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Environmental scientist conducts own research, finds rare brain tumors linked to high school
NEW YORK (WCBS) - A New Jersey man is sounding the alarm after he says he discovered that several people who all had ties to the same high school developed rare brain tumors.
Al Lupiano, an environmental scientist and former resident of Woodbridge Township, said he has confirmed 65 cases of people with rare brain tumors. And the common denominator is they were all Colonia High School graduates or had worked there.
“I started doing some research and the three became five, the five became seven, and the seven became 15,” Lupiano said.
The environmental scientist said he was diagnosed 20 years ago and still suffers lingering issues. He started researching a connection when other family members were diagnosed with the same extremely rare tumor on the left side of the brain.
“Fast forward to August of last year, my sister received the news she had a primary brain tumor herself. And unfortunately, It turned out to be stage 4 glioblastoma. Two hours later, we received information that my wife also had a brain tumor,” Lupiano said.
After his sister passed away less than a month ago, Lupiano made a Facebook post asking all Colonia HS alumni if they had brain tumors and the response was shocking.
“There’s truly only one environmental link to primary brain tumors, and that’s ionizing radiation. It’s not contaminated water, it’s not air, it’s not something in the soil, it’s not something that’s done to us due to bad habits,” Lupiano said.
The school was built in 1967 and Lupiano said he is working with local officials.
“It was virgin land. It was woods. The high school was the first thing to be there so there was probably nothing on the ground at that time. The only thing that could have happened potentially is fill brought in during the construction, but we have no records 55 years ago,” Woodbridge Mayor John McCormick said.
The mayor has reached out to the state health department and the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
“We are looking at possible things we can do between the town and school and they said they will look at anything we come up with,” McCormick said.
Woodbridge Schools Superintendent Joseph Massimino said he is waiting to hear what the next steps should be from the environmental agencies.
“I’m a lifelong resident here. I raised my family here. So, the health and safety of our students are of paramount importance to me,” Massimino said.
The superintendent said he plans to send out a note to the school community to let them know where things stand regarding the unofficial research.
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BOSTON, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of STAG Industrial, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: STAG) maintained the monthly common stock dividend at $0.121667 and declared the following third quarter common stock dividends:
THIRD QUARTER 2022 COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS DECLARED
About STAG Industrial, Inc.
STAG Industrial, Inc. is a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition, ownership, and operation of industrial properties throughout the United States. As of March 31, 2022, the Company's portfolio consists of 551 buildings in 40 states with approximately 110.1 million rentable square feet.
For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.stagindustrial.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by the Company, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and includes this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe the Company's future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words "believe," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "project" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, among others, statements about the expected redemption, including the redemption date. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company's control and which could materially affect actual results, performances or achievements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, the risk factors discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as updated by the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the Company's expectations will be realized. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, the Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein (or elsewhere) to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
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DALLAS (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Andrew Wiggins added 27 while posterizing Luka Doncic on a dunk and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 109-100 Sunday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Klay Thompson scored 19 with a pair of big fourth-quarter 3-pointers as the Warriors moved within a victory of a return to the NBA Finals, three years after the end of a run of five consecutive trips that yielded three championships.
Golden State, which swept Portland in its most recent West finals in 2019 before Toronto won the title, goes for the sweep in Game 4 on Tuesday in Dallas. No team has rallied from 3-0 down to win an NBA playoff series.
Doncic scored 40 and beat the first-quarter buzzer with a 32-footer that got the crowd going with the Mavericks again at home trailing 2-0, as they did against top-seeded Phoenix before winning the West semifinal series in seven games.
But that shimmy-inducing bucket was a blip on an otherwise rough night from 3-point range for the Mavericks, who missed their first seven and finished 13 of 45.
Reggie Bullock and Maxi Kleber, two long-range specialists for Dallas, missed all 12 of their 3s combined and were 0-15 overall. Both went scoreless, offsetting Spencer Dinwiddie’s 26 points off the bench. Jalen Brunson scored 20.
Wiggins’ dunk over Doncic was originally ruled an offensive foul midway through the fourth quarter. The Warriors challenged, and the ruling was Wiggins’ elbow to Doncic was incidental contact, giving Golden State a 93-83 lead.
About a minute later, Wiggins, who had 11 rebounds, moved quickly down the right baseline for a follow dunk on a miss by Curry as the Warriors extended their NBA record with a 26th consecutive series in which they won at least one road game.
One of Dinwiddie’s 3-pointers got Dallas within five points with 1:15 remaining, but Jordan Poole answered with one from the left wing just inside the final minute.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
The most tense moment of the series came late in the first half after a corner 3 from Curry capped an 8-0 run that put the Warriors in front by a point and helped them to a 48-47 halftime lead. And it left Curry confused.
Curry ran the length of the court with his tongue hanging out after Dallas called timeout. As he circled back toward his bench, Curry walked by Doncic with teammate Juan Toscano-Anderson nearby.
Doncic appeared to take issue with something Toscano-Anderson said and started toward the Golden State bench before officials along with coaches and players from both teams intervened. Meantime, Draymond Green and injured Dallas guard Tim Hardaway Jr. exchanged unpleasantries about 45 feet apart.
After the timeout, Curry could been seen saying, “What happened?” and approached Doncic to talk about it. The exchange ended with Green as the peacemaker with Doncic.
TIP-INS
Warriors: Green got a technical foul, his second of the series, after an extended conversation with official Marc Davis when he was called for a backcourt violation when he hurriedly tried to step back over the midcourt line to catch a long, unexpected pass from Curry. The crowd was howling for a technical and finally got it. Seconds later, Green was called for his first foul and didn’t like the call. But he directed his complaint at his own bench instead of the officiating crew. … Otto Porter Jr., who averaged 10.5 points on 82% shooting the first two games, limped to the locker room in the first half and was ruled out with left foot soreness.
Mavericks: Bullock won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar social justice award. He has been active in the LGBTQ+ community. His sister, a transgender woman, was killed in 2014. Bullock worked with several organizations in the Dallas area after signing as a free agent in the offseason and has long been active in similar pursuits in his native North Carolina. … Dorian Finney-Smith got a technical early in the second half for an elbow to the back of Green after a made Dallas free throw.
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FUZHOU, China, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5th Digital China Summit opens in Fuzhou, Fujian province on July 23. It is jointly hosted by the Cyberspace Administration of China, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and Fujian Provincial People's Government.
Themed "Innovation-driven New Transformation, Digitization-led New Paradigm", the summit is positioned to be a platform for publishing China's policies on IT application development, a platform for displaying the latest achievements in digital China development, a platform for exchanges on the theories, practices and experiences of e-government and digital economy, and a cooperation platform for pooling global resources to promote digital China development. It consists of 8 parts: the opening ceremony, main forum, policy release, sub-forums, achievement exhibition, digital product expo, Digital China Innovation Contest, DCIC 2022, and side events such as "Dialogue on the Min River: and "Dialogue: Outlook for Fuzhou", according to the Publicity Department of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee.
As the host of the DCS for five consecutive times, Fuzhou participates in this digital event with all exhibitors to witness the new development, new progress and new prosperity of digital China.
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Applebee’s is selling lip glosses that taste like its wing sauces
Published: Aug. 3, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT|Updated: 18 minutes ago
(CNN) - Applebee’s has a new way to spice up date nights.
The restaurant chain has teamed up with makeup company Winky Lux to create four lip glosses based on its wing sauces.
The glosses include “Get Me Hot Buffalo,” “Be My Honey Pepper,” “Sweet Chile Kiss” and “Honey BBQ-T.”
Winky Lux said the “delicious wing sauce-inspired flavors” provide a high-shine finish “so your date won’t be able to take their eyes off of you.”
The saucy glosses are only available on Winky Lux’s website for $18 each or $65 for the whole collection.
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| 2022-08-03T21:07:21Z
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SKOKIE, Ill., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International adventure driver Rainer Zietlow and a Volkswagen ID.4 GTX crossover equipped with Tenneco's Monroe Intelligent Suspension® CVSAe technology recently completed a world record-setting climb of the South American stratovolcano Cerro Uturuncu. Zietlow on May 18 piloted the all-wheel-drive ID.4 up an unpaved mine road to reach an elevation of 5,816 meters (19,081 feet), establishing the Guinness World Records title for the highest altitude achieved in an all-electric passenger vehicle. Uturuncu is a dormant volcano located in the Sur Lípez province of Bolivia.
Zietlow's ID.4 GTX is virtually identical to ID.4 models available through Volkswagen dealers. The car's CVSAe semi-active suspension, commercially available both on ID.4 crossovers and ID.3 sedans, continuously adapts to changing road conditions based on data provided by multiple onboard ride control sensors. Drivers can choose their preferred driving mode, from comfort-intensive to sporty, through an in-cabin controller.
"Our aim was to demonstrate that electromobility can perform well even at extreme altitudes," said Zietlow, who now holds five Guinness World Records titles.
The driver and his three-person support team used the Enel X Way wall box network to recharge the vehicle during its route from Argentina to the base camp in Bolivia. The team scouted multiple South American mountains to locate a trail that would enable them to break the previous record of 5,771 meters (18,933 feet) without relying on a winch and other auxiliary equipment.
Monroe Intelligent Suspension-equipped ID.4 models have earned multiple honors, including being named the 2021 World Car of the Year. Zietlow recently completed a 97-day, 35,770-mile (57,554-kilometer) trek across the U.S., setting the Guinness World Records title for longest journey by an electric vehicle in a single country.
"CVSAe technology elevates the driving experience, whether in a city environment or on more adventurous terrain – and it doesn't get more adventurous than climbing a volcano," said Henrik Johansson, vice president and general manager, Advanced Suspension Technologies. "We congratulate Rainer and our friends at Volkswagen AG, and share in their great pride in the many impressive achievements of the ID.4."
Visit: www.vwid4-highaltitude.com and www.monroeintelligentsuspension.com to learn more.
About Tenneco
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
Visit www.tenneco.com to learn more.
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Shane Brown will join the executive team, leading the commercial organization to accelerate the growth of GammaTile® Therapy in the U.S. market
TEMPE, Ariz., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shane Brown has joined GT Medical Technologies as its chief commercial officer. In this role, he will oversee all aspects of the company's commercial strategies to drive growth and adoption of GammaTile Therapy.
GammaTile Therapy is FDA-cleared to deliver radiation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed malignant and recurrent brain tumors. GammaTiles are bioresorbable collagen tiles embedded with radiation sources. This latest advancement in brain tumor treatment has shown favorable clinical outcomes in patients with glioblastomas, metastatic brain tumors and aggressive meningiomas. Since its commercial full-market release in Spring 2020, more than 65 top brain tumor centers across the U.S. have adopted GammaTile Therapy.
"We are pleased to welcome Shane Brown to the leadership team in the role of chief commercial officer," said GT Medical Technologies President and CEO Matthew E. Likens. "Shane brings a wealth of valuable experiences to support our corporate purpose of improving the lives of patients with brain tumors. He is yet another example of the increased investment we are making to expand the use of GammaTile Therapy in the U.S. market."
Mr. Brown has more than 25 years of sales, marketing and general management experience in Fortune 50, mid-cap, and startup companies. Before joining GT Medical Technologies, Mr. Brown was the president and general manager of North America for Itamar Medical, a NASDAQ-listed company that ZOLL Medical acquired for $538 million in December 2021. Mr. Brown has served the medical device industry in various commercial roles for AngioDynamics, AGA Medical, St. Jude Medical, Topera and Abbott, after graduating from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
"The GT MedTech team has done a great job introducing this vital therapy to many of the leading brain tumor treatment centers in the country," said Mr. Brown. "I'm excited to join the commercial team to help make GammaTile Therapy available to as many patients as possible in the U.S. and eventually worldwide."
Driven to overcome the limitations of current treatments for brain tumors and raise the standard of care, a team of brain tumor specialists joined forces and formed GT Medical Technologies to improve the lives of patients with brain tumors. GammaTile Therapy received FDA 510(k) regulatory clearance for the treatment of all types of recurrent brain tumors and newly diagnosed malignant tumors. 3D, resorbable collagen tiles embedded with radiation sources are implanted during the last five minutes of brain tumor resection, providing an immediate, dose-intense treatment to eliminate residual tumor cells. This "one and done" procedure allows patients to receive their course of radiation while going about their daily lives, requiring no additional trips to the hospital or clinic for radiation therapy. GammaTile Therapy is available in top brain tumor centers across the United States. For more information or to find a GammaTile Therapy center near you, visit www.gtmedtech.com and follow @GammaTile on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Average person spends $314 per month on impulse purchases, up from $276 in 2021 and $183 in 2020
LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty-four percent of U.S. adults report an increase in their impulse spending in 2022, according to an annual survey commissioned by Slickdeals, the only shopping platform powered by millions of avid shoppers. Three in four (73%) respondents said most of their purchases tend to be spontaneous — a large jump from 59% who held the same sentiment last year.
The survey of 2,000 American shoppers aimed to examine impulse spending habits as compared to surveys conducted in April 2021 and April 2020. All three polls were commissioned by Slickdeals and conducted by OnePoll.
According to this year's survey, the average person spends $314 per month on impulse purchases, up from $276 in 2021 and $183 in 2020. Furthermore, the most the average person is willing to spend on a single item is $310, also up from $277 in 2021 and $157 in 2020.
Increased impulse purchase habits are affecting overall reported spend. However, 68% said inflation has had a "huge impact" on what they spend their money on. Seven in 10 have been more aware about their budget this year as a result. Forty-one percent of shoppers added they had to spend more on essentials because of inflation.
According to Louie Patterson, personal finance content manager for Slickdeals, "This year's survey indicates Americans are spending more on impulse purchases than in the past two years. While inflation is certainly impacting budgets across many essential shopping categories, interestingly, we're also seeing consumers reporting an increase in the frequency of their impulse spending."
The research found the most common unplanned buys in 2022 include clothing (35%), food and groceries (30%), household items (29%), shoes (28%) and consumer technology (27%).
The study revealed half (52%) are impulsively buying equally online and in-store, while 42% in 2021 and 53% in 2020 did most of their shopping online exclusively. While shopping online, seven in 10 are more likely to spend impulsively on their phones while lying in bed — up from 68% in 2021 and 66% in 2020. Shopping in bed was found to make up for 37% of overall impromptu shopping.
Sixty-seven percent said spontaneous shopping sprees have a positive effect on their mood — a 2% increase from last year.
The emotions shoppers feel after making a purchase include happiness (41%) and excitement (40%) — but a third (34%) admit they simply shop out of boredom. Two in three (67%) have even made an impulse purchase just to escape the fear of missing out.
However, more than half (58%) said they've saved money with their impulse shopping.
Patterson added, "Fear of missing out is a powerful motivator for impulse purchasing, but as indicated in the survey, 58% of Americans report that unplanned purchases have actually saved them money. We regularly witness the positive effects of impulse purchasing through our community of shoppers helping one another find the best prices at any given time. Tapping into a great deal on household items, coffee or technology products can ultimately help you save on your budget."
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About Slickdeals
Slickdeals is the only shopping platform powered by millions of avid shoppers, where consumers interact to share and discover the most up-to-date information on online shopping deals and coupons. Through the power of human intelligence, Slickdeals has saved its 12 million savvy shoppers $10 billion by providing a forum for deal discovery and shopping discussion; as well as shopping tools such as its free Android or iOS app; its browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Edge; and its Slickdeals Rewards program. Slickdeals is one of the top ten most visited shopping sites in the U.S. per Similarweb.
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LMH earns “A” in hospital safety for Spring semester
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - As grades for the school year begin to roll in, LMH Health says it earned an A in hospital safety this semester.
LMH Health says it has earned an “A” for the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, the only hospital rating system focused exclusively on hospital safety. It said the A, B, C, D, or F letter grades are a quick way for patients to choose the safest hospitals to seek care from.
LMH said it previously earned As from Leapfrog for the Fall of 2021, Spring of 2021 and Fall of 2020.
“LMH Health is excited to receive an ‘A’ grade from The Leapfrog Group again for the spring of 2022,” said Janette Kirkpatrick, vice president of Clinical Excellence at LMH Health. “We have faced some challenging times given the pandemic, and we made it through because of our incredible team members. When the need for disease prevention and patient safety was at its peak, our team worked tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of our patients and community. It is an honor to have earned the highest grade, especially considering the challenges the pandemic has created.”
Developed under the instruction of a National Expert Panel, LMH said the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to grade more than 2,700 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice each year. It said the methodology is peer-reviewed and completely transparent with results free to the public.
“Only a small number of hospitals consistently achieve ‘A’ grades, and we are thrilled to celebrate our fourth in a row,” said Dr. Michele Bennett, chair of LMH Health’s quality committee. “We know this accomplishment is the direct result of an exceptional team working across our hospital and clinics. Their commitment to safety means that LMH Health provides healthcare that’s not only exceptional for a community hospital—it’s among the best anywhere.”
Kirkpatrick noted that LMH is thrilled to have received the grade - the highest ranking in care from The Leapfrog Group - and that employees, doctors and leaders are devoted to patient safety and strive to be patient first each day.
“As our health care system continues to feel the strain of the pandemic, I thank the workforce and leadership of LMH Health for sustained commitment to patient safety, day in and day out,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “An ‘A’ Safety Grade is an outstanding achievement, and one that is not possible without a 24/7 effort by the entire health care workforce to protect patients from harm. This community should be proud.”
The hospital said the grade comes from a series of submissions in 10 categories - Preventing and Responding to Patient Harm, Medication Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Maternity Care, Pediatric Care, Critical Care, Complex Adult Surgery, Care for Elective Outpatient Surgery Patients, Elective Outpatient Surgery - Adult and Elective Outpatient Surgery - Pediatric.
“Members of our team in every part of our organization —our employees, physicians and advanced practice provider colleagues—make our quality and safety processes and outcomes a top priority,” said LMH Health President & CEO Russ Johnson. “Thank you to our extraordinary staff for their continued and constant efforts toward patient safety, and thank you to our patients for trusting LMH Health with their care.”
For more information about LMH’s specific grades for each category, click HERE.
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LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Dentsply Sirona Inc. ("Dentsply" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: XRAY).
Class Period: June 9, 2021 – May 9, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 1, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) they had improperly recognized revenue tied to certain dealer incentive or rebate programs to allow management to meet certain incentive-based compensation targets; and (2) as a result, Dentsply's financial statements were not prepared in accordance with applicable rules, and the Company's internal controls over financial reporting were deficient throughout the Class Period.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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HONG KONG, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 20, Newborn Town Inc., a global social networking company (9911.HK), announced its unaudited operating figures of H1 2022. In the first half of 2022, the Company's revenue is expected to reach RMB 1,350 to 1,400 million, a year-on-year growth of approximately 30%.
The major contributor is the Company's social networking business. In Q2 2022, its MAUs of social products averaged at around 23.09 million, representing a year-on-year growth of about 27%. Its social networking business revenue of H1 2022 is expected to reach RMB 1,250 to 1,285 million, up approximately 50% year-on-year. The soaring growth of social networking business owes a good deal to the boosted commercial efficiency and popularity of the Company's social apps in multiple global markets.
A second growth curve is also brought by the Company's innovative business such as refined games. The Company's innovative business revenue is expected to reach approximately RMB 100 to 115 million, growing by 80% compared to H2 2021.
Social networking business realizes further expansion and enhanced commercial efficiency
Newborn Town has a social networking product matrix that includes Yumy, MICO and YoHo. In H1 2022, the Company has made progress in both "market expansion" and "commercial efficiency enhancement" of its social networking business.
According to data.ai, in the first half of the year, the Company's open social platform MICO has climbed to the Top 15 Google Play best-selling social apps in both Japan and the U.S. It has also entered the list of Top 10 best-selling social apps in major European and North American countries such as Canada, the UK and France.
The Company's voice-chat app YoHo has been among the Top 10 best-selling social apps in the U.S., France, Italy and more, breaking through the developed markets beyond its strong supporter base that is the MENA region. Its video-matching social app Yumy has entered the list of Top 10 best-selling social apps in 50 countries and regions such as Hungary, Denmark and New Zealand.
In the first half of 2022, the Company exerted great effort in tapping the Japanese market. In response to local market regulations and preferences, the Company beefed up its local teams and hired more Japanese staff as legal counsels and designers.
Considering Japanese users' fondness for recreational and sports activities, MICO has held about 20 different online operational activities every month, while also cooperating with Japanese football teams and musicians. These activities have attracted numerous content creators and users to join MICO, helping the platform win remarkable growth and brand influence.
Apart from its efforts in tapping new markets, Newborn Town has also furthered its competitive edges in the MENA and Southeast Asian markets, with an aim to strengthen its industrial influence and continuously fortify its foothold as a leader.
During the holy month of Ramadan in the MENA region, MICO held the first press gathering in Egypt that centered around the online social networking and entertainment industry, where over 20 local mainstream media were invited. Also, cooperating with the Egyptian Food Bank, the 57357 Children Cancer Hospital and other charitable organizations, MICO and YoHo contributed to public welfare undertakings in MENA during the Ramadan.
Innovative business grows swiftly, establishing a second growth curve
Apart from its core business of social networking, Newborn Town has also vigorously furthered the development of its innovative business. It has focused on refined games and explored trends such as the Metaverse and wearable intelligent hardware. Satisfactory progresses have been witnessed in the first half of the year. These jointly led to a second growth curve for the Company.
For refined games, the Company launched the official versions of its two merge games, Mergeland - Animal Adventure and Mergeland - Alice's Adventure, in April and June respectively. Both games maintain constant version updates to provide diverse gameplay and optimized experience, and will usher in a large-scale monetizing phase due to the Company's aggressive promotion efforts.
For the Metaverse, the Company has merged a collection of digital collectibles into its social networking app and cooperated with leading companies in the virtual technology domain, such as Phenom Films. Recently, the Company invested in Shi Mi Network Technology, a wearable intelligent hardware manufacturer, extending its business reach to immersive hardware – the vital "portal" into the Metaverse.
In conclusion, in the first half of the year, Newborn Town enhanced the commercial efficiency of its social networking business while having its replicable model verified by the user increase in the high-value markets. Its innovative business also posted rapid growth. Further growth is expected as Newborn Town's refined games progressively enter into large-scale monetizing phase, along with its continuous expansion into the Metaverse business.
In the future, the Company will ceaselessly progress in the global open social networking domain to promote product innovation, social ecology operation and market exploitation. The Company will also further endeavor to develop its innovative business such as refined games and the Metaverse, so as to fortify its second growth curve and achieve multidimensional and high-quality growth.
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Two teens killed at N. Wichita graduation party
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) 3:40 p.m. Saturday update: Wichita Police are investigating a shooting that killed 17-year-old Boisy D. Barefield of Wichita and a hit and run that killed a 15-year-old girl.
WPD says there was a graduation party at The Banquet Hall on the 3100 block of East 25th Street around 11:20 p.m. During the party, an argument ensued between two groups that led up to shots being fired striking Boisy.
When WPD arrived, they found Boisy inside with a gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The 15-year-old victim was fleeing the scene when she was struck by a vehicle on 25th Street North and Estelle by 18-year-old Samara Rockmore. Rockmore then left the scene in her vehicle. The 15-year-old was transported to an area hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Rockmore was later found and arrested and booked for felony hit and run. ‘
WPD says lack of cooperation has made the investigation difficult to determine all the details. The investigation is ongoing.
If anyone has information, call WPD detectives at 316-268-4407, the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282, or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.
Sunday late-afternoon update: Wichita police say a teenager is dead after a shooting at a graduation party in North Wichita. That shooting happened just before 11:00 p.m. at a venue at 25th and Hillside.
Police tell us there was a large graduation party in the area when there was some disturbance, and a 17-year-old male was shot. He was taken to the hospital, where he died later.
Police tell us that as people were rushing away from the shooting scene, a 15-year-old female was struck by a car at the intersection of Estelle and 25th. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Police say they heard more gunshots as they were in the venue.
Officers are working to gather more information about what led up to the shooting. Watch for updates as we get them on our website and the KWCH 12 News App.
This is one of two fatal shootings late Saturday in Wichita. Police do not believe they are connected.
Sunday afternoon update: Wichita Police confirm at least one person with life-threatening injuries from a Saturday night shooting near 25th and Hillside. A disturbance in the area led to gunshots leaving one person injured at the scene. WPD is still working to confirm reports of other injuries from the shooting.
One person in the area was also taken to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle near 25th and Estelle. The injuries from this accident are considered critical. Right now, Wichita Police cannot say if the two incidents are connected and say the investigation is ongoing.
Eyewitness News will provide further updates as they become available
Sunday morning update: Dispatch confirms Wichita Police is working a shooting call near 25th and Hillside. The call came in just after 11:00 p.m. on Saturday.
It is unclear how many people are hurt or if anyone is in custody. Eyewitness News has a crew headed to the scene to gather more information.
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| 2022-05-30T16:28:08Z
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The sixth annual GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit (GHIS) on Workforce offers solutions for the healthcare workforce crisis that is impacting access to care and quality of care and is estimated to have reduced health systems' profitability by $54 billion in 2021. The challenges are larger than what HR alone can address and require innovative workforce solutions.
In a continuous effort to drive solutions to GlobalSTL's healthcare partners, the GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit, August 17, 2022, will focus exclusively on meeting workforce challenges with actionable, innovative solutions to the industry's most difficult current problems. Register now for virtual or in-person attendance at Hillman Hall, Washington University in St. Louis.
The significance of the healthcare workforce shortage by the numbers (American Hospital Association):
- 20 percent of the healthcare workforce has quit; 33 percent of the remaining workforce contemplate quitting
- 132 percent increase in the use of agency and temporary workers; 52 percent jump in overtime (2021)
- $54 billion in reduced profitability after $176 billion CARES Act funding; $24 billion increase in labor costs (2021)
GlobalSTL, an initiative of BioSTL, is the premier business development platform for digital health companies looking to access Midwest customers. The GlobalSTL platform of strategic business development partners includes 18 healthcare organizations from five Midwestern states whose combined revenues are $410 billion (10% US healthcare spend).
GlobalSTL has a proven track record of sourcing cutting-edge innovations from around the globe to solve pain points related to healthcare and delivery and hospital operations for regional hospital systems and providers, payers, and pharmacy benefits managers. Overwhelming, GlobalSTL's partners stated the number one concern is retaining and attracting a workforce to handle the ever-shifting healthcare needs, especially since the height of the pandemic.
"Today's healthcare workforce crisis affecting the cost of care and increasingly access to care will not go away with the same thinking that we have used in the past," said Vijay Chauhan, GlobalSTL Lead. "The workforce landscape will not look the same as it did pre-pandemic. Health systems must adapt and implement innovative solutions in addition to developing their own change-management strategies. Our Summit showcases curated case studies of health systems addressing the workforce challenges head-on and in a 'no spin-zone' environment with healthcare's key decision makers to provide a one-of-a-kind learning experience for attendees."
BioSTL's international initiative recruits high-growth companies from around the world that enrich and expand St. Louis' innovation economy and bring competitive advantage to local corporations and health systems. Globalstl.org and on twitter @global_stl.
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| 2022-08-16T19:34:54Z
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies are searching for a Lakeland, Florida, woman who was caught on camera having an “outburst” at a McDonald’s Thursday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Tianis Jones, 22, of Lakeland, is facing several charges after deputies said she stormed inside the fast-food restaurant and “became enraged” after her online order was messed up.
When employees tried to deescalate the situation by offering a discount, Jones “turned violent” and walked behind the counter where a security camera caught her throwing cups at employees, Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said.
“I don’t know why this woman got as angry as she was, but as the saying goes, ‘She’s a few fries short of a Happy Meal,’” Judd said Friday afternoon.
Deputies said a family member tried to pull Jones out of the store but the woman instead called 911 to complain about her botched order.
“I’m five months pregnant,” Jones can be heard telling a 911 operator. “These people don’t know how to run a m———– McDonald’s!”
Deputies said the commotion lasted roughly 10 minutes before Jones’ relative and another woman convinced her to leave the store.
As she walked out, Judd said Jones was caught on camera lifting her shirt and twerking at the employees.
“Her actions were outrageous… especially for a place where small children often visit,” Judd said. “And she caused about $100 in damages since the items she threw on the floor can’t be used for customers.”
There were no serious injuries during the incident, but Judd said Jones became a “McBurglar” when she walked behind the counter and threw several cups.
“She didn’t get her Happy Meal, or her fish sandwich, or her chocolate shake, or her sweet tea, but she did manage to get herself in a lot of McTrouble,” Judd said, adding she would not get the “golden arches” when she is booked into the county jail. “But we are going to give her a pair of silver handcuffs.”
Judd said deputies in Polk County “don’t put up with that McJunk.”
Jones is facing charges of burglary with assault, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct.
Anyone with information on the Jones’ whereabouts is asked to call the PCSO at (863) 298-6200, or Heartland Crime Stoppers at (800) 226-TIPS (8477).
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| 2022-05-20T22:39:08Z
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Published: Aug. 1, 2022 at 4:05 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Record total revenue up 39% year over year
Cable Access revenue up 62% and Video SaaS revenue up 69% year over year
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced its unaudited results for the second quarter of 2022.
"Harmonic delivered another record quarter, with 39% year over year revenue growth and over 15% adjusted EBITDA margin," said Patrick Harshman, president and chief executive officer of Harmonic. "Our Cable Access business grew 62% and our Video SaaS revenue grew 69% year over year, highlighting strong demand and powerful competitive differentiation. We ended the second quarter with backlog and deferred revenue near record levels, providing good visibility as we enter the second half of 2022."
Q2 Financial and Business Highlights
Financial
Revenue: $157.4 million, up 39% year over year
Gross margin: GAAP 52.3% and non-GAAP 52.8%, compared to GAAP 53.3% and non-GAAP 53.9% in the year ago period
Operating income: GAAP income $15.1 million and non-GAAP income $21.4 million, compared to GAAP income $2.1 million and non-GAAP income $6.6 million in the year ago period
Net income: GAAP net income $14.8 million and non-GAAP net income of $17.6 million, compared to GAAP net loss $2.0 million and non-GAAP net income $4.8 million in the year ago period
Adjusted EBITDA: $24.3 million income compared to $9.5 million income in the year ago period
EPS: GAAP net income per share of $0.14 and non-GAAP net income per share of $0.16, compared to GAAP net loss per share of $0.02 and non-GAAP net income per share of $0.05 in the year ago period
Cash: $121.8 million, up $6.6 million year over year
Business
CableOS® solution commercially deployed with 79 customers, up 27% year over year
CableOS deployments scaled to 8.5 million served cable modems, up 159% year over year
New Tier 1 live sports streaming SaaS wins and expansions
Select Financial Information
Explanations regarding our use of non-GAAP financial measures and related definitions, and reconciliations of our GAAP and non-GAAP measures, are provided in the sections below entitled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations".
Financial Guidance
Conference Call Information
Harmonic will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) on Monday, August 1, 2022. The live webcast will be available on the Harmonic Investor Relations website at http://investor.harmonicinc.com. To participate via telephone, please register in advance using this link, https://register.vevent.com/register/BIa55199c150564ee4b8118917be1e93c9. A replay will be available after 5:00 p.m. PT on the same web site.
About Harmonic Inc.
Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in virtualized cable access and video delivery solutions, enables media companies and service providers to deliver ultra-high-quality video streaming and broadcast services to consumers globally. The Company revolutionized cable access networking via the industry's first virtualized cable access solution, enabling cable operators to more flexibly deploy gigabit internet service to consumers' homes and mobile devices. Whether simplifying OTT video delivery via innovative cloud and software platforms, or powering the delivery of gigabit internet cable services, Harmonic is changing the way media companies and service providers monetize live and on-demand content on every screen. More information is available at www.harmonicinc.com.
Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains 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, including statements related to our expectations regarding: net revenue, gross margins, operating expenses, operating income (loss), Adjusted EBITDA, tax expense and tax rate, EPS and cash. Our expectations regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the market and technology trends underlying our Video and Cable Access businesses will not continue to develop in their current direction or pace; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the potential impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our operations or the operations of our supply chain or our customers; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS and VOS product solutions; dependence on various video and broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability or the impact of increases in the prices of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Harmonic's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Current Reports on Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and Harmonic disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP" or referred to herein as "reported"). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures provide management and other users with additional meaningful financial information that should be considered when assessing our ongoing performance. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business, establish operating budgets, set internal measurement targets and make operating decisions.
These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. The Company believes that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Harmonic's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Harmonic's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
The Company believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures, when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The non-GAAP measures presented here are: Gross profit, operating expenses, income (loss) from operations, non-operating expenses and net income (loss) (including those amounts as a percentage of revenue), Adjusted EBITDA and net income (loss) per diluted share. The presentation of non-GAAP information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and is not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP results published by other companies. A reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this press release to the most directly comparable historical GAAP financial measures is included with the financial statements provided with this press release. The non-GAAP adjustments described below have historically been excluded from our GAAP financial measures.
Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items, as well as the related income tax effects:
Stock-based compensation - Although stock-based compensation is a key incentive offered to our employees, we continue to evaluate our business performance excluding stock-based compensation expenses. We believe that management is limited in its ability to project the impact stock-based compensation would have on our operating results. In addition, for comparability purposes, we believe it is useful to provide a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes stock-based compensation in order to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate the comparison of our results to the results of our peer companies.
