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Man arrested for biting woman, assaulting girl
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) - The former postmaster of Venice is accused of biting a woman and battering a child, police reports say.
Kevin Sullivan, 46, of Port Charlotte, was charged with battery by intentional touch or strike and willful abuse of a child without causing great bodily harm.
On April 12, a victim, referred to as “Victim One” in a probable cause affidavit, and a witness were picked up early from school by Sullivan.
Sullivan took them to a restaurant where Victim One contacted another victim, referred to as “Victim Two,” to let them know Sullivan was not wearing his wedding ring, the affidavit said.
Once at Sullivan’s home, he and Victim Two allegedly got into an argument.
Sullivan had allegedly been drinking and wanted to go out again. When leaving the house, he hit Victim Two’s car, which they own together, stated an affidavit. The altercation eventually became physical, police say.
Sullivan allegedly shoved Victim Two, pulled her hair, pinned her down and grabbed her neck. Victim One allegedly attempted to get Sullivan off of Victim Two.
“After suspect had battered Victim Two, he turned his aggression towards Victim One,” stated a report. Sullivan allegedly bit Victim One’s arm, pushed her onto a couch and hit her shoulder and neck.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the witness, who had videotaped the incidents, called law enforcement.
The witness was not involved in the altercation, stated an affidavit.
Sullivan was previously arrested and convicted in 2013 for DUI in Manatee County, according to county records. He was put on probation for the DUI.
In this latest incident, Sullivan was released from custody on a $5,000 bond. His arraignment is May 23.
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Community Parade kicks off Hall of Fame festivities in Canton
CANTON – The annual Community Parade kicked off the Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival on Sunday, with drill teams and marching units performing in sweltering 90-degree temperatures.
"It is very well received," said Collyn Floyd, vice president of events and marketing strategy for the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors most of the festival activities. "The Community Parade definitely has its fans. It has shown its value over the years. It is a little more casual and laid back than our Grand Parade."
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The Canton Repository Hall of Fame Festival Grand Parade is scheduled for 8 a.m. Aug. 6. Largely comprised of youth marching units, the Community Parade was launched in 1980. There were 95 units registered to participate.
Parade brings in youth drill teams
"It is great for younger children who may not want to walk the 2.2-mill (Grand Parade) route," Floyd said. "It also allows us to involve local community groups, marching bands, dance groups, nonprofit groups."
The starting point for the Community Parade is around the 1100 block of Market Avenue N. It proceeds south to the 300 block of Market Avenue S.
"We have spray bottles with ice water," said Karen Johnson, head cheer director of the Firestone Park Rams, a girls marching unit from Akron. "We are spraying while they walk. We will make sure they get a shower, keep them cool."
Marchers in that unit range from ages 5 to 13.
Some spectators arrived hours prior to the parade to take up a position along the side of Market Avenue.
"We came to get a good spot," said Nancy Moore of Perry Township. "And we have grand babies that will sit right in front of us."
Among the participating units was the Massillon Tiger Swing Band, clad in orange and black.
"It is great conditioning for the kids," said Chris Nussbaum, unit director. "And we like performing before crowds. They invite us every year."
Waiting for the parade to begin was Akron resident Dominique Jimerson, whose 10-year-old daughter is in the Firestone Park Rams unit.
"She is really determined," Jimerson said. "And she practices all day. I am just really scared of the heat for her."
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- Funding will support 23 programs that serve more than 10,000 seniors
- Effort will help reduce pain at the pump felt by many volunteer drivers
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When times are tough and many feel a strain on their pocketbooks, older South Carolinians who are already in need of nutritious meals and the nonprofits that serve them can and do struggle to just get by.
To both assist and amplify this critical need, the Duke Energy Foundation is funding $100,000 in grants to 23 mobile feeding programs that serve more than 10,000 seniors every day across the state.
These grants come at a time of great need, with many feeding programs feeling the financial double impact of recovering from the pandemic and economic uncertainties. Rising costs are challenging the daily food operations of these community organizations, and these impacts at the gas pump have led to a large number of volunteer drivers stepping down or modifying their delivery routes.
"Food insecurity is a challenge for many and directly impacts the communities we serve," said Mike Callahan, Duke Energy's South Carolina state president. "We hope this funding will fill a crucial gap while also shining a bright light on the people who do this amazing work to support our seniors each and every day."
The grant will allow local organizations to either purchase gas cards to supplement volunteers' costs to deliver meals, or offset the cost of paid drivers, allowing these groups to continue to feed seniors much-needed nutritious meals.
A complete list of recipients can be found here.
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- "Our organization has seen a 105% increase in our gas expenses in the past year," said Catriona Carlisle, executive director of Meals on Wheels of Greenville. "The rising prices have caused drivers to be unable to afford regular delivery of meals to our neighbors in need. The invaluable support of Duke Energy will allow us to recruit more volunteers to make sure we continue serving over 1,500 meals daily in Greenville County."
- "Partners like Duke Energy make services like our senior mobile meal delivery program possible," said Tracey Bendenbaugh, CEO of Piedmont Agency on Aging. "This grant will allow us to more confidently deliver meals to our neighbors despite rising commodity costs."
- "As prices increase, so does the need for our services," said Gail Wilson, executive director for Sumter Senior Services. "With the grant provided by the Duke Energy Foundation, we will be able to meet these needs and assist seniors in Sumter County. We are so appreciative of their support."
Duke Energy Foundation
The Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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Honors reflect the breadth, depth, and quality of Sharecare's proprietary content to address critical issues including mental health and health equity
ATLANTA, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharecare (Nasdaq: SHCR), the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced its recognition in the Spring 2022 Digital Health Awards across 19 categories. The Health Information Resource Center's semiannual Digital Health Awards recognize the best online and virtual health resources for both consumers and professionals.
The comprehensive Sharecare platform serves as a digital "front door" to its award-winning content, programs, and resources that are designed to help people manage and improve their health. Among those recognized in this year's competition are Sharecare's digital therapeutics for stress and anxiety management – including both Unwinding Anxiety and Unwinding by Sharecare's financial stress mini-master class developed in partnership with Mint – as well as several articles and videos created to inspire and inform people about managing their health.
The Digital Health Awards also honored web-based extensions of Sharecare's platform including interactive tools in its online chronic disease education centers for conditions like depression and heart failure as well as Sharecare's social media channels and content. Other digital resources from the company to empower clinical researchers as well as community and civic leaders to advance health and well-being initiatives inclusively were among this year's award winners.
"These wins reflect the breadth, depth, and quality of the proprietary content that power our offerings and is a key differentiator driving engagement with our virtual care platform, enabling us to support our members throughout their health journeys," said Laura Klein, executive vice president and head of life sciences at Sharecare. "We deliver a wealth of best-in-class resources and expertise that meet people's needs across diagnosed conditions, individual health goals, education and inspiration, and beyond; and we are proud to celebrate not only the industry's recognition of this work, but also its positive impact on the millions of lives we touch today."
Sharecare earned the following Digital Health Awards during this season's competition:
Gold Award
Silver Awards
- "Ukrainian Refugees Facing Major Health Risks"
- "Health Equity" video series
- "Engaging Diverse Individuals and the Communities They Live In"
- The Data Behind Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- The Data Behind Tardive Dyskinesia
- Digital Immersion for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Interactive 3D Experience Featuring Parallax Scrolling
Bronze Awards
- Financial Stress Mini Course, developed in partnership with Mint (available through Unwinding by Sharecare on iOS and Android)
- Sharecare on Facebook
- Sharecare on Twitter
- Sharing Care: Becca's Story
- You Are More Than Atopic Dermatitis
- Virtual Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Assistant
Merit Awards
- Unwinding Anxiety by Sharecare (available on iOS and Android)
- "Transgender Health and Wellness" article series
- "Accelerating Decentralized Real-World Research: Smart Omix for Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Companies"
- A Virtual Look at What Causes Heart Failure
- Movement for Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Better Together: Managing Depression
To explore more award-winning content, programs, and resources from Sharecare, visit sharecare.com or download the app for iOS and Android.
Sharecare is the leading digital health company that helps people – no matter where they are in their health journey – unify and manage all their health in one place. Our comprehensive and data-driven virtual health platform is designed to help people, providers, employers, health plans, government organizations, and communities optimize individual and population-wide well-being by driving positive behavior change. Driven by our philosophy that we are all together better, at Sharecare, we are committed to supporting each individual through the lens of their personal health and making high-quality care more accessible and affordable for everyone. To learn more, visit www.sharecare.com.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SUZHOU, China, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirnaomics Ltd. (the "Company" or "Sirnaomics", stock code: 2257.HK), a leading biopharmaceutical company in discovery and development of RNAi therapeutics, announced today the launch of a Phase I clinical trial of the Company's siRNA (small interfering RNA) drug candidate, STP705, in adults undergoing abdominoplasty for submental fat reduction. This study is the first application for Sirnaomics to apply an RNAi therapeutic candidate for medical cosmetology treatment.
The global non-invasive fat reduction market size was valued at USD1.1 billion in 2021 and is anticipated to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.1% from 2022 to 2030, up to approximately USD4.0 billion (Grand View Research). Non-invasive fat reduction is a procedure that is done to decrease or eliminate stubborn fat pockets in specific areas of the body by using methods like cryolipolysis, radio frequency, and laser lipolysis. Non-invasive devices that are used in these procedures to permanently abolish fat cells are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as their efficiency and safety have been tested and the results have been proven to show significant results. However, the market is currently dominated by devices that have mild therapeutic effects and require multiple treatment sessions. Sirnaomics will initially focus on the use of STP705 for submental fat reduction.
The dose-ranging, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study will enroll 10 patients to evaluate the safety and tolerability of STP705, which will be delivered via subcutaneous injection. The primary endpoints are to assess injection comfort, characterize local and systemic safety, and evaluate histological changes of subcutaneous doses of STP705, and to compare the safety and tolerability of three different concentrations of STP705 to select dosages for future studies.
"Submental fullness is a common condition that is resistant to diet and exercise and is influenced by multiple factors including aging and genetics," said Sirnaomics Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer Michael Molyneaux M.D. "Our goal in expanding our applications of STP705 with this study is to examine the safety and efficacy of this treatment in patients who are undergoing abdominoplasty. We hope to use the information from this study to expand into the treatment of submental fat reduction and other areas of non-invasive fat sculpting. This Phase I study will serve as a blueprint for future studies of STP705 in the medical aesthetics category."
"The current devices and procedures for non-invasive fat reduction have mild therapeutic effects, and require multiple and sometimes challenging treatment sessions, which are costly for patients and don't always achieve the desired results," said Dr. Patrick Lu, Founder, Chairman of the Board, Executive Director, President and CEO of Sirnaomics. "Based on a discovery from our previous clinical study and a series of preclinical evaluations with animal models, we decided to expand STP705 therapeutic application into medical aesthetics with this Phase I study."
About STP705
Sirnaomics' leading product candidate, STP705, is a siRNA (small interfering RNA) therapeutic that takes advantage of a dual-targeted inhibitory property and polypeptide nanoparticle (PNP)-enhanced delivery to directly knock down both TGF-β1 and COX2 gene expression. The product candidate has received multiple IND approvals from both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), including treatments of cholangiocarcinoma, non-melanoma skin cancer and hypertrophic scar. STP705 has also received Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). STP705 is currently in five clinical trials for different indications: a Phase IIa for squamous cell carcinoma in situ (isSCC), a Phase II for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a Phase I/II for keloid scarring, a Phase I/II for hypertrophic scar (HTS), and a Phase I for liver cancer (basket).
About Sirnaomics
Sirnaomics is an RNA therapeutics biopharmaceutical company with product candidates in preclinical and clinical stages that focuses on the discovery and development of innovative drugs for indications with medical needs and large market opportunities. Sirnaomics is the first clinical-stage RNA therapeutics company to have a strong presence in both China and the United States, and also the first company to achieve positive Phase IIa clinical outcomes in oncology for an RNAi therapeutics for its core product, STP705. Learn more at www.sirnaomics.com.
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Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer, Sirnaomics
Email: MichaelMolyneaux@sirnaomics.com
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DALLAS (AP) — Pete DeBoer didn’t really hesitate to jump right back into coaching with the Dallas Stars about a month after he was fired by the Vegas Golden Knights.
Now the 54-year-old is ready to try to spark the offense of the only playoff team to get outscored during the 2021-22 regular season.
“The Vegas one rattled me,” DeBoer said during his introductory news conference Wednesday, sitting next to general manager Jim Nill with captain Jamie Benn in the audience.
“I think as a coach and a veteran coach that’s gone through it before, you lick your wounds for a couple of days, you reflect on what you could have done differently,” he said. “And then the phone starts ringing and you start diving into the teams that are interested and you start getting excited again.”
It made sense that DeBoer wouldn’t wait for his fifth chance as a head coach in the NHL. The Vegas firing bothered him because he thought the coaching staff kept playoff hopes alive longer than expected in an injury-plagued season.
Besides, DeBoer never took a year off between the other stints. In fact, Vegas hired him the same season he was fired in San Jose (2019-20), and he led the Golden Knights to the Western Conference final in the playoff bubble in Canada before they lost to Dallas.
DeBoer, whose first NHL head coaching job was with Florida, has reached the Stanley Cup Final twice in a first season — with New Jersey in 2011-12 and with San Jose four years later. Since Nill believes Dallas has a roster capable of such a run, he said this decision was easy.
“I’m a big resume guy,” Nill said. “This is a tough league and it’s a tough one to coach in and you have to be able to handle situations. I know Pete can do it.”
The Stars want to score more goals without sacrificing the defensive structure that was the priority under Rick Bowness, who led Dallas to the Stanley Cup Final in the bubble as the interim coach before getting a two-year contract.
After an overtime loss to Calgary in Game 7 of the first round, the 67-year-old Bowness said he was stepping away.
Dallas had the second highest-scoring line in franchise history with Jason Robertson, the fourth 40-goal scorer in Stars history, Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski, the soon-to-be 38-year-old who was DeBoer’s captain with the Sharks and signed a one-year extension with Dallas during the season.
The problem has been the highest-paid players, and previously high-scoring forwards, in Benn and Tyler Seguin.
Benn had only 18 goals and a minus-13 rating that was the worst in his 13 NHL seasons. Seguin, a six-time All-Star who missed all but three games in 2020-21 because of a torn hip labrum and knee surgery, was minus-21 with 24 goals (49 points). Seguin played the end of this season and against Calgary with a fractured bone in his left foot.
“I don’t think it’s a secret,” DeBoer said. “We want to unlock some of the offensive game to this group. What can we do better style of play wise in order to be better? The second thing is, individually, what individual players can we get more out of and what’s the plan to do that? And that goes hand-in-hand sometimes with style of play.”
Dallas has one of the best young defensemen in the league in Miro Heiskanen, who turns 23 next month. When the season starts, he will be the same age as goalie Jake Oettinger, whose breakout season ended with a stellar showing against Calgary.
Anton Khudobin, the 36-year-old with one year left on his contract, should be healthy again next season, and DeBoer has a history of giving veteran goalies another chance after shifting away from them.
“Like all young goalies, you’ve got to temper that. We all saw what he did in the playoffs,” DeBoer said of Oettinger, who played at Boston University with DeBoer’s son. “It’s following it up the next year. And our responsibility as coaches, and as a team, is to make sure we keep that foundation and structure around him.”
Nill hired DeBoer will just one year left on his own contract, but the coach said he received assurances from owner Tom Gaglardi that Nill would be “part of this while I’m here.” The 64-year-old Nill said he planned to be GM for several years and was working with Gaglardi on a succession plan.
“I think when you step outside of this organization and you get a perspective from the outside and you look at the drafting and the young talent coming and the blend of veterans and young guys, the future of this organization is really bright,” DeBoer said. “That’s a big part of Jim and what he does, so that was a big piece for me.”
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NEW YORK, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Upstart, Inc. ("Upstart" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: UPST) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Upstart investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 18, 2021 and May 9, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
UPST investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Upstart's AI model could not adequately account for macroeconomic factors such as interest rates that impact the market-clearing price for loans; (2) as a result, Upstart was experiencing a negative impact on its conversion rate; (3) as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to use its balance sheet to fund loans; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Upstart during the relevant time frame, you have until July 12, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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Letter to the editor: There's a downside to price controls on medications
The minute I was diagnosed with leukemia, I knew that my life would never be the same. And it’s true. Today, I am in remission, but still, I rely on 12 different medications to keep me cancer-free.
So as a cancer survivor who relies on daily therapies to survive, I find it extremely concerning that Congress is considering implementing government price controls on medications. While I understand the need to make prescription medications more affordable, achieving this goal should not come at the cost of medical innovation.
In the United States, our free-market system has allowed patients to access nearly 90% of all new medications. However, by moving forward with government price setting on prescription medications, we could quickly see the number of new medications available to those suffering from chronic illnesses and rare diseases drastically reduced.
If the government is concerned with the prices of prescription medications, there are many different avenues lawmakers could take. Rebate reforms and capping out-of-pocket costs are viable alternatives that would not put innovation at risk.
As members of Congress take the floor to discuss legislation related to our health care system, I hope that they keep in mind individuals like myself. The actions that they take will have direct implications on how we can go about living our lives.
Shawn Bixler, Hartville | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/opinion/2022/05/26/letter-editor-downside-price-controls-medications/9840576002/ | 2022-05-26T09:00:33Z |
The analytics leader's best-in-class risk technology offerings earned judges' praise and a trio of wins
CARY, N.C., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS has again scored a collection of wins from the 2022 Risk Technology Awards, Risk.net's prestigious annual awards series recognizing the best in enterprise, operational, and credit risk technology. According to a panel of judges comprised of Risk.net editors and risk technology users, the artificial intelligence and analytics leader reigns supreme in three categories:
- Consumer credit modelling software of the year
- Regulatory capital calculation product of the year
- IFRS 9 enterprise solution of the year
The winning solutions integrate seamlessly with an array of other SAS solutions on cloud-ready SAS Risk Stratum. This integrated and highly collaborative risk platform provides a virtual headquarters for model development, data integration and workflow planning and execution across risk and finance.
"As the world faces growing economic uncertainty, financial services organizations are reassessing risks and recalibrating their models and processes to weather the volatility ahead," said Troy Haines, Senior Vice President and Head of Risk Research and Quantitative Solutions at SAS. "While awards and accolades are nice, what's most important is what this recognition represents to our customers: that their SAS powered risktech capabilities will help them identify and overcome the challenges ahead, whatever the future brings."
SAS 'a clear leader' in consumer credit modelling, says judging panel
Modern banking requires modern decision-making attuned to the latest regulatory standards – and adaptable amid shifting conditions. Without state-of-the-art credit risk modeling, banks and fintechs cannot deliver the consistent customer experience today's consumers demand. That seamless experience relies on crunching increasingly large and diverse datasets through risk models and integrating advanced analytics into fair and ethical decisioning processes – no easy feat.
SAS Risk Modeling's key differentiators in the consumer credit modeling arena? Ease, automation and explainability. In SAS' integrated ecosystem, automated credit decisions, detailed metrics, and turnkey, compliant risk models are a click away. The result is transparent, machine learning-driven decisioning that can evolve through a wide range of implementations and applications.
Risk.net's judging panel called SAS' model as a service approach "innovative." Further, it lauded SAS' "focus on easy and fast model deployment as well as natural language explainability," providing comprehensive support for the credit lifecycle.
Regulatory capital calculation solution 'shows SAS flexing its muscles'
Facing potential market volatility, financial firms must anticipate increased capital requirements that could send initial margins soaring. With SAS' new Basel IV configuration, clients can prepare for changes in regulation and simulate credit risk approaches to weather the storm.
With this expansion of the SAS Solution for Regulatory Capital, financial institutions can prepare for full compliance in various jurisdictions and optimize their credit risk mitigation strategy, while reducing capital requirements within legal and regulatory constraints.
Judges called the solution "expandable and adaptable," highlighting its "good product coverage." They also praised SAS' overall approach, stating, "This shows SAS flexing its muscles in commercial credit and occupying the traded space via securitizations and the large exposures framework."
"SAS is the leader in its field – a well-deserved position," the judging panel further noted. "It has lots of high-quality offerings and great support; the client genuinely comes first."
IFRS 9 technology that "brings together a fully integrated risk and finance view generally not evident in most products"
The SAS Solution for IFRS 9 enables banks to model expected credit loss, manage workflows, and integrate and validate data for model development. Its ability to break down the execution process from both a granular and a 30,000-foot view empowers financial firms to be fully transparent and audit-ready.
Other features include a simplified coding environment for fast, efficient model implementation using various code languages as well as a simulation environment supporting what-if analysis enhancing risk visibility. Its reporting capabilities are flexible and democratized, allowing users across roles and departments to quickly create and even automate reporting.
"Here, we see a fully integrated risk and finance view generally not evident in most products," noted the judging panel, adding that it's "good to see the emphasis on model development and model governance – as well as the ability to integrate with other SAS products."
Only SAS delivers comprehensive risk solutions, AI and regtech technologies and best practices that help financial services organizations like banks and insurers balance short- and long-term strategies, improve financial performance, and foster a risk-aware culture throughout the organization.
To learn more, download the Keys to robust credit risk modeling and decisioning for better customer experience white paper.
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Dolly Parton launches ‘Doggy Parton’ pet apparel line
Published: Sep. 1, 2022 at 9:50 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - Dolly Parton seems to have the golden touch with singing, acting and writing. And now the superstar has launched an apparel line for pets.
The line is called “Doggy Parton.”
In collaboration with SportPet Designs, the line will feature shirts, dresses, squeaky toys and even a blonde wig inspired by Parton.
Parton said she was inspired to start it because of her love for animals.
Part of the proceeds will go to a rescue organization that provides homes for displaced animals.
Initially, the products will be available online through doggyparton.com and Amazon.
More retailers will be announced in the future.
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Hurricanes’ D-men providing vital offensive playoff output
By AARON BEARD
AP Sports Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are getting the offensive production they need so far from their blue liners in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Hurricanes outlasted the Boston Bruins in a seven-game series with defensemen Jaccob Slavin and Tony DeAngelo leading the team in points. Then they rallied to beat the New York Rangers to open their second-round series on Ian Cole’s overtime goal. The Hurricanes head into Friday’s Game 2 seeking a sixth straight playoff home win. The schedule includes Game 2 between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. Calgary won Game 1 in a shootout featuring a combined 15 goals. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/19/hurricanes-d-men-providing-vital-offensive-playoff-output/ | 2022-05-19T20:32:41Z |
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an accessory to protect the area behind the ears when wearing a face mask and/or face protection," said an inventor, from Las Vegas, Nev., "so I invented the RELAX STRAPS. My design would increase comfort and it can be easily moved from one mask to another."
The patent-pending invention provides relief from ear pain when wearing face masks. In doing so, it helps to prevent irritation caused by the ear loops. As a result, it enhances comfort and safety and it provides added peace of mind. The invention features a simple and effective design that is easy to position and use so it is ideal for individuals who wear masks and experience ear pain or irritation. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Las Vegas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LGT-214, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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The brand's updated packaging and new flavors put indulgence in the spotlight
NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for National Ice Cream Month, Enlightened, the feel-good dessert brand, aims to celebrate its indulgent flavors with a packaging rebrand and an expanding lineup of ice cream pints rolling out this summer.
Enlightened's new look uses vibrant colors and whimsical illustrations to emphasize the abundant mix-ins and flavors while standing out on shelves. The first product lines to debut the design include ice cream pints and bars, Sundae Cones and Sugar-free Syrups.
"This new packaging design has been in the works for a while now, and we're thrilled to finally release it," Enlightened founder and CEO Michael Shoretz said. "The superior flavors and mix-ins in our desserts are what keep our fans coming back, so we chose to emphasize those aspects while maintaining a strong and identifiable look across all of our product lines."
Along with the unveiling of a new packaging design, Enlightened expands its low-sugar ice cream pint lineup with four new light pints, including:
- Kookie Dough: Blue (yes, blue!) vanilla-flavored ice cream with chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate sandwich cookie pieces;
- Chocolate P.B. Crunch: Rich chocolate ice cream with a thick peanut butter swirl and fudge-covered peanuts;
- Coffee Toffee: Coffee-flavored ice cream with with fudge-covered toffee pieces; and
- Chocolate Caramel Pecan Crunch: Chocolate ice cream with roasted pecan pieces and a caramel swirl.
"We love to push the boundaries with indulgence and nutrition to make you question how something so delicious could be so low in sugar, and I think we accomplished that with these new flavors," Shoretz said.
Shoppers can purchase Enlightened's new ice cream flavors in grocery stores nationwide and online now.
About Enlightened
Enlightened is the first and largest brand within Beyond Better Foods, a New York City-based company founded by Forbes Under 30 alum Michael Shoretz in 2012. A pioneer in the low-sugar dessert category, Enlightened was one of the first light ice creams on the market. The brand is widely distributed in US retailers, such as Sprouts Farmers Market, Whole Foods Market, Shoprite, Publix and Walmart. Enlightened is recognized for producing innovative feel-good desserts, including low-carb ice cream in 2019; no-sugar-added Cheesecakes and keto-friendly Dough Bites in 2020; Ready-to-Bake Cookies in 2021; and low-sugar Sundae Cones in 2022. Shoretz founded Beyond Better Foods from inspiration from his personal training clients' desire for healthy alternatives to their favorite sweet, salty, spicy and savory treats. Beyond Better Foods now includes Enlightened and Bada Bean Bada Boom.
For more information on Enlightened, visit eatenlightened.com.
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CARMEL, Ind., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ: MBIN) (the "Company" or "Merchants"), parent company of Merchants Bank of Indiana, today announces the appointment of Tamika Catchings and Thomas Dinwiddie to the Company's board of directors. With these new appointments, Catchings and Dinwiddie join a group of 11 distinguished members of the Merchants board.
From 2001 to 2016, Catchings played for the Indiana Fever, the Indianapolis WNBA team, and became one of the most decorated athletes of all time. She is a four-time Olympic gold medalist, ten-time WNBA All-Star, five-time Defensive Player of the Year and a WNBA Champion. Beyond her on-court success, Catchings is known for her off-court professionalism and was a three-time recipient of the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship award. In 2004, Catchings launched the Catch the Stars Foundation, which empowers youth by providing goal setting programs that promote fitness, literacy and youth development.
Since retiring from professional play in 2016, in addition to her Catch the Stars Foundation, Catchings has diversified her resume through local investments, business ownership, board positions and more. Most recently, Catchings had served as vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Indiana Fever, working directly with the coaching staff and maintaining day-to-day operations for the organization. She has also held board positions with the Indianapolis Airport Authority, USA Basketball Development National Team Committee and the Oath board of advisors where she served as a founding member alongside fellow pro athletes Serena Williams, Rickie Fowler, Abby Wambach and Russell Wilson.
Dinwiddie is a partner at the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP and his practice focuses on the areas of real estate, real estate finance, real estate development and mortgage banking. He has been a director of Merchants Bank of Indiana since 2002. Additionally, Dinwiddie has represented the Indiana Mortgage Bankers Association for more than 30 years and was the first recipient of their Distinguished Service Award. He is a graduate of DePauw University and received his juris doctor degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
"What a privilege it is to welcome both Tamika Catchings and Thomas Dinwiddie as our newest members of the board," said Michael F. Petrie, Co-Founder and Chairman of Merchants Bancorp. "Adding their wealth of knowledge and expertise will only further Merchants' commitment to delivering the best experience possible for our customers and community. We hold Tamika and Thomas in highest regard and are confident they will provide valuable insight in their new appointments."
As a member of the board of directors, Catchings and Dinwiddie will be responsible for business and risk management oversight, monitoring management performance and helping advise management decisions.
To learn more about Merchants Bancorp and Merchants Bank of Indiana, visit www.merchantsbankofindiana.com or find Merchants Bank on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
ABOUT MERCHANTS BANCORP
Recognized as the best-performing U.S. public bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana operating multiple lines of business, including Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") multi-family housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing; mortgage warehouse financing; retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking; agricultural lending; and traditional community banking. Merchants Bancorp, with $9.7 billion in assets and $7.5 billion in deposits as of March 31, 2022, conducts its business primarily through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Merchants Capital Corp., Farmers-Merchants Bank of Illinois, Merchants Capital Servicing, LLC, and Merchants Mortgage, a division of Merchants Bank of Indiana. For more information and financial data, please visit Merchants' Investor Relations page at investors.merchantsbancorp.com.
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‘No reason for him to shoot my son’: Navy sailor killed on Mother’s Day; police search for gunman
MILWAUKEE (WTMJ) - Police in Wisconsin are searching for the person who shot and killed a 19-year-old Navy sailor who was visiting his girlfriend on Mother’s Day.
Phoenix Castanon was in Wisconsin from Arizona over the holiday weekend.
Castanon’s mother, Tiata Nez-Dunklin, said he enlisted in the Navy last year. Nez-Dunklin is a Navy veteran herself.
“To know that he wanted to follow in my footsteps. His dad was also in the Army,” she said.
West Allis police said the Mother’s Day incident occurred just before 3 a.m. Castanon approached a man in a car who was bothering a woman. During the argument, that man pulled a gun and shot the 19-year-old.
“There was no reason for him to shoot my son. To me, that’s just so cowardly. To use a weapon to take a child, my child’s life,” Nez-Dunklin said.
Castanon’s mother said her son was known for his big heart, always sticking up for others, protecting her, his 15-year-old sister and 9-year-old brother. He was their hero.
“They’re hurting. They’re trying their very best to stay strong, but they’re just as lost as we are, along with his dad,” Nez-Dunklin said.
In their last phone conversation, Castanon’s mother said they said they loved each other, as they always did, and he sent a text message just hours before the shooting.
“He was asking me what I wanted for Mother’s Day. He told me that he loved me,” Nez-Dunklin said.
Now, she’s pleading for help from strangers in a city she’s never been to in helping to find the man who killed her son.
“Anybody can help; just bring justice for my son,” Nez-Dunklin said.
West Allis police urge anyone with more information to contact them at 414-302-8000.
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Many Americans say life has at least partially returned to a pre-pandemic normal, but experts warn that when it comes to Covid-19, the US is not out of the woods yet. A third of people in the US currently live in areas with high or medium community levels and should consider masking indoors based on their own Covid-19 risk, the director of the CDC said yesterday.
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1. Ukraine
In a show of support for the Ukrainian government, the US has reopened its embassy in Kyiv after it closed three months ago ahead of Russia's invasion. "We underscored our commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, pledged to continue our assistance, and started working toward the day we could return to Kyiv. Now, that day has come," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday. Blinken also said the US will give Ukraine an additional $215 million in emergency food assistance to help the country fight its ongoing humanitarian crisis. On the battlefield, NATO doesn't expect significant gains for either Russia or Ukraine in the coming weeks. "I think we'll be in a standstill for a while," a NATO military official with knowledge of the intelligence told CNN. Separately, President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with the leaders of Finland and Sweden today after the two nations submitted their formal applications to become NATO members.
2. Buffalo shooting
The House of Representatives voted 222-203 yesterday to pass a bill aimed at preventing domestic terrorism and combating the threat of violent extremism by White supremacists. The vote comes in the wake of a racially motivated mass shooting over the weekend at a supermarket in a predominately Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, that killed 10 people and wounded three others. The bill now heads to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain because most Republicans in Congress remain steadfastly opposed to any kind of gun control bills. The suspected shooter, Payton Gendron, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder, officials said, adding that other charges are forthcoming. He is scheduled to appear in court today for a felony hearing.
3. Stocks
The stock market had a rough day yesterday, with the Dow tumbling 1,164 points, or 3.6% -- its worst trading day since June 2020. Markets have plummeted over the past month as the Federal Reserve telegraphed that it would regularly hike interest rates by half a percentage point for the foreseeable future to combat persistent inflation. Now, investors are calling for a three-quarter-point rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed's June meeting, despite Fed Chair Jerome Powell's assurances that an increase that high isn't on the table. Meanwhile, Asian markets opened sharply lower today, continuing Wall Street's downward spiral hours earlier.
