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Letter to the editor: Let Jackson High School students eat lunch off campus
You are sitting in class right before your lunch period with seconds left until the bell rings. You’re excited to go spend the period with your friends and have some time away from the schoolwork.
You and your friends go to the cafeteria to get your food and see the same thing is set out like yesterday: cold chicken tenders and carrots. The food, cold and soggy, sitting there unwanted.
Disappointed, you and your friends go back to the lunch table and take small bites of each thing until you end up not eating. School lunches have gone to an all-time low since I first started high school. Freshman year was the best year of school lunches, as we got to try all the different cuisines for the first time, and then the pandemic hit, and the quality of the food went downhill.
Jackson High School is surrounded by places to go out with friends including Taco Bell, McDonald's, Swensons, and the list goes on. Having the option to go to these places during school lunch periods would be a major improvement from the quality of the current lunches.
Open-campus should be implemented into the system at Jackson High School and all schools in Ohio. Safety reasons are the No. 1 reason that will be argued against this, including that it is too dangerous to allow students to leave and enter the building so often.
I believe a specific waiver should be signed by the student and the parent to allow for them to have the ability to leave the campus to eat lunch but before doing so, they must check-in at the security desk to ensure the school officials are aware they will be gone.
Tanner Seibert, Jackson Township | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/opinion/2022/04/29/letter-editor-let-jackson-high-students-eat-lunch-off-campus/9542932002/ | 2022-04-29T10:19:33Z |
KYIV, Ukraine, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - AIR Media-Tech, an international company for digital-first creators and brands, releases the first trends report about the impact of the war in Ukraine on the creator economy in Eastern Europe and beyond.
With a part of the team in the Kyiv office and a large number of partner creators from Eastern Europe, including over 500 creators from Ukraine, AIR Media-Tech has observed several trends in the digital creators' industry in the region since the war in Ukraine began.
Key findings include:
- Global platforms are experiencing pressure from the Russian government because of the struggle to openly spread the truth: Facebook and Instagram are now blocked, Twitter has slowed down, YouTube and TikTok have been forced to react by suspending some core functionalities.
- International sanctions against Russia also impact several other platforms widely used by creators, such as Patreon, OnlyFans, Twitch, etc.
- While many international digital platforms remain unavailable for Russian users, the popularity of alternative and local platforms continues to increase.
- Russian creators pivot to local platforms to stay connected with their audience and compensate for losses of monetization on global platforms.
- Creators globally unite their efforts to support Ukraine. World-famous celebrities also support Ukraine in a number of ways - from public calls to help Ukrainians to multimillion-dollar donations and even hosting refugees.
The trends report also includes an overview of the latest content trends in Ukraine and Russia and the state of influencer marketing in both countries. This information is supported by relevant market data, the company's internal research, and real-life examples of influencers and their posts.
The full report is available via this link.
About AIR:
AIR Media-Tech was founded in Canada and operates globally. AIR has been a YouTube Certified partner since 2011 and has worked with TikTok since 2019. The company helps over 3000 YouTubers from 44 countries grow faster and earn more on digital platforms. Altogether AIR partner creators generate over 20B views on YouTube monthly. The company's in-house agency, AIR Brands, provides influencer marketing and channel development services to brands.
Media contact:
press@air.io
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MALMÖ, Sweden, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AAK AB hereby invites analysts, investors, and media to its Capital Market Day on November 29, 2022, held at Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, Sweden.
President and CEO Johan Westman will, together with Tomas Bergendahl, CFO, and other senior executives of AAK, provide the financial market and media with information regarding AAK's updated strategy and growth opportunities, as well as financial development, and progress made within selected focus areas.
At the end of the event, a roundtable discussion with selected AAK executives and managers will be held, focusing on market trends, consumer behaviors, sustainability, and implications thereof.
All presentations will be held in English.
Throughout the event, local Covid-19-related restrictions in place, if any, will be adhered to.
Format
The Capital Market Day will be hosted in a hybrid format, welcoming participants online or in person at Grand Hôtel.
Program
The program starts at 11:30 a.m. CET with registration and a light lunch. Presentations will begin at 12:30 p.m. CET. During the afternoon there will also be a short break and a Q&A session. The full event will end no later than 5:00 p.m. CET.
Location
Grand Hôtel is located at Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8 in Stockholm, Sweden. For further details, please visit www.grandhotel.se/en.
Registration
For more information about the event and to register, visit www.aak.com/cmd. Please confirm your participation no later than November 22, 2022, at 10 a.m. CET.
For more information, please contact:
Johan Holmqvist
Acting Head of IR & Corporate Communications
Mobile: +46 708 37 66 77
E-mail: johan.holmqvist@aak.com
The information was submitted for publication at 11:00 a.m. CET on September 16, 2022.
About AAK
Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK's offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen for more than 150 years.
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The last full Thor movie was the overstuffed 2017 “Thor: Ragnarok,” with the God of Thunder dealing with dueling brother and sister issues, the imminent destruction of his planet, a boozy sidekick, a huge dog, pal Hulk having a panic attack and the death of his father.
It was Taika Waititi filmmaking at its most intense, with slo-mo sauntering, stupid antlered headdresses, slicing swords and laser cannons, capes and undead soldiers, a hair-cropped Thor, a typically unbalanced Jeff Goldblum character, a prophecy, alien spacecrafts and lots of Led Zeppelin.
If you thought that was bananas filmmaking, its sequel is the whole fruit basket.
“Thor: Love and Thunder” — a rare Marvel fourth installment for one character — has giant bleating goats, a horrible Zeus, children in cages, space dolphins, Jodie Foster jokes, teddy bears with laser eyes, an Old Spice commercial parody, Natalie Portman headbutting a villain, blue aliens and lots of Guns N’ Roses.
Waititi is back as the co-writer, director and the voice for the stony Korg, with Chris Hemsworth as our space Viking, a man who really needs to get more credit for taking Thor over the years from glum to hysterical. His ability to pronounce superhero things dramatically and then become a goofball is endlessly endearing. Also back are Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie and Jaimie Alexander’s Sif.
One problematic character back is Jane Foster, Thor’s ex whom he still pines for eight years after they broke up and she skipped the third film. But now Foster — played by Portman — has his old magical hammer, Mjolnir, and has become a superhero of her own, the Mighty Thor. She’s working on a catchphrase, like “Eat this hammer!”
Thor, of course, has moved on — not with his romantic feelings, but with his favored weaponry. He wields the enchanted axe Stormbreaker now. He has no eyes for Mjolnir — or does he? “We good? I know it’s a little weird having my ex-weapon around,” he asks his axe in a deliciously loony scene, basically reflecting a love triangle between a Norse god and two metal armaments.
Our villain this time is superb: Christian Bale plays the deliciously named Gorr the God Butcher. A once-pious man who prayed in vain to the deities, he has now decided to wipe them out after having a personal setback. Bale is so creepy and so committed that you can feel his hatred melt your popcorn. “The gods will use you but they will not help you,” he snarls.
Another punch of the bizarre comes from Russell Crowe, who plays Zeus as a vainglorious tyrant with a Roman outfit (a riff off “Gladiator”?) and an atrocious Mediterranean accent. He is surrounded by lackeys — some called Zeusettes — and frustrates Thor, even stripping him of his clothes, to the delight of many in the audience. “You know what they say: Never meet your heroes,” says the Viking.
The whipsaw from death and suffering to idiocy is staggering, with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson credited alongside Waititi for a script that seems like it was pasted together after gerbils ripped up a bag of words. You go from a hospital room on Earth dealing with a terminal illness to Thor dressed as a hot dog to a shadow realm in low gravity where the film goes completely black and white. There is very little logic and the connections between scenes are tenuous, giving the film a feeling of not building to anything clear.
Peak lunacy is reached at the Omnipotence City, where the universe’s gods hang out. There is the Aztec God, various Maori Goddesses, the Mayan God and a round dough called Bao, God of Dumplings. It’s a gag that seems out of a Mel Brooks film but the way the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going, don’t be surprised to see the 47th installment called “Bao: Steam and Sauce.”
The film is stacked with cameos — many of which critics aren’t permitted to reveal — but look for Hemsworth’s real-life wife and one of his sons, a bunch of fed-up Guardians of the Galaxy and a pretty famous comedienne playing Cate Blanchett’s role from “Ragnarok.”
What to make of this glorious, intergalactic mess? There is no better answer than to swipe one of our hero’s catchphrases: “What a classic Thor adventure, Hurrah!”
“Thor: Love and Thunder,” a Walt Disney Studios release that opens in theaters on July 8, is rated PG-13 for “intense sci-fi violence, action, language, partial nudity and some suggestive material.” Running time: 119 minutes.
Three stars out of four. | https://www.tdtnews.com/entertainment/article_df6a83e4-fd34-11ec-9fe5-cf3362d1e433.html | 2022-07-07T07:43:51Z |
Korean War veterans to be honored at Kansas National Guard Museum event
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Veterans of the Korean War and their families have been invited to an event to remember and honor their service, but to also celebrate the 50th anniversary of MASH - a television show based on the war.
The Museum of the Kansas National Guard at 125 SE Airport Dr. says with the support of area veterans organizations, veterans of the Korean War, family, friends and the public have been invited to a remembrance event at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17.
The Museum noted that the event will honor and recognize Korean War Veterans and families with a scheduled program, a special guest speaker Dr. Geoff Babb from the Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff College, a time for veterans to share stories, and a luncheon.
The event is meant to honor and remember veterans and families of the “Forgotten War,” to inform the public about the history of the Korean War and its remaining effects, and to recognize the anniversary of the long-running television series MASH.
The Museum indicated that 2022 is also the 50th anniversary of the tv show MASH and the museum will have its MASH hospital tent and other Korean War displays on view.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/09/06/korean-war-veterans-be-honored-kansas-national-guard-museum-event/ | 2022-09-06T12:19:31Z |
Brad Miller single, replay, help Rangers edge A’s 2-0
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brad Miller hit a key single in the eighth inning that drove in two runs after a replay review initiated by the umpires, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0. The winning rally started when Adolis Garcia and Willie Calhoun chased Frankie Montas with consecutive one-out singles. After Domingo Acevedo retired pinch-hitter Jonah Heim on a groundout, Miller lined a 1-1 pitch to left. Garcia scored easily but pinch-runner Eli White was thrown out at home by a strong throw from Tony Kemp. The umpires initiated a crew chief review and overturned the initial call, ruling A’s catcher Sean Murphy illegally blocked the plate. A’s manager Mark Kotsay protested in between innings and was ejected. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/23/brad-miller-single-replay-help-rangers-edge-as-2-0/ | 2022-04-24T00:09:50Z |
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Severe drought and water shortages are crippling water supplies in the northern Mexican border states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, where thousands of asylum-seekers are living as they try to enter the United States, while residents north of the border are trying to help, Border Report has learned.
The city of McAllen and the McAllen Chamber of Commerce are collecting bottled-water donations for Nuevo León through Wednesday. An entire 18-wheeler has already been filled with water donations and officials now are loading a second truck, Juan Olaguibel, superintendent of bridges for the city of McAllen, told Border Report on Tuesday.
“We’re talking about many many pallets of water,” Olaguibel said.
“Right now the crisis is in Nuevo León and so that’s where we thought our efforts should be focused and to just help out. There’s an unprecedented water crisis and we’re happy to help,” Olaguibel said. “We just want to help our friends and family in Nuevo León. Many of us have family and friends and business associates who call those cities home and we’re just happy to support and raise as much water as we can to help our neighbors.”
The water supplies will be delivered to the governor’s office for the Mexican state, which is southwest of Laredo, Texas, Olaguibel said.
“Bottled water will help aid Nuevo León as they experience a water crisis,” the city tweeted Tuesday.
And migrant advocacy groups working in Tamaulipas and in the city of Reynosa say water there also is extremely scarce and are urging attention be brought to help the thousands of migrants amassing in that border town, as well as the locals who are being forced to ration.
“It’s been a constant game of catch up to provide enough water to the current thousands of asylum seekers stuck in Reynosa. As soon as we get enough funding to fill one water tank, we need two. And now, with the imminent arrival of thousands more, our current funding and capacity won’t be able to meet the need. I see how these refugees have to ration when they can have a simple sip of water during 100-degree temperatures and in the blazing sun, and my heart breaks for them. I wish we could do more,” Erin Hughes, principal engineer for Solidarity Engineering said in a statement Tuesday.
Hughes said the state of Tamaulipas expects thousands of asylum-seekers to arrive over the next six weeks.
She said there isn’t enough water at the area’s migrant shelters to meet current demand, and she fears they will be overwhelmed and run out of water entirely if the caravan arrives. And she says there isn’t space to hold them all, either.
“Capacity has been a huge problem,” she said.
Mexican officials in Nuevo León report that half of the water companies in the region have asked the state’s government to intervene to help with water scarcity.
The Cierro Prieto and La Boca water dams, located southwest of the city of Nuevo León , are at 4 and 11% capacity, and diminished supplies mean water is literally trickling down area residents, Mexico Business News reports. Water currently is pumping at 68% or 7,760 liters per second, rather than 11,280 liters per second during normal conditions, the report says.
That has left upwards of 1.5 million people on the state without water.
The government of Nuevo León has announced that half the population in metropolitan areas will have their water supplies cut from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., through August unless massive supplies of water are received.
In Reynosa, Hughes says they anticipate they will need an additional 120,000 liters, or 26,500 gallons of supplemental water per month to meet demand.
That’s an increase of roughly $15,000 more in water supplies per month.
Currently, they use 170,000 liters or 100,000 gallons of water per month.
“This is no small feat and will require substantial investment, which the (non-governmental organization) does not currently have. To combat this, Solidarity Engineering is calling for support from government, large corporations and individual donors,” the group said in a statement.
Donation information can be found at the organization’s website: solidarityengineering.org/donate. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/texans-help-with-water-crisis-in-northern-mexican-border-states/ | 2022-07-06T14:52:29Z |
Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson's Popular Cannabis Brand Now Available in 20 States Across the U.S.
NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyson 2.0 ("The Company"), legendary boxer, entrepreneur and cannabis advocate Mike Tyson's premium cannabis brand, announced today its launch in four additional markets: Arizona, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania with Columbia Care.
Columbia Care is Tyson 2.0's exclusive national cultivation, manufacturing and distribution partner in the markets where it operates. The partnership was first announced in October of 2021, with products hitting shelves in November of 2021. Tyson 2.0 is now available in nine Columbia Care markets, with more planned in the coming months.
"Tyson 2.0 continues to exceed expectations in all our markets, for both retail and wholesale. The ethos behind the brand, making cannabis accessible to all, is resonating with patients and adult-use customers alike, and we are proud to be partnered with the Tyson 2.0 team to help them bring their mission to more people," said BJ Carretta, SVP, Brand Marketing, Columbia Care. "The collaboration across markets and a shared commitment to consistency, quality and focus on our patients and customers is a critical part of the brand's continued success across the country."
"Cannabis has been used as a form of medicine for thousands of years and now more than ever has become widely known to help people better cope with anxiety and depression. As cannabis has helped me, it's an honor to be able to share greater well-being with fans through the unrivaled Tyson 2.0 products we are developing and our synergistic partnership with Columbia Care," stated Mike Tyson, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Tyson 2.0.
Arizona patients and customers can now find Tyson 2.0 products at Cannabist Tempe and SWC Prescott. Both dispensaries are offering 3.5g flower and 1g pre-rolls in a variety of strains. Vapes and Mike Bites edibles will be available for sale later this summer. For patients in Maryland, Tyson 2.0 is available in 3.5g flower, 1g pre-rolls, and vapes and can be found at over 50 retail locations, including Columbia Care dispensaries in Chevy Chase, and both gLeaf locations in Frederick and Rockville. In Ohio, Tyson 2.0 is now available at all four Columbia Care dispensaries, in 5.66g flower, 5.66g popcorn as well as 14g flower. In the coming weeks, 28.3g flower bags will also be available. In Pennsylvania, Tyson 2.0 can be found at over 100 retail stores including Columbia Care dispensaries located in Allentown, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Pennsylvania consumers and fans can purchase 3.5g and 7g flower strains in Tyson 2.0 strains such as East Coast Toad, West Coast Toad, Intergalactic Toad, Dynamite Cookies, and Knockout OG.
"We look forward to keeping the momentum going with our expansion plans driven by strong consumer and market demand nationwide for Tyson 2.0 products," said Chad Bronstein, President, Chairman and Co-Founder of Tyson 2.0. "We are thrilled to bring fan favorite, premium quality cannabis products available at multiple price points, to consumers and fans across Arizona, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania and remain focused on further strengthening our partnerships with industry leading MSO's and their dispensary networks."
"Tyson 2.0 is excited to expand upon our successful partnership with Columbia Care and build on our strong market position in the premium cannabis market," said Adam Wilks, Chief Executive Officer of Tyson 2.0. Columbia Care has been a key partner of ours in other markets and their leadership position in the cannabis industry has been integral in the positioning of Tyson 2.0's nationally recognized, trusted, and respected brand. Expansion in these four new cannabis markets will effectively increase our points of distribution across the nation while driving continued brand performance."
For more information on Tyson 2.0, visit Tyson20.com.
Tyson 2.0-branded merchandise is available for purchase at shoptyson20.com.
Tyson 2.0 is a premier cannabis company formed with legendary boxer, entrepreneur and icon Mike Tyson. The company's mission is to produce innovative, high-quality cannabis products known for purity, precision, and wide accessibility. Providing consumers an outstanding selection of products, Tyson 2.0 is an extraordinary balance of premium and affordable, full-spectrum cannabis flower, concentrates and consumables available at retailers nationwide and in select provinces across Canada. Learn more at Tyson20.com
Columbia Care is one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and providers of cannabis products and related services, with licenses in 18 U.S. jurisdictions and the EU. Columbia Care operates 131 facilities including 99 dispensaries and 32 cultivation and manufacturing facilities, including those under development. Columbia Care is one of the original providers of medical cannabis in the U.S. and now delivers industry-leading products and services to both the medical and adult-use markets. In 2021, the company launched Cannabist, its new retail brand, creating a national dispensary network that leverages proprietary technology platforms. The company offers products spanning flower, edibles, oils and tablets, and manufactures popular brands including Seed & Strain, Triple Seven, gLeaf, Classix, Press, Amber and Platinum Label CBD. For more information on Columbia Care, please visit www.col-care.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE: MNSO) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded MINISO securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with MINISO's October 2020 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 17, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in MNSO:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/miniso-group-holding-limited-lawsuit-submission-form?id=31233&from=4
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that MINISO Group Holding Limited made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants and other undisclosed related parties owned and controlled a much larger amount of MINISO stores than previously stated; (2) as a result, MINISO concealed its true costs; (3) the Company did not represent its true business model; (4) defendants, including the Company and its chairman, engaged in planned unusual and unclear transactions; (5) as a result of at least one of these transactions, the Company is at risk of breaching contracts with People's Republic of China authorities; (6) the Company would imminently and drastically drop its franchise fees; and (7) as a result, defendant's statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in MINISO you have until October 17, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased MINISO securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the MNSO lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/miniso-group-holding-limited-lawsuit-submission-form?id=31233&from=4.
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J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Miami officer shot pursuing robbery suspect dies days later
MIAMI (AP) - A 29-year-old police officer who was shot in the head while trying to stop a robbery suspect in Miami has died, officials said.
Det. Cesar Echaverry was shot Monday night as he and other officers closed in a suspect wanted for an earlier robbery in nearby Broward County, police said. His family had remained by his side at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital.
“Officer Echaverry died in the line of duty while serving & protecting our community,” Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo Ramirez tweeted Wednesday evening. “Our law enforcement family will continue to stand beside & support the Echaverry family through this difficult time.”
Police said Echavarry and other officers began pursuing a white vehicle involved in an earlier armed robbery when its driver tried to flee, ramming into police vehicles and a civilian vehicle whose three occupants were hospitalized in stable condition.
He then tried to escape on foot, but a confrontation and gunfire ensued. The driver, identified as Jeremy Horton, 32, of Acworth, Georgia, was shot and died at the scene.
Horton had been stopped in South Florida on Aug. 8 and cited for having no proof of insurance and driving with an expired tag and a suspended Georgia driver’s license, according to Golden Beach Police Chief Rudy Herbello.
Echaverry had been with Miami-Dade Police for five years, and was assigned to the department’s robbery intervention detail. His friends told the Miami Herald he was moving up and planned to get married.
Monday’s shooting wasn’t his first brush with death, the newspaper reported. As a rookie in March 2018, Echaverry was a passenger in a police vehicle that rammed into another car, killing its 45-year-old driver.
The computer on the police vehicle showed Officer John Song was driving at 78 mph in a 40 mph zone a second before the crash. Both officers were airlifted to a hospital. In May a jury acquitted Song of vehicular homicide and reckless driving. The Herald reported that Echaverry testified that he couldn’t remember the moments leading up to the crash.
“We’ll never forget Officer Echaverry’s bravery & sacrifice. Godspeed, brother,” Ramirez tweeted.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/08/18/miami-officer-shot-pursuing-robbery-suspect-dies-days-later/ | 2022-08-18T05:41:32Z |
LOS ANGELES (WGHP) — TikTok star Cooper Noriega has died at the age of 19, according to a Los Angeles County coroner report.
Someone found Noriega unconscious in a Los Angeles mall parking lot on Thursday and called 911.
Medical personnel arrived to the scene a short time after but were unable to revive Noriega.
Noriega was not inside a car when he was found, and there were no signs of trauma on his body. Police do not suspect foul play.
An autopsy will take place sometime later, according to TMZ.
Just hours before being found, Noriega posted a video of himself laying in bed with the caption “who else b thinking they gon di€ young af.”
Noriega had over 1.7 million followers on TikTok. He would have turned 20 on June 28. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/tiktok-star-cooper-noriega-dead-at-19/ | 2022-06-11T00:40:27Z |
Kodiak's SensorPods can be changed as quickly and easily as a tire, as demonstrated through a technical partnership with commercial truck maintenance company Southern Tire Mart/Southern Tire Mart at Pilot
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading self-driving trucking company, today demonstrated how its proprietary SensorPod™ hardware simplifies autonomous truck maintenance and increases truck utilization by eliminating the need for a specialized technician to replace AV sensors. As part of a technical partnership with Southern Tire Mart/Southern Tire Mart at Pilot, Kodiak has demonstrated that its pre-calibrated, pre-built SensorPods, which replace the truck's stock side-view mirrors, can be completely removed and replaced by a mechanic without specialized training.
Servicing and maintaining most autonomous truck sensor systems requires significant time and specialized training, which complicates repairs since long-haul trucks can travel thousands of miles per trip and may need service in remote locations. This deployment environment makes it crucial that hardware be easily serviceable and maintainable in order to create a viable path toward scalability.
"Every aspect of the technologies we build into our autonomous trucks is thoughtfully designed with fleet uptime, serviceability and scalability in mind," said Don Burnette, Founder and CEO, Kodiak. "We know the value Kodiak is bringing to fleets by designing SensorPods that can be easily and quickly replaced by any mechanic as simply as they can change a tire. Working with our partners at Southern Tire Mart/Southern Tire Mart at Pilot, we're collaborating to show that this hardware approach speeds the process of maintenance and service, increases truck uptime, and clears an important hurdle to commercialization."
Last year, Kodiak announced its patent-pending SensorPod which included one Hesai LiDAR, two ZF Full-Range 4D radars, and three cameras. Swapping out a SensorPod is as easy as removing and replacing the access cover and three bolts, and re-connecting three cables. The cable design demonstrates Kodiak's commitment to simplifying future maintenance: one cable carries power and data, while the other two provide water and compressed air for en-route sensor self-cleaning.
Kodiak's partnership with Southern Tire Mart/Southern Tire Mart at Pilot further underscores the universality and maintainability of Kodiak's SensorPods. Southern Tire Mart/Southern Tire Mart at Pilot has deep expertise in commercial vehicle maintenance, including both preventive maintenance and as-needed service. The companies' partnership is focused on determining the service and maintenance protocols related to autonomous trucks equipped with Kodiak's technology, including best practices for replacing SensorPods. Southern Tire Mart/Southern Tire Mart at Pilot has confirmed that the complexity of replacing the SensorPods is on par with that of replacing a tire, which is far less complicated than most autonomous system repairs.
"In spite of the new range of technologies incorporated into autonomous trucks, their commercialization depends on third parties' ability to perform maintenance on them and we are thrilled to be working with Kodiak to make this a reality," said John Boynton, President, Southern Tire Mart at Pilot. "Forging this relationship with Kodiak allowed our mechanics to learn about autonomous technology while also showcasing just how simple it truly is to replace these innovative SensorPods. Kodiak's thoughtful approach to hardware, which takes into account the critical issue of maintenance, is exactly the kind of engineering that will carry the industry forward."
Kodiak will continue to work with Southern Tire Mart/Southern Tire Mart at Pilot to build expertise around autonomous truck maintenance. Southern Tire Mart/Southern Tire Mart at Pilot aims to develop an understanding of the maintenance needs of autonomous trucks, and to evaluate potential new business models and revenue streams to solve the needs of the self-driving trucking industry.
A brief video showcasing the swap of the mirror-based SensorPods is available HERE.
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 to develop autonomous technology that carries freight forward—so people, partners, and the planet thrive. Kodiak is building and operating self-driving trucks designed to operate on highway routes, making the freight industry safer and more efficient. Kodiak has developed the industry's most advanced technology stack purpose-built specifically for long-haul trucks. Kodiak delivers freight daily for its customers between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, operating autonomously on the highway portion of the route. In January 2021, Kodiak became the first company in the autonomous trucking industry to announce disengage-free customer deliveries, and released footage of over 1,000 miles of disengage-free driving. Learn more about Kodiak on the web at kodiak.ai, and on the company's blog, LinkedIn and Twitter. You can find the company press kit HERE.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — “We don’t talk about Bruno.” Well, at this sing-along concert you are encouraged to talk about Bruno.
Disney and Live Nation present Encanto: The Sing Along Film Concert. Sing along as you watch Disney’s critically acclaimed, Oscar-winning animation film Encanto.
The concert is making its way to Dallas on July 29 and will be at Dos Equis Pavilion at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, April 29, at 10 a.m.
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- $55.8M of cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2022
- Discontinuation of fezagepras development
- Net loss from continuing operations of $6.5 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 compared to $12.6 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2021
LAVAL, QC and CAMBRIDGE, England , Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Liminal BioSciences Inc. (Nasdaq: LMNL) ("Liminal BioSciences" or the "Company"), today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Liminal BioSciences will host a conference call and webcast to discuss financial results at 8:30 am (ET) on Wednesday August 10, 2022. The telephone numbers to access the conference call are 888-390-0620 and 416-764-8651. An audio replay of the call will be available as of Wednesday August 10, 2022 at 11:30 am (ET). The numbers to access the audio replay are 416-764-8677 and 1- 888-390-0541 using the following password (617941 #). A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by clicking here.
"As announced on July 21, 2022, we met our stated milestone of obtaining clear data from the Phase 1a single-ascending dose clinical trial of fezagepras in early Q3 2022," stated Bruce Pritchard, Chief Executive Officer of Liminal BioSciences. "The decision to discontinue the development of fezagepras allows us to focus our resources on our current pipeline, including our GPR84 and OXER1 antagonist preclinical programs. We look forward to nominating our lead candidate for the Company's GPR84 antagonist program, which is expected to take place by the end of 2022."
All figures presented in this section are in Canadian dollars.
- Cash and cash equivalents were $55.8 million at June 30, 2022 while our working capital, i.e., the current assets net of current liabilities, was $35.0 million.
- Research and development expenses were $3.9 million for both of the second quarters of 2022 and 2021, with increases in professional fees and preclinical expenses of $0.2 million each, offsetting decreases in intangible assets depreciation expense of $0.4 million.
- Administration expenses were $4.6 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $8.6 million for the second quarter of 2021, representing a decrease of 46%. The decrease in administration expenses is primarily due to a decrease of $2.5 million in expense as a result of reduced directors' and officers' insurance premiums resulting from the change in the Company's registered office from Québec to Ontario in the later part of 2021, a reduction in share-based payment expense of $0.6 million and in professional fees of $0.4 million.
- Net loss from continuing operations, net of taxes was $6.5 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $12.6 million for the second quarter of 2021. The decrease in loss was mainly due to reductions in administration expenses of $3.9 million, reflecting the reduction in insurance expense, a decrease in finance costs of $0.8 million due to the repayment of the Company's long-term debt and an increase in foreign exchange gains of $1.3 million.
- Total income (loss) from discontinued operations was income of $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to a loss of $19.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. This decrease was mainly due to the fact that the quarter ended June 30, 2021 included the results of operations of the plasma collection activities for approximately half of the quarter, up to the time of sale, and those from the Ryplazim® activities for the entire quarter ended June 30, 2021, where during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, our discontinued operations income or losses were mainly affected by changes in the contract and development manufacturing organization, or CDMO, lease liability and provision, remnants of the plasma-derived therapeutic segment, caused by increases in the inflation rate and variations in the discount rate. These operating losses, which decreased by $30.5 million during the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021 were partially offset by a decline in gains on the sale of the discontinued operations, by $10.7 million, as we only had these transactions during the second quarter of 2021.
- Net loss was $6.2 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to a loss of $32.1 million for the second quarter of 2021.
In July 2022, we discontinued development of fezagepras, our small molecule product candidate. The decision to discontinue the development of fezagepras was based on results from the Phase 1a single-ascending dose, or SAD, clinical trial, which indicated that fezagepras was significantly inferior compared to sodium phenylbutyrate as a nitrogen scavenger. The Phase 1a SAD clinical trial of fezagepras initiated in May 2022 was designed as a head-to-head comparison with sodium phenylbutyrate to provide us with further data to determine whether fezagepras was worth developing for one of the potential indications where nitrogen scavenging is beneficial. The recommendation to stop the development program for fezagepras was not based on safety concerns.
In August 2022, we acquired for a nominal amount, 100% of the outstanding preferred and common shares of our subsidiary, Pathogen Removal Diagnostic Technologies Inc., or PRDT, resulting in the Company now having 100% control of PRDT. PRDT owns certain prion reduction technology, which is considered a non-core asset of the Company, and is the licensee of certain prion reduction technology. As a result of the acquisition of the non-controlling interest, or NCI, in PRDT, we will no longer be presenting a balance pertaining to the NCI on our consolidated statement of financial position or in the consolidated statement of operations, from the date of the transaction.
Liminal BioSciences is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing distinctive novel small molecule therapeutics for inflammatory, fibrotic, and metabolic diseases using our drug discovery platform with a data-driven approach. The Company is currently developing GPR84 antagonists and OXER1 antagonists. In addition to these programs, the Company continues to explore other development opportunities to add to its pipeline.
Liminal BioSciences has active business operations in Canada and the United Kingdom.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words. Statements that are not historical in nature, including the words "anticipate," "expect," "suggest," "plan," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "target," "project," "should," "could," "would," "may," "will," "forecast" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include those related to Liminal BioSciences' objectives, strategies and businesses that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward–looking information includes statements concerning, among other things: advancement of Liminal Biosciences' product candidates, including the timing of the designation of a lead product candidate for the Company's GPR84 antagonist program; the potential development of the Company's R&D programs; the timing of initiation or nature of preclinical and clinical trials and potential therapeutic areas; and our ability to build value for our shareholders and reduce costs relating to contracts associated with the previous operations of the organizatThese statements are "forward-looking" because they are based on our current expectations about the markets we operate in and on various estimates and assumptions. Actual events or results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements if known or unknown risks affect our business, or if our estimates or assumptions turn out to be inaccurate. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or projected herein include, but are not limited to, risks associated with: the Company's ability to develop, manufacture, and successfully commercialize product candidates, if ever; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's workforce, business operations, clinical development, regulatory activities and financial and other corporate impacts; the availability of funds and resources to pursue R&D projects, clinical development, manufacturing operations or commercialization activities; the successful and timely initiation or completion of preclinical and clinical trials; the ability to take advantage of financing opportunities or business opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry; the ability to resolve the Nasdaq listing deficiency and regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules; uncertainties associated generally with research and development, clinical trials and related regulatory reviews and approvals; and general changes in economic conditions. You will find a more detailed assessment of these risks, uncertainties and other risks that could cause actual events or results to materially differ from our current expectations in the filings and reports the Company makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian Securities Administrators, including in the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as other filings and reports Liminal Biosciences' may make from time to time. Such risks may be amplified by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and any related impacts on Liminal BioSciences' business and the global economy. As a result, we cannot guarantee that any given forward-looking statement will materialize. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and estimates, which speak only as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in this press release even if new information becomes available, as a result of future events or for any other reason, unless required by applicable securities laws and regulations.
