after regaining custody of Max, Collier said she took him to Children’s of Mississippi. After explaining her situation, Max was admitted into the hospital where he would end up staying for several months.
Collier said she was in contact with the hospital during that time. Due to federal patient privacy regulations, the hospital could not offer comment on this story.
It was the beginning of June when Max was given back over to CPS custody.
A court appearance took place on June 16 in which Collier told the judge that if Max were to return to her care, she would want additional help with him if at all possible - a gradual transition. But that didn’t happen.
It was the night of June 23 when Max would knock on Collier’s door. A Ring video captured the bizarre occurrence, with the 12-year-old being dropped off at his grandmother’s house around 10 p.m., his social workers standing in the background.
“Hey, Nana,” Max said as Collier appeared at the door.
“We just got the call from the judge,” the social workers tell Collier as she stepped outside. They then explained that Max was now out of CPS custody. He was Collier’s to care for now.
“I don’t get no help?” Collier asked the social workers once Max was inside the house. “I don’t get nothin’? You’re kidding. I’m telling you that I’m scared for my safety with this child.”
When Collier told the social workers that Max would need to go back with them, they replied, “No. We’re fixing to go.”
It was after they left that Collier wrote the letter stating that she was relinquishing her rights and that she was scared for her life.
The next day, June 24, Collier said she went to the courthouse in Jackson to try to get some clarity on what just happened. Max was with her at this time. With no luck there, she and Max went to the CPS headquarters.
According to Collier, she was met by an officer once she made it there. The officer had been advised not to let her inside the building, Collier said. A back-and-forth ensued, but she said she was still not let in.
“So, at that point, I looked at Max, I looked at the [officer], and I said, ‘OK,’” Collier said.
And that was when she left Max.
When asked how she could explain her decision to a public that might not be so sympathetic, Collier said she couldn’t take care of Max on her own.
“To raise a child, especially a child with a mental illness, it takes a village, not one person,” she said. “I feel like [CPS] is that village. They have different resources... I don’t have that. All I have is me, being scared. All I have is my safety being compromised.”
Hours after dropping Max off at the CPS offices, Collier said she began getting calls from CPS, asking if she would take Max back. She refused. Collier said they then began threatening her with jail time. Collier said the pressure of the situation caused her to pass out in her front yard.
When WLBT reached out to CPS, they said they cannot remark on specific cases.
On Thursday, July 14, Collier said she had been charged with child neglect, and a warrant was out for her arrest. She could either turn herself in or wait until the police picked her up.
“I don’t know what to do,” she told WLBT.
Collier said she had no intention of leaving Max at the CPS headquarters that day, and that she had only wanted to speak to an official and figure out “what was going on.”
And, if she were able to speak to a judge, that’s when she says she would provide them with the letter renouncing her conservatorship of Max. But when no one would speak to her, well, she says she did what she did.
“I don’t know what else to do,” she says. “I’m tired... Nobody should have to go through this. Nobody. I should not have to fear for my life like this. I’m fighting for my actual life with a child that I’m scared of. Now I’m fighting for my life with the judicial system. What do I have to live for at this point?”
Selena, a cousin of Collier who lives in Detroit, said she and Collier are like sisters.
Selena said she was aware of Collier’s arrest warrant and that all she could do was pray that Collier wouldn’t go to jail and pray that Max wouldn’t “fall through the cracks,” like so many other children with mental illness.
“Putting [Collier] in jail, what is that gonna accomplish?” Selena told WLBT. “[Max] is still not getting any help, right? It’s a desperate grandmother trying to get help for her mentally ill grandson at any means necessary. That’s how I feel.”
It was August now, and Collier was awaiting her court dates with one scheduled for September and another in October.
Due to the child neglect charge, she was set to appear in both juvenile court and felony court. But with the help of her lawyer, the arrest warrant had been dismissed.
Collier said she hasn’t been able to speak to Max since she dropped him off at the CPS headquarters. She said she hopes that he will be put in a long-term care facility and stop being bounced around from home to home.
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health currently operates two programs specifically for young people with mental health challenges: a child and adolescent unit at the Mississippi State Hospital and the Specialized Treatment Facility.
However, according to Adam Moore with DMH, the preference for all individuals with mental needs, including children and adolescents, is to be served in the “least restrictive environment possible” without a need for admission to an inpatient or residential program.
He says that a variety of services are available, including targeted case management, outpatient therapy and intensive outpatient psychiatric services.
Collier said she fears Max may end up in jail, or worse, that he may hurt someone and that they will retaliate resulting in his death if he can’t get the help he needs.
Through everything, Collier says that she still loves Max.
“With all my heart,” she said. “With everything in me. I would not have gone 12 years if I didn’t. I just can’t do it anymore. At some point, you have to give up. I have to let go or both of us are gonna drown.”
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Magic EdTech, a provider of accessible and inclusive digital learning services, has been awarded the ISO 27001:2013 certification as of April 27, 2022. This is an affirmation that the organization meets the highest international standards of information security management and security compliance.
The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) 27001 certificate is the most globally recognized information security standard defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It effectively demonstrates that Magic EdTech has invested in the people, processes, and technology (e.g. tools and systems) that are deemed vital to protect the organization's data, including learner information, financial information, intellectual property, employee details, and information entrusted by third parties.
"The education sector demands that cyber security is given prime importance," says Sanjay Kabra, Chief Operating Officer of Magic EdTech. He further added that "In the era of widespread digital threats, a learning technology provider must have adequate security controls in place to deliver trustworthy services. Our team works continuously to ensure that we handle and manage sensitive client information effectively in order to safeguard the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data."
"Achieving the ISO 27001:2013 certification is a great milestone for Magic EdTech and it indicates that we have the necessary systems and processes in place to meet the ISMS needs of our clients going forward," says Bhavna Narula, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Magic EdTech.
Magic EdTech provides digital learning solutions to publishers, educational institutions, and edtech companies. Some of their key offerings in the learning space include product and platform development, mobile app security, along with accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) offerings for learning content. The organization recently rebranded to reflect the need for more inclusive learning environments with the tagline "Digital Learning For Everyone."
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NEW ORLEANS, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until June 27, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Natera, Inc. (NasdaqGS: NTRA), if they purchased the Company's shares between February 26, 2020 and April 19, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
If you purchased shares of Natera and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-ntra/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by June 27, 2022.
Natera and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On March 14, 2022, a jury found that the Company intentionally and willfully misled the public through its false advertisements to market Prospera, a screening test for kidney transplant failure, in violation of the federal Lanham Act, the Delaware Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and Delaware common law, including that the Company's marketing falsely claimed that Prospera was more accurate than the competing kidney transplant testing offered by CareDx, Inc. Ultimately, the jury awarded CareDx $44.9 million in monetary damages. On this news, shares of Natera fell $8.81, or 22.5% to close at $30.32 per share on March 15, 2022.
Then, on April 19, 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") issued a safety communication "to educate patients and health care providers and to help reduce the inappropriate use of [NIPTs]," a non-invasive prenatal test like the Company's product, Panorama, and cautioned that statements about NIPTs' reliability and accuracy "may not be supported with sound scientific evidence." On this news, shares of Natera fell as much as $1.53 per share, or approximately 3.9%, to close at $38.10 per share on April 20, 2022.
The case is John Harvey Schneider v. Natera, Inc., et al., No. 1:22-cv-00398.
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 recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nelson Hardiman, LLP is pleased to announce seven attorneys are receiving significant honors from The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ in their 2023 edition. This recognition honors the professional accomplishments of the top tier legal talent in the country who were selected by their peers through Best Lawyers' rigorous and peer-reviewed selection process. More than 12.2 million evaluations were analyzed, resulting in the recognition of only 5.3% of lawyers in the United States. Achieving this recognition signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
Seven Nelson Hardiman attorneys made Best Lawyers' lists this year: Harry Nelson, Mark Hardiman, Aaron C. Lachant, and John A. Mills, Zachary Rothenberg, and Moshe Kupietzky were named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America List, and Daniel R. Eliav was named to the 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ List. The Ones to Watch awards recognize attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence. "We are grateful for the professional recognition of the expertise of a growing number of Nelson Hardiman attorneys," said Managing Partner Harry Nelson.
Additionally, Nelson Hardiman partner Aaron C. Lachant was named by his peers as "Lawyer of The Year" for Litigation – Health care. This is a significant honor: only one lawyer per practice area in each region of the country with the highest overall feedback from their peers is awarded the "Lawyer of the Year" honor. Only the top 0.4% of lawyers earned this exceptional distinction in the 2023 edition, placing Aaron in elite company.
This year marks the 16th consecutive year that Moshe Kupietzky, who joined the firm after Best Lawyers inclusion at the Sidley and Reed Smith law firms, was recognized, the 11th consecutive year that Harry Nelson was recognized, and the seventh consecutive year that Mark Hardiman and John Mills were recognized by Best Lawyers. This is the first year that Daniel Eliav, who joined the firm after working at the Nixon Peabody and Sheppard Mullin law firms, was included. Mark Hardiman, Harry Nelson, Zachary Rothenberg and John Mills were nominated for their specialty in Health Care Law. For the second consecutive year, Harry was recognized by Best Lawyers for leadership related to COVID-19.
Best Lawyers in America is the oldest and one of the most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
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The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) adopted a new resolution to strengthen the role of judges who handle juvenile justice cases. These recommendations were proposed in a recently published 50-state analysis report co-authored by the NCJFCJ and The Council of State Governments Justice Center.
NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, the Board of Directors at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) unanimously voted to adopt the "Resolution on Strengthening the Role of Judges Who Handle Juvenile Justice Cases Statewide." The recommendations in the resolution were proposed in a recently released 50-state analysis, "Courting Judicial Excellence in Juvenile Justice: A 50-State Study." The report and corresponding resolution provide guidance on how states can and should strengthen their juvenile courts so that judges who handle delinquency cases can make better-informed decisions that will improve public safety and youth outcomes. The study is co-authored by the NCJFCJ and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center with support from The State Justice Institute.
"As the nation's oldest judicial membership organization, the juvenile justice field has looked to the NCJFCJ for a collective vision of how the juvenile justice system and judges assigned to juvenile delinquency caseloads should continue to evolve and improve," said Honorable Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo, president of the NCJFCJ. "I am proud to announce that the NCJFCJ's Board of Directors has approved a 'Resolution on Strengthening the Role of Judges Who Handle Juvenile Justice Cases Statewide' that supports the joint report and its recommendations."
The resolution calls on state policymakers and court leaders to ensure that juvenile court judges who make life-changing decisions have the proper knowledge, training, and tools they need to be effective at a fragile time for juvenile justice reform and amidst growing concerns about youth violence. It recognizes that each child under court jurisdiction is unique, valued, and entitled to individualized attention. The resolution highlights the importance of statewide education, training, and support for judges who handle juvenile justice and delinquency cases so that they have access to research and best practices to make informed decisions.
In particular, the NCJFCJ recommends that states should establish specialized, dedicated juvenile/family court judges responsible for hearing delinquency cases; develop state policies to support informed judicial decision-making for dispositional decisions, particularly the use of detention and incarceration; require all judges who hear delinquency cases to receive training on adolescent development and juvenile justice research prior to taking the bench and annually thereafter; and establish statewide performance measures for juvenile court judges to strengthen decision-making transparency, research alignment, and accountability. These steps can limit justice by geography and ensure that all youth within a state, and across the country, can receive justice that is fair, accountable, effective, and equitable.
"I'm thrilled that the Board of the NCJFCJ has adopted this resolution. Their commitment to ensuring that juvenile and family court judges have specialized expertise about what works to support the young people who appear before them will lead the field forward at a critical time," said Megan Quattlebaum, director of the CSG Justice Center. "Court systems that adopt these recommendations will be better situated to support positive outcomes and to ensure that young people are treated equitably and with dignity. This is a win for youth, their families, and our communities."
The resolution pulls its recommendations from the report that was released last month, "Courting Judicial Excellence in Juvenile Justice: A 50-State Study," which is the first investigative study of its kind that examines the structure and operations of juvenile courts across the United States. The report found that most states currently do not have dedicated juvenile court judges or critical resources that are highly important in making decisions that are in the best interests of youth outcomes.
View the full resolution.
View the report with the full list of policy recommendations.
View the full broadcast of the CSG Justice Center's Justice Briefing Live event on Courting Judicial Excellence in Juvenile Justice. The event was held on June 2, 2022, and brought together experts in the field to discuss findings from the report.
View the data on juvenile courts Juvenile Justice GPS (Geography, Policy, Practice & Statistics).
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that combines the power of a membership association, representing state officials in all three branches of government, with policy and research expertise to develop strategies that increase public safety and strengthen communities. For more information about the CSG Justice Center, visit www.csgjusticecenter.org.
Founded in 1937, the Reno, Nev.-based National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) is the nation's oldest judicial membership organization and is focused on improving the effectiveness of our nation's juvenile and family courts. A leader in continuing education opportunities, research, and policy development in the field of juvenile and family justice, the NCJFCJ serves an estimated 30,000 juvenile and family court professionals and is unique in providing practice-based resources to jurisdictions and communities nationwide.
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Helen Bolstad
Director, Communications and External Affairs
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
hbolstad@ncjfcj.org
(775) 507-4833
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Höegh LNG Partners LP (NYSE: HMLP) (the "Partnership") announced today that it has established a record date of August 22, 2022 for a special meeting of its unitholders currently planned to take place on September 20, 2022. At the special meeting, the holders of the Partnership's common units will vote on the previously announced proposed merger of the Partnership and a subsidiary of Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. ("Höegh LNG"). Partnership common unitholders of record at the close of business on August 22, 2022 will be entitled to receive notice of the special meeting and to vote at the special meeting.
This communication does not constitute a solicitation of any vote or approval with respect to the proposed transaction. This communication relates to a proposed business combination between Höegh LNG and the Partnership. In connection with the proposed transaction, the Partnership filed a Report on Form 6-K on May 26, 2022, which contains, among other things, a copy of the merger agreement, and the Partnership will furnish to its unitholders a proxy statement and other relevant documents. WE URGE UNITHOLDERS TO READ THE MERGER AGREEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE DISSEMINATED BY THE PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. Security holders will be able to obtain these materials (if and when they are available) free of charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of any documents filed by the Partnership with the SEC may be obtained free of charge from the Partnership's website for investors at www.hoeghlngpartners.com.
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Amphista and Bristol Myers Squibb to collaborate and leverage Amphista's proprietary Eclipsys™ targeted protein degradation platform to develop novel protein degrading therapeutics
Collaboration includes an upfront payment of $30 million, the potential for up to $1.25 billion in performance-based milestone payments and payments for a limited expansion of the collaboration, as well as royalties on global net sales of products
CAMBRIDGE, England, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amphista Therapeutics, a global leader in the discovery and development of next generation targeted protein degradation (TPD) therapeutics, today announced a strategic collaboration and license agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb.
Under the terms of the agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb and Amphista will work collaboratively to discover and develop small molecule protein degraders. Bristol Myers Squibb will be granted a global exclusive license to the degraders developed and will be responsible for further development and commercialization activities. Amphista will receive a $30 million upfront payment, the potential for up to $1.25 billion in performance-based milestone payments and payment for a limited expansion of the collaboration, as well as royalties on global net sales of products. The closing of the transaction is subject to the parties obtaining regulatory clearances or approvals.
Nicola Thompson, CEO of Amphista, said, "Our collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb is a powerful validation of our advances in TPD research and the capabilities of our Eclipsys next-generation TPD platform. Combining our expertise with Bristol Myers Squibb's strong legacy and experience in the protein degradation space brings new promise to the potential of delivering more effective new treatments to patients seeking treatment options."
TPD therapies are designed to use physiological mechanisms to remove pathogenic protein from the body, offering the potential to access many disease targets previously considered "undruggable." Amphista's technology is specifically designed to develop next generation TPD therapeutics based on advanced mechanistic insights and novel chemistry approaches that enable the development of novel protein degrading therapeutics.
"Bristol Myers Squibb continues to build its leadership and scientific expertise in the protein degradation space," said Rupert Vessey, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., FRCP, D.Phil., Executive Vice President, Research & Early Development, Bristol Myers Squibb. "We look forward to collaborating with Amphista and using its TPD platform to potentially develop new targeted protein degradation therapies."
Amphista Therapeutics is a global leader in the discovery and development of next generation targeted protein degradation (TPD) medicines, addressing the challenges faced by the field to realise the full potential of this transformational modality.
The company's proprietary Eclipsys™ Platform supports development of multiple innovative therapeutic candidates able to overcome the limitations associated with traditional TPD approaches with superior levels of efficacy and broad therapeutic applicability. The Amphista team includes pioneers and established leaders in TPD research and all phases of drug discovery and development. The company is supported by leading life science investors including Forbion, Gilde Healthcare, Novartis Venture Fund, Advent Life Sciences, BioMotiv and Eli Lilly and Company.
For more information, please visit: http://www.amphista.com/.
Amphista Therapeutics
CEO Nicola Thompson
+44 (0) 7436102411
nicki@amphista.com
Berry & Company Public Relations
Doug Haslam
dhaslam@berrypr.com
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SUNRISE, Fla., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GL Homes, Florida's largest private homebuilder, proudly announced today that the company and its employees have donated $130,000 to the American Red Cross in support of humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine and for Ukrainian refugees. This is currently the largest corporate donation in Palm Beach County to the Red Cross for this effort.
"Everyone has watched the horrific devastation inflicted upon Ukraine. GL Homes is deeply concerned for the Ukrainian people and the ongoing refugee crisis. Our company's culture drives us to make positive changes in our own communities and beyond," stated GL Homes Senior Director of Community Relations Sarah Alsofrom. "What affects one of us, affects all of us."
At this stage of the conflict, the Red Cross is one of the few aid organizations that has been given access to areas experiencing the heaviest fighting in Ukraine.
The humanitarian aid to those affected includes:
- Distribution of food, water, medication (many of those fleeing lost their identification documents and prescriptions).
- Providing beds to civilians taking refuge in bomb shelters
- Setting up reception and transit points for internally displaced people
- Delivery of supplies such as tarps for homes damaged by shelling
For more information on the services of the Red Cross and how the organization is responding to this crisis, please visit redcross.org.
About GL Homes
Since 1976, GL Homes has grown from a small, local builder to one of the nation's largest. For over three decades, GL Homes has created exceptional communities and built quality residences in Florida's most desirable locations including Palm Beach, Broward, Indian River, St. Lucie, Collier, Lee, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties. www.glhomes.com and www.glhomesphilanthropy.com
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NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) announced today that it will report results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022 after the market closes on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The earnings announcement will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.OUTFRONTmedia.com.
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call number is 800-263-0877 (U.S. callers) and 646-828-8143 (International callers) and the passcode for both is 8001508.
Live and replay versions of the conference call will be webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.OUTFRONTmedia.com.
About OUTFRONT Media Inc.
OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location, and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.
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Retailer will open its second "Bloomie's" smaller concept location at Westfield Old Orchard
NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomingdale's today announced that it will open its second "Bloomie's" store location in the greater Chicagoland area at the end of 2022. Bloomie's, which opened its first location in Fairfax, Virginia, in 2021, is the retailer's smaller store concept that provides a casual, contemporary, and highly curated experience.
"We're excited to be opening our second "Bloomie's" location," stated Charles Anderson, Director of Stores, Bloomingdale's. "The new concept remains authentic to the Bloomingdale's brand yet reinterprets it on a smaller scale that is infused with energy and ripe for discovery. We're looking forward to sharing the "Bloomie's" experience with our loyal North Shore clientele and new customers alike."
This 50,000-square-foot Bloomie's store will open in a new location at Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie, Illinois, and will add a broad and meaningful curation of soft home categories. The existing Bloomingdale's Old Orchard location will close later this year upon Bloomie's opening. It will begin clearance on September 6th, remaining committed to providing exceptional service to customers until its closing, which is expected to take place at the end of October.
Bloomingdale's is America's only nationwide, full-line, upscale department store and a division of Macy's, Inc. It was founded in 1872 and currently operates 33 Bloomingdale's stores and 20 Bloomingdale's, The Outlet Stores, in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia, along with 1 Bloomie's location in Virginia. In addition, Bloomingdale's has an international presence with a location in Dubai. Be sure to follow @bloomingdales on social media, become a Loyallist, and for more information, or to shop any time, visit www.bloomingdales.com.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A three-day assembly of Islamic clerics and tribal elders in the Afghan capital concluded Saturday with pledges of support for the Taliban and calls on the international community to recognize the country’s Taliban-led government.
The meeting in Kabul was tailored along the lines of Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirgas — regular councils of elders, leaders and prominent figures meant to deliberate Afghan policy issues.
But the overwhelming majority of attendees were Taliban officials and supporters, mostly Islamic clerics. Women were not allowed to attend, unlike the last Loya Jirga that was held under the previous, U.S.-backed government.
The former insurgents, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country last August, touted the gathering as a forum on issues facing Afghanistan.
According to Mujib-ul Rahman Ansari, a cleric who attended the gathering, an 11-point statement released at the end urges countries in the region and the world, the United Nations, Islamic organizations and others to recognize a Taliban-led Afghanistan, remove all sanctions imposed since the Taliban takeover and unfreeze Afghan assets abroad.
Ansari said that more than 4,500 Islamic clerics and elders who attended renewed their allegiance and loyalty to the Taliban’s supreme leader and spiritual chief, Haibatullah Akhundzada.
In a surprise development, the reclusive Akhundzada came to Kabul from his base in southern Kandahar province and addressed the gathering on Friday. It was believed to be his first visit to the Afghan capital since the Taliban seized power.
In his hour-long speech carried by state radio, Akhundzada called the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan a “victory for the Muslim world.”
His appearance added symbolic heft to the gathering. The Taliban are under international pressure to be more inclusive as they struggle with Afghanistan’s humanitarian crises.
The international community has been wary of any recognition or cooperation with the Taliban, especially after they restricted the rights of women and minorities — measures that hark back to their harsh rule when they were last in power in the late 1990s.
Saturday’s 11-point resolution called on the Taliban government to pay “special attention and to ensure justice, religious and modern education, health, agriculture, industry, the rights of minorities, children, women and the entire nation, according to Islamic holy law.” The Taliban adhere to their own strict interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia.
On Friday, Akhundzada, who rose from a low-profile member of the Islamic insurgent movement to the leader of the Taliban in a swift transition of power after a 2016 U.S. drone strike killed his predecessor, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, also offered prayers for Afghanistan’s earthquake victims.
The powerful quake in June killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Afghanistan, igniting yet another crisis for the struggling country. Overstretched aid groups already keeping millions of Afghans alive rushed supplies to the quake victims, but most countries responded tepidly to Taliban calls for international help.
The gathering in Kabul also touched on the Taliban’s chief rivals, the militant Islamic State group, and appealed on Afghans across the country, saying that “any kind of cooperation” with IS was prohibited.
On Thursday, at the start of the gathering, gunfire was heard near the heavily guarded assembly venue, the Loya Jirga Hall of Kabul’s Polytechnic University. Later, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters that security forces fired on someone suspected to have a hand grenade, but that “there is nothing of concern.”
However, IS claimed responsibility for the attack. It said in a statement that three of its fighters climbed onto the roof of a building near the gathering and posted a video showing a group of heavily armed men, their faces masked, who say they have “taken positions very close to the gathering” and are awaiting orders to attack.
