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Wilson man arrested for drug trafficking
Published: Aug. 30, 2022 at 10:24 AM CDT|Updated: moments ago
CARTER COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A Wilson man was arrested after deputies said he was running a drug house.
According to court documents from the State of Oklahoma, 61-year-old Richard Eugene Wright was arrested on August 24, 2022, accused of trafficking meth and maintaining a home where people would buy and use drugs.
Wright is charged with trafficking in illegal drugs and maintaining place for keeping/ selling controlled substance.
Court documents state both are felony charges.
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(NEXSTAR) – Chances are if you’re reading this, it’s going to be hot where you live this week.
Meteorologists are warning a heat dome will park itself over parts of the country, pushing temperatures into the 90s and 100s for many cities. More than 100 high temperature records could be broken this week in cities around the U.S., CNN reports.
The National Weather Service posted a forecast map to Twitter Sunday that shows nearly every corner of the country covered in shades of orange and red, indicating high probabilities of above-normal temperatures. “Colors we have not seen for awhile,” the agency said.
The only pockets of the contiguous United States not expected to swelter later this week were parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Montana and North Dakota.
The heat dome was mostly affecting the upper Midwest Monday; the National Weather Service issued Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories for all of Minnesota, as well as much of neighboring states, putting millions on alert for dangerously high temperatures.
Minneapolis was forecast to reach 100 Monday with a heat index of 107 – conditions so hot they were threatening to buckle roads, the Minnesota Department of Transportation warned. Fargo, North Dakota – a city known for its frigid, snowy winters – was set to reach 98 Monday.
The heat is expected to move south Tuesday, according to Accuweather, to the Midwest, South and Southeast. Accuweather’s meteorologists say it will be so hot and humid in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday, it’ll feel as hot as 110 degrees.
By Wednesday, Accuweather predicts even more of the Southeast to be mired in hot, muggy weather.
New Orleans, which already broke a daily high record over the weekend, is forecast to reach 100 degrees by the end of the week. Mobile, Alabama is set to reach 103, as is Austin, Texas.
The National Weather Service’s two-week outlook shows the high heat could stick around all the way up until the Fourth of July holiday.
The agency warns this much sustained heat can be dangerous for your health. If your area is experiencing extreme temperatures, the Weather Service advises you to seek out air conditioning, stay hydrated and stay out of the sun as much as possible. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/massive-heat-dome-to-bring-extra-hot-weather-to-nearly-every-state/ | 2022-06-20T22:21:30Z |
Expanded product line adds heavier payload capability to address new use cases with flexible and coordinated, multi-bot integration with fast ROI.
AMSTERDAM, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Locus Robotics, the leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for fulfillment warehouses, and 2022 IFOY nominee announced its expanded line of warehouse AMRs. These new form factors join the Locus Origin robot to form a comprehensive family of AMRs that meet a broad range of warehouse use cases from ecommerce, case-picking, and pallet-picking to scenarios requiring larger, heavier payloads to support the full range of product movement needs in today's fulfillment and distribution warehouses.
"The new LocusBots allow us to further help our clients alleviate significant labor challenges and achieve optimal productivity by using the right bot for the job," said Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. "Locus continues to be the proven leader in developing highly productive and innovative AMR technology that efficiently solves our customers' needs for total warehouse optimization, while delivering a fast time to value."
The LocusBots are fully integrated within LocusOne, the intelligent, multi-bot warehouse orchestration platform that delivers predictable, efficient, and scalable productivity and cost optimization for all product movement within the four walls of the warehouse. The platform seamlessly centralizes and coordinates a dynamic, multi-bot fleet while also providing detailed, forward-looking, and actionable business intelligence and reporting for effective management and planning.
All LocusBots will be available through the company's all-inclusive, Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) pricing model and can be added to existing and new workflows, enabling operations to dynamically scale and adapt to changing market demands.
"The extended product family cements Locus's position as the international industry AMR leader for the automation and digitalization of warehouses, distribution, and fulfillment centers," said Denis Niezgoda, Vice President, Europe. "As operators work to meet increasing order volumes, labor shortages, and rising consumer expectations, Locus AMRs are able to deliver the right robot for the job to meet current – and future – market demands."
For more information, please visit http://www.locusrobotics.com.
Locus Robotics' revolutionary, multi-bot solution incorporates powerful and intelligent autonomous mobile robots that operate collaboratively with human workers to dramatically improve piece-handling productivity 2X to 3x, with less labor compared to traditional piece handling systems. This award-winning solution helps retailers, 3PLs, and specialty warehouses efficiently meet and exceed the increasingly complex and demanding requirements of fulfillment environments, easily integrating into existing warehouse infrastructures and greenfield, new builds without disrupting workflows. With headquarters in Wilmington, MA (USA) and Amsterdam, Locus Robotics is a member of the Inc. 500. For more information, visit www.locusrobotics.com.
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Newly accredited organizations include a national cancer care network and hospital and health care systems
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs has accredited four more research organizations, including a national cancer care network and one of the largest U.S. nonprofit hospital systems.
At its recent meeting, AAHRPP's Council on Accreditation awarded full accreditation to:
- Banner Health, Phoenix, Arizona, a nonprofit hospital system.
- US Oncology, Inc., The Woodlands, Texas, a national cancer care network.
- Vail Health, Vail, Colorado, a nonprofit community health system.
- Woman's Hospital Foundation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a private, nonprofit specialty hospital for women and infants.
"This varied group of accreditations underscores the value of AAHRPP accreditation for organizations regardless of size, location or specialty," AAHRPP President and CEO Elyse I. Summers said. "If your organization is engaged in research involving people, AAHRPP accreditation can help strengthen your research program and signal your commitment to protecting the participants who make research possible."
AAHRPP has accredited research entities across the U.S. and in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Jordan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
All major U.S. independent institutional review boards have earned AAHRPP accreditation. In addition, more than 70% of U.S. medical colleges and 85% of the top U.S. National Institutes of Health-funded academic medical centers are AAHRPP accredited or have begun the accreditation process.
Research institutes, clinical research centers and community hospitals also are among those that have attained accreditation.
About AAHRPP: A nonprofit organization, AAHRPP provides accreditation for organizations that conduct or review human research and can demonstrate that their protections exceed the safeguards required by the U.S. government. To learn more, visit www.aahrpp.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lori Kravchick
Director of Administration
lkravchick@aahrpp.org
(202) 783-1112
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Two Leaders will collaborate on co-branded content through the football season
NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost Friday Media, a comedy driven content network and lifestyle brand announced today that they have inked an exclusive partnership with BetMGM. The omnichannel deal will deliver assets across social media, YouTube, Discord, live streams, podcasts, events, merchandise, and newsletters.
"Sports is a vital pillar of the Almost Friday content ecosystem. As sports betting continues to come online in the U.S., we know it can be intimidating for the new fan," said Andrew Kenward, Almost Friday's President and COO. "We're excited to work with BetMGM to create content highlighting how to responsibly enjoy the phenomenon sweeping the country."
Almost Friday users will receive exclusive access to special co-branded promotions, betting opportunities, exclusive merchandise, and live events surrounding sports' biggest moments. This will all be in concert with a coordinated media plan across the network.
"Elevated, organic content is a key ingredient in our plans for keeping BetMGM's voice differentiated as a premium online gaming platform. Almost Friday Media is a great partner to help us continue to distinguish ourselves as an industry leader," said Matt Prevost, CRO, BetMGM.
Almost Friday Media is a network of 25+ brands that has quickly become one of the fastest-growing comedy voices in the world. The network has an audience of over 7M followers and delivers over 120M impressions per week. Almost Friday Media has worked with blue chip brand partners such as Bud Light, GrubHub, Dunkin Donuts, Dave & Busters, and Sling.
According to Lloyd Danzig, Managing Partner of Sharp Alpha Advisors and an early investor in AFM, "The partnership with BetMGM is validation of Almost Friday's unique ability to leverage relatable humor as a springboard into successful commercial relationships with the world's top consumer brands."
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DUBLIN, Ohio , July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyson Group announced today that The Globee® Awards, organizers of world's premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named The Human Sales Factor: The Human-to-Human Equation for Connecting, Persuading, and Closing the Deal a gold medal winner in the 7th Annual 2022 American Best in Business Awards.
The American Best in Business Awards program recognizes the achievements of your organization's executives, employees, teams, company performance, products & services, and PR, Marketing, and Corporate Communications, and much more.
More than 70 judges from a wide spectrum of industry experts participated in the judging process.
Having spent nearly three decades meticulously examining the skillsets required for connecting with others—through the training and coaching of thousands of sales leaders and their teams for some of the biggest brands in the world—bestselling author Lance Tyson has mastered the powers of persuasion and influence, while decoding the intricacies of why people buy from others. His newest bestseller The Human Sales Factor is a deep dive into the utilization of human to human connection in closing deals.
"We are proud to be recognized as an industry player whose #1 WSJ Bestselling Business Book has been named a winner by the Globee Awards," says Lance Tyson, CEO of Tyson Group. "Behind this distinguished success is our product innovations and relentless drive to stay customer focused. We believe this recognition from Globee Awards further validates our commitment to our customers."
See the complete list of 2022 winners here: https://globeeawards.com/american-business-awards/winners/
Tyson Group offers expert sales consulting and training tailored to companies' individual needs, cultivating talent that yields measurable results. They have consulted and provided negotiation strategies for multi-billion dollar deals for the nation's most prominent sports stadiums, developed elite sales teams and advised on the installation of sales methodology for countless organizations.
Their expertise in recruiting, training, and coaching helps the right talent drive organizations to the next level. They have proven experience creating, establishing, and implementing organizational changes and new processes that help sales leaders and their teams meet and exceed goals in all industries.
Lance Tyson and Tyson Group are available for commentary. Contact Audrey Donegan of TGC Worldwide: audrey@tgcworldwide.com
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Guidehouse Digital focuses on mission critical projects; Empowering the digital employee
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting services to public sector and commercial clients, has successfully completed the integration of its acquisition of Dovel Technologies ("Dovel") and launched Guidehouse Digital under the leadership of Paul Phaneuf. Guidehouse Digital focuses on mission critical projects that transform the market and support clients in solving their most complex challenges through digital innovations and transformations.
Guidehouse completed its acquisition of Dovel, a portfolio company of Macquarie Capital, in October 2021. Dovel added market leading domain expertise in Health, Human Services, and Public Safety at the intersection of science and technology. Extending this model across Guidehouse sectors focused on Financial Services, National Security, and Energy, Sustainability & Infrastructure will bring increased capability and capacity to those clients looking to apply advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and enterprise digital modernization to unlock the opportunity of bioinformatics, digital engineering, environmental modeling, and next generation anti-money laundering in both traditional and digital banking.
"With the completion of the Dovel integration, Guidehouse will further empower our clients through innovative technology and differentiated state-of-the-art solutions," said Scott McIntyre, Chief Executive Officer at Guidehouse. "This integration creates a powerful, technology-driven organization characterized by deep industry experience and technical capabilities, and is the foundation for Guidehouse Digital, which serves as a catalyst for Guidehouse as a next-generation consultancy."
Led by Paul Phaneuf, who has more than 31 years of experience serving both public and private sector clients with a broad array of consulting and IT expertise, Guidehouse Digital is also focused on empowering and improving the digital employee experience.
"With a people-first mentality and commitment to innovation, Guidehouse Digital is building a best-in-class experience for the digital employee," said Phaneuf. "We help clients understand how to leverage new and emerging technologies to innovate, transform business operations, and better serve customers while creating an exciting and rewarding employee experience, unlike any other in our industry."
With 13,000+ employees and subject matter experts, Guidehouse is a next generation consultancy that has the insights and expertise across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services. With agility and scale unseen in legacy consulting models, Guidehouse creates innovative solutions that help their clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success.
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 13,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
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Varieties of Starburst, Skittles and Life Savers gummies recalled
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
Mars Wrigley US and Canada issued a voluntary recall of numerous gummy candies Friday, saying there could be a thin metal strand inside the candies or loose in the bag. The gummies were distributed in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
The company is recalling certain varieties of Skittle Gummies, Starburst Gummies and Life Saver gummies after customer complaints. Mars Wrigley said in a statement it isn’t aware of any illnesses or injuries caused by the metal strands.
Customers can find out if their product is recalled by reading the first three numbers in the 10-digit manufacturing code on the back of the packet. Customers can then see if it matches the recalled items listed by Mars Wrigley.
“We are working closely with our retail partners to remove any potentially impacted products from stores,” a spokesperson from Mars Wrigley Canada said in a statement to CNN Business.
Mars Wrigley did not specify how many units of candy were affected. The company said the products were manufactured by a third party.
Mars Wrigley said those who believe they bought a recalled product should throw it away and contact the company at 1-800-651-2564 or by visiting its website if they have questions.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Bruce Springsteen is coming back to North Texas next year!
The 72-year-old artist will be performing at the American Airlines Center on Feb. 10, 2023 according to his official tour website. He will then perform in Houston on Feb. 14 and in Austin on Feb. 16.
Tickets are not yet available for his concert, but you can sign up as a Ticketmaster Verified Fan to better your chances of securing a ticket when they do eventually go on sale.
For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/bruce-springsteen-is-performing-at-american-airlines-center-in-february/ | 2022-07-15T18:36:09Z |
Strawberry supermoon will brighten skies this week
(CNN) – You may want to bring out the telescope or dust off the binoculars this week.
What Algonquin Native Americans called the strawberry moon started appearing Sunday night and will reach full brightness Tuesday.
The name isn’t necessarily because the full moon will appear red in color, but the fact that it takes place during strawberry harvest season.
Astronomers call the phenomenon a supermoon because it occurs when it orbits closest to the Earth.
The supermoon will appear about 7 percent larger and 15 percent brighter than usual.
Because of its closer proximity to Earth, the mountains and craters on the lunar surface will be much more visible than usual.
The next supermoon will be July 13 and is traditionally known as the buck moon.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/06/13/strawberry-supermoon-will-brighten-skies-this-week/ | 2022-06-13T14:53:01Z |
Robust first-in-human study of PT-112 monotherapy saw 66 patients with progressing, advanced solid tumors treated
Data previously reported in part at international medical meetings
Full data set shows PT-112 was safe and well-tolerated in heavily pre-treated cancer patients and elicited prolonged responses against thymoma and lung cancers, along with radiographic and serum marker improvement in prostate cancer, including in non-responders to prior chemotherapy and immunotherapy
NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Promontory Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on oncology therapeutics, announced today the peer-reviewed publication of its first-in-human Phase 1 study of lead therapeutic candidate, PT-112 in the July 2022 issue of eClinicalMedicine, part of The Lancet's Discovery Science. The study, entitled "Phase I Study of PT-112, a novel Pyrophosphate-Platinum Immunogenic Cell Death Inducer, in Advanced Solid Tumours," showed that PT-112 was safe and well-tolerated in heavily pre-treated patients with advanced cancers, and demonstrated prolonged responses against thymoma and lung cancers, along with radiographic and serum marker improvement in prostate cancer.
PT-112 has been validated as an immunogenic cell death inducer in pre-clinical models, and is under active Phase 2 clinical development. In the first-in-human dose escalation study PT-112 was given as monotherapy to eligible patients with progressing, advanced solid tumors via intravenous infusion on days 1, 8, 15 of a 28-day cycle in a 3+3 dose-escalation trial. The primary endpoint was to assess safety and pharmacokinetics, and to identify a recommended Phase 2 dose. The secondary objective was exploratory assessment of anti-tumor activity.
Study findings from 66 heavily pre-treated patients treated across 11 dose levels of PT-112 (12-420 mg/m2) include:
- The recommended phase 2 dose was determined to be 360 mg/m2
- The most common treatment-related adverse events included fatigue (35%), nausea (24%), and peripheral neuropathy (21%)
- Treatment-related Grade 3 adverse events were experienced by 27% of patients, with no grade 4-5 events observed.
- Durable, confirmed RECIST partial responses were induced in non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, and thymoma, some of which persisted for prolonged periods even after treatment discontinuation. Two additional unconfirmed RECIST responses were observed.
- Radiographic and serum marker reductions were observed among ten patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer, four of whom survived two years or longer
"We are pleased to publish the results of our first Phase 1 study of PT-112 in The Lancet's eClinicalMedicine," said Matthew Price, Executive VP & COO of Promontory Therapeutics. "The evidence supports our belief that PT-112's immunogenic cell death induction makes it a promising future treatment option in several possible cancer indications, and that its foundational safety allows us to consider numerous ways to deploy it. The experience we gained in this study underlies the direction taken by the company in our current Phase 2 studies of PT-112."
The study is registered under NCT02266745 and the full dose-escalation results are available in eClinicalMedicine and online here.
PT-112 is the first small-molecule conjugate of pyrophosphate in oncology, and possesses a unique pleiotropic mechanism of action that promotes immunogenic cell death (ICD) through the release of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that bind to dendritic cells and lead to downstream immune effector cell recruitment in the tumor microenvironment. PT-112 represents a highly potent inducer of this immunological form of cancer cell death. Further, PT-112 harbors a property known as osteotropism, or the propensity of the drug to reach its highest concentrations in certain areas of the bone, making it a candidate for treatment of patients with cancers that originate in, or metastasize to, the bone. The first in-human study of PT-112 demonstrated an attractive safety profile and evidence of long-lasting responses among heavily pre-treated patients and won "Best Poster" within the Developmental Therapeutics category at the ESMO Annual Congress. The combination Phase 1b dose escalation study of PT-112 with PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor avelumab in solid tumors was reported in an oral presentation at the ESMO 2020 Virtual Congress. A Phase 1 study in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma was presented at ASH 2020. Monotherapy Phase 2 development is ongoing in mCRPC, and in a Phase 2 proof of concept study in thymic epithelial tumors under the company's formal collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Promontory Therapeutics Inc. is a privately held, clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on small molecule immunotherapy. The company's lead candidate, PT-112, is the first small molecule conjugate of pyrophosphate in oncology, and possesses a unique pleiotropic mechanism of action that promotes immunogenic cell death (ICD), through the release of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that bind to pattern recognition receptors on dendritic cells and promote the adaptive immune response in the tumor microenvironment. Clinical data generated across three Phase 1 studies have demonstrated single-agent anti-cancer activity and an attractive tolerability profile, and three Phase 2 studies of PT-112 are underway. The company's research and development work has been conducted in the United States, Europe and Asia, along with a sub-license agreement for the development, commercialization and use of PT-112 in Greater China. The company also sponsors the ongoing clinical study of PT-112 in combination with the PD-L1 inhibitor avelumab under a collaboration agreement with Pfizer and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (operating as EMD Serono in the US and Canada), and has an active Phase 2 trial underway with the NCI utilizing PT-112 in thymic epithelial tumors where PT-112 has received Orphan Drug designation.
CONTACTS:
Phosplatin Therapeutics
Taylor B. Young
Senior Director, Strategic Development
Tel: +1 646 380 2441
Email: tyoung@promontorytx.com
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Investors:
Stephanie Carrington
Tel: +1 646 277 1282
Email: Stephanie.Carrington@westwicke.com
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Tel: +1 203 682 8288
Email: mark.corbae@westwicke.com
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Florida man recovering after being mauled by two tigers
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WBBH) - A Florida man is recovering after being mauled by two tigers at an Everglades airboat tour company last month.
The victim was a mechanic with the company, but he was not supposed to have any close contact with Daisy, an 18-year-old Siberian tiger, and Duruba, a 15-year-old Bengal tiger.
Their caretaker had just finished feeding them when Ignacio Meabe saw a piece of chicken left sitting in their cage.
He says he “got down on the ground” to throw the tigers the chicken.
Daisy bit his left hand after he pet her head. Meabe tried using his right hand to beat her away, but that is when Duruba clenched on.
Meabe was asked why he did it even though he was not supposed to be around the tigers.
“I’m just crazy. I don’t know what happened,” he said.
The “crazy” idea led to catastrophic wounds.
He remembers looking at his arms before his memory went dark.
“My bone. I couldn’t move my hand,” Meabe said. “The rest of the day, I don’t remember.”
Getting close to a big cat is a bad idea.
“It’s just asking for trouble to get into a cage with one of them,” said “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin.
Baskin says she has been following Meabe’s story.
“It’s wrong on so many levels,” she said. “For someone to feel so comfortable walking in and touching a tiger, tells you that all of that education around zoos has not worked.”
Last December, a cleaner at Naples Zoo was attacked after he tried to feed a tiger there. The tiger died after being shot by deputies.
After a weeks-long stay in the hospital, Meabe is home.
He is still recovering but has full motion of both arms. His worst injury was losing the tip of his middle finger.
“Doctors say everything is good,” Meabe said.
Meabe wants everyone to know that no one asked him to go in the cage. He did that on his own.
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George Mason University unveils memorial for people enslaved by school’s founding father
By Tiffany Anthony, CNN
George Mason University unveiled a new memorial this week honoring the people enslaved by the university’s namesake, as the Virginia school attempts to reckon with the prominent statesman’s controversial history.
George Mason IV, a prominent figure in Virginia’s history, known for penning the state’s Declaration of Rights, which influenced several later documents including the US Bill of Rights, also had a complicated relationship with slavery, according to the Center for Mason Legacies.
Students “are often surprised to learn that George Mason IV was also a slaveholder,” Wendi Manuel-Scott, the associate director for the research center, told CNN.
The memorial now sits next to a statue of Mason on the university’s campus in Fairfax, Virginia. It is the centerpiece of the newly renovated plaza named after the late Dr. Roger Wilkins, who was an African American civil rights leader, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and a Mason professor.
The memorial, which was unveiled Monday, spans nearly 300 feet and features a quote from Dr. Wilkins and several markers with 81 unique names representing the more than 100 people believed to be owned by Mason at Gunston Hall plantation. A young man named James and a child named Penny, who were domestic servants, are highlighted in the memorial.
“We discovered a young man named James, George Mason’s personal attendant. And we discovered Penny, a child given by Mason to his daughter, and many others who were not recognized or acknowledged,” Manuel-Scott said.
Manuel-Scott told CNN the university decided to keep Mason’s statue in the plaza next to the memorial to “raise awareness about George Mason.”
The different aspects of Mason’s life are highlighted on a new pedestal with four quotes at the base of his statue.
“What we tried to do was show the four Masons in one, that was really critical for us. He wasn’t just this incredible legal mind. But he was also a father, he was also an enslaver, and he was also a Patriot,” George D. Oberle III, the director at Center for Mason Legacies, told CNN.
Oberle said the project started in the summer of 2017 when five undergraduate George Mason University students and three faculty members started researching Mason and the people he enslaved. Oberle said the university decided to call the memorial The Enslaved Children of George Mason after learning Mason owned children, not just adults.
“This memorial educates us about the contradictions and complexities of George Mason. A man of the 1700s whose actions in some cases didn’t match his values. But more than that it conveys the values and actions of George Mason University in the 21st Century. We grow wiser from examining our full truths, no matter how complicate, messy or discomforting they might be,” university president Dr. Gregory Washington said in a statement to CNN.
The Enslaved Children of George Mason memorial was dedicated as part of the university’s 50th anniversary celebration. It was designed by Stephanie Wolfgang who works for the architectural design firm Perkins & Will.
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6TH AUGUST 2022, 11am start, 25 km, 1,700 m elevation gain
STRANDA, NORWAY
ANNECY, France, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Golden Trail World Series went to a Nordic country for the first time in its history! This weekend, the Stranda Fjord Trail Race was the 3rd leg of the world trail cup. A physically and technically demanding race that attracted the world's best athletes to Scandinavia for the event.
"Shine a spotlight on trail running in Norway"
Anders Kjaerevik (Salomon team, Norway) was really looking forward to this Norwegian. He lives a few hours from Stranda. For him, the arrival of GTWS in his country is a real opportunity for local trail running and its development. "It's fantastic! When I heard that there was going to be a race in Norway, I couldn't believe it. Trail running isn't very popular here. Sport is really focused on cross-country skiing. But we have some very good runners. Just look at Stian Angermund (winner of the 2021 GTWS). But few of them will race against the best European runners because logistics are complicated and they don't have time to manage all the travel arrangements. I think having an event like this with the best runners attending will help shine a spotlight on trail running and help it grow here. I hope that the Golden Trail series will stay here a few years, especially seeing as we have the perfect terrain for the races! "
Jonathan Albon (The North Face team, GB) agrees. He moved to Norway 7 years ago and won the race thanks in particular to his perfect knowledge of the terrain. "I decided to enter the race a week before. I thought I couldn't miss the one time the best runners were coming to Norway. It was fun to see them here even if different qualities are required because the trails are very technical. It showcases trail running here and that's great."
20 nationalities in the top 50!
Looking at the top 50 women and men who crossed the finish line, there are 20 different nationalities, proof that the Golden Trail Series is achieving one of its key objectives: bring the world's best athletes together for each leg. There are European runners of course, as well as athletes from the Untied States, Mexico, Columbia, Morocco, Australia and New Zealand. The final in Madeira may be even more international as other athletes, from Africa for example, could qualify. "I think it's because the Golden Trail Series has found the right compromise that all athletes like, avoiding lots of series and lowering the standard," Anders Kjaerevik explains. "It's excellent and that's why so many athletes want to take part. "
Next stop: Switzerland
We've barely time to enjoy victories for Jonathan Albon and Sophia Laukli (Salomon team, USA) in Stranda before the Golden Trail World Series heads to the next leg in Switzerland: Sierre-Zinal. This 4th leg will take place on 13th August.
Results
Men
- JONATHAN ALBON (GBR – THE NORTH FACE): 02:24:02
- MANUEL MERILLAS (ESP – SCARPA): 02:26:45
- BART PRZEDWOJEWSKI (POL – SALOMON): 02:26:59
- FRÉDÉRIC TRANCHAND (FRA – SCOTT): 02:27:40
- DAVIDE MAGNINI (ITA – SALOMON): 02:29:48
Women
- SOPHIA LAUKLI (USA – SALOMON): 02:57:36
- ÉLISE PONCET (FRA – SIDAS X MATRYX): 03:00:13
- EMELIE FORSBERG (SWE – NNORMAL): 03:01:34
- BLANDINE L'HIRONDEL (FRA – EVADICT): 03:01:50
- SARA ALONSO (ESP – SALOMON): 03:03:52
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IRVINE, Calif., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Animal Dermatology Group (ADG), announced its expansion into the Florida market with the opening of Animal Dermatology Clinic – Bradenton. Dr. Brian Scott has joined the company to lead ADG's veterinary dermatology specialty care at the new facility.
Dr. Scott is a graduate of the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine and undertook his dermatology residency with the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) at McKeever Dermatology Clinic in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, achieving Diplomate status with the ACVD in 2011. As a board certified veterinary dermatologist, Dr. Scott has practiced in Texas and most recently Florida, while also lecturing extensively throughout the US and internationally. Prior to pursuing his true passion as a specialist in veterinary dermatology, Dr. Scott practiced veterinary medicine for 20 years at his highly successful AAHA-accredited companion animal clinic in Central Florida.
"I'm excited to join my many friends and colleagues at ADG," said Dr. Scott, "It's an opportunity to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment practicing innovative veterinary dermatology alongside leaders in the field."
Animal Dermatology Clinic – Bradenton, a state-of-the art facility featuring the latest diagnostics and therapies for the management of chronic and acute skin and ear conditions pets, is ADG's first veterinary dermatology specialty practice in Florida. This follows recent ADG expansion into New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. ADG intends to continue their robust growth efforts as part of our ongoing mission to help make unsurpassed veterinary dermatology care available to pet owners throughout the country.
"We are proud to add Dr. Scott's expertise and leadership to our team," added Steve Mrha, CEO of ADG. "With our new medical facility in Bradenton, we look forward to partnering with referring veterinarians throughout the area to provide cutting edge testing and treatment techniques in veterinary dermatology that will enhance the quality of life for our patients and clients on the Gulf Coast of Florida."
Animal Dermatology Group ("ADG") is the largest veterinary dermatology business in the U.S., providing the highest quality care to pets with acute and chronic skin conditions. ADG has over 50 veterinarians supporting more than 40 primary and satellite locations where its specialists are actively involved in providing clinical care, research and academic training. For more information, please visit www.animaldermatology.com.
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The strategic partnership strengthens PNY's position as a global provider of electronic solutions for high-growth markets with real-world AI solutions from SmartCow for industry-leading smart city development
MÉRIGNAC, France and ST. JULIANS, Malta, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PNY Technologies, a global supplier of components and solutions for the artificial intelligence, HPC, Data centre and professional visualisation markets, and SmartCow, an AI engineering company specialising in video analytics and AIoT devices, announced a strategic partnership to bring AI smart city solutions and support development throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India.
For more than 35 years, PNY has been a leader in the artificial intelligence market through strong partnerships with innovative technology companies, such as NVIDIA. Through this partnership, PNY will gain access to streamlined, comprehensive smart city infrastructure and AI applications and hardware from SmartCow, enabling PNY to strengthen its position as a global provider of artificial intelligence solutions and accelerate the digital transformation of cities globally. In addition to its technical expertise, PNY also provides partners with an unprecedented level of pre-sales and logistical support to help them better understand the solutions.
"Small and large urban cities are changing, giving way to smart cities. Finding a suitable partner to support the networking for all our smart cities projects is mission-critical for executing this type of work at scale," said Jérôme Bélan, CEO at PNY Technologies. "In practice, smart city implementation is complicated and demands certain requirements. SmartCow immediately stood out as the best partner given its rich experience in building smart city applications, with expertise in both hardware and software. Working with its technologies leveraging both 5G and edge computing will provide us with an optimal network and real-time interconnectivity between urban elements, individuals, connected objects and public authorities, enabling us to bring our developments to life to benefit cities across the globe."
Unlike other smart city solutions, the offerings from PNY and SmartCow are proven to perform optimally while reducing complexities and development time.
"SmartCow's mission is to develop an ever-growing AIoT ecosystem that simplifies and improves the lives and work of individuals and organisations around the world," said Ravi Kiran, CEO and founder of SmartCow. "Technology can multiply possibilities and deliver solutions that benefit everyone. "We are excited to be developing additional AI projects and building more smart cities for our clients, alongside the PNY team. Our AI algorithms, intelligence systems and resulting insights help PNY customers make informed decisions and build systems that enable productive, useful, safe and healthy lifestyles."
Smart City Solutions from SmartCow:
- SmartCam: This AI-enabled camera has the ability to control object detection, sensor fusion, traffic analysis, and trajectory tracing algorithms that are essential for the next-generation's workload. Based on the NVIDIA Metropolis software, SmartCam leverages the powerful capabilities of NVIDIA Jetson artificial intelligence platforms, the leading platform for autonomous machines and embedded applications. Compact and robust, SmartCam can be deployed indoors to monitor production lines or even study customer habits (e.g. measuring consumer traffic at certain times). It can also be used outdoors, to detect security breaches, (e.g. identifying firearms in airports, train stations, and ports), and monitor road traffic.