4. Baby formula
The Biden administration announced it is taking new actions to attempt to alleviate the nationwide baby formula shortage, including invoking the Defense Production Act. The act allows the government more control over industrial production during emergencies and will direct suppliers of formula ingredients to prioritize delivery to various manufacturers. In addition, President Biden announced that the Defense Department's commercial planes will be used to import formula from abroad. The House yesterday also passed a pair of bills aimed at addressing the nationwide formula shortage. One of the bills would provide $28 million in emergency funding to increase the number of FDA inspection staff and bolster additional resources for personnel working on formula issues. The other bill is aimed at ensuring that families in need can continue to buy baby formula with WIC benefits during a public health emergency or supply chain issues such as a product recall.
5. US Soccer
After a long fight, US Soccer has agreed to a landmark equal pay deal for women. Under the new agreement, US Soccer will become "the first Federation in the world to equalize FIFA World Cup prize money" awarded to the teams for participating in World Cups. "This is a truly historic moment," US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone said yesterday. US Soccer will share a portion of its broadcast, partner and sponsorship revenue with a 50/50 split of that share divided equally between the US women's and men's national teams, according to the agreement. The deal also encompasses other areas such child care, parental leave, short-term disability, mental health impairment, travel and equal quality of venues and field playing surfaces. Earlier this year, US Soccer and the US Women's National Team reached a $24 million agreement to end a dispute over equal pay dating back to 2019.
BREAKFAST BROWSE
A 16-year-old is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo
He's following in the footsteps of his older sister, the youngest woman to fly around the world at age 19. What a cool family!
This unusual new superyacht concept has a giant glass eye
Introducing the extravagant 110-meter vessel, Zion. (But it would have been clever to name it Cyclops. Just saying!)
Italian mom shares tips for the perfect Italian sauce
Say goodbye to bland spaghetti. Check out this quick video to learn how to elevate your pasta sauce to the next level. Deliziosa!
Wingstop could soon raise its own chickens
When there are supply chain issues, become your own supplier. That's the company's potential solution to reduce food supply costs amid high demand.
The Ringling Bros. circus is returning next year -- without elephants
The iconic traveling circus is being revived less than a decade after it shuttered, but with a few big changes under the big top.
TODAY'S NUMBER
3
That's how many North Korean cargo planes flew to China and back on Monday as the country battles a fast-spreading outbreak of Covid-19. While it is unknown what the planes were carrying, the rare trip came after China pledged to help North Korea with its outbreak, which experts have warned could cause a major humanitarian crisis in the isolated and impoverished nation. North Korea officially confirmed its first Covid cases last week. The country had not previously acknowledged any cases, and has kept its borders tightly shut since January 2020.
TODAY'S QUOTE
"As long as we are fortunate enough to be breathing, we will breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out. And I'm a doctor now, so I know how breathing works."
-- Pop superstar Taylor Swift, delivering a commencement speech at New York University's 2022 graduation ceremony. Swift received an honorary "Doctor of Fine Arts" degree from the university. She was first announced as the commencement speaker for NYU back in March to mass excitement from fans of the 11-time Grammy winner. Some people even tried to buy tickets to the ceremony from graduating students.
TODAY'S WEATHER
AND FINALLY
A Virtual Vacation to Paris
Sip your coffee and enjoy this time lapse of one of the most stunning cities in the world. Let's call it a virtual vacation! Bon voyage! (Click here to view)
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City of Shawnee bans co-living rentals
SHAWNEE, Ks. (KCTV) - Shawnee has become the first Johnson County city to explicitly ban a growing type of housing.
You might have heard of co-living, which involves a house configured with separate locked bedrooms and shared common space, a concept that took off on the West Coast amidst sky-rocketing rents.
Co-living came to the metro in 2018 and received praise for creating affordable housing options. Then it came to Shawnee and riled neighbors.
A lot of local cities have focused their efforts on regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb’s, but this is the first regulation that calls out co-living by name.
A large home on Hallet Street has been getting the stink eye from neighbors for months. They remember when it went into foreclosure as a 4-bedroom, 3-bath home. Then they started seeing workers. They said the workers told them they were reconfiguring it to 7 bedrooms, which led them to start asking more questions.
The company behind the project is HomeRoom, founded in 2018 by a Prairie Village man, which has expanded to include six metro areas across the nation.
Generally, the company gets investors to buy properties, which HomeRoom then leases and sublets as individual rooms with shared common areas, maid and garden services. Some rents are as low as $350 per month.
The concerns have been raised at city meetings for months, beginning with the planning commission, then with the city council. The council tweaked the charges recommended by the planning commission. One such change was to include the phrase co-living in the zoning rules rather than change a previously defined category to include the circumstances of co-living. Monday, the council voted unanimously to pass the revised changes.
Coincidentally, at the same meeting, before the zoning changes come up for a vote, the council also heard a separate presentation on a Johnson County housing study, which showed a lack of affordable rental properties in Shawnee.
“In Shawnee, almost 50% of renters are spending 30% or more of their income on housing. That’s a high across the county,” Kristy Baughman, the director of education and planning for United Community Services of Johnson County, told the council.
The exact number was 48%. The parallel number for homeowners was 14%.
The Shawnee zoning changes specify that “Co-Living Groups” are prohibited in all residential districts.
“It is every district including our residential high rise apartment district,” Shawnee Community Development Director Doug Allmon clarified for the council.
The zoning ordinance defines a “Co-Living Group” as four or more unrelated adults living together.
Though the change involves the number of renters, one resident took issue with how she thought renters as a whole were portrayed during the months-long debate.
“People who rent their homes or live in multi-family housing are human beings. They live, work and pay taxes here in Shawnee,” said Shawnee resident Alex Welch. “This governing body exists to represent them and their interests too, not solely to protect property values. I live in a townhome myself, and it makes me feel extremely unwelcome when I hear these comments about my family and people like us and complaints that people like me might live next to a respectable single-family neighborhood. My home is not an eyesore and I am not a liability.”
Before the council even passed its new zoning rules, HomeRoom changed its listing for the Hallet Street home to a whole-house rental.
The other Shawnee property affiliated with Homeroom, which was initially meant for four tenants, is now for three.
A spokeswoman for the company wrote to us before the vote, saying the company is dialing back on any efforts to obtain more property there.
“We’ve generally focused our expansion efforts on the rest of the US this year, getting HomeRoom into new markets versus continuing to just focus on our existing ones,” wrote Jordan Barnes, Vice President of Brand & Communications at HomeRoom. “We’re not ‘leaving Shawnee,’ however we see far greater potential in other cities and are going to put our focus there. We’re disappointed in the likely outcome of tonight’s hearing of course, given Kansas [is] dear and true to our hearts, but it allows us to put resource[s] into cities that are welcoming / championing innovation and growth, versus challenging it.”
The city specifically names Co-Living Groups as different from Group Homes for people with disabilities, which are allowed.
Barnes said HomeRoom currently has 152 homes nationwide, with 1,000 tenants since its inception. Their goal is to expand to 50,000 tenants in the next two years.
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Glenn Mears remembered with Irish Wake
LAKE TWP. - Anyone stepping inside the Barrel Room Sunday afternoon would conclude Glenn Mears Jr., in a positive way, certainly left an impression on several people.
An Irish wake filled up the establishment in the 7900 block of Cleveland Avenue NW as surviving relatives, former business associates and friends convened to make merry and remember the former automobile dealership entrepreneur who died two weeks earlier at age 83.
"He always told me when I was growing up, 'When I die, I don't want anyone to be sad,'" Orum Glenn Mears III said of his father. "The Irish wake is designed to remember people, taking what would ordinarily be a sad occasion and making it a celebration and a joyous occasion."
When the two members of 87th Cleveland Pipe Band began playing their bag pipes, it was a standing-room crowd in the wine, craft beer and restaurant tavern. The band members came dressed in green plaid kilts.
"They actually got married here," Keri Sullivan, owner of the Barrel Room, said of Mears and his widow, Peggy Mears. "They were here a lot. When they weren't in Florida, they were here three or four days a week."
The main bar area in the establishment is named The Glenn "Smoke" and Peggy Mears Party Room.
Mears and his brother, John Mears, developed a chain of dealerships that included Park Honda, Park Acura and Park Mazda.
A video collage featuring several photographs of Mears with his family or at events was displayed in the banquet room. Photographs of him were posted throughout the establishment.
"I would do almost anything for this family," Sullivan said, explaining her willingness to dedicate her establishment to Glenn Mears Jr. "He was constantly doing things for other people."
Gleen Mears Jr. lived in the Lake Cable area of Jackson Township. He was native of New Philadelphia.
"He loved parties," Peggy Mears said. "He was such a good man. And he give so much to me from his heart."
Mears had two other sons, Mark Calvin Mears and Christopher John Mears.
"We have a fair amount of Irish in our family," Orum Glenn Mears III said. "It has always been a celebrated heritage with our family." | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2022/08/29/glenn-mears-jr-remembered-with-irish-wake/65460627007/ | 2022-08-29T01:38:56Z |
- Construction of next-generation marine-life theme park, SeaWorld® Abu Dhabi is 85% complete
- The research and rescue center planned to open this year
- The One Ocean Realm will include a 360° immersive media experience
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Miral, Abu Dhabi's leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences, in partnership with SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, announced it has reached 85% construction completion of the next-generation marine-life theme park, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, Yas Island's latest mega-development. The development, which is due to open in 2023 as the latest addition to Yas Island's tourism offering, includes the UAE's first dedicated marine research, rescue, rehabilitation and return center.
To be located next to the marine-life theme park, the research and rescue center will open this year. It will support regional and global conservation efforts, providing an advanced knowledge hub with a focus on indigenous Arabian Gulf and marine life ecosystems. The center will be led by world-class marine scientists, veterinarians, animal care professionals, rescue experts and educators, who will collaborate with peers, environmental organizations, regulators and academic institutions to impact long-term conservation efforts in the region. The rescue team will also be available to support the authorities 24/7.
Built on five indoor levels with a total area of approximately 183,000sqm, the marine-life theme park is in the final stages of construction completion of the interior themed guest environments, habitats, rides, and immersive experiences. Utilizing SeaWorld's vast experience operating world-class marine-life theme parks for over 55 years, the purpose-built habitats and ecosystems for the animals that will call SeaWorld Abu Dhabi home have been designed and built using the latest technologies, aiming to provide the residents a dynamic environment that replicates their natural habitat.
The marine-life theme park, set to be home to the region's largest and most expansive multi-species marine-life aquarium, will feature a myriad of immersive experiences and interactive exhibits, inviting guests from around the world to broaden their knowledge and appreciation of marine-life, while educating and inspiring. The central "One Ocean" realm of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi links six distinct marine environments throughout the park, all of which tell a unified story based on the interconnectivity of all life on earth and in our ocean. Within the central hub, guests will encounter fascinating ocean stories presented in an expansive 360º fully immersive media experience, transporting them from one fascinating place to another, while they encounter much of the ocean's diverse marine-life, learning how the One Ocean current impacts us all.
Commenting on this milestone, HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Miral said: "Abu Dhabi and the UAE has delivered longstanding marine conservation, and SeaWorld Abu Dhabi signifies the start of a new chapter in regional and global marine life knowledge, conservation, and sustainability. Our partnership with SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment to bring this next-generation marine-life theme park to the capital will help further position Abu Dhabi as a global tourism hub and contribute to its economic growth and diversification vision."
Scott Ross, Chairman, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, "On behalf of the Board of Directors of SeaWorld, I'd like to thank Miral for their partnership as we work together to bring SeaWorld to Yas Island. We are honored for the unique opportunity to be a part of Abu Dhabi's innovative vision for economic diversification and growth as well as the Emirate's commitment to marine-life conservation. SeaWorld brings a legacy of inspiring love and conservation for the ocean and marine animals, and we cannot be more excited to extend our global conservation network and mission to protect marine animals and their habitats in the sea and gulfs surrounding the UAE. We look forward to celebrating the UAE's history and deep-rooted connection to the ocean through the many incredible and immersive experiences at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi."
Mohammed Abdalla Al Zaabi, Chief Executive Officer, Miral added, "We are proud to mark this significant milestone in the development of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, in partnership with SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, leveraging its legacy of marine animal rescue and rehabilitation. This is an important and transformational addition to Yas Island's immersive experiences, which is yet another testament to achieving our vision for the island, positioning it as a top global destination."
Marc Swanson, CEO of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, said: "It is a privilege to partner with Abu Dhabi's leading creator of experiences Miral as we bring to life another extraordinary SeaWorld experience for guests with our first marine-life theme park in over 30 years and our first outside the USA. SeaWorld's nearly six decades of caring for such a vast array of marine animals is what makes this possible and what enables us to introduce another first for the UAE region – a marine animal research and rescue center for the UAE. We are excited to witness the impact that these endeavours will have on inspiring the next generation of marine animal conservationists across the UAE and advancing the causes of research, rescue, and conservation worldwide."
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is anticipated to contain more than 58 million litres of water and be home to more than 150 species of marine animals including sharks, schools of fish, manta rays, sea turtles, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates in addition to hundreds of birds including penguins, puffins, murres, flamingos and more. The park's animals will be cared for by an expert and experienced team of dedicated zoologists, veterinarians, nutritionists, and animal specialists who share a passion and commitment to maintaining the health and wellbeing of the animals in their care.
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi will further support Miral's vision to position Yas Island as a top global destination and a great addition to the island's unique portfolio of attractions and experiences. The next-generation marine-life park is scheduled for completion in late 2022 and is set to become Yas Island's next mega attraction.
Contact:
Alaaeddin Aburamadan
+971 (0) 4 3304030
Alaaeddin.Aburamadan@ipn.ae
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Acromag's new VPX carriers route power and bus signals to two plug-in XMC mezzanine modules with a 16-lane Gen 3 PCIe interface to enable a broad range of FPGA, GPU, I/O, and CPU combinations.
WIXOM, Mich, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acromag expands their OpenVPX™ carrier card selection with the addition of two new models that provide a simple and cost-effective solution for interfacing XMC modules to a VPX computer system. The VPX4840 and VPX4850 feature two XMC slots with support for front or rear panel I/O. They are available with VITA 42, VITA 61, or VITA 88 connectors to route power and interface bus signals to the plug-in mezzanine modules. Both models support a choice of direct PCIe connection to the VPX backplane via the data or expansion plane. The XMC sites have a 16-lane PCIe bus Gen 3 interface enabling rapid data throughput. By inserting XMC mezzanine modules on the carrier, including XMC processor (prXMC) modules, developers can now leverage hundreds of available function modules currently unavailable in a VPX platform. Pricing starts at $3995 for an air-cooled version with a 0 to 55°C range. Models with extended temperature ranges or conduction cooling support are also available.
"With two XMC sites, system integrators can combine FPGA, GPU, I/O, avionics, communication, and even prXMC modules to create custom computing boards in a single slot" states Robert Greenfield, Acromag's Business Development Manager.
Designed and manufactured in the USA these carriers are ideal for high-performance aerospace, defense, scientific research, and industrial systems requiring high-speed I/O.
Founded in 1957, Acromag, Inc. designs and manufactures hi-tech industrial electronics. They are an international corporation headquartered near Detroit, Michigan with a global network of sales representatives and distributors. Acromag offers a complete line of embedded computing and I/O solutions including general purpose I/O boards, single-board computers, FPGA modules, embedded computers, COM Express products, mezzanine modules, wiring accessories, and software. Industries served include military, aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, and scientific research laboratories.
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Oak Park High School declares Monday as Och Park Day
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Guard Ochai Agbaji’s hometown showed support with his high school declaring Monday as “Och Park Day” before the NCAA National Championship game.
He was asked about it on the podium in New Orleans and said it’s very special to him that his hometown is doing something for him. Head Coach Bill Self and Kansas Center David McCormack reacted with surprise and then smiles after learning what his high school is doing for him.
The hashtag #OchPark on Twitter is filled with teachers and students decked out in crimson and blue.
“‘Och Park’ was actually a nickname I had in high school that other schools would call our school instead of just Oak Park, they would just call us “Och Park” because they only knew me but no, it’s really special,” said Agbaji. “It’s actually a huge motivation seeing all those people and all the support that I get from my high school and the Kansas City area.”
Oak Park had his jersey retired at the school earlier this year.
Monday will be officially declared OCH PARK DAY in honor of @Northmen_MBB & @Antioch_BBall alumni @youngoch playing for the Nat Title for @KUHoops. Wear 🔵🔴 to cheer on Ochai 👊🏻🏀 @NKCSchools @ClardyElemNKC @GashlandStars @Oakwood_Manor @MBRoadrunners @LWNKCSD @ChapelHillNKCSD pic.twitter.com/0c6NxrunS1
— Oak Park High School (@Northmen_OPHS) April 3, 2022
The Jayhawks play North Carolina on Monday.
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New Annual Update to Highlight Impact on Community, Employees and the Environment
RESTON, Va., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellucian, a leading higher education technology solutions provider, today released its first-ever Impact Report reflecting the Company's deep, long-term commitment to corporate social responsibility. The 2021 Report – to be updated annually - shares Ellucian's work as a company to offer a safe, ethical, and inclusive workplace, support success for all students, make a positive impact in our communities, and reduce environmental impact.
"We believe in the power education has to transform lives and Ellucian is focused on helping students accomplish their educational goals to achieve the future they desire. Our commitment extends beyond our innovative software solutions and services to an overall culture built on supporting student success," said Laura Ipsen, President and CEO, Ellucian. "Ellucian is proud to serve the global higher education community and we operate guided by a collective spirit to always do the right thing. I am proud to share our actions and resulting impact against our priorities while empowering institutions to help more than 26 million students on their educational journeys."
Highlights from the Report include:
- PATH Scholarship: A feature on the PATH Scholarship program, which has provided over $1 million in support to 1,100+ students in financial need since its founding in 2020.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: A look at Ellucian's commitment to cultivating and growing an inclusive culture that celebrates individuals' differences, attracts diverse talent, and inspires an open environment that enables all employees to do their best work and bring their full selves to the workplace. This includes the first-ever release of Ellucian's workforce representation data across gender and region globally, and U.S. ethnicity.
- Carbon Emissions and Waste Management: A reflection of the Company's efforts to reduce waste and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and commitment to follow SBTi methodology to set a GHG emissions reduction goal in 2022.
- Strong Governance: Ellucian's central focus on always doing the right thing, reflected in our long-term investments in ethics and compliance, and data privacy and security, and our growing commitment to responsible supply chain.
"Now more than ever, the opportunity to do meaningful work and be part of solving society's biggest challenges is a key factor in choosing an employer. Ellucian's mission of transforming higher education and our collaborative, people first culture is what unites us," said Greg Giangrande, Chief People and Communications Officer, Ellucian. "At our core, we are a team driven by purpose -- including a laser focus on student success, as well as investing in our global communities, reducing our environmental footprint, and supporting diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace and across our industry."
For more information, view the full report at Ellucian Impact Report | Ellucian.
ABOUT ELLUCIAN
Ellucian is the market leader charting the digital future of higher education with a portfolio of cloud-ready technology solutions and services. From student recruitment to workforce analytics; from fundraising opportunities to alumni engagement; Ellucian's comprehensive suite of data-rich tools gives colleges and universities the information they need to lead with confidence.
Working with a community of more than 2,700 customers in over 50 countries, Ellucian keeps innovating as higher education keeps evolving. Drawing on its comprehensive higher education business acumen and suite of services, Ellucian guides its customers through manageable, sustainable digital transformation—so that every type of institution and student can thrive in today's fast-changing landscape. To find out what's next in higher education solutions and services, visit Ellucian at www.ellucian.com.
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Dollar Tree manager loses job after controversial ‘help wanted’ sign goes viral
BREMEN, Ind. (WNDU/Gray News) - A Dollar Tree store in Indiana has come under fire after its manager at the time posted a “help wanted” sign that some were calling controversial and discriminatory.
WNDU reports a store manager recently put up a hiring sign after two young employees had quit.
The handwritten sign read:
“I apologize for us closing AGAIN. My 2 new cashiers quit because I said their boyfriends couldn’t stand here for their entire shift. Don’t hire Gen Z’s. They don’t know what work actually means. NOW HIRING! *Baby Boomers ONLY, thanks!”
The Pew Research Center defines Generation Z as any person born between 1997 and 2012 and the baby-boomer generation includes any person born between 1946 and 1964.
The sign has since been removed, but it was there long enough for potential customers to share photos and gain attention on social media.
“You’re going to get people from every group who are lazy and work hard. I’m sure when baby boomers were young, they were probably also called lazy, and it just keeps going on from generation to generation,” said frequent Dollar Tree customer Lindsay Berger.
Dollar Tree was informed of the manager’s sign and released the following statement:
“We are aware that an unauthorized sign was posted at our store for a brief period of time. The handwritten message was absolutely not approved by or condoned by our company.”
Additionally, Dollar Tree representatives said the manager was no longer employed by the company.
Federal law prevents employment discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, color and veteran status.
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Tickets no longer available for purchase
HARRISON, N.J. , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CMN Sports and Lions Sports Media announced that tonight's international soccer friendly featuring Ecuador and Nigeria at Red Bull Arena (8:30 p.m.) is sold out. There are no more tickets available for purchase. The capacity at Red Bull Arena is 25,000.
After missing the 2018 World Cup, Ecuador will make its return to the global stage in grand fashion on Nov. 21 when it takes on host nation Qatar in the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. La Tri will then face the Netherlands and Senegal on Nov. 25 and Nov. 29, respectively, in the group stage of the tournament. The event will mark Ecuador's fourth-ever World Cup appearance.
Led by Argentine manager Gustavo Alfaro, the South Americans had previously qualified for the World Cup in 2002 (Korea/Japan), 2006 (Germany) and 2014 (Brazil).
Nigeria is one of the most successful African nations with six previous World Cup appearances. The Super Eagles, who are currently led by Portuguese manager José Peseiro, have reached the Round of 16 at the global tournament on three occasions (1994, 1998 and 2014) and were crowned champions at the Africa Cup of Nations in 1980, 1994 and 2013.
About CMN Sports
CMN is the leader in live entertainment. As a touring, booking, sports and multicultural marketing agency, our goal is to entertain by creating unique experiences through our events. Henry Cárdenas, entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of CMN, is a pioneer in bringing Latin entertainment and live sport events to the United States. The Chicago-based company with offices in Miami operates through professionals constantly creating cutting-edge experiences and producing the best events in the country. To learn more about CMN and its roster of artists, visit www.cmnevents.com or follow us at @cmnevents.
About Lions Sports Media
Lions Sports is the leading company in the development and organization of international soccer matches, especially International Friendly Matches between National A Teams, having held more than 80 matches in the last two years, around the world. To learn more about LIONS, visit https://lionssportsmedia.com/en/.
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ATLANTA, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based PureCars, a leading provider of digital marketing technology and services for automotive dealers, today announced that industry veteran Stephane Ferri has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Mr. Ferri will focus on driving PureCars' growth strategy, including broadening its offering in the advertising technology sector and increasing market penetration.
Mr. Ferri has spent his entire career in the automotive industry, most recently serving as a Strategic Advisor for the Presidio Group, an independent merchant banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and investments in the automotive retail sector. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President of Flexdrive, a subscription-based vehicle rental platform, which was acquired by Lyft, Inc. In addition, Mr. Ferri has held senior leadership positions at Cox Automotive Inc. leading sales for the Media Divisions of AutoTrader, KBB and Dealer.com, as well as Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
"I'm humbled and honored to work alongside the incredible team at PureCars," said Ferri. "Throughout its 15-year history PureCars has been the gold standard for digital advertising and merchandising tools in the industry. It is a privilege to lead this dynamic and agile organization into its next phase of growth as we continue to expand our product suite, with our customers at the forefront of everything we do."
"Stephane brings a wealth of automotive experience and an extraordinary talent for leading high-growth technology businesses, and we could not be more excited to have him step into the CEO role," said Kevin Ma, Managing Partner at Diversis Capital. "We're confident that Stephane is the right person to build on the Company's track record of success and bring new energy and ideas as PureCars continues its growth."
With the appointment of Mr. Ferri to CEO, PureCars founder, Jeremy Anspach will continue his involvement with the company in his current capacity as a member of the board of directors.
"It's been an amazing journey taking PureCars from its infancy and evolving it to become a market leader, serving thousands of dealers and gaining certification with over 16 OEMs," said Jeremy Anspach. "As we enter into this next phase of growth, Stephane's experience, combined with his strong affinity for technology and customer-first philosophy, is well-aligned with the mission and values of PureCars, and his leadership will position the company well for expansive growth. I'm looking forward to staying connected with our dealers, our team and as a board member, but I'm most excited about having Stephane and the leadership team take my vision for the organization to the next level."
Since 2007, PureCars has helped thousands of dealers improve their advertising effectiveness, lower ad costs per unit sold and per repair order. Through our unique combination of advanced advertising solutions, digital merchandising and market analytics, we provide dealers and partners with best-in-class solutions that increase efficiency and profitability. We are a certified digital provider for 15 OEMs in the U.S. and 1 in Canada, compliant with 40+ brands and serve 65 of the top 100 dealer groups in North America. To learn more, please visit http://www.purecars.com.
Founded in 2013, Diversis is a software and technology focused private equity fund that invests in lower middle-market companies, targeting situations where it can add unique value in helping a company reach the next level. With a collaborative approach to investing, its Operating Partners and Strategic Advisors work alongside management teams to help build successful organizations positioned for long-term growth. To learn more, please visit http://www.diversis.com.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC ("Compass Point") announced today that Kenneth Slosser has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in the Company's Investment Banking Group. He is based in Laguna Nigel, CA.
Mr. Slosser is a veteran investment banker with over 25 years' experience building and leading investment banking practices. Most recently, he was a Financial Services Consultant and Private Investor. Previously he was a Managing Director and Co-Group Head of the Permanent Capital group at Jefferies. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Banking at FBR & Co. where he was a member of the firm's Executive Committee, and Co-Head of the Commitment Committee. Mr. Slosser began his career with the Office of Thrift Supervision.
"We are thrilled to welcome Ken to our team" stated Burke Hayes, Managing Director, and Head of Investment Banking at Compass Point. "During his distinguished career, Ken has completed capital raising transactions and advisory assignments totaling more than $50 billion in transaction value. He brings a deep understanding of the capital markets, and a proven track record of executing transactions across multiple industries, including financials, real estate, energy, industrial and technology."
Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC is a leading independent investment bank that provides capital raising, M&A, research, and brokerage services to corporate and institutional investors. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in New York, NY, and Mount Pleasant, SC, Compass Point is a member of FINRA and SIPC. For further information about Compass Point, please visit our website at www.compasspointllc.com.
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HOUSTON , July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital once again ranks No. 2 among the country's top rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospital rankings for 2022-2023, which were released today. TIRR Memorial Hermann was previously ranked No. 2 in the 2021-2022 rankings and has been included in the prestigious rankings since the report's inception in 1989.
"Last year we saw the ranking process modified to include aspects of quality in addition to reputation. TIRR Memorial Hermann's ranking consistency this current year supports that our teams and affiliated physicians have been able to continue giving the unprecedented level of care that TIRR is known for," said Rhonda Abbott, Senior Vice President and CEO of TIRR Memorial Hermann. "We plan to relentlessly pursue our focus on improving patient outcomes and innovating quality care for all of our patients in their rehabilitation journey as we build bridges across the domains of clinical care, education, research and ultimately advocacy."
In addition to TIRR Memorial Hermann, several other Memorial Hermann campuses and service lines ranked in the 2022-2023 report:
- Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital ranked as the No. 4 Best Children's Hospital in Texas, and No. 5 in the Southwest Region. Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital also ranked in the top 50 children's hospitals in the nation for the following specialties:
- Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) ranked as the No. 3 hospital in the Houston metro area and No. 5 hospital in Texas.
- Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital ranked as the No. 4 hospital in the Houston metro area and No. 7 hospital in Texas.
- Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center ranked as the No. 5 hospital in the Houston metro area and No. 9 hospital in Texas.
The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 33rd year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive quality care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.
U.S. News evaluated each hospital's performance using a variety of measures such as survival rates, complication rates, patient experience and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals methodology factors in data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, professional organizations, and medical specialists.
For the 2022-2023 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. For the first time, U.S. News rated eligible hospitals in Ovarian Cancer Surgery, Prostate Cancer Surgery and Uterine Cancer Surgery. In the 15 specialties, 164 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. State and metro area rankings reflect the highest performing hospitals in the area across multiple areas of care.
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets starter Tylor Megill and a trio of relievers have combined to pitch eight no-hit innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Mets are leading 3-0 at Citi Field on Friday night.
Megill went the first five innings. He struck out five and walked three while making his 23rd major league start.
Drew Smith struck out four and walked one in 1 1/3 innings. He was relieved by Joely Rodríguez, who went one inning. Seth Lugo got the last two outs in the eighth.
Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo has made the most notable defensive plays. He had running catches to end the first and second innings and then slid to snare Jean Segura’s sinking liner to finish the third.
There hasn’t been a no-hitter thrown in the majors this season.
Megill was the fourth pitcher to be pulled after throwing at least five no-hit innings this year. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was taken out after seven perfect innings, San Diego’s Sean Manaea left after seven no-hit innings and Padres teammate Yu Darvish came out after six no-hit innings.
In addition, six Tampa Bay Rays pitchers combined to carry a no-hitter into the 10th inning of a scoreless game against the Boston Red Sox last Saturday. The Red Sox broke up the no-hitter and scored twice in the top of the 10th but the Rays came back to win 3-2.
Johan Santana threw the Mets’ only no-hitter on June 1, 2012, when he struck out eight and needed 134 pitches in an 8-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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LOS ANGELES, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Achieving a new career high at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with their 4th EP, minisode 2: Thursday's Child, as well as No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart with the third-largest sales week of any album in 2022, Gen Z's 'it' boys TOMORROW X TOGETHER (SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN and HUENINGKAI) will release their third single in Japanese, GOOD BOY GONE BAD via UMe on September 30, 2022 in the U.S. Pre-order HERE.
The three-track single GOOD BOY GONE BAD features the Japanese version of the group's lead single, "GOOD BOY GONE BAD" — the original Korean version is featured on their 4th EP, minisode 2: Thursday's Child —plus two Japanese original songs.
GOOD BOY GONE BAD will be available in three formats: Limited Edition A, CD+DVD contains a special footage exclusively filmed for this edition; Limited Edition B, CD+DVD featuring a footage from cover photoshoot; and Standard Edition, CD only with the first pressing to include one of five randomly selected photo cards.
Their latest release, minisode 2: Thursday's Child marks TOMORROW X TOGETHER's sixth entry into the Billboard 200 and second consecutive entry into the chart's Top 5. The band's debut album, The Dream Chapter: STAR, charted at No. 140; the third EP, minisode1 : Blue Hour, charted at No. 25; the Japanese first studio album, STILL DREAMING, charted at No. 173; the second studio album, The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE, charted at No. 5; the Japanese first EP, Chaotic Wonderland, charted at No. 177; and the newest 4th EP, minisode 2: Thursday's Child, charted at No. 4.