The IS affiliate in Afghanistan, known as Islamic State in Khorasan Province or IS-K, has been operating since 2014. Since the Taliban takeover, IS militants have staged numerous assaults on Afghanistan’s new rulers and the Taliban have launched a sweeping crackdown against IS in the country’s stronghold in eastern Afghanistan.
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Associated Press writer Maamoun Youssef in Cairo contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/afghan-clerics-assembly-urges-recognition-of-taliban-govt/ | 2022-07-02T21:46:09Z |
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bill Mazeroski threw out the first pitch. David Bednar froze one of the most feared hitters in baseball with the last.
In between, the Pittsburgh Pirates offered a fleeting glimpse of what they’re trying to build, one that came at the expense of an old friend and briefly cooled off the hottest team in the majors.
Rookie outfielder Jack Suwinski hit his 14th home run, Daniel Vogelbach added his 11th and the Pirates spoiled Jameson Taillon’s return to PNC Park with a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
The Pirates played a short tribute video for Taillon — who spent more than a decade with the organization before being traded to New York in January 2021 — as he walked to the mound. “When The Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin blared as Taillon warmed up, just as it had for home starts made by the popular right-hander during his four seasons in Pittsburgh’s rotation.
Taillon called running out of the visitors’ dugout a little weird, though nearly 18 months removed from the trade that sent him to New York in exchange for a handful of prospects for a club in a top-to-bottom reset, he wasn’t exactly overcome with emotion. His bigger concern was trying to figure out a way to navigate Pittsburgh’s left-handed-heavy lineup.
He didn’t fare as well as he liked. Vogelbach hit a laser over the right-field wall leading off the second and Suwinski flicked a ball into the first row of seats in center field that scored two runs as Taillon (9-2) took his first loss since April 11.
Despite his stellar won-loss record, Taillon’s ERA over his last six starts is north of 5.00. Even with the Yankees cruising atop the AL East with the All-Star break looming, Taillon is wary.
“It’s a results-oriented league,” he said. “But at the same time, I feel healthy and I feel like I’m making a lot of quality pitches, but it seems I’m getting burned every outing on just a couple of pitches.”
Jose Quintana (2-4) held New York in check for five innings and Pittsburgh’s bullpen did the rest. Bednar worked the ninth for his 13th save — striking out Aaron Judge looking with a runner on to end it — as the Pirates sent the Yankees to consecutive losses for just the fifth time this season.
Pittsburgh leaned into a rare visit by the Yankees, whose first appearance at PNC Park since 2017 produced the first sellout of the season at a ballpark that is typically more than half-empty most nights. Fans caught a glimpse of a lineup that included promising rookies like Suwinski and shortstop Oneil Cruz, and a gritty effort by Quintana.
The veteran left-hander, brought in on a one-year deal in the offseason, retired the Yankees in order just once but struck out seven.
“He just competes,” Vogelbach said. “You can just feel it from him, that he’s never out of the count, never out of the inning. He’s always one pitch away. That rubs off on you. That makes you want to make a play behind him and makes you want to score runs for him.”
A FULL HOUSE
Mazeroski, who hit the clinching home run in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series against the Yankees at Forbes Field, tossed the ceremonial first pitch. The crowd roared as the 85-year-old waved, setting the tone for a night that felt as if there was something at stake for two teams separated by more than 25 games in the standings.
HALFWAY HOME
New York reached the season’s midway point at 58-23, the best record in the majors by a significant margin and well ahead of the club’s pace last year, when the Yankees slogged to a 41-40 mark through the first 81 games.
New York rallied to make the playoffs a year ago. That likely won’t be required this time around, not with the Yankees entering the day leading the AL East by a staggering 13 games.
Still, New York’s blistering pace has cooled a bit of late with the All-Star break approaching. The Yankees are 2-3 halfway through their four-city road trip that wraps up in Boston this weekend.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits for New York. Gleyber Torres and Matt Carpenter added two apiece. Judge went 1 for 5, grounding into an inning-ending double-play with two runners on in the seventh and striking out in the ninth, symbolic of a night when the Yankees left nine men on.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: 1B Anthony Rizzo was scratched an hour before the first pitch with lower back tightness. DJ LeMahieu filled in for Rizzo at first. … RHP Domingo Germán (right shoulder) will make at least one more rehab start before the team makes a decision on when he might be activated off the 60-day injured list. Manager Aaron Boone said Germán “looked good” and he is “encouraged” by Germán’s progress. … RHP Miguel Castro (paternity leave/restricted list) could rejoin the team on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
New York’s Luis Severino (4-3, 3.35 ERA) will try to pick up his first win in a month when he faces Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller (2-5, 5.14) on Wednesday. Keller has allowed three runs or fewer in five of his last six starts following a brief stint in the bullpen.
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New network-connected charging stations contribute to private university's sustainability vision
ORLANDO, Fla., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NovaCHARGE, a recognized leader in Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) including EV charge port hardware, software, and its cloud-based network, ChargeUP, today announced it has completed the first leg in a series of EV charger deployments at University of Tampa (UT).
The first deployment involved removing four outdated charger ports and replacing those with a total of six NovaCHARGE NC8000 Level 2 chargers. UT selected NovaCHARGE as a partner in fulfilling its commitment to sustainability and its status as a "green university."
Martin Sorrentino, Energy Solutions Manager for UT, worked with NovaCHARGE before on other advanced deployments for the Florida city of St. Petersburg. He states, "We selected NovaCHARGE in large part because of my prior experience with them. It is a great company for us to align ourselves with as we expand our EV station network here on campus. Their availability and responsiveness are unparalleled, and our EV drivers—especially our main evangelists, students—find the ChargeUP app user-friendly and reliable."
All six of the new EV chargers are interconnected with NovaCHARGE's cloud based ChargeUP Network that provides an online management dashboard for remote administrative control, efficient load management, robust reporting, and unrivaled scalability.
"UT is a great example of an experienced EV charging customer who has decided to select new, next-generation technology to prepare for the high-volume future of transportation," added Oscar Rodriguez, Chairman and CEO of NovaCHARGE. He added, "The highly scalable ChargeUP EV network solution leverages open-standard NovaCHARGE hardware to deliver business models that provide the flexibility and expansion needed to enhance the ROI of UT's EV charging infrastructure."
UT is looking ahead to other deployments and has already put in place infrastructure and conduit to support another 16 NovaCHARGE EV charging ports in various campus locations.
All new building construction at UT will be LEED-certified where the implementation of EV charging stations contributes to the points needed for a building to be certified.
About NovaCHARGE, Inc.:
NovaCHARGE, Inc., founded in 2008, is a nationally recognized technology manufacturer and turnkey systems integrator of electric vehicle (EV) hardware and cloud software. NovaCHARGE offers innovative EV charging solutions and boasts open standards, in both its next generation ChargeUP Network and NC7000 and NC8000 Level 2 hardware lines. As a leading provider of EV networked charging solutions, NovaCHARGE has architected successful deployments for thousands of businesses across the United States. NovaCHARGE is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. ChargeUP is a trademark property of NovaCHARGE, Inc. For more information, visit www.NovaCHARGE.net.
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IV Vitamin Therapy Franchise Plans Major Texas Push
WRENTHAM, Mass., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The DRIPBaR - an IV vitamin therapy franchise growing expeditiously across America - is planning to open up to 55 locations across Houston and San Antonio. Currently, The DRIPBaR has two locations open in Texas, with 20 in various stages of development throughout the greater Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Abilene and San Angelo markets.
"Our clients and members are able to live their best CellVie at our locations and our franchisees are investing in this exciting segment of the health and wellness industry that will only continue to grow and thrive, with a shifted consumer focus to preventative health care," said Chief Development Officer Candace Byrnes. "We are hyper- focused on customer safety and differentiating ourselves from others in the industry by focusing on health and wellness from within."
Each DRIPBaR location is USP 797 compliant and offers 20 IV Lifestyle or Health Support drips including the Jet Setter, Time Machine, Restoration, Flu Fighter, and High C. All IV drips are handled by registered nurses or nurse practitioners under the guidance of a licensed medical director. For those who don't have time for a full IV vitamin infusion, but are looking for the benefit, The DRIPBaR can give your body a boost in just five minutes with one of its five IM Quick Shots. IV vitamin therapy provides positive nourishment for conditions such as the common cold, headaches, cancer, and chronic illness and may even help slow the signs of aging. The DRIPBaR's IV vitamin drips strive to enable clients to live more vital, energized lives and help make them more resilient to disease.
"We are grateful for the growth The DRIPBaR has seen this year are and are excited to continue to open new locations and bring our services to new communities across America," said DRIPBaR CEO, Ben Crosbie. "Whether you are healthy and want to stay that way, or fighting an illness or chronic disease, we have something for everyone's unique personal health."
Including a franchise fee of $55,000, the initial investment to open a 1,000 - 1,500 square foot location is around $136,500 to $338,300. The DRIPBaR is proud to offer first responder and Military discounts. For more information about the franchise opportunity, visit www.thedripbar.com/own-a-dripbar.
About The DRIPBaR
Founded in 2016 and franchising since late 2019, The DRIPBaR is a franchise focused on helping people obtain their best physical and mental health using intravenous therapies. Through advances in cellular and biological science, The DRIPBaR helps clients fight the consequences of chronic illness, address the effects of aging, and achieve balanced wellness. With 22 locations currently open and operating, The DRIPBaR already has over 450 additional locations in various stages of development across 28 states. For more information, visit www.thedripbar.com.
Contact: Cody O'Hara, Franchise Elevator PR, (859) 547-7010, cohara@franchiseelevator.com
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New Orders and Employment Contracting; Production and Backlogs Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slowing at a Slower Rate; Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers' Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing at a Slower Rate; Exports and Imports Growing; Record-Long Lead Times for Capital Expenditures and Production Materials
TEMPE, Ariz., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in June, with the overall economy achieving a 25th consecutive month of growth, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®.
The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee:
"The June Manufacturing PMI® registered 53 percent, down 3.1 percentage points from the reading of 56.1 percent in May. This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 25th month in a row after a contraction in April and May 2020. This is the lowest Manufacturing PMI® reading since June 2020, when it registered 52.4 percent. The New Orders Index reading of 49.2 percent is 5.9 percentage points lower than the 55.1 percent recorded in May. The Production Index reading of 54.9 percent is a 0.7-percentage point increase compared to May's figure of 54.2 percent. The Prices Index registered 78.5 percent, down 3.7 percentage points compared to the May figure of 82.2 percent. The Backlog of Orders Index registered 53.2 percent, 5.5 percentage points below the May reading of 58.7 percent. The Employment Index contracted for a second straight month at 47.3 percent, 2.3 percentage points lower than the 49.6 percent recorded in May. The Supplier Deliveries Index reading of 57.3 percent is 8.4 percentage points lower than the May figure of 65.7 percent. The Inventories Index registered 56 percent, 0.1 percentage point higher than the May reading of 55.9 percent. The New Export Orders Index reading of 50.7 percent is down 2.2 percentage points compared to May's figure of 52.9 percent. The Imports Index climbed into expansion territory, up 2 percentage points to 50.7 percent from 48.7 percent in May."
Fiore continues, "The U.S. manufacturing sector continues to be powered — though less so in June — by demand while held back by supply chain constraints. Despite the Employment Index contracting in May and June, companies improved their progress on addressing moderate-term labor shortages at all tiers of the supply chain, according to Business Survey Committee respondents' comments. Panelists reported lower rates of quits compared to May. Prices expansion slightly eased for a third straight month in June, but instability in global energy markets continues. Sentiment remained optimistic regarding demand, with three positive growth comments for every cautious comment. Panelists continue to note supply chain and pricing issues as their biggest concerns. Demand dropped, with the (1) New Orders Index contracting, (2) Customers' Inventories Index remaining at a very low level, though it increased and (3) Backlog of Orders Index decreasing but still in growth territory. Consumption (measured by the Production and Employment indexes) was mixed during the period, with a combined minus-1.6-percentage point change to the Manufacturing PMI® calculation. The Employment Index contracted for the second month in a row after expanding for eight straight months (September through April), but panelists again indicated month-over-month improvement in ability to hire in June. Challenges with turnover (quits and retirements) and resulting backfilling continue to plague efforts to adequately staff organizations, but to a lesser degree compared to the previous month. Inputs — expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports — continued to constrain production expansion but to a lesser extent compared to May. The Supplier Deliveries Index indicated deliveries slowed at a slower rate in June, which was supported by a slight increase in the Inventories Index. The Imports Index expanded in June after one month of contraction preceded by six consecutive months of expansion. The Prices Index increased for the 25th consecutive month, at a slower rate compared to May.
"All of the six biggest manufacturing industries — Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; Petroleum & Coal Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Chemical Products — registered moderate-to-strong growth in June.
"Manufacturing performed well for the 25th straight month. There are signs of new order rate softening — cited in 17 percent of general comments, compared to 10 percent in May — but the root cause is difficult to determine: (1) demand reduction, (2) adjustment for excessive lead times, causing order rate adjustments or (3) a combination of both. Employment activity remain strongly positive in spite of the uncertainty with new order rates," says Fiore.
Fifteen manufacturing industries reported growth in June, in the following order: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Textile Mills; Printing & Related Support Activities; Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Primary Metals; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; Transportation Equipment; Fabricated Metal Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Petroleum & Coal Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Chemical Products. The three industries reporting contraction in June compared to May are: Paper Products; Wood Products; and Furniture & Related Products.
WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING
- "Backlog is high, but incoming orders slowing this month." [Computer & Electronic Products]
- "New orders have stabilized and not increased." [Chemical Products]
- "Continued strong demand for transportation equipment." [Transportation Equipment]
- "Business is slower than expected in volume, but revenue is on pace with our budget. Ocean freight costs are finally beginning to fall a bit. We are already receiving large orders for the fall, which is encouraging." [Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products]
- "Continued tightening of market, rising gas/diesel prices, and limited labor/drivers equates to increased cost. Few markets showing a levelling off." [Petroleum & Coal Products]
- "Our suppliers are experiencing a softening of orders. We are still running at the same high level we did throughout 2021 and in early 2022." [Machinery]
- "Business is still steady. Some customers are pushing orders out because they have too much inventory. We are able to backfill the pushed orders from customers that want theirs earlier, so we aren't losing capacity." [Fabricated Metal Products]
- "We are hearing from customers that their inventories are high, and sales are coming down. We expect orders to decline on the coming months until inventories are leveled properly against demand." [Apparel, Leather & Allied Products]
- "Orders and production continue to be strong, but material availability is holding us back. Cannot run enough hours to eat into the backlog." [Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components]
- "Supply seems to be settling to some degree, but what it is settling into remains in question. Diminishing cost and (continued) limited supply in aluminum make for an interesting combination. There are actually more questions than answers this month." [Primary Metals]
Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® data is seasonally adjusted for the New Orders, Production, Employment and Inventories indexes.
*Number of months moving in current direction.
COMMODITIES REPORTED UP/DOWN IN PRICE AND IN SHORT SUPPLY
Commodities Up in Price
Adhesives and Paint (7); Aluminum* (25); Caustic Soda (4); Corrugate (5); Corrugated Packaging (20); Crude Oil (2); Diesel Fuel (18); Electrical Components (19); Electricity; Electronic Components (19); Energy (4); Freight (20); High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Resin; Labor — Temporary (14); Lumber* (7); Natural Gas (12); Packaging Supplies (19); Paper (4); Petroleum Based Products (2); Pigments and Dyes; Resin Based Products (3); Plastic Resins* (6); Rubber Based Products (11); Steel* (23); Steel — Fabricated & Machined Components (2); Steel — Stainless (20); Steel Castings; Steel Products (22); and Synthetic Rubber.
Commodities Down in Price
Aluminum* (2); Lumber*; Ocean Freight; Plastic Resins*; Steel* (2); Steel — Cold Rolled; Steel — Hot Rolled (2); and Steel — Scrap (2).
Commodities in Short Supply
Electric Motors; Electrical Components (21); Electronic Components (19); Hydraulic Components (2); Labor — Temporary (14); Packaging Products (2); Paper (3); Plastic Resins (2); Rubber Based Products; Semiconductors (19); Steel — Fabricated & Machined Components (2); Steel — Stainless; and Steel Products (3).
Note: The number of consecutive months the commodity is listed is indicated after each item.
*Indicates both up and down in price.
JUNE 2022 MANUFACTURING INDEX SUMMARIES
Manufacturing PMI®
Manufacturing grew in June, as the Manufacturing PMI® registered 53 percent, 3.1 percentage points lower than the May reading of 56.1 percent. "The Manufacturing PMI® continued to indicate sector expansion and U.S. economic growth in June. Three of the five subindexes that directly factor into the Manufacturing PMI® were in growth territory. All of the six biggest manufacturing industries registered moderate-to-strong growth in June, in this order: Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; Petroleum & Coal Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Chemical Products. The Production Index increased at a slightly faster rate. The Supplier Deliveries Index slowed at a slower rate while the Inventories Index increased slightly, indicating somewhat easing supply chain congestion. Eight of the 10 subindexes were positive for the period; a reading of 'too low' for the Customers' Inventories Index is considered a positive for future production," says Fiore. A reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally contracting.
A Manufacturing PMI® above 48.7 percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy. Therefore, the June Manufacturing PMI® indicates the overall economy grew in June for the 25th consecutive month following contraction in April and May 2020. "The past relationship between the Manufacturing PMI® and the overall economy indicates that the Manufacturing PMI® for June (53 percent) corresponds to a 1.5-percent increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) on an annualized basis," says Fiore.
THE LAST 12 MONTHS
New Orders
ISM®'s New Orders Index dropped to 49.2 percent in June, a decrease of 5.9 percentage points compared to the 55.1 percent reported in May. This indicates that new order volumes contracted after growing for 24 consecutive months. "Two of the six largest manufacturing sectors — Petroleum & Coal Products; and Computer & Electronic Products — increased new orders at moderate-to-strong levels. Price elevation and extended lead times resulted in a continuing slowing in new order rates across the supply chain. Backlog sagged in the month due to the weakness in new orders," says Fiore. A New Orders Index above 52.9 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Census Bureau's series on manufacturing orders (in constant 2000 dollars).
Of the 18 manufacturing industries, eight reported growth in new orders in June, in the following order: Textile Mills; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Petroleum & Coal Products; Primary Metals; Plastics & Rubber Products; Computer & Electronic Products; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing. Seven industries reported a decline in new orders in June, in the following order: Wood Products; Furniture & Related Products; Paper Products; Transportation Equipment; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Chemical Products; and Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products.
Production
The Production Index registered 54.9 percent in June, 0.7 percentage point higher than the May reading of 54.2 percent, indicating growth for the 25th consecutive month. "Of the top six industries, four —Petroleum & Coal Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Transportation Equipment; and Chemical Products — expanded in June. Hiring and materials availability continue to show signs of recovery, but factories are still struggling to hit optimum output rates — primarily due to high levels of employee turnover," says Fiore. An index above 52.4 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Federal Reserve Board's Industrial Production figures.
Ten industries reported growth in production during the month of June, in the following order: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Petroleum & Coal Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Transportation Equipment; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Chemical Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; and Fabricated Metal Products. The three industries reporting a decrease in production in June are: Textile Mills; Paper Products; and Furniture & Related Products.
Employment
ISM®'s Employment Index registered 47.3 percent in June, 2.3 percentage points below the May reading of 49.6 percent. "The index contracted for a second straight month after an eight-month period of expansion. This is the lowest reading since August 2020, when the index registered 47.1 percent. Of the six big manufacturing sectors, two (Computer & Electronic Products; and Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products) expanded. Survey panelists' companies are still struggling to meet labor management plans, though there are more signs of improvement: A larger share of comments (14 percent in June, up from 7 percent in May) noted greater hiring ease. An overwhelming majority of panelists again indicate their companies are hiring. Among those respondents, 42 percent expressed difficulty in filling positions, up from 30 percent in May. Turnover rates remain elevated (29 percent of comments cited backfills and retirements, a decrease from 36 percent in May). Employment levels, driven primarily by turnover, remain the top issue affecting further output growth," says Fiore. An Employment Index above 50.5 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data on manufacturing employment.
Nine of 18 manufacturing industries reported employment growth in June, in the following order: Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Textile Mills; Plastics & Rubber Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Fabricated Metal Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; and Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products. The six industries reporting a decrease in employment in June — in the following order — are: Paper Products; Petroleum & Coal Products; Furniture & Related Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Chemical Products; and Transportation Equipment.
Supplier Deliveries†
The delivery performance of suppliers to manufacturing organizations was slower in June, as the Supplier Deliveries Index registered 57.3 percent, 8.4 percentage points lower than the 65.7 percent reported in May. Five of the top six manufacturing industries (Machinery; Computer & Electronic Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; and Chemical Products) reported slower deliveries. "Deliveries slowed at a slower rate compared to the previous month. The index continues to reflect suppliers' difficulties in meeting demand from panelists' companies, but there are clear signs of easing. In June, suppliers remained in a labor-constrained environment, based on panelists' comments and the Employment Index remaining in contraction territory. Transportation networks reflected improvement compared to May. Among supplier delivery comments, 6 percent noted stable month-over-month improvement," says Fiore. A reading below 50 percent indicates faster deliveries, while a reading above 50 percent indicates slower deliveries.
Fourteen of 18 manufacturing industries reported slower supplier deliveries in June, in the following order: Textile Mills; Furniture & Related Products; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Machinery; Printing & Related Support Activities; Primary Metals; Computer & Electronic Products; Paper Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Fabricated Metal Products; and Chemical Products. Three industries reported faster supplier deliveries in June as compared to May: Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Wood Products; and Petroleum & Coal Products.
Inventories
The Inventories Index registered 56 percent in June, 0.1 percentage point higher than the 55.9 percent reported for May. "Manufacturing inventories expanded at a slightly faster rate compared to May. Of the six big manufacturing industries, four (Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Chemical Products; and Transportation Equipment) grew their inventories of manufacturing raw materials in June. Companies report a continued willingness to take early delivery of raw materials as well as building extra work in process to support quick conversion," says Fiore. An Inventories Index greater than 44.4 percent, over time, is generally consistent with expansion in the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) figures on overall manufacturing inventories (in chained 2000 dollars).
Of 18 manufacturing industries, the eight reporting higher inventories in June — in the following order — are: Textile Mills; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Chemical Products; Transportation Equipment; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing. The three industries reporting contracting inventories in June are: Paper Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; and Primary Metals. Seven industries reported no change in inventories in June as compared to May.
Customers' Inventories†
ISM®'s Customers' Inventories Index registered 35.2 percent in June, 2.5 percentage points higher than the 32.7 percent reported for May, indicating that customers' inventory levels were considered much too low. "Customers' inventories are too low for the 69th consecutive month, a positive for future production growth. For 23 straight months, the Customers' Inventories Index has been at historically low levels," says Fiore.
Two industries (Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; and Wood Products) reported customers' inventories as too high in June. The 14 industries reporting customers' inventories as too low during June — listed in order — are: Textile Mills; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Primary Metals; Machinery; Computer & Electronic Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Transportation Equipment; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Plastics & Rubber Products; Petroleum & Coal Products; Furniture & Related Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Fabricated Metal Products; and Chemical Products.
Prices†
The ISM® Prices Index registered 78.5 percent, 3.7 percentage points lower compared to the May reading of 82.2 percent, indicating raw materials prices increased for the 25th consecutive month, at a slower rate in June. The Prices Index has exceeded 70 percent in 18 out of the last 19 months and been above 60 percent for 22 straight months. "Continued oil and fuel price increases, packaging supplies (including corrugate), food ingredients, and petroleum-based products and petrochemicals were the primary causes of prices growth. Notably, 8.3 percent of respondents reported lower prices in June, supporting a continued slow but steady move towards price softening," says Fiore. A Prices Index above 52.6 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials.