Amortization of intangibles - A portion of the purchase price of our acquisitions is generally allocated to intangible assets, and is subject to amortization. However, Harmonic does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle. Additionally, the amount of an acquisition's purchase price allocated to intangible assets and the term of its related amortization can vary significantly and is unique to each acquisition. Therefore, we believe that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the amortization of intangible assets provides investors and others with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods.
Restructuring and related charges - Harmonic from time to time incurs restructuring charges which primarily consist of employee severance, one-time termination benefits related to the reduction of its workforce, lease exit costs, and other costs. These charges are associated with material business shifts. We exclude these items because we do not believe they are reflective of our ongoing long-term business and operating results.
Non-cash interest expense and other expenses related to convertible notes and other debt - We record the amortization of issuance costs as non-cash interest expense. We believe that excluding these costs provides meaningful supplemental information regarding operational performance and liquidity, along with enhancing investors' ability to view the Company's results from management's perspective. In addition, we believe excluding these costs from the non-GAAP measures facilitates comparisons to our historical operating results and comparisons to peer company operating results.
Gain and losses on equity investments - We exclude the gain and losses from the sale of our equity investments in calculating our non-GAAP financial measures. We exclude these items because we do not believe they are reflective of our ongoing long-term business and operating results.
Discrete tax items and tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments - The income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments relates to the tax effect of the adjustments that we incorporate into non-GAAP financial measures in order to provide a more meaningful measure of non-GAAP net income.
Depreciation - Depreciation expense, along with interest, tax and stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges and amortization of intangible assets, is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA because we do not believe depreciation and the other items relate to the ordinary course of our business or are reflective of our underlying business performance.
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| 2022-08-01T21:38:17Z
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NEW YORK — "The Phantom of the Opera" — Broadway's longest-running show — is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theater attendance in New York.
The musical — a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts — will play its final performance on Broadway on Feb. 18, a spokesperson told The Associated Press on Friday. The closing will come less than a month after its 35th anniversary. It will conclude with an eye-popping 13,925 performances.
It is a costly musical to sustain, with elaborate sets and costumes as well as a large cast and orchestra. Box office grosses have fluctuated since the show reopened after the pandemic — going as high as over $1 million a week but also dropping to around $850,000. Last week, it hit $867,997 and producers may have seen the writing on the wall.
Based on a novel by Gaston Leroux, "Phantom" tells the story of a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House and falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine. Andrew Lloyd Webber's lavish songs include "Masquerade," "Angel of Music," "All I Ask of You" and "The Music of the Night."
"As a producer you dream that a show will run forever. Indeed, my production of Andrew's 'Cats' proudly declared for decades 'Now and Forever.' Yet 'Phantom' has surpassed that show's extraordinary Broadway run. But all shows do finally close," producer Cameron Mackintosh said in a statement.
The first production opened in London in 1986 and since then the show has been seen by more than 145 million people in 183 cities and performed in 17 languages over 70,000 performances. On Broadway alone, the musical has played more than 13,500 performances to 19 million people at The Majestic Theatre.
The closing of "Phantom" would mean the longest running show crown would go to "Chicago," which started in 1996. "The Lion King" is next, having begun performances in 1997.
Broadway took a pounding during the pandemic, with all theaters closed for more than 18 months. Some of the most popular shows — "Hamilton," "The Lion King" and "Wicked" — have rebounded well, but other shows have struggled. Breaking even usually requires a steady stream of tourists, especially for "Phantom" and visitors to the city haven't returned to pre-pandemic levels.
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| 2022-09-16T23:57:41Z
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Which Blendtec blender is best?
Modern cooks know how to use appliances to bring new depth and innovation to their cooking. Where once there were only a few tools to create delicious dishes, now cooks can choose from a wide variety that make kitchen tasks easier and more enjoyable. For smooth soups, silky purees and flawless sauces, Blendtec has long been the gold standard when it comes to high-performance, long-lasting blenders.
If you’re a home cook who wants to get in on what the professionals already know, the Blendtec Commercial CONNOISSEUR 825 is the best Blendtec blender for you. Its performance when it comes to blending, chopping and pureeing can’t be beat.
What to know before you buy a Blendtec blender
Power levels
How much blender do you really need? Blendtec blenders each have at least a 3-horsepower motor, but if you’re looking for heavy-duty power, some Blendtec blenders are rated as high as 3.8 horsepower.
Blenders’ power levels are also described in terms of wattage. Other countertop blenders start off at around 500 watts, but many range between 1,560 and 1,800 watts. For crushing ice and processing tough vegetables, aim for higher wattage.
Speed
At a minimum, your blender should have three speed settings: high, low and pulse. Most Blendtec blenders have at least five speeds to choose from, and some have as many as 100. Certain models also have a sliding bar for you to use to increase or decrease speed as you blend.
Jar type
Jars for Blendtec blenders come in two sizes. The FourSide jar holds 64 ounces, while the WildSide jar holds 90 ounces. The WildSide jar also has five sides, which means that more of a vortex is created when the blender is turned on. This pulls food down into the center from the sides, resulting in better blending and incorporation of ingredients. Both jars are made of durable, BPA-free plastic. Want a FourSide and a WildSide? Look for Blendtec packages with one of each.
What to look for in a quality Blendtec blender
Presets
Sometimes it’s easier to let the blender tell you what speed you need. Blendtec blenders come with presets that might include:
- Smoothie
- Salsa
- Ice cream
- Whole juice
- Hot soup
- Batter
- Mixed drinks
Presets might also include specific times, like 60 or 90 seconds.
Stealth technology
No, Blendtec blenders can’t become invisible. But many Blendtec blenders incorporate Stealth technology, which allows them to be extraordinarily quiet. This is a huge bonus for early morning smoothies that won’t wake the whole house.
Touch controls
Touch controls on all Blendtec blenders make for easy cleaning. This eliminates the fussy chore of cleaning around buttons and knobs. More expensive Blendtec blenders have LED screens with slider controls that allow you to change speeds with a swipe of your finger.
Color options
In addition to the classic standbys — black, white and silver — some Blendtec blenders are also available in purple, red, turquoise, chartreuse or burgundy.
How much you can expect to spend on a Blendtec blender
Blendtec blenders are among the most expensive on the market. Expect to spend $230-$1,000.
Blendtec blender FAQ
Can you use a Blendtec blender instead of a food processor?
A. For some of the functions of your food processor, yes. Blendtec blenders offer powerful settings for making soups and sauces. They can even work as a coffee mill, a juicer and an ice cream maker. However, you’ll need to hang on to your food processor for slicing, dicing and shredding.
Are Blendtec blenders durable?
A. When you’re spending several hundred dollars for a blender, you want to make sure it lasts. All Blendtec blenders come with at least a two-year warranty. The most expensive models come with a 10-year warranty.
What’s the best Blendtec blender to buy?
Top Blendtec blender
Blendtec Commercial CONNOISSEUR 825
What you need to know: This sturdy and reliable blender will turn your home kitchen into a real professional kitchen.
What you’ll love: The power of this blender will allow you to blend anything into the smoothest cream. And it comes with two jars!
What you should consider: This is one of the best Blendtec blenders money can buy, and it’s a lot of money to buy it.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Blendtec blender for the money
What you need to know: This is the more affordable cousin of the Pro 800.
What you’ll love: Featuring a pulse setting and five speed controls, this classic blender is great for making soups and smoothies for the whole family. The jar is BPA-free and has a vented lid that latches securely.
What you should consider: Excessive noise was an issue for some users, as was uneven blending caused by air trapped between the blades.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Bed, Bath & Beyond and The Home Depot
Worth checking out
What you need to know: The push-button controls bring the price down but don’t compromise performance.
What you’ll love: This blender is powerful and easy to use, with a 3-horsepower motor and a light-up display. The jar is designed to disperse ingredients evenly, even if they are last-minute additions. It’s easy to clean and simple to operate.
What you should consider: Users noted this noisy blender jumps around a bit.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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| 2022-05-22T13:22:01Z
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LONDON, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As BusinessesForSale.com continues its research into the business buying market, 409 buyers from across the United States offer valuable insights into the ebb and flow of the buying market.
Data demonstrates that US buyers want ownership over their life, with financial independence and freedom being the key drivers for purchasing a business.
The survey shows that 47% of participants run their own business, while 38% are in full time employment.
"Our research shows that the pandemic has accelerated an appetite for change. There's a clear increase in first-time buyers entering the marketplace, as they want to be in charge of their work-life balance," says BusinessesForSale.com North America Director, Bruce Hakutizwi.
Popular businesses include gas stations with convenience stores, the automotive repair industry, hospitality, e-commerce, and software as a service (SaaS).
The survey also uncovers some unique interests like aerospace, aviation, golf courses and plant nurseries.
Likewise, 35% of participants are interested in buying an online business, attributed to the following advantages:
- Geographic flexibility
- Convenient and cost effective
- Ability to reach a larger market
- Optimized operations
The survey also shows that 11% of buyers are looking to purchase a business over US$2m, while 14% are looking for businesses valued between US$500K and US$1m.
Buyer also have cash on hand for deposits, with 18% of buyers having over US$500K, and 28% having between US$100K and US$250K.
Statistics demonstrate a close tie between first time buyers and experienced buyers. 51% of participants have bought a business before, and 49% of participants are new to the business buying market. First time buyers indicate that they are tired of working for someone else, and wish to pursue their dream of ownership, freedom and securing their future.
US buyers are focusing on long-term security, with entrepreneurs looking to invest in their quality of life, and business owners exploring new avenues of income and expansion.
For more information about how you can buy or sell a business, visit https://us.businessesforsale.com.
Other valuable information:
- BusinessesForSale.com is owned by Dynamis Ltd, a privately owned company based in London.
- BusinessesForSale.com is the world's leading platform for businesses for sale, with over 61,000 opportunities.
- The site connects buyers and sellers, seeing over 1.2 million visitors every month, including 80,000 monthly enquiries.
For further information about this topic, please contact Bruce Hakutizwi at bruceh@businessesforsale.com.
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| 2022-05-19T12:56:48Z
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican hopes to reclaim a crucial governor’s seat in swing-state Wisconsin this year long appeared to rest on Rebecca Kleefisch, a former TV news anchor who spent eight years as former Gov. Scott Walker’s heir apparent and vowed to continue his sharply conservative policies. Then a wealthy construction company owner jumped in, dumped $12 million of his own money into the race and won Donald Trump’s backing.
Now Tim Michels is in a competitive race against Kleefisch heading into Tuesday’s primary to decide who will face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in November.
The contest is part of a deepening proxy fight between Trump and his estranged former vice president, Mike Pence, who has thrown his support to Kleefisch. And it could ultimately have implications for 2024, when Trump has dangled the possibility of another White House bid and has shown his willingness to pressure elected officials, including those in Wisconsin, to overturn election results.
Michels has focused on shaping an outsider candidacy — bolstered by the Trump endorsement — while Kleefisch has embraced her establishment support as evidence that she’s a more reliable GOP choice.
Kleefisch and Michels have both questioned President Joe Biden’s victory over Trump in Wisconsin in 2020 — an outcome that has withstood recounts, lawsuits and reviews — but neither has taken up Trump’s pressure campaign to have those results decertified.
Kleefisch has called the 2020 election “rigged” but said she won’t consider decertification because “it’s not constitutionally possible.” Michels initially called decertifying Biden’s 2020 win in Wisconsin “not a priority” and then later said “everything will be on the table.”
Both Michels and Kleefisch want to do away with the current bipartisan commission that runs elections in the state.
A third Republican candidate for governor, state Rep. Tim Ramthun, has repeatedly called for decertification and made it the centerpiece of his longshot campaign.
Biden’s win in Wisconsin has withstood two partial recounts, numerous lawsuits, a nonpartisan audit and a review by a conservative law firm. Republican legislative leaders have repeatedly said decertification is impossible.
Kleefisch has racked up support not only from Pence, but also her former boss Walker, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, GOP leaders of the Legislature, 56 lawmakers, the state chamber of commerce, the Tavern League and a majority of the state’s county sheriffs.
“I am the one who is tested and proven and ready to go,” Kleefisch said after Pence touted her at a stop in suburban Milwaukee on Wednesday. “I am the one who has won statewide four times.”
Michels claims that he is “not a politician,” but he’s been a power player largely behind the scenes for decades and previously ran for U.S. Senate in 2004, losing to then-Sen. Russ Feingold. He’s been a regular donor to Republicans, including both Walker and Kleefisch.
“People want an outsider, people want a veteran, people want a businessman,” Michels said in a candidate debate.
Wisconsin is the third state where Pence and Trump have been on opposite sides in governor’s races that highlighted deep divisions about the GOP’s future. In Georgia, Pence-backed Gov. Brian Kemp thumped Trump’s choice, former Sen. David Perdue, by more than 50 percentage points. In Arizona’s governor primary, Trump-backed former TV news anchor Kari Lake and Pence-backed businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson were in a race that was too early to call on Thursday.
The territory that drew Pence and Kleefisch on Wednesday is the heart of Republican Wisconsin and home to the key suburban Milwaukee voters who will likely decide the fall election. It’s also Kleefisch’s home turf. Trump, whose support in the area declined from 2016 to 2020, planned his Friday rally for Michels just three miles from where Pence came for Kleefisch.
“There is no candidate for governor in America who is more capable, more experienced, or a more proven conservative than Rebecca Kleefisch,” Pence said in touting Kleefisch without mentioning Trump or Michels.
Kleefisch is a former Milwaukee television news anchor and teenage beauty pageant contestant who got into politics in 2010 and won a five-way primary for lieutenant governor. After Evers beat Walker in 2018, Kleefisch started laying the groundwork for her own run.
She has reminded Republicans about the fights she went through with Walker, when his proposal effectively ending collective bargaining led to massive protests in 2011 and eventually a failed attempt to recall both him and Kleefisch from office. This cycle, she has focused on issues like instituting a flat income tax, expanding school choice programs and investing more in law enforcement.
Michels co-owns the state’s largest construction company, Michels Corp., along with his brothers, and has spent nearly $1 million a week of his own money since getting into the race. Though he uses the Trump endorsement as evidence of his outsider status, he’s also backed by Wisconsin’s ultimate Republican political insider — four-term former Gov. Tommy Thompson, who briefly flirted with his own run.
Michels has stumbled at times.
He flip-flopped this week when asked whether he would back a Trump run in 2024, first refusing to say, then 24 hours later saying he would back Trump for president. At an earlier debate, he didn’t appear to know what DACA — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a highly contentious immigration program — stood for. And he’s faced criticism for purchasing $30 million in properties in New York and Connecticut between 2015 and 2020 and splitting time between Wisconsin and the East Coast, where his children attended and graduated from high school.
Michels’ positions on the boards of various transportation-related industry groups have caused him some heartburn, with Kleefisch seeking to tie him to those groups’ past support for raising the state gas tax. Michels says he opposes an increase.
He is also running ads taking a strong anti-immigrant position, even though he headed the board of directors of a transportation group that opposed an anti-immigrant bill that would have prevented companies that employ “illegal aliens” from getting state contracts.
While the Republicans battle, Evers has raised more than $11 million this year and is casting himself as the only block against Republicans who want to overhaul elections for the 2024 presidential campaign and keep in place an 1849 state law banning abortions. Both Kleefisch and Michels support the ban and the law, which is being challenged in court by Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul.
“I have a good record,” Evers said, highlighting the state’s 2.8% unemployment rate, increased funding for public schools, expanded rural broadband access, emphasis on repairing roads and a 15% cut in income taxes. “Let them bring it on.”
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NEW YORK, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Proud supporters of GrowNYC's mission to improve New York City's quality of life through environmental programs and sustainability, the New York Auto Show and Subaru of America donated all their exhibit plants and flowers from the 2022 Show to the organization. GrowNYC provides plants, and expertise, to neighborhood open space projects such as community gardens, schools, block associations, senior centers and churches.
"Every year the New York Auto Show works to recycle and repurpose its displays to reduce the impact on the environment as well as help others," said Mark Schienberg, president of the New York Auto Show.
"This year, with so many plants and flowers used in the Subaru display and in our Electric Vehicle Test Track we wanted to have them live on past the Show and it was incredibly rewarding to see so many green-fingered volunteers from across the city collecting them to beautify their neighborhoods and mark the arrival of spring in New York City," said Schienberg.
"Community gardening and local farming are both important steps in improving as well as bringing awareness to the creation of a more sustainable city and we thank Subaru and the New York Auto Show for their generous donation," said Mike Rezny, assistant director of Green Space Programs at GrowNYC.
"In addition to 25 community groups benefiting from the donated plants, more than 15 senior centers received indoor plants to bring joy to their residents," continued Rezny.
"As part of our Subaru Love Promise, Subaru and our retailers pledge to make a positive impact in the communities in which we live and work. Subaru is proud to donate the multitude of plants and trees used in our immersive national park display at the auto show to GrowNYC, ensuring these beautiful plants bring joy to communities throughout New York City," said Kerry Ann Nolan, Auto Shows and Events Manager, Subaru of America, Inc.
"We have a long history of environmentalism and our display featured recycled and sustainable materials wherever possible, so we of course jumped at the chance to give these plants a second life and give back to the local community," continued Nolan.
"Supporting so many community organizations as they help promote sustainability across New York City is a great thing to be a part of and it fits perfectly with Subaru and its dealers core values," said Mark Lacher, dealer principal Koeppel Subaru in New York City.
ABOUT GROWNYC
GrowNYC's mission is to improve New York City's quality of life through environmental programs that transform communities block by block and empower all New Yorkers to secure a clean and healthy environment for future generations. GrowNYC was originally created in 1970 as the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) and is now the largest and most established environmental organization in NYC with 3 million New Yorkers each year participating in GrowNYC programs.
ABOUT SUBARU OF AMERICA
As Kelley Blue Book's Most Trusted Brand for eight years running, Subaru of America is committed to building vehicles our customers can rely on while being a part of a greater good. From our Share the Love events that support numerous charitable organizations to funding we provide for nonprofit organizations in our communities across the country to our zero-landfill production plant, we are proud to say that Subaru is more than a car company.
ABOUT NEW YORK AUTO SHOW
The New York Auto Show is an awesome combination of new ideas, technological innovation, exceptional concept cars and nearly hundreds of the latest 2022/23 new cars and trucks. Founded in 1900, this year, North America's oldest and largest attended auto show dedicated 250,000 sq.ft. to electric vehicles for the hundreds of thousands of attendees that visited the show this year.
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TILOS, Greece (AP) — When deciding where to test green tech, Greek policymakers picked the remotest point on the map: tiny Tilos.
Providing electricity and basic services, and even access by ferry, are all a challenge for this island of just 500 year-round inhabitants. Its most recent problem has been dealing with plastic.
But authorities this week announced that more than 80% of Tilos’ trash is now being recycled. A landfill where untreated garbage was once buried in a hillside has been permanently closed.
The island has already been producing most of its own electricity since 2019, using a solar park and a wind turbine hooked up to trailer-sized batteries that maintain an uninterrupted supply.
S-shaped and slightly larger than Manhattan, Tilos is a far-flung member of an island chain in the southeast Aegean Sea, where most beaches are empty, goats roam next to centuries-old churches and the sawtooth mountains smell of wild oregano. Self reliance is a necessity here and a source of pride.
So is embracing technology.
At the main port, electric vehicles hum past tourists, transporting goods. Solar panels power bus stop information boards and a ramp that gives people with disabilities access to the sea.
Mayor Maria Kamma-Aliferi said Tilos’ dwindling population added urgency to making changes. “In the 1990s there were 270 people left on this island. There were very few births. The school was in danger of closing because it had so few kids ‒ I was one of them,” she said.
“And the island came close to being fully deserted.”
But the mayor stayed on the island and took university correspondence courses to put herself through business school and learn about public administration.
“We came close to the brink, and I think that is what motivates us now,” she said, standing at the site of the old landfill where flowers have now been planted.
With tourism in the Mediterranean set to rebound this summer after the worst of the pandemic, many Greek islands face an urgent strain on their resources: a lack of drinking water and a reliance on diesel to produce electricity as energy prices continue to soar.
Greece has about 200 populated islands, many of which still experience rolling blackouts in the summer and struggle to cope with overflowing landfills, normally hidden in the hills.
Tilos is expecting 30,000 visitors this summer, while the nearby island of Rhodes is set to receive more than 2 million by air alone.
Starting in December, Tilos piloted a home trash pickup scheme, with residents handed recycling kits and asked to wash and separate household waste.
“It’s working. We started with 10 houses and we’re now up to more than 400,” said Athanasios Polychronopoulos, who heads a Greek recycling firm, Polygreen, that offered the service for free, hoping to expand its model.
“This is an island community that’s open to change. It volunteered to take in refugees and held Greece’s first same-sex partnership ceremony. We had other options but we knew we had to start here,” he said.
The old landfill site has been replaced with a recycling plant where trash is separated on steel sorting tables to produce powdered glass, cement mix, compost fertilizer, compressed cardboard and paper drums, and plastic twine that an art gallery uses to make 3D printed couches and furniture.
The plant currently processes around 2 tons of waste per week, most of which is fully recycled. Roughly a third is composted, and 15% — classed as “non-recyclable” — is sterilized and shredded to be used in construction.
The company uses a proprietary app to prepare for incoming waste weighed at each house pickup. It has not released financial details of the scheme.
“We’re still making mistakes and learning,” Polychronopoulos said. “To our surprise, older people are the best at separating the waste. It makes sense, if you think about it: They can remember what things were like before there was plastic.”
Some residents can also remember when spotting a passing ship off the coast of Tilos was a rare sight. Rhodes is still two hours away by ferry; the Greek mainland is 15.
“We always wondered where all the plastic would go. And in the back of our minds we always felt we should do something about it,” says seaside restaurant owner Nikos Atsiknoudas.
Between meal prep, waiting tables and clearing them for new customers, staff tip everything into color-coded bins.
“It is extra work but no one can argue about the long-term benefit,” he says. “We have a lot of foreign visitors. They are more used to recycling than we are and they love it.”
Official visits to Tilos are rare and greeted with fanfare, with children in traditional costumes assembled at the harbor. The most recent was Greece’s energy and environment minister, Costas Skrekas, who arrived Tuesday with aides from the prime minister’s office to tour the new recycling plant.
“Our small islands face difficulties due to the distance from the mainland and the (environmental) burden from tourism,” he said after meeting schoolchildren at a recycling awareness class.
“Once again, the beautiful island of Tilos is a pioneer.”
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Together, Maritz Motivation and Bumped will enable Fortune 500 brands to offer their customers fractional shares of stock as part of their loyalty and rewards programs
ST. LOUIS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maritz Motivation, a leader in providing consumer and channel loyalty, today announced a new collaboration with Bumped, the fintech startup powering brands to reward their customers in stock. Maritz Motivation is the first loyalty channel provider to offer stock rewards via Bumped's platform, and will continue to move the industry beyond traditional rewards and into the next-generation of loyalty programs.
With a long history and proven track-record of reinventing the loyalty industry, Maritz Motivation is the first provider to bring a new reward category of stock rewards to the industry. Throughout the last 125 years, Maritz Motivation has led the market and shaped the way Fortune 500 consumer brands approach customer loyalty.
Together, Maritz Motivation and Bumped will power consumer brands to reward their customers in fractional shares of stock and democratize the stock market creating greater financial equity.
"Our decision to work with Bumped to drive the next innovation in the loyalty industry was a no-brainer for Maritz Motivation. Both being first-to-market in our respective industries, we understand what it means to disrupt a space and deliver a product that drives change," said Cindy Willis, Senior Rewards Product Manager of Maritz Motivation. "We believe that stock rewards are the next frontier in loyalty and have the power to not only do good for the businesses that adopt them but for customers and their financial wellness, too. It's super-charging loyalty behaviors."
With more than $48 trillion unspent loyalty points globally, it is clear that the opportunity exists to further evolve the traditional and transactional way of loyalty and drive greater results and behaviors brands strive for. In fact, according to recent findings 45% of loyalty program accounts are currently inactive, meaning consumers aren't tracking, redeeming, or engaging with the program.
When it comes to capturing the attention of the modern consumers, brands need to rethink their loyalty programs and look to new rewards that offer customers greater meaning and value beyond a transaction. According to a recent Bumped survey, nearly 90% of consumers believe that ownership is more exciting than traditional rewards such as points, cash-back, and air miles.
"Once again, Maritz Motivation is the first to broad market with groundbreaking innovation in loyalty, incentives, employee recognition and rewards," said David Nelsen, CEO and Founder of Bumped. "They understand both our mission to create an ownership economy, and the win-win nature of bringing a new loyalty mechanism to market that supports financial wellness while driving incredible results for the business."
About Maritz Motivation
Maritz Motivation creates, manages and delivers programs that help clients meet their business goals. Their employee recognition, sales incentives and loyalty programs reach people all over the world, and are purposefully designed to influence the behavior of the people who matter most to their clients' businesses.
About Bumped
Bumped is a fintech company on a mission to create an ownership economy. Their platform provides the embedded brokerage and technology for brands, financial institutions, and loyalty service providers to deliver ownership to their customers. Bumped helps partners reward loyal customers with financial wellness, increase connection, and drive revenue. Learn more and say hello at bumped.com.
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The Bumped app and website are operated by Bumped, Inc. Brokerage services are provided by Bumped Financial LLC, member FINRA /SIPC. More about Bumped Financial LLC on FINRA's FINRA BrokerCheck website.
Investing in securities involves risk, including possible loss of principal: Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value. Nothing here should be construed as an offer to purchase or sell securities.
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- David Knight, a Successful Technology and Operations Executive Appointed as Interim CEO to Lead the Corporate Transition -
DALLAS, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- COMSovereign Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: COMS) ("COMSovereign" or the "Company"), a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE Advanced and 5G Communication Systems and Solutions today announced that the Board of Directors of COMSovereign has accepted the resignation of co-founder, Chairman and CEO Daniel Hodges, effective September 1, 2022. The Board has also concurrently accepted the resignation of co-founder, President and Board member John Howell, effective on September 1, 2022.
The Board has been reviewing CEO candidates and has appointed David Knight as interim CEO until a formal selection is made.
David Knight, a seasoned and successful technology and operations executive, has been appointed by the Board to replace Dan Hodges. Mr. Knight has been advising COMSovereign over the past several months. David has led turnarounds and transformations of multiple technology and services companies. He previously served as CEO of Dispersive Holdings, a cybersecurity company based in Atlanta, GA and was CEO of Federos (acquired by Oracle). Earlier, Mr. Knight held senior management positions at Motorola, SEI and at Micromuse where he was responsible for the acquisition and integration of over $200 million in subsidiaries and partnerships prior to the firm's purchase by IBM. He holds a master's degree in management from Northwestern's Kellogg School and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Valparaiso University.
COMSovereign's Board of Directors issued the following statement, "We thank Dan and John for their work in creating COMSovereign and its compelling vision of an American-made wireless technology company built on significant intellectual property, critical enabling technologies, and unique core capabilities. The impacts of COVID, supply chain disruptions and chip shortages have created substantial challenges in achieving the Company's goals and creating shareholder value so we must refocus the business under new leadership so it can deliver on its potential. Through the work of David Knight and our highly engaged Board of Directors, we are committed to moving the Company forward into a new phase, returning the business to the basics of customer engagement, increasing revenues and profitability so it can deliver benefit to all COMSovereign stakeholders."
In connection with the management changes underway within the Company, the Board has accepted the proposed recommendation for the establishment of a Transition team. This Transition team will be working with management and under the direction of David Knight to refocus the business on its core strength in 4G and 5G wireless connectivity solutions. The team continues to drastically reduce overhead costs and seeks to divest non-core assets while reshaping sales efforts and making production improvements.
COMSovereign Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: COMS) offers a portfolio of advanced communications technology for connectivity across private and public networks. Through its core strategic acquisitions and internal research and development efforts, COMSovereign has built a U.S.-based communications solution provider to deliver 4G LTE Advanced and 5G-NR telecom solutions to network operators, enterprises, and governments. For more information about COMSovereign, please visit www.COMSovereign.com.
Certain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that reflect management's current expectations, assumptions, and estimates of future performance and economic conditions, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believe," "expects," "may," "looks to," "will," "should," "plan," "intend," "on condition," "target," "see," "potential," "estimates," "preliminary," or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussion of strategy or goals or other future events, circumstances, or effects. Moreover, forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions and chip shortages, the ability of Management and Board to reduce overhead, divest non-core assets, improve production, and file all required financial statements including its quarterly financial reports on SEC Form 10-Q. Further information relating to factors that may impact the Company's results and forward-looking statements are disclosed in the Company's filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation, other than imposed by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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TAIPEI, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its consolidated revenues for June at NT$30.94 billion, marking an eight-year high over the same period, with growth of 3.1% year-on-year (YoY) and 39.5% month-on-month (MoM). Consolidated revenues for the first half (H1) summed up at NT$150.72 billion, which was flattish with 0.4% decline YoY. The company also managed to continuously reduce overall inventory levels.
Business highlights year-on-year include:
- Desktop PC business revenue grew 9.3% in June, 2.9% in Q2, and 15.4% in H1
- Gaming business [1] revenue grew 25.7% in June, declined by 12.3% in Q2, and grew 4.9% in H1
Acer's seven public subsidiaries have all announced their Q2 2022 revenues with an overall growth of 31.9% YoY. On top of their strong business growth, Acer's strategy to build multiple business engines is gaining good momentum.
- Acer Gaming Inc. revenue in Q2 grew 42.9% YoY
- Acer Gadget Inc. revenue in Q2 grew 25.1% YoY
- MPS Energy Inc. revenue in Q2 grew 63.4% YoY
- Altos Computing Inc. revenue in Q2 grew 59.0% YoY
- AcerPure Inc. revenue in Q2 grew 70.7% YoY
The businesses other than PCs and displays contributed to 21.1% of total Q2 revenues.
[1] Acer's gaming related products and businesses
About Acer
Founded in 1976, Acer is one of the world's top ICT companies with a presence in more than 160 countries. As Acer evolves with the industry and changing lifestyles, it is focused on enabling a world where hardware, software and services will fuse with one another, creating ecosystems and opening up new possibilities for consumers and businesses alike. Acer's 7,500 employees are dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of products and solutions that break barriers between people and technology. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.
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27 prolific film producers of the 21st century
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27 prolific film producers of the 21st century
Movie stars, along with some directors, have the most recognizable names when it comes to film. Even though the producer, or a team of producers, does some of the most crucial work bringing a movie to the screen from start to completion, they aren’t often household names.
The producer, or production team, organizes every aspect of getting a film made, from script development to funding to shooting to distribution. That’s why a movie’s main producers get nominated when a movie is up for a Best Picture Academy Award—they’re the ones who led the team that made it happen.
To spotlight some of Hollywood’s most prolific producers, Giggster researched the most film producers of the 21st century and highlighted 27 across different genres, budgets, and corners of the film industry with at least 10 feature credits to their names. To count, the film had to credit the producer as either a producer or executive producer.
Read on for the producers with the most credits who are also behind some of the most popular and critically important movies of the past two decades. You’ll be surprised by the range of projects these producers had their hands in creating.
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Jason Blum
Jason Blum produced both of writer-director Jordan Peele’s acclaimed horror smashes, “Get Out” and “Us.” One of Blum’s first producing hits was the 2007 found-footage horror film “Paranormal Activity”; he’s since produced the seven films in the franchise through 2021. His significant films in the past decade include “Whiplash,” “Blackkklansman,” “The Invisible Man,” and “The Hunt.”
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Barbara Broccoli
Barbara Broccoli has produced all of the modern James Bond movies, starting with 1995’s “GoldenEye,” when the iconic role of 007 transferred from Timothy Dalton to Pierce Brosnan. Broccoli’s family owns Eon, the production company behind the majority of films in the franchise since 1962’s “Dr. No.” In 2006, the Bond role went to Daniel Craig in “Casino Royale,” who held it through the 2021 box office hit “No Time to Die.”
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Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerry Bruckheimer’s highly influential producer credits include the 1980s hits “Flashdance” and “Top Gun,” each with chart-topping pop songs adding to the films’ cultural splashes. In the 1990s Bruckheimer teamed with director Michael Bay, producing stylish action films like 1995’s “Bad Boys,” through its third franchise installment in 2020. Bruckheimer’s biggest hits throughout the 2000s and 2010s are the five ride-based Disney blockbusters making up the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.
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John Davis
John Davis produced every installment from the popular “Predator” film franchise since 1987, including 2022’s “Prey.” Davis’ other production credits include comic strip-inspired films such as the “Garfield” films and 2010’s “Marmaduke,” along with family fare such as “Eragon,” “Mr. Popper’s Penguins,” and “Ferdinand.” Davis has also often worked with comedian Eddie Murphy, having produced “Daddy Day Care,” “Norbit,” and 2019’s “Dolemite Is My Name.”
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Denise Di Novi
Denise Di Novi has notably produced film adaptations based on Nicholas Sparks’ novels such as “Nights in Rodanthe” and 2012’s “The Lucky One.” Di Novi also often produces movies with strong female-centered plots including the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” films and the 1994 and 2019 “Little Women” adaptations. She also produced the cult hit “Heathers” in 1989 and several Tim Burton films such as “Edward Scissorhands” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
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Lauren Shuler Donner
Lauren Shuler Donner produced the hugely popular “Free Willy” franchise as well as iconic romcoms like 1980’s “Pretty in Pink” and 1998’s “You’ve Got Mail.” However, her most prominent producing credit is with the “X-Men” film franchise; Donner produced “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Deadpool,” as well as other major films of the series.
