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BOSTON (AP) — Doctors and other staffers at Boston Children’s Hospital are being threatened with violence over its surgical program for transgender youths, administrators said, and other U.S. children’s hospitals are also being harassed online.
Boston Children’s is home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States. It became the focus of far-right social media accounts, news outlets and bloggers last week after they found informational YouTube videos published by the hospital weeks ago about surgical offerings for transgender patients.
The hospital swiftly removed the videos. It said in a statement Tuesday that it is working with law enforcement to protect its staff and patients and to “hold the offenders accountable,” adding that it rejects the “false narrative” spreading online.
Some of the same social media accounts are now shifting their attention — and that of their millions of followers — to similar gender care programs at children’s hospitals in Pittsburgh and Phoenix. Those hospitals did not immediately respond to email and phone messages seeking comment.
Transition treatment is under attack in many states, with some labeling it a form of child abuse or barring Medicaid coverage. Critics argue that safety should be well established before subjecting youths to potentially irreversible treatments.
But many medical groups support allowing varying types of medical treatment for transgender youths, citing evidence that it can improve their well-being, although rigorous long-term research on benefits and risks is lacking.
Republican candidates have also been disparaging transgender people in midterm election campaigns in a strategy designed to motivate the conservative base and sway swing voters, political observers say.
C.P. Hoffman, senior policy counsel at the National Center for Transgender Equality, said this is the first time they’ve heard of intense, targeted online attacks on children’s hospitals, though other organizations that provide services to trans people have faced significant harassment.
“It really makes one worry about the safety of trans youth and their families and the individuals who provide services to them,” they said.
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition also condemned the attacks as baseless claims continuing an assault on trans youth and trans health care that is spreading across the U.S.
“Attacking children and those who care for them for seeking appropriate medical care is an indefensible position and at its core, an ill-fated attempt to erase transgender people from public life,” the coalition said in a statement.
The critics cited the videos and snippets of previous language on the hospital’s website to claim that Boston Children’s Hospital was improperly performing gender-affirming surgeries, such as hysterectomies, on minors and “young” children. The response was swift and relentless, with a barrage of users demanding the hospital be shut down and calling the surgeries “mutilation,” “barbarism” and “child abuse,” while accusing its doctors of engaging in malpractice or illegal activity.
The hospital said it has received “a large volume” of hostile online messages, phone calls and harassing emails, including the threats of violence.
“We are deeply concerned by these attacks on our clinicians and staff fueled by misinformation and a lack of understanding and respect for our transgender community,” the hospital said in its statement.
The hospital has updated language across its websites to emphasize that to qualify for most gender-affirming surgical procedures, patients must be at least 18 and meet certain criteria, including undergoing intensive medical and mental health evaluations and submitting letters of support.
Some of the online critics pointed to information that once appeared on the hospital’s website that said to qualify for vaginoplasty at Boston Children’s, one must be at least 17 and meet certain criteria, as well as language for chest reconstruction and breast augmentation that remains on the website that says patients must be at least 15 and meet certain criteria.
Vaginoplasty is the creation of a vagina from existing genital tissue. A gender-affirming hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus and fallopian tubes, which can precede a phalloplasty, the surgical creation of a penis.
The hospital said it does not perform genital surgeries as part of gender-affirming care on a patient under age 18. It said that for surgical consultation, a patient must be 17 years old and 18 to 35 years old at the time of surgery.
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, a global group that sets standards for medical care of trans youths and adults, recently lowered its recommended minimum age for starting gender transition treatment, including sex hormones and surgeries.
The new standards support starting hormones at age 14, two years earlier than before, and some surgeries at age 15 or 17, a year or so earlier than previous guidance. The group acknowledged potential risks but said it is unethical and harmful to withhold early treatment.
The Endocrine Society generally recommends starting those treatments a year or two later but is also updating its guidance. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association are among other groups that support allowing medical treatment for transgender youths but don’t offer age-specific guidance. | https://cw33.com/health/ap-health/childrens-hospitals-harassed-over-transgender-care-programs/ | 2022-08-17T23:37:36Z |
DeSantis taps self-described ‘Florida gun lawyer’ to oversee elections
By Steve Contorno, CNN
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has put in charge of the state’s election systems a deeply conservative state lawmaker who has championed legislation to ban so-called sanctuary cities and calls himself the “Florida gun lawyer.”
DeSantis announced on Friday the appointment of state Rep. Cord Byrd as the next secretary of state, a day after the current officeholder, Laurel Lee, announced she was resigning. Byrd takes over the Florida Department of State at a critical juncture in the agency’s history: For the first time, the office will oversee a new election security force with unprecedented authority to hunt for election and voting violations in the state. The new election force was a top priority for DeSantis, who signed a law to create the Office of Election Crimes and Security earlier this year.
“Under the leadership of Governor DeSantis, Florida has led the way on election security and preserving freedom for its residents,” Byrd said in a statement. “As Secretary of State, I will make sure Florida continues to have secure elections and that we protect the freedom of our citizens in the face of big-tech censorship and ever-growing cybersecurity threats.”
The change in leadership comes amid a busy midterm election cycle where DeSantis will be on the ballot, and with the Department of State embroiled in multiple lawsuits over Florida’s new congressional map and a 2021 law that put new restrictions on mail-in voting and other election measures. On Thursday, a state judge called the new DeSantis-backed congressional boundaries unconstitutional because they diminish the power of Black voters in northern Florida, but an appellate court on Friday stayed the lower court’s ruling.
Lee, the outgoing secretary of state, has earned praise for being a steady hand from the county election officials who oversee voting across the state. Supporters of former President Donald Trump have at times put immense pressure on Lee and county election officials to conduct an Arizona-style review of the 2020 election, even though Trump won Florida by a healthy margin. Lee rejected those efforts, saying last year that the results in 2020 were “accurate, reliable.”
In tapping Byrd for the post, DeSantis noted the lawmaker’s sponsorship of a handful of divisive bills in recent years, including legislation to ban sanctuary cities and a 2021 measure signed by the governor that placed new restrictions on protests in the wake of civil unrest following the police killing of George Floyd. A judge halted implementation of the bill, calling it unconstitutional and a “trap for the innocent.”
Byrd is a lawyer from Neptune Beach. His practice specializes in firearms-related cases, according to his website, such as helping clients get revoked concealed weapon licenses reinstated or appealing a firearm purchase denial. On the site and on Facebook, Byrd refers to himself as the “Florida gun lawyer.”
Earlier this year, state Rep. Angie Nixon, a Black Democratic lawmaker, accused Byrd of “antagonizing and cussing at Black Caucus members” during floor debate on a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Nixon said Byrd had hurled expletives at them as protesters staged a demonstration in the House gallery.
Byrd, in response, did not deny using the expletive but said it was not directed at state lawmakers and called Nixon a “one-trick pony” who routinely claims political opponents are racists and White supremacists, according to Florida Politics.
“Cord Byrd has been an ally of freedom and democracy in the Florida Legislature, and I am confident he will carry that mission forward as Secretary of State,” DeSantis said in a statement. “I look forward to his successes ensuring Florida’s elections remain safe, secure and well-administered.”
Cord is the second Byrd appointed by DeSantis to a state post this year. In March, DeSantis named Byrd’s wife, Esther, to the state Board of Education. The appointment resurfaced Esther Byrd’s social media history, which included posts that seemed to describe the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol as “Trump supporters peacefully protest,” while also alluding to “the coming civil wars.” Cord Byrd told a Jacksonville television station that the remarks from his wife were “hyperbole.”