Limited Edition A (CD+DVD)
DVD contains a special footage exclusively filmed for this edition
8-page Booklet
1 photo card (1 of 5 types, randomly enclosed)
Limited Edition B (CD+DVD)
DVD contains a making of the cover photo session
8-page Booklet
1 photo card (1 of 5 types, randomly enclosed)
Standard Edition (CD)
8-page Booklet
The first pressing to include 1 photo card (1 of 2 types, randomly enclosed)
About TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TOMORROW X TOGETHER are regarded as K-pop's voice of Gen Z for their musical narratives which focus on the common experiences and emotions of youth across the globe. Consisting of five members — SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN, and HUENINGKAI — TOMORROW X TOGETHER took the K-pop industry by storm, racking up over 10 'Rookie of the Year' awards and selling out their first U.S. showcase across 6 cities in 2019, the year of their debut. TOMORROW X TOGETHER have been listed at the top of Billboard's "25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2021: Critics' Picks" with their 2021 release, The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE, and the subsequent album The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE was featured on Rolling Stone's "The 50 Best Albums of 2021" as the only album by a Korean act. The quintet further expanded their global presence when they were nominated for "New Artist of 2021" and elected "Hero of the Year" at the BandLab NME Awards 2022. TOMORROW X TOGETHER's newest 2022 release, minisode 2: Thursday's Child, made its debut at No.4 on the Billboard 200. The 'it' boys are set to embark on their first world tour this July.
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Aviat releases IP/MPLS and Segment Routing on its All-Outdoor Radio Platform to reduce the need for separate routers and outdoor cabinets to lower 5-year TCO by up to $15,000 per site
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, today announced the availability of new software that enables integrated IP/MPLS and Segment Routing to be deployed out to the network edge using Aviat's WTM 4000 all-outdoor microwave, millimeter-wave and multi-band radio platform.
Avoiding the need for a stand-alone Cell Site Router (CSR), and in many cases an outdoor equipment cabinet, will result in a smaller site footprint, lower power consumption, simplified deployment and maintenance, and reduced site leasing costs – for typical savings of up to $15,000 per site over a 5-year period.
Operators will now be able to take advantage of IP/MPLS and Segment Routing on WTM 4000 to modernize and simplify their access network topology and provide 10 Gbps connectivity and VPN services for high value enterprise customers at lowest possible TCO.
This latest update to Aviat's Operating System (AOS) software extends its leadership in integrated networking for wireless backhaul and transport. AOS was originally developed to support IP/MPLS operation on Aviat's CTR 8000 Microwave and Transport Routers for aggregation, long-haul trunking and pre-aggregation applications. Aviat added High Availability (HA) routing in 2021 to support resilient network architectures for critical applications and high-capacity nodes. Aviat's ProVision Plus SDN-ready management platform completes the solution with an advanced and simple to use graphical interface to provision and manage MPLS services. WTM 4000 with IP/MPLS is interoperable with routers from other vendors, so can also be deployed at the edge of networks with existing router infrastructures.
"With this new software release network operators of any type are now able to deploy Routing services easily and cost-effectively scale their networks to meet their customer's demands," said Peter Smith, CEO of Aviat Networks. "With IP/MPLS and Segment Routing on WTM 4000 we have extended our promise to deliver solutions that simplify our customer's networks and lower TCO, all the way to the edge of their network."
Aviat Networks, Inc. is the leading expert in wireless transport solutions and works to provide dependable products, services and support to its customers. With more than one million systems sold into 170 countries worldwide, communications service providers and private network operators including state/local government, utility, federal government and defense organizations trust Aviat with their critical applications. Coupled with a long history of microwave innovations, Aviat provides a comprehensive suite of localized professional and support services enabling customers to drastically simplify both their networks and their lives. For more than 70 years, the experts at Aviat have delivered high performance products, simplified operations, and the best overall customer experience. Aviat Networks is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Investor Relations Contact: Andrew Fredrickson, Aviat Networks, andrew.fredrickson@aviatnet.com
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Developments come as ASC billing leader experiences substantial increase in client base
DALLAS, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of billing services and solutions for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and surgical hospital markets, announces it has promoted several senior managers.
The exciting changes within the company are driven by the rapid growth in the Surgical Notes client base for outsourced ASC billing that has more than tripled over the last 12 months and is expected to continue growing significantly throughout 2022. Surgery centers nationwide are increasingly selecting Surgical Notes' leading billing, transcription, coding, and document management solutions, which are supported by expert teams with unmatched ASC experience. Surgical Notes services are proven to immediately improve an ASC's bottom line by strengthening operational efficiency and accelerating revenue cycles.
Within its expanding billing operation, the company has established a client training and onboarding team that will manage new ASC clients and help ensure a successful transition from their current operations to the company's highly effective billing processes, policies, and methods. This team will be led by ASC billing veteran Angela Mattioda, who has been promoted to senior vice president of revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions and client experience. Supporting Mattioda in her new role will be Lea Young, who has been promoted to director of RCM engagement and quality assurance. Mattioda and Young were instrumental in the evolution of the Surgical Notes billing operations team starting more than five years ago. Together, they bring an extensive toolkit and knowledge base to onboarding new clients and the ongoing training of internal personnel for client success.
The launching of the new team and well-deserved promotions of Mattioda and Young to oversee it are a natural result of the evolution of Surgical Notes as a company, said President and Chief Executive Officer Randy Bishop. "We have seen so much success in meeting our client's needs for billing operations that expanding and evolving our organizational structure in this way makes sense. Our technology-enabled business processes strengthen reporting, control, and workflow and ultimately improve center profitability. We will continue making investments in people and technology to better serve the needs of our clients."
Rachael Powell, who has been with Surgical Notes for more than 6 years, has been promoted to senior vice president of operations. In her new role, Powell will manage Surgical Notes billing teams and the integration of automated tools for revenue cycle administration.
Finally, Carla Reese has been promoted to senior vice president of operations. She will continue to manage Surgical Notes RCM consulting activities, applying her many years of experience in ASC billing operations and consulting.
"We are proud to recognize Rachael and Carla for their hard work and client dedication," said Bishop. "We have phenomenal talent leading our billing teams, and Rachael's and Carla's promotions add to that strength. We expect these internal changes will further cement Surgical Notes as the provider of choice for ASC billing services and revenue cycle solutions."
Surgical Notes is the premier revenue cycle management and billing services partner for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and surgical hospital markets. Our expert teams with ASC-specific experience provide scalable billing, transcription, coding, and document management services and solutions that fully integrate with all leading ASC practice management systems. The largest management companies and hundreds of ASCs that partner with Surgical Notes experience and benefit from immediate operational and financial improvements that exceed industry performance levels. To find out more about Surgical Notes and its ASC revenue cycle and billing solutions, visit www.SurgicalNotes.com.
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GateHawk has released an all-new version of its video intercom for single-family and multifamily communities.
PHOENIX, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the residential rental market continues to shatter records, residential communities (including multifamily apartments and single-family communities) are looking for ways to stay ahead of increasingly high resident expectations.
Video intercom has quickly become a must-have feature for residents who value the convenience and security they provide and for communities positioning themselves as being more modern, safe, and convenient than their competitors.
Just in time for this surge of interest, GateHawk has announced the launch of its "Gen3" video intercom system, which further enhances its video intercom line and makes it a head-to-head contender against other video intercom systems currently popular in the market, such as ButterflyMX, CellGate, and Liftmaster.
"We built this product to solve the frustrations caused by other video intercoms and gate entry systems on the market," said Jenna Dickensheets, Business Manager at GateHawk. "Properties are tired of dealing with stagnant features, confusing interfaces, and high replacement costs. We're giving them a new alternative."
GateHawk's Gen3 video intercom includes on smartphone access control, offering a built-in access reader that works with Bluetooth and NFC, allowing residents to open a property gate using their smartphone instead of costly access fobs.
In addition to GateHawk's video intercom visitor management feature, the mobile app also includes guest management, allowing residents to send temporary guest passes (instead of giving out their own gate codes). Guests can simply show a QR code to the video intercom and the door or gate will unlock for them.
The new Gen3 video intercom comes in three varieties:
- 12-Inch Touchscreen: Features a large, intuitive touchscreen interface.
- 10-Inch Screen with Keypad: A balanced choice offering a large screen and a physical keypad.
- 7-Inch Screen with Keypad: A tougher option with a smaller screen, suitable for higher-risk locations.
All three models offer:
- Stainless-steel enclosure
- Water & dust protection
- Protected screens
- -13° to 131°F temperature range
- Cloud-based management
Anyone looking for a gate intercom system, apartment access control system, or video intercom system for a residential community should consider adding GateHawk to their shortlist.
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JLL's Future of Work Survey shows that while hybrid work is here to stay, the office remains critical to business operations
CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As businesses continue to evolve their workplaces to best meet the needs of their employees, JLL's (NYSE: JLL) global Future of Work Survey finds that 72% of decision makers believe the office is critical to doing business. The research shows that over the next several years companies anticipate hybrid work to become the dominant model and will be looking across their real estate portfolios to re-think their office spaces, invest in new technology and prioritize sustainability.
"The next three years will prove to be an inflection point for real estate as businesses plot their future path and rethink the purpose of their portfolio," said Dr. Marie Puybaraud, Global Head of Research, JLL Work Dynamics. "The changes accelerated by the pandemic represent an opportunity to pause, think about a long-term real estate strategy and how it aligns with future business priorities."
Rethinking the office layout to accommodate hybrid working in the long-term
The mass adoption of hybrid work will have a lasting impact, with 77% of CRE leaders agreeing that offering remote or hybrid working will be critical to attracting and retaining talent in the future. As the trend toward dynamic working will continue, successfully operationalizing hybrid working will be the most important strategic priority for commercial real estate (CRE) executives over the next three years. This includes exploring flexible space options, with 43% of companies planning to accelerate investment in flexible space between now and 2025, and 51% saying they will lease flexible space through a third-party provider.
"As the office finds a new purpose post-pandemic as a destination for collaboration in employees' hybrid workstyles, occupiers will need to continue increasing their investments in creative spaces," said Cynthia Kantor, Chief Client Value & Growth Officer, JLL Work Dynamics. "Enhancing socialization, especially among a large, often geographically dispersed, workforce will be critical to future talent strategies, as the office accelerates its role as the innovation hub of the work ecosystem."
Forty-five percent of organizations consider collaboration to be one of the primary purposes of office space and 73% have planned or are planning to make all office spaces open and collaborative, with no dedicated desk spaces. Many companies are also investing in spaces that support new workforce priorities around health and wellbeing.
Environmental and social aspirations will shape future portfolio transformation
As organizations face ever increasing pressure to deliver clear outcomes in the race to net zero and create social value through real estate, 77% say investing in quality space is a priority. With green strategies having a direct impact on real estate decisions, 74% say they are likely to pay a premium for green credentials; further, more than half of occupiers (56%) plan to do so by 2025.
However, stakeholder aspirations are not solely environmental, with nearly 8 out of 10 companies saying their employees expect their workplaces to have a positive impact on society. This means increasing investment in social considerations will be equally as important as funding environmental objectives. With diversity, inclusion and wellbeing now falling high on the corporate agenda, companies are underpinning these objectives with further investment and resources. Seventy-nine percent of respondents agree that their organizations are acting today to make the workplace more inclusive and diverse for all employees.
Investing in technology investments to boost workplace performance and productivity
Technology and data will be critical foundations in the future of successful real estate operations, but the gap that needs to be filled is immense. Only 13% of CRE executives say they are collecting data on an ongoing or real-time basis using advanced analytics. With the transformative power of technology to shape the dynamic workplace, companies are focused on ramping up investments in intelligent solutions to unlock new opportunities for boosting workforce performance and productivity.
The research finds a clear roadmap for CRE technology shaped around 15 anchor technologies, including workplace apps, remote working technology and virtual reality.1 As organizations plan future investments, CRE leaders are focused on key strategic areas like sustainability and employee wellbeing. By 2025, most companies (78%) plan to have incorporated over ten of the anchor technologies in their operations, and 40% plan to incorporate all 15.
Real estate needs are becoming more sophisticated and complex
To respond to the complex range of future of work challenges, CRE leaders will focus more on harnessing specialist skills to achieve their strategic objectives. Seventy-five percent of leading CRE functions anticipate greater reliance on external partners, with the two top areas for outsourcing growth expected to be health and wellbeing services (44%) and sustainability strategy (44%). Further, as technology becomes a crucial platform to boost performance levels on all fronts, 43% say they will need more outsourcing support for CRE technology solutions over the next three years.
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Interrogation, uncertainty for soldiers abandoning Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia said Wednesday that nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops at a giant steelworks in Mariupol have surrendered, abandoning their dogged defense of a site that became a symbol of their country’s resistance, as the battle in the strategic port city appeared all but over.
Ukraine ordered the fighters to save their lives — and said their mission to tie up Russian forces is now complete — but has not called the column of soldiers walking out of the plant a surrender. The fighters face an uncertain fate, with Ukraine saying they hope for a prisoner swap but Russia vowing to try at least some of them for war crimes.
It’s not clear how many fighters remain inside the stronghold, Ukraine’s last in a city now largely reduced to rubble. Both sides are trying to shape the narrative and extract propaganda victories from what has been one of the most important battles of the war.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Wednesday that 959 Ukrainian troops have now abandoned the Avozstal plant since they started coming out Monday. At one point, officials put the number of fighters holed up in the mill’s sprawling network of tunnels and bunkers at 2,000.
The figures, if confirmed, suggest that Moscow might be within touching distance of being able to claim that all of Mariupol has fallen. That would be a boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin in a war where many of his plans have gone awry.
But already another setback loomed: Sweden and Finland both officially applied to join the NATO military alliance on Wednesday, a move driven by security concerns over the Russian invasion. Putin launched the invasion on Feb. 24 in what he said was an effort to check NATO’s expansion but has seen that strategy backfire.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he welcomed the applications, which now have to be weighed by 30 member countries.
Beyond its symbolic value, gaining full control of Mariupol would also allow Russia to deploy forces elsewhere in the Donbas, the eastern industrial heartland that the Kremlin is now bent on capturing. It would also give Russia an unbroken land bridge to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, while depriving Ukraine of a vital port.
For months, the soldiers have they defended the plant against the odds, but on Tuesday Ukraine’s defense minister said he had issued a new order to the fighters to “save their lives.”
“Ukraine needs them. This is the main thing,” Oleksiy Reznikov said.
What will now happen to the fighters isn’t clear. At least some have been taken to a former penal colony in territory controlled by Russian-backed separatists. Ukraine says it hopes they can be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war and that negotiations are delicate and time-consuming.
But in Moscow, there are mounting calls for Ukrainian troops to be put on trial. Russia’s main federal investigative body said it intends to interrogate the troops to “identify the nationalists” and determine whether they were involved in crimes against civilians. Also, Russia’s top prosecutor asked the country’s Supreme Court to designate Ukraine’s Azov Regiment a terrorist organization. The regiment has roots in the far right.
The Russian parliament planned to take up a resolution Wednesday to prevent the exchange of Azov Regiment fighters, Russian news agencies said.
Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, Hanna Maliar, said negotiations for the fighters’ release were ongoing, as were plans to pull out others still inside the mill. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “the most influential international mediators are involved” in the evacuation.
Mariupol was targeted by Russia from the outset of the invasion. The city was largely flattened in steady bombardments, and Ukraine says over 20,000 civilians have been killed. But the fighters in the steel plant held out, as the rest of the city fell to Russian occupation.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said in its daily intelligence report Wednesday that Ukraine’s defense of Mariupol “inflicted costly personnel losses amongst Russian forces.”
More than 260 Ukrainian fighters — some of them seriously wounded and taken out on stretchers — left the ruins of the Azovstal plant on Monday and turned themselves over to troops on the Russian side who patted them down and took them away on buses.
Others were taken way on Tuesday. Seven buses carrying an unknown number of Ukrainian soldiers were seen arriving at a former penal colony in the town of Olenivka, about 88 kilometers (55 miles) north of Mariupol.
It was impossible to confirm the total number of fighters brought to Olenivka or their legal status. While both Mariupol and Olenivka are officially part of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, Olenivka has been controlled by Russia-backed separatists since 2014 and forms part of the unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic.” Prior to the rebel takeover, penal colony No. 120 had been a high-security facility designed to hold prisoners sentenced for serious crimes.
Footage shot by The Associated Press showed that the convoy was escorted by military vehicles bearing the pro-Kremlin “Z” sign, as Soviet flags fluttered from poles along the road. About two dozen Ukrainian fighters were seen in one of the buses.
If its capture is completed, Mariupol would be the biggest city to be taken by Moscow’s forces. During the siege, Russian forces launched lethal airstrikes on a maternity hospital and a theater where civilians had taken shelter. Close to 600 people may have been killed at the theater.
Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman said the Russian military was also holding more than 3,000 civilians from Mariupol at another former penal colony near Olenivka. Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova said most civilians are held for a month, but those considered “particularly unreliable,” including former soldiers and police, are held for two months. The detainees include about 30 volunteers who delivered humanitarian supplies to Mariupol while it was under siege, she said.
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McQuillan and Yuras Karmanau reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Mstyslav Chernov and Andrea Rosa in Kharkiv, Elena Becatoros in Odesa, Lorne Cook in Brussels and other AP staffers around the world contributed.
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Orange County plumber teams with the OC Food Bank to provide countless meals to those in need
ORANGE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Do It Right Plumbers, one of the most 5-star reviewed residential plumbing companies in the Orange County and Los Angeles area, understands the importance of supporting and giving back to your local community. To showcase their commitment, Do It Right Plumbers has partnered with the Orange County Food Bank to provide year-round food donations.
Sending a certified and trained plumbing technician to your home is an expensive business. With fuel at all-time highs, many companies are charging a trip fee to come to your home. Do It Right Plumbers will instead waive those fees for any customer that donates five cans of food.
"Our company prides itself in doing the right thing, and that includes giving back to our community on a regular basis," said Edan Bar-Lev, owner of Do It Right Plumbers. "In today's economy, food shelters can be limited on the amount of supplies they have year-round. The Orange County Food Bank is a model example of an organization doing it right. We love being able to partner with them to help supply an abundance of food for those in need."
The Orange, California-based company has donated over 6 tons of canned goods to date, helping countless families in their community. The plumbing company is set to add to their total this month with another delivery of 2,000 pounds on the horizon.
The Orange County Food Bank is a program of the Community Action Partnership of Orange County. Its mission is to unite communities to end hunger and malnutrition by partnering with more than 300 local charities, community organizations and soup kitchens.
"We are so thankful to Do it Right Plumbers. They help provide food donations to countless struggling families in Orange County," said Gregory C. Scott, president and CEO of the Orange County Food Bank. "To date, over 6 tons of food have been donated. The genuine kindness of everyone on the Do It Right team is heartwarming, and we are grateful for their partnership."
Do It Right Plumbers is in a position to provide excellent resources to the food bank because of its exponential growth. The company has grown 40% year-over-year since its launch in 2016. Operating with 23 trucks, the company provides a full line of plumbing solutions while specializing in sewer replacements, tankless water heaters and slab leaks.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted Monday after a major cryptocurrency lender effectively failed and halted all withdrawals from its platform, citing “extreme market conditions.”
It’s the latest high-profile collapse of a pillar of the cryptocurrency industry. These meltdowns have erased tens of billions of dollars of investors’ assets and spurred urgent calls to regulate the freewheeling industry.
Bitcoin was trading at roughly $22,400 late Monday, down more than 16% in the past day. Ethereum, another widely followed cryptocurrency, was down roughly 17%. Investors have been selling riskier assets such as digital currencies and technology stocks as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to combat high inflation.
On Sunday, the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network announced that it was pausing all withdrawals and transfers between accounts in order to “honor, over time, withdrawal obligations.” Celsius, with roughly 1.7 million customers and more than $10 billion in assets, gave no indication in its announcement when it would allow users to access their funds.
In exchange for customers’ deposits, the company pays out extremely generous yields, upwards of 19% on some accounts. Celsius takes those deposits and lends them out to generate a return.
Lending platforms such as Celsius have come under scrutiny recently because they offer yields that normal markets could not support, and critics have called them effectively Ponzi schemes.
Francisco Orduna, 36, said he was referred to Celsius about a year ago and was attracted to the company’s promises of high yields on his crypto holdings.
“It was easy to overlook the risk because users got used to these weekly interest payouts from Celsius,” Orduna said. He pulled most of his money out of Celsius late last week but said he had still residual holdings trapped on the platform.
It is the second notable collapse in the cryptocurrency universe in less than two months. The stablecoin Terra imploded in early May, erasing tens of billions of dollars in a matter of hours. Stablecoins have been seen as relatively safe, because they’re supposed to be backed by hard assets, such as a currency or gold.
Just like Terra, Celsius had sold itself as a safe place for cryptocurrency holders to deposit their funds. Even while Celsius was failing, the company’s website advertised that users can “access your coins whenever, keep them safe forever.”
“There is a lot of work ahead as we consider various options, this process will take time, and there may be delays,” Celsius said in a statement.
The move surprised investors and depositors. In online chats, they questioned why their investments weren’t protected.
Orduna said he pulled his money out of Celsius partly because of the Terra implosion. There have been reports that Celsius had invested part of its users’ funds in Terra, and there were concerns that Celsius was taking too high of a risk with depositors’ funds.
“I started to worry whether the yield they were offering was truly sustainable,” he said.
It’s unclear whether Celsius depositors will get all their funds back. A cryptocurrency lender is not regulated like a bank, so there’s no deposit insurance and no legal framework for who gets their money back first, like in a bankruptcy. It’s possible that Celsius’ investors, which include Quebec’s pension fund and the prominent venture capital fund WestCap, may get their investment back before Celsius’ depositors will.
WestCap did not respond to a request for comment. The Pension Board of Canada also did not respond to a request for comment.
“This was yet another bank run. You’re not reinventing anything here. They were promoting their services as a better savings account but in the end, you’re just another unsecured lender,” said Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan Bitcoin, who has been publicly skeptical of Celsius’ business model for years.
Terra, and its token Luna, offered similar yields on customer deposits. Those tokens collapsed after huge customer withdrawals forced Terra’s operators to liquidate all of the assets being used to support their currencies. The collapse of Terra has spurred calls for reform from the cryptocurrency industry, and calls for Congressional regulation. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/bitcoin-plunges-as-major-crypto-lender-halts-operations/ | 2022-06-14T06:52:25Z |
Only 600 tickets left for Brew at the Zoo
Published: Jun. 21, 2022 at 11:20 AM CDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Only about 600 tickets are left for Brew at the Zoo on Saturday.
The Topeka Zoo says staff and guests will welcome Brew at the Zoo back on Saturday, June 25.
The Zoo said the fundraiser is important for its operations budget which covers animal food, medical supplies and education programs.
The Zoo said it only has about 600 tickets left, so those who wish to attend should grab them while they’re left.
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Police: Suspect in wax museum shooting thought gun was a prop
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - The suspect arrested in connection to a shooting at the Hollywood Wax Museum in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is set to make his first court appearance.
Investigators said that Keal Brown and several others went into the Hollywood Wax Museum Haunted House on Saturday. While inside, several members of the group were frightened by a performer in the haunted house, WMBF reported.
One person in the group fell to the ground, and during the scramble, a gun slid back and hit Brown in the foot, according to police.
Brown told investigators he believed the gun was a prop and part of the experience, so he picked it up and fired twice, hitting the performer once in the shoulder.
One of his children informed Brown that it was a real gun, but Brown still allowed the teen to take possession of the gun and leave, a detective said.
Brown was taken into custody on Monday in Charleston, South Carolina. He was brought back to Myrtle Beach on Tuesday.
The investigation into the shooting included statements from the victim, witnesses and Brown. They also reviewed video surveillance of the incident.
He has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection to the shooting, but additional charges are likely.
At his bond hearing Wednesday, a judge set Brown’s bond to $25,000 and reminded the courtroom that he could only set the bond based on the contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge. Brown was also ordered to have no contact with the victim or the victim’s family. If Brown violates the order, then the bond will be revoked.
The victim spoke at Brown’s bond hearing telling the courtroom that he has had trouble sleeping and does not know when he will be able to return to work. He asked that Brown’s charges be reconsidered because he claims that Brown looked at him when firing the gun.
Authorities are still working to determine who the gun belonged to and where it came from.
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Several Thousand Susan G. Komen Supporters Walking and Running to Help End Breast Cancer During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
DALLAS, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, has announced the return of its annual Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk and Race for the Cure in 40 cities across the U.S. and the virtual Walk Where You Are event.
This fall, from August through November and during National Breast Cancer Awareness month, several thousand dedicated individuals and their families who have been impacted by breast cancer will walk or run, in support of Susan G. Komen.
For many of the cities, this will be the first in-person race or walk since 2019.
Participants of the MORE THAN PINK Walk or Race for the Cure include breast cancer survivors, co-survivors, individuals living with metastatic breast cancer, friends, family and other supporters.
For individuals who are not able to participate in an in-person event, Komen is holding a virtual Walk Where You Are on Saturday, Oct. 29.
"We are excited to welcome Race and Walk participants back in-person and virtually. This is our opportunity to provide a community for anyone who has been impacted by breast cancer. Whether you are in treatment, celebrating survivorship, or a family member, friend or loved one, we hope you will join us this fall and be part of our collective efforts to end breast cancer forever," said Paula Schneider, President and CEO of Susan G. Komen.
"We welcome all members of our breast cancer community honoring friends, family and anyone who has been impacted by the disease," said Schneider. "The MORE THAN PINK Walk, Race for the Cure and Walk Where You Are is a way for us to come together with a common goal of curing breast cancer and the funds raised by participants and company sponsorships will give more individuals who have been impacted by the disease access to resources and the support they need now."
Walk Where You Are Returns for Supporters Unable to Participate In Person
For those who are unable to participate in person, supporters can join Komen during a Walk Where You Are event on October 29. The virtual walk experience includes pre-event programming such as online meetups and virtual social hours to encourage connection between participants and staff and among fellow participants.
In 2021, Komen held a virtual, national event called Walk Where You Are that had tremendous participation during the pandemic. In 2021, 5,000 participants from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and 8 countries spanning four continents participated in the virtual walk.
Locations and Dates for Susan G. Komen's MORE THAN PINK Walk, Race for the Cure and Walk Where You Are
This year, the following cities will be holding a MORE THAN PINK Walk or Race for the Cure:
- August 28, 2022 – Madison, Wisconsin
- September 10, 2022 – Memorial/Bloomington, Illinois
- September 10, 2022 – Louisville, Kentucky
- September 17, 2022 – Hudson, Ohio
- September 18, 2022 – Washington D.C.
- September 18, 2022 – Wausau, Wisconsin
- September 24, 2022 – Atlanta, Georgia
- September 24, 2022 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
- September 25, 2022 – Toledo, Ohio
- September 25, 2022 – Newport Beach, California
- September 25, 2022 – Evansville, Indiana
- October 1, 2022 – Buffalo, New York
- October 1, 2022 – Memorial/Springfield, Illinois
- October 1, 2022 – San Francisco, California
- October 1, 2022 – Chattanooga, Tennessee
- October 1, 2022 – Houston, Texas
- October 1, 2022 – Fort Worth, Texas
- October 2, 2022 – Detroit, Michigan
- October 2, 2022 – New York, New York
- October 2, 2022 – Jackson, New Jersey
- October 2, 2022 – Honolulu, Hawaii
- October 8, 2022 – Los Angeles, California
- October 8, 2022 – Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
- October 8, 2022 – Charlotte, North Carolina
- October 8, 2022 – Indianapolis, Indiana
- October 8, 2022 – Rogers, Arkansas
- October 8, 2022 – Omaha, Nebraska
- October 9, 2022 – Murietta, California
- October 9, 2022 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- October 15, 2022 – Manchester, Vermont
- October 15, 2022 – Nashville, Tennessee
- October 15, 2022 – Terre Haute, Indiana
- October 22, 2022 – Hartford, Connecticut
- October 22, 2022 – Dallas, Texas
- October 22, 2022 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- October 23, 2022 – Denver, Colorado
- October 29, 2022 – Chicago, Illinois
- October 29, 2022 – New Orleans, Louisiana
- October 29, 2022 – Boston, Massachusetts
- October 29, 2022 – Walk Where You Are, Anywhere in the U.S. (Virtual Walk)
- October 30, 2022 – Austin, Texas
- November 6, 2022 – San Diego, California
"We are thrilled to have our participants from individuals and their families to national teams come together to help raise critical funds to support the breast cancer community through our research, patient care services, programs, education and policy work," said Schneider.
Bank of America and Walgreens are national sponsors for the MORE THAN PINK Walk, Race for the Cure and Walk Where You Are.
For more information on how to register for an event near you or for the virtual walk, go to: https://www.komen.org/how-to-help/attend-events/race-for-the-cure/
Susan G. Komen is the world's leading nonprofit breast cancer organization, working to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting this disease across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the U.S. and in countries worldwide. We advocate for patients, drive research breakthroughs, improve access to high-quality care, offer direct patient support and empower people with trustworthy information. Founded by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy's life, Komen remains committed to supporting those affected by breast cancer today, while tirelessly searching for tomorrow's cures. Visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN. Connect with us on social at www.komen.org/contact-us/follow-us/.
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Ashley Judd is opening up about her family's experience after her mother Naomi Judd's death by suicide to advocate for privacy for those who find themselves in similar tragedy.
"My beloved mother, Naomi Judd, who had come to believe that her mental illness would only get worse, never better, took her own life that day. The trauma of discovering and then holding her laboring body haunts my nights," Judd writes. "As my family and I continue to mourn our loss, the rampant and cruel misinformation that has spread about her death, and about our relationships with her, stalks my days."
"The horror of it will only worsen if the details surrounding her death are disclosed by the Tennessee law that generally allows police reports, including family interviews, from closed investigations to be made public," she adds.
Judd describes being interviewed by authorities on the day of her mother's death.
"I never thought to ask my own questions, including: Is your body camera on? Am I being audio recorded again? Where and how will what I am sharing be stored, used and made available to the public?" Judd writes.
"Family members who have lost a loved one are often revictimized by laws that can expose their most private moments to the public," she wrote. "In the immediate aftermath of a life-altering tragedy, when we are in a state of acute shock, trauma, panic and distress, the authorities show up to talk to us."
Judd writes that her family has filed a petition to keep the investigative file on her mother's death from being made public, adding she feels "deep compassion for Vanessa Bryant and all families that have had to endure the anguish of a leaked or legal public release of the most intimate, raw details surrounding a death."
She's now advocating for lawmakers to step in.
"I hope that leaders in Washington and in state capitals will provide some basic protections for those involved in the police response to mental health emergencies," she writes. "Those emergencies are tragedies, not grist for public spectacle."
CNN has reached out to Judd and police agencies in Tennessee for comment.
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Using science-backed data, The BiasSync Workplace Happiness Index™ is a powerful asset in improving retention
LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BiasSync announced the release of a new assessment tool that measures key factors driving employee turnover risk. The tool is aimed at helping companies gauge the overall effects of bias within their organizations.
Numerous studies reveal that happiness at the workplace correlates to higher retention rates. Indeed, according to the Harvard Business Review, "happiness raises nearly every business and educational outcome: raising sales by 37%, productivity by 31%, and accuracy on tasks by 19%, as well as a myriad of health and quality of life improvements."
"We're pleased to offer our latest assessment, especially during a time of heightened turnover," said BiasSync Cofounder and CEO Michele Ruiz. "Research and data show that one of the top reasons people leave their positions is because they work in a toxic environment," she added. "Now companies large and small stand to benefit from clear data that indicates the level of their employees' happiness."
Designed by organizational behavior Ph.D.s, the BiasSync Workplace Happiness Index™ offers insights into key metrics so companies can identify turnover risks while improving morale and retention. Indeed, research shows that voluntary employee turnover costs companies up to $1 trillion a year, or up to twice one employee's annual salary.
In addition to revealing employee satisfaction levels, the BiasSync Workplace Happiness Index™ provides clear direction for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. A flexible, customizable diagnostic tool, the Index provides a valuable snapshot into employees' attitudes and insights, serving as an early pulse-check for culture and DEI initiatives.
Los Angeles-based BiasSync is a SaaS company providing a science-based solution designed to help organizations more effectively assess, measure and manage unconscious bias in the work environment. Its purpose is to create a more fair and respectful workplace.
For more information, visit https://biassync.com
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BBTV Holdings Inc. (TSX: BBTV) (OTCQX: BBTVF) (Frankfurt: 64V) ("BBTV" or the "Company"), the leading creator monetization company with a mission to help creators become more successful, today announced that the Company will cover abortion travel costs for U.S. employees.