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RALEIGH, N.C., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennia (the "Company"), a leader in patient payment and patient engagement for hospitals, health systems, medical groups and specialty practices is excited to announce the launch of Millennia Access, a unified patient experience platform that streamlines the scheduling, intake, registration and pre-payment process.
Patients' needs and expectations of their healthcare experience continue to rise, especially with the massive growth of digital technology and convenience. According to a study conducted by Redpoint Global, 80% of consumers said they prefer to use digital communications with their healthcare providers. However, many providers today have not solved the issues with their front-end patient access and engagement process, leading to missed appointments, incomplete patient information, claim denials, missed payments, and patient and staff frustration.
Millennia has continued to enhance the technology and overall user experience for patient access and engagement. Hundreds of provider locations across the country are already leveraging the Millennia Access product for their patients to quickly and easily engage in a fully digital experience. This is critical as providers need to be able to let their patients know up front what services they are eligible for, what the cost will be and what options they will have to make payments. The Millennia Access product not only provides this but is unique in that it allows the provider to retain that information from the front end and connect it directly into their billing system for quick and easy follow-up and a more streamlined collections process after the visit.
It all starts with scheduling and a simple way for the patient to search for the specialty, provider, location, and time that works best for their schedule. This experience is fully customized to align with any specific provider rules and preferences. Millennia Access sends additional reminders and messaging to prepare the patient for their appointment. This includes virtual intake and pre-service questionnaires and consents. Millennia also expanded the solution to address key revenue cycle tasks including verifying patient insurance coverage, managing self-pay declarations, and providing pre-service estimates that meet the requirements of The No Surprises Act.
Patients also expect a simple and safe appointment experience. Millennia Access provides virtual and mobile check-in, waiting boards, automated and on-demand messaging, and real-time data and worklists for staff. All of this helps to improve the experience by reducing the total time spent at the appointment while increasing overall throughput for the provider.
This fully digitized process from scheduling through the day of the appointment not only creates tremendous efficiencies for the provider but also the simplicity and convenience that patients want and expect. Early patient adoption of the solution is critical to the overall experience and the results for the client. One client in particular was still working in a paper-only registration prior to installing Millennia Access. Within the first day of launching, 92% of patients completed the entire registration process digitally before they even arrived to the facility.
"More than ever before, it's critical for providers to engage the patient early and often to build credibility and trust so they feel comfortable and confident in the process," said Tom Ormondroyd, CEO of Millennia. "Millennia Access is the unified platform and technology solution that connects patients and providers from the beginning to bring simplicity and transparency to the process. We take on the manual and often tedious tasks of scheduling, intake, eligibility, registration and payments so the provider and patient can focus on care."
For more information about Millennia Access and the full suite of products and solutions, please visit www.Millenniapay.com/solutions.
About Millennia: Millennia is how healthcare providers engage with their patients – from the first appointment to the final payment. It means a better experience for your patients and more revenue for your organization. Founded in 2012, Millennia provides technology-driven patient pay and engagement solutions for more than 1,700 provider locations in 43 states, supporting over 40 million patient interactions every year. Millennia supports clients across all care settings including acute care, post-acute, medical groups and specialty practices. To learn more, visit Millenniapay.com.
Media contact: Chris Garnett, cgarnett@millenniapay.com
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ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Front Systems (2F), a public benefit software company accelerating the delivery of mission-critical software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to government, announces its sponsorship of Capital Factory's 2022 Fed Supernova.
Fed Supernova is a three-day event, hosted by Capital Factory, that marries defense priorities with trending technology. The event will be held from Sept. 27-29 at Capital Factory in Austin, Texas. It also includes options to attend virtually.
"We can't wait to discover what new ideas and technologies are out there waiting for the right people to come together to make it happen," said Tyler Sweatt, 2F Chief Revenue Officer. "2F is a proud sponsor of Fed Supernova because we understand the importance of events like this that bring technologists, capital partners, and warfighters under one roof."
Capital Factory is a center for entrepreneurship based in Austin, Texas, with boots on the ground in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Capital Factory facilitates collaboration between entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers both in-person and online. It also connects these groups to investors, employees, mentors, and customers.
Fed Supernova brings together entrepreneurs, government, and industry to bridge the "Valley of Death" between commercial technology and Department of Defense (DoD) programs. Discussion topics are informed by DoD, federal, and corporate thought leaders.
Federal acquisition corps, entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, and decision-makers from around the world will be in attendance. Past participants include AWS, IBM, Deloitte, MITRE, AFWERX, and more.
2F is sponsoring the "Driving Collaboration" track for this year's event to discuss solutions to the crisis of trust across the DoD, which stifles innovation and weakens national and global security. 2F will also be taking part in "Epic Office Hours," a speed dating style set of 20-30 minute meetings between startups and government/defense partners.
2F breaks barriers between commercial technology and the defense market with Game Warden. Game Warden is 2F's accredited DevSecOps platform that enables both commercial and government solutions to increase speed, security, and scalability for testing, evaluating, procuring, and hosting SaaS applications.
At Fed Supernova, anyone can discover start-ups and solutions like 2F and Game Warden. It is an opportunity to become a part of the discussion of defense innovation and collaboration, and an opportunity to bridge the gap.
2F is proud to sponsor Fed Supernova because Capital Factory and 2F share a goal of connecting small businesses with defense leaders to foster innovation across national security.
Learn more and register for Fed Supernova here.
Second Front Systems (2F) fast-tracks government access to disruptive, commercially-proven software as a service (SaaS) applications for national security missions. Leading software providers—ranging from publicly traded defense contractors to startups—and government agencies trust 2F's Game Warden DevSecOps platform and secure cloud hosting environment to accelerate their delivery and harness the cloud revolution at scale. Founded by former U.S. Marines, this public benefit, venture-backed software company is driven by firsthand experience of the dangers outdated technology poses in combat. For more information, visit https://secondfront.com/
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School district proposes bringing back retired employees to fill “critical” staff shortage
By Kim Passoth
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LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Clark County School District leaders will address what to do about the lack of adults on school campuses at Thursday night’s CCSD Board of Trustees meeting.
The district is now calling its labor shortage “critical”. The main proposal on their agenda: bring back teachers who have retired.
“This is an emergency, and we need to behave as if it is an emergency,” argued English and Language Arts teacher Alexis Salt, who has been with CCSD for 15 years. Salt has been trying to sound the alarm about the teacher shortage and teacher burnout for months.
“This is going to be an absolute disaster. There are some schools that are looking at more than 25 openings,” Salt said.
Teachers have been leaving CCSD in record numbers. According to separations reported by the district in school board meeting agendas, so far this school year, more than 1,700 staff members have left.
“Teachers are very angry, and they don’t feel heard,” Salt said.
CCSD Trustee Danielle Ford said something needs to change before it is too late.
“We need to offer more money, we need to offer better health care,” Ford said.
Ford has a dire prediction if the district can’t get enough teachers by the beginning of next school year.
“The superintendent, I bet, will declare that we are going to be closing schools and private education companies would take over those schools,” Ford predicted citing similar cases in cities like New Orleans and Philadelphia.
Ford doesn’t want to see it happen in Clark County and offered a possible solution to retain teachers.
“We should be doing a reenlistment, a resigning bonus for our current teachers, whether you have a year experience or 30 years. For instance, if you sign a 3-year contract, you get a few thousand dollars. We have the funds… to be able to do that,” Ford said.
According to the school board agenda, CCSD Trustees could authorize retired teachers to fill all content/ subject areas as substitute teachers for the next two school years and waive a current 90 days waiting period, as well as a max earning cap, but that won’t stop current teachers from leaving.
“I always say I’m going to quit, but ultimately, I don’t because this is who I am, and this is what I do. I love teaching, I am a teacher. That being said, I am not sure I am going to spend the rest of my career in Clark County,” Salt said.
Teachers plan to protest Thursday before the board meeting. They are calling on Governor Sisolak to call a special session to address violence in schools. Here is a link to their petition: t.co/av9OEgK99J
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Former US Government Executive to Focus on Accelerating Enterprise Adoption of Android-Powered Devices
MIAMI, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Social Mobile, a mobility solutions provider specializing in Android development, today announced the appointment of Ed Shulman as the company's President. Shulman follows the recent announcement of Google executive Mike Burr joining the company as Chief Technology Officer, adding key leadership to throttle the company's strategic growth initiatives.
In his role, Ed will be responsible for facilitating operations and focusing the efforts of an exceptionally talented and highly diverse team across three continents to provide Social Mobile clients with an unmatched portfolio of private-label solutions and services.
"We're delighted to have Ed join Social Mobile," said Robert Morcos, Founder and CEO. "With his unique experience in special operations and high-level organizational management, we feel he is the ideal leader to take the helm at Social Mobile as we continue to develop and promote adoption of our Android Enterprise-powered smart solutions."
Shulman most recently held the position of US Government sales manager for the North American Division of Dräger supporting the United States Air Force (USAF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Special Operations Command (SOCOM), and numerous additional federal agencies.
"A pioneer in the enterprise mobility management market, Social Mobile is poised for impressive growth, especially as enterprises continue to utilize our custom turn-key smart solutions to support an array of business-critical operations across a wide range of verticals," said Ed Shulman. "I look forward to working with Robert and the entire Social Mobile team to spearhead widespread adoption of Social Mobile's ecosystem."
In his 20+ years in the United States Air Force, Ed ascended through the enlisted ranks to become a senior non-commission officer before receiving his commission from the Academy of Military Science. During that time, Ed served in operational and leadership positions as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller and Air Liaison Officer focused on multi-domain integration of joint forces into dynamic and high risk scenarios. Ed completed his service as the Assistant Director of a Commanders Inspection Program under the Office of the Inspector General. In that role, he was responsible for developing a culture of regulatory compliance, critical self-assessment, and continuous process improvement for an organization with 11 unique mission areas and over 1700 military and civilian employees, spread across three geographically separate locations.
Founded in 2011, Social Mobile is a Google Mobile Services (GMS) partner, leveraging the Android operating system to design, engineer, and manufacture turnkey, mobility-as-a-service deployments that enable enterprise organizations to utilize smart solutions to support an array of business-critical operations. An OEM, managed service provider, and consultancy, Social Mobile is uniquely positioned to serve as a domestic design partner to US clients, controlling all aspects of the development supply-chain, and ensuring the utmost in security and availability. To learn more about other Social Mobile products and solutions, visit: https://socialmobile.com.
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The XFL today announced it has hired key front office and coaching staff for its eight teams as it continues to build an elite, experienced football operations team. In addition to its Head Coach, each team has added a Director of Player Personnel ("DPP"), Offensive Coordinator ("OC") and Defensive Coordinator ("DC") to its staff, some of whom are returning after serving in the League in 2020. The DPPs and coaching staff will actively scout potential players and help build their team in preparation for the XFL Draft in November 2022 and season kickoff on Saturday, February 18, 2023. All names and Head Coach pairings can be found below.
"It is exciting to have both new and returning names joining our growing League. For me, this is a clear signal that the reimagined XFL, guided by the innovative vision of our new ownership group, has the potential to make a positive impact on the entire football ecosystem, and people want to be a part of building this new league of opportunity for players and coaches, alike," said Russ Brandon, President of the XFL. "As we gear up for a busy summer of scouting events, we are encouraged to see the continued interest in our League from players, which has been reflected in the strong demand and registration for our upcoming showcases. We expect this momentum to continue, especially as we get closer to our Draft in November."
Starting this month, the XFL will host a series of player showcases in six cities across the United States, giving prospective football players a chance to exhibit their skills. DPPs will attend all of the showcases along with some of the XFL's Head Coaches, who were previously announced in April 2022.
Doug Whaley, Senior Vice President, Player Personnel, added, "Our DPPs bring a lot of experience and knowledge to the XFL. They understand the quality of players we are looking for and have a keen eye for talent. We are glad to have them joining the XFL and are eager for them to help build our teams and league from the ground up."
"I'm thrilled to officially welcome our OCs and DCs to the XFL. Individually and collectively, these are tremendous coaches and true leaders whose expertise will be crucial not only for the success of their teams, but for the dynamic football product we will deliver to fans," said Marc Ross, Executive Vice President, Football Operations.
The XFL will kick off on February 18, 2023 in partnership with its new, exclusive broadcast partner, The Walt Disney Company and ESPN.
For more information, visit XFL.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
The XFL's ownership group, led by Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, and Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital Partners, is building a fan-first, fast-paced global professional football league with innovative rules and enhanced 360 game experience. The XFL will bring entertainment to world class football, with the goal of advancing the game of football and expanding player opportunities when it launches in February 2023.
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14-year sentence for engineer in China trade secrets case
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A chemical engineer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over what prosecutors say was a scheme to steal trade secrets about materials used in cans for soda and other drinks to benefit the Chinese government and a Chinese company. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Xiaorong “Shannon” You of Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced Monday by a federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, after a jury convicted her last month of charges that include possession of stolen trade secrets and economic espionage. Prosecutors say You accessed secrets about BPA-free internal coatings of beverage cans while working at Coca-Cola in Atlanta and Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee. They say the trade secrets cost major chemical companies nearly $120 million to develop. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/09/14-year-sentence-for-engineer-in-china-trade-secrets-case/ | 2022-05-09T23:26:58Z |
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the stock of Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) between June 8, 2019 and May 25, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 7, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Medtronic securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Medtronic class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8603 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 7, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Medtronic's product quality control systems were inadequate; (2) Medtronic had failed to comply with numerous regulations regarding risk assessment, corrective and preventive action, complaint handling, device recalls, and reporting of adverse events; (3) these failures increased the risk of regulatory investigation and action; (4) as a result of the company's misconduct, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") would delay the approval of additional Medtronic MiniMed devices, including the MiniMed 780G; (5) these delays in product approvals, as well as the Company's need to improve its quality control systems, would negatively affect Medtronic's financial performance and cause it to fall further behind its competitors; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about the company's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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DENVER, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE: AR) ("Antero Resources", "Antero", or the "Company") today announced its second quarter 2022 financial and operating results. The relevant consolidated financial statements are included in Antero Resources' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights Include:
- Net production averaged 3.2 Bcfe/d, including 166 MBbl/d of liquids
- Realized pre-hedge natural gas equivalent price of $8.00 per Mcfe, an $0.83 per Mcfe premium to NYMEX pricing
- Net income was $765 million, Adjusted Net Income was $563 million (Non-GAAP)
- Adjusted EBITDAX was $953 million (Non-GAAP); net cash provided by operating activities was $923 million
- Free Cash Flow was $664 million before Changes in Working Capital (Non-GAAP)
- Reduced total debt by $383 million during the quarter
- Purchased $247 million of shares during the quarter
- Net Debt at quarter end was $1.58 billion (Non-GAAP)
- Net Debt to trailing last twelve month Adjusted EBITDAX declined to 0.6x (Non-GAAP)
Paul Rady, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Antero Resources commented, "Antero's second quarter results benefited from outstanding operations that included higher premiums to benchmark pricing and excellent well performance. Strong demand for natural gas along the LNG fairway has led to as much as a $0.25 per MMBtu increase in positive basis pricing on the Gulf Coast since the beginning of 2022. As additional LNG facilities are placed in service we anticipate the premium in basis pricing relative to NYMEX Henry Hub to increase further. We are uniquely positioned to directly benefit from increasing NYMEX prices with 75% of our natural gas being sold at these premium priced hubs in the LNG corridor."
Mr. Rady continued, "Our strong well performance led to second quarter volumes above prior forecasts. Looking ahead, our five year development program remains focused on this liquids-rich regime. Our liquids-rich development plan, consistent well results and coordinated midstream buildout with Antero Midstream provide us with confidence that we will continue to execute on our maintenance capital plan. This allows us to deliver on our production targets and generate attractive Free Cash Flow for years to come."
Michael Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer of Antero Resources said, "During the second quarter, we accelerated our return of capital program by purchasing approximately $250 million of shares. At the same time, we reduced debt by nearly $400 million resulting in leverage of just 0.6x. As previously communicated, we intend to increase our return of capital during the second half of 2022 to greater than 50% of Free Cash Flow. Based on today's commodity prices, we anticipate full-year 2022 shareholder returns to be at the high end of our previously announced target of 25% to 50% of 2022 Free Cash Flow. We expect in excess of $2.5 billion of Free Cash Flow in 2022 and over $10 billion of Free Cash Flow through 2026, based on current backwardated commodity prices. Today's balance sheet strength and a strong Free Cash Flow outlook will allow us to deliver increasing capital returns to our shareholders."
For a discussion of the non-GAAP financial measures including Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDAX, Free Cash Flow and Net Debt please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
Debt Reduction
As of June 30, 2022, Antero's total debt was $1.58 billion. Net Debt to trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDAX was 0.6x. During the second quarter, Antero reduced total debt by $383 million, including a $317 million reduction in borrowings under the credit facility. During the quarter, Antero also repurchased $62 million aggregate principle amount of senior notes in the open market and reduced its convertible debt outstanding by $4 million.
Share Repurchase Program
During the second quarter of 2022, Antero purchased 6.7 million shares at an average weighted price of $36.66 per share for $247 million. For the first six months of 2022, Antero purchased 11 million shares at a weighted average price of $32.44 per share for $358 million. These purchases includes repurchases of $100 million in the first quarter of 2022 and $193 million in the second quarter of 2022 under the share repurchase program and results in $707 million remaining under the Board of Directors authorized share repurchase program. Based on current strip prices and market conditions, Antero anticipates repurchasing this remaining amount of $707 million under the plan in 2022.
Free Cash Flow
During the second quarter, Antero generated $664 million of Free Cash Flow before Changes in Working Capital. Free Cash Flow after Changes in Working Capital was $631 million.
Guidance Update
Antero is increasing guidance for its realized natural gas price for full-year 2022 to a premium to NYMEX of $0.30 to $0.40 per Mcf from a previous range of $0.15 to $0.25 per Mcf, reflecting a 75% increase at the midpoint. The increase was driven primarily by higher premiums to NYMEX being realized at the Gulf Coast hubs where Antero sells a significant portion of its natural gas, as well as a greater BTU uplift on the Company's natural gas sales which average 1100 Btu gas in the sales stream.
Antero is revising its cash production expense guidance by 7% to a range of $2.40 to $2.50 per Mcfe reflecting higher fuel and ad valorem costs due to the increase in commodity prices.
Antero is also increasing its drilling and completion capital expenditure guidance by 7% reflecting incremental inflationary pressure primarily related to higher diesel and steel costs and development optimization through the retention of preferred crews through 2022.
Land capital guidance is increasing to a range of $100 to $110 million due to the successful organic leasing program that has allowed Antero to increase its premium drilling locations in its liquids-rich fairway. During the second quarter, Antero added approximately 6,000 net acres which hold approximately 25 incremental drilling locations at an average cost of under $1.0 million per location. Since 2019, through Antero's organic leasing efforts, the Company has added approximately 100 drilling locations in the liquids-rich fairway of Tyler and Wetzel Counties. This equates to approximately one and a half years of drilling inventory at an average of 65 wells per year under Antero's maintenance capital plan.
Second Quarter 2022 Operating Update
Marcellus - Antero placed 11 horizontal Marcellus wells to sales during the second quarter with an average lateral length of 13,714 feet. Well performance continues to be strong with several notable pads placed to sales during the first half of the year that helped drive second quarter volumes above prior forecasts. The payout periods at these three pads are projected to be four months from the turn in line date. These include:
- A six well pad with an average 60-day rate per well of 32.1 MMcfe/d, including approximately 1,631 Bbl/d of liquids per well assuming 25% ethane recovery
- A five well pad with an average 60-day rate per well of 30.1 MMcfe/d, including approximately 1,341 Bbl/d of liquids per well assuming 25% ethane recovery
- A nine well pad with an average 60-day rate per well of 26.0 MMcfe/d, including approximately 1,387 Bbl/d of liquids per well assuming 25% ethane recovery
Utica - Antero placed six horizontal Utica wells to sales during the second quarter with an average lateral length of 15,272 feet. All six of these wells have been on line for at least 60 days and the average 60-day rate per well was 28.7 MMcfe/d, including an Antero record of approximately 1,749 Bbl/d of liquids per well assuming 0% ethane recovery. The payout period at this pad is projected to be five months from the turn in line date.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Net daily natural gas equivalent production in the second quarter averaged over 3.2 Bcfe/d, including 166 MBbl/d of liquids, as detailed in the table below. During the first half of 2022 production averaged approximately 3.2 Bcfe/d, at the high end of the guidance range of 3.1 to 3.2 Bcfe/d. Due to a later start up of the Shell Cracker than previously forecast, Antero anticipates third quarter production volumes will be 3.2 to 3.3 Bcfe/d and fourth quarter 2022 production volumes to be 3.3 to 3.4 Bcfe/d. Full year 2022 production guidance remains unchanged at a range of 3.2 to 3.3 Bcfe/d.
Antero's average realized natural gas price before hedging was $8.00 per Mcf, representing a 112% increase compared to the prior year period. Antero realized a $0.50 per Mcf premium to the average NYMEX Henry Hub. The realized natural gas price benefited from higher premiums to NYMEX at the price hubs where Antero sells its natural gas in the LNG fairway of the Gulf Coast. Antero sells approximately 75% of its natural gas into these premium priced NYMEX-related hubs.
The following table details average net production and average realized prices for the three months ended June 30, 2022:
Antero's average realized C3+ NGL price was $60.28 per barrel, a 50% increase versus the prior year period. Antero shipped 58% of its total C3+ NGL net production on Mariner East 2 for export and realized a $0.09 per gallon premium to Mont Belvieu pricing on these volumes at Marcus Hook, PA. Antero sold the remaining 42% of C3+ NGL net production at a $0.08 per gallon discount to Mont Belvieu pricing at Hopedale, OH. The resulting blended price on 111,603 Bbl/d of net C3+ NGL production was a $0.02 per gallon premium to Mont Belvieu pricing.
All-in cash expense, which includes lease operating, gathering, compression, processing and transportation, production and ad valorem taxes was $2.61 per Mcfe in the second quarter, a 13% increase compared to $2.30 per Mcfe average during the second quarter of 2021. The increase was due primarily to higher natural gas and diesel fuel costs that impacted gathering, processing and transportation costs and an increase in production taxes as a result of higher commodity prices during the quarter.
Net marketing expense was $0.09 per Mcfe in the second quarter, a decrease from $0.11 per Mcfe during the second quarter of 2021 due to higher gas marketing margins from the year ago period.
Second Quarter 2022 Capital Investment
Antero's accrued drilling and completion capital expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2022, were $217 million. For a reconciliation of accrued capital expenditures to cash capital expenditures, see the table in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section.
In addition to capital invested in drilling and completion costs, the Company invested $49 million in land during the second quarter. A portion of the land capital was used to acquire approximately 6,000 net acres which hold approximately 25 incremental drilling locations at an average cost of under $1.0 million per location. In addition to the incremental locations added, Antero also acquired minerals in its Marcellus area of development to increase its net revenue interest in future drilling locations.
Commodity Derivative Positions
Antero did not enter into any new natural gas, NGL or oil hedges during the second quarter of 2022.
Please see Antero's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, for more information on all commodity derivative positions. For detail on current commodity positions, please see the Hedge Profile presentations at www.anteroresources.com.
Conference Call
A conference call is scheduled on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 9:00 am MT to discuss the financial and operational results. A brief Q&A session for security analysts will immediately follow the discussion of the results. To participate in the call, dial in at 877-407-9079 (U.S.), or 201-493-6746 (International) and reference "Antero Resources." A telephone replay of the call will be available until Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 9:00 am MT at 877-660-6853 (U.S.) or 201-612-7415 (International) using the conference ID: 13726239. To access the live webcast and view the related earnings conference call presentation, visit Antero's website at www.anteroresources.com. The webcast will be archived for replay until Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 9:00 am MT.
Presentation
An updated presentation will be posted to the Company's website before the conference call. The presentation can be found at www.anteroresources.com on the homepage. Information on the Company's website does not constitute a portion of, and is not incorporated by reference into this press release.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted Net Income
Adjusted Net Income as set forth in this release represents net income (loss), adjusted for certain items. Antero believes that Adjusted Net Income is useful to investors in evaluating operational trends of the Company and its performance relative to other oil and gas producing companies. Adjusted Net Income is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income as an indicator of financial performance. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted Net Income is net income (loss). The following table reconciles net income (loss) to Adjusted Net Income (in thousands):
Net Debt
Net Debt is calculated as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. Management uses Net Debt to evaluate the Company's financial position, including its ability to service its debt obligations.
The following table reconciles consolidated total long-term debt to Net Debt as used in this release (in thousands):
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow is a measure of financial performance not calculated under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash flow from operating, investing, or financing activities, as an indicator of cash flow or as a measure of liquidity. The Company defines Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities, less net cash used in investing activities, which includes drilling and completion capital and leasehold capital, less proceeds from asset sales and less distributions to non-controlling interests in Martica.
The Company has not provided projected net cash provided by operating activities or a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to projected net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Company is unable to project net cash provided by operating activities for any future period because this metric includes the impact of changes in operating assets and liabilities related to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements that may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred. The Company is unable to project these timing differences with any reasonable degree of accuracy without unreasonable efforts.
Free Cash Flow is a useful indicator of the Company's ability to internally fund its activities, service or incur additional debt and estimate return of capital. There are significant limitations to using Free Cash Flow as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of certain recurring and non-recurring items that materially affect the Company's net income, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating Free Cash Flow reported by different companies. Free Cash Flow does not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds may be required for debt service, land acquisitions and lease renewals, other capital expenditures, working capital, income taxes, exploration expenses, and other commitments and obligations.
Adjusted EBITDAX
Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net income (loss), adjusted for certain items detailed below.
Adjusted EBITDAX as used and defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies and is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDAX should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income or loss, net income or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing, and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDAX provides no information regarding our capital structure, borrowings, interest costs, capital expenditures, working capital movement, or tax position. Adjusted EBITDAX does not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds may be required for debt service, capital expenditures, working capital, income taxes, exploration expenses, and other commitments and obligations. However, our management team believes Adjusted EBITDAX is useful to an investor in evaluating our financial performance because this measure:
- is widely used by investors in the oil and natural gas industry to measure operating performance without regard to items excluded from the calculation of such term, which may vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired, among other factors;
- helps investors to more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the effect of our capital and legal structure from our operating structure;
- is used by our management team for various purposes, including as a measure of our operating performance, in presentations to our Board of Directors, and as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting: and
- is used by our Board of Directors as a performance measure in determining executive compensation.
There are significant limitations to using Adjusted EBITDAX as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effects of certain recurring and non-recurring items that materially affect our net income or loss, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies, and the different methods of calculating Adjusted EBITDAX reported by different companies.
The GAAP measures most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDAX are net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities. The following table represents a reconciliation of Antero's net income (loss), including noncontrolling interest, to Adjusted EBITDAX and a reconciliation of Antero's Adjusted EBITDAX to net cash provided by operating activities per our consolidated statements of cash flows, in each case, for the three months and years ended June 30, 2021 and 2022. Adjusted EBITDAX also excludes the noncontrolling interests in Martica and these adjustments are disclosed in the table below as Martica related adjustments.
Drilling and Completion Capital Expenditures
For a reconciliation between cash paid for drilling and completion capital expenditures and drilling and completion accrued capital expenditures during the period, please see the capital expenditures section below (in thousands):
Notwithstanding their use for comparative purposes, the Company's non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
Antero Resources is an independent natural gas and natural gas liquids company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of unconventional properties located in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia and Ohio. In conjunction with its affiliate, Antero Midstream (NYSE: AM), Antero is one of the most integrated natural gas producers in the U.S. The Company's website is located at www.anteroresources.com.
This release includes "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are not under Antero Resources' control. All statements, except for statements of historical fact, made in this release regarding activities, events or developments Antero Resources expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, such as those regarding our return of capital, expected results, future commodity prices, future production targets, realizing potential future fee rebates or reductions, including those related to certain levels of production, future earnings, leverage targets and debt repayment, future capital spending plans, improved and/or increasing capital efficiency, estimated realized natural gas, NGL and oil prices, expected drilling and development plans, projected well costs and cost savings initiatives, future financial position, the participation level of our drilling partner and the financial and production results to be achieved as a result of that drilling partnership, the other key assumptions underlying our projections, and future marketing opportunities, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Although Antero Resources believes that the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in such statements. Except as required by law, Antero Resources expressly disclaims any obligation to and does not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Antero Resources cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, incident to the exploration for and development, production, gathering and sale of natural gas, NGLs and oil most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Antero Resources' control. These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services, environmental risks, drilling and other operating risks, regulatory changes, the uncertainty inherent in estimating natural gas and oil reserves and in projecting future rates of production, cash flow and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, impacts of world health event, including the COVID-19 pandemic, cybersecurity risks, our ability to achieve our greenhouse gas reduction targets and the costs associated therewith, the state of markets for and availability of verified quality carbon offsets and the other risks described under the heading "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Antero Resources' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
The following table set forth unaudited selected financial data for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022:
The following table set forth selected operating data for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin sealed the deal reviving President Joe Biden’s big economic, health care and climate bill. But it was another Democratic senator, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who intently, quietly and deliberately shaped the final product.
Democrats pushed ahead Friday on an estimated $730 billion package that in many ways reflects Sinema’s priorities and handiwork more than the other political figures who have played a key role in delivering on Biden’s signature domestic policy agenda.
It was Sinema early on who rejected Biden’s plan to raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, as she broke with party’s primary goal of reversing the Trump-era tax break Republicans gave to corporate America.
Sinema also scaled back her party’s long-running plan to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices with the pharmaceutical companies as a way to reduce overall costs to the government and consumers. She limited which drugs can be negotiated.
Her insistence on climate change provisions forced the coal-state Manchin to stay at the table to accept some $369 billion in renewable energy investments and tax breaks. She also is tucking in more money to fight Western droughts.
And it was Sinema who in one final stroke gave her blessing to the deal by extracting an ultimate demand — she forced Democrats to drop plans to close a tax loophole that benefits wealthy hedge fund managers and high-income earners, long a party priority. Instead, the final bill will keep the tax rate at 20% instead of hiking it to the typical 37%.
“Kyrsten Sinema’s proven herself to be a very effective legislator,” said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who has negotiated extensively with his colleague over the past year, including on the tax loophole.
In a 50-50 Senate where every vote matters, the often inscrutable and politically undefinable Sinema puts hers to use in powerful ways. Her negotiating at the highest levels of power — she appears to have equal access to Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and even Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell — has infuriated some, wowed others and left no doubt she is a powerful new political figure.
While other lawmakers bristle at the influence a single senator can wield in Congress, where each member represents thousands if not millions of voters, Sinema’s nod of approval late Thursday was the last hurdle Democrats needed to push the Inflation Reduction Act forward. A final round of grueling votes on the package is expected to begin this weekend.
“We had no choice,” Schumer told reporters Friday at the Capitol.
Getting what you want in Congress does not come without political costs, and Sinema is amassing a balance due.
Progressives are outraged at her behavior, which they view as beyond the norms of sausage-making during the legislative process and verging on an unsettling restacking of party priorities to a more centrist, if not conservative, lane.
Progressive Rep. Ruben Gallego is openly musing about challenging Sinema in the 2024 primary in Arizona, and an independent expenditure group, Change for Arizona 2024, says it will support grassroots organizations committed to defeating her in a Democratic primary.
“The new reconciliation bill will lower the cost of prescription drugs,” Gallego wrote on Twitter last weekend. “@SenatorSinema is holding it up to try to protect ultra rich hedge fund managers so they can pay a lower tax.”
In fact, on the left and the right, commentators lambasted her final act — saving the tax breaks for the wealthy. Some pointed to past legislative luminaries — the late Sen. Robert Byrd, for example, used his clout to leave his name on roads, buildings and civic institutions across the West Virginia hillsides. They scoff at Sinema establishing her legacy in such a way.
“Astonishing,” wrote conservative Hugh Hewitt on Twitter. “@SenatorSinema could have demanded anything she wanted — anything that spent money or changed taxes — and with that leverage for Arizona she choose … to protect the carry interest exemption for investors. … Not the border. Not the country. A tax break. Wow.”
Democratic former Clinton-era Labor Secretary Robert Reich wrote, “The ‘carried interest’ loophole for billionaire hedge-fund and private-equity partners is now out of the Inflation Reduction Act, courtesy of Kyrsten Sinema.
“She’s up in 2024. Primary her and get her out of the Senate.”
But Sinema has never cared much about what others say about her, from the time she set foot in the Senate, breaking the rules with her whimsical fashion choices and her willingness to reach across the aisle to Republicans — literally joining them at times in the private Senate GOP cloakroom.