- Apollo Development Kit: This artificial intelligence development kit allows developers to create and build applications that transform everyday life including digital transformation of conference rooms and self-service counters in airports. Apollo will enable users to create conversational edge computing applications. It features the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX GPU, which includes several SDKs such as Embedded Riva, JetPack and DeepStream, to enable seamless evaluation of AV AI models rather than activating peripherals and to ensure successful system integration.
- CityStation: This AIoT platform can measure the weather and atmospheric conditions of a defined area. CityStation is also a video analytics processor capable of running powerful artificial intelligence models on real-time video streams from 5MP or 4K in-car cameras. With its unmatched processing performance, CityStation is the ultimate solution for smart city applications. It can monitor air quality, weather conditions, traffic, face and object recognition and security investigations (forensics). This makes it the ultimate solution for smart cities, aerospace and defence applications, as well as industrial environments requiring support for extreme temperatures. This device allows a large amount of data to be collected in the city by combining camera and software (data is displayed in a dashboard).
About PNY Technologies:
For over 35 years and thanks to strong partnerships with technology innovation companies as NVIDIA, PNY represents a real success story of a company leading the EMEA Graphics, HPC and AI computing market.
Providing engineers, researchers and visualization clients with cutting-edge NVIDIA Professional Vizualisation, NVIDIA TESLA and NVIDIA DGX solutions, PNY understands the needs of its clients, offering professional technical support and a constant commitment to customer satisfaction.
PNY proposes a full spectrum of GPUs and SSDs but also complete Servers for compute, storage and network certified for all VDI, HPC and AI environments.
Headquartered in New Jersey (USA), Bordeaux (FR) and Dubai (UAE), PNY maintains facilities in North America, EMEA, India and Asia.
For more information, please visit, https://www.pny.com/en-eu/, and join the conversion on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About SmartCow:
Established in 2016, SmartCow is an end-to-end AI engineering company that builds hardware and software products for AI applications used by the defence industry, in smart cities and industry 4.0. Strategic partners include NVIDIA and PNY. The company is located in Malta, India and Taiwan and is expanding to Italy, France and Singapore.
For more information, please visit www.smartcow.ai, and join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
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Low adherence associated with higher costs for payers
BOSTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Renovia Inc. (Renovia), a developer of non-surgical treatments for female pelvic floor disorders and an advocate for women's health, announced today that Neurourology and Urodynamics published two studies demonstrating low rates of documented adherence to treatment guidelines for female urinary incontinence (UI) care for women and the effect on payer costs. One study showed significantly higher costs for payers in the two years following diagnosis for women whose treatment claims did not align with published guidelines for female UI. A second study showed very low use of physical therapy (PT) for UI, a discipline commonly engaged in first-line care for UI.
Multiple professional societies and evidence-based guidelines recommend Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) as a first-line treatment for female UI, a highly prevalent health condition affecting more than 60% of adult women in the U.S. UI is characterized by involuntary leakage of urine and classified into several subtypes. Stress UI (SUI) involves leakage with a physical stress such as sneezing, coughing, or physical exertion. Urgency UI (UUI) refers to the involuntary loss of urine associated with a sudden, compelling desire to pass urine which is difficult to defer. Mixed UI (MUI) is the complaint of symptoms of both SUI and UUI. Numerous studies show PFMT is an effective treatment for urinary incontinence and that PFMT, commonly referred to as Kegels, is challenging for women to implement effectively on their own.
In the study, "Adherence to Professional Society Guidelines Among Women with Stress or Mixed Urinary Incontinence," researchers found that most women with SUI and MUI did not receive documented PFMT and other behavioral interventions that are part of guideline-based first-line care for UI. In fact, less than eight percent of patients with SUI and MUI received a first-line behavioral treatment. The study determined that documented care not sequenced in adherence to guidelines increased payers' cost burden. Women who did not receive an initial intervention and appropriate care accrued significantly higher costs for healthcare payers over a two-year period following their UI diagnosis.
A second study, "Retrospective Claims Analysis of Physical Therapy Utilization among Women with Stress or Mixed Urinary Incontinence," showed that less than three percent of women diagnosed with SUI or MUI visited a physical therapist to treat their UI. Of that number, just 30 percent completed three or more PT visits, suggesting low use of PT for both initiation and completion of first-line UI care. UI clinical guidelines indicate first-line care should be nearly universal for all UI subtypes.
"The vast number of women who experience UI and the known effects on physical and mental health and quality of life mark this as a public health problem," Laura Keyser, PT, DPT, MPH, Senior Manager, Medical Affairs at Renovia and a study co-author. "Screening and treatment guidelines exist, yet clearly, these are not being implemented universally or to scale, and this has costs - both for women and for our health care system."
Thomas Goss, PharmD, Senior Vice President at Veranex (formerly Boston Healthcare Associates) and a study co-author added, "My colleagues, Manasi Datar, Ph,D,, Li-Chen Pan, M.P.H., and I were thrilled to partner with Renovia on these important studies. When we examined the healthcare resource use and cost burden of urinary incontinence to U.S. payers, we found UI-associated costs across the spectrum of care that are negatively impacting payers. These two additional studies build on that first study and begin to highlight factors that likely contribute to the increased costs associated with UI experienced by payers."
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), the American Urological Association (AUA), and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), among others, recommend PFMT as a first-line intervention for UI. They have also developed evidence-based guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of female UI. The leva Pelvic Health System is an FDA-cleared, prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) that combines a small vaginal motion sensor with a smartphone app that guides a woman through PFMT, offering an easy, non-invasive, drug-free way for women to effectively strengthen their pelvic floor muscles to improve UI symptoms. leva requires just five minutes of training a day, which women can do at home, on their own schedule. In April 2022, Obstetrics and Gynecology (The Green Journal), published a randomized controlled superiority study showing that leva was statistically and clinically superior to Kegels alone for improving symptoms of stress and stress-dominant mixed urinary incontinence.
"Deviating from evidence-based evaluation and treatment guidelines for UI is common and costly," said Jessica McKinney, PT, DScPT, MS, Renovia's Vice President of Medical Affairs & Clinical Advocacy and a study co-author. "Adhering to these recommendations and incorporating evidence-based treatments are critical for women with UI, especially given its all-too-common and progressive nature. In addition to improving women's health and well-being, rigorous data show pelvic floor muscle training, including with the leva Pelvic Health System, can significantly improve patient outcomes and patient adherence, and may result in significant cost reductions for our healthcare system."
Neurourology and Urodynamics is the official journal of the Society of Urodynamics and Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction.
About the leva® Pelvic Health System
The leva Pelvic Health System offers a novel, non-invasive, medication-free way for women to train and strengthen their pelvic floor muscles—at home in just five minutes a day—to treat urinary incontinence (UI) and chronic fecal incontinence (FI). Combining a small FDA-cleared vaginal motion sensor connected to a smartphone app, leva offers precise visualization of pelvic movement in real-time, enables progress tracking and allows active physician involvement, all of which support women's success. Recognizing that level-one evidence shows pelvic floor muscle training is most effective when performed under the supervision of a skilled healthcare provider, leva is available by prescription only, allowing physicians the opportunity to treat UI and chronic FI on a broad scale and with deep involvement in patient success. leva is the first femtech product included in the Digital Therapeutics Alliance product library and has multiple clinical trials and published data from globally recognized medical centers supporting its efficacy. leva received the 2021 Excellence Award for Research from Medical Device Network.
About Renovia
Boston-based Renovia Inc. is a women-led company dedicated to improving the lives of women with pelvic floor disorders. Renovia's flagship product, the leva® Pelvic Health System, offers a novel, effective, first-line treatment for urinary incontinence (UI) and chronic fecal incontinence (FI), underreported conditions affecting over 78 million and 12 million women in the U.S. Renovia's technology enables non-invasive, drug-free treatment via precise visualization of movement in real time during pelvic floor muscle training, while monitoring usage and progress. For more information about Renovia or leva please visit www.renoviainc.com and www.levatherapy.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Important Indication and Other Information for the leva Pelvic Health System
The leva Pelvic Health System is intended for (1) strengthening of pelvic floor muscles, (2) rehabilitation and training of weak pelvic floor muscles for the treatment of stress, mixed, and mild to moderate urgency urinary incontinence (including overactive bladder) in women and (3) rehabilitation and training of weak pelvic floor muscles for the first-line treatment of chronic fecal incontinence (>3-month uncontrolled passage of feces) in women. Treatment with the leva System is by prescription and is not for everyone. Please talk to your prescriber to see if leva is right for you. Your prescriber should discuss all potential benefits and risks with you. Do not use leva while pregnant, or if you think you may be pregnant, unless authorized by your doctor. For a complete summary of the risks and instructions for the leva System, see its Instructions for Use available at www.renoviainc.com and www.levatherapy.com.
About Veranex
Veranex is the only truly comprehensive, global, tech-enabled service provider dedicated to the medical technology industry. Offering expert guidance for each of its four concept-through-commercialization pillars — engineering and design, clinical, market access, and regulatory — Veranex enables accelerated speed to market, controlled development costs, development risk mitigation, and accelerated market viability assessment. At every stage, Veranex customers realize efficiencies in cost and time, while its comprehensive solutions unify the entire development process. Follow Veranex on LinkedIn.
Renovia Inc. and leva® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Renovia Inc. in the United States and other countries. All Rights Reserved.
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- Second subsidiary to become independent; decisive step to continue unlocking value at ALFA
- ALFA will transfer all its Axtel shares to a new, listed entity: Controladora Axtel
- ALFA Shareholders will receive one share of Controladora Axtel for each ALFA share they own
- Spin-off, listing and share distribution processes expected to be completed before year end
SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCÍA, Mexico, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: ALFAA) ("ALFA" or the "Company") held today an Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting where a proposal to spin-off its entire ownership stake in Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AXTELCPO) ("Axtel") was approved.
On behalf of ALFA's Board of Directors, Armando Garza Sada, Chairman of the Board, presented the proposal through which ALFA will execute the spin-off as a splitting entity. In addition, a new entity would be constituted as the spun-off company ("Controladora Axtel"), which will be listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. ALFA will transfer its entire share ownership in Axtel to Controladora Axtel, as well as certain other assets and capital. ALFA expects to complete the spin-off, listing and share distribution processes before year end.
ALFA shareholders will receive one share of Controladora Axtel for each of their ALFA shares, in addition to retaining their share ownership in ALFA's equity.
"We greatly appreciate our Shareholders' vote of confidence, supporting ALFA's transformational efforts to unlock its extraordinary value potential. This approval reinforces our commitment to continue driving an orderly process, following a balanced capital allocation approach," noted Armando Garza Sada, Chairman of ALFA's Board of Directors.
"Axtel begins today a new stage as an independent business from ALFA and will get all of our support to ensure a successful transition. Axtel's talented and dedicated team has an extraordinary capability to drive growth and extend its long track record as an industry leader," said Alvaro Fernández Garza, President of ALFA.
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ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V.
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About ALFA
ALFA manages a diversified portfolio of leading businesses with global operations: Sigma, a leading multinational food company, focused on the production, marketing and distribution of quality foods through recognized brands in Mexico, Europe, United States and Latin America. Alpek, one of the world's leading producers of polyester (PTA, PET, rPET and fibers), and the leader in the Mexican market for polypropylene and expandable polystyrene (EPS). Axtel, a provider of Information Technology and Communication (ITC) services for the enterprise and government segments in Mexico. In 2021, ALFA reported revenues of Ps. 308,060 million (US $15.2 billion), and EBITDA of Ps. 41,050 million (US $2.0 billion). ALFA's shares are quoted on the Mexican Stock Exchange and on Latibex, the market for Latin American shares of the Madrid Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.alfa.com.mx
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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for COGT, FUBO, ETNB, KIRK, and PRTY.
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Senate Democrats face many challenges this midterm cycle. Money isn’t one of them.
By Dan Merica and David Wright, CNN
Democratic Senate candidates in five of the six most crucial 2022 races are heading into the final months of the campaign with dramatically more cash in the bank than their would-be Republican opponents, a silver lining in what could be a difficult midterm cycle for their party.
But Republicans, buoyed by tight poll numbers in all six races and sinking approval ratings for President Joe Biden, contend that even if their candidates are outraised, they will have enough money to take advantage.
In several key battleground races — Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and New Hampshire — the leading Democratic candidate ended March with more cash on hand than the leading Republican, despite a number of GOP candidates self-funding their campaigns. And in some cases, the advantage was substantial: In New Hampshire, Sen. Maggie Hassan raised more than three times what three potential Republican opponents took in over the first three months of 2022; in Georgia, Sen. Raphael Warnock ended March with more than three times the cash on hand as Republican hopeful Herschel Walker; and in Arizona, Sen. Mark Kelly raised a mammoth $11.3 million in the first quarter, while none of his Republican opponents pulled in more than $1.2 million.
“While Republicans’ flawed candidates attack each other in brutal, expensive primaries, Senate Democrats’ record-setting fundraising demonstrates the strong grassroots support behind our campaigns,” said Eli Cousin, a spokesperson for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
The money is a bright spot for deeply worried Democrats, who feel their prospects in the midterms could be dire. Operatives across the political spectrum acknowledge that Democratic candidates will need as much money as possible to counter Republican messaging.
And because the Senate is currently evenly split at 50-50, every competitive race this year will be a high-stakes affair, with both parties desperate to control the legislative body in 2023 and ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
“At the end of the day, if the message doesn’t work, the money doesn’t matter,” said Chris Hartline, a spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “We know we are not going to outraise these guys. The goal is to make sure our candidates raise enough, and between us and (the GOP-backed Senate Leadership Fund), we can make up the difference.”
Formidable fundraising
The money advantage, however, is dramatic.
In Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and New Hampshire, the leading Democratic candidate is in a better fundraising position than their leading Republican opponent.
Warnock led the way among the most vulnerable Senate incumbents in 2022, raising $13.6 million in the first quarter to build up a $25.6 million cash-on-hand advantage. Walker, his likely Republican opponent, raised $5.2 million and ended the quarter with $7.4 million in the bank.
Kelly continued to demonstrate his fundraising prowess, raising $11.3 million in the first quarter and banking a sizable $23.2 million. None of Kelly’s Republican challengers raised more than $1.2 million over the same period, though Jim Lamon, a businessman self-funding his campaign, contributed a personal loan of $5 million in the first quarter to bring his total personal contributions for the cycle to $13 million, and reported more than $7 million in cash on hand.
Warnock and Kelly also raised about $9 million and $10 million, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2021, and their strong first-quarter fundraising in 2022 has them well positioned to spend aggressively to defend their seats. According to AdImpact data, Kelly’s campaign has spent $5 million on advertising so far, while Warnock has already unloaded over $27 million, getting on the air early but mostly booking airtime in the critical weeks before Election Day.
Republicans understand this money will mean key television markets are blanketed with Democratic ads in the final months of the campaign. But operatives working to raise money for GOP campaigns noted to CNN that Democrats’ money advantages haven’t always resulted in wins.
Matt Gorman, the former top spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee and a senior adviser for National Victory Action Fund, a hybrid PAC that focuses on candidate fundraising, pointed to 2020 Democratic candidates such as Amy McGrath in Kentucky and Jaime Harrison in South Carolina, who each raised significant money in their bids to oust Republican senators, only to lose by double-digit margins.
“They raised exorbitant sums of money, but you don’t really need that much to win,” Gorman said. “The point is not to raise extreme sums of money because a lot of times you have to do and say things that are out of step with the electorate to raise that. It’s raising enough to win.”
Gorman said the Democratic cash edge does highlight “the importance of our party cultivating grassroots low-dollar donors,” something Democrats have done through ActBlue, the fundraising platform that has become ubiquitous in Democratic campaigns. Republicans have looked to counter with WinRed, but that platform has not been able to keep up with its Democratic counterpart.
Incumbent Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada and Hassan in New Hampshire raised $4.4 million and $4.3 million, respectively, hauls that dwarf what potential GOP opponents have been able to raise in earlier quarters.
Cortez Masto, one of the most threatened incumbents on the Senate map, has a particular money advantage over Adam Laxalt, the former state attorney general looking to oust her. After a series of strong hauls, Cortez Masto has more than $11 million in the bank, compared with just more than $2 million for the Republican.
“While Sen. Cortez Masto continues to fight for the people of Nevada, our campaign is making sure she has the resources to win,” said Tyler Langdon, the campaign’s finance director.
In the Pennsylvania Senate race, one of Democrats’ best chances to flip a seat in 2022, Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman raised $3.1 million in the first quarter, boosting his cash on hand to more than $4 million.
Fetterman’s haul is particularly meaningful, given that he is currently locked in one of the most contentious Democratic Senate primaries of the cycle, facing US Rep. Conor Lamb and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta. Fetterman has consistently had the fundraising advantage over both Democrats, but Lamb has been supported by sizable super PAC money in the primary. Lamb raised $1.7 million in the first quarter, while Kenyatta pulled in just over $300,000.
The Pennsylvania Senate race also highlights an important fundraising dynamic this cycle — while leading Democratic candidates have raised big sums, wealthy Republican candidates who are self-funding their campaigns were able to pour millions into their bids, partly offsetting that advantage.
Celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund executive David McCormick, both GOP candidates in Pennsylvania, loaned their campaigns $5.9 million and $6.9 million, respectively, in the first quarter. While their cash-on-hand totals were under $3 million, the option to draw more funds from their personal wealth mitigates that concern.
There’s a similar dynamic in the open-seat Senate race in Ohio, where US Rep. Tim Ryan, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, raised $4.1 million in the first quarter and reported $6.5 million in the bank on March 31. On the GOP side, businessman Mike Gibbons loaned his campaign $5 million in the first three months of the year, bringing his total personal contributions to more than $16 million, while state Sen. Matt Dolan has loaned his campaign $2.5 million so far, though he didn’t make any personal contributions in the first quarter. JD Vance, the Trump-backed Republican in the race, also gave himself $600,000 in the first quarter to keep his campaign going. Republicans Josh Mandel and Jane Timken had first-quarter hauls of $519,000 and $809,000, respectively.
Even Democrats in some of the party’s longer-shot 2022 races were able to raise sizable sums of money.
US Rep. Val Demings, challenging Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in Florida, was the top nonincumbent fundraiser, bringing in $10 million in the quarter and reporting $13.1 million in the bank as of March 31. While this is a notable uptick for Demings, who raised just over $7 million in the last three months of 2021, some Democrats are concerned this money could be going to a lost cause given how Florida has moved away from the party in recent years.
And North Carolina Democrat Cheri Beasley, the former state Supreme Court chief justice, raised $3.6 million in the first quarter, bringing her cash on hand to over $5.1 million, more than double the amount banked by either former Gov. Pat McCrory, US Rep. Ted Budd, or former US Rep. Mark Walker, who are fighting for the GOP nomination.
One of the few races where Republicans have a sizable money advantage is in Wisconsin, another key state for Democrats looking to flip Senate seats in 2022.
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson raised nearly $6 million in the first quarter, bringing his cash on hand to $3.6 million, more than double his leading Democratic opponents’ hauls.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin deliberately — and quite effectively — declined to announce a starting quarterback for months, even as all signs pointed to Mitch Trubisky.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ longtime head coach wanted to wait until — as he said over and over and over during the offseason and throughout training camp — the time was “appropriate.”
In the end, Tomlin let his players effectively make the announcement for him, then quietly reinforced it not with his booming voice but with a piece of paper.
Trubisky will be the starter on Sunday when Pittsburgh begins the post-Ben Roethlisberger era in Cincinnati. Tomlin placed Trubisky’s name atop the depth chart on Monday afternoon, just hours after Trubisky’s teammates selected him as one of Pittsburgh’s five co-captains for the 2022 season.
“I just think he’s a guy who people rally around,” said defensive tackle Cam Heyward of Trubisky, who arrived in free agency in March. “He’s all about team. He’s very bought in. He understands and Coach T says it, he’s carrying our hopes and dreams on every single play.”
Trubisky has said all the right things and done all the right things seemingly from the moment he signed a two-year deal for the chance to replace Roethlisberger. He reached out individually to the returning players on offense and welcomed the skill position players to his home in South Florida during the spring in hopes of building chemistry.
Trubisky began the spring atop the depth chart and despite a push from Mason Rudolph and rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett — both of whom performed well throughout the offseason program and training camp — Trubisky never provided much reason for Tomlin to switch things up.
If anything, Tomlin reinforced the status quo.
Rudolph is listed as the primary backup with Pickett starting his first season in the NFL on the third string, a move that gives Pickett time to get acclimated to life as a pro and gives Trubisky breathing room. Even if he struggles in his return to a starting role after spending 2021 as a backup in Buffalo, it is unlikely the second overall pick in the 2017 draft would be replaced by Rudolph during a game unless he’s injured.
Trubisky toed the line early Monday afternoon before he was formally anointed, saying simply “you’re not going to hear it from me,” when asked if being a co-captain meant he had won the job.
The answer was typical Trubisky, who has made it a point to deflect attention as best he can and say as little as possible. The way he figures it, his actions will speak far louder than any words ever could.
“You just want to be that guy day in and day out that guys can look to like, ‘Hey, if I do it the way this guy does it, we’re going to be heading in the right direction,'” said Trubisky, who went 29-21 in four seasons with Chicago.
Heyward, reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt, special teams ace Miles Killebrew and second-year running back Najee Harris were also elected captains.
The 24-year-old Harris set a franchise rookie record by running for 1,200 yards in 2021. He quickly earned the respect of his teammates with his work ethic and discipline.
“You know, he’s a guy that leads by example, doesn’t say a lot,” Heyward said of Harris. “But I just think he was destined to be captain. He was a guy that when you looked at our roster, you know, he’s the bell cow. And so we’ve had bell cows that haven’t been captains, but it’s what he does off the field. He’s locked in.”
Trubisky found it telling that Harris flew to Pittsburgh on the day Trubisky officially signed. Harris gave Trubisky a rough sketch of the offense and the team’s goals for 2022 and beyond.
“He was there for me from day one,” Trubisky said. “And to me, those are the little things that people don’t see that leaders do on a day-to-day basis, having those relationships that go deeper and beyond (the surface) with your teammates. And that’s why he is who he is.”
NOTES: The Steelers signed S Andrew Adams, CB Josh Jackson and LB Delontae Scott to the practice squad on Monday. … Pro Bowl WR Diontae Johnson warmed up with his teammates on Monday, but did not participate in most portions of practice. Johnson injured his left shoulder in the preseason finale against Detroit on Aug. 28, though Tomlin said at the time that there’s a chance Johnson could have returned to the game if it was the regular season.
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TORONTO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that it will report financial results for the second quarter of 2022 after the close of the stock market on August 2, 2022. The Company will be hosting an investor conference call related to this release on August 3rd at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed by visiting investors.wasteconnections.com and selecting "News & Events" from the website menu. Alternatively, listeners may access the call by dialing 800-747-0365 (within North America) or 212-231-2939 (international) approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time; a passcode is not required. A replay of the conference call will be available until August 10, 2022, by calling 800-633-8284 (within North America) or 402-977-9140 (international) and entering Passcode #22019767.
Waste Connections also announced that executives of the Company currently plan to participate in the following events during the third quarter of 2022:
During the 24-hour period prior to any scheduled presentations, the Company will post any presentation slides on its website at investors.wasteconnections.com under News & Events.
Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company serves more than eight million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 43 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S., as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. For more information, visit Waste Connections at www.wasteconnections.com.
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WASHINGTON, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and SpaceX are targeting 10:22 a.m. EDT Friday, June 10, to launch the agency's next investigation to monitor climate change to the International Space Station. Flying aboard SpaceX's 25th commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory is NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT).
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment for the international crew, including a new climate research investigation.
Live coverage will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website, with prelaunch events starting Thursday, June 9.
Dragon will carry more than 4,500 pounds of cargo, including a variety of NASA investigations like EMIT, which will identify the composition of mineral dust from Earth's arid regions and analyze dust carried through the atmosphere from deserts to see what effects it has on the planet, further advancing NASA's data contributions to monitoring climate change.
Other investigations include studying the aging of immune cells and the potential to reverse those effects during postflight recovery, an investigation of how sutured wounds heal in microgravity, and a student experiment testing a concrete alternative for potential use in future lunar and Martian habitats.
Arrival to the station is scheduled for 6:20 a.m. Sunday, June 12. Dragon will dock autonomously to the forward-facing port of the station's Harmony module, with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines monitoring operations from the station.
The spacecraft is expected to spend about a month attached to the orbiting outpost before it returns to Earth with research and return cargo, splashing down off the coast of Florida.
The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch. More information about media accreditation is available by emailing: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.
Full coverage of this mission is as follows (all times Eastern):
2 p.m. – Climate Conversation on NASA TV with the following participants:
- Kate Calvin, NASA chief scientist and climate advisor
- Dr. Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program, NASA
- Natalie Mahowald, EMIT deputy principal investigator and professor of atmospheric science, Cornell University
- Paula do Vale Pereira, BeaverCube, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A limited number of seats inside the auditorium at Kennedy will be available to on-site journalists on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional journalists wishing to participate may dial in. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
3:30 p.m. – Prelaunch News Conference on NASA TV (no earlier than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review) with the following participants:
- Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA
- Dr. Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program, NASA
- Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
- Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's 45th Weather Squadron
A limited number of seats inside the auditorium at Kennedy will be available to on-site journalists on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional journalists wishing to participate may dial in. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 9 at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
10 a.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins
10:22 a.m. – Launch
To participate in the teleconference, media must contact the Kennedy newsroom: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov no later than 11 a.m. on Friday, June 10.
5 a.m. – NASA TV coverage begins for Dragon docking to space station
6:20 a.m. – Docking
Live coverage of the launch on NASA TV will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, June 10. For downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit:
Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA "V" circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, the full mission broadcast can be heard on -1220 and -1240, while the countdown net only can be heard on -1260 and -7135 beginning approximately one hour before the mission broadcast begins.
On launch day, a "clean feed" of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be carried on the NASA TV media channel.
Launch day coverage of the mission will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 10 a.m. Friday, June 10, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom: at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at:
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Members of the public can register to attend this launch virtually. Registrants will receive mission updates and activities by email. NASA's virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities, and a virtual guest passport stamp following a successful launch.
Let people know you're following the mission on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram by using the hashtags #Dragon and #NASASocial. You can also stay connected by following and tagging these accounts:
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The new alliance will enable enterprises to:
- Leverage KORE's unparalleled coverage in the U.S. in combination with Ericsson's IoT Accelerator's global deployment capabilities
- Simplify global deployments with control and visibility of devices, secure and dedicated IoT core network and seamless technology experience
- Benefit from new revenue streams, reach new market segments and create sustainable global businesses
ATLANTA and STOCKHOLM, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KORE, a global leader in Internet of Things ("IoT") Solutions and worldwide IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service (CaaS), announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to join the Ericsson IoT Accelerator ecosystem. With this relationship, enterprises will be able to take advantage of KORE's IoT connectivity solutions and other managed services while utilizing Ericsson's award-winning global IoT connectivity management platform, IoT Accelerator. This enables global enterprises to seamlessly expand their IoT business in the U.S. market and beyond.
"When two industry-leading companies work together, innovation is the natural result. This alliance ensures that enterprises not only have connectivity in every corner of the world, but also a variety and choice," said KORE President and CEO Romil Bahl. "Our joint customers will enjoy a seamless experience built on a foundation of reliable customer and technology support that bolsters their ability to solve IoT deployment complexity."
KORE and Ericsson are aligned with a common mission to simplify global IoT deployments and enable enterprises to realize new revenue streams, reach new market segments and create a sustainable global businesses. This will reduce IoT deployment complexities by:
- Enabling visibility and control to easily monitor and manage globally deployed assets.
- Delivering a high level of reliability and security through a dedicated IoT core network with coverage throughout the U.S. and other key markets.
- Offering a seamless technology experience with real-time analytics, plus a common interface and set of APIs.
Enterprises deploying IoT globally will be able to benefit from KORE's unrivaled IoT connectivity solution in the U.S. while being able to easily manage their IoT assets anywhere on the Ericsson IoT Accelerator platform. Likewise, enterprises currently using the IoT Accelerator platform in other parts of the world can now deploy IoT assets in the U.S. while maintaining a single view to manage and monitor all assets deployed globally.
"We are delighted to welcome KORE as the latest service provider partner in our growing IoT ecosystem, extending the reach of our IoT Accelerator platform into the United States," said Kyle Okamoto, Ericsson IoT General Manager. "Enterprises will continue to have access to unparalleled IoT connectivity coverage and the capabilities of Ericsson's IoT Accelerator, which is already trusted by more than 8,500 enterprises around the world to manage over 90 million connected devices."
KORE and Ericsson also have the broader ambition to:
- Continue to grow and expand the mutual service ecosystems between Ericsson's IoT Accelerator and the KORE One™ IoT enablement platform.
- Further simplify and grow eSIM use and reseller business models enabling true IoT service globalization.
- Leverage the joint ecosystem scale with cloud providers and chipset manufacturers, making it easier for enterprises to adopt and scale IoT business globally.
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Come visit KORE and Ericsson at Exhibition stand 641 during Mobile World Congress Americas in Las Vegas and learn more at the Wednesday, September 28th Open Stage Talk featuring KORE President and CEO, Romil Bahl and Ericsson General Manager IoT, Kyle Okamoto.
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Ericsson enables communications service providers to capture the full value of connectivity. The company's portfolio spans Networks, Digital Services, Managed Services, and Emerging Business. It is designed to help our customers go digital, increase efficiency and find new revenue streams. Ericsson's innovation investments have delivered the benefits of mobility and mobile broadband to billions of people around the world. Ericsson stock is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and on Nasdaq New York. www.ericsson.com
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Index 3.7% Above May 2021
ARLINGTON, Va., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.5% in May after falling 1.4% in April. In May, the index equaled 117.1 (2015=100) versus 116.5 in April.
"The transition in the freight market continued in May with the index hitting the second highest level since the pandemic started. Specifically on the market transition, ATA's tonnage index is dominated by contract freight. The traditional spot market has slowed as freight softens, but these contract carriers are backfilling any losses in freight with loads from shippers that reducing spot market exposure," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. "Essentially the market is transitioning back to pre-pandemic shares of contract versus spot market.
"Overall, economic indicators that are important to trucking slowed in May, including retail sales, housing starts, and manufacturing output," he said.
April's decline was revised up from our May 24 press release.
Compared with May 2021, the SA index increased 3.7%, which was the ninth straight year-over-year gain and the largest since April 2021. In April, the index was up 2.5% from a year earlier. In 2022, year-to-date and compared with same period in 2021, tonnage was up 2.7%.
The not seasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by fleets before any seasonal adjustment, equaled 119.7 in May, 4.2% above the April level (114.8). In calculating the index, 100 represents 2015. ATA's For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index is dominated by contract freight as opposed to spot market freight.
Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 72.5% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods. Trucks hauled 10.23 billion tons of freight in 2020. Motor carriers collected $732.3 billion, or 80.4% of total revenue earned by all transport modes.
ATA calculates the tonnage index based on surveys from its membership and has been doing so since the 1970s. This is a preliminary figure and subject to change in the final report issued around the 5th day of each month. The report includes month-to-month and year-over-year results, relevant economic comparisons, and key financial indicators.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward.
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Former US women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo arrested on DWI, misdemeanor child abuse charges
By Amy Simonson and Emma Tucker, CNN
Former US women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo has been arrested in North Carolina on charges of misdemeanor child abuse, resisting arrest and impaired driving, police said.
The Winston-Salem Police Department said in a statement that officers arrested Hope Amelia Stevens, or Hope Solo, on Thursday in the parking lot of a business in the city while she was inside the vehicle with her two children.
Following her arrest, Solo was processed and subsequently released from the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center, according to police.
Due to the impending prosecution, no other information regarding the arrest will be released at this time, police said in a statement.
Rich Nichols, an attorney for Solo, said in a statement emailed to CNN: “On the advice of counsel, Hope can’t speak about this situation, but she wants everyone to know that her kids are her life, that she was released immediately and is now at home with her family, that the story is more sympathetic than the initial charges suggest, and that she looks forward to her opportunity to defend these charges.”
This is not the first time Solo has been in trouble with the law.
Solo, 40, was arrested in 2014 on domestic assault charges after police said she assaulted two relatives at a home near Seattle. The charges against Solo, who entered a not-guilty plea, were officially dropped in 2018.
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US hangs on to beat Ukraine 3-2 in Billie Jean King Cup
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula beat Lyudmyla Kichenok and Dayana Yastremska 7-6 (5), 6-3 in doubles play Saturday to give the United States a 3-2 victory over Ukraine in a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier. The Americans secured a spot in the Cup finals in November at a site to be determined. Ukraine was hoping to become only the eighth country in Billie Jean King Cup history to recover from a 2-0 deficit and win after taking the first two singles matches on Saturday to even things up. But the Americans rallied to win the first set of the doubles match after Ukraine double-faulted on set point. Muhammad’s serving was a key for the Americans throughout the match. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/16/us-hangs-on-to-beat-ukraine-3-2-in-billie-jean-king-cup/ | 2022-04-17T01:37:20Z |
Durant airport manager resigns during city council meeting
Published: Sep. 14, 2022 at 6:45 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
DURANT, Okla. (KXII) - The Durant airport manager, John Wyatt, unexpectedly announced his resignation at the city council meeting Tuesday night.
“I am tired of fighting city hall and I don’t know another way to put it,” said Wyatt.
Wyatt was on the agenda for a report when he began expressing concerns and claimed if the FAA showed up to do a compliance check, he says he would worry it might result in millions of dollars in fines over grants assurances.
Wyatt did not want to comment further to KXII about the council meeting.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Tuya Inc. ("Tuya") (NYSE: TUYA) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Tuya American Depositary Shares in or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Tuya, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Tuya includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) a material portion of Tuya's China-based customers were engaged in the widespread and systematic manipulation of reviews and product offerings in violation of Amazon.com's terms of use; (b) prior to the initial public offering, a consumer investigation and data breach had exposed an illicit fake review scheme being perpetrated by many of Tuya's clients, among others, which included, inter alia, the exposure of 13 million records of organized fake review scams linked to over 200,000 Amazon account profiles; (c) as a result of (a) and (b) above, there was a substantial risk that a material portion of Tuya's significant customers would be barred from using Amazon.com's platform, negatively impacting Tuya's business, revenue, earnings, and prospects; and (d) as a result of (a)-(c) above, the registration statement's representations regarding Tuya's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities and expected growth did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, financial results, and trajectory of the Company at the time of the initial public offering, and such statements were materially false and misleading and lacked a reasonable factual basis.
DEADLINE: October 11, 2022
Aggrieved Tuya investors only have until October 11, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
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Dibbs, the new mobile app for construction bidding is sending dozens of Rhode Island Residents to Las Vegas to kick off their national referral program
NEWPORT, R.I., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coming off a successful launch in Rhode Island, Dibbs, has announced one of its strategies to accelerate their national expansion plan. Starting this month, Dibbs has launched a referral program that will send a group of Rhode Island residents and their guests to Las Vegas for four nights. This is the first of many giveaways they will launch in an effort to make Dibbs accessible to contractors and suppliers throughout the US.
"We believe this referral program will enable us to scale our company nationally and infiltrate new markets. I know firsthand that the construction industry is built on relationships and the foundation of trust. With this campaign, we hope to develop those relations one contractor at a time." Shares CEO Luke Fleury.
In order to qualify for this exclusive trip, Rhode Island users must refer and have 10 trade professionals sign up for Dibbs using their referral code. Once 10 trade professionals are signed up, Dibbs will send the referrer and a guest of their choice to Treasure Island Hotel & Casino for four nights. This also includes round trip airfare, catered events, and other exciting perks. A complete list of what the trip entails can be found on their website.
"We have seen successful campaigns like this in other businesses such as Uber, launching large campaigns to increase sign-ups and drive engagement on the app." Shares COO Case Olszewski.
The giveaway is rolling out in phases, starting with Rhode Island and throughout the New England region. Professionals who want to be notified when the giveaway is in their area can download the app and sign up to be notified when the app is available in their state.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - RESAAS Services Inc. (TSXV: RSS) (OTCQB: RSASF), a technology platform for the real estate industry, is pleased to announce the addition of Joseph Schneider to the Company's Advisory Board.
Mr. Schneider's most recent role is Head of Industry Relations at Compass (NYSE: COMP), a nationwide real estate brokerage with over 25,000 agents. Formerly, Mr. Schneider was Director of Global Strategy at the National Association of REALTORS®, representing 1,500,000 real estate agents.
"RESAAS has built something completely unique for the global real estate landscape," said Joseph Schneider. "Throughout my career I have travelled broadly to meet with real estate organizations in all corners of the world. Most of them are looking for ways to easily market their properties on their terms and are actively seeking modern ways to connect their fellow real estate professionals worldwide. I am looking forward to assisting the management team in expanding the Company's footprint both in the United States and internationally."
"RESAAS is proud to welcome Mr. Schneider to the RESAAS Advisory Board," said Tom Rossiter, CEO of RESAAS. "Mr. Schneider has a proven track record as a senior executive working at a global level with real estate. His extensive experience at the intersection of high-growth technology companies and international real estate organizations makes him a valuable addition to the Company. RESAAS is positively positioned in both real estate and technology, creating significant opportunities for accelerated growth."
RESAAS is an award-winning global technology platform for the real estate industry. With over 500,000 real estate agents utilizing RESAAS in 160 countries, RESAAS enables real-time industry communication, delivers new business opportunities and captures unique real estate data. Some of real estate's biggest brands leverage RESAAS to provide business intelligence to real estate brokerages, franchises and associations. For more information, please visit https://www.resaas.com.
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but wasn’t hurt in the tumble.
“I’m good,” he told reporters after U.S. Secret Service agents quickly helped him up. “I got my foot caught” in the toe cages.
Biden, 79, and first lady Jill Biden were wrapping up a morning ride when the president decided to pedal over to a crowd of well-wishers standing by the bike trail. Biden, who was wearing a helmet, took the spill when he tried to dismount, apparently falling on his right side and rolling on to his back before being helped up.
The president quickly collected himself and spent several minutes chatting with people who had gathered to watch him bike. Biden did not need medical attention and is “fine”, according to a White House statement.
The Bidens are spending a long weekend at their Rehoboth Beach home. They marked their 45th wedding anniversary on Friday. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/biden-takes-spill-while-getting-off-bike-after-beach-ride/ | 2022-06-18T19:28:22Z |
Silver Lake senior carries on her mom’s legacy, brings back Relay For Life
SILVER LAKE, Kan. (WIBW) - After about twenty years, Relay For Life is coming back to Silver Lake.
Silver Lake High School senior Lauren McCaffrey’s mom, Kasey, was heavily involved with Relay For Life in Shawnee County before passing away in 2016 from pancreatic cancer.
Now, Lauren is honoring her mom’s legacy by bringing the fundraising event back to her town, raising money for The American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer.
“She was very passionate about it. So losing her and seeing her passion towards it really inspired me to get involved, and bring it to the Silver Lake community,” said McCaffrey.
It will take place on August 27th at Silver Lake High School. Lauren says she has already received an outpour of support from the local community.
“A lot of people are willing to help,” she said. “We’ve had lots of organizations or companies reach out to us.”
Lauren said she’s happy to be making a difference for a cause that so many people care about. The most special part of being at the forefront of bringing Relay For Life back to Silver Lake is that she gets to carry on her mom’s work.
“It’s awesome. I’m really happy that I am making this happen, and it’s very meaningful to me to lead on her legacy like that,” she said.
There will be a meeting at the Silver Lake United Methodist Church on Monday, June 27th at 6 p.m. that anyone is welcome to go to and help plan the event.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE: MNSO) pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with MINISO's October 2020 initial public offering (the "IPO"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 17, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased MINISO securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the MINISO class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7814 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 17, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the Registration Statement featured false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants and other undisclosed related parties owned and controlled a much larger amount of MINISO stores than previously stated; (2) as a result, MINISO concealed its true costs; (3) the Company did not represent its true business model; (4) defendants, including the Company and its Chairman, engaged in planned unusual and unclear transactions; (5) as a result of at least one of these transactions, the Company is at risk of breaching contracts with Chinese authorities; (6) the Company would imminently and drastically drop its franchise fees; and (7) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the MINISO class action, go https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7814 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hesam Yazdi, board member and primary insider of Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG), has today purchased 10.000 shares in GiG at a price of SEK 21.97 per share. After this transaction, Hesam Yazdi and close associates owns 927,150 shares in GiG, including 64,550 shares via pension savings plans.
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About Gaming Innovation Group (GiG)
Gaming Innovation Group is a leading iGaming technology company, providing solutions, products and services to iGaming Operators. Founded in 2012, Gaming Innovation Group's vision is 'To be the industry leading platform, sportsbook and media provider delivering world class solutions to our iGaming partners and their customers. GiG's mission is to drive sustainable growth and profitability of our partners through product innovation, scalable technology and quality of service. Gaming Innovation Group operates out of Malta and is dual-listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GIG and on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker symbol GIGSEK. www.gig.com
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CHEVY CHASE, Md., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FCP® announces its third Colorado multifamily acquisition in less than two months with the $114 million joint venture recapitalization with BMC of Aurora Meadows, a 461-unit apartment community at 777 Dillon Way in Aurora, CO. With the Aurora Meadows investment, FCP's Colorado multifamily portfolio includes three apartment communities with a total of 1,736 units.
"Expanding our portfolio in Colorado with BMC strengthens our market position alongside an existing partner," said FCP's Bart Hurlbut. "Together we will oversee a $12 million renovation plan for the property, modernizing units and common areas and improving several amenities."
"We are excited to add another investment to the growing relationship with FCP," said Jeff Stonger, Chief Investment Officer of BMC Investments. "This partnership with FCP is very synergistic and allows both groups to grow and scale across new markets and strategies together. BMC is highly focused on delivering high-quality, but affordable workforce housing options in the neighborhoods in which we invest," added Stonger. "With FCP as our capital partner, we are able execute that vision and deliver on our commitment to these communities."
Aurora Meadows is well-located in Aurora, near one of Denver's largest employment centers with easy access to main Denver thoroughfare, I-225. The community is blocks from the new Fitzsimons Light Rail stop, Fitzsimons Medical Campus, and abundant retail and dining amenities. Aurora Meadows features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with convenient on-site amenities.
FCP® is a privately held real estate investment company that has invested in or financed more than $9.3 billion in assets since its founding in 1999. FCP invests directly and with operating partners in commercial and residential assets. The firm makes equity and mezzanine investments in income-producing and development properties. Based in Chevy Chase, MD, FCP invests both its commingled, discretionary funds and separate accounts targeted at major real estate markets in the United States. For further information on FCP, please visit www.fcpdc.com
BMC Investments ("BMC") is a highly disciplined, vertically integrated real estate investment manager generating industry-leading returns through acquisition, development, and property management of various property types throughout the U.S. BMC focuses its investment strategy on creating long-term value in its assets and generating strong risk-adjusted returns. The company is able to outperform its peers by (i) attracting, retaining and developing high caliber individuals in the right roles, (ii) identifying attractive multifamily investments, (iii) maintaining a measured and disciplined investment process with rigorous focus on risk management, and (iv) utilizing best-in-class operating systems and processes. To learn more, visit www.bmcinv.com.
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Mets floor Phillies with 7-run 9th, Marte caps 8-7 win
By AARON BRACY
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Mets erased a six-run deficit in the ninth inning, capping the rally with Starling Marte’s tiebreaking double to beat the flabbergasted Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 Thursday night. With the Mets trailing 7-1, Marte led off the inning with an infield single against James Norwood and scored on Francisco Lindor’s two-run homer. Mark Canha added an RBI infield single that clanked off pitcher Corey Knebel, and J.D. Davis had a pinch-hit RBI double to rally the NL East-leading Mets. Brandon Nimmo then lined a tying, two-run single to center off Knebel. He came around to score when Marte ripped a double off the wall in center field. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/05/mets-floor-phillies-with-7-run-9th-marte-caps-8-7-win/ | 2022-05-06T04:41:59Z |
Amarilla’s equalizer helps Minnesota United tie Timbers 4-4
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Luis Amarilla scored the equalizer for Minnesota United in a 4-4 draw with the Portland Timbers. United moved to 10-8-5 and the Timbers are 7-6-10.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Luis Amarilla scored the equalizer for Minnesota United in a 4-4 draw with the Portland Timbers. United moved to 10-8-5 and the Timbers are 7-6-10.
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What is that? Strange figure caught on camera at Amarillo Zoo
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA/Gray News) - City officials in Amarillo, Texas are asking for help identifying a strange figure seen on a surveillance camera at the Amarillo Zoo.
KFDA reports security cameras captured the image around 1:25 a.m. on May 21 inside a perimeter fence at the Amarillo Zoo.
City officials said there were no signs of vandalism or attempted entry into the zoo and no animals or people were harmed.
Now, the city is encouraging the public to submit ideas for what the figure could be.
“We just want to let the Amarillo community have some fun with this,” said City of Amarillo (COA) Director of Parks and Recreation Michael Kashuba, emphasizing the entity was seen outside the zoo.
For now, the strange visitor is referred to as a UAO - Unidentified Amarillo Object.
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Many technicians at Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics, two of the largest commercial labs in the US, have been refusing to draw blood from patients who might have monkeypox, CNN has learned.
Labcorp and Quest don't dispute that in many cases, their phlebotomists are not taking blood from possible monkeypox patients. What remains unclear, after company statements and follow-ups from CNN, is whether the phlebotomists are refusing on their own to take blood or if it is the company policy that prevents them. The two testing giants say they're reviewing their safety policies and procedures for their employees.
Infectious disease experts who treat monkeypox patients say that the refusals are based on stigma and slow efforts to identify and isolate patients with monkeypox at a time when the nation's health officials are coming under criticism for struggling to get the outbreak under control. As of Tuesday, there were 6,326 reported cases of monkeypox, an 81% increase from a week before, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"This is absolutely inexcusable. It's a grave dereliction of duty," said David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, which represents 1,600 sexual health clinics in the US, some of which have phlebotomists from commercial labs including Labcorp and Quest in their offices. The commercial labs employ tens of thousands of phlebotomists -- health care professionals who draw blood -- in various types of clinics and doctors' offices across the country, as well as in their own patient service centers.
Although monkeypox is diagnosed by swabbing lesions, blood tests are necessary to differentiate the virus from other types of infections, infectious disease experts say. Harvey said doctors at sexual health clinics have had to find workarounds when phlebotomists have refused to take blood from suspected monkeypox patients.
"We can't afford a delay in diagnostic testing because commercial labs aren't doing the right thing," he said.
Harvey added that it feels like the refusals are "a modern-day example of discrimination" -- a viewpoint shared by others.
"This reminds me of the olden days when people didn't want to care for HIV patients," said Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at New York University.
Monkeypox cases in the US have been mainly among men who have sex with men, and when a technician does not draw blood, it "perpetuates more stigma and fear and anxiety" for a virus that's already stigmatized, added Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a member of the California Department of Public Health's Monkeypox Virus Scientific Advisory Committee who is caring for monkeypox patients.
Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF Health, said men are avoiding getting tested for the virus for fear of being stigmatized.
"The fact that phlebotomists are afraid of taking specimens makes it even more unappealing for someone to ask for a monkeypox test," he said. "So this is going to make it even worse."
Phlebotomists take blood from people with many kinds of infections on a regular basis, and monkeypox is not new: The US has seen cases before, including two last year and dozens in 2003. The amount of pox virus in blood is "low," according to the CDC, which instructs health care workers to use standard precautions to prevent transmission when handling specimens from suspected or confirmed monkeypox patients.
'Some of our phlebotomists have been scared'
Blood tests are necessary not only to differentiate between monkeypox and other infections but to test for other sexually transmitted infections, such as syphilis, since people with monkeypox sometimes have STIs.
If suspected monkeypox patients don't have their blood drawn, "the standard of care is not being followed," said Harvey, the director of the sexual health clinics association.
In an email to CNN on Monday morning, a Quest spokeswoman wrote that "we follow CDC guidelines that state that patients with confirmed or suspected monkeypox infection should be isolated. Once an individual is out of isolation, we will provide service for them."
The spokeswoman, Kim Gorode, sent a link to these CDC guidelines to back up Quest's policy. However, those guidelines don't say that health care services should be delayed until after an isolation period. In fact, the CDC says its isolation recommendations "do not apply in healthcare settings."
CDC spokeswoman Kristen Nordlund said that "CDC's monkeypox isolation guidance specifically states that people should remain isolated, except to get medical care. Obtaining a sample for testing is medical care that could lead to diagnosis or treatment if warranted."
Since the first US case was identified in May, the CDC has given monkeypox infection control guidelines to health-care providers. That page offers detailed instructions on how to treat these patients safely and notes that transmission in health-care settings has been "rarely" reported.
Later Monday, Gorode wrote in an email to CNN that "we are now evaluating our guidance in light of updates posted on the CDC site today." She did not specify what those updates were. CDC spokesman Jason McDonald said the only update Monday was that the sentence about the isolation guidelines not applying to health-care settings was moved higher on the page.
Gorode added that "we want to ensure every patient has access to the testing they need while also fostering a safe environment for our employees and all of our patients."
Labcorp executive Dr. Brian Caveney told CNN last week that "up until now, we have typically not been doing" blood draws from suspected monkeypox patients but that the company was reviewing its policies, and this was "likely to change."
Caveney, the company's president of diagnostics, said Labcorp was "trying to make sure that our work force is safe but also to ensure that we take care of our customers while we were figuring out the appropriate occupational safety regulations and policies."
"(Monkeypox) is new -- nobody knew what it was -- some nurses and doctors are scared of it. Some of our phlebotomists have been scared -- appropriately -- of it," he said.
But the head of a phlebotomists' group said they shouldn't be scared, as long as they take standard precautions.
Diane Crawford, CEO of the National Phlebotomy Association, said she is "disappointed" that labs are allowing phlebotomists to refuse to draw blood from suspected or confirmed monkeypox patients.
"It is a problem. It's just like a doctor refusing to take care of a patient," she said.
Calls for CDC to do more education
Caplan, the bioethicist, questioned why Quest and Labcorp are working on guidelines now for their phlebotomists when the first monkeypox case appeared in the US more than two months ago.
"This should have been done already," he said.
Caplan said the CDC needed to do more to educate phlebotomists beyond the pages on its website.
"They need an educational rollout (for phlebotomists) and not just issue guidance. That's very, very important," he said.
He said education about standard safety precautions should help phlebotomists feel comfortable taking specimens from these patients.
"I don't want you sicking out or leaving or taking a new job, which would harm the availability of these services," he said. "And we have the obligation to make their work as safe and risk-free as we can, and that goes beyond just information on websites."
But Caplan added that at the end of the day, phlebotomists do need to take blood from people who have, or might have, monkeypox.
"We want you to do it, it's important to help control the outbreaks, and this is the kind of risk factor you signed up for," he said.
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Partnership Further Accelerates CPS's Digital Transformation as Rapidly Growing FinTech Company with New Turn-key AI Solution to Better Fund Loans, Faster
LAS VEGAS and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSS) ("CPS"), continuing their focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning, partnered with Informed.IQ to automatically calculate income, collect and clear credit stipulations and dealer docs, creating a better dealer and consumer experience throughout the auto lending process. Informed is the leader in AI-based software used by the nation's largest financial institutions to automate loan verifications.
CPS is focused on prioritizing its operational strategy and approach to auto lending, with initiatives embracing new technologies to provide best-in-class service to its clients. Increasing data accuracy helps reduce any bias in lending and opens doors to a more inclusive set of borrowers.
"Our whole business is based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, from credit to servicing," said Mike Lavin, Chief Operating Officer with CPS. "Adding Informed.IQ to the equation enables us to handle larger origination volume, increase no-touch processing, more easily identify loan document defects and ultimately better support our customers to fund faster."
Using Informed's digital tools and machine learning solutions to collect and classify documents, extract data, compare information, calculate income and check for fraud, CPS will reduce time, bias, costs, contracts in transit and fraud risk while being audit-ready.
Justin Wickett, Informed CEO adds, "At a time of heightened regulatory scrutiny and focus on underwriting and credit biases in lending, we are especially pleased to be working with CPS as they embrace AI and machine learning to continue their mission to serve the full spectrum market, enhancing their market competitiveness, while staying compliant and reducing fraud."
Informed's technology is a major step in a digital transformation initiative going beyond image recognition, by verifying the document's contents and validating the loan processors' manual checklists.
Informed.IQ uses AI and ML to verify income, assets, residence, insurance, auto and credit stipulations, enabling real-time, reliable credit decisions without bias. Our models process hundreds of document types and consumer-permissioned data sources, automating stipulation clearance. In 2021, Informed processed 3.4+ million credit applications, automating $110+ billion in loan originations to date. The solution automates verifications with 99% accuracy in seconds without human intervention.
Originally focused on auto lending, where six of the top ten auto lenders use Informed, lenders now use Informed for mortgages, credit cards, personal and student loans, and automated account openings. Founded in 2016, Informed.IQ raised $20M in 2021. To learn more, visit informed.iq and follow Informed on LinkedIn.
Consumer Portfolio Services is an independent specialty FinTech that provides indirect automobile financing to individuals with past credit problems, low incomes or limited credit histories. We purchase retail installment sales contracts primarily from franchised automobile dealerships secured by late model used vehicles and, to a lesser extent, new vehicles. We fund these contract purchases on a long-term basis primarily through the securitization markets and service the contracts over their lives. Our operational headquarters are in Irvine, California with four additional servicing branches in Nevada, Virginia, Florida and Illinois.
Since operations began in 1991 through June 30, 2022, we've purchased over $19.1 billion in contracts. As of June 30, 2022 we service a total managed portfolio of ~$2.6 billion with ~162,000 active customers and 799 employees in our branches in five states. We maintain dealer relationships in 48 states. Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the ticker "CPSS.
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- New Ku:l Data Center liquid cooling solution to be demonstrated with Intel at HPE Discover, Las Vegas in June
- Lab tested system provides massive energy savings, a significant uptick in processing performance and reliable server operations at full throttle
- Precision Immersion Liquid Cooling Technology ensures predictable cooling in edge and data center use, together with reduced complexity at scale
LAS VEGAS, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iceotope, the global leader in Precision Immersion Cooling, has announced that its chassis-level cooling system is being demonstrated in the Intel Booth at HPE Discover 2022, the prestigious "Edge-to-cloud Conference". Ku:l Data Center is the product of a close collaboration between Iceotope, Intel and HPE and promises a faster path to net zero operations by reducing edge and data center energy use by nearly a third.
Once the sole preserve of arcane, high performance computing applications, liquid cooling is increasingly seen as essential technology for reliable and efficient operations of any IT load in any location. There is a pressing concern about sustainability impacts as distributed edge computing environments proliferate to meet the demand for data processing nearer the point of use, as well as growing facility power and cooling consumption driven by AI augmentation and hotter chips.
Working together with Intel and HPE, Iceotope benchmarked the power consumption of a sample IT installation being cooled respectively using air and precision immersion liquid cooling. The results show a substantial advantage in favour of liquid cooling, reducing overall power use across IT and cooling infrastructure.
Putting Ku:l Data Center to the test
To understand the operational advantages of Iceotope's Precision Immersion Cooling system, Ku:l Data Center was compared to a traditional air-cooled system using a 19.6kW load comprising 16x HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 servers under stress test conditions.
Laboratory tests, using industry-standard high power computing benchmarks across a range of ambient temperatures, demonstrated that the Iceotope Precision Immersion Cooled system enabled a 4% increase in performance with zero throttling in higher ambient temperatures at server level and consumed 1kW less energy at rack level than its air-cooled counterpart[1]. This represents a 5% energy saving in the IT alone and a 30% saving at scale based on a typical cooling power usage effectiveness (pPUE) of 1.4 in air and 1.04 in liquid cooled data centers.
Iceotope's Ku:l Data Center solution is being demonstrated at HPE Discover housed in a standard Schneider Electric NetShelter rack with heat rejected to a Schneider heat removal unit (HRU). The integration with HPE ProLiant DL380 servers, as well as provision through channel partners is supplied, supported, and warrantied by IT distribution giant, Avnet Integrated. The three companies announced their partnership to provide liquid cooled data center solutions in 2019.
Air cooling challenges overcome with Ku:l Data Center
Air cooling cannot be used precisely or sustainably to cool high-power chips and processors, and it is commonly held that it is no longer a suitable approach for ensuring an appropriate operating environment for increasingly energy dense IT equipment.
Not only is liquid a significantly more effective medium for heat removal than air, but each liquid-cooled chassis is 100% sealed protecting the critical IT from the surrounding atmosphere – rendering it impervious to dust, gases, and humidity – and creating a stable operating environment. Isolating the IT from the external environment opens a world of potential facility sites and distributed IT locations that could not have been considered until now.
Further benefits accrue from the removal of the server fans and the need for other air handling equipment from the data center space. Energy use is significantly reduced, water consumption is virtually eliminated, and noise becomes a thing of the past.
Unlike air cooled infrastructure, Precision Immersion Cooling does not require rack depopulation at higher densities, enabling the racks to run fully populated to facilitate more servers and storage devices, and/or denser IT loads.
Additionally, Iceotope's sealed liquid-cooled chassis enclosure simply converts off-the-shelf air-cooled servers to liquid-cooled servers with a few minor modifications including removing the fans. This means that industry standard form factors, including edge and data center racks, can be used to accommodate liquid-cooled IT, with maintenance and hot swapping carried out on site with familiar ease and no mess, without the need for heavy lifting gear or spill kits.
Iceotope Director of Product Strategy, Jason Matteson said, "The processing requirements for ubiquitous AI and high-performance applications across the board are already creating a sustainability dilemma for operators. Accommodating a precipitous increase in chip power at the same time as lowering carbon emissions in distributed edge locations as well as data centers is problematic. Iceotope's Ku:l Data Center demonstrates a very practical response to an urgent need for a paradigm shift in data center design."
Jen Huffstetler, Chief Product Sustainability Officer at Intel said, "Today, sustainability calls for data center cooling solutions to increase efficiency, flexibility and scalability, while also delivering the performance levels today's computing demands. The new Ku:l Data Center precision immersion environment enables predictable IT performance with precise cooling and higher space utilization in a familiar format for today's mission critical facilities."
Phil Cutrone, vice president and general manager of Service Providers, OEM and Major Accounts at HPE said, "There is a greater need for zero-touch edge-computing capabilities to ensure reliability at remote locations when in-person monitoring and maintenance is not always feasible. The combined solution enables customers to access high-density applications using precision immersion and liquid-cooled racks for instant deployment in any environment, whether it is in on-premises in a data center or at the edge."
Nicole Enright, President of Avnet Integrated, added, "Thorough productization of advanced cooling solutions has been a priority for Avnet Integrated as edge-to-cloud customers strive to deliver efficient, high performance, and highly reliable solutions. The acumen we've built with Iceotope, Schneider, and HPE uniquely enables us to readily integrate, install, warranty, and service precision cooled solutions globally."
With rising demand for cloud storage solutions, savings of the caliber offered by the new Iceotope Ku:l Data Center solution are becoming more critical to tempering rack densities. According to Uptime Research, the average server rack density increased 15% from 7.3kW to 8.4kW between 2019 and 2020, and anticipated microprocessor introductions are likely to accelerate this trend.
About Iceotope
Iceotope's chassis level precision immersion cooling solutions are engineered to cool the whole IT stack, in every use case, from Hyperscale to the Extreme Edge. By removing the need for fans and air-cooling infrastructure, Iceotope's technologies operate in near silence — bringing game-changing reduction in energy and water consumption, and significant cost reductions in the design, build and operation of data centres. For more information, visit: www.iceotope.com
About Intel
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives. Inspired by Moore's Law, we continuously work to advance the design and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our customers' greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence in the cloud, network, edge and every kind of computing device, we unleash the potential of data to transform business and society for the better. To learn more about Intel's innovations, go to newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.
About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) is the global edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. Built on decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and intelligent technology solutions delivered as a service – spanning Compute, Storage, Software, Intelligent Edge, High Performance Computing and Mission Critical Solutions – with a consistent experience across all clouds and edges, designed to help customers develop new business models, engage in new ways, and increase operational performance. For more information, visit: www.hpe.com.
About Avnet Integrated
Avnet Integrated is the integration arm of Avnet Inc. and globally offers comprehensive systems integration, business and service solutions. Collaborating with the industry's premier platform suppliers, Avnet Integrated helps customers optimize capital, accelerate sales and deliver on their brand experience, ultimately accelerating revenue and margin growth. For more information, please visit avnet.com/integrated or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Open-source database company to focus on Enterprise expansion and continue improving database development experience.
PLEASANTON, Calif., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Supabase (the "Company"), the open-source Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) company, today announced that it has raised $80 million in Series B funding led by Felicis, with participation from existing investors Coatue and Lightspeed. This latest round follows Supabase's $30 million Series A round announced in September 2021, and brings the Company's total capital raised to $116 million.
Supabase's platform enables developers to rapidly develop products without worrying about scaling limitations, with an open source approach to remove vendor lock-in. In recent months the Supabase community surpassed 80,000 developers, with many signups from cloud-native, enterprise and Fortune 500 companies. Hosted databases have grown 1900% in 12 months, with over 100,000 databases created. This organic growth has been driven by focused feature releases during Supabase Launch Weeks, Hackathons, and improving the developer database experience.