In June, 17 of 18 industries reported paying increased prices for raw materials, in the following order: Petroleum & Coal Products; Textile Mills; Paper Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Chemical Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Furniture & Related Products; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Machinery; Computer & Electronic Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; Primary Metals; and Fabricated Metal Products. No industry reported paying decreased prices for raw materials in June.
Backlog of Orders†
ISM®'s Backlog of Orders Index registered 53.2 percent in June, a 5.5-percentage point decrease compared to the 58.7 percent reported in May, indicating order backlogs expanded for the 24th straight month. Of the six largest manufacturing sectors, three — Petroleum & Coal Products; Machinery; and Computer & Electronic Products — expanded their order backlogs. "Backlogs expanded in June at a slower rate, as output remains stable at relatively low levels and new orders have slowed due to excessive lead times and historically high prices," says Fiore.
Nine industries reported growth in order backlogs in June, in the following order: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Petroleum & Coal Products; Textile Mills; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Machinery; Primary Metals; Computer & Electronic Products; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing. The four industries reporting lower backlogs in June are: Furniture & Related Products; Paper Products; Fabricated Metal Products; and Chemical Products.
New Export Orders†
ISM®'s New Export Orders Index registered 50.7 percent in June, 2.2 percentage points below the May reading of 52.9 percent. "The New Export Orders Index grew for the 24th consecutive month, at a slower rate in June. For the fourth straight month, COVID-19 in China has suppressed customer demand from overseas, and the war in Ukraine has limited European demand. Of the six big industry sectors, two — Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Computer & Electronic Products — expanded," says Fiore.
The five industries reporting growth in new export orders in June are: Paper Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; and Fabricated Metal Products. The five industries reporting a decrease in new export orders in June are: Wood Products; Primary Metals; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing. Six industries reported no change in exports in June as compared to May.
Imports†
ISM®'s Imports Index registered 50.7 percent in June after contracting in May, an increase of 2 percentage points compared to May's figure of 48.7 percent. "Imports grew marginally in June. Import demand remains strong entering the back-to-school and holiday import seasons," says Fiore.
The 12 industries reporting growth in imports in June — in the following order — are: Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Furniture & Related Products; Primary Metals; Plastics & Rubber Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; and Fabricated Metal Products. Three industries reported lower volumes of imports in June: Petroleum & Coal Products; Paper Products; and Chemical Products.
†The Supplier Deliveries, Customers' Inventories, Prices, Backlog of Orders, New Export Orders, and Imports indexes do not meet the accepted criteria for seasonal adjustments.
Buying Policy
The average commitment lead time for Capital Expenditures in June was 186 days, an increase of eight days compared to May and another all-time high. (ISM® began tracking lead times data in 1987.) CapEx lead times have increased in 10 of the last 12 months, for a net gain of 38 days since July 2021 (148 days). Average lead time in June for Production Materials increased by one day to return to its all-time high of 100 days. Average lead time for Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) Supplies decreased by four days, to 44 days.
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DO NOT CONFUSE THIS NATIONAL REPORT with the various regional purchasing reports released across the country. The national report's information reflects the entire U.S., while the regional reports contain primarily regional data from their local vicinities. Also, the information in the regional reports is not used in calculating the results of the national report. The information compiled in this report is for the month of June 2022.
The data presented herein is obtained from a survey of manufacturing supply executives based on information they have collected within their respective organizations. ISM® makes no representation, other than that stated within this release, regarding the individual company data collection procedures. The data should be compared to all other economic data sources when used in decision-making.
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The Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide. The composition of the Manufacturing Business Survey Committee is stratified according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and each of the following NAICS-based industry's contribution to gross domestic product (GDP): Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Textile Mills; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Wood Products; Paper Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Petroleum & Coal Products; Chemical Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Primary Metals; Fabricated Metal Products; Machinery; Computer & Electronic Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Transportation Equipment; Furniture & Related Products; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing (products such as medical equipment and supplies, jewelry, sporting goods, toys and office supplies). The data are weighted based on each industry's contribution to GDP. According to the BEA estimates for 2020 GDP (released December 22, 2021), the six largest manufacturing subsectors are: Computer & Electronic Products; Chemical Products; Transportation Equipment; Petroleum & Coal Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Machinery. Beginning in February 2018 with January 2018 data, computation of the indexes is accomplished utilizing unrounded numbers.
Survey responses reflect the change, if any, in the current month compared to the previous month. For each of the indicators measured (New Orders, Backlog of Orders, New Export Orders, Imports, Production, Supplier Deliveries, Inventories, Customers' Inventories, Employment and Prices), this report shows the percentage reporting each response, the net difference between the number of responses in the positive economic direction (higher, better and slower for Supplier Deliveries) and the negative economic direction (lower, worse and faster for Supplier Deliveries), and the diffusion index. Responses are raw data and are never changed. The diffusion index includes the percent of positive responses plus one-half of those responding the same (considered positive).
The resulting single index number for those meeting the criteria for seasonal adjustments (Manufacturing PMI®, New Orders, Production, Employment and Inventories) is then seasonally adjusted to allow for the effects of repetitive intra-year variations resulting primarily from normal differences in weather conditions, various institutional arrangements, and differences attributable to non-moveable holidays. All seasonal adjustment factors are subject annually to relatively minor changes when conditions warrant them. The Manufacturing PMI® is a composite index based on the diffusion indexes of five of the indexes with equal weights: New Orders (seasonally adjusted), Production (seasonally adjusted), Employment (seasonally adjusted), Supplier Deliveries, and Inventories (seasonally adjusted).
Diffusion indexes have the properties of leading indicators and are convenient summary measures showing the prevailing direction of change and the scope of change. A Manufacturing PMI® reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally declining. A Manufacturing PMI® above 48.7 percent, over a period of time, indicates that the overall economy, or gross domestic product (GDP), is generally expanding; below 48.7 percent, it is generally declining. The distance from 50 percent or 48.7 percent is indicative of the extent of the expansion or decline. With some of the indicators within this report, ISM® has indicated the departure point between expansion and decline of comparable government series, as determined by regression analysis. The Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® survey is sent out to Manufacturing Business Survey Committee respondents the first part of each month. Respondents are asked to report on information for the current month for U.S. operations only. ISM® receives survey responses throughout most of any given month, with the majority of respondents generally waiting until late in the month to submit responses to give the most accurate picture of current business activity. ISM® then compiles the report for release on the first business day of the following month.
The industries reporting growth, as indicated in the Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® monthly report, are listed in the order of most growth to least growth. For the industries reporting contraction or decreases, those are listed in the order of the highest level of contraction/decrease to the least level of contraction/decrease.
Responses to Buying Policy reflect the percent reporting the current month's lead time, the approximate weighted number of days ahead for which commitments are made for Capital Expenditures; Production Materials; and Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) Supplies, expressed as hand-to-mouth (five days), 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, six months (180 days), a year or more (360 days), and the weighted average number of days. These responses are raw data, never revised, and not seasonally adjusted.
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DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Cameron Smith believes he is playing the best golf of his life, and it shows. He is in the lead at Memorial, a tournament where the Australian doesn’t have a great history.
Smith elicited one of the loudest cheers of a glorious afternoon Friday at Muirfield Village — another anomaly for this weather-plagued tournament — when he holed out with a downhill chip from beyond the green on the par-3 12th that carried him to a 3-under 69.
He kept his one-shot lead over Denny McCarthy and K.H. Lee the rest of the day by doing what Smith does best. He holed a 15-foot putt for par on the next hole and twice made 6-foot par putts for bunker saves down the stretch.
“I think I’m just happy with the way I stuck in there,” Smith said. “Really happy with where my short game’s at. I feel like I’m rolling the ball really good. Just need to sort out that longer stuff.”
As for his history at the Memorial?
In six previous appearance, Smith only made the cut twice and both times and finished outside the top 60. His best round was a 71.
But this is a new Smith, the winner of The Players Championship and the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the No. 3 player in the world ranking.
So his rounds of 67-69 to reach 8-under 136 and be in the lead going into the weekend is hardly a surprise, even at Muirfield Village.
“I think my game’s in a good spot. There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be,” he said. “I’m playing some of the best golf of my life, and I feel I’m getting more consistent with the longer stuff. So just looking forward to everything coming up.”
Billy Horschel putted for birdie on every hole and made four of them for a 68 that left him in the group two shots behind with Torrey Pines winner Luke List, PGA Tour rookies Cameron Young and Davis Riley, and Jhonattan Vegas.
Rory McIlroy had a 69 and was three shots behind. Defending champion Patrick Cantlay closed with two big par putts for a 69 and was at 3-under 141.
The cut was at 2-over 146. Among those missing out on the weekend were Bryson DeChambeau and Harris English, both returning from injuries. DeChambeau (hand surgery) had not played since the Masters. English (hip surgery) had not played since the Sony Open in January.
Also missing the cut were Hudson Swafford, Matt Jones, Jed Morgan of Australia and U.S. Amateur champion James Piot, giving them two extra days to pack for London and the first Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational next week that puts PGA Tour membership at risk, at least for Swafford and Jones.
McCarthy’s name was mentioned prominently even before the Memorial began, and then he lived up to the praise. He took only 25 putts Friday — he only had 24 putts the day before — for a 3-under 69 that put him one shot behind.
For those who don’t pore over the litany of statistics available on the PGA Tour, it was a little surprising when McIlroy was asked earlier in the week whom he considered the better putters in today’s game. He mentioned Jordan Spieth. Everyone knows him. He was impressed with Sam Burns, a three-time winner over the last eight months.
And he mentioned McCarthy.
Told of McIlroy’s comments earlier in the week, McCarthy smiled and said, “I would like to drive it like Rory.”
“Everyone has the best part of their game. Obviously, putting is part of mine,” said McCarthy, who is No. 5 in the key putting statistic for the season. “Driving the ball is the best part of his game. I’m no slouch around the course, like putting is not the only thing I do well. Everyone brings up my putter; yes, I’m a good putter. But I need to do good things to get to those putts.”
McIlroy, meanwhile, has been picking up a little momentum since his closing 64 at the Masters for a runner-up finish. He finished four shots behind at the Wells Fargo Championship and three shots out of a playoff at the PGA Championship.
McIlroy surged into the mix at the Memorial with a fairway metal that was high and true and into a freshening breeze to 6 feet for eagle on the par-5 fifth toward the end of his round. His momentum was slowed by a bogey from the bunker on the par-3 eighth, but his 69 left him in reasonable shape going into the weekend.
Jon Rahm overcame a shank on the second hole — he made birdie on the next one — to scratch out a 70 without his best iron game. He was at 2-under 142, six shots behind. Rahm won in 2020. He was six shots ahead after three rounds last year until his positive COVID-19 test knocked him out of the final round.
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Experts warn about scams targeting public housing seekers
Section 8 assists with housing for low-income families, elderly, disabled
InvestigateTV - The Federal Trade Commission is warning renters against scams involving Section 8, a housing choice voucher program that assists low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled.
Signa Brooks, one of millions of Americans living in public housing, had been struggling to find new housing when she came across a listing for a beautiful property on a website with Section 8 listings.
Brooks left a message for the lister, who asked for an application fee and to communicate via personal email instead of the site. When the lister asked for the fee to be paid via a cash app, Brooks knew it was a scam.
The FTC says this scam has been popping up across the country, stealing not only money but also people’s personal information.
Diane Shelley, the Midwest Regional Director for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said HUD would never ask for an application fee; it’s actually against the law.
Shelley urged people to pay attention to the websites you use to look for public housing. A good way to vet websites is to check for a “.gov” at the end of a url. Most government agencies use this top-level domain.
The website Brooks used, AffordableHousing.com, has a scam alert section on their site.
Richard Cupelli, the Founder and CEO, AffordableHousing.com, took Brook’s experience seriously. He said the site will add trusted owner badging and membership dates to the site so people can see if an owner is legitimate. He also had several tips for people looking for affordable housing.
- Do NOT send any money until you have a signed contract.
- Do NOT pay any money if you have not seen the property with the landlord that owns the property.
- Review the listing on other websites to ensure this is a valid property. It is a red flag when the terms and contact information differ.
- If the owner does not want to meet face to face this is usually a red flag and should be questioned.
- Send no money up front to “hold” the property.• If there is not a first/last/security deposit requested.
- If there is a lock box on the rental – scammers target vacant properties.
- If the owner is too pushy to get your money.• Ask if they are the owner and get their full name and then check it against Public Records to verify they are the owner of record.
- Favorite the landlord on AffordableHousing.com to view all rentals listed by that landlord. It is a red flag if the owner’s rentals are in different states and all newly listed.
- It’s a red flag if the landlord would rather text than talk.
- Record any suspicious activity and report it back to AffordableHousing.com so we can verify the listing and report it to the authorities.
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Gas prices continued their decline this week with regular gas hitting $3.87 per gallon on Thursday, according to AAA. Gas prices have declined for more than 70 consecutive days since hitting a record high national average of $5.02 per gallon on June 14.
Experts continue to warn that gas prices, which are inextricably tied to crude oil prices, could rise again as the factors that contributed to oil market volatility for most of this year—Russia’s war, low refinery capacity—are still at play.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dallas, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of Aug. 25, 2022. State gas tax data is from World Population Review. Connecticut and New York have temporarily suspended gas taxes to help consumers while the cost of gas has increased.
Dallas by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.42
— Texas average: $3.41
— Texas gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Week change: -$0.06 (-1.8%)
– Year change: +$0.61 (+21.5%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.84 (6/16/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.64
– Week change: +$0.08 (+1.8%)
– Year change: +$1.75 (+60.2%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.48 (6/20/22)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA: $5.68
#2. Lihue (Kauai), HI: $5.67
#3. Kahului, HI: $5.51
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.10
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.12
#3. Corpus Christi, TX: $3.17
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-dallas-in-the-last-week-15/ | 2022-08-27T17:54:15Z |
Judge sends domestic violence charges against Prichard cop to grand jury
By Brendan Kirby
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MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A judge on Monday sent domestic violence charges against a Prichard police officer to a grand jury but declined to rule on a defense request that he hold the alleged victim in contempt.
Mobile County District Judge George Zoghby ruled after a lengthy preliminary hearing surrounding allegations against Officer Markell Anthony Carter, who remains jailed and on administrative leave from the Prichard Police Department.
Detective Nathaniel Kersten, a domestic violence investigator with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, testified about an incident that occurred about 8 a.m. on March 22 at Carter’s home in Chickasaw. He said the alleged victim, who was Carter’s girlfriend at the time, told investigators that the defendant accused her of cheating on him. She accused him of pointing his service revolver at her through his patrol car.
Later, according to the testimony, Carter pushed the woman to the ground and choked and lifted her off the floor. Kersten testified that the woman told investigators that Carter pointed his gun and Taser to her head. “I’ll kill you right here,” Carter said, according to a Chickasaw police report that Kersten read in court.
Maj. DeWayne Hill, second in command of the Prichard Police Department, testified that he reviewed footage from a Ring home surveillance system at the Carter home. He said he did not witness anything to substantiate the alleged victim’s claims, although he acknowledged that he could not seen what the defendant was doing inside his patrol car.
Hill said he saw Carter walk by the woman and that she followed her toward the house.
“The clips are so short that you can’t really see any context to them,” he said. “But I didn’t see anything violent.”
Kersten also testified about a second incident that took place on Easter Sunday. Prosecutors allege that the Carter violated an order that he not have contact with the victim.
The victim testified at Monday’s hearing that Carter wrote up a letter asking the Mobile District Attorney’s Office to drop the charges. She says he pressured her to sign it.
“He said that if I dropped the charges on him, he would buy me a car,” she testified.
The woman testified that she had spent the night with Carter and woke up earlier in the morning and began texting to a friend. She said Carter asked her why she was awake so early and that a physical altercation followed.
“He started to fight me in the bed,” she said.
The woman testified that Carter pulled her hair and punched her back and that they fell on to the floor. She said Carter kicked her out of the house and that when she re-entered to retrieve her bookbag, it contained only $400 of the $1,500 she had had.
Carter’s teenage niece testified that the alleged victim kicked in the door to the house and that she saw her jump on her uncle’s back. That backed the defense contention that the alleged victim was the aggressor and showed up at Carter’s house uninvited. She testified that the woman was not there the night before, and Kersten acknowledged that the woman’s cell phone GPS data did not place her at the address on April 16.
But the niece acknowledged during cross-examination that she did not actually see the alleged victim break the door. Sgt. Kenneth Thomas, a patrol supervisor with the Chickasaw Police Department, testified that the Carter’s door appeared to have been severely damaged. But he acknowledged under questing from the prosecutor that it would be hard for a woman of the alleged victim’s size to cause that much damage.
“In 28 years, it has never been a female,” he said.
The prosecution argues since the alleged victim is not a party to the case, the judge has no jurisdiction to order her not to have contact with the defendant. Zoghby said he would take the issue under advisement.
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Cross remains standing after church is destroyed in fire
Published: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:49 AM CDT|Updated: 35 minutes ago
WISE COUNTY, Texas (Gray News) – A cross was the only thing left standing in the rubble after a church in Texas burned to the ground Friday.
According to the Boonsville-Balsora Volunteer Fire Department, the Balsora Baptist Church sanctuary’s roof collapsed while firefighters were inside the building.
Several firefighters were treated by Wise County EMS on the scene.
The fire department said church sanctuaries make them prone to collapse because of the large open space.
“The cross that held our prayer request in the sanctuary was still standing!” the church said in a post on Facebook.
Despite the damage, the congregation still gathered Sunday morning for an outdoor service.
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TAIPEI, April 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingdom Heroes is a classic IP series that was R&D by USERJOY for score years, which hits 4,000,000 sales until now and the squeal Kingdom Heroes 8 English version will be recently released on Steam. In 2021 January, Kingdom Heroes 8 entered the weekly sales top 4 and now breakthrough 300,000 sales in a month. This classic playing method accumulated a huge number of regular players afterward. Let's have a look at the features that you should know before starting this game!
Inherit and breakthrough the classic
Kingdom Heroes 8 goes on the classic strategic playing method as the previous pieces. It greatly improved the visual quality to present a wide and sophisticated map while inheriting the horizontal scrolling screen environment.
Reappearing the stage of The Records of the Three Kingdoms
The vast map reproduces where the story takes place particularly. Not only random events but also new elements are added to let people fight and explore freely in an opening explore the environment.
Magnificent army with thousands of men and horses
Players can enjoy fighting thousands with various special arms on the battlefield. A dazzling visual can be provided with retaining the horizontal scrolling operation.
Special skills with general's stratagem
Controlling multiple generals finely will be possible in this generation. The generals' unique skills have also been remade, all well-known generals own their magnificent ascend animation and a unique skill close up.
Multi-dimensional growing system
Title, equipment, divine weapon, war steed, designation, etc. are in one's Officers Growing system. We have simplified the domestics and added a Minister system. Uniting domestics in the previous piece to automate the operation, adding the Stronghold Ancillary Building system to endow the forces with different attributes and features give the game enrichments.
Kingdom Heroes 8's R&D team strives to strike a balance between classical and innovation. We would like to present a piece which is different from the past with the aim of bestowing our players a better game experience.
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Norman Mineta, transportation secretary during 9/11, dies
By Gregory Wallace, CNN
Norman Mineta, who oversaw the Department of Transportation during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, died on Tuesday afternoon. He was 90.
“My dad passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon at his home surrounded by his family,” David Mineta said in a statement provided by Mineta’s former chief of staff, John Flaherty.
Flaherty told CNN that the elder Mineta died in Edgewater, Maryland, of a heart ailment.
Mineta served in both the administrations of President Bill Clinton, as commerce secretary, and President George W. Bush, as transportation secretary, where he oversaw aviation security during 9/11 and its aftermath.
He had previously served two decades in Congress, elected as a Democrat out of his native California.
Mineta and his family were held at an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II, according to his biography on the Bush administration’s official website.
Bush described Mineta’s legacy on Tuesday as “a wonderful American story about someone who overcame hardship and prejudice.”
“As my Secretary of Transportation, he showed great leadership in helping prevent further attacks on and after 9/11,” Bush wrote. “As I said when presenting him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Norm has given his country a lifetime of service, and he’s given his fellow citizens an example of leadership, devotion to duty, and personal character.”
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NEW YORK, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Bakkt Holdings, Inc. f/k/a VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (NYSE: BKKT) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Bakkt securities between March 31, 2021 and November 19, 2021, both dates inclusive; and/or (b) Bakkt Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to documents issued in connection with the business combination between the Company and Bakkt Holdings, LLC completed on or about October 15, 2021.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: June 20, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Bakkt Holdings, Inc. f/k/a VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company had defective financial controls; (ii) as a result, there were errors in the Company's financial statements related to the misclassification of certain shares issued prior to the business combination between the Company and Bakkt Holdings, LLC; (iii) accordingly, the Company would need to restate certain of its financial statements; (iv) the Company downplayed the true scope and severity of these issues; (v) the Company overstated its remediation of its defective financial controls; and (vi) as a result, the documents issued in connection with the business combination and defendants' public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Bakkt Holdings, Inc. f/k/a VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings you have until June 20, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Bakkt Holdings, Inc. f/k/a VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the BKKT lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/bakkt-holdings-inc-f-k-a-vpc-impact-acquisition-holdings-loss-submission-form?id=28428&from=4.
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Funding will advance company's isCAR program toward clinical trials as well as support development of other internal and partnered preclinical programs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orna Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering a new class of fully engineered circular RNA therapies (oRNA), today announced the initial closing of its $221 million Series B financing. At signing, the company received approximately $121 million and expects to receive the remaining $100 million subject to customary closing conditions (including regulatory approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act). Merck participated as a new investor in the financing alongside commitments from founding investors MPM Capital and BioImpact Capital, an affiliate of MPM, among others. Orna was created in 2019 by MPM Capital and BioImpact Capital, with funding from the UBS Oncology Impact Fund.
The financing will enable Orna to continue development of its circular RNA + LNP (lipid nanoparticle) delivery platform, as augmented by its joint venture with ReNAgade Therapeutics, an RNA delivery company created by MPM Capital and BioImpact Capital, to advance its lead in situ CAR (isCAR) program toward the clinic and build manufacturing capabilities to support development of an expanding preclinical and clinical pipeline.
"In under three years, Orna has taken proprietary circular RNA from academic literature to the first proof of concept data in preclinical models," said Tom Barnes, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Orna and Entrepreneur at BioImpact Capital. "Investors continue to recognize our premier technology and the hard work of our team, and we are pleased to see such unwavering belief in the potential of circular RNA to revolutionize how we treat disease."
Orna is expanding the reach of current RNA therapeutics with recently presented preclinical data demonstrating the potential of oRNA to treat cancer, genetic disorders, and infectious diseases. Orna's lead isCAR program demonstrated tumor suppression and eradication in animal models, indicating significant potential that oRNA-based cancer therapies could be superior to traditional cell therapies. With the proceeds of the Series B financing, Orna anticipates advancing this program into clinical trials in 2024.
"In just a few years since we created and built the company, Orna has made remarkable progress in demonstrating the extensive power of its circular RNA + LNP delivery technologies," said Ansbert Gadicke, M.D., Chairman of Orna, Managing Partner of BioImpact Capital and MPM Managing Director. "oRNA, with its numerous advantages over linear mRNA, is the next generation of RNA therapies, and we are excited to see the continued development and applications of this technology."