The Arizona senator seeks to emulate the maverick career of John McCain, drawing on his farewell address for her maiden Senate speech, and trying to adopt his renegade style alongside her own — a comparison that draws some eyerolls for its reach and scope.
Still, in her short time in the Senate, Sinema has proven herself to be a serious study who understands intricacies of legislation and a hard-driving dealmaker who does not flinch. She has been instrumental in landmark legislation, including the bipartisan infrastructure bill Biden signed into law last summer.
“There’s not been a bipartisan group that she’s not been a part of,” Warner said.
In the end, the final package is slimmer than Biden first envisioned with his lofty Build Back Better initiative, but still a monumental undertaking and a bookend to a surprisingly productive if messy legislative session.
The bill would make health care gains for many Americans, capping pharmacy costs for seniors at $2,000 out of pocket and providing subsidies to help millions people who buy health insurance on the private market. It includes what the Biden administration calls the largest investment in climate change ever, with money for renewable energy and consumer rebates for new and used electric cars. It would mostly be paid for by higher corporate taxes, with some $300 billion going to deficit reductions.
On the climate provisions, a priority for Democrats, Sinema may have played a role in keeping the sweeping provisions in the bill, when Manchin was less inclined to do so.
Environmental leaders, who have been involved in talks on the bill since last year, said Sinema has helped shape the bill all along. She was especially helpful last year when she made it clear she supports the climate and energy provisions, and her commitment to climate issues has remained steadfast, environmentalists said.
She tacked on her own priority, money to help Western states dealing with droughts, in the final push.
Jamal Raad, executive director of Evergreen Action, an environmental group that has pushed for the climate bill, said: “Senator Sinema needed money for drought relief to help her constituents stave off the worst effects of climate change. If that’s what was needed to gain her support, then good on her.’’
At home in Arizona, business allies that have been crucial to Sinema’s efforts to build an independent image have cheered on her willingness to resist party pressure over the tax increases.
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Association of Manufacturers ran ads against the deal, though they didn’t target Sinema by name, and bent her ear in a phone call this week.
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Southeastern Electric Exchange (S.E.E.) recognizes PPL Electric with Industry Excellence Awards for safety and supply chain innovations
ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Electric Utilities is proud to announce it has won a pair of Industry Excellence Awards from Southeastern Electric Exchange (S.E.E.) for innovations in both employee safety processes and supply chain management. The awards were presented at S.E.E.'s annual conference on June 29.
"Innovating for the future is a major focus," said PPL Electric Utilities President Steph Raymond. "Whether that's finding new ways to increase organizational safety, bolster efficiencies through supply chain management or pioneering a new technology. These awards showcase how our continued efforts translate into benefits for our employees and customers."
Safety is a core value for PPL Electric. And despite having the two safest years in its history in 2017 and 2018, the company continued to look for ways to increase overall safety within the organization. This led to the development of a safety-focused leadership training program that provides mentoring skills and a forum to discuss all aspects of safety incidents, regardless of whether they resulted in injuries.
After a review of safety trends, PPL Electric found that engaged leaders helped to reduce safety incidents by passing on knowledge to both less experienced and new employees. Along with introducing this new safety leadership program, the company created a process for discussing safety incidents and launched quarterly learning sessions that addressed key topics.
PPL Electric was also honored for a recent supply chain management innovation. PPL Electric's supply chain organization took over the storage and delivery of the utility's steel structures in 2020. This move helped to reduce costs by 40 percent and resulted in increased reliability and service for customers.
Prior to taking over these processes, the company relied on a third-party vendor to both store and deliver these structures. The recent change has become an asset for PPL Electric and its customers as steel structures are now stored within PPL Electric's service territory and are available for quicker delivery when there is an immediate need, leading to better customer service.
PPL Electric Utilities delivers safe, reliable and affordable electricity to more than 1.4 million homes and businesses in eastern and central Pennsylvania. It regularly ranks among the country's best utility companies for reliability and customer satisfaction. PPL Electric Utilities is a major employer and an active supporter of the communities it serves. It is a part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies. Visit pplelectric.com or connect on social media via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for energy efficiency tips, bill help information, guidance on shopping for an electricity supplier, storm updates and more.
S.E.E. is a non-profit association of investor-owned utilities that was founded in 1933. The 22-state association helps to promote the common interests and growth of its members, develop and enhance the resources of member companies, and provide coordination of storm restoration services to impacted members. For more information about S.E.E., visit its website at theexchange.org.
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His house was demolished because he is Muslim, he says
By Kashif Kakvi, Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN
Shahdullah Baig stands among the rubble of what was once his modest two-bedroom home, his belongings buried under debris and broken bricks.
“In the blink of an eye, my home was demolished,” said the 45-year-old fruit seller, whose kitchen, fruit cart, and cattle shed have all been destroyed. “While I stood there watching… (the police) just walked away.”
Scraps of wood, rusty metal and garbage line the sandy pavement outside his home, where his four young children play.
His home was one of several properties in Khargone city’s Chhoti Mohan Talkies neighborhood, in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state, that he says were demolished by authorities following violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims that broke out on April 10 — the day of the Hindu festival Ram Navami.
Authorities have defended the demolitions by saying they had acted against both “rioters” and “encroachers,” claiming the houses and shops were built illegally on public land. But Baig and others spoken to by CNN say only Muslim homes have been targeted.
Experts say the demolitions are the tip of a far deeper problem and that this is only the latest in a string of attacks on the country’s Muslim population, fueled in part by the ascendance of India’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
They argue that Muslims in BJP-run Madhya Pradesh have been disproportionately punished following the violence, raising fears that members of the country’s largest minority religion — about 200 million of India’s 1.3 billion population are Muslim — are being persecuted under the BJP.
They point to similar problems in the capital New Delhi, where witnesses told CNN that authorities began demolishing shops and other structures in the predominantly Muslim neighborhood of Jahangirpuri on Wednesday, days after violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims broke out following Hanuman Jayanti, a celebration of the birthday of the Hindu god Hanuman.
For Baig, there is an extra sense of injustice.
Baig said he and his neighbors were nowhere near the scene of the clashes.
“I don’t know what is happening in my country,” said Baig, who says he has lived in the property for more than 30 years. “But all I can say is that I’m paying the price of being a Muslim.”
‘My shops were demolished because I am Muslim’
The communal violence in Khargone erupted after groups of Hindu men carrying saffron flags — a color associated with Hinduism that has in recent years become increasingly politicized — marched through Muslim-majority neighborhoods on Ram Navami, a festival that celebrates the birth of the revered Hindu god, Lord Ram.
The details of the clashes are disputed. Violent skirmishes between Hindus and Muslims erupted, with some men throwing stones and holding weapons in the air, according to video from local news outlets. Houses and cars were set on fire, and at least one person died – a Muslim man — in the clashes, state police told reporters. A curfew was imposed in the city to quell the violence on April 10, and some restrictions were lifted after 11 days, they said. The government said they have set aside a cumulative sum of $131,000 for families affected by the violence.
But it is the scenes of state officials bulldozing properties that gained the most attention, with activists and citizens decrying the move as unjust and unlawful.
Dr. Tameezuddin Shaikh was at home on April 11 when he received a phone call from a friend informing him that authorities were bulldozing his son’s medical shop in the predominantly Muslim neighborhood of Talab Chowk in Khargone.
“I was stunned,” said Shaikh, who says he often provides free services to impoverished and marginalized families. “There was a curfew imposed in the city and I had not been given any notice warning of any illegality. I live far away from my medical store, and with the curfew imposed, there was no way that we could go and stop the demolitions.”
About a dozen shops in Talab Chowk were demolished by Khargone authorities, according to Shaikh.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra described the state’s actions as a form of revenge, telling reporters on April 11: “From the homes where stones were pelted, we will turn those homes to a pile of stones.” He offered no proof the residents whose homes were destroyed had been linked to the violence.
Shaikh said neither he nor his son were involved in the violence. And he has served the local community from that shop for more than five decades without an issue, he added.
“I’m a respected name in Khargone, having served people all my life,” he said. “But all the medicines and everything in my clinic worth over 10 lakh rupees ($13,000) turned to rubble.”
Muslim group Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has filed a petition in India’s Supreme Court, urging an intervention into the demolitions, and calling them a “violation” of India’s constitution.
According to lawyer and activist Kawalpreet Kaur, district officers “cannot take the law into their own hands and cannot be the adjudicating authority.”
“They cannot decide who is a criminal,” she said.
Rahul Verma, a fellow from the Centre for Policy Research, said the demolitions in Madhya Pradesh were “unprecedented.”
“It’s not a job of the municipal office to give punishment to people who might be involved in stone-pelting or violence,” he said.
Ayub Khan, a resident of the Aurangpura Square neighborhood, about 2 kilometers (1.25 miles) from Talab Chowk, lost seven shops when authorities demolished them a day after the violence.
Khan says he lost more than $26,000 in the destruction, and now faces the daunting task of rebuilding without sufficient money. He plans to file a petition against state officials in the country’s Supreme Court.
“The demolished shops had stood there for over 70 years and we never received a single (government) notice,” he said. “Indeed my shops were demolished because I am a Muslim who refused to bend before BJP leaders. The way the district administration is targeting Muslims after the violence in Khargone, it’s evident that they hate a particular community.”
CNN contacted the secretary for Madhya Pradesh’s Home Minister, Secretary Home Minister, Khargone’s District Collector and the police, but did not receive a response.
Support for the Hindu right
Tensions between Indian Hindus and Muslims have been flashpoints for decades — even before India gained its independence from the British. But when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP swept to power in 2014, promising economic reform and development, experts feared his rise could signal an ideological shift away from the nation’s secular norms toward those of a Hindu-nationalist state.
The BJP has its roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu group that counts Modi among its members and adheres to Hindutva ideology — which seeks to make India the land of the Hindus.
Analysts and activists feared Modi’s election would leave India’s Muslims — about 14% of the country’s population — vulnerable to exploitation.
According to Debasish Roy Chowdhury, co-author of “To Kill A Democracy: India’s Passage to Despotism,” the “demonstrable subjugation and domination of Muslims through their constant humiliation and disempowerment” is “central” to the BJP’s Hindutva project.
“It charges the party’s Hindu-right voter base, as well as helps enlist more supporters by constantly polarizing voters on the basis of religious identity through a relentless campaign of hate,” he said.
And according to Chowdhury, Hindu vigilante groups are “increasingly allowed more leeway.”
Over the last eight years, several BJP-run states have imposed new laws that critics say are rooted in Hindutva ideology. At the same time, reports of violence and hate-speech against Muslims have increasingly made headlines across the country.
The most controversial new laws are in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, ruled by Hindu monk-turned-politician Yogi Adityanath. The state has introduced laws to protect cows, an animal considered sacred to Hindus, from slaughter, and made it increasingly difficult to transport cattle. It has also introduced an anti-conversion bill, which makes it harder for interfaith couples to marry or for people to convert to Islam or Christianity.
Most recently, the BJP-ruled southern state of Karnataka banned Muslim girls from wearing religious headscarves in classrooms, prompting several to challenge the decision in the state’s top court — a battle they ultimately lost.
According to Muslim author and journalist Rana Ayyub, Muslims are “made to feel like victims in their own country.”
“From what I see in India right now, I feel for my Muslims,” she said. “I feel for my brother each time he goes for Namaz (prayers) wearing a skullcap during the month of (Ramadan).”
And the demolition of Muslim-owned properties during Ramadan, according to Ayyub is “demonizing and demoralizing.”
“It’s like (state authorities) are doing it purposefully,” she said. “They’re trying to tell us that (during) a month that is sacrosanct for Muslims, ‘we are going to humiliate your beliefs and your system’.”
The future
Baig continues to live in a small room in his home — the only one spared demolition — with his wife, children and ailing father.
They have no running water or electricity. Food is running out, he says, and with his livelihood destroyed Baig does not know how he can afford to feed his family.
“With temperatures touching 42 degrees Celsius (107 degrees Fahrenheit), we are struggling to soothe our crying children,” his wife Parveen said.
Meanwhile, Khargone district officials have posted numerous photos and videos to their official social media, showing police patrolling the streets and bulldozing more properties.
“Do not let harmony become divided,” read a tweet from Tuesday. “Create an atmosphere of peace and harmony.”
But Baig believes that the very institutions in place to protect him and his family betrayed him by destroying their home.
“I want to ask the government, how can a man who struggles to make ends meet, but feeds his family by working hard each day, have the means to indulge in (violent) activities?” Baig asked.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 3, 2022 /PR Newswire/ -- PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk (Mitratel) IDX: MTEL announced plan to carry out share buyback with the maximum amount of IDR 1 trillion or about 5.3% of its paid-up capital. This corporate action will be implemented within three months following its public disclosure, which started from June 2nd to September 2nd, 2022.
The corporate action is in accordance with OJK Circular Letter No. 3/SEOJK.04/2020 on Other Condition in Significantly Fluctuated Market Condition in the Implementation of Share Buyback Issued by the Issuers or Public Company. The global economy is under pressure due to fears of global economic downturn, which impacted the global capital markets including Mitratel.
The share buyback shall not affect the financial condition of the Company considering Mitratel has sufficient working capital to carry out the share buyback and to finance its business activities. Mitratel is committed to continuously monitoring the market and macroeconomic trends to ensure the optimization, as well as the effectiveness of this corporate action.
President Director of Mitratel, Theodorus Ardi Hartoko stated that this share buyback is the commitment from management to increase values for shareholders, as well as improve the overall fundamental ratio of the company.
Referring to the company's outstanding Q1 2022 performance, which booked profit of IDR 459.40 billion in Q1/2022, representing 33.86% YoY growth. The company's revenue also surged by 21.45% YoY to IDR 1.87 trillion in Q1 2022.
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If you've missed gawking at human cannonballs and unicycling clowns under a figurative big top while the smell of popcorn wafts through the air, you're in luck: The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is being revived less than a decade after it shuttered.
The iconic traveling circus, which in 2017 halted performances after more than 140 years in operation due to dwindling ticket sales (and years of controversy for its continued use of animal performers), will return in September 2023, production company Feld Entertainment announced Wednesday.
The circus' famed title -- "The Greatest Show on Earth" -- remains. But notably missing from the new show are live animals: Elephants, tigers and the rest of the beasts whose appearances in the circus drew ire from animal activists and audiences before the original show ceased, are not included in the revamped tour.
For years, animal welfare groups criticized and picketed the circus for what they deemed unfair and cruel treatment of wild animals, particularly its elephants. The trunked giants had been the stars of Ringling's circus for over 100 years, often performing stunts throughout the show, before showrunners phased them out of the circus in 2016. Many of the elephants retired at a Florida wildlife sanctuary.
Giulio Scatola, a former Cirque du Soleil choreographer who's leading casting for the new Ringling circus, told the New York Times that the new show will incorporate its performers' backstories to create a narrative throughline, rather than a series of disconnected, awe-inspiring acts.
Kenneth Feld, CEO of Feld Entertainment, described the new iteration of the show as a timely evolution in an interview with the New York Times.
"Logically, in order to be successful for 146 years, you constantly have to change," Feld said.
The new Ringling team is currently holding auditions across the world, though the new cast won't start rehearsing the final product until next summer. Then, in September 2023, the circus will embark on a 50-city tour across North America.
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CINCINNATI, OHIO (WNCN) — The Cincinnati Zoo’s famous Fiona the Hippo has a new sibling, and you have a chance to help name the calf.
The baby hippopotamus, which arrived Wednesday night, was something of a surprise since Bibi, the mother, was on birth control when she was found to be pregnant around April Fool’s Day earlier this year, according to the zoo.
Zoo officials said in a statement that both Bibi and the calf are doing well.
Unlike Fiona, who was born prematurely, her sibling arrived at full term, according to officials.
“This calf looks huge to us because Fiona, Bibi’s first baby, only weighed 29 pounds when she was born six weeks premature and wasn’t able to stand on her own. This new calf weighs at least twice as much as Fiona did and is already walking,” said Christina Gorsuch, Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal care.
At five years old, Fiona now weighs 2,000 pounds, the zoo said.
The new addition is being monitored carefully.
“We’re not sure if nursing has occurred yet because the water is murky,” Gorsuch said. “It’s Bibi’s first time nursing since Fiona had to be cared for by the hippo staff, so we’re keeping a close eye on them to make sure we don’t need to step in.”
The baby hippo hasn’t been given a name yet, but the zoo is taking suggestions.
“Bibi and the baby, yet to be named, will spend the next two weeks bonding behind the scenes,” said Gorsuch. “A female would take her newborn away from the bloat for about that amount of time in the wild, and we try to give Bibi the choice to do what feels natural to her.”
The zoo saw an increase in visitors and social media views after Fiona’s birth, and some animal rights groups criticized it for marketing a captive animal.
The zoo said Bibi and her new baby will not be seen by the public right away, but the zoo plans to share any photos and videos that can be taken without disturbing them.
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LIVE: Biden gives press conference; Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm
MADRID (AP) — NATO faced rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a “direct threat” and said China posed “serious challenges” to global stability.
During a summit in Madrid, the Western military alliance described a world plunged into a dangerous phase of big-power competition and facing myriad threats, from cyberattacks to climate change.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said as the summit wrapped up Thursday that member nations agreed on a “fundamental shift in our deterrence and defense” and sent Moscow a clear message that the alliance had a firm line drawn on its eastern frontier.
“We live in a more dangerous world and we live in a more unpredictable world, and we live in a world where we have a hot war going on in Europe,” Stoltenberg said. “At the same time, we also know that this can get worse if this becomes a full scale war between Russia and NATO.”
Stoltenberg continued: “We want to remove any room for miscalculation, misunderstanding in Moscow, about our readiness to protect every inch of NATO territory. That’s NATO’s core responsibility.”
Over their three days of talks in Spain, NATO leaders formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, after overcoming opposition from Turkey. If the Nordic nations’ accession is approved by the 30 member nations, it will give NATO a new 800-mile (1,300 kilometer) border with Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned he would respond in kind if the Nordic pair allowed NATO troops and military infrastructure onto their territory. He said Russia would have to “create the same threats for the territory from which threats against us are created.”
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Putin’s threats were “nothing new.”
“Of course, we have to expect some kind of surprises from Putin, but I doubt that he is attacking Sweden or Finland directly,” Kallas said as she arrived at the summit’s conference center venue. “We will see cyberattacks definitely. We will see hybrid attacks, information war is going on. But not the conventional war.”
China accused the alliance of “maliciously attacking and smearing” the country. Its mission to the European Union said NATO “claims that other countries pose challenges, but it is NATO that is creating problems around the world.”
NATO leaders turned their gaze south for a final summit session Thursday focused on Africa’s Sahel region and the Middle East, where political instability — aggravated by climate change and food insecurity sparked by the war in Ukraine — is driving large numbers of migrants toward Europe.
“It is in our interest to continue working with our close partners in the south to fight shared challenges together,” Stoltenberg said.
But it was Russia that dominated the summit. Stoltenberg said Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine had brought “the biggest overhaul of our collective defense since the end of the Cold War.”
The invasion shattered Europe’s peace, and in response NATO has poured troops and weapons into Eastern Europe on a scale unseen in decades. Member nations have given Ukraine billions in military and civilian aid to strengthen its resistance.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who addressed the summit by video link, asked for more. He urged NATO to send modern artillery systems and other weapons and warned the leaders they either had to provide Kyiv with the help it needed or “face a delayed war between Russia and yourself.”
“The question is, who’s next? Moldova? Or the Baltics? Or Poland? The answer is: all of them,” he said.
At the summit, NATO leaders agreed to dramatically scale up military force along the alliance’s eastern flank, where countries from Romania to the Baltic states worry about Russia’s future plans.
They announced plans to increase almost eightfold the size of the alliance’s rapid reaction force, from 40,000 to 300,000 troops, by next year. The troops will be based in their home nations but dedicated to specific countries in the east, where the alliance plans to build up stocks of equipment and ammunition.
U.S. President Joe Biden, whose country provides the bulk of NATO’s firepower, announced a hefty boost in America’s military presence in Europe, including a permanent U.S. base in Poland, two more Navy destroyers based in Rota, Spain, and two more F35 squadrons in the U.K.
The expansion will keep 100,000 troops in Europe for the foreseeable future, up from 80,000 before the war in Ukraine began.
Biden said Putin had believed NATO members would splinter after he invaded Ukraine, but the Russian leader got the opposite response.
“You’re going to get the NATO-ization of Europe,” Biden said. “And that’s exactly what he didn’t want, but exactly what needs to be done to guarantee security for Europe.”
Still, strains among NATO allies have emerged as the cost of energy and other essential goods has skyrocketed, partly because of the war and tough Western sanctions on Russia. There also are tensions over how the war will end and what, if any, concessions Ukraine should make.
Money remains a sensitive issue — just nine of NATO’s 30 members currently meet the organization’s target of spending 2% of gross domestic product on defense.
Britain, one of the nine, announced a further 1 billion pounds ($1.21 billion) in military support to Ukraine on Thursday,
At what Stoltenberg called a “transformative” summit, the leaders published NATO’s new Strategic Concept, its once-a-decade set of priorities and goals.
The last such document, in 2010, called Russia a “strategic partner.” Now, NATO is accusing Russia of using “coercion, subversion, aggression and annexation” to extend its reach.
The 2010 document made no mention of China, but the new one addressed Bejing’s growing economic and military reach.
“China is not our adversary, but we must be clear-eyed about the serious challenges it represents,” Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
NATO said that China “strives to subvert the rules-based international order, including in the space, cyber and maritime domains” and warned of its close ties with Moscow.
The alliance said, however, that it remained “open to constructive engagement” with Beijing.
China shot back that NATO was a source of instability and vowed to defend its interests.
“Since NATO positions China as a ‘systemic challenge,’ we have to pay close attention and respond in a coordinated way. When it comes to acts that undermine China’s interests, we will make firm and strong responses,” its statement said.
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Lauer fans 11, Brewers hit 3 HRs in 9-1 win over Cubs
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Lauer kept up his strikeout success, fanning 11 in seven innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and Christian Yelich and Hunter Renfroe connected for consecutive home runs in the eighth. The Cubs are 2-9 in the last 11 games after winning six of 10 to start the season. Lauer, who struck out a career-high 13 last weekend against Philadelphia, reached double digits in strikeouts in consecutive games for the first time in his career. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/30/lauer-fans-11-brewers-hit-3-hrs-in-9-1-win-over-cubs/ | 2022-05-01T04:51:38Z |
The new 169,000 square foot addition will produce Kinder Bueno products for the North American market
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company Ferrero Group, today announced plans to invest up to $214.4 million to expand its chocolate processing and product manufacturing plant in Bloomington, Illinois. The 169,000 square foot addition will be dedicated to producing Kinder Bueno, a popular Ferrero premium chocolate bar in Europe that launched in the U.S. in 2019. Construction of the expansion is projected to start by Fall 2022 and is anticipated to create up to 200 new jobs over a four-year period. The new expansion will be one of the largest production lines built by Ferrero outside of Europe.
"The investments we're making in Bloomington are fueling continued growth for Ferrero in North America and are also creating important job opportunities in the community," said Todd Siwak, President and Chief Business Officer of Ferrero North America. "We are thrilled to continue growing here with the invaluable support of the City of Bloomington, McLean County, and the State of Illinois."
The announcement comes months after Ferrero broke ground on a chocolate processing facility at the same location, which is set to begin operating in 2023.
"Just months after Ferrero broke ground on its first-ever U.S. chocolate processing facility in Illinois, the establishment of the Kinder Bueno production line is a testament to Illinois' talented workforce and reputation on the global stage," said Gov. Pritzker. "We thank Ferrero for its vote of confidence in Illinois and for bringing more opportunity and jobs to the Bloomington-Normal region."
"We're excited to see our relationship with Ferrero North America continue to grow, along with the company's footprint here in Bloomington," said Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe. "Increasing the Ferrero labor force with our homegrown talent truly shows the company's commitment to central Illinois."
The new line – which will manufacture Kinder Bueno bars and minis – represents the first time Kinder products will be made in North America. First launched in the market in 2019, Kinder Bueno is now a $167 million brand in North America, growing more than 51% over the past year.
"We are elevating the treating experience with Kinder Bueno's unique mix of flavors and textures and American consumers have really embraced that," said Catherine Bertrac, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Kinder at Ferrero North America. "Being able to make Kinder Bueno right here in North America will help us build on our tremendous momentum and continue meeting consumer demand."
Ferrero has made significant investments in North America, including the expansion of its North American headquarters in New Jersey and establishing new distribution centers in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia. Last fall in Bloomington, the company broke ground on its first ever chocolate processing facility outside Europe, and earlier this year announced an expansion of operations at its plant in Brantford, Ontario.
The new facility is set to open in 2024.
About Ferrero
For over 70 years, Ferrero has created products loved by generations. We've grown from a bakery in Alba, Italy into the third largest confectionery company in the world. Ferrero entered the North American market in 1969 and continues to spread joy with Ferrero Rocher®, Nutella®, Kinder®, Tic Tac® and Fannie May® chocolates. Ferrero Group expanded its portfolio in 2018 with the addition of Butterfinger®, CRUNCH®, Baby Ruth®, 100Grand® and other legendary chocolate brands.
We are a family-owned company with 3,000 employees in eight offices and ten plants and warehouses in North America, including a cocoa processing plant in Brantford, Ontario and a planned chocolate processing factory in Bloomington, Illinois. Instilled in every aspect of our business is the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, and their passion for quality, creativity, and innovation. Follow @FerreroNACorp on Twitter and @FerreroNACorp on Instagram. www.ferreronorthamerica.com.
Contact:
Kelsey McGeough
kmcgeough@golin.com
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Long-lost Elvis Presley jewelry collection heading to auction
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 7:23 PM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
(CNN) - Fans know Elvis loved his sparkling jumpsuits and diamond studded rings.
However, for years, much of the famous jewelry from the King of Rock’ n’ Roll was considered lost.
Now, after almost a ten-year search, some of the pieces are found.
A California auction house tracked down dozens of Presley’s jewels which the singer gifted to his manager.
The jewels join the auction alongside other Elvis-related memorabilia. Many items are available for hundreds of dollars, with some even with price tags in the thousands.
Priscilla Presley, the ex-wife of Elvis, is helping to curate the sale.
The auction ends later this month.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in CareDx, Inc. ("CareDx" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CDNA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of CareDx investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased CareDx common stock between February 24, 2021, and May 5, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
CDNA 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) defendants had engaged in a variety of improper and illegal schemes to inflate testing services revenue and demand, including pushing a surveillance protocol through inaccurate marketing materials, offering extravagant inducements or kickbacks to physicians and other providers, and improperly bundling expensive testing services with other blood tests as part of the Company's RemoTraC service for remote, home-based, blood-drawing; (2) these practices, and others, subjected CareDx to an undisclosed risk of regulatory scrutiny; (3) these practices rendered the Company's testing services revenue reported throughout the class period artificially inflated; and (4) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in CareDx during the relevant time frame, you have until July 22, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
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Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
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VISALIA, Calif., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaweah Health is the first in California using a new piece of technology, the SafeGait 360º Balance and Mobility Trainer® to help people who are learning to walk again after they've been injured. The integrated health system serving Central California has also debuted a 100-foot track for its patients – the longest track in the nation.
"It is providing hope in motion and allowing us to take our therapy, specifically our stroke rehab as we are a stroke specialty center, to the next level," said Tara Norman, Kaweah Health Therapy Supervisor.
The SafeGait 360º Balance and Mobility Trainer® is a ceiling-mounted dynamic body-weight support (BWS) and fall protection system. It promotes a safe, efficient therapy session to individuals with a variety of impairments as they practice walking, improve strength, and overcome balance concerns.
The purchase, made possible through the Kaweah Health Hospital Foundation's community fundraising efforts, is in use at Kaweah Health's Rehabilitation Hospital. There, physical therapists are using the track-and-harness system to increase patient confidence and reduce fears of falling as they learn to stand or walk again after a stroke, a spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, amputation, and other neurological or neurodegenerative diagnoses. This device tracks patients' movement, so physical therapists can make quick and safe adjustments, while letting patients learn to negotiate stairs, transfers, and floor exercises.
"This system has consistent tension on the patient which is going to allow them to start to be able to regain balance themselves," Norman said.
The road to recovery can be long, but data can give patients hope, said Ruth Toews, Therapy Manager. "We have to help them understand those small changes amount to larger changes down the road," she said.
Physical therapists, too, are benefitting from this equipment, as they are less likely to be hurt catching a fall, which gives them the opportunity to expand their intervention strategies. They no longer have to be on guard for falls, the most likely time for work-related injury to occur. This also means fewer staff are needed to work with one patient, which opens opportunities for other patients. Data provided by the system is also be available to help physical therapists evaluate patient treatment plans.
Kaweah Health is a publicly-owned community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia region and Tulare County. Visit www.kaweahhealth.org.
CONTACT: Laura Florez-McCusker, lflorez@kdhcd.org
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Desserts are one of those meals that can bring the utmost joy to people’s taste buds, stomachs and souls. Ever wanted to try a dessert/drink fusion?
Well, you’re in luck, Monday, June 20 is the perfect time to get well-versed in the realm of dessert drinks as it is National Ice Cream Soda Day! NationalToday says, “With more than a century of history, there is so much to learn about ice cream sodas, right from how they were invented to the different methods of preparing and consuming them in different states and cities of the U.S.”
There may not be a better time of year to try a dessert drink of this magnitude and temperature than the summertime, especially in North Texas. In order to get this dream moving into the direction of a reality, we checked out Yelp’s list of the best spots in Dallas to enjoy an ice cream soda:
- Baldo’s Ice Cream & Coffee
- Howdy Homemade Ice Cream – North Dallas
- Pokey O’s Cookies & Ice Cream
- Hypnotic Emporium – Lakewood
- Royal I.T. Cafe – Lake Highlands
- Paleta Mia
- Amorino Gelato
- Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream
- Monster Yogurt – Dallas
- Sugar Pine Creamery | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/where-to-enjoy-the-best-ice-cream-sodas-in-dallas/ | 2022-06-20T14:29:21Z |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks after he was served an iced coffee that contained methamphetamine, according to court documents.
Steven J. Darnell, 32, became sick after taking two to three drinks of an iced coffee he got at the Starbucks at 8975 S. Eastern Ave. on Sept. 11, 2020, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Clark County District Court.
“We are aware of the claims of this incident, which took place in 2020, and believe they are without merit. We are prepared to defend our case in court,” according to a Starbucks spokesperson reached Friday afternoon.
Darnell is represented by Kevin Hanratty of the Las Vegas law firm Hanratty Law Group.
“Within a short period of time after ingesting the iced coffee, plaintiff became sick with ever worsening symptoms over the next couple of hours, including but not limited to burning sensations throughout the body, upset stomach, and shooting pain to his head. The burning sensations throughout his extremities lasted for approximately 2 weeks following the incident,” according to the lawsuit.
Allegations in the lawsuit indicate Darnell believes he was targeted because he is a member of the law enforcement community and Starbucks has “condoned and encouraged antipolice rhetoric” to defund police agencies. Darnell was in uniform when he bought the drink.
Darnell was “in full Nevada Highway Patrol uniform in a marked police vehicle with emergency light bar and went through the drive-thru,” the lawsuit states. He ordered an iced coffee “as was his custom to do so.”
Darnell is still a trooper with the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol division, according to Hanratty. Darnell lives in the Las Vegas valley.
Darnell suffered physical and emotional injuries, the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit outlines eight counts:
- Negligence
- Assault
- Vicarious Liability/Respondent Superior
- Negligent Hiring, Training, Supervision, Retention
- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
- Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
- Breach of Warranty of Merchantability
- Breach of Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose
- Punitive Damages
The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $15,000. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/starbucks-sued-by-nevada-trooper-who-alleges-iced-coffee-contained-meth/ | 2022-05-28T02:27:58Z |
Michael J. Fox to be awarded honorary Oscar
(CNN) – Michael J. Fox has been selected to receive an honorary Oscar award.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will give him the Jean Hershold Humanitarian Award in November.
It’s both for his work as an actor and as a founder of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Fox started the foundation in 2000, nine years after he was diagnosed with the disease.
The actor rose to fame in the 1980s when he starred as young capitalist Alex Keaton on the TV show “Family Ties.”
He’s also starred in several movies, most notably as the protagonist Marty McFly in the “Back to the Future” franchise.
Fox has won Emmy awards, Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild awards and even a Grammy, but this will be his first Oscar.
The award will be presented at the Academy’s Governors awards Nov. 19.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/06/23/michael-j-fox-be-awarded-honorary-oscar/ | 2022-06-23T14:10:17Z |
12-year-old boy killed in early morning car accident
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - In an email from Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Brian Hill announced a 12-year-old boy died as a result of injuries from a car accident in the 8300 block of SE Ratner Road of Berryton, Kansas.