With this Series B round, Supabase plans to continue its relentless focus on innovation to support more enterprises. The Company also plans to double the size of its team – 20% of which is currently comprised of former founders – over the next year, with a focus on senior leaders that can help further scale a fully-remote culture driven by engineering, creativity, and autonomy.
"Supabase believes that the database market is completely underserved. As a critical component of every successful application, database development should be as easy as application development at every stage of a business lifecycle," said Paul Copplestone, CEO and co-founder of Supabase. "This latest round allows us to grow our enterprise support for PostgreSQL hosting, while continuing to support our open source community."
"As we started hitting scale, Supabase has been crucial to supporting our drops. When Snoop Dogg debuted on Sound, Supabase helped us to provision our data store to handle the load," Vignesh Hirudayakanth, CTO of sound.xyz, said. "Supabase takes out the mental effort from our back-end infrastructure so we can focus on our customers' needs."
"We are super excited to be investing in Supabase and partner with the team on their next phase of growth," said Aydin Senkut, Founder and Managing Partner of Felicis. "Supabase's team is made up of 20% former founders and therefore deeply understands the need and pain points for developers to rapidly develop products. Supabase truly enables developers to build their applications without repeating the same tedious tasks and manage their application's database, authentication, storage, and edge functions. "
"Ever since we first met Supabase we had high conviction in the vision and the platform," said Caryn Marooney," Supabase Board Director and Coatue General Partner. "It's been incredible to see the team's relentless execution over the last two years. Seeing the team's strong organic traction, we are excited to triple down with Supabase once again. The vision continues to expand as Supabase takes on the biggest and most entrenched databases while heeding its North Star - the developer community."
Supabase is the standout company from YC's Summer 2020 class, one of the fastest growing open-source projects on GitHub with over 30,000 stars and one of fewer than 350 projects to reach this milestone.
About Supabase
Supabase is building an open-source Database-as-a-Service platform to help developers build their applications without repeating the same tedious tasks. Developers use Supabase to manage their application's database, authentication, storage, and edge functions. Supabase's growth is completely organic, driven by their commitment to developing new features to upgrade the database development experience.
Paul Copplestone and Ant Wilson founded Supabase, and they work with a globally remote team to deliver a secure, stable, and scalable system. Both are 3-time founders.
About Felicis
Founded in 2006, Felicis is a venture capital firm investing in companies reinventing core markets, as well as those creating frontier technologies. Felicis focuses on early stage investments and currently manages over $2.1B in capital across 8 funds. The firm is an early backer of more than 41 companies valued at $1B+. More than 91 of its portfolio companies have been acquired or gone public, including Adyen (IPO), Credit Karma (acq by Intuit), Cruise (acq by General Motors), Fitbit (IPO), Guardant Health (IPO), Meraki (acq by Cisco), Ring (acq by Amazon), and Shopify (IPO). The firm is based in Menlo Park, CA. Learn more at www.felicis.com.
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RENO, Nevada (AP) — A former state lawmaker who has been repeating the false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump won the Republican nomination Tuesday for Nevada secretary of state, the office that oversees elections in the perennial presidential battleground.
In November, Jim Marchant will face Cisco Aguilar, a lawyer and former chair of the Nevada Athletic Commission who was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Term limits prevented Nevada’s current secretary of state, a Republican, from seeking reelection.
Since losing a 2020 congressional bid, Marchant has appeared at various events around the country with allies of Trump to cast doubt on the last election. That includes MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who has sought to prove voting machines were somehow manipulated.
There’s been no evidence of widespread fraud or conspiracy to steal the 2020 election, which Trump lost to President Joe Biden.
Marchant is one of several Republicans across the country running for secretary of state, seeking to oversee the next presidential election while denying the outcome of the last one. In February, he told a crowd gathered for a candidates forum that their vote “hasn’t counted for decades.”
His closest rival for the GOP nomination was businessman and former state lawmaker Jesse Haw, who has accused Democrats of changing voting rules to manipulate the system and called for voter ID requirements and new restrictions on mail ballots.
Marchant issued a statement calling his victory a “historic night on the road for election integrity.” Aguilar’s campaign did not immediately respond to emailed requests and phone messages seeking comment.
In another statewide race, a right-wing lawyer who represented a church in a legal battle over Nevada’s COVID-19 restrictions has earned a chance to try to unseat the Democratic attorney general in November.
Sigal Chattah beat another Las Vegas lawyer, Tisha Black, who had the support of much of the traditional Republican establishment. She’ll face an uphill battle in November against incumbent Aaron Ford.
Nevada is a pivotal state for Republicans as they look to win a majority in the U.S. Senate. Although Trump lost Nevada in the 2016 and 2020 elections, he remains a popular figure among Republicans in the state. The candidate he is supporting in the Senate race, former state attorney general Adam Laxalt, won the Republican nomination Tuesday and will try to unseat Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto.
In April 2021, Nevada’s Republican Party voted to censure the current secretary of state, Barbara Cegavske, accusing her of failing to fully investigate allegations of fraud in the 2020 election. Cegavske has said repeatedly that she found no evidence of widespread voter fraud. Term limits bar her from seeking re-election.
An Associated Press investigation last year found that county election offices in Nevada had identified between 93 and 98 potential cases of voter fraud, representing less than 0.3% of Biden’s margin of victory in the state.
Along with holding events across the country, Marchant helped organize the “America First Secretary of State Coalition,” a group of candidates running to be their state’s top election official who have repeated Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election.
Marchant also has been working to persuade local officials to toss out voting equipment and instead require that all ballots be cast and counted by hand.
Hand-counting all ballots is not only unreliable, labor-intensive and time-consuming, but also unnecessary, according to election experts. Testing before elections and audits afterward are intended to ensure that votes are recorded accurately and that any problems are identified before election results are certified.
Nationally, nearly two dozen Republican candidates are running to be their state’s top election official while denying the result of the 2020 presidential election, according to States United Action, a nonpartisan advocacy organization tracking the candidates.
Among those are Kristina Karamo in Michigan and Kim Crockett in Minnesota, who are favorites to win their primaries in August, and Audrey Trujillo in New Mexico, who has advanced to the general election.
Last month, Georgia’s Jody Hice lost his bid to oust Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in that state’s GOP primary despite having Trump’s endorsement. Raffensperger drew Trump’s ire after he refused the former president’s request to “find” enough votes to overturn President Joe Biden’s win in Georgia.
The federal government’s leading security experts declared the 2020 presidential election the “most secure in American history,” while Trump’s attorney general at the time said there was no fraud that would have altered the results. There has been no evidence to suggest Trump was cheated out of a second term.
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SUNRISE, Fla., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazwares, a leading global toy company, today unveiled Big Fat Yarn®, unique craft kits featuring an innovative new way to knit, at Toy Insider's Sweet Suite Live event for media and digital creators held in New York City. Jazwares also debuted its exciting Fall 2022 lineup which is poised to have the hottest, must-have toys of this upcoming holiday season.
Knitting and crafting have recently surged in popularity, and Big Fat Yarn unwraps the trend with do-it-yourself finger knitting kits that are perfect for kids, teens and adults. With no tools required, it's easy for kids, teens, and adults, teaching them basic knitting techniques in a new way. Each kit comes with colorful bundles of unbelievably soft yarn and multiple project options. When one project is completed it can be easily unwrapped to make something new.
The Plush Decor Kit (MSRP: $21.99) includes one bundle each of pink, teal, and yellow yarn, plush inserts, and felt seeds to let knitters create two distinct designs - a watermelon plush, and a round plush. Once completed, knitters can take on more Big Fat Yarn projects with the Fantasy Animal Kit (MSRP: $16.99), Mini Hair Kit (MSRP: $10.99), Winter Accessory Kit (MSRP: $29.99), and Accessory Kit (MSRP: $29.99) – all suitable for ages 6+ and available this Fall at Amazon, Target, and Walmart.
Additionally, Jazwares will be showcasing some sure-to-be hot holiday hits from its Fall 2022 lines at Sweet Suite including:
- Squishmallows® - With over 1,500 unique personalities and styles to collect, the Squishmallows phenomenon continues to win the hearts of new fans all over the globe! Each plush features its own lovable personality and are known for their ultra-soft feel and whimsical design. New Squishmallows Squads launching this Fall include the Food, Sealife, and Harvest Squads!
- Blippi Go-Kart Racer - Entertainment sensation Blippi is ready to race! Young Blippi fans can take their favorite pal on a spin around the playroom with this fun kid-powered go-kart. Designed especially for small hands, the vehicle has plenty of fun features including a Blippi figure that snaps in behind the wheel, and once the go-kart is pulled back, it takes a victory lap and spins around in celebration.
- CoComelon Boo Boo JJ doll - Inspired by the star of the hit children's show, Boo Boo JJ is a 12-inch doll that allows kids to play as JJ's very own doctor in training! Feature-rich Boo Boo JJ includes sensory signals that express to kids where he is hurt, whether it's on his head, elbow, knee, or foot. Adding to the excitement, when his belly is pressed, JJ sings "The Boo Boo Song" for the ultimate singalong!
- CoComelon Deluxe Clubhouse Playset - This interactive playset includes multiple entertaining activities including an elevator basket, see-saw, and three character favorites (JJ, YoYo, and Bingo). Packed with all kinds of action for JJ and his friends, this playset also includes two popular preschool favorite songs, "If You're Happy and You Know It" and "Looby Loo."
- Dino Ranch Clubhouse - Fans of the wildly popular Disney Jr. animated series Dino Ranch now have the ultimate destination for dino-sized adventures! The Dino Ranch Clubhouse is the perfect playset for little rancheroos and brings action-packed features with five different play zones and 13 accessories including a rolling cart and dino beds. Little rancheroos will love this action-packed Dino Ranch Clubhouse and the included character figures Jon, Blitz, and Bopper!
- First Act™ DJ Mixer and ASMR Generator - Pump up the jam! First Act's Musician DJ Mixer and ASMR Generator empowers aspiring musicians to create their musical masterpieces! The DJ-inspired mixer and generator allow users to create new beats, add effects, and remix them to different samples for the ultimate party anthem. Eight rhythms are included, along with additional ASMR & Drums SFX to rock any party like a DJ pro!
- Pokémon Deluxe Flame & Flight Charizard - Get ready to soar, roar, and so much more with Deluxe Flame & Flight Charizard! The most popular Fire-type Pokémon of all time comes to life as a fully interactive feature figure with more than 30 unique lights, sounds, and movement reactions to the way it flies! Charizard flaps its wings and launches fire missiles from its mouth. Includes a 2-inch Pikachu figure & launcher for training.
- Pokémon Volcano Carry Case - With so many features like the erupting volcano, winding whirlpool, battle launchers, and more, this playset is scaled for any 2-inch Pokémon figure and folds up easily into an on-the-go carry case!
- PLUS a sneak peek of toys and costumes from some of the hottest brands in entertainment!
For more information on Jazwares and its portfolio of popular toy brands, visit Jazwares on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and the official website at https://www.jazwares.com/.
Jazwares, a subsidiary of Alleghany Capital Corporation, is a leading global toy company, recently expanding into the costumes and pets category. Jazwares' portfolio includes a variety of dynamic licensed and wholly owned brands. The Jazwares Game Studio further expands play opportunities for kids within the Metaverse. Jazwares celebrates 25 years of innovative play with expertise in design, development, and manufacturing. An award-winning company with a progressive focus on identifying new trends, Jazwares then transforms them into high-quality products for consumers of all ages.
Headquartered in Sunrise, FL, Jazwares has offices around the world and sells its products in more than 100 countries. Since its inception in 1997, Jazwares continues to grow through the development of new products and the strategic acquisitions of companies. For more information about Jazwares, please visit www.jazwares.com.
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HONG KONG, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Among Toshiba TV's all-star lineup that saw it's first quarter TV sales increase a stunning 266% was the M550 – smooth, responsive, and an indisputable leader of the master craftsman's 4K UHD series.
Fine-tuned to ace the most demanding situations, the M550 includes a plethora of cutting-edge hardware and software features that bring a significant upgrade to the essence of any smart TV – its accessibility.
Central to this upgrade is the M550's remote voice control. From anywhere in the room, simply press the button to activate, tell the TV where to take you next and it will. Whether it's tuning in a live event, searching for specific content, switching platforms or more – your voice is what seals the deal here.
In addition to a top-notch voice control feature that makes it user-friendly, the M550 also comes with an inbuilt smart operating system that provides endless choice for entertainment. With apps transporting you to a vault of films, shows, live streams and music, the immersion M550 brings is total in scale and inexhaustible in-depth.
To compliment such unrivaled immersion, Toshiba TV is certainly not neglecting aesthetic enjoyment on this side of the panel. One of the most noticeable elements of the M550 features Toshiba TV's hallmark full-screen, bezel-less design, the subtle minimalist touch that not only maximizes visual pleasure, but also extends the parameters of users' immersion far and beyond.
Inside the panel, powered by the latest LED backlight technology with expertly placed local dimming zones, the TV's precise dimming renders on-screen images more realistic. Coupled with an equally impressive REGZA Engine 4K that performs spontaneous AI analysis – on either still or in-motion images, the M550 is capable of crafting real-time high-fidelity details that contribute to the breathtaking scenes on screen. And with Dolby Audio powering the TV's audio output, the best available surround sound sensation lies at your fingertips.
Elegant in looks, brilliant in viewing experience, comprehensive in content yet requires no entrance bar to use, Toshiba TV's M550 is grand theater, sporting stadium, and concert hall all in one.
To find out more about the M550 series or the brand's latest products that deliver the most brilliant cinematic experiences, stay tuned to Toshiba TV on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube.
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Company Earns High Ratings from Customers for its Account-Based Marketing, Sales Intelligence, Intent, and Market Intelligence Solutions
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Demandbase, the Smarter GTM™ company for B2B brands, today announces that TrustRadius has recognized it with four Top Rated awards. Demandbase received the honor in the Account-Based Marketing (ABM), Intent Data, Market Intelligence, and Sales Intelligence categories. This is the second year in a row that Demandbase has received TrustRadius' Top Rated awards. It's a testament to the way in which its technology scores high with customers for its functionality, ease of use, and ability to drive results.
"There's no greater compliment for us as a company — or for our products — than to receive Top Rated awards in these important categories," says Jon Miller, chief marketing officer of Demandbase. "The fact that these awards are purely driven by vetted customer ratings means that we're doing our job of equipping B2B companies with what they need to execute a successful go-to-market. Thank you to our customers for your support and trust in us, and to TrustRadius for the recognition."
Since 2016, the TrustRadius Top Rated Awards have become the B2B industry's gold standard for unbiased recognition of technology products. Based entirely on customer feedback, they have never been influenced by analyst opinion or status as a TrustRadius customer. The methodology and scoring that TrustRadius uses to determine Top Rated winners can be found here.
"Demandbase won Top Rated Awards in Account-Based Marketing (ABM), Intent Data, Market Intelligence, and Sales Intelligence software categories in 2022," said Megan Headley, VP of Research at TrustRadius. "Demandbase earned these Top Rated awards based directly on feedback from their customers. Reviewers on TrustRadius value the intent data insights, account-level analytics, automation, accuracy of contact information, account targeting early in the buying cycle, and as a source of truth for market insights and customer prospecting."
To learn more about Demandbase, and to see its full ratings on TrustRadius, please visit https://www.trustradius.com/products/demandbase/reviews.
About Demandbase
Demandbase is Smarter GTMTM for B2B brands. We help marketing and sales teams spot the juiciest opportunities earlier and progress them faster by injecting Account Intelligence into every step of the buyer journey and orchestrating every action. For more information about Demandbase, visit www.demandbase.com.
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Legendary skier, Red Bull Mountain athlete and US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame Member joins the executive team of Montana-based ski company
BOZEMAN, Mont., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peak Ski Company announced today that Chris Davenport has joined the company's executive leadership team as senior director of skiing and product innovation. Earlier this year, Peak Ski Company cofounders, Bode Miller and Andy Wirth launched the company and its 2022/23 lineup of high-performance Peak by Bode Miller alpine skis.
"Intense innovation and performance are at the very core of Peak's ethos. While Chris is a venerated and legendary mountain athlete, he has always been held in high regard for his drive and focus on innovation and performance," said Andy Wirth, cofounder and chief executive officer of Peak Ski Company. "For these and many other reasons, he'll be a welcomed member of Peak's high-performance leadership team."
Davenport will report directly to Wirth, participating in the development and execution of the company's strategic plans with an emphasis on advancing the Peak SC by Bode Miller line of skis and a new line of high-performance backcountry skis. Chris will work closely with Darrin Haugen, Peak's recently hired vice president of innovation, design & production, Marc Peruzzi, the company's vice president of product & content and Bode Miller the company's cofounder and chief innovation officer.
"From the high-performance line of skis to the brand and the team, what Andy and Bode have developed at Peak Ski Company is really inspiring -- I'm thrilled to be a member of Peak's leadership team," said Chris Davenport. "Central to coming on board was my gaining a comprehensive understanding of their long-term strategy and importantly, the ethos of the company. With that knowledge, I'm looking forward to helping to advance the company on all fronts. I spent the past few weeks on the 22/23 line of Peak skis and can say that all that's been written and said of these skis is true -- these skis are truly innovative, and they rip."
"I've known Chris for quite some time and I, like everyone in the skiing world, have always held him in high regard as a skier, an athlete and truly, a thought leader in the industry," said Bode Miller, cofounder and chief innovation officer. "He maintains the same intensity and focus on innovation that Andy and I have and is at the very core of our ethos and company. I look forward to working with him on product development and design and of course, to spending more time on the mountain with him."
Davenport, a celebrated two-time World Champion big mountain skier and member of the USA Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, has achieved multiple first descents on peaks around the world and is a ski guide with more than 20 years of experience. He has skied and led trips on all seven continents and many of the world's highest peaks, including Denali and Mt. Everest. The first person to ski all 54 of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks in less than a year, Davenport has also been featured in over 30 ski films by Warren Miller and Matchstick Productions and has served as a commentator for ESPN, ABC Sports and Outside Television, including as an Olympic and World Cup ski racing announcer. He has also worked for ski brands including Salomon and Kastle Skis, playing a critical role in product development, sales and marketing. In addition to his remarkable success as a mountain athlete, Chris Davenport has served as an integral member of the SCARPA product development team for many years. Recently SCARPA announced that Bode Miller joined Chris as part of their new high-performance SCARPA 4-Quattro boot.
The company will host the Peak Ski Company Bravery BBQ on September 15 in conjunction with the opening of its new showroom, which is adjacent to the company's headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This community festival is a benefit for Big Sky Bravery, a respected nonprofit organization that provides ongoing programming in support of active-duty special warfare operators serving within the Joint Special Operations Command. The event is open to the public and will provide a great opportunity for attendees to meet Bode Miller and Chris Davenport.
Learn more about Peak Ski Company at peakskis.com and watch the video about why Davenport is joining the company's leadership team on the Peak Skis YouTube Channel.
Proudly born of the mountains of Southwestern Montana and from the vision of its co-founders, Andy Wirth and Bode Miller, the Peak Ski Company is rooted in innovation. On April 6th, Andy Wirth and Bode Miller announced the new venture, Peak Ski Company, LLC, a direct-to-consumer, high-performance ski and brand platform that is leading with a line of six all mountain and side-country skis for the 2022/23 ski season. The lineup of Peak's high-performance all mountain skis for 2022/2023 includes four models, with each model delineated by the measurement (in millimeters) underfoot: The Peak 88; Peak 98; Peak 104, and Peak 110. Developed and tested in the Montana backcountry, the company has also developed a line of high-performance "sidecountry" skis, Peak SC by Bode Miller, including Peak 98SCs 98's and Peak 104SCs. While Peak is the first, at-scale, direct-to-consumer ski company in the United States, the entire company and its affiliate partners are focused on developing advanced materials, manufacturing processes and equipment and integrating technologies into skis with an intense cadence and a focus on performance. Peak's 2022/23 line of skis have already been declared among the best skis available in the market, based on the ingenuity and experience of the product design and development team led by legendary alpine ski racer, Bode Miller. Learn more at www.peakskis.com.
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COVINGTON, Ky., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Hotels announced today the acquisition of Hotel Indigo Atlanta Vinings by Baraka Capital Management. The Indigo, an IHG hotel, is the first Indigo for Commonwealth Hotels in the state of Georgia. Located at 2857 Paces Ferry just 20 minutes from Downtown Atlanta.
"We are delighted to be working with Blessed Hospitality and Baraka Capital Management," said Jennifer Porter, chief operations officer for Commonwealth Hotels. "It is because of partnerships like these that our managed portfolio continues to expand in diverse regions and markets across the US." Commonwealth Hotels and Baraka Capital Management plan to continue partnering on future hotel acquisitions and management. "We are very excited to acquire Hotel Indigo Vinings" said Rahim Asani, Cofounder and Chairman for Baraka Group of Companies. "The location and history of Vinings make this asset unique. With Baraka's experience in real estate development and Commonwealth's experiences in hotel management, we are looking forward to maximizing the potential of this hotel."
Hotel Indigo Vinings is a unique upscale boutique-style hotel with unexpected touches that reflect the distinct charm and character of the historic-Vinings neighborhood. From the artwork on the walls to the modern furniture and décor, guests are welcomed with a refreshing and inviting experience.
With convenient access to I-285, I-75, and US 41 the hotel is near top attractions, including Truist Ballpark- home of the Atlanta Braves, the Georgia Aquarium, Six Flags, and the Mercedes Benz Stadium- home of the Atlanta Falcons. Business travelers will benefit from the close proximity of the hotel to many nearby companies including Home Depot HQ, Nissan, Sanvik, Lockheed Martin, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, IBM, and the Cobb Galleria Centre.
"Guests at Commonwealth-managed hotels can expect best-in-class service," said Bobby Clark, general manager. "We look forward to providing that quality and level of service to the Atlanta Vinings community."
Guestrooms feature plush bedding, spa-inspired bathrooms, hard surface flooring, and complimentary wireless internet. Flexible event space is available with full-service catering for meetings, weddings, and special events. The hotel also has an onsite restaurant- The Public House restaurant featuring locally sourced culinary inspirations.
For more information and to book your stay, please visit Hotel Indigo Atlanta Vinings.
About Baraka Group of Companies
Baraka Group with its multiple companies is engaged in real estate and other investments, acquisitions, development, ownership, operation, financing sales, and management. Baraka has extensive background and experience in both ground-up and value add real estate projects. In the last decade, Baraka Group has grown from a small startup up to having over $60 million in assets. Additional information, contact us info@thebarakagroup.com
About Commonwealth Hotels, LLC
Commonwealth Hotels, LLC was founded in 1986 and is a proven partner in providing hotel management services with superior financial results. The company has extensive experience managing premium branded full service and select-service hotels. Commonwealth Hotels currently manages 61 properties with nearly 7,600 rooms. Additional information may be found at www.commonwealthhotels.com.
Contact
Barbara E. Willen
Commonwealth Hotels, LLC
bwillen@commonwealthhotels.com
859.392-2254
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BALTIMORE, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC attorney Howard A. Janet was recently recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs.
Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on voting averages received during the peer review assessments.
Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.
Mr. Janet and the following JJS lawyers were also recognized by 2023 Best Lawyers in the following categories.
- Howard A. Janet—Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Kenneth M. Suggs—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Giles H. Manley—Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Gerald D. Jowers, Jr.—Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Richard M. Serbin—Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC would also like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
- Andrew Janet—Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Patrick Thronson—Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Matthew White—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Natalie D'Antonio—Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Brenda Harkavy—Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Stephen Rigg—Appellate Practice
About Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC
Janet, Janet & Suggs is a national law firm noted for its expertise and accomplishments in cases involving birth injury and other medical malpractice, sexual abuse, defective medical devices, dangerous medications, other personal injuries, and numerous other high stakes matters. Our pursuit of justice and fair compensation for our clients has led us to often record-breaking wins against the country's largest institutions, including religious organizations, corporations, universities, and the federal government.
Howard Janet and his firm have won over $3 billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for their clients. Mr. Janet knows it is not the amount of money he obtains for his clients that is the true measure of success. Instead, it is what the money can do—ensure peace of mind and dramatically improve the quality of life for his clients.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra Colclough—Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC
(877) 692-3862
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating a painful disease from its herd of 10 million cattle after a four-year campaign that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars and resulted in more than 175,000 cows being killed.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said Thursday that 271 farms had been cleared of Mycoplasma bovis and only a single farm in the country still had the bacterial disease. New Zealand would be the first country that has managed to wipe it out completely.
In an interview with The Associated Press, O’Connor said it had been a traumatic process for affected farmers. If an infection was found on a farm, even healthy cows were killed to ensure the disease was stamped out.
“I’d say every farmer was very unhappy about having to see their herd be culled,” O’Connor said. “These are people who have strong connections, commitment and investment in their animals.”
Farming is the nation’s biggest export earner and vital to its economy. When Mycoplasma bovis was first discovered in New Zealand in 2017, it prompted a huge response from the government, which concluded there was a one-off opportunity to wipe out the disease before it spread widely.
Found in cattle in the U.S. and Europe, Mycoplasma bovis is a bacteria that can cause cows to develop mastitis, pneumonia, arthritis and other painful conditions. The bacteria is not considered a threat to food safety, but the resulting diseases in cows can cause distress and result in lower milk and beef yields.
O’Connor said the final farm with the disease was a feed yard where cattle came to be fattened before slaughter. He said the farm would be cleaned of the disease later this year, and it would take several more months of monitoring around the country after that to declare victory.
He said the New Zealand campaign was groundbreaking.
“It is hugely significant, and I think there are other countries that have M. bovis that will be seeking to find out more about their options to eradicate as well,” O’Connor said.
He said the final cost for the eradication program will likely come in slightly under the budgeted 886 million New Zealand dollars ($580 million), money that has gone toward operations, surveillance and compensation. The government is picking up most of the tab, with farmers and the cattle industry also contributing.
It’s unclear how the disease first entered New Zealand, which has strict biosecurity controls. One theory is it arrived in imported bull semen.
Fiona Doolan-Noble, a senior research fellow at the University of Otago who studied the eradication program, said government officials at first could have done a better job listening to the expertise of local veterinarians and farmers, but she thought communications had improved over time.
She said there was a chance the disease could re-enter New Zealand, although the country’s experience not only with the disease but also with COVID-19 had raised awareness for the need of more stringent biosecurity measures.
New Zealand has 6.3 million dairy cows and 4 million beef cattle, making its total herd twice the size of its human population. Milk products represent the country’s largest single export, with much of it sold to China where it is used in infant formula.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government’s partnership with those in the farming industry had been crucial to the success of the program.
“When we took our one shot to eradicate we did so to protect our national herd from a painful disease, our economy from a sharp shock, and our rural communities from widespread anxiety,” Ardern said. | https://cw33.com/news/science-technology/ap-science/new-zealand-on-verge-of-wiping-out-painful-cattle-disease/ | 2022-05-05T22:55:49Z |
Payload Delivered to Boeing to Prepare for Broadband Service to EMEA Region
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced delivery of the second ViaSat-3 payload module to Boeing's El Segundo, CA facility where it will be integrated with Boeing's 702 spacecraft bus platform and undergo rigorous spacecraft environmental testing in preparation for launch. The second ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to provide broadband service over Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in 2023.
Viasat's satellite payload, designed and built in-house, provides state-of-the-art electronics for receiving, transmitting and processing broadband internet data to and from the satellite at expected rates greater than 1 terabit a second (1,000 gigabits a second), which is three times faster than ViaSat-2, the fastest communications satellite currently operating.
"Delivery of the second ViaSat-3 payload module marks a major milestone where we transition to spacecraft integration and test on the second satellite in our constellation," said Dave Ryan, president, Space & Commercial Networks at Viasat. "This milestone increases our momentum towards delivering the future of affordable, accessible satellite broadband services, virtually anywhere around the globe."
The ViaSat-3 class of Ka-band satellites is expected to provide the best bandwidth economics in the industry with incredible flexibility to move and concentrate that capacity virtually anywhere there is demand - whether it is over land, the ocean or in the air. The first two satellites are planned to focus on the Americas and on EMEA, respectively. The third ViaSat-3 satellite is undergoing final integration and testing and will focus on the Asia Pacific region, completing Viasat's global service coverage.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward looking statements include among others, statements about the performance, capabilities and anticipated benefits of the ViaSat-3 class satellite platform, expected capacity, service, speeds, coverage, flexibility and other features of the ViaSat-3 constellation, and the timing of hardware delivery and service launch. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: risks associated with the construction, launch and operation of the ViaSat-3 class satellites and Viasat's other satellites, including the effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite performance; the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the ViaSat-3 satellite platforms; unexpected expenses or delays related to the satellite system; the ability to successfully implement Viasat's business plan for broadband satellite services on Viasat's anticipated timeline or at all, including with respect to the ViaSat-3 satellite platforms; contractual problems, product defects, manufacturing issues or delays; regulatory issues; technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations; and increased competition and other factors affecting the connectivity sector, generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in Viasat's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. For more than 36 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable, fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on social media at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.
Copyright © 2022 Viasat, Inc. All rights reserved. Viasat, the Viasat logo and the Viasat signal are registered trademarks of Viasat, Inc. All other product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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SMArtX has been named finalists in four categories for the 2022 Wealth Management "Wealthies" Industry Awards and two categories for ThinkAdvisor LUMINARIES Awards.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SMArtX Advisory Solutions ("SMArtX"), a leading innovator in unified managed accounts (UMA) technology and architect of the SMArtX turnkey asset management platform ('TAMP'), has been named a finalist for four categories in 2022 Wealth Management "Wealthies" Industry Awards and two categories in ThinkAdvisor's LUMINARIES Awards. This is the highest number of SMArtX Advisory Solutions' nominations in a single year.
"We're honored to receive this industry recognition. Our team works tirelessly to create the best possible technology, and it's inspiring to see that hard work recognized," said Evan Rapoport, Chief Executive Officer of SMArtX Advisory Solutions. "Over the last 12 months SMArtX has surpassed many performance benchmarks across our business, thanks in part to the dedication of our team and integration partners."
The "Wealthies," WealthManagement.com's annual awards programs honoring the individuals, organizations and companies that help financial advisors build better businesses and create better outcomes for their clients. Winners will be announced on September 8, 2022, in New York City.
ThinkAdvisor LUMINARIES celebrate top advisors, industry executives, teams, RIAs, broker-dealers, asset/investment/portfolio managers and other firms by showcasing their achievements in four key areas:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Thought Leadership
Executive Leadership
Community Impact
Winners will be announced on November 17, 2022, in New York City.