On Friday, The U.S Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 ruling, Roe v. Wade, which protected a woman's constitutional right to abortion for nearly five decades. The decision by the court now leaves policy in regards to abortion up to individual states and is expected to lead to a ban on abortion in a number of states. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 52 percent of women of childbearing age in the U.S will now live in states where their right to abortion is at risk1.
With more than 7.8 million Americans, or 6.2% of the US private sector workforce employed by foreign-based organizations2, corporate policies by international companies can have a significant positive impact for Americans.
"The health and wellbeing of all our employees is our number one priority, and access to safe abortion care is inalienable when it comes to our values and policies at BBTV," comments Shahrzad Rafati, Chairperson and CEO, BBTV. "These values are borderless and without bias, as we do our best to support all of our employees with equality and equity at the forefront of our thinking."
The international business community plays an important role. Enabling safe and accessible abortions is one of the ways they can leverage their policies for employees who need the procedure, but are limited by the laws of their state.
Adds Ms. Rafati, "It is imperative for international organizations that have a presence in the U.S, especially those that operate in countries with strong reproductive rights, to take action and support their female employees by providing them with access to safe and legal abortion care. We have a responsibility to leverage our businesses as platforms for positive change."
Footnotes
1 Guttmacher Institute, Post research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2 AEI, Outsourced and Insourced U.S Jobs
About BBTV
BBTV is a global media and technology company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The Company's mission is to help content creators become more successful. With creators ranging from individuals to global media brands, BBTV provides comprehensive, end-to-end Solutions to increase viewership and drive revenue powered by its innovative technology, while allowing creators to focus on their core competency – content creation. In January 2022, BBTV had the fourth most unique monthly viewers among digital platforms with more than 600 million globally, who consumed more than 35 billion minutes of video content [1]. (www.bbtv.com)
[1] Calculations and classifications made by BBTV based on data from Comscore's "Top 12 Countries = January 2022 comScore Video Metrix Media Trend – Multi-Platform – Top 100 Video Properties Report"; Top 12 countries represent ~50% of world's digital population.
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The companies have partnered together to create a custom bracelet in support of the fertility community.
MIAMI, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SMP Pharmacy and Little Words Project have partnered together to create a fertility Hope Bracelet and spark larger conversations around fertility by creating community. The Hope Bracelet was made to inspire courage and positivity for those that need it while going through fertility treatments. Every new patient who places their full order of fertility medications through SMP Pharmacy will receive a Hope Bracelet in their medication package to help encourage them through their fertility journey.
"SMP Pharmacy understands that the fertility journey can be difficult. We want to support our patients and make the experience a little brighter in any way we can," says SMP Pharmacy CEO, Pam Schumann. "Little Words Project is the perfect partner to spread this message and aid in creating a community that can rally together to lift each other up during an emotional journey. We're excited that we can help facilitate that."
Designed by women who have been there, both Pam and Little Words Project founder, Adriana Carrig, have gone through the IVF process. They understand that no two journeys are alike, and as such, Little Words Project and SMP Pharmacy want to support all those on a path to parenthood. The Hope Bracelet is meant to be a reminder to never lose hope on your journey, and that hope is always with you, and so is SMP Pharmacy and Little Words Project.
"After going through IVF personally, it means so much to me to bring more awareness to a topic that affects so many women in partnership with SMP," says Little Words Project founder, Adriana Carrig. "It's so important to talk about infertility and support those who are navigating their paths to parenthood. My wish is that this bracelet gives hope to so many individuals who are embarking on their infertility journey."
The Fertility Hope Bracelet will be distributed by SMP Pharmacy within their patient's medication deliveries. Once a patient has the bracelet, they can register it on The Little Words Project website. When a patient feels ready, they can pass on their bracelet to someone else on their fertility journey and track it via the website. The intention is to foster community amongst those on their path to parenthood and spread hope across the community.
For more information, visit https://littlewordsproject.com/pages/register-smp-pharmacy or go to @smppharmacy or @littlewordsproject on Instagram.
About Little Words Project
Little Words Project® aims to inspire and encourage people to be kind to themselves and to pay that kindness forward, one bracelet at a time.
About SMP Pharmacy
With nearly two decades of pharmaceutical and patient care experience, we understand that one approach does not fit all. That's why we provide custom solutions for a seamless, convenient experience from beginning to end. At SMP Pharmacy, we lead with compassion and integrated technologies to give you the results you want with the dedicated care you need.
Contact: Casey Tarnas, Casey@smppharmacy.com
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green was ejected for a flagrant foul shortly before halftime of Game 1 against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.
Green originally was called for a foul on Brandon Clarke with 1:18 left in the second quarter. Officials reviewed the play where Green had hold of Clarke’s jersey after a missed layup. Clarke went down on his stomach, though it appeared Green tried to help hold him up as Clarke hit the court.
Officials took their time reviewing the play as Memphis fans chanted “Throw him out!” Then they determined Green committed a Flagrant 2, sending him to the locker room with six points, four rebounds, three assists and five turnovers in 17 minutes.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr said after a 117-116 win that he was surprised by the call. The official explanation was that Green hit Clarke in the face and threw him to the ground on a follow-through.
“We knew that was a tough break that didn’t go our way and we were all kind of shocked by the decision, but we were confident and determined and the guys stayed with it,” Kerr said.
Memphis led 54-53 at the time of the Green foul, and the Grizzlies took a 61-55 lead into halftime.
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HOUSTON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), the largest provider of deathcare products and services in North America, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of twenty-five cents per share of common stock. The quarterly cash dividend announced today is payable on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2022. While the Company intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, all subsequent dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates, are subject to final determination by the Board of Directors each quarter after its review of the Company's financial performance.
The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has increased the authorized level of repurchases of its common stock by approximately $394 million. When combined with approximately $206 million of authority remaining under the existing program, this represents a total of $600 million of current share repurchase authority effective today.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements have been made in reliance on the "safe harbor" protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be accompanied by words such as "believe," "estimate," "project," "expect," "anticipate," or "predict," that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These statements are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable; however, many important factors could cause our actual results in the future to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made herein and in any other documents or oral presentations made by, or on behalf of us. There can be no assurance that future dividends will be declared. The actual declaration of future dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates, is subject to final determination by our Board of Directors each quarter after its review of our financial performance. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, among others, restrictions on the payment of dividends under existing or future credit agreements or other financing arrangements; changes in tax laws relating to corporate dividends; a determination by the Board of Directors that the declaration of a dividend is not in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders; an increase in our cash needs or a decrease in available cash; or a deterioration in our financial condition or results. For further information on these and other risks and uncertainties, see our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Copies of this document as well as other SEC filings can be obtained from our website at http://www.sci-corp.com. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements made by us, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Service Corporation International
Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America's leading provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services, as well as final-arrangement planning in advance, serving more than 600,000 families each year. Our diversified portfolio of brands provides families and individuals a full range of choices to meet their needs, from simple cremations to full life celebrations and personalized remembrances. Our Dignity Memorial® brand is the name families turn to for professionalism, compassion, and attention to detail that is second to none. At March 31, 2022, we owned and operated 1,467 funeral service locations and 488 cemeteries (of which 300 are combination locations) in 44 states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit our website at www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial®, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com.
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MIAMI, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- William G. Hardin has been named dean of Florida International University's College of Business (FIU Business). He has served as interim dean since May 2021 and is Ryder Eminent Scholar Chair and Research Fellow in the Tibor and Sheila Hollo School of Real Estate.
Hardin joined the FIU Business faculty in 2006 as director of real estate programs and the Jerome Bain Real Estate Institute. He was founding director of the Hollo School of Real Estate, created in 2012, and most recently served as associate dean, Chapman Graduate School of Business.
"Dr. Hardin is the ideal leader for this moment in the trajectory of FIU Business," said Elizabeth M. Béjar, interim provost, executive vice president, and chief operating officer. "He understands the needs of industry and has a vision for ensuring our students and graduates continue to excel, and FIU remains a national leader in business education."
U.S. News & World Report currently ranks the FIU Business undergraduate international business program No. 2 in the U.S., its international MBA program No. 5, its online undergraduate business program No. 13 among public universities and its online specialized master's programs No. 13 among public universities. Additionally, FIU Business was ranked No.1 globally for real estate research productivity by the Journal of Real Estate Literature.
Hardin is a recognized expert on real estate markets, commercial and residential properties, financial markets, and securitized real estate.
Over the course of a 20-year academic career, Hardin has authored or co-authored 70 papers on topics including commercial real estate investment, foreclosures, corporate governance, residential real estate, and REIT financial structure. He is co-editor of Journal of Real Estate Research.
"It is an extraordinary honor to be chosen as dean of FIU Business at this pivotal time for the global business community, Miami and our students," Hardin said. "We will marshal the remarkable talent and dedication of our faculty and staff and FIU Business alumni -- nearly 65,000 strong -- to address challenges and drive success."
In 2018, Hardin received the Ricardo Medal by the American Real Estate Society, its highest recognition of scholarship, which recognizes important research in real estate over at least two decades. That year, he was selected by the International Real Estate Society for its Achievement Award.
Hardin was ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in the world for real estate research productivity from 2015 – 2021 by the Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) Author Rankings.
Before joining FIU Business, Hardin held the Robert W. Warren Chair of Real Estate at Mississippi State University, where he directed both the real estate and construction management programs. He also served on the faculty of Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Hardin received his doctorate from Georgia State University. He also has a Master of Science in Real Estate from Georgia State University, and a Master of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina.
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SHANGHAI, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Data, Inc. ("Molecular Data" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MKD), a technology-driven platform in China, announced today that on May 25, 2021, it had received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"), notifying the Company that its minimum closing bid price per share for its ordinary shares had fallen below $1.00 for a period of 30 consecutive business days and that the Company did not meet the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). On November 29, 2021, the Company was provided with an additional 180 calendar day compliance period, or until May 23, 2022, to demonstrate compliance.
On May 24, 2022, the Company received notice from Nasdaq that it has not regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and that its American Depository Shares ("ADS") would be delisted from the Capital Markets and a Form 25- NSE filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to remove the Company's securities from listing and registration on The Nasdaq Stock Market unless the Company requests a hearing for an appeal.
On May 26, 2022, the Company submitted a hearing request to a Hearings Panel (the "Panel") for an appeal pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series. The hearing request will stay the suspension and delisting action pending the issuance of a written Panel decision.
Molecular Data Inc. is a technology-driven platform in China's chemical industry, connecting participants along the chemical value chain through integrated solutions. The Company delivers e-commerce solutions, financial solutions, warehousing and logistics solutions, and SaaS suite that are intended to solve pain points for participants in the traditional chemical industry. Built upon a comprehensive knowledge engine and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, the Company's e-commerce solutions are mainly offered through its online platform, consisting of molbase.com, molbase.cn, Moku Data WeChat account, Chemical Community APP and other ancillary platforms.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including the potential impact of COVID-19 on our business within and outside of China. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.
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Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to stop Roundup lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected Bayer’s appeal to shut down thousands of lawsuits claiming that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
The justices on Tuesday left in place a $25 million judgment in favor of Edwin Hardeman, a California man who says he developed cancer from using Roundup for decades to treat poison oak, overgrowth and weeds on his San Francisco Bay Area property. Hardeman’s lawsuit had served as a test case for thousands of similar lawsuits.
The high court’s action comes amid a series of court fights over Roundup that have pointed in different directions.
On Friday, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an Environmental Protection Agency finding from 2020 that glyphosate does not pose a serious health risk and is “not likely” to cause cancer in humans. The appellate court ordered the EPA to reexamine its finding.
At the same time, Bayer has won four consecutive trials in state court against people who claimed they got cancer from their use of Roundup. The latest verdict in favor of the company came last week in Oregon.
Bayer had argued that federal regulators have repeatedly determined its products are safe, and that lawsuits based on claims under state laws should be dismissed.
In a statement, Bayer said it disagreed with the Supreme Court’s decision not to take up its case. “The company believes that the decision undermines the ability of companies to rely on official actions taken by expert regulatory agencies, as it permits every U.S. state to require a different product label” in conflict with federal laws, Bayer said.
Last year, Bayer set aside $4.5 billion to deal with the claims that glyphosate, the weed-killing ingredient in Roundup, causes non-Hodgins lymphoma, a type of cancer. The company had previously taken a charge of nearly $10 billion for earlier rounds of litigation.
Bayer also had warned that allowing these sorts of claims will damage innovation in agriculture, health and other industries.
Bayer inherited Roundup and the litigation when it acquired Monsanto in 2018.
The EPA says on its website that there is “no evidence glyphosate causes cancer humans.” But in 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans.” The agency said it relied on “limited” evidence of cancer in people and “sufficient” evidence of cancer in study animals.
The Justice Department, which had sided with Bayer in the lower courts during the Trump administration, recommended that the high court not get involved.
Bayer maintains the product is safe, but said that it would replace glyphosate in Roundup for residential use beginning in 2023. Products containing glyphosate will still be available for professional and farm use.
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The James Webb Space telescope has the sharpest perspective on otherwise invisible light in the universe.
The highly anticipated first science images by the world's premier space observatory aren't expected until this summer. But recent test images captured by the telescope during its final commissioning phase are providing a glimpse of what's to come.
"These are the sharpest infrared images ever taken by a space telescope," said Michael McElwain, Webb observatory project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, during a news conference Monday.
Webb will be able to peer inside the atmospheres of exoplanets and observe some of the first galaxies created after the universe began by observing them through infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye. The images were taken after the successful alignment of the telescope's massive golden mirror segments. The test images show the clear, well-focused images that the observatory's four instruments are capable of capturing.
But the most striking result came from a comparison of images taken of the same target by Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument with the now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope's Infrared Array Camera.
Spitzer, once one of the space telescopes belonging to NASA's Great Observatories program, was the first to capture high-resolution of images of the universe in near and mid-infrared light.
Webb's giant mirror and sensitive detectors can pick up even more detail -- and allow more discoveries -- than Spitzer could.
Scientists studying the two images of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighboring galaxy of the larger Milky Way, noted that Webb's image reveals unprecedented details of interstellar gas between the stars.
"You can appreciate that the images from Webb are going to be better because we have 18 segments, every one of which is larger than the single segment, so to speak, that formed the Spitzer telescope's mirror," said Marcia Rieke, principal investigator for Webb's Near-Infrared Camera and regents professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona, during the news conference.
"But it's not until you actually see the kind of image that it delivers that you really internalize and go, 'Wow, just think of what we're going to learn.' Spitzer taught us a lot. This is like a whole new world."
Nearing the starting line
Webb is now in the final phase of preparation before it will be ready to begin conducting science observations.
"I would call this the homestretch," McElwain said. "We've had about 1,000 activities planned for commissioning, and there are only about 200 activities left to complete."
Webb's instruments are going through their final checkouts and calibrations as the telescope's team on the ground assesses the performance of each one to ensure they are ready to properly collect data.
Every instrument has about four or five science modes each that needs to meet specific criteria. One of Webb's special modes includes moving target tracking, which is especially helpful for scientists who want to study objects on the icy reaches of our solar system as they orbit the sun.
"When this phase is completed, we'll be ready to turn the science instruments loose on the universe," McElwain said.
The first images
Webb's first images of the universe, called the early release observations, or EROs, are expected to come out in mid-July, said Klaus Pontoppidan, Webb project scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, during the press conference. A more precise date will be shared later, he said.
These first "spectacular color images" will show that Webb is fully operational and a celebratory "beginning of many years of science," Pontoppidan said.
The exact targets of Webb for these first images haven't been revealed because the telescope team doesn't want to spoil the surprise. And those targets could change as the team gets closer to capturing images.
The first images will resemble what we're used to seeing from the Hubble Space Telescope in terms of aesthetic quality, Pontoppidan said.
"Astronomy is not going to be the same again once we see what (Webb) can do with these first observations," said Christopher Evans, Webb project scientist at the European Space Agency, during the news conference.
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Consumers have more opportunities to save through February 2023 including sweepstakes and limited time in-store promotions
HOUSTON, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell and PDI, the management software company powering the Fuel Rewards® program, announced today the launch of 10 months of rewards to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Fuel Rewards program. Fuel Rewards members can celebrate by taking advantage of limited time in-store offers and sweepstakes giving away approximately $10 million in fuel savings.
"Shell is always looking to offer a variety of options and value to our customers, and this is our way of demonstrating our loyalty to members with these special offers over the next 10 months," said Chris Suess, Head of NA Loyalty & CRM for Shell Mobility. "At Shell, we believe in loyalty to our customers, and we want to thank our members for making the Fuel Rewards program the top gas and convenience loyalty program*."
Save with Sweepstakes and Other Offers
Starting today through February 28, 2023, new and existing members can take advantage of extra fuel savings and offers.
- Fuel savings: The sweepstakes is comprised of three (3) phases. Phase One runs May 16 – July 31, 2022. Phase Two runs August 1 – October 31, 2022. Phase Three runs November 1, 2022 – February 28, 2023.
- Three tiers of fuel savings are included per phase:
- How to enter:
- Other offers:
"The Fuel Rewards program has come a long way in adding value with new ways to save," said Brandon Logsdon, President of Consumer Engagement at PDI. "Over the course of 10 years, more than 25 million members have earned $2 billion in fuel savings, and we are proud to celebrate our 10-year anniversary by continuing to add value for the loyal consumers that support us."
For more information about the Fuel Rewards program 10-year anniversary, visit 10YearsofFR.com.
*According to the 2021 Loyalty Report™ by Bond Brand Loyalty. The report features the assessment of more than 450 Loyalty Programs in more than 15 industry sectors, across more than 85 attributes, by more than 25,000 North American consumers.
**Phase 1 Sweepstakes: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Sweepstakes open to Fuel Rewards® members who reside in the United States (including D.C.), but excluding residents of NJ and VA, age of legal majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside. A Fuel Rewards® account is free and sign up is available online at fuelrewards.com. Sweepstakes is subject to Official Rules at 10YearsofFR.com, which includes all details including the free method of entry. Begins at 12:00 a.m. ET on 5/16/22 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 7/31/22. Sponsor: Equilon Enterprises LLC dba Shell Oil Products US, 150 N. Dairy Ashford Road, Houston, Texas 77079. Void in NJ, VA & where prohibited.
ABOUT THE FUEL REWARDS PROGRAM
The Fuel Rewards® program is the premier national loyalty program that connects national and regional brands with millions of consumers who enjoy earning cents-per-gallon savings at the pump. PDI Marketing Cloud Solutions powers and runs the Fuel Rewards® program that serves more than 25 million members and has helped them save over $2 billion on their fuel purchases to-date. As a national coalition loyalty program, Fuel Rewards® members earn rewards on everyday purchases from a variety of retailers and can redeem cents-per-gallon rewards at over 14,000 Shell locations across the United States. To learn more about the Fuel Rewards® program and to become an issuing partner, visit fuelingloyalty.com.
ABOUT PDI
Professional Datasolutions, Inc. (PDI) software helps businesses and brands increase sales, operate more efficiently and securely, and improve critical decision-making. Since 1983, PDI has proudly served the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale industries. Over 1,500 companies, representing more than 200,000 locations worldwide, count on PDI solutions and expertise to deliver convenience and energy to the world. Among PDI solutions are the Fuel Rewards® program and GasBuddy, two popular consumer brands who together represent 15 million monthly active users. For more information about PDI, visit us at pdisoftware.com.
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Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount, Virginia, is full. It's managing its share of Covid-19 cases, as well as more typical problems for this time of year, like boating accidents. But staffers have also had to care for people who are sick because of something that's deceptively dangerous: extreme heat.
High temperatures in the area this week are in the 90s, but when you factor in humidity, the heat index climbs as high as 104.
"We've had people just coming in today after mowing their lawn," Dr. Stephanie Lareau, an emergency room physician, said Tuesday. "Luckily, sports hasn't started back yet, so we haven't seen a lot of the youth population. We see a lot of heat-related cases when football practice starts."
Of all the natural disasters, heat is the No. 1 killer, studies show. And as temperatures continue to rise because of the climate crisis, scientists expect it to make even more people ill.
Heatwaves are already happening more often. In the 1960s, Americans saw about two heatwaves a year; by the 2010s, there were six per year, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Heat-related illness is the leading cause of death and disability among US high school athletes, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But it can be a problem for anyone taking part in everyday activities like mowing the lawn or going for a walk.
The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat advisories this week for a swath of the country stretching from the Upper Midwest to the Southeast. From Dayton to Durham, doctors have been encouraging people to stay indoors as much as possible, warnings that are complicated by the fact that half a million didn't have power as of Tuesday because of severe storms, according to PowerOutage.US.
The heat has forced school closures in Minnesota and Milwaukee, and it shut down horse races in Kentucky and Indiana. Even UC Davis cut its graduation short after attendees made dozens of calls for medical attention because of heat exposure.
What heat does to the body
Two of the most common heat-related conditions are heatstroke and heat exhaustion.
With heatstroke, the body can't cool itself. Its temperature rises quickly, and its natural cooling mechanism -- sweat -- fails. A person's temperature can rise to a dangerous 106 degrees or higher within just 10 or 15 minutes. This can lead to disability or even death.
A person who has heatstroke may sweat profusely or not at all. They can become confused or pass out, and they could have a seizure.
Heat exhaustion happens when the body losses too much water or salt through excessive sweating. That can come with symptoms like nausea, dizziness, irritability, thirst, headache and elevated body temperature.
With both conditions, emergency help is needed quickly. While waiting for assistance, bystanders can try to cool the person by moving them to the shade and giving them with water.
Extreme high temperatures can also put significant strain on the heart or make breathing more difficult.
These temperatures can be linked to at least 17 causes of death, most of them related to heart and breathing issues but also including suicide, drowning and homicide.
Studies have shown that exposure to extreme heat can also contribute to mental health issues, problems for pregnant women and poor birth outcomes.
Who is vulnerable
The elderly, children and people with chronic diseases and mental health problems are at the highest risk of heat-related illness, along with people who take certain medicines, according to the CDC.
But people who are young and otherwise healthy aren't immune, according to Dr. Aaron Bernstein, interim director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
He conducted a study, published in January, that found that nationwide exposure to heat has increased the number of children who go to the ER for any reason in the summer.
These visits weren't just on the hottest days; they were across a range of days with warmer temperatures.
A child born in the US today will experience 35 times more life-threatening heat events then someone born in 1961, his research showed. And that's given the best-case scenario, with the world seeing a rise in temperatures of only 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next couple of decades -- "which we ain't doing," Bernstein added. "This is the most conservative scenario projected.
"It's a big change in only 60 years," he added. "That, to me, is a major problem."
Extreme heat doesn't kill as many children as elderly people, but these "climate shocks," as Bernstein calls them, can put added stress on a child's life. That has a cumulative effect, and it can be just as damaging as poverty or any other stressor, contributing to significantly higher rates of substance use problems and health problems like cancer and heart disease, Bernstein said.
"We need to focus on these climate shocks and buffering children, because they can pose such lifelong health threats," he said. "It is devastating to your lifetime health potential."
It's not just exposure to extreme temperatures that's a problem. Higher temperatures increase particle and ozone pollution and contribute to hundreds of thousands of additional deaths of all ages around the world, according to a study published last year.
"There's a direct linear relationship between the concentration of ozone outdoors and the temperature, and so that's projected to be more of a problem as as our climate gets warmer," said Dr. John Balmes, a medical spokesperson for the American Lung Association. "And then, of course, those really hot, dry days in the summer are often when we have wildfires, too."
Exposure to wildfire smoke, which is largely made of particle pollution, can also increase the risk of heart and breathing problems.
What officials can do about heat-related issues
Some US cities feel the brunt of heat-related problems more than others. Phoenix has more than 100 100-degree days each year, on average; it had 145 such days in 2020. The city has created the country's first publicly funded Office of Heat Response and Mitigation to focus on problems related to high temperatures. It's working across city government to integrate plans to manage heat-related problems from all angles.
The office has led the charge to create electric vehicle infrastructure to reduce the reliance on the fossil fuel emissions that make climate change worse, it's working with homeless initiatives to get unhoused people access to water and shelter, and it's created a tracking system so riders know when a certain bus is coming and don't always have to stand outside.
"There are many pieces of the pie that can help with the heat challenge," said the program's director, David Hondula. Having someone who is focused on the issue can get other city departments to think about how they can ease the problem. It's a big undertaking and one that, if done right, could save lives.
"We're moving, regionally, very much in the wrong direction with heat-associated deaths, seeing a more than a 400% increase since 2014. That far outpaces anything we'd expect in terms of population growth, demographic change," Hondula said.
Miami has also added a chief heat officer to its ranks, although that office is not funded through the city. Just this month, Los Angeles' city council voted to create a position of chief heat officer.
How to protect yourself
To avoid heat-related illness, there is something you can do. Lareau emphasizes the need to stay hydrated; make sure you drink water before you notice that you're thirsty.
Take periodic breaks from the heat when you have to be outside.
Let yourself acclimate to high temperatures before you start running marathons or doing in any other extreme outdoor exercise.
And wear sunscreen: People who are sunburned have less of an ability to regulate their body temperature.
She said it's important to keep an eye not just on the temperature but on the heat index, because it takes into account humidity, and that can matter more for heat-related illness.
She also advises people to help monitor those who are very young or very old, because they're not able to regulate their body temperature as well. When planning activities, try to keep them out of the heat, and check in on neighbors.
"People often think of doing that during snowstorms, but the heat can be as dangerous for the elderly, especially if they don't have air conditioning," Lareau said. "So if you can offer to cut their grass or do their chores for them if you're younger and healthier and can withstand the heat a little bit better, everyone benefits."
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis heads to Malta this weekend, with the refugee exodus from Ukraine casting a haunting backdrop to the European migration drama that for years has focused on Malta and other Mediterranean countries and the plight of desperate people who arrive on boats seeking refuge.
Francis’ two-day visit to the Mediterranean island nation was always expected to focus on migration, given Malta’s frontline place in Europe’s refugee debate and Francis’ frequent calls for nations to show solidarity to those fleeing war, famine and poverty.
But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the forced exodus of 4 million people — half of them children — have added a new impetus to Francis’ trip, which was originally scheduled for May 2020 but postponed because of the pandemic.
Some in Malta see a double standard at play in the war in Ukraine, in terms of European refugee norms and the willingness of European countries to share the burden of accepting newcomers.
The 2003 Dublin Regulation stipulates that the European Union countries where would-be refugees first arrive generally must process asylum claims. This puts an enormous burden on front-line countries such as Malta, Italy and Greece to host migrants while the process plays out.
That rule has been set aside in the Ukraine exodus, with the EU for the first time adopting a “temporary protection directive,” allowing Ukrainians to resettle anywhere in the 27-nation bloc. Most have stayed in neighboring Poland, but many have travelled onward to find family members across Europe.
“The Dublin rule has been sort of ignored, and justly so because there is an unprecedented situation which needs flexibility,” said Malta Archbishop Charles Scicluna. “We would like to see that sort of flexibility when it comes to situations of emergency in the Mediterranean.”
In a telephone interview, Scicluna said he expected Francis to raise the migration issue, not least because of the welcome Malta showed the Apostle Paul when he was shipwrecked off Malta around AD 60, en route to Rome. According to the biblical account, Maltese people showed Paul “unusual kindness” — the type of welcome Francis has said he hoped would be extended to all migrants.
Francis is to meet with a group of migrants staying at a shelter on Sunday, at the end of his visit.
Malta has often come under fire by rescue groups for refusing entry to migrants crossing from Libya. It argues that it has one of the EU’s highest rates in processing first-time asylum applications relative to the population, and frequently urges other European countries to take them in.
Last year, some 832 migrants arrived by sea, a 63% decrease from the previous year; Malta currently has asylum applications pending for some 4,000 people, according to EU and U.N. data.
Just this week, a German aid group urged Malta to take in 106 migrants rescued off Libya; There was no immediate indication if Malta would grant port access to the Sea-Eye 4.
In February, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, insisted that Malta should not leave migrants at sea while negotiating their ultimate fate, saying this risked lives and violated Malta’s obligations to protect them.
In the same report, Mijatovic also demanded Malta bring to justice the killers of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who died on Oct. 16, 2017 when a powerful car bomb exploded as she was driving near her home. She had been investigating links between financial dealings indicated by the leaked Panama Papers documents and prominent political and business figures on the small EU nation.
Caruana Galizia’s murder sparked international outrage and prompted the European Parliament to send a fact-finding mission to Malta. A public inquiry found the Maltese state “has to bear responsibility” for the murder because of the culture of impunity that emanated from the highest levels of government.
Francis could well make reference to the slaying, given he has has long railed against corruption in politics, including on his frequent foreign trips.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni would not exclude that Francis would refer to the slaying or even meet with Caruana Galizia’s relatives. “It’s perfectly possible that themes will be confronted in diverse ways, with words or encounters,” Bruni said. Francis frequently holds private audiences during his foreign visits, which are confirmed only after they occur.
Maltese authorities have identified several suspects in the murder, and trials are ongoing.
Nadia Delicata, who is in charge of evangelization efforts in the Malta church, said the assassination laid bare divisions in Maltese society, with some in the overwhelmingly Catholic country nearly “canonizing” the journalist — a small vigil is held each month on the 16th in her memory — and others saying that such a polarizing figure should have seen it coming.
Delicata said the church, which spoke out strongly against the assassination, has perhaps unconsciously helped bridge the gap by becoming a more visible presence during the pandemic, with daily televised Masses beamed into Maltese homes.
“It actually helped heal this big divide that includes the divide around the memory of Daphne,” she told reporters.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACXP) ("Acurx" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with a single healthcare-focused U.S. institutional investor and certain executives of the Company for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 1,289,980 shares of its common stock (which includes 130,769 pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of its common stock being sold to the U.S. institutional investor) at a purchase price per share of $3.25 (or $3.2499 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share offering price for the common stock less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant) for the U.S. institutional investor and $3.80 per share for the Company's executives, pursuant to a registered direct offering. The Company has also agreed to issue to each investor, in a concurrent private placement, series A unregistered warrants (the "Series A Warrants") to purchase up to 1,289,980 shares of the Company's common stock and series B unregistered warrants (the "Series B Warrants") to purchase up to 1,289,980 shares of the Company's common stock. The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants being sold to the U.S. institutional investor will each have an exercise price of $3.25 per share, will each be exercisable on the six-month anniversary of the issuance date and will expire five years from the date of initial exercisability and one year from the date of initial exercisability, respectively. The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants being sold to the executives of the Company will each have an exercise price of $3.55 per share, will be exercisable on the six-month anniversary of the issuance date and will expire five years from the date of initial exercisability and one year from the date of initial exercisability, respectively.
The closing of the registered direct offering and the concurrent private placement is expected to occur on or about July 27, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $4.225 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.
A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as lead placement agent and Maxim Group LLC is acting as co-placement agent for the offering and the concurrent private placement.
The offering of the common stock and pre-funded warrants is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-265956) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). A prospectus supplement describing the terms of the proposed offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement may be obtained, when available, from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (212) 624-2060, or by email at prospectus@allianceg.com, or from Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Syndicate Department, or via email at syndicate@maximgrp.com or telephone at (212) 895-3745.
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The biennial gathering to feature top-tier speakers and dental industry exhibition
DARMSTADT, Germany, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- exocad, an Align Technology, Inc. company and a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider, today announced that Insights 2022, the third edition of the company's global community event for dental labs and dentists, will be held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, October 3-4, under the motto "Learn. Connect. Enjoy." Held every two years, Insights 2022 will include a full, two-day program of lectures from top-tier dental speakers, break-out learning sessions, a comprehensive partner exhibition and an evening event.
The agenda for Insights 2022 includes a diverse program of dynamic lectures by international speakers, software sessions with exocad's team of application specialists that will present highlights of the latest Rijeka 3.1 software releases, and presentations by 11 international companies on the latest CAD/CAM trends. Up to 800 dental technicians and dentists from Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia are expected to attend the exclusive event.