The accident happened early Sunday shortly after 12:30 am. The Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center received word of the accident and alerted first responders.
According to police, a 2004 Acura was going Southbound when it lost control, entered the West ditch and struck a culvert causing the vehicle to roll multiple times.
The front passenger of the 2004 Acura, a 12-year-old boy, was ejected from the vehicle.
First responders attempted life saving procedures but the boy was later pronounced deceased.
The 19-year-old driver was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries and there is no word yet on the extent of his injuries.
The accident remains under investigation. We will add updates as they become available.
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- Gary Rome Hyundai Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Local Dignitaries and Community Members in Holyoke, Massachusetts
HOLYOKE, Mass., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America's corporate social responsibility initiative, Hyundai Hope, and Gary Rome Hyundai recently donated a total of $25,000 to two local food banks in Holyoke, Massachusetts to combat food insecurity in the surrounding communities during Gary Rome Hyundai's 25th anniversary celebration. The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts received $10,000 and the Thrive Center of Holyoke Community College received a $5,000 donation from Hyundai Hope. Gary Rome Hyundai donated an additional $5,000 dollars to the Thrive Center of Holyoke Community College and two lucky guests received $2,500 each to donate towards the charity of their choice.
"This is by far one of my proudest moments as a Hyundai dealer," said Gary Rome, dealer principal, Gary Rome Hyundai. "Providing financial support to Holyoke and its surrounding communities with the assistance from Hyundai Motor America reassures us there are institutions willing to give back. I look forward to another 25 years in providing high quality, beautiful and safe products for our community."
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts' independent pantries, meal sites and shelters are on the front lines of emergency food assistance to individuals, families, seniors, children and people with disabilities (including veterans) to lead healthy and meaningful lives. With this donation, the Food Bank will be able to provide 40,000 nutritious meals to neighbors facing food insecurity in Western Massachusetts.
The Thrive Center and Food Pantry at Holyoke Community College (HCC) provide necessities to students experiencing food insecurity, housing insecurity and other financial needs. They supply, at no charge, food staples, toiletries and much more including baby food, diapers and wipes to students raising families while getting an education. This donation will give access to resources to help students overcome these barriers so they can focus on their studies and find success.
"Hyundai recognizes the impact and comfort a guaranteed meal can provide," said Brandon Ramirez, director, corporate social responsibility and external relations, Hyundai Motor North America. "We are inspired by our generous dealer partners like Gary Rome who also share this mission with Hyundai Hope to support the health and well-being of our local communities."
Hyundai Hope is a corporate social responsibility initiative from Hyundai Motor North America, committed to the principal of Progress for Humanity and the goal of improving the wellbeing of society. Hyundai Hope dedicates time and supplies resources to nonprofit organizations that support the health and safety of individuals and foster positive growth in communities.
Hyundai Motor America focuses on 'Progress for Humanity' and smart mobility solutions. Hyundai offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs and electrified vehicles. Our 820 dealers sold more than 738,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2021, and nearly half were built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. For more information, visit www.HyundaiNews.com.
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- 70 total Tentrr sites will be outfitted with latest outdoor gear from Coleman by the end of the year
- New sites are conveniently located within driving distance of major US cities
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tentrr, the leader in ready-to-go camping accommodations, and The Coleman Company Inc., part of the Newell Brands global portfolio of brands, and a leader in helping people experience the outdoors, announced an expanded partnership to bring elevated camping experiences to approximately 70 Tentrr sites by the end of 2022. These sites will be in close proximity to major US cities, enabling more people of any experience level to get outside and enjoy nature.
"We believe when people connect in the outdoors, anything is possible. We also believe the outdoors is a place for everyone," said Jim Pisani, Business Unit CEO of Newell Brands Outdoor and Recreation. "Tentrr and Coleman share these values. Through this partnership we are providing an elevated and easy outdoor experience accessible to outdoor pros as well as those headed for their first outdoor weekend."
The Tentrr x Coleman Outfitted Experience will be available at approximately 70 amazing Tentrr locations across the US, each providing a unique, amazing ready-to-camp environment by the end of 2022. Campers, regardless of their experience, will enjoy a ready-to-go Tentrr Signature campsite equipped with the latest Coleman® gear including stoves, coolers, and lighting for a camping experience unlike any other.
"The shared values of Coleman and Tentrr are foundational to the experience we are delivering to campers," said Todd King, Vice President of Marketing for Tentrr. "More people want to experience nature and the outdoors - this partnership is about building a gateway to the outdoors so we can share these special spaces that bring out the best in each of us."
Tentrr x Coleman Outfitted Signature Sites
The Tentrr x Coleman Outfitted Signature sites are fully equipped with Tentrr's Signature canvas wall tent, a queen-size memory foam bed for a good night's sleep, Adirondack chairs for optimal stargazing, and a fire pit to keep you warm. Coleman complements each camping experience with the latest outdoor essentials including its RoadTrip® Grill, OneSource™ rechargeable lanterns, flashlights and fans and a Reunion™ Steel Belted® Cooler.
Full details, locations and booking availability for each of the Tentrr x Coleman Outfitted Experiences can be seen on Tentrr.com. Check back frequently as more sites will be added weekly.
About Tentrr:
Less roughing it and more enjoying it. Tentrr's fully equipped, ready-to-go campsites are the newest way to experience the great outdoors. Spacious canvas wall tents come with a comfortable bed for a good night's sleep, Adirondack chairs for optimal stargazing, and a fire pit to keep you warm (don't forget to bring marshmallows). Other amenities include a solar shower, propane heater, table + benches, and a Tentrr Loo with privacy tent. With more than 1,000 completely outfitted sites around the country, Tentrr connects those seeking the respite and adventure of the outdoors with private landowners and unique, exclusive opportunities to camp in State Parks. The platform is revolutionizing the campsite booking process, providing new income streams for land trusts and landowners, supporting local economies, conserving natural lands, boosting tourism, and getting more people outdoors. Sites are $150/night on average. Tentrr is a better way to camp. For more information, visit www.tentrr.com.
About Coleman:
Built from 120 years of experience, The Coleman Company, Inc. inspires connections between people and the outside, and our gear is everywhere you are: on the trail, by the lake, at the campsite—and these days, even in your backyard. Coleman believes that time spent outside reconnects people with each other and with the planet, paving the path for a better tomorrow—for everyone. The Outside is Calling. Answer it. For more, visit coleman.com and follow them on Instagram.
About Newell Brands:
Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, FoodSaver, Calphalon, Sistema, Sharpie, Paper Mate, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer's, Yankee Candle, Graco, NUK, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Spontex, Coleman, Campingaz, Contigo, Oster, Sunbeam and Mr. Coffee. Newell Brands' beloved, planet friendly brands enhance and brighten consumers lives at home and outside by creating moments of joy, building confidence and providing peace of mind.
This press release and additional information about Newell Brands are available on the company's website, www.newellbrands.com.
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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — David Stephens’ children romped around the small patch of grass they’ve turned into a makeshift playground, running and laughing — seemingly without a care in the world.
Their father, though, is gripped by worry about the future. And he marvels at his kids’ resilience, considering the losses and hardships they’ve endured.
When floodwaters engulfed their eastern Kentucky home in late July, they first moved into a motel. Now Stephens, his 8-year-old son, Loki, and 6-year-old daughter, Kerrigan, are staying in a travel trailer — taking their place among those displaced by the disaster in a recreational area filled with lawn chairs, picnic tables, bikes and toys as people grasp for some sense of normalcy.
“My kids are pretty tough, and we’ve been through a lot,” he said. “We lost everything we had.”
They’re staying at a state park campground, where trailers set up in long rows have become temporary homes for families trying to figure out how and where to rebuild after historic flooding caused at least 39 deaths in the state. Some are still waiting for checks they hope are coming from the federal government. Others have gotten their money but are stuck on waiting lists for much-in-demand carpentry crews.
Fleets of trailers are descending on the Appalachian region — some brought in from western Kentucky, where they served a similar purpose for people who lost homes when tornadoes hit in December.
Kentucky is receiving up to 300 donated travel trailers from another state well acquainted with natural disaster, Louisiana. Sixty-five trailers have arrived so far, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at a Frankfort news conference Thursday. The trailers originally were acquired to shelter people displaced by Hurricane Ida in 2021.
In eastern Kentucky, about 300 people have moved into 100 trailers at various sites, with more on the way or being prepared onsite for people still waiting, Beshear said. Area state parks are still housing more than 340 people left homeless by the flooding.
“Getting the trailers is not our challenge,” the Democratic governor said. “It’s safe places to hook them up. It’s the electric; it’s the utilities. And we continue to search for more.”
The trailers offer a place where families can “spread out a little bit,” Beshear said. During a recent stop in Hazard, he saw trailers being set up at a park offering a range of recreational activities.
In the desperate days after floodwaters inundated homes, and swept some away, many people in the region took refuge in makeshift shelters at churches and schools. The trailers are part of a progression toward the ultimate goal — getting people back into permanent housing.
The governor emphasized the trailers aren’t a long-term solution to housing challenges.
“We don’t want these to be forever homes,” Beshear said. “This is not the end; this is the middle. This is intermediate housing.”
But some occupants expect to spend the coming holidays and at least part of 2023 in the trailers. They’re grateful for the temporary lodging but long for something more settled.
“Having a place of your own is good, but I’d rather it be like a house,” said Jordan Perkins, 31, who is sharing a trailer with his girlfriend along with their dog and cat.
He’s hoping a carpenter gets to work rebuilding his grandfather’s house, where he lived and worked as an IT specialist before the flood hit. His grandfather is staying with a family friend. Lacking internet service at the trailer, Perkins bought boxed sets of TV shows on Blu-ray to pass some of the time.
“I wish I had internet and phone service,” Perkins said. “That’s really the biggest problem with being over here. You’re isolated. And people want that when they come over here (to camp), but they don’t necessarily want that when they have to live here.”
Perkins was sitting outside at the state park campground with his new neighbor, Lyndon Hall. Having worked most of his life, Hall, a 57-year-old mechanic, is taking some time off.
“I ain’t never taken a vacation,” he said, a beer in one hand. “Feels pretty good.”
Hall also is biding time in a trailer until he reaches the top of the waiting list for carpenters to rebuild his home, where he also operated his business. Family and friends stop by to visit, and he spends some of his time fishing in a nearby lake. The catfish have been biting, he said.
A few doors down, Bernard Carr is sharing his trailer with his 13-year-old Chihuahua, Wiley. The 84-year-old retired carpenter and Marine Corps veteran spends his days taking his dog outside and listening to country music and the news on his radio. He doesn’t drive anymore, so a friend brings him food and takes care of his laundry.
He spent two weeks in his flood-damaged home until “everything started molding,” he said. Other than the lack of cable TV access, Carr had two complaints about his new lodging.
“I can’t let my dog loose,” Carr said. “She was always used to going out in the yard, playing.”
His only other complaint?
“I’ve got my American flag in there and no place to put it,” he said.
Several families in the region already have moved on from the travel trailers to other housing, and Stephens, 43, intends to do the same. He’s planning to take his kids to another place with more room once it’s ready to move in.
Until then, his children will keep playing outside their trailer, with bikes, scooters and other toys — all donated — strewn nearby.
“They’re good kids,” Stephens said. “I’m lucky.” | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/ap-trailers-offer-temporary-home-as-flood-victims-plan-future/ | 2022-09-11T00:21:55Z |
AUSTIN, Texas, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroTransponder®, Inc. closed an oversubscribed $53 million Series E funding round led by US Venture Partners (USVP), a multi-stage investment firm. GPG Ventures and Exceller Hunt Ventures return as existing investors alongside new venture investors that include Osage University Partners, Action Potential Venture Capital and The Vertical Group. The company plans to use the funds to commercialize the Vivistim® Paired VNS™ System and establish it as the recommended rehabilitation intervention for stroke survivors working to improve their quality of life through more hand and arm mobility.
MicroTransponder announced seasoned medical device executive Richard Foust as CEO and Director. "Our investors are energized by MicroTransponder's vision to enable treatment for the millions of stroke survivors that have ongoing moderate to severe upper limb impairment. Our goal has always been to establish Vivistim Paired VNS as the gold-standard stroke rehabilitation intervention. Today is the day this therapy can help more stroke survivors get back to the daily activities, hobbies and experiences they love," said Foust.
Foust has over 25 years of strategic leadership in global medical device development and commercialization. He has held executive roles that spanned research and development, marketing, sales and general management at Velano Vascular, Analyte Health, Abbott Vascular, Guidant Corporation, and Perclose.
As part of the investment, Casey Tansey of USVP and Bill Harrington of Osage University Partners will join the board of directors.
"I'm enthusiastic about the MicroTransponder team and the success they have had in building the clinical foundation for Vivistim," said Tansey. "The quality of the clinical evidence can lead the therapy to become the standard of care and significantly improve outcomes for stroke survivors."
Vivistim is MicroTransponder's first FDA-approved use of its novel neuroplasticity-based medical device platform. Vivistim is designed to enhance daily living for people suffering from neurological conditions that impair sensory and motor function.
Health care professionals and stroke survivors interested in learning more about Paired VNS can visit Vivistim.com.
About MicroTransponder®, Inc.
MicroTransponder®, Inc. is a privately held, global medical device company based in Austin, Texas, committed to developing research-based neuroscience solutions. The company focuses on restoring independence and dignity for people suffering from neurological conditions that impair sensory and motor function. MicroTransponder's FDA-approved Vivistim® Paired VNS™ System is a first-of-its-kind, clinically proven medical technology that generates two to three times more improvement in upper limb function than rehabilitation alone for stroke survivors after six weeks of in-clinic therapy. For more information, visit Vivistim.com.
- Dawson et al. Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischaemic stroke (VNS-REHAB): a randomised, blinded, pivotal, device trial. Lancet. 2021; 397: 1545–1553.
CONTACT: Julie Lopez, julie@microtransponder.com
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HERNDON, Va., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NGS: PLUS – news) today announced that it will present and host one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti September Virtual Investor Conference, taking place on September 21-22, 2022.
The presentation will begin at 10:00 ET on September 21. ePlus will also host virtual one-on-ones with investors on Wednesday and Thursday, September 21 and 22, 2022. To register for the presentation or one-on-ones, visit www.sidoti.com/events. Registration is free and you don't need to be a Sidoti client.
ePlus has an unwavering and relentless focus on leveraging technology to create inspired and transformative business outcomes for its customers. Offering a robust portfolio of solutions, as well as a full set of consultative and managed services across the technology spectrum, ePlus has proudly achieved more than 30 years of success, carrying customers forward through adversity, rapidly changing environments, and other obstacles. ePlus is a trusted advisor, bringing expertise, credentials, talent and a thorough understanding of innovative technologies, spanning security, cloud, data center, networking, collaboration and emerging solutions, to organizations across all industry segments. With complete lifecycle management services and flexible payment solutions, ePlus' more than 1,500 associates are focused on cultivating positive customer experiences and are dedicated to their craft, harnessing new knowledge while applying decades of proven experience. ePlus is headquartered in Virginia, with offices in the United States, UK, Europe, and Asia‐Pacific. For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com. Connect with ePlus on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. ePlus, Where Technology Means More®.
ePlus®, Where Technology Means More®, and ePlus products referenced herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of ePlus inc. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of other companies, products, and services mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Derby officers rescue kittens from drain pipes
Published: Jun. 15, 2022 at 12:27 PM CDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Five kittens are expected to be fine after they were rescued from a storm drain by officers Tuesday evening.
Police say an animal control officer was dispatched to the call about kitten in a storm drain, and she was able to remove three of them. There were, however, two more stuck in the drain pipes. Lieutenant Jessica Whitehead was the only person small enough to fit in the drain, and she removed the other two kittens. The rescue efforts lasted more than two hours, according to police.
After a visit to the Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital of Wichita due to heat and dehydration, they were given a clean bill of health. Police say the kittens are headed for foster care.
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(The Hill) – A federal judge in Florida stirred controversy Monday by striking down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public travel in a ruling that critics derided as overly formalistic and divorced from the health imperatives of a global pandemic.
In a 59-page decision, Tampa-based U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a Trump appointee, ruled that the measure went beyond the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) authority.
The opinion drew criticism on multiple fronts, ranging from personal attacks over the 35-year-old judge’s youth and qualifications for the bench, to accusations of judicial overreach.
For some legal experts, though, the most contentious aspect of the ruling was what they viewed as Mizelle’s flawed approach to an interpretative method known as textualism that led her to unduly narrow the scope of a landmark public health law.
“I do think on the merits the decision is quite troubling, especially the statutory interpretation,” said Michael Dorf, a law professor at Cornell University.
In her ruling Monday, Mizelle cited several reasons for striking down the CDC mandate. She faulted the agency for bypassing the normal rulemaking procedure. She also concluded the CDC had not provided an adequate legal basis for its policy, which required masks for travel on planes, trains and buses.
But the part of the decision that drew particular ire was Mizelle’s interpretation of a 1944 federal law known as the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). Mizelle’s ruling largely turned on the meaning of the word “sanitation,” which is not defined in the statute.
To establish its meaning, Mizelle turned to dictionary definitions and reasoned that among two competing senses of the word — to “keep something clean” or to “clean something” — that the latter was the proper definition.
“The context of (the PHSA provision) indicates that ‘sanitation’ and ‘other measures’ refer to measures that clean something, not ones that keep something clean,” Mizelle wrote. “Wearing a mask cleans nothing. At most, it traps virus droplets. But it neither ‘sanitizes’ the person wearing the mask nor ‘sanitizes’ the conveyance.”
This central conclusion in Mizelle’s decision drew a wide array of critics.
Among them was Dorf, of Cornell, who argued that the meaning of “sanitation” in the text is ambiguous. Under long standing Supreme Court doctrine, that ambiguity, in turn, should have entitled the agency to great deference by the court.
“She looks at sanitation and says it has these two meanings. She then goes through an elaborate set of arguments why she thinks the first meaning is the better one. But then she says it’s unambiguous, and therefore the agency isn’t entitled to deference,” he said. “But I’ve got to say, I was not at all persuaded that she had eliminated the ambiguity.”
He also criticized her textual analysis as detached from Congress’ aim of handing power to the CDC to safeguard public health.
“It’s especially wooden given that (her ruling) is all about, what do these words mean relative to these other words, as opposed to what do these words mean in the context of Congress trying to solve a problem here — the problem being that sometimes there are deadly diseases floating about,” he said. “Why on earth would they want to limit it to cleaning in this one sense as opposed to taking the measures that are effective?”
“I found that the worst, least persuasive piece of the opinion was that part,” he said.
Daniel Walters, a law professor at Penn State University, called Mizelle’s approach “so divorced from the text of the statute that it doesn’t deserve to be called textualism.”
“You can’t just splice the statute into a bag of words, consult a dictionary, pick out your favorite definition, and call that textualism,” Walters said. “Yet that is what the court did, and it had the audacity to tell people that they’re unordinary if they don’t agree with that ordinary interpretation.”
The Justice Department on Tuesday night said it plans to appeal the ruling if the CDC determines that the mask mandate “remains necessary for public health.”
“The Department continues to believe that the order requiring masking in the transportation corridor is a valid exercise of the authority Congress has given CDC to protect the public health,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a statement. “That is an important authority the Department will continue to work to preserve.”
Prior to DOJ’s announcement, several legal experts said it would be risky for the Biden administration to appeal it because that could set a bad precedent in courts of appeals, including the Supreme Court.
“Conservative jurists feel emboldened to push back against agency action that in an earlier era would’ve seemed fairly unremarkable,” said Lars Noah, a law professor at the University of Florida. “So, if appellate courts increasingly endorse textualism, then trial judges needn’t fear reversal for aggressively employing that method.”
“Appealing them risks losing in ways that could leave a more lasting damaging impact,” he added.
Not everyone agreed with the critique of Mizelle’s ruling, to be sure, and some conservative lawmakers and pundits were downright ecstatic with the ruling.
“Thank you Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of Florida for ENDING the mask mandates on planes and trains!” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), a far-right member of Congress wrote on Twitter. “LET FREEDOM REIGN!”
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) hailed the ruling, saying it validated his previous endorsement of Mizelle for a position on the federal bench.
“Almost two years ago I enthusiastically pushed Judge Mizelle to be a district court judge,” Rubio wrote on Twitter. “Today she issued a common sense decision that makes me especially proud that I did.”
Among other supporters of Mizelle’s ruling was Katherine Drabiak, a public health law expert and professor at the University of South Florida. Drabiak said the ruling was in line with the history of government health policy, which took a more individualized approach to regulations and sought to tie measures to a particular outbreak, person or location, rather than regulate an entire industry.
“I agree with what the court is saying, that the Public Health Service Act does not give the CDC authority to enact that type of measure,” she said. “Based on what the law is, based on what historical precedent is, I think that the CDC did exceed its authority, and it has failed to abide by different laws.”
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But some critics of Monday’s ruling say it was Mizelle who should be faulted for overreaching. The decision — which imposed a nationwide injunction on the mask mandate — comes amid a roiling debate in legal circles over when such sweeping rulings are appropriate.
Walters, of Penn State University, said he is generally skeptical of nationwide injunctions but allowed that they may be appropriate in certain situations.
“This does not seem to be one of those situations,” Walters said. “Here you have a single unrepresentative judge setting policy for the entire nation. There’s no opportunity now for those who are adversely affected by this injunction to have their day in court. It’s precisely when there is ongoing disagreement where courts need to be particularly wary of ending the debate by stepping in to ‘resolve’ things.” | https://cw33.com/news/judges-textualist-ruling-on-airline-mask-mandate-sparks-backlash/ | 2022-04-20T18:57:59Z |
AMES, Iowa and PHILLIPSBURG, Kan., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Ag Investors ("Summit") announces the rebranding of its portfolio company Summit Sustainable Ingredients, LLC to Amber Wave™. The company is also pleased to announce that industry veteran, Randy Cimorelli, is joining the company as CEO. Amber Wave™ is headquartered in Ames, Iowa, and is developing a large-scale ingredients production facility in Phillipsburg, Kansas that will be the largest of its kind in North America.
Summit, through its investment in Amber Wave™, commenced construction last December of a state-of-the-art wheat protein ingredients facility adjacent to an existing biofuels refinery formerly known as Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy which Summit acquired in July 2021. Amber Wave expects to begin ingredient production in Summer of 2023. Upon completion of the ingredients facility, Amber Wave will convert the existing renewable fuels plant to utilize co-products generated from the production of ingredients to be further refined into advanced biofuel, resulting in a lower carbon intensity liquid fuel than traditional biofuels.
"We are thrilled to announce the rebranding to Amber Wave aligning the company towards its ingredient future. The name illustrates the waves of grain ubiquitous in the heartland and signifies the company's support of agriculture and the American farmer" said Bruce Rastetter, CEO of Summit Agricultural Group.
In addition to rebranding, the company and Summit have retained ingredients industry veteran Randy Cimorelli as CEO of Amber Wave. Mr. Cimorelli is the former CEO of J.M. Swank, a large provider of food ingredients serving the baking, snack, and food industries. Prior to J.M. Swank, Cimorelli was CEO and President of Mac & Massey Holdings, Partner/SVP of Batory Foods, and strategic advisor to Lentz Milling Company. As an industry veteran and accomplished executive, Mr. Cimorelli has a long track record of success in both M&A and organic growth through his talents in building teams, positioning companies, and maximizing customer relationships through a strong customer-centric approach.
"I am excited to join Amber Wave to continue the progress already underway through the efforts of Summit. It is a privilege to be part of a team that is so aligned in developing a world-class ingredients business, while also providing a renewable energy solution that will redefine what's achievable" said Cimorelli. "The market is positioned perfectly for added domestic supply in the wheat protein and plant-based protein segment, especially on the heels of a very challenging global supply-chain environment. I'm fortunate to join and lead a group of professionals who have already done a tremendous job in the development of the project to date, and we have big aspirations for our future growth."
"Having an industry veteran like Randy sharing our vision to build something special that combines agriculture, food, and renewable energy into a cohesive business is something we are very excited about. Randy brings decades of experience working with and understanding our core customer base. He has an accomplished reputation of being a relationship builder both in the organizations he has run previously and with key stakeholders," said Justin Kirchhoff, President of Summit Ag Investors.
The completion of the ingredients plant remains on track for Summer 2023 and will include best-in-class process technologies currently being utilized globally.
Amber Wave™ is currently a renewable fuels manufacturer and is developing North America's largest wheat protein ingredients production facility with headquarters in Iowa and production facilities in Kansas. Amber Wave™ anticipates the start of production of ingredients in Summer 2023. Amber Wave™ is a portfolio company of Summit Ag Investors, the investment management arm of Summit Agricultural Group. For more information, visit: www.amberwaveusa.com
Summit Agricultural Group is a diversified agribusiness operator and investment manager with operations in the United States and Brazil. Summit deploys capital across the agricultural supply chain with a particular focus at the intersection of agriculture and renewable energy. For more information, visit: www.summitag.com.
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US Customs and Border Protection officers in California have discovered more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin concealed in toolboxes that were being transported to the United States.
Federal officers working at the Tecate Port of Entry on April 1 encountered a 56-year-old male driver of a 2006 Toyota Tundra who was waiting in line to enter the country, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday in a news release.
CBP officers referred the vehicle for further examination and during an inspection they "extracted a total of 94 packages of narcotics from underneath and inside multiple toolboxes on the bed of the vehicle," the news release says.
The narcotics were tested and confirmed as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin with a combined weight of roughly 415 pounds, according to the agency. Officers seized the vehicle and the drugs, which have an estimated street value of $2.56 million, CBP said.
"This interception is a true testament to the diligence of our frontline CBP officers," said Rosa Hernandez, Port Director for the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. "Our officers continue to remain vigilant and prevent illicit narcotics from poisoning our local communities."
Officers arrested the driver in the alleged drug smuggling attempt and he was turned over to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) for further processing, CBP said.
The driver, an unidentified citizen of Mexico with a valid legal permanent resident document, was being held in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego.
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Campaign Provides Educational Resources on Liver Cancer and Encourages People to Make Some Daily Adjustments to Help Support Liver Health
NUTLEY, N.J., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baseball legend and Latin Grammy-nominated musician Bernie Williams has teamed up with Blue Faery, the Global Liver Institute and Eisai Inc. to launch the One Liver to Love initiative to help raise awareness about liver cancer and the importance of adopting and maintaining healthy lifestyle choices to support liver health. The campaign aims to help provide information, educational resources, advocacy support services and a sense of community for anyone impacted by liver cancer.
Rates of liver cancer, including hepatocellular carcinoma (the most common form of liver cancer), have almost tripled since 1980. In 2022, over 40,000 new cases are estimated to be diagnosed in the U.S. Liver cancer can be thought of as a disease within a disease. Many people living with liver cancer may also have other liver-related conditions like chronic liver disease, viral hepatitis (B or C), fatty liver disease or cirrhosis. When treating liver cancer, it is important to be proactive about liver health and speak with your health care provider.
"Liver disease is personal to me. It has impacted my mom, my uncle and my grandfather, and I've seen first-hand the difficulties and feelings that come with it," said Williams. "Liver disease and liver cancer can disproportionately impact communities of color, so I'm glad to go to bat for the One Liver to Love initiative to encourage others to be proactive when it comes to liver health and help those affected by liver cancer feel seen and supported."
Liver cancer is a complex disease that is often misunderstood. Once diagnosed, people with liver cancer may feel stigmatized, lost and alone. This initiative aims to help support all people living with liver cancer throughout their experience. It emphasizes the importance of small adjustments to one's daily routine based on four pillars of liver health—nutrition, exercise, sleep and mental health—along with support from one's healthcare team and liver cancer community.
"Navigating liver cancer can be challenging. Being proactive when it comes to liver health is important for one's physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing," said Andrea Wilson Woods, President, Blue Faery. "That's why it's especially critical to reach this community with resources to explore treatment options and determine the diet, exercise and lifestyle choices that may be best for each individual."
The website OneLiverToLove.com provides information about liver cancer, the roles of different health care providers a patient may have on their multidisciplinary care team, and what to expect with a liver cancer diagnosis. Additionally, the website offers links to advocacy groups and other organizations to help guide those living with cancer and their caregivers.
"The people who understand liver cancer the most are the ones who live it every day: the patients, caregivers, families, health care teams and liver cancer support organizations – and while it can be difficult to ask for and accept support, we are stronger when we come together as a community," said Donna Cryer, President and CEO, Global Liver Institute. "Whether you or a loved one are living with liver cancer, we can all rally together to start a new era of understanding and support."
"Eisai is driven by our human health care mission, to give our first thoughts to patients as well as their families, and we believe that everyone deserves quality care. From our work with patients and advocates, we know that some people living with liver cancer may feel discouraged or uncomfortable seeking medical care due to stigma – whether external or internalized against themselves, so to address this and the many challenges faced by this community, we've collaborated with partners who share our vision," said Teresa Cronin, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Patient Advocacy at Eisai Inc. "It is our hope that One Liver to Love will help anyone impacted by liver cancer take back their power by understanding more about this disease, finding support within the community, and embracing healthy choices."
As part of the initiative, Williams joins the online conversation around liver health and liver cancer. Others can follow or join the conversation as well by using the hashtag #OneLiverToLove on social media. To learn more about the One Liver to Love initiative and find information and resources about liver cancer, please visit OneLiverToLove.com.
Liver cancer rates have almost tripled since 1980 and in 2022 an estimated 41,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. Risk factors for liver cancer include gender, ethnicity, chronic viral hepatitis (Hep-B or Hep-C) infection, cirrhosis, alcohol use and metabolic syndrome. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer and makes up 85%-90% of primary liver cancers (cancer that starts in the tissues of the liver). Hepatocellular carcinoma, which is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, has a five-year survival rate of approximately 20%.
Founded in 2002, the mission of Blue Faery is to prevent, treat, and cure primary liver cancer through research, education, and advocacy. Blue Faery's Patient Resource Guides for Liver Cancer are free for patients, their families, and their healthcare providers. Blue Faery hosts an online Liver Cancer Community for patients and caregivers and gives an annual award to recognize researchers who have made significant contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, or understanding of primary liver cancer. To learn more, visit bluefaery.org.
Global Liver Institute (GLI) is a patient-driven 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in the EU and UK, founded in the belief that liver health must take its place on the global public health agenda commensurate with the prevalence and impact of liver disease and the importance of liver health to well-being. GLI promotes innovation, encourages collaboration, and supports the scaling of optimal approaches to improve research, care, and policy. By bringing together more than 200 community-based, national, and international organizations across its Councils, Campaigns, and events, GLI equips advocates to identify and solve the problems that matter to liver patients.
GLI's liver cancers portfolio drives policy, education, and awareness of the diseases to increase screening, treatment, and prevention of the third deadliest cancer in the world. GLI elevates the global dialogue and increases expert collaboration in the field through their Liver Cancers Council. Membership in the Liver Cancers Council provides a basis for many of GLI's liver cancers initiatives, including project planning and development of patient and provider education materials.
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At Eisai Inc., human health care (hhc) is our mission and is the shared purpose that connects us to those we serve creating a network of powerful relationships that enables us to identify, understand and work to address the needs of people throughout their lives. We boldly push past the boundaries of science and aim to deliver life-changing therapies and health-related solutions that matter to people and society. We bring together science, technology and real-world expertise to pursue a world free from cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Everything we do is guided by the simple principle that patients and their families come first, and we have a responsibility to listen to and learn from them.
Eisai Inc. is the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd. The company's presence in the U.S. includes three discovery centers as well as commercial, clinical development and global demand organizations. To learn more about Eisai, please visit us at www.eisai.com/US and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. For more information on our work in neurology, please visit the Eisai U.S. Neurology LinkedIn page.
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GARDENA, Calif., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissin Foods, the creator of instant ramen, is proud to announce that Cup Noodles® Stir Fry™ has been recognized on IRI's 2021 New Product Pacesetters Report. Highlighting the top new product launches across the food, beverage and non-food categories, this honor is a testament to Nissin Foods' passion for innovation and commitment to introducing products that meet the needs of today's consumers.
IRI®, the global technology leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, published their 27th annual Pacesetters report revealing the top new product launches across food and beverage and nonfood sectors. This year, innovation thrived among manufacturers as consumers were eager to explore new and unique flavor experiences, which drove Cup Noodles Stir Fry to rank within the top 30 new food and beverage products.