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FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to construct and operate a 650,000-tonne low-carbon, recycled aluminum flat rolled mill, with two supporting satellite recycled aluminum slab centers. The capital investment is estimated to be $2.2 billion for the three facilities, and commercial production is planned to begin in the first quarter 2025. Steel Dynamics' steel customers are significant consumers and processors of aluminum flat rolled products, and also seek the company's high-quality, sustainable, customer-centric approach within the aluminum flat rolled market. The state-of-the-art aluminum flat rolled mill will utilize a significant amount of aluminum scrap, and as such is also a complementary extension of the company's metals recycling platform, which is the largest nonferrous metals recycler in North America. The company estimates the project will generate between $650 million and $700 million of annual EBITDA on a through-cycle basis. The project will be funded with available cash and cash flow from operations, and the company plans to maintain its policy of strong shareholder distributions and investment grade credit ratings.
The North American flat rolled aluminum industry has a substantial and growing supply deficit estimated at over 2.0 million tonnes, based largely on increasing demand from the automotive and sustainable beverage can industries. The lack of aluminum flat rolled availability has impacted automotive producers' ability to secure supply. The supply deficit is currently being addressed through imports of higher-cost aluminum flat rolled products, which exceeded 25 percent of North American consumption in 2021.
"We are incredibly excited to announce this meaningful growth opportunity, which is aligned with our existing business and operational expertise," said Mark. D. Millett, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. "We have intentionally grown with our customers' needs, providing efficient sustainable supply-chain solutions for the highest quality products. Thus far, this has primarily been achieved within the carbon steel industry — however, a significant number of our carbon flat rolled steel customers are also consumers and processors of aluminum flat rolled products. Today we are announcing our plans to broaden our ability to serve our existing and new customers by adding high-quality, low-carbon flat rolled aluminum to our product portfolio. We are also excited to further diversify our end markets with plans to supply the sustainable beverage can industry. We believe our unique performance-based operating culture, coupled with our considerable experience in successfully constructing and operating cost-effective, highly profitable carbon flat rolled steel mills, positions us exceptionally well to execute this strategic opportunity in an adjacent metal space, and to deliver strong long-term value creation."
The Project
The planned $1.9 billion aluminum flat rolled mill will be located in the Southeastern United States, with an annual production capacity of 650,000 tonnes of finished products, serving the sustainable beverage packaging, automotive, and common alloy industrial sectors. The product offering will be supported by various value-added finishing lines, including CASH (continuous annealing solutions heat treating) lines, continuous coating, and various slitting and packaging operations. The rolling mill is currently expected to begin operations in the first quarter 2025. The company's focus on decarbonization will also be applied to this aluminum operation, including plans to use a significant amount of pre- and post-consumer aluminum scrap in its production process, supported by the company's metals recycling platform, which is the largest nonferrous metals recycler in North America. The company will own over 94 percent of the rolling mill facility through a joint venture arrangement with Unity Aluminum, Inc., whose employees provide significant aluminum industry operating expertise to the project, complementing the company's own proven extensive construction and operating talent.
At full capacity, the aluminum rolling mill will require approximately 900,000 tonnes of annual aluminum slab supply. The rolling mill is expected to have the capacity to supply approximately 50 percent of its recycled aluminum slab requirements onsite, with the remaining amount to be provided by the construction and operation of two additional satellite recycled aluminum slab centers, one to be located in the Southwestern United States and the other in Northcentral Mexico. The satellite slab centers will benefit from abundant regional aluminum scrap supply and cost-effective operations. The two facilities are expected to cost approximately $350 million in aggregate, with the Mexico facility expected to begin operations in 2024 and the U.S. facility by the end of 2025. The company will own 100 percent of the satellite facilities.
Steel Dynamics Competitive Advantage
The company believes this strategic growth investment is differentiated and supported by the following key advantages:
- Culture
- A Market in Need of Alternatives
- Successful Organic Growth Track Record
- Customer Supply-Chain Solutions
- Sustainability Focus
- Financial Strength
Suppliers and Advisors
The equipment contract for the flat rolled aluminum mill has been awarded to SMS Group. J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor and Barrett McNagny, LLP is serving as legal counsel to Steel Dynamics. Headwall Partners, XMS Capital Partners, EA Markets, and Odinbrook Global Advisors are serving as financial advisors to Unity Aluminum.
Investor Conference Call and Webcast
On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 8.30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Steel Dynamics will host a conference call with investors and analysts to discuss its planned aluminum flat rolled growth investment. We encourage you to listen to the live audiocast of the conference call which is accessible from our website (http://www.steeldynamics.com), or via telephone at (1-973-528-0011). An investor presentation will also be posted on our website for reference during our conference call. A replay of the call will be made available on our website at approximately 1:00pm EDT the day of the call and will remain available until 11:59 pm EDT July 26, 2022. A podcast/MP3file of the event will also be available and can be downloaded from our website during that time.
About Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in the United States based on estimated annual steelmaking and metals recycling capability, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. Steel Dynamics produces steel products, including hot roll, cold roll, and coated sheet steel, structural steel beams and shapes, rail, engineered special-bar-quality steel, cold finished steel, merchant bar products, specialty steel sections and steel joists and deck. In addition, the company produces liquid pig iron and processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap.
Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and adjusted free cash flow, non-GAAP financial measures, provide additional meaningful information regarding the company's current and anticipated performance and financial strength. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and adjusted free cash flow included in this release may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Projections
This press release contains projections, which reflect estimates about future events. These projections are based on an analysis of publicly available information, information provided by industry advisors and consultants, and the company's experience in the steel industry, and contain many assumptions about the aluminum industry and the company's anticipated operations. Some assumptions may not materialize and unanticipated events and circumstances may cause actual results to turn out differently than anticipated. Projections are subject to various and substantial uncertainties and risks, and the underlying assumptions may be inaccurate in a material respect. Furthermore, certain projections are non-GAAP measures.
Given the risks and uncertainties inherent in projections, investors are reminded not to rely on projections in connection with making an investment decision. Please see "Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Forward-Looking Statements" regarding additional risks and uncertainties in connection with the projections.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains some predictive statements about future events, including statements related to conditions in domestic or global economies, conditions in steel, aluminum, and recycled metals marketplaces, Steel Dynamics' revenues, costs of purchased materials, future profitability and earnings, and the operation of new, existing or planned facilities. These statements, which we generally precede or accompany by such typical conditional words as "anticipate", "intend", "believe", "estimate", "plan", "seek", "project", or "expect", or by the words "may", "will", or "should", are intended to be made as "forward-looking," subject to many risks and uncertainties, within the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements speak only as of this date and are based upon information and assumptions, which we consider reasonable as of this date, concerning our businesses and the environments in which they operate. Such predictive statements are not a guarantee of future performance, and we undertake no duty to update or revise any such statements. Some factors that could cause such forward-looking statements to turn out differently than anticipated include: (1) domestic and global economic factors; (2) global steelmaking overcapacity and imports of steel and North American aluminum flat rolled supply deficit, together with increased scrap prices; (3) pandemics, epidemics, widespread illness or other health issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; (4) the cyclical nature of the steel industry and the industries we serve; (5) volatility and major fluctuations in prices and availability of scrap metal, scrap substitutes, and our potential inability to pass higher costs on to our customers; (6) cost and availability of electricity, natural gas, oil, or other energy resources are subject to volatile market conditions; (7) increased environmental, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability considerations or regulations; (8) compliance with and changes in environmental and remediation requirements; (9) significant price and other forms of competition from other steel and aluminum producers, scrap processors and alternative materials; (10) availability of an adequate source of supply of scrap for our metals recycling operations; (11) cybersecurity threats and risks to the security of our sensitive data and information technology; (12) the implementation of our growth strategy; (13) litigation and legal compliance, (14) unexpected equipment downtime or shutdowns; (15) governmental agencies may refuse to grant or renew some of our licenses and permits required to operate our businesses; (16) our senior unsecured credit facility contains, and any future financing agreements may contain, restrictive covenants that may limit our flexibility; (17) the impact of impairment charges; (18) the use of estimates and assumptions in connection with anticipated project returns; (19) unanticipated difficulties in integrating or starting up new assets; and (20) risks and uncertainties involving product and/or technology development.