"Connection is one of our top priorities at exocad: connecting with our community, connecting through technology, and connecting to learn and educate about the latest advancements in digital dentistry," said Tillmann Steinbrecher, CEO exocad. "Insights is our main event to strengthen those connections, offer a platform for exchange and a vision of the future."
Insights 2022 will focus on the possibilities of digital dentistry using an open software platform. With exocad's open architecture, digital technologies like DVT, milling machines, 3D printers, intraoral scanners and desktop scanners can be connected on a single software platform, allowing dental technicians and dentists to easily collaborate with one another and implement treatment concepts more efficiently and predictably. Over the two days of Insights 2022, attendees will experience the variety of possible solutions for the CAD/CAM-supported manufacturing of dental restorations and how to create consistent digital workflows. They'll hear from internationally renowned dental guest speakers Steven Campbell, Dr. Christian Coachman, Dr. Gulshan Murgai, Prof. Dr. Guilherme Saavedra, MDT Sascha Hein, Dr. Diana Tadros, Dr. Lori Trost and Waldo Zarco Nosti.
Sessions will be held in English with simultaneous translations in German, Italian and Spanish, and will include CE credits for select countries*.
Tickets and all additional information are available at exocad.com/insights2022.
*CE credits are available for Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE and the UK.
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Launching July 3, the two iconic brands will collaborate to bring well-known artists to Maui through an ongoing live performance series
MAUI, Hawaii, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grand Wailea – an iconic resort nestled on 40 acres of lush, tropical gardens fronting Maui's Wailea Beach – is proud to partner with one of Los Angeles' most iconic music venues and entertainment industry institutions, Hotel Cafe. The two renowned brands will collaborate to bring a series of exciting live performances to Maui, kicking off with special summer performances from GRAMMY Award-nominated artist Kevin Garrett (July 3) and singer-songwriter Rozzi (July 30)—along with more to be announced. Grand Wailea and Hotel Cafe will continue this special music series throughout the year, with upcoming performances in the fall and during the festive season.
"We are thrilled to bring Hotel Cafe to Hawaii for the first time ever, combining the venue's famed live performances with the stunning natural beauty of our island," said Managing Director JP Oliver. "With this new music series, we envision Grand Wailea as a gathering place for guests and locals to join together in experiencing these unique performances that cannot be found anywhere else on Maui."
This summer, guests can experience the intimacy and artistry of Hotel Cafe performances among Grand Wailea's breathtaking ocean views, authentic cultural roots, and ideal beachside location, making it the perfect setting for Hotel Cafe's renowned live performances. Guests can grab a pre-show bite at the Grand Wailea's pop-up style food truck Aloha Trick Pony, and post-performance, visit the newly revitalized Botero Lounge which offers an array of curated cocktails.
Known for his soulful vocals and lush instrumentation, Kevin Garrett will perform some of his hit songs on July 3 as the sun sets over Grand Wailea's Chapel Lawn. On July 30, singer-songwriter Rozzi, who performed a sold-out arena tour supporting Maroon 5, will bring her smoky, full-bodied vocals to the resort. Fans can immerse themselves in the Grand Wailea experience by following the artists on social media as they showcase all the resort has to offer, including traditional outrigger canoe tours, unique cultural experiences, the resort's famed lu'au, and more. All artists will also curate special playlists available exclusively for Grand Wailea guests.
"We are always looking for ways to share the intimate Hotel Cafe experience and to promote music discovery, and this partnership with Grand Wailea is the perfect opportunity to do so," said Marko Shafer, Founder of Hotel Cafe. "We are longtime fans and repeat guests of the resort, and we look forward to bringing this collaborative series to life this summer."
Hotel Cafe has been celebrating the live music experience for over 20 years, offering an intimate venue for a star-studded list of musicians and artists. By hosting early career performances from names like Adele, Katy Perry, The Lumineers, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Sara Bareilles, Coldplay, and many more, it has been labeled a breakout room for many independent artists.
In addition to the live performance, guests can celebrate the Fourth of July by immersing in authentic Hawaiian culture at Grand Wailea's signature Lū'au, featuring traditional ceremonies, dishes including poi, kālua pig, and poke, and interactive performances showcasing the myths and legends of Maui.
To purchase tickets for Kevin Garrett's July 3 performance and book a room during this time, please visit https://www.grandwailea.com/events.
About Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
The iconic resort consistently ranks among the world's best in leading travel and consumer reports. Nestled on 40 acres of lush, tropical gardens fronting Wailea Beach, Grand Wailea provides a range of vacation experiences: open spaces for the active vacationer, beauty and seclusion for romantic getaways, and family fun with rope swings and a jungle-style river pool. Guests also have access to a new, intimate spa experience Mōhalu by Spa Grande, as well as eight restaurants, including the award-winning "Best of Maui" Humuhumunukunukuapua'a. Accommodation options include Grand Wailea's 776 rooms and suites and an enclave of 51 luxury villas Ho`olei at Grand Wailea ranging from 3,200 to 4,000 sq. ft., located nearby with access to Grand Wailea amenities. For reservations and information on what is currently available/open on property, please call 1-800-888-6100 or visit www.grandwailea.com
About Hotel Cafe
From fostering a close-knit circle of local singer-songwriters and bands, to hosting well-known music icons opting for a more intimate setting, the Hotel Cafe has been celebrating the live music experience for over 20 years. And over these past two decades, the club has played host to nearly 25,000 performances in front of over a million fans. With early career performances from names like Adele, Katy Perry, The Lumineers, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Sara Bareilles, Leon Bridges, Haim, Mumford and Sons, Lord Huron and many others, the venue has been labeled a break-out room for independent and burgeoning artists. Many of these artists surrounding the Hotel Cafe regard it as home at some point in their career, much in the spirit of the Laurel Canyon music scene from the 1970s.
The venue itself is located in the Cahuenga Corridor in the center of Hollywood, CA. With a capacity of only 300 people, the vibe is intimate, yet bustles with the artistic community that survives by it as much contributes to it. It is a genuine listening room, where the performance on stage takes precedent. The Hotel Cafe is also more than just a music venue, however. It is an internationally known entity whose name has top-lined tours and music festivals from coast to coast in the US, UK and Europe. But most importantly, the Hotel Cafe is a community of discovery. Whether musicians or music fans, all realize this carefully curated roster of talent is no aberration; it is consistent, cultured and begs attention. Everyone who sets foot in Hotel Cafe is part of something special.
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Belton High School senior Caysen Tyler Allison, accused of fatally stabbing a classmate on campus Tuesday, was formally charged with murder on Wednesday, authorities said.
Allison, 18, in custody at the Bell County Jail, was set to be arraigned on the murder charge in the fatally stabbing of BHS senior Jose “Joe” Luis Ramirez Jr., the Bell County Sheriff’s Department said. A judge will set his bond at the arraignment for the first-degree felony charge.
Belton High School will not hold classes on Thursday after not holding classes Wednesday, Principal Ben Smith said in a letter to parents.
“Out of consideration for this very difficult time for the Belton High School community, all classes at BHS are canceled for Thursday, May 5,” Smith said. “This will include dual credit courses.”
Counseling teams will be on site at the Belton High library from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide support to students and staff, Smith said. Students will need to enter school at the door from the front parking lot closest to the library.
Counseling services, including bilingual service, are provided by BISD counseling services staff or local mental health providers. Each session will last typically 30 minutes and parents who drive their students to the campus will need to remain onsite, Smith said.
“Many local providers have reached out to support Belton ISD families through this difficult time,” Smith said.
Belton ISD communications staff on Wednesday did not answer multiple media inquiries about the stabbing.
“Belton ISD will send out a written statement later today about yesterday’s tragic incident,” spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said in an email to media outlets. “We will not be able to accommodate interviews today as we continue to focus our attention on the well-being of our students and staff.”
Suspect’s 2021 assault charge
The Telegram asked on Wednesday why Allison was allowed to return to Belton High School after he was charged last summer with a misdemeanor involving a drive-by shooting with an air-soft gun.
Jennifer Bailey, Belton ISD’s executive director of communications, responded by saying the district has a District Alternative Education Program with disciplinary consequences listed in the Student Code of Conduct and Student and Parent Handbook. A word search of the 116-page document did not immediately reveal a punishment for an assault case.
Regarding conduct, the document said, “The board has adopted a Student Code of Conduct that defines standards of acceptable behavior — on and off campus, during remote and in-person instruction, and on district vehicles — and outlines consequences for violation of these standards. The district has disciplinary authority over a student in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.”
The handbook said, “All instructional and support personnel who have regular contact with a student who has been convicted, received deferred prosecution, received deferred adjudication, or was adjudicated for delinquent conduct for any felony offense or certain misdemeanors that occur in school, on school property, or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property. These personnel will also be notified if the principal has reasonable grounds to believe the student has engaged in certain conduct.”
An arrest affidavit filed by the Belton Police Department on June 11, 2021, alleges that Allison, along with another teen, entered a black Nissan Maxima “with the sole intent to shoot people with a gel-based bead projectile gun,” the affidavit said.
The duo first went to the H-E-B Plus, 2509 N. Main St. in Belton and when they saw there were too many people at the location, they drove to the nearby Grand Avenue Theater, 2809 Oakmark Drive, the affidavit said.
The other teen, the driver of the vehicle, moved toward people outside the cinema.
“(The teen) shot at least 15-20 rounds of gel beads at and in the direction of at least five or more people, striking one person at least seven times,” the affidavit said. “(The teen) drove by again, and (Allison) had his turn shooting at the same individuals.”
A woman sustained pain and had marks on her body from the attack that were still visible the next day, the affidavit said.
Allison was charged with Class A misdemeanor assault causing bodily injury, according to Bell County court records.
Allison was involved in a pretrial intervention program for the assault charge after he applied and was accepted into the program in November 2021, according to court records.
The arrangement was finalized in Bell County Court at Law 3, presided by Judge Rebecca DePew. Ginese Simmons-Gilbert, assistant Bell County attorney, and James Hewitt, Allison’s defense attorney, were involved in the agreement, according to court records.
In that case, Allison has a pretrial hearing for the misdemeanor case set for Nov. 11, 2022.
Fatal stabbing case
Allison allegedly stabbed Ramirez at about 9:47 a.m. Tuesday at BHS, 600 Lake Road.
“After the stabbing, (Allison) ran out of the school and left the area,” Paul Romer, a city of Belton spokesman, said in a news release Tuesday afternoon. “Police located him and took him into custody at around 10:09 a.m.”
Allison was booked in at the jail at 2:02 p.m.
After the stabbing, a heavy police presence was seen for hours outside BHS as the school was locked down. Temple and Belton police officers were stationed outside the school, some armed with rifles.
Allison was arrested off-campus on Tuesday about 20 minutes after the incident occurred in a bathroom at Belton High School.
Smith, the principal, said the school is grateful to the community.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the Masters (all times local):
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7:30 p.m.
Scottie Scheffler left a birdie putt short on the final hole Friday but still shot a 5-under 67 to take a five-shot lead into the weekend at the Masters.
The world’s No. 1 player bogeyed two of his first three holes but did little else wrong to finish 36 holes at 8-under 136. Charl Swartzel, Sungjae Im, Shane Lowry and Hideki Matsuyama were tied for second at 3 under.
The five-shot margin ties the biggest 36- hole lead at the Masters. Four others had the same lead and all went on to win, including Jordan Spieth in 2015.
Playing in just his third Masters, Scheffler conquered Augusta National on a day when the average score was 74.6. He made seven birdies on the last 15 holes after opening with a bogey on No. 1 and adding another on the third hole.
His play continues a remarkable year that has seen him climb to the No. 1 ranking. Scheffler won this year in Phoenix, then took the Arnold Palmer Invitational before winning the Match Play tournament last month.
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6:45 p.m.
Tiger Woods had an up and down day but managed to post a 2-over 74 on Friday to make the weekend at the Masters.
Woods, who shot 71 in his opening round on his comeback from injuries suffered in a car crash, faltered early in the second round but managed to rebound on the back nine to finish two rounds at 1-over 145.
That was good enough to make the cut, though Woods was nine shots off the lead held by Scottie Scheffler at the time he finished. He was in a tie for 19th.
Woods bogeyed four of his first five holes to make the turn at 39. But he birdied the 10th hole from short range and made two more birdies coming in to offset two bogeys.
Scheffler, who shot 69 in his opening round, was 5 under for the day and 8 under for the tournament through 16 holes. He was five shots ahead of a quartet of players at 3 under.
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5:20 p.m.
Augusta National is showing its teeth at this year’s Masters.
Rain on the eve of the tournament softened the greens, but the golf course has been anything but receptive for the world’s best players. A few course tweaks and some gusty winds made things difficult as the scores and cutline edged higher in Friday’s second round.
A day after the field played the par-72 course in an average of 73.8, players were averaging 75.2 with about half the field still on the course. The leader in the clubhouse, Charl Schwartzel, was just 3 under, while the cut was projected at 4-over-par.
The toughest hole was the par-4 11th, which was lengthened after last year’s tournament and played at 520 yards in the second round. Players were averaging 4.64 on the hole. The 18th was also playing tough as the second most difficult hole at 4.47 shots.
The easiest hole in the second round was the par-5 second, where the field made three eagles and 37 birdies and played to an average of 4.57.
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4:30 p.m.
Tiger Woods struggled to a 3-over 39 on the front nine Friday but was still in good position to make the weekend in his comeback at the Masters.
Woods, who shot a 1-under 71 in the first round, bogeyed four of his first five holes before rebounding to play the last four 1 under. He was a 2-over-par on a blustery day at Augusta National where low scores were hard to find.
Woods wasn’t in imminent danger of missing the cut, which was projected at 4 over, but was six shots off the lead held on the course by Scottie Scheffler heading into the back nine. His frustrations were evident when he hit a bad wedge shot on the ninth hole and dropped his club in disgust before rebounding to get up-and-down for par.
Afternoon winds of 15-20 mph and gusting higher made conditions difficult, though the rains that came on the eve of the tournament meant the greens were still relatively soft.
The clubhouse lead as Woods made the turn was held by Charl Schwartzel at 3-under-par
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3:15 p.m.
First-round leader Sungjae Im wrestled his way to a 2-over 74 in the second round of the Masters and is 3 under through 36 holes, tied with Charl Schwartzel for the top spot at blustery Augusta National.
Im shot a sparkling 4-under 68 in breezy conditions on Thursday afternoon but found the going a bit rougher as the wind continued to pick up Friday morning. He managed three birdies against five bogeys to slip into a tie with Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champion.
Im bogeyed the first hole but steadied himself with a birdie on the par-4 third. He made the turn at even par for the day but had trouble on the back nine, including a bogey on the par-5 15th when his fairway metal skipped over the green and into the water. He recovered with a birdie at the par-3 16th but a wayward drive on 18 led to one last bogey.
Former Masters champion Danny Willett also is at 3 under as he gets to the turn.
Tiger Woods has bogeyed four of his first five holes to fall to 3 over on the tournament and is in danger of missing the cut if he can’t turn things around.
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2:55 p.m.
Augusta National is catching up with Tiger Woods.
The five-time Masters champion is off to a rocky start in the second round. Woods has bogeyed three of the first four holes to move to 2 over for the tournament.
He is struggling with his drive and his irons early on. Woods missed each of the first two fairways and a questionable iron into the par-3 fourth landed short of the green, leading to a bogey.
The Masters is the only major championship where Woods has not missed the cut. That streak could be in danger if he can’t turn things around. The top 50 players and ties advance to the weekend.
The projected cut currently is 3 over, but it could rise with a large group of players still on the course and winds whipping around Augusta National.
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2 p.m.
Tiger Woods began his second round at the Masters with a bogey to drop back to even par for the tournament.
The five-time Masters champion hit his tee shot on the par-4 first into a bunker. His approach shot landed to the right of the green. His ensuing pitch rolled 7 feet past the pin and his put drifted left. He settled for a tap-in bogey.
Woods posted a solid 1-under 71 in the opening round in his first competitive round since a car accident in February 2021 severely injured his right leg.
The 46-year-old has never missed a cut at the Masters. The top 50 players and ties advance to the weekend at Augusta National.
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1:35 p.m.
Charl Schwartzel navigated the breeze to post a 3-under 69 in the second round of the Masters, the best of the early wave of golfers at Augusta National.
The 2011 Masters champion is a 3 under for the tournament and in good position for the weekend.
Schwartzel put together five birdies, including one on the par-3 16th that he set up with a beautiful tee shot to within 4 feet. He saved par from the trees on the par-4 18th, splashing out of the front left bunker to 9 feet and then draining the putt.
Schwartzel wrapped up just moments before five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods was scheduled to tee off for his second round. Woods posted a 1-under 71 in the opening round.
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12:25 p.m.
Tiger Woods will have one fewer playing partner for the second round of the Masters.
Louis Oosthuizen has withdrawn from the tournament. Organizers made the announcement about 90 minutes before Oosthuizen was to tee off alongside Woods and Joaquin Niemann.
Oosthuizen cited an injury as the reason. The specifics were not immediately announced. He opened the tournament with a 4-over 76 on Thursday.
His absence means Woods and Niemann will play as a twosome for the second round. They will be the second-to-last group, teeing off at 1:41 p.m.
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11:35 a.m.
Dustin Johnson is stalking the lead early in the sound round of the Masters.
The 2020 Masters champion birdied the par-3 fourth hole to move to minus-4, one shot behind Sungjae Im.
Johnson put together a tidy 3-under 69 in the opening round on Thursday. His began the second round with three straight pars before hitting an iron to within 5 feet at the fourth before making the putt.
Im wobbled early, flubbing a recovery shot at the par-4 first in which the ball failed to reach the green and rolled back down the hill toward his feet. He bounced back by rolling in a 24-foot birdie putt to get back to 5 under.
There has been little movement on the leaderboard among the second round’s early wave, though several former champions are slowly making inroads. Charl Schwartzel, who won in 2011, is 2 under for the day and 2 under for the tournament through 10 holes in the second round. Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson is 2 under for the day and 1 under for the tournament through seven.
Five-time green jacket winner Tiger Woods is part of the afternoon session. Woods is coming off a 1-under 71 in his first professional event since a car accident in February 2021.
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9:20 a.m.
The wind is expected to rise during the second round at the Masters, and there’s a good chance the scores will rise right along with it.
The National Weather Service is forecasting sunny skies at Augusta National with sustained winds in excess of 15-20 mph throughout the afternoon.
Nineteen of the 90 players in the field posted scores of par or better during the opening round. That number could thin with the cut looming.
The top 50 and ties will make it to the weekend. Several high-profile names will be looking to bounce back after shaky opening rounds. Brooks Koepka and Kevin Kisner both opened with 3-over 75s while Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau posted 4-over 76s in more benign conditions on Thursday.
Tiger Woods will tee off in the afternoon and is coming off a solid 1-under 71 on Thursday.
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8 a.m.
Tiger Woods is right where he wants to be heading into the second round of the Masters. He’s in red numbers at 1 under, one of only 17 players who broke par.
He’ll have a better idea where he is when Woods arrives Friday afternoon.
Sunjae Im starts the day with a one-shot lead after a 5-under 67. He is one shot ahead of Cameron Smith, with Dustin Johnson among those two behind. Im and Johnson are early starters in the second round with stronger wind in the forecast.
Friday also is about the top 50 and ties who make the cut. This is the only major in which Woods has never missed the cut as a professional.
The big test for Woods is how his legs hold up. This is his first time walking 18 holes in consecutive days since he returned from his car crash 14 months ago.
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China pressed ahead with military drills near Taiwan and flew drones close to Japan on Friday, escalating tensions in the strait that have threatened to boil over since Taipei welcomed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a historic visit.
Taiwan's defense ministry said Chinese warships and aircraft continued drills in waters around the island, adding that Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces crossed the median line -- the halfway point between the island and mainland China -- in a move it called a "highly provocative act."
The line has previously been an informal but largely respected border of control between Beijing and Taipei. Taiwan's military responded with radio warnings and put air patrol forces, naval ships and shore-based missile systems on alert, the ministry added.
Two Chinese drones also flew around Okinawa prefecture in Japan on Thursday, prompting the country's Air Self-Defense Force to scramble fighter jets in response, according to a statement from Tokyo's Ministry of Defense on Friday.
In all, 68 aircraft and 13 warships had conducted activities in waters around the Taiwan Strait as of Friday 5 p.m. local time, with some crossing the median line, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said in a statement. That was the highest figure since the ministry started publicly releasing such information nearly two years ago.
The moves comes as China doubles down on rhetoric blaming the US for spiking tensions and forcing it into a response. Beijing announced sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family and said it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including fighting climate change, on Friday.
Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang said the island represented "freedom and democracy," and that "the evil neighbor next door flexed its muscles on our doorstep and arbitrarily sabotaged (one of) the busiest waterways in the world with military exercises."
The skies and waters around Taiwan have become a focal point as Beijing ramps up tensions not only with Taiwan, but with neighboring Japan, which lodged a formal protest with China after five projectiles landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
The missiles were among a number launched by Beijing Thursday -- some of which flew over Taiwan -- as Pelosi made her way to Tokyo where she met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday.
China has previously fired missiles into waters surrounding Taiwan -- a democratic island of 24 million that the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory, despite having never controlled it -- most notably during the Taiwan Strait Crisis in the 1990s.
But missiles flying over the island marked a significant escalation, with US officials warning there may be more to come.
"We anticipated that China might take steps like this -- in fact, I described them for you in quite some detail just the other day," John Kirby, a spokesperson for the US National Security Council, told reporters at the White House on Thursday. "We also expect that these actions will continue and that the Chinese will continue to react in the coming days."
A US aircraft carrier will stay in the area around Taiwan for several more days to "monitor the situation," Kirby added.
On Friday, Kishida said the Chinese military drills were "a serious issue concerning the security of our country and its people" and called for an immediate halt to the exercises. Japan and the US would "work together to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait," he added.
Speaking in Tokyo on Friday, Pelosi accused China of trying "to isolate Taiwan," pointing to the island's exclusion from international groups like the World Health Organization.
"They may try to keep Taiwan from visiting or participating in other places, but they will not isolate Taiwan by preventing us to travel there," she said.
She added that her visit to Taiwan had been about maintaining the status quo, not changing it.
Later on Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said it was imposing sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family for "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs (and) seriously undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Missiles posed 'no risk'
China started military drills around the island on Thursday, firing multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan the day after Pelosi's departure.
A Chinese military expert confirmed on state broadcaster CCTV that the conventional missiles flew over Taiwan's main island, including airspace covered by Taiwanese defense missiles.
"We hit the targets under the observation of US Aegis combat system, which means the Chinese military has solved the difficulties of hitting long-range targets on waters," said Maj. Gen. Meng Xiangqing, a professor of strategy at the National Defense University in Beijing.
In a statement late Thursday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said the missiles had traveled above the atmosphere and therefore posed no risk to the island.
Authorities did not trigger air raid alerts because they predicted the missiles would land in waters east of Taiwan, the ministry said. The ministry added it would not release further information about the missiles' trajectory to protect its intelligence-gathering capabilities.
Five ballistic missiles are believed to have landed within Japan's EEZ, including four believed to have flown over Taiwan, said Japan's Defense Ministry on Thursday.
"This is a serious problem that concerns Japan's security and the safety of its citizens. We strongly condemn it," Japan's Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told reporters during a news conference.
China also sent 22 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday -- all of which crossed the median line.
It follows similar Chinese incursions a day earlier across the median line.
Thursday's incursions were made by 12 Su-30 fighter jets, eight J-11 fighter jets, and two J-16 fighter jets, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Later Thursday, the ministry said it detected four drones flying over "restricted waters" around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands near mainland China. The ministry said Taiwan's military fired flares to warn the drones away, but did not specify the type or origin of the devices.
On Friday, a spokesperson from Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said the government's English website and the ministry website had both detected a large number of attacks on Tuesday -- the day Pelosi landed in Taiwan. The IP addresses behind the attacks came from China and Russia, among other locations, with the intention of paralyzing the government sites, said the spokesperson.
She added that the websites were back to normal after emergency repair work, but "massive attacks with malicious intent .. by overseas hostile forces" continued on Thursday and Friday.
Disruptions to trade
In a speech on Thursday, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen condemned China's military drills as "irresponsible," saying they marked a "deliberate and continuous escalation of military threats."
"I must emphasize that, we do not seek to escalate conflicts or provoke disputes, but we will firmly defend our sovereignty and national safety, as well as safeguarding democracy and freedom," she added.
She also thanked the Group of Seven, comprised of the world's largest economies, which released a statement on Wednesday voicing concern over China's live-fire exercises and urging Beijing not to change the status quo in the region.
The exercises have also caused disruption to flight and ship schedules, with some international flights canceled and vessels urged to use alternative routes for several ports around the island.
On Tuesday, the Chinese Defense Ministry said it would hold its exercises in six zones around Taiwan, warning ships and aircraft to stay out of the areas during the drills.
The Taiwan Strait is a key trade route for vessels carrying goods between major economies in northeast Asia such as China, Japan, and South Korea, and the rest of world.
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Floyd Orben Fuchs went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday May 20, 2022.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday May 24 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home. His service will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Temple on Wednesday May 25 at 10:00 AM with another service at 1:30 PM at Palm Valley Lutheran Church in Round Rock.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oklahoma City Housing Authority ("OCHA") is notifying individuals of data incident. To date, we have no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of information as a result of this incident. This notice provides details about the incident, our response, and resources available to help protect information.
What Happened? On December 21, 2021, OCHA discovered unauthorized emails were sent from an OCHA email account. We quickly launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists to determine what may have happened. Through the investigation, we could not rule out the possibility that an unauthorized actor accessed OCHA email accounts between November 30, 2021 and December 21, 2021. As a result, it is possible the unauthorized actor accessed certain files. We reviewed those files to determine what, if any, sensitive information was contained therein. This review was completed on June 7, 2022. Thereafter, we worked to locate address information for impacted individuals in order to notify them of this event, which was completed on June 16, 2022.
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MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (NYSE: AAIC) (the "Company" or "Arlington") today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
- $6.30 per common share of book value
- $0.01 per diluted common share of GAAP net loss attributable to common shareholders
- $0.05 per diluted common share of non-GAAP earnings available for distribution (formerly referred to as core operating income)
- $0.09 per common share of book value accretion from the repurchase of 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock
- 1.6 to 1 "at risk" leverage ratio
"Arlington's successful transition from a primarily levered agency MBS strategy to one focused on multiple high return, non-commodity investment channels in mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"), single-family residential ("SFR") rental properties and select credit investments continued to produce positive results during the second quarter, including a positive economic return for the fourth consecutive quarter.
"The execution of this strategy has enabled the Company to consistently grow book value per share during periods of volatile market conditions while traditional mortgage REITs experienced losses. Over the last twelve months, the Company delivered a 6.1% economic return while its mortgage REIT peers have experienced a negative 10.5% economic return," said J. Rock Tonkel, Jr., the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"The Company's differentiated investment strategy has performed well during both positive and negative market conditions and is positioned to continue to do so. With our largest investment capital allocation in our MSR strategy, the Company's financial results benefited from another strong quarterly performance in our MSR investment portfolio that generated a total annualized return of 41% during the second quarter.
"Within the Company's credit investment strategy, widening of credit spreads has created compelling new investment opportunities in high quality assets. Late in the second quarter, the Company made several investments in highly rated senior commercial mortgage bonds that offer double digit levered returns and is actively evaluating similar investment opportunities.
"As of today, the Company has essentially reached its stated goal of $200 million of SFR rental properties with a total committed investment of $197 million and a strong expected net unlevered rental yield of 4.8%. The Company previously announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell a portion of its SFR portfolio with an expected closing date later this month at a significant gain that would be expected to add approximately $0.50 per share to our second quarter book value if consummated. Assuming the sale is completed, we have the ability to grow our SFR investment portfolio back to approximately $200 million, subject to market conditions, to fully realize the benefit of our below market fixed rate five-year financing facility. However, we will take a disciplined approach in purchasing new homes in the near term as the residential housing market evolves in the current environment.
"We continue to believe there is greater value in Arlington's business than the public markets recognize. Since reinstituting our current common stock repurchase program in 2020, the Company has aggressively returned capital to shareholders by purchasing 25% of its outstanding shares, delivering $0.75 per share of accretion to shareholders.
"Having successfully positioned Arlington to preserve capital and grow book value per share, the Company now has the opportunity to capitalize on substantially wider investment spreads with superior risk adjusted returns in the low to mid-teens in high grade residential and commercial mortgage securitized products. We expect that the redeployment of capital into these higher return investments will drive greater earnings potential which can be used to increase our equity capital, return capital to shareholders through accretive stock repurchases or reinstate a dividend to common shareholders."
Second Quarter Investment Portfolio
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's investment portfolio capital allocation was as follows (dollars in thousands):
MSR Related Investments
The Company is party to agreements with a licensed, U.S. government sponsored enterprise ("GSE") approved residential mortgage loan servicer that enable the Company to garner the economic return of an investment in an MSR purchased by the mortgage servicing counterparty. The arrangement allows the Company to participate in the economic benefits of investing in an MSR without holding the requisite licenses to purchase or hold MSRs directly. Under the terms of the arrangement, the Company provides capital to the mortgage servicing counterparty to purchase MSRs directly and the Company, in turn, receives all the economic benefits of the MSRs less a fee payable to the counterparty. At the Company's request, the mortgage servicing counterparty may utilize leverage on the MSRs to which the Company's MSR financing receivables are referenced to finance the purchase of additional MSRs to increase potential returns to the Company. These transactions are accounted for as financing receivables on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
The Company's MSR financing receivable investments as of June 30, 2022 are summarized in the tables below (dollars in thousands):
As of June 30, 2022, the mortgage servicing counterparty had drawn $60.9 million of financing under its credit facility collateralized by the MSRs to which the Company's MSR financing receivables are referenced, resulting in an implicit leverage ratio of 0.51 to 1. The weighted average yield on the Company's MSR financing receivables was 15.28% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 12.49% for the first quarter of 2022, and the actual weighted-average constant prepayment rate ("CPR") for the MSRs underlying the Company's MSR financing receivables was 8.10% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 8.71% for the first quarter of 2022.
Single-family Residential Investments
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had acquired 586 single family residential ("SFR") properties for a total cost of $182.8 million and had commitments to acquire an additional 25 SFR properties for an aggregate purchase price of $9.0 million. The timing of the earnings benefit to the Company from investing in SFR rental properties is dictated by the pace of home purchases, the level of any property level refurbishments required after purchase and the length of the lease marketing period. The Company expects the time period between the date of settlement of the home purchase to the date the house is occupied by a tenant to average between 30 to 60 days. During the period prior to a lease commencement, the Company is incurring costs to hold the property including real estate taxes, insurance, homeowner association fees and interest costs.
On May 10, 2022, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell 378 SFR properties for $132.8 million with an original closing date no later than June 23, 2022. Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement, the buyer made a $2.655 million initial deposit with an escrow agent. On May 27, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to the purchase and sale agreement to remove two properties from the sale transaction reducing the total properties to be sold to 376 SFR properties for $131.9 million. On June 20, 2022, the Company entered into an additional amendment to the purchase and sale agreement that required the buyer to fund an additional $2.655 million deposit with the escrow agent for a total deposit of $5.31 million to extend the closing date to no later than August 19, 2022. During the second quarter of 2022, the Company classified the 376 SFR properties as held-for-sale.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's SFR portfolio is summarized in the tables below (dollars in thousands):
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had drawn $123.0 million under its $150 million credit facility. Advances may be drawn up to 74% of the fair value of eligible SFR properties with an advance period that expires in March 2023 with outstanding principal balance due in October 2026. Advances under the facility bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.76%.