Cup Noodles Stir Fry launched in 2019 and exceeded $29.6M in sales in its first year. A global leader in the instant noodle category, Cup Noodles Stir Fry is the first soupless product for the popular brand, combining modern innovation with timeless Asian-inspired recipes. Crafted with high-quality vegetables and ingredients, Cup Noodles Stir Fry is available in five delicious flavors, including Korean BBQ, Teriyaki Beef, Vegetarian Sweet Chili, Hot Garlic Chicken and Teriyaki Chicken.
"We are extremely proud that Cup Noodles Stir Fry achieved a notable ranking on this year's Pacesetters list, a first for Nissin Foods," said Mike Price, CEO and President of Nissin Foods USA. "Our team's ability to identify key trends across the consumer market and provide a strategic focus on premium, game-changing products allows us to achieve this success and remain at the helm of the instant noodle market."
Nissin Foods was founded by Momofuku Ando with the mission to feed the world with accessible and affordable products. Since then, Nissin Foods has grown to become a competitive leader with a strong share of the instant ramen market, with brands that include Cup Noodles, Top Ramen®, Cup Noodles Stir Fry, Hot & Spicy™ Fire Wok, and RAOH®.
To learn more about Nissin Foods or its other iconic noodle brands and products, visit NissinFoods.com.
About Nissin Foods
Nissin Foods was established in 1958 by Momofuku Ando, who invented the first instant ramen noodle in Japan inspired by his belief that "peace will come to the world when there is enough food." In 1970, Nissin Foods USA opened its first plant in Gardena, California, introducing ramen noodles to American consumers. In 1971, Cup Noodles was launched in Japan, and then debuted as Cup O' Noodles in the U.S. in 1973, revolutionizing the industry by creating a product that could package, prepare and serve noodles all in one. For over 60 years, Nissin Foods has created delicious and convenient Asian-inspired meals at an affordable value. Nissin Foods USA develops and markets a variety of products including Cup Noodles®, Top Ramen®, Cup Noodles® Stir Fry™, Hot & Spicy Fire Wok, and RAOH®. The company's corporate philosophy inspires commitment to taste, convenience, and quality.
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Asia Pacific and European Regions Declined
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, the worldwide Optical Transport equipment market grew 2 percent year-over-year in 1Q 2022, driven by the stellar growth in the American regions, comprising North America and Latin America.
"Growth in Americas more than offset declines in other regions," said Jimmy Yu, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "There was definitely strong demand for optical equipment in North America and Latin America, and vendors were able to deliver products even with component shortages and supply issues hampering them. Unfortunately, due to reasons that included the war in Ukraine, COVID lockdowns, supply problems, and weaker currency, optical revenue declined year-over-year in all of the other regions, including Europe, Asia Pacific, and China," added Yu.
Additional highlights from the 1Q 2022 Quarterly Report:
- Optical Transport revenue in North America and Latin America grew 25 percent and 19 percent year-over-year, respectively. The other regions declined at a mid-single-digit rate in the same period.
- The vendors with the highest market share in the American regions include Ciena, Fujitsu, Infinera, and Cisco. Together, these companies have nearly 80 percent share of the regional revenue.
- Component shortage and supply problems lowered the year-over-year worldwide optical market growth rate in the quarter from an estimated 6 percent to 3 percent.
The Dell'Oro Group Optical Transport Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, unit shipments (by speed including 100 Gbps, 200 Gbps, 400 Gbps, and 800 Gbps). The report tracks DWDM long haul, WDM metro, multiservice multiplexers (SONET/SDH), optical switch, optical packet platforms, data center interconnect (metro and long haul), and disaggregated WDM. To purchase this report, please contact us at dgsales@delloro.com.
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, enterprise networks, data center infrastructure, and network security markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit https://www.delloro.com.
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Australia's Fastest Growing Unicorn Helps Make NFTs Available At Any Price Point, Fostering Mass Adoption In Gaming, Collectibles, Music And Sports, Among Others
SYDNEY , June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immutable, powering the next generation of web3 games as the leading carbon-neutral, scalable platform for trading NFTs on Ethereum, today announced the launch of its inaugural development fund, Immutable Ventures. The Immutable Developer and Venture Fund is dedicated to supporting web3 games and NFT-centric companies that build on Immutable X. The inaugural $500 million fund will accelerate the growth of the Immutable X protocol by allocating token grants and investments to the most promising games and projects building on the Immutable X platform.
The Immutable Developer and Venture Fund is now one of the world's largest crypto investment funds and will be providing investments and grants with a combination of $IMX, Immutable X's native token, and cash. The investment fund will work with developers, IP holders and strategic partners to invest in and incentivize developers to build successful games and projects on the IMX platform.
The mix of assets will be used to service the needs of different developers - cash to meet funding requirements for scaling projects and milestone-based $IMX with designated vesting schedules to facilitate long-term incentive alignment. Immutable's fund will be collaborating with prolific crypto and gaming investors including BITKRAFT, Animoca, Arrington Capital, Double Peak, Airtree, King River Capital and GameStop, which are focused on web3 games and NFTs, as well as leading strategic Gaming publishers, giving developers access to additional investment opportunities.
The Immutable Developer and Venture Fund will provide partners with deep blockchain gaming support and expertise; including direct access to advisory for tokenomics, game design, community and marketing support. "We're taking the lessons learned from building two of the blockchain's biggest games - Gods Unchained and Guild of Guardians - and hiring the smartest people from web2 studios like Riot Games, to make entering the NFT gaming world simple and rewarding for gaming studios," says James Ferguson, CEO & Co-Founder at Immutable.
Building on Immutable are some of the biggest gaming developers and IP holders, including GameStop, TikTok, Opensea, Illuvium, Ember Sword, GreenPark Sports, ESL, Gary Vee (Vee Friends), Playco and many more. Earlier this year, GameStop announced a strategic partnership with Immutable to launch its new NFT marketplace on the Immutable X platform.
Additionally, Immutable Ventures has already made several strategic investments in web3 companies and NFT startups, including Starkware, Stardust, PlanetQuest and Topology. To contact Immutable Ventures and submit an proposal, please visit: www.immutable.com/fund
Immutable X is the first and leading Layer 2 protocol scaling solution on Ethereum, designed for the burgeoning NFT ecosystem. Created for high-frequency minting and trading of NFTs, massive scalability and enhanced liquidity; the protocol boasts 9000 TPS, zero gas fees, and easy on-and-off ramps in a fully carbon neutral environment.
Immutable X incorporates StarkWare's StarkEx zero-knowledge proof technology to roll up thousands of transactions on its own network and commit them to Ethereum with a single transaction, achieving scalability while providing developers with zero gas fees and a carbon-neutral environment.
"Gaming is bigger than movies and music combined, and is compounding by 10% every year. With the knowledge we have from building two of the blockchain's biggest games in-house, we're going to be providing the funding, expertise and infrastructure needed to grow this to a trillion dollar ownable economy over the next decade," said Robbie Ferguson, President & Co-Founder, Immutable. "We're prepared to advance the immense, untapped potential in today's web3 economy by providing the necessary funding and infrastructure these ambitious NFT projects need to be successful. While we see strategic investments happening in this space every day, Immutable Ventures will target NFT projects that are committed to our growing digital ecosystem with the understanding that we have just begun to scratch the surface of the massive potential for this category."
Immutable is the fastest Australian company to reach unicorn status — earlier this year, Immutable announced a $200 million series C fundraising round led by Temasek, and included Tencent and Animoca Brands. The company is valued at $2.5 billion and plans to use the funds to help drive its global expansion.
This announcement is in partnership with Digital Worlds NFTS LTD. Immutable Pty. Ltd.is an independent service provider to Digital Worlds, the issuer of IMX Tokens.
About Immutable and Immutable X:
Immutable was founded in 2018 in partnership with StarkWare, Sydney-based Immutable X is an industry leader in NFT technology, focused on Layer 2 solutions that bring scalability, affordability and power to the Ethereum NFT ecosystem. In addition, the company also is a developer and publisher of popular web3 projects, including Gods Unchained and Guild of Guardian.
To learn more about Immutable visit: https://www.immutable.com/
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NEW YORK, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Volta Inc. ("Volta" or the "Company") (NYSE: VLTA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Volta investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between August 2, 2021 and March 28, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
VLTA 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) Volta had improperly accounted for restricted stock units issued in connection with the business combination of Volta Industries, Inc. ("Legacy Volta") and Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II; (2) as a result, the Company had understated its net loss for third quarter 2021; (3) there were material weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that resulted in a material error; (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company would restate its financial statements; (5) as a result of the foregoing, Legacy Volta's founders would imminently exit the Company; (6) as a result, the Company's financial results would be adversely impacted; and (7) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Volta during the relevant time frame, you have until May 31, 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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Trend Micro study reveals visibility and control gaps are undermining security
DALLAS, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the leader in cloud security, today announced the findings of a new global study indicating that organizations are struggling to define and secure an expanding cyber-attack surface, hampering risk management efforts.
Trend Micro surveyed 6297 IT and business decision makers across 29 countries to compile the study. To read a full copy of the report, please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/explore/trend_global_risk_research_2
The study revealed that three-quarters (73%) of global organizations are worried about their growing attack surface. Over a third (37%) said it is "constantly evolving and messy," with only half (51%) able to fully define its extent.
Over two-fifths (43%) of respondents went further, admitting the digital attack surface is "spiralling out of control."
Visibility challenges appear to be the main reason organizations are struggling to manage and understand cyber risk in these environments.
Almost two-thirds (62%) said they have blind spots that hamper security, with cloud environments cited as the most opaque. On average, respondents estimated having just 62% visibility of their attack surface.
These challenges are multiplied in global organizations. Two-thirds (65%) of respondents claimed that being an international enterprise that spans multiple jurisdictions makes managing the attack surface harder.
Yet a quarter (24%) are still mapping their systems manually and 29% do so regionally—which can create further silos and visibility gaps.
"IT modernization over the past two years was a necessary response to the ravages of the pandemic, but in many cases it unwittingly expanded the digital attack surface, giving threat actors more opportunities to compromise key assets," said Bharat Mistry, Technical Director at Trend Micro. "A unified, platform-based approach is the best way to minimize visibility gaps, enhance risk assessments and improve protection across these complex, distributed IT environments."
The study also revealed that over half (54%) of global organizations don't believe their method of assessing risk exposure is sophisticated enough. This is borne out in other findings:
- Only 45% have a completely well-defined way to assess risk exposure
- More than a third (35%) only review/update their exposure monthly or less frequently
- Just 23% review risk exposure daily
- Keeping up to date with the ever-changing attack surface is the top area organizations struggle with
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com.
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Topeka Police units surround home in West Topeka
Published: Apr. 15, 2022 at 6:25 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka Police have a heavy presence around a West Topeka home.
There are several units surrounding a house in the 1100 block of SW Frazier Ave.
TPD and Shawnee Co. Dispatch have both refused to provide any information on the situation.
13 NEWS is on scene. This story will be updated once more information is available.
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First big track and field meet of the season takes place at Rigby Invitational
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) - 12 schools met at the Rigby Invitational Friday at Rigby High School for the first big track and field meet of the spring season.
Some of today's results included Rigby's Ben Ricks, a Weber State commit, making a last lap pass to win the boys 3200m race. Rigby had a pretty good day on the boys side with Nathan Taylor winning the 110m Hurdles and the Trojans taking the 4x200m relay.
On the girls side, Claire Petersen took home first place in the 100m hurdles, and Highland won the 4x200m relay.
You can see all of Friday's results from the Rigby Invitational at this link. | https://localnews8.com/sports/local-sports/2022/04/08/first-big-track-and-field-meet-of-the-season-takes-place-at-rigby-invitational/ | 2022-04-09T01:23:00Z |
LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of NIO Inc. ("NIO" or "the Company") (NYSE: NIO) for violations of the securities laws.
The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. NIO is the subject of a report published by Grizzly Research on June 28, 2022, alleging that the Company was inflating its revenue and profits by using an unconsolidated related party, Wuhan Weineng Battery Asset Co. The Company announced on July 11, 2022, that it was forming a committee of independent advisors to assist an internal investigation into the allegations, including representatives of a law firm and forensic accounting firm. Based on this news, shares of NIO fell by 9% in intraday trading.
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
We also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach us through the firm's website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at bschall@schallfirm.com.
The class in this case has not yet been certified, and until certification occurs, you are not represented by an attorney. If you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member.
The Schall Law Firm represents investors around the world and specializes in securities class action lawsuits and shareholder rights litigation.
This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and rules of ethics.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Upcoming fiction from John Irving, Yiyun Li and Elizabeth McCracken will be among 59 works excerpted in a free e-book compilation released by the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch.
“Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter” was available for download Tuesday on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and other online sites.
LI’s novel “The Book of Goose” comes out in September. Irving’s “The Chairlift” and McCracken’s “The Hero of This Book” are due in October. “Buzz Books” also includes fiction from A.M. Homes, Kevin Wilson and Alice Feeney and nonfiction from Thomas Ricks, Rachel Aviv and Iliana Regan. Young adult works include a fantasy novel by actor Omar Epps (with co-author Clarence A. Haynes), along with releases by Kate Armstrong and Krystal Marquis.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GLO Pharma, the parent company of breakthrough subtopical skincare brand Ourself, today announces the appointment of Brent Saunders to its Board of Directors. Mr. Saunders, who currently serves as Executive Chairman of The Beauty Health Company, will join the board effective immediately. His appointment adds a new seat to the GLO Pharma board, which now consists of six members and is led by Chairman Scott L. Glenn.
Mr. Saunders is a respected innovator who brings to the Board his extensive leadership experience in the biopharma and medical aesthetics sectors, having led several mergers and acquisitions and served as multiple leadership roles at prominent global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.
From July 2020 to May 2021, Mr. Sauders served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp. ("Vesper"), and led Vesper's merger with The HydraFacial Company to become The Beauty Health Company, of which he continues to serve as Executive Chair. Prior, he served as CEO and President of Allergan plc ("Allergan"), best known as the maker of Botox, from July 2014 to May 2020, and was instrumental in leading Allergan's acquisition by AbbVie, Inc. He also served on Allergan's board July 2014 to May 2020, and as its Chair from October 2016 to May 2020.
Mr. Saunders previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Forest Laboratories, Inc. ("Forest"), and later as CEO of pharmaceutical company Actavis, after that company acquired Forest. Later, Saunders negotiated Actavis' merger with Allergan, which closed at $70.5 billion. Mr. Saunders also held the role of Chief Executive Officer of Bausch + Lomb Incorporated, a leading global eye health company, where he oversaw the company's acquisition by Valeant Pharmaceuticals in 2013. From 2003 to 2010, he held numerous leadership positions at Schering-Plough Corporation, where he led the company's merger with Merck & Co. and its acquisition of Organon BioSciences. He is the founder of the SPAC Vesper Healthcare Acquisition, and also currently serves on the boards of directors of BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO).
"Mr. Saunders' experience with scaling and transforming biopharma and medical aesthetics businesses, first with Allergan and now with The Beauty Health Company, makes him an invaluable asset to the GLO Pharma Board," says Chairman Scott Glenn. "As we build out the product offering of our consumer brand Ourself and a roadmap of topical alternatives to medical procedures, Brent brings incredible insight to the conversation, especially as we develop new innovation in the wrinkle relaxer category in the near future."
This appointment follows the recent announcement of Rothy's CFO Dayna Quanbeck to the GLO Pharma Board, and launch of GLO Pharma's first consumer brand, Ourself, in February 2022. Ourself is backed by $40M in funding to date from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, First Round Capital, and Mr. Glenn.
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GLO Pharma is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative approaches to beauty and aesthetics. It was founded in 2018 by Scott Glenn and Lauren Otsuki, innovators within the biotechnology space for over 20 years. Mr. Glenn and Ms. Otsuki previously founded and developed professional skincare companies Alastin Skincare and SkinMedica, along with numerous pharmaceutical companies aimed at solving some of the toughest medical issues in infertility, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. In 2022, GLO Pharma launched its first consumer brand, Ourself, as the first-ever Subtopical Skincare System™, bridging the gap between traditional skincare products and clinical procedures through the use of biotechnology.
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Woman who drove down garage stairwell claims she was ‘just following her GPS,’ police say
PORTLAND, Maine (Gray News) – A woman who drove through a police department garage and down a stairwell claimed she was “just following her GPS instructions,” police in Maine said.
The Portland, Maine, Police Department said the 26-year-old woman drove through the parking garage, across a pedestrian plaza and then tried to drive down a stairwell, where her vehicle got stuck.
Police said they don’t believe it was the fault of the GPS but, rather, the woman’s “excessive blood alcohol level.”
The woman was issued a summons for operating while under the influence.
No one was injured in the incident, and police said there was only a small amount of property damage.
“Please don’t drink and drive,” the police department wrote in a Facebook post.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/06/woman-who-drove-down-garage-stairwell-claims-she-was-just-following-her-gps-police-say/ | 2022-05-06T15:29:56Z |
SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Jordan's jersey worn during game three of the 1997 National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference Finals is expected to sell for as much as $1 million at auction this July at Infinite Auctions. This jersey could possibly end up being the most valuable Jordan jersey ever sold, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to non-profit organizations that serve the homeless in the city of Chicago.
Highly desirable Jordan memorabilia has incredible investment potential as they continue to break previous records. For example, Michael Jordan's game worn North Carolina jersey sold for $1.38 million at auction in late 2021 after being sold for $63,500 back in 1999.
"This is a museum quality piece that has absolutely everything that a top tier collector could possibly desire, and more importantly a portion of the proceeds will help Chicago's homeless," said Marshall Perkins, CEO at Infinite Auctions.
The red road jersey is autographed by Jordan and is photo matched to a playoff game, which featured the Chicago Bulls versus the Miami Heat on May 24, 1997 where Jordan scored 34 points on his way to his 5th NBA title. Jordan's game jerseys from the 1996-97 season are highly desirable because they display the gold 50th anniversary NBA logoman, and they are very scarce as only a few have been photo match authenticated.
The jersey was obtained directly from the Chicago Bulls charity organization and is accompanied by a letter of origin from the Chicago Bulls along with additional game used and photo match authentication documents. The demand for sports memorabilia continues to rise along with values.
You can view all auction items at www.infiniteauctions.com
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480-988-5847
Infinite Auctions is an online auction house that specializes in the sale of game worn sports memorabilia and sports cards.
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Border Patrol finds $60K of meth hidden in children’s car seats
Published: Jun. 19, 2022 at 1:37 AM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
(CNN) - The U.S. Border Patrol caught a suspect trying to smuggle 27 pounds of methamphetamine in children’s car seats.
A K-9 team detected $60,000 worth of meth in a car with four children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The male suspect, who is a U.S. citizen, was arrested in Murrieta, California, on Wednesday.
The driver of the car and the narcotics were turned over to the Inland Crackdown Allied Taskforce for prosecution.
While the vehicle was seized by Border Patrol agents, the four children and their mother were released.
It’s not clear if they knew they were being used as mules to smuggle drugs.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week that he would consider a proposal from a state lawmaker who wants to make it a felony to bring children to drag shows in the state.
The lawmaker’s proposal came in direct response to a drag show hosted at a bar in Dallas, Texas, in honor of Pride month. The bar and its attendees said Saturday’s show was a family-friendly event, but critics claim drag shows are inappropriate for minors.
“I will be proposing legislation to charge with a felony and terminate parental rights of any adult who brings a child to these perverted sex shows,” said Republican State Rep. Anthony Sabatini, from Howey-in-the-Hills, in a tweet.
Sabatini did not respond to an email asking for a comment on the proposed bill. But Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed support at a press conference on Wednesday.
“That is not something that children should be exposed to,” DeSantis said.
Joan Hepsworth, the owner of The Paperback Book Exchange in Port Richey, is not a fan of Sabatini’s proposal.
The Paperback Book Exchange has hosted Drag Queen Story Hour for children in the past. Hepsworth said anyone was allowed to attend.
“People that had children that were exhibiting behaviors that would lead the parents to think they were going to be LGBTQ when they grew up, or people who had LGBTQ members in their families” were welcome, along with all others, Hepsworth said.
Now, Hepsworth feels that Florida is trying to “legislate hatred” in considering the criminalization of exposing minors to drag performances.
“[That’s] what it feels like to me anyway,” Hepsworth said.
Hepsworth said she stopped the story hours after 10 months because her supporters and protestors got into fistfights outside of her store.
“We had to stop doing it here because I didn’t want anybody to get hurt, from either side.”
She worried it would get even worse at the time.
“I didn’t see where that was going to get any better because of the way the First Amendment is set up. They’re allowed to come out here and harass us and for us to protect ourselves put us in a position where we would end up getting arrested,” she said. | https://cw33.com/news/bringing-kids-to-drag-shows-could-become-a-felony-in-florida/ | 2022-06-10T17:20:32Z |
Once daily extended release provides early onset and full day coverage
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. , Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tris Pharma, Inc. (Tris) a fully integrated pharmaceutical company with a robust portfolio of CNS products announced today that DYANAVEL® XR (amphetamine) extended-release tablets, for oral use, CII are now available in pharmacies. DYANAVEL XR was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in patients 6 years and older.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose Phase 3 study in adults with ADHD, DYANAVEL XR tablets demonstrated statistically significant improvement versus placebo in mean Permanent Product Measure of Performance Total (PERMP-T) scores averaged across all measured post-dose time points (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 14 hours post-dose). The PERMP-T is a validated and FDA-accepted, skill-adjusted, timed math test that is used to assess attention in people with ADHD. The most common adverse events included headache, decreased appetite, irritability, initial insomnia, insomnia, dry mouth, anxiety, dizziness, tachycardia, fatigue, and nausea. Most treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs) were mild to moderate in severity, and no SAEs were reported during the study. These finds were recently published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (Cutler, et al. J Clin Psychiatry 2022. 83(00):22m14438).
In another clinical study in healthy adults, DYANAVEL XR extended-release tablets were deemed to be bioequivalent to DYANAVEL XR (amphetamine) extended-release oral suspension CII, which in a Phase 3 clinical study of children aged 6 to 12 years with ADHD, demonstrated ADHD symptom improvement within 1 hour, that lasted through 13 hours after once-daily dosing. Further, in a separate exploratory study, DYANAVEL XR oral suspension appeared to improve ADHD symptoms as soon as 30 minutes after dosing (Pardo, et al. CNS Spectrums 2020 Dec:25(6):774-781).
"The Dyanavel XR tablet represents an important treatment option for patients with ADHD," said Andrew J. Cutler, CMO, Neuroscience Education Institute and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University. "Knowing that ADHD in adults presents differently than in children, and as different adults have different treatment goals, DYANAVEL XR once-daily tablet was designed and developed with the intent to provide adults with ADHD a treatment option that kicks in quickly and lasts throughout their workday and beyond."
The approval of DYANAVEL XR extended-release tablets expands Tris's ADHD portfolio and highlights Tris's commitment to address the unmet needs of the ADHD community. Nearly 10 million adults in the U.S. have ADHD. Over 90% of cases are untreated and at least 75% of adults who have ADHD don't know it. Offering DYANAVEL XR in a tablet formulation gives healthcare professionals a new option when treating adults with ADHD.
"Tris is committed to bring innovative ADHD products to all patients. Due to Tris's proprietary LiquiXR technology, this is the first ADHD product that gives adult patients a choice when an early onset is desired without sacrificing full day coverage.," said Dr. James Hackworth, President of the Tris Branded Products Division. "We expect that this product will fill a big current gap in treatment options and help patients to not have to choose between early morning and evening coverage."
DYANAVEL XR is a federally controlled substance (CII) because it contains amphetamine that can be a target for people who abuse prescription medicines or street drugs. Keep DYANAVEL XR in a safe place to protect it from theft. Never give your DYANAVEL XR to anyone else because it may cause death or harm them. Selling or giving away DYANAVEL XR may harm others and is against the law. See additional important safety information below.
Tris is a fully integrated, innovation-driven CNS company that provides a differentiated approach to target unmet medical needs, including the application of novel technologies designed to enhance patient benefits across therapeutic categories. Tris's CNS portfolio includes treatments for pain; addiction; spasticity in multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy; narcolepsy; and ADHD. For more information, please visit www.trispharma.com and www.trismedical.com.
DYANAVEL XR is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant prescription medicine used for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in people 6 years and older. DYANAVEL XR may help increase attention and decrease impulsiveness and hyperactivity in people with ADHD.
It is not known if DYANAVEL XR is safe and effective in children under 6 years of age.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
DYANAVEL XR is a federally controlled substance (CII) because it can be abused or lead to dependence. Keep DYANAVEL XR in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse. Selling or giving away DYANAVEL XR may harm others and is against the law.
Tell your physician if you, your child, or any family members have ever abused or been dependent on alcohol, prescription medicines, or street drugs.
DYANAVEL XR should not be taken if you or your child are allergic to amphetamine or any of the ingredients in DYANAVEL XR or are taking or have taken within the past 14 days an anti-depression medicine called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI.
DYANAVEL XR can cause serious side effects. Tell the doctor:
- if you or your child have heart problems, heart defects, high blood pressure, or a family history of these problems. This is important because sudden death has occurred in children 6 to 17 years old with heart problems or defects, and sudden death, stroke, and heart attack have happened in adults. Your doctor should check you or your child carefully for heart problems before starting DYANAVEL XR. Since increases in blood pressure and heart rate may occur, the doctor should regularly check these during treatment. Call the doctor right away if you or your child have any signs of heart problems such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting while taking DYANAVEL XR.
- if you or your child have mental problems, or a family history of suicide, bipolar illness, or depression. This is important because new or worsening behavior and thought problems or bipolar illness may occur. New symptoms such as seeing or hearing things that are not real, believing things that are not true, being suspicious, or having new manic symptoms may occur. Call the doctor right away if there are any new or worsening mental symptoms during treatment.
- if you or your child have circulation problems in fingers and toes (called peripheral vasculopathy, including Raynaud's phenomenon). Fingers or toes may feel numb, cool, painful, sensitive to temperature, and/or change color from pale, to blue, to red. Call the doctor right away if any signs of unexplained wounds appear on fingers or toes while taking DYANAVEL XR.
- if your child is having slowing of growth (height and weight); Your child should have his or her height and weight checked often while taking DYANAVEL XR.
- if you or your child have symptoms of serotonin syndrome - agitation, hallucinations, coma, or other changes in mental status; fast heartbeat; sweating or fever; nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; high or low blood pressure; problems controlling movements or muscle twitching; muscle stiffness or tightness. Serotonin syndrome may occur when DYANAVEL XR is taken with certain other medicines and may be life-threatening. Stop DYANAVEL XR and call your doctor or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.
- if you or your child are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if DYANAVEL XR will harm your unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you or your child become pregnant during treatment with DYANAVEL XR.
- if you or your child is breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. DYANAVEL XR passes into breast milk. You or your child should not breastfeed while you are taking DYANAVEL XR.
Common side effects of amphetamine products include:
Talk to your doctor if you or your child have any side effects that bother you or do not go away.
Avoid drinking alcohol while taking DYANAVEL XR.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning about Abuse and Dependence, and Medication Guide.
References
- Cutler AJ, Childress AC, Pardo A, et al. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of amphetamine extended-release tablets in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2022; 83(00):22m14438. doi:10.4088/JCP.22m14438
- Pardo A, Kando JC, King TR, Rafla E, Herman BK. Single-dose pharmacokinetics of amphetamine extended-release tablets compared with amphetamine extended-release oral suspension. CNS Spectr. 2020;25(6):774-781. doi:10.1017/S1092852919001676
DYANAVEL® and LiquiXR® are registered trademarks of Tris Pharma, Inc. ©2022 Tris Pharma, Inc. All rights reserved.
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HERZLIYA, Israel, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: PLTK) ("Playtika"), a mobile gaming entertainment and technology market leader with a portfolio of multiple game titles, today announced that it has commenced a tender offer for the purchase of up to 51,813,472 shares of Playtika's issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share (each, a "Share," and collectively, "Shares") or such lesser number of Shares as are properly tendered and not properly withdrawn, at a price of $11.58 per Share, to be paid to the seller in cash less any applicable withholding taxes, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions described in the offer to purchase, the related letter of transmittal and other related materials, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
The closing price of the Shares on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 26, 2022, the last full trading day before the start of the tender offer, was $10.92 per Share. The tender offer is scheduled to expire one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City Time, September 26, 2022, unless the offer is extended or terminated.
The tender offer is not conditioned on a minimum number of Shares being tendered. The tender offer is subject to certain terms and conditions, including that it may be amended or terminated by Playtika under certain circumstances, which are described in detail in the offer to purchase. Specific instructions and a complete explanation of the terms and conditions of the tender offer are contained in the offer to purchase, the related letter of transmittal and other related materials, which will be mailed to stockholders of record promptly.
Following an extensive review of strategic alternatives by the Special Committee comprised solely of disinterested and independent directors (the "Special Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Playtika, the Special Committee and the Board, based on the facts and circumstances described in the offer to purchase for the tender offer, believe, after reviewing, with management and their respective advisors, Playtika's operations, financial condition, capital needs, strategy, and expectations for the future, and in light of the information provided by Playtika's controlling shareholder group, Playtika Holding UK II Limited, Alpha Frontier Limited, Shanghai Cibi Business Information Consultancy Co., Ltd., Shanghai Jukun Network Technology Co., Ltd., Giant Network Group Co., Ltd., Giant Investment Co., Ltd., Yuzhu Shi, Hazlet Global Limited, Equal Sino Limited and Jing Shi (collectively, the "Giant/Alpha Group"), regarding the Giant/Alpha Group's debt obligations and requirements of their lenders, that the tender offer is in the best interests of Playtika and its stockholders (including all the stockholders other than the Giant/Alpha Group), including to avoid a potentially negative impact on Playtika and unaffiliated stockholders of the potential exercise of creditors' remedies by the Giant/Alpha Group's lenders or the Giant/Alpha Group having to liquidate a substantial portion of its position.
The Giant/Alpha Group has entered into that certain Tender Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2022 (the "Tender Agreement") with Playtika, which requires, among other things, that the Giant/Alpha Group tender at least 211,711,155 Shares in the Offer and not withdraw such Shares except as permitted under the terms of the Tender Agreement, including the right to withdraw such number of Shares as may be necessary (1) to result in tendering such Shares as will result in $323 million in gross proceeds payable to the Giant/Alpha Group, and (2) to maintain an ownership of 51.7% on a fully diluted basis after the Offer.
None of Playtika, the members of its Board (or any committee thereof), the information agent, the depositary or any of Playtika's other representatives or advisors for the tender offer or any representatives or advisors of any of the foregoing for the tender offer makes any recommendation as to whether or not any stockholder should participate in the tender offer.
D.F. King & Co., Inc. is serving as the information agent for the tender offer and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC is serving as the depositary. For all questions relating to the tender offer, please contact the information agent, D.F. King & Co., Inc. at playtika@dfking.com or call toll-free at (877) 871-1741.
About Playtika
Playtika is a mobile gaming entertainment and technology market leader with a portfolio of multiple game titles. Founded in 2010, Playtika was among the first to offer free-to-play social games on social networks and, shortly after, on mobile platforms. Headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, and guided by a mission to entertain the world through infinite ways to play, Playtika has employees across offices worldwide.
Additional Information Regarding the Tender Offer
This press release is for informational purposes only. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell Shares or any other securities of Playtika, and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell Shares.
Today, Playtika will be filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and related materials. The tender offer will only be made pursuant to the offer to purchase, the related letter of transmittal and other related materials filed as part of the issuer tender offer statement on Schedule TO, in each case as may be amended or supplemented from time to time. Stockholders should read carefully the offer to purchase, the related letter of transmittal and other related materials because they contain important information, including the various terms of, and conditions to, the tender offer.
Stockholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the tender offer statement on Schedule TO, the offer to purchase, the related letter of transmittal and related materials at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, free copies of these documents may be obtained by contacting D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information agent for the tender offer, toll-free at (877) 871-1741.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the completion, timing and size of the tender offer. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Further, statements that include words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "present," "preserve," "project," "pursue," "will," or "would," or the negative of these words or other words or expressions of similar meaning may identify forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in the forward-looking statements include without limitation:
- Playtika's ability to commence and complete the tender offer, including Playtika's ability to satisfy the conditions to the tender offer and the number of Shares Playtika is able to purchase pursuant to the tender offer;
- Playtika's ability to achieve the benefits contemplated by the tender offer;
- Any adverse impact that the tender offer may have on Playtika and the trading market for Playtika's common stock;
- Playtika's reliance on third-party platforms, such as the iOS App Store, Facebook, and Google Play Store, to distribute Playtika's games and collect revenues, and the risk that such platforms may adversely change their policies;
- Playtika's reliance on a limited number of games to generate the majority of its revenue;
- Playtika's reliance on a small percentage of total users to generate a majority of its revenue;
- Playtika's free-to-play business model, and the value of virtual items sold in Playtika's games, is highly dependent on how Playtika manages the game revenues and pricing models;
- Playtika's inability to complete acquisitions and integrate any acquired businesses successfully could limit its growth or disrupt its plans and operations;
- Playtika may be unable to successfully develop new games;
- Playtika's ability to compete in a highly competitive industry with low barriers to entry;
- Playtika has significant indebtedness and is subject to the obligations and restrictive covenants under its debt instruments;
- the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Playtika's business and the economy as a whole;
- the impact of an economic recession or periods of increased inflation, and any reductions to household spending on the types of discretionary entertainment that Playtika offers;
- Playtika's controlled company status;
- changes in the financial situation or liquidity requirements of, or regulatory rules or requirements applicable to, Playtika's controlling stockholder group;
- the number of Shares that the Giant/Alpha Group will tender;
- legal or regulatory restrictions or proceedings could adversely impact Playtika's business and limit the growth of Playtika's operations;
- risks related to Playtika's international operations and ownership, including Playtika's significant operations in Israel, Ukraine and Belarus and the fact that Playtika's controlling stockholder group includes a Chinese-owned company;
- Playtika's reliance on key personnel;
- security breaches or other disruptions could compromise Playtika's information or its players' information and expose Playtika to liability; and
- Playtika's inability to protect its intellectual property and proprietary information could adversely impact Playtika's business.
Additional factors that may cause future events and actual results, financial or otherwise, to differ, potentially materially, from those discussed in or implied by the forward-looking statements include the risks and uncertainties discussed in Playtika's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although Playtika believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Playtika cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Except as required by law, Playtika undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in Playtika's expectations.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) will participate in the 2022 Morgan Stanley US Financials, Payments, & CRE Conference on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Zach Wasserman, chief financial officer, and Scott Kleinman, co-president of commercial banking, are scheduled to present via webcast to analysts and investors at 1:45 PM (Eastern Time). They will discuss business, financial performance, and strategic initiatives. The presentation will include forward-looking statements.
Webcast Information
Interested investors may access the live audio presentation in the investor relations section of Huntington's website (www.huntington-ir.com). A replay of the webcast will be archived on the website.
About Huntington
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) is a $177 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1866, The Huntington National Bank and its affiliates provide consumers, small and middle‐market businesses, corporations, municipalities, and other organizations with a comprehensive suite of banking, payments, wealth management, and risk management products and services. Huntington operates more than 1,000 branches in 11 states, with certain businesses operating in extended geographies. Visit Huntington.com for more information.
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- Evrysdi is the first and only at-home administered treatment for patients living with SMA -
- Evrysdi has proven efficacy in babies, children and adults with more than 5,000 patients treated to date -
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label extension for Evrysdi® (risdiplam) to include infants under 2 months old with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
"The label extension for Evrysdi to include pre-symptomatic infants is the critical next step for intervening as early as possible in treating babies with SMA," said Stuart W. Peltz, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, PTC Therapeutics. "Evrysdi treatment allowed almost all of the babies to achieve developmental milestones in a similar timeframe as infants who don't have SMA. We are proud that such a transformative treatment for SMA will be available to these infants."
The approval is based on interim efficacy and safety data from the RAINBOWFISH study in newborns, which showed that pre-symptomatic babies treated with Evrysdi achieved key milestones, such as sitting and standing, with half walking after 12 months of treatment. All infants were alive at 12 months without permanent ventilation.
Evrysdi is designed to treat SMA by increasing and sustaining the production of the SMN protein, which is found throughout the body and is critical for maintaining healthy motor neurons and movement. Evrysdi was based on PTC's splicing platform. Evrysdi is marketed by Roche and in the United States by Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. Roche leads the clinical development of Evrysdi as part of a collaboration with the SMA Foundation and PTC Therapeutics.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe, progressive neuromuscular disease that can be fatal. It affects approximately 1 in 10,000 babies and when untreated is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality. SMA is caused by a mutation of the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene, which leads to a deficiency of SMN protein. This protein is found throughout the body and is essential to the function of nerves that control muscles and movement. Without it, nerve cells cannot function correctly, leading to progressive muscle weakness over time. Depending on the type of SMA, an individual's physical strength and their ability to walk, eat or breathe can be significantly diminished or lost.
Evrysdi is a survival motor neuron 2 (SMN2)-directed RNA splicing modifier designed to treat SMA caused by mutations in chromosome 5q that lead to SMN protein deficiency. Evrysdi is designed to distribute evenly to all parts of the body, including the central nervous system (CNS), and it is administered daily at home in liquid form by mouth or feeding tube.
Evrysdi is designed to treat SMA by increasing and sustaining the production of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein in the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral tissues. SMN protein is found throughout the body and is critical for maintaining healthy motor neurons and movement.
Evrysdi was granted PRIME designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2018 and Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA in 2017. In 2021, Evrysdi was awarded Drug Discovery of the Year by the British Pharmacological Society, as well as the Society for Medicines Research Award for Drug Discovery. Evrysdi is currently approved in 81 countries and the dossier is under review in a further 27 countries. Evrysdi is marketed in the United States by Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, and marketed in rest of world by Roche.
FIREFISH (NCT02913482) is an open-label, two-part pivotal clinical trial in infants with Type 1 SMA. Part 1 was a dose-escalation study in 21 infants with the primary objective of assessing the safety profile of Evrysdi in infants and determining the dose for Part 2. Part 2 is a pivotal, single-arm study of Evrysdi in 41 infants with Type 1 SMA treated for two years followed by an open-label extension. The primary objective of Part 2 was to assess efficacy as measured by the proportion of infants sitting without support after 12 months of treatment, as assessed in the Gross Motor Scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development - Third Edition (BSID-III) (defined as sitting without support for five seconds). The study met its primary endpoint.
SUNFISH (NCT02908685) is a two-part, double-blind, placebo controlled pivotal study in people aged 2 to 25 years with Types 2 or 3 SMA. Part 1 (n=51) determined the dose for the confirmatory Part 2. Part 2 (n=180) evaluated motor function using the Motor Function Measure 32 (MFM-32) scale at 12 months. MFM-32 is a validated scale used to evaluate fine and gross motor function in people with neurological disorders, including SMA. The study met its primary endpoint.
Clinical Trial Safety Data
The safety profile of Evrysdi was established across FIREFISH and SUNFISH pivotal trials. The most common adverse reactions in later-onset SMA (incidence of at least 10 percent of patients treated with Evrysdi and more frequently than control) were fever, diarrhea, and rash. The most common adverse reactions in infantile-onset SMA were similar to those observed in later-onset SMA patients. Additionally, the most common adverse reactions (incidence of at least 10 percent) were upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, constipation, and vomiting.
In addition to FIREFISH and SUNFISH, Evrysdi is being evaluated in a broad range of people with SMA in the following studies:
JEWELFISH (NCT03032172) is an open-label exploratory trial designed to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in people with SMA aged 6 months to 60 years who received other investigational or approved SMA therapies for at least 90 days prior to receiving Evrysdi. The study has completed recruitment (n=174).
RAINBOWFISH (NCT03779334) is an open-label, single-arm, multi-center study, investigating the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of Evrysdi in babies (~n=25) from birth to 6 weeks old (at first dose), with genetically diagnosed SMA, who are not yet presenting symptoms. The study is fully enrolled.
PTC is a science-driven, global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of clinically differentiated medicines that provide benefits to patients with rare disorders. PTC's ability to innovate to identify new therapies and to globally commercialize products is the foundation that drives investment in a robust and diversified pipeline of transformative medicines. PTC's mission is to provide access to best-in-class treatments for patients who have little to no treatment options. PTC's strategy is to leverage its strong scientific and clinical expertise and global commercial infrastructure to bring therapies to patients. PTC believes this allows it to maximize value for all its stakeholders. To learn more about PTC, please visit us at www.ptcbio.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this release, other than statements of historic fact, are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding: advancement of PTC's joint collaboration program in SMA, including the commercialization of any products therein or royalty or milestone payments; the future expectations, plans and prospects for PTC, including with respect to the expected timing of clinical trials and studies, availability of data, regulatory submissions and responses, licensing or commercialization of its products and products candidates and other matters; PTC's strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs; and the objectives of management. Other forward-looking statements may be identified by the words, "guidance", "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "target," "potential," "will," "would," "could," "should," "continue," and similar expressions.
PTC's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements it makes as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties, including those related to: the outcome of pricing, coverage and reimbursement negotiations with third party payors for PTC's products or product candidates that PTC commercializes or may commercialize in the future; expectations with respect to the commercialization of Evrysdi under our SMA collaboration; significant business effects, including the effects of industry, market, economic, political or regulatory conditions; changes in tax and other laws, regulations, rates and policies; the eligible patient base and commercial potential of PTC's products and product candidates; PTC's scientific approach and general development progress; and the factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of PTC's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as any updates to these risk factors filed from time to time in PTC's other filings with the SEC. You are urged to carefully consider all such factors.
As with any pharmaceutical under development, there are significant risks in the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of new products. There are no guarantees that any product will receive or maintain regulatory approval in any territory, or prove to be commercially successful, including Evrysdi.
The forward-looking statements contained herein represent PTC's views only as of the date of this press release and PTC does not undertake or plan to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in plans, prospects, assumptions, estimates or projections, or other circumstances occurring after the date of this press release except as required by law.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban called out Texas A&M on Wednesday night for “buying” players in its top-ranked recruiting class with name, image and likeness deals, saying Crimson Tide football players earned more than $3 million last year “the right way.”
“I know the consequence is going to be difficult for the people who are spending tons of money to get players,” Saban said while speaking at an event in Birmingham, Alabama, to promote the World Games being held there in July.
“You read about it, you know who they are. We were second in recruiting last year. A&M was first. A&M bought every player on their team. Made a deal for name, image and likeness. We didn’t buy one player. But I don’t know if we’re going to be able to sustain that in the future, because more and more people are doing it. It’s tough.”
Saban’s comments were first reported by AL.com and echoed some of the points he made in March during an interview with The Associated Press.
The NCAA lifted most of its rules barring athletes from earning money from sponsorship and endorsement deals last July, but there are concerns among many in college sports that NIL deals are being used to as recruiting inducements and de facto pay-for-play.
Last week, the NCAA issued guidance to Division I members to clarify its rules against boosters being involved in recruiting.
On Wednesday night, the 70-year-old Saban, who has won six national championships, was more targeted in his critique of the current state of college football.
“We have a rule right now that said you cannot use name, image and likeness to entice a player to come to your school. Hell, read about it in the paper,” Saban said. “Jackson State paid a guy a million dollars last year that was a really good Division I player to come to school. It was in the paper and they bragged about it. Nobody did anything about it.”
Jackson State and coach Deion Sanders landed one of the most highly rated recruits in the country in cornerback Travis Hunter, who had been committed to Florida State until a signing day flip in December.
Sanders has denied Jackson State made any impermissible offers to Hunter to get him to sign with the historically black college that competes in the second tier of Division I football.
“You best believe I will address that LIE Coach SABAN told tomorrow,” Sanders tweeted. “We as a PEOPLE don’t have to pay our PEOPLE to play with our PEOPLE,” Sanders tweeted.
Saban also referenced Miami donor John Ruiz, a billionaire who has funded NIL deals for numerous Hurricanes athletes.
“Those guys from Miami that are going to play basketball there for $400,000, that’s in the newspaper,” Saban said. “The guy tells you how he’s doing it.”
But the Texas A&M comments were closest to home. The Aggies are a Southeastern Conference rival in the West Division and coached by former Saban assistant Jimbo Fisher.
The Aggies beat Alabama last season, but finished 8-4 while the Tide went on to win the SEC and play Georgia for the national championship.
In February, Fisher went off on competitors who were pushing rumors that Texas A&M had spent $30 million on NIL deals to land its star-studded recruiting class.
“Clown acts,” Fisher said. “Multiple coaches in our league.”
Saban said he supports players being able to cash in on their fame and cited Alabama’s success.
“I told our players when this whole thing started to get agents, get representation, so you create opportunities for yourself,” he said. “Our players last year created $3 million worth of opportunities for themselves in doing it the right way. I have no problem with that and nobody had a problem on our team with that because the guys that got the money earned it. There were only 25 guys on our team that had opportunity to earn money.”
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TORONTO, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold" or the "Company") (TSX: NGD) (NYSE American: NGD) announces completion of the previously announced redemption of its outstanding $100 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "2025 Notes"). The redemption of the 2025 Notes was funded with cash on hand. Following the completion of the redemption, the Company has approximately $326 million of cash1 and a strong liquidity position of approximately $702 million2.
Endnotes
- Based on cash and equivalents as at March 31, 2022 of $432 million less redemption principal, redemption premium, and accrued interest.
- Approximately $24 million of the Company's $400 million credit facility is currently used for Letters of Credit related to mine closure costs.
About New Gold
New Gold is a Canadian-focused intermediate mining company with a portfolio of two core producing assets in Canada, the Rainy River gold mine and the New Afton copper-gold mine. The Company also holds a 5% equity stake in Artemis Gold Inc., and other Canadian-focused investments. New Gold's vision is to build a leading diversified intermediate gold company based in Canada that is committed to the environment and social responsibility. For further information on the Company, visit www.newgold.com.
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Appeals court allows Georgia abortion law to take effect
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling and said Georgia’s restrictive 2019 abortion law could take effect immediately Wednesday. The decision was expected after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that there is no constitutional right to an abortion.
The law, which had been barred from taking effect, bans most abortions once a “detectable human heartbeat” is present. Cardiac activity can be detected by ultrasound in cells within an embryo that will eventually become the heart as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many pregnancies are detected.
The Georgia law includes exceptions for rape and incest, as long as a police report is filed. It also allows for later abortions when the mother’s life is at risk or a serious medical condition renders a fetus unviable.
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Mississippi case that overturned Roe v. Wade allows the law to take effect. Circuit Court Chief Judge William Pryor wrote that the ruling in that case “makes clear no right to abortion exists under the Constitution, so Georgia may prohibit them.”
The appeals court also rejected arguments that a provision of the law that changes the definition of “natural person” is unconstitutionally vague. The “personhood” provision gives a fetus the same legal rights as people have after birth.
Normally, the ruling wouldn’t take effect for weeks. But the court issued a second order Wednesday allowing the law to take effect immediately.
The National Abortion Federation listed 10 clinics that were providing surgical abortions in Georgia before the ruling. At least one clinic in Savannah had already closed following the Supreme Court ruling.
Andrea Young, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, which sued to challenge the law on behalf of Georgia abortion providers and an advocacy group, said the organization “will continue to fight for abortion rights for the women of Georgia with all of the tools at our disposal.”
The ruling promises to intensify partisan fault lines in Georgia’s high-profile midterm elections for governor and U.S. Senate.
Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, signed the Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, or LIFE Act, in 2019. He has avoided saying whether he favors further restrictions, although he at one time staked out an absolutist position that wouldn’t have provided exceptions for rape or incest.
As he looks toward the general election in November against Democrat Stacey Abrams, Kemp has emphasized what his staffers characterize as a broader “life” agenda, noting his support for extending the Medicaid health insurance program to cover poor mothers for a full year after birth. Kemp staffers also question the feasibility of passing a more restrictive law, noting the current law passed by only one vote.
“Since taking office in 2019, our family has committed to serving Georgia in a way that cherishes and values each and every human being, and today’s decision by the 11th Circuit affirms our promise to protect life at all stages,” Kemp said Wednesday.
Abrams said “women are now second-class citizens” and promised to fight to repeal the law if elected. With a legislature even she acknowledges is likely to remain in Republican hands, that could be difficult.
“Today, Kemp achieved his goal: to endanger women, strip away our right to choose, and deny our ability to determine what is best for our bodies,” Abrams said. “In a state where pregnancy is too often fatal, he is proud of denying women the right to make medical decisions for themselves.”
In the Senate contest, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker have for weeks highlighted their differences on abortion.
Campaigning Wednesday ahead of the 11th Circuit ruling, Walker said it’s “a problem” that there’s no national ban, and he’s said previously that “there’s no exception in my mind” that should allow women to terminate pregnancies resulting from rape or incest or those that threaten a woman’s life or health. Still, Walker stopped short of saying he’d vote for a ban in a Republican-controlled Congress.
Warnock, who calls himself a “pro-choice pastor,” said on Twitter that the 11th Circuit decision “allows (Georgia) politicians to take away women’s ability to make their own health care decisions. I will never stop fighting to restore the rights of women to determine and access their own care.”
Throughout the 16-page opinion, Pryor used the term “abortionist” to refer to those who challenged the law. His predecessor as 11th Circuit chief judge, now-Senior Judge Ed Carnes, noted in a 2018 opinion in an Alabama abortion case that some find the term pejorative. He also noted some consider the terms “physicians” and “doctors” inappropriate for people who perform abortions. As a result, he chose to “take a middle course and use the term ‘practitioner,’ except where one of the other terms appears in a quotation,” he wrote.
The term appeared three times in Alito’s majority opinion overturning Roe.
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Associated Press writers Bill Barrow in Athens, Georgia, and Mark Sherman in Washington contributed reporting.
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The Sweepstakes, In Partnership With Avocados From Peru, Kicks Off July 1 And Is Available To Residents Throughout Lidl's 9 East Coast States
ARLINGTON, Va., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lidl US, ranked a top 5 U.S. grocer in back-to-back editions of USA Today 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards, is partnering with Avocados from Peru to give away a Tesla to one lucky winner. The sweepstakes kicks off on July 1 and is open to legal residents of the 9 states where Lidl operates stores: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and New York, as well as Washington, D.C. The Tesla will be presented to one winner at the end of the campaign, which concludes on August 31.
Lidl will bring the avocado-wrapped Tesla to select store locations, including the grand opening of its first store in Baltimore, Maryland at Northwood Commons on July 12 and 13.
"Lidl is excited to partner with Avocados from Peru on this once-in-a-lifetime sweepstakes," said Stephanie Stanton, Lidl US Director of Marketing. "We look forward to seeing who gets to take this unique treasure home at the end of the summer!"
"It's a true honor for us to partner with Lidl on this first of its kind EV sweepstakes giveaway," said Xavier Equihua, President & CEO of the Washington, D.C. based Peruvian Avocado Commission. "The theme of this sweepstakes is to encourage healthy and sustainable living as consuming avocados provide benefits to the body and the environment – just as EV's help to reduce pollution and carbon emissions."
For more information on the sweepstakes and how you can enter to win, visit lidlavotesla.com.
About Lidl
Lidl operates around 11,550 stores and is active in 32 countries, employing more than 341,000 employees globally. Lidl offers customers the highest quality fresh produce, meat, bakery items and a wide array of household products at unbelievably low prices. Lidl first established its U.S. headquarters in Arlington County, Virginia, in June 2015, and today sells its award-winning products in more than 150 stores across nine east coast states. For more information, visit www.Lidl.com.
Lidl US media@lidl.us
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday.
Vaccinations for babies, toddlers and preschoolers opened in the U.S. in June after months of delay. Only about 6% of youngsters ages 6 months through 4 years had gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-August, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Health authorities authorized tot-sized vaccine doses made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech based on a study showing they were safe and produced high levels of virus-fighting antibodies. But there was only preliminary data on how that translated into effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19.
The new update analyzed COVID-19 diagnoses between March and June in Pfizer’s ongoing study of the three-dose vaccine. There were 21 COVID-19 cases among the 351 tots who got dummy shots — compared to just 13 among the 794 youngsters given three vaccine doses.
The child cases primarily were caused by the BA.2 omicron version that was circulating at the time. Today, another omicron relative, BA.5, is causing most COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and much of the world.
In older children and adults, the COVID-19 vaccines have been used long enough to prove that they remain strongly protective against severe disease and death even as the coronavirus mutates — while early protection against infection wanes. Still, scientists track that initial effectiveness rate as extra evidence of vaccine performance — and to look for signs of how they initially hold up against new mutants.
Pfizer this week asked U.S. regulators to authorize modified vaccine doses that better match the newest omicron variants for people 12 and older as boosters this fall. The company said it also is developing updated shots for kids under 12.
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the technology and healthcare industries, announced today that Travis Cameron will join the Firm as an Operating Partner in its Technology Group. Mr. Cameron is an accomplished executive with extensive experience optimizing digital marketing channels and lead generation in the technology space. Mr. Cameron will work with the WCAS technology portfolio focusing on digital marketing optimization, media effectiveness and partnerships.
Mr. Cameron has spent the last 13 years as a senior marketing executive, most recently as the Strategic Partnerships Lead at Tealium, a leading marketing technology company. At Tealium he was responsible for developing the strategic partnership strategy for the Americas including integration with Google, Meta, and Amazon; marketing programs; revenue generation; services expansion and retention support. Prior to joining Tealium, he was at GALE Partners, one of the first global business agencies. He previously served as an Account Lead at Dentsu, working across their media companies as part of the Isobar brand, and started his career as the Digital Strategy Lead.
Mr. Donovan, Head of Technology and General Partner at WCAS, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Travis to the WCAS Team. His expertise will help guide our portfolio companies to develop and grow their digital partnership strategies in today's ever-changing digital marketing landscape."
Mr. Cameron said, "I am extremely excited to work with the WCAS technology team and their portfolio companies. I've had the opportunity to work with the largest media and marketing companies throughout my career and look forward to bringing these insights and optimization strategies to WCAS's portfolio companies. Marketing is increasingly focused on data and privacy, powered by deepening partnerships not only with the consumer, but with other businesses that service their vertical."
About Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
WCAS is a leading U.S. private equity firm focused on two target industries: technology and healthcare. Since its founding in 1979, the firm's strategy has been to partner with outstanding management teams and build value for its investors through a combination of operational improvements, growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions. The firm has raised and managed funds totaling over $30 billion of committed capital. For more information, please visit www.wcas.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to former White House counsel Pat Cipollone, whose reported resistance to Donald Trump’s schemes to overturn his 2020 election defeat has made him a long-sought and potentially revelatory witness.
Cipollone is said to have stridently and repeatedly warned the former president and his allies against their efforts to challenge the election, at one point threatening to resign as Trump eyed a dramatic reshuffling atop the Justice Department. One witness said Cipollone referred to a proposed letter making false claims about voter fraud as a “murder-suicide pact.” Another witness said Cipollone had warned her that Trump was at risk of committing “every crime imaginable.”
It’s the first action from the committee since Tuesday’s dramatic testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, whose gripping account of what she saw and heard as an aide in the White House raised new questions about whether Trump or some of his allies could face criminal liability. As Trump’s top White House lawyer, Cipollone was present for key meetings in the turbulent weeks after the election when Trump and associates — including GOP lawmakers and lawyer Rudy Giuliani — debated and plotted ways to challenge the election.
The subpoena sets the stage for a possibly protracted legal fight between a Congress determined to assert its authority and a former executive branch employee privy to intimate and sensitive Oval Office deliberations. As White House counsel, effectively the administration’s chief lawyer, Cipollone could try to argue that his conversations with the president are privileged and that he is therefore exempt from testifying, though such claims would likely need to be resolved in the courts.
The committee pressed ahead anyway, saying Cipollone could have information about several efforts by Trump allies to subvert the Electoral College, from organizing so-called alternate electors in states Biden won to trying to appoint a loyalist as attorney general who championed false theories of voter fraud. While Cipollone has sat for an informal interview in April, the committee said it required his cooperation on the record after it obtained evidence about which he was “uniquely positioned to testify.”
Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the committee’s Democratic chairman, and Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the panel’s Republican vice chairwoman, suggested that Cipollone had resisted transcribed testimony because of concerns about executive privilege. In a statement announcing the subpoena, they said that “any concerns Mr. Cipollone has about the institutional prerogatives of the office he previously held are clearly outweighed by the need for his testimony.”
“We are left with no choice but to issue you this subpoena,” Thompson wrote in a letter to Cipollone.
While Cipollone’s words and warnings have been prominent throughout the public hearings this month, Hutchinson shared more about his actions, revealing that he was trying frantically in the days before Jan. 6 to prevent Trump from going to the Capitol as the election results were certified.
On Jan. 3, Cipollone warned that there were “serious legal concerns” if Trump accompanied the protesters to the Capitol, saying, “We need to make sure that this doesn’t happen.” By the morning of Jan. 6, Cipollone was urging Hutchinson, then an aide to chief of staff Mark Meadows, to “keep in touch” about any possible movements by the president and “please make sure we don’t go up to the Capitol, Cassidy.”
If Trump did go to the Capitol, Hutchinson recalled Cipollone saying, “we’re going to get charged with every crime imaginable.” He had previously identified obstruction of justice or defrauding the electoral count as among the possibilities, she said.
Back at the White House as the violent insurrection unfolded that afternoon, Hutchinson again placed Cipollone at the center of events, recounting how he at one point came “barreling down the hallway” for an urgent conversation with Meadows.
“And I remember Pat saying to him something to the effect of, the rioters have gotten to the Capitol, Mark. We need to go down and see the president now. And Mark looked up at him and said, he doesn’t want to do anything, Pat.”
Hutchinson said she also heard Meadows tell Cipollone that Trump was sympathetic to rioters wanting to hang then-Vice President Mike Pence over his refusal to try and stop the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory.
“You heard it, Pat,” Meadows told Cipollone, in her recollection. “He thinks Mike deserves it. He doesn’t think they’re doing anything wrong.”
The Jan. 6 committee said it issued the subpoena in order to have Cipollone’s testify on the record, something they said “other former White House counsels have done in other congressional investigations.” An on-the-record interview would be transcribed, while informal interviews generally are not.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, the other Republican on the committee, said last week that Cipollone told the committee he tried to intervene when he heard Trump was being advised by Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who wanted to push false claims of voter fraud. Federal agents recently seized Clark’s cell phone and conducted a search of his Virginia home.
Clark had drafted a letter for key swing states that was never sent but would have falsely claimed the department had discovered troubling irregularities in the election. Cipollone was quoted by one witness as having told Trump in an Oval Office meeting that the letter was a “murder-suicide pact.” | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/jan-6-committee-subpoenas-pat-cipollone-former-wh-counsel/ | 2022-06-30T17:39:12Z |
LOS ANGELES , June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LaTerra Development, a Los Angeles-based developer, has established a self-storage development platform and formed a joint venture with a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management to deploy up to $300 million in self-storage developments initially concentrated in Los Angeles and other Southern California markets.
"Self-storage is complementary to our core apartment development business," said Chris Tourtellotte, Managing Director for LaTerra Development, one of the largest multifamily developers in the Los Angeles Metro Area with approximately 3,000 apartments currently in the pipeline.
"Self-storage is part of the neighborhood ecosystem and supports housing density and small businesses, a primary goal for LaTerra," Tourtellotte adds.
LaTerra plans to develop ground-up self-storage facilities. The company is underway with its first three projects: 55,000 square feet in Mar Vista, CA; 63,000 square feet in Van Nuys, CA; and 77,000 square feet in the North Hollywood/Burbank, CA area. The firm is actively seeking other sites, according to Tourtellotte.
"We are delighted to be involved in this platform with one of the leading developers in Southern California with deep market expertise and off market deal sourcing capabilities," said Eric Wurtzebach, Senior Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, The Americas, Macquarie Asset Management. "We believe this represents a stable, long-term investment opportunity with a high-quality partner, with the potential to deploy further capital beyond our initial commitment."
LaTerra hired John Wilson as a Vice President of Asset Management as its first dedicated storage professional. Wilson was previously at Storage West for 12 years and Public Storage for 13 years. LaTerra will continue to build a market-leading self storage team.
"Self-storage continues to demonstrate its resiliency across the cycle," notes Tourtellotte. "The pandemic accelerated demand as people relocated and cleared rooms to make way for home offices while small businesses stored inventory, excess furnishings and other items. Los Angeles has the lowest existing supply of self-storage per capita of almost any city in the United States. We think it's an ideal time to launch this new platform."
LaTerra is a market leading, fully integrated real estate investment and development company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA
LaTerra and its general contractor affiliate, LT Building Corp., are developing and constructing mixed use projects, with more than 3,000 multifamily units and over 1,000,000 square feet of premium commercial space. The estimated value of LaTerra's current projects at completion exceeds $3 billion.
LaTerra favors designs incorporating green building practices and sustainable materials by continuously seeking and implementing the latest in available technologies - cleaner and more efficient buildings, better sound attenuation, smart homes and services.
LaTerra's mission is to create innovative designs infusing new energy and capital into neighborhood communities while remaining consistent with local values. This mission is engrained in and reflected by the company's daily operating culture. By prioritizing the enrichment of people and relationships, LaTerra produces winning results for its residents, tenants, employees and investors.
Macquarie Asset Management is a global asset manager that aims to deliver positive impact for everyone. Trusted by institutions, pension funds, governments, and individuals to manage more than $US545.7 billion in assets globally, we provide access to specialist investment expertise across a range of capabilities including infrastructure & renewables, real estate, agriculture & natural assets, asset finance, private credit, equities, fixed income and multi asset solutions.
Macquarie Asset Management's Real Estate division is a global real estate investment business with an extensive network and capability across real estate investment management, asset management and direct investment. With approximately $US12.4 billion of assets under management, its team of over 157 real estate specialists located around the world, provide access to opportunities across the real estate spectrum – from strategies to access emerging sectors through growing specialist real estate platforms and asset creation, to the disciplined investment and management of core and core plus real estate.
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Conrad brings world-class insight and understanding to MSU
NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ipsos, one of the world's leading research organizations, is pleased to announce that James Conrad has joined its Market Strategy and Understanding (MSU) team as an Executive Vice President. Conrad, an accomplished researcher and top-performing executive, will leverage resources from across the company to meet clients' demand for actionable insights and solutions.
"Ipsos' capabilities are second to none. There are so many different ways we can help clients understand markets, societies, and consumers," said Conrad. "But what drew me here is the people—not just their accomplishments, but the way they think."
Over the course of his nearly three-decade career in market research, Conrad has guided boutique firms, startups, and large organizations around the world, earning an industry-wide reputation as a keen strategist and an inspired leader.
"From motivating teams to furthering growth, James has an impressive track record. His expertise is a perfect fit for our team and our clients," said Whitney Krause, President, Ipsos.
Conrad began his career at Millward Brown, one of Canada's largest market research companies, where he rose from a junior position to a four-year tenure as president. Through the 2010s, he played a pivotal role at a series firms as they refocused their efforts and revamped their toolkits.
As a Managing Director for GfK, he executed a path toward growth in North America. Later, in a series of C-suite leadership roles at the Kantar Group, he drove the firm's West Coast tech business to record highs, before steering its operations in Brazil through a recession. Conrad later accepted a position as Chief Client Officer for the tech startup Worthix. He most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer and partner with the consultancy agency Synqrinus, where he refined the tech-driven and client-focused approach to market research that he now brings to Ipsos.
Conrad joined Ipsos' MSU team on May 23.
Ipsos is one of the largest market research and polling companies globally, operating in 90 markets and employing over 18,000 people.
Our passionately curious research professionals, analysts and scientists have built unique multispecialist capabilities that provide true understanding and powerful insights into the actions, opinions and motivations of citizens, consumers, patients, customers or employees. Our 75 solutions are based on primary data from our surveys, social media monitoring, and qualitative or observational techniques.
Our tagline "Game Changers" sums up our ambition to help our 5,000 customers move confidently through a rapidly changing world.
Founded in France in 1975, Ipsos has been listed on the Euronext Paris since July 1, 1999. The company is part of the SBF 120 and Mid-60 indices and is eligible for the Deferred Settlement Service (SRD).
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Pampa Energía announces first quarter 2022 results boosted by hydrocarbon exports and operating performance
Published: May. 12, 2022 at 5:37 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
BUENOS AIRES, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pampa Energía S.A. (NYSE: PAM; Buenos Aires Stock Exchange: PAMP), an independent company with active participation in Argentina's electricity and gas value chain, announces the results for the quarter ended on March 31, 2022.
Pampa's financial information adopts US$ as functional currency, and it is expressed in AR$ at transactional nominal exchange rate ('FX'). However, our affiliates Transener, TGS and Refinor report in local currency. Hence, their figures are adjusted by inflation as of March 31, 2022, except for previous periods already reported.
Main results from the quarter1
28% year-on-year increase in sales, recording US$412 million2 in the first quarter 2022 ('Q1 22'), explained by higher gas volumes and prices, petrochemical products prices and legacy energy sales, partially offset by the Power Purchase Agreement ('PPA') maturity at Loma De La Lata Thermal Power Plant ('CTLL')'s steam turbine ('ST').
Excellent operating performance, led by hydrocarbon exports and higher thermal generation, above national growth, despite seasonality.