More specifically, refer to Steel Dynamics' more detailed explanation of these and other factors and risks that may cause such predictive statements to turn out differently, as set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K under the headings Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors, in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or in other reports which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These are available publicly on the Securities and Exchange Commission website, www.sec.gov, and on the Steel Dynamics website, www.steeldynamics.com under "Investors — SEC Filings".
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End of an era: Last Howard Johnson’s restaurant closes its doors
Published: Jun. 2, 2022 at 9:15 AM CDT|Updated: 33 minutes ago
ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) – The last standing Howard Johnson’s restaurant in the United States is closed for business.
The restaurant in Lake George, New York, recently shut its doors and the property is now for lease.
The location had been a popular summer vacation spot for most of the past 70 years.
It’s the end of an era for Howard Johnson fans.
The restaurant, nicknamed HoJo, was once America’s largest restaurant chain. It was a roadside staple in the 1960s and 70s with about a thousand locations.
A part of the legacy still lives on, however. The Howard Johnson’s hotel chain has about 300 locations and is currently owned by hotel giant Wyndham.
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Rain chances will go up Friday
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Moisture will go up over the next 48 hours. At the same time, a very weak cold front will advance into Florida. The front will bring better rain chances into north Florida but will also tend to fall apart as it sinks south into central Florida.
The combination of the front, moisture, and warm air will double our rain chances on Friday. But it’s important to remember that even so, our rain chance will only rise to about 40% at most. Most of Friday will be mostly sunny and breezy.
Today will be a lot like yesterday. Some clouds in the morning will mix out and bring a mostly sunny day. Late afternoon clouds will build along the sea breeze inland and a few showers will form in the late day and early overnight. The storms will focus on inland locations but a few will drift back to the coast and into the Gulf.
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Off-duty volunteer firefighter rescues sleeping neighbor from house fire
MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WPVI) - A volunteer firefighter in New Jersey sprang into action when his neighbor’s house caught fire, kicking down the door and rescuing a person inside.
One neighbor says she and her son saw smoke from their sunroom around 6:40 p.m. Sunday, just 10 minutes after a fire started at a two-story home in Mansfield Township, New Jersey.
“He saw the flames shooting up and realized it was his best friend’s house that was on fire,” the neighbor said.
A fast-thinking, off-duty volunteer firefighter who lives nearby stepped in to help, neighbors say.
“He was able to come over, kick the door in and get the kid out because he was asleep upstairs… I’m just glad he was able to do that for him,” the neighbor said.
Multiple fire agencies throughout Burlington County were called to help, with more than 50 firefighters assisting. The firefighters first on scene arrived at the home in less than five minutes, but by that time, the man inside was safe.
However, the damage to the home was severe, and it was deemed a total loss. The homeowner’s pets – two bunnies and a snake – died in the fire.
But neighbors say it could have been worse if it wasn’t for the brave volunteer firefighter.
“Houses can be rebuilt. I’m just grateful that my son’s friend and all his friends are OK,” the neighbor said.
The county fire marshal is leading the investigation into the case.
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United Auto Workers union members who went on strike Saturday at the Stellantis casting plant in Indiana have reached a tentative deal with the company.
The UAW Local 1166 bargaining committee announced a tentative agreement in a blog post, saying that a ratification vote would be held Monday.
Stellantis confirmed the tentative deal Monday.
The strike was related to health and safety issues, including the company’s alleged refusal to repair and replace the plant’s air conditioning and heating systems.
The 35-acre plant in Kokomo makes parts used in the power trains of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM vehicles. The 1,200-worker plant, Kokomo Casting, is the world’s largest die cast facility, according to Stellantis.
In May, Stellantis announced a $2.5 billion joint venture with Samsung to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Kokomo that is to employ 1,400 workers.
Stellantis, created last year through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Peugeot, had said it would build two electric vehicle battery factories in North America. The other is slated for Windsor, Ontario. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/ap-uaw-workers-in-indiana-stellantis-reach-tentative-deal/ | 2022-09-12T23:46:44Z |
Cristiano Ronaldo: Rival fans unite in support of Ronaldo and his family
Aimee Lewis, CNN
Rivalries were put aside at Anfield Tuesday as Liverpool and Manchester United’s fans came together for a minute’s applause in support of Cristiano Ronaldo and his family following the death of the player’s newborn boy.
In an emotional seventh minute, which Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described as the “moment of the game,” Liverpool supporters sang their club’s anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone,’ while United fans applauded. Ronaldo’s shirt number at United is seven.
A United shirt with the player’s name and number was also held up in the away end by the visiting fans, while both sets of players had walked onto the pitch wearing black armbands.
The Portugal superstar missed the English Premier League encounter, which Liverpool won 4-0 to move top of the league, as he is on compassionate leave.
He and his partner Georgina Rodriguez had Monday announced the death of their baby boy, saying it was the “greatest pain that any parents can feel.”
Ronaldo and Rodriguez were expecting twins. In a statement on social media, the couple said the birth of their baby girl “gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness.”
Speaking to reporters after the match, Klopp said: “Pretty sure if you ask anybody about it, my moment of the game, even when it was very important and a great result, was the seventh minute when our people showed pure class.
“The whole stadium together showed pure class, in a moment where we obviously, everybody knew since yesterday, since I heard first time about it, so many things they are much more important in life than football.
“Obviously, we really feel for Cristiano and his family.”
Many messages of condolences have been posted on social media.
United wrote: “Your pain is our pain. Sending love and strength to you and the family at this time, Cristiano.”
Former Brazil star and three-time World Cup winner Pele said: “My friend, I send you my prayers and my condolences at this very difficult time. May God comfort your hearts and enlighten every step of the way.”
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Flair's products tie heating and cooling to occupancy, reducing energy consumption in unused spaces
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flair, creators of smart vents, thermostats and easy-to-use software for room-level temperature control, today announced the closing of a $7.6M Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Active Impact Investments and Lowercarbon Capital, with participation from existing investors SOSV, Skyview, Peter Nagar and Resilience Capital Partners, as well as new investors Shell Ventures, Susquehanna Foundation and strategic participation from 3M Ventures, the venture capital arm of 3M.
"Building operations generate more than 25% of our global GHG emissions annually. The magic of what the team at Flair has built is that customers are adopting their suite of products to solve a comfort problem first, which happens to also meaningfully reduce one of the largest sources of emissions." - Mike Winterfield, Managing Partner, Active Impact Investments
"All over the world people are trying to get their hands on heat pumps, the cheapest and cleanest way to cool homes. Flair turns all these machines into smart devices that save your bill and the grid." - Chris Sacca, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Lowercarbon Capital
Flair's ever-growing install base consists of tens of thousands of homes and businesses primarily in North America, with the company managing 60 Megawatts of energy globally. This Series A funding will be used to expand their team, grow utility and distribution partnerships, while building next generation products and experiences. Flair will expand on its OEM partnerships to drive heat-pump adoption, leveraging its leading home hybridization solution in the pursuit of transitioning the US building sector off oil and gas energy sources as quickly as possible.
"Flair is providing its customers with an elegant set of solutions that not only reduce their energy consumption and improve their comfort, but also enable a more flexible, responsive energy system. It's exactly these types of solutions that are needed to decarbonize buildings and advance the energy transition." - Hector MacQuarrie, Venture Principal, Shell Ventures
Beyond efficiency and building level electrification, Flair is supporting the grid by balancing heating and cooling demand with intermittent clean energy, like solar and wind. The load flexibility provided by Flair's products is a step forward in decarbonizing the energy system while maintaining grid reliability and resiliency.
"We are thrilled to work with forward-thinking investors who share our vision and values and can help position us for the future. This investment represents a clear conviction about the urgency of reducing the impact of buildings and is a recognition of the criticality of both software and hardware solutions needed to transition to a clean energy future. Flair is building the most sophisticated solutions for decarbonizing heating and cooling in residential and commercial buildings and this funding will increase our product compatibility and customer base, while continuing to support our mission of bringing meaningful energy reduction and improved comfort to people's lives." - Daniel Myers, Co-Founder and CEO, Flair
Find out more about Flair's smart vents, thermostats and easy-to-use software at flair.co.