SMArtX Advisory Solutions have been named as finalists by Wealth Management Industry Awards in the following four categories:
TAMPS: Model Marketplaces: Model Marketplace Diversified Model Marketplace with OCIO Overlay
TAMPS: TAMPS: New Operational Efficiency Applications
Technology Providers: Chief Executive Officer of the Year: Evan Rapoport
Technology Providers: Chief Marketing Officer of the Year: Alex Smith-Ryland
SMArtX Advisory Solutions have been named as finalists by ThinkAdvisor in the following two categories:
Executive Leadership, Evan Rapoport, CEO of SMArtX Advisory Solutions
Thought Leadership & Education: SMArtX Advisory Solutions
SMArtX's continued growth is driven by two main applications of its technology: the off-the-shelf TAMP offering, which is built using SMArtX Advisory Solutions' proprietary UMA technology, and the ability to further deploy that tailored UMA technology through APIs to meet the mandates of large enterprises, RIA platforms, and hybrid broker-dealers.
SMArtX Advisory Solutions is the next-generation managed accounts technology provider and manages SMArtX, a turnkey asset management platform that automates the investment management process and reduces the administrative burden of overseeing client investment portfolios. The firm also licenses its proprietary managed accounts technology to help firms replace legacy technology and powers several investment platforms for RIAs, broker-dealers, and asset managers. Learn more at www.smartxadvisory.com. Follow SMArtX on Twitter and LinkedIn @SMArtXAdvisory.
WealthManagement.com, an Informa business, provides everything wealth professionals need to know to stay knowledgeable about the industry, build stronger relationships, improve their practice, and grow their business. Named 2021 Neal Award Winner as Best Media Brand for Overall Editorial Excellence, WealthManagement.com offers financial services organizations a broad array of marketing services designed to help them influence the industry's leading audience of wealth management professionals.
ThinkAdvisor provides financial advisors, registered investment advisors, and wealth managers with comprehensive coverage of the products, services, and information they need to guide their clients in making critical wealth, health, and life decisions. The website also showcases advisors adapting and succeeding in new ways, and it translates the impact of industry regulation, dealmaking, and technology into easily digestible, shareable content — so advisors have more time to spend advising clients and running their businesses.
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Which maternity belt is best?
Carrying a child isn’t easy for many reasons, but a big one is the immense strain it puts on the body. It only becomes more challenging as you grow. A maternity belt can’t eliminate all the pain and discomfort, but it can provide enough support to make a noticeable difference in your daily life.
The best maternity belt is the Belly Bandit Upsie Belly Pregnancy Support Band. It’s soft and provides support to the back, hips and abdomen.
What to know before you buy a maternity belt
Maternity belt types
Maternity belts come in three types.
- Single-strap belts are the most common. They’re just one band that wraps around the lower back and below the abdomen.
- Multi-strap belts offer more support than single-strap ones. They still wrap around the lower back and below the abdomen, but they have an extra strap that goes on top of the abdomen for said extra support.
- Prenatal cradle belts also have the same band that wraps around the lower body, but their extra support comes from suspenders that get your shoulders to take on some of the strain.
Size
Most maternity belts come in various sizes, so you can get one that fits you perfectly. Others are one-size-fits-all, though you likely won’t get the same quality of support from these options.
Color
Maternity belts usually come in black, white or tan, though other colors are possible. Black is the easiest to pair with your clothes and the easiest to clean, while white and tan are less noticeable, making them better for wearing underneath clothing.
What to look for in a quality maternity belt
Machine-washable
Maternity belts aren’t hard to wash by hand, but it’s always easier to toss them in your washing machine. However, not all belts are machine-washable. Double-check the product description before buying one to ensure you won’t need to wash it by hand.
Adjustability
Most maternity belts use one hook-and-loop strap so you can tweak the fit as your pregnancy progresses. The best belts use two or three straps in different areas, giving you a much wider range of adjustability.
Elastic
Most maternity belts use elastic so they can better conform to your body. Basic belts only have one elastic panel, while better belts have multiple.
Padding
If you want to wear your maternity belt against your skin, make sure the one you buy has padding. Padding is especially beneficial to those with sensitive skin.
Back brace
Some maternity belts have a built-in back brace to increase their back support. These are a must-buy for those who struggled with back pain before becoming pregnant.
How much you can expect to spend on a maternity belt
Basic maternity belts typically cost $20-$30, while most cost $40-$50. More complex belts can cost as much as $70 or more.
Maternity belt FAQ
Is there a difference between a maternity belt and a maternity band?
A. Yes, though the terms are often used interchangeably. Maternity belts are designed to provide as much support as possible and tend to be larger and bulkier. Maternity bands are thin and are mostly used to hide your belly if your clothes aren’t able to cover it fully, but some also offer a little support.
Are you supposed to wear a maternity belt below or on top of your clothes?
A. You can usually wear it either way. However, some belts are too bulky to be worn comfortably below your clothes.
Can I go to the bathroom with a maternity belt on?
A. That depends on the belt, but most should let you use the bathroom without issue. Belts that can’t be left on while using the bathroom are usually designed to be quick and easy to take off and put back on, so there’s no need to worry.
What’s the best maternity belt to buy?
Top maternity belt
Belly Bandit Upsie Belly Pregnancy Support Band
What you need to know: This premium belt will give you plenty of relief.
What you’ll love: It sits below the belly to support the abdomen while being as inconspicuous as possible. There’s a pouch in the back for gel packs so you can use temperature therapy for extra relief, and it even includes a pack.
What you should consider: A few consumers had issues with the hook-and-loop straps wearing out. Others felt it was too bulky to wear out of the house.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Buy Buy Baby
Top maternity belt for the money
NeoTech Care Pregnancy Support Maternity Belt
What you need to know: Raising children is expensive. You can save some money by choosing this affordable but no less effective belt.
What you’ll love: The fabric is breathable but still strong, thanks to multiple reinforced slits on the sides. It supports the pelvis, abdomen and back and includes an abdominal lift attachment for greater support. It comes in five sizes and in beige, black and white.
What you should consider: It’s meant for use while standing. If you want to sit, you need to remove or adjust it. Some customers found the hook-and-loop straps didn’t last for their full pregnancy.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Gabrialla Strong Back and Belly Support Belt for Twin Pregnancy
What you need to know: This belt supports those carrying two or more children.
What you’ll love: It’s built extra strong to ease back pain and reduce the stretch marks that carrying multiple children is prone to causing, plus it helps maintain balance and a good posture. It has a pouch in the back for gel packs and it’s made in the U.S.
What you should consider: Some purchasers struggled to sit down or bend while wearing it. Others found it too bulky to be comfortable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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VAUGHAN, ON, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CannTrust Holdings Inc. ("CannTrust" or the "Company") (unlisted), today announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted an order extending the time for CannTrust to call the next annual meeting of its shareholders to a date no later than November 30, 2022.
Further details are available on CannTrust's investor relations page at https://phoena.com/investors/ and on the website of the Monitor for CannTrust's proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") proceedings at https://www.ey.com/ca/canntrust.
CannTrust is a holding company and its primary asset is comprised of an approximate 10% equity interest in Phoena Holdings Inc. Although CannTrust is a reporting issuer under the laws of each of the Canadian provinces except for Quebec, it remains subject to the CTO and its common shares have been delisted by the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable United States safe harbor laws, and such statements are based upon CannTrust's current internal expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs and views of future events.
Forward-looking information and forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "expect", "likely", "may", "will", "should", "intend", "anticipate", "potential", "proposed", "estimate" and other similar words, including negative and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions "may", "would" or "will" happen, or by discussions of strategy.
The forward-looking information and statements in this news release include statements relating to the Company's efforts to resolve certain securities regulatory and stock exchange issues, some of which have not been finalized and remain subject to completing further analyses, obtaining shareholder and creditor approval and satisfying the requirements of securities regulators and a stock exchange. Forward-looking information and statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks, including, without limitation: the risk that, if Phoena requires additional equity, the Company's investment in Phoena could be diluted further; the risk that Phoena or its affiliates could default under its credit facilities from Cortland Credit Lending Corporation or Marshall Fields International B.V., which are secured against substantially all of Phoena and the Company's assets; the risk that the Company will not be able to cure its disclosure defaults under securities laws and obtain an order from the OSC to revoke the CTO, on commercially reasonable terms, or at all; the impact of any regulatory and other investigations or proceedings; the risks associated with general economic conditions and/or adverse industry events; the risk of loss of markets; the risk of future legislative and regulatory developments in Canada, the United States and elsewhere; the state of the cannabis industry in Canada generally; the ability of the Company to attract and retain suitable directors, officers and employees; the risks that, even if the CTO can be revoked, the Company will be unable to obtain a stock exchange listing for the Company's common shares; the risk that neither the Company nor Phoena will be able to satisfy the requirements of such exchange; and the ability of Phoena to successfully implement its business strategies.
Any forward-looking information and statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking information and statements, readers should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in the Company's Annual Information Form dated March 28, 2019 (the "AIF") and filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and filed as an exhibit the Company's Form 40-F annual report under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov (the "March 2019 Form 40-F"). The risk factors and other factors noted in the AIF could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking information or statements. Readers are also reminded that the Company remains in default of its periodic disclosure requirements under applicable securities laws and stock exchange requirements, that its most recent AIF, Form 40-F and other disclosures do not reflect all risk factors that currently face the Company, and that the Company has not completed or filed the restatements of the financial statements included in the AIF or the March 2019 Form 40-F or otherwise filed an amendment to such Form 40-F, and that the Company was permitted by the Initial Order of the Superior Court of Justice to not to correct its prior filings or make any further filings in respect of periodic disclosure requirements under applicable securities laws and stock exchange requirements. None of the Company's securities is listed for trading on any stock exchange in any jurisdiction and, in Canada, trading in the Company's securities is subject to a cease-trade order issued on April 13, 2020 by the Ontario Securities Commission for CannTrust's failure to comply with its disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws.
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PRINCETON, N.J., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The multi-stage venture capital firm SOSV announced today the launch of Orbit Startups, a new brand unifying the established SOSV programs dedicated to startups with vast growth potential in emerging and frontier markets. Orbit encompasses SOSV's MOX and Chinaccelerator programs, and reflects SOSV's shift in recent years to the geographies of Southeast and South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
"Many of our recent successes," said William Bao Bean, SOSV general partner and managing director of Orbit, "have resulted from applying the aggressive growth strategies we learned in more mature - markets, notably China, to emerging markets elsewhere around the world. Orbit Startups expresses this new, exciting phase of growth for SOSV."
At the same time, SOSV announced the promotion of Chinaccelerator program director Oscar Ramos to SOSV general partner and managing director of Orbit. A native of Spain, Ramos is a telecommunications engineer by training and has worked in China for 14 years as both an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
In 2021, the Orbit team invested in more than 40 new startups operating in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas and helped portfolio companies raise US$286 million in follow-on funding. In the past year, a string of Orbit Startup portfolio companies have closed major series of rounds, including $25 million at Phable (remote healthcare in India), $46 million at VideoVerse (AI-based real-time video editing), $40 million at Marketforce (ecommerce in Africa), and $37 million at Dastgyr (ecommerce in Pakistan).
Orbit Startups' development program is open for applications. The program welcomes early stage (up to series A) applicants to work virtually or in-person with Orbit's growth experts and to participate in an investor-focused demo day. SOSV provides $150,000 in capital and introductions to raise follow-on rounds.
"SOSV started our startup development programs in China 12 years ago by launching Chinaccelerator," said Sean O'Sullivan, founding general partner at SOSV, "and that was China's first accelerator. It's gratifying that in 2022, we're continuing in areas like healthcare and commerce. The rise of disruptive startups will make life better for billions of people."
The Chinaccelerator Shanghai office will also continue the robust legacy program to connect program's founders with multinational corporations, such as AB InBev, Siemens, Visa and Pfizer. The Taipei MOX office will continue as the center for the development of Orbit's free mobile promotion network, which helps SOSV founders scale audiences quickly in emerging and frontier markets.
SOSV is a global, multi-stage venture capital firm with $1.3 billion in assets under management. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, SOSV operates early stage startup development programs including HAX (hard tech) and IndieBio (human and planetary health) and Orbit Startups (emerging markets) programs.
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Campaign Highlights Early Symptom Detection and Importance of Seeing a Retina Specialist
CHICAGO, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) has released its first-ever national television and radio public service announcements (PSAs) to educate the public about protecting their vision from preventable blindness and vision loss due to retinal disease and the importance of expert retina specialist care.
In both English and Spanish TV and radio spots, America's retina specialists urge the public to learn the symptoms of two common adult retinal conditions, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy, and seek care from a retina specialist promptly to safeguard vision.
AMD and diabetic retinopathy are two of the leading causes of blindness and low vision in the United States. These conditions combined affect nearly 18 million Americans and vision loss leads to $8 billion in lost productivity annually.
"Millions of Americans are at risk of losing vision and even going blind from conditions a retina specialist can effectively treat when caught early, and we are determined to save the sight of as many people as possible through this critical campaign," said ASRS President Philip J. Ferrone, MD, FASRS. "Our goal is to empower the public to care for their vision, to watch for the symptoms of retinal disease, and to find a retina specialist at the first sign or symptom so they can 'See for a Lifetime'."
The PSAs include 30-second and 60-second videos in English and Spanish, as well as audio versions of the spots. They introduce the audience to symptoms of AMD and diabetic retinopathy, such as straight lines looking wavy or distorted, or floaters in the field of vision, and encourage the public to immediately seek out a retina specialist for treatment to protect healthy vision and experience all of life's most precious moments.
The PSAs will drive viewers to See for a Lifetime (www.SeeforaLifetime.org), the homepage of ASRS's public education initiative See for a Lifetime See a Retina Specialist, which offers comprehensive resources for retina patients, their families, and caregivers, providing easy access to tools and information specific to retinal conditions and on preserving healthy vision for a lifetime. Resources include English and Spanish infographics, patient guides, and condition-specific fact sheets, the Retina Health for Life podcast series, patient stories, a find a retina specialist locator, and more.
"Through our See for a Lifetime See a Retina Specialist initiative and our new PSA campaign, we are striving to make retinal health and early detection of retinal diseases a priority for the public and healthcare providers alike," said Dr. Ferrone. "Don't take your vision for granted, learn more about retinal disease, share the information with friends and family and take action if any symptoms occur so your future can be filled with a clear view of the people and places you love most."
Media can download the TV and radio spots for use at:
English: https://www.broadcastnewsresource.com/news/see-for-a-lifetime-psa-campaign-from-the-american-society-of-retina-specialists
Spanish: https://www.broadcastnewsresource.com/news/campana-de-psa-ver-para-toda-la-vida-de-la-sociedad-americana-de-especialistas-de-la-retina
View the TV spots in English and Spanish at: https://www.asrs.org/patients/see-for-a-lifetime-public-service-announcements
More information and resources can be found at SeeforaLifetime.org.
See for a Lifetime is made possible in part through generous support from the Foundation of the American Society of Retina Specialists, Allergan, Genentech, Novartis, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) is the largest organization of retina specialists in the world, representing more than 3,000 physicians in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 63 countries. Retina specialists are board-certified ophthalmologists who have completed fellowship training in the medical and surgical treatment of retinal diseases. The mission of the ASRS is to provide a collegial and open forum for education, to advance the understanding and treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, and to enhance the ability of its members to provide the highest quality of patient care. The mission of the Foundation of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the charitable arm of the American Society of Retina Specialists, is to improve the quality of life for all people with retinal diseases through retina health education and awareness activities and to support the education of retina specialists. Learn more at ASRS.org. Like ASRS on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and follow us on Twitter for the latest retina health information.
Contact:
Sara Conley
sara.conley@asrs.org
(312) 477-8869
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Blue Cross Blue Shield opens grant to help students learn healthy habits
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas has opened a grant for K-12 educators to help teach students healthy lifestyle habits.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas says school nurses, teachers and administrators can now apply for a Healthy Habits for Life grant which offers up to $200,000 to help schools implement healthy lifestyle programs in K-12 schools.
BCBSKS said school-based programs are required to address at least one of four criteria to be eligible: reduce cardiovascular risk, increase physical activity, learn healthy eating habits and reinforce positive mental health among students.
Since it was created in 2006, BCBSKS said the Healthy Habits for Life grant program has awarded nearly $1.8 million through more than 1,840 grants. It said school personnel have used past funds to educate students on healthy portion sizes, begin a daily walking program for students before or after school, invest in equipment for P.E. classes and more.
“We really encourage school personnel to collaborate and get creative when thinking of a potential program for their school,” said Marlou Wegener, chief operating officer of the BCBSKS Foundation. “The more engaged and invested the students are in the program, the more likely they are to continue the healthy habit outside of school and incorporate it into their daily life.”
BCBSKS indicated that school nurses, physical education, health and family and consumer science teachers, athletics directors, principals and other school administrators are encouraged to look over the program overview, application and tip sheet HERE.
“Poor health in students can lead to serious medical issues and affect the long-term physical and mental health as students become adults. The BCBSKS Foundation is pleased to be able to financially support schools in their efforts to reinforce the need for healthy habits that will serve children now and well into the future,” Wegener said.
BCBSKS noted that funds will be distributed in late December. It said recipients can use the funds for programs offered during the 2023 calendar year.
The organization noted that the deadline to apply for the grant is Oct. 21. To apply, click HERE.
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Grizzlies claw back from 26 down, beat Wolves in Game 3
By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Desmond Bane made seven 3-pointers and had 26 points and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a 26-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-95 on Thursday night for a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Brandon Clarke scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half for Memphis, and Ja Morant had a quiet triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Game 4 is on Saturday night in Minneapolis. D’Angelo Russell had 22 points and eight assists for Minnesota. Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota’s other max-contract player, had another clunker with eight points. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/04/21/grizzlies-claw-back-from-26-down-beat-wolves-in-game-3/ | 2022-04-22T03:49:12Z |
Realty Income Announces Operating Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Published: Aug. 3, 2022 at 3:05 PM CDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. All per share amounts presented in this press release are on a diluted per common share basis unless stated otherwise. Our financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 do not reflect our merger with VEREIT, Inc. (VEREIT), which was completed on November 1, 2021.
COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS:
For the three months ended June 30, 2022:
Net income per share was $0.37
Normalized FFO per share increased 15.9% to $1.02, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021
AFFO per share increased 10.2% to $0.97, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021
Invested $1.68 billion in 237 properties and properties under development or expansion, including $693.7 million in Europe
Net debt to annualized pro forma adjusted EBITDAre was 5.2x
Events subsequent to June 30, 2022:
In July 2022, six of the seven properties owned by our industrial partnerships acquired in connection with the VEREIT merger were sold, with the seventh property expected to be sold later in the third quarter of 2022. The gross purchase price for the properties is $905.0 million and our proportionate share of net proceeds (after mortgage defeasance and closing costs) is estimated to be approximately $120 million.
CEO Comments
"Our second quarter results demonstrate the stability of our business and the continued momentum in our global investment pipeline," said Sumit Roy, Realty Income's President and Chief Executive Officer. "During the quarter, we invested approximately $1.7 billion in high quality real estate, including approximately $694 million internationally. With over $3.2 billion invested in the first half of the year, we are increasing our 2022 acquisitions guidance to over $6 billion."
"Our investment goals are supported by our well-positioned balance sheet and access to capital, which remain competitive advantages in the net lease industry. Following the recent increase in our multicurrency revolving line of credit to $4.25 billion, we enhanced our financial flexibility by upsizing our commercial paper program to $3.0 billion, which now includes a $1.5 billion Euro commercial paper program to support our growth initiatives abroad."
"Finally, the health of our real estate portfolio remains strong as we finished the quarter with occupancy at 98.9%, the highest occupancy rate in over 10 years, while also achieving a 105.6% recapture rate on our releasing activity. I am proud of the collective efforts of our One Team as we continue to generate value for all of our stakeholders."
Select Financial Results
The following summarizes our select financial results (dollars in millions, except per share data). As our merger with VEREIT occurred on November 1, 2021, our financial results do not include VEREIT financial results during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
Dividend Increases
In June 2022, we announced the 99th consecutive quarterly dividend increase, which is the 116th increase in the amount of the dividend since our listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 1994. The annualized dividend amount as of June 30, 2022 was $2.970 per share. The amount of monthly dividends paid per share increased 5.1% to $0.741, as compared to $0.705 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. We distributed $445.8 million in common stock dividends to stockholders during the three months ended June 30, 2022, representing 76.5% of our AFFO of $583.7 million.
Real Estate Portfolio Update
As of June 30, 2022, our portfolio consisted of 11,427 properties located in all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, the U.K. and Spain, and leased to approximately 1,125 clients doing business in 72 industries. We own an actively managed, diversified portfolio of commercial properties under long-term, net lease agreements with a weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 8.8 years. Our portfolio of commercial real estate has historically provided dependable rental revenue supporting the payment of monthly dividends. As of June 30, 2022, portfolio occupancy was 98.9% with 132 properties available for lease or sale, as compared to 98.6% as of March 31, 2022 and 98.5% as of June 30, 2021.
Changes in Occupancy
During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the annual new rent on re-leases was $35.51 million, as compared to the previous annual rent of $33.63 million on the same units, representing a rent recapture rate of 105.6% on the units re-leased. We re-leased four units to new clients without a period of vacancy, and seven units to new clients after a period of vacancy.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the annual new rent on re-leases was $67.20 million, as compared to the previous annual rent of $63.47 million on the same units, representing a rent recapture rate of 105.9% on the units re-leased. We re-leased seven units to new clients without a period of vacancy, and 19 units to new clients after a period of vacancy.
Investments in Real Estate
The following table summarizes our acquisitions in the U.S. and Europe for the periods indicated below:
Same Store Rental Revenue
The following summarizes our same store rental revenue for 9,686 properties under lease (dollars in millions):
For purposes of comparability, same store rental revenue is presented on a constant currency basis using the exchange rate as of June 30, 2022 of 1.22 GBP/USD. None of the properties in Spain met our same store pool definition for the periods presented.
Beginning with the first quarter of 2022, properties acquired through the merger with VEREIT were considered under each element of our Same Store Pool criterion, except for the requirement that the property be owned for the full comparative period. If the property was owned by VEREIT for the full comparative period and each of the other criteria were met, the property was included in our same store property pool. Please see the Glossary to our Supplemental Operating and Financial Data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, which is available on our corporate website at www.realtyincome.com/investors/quarterly-and-annual-results, for the definition of our Same Store Pool.
Our calculation of same store rental revenue includes rent deferred for future payment as a result of lease concessions we granted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recognized under the practical expedient provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Beginning with the first quarter of 2022, properties acquired through the merger with VEREIT were considered under each element of our Same Store Pool criterion, except for the requirement that the property be owned for the full comparative period. If the property was owned by VEREIT for the full comparative period and each of the other criterion were met, the property was included in our same store property pool. Our calculation of same store rental revenue also includes uncollected rent for which we have not granted a lease concession. If these applicable amounts of rent deferrals and uncollected rent were excluded from our calculation of same store rental revenue, the increase for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 relative to the comparable period for 2021 would have been 2.6% and 3.5%, respectively.
Property Dispositions
The following summarizes our property dispositions (dollars in millions):
Liquidity and Capital Markets
Capital Raising During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we raised approximately $1.1 billion from the sale of common stock at a weighted average price of $67.13 per share, primarily through our "at-the-market" (ATM) program.
In June 2022, we replaced our prior ATM program, which authorized us to offer and sell up to 69,088,433 shares of common stock, with a new ATM program, pursuant to which up to 120,000,000 additional shares of common stock may be offered and sold.
Also in June 2022, we closed on the previously announced private placement of £600.0 million of senior unsecured notes, which included £140.0 million of notes due 2030, £345.0 million of notes due 2032, and £115.0 million of notes due 2037. The combined notes have a weighted average tenor of approximately 10.5 years, and a weighted average fixed interest rate of 3.22%.
New, Expanded Revolving Credit Facility In April 2022, we entered into a new $4.25 billion unsecured credit facility to amend and restate our previous $3.0 billion unsecured credit facility, which was due to expire in March 2023. The new revolving credit facility matures in June 2026 and includes two six-month extensions that can be exercised at our option. Similar to our previous revolving credit facility, the new revolving credit facility also has a $1.0 billion expansion feature, which is subject to obtaining lender commitments. As of June 30, 2022, the balance of borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility was $219.1 million, and we had a cash balance of $172.8 million.
Commercial Paper Program In July 2022, we amended our U.S. dollar-denominated unsecured commercial paper program to increase the maximum aggregate amount of outstanding notes from $1.0 billion to $1.5 billion and established a new Euro-denominated unsecured commercial paper program, which permits us to issue additional unsecured commercial notes up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1.5 billion (or foreign currency equivalent) in U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies. We use our unsecured revolving credit facility as a liquidity backstop for the repayment of the notes issued under these programs. As of June 30, 2022, we had $950.0 million in commercial paper borrowings.
Earnings Guidance
Summarized below are approximate estimates of the key components of our 2022 earnings guidance:
Conference Call Information
In conjunction with the release of our operating results, we will host a conference call on August 4, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. PT to discuss the results. To access the conference call, dial (877) 354-7102 (United States) or (412) 317-2517 (International). When prompted, please ask for the Realty Income conference call.
A telephone replay of the conference call can also be accessed by calling (877) 344-7529 and entering the conference ID 2671744. The telephone replay will be available through August 11, 2022.
A live webcast will be available in listen-only mode by clicking on the webcast link on the company's home page or in the investors section at www.realtyincome.com. A replay of the conference call webcast will be available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live broadcast. No access code is required for this replay.
Supplemental Materials and Sustainability Report
Supplemental Operating and Financial Data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, including reconciliations for non-GAAP measures within the Glossary, are available on our corporate website at www.realtyincome.com/investors/quarterly-and-annual-results.
The Sustainability Report for the year ended December 31, 2021 is available on our corporate website at esg.realtyincome.com/indicators/sustainability report. During June 2021, we established our Green Financing Framework, which is also available on our corporate website at esg.realtyincome.com/indicators/green_financing/green_financing/green_financing.
About Realty Income
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 11,400 real estate properties owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients. To date, the company has declared 625 consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 53-year operating history and increased the dividend 116 times since Realty Income's public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.realtyincome.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in this press release, the words "estimated," "anticipated," "expect," "believe," "intend," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include discussions of our business and portfolio including future operations and results, strategy, plans, intentions of management, the disposition of assets held by our industrial partnerships, our pipeline, and guidance. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about us, which may cause our actual future results to differ materially from expected results. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are, among others, our continued qualification as a real estate investment trust; general domestic and foreign business and economic conditions; competition; fluctuating interest and currency rates; access to debt and equity capital markets; continued volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets; other risks inherent in the real estate business including our clients' defaults under leases, potential liability relating to environmental matters, illiquidity of real estate investments, and potential damages from natural disasters; impairments in the value of our real estate assets; changes in income tax laws and rates; the continued evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to limit its spread, and its impacts on us, our business, our clients, or the economy generally; the timing and pace of reopening efforts at the local, state and national level in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and developments, such as the unexpected surges in COVID-19 cases, that cause a delay in or postponement of reopenings; the outcome of any legal proceedings to which we are a party or which may occur in the future; acts of terrorism and war; any effects of uncertainties regarding whether the anticipated benefits or results of our merger with VEREIT will be achieved; and those additional risks and factors discussed in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Those forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future plans and performance and speak only as of the date of this press release. Actual plans and operating results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in this press release. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date these statements were made.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Nine months after she stepped into the job of New York governor as a relative unknown, Democrat Kathy Hochul easily locked up her party’s nomination Tuesday, setting her on an expected glide path to win the office in November.
Hochul was serving as an under-the-radar lieutenant governor under the shadow of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo until last year, when he resigned amid sexual harassment allegations, catapulting her into office.
Hochul beat back primary challenges Tuesday from New York City’s elected public advocate, Jumaane Williams, and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a moderate from Long Island. She now turns her eyes to becoming the first woman to win election to the New York governor’s office this fall.
In a nod to the barrier-breaking campaign, Hochul gave an election night speech Tuesday on a stage underneath a glass ceiling at an event space in Manhattan.
“I’m also here because I stand on the shoulders of generations of women, generations of women who constantly had to bang up against that glass ceiling. To the women of New York, this one’s for you,” Hochul said.
Hochul enters the general election campaign with a big advantage, running as the incumbent with a heavy fundraising advantage in a state that has more than twice as many registered Democrats than Republicans and has not had a GOP governor in 16 years.
She faces U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, who won the Republican Party’s nomination Tuesday. Zeldin is a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump and was among the Republicans in Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
“Are we ready to fire Kathy Hochul?” Zeldin said to cheers as he spoke at a victory party on Long Island.
The Long Island congressman will try to become the first Republican elected governor in New York since Gov. George Pataki was reelected in 2002.
“This November, in the state of New York, one-party rule will end,” he said. “Kathy Hochul will get fired. We will restore balance and common sense to Albany again.”
Hochul’s prospects are expected to be even stronger this fall after the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned the Roe v. Wade decision establishing abortion rights. She has made bolstering abortion rights a key plank of her campaign.
Hochul repeated that in her Tuesday night speech, proclaiming that the state had “gone on offense to protect abortion rights” and “making the world know that New York State is a safe harbor for America’s women.”
Since taking office in August, Hochul has sought to step out from Cuomo’s shadow, promising a clean break from his administration. She has said she was not close to the former governor, who has denied wrongdoing, and was not around to witness any alleged misbehavior.
Still, Cuomo’s presence loomed over her campaign early on when he began making public appearances this past spring, criticizing Hochul and Democrats in Albany over their approach to crime and suggesting he might run for his old job. Despite suggesting he might run as an independent, the former governor ultimately did not file to run.
Zeldin is an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who has represented eastern Long Island in Congress since 2015.
He defeated primary challenges from former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, businessman Harry Wilson and Andrew Giuliani, the son of New York City’s former mayor Rudy Giuliani, who frequently campaigned for his son.
He has focused his campaign on rising crime and criticized Hochul for not toughening the state’s bail laws, for imposing COVID-19 mitigation mandates and for rising costs. And despite Hochul seeking to project a fresh start from Cuomo, Zeldin has referred repeatedly to the “Cuomo-Hochul Administration.”
“New Yorkers are hitting their breaking point. They’re deciding whether or not to stay here or head to other places,” he said.
He will have to persuade the state’s independent voters, which outnumber Republicans, along with Democrats in order to win the general election. Democrats are expected to focus on Zeldin’s vocal defense of Trump during both of his impeachments and objection to the election results. Hochul is also likely to focus on Zeldin’s statements praising the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and his comment that, as governor, he would appoint an anti-abortion state health commissioner.
“We must answer one question,” she said Tuesday night. “Are we going to move New York forward, or let the far-right extremist drag our state backwards?”
Hochul focused her campaign on steps she took to bolster abortion rights and moves to toughen the state’s gun laws after a racist mass shooting in Buffalo.
Suozzi and Williams criticized her for her endorsement a decade ago from the National Rifle Association and over her plan to spend more than $1.1 billion in state and county funds on building and maintaining a new stadium for her hometown Buffalo Bills.
She also faced questions about her choice for lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, who was arrested on federal corruption charges in April related to his campaign funds.