"It has been validating to see the promise of RNA realized through linear mRNA-based vaccines," said Daniel G. Anderson, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical Engineering and core member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT, and Co-founder of Orna. "Orna's next generation of oRNA therapies not only demonstrate promise as vaccines, but also as treatments for a range of diseases where other modalities have fallen short."
SVB Securities acted as financial advisor to Orna on this transaction.
About Orna Therapeutics
Orna Therapeutics was founded on groundbreaking research by Alex Wesselhoeft, Ph.D., and Daniel G. Anderson, Ph.D., from MIT and built by MPM Capital and BioImpact Capital, an affiliate of MPM. Orna's proprietary circular RNA (oRNA) is engineered as linear RNA that self-circularizes. By taking a line and turning it into a circle, oRNA exhibits numerous advantages over traditional linear mRNA therapies such as simplified production, increased protein expression, and a superior immunogenicity profile. With proprietary lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), including those from Orna's joint venture with ReNAgade Therapeutics, an RNA delivery company, our technologies expand the possibilities of what RNA therapeutics can achieve. To learn more visit: www.ornatx.com and follow Orna Therapeutics on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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NEW YORK, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM).
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According to a filed complaint, International Business Machines Corporation issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Strategic Imperatives Revenue and growth, CAMSS and CAMSS Components' revenue and growth, and the Company's Segments' revenue and growth were artificially inflated as a result of the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives Revenue; (ii) the Company's present success and positive future growth prospects concerning its Strategic Imperative business strategy were being fueled by the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperative Revenue and, as a result (iii) the Company misled the market by portraying the Company's Strategic Imperative's financial performance and future prospects more favorable than they actually were as a result of the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives.
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AUSTIN, Texas, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motion Recruitment is proud to announce that this year the company received AgileOne's Innovator award for supplier excellence! The award was presented to Motion Recruitment during AgileOne's Supplier Excellence Award ceremony this May, which took place during the AgileOne Customer Forum at the Hyatt Regency Austin in Austin, Texas.
"With each candidate interaction and each successful placement, our suppliers play a critical role in our success at AgileOne. We are constantly evaluating our suppliers to ensure they are providing the best possible service to our clients. The Supplier Excellence Awards allow us to recognize the suppliers that consistently exceed expectations," Brian Clark, President, AgileOne. "As a trusted partner, Motion Recruitment has risen to the challenge of delivering world-class customer service and high-quality talent for AgileOne's clients around the world."
This is one of several awards that Motion Recruitment has received across almost a decade of affiliation with AgileOne. Motion Recruitment has previously received the Top IT Supplier and All-Star awards. Throughout this partnership, AgileOne has looked to Motion to help support several new clients, entering new regions and verticals.
"Our partnership with AgileOne has helped foster innovation within the staffing industry while achieving the goals of our mutual end client," said Nicholas Campo, VP of Enterprise Business Development at Motion Recruitment. "Working with AgileOne is a collaborative process; we often discuss industry trends and share market insights to help promote the success of the program."
Partnering with AgileOne over the past nine years, Motion has evolved from being a new supplier for the MSP to a trusted partner across multiple enterprise programs. Striving to do things differently over its 30-year history, winning AgileOne's Innovation Award reflects how Motion is always finding new ways to innovate, serve the staffing market, and better engage with customers and candidates, especially in a competitive tech talent market.
About Motion Recruitment
Motion Recruitment is part of Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC, parent company of leading global talent solutions providers and industry game-changers. Motion Recruitment offers IT Staffing solutions across North America for contract, contract to hire, and direct hire needs and also hosts 'Tech in Motion' a networking event and award series connecting tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate. Motion's highly specialized tech placement teams offer unparalleled consultation to clients and candidates in Cybersecurity, DataOp, Software Engineering, Web and Mobile Development, Cloud Engineering, Network Infrastructure & Dev Ops, Product & UX, and Functional/Project Management. Find more information at motionrecruitment.com about staffing services.
About AgileOne
From cutting-edge technologies to award-winning services, AgileOne has the expertise to provide true total talent management with access to world-class workforce solutions and technologies configured to meet your unique enterprise needs. We are minority/woman-owned, with operations across the globe.
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Convenience store chain offers award winning GripHero hand protectors in all northeast locations
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumberland Farms has rolled out GripHero anti-static hand protectors to all of its 550 northeast locations as an added measure to enhance Guest convenience and safety. Award winning GripHero hand protectors are anti-static, biodegradable and designed for use around fuel — and are now available at every fuel pump at every Cumberland Farms store in New England and New York.
"We are pleased to offer this innovative new solution at Cumberland Farms as an enhancement to our Guest experience that offers protection while fueling at our stores," said George Fournier, President of EG America. "In addition to providing protection from getting fuel on hands, GripHero adds another layer of protection from other germs found on pin pads, fuel grade selectors and fuel nozzles."
Oliver Yeo, Founder and CEO of GripHero, said "At GripHero, we are delighted to partner with Cumberland Farms and EG Group, a wonderful brand that everyone knows for its high-quality products and exceptional customer experience. By standardizing the GripHero solution across their complete network, it's a highly visible demonstration of care, with customers knowing they can maintain clean hands at the pumps at every Cumberland Farms store.
Cumberland Farms is part of EG America which operates over 1700 convenience and gas stores in 31 states in the US. Other banners include Certified Oil, Fastrac, KwikShop, Loaf n' Jug, Minit Mart, QuikStop, Sprint, Tom Thumb, and Turkey Hill.
Founded in 2001 by the Issa Family, United Kingdom-based EG Group is a leading petrol forecourt retail convenience operator which has established partnerships with global brands. The business has an established pedigree of delivering excellent fuel, grocery and merchandise, and food service.
EG Group currently employs about 50,000 colleagues working in more than 6,200 sites across the UK&I, Europe, USA and Australia.
The business is regularly recognized for innovation and investment in convenience retail assets, the employees and the systems. Zuber Issa and Mohsin Issa, Founders and co-CEOs, EG Group, were jointly named the 2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the UK. Further information at www.eg.group.
Founded in 2017, and subsequently winning multiple industry accolades, the GripHero solution is tried and tested on gas retail networks around the world, annually protecting hundreds of millions of customers while handling highly contaminated gas nozzles.
GripHero is a unique and internationally patented anti-static glove system, efficiently providing the ultimate driver protection from the most convenient of all locations – directly from the gas nozzle itself at the very first point of contact with the customer.
With almost no CO2 footprint, GripHero helps to overcome the high environmental impact of standard gloves and paper, as well as the health issues surrounding hand sanitizers.
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Jan. 6 rioter apologizes to officers after House testimony
(AP) – A man who joined the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol apologized Tuesday to officers who protected the building after telling lawmakers that he regrets being duped by the former president’s lies of election fraud.
During a hearing before the U.S. House committee that’s investigating the insurrection, Stephen Ayres testified that he felt called by former President Donald Trump to come to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
He described being swept up by Trump’s bogus claims, and believing as he marched to the Capitol that Trump would join them there and that there was still a chance the election could be overturned.
“I felt like I had like horse blinders on. I was locked in the whole time,” said Ayres, who is scheduled to be sentenced in September after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor in the riot.
His message to others: “Take the blinders off, make sure you step back and see what’s going on before it’s too late.”
“It changed my life,” he said. “And not for the good.”
Ayres, who was not accused of any violence or destruction on Jan. 6, said he worked for a cabinet company in northeast Ohio for 20 years, but lost his job and sold his home after the riot. He was joined by his wife at the hearing.
After the hearing, Ayres approached officers in the committee room who have testified about being verbally and physically attacked by the angry mob. Ayres apologized for his actions to Capitol Police Officers Aquilino Gonell and Harry Dunn, Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges and former MPD officer Michael Fanone.
The officers appeared to have different responses to Ayres’ attempt to make amends.
Fanone told The Associated Press that the apology was not necessary because “it doesn’t do s--- for me.” Hodges said on CNN that he accepted the apology, adding that “you have to believe that there are people out there who can change.”
Gonell, who recently found out that the injuries he succumbed to on Jan. 6 won’t allow him to be a part of the force any longer, said he accepted the sentiment from Ayres, but it doesn’t amount to much.
“He still has to answer for what he did legally. And to his God. So it’s up to him,” the former sergeant said.
Dunn, who didn’t stand up when Ayres approached him, said he does not accept his apology.
The Jan. 6 House committee that’s investigating the insurrection sought to use Ayres’ testimony to show how Trump’s Dec. 19, 2020, tweet calling his supporters to Washington mobilized not only far-right extremist groups, but average Americans to descend on the nation’s capital.
Ayres described being a loyal follower of Trump on social media before Jan. 6 and said he felt he needed to heed the president’s call to come to Washington, D.C., for the “Stop the Steal” rally.
“I was very upset, as were most of his supporters,” Ayres said when asked about Trump’s unfounded election claims. Asked by Rep. Liz Cheney if he still believes the election was stolen, Ayres said, “Not so much now.”
Ayres said he wasn’t planning to storm the Capitol before Trump’s speech “got everybody riled up.” He had believed the president would be joining them at the Capitol.
“Basically, we were just following what he said,” Ayres said.
Ayres said he and friends who accompanied him to Washington decided to leave the Capitol when Trump sent a tweet asking rioters to leave. If Trump had done that earlier in the day, “maybe we wouldn’t be in this bad of a situation,” Ayres said.
Ayres said it makes him mad that Trump is still pushing his bogus claims about the election.
“I was hanging on every word he was saying,” he said. “Everything he was putting out, I was following it.”
His testimony echoed the words of many Capitol rioters who have expressed remorse for their crimes at sentencing hearings.
He’s among about 840 people who have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot. More than 330 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanor charges punishable by no more than one year in prison. More than 200 have been sentenced.
In his court case, Ayres admitted that he drove from Ohio to Washington on the eve of the “Stop the Steal” rally to protest Congress’ certification of the Electoral College vote count. He entered the Capitol through the Senate Wing doors and remained inside for about 10 minutes, joining other rioters in chanting.
In a Facebook post four days before the riot, Ayres attached an image of a poster that said “the president is calling on us to come back to Washington on January 6th for a big protest.”
In another Facebook post before the riot, he wrote, “Mainstream media, social media, Democrat party, FISA courts, Chief Justice John Roberts, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, etc....all have committed TREASON against a sitting U.S. president! !! All are now put on notice by ‘We The People!’”
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Associated Press reporters Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick and Nomaan Merchant contributed to this report from Washington.
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Woman attacked by bison in South Dakota shares story
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA/Gray News) - Earlier this year, Amelia Dean from the U.K. was traveling the United States when she came face to face with death in the form of a bison at Custer State Park.
“It’s a surreal enough experience let alone the fact that we weren’t doing anything that really warranted it. We were just having a walk in the park,” said Amelia Dean from her hospital bed at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota, where she’s been staying since the attack seven weeks ago.
Amelia Dean was originally traveling around Europe when a new friend asked if she wanted to go on a road trip in the United States.
On Day 2 of the trip, they decided to visit Custer State Park and take her friend’s dog on a walk.
“They came over a hill and saw down in the dip, quite a way ahead of them, they saw a big, male bison,” explained her father, Matthew Dean.
Amelia Dean and her friend considered turning back, but they were out of supplies in the final stretch of a two-hour hike.
“I was really dehydrated. It was really sunny, and we’d both given our water to the dog like an hour ago,” she explained.
So instead of turning back, they kept distance between them and the bison and walked around it.
“And suddenly the bison looked up. They were over 100 yards away, and the bison just ran down the hill at her. It came right up and stopped in front of her and then apparently, they had a bit of eye contact for a few seconds,” explained Jacqueline Dean, mother of Amelia Dean.
“I could have put my hand out on his forehead without properly stretching it out completely fine,” Amelia Dean said.
That’s when the bison attacked.
“It went through her thigh with the horn, came out the other end, tossed her in the air,” Jacqueline Dean said.
“We’re told about 10 to 15 feet,” Matthew Dean said
“I remember feeling the pressure on my hip, my hip being pushed back, and I remember the sensation of flying in the air and going head over heels,” Amelia Dean said.
After the strike, the bison didn’t leave, at least not right away.
“The bison stuck around, and his hooves were right over my head. I remember them being like right by my head,” Amelia Dean said.
“And it must have been absolutely terrifying for her,” Jacqueline Dean said.
Her friend finally led the bison away and called 911.
The damage from the bison’s horn was extensive and severed her femoral artery.
“We’re told that people usually, you know, bleed out between two and eight minutes and die, but she didn’t,” Jacqueline Dean said.
“So it’s a miracle I even lived until the ambulance got there, you know, let alone when I got here and kept my life and my leg,” Amelia Dean said.
But once at the hospital she learned about the extent of her injuries. Two of the nerves in her leg were damaged in the attack, leaving her paralyzed from the knee down.
“I have basically no movement in my foot. I can’t walk without a walker or crutches. I can’t walk very far, about 20 meters, and I’m done for a long time,” Amelia Dean said.
It’s a tough realization for an active 19-year-old woman with passion to dance.
However, hope was on the horizon for the family.
They worked with the hospital to transfer Amelia Dean to the Mayo Clinic to undergo treatment with Dr. Robert Spinner, a surgeon that specializes in peripheral nerve damage.
“You want someone, when it’s your child, who’s going to do the best job. They accepted us, a transfer was put into place. We were just waiting for a bed,” Jacqueline Dean said.
Finally, they thought their prayers were answered.
“Amelia said ‘I’ve never seen Daddy cry like that’ because he was so relieved,” said Jacqueline Dean, but two hours later another blow hit the family.
“The case worker came in and said ‘I’ve got some really bad news for you. They’ve withdrawn the offer, and they’re not going to send you to the Mayo. They said it’s not their responsibility,’” Jacqueline Dean said. “It was so, it was so sad for her because she was absolutely devastated.”
Despite continued setbacks and issues with insurance, the Deans haven’t lost hope.
They continue to fight for their daughter, “and I really believe that God’s got a purpose for her, and I know that sounds cheesy, but I believe God’s got a plan and purpose for her because it wasn’t her time to die,” Jacqueline Dean said.
Throughout every struggle, the Dean family has constant praise for the doctors and community that supported them throughout their road to recovery.
“Yes. Oh my gosh. The city should be so proud of itself,” Jacqueline Dean said.
Amelia Dean said she agrees, thankful for the care she’s received in the U.S. despite another setback.
“I think, I hope this doesn’t discourage people from traveling. Travel and explore and have fun. This is a freak accident this isn’t going to happen every time somebody walks in a park, hopefully,” she said.
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State-of-the-art facility to help transform and digitally enable cell and gene therapy manufacturing in the Garden State
NEWARK, N.J., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McKinsey & Company launched a new high-tech learning and innovation facility today in the Garden State to support the advancement of cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing, expanding its global network of Digital Capability Centers.
In partnership with the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) and operated by BioCentriq, McKinsey's Newark-based facility specializes in innovative manufacturing processes in life sciences.
At the state-of-the-art facility, biopharma companies can see how digital technologies work in practice to improve operational efficiency, and build workforce capabilities at scale through immersive, hands-on learning experiences.
"Our latest Digital Capability Center in Newark will significantly enhance the digital innovation experience for New Jersey's thriving biopharma sector, and we are honored to partner with NJII and BioCentriq to advance these services that make an impact across the country and around the world," said Jocelyn Grahame, McKinsey New Jersey's Office Managing Partner. "CGT continues to be one of the fastest-growing areas of biopharma therapeutics, with several new treatments available to patients and hundreds more in development. This facility will help biopharma companies sustain higher levels of innovation and accessibility by helping to solve their operational challenges."
The biopharma industry has undergone significant transformation in recent years, with increasing potential for the adoption and scale of digital technologies. For CGT manufacturing in particular, the impact can be substantial in expanding access to new therapies that can treat, and potentially cure, certain debilitating diseases such as: relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, spinal muscular atrophy, and Leber congenital amaurosis.
Haro Hartounian, CEO of BioCentriq said "We believe that the future of medicine lies in regenerative medicine. Our team is thrilled to have the opportunity to share our expertise and experience in manufacturing cell and gene therapies to help shape the future of this center and ensure that all participants have a realistic and productive experience."
While cell and gene therapies hold ground-breaking potential to treat debilitating diseases, they are also complex to manufacture. McKinsey's Digital Capability Center focuses on showcasing advanced manufacturing methods necessary for these therapies. The Center will enable more effective operations to improve performance – from advanced analytics for increased yield productivity to Artificial Intelligence in deviation reduction and digital-twin-based lab scheduling. Most importantly, it helps companies develop the skills, capabilities, and cultural changes needed to adapt to and sustain the new methods required for success.
The new Center will join McKinsey's fast-growing global network of Digital Capability Centers—immersive learning and innovation environments that inspire and equip organizations to deliver sustainable performance improvement from operational-excellence and tech-enabled transformations. The network currently has centers in Aachen, Atlanta, Beijing, Gurugram, Istanbul, Jakarta, New Jersey, Salvador, São Paulo, Singapore, Monterrey, and Venice.
McKinsey's innovative global network of Digital Capability Centers supports over 450 organizations each year, with an average of 13,000 participants. In addition to the 250 McKinsey experts involved in this global network, the Digital Capability Center network also has partnerships with 150+ tech companies and startups.
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Company's State-of-the-Art Network to Reach Over 300,000 Potential Customers in North Carolina by End of 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightspeed today announced that it will build a significant portion of its planned fiber optics network in North Carolina, where it expects to deliver, by end of 2023, over 300,000 new fiber passings in portions of more than 30 counties in the first phase of construction in the state. Brightspeed further plans an additional 500,000 fiber passings in subsequent years of its network transformation initiative, for a total of up to 800,000 fiber-enabled locations across its North Carolina footprint.
North Carolina is one of 20 states that will comprise Brightspeed's operating territory, spanning mainly rural and suburban regions of the country. Brightspeed plans to invest at least $2 billion in its fiber optics transformation, which is expected to reach up to 3 million homes and businesses over the next five years, including in many locations where fiber and advanced technology have not historically been deployed. The company will initially be comprised of the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) assets and associated operations of Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), which are the subject of a pending acquisition by Apollo-managed funds (NYSE: APO). The parties expect to obtain regulatory approvals in the third quarter of this year, and to close the transaction in early fourth quarter.
"Brightspeed is based in North Carolina, so it is especially meaningful to share the initial fiber build specifics for our home state," said Tom Maguire, Chief Operating Officer of Brightspeed. "High-quality broadband has never been more important, whether for work, education, telemedicine, entertainment, or simply staying connected. We are thrilled for the opportunity to bring the capabilities of our fiber network to customers in so many North Carolina communities."
Brightspeed plans to bring faster, more reliable Internet and Wi-Fi initially to over 300,000 residential and business locations over the next 18 months in markets within the Greenville/New Bern, Raleigh/Durham, and Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem areas, among others. These new locations will augment the over 60,000 existing fiber passings that Brightspeed will assume upon the close of the transaction between the Apollo funds and Lumen.
Brightspeed's 2022 and 2023 build plans cover portions of the following counties: Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Lenoir, Martin, Moore, Nash, Onslow, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Randolph, Rockingham, Sampson, Vance, and Wilson.
"In addition to our initial build plans, we have been working to evaluate areas for consideration for North Carolina's GREAT and CAB grants," Maguire continued. "We are impressed by the transparency and effectiveness of the state's grant program and look forward to participating in a major way to bring even more fiber-based internet access to those who will benefit most."
"High-speed internet access is essential for people to live, learn, access health care, and grow their businesses," said Governor Roy Cooper. "Brightspeed's fiber network will help us get more North Carolinians connected and bridge the digital divide."
Brightspeed also recently announced that it has commenced design and preparations for the first deployment in North Carolina, pioneering its next-generation, gig-speed FTTP architecture in collaboration with a roster of blue-chip technology vendors.
Information regarding Brightspeed's other state-specific network build plans will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead.
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Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. and expected to have assets and associated operations in 20 states, Brightspeed will provide broadband and telecommunications services through a network platform capable of serving more than 6 million homes and businesses. The company aims to bridge the digital divide by deploying a state-of-the-art fiber network and a customer experience that makes staying connected simple and seamless. For more information about Brightspeed, visit the company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
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--SIPA Receives Timely Donation from Team Behind First Filipino American Film by Major Hollywood Studio, Paving Way for Others to Support Fil-Am Community--
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), one of the longest-running nonprofits serving the Filipino American community, accepted a gift of $75,000 by comedian Jo Koy, filmmaker Dan Lin, and Universal Pictures, the team behind "Easter Sunday," the first major studio film about Filipino American family life. Koy presented the check to SIPA at the "Rise for Comedy" festival held at Rideback Ranch in Historic Filipinotown (HiFi), just as SIPA commemorates its 50th anniversary and prepares to open the doors to its new headquarters and community center.
"On behalf of SIPA, we are truly grateful to Jo Koy, Dan Lin, Universal Pictures, and our friends and neighbors at Rideback Ranch for this generous gift to support our community," said Kimmy Maniquis, SIPA executive director. "As the community's needs grow, so do SIPA's efforts and services. This donation will help us continue to strengthen the community and deliver programming in our permanent home in HiFi."
Named HiFi Collective, the supportive housing complex at 3200 West Temple Street will provide a new office space and community center for SIPA at its long-time HiFi location. Near the western end of the L.A. district, HiFi Collective will create much needed affordable housing through a five-story building featuring 63 studio dwellings developed in partnership with Linc Housing Corporation. On the ground floor at SIPA's updated headquarters is a small business center, computer lab, commercial kitchen, and more.
As events and in-person programs shuttered during the pandemic, SIPA pivoted online. In place of events, the Fil-Am nonprofit increased mental health services, online health resources and vaccine information, and other critical services, such as support for local small businesses and helping seniors facing food insecurity and fears around increased API violence.
"Like the family in 'Easter Sunday', SIPA is about family and community, coming together for all people of all backgrounds – it's a story anyone can relate to," noted Ed Malicdem, board president of SIPA. "We are truly grateful to Jo Koy and Dan Lin for this donation and for sharing a Filipino story with the world. The Filipino word 'kapwa' comes to mind – the notion of valuing others, putting community before self. And that ultimately, we share our humanity with others."
Established in 1972, SIPA is a pillar in the HiFi community, widely known as an ambassador of the multicultural district. As one of the oldest Fil-Am nonprofits in the United States, SIPA is dedicated to improving the quality of life in HiFi and the greater Fil-Am community. SIPA provides youth services and programming, family health and human services, small business counsel, arts and culture, and a place where people of all backgrounds come together to strengthen community, providing events and resources for all.
To maintain its mission, SIPA needs donations as the 50-year-old nonprofit prepares its next chapter and aims to ensure the longevity of the organization for another 50 years. SIPA continues its annual fundraising efforts with the in-person return of its anniversary benefit on October 15. Honoring community heroes, the SIPA 50th Anniversary Gala and 2022 Barangay Awards will aim to raise $200,000 for SIPA's programming and services. More information and ways to support SIPA today, whether a monthly pledge or a one-time, tax-deductible donation, is available at www.sipacares.org.
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LONDON, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon and Goldman Sachs International ("Goldman Sachs") have successfully completed the industry's first agency securities lending transactions using the HQLAX Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) platform.