About Flair
Flair makes smart vents, thermostats and advanced software for room-level temperature control.
Flair's suite of affordable products solve HVACs most difficult, long standing, and widespread problems.
Flair is a team of engineers, designers, and communicators with a passion for saving energy. Their mission is simple - to cost effectively increase comfort while decreasing energy.
Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Flair's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVAC dealers/distributors, and utilities.
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Program will provide multifamily residents with the ability to improve credit scores and help prevent evictions with 0% interest rent relief loans
RICHMOND, Va., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Square, one of the nation's leading sponsors of tax-advantaged real estate investments and an active developer of mixed-use multifamily communities, announced today that it has partnered with Esusu, a financial technology company advancing rent reporting and data solutions for credit building. As a result of the partnership, Capital Square will empower its residents to improve their credit scores through rent reporting and provide the opportunity to apply for 0% interest rent relief funds when families encounter financial hardship that impacts their ability to meet contractual rent obligations.
"This is a powerful expansion of Capital Square's rent reporting and relief program for thousands of multifamily residents and expansion of our commitment to ESG," said Louis Rogers, founder and chief executive officer of Capital Square. "It is a win-win that benefits residents while improving the stability and occupancy of multifamily communities."
Capital Square currently manages a multifamily portfolio totaling approximately 12,000 units across 47 properties in nine states. The multifamily portfolio has averaged 96% occupancy and 99% rent collection during 2022, as of May 30, 2022. Capital Square also is an active developer of multifamily communities throughout the Southeast, with eight communities totaling 1,520 apartment units currently under development.
"Adoption of the Esusu platform clearly underscores Capital Square's partnership with thousands of residents," said Whitson Huffman, chief strategy and investment officer. "It will strengthen residents' ability to improve their financial health and long-term wealth accumulation, while strengthening the financial underpinnings of Capital Square's multifamily portfolio."
In the midst of a nationwide housing shortage and an economy suffering from high inflation, nearly 45 million Americans find themselves credit invisible or credit thin, leaving them with few options available to access attractive financing to improve their quality of life. Capital Square is enabling Esusu's rent reporting platform at no cost to its multifamily residents. Residents will have their rent payment history reported to the three major credit reporting companies, Experian, Equifax and Transunion. Esusu's service only reports on-time rent payments, helping residents establish and improve their credit scores and long-term ability to generate wealth. For renters who encounter temporary financial challenges, the platform provides the opportunity to apply for 0% interest rent relief loans that help residents meet their rent obligations and avoid eviction.
Capital Square is a national real estate firm specializing in tax-advantaged real estate investments, including Delaware statutory trusts for Section 1031 exchanges, qualified opportunity zone funds for tax deferral and exclusion and a real estate investment trust (REIT). In recent years the company has become an active developer of mixed-use multifamily properties in the southeastern US, with eight current projects totaling approximately 2,000 apartment units with a total development cost in excess of $600 million. Since 2012, Capital Square has completed more than $5.9 billion in transaction volume. Capital Square's related entities provide a range of services, including due diligence, acquisition, loan sourcing, property/asset management, and disposition, for a growing number of high-net-worth investors, private equity firms, family offices and institutional investors. Since 2017, Capital Square has been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the nation for four consecutive years. In 2017, 2018 and 2020, the company was also ranked on Richmond BizSense's list of fastest growing companies. Additionally, Capital Square was listed by Virginia Business on their "Best Places to Work in Virginia" report in 2019 and their "Fantastic 50" reports in 2019 and 2020. To learn more, visit www.CapitalSq.com.
Esusu is the leading financial technology platform that leverages data solutions to empower residents and improve property performance. Esusu's rent reporting platform captures rental payment data and reports it to credit bureaus to boost credit scores. This allows renters to build and establish their credit scores while helping property owners mitigate against initiating evictions, powered by differentiated data and insights. Founded in 2018, Esusu reaches over 2.5 million rental units across all 50 states in the United States. Learn more at www.esusurent.com and follow us on Facebook @myesusu and on Twitter @getesusu.
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Matregenix is headquartered at University Lab Partners, the premier life science incubator located in UCI Research Park.
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Matregenix announces a grant award from the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research under the auspices of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will be utilized to develop a new dental barrier membrane for guided bone regeneration.
Guided bone regeneration (GBR) is a common technique used in the dental industry for the treatment of bony defects, among other conditions. Barrier membranes are crucial components of GBR procedures, used to cover the bone defect and create a secluded space that facilitates growth of the bone by preventing connective tissue from interfering in that growth while also protecting the wound. Legacy membranes fall short of attaining the desired properties for GBR techniques leading to additional costs and unnecessary pain for patients.
"Our new approach will address the limitations of current products by eliminating the need for animal-based materials while introducing a new biomaterial to benefit the areas of soft tissue repair applications. This award will help us validate the clinical significance of our innovative membrane to provide a more suitable armamentarium for oral and craniomaxillofacial bone regeneration compared to the gold standard collagen membrane," stated Dr. Sherif Soliman, Founder and CEO of Matregenix.
The research will be conducted in collaboration with Prof. Marco Bottino's research group from the University of Michigan. "This project is built on the extensive published and preliminary data that my lab has generated in collaboration with Matregenix over the past 3 years, and I strongly believe that successful completion of this project is the critical step to translating the next-generation of barrier membranes for guided bone regeneration applications," stated Prof. Marco Bottino, University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
Matregenix has also been recognized as a finalist in the 2022 High Tech Awards powered by Octane. In addition, the Matregenix Transparent Nanofiber Mask was announced as a Phase 2 finalist in the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)-NIOSH-NIST Mask Innovation Challenge.
Matregenix Inc. is a California-based technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures highly tunable nanofibrous materials adaptable to customized needs in a wide range of applications.
University Lab Partners (ULP) is a premier, nonprofit, wet lab incubator located in UCI Research Park in Irvine, CA. ULP is a professionally managed and equipped wet lab facility along with the benefits of peer-to-peer interactions among a life science-focused entrepreneurial community.
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Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, which used to roam the Australian bush.
The ambitious project will harness advances in genetics, ancient DNA retrieval and artificial reproduction to bring back the animal.
"We would strongly advocate that first and foremost we need to protect our biodiversity from further extinctions, but unfortunately we are not seeing a slowing down in species loss," said Andrew Pask, a professor at the University of Melbourne and head of its Thylacine Integrated Genetic Restoration Research Lab, who is leading the initiative.
"This technology offers a chance to correct this and could be applied in exceptional circumstances where cornerstone species have been lost," he added.
The project is a collaboration with Colossal Biosciences, founded by tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm and Harvard Medical School geneticist George Church, who are working on an equally ambitious, if not bolder, $15 million project to bring back the woolly mammoth in an altered form.
About the size of a coyote, the thylacine disappeared about 2,000 years ago virtually everywhere except the Australian island of Tasmania. As the only marsupial apex predator that lived in modern times, it played a key role in its ecosystem, but that also made it unpopular with humans.
European settlers on the island in the 1800s blamed thylacines for livestock losses (although, in most cases, feral dogs and human habitat mismanagement were actually the culprits), and they hunted the shy, seminocturnal Tasmian tigers to the point of extinction.
The last thylacine living in captivity, named Benjamin, died from exposure in 1936 at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Tasmania. This monumental loss occurred shortly after thylacines had been granted protected status, but it was too late to save the species.
Genetic blueprint
The project involves several complicated steps that incorporate cutting-edge science and technology, such as gene editing and building artificial wombs.
First, the team will construct a detailed genome of the extinct animal and compare it with that of its closest living relative -- a mouse-size carnivorous marsupial called the fat-tailed dunnart -- to identify the differences.