Credit Investments
The Company's credit investments generally include mortgage loans secured by residential or commercial real property or MBS collateralized by residential or commercial mortgage loans or residential solar panel loans ("non-agency" MBS or ABS). As of June 30, 2022, the Company's credit investment portfolio at fair value was comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $84.8 million in repurchase agreements outstanding with a weighted average rate of 2.81% and remaining weighted average maturity of 17 days secured by $99.9 million of non-agency MBS at fair value. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had a $20.6 million repurchase agreement outstanding with a rate of 3.77% and remaining maturity of 260 days secured by a $29.5 million commercial mortgage loan at fair value.
Agency MBS
The Company's agency MBS consist of residential mortgage pass-through certificates for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a GSE, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). As of June 30, 2022, the Company's agency MBS investment portfolio totaled $235.8 million at fair value comprised of $382.4 million of specified agency MBS and $(146.6) million of net short to-be-announced ("TBA") agency MBS. As of June 30, 2022, the Company's specified agency MBS investment portfolio was comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
The Company's weighted average yield on its specified agency MBS was 2.95% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 1.52% for the first quarter of 2022, and the actual weighted-average CPR for the Company's specified agency MBS was 8.40% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 9.01% for the first quarter of 2022.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's net short TBA agency MBS investment portfolio was comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $224.6 million of repurchase agreements outstanding with a weighted average rate of 1.48% and remaining weighted average maturity of 14 days secured by an aggregate of $237.4 million of agency MBS at fair value. The Company's weighted average cost of repurchase agreement funding secured by agency MBS was 0.80% during the second quarter of 2022 compared to 0.17% during the first quarter of 2022.
The Company enters into various hedging transactions to mitigate the interest rate sensitivity of its cost borrowing and the value of its fixed-rate agency MBS. Under the terms of the Company's interest rate swap agreements, the Company pays semiannual interest payments based on a fixed rate and receives variable interest payments based upon either the prevailing three-month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). As of June 30, 2022, the Company's interest swap agreements were comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
The Company's weighted average net pay rate of its interest rate swap agreements was 0.53% during the second quarter of 2022 compared to 0.68% during the first quarter of 2022. Under GAAP, the Company has not designated these transactions as hedging instruments for financial reporting purposes and, therefore, all gains and losses on its hedging instruments are recorded to line item "investment and derivative gains (losses), net" in the Company's financial statements.
Other Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
The Company's book value was $6.30 per common share as of June 30, 2022 compared to $6.19 per common share as of March 31, 2022. Book value per common share is calculated as total equity plus accumulated depreciation of SFR properties less the preferred stock liquidation preference divided by common shares outstanding plus vested restricted stock units convertible into common stock less unvested restricted common stock.
The Company's "at risk" leverage ratio was 1.6 to 1 as of June 30, 2022 compared to 1.3 to 1 as of March 31, 2022. The Company's "at risk" leverage ratio is calculated as the sum of the Company's repurchase agreement financing, long-term debt secured by single-family properties, net payable or receivable for unsettled securities, net contractual price of TBA purchase and sale commitments and financing embedded in its MSR financing receivables less cash and cash equivalents compared to the Company's investable capital measured as the sum of the Company's shareholders' equity and long-term unsecured debt.
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company repurchased 0.9 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $3.40 per share for a total purchase cost of $3.2 million, representing 3.2% of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2022. Subsequent to June 30, 2022, the Company repurchased an additional 0.3 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $3.18 per share for a total purchase cost of $1.0 million, representing 1.1% of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2022. Currently, the Company has remaining authorization from its Board of Directors to repurchase up to 10.7 million shares of its common stock. In addition, during the second quarter of 2022, the Company repurchased 0.1 million shares of Series C Preferred Stock at an average price of $24.17 per share for a total purchase cost of $1.7 million.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call for investors at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 to discuss the Company's second quarter 2022 results.
Investors may listen to the earnings call via the internet at: http://www.arlingtonasset.com/index.php?s=19. Replays of the earnings call will be available for 60 days via webcast at the Internet address provided above, beginning two hours after the call ends.
Additional Information
The Company will make available additional quarterly information for the benefit of its shareholders through a supplemental presentation that will be available at the Company's website, www.arlingtonasset.com. The presentation will be available on the Webcasts and Presentations section located under the Updates & Events tab of the Company's website.
About the Company
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (NYSE: AAIC) currently invests primarily in mortgage related and residential real estate and has elected to be taxed as a REIT. The Company is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For more information, please visit www.arlingtonasset.com.
Statements concerning interest rates, portfolio allocation, financing costs, portfolio hedging, prepayments, dividends, book value, utilization of loss carryforwards, any change in long-term tax structures (including any REIT election), use of equity raise proceeds and any other guidance on present or future periods constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of factors, risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations or current circumstances. These factors include, but are not limited to, the uncertainty and economic impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the measures taken by the government to address it, including the impact on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations due to a significant decrease in economic activity and disruptions in our financing operations, among other factors, changes in interest rates, increased costs of borrowing, decreased interest spreads, credit risks underlying the Company's assets, especially related to the Company's mortgage credit investments, our ability to close on the sale of single-family residential homes described herein, and to realize the expected benefits from such sale, changes in political and monetary policies, changes in default rates, changes in prepayment rates and other assumptions underlying our estimates related to our projections of future core earnings, changes in the Company's returns, changes in the use of the Company's tax benefits, the Company's ability to qualify and maintain qualification as a REIT, changes in the agency MBS asset yield, changes in the Company's monetization of net operating loss carryforwards, changes in the Company's investment strategy, changes in the Company's ability to generate cash earnings and dividends, preservation and utilization of the Company's net operating loss and net capital loss carryforwards, impacts of changes to and changes by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S. Treasury, availability of opportunities that meet or exceed the Company's risk adjusted return expectations, ability and willingness to make future dividends, ability to generate sufficient cash through retained earnings to satisfy capital needs, and general economic, political, regulatory and market conditions. These and other material risks are described in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC from time to time, which are available from the Company and from the SEC, and you should read and understand these risks when evaluating any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect the Company. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Financial data to follow
Non-GAAP Earnings Available for Distribution
In addition to the results of operations determined in accordance with GAAP, we also report a non-GAAP financial measure "earnings available for distribution" (formerly core operating income). We define earnings available for distribution as net income available to common stock determined in accordance with GAAP adjusted for the following items:
- Plus (less) realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments and derivatives;
- Plus (less) income tax provision (benefit) for TRS realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments and derivatives
- Plus TBA dollar roll income
- Plus (less) interest rate swap net interest income (expense)
- Plus depreciation of single-family residential properties
- Plus stock-based compensation
Realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized with respect to our mortgage related investments and economic hedging instruments, which are reported in line item "investment and derivative gain (loss), net" of our consolidated statements of comprehensive income, other than TBA dollar roll income and interest rate swap net interest income or expense, are excluded from the computation of earnings available for distribution as such gains on losses are not reflective of the economic interest income earned or interest expense incurred from our interest-bearing financial assets and liabilities during the indicated reporting period. Because our long-term-focused investment strategy for our mortgage related investment portfolio is to generate a net spread on the leveraged assets while prudently hedging periodic changes in the fair value of those assets attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates, we generally expect the fluctuations in the fair value of our mortgage related investments and economic hedging instruments to largely offset one another over time. In addition, certain of our investments are held by our TRS which is subject to U.S. federal and state corporate income taxes. In calculating earnings available for distribution, any income tax provision or benefit associated with gains or losses on our mortgage related investments and economic hedging instruments are also excluded from earnings available for distribution.
TBA dollar roll income represents the economic equivalent of net interest income (implied interest income net of financing costs) generated from our investments in non-specified fixed-rate agency MBS, executed through sequential series of forward-settling purchase and sale transactions that are settled on a net basis (known as "dollar roll" transactions). Dollar roll income is generated as a result of delaying, or "rolling," the settlement of a forward-settling purchase of a TBA agency MBS by entering into an offsetting "spot" sale with the same counterparty prior to the settlement date, net settling the "paired-off" positions in cash, and contemporaneously entering another forward-settling purchase with the same counterparty of a TBA agency MBS of the same essential characteristics for a later settlement date at a price discount relative to the spot sale. The price discount of the forward-settling purchase relative to the contemporaneously executed spot sale reflects compensation for the interest income (inclusive of expected prepayments) that, at the time of sale, is expected to be foregone as a result of relinquishing beneficial ownership of the MBS from the settlement date of the spot sale until the settlement date of the forward purchase, net of implied repurchase financing costs. We calculate dollar roll income as the excess of the spot sale price over the forward-settling purchase price and recognize this amount ratably over the period beginning on the settlement date of the sale and ending on the settlement date of the forward purchase. In our consolidated statements of comprehensive income prepared in accordance with GAAP, TBA agency MBS dollar roll income is reported as a component of the overall periodic change in the fair value of TBA forward commitments within the line item "investment and derivative gain (loss), net."
We utilize interest rate swap agreements to economically hedge a portion of our exposure to variability in future interest cash flows, attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates, associated with future roll-overs of our short-term repurchase agreement financing arrangements. Accordingly, the net interest income earned or expense incurred (commonly referred to as "net interest carry") from our interest rate swap agreements in combination with repurchase agreement interest expense recognized in accordance with GAAP represents our effective "economic interest expense." In our consolidated statements of comprehensive income prepared in accordance with GAAP, the net interest income earned or expense incurred from interest rate swap agreements is reported as a component of the overall periodic change in the fair value of derivative instruments within the line item "investment and derivative gain (loss), net."
The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) available (attributable) to common stock for the last four fiscal quarters (unaudited, dollars in thousands):
Earnings available for distribution is used by management to evaluate the financial performance of our long-term-focused, net interest spread-based investment strategy and core business activities over periods of time as well as assist with the determination of the appropriate level of periodic dividends to common stockholders. In addition, we believe that earnings available for distribution assists investors in understanding and evaluating the financial performance of our long-term-focused, net interest spread-based investment strategy and core business activities over periods of time as well as its earnings capacity.
A limitation of utilizing this non-GAAP financial measure is that the effect of accounting for all events or transactions in accordance with GAAP does, in fact, reflect the financial results of our business and these effects should not be ignored when evaluating and analyzing our financial results. In addition, our calculation of earnings available for distribution may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Therefore, we believe that earnings available for distribution should be considered as a supplement to, and in conjunction with, net income and comprehensive income determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, there may be differences between earnings available for distribution and taxable income determined in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to qualify as a REIT and all of our taxable income in order to not be subject to any U.S. federal or state corporate income taxes. Accordingly, earnings available for distribution may not equal our distribution requirements as a REIT.
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- World's first large-scale AI model dedicated to aerospace, boosting scientific research efficiency in deep space.
- Digital human empowered with disruptive AIGC ability for new level of artistic creation and interactive conversation.
- Kaiwu industrial internet platform based on Baidu AI Cloud has upgraded to 2.0, driving intelligent transformation across industries while lowering the threshold of AI application.
- Apollo RT6 – Baidu's sixth generation fully autonomous vehicle with a detachable steering wheel is set to join Apollo Go in 2023, ready to provide driverless robotaxi service at half the price of taxis.
BEIJING, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, virtually hosted its annual flagship technology conference Baidu World 2022 today. Centered on the theme of "Deepening AI innovation for social growth", the conference featured the debut of several of Baidu's latest AI technology achievements and the release of new world-leading products. Among them were the world's first large-scale AI model for aerospace research, created in conjunction with China Aerospace, representing significant progress in the development of pre-training large-scale models. Baidu also released the Kaiwu 2.0 platform based on Baidu AI Cloud, designed to bring AI applications to propel industrial transformation, as well as Apollo RT6, Baidu's sixth generation fully autonomous vehicle with a detachable steering wheel.
"Today, we are in the midst of a major cycle of technological development, with new technologies emerging in almost every industry, from new energy to space exploration, biomedicine, smart manufacturing, and more," Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu said at the conference. "China's technological development is rising to a new position at the forefront of the world. But progress still requires relentless efforts and new paths for a better future driven by technology. Baidu aims to serve as a cornerstone of these efforts, contributing to basic research, basic technology and underlying innovation."
World's First Large-scale AI Model Dedicated to Aerospace Research
Among the highlights of Baidu World 2022 was a stunning virtual rendition of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", one of the ten most famous works of classical Chinese painting. The painting was divided up into two pieces which have been stored at different museums. Thanks to Baidu's AI technology, the masterpiece has been put back together to be viewed as a complete work of art for the first time in history.
Baidu's digital human ambassador, Xijiajia also made an appearance to highlight the artistic potential of Baidu's technology, painting a stunningly detailed image of a cat in real time after receiving a simple command.
Behind this ability to produce AI generated content (AIGC) is Baidu's ERNIE large-scale AI models for knowledge enhancement, developed based on Baidu's deep learning platform PaddlePaddle. So far, Baidu has released more than 20 large-scale models specifically designed for application in industries such as energy, finance and biocomputing.
Baidu's joint announcement with China Aerospace of the world's first large-scale model in the field of aerospace was another highlight of Baidu World 2022. The model is able to analyze and automatically archive data in the field of aerospace, helping diagnose equipment failures and provide operation and maintenance recommendations, improving the efficiency of scientific research, and facilitating technological breakthroughs in deep space intelligent sensing, planning and control.
Kaiwu 2.0 Empowers Industrial Transformation with AI
Driven by its mission to empower the real economy through AI and support the intelligent transformation of traditional industries, Baidu has continuously sought to lower the threshold of AI application over the past 20 years.
Baidu World 2022 featured numerous examples of how AI Cloud solutions have helped unlock new possibilities in traditional sectors including energy, manufacturing, public services, and agriculture. Today, Baidu's AI solutions for thermal power plants are helping to reduce coal consumption, opening a path towards reducing carbon emissions by 6 million tons a year in China. In Shandong province's Shouguang county, one of the biggest vegetable supplying regions in China, Baidu AI Cloud has helped to achieve a 10% increase in vegetable cultivation yield.
Kaiwu 2.0, an upgraded version of Baidu's industrial internet platform based on Baidu AI Cloud, was officially released at Baidu World 2022, representing a further step forward in bringing AI application to more industries. Kaiwu 2.0 consolidates more than 200 industrial solutions and 38,000 industrial models across nine major fields, such as quality control, safety production, energy saving and emission reduction, production and manufacturing. Baidu AI Cloud also released an update tailored to local-level implementation, helping bring the power of intelligent transformation to farming communities and rural villages.
Next-Gen Autonomous Vehicle Apollo RT6, Ready to Provide Driverless Robotaxi Service at a Price Half of Current Taxi Fares
The event also unveiled Baidu's next-generation fully autonomous vehicle (AV) Apollo RT6, an all-electric, production-ready model with a detachable steering wheel. Apollo RT6 will be put into operation in China in 2023 on Apollo Go, Baidu's autonomous ride-hailing service. With a dramatically reduced unit cost of RMB 250,000 (~$37,000), deployment of Apollo RT6 represents a key step towards a world where taking a robotaxi will be half the cost of taking a taxi today.
Designed for complex urban environments, the vehicle is 100% automotive-grade and has full redundancy throughout both hardware and autonomous driving software to ensure driving safety.
Apollo Go has provided more than 1 million orders and becoming the world's largest robotaxi service provider. With tens of thousands of Apollo RT6 models to be deployed at scale, Baidu is ready to tap into a key high potential market with increasing demand, bringing the world closer to a future of driverless shared mobility.
In addition to its business-oriented solutions, Baidu also showcased several new AI products for consumers, aiming to further expand the beneficial role of AI in everyday life.
The event featured a live conversation with the Baidu-developed DuXiaoxiao, China's first interactive virtual idol, showcasing her unique emotional interaction system and intelligent service functions. Smartphone users can now interact with DuXiaoxiao via the Baidu App, the first step towards a future when personalized digital human service becomes commonplace.
Baidu World 2022 also saw the unveiling of three new products for Xiaodu, Baidu's smart home ecosystem: Xiaodu TIANTIAN Smart Fitness Mirror M30, Xiaodu Voice Alarm Clock and Xiaodu Large-screen Learning Tablet P20. Designed respectively to help users improve personal fitness, sleep quality and children's eye health, the new products expand upon Xiaodu's already popular household services, currently bringing the convenience of AI to millions of homes across China.
About Baidu
Founded in 2000, Baidu's mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on the NASDAQ under "BIDU" and HKEX under "9888." One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.
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Which Star Wars dog toy is best?
When George Lucas made “Star Wars” in 1977, he gambled on the idea that fans would want to enjoy merchandise and toys inspired by the film. He was more right than anyone could have known, and more than 40 years later, the Star Wars universe populates all kinds of products, including toys for dogs.
The Sandcrawler Hide and Seek Puzzle is a high-quality option that should stand up over time and stimulate dogs. While Star Wars dog toys will certainly amuse owners, there is much to consider to find the one that offers the most engagement and safety for your pet.
What to know before you buy a Star Wars dog toy
Toy type
Dog toys come in a variety of forms designed for different intentions, preferences and attitudes. Stuffed or plush toys are ideal for gentler dogs; they offer comfort and casual playtime, but they won’t stand up to rigorous tearing or chewing. Most Star Wars dog toys are of the stuffed or plush variety.
Chew toys are better suited for dogs that are more aggressive with their toys; these tend to be made of durable nylon. Tug toys similarly are designed for intense play and offer both physical and mental stimulation for your dog. Puzzles are meant to stimulate the brain and occupy your dog, engaging it to find treats or toys within a simple framework.
Lastly, a variety of Star Wars fetch toys are available; these include balls, frisbees and other retrievable items that are great to work off energy.
Durability
No dog toy is indestructible; most will not stand up to aggressive, strong or determined chewers. It’s important to monitor your dog when it is engaging with a toy, especially if your pet is prone to destruction. Do not expect your Star Wars dog toy to be a lengthy investment if you have a dog that likes to chew and play.
Size
It’s important to match the size of the toy to the size of your dog for enjoyment without danger. A toy that’s too small for the dog’s mouth can present a choking hazard, while a toy that’s too large may be hard to manage and ultimately be discouraging.
What to look for in a quality Star Wars dog toy
Noise
Dogs are attracted to toys that make noise and will seek out the squeaker time and again. Some crinkly toys that make a sound when they are touched and played with will also appeal to dogs.
Authenticity
Only buy Star Wars toys from reputable companies and trusted sellers. The popularity of Star Wars means there are plenty of cheap, unlicensed options available that likely won’t last long and may potentially be unsafe.
Realism
The construction of dog toys doesn’t always lend itself to accurate portrayals of popular characters from the Star Wars galaxy. Since one of the perks of a Star Wars dog toy comes from the owner’s familiarity and enjoyment of the franchise, seek out those toys that have a better-than-passing resemblance to your favorite rebel, Jedi or Sith lord.
How much you can expect to spend on Star Wars dog toy
Star Wars dog toys are relatively cheap, with most costing between $8 and $20, depending on the size and durablility.
Star Wars dog toy FAQ
Are Star Wars dog toys safe?
A. Any toy can present potential safety issues depending on your dog, especially if your pet is prone to chewing, tearing and ingesting. Dogs that are aggressive should not be left alone with toys, particularly when it’s known the toy’s lifespan is not long. Some dogs will inevitably puncture the outside, which means any fluff or plastic squeakers within will be exposed. At this point, the toy should be thrown out.
How do you get the most out of a Star Wars dog toy?
A. Most Star Wars dog toys aren’t made for longevity, and those dogs that chew and tear may make quick work of them. It’s best to introduce a new toy to a dog when it deserves to be rewarded, treating the toy as a high-quality prize. Avoid leaving toys out indefinitely as dogs may grow bored and move on from them. Reintroducing the toy at a later time can increase excitement.
What’s the best Star Wars dog toy to buy?
Top Star Wars dog toy
Star Wars Mandalorian Sandcrawler Hide and Seek Puzzle
What you need to know: This cute and comprehensive toy provides mental stimulation for dogs and plenty of entertainment for their owners.
What you’ll love: It features a sizable sandcrawler with a hollow interior and three slots where the included toys can hide. Dogs are tasked with removing the toys, engaging their mind and problem-solving skills. The recreations of Grogu, Mando and a Jawa are adorable.
What you should consider: This toy is best for medium to large dogs. It’s also on the pricier side.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy
Top Star Wars dog toy for the money
What you need to know: As a cuddly and furry Ewok, this toy offers versatility for dogs of different interests.
What you’ll love: The textured Ewok appeals to dogs who like to cuddle, lick and explore toys. It features a squeaker to heighten engagement. It is officially licensed, fairly accurate and offered in a few different sizes.
What you should consider: It’s not for aggressive chewers; this is not a durably made toy.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Worth checking out
Fetch for Pets Chewbacca Rope Toy
What you need to know: This is a textured, versatile toy that welcomes chewing, snuggling and fetching.
What you’ll love: Featuring everyone’s favorite Wookie, this fluffy Chewbacca toy has a durable nylon rope deal for throwing and retrieving. It also features an internal squeaker and soft exterior.
What you should consider: The Chewbacca portion is not suited for dogs that rip or chew.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
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HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Destination Pet, one of the largest connected care pet companies in the U.S., announced today that Dr. Jennifer Strickland Fowler has joined the company as its Chief Executive Officer to lead its next phase of growth. Dr. Fowler, a veteran of the human health industry, most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer for Tenet Physician Resources, a division of Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC). She started in her new role on Aug. 1, 2022.
"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Fowler to the Destination Pet team," said Stefan Linn, Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner of L1 Health. "Dr. Fowler has a track record of building operational capabilities and growing companies through acquisitions. With her experience, she is well positioned to accelerate our growth and scale up our service infrastructure to extend our leadership position in the industry."
Before Dr. Fowler joined Tenet, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Health, turning around operations and accelerating growth. She has also held executive leadership roles within Millennium Health in Medication Monitoring and Genetics, and roles in Plus Delta Technologies and Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
As a registered Pharmacist, Dr. Fowler began her career as a Pain Management and Palliative Care Specialist at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and later as Clinical Pharmacist at Helios Pain and Psychiatry Center. She earned her Prepharmacy degree and Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Florida.
"I am thrilled to join the Destination Pet team," said Dr. Fowler. "Destination Pet has an incredibly unique position in the pet industry, bringing connected care together seamlessly for pet parents. As we continue our growth trajectory, I am excited to foster a culture of innovation and expand Destination Pet across the United States. I can't wait to help elevate the loves and lives of pet families with the Destination Pet team."
Destination Pet is a leading pet services company combining pet and medical care and operating in 23 states across the United States. Focused on the complete well-being of the pet, the company's connected care approach delivers high quality pet care and a streamlined customer experience for pet parents. With convenient access points, Destination Pet's extensive services include veterinary medicine, overnight and day care, grooming, and training. Destination Pet is led by a world-class management team with more than a century of combined pet care experience and a legacy of innovation in the industry. For more information, please visit www.destinationpet.com
Contact: Susannah Thompson, susannah.thompson@destpet.com
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Using a newly developed test method, automotive manufacturers and their suppliers can safely compare performance of various materials to enhance electric vehicle battery safety.
NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UL Solutions, a world leader in applied safety science, today announced the Battery Enclosure Thermal Runaway (BETR) evaluation, the first material screening test method at UL Solutions to evaluate electric vehicle (EV) battery enclosure material. The offering based on UL 2596, Test Method for Thermal and Mechanical Performance of Battery Enclosure Materials, was published on Jan. 27, 2022, by the UL Standards and Engagement organization.
Battery performance has continually presented challenges in EV efficiency, as the heavier weight of EVs — caused by heavy battery systems — means more frequent charging and shorter drive times. However, battery enclosure systems play a critical role in mitigating the impact of thermal runaway, a risk associated with lithium-ion batteries. Thermal runaway occurs when the lithium-ion cell enters an uncontrollable self-heating state that can produce fire, smoke and extremely high temperatures while ejecting harmful particulates.
"As the electrification of mobility continues to grow, thermal runaway has become a critical safety issue in the automotive industry and has heightened attention concerning how optimal enclosure material is used for thermal runaway protection," said Eric Bulington, director of product management in the Engineered Materials group of UL Solutions. "With this offering, we are helping manufacturers navigate one of the e-Mobility industry's most complex challenges while meeting the market demand for innovative and trustworthy automotive products."
The UL Solutions testing methodology evaluates material performance by simulating a thermal runaway scenario. The evaluations entail testing material plaques versus the entire battery assembly, reducing testing costs and development time for resin manufacturers and material suppliers. Evaluations also focus on screening multiple formulas during research and development to provide material producers the opportunity to offer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) the solutions that meet their needs while also considering performance among materials.
"UL Solutions has a long history of thought leadership with respect to batteries of all shapes and sizes, so it's fitting that we continue that legacy with EV batteries," Bulington said. "With this offering, UL Solutions addresses industry concerns by providing automotive OEMs and suppliers, and automotive component and system manufacturers, testing and advisory solutions to meet multiple standards and regulations."
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
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DoubleCheck's solution allows AMI to give customers transparency and control to correct NSF transactions
LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AMI Information Systems is partnering with DoubleCheck Solutions to give their credit union members the ability to offer members protection from non-sufficient funds (NSF) before any payments are declined. This is the first time AMI has added non-sufficient funds services to their advanced core processing systems services, choosing DoubleCheck for its innovative, patented technology.
AMI Information Systems has delivered unique and innovative core processing technology to Credit Unions for nearly 40 years. Their integrated features such as member document imaging, digital banking with mobile check deposit, helps their Credit Unions achieve efficiency using modern technology. With the new DoubleCheck partnership, the credit unions that AMI works with will be able to notify members in real-time when an account is overdrawn. Members will immediately see which transactions will be declined and can reprioritize which transactions get paid and which do not.
DoubleCheck also gives the account holder the option to pay for NSF transactions and potentially overdrawn items with cash, credit card, or a third-party payment service. This control makes it easy to ensure priority payments like rent, mortgage and utilities are made first. In addition, people can report suspicious or fraudulent charges through DoubleCheck, enabling them to immediately reject the item.
With DoubleCheck, consumers have a streamlined way to avoid the ripple effect of negative consequences that result from a declined payment, including hefty fees and poor credit ratings.
"Our partnership with DoubleCheck will help our credit union clients provide even better service to their members, by offering the latest technology and the most comprehensive NSF and overdraft solution on the market," said Jason Greenwood, president of AMI Information Systems. "At AMI, we are always looking for ways to stay on the cutting edge of technology and DoubleCheck makes this possible."
"The importance of NSF and overdraft protection continues to be a major issue for financial institutions and consumers. Restoring a fair marketplace is a top priority for industry regulators such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. At DoubleCheck, we offer a private sector solution that brings unprecedented transparency and control to consumers in a way that not only minimizes disruption for financial institutions, but also brings them new value," said Joel Schwartz, founder and co-CEO of DoubleCheck Solutions. "We're extremely pleased to partner with AMI and offer them the latest technology for their customers."
To learn more about DoubleCheck Solutions, visit: www.mydoublecheck.com
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About AMI Information Systems
AMI Information Systems was founded in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin in 1983 to provide Core Processing Systems for Credit Union's across the country. AMI has expanded our services to provide Credit Unions with a comprehensive suite of products to support our client's entire IT infrastructures. Our experienced staff supports your Core Processing, Digital Banking and Managed IT needs with an unmatched level of personal service. AMI leverages the latest technology to increase staff productivity and provide your members with a modern user experience.
About DoubleCheck Solutions
DoubleCheck, built by bankers for banks and credit unions, notifies consumers and small businesses in real-time if they have non-sufficient funds in their account, allowing them to alter the financial institution's decisions on what gets paid, using a range of payment methods. DoubleCheck embraces the mission of solving the most common banking problems of our times: outdated overdraft practices that place an unnecessary burden on consumers, small businesses, and financial institutions. www.mydoublecheck.com
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With the completion of the pilot, the Company presented representatives of the City of Jerusalem with a comprehensive calibrated simulation of the programs of traffic lights along Rabin Blvd. in Jerusalem in the morning hours
While demonstrating a significant real-time reduction in traffic congestion and emission of pollutants
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axilion (TASE: AILN) today announces that it has successfully completed a pilot conducted by the Company along Rabin Blvd. in Jerusalem, using the X Way Twin system. With the completion of the pilot, the Company presented representatives of the City of Jerusalem with a comprehensive calibrated simulation of the programs of traffic lights along Rabin Blvd. in Jerusalem in the morning hours, while demonstrating a significant real-time reduction in traffic congestion and emission of pollutants, using the X Way Twin system which is being developed by the Company, and based on information collected by Axilion in recent months in order to produce an accurate solution. As stated, the degree of accuracy and reliability of the results were determined only according to the Company's metrics, as defined by the Company.
The pilot helped to fully verify the X Way Twin technology, and is another step towards implementation of more significant commercial pilots in the U.S. market which, to the Company's estimation, is the largest and most advanced market technologically and commercially.
Following the pilot's success, and after an in-depth review by the City of the scientific quality of the results and the possibility and economic merit of deploying sensors of a single supplier, the Company will continue the collaboration once the City installs advanced sensors across the city for information and data collection which will enable the full implementation of the X Way system's capabilities in Jerusalem.
The Company is grateful to the City of Jerusalem which allowed the placement of cameras at a number of intersections in the city, and to the Transport Master Plan Team for the collaboration and commitment to achieving transportation solutions, including technological solutions while investing significant managerial input.
The success of the pilot combined with the City of Jerusalem's commitment to achieving comprehensive transportation solutions, is another step towards the establishment of the technology developed by Axilion and proof of its advanced capabilities, ahead of the implementation of advanced pilots worldwide and transition to the commercial stage.
About Axilion Smart Mobility Ltd.:
Axilion is an Israel AI company which develops and builds tailored digital cities and enables them to reduce air pollution, decrease traffic congestion, streamline public transportation, and increase the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and scooters (micro mobility). The Company provides software-based urban infrastructure and algorithms for outdated traffic light systems, and gives them the ability to "communicate" in order to create green wave traffic along city routes, prioritize public transportation at traffic lights, and develop an AI-based infrastructure to manage traffic lights as a dynamic, synchronized, and adapted network which regulates traffic to the variety of means of transportation in the city, including connected and autonomous vehicles.
The unique technologies developed by Axilion include digital twin technology, which makes it possible to monitor traffic patterns in real time, implement the programs for traffic lights along a route, and simulate vehicle traffic, as well as AI technology and reinforcement learning technology. Combining digital twin with AI enables automated optimization solutions for urban route traffic light programs.
The Company's site: https://axilion.com/about/
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will upgrade its engagement with the Arctic Council and countries with an interest in a region that’s rapidly changing due to climate change.
The State Department said the U.S. will appoint an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic to deal with national security, environmental and development issues in the far North. The U.S. has had an Arctic coordinator for many years, but the upgraded position may bring new energy to the job.
President Joe Biden “plans to elevate the Arctic Coordinator position by appointing an Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate,” the State Department said in a statement.
Friday’s announcement did not nominate a person to take the post.
The Arctic has been a hotbed of activity in recent years as warming seas have reduced ice coverage and opened new shipping lanes. Russia, in particular, has made the Arctic a priority, something that has concerned the U.S. China, while not an Arctic nation, has also made moves in the region.
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Authorities: Man, 18, who stabbed 2 wanted to kill the vulnerable
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (KUTV) - Investigators in Utah say an 18-year-old man who went on a stabbing spree told police he planned to use the popular dating app Tinder as a way to target further victims.
Police say an 18-year-old woman went to Mueller Park in Bountiful, Utah, with a man she met on Tinder. She was expecting a date, but police allege the suspect, 18-year-old Kane Fairbank, had something else in mind Thursday night.
Police say Fairbank lured the woman to kill her. At some point on their date, Fairbank allegedly pulled out a knife, stabbed the woman repeatedly, then chased her down a trail as she ran for help.
The victim made it down to a campsite, at which point police say Fairbank backed off and ran to his car.
As bystanders gave first aid to the victim, police say Fairbank drove to a gas station nearby then walked away on foot, apparently looking for another victim.