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Megan Ellison
Megan Ellison produces award-winning films, helming critically acclaimed movies that have broad appeal, including “Booksmart” and “House of Gucci.” She’s received four Academy Award Best Picture nominations for “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Her,” “American Hustle,” and “Phantom Thread.” Ellison also produced Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Miranda July’s “Kajillionaire.”
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Kevin Feige
Kevin Feige, the producer behind the Marvel Universe franchise, is responsible for steering some of the most popular films of all time, including 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” and 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” He also received a Best Picture Oscar nomination for “Black Panther.”
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David Fenkel and Daniel Katz
David Fenkel and Daniel Katz started the production company A24 in 2013, which is known for financing celebrated independent films like award-winners “Moonlight” and “Lady Bird.” The company also offers thrillers such as “Uncut Gems,” in which comedian Adam Sandler stars against type. A24 is also the banner and distributor for innovative, standout horror hits “Hereditary” and “Midsommar.”
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Dede Gardner
Dede Gardner produces critically acclaimed films with social justice themes such as “The Normal Heart,” which focuses on AIDS activism, and “Selma,” set during the civil rights movement. Gardner also produced such riveting dramas as “Minari,” “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and “Okja.” Gardner won Best Picture Oscars for producing “12 Years a Slave” and “Moonlight.”
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Aaron and Brenda Gilbert
Aaron and Brenda Gilbert are a married team based in Vancouver, Canada, who started Bron Studio in 2010, a company that both finances and produces renowned films often focused on stories that diverge from mainstream action fare. Among their productions include “Bombshell” and “Pieces of a Woman,” which focuses on the experiences of women and garnered acting award nominations for their respective stars. The Gilberts also produced a number of films focused on the stories and experiences of Black people such as “Respect,” “Queen & Slim,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” and “Fences.”
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Dana Goldberg
Early in her career, Dana Goldberg produced commercial hits like “Happy Feet” and “I Am Legend.” After taking the helm at Skydance, she’s produced movies in both the “Mission: Impossible” and “Star Trek” film franchises starting in the 2010s. She’s also produced big-budget action tentpoles of the “Transformers” and “Terminator” series as well as science fiction actioners like “The Tomorrow War” and “The Old Guard.”
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Nina Jacobson
Nina Jacobson shepherds bestselling book adaptations to the screen. She’s the producer behind the hugely popular “Crazy Rich Asians” and its upcoming sequels, which are based on the novel trilogy by author Kevin Kwan. Jacobson also produced the movie adaptations for the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book franchise and helmed the novel adaptations of “The Hunger Games,” starring Jennifer Lawrence as the rebel heroine in a fascist dystopia.
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Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy has produced some of the most popular movies of all time, having teamed with Steven Spielberg and helmed Lucasfilm. One of her first production credits was for “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” Kennedy’s earlier hits were “Jurassic Park” and “The Sixth Sense,” and since 2000, such blockbusters as “War of the Worlds” and the “Star Wars” films. She’s also produced several equine-centered films including “War Horse,” “Seabiscuit,” and “The Young Black Stallion.”
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Charles D. King
Since working as executive producer for 2016’s “Fences,” Charles D. King has produced such films as “Mudbound,” “Sorry to Bother You,” “Just Mercy,” and “Harriet.” He founded Macro, a company that centers on producing stories by and about people of color. King also produced “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the first Best Picture Oscar nominee with an all-Black team of producers.
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Laurie MacDonald
As a producer with both Dreamworks and Amblin Entertainment until 2008, Laurie MacDonald helmed acclaimed films such as “Gladiator” and “Minority Report.” She also produced the blockbuster “Men in Black” franchise as well as popular horror films like “The Ring,” “The Ring Two,” and “Rings.” MacDonald is also known for award-winning, acclaimed films such as 2020’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and the 2018 documentary “Free Solo.”
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Frank Marshall
Frank Marshall has a storied career as a producer, with early credits including the Indiana Jones picture, “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and “Poltergeist.” Marshall, who is the husband to producer Kathleen Kennedy (who also makes this list), often partners with Steven Spielberg. Since the 2000s, Marshall has acted as executive producer for the “Jason Bourne” franchise, and produced the latest “Jurassic Park” franchise films, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and 2022’s “Jurassic World Dominion.”
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Adam McKay
Producer Adam McKay received a Best Movie Oscar nomination for Netflix’s 2021 star-studded satire “Don’t Look Up,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep, among other powerhouses. McKay got his start as a producer with the comedy “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” and went on to produce comedies like “Step Brothers,” “Anchorman II” and “Bachelorette.”
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Mary Parent
Mary Parent produced two of the most popular films of 2021 including the award-winning “Dune” and the box office hit “Godzilla vs. Kong.” Parent has produced the “Godzilla” reboots since 2014 and has also shepherded popular children’s films such as 2015’s “SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” and “Detective Pikachu.” Her first producer credit came with the 1996 heist drama “Set It Off.”
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Tyler Perry
Starting with 2005’s “Diary of a Mad Black Woman,” most of Tyler Perry’s highly popular films center on the recurring character Madea, inspired by both Perry’s mother and aunt. He also writes, directs, and stars in the films he produces, often playing multiple roles. Perry’s films are strong box office draws, despite being panned by critics. Perry, who produced 2009’s critically acclaimed drama “Precious,” opened his own production company, Tyler Perry Studios, in 2019.
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Martin Scorsese
Director Martin Scorsese occasionally produces films he directs such as “The Aviator,” “Shutter Island,” and “The Wolf of Wall Street,” each starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and 2019’s “The Irishman.” The acclaimed director often acts as executive producer for independent projects such as 2018’s “Diane,” starring Mary Kay Place in a carefully observed drama, and director Joanna Hogg’s arty films, “The Souvenir” and “The Souvenir: Part II.”
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Stacey Sher
Stacey Sher often works with auteur directors, including Quentin Tarantino on films such as 1994’s “Pulp Fiction,” “Django Unchained,” and “The Hateful Eight.” Sher also produced the Steven Soderbergh-directed dramas “Out of Sight,” “Erin Brockovich,” and the pandemic drama “Contagion.”
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Jenno Topping
Jenno Topping is best known for producing the acclaimed award winners “Hidden Figures” and “Ford v Ferrari.” She also produced “The Greatest Showman” and several films in the “Planet of the Apes” reboot. She got her start with the two “Charlie’s Angels” films in the early 2000s, and also worked on romance dramas “Country Strong,” “Catch and Release,” and “The Mountain Between Us.”
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Guillermo del Toro
Director Guillermo del Toro also writes and produces films with a distinctive, often surreal and expressionist visual style. He recently directed and produced 2021’s “Nightmare Alley” and is also known for producing horror films such as “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Crimson Peak,” as well as the stylish noir fantasy “The Shape of Water,” which claimed 2018’s Best Picture title at the Academy Awards.
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Christine Vachon
Christine Vachon is the producer behind independent films with strong female characters and themes around gender identity such as “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Carol,” and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” She also produced director Todd Haynes’ films “I’m Not There” and “Far From Heaven.” Recently she produced the gripping and innovative drama “First Reformed.”
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TUCSON, Ariz., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEYE) (the "Company"), the industry-leading digital accessibility platform delivering website accessibility compliance to businesses of all sizes, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has authorized the repurchase of up to $3 million of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock expiring on June 30, 2024. The Company intends to fund the stock repurchase program with working capital and cash from operations.
"We remain committed to strategically deploying capital that will drive the greatest value for stockholders. This stock repurchase program reflects the strength of our business and our confidence in our future cash flow," said David Moradi, CEO at AudioEye.
The Company may repurchase stock from time to time in open market transactions or through privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws and other applicable legal requirements. The timing and amounts of any purchases under the stock repurchase program will be based on market conditions and other factors, including price. The stock repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or particular number of shares of stock.
About AudioEye
AudioEye is an industry-leading digital accessibility platform delivering ADA and WCAG compliance at scale. By combining easy-to-use technology and subject matter expertise, AudioEye helps companies and content creators solve every aspect of web accessibility—from finding and resolving issues to navigating legal compliance, to ongoing monitoring and upkeep. Trusted by the FCC, ADP, SSA, Samsung, and others, AudioEye delivers automated remediations and continuous monitoring for accessibility issues without making fundamental changes to website architecture, source code, or browser-based tools. Join us on our mission to eradicate barriers to digital access, visit www.audioeye.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this press release or regarding the stock repurchase program about AudioEye's expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, prospects, financial condition, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as "believe", "anticipate", "should", "confident", "intend", "plan", "will", "expects", "estimates", "projects", "positioned", "strategy", "outlook" and similar words. You should read the statements that contain these types of words carefully. Such forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the source of funds to be used to repurchase any shares under the program, future cash flows of the Company, anticipated contributions from new sales channels, long-term growth prospects, opportunities in the digital accessibility industry, our revenue and ARR guidance, and our expectation of investments in marketing and sales. These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including the variability of AudioEye's revenue and financial performance; risks associated with our new platform, sales channels and offerings; product development and technological changes; the acceptance of AudioEye's products in the marketplace by existing and potential future customers; competition; inherent uncertainties and costs associated with litigation; general economic conditions; and uncertainties regarding the impact on our business and the overall economy from the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. These and other risks are described more fully in AudioEye's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be events in the future that AudioEye is not able to predict accurately or over which AudioEye has no control. Forward-looking statements reflect management's view as of the date of this press release, and AudioEye urges you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. AudioEye does not undertake any obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect events or uncertainties.
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HONG KONG, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from chinadaily.com.cn:
President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Here are some of the highlights:
On progress, democracy since return to China
Over the past 25 years, Hong Kong has enjoyed robust economic growth and maintained its status as a global financial, shipping and trade center.
Hong Kong has fostered a rapidly-growing innovation and technology sector and built a world-class business environment.
Moreover, Hong Kong's pre-existing laws have been preserved and developed, and its society has remained stable as a whole.
Hong Kong has enjoyed true democracy since its return to the motherland. The democratic system of the HKSAR, which conforms to the "one country, two systems" policy and Hong Kong's constitutional status, is conducive to safeguarding the democratic rights of Hong Kong residents and maintaining prosperity and stability in Hong Kong.
On 'one country, two systems'
The practice of "one country, two systems" has achieved success in Hong Kong recognized by all.
"One country, two systems" has been tested and proved time and again, and there is no reason to change such a good system and it must be adhered to over the long run.
Upholding national sovereignty, security and development interests is the paramount principle in the policy. On the basis of this prerequisite, Hong Kong and Macao maintain their capitalist system over the long run and enjoy a high degree of autonomy.
On 'patriots administering Hong Kong'
To keep the power to administer the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region firmly in the hands of patriots is essential for safeguarding the long-term stability and security of Hong Kong. "At no time should this principle be allowed to be compromised."
On central authorities' overall jurisdiction
It is imperative to ensure both overall jurisdiction by the central authorities and a high degree of autonomy in the SAR.
The central authorities exercise overall jurisdiction over the SAR, which constitutes the source of a high degree of autonomy in the SAR; at the same time, the central authorities fully respect and firmly safeguard the high degree of autonomy enjoyed by the SAR as enshrined in law.
On the future
Hong Kong is in a new stage of transitioning from chaos to order and to greater prosperity, and the next five years will be crucial for Hong Kong to break new ground and launch a new take-off.
The central government fully supports Hong Kong in maintaining its unique status on a long-term basis.
The central government fully supports Hong Kong in consolidating its role as an international financial, shipping and trade center, in maintaining its free, open and sound business environment, in retaining its common law system, and in expanding smooth and convenient linkages with the rest of the world.
The central government fully supports Hong Kong in aligning with national development strategies, developing more extensive and closer exchanges and cooperation with the world, advancing reforms in an active and prudent manner and fully unleashing the enormous creativity and development vitality of Hong Kong society.
With the strong support of the motherland and the solid implementation of "one country, two systems," Hong Kong will achieve even greater accomplishments.
On improving governance of HKSAR
Enhancing the system and capacity for governance and boosting its efficacy is of pressing importance for the development of the HKSAR.
The sixth-term government of the HKSAR should live up to people's expectations and give top priority to meeting the aspirations of the whole community, especially ordinary people.
More efforts should be made to help young people in Hong Kong overcome difficulties in education, employment, business start-up and home-buying, and more opportunities should be created for them to grow and shine.
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Lawrence Township road superintendent resigns
The Repository
Lawrence Township trustees
Tuesday meeting
KEY ACTION: Acknowledged the receipt of a resignation letter from Road Superintendent Jeremy Rohr.
DISCUSSION: Trustees were clearly surprised by Rohr’s unexpected resignation, effective July 15. In his letter, Rohr thanked Trustees Michael Stevens and Keith Blowers for their support during the time he has served in the job. There was no mention of the third board member, Trustee Sean Roseman, in the letter.
Rohr was promoted to interim road superintendent in November upon the termination of Chuck Kull and named to the post in January.
OTHER ACTION:
- Approved purchase orders for $170,000 to Melway Paving Co. for the chip and seal program and $60,000 to various vendors for road materials.
- Declared as obsolete a 2014 Ford utility vehicle that has been used for parts for other police vehicles and agreed to dispose of it.
- Scheduled a work session for 4 p.m. Aug. 1 at the township administration building to discuss the tax budget, which will be used to determine a more precise estimate of revenues and expenditures for 2023.
- Set a Park Board meeting for 6 p.m. July 11 at the township park. All interested parties are invited to attend as there are more seats available on the Park Board, said Blowers.
UP NEXT: Will meet in person and via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. July 11 at the township administration building.
Joan Porter
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Which Arris modem is best?
There are plenty of options when it comes to internet connections, but you don’t have to use the default hardware bundled with your subscription. The routers and access points your provider supplies are often inadequate, leading to dead Wi-Fi coverage or slow download speeds.
This is where an Arris modem, such as the Arris Surfboard G36 Multi-Gigabit Cable Modem and Wi-Fi Router, can make all the difference. You simply attach your cable connection to the modem, and the built-in Wi-Fi function spreads the signal throughout your home.
What to know before you buy an Arris modem
Ensure that it’s compatible
Unlike other routers or traditional Wi-Fi devices, you must ensure that you get an Arris modem compatible with your internet service provider. For example, the SB82000 is compatible with 17 ISPs while the T25 is only compatible with one provider. Whether a modem will work depends on the speed and technology used by the ISP.
The best option is a cable and Wi-Fi combination
Depending on your home setup, you probably received a modem with your connection. These often don’t have Wi-Fi capabilities or are woefully inadequate. An Arris cable and Wi-Fi combination replaces your current setup by having two devices built into one gadget. The cable connection comes in, and the Wi-Fi pushes it to mobile devices. If you already have a good-quality Wi-Fi router, an Arris cable modem can improve the speeds your ISP supplies.
Consider your internet speed
It’s great when you go for the fastest available technology, but not only does the modem need to be compatible with your ISP, it also needs to be in line with your expected internet speed. Getting a modem that accommodates faster speeds than your connection is much better than getting a modem that can only handle half of that.
What to look for in a quality Arris modem
Easy setup
The last thing you want to do when you get a new modem is to struggle. Setup should be relatively easy. A good-quality Arris modem comes with detailed instructions on how to set it up, where to place it for optimum coverage and which additional equipment you may need.
Ethernet ports for stable connections
Wi-Fi can notoriously be spotty sometimes, and the best way around that is an Ethernet cable. A good-quality Arris modem has multiple ports so you can hard-wire a gaming console, computer or smart TV to the connection. Often you also find that internet speeds are much faster over an Ethernet cable than through Wi-Fi.
So look for a modem that has at least two Ethernet ports compatible with your internet connection’s speed. For example, the G36 has one port of 2.5 gigabits per second and four ports capable of 1 gigabit per second.
Mobile app for monitoring
When something doesn’t seem right, you don’t want to sit in front of a computer diagnosing the problem. It’s far more convenient if you have a mobile app at your fingertips to quickly see what the problem is. All Arris Surfboard modems are compatible with the Manager App where you can keep track of connected devices, enable parental controls and test the speed of your Wi-Fi.
How much you can expect to spend on an Arris modem
The price depends on the modem’s technology and additional functions. An entry-level cable modem that doesn’t have built-in Wi-Fi costs $80-$90, while a Wi-Fi and modem combination costs $150-$250.
Arris modem FAQ
Why are some modems labeled as DOCSIS?
A. Any Arris modem labeled this way uses Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification technology. This is a standard used by cable providers for the highest internet speeds.
Why would you want to buy an Arris modem?
A. The default modem that comes with your internet package is usually not good enough, especially after a few years. Also, when you cancel your service, you usually have to return the modem. Buying an Arris modem ensures that you get the latest connectivity technology — and you get to keep it.
What’s the best Arris modem to buy?
Top Arris modem
What you need to know: This cable modem is an excellent all-in-one solution as it has a built-in Wi-Fi transmitter and a super-fast 2.6-gigabit per second Ethernet port.
What you’ll love: Compatible with DOCSIS technology, the modem can easily handle combined download speeds of 6.5 Gbps. There are four additional Ethernet ports on the back, and the Wi-Fi can reach speeds of 3 Gbps.
What you should consider: While it will work with Spectrum and Xfinity, it isn’t compatible with AT&T, Verizon or CenturyLink.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Arris modem for the money
What you need to know: If you need a faster modem that doesn’t have built-in Wi-Fi, this gadget can reach up to 800 megabits per second.
What you’ll love: It has one 1 Gbps Ethernet port and is easy to set up through the Surfboard mobile app. It’s perfect for smaller homes that don’t require the far-reaching signals of a dedicated Wi-Fi router.
What you should consider: The modem doesn’t support cable digital voice services.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This is an excellent choice if your internet speed is below 2 Gbps.
What you’ll love: It doesn’t have built-in Wi-Fi capabilities but it has two Ethernet ports at the back that are capable of reaching 1 Gbps. There are helpful indicator lights on the front to monitor your network activity.
What you should consider: It doesn’t support cable digital voice services and isn’t compatible with AT&T, Verizon or CenturyLink.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Uber Technologies, Inc. ("Uber" or the "Company") (NYSE: UBER). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Uber and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On July 11, 2022, The Guardian published an exposé based on a leak of 124,000 internal documents that "revealed the inside story of how the tech giant Uber louted laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied governments during its aggressive global expansion." Among other news, The Guardian reported that "[d]uring the fierce global backlash [to Uber's expansion], the data shows how Uber tried to show up support by discreetly courting prime ministers, presidents, billionaires, oligarchs and media barons" and that "[l]eaked messages suggest Uber executives were at the same time under no illusions about the company's law-breaking, with one executive joking they had become 'pirates' and another conceding: 'We're just [expletive deleted] illegal.'"
On this news, Uber's stock price fell $1.15 per share, or 5.15%, to close at $21.19 per share on July 11, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A superyacht that American authorities say is owned by a Russian oligarch previously sanctioned for alleged money laundering has been seized by law enforcement in Fiji, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday.
A judge in Fiji earlier in the week permitted U.S. authorities to seize the yacht Amadea — worth $325 million — but also put his order temporarily on hold while defense lawyers mounted a challenge.
The Justice Department said authorities in Fiji, acting at the request of the United States, have now served a search warrant freezing the yacht, which had earlier been prevented from leaving the South Pacific nation.
American officials say the 348-foot vessel belongs to Suleiman Kerimov, an economist and former Russian politician who was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2018 and has faced further censure from Canada, Europe, Britain and other nations after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Kerimov made a fortune investing in Russian gold producer Polyus, with Forbes magazine putting his net worth at $14.5 billion.
Defense lawyers had claimed the yacht actually belonged to another Russian oligarch.
In an application in support of the search warrant, an FBI agent wrote that there was probable cause to believe that Kerimov had owned the Amadea since 2021. The vessel, which is flagged in the Cayman Islands, had turned off its automated information system on Feb. 24, which is the day Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
The Justice Department said the seizure was coordinated by its KleptoCapture task force, which was created in March to seize assets belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarchs. In April, the Justice Department seized a 254-foot yachtin Spain owned by an oligarch, Viktor Vekselberg, with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a statement, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the latest seizure “should make clear that there is no hiding place for the assets of individuals who violate U.S. laws. And there is no hiding place for the assets of criminals who enable the Russian regime.”
The Justice Department said the yacht is now in Lautoka, Fiji.
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RADNOR, Pa., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Oscar Health, Inc. (Oscar) (NYSE: OSCR). The action charges Oscar with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of Oscar's materially misleading statements to the public, Oscar investors have suffered significant losses.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR OSCAR LOSSES. YOU CAN ALSO CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK OR COPY AND PASTE IN YOUR BROWSER: https://www.ktmc.com/new-cases/oscar-health-inc?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=oscar_health&utm_campaign=oscr&mktm=r
TO VIEW OUR VIDEO, PLEASE CLICK HERE
LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: JULY 11, 2022
CLASS PERIOD: PURSUANT AND/OR TRACEABLE TO OSCAR'S MARCH 2021 IPO THROUGH MAY 12, 2022
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR RIGHTS:James Maro, Esq. (484) 270-1453 or Toll Free (844) 887-9500 or Email at info@ktmc.com
Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
In March, 2021, Oscar conducted its IPO, selling 36,391,946 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $39.00 per share. Oscar received net proceeds of approximately $1.3 billion from the IPO.
On August 12, 2021, Oscar disclosed that its Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) for the second quarter of 2021 was 82.4%, an increase of 2170 basis points year-over year, claiming that the increase was primarily driven by meaningfully lower utilization in 2Q20 as a result of COVID-19, as well as higher COVID-19 testing and treatment costs. Oscar also disclosed that its net loss for the quarter was $73.1 million, an increase of $32.1 million year-over-year.
Then, on November 10, 2021, Oscar disclosed that its third quarter 2021 MLR increased 920 basis points year-over-year, to 99.7%. Oscar claimed, again, that the MLR increase was primarily driven by higher net COVID costs, as well as several other purported reasons. Oscar also disclosed that its net loss for the quarter was $212.7 million, an increase of $133.6 million year-over-year.
Following this news, Oscar's share price fell $4.05 per share, or 24.5%, to close at $12.47 per share on November 11, 2021. At the time of the filing of the complaint, Oscar stock has traded as low as $5.76 per share, a more than 85% decline from the $39.00 per share IPO price.
Oscar investors may, no later than July 11, 2022 seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages Oscar investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. The complaint in this action was not filed by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com.
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James Maro, Jr., Esq.
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Saturday forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely
Severe weather possible Sunday night
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely across northeast Kansas through the afternoon. The rain may be moderate to heavy at times, but severe weather is not expected today. Highs will be in the 70s with a breezy south wind at 10 to 20 mph. A break from the rain is expected this evening, but another round of thunderstorms is possible late tonight with additional heavy rainfall.
After a few remnant showers early tomorrow morning, most of Sunday should be dry with a mix of clouds and sunshine. Temperatures will be warmer with highs in the mid-upper 80s. By late Sunday evening, a complex of storms is forecast to dive southeast out of Nebraska. Widespread thunderstorms are likely Sunday night, some of which could be severe with damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph.
A break from the rain is expected on Monday before additional chances for showers and storms return by Monday night and Tuesday. With repeated rounds of heavy rainfall over the next several days, localized flooding may become a concern.
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 76F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Low 63F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Sunday: Slight chance of a remnant thunderstorm early in the morning, then partly cloudy. High 84F. Wind: S at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Sunday Night: Thunderstorms likely. Some storms could be severe with high winds. Low 64F. Chance of rain 70%.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 82F. Winds NW at 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: Slight chance of thunderstorms during the morning, then partly cloudy. High 79F. Winds E at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
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Additional financing secured at an attractive fixed rate to fund continued growth of leased fleet
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) ("Greenbrier"), a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets, today announced that its Greenbrier Leasing subsidiary has entered a new $150 million term loan to finance the continued growth of its leasing fleet. The new loan is non-recourse to Greenbrier, matures in July 2027 and has terms similar to Greenbrier Leasing's term loan completed in August 2021. Half of the loan amount was drawn at closing and the remaining balance is expected to be utilized in the next six months.
Lorie Tekorius, Chief Executive Officer & President said, "Liquidity in the current economic environment aligns with our leasing strategy and supports Greenbrier's broader goal to grow the services business. I would like to thank our banking group for their ongoing support of Greenbrier through this transaction. Importantly, interest rates on Greenbrier's long-term debt are fixed at attractive levels, with no material debt maturities until 2026. Strong liquidity, combined with our new railcar backlog valued at $3.6 billion as of May 31, 2022, and continued high lease fleet utilization, positions Greenbrier well to navigate current macroeconomic conditions."
About Greenbrier
Greenbrier, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures, Greenbrier designs, builds and markets freight railcars and marine barges in North America, Europe and Brazil. We are a leading provider of freight railcar wheel services, parts, maintenance and retrofitting services in North America through our rail services business unit. Greenbrier manages 421,000 railcars and offers railcar management, regulatory compliance services and leasing services to railroads and other railcars owners in North America. GBX Leasing (GBXL) is a special purpose subsidiary that owns and manages a portfolio of leased railcars that originate primarily from Greenbrier's manufacturing operations. GBXL and Greenbrier own a lease fleet of 11,800 railcars. Learn more about Greenbrier at www.gbrx.com.
"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including any statements that are not purely statements of historical fact. Greenbrier uses words, and variations of words, such as "continue," "expect," "goal," "grow," "insulate," "navigate," "will," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about backlog, leasing performance, financing, future liquidity, and other information regarding future performance and strategies. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the following: the COVID-19 pandemic, variants thereof, governmental reaction thereto, and related economic disruptions (including, among other factors, operations and supply disruptions and labor shortages) inflation (including rising energy prices, interest rates, wages and other escalators) and policy reactions thereto (including actions by central banks); and war in Ukraine and related events. Our backlog of railcar units are not necessarily indicative of future results of operations. Certain orders in backlog are subject to customary documentation which may not occur. More information on potential factors that could cause our results to differ from our forward-looking statements is included in the Company's filings with the SEC, including in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's most recently filed periodic report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on 10-Q. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date hereof.
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SEC launches a hiring spree to fight cryptocurrency fraud
By Brian Fung, CNN Business
The Securities and Exchange Commission is vastly expanding its fight against cryptocurrency fraud by hiring more than a dozen new employees to combat cybercrime, the agency said Tuesday.
The additional 20 positions will result in almost a doubling in size of the agency’s Cyber Unit, which is also being renamed the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit to reflect the group’s growing mission, the SEC said in a release. The Cyber Unit was first founded within the SEC’s enforcement division in 2017.
“By nearly doubling the size of this key unit, the SEC will be better equipped to police wrongdoing in the crypto markets while continuing to identify disclosure and controls issues with respect to cybersecurity,” SEC Chair Gary Gensler said in a statement.
In addition to policing cryptocurrency exchanges and coin offerings, the SEC will also be monitoring NFTs, decentralized finance platforms and stablecoins, the release said.
The list of open positions will include opportunities for fraud analysts, trial and investigative attorneys and supervisors, the SEC said.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Unity between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Unity Software Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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Availability of popular gift cards expands to leading health provider, acknowledging close connection between physical and financial health
PHOENIX, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gift of College, an innovative platform that facilitates crowdfunding for higher education and disability expenses, today announced the launch of its first-of-its kind gift card in select CVS locations across the United States. Available in denominations of $25-$200 and redeemable into most any new or existing 529 (college savings), ABLE (disability savings), or student loan account, Gift of College provides gift givers with a forward-looking gift card option for birthdays, holidays, baby showers, graduations, and other special occasions that can help alleviate the stress associated with higher education expenses and expenses experienced by individuals with disabilities. The gift card is a convenient and thoughtful way to give a contribution toward a loved one's financial wellbeing.
A college education is not only linked to higher pay and upward mobility but to improved overall health, according to The College Board. Given the high cost of many forms of post-secondary education, families need support in preparing for the cost for future students and for those who did not adequately prepare, support in repaying student loan debt. With countless gifting occasions each year, every contribution toward financial well-being can lead to a brighter and less stressful future.
"With millions of Americans weighed down by student loan debt, and with nearly 65% of Americans unfamiliar with 529 plans, one of the most effective ways to prepare for the cost of post-secondary education to avoid or minimize educational debt, a partnership with CVS will bring much needed support for those attempting to save for or repay the cost of higher education," says Wayne Weber, CEO Gift of College, Inc.
"There's clearly a close connection between financial and physical health. We are delighted that this unique collaboration will raise awareness of the usefulness of 529 college savings and ABLE plans and will provide a financial wellness gift card option for families across the U.S."
About Gift of College
Gift of College helps families address one of their most critical concerns: paying for higher education. An innovative platform that enables crowdfunding for college, Gift of College helps friends, family, and employers to contribute to any 529 college savings, student loan or ABLE account. Its suite of products and services includes Gift of College Gift Cards (available online and at thousands of retailer locations across the U.S.) and Gift of College At-Work, an employee benefit platform offering payroll deduction and employer contribution technology for student loan repayment and college and disability savings.
Learn more at http://www.giftofcollege.com. Follow Gift of College on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Banking Insider Named Director of Compliance Products and Solution Consulting
HOUSTON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FINBOA, Inc., a leading innovator in intelligent process automation for regulatory compliance in financial institutions, announced the hiring of Christina Evans as Director of Compliance Products and Solution Consulting. This news reflects the unprecedented growth in market demand for FINBOA's SaaS solutions by U.S. banks and credit unions.
Created to transform back-office processing and the customer experience using RPA, FINBOA increases staff efficiency and accuracy, while reducing compliance costs, loss and risk. FINBOA's award winning SaaS products digitize and modernize the inefficient manual processes or systems commonly used to manage regulatory compliance processing for Payment Disputes, Loan Onboarding, Exception Management and Treasury Onboarding.
In her new role with FINBOA, Christina Evans looks forward to working with customers to deliver automated solutions that help financial institutions achieve their strategic goals by easing the burdens of manual processes and increasing their risk management abilities. Christina shared, "As a seasoned banker, deciding to join the FINBOA team was simple because of the effectiveness of the software solutions to enable any size FI to meet regulatory requirements. In my role as a risk and operations executive, FINBOA's product innovation and quality exceeded my expectations by enabling our FI to meet our goals of efficiency, accuracy, security and client experience."
FINBOA CEO and Founder, Raj Singal commented, "Christina brings a wealth of banking knowledge and expertise to our team. Having experienced FINBOA as a customer, she is uniquely positioned to apply her insights and skils to managing our product portfolio and enabling new business growth. Christina is a welcome addition and will be a strong and enthusiastic contributor to our continued success."
FINBOA currently partners with over 135 bank and credit union customers nationwide to ensure successful implementation, solution adoption and measurable business results. For example, FINBOA's Regulation E Dispute Management solution reduces claim-related losses up to 25%, processing time by 90% and chargebacks by 40%, all with an average implementation timeline of less than 45 days.
FINBOA provides intelligent process automation to banks and credit unions to simplify and improve regulatory compliance by eliminating manual systems. Leveraging extensive industry experience and a commitment to customer service, FINBOA delivers transformative software proven to enable institutional growth by reducing operational costs and risk. FINBOA is headquartered in Houston. Learn more at www.finboa.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
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ISU Political Science Club to host “The Future for Ukraine”
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - It can be hard to understand the war in Ukraine and effects both globally and here in our area.
There is a way to get answers to your questions.
Tuesday evening, Idaho State University is hosting a lecture and question and answer period with experts on Russia and Ukraine.
"So myself and Dr. Och, we’re going to be presenting on what we see coming up in the future for Ukraine," Dr. Colin Johnson said. "We’re going to be focusing on things that we don’t think the American media have been able to pay attention to, but then we're going to have a long Q&A session to where every citizens can ask questions and get the answers that they didn’t hear answered in the presentation or ask more from our presentations."
The event is called the future for Ukraine and is hosted by the Idaho State University Political Science Club.
It is Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Rendezvous ABC Suites, and streaming on Zoom.
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I see that Commissioner Jones received a leadership award. Too bad he is not using it wisely in voting against businesses. First he votes against a solar farm because it will make too much noise. Then he voted against a car dealership to locate on Gillionville Road, so that business went to Lee County. Now he just voted against a day care center. Apparently he’s a slow learner.
Fletcher, with the likes of you and your liberal-minded leadership of the once great Albany Herald, I now understand why this paper is down to a few pages. If you would like to live with like-minded folks as yourself, I will gladly make the first donation for your move to California.
SMRs, Trump’s candle will soon burn out.
Someone wrote, “Thieves cannot be president of America.” Then I read “Let’s bring back the one honest man left in American, our true president and put him back in office for life.” Thanks for admitting you are not honest, but that is apparent. Trump is the biggest thief to have ever been in office. If you want a leader for life, North Korea is the place for you.
So many delusional climate activists believe we only have eight years left on this planet. What will they say 50 years from now when they are still here?
It is comical when an SMR attempts to engage on an intellectual level but can’t. He stated “history’s weakest president” and “largest deficit.” He is attempting to smear Biden but doesn’t know the difference between debt and deficit. The deficit has decreased under Biden after four years of rising under Trump, perhaps the weakest president you were referring to. Signed, Yours Truly
Doomsday squawker. Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter sure as heck means Neo-Nazis and neo-liberals alike, a la Hilary Clinton, AOC and Bernie Sanders, will not take over the medium. A great day for free speech in America. The Patriot
So nice to get my ‘22 property tax bill. We are paying for a Probate judge that was under indictment, a coroner that wants a $1 million-plus office, a city councilman taking care of “his” people, another councilman who has never worked and stays high on weed, spending millions on a civil rights museum that nobody visits and a transportation center that is worthless. Wonder why they are building all those new homes in Lee County?