"We then take living cells from our dunnart and edit their DNA every place where it differs from the thylacine. We are essentially engineering our dunnart cell to become a Tasmanian tiger cell," Pask explained.
Once the team has successfully programmed a cell, Pask said stem cell and reproductive techniques involving dunnarts as surrogates would "turn that cell back into a living animal."
"Our ultimate goal with this technology is to restore these species to the wild, where they played absolutely essential roles in the ecosystem. So our ultimate hope is that you would be seeing them in the Tasmanian bushland again one day," he said.
The fat-tailed dunnart is much smaller than an adult Tasmanian tiger, but Pask said that all marsupials give birth to tiny young, sometimes as small as a grain of rice. This means that even a mouse-size marsupial could serve as a surrogate mother for a much larger adult animal like the thylacine, at least in the early stages.
Reintroducing the thylacine to its former habit would have to be done very cautiously, Pask added.
"Any release such as this requires studying the animal and its interaction in the ecosystem over many seasons and in large areas of enclosed land before you would consider a complete rewilding," he said.
The team hasn't set a time line for the project, but Lamm said he thought progress would be quicker than the efforts to bring back the woolly mammoth, noting that elephants take far longer to gestate than dunnarts.
The techniques could also help living marsupials, such as the Tasmanian devil, avoid the thylacine's fate as they grapple with intensifying bushfires as a result of the climate crisis.
"The technologies we are developing to de-extinct the thylacine all have immediate conservation benefits -- right now -- to protect marsupial species. Biobanks of frozen tissue from living marsupial populations have been collected to protect against extinction from fires," Pask said via email.
"However, we still lack the technology to take that tissue -- create marsupial stem cells -- and then turn those cells into a living animal. That is the technology we will develop as a part of this project."
Hybrid animals
The path forward, however, is not cut-and-dried. Tom Gilbert, a professor at the University of Copenhagen's GLOBE Institute, said there are significant limitations to de-extinction.
Recreating the full genome of a lost animal from DNA contained in old thylacine skeletons is extremely challenging, and thus some genetic information will be missing, explained Gilbert, who is also director of the Danish National Research Foundation's Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics. He has studied resurrecting the extinct Christmas Island rat, also known as the Maclear's rat, but isn't involved in the thylacine project. The team won't be able to exactly recreate the thylacine but instead will end up creating a hybrid animal, an altered form of thylacine.
"We are unlikely to get the full genome sequence of the extinct species, thus we will never be able to fully recreate the genome of the lost form. There will always be some parts that can't be changed," Gilbert said via email.
"They will have to cherry pick what changes to make. And thus the result will be a hybrid."
It's possible, he said, that a genetically imperfect hybrid thylacine could have health problems and might not survive without a lot of help from humans. Other experts question the very concept of spending tens of millions of dollars on de-extinction attempts when so many living animals are on the brink of disappearing.
"To me the real benefit of any de-extinction project such as this is the awesomeness of it. Doing it seems very justified to me simply because it will excite people about science, nature, conservation," Gilbert said.
"And we sure as hell need that in the wonderful citizens of our world if we are to survive into the future. But ... do the stakeholders realize what they will get will not be the thylacine but some imperfect hybrid? What we don't need is yet more people disappointed (or) feeling cheated by science."
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ORLANDO, Fla., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LSQ, a leading provider of working capital finance and payments solutions, announces the acquisition of Qwil, a San Francisco-based fintech company that provides early payments to staffing firms.
Founded in 2015 by Johnny Reinsch, Paul Tiplady and Trevor Branon, Qwil provides the contingent staffing market with financial tools and solutions. The company's marquee service is an embedded finance product offering early payments to staffing firms which helps them have liquidity up to 180 days before they're paid by their clients.
"Both Qwil and LSQ have a similar mission, which is to make access to working capital easier," said LSQ CEO Dan Ambrico. "Qwil has built a compelling embedded finance platform for the contingent staffing market, and that fits well with LSQ's strategic vision and the direction we're headed."
Ambrico lauded the Qwil team for the technology partnerships and integrations they have built and sees them as a fit to help LSQ greater fill a market need.
"There is a perfect combination of the great user experience Qwil has built with LSQ's working capital funding and payments management capabilities," he said. "I think those two things have powerful synergies and we'll continue to advance the integration work they've already done with their partners."
For Qwil CEO (and co-founder) Reinsch, LSQ was the perfect match to continue what he and the Qwil team created and built with leading vendor management systems and managed services providers the last seven years.
"We share common goals and LSQ has the resources to grow the mission we started," said Reinsch. "LSQ is a recognized leader in the supply chain and accounts receivable finance space with deep pools of capital and underwriting experience.
"By leveraging Qwil's deep proprietary embedded finance integrations and LSQ's existing experience in contingent staffing and professional services firms, and credit and risk management, the new combo is extremely powerful."
Qwil's existing customers also see value in the scale that LSQ brings.
"Qwil's early payments solution has been crucial for our company" said Amar Bamra, Managing Partner at Dynamic Consulting Group, a workforce management and operations consulting company providing innovative solutions and services to the food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, and medical industries. "It's exciting for us to see Qwil join with LSQ - as they grow, they can better help us grow."
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LSQ is a market leader and pioneer in working capital finance and payments solutions. For more than 25 years, LSQ has leveraged innovative technology, credit and risk expertise, and proprietary data that empowers thousands of businesses to optimize their working capital, automate and accelerate payments, manage collections, and mitigate risk. Every year, we accelerate billions of dollars in payments to businesses and their suppliers through our LSQ FastTrack platform to help them obtain the funds they need to grow and thrive. LSQ is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Learn more at www.lsq.com.
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‘Sweetie Pie’ star found guilty in nephew’s shooting death
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” of arranging the shooting death of his nephew.
The jury deliberated about 17 hours over three days before reaching its verdict in the murder-for-hire case against James “Tim” Norman, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
Norman and his nephew, Andre Montgomery, both starred in the long-running OWN reality show about a popular soul-food business founded in the St. Louis area by Robbie Montgomery — Norman’s mother and Andre’s grandmother.
Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty but Norman could be sentenced to up to life in prison. Sentencing is set for Dec. 15.
Federal prosecutors said Norman, 43, hired two people to kill the 21-year-old Montgomery on March 14, 2016, then tried to cash a $450,000 life insurance policy taken out on his nephew months earlier.
Defense attorney Michael Leonard said after the verdict that he and Norman were “extremely surprised and disappointed in the outcome” of the case. He said they plan to appeal and that Norman continues to be optimistic that he will eventually prevail.
Leonard said the testimony during the trial of two co-conspirators was shown to be “extremely non-credible.” And he said Norman testified well during the trial, noting he was not cross-examined.
U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming said she was “very, very pleased” with the verdict but that her office would make no further statements until after the sentencing.
During closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Angie Danis said Norman was the architect of the plan to kill Montgomery.
“This plan doesn’t exist but for Tim Norman’s greed,” Danis said.
Leonard argued in his closing argument that the murder plot presented by prosecutors was a “made up theory.”
Prosecutors said Norman paid $10,000 to an exotic dancer, Terica Ellis, to lure his nephew to the site where he was shot and paid $5,000 to Travell Anthony Hill to shoot Montgomery.
Ellis and Hill both testified for the prosecution in the case. They have both pleaded guilty to participating in the scheme.
In testimony during the trial, Norman said he helped his nephew move to St. Louis about 18 months before he was killed and supported him financially because he was trying to watch out for Montgomery. He said he sought to be a “father figure” to his brother’s son.
Former Sweetie Pie’s employees and other character witnesses testified that Norman and his nephew had a close relationship.
Danis said all the testimony from the scheme’s co-conspirators was backed up in trial by texts, call records and location data.
She said Norman created “an image of being a mentor and a father figure to all these people, but it’s fiction.”
Leonard said during his closing argument that Ellis testified to get a shorter sentence and said Hill admitted he was a heavy drug user and that he was “hopped up on drugs that day.”