Benjamin pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing. Hochul pointed to the short time frame she had to pick a No. 2 and said she had been assured that any questions previously raised about Benjamin’s campaign fundraising had been resolved.
Hochul replaced Benjamin with Antonio Delgado, who stepped down from his seat in Congress to accept the role. Delgado, also Hochul’s choice for a running mate, won his primary Tuesday. Zeldin’s running mate Alison Esposito is the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor.
Tuesday’s election in New York covered statewide offices and state Assembly races, but primary elections for U.S. House seats and the state Senate will be held Aug. 23. Those elections were delayed because of a redistricting lawsuit that led a court to throw out new political maps.
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Associated Press writer Michael R. Sisak in New York contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/rep-zeldin-wins-republican-nomination-for-new-york-governor/ | 2022-06-30T02:40:45Z |
Loan to fund the construction and stabilization of 751 self-storage units
ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ACRES Capital Corp. (together with its subsidiaries, "ACRES"), a nationwide commercial real estate middle-market lender, has originated a $24.9 million loan to fund the development of Annapolis Self Storage in Annapolis, Maryland.
Once completed, the proposed development will be a 71,360 net-rentable square foot facility consisting of 751 climate-controlled storage units.
The facility is well-located on Old Mill Bottom Road, which serves as frontage to U.S. Highway 50 – a high-volume retail thoroughfare providing easy access to Class "A" self-storage spaces that will attract both residential and commercial users.
"Annapolis has some of the most attractive renter demographics of any submarket in the Baltimore metro area," said ACRES Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Fogel. "The Severn River makes this some of the most sought-after real estate around, and it's easy to see why both employers and households want to be there. This project will provide the market a convenient, newly constructed self-storage facility that will compete at the top of its peer set."
The loan was provided to 1784 Capital Holdings LLC, based in Scottsdale, Arizona and arranged by Talonvest Capital. James Bracco of ACRES' Miami office originated the loan.
About ACRES
ACRES is a nationwide direct lender and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides construction, bridge and permanent debt capital solutions for the commercial real estate industry. ACRES partners on targeted opportunities in the $10 million to $100 million range, including multifamily, student housing, retail, office, hospitality, and industrial. Contact us at www.acrescap.com or at (516) 535-0015.
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MARBELLA, Spain, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Gift Foundation celebrated a decade of The Global Gift Gala Marbella edition, which took place at the star-studded Don Pepe Hotel. The magical night was presented by global sponsors Woonkly and eGow3rld.
Maria Bravo and Eva Longoria welcomed notable guests, including Julissa Reynoso, Chenoa, Manuel Rulfo, as masters of ceremony. Guests were treated by performances from Antonio Rodríguez, Farru, Soleá Rodriguez, Lya, and DJ Denise Van Outen. Also in attendance, Stephanie Cayo, Ilia Topuria, Sarah Almagro, Olga Sharipo, Alejandro Nones, Paula Pérez, Daniel Lorente, Gianmarco Onestini, Juan Lebrón and Julissa Reynoso.
Guests of this landmark edition were thrilled when Eva Longoria and Alina got on stage to surprise Maria with a performance dedicated to her by Keru Sanchez.
Ambassador Julissa Reynoso was awarded The Global Gift Women Empowerment Award which celebrated all inspirational women who made a difference in lives of other women through their professional and social roles. Reynoso supported social programs which battered the quality of life and care for immigrants in the United States.
The gala became expressly intimate when the posthumous tributes to four personalities from various fields; the greatest tennis player, Manolo Santana; Ahmed Ashmawi, a close friend of Maria Bravo; Olivia Valere, "an icon of Marbella and a woman with an immense heart", said Maria, and to Giuseppina Filippone of the Da Bruno group.
The menu was chosen by Zalacaín Restaurant and created by the Executive Chef Victor Carracedo and Chef Iñigo Urrechu.
The auction was full of works of art such as that of DEMO, Mari Roldan, and Baldo Limón, Olga Sharipo, Outlyer Entertainment, and Pacaso Homes Experience.
In addition to Woonkly and eGoW3rld, sponsors and partners included Casanis Group's restaurant Mamzel, Hotel Don Pepe, Gran Meliá, the Spanish luxury society, Luxury Spain, Audi Safamotor, the real estate platform Pacaso, Malaga Provincial Council, Maupy Worldwide and Nicoe Design.
Collaborators of the night, included Huda Beauty, Wishful, and Kayali, Power 8, DeLona, Prime Properties, The Cría Cuervos wine, Proseco Exquisito and SCAVI & RAY.
In July 22nd, at Casa Ángeles, the day centre for children with special needs in Marbella, received a visit from Eva Longoria to pick up her son, Santiago Bastón, who came to the summer camp that Casa Ángeles carried out for the 2nd consecutive year.
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- Dr. Mark Bonyhadi to spearhead SAB
EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TC Biopharm (Holdings) PLC ("TC Biopharm" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TCBP) (NASDAQ: TCBPW), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing platform allogeneic gamma-delta T cell therapies for cancer and viral indications, announced today announced the formation of a scientific advisory board (SAB) to advance its gamma-delta T cell therapy, OmnImmune®, for the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
"We are honored to have these remarkable and accomplished cell therapeutics and scientific leaders join TC BioPharm's Scientific Advisory Board," said Bryan Kobel, CEO of TC BioPharm. "These individuals have made significant contributions and pioneered breakthroughs in cell therapy research and therapeutics, and together, they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience for TC BioPharm, as we work to develop our proprietary therapies to treat blood cancers and develop our platform into other oncological areas. We wil continue to expand our SAB to bring other expertise in cell therapy modalities to reflect our ongoing R&D efforts as well. TCBP looks forward to the input of these outstanding individuals as we advance our platform technology in allogeneic gamma deltas and their contribution to our ongoing research and development efforts in a number of project areas."
Members of the TC BioPharm Scientific Advisory include;
Mark Bonyhadi, Ph D., will lead the SAB. He is a senior advisor to Qiming Venture Partners USA and former Vice President of Research at Juno Therapeautics (acquired by Celgene). Dr. Bonyhadi has more than 30 years of experience in biopharmaceutical leadership roles in the US, specifically in the research and development of commercially viable approaches to take cell and gene therapies, as well as regenerative medicines, from the lab to the clinic and for subsequent commercial development. Prior to his role as vice president of Research at Juno Therapeutics Inc (acquired by Celgene Corporation), he was Director of Global Business Development for Cell Therapy at Invitrogen (which merged to become Life Technologies and was subsequently acquired by Thermo-Fisher) and prior to that, Vice President ofResearch at Xycte Therapies and a Senior Scientist at SyStemix, Inc. He was formerly the chair of the Industry Liaison Committee for the American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (2015-2016). He is also the inventor on 11 patents and an author on 40 publications. He currently is a member of the scientific advisory board for Akron Biotech and also serves as a Non-executive Director at TCBP and as a Non-executive Director at Integra Therapeutics.
Uma Lakshmipathy, Ph D., has two decades of experience in cell biology, stem cells and translational research. She is currently the Director of R&D in Science and Technology and Head of Patheon Translation Services in Pharma Services Group at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Her work is focused on developing end-to-end, standardized processes and analytics for cell therapy and support translational services destined towards cGMP manufacturing. She has a strong foundation in development of clinical-grade reagents and processes, viral and non-viral methods of cell modification and, analytical platforms for comprehensive cell therapy product characterization. As a junior faculty at the Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, she was involved in ex vivo gene repair of disease mutations in adult stem cells. She has a doctoral degree in Molecular Biophysics from the Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology in India, postdoctoral experience in DNA double strand break repair from University of Minnesota Medical School and has authored several scientific publications, books and patents.
Erin Adams, Ph D., is the Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago and an expert in molecular immunology. She explores the molecular cues that the human immune system uses to distinguish between healthy and diseased tissue. Her primary focus is on unconventional, tissue resident effector cells in the human immune system including γδ T cells, MR1-restricted and CD1-restricted T cells. Her laboratory research seeks to understand the role of these cells types in the immune response process and what signals regulate their activity in tissue homeostasis and disease. She has received multiple honors, including being named a Searle Scholar, a Kavli Fellow and awarded a Cancer Research Foundation Junior Investigator Award.
About TC BioPharm (Holdings) PLC
TC BioPharm is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of gamma-delta T cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and viral infections with human efficacy data in acute myeloid leukemia. Gamma-delta T cells are naturally occurring immune cells that embody properties of both the innate and adaptive immune systems and can intrinsically differentiate between healthy and diseased tissue. TC BioPharm uses an allogeneic approach in both unmodified and CAR modified gamma delta t-cells to effectively identify, target and eradicate both liquid and solid tumors in cancer.
TC BioPharm is the leader in developing gamma-delta T cell therapies, and the first company to conduct phase II/pivotal clinical studies in oncology. The Company is conducting two investigator-initiated clinical trials for its unmodified gamma-delta T cell product line - Phase 2b/3 pivotal trial for OmnImmune® in treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and Phase I trial for ImmuniStim in treatment of Covid patients using the Company's proprietary allogenic CryoTC technology to provide frozen product to clinics worldwide. TC BioPharm also maintains a robust pipeline for future indications in solid tumors and other aggressive viral infections as well as a significant IP/patent portfolio in the use of CARs with gamma delta t-cells and owns our manufacturing facility to maintain cost and product quality controls.
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NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon FX achieved its best ratings yet at the prestigious Euromoney Awards, taking 8th place overall in the 2022 Survey, up from 32nd in 2018 and 49th in 2016. BNY Mellon ranked 1st in 13 categories, including Customer Satisfaction and Research for the third year running.
This recognition owes much to the iFlow platform, which is valued by clients for providing a breadth of analysis and insights to better inform FX strategies. 2021 also saw the expansion of BNY Mellon's FX offering, which included modernizing the Custody FX service to provide even more transparency and flexibility and enhanced eFX capabilities. More innovations are planned for release in the next few months, helping to further improve the client experience of FX.
"These awards are recognition for the work we've been doing to make our FX offering work harder for our clients, giving them a more comprehensive service, more insightful strategies, and expanding our eFX capabilities with new platforms and connectivity," said Jason Vitale, Global Head of FX, Fixed Income & Equities at BNY Mellon.
Established in 1992, the Euromoney Awards have become a particularly highly regarded indicator of the performance of financial institutions worldwide, because their judgments are the result of consultation with each competitor's own clients, giving a deep insight into day-to-day performance throughout the year.
About BNY Mellon
BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations, or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment and wealth management and investment services in 35 countries. As of March 31, 2022, BNY Mellon had $45.5 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $2.3 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com. Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at www.bnymellon.com/newsroom for the latest company news.
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Friday, September 9 from 7-8pm Macklemore will Meet Select Fans at Five Iron Golf Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GRAMMY Award winning recording artist and Five Iron Golf co-owner Macklemore is bringing his golf and lifestyle brand Bogey Boys to Five Iron Golf's Las Vegas location for a weekend pop-up shopping experience Friday, September 9 through Saturday, September 10. Macklemore will visit for a special meet and greet experience on September 9th from 7-8 p.m. where the first 100 fans who purchase Bogey Boys gear will receive a limited edition Macklemore signed poster, a photo opportunity and a free league team with Five Iron Golf.
Five Iron Golf, the nation's leading indoor golf and entertainment experience, opened its eleventh location nationally in Seattle in March 2022, inspired in part and backed by the Seattle-based musical artist. An avid golfer, Macklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, joined Five Iron Golf as a brand ambassador and co-owner, furthering his goal of encouraging participation in the sport by making golf more accessible. "This is the first ever pop-up experience Bogey Boys has done with Five Iron Golf. I am excited to bring this concept to more locations in the future. Five Iron is amazing because it doesn't matter if you're a scratch golfer or you've never held a club, you're going to have a great time," said Haggerty.
Macklemore will be in town for his show at Allegiant Stadium alongside Imagine Dragons on Saturday, September 10. The Bogey Boys pop-up will run from September 9-10 featuring a number of new styles to purchase at Five Iron Golf's Las Vegas venue located inside AREA15, Las Vegas' newest immersive entertainment district, located just off the Las Vegas Strip at 3215 S. Rancho Drive. Macklemore will be available for select virtual interviews on Thursday, September 8. For more information, please email Katie Stotts at stotts@knighteady.com.
Five Iron Golf is an urban indoor golf experience that combines golf, technology and entertainment to inspire community and make the game enjoyable for every level of player. From early morning to late night, each location features industry-leading simulators available to rent by the half hour, instructors for private or group lessons, a full bar, a food menu and event space. Membership options are available but not required to reserve a simulator, play in Five Iron's golf leagues, host an event or book a lesson. Five Iron Golf originated in New York City in 2017 and has expanded to Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Washington, DC, with new locations coming to Boston, Detroit and Cincinnati by the end of 2022. More information on Five Iron Golf is available at fiveirongolf.com.
Bogey Boys is a golf and lifestyle brand created by GRAMMY Award winning rapper Macklemore after he fell in love with the sport of golf. While combining his love of design and fashion with his new found passion for golf, he created a line for both men and women that has color, creativity, whimsy and function. All of the pieces are high quality cut and sew.
Bogey Boys' first collection launched in February 2021. Recent collections appeared in select Nordstrom locations. The current collection features an assortment of polos, button downs, tees as well as branded logo products and golf accessories.
Products range in price from $20-$150. For additional information, please go to BogeyBoys.com.
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The following statement is attributed to Binita Ashar, M.D., director of the Office of Surgical and Infection Control Devices in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication informing patients and providers about reports of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and various lymphomas located in the capsule or scar tissue around breast implants. After an initial extensive review, we currently believe that the risk of SCC and other lymphomas occurring in the tissue around breast implants is rare. However, in this case, and when safety risks with medical devices are identified, we wanted to provide clear and understandable information to the public as quickly as possible.
In some reported cases, patients were diagnosed years after having breast implants and presented with findings such as swelling, pain, lumps or skin changes. These emerging reports of lymphoma in scar tissue are different from Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), which the FDA began communicating about as a potential risk more than a decade ago.
The FDA's work in the area of patient-centered risk communication for these devices has accelerated in recent years, including convening stakeholders to share perspectives that have informed the FDA's regulatory oversight and implementation of new requirements for manufacturers. We continue to engage top cancer experts and are consulting with our Oncology Center of Excellence to ensure a coordinated approach informed by leaders in the field. Additionally, the agency continues to closely monitor various data sources, such as the scientific literature, adverse event reports submitted to the agency and is soliciting information from manufacturers regarding any reports they may have regarding SCC and other lymphomas related to the tissue around an implant.
We know that breast implants are not lifetime devices, and that the longer a patient has breast implants, the more likely they will need to be removed or replaced. We also understand that information regarding breast implant risks can be overwhelming for a patient. For this reason, we encourage review of our website with attention to patient labeling, which has easy to understand information in the patient brochure.
Right now, we do not have enough information to say whether breast implants cause these cancers or if some implants pose higher risk than others. For this reason, instances of SCC, lymphoma and any cancer located in the scar tissue around breast implants should be reported to the FDA. Our collective understanding has advanced significantly because of the efforts to study, communicate and act when needed. As the agency moves further into adopting modernized approaches to our regulatory responsibilities to promote faster science-based decision-making, accurate data is crucial.
If a patient with breast implants is experiencing a problem, or there is a case of SCC, lymphoma or any other cancer of the breast implant capsule identified, the FDA strongly encourages reporting this through MedWatch, the FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting program. Reporting strengthens our ability to work with manufacturers and others to improve safety.
Today's safety communication underscores our commitment to sharing the information that we regularly gather and analyze so that patients may fully consider and thoughtfully discuss implant risks with their doctors. We will continue to collaborate with other regulatory authorities, clinical and scientific experts, breast implant registries and patients as a part of our commitment to educate and enhance evidence generation on these potential new risks.
Looking ahead, the FDA will soon complete a thorough literature review and continue our partnership with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as we work to identify ways to collect more detailed information regarding patient cases where cancer in the breast implant capsule has been reported. As we learn more about these cases, we hope to better understand the patient risk and communicate findings to the public.
The safety signal issued today is an emerging issue that will require steadfast, ongoing evaluation and communication with patients, healthcare providers and manufacturers. We remain committed to informing the public of important and emerging medical device safety risks and appropriately take action on behalf of patients and public health.
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The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco products.
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World Food Program chief presses billionaires ‘to step up’
By JAMEY KEATEN
Associated Press
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s World Food Program is telling billionaires it’s “time to step up” as the global threat of food insecurity rises because of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Agency Executive Director David Beasley told The Associated Press at the World Economic Forum gathering on Monday that he’s seen encouraging signs from some of the world’s richest people, like Elon Musk. He had a social media back-and-forth with Musk last year, when the Tesla CEO asked how a $6 billion donation could solve world hunger. Since then, Beasley says “Musk put $6 billion into a foundation. But everybody thought it came to us, but we ain’t gotten any of it yet. So I’m hopeful.” | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/23/world-food-program-chief-presses-billionaires-to-step-up/ | 2022-05-23T16:00:44Z |
Stockton University selects PageUp to overhaul its approach to talent management with PageUp Recruitment Management, Onboarding and Marketplace integrations.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PageUp [https://www.pageuppeople.com], a leading provider of talent management software, today announced that Stockton University has selected PageUp Recruitment Management, Onboarding and Marketplace integrations to streamline its hiring strategy.
Stockton University is a public university in Galloway Township, New Jersey, and is ranked among the top public universities in the Northeast. With more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as continuing education opportunities, Stockton University welcomes students from around the globe.
To maintain its reputation as a leading public university, Stockton needs to hire the best talent. To do that, Stockton will rely on PageUp Recruitment Management, Onboarding and seamless Marketplace integrations to attract the best faculty and support staff.
PageUp will help Stockton automate and streamline the hiring lifecycle, breaking down silos and providing a transparent, cloud-based hiring solution that recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates can enjoy.
Behind the scenes, PageUp will drive greater efficiency, automation and transparency in these critical talent management processes, allowing the institution to increase the quality and diversity of hires while delivering an outstanding candidate to employee experience.
PageUp was ultimately selected for its customer support, configurability, user experience, and proven track record in the higher education industry, with over 160 campuses using PageUp solutions globally.
PageUp will provide Stockton with:
- A highly configurable Recruitment Management solution to streamline the hiring process
- Sophisticated talent pipelining functionality to keep valuable candidate information on hand
- Streamlined reporting with visibility into EEO and diversity data
- Features built specifically for higher education institutions
- Engaging onboarding functionality including video content
- Intuitive, easy to configure workflows and dashboards
- Seamless 2-way integration with Banner and SSO
"We look forward to working with PageUp. Their track record with institutions of higher education will help streamline the hiring process and support Stockton's commitment to a diverse workforce that supports our student-centered mission," said Mamta Patel, Associate Vice President for Human Resources at Stockton University. "As the University continues to grow, PageUp will help us better serve our employees and expand our outreach efforts to attract top talent."
Mark Rice, PageUp CEO, says, "We are excited to support Stockton University on its mission to modernize hiring. By adopting a reliable, higher education-focused hiring solution, Stockton can now deliver a wonderful candidate and employee experience."
About PageUp
The powerful PageUp platform optimizes each step of the talent management lifecycle – so everyone can reach their full potential. PageUp Talent Management software enhances HR processes with technology that HR professionals, people leaders and employees love to use. From Recruitment Marketing – including sophisticated content management, marketing automation and candidate relationship management tools – through to Recruitment Management, Onboarding, Learning, Performance, and Succession – all underpinned by Analytics.
Customers love PageUp for its deep functionality and ability to be configured for a range of workflows and industries, all accompanied by outstanding customer service. Used in over 190 countries, PageUp is a truly global solution. PageUp has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, New York, London and Dublin.
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MIAMI, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Click here to listen to 40-50 second previews of all 25 songs at BeatlesHauntingMelodies.com
Stephen Marks reveals The Beatles unique genius by stripping down their music to their one most overlooked component; Their melodies, which Marks contends to be superior to any melodies written by anyone of any genre in music history.
This CD is certain to have massive universal appeal to all Beatle fans worldwide. Even those unfamiliar with their music will believe that they are listening to Beethoven or one of the great classical composers.
Marks' uniquely elegant style of playing is perfect for these melodies, and this CD will emotionally move every listener, just as The Beatles did.
Listen to "And I Love Her", "In my Life", "Norwegian Wood", "Michelle", "If I Fell", "Love", "Because", "Happy Just to Dance With You", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "I'll Follow the Sun", "Yesterday", "Girl", "I Will", "Julia", "Here, There & Everywhere", "Something", "I'll Be Back", "Back Seat of My Car", "Things We Said Today", "Junk", "Not a Second Time", "I Me Mine", and "Good Night"
Stephen Marks is available for interviews. For more information, contact Marks Music at (305) 900-7747.
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NEW ORLEANS, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until July 1, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Riskified Ltd. (the "Company") (NYSE: RSKD), if they purchased or acquired the Company's Class A common stock in or traceable to the Company's July 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Riskified and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) as the Company expanded its user base, the quality of the Company's machine learning platform had deteriorated (rather than improved as represented in the Registration Statement); (ii) the Company had expanded its customer base into industries with relatively high rates of fraud – including partnerships with cryptocurrency and remittance business – in which the Company had limited experience, and that this expansion had negatively impacted the effectiveness of the Company's machine learning platform; (iii) the Company suffered from materially higher chargebacks and cost of revenue and depressed gross profits and gross profit margins during its third fiscal quarter of 2021; and (iv) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's representations in its Registration Statement were materially false and misleading, and lacked a factual basis.
The case is Thomas v. Riskified Ltd., et al., No. 22-cv-03545.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — A newly released children’s movie has sparked a cultural movement with Gen-Z’ers, in which young adult men show up to watch Minions: The Rise of Gru dressed in suits.
Much like the way Morbius gained social media stardom, it looks like this trend spawned out of ironic enjoyment for the film. However, where Morbius failed to turn that social media fame into box office sales, Minions excelled.
In the film’s opening weekend, the movie grossed more than $125 million domestically, which is a difficult feat. North Texans got in on this trend and went viral over the past weekend.
TikTok videos show dozens of young-adult men showing up to an AMC theater at North Park Mall all dressed in suit jackets and business casual clothing. Video also indicated there was a police presence at the mall.
Across the nation, reports say that people who participate in this trend will be restricted from entering the theater after videos show people hurling bananas at theater screens and incessantly cheering throughout the movie. | https://cw33.com/news/local/viral-tiktoks-show-crowds-of-people-dressed-in-suits-at-north-park-mall-for-new-minions-movie/ | 2022-07-05T17:48:40Z |
Raimondo: Inquiry on solar imports follows the law
By MATTHEW DALY
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pushed back forcefully Wednesday against critics — including some within the Biden administration — who say a government investigation of solar imports from Southeast Asia is hindering President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate goals.
Testifying on her department’s budget, Raimondo told a Senate panel that the solar inquiry is following a process set by law that doesn’t allow consideration of climate change, supply chains or other factors.
“There’s a process, a law,” that she must follow, Raimondo said. “I have to implement the law.”
Raimondo called the inquiry into imports from four Southeast Asian nations “quasi-judicial” and “apolitical,” noting that it is being led by career staff at the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration.
“We’re going to move as fast as we can,” she told Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. Schatz was one of several lawmakers who pressed Raimondo on the solar inquiry, which he said was serving to “grind an entire industry to a halt.”
Commerce announced in late March that it was investigating a complaint by a small California solar company that solar manufacturers in the four Asian countries — Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia — are using parts from Chinese companies to skirt steep antidumping and countervailing tariffs imposed on Chinese goods.
Hundreds of solar projects in the U.S. have been frozen or substantially delayed in recent weeks as investors seeks to protect against potentially steep penalties that could be imposed retroactively. Last week, an Indiana-based utility said delays of up to 18 months in solar projects meant it would have to keep running two coal-fired power plants that were slated for retirement.
“This case is destroying clean energy, and needlessly taking down American businesses and workers in its wake,” said Abigail Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. She called it “unfathomable” that Biden “would allow his own administration’s actions to be the downfall of his clean energy vision.”
Biden has set a goal to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030, and solar power is a key part of that agenda. A report last year by the Energy Department says solar has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a tenfold increase over current solar output.
More than 300 projects accounting for 51 gigawatts of solar capacity and 6 gigawatts of battery storage are being cancelled or delayed, Hopper said, and layoffs of tens of thousands of solar employees loom. Some companies report that their entire workforce is at risk, she said.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm also expressed alarm.
“At stake is the complete smothering of the investment and the jobs and the independence that we would be seeking as a nation to get our fuel from our own generation sources,” she told a Senate hearing last week. “I certainly am deeply concerned about being able to achieve the goal of getting to 100% clean electricity by 2035 if this is not resolved quickly.”
A spokeswoman for White House climate envoy John Kerry said he has relayed the industry’s concerns within the administration, but has been “clear that he defers to Commerce’s discretion over the investigation.”
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, said the Commerce investigation is “pretty darn damaging to businesses in the U.S.” and urged Raimondo to reject the complaint by tiny Auxin Solar immediately.
Auxin CEO Mamun Rashid said his employees have been hassled, computer servers have been hacked and strange cars have been circling his factory.
“Somebody called me a couple days ago and said our name is very toxic in the industry,” he told the Wall Street Journal last week.
“The last thing I would want to do is take an action that hurts” the renewables industry, he said. “But are we going to look the other way on not abiding by U.S. law?”
Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, led a bipartisan letter urging Commerce to wrap up the investigation quickly.
“This investigation is already causing massive disruption in the solar industry, and it will severely harm American solar businesses and workers and increase costs for American families as long as it continues,” the senators wrote. “Without a reliable and cost-effective source of panels, existing and proposed solar projects could come to a halt.”
The letter was also signed by Moran, Schatz and 19 other senators. The solar industry employs over 230,000 American workers.
Raimondo mostly responded with sympathy for the senators’ concerns. But she strongly disputed industry claims that potential tariffs in the case could exceed 200%.
Since 2012 Commerce has imposed more than 150 specific duties on solar products from China, with rates averaging between 12% and 20%, she said.
Penalties greater than 200% would “typically apply only to uncooperative companies that cannot differentiate themselves from the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party,” Raimondo said.
Such punitive tariffs are “exceedingly unlikely,” she said.
Hopper was not reassured. She told reporters after the hearing that the sudden halt in solar projects was “a rational business decision” in response to an “irrational” government action. “Why would any reasonable business buy solar panels in such a risky and uncertain business environment?” she asked.
While current U.S. law does not allow officials to consider factors such as climate change or supply chain problems, Raimondo suggested Congress could help fix the problem. “If Congress decides to change the law, we will implement that,” she said. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/11/raimondo-inquiry-on-solar-imports-follows-the-law/ | 2022-05-11T22:59:41Z |
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Carrier's first-of-its-kind investment supports the development of technology intended to commercialize sustainable aviation fuel
DALLAS, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) ("Southwest" or the "Company") today announces an investment into SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC (SAFFiRE), a company formed by D3MAX, LLC (D3MAX), as part of a Department of Energy (DOE)-backed project to develop and produce scalable, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Funded with a DOE grant matched by Southwest's investment, SAFFiRE is expected to utilize technology developed by the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to convert corn stover, a widely available waste feedstock in the U.S., into renewable ethanol that then would be upgraded into SAF.
In 2021, the DOE awarded D3MAX the only pilot-scale grant for SAF production, with a goal to scale technology that could commercialize SAF. According to NREL, this could produce significant quantities of cost-competitive SAF that could provide an 84 percent reduction in carbon intensity compared to conventional jet fuel on a lifecycle basis. Southwest's match of the DOE's grant supports phase one of the project, which is expected to include technology validation, preliminary design, and a business plan for a pilot plant.
"SAF is critical for decarbonizing the aviation sector," said Bob Jordan, Chief Executive Officer at Southwest®. "This is a unique opportunity to invest in what we believe could be game-changing technology that could facilitate the replacement of up to approximately five percent of our jet fuel with SAF by 2030, with the potential to significantly continue to scale beyond the decade. This first-of-its-kind investment is another step we are taking to address our environmental impact, and it also supports our efforts to partner with organizations and government entities to help our industry reach the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050."
In 2021, Southwest set a near-term goal to maintain carbon neutrality to 2019 levels while continuing to grow its operations, part of which includes replacing 10 percent of its total jet fuel consumption with SAF by 2030.
In addition to complementing Southwest's SAF goals and broader environmental sustainability efforts, this project supports the federal government's climate strategy, including an ambition for three billion gallons of SAF by 2030 through the SAF Grand Challenge.
"The Department of Energy is committed to turning our ambitious aviation decarbonization goals into realities through strong partnerships across the airline industry," said U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk. "Moving cutting-edge technology advances in sustainable aviation to production scale will save money, reduce carbon emissions, and reshape the future of the airline travel for the benefit of American consumers."
The pilot project is intended to validate the commercialization of this corn-stover-to-ethanol technology, which could lead to a follow-up phase. If phase one is successful, DOE and Southwest would have the opportunity to fund a second phase investment for the design, fabrication, installation, and operation of a pilot plant producing renewable ethanol utilizing technology developed by D3MAX and NREL. In phase two, the renewable ethanol is planned to be upgraded into SAF by LanzaJet, Inc., at its biorefinery currently under construction in Soperton, Georgia.
"We are extremely excited to be working with Southwest Airlines—they will be a great investor," said Mark Yancey, CEO of SAFFiRE. "SAFFiRE technology is expected to produce lower carbon SAF compared to conventional jet fuel on a lifecycle basis, which could become carbon negative with process improvements and carbon capture. If we are successful in developing and commercializing this technology, we project the technology can produce 7.5 billion gallons per year of SAF by 2040."
"NREL is thrilled to contribute its research and development expertise in biofuels to this exciting collaboration with Southwest Airlines, D3MAX, and DOE to potentially bring SAF to the market quickly and economically," said Adam Bratis, Associate Laboratory Director of BioEnergy Sciences & Technology at NREL.
Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world and remains focused on promoting a healthier planet, but the Company can't accomplish that alone. As described in its 10-Year Environmental Sustainability Plan, Southwest's plans to reduce, replace, offset, and partner are important next steps in the journey to build a holistic approach to improve its environmental sustainability. Learn more about these efforts by visiting swa.is/planetplan.
Southwest's Focus on Environmental Sustainability
- In October 2021 established a plan of action to reduce Southwest's carbon emissions intensity by at least 20 percent by 20301 and maintain carbon neutral growth every year through the end of the decade.
- Announced multiple offtake agreements and memoranda of understanding with sustainable aviation fuel producers.
- In October 2021, Southwest announced the first U.S.-based carbon offset option where individual customers can contribute towards offsetting Southwest's carbon emissions.2
- Joined the Vision 2045 campaign, a collaboration among multiple organizations and companies to share films and resources that aim to inspire businesses and people to take action toward a more sustainable future. Southwest content showcased how the Company is making sustainability a priority through a series of near-term actions and long-term goals.