11% year-on-year increase in the adjusted EBITDA3, recording US$226 million in Q1 22, explained by increases of US$23 million in oil and gas, US$6 million in power generation and US$5 million in holding and others, offset by a decrease of US$12 million in petrochemicals.
Pampa recorded a consolidated profit attributable to the Company's shareholders of US$99 million, US$66 million higher than the first quarter 2021 ('Q1 21'), mainly due to better operating margin in oil and gas, and lower losses from the holding of financial securities.
Consolidated net debt decreased to US$845 million.
Consolidated balance sheet
(As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, in millions)
Consolidated income statement
(For the quarters ended on March 31, 2022 and 2021, in millions)
For the full version of the Earnings Report, please visit Pampa's Investor Relations website: ri.pampaenergia.com/en.
Information about the videoconference
There will be a videoconference to discuss Pampa's Q1 22 results on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time/11:00 a.m. Buenos Aires Time. The hosts will be Gustavo Mariani, CEO, Nicolás Mindlin, CFO, and Lida Wang, investor relations and sustainability officer at Pampa.
For those interested in participating, please register at bit.ly/Pampa1Q22VC. The videoconference call will also be simultaneously webcasted at Pampa's website ri.pampaenergia.com/en.
For further information about Pampa:
1 The information is based on financial statements ('FS') prepared according to International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') in force in Argentina. Only continuing operations are considered.
2 It does not include sales from the affiliates Greenwind, OldelVal, Refinor, CTBSA, Transener and TGS, which at our ownership account for US$139 million. Under IFRS they are not consolidated in Pampa, thus shown as 'Results for participation in joint businesses and associates'.
3 Consolidated adjusted EBITDA represents the results before financial results, income tax, depreciations and amortizations, extraordinary and non-cash income and expense, equity income and other adjustments from the IFRS implementation, and includes affiliates' EBITDA at our ownership. For further information, see section 3 of the Earnings Release.
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Which copper kitchen sink is best?
A copper sink is a beautiful addition to your kitchen and adds a homey, rustic charm. Copper sinks are experiencing a revival popularized by modern farmhouse decor. This traditional sink material is not only stylish but also naturally antimicrobial.
Copper sinks often feature exposed fronts and deep basins, known as apron sinks, and come in drop-in styles. For a classic hammered look, the Sinkology Lange Farmhouse/Apron Kitchen Sink is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a copper kitchen sink
Apron vs. drop-in sinks
Copper sinks were first designed for farmhouses during the day when running water wasn’t accessible. This is why many farmhouse-style copper sinks feature deep basins that can hold a lot of water. They also have fronts that extend down over cabinets and are known as apron sinks.
If you’re not interested in an apron style, drop-in sinks work with countertops that have a sink cut-out and are easy to install. They offer a more contemporary look.
Copper gauge
Copper is a soft metal, which means it must be thick enough to be durable as a kitchen sink, especially as a high traffic spot for cookware and cutlery. A copper’s gauge is the measure of its thickness. The lower the gauge, the thicker the metal, and typically, the more expensive and durable the sink. You can find copper sinks between 12 to 20 gauge.
Copper purity
Not all sinks that are advertised as copper are pure copper. The best ones are 100% copper, though you can find a high-quality model at 99% purity. Sinks that aren’t all copper can contain sealants that interfere with the metal’s natural properties.
Size
Copper sinks can measure as little as 12 inches to as long as 60 inches. For many users, a 30-inch long sink is big enough for their kitchen. If you’re purchasing an apron-style sink, the aprons are typically 10 inches high, though you can find retrofitted ones at around 7 inches high. The depth of a sink is also a consideration. The average depth is 9 to 10 inches for copper sinks, which is a bit deeper than your average sink.
What to look for in a quality copper kitchen sink
Number of basins
You can find single and double-basin copper kitchen sinks. Sinks with one basin provide lots of space for your pots and pans. Some users prefer sinks with two basins to use one for soaking dishes and cookware and the other for washing and rinsing. A double-basin model is also nice for installing a garbage disposal in one basin and a regular drain in the other.
Basin split
If you’re opting for a double-basin model, the split isn’t necessarily straight down the middle. You can find a 60-to-40 split or a 70-to-30 one, which leaves one basin smaller than the other, which users find helpful for food prep or cleaning. If you’re a fan of symmetry, you can also find a 50-to-50 split.
Smooth vs. hammered
Copper sinks come in either a smooth or hammered finish. A smooth finish usually means the model has been mass-produced, and it provides a contemporary look. A hammered finish usually means the model has been hand-hammered. This finish gives your sink a down-home, rustic appearance and also hides dents and scratches better than smooth copper.
Scrollwork
Copper apron sinks can feature elaborate scrollwork or floral designs on their exposed front. These ornamental pieces come at a higher price tag but will be the focal point in any kitchen.
How much you can expect to spend on a copper kitchen sink
Copper kitchen sinks cost between $115-$1,500, though you can find luxury sinks priced up to $3,000.
Copper kitchen sink FAQ
What is a patina and will that affect my copper kitchen sink?
A. A patina is the natural darkening or changing of shade that happens to copper as it is exposed to oxygen over time (called oxidation). The upside of copper is that it doesn’t rust. Its patina can range from brown to rose colors or greenish to bluish hues. For many users, this effect is desirable for the antique look it gives their sink.
What if I don’t want my sink to develop a patina?
A. If you don’t like the aged look, you can regularly wax your sink to slow the development of a patina. This also helps preserve the metal’s shiny finish. The downside of waxing, besides the upkeep, is that it can interfere with the material’s natural antimicrobial property.
What’s the best copper kitchen sink to buy?
Top copper kitchen sink
Sinkology Lange Farmhouse/Apron Kitchen Sink
What you need to know: This state-of-the-art copper sink has a beautiful hammered apron and an authentic feel.
What you’ll love: The extra-large basin allows for two people to do dishes at the same time. It is heat resistant and also comes with sound-dampening pads to reduce noise from clanging dishes or garbage disposal. The finish is hand-hammered for an antique look.
What you should consider: The item doesn’t come with a basket strainer or drain assembly.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair and Amazon
Top copper kitchen sink for the money
Monarch Abode Pure Copper Hand-Hammered Glasgow Dual Mount Sink
What you need to know: For small kitchens, this 12-inch square sink is a gorgeous addition to your countertop for a low price.
What you’ll love: The copper is hand-hammered and durable. The size is also perfect for a home bar and adds character and class to any room. The drop-in style is easy to install and can also be under-mounted.
What you should consider: The proper drain for this sink must be bought separately.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Fossil Blu Store Luxury 12-Gauge Modern Copper Farmhouse Sink
What you need to know: For luxury spaces, this artisanal copper sink is a masterpiece.
What you’ll love: The apron sink is made of 12-gauge copper, the thickest and most durable available. The copper is hand-hammered and ethically made. It comes with custom accessories, so you don’t have to hunt down matching parts.
What you should consider: This sink receives rave reviews, but the price tag is inaccessible to most.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Truck drives straight through family’s home in Illinois
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) – A couple was in another room when a truck drove straight through their home outside Chicago and then through the other side.
By the look and sound of it, a neighbor thinks the driver might not have even tapped the brakes when it happened Friday.
“It was strange because there wasn’t any screeching, no squealing, no honking,” said neighbor Mickey Bravo.
In the seconds the pickup tore through their living room, the couple who lives there were in the basement.
“Had they seen what happened, they probably wouldn’t be here,” Bravo said.
Rescuers said the male driver suffered a medical incident, and a passenger also was treated. The truck showed every sign of an impact they did not expect.
The front and back wall of the home were no longer standing.
Bravo said the couple who lives there were surprisingly calm – potentially in shock when he offered help.
“This I imagine shook them to their core probably,” he said.
The structure of the house is too shaken and damaged for anyone to live inside and will need serious repairs.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY) (the "Company" or "Firm") today reported a net loss of $3.9 million or $(0.32) basic earnings per share for the second quarter of 2022, compared with net income of $31.2 million or $2.46 basic earnings per share for the second quarter of 2021. Revenue for the second quarter of 2022 was $237.2 million, a decrease of 30.3%, compared to revenue of $340.3 million for the second quarter of 2021.
Albert G. Lowenthal, Chairman and CEO commented, "Macroeconomic factors drove lower results for the second quarter. While the economy continued to grow and unemployment remained at a record low level, waning consumer confidence, driven by high inflation and rising interest rates, created significantly higher volatility and markedly lower valuations in both equity and fixed income markets. The results for the quarter reflect the significant downturn in equity capital market issuance, which had an out-sized impact on the Company, compared to the prior year. By quarter's end, interest rates reached the highest levels since 2018 and higher mortgage rates were already impacting construction and home sales. While the Company's pipeline of potential future banking business remains strong, the closing of the window for IPOs and secondary offerings, and the closing down of the SPAC market, dramatically reduced capital markets revenues for the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021. Higher interest rates and the beginning of quantitative tightening reduced bond issuance across markets, but particularly impacted the high yield and emerging markets as spreads off U.S. Treasuries widened dramatically during the quarter. These factors reduced revenues from capital markets (down 52%) for the quarter.
Wealth Management continued to deliver solid results driven by continued high levels of assets under management but below recent all-time highs. The continued performance of our Wealth Management business and the increase in fees from our FDIC program offset some of the impact of lower revenue from capital markets as well as the increase in operating costs reflecting the inflationary environment, with the Firm showing a loss for the period. Declines in the Company's share price and equity prices in general had an outsized impact on the costs associated with deferred compensation plans and share awards during the period.
Despite the unfavorable environment, the Company still maintains the strongest balance sheet and the highest capital level in its history. The Company took advantage of the lower level of its share price to purchase 885,230 shares (7%) of its Class A non-voting common shares at an average price of $34.13 in the open market under its share repurchase program. We remain confident in the resiliency of our platform and our ability to continue to provide essential investment services to our clients."
Highlights
- Client assets under administration and under management were both at reduced levels at June 30, 2022 and also down from the first quarter of 2022 as well as the same period last year
- Reduced second quarter 2022 gross revenue, net income, and earnings per share reflected a significant decline in industry-wide activity, and lower net revenue in underwriting, trading and M&A fees
- The Company repurchased 885,230 shares of Class A non-voting common stock during the second quarter of 2022 under its previously announced buy-back plan or 7% of shares outstanding at year-end 2021, bringing the total shares purchased during the first 6 months of 2022 to 1,262,543
- Book value and tangible book value per share reached record levels at June 30, 2022 largely as a result of share buybacks
Private Client
Private Client reported revenue for the current quarter of $144.5 million, 13.4% lower when compared with a year ago due to lower commissions as well as decreases in the cash surrender value of Company-owned life insurance policies, partially offset by an increase in bank deposit sweep income and higher average margin balances. Pre-tax income of $38.8 million in the current quarter resulted in a pre-tax profit margin of 26.9%. Financial advisor headcount at the end of the current quarter was 990 compared to 1,004 at the end of the second quarter of 2021.
Revenue:
- Retail commissions decreased 14.6% from a year ago due to a decrease in client activity compared to the significantly elevated levels from a year ago
- Advisory fees decreased 2.9% due to lower assets under management
- Bank deposit sweep income increased $11.1 million or 300% from a year ago due to higher balances and higher short-term interest rates
- Interest revenue increased 43.3% from a year ago due to higher short-term interest rates and higher average margin balances
- Other revenue decreased primarily due to decreases in the cash surrender value of Company-owned life insurance policies during the current period compared to increases in the value of those policies in the same period last year
Total Expenses:
- Compensation expenses decreased 34.2% from a year ago primarily due to decreased production, and decreased share-based and deferred compensation costs
- Non-compensation expenses increased 2.5% from a year ago primarily due to higher interest, travel and legal expenses, offset by a decrease in allowance for credit losses
Asset Management
Asset Management reported revenue for the current quarter of $24.3 million, 4.8% lower compared with a year ago. Pre-tax income was $8.1 million, a decrease of 6.0% compared with the prior year period.
Revenue:
- Advisory fee revenue decreased 4.8% due to lower net value of assets under management during the second quarter of 2022 compared with the second quarter of 2021
Assets under Management (AUM):
- AUM was at reduced levels of $37.1 billion at June 30, 2022, which is the basis for advisory fee billings for July 2022
- The decrease in AUM was comprised of lower asset values of $6.0 billion on existing client holdings and a net distribution of assets of $0.6 billion
Total Expenses:
- Compensation expenses were up 7.0% from a year ago primarily due to increases in fixed compensation
- Non-compensation expenses were down 10.8% when compared to the prior year period due to lower portfolio manager expense
Capital Markets
Capital Markets reported revenue for the current quarter of $71.3 million, 51.8% lower when compared with the prior year period. Pre-tax loss was $17.9 million, compared with the pre-tax income of $39.4 million in the prior year period.
Revenue:
Investment Banking
- Advisory fees earned from investment banking activities decreased 83.6% compared with a year ago. The high advisory fees from the prior year period were driven by large completed M&A transactions in healthcare, technology, and consumer products
- Equity underwriting fees decreased 93.0% compared with a year ago due to a significant decrease in equity underwriting activity in the healthcare and technology sectors, particularly for SPAC issuances to access the public markets
- Fixed income underwriting fees were down 63.1% compared with a year ago primarily driven by a decrease in public finance issuances and emerging market debt during second quarter of 2022
Sales and Trading
- Equities sales and trading revenue increased 22.9% compared with a year ago due to a marked increase in volatility in the equities market compared to the levels in the prior year period
- Fixed Income sales and trading revenues increased by 2.4% compared with a year ago
Total Expenses:
- Compensation expenses decreased 21.6% compared with a year ago primarily due to decreased incentive compensation
- Non-compensation expenses were 3.8% lower than a year ago due to a decrease in underwriting expenses, partially offset by an increase in business travel and entertainment expense
Other Matters
- The Board of Directors announced a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.15 per share payable on August 26, 2022 to holders of Class A non-voting and Class B voting common stock of record on August 12, 2022
- Compensation expense as a percentage of revenue was higher at 75.0% during the current period versus 67.9% during the same period last year due primarily to higher fixed compensation associated with salary increases granted in an inflationary environment and lower revenue
- The effective tax rate for the current period was 23.5% compared with 27.8% for the prior year period and reflects the Company's estimate of the annual effective tax rate.
Company Information
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading middle market investment bank and full service broker-dealer that is engaged in a broad range of activities in the financial services industry, including retail securities brokerage, institutional sales and trading, investment banking (corporate and public finance), equity and fixed income research, market-making, trust services, and investment advisory and asset management services. With roots tracing back to 1881, the Company is headquartered in New York and has 91 retail branch offices in the United States and institutional businesses located in London, Tel Aviv, and Hong Kong.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" relating to anticipated future performance. For a discussion of the factors that could cause future performance to be different than anticipated, reference is made to Factors Affecting "Forward-Looking Statements" and Part 1A – Risk Factors in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Factors Affecting "Forward-Looking Statements" in Part I, Item 2 in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tropical storm warnings were issued early Friday for much of the Florida peninsula, Cuba and the Bahamas as a system that battered Mexico moves through the Gulf of Mexico, bringing threats of heavy rain and wind for the weekend.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm once known as Agatha in the Pacific Ocean will be known as Alex in the Atlantic Ocean basin.
An advisory posted early Friday noted that data from a hurricane hunter aircraft indicate the system’s maximum sustained winds had increased overnight and it was expected to develop “a well-defined center and become a tropical storm” as it approaches Florida, the hurricane center said. A system becomes a tropical storm when winds reach 39 mph (62 kph).
At 5 a.m., the system was located about 420 miles (676 kilometers) southwest of Fort Myers and was moving northeast at 6 mph (10 kph).
Some strengthening is possible as the system approaches Florida on Friday afternoon and evening, the advisory said.
The warning affects both Florida’s Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast, from just below Tampa Bay and Daytona Beach to the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. Parts of Cuba, including the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, and Mayabeque, and the northwestern Bahamas are also under a warning with tropical-storm-force conditions expected within 36 hours.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began Tuesday. This is an unusually early start to the storm season but not unprecedented for Florida.
The National Hurricane Center predicts that rainfall up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) is possible in South Florida, including the Florida Keys. The storm is not expected to produce huge winds or major storm surge. But local flooding is likely and winds could be somewhat strong.
“Heavy rains will begin to affect South Florida and the Keys Friday and continue through Saturday,” the Hurricane Center said in an online post. Also predicted is storm surge and flooding, the severity of which depends on the timing of tides.
As a Pacific storm, Hurricane Agatha caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 11 people and left 20 missing in Mexico, officials said. It caused rivers to overflow their banks and swept away people in homes, while other victims were buried under mud and rocks.
Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season since 1949. Climate scientists say tropical systems will become more powerful and destructive because of global warming. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/tropical-storm-warning-for-parts-of-florida-cuba-bahamas/ | 2022-06-03T13:33:10Z |
Award-winning digital product company honored by IES as top sales employer for 2022
FAIRFAX, Va., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Pillar Global ("3Pillar"), a global developer of cutting-edge digital products and a leader in digital innovation strategy, today announced that it has been named a 2022 Premier Sales Employer by the Institute for Excellence in Sales (IES). The award promotes and advances corporate and organizational sales excellence by recognizing organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership and strategic vision in Enterprise Sales.
"It is truly an honor to be named a Premier Sales Employer by IES," said VP of Commercial Enablement, Brian Shea. "We're thrilled to be recognized for developing a strong sales workforce that attracts, motivates, and retains top-tier talent."
As a high-performing sales organization, 3Pillar's primary focus is to deliver premium digital product development services to its customers while achieving and exceeding revenue goals for its stakeholders. The company's productive and rewarding work environment has helped continue to attract top-notch talent in both sales and delivery to meet client demand throughout the Great Resignation.
"Companies are challenged with attracting and retaining top sales talent right now, more than ever," said IES Co-Founder Fred Diamond. "3Pillar's commitment to providing a first-rate sales environment was recognized by our judges for consistently elevating the members of their sales teams and investing in their success. The IES is impressed by 3Pillar's commitment to its sales employees, and how it has become a destination workplace during challenging times."
3Pillar has a significant commitment to craft across the entire organization, including a commercial Community of Practice (CoP) for all sales team members. The mission of the CoP is to empower, operationalize, and sustain a culture of craftsmanship focused on customer needs in a rapidly evolving organization. In developing this culture of craftsmanship, 3Pillar has created an environment where there is an intrinsic commitment to serving the customer, not an obsession with hitting a certain number.
For more information on 3Pillar Global and their work building software products for digitally-transforming businesses, please visit www.3pillarglobal.com.
3Pillar Global builds breakthrough software products that power cutting-edge digital transformations and define the next generation of digital business. 3Pillar's innovative product development solutions drive rapid revenue, increase market share, and ensure customer growth. Leveraging the "Product Mindset," 3Pillar delivers disruptive and transformative digital and software products to clients across industries, from CARFAX and Fortune to PBS. Visit www.3pillarglobal.com for more information and career opportunities. To learn more about the Product Mindset, visit www.productmindset.com and pick up a copy of "The Product Mindset: Succeed in the Digital Economy by Changing the Way Your Organization Thinks," by 3Pillar CEO David DeWolf and VP of UX/UI for CoStar Group Jessica Hall.
The IES provides a wealth of services to sales leaders and their teams at companies large and small throughout the U.S and across the globe. It is an unbiased and trusted partner for the delivery of sales programs, speakers, training, services and products. The IES also produces the award-winning Sales Game Changers Podcast and runs the IES Women in Sales Leadership Forum. The mission of the IES is to help sales leaders attract, retain, motivate, and elevate top-tier sales talent. Contact the IES at www.i4esbd.com. A complete list of upcoming IES programs can be found here.
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The museum unveils the Western Edge Playlist on Amazon Music, an upcoming companion book and a slate of opening weekend concerts and programs in support of the exhibit
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is set to open its next major exhibition, Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock, presented by City National Bank, on Friday, Sept. 30, for a nearly three-year run.
Western Edge will trace the Los Angeles-based communities of visionary singers, songwriters and musicians who, between the 1960s and 1980s, frequented local nightclubs, embraced country music, created and shaped the musical fusion "country-rock" and, ultimately, made a lasting impact on popular music.
The exhibit surveys the rise of the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Eagles, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and others who found commercial success with a hybrid of rock sensibilities and country instrumentation and harmonies. These trailblazers' musical contributions were expanded upon by the next generation of L.A. roots music performers — the Blasters, Los Lobos, Lone Justice, Dwight Yoakam and more — who once again looked to traditional American music for inspiration, blending hard-edged honky-tonk, Mexican folk music, rockabilly and punk rock. These artists — along with their country-rock predecessors — provided inspiration to future generations of country and Americana artists.
"Western Edge examines a time of boundary crossing and great communal creativity," said Kyle Young, chief executive officer of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. "This adventurous synthesis of traditional and contemporary sounds not only fueled creativity for generations of L.A. musicians, but grew into an American phenomenon that still reverberates in music today. Along with the exhibition, we are offering an official playlist, a companion book, special concerts and public programs which will be scheduled throughout the run. Through these multiple avenues we look forward to sharing the rich and multi-layered story of country-rock's enduring impact."
The museum's curatorial and creative teams conducted more than 40 hours of filmed interviews and collected an array of significant artifacts for display in Western Edge, which will be housed in a newly designed 5,000 square foot gallery space.
An introductory film narrated by multiple Grammy award-winning artist Dwight Yoakam, a key figure in the exhibit's story, will be presented inside the gallery, along with stage wear, instruments, original song manuscripts and more. Interactive elements will allow visitors to explore the connections between artists who made up these musical communities through audio recordings, performance clips, original interview footage and historical photographs.
A selection of artifacts featured in Western Edge includes:
- The Flying Burrito Brothers' stage costumes —The exhibit will reunite three of the four custom Nudie's Rodeo Tailors suits featured on the cover of the band's 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, including Sneaky Pete Kleinow's black velvet suit with embroidered dinosaurs outlined with rhinestones, Gram Parsons' suit with chain-stitched marijuana leaves, poppies, pills, pinup girls, and a radiant cross, and Chris Hillman's blue velvet suit — decorated with peacocks, seahorses, the Greek god Poseidon, and a shining sun.
- Bernie Leadon guitar — From 1972 to 1975, Leadon played an extensively modified 1962 Fender Telecaster with the Eagles onstage and on recordings, including "Take It Easy," "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and "Tequila Sunrise."
- Dwight Yoakam jacket — This Mex Tex brand jacket, ornamented with fringe, conchos and cowhide yoke overlay, was worn by Yoakam in the 1986 music video for his debut single, "Honky Tonk Man," which went to #3 on Billboard's country singles chart.
- Emmylou Harris stage costume — Harris wore this Nudie's Rodeo Tailors cowgirl outfit onstage with Gram Parsons and during her solo career.
- Louie Pérez manuscript — Pérez's handwritten lyrics to the title track of Los Lobos' 1984 album, How Will the Wolf Survive?, co-written by David Hidalgo.
- Michael Nesmith stage costume — Nudie's Rodeo Tailors designed the elaborately embroidered, rhinestone-accented ensemble for Michael Nesmith of the Monkees, c. 1967. It is ornamented with chain-stitched peacocks, orchids, musical notes and American flag motifs.
- Dave Alvin guitar — The battle-scarred 1964 Fender Mustang was Alvin's primary guitar with the Blasters and the Knitters. The first electric guitar he owned, it still has bits of glass embedded in it from beer bottles thrown at Alvin by rowdy audience members.
- Jeff Hanna stage costume — These leather chaps and vest, ornamented with silver conchos, were part of the cowboy outfit worn by Jeff Hanna on the cover of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's album All the Good Times (1971).
Watch a video recap of the museum's exhibit announcement events in Los Angeles and Nashville, which included performances by Yoakam, Chris Hillman, Emmylou Harris and Jeff Hanna.
Western Edge Playlist
In anticipation of the opening, the official Western Edge Playlist is now available on Amazon Music. The Western Edge Playlist on Amazon Music features songs compiled in collaboration with the exhibit's curators and follows the Western Edge exhibit's narrative across three decades of music.
The playlist is organized into three eras, representing the breadth and depth of the music. Songs from a variety of artists are included, from country-rock pioneers the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, the Dillards, International Submarine Band, Taj Mahal and more, to artists who solidified the movement and took it to new heights, including Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Eagles, Flying Burrito Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Michael Nesmith & the First National Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Linda Ronstadt and Neil Young, among others.
The playlist is rounded out by the next wave of influential roots-inspired L.A. artists, including the Blasters, Desert Rose Band, the Knitters, Lone Justice, Los Lobos, Maria McKee, Rank and File, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam and more.
Exhibit companion book
An illustrated and in-depth exhibit companion book will supplement the gallery presentation, with a foreword by Linda Ronstadt and a main essay by longtime Los Angeles music journalist Randy Lewis.
The book, available on Sept. 30, will feature historical photographs and artifacts from the exhibit, as well as supporting essays by Mary Katherine Aldin, Dave Alvin, James Austin, Alison Brown, Steve Fishell and Holly George-Warren.
Opening weekend concerts and programming
In support of the exhibit's debut, the museum will host two opening weekend concerts, including the reunion and final performance of the Desert Rose Band, as well as a host of newly added discussions and performances. The concerts and programs are made possible in part by the Academy of Country Music and exhibit travel partner American Airlines. Family programs will also be offered in the Taylor Swift Education Center.
To purchase admission to opening weekend programming, visit the museum's website here. Tickets for the CMA Theater concerts are on-sale now with a limited number still available. All other programs in the Ford Theater and Taylor Swift Education Center are included with museum admission and can be reserved this Friday, Aug. 26, beginning at noon Central. Read the full slate of festivities below:
- Interview and Performance with Dave Alvin — Friday, Sept. 30, at 2:30 p.m. (Ford Theater)
Dave Alvin is a founding member and lead guitarist of L.A. roots-rock bands the Blasters and the Knitters. His songs have been recorded by the Blasters, X, Dwight Yoakam and others. - Western Edge: Los Angeles Country-Rock in Concert — Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. (CMA Theater)
An all-star lineup of musical luminaries associated with country-rock will perform, along with torchbearers who have been influenced by the sounds and artists from the L.A. music scene. Performers include Dave Alvin (the Blasters, the Knitters), Alison Brown and Rob Ickes (in tribute to California bluegrass), Rodney Dillard (the Dillards), Rosie Flores, Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco), Vince Gill, Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (in tribute to Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band), Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden and John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), Chris Hillman (the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Desert Rose Band), Bernie Leadon (Hearts and Flowers, Flying Burrito Brothers, Eagles), Wendy Moten (in tribute to Linda Ronstadt), Herb Pedersen (Desert Rose Band and instrumentalist for Linda Ronstadt, Gram Parsons and many more) and the Watkins Family Hour (in tribute to Jackson Browne). - Songwriter Session with Richie Furay — Saturday, Oct. 1, at noon (Ford Theater)
Richie Furay is a founding member of the bands Buffalo Springfield and Poco. Furay wrote "Kind Woman," "My Kind of Love," and "Nobody's Fool" for Buffalo Springfield and "A Good Feelin' to Know," "Anyway Bye" and "Do You Feel It Too" for Poco. - Family Program: Explore Steel Guitar — Saturday, Oct. 1, at 1:30 p.m and 2:30 p.m. (Taylor Swift Education Center)
During this all-ages program, musician-educators Adam Ollendorff and Robin Ruddy will provide background information about the steel guitar family as they explore the sounds of lap steel. - Panel Discussion: From Bluegrass to Country-Rock with Rodney Dillard, Chris Hillman, Bernie Leadon, John McEuen, Larry Murray and Herb Pedersen — Saturday, Oct.1 at 2:30 p.m. (Ford Theater)
The group will discuss the bluegrass influences that led to the creation of the Los Angeles country-rock music scene. - Creative Zone: Sparkle, Fringe and Rock & Roll: Wearing the Western Edge — Sunday, Oct. 2, at 11 a.m. (Taylor Swift Education Center)
This all-ages program explores the fashions presented in the exhibit. Participants make their own new accessory that shows off their style and personality. - Musician Spotlight: West Coast Steel with Dan Dugmore, Steve Fishell, JayDee Maness and Al Perkins — Sunday, Oct. 2, at 1 p.m. (Ford Theater)
The program features pedal steel players who were all important musicians in the Los Angeles country-rock scene. - Film Screening: "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice" (2019) — Sunday, Oct. 2, at 3 p.m. (Ford Theater)
Linda Ronstadt narrates this documentary, which follows her life and career from her upbringing in Tucson, Arizona, to the present day and highlights her rise as the "Queen of Country-Rock." - Concert: Desert Rose Band — Sunday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. (CMA Theater)
The award-winning Desert Rose Band will reunite for a final concert. Original members Steve Duncan, Chris Hillman, John Jorgenson, JayDee Maness and Herb Pedersen will take the stage for the highly anticipated event, with acclaimed Nashville bassist Mark Fain replacing the late Bill Bryson.
Exhibit overview
The Western Edge exhibit traces the story of aspiring young musicians who, in the 1960s, gravitated to Los Angeles as a bastion of youth-driven counterculture and a rising recording center. They found connection through a love of the stirring harmonies, instrumental virtuosity and the honest storytelling of folk, bluegrass and country music.
These new arrivals found a rich local music scene anchored by clubs such as the Ash Grove, which featured influential bluegrass bands including the Dillards and the Kentucky Colonels alongside American roots-music masters like Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Lightnin' Hopkins, Elizabeth Cotten, Doc Watson and more.
Although the music emanating from L.A.'s folk scene often reflected the seriousness of the times, these young musicians were also influenced by the enormous popularity of the Beatles and the British Invasion. Many of these folk- and country-inspired musicians began adding electric instruments and drums to their performances and recordings, and eventually merged pedal steel guitar, banjos, mandolins, vocal harmonies and guitar fills derived from country music — creating a completely original form of music that ultimately transformed the American musical landscape.
The exhibit also highlights the significance of the Troubadour club in West Hollywood, which served as the epicenter for L.A.'s flourishing country-rock scene throughout the 1960s and '70s. It provided a space for creators to collaborate with a healthy dose of competition, spurring one another to write better songs, craft tighter harmonies and master their instruments.
As California country-rock reached its zenith in the 1970s, including the enormous commercial success of the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, the exhibit follows the next countercultural wave of roots-influenced rock & roll that emerged from the L.A. club scene through the 1980s. These musicians gravitated toward the emergent Hollywood punk-rock scene and embraced a roots-forward brand of music with their own original songs and raw, energetic performances.
For more information on the Western Edge exhibit and its supporting programs and elements, visit the exhibit landing page on the museum's website.
Download artifact photos here. Photos by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum collects, preserves and interprets country music and its history for the education and entertainment of diverse audiences. In exhibitions, publications, digital media and educational programs, the museum explores the cultural importance and enduring beauty of the art form. The museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and is among the most-visited history museums in the U.S. The Country Music Foundation operates Historic RCA Studio B®, Hatch Show Print® poster shop, CMF Records, the Frist Library and Archive and CMF Press. Museum programs are supported in part by Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission and Tennessee Arts Commission.
More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or by calling (615) 416-2001.
About City National
With $90.9 billion in assets, City National Bank provides banking, investment and trust services through 74 branches, including 22 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and Miami*. In addition, the company and its investment affiliates manage or administer $80.6 billion in client investment assets. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of the world's leading diversified financial services companies. RBC serves more than 17 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the United States and 27 other countries. For more information about City National, visit the company's website at cnb.com.
*City National Bank does business in Miami and the state of Florida as CN Bank.
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Ready to Tackle a Variety of Tasks and Terrain No Matter the Season
GREENBUSH, Minn., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With Altoz's commitment to designing and developing innovative and differentiated products, we are excited to announce the release of the Altoz Switch stand-on tracked compact tool carrier. The all-new Altoz® Switch™ provides the benefits of tracks along with the versatility of multiple attachments for multi-season use. Multiple tasks can be performed using the currently available attachment options: three mower decks (all-terrain, brush and finish), angle broom, v-blade, straight blade, snow blower and brine de-icing system. The Switch's ability to change attachments quickly and easily without tools makes it a cost-effective solution.
The operator station of an Altoz Switch features an adjustable coil spring-over gas shock suspension rider platform. The perforated platform and low center of gravity provide secure footing and increased control for the operator.
The Switch torsion axle width adjusts from 41.5" to 51.5" for added stability. The 9-inch wide all-terrain track is the key to traction and bridging the gaps found in rough terrain for improved ride quality. Operator efficiency will add value to the bottom line with the agility and responsiveness to move across slopes, low lands, technical terrain, and snow and ice-covered surfaces quickly, confidently and safely.