As part of the combined series of 35-day term transactions with a total size in the hundreds of millions of US dollars, HQLAX created ISIN-level securities trackers called Digital Collateral Records (DCRs) from loaned securities it received from BNY Mellon, giving Goldman Sachs a digital copy of those trades.
The ISIN-level DCRs are the first of their kind, representing specific ISIN quantities held in custody. Those records will enable holders and agents to transfer ownership of any security on the HQLAX distributed ledger, without the need for conventional settlement mechanisms.
It also paves the way for eligible clients to reuse ISIN-level DCRs in onward collateral obligations at one or more Triparty Agents.
"We are delighted to be partnering with HQLAX on this milestone. The potential to enhance collateral and inventory mobility is very exciting and something that has been a key industry focus for a number of years," said Bill Kelly, Head of Securities Finance at BNY Mellon.
"This represents another key step in our adoption of DLT to facilitate traditional financial activity in order to unlock efficiency gains across market participants. We are looking forward to growing volumes with our counterparts over the coming months," said Amar Amlani, Head of EMEA Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs.
"Agency securities lending activity represents the single biggest source of liquidity for the collateral upgrade market, so welcoming BNY Mellon as a liquidity provider to our platform represents a tipping point for recurring, scalable volumes on our platform," commented Guido Stroemer, co-founder and CEO of HQLAX. "We are very proud to collaborate closely with strategic partners like Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon to develop and implement innovative industry solutions like this one."
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BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment and wealth management and investment services in 35 countries. As of June 30, 2022, BNY Mellon had $43.0 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $1.9 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com. Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at www.bnymellon.com/newsroom for the latest company news.
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(AP) – The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not appeal a federal district judge’s ruling that ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on public transit unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the requirement is still necessary.
In a statement released a day after a Florida judge ended the sweeping mandate, which required face coverings on planes and trains and in transit hubs, Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said officials believe that the federal mask order was “a valid exercise of the authority Congress has given CDC to protect the public health.” He said it was “an important authority the Department will continue to work to preserve.”
Coley said the CDC had said it would continue to assess public health conditions, and if the agency determined a mandate was necessary for public health, the Justice Department would file an appeal.
As of Tuesday, the agency hadn’t made a determination, officials said.
The federal judge’s ruling did away with the last major vestige of federal pandemic rules and led to a mishmash of new locally created rules that reflected the nation’s ongoing divisions over how to battle the virus.
Major airlines and airports in places like Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City quickly switched to a mask-optional policy. Los Angeles County dropped its mandate for mass transit and a train conductor in New Jersey told commuters of their masks Tuesday: “Feel free to burn them at will.”
New York City, Chicago and Connecticut, however, continued to require masks for travelers.
The ride-sharing companies Lyft and Uber announced on their websites Tuesday that masks will now be optional while riding or driving.
Even Walt Disney World in Florida on Tuesday announced it was lifting its mask requirement for its monorail, buses and sky gondola.
For many, the news was welcome. A video showed some passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight cheering and applauding as they removed masks upon hearing the announcement they were now optional. One man happily twirled his mask on his finger.
However Brooke Tansley, a television producer and former Broadway performer, was incensed after boarding a flight with her 4-year-old and 8-month-old baby— neither old enough to be vaccinated — only to learn the mask mandate had ended mid-flight.
“Very very angry about this,” she said in a tweet, noting her baby was too young to wear a mask.
President Joe Biden went all-in on flexibility Tuesday when asked if Americans should mask up on planes.
“That’s up to them,” Biden declared during a visit to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. But the White House continues to require face coverings for those traveling with him on Air Force One, citing CDC guidance.
In Portland, Oregon, transit employees immediately began taking down “mask required” announcements and signs, but said it would likely take several days to remove everything.
The city joined Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Kansas City, Missouri, and two of Alaska’s largest cities, Anchorage and Juneau, in making masking optional on mass transit.
Some passengers at Chicago’s Union Station said the rules were confusing. Amtrak dropped its requirement. The Chicago Transit Authority and Metra, the regional commuter rail service, kept the requirement at first but dropped it late Tuesday.
“It’s like this patchwork of different rules and enforcement of it,” said Erik Abderhalden, who wore a mask as he waited for a Metra train to his home in suburban Naperville. “I mean, it’s like Swiss cheese … there’s no uniformity and it seems pretty laissez-faire.”
Subway rider Cooper Klinges was pleased that New York City’s public transit system wasn’t following the trend and planned to keep its mask requirement in place. As he waited at a Brooklyn train station, he said he canceled a flight earlier this year over concerns about the virus.
“I don’t think we are out of the woods yet,” said Klinges, a teacher, citing concerns about the BA.2 omicron subvariant of the coronavirus. “It is still around. We have to still stick it out.”
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. cases. But the court ruling puts that decision on hold.
After a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant that prompted record hospitalizations, the U.S. has seen a significant drop in virus spread in recent months that led most states and cities to drop mask mandates.
But several Northeast cities have seen a rise in hospitalizations in recent weeks, leading Philadelphia to bring back its mask mandate. | https://cw33.com/news/feds-will-appeal-mask-ruling-only-if-mandate-still-needed/ | 2022-04-20T18:57:32Z |
Floodwaters from Yellowstone surge through eastern Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s largest city restarted its water plant Thursday after shutting it down amid record flooding that’s caused widespread damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities.
Residents in ravaged areas, meanwhile, cleaned up from the mess and braced for the economic fallout while the park remains closed at the height of tourist season.
The city of Billings had asked residents to conserve water because it was down to a limited supply when the Yellowstone River hit record high levels and triggered the closure of the treatment plant.
“We are aware yesterday’s alert to the community caused a panic. That was never our hope,” city officials said in a statement Thursday. “We have never witnessed a situation like the one we saw yesterday ... we did not know how bad it could get or how long it would continue.”
The floodwaters continued to move downstream. By Friday morning the flooding was expected to reach Miles City in eastern Montana. Local authorities said low-lying areas along the river could be flooded but there was no immediate risk to the city of more than 8,000 people.
Officials had asked Billings residents Wednesday to conserve water because it was down to a 24- to 36-hour supply after a combination of heavy rain and rapidly melting mountain snow raised the Yellowstone River to historic levels that forced them to shut down its water treatment plant.
“None of us planned a 500-year flood event on the Yellowstone when we designed these facilities,” said Debi Meling, the city’s public works director.
The city of 110,000 stopped watering parks and boulevards, and its fire department filled its trucks with river water.
Normal operations resumed Thursday after the river level began to drop. It crested Wednesday at more than foot above the previous recorded high in Billings in 1997.
The unprecedented and sudden flooding earlier this week drove all but a dozen of the more than 10,000 visitors out of the nation’s oldest park.
Remarkably no one was reported hurt or killed by raging waters that pulled homes off their foundations and pushed a river off course — possibly permanently — and may require damaged roads to be rebuilt a safer distance away.
On Wednesday, residents in Red Lodge, Montana, a gateway town to the park’s northern end, used shovels, wheelbarrows and a pump to clear thick mud and debris from a flooded home along the banks of Rock Creek.
“We thought we had it, and then a bridge went out. And it diverted the creek, and the water started rolling in the back, broke out a basement window and started filling up my basement,” Pat Ruzich said. “And then I quit. It was like, the water won.”
While the Yellowstone flood is rare, it is the type of event that is becoming more common as the planet warms, experts said.
“We certainly know that climate change is causing more natural disasters, more fires, bigger fires and more floods and bigger floods,” said Robert Manning, a retired University of Vermont professor of environment and natural resources, “These things are going to happen, and they’re going to happen probably a lot more intensely.”
Yellowstone officials are hopeful that next week they can reopen the southern half of the park, which includes Old Faithful geyser. Park officials say the northern half of the park is likely to remain closed all summer, a devastating blow to the local economies that rely on tourism.
Closure of the northern part of the park will keep visitors from features that include Tower Fall, Mammoth Hot Springs and the Lamar Valley, which is known for viewing wildlife such as bears and wolves.
The rains hit just as area hotels filled up in recent weeks with summer tourists. More than 4 million visitors were tallied by the park last year. The wave of tourists doesn’t abate until fall, and June is typically one of Yellowstone’s busiest months.
The season had started well for Cara McGary who guides groups through the Lamar Valley to see wolves, bison, elk and bears. She’d seen more 20 grizzlies some days this year.
Now, with the road from Gardiner into northern Yellowstone washed out, the wildlife is still there but it’s out of reach to McGary and her guide service, In Our Nature, is suddenly in trouble.
“The summer that we prepared for is not at all similar to the summer that we’re going to have,” she said. “This is an 80% to 100% loss of business during the high season.”
Flying Pig Adventures, a Gardiner-based business that guides rafting trips on the Yellowstone River, will need to rely more on tourists staying in Montana now that roads into the park are impassible, co-owner Patrick Sipp said Wednesday.
It’s a blow not unlike how COVID-19 temporarily shut down Yellowstone two years ago, reducing the park’s June 2020 tourist visits by about one-third before they rebounded over the rest of that summer.
“We’re definitely a resilient company, we’ve got a very tough crew,” Sipp said. “But it’s devastating. You just hate seeing stuff like that in the community. We’re just hoping that we can get back out there relatively soon.”
Meantime, as the waters recede, parks officials are turning their attention to the massive effort of rebuilding many miles of ruined roads and, possibly, hundreds of washed-out bridges, many of them built for backcountry hikers. Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said assessment teams won’t be able to tally the damage until next week.
Kelly Goonan, an associate professor at Southern Utah University and an expert in national parks and recreation management, said rebuilding will be a long process.
“This is something we’re definitely going to feel the impacts of for the next several years,” Goonan said.
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Whitehurst reported from Salt Lake City. Associated Press writers Amy Beth Hanson in Helena, Mead Gruver in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Brian Melley in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu has faced rape and other criminal charges at a closed trial in Beijing as China was in uproar over a video showing a group of men physically assaulting four women in another city.
Wu’s trial Friday at the Chaoyang People’s court was reported late Friday night by Chang’An Net, which belongs to China’s powerful Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, a commission controlled by the ruling Communist Party.
Many online users criticized the timing of the trial announcement. “More concerned about the Tangshan matter,” said the top comment on Weibo in response to the Political and Legal Affairs’ account. It was liked more than 22,000 times.
The attack on four women dining at a restaurant in Tangshan, a coastal city east of Beijing, early Friday morning was seen in surveillance footage shared widely on Weibo. By Sunday, police had arrested nine people on suspicion of violent assault in the case.
The assault and the public outcry renewed a conversation about misogyny and mistreatment of women in China. Earlier this year, video surfaced of a woman who had been chained in a shack. The police investigation found she had trafficked and sold as a bride.
Wu, meanwhile, had been in police custody since August last year. The trial of the former member of Korean group EXO was closed to the public to the protect the victim’s privacy, state media said.
Wu was tried on charges of rape as well as the “crime of assembling a crowd to engage in sexual promiscuity.” Rape is punished with anywhere between 3 years to 10 years in prison, although life sentences and death sentences can also be given in exceptional cases. The second charge Wu faces is punishable up to 5 years in prison.
The verdict and sentence were to be issued later, state media said.
Wu was accused last year by a teenager of having sex with her while she was drunk. Wu denied the accusation.
The teenager also then said seven other women contacted her to say Wu seduced them with promises of jobs and other opportunities. She said some were under 18. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/chinese-canadian-pop-star-kris-wu-faces-rape-charge-in-court/ | 2022-06-14T06:54:07Z |
Volkswagen on Tuesday confirmed that production of customer-bound ID.4 models has started at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant.
The occasion marks the first electric model the automaker has produced in the U.S.
Volkswagen says that 190,000 units of the ID.4 electric crossover SUV have been delivered globally, but only a small fraction of that has been to the U.S. So far, at least by sales numbers, it’s a niche model at less than 5,000 U.S. deliveries so far this year.
The Chattanooga plant is due to produce 7,000 ID.4s a month by later this year, bringing scaled-up production, and numbers that are more consistent with VW’s much-touted mission of making electric cars “for millions, not just millionaires,” and positioning it against models that sell in the hundreds of thousands annually, like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V.
VW says that Chattanooga is the sixth global site to be producing Volkswagen electric vehicles. Goalposts have hardly been happening at warp speed, however. Volkswagen broke ground on the plant expansion in 2019, and the plant started making validation builds last August.
Battery cells for the ID.4 will be supplied by South Korea’s SK innovation—but from the U.S., and a mammoth Georgia plant complex that also supplies cells for the F-150 Lightning. The plant was at the center of an International Trade Commission (ITC) dispute over trade secrets with rival South Korea supplier LG that came to a head in 2021, just as the Biden administration had been pushing toward more U.S.-built EVs with a higher level of domestic content. U.S.-built ID.4 versions won’t look much if at all different than global versions, but they’ll contain all sorts of U.S. supply-chain pieces, including interior parts from Indiana and South Carolina, steel from Alabama and Ohio, and materials and components from 11 states in all.
VW says that initially the U.S.-built ID.4 will be made with rear- or all-wheel drive with the larger 82-kwh battery pack, but a rear-wheel drive version with a 62-kwh battery pack will be made there starting later in the year.
The automaker had previously suggested that the starting price would be about $36,000, but the carmaker made no further confirmation on the pricing with today’s announcement—that’s still yet to come.
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HONG KONG, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yidu Tech Inc. ("Yidu Tech", the "Group", HKEx: 2158), a leading company in China's healthcare intelligence industry, announced its annual results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 ("FY2022" or the "Reporting Period"). During the Reporting Period, the Group's overall revenue continued to improve, with total revenue reaching RMB1,237 million, up 42.7% year-on-year ("YoY"), and gross profit increasing 22.0% YoY to RMB399 million.
Achieving synergies among the three business segments
Since the fiscal year 2019, the three business segments of Yidu Tech have maintained rapid growth for three consecutive years.
The Big Data Platform and Solutions segment continued to grow during the Reporting Period, with revenue up by 10.7% YoY to RMB445 million with a gross margin of 43.3%. As of March 31, 2022, Yidu Tech provided data intelligence platforms and data analytics-driven solutions to 82 leading research hospitals and 26 regulators and policy makers in China.
The Life Sciences Solutions segment maintained strong growth, with revenue reaching RMB359 million, a significant increase of 95.0% YoY, and a gross margin of 24.7%. During the Reporting Period, the number of active clients grew to 141, and the revenue retention of the core pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device clients was 130%.
The Health Management Platform and Solutions segment grew significantly in FY2022, with revenue amounting to RMB425 million, up 68.5% YoY, and a gross margin of 27.7%. During the Reporting Period, the Group continued to increase its market penetration of the "Hui Min Bao" business and has served 1 province and 9 cities, for a total of 22 cities. At the end of the Reporting Period, the number of active users who completed at least one transaction on Yidu Tech's health management platform reached 12 million.
According to the "14th Five-Year Plan", China's digital economy is expected to account for 10% of GDP in 2025. According to the Frost & Sullivan Report, the market size of China's healthcare intelligence industry is expected to exceed RMB1.1 trillion in 2030. Overall, the healthcare intelligence industry has a vast growth potential.
Ms. Gong Yingying (Rujing), Chairlady, CEO and Founder of Yidu Tech, remarked, "Going forward, Yidu Tech will adhere to its mission of making value-based precision healthcare accessible to everyone and strengthen its core technology capabilities and ability to cultivate the healthcare ecosystem, thereby creating long-term value for the healthcare intelligence industry."
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Which gluten-free bagels are best?
If you or someone you love struggles with celiac disease or has non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), you know how challenging it can be to find a great-tasting bagel. Bread products are difficult to replicate in gluten-free form because flour needs the consistency and bonding that comes from gluten. But don’t despair; many companies recognize the need for delicious, gluten-free bagels that will satisfy your cravings. Several have created a chewy, crispy bagel that’s perfect with a thick spread of cream cheese.
For a gluten-free bagel that mimics traditional bagels in size, flavor and texture, reach for a Canyon Bakehouse Gluten-Free Everything Bagel.
What to know before you buy gluten-free bagels
Flavors
As with traditional bagels, gluten-free bagels come in various flavors. The most popular ones seem to be everything bagels, which have a combination of salt, seeds, garlic and onion. But fruit-flavored options with blueberries and raisins are also a hit.
Neutral flavors offer the most flexibility when it comes to toppings. Think whole-grain or plain bagels.
Size
Gluten-free bagels are notoriously small, but many bakeries have figured out how to use gluten-free flours and proteins to remedy this situation.
However, if you prefer less bread, there are many delicious bagel thins out there, too. Bagel thins comprise of a toasty crust with just a hint of chewy bread in the middle and all of the same great toppings you’d find on a full-size bagel.
Price
It may seem counterintuitive, but gluten-free bread often costs more than its gluten-packed counterpart. Gluten-free products generally come in smaller packages or with fewer items in each package, too. This makes it even more important to get the most bang for your buck by choosing the best gluten-free bagels you can find.
What to look for in quality gluten-free bagels
Free from common allergens
If you are eliminating other foods in your diet, such as eggs or dairy, take a look at the ingredients list first. Luckily, even if you have food allergies, some of the best gluten-free bagels are also free from common allergens, including dairy, corn, soy and nuts.
Another ingredient that can be challenging for some people is gums. Xanthan gum is a common additive in gluten-free bagels. If this is not an option for you, look for bakeries that use psyllium instead.
Delicious fresh or frozen
If you struggle with celiac disease or have been gluten-free for a long time, you know that freshness is key for gluten-free bread. Nothing is worse than opening up a pack of bagels and finding them dry or crumbly.
The best gluten-free bagels use stay-fresh packaging that keeps them fresher for longer in the fridge or freezer.
Pre-sliced
Pre-sliced bagels are best if you plan on storing them in the freezer. No need to defrost — simply pop them into the toaster for a quick, crunchy snack.
How much you can expect to spend on gluten-free bagels
Like most gluten-free products, gluten-free bagels are not cheap. Prices may seem random, but they often vary based on ingredients, bakery and quantity. Expect to spend $6-$8 on a pack of four or five bagels.
Gluten-free bagels FAQ
What does gluten actually do for bread?
A. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and triticale (a hybrid of wheat and rye). Breadmakers rely on its stretchy nature to help them build a chewy texture into bagels and bread. Gluten allows the dough to stretch without breaking, which means the yeast can ferment and create air bubbles in an artisan loaf without collapsing in on itself.
Without gluten, bakers have to find alternative flour combinations that closely resemble the lightness and net-like structure that gluten provides.
Are gluten-free bagels healthier than regular bagels?
A. For celiac sufferers, eating anything with gluten can mean either a debilitating stomach ache or even a trip to the hospital. When it comes to those who want to eliminate traditional bread products from their diet, it really depends on moderation. For many, a healthy diet is one that balances plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, healthy whole grains and lean protein. In moderation, processed and packaged foods such as gluten-free bagels can be a part of a healthy diet, especially if they use whole grains.
What are the best gluten-free bagels to buy?
Top gluten-free bagels
Canyon Bakehouse Gluten-Free Everything Bagel
What you need to know: The traditional topping of garlic, onion and poppy combines with sunflower seeds on a deliciously chewy bagel that is very close to the original.
What you’ll love: The bagels in this four-pack are the same size as most regular bagels. They capture the chewy texture of gluten bagels, especially when toasted. Not a fan of everything bagels? Choose from other flavors like plain, cinnamon raisin and blueberry.
What you should consider: Four bagels per pack is not very much for the price.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top gluten-free bagels for the money
New Grains Gluten-Free Blueberry Bagels
What you need to know: Add a little fresh fruit to your breakfast on the go.
What you’ll love: They have a great chewy texture and good exterior crunch when toasted. The blueberries are fresh, not dried. These are also free of soy, dairy and nuts.
What you should consider: Using fresh blueberries means strict expiration dates. Make sure to check them when you purchase.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
O’Dough’s Thins Gluten-Free Everything Bagels
What you need to know: This is the best choice if you want great bagel flavor but are watching your calorie intake.
What you’ll love: It comes with three packs of six that are ready to toast and eat at any time. You can also store them in the freezer. Other popular flavors include sesame, pumpernickel, whole grain and plain. The flavor is identical to gluten bagels, and these are also egg-free and milk-free. Toast lightly to achieve a great texture.
What you should consider: These are very thin and not a good choice for hearty sandwiches.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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TOKYO (AP) — Many users of Japan’s No. 2 mobile carrier KDDI Corp. were still having trouble making calls Monday after a massive outage throughout the weekend that affected nearly 40 million people, disrupting deliveries, weather reports and other services across the country.
The company said data transmission had largely been restored by Monday morning, but service restrictions were still causing many users to have trouble with making phone calls and sending short messages.
The outage started in the early hours of Saturday during a scheduled maintenance work at a facility in western Tokyo.
It disabled text messaging, phone calls and other services for more than 39 million users of KDDI’s mobile services. Parcel deliveries also were disrupted.
Over the weekend, the Meteorological Agency was unable to send weather data at hundreds of stations, dozens of cash machines were disabled in central Japan, and Tokyo and other municipalities had trouble reaching COVID-19 patients subject to health monitoring at home.
The major outage came just ahead of a July 10 parliamentary election and was seen as embarrassment for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government, which has been promoting digitization of the world’s No. 3 economy.
The government was quick to address public concern over the problem.
“It is extremely regrettable that mobile phone service, which is a crucial infrastructure for social and economic activity, has been unusable for such a long time,” Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara told reporters on Monday.
He said the government was taking the situation “seriously” and urged KDDI to provide a thorough explanation. Kihara said he expected KDDI to “sincerely” consider compensation for possible damage claims from users.
On Sunday, KDDI President Makoto Takahashi apologized and provided an initial explanation about what happened and the outlook for resumption of disrupted services.
“We consider this a severe incident,” Internal affairs and communications minister Yasushi Kaneko said on Sunday. The outage was especially unfortunate because it disrupted emergency calls at a time when people were facing increased risks of COVID-19 and heat strokes and potential emergencies due to an approaching typhoon.
An outage last year by rival NTT DoCoMo affected nearly 13 million people. | https://cw33.com/technology/ap-technology/outages-disrupt-services-at-japans-no-2-telecoms-carrier/ | 2022-07-04T19:36:54Z |
With tasty, NEW chocolate and ice cream treats to celebrate
BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Two companies known for their passion for social justice have fallen bar over spoon for each other into a Chocolate Love A-Fair. Ben & Jerry's has joined Tony's Chocolonely's mission to end modern slavery and child labor in the chocolate industry. It's a match made in changemaker heaven.
To celebrate their commitment, the ice cream and chocolate makers' Flavor Gurus got busy making sweet treats inspired by each other. Coming in January 2023, Chocolatey Love A-Fair, a new flavor from Ben & Jerry's based on Tony's popular milk caramel sea salt bar; and Tony's Chocolate Love A-Fair, two new Tony's bars inspired by Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake and Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream flavors. It's love at first bite.
The cocoa beans from these brand-new chocolatey treats are sourced through Tony's Open Chain which helps companies take steps to end modern slavery and child labor in the chocolate industry. Ben & Jerry's will also begin converting its ice cream portfolio to Tony's Open Chain, prioritizing the cocoa in the ice cream base mix. Ben & Jerry's already pays farmers a Fairtrade Premium for their cocoa beans through an ongoing partnership with Fairtrade, and boosts this further by paying a Living Income Reference Price. As part of Tony's Open Chain, Ben & Jerry's will now also commit to Tony's 5 Sourcing Principles which means, among other things, also paying a fee to further support the partner co-operatives in Côte d'Ivoire.