Another Oath Keeper pleads guilty for the Jan. 6 riot. It’s a shame he is going to jail and Trump will have his freedom.
You could take CNN’s and MSNBC’s TV ratings and combine them and still get a lower TV rating than Fox News. Even more Democrats watch Fox News than CNN and MSNBC because they want to get truthful news, not fear mongering fake news like you get on CNN and MSNBC.
Thank you, ALDON, for your annual Day of Prayer event. How much better would our world be if we would all get together and pray for guidance?
When, Albany and Dougherty County officials, are we going to have a business announcement like the ones that seem to be taking place all over the state except for here? You people are comfortable with the status quo, so you let our community continue to wither.
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Executives Acknowledge that the Internal Alignment, Metrics, Capabilities, Culture and Governance Needed to Meet Sustainability Targets Are Not in Place, According to New L.E.K. Consulting Survey
LONDON , July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies around the globe have made earnest, often specific, commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, but are struggling on the journey to meet them. In many cases the gap between their aspirations and the ability to execute on them is significant.
Among the barriers they face are divisions within the leadership team over how to balance short-term business and financial priorities with long-term ESG objectives, lack of processes and capabilities to build ESG programs, disconnects in strategy, product and service portfolios and supply chains, and internal cultures that are out of alignment. Aligning incentives and creating executive remuneration programs to support ESG is another significant challenge. Designing and executing effective ESG programs will require major rethinking of all these barriers and issues, in particular, greater internal consensus on the tradeoffs ESG and sustainability objectives require.
Those are among the findings of the Global Corporate Sustainability Survey 2022, a major survey of 400 C-Suite executives in the U.S., Europe and Asia and report by global strategy consultancy L.E.K. Consulting in conjunction with Longitude.
"Companies are willing, for very sound business and societal reasons, to become more sustainable, but they're not fully ready, and far from able at a senior executive and board level, to deliver against those ambitions," said John Goddard, Partner at L.E.K. Consulting and Vice Chair, Sustainability.
Sustainability and ESG have significant momentum in the private sector. More than 700 of the largest 2,000 publicly traded companies have claimed net-zero commitments; 60% of the FTSE 100 have committed to net zero by 2050, and two-thirds of the S&P 500 have emission reduction targets.
And most companies with ESG commitments see them as far more than just ways to be compliant and reduce certain risks. According to the L.E.K. survey, 51% of organizations are approaching ESG as a growth driver, and a further 20% focus on it in the context of innovation.
In fact, 51% of executives agree that their company should address ESG issues — even if doing so reduces short-term financial performance with 54% of executives from publicly listed companies confirming this position.
"The most enlightened companies are driving themselves toward clear sustainability goals, as opposed to being purely compliance focused. They know it is best for the business, best for the planet and best for society," Goddard said.
Yet a fundamental challenge companies must overcome before meeting ESG goals is achieving internal consensus on handling the tension between short-term priorities and investments for sustainable growth.
Indeed, 58% of executives said there are "significant differences of opinion within the leadership team" on balancing short-term priorities with long-term ESG goals. "Analyzing financial and non-financial benefits of the strategic choices to achieve ESG goals is a tall order. It means quantifying non-financial benefits in a way that allows for careful strategic choices to engage fully in ESG," Goddard said.
Aligning is also difficult because of the range and complexity of the risks associated with ESG and sustainability. L.E.K.'s broader work has highlighted the key ESG risks facing organizations, including:
- The cost of energy transition, supply chain sustainability commitments and regulatory compliance
- Finance-related areas, including stranded assets with lowered value, ESG ratings, which are yet not standardized nor consistent, and pressure from activist investors
- Reputation-related, including consumers' increasing sophistication, "cancel culture" targeting corporations and talent and retention issues related to perceptions of about a company's ESG stature
"Boards and executives are increasingly aware of the major sustainability risks, but they often lack the full context, characteristics and tools to advise and make decisions to manage them," Goddard said.
Part of the challenge is the lack of metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress toward ESG goals: Only a quarter (27%) of companies have any enterprise wide ESG KPIs in place, and fewer still have a full set in place (just 3%), according to the survey.
Without such metrics, companies will continue to struggle to align executive remuneration with ESG targets. "Company leaders acknowledge that linking executive compensation to sustainability targets will be a key step in achieving ESG goal, but too few companies are at this point yet," Goddard said.
The L.E.K. survey asked executives to select those challenges that may be affecting their ability to achieve their sustainability goal. Thirty-four percent selected "lack of strategic alignment across key stakeholders;" 33% selected "leadership team unaligned on what ESG ambition should be;" 33% selected "lack of relevant capabilities/skills for clear decision-making and accountability," and 33% selected "lack of the right culture/mindset."
When asked to select key areas where their organization is least prepared to deliver on ESG goals, 43% selected "reward and incentives frameworks" and 40% selected "the right culture, including tone and engagement from the top." Among other key findings:
- 79% of executives said the organization has more to do to put the required skills and capabilities in place to deliver sustainability goals
- 59% said their company has not made substantial progress in understanding the financial risk and financial opportunity posed by climate
- 54% said their company has not made significant strides in integrating ESG factors into the way the company allocates capital
- 48% said they do not think their company's current product and service portfolio meets the needs of a more sustainable future
"There are a number of avenues organizations can take to overcome barriers to deliver on ESG goals," Goddard said. "They involve establishing a common language with which to develop sustainability goals and begin to understand the strategic choices required to achieve the goals; investing in educational programs and support; engaging the full leadership team in analyzing the financial and non-financial strategic choices that might be involved in achieving ESG goals; begin to set measurable goals in order to set KPIs and enable reporting and tracking, and putting in place interim targets so remuneration can be linked to ESG strides."
We surveyed 400 senior decision-makers from around the world, with a quarter drawn from the ranks of CEO or C-suite and the remainder from other senior roles, including those charged with ESG issues, such as Sustainability and Climate Change Directors. Respondents were drawn from across North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe, with a focus on Australia, China, France, Germany and the UK. Over a quarter (28%) were from companies with revenues of $10 billion a year or more, and a wide range of sectors are represented, including: Consumer Products, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Industrials and Travel & Transport.
We're L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consultancy working with business leaders to seize competitive advantage and amplify growth. Our insights are catalysts that reshape the trajectory of our clients' businesses, uncovering opportunities and empowering them to master their moments of truth. Since 1983, our worldwide practice — spanning the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe — has guided leaders across all industries, from global corporations to emerging entrepreneurial businesses and private equity investors. Looking for more? Visit www.lek.com.
Longitude is a specialist thought leadership agency that is owned by the Financial Times. We combine strategy, research, content and activation services to produce real thought leadership that enables our clients to genuinely influence and inspire their audience. We work with a wide range of the world's most prestigious B2B brands across Europe, the US and Asia Pacific. Our 80+ clients are concentrated in the professional services, financial services and technology sectors, but also stretch into energy, infrastructure, manufacturing and other sectors. Headquartered in London, the company was founded in 2011 and was selected as one of Chief Marketer 200, Top Marketing Agencies of 2020, an Inc. 5000 Europe in 2018, an FT 1000 company in 2017, and a 2016 Leap 100 high growth UK company by City A.M. and Mishcon de Reya.
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Judge throws out sex abuse suit vs. ex-hockey coach Adrahtas
By DAVE KOLPACK
Associated Press
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in Minnesota has thrown out a lawsuit by eight former hockey players alleging sexual abuse by a college and youth coach in the 1980s. The judge suggested in the order released Tuesday that the case might be better served in state courts. The plaintiffs have accused Thomas “Chico” Adrahtas of repeated sexual assault, abuse, molestation and harassment while they played on his teams at various levels of the sport in the 1980s. Many of the accusers, all male, were minors at the time. The defendants in the lawsuit are Adrahtas, the University of Minnesota, USA Hockey and the Amateur Hockey Association Illinois. An attorney for the former players said the judge’s 51-page order “drew a road map” for next steps.
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PressBox platform enables media to capture moments that matter for sports fans to boost subscription numbers and maximize ad revenue.
LONDON and CHICAGO, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Stats Perform, the sports tech leader in data and AI, announced expanded capabilities in its PressBox platform that gives media a streamlined set of tools powered by AI to deliver high quality content to fans. Enhancements to PressBox Graphics, PressBox Live and PressBox Video enable access to data, historical context and mobile content creation on an integrated platform to meet the demands of the modern-day sports fans.
The PressBox platform enables broadcasters, social media teams, producers and content creators to access live match data, ready to use video and create social graphics before, during and after the game. The suite is the culmination of Stats Perform's heritage, expertise and vision to utilize AI alongside the company's depth and breadth of Opta data.
"PressBox is the platform for sports media content creators to deliver the best experiences to sports fans," said Nancy Hensley, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Stats Perform. "With this offering, Stats Perform continues to drive transformative value and lead industry innovation, capturing the moments that matter to meet the demands of today's fan."
PressBox is the only unified, AI-powered platform designed specifically for sports media content creators to enable groundbreaking narratives that drive fan engagement, boost subscriptions and maximize commercial opportunities. The platform unifies PressBox Graphics, PressBox Live and PressBox Video with Stats Perform's Opta data and AI-driven applications, supplying all the tools broadcast and media teams need to boost productivity, create large scale content and to break unique stories faster. It houses all these essential tools with a single sign-on feature. PressBox's global users continue relying on PressBox to help them engage their fans and tell great stories with over 20,000 logins per month.
As part of Stats Perform's Moments That Matter product showcase event earlier today, Stats Perform explored expanded capabilities in the platform, including:
- PressBox Graphics and its new mobile feature, PressBox Graphics Mobile, with mobile graphics creation functionality that allows creators to leverage data, create and amplify content by sharing with colleagues, influencer networks, athlete groups, sports fans and more– all via a mobile device.
- PressBox Live which now includes NFL and NCAA football coverage, enhanced contextualized insights via a live data stream and provides direct access to Stats Perform's award-winning data editorial team for fast data and insights.
- PressBox Video and its expanded in-platform editing capabilities, increased access to global sports video content and new pay-as-you-go premium sports video plan.
These enhancements simplify workflows and increase access to the assets sports media content creators need to engage sports fans. New application functionalities also reduce the time, effort and complexity it takes to bring meaningful moments, videos, graphics, sports and stories to market.
"There is nothing else on the market that matches the capabilities of the PressBox platform," said Paul Every, Vice President of Media Products at Stats Perform. "We know the modern-day fan wants timely, relevant, quick, and easy to consume content. The challenges for media broadcasters and publishers, is identifying the key storylines, from the key moments, and then bringing them to life. PressBox's not only identifies the key storylines, but it also gives customers the tools to publish them to their audience is engaging ways."
To watch the virtual announcement, click here. For more information on Stats Perform's PressBox platform and recent enhancements visit: ( http://www.statsperform.com/pressbox/)
Stats Perform is the market leader in sports tech providing the most trusted sports data and the latest advancements in applying AI and machine learning to deliver better predictions for teams, sportsbooks and a more engaging broadcast, media and fan experience. The company collects the most detailed sports data to create new experiences across sports. Leveraging the richest sports database, Stats Perform enhances sports competition and entertainment through machine learning and computer vision to create advanced predictions and analysis – be that for digital and broadcast media with differentiated storytelling, tech companies with reliable and fast data to power their innovations, sportsbooks with in-play betting and integrity services, or teams with first-of-its-kind AI analysis software. For more information, visit StatsPerform.com
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RENO, Nev., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyDrop announced that production of the drone fleet for the commercial drone delivery trial with Domino's is now complete.
SkyDrop (formerly known as Flirtey) and Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (Domino's), signed an agreement earlier this year to launch the second phase of commercial drone deliveries in New Zealand. This commercial trial with Domino's is scheduled to launch in New Zealand in the coming months.
SkyDrop is a full-stack solutions provider of hardware, software and patents for autonomous last-mile drone delivery. SkyDrop values safety and has manufactured the drone delivery aircraft to meet SkyDrop's robust quality assurance standards and regulatory requirements. SkyDrop's operational system consists of two aircraft, one ground infrastructure platform, and one autonomous control station that enables a seamless and frictionless workflow at the store location and scalable store-to-door drone delivery operations.
SkyDrop's drone delivery system enables delivery of Hot & Fresh pizza from the local Domino's store to the customer's home. SkyDrop drones can carry a variety of Domino's menu options, including popular choices such as: three Extra-Large Domino's pizzas, or two Large Domino's pizzas with one soda and one side dish (including dipping sauce).
In preparation for the commercial trial, SkyDrop is currently conducting test deliveries at its facilities in Reno, NV.
SkyDrop has raised approximately $40 million total investment to date, including a recent $2 million new investment from existing investors Sierra Angels, McFlirtey, Melbourne Angels, and Icehouse Ventures that is focused on advancing the commercial trial launch with Domino's in New Zealand.
With New Zealand borders reopening, both SkyDrop and Domino's are excited to be one step closer to offering drone delivery. The benefit of introducing drones as a delivery method alongside cars, electric scooters and bikes is that customers can enjoy the convenience of having Hot & Fresh pizzas delivered with Zero Contact to their homes by electrically powered drones, which also reduces traffic congestion and greenhouse emissions.
SkyDrop, (formerly Flirtey) is a full-stack solutions provider of hardware, software, and patents for autonomous last-mile drone delivery. SkyDrop is the pioneer of the commercial drone delivery industry, with a mission to make delivery instant for everyone, and a vision of drone delivery that is safer, speedier, quieter, cheaper, and greener. The company first made history in 2015 when it conducted the first-ever FAA-approved drone delivery in the US.
Learn more at www.GetSkyDrop.com
Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited is Domino's largest franchisee outside of the USA. It holds the master franchise rights to the Domino's brand and network in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Japan, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark and Taiwan. Today, Domino's has a network of more than 3,100 stores. Learn more at www.dominos.co.nz
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MORGAN CITY, La., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) announced today its second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022 financial results and backlog at June 30, 2022.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2022, Conrad had net loss of $3.4 million and loss per diluted share of $0.67 compared to net income of $8.6 million and income per diluted share of $1.71 during the second quarter of 2021. The Company had net loss of $3.5 million and loss per diluted share of $0.69 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to net income of $9.3 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.85 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Net income in the second quarter and first six months of 2021 included the Paycheck Protection Program loan being forgiven in the second quarter of 2021 and our qualification for the Employee Retention Credit for the first two quarters of 2021. The Company's financial reports are available at www.otcmarkets.com.
During the first six months of 2022, Conrad added $198.8 million of backlog to its new construction segment compared to $60.8 million added to backlog during the first six months of 2021. Conrad's backlog was $245.1 million at June 30, 2022, the second-highest backlog in our company's history, $148.5 million at December 31, 2021 and $170.9 million at June 30, 2021. Since the end of the second quarter the Company has signed an additional $34.9 million in contracts.
Conrad Industries, Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, dredges, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its five shipyards located in southern Louisiana and Texas.
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Judge won’t delay trial for Trump ex-adviser Steve Bannon
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday declined to delay the upcoming trial of Steve Bannon, a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump who faces contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Bannon is still scheduled to go on trial next week despite telling the House committee late Saturday that he is now prepared to testify. It’s unclear whether Bannon will again decline to appear before the committee with the trial pending.
Bannon was also barred from asserting several potential defenses or calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or members of the House committee to the stand. The series of rulings by U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols left one of his attorneys complaining that the one-time White House senior official, now host of the “Bannon’s War Room” podcast, wouldn’t be able to defend himself at all.
Barring an appeals court ruling or another delay, the trial will begin as the committee continues its series of high-profile hearings into the riot. Testimony by former White House aides has revealed new allegations that Trump knew the crowd was heavily armed and that he tried to join the people marching to the Capitol.
Nichols also barred Bannon’s attorneys from arguing that the committee violated House rules in demanding Bannon’s appearance or that Bannon defied the subpoena on the advice of his defense counsel or at Trump’s order.
And Nichols declined to delay the trial from its current start on July 18, saying any concerns about pretrial publicity due to the committee’s hearings could be addressed during jury selection. If it proves impossible to pick an unbiased jury, the judge said he would reconsider granting a delay.
Bannon could potentially argue he thought the deadline to respond to the subpoena may not have been “operative” or that the date to respond could have been moved, Nichols said.
The rulings led one of Bannon’s attorneys, David Schoen, to speak out in frustration as he sought clarification from the judge.
“What’s the point of going to trial here if there are no defenses?” Schoen asked.
“Agreed,” Nichols responded.
Bannon did not appear in court Monday. Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse, Schoen said he questioned whether Bannon could effectively defend himself given Nichols’ rulings and hinted he would appeal.
“He’s the judge,” Schoen said of Nichols. “That’s why they have a court of appeals.”
The 68-year-old 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 previously 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.
Bannon was indicted in November on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, one month after the Justice Department received a congressional referral. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days of jail and as long as a year behind bars.
Speaking to reporters after his arrest, Bannon said he was “taking on the Biden regime” and added, “This is going to be a misdemeanor from hell for Merrick Garland, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden.”
But Bannon contacted the committee over the weekend after Trump issued a letter saying he would waive any claim of executive privilege to testify before what the former president called an “unselect committee of political thugs and hacks.”
Federal prosecutors argued Monday that Bannon’s new offer to appear wouldn’t change any criminal offense committed by not appearing earlier. Randall Eliason, a former prosecutor who now teaches law at George Washington University, agreed with that view.
“This is a criminal contempt,” Eliason said. “You can’t erase the charge by deciding to show up later.”
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Associated Press journalist Gary Fields contributed to this report.
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Stark County area children can eat free breakfast, lunch this summer at 26 sites
Stark County children once again can eat free this summer, but the rules are different this year.
For the past two summers, families could grab their free meals and take them home to eat. Some schools even delivered the food to homes as food service workers found different ways to keep people physically distanced to avoid potentially spreading the coronavirus.
But the pre-pandemic rules are back this year: Children must eat the food at the site. Even at sites where the meals are served from a food truck, the children are expected to stay and eat. The rules are the same for every site that wants to be reimbursed from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service division.
The return to pre-pandemic rules also means fewer sites are serving free meals this summer. During the pandemic, any school district could do so. Districts now wanting to offer free food to children — and get reimbursed for it — must operate in areas where more than half of the children are from households that would be eligible for free and reduced price meals.
Free summer meal sites drop in Stark County
Last year, nearly 50 sites in the Stark County area provided free summer meals. This year, only 26 sites will be serving free food.
Jill Lauter, food service director for the North Canton City School District since 2019, said she’s seen a significant drop in family participation this year, likely due to the rule that students must eat at the site.
She said North Canton has served an average of 100 to 125 people for lunch since opening June 1 with fewer people attending the breakfast session. Last year, the site was feeding more than 800 children, she said.
Lauter said she considered not offering the free meals to the community this year to give her food service workers a break after two years' of nonstop service.
But they didn't want to shut the community out, knowing that families have come to depend on the meals when school is not in session, she said.
"The need is still there, probably even more so now with the increasing food prices and increasing gasoline prices," Lauter said.
Sandy Valley Superintendent David Fischer said his district was among those that did not qualify for the state summer feeding program this year. But he said the district continues to work with local nonprofit organizations to help families in need over the summer.
He said Sandy Valley Food Service Director Tina Kindleberger also will continue helping families with their specific needs.
Full-pay school meals to return this fall
The return to pre-pandemic rules also could affect families this fall.
School meals have been free for all students nationwide — regardless of family income — since schools closed in spring 2020 due to the pandemic. But the waivers that provided the meals for free for everyone will expire June 30 unless Congress grants an extension.
Legislation to extend the waivers has been introduced in the U.S. Senate and referred to committee.
If the waivers expire, only families meeting the income thresholds and who fill out a meal benefit application will continue to receive a free or reduced meals. Applications will be available after July 1.
Some Stark County schools that already have approved their meal pricing for next school year have indicated that prices will be higher next year due to inflation and rising food costs.
A survey of Stark County school meal prices for next school year shows average lunch prices will be $2.69 for elementary and intermediate students, $3 for middle school students and $3.08 for high school students.
Find a free meal for children
Here’s where you can find a free meal for your child (listed by school district):
For each of the sites listed, any child who is 18 years old or younger can get a meal at the site. Children with disabilities and approved individual education programs can be up to age 21 and still participate.
Unless specified otherwise, the child does not have to be a student in the school district operating the food site and the children must eat the meals at the site. No registration is required.
Alliance
Alliance City Schools will offer free meals Mondays through Thursdays at the following sites and times:
- Alliance High School, which will serve breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. and serve lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through July 28.
- Alliance Middle School, which will offer breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon through July 14.
- Alliance Elementary, which will offer breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon through July 7.
- Alliance Early Learning Center, which will serve breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon through July 28.
Sites will be closed June 20 and July 4 and July 5 due to the holidays. No adult meals will be served.
Canton City
Through Aug. 5, the Children’s Hunger Alliance will be serving lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Madge Youtz branch library at 2921 Mahoning Road NE.
Canton Local
Through July 28, Canton South High School will provide breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays.
Meals will not be offered on June 20 and July 4 due to the holidays.
Carrollton
Through Aug. 4, Carrollton Local Schools will serve breakfast from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays in the café of Carrollton High School/Middle School.
Meals will not be served during the week of the fair.
Fairless
Through Aug. 12, the Towpath Trail YMCA in Navarre is offering free breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and free lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Louisville
Louisville-area churches are offering children lunch groceries from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on June 23, July 14 and July 28 at St. Stephen Martyr Lutheran Church (formerly Kountze Lutheran Church) at 930 S. Nickel Plate Ave. and at the white bus shelter at state Route 44 and Chapel Ridge Street.
Marlington
Marlington Local Schools will serve breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to noon at Marlington Middle School through Aug. 18. Meals will be available Mondays through Fridays in July and Mondays through Thursdays in August. No meals will be served on July 4 due to the holiday.
From July 18 to July 22, the district will serve breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to noon at Maranatha Ministries at 14289 Edison St. NE.
Massillon
Through Aug. 5, Massillon City Schools will offer meals from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at Washington High School.
The district’s food truck also will be serving food from noon to 1 p.m. at the following locations and days:
- Mondays: Wampler Park, Pavilion No. 1. Use the entrance at Main Street.
- Tuesdays: Walnut Hills, playground and pavilion area at Osage and Dixon Hilltop.
- Wednesdays: Corner of Tremont and Eighth Street.
- Thursdays: Rolling Hills, by the office parking lot and swimming pool.
- Fridays: Reservoir Park’s large pavilion off Sippo Boulevard NE.
Meals will be not provided on July 4 due to the holiday.
Through Sept. 30, St. Mary Catholic School is offering breakfast from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays.
Through Aug. 12, the Massillon Family YMCA is offering breakfast from 7 to 8 a.m. and lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Minerva
Minerva Elementary School will serve breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays from July 5 to July 21 and from Aug. 8 to Aug. 10.
North Canton
Through Aug. 11, the North Canton Middle School will serve breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Enter at Door 10. No meals will be served July 4 due to the holiday.
Perry
Through Aug. 5, Perry High School will be serving free breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. and free lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Enter Door No. 1. Adults can purchase breakfast for $1.35 and lunch for $3.50.
Plain Township
Through Aug. 12, Plain Local Schools will provide breakfast and lunch Mondays through Fridays.
GlenOak High School will serve breakfast from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the school commons.
Lunch also will be served from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the community room of Ellisdale MHA Apartments at 3809 31st St. NE.
No meals will be provided July 4 due to the holiday.
Sebring
Sebring Local Schools will serve free meals through a drive-up format at its cafeteria door at McKinley High School from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays. The meals will include a hot lunch and packed shelf-stable breakfast. They are free to all children 18 years old and under, but at least one child in a group must be enrolled at Sebring Local Schools. No meals will be served between July 5 and July 9.
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Finn brings her industry expertise and connections to help deliver a safe and exceptional student experience.
CHARLOTTE N.C., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Group and Chartwells Higher Education, a recognized leader in contract food service management, announced today that Kelsey Harmon Finn has joined the company as Vice President of Ambassador Community Relations. Finn brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education and was previously the CEO of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS), where she provided leadership, vision, and ongoing strategic planning for NACAS, NACAS Foundation, and four NACAS regions.
"Kelsey is widely viewed as an expert in the higher education industry and we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome her to the team," said Lisa McEuen, CEO of Chartwells Higher Ed. "We look forward to seeing her vision come to life as she works to create spaces and services for students that lead to their individual successes and contribute to the financial health of the institution."
Before joining the company, Finn worked alongside Compass for years as a client and partner. Now, in her new role, she will focus on developing strong, strategic relationships that support priorities within the higher education sector. Finn will work closely with Compass' operations and sales teams and client partners to leverage resources and provide the best possible service and experience in food and facilities for students.
Most recently, Finn was the VP and General Manager for Michigan Sports Properties as part of LEARFIELD. Prior to that, she was CEO of NACAS. In her five years there, she grew the association in terms of membership, business partner engagement, and programs and services, and worked closely with campus professionals, hundreds of corporate partners, and other industry associations. Finn has also held leadership positions at the University of California Berkeley, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Illinois State University, and College of DuPage.
"I am thrilled my journey has led me to Compass, where I can focus on the higher education market. This role is an amazing opportunity to bring my past experiences together and prioritize what I'm passionate about - which is impacting student success," said Finn. "More than ever, higher education and business need each other. The traditions of education mixed with the innovation of business can create great opportunities for future generations."
Finn received her B.S. in Parks and Recreation and her M.S. in Education from Illinois State University. She has been the first woman in many of the leadership positions she's held throughout her career.
About Compass Group
Compass Group is redefining the food and support services landscape with innovation and passion through the lens of what's next. Serving premier healthcare systems, respected educational institutions, world-renowned cultural centers, popular sporting and entertainment venues, and Fortune 500 organizations the world over, Compass Group always finds a way to deliver excellence in nearly any vertical. Whether it's serving school meals students love, high-end concessions in stadiums, or innovative, nutritionally balanced meals for seniors, Compass is an industry leader. Ranked No. 1 by industry peers on Fortune's 2021 list of World's Most Admired Companies, Compass has also earned a spot on Forbes' list of the Best Employers for Diversity, Best Employers for New Grads and Best Employers for Women in 2021. Compass Group is among the Top 50 Companies Changing the World according to Fortune.
About Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services
Chartwells is the recognized leader in contract food service management, hospitality, and award-winning guest service within over 300 college and university dining environments throughout academic institutions across the U.S. Chartwells' nutritious cuisine not only satisfies the unique appetites, lifestyles, and dietary needs of every guest dining on campus, but it also brings people together to promote the high-intensity relationships that will prepare students for the future. For more information, visit www.ChartwellsHigherEd.com, www.ChartwellsMonthly.com, www.DineonCampus.com.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Sciences Information System's (ASciS) newest solution, XScientia, was rolled out as a mobile platform this April for Arizona Public Service (APS) to collect data on Tribal property electrification. ASciS partnered with Tribal owned business, Dooley Construction Solutions LLC (DCS), to win a contract conducting a census of non-electrified homes and business in the APS service area for the Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation. Central to the winning proposal was ASciS' ability to leverage their existing data collection software for the nuances in this project without costly GPS equipment.
To conduct the census, ASciS developed the XScientia mobile application with data collection through simple pull-down menus and a singular "Locate Me" button to identify any occupied structure that lacked a connection with the APS electric grid. Another challenge that had to be overcome was that much of the census area lacked cellular connectivity. So, the application was designed to work offline and to synchronize the data when a connection was reestablished. The enhanced functionality has enabled DCS and their team of enumerators to rapidly collect census data and upload them to the XScientia administration website as soon as an internet connection is available.
The added benefit of the XScientia mobile design is the APS project staff have near real-time eyes on the progress of the census team through an interactive map view of the census data points that were collected by a field team more than 200 miles away.
The census is anticipated to continue through the summer of 2022 when APS and the Tribal Governments will submit the information to the Arizona Corporation Commission as part of APS's commitment to help coal producing communities transition to carbon-free electricity generation. In conjunction with this effort, many of the Tribal Chapters and Village Units are working through a census project of their own for which ASciS is actively modifying the existing XScientia mobile application.
ASciS has been a long-standing partner of Tribal entities and strives to support Tribal Governments with their challenges through partnerships with Tribal businesses.
About XScientia: XScientia is a location-based knowledge solution ideal for organizations that need to collect data across large land areas.
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Responsibilities include product management, technology advancement, and overseeing the training department and support teams to drive growth for the Motto Mortgage and wemlo brands
DENVER, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motto® Mortgage, the first and only national mortgage brokerage franchise in the U.S., and wemloSM, the first third-party mortgage processing solution with an all-in-one digital platform, today announces it has appointed industry veteran, Chris Erickson, as Vice President of Product & Strategy for both brands.
Chris brings nearly two decades of experience in the financial services industry, previously serving as VP of Product Management for Guaranteed Rate, Head of Product for Rental Property Solutions at CoreLogic, Assistant VP & Product Manager for Mr. Cooper (previously Nationstar Mortgage) and holding various product management roles at CitiBank, Caliber and Primary Residential Mortgage. Throughout his career, Chris has been heavily involved in the end-to-end mortgage origination process, overseeing the strategic, tactical product management, and development of mortgage origination workflow solutions. His work has also been integral to building proprietary systems that create improved, simplified and easy-to-use platforms for end users.
"We are thrilled to welcome Chris to the team to help propel the growth of these young, thriving brands," said Ward Morrison, President and CEO of Motto Franchising, LLC and wemlo, LLC. "His extensive industry experience has allowed him to learn the challenges originators and consumers face in the home buying experience and he will work to develop solutions that improve and streamline the process for our franchisees and customers."
In his new role, Erickson's primary responsibilities include product management, the procurement and advancement of technology solutions, and overseeing the training department and support teams for Motto Mortgage and wemlo. For the Motto Mortgage brand, Chris's primary focus is to ensure the product ecosystem for franchisees is streamlined. He will also work to introduce new technology to the mortgage broker network that will allow franchisees to build and scale their businesses more effectively. For wemlo, Erickson will focus on enhancing the existing loan processing platform to improve user experience and continue building unique and innovative technology solutions for the mortgage brokerage channel.
"I've always prided myself on being a leader who turns ideas into action, leveraging my refined skill set to take a concept from ideation to go-to-market in the most effective way," said Chris Erickson, VP of Product & Strategy. "I am excited to join the Motto and wemlo teams during this time of rapid growth and am honored to be leading the charge in the development of an origination platform that is poised to disrupt the mortgage industry."
Each Motto Mortgage franchise is independently owned, operated and licensed. To learn more about Motto Mortgage, visit www.MottoMortgage.com. For more information on wemlo, visit www.wemlo.io.
The Motto Mortgage network is breaking the mold by giving the power of choice back to consumers with less jargon, more transparency, and even more options to choose from as they shop for the right home loan. With over 175 offices open in almost 40 states, Motto Franchising, LLC's unique national franchise mortgage brokerage model is the first of its kind in the United States. Created to disrupt the mortgage industry, the Motto Mortgage network connects loan originators and real estate agents to provide a seamless, personalized experience and one-stop shop for consumers. Motto Mortgage is the second member of the RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. family of brands. Each Motto Mortgage office is independently owned, operated and licensed. To learn more about Motto Mortgage, or for license information for a Motto Mortgage office, email newsroom@mottomortgage.com, or visit www.mottomortgage.com/offices.
wemlo℠ NMLS #1853218, is a technology-focused mortgage loan processing startup that is reshaping the mortgage broker channel. It developed the first service for mortgage brokers, combining third-party loan processing with an all-in-one digital platform. Its product is marketed and sold to mortgage brokerages and loan originators across the country. Wemlo is a subsidiary of RE/MAX Holdings, which includes RE/MAX®, one of the world's leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, and Motto Mortgage®, the first national mortgage brokerage franchise brand in the U.S.
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Named ElectroForge, the new JV will leverage the technology expertise and manufacturing excellence of both organizations to offer best-in-class EV drivetrains, delivering superior efficiency and cost competency
- ElectroForge to manufacture electric powertrains for medium-duty commercial vehicles
- Company's products will be developed specifically to support the needs of the growing commercial electric vehicle market, with a wide range of customized and scalable solutions appropriate for Class 3 through 8 trucks
- Initial drivetrains to be manufactured at Kalyani Powertrain Limited's Pune, India facility with expansion anticipated worldwide
LOS ANGELES and PUNE, India, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kalyani Powertrain Limited (KPTL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge Ltd. and a leading global supplier of critical chassis and powertrain components, joins hands with Harbinger Motors Inc. (Harbinger), a company revolutionizing the medium-duty commercial electric vehicle industry, to form a joint venture focused on developing electric drivetrain solutions for the commercial vehicle market.
The new JV, named ElectroForge, will leverage the strengths of both the partners to offer best-in-class drivetrains developed for the Class 3 through 8 markets, delivering superior efficiency and cost competency. The partnership will perfectly balance the forward-thinking innovation of Harbinger's experienced EV team and the vast manufacturing knowledge and scalability of Bharat Forge.
"This collaboration marks the beginning of a new chapter for commercial electric powertrains," said John Harris, CEO of Harbinger. "Both companies bring class-leading manufacturing and intellectual capital that enables us to scale an industry solution that will blend efficiency with unmatched value."