Fairbank allegedly attacked a 64-year-old woman at the gates to a wedding venue. She fought back but was stabbed repeatedly.
After the attack, a bystander followed Fairbank to a bar, where police say he held him until officers arrived.
“We are very thankful to that person. That person is definitely a hero,” said Capt. Taylor West with the Davis County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators say Fairbank told them in an interview he wanted to kill the vulnerable. He planned to kill his own family with a pickaxe then continue to meet people on social media and kill them.
The victims are expected to survive. Detectives credit them with fighting back during the stabbings, potentially saving their own lives.
“Both victims in this case were active defenders of their own lives. They took active steps to prevent the assault from furthering,” West said.
Fairbank is being held without bond. He just turned 18 and has no criminal history. In Utah, police can’t disclose if he had a juvenile record.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Unity Software Inc. ("Unity" or the "Company") (NYSE: U) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Unity investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
U investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Unity during the relevant time frame, you have until September 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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BEIJING, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Jun. 5, iQIYI, an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, shared its commitment to a sustainable future on World Environment Day, a day where businesses, communities, and governments around the world come together to raise awareness of the importance of the environment. iQIYI utilizes technology throughout its production processes to reduce its carbon footprint and drive a green transition.
- In the production of Luoyang, iQIYI used innovative laser 3D technology to digitize and permanently preserve a physical production set that took 120 people 65 days to build, enabling the set to be reused digitally for a variety of future productions. Since its digitization, the set has been used for different projects—such as the music videos for Wind Blows from Buliangjing and Xinnian—allowing for a zero-emission production.
- iQIYI developed a film production management system that enables the full digitization of production crew operations. With the new system, crew members can divide scripts, make plans, send notices, and read reports all through one integrated digital system. In the production of Tiger Crane alone, utilizing the digital system in the shooting process allows the show to save approximately 1,500 sheets of A4 paper per episode from sending daily notices digitally. In total, the digital system saves the shooting of the 30-episode show close to 12,000 sheets of A4 paper, the equivalent of 1.2 trees, from sending other notices.
- During the post-production process, the Digital Imaging Technicians (DIT) utilize Ysera, a one-stop process management system, to reduce the transcoding time. For a typical variety show episode, leveraging Ysera reduces the transcoding time by an average of two days, saving 10 kilowatts of electricity. For a full season of variety show of 12 episodes, Ysera can save the equivalent of three months of power consumption by an energy-saving refrigerator.
- Production teams often find traditional video review processes cumbersome as they are enormously time-consuming and can be costly, especially for teams that collaborate across regions or even countries. Co-Viewer, an iQIYI-developed video review and collaboration platform, enables multi-team real-time collaboration, improves video reviewing efficiency, and reduces carbon emissions. For example, using Co-Viewer, the video review process for Glory is Back reduces carbon emissions by 1.53 tons, tantamount to the carbon emissions by a car in one year.
- iQIYI installed programs to automatically shut off the lights and air conditioning in office areas where there was no occupant. The energy saved is equivalent to that generated by an electric bike traveling for five million kilometers or circling the earth 125 times.
iQIYI sees sustainability as a core element of its organizational and operational strategy and is committed to optimizing the production process to reduce power consumption in all areas of operations. By continuing to implement innovative sustainability solutions, iQIYI drives the industrialization of film and television while making an active contribution to a sustainable planet.
CONTACT: iQIYI Press, press@qiyi.com
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Kit offers educators an affordable springboard into the study of biotechnology
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- miniPCR bio, a manufacturer of scientific tools for educators and researchers, today announced the launch of the Bandit™ STEM Electrophoresis Kit, an educational electrophoresis system. Bandit is a safe, low-cost STEM activity kit students can use to build and run a working gel electrophoresis system, and in so doing, develop a deep understanding of this essential laboratory tool.
"An electrophoresis rig is simply a filter used separate DNA molecules, one that is powered by an electric field. Through its stripped-down, DIY approach, Bandit requires its user to understand this, and that makes it especially powerful as a classroom tool," said Dr. Sebastian Kraves, co-founder of miniPCR bio.
A cornerstone technique in a modern biology laboratory, gel electrophoresis can be used to separate DNA segments based on their size. Common applications include diagnostics, forensic analysis, and environmental monitoring. Classroom electrophoresis systems open these areas of study to students as young as middle school.
As a maker of educational biotechnology, miniPCR bio makes laboratory equipment suitable for use in classrooms, with the intent of fostering scientific literacy and equipping students with relevant skills. "The teachers in our audience were looking for an on-ramp to introduce their students to biotechnology," said Dr. Ezequiel Alvarez Saavedra, co-founder of miniPCR bio. "Bandit is a standalone kit that can serve as that on-ramp."
Bandit is expected to appeal to teachers in both physical science and life science classrooms; in building the system, students must apply physics concepts like circuits, charge, and electricity even as they pursue answers to biological questions. And while the system was built with teachers and students in mind, its portability and USB operation also lend it to use in minimalist field laboratories.
With launch pricing at US$75, Bandit is an order of magnitude more affordable than typical classroom electrophoresis systems. miniPCR bio hopes this will encourage adoption by users that were previously priced out of hands-on biotechnology education.
Bandit is currently available for global distribution.
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, miniPCR bio is a global life sciences company built by a team of scientists and is principally engaged in the design, development and manufacture of advanced biotechnology systems, products and services. The company specializes in the development of equipment and curriculum for classrooms, with the goal of expanding access to biotechnology to learners everywhere.
For more information, visit www.minipcr.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — “16 years ago today, we were headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. #MFFL,” the Dallas Mavericks tweeted on Friday, June 3.
Way back when the Dallas Mavericks were led by a European superstar (not named Luka Doncic) they made it to their first-ever NBA Finals in 2006. The German GOAT Dirk Nowitzki was the heart and soul of the team and played as such throughout the regular season and the playoffs to get them there.
He even led the entire 2006 playoffs in total rebounds with 268. Their first trip to the finals wouldn’t end well though. The Mavs took Games 1 & 2 but then, unfortunately, lost four straight to the Miami Heat led by Dwayne Wade and Shaq.
History would not repeat itself in 2011 for the Mavs though. Winning their first-ever NBA title against, you guessed it, the Miami Heat. | https://cw33.com/sports/16-years-ago-on-friday-the-dallas-mavericks-made-it-to-its-first-ever-nba-finals/ | 2022-06-03T20:37:12Z |
Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17
NEW YORK (AP) — An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17 Thursday.
Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously to recommend Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and adolescents. This group has been able to get shots made by Pfizer since last year.
The panel’s recommendations usually are adopted by the CDC, and become the government’s guidance for U.S. doctors and their patients.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the shots — full-strength doses for children ages 12 to 17 and half-strength for those 6 to 11. The doses are to be given about a month apart.
The FDA also authorized a third dose for kids with significantly weakened immune systems, to be given about a month after the second dose of the primary series. The CDC is expected to recommend the same thing.
Moderna officials have said they expect to later offer a booster to all kids ages 6 to 17.
How much demand there will be for the shots isn’t clear. Teens became eligible a year ago for Pfizer’s vaccine, which uses the same technology, and only 60% have gotten two doses. Shots for younger kids started in November; about 29% have been fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.
More than 600 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in kids ages 5 to 17 in the U.S. Health officials also have voiced concern about the increased risk of long-lasting health problems in children after infection, such as diabetes or problems with smell or taste.
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GRAND OPENING FESTIVITIES KICK OFF JULY 11 AT 1513 W CRAIG RD LOCATION
For A Limited Time, Customers Can Receive a Special Grand Opening Offer of Free 6 Piece Wings by Texting "WING" to 69019
LAS VEGAS, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wing Zone, one of the nation's leading quick service brands serving made-to-order, flavor-packed chicken wings, announces the forthcoming grand opening of its new flagship store in North Las Vegas, Nevada, located at 1513 W Craig Rd, North Las Vegas on July 11, 2022. The new store marks a milestone in Wing Zone's expansion, bringing the chain's total footprint to 63 locations.
In 2021, Las Vegas' own Capriotti's, spearheaded by CEO Ashley Morris and President Jason Smylie, purchased the Wing Zone chain, and since that time have reimaged the concept to deliver wings faster than the rest of the industry. Wing Zone's new ownership brings cutting edge automation to the popular chain, and a new process to prepare, cook, and deliver wings fast while also improving the taste and quality of the core products.
In 2008, Morris and Smylie purchased the Capriotti's chain, new to Las Vegas after being established in Delaware, and have since grown it to over 180 units across the country. They plan on following the same playbook to make Wing Zone another home run for the Las Vegas market.
As long-time Las Vegas residents, the business partners have their fingers on the pulse of Las Vegas food fans' desire for quality and have created a powerful formula for delivering fast, delicious restaurant food, accessible in residential neighborhoods and business areas across town.
"Wing Zone has built their success on great wings and award-winning flavors," said Capriotti's CEO Ashley Morris. "Founded in 1991, the chain has grown from a dream at the University of Florida to a much-loved brand with more than 60 locations throughout the United States and abroad. Bringing Wing Zone west will allow us to satisfy demand for better tasting, more flavorful and faster wings in Las Vegas and across the US."
From Tame to Nuclear Habanero, the 31-year-old brand offers options for everyone looking to experience the Scoville Scale firsthand. The flavor line up, featuring tongue-tantalizing flavors such as Louisiana Lemon Pepper, Mango Fire, Blackened Voodoo and Sweet Samurai, was developed as part of Wing Zone's rich history to provide buffalo, sweet, sweet and spicy and dry-rubbed finger foods as staple offerings. The menu focuses on original bone-in wings, boneless wings, and massive hand-breaded tenders as well as flavor rub fries along with the indulgent favorite funnel cake fries.
Wing Zone's multi-step method includes an initial olive-oil baking followed by a two-step frying process which allows an order to be ready to eat in two minutes.
"Flavor Really Fast is the tagline for our new approach. Traditionally, wings take a lot of time to prep and cook – what we are doing changes everything," Morris said. "Life is fast, and people don't have to wait for their order of wings anymore. We've doubled down on our commitment, with new technology and our proprietary cooking method. The award-winning Wing Zone wings are juicier, tastier, and quicker than any wing you've ever experienced before."
Guests can receive a special grand opening offer of free six-piece wings by texting "WING" to 69019.
Online orders for pickup and delivery are also priorities for the launch of the North Las Vegas location. The new location will feature in-shop ordering kiosks, an interactive order status screen, cubbies for all pickup orders; customers also have the option of placing orders directly from their phone at the restaurant. This location and future locations will eventually feature state-of-the-art automation from Miso Robotics, the leading restaurant robotics company.
"Our new shop design has been developed over the past 18 months to feature a fresh new vibe," Morris said. "Wings and sports go great together. In the game of life, it's a win to enjoy wings as often as we can."
Recognized year after year by the National Buffalo Wing Festival for its hot, spicy, and sweet flavors, Wing Zone plans to open additional locations in 2022 including several locations in the Las Vegas metropolitan area with over 100 committed by franchisees nationwide.
About Wing Zone
Founded in 1993, Wing Zone is an international fast-casual restaurant franchise known for its fast service and cooked-to-order, flavor-fused chicken wings and tenders. Wing Zone's award-winning flavors are available at more than 31 locations in North America and more than 60 restaurants worldwide. Named one of the fastest-growing franchise concepts by Inc. Magazine, Success Magazine, and Entrepreneur Magazine, Wing Zone plans to grow to more than 200 profitable restaurants by 2025. For more information, visit www.wingzone.com. Like Wing Zone on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram.
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NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp..
Shareholders who purchased shares of ARQQ during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of: (i) all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Arqit securities between September 7, 2021 and April 18, 2022, inclusive; and/or (ii) all holders of Centricus securities as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders held on August 31, 2021 to consider approval of the merger between Arqit and Centricus (the "Merger") and entitled to vote on the Merger.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Arqit's proposed encryption technology would require widespread adoption of new protocols and standards for telecommunications; (2) British cybersecurity officials questioned the viability of Arqit's proposed encryption technology in a meeting in 2020; (3) the British government was not an Arqit customer but, rather, providing grants to Arqit; (4) Arqit had little more than an early-stage prototype of its encryption system at the time of the Merger; and (5) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: July 5, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/arqit-quantum-inc-f-k-a-centricus-acquisition-corp-loss-submission-form/?id=29273&from=4
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Organization Celebrated for Excellence in Workplace Culture Based on Associate Survey
2022 Marks Year Six of Company Being Great Place to Work Certified
ATLANTA, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackson Healthcare®, a family of highly specialized healthcare staffing, search and technology companies, today announced that it has been named to the newly published "2022 Best Workplaces in Health Care™" list by Fortune®. This marks the fifth consecutive year the organization has been on the nationally recognized list, appearing at number 14 out of the top 80 ranked companies.
Great Place to Work®, a research and consulting firm, compiles the prestigious list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback. Leveraging its proprietary For All® methodology, it evaluates and certifies companies that have created an employee experience that is equal across race, gender, age, disability status, role within the company and any aspect of who an employee is. Companies must be Great Place to Work-Certified to be eligible to appear on a "Best Workplaces" list published annually by Fortune.
This year's ranking involved the analysis of input from nearly 161,000 U.S.-based employees working in healthcare.
"I'm proud that Jackson Healthcare has once again been selected by Fortune and Great Place to Work as one of the nation's best workplaces in the healthcare industry," shares Shane Jackson, president, Jackson Healthcare. "Since our inception, we have focused on creating positive experiences that empower our associates to thrive in all aspects of their lives. This recognition underscores our ongoing commitment to care for and support our people and strong workplace culture."
"It is our honor to spotlight the Best Workplaces in Health Care," says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work. "Health care heroes have been on the front lines saving lives, and these organizations dug deep to tailor their support to the rapidly changing demands from the pandemic. We applaud their commitment to inclusive, high-trust cultures."
Jackson Healthcare has been Great Place to Work-Certified for six consecutive years.
About the Best Workplaces in Health Care
Great Place to Work selected the Best Workplaces in Health Care by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses from more than 161,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations in the health care industry. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work® Trust Index™ survey. Great Place to Work determines its lists using its proprietary For All™ methodology to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America's largest ongoing annual workforce study, based on over 1 million survey responses and data from companies representing more than 6.1 million employees, this year alone. Read the full methodology. To get on this list next year, start here.
About Great Place to Work
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
About Jackson Healthcare
Jackson Healthcare® is a family of highly specialized healthcare staffing, search and technology companies. With a mission to improve the delivery of patient care and the lives of everyone it touches, it helps healthcare facilities across the country serve more than 10 million patients each year. Backed by over 1,700 associates and more than 15,000 clinician providers covering all 50 states, Jackson Healthcare is one of the largest U.S. healthcare staffing companies with over $1.8 billion in annual revenue. In addition to being Great Place to Work certified, it is consistently named an employer of choice, having been nationally recognized as a best workplace in healthcare, a best workplace for women and a best workplace for millennials, as well as being named among the healthiest employers. Learn more at www.jacksonhealthcare.com.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) has strategically repositioned itself for long-term growth and success, is eager to showcase its strengths following a year of transition, and is focused on driving significant value for customers and shareowners, PPL President and Chief Executive Officer Vince Sorgi told shareowners today during PPL's annual meeting, which was held virtually.
In his message to shareowners, Sorgi outlined the progress PPL has made over the past year in strategically repositioning the company. This included achieving exceptional value of nearly $11 billion with the sale of PPL's former U.K. utility business in June 2021 and announcing the planned acquisition of The Narragansett Electric Company, Rhode Island's primary electric and gas utility.
In addition, he recapped PPL's success in delivering excellent operations in 2021. This included achieving top-quartile reliability, award-winning customer satisfaction and near-record safety performance across PPL's utilities while investing more than $2 billion to build smarter, more dynamic and more resilient energy networks.
He also highlighted the company's work over the past year to strengthen its clean energy strategy. This included setting a new goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, committing to not burn unabated coal by 2050, and announcing $50 million in new investments to support clean energy research and development.
Looking forward, Sorgi said the company remains focused on completing the acquisition and integration of Narragansett Electric.
"With the sale of our U.K. operations, we have eliminated the risk associated with foreign operations," said Sorgi. "We've shifted PPL from a defensive posture to a position of strength, with one of the strongest balance sheets in the U.S. utility sector capable of supporting growth without the need for equity issuances for the foreseeable future. And importantly, we've created much greater financial flexibility for PPL to invest in a sustainable energy future."
At the same time, Sorgi said PPL remains focused on creating the utilities of the future through continued investments in smart grid technology and innovation. "The investments we've made have strengthened reliability, improved customer satisfaction and supported efficient operation for our customers, and we believe the best is yet to come," said Sorgi.
Lastly, he said the company looks forward to introducing a new PPL to shareowners at an investor day shortly following the close of the Rhode Island acquisition.
"The new PPL will be a financially strong, innovative, high-performing utility operator that is poised to lead the clean energy transition in the regions we serve while keeping energy safe, reliable and affordable," said Sorgi. "It will be an outstanding collection of U.S. utilities built for the future. And it will be structured to marry PPL's track record of excellent operations with compelling shareowner returns."
In addition to Sorgi's business update, PPL's annual meeting included action on several management proposals. During the meeting, PPL shareowners elected nine directors to one-year terms, approved 2021 compensation for executive officers named in the company's proxy statement and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as PPL's independent registered public accounting firm for 2022.
To learn more about PPL, visit www.pplweb.com.
About PPL
PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a leading U.S. energy company focused on providing electricity and natural gas safely, reliably and affordably to 2.5 million customers in the U.S. PPL's high-performing, award-winning utilities are addressing energy challenges head-on by building smarter, more resilient and more dynamic power grids and advancing sustainable energy solutions. For more information, visit www.pplweb.com.
Statements contained in this news release, including statements with respect to future earnings, performance and corporate strategy, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although PPL Corporation believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these statements. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of the factors and other matters discussed in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" and "Item 7. Combined Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in PPL Corporation's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSE American: TGB) ("Taseko" or the "Company") announces the voting results from its 2022 Annual General Meeting held Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Additionally, the Company announces that Rita Maguire has been elected to the Board.
Stuart McDonald, President and CEO of Taseko, commented, "I am pleased to announce that Rita Maguire has joined our Board, after serving as General Counsel for our Florence Copper project since 2014. Her legal background with a focus on water resources and regulatory matters in Arizona makes her a very strong addition to our Board of Directors as we advance the Florence Copper Project towards commercial production."
Ms. Maguire is a practicing attorney in Phoenix, Arizona focusing her legal practice in the areas of water, environmental, mining and administrative law. Ms. Maguire represents clients in legal matters involving regulatory compliance and permitting, water management and conservation, environmental litigation, and land use planning. Ms. Maguire has served as the founding President and CEO of the Arizona Center for Public Policy, as Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and as Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Fife Symington. She began her career with Conoco-Phillips, in the International Crude Oil Trading Department at its headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Ms. Maguire holds three degrees from Arizona State University: a Juris Doctorate received in 1988, a Masters in Business Administration received in 1979, and a Bachelor of Science received in 1977. She was awarded an AV-Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and was awarded the Michael J. Brophy Distinguished Service Award by the Environmental Law and Natural Resources Section of the Arizona State Bar. In 2001, Ms. Maguire was awarded the Outstanding Alumnus of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
A total of 149,948,862 common shares were voted at the meeting, representing 52.4% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the approval of the shareholder rights plan, the advisory resolution on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay), and the election of all director nominees as follows:
Detailed voting results for the 2022 Annual General Meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Stuart McDonald
President and CEO
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the information contained in this news release.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This document contains "forward-looking statements" that were based on Taseko's expectations, estimates and projections as of the dates as of which those statements were made. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "outlook", "anticipate", "project", "target", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "should" and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These included but are not limited to:
- uncertainties about the future market price of copper and the other metals that we produce or may seek to produce;
- changes in general economic conditions, the financial markets, inflation and interest rates and in the demand and market price for our input costs, such as diesel fuel, reagents, steel, concrete, electricity and other forms of energy, mining equipment, and fluctuations in exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar, and the continued availability of capital and financing;
- uncertainties resulting from the war in Ukraine, and the accompanying international response including economic sanctions levied against Russia, which has disrupted the global economy, created increased volatility in commodity markets (including oil and gas prices), and disrupted international trade and financial markets, all of which have an ongoing and uncertain effect on global economics, supply chains, availability of materials and equipment and execution timelines for project development;
- uncertainties about the continuing impact of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") and the response of local, provincial, state, federal and international governments to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, on our operations (including our suppliers, customers, supply chains, employees and contractors) and economic conditions generally including rising inflation levels and in particular with respect to the demand for copper and other metals we produce;
- inherent risks associated with mining operations, including our current mining operations at Gibraltar, and their potential impact on our ability to achieve our production estimates;
- uncertainties as to our ability to control our operating costs, including inflationary cost pressures at Gibraltar without impacting our planned copper production;
- the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to cover material mining or operational risks;
- uncertainties related to the feasibility study for Florence copper project (the "Florence Copper Project" or "Florence Copper") that provides estimates of expected or anticipated capital and operating costs, expenditures and economic returns from this mining project, including the impact of inflation on the estimated costs related to the construction of the Florence Copper Project and our other development projects;
- the risk that the results from our operations of the Florence Copper production test facility ("PTF") and ongoing engineering work including updated capital and operating costs will negatively impact our estimates for current projected economics for commercial operations at Florence Copper;
- uncertainties related to the accuracy of our estimates of Mineral Reserves (as defined below), Mineral Resources (as defined below), production rates and timing of production, future production and future cash and total costs of production and milling;
- the risk that we may not be able to expand or replace reserves as our existing mineral reserves are mined;
- the availability of, and uncertainties relating to the development of, additional financing and infrastructure necessary for the advancement of our development projects, including with respect to our ability to obtain any remaining construction financing potentially needed to move forward with commercial operations at Florence Copper;
- our ability to comply with the extensive governmental regulation to which our business is subject;
- uncertainties related to our ability to obtain necessary title, licenses and permits for our development projects and project delays due to third party opposition, particularly in respect to Florence Copper that requires one key regulatory permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") in order to advance to commercial operations;
- our ability to deploy strategic capital and award key contracts to assist with protecting the Florence Copper project execution plan, mitigating inflation risk and the potential impact of supply chain disruptions on our construction schedule and ensuring a smooth transition into construction once the final permit is received from the EPA;
- uncertainties related to First Nations claims and consultation issues;
- our reliance on rail transportation and port terminals for shipping our copper concentrate production from Gibraltar;
- uncertainties related to unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings;
- changes in, and the effects of, the laws, regulations and government policies affecting our exploration and development activities and mining operations and mine closure and bonding requirements;
- our dependence solely on our 75% interest in Gibraltar (as defined below) for revenues and operating cashflows;
- our ability to collect payments from customers, extend existing concentrate off-take agreements or enter into new agreements;
- environmental issues and liabilities associated with mining including processing and stock piling ore;
- labour strikes, work stoppages, or other interruptions to, or difficulties in, the employment of labour in markets in which we operate our mine, industrial accidents, equipment failure or other events or occurrences, including third party interference that interrupt the production of minerals in our mine;
- environmental hazards and risks associated with climate change, including the potential for damage to infrastructure and stoppages of operations due to forest fires, flooding, drought, or other natural events in the vicinity of our operations;
- litigation risks and the inherent uncertainty of litigation, including litigation to which Florence Copper could be subject to;
- our actual costs of reclamation and mine closure may exceed our current estimates of these liabilities;
- our ability to meet the financial reclamation security requirements for the Gibraltar mine and Florence Project;
- the capital intensive nature of our business both to sustain current mining operations and to develop any new projects, including Florence Copper;
- our reliance upon key management and operating personnel;
- the competitive environment in which we operate;
- the effects of forward selling instruments to protect against fluctuations in copper prices, foreign exchange, interest rates or input costs such as fuel;
- the risk of changes in accounting policies and methods we use to report our financial condition, including uncertainties associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates; and Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), quarterly reports and material change reports filed with and furnished to securities regulators, and those risks which are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors".
For further information on Taseko, investors should review the Company's annual Form 40-F filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission www.sec.gov and home jurisdiction filings that are available at www.sedar.com, including the "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Information Form.
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(NEXSTAR) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has given employees of his electric vehicle company a choice: return to in-person work for 40 hours per week or resign, according to emails obtained by electric vehicle/tech news site Electrek.
In the emails, which Reuters says it’s also seen, Musk reportedly writes: “Anyone who wishes to do remote work must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean *minimum*) of 40 hours per week or depart Tesla… this is less than we ask of factory workers.” According to the documents, Musk reportedly writes that Tesla is working to create “the most exciting and meaningful products” in the world but that “this will not happen by phoning it in.”
CNBC reports Musk writes exceptions will be considered for “particularly exceptional contributors.”
Although he’s not yet responded to CNBC’s request for comment, Musk did respond to a screenshot of the reported leaked emails via Twitter. One user asked, “Hey Elon… any additional comment to people who think coming into work is an antiquated concept?”
Musk replied: “They should pretend to work somewhere else.”
In one of the emails, Musk reportedly explains he knows many companies aren’t requiring employees to return full-time or at all, but adds, “… but when was the last time they shipped a great new product?”
The requirement to return in-person comes after just over two years when remote work became the norm for a large portion of American workers. As pandemic conditions have waxed and waned, some major corporations have tightened remote work allowances, though few the size of Tesla have completely required it against the threat of resignation.
Corporations like Alphabet, Apple, Meta and Amazon have continued allowing some remote work for some employees. Attempting to retain employees has become more important for companies during “the Great Resignation,” during which a large portion of workers left jobs for a variety of reasons.
Recent research has pointed to workers preferring remote work – or at least the option of it – over in-office work days, though it’s not yet known if employers will completely shift from the traditional model just yet. | https://cw33.com/news/musk-to-tesla-workers-return-to-the-office-or-resign/ | 2022-06-01T16:46:29Z |
Winner Alissa Millett of Soulteria debuts inspirational, yet functional home workspace for her growing small business
DENVER, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xero, the global small business platform, today unveiled the results of the "Xero Beautiful Business" Contest, which launched earlier this year and called for small businesses to enter to win a $15,000 office refresh designed by celebrated stylist and interior designer Estee Stanley. Xero received a multitude of entries and awarded Alissa Millett, CEO of sustainable swimwear company Soulteria, the prize. After a design consultation with Stanley and a two-month redecorating process, the highly-anticipated space has been revealed.
As told through her compelling submission, Millett poured her life savings into launching Soulteria, but had minimal funds left to finish out her home office space. Through a combination of thrifting and upcycling, Millett pieced together a passable workspace, but it ultimately lacked style and function.
"This gift from Xero and Estee Stanley could not have come at a better time," said Millett. "We have been working hard to expand Soulteria, and this makeover validates all of that effort and more. And to partner with a global company whose values so closely align with ours, and whose sole focus is empowering small businesses of all kinds, makes it that much sweeter."
Following a virtual design consultation to understand Millett's design aesthetic and functional needs, Stanley created a design board inspired by the work Soulteria does for young women, the community, and the planet. Stanley's design incorporated earthy and natural tones with bold, modern accents, resulting in a space that sparks both creativity and productivity.
"I was thrilled to partner with Xero on this project to transform a deserving small business owner's office. As a small business owner myself, I understand the importance of creating a workspace that is beautiful, yet practical," said Stanley. "It was a joy to work with Alissa throughout this process and hope the redesign provides inspiration to the Soulteria team for years to come."
As a global small business platform, Xero's mission is to make lives better for small businesses and their communities. "Our goal for this contest was to help a small business and inject some positivity after facing a number of challenging years," said Ben Richmond, US Country Manager at Xero. "It's been a pleasure to team up with Estee to help propel Alissa and her company's important work forward."
For more details on Souleria's stunning transformation, visit the Xero blog.
Xero is a global small business platform with 3.3 million subscribers which includes a core accounting solution, payroll, workforce management, expenses and projects. Xero also provides access to financial services, and an ecosystem of more than 1,000 connected apps and more than 300 connections to banks and other financial institutions. Through Xero's open platform, small businesses can connect to a range of solutions that help them run their business and manage their finances. For three consecutive years (2020-2022) Xero was included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. In 2021, Xero was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), powered by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. Xero has been named as a FIFA Women's Football partner under FIFA's new commercial structure.
For over 20 years as a celebrated fashion stylist, Estee Stanley created some of the most stylish looks in Hollywood and around the world, counting A-List fashion icons as her clients. In recent years, Estee has become as well known for her interiors, having designed homes for Patrick Dempsey, Chris Evans, Ellen Pompeo, Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Estee's work in the commercial space includes chef Ludo Lefebvre's Petit Trois restaurant and Estee's own family-friendly restaurant Au Fudge. In 2020, Estee founded The Eye, a first-of-its-kind agency that is disrupting the traditional business model within the interior design and architecture industries. Founded in 2020, The Eye recognizes the opportunity for rising voices of interior designers and architects to build strong brands around their expanding profiles and manage them as individual talent.
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Care navigation program also in development designed to help members find access to services
CANTON, Mass., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Point32Health and its family of companies, including Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, has developed a comprehensive travel benefit to support its members and employees who are unable to obtain access to covered services in their state of residence due to state laws restricting or prohibiting providers from providing such covered benefits. This action is in response to the recent Supreme Court decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned the long-standing precedent of Roe v. Wade, as well as gender affirming surgeries prohibited by certain state laws. The new travel benefit will be immediately available to fully-insured commercial accounts with more than 50 members that have coverage for these benefits,1 as well as offered to all self-funded commercial accounts. The travel benefit is also available to Point32Health employees who have health insurance benefits through the Company.
In addition to the travel benefit, Point32Health is also developing a comprehensive care navigation program aimed at helping its members find access to reproductive health care services, gender affirming surgeries, and support. The program, when developed, will apply across the Company's product lines.
"The health and well-being of our members is always our top priority, and we remain committed to ensuring our members have access to all the benefits and services that are part of their health plan," said Cain Hayes, president and CEO of Point32Health. "This is not only the right thing to do, but an important step in our journey in having a real impact on health equity for our members and the broader community."
Members may contact the Member Services team listed on their health plan member ID cards. Commercial employer groups and brokers should contact their sales executive and/or account manager for additional details on these enhancements.
Point32Health is a leading health and wellbeing organization, delivering an ever-better health care experience to everyone in our communities. Building on the quality, nonprofit heritage of our founding organizations, Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, we leverage our experience and expertise to help people find their version of healthier living through a broad range of health plans and tools that make navigating health and wellbeing easier.
Our programs take a 360-degree view of health for our members—no matter their age, health, race, identity or income. Our Institute works to improve population health—and our Foundation works with communities to support, advocate and advance healthier lives for everyone. We use empathy to understand what's important to those we serve, always making their priorities our own. And we work to guide and empower people by bringing together wide-ranging partners and perspectives to create new approaches that make a real difference for our community, our industry and our 2.2 million members across New England.
1 Pending regulatory approval
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British Virgin Islands premier arrested on US drug charges
MIAMI (AP) — The premier of the British Virgin Islands and the director of the Caribbean territory’s ports were arrested Thursday on drug smuggling charges in South Florida, federal authorities said.
Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie and Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard were taken into custody by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents at Miami-Opa-locka Executive Airport and charged with conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to launder money, according to a criminal complaint. Maynard’s son, Kadeem Maynard, faces the same changes in the alleged scheme, according to the records.
Fahie and Oleanvine Maynard had been at the airport to meet Mexican drug traffickers, who in reality were undercover DEA agents, to see a shipment of $700,000 in cash that BVI officials expected to receive for helping smuggle cocaine from Colombia to Miami and New York, the complaint said.
A DEA confidential source had previously met with Maynard and her son after being introduced by a group of self-proclaimed Lebanese Hezbollah operatives, according to the complaint. After Fahie became involved, it said, the BVI officials agreed to to let the smugglers bring the cocaine through the port at Tortola before continuing on to the U.S.