By adopting Tony's 5 Sourcing Principles, companies take responsibility for ensuring a fully traceable cocoa supply chain and paying a higher price to address poverty, the root cause of social injustice for cocoa farmers. As a Mission Ally of Tony's Open Chain and by beginning their conversion to buying cocoa directly from eight partner co-operatives in Côte d'Ivoire, Ben & Jerry's will not only get to know which farmers produce the beans that go into their chocolatey ice cream, but also under which social and environmental circumstances they are grown. Full traceability and transparency of the cocoa supply chain is crucial to achieve social justice for cocoa farmers – and to enable dignified livelihoods.
"We began this journey seven years ago, when we first partnered with Fairtrade co-ops in Côte d'Ivoire, and this is the exciting next step in our cocoa journey as we amplify our commitment to farmers, equity, and ethical sourcing," said Cheryl Pinto, Ben & Jerry's Global Head of Values-led Sourcing. "Tony's Open Chain enables us to combine traceability with sourcing principles that naturally align to Ben & Jerry's mission and supports cocoa farmers to meet high standards on social and environmental practices while strengthening their co-operative."
"Embracing the 5 Sourcing Principles of Tony's Open Chain means unlocking the key elements to driving strong trading relationships and thriving cocoa communities," Cheryl said, "We are serious about chocolatey ice cream, and we are eager to join forces with Tony's Open Chain as a Mission Ally, on a delicious journey towards a more ethical future for cocoa production that all chocolate lovers deserve!"
Joke Aerts, Inspire to Actress (Tony's Open Chain Lead) for Tony's Chocolonely, said, "We are thrilled that Ben & Jerry's joins us as a Mission Ally in Tony's Open Chain. Not only will this partnership see large volumes of cocoa beans sourced via Tony's Open Chain but collaborating with one of the world's most-loved social justice companies truly puts our initiative on the map internationally and proves that our way of working is a solution for all players in the cocoa industry. I am confident that, together, we can make big strides towards eradicating modern slavery and child labor, stopping deforestation, and improving the livelihoods of West African cocoa farmers."
- Ben & Jerry's Chocolatey Love A-Fair ice cream featuring chocolate ice cream packed with salted cara-melt-in-your-mouth swirls, and plenty of chocolatey & caramel chunks – chilling in a freezer near you early 2023. It takes its inspiration from Tony's popular milk caramel sea salt bar. Like all Ben & Jerry's tasty pints, it's Fairtrade Certified.
- Tony's Chocolate Love A-Fair, two sweet new Tony's bars - dark milk chocolate with brownie and white chocolate strawberry cheesecake style– inspired by 2 classic Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors. Hitting shelves near you early 2023.
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- Transitioning to fully traceable cocoa beans.
- Paying an additional premium for their cocoa beans, enabling farmers to earn a living income.
- Promoting strong co-operatives to professionalize and make the work of cocoa farming safe and sustainable. Collectively, this means farmers stand strong and are empowered to change structural inequity in the value chain.
- Engaging in long-term commitments giving the farmers income security and the opportunity to invest in their businesses.
- Coaching farmers to improve their cocoa productivity and quality and improve their agricultural knowledge on relevant crops.
Ben & Jerry's has been making great ice cream since the company was founded by school friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, back in 1978. Their aim is (and always has been!) to make the best possible ice cream, in the nicest possible way. We use Fairtrade certified ingredients in our dairy and non-dairy ranges, including sugar, cocoa, vanilla, bananas, coffee, almonds and coconut. To learn more about how we do business, visit https://www.benjerry.com/values/how-we-do-business/cocoa-commitment.
Tony's Chocolonely is an impact company that makes chocolate. Putting social impact before profit — Tony's Chocolonely's vision is to make chocolate 100% slave free. Not just their own chocolate, but all chocolate worldwide.
The company was founded in 2005 by 3 journalists from the Dutch TV show 'Keuringsdienst van Waarde' after they discovered that the world's largest chocolate manufacturers were buying cocoa from plantations that used child labor and modern slavery.
Since then, Tony's Chocolonely has dedicated its efforts to raising awareness of and eliminating inequality in the chocolate industry. Tony's Chocolonely leads by example, building direct, long-term relationships with cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, paying them a higher price and working together to solve the underlying causes of modern slavery and child labor.
Tony's Chocolonely wants to inspire the industry as a whole to make 100% slave free the norm in chocolate. They believe that being a better business should be the norm, not the exception. The brand has grown to become one of the market leaders in the Netherlands and its bars are now available almost worldwide, with teams in the Netherlands, USA, UK, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Sweden.
Tony's Chocolonely is a B-Corp and Fairtrade-certified.
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HOUSTON, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbital Energy Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OEG) ("Orbital Energy" or the "Company") today announced that it has closed its previously announced registered direct offering with a single institutional investor, to purchase 16,153,847 shares of the Company's common stock (or common stock equivalents) at an effective purchase price of $1.30 per share and warrants to purchase 16,153,847 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $1.31 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $21.0 million. The warrants have a five-year term and are exercisable six months following the date of issuance.
A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners acted as sole placement agent for the offering.
This offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-252682) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which was declared effective by the SEC on April 29, 2021. A final prospectus supplement describing the terms of the proposed offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement may be obtained, when available, from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (212) 624-2060, or by email at prospectus@allianceg.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Orbital Energy Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OEG) is a diversified infrastructure services platform, providing engineering, design, construction, and maintenance services to customers in the electric power, telecommunications, and renewable industries.
Orbital Energy Group is dedicated to maximizing shareholder value, by striving to exceed our customers' expectations, building a diverse workforce and making a positive difference in the lives of our employees and the communities in which we operate, and contributing to reducing the carbon footprint through the services we provide.
For more information please visit: www.orbitalenergygroup.com
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, as amended, including those relating to the timing and completion of the proposed offering and other statement that are predictive in nature. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking expressions, including, but not limited to, "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include the risk factors set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Orbital undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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-Consolidated Net Sales Increased 4%
-Full Year 2022 Adjusted EPS Guidance Revised to $2.60 to $2.80
-Repurchased Over 4 Million Shares and Maintained Leverage Ratio Within Target Range of 2 to 3 times
LEXINGTON, Ky., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (NYSE: TPX) announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company also issued updated financial guidance for the full year 2022.
SECOND QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
- Total net sales increased 3.6% to $1,211.0 million as compared to $1,169.1 million in the second quarter of 2021. On a constant currency basis(1), total net sales increased 5.1%, with a decrease of 4.6% in the North America business segment and an increase of 68.2% in the International business segment, primarily driven by the acquisition of Dreams in August 2021.
- Gross margin was 41.0% as compared to the second quarter 2021 record of 44.3%. Adjusted gross margin(1) was 41.7% in the second quarter of 2022. There were no adjustments to gross margin in the second quarter of 2021.
- Operating income was $143.9 million as compared to the second quarter 2021 record of $223.3 million. Adjusted operating income(1) was $159.9 million as compared to $227.2 million in the second quarter of 2021.
- Net income was $90.6 million as compared to the second quarter 2021 record of $140.8 million. Adjusted net income(1) was $103.2 million as compared to $161.5 million in the second quarter of 2021.
- Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA")(1) was $186.8 million as compared to the second quarter 2021 record of $266.1 million. Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $203.4 million as compared to $270.3 million in the second quarter of 2021.
- Earnings per diluted share ("EPS") was $0.51 as compared to the second quarter 2021 record of $0.69. Adjusted EPS(1) was $0.58 as compared to $0.79 in the second quarter of 2021.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Company Chairman and CEO Scott Thompson commented, "During the quarter, the overall North America operating environment deteriorated, driven by various macroeconomic pressures. We believe the overall U.S. mattress business, our largest market, had its toughest volume decline in 15 years, with industry units down 20 percent to 25 percent compared to last year's record second quarter volumes. We have adjusted our hiring expectations and near-term capacity investments, and we also implemented a price increase in the U.S. in late June to neutralize the dollar impact of commodity inflation. This environment gave us an opportunity to demonstrate the resilience of our business model, as we generated profits, invested in our business, returned capital to shareholders and outperformed the global bedding market. The team remains focused on delivering on our initiatives to drive continued success."
Business Segment Highlights
The Company's business segments include North America and International. Corporate operating expenses are not included in either of the business segments and are presented separately as a reconciling item to consolidated results.
North America net sales decreased 4.8% to $964.7 million as compared to $1,013.8 million in the second quarter of 2021. On a constant currency basis(1), North America net sales decreased 4.6% as compared to the second quarter of 2021. Gross margin was 37.9% as compared to 42.0% in the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted gross margin(1) was 38.7% in the second quarter of 2022. There were no adjustments to gross margin in the second quarter of 2021. Operating margin was 15.1% as compared to 21.4% in the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted operating margin(1) was 16.5% in the second quarter of 2022. There were no adjustments to operating margin in the second quarter of 2021.
North America net sales through the wholesale channel decreased $43.0 million, or 4.8%, to $847.8 million, as compared to the second quarter of 2021. North America net sales through the direct channel decreased $6.1 million, or 5.0%, to $116.9 million, as compared to the second quarter of 2021.
North America adjusted gross margin(1) declined 330 basis points as compared to gross margin in the second quarter of 2021. The decline was driven by operational investments to service our customers and pricing benefit to sales with no improvement to gross profit. These declines were partially offset by favorable brand mix. North America adjusted operating margin(1) declined 490 basis points as compared to operating margin in the second quarter of 2021. The decline was primarily driven by the decline in gross margin and Stearns & Foster® advertising investments ahead of the expected fourth quarter product launch.
International net sales increased 58.6% to $246.3 million as compared to $155.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. On a constant currency basis(1), International net sales increased 68.2% as compared to the second quarter of 2021. Gross margin was 53.1% as compared to 59.8% in the second quarter of 2021. Operating margin was 14.5% as compared to 27.9% in the second quarter of 2021.
International net sales through the wholesale channel decreased $23.3 million, or 20.3%, to $91.3 million as compared to the second quarter of 2021. International net sales through the direct channel increased $114.3 million, or 280.8%, to $155.0 million as compared to the second quarter of 2021. Prior to the Dreams acquisition in August 2021, net sales to Dreams were included in the wholesale channel. Following the acquisition, net sales for Dreams are included in the direct channel.
International gross margin declined 670 basis points as compared to the second quarter of 2021. The decline was primarily driven by the acquisition of Dreams, unfavorable mix and pricing benefit to sales with no improvement to gross profit. Dreams' margin profile is lower than our historical International margins as they sell a variety of products across a range of price points. International operating margin declined 1340 basis points as compared to the second quarter of 2021. The decline was primarily driven by the decline in gross margin, Asia joint venture performance due to COVID-19 related shutdowns and operating expense deleverage.
Corporate operating expense was $38.0 million, consistent with the second quarter of 2021.
Consolidated net income decreased to $90.6 million as compared to $140.8 million in the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted net income(1) decreased to $103.2 million as compared to $161.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. EPS decreased 26.1% to $0.51 as compared to $0.69 in the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EPS(1) decreased 26.6% to $0.58 as compared to $0.79 in the second quarter of 2021.
The Company ended the second quarter of 2022 with total debt of $2.9 billion and consolidated indebtedness less netted cash(1) of $2.8 billion. Leverage based on the ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash(1) to adjusted EBITDA(1) was 2.67 times for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2022.
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company repurchased 4.4 million shares of its common stock for a total cost of $117.2 million. Over the last twelve months, the Company has repurchased 27.1 million shares of its common stock for a total cost of $1.1 billion. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had approximately $834.5 million available under its existing share repurchase authorization.
Additionally, today the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on August 25, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 11, 2022.
Financial Guidance
The Company has updated its earnings guidance for the full year 2022, and currently expects adjusted EPS(1) between $2.60 to $2.80. This contemplates the Company's current outlook for full year 2022 consolidated sales to be consistent with prior year.
The Company noted that its expectations are based on information available at the time of this release, and are subject to changing conditions, many of which are outside the Company's control.
Conference Call Information
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. will host a live conference call to discuss financial results today, July 27, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will be webcast and can be accessed on the Company's investor relations website at investor.tempursealy.com. After the conference call, a webcast replay will remain available on the investor relations section of the Company's website for 30 days.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Constant Currency Information
For additional information regarding EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS, adjusted net income, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating income (expense), adjusted operating margin, consolidated indebtedness and consolidated indebtedness less netted cash (all of which are non-GAAP financial measures), please refer to the reconciliations and other information included in the attached schedules. For information on the methodology used to present information on a constant currency basis, please refer to "Constant Currency Information" included in the attached schedules.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that may be characterized as "forward-looking," within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such statements might include information concerning one or more of the Company's plans, guidance, objectives, goals, strategies, and other information that is not historical information. When used in this release, the words "assumes," "estimates," "expects," "guidance," "anticipates," "might," "projects," "plans," "proposed," "targets," "intends," "believes," "will" and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to the Company's quarterly cash dividend, the Company's share repurchase targets, the Company's expectations regarding supply chain disruptions, geopolitical events including the war in Ukraine, the macroeconomic environment, COVID-19-related disruptions, net sales for 2022, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for 2022, and EPS and Adjusted EPS for 2022 and subsequent periods and the Company's expectations for increasing sales growth, product launches, channel growth, acquisitions and commodities outlook. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based upon current expectations and beliefs and various assumptions. There can be no assurance that the Company will realize these expectations, meet its guidance, or that these beliefs will prove correct.
Numerous factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, could cause actual results to differ materially from any that may be expressed herein as forward-looking statements. These potential risks include the factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022. There may be other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.
About Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
Tempur Sealy is committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of bedding products, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries.
Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® featuring Posturepedic® Technology and Stearns & Foster® and our non-branded offerings include value-focused private label and OEM products. Our distinct brands allow for complimentary merchandising strategies and are sold through third-party retailers, our Company-owned stores and e-commerce channels. This omni-channel strategy ensures our products are offered where ever and how ever customers want to shop.
Lastly, we accept our global responsibility to serve all stakeholders, our community and environment. We have and are implementing programs consistent with our responsibilities.
Investor Relations Contact:
Aubrey Moore
Investor Relations
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
800-805-3635
Investor.relations@tempursealy.com
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in millions, except percentages, ratios and per common share amounts)
The Company provides information regarding adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating income (expense), adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, consolidated indebtedness and consolidated indebtedness less netted cash, which are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income, earnings per share, or an alternative to total debt as a measure of liquidity. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with performance measures that better reflect the Company's underlying operations and trends, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from net income, gross profit, gross margin, operating income (expense) and operating margin. The adjustments management makes to derive the non-GAAP financial measures include adjustments to exclude items that may cause short-term fluctuations in the nearest GAAP financial measure, but which management does not consider to be the fundamental attributes or primary drivers of the Company's business.
The Company believes that exclusion of these items assists in providing a more complete understanding of the Company's underlying results from continuing operations and trends, and management uses these measures along with the corresponding GAAP financial measures to manage the Company's business, to evaluate its consolidated and business segment performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace, to establish operational goals and to provide continuity to investors for comparability purposes. Limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures include that these measures do not present all of the amounts associated with the Company's results as determined in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental in nature and should not be construed as more significant than comparable financial measures defined by GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, these presentations may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. For more information about these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the nearest GAAP financial measure, please refer to the reconciliations on the following pages.
Constant Currency Information
In this press release the Company refers to, and in other press releases and other communications with investors the Company may refer to, net sales, earnings or other historical financial information on a "constant currency basis," which is a non-GAAP financial measure. These references to constant currency do not include operational impacts that could result from fluctuations in foreign currency rates. To provide information on a constant currency basis, the applicable financial results are adjusted based on a simple mathematical model that translates current period results in local currency using the comparable prior corresponding period's currency conversion rate. This approach is used for countries where the functional currency is the local country currency. This information is provided so that certain financial results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of business performance.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS
A reconciliation of reported net income to adjusted net income and the calculation of adjusted EPS is provided below. Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional useful information with respect to the impact of various adjustments as described in the footnotes at the end of this release.
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's reported net income to adjusted net income and the calculation of adjusted EPS for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted Operating Income (Expense) and Adjusted Operating Margin
A reconciliation of gross profit and gross margin to adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross margin, respectively, and operating income (expense) and operating margin to adjusted operating income (expense) and adjusted operating margin, respectively, are provided below. Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional useful information with respect to the impact of various adjustments as described in the footnotes at the end of this release.
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's reported gross profit and operating income (expense) to the calculation of adjusted gross profit and adjusted operating income (expense) for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
The following table sets forth the Company's reported gross profit and the reconciliation of the Company's operating income (expense) to the calculation of adjusted operating (income) expense for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The Company had no adjustments to gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Indebtedness less Netted Cash
The following reconciliations are provided below:
- Net income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA
- Ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA
- Total debt, net to consolidated indebtedness less netted cash
Management believes that presenting these non-GAAP measures provides investors with useful information with respect to the Company's operating performance, cash flow generation and comparisons from period to period, as well as general information about the Company's leverage.
The Company's credit agreement (the "2019 Credit Agreement") provides the definition of adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, the Company presents adjusted EBITDA to provide information regarding the Company's compliance with requirements under the 2019 Credit Agreement.
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's reported net income to the calculations of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's net income to the calculations of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2022:
Under the 2019 Credit Agreement, the definition of adjusted EBITDA contains certain restrictions that limit adjustments to net income when calculating adjusted EBITDA. For the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2022, the Company's adjustments to net income when calculating adjusted EBITDA did not exceed the allowable amount under the 2019 Credit Agreement.
The ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA is 2.67 times for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2022. The 2019 Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA of less than 5.00:1.00 times.
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's reported total debt to the calculation of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash as of June 30, 2022. "Consolidated Indebtedness" and "Netted Cash" are terms used in the 2019 Credit Agreement for purposes of certain financial covenants.
Footnotes:
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Surfer pronounced dead after being rescued by lifeguards
By Kathryn Doorey
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MAUNALUA BAY, Hawaii (KITV) — A surfer was pronounced dead Tuesday morning after being pulled from the water by Honolulu Ocean Safety from the Maunalua Bay.
At 9:50 am, Honolulu Ocean Safety received a 911 call for a missing woman at the surf break known as Seconds, off of Portlock. The woman was reported missing by friends. Lifeguards responded by jet ski and truck.
Ocean Safety found the woman and brought her to the Maunalua Bay boat ramp. Onshore first responders performed CPR on the surfer. The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) continued efforts to revive her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
EMS has only identified the woman, so far, as a 41-year-old local resident.
There are no lifeguard towers in the area of Portlock and Maunalua Bay, which consists of private homes and a rocky shoreline. However, mobile lifeguards respond to emergencies in this area.
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Kansas launches new training for missing, murdered indigenous persons
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The State of Kansas has launched a new training for law enforcement personnel, as well as members of the public, on how to investigate cases that involve missing and murdered indigenous people.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says on Monday, July 11, he announced a new module has been officially developed to train law enforcement to investigate cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons in the Sunflower State.
AG Schmidt said the new training was made in accordance with the bipartisan passage of House Bill 2008 in the 2021 legislative session - which took effect on July 1, 2021. He said the measure authorized his office to coordinate training for law enforcement agencies throughout Kansas regarding MMIP.
Over the past year, Schmidt said his office worked with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center to develop the new training which contains a historical context, definitions, statutes, tribal sovereignty and jurisdictional challenges, the potential nexus with human trafficking, the importance of federal, state and local partnerships, and resources available to assist investigations of MMIP.
Schmidt said the office received assistance and input from officials from the four federally recognized Native American tribes in Kansas - as well as the Native American members of the Legislature who sponsored the bill.
The AG noted that the new online training module was reviewed and officially launched on July 1 on the KLETC web portal for law enforcement personnel, social service advocates, educators and public use.
Schmidt said the training course will be reviewed and updated by KLETC developers based on feedback and notes received throughout the year. The net update will be released on July 1, 2023.
To find the MMIP training, click HERE.
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Blueprint Prep helps students increase LSAT scores by 15 points within competitive law school admissions landscape.
LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blueprint Prep, a premier test preparation and professional training company, released compelling results from a study of its bichronous virtual learning Live Online course for LSAT students. The course, which combines engaging live sessions with a suite of asynchronous tools, gives students the ability to learn in different formats. The goal is for students to preview the dense material in an on-demand format at their own pace before doing applied practice during live online class sessions. The new course has helped students in the study improve their LSAT score by an average of 15 points.
Law school admissions officials have reported an increase in the average applicant's LSAT score, raising the bar for admissions overall. This competition, combined with an online learning market set to grow by 13% from 2020 to 2026, means those in skilled professions may find themselves overwhelmed by options that do not support them adequately.
"Students hoping to be admitted into top law schools deserve the best support available," said Matt Riley, Blueprint Prep CEO and Co-Founder. "Our platform was built to provide the flexibility and customization of virtual learning along with the advantages of traditional models, like accountability for showing up to class and completing assignments. We believe we can unlock even more potential for our students by using the best of both worlds."
The Live Online course features advanced options for personalizing the program to suit users' learning styles. Users may choose different instructors to fit their preferences and schedule and apply proprietary analytics to their work to reveal individual strengths and weaknesses.
"The beauty of this approach lies in its customization for each student," said Thomas Dimmock, former instructor and Associate Director of Academics at Blueprint Prep. "These score increase results show that providing world-class instruction with the accountability and group encouragement students need, while still retaining the flexibility of asynchronous learning, sets the stage for impressive results."
For Blueprint, the goal to transform lifelong professional learning hinges on giving structure to the resources that students encounter. A 2017 study by Blueprint on a previous version of its LSAT course showed an average increase of 11 points, indicating that the new bichronous virtual learning model greatly exceeds the efficacy of traditional approaches.
"Too often, the lifelong learning industry gives people a heap of disconnected information and expects them to make sense of it alone," said Riley. "We want to change that. Professionals deserve access to a curated system of tools that can guide them from one end of their careers to the other."
Learn more about Blueprint Prep's Live Online course and how it's driving LSAT test score increases: https://blueprintprep.com/lsat/score-increases
Blueprint Prep
Founded in 2005, Blueprint Prep is the leading platform for high-stakes test prep in the U.S., offering live and self-paced online courses, private tutoring, self-study materials, and application consulting services for pre-law, pre-med, and medical school students, as well as Qbanks for residents and practicing physicians, PAs and NPs via its recent acquisition of Rosh Review. Blueprint leverages a unique approach that combines engaging video lectures, unparalleled expertise in content creation, the latest adaptive learning technology, and personalized study planning tools. Blueprint has produced unrivaled results, including industry-leading score increases for its pre-law and pre-med students taking the LSAT and MCAT. For more information, visit Blueprintprep.com.
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New Facility to Provide Advanced DDoS Protection Options and Enterprise Colocation
NEWARK, N.J., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid a rise in cybercrime and digital transformation, Xtel Communications, an innovative telecommunications, cloud and network security solutions specialist, announces its third data center in the sought-after New York market. The facility, located in Newark, New Jersey, adds to the company's growing data center portfolio. Xtel's other facilities are strategically located in Philadelphia at 401 N. Broad, the renowned international gateway, and Plano, Texas.
The addition of this new facility allows Xtel to expand its serviceable footprint of Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) via fiber-optic connections. In addition, the data center will provide robust DDoS attack mitigation options to enable more secure environments. This is especially critical as these types of cybercrimes continue to increase at an alarming rate. In recent years, DDoS attacks have risen by over 151%.