Beginning with operations at KPTL's Pune, India facility, ElectroForge will leverage cutting edge technology to deliver high-power, low-mass drivetrains with a revolutionary new architecture tailored specifically for the durability and performance requirements of commercial vehicles. The joint venture will serve as the volume manufacturer of electric powertrains for Harbinger, leveraging KPTL's global manufacturing experience in India, Europe, and North America.
"For over 20 years, Bharat Forge has been one of the leading suppliers of safety critical components for chassis and engines to the global commercial vehicle markets. As this sector is electrified, we have joined hands with Harbinger in bringing world-class products to support customers globally in their electrification journey. The JV accelerates our efforts and adds to the existing product portfolio in Power Electronics & light weighting solutions for the EV space. This JV fully aligns with our organizational vision of being PLANET-POSITIVE® and reducing our enterprise carbon footprint," said Amit Kalyani, Deputy Managing Director, Bharat Forge.
For more information on ElectroForge, visit our website at www.electroforge.com
Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to revolutionize an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger Motors Inc.'s best-in-class team of EV, battery and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed technologies specifically designed for commercial vehicles, Harbinger is bringing a first-of-its-kind EV platform to market, priced for zero acquisition premium. Harbinger: familiar form, revolutionary foundation.
To learn more about Harbinger, please visit www.harbingermotors.com.
Bharat Forge LTD is India's largest automotive forging company with a 60-year legacy of manufacturing automotive components for export and domestic growth, supplying crankshafts and other key parts to leading OEMs around the world. Formed with the objective of developing solutions for the electrification of vehicles, KPTL is a company that serves the automotive industry with an e-mobility portfolio that ranges from providing individual components up to complete electric powertrain kits.
To learn more about Bharat Forge, please visit www.bharatforge.com
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Cubs place LHP Drew Smyly on bereavement list
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have placed left-hander Drew Smyly on the bereavement list and brought up right-hander Robert Gsellman from Triple-A Iowa. Smyly was slated to start against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field. Right-hander Scott Effross got the call instead, beginning a bullpen day for the Cubs. Left-hander Locke St. John was designated for assignment. He was optioned to Iowa on Sunday.
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BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. ("Zhihu" or the "Company") (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Total revenues were RMB836.0 million (US$124.8 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing a growth of 31.0% over the second quarter of 2021.
- Average monthly active users (MAUs)[1] reached 105.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, representing a growth of 12.3% over the second quarter of 2021.
- Average monthly paying members[2] reached 8.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, representing a growth of 78.3% over the second quarter of 2021.
"The recent COVID-19 pandemic situation and macroeconomic condition created challenging environment in the second quarter. Against this backdrop, we focused on retaining high quality user growth in a sustainable and efficient manner," said Mr. Yuan Zhou, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Zhihu." Driven by our 'Community Ecosystem Comes First' strategy, we are actively expanding our fulfilling content offerings to strengthen the thriving vibrancy of our community. Our initiatives to inspire content creators and upgrade our infrastructure for supporting content creation are yielding expected results and improving our commercial value. In the second quarter, we successfully managed to continue growing our user base while further enhancing our operating efficiency and narrowed our operating loss on a sequential basis. Going forward, we will continue to innovate service offerings within our ecosystem and further unlock commercial value that catalyze sustainable long-term development."
Mr. Wei Sun, Chief Financial Officer of Zhihu, added, "Our content-centric business model again demonstrated its exciting growth potential in the quarter with total revenues increasing by 31% year-over-year to RMB836 million. As the macro-economy started to show a positive momentum in June 2022, our Content-Commerce Solutions services promptly captured the related business opportunities and recorded sequential increases in both end-customer pool and average spending per customer in the second quarter of 2022. Paid membership growth momentum remained strong with a revenue increase of 75% year-over-year, and vocational training further increased its contribution to our total revenues. The multiple growth engines in our business model position us well for strong, resilient and sustainable growth. Through prudent cost control, we will be able to effectively improve our operating efficiency and bottom-line performance. Looking forward, we will remain committed to continuously enhancing our monetization capability and driving shareholder value in the long run."
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB836.0 million (US$124.8 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 31.0% from RMB638.4 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was driven by the expansion of our user base and increase of our average revenue per MAU.
Advertising revenue was RMB237.6 million (US$35.5 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB248.3 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease primarily reflected the headwinds faced by the general online advertising industry in China due to, among other things, the general economic conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Paid membership revenue was RMB271.2 million (US$40.5 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 75.1% from RMB154.9 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to increases in our overall user base and paying ratio for the period.
Content-commerce solutions revenue was RMB240.5 million (US$35.9 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 15.9% from RMB207.4 million in the second quarter of 2021. The year-over-year growth was primarily driven by increases in both our user base and average content-commerce solutions revenue per MAU, reflecting our continued efforts to develop this business line.
Vocational Training revenue[3] was RMB46.1 million (US$6.9 million) in the second quarter of 2022, up from RMB6.6 million in the second quarter of 2021. The strong year-over-year growth was primarily driven by a more diversified vocational training course offering, as well as the revenue contributions from companies we acquired in the second half of 2021.
Other revenues were RMB40.7 million (US$6.1 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 91.9% from RMB21.2 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to the growth of our e-commerce services, as well as private label products and book series offerings.
Cost of revenues increased to RMB436.4 million (US$65.2 million) in the second quarter of 2022 from RMB261.8 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in content-related costs, as well as increases in staff costs and cloud services and bandwidth costs.
Gross profit was RMB399.6 million (US$59.7 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB376.6 million in the same period of 2021.
Gross margin in the second quarter of 2022 was 47.8%, compared to 59.0% in the same period of 2021. The decrease in gross profit margin is primarily due to our continued efforts in broadening and enhancing content offerings for all of our users.
Total operating expenses were RMB860.3 million (US$128.4 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB727.1 million in the same period of 2021.
Selling and marketing expenses were RMB532.4 million (US$79.5 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB443.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher promotion and advertising expenses related to attracting new users and strengthening Zhihu's brand recognition.
Research and development expenses were RMB223.6 million (US$33.4 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB120.6 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the higher headcount of research and development personnel, as we continued to invest in technical infrastructure, and research and development.
General and administrative expenses were RMB104.3 million (US$15.6 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB163.2 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to decreased share-based compensation expenses.
Loss from operations was RMB460.7 million (US$68.8 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB350.5 million in the same period of 2021.
Other income/(expenses) comprised investment income, interest income, fair value change of financial instruments, exchange gains/(losses) and others, net. The year-over-year changes were mainly due to the following.
Fair value change of financial instruments was a loss of RMB101.2 million (US$15.1 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with a gain of RMB10.6 million in the same period of 2021, primarily attributable to the fair value change of financial instruments related to currency exchange options and forward contracts due to the appreciation of U.S. dollars against Renminbi in the second quarter of 2022.
Exchange gains/(losses) were gains of RMB49.1 million (US$7.3 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with gains of RMB5.5 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the appreciation of U.S. dollars against Renminbi.
Net loss was RMB487.0 million (US$72.7 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB321.1 million in the same period of 2021.
Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP)[4] was RMB443.8 million (US$66.3 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB200.3 million in the same period of 2021.
Basic and diluted net loss per ADS was RMB0.79 (US$0.12) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB0.55 in the same period of 2021.
Cash and cash equivalents, term deposits, restricted cash and short-term investments
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, term deposits, restricted cash and short-term investments of RMB7.0 billion (US$1.0 billion), compared with RMB7.4 billion as of December 31, 2021.
First Half 2022 Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB1.6 billion (US$235.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, representing a growth of 41.4% from RMB1.1 billion in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily driven by the expansion of our user base and increase of our average revenue per MAU.
Advertising revenue was RMB454.9 million (US$67.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB462.0 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease primarily reflected the headwinds faced by the general online advertising industry in China due to, among other things, the general economic conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the first half of 2022.
Paid membership revenue was RMB492.8 million (US$73.6 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, representing a growth of 75.1% from RMB281.4 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to increases in our overall user base and paying ratio for the period.
Content-commerce solutions revenue was RMB467.2 million (US$69.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, representing a growth of 42.3% from RMB328.3 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year growth was primarily driven by increases in both our user base and average content-commerce solutions revenue per MAU, reflecting our continued efforts to develop this business line.
Vocational training revenue[3] was RMB85.7 million (US$12.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, up from RMB9.6 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year growth was primarily driven by a more diversified vocational training course offering, as well as the revenue contributions from companies we acquired in the second half of 2021.
Other revenues were RMB78.6 million (US$11.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB35.3 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to the continued growth in e-commerce services, private label products, and book series offerings.
Cost of revenues increased to RMB844.1 million (US$126.0 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from RMB467.4 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in content-related costs, as well as increases in staff costs and cloud services and bandwidth costs.
Gross profit was RMB735.1 million (US$109.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB649.2 million in the same period of 2021.
Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was 46.6%, compared to 58.1% in the same period of 2021. The decrease in gross profit margin is primarily due to our continued efforts in broadening and enhancing content offerings for all of our users.
Total operating expenses were RMB1,844.0 million (US$275.3 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB1,342.2 million in the same period of 2021.
Selling and marketing expenses were RMB1,039.0 million (US$155.1 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB789.9 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher promotion and advertising expenses related to attracting new users and strengthening Zhihu's brand recognition.
Research and development expenses were RMB390.1 million (US$58.2 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB226.9 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the higher headcount of research and development personnel, as we continued to invest in technology infrastructure and research and development.
General and administrative expenses were RMB414.9 million (US$61.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB325.4 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the headcount of general and administrative personnel, as well as the expense related to our dual primary listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Loss from operations was RMB1,108.8 million (US$165.5 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB693.0 million in the same period of 2021.
Other income/(expenses) comprised investment income, interest income, fair value change of financial instruments, exchange gains/(losses) and others, net. The year-over-year changes were mainly due to the following.
Fair value change of financial instruments was a loss of RMB92.7 million (US$13.8 million) for the six months ended June 20, 2022, compared with a gain of RMB10.6 million in the same period of 2021, primarily attributable to the fair value change of financial instruments related to currency exchange options and forward contracts due to the appreciation of U.S. dollars against Renminbi.
Exchange gains/(losses) were gains of RMB45.0 million (US$6.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with gains of RMB4.8 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the appreciation of U.S. dollars against Renminbi.
Net loss was RMB1,101.3 million (US$164.4 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB645.8 million in the same period of 2021.
Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP)[4] was RMB811.2 million (US$121.1 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB393.9 million in the same period of 2021.
Basic and diluted net loss per ADS was RMB1.81 (US$0.27) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB2.22 in the same period of 2021.
Share Repurchase Program
In May 2022, the Company announced a share repurchase program of up to US$100 million for the next 12 months, subject to the shareholders' approval for granting a general mandate to the board of directors to repurchase shares and/or ADSs of the Company. This mandate was obtained at the Company's annual general meeting held on June 10, 2022. The repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices and/or through other legally permissible means, depending on market conditions and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. As of June 30, 2022, approximately 0.3 million Class A ordinary shares have been repurchased on both the New York Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the program for a total price of approximately US$1.1 million.
Conference Call
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 7:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on August 30, 2022 (7:30 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time on August 30, 2022).
All participants must pre-register online using the link provided below. Once the pre-registration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, a passcode, and a unique registrant ID which can be used to join the conference call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.
PRE-REGISTER LINK: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10170482/f41885ff42
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.zhihu.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call until September 6, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
About Zhihu Inc.
Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China where people come to find solutions, make decisions, seek inspiration, and have fun. We have been dedicated to expanding our content and service offerings to enable our users to explore and enjoy "fulfilling content" (有获得感的內容) that broadens horizons, provides solutions, and resonates with minds. Since the initial launch in 2010, we have grown from a Q&A community into one of the top five comprehensive online content communities and the largest Q&A-inspired online content community in China, both in terms of average mobile MAUs and revenue in 2019, 2020, and 2021, according to CIC. For more information, please visit https://ir.zhihu.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses adjusted net loss, a non-GAAP financial measure, to supplement the review and assessment of its operating performance. The Company defines adjusted net loss as net loss adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets resulting from business acquisition and tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustments, which are non-cash expenses. The Company believes that the non-GAAP measure facilitates comparisons of operating performance from period to period and company to company by adjusting for potential impacts of items, which the Company's management considers to be indicative of its operating performance. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating the Company's consolidated results of operations in the same manner as it helps the Company's management.
The non-GAAP financial measure is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measure presented by other companies. The use of the non-GAAP measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and investors should not consider it in isolation from, or as a substitute for analysis of, our results of operations or financial condition as reported under U.S. GAAP. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measure, please see the tables captioned "Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this press release.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars were made at a rate of RMB6.6981 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of June 30, 2022 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to," or other similar expressions. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the SEC and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
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Zhihu Inc.
Email: ir@zhihu.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Helen Wu
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Email: zhihu@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Phone: +1-212-481-2050
Email: zhihu@tpg-ir.com
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| 2022-08-30T11:53:20Z
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LYNDHURST, N.J, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly released Tuff-N-Nuff® with Rapid-Edge technology is a self-fastening rockshield product, designed with hook-and-loop closure for quicker and less costly installation. The product protects pipeline coatings from direct impact during backfill operations.
Tuff-N-Nuff® rockshield is comprised of small diameter strands of flexible PVC to form a porous, non-woven mat that will not trap water against the pipeline. The strands are bonded together in a controlled, random pattern during production. With the new Rapid-Edge installation feature, the product is installed in two steps: the roll is placed over the pipe, then the edges are simply pressed together to continuously secure to the pipe. Tuff-N-Nuff® with Rapid-Edge is produced in the United States with the same durable formula as its namesake predecessor that has been on the market for over 30 years to date. "Rapid-Edge is tackling some of the Oil and Gas Pipeline industry's biggest issues by reducing cost, application time, and need for manpower, while improving jobsite safety," stated Kyle Loyd, Executive Vice President of Engineered Concrete and Waterproofing Systems from Sika Corporation. "We are very excited to be announcing this much-needed advancement in rockshield technology."
Tuff-N-Nuff® with Rapid-Edge offers an economic solution for the rapid installation of rockshield, along with the following features:
- Reduce installation costs by over 50%
- Eliminates the need for tape, as required by all other rockshields
- Significantly decreases personnel required in the trench during installation, resulting in a safer worksite
- Ease of installation, including arctic temperatures
- Industry-leading impact resistance with superior performance and protection capable of withstanding the impact of rocks up to 6" in diameter in our ASTM G13 Modified Impact Testing
- Most frequently specified rockshield brand in US and Canada
The product is manufactured at Sika's St. Louis, MO facility. Tuff-N-Nuff® with Rapid-Edge will be available in all standard rolls sizes to match any pipeline diameter up to 22".
For more information on this new product and our full line of pipeline protection materials, please contact Amanda Hanneke at hanneke.amanda@us.sika.com or visit usa.sika.com.
Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 101 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Its 25,000 employees generated annual sales of CHF 9.24 billion in 2021.
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| 2022-08-18T14:15:58Z
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Sri Lanka’s prime minister tackles thorny finances, economy
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as finance minister to try to address the nation’s devastating economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa named Wickremesinghe to the position in an apparent bid to regain Sri Lanka’s credibility as the government negotiates a bailout package with the International Monetary Fund. Sri Lankans have endured shortages of food and fuel, power outages and other privations for months. The country can’t buy imported necessities or pay its debts. The economic crisis has caused a political crisis with protesters demanding Rajapaksa’s resignation.
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| 2022-05-26T09:21:12Z
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(NEXSTAR) – Tony Dow, who starred as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” passed away on Wednesday morning, according to a statement released by his son.
Dow’s death comes one day after his death was prematurely announced on Facebook by his management team.
“Although this is a very sad day, I have comfort and peace that he is in a better place,” said Dow’s son, Christopher Dow, in a statement included in a Facebook post shared to Dow’s official page on Wednesday afternoon. “He was the best Dad anyone could ask for. He was my coach, my mentor, my voice of reason, my best friend, my best man in my wedding, and my hero.”
Christopher Dow had also said on Tuesday that his father was alive and under hospice care when his management team released a statement on his death Tuesday morning. The statement, posted by managers and friends Frank Bilotta and Renee James, was removed later in the day.
“This is a difficult time,” read a statement attributed to Christopher Dow, which was shared to Facebook on Tuesday. “Dad is at home, under hospice care, and in his last hours. My wife and I are by his side along with many friends that have visited. He has a fighting heart.”
Another statement published Tuesday afternoon to Dow’s Facebook page, presumably from Bilotta and James, had explained that Dow’s wife Lauren Dow, while “very distraught,” had notified them of Dow’s passing and “asked that we notify all his fans.”
“As we are sure you can understand, this has been a very trying time for her,” read the statement, which was posted Tuesday afternoon. “We have received a call from Tony’s daughter-in-law saying that while Tony is not doing well, he has not yet passed. Tony’s son Christopher and his daughter-in-law Melissa have also been by his side comforting him, and we will keep you posted on any future updates.”
Nexstar had reached out to one of Dow’s representatives for additional information on the mix-up.
Jerry Mathers, Dow’s former co-star on “Leave It to Beaver,” was one of many friends and fellow actors to react to the initial reports of Dow’s passing on Tuesday.
“He was always the kindest, most generous, gentle, loving, sincere, and humble man, that it was my honor and privilege to be able to share memories together with for 65 years,” Mathers had written on Facebook.
Mathers’ post has since been removed.
Dow, 77, is perhaps best known for playing Wally Cleaver, brother to Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver (Mathers) on “Leave It to Beaver” between 1957 and 1963. Dow appeared in all 234 episodes, as well as the 1983 TV reunion film “Still the Beaver” and the sequel series “The New Leave It to Beaver,” which ran for four seasons in the mid-‘80s. He also made appearances in popular shows including “My Three Sons,” “Lassie” and “Adam-12.”
In addition to acting, Dow has directed television episodes of “The New Leave It to Beaver,” “Harry and the Hendersons,” “Coach” and “Babylon 5,” as well as nearly a dozen other series, according to IMDb.
He also became a sculptor in later years, with one of his pieces being temporarily displayed as part of an exhibition at the Louvre, the L.A. Times reported in 2008.
Erroneous reports of Dow’s death on Tuesday morning followed news of Dow’s health scares in recent years, including his hospitalization for pneumonia in August 2021. At the time, his agent told The Hollywood Reporter he was “in good spirits” despite the diagnosis.
Months later in May, Dow’s wife had also revealed Dow was “once again” diagnosed with cancer, suggesting he had the disease previously. On May 29, Dow himself also shared a Facebook update with fans upon beginning immunotherapy treatment.
“I really wanted to touch base and thank all of you who have been thinking, praying and hoping for my good recovery,” wrote Dow, in what appears to be the last Facebook post he penned himself. “All the thoughts, cards and good wishes have had a tremendous effect on me and I’m appreciative for all the caring you’ve expressed. It’s amazing how the world could change with more love and respect. Let’s try our best to ‘make this world a better place’ for our friends, families, and even our adversaries.”
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| 2022-07-27T21:46:54Z
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TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - SoftwareReviews, a leading source for insights on the software provider landscape, has published its 2022 Enterprise Performance Management Data Quadrant, naming six providers as Gold Medalists.
Enterprise performance management software, also known as business performance management (BPM) or corporate performance management (CPM), enables an organization's performance evaluation by standardizing organizational metrics and supports data-based decision making through improved planning and reporting. EPM allows businesses to examine, assess, predict, and adjust performance across all departments.
In 2022, organizations are adopting objective and key results (OKR) performance reviews as employees focus more on aligning personal, career, and business growth. This methodology is helpful for keeping staff motivated and aligned with their personal goals while meeting business objectives.
To support organizations searching for the right enterprise performance management software solution for performance tracking, visualization, and evaluation, SoftwareReviews has identified the top providers for the year based on verified survey data collected from 306 end-user reviews. These providers have received high scores on SoftwareReviews' Data Quadrant.
Providers are ranked by a composite satisfaction score, called a Composite Score (CS), that averages four different areas of evaluation: Net Emotional Footprint, Vendor Capabilities, Product Features, and Likeliness to Recommend.
- Board, 9.2 CS, ranked high for ease of administration.
- OneStream, 8.8 CS, ranked high for vendor support.
- Vena Complete Planning, 8.7 CS, ranked high for mobile access.
- Anaplan Platform, 8.7 CS, ranked high for budgeting and forecasting.
- Workday Adaptive Planning, 8.6 CS, ranked high for planning and scheduling.
- Prophix CPM, 8.5 CS, ranked high for financial reporting and consolidation.
SoftwareReviews' comprehensive software reviews provide the most accurate and detailed view of a complicated and ever-changing market. The data comes from real users who use the software day in and day out and IT professionals who have worked with it intimately through procurement, implementation, and maintenance.
To compare and evaluate software providers using the most in-depth and unbiased analyst reports available, visit SoftwareReviews' dedicated Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) category page.
For more information about SoftwareReviews, the Data Quadrant, or Emotional Footprint, or to access resources to support the software selection process, visit softwarereviews.com and connect via LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
SoftwareReviews is the most in-depth source of buyer data and insights for the enterprise software market. By collecting customer experience data from business and IT professionals, the SoftwareReviews methodology produces detailed and authentic insights into the experience of evaluating and purchasing enterprise software.
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| 2022-08-24T18:42:04Z
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. ("IIPR" or the "Company") (NYSE: IIPR). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether IIPR and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On April 14, 2022, Blue Orca Capital ("Blue Orca") published a short report on IIPR, which it described as "a marijuana bank masquerading as a REIT." The Blue Orca reported asserted, among other things, that "[i]n the last 17 months . . . IIPR's loan book appears to have degraded significantly as the sector has become more competitive and IIPR stretched for lower quality tenants in search of continuing growth", that "IIPR's largest tenant is a failed SPAC that appears to be in severe financial distress and was recently sued by investors", and that "[u]nlike with other REITs, IIPR cannot expect to recover the lost income from defaulting tenants because it appears that the actual values of its properties are substantially below their carrying value on IIPR's balance sheet."
On this news, IIPR's stock price fell $13.76, or 7.50% to close at $169.68 per share on April 15, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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Pomerantz LLP
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Boy Scouts played major rescue role after Amtrak train derailed
MENDON, Mo. (WBAY) - Two Boy Scout troops from Wisconsin played a major role in the rescue when an Amtrak train derailed in Missouri after hitting a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing.
The Boy Scouts from Appleton were on the train, which was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, when it derailed. They jumped into action: breaking windows, helping people off the train and attempting to save the life of the dump truck driver, who died.
Two mothers with whom WBAY spoke Monday night say the Scouts are shaken but proud of being able to help after the devastating crash.
“It was a phone call that no parent should ever have to receive. It was probably way up there on the scariest moments of my life,” said Nicole Tierney, whose son, Owen, was on the train.
“Until I heard from my son an hour later, that he was okay, I couldn’t stop shaking or crying,” said Sarah Berken, whose son, Isaac, was also onboard.
Scott Armstrong, director of national media relations with the Boy Scouts of America, said there were 16 youth, who are 13 to 17 years old, and 8 adults on the train. They were members of troops 73 and 12, which are chartered with First English Lutheran Church in Appleton, according to a Boy Scouts source.
They were returning home from a week-long backpacking trip at a High Adventure wilderness camp in New Mexico.
Two of the adults were transported to hospitals. WBAY reports that one suffered a cracked vertebrae, and the other had seven broken ribs and a bruised lung.
Armstrong said everyone else was put on a school bus and taken to a hospital to be checked out as a precaution. They all had cuts and bruises but nothing serious, he said. Parents said one scout could be kept in the hospital overnight, but his injuries aren’t life-threatening.
Scout leaders said the Scouts who weren’t injured were among the first people on the train to help render aid.
Armstrong told us the Scouts on the train assisted people and provided aid to people who needed it. One Scout from Appleton provided comfort to the driver of the dump truck, who was ejected in the crash, until the driver passed away.
“I’m proud of them. One Scout wrapped his hand, took his shirt off, wrapped his hand to break some windows to get people out. Another Scout went and comforted the driver of the truck that was hit and tried to stabilize him,” said Dan Skrypczak, scout master of Troop 73. “They were tandem working on that gentleman when he expired, so that Scout is pretty shook up.”
The response of the Scouts has now put the troop in the national spotlight, especially with the organization.
“These Scouts are highly trained. They would have received advanced first aid training prior to going, including their adult leaders would have had people with wilderness first aid certification, which is a pretty advanced course,” Armstrong said. “Luckily they had that training because I’m sure they put it to use today.”
Tierney said she is “very proud. Very proud of how some of our boys helped with some of the injured passengers and how they were willing to put themselves aside. That’s just what Boy Scouts do. We just can’t wait to get them home.”
It’s unclear when the Scouts will be able to return home. WBAY reports they were being put up in different hotels Monday night.
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Pelosi to Taiwan would be career capstone, despite warnings
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched her political career being tough on China -- a new congresswoman who dared to unfurl a pro-democracy banner in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square during a 1991 visit with other U.S. lawmakers shortly after the student massacre.
More than 30 years later, her interest in traveling to Taiwan presents a powerful diplomatic capstone. It has also contributed to tensions at the highest levels in Washington and Beijing among officials who worry a trip could prove provocative.
As the U.S. balances its high-stakes relations with China, whether Pelosi will lead a delegation trip to Taiwan remains unknown. But what is certain is that Pelosi’s decision will be a defining foreign policy and human rights moment for the U.S. and its highest-ranking lawmaker with a long tenure leading the House.
“This is part of who the speaker is,” said Samuel Chu, president of The Campaign for Hong Kong, a Washington-based advocacy organization.
“This is not a one-time, one-off publicity stunt,” said Chu, whose father was among those who met with Pelosi and the U.S. lawmakers three decades ago in Hong Kong. “Thirty years later, she’s still connected.”
Pelosi declined to disclose Wednesday any update on her plans for Taiwan, reiterating that she does not discuss travel plans, as is the norm, for security reasons. The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, confirmed that he was invited to be a part of Pelosi’s bipartisan delegation but is unable to join, though his office said he believes the speaker and other Americans should be able to visit Taiwan.
The Biden administration has declined to publicly weigh in on the rumored visit, though the military is making plans to bolster its security forces in the region to protect her potential travel against any reaction from China. While U.S. officials say they have little fear that Beijing would attack Pelosi’s plane, they are aware that a mishap, misstep or misunderstanding could endanger her safety.
It all comes as President Joe Biden is set to speak Thursday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time in four months, and the potential Pelosi trip is looming over the conversation.
“There’s always issues of security,” said John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, declining Wednesday to talk directly about the speaker’s potential travel.
Not since Republican Newt Gingrich led a delegation to Taiwan 25 years ago has a U.S. House speaker, third in line to the presidency, visited the self-ruling region, which China claims as part of its own and has threatened to forcibly annex in a move the West would view unfavorably.
More than just a visit overseas, Pelosi’s trip would signify a foreign policy thru-line to her long career in Congress as she has increasingly pointed the speaker’s gavel outward expanding her job description to include the role of U.S. emissary abroad.
Particularly during the Trump administration, when the former president challenged America’s commitments to its allies, and now alongside Biden, the Democrat Pelosi has presented herself as a world leader on the global stage — visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Pope Francis at the Vatican, and heads of state around the world.
“She absolutely has to go,” Gingrich told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday about Pelosi’s potential trip.
“She has always had a very tough position going back to Tiananmen Square. And this is one of those places where she and I actually sort of agreed,” Gingrich said. “I think for Nancy to back down would be an enormous blow to Taiwan, and it would be a very dangerous signal, trying to appease the Chinese Communists.”
Pelosi has indicated the value she sees in her potential visit leading a delegation of lawmakers from the U.S.
“It’s important for us to show support for Taiwan,” Pelosi told reporters at her news conference last week.
“None of us has ever said we’re for independence, when it comes to Taiwan. That’s up to Taiwan to decide.”
Pelosi was newly elected to Congress when the tanks rolled in to Tiananmen Square in 1989 against the pro-democracy student protests.
Two years later she joined more veteran lawmakers on the trip when they were briefly detained by police after unfurling the pro-democracy banner that read “To those who died for democracy in China,” trailed by news cameras.
“We’ve been told for two days now that there’s freedom of speech in China,” she said in one video clip at the time.
The trip had a “deep and abiding” impact on Pelosi and became foundational to her style of leadership, Chu said.
Pelosi advocated for human rights in China by working against Beijing in 1993 as it eyed hosting the summer Olympics and she opposed its bid for the 2008 games. Pelosi sought over the years to link China’s trade status with its human rights record, working to ensure China’s entry to the World Trade Organization come with oversight.
Pelosi has often made physical gestures challenging China, including in 2009 when she hand-delivered a letter to then-President Hu Jintao calling for the release of political prisoners.
“China is a very important country,” she said upon her return days later recognizing the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square in a speech in Congress, and outlining the significance of the country’s relationship “in every way” to the U.S.
“But the size of the economy, the size of the country, and the size of the relationship doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t speak out,” Pelosi said. “I have said that if we don’t speak out about our concerns regarding human rights in China and Tibet, then we lose all moral authority to discuss it about any other country in the world.”
In Congress, lawmakers of both parties have rallied around Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan, viewing the delegation’s trip as an important diplomatic mission as well as an expression of a co-equal branch of the U.S. government.
“I understand all the sensitivities in the world, here’s the one stark fact: If we allow the Chinese to basically tell us who can and cannot visit Taiwan, then Taiwan will be isolated,” said Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “We can’t let the Chinese do that. Now, she’ll have to judge whether or not it makes the best sense at this time.”
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Associated Press writer Chris Megerian contributed to this report.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AERO Sustainable Material Technology is proud to announce that their satin-matte finishes are enhancing the newest 2022 Land Rover Defender as well as the 2021 model – winner of the 2021 World Car Design of the Year at the Annual World Car Awards. AERO satin-matte finishes are one of a kind; composed of a unique surface structure that is inherently satin-matte by design, with no additives needed, enabling a lasting quality finish. Traditional, spray-application paints require additives to achieve a matte look, which risks staining and extensive maintenance. AERO enables motor vehicle companies like Jaguar Land Rover to deliver a lasting finish with ultra-durability and self-healing properties, while reducing its environmental impact.
"The Land Rover Defender is known for its all-terrain capabilities and off-road style, and AERO finishes provide earth friendly durability" - Jim McGuire, CEO of AERO Sustainable Material Technology, Inc.
The environmental impact of AERO's product life cycle is radically less damaging than traditional paint.
Manufacturing and application of traditional paint requires significant energy and resources, while generating harmful pollutants, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Additionally, traditional assembly lines use large volumes of water—particularly during exterior decoration.
It is estimated that paint is likely responsible for up to 2.25 million tons of microplastic entering the ocean each year - that's equivalent to 225 billion empty plastic bottles. AERO technology does not particulate, so will not contribute to increasing levels of ocean pollution. AERO finishes produce zero CO2, are free from VOCs, PVC, and solvents, while requiring zero water during manufacturing, application, and usage. Traditional paint is also far heavier than AERO, requiring more fuel usage, which therefore produces higher CO2 emissions still.
By generating lower application costs, while requiring little to no capital expenditure, AERO can accelerate throughput times and enable broader options in custom color and finish, including contrast roof and contrast bonnet options. For companies like Jaguar Land Rover, AERO enhances positioning as an aspirational brand, increases customizability, reduces cost, and reduces environmental impact.
AERO is a game changer in the automotive, marine, motorsports, wind energy, and architectural industries. https://aerotechnology.com/about/
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than one billion trees across millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands in the U.S. West, as officials struggle to counter the increasing toll on the nation’s forests from wildfires, insects and other manifestations of climate change.
Destructive fires in recent years that burned too hot for forests to regrow naturally have far outpaced the government’s capacity to plant new trees. That has created a backlog of 4.1 million acres (1.7 million hectares) in need of replanting, officials said.
The U.S. Agriculture Department said it will have to quadruple the number of tree seedlings produced by nurseries to get through the backlog and meet future needs. That comes after Congress last year passed bipartisan legislation directing the Forest Service to plant 1.2 billion trees over the next decade and after President Joe Biden in April ordered the agency to make the nation’s forests more resilient as the globe gets hotter.
Much of the administration’s broader agenda to tackle climate change remains stalled amid disagreement in Congress, where Democrats hold a razor-thin majority. That has left officials to pursue a more piecemeal approach with incremental measures such as Monday’s announcement, while the administration considers whether to declare a climate emergency that could open the door to more aggressive executive branch actions.
To erase the backlog of decimated forest acreage, the Forest Service plans over the next couple years to scale up work from about 60,000 acres (24,000 hectares) replanted last year to about 400,000 acres (162,000 hectares) annually, officials said. Most of the work will be in western states where wildfires now occur year round and the need is most pressing, said David Lytle, the agency’s director of forest management.
Blazes have charred 5.6 million acres so far in the U.S. this year, putting 2022 on track to match or exceed the record-setting 2015 fire season, when 10.1 million acres (4.1 million hectares) burned.
Many forests regenerate naturally after fires, but if the blazes get too intense they can leave behind barren landscapes that linger for decades before trees come back.
“Our forests, rural communities, agriculture and economy are connected across a shared landscape and their existence is at stake,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement announcing the reforestation plan. “Only through bold, climate-smart actions … can we ensure their future.”