- Launched opportunities for Southwest® Business Customers to support and advance sustainability initiatives within their corporate travel portfolios.
- Committed $10 million to Yale University's Center for Natural Carbon Capture to research technological advancements and find new solutions to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions.
- Joined the Aviation Climate Taskforce, a new nonprofit founded with a goal to tackle the challenges of reducing carbon emissions in aviation.
About SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC
SAFFiRE is an acronym for Sustainable Aviation Fuel From [i] Renewable Ethanol. Formed in 2022, SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC intends to first pilot, and then commercialize if the pilot is successful, proprietary technology to convert waste biomass like corn stover into renewable ethanol. SAFFiRE expects to exclusively license technology from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and D3MAX, LLC that, when combined, will enable the production of low-cost, low-carbon renewable ethanol. The renewable ethanol would then be upgraded into fully certified sustainable aviation fuel, utilizing alcohol-to-jet technology applied by prospective SAF producers. Learn more at http://www.saffirerenewables.com/.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains 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. Specific forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements related to (i) the Company's expectations with respect to the feasibility of technology to convert corn stover to renewable ethanol that would then be upgraded to sustainable aviation fuel ("SAF"); (ii) the Company's expectations with respect to phases one and two of SAFFiRE Renewable, LLC's ("SAFFiRE") business, and (iii) the Company's beliefs about the amount of SAF that may be produced or that may be available for the Company's use, including by 2030, as well as the opportunity to scale beyond then. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by them. Factors include, among others,(i) any negative developments in any phase of SAFFiRE's business development from current concept to commercialization, including limitations on the availability of feedstock, transportation, and refinery availability; (ii) the continuation of government support for SAFFiRE's objectives and renewable fuels generally, including SAF; (iii) the consequences of competition with other existing and new sources of aviation fuel, whether or not sustainable; (iv) the ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights relating to the development and commercialization of technology to convert corn stover to renewable ethanol; (v) the impact of economic conditions, governmental actions, climate-related conditions and weather events, fuel prices, actions of competitors, socio-demographic trends, consumer perception, and other factors beyond the Company's control, on the Company's business plans, expectations, and goals; and (vi) other factors, as described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the detailed factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements, which represent the Company's views only as of the date this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates one of the world's most admired and awarded airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and Hospitality at 121 airports across 11 countries. Celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2021, Southwest took flight in 1971 to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying nonstop within the United States than any other airline1. Based in Dallas and famous for an Employee-first corporate Culture, Southwest maintains an unprecedented record of no involuntary furloughs or layoffs in its history. By empowering its nearly 59,0002 People to deliver unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a passionate loyalty among as many as 130 million Customers carried a year. That formula for success brought industry-leading prosperity and 47 consecutive years3 of profitability for Southwest Shareholders (NYSE: LUV). Learn more at Southwest.com/citizenship about how Southwest Airlines leverages a unique legacy and mission to serve communities around the world.
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4 charged after 5,000 pounds of Methamphetamine seized in California
Published: Jul. 9, 2022 at 1:24 AM CDT|Updated: 34 minutes ago
(CNN) - Federal authorities seized more than 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine in California.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says it was one of the largest drug busts in San Diego County.
Law enforcement followed a commercial truck that crossed into the United States Thursday.
Officers allegedly saw four men, all residents of Tijuana, unload dozens of cardboard boxes into a van.
Inside was about 148 bundles of Methamphetamine.
The men are charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
If found guilty, the suspects could face up to life in prison, along with a $10 million dollar fine.
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The College Also Announces First Ever Esports Team
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunwoody College of Technology, a private, non-profit institution and pioneer in technical education, today announces its new mascot, the Dunwoody Hawks, and the college's entrance into the highly-popular world of competitive esports.
Dunwoody is excited to introduce students, alumni, faculty, and community members to the Hawks, a new mascot for their first-ever esports team, campus life, and student activities. The creation of the hawk mascot embodies the pride, dedication, and creativity of Dunwoody's community.
"Hawks have always been a part of the Dunwoody landscape and by using the hawk as our new mascot we honor that history," said Rich Wagner, Ph.D., President of Dunwoody College of Technology. "Hawks are intelligent and creative creatures and we believe that those strengths and skills are reflective of our students and staff."
Hawks have been living on Dunwoody's campus for more than a century and the mascot design was inspired by a photo of a hawk that lives on Dunwoody's campus.
Dunwoody is officially joining the highly-popular world of competitive online gaming, with an official esports team, which embraces the college's mission of learning by doing. Dunwoody's esports team will compete against other college and university teams in up to three online gaming leagues, which may include Call of Duty, Rocket League, and Apex Legends.
"The creation of an esports team is a great fit for Dunwoody. This team will allow our students to bridge STEM academic foundations with sports," said Scott Stallman, Provost of Dunwoody College of Technology. "Esports are a great opportunity for students who are looking to explore new opportunities that allow them to think strategically, while learning new skills and building connections across campus and the entire esports community."
Extreme Networks Inc. reports that esports programs help to improve campus experiences and to boost overall student recruitment and retention. Dunwoody students interested in joining the esports team can learn more online and team tryout information will be released in early October.
For more information on Dunwoody visit https://dunwoody.edu/ or follow the College on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
Founded in 1914, Dunwoody College of Technology is the only private, not-for-profit technical college in the Upper Midwest. Having provided hands-on, applied technical education to more than 250,000 individuals, Dunwoody is the college for experimenters and makers, a place where the curious and the confident learn by doing. Located in Minneapolis, Dunwoody offers a unique campus experience in dedicated labs, studios, and shops that treats students like future professionals from day one. With certificates, associate's, and bachelor's degrees in more than 46 majors - including engineering, robotics, design and other STEM-related fields - Dunwoody challenges students to come determined and graduate destined. More information on Dunwoody can be found at www.dunwoody.edu or by following Dunwoody on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Much quieter, much calmer, than in his previous match, Nick Kyrgios overcame a troublesome right shoulder to deliver 35 aces and beat Brandon Nakashima 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-2 at Wimbledon on Monday to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time in 7 1/2 years.
The unseeded Kyrgios improved to 6-0 over his career in five-setters at the All England Club and collected his tour-leading 11th grass-court victory of the season.
“I need a glass of wine, for sure, tonight. For sure,” Kyrgios told the crowd during his on-court interview, after swapping out his rule-conforming white hat and shoes for red versions.
Playing before a nearly full house at Centre Court, the 27-year-old Australian only occasionally displayed his unusual repertoire of trick shots — a between-the-legs swing here, an underarm serve there — or the temper that earned fines of $10,000 for spitting in the direction of a heckling spectator at the end of his first-round match and $4,000 for an audible obscenity during his tempestuous win against No. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round.
Against Nakashima, an unseeded 20-year-old from California, Kyrgios repeatedly was visited during changeovers by a trainer, who massaged and manipulated his shoulder. There was a stretch where Kyrgios’ high-speed serves dipped from above 135 mph to closer to 110 mph, but he eventually seemed to get past that and was back to producing unreturnable offerings over and over.
After Nakashima evened things by taking the fourth set with a break, then went up 1-0 in the fifth, Kyrgios surged to the finish. He earned five games in a row, before serving it out and closing this way from love-30: cross-court forehand passing winner; hanging on in an 11-stroke exchange until Nakashima missed a backhand; 134 mph service winner; forehand volley winner.
“I’ve played a lot of tennis in the last month and a half. I’m just proud of the way I steadied the ship,” Kyrgios said. “Honestly that’s what I was thinking about: I’ve never lost a five-set match here. … I was like, ‘I’ve been here before. I’ve done it before.’”
This will be Kyrgios’ third appearance in a major quarterfinal. The others came as a teenager at Wimbledon in 2014 — when he surprised then-No. 1 Rafael Nadal along the way — and at the Australian Open in 2015.
“I stepped out here against one of the greatest of all time and beat Nadal,” Kyrgios said. “So these are all things I have in the back of my mind.”
Kyrgios next faces unseeded Cristian Garin, a 26-year-old from Chile who authored the fortnight’s first comeback from two sets down, saving two match points and turning things around to defeat No. 19 seed Alex de Minaur 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (10-6) after more than 4 1/2 hours.
Garin, who is ranked 43rd, reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in his 15th major appearance.
The other quarterfinal on their half of the draw will be No. 11 Taylor Fritz against 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal or No. 21 Botic van de Zandschulp. Fritz, a 24-year-old American, has yet to drop a set and will be making his major quarterfinal debut after defeating qualifier Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.
The only owner of a Grand Slam title left in the women’s bracket, Simona Halep, extended her Wimbledon winning streak to 11 matches by overwhelming fourth-seeded Paula Badosa 6-1, 6-2.
The 16th-seeded Halep, who recently teamed up with Patrick Mouratoglou, the former coach of Serena Williams, made just nine unforced errors against Badosa, saved the only break point she faced and needed just an hour to move on.
Halep won the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon in 2019. She did not return to compete at the All England Club until last week, though, because the tournament was called off in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, and she missed it a year ago because of an injured leg.
After Badosa’s exit, the only woman remaining who is seeded higher than Halep is No. 3 Ons Jabeur. The combined nine seeds who will participate in the women’s or men’s quarterfinals is the lowest total at Wimbledon since 2000.
Halep will go up against No. 20 Amanda Anisimova, a 20-year-old American who beat Harmony Tan of France 6-2, 6-3. Anisimova had eliminated French Open runner-up Coco Gauff last week; Tan eliminated 23-time major champion Williams in the first round.
The other quarterfinal on their side of the field will be 17th-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan against Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia. Rybakina made it to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Petra Martic, while Tomljanovic is there for the second straight year after beating Alize Cornet 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Cornet ended No. 1 Iga Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak on Saturday.
“I didn’t really think I could do it,” said Tomljanovic, who lost to eventual champion Ash Barty in last year’s quarterfinals. “After some tough moments this year, I thought: Am I ever going to get a chance again? I can’t believe a year later, I’m in the same position.”
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Griner’s Moscow trial resumes amid calls for US to seek deal
MOSCOW (AP) - Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months after she was arrested on drug charges.
Griner was detained in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters with cannabis oil allegedly were found in her luggage. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale transportation of drugs.
The trial of the Phoenix Mercury star and two-time Olympic gold medalist began last week but the second session was adjourned because two scheduled witnesses did not appear. Such delays are not uncommon in Russian courts and her detention has been authorized through Dec. 20, suggesting the proceedings could last months.
It was unclear if Griner would testify Thursday.
Although Griner’s supporters initially kept a low profile, calls for the United States to take action spiked after the trial’s first day.
The State Department has designated her as wrongfully detained, moving her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, effectively the government’s chief hostage negotiator.
However, Washington hasn’t made public its strategy in the case and the U.S. may have little leverage with Moscow because of strong animosity due to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. The White House said President Joe Biden called Griner’s wife on Wednesday to assure her that he’s doing all he can to obtain the athlete’s release, as soon as possible. They spoke after Biden read a letter from Griner in which she said she feared she’d never return home.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, one of America’s most prominent Black activists, this week called for Biden to arrange a prayer meeting with Griner, saying, “Four months is too long for this to have gone on, and I hope the President acts on her pleas to come home.”
An organization called Win With Black Women sent Biden a letter saying Secretary of State Antony Blinken “has called Cherelle Griner, Brittney’s wife, assuring her and stating publicly that Brittney’s safe return was a matter of personal priority; however, we are concerned that the rhetoric does not appear to align with the actions taken to date. We urge you to make a deal to get Brittney back home swiftly.”
Russian news media have repeatedly speculated that Griner could be swapped for Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, nicknamed “the Merchant of Death,” who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. on conviction of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
Russia has agitated for Bout’s release for years. But the wide discrepancy between Griner’s alleged offense and Bout’s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to Washington.
Others have suggested that she could be traded along with Paul Whelan, a former Marine and security director serving a 16-year sentence in Russia on an espionage conviction that the U.S. has repeatedly described as a setup.
Russia has shown no signs of backing off.
“This is a serious offense, confirmed by indisputable evidence ... Attempts to present the case as if the American was detained illegally do not hold up,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexei Zaitsev said Wednesday.
“The law has been violated, and arguments about the innocent nature of Griner’s addiction, which, by the way, is punishable in some U.S. states, are inappropriate in this case,” he said.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned Thursday that “attempts by the American side to make noise in public ... don’t help the practical settlement of issues.” U.S. criticism, including a description of Griner as wrongfully detained and comments about the Russian judicial system, “makes it difficult to engage in detailed discussion of any possible exchanges,” he said.
Ryabkov noted that until Griner’s trial is over “there are no formal or procedural reasons to talk about any further steps.”
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TSXV:OIII | OTCQX:OIIIF - O3 Mining
TORONTO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - O3 Mining Inc. (TSXV: OIII) (OTCQX: OIIIF) ("O3 Mining" or the "Corporation) is pleased to announce it has received results and interpretation from its 6,338 metres drilling campaign on the Camflo Extension deposit, on the Marban Project in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada.
- 1.1 g/t Au over 94.3 metres including 13.8 g/t Au over 1.1 metres in hole O3MA-22-253-W1.
- 0.7 g/t Au over 116.5 metres and 26.8 g/t Au over 1.0 metre in hole O3MA-21-253.
- All holes and wedges returned large mineralized intervals within the Camflo Plug.
The Camflo deposit was first discovered in 1962 by Camflo Mines, and was in production for 30 years from 1962 to 1992. It produced a total of 1.89 million ounces of gold from 10.3 million tonnes of ore grading 5.7 g/t Au. From this amount, 0.24 million ounces of gold were extracted within the current O3 Mining Marban project claims (Source: QERPUB-M.E.R. Publication DV93-01 Rapports des Géologues Résidents sur l'Activité Minière Régionale, 1993). Historically, gold production was mainly restricted to the Camflo Plug, a cigar shaped quartz-monzonitic intrusion that plunges 60° towards the north-east. Although the Camflo plug at surface is outside O3 Mining's property claims, the extension of the plug and the mine below 800 vertical metres is within the Marban project, as it plunges toward the north-east.
Exploration efforts by O3 Mining aimed to test the depth extensions of the historic Camflo deposit, as well as test for additional high-grade zones. A total of 6,338 metres in 2 drill holes and 3 wedges were drilled on the Camflo Extension, with results summarized in Table 1. Assay results are pending for hole O3MA-22-254-W1.
O3 Mining's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jose Vizquerra commented, "The Camflo mine was the first mine from which Barrick Gold started its successful journey, and was stopped due to a challenging gold price environment but not due to a lack of ore. O3 Mining owns 100% of the Camflo Extension deposit which we successfully tested and verified that it remains a rich mineralized area at depth. We believe more drilling in this area will unveil its full potential, however, it demands more financial resources which we are allocating to our current brownfield drilling at Marban Engineering to maximize returns to our shareholders."
O3 Mining drilled two-parent holes with one and two daughter branches that successfully intersected the plug at the predicted depth. All branches intercepted a very wide envelope of mineralization mainly located on the northern side (hanging wall) of the plug with discrete high-grade intercepts. The best results came from hole O3MA-22-253-W1 which returned 1.1 g/t Au over 94.3 metres with a high-grade interval that yielded 13.8 g/t Au over 1.1 metres.
Table 1: Drill Hole Intercepts (only intercepts above 5 g/t Au * m are reported)
The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed, prepared, and approved by Mr. Sébastien Vigneau. (OGQ #993), Principal Geologist, who is a "qualified person" as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").
O3 Mining Inc., an Osisko Group company, is a gold explorer and mine developer on the road to produce from its highly prospective gold camps in Québec, Canada. O3 Mining benefits from the support, previous mine-building success, and expertise of the Osisko team as it grows towards being a gold producer with several multi-million-ounce deposits in Québec.
O3 Mining is well-capitalized and owns a 100% interest in all its properties (66,000 hectares) in Québec. O3 Mining trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: OIII) and OTC Markets (OTCQX: OIIIF). The Corporation is focused on delivering superior returns to its shareholders and long-term benefits to its stakeholders. Further information can be found on our website at https://o3mining.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AAA20Group, LLC, a subscription-based robotic solutions leader, announced today that they will be introducing their new, high-capacity cooperative palletizing robot at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE). The expo takes place in Las Vegas, NV, on September 18 through September 21, 2022. AAA20 Group will exhibit at Booth #7162 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. According to Karen Mallouk, Co-Founder of Las Vegas, NV-based AAA20 Group, LLC, "Attending IBIE enables us to meet face-to-face with bakery leaders from around the Western Hemisphere. In addition, our cost and labor-saving messages are compelling for bakery operators looking to boost capacity and cut costs by adding automation to their business".
Investment in a growing trend
AAA20Group is investing over $1 million in its robot-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. This investment enables the company to offer a new, more efficient palletizing robot that adds much-needed automation capacity to end-of-line packaging. Perfect for medium to large bakery operations, the CP-200 robot delivers a gripping capacity of 44 lbs., doubling that of the popular CP-100 model. Depending on the application, the C-100 and C-200 systems can offer a significant cost-saving potential for nearly any packaging line requiring end-of-line palletizing. From a cost-benefit standpoint, these cooperative palletizing robots can easily replace a human worker doing equivalent work. In addition to the hourly labor cost savings, the robotic systems reduce the possibility of repetitive motion injury.
Easy introduction to bakery packaging automation
Mallouk continues, "Our program eliminates the need for robotics expertise, as our application experts will fully configure the system and deliver a turn-key solution. The implementation process is efficient, convenient, and offers the benefits of 100% financing. Additionally, by leasing the labor-saving robots, resources may be shifted from capital expense to operating expense. Following either the traditional way of buying machinery or the robot-as-employee (subscription), growing bakery operations can reallocate their workforce toward higher-level activities and, as a result, optimize valuable human capital."
A hedge against tightening labor markets
Though an ongoing shortage of workers affects many industries, some medium-sized bakery operations are still reticent about investing in automation. However, most entrepreneurs agree that anything that can help reduce labor count is attractive at this particular time. The goal to minimize labor overhead is why AAA20 Group is responding to the growing demand for cooperative robotic solutions. The approach is gaining specific traction among bakery operations. Karen Mallouk adds, "Our automation systems are affordable, highly productive, and easy to operate; they are excellent at following precise, repetitive movements typical in bakery packaging operations."
About AAA20 Group, LLC
AAA20 Group, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Las Vegas, NV. The company provides collaborative robotic equipment solutions used in the packaging industry. Proven automation industry leaders manufacture the robots offered for lease by AAA20. More about the new model C-200 collaborative palletizer: (pending publication)
https://youtu.be/LN2_JObr9ws
Corporate contact:
Karen Mallouk, Co-Founder
10241 Kirkwood Gaps Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89135 USA
(847) 220-6733
https://collaborativepalletizer.com
sales@collaborativepalletizer.com
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Robert Goldberg
StartupFactory, LLC
robert@startupfactory.biz
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the Artemis I launch scrub Saturday from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency will hold a media briefing no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Saturday Sept. 3, to discuss mission status. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provided initial remarks following the scrub.
Artemis I is a flight test to launch NASA's Space Launch System rocket and an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon before the Artemis II mission with astronauts aboard.
The briefing will livestream on NASA Television and the agency's app. Watch on the agency's website at:
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA's Artemis launch director, waived off the Artemis I launch attempt at approximately 11:17 a.m. Teams encountered a liquid hydrogen leak while loading the propellant into the rocket's core stage. Multiple troubleshooting efforts to address the area of the leak by reseating a seal in the quick disconnect where liquid hydrogen is fed into the rocket did not fix the issue. Engineers are continuing to gather additional data.
The following individuals are confirmed to participate in the news briefing at this time, with additional participants to be determined:
- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
- Jim Free, associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
To participate by telephone, media must RSVP by the start of the call to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.
For updates, follow along on NASA's Artemis blog.
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Bigfoot sighting reported at South Carolina state park
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC/Gray News) – Three visitors to a state park in South Carolina claim they saw an animal they believe could be Bigfoot.
The three people visited Hunting Island State Park on Aug. 3 and reported seeing an animal that was 5-6 feet tall and walking upright retreat into the woods from the roadway.
The people were unable to take a photo quickly enough but reported the sighting to park staff and to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization.
According to the report, the animal had legs that were “approximately 3 feet long, human-like jointed knee, with dark brown, splotchy black hair that was approximately 2 inches long.”
The report continues, “We were all in a state of amazement as to what occurred as it happened so quickly. We have enjoyed taking many vacations at the park throughout the years since we were children in the 1950′s to the present. While the area is abundant in wildlife, we have never witnessed anything like this in the past.”
The park superintendent informed the group he would take the report as a “credible incident” and initiate an investigation.
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Agents rescue 47 cats from extreme heat while living in car with owner
HARRIS, Minn. (Gray News) - Nearly 50 cats were rescued from a vehicle that was parked in sweltering temperatures at a rest stop in Minnesota.
The Animal Humane Society reports agents removed 47 cats on Tuesday after it was called to the rest stop by the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Patrol officers.
Officials with the organization said the cats were released to the AHS by their owner, who had been living with them in the vehicle for some time. 14 other cats from the vehicle were released to a local rescue organization before Tuesday.
Representatives with the humane society said the cats ranged in age from less than a year to more than 12 years old.
According to the AHS, despite the extreme heat and unsanitary conditions inside the vehicle, most of the cats had only minor medical issues.
The organization reported the owner of the cats was assessed on the scene by paramedics and provided with medical resources.
Currently, the cats are being cared for, examined, and evaluated by AHS veterinary and animal behavior staff. Once clear, officials said they would be available for adoption.
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Creators' Legal Announces Listing Partnership with App Sumo
OAKLAND, Calif., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creators' Legal announced today a listing partnership with App Sumo, a leading product discovery site.
App Sumo will host a discounted subscription for App Sumo users of the Creators' Legal platform. The placement of Creators' Legal on App Sumo coincides with Creators' Legal recent release of their third version of the product. The listing will go live on June 17, 2022.
The newest version of Creators' Legal includes a contract editor to allow creators the freedom to fully edit their contracts. It also includes the ability to add company logos in the contract. These new features are a step towards Creators' Legal shift to provide a fully integrated legal platform for independent production companies as well as independent creators.
"We are very happy to be on the App Sumo platform, it is a well-known brand in software and product discovery". Said Eric Farber, the Founder, and CEO of Creators' Legal.
Creators' Legal is the first and only DIY legal platform built for the Creator Economy. With close to 50 million people in the United States earning a living off content creation Creators' Legal is quickly becoming the tool of choice for the community.
Creators' Legal has over 170 contracts in more than 10 Creator categories including filmmakers, musicians, NFT creators, Podcasters, Web Series, Digital Creators, and more. The products are available on a per-use basis or through subscription. Creators' Legal boasts close to 1000 creators using the platform for their creative legal contracts. There is also an educational 2 program for students and faculty of creative schools and programs. All can be found at www.CreatorsLegal.com.
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CHICAGO, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Landmarks Illinois is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards. Nominations for the annual awards program are due June 1, 2022, and can be submitted using Landmarks Illinois' online nomination form found here.
The annual awards program, generously supported since 1994 through a grant from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, honors outstanding preservation projects in Illinois and/or individuals, organizations and advocacy efforts that demonstrate a strong commitment to protecting the places that are important to the people and communities of Illinois.
A jury of preservation professionals will review all nominations submitted and determine the winners of this year's awards. Those selected for awards will be honored at a public ceremony in Chicago held in the fall and receive a cash prize as well as a custom-designed trophy. Details on the event will be announced at a later date.
Nomination requirements
Nominations submitted for the 2022 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards must be projects or people located in Illinois. Projects must have been completed within the last five years. Phased projects may be considered if the nominated phase is complete and can stand on its own merits. Nominations may be submitted in someone's honor and/or without the knowledge of the nominee. Self-nominations are also accepted. Previous year submissions not selected for awards may be revised and resubmitted for consideration, as well.
There is no fee to submit a nomination. Full nomination guidelines can be downloaded here.
Award details
Winners of the 2022 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards will be selected from the following general categories:
- Advocacy: An effective local or statewide campaign to preserve and protect a historic resource.
- Leadership: Individual, municipality, private organization or joint partnership that has championed historic preservation, planning or public policy.
- Preservation: Projects that make possible the continued use of historic commercial/industrial buildings, multi-family/affordable housing residences, public/institutional structures or preserves a cultural heritage site.
- Environmental Sustainability: Mitigation of climate change through preservation technologies.
In addition, one of the 2022 selected winners will receive the Richard H. Driehaus Legacy Award, which honors the memory of the late Richard H. Driehaus. The recipient of this esteemed award must demonstrate the immense power of preservation, following in the footsteps of Driehaus who believed reusing places of our past creates positive change and motivates others to save important places.
Judging process & criteria
The 2022 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards jury will select winners based on the following:
- Impact a project or person has had on an Illinois community
- Quality and degree of difficulty of the project
- Degree to which the project serves as an example of excellence in historic preservation and influences others
- Degree to which the project aligns with Landmarks Illinois' mission "to preserve, protect and promote architectural and historic resources in Illinois through advocacy and education"
- How closely the project emulates Landmarks Illinois' values and Guiding Principles
- Degree to which the project or person supports diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and/or environmental sustainability
- Innovative solutions to preservation, including but not exclusive to: Creative partnerships or community engagement efforts, original programming, job creation or economic development, innovative adaptive reuse, best practices in sustainability or technologies that mitigate climate change, cultural sustainability or heritage conservation and/or creative financing or funding sources
Learn more about the awards program and former award winners at our website.
About Landmarks Illinois
We are People Saving Places for People. Landmarks Illinois is a membership-based historic preservation nonprofit organization serving the people of Illinois. We inspire and empower stakeholders to save places that matter to them by providing free guidance, practical and financial resources and access to strategic partnerships. For more information, visit www.Landmarks.org.
Media Contact:
Kaitlyn McAvoy
Communications Manager
Landmarks Illinois
312-922-1742
kmcavoy@landmarks.or
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Chick-fil-A employee recognized for heroic actions to thwart carjacking attempt
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (Gray News) – A Chick-fil-A employee in Florida is being recognized for his heroic efforts to help a mom with a baby avoid a potential carjacking.
Mykel Gordon ran to a woman who was screaming for help when authorities say William Branch, 43, approached her wielding a stick and demanding her keys.
When she didn’t comply, Branch grabbed the keys from the waistband of her pants, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Gordon was punched in the face as he fought Branch to the ground, authorities said.
The Chick-fil-A employee was not seriously injured in the incident, part of which was captured on video by a witness.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office honored Gordon with a Community Service award, a special coin and a personal thank you for his quick response to seeing someone in danger.
“We’re grateful for the courage of people like Mykel,” the sheriff’s office said in a post on Facebook.
Branch was charged with carjacking with a weapon and battery. According to Gordon, he had been involved in another incident shortly before the carjacking attempt.
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INDIANAPOLIS, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has declared a dividend for the third quarter of 2022 of $0.98 per share on outstanding common stock.
The dividend is payable on Sept. 9, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 15, 2022.
About Lilly
Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We've been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help more than 47 million people across the globe. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are urgently advancing new discoveries to solve some of the world's most significant health challenges, redefining diabetes care, treating obesity and curtailing its most devastating long-term effects, advancing the fight against Alzheimer's disease, providing solutions to some of the most debilitating immune system disorders, and transforming the most difficult-to-treat cancers into manageable diseases. With each step toward a healthier world, we're motivated by one thing: making life better for millions more people. That includes delivering innovative clinical trials that reflect the diversity of our world and working to ensure our medicines are accessible and affordable. To learn more, visit Lilly.com and Lilly.com/newsroom. F-LLY
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about expected dividend payments and reflects Lilly's current beliefs and expectations. However, there are significant risks and uncertainties in pharmaceutical research and development, as well as in business development activities and capital allocation strategies related to the company's business and actual results may differ materially due to various factors. For further discussion of risks and uncertainties relevant to Lilly's business that could cause actual results to differ from Lilly's expectations, see Lilly's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.
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Independent Board Member Sue Gove Appointed Interim CEO Company
Appoints New Chief Merchandising Officer
Adjusting Strategy and Focusing Resources to Improve Company Performance
UNION, N.J., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) today announced significant changes to the Company's senior leadership to focus on reversing recent results, addressing supply chain and inventory, and strengthening its balance sheet. Sue Gove, an Independent Director on the Company's Board of Directors and Chair of the Board's Strategy Committee, has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer, replacing Mark Tritton, who has left his role as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board.
Harriet Edelman, Independent Chair of the Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Board of Directors, said: "After thorough consideration, the Board determined that it was time for a change in leadership. Our banner's heritage is built on the premise that when customers are shopping for the home, Bed Bath & Beyond is the perfect destination for unique solutions and inspiration. We must deliver that proposition for customers, drive growth, and unlock the value of the banners. Today's actions address company performance, the macroeconomic conditions under which we are operating, and the expectations of the Board on behalf of shareholders. We are committed to addressing the urgent issues that have been impacting sales, profitability, and cash flow generation. We are confident Sue brings the right combination of industry experience and knowledge of Bed Bath & Beyond's operations to lead the Company, focus our resources, and revise strategy, as appropriate."
Ms. Gove said, "We must deliver improved results. Our shareholders, Associates, customers, and partners all expect more. We are committed to providing customers with a one-stop destination to meet their needs through our assortment, experience, and services, whether online or in stores. Top-tier execution, careful management of costs, greater supply chain reliability, prudent capital spending, a stronger balance sheet, and robust digital capabilities will all be important to our success. I'm eager to start working more closely with our leaders and our Associates across all banners to make the necessary strategy adjustments and create a brighter future for Bed Bath & Beyond Inc."
Executive Changes
The Company further announced that it has named Mara Sirhal as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer. Ms. Sirhal, who most recently served as Bed Bath & Beyond's Senior Vice President and General Manager for Harmon, as well as General Merchandise Manager of Health, Beauty & Consumables, will be responsible for driving the Company's omnichannel merchandising, planning, and Owned Brands strategies, while also retaining her position as General Manager for the Harmon retail banner. Ms. Sirhal will report directly to Ms. Gove. She replaces Joe Hartsig, who is leaving the company.
Ms. Edelman continued, "We appreciate Mark's contributions over the past two and a half years. These include launching our transformation strategy, delivering returns to shareholders through the divestiture of non-core assets, investing in technology, infrastructure and digital capabilities and introducing Owned Brands. Under his leadership, the Company navigated well through the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping our Associates, customers, and communities safe and served. Joe was also a key member of our senior leadership team and instrumental in developing and implementing our product strategy. The Board of Directors recognizes and thanks both Mark and Joe for their leadership and wish them all the best for the future."
These changes reflect the decision of the Company's thirteen independent members of the Board of Directors.
To support its work, the Board has retained Berkeley Research Group (BRG), a leading retail advisory firm, to focus on cash, inventory and balance sheet optimization. In addition, Russell Reynolds, a nationally recognized search firm, has been retained to commence a search process for the permanent Chief Executive Officer role.