Other key features of Xtel's New York market data center include:
- Additional redundancy options for customers seeking more diversity in last mile fiber providers and fiber paths
- Direct Connect options to SaaS (Software as a Service) and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) providers, allowing the end-user customer to directly access these providers without having to traverse the Internet
- Strategic enterprise-level colocation services
All Xtel data centers have the ability to maintain, operate, and monitor fiber optic backbone, voice platforms, and data centers. The data centers are part of a high availability `active-active ' network architecture, allowing for immediate service failover and load balancing between the data centers. Each data center is annually recertified for major compliance frameworks, including FedRAMP, FISMA, SSAE18, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and Privacy Shield – GDPR.
"As enterprises and businesses continue to scale and digitally transform, the addition of our New York Market data center adds critical cybersecurity services, connectivity and redundancy to a prominent, stable market with an ever-growing, favorable business climate," states Brian Flynn, President of Xtel. "We continuously invest in our network infrastructure while regularly expanding our services and solutions portfolio to meet ever-changing requirements. We look forward to continued growth in this market and beyond."
Xtel's services and solutions are individually tailored to the organization's needs, goals and budget. The company specializes in Unified Communications, Network Security, Network Connectivity and Voice services.
For more information on Xtel, visit www.xtel.net.
About Xtel Communications
Xtel Communications believes today's businesses need reliable, tailored telecommunications services to succeed. Combining a wide variety of network, cloud, data and voice offerings with a customer-focused and consultative approach, Xtel has been delivering the exact solutions organizations need to communicate and collaborate for over 25 years.
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Folded Flag Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to honoring the legacy of America's fallen service members by helping their families with financial support for education, announced its Salute to Service Gala will be held Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at The Pierre Hotel in New York City.
One hundred percent of the funds raised from the gala will go directly to providing educational scholarships to the spouses and children of our U.S. military who died in service to our country. Folded Flag selected this date as a way to honor the men and women who joined the military after the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Craig Barber, chief executive officer of O'Charley's, LLC, 99 Restaurants, LLC and Restaurant Growth Services, LLC, will serve as the gala emcee. Gen. Paul Kern, U.S. Army, Ret., who served as the Commanding General of the Army Material Command for 38 years, is this year's gala keynote speaker. His career blends technical expertise, combat operations, program management, policy development and advising to senior political leaders. Barber and Kern also serve on the board of trustees for The Folded Flag Foundation.
The evening will also feature a special performance by the NYPD Emerald Society, as well as a silent and live auction featuring exclusive and one-of-a-kind experiences. Guests will enjoy delicious food, a selection of Foley Family Wines and the opportunity to network with other attendees while raising money for Gold Star Families across the nation.
"Our Salute to Service Gala provides the opportunity for us to pay special tribute to and honor the thousands of lives that were lost and impacted as a result of the 9/11 attacks. We will never forget the heroism of those brave men and women who came to America's aid, and their sacrifices," said Kim Frank, president of The Folded Flag Foundation. "The legacies of these individuals and all of our nation's fallen service members are carried on by their families and loved ones. The Folded Flag Foundation is proud to offer educational scholarships to Gold Star families from across the nation."
The Folded Flag Foundation was formed in 2014 by businessman and NHL team owner Bill Foley as a way to honor the legacy of, and pay tribute to, our nation's fallen service members. For the 2022-23 school year, The Folded Flag Foundation awarded more than $3.25 million in educational scholarships to 750 recipients. These scholarships help cover the costs of tuition for K-12, college or trade school.
Tickets, tables and sponsorships are available for this event. For more information, please visit FoldedFlagFoundation.org/NYCGala.
The Folded Flag Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization committed to honoring the legacy of our fallen heroes by helping their families with financial support for education. The Folded Flag Foundation proudly gives 100 percent of ALL donations to families in need. Corporate sponsors Black Knight, Inc., ServiceLink, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) and Fidelity National Investment Services (FIS) underwrite all administrative costs. For more information on The Folded Flag Foundation, including how to make a donation to support its cause, please visit www.FoldedFlagFoundation.org.
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Members of the Lesikar/Leshikar/Lesiker family will hold a reunion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Seaton Community Center, 12287 Highway 53 in Temple.
A covered dish buffet lunch will start at 12:30 p.m. Those who attend are asked to bring a favorite dish and/or dessert. Eating utensils, tea and coffee, condiments and bread will be provided.
Participants also are asked to bring original family, church and school photos. Danny Leshikar will be present and will be scanning photos and recording data that will be preserved for future generations. Anyone wishing to have a digital copy of the family tree should bring a thumb drive.
For information call Richard Lesikar at 682-936-6064 or Jane Williams at 254-770-8643. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_1554fd54-cfe5-11ec-95be-b78c58daefaa.html | 2022-05-09T23:52:13Z |
Delta to begin paying flight attendants during boarding
(AP) - Delta Air Lines, which has narrowly fought off several attempts to unionize its flights attendants, will begin paying cabin crews during boarding, a change that is expected to increase their wages by several thousand dollars a year.
It is a notable change for U.S. airlines, where pay for flight attendants starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane’s doors close.
Delta said the change will start June 2 on all flights. In a memo to flight attendants, the airline said the new pay “further recognizes how important your role is on board to ensuring a welcoming, safe and on-time start to each flight.”
The change comes as Delta plans to increase the boarding time for single-aisle or “narrowbody” planes from 35 minutes to 40 minutes, which the airline expects will increase the percentage of flights that depart on time.
Delta’s pilots are represented by a union, but several attempts to organize the flight attendants have failed in the face of fierce opposition by the Atlanta-based company. The Association of Flight Attendants, which has been gearing up an organizing campaign at Delta for more than two years, took credit for the boarding pay.
“This new policy is the direct result of our organizing,” the union said. “As we get closer to filing for our union vote, management is getting nervous.”
The union said Delta was also responding to employee anger over the longer boarding times, during which flight attendants currently don’t get paid.
Delta said the new boarding pay would be on top of 4% raises that it granted to flight attendants last month.
Unions represent upwards of 80% of workers at American, United and Southwest, but a far lower percentage at Delta.
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cigna Foundation today announced more than $3 million in grants to local nonprofits to help address childhood hunger and mental health concerns as schools return to session. Innovative programs spanning communities in 16 states will receive critical financial support enabling them to positively impact thousands of children across the country.
"Schools and teachers play a critical role in helping their students navigate immense challenges – both inside and outside the classroom. We believe we also have a role to play, and are deepening our partnerships with leading local nonprofits that are essential to healthier, happier children, families, and communities," said Susan Stith, president, Cigna Foundation.
Grant recipients are addressing some of the toughest challenges facing school-aged children and their families, including the rise in mental health issues and food insecurity – both of which worsened due to the pandemic. Research from Economist Impact, commissioned by Cigna Corporation, found that approximately 80% of working parents surveyed reported some form of impact on the mental health of their teenage children as a result of the pandemic, including new or increased levels of anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, and problems with social interactions.
More than 12 million children in the United States are food insecure and do not have consistent access to healthy food. According to Feeding America, the pandemic exacerbated food insecurity, particularly for families with children and communities of color.
Some of the programs that the Cigna Foundation is partnering with this year are:
Weekend Feeding Backpack Program – Using smartphone technology to help reduce stigma and food waste, this program through the Brashear Association, allows families at Pittsburgh Arlington and Pittsburgh Grandview schools to select culturally diverse food options as well as receive text messages with healthy meal recipes and nutrition tips.
Outdoor G.I.R.L.S. – Operated through Women's Wilderness Institute in Boulder, Colorado, this program leverages the transformative power of the outdoors and physical activity, in conjunction with trauma-informed practices and clinical support, to improve mental health outcomes for adolescent girls who identify as immigrants and refugees. Outdoor G.I.R.L.S. (Girl Immigrant and Refugee Leadership Series) looks to address the social, cultural, geographical, and economic barriers to participation in outdoor and physical activities that immigrant and refugee girls face.
Kid's Cafe – A healthy school pantry located at Northaven Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee, and operated by the Mid-South Food Bank provides students in need and their families with a monthly box of nutritious food that is easily accessible, providing the equivalent of 42 meals per month. The cafe also provides hot meals to take home every other Friday. Additional programs include Family Night where families will have access to fresh produce and other items, such as laundry detergent, tissues, and paper towels, as well as Food for Kids Backpack Program that includes food for the weekend and extended school breaks.
Amped Ecosystem – The Humanities Amped Ecosystem at Broadmoor High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, links social emotional learning with opportunities for youth to use their voices through healing-centered and culturally responsive practices including restorative practices, mind-body medicine, arts integration, project-based learning, and peer-led engagement. Before and after school programs, such as arts and civics engagement and peer-to-peer activities, are also part of this initiative.
All grants are made available through Cigna Foundation's Healthier Kids For Our Future® program, a five-year, $25 million global initiative focused on improving the health and well-being of children. Since its inception in 2019, the program has awarded more than $18 million in grants.
Cigna Foundation, established in 1962, is a private foundation funded by contributions from Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI) and its subsidiaries. Cigna Foundation supports organizations sharing its commitment to enhancing the health of individuals and families, and the well-being of their communities, with a special focus on those communities where Cigna employees live and work.
In 2021, Cigna Foundation awarded nearly $16 million in grants to support nonprofits that share our commitment to enhancing health and well-being.
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Meaghan MacDonald
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meaghan.macdonald@cigna.com
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ASTON, Pa., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun East Federal Credit Union annually recognizes several local students in the community who embody the organization's philosophy of "People Helping People." The recipients are selected from schools which hold a charter membership with Sun East, and who've made a positive impact through their volunteerism within the last year. Sun East is proud to announce the 2022 recipients – each received a certificate of service and a monetary award.
- High school recipients:
Jacob Maiale, Chichester High School
Katelyn Gehrman, Springfield High School
Emily Washkalavitch, Oxford Area High School
Mattie Kyler, The Christian Academy
Nicole Buscaglia, Sun Valley High School
- College students:
Courtney Wolf, Holy Family University
Dariana Troilo, Neumann University
- Sun East Federal Credit Union Member Award:
Emma Stewart, West Chester University
Victoria Clayton, West Chester University
- K-8 grade recipient:
Kayla Stewart, Holy Family Regional Catholic School
- Educational award - recognizing adult literacy programs:
Melis May Sagay, Delaware County Literacy Council
- Sun East Federal Credit Union Employee Award:
Allison Walters, Sun Valley High School
Madison Corbett, MOT Charter School
"It is so gratifying to see our philosophy of 'people helping people' carried out by students in our community; and it's our honor to recognize their efforts and encourage them to continue to be role models for others," said Terri Lannon, Senior Director, Community Outreach for Sun East.
"Best Teacher Under the Sun" Award
Each year Sun East also awards local educators who consistently fosters an empowering learning environment for their students. The Best Teacher Under the Sun award recognizes outstanding achievements of teachers who – through their innovative and nurturing programs - inspire students to challenge themselves beyond the norm.
The award application is open to all educators who teach in schools that are part of the credit union's charter membership program. School administrators, faculty, parents, and students can nominate teachers. The awards committee at Sun East selects one winning teacher from each category of elementary, middle, and high school levels. Recipients receive $500, and their respective school also receives a $500 contribution.
Congratulations to the 2022 award winners:
Gabby Trofa, Pennell Elementary School
Suzanne Swoyer, Sharon Hill School
Jill Bednar, Sun Valley High School
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DENVER (AP) — Ben Meyers just joined the Colorado Avalanche and really doesn’t know the system, his teammates, his role or even where to go.
Near the net is always a good place to hang out with this squad.
Meyers chipped in a goal down low in his NHL debut and the Avalanche clinched the top seed in the Western Conference with a 7-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.
“A pretty special moment,” said Meyers, who had his parents, brother and other family members in attendance.
It’s been a whirlwind several days for Meyers, who captained the University of Minnesota to the Frozen Four, before signing a two-year deal with Colorado on Wednesday.
“It’s fun out there,” Meyers said in an interview during the first-period intermission.
The “fun” only increased 2:21 into the second period when Meyers knocked in a goal. He became the eighth Avalanche player to score in their NHL debut since the team relocated to Denver.
“It’s funny because Coach gives the game plan and stuff but when the puck drops, it seems to all go away and you hope you pick up on things,” Meyers explained. “But it’s really hard in that moment when you’re in front of, I don’t even know how many fans were there tonight, but a lot of fans.”
J.T. Compher and Nathan MacKinnon each scored twice, while Alex Newhook and Mikko Rantanen also scored to help Colorado run its winning streak to nine straight. Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots.
The Avalanche have amassed an NHL-best 116 points this season as they work their way toward securing a second straight Presidents’ Trophy. They’re two away from tying the 2000-01 Stanley Cup squad for most points during a season in club history.
“The overall race, like I’ve said before, it’s not the be-all, end-all, but it’s something that we had as a goal from the start of the season — to put ourselves in the best position to succeed,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “Lot of hockey yet to be played, but I like the way our guys are digging in.”
Jordan Staal scored twice before leaving the game with an injury, and Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho each added goals. Carolina trailed 4-0 early in the second period before cutting it to 5-3 heading into the third period.
The Hurricanes remain in a tight race with the New York Rangers for the Metropolitan Division title. The Rangers beat Detroit earlier in the day. Both the Rangers and Hurricanes now have 104 points with six games remaining, including a matchup against each other at New York on April 26.
Frederik Andersen stopped 26 shots before being hurt and giving way to Antti Raanta late in the third. Staal left in the third period after a hard check from Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar.
Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour had no injury updates.
“It doesn’t look good,” Brind’Amour said. “It’s a tough night.”
Same thought from Aho.
“Obviously, a very good team we played against,” he said. “Still, not happy the way we played. We gave way too much.
“It hasn’t gone our way lately and a couple very big players go down tonight. These are the moments the team has to come together and come back even stronger and 100% confident.”
Compher got Colorado on the board first on a power play 6:58 into the game. MacKinnon later added his 30th and 31st goals of the season. He now has nine goals over his last six games.
The crowd let out a collective gasp in the first period when MacKinnon collided with Rantanen in the offensive zone. That was followed by a sigh of relief when both got up.
TWO HELPERS
Andre Burakovsky, Valeri Nichushkin, Rantanen and Devon Toews each had two assists.
THIS & THAT
The Hurricanes made their first trip to Denver since Dec. 19, 2019. … Carolina scored on the power play for the first time since March 31. … The Avalanche improved to a league-best 42-2-4 when scoring first.
INJURY UPDATES
Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri (upper body) joined the team at Saturday’s morning skate wearing a red, non-contact jersey. … Captain Gabriel Landeskog (knee surgery on March 14) is scheduled to soon be back on the ice. “How involved that is just depends on how he’s feeling,” Bednar said.
UP NEXT
Hurricanes: At Arizona on Monday.
Avalanche: Finish a four-game homestand Monday against Washington.
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Former Federal Prosecutor Brings Substantial International Experience
NEW YORK , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eric Snyder, an accomplished defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor who successfully led numerous international anti-corruption matters, has joined McGuireWoods' Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department as a partner in New York.
Snyder represents corporations and individuals in civil and criminal fraud matters and anti-bribery, anti-corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) litigation. He conducts internal investigations for public companies and banks facing government scrutiny of their operations in the United States and abroad. He also guides and trains corporate officers and directors of multinational companies and banks regarding best practices for compliance with U.S. laws and regulations.
Snyder joins McGuireWoods from Jones Day. With more than a decade of experience in private practice, his many high-profile engagements include representing former U.S. Attorney General William Barr in connection with Barr's deposition before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Snyder served as a prosecutor for 16 years, including eight years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he focused on cases involving bank and wire fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and RICO and International Emergency Economic Powers Act violations.
Snyder prosecuted the 50 top leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a designated foreign terrorist organization, for alleged narcotics manufacturing and importation offenses and tried the first wave of defendants extradited to the United States. He received the U.S. Department of Justice Director's Award for Superior Service in 2008 for his role in the successful prosecution of the Genovese organized crime family.
Snyder left the DOJ for private practice in 2010, but returned to public service in 2015 as senior counsel leading the U.S. State Department's response to the congressional investigation of the attack on embassy facilities in Benghazi, Libya.
"Eric has had a distinguished career in public service and private practice and we are delighted he is starting a new chapter with McGuireWoods," said Dion Hayes, the firm's deputy managing partner for litigation. "We are pleased that our clients will now have the benefit of his unique insight and experience in complex cross-border investigations and other significant investigations and prosecutions."
"Eric's experience leading sensitive, high-profile domestic and international investigations will have enormous benefits for clients facing enforcement and compliance challenges in the U.S. and abroad," added Todd Steggerda, chair of the firm's Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department. "His arrival enhances our reputation as a government investigations powerhouse."
With more than 80 attorneys — including former U.S. attorneys and other federal prosecutors, enforcement officials and a U.S. deputy attorney general — McGuireWoods' Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department has represented Fortune 100 companies and individuals in some of the most prominent and complicated criminal, regulatory and investigative matters of the past decade.
"Eric's impressive achievements as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York and his stellar reputation as a defense lawyer make him a valuable addition to our litigation bench," said Noreen Kelly, managing partner of McGuireWoods' New York office.
McGuireWoods ranks among the world's leading investigations firms in the GIR 100, a guide to top cross-border investigations practices based on independent research by Global Investigations Review. The firm earned a nationwide ranking for corporate crimes and investigations in Chambers USA's 2022 guide. In addition, Law360 has twice named McGuireWoods a White Collar Practice Group of the Year.
"McGuireWoods has a deep and talented government investigations practice that is recognized nationally for excellence and I have long admired the world-class lawyers on this team," Snyder said. "I am excited to join the firm and look forward to putting my experience to work for our clients."
McGuireWoods LLP is a leading international law firm with 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices worldwide. It continuously ranks among the top firms in Financial Times' prestigious North America Innovative Lawyers report. The firm has been recognized 16 times on BTI Consulting's Client Service A-Team — elite firms singled out for client service excellence based on unprompted feedback from clients in major companies. Its full-service public affairs arm, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC, offers infrastructure and economic development, strategic communications and grassroots advocacy, and government relations solutions. For more information, visit www.mcguirewoods.com.
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Firm Unveils the Future of Immersive and Personalized Experiences
BROMONT, Québec and SAN JOSE, Calif., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boréas Technologies, a pioneer in ultra-low-power high definition (HD) piezo haptic semiconductors, will give a sneak peek of the next generation of touch, haptics and immersive experiences during Display Week 2022.
From haptic technology for mobile gaming to advanced touch user interfaces in smartphones, Boréas will showcase and provide demos of its latest award-winning products from May 10-12 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, Booth #221.
Boréas products on display will include:
- Piezo Haptic Trackpad, the first trackpad module that helps PC manufacturers meet rising demand for richer, more responsive tactile experiences in trackpads that are slim, light and cost-efficient. The award-winning technology is featured in the recently-released GlideSense, the first trackpad module to take advantage of Microsoft's operating systems-level support for haptic trackpads in Windows 11 machines.
- SmartClik 3.0 Phone with NexusTouch, designed to advance touch user interfaces in smartphones. The award-winning NexusTouch leverages Boréas' ultra-low-power driver, piezo actuators and software technology to enable a host of customizable touch experiences.
- SmartClik Gaming Phone, an integrated development platform using piezo adaptive trigger buttons that lets Android smartphone designers turn the phone's edges into an interactive touch zone for realistic gameplay. SmartClik Gaming Phone leverages Boréas' ultra-low-power driver, piezo actuators and software technology to enable a host of customizable touch experiences for gaming smartphones. Boréas is the first in the industry to use piezo haptics for this application.
- BOS1901 Development Kit, designed to evaluate the operation of the BOS1901 piezo haptic drivers. This plug-and-play USB-powered kit appears as a USB audio device for computers that allow quick and easy generation of waveforms using Audacity® audio software for haptic prototyping. This feature-rich dev kit includes a low-power integrated circuit, source code for easy customization, and much more.
"All four products have proven extremely successful for our customers who rely on our technology to help create the next generation of interactive user experiences," said Boréas CEO Simon Chaput. "Haptic technology is really changing the game of usability for many devices and is becoming an increasingly important part of our daily digital lives. With the haptics market expected to grow by $15.84 billion between 2021 and 2025, we will continue to develop products that further enhance immersive and personalized experiences for generations to come."
About Boréas Technologies
Named a top semiconductor company to watch in the EE Times Silicon 100, Boréas Technologies Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company commercializing product-differentiating piezo IC platforms in consumer and industrial markets. With origins in research conducted at Harvard University, Boréas was founded in 2016 in Bromont, Québec. Its proprietary CapDrive™ technology platform—on which the company's ICs are based—is ideal for resource-constrained devices such as PC trackpads, smartwatches and fitness trackers, smartphones and gaming phones, game controllers, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The Boréas logo is a registered trademark, and CapDrive is a trademark of Boréas Technologies Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
About Display Week 2022
The 59th International Display Week Symposium and Seminar, presented by the Society for Information Display (SID), will be held in San Jose, Calif., May 8-13, 2022. Display Week is the world's leading event focused on emerging electronic display and visual information technologies from concept to market. Display Week attracts attendees from the entire ecosystem of R&D, engineering, design, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, sales and financial, as well as commercial and consumer end-user markets. It delivers unparalleled learning opportunities, market-moving trends, sourcing, roadmaps-to-market, and connections for career and business growth. For more information on Display Week 2022, visit www.displayweek.org or follow on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @DisplayWeek (hashtag #DisplayWeek2022), or the Display Week YouTube Channel.
CONTACT: Neal Leavitt, 760-639-2900, neal@leavcom.com
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned Greece to demilitarize islands in the Aegean, saying he was “not joking” with such comments.
Turkey says Greece has been building a military presence on Aegean in violation of treaties that guarantee the unarmed statues of the islands. It argues that the islands were ceded to Greece on condition that they be kept demilitarized.
Greece argues that Turkey has deliberately misinterpreted the treaties regarding armed forces on its eastern islands and says it has legal grounds to defend itself following hostile actions by Ankara including a long-standing threat of war if it extends its territorial waters.
Erdogan’s warning comes amid a new escalation in tensions between the NATO allies that have a history of disputes over a range of issues such as mineral exploration in the eastern Mediterranean and rival claims in the Aegean Sea.
“We invite Greece to stop arming the islands that have non-military status and to act in accordance with international agreements,“ Erdogan said on the final day of military exercises that were taking place near Izmir, on Turkey’s Aegean coast. “I’m not joking, I’m speaking seriously. This nation is determined.”
“We warn Greece to stay away from dreams and actions that it will regret, and to come to his senses,” Erdogan said. “Turkey won’t give up on its rights in the Aegean, in the same way that it will not stand back from using its rights stemming from international agreement.” | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/turkeys-erdogan-warns-greece-to-demilitarize-aegean-islands/ | 2022-06-09T14:20:03Z |
NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte today announced the expansion of its cloud observability practice, encompassing DevOps principles, AI/ML, cloud complexity management and software engineering. The practice will leverage the Dynatrace® Software Intelligence Platform's extensive observability and advanced AIOps capabilities and is charged with developing targeted solutions for clients, with the goal of accelerating digital transformation for the world's largest organizations.
"Deloitte has cultivated a deep domain knowledge and invested in modern software engineering to enable our clients to accelerate digital transformation with leading cloud observability, AI and automation capabilities. These new observability solutions, powered by the Dynatrace Software Intelligence Platform, will help our clients deliver experiences that will define our world in the years to come," said Ranjit Bawa, principal and U.S. cloud leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP.