Norman testified Tuesday that he took out the life insurance policy on his nephew to give a longtime customer of the family restaurants, Waiel Rebhi Yaghnam, some business.
Yaghnam pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and wire fraud in the case.
Montgomery left St. Louis after at least $220,000 in cash, jewelry and other items were stolen in a June 2015 burglary at Robbie Montgomery’s home.
Norman told jurors he and his mother hired a private investigator to find and confront his nephew about the robbery but he had no intention of hurting him.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PNC Bank announced today that it will no longer charge any consumer deposit account customers non-sufficient fund (NSF) fees. This marks the company's latest effort to enhance the financial well-being of its customers and extends the benefit it created with Virtual Wallet deposit accounts as part of the launch of Low Cash Mode® in April 2021.
"As a Main Street bank, PNC is focused on building a platform that empowers the financial well-being of its customers," said Alex Overstrom, head of Retail Banking for PNC. "Over the last several years, we've made significant enhancements to our overdraft solutions, all of which are designed to help our customers and give them better control of their financial future. Eliminating NSF fees on consumer deposit accounts is just another way we are helping our customers strengthen their financial wellness."
An NSF fee, sometimes referred to as a Returned Item Fee, occurs when a payment transaction is returned due to insufficient funds. An overdraft fee is charged when the bank completes the transaction by covering the dollar amount of the shortage, resulting in a negative account balance. With this change, if an item is returned by the bank, a PNC consumer deposit account customer will no longer incur an NSF fee.
This strategic move comes roughly a year after PNC was among the first financial institutions to take a major step in addressing overdraft fees with the launch of Low Cash Mode, a cornerstone feature of its Virtual Wallet® Spend account that provides consumers with real options for avoiding overdrafts while maintaining overdraft availability for those who need to make payments during temporary cash shortfalls. With the launch of Low Cash Mode, PNC already had eliminated NSF fees for customers with Virtual Wallet Spend. Now, PNC's additional personal checking account types will receive this benefit.
PNC Bank, National Association, is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
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Recreational marijuana sales booming in this state, lots of out-of-state customers
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HOBBS, New Mexico (KOAT) — New Mexico sold more than $5.2 million worth of marijuana in the first weekend of April.
On April 1, recreational cannabis became legal in New Mexico and stores were filled with customers.
More than $1.6 million in medical marijuana was sold across the state and more than $3.5 million in recreational use was sold.
In Hobbs, dispensaries were busy, with lines wrapped around buildings.
“We saw about a 3,000% increase in our sales Friday,” said Jordan McIlroy, the sales director at Bryan’s Green Care. “We had a line waiting for the doors to open. Once the doors opened, they were lining up in the store and actually wrapped around the outside of our building around the corner.”
PurLife is about a block down the street. It also had a very hectic weekend.
“It has been amazing. Business is booming. Everybody has a smile on their face,” said Chelsea Daniel, a manager with PurLife. “There were super long lines. Sometimes it got up to like a 30-minute wait to a 45-minute wait.”
The city of Hobbs is less than five miles from the Texas border and both dispensaries are roughly two miles from the Texas state line.
“Seventy percent of our customers over the weekend were from Texas,” McIlroy said. “In terms of that conversation with the Texas patients, just remind them that once they get into Texas with the product they purchased from us, it will be considered illegal.”
PurLife also saw an increase in out-of-state customers and has been trying to keep up with the demand.
“We’ve actually had to hire new drivers to help with the demands from our growers. Most of our growers are located in Albuquerque,” Daniel said.
Both dispensaries said, with being so close to Texas, they do expect to be busy, but not as much as opening weekend.
“It was historical and in the end, it’s the only time it’s ever going to happen. The first day of recreational cannabis sales is the only time it’s ever going to happen. There’s other things like 4/20 that’s going to be a big day, but it won’t be like opening day was,” McIlroy said.
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Whitewright man sentenced to 35 years for evading arrest
DENISON, Texas (KXII) - A Whitewright man is headed to prison after leading Denison police on a high speed chase last year.
Denison Special Investigators were watching a house off of Texoma Pkwy, they believed at the time that a suspect in an Oklahoma shooting may have been hiding out inside.
Two people were seen leaving the property and when police tried to pull them over, they sped away on motorcycles.
One man, 47 year-old Richard Wiggs, crashed after half a mile and was taken into custody, the other, David Hewitt, led police on a chase that lasted for 85 miles.
Eventually the motorcycle ran out of gas in Parker, and Hewitt was arrested.
“Multiple peoples lives were place at risk he was going over 115 mph down US-75, weaving in and out of traffic, fortunately no accidents, no injuries no one was killed but there was a lot of close calls in this case and those types of factors a jury can consider in deciding what punishment is appropriate and that’s definitely something that they looked at,” said Assistant District Attorney for Grayson County, Matt Rolston.
Rolston says because the jury determined that the motorcycle was used as a deadly weapon, Hewitt must serve at least 17 ½ years in prison before being considered for parole.
Wiggs was sentenced to 25 years early last month, he also had meth on him at the time of the chase.
Copyright 2022 KXII. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/04/02/whitewright-man-sentenced-35-years-evading-arrest/ | 2022-04-02T13:53:45Z |
The Tampa Bay Times has selected its Top Places to Work for 2022 and Vantagepoint A.I. is in the Top 10 of Small Businesses.
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantagepoint A.I., LLC (www.vantagepointsoftware.com) continues to be recognized for its outstanding workplace culture. The Tampa Bay Times has named the company one of the top small businesses in the Tampa Bay region for the 5th year in a row. This year, Vantagepoint A.I. has been named one of the Top 10 small businesses in one of the hottest growing regions for business in the U.S.
While also receiving accolades for its strong growth, the Tampa Bay Times award is based on input from the company's employees. The Vantagepoint team has responded to the Times' survey with a massively positive response about the workplace culture, benefits, and company leadership.
"Our team told the Times that Vantagepoint feels like a family which means the world to me," says Lane Mendelsohn, President of Vantagepoint A.I., "we do everything we can to support them and keep them safe – while we remain working remotely my team still maintains our culture with a healthy mix of fun."
The positive work atmosphere reinforces Vantagepoint's core values of teamwork, communication, innovation, positivity, purpose, integrity, and respect. These set the tone for every action and decision at Vantagepoint A.I. and naturally spill over to how traders are treated.
Vantagepoint A.I. was the first company in the world to give independent traders the power of A.I. for their home computers. Since its inception in 1979, Vantagepoint has worked to empower traders in over 160 countries. With the release of its software in 1983, the company has given traders the ability to see global intermarket relationships and predictive market forecasts up to three days in advance with up to 87.4% proven accuracy based on its patented artificial intelligence processes. Easy-to-use, VantagePoint gives traders reliable information to make trading decisions in just minutes a day.
About Vantagepoint AI, LLC. VantagePoint AI software forecasts Stocks, Futures, Cryptocurrencies, Forex, and ETFs. Family owned and operated, Vantagepoint employs over 90 team members and is actively committed to giving back in the Tampa Bay community. The company regularly donates a portion of revenue to Shriners Hospitals for Children and The Children's Cancer Center. Schedule a demonstration at www.vantagepointsoftware.com/demo
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OSLO, Norway, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
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Reference is made to the previous stock exchange announcements by Aker Clean Hydrogen AS ("Aker Clean Hydrogen" or "ACH") regarding the contemplated merger with Aker Horizons ASA ( "Aker Horizons"). The merger will be carried out as a triangular merger whereby ACH will merge with Aker Horizons' wholly-owned subsidiary AH Seksten AS as the surviving entity and Aker Horizons will issue consideration shares.
The creditor notice period for the merger will expire at midnight on Thursday 16 June 2022. Provided that no creditors have objected to the merger by such time, the merger is expected to be completed after close of trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange on Friday 17 June 2022 (the "Effective Date"), which accordingly will be the last day of trading in the ACH shares on Euronext Growth (Oslo).