The 29.5 horsepower Kawasaki® FX 852cc engine has an integrated electronic throttle and governor control helping power through those tough conditions. Kawasaki's EFI fuel management system continually adjusts power to load to keep ground speed steady, getting more done in less time with maximum fuel economy.
A high-performance commercial hydrostatic drive system delivers quick response to the Altoz track system. Standard features on the Switch include electric dial throttle control, a large 9-gallon fuel tank, solid-state PTO switch, keyless push-to-start ignition and SmarTrac™ Pro control. The patented SoftStart clutch control decreases mechanical wear and significantly increases belt life.
This is truly a machine that is ready to tackle a variety of tasks and terrain in some of the toughest conditions no matter the season. Engineered for landscape and snow removal professionals, city utility departments and government entities, the Switch's compact chassis and the ability to operate in tight areas make efficient work no matter the season.
Altoz is continuing to develop and will release more accessories to add to the versatility and capabilities of the Switch.
About Altoz
Altoz, Inc. is an outdoor power equipment company built by an experienced team of engineering specialists, turf-industry professionals and powersports industry leaders who are inspired by a passion for excellence. The Altoz dealer base spans across the United States and includes distributors in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Australia. The company manufactured the world's first zero-turn and stand on mowers with tracks. Find the latest Altoz innovations at Altoz.com.
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Leading window treatment franchise to provide premium window treatments, consultation services to area residents
OCALA, Fla., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gotcha Covered, a leader in custom window treatment consultation in the U.S. and Canada, has expanded its presence in Florida with the opening of Gotcha Covered of Ocala.
The new center is owned and operated by Nancy Kelley and David Galor. With an emphasis on end-to-end consultations, this business will provide the best in soft and hard window treatments to homeowners in Marion and Sumter Counties while offering a variety of blinds, draperies, smart solutions and much more.
"Providing the best end-to-end window treatment consultations is the number one goal of the Gotcha Covered brand," said Paul Linenberg, president of Gotcha Covered. "We hold ourselves to high expectations and deliver on our promises for a great customer experience. With the new center in Ocala, we know Nancy and David will continue the tradition we have established in Florida by bringing excellent quality and services to the community."
The mother-son duo brings a plethora of experience to the Gotcha Covered team. With a degree in history, English, education and health policy, Kelley worked in retail for over 10 years. In addition, she has managed and marketed an employment office for youths, been a teacher, acupuncturist owner, counselor and researcher. To add to her list of accomplishments, she has also renovated homes and built a lakefront cottage.
Galor has experience in sales and retail management environments. He sold cars at private dealerships for two years, as well as held management positions in grocery stores.
The duo came across Gotcha Covered with the help of a franchise broker while looking for home improvement and décor businesses with flexible hours.
"I've always enjoyed home improvement projects, and that is one reason Gotcha Covered caught my eye," said Kelley. "The home improvement industry is growing. We knew with our combined experience we could have a high closing rate and be successful. We knew Gotcha Covered was the right franchise for us as soon as saw the effort they put in to ensure all the franchisees have the tools to succeed. It has been an overall positive experience. The staff has been helpful and efficient, and the support has been great with the information well-organized. We couldn't have chosen a better franchise."
According to Kelley, Gotcha Covered of Ocala is positioned in one of the top home development areas in the state. With a premier area to work in, Kelley and Galor look to grow their business and develop into the go-to source for window treatments.
Adding 27 new franchise locations in 2021, Gotcha Covered currently has over 130 total franchises across the U.S. and Canada. The franchise has been operating under the Gotcha Covered name since 2009.
For more information or to find your local Gotcha Covered consultant, visit https://www.gotchacovered.com.
Gotcha Covered is a leader in custom soft and hard window treatment consultation in the U.S. and Canada. Flying under their Gotcha Covered flag since 2009, they offer custom window treatments including blinds, draperies, shutters and much more. They offer end-to-end consultation with the customer's specific needs and goals in mind. The company currently has over 130 total franchises across the U.S. and Canada.
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-Less than 20% on track to hit Paris Agreement targets
-Most (90%) survey respondents who work in sustainability believe collaboration is key to achieving their goals and targets
ROME, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The retail industry must work harder and faster to make a meaningful impact to deliver on climate change commitments, according to a new in-depth study by global management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG), collaborating as an "Our Planet" pillar partner with World Retail Congress.
Sustainability In Retail Is Possible–But There's Work To Be Done, released today, found that while sustainability is now a strategic priority for retail businesses the vast majority were failing to make meaningful progress.
The survey polled 37 major retail businesses around the world, including grocers, fashion firms and those selling homeware and electronics, with annual revenue ranging from $1 billion to $500 billion.
The findings revealed widespread understanding of the competitive advantages to winning in sustainability, including: a competitive edge over rivals, cheaper borrowing, lower costs, attracting new customers, and retaining employees, as well as the potential for tapping into new revenue streams.
However, the survey also found that the companies were "nearly unanimous" in believing that sustainability initiatives would drive value in the next five to ten years and half of the respondents believed their companies would invest "whatever it takes" to reach their goals.
The findings revealed that there was a clear disconnect between retailers' bold ambitions and their progress on the sustainability journey.
Only a select few of the companies had reached the stage where they could claim sustainability was core to the company's strategy, decision making, and value creation, according to the research.
While 60% of the firms believed their company's goals were bold and differentiated, more than half had still not set any sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs) across their businesses to measure progress, and less than 20% were currently on track to cut Scope 3 emissions, which include those of suppliers, by enough to meet targets for limiting the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees, set by the Paris Agreement in 2015.
Some companies are stuck at "sustainability basics," simply doing enough to comply with regulations and meet the minimum expectations of investors and other stakeholders.
The report highlights the need for a seismic shift in attitudes and business processes to place sustainability at the core of corporate strategy, decision making, and value creation. Firms need to do more to augment and accelerate their responses to tackling issues such as plastic packaging, which accounts for 40% of global plastic use.
To translate this value mindset into value creation, retailers need to work on having the rest of the principles in place. As a solution, BCG presents a three-pronged strategy:
- Prioritize: Sustainability targets should carry as much weight as other parameters when embarking on new business opportunities as well as when evaluating business performances, and sustainability indicators must be weighted equally with costs and profits. Leadership must not only sponsor the journey but be involved and accountable.
- Embed: Retailers should strive for end-to-end integration, with sustainability-related KPIs inculcated at all levels of the business. Companies should also fully embrace digital technologies, deploying technology to support decision making through newly created transparency.
- Reimagine: Companies must reimagine their value chains. This can be done by localizing their production or integrating vertically. Closer interactions with suppliers will be essential too, as will collaboration with industry peers.
"As the industry moves in the direction of greater sustainability, a focus on progress, rather than perfection, will be critical," said Ian McGarrigle, Chairman of World Retail Congress.
"There may be an inclination to wait for perfect data on sustainability drivers and constraints before starting to act, but that would be a mistake," said Shalini Unnikrishnan, a managing director and partner at BCG, and a co-author of the report.
Companies in the very early stages of their journey should focus on small steps and quick wins. Together, these will drive steady and meaningful change that creates significant value for both individual players and the industry.
The study concludes that industry-wide collaboration will be critical to progress, with industry laggards able to learn from leaders and retailers seeking opportunities to work together to solve common problems.
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About World Retail Congress
Founded in 2007, World Retail Congress provides an unrivalled high-level forum for senior retailers to learn, share insight, form powerful connections and shape the future of global retail. World Retail Congress is a global platform that connects the retail sector's leaders, stakeholders, advisors and influencers to connect, create solutions and drive progress within the industry.
About Ascential
Ascential delivers specialist information, analytics and ecommerce optimisation platforms to the world's leading consumer brands and their ecosystems.
Our world-class businesses improve performance and solve problems for our customers by delivering immediately actionable information combined with visionary longer-term thinking across Digital Commerce, Product Design and Marketing. We also serve customers across Retail & Financial Services.
With more than 2,500 employees across five continents, we combine local expertise with a global footprint for clients in over 120 countries.
Ascential is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
About Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders—empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.
Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place.
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Retrospective results show that over half of IVF cycles had possible early or late trigger injections, impacting egg retrieval outcomes.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A study led by researchers at Alife Health, a fertility technology company building artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to improve in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes, found that an interpretable machine learning model can help doctors optimize ovulation trigger injection timing to improve patient outcomes for a significant number of patients.
When undergoing IVF, patients are prescribed fertility medications to stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple eggs, or oocytes. In this process, physicians make a series of decisions that are critical to the outcome of the cycle. One of the most important decisions is when to give the final trigger injection to induce maturation of the oocytes. Triggering too early may not allow the oocytes to reach maturity, while triggering too late may result in post-mature oocytes – both decreasing chances of successful fertilization and creation of healthy embryos to use in IVF pregnancy.
The study, published online in Fertility and Sterility, is one of the first to develop an interpretable machine learning model for helping clinicians optimize the day of trigger during ovarian stimulation. For their analysis, conducted with collaborators at RMA New York, Boston IVF, RSC Bay Area, and UCSF, the researchers drew from over 30,000 historical IVF cycles that were performed at multiple centers during 2014 and 2020.
Study results indicate that Alife's machine learning model could help doctors retrieve up to two to three more mature oocytes (eggs), two more fertilized oocytes (eggs fertilized by sperm), and one more usable blastocyst (embryo) on average. The findings not only confirm previously reported results, but do so across multiple different clinics and with a much larger sample size. The authors note that the study has limitations, the primary of which is its retrospective nature.
"Our results indicate that meaningful improvements in outcomes could potentially be achieved for a large percentage of ovarian stimulation cycles by using this model to assist with trigger injection timing," says the study's senior author, Kevin Loewke, head of data science at Alife. "We look forward to entering the clinic and performing prospective studies in the near future to confirm these retrospective findings."
"These promising results further indicate that we are on the right path towards utilizing AI to improve the effectiveness of IVF for our patients," says the study's co-author, Eduardo Hariton, MD, MBA. "As we aim to leverage technology to not only improve the outcomes for our patients, but also increase the efficiency of our providers and expand access to care, clinical decision support tools like this one will be crucial."
The study, titled "An interpretable machine learning model for predicting the optimal day of trigger during ovarian stimulation," was led by Michael Fanton, PhD, senior data scientist at Alife and co-authored by:
- Paxton Maeder-York, MS, MBA, CEO of Alife Health
- Eduardo Hariton, MD, MBA, reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellow at UCSF Center for Reproductive Health, joining RSC Bay Area later this year
- Oleksii Barash, PhD, HCLD, IVF laboratory director at RSC Bay Area
- Louis Weckstein, MD, reproductive endocrinologist at RSC Bay Area
- Denny Sakkas, PhD, CSO of Boston IVF
- Alan Copperman, MD, FACOG, reproductive endocrinologist at RMA New York
- Kevin Loewke, PhD, head of data science at Alife Health
ABOUT ALIFE HEALTH
Alife's mission is to modernize and personalize the IVF process with cutting edge artificial intelligence technology to improve outcomes and care for all. The company has built a consortium of partnerships with the top clinics and most renowned physicians to bring significant clinical improvements to patients globally. Founded by Paxton Maeder-York in 2020, the company is based in San Francisco and backed by top tier venture capital investors including Lux Capital, Union Square Ventures, and Maveron. To learn more visit www.alifehealth.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a night of feel-good vibes and performances by the music industry’s top acts,the Grammy Awards barely moved the needle as a television attraction.
The show reached just under 9.6 million viewers on Sunday, the Nielsen company said. That’s a 4% increase over 2021’s broadcast, a more intimate affair because of the pandemic, and the smallest-ever audience for the Grammys by a wide margin.
Any year-to-year viewership increase is usually a cause for celebration in today’s television world. But that has to be considered a disappointing showing when you consider the previous week’s Academy Awards increased its audience by 58% over 2021.
Jon Batiste was the biggest winner at the Grammys on CBS, which featured performances by Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Chris Stapleton, Justin Bieber and others.
“Don’t even think of it as an awards show,” host Trevor Noah said at one point. “Think of it as a concert where we’re giving out awards.”
On the sports front, the much-awaited NCAA Final Four contest between Duke and North Carolina reached a total of 16.25 million people Saturday night over several Turner cable networks, Nielsen said.
Sunday’s NCAA championship game in women’s basketball, won by South Carolina over Connecticut, was seen by 4.47 million people on ESPN.
CBS won the week in prime time, averaging 5.3 million viewers. ABC had 3.2 million, NBC had 2.4 million, Fox had 2.1 million, Univision had 1.5 million, Ion Television had 1 million and Telemundo had 920,000.
Fox News Channel was the most-watched cable network in prime time, averaging 2.5 million viewers. TBS had 1.99 million, ESPN had 1.67 million, TNT had 1.47 million and HGTV had 1.1 million.
ABC’s “World News Tonight” won the evening news ratings race with an average of 8.4 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 7 million viewers and the “CBS Evening News” had 5 million.
For the week of March 28-April 3, the top 20 prime time programs, their networks and viewerships:
1. NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Duke vs. North Carolina, TBS, 9.87 million.
2. “Grammy Awards” (8 to 10:53 p.m. Eastern), CBS, 9.59 million.
3. “Grammy Awards” (10:54 to 11:30 p.m.), CBS, 8.76 million.
4. “FBI,” CBS, 7.58 million.
5. “NCAA Pregame Show,” TBS, 7.24 million.
6. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 6.93 million.
7. “NCIS,” CBS, 6.83 million.
8. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6.48 million.
9. NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Duke vs. North Carolina, Turner, 6.38 million.
10. “Ghosts,” CBS, 6.23 million.
11. “FBI: International,” CBS, 6.22 million.
12. “NCIS: Hawai’i,” CBS, 6.13 million.
13. “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS, 5.84 million.
14. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 5.68 million.
15. “American Idol” (Monday), ABC, 5.66 million.
16. “Survivor,” CBS, 5.63 million.
17. “The Neighborhood,” CBS, 5.42 million.
18. “Bob Hearts Abishola,” CBS, 5.13 million.
19. “United States of Al,” CBS, 5.02 million.
20. “911,” Fox, 4.97 million. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/grammys-barely-move-the-needle-in-television-ratings/ | 2022-04-06T18:48:41Z |
Recognized in Data to Decisions Category for Disruptive Technology Leadership
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GHX today announced customer Stanford Medicine has been named a finalist in the 12th annual Constellation Research "SuperNova Awards" in recognition of its collaboration with GHX to improve its Procure-to-Pay (P2P) operations. As digital transformation evolves across industries and geographies, organizations must make greater investments in technology to remain leaders in their field. The SuperNova Awards recognize individuals and teams who are prioritizing disruptive technology and transforming their organizations with digital initiatives.
Stanford Medicine and GHX set out to build a stronger, more reliable data foundation to drive more informed decisions about the healthcare organization's P2P operations. By cleansing and integrating multiple sources of data across the organization to increase visibility into cash flow, Stanford Medicine has been able to:
- Successfully automate nearly 100 percent of invoices, eliminating costly delays and inefficiencies in order processing and meeting payment terms
- Improve inventory data accuracy to support real-time supply chain decision making
- Strengthen supply reliability efforts during product shortages
- Maximize savings and reinvest in patient care
- Deliver financial reporting in the P2P cycle
"Savvy digital leaders from all industries have made the move from digital channels to digital business models. Despite a high level of uncertainty, rampant inflation, rising interest rates, uncertain inventory and a massive labor shortage, this year's SuperNova Award winners have made a significant impact to their businesses," said R "Ray" Wang, founder and CEO of Constellation Research. "The lessons learned from these organizations provide a strong template and great inspiration for other leaders looking to pave the way in their organizations."
"From the outset, Stanford Medicine's dedicated team set out to create a system that would improve financial, operational and, ultimately, clinical outcomes. It's gratifying to see their years of hard work recognized,'' said Bruce Johnson, president and CEO, GHX. "We take pride in the relationship we have built over the years and aspire to apply this blueprint for success more broadly so that we can drive more data-driven decision making across the healthcare ecosystem."
The 2022 SuperNova Award judges, comprised of technology thought leaders and journalists, selected finalists who demonstrated success in implementing cutting-edge business models and emerging technologies for their organizations. Finalists achieved remarkable results, including competitive advantage, cost savings and quantifiable improvements in agility.
Public voting for the SuperNova Awards will take place online from August 8 to September 2, 2022. The winners will be announced at the SuperNova Awards Gala on October 26 in Half Moon Bay, California, during Constellation's Connected Enterprise conference.
To vote for Stanford Medicine and GHX, please go to the Stanford Medicine page and hit "Vote for this Entry" in the upper right-hand corner.
Building on decades of collaboration among providers, manufacturers, distributors and other industry stakeholders, Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) is leading the charge in helping organizations run the new business of healthcare. By automating key business processes and translating evidence-based analytics and data into meaningful action, GHX is helping the healthcare ecosystem to move faster, operate more intelligently and achieve greater outcomes. With the support of GHX, healthcare organizations have removed billions of dollars of wasteful healthcare spend. For more information on GHX's suite of cloud-based supply chain solutions, visit www.ghx.com and The Healthcare Hub.
Constellation Research is a technology research and advisory firm based in Silicon Valley. We deliver strategic guidance to companies seeking to transform their businesses through the early adoption of disruptive technology. Our analysts draw on their experiences as practitioners to deliver pragmatic advice to CXOs leading digital transformation within their organizations. Clients include board of directors, C-suite executives, line-of-business leaders, and IT visionaries who are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Our mission is to conduct research on emerging technologies, identify and validate trends, and empower our clients to succeed in the digital economy. Constellation Research also hosts DisrupTV, a show hosted by our founder R "Ray" Wang, which features disruptive leaders and reaches 40k+ viewers each week.
Jordyn Comitor
Tier One Partners on behalf of GHX
jcomitor@tieronepr.com
Elle Froze
Director of Marketing
Email: Press@Constellationr.com
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Vault CDMS to manage clinical data for trial involving Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma patients
PLEASANTON, Calif., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) today announced that Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD), a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, and majority-owned subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM, PAVMZ), has selected Veeva Vault CDMS to provide electronic data capture (EDC), coding, and data cleaning in their upcoming study for EsoGuard in patients undergoing standard of care screening for, and management of, Barrett's esophagus or esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Lucid Diagnostics is a medical device innovator developing products to diagnose and treat conditions of the esophagus, including those arising from chronic heartburn which may lead to esophageal cancer. The multicenter, prospective, open-label registry study will capture real-world data on the use of EsoGuard testing on samples collected with EsoCheck in at-risk patients for the detection of Barrett's esophagus and/or esophageal adenocarcinoma.
"Every research project is unique, and we are honored that Lucid Diagnostics chose to partner with Veeva for their critical research," said Ami Dudzinski Mehr, vice president of strategy, Vault CDMS, Veeva MedTech. "Veeva Vault CDMS is designed to cope with a wide variety of study requirements and this study is a great example of that."
Veeva is proud to support medtech companies like Lucid Diagnostics with Vault CDMS, a unified data management solution for today's clinical trials. Learn how Lucid Diagnostics is speeding study builds and scaling for the future at the Veeva MedTech Summit in Minneapolis May 31 - June 2. Industry professionals can register here.
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For more on Veeva Vault CDMS for medtech, visit: veeva.com/medtech/CDMS
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About Lucid Diagnostics
Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) is a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM). Lucid is focused on the millions of patients with gastroesophageal disease (GERD), also known as chronic heartburn, who are at risk of developing esophageal precancer and cancer. Lucid's EsoGuard® Esophageal DNA Test, performed on samples collected in a brief, noninvasive office procedure with its EsoCheck® Esophageal Cell Collection Device, is the first and only commercially available diagnostic test capable of serving as a widespread screening tool to prevent cancer and cancer deaths through early detection of esophageal precancer in at-risk GERD patients. EsoGuard is commercialized in the U.S. as a Laboratory Developed Test (LDT). EsoCheck is commercialized in the U.S. as a 510(k)-cleared esophageal cell collection device. EsoGuard, used with EsoCheck, was granted FDA Breakthrough Device designation and is the subject of two large, actively enrolling, international multicenter clinical trials to support FDA PMA approval. Lucid is building nationwide direct sales and marketing team targeting primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, and consumers, as well as a network of Lucid Test Centers where at-risk GERD patients can undergo the EsoCheck procedure for EsoGuard testing. For more information, please visit www.luciddx.com, follow Lucid on Twitter, and connect with Lucid on LinkedIn. For detailed information on EsoGuard, please visit www.EsoGuard.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
About Veeva Systems
Veeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world's largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, and the industries it serves. For more information, visit veeva.com.
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Veeva Systems
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LaVoieHealthScience
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Clarity, a leading technology-focused investment bank, announced that it is celebrating its three year anniversary in July 2022. Based in San Francisco, Capital Clarity specializes in M&A advisory, capital raises and liquidity events in the technology sector.
A refined approach to investment banking
In 2019, Susan Blanco and John Cooper set out to build a different kind of investment bank — focused on long-term relationships and a personal, hands-on approach. With this mission and vision, they founded Capital Clarity to create better outcomes in capital raising and M&A efforts.
With Capital Clarity, Blanco and Cooper have drawn on their decades of experience leading TMT practices at Houlihan Lokey, Montgomery, JP Morgan and Hambrecht & Quist, as well as leading corporate development for Microsoft, American Express, First Data and McKesson.
Capital Clarity combines the best of big bank and strategic experience with a bespoke, focused and agile boutique platform.
Leveraging deep industry expertise, the Capital Clarity team optimizes capitalization and liquidity opportunities throughout a company's life cycle, including equity and debt capital raises and exits.
"In its first three years, Capital Clarity has seen exciting growth and success while remaining true to our core values and founding principles," said Susan Blanco, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Capital Clarity.
"We value our partnerships with founders, investors and leadership teams. We are honored to serve as trusted advisor and long-term partner to our clients and we look forward to more exciting milestones for both our firm and the companies we advise," said John Cooper, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Capital Clarity.
Capital Clarity's Key Domains of Focus and Expertise:
- Enterprise SaaS Solutions
- Healthcare Technology
- Workflow and Collaboration
- eCommerce and Supply Chain
- Human Capital Technology
- Business Analytics and Information
- Marketing Automation
- Financial Technology
- Government Technology
- Travel and Event Technology
- Technology-enabled Services
- Business Services
About Capital Clarity
Capital Clarity offers a refined approach to investment banking that emphasizes long-term partnership with investors and management teams. Our leadership team has a combined experience of 80 years in financial advisory, mergers & acquisitions, corporate development and private equity. We combine advisory expertise with deep industry knowledge and long-standing buyer and investor relationships to create successful outcomes for our clients.
Capital Clarity Contacts:
John Cooper
Managing Partner
coop@capital-clarity.com
(415) 237-3242
Susan Blanco
Managing Partner
susan@capital-clarity.com
(415) 320-1582
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CGT Staffing partners with its clients to navigate rising recruiting spend and inflation.
PITTSBURGH, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the unemployment rate holding steady at 3.6 percent, wage expectations are evolving, and the time to fill vacant positions is increasing. Coupled with the rising cost of inflation, businesses are struggling to optimize their corporate spend. Attempts to navigate these challenges unsupported often results in costly and inefficient long-term setbacks.
The talent shortage is a pressing concern for businesses of every size. The financial implications of recruiting, particularly in-house, has become a complicated and expensive proposition. Operating independently, corporate recruiters must navigate a remarkably competitive marketplace to source professionals with the requisite skills for their open roles. The necessarily extensive timeline to interview, screen, and onboard viable candidates has driven up recruiting costs considerably over the preceding years. In the same vein, the cost of a poor hiring decision often results in extensive cost implications as well, a consequence of the cost of offboarding and reallocating assets without interrupting workflows.
"We're sensitive to the delicate balance between candidates and clients, and we view ourselves as partners and advocates of both," said Bill Welge, President, and CEO of CGT Staffing. "Knowing that our clients' hiring budgets are a primary concern, we take pride in our singular efforts to efficiently match experienced professionals with the organizations best suited to their talents. Flexible solutions move all businesses forward, and that's what we work to be – flexible. Innovative. And dependable."
The reduction of hiring timelines is beneficial for a number of reasons. In addition to minimizing the necessary expenses of recruiting and its associated HR functions, it also reduces the time spent of filling vacancies, enabling organizations to focus their time and attention on longer-term growth strategies and large-scale risks to profitability.
"We don't take the responsibilities of partnership lightly," said Welge. "We're the conduit for a mutual best fit for both candidate and client, for the long term. We understand that smaller companies look to us to payroll their consultants in order to give them time to gauge talent. We're prepared to support that. Likewise, we understand that larger organizations require the ability to flex workforces quickly. Our talent pool enables us to support that too, always keeping in mind the expense that necessarily follows not paying attention to the details."
Founded in 2009, CGT Staffing is a national full-service staffing firm based in greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area.
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LISHUI, China, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. ("Farmmi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agricultural products supplier in China, announced today the recent formation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Farmmi Canada Inc., to further develop its agricultural products trading business in Canada and other international markets. The Company also announced a new sales win for its popular, flavor rich, nutritious dried Shiitake mushrooms, which will export to Vancouver, Canada.
Ms. Yefang Zhang, Farmmi's Chairwoman and CEO, commented "We are excited about this latest step in Farmmi's evolution and believe it will help Canada become an even greater contributor to our sales as we move forward. The formation of our new Farmmi Canada subsidiary reflects the critical mass we have achieved in the North American market and Canada's strategic importance to our long-term growth. As we have grown our local presence, it became clear there is an opportunity for even faster growth in Canada and other international markets we can more effectively serve from Canada."
About Farmmi, Inc.
Established in 1998, Farmmi Inc. (NASDAQ: FAMI) is an agricultural products supplier, processor and retailer of edible mushrooms like Shiitake and Mu Er, as well as other agricultural products. In addition to its offline sales, Farmmi sells its products direct-to-consumer. For further information about the Company, please visit website.
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No statement made in this press release should be interpreted as an offer to purchase or sell any security. Such an offer can only be made in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws. Certain statements in this press release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations and intended to qualify for the "safe harbor" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on our customer's businesses and our end purchaser's disposable income, our ability to raise capital on any particular terms, fulfillment of customer orders, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, our ability to realize revenue from expanded operation and acquired assets in China, our ability to attract and retain skilled professionals, client concentration, industry segment concentration, and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Farmmi may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. In addition, please note that any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.
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Published: Apr. 27, 2022 at 8:19 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - A catalytic converter theft that was reported this week just north of Manhattan is under investigation, authorities said.
The theft was reported at 7:20 p.m. Monday in the 6000 block of Tuttle Cove Road, about two miles north of Manhattan.
According to Riley County police reports, a 51-year-old man told officers the catalytic converter on his truck was cut off and stolen.
The estimated loss was $750.
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Just minutes before the end of her term on Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights dropped a damning report on China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
The report, which includes interviews with dozens of ethnic minority members, said the Chinese government's actions in the northwestern region of Xinjiang may constitute "crimes against humanity."
These claims aren't new. Five years ago, the US State Department accused China of holding up to 2 million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in detention camps, and last year went as far as calling it genocide.
But this report is noteworthy because, while the UN said reports of mass internment were "credible" back in 2018, little concrete action has been taken by the international body to address the issue.
China has repeatedly and vehemently denied accusations of human rights abuses in the region, and decried the UN report on Wednesday as "based on the disinformation and lies fabricated by anti-China forces."
Here's what you need to know.
What is the report?
The 45-page report was the final offering from Michelle Bachelet, the head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), whose term ended at midnight Geneva time.
Bachelet promised to deliver the report after her controversial visit to China earlier this year, where she became the first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to travel to the country to speak with senior government officials.
But some human rights groups accused Bachelet of being soft on Beijing, saying the conditions China imposed on the visit did not allow a full and independent assessment of the rights environment.
The report was also delayed multiple times, with some worried it would never be published amid pressure from an irate China.
What's in the report?
The report contains harrowing firsthand allegations of human rights abuses based on interviews with 40 people of Uyghur, Kazakh and Kyrgyz ethnicities, 26 of whom had either been detained or worked in facilities in Xinjiang.
Some interviewees said they had been beaten with batons while strapped to a chair, interrogated while water was poured in their faces, placed in prolonged solitary containment, constantly surveilled, deprived of sleep and food, forbidden from speaking their own language or practicing their religion, and forced to sing patriotic songs.
Some spoke of sexual violence including rape, sexual humiliation and forced nudity. Many said they were forcibly given injections and pills, without information about what the medical treatments were.
Alongside the interviews, the report also cites information from public documents, research materials, and the Chinese government's own policy papers.
Are there other allegations about Xinjiang?
The report also criticized the Chinese government's wider crackdown on ethnic minorities.
New rules had been introduced prohibiting activities such as wearing hijabs and "abnormal" beards, giving children Muslim names, and closing restaurants during Ramadan, the report said.
Other rules threatened the population's linguistic diversity and heritage, with authorities banning the use of the Uyghur language in educational texts and slogans, as well as in public activities, it added.
The report also lists alleged violations of reproductive rights in Xinjiang, where it says ethnic minority birth rates have dropped sharply "in comparison with the rest of China."
Several interviewees spoke of the threat of forced birth control, including forced sterilization.
The report also describes China's allegedly "invasive" surveillance network, with police databases containing hundreds of thousands of files with biometric data such as facial and eyeball scans, that it says indicate "widespread surveillance of the 'ethnic language population."
What does the UN recommend?
The OHCHR makes several recommendations to the Chinese government in the report, including the release of arbitrarily detained individuals and clarification of the whereabouts of missing individuals.
It also urges the government to curb its surveillance so it doesn't violate fundamental rights and freedoms, and to provide reparations for victims.
The OHCHR also calls for urgent attention by "United Nations intergovernmental bodies and human rights system, as well as the international community more broadly."
What has China said?
China responded to the report with its own 131-page document, saying the UN's investigation "distorts" China's laws and policies.
"All ethnic groups, including the Uygur, are equal members of the Chinese nation," China's response said. "Xinjiang has taken actions to fight terrorism and extremism in accordance with the law, effectively curbing the frequent occurrences of terrorist activities.
"At present, Xinjiang enjoys social stability, economic development, cultural prosperity and religious harmony. People of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang are living a happy life in peace and contentment," the document said.
At a news conference on Thursday, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the report's findings "lies fabricated by the US and the West."
"Once again, it proves that the OHCHR has been reduced to the role of a hitman and an accomplice of the US and the West in their efforts to control the developing countries," said the spokesperson.
China's mission to the UN in Geneva also expressed "strong dissatisfaction," with senior diplomat Liu Yuyin, accusing the High Commissioner of having "smeared and slandered China, interfered in China's internal affairs, seriously violated the purposes and principles of the UN Charter."
The Chinese government maintains that its so-called "vocational education" centers have been closed since 2019.
The UN report said that it's "not in a position to confirm this," citing a lack of official information or open access to enter the region.
Does this report matter?
The UN report has no legal underpinning, and is unlikely to prompt any significant change or concession from Beijing, which has repeatedly ignored decisions by international bodies in the past.
However, activists and overseas Uyghurs have welcomed the report as a symbolic step and a new level of recognition by the UN of the human rights violations alleged in Xinjiang. Some hope the report can act as an international wake-up call.
But what comes next isn't clear; even if a majority of countries within the UN Human Rights Council were to vote to establish a formal probe, there's no mechanism to compel China to comply.
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT) between March 4, 2021 and March 8, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 16, 2022.
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ALBANY — Educators and individuals who represent programs and organizations that fuel the imagination, education and growth of students in Dougherty, Lee, Terrell and Worth counties are among those who can apply for a Georgia Golden Grant.
Local owners and operators of McDonald's restaurants in Georgia are funding the Golden Grants program, first started in Atlanta, for the first time. The program will award $20,000 in grants to various teachers and organizations to positively impact the lives of thousands of students.
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Activities that qualify for a Golden Grant include arts and crafts programs, education initiatives, mentorship and empowerment programs, after-school programs, community service outreach, sporting programs, technology and COVID-19 relief efforts. Activities and programs must be executed by Dec. 31, 2023 in one of the counties listed on www.goldengrantsga.com.
“The hard work of teachers and community leaders on behalf of our students is immensely appreciated," Andy Harrelson, president of Business Unit 37, said in a news release. "The Golden Grants program is a great opportunity to support educators that impact our next generation of leaders.
“Our youths are vital to the pulse of our communities, and we recognize the importance of supporting education in our neighborhoods.”
Golden Grants are available in Richmond, Columbia, Burke, McDuffie, Lincoln, Wilkes, Warren, Jefferson, Jenkins, Screven, Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth, Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Russell, Stewart, Talbot, Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs, Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties.
Eligible teachers and organizations are invited to submit an application at www.goldengrantsfl.com. The deadline to enter is Aug. 31, and grant recipients will be announced in October 2022.
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