"I am thrilled that Deloitte is leveraging Dynatrace in delivering observability solutions to its clients," said Rick McConnell, CEO at Dynatrace. "Dynatrace delivers precise answers and intelligent automation from the enormous amount of data generated by hybrid and multicloud environments. Deloitte brings expansive industry and domain knowledge, as well as modern delivery frameworks. I look forward to expanding our relationship and driving faster, more successful digital transformations at scale."
Deloitte's team of dedicated DevOps and site reliability engineers are being trained and certified to incorporate the Dynatrace platform into its Innovation Centers and DevOps Cloud Platform. Deloitte will also continue to use Dynatrace for its own internal IT operations, covering the organization's wide range of technologies and processes.
"Deloitte has been successfully using Dynatrace software to enable observability, control and automated insights across cloud providers and technologies in a single platform throughout our complex environment," said Doug Beaudoin, Deloitte US CIO. "We are excited to bring this offering to our clients and extend the same benefits to them."
About Dynatrace
Dynatrace exists to make the world's software work perfectly. Our unified software intelligence platform combines broad and deep observability and continuous runtime application security with the most advanced AIOps to provide answers and intelligent automation from data at enormous scale. This enables innovators to modernize and automate cloud operations, deliver software faster and more securely, and ensure flawless digital experiences. That is why the world's largest organizations trust the Dynatrace® platform to accelerate digital transformation.
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About Deloitte
Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax and advisory services to many of the world's most admired brands, including nearly 90% of the Fortune 500® and more than 7,000 private companies. Our people come together for the greater good and work across the industry sectors that drive and shape today's marketplace — delivering measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in our capital markets, inspire clients to see challenges as opportunities to transform and thrive, and help lead the way toward a stronger economy and a healthier society. Deloitte is proud to be part of the largest global professional services network serving our clients in the markets that are most important to them. Building on more than 175 years of service, our network of member firms spans more than 150 countries and territories. Learn how Deloitte's more than 345,000 people worldwide connect for impact at www.deloitte.com.
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Kindergartner removed from private school because of same-sex parents
DEQUINCY, La. (KPLC/Gray News) – A couple’s story went viral after they shared on social media that their daughter’s school told them she could no longer attend because they are in a same-sex marriage.
Monday was supposed to be Zoey’s first day of kindergarten at Bible Baptist Academy, but Jennifer Parker and Emily Parker said they were told by school officials last week that she would not be able to attend.
“We got called into the principal’s office for a meeting, they informed us that Zoey wouldn’t be able to go to school there anymore because of our lifestyle choices,” Jennifer Parker said.
Jennifer Parker and Emily Parker are in a same-sex marriage. They adopted Zoey, Jennifer’s 5-year-old niece, after the girl’s father was in an industrial accident in 2020.
“She lost her father, she lost her mother, and now she’s losing her school, which she loves very much,” Jennifer Parker said.
Zoey, who attended Bible Baptist Academy for Pre-K, was officially adopted by her aunt last week.
However, once word got around of her new family, things changed.
“On the 3rd [of August], we adopted her, and we went to open house, we got the uniforms we got the fees,” Emily Parker said.
The school’s principal and pastor broke the news to the Parkers over the weekend.
“The pastor met us in the meeting room and started talking about gender identification and that they teach the words of the Lord and marriage was between a man and a woman,” Emily Parker said. “They didn’t think this was a good fit.”
Bible Baptist Academy said in a statement that the school is “committed to instructing and living in accordance with the teachings of Scripture.” They say that’s what they strive to teach students who attend.
“This should not be interpreted that we have any hatred or malice toward them. We are just as committed to loving all people as we are to holding to Bible principles that people may not agree with or may not understand,” the school said.
Jennifer Parker said they’ve received overwhelming support from the community, and they are grateful to have offers from other Christian schools in the area.
“It’s a blessing in disguise,” Jennifer Parker said. “We have an opportunity to bring her to a school which is a little closer, and it’s a new opportunity for her to make new friends.”
The full statement from Bible Baptist Academy reads:
“At BBA, we are committed to instructing and living in accordance with the teachings of Scripture. We believe that the Bible teaches that every life has value and that there is dignity in all of us because we have been created in the image of God. The Bible also teaches us to love everyone with the love of God despite their personal choices. We strive to teach this to the students who attend. We encourage them to show love and compassion to everyone. As a Baptist academy, we are also committed to provide an environment that is consistent with the beliefs that we hold. We want our students to not only know our beliefs, but we want them to see them as well. Regarding personal relationships, we hold that those relationships, whether in dating or in marriage, should be between a man and a woman.
We live in wonderful country! We have been granted the freedom to worship as we see fit. And as a Christian institution, we are protected by federal laws that give us the opportunity to teach and practice our beliefs. We feel deeply that our first obligation is to God and being faithful to Him. There are times where our commitment to upholding our Christian values will not line up with the values of other people. This should not be interpreted that we have any hatred or malice toward them. We are just as committed to loving all people as we are to holding to Bible principles that people may not agree with or may not understand.
BBA is committed to academic excellence with rich Scriptural instruction.”
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REDMOND, WA, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - After Washington state lifted its COVID restrictions, Hugz and Cuddlez in Redmond, WA experienced an unprecedented spike in demand for new members at its weekly cuddling events all craving the safe and healthy benefits of a simple human touch.
"After two years of quarantine, our events are helping people who are struggling with mental health, loneliness, and despair and are desperate for human connection," said Hugz and Cuddlez founder and event host Erez Benari. "We've even had psychologists refer people to us."
Many of his events have been running at full capacity with as many as 120 people attending. At events, people connect, socialize, spend time together and cuddle. Hugz and Cuddlez is not a business. The events are free, funded by donations, and operated by volunteers.
"Our community is diverse, and some events cater to specific audiences, such as events geared towards the Trans and Non-Binary communities," said Benari.
Group cuddling as a social activity has hit a note with the LGBTQ and polyamory communities, which are characterized by open-minded and highly-social individuals. The majority of members are from these communities, who have found these events to be inviting and safe.
"Our events are not about sex or hookups. All guests are required to go through a strict vetting process to ensure everyone's safety and to create an environment free of predators or ulterior motives," said Benari.
Hugz and Cuddlez was founded by Redmond resident Erez Benari a former computer engineer, writer, journalist, author, artist, and comedian. His career spanned several decades working mostly in the high-tech sector, where he worked in senior management for Intel, Microsoft, and NVidia.
Benari was born in Haifa, Israel, and immigrated to the U.S in 2008. Starting in 2017, Benari adopted the polyamory lifestyle when he discovered his true passion for cuddling. His cuddling events have made a big splash in the Puget Sound area.
Benari is also a philanthropist and donates regularly to non-profits that deal with polyamory and LGBTQ issues. He also volunteers with numerous organizations and supports the Chosen Family Law Center, The Polyamory Foundation, and The Church of All Worlds.
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A Quarter of Americans Will Take "Multi Micro-Cations" this Summer, According to Allianz Partners USA's 14th Annual Vacation Confidence Index
RICHMOND, Va., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans are looking to take quick getaways this summer, favoring a "micro-cation" versus the traditional week-long vacation, according to a new survey from Allianz Partners USA.
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Since coining the term in 2019, the travel insurance and assistance company has followed Americans' intent to take a micro-cation, defined as a leisure trip at least 100 miles away from home that's four nights or fewer in duration.
According to this year's 14th annual Vacation Confidence Index, more than half of respondents (53%) say their next vacation will be a micro-cation and almost a quarter (23%, up two points from last year) are planning multiple micro-vacations, aka 'multi micro-cations,' a new travel trend identified in last year's Vacation Confidence Index.
Seven in ten (71%, up from 67% last year) Americans will travel away from home between now and September for at least one night, and four in ten (39%, up from 34% last year) are planning multiple trips away from home this summer.
The average number of trips Americans anticipate taking away from home this summer is 1.4, up from 1.2 last year. Younger Americans ages 18-34 (44%) and men (40%) are leading the multiple trips trend, planning two or more between now and September.
The survey also revealed how spending habits change based on the duration of the trip. For one-night micro-cationers, the average anticipated spend is $606; for travelers planning a two-night getaway, the average is $410 per night. The anticipated average spend drops for three- and four-nights away, with a $325 average per night and $323 average per night, respectively.
"The Summer travel season is here, and Americans are taking advantage of those banked vacation days," said Daniel Durazo, director of external communications at Allianz Partners USA. "Whether it's a road trip, a getaway to the mountains or to the beach for some R&R, Americans are planning quick getaways, and many are planning multiple trips to help satisfy their desire for travel. For frequent travelers, an annual travel insurance policy covering a year's worth of travel is a great idea, offering convenience and value."
The Vacation Confidence Index has been conducted each summer since 2010 by national polling firm Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of Allianz Partners USA.
In March 2021, Allianz Partners announced enhancements*** to many of its travel insurance products in most states through an Epidemic Coverage Endorsement. Products that include this endorsement may provide coverage to customers who become ill with COVID-19 or a future epidemic, are individually ordered to quarantine, or are denied boarding due to a suspected illness. These products also may cover emergency medical care and transportation or provide reimbursement for change fees and loyalty points deposit fees if the customer becomes ill with an epidemic disease. Availability of the Epidemic Coverage Endorsement, and specific covered reasons under that endorsement, varies by product and by state. See your plan for details.
Allianz Partners offers travel insurance through most major U.S. airlines, leading travel agents, online travel agencies, hotel companies, cruise lines and directly to consumers. For more information on Allianz and available travel policies, please visit http://www.allianztravelinsurance.com/.
*Methodology: These are the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Allianz Partners USA. For this survey, a sample of 2,011 Americans aged 18+ was interviewed from May 2 to 4, 2022, via the Ipsos Online Omnibus. The precision of Ipsos online polls is measured using a credibility interval. In this case, the results are accurate to within +/- 2.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, of what the results would have been had all American adults been polled. Quota sampling and weighting were employed in order to balance demographics and ensure that the sample's composition reflects that of the actual U.S. population, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Credibility intervals are wider among subsets of the population.
In the United States, Allianz Partners USA (AGA Service Company) offers Allianz Travel-branded travel protection plans and serves millions of customers each year. In addition to travel protection, the company offers event ticket protection, registration protection for endurance events and unique travel assistance services such as international medical assistance and concierge services. AGA Service Company is doing business as Allianz Global Assistance Insurance Agency in California (License # 0B01400) and Massachusetts. Allianz Partners USA is part of the Allianz Partners group. Allianz Partners is a world leader in B2B2C insurance and assistance, offering global solutions that span international health and life, travel insurance, mobility and assistance. Customer driven, our innovative experts are redefining insurance services by delivering future-ready, high-tech, high-touch products and solutions that go beyond traditional insurance. Present in over 75 countries, our 19,400 employees speak 70 languages, handle over 58 million cases each year, and are motivated to go the extra mile to offer peace of mind to our customers around the world.
*** While the new Epidemic Coverage Endorsement adds certain covered reasons that apply to specific epidemic-related situations, products otherwise generally do not cover claims due to known, foreseeable, or expected events, epidemics, government prohibitions, warnings, or travel advisories, or fear of travel, and coverage can vary by state. Please see our Coverage Alert for information about other temporary accommodations that may be available. Benefits for quarantines only apply when an eligible traveler is specifically named and individually ordered to quarantine by order or official directive of a government, public regulatory authority, or the captain of a commercial vessel on which that eligible traveler is booked to travel during the covered trip, based on that eligible traveler's exposure to COVID-19. The benefit does not cover travel restrictions (whether or not they are referred to as "quarantine") that apply generally or broadly (a) to some segment or all of a population, geographical area, building, or vessel (including without limitation shelter-in-place, stay-at-home, safer-at-home, or other similar restriction), or (b) based on to, from, or through where the person is traveling. Coverage may not cover the full cost of your quarantine and is subject to applicable benefit limits. See your plan for details.
For Allianz Partners USA products offered and sold in the U.S.: Terms, conditions, and exclusions apply to all plans. Plans are available only to U.S. residents. Not all plans are available in all jurisdictions. Availability of Epidemic Coverage Endorsement, including specific benefits and covered reasons described here, varies by product and by state. Products may not include all benefits or covered reasons described here. All benefits are subject to maximum limits of liability, which may in some cases be subject to sublimits and daily maximums. Benefits and limits vary by plan. For a complete description of the coverage and benefit limits offered under your specific plan, carefully review your plan's Letter of Confirmation/Declarations and Certificate of Insurance/Policy. Insurance coverage is underwritten by BCS Insurance Company (OH, Administrative Office: Oakbrook Terrace, IL), rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best Co., under BCS Form No. 52.201 series or 52.401 series, or Jefferson Insurance Company (NY, Administrative Office: Richmond, VA), rated "A+" (Superior) by A.M. Best Co., under Jefferson Form No. 101‐C series or 101‐P series, depending on state of residence. A+ (Superior) and A (Excellent) are the 2nd and 3rd highest, respectively, of A.M. Best's 13 Financial Strength Ratings. Except as otherwise specified, AGA Service Company d/b/a Allianz Global Assistance is the licensed producer and administrator of Allianz Travel-branded travel protection plans in the U.S. and an affiliate of Jefferson Insurance Company. Allianz Global Assistance, TravelSmart, and AgentSmart are marks of AGA Service Company or its affiliates. The insured shall not receive any special benefit or advantage due to the affiliation between Allianz Global Assistance and Jefferson Insurance Company. Plans include insurance and assistance services. Noninsurance benefits/products are provided and serviced by Allianz Global Assistance. SmartBenefits proactive payments and "no receipts" payments available only on certain plans. For plans that include proactive payments: when you opt in and provide flight information, Allianz Global Assistance will monitor flights and send flight status and benefit alerts, including alerts about flight delays that qualify for automated travel delay payments. Standard message/data rates apply to SMS alerts. Automated claims and payment system availability is not guaranteed and is subject to our sole discretion. All claims subject to policy terms, conditions, and exclusions.
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USF marks 21 years since 9/11 attacks
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The University of South Florida commemorated the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with a special remembrance ceremony on the grounds of the Sarasota-Manatee campus on Friday.
The ceremony was organized by the Office of Veterans Success. The anniversary has been marked annually to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that day.
The hour-long event also included remarks from Peter Abbott, a former inspector with the New York Police Department who was among the first responders to the attack on the World Trade Center. A local children’s choir sang patriotic songs, and several first responders, military veterans and community members were among the audience. Danielle McCourt, director of communications and marketing at the Sarasota-Manatee campus, was the emcee.
Abbott, who after his retirement from the NYPD was Sarasota’s police chief for eight years, described how after the North Tower was hit by a hijacked airliner he ran to the World Trade Center from nearby police headquarters, where he worked as executive officer for the first deputy police commissioner — “the No. 2 to the No. 2 in the department,” he said. Soon after he arrived on the scene, hijackers flew a second plane into the South Tower. That’s when he told the crowd he knew it was an attack.
Serving as a backdrop for the ceremony was a display of 2,977 tiny U.S. flags, each one representing a person killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in western Pennsylvania on 9/11. Students, faculty, staff and other volunteers planted the flags on the campus courtyard earlier in the week.
The ceremony started with a flag-raising event in front of the Crosley Campus Center featuring a U.S. Marine Corps honor guard, then shifted to the campus courtyard.
In addition to the speakers, the lineup included the first-grade choir from St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Bradenton, which sang “God Bless America” and a medley of military anthems; and bagpiper Ross Allen, a USF alum who played “Amazing Grace. An honor detail from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office fired a 15-gun salute, followed by a bugler playing “Taps.”
Also in attendance were military, first responders and community leaders. Manatee County Veteran Services Officer Lee Washington read an essay, “Old Glory.” A reception was held afterward in the FCCI Rotunda.
Copyright 2022 WWSB. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/09/09/usf-marks-21-years-since-911-attacks/ | 2022-09-09T20:02:06Z |
Zack Oddo, Connor Evanich, Jalen Wenger to play in Ohio North-South boys basketball games
Green’s Zack Oddo, Marlington’s Connor Evanich and Dalton’s Jalen Wenger will represent the area in Friday’s Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association North-South Boys Games at Olentangy Liberty High School.
Oddo and Evanich will play for the North at 6:30 p.m. in the Division I-II game, which Green’s Mark Kinsley will coach for the North. Wenger will play for the North in the D3-4 game at 8.
More:Williams, Randulic, Lyon to represent Stark County in Ohio North-South girls basketball games
Oddo led Green to an outright Federal League championship and a district title as the Bulldogs went 23-3 this past season. A 6-foot-6 forward, Oddo averaged team highs of 15.8 points and 6.8 rebounds to go with 2.1 assists per game. He shot 48.0% from the floor and 40.0% from 3-point range.
The Walsh University recruit earned player of the year from the Federal League, the Northeast Inland District and the Greater Akron Basketball Coaches Association. Oddo also was selected First Team All-Ohio. A three-year starter, he scored 1,045 career points.
Evanich averaged team highs of 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds as the Dukes went 17-6. He missed most of his junior season because of a broken leg and torn ACL.
More:Final 2021-22 Stark County-area boys and girls high school basketball statistical leaders
The 6-4 forward added 2.8 assists per game while shooting 43.9% from the floor and 38.9% from 3-point range. His 156 career 3-pointers are a school record, breaking the previous mark set by his father, Marlington head coach Nick Evanich, in 1996. Connor Evanich earned Eastern Buckeye Conference Player of the Year.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's Sencire Harris, an Illinois recruit who played at North Canton Hoover his freshman season, and Dover's T.C. Molk also will play for the North in the D1-2 game. Strasburg's Landon Potopsky will play for the North in the D3-4 game.
The 6-4 Wenger averaged 25.9 points this season and became Dalton’s career scoring leader with 1,947 points. He was named First Team All-Ohio for the second straight year. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/04/19/zack-oddo-connor-evanich-jalen-wenger-ohio-north-south-boys-basketball-mark-kinsley-green-marlington/7361948001/ | 2022-04-19T09:18:33Z |
Acquisition of leading wealth management firm will further solidify NFP's expanding asset-based business
TORONTO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NFP, a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement advisor, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Newport Private Wealth Inc., a Toronto-based private wealth management firm with approximately $4.3 billion in assets under management and offices in Waterloo, ON; Kingston, ON; Calgary, AB; and Kelowna, BC. Newport provides comprehensive wealth management services, including investment management, estate, retirement and tax planning, insurance solutions, and philanthropic advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and families. The transaction closed on June 30, 2022.
"The addition of Newport strategically expands NFP's North American wealth management presence by adding one of the leading organizations and platforms in the space," said Doug Hammond, chairman and CEO, NFP. "This exceptional addition for NFP, which brings our total assets under management to nearly $50 billion, aligns with our focus of growing our wealth management business and delivering more solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients."
The company will continue to operate under the Newport Private Wealth brand, and Newport's senior leadership team will remain at the helm, including the company's three founding partners: Douglas C. Brown, president and CEO; Mark A. Kinney, chief investment officer; and David T. Lloyd, chief wealth management officer.
"We're delighted to join NFP and be part of a growing global organization dedicated to expanding its wealth management capabilities in North America," said Brown. "With NFP, Newport will enhance the client experience, with access to additional resources and expertise that will elevate the value we provide. NFP shares our commitment to our clients, employees, partners and brand. We're excited to bring personalized and expert wealth management services to even more communities as we grow."
Brown and the Newport management team will play an integral role in the expansion of NFP's wealth management operation through the growth and expansion of the Newport Private Wealth brand. The firm will work with NFP's leadership team to recruit top talent, integrate acquisitions and build complementary capabilities across the country.
"We're excited to welcome Doug, Mark, David and the entire Newport team to the NFP family," said John Haas, president, NFP in Canada. "Newport has differentiated itself in the marketplace by building an investment platform focused on serving clients who want greater control of their wealth. By providing a unique private wealth management offering and personalized service experience for clients, Newport squarely aligns with the strong foundation NFP has built in our North American wealth management business. Newport will add tremendous value to NFP and our clients across the wealth spectrum."
About NFP
NFP is a leading insurance broker and consultant providing specialized business and personal insurance, group benefits, retirement and individual solutions through its licensed subsidiaries and affiliates. NFP enables client success through the expertise of more than 1,000 employees based in Canada, more than 6,900 employees globally, investments in innovative technologies, and enduring relationships with highly rated insurers, vendors and financial institutions. NFP is the 5th largest benefits broker by global revenue (Business Insurance), 10th largest property and casualty agency (Insurance Journal) and 13th largest global insurance broker (Best's Review).
Visit NFP.ca to discover how NFP empowers clients to meet their goals.
About Newport Private Wealth
Founded in 2001, Newport Private Wealth is one of Canada's largest private wealth management firms, with more than $4.3B of assets under management. Headquartered in Toronto, with locations in Waterloo, Kingston, Calgary and Kelowna, the firm has approximately 70 employees. Newport offers comprehensive wealth management services to its clients, including investment management, estate, retirement and tax planning, insurance solutions, and philanthropic advisory services for high-net-worth individuals.
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Asurion® Repair Experts Provide Fast Fixes on Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and More
ROCKWALL, Texas, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, has opened in Rockwall at 3035 Ridge Road. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets, and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, drones, and more. The store will host a grand opening celebration on June 18 from 12 to 2 p.m., featuring discounts, giveaways, refreshments, and more.
While common repairs include cracked screens, battery issues, and water damage, the company's repair experts have fixed millions of devices and can help with most any tech mishap, and many basic repairs can be completed in two hours or less.
"Offering top-notch service while keeping the community connected is our number one priority," said James Jaeger, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions District Manager. "We are committed to ensuring locals have a go-to spot for tech repair that's not only affordable but also convenient."
The store's expert repair technicians fix all kinds of technology, regardless of make or model, and the store is an authorized repair provider for Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones. Customers can book a repair appointment online or stop by the store for walk-in service. The store offers free, no-obligation diagnostics on all gadgets, as well as a 1-year limited warranty on all repairs. It even offers a price match guarantee on any local competitor's regularly published price for the same repair.
The new Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions store brings the company's retail footprint to more than 800 locations across the U.S. Formerly known as uBreakiFix®, all U.S. locations will rebrand as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions throughout 2022.
"We are excited to serve people in Rockwall with fast and affordable tech repair," said Dave Barbuto, CEO of Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions. "We all rely on our phones and laptops more than ever before, and our mission is bigger than repairing shattered screens and broken charge ports. We fix tech because people depend on it to stay connected to things that are important to them. I look forward to serving this community through our new location."
The new store is located at:
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions
3035 Ridge Rd STE 104, Rockwall, TX 75032
(469) 377-1411
About Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, formerly known as uBreakiFix®, is the retail brand operated and franchised by a subsidiary of tech care company Asurion®. As the world's leading tech care company, Asurion eliminates the fears and frustrations associated with technology to ensure its 300 million customers get the most out of their devices, appliances, and connections. Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions stores specialize in the repair of consumer technology, including smartphones, game consoles, tablets, computers, and nearly everything in between. Asurion Tech Repair and Solutions repair experts fix cracked screens, software issues, camera issues, and most other tech mishaps at more than 700 stores across the U.S. The stores provide fast, affordable fixes for nearly any device type, regardless of make or model, including authorized repairs for Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
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SOURCE Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/08/asurion-tech-repair-amp-solutions-opens-rockwall/ | 2022-06-08T15:14:16Z |
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