Eligible shareholders in ACH (other than Aker Horizons) will receive 0.2381 merger consideration shares in Aker Horizons for each share owned in ACH as of the expiry of the Effective Date, as such shareholders appear in the shareholder register with Euronext Securities Oslo (the "VPS") as at the expiry of two trading days thereafter (the "Record Date"), expected to be Tuesday 21 June 2022.
The consideration shares are expected to be delivered to the eligible shareholders through VPS on or about Wednesday 22 June 2022. Fractions of shares will not be allotted, and the number of consideration shares delivered to each eligible ACH shareholder will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Excess shares, which as a result of this round down will not be allotted, will be issued to and sold by DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA. The sales proceeds will be given to Aker Horizons, which will give the sales proceeds further to charity.
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How far is the US from a 100% renewable energy future?
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Renewable energy infrastructure could create jobs across the US
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100% renewable energy could mean major cost savings
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31 states have active renewable energy targets
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MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro’s strained left groin forced the Miami Heat to rule him out of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
It was the second consecutive game that Herro — the NBA’s sixth man of the year this season — has needed to miss because of the injury.
Herro has averaged 13.5 points in the playoffs on 41% shooting, down considerably from his regular-season numbers of 20.7 points on nearly 45% shooting.
The Celtics got defensive player of the year Marcus Smart back for Game 5. Smart missed Game 4 because of a sprained right ankle.
The Heat and Celtics were tied 2-2 entering the game Wednesday.
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Disease Groups Serve as a Clearinghouse for Sub-Specialization Content
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OneOncology, the platform for independent community oncology practices, announced the formation of five OneOncology Disease Groups. Each Disease Group offers sub-specialized expertise and disease-specific educational initiatives to all physicians on the platform.
"With science evolving at such an incredibly rapid pace, every physician cannot become an expert across all settings, but all our patients deserve and expect expert advice," said Davey Daniel, MD, Chief Medical Officer, OneOncology. "We've developed OneOncology Disease Groups to account for sub-specialization across our platform. By tapping into the expertise of leaders across our practices, the Disease Groups equip every provider on our platform with the latest scientific information to help them provide the best care possible for their patients."
As part of the Disease Group portfolio, each group guides and approves OneOncology pathways that are consistent with many evidenced-based national guidelines, which are frequently updated based on the newest data. OneOncology pathways serve as a foundation to assist every provider with the best possible treatment options for each patient's unique case. OneOncology has already developed disease-specific pathways for many cancer types including non-small cell lung cancer, renal cell and prostate cancer. After the initial pathway development, each Disease Group continuously updates the pathways as new therapies are developed and oncology care standards change. Pathways can then be utilized through clinical decision support tools and software.
Additionally, the Disease Groups also provide OneR direction on clinical trials to pursue, offer the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee expertise on newly approved therapies, oversee medical education topics and deliver strategic direction regarding innovative care models.
The Disease Groups and chairs are:
- Lung: Melissa Johnson, MD, Tennessee Oncology
- Breast: Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD, West Cancer Center & Research Institute
- Genitourinary: Jahan Aghalar, MD, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
- Gastrointestinal: Henry Xiong, MD, PhD, The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
- Hematologic Malignancies: Jonathan Abbas, MD, Tennessee Oncology
"Each Disease Group chair is a well-regarded expert in their sub-specialization and are leaders who other physicians turn to when they have a confounding clinical case and need advice," said Jeff Patton, MD, CEO, OneOncology. "Each of these physicians also has a propensity for leadership and zest for inspiring other physicians. I know each will be an incredible partner willing to share their expertise with physicians throughout our platform."
OneOncology was founded by community oncologists, for community oncologists, with the mission of improving the lives of everyone living with cancer. Our goal is to enable community oncology practices to remain independent and to improve patient access to care in their communities, all at a lower cost than in the hospital setting. OneOncology supports our platform of community oncology practices through group purchasing, operational optimization, practice growth, and clinical innovation. Our 700 cancer care providers care for 280,000 patients at 181 sites of care nationwide. To learn more, visit oneoncology.com or LinkedIn.
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TORONTO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Humble & Fume Inc. (CSE: HMBL) (OTCQX: HUMBF) ("Humble" or the "Company"), a leading North American distributor for cannabis and cannabis accessories, is pleased to announce the detailed voting results for the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"), held on June 29, 2022, which includes the election of Mark Hubler to the Board of Directors.
The following five nominees were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected or appointed. The results of the vote are as follows:
MNP LLP, Chartered Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants were reappointed auditors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting, and the Board is authorized to fix their remuneration. The results of the vote were as follows:
Mr. Hubler is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Brothers, one of the largest family-owned, and leading, wine, spirits, and beer distributors, providing world class service to customers across the United States. Mr. Hubler brings extensive experience in the distribution sector, with expertise in operations in both regulated and unregulated environments, as well as in sustainability and risk management. Previous to his current role, Mr. Hubler spent 17 years in various leadership roles at Diageo North America including most recently serving as President of North America US-Spirits. Mr. Hubler also spent significant time in Non-Alcohol CPG including both Coca-Cola Enterprises and Quaker Oats where his career track included commercial roles as well as Business Analytics and Marketing.
"We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Hubler as a new independent director," said Jakob Ripshtein, Chairman of Humble & Fume Inc.'s Board of Directors. "With over 35 years of experience and leadership in the beverage and beverage distribution industry, Mark possesses deep industry experience, and we look forward to gaining his valuable perspectives as a Board member."
The Company has filed a report of voting results on all resolutions voted on at the Meeting on www.sedar.com.
About Humble & Fume Inc.
Humble & Fume Inc. is a leading North American distributor of cannabis and cannabis accessories. Humble is committed to our brand and retail partners to help grow their businesses by providing data-driven insights, proven go-to-market expertise and best-in-class distribution for cannabis and cannabis accessories. As the only fully-integrated cannabis distribution solution, Humble bridges the gap for retailers, Canadian licensed producers, American multi-state operators, and cannabis customers increasing sales penetration to maximize financial performance. With over 20 years of North American operating experience, Humble has cultivated extensive vendor and customer relationships distributing premium cannabis consumables and consumption devices. The Company is comprised of Humble+Fume / B.O.B. Headquarters Inc., Windship Trading LLC, and Humble Cannabis Solutions.
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CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI) announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter Highlights:
- Consolidated revenue increased 92% year-over-year to $149.6 million
- Total cash and cash equivalents was approximately $184.5 million, compared to $149.6 million as of December 31, 2021, representing an increase of $34.9 million or 23.3%.
- Results for the three months ended June 30, 2022 include a non-cash impairment charge of $144.9 million in our Rasmussen University ("RU") Segment to reduce the carrying value of RU Segment goodwill and intangible assets, and to reflect the corresponding tax impact.
- Net loss for the period was $110.0 million, compared to net income of $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $110.6 million as a result of the non-cash impairment charge
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 47% year-over-year to $14.5 million
We completed the acquisitions of RU and Graduate School USA ("GSUSA") on September 1, 2021, and January 1, 2022, respectively. We did not consolidate the financial results of these companies prior to their respective acquisition closing dates. Accordingly, the financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2021 do not include the results of operations of RU and GSUSA, and therefore the prior year period presented is not directly comparable to the current period.
Financial Results:
Three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to three months ended June 30, 2021:
- Total consolidated revenue for 2022 increased 91.8% to $149.6 million, compared to total revenue of $78 million in 2021, due to:
- Total costs and expenses increased to $290.9 million for 2022, compared to $76 million for the same period in 2021, and include a non-cash impairment charge of $144.9 million to reduce the carrying value of RU segment goodwill and intangible assets, and to reflect the corresponding tax impact. The increase in costs and expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was also the result of the inclusion of other RU Segment and GSUSA costs and expenses of $65.5 million and $6.1 million, respectively.
- Interest expense increased to $3.4 million in 2022, compared to nominal interest income in 2021, due to the $175 million senior secured term loan issued in connection with the RU acquisition.