Governor Of The British Virgin Islands John Rankin released a statement clarifying that Thursday’s arrests in Florida were not connected to a Commission of Inquiry issued last year in the territory. That investigation was meant to focus on governance and corruption, not a criminal investigation into the illegal drug trade, Rankin said in a statement posted online.
It isn’t known whether the commission had found any suspected wrongdoing by Fahie or Maynard, but Rankin said he expects to have the results published urgently to avoid unnecessary speculation.
The British Virgin Islands, with a population about 35,000 people, is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea, located east of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The governor is appointed by the queen, the territory’s ultimate executive authority, and acts on her behalf. The premier is the head of the government and is elected in a general election along with the other members of the ruling government.
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Jockey, trainer help long-shot Rich Strike in Derby upset
By GARY B. GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jockey Sonny Leon and trainer Eric Reed hit the ground running in every way imaginable for the Kentucky Derby. Rich Strike did both one better after his last-minute Derby entry, blowing past 80-1 odds and then Epicenter and Zandon in the stretch Saturday for one of the biggest upsets in Derby history. Rich Strike made it look so easy at the end that the biggest challenge for Leon and Reed was getting their minds around winning the sport’s marquee event on their very first try. Nobody saw Rich Strike coming, figuratively or literally. Nor could they do anything about him. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/07/jockey-trainer-help-long-shot-rich-strike-in-derby-upset/ | 2022-05-08T03:31:42Z |
NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marco Polo Exchange (MPX), a US-headquartered financial services and technology firm dedicated to breaking down the barriers to cross-border investment and capital raising, with a special focus on catering to the ESG marketplace, today announces the appointment of Martin Hakker as Chief Revenue Officer.
Martin joins MPX with over 30 years of experience in the Financial Services industry. Prior to MPX, Martin spent 25 years at Fidessa, holding roles of Executive Vice President, Head of Americas, and Chief Executive Officer at Fidessa Canada. During his tenure at Fidessa, Martin used his entrepreneurial skills to lead Fidessa's growth to the industry-leading standard in the US, Canada, and LATAM.
Before Fidessa, Martin was a principal at TCAM Systems, where he and TCAM were at the forefront of automating stock exchanges throughout the globe. His roots in capital formation, lowering entry barriers through cutting-edge technology, and automation led to important disruption across products and solutions for the industry. Martin's leadership and expertise will be essential in building long-term partnerships with MPX's growing client base, developing new cross-functional partnerships, and promoting a culture of engagement, collaboration, and innovation with the growing talent at MPX.
"I am excited to be part of such a fantastic team at MPX, executing the vision of lowering the cost of capital throughout the world by building a platform to enable global access to local financial products," said Martin Hakker. "I believe it can be a powerful catalyst in expanding the financing options of companies across the world. This current wave of data and blockchain technologies is enabling an exciting extension of market reach, something my generation of technologies began, but this generation promises to accelerate. A bold challenge is irresistible!"
"Our ambitions are large – we seek to build the leading global marketplace for financing SMEs as the world economy de-carbonizes and grows sustainably," said Steve Carlson, Chairman, Magellan Global Inc., parent of MPX.
"Martin brings over three decades of building and managing some of the premier electronic platforms in global financial markets. MPX takes him back to an early passion - bringing technologies to local capital markets. We are delighted to have the benefit of Martin's extraordinary leadership and expertise," said Vinode Ramgopal, Executive Chairman, MPX.
Marco Polo Exchange (MPX) is a Delaware-incorporated financial services and technology firm dedicated to expanding cross-border capital raising and investing. We leverage specialist regulatory licenses, blockchain, AI technologies, and ESG compliance to match global buyers with local issuance and investment opportunities. Our mission is to lower the cost of capital for SMEs around the world. Our broker-dealer, Marco Polo Securities, is the leading 15a-6 chaperone broker in the US markets.
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Inmate fatally shoots guard, kills self at Ohio hospital
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A county jail inmate receiving treatment at an Ohio hospital shot and killed a security guard, pointed the weapon at others and then killed himself in a parking lot, authorities said.
The shooting Wednesday at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton happened before a gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people and himself at a medical building on a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings across the country in recent weeks.
Dayton police said inmate Brian Booth, 30, was receiving treatment when he struggled with Darrell Holderman, 78, and took his gun.
Holderman worked for a company hired by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to provide security for inmates who are admitted to hospitals. He sustained multiple skull fractures and lacerations to his hands during the struggle, police said.
After Booth fatally shot Holderman, people ducked for cover as he pointed the gun at them while running down a hallway and into the parking lot, where he killed himself, police said.
Booth was being held in the county jail on a probation violation stemming from a 2015 burglary, authorities said.
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What we know about Casey White, the Alabama prisoner who escaped with a corrections officer
By Eric Levenson, CNN
The murder defendant who escaped from an Alabama detention center with a corrections official on April 29 has previous experience trying to escape prison and winning the trust of his captors.
Casey White, 38, was last seen on surveillance camera in an orange jumpsuit and shackles being led into a patrol car by Vicky White, 56, a corrections official. She had told her bosses and co-workers she was taking him to court for a mental health evaluation, but authorities soon discovered there was no evaluation or hearing scheduled that day.
The duo ditched the patrol car, fled the state in another vehicle and have not been seen since, and a sprawling manhunt has so far failed to locate them. In the days since the escape, officials learned Casey White and Vicky White, who are not related, had formed a “special relationship.”
As the manhunt moves into its second week, here’s what we know about Casey White and his history of violence, his past escape attempt and his physical size.
A murder defendant already serving a 75-year sentence
White’s criminal history dates back a decade. Court documents alleged he beat his brother in the face and head with an axe-sledgehammer handle, landing him in prison in 2012 for more than three years.
Then in 2015, he carried out a crime spree including a home invasion, carjacking and a police chase, according to the Marshals Service. In March 2016, he was indicted on 15 counts and was ultimately convicted on seven of those counts, including attempted murder and robbery, according to Alabama records. He is serving a 75-year prison sentence on those charges.
According to the Marshals Service, White allegedly threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and her sister in 2015 if he got out of prison and said he wanted the police to kill him. The agency said it has advised his “potential targets” of the threat and taken protective actions.
Josh Goan was one of the victims in the 2015 case. He said White broke into his truck, stole his firearm, and then used the firearm to carjack his neighbor and the neighbor’s infant baby. Goan was a witness in the trial and told CNN it was a surreal experience to see how little remorse White had.
“I was very satisfied that they gave him enough time that by the time — if he ever — gets out, he would not be able to do anything. I took security in that and definitely have lost a little bit of peace (since the escape),” he said. “The fact that he is out in the world is a terrible thing for society.”
White was serving out his 75-year sentence at the William E. Donaldson Correction Facility in Jefferson County, Alabama.
But in 2020, he allegedly confessed to the 2015 stabbing death of 59-year-old Connie Ridgeway and was charged with two counts of capital murder. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and was brought to the Lauderdale County’s detention center to attend court hearings in the case, authorities said.
There, he came into contact with Vicky White, who was working as the assistant director of corrections for Lauderdale County.
He was brought back to the Lauderdale detention center on February 25, Sheriff Rick Singleton said.
A trusted inmate who had tried to escape before
It is not the first time White tried to escape prison, nor is it the first time he gained the trust of other correctional officials.
In 2020, while White was being held in Lauderdale County’s detention center, authorities learned he planned to escape the jail and take a hostage, Singleton said.
“We shook him down, and we did find a shank in his possession — a shank is a prison knife — and we retrieved that. We immediately had him shipped back to the Department of Corrections,” Singleton said.
An attorney who represented White through 2020 told CNN affiliate WAFF the latest escape attempt was in itself not a surprise.
“I was not shocked Casey escaped,” attorney Dale Bryant said. “I was shocked of who he escaped with. I had never heard of her before. But this was not the first escape attempt Casey had attempted while at Lauderdale County facing those charges.”
Prior to the current escape, Casey White and Vicky White had developed a “special relationship,” which included extra food, Singleton said.
“We were told Casey White got special privileges and was treated differently while in the facility than the other inmates,” he said.
Likewise, Casey White had previously gained the trust of officials of the Limestone County Sheriff’s office.
“When he was in Limestone County after a little while he had earned the trust of the Sheriff’s department at that time, and they allowed him to be a trustee inside the jail,” Bryant told WAFF. CNN has reached out to the Limestone County Sheriff’s office for more information about its trustee program.
An imposing man with White Supremacist tattoos
White stands at an imposing 6-foot-9 and weighs about 330 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes, the US Marshals Service said.
The agency also released images of his tattoos, some of which it said are affiliated with the Alabama-based White supremacist prison gang Southern Brotherhood. A tattoo on his back depicts a Confederate flag with the words “Southern Pride,” and a tattoo on his chest depicts a shield emblazoned with the letters “SB,” a Nazi swastika and the letters “SS” in the lightning-bolt style of the infamous Nazi paramilitary group.
Bryant, the attorney, told WAFF White’s size made him stand out.
“I’m 6-foot-3, 220 pounds, and he makes me feel small,” he said.
He also noted White has a mental illness and has abused drugs. Still, he said White was a “decent person” when on medication in a supervised environment and said he can even be friendly at times.
“(He’s) one of the few clients I had that never held back and tried to lie to me about something,” he said. “He just laid it out on the table.”
Sheriff Singleton said White could be particularly dangerous if not taking his medications.
“Casey White is a dangerous man. He’s supposed to be on medication. Whether he’s taking those or not, we don’t know. He didn’t leave the jail with any,” he said. “When he gets off his meds, he can be extremely dangerous.”
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2021 Drink Well. Do Good. Report highlights performance across ESG priorities
BURLINGTON, Mass. and FRISCO, Texas, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ: KDP) today announced the release of its 2021 Drink Well. Do Good. Corporate Responsibility Report. The annual report showcases the Company's achievements across a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics and highlights progress against its corporate responsibility goals.
KDP's Drink Well. Do Good. platform is anchored by four key pillars: Environment, Supply Chain, Health and Well-Being and People and Communities. Notable 2021 achievements highlighted in the newly published report include:
- Reducing virgin plastic: KDP remains on track to achieve its goals of using 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content across its packaging portfolio and converting 100% of packaging to be recyclable or compostable by 2025. In 2021, KDP eliminated its use of approximately 57 million pounds of virgin plastic by incorporating recycled plastic into KDP beverage bottles, supporting 11% use of PCR content across the Company's packaging portfolio, up from 2% the year prior. In addition, 92% of the Company's packaging is now recyclable or compostable.
- Building climate resilience: KDP is making progress toward building climate resiliency throughout its supply chain. In 2021, 61% of the Company's electricity was obtained from renewable sources. Building on its existing water stewardship commitments, earlier this year KDP announced its aspiration to achieve Net Positive Water Impact by 2050.
- Driving positive impact throughout the supply chain: KDP responsibly sourced 100% of its coffee and cocoa and, in 2021, achieved the goal it set in 2017 to responsibly source its brewers1. Additionally, the Company laid the groundwork to expand sustainable sourcing programs to additional agricultural ingredients and manufacturing supply chains, such as apples and corn. KDP also initiated projects to advance its new goal to support regenerative agriculture and conservation on 250,000 acres of land by 2030.
- Accelerating innovation for health and well-being: In 2021, KDP increased to 56% the percent of its portfolio that provides positive hydration, making significant progress towards its goal established last year to reach 60%. Product innovations that contributed to this improvement included new brand extensions like Dr Pepper Zero Sugar and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Brew Over Ice flavors. The Company continues to reformulate beverages to reduce sugar and calories, offer smaller portion sizes and expand distribution and access to better-for-you beverage options.
- Supporting an engaged and inclusive culture: KDP continues to prioritize employee engagement and advancing a culture of inclusion. Almost 90% of employees participated in the Company's employee engagement survey, with KDP's overall engagement score increasing to 70% in 2021, up from 62% the prior year. After announcing new goals last year to increase female and people of color representation in director and above positions by 25% by 2025, the Company increased female representation in those levels to 28% in 2021, while people of color representation held steady at 17%. KDP's eight Employee Resource Groups continue to educate and inspire KDP employees to drive a culture of inclusion.
Monique Oxender, Chief Sustainability Officer, said: "The bar for ESG performance continues to rise, and we're embracing the challenges most relevant to our business, rather than letting them impede progress. We remain an agile company that focuses on where we can uniquely deliver the greatest impact, with long-term goals rooted in near-term action. I am proud of the substantial work of the entire KDP team to deliver results against our commitments and the collective progress we've made this year."
This report was developed in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines and uses the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, this report provides the Company's latest disclosures against the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
The full 2021 Drink Well. Do Good. Report, Data Summary and Reporting Framework Indices, can be found on KDP's website, along with additional disclosures available here, such as the Company's 2021 CDP Climate and Water Submissions.
About Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with annual revenue approaching $13 billion and approximately 27,000 employees. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. and Canada. The Company's portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands is designed to satisfy virtually any consumer need, any time, and includes Keurig®, Dr Pepper®, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters®, Canada Dry®, Snapple®, Bai®, Mott's®, CORE® and The Original Donut Shop®. Through its powerful sales and distribution network, KDP can deliver its portfolio of hot and cold beverages to nearly every point of purchase for consumers. The Company is committed to sourcing, producing and distributing its beverages responsibly through its Drink Well. Do Good. corporate responsibility platform, including efforts around circular packaging, efficient natural resource use and supply chain sustainability. For more information, visit www.keurigdrpepper.com.
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US Interior Secretary Haaland tests positive for COVID-19
(AP) – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms, the agency said Wednesday.
Haaland, 61, is isolating in Nevada, where she took part in a roundtable discussion Tuesday in Las Vegas about clean energy production on public lands, the Interior Department said in a statement.
Haaland began experiencing coronavirus symptoms on Wednesday and tested positive. She is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots. The statement said she expects to recover quickly.
Haaland canceled travel plans elsewhere in the U.S. West and is working remotely.
Haaland last tested negative on Monday during a visit to the White House and was not in close contact with President Joe Biden, the statement said. Other people who might have been in close contact with Haaland during her travels are being notified.
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Multicultural OBGYN advocates amplifying stories to keep reproductive justice in the forefront
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's been almost three months since Roe v. Wade has been overturned. While many in states with restrictive abortion are adjusting to their "new normal," multicultural OBGYNs Drs. Jenn Conti, Heather Irobunda and Jennifer Lincoln are just getting started, and they're not giving up the fight.
Today, they announce the launch of their organization Obstetricians for Reproductive Justice (ORJ), an organization that works to share the stories of the real-time harm happening to patients and providers in post-Roe America. ORJ will travel to communities where their presence is needed to bring financial and logistical support as well as education, and by amplifying stories in traditional and social media keeping reproductive justice in the forefront. ORJ's pilot trip is taking place this weekend in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, a location with some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.
Drs. Conti, Irobunda and Lincoln are nimble, bold, and in positions of power as reproductive health experts in protected states – and they are ready to act.
"We're hearing from our colleagues and from people all over the country who have been harmed by the assault on our reproductive freedoms. We're now entering the fight – because who else better to do it than a group of pissed off OBGYNs?" says Drs. Conti, Irobunda and Lincoln.
ORJ has three goals:
- To amplify (with permission) stories of patients who have been harmed by these changes, with a focus on communities that are most vulnerable
- To educate the general public on the actual harm occurring by sharing stories as they happen in real-time, and
- To advocate for the provision of direct services and funding to communities that are most vulnerable in a post-Roe world.
Drs. Jenn Conti, Heather Irobunda and Jennifer Lincoln are trusted OBGYNs active in advocacy with a combined 3.5 million followers on social media, and a track record of going viral and making change happen. Dr. Conti, of Stanford, Calif, is a complex family planning physician, author and medical journalist; Dr. Irobunda is a Bronx, NY-based OBGYN medical advisor and writer; and Dr. Lincoln, from Portland, Ore., is a OB Hospitalist, author, and founder of ThreeForFreedom.com, a hub for education on simple steps folks can take to control their reproductive freedom.
To join the fight and learn more, visit https://obstetriciansforreprojustice.org and follow them on Twitter: @OBs4RJ.
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I have wondered for some time how the world all of a sudden just got turned upside down. I anticipated life might change as the years went by, but nobody told me we would go from two genders to 67 and do it in only a few years. I guess I should have studied evolution a little closer.
But I now see there may be a reason why the world is crazy and why time seems to move along quicker than it used to.
According to TimeAndData.com, the Earth set a record for quickest time to complete a rotation on June 29, 2022. Now, I always thought it took 24 hours to do such a thing, and that was why we had 24-hour days. To be honest with you, I’m having a hard enough time trying to adjust to 67 genders without now trying to also except maybe a day is not 24 hours. Is nothing sacred?
Scientists say a solar day is indeed 24 hours, but a sidereal day is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.091 seconds. A sidereal day is the time it takes the Earth to complete one full rotation. Got it? Well, neither do I, but that’s what they say. I don’t ever trust “they,” by the way.
It was actually believed that since 1973 the Earth was slowing down, based upon atomic clock readings, such that a “leap” second was occasionally added. The last such “leap” second was added on Dec. 31, 2016.
And I bet you did not even notice. But if you did not have an atomic clock, you have probably been late one second every day for the last six years.
Now scientists say we are entering a ”fast” Earth stage in which the Earth is rapidly accelerating. The year 2020 had the 28 shortest days since 1960. See, I knew something was up and somebody somewhere was stealing my days. Then on June 29, we recorded the shortest day ever by 1.4602 milliseconds, and that record was broken again on July 26.
Now rapid acceleration in Earth time is relative, but I can tell you a millisecond here and a millisecond there and before you know it the day will be over before it begins. I’m being cheated here. If the days are now shorter, I’m still working at least eight hours but I don’t have 16 left over anymore. I’m losing sleep, play time, and getting older quicker. Now couple this with the fact I may actually be a female and not know it ... well, it is somewhat overwhelming.
Scientists say this slow-down may be related to the melting of the glaciers; isn’t everything related to that these days? I gained five pounds, and I think it was caused by climate change. Other causes for the apparent change in time suggested were seismic activity, the Earth’s molten core moving and the Earth’s poles moving. GPS coordinates for satellites are now proving to be off just a fraction, which may not sound like much but makes them pretty useless.
There is now talk about having a “drop second,” where a second is taken off every few years. Oh brother, before long the federal government will decide we need to do something to stop the Earth from spinning too fast. They already think they can change the climate, why not the Earth’s rotation too and maybe throw in gravity for fun also? Maybe instead of decreasing world population to fight climate change and pollution, we will need to have more people to weigh the earth down and slow it down.
A wise man once said time waits for no man. OK, I accept that premise, but by God the Earth better stop stealing my time by whizzing by faster and faster. I’m already dizzy from trying to keep up as it is. Give me back my milliseconds, and I’ll go to the doctor next week to see if I’ve become one of the other 65 genders.
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Machado stays hot as Darvish, Padres beat Marlins 3-2
By BERNIE WILSON
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado got another big hit for the San Diego Padres, and Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings in a 3-2 victory against the skidding Miami Marlins. Machado reached base three times and had two hits, including a critical RBI single as the Padres won for the fourth time in five games while handing the Marlins their sixth straight loss. The star third baseman gave San Diego a 3-0 lead with his two-out single in the fifth. That run proved to be huge after Darvish gave up Jesús Aguilar’s monster two-run homer in the sixth. Darvish allowed five hits in his longest outing of the year. He struck out three and walked none. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/06/machado-stays-hot-as-darvish-padres-beat-marlins-3-2/ | 2022-05-07T06:30:57Z |
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a ceremony celebrating innovative and successful business leaders in San Diego, the San Diego Business Journal presented George DeVries, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH) with a "CEO of the Year" Award. DeVries was one of 20 CEOs honored during a ceremony held at the Burnham Center for Community Advancement. More than 200 CEOs were nominated for the award.
"This award is quite an honor," said DeVries. "It recognizes more than three decades of hard work by our team. We're extremely proud of our continuous growth and product expansion as well as the strong culture and teamwork we have built within our organization. We have experienced significant growth over the last three decades due to our relentless commitment to our mission, innovative leadership, and focus on technology development."
DeVries added, "I'm particularly thankful for our incredibly talented team. I'm grateful for their spirit of innovation that keeps our company thriving despite industry and competitive challenges, in addition to their ability to pivot during unexpected situations, such as those we've faced with COVID-19 and its variants these past few years."
DeVries co-founded American Specialty Health 35 years ago in the second bedroom of a townhome in Southern California with $5,000 in seed money. Overcoming financial, regulatory, and industry hurdles, he and his team pioneered innovative specialty health networks for chiropractic and acupuncture care in California, then expanded nationally, diversifying the company's lines of business to include physical and occupational therapy, massage therapy, and other musculoskeletal health services. DeVries later launched fitness and well-being solutions for health plans, employers, and associations. Today, ASH is one of the nation's fastest-growing privately held benefits management companies, with more than 1,500 employees serving more than 57 million Americans.
"As I reflect on our 35 years, I am deeply thankful to our clients who put their trust in our vision during those early years," DeVries said. "Many of them are still clients who continue to collaborate with us on new programs in addition to maintaining their legacy programs with us."
DeVries has been recognized a number of times for his innovation and leadership throughout the years. His other awards include:
- Lifetime Achievement Award in Wellness, San Diego Business Journal, 2013
- 50 Distinguished Alumni Award, University of California, San Diego, 2011
- Most Influential in Specialty Health Award, National Association of Specialty Health Organizations (NASHO), 2010
- Innovators Award, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), 2004
- Outstanding Alumni Award, University of California, San Diego, 2001
- National Entrepreneur of the Year for Health Sciences, Ernst & Young, 2000
- Appointment to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, 2000
- San Diego Entrepreneur of the Year for Health Sciences, Ernst & Young, 1997
Through the leadership of DeVries and key executives, ASH has also been recognized with the following awards:
- 2022 Nation's Best and Brightest in Wellness, National Association for Business Resources (NABR)
- 2022 San Diego Best and Brightest in Wellness, (six consecutive wellness wins), NABR
- Inc. 5000 list of the Nation's Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies, Inc. Magazine (10-times ranking, 2009-2019)
- One of San Diego's Best Places to Work, San Diego Union Tribune (2020, 2013) & San Diego Business Journal (2009, 2006)
- One of the 100 "Best Places to Work in Healthcare," Modern Healthcare magazine (2008)
- One of America's 15 Fittest Companies, Men's Fitness magazine (2008)
- A Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Gold award, National Business Group on Health (2008 - 2011)
American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH) is one of the nation's premier independent and privately-owned specialty health organizations offering technology-enabled benefits management services, including musculoskeletal health provider networks and programs, fitness center networks and exercise programs, and well-being solutions for health plans, insurance carriers, employers, and others. With offices in Carmel (Indianapolis), IN, San Diego, CA, and Fort Worth, TX. ASH has more than 1,500 employees. For more information about ASH, visit www.ashcompanies.com or call 800-848-3555. Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter at @ASHCompanies.
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American Specialty Health
310-422-9200
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DENVER, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RIV) (the "Fund") is pleased to announce that at a meeting held on July 27, 2022, the Fund's Shareholders approved a new investment advisory agreement with RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC ("RiverNorth"). The new investment advisory agreement with RiverNorth will take effect on or about October 1, 2022.
The new investment advisory agreement will not affect the Fund's name, investment objective, investment strategy, portfolio management or ticker symbol. Since the Fund's inception, RiverNorth has been responsible for making day-to-day investment decisions, with the anticipated transition to adviser, no changes are expected.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy.
Investors should consider the investment objective, risks, fees and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. To obtain a copy of the annual or semi-annual report, each of which contains this and other information about the Fund, visit www.rivernorthcef.com or call 855.830.1222. Please read them carefully before investing.
The investment objective of the Fund is total return consisting of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund had approximately $242 million of net assets and 18.2 million shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2022.
The Fund is a closed-end fund and trades in the secondary market. Investors wishing to buy or sell shares need to place orders through an intermediary or broker. The share price of a closed-end fund is based on the market's value.
ALPS Advisors, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund.
RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC is the investment sub-adviser to the Fund. RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC is not affiliated with ALPS Advisors, Inc. or any of its affiliates.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. is the FINRA Member firm.
NOT FDIC INSURED | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology. Additional information about SS&C (Nasdaq: SSNC) is available at www.ssctech.com.
ALPS Advisors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C Technologies, Inc., is a leading provider of investment products for advisors and institutions. With over $18.4 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2022, the firm provides access to asset classes and boutique asset managers in real assets, alternatives, thematic/factor and fixed income through both ETF and open-end mutual fund structures. For more information, visit www.alpsfunds.com.
RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC is an investment management firm founded in 2000. With $5.4 billion1 in assets under management as of June 30, 2022, RiverNorth specializes in opportunistic investment strategies in niche markets where the potential to exploit inefficiencies is greatest. RiverNorth is an institutional investment manager to registered funds, private funds and separately managed accounts.
1 Firm AUM reflects Managed Assets which includes the effects of leverage and investments in affiliated funds.
* Registered Representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.
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SOURCE RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/07/28/rivernorth-opportunities-fund-inc-announces-shareholder-approval-investment-advisory-agreement-with-rivernorth-capital-management/ | 2022-07-28T22:10:46Z |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Business School's W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness announced Tim Steiner, CEO and co-founder of Ocado Group, and Kathy Warden, chair, CEO and president of Northrop Grumman, will receive its 2022 Deming Cup for Operational Excellence Award at a ceremony in Columbia University's Low Library Rotunda on October 25.
Since 2010, the Deming Cup has recognized leaders for operational excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within their organizations. The 2022 award honors Steiner and Warden for driving operational excellence and continuous improvement across their organizations and positioning their companies for growth and long-term success.
The co-chairs for the award's 41-member judging committee, comprising of eminent figures in industry and academia, are Terry Lundgren, founder of TJL Advisors, retired executive chairman, former president and CEO of Macy's, Inc., and 2012 Deming Cup recipient, and Sam Palmisano, former chairman, president and CEO of IBM and recipient of the 2010 Deming Cup.
In his congratulations to Steiner and Warden, Professor Nelson Fraiman, director of the Deming Center, applauded them for "exemplifying the Deming principles in leading breakthrough solutions within their industries." By honoring Steiner and Warden, "we not only salute the spirit of W. Edwards Deming, but we also celebrate his legacy as we pass it on to our students, the next generation of industry leaders."
Steiner's founding goal for Ocado Group was to change how people shop for groceries by developing an unrivaled online customer proposition through a model that would drive hyper-efficiency and profitability. To achieve this, he drove the business to create unique and cutting-edge technology, solving some of the most complex challenges facing grocery retailers in the age of e-commerce and pioneering new approaches to logistics in a sector that had been resistant to change for decades.
Nothing embodies Steiner's approach to inspiring and leading people more than the quote from W. Edwards Deming; "it's not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best."
On receiving news of the award, Tim Steiner said: "I am delighted to receive the Deming Cup. This award is an acknowledgment of the extraordinary journey Ocado Group has been on and the innovative spirit embodied every day by colleagues across our business." He added, "when we founded Ocado two decades ago, we were a small and determined start-up in an industry that was heavily resistant to change. Today we are a global leader in technology and logistics, partnered with some of the biggest retailers in the world's largest grocery markets. I'm honored that our commitment to quality and bringing new solutions to old challenges have been recognized by the Deming Center."
Warden has always been passionate about fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. Even before she became Northrop Grumman's chair, CEO and president in 2019, Warden launched "Operational Excellence" as a company-wide call to action on new methodologies to enable continuous improvement in quality at all levels. With these processes in place, Warden motivates employees to deliver mission-critical solutions that advance human discovery, like the James Webb Space Telescope, designed and produced by Northrop Grumman, and ones that protect national security, like the B-21 aircraft. Warden exemplifies what it means to be a leader and role model through four fundamental company values she introduced in 2021: "we do the right thing, we do what we promise, we commit to shared success, we pioneer."
Upon receiving news of the award, Warden thanked the selection committee. "I'm honored to accept the Deming Cup on behalf of the entire Northrop Grumman team. Our culture values people, innovation, and operational excellence. We strive for continuous improvement and challenge the status quo to provide our customers with the advantage necessary to support their highest-value missions. This award is a meaningful recognition of our team's accomplishments and a powerful motivator to keep pushing forward," she said.
Founded in 1993 at Columbia Business School, The W. Edwards Deming Center promotes operational excellence in academia and business by sponsoring applied research and curriculum creation, disseminating best practices, and providing professional development opportunities for practitioners.
Previous winners of the Deming Cup include*: David Abney, chairman and CEO of UPS; Juan Ramón Alaix, CEO of Zoetis; Douglas Baker, chairman and CEO of Ecolab; Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors; David Cote, chairman and CEO of Honeywell; Kenneth Chenault, chairman and CEO of American Express Company; Toby Cosgrove, president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic; Janet DiFiore, chief judge of the State of New York; Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health; Ken Frazier, executive chairman of the board and former president and CEO of Merck; Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE; Brent James, chief quality officer of Intermountain Healthcare; H. Fisk Johnson, chairman and CEO of SC Johnson & Son, Inc.; Hubert Joly, executive chairman of Best Buy; Ellen Kullman, chairman and CEO of DuPont; Terry Lundgren, chairman, president and CEO of Macy's, Inc.; Sergio Marchionne, chairman and CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles; Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo; Samuel Palmisano, chairman, president and CEO of IBM; Paolo Rocca, chairman and CEO of Tenaris S.A.; Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International; Kevin Sowers, president of the Johns Hopkins Health System; Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Sons; Craig Thompson, president and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; and Stef Wertheimer, founder of ISCAR, Ltd.
*Titles of awardees are for the year they won the Deming Cup.
Media contact: Keshia Mark, klm74@gsb.columbia.edu
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JANOW, Poland (AP) — Poland on Friday sealed $3 billion in deals with South Korea for the purchase of 48 Korean FA-50 fighter planes as the central European country takes urgent steps to increase its deterrence and defense capabilities amid Russia’s war on neighboring Ukraine.
The two deals for the purchase of Fighting Falcon combat and training planes follow contracts signed last month for the acquisition by Poland of $5.8 billion worth of South Korean tanks and howitzers.
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, who is the armed forces’ supreme commander, and South Korea’s Minister of Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Eom Dong-hwan, attended the signing ceremony at a military airport in Janow, near the air force base of Minsk Mazowiecki, in central Poland.
The documents were signed by Poland’s deputy prime minister who is also the defense minister, Mariusz Blaszczak, who said it was “another historic day when new perspectives are opening before Poland’s armed forces.”
Eom said with the contracts, the cooperation is being raised to a higher level.
“Until recently, we were partners. Now we can say that we are allies,” he said.
Under one agreement, worth $700 million, the first 12 planes are to be delivered in the second half of next year. The second deal, estimated at $2.3 billion, is for 36 planes to be delivered between 2025 and 2028.
According to Duda, the purchase of the FA-50 fighters will “make it possible for us to fully give up the use of the (Soviet-made) MiG-29 and the Su-22 ” that Poland’s armed forces now have, as an inheritance from the times, decades ago, when it belonged to the Moscow-led Warsaw Pact.
Duda said Korea sees the deals as an “opening for the Korean fighter planes to the European Union and NATO markets.”
The light, two-seater planes are made by Korea Aerospace Industries jointly with U.S. company Lockheed Martin, and are compatible with the U.S.-made F-16 fighters that Poland’s air force is equipped with and with the contracted F-35A fighters, according to Poland’s Defense Ministry.
The deals include training, logistics and transfer of some service technologies. Warsaw says this is one of Poland’s biggest and most important defense deals in recent years.
Poland, like other European nations and the United States, has sent military equipment to Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Warsaw is seeking to replace some of that equipment, including with U.S.-made Abrams tanks. ___
Follow all AP developments related to the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/ap-poland-south-korea-seal-3-billion-military-aircraft-deals/ | 2022-09-16T23:07:13Z |
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