The Forest Service this year is spending more than $100 million on reforestation work. Spending is expected to further increase in coming years, to as much as $260 million annually, under the sweeping federal infrastructure bill approved last year, agency officials said.
Some timber industry supporters were critical of last year’s reforesting legislation as insufficient to turn the tide on the scale of the wildfire problem. They want more aggressive logging to thin stands that have become overgrown from years of suppressing fires.
To prevent replanted areas from becoming similarly overgrown, practices are changing so reforested stands are less dense with trees and therefore less fire prone, said Joe Fargione, science director for North America at the Nature Conservancy.
But challenges to the Forest Service’s goal remain, from finding enough seeds to hiring enough workers to plant them, Fargione said.
Many seedlings will die before reaching maturity due to drought and insects, both of which can be exacerbated by climate change.
“You’ve got to be smart about where you plant,” Fargione said. “There are some places that the climate has already changed enough that it makes the probability of successfully reestablishing trees pretty low.”
Living trees are a major “sink” for carbon dioxide that’s driving climate change when it enters the atmosphere, Fargione said. That means replacing those that die is important to keep climate change from getting even worse.
Congress in 1980 created a reforestation trust that had previously capped funding — which came from tariffs on timber products — at $30 million annually. That was enough money when the most significant need for reforestation came from logging, but became insufficient as the number of large, high intensity fires increased, officials said.
Insects, disease and timber harvests also contribute to the amount of land that needs reforestation work, but the vast majority comes from fires. In the past five years alone more than 5 million acres were severely burned.
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Suer to expand molecular genetic testing portfolio at Quadrant
SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quadrant Biosciences Inc., a developer of novel molecular diagnostics, announced that Dr. Funda Suer has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Clinical Diagnostics and CLIA Laboratory Director. In this role, Funda will lead and support Laboratory Services in the development and adoption of new assays.
Dr. Suer joins Quadrant from Mount Sinai Genomics, Sem4, where she served most recently as Senior Director of Clinical Laboratory and Head of Diagnostic Testing. There she played a key role in the successful submission of many laboratory-developed diagnostic tests (LDT) to the New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) and test launches. Dr. Suer has extensive experience with molecular genetic testing and will be instrumental in expanding the company's molecular testing portfolio.
Dr. Suer received her PhD in medical genetics at Gulhane Military Medical Academy in Turkey, and completed her postdoctoral residency/fellowship training program in clinical molecular genetics at the National Institute of Health Genomic Research Institute (NIH-NHGRI). Additionally, she is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG), a fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), is certified by the NYS DOH as a clinical director in molecular genetic testing and a member of the American College of Medical Genetics. Dr. Suer previously established genetics training programs as training laboratory site director through Harvard University at Quest Diagnostics, and served as a program director, and Associate Professor at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine for the ABMGG Laboratory Genetics Training Program.
"I'm honored to be joining this world-class team and couldn't be more excited about what's possible by bringing the cutting-edge Quadrant technologies and informatics to broader patient populations." said Dr Suer.
Her career is rooted in bringing clinical transformational testing technologies to patients and crafting strategies to enable broader access to diagnostics for personalized medicine. She has overseen multiple commercial laboratories as Senior Clinical Laboratory Director and corporate brand transformations, as well as academic laboratories and helped bring the first NY state approved hearing loss test to the market, enabling a new standard of care for patients.
"We are so pleased to have Dr. Suer join our Laboratory Services team," said Rita Romano, President of Quadrant Laboratories. "She brings a wealth of expertise in molecular genetic testing, a focus on patient-centric business strategies and an ability to lead and inspire that will help advance our clinical diagnostics testing. We look forward to a new era of genomics with Quadrant at the forefront," continued Romano.
About Quadrant Biosciences
Quadrant Biosciences is a biotech company developing molecular diagnostic solutions for large-scale health issues. The company has entered into collaborative research relationships with a number of institutions including SUNY Upstate Medical University and Penn State University to explore and develop novel biomarker technologies with a focus on autism spectrum disorder, concussion injuries, and Parkinson's disease. Recently, it has leveraged its expertise in RNA analysis to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Quadrant participates in the Start-up NY program, a New York State economic development program. For more information about Quadrant, please visit www.quadrantbiosciences.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Met Galas, he’s been to a few. But James Corden, schmoozing at this year’s cocktail reception, looked around and pronounced that this might be his favorite yet.
“Classy,” he explained. “It just feels really classy.”
The TV host waved his arm around the room, taking in the hundreds of guests who’d followed the sartorial instructions – “gilded glamour” — and came in the best Gilded Age finery they could muster. Elegant gowns, shimmering with gold. Classic black and white. Tails and even some tophats. Headpieces and bustles and perhaps the accessory of the night: the tiara, sported by none other than Vogue’s Anna Wintour, who runs the gala, wearing a family heirloom. Even allowing for creativity, this was not the night for artfully ripped jeans.
Of course, take one letter off “classy” and you have “class,” with all the tricky implications of channeling an era that saw the creation of excessive wealth and income inequality in the United States. Some guests wrestled with that thought as they pondered the meaning of the evening. Others pointed out, accurately, that the gala funds theMet’s Costume Institute, allowing for exhibits such “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” which opens this week and seeks to uncover unsung heroes and untold stories in American fashion history, especially women, and women of color.
Others said the night was an important way of showing that New York was back in full force, even with the pandemic still upon us. “We’re celebrating craftsmanship and we’re celebrating America,” said celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson, who again this year curated the night’s menu, choosing a slate of female chefs and taking on the main course himself — a barbecue-style beef, he said, with corn and succotash. “We’re showing that New York is back.”
Certainly New York florists were back, if they hadn’t been already. The question is whether there were any pink roses left in the city after Monday’s gala. The outside steps to the Metropolitan Museum of Art were lined with 50,000, with another 75,000 surrounding the lobby centerpiece. Another 150,000 roses bathed every inch of the Great Hall staircase — a striking backdrop for the hosts’ receiving line.
Also striking: The giant centerpiece, this year the tallest it’s ever been — a 50-foot, golden creation representing the torch in the hand of Lady Liberty. (Museum officials said this year for the first time, the centerpiece will remain in place another day, for public view).
As guests entered from the red carpet, with crowds screaming outside, they passed a 12-piece chamber orchestra that played American classics like “At Last” until dinner. After greeting Wintour and her celebrity hosts (Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Regina King) guests wandered through the Arms and Armor galleries toward the American Wing and the huge Charles Engelhard Court, where cocktails were served and where curators built a bridge to access the exhibit in the period rooms.
Usually, guests eschew the exhibit for the cocktails, but there was a decent flow of people in and out of the show, for which nine film directors were tapped to create cinematic vignettes. It was, said some of the directors, a chance to engage in a different kind of storytelling.
“It was really fun,” said Tom Ford, not only a top fashion designer but one of those nine directors. Ford, assigned a room housing a grand, circular painting of Versailles and its gardens, chose to dramatize the story of the Battle of Versailles — a famous night for American fashion in 1973, when American sportswear designers showed up their French couture counterparts. Ford decided to stage a real conflict, involving weapons like fencing foils. “My 9-year-old kid was watching a lot of ‘Mulan,’” he quipped, when asked his inspiration. “I’d better go see that now,” said actor and producer-director Mindy Kaling, who’d been chatting with Ford. “Yes!” he encouraged her, and off she went.
Inside the exhibit, meanwhile, director Autumn de Wilde (“Emma”) was showing her own work in the period rooms to a few friends. “That woman has probably just lost the house with her gambling,” she said, pointing to a clearly distressed woman mannequin next to an overturned cards table. “I wanted to show how messy people’s lives are,” she said. “A beautiful home doesn’t mean a beautiful life.”
At that moment, a real “Gilded Age” character walked in — actress Denée Benton, who stars in HBO’s series of the same name. She congratulated de Wilde for her work, and de Wilde told her she was “obsessed” with her show.
Benton may not have chosen to wear a Gilded Age bustle, but Franklin Leonard did — two of them, actually. Leonard, a film executive who helped curator Andrew Bolton pick the diverse slate of film directors for the exhibit, said he was channeling Frederick Douglass in a coat that had not one bustle but two — on either side — one of the more clever looks of the night.
“I guess it’s a double bustle,” he said, crediting designer Ken Nicholson. Leonard, attending his first gala, said it was a surreal experience. “I, the captain of the high school math team in Columbus, Georgia, never thought I’d be wearing a double bustle jacket, inspired by Frederick Douglass, at the Met Ball,” he said. “It wasn’t part of the plan.”
“Listen,” Leonard said, pondering the uneasy balance between art and excess. “For all the excess, this is a fundraiser for the Costume Institute.” And he said he was proud to have helped put together the slate of filmmakers for the show, who include not only gala hosts Ford and King but Radha Blank, Janicza Bravo, Sofia Coppola, Julie Dash, de Wilde, Martin Scorsese and Chloé Zhao, last year’s Oscar winner. “They were the best group of filmmakers out there,” he said.
Though many sipping cocktails and munching on coconut ceviche hors d’oeuvres were gala veterans, there were a number of first-timers. Many remarked that the most surreal part was seeing such a concentration of stars from all walks of life, where there’s always someone more famous around the corner. Or when, as happened Monday, a fun band starts snaking through cocktails, with drums and a tuba and a guy leading it with a melodica, you look more closely and the melodica guy is Jon Batiste, who just won five Grammys.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he was thrilled to attend his first gala. He wasn’t even the only New York mayor in attendance — Michael Bloomberg was there, too.
Adams, who wore a tuxedo with the words “End Gun Violence” on the back and featuring symbols of the city he has run for several months, said he was thinking about the “very real” income inequality that stemmed from the Gilded Age, as the city now recovers from the pandemic.
Noting that the wealthiest 2% of the city was represented in the room, he said his role was “to come among these New Yorkers and talk about the issues that the other 98% of New Yorkers need that are not in this room …. Not to divide us, but to unite us.”
Adams also joked about a tabloid report that he had been dying to come to the gala for years.
“They’ve been trying to get ME to come for years,” he quipped.
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An Alzheimer’s Disease study is seeking participants over 60 years old with mild symptoms
BOSTON (Gray News) – Researchers with Mass General Brigham, a nonprofit hospital in Boston, are looking for participants for a study on Alzheimer’s Disease between the age of 60 and 85 years of age and showing mild symptoms.
In a release, the researchers said they are looking to see if a new nasal drug called Protollin is safe in those suffering from Alzheimer’s and whether it ultimately improves cognition.
Doses will gradually be increased in different subjects in the study to find out what the highest dose of Protollin to take is, the researchers said. They said the drug is yet to be studied nasally and they want to see if it affects the immune system and is safe to use.
The researchers said they aim to find the proper dose to use on Alzheimer’s patients and work to identify a new potential treatment for the disease.
The study is requiring participants who are:
- Between the ages of 60 and 85 who have been diagnosed with early to mild Alzheimer’s disease
- On able to be on a stable medication regimen for 8 weeks before the study and which will be stable during the study
- Not pregnant, lactating or of childbearing potential, which includes being two years post-menopausal for women or surgically sterile
- Amyloid-positive PET scan (if the other criteria are met)
- Able to understand and provide informed consent
The study will take eight visits over a 45-day period. The researchers said participants are not expected to gain any medical benefit from the study, but they will walk away with up to $400 for their time.
For more information on the study, visit the Mass General Brigham website.
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The Carpet Cleaning Franchise Will Bring 65 New Locations in 2022
LAKEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, recognized as one of the nation's greenest and fastest-growing carpet cleaning franchises, has announced plans to continue their expansion throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Following its growth during the first two quarters of the year, the company aims to reach 50 new locations by the end of 2022. The carpet cleaner has already expanded to the following cities this year:
- Gilbert, AZ
- Cartersville, GA
- John's Creek, GA
- Genesee County, MI
- Midland, MI
- The Twin Cities, MN
- Joplin, OK
- Boone, NC
- Albuquerque, NM
- Warwick, RI
- Roanoke, VI
- Virginia Beach, VI
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
"We are thrilled that more people are able to experience our fast-drying, eco-friendly carpet cleaning services," said Matt Kline, Director of Franchise Development. "The demand for carpet cleaning has only increased within the last few years, and we're ready to provide our services to more communities."
The Fast-Drying, Eco-Friendly Carpet Cleaner
Since opening in 2006, the carpet cleaning company has established itself as an industry leader thanks to its modern cleaning technology, eco-friendly methods, and focus on customer convenience.
Oxi Fresh achieves world-class results while using 95% less water than many cleaning services. This is thanks to Oxi Fresh's powerful cleaning machine and green products that work in tandem to rapidly break down dirt. Thanks to this process, the green carpet cleaner eliminates the need for massive amounts of water.
This is both good for the environment and also reduces dry times. While many traditional steam carpet cleaners have 12-24 hour dry times, Oxi Fresh's dry times are about one hour. That convenience, coupled with the brand's results and eco-friendly approach, has earned them hundreds of thousands of positive reviews. In addition, the company's support of the nonprofit Water.org—which has now passed $200,000 in donations since 2015—has further cemented the brand as many customers 'go-to' cleaner.
"We are extremely proud of Oxi Fresh's growth this year," said Jonathan Barnett, founder and CEO of Oxi Fresh. "Our dedicated teams and welcoming communities have allowed the company to continue growing for over 15 years. We can't wait to see what the rest of 2022 has in store for us."
About Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning®
Through innovative products and modern technology, Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning offers green carpet cleanings and exceptional results. The company's powerful combination of knowledgeable people, innovative technology, and strong processes has landed the brand in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500, ranked in Inc. magazine's Inc. 500|5000, and saw them named as one of "America's Best Franchises to Buy," by Forbes magazine. Oxi Fresh has over 460 locations throughout the United States and Canada, with more locations currently in development. For more information, visit oxifresh.com.
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Giant space tarantula spotted in the galaxy
Published: Sep. 7, 2022 at 4:09 PM EDT|Updated: 46 minutes ago
(CNN) – NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the image of a large Magellanic cloud galaxy nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula.
Scientists say it got that nickname because it resembles a burrowing tarantula’s home line with its silk.
The nebula sits 161,000 light years away from Earth.
It is the largest and brightest star-forming region in the galaxies closest to the Milky Way.
NASA says it also houses the hottest and most massive stars currently known to astronomers.
Thanks to the Webb Telescope, scientists have been able to spot tens of thousands of never-before-seen young stars in the galaxy.
They originally thought the stars were just cosmic dust.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) and Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta) share a commitment to reduce aircraft carbon emissions. Today, APB is excited to announce Delta's recent agreements to purchase Split Scimitar Winglets for its 737-800 fleet and for a number of recently acquired 737-900ER aircraft. Delta also recently agreed to purchase Scimitar Blended Winglets for up to 70 of Delta's 757-200 aircraft. Both the Split Scimitar Winglets and Scimitar Blended Winglets are upgrades to APB's ubiquitous Blended Winglets. Delta has previously purchased and installed APB winglet products on its 737-800, 737-900ER, 757-200, 757-300 and 767-300ER fleets. APB is proud that Delta has, once again, turned to APB's winglet products across its fleets to deliver savings in jet fuel consumption and gains in fuel efficiency.
"The recent challenges for the industry have forced many airlines to focus on efforts other than emissions reduction and operational efficiency" said Craig McCallum, Aviation Partners Boeing senior director of sales and marketing. "Delta's recent agreements to purchase additional APB winglet products is a clear indication of Delta Air Lines' unwavering dedication to building a more sustainable future for air travel."
"We could not be more excited and honored to continue our partnership with Delta Air Lines to reduce aircraft fuel consumption and carbon emissions. We are inspired by Delta's ambitious sustainability goals and extremely grateful for their continued endorsement of APB products," says Aviation Partners Boeing chief commercial officer, Patrick LaMoria.
Since forming in 1999, airlines worldwide have placed orders for over 9,500 of APB visual technology winglet systems. APB estimates that its products have reduced aircraft fuel consumption worldwide by over 13.4 billion gallons to-date thereby saving over 141 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
Aviation Partners Boeing is a Seattle based joint venture of Aviation Partners, Inc. and The Boeing Company.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consello, the specialized financial services advisory and strategic investing platform, today announced the further expansion of its service offerings through a strategic investment in Tidal Partners, a new investment banking and financial advisory firm. Consello also has added significantly to its growing leadership team with new senior appointments across the business.
Tidal Partners' Co-Founders and Managing Partners, David Handler and David Neequaye, are two of Wall Street's leading technology M&A advisors. In addition to the investment, Tidal Partners and Consello have formed an exclusive commercial partnership whereby Tidal Partners and Consello will work on select M&A and strategic financial advisory assignments together. As part of the new partnership, Consello will soon establish a presence in Palo Alto and Miami in addition to its headquarters in New York.
Separately, Peter Morrow has joined Consello as the Head of Consello's Private Equity Investing Business. Peter is the former Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sycamore Partners and spent almost a decade at Golden Gate Capital prior to that. He began his career at Bain & Co. and is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Stanford University.
Mindy Grossman has joined Consello as a Partner and Chair of the company's Business Development division. Mindy most recently served as President and CEO of WW International (formerly Weight Watchers). She previously served as CEO of HSNi (The Home Shopping Network) where she oversaw a $4 billion direct-to-consumer retail portfolio. Mindy was CEO of IAC Retail, the former parent company to HSNi, and after successfully taking IAC Retail public in 2008, she subsequently became CEO of HSNi. Over her career, Mindy has held leadership roles across top consumer brands including Ralph Lauren and Nike. Mindy has been ranked numerous times in Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women in the World.
Alex Spiro has joined Consello as a Senior Advisor. Alex is a well-known litigator and successful investor. He serves as Chairman of Glassbridge Enterprises and is a board member and strategic advisor to a number of groundbreaking companies.
Peter Mattoon has joined Consello as a Senior Advisor and Chair of the company's Digital Currency Advisory business. Peter is the Founder and Executive Chairman of SCS Financial, a $30 billion RIA, and has over 30 years of experience in investment management. Peter currently serves on the boards of Autograph.io and Brady Brand and is also on the FTX Advisory Board.
The Consello Group is a specialized financial services advisory and strategic investing platform. We invest capital to grow companies and we advise clients across industries for growth and market leadership. Consello also offers proprietary business development and digital currency advisory businesses to help companies excel and evolve. Consello offers these four distinct but integrated businesses all on one platform: Merchant Banking and M&A Advisory, Business Development, Investing and Digital Currency Advisory.
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LEON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Reward money for capturing the most wanted fugitive in Texas increased over the weekend and the search continued Sunday near the small city of Centerville.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement agencies were on horseback and with trained dogs looking for Gonzalo Lopez, 47. He escaped police custody May 12 after stabbing the driver of a transport bus from Gatesville to Huntsville, law enforcement said.
Lopez, thought to be affiliated with the Mexican mafia, was serving a life sentence for a capital murder out of Hildalgo County and attempted murder out of Webb County.
There’s now a combined $50,000 reward for information leading to Lopez’s capture, the TDCJ said on its Facebook page. Texas DPS is offering $35,000, the U.S. Marshals are offering $10,000 and the TDCJ Office of Inspector General is offering $5,000. The reward money started at $15,000 on May 13.
“We will not rest until Lopez is caught,” said TDCJ Executive Director Bryan Collier. “I want to personally thank all of the agencies who are assisting in this massive search and those agencies that are contributing to the reward.”
Centerville is about 2.5 hours northeast of Austin and 1.5 hours east of Waco. Schools in Centerville closed and residents were told to shelter in place while law enforcement looked for Lopez last week.
According to KGNS, Lopez killed a man with a pickax after kidnapping him for ransom to settle a drug debt. He also was involved in a shooting of a Webb County Sheriff’s Deputy in 2004, KGNS reported.
If anyone thinks they see Lopez, call 911 immediately and do not approach him. Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 800-832-8477 or 936-437-5171.
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Accomplished Family Medicine Physician and Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr. Yeral Patel, launches signature skin care product under YouvaMD, "All I Need Serum," available exclusively online
IRVINE, Calif., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Respected Orange County physician, Dr. Yeral Patel, has served patients through Kaiser Permanente for nearly a decade. Known for her tailored treatment protocols and her empowering philosophy, Dr. Patel has moved on to the next phase of her career in proprietary skincare. Inspired to defy the ordinary, Dr. Patel embarked on a mission to develop YouvaMD's first product, "All You Need Serum," during the height of the pandemic. Focused on creating an inclusive serum that is free of toxins, full of pure ingredients, and effective for all skin types, Dr. Patel began to carefully test a wide range of powerhouse ingredients. Curating a signature blend, mainly consisting of Coenzyme Q10, Hyaluronic Acid, Natural Adaptogens, Non-Irritating Retinol Alternative, Peptides, UVA and UVB, Stabilized forms of Vitamins C and E, and Hemp Seed Oil, "All I Need Serum" was born. As an all-in-one product, the innovative serum rejuvenates, hydrates, protects, and repairs while always being formulated without fragrances or dyes, parabens, phthalates, and synthetic ingredients. Learn more HERE.
Like so many of us on the hunt for the perfect recipe to perfect our skin, Dr. Patel recognized how confusing it can be to sort through ingredients, create regimens, compare product reviews, and beyond. Her mission was to create a solution for men and women that would elevate their skin to a new level with simplicity. Read what clients have to say about their experience with "All I Need Serum" HERE.
"Have you ever wished you could have access to the one skin care product that would transform your skin and simplify your regimen? Me too. So I created it - for you and me." –Dr. Yeral Patel
Founded in 2020 by Dr. Yeral Patel, a board certified family medicine, anti-aging, and regenerative medicine doctor, YouvaMD was created to bring transformative skincare products to market. Following her passion for skincare, and channeling her extensive medical background, Dr. Patel is committed to creating products that are free of toxins and full of pure ingredients. Dr. Patel's expertise has been featured by the Washington Post, Authority Magazine, and Women's Health Magazine, showcasing her ingenuity and foresight in the skincare industry. More: YouvaMD.com
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NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LICY).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Li-Cycle between February 16, 2021 and March 23, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until June 20, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Li-Cycle's largest customer, Traxys, is not actually a customer, but merely a broker providing working capital financial to the Company while Traxys tries to sell Li-Cycle's product to end customers; (2) the Company engaged in highly questionable related party transactions; (3) the Company's mark-to-model accounting is vulnerable to abuse and gave a false impression of growth; (4) a significant portion of the Company's reported revenues were derived from simply marking up receivables on products that had not been sold; (5) the Company's gross margins have likely been negative since inception; (6) the Company will require an additional $1 billion of funding to support its planned growth (which is a figure greater than the Company raised via the merger); and (7) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) (www.oramed.com), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that Chief Executive Officer Nadav Kidron will present an in-person company overview at the H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference, on May 25, 2022 in Miami, Florida.
Presentation Details:
H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference
Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. E.T.
Location: Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, Florida
The presentation will be viewable starting Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, and will be available for 90 days, through the following link: https://journey.ct.events/view/38feb6c2-b0ba-411e-916c-8f5ed39b019e
About Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Oramed Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq/TASE: ORMP) is a platform technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, with offices in the United States and Israel, Oramed has developed a novel Protein Oral Delivery (POD™) technology. Oramed is seeking to transform the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary lead candidate, ORMD-0801, which is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 studies and has the potential to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. In addition, Oramed is developing an oral GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide-1) analog capsule (ORMD-0901).
For more information, please visit www.oramed.com.
Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements. For example, we are using forward-looking statements when we discuss the potential of ORMD-0801 to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. In addition, historic results of scientific research and clinical trials do not guarantee that the conclusions of future research or trials will suggest identical or even similar conclusions. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Oramed only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties related to the progress, timing, cost, and results of clinical trials and product development programs; difficulties or delays in obtaining regulatory approval or patent protection for our product candidates; competition from other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies; and our ability to obtain additional funding required to conduct our research, development and commercialization activities. In addition, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in technology and market requirements; delays or obstacles in launching our clinical trials; changes in legislation; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; lack of validation of our technology as we progress further and lack of acceptance of our methods by the scientific community; inability to retain or attract key employees whose knowledge is essential to the development of our products; unforeseen scientific difficulties that may develop with our process; greater cost of final product than anticipated; loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition; laboratory results that do not translate to equally good results in real settings; our patents may not be sufficient; and finally that products may harm recipients, all of which could cause the actual results or performance of Oramed to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, Oramed undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Oramed, reference is made to Oramed' s reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Zach Herschfus
+1-844-9-ORAMED
zach@oramed.com
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JACKSON, Miss., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP) (the "Company", "we", "us", or "EastGroup") announced today its recent acquisition and disposition activity.
On June 1, 2022, EastGroup closed the acquisition of Tulloch Corporation, the owner of an industrial real estate portfolio located within the San Francisco and Sacramento markets, with properties in those locations representing 85% and 15% of total portfolio net operating income, respectively. The portfolio consists of 14 properties totaling approximately 1.7 million square feet and two land parcels totaling 10.5 acres. The properties are currently 100% leased to 37 tenants with an average remaining lease term of less than 3 years. At the time of acquisition, the annualized net operating income generated by the fully-occupied properties is approximately $17.1 million. The two land parcels will allow for the future development of approximately 215,000 square feet. EastGroup acquired Tulloch Corporation for consideration consisting of approximately 1.87 million newly issued shares of EastGroup common stock, at a negotiated price of $190 per share, and the assumption of a $60 million loan, which EastGroup intends to promptly repay with no penalty.
The Company's California portfolio, including operating properties and value-add acquisitions in lease-up, prior to this acquisition included approximately 5.9 million square feet, which had average rent growth of 54.5% on a straight-line basis for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Following this acquisition, the Company now owns approximately 7.6 million square feet in California, which represents 21% of the Company's total annualized base rent. The Company's California properties are 98.9% leased as of June 1, 2022.
Commenting on the Company's activity, Marshall Loeb, CEO, stated, "We are thrilled to add the Tulloch Corporation's San Francisco area portfolio to EastGroup. The Tulloch family, over three generations, built a very strong portfolio in terms of location, building quality and tenant quality. Within our own portfolio, San Francisco has historically been one of our strongest markets and also one where we've been under allocated capital-wise. We're very bullish about the future for our San Francisco portfolio. Given recent headlines and resulting levels of concern, we are pleased to continue seeing strong levels of tenant demand across our portfolio as evidenced by our month end results."
Brian Tulloch, President of the Tulloch Corporation stated, "I'm very pleased with the sale to EastGroup. I've been a shareholder for a number of years so I knew the Company prior to launching the sales process. Early on I was hoping there would be a way to reach this joint outcome." Eastdil Secured served as financial advisor to Tulloch Corporation.
Also, during the current quarter, EastGroup sold a 42,000 square foot service center building in Houston for approximately $13 million. A gain will be recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2022, which will be excluded from funds from operations. This activity supports the Company's ongoing efforts to diversify its portfolio allocation across all EastGroup markets.
As of June 1, 2022, EastGroup's operating portfolio was 98.7% leased and 98.2% occupied.
Company Information
EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP), a S&P Mid-Cap 400 company, is a self-administered equity real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and operation of industrial properties in major Sunbelt markets throughout the United States with an emphasis in the states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina. The Company's goal is to maximize shareholder value by being a leading provider in its markets of functional, flexible and quality business distribution space for location sensitive customers (primarily in the 15,000 to 70,000 square foot range). The Company's strategy for growth is based on ownership of premier distribution facilities generally clustered near major transportation features in supply-constrained submarkets. The Company's portfolio, including development projects and value-add acquisitions in lease-up and under construction, currently includes approximately 54.1 million square feet.
EastGroup Properties, Inc. press releases are available at www.eastgroup.net.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements and certain other information contained herein, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "seek," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "targets," "intends," "should," "estimates," "could," "continue," "assume," "projects," "goals" or "plans" and variations of such words or similar expressions or the negative of such words, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of the Company about its plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to the Company and on assumptions it has made. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, these forward-looking statements should be considered as subject to the many risks and uncertainties that exist in the Company's operations and business environment. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These uncertainties include, but are not limited to: international, national, regional and local economic conditions; the duration and extent of the impact of the coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, including any COVID-19 variants or the efficacy or availability of COVID-19 vaccines, on our business operations or the business operations of our tenants (including their ability to timely make rent payments) and the economy generally; disruption in supply and delivery chains; construction costs could increase as a result of inflation impacting the cost to develop properties; increase in interest rates and ability to raise equity capital on attractive terms; financing risks, including the risks that our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest, and we may be unable to refinance our existing debt upon maturity or obtain new financing on attractive terms or at all; our ability to retain our credit agency ratings; our ability to comply with applicable financial covenants; the competitive environment in which the Company operates; fluctuations of occupancy or rental rates; potential defaults (including bankruptcies or insolvency) on or non-renewal of leases by tenants, or our ability to lease space at current or anticipated rents, particularly in light of the significant uncertainty as to the conditions under which current or potential tenants will be able to operate physical locations in the future; potential changes in the law or governmental regulations and interpretations of those laws and regulations, including changes in real estate laws or REIT or corporate income tax laws, and potential increases in real property tax rates; our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT; acquisition and development risks, including failure of such acquisitions and development projects to perform in accordance with projections; natural disasters such as fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes; pandemics, epidemics or other public health emergencies, such as the outbreak of COVID-19; the terms of governmental regulations that affect us and interpretations of those regulations, including the costs of compliance with those regulations, changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates; credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to our interest rate swaps; the discontinuation of London Interbank Offered Rate; lack of or insufficient amounts of insurance; litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to the failure, inadequacy or interruption of our data security systems and processes; the consequences of future terrorist attacks or civil unrest; and environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties presently owned or previously owned by us. All forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risks identified in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors within the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company assumes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Chytil scores in 3rd, Rangers beat Penguins 5-3 in Game 5
By VIN A. CHERWOO
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Filip Chytil scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the New York Rangers staved off elimination with a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. Jacob Trouba and Alexis Lafrenière each had a goal and an assist and Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren also scored for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin had 27 saves. Jake Guentzel had two goals and Kris Letang also scored for Pittsburgh which leads the best of seven series 3-2 but lost Sidney Crosby to an apparent injury in the second period. Evgeni Malkin had two assists and Louis Domingue made 29 saves. Game 6 is Friday in Pittsburgh.
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-- ASC10 is an oral double prodrug that is rapidly and completely converted in vivo into the active metabolite ASC10-A, which is the same active metabolite of molnupiravir
-- Ascletis has filed multiple patent applications for ASC10 and its use globally. Compared with molnupiravir, ASC10 has a new and differentiated chemical structure
-- FDA recommended that Ascletis directly conduct the first clinical study of ASC10 in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients rather than in healthy subjects
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for ASC10, an oral drug candidate targeting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) for COVID-19, to conduct the Phase Ib clinical trial in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients. Ascletis will immediately initiate the clinical trial in patients to collect ASC10's clinical safety, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy data.
ASC10 is an orally bioavailable double prodrug which has a new and differentiated chemical structure from the single prodrug molnupiravir. After oral administration, both ASC10 and molnupiravir are rapidly and completely converted in vivo into the same active metabolite ASC10-A, also known as β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC). ASC10 was discovered and developed in-house. Ascletis has filed multiple patent applications for ASC10 and its use globally. ASC10 oral tablet formulation for the clinical study was developed with in-house proprietary technology of Ascletis.
By applying a double prodrug strategy, ASC10's permeability in Caco-2 cells (human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells) and active metabolite exposure in monkeys reached 3.2-fold and 2.1-fold of molnupiravir's, respectively. In the SARS-CoV-2 infected mouse models, ASC10 at 240 mg/kg twice daily led to a 4.0 log reduction in viral titer in lungs, equivalent to molnupiravir at 500 mg/kg twice daily[1]. Preclinical studies demonstrated that ASC10-A has potent cellular antiviral activity against Omicron variant (EC50 = 0.3 µM), Delta variant (EC50 = 0.5 µM) and wildtype virus (EC50 = 0.7 µM). It also suggested that there were no drug-drug interactions between ASC10 and other common medicines.
FDA recommended that Ascletis directly conduct the first clinical study of ASC10 in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients rather than in healthy subjects. This study is a randomized, placebo controlled Phase Ib clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy in multiple ascending doses of ASC10 tablets (200 mg, 400 mg or 800 mg twice daily) in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients for 5.5-day treatment with 28-day monitoring. Previously, molnupiravir was granted Emergency Use Authorization by FDA for 800 mg twice daily.
Currently, Ascletis is actively communicating with regulatory authorities to explore the possibility of further accelerating the clinical development of ASC10.
"The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause huge social and economic implications globally with over 572 million cases been confirmed including more than 6 million deaths[2]. As a leading biotech with in-depth insights into viral diseases, Ascletis is committed to leveraging its proprietary pipeline including ASC10 (RdRp inhibitor) and ASC11 (3CLpro inhibitor) to fight against the pandemic. This IND approval of ASC10 from FDA marks a great recognition to our in-house R&D capabilities and enables us to expedite the clinical progress of ASC10. With other efforts made on capacity expansion and process optimization, we have further improved the accessibility and affordability of ASC10." said Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis.
[1] Wahl, et al., Nature. 2021 March; 591(7850): 451–457.