Strategy Committee Update
As previously announced, the Strategy Committee of the Board has been evaluating options for buybuy BABY over the past several months. The Committee is working closely with management and strategic and financial advisors to properly assess inherent value potential. While the Committee's work continues, the analysis to-date has confirmed the potential of buybuy BABY and has identified several strategies to further increase the synergies and compelling growth potential to be unlocked within Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. The Committee will continue its work and provide support while the Company focuses on near-term actions that primarily involve improved execution. These include focus on key offerings, recapturing the power of its registry program and an improved digital platform.
In line with the executive transition, the Strategy Committee will be reconfigured as Sue Gove steps down from her role as Chair. Effective immediately, current Committee member Andrea Weiss has assumed the role of Chair and Joshua Schechter, Chair of the Audit Committee, will join the Strategy Committee.
First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
In a separate release today, the Company is disclosing its financial results for the quarter ended May 28, 2022. The Company will host a conference call with investors and analysts today at 8:15am EDT to review this announcement and the Company's financial results.
About Sue Gove
Ms. Gove has been an Independent Director of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. since May 2019. Throughout her tenure, Sue served two years as a member of the Audit Committee and three years as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance committee. In March, she was named Chair of the Board's Strategy Committee. Sue has spent more than 30 years within the retail industry serving a variety of senior financial, operating and strategic roles that included President and Chief Executive Officer of Golfsmith International Holdings and Chief Operating Officer of Zale Corporation. She has also served as a Senior Advisor for Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services firm, from March 2017 to March 2019, where she primarily focused on advisory and turnaround for retail companies. She is the President of Excelsior Advisors, LLC, a retail consulting and advisory firm founded in August 2014.
About Mara Sirhal
Ms. Sirhal has 20 years of experience in retail, merchandising, store operations, beauty, and wellness. Prior to Bed Bath & Beyond and Harmon, she worked at Macy's Inc., most recently as Vice President and Divisional Business Manager for Licensed, Retail as a Service and Retail Diversity Strategy, and previously held a number of strategic merchandising roles at the retailer, including Vice President and Divisional Business Manager for Fragrances, Bath and Body Merchandising in the Beauty division. In this role she was responsible for buying, planning, digital and inventory management, and delivered significant growth in comp sales and market share. Prior to her current role as EVP and CMO, Ms. Sirhal was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Harmon Health and Beauty Stores, as well as General Merchandise Manager of Health, Beauty & Consumables, where she was responsible for leading all operational aspects of this value-driven business.
About Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is an omnichannel retailer that makes it easy for our customers to feel at home. The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets. Additionally, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.
The Company operates websites at bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, buybuybaby.com, buybuybaby.ca, facevalues.com and decorist.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21 E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 including, but not limited to, our progress and anticipated progress towards our long-term objectives, potential changes in our strategy and management changes, as well as more generally our future outlook. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, approximate, estimate, assume, continue, model, project, plan, goal, preliminary, and similar words and phrases, although the absence of those words does not necessarily mean that statements are not forward-looking. Our actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the recent supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, wage pressures, rising inflation; a challenging overall macroeconomic environment and a highly competitive retailing environment; the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine; risks associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the governmental responses to it, including its impacts across our businesses on demand and operations, as well as on the operations of our suppliers and other business partners, and the effectiveness of our and governmental actions taken in response to these risks; changing consumer preferences, spending habits and demographics; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by us; challenges in executing our omni-channel and transformation strategy, including our ability to establish and profitably maintain the appropriate mix of digital and physical presence in the markets we serve; our ability to successfully execute our store fleet optimization strategies, including our ability to achieve anticipated cost savings and to not exceed anticipated costs; our ability to execute on any additional strategic transactions and realize the benefits of any acquisitions, partnerships, investments or divestitures; disruptions to our information technology systems, including but not limited to security breaches of systems protecting consumer and employee information or other types of cybercrimes or cybersecurity attacks; damage to our reputation in any aspect of our operations; the cost of labor, merchandise, logistical costs and other costs and expenses; potential supply chain disruption due to trade restrictions or otherwise, and other factors such as natural disasters, pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, political instability, labor disturbances, product recalls, financial or operational instability of suppliers or carriers, and other items; inflation and the related increases in costs of materials, labor and other costs; inefficient management of relationships and dependencies on third-party service providers; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees in all areas of the organization; unusual weather patterns and natural disasters, including the impact of climate change; uncertainty and disruptions in financial markets; volatility in the price of our common stock and its effect, and the effect of other factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on our capital allocation strategy; changes to statutory, regulatory and other legal requirements or deemed noncompliance with such requirements; changes to accounting rules, regulations and tax laws, or new interpretations of existing accounting standards or tax laws; new, or developments in existing, litigation, claims or assessments; and a failure of our business partners to adhere to appropriate laws, regulations or standards. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update our forward-looking statements.
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MEDIA: Julie Strider, Media@bedbath.com
INVESTORS: Susie A. Kim, IR@bedbath.com
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The family of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who disappeared from Fort Hood, Texas, in 2020 and was later found dead, filed a case Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the Department of the Army, according to a court filing and Natalie Khawam, attorney for Guillén's family.
The case claims that from October 1, 2019, to April 22, 2020, "Guillén suffered mental anguish, fear, emotional distress, physical injury, and death as a result of sexual harassment, rape, sodomy, and physical assault." The family is seeking $10 million in Guillén's wrongful death and $25 million in personal injury claims.
"Historically you couldn't sue the DOD if you're a victim of sexual harassment/assault due to the DOD's broad misapplication of the Feres Doctrine, a 1950's Supreme Court decision that never included or addressed sexual assault, yet the DOD continued to use that case to evade accountability," Khawam told CNN. "This week the 9th Circuit held that sexual assault is not incident to service, and therefore the Feres Doctrine should not apply to service members who are sexually assaulted."
"Our service members deserve the same rights and protections we all have. They have been denied these basic protections for too long. They signed up to take a bullet for our country, not to be sexually assaulted while serving. The 9th Circuit's ruling is a major step in seeking Justice for Vanessa, and all victims of sexual assault," she added.
When asked for comment Saturday, U.S. Army Sgt. Pablo Saez said, "As a matter of policy, the Army does not comment on ongoing litigation."
Guillén's death sparked national attention not only because she was allegedly killed by another soldier at Fort Hood, but because the perpetrator took her body to another location miles away, and it was not discovered for more than two months. Guillén, 20, went missing in April 2020 and after last being seen in the parking lot of her barracks at Fort Hood, according to the US Army Criminal Investigation Command, before her remains were found June 30 of that year.
The case brought outrage at the Army's failure to fully deal initially with the sexual harassment she reported experiencing and its lack of attention to her case once she went missing.
A report following the Army's fact-finding investigation into the case indicates that Guillén reported that she was sexually harassed on at least two occasions, but her supervisor failed to report it and other leaders failed to take appropriate action. The report found no evidence that she was harassed by Spc. Aaron Robinson, her alleged murderer.
Robinson allegedly murdered Guillén by bludgeoning her to death with a hammer at the armory where she worked. The report also reveals that Army personnel tried to detain Robinson in a room on base by telling him he had violated Covid-19 restrictions but that he simply escaped. He later died by suicide as law enforcement was trying to detain him.
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Small business owners have the chance to be featured on America's Big Deal and/or network with major retailers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrepreneurs nationwide are competing this summer to gain national exposure and product placement at major retailers through the 'Perfect Pitch', sponsored by SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses, and the MagicMakers Group (MMG), a collective of former Disney executives and experts.
'Perfect Pitch' participants have the chance to be featured on the TV program America's Big Deal to pitch their products to home viewers. At the end of each episode, the contestant with the highest sales gets the chance to strike a deal with either Lowe's, Macy's or QVC/HSN.
Contestants of SCORE's 'Perfect Pitch' event also receive national exposure and the opportunity to secure major investments, distribution or networking opportunities with Walmart, Sam's Club and other retailers.
How 'Perfect Pitch' works
To help entrepreneurs prepare for the contest, SCORE offered free training on how to successfully pitch a product. Each of the 237 entrepreneurs competing were then paired with one of SCORE's expert, volunteer mentors to provide one-on-one coaching and guidance. Mentors worked with their mentees to review business plans, provide feedback, resources, tools and support.
Entrepreneurs presented their product pitch to panelists from SCORE, MMG, retail launchpad pop-up shops for Sam's Club and America's Big Deal for the chance to be selected to appear on America's Big Deal or secure an opportunity with a major retailer.
"Pitch events are a prime example of how SCORE fosters small business success through mentoring and education," explains Ed Coleman, a certified SCORE mentor and district director for SCORE Washington DC. "SCORE can help small business owners prepare their products to sell, pitch to key retail executives and ultimately achieve their business dreams."
Small business owners benefit from mentor support
Entrepreneurs and 'Perfect Pitch' participants Javier and Jasmine Huertas, owners of Cusina Maya Cookware based in Chesterland, Ohio, appreciated the opportunity: "Not only did we receive excellent coaching, but it enabled us to focus our message and brand and perfect our elevator pitch. SCORE consistently pushed us to be better, giving us the tools, support and opportunities that we would not have found on our own. We are thankful for this opportunity to grow and for the mentors that are cheering us on."
SCORE New York City client Odaisha Ajayi, owner of Bailey's Furr Pup Cafe, said 'Perfect Pitch' helped her grow: "When I partnered with a SCORE mentor, it challenged me as a business owner to think and grow in areas I had not considered before."
SCORE supports entrepreneurs in all stages of their small business journey, offering expert mentoring, resilience training and on-demand educational resources. Visit SCORE.org to learn more.
Since 1964, SCORE has helped 11 million entrepreneurs start or grow a business. SCORE's 10,000 volunteers provide free mentoring, workshops and educational services to 1,500+ communities nationwide, creating 25,084 new businesses and 71,475 non-owner jobs in 2021 alone. Visit SCORE at www.score.org. Follow @SCOREMentors on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Contact:
Meghan Dooley
SCORE
202-968-6428
media@score.org
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing three people and critically wounding three others, police said.
A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested after the shooting, Copenhagen police inspector Søren Thomassen told reporters, adding there was no indication that anyone else was involved in the attack, though police were still investigating.
Gun violence is relatively rare in Denmark.
Thomassen said it was too early to speculate on the motive for the shooting, which happened in the late afternoon at Field’s, one of the biggest shopping malls in Scandinavia and located on the outskirts of the Danish capital. When the shots rang out, some people hid in shops while others fled in a panicked stampede, according to witnesses.
“It is pure terror. This is awful,” said Hans Christian Stoltz, a 53-year-old IT consultant, who was bringing his daughters to see Harry Styles perform at concert scheduled for Sunday night near the mall. “You might wonder how a person can do this to another human being, but it’s beyond … beyond anything that’s possible.”
Thomassen said the victims included a man in his 40s and two “young people,” without giving details. Several others were injured, three of them critically, he said.
He said police received the first reports of a shooting at 5.37 p.m., and arrested the suspect 11 minutes later. Thomassen described the suspect as an “ethnic Dane,” a phrase typically used to mean someone is white.
Danish broadcaster TV2 published a grainy photo of the alleged gunman, a man wearing knee-length shorts, a vest or sleeveless shirt, and holding what appeared to be a rifle in his right hand. “He seemed very violent and angry,” eyewitness Mahdi Al-Wazni told TV2. “He spoke to me and said it (the rifle) isn’t real as I was filming him. He seemed very proud of what he was doing.”
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the Scandinavian country had been hit by a “cruel attack.”
“It is incomprehensible. Heartbreaking. Pointless,” she said. “Our beautiful and usually so safe capital was changed in a split second.”
Images from the scene showed people running out of the mall, and TV2 posted a photo of a man being put on a stretcher. After the shooting, an enormous contingent of heavily armed police officers patrolled the area, with several fire department vehicles also parked outside the mall.
Laurits Hermansen told Danish broadcaster DR that he was in a clothing store at the shopping center with his family when he heard “three, four bangs. Really loud bangs. It sounded like the shots were being fired just next to the store.”
The shopping center is on the outskirts of Copenhagen just across from a subway station for a line that connects the city center with the international airport. A major highway also runs adjacent to the mall.
Organizers called off the Harry Styles concert, which had been scheduled at the nearby Royal Arena, by order of police.
On Snapchat, Styles wrote: “My team and I pray for everyone involved in the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting. I am shocked. Love H.”
The royal palace said a reception with Crown Prince Frederik connected to the Tour de France cycling race had been canceled. The first three stages of the race were held in Denmark this year. The reception was due to be held on the royal yacht that is moored in Soenderborg, the town where the third stage ended.
In a joint statement, Queen Margrethe, her son Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Crown Princess Mary, said: “We do not yet know the full extent of the tragedy, but it is already clear that more people have lost their lives and that even more have been injured.”
“The situation calls for unity and care,” they said in a statement.
The shooting came a week after a mass shooting in neighboring Norway, where police said a Norwegian man of Iranian origin opened fire during a LGBTQ festival, killing two and wounding more than 20.
It was the worst gun attack in Denmark since February 2015, when a 22-year-old man was killed in a shootout with police after going on a shooting spree in the capital that left two people dead and five police officers wounded.
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Ritter reported from Unterseen, Switzerland. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/several-people-shot-at-copenhagen-shopping-mall-police-say/ | 2022-07-04T12:47:17Z |
Sponsorship Begins 80th Annual Golden Globes Celebration
LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced its sponsorship of The American Pavilion, the center of business and hospitality for the American film community at this year's 75th Cannes Film Festival, kicking off its year-long celebration of the upcoming 80th Annual Golden Globe® Awards.
"We are pleased and honored to sponsor this year's American Pavilion at such a historic time with the 75th Cannes Film Festival and the upcoming 80th Golden Globes. The opportunity for the global entertainment community to come together in-person again is a welcome moment and one worthy of such an important anniversary for one of the leading and most prestigious film festivals in the world," said Helen Hoehne, President of the HFPA. "We look forward to welcoming festival attendees to The American Pavilion, which has been the heart of the American film community at Cannes."
The official campaign name of the sponsorship will be "The American Pavilion Presented by The Golden Globes" and will also include two panel discussions hosted by the HFPA; one on Sunday, May 22 at 3:30 pm and another Monday, May 23 at 4 pm (local times). Topics and panelists will be released later.
The HFPA will also co-sponsor Deadline's Fundraiser Event for Ukrainian Filmmakers on Thursday, May 19 at 8 pm (local time) to support relief efforts and The American Pavilion's Queer Night, a celebration of the LBGTQ+ community on Tuesday, May 24 at 10 pm (local time).
"The opportunity to sponsor these important events highlights our continued commitment to supporting relief efforts in Ukraine, as well as celebrating the empowerment and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community," Hoehne added.
ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION:
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 – then known as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association – by a group of entertainment journalists based in Los Angeles. During World War II, the non-profit organization established a cultural bridge between Tinseltown and millions around the world seeking an escape and inspiration through entertainment. The HFPA continues to do so today with a membership representing more than 55 countries.
Since 1944, the group has hosted the annual Golden Globe® Awards – the premier ceremony which honors achievements in both television and film. The licensing fees from the Golden Globe® Awards has enabled the organization to donate more than $50 million to more than 70 entertainment-related charities, film restoration, scholarship programs and humanitarian efforts over the last three decades. Its efforts include support for diversity programs in partnership with advocacy groups promoting greater access in Hollywood aimed at underserved communities. For more information, please visit www.GoldenGlobes.com and follow us on Twitter (@GoldenGlobes), Instagram (@GoldenGlobes), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/GoldenGlobes).
ABOUT THE AMERICAN PAVILION
The American Pavilion, celebrating its 33rd year as the epicenter of American hospitality and communication at the Cannes International Film Festival, brings together both professional and emerging filmmakers along with industry executives from across the globe. A much sought-after destination for information, orientation, and recreation, it accommodates the needs of its members, guests and sponsors in a dynamic business environment. With its impressive array of amenities and services, AmPav provides an opportunity to relax in very comfortable surroundings.
The American Pavilion boasts the Roger Ebert Conference Series which offers insightful and provocative panel discussions and in-conversations with filmmakers, talent and top leaders; a restaurant and bar that provide fast service with a smile throughout the day and is open to all festival badge holders after 6:00 pm most evenings; a coffee bar; free Wi-Fi and charging stations; a media terrace with a panoramic view of the Riviera; the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase; the Culinary Program featuring chefs from across the U.S. and Canada; The American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program; and public and private rental for parties and receptions. The American Pavilion is part of Penske Media Corporation.
For more information, visit www.ampav.com and follow Facebook: www.facebook.com/americanpavilion, Twitter (@AmPav), and Instagram (@The_American_Pavilion).
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ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated, a national vacation ownership company, today announced that it has been recognized by J.D. Power for providing "An Outstanding Customer Service Experience" with its Owner Support team in 2022. Holiday Inn Club Vacations is the first company in the timeshare or vacation ownership industry to achieve this prestigious certification.
"It's easy to claim to be a customer-centric organization, but it's something quite different to earn recognition for great customer service from a globally respected organization like J.D. Power. It speaks volumes about our team's dedication to placing customers at the heart of all we do," said John Staten, President and Chief Executive Officer of Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated.
"While this certification is an important milestone and one of many ongoing initiatives designed to transform our customer journey into an even more personalized and innovative experience for all owners, Club members and guests, we're constantly looking for more ways to do better. That includes embracing best practices from all industries not just the hospitality or timeshare space. That's what customer-obsessed organizations like HICV do," added Staten.
"This certification includes a detailed evaluation of Holiday Inn Club Vacations policies, practices, and procedures, as well as primary research where they must meet our cross-industry customer satisfaction benchmark from recently serviced customers. They have proven that they are dedicated to providing excellent service and exceeding customer expectations," said Mark Miller, Practice Leader, Customer Service Advisory, J.D. Power. "With our Certified Customer Service Excellence Program, we independently verify the organization is following best practices consistent with cross-industry top performers by the channel in which they are certified and deliver outstanding customer service experiences. We're excited to present this certification to a timeshare company for the first time and congratulate Holiday Inn Club Vacations for achieving this prestigious distinction."
The extensive and rigorous J.D. Power certification program uses a series of national benchmarks to measure excellence in customer service. J.D. Power establishes these benchmarks through comprehensive research, which span across several industries. Additionally, program's best practices and benchmarks are updated annually to account for changing consumer preferences.
Holiday Inn Club Vacations offers a points-based membership program and a network of 28 family-friendly resorts located across the U.S. in top travel destinations. The resorts provide spacious, home-away-from-home villas with multiple bedrooms and kitchens, along with on-property amenities that provide memorable experiences to families, from lazy rivers and waterparks to horseback riding and hiking trails. For more information on Holiday Inn Club Vacations, visit holidayinnclub.com.
J.D. Power 2022 Certified Customer Service ProgramSM recognition is based on successful completion of an evaluation and exceeding a customer satisfaction benchmark through a survey of recent servicing interactions. For more information, visit www.jdpower.com/ccc.
Encompassing 28 resorts across 14 U.S. states, Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated is a resort, real estate and travel company with a mission to be the most loved brand in family travel by delivering easy-to-plan, memorable vacation experiences that strengthen families.
Based in Orlando, Fla., the company has been a leader in the vacation ownership industry since 1982, when it was established by Holiday Inn® founder Kemmons Wilson with the opening of the company's flagship property, Holiday Inn Club Vacations® at Orange Lake Resort next to Orlando's Walt Disney World® Resort.
Today, the Holiday Inn Club Vacations resort portfolio spans across the United States. Throughout its history, the company has maintained the core family values true to its founding Wilson family, while aggressively pursuing growth, transforming its member engagement model and building an industry-leading team passionate about the guest experience.
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Ashley Pipa, Holiday Inn Club Vacations
407.315.8866
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More than One Million Visitors to be Greeted by Spectacular Performances, Groundbreaking Museum Exhibitions, Premier Fashion Shows and More
Complete cultural offering to be presented through the All-New Qatar Creates One Pass
DOHA, Qatar, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This morning at M7 in Msheireb, the all-new format for arts and culture programming across Qatar was announced, with the transformation of Qatar Creates from a limited period of events into a year-round national cultural movement, for local and international audiences alike. Qatar Creates will now be the all-embracing vehicle that curates, promotes, and celebrates the diversity of cultural activities in Qatar, with an unprecedented schedule of high-profile events, exhibitions, live shows, and openings, all geared toward the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, and beyond.
The new format Qatar Creates and overview of Qatar's cultural offerings for autumn 2022 were announced today for the first time by Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums and the Doha Film Institute and co-chair of Fashion Trust Arabia.
The unprecedented autumn schedule features 17 exhibitions across five museums and five creative hubs, 10 high-profile events, three live festivals, 15 Qatar Creates lounges and over 80 public art installations across the country.
Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa said, "As the countdown intensifies toward the opening of the World Cup, we are delighted to share a picture of autumn 2022 in Doha, when the calendar will be overflowing with museum exhibitions, premier fashion events, spectacular music and theater experiences, and eye-opening previews of the exciting cultural future that Qatar is building today."
In its new form Qatar Creates is a perennial cultural movement that curates, promotes, and celebrates the diversity of cultural activities in Qatar. To provide residents and visitors with an unrivalled opportunity to immerse themselves and fully experience the myriad cultural, leisure and entertainment offerings across the country, Qatar Creates has launched its new One Pass, an online portal that offers a one-stop resource for all of Qatar's cultural offerings.
Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa, continued, "One Pass is a gateway to arts and culture for all of our residents and visitors to access to museums, events, festivals, theatrical experiences, and cultural offerings across the country, along with benefits for dining, entertainment, adventure, and fashion. By bringing this all together with the One Pass, our hope is that everyone will have the opportunity to live it all, to experience the very best our country has to offer, turning visitors into ambassadors who will share their experiences and want to return to Qatar again and again."
Bearers of the tiered-level pass will enjoy benefits including free admission to all museums, discounts at events and performances, restaurants, and local retailers, as well as front-of-line privileges. Pass holders will also receive a daily newsletter of events and access to an online portal that will be filled with content about activities happening in Doha during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. For additional information on Qatar Creates and the One Pass, please visit www.qarcreates.com
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About Qatar Creates
Qatar Creates (QC) is a cultural initiative that was launched by Qatar Museums (QM) in 2019 to celebrate the inauguration of the National Museum of Qatar. QC is an annual celebration of art, fashion, design, culture and architecture through a weeklong series of community events and programmes including fashion shows, exhibitions, tours, workshops and panel discussions. QC is a global summit for the cultural innovation economy, acting as a platform to promote local, regional and international cultural perspectives.
Led by Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar Creates promises to showcase local and global talent. Qatar Creates will bring together the best of Qatar's cultural entities including Museum of Islamic Art and MIA Park, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Qatar, QM Gallery Al Riwaq, QM Gallery Katara, 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar and its newly created Creative Hub comprising of the Fire Station – Artists in Residence, M7, Tasweer Qatar Photo Festival and Liwan Design Studios and Labs.
Qatar Creates 2022 will be the first year to witness two editions of the celebration to welcome visitors during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. This edition will also introduce QM's upcoming museums and galleries including the Art Mill Museum, Qatar Auto Museum and Lusail Museum.
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MIAMI, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The announcement of The Virtual Restaurant Association, or VRA - the United States first Non-Profit with the purpose of qualifying Virtual Restaurant Companies to protect Consumer, Driver & Restaurants - Health, Safety & Profits.
The Virtual Restaurant Association will focus on providing Free Memberships to Virtual Restaurant Companies that have displayed a focus on:
- Health & Safety
- Brand Integrity
- Intellectual Property
- Restaurant Profitability
Virtual restaurants have been a lifeline for many restaurant owners who had to shut down physical locations or limit dining to curbside and take-out only during the pandemic. However, the number of unsafe and copy-cat brands has flooded the market with consumer doubt and unhealthy sanitation practices.
The Florida Non-Profit will consistently review new and existing Virtual Restaurant companies and provide free memberships based on pre-determined criteria. Over the coming months The Virtual Restaurant Association will elect and announce its board members and begin taking applications from potential member companies and restaurant groups.
For more information, visit:
VirtualRestaurantAssoc.Org
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Congressional Budget Office says inflation to last into 2023
By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office says that high inflation will persist into next year. This will likely cause the federal government to pay higher interest rates on its debt. The nonpartisan agency expects that the consumer price index will rise 6.1% this year and 3.1% in 2023. This forecast suggests that inflation will slow from current annual levels of 8.3%, yet it would still be dramatically above a long term baseline of 2.3%. The 10-year estimates do contain positive news as this year’s annual budget deficit will be $118 billion lower than forecast last year. That’s a byproduct of the end of pandemic-related spending and the solid job growth it helped to spur. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/25/congressional-budget-office-says-inflation-to-last-into-2023/ | 2022-05-25T19:59:00Z |
SEATTLE, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Expeditions, the global Leader in Polar Adventures, has announced a new photography-themed voyage in Spitsbergen for the Arctic 2023 sailing season, positioning it as "a dream trip for photographers."
Beginner and advanced photographers can explore Spitsbergen in the Norwegian Arctic and hone their photography skills at the same time on the 11-day Spitsbergen Photography: Under the Midnight Sun voyage, which Quark Expeditions is offering in July 2023.
Inspiring guests through snow-topped mountains, massive glaciers, deep-walled fjords and tundra of Spitsbergen will be award-winning photographer, filmmaker and lecturer Chris Linder. "July is a magical time to visit Svalbard, when the light-filled summer days fuel a brief but intense explosion of life from tiny tundra flowers to polar bears, walruses, and whales," says Chris, who has photographed more than 50 scientific expeditions after transitioning from naval officer and oceanographic researcher to visual storyteller. "The diversity of subject matter and enchanting low-angle light make this expedition a photographer's dream."
Guests will enjoy this photography-themed journey aboard the 128-passenger Ocean Adventurer, a past winner of the Travel Weekly Magellan Silver Award for Best Overall Small Cruise Ship.
"We're so proud to have created this unique itinerary specifically geared to Arctic photographers," says Thomas Lennartz, Vice-President of Sales for Quark Expeditions. "The impetus for this itinerary came from our guests who've expressed a desire to perfect their photography skills in Spitsbergen, which is known as the Wildlife Capital of the Arctic. We're also pleased that our guests can learn from an award-winning photographer like Chris Linder who has many years in the Arctic."
In addition to learning amazing photography skills from an award-winning professional, guests can also look forward to:
- Presentations from polar experts including marine biologists
- Zodiac cruising and shore landings
- The Polar Plunge
- Kayaking
Learn more about Spitsbergen Photography: Under the Midnight Sun.
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About Quark Expeditions:
Specializing exclusively in expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic, Quark Expeditions® has been the leading innovator of polar adventure since the company took the first group of consumer travelers to the North Pole in 1991. Quark Expeditions has been innovating ever since. With a diverse fleet of specially-equipped small expedition vessels and icebreakers—some of them equipped with helicopters—Quark Expeditions delivers deeply immersive polar experiences—and is able to take guests deeper into the Polar Regions than anyone else. Led by passionate and seasoned expedition teams, including scientists, wildlife experts and researchers, Quark Expeditions offers an onboard program that enriches the passenger experience.
About Ultramarine:
The technologically-advanced Ultramarine, the newest addition to the Quark Expeditions fleet, is a game-changer in polar exploration. Equipped with two twin-engine Airbus 145 helicopters, 20 quick-launching Zodiacs and the largest portfolio of off-ship adventure options in the industry, Ultramarine changes the way guests explore the Polar Regions. Other features include a spa, sauna with floor-to-ceiling windows, fitness centre, yoga space, spacious rooms and two restaurants plus a lounge and presentation theatre. Ultramarine has been designed with advanced sustainability systems that help us preserve the pristine Polar Regions for the next generation of explorers.
About Travelopia:
Travelopia is one of the world's leading specialist travel groups. A pioneer in the experiential travel sector with a portfolio consisting of more than 50 independently operated brands, most of which are leaders in their sector. From sailing adventures, safaris and sports tours, to Arctic expeditions, each brand is diverse and focused on creating unforgettable experiences for customers across the world.
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Nearly 270 cases of salmonella found in chocolate eggs worldwide, EU says
STOCKHOLM (AP) — European health officials say that 266 confirmed cases and 58 suspected cases of an outbreak of salmonella infection linked to chocolate Easter eggs have now been reported throughout Europe and in North America, the vast majority in children.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said that 86.3% of the cases were among children aged 10 or younger, and for all cases in Europe with information available, 41.3% of them were hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
Cases have been reported in 14 European countries, Canada and the United States.
The European Union agency still suspects a Belgian factory. Its closure in April, the global recall and withdrawal of their products from the shelves “have reduced the risk of exposure, but new cases may occur due to the long shelf life and possible storage of products at home,” the agency said.
In early April, food authorities in several European countries said that Italian company Ferrero has recalled specific batches of Kinder chocolate products due to suspicions of a connection between the products and an outbreak of salmonella.
The FDA has recalled some Kinder products.
The two outbreak strains which both are multidrug-resistant, were identified in 10 of the 81 salmonella-positive samples taken in the Belgian plant in December and January, including in buttermilk, semi-finished and finished products. The buttermilk was provided by an Italian supplier where salmonella was not detected.
“Based on the available evidence, salmonella has not been detected in other plants,” the agency said Wednesday.
The Stockholm-based agency said it continues to monitor the situation and encouraged close cooperation with food safety authorities in the countries affected.
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TALON, an industry leader in providing innovative healthcare technology solutions, has announced the hire of David Osborn as Executive Vice President of Sales. He is tasked with leading TALON's go-to market strategies and sales efforts for the Management Consulting, Analysts, Health Plan, and Claims-Tech markets.
A healthcare industry veteran, Osborn comes to TALON with more than 30 years of experience and a proven track record in revenue growth, market expansion, and technology development with companies including GE, Perot Systems (Division of Dell), FICO, and IBM. Additionally, he led the first SaaS Healthcare Information System to market with resounding success.
Osborn is also an established and highly regarded C-Suite thought leader and transparency consultant.
"Dave's stellar track record of achievements over more than three decades speaks for itself," said TALON Co-Founder, President, and CEO Mark Galvin. "He brings invaluable depth of knowledge and experience to the table and has a clear understanding of the needs and challenges that stakeholders across the healthcare industry are currently facing with ensuring transparency compliance. We're thrilled to welcome Dave to the TALON team!"
TALON's mission is to educate, empower, and incentivize the American healthcare consumer to meaningfully reduce costs and create a healthier ecosystem. We've built the ultimate suite of software services designed to fulfill the requirements of the Transparency in Coverage Rule and No Surprises Act. Simply put, TALON protects healthcare stakeholders from overpaying for care while enabling seamless integration into the Payer's existing architecture, all without disruption or distraction. Our tools create free-market dynamics, starting with our ability to ensure full compliance with all mandates and extending through our consumer-driven MyMedicalShopper platform. Learn more at talonhealthtech.com.
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