[2] WHO, WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard, https://covid19.who.int/
About Ascletis
Ascletis is an innovative R&D driven biotech listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1672.HK), covering the entire value chain from discovery and development to manufacturing and commercialization. Led by a management team with deep expertise and a proven track record, Ascletis focuses on three therapeutic areas with unmet medical needs from a global perspective: viral diseases, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and oncology. Through excellent execution, Ascletis rapidly advances its drug pipeline with an aim of leading in global competition. To date, Ascletis has three marketed products, i.e. ritonavir tablets, GANOVO® and ASCLEVIR®, and 20 drug candidates in its R&D pipeline. The most advanced drug candidates include ASC22 (CHB functional cure), ASC10 and ASC11(oral small molecules for COVID-19 treatment), ASC40 (recurrent glioblastoma), ASC42 (PBC, primary biliary cholangitis), and ASC40 (acne).
For more information, please visit www.ascletis.com.
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Editor's Summary
- Acer releases its TravelMate P4 and TravelMate Spin P4 series of business laptops with the latest 12th Gen Intel® Core™ vPro® or AMD Ryzen™ PRO processors
- The new TravelMate P4 is now available with 14- or 16-inch 16:10 WUXGA IPS thin-bezel displays, and are built with stunning and lightweight aluminum-magnesium alloy and PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) plastic
- The TravelMate Spin P4 features a Corning® Gorilla® Glass anti-glare touchscreen and convertible design
- New TravelMate P2 notebooks built with 12th Gen Intel Core vPro CPUs come with 14- or 15.6-inch displays, and PCR plastic and ocean-bound plastic throughout its chassis and touchpad
TAIPEI, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acer today announced its refreshed range of TravelMate business laptops for SMB (Small- and Medium- Sized Businesses) and hybrid workers, offering them a wider choice of mobility and performance. Each of the durable Acer TravelMate P4, TravelMate Spin P4 and TravelMate P2 laptops offer workers at the office, home or on the move a highly refined experience with larger touchpads and quieter key presses with a comfortable 1.55 mm travel distance.
These durable laptops are designed to deliver powerful performance throughout the work day, enhanced security, advanced connectivity and military-grade durability. They are engineered to handle real life situations such as being bumped through an airport security checkpoint or accidentally dropped, and meet MIL-STD 810H specifications, meaning they can withstand drops, humidity and water spills.
The Acer TravelMate P2, TravelMate P4, and TravelMate Spin P4 laptops provide business-grade security and productivity. These Microsoft Secured-core PCs deliver advanced security down to the firmware level. A SecureBio fingerprint reader and IR camera with a privacy shutter support Windows Hello for secure logins. All models offer advanced connectivity with Wi-Fi 6 to ensure a smoother wireless experience, and optional LTE support so business travelers can enjoy immediate connectivity to local networks.
Acer TravelMate P4 and TravelMate Spin P4
The 14- and 16-inch TravelMate P4 and the 14-inch TravelMate Spin P4 laptops are available with either 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 vPro® or AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO processors. The WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS narrow-bezel display delivers an up to 86%[1] screen-to-body ratio and the 16:10 aspect ratio maximizes the use of the screen space further. All TravelMate P4 and TravelMate P4 Spin models deliver high quality video conference performance with AI-powered noise reduction microphones, four upward speakers, and built-in DTS Audio for higher quality, distortion-free audio. These eco-friendly laptops use up to 37.7%[2] PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) plastic and 100% recycled packaging materials.
Additionally, the convertible TravelMate Spin P4 features an anti-glare display, can be rotated 360 degrees into laptop, stand, tent or tablet modes, and supports an AES 1.0 stylus for easy note taking. Its screen and touchpad featuring Corning® Gorilla® Glass are scratch-resistant and durable.
The new TravelMate P4 and TravelMate Spin P4 laptops with AMD Ryzen PRO processors feature built-in Pluton hardware security designed by Microsoft. Pluton technology is integrated directly into the processor, ensuring system integrity of Windows 11 devices with ongoing protection for identities, data, and applications.
Acer TravelMate P2
The Acer TravelMate P2 business laptops feature a 180-degree hinge that opens flat, and come in 14- and 15.6-inch versions powered by the latest 12th Gen Intel Core i7 vPro processors. The device features PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) plastic throughout its chassis, and an OceanGlass™ touchpad, made with ocean-bound plastic and a UV texture layer to provide a glass-like tactile feeling.
Pricing and Availability
The 14-inch Acer TravelMate P4 with Intel processors will be available in the United States in Q3 2022, starting at USD 1,099; in EMEA in September 2022 starting at EUR 999; and in China in July 2022, starting at RMB 6,999.
The 14-inch Acer TravelMate P4 with AMD processors will be available in the United States in Q3 2022, starting at USD 1,099; and in EMEA in August 2022 starting at EUR 949.
The 16-inch Acer TravelMate P4 with Intel processors will be available in the United States in Q3 2022, starting at USD 1,099; in EMEA in September 2022 starting at EUR 999; and in China in July 2022, starting at RMB 6,999.
The 16-inch Acer TravelMate P4 with AMD processors will be available in the United States in Q3 2022, starting at USD 1,099; and in EMEA in August 2022 starting at EUR 949.
The Acer TravelMate Spin P4 with Intel processors will be available in the United States in Q3 2022, starting at USD 1,199; in EMEA in August 2022 starting at EUR 1,099; and in China in July 2022, starting at RMB 6,999.
The Acer TravelMate Spin P4 with AMD processors will be available in the United States in Q3 2022, starting at USD 1,199; and in EMEA in August 2022 starting at EUR 1,049.
The Acer TravelMate Spin P2 will be available in the United States in Q3 2022, starting at USD 899; in EMEA in August 2022 starting at EUR 799; and in China in July 2022, starting at RMB 5,999.
Exact specifications, prices, and availability will vary by region. To learn more about availability, product specifications and prices in specific markets, please contact your nearest Acer office via www.acer.com.
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About Acer
Founded in 1976, Acer is one of the world's top ICT companies with a presence in more than 160 countries. As Acer evolves with the industry and changing lifestyles, it is focused on enabling a world where hardware, software and services will fuse with one another, creating ecosystems and opening up new possibilities for consumers and businesses alike. Acer's 7,500 employees are dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of products and solutions that break barriers between people and technology. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.
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| 2022-05-18T15:12:51Z
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Johnny Depp’s agent testified Monday that his ex-wife’s 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was “catastrophic” to his career and coincided with the loss of a $23 million deal for a “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel.
Amber Heard’s lawyers pushed back aggressively against the agent’s assertion on cross-examination, suggesting that the article was inconsequential amid a stream of bad publicity for Depp brought on by his own bad behavior.
Depp is suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court, saying her article defamed him when she described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” The article never mentions Depp by name, but Depp’s lawyers say he was defamed nevertheless because it’s a clear reference to abuse allegations Heard levied in 2016.
In testimony Monday, agent Jack Whigham said Depp was still able to work after the initial allegations made against him in 2016. He was paid $8 million for “City Of Lies,” $10 million for “Murder on the Orient Express” and $13.5 million for “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” all of which shot in 2017, albeit under contracts reached prior to the allegations made against him.
But he said The Washington Post piece was uniquely damaging to Depp’s career.
“It was a first-person account, extremely impactful,” Whigham said of the op-ed.
After that, he said Depp struggled to get any kind of work. He had to take a pay cut — down to $3 million — to do the independent film “Minimata,” and a $22.5 million verbal deal he had with Disney for a sixth “Pirates” film was scuttled, Whigham said.
On cross-examination, though, Heard’s lawyers asked whether the “Pirates” deal had already gone south by the time Heard’s article was published. Whigham acknowledged he never had a written deal for Depp to appear in a sixth “Pirates” film.” And while he said “Pirates” producer Jerry Bruckheimer talked favorably throughout 2018 about Depp coming back to the franchise, Disney executives were noncommittal at best.
By early 2019 — weeks after Heard’s op-ed — Whigham said it was clear that Depp’s role in any “Pirates” film was scuttled and that producers were instead looking to move ahead with Margot Robbie in a lead role.
Heard’s lawyers have cited a variety of factors — including reports of heavy drug and alcohol use, a lawsuit by a crew member in July 2018 who says he was punched on set by Depp, and a separate libel lawsuit Depp filed against a British newspaper in 2018 — as things that damaged Depp’s image more than the Post article.
For Depp’s Virginia lawsuit to be successful, he not only needs to show that he was falsely accused, but he also needs to show that the op-ed piece — not Heard’s abuse allegations in 2016 when she filed for divorce and obtained a temporary restraining order — is what caused the damage.
Depp’s lawyers also presented testimony from an intellectual property expert who testified about the negative turn in Depp’s reputation. But his own data, showing trend lines from Google searches, showed negative spikes occurring after the 2016 abuse allegations, but negligible or nonexistent changes after the Post article.
The trial has now entered its fourth week. Much of the testimony during the first three weeks centered on the volatile relationship between Depp and Heard. Depp says he has never struck Heard. Her lawyers said during the trial’s opening statements that she was physically and sexually abused by Depp on multiple occasions.
Heard is expected to testify later this week.
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| 2022-05-03T11:04:47Z
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To Mark Campari's First Year as an Official Partner of the Festival de Cannes, the Brand Hosted a Spectacular Evening that Brought the Great Stories of Cinema to Life
NEW YORK, May 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the first year as an official partner of Festival de Cannes, the iconic Italian red aperitivo, Campari®, continued to push the boundaries of creativity to bring its Red Passion to the 75th edition of the world-renowned film Festival with a memorable evening.
Continuing Campari's existing legacy in the world of cinema and hosted at a venue in the heart of Cannes, the brand invited each guest to become the protagonist in the world of Campari. Guests were treated to a series of unique, immersive experiences and the event could be seen from all over the Croisette, with vibrant red lighting beaming into the night sky.
The evening was the latest example of Campari pushing the boundaries of what is expected and went beyond the norm of storytelling. Upon entry, guests were asked to answer a question that would reflect their film preference, activating a dynamic visual environment based on their favorite genre while enjoying a specially curated Campari cocktail.
The brand's relationship with cinema started in the 1920s as a platform to express its Red Passion and creativity in an intriguing and mysterious way, including a notable partnership with Federico Fellini on a TV advertisement in 1984. This rich history has continued in recent times with Campari Red Diaries, a series of short films with iconic acting and directing legends such as Zoe Saldana, Ana De Armas and many others.
Throughout the evening, guests were invited to enjoy Campari cocktails masterfully created by Camparino in Galleria, the legendary bar opened by Davide Campari in Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in 1915 that now holds position as No. 27 in the World's 50 Best Bars list 2022.
To honor the first year of the Official Partnership, Camparino in Galleria created a unique cocktail to be served exclusively at Festival de Cannes: Red Carpet – Cannes Edition. The cocktail is a perfectly balanced combination of Campari with Espolòn Tequila Blanco, sea leaf infused Fino Sherry, Cinzano Vermouth Blanco, Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum with saline syrup and bitter orange, garnished with orange peel. The fresh and salty undertones evoke the vibrant Mediterranean atmosphere of the Festival de Cannes red carpet, complemented by Campari, which lends its versatile bitter flavor and signature red color. Campari believes that every cocktail is an everlasting creation that tells a unique story, and this cocktail tells a tale that truly goes beyond the usual.
Campari Group's Head of Global Marketing, Julka Villa, comments: "In the midst of the 75th Edition of Festival de Cannes, the Campari event was an exciting opportunity for us to invite key guests from the cinema industry and film enthusiasts to come together and be immersed in a Campari experience as creative and innovative as the brand's legacy in cinema. Campari believes that great stories lie beyond the usual and provide a timeless showcase of creativity and passion, and our event was the perfect opportunity to bring this Red Passion to the world-famous film Festival."
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| 2022-05-22T09:11:06Z
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Decision coming soon on student loans, Education chief says
Published: Aug. 22, 2022 at 8:56 AM CDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
(CNN) - The Biden administration is expected to decide on the repayment of school loans soon.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told NBC’s “Meet the Press” it could come within the next week or so.
The White House has already extended the pandemic-related pause four times, the last time in April.
But the frozen payments are set to end Aug. 31.
While some advocates say up to $50,000 should be forgiven, the administration is suggesting a smaller break.
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| 2022-08-22T14:34:25Z
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Son charged with mom’s murder after her remains were found 4 years after she disappeared
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO/Gray News) – A Colorado woman who had been missing for four years was found dead in a trash bag inside a manhole at her home, investigators said.
Her son has been charged with first-degree murder.
In 2018, Sylvia Frens’ daughter reported her missing. According to court documents, detectives went to Frens’ home and discovered a foul odor in the bedroom and a brown stain that covered most of the floor. The stain was tested for blood, but the results came back negative.
But investigators also found that Frens’ son Richard Vandervelde used her debit cards and took more than $10,000 in cash from her bank account.
The following month, prosecutors claim Vandervelde lied about his identity when pulled over in Missouri. Grand Junction Police Department detectives traveled to Missouri and asked him about his mother’s disappearance. He claimed she went to California with a friend.
Years passed with no sign of Frens. Then, on April 26, 2022, the current owner of Frens’ house reported a trash bag inside a manhole. Court records describe the hole as 6 feet deep. Detectives thought they saw an animal leg and later believed they found human remains.
DNA tests confirmed the remains were that of Frens. An autopsy said she died from blows to the head.
Police found Vandervelde in Florida and arrested him May 29.
Vandervelde is charged with first-degree murder, tampering with a deceased human body, crimes against at-risk adult, fraud-identity theft, theft of $5,000-$20,000, motor vehicle theft, and abuse of a corpse.
Vandervelde was extradited back to Colorado and is being held on a $1 million bond at the Mesa County Detention Facility. He is due in court June 21.
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| 2022-06-10T18:54:20Z
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s summertime and that means outdoor activities like swimming, barbecuing, tanning and more.
As you spend more time outside, you may be realizing that it’s time to update your outdoor space. If you don’t know where to start, do not worry. Yelp has compiled a list of outdoor living trends that are gaining popularity in Texas.
Here are some ideas:
- Cowboy pools
- Outdoor kitchens
- Outdoor living rooms
- Patio covers and pergolas
- Fire pits
- Outdoor lighting
- Garden sheds
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| 2022-06-10T19:20:13Z
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To date, Comcast RISE has awarded more than $16 million in grants and $75 million in in-kind support for marketing and technology services, impacting more than 9,500 entrepreneurs nationwide
PITTSBURGH, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today announced it will award $1 million in total grants to 100 Allegheny County small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owners, among others. The recipients are among more than 9,500 entrepreneurs nationwide who have been selected through the Comcast RISE program, which provides marketing, technology, and capital support to small business owners.
Comcast RISE and the Comcast RISE Investment Fund initially launched in 2020 as a response to help small business owners of color who were hardest hit by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2021, Comcast announced a major expansion to eligibility, enabling all women-owned small businesses nationwide to apply. This expansion built on the program's success and aims to help address the persistent inequities women continue to face in accessing the resources and funding that are critical to success.
"Congratulations to the small businesses which will be receiving grants through the Comcast RISE Investment Fund," said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. "It's no secret that the pandemic impacted our small businesses the most, and we thank Comcast for recognizing their challenges and the need with this program. Thanks to these resources, we look forward to having these entrepreneurs as part of our community for years to come."
"The Pittsburgh businesses who benefit from Comcast's $1 million in grants are hard-working, vital contributors to our community," said Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. "These grants are investments for our future and are key to helping transform Pittsburgh and create new pathways to prosperity and a thriving city."
With today's announcement, 100 selected businesses will each receive a $10,000 grant. Allegheny County's grant recipients include:
- Creative Hair Solutions, Allison Park
- Embrago LLC, Allison Park
- ESSPA INC, Aspinwall
- BLINKFLY LLC, Bethel Park
- East Side Laser Center, Braddock
- Digital Bridges Pittsburgh LLC, Brentwood
- More Than Words Fine Papers LLC, Carnegie
- Precision Copy Products Incorporated, Clairton
- Meles Party Planning, East Liberty
- HARRMONEE LLC, East Pittsburgh
- Waku Waku Baby Co, Glenshaw
- Carlton Speaks LLC, Homestead
- Local Motion PGH, Homestead
- Nina Lees Hair Studio, Homestead
- Una Biologicals, Homewood
- DTL Inc, Jefferson Hills
- Barber Parlor, McKees Rocks
- FAITH Construction Company, McKees Rocks
- PMA Tattoo LLC, McKees Rocks
- Wood by Design LLC, McKees Rocks
- Sprezzatura Pgh LLC, Millvale
- RRELITESERVICES LLC, Monroeville
- Mount Lebanon Academy, Mount Lebanon
- Trzade Salon LLC, Mount Oliver
- Kiwi Speech LLC, Oakmont
- Jade Scott Design, Penn Hills
- Sweet Inspirations LLC, Penn Hills
- Helios Solutions Group LLC, Pine
- 360 Café, Pittsburgh
- A For the People Insurance Agency, Pittsburgh
- Adey Designs, Pittsburgh
- African Cuisine LLC, Pittsburgh
- All Bodies Welcome Yoga LLC, Pittsburgh
- Amazing Journeys LLC, Pittsburgh
- And Flowers LLC, Pittsburgh
- Baked True North LLC, Pittsburgh
- Behaivior LLC, Pittsburgh
- Beyond Bedtime Books, Pittsburgh
- Cabaret LLC, Pittsburgh
- Casey Droege Cultural Productions, Pittsburgh
- Coach Keem Fitness and Performance Training LLC, Pittsburgh
- Cobbler World LLC, Pittsburgh
- Confections by Casey Renee LLC, Pittsburgh
- Constellation Coffee, Pittsburgh
- Crisp Forensic Counseling LLC, Pittsburgh
- Crust Worthy LLC, Pittsburgh
- Family Spinner LLC, Pittsburgh
- First Sip Brew LLC, Pittsburgh
- Fox Chapel Day Spa, Pittsburgh
- Global Wordsmiths LLC, Pittsburgh
- Go Phleb LLC, Pittsburgh
- Green Empress Juice Company, Pittsburgh
- Happy Day Dessert Factory LLC, Pittsburgh
- I Dream a World LLC, Pittsburgh
- IT's 4 Me, Pittsburgh
- Kabab N Curry Inc, Pittsburgh
- KidzRide LLC, Pittsburgh
- Laced Beauty Bar LLC, Pittsburgh
- Levels Agency LLC, Pittsburgh
- love Pittsburgh Co, Pittsburgh
- Malaika Learning Center LLC, Pittsburgh
- Mayfly Market LLC, Pittsburgh
- MJ Management, Pittsburgh
- New Mainstream Massage, Pittsburgh
- Nollapelli Inc, Pittsburgh
- Nurie Sushi Inc, Pittsburgh
- Otto Finn LLC, Pittsburgh
- Palermo Photo, Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh FIT East LLC, Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh News Inc, Pittsburgh
- Post Script Productions LLC, Pittsburgh
- Print Management LLC, Pittsburgh
- Purposefully Soaring Counseling Services LLC, Pittsburgh
- Pyramid Pgh LLC, Pittsburgh
- Quinerly Financial Group LLC, Pittsburgh
- Rebound Planner LLC, Pittsburgh
- Reliable Technology LLC, Pittsburgh
- Reset Fitness LLC, Pittsburgh
- Riversides Sales Group LLC, Pittsburgh
- Status Ent, Pittsburgh
- Stories Like Me LLC, Pittsburgh
- Tana Ethiopian Cuisine LLC, Pittsburgh
- The Care Based Leadership Collaborative LLC, Pittsburgh
- The Coop Chicken and Waffles LLC, Pittsburgh
- The Pittsburgh Juice Company, Pittsburgh
- The Smokey City's 412 BBQ LLC, Pittsburgh
- Tyler Collier Associates LLC, Pittsburgh
- USA Professional Karate Studio, Pittsburgh
- YOGAMOTIF LLC, Pittsburgh
- Zashes Lashes LLC, Pittsburgh
- The Gilded Girl LLC, Sewickley
- Art in Motion Pittsburgh LLC, Sharpsburg
- Wildess LLC, Tarentum
- Pinks Tiny Paws LLC, Verona
- Mommalicious LLC, West Mifflin
- A Mothers Boutique LLC, Wexford
- Bottom Line Financial Services Inc, Wexford
- Megan M Stock DMD PC, Wexford
- Global Human Performance LLC, Wilkinsburg
- Lovett Sundries LLC, Wilkinsburg
"The cooks here at Sprezzatura express profound gratitude for the Comcast RISE grant, which will allow our team to lift our heads up from the restaurant industry grind and think forwardly about how we can help meet food access needs in our community," said Jennifer Saffron, owner of Sprezzatura. "How might our kitchen and cafe serve catering clients and cafe patrons as well as ensure that all are welcome to the table for a dignified meal? It's a real question in need of an answer, especially during these times. The Comcast RISE grant provides critical resources for independent entrepreneurs like our sustainable, woman-owned restaurant to make good on a triple bottom line – people, planet, and profit."
"As we continue to rebuild from the effects of the pandemic, small businesses still need our support. They are the backbone of our local communities, and we must take every opportunity to help them not only survive, but to thrive," said Toni Murphy, Senior Vice President, Comcast's Keystone Region. "When we launched Comcast RISE in 2020, we knew a profound need existed in many of the communities we serve, and we have now seen firsthand how the resources from Comcast RISE are continuing to benefit small businesses two and a half years since the program's inception."
To date, Comcast RISE has awarded more than $16 million in grants and $75 million in in-kind support for marketing and technology services, impacting more than 9,500 entrepreneurs in 704 cities across 37 states. By the end of 2022, 13,000 businesses across the country are expected to benefit from the Comcast RISE initiative, either through the grant program or from the resources provided through Effectv, the advertising division of Comcast Cable, and Comcast Business. In addition to the financial and business support services provided, a key part of the program is ensuring the long-term sustainability of businesses. To help address this, Comcast invests in and partners with organizations such as Ureeka to provide ongoing mentorship and resources to help small businesses succeed over the long term.
Comcast RISE stands for Representation, Investment, Strength, and Empowerment and is part of Project UP, the company's comprehensive initiative to advance digital equity and help build a future of unlimited possibilities.
More information and the applications to apply for either the grant program or marketing and technology services are available at www.ComcastRISE.com.
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company that connects people to moments that matter. We are principally focused on connectivity, aggregation, and streaming with 57 million customer relationships across the United States and Europe. We deliver broadband, wireless, and video through our Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky brands; create, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal Studio Group, Sky Studios, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, multiple cable networks, Peacock, NBCUniversal News Group, NBC Sports, Sky News, and Sky Sports; and provide memorable experiences at Universal Parks and Resorts in the United States and Asia. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
Comcast Business offers a suite of Connectivity, Communications, Networking, Cybersecurity, Wireless, and Managed Solutions to help organizations of different sizes prepare for what's next. Powered by the nation's largest Gig-speed broadband network, and backed by 24/7 customer support, Comcast Business is the nation's largest cable provider to small and mid-size businesses and one of the leading service providers to the Enterprise market. Comcast Business has been consistently recognized by industry analysts and associations as a leader and innovator, and one of the fastest growing providers of Ethernet services. For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on Twitter @ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks at http://business.comcast.com/social.
Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, helps local, regional and national advertisers use the best of digital with the power of TV to grow their business. It provides multi-screen marketing solutions to make advertising campaigns more effective and easier to execute. Headquartered in New York with offices throughout the country, Effectv has a presence in 66 markets with nearly 35 million owned and represented subscribers. For more information, visit www.effectv.com.
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The leading learning and event technology provider enables real-time virtual attendee experiences with Warpwire Live
FOREST HILL, Md., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadmium announced today that they have launched Warpwire Live, a live streaming product designed to promote real-time attendee experiences at virtual and hybrid events.
The product launch marks the latest addition to Cadmium's all-in-one learning and event platform. Other recent launches include lead retrieval, online registration, and Conference365—an online learning platform that enables content-driven organizations to host, distribute, and monetize conference recordings year-round.
Built to improve revenue streams and lower operational costs, the Cadmium platform helps more than 1,000 non-profits and associations deliver their content, meetings, and events as one continuous experience.
"Live streaming has become an essential way to maximize the impact of in-person events," said Michelle Wyatt, President of Cadmium. "With Warpwire Live, meeting planners have a simple, secure, and streamlined way to reach a broader audience than ever before."
Warpwire Live offers several advantages for meeting planners coordinating virtual and hybrid events:
- Highly accurate, machine-generated closed captions with human support ensure accessible attendee experiences.
- Ultra-low latency is available to facilitate real-time interaction between virtual attendees and on-site event content.
- Proactive health monitoring provides real-time reports on the strength and stability of the live stream, empowering A/V support teams to resolve any issues in a timely manner.
- A streamlined interface enables streams to go live in just a matter of seconds.
Other noteworthy features of the technology include detailed metrics and analytics, a global view for monitoring all live and upcoming streams, an interactive geography map, automatic fallback to universal streaming technologies, and more.
As the live event industry continues to evolve, Warpwire Live will facilitate seamless and engaging attendee experiences.
Cadmium simplifies the production of live, hybrid and virtual events and maximizes the value of online learning with a single, flexible platform designed to capture the chemistry of people, ideas and knowledge. The company's software products are trusted by more than 1000 content-driven organizations worldwide to generate revenue, drive customer retention, and lower operational costs for their events and education initiatives. For more information, visit https://gocadmium.com
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| 2022-06-08T19:13:12Z
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- The Clean First framework lays out a four-step process for commercial buildings to achieve Sustainable IAQ - better indoor air quality more energy efficiently with improved resilience
- enVerid Systems collaborated with 75F, Awair, GIGA, Oxygen8, Planled, and SafeTraces on a comprehensive white paper
WESTWOOD, Mass. , Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- enVerid Systems, a leading provider of sustainable indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions, published today a system-level framework for enabling low-energy, high IAQ, climate-resilient buildings. The Clean First approach is detailed in a new white paper, "How to Achieve Sustainable Indoor Air Quality: A Roadmap to Simultaneously Improving Indoor Air Quality & Meeting Building Decarbonization and Climate Resiliency Goals." The white paper was developed in collaboration with leading IAQ and energy efficiency companies 75F, Awair, GIGA, Oxygen8, Planled and SafeTraces, and includes input from more than a dozen built-environment experts.
The Clean First framework is based on a four-step process that building owners and operators, architects, energy efficiency consultants, and mechanical engineers and contractors can follow to achieve Sustainable IAQ: better indoor air quality more energy efficiently with improved resilience to outside air pollutants, including wildfire smoke and ozone. The framework draws on lessons learned from the pandemic and recent updates to building standards to address the growing need to decarbonize both new and existing commercial buildings while simultaneously improving IAQ. The core thesis of the paper is that improving IAQ with optimized ventilation and air cleaning need not conflict with building decarbonization and climate resilience goals and, in many cases, can reduce a building's carbon footprint.
"To create high-IAQ, low-energy, climate resilient buildings for the future, we need to embrace alternatives to outside air ventilation to maintain healthy indoor environments," said William Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow/Presidential Member ASHRAE, The Pennsylvania State University. "Building on key lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about layered air cleaning strategies, the Clean First framework presented in this paper lays out a well-constructed, system-level approach to achieve Sustainable IAQ. I encourage designers and engineers to read the paper and consider incorporating its recommendations into future projects."
"It is time to embrace a Clean First approach to designing and operating buildings to deliver healthy indoor air quality while conserving energy and reducing carbon emissions," said Christian Weeks, CEO of enVerid Systems. "For too long we have been constrained by a false choice of better IAQ or increased energy efficiency from reducing ventilation rates. The Clean First framework shows how combining field validated air cleaning, filtration, and ventilation strategies using existing building standards with continuous IAQ monitoring and dynamic building controls can deliver good IAQ and improve ventilation efficiency at the same time."
A Layered, System-Level Approach
The Clean First framework is based on the concept that air cleaning, filtration, and ventilation can be deployed flexibly and interchangeably to efficiently and cost effectively achieve IAQ targets for particles, pathogens, and gaseous contaminants. A key aspect of the framework is validating IAQ performance through testing and continuous monitoring and using smart building controls to dynamically adjust air cleaning and ventilation for IAQ, efficiency, occupant comfort, and climate resiliency. This system-level approach is summarized in 12 key recommendations associated with the four steps of the framework. A Summary of Recommendations and the entire white paper can be accessed here.
"In developing this white paper, enVerid and its collaborators did several valuable things," said Jay Stein, Senior Fellow Emeritus, E Source. "They integrated the contributions of an impressive list of organizations, individuals, and sources. Additionally, they take a wide variety of technologies and techniques, and incorporate them into a framework that will enable many building operators and designers to energy-efficiently protect building occupants' health."
White Paper Collaborators
75F
"If the last two years have taught the commercial building industry anything, it's that healthy environments and sustainability cannot work against each other," said Deepinder Singh, CEO of 75F. "75F is proud to be part of a project that promotes both air quality and energy efficiency — something we work hard to embed into our company and products."
GIGA - RESET Standard
"It is exciting to see a framework that promotes continuous monitoring," said Stanton Wong, President of GIGA and the RESET Standard. "A future where buildings are optimized for performance in both health and sustainability is only possible via continuous monitoring and smart solutions that can be leveraged dynamically depending on the situation. This paper highlights a couple of implementations that should definitely be considered."
Oxygen8
"In order for buildings to meet wellness, efficiency, and carbon emission goals we need to bring together different IAQ technologies that complement each other," said James Dean, Founder and CEO, Oxygen8. "This paper is a great example of how high efficiency energy recovery ventilation and intelligent air purification can work together to keep buildings healthy while promoting a healthy planet."
Planled
"I appreciate enVerid and all the contributors to this groundbreaking white paper," said John Hwang, CEO of Planled. "It certainly is time to usher in a new era of IAQ that layers innovative and proven approaches to solve for efficacy, cost, safety, and carbon emissions."
SafeTraces
"The twin challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have underscored the urgent need for healthy AND green buildings, not just one or the other," said Erik Malmstrom, SafeTraces CEO. "While our traditional playbook puts IAQ and sustainability directly at odds, the Clean First framework provides building owners and operators a valuable path forward to achieve both sets of goals, cost-effectively. SafeTraces is proud to partner with enVerid and other market leaders to advance this important, timely approach."
About enVerid Systems, Inc.
enVerid Systems, the leading provider of sustainable indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions, helps buildings achieve air quality goals, save money and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Its flagship HVAC Load Reduction® (HLR) modules are award-winning air cleaners that deliver up to 40% HVAC energy savings and superior indoor air quality in new and existing buildings. For new HVAC systems, HLR modules also enable immediate capital cost savings. At the core of all HLR modules is enVerid Sorbent Ventilation Technology™ (SVT™), uniquely designed to capture gaseous contaminants that degrade indoor environmental quality. enVerid's HEPA air filtration products remove particulate and microorganism contamination, including viruses, from indoor air without the significant cost of upgrading mechanical systems and increasing mechanical ventilation rates. enVerid's products are deployed in commercial, academic, and government buildings globally. Its air cleaning products are ASHRAE Standard 62.1, LEED®, and WELL compliant and eligible for utility rebates. For more information, please visit https://enverid.com.
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Ohio water tower gets sweet, new design
BRYAN, Ohio (Gray News) – A sweet landmark attraction will soon come to fruition in Bryan, Ohio, home of Dum-Dums and other Spangler Candy treats.
The candy company is teaming up with the utility company in the area to give the water tower a new design.
It will feature eight large Dum-Dum lollipops around the main tank, with the legs of the tower painted white to represent lollipop sticks.
According to Spangler, award-winning muralist Eric Henn will paint the tower. He’s been painting water towers and oversized murals for more than 30 years.
“We are really excited for the opportunity to make this water tower an even larger asset for our community besides just holding water,” Spangler CEO Kirk Vashaw said in a press release. “With its new design painted by a world-famous artist, it will become a new landmark for Bryan and will provide a great opportunity to promote our city.”
Vashaw said there are plans to provide a viewing platform on the candy company’s property so people can take photographs and selfies.
The water tower is expected to be complete this fall, weather permitting.
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| 2022-07-07T19:55:50Z
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Partnership with the world's leader in electric vehicle rentals marks Wheels Up's continued commitment to carbon reduction, sustainability
NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NYSE: UP), the leading brand in private aviation, and Hertz (NASDAQ: HTZ) announced a new strategic partnership to give Wheels Up members access to Hertz's industry-leading electric vehicle offerings and new, premium benefits.
Wheels Up members have access to a variety of high-end vehicles, including Tesla and Polestar models from the largest rental fleet of electric vehicles in North America. The EV models are available for rent from Hertz at 111 private airports, with plans to expand to more than 500 private airports in the coming months. Members also receive complimentary President's Circle® top-tier status in the award-winning Hertz Gold Plus Rewards® loyalty program. President's Circle is Hertz's highest loyalty membership tier and includes an elevated selection of vehicles, guaranteed upgrades, dedicated customer support and more bespoke benefits.
Additional exclusive perks for Wheels Up members include discounts for Hertz Prestige and Dream Car Collection vehicles and delivery and pickup service for added convenience. With this service, a member's vehicle will be waiting when they step off their plane and can be left on the tarmac when they depart. Members will also have access to a dedicated Hertz Private Aviation Specialist at the Wheels Up call center who can assist with reservations, support all ground transportation needs, confirm the specific Hertz vehicle is in position prior to landing, and more.
This partnership is the latest step by Wheels Up in its efforts to expand its product offerings and provide a seamless first- to last-mile travel solution for its members and customers. With the added benefit of providing members access to Hertz's fleet of EV models, the partnership complements Wheels Up's carbon offset program, allowing members to reduce their carbon footprint on the ground and in the air.
"Our mission is to serve our members' needs throughout their entire travel experience, from the moment they leave their home to the moment they return," said Lee Applbaum, chief marketing officer at Wheels Up. "We're excited to partner with Hertz in providing best-in-class service and the most advanced electric vehicles on the market as part of our ongoing commitment to building a sustainable future."
"We're thrilled to offer Wheels Up members a premium level of service to elevate their travel experience with our Hertz Gold Plus Rewards elite President's Circle status and a variety of luxury vehicles including our newest EV models and other exclusive benefits," said Laura Smith, Hertz executive vice president of sales, marketing and customer experience. "We know having a seamless experience from air to ground travel is important and together we will ensure an exceptional travel journey."
Hertz joins the robust list of preeminent lifestyle brands already available to Wheels Up members, including Inspirato, Barton & Gray, Pinehurst, Abercrombie and Kent,and more. Working with these and other partners, Wheels Up continues to offer unsurpassed experiences – both on and off the ground – with Wheels Down, a collection of once-in-a-lifetime events, private meet-and-greet experiences, and invaluable member benefits.
Wheels Up Experience (NYSE: UP) is the leading provider of "on demand" private aviation in the United States and one of the largest private aviation companies in the world. Powered by a growing marketplace of more than 1,500 safety-vetted and verified aircraft, Wheels Up is the only company in the industry to offer a total private aviation solution that includes a relentless focus on safety and service, with flexibility across all types of aircraft, membership programs, corporate solutions, aircraft management, whole aircraft sales and commercial travel benefits through a strategic partnership with Delta Air Lines.
The Wheels Up App enables members and customers to search, book and fly. Wheels Up Connect, Core, and Business memberships provide enhancements such as flight sharing, empty-leg Hot Flights, Shuttle Flights, Shared Flights, signature Wheels Up Down events and exclusive member benefits from preeminent lifestyle brands. Wheels Up's ongoing Wheels Up Cares program aligns with philanthropic organizations and initiatives that affect and matter to the company and its customers, members, stakeholders, families, and friends. The Wheels Up Cares fleet comprises five custom-painted Beechcraft King Air 350i aircraft, with each plane serving as a flying symbol for a specific social cause.
Hertz, one of the most recognized brands in the world, has a long-standing legacy of providing a fast and easy experience designed to make every journey special. It starts with top-rated vehicles to fit every traveler's needs, delivered with a caring touch and personalized services including its award-winning Hertz Gold Plus Rewards loyalty program, Ultimate Choice, Hertz app, and more. To learn more or to reserve a vehicle at an airport or a convenient neighborhood Hertz location, visit Hertz.com.
Hertz pioneered the car rental industry more than 100 years ago and today is owned by Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. which includes Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental brands.
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| 2022-06-28T13:39:13Z
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Kansas man convicted for molesting two children under age 10
Published: Apr. 14, 2022 at 10:54 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
PARSONS, Kan. (WIBW) - A Parsons man could spend the rest of his life behind bars for molesting two young children.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office announced Thursday that Jared W. Bybee, 37, of Parsons pleaded no contest Wednesday in Labette Co. District Court to two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy.
Under Kansas’ Jessica’s Law, Bybee faces a presumptive sentence of life in prison. He will have to serve a minimum of 25 years for each count before becoming eligible for parole.
According to the AG’s office, the crimes Bybee committed happened between 2013 and 2016 and involved children under the age of 10.
Sentencing is set for September, 23, 2022.
Bybee was arrested July 16, 2016.
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| 2022-04-14T16:56:01Z
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Pet owners seek justice after dogs shot, killed by neighbor: ‘They were our family’
HONOLULU (KHNL/KGMB/Gray News) - A family in Hawaii is looking for justice after they say their dogs were shot and killed by a neighbor.
“Probably the most calm, gentlest Australian shepherds you’ve ever met,” said Tabitha Autele, the owner of the dogs.
Autele told KHNL/KGMB that her dogs, Bindi and Dutch, loved going to their ranch.
“They saw the truck come home from work, and they knew they were going to the ranch,” Autele said. “They happily jumped in the truck. That was their happy place and our happy place. But since this has happened, there’s no joy anymore.”
Autele and her husband, Elmer Acera, said their pups chased a mongoose onto a neighboring property in August while Acera was feeding their horses when the shooting happened.
“As I was walking down, I heard a gunshot and then a dog yell,” Acera said. “And then a few seconds later, I heard another gunshot and another dog yelp. And then I immediately thought, ‘oh no, I hope it’s not them.’”
Acera said he ran to the neighboring property to find his animals dead on the ground. He said his neighbor told him the dogs were messing with his horses, so he shot them.
“They have been around horses before, and their breed is not aggressive,” Autele said.
According to criminal defense lawyer Victor Bakke, people can defend themselves and their pets from other animals using reasonable force.
“They would be allowed to use force in a reasonable amount necessary to address the danger presented by the dogs,” Bakke said. “So they could hit them with a stick, kick them to get away. But pulling out a gun and shooting the dogs, unless there was a strong reason to believe that the dogs were likely to injure or kill the horse seriously, would be an abuse of force.”
The family said the man who shot their dogs is a parolee, and they were called to give a statement to the Hawaii Paroling Authority.
Documents showed that man was taken into custody the same day for violating his parole. However, the couple said they hope he would be charged for killing their family pets.
“I don’t want this case just shoved under a desk because they’re just dogs,” Acera said. “They’re not just dogs. They were our family.”
Bakke said the man could face a felony for unjustifiably shooting the dogs.
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| 2022-09-03T20:58:33Z
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Crews search river for 2 missing men who tried to save boy
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Recovery crews are searching for two men who were swept away by fast-moving water in a rain-swollen drainage ditch in Milwaukee after jumping in to try to save a 10-year-old boy.
Officials say a volunteer helping to search the shoreline found the boy’s body Tuesday in the conjoining Kinnickinnic River, more than a mile from where he fell in.
The youngster was identified by family as Mohammad Arman, who would have turned 11 on July 4.
Family members say the child’s father and a family friend followed him into the drainage ditch Monday evening.
Witnesses say the men and the child were swept into a tunnel that runs under a road.
Crews are searching the river Wednesday for the missing men.
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| 2022-06-15T18:02:58Z
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The Belton City Council rejected a zoning change that could have led to the development of 95 two-story duplexes on an 18-acre property near Toll Bridge Road in South Belton.
Although the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, Tina Moore — a planner with the city of Belton — was among the many who cited concerns with how the proposed residential development by Avenue D Investments would need to tie into the $8 million South Belton water and sewer line.
“While the (future land use map) may permit multifamily development in the commercial highway corridor, the city’s comprehensive sewer capacity study, conducted by Halff and Associates in 2016, limits developments to a lesser density,” she said during a meeting on Tuesday.
That study, which spurred the construction of about 21,000 feet of sewer line and a new lift station, operated under the anticipation that commercial developments would be coming to the corridor.
“We have serious concerns with permitting a higher-density development than anticipated in the existing sewer shed to connect to the system, requiring the use of more capacity than the system has allocated for development in this area,” Moore said. “While there are currently no other users on the new sewer line, this increased density could impact future developments along the Interstate 35 corridor.”
Belton City Manager Sam Listi added how approving the zoning request could have set a risky precedent.
“This is a really critical decision — one that carries with it, not only the decision for this piece of property but for other properties in the area,” he said. “We’ve already entertained other requests for multifamily development in this corridor, so I think the decision the Council makes tonight is critical to helping guide us in terms of discussions with property owners.”
Belton Mayor Wayne Carpenter agreed.
“The original discussion about this was commercial and that’s really what we were hoping for and really what we planned for and really, in my opinion, the highest and best use of that property,” he said. “I don’t feel good about what’s been presented. It’s not that y’all are not capable of doing a great project … but I don’t think that’s the right place for it. To me, that’s the bottom line.”
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| 2022-07-01T03:11:40Z
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbor Capital, named one of the 'Top 50 Growers in the Country' by Citywire RIA, continues to grow its footprint in Alaska. Most recently, the firm hired two top financial advisors: Matt Knell and Paul Hurley.
Matt Knell, CFP®, a 20-year resident of Alaska, joins Arbor Capital with more than 18 years of financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management experience. Knell earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Liberty University and his MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. He serves as a board member and Secretary for the Alaska Zoo and is an active member of the Anchorage Estate Planning Council.
Paul Hurley, AAMS® joins Arbor Capital with more than 19 years of banking, investment management, and ERISA plan consulting experience, specializing in Native Corporations in Alaska. Hurley earned the Accredited Asset Management Specialist designation, which helps him guide his clients through complex financial planning conversations. As an Alaska Native raised in Bristol Bay, Hurley is passionate about improving financial literacy throughout Alaska and helping Alaska Native organizations support their leadership, staff, and communities.
Both Knell and Hurley will be based at Arbor Capital headquarters at the Dimond Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The addition of these seasoned professionals will allow the firm to better serve its current client base, as well as to grow its retirement planning capabilities with Alaska Native Corporation retirement plan participants and wealth management clients alike.
Arbor Capital offers wealth management, investment management, and retirement planning consulting services in Alaska and across the United States. For more information on Arbor Capital's ESG investing strategy visit arborcapital.io or reach out to the team for a complimentary portfolio review by emailing info@arborcapital.io.
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| 2022-09-06T17:32:12Z
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Groundbreaking platform decreases turnaround time on residential transactions, dramatically cuts CRE expenses
FAIRHOPE, Ala., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity Valuation Partners (EVP), a provider of home value services, valuation tools and property value data for the real estate industry, announced the launch of Inhabet, a one-stop platform that empowers lenders to generate their own compliant estimate of value for residential and commercial real estate (CRE) properties.
Because the demand for home valuations far exceeds the supply of appraisers, many lenders are experiencing delays in closing real estate transactions. Using the internal evaluation bank regulatory carveout, Inhabet eliminates these obstacles by utilizing data and an appraisal platform to enable lenders to come up with their own estimates of value in a controlled environment.
"When appraisal management companies first emerged after the financial crisis, I saw an opportunity to transform appraisals for appraisers, banks, credit unions and portfolio lenders with a product that did not require an appraiser's inspection," said EVP Founder, CEO and Principal Drew Watson. "Today, with the unveiling of the Inhabet platform, we have made it possible for a lender's trained staff to complete an estimate of value themselves."
The Inhabet platform is self-contained and includes the comparable sale data, app-based inspection platform and valuation platform. No third-party login is required for Inhabet, and there is no software to install. Instead, users with basic knowledge of real estate transactions are guided through a multi-step process that leverages big data to simulate the appraisal process. After gathering data about the property, such as its age, square footage, interior condition and surrounding neighborhood characteristics, Inhabet helps lenders select and assess comparable properties.
Following refinements to comparable adjustments, Inhabet's reconciliation process completes the compliant value estimate. If a lender feels they are unable to complete a valuation themselves, they can pass the valuation on to EVP to complete with the click of a button.
While much of EVP's business is for residential valuations including automated valuation models (AVM) and hybrid models, Inhabet also empowers CRE valuations, enabling banks to standardize data so it can be more easily analyzed. Given the high cost of CRE appraisals, CRE investors stand to benefit greatly from the platform, particularly since commercial real estate industry previously had no standardized data.
Watson noted that while there are other real estate valuation data providers, Inhabet is the unique in that it is a valuation system with multiple data sources and the only platform that enables a lender's staff to prepare valuation reports on their own, using a process and a set of standards that is consistent across their entire product line.
"We came to a point where we could not handle all the orders that were coming our way," said EVP President and COO Todd Rasmussen. "So, we developed Inhabet to empower lenders to use our data and process to create an estimate of value on their own. Compared to obtaining an appraised value or a hybrid appraisal from an appraiser, there is no faster, more cost-effective valuation solution than Inhabet."
Read more about Inhabet at inhabet.com/evaluate/.
Founded in 2009 by former CPA and active appraiser Drew Watson, Equity Valuation Partners (EVP) provides a range of valuation services to banks, credit unions and other residential and commercial real estate stakeholders. EVP also merges technology and big data with human intelligence to facilitate more accurate, compliant, and cost-effective appraiser-prepared valuations for real estate transactions of every size. The company is based in Fairhope, Alabama. For more information, visit www.yourevp.com.
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| 2022-06-20T10:29:35Z
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib), today announced several milestones toward the development of a next generation pulse field ablation (PFA) technology for treatment of AFib, including the formation of a clinical advisory board, filing of key patents and completing initial pre-clinical studies.
The company has closely followed recent developments in the energy delivery method known as irreversible electroporation, also referred to as PFA or Pulse Field Ablation, which utilizes an electric field with a high voltage current between electrodes to ablate cardiac tissue. PFA offers the potential of reducing certain safety concerns such as esophageal heating while performing cardiac ablation for Afib. Despite the promise of improved safety, recent scientific papers1,2 have shown the need for the electrode to be in contact with the tissue to create a high-quality PFA ablation, bringing into question both the higher 'doses' currently being used in some PFA systems as well as the ultimate long-term chronic results.
CardioFocus is leveraging the outstanding clinical performance of its flagship HeartLight X3 System to address the shortcomings of the currently available catheters being used to deliver PFA for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). More specifically, two decades of clinical experience have proven the HeartLight System is the best-in-class catheter to ensure catheter/tissue contact in the incredibly variable human pulmonary vein anatomy due to its highly compliant balloon and direct visualization. Patents for HeartLight PFA technology were filed earlier this year, and CardioFocus anticipates first human use in early 2023.
"With the wide variability in patient anatomies, the best results will be achieved by providing a catheter with the ability to quickly obtain tissue contact with all the various pulmonary vein anatomies, and then allowing physicians to choose their optimal energy source. Regardless of the energy source, we believe HeartLight enables best-in-class patient results by providing an ablation platform that will facilitate the creation of precise lesions and thereby predictable, efficient cases," said CardioFocus CEO & President Burke T. Barrett. "We are thrilled by the patient outcomes and the excitement we have seen with our HeartLight X3 laser-based therapy, and look forward to utilizing the HeartLight's highly compliant and flexible balloon delivered under direct visualization to develop a better PFA solution for PVI."
To help accelerate its groundbreaking developments in PFA, CardioFocus has assembled a Clinical Advisory Board (CAB) consisting of Vivek Reddy, M.D., Prof. Peter Neuzil, M.D., Andrea Natale, M.D., David E. Haines, M.D., and J. Michael Mangrum, M.D. The CAB has collaborated with CardioFocus on the development of the system and after review of the most recent studies issued the following statement: "We have all worked closely with CardioFocus for more than a decade and have used the HeartLight System clinically. We believe the unique HeartLight features of a highly compliant balloon coupled with direct visualization to confirm in real-time good balloon/tissue contact may ultimately provide a platform for optimized delivery of PFA because intimate electrode/tissue contact can be directly visualized. We are excited by the results of the initial pre-clinical work delivering PFA with the prototype system, where distinct and precise lesions were easily delivered circumferentially around pulmonary veins using direct visualization. This approach to PFA holds great promise." 3
Millions of patients suffer from Afib globally, and CardioFocus' mission is to deliver better long-term outcomes for those undergoing a PVI procedure. HeartLight is uniquely positioned to overcome the challenges of precise energy delivery caused by anatomic variability and pulmonary vein complexity. HeartLight combines a highly compliant balloon and direct visualization via an intra-cardiac camera to enable electrophysiologists to have total confidence in directing ablative energy into heart tissue. This precision allows for less power delivered without compromising clinical results and has the potential to reduce safety concerns associated with high power delivery. HeartLight X3 recently showed high lesion durability and one year freedom from atrial fibrillation, with data presented at HRS 2022.4
The HeartLight X3 System is a revolutionary catheter ablation technology for controlled and consistent pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), the gold standard treatment for atrial fibrillation (Afib). Using direct tissue visualization, titratable laser energy and compliant balloon technology, the HeartLight X3 System is a truly differentiated PVI solution. HeartLight is a treatment option for some patients whose Afib is insufficiently controlled with medication.5 More than 33 million patients worldwide suffer from Afib,6 which has been associated with significant symptoms, functional impairment, stroke, cognitive decline, heart failure, and reduced longevity. HeartLight X3 offers a unique RAPID mode, which leverages a precise motor control system that enables uninterrupted, high-speed, circumferential lesion creation under direct control of the physician. Clinical studies of the HeartLight X3 System demonstrated that AFib patients can be treated quickly resulting in consistently reduced procedure times with excellent procedure time predictability.7,8
Headquartered in Marlborough, MA, CardioFocus is a medical device innovator and manufacturer dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac disorders such as atrial fibrillation (Afib), the most common heart arrhythmia. The HeartLight X3 catheter, endoscope, sheath, console and balloon fill media are all manufactured in the USA. For more information, visit http://www.CardioFocus.com.
1 Nakagawa et al., B-PO03-131 Effects of Contact Force on Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Ablation, Heart Rhythm, Vol. 18, No. 8, August Supplement 2021.
2 Meckes D, Emami M, Fong I, Lau DH, Sanders P, PULSED-FIELD ABLATION: COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING OF ELECTRIC FIELDS FOR LESION DEPTH ANALYSIS, Heart Rhythm O2. 2022.
3 All members of the Clinical Advisory Board are consultants of CardioFocus for the development of the HeartLight Pulse Field Ablation System.
4 M. Funasako; Data presented at HRS 2022 Rhythm Theater from single-center, real-world study. In a pivotal study of HeartLight X3 using stringent success definitions, 1 year chronic success was 72% for X3 and 61% for RF ablation. https://www.cardiofocus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/schmidt-pivotal-study-novel-motor-driven-endoscopic-ablation-system.pdf
5 In the United States, the HeartLight System is indicated to treat drug refractory, symptomatic, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib).
6 Chugh SS, Havmoeller R, Narayanan K, et al.; Worldwide Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation: A Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study. Circulation. 2014 Feb 25;129(8):837-47.
7 X3 total procedure time was statistically significantly shorter than the original HeartLight and irrigated radiofrequency ablation (RF) ablation based on a comparison to the original HeartLight pivotal study (historical control).
8 Predictability is determined by the standard deviation of the procedure time.
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DETROIT, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wayne State University and Wayne Health, its affiliated physician practice group, have received a $900,000 grant from Bank of America to strengthen the Wayne Health Mobile Unit (WHMU) program.
This innovative fleet of health delivery vehicles was established in partnership with Ford X in April 2020 to deliver COVID-19 testing, education and vaccinations to underserved populations in Detroit. The support from Bank of America will provide two fully outfitted electric vehicles from Ford Motor Company that will bring preventative health care to Detroit workers in an environmentally sustainable way.
The new electric Ford Transit vehicles will make regular site visits to an estimated 16 to 20 small- and medium-sized businesses in Detroit through partnerships between Wayne Health, the businesses and their health insurance providers — offering comprehensive or preventive health care services to thousands of workers. Each mobile unit will function as a mobile clinical setting with an examination and consultation area and a telehealth component. The funding from Bank of America will support the purchase of the vehicles, along with three years of personnel, medical supplies and vehicle maintenance.
"Providing access to high-quality, preventative care means local businesses can retain and attract top talent while creating lasting connections with employees," said Matt Elliott, president of Bank of America Michigan. "This new initiative builds on Bank of America's long partnership with Wayne State University by helping to reshape health care delivery in Detroit for thousands of workers. This is especially important since we know small and medium-sized companies are the growth engines of our economy, and their success is everyone's reward."
"We are helping businesses help their workers and with these new electric vehicles, we are doing so with a small environmental impact," said Phillip Levy, M.D., M.P.H., project lead for the WHMU program as well as Wayne State's assistant vice president for translational science and Wayne Health's chief innovation officer. "Healthier workers mean healthier businesses, which translates to greater economic health for the Detroit region. We are grateful to Bank of America for helping us move from crisis response to destination care, and for giving these businesses the capacity to offer high-quality, affordable health care for their workers."
A pilot program, which provided more than half of the employees at Detroit Chassis with health screening and pathways to health care, illustrated the potential impact of this initiative. In addition to free health screenings, COVID-19 testing and vaccines, each of the WHMUs will provide preventive health care services, medication management for chronic conditions, health and patient education resources, and primary care physician and social service referrals.
Each vehicle will have a four-person staff that will include registered nurses, medical/research assistants, and patient and family health advocates. In addition, each is upfitted with two in-vehicle telehealth areas, one of which is ADA compliant, enabling ready, remote access to physicians, nurse practitioners and pharmacists as needed.
"This model is transformative, with significant potential to grow," Levy said. "As we add more partner businesses, mobile units and sites, we will continue to build a new health care workforce and a new health care paradigm that brings affordable and accessible options to people where they live, work or play."
About Bank of America
At Bank of America, we're guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We're delivering on this through responsible growth with a focus on our environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. ESG is embedded across our eight lines of business and reflects how we help fuel the global economy, build trust and credibility, and represent a company that people want to work for, invest in and do business with. It's demonstrated in the inclusive and supportive workplace we create for our employees, the responsible products and services we offer our clients, and the impact we make around the world in helping local economies thrive. An important part of this work is forming strong partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer and environmental organizations, to bring together our collective networks and expertise to achieve greater impact. Connect with us on Twitter (@BofA_News).
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About Wayne Health
Wayne Health is a nonprofit, multi-specialty physician practice group affiliated with Wayne State University School of Medicine. With over 400 physicians and advanced practice providers in 50 medical specialties, Wayne Health offers a full spectrum of care, from birth to end-of-life, for individuals and families throughout southeastern Michigan. Wayne Health multi-specialty clinics are conveniently located in Detroit, Dearborn, Southfield, and Troy, with single-specialty clinics in Livonia (Psychiatry), Monroe (Dermatology) and Taylor (Ophthalmology). For more information, visit www.waynehealthcares.org.
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A former Massachusetts town official pleaded guilty on Wednesday to joining a mob in storming the U.S. Capitol after she organized a bus trip to Washington, D.C., for fellow members of a right-wing group called “Super Happy Fun America.”
Before her guilty plea, Suzanne Ianni had argued in February that federal authorities had selectively targeted her for prosecution based on her political beliefs. Prosecutors said her political views played no role in charging her with crimes for her conduct at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A judge rejected Ianni’s request to dismiss the case before she pleaded guilty.
Ianni, 60, of Natick, Massachusetts, faces a maximum sentence of six months of imprisonment and five years of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols is scheduled to sentence her on Dec. 2.
Ianni was an elected member of Natick Town Meeting in a Boston suburb while serving as operation director of Super Happy Fun America, which gained national notoriety for organizing a “Straight Pride Parade” in Boston in 2019.
On its website, Super Happy Fun America calls itself “a right of center civil rights organization focusing on defending the Constitution, opposing gender madness and defeating cultural Marxism.” The group registered as a nonprofit with Massachusetts state regulators.
A Dec. 29, 2020, post on the group’s Twitter account said Super Happy Fun America members would be in Washington “to get wild.” Ianni was listed as the contact for the trip. The account also tweeted a photo of Ianni and other members on a bus traveling to Washington on the eve of the riot.
After marching to the Capitol, she joined a crowd chanting “Fight for Trump!” and “Our house!” while rioters near her broke windows, forced open doors and breached police barricades. Surveillance video captured Ianni marching through the Capitol after she entered the building through a Senate fire-exit door. She raised her fist in the air in front of police officers who stopped her and other members of the mob, prosecutors said in a court filing.
Mark Sahady, another Super Happy Fun America member, was arrested on Capitol riot-related charges that haven’t been resolved.
In April 2021, Natick Town Meeting members voted to condemn the Capitol riot. Ianni, who was elected to a three-year term that was due to expire in March 2022, told the MetroWest Daily News that the vote represented “political persecution of conservatives.”
Also on Wednesday, a Nevada man pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers at the Capitol with what appeared to be a table leg, injuring an officer. Josiah Kenyon, 35, of Winnemucca, Nevada, is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 15. Kenyon was dressed up as “Jack Skellington,” a character from the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” when he attacked police.
More than 870 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot. Approximately 400 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors, and over 250 have been sentenced.
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This version of story has been corrected to reflect that Judge Carl Nichols did deny Suzanne Ianni’s request to dismiss her case before she pleaded guilty.
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Shanghai says lockdown to ease as virus spread mostly ends
BEIJING (AP) — Most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown, authorities said Monday, as the city moves toward reopening and economic data showed the gloomy impact of China’s “zero-COVID” policy.
Vice Mayor Zong Ming said 15 out of Shanghai’s 16 districts had eliminated virus transmission among those not already in quarantine.
“The epidemic in our city is under effective control. Prevention measures have achieved incremental success,” Zong said at a news briefing.
Supermarkets, malls and restaurants were allowed to reopen Monday with limits on the numbers of people and mandated “no contact” transactions. But most of the city’s 25 million people remain under some form of restriction, movement around the city is highly limited and the subway train system remains closed for now.
Even as case numbers fall, city and national authorities have sent mixed messages about the state of Shanghai’s outbreak and when life can return to normal in the city, where many residents have been confined to their homes, compounds and neighborhoods for more than 50 days. A prospective date of June 1 has been given for a full reopening.
Zong said that authorities “remain sober” about the possibility of the outbreak rebounding, particularly as reports of new infections continue to come in from centralized isolation centers and older, rundown neighborhoods.
“Citywide, our prevention efforts are still not firmly enough established and it requires all of our continuing hard work and the cooperation of the broad masses of citizens and friends … to restore the normal running of the city in an orderly fashion,” Zong said.
Shanghai’s ruthless and frequently chaotic implementation of virus restrictions has sparked protests over the lack of food, medical care, freedom of movement and already highly limited privacy rights.
Despite that, China has rejected all criticism of “zero COVID,” including from the World Health Organization. The ruling Communist Party says it is committed to “resolutely fighting any attempts to distort, question or dismiss China’s anti-COVID policy.”
China reported 1,159 cases of infection Monday, the vast majority in Shanghai. Almost all were infections without symptoms.
In Beijing, where a much smaller outbreak has led to mass testing and a lockdown imposed building by building, 54 cases were reported. Authorities have ordered people to work from home, moved schools online and limited restaurants to take-out only in the capital.
China’s strict lockdowns have played havoc with employment, supply chains and the economy in general, and data released Monday showed factory and consumer activity was even weaker than expected in April.
Retail sales plunged 11.1%, while manufacturing output sank 2.9% after factories closed and those that kept operating with employees living at their workplace were forced to reduce output due to disruption in supplies of components.
About half of the 9,000 biggest industrial enterprises in Shanghai are back at work after controls that shut down most of the city starting in late March eased, said Fu Linghui, director of statistics for the National Bureau of Statistics.
Private sector economists have China’s economic growth forecasts for this year to as low as 2%, well below the ruling party target of 5.5% and last year’s 8.1% expansion.
While other countries are opening up in a bid to learn to live with COVID-19, China’s borders remain largely closed and even transport within the country tightly restricted.
Flag carrier Air China reported an 84.3% drop in domestic passenger traffic in April against the same month last year, while another top carrier, China Southern Airlines, reported an 81.7%, drop.
Despite such news, politics continues to drive the ruling party’s response to the pandemic. Looking ahead to a key party congress later this year, party leaders said after a May 5 meeting that containing outbreaks would take priority over the economy.
In a recent report, the Eurasia Group predicted China would only begin emerging from “zero COVID” after the 20th national party congress, at which president and party leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term in office, and won’t be completed until the new government lineup is completed next spring.
A relaxation of measures will also depend on improving medical treatment for those with COVID-19 along with the vaccination rate, which are particularly low among the elderly, the report said. Chinese citizens will also have to accept higher rates of infection and death after more than two years of suppressing outbreaks at any cost, it said.
“Despite the rising economic and social pressures … China’s leadership remains committed” to its “zero-COVID” strategy, the report said. Until the new leaders are in place, “the political atmosphere around containment will remain tight.”
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Associated Press writer Joe McDonald contributed to this report.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Johnson, who jumped from rodeo cowboy to portraying the Marlboro Man in cigarette spots and film and TV roles including Steven Spielberg’s “Always” and “Melrose Place,” has died. He was 62.
Johnson died Feb. 18 in Fort Worth, Texas, of complications from COVID-19, his agent, Linda McAlister, said Saturday.
Johnson played opposite Holly Hunter in 1989’s “Always,” a remake of a 1943 film (“A Guy Named Joe”) about firefighting pilots. He played a pilot again in the 2000 religious apocalyptic thriller “Left Behind,” starring Kirk Cameron, and was in its two sequels.
He worked regularly on TV, including in the recurring role of Dr. Dominick O’Malley in “Melrose Place”; “Rough Riders,” “Soldier of Fortune, Inc.” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”
Johnson was born in October 1959 to parents Grove, a horse trainer, and Virginia, in Tucson, Arizona. After competing in rodeos as a youth, he began his professional rodeo career in 1984 and was discovered by a movie scout, according to a family biography.
His work as an actor and as a Marlboro Man — one of a succession used by the brand — brought Johnson and his wife, Laurie, to California. They eventually moved their family to a ranch in New Mexico and the Colorado mountains before settling in north Texas. He sold ranchland real estate there.
“As much as he loved cowboying and the outdoors, Brad loved nothing more than his family. He put them before himself in every way and they know that they could not have been blessed with a better husband and father,” his family said in a statement.
“Although he was taken too early, he lived life to the fullest,” they said.
Johnson’s survivors include his wife of 35 years, Laurie, as well as their children Shane, Bellamy, Rachel, Eliana, Eden, Rebekah, Annabeth and William, and Johnson’s stepmother, Teresa Johnson.
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Soteria Battery Innovation Group and NAATBatt to host "Lithium SAFE" Workshop
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Soteria Battery Innovation Group and NAATBatt International announced they will host the first annual "Lithium SAFE" Workshop, November 1-3 2022, in Greenville, South Carolina. The event will bring together top experts in the lithium-ion battery industry to discuss the challenges and solutions surrounding battery safety.
Today's lithium-ion batteries are potentially unsafe, meaning that if they are damaged, abused, or not manufactured perfectly, they can ignite or explode. As the demand for electric vehicles and portable devices grows, finding solutions to prevent battery fires is increasingly important. To mobilize the industry, Soteria and NAATBatt will hold a two-day conference at the Hyatt Regency Greenville to convene battery experts and professionals across the supply chain to foster an open dialogue about battery safety, solutions, testing, and certification that can be used to ensure public safety. The agenda will include panel discussions, technical speakers, company safety perspectives, and a keynote dinner.
"Battery safety is important to all of us in the industry, but it can be difficult to talk about," said Dr. Brian Morin, Co-founder, and CEO of Soteria Battery Innovation Group. "We are glad to partner with NAATBatt to organize this event to foster collaboration and ultimately improve the industry –resulting in safer batteries for all of our devices, from watches and cell phones to electric vehicles and aircraft."
As automobiles, consumer electronics and devices of all kinds come to rely on lithium-based batteries for power, the question of lithium battery safety becomes increasingly acute. Fires, recalls and personal injuries pose a real danger to battery industry growth.
"Lithium battery safety is a challenge," says Jim Greenberger, Executive Director of NAATBatt International. "But it is also an opportunity. Companies that can demonstrate a real, qualitative difference in their products' safety profile will be well-positioned to address increasing demands of regulators and consumers for safe lithium battery technology."
Cell manufacturers, material suppliers, OEMs, battery engineers, and other members of the battery supply chain are invited to attend the workshop. The registration fee is $699 for NAATBatt and Soteria Consortium Members and $799 for non-members. The first 100 people who register receive $100 off with promo code: EARLYBIRD100. Registration is open at lithiumsafe.net.
Soteria Battery Innovation Group Inc is an advanced technology development and licensing company that has formed a consortium to promote a light, safe, and cost-effective architecture for lithium-ion batteries. Soteria's patented technology eliminates the root cause of thermal runaway, isolating short circuits and allowing cells to continue to function after damage. Soteria was founded in 2017 by Brian Morin and Carl Hu, and is headquartered in Greenville, SC. For more information, please visit www.soteriabig.com.
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| 2022-07-19T21:16:22Z
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SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neumont College of Computer Science is excited to announce it has been granted accreditation status with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). The non-profit membership organization granted accreditation status after a rigorous candidacy process that included multiple visits and thorough consideration of Neumont's student achievement and learning outcomes.
Dr. Aaron Reed, President of Neumont College stated, "We're thrilled to be associated with the Northwest Commission. This accreditation opens up doors for our students and alumni to pursue advanced degrees at institutions across the country. We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with highly prestigious peer institutions as we advance higher education in technology."
Neumont College received commendations for its focus on preparing students for employment in the computer science industry and commitment to student achievement. Additionally, Neumont was commended for the development and implementation of a comprehensive, highly effective, adaptive, and engaging faculty program.
Along with its newly awarded regional accreditation, Neumont College continues to retain their national accreditation by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). Recently Neumont was granted the "School of Distinction" status with the ACCSC based on exemplary student outcomes.
NWCCU was founded in 1917 and accredits institutions of higher education by applying evidence-informed standards and processes to support continued improvements and promoting student achievement and success. NWCCU is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council on Higher Education (CHEA) to accredit postsecondary institutions including notable schools such as the University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Gonzaga University, University of Washington, University of Oregon, and many other tremendous institutions.
Since 2003, Neumont College of Computer Science has united business, technology, and creativity to educate tomorrow's tech elite. With a focus on project-based learning, students are immersed in a tech environment from day one to earn a degree in computer science. For more information about Neumont College of Computer Science, please visit https://www.neumont.edu/.
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