- Net loss was $110.0 million in 2022, compared to net income of $0.5 million in 2021, primarily driven by the non-cash impairment charge of $144.9 million to reduce the carrying value of RU Segment goodwill and intangible assets, and to reflect the corresponding tax impact.
- The net loss per diluted share was $5.82, compared to net income of $0.03 per diluted share in the same period of 2021. Excluding the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge, and the related tax impact, the net loss per diluted share for the period was $0.06.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $14.5 million in 2022, compared to $9.9 million in 2021. The 2022 period included a $144.9 million non-cash impairment charge to reduce the carrying amount of RU Segment goodwill and intangible assets, and to reflect the corresponding tax impact, $0.7 million adjustment to the gain on acquisition related to the GSUSA, $2.4 million of stock-based compensation expense, and $0.4 million of M&A-related professional fees, all of which were excluded from adjusted EBITDA.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity:
- Total cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2022 was approximately $184.5 million, compared to $149.6 million as of December 31, 2021, representing an increase of $34.9 million or 23.3%. The increase in cash was due to cash provided by operating activities, partially offset by increases in capital expenditures and payments of principal and interest on our debt obligations.
- During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we saw improvement in Army's processing of invoices and payments to APUS. APUS received approximately $38.8 million in payments from the Army during the six months ended June 30, 2022. As of June 30, 2022, approximately $12.5 million in accounts receivable, of which $6.9 million is older than 60 days from the course start date, was due from the Army as a result of the disruption associated with the transition to ArmyIgnitED. ArmyIgnitED is transitioning to a new technology provider at the end of August 2022 while simultaneously upgrading the portal to a new version. While there has been recent improvements in accounts receivable from the Army, we expect future payments from Army to be impacted by this transition.
Registrations and Enrollment:
Third Quarter 2022 Outlook:
The following statements are based on APEI's current expectations. These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. APEI undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason unless required by law. Refer to APEI's earnings conference call and presentation for further details.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This press release contains the non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) and Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA less non-cash expenses such as stock compensation and non-recurring expenses). APEI believes that the use of these measures is useful because they allow investors to better evaluate APEI's operating profit and cash generation capabilities.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, adjusted EBITDA excludes the non-cash impairment charge, the adjustment to the gain on acquisition, non-cash compensation expense, loss on disposals of long-lived assets, and M&A-related professional fees.
These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to measures determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). The principal limitation of our non-GAAP measures are that they exclude expenses that are required by GAAP to be recorded. In addition, non-GAAP measures are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which expenses are excluded.
APEI is presenting EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA in connection with its GAAP results and urges investors to review the reconciliation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to the comparable GAAP financial measures that is included in the tables following this press release (under the captions "GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA," and "GAAP Outlook Net Income to Outlook Adjusted EBITDA") and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate its business.
Webcast:
A live webcast of the APEI's second quarter 2022 earnings conference call will be held today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. This webcast will be open to listeners who log in through the APEI's investor relations website, www.apei.com.
A replay of the live webcast will also be available starting approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live webcast. The replay will be archived and available to listeners through APEI's investor relations website for one year.
About American Public Education
American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI), through its institutions American Public University System (APUS), Rasmussen University, Hondros College of Nursing, and Graduate School USA, educate the service-minded student by providing career-focused higher education and career learning.
APUS, which operates through American Military University and American Public University, is the leading educator to active-duty military and veteran students* and serves approximately 90,000 adult learners worldwide via accessible and affordable higher education. Rasmussen University is a 120-year-old nursing and health sciences-focused institution that serves approximately 15,000 students across its 23 campuses and student service centers in six states and online. It also has schools of Business, Technology, Design, Early Education and Justice Studies.
Hondros College of Nursing focuses on educating pre-licensure nursing students at its six campuses in Ohio and one in Indiana. It is the largest educator of PN (LPN) nurses in the state of Ohio** with approximately 2,440 students. Graduate School USA is a leading training provider to the federal workforce with an extensive portfolio of government agency customers. It serves the federal workforce through customized contract training (B2G) to federal agencies and through open enrollment (B2C) to government professionals.
Both APUS and Rasmussen are institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Hondros is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). GSUSA is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET). For additional information, visit www.apei.com.
*Based on FY 2019 Department of Defense tuition assistance and Veterans Administration student enrollment data, as reported by Military Times, 2020.
**Based on information compiled by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and Ohio Board of Nursing.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release regarding APEI or its subsidiaries that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about APEI and the industry. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "should," "will," "would," and similar words or their opposites. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding expected growth, registration and enrollments, revenues, income and adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA, benefits of the acquisition of Rasmussen University and plans with respect to recent, current and future initiatives.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to: the effects, duration, and severity of and APEI's response to the COVID-19 pandemic; adverse effects on demand as the pandemic abates; APEI's dependence on the effectiveness of its ability to attract students who persist in its institutions' programs; changing market demands; APEI's inability to effectively market its institutions' programs; APEI's inability to maintain strong relationships with the military and maintain course registrations and enrollments from military students; APEI's loss of its ability to receive funds under tuition assistance programs or the reduction, elimination, or suspension of tuition assistance; adverse effects of changes APEI makes to improve the student experience and enhance the ability to identify and enroll students who are likely to succeed; APEI's need to successfully adjust to future market demands by updating existing programs and developing new programs; APEI's failure to comply with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements and to maintain institutional accreditation; APEI's loss of eligibility to participate in Title IV programs or ability to process Title IV financial aid; entering into and integrating acquisitions, including the integration of RU and GSUSA; APEI's dependence on its technology infrastructure; and the various risks described in the "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in APEI's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in other filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. APEI undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, unless required by law, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.
Contacts:
Ryan Koren
AVP, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
(610) 428-7376
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HARRISBURG, Pa. , July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey from AARP Pennsylvania reveals that the priorities and concerns of women voters age 50 and older will influence the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections. Women 50-plus make up a significant share of the 2022 electorate in Pennsylvania. They account for one-third (32%) of likely voters overall, and more than half (53%) of likely voters 50-plus.
New data from the survey shows women voters 50-plus are heading into the 2022 general election worried about pocketbook issues with gas prices (49%) and food costs (27%) at the top of their inflation concerns. The survey also points out that several of AARP's core issues – protecting Social Security (90%) and Medicare (83%) – are extremely or very important to these influential voters. Further, 79% say that the country is on the wrong track and a significant majority (87%) indicate that they are "extremely motivated" to vote in the 2022 general election.
"There are two things those running for office need to know about women voters 50-plus: They vote, and they're influential," said Bill Johnston-Walsh, AARP Pennsylvania State Director. "Nearly 37 million women voters over 50 cast a ballot in the 2018 midterms — that's 30% of all Americans who showed up at the polls. Today, with the prices of groceries, gas and prescription drugs skyrocketing, women voters in Pennsylvania want to see solutions."
Among women voters 50-plus, Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) leads State Senator Doug Mastriano (R), 55% to 41%. John Fetterman (D), the Lieutenant Governor, leads Mehmet Oz (R), 56% to 40% in the open race for U.S. Senate. Both Democratic candidates hold their overall narrow leads (3 percentage points in the Governor's race, and 6 percentage points in the Senate race) in part due to support from women 50+.
The survey found that the top issues for Pennsylvania women voters over 50 include:
- 94% are more likely to vote for a U.S. Senate candidate who supports protecting Social Security from cuts to workers' earned benefits;
- 94% are more likely to vote for a U.S. Senate candidate who supports protecting Medicare from cuts and ensure America's seniors get the healthcare they need;
- 93% are more likely to vote for U.S. Senate candidate who supports allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices;
- 91% are more likely to support a candidate for governor who will provide funding to allow seniors needing daily support to receive care at home rather than having to enter a costly nursing home;
- 87% are more likely to support a candidate for governor who will protect low-income older Pennsylvanians from property tax increases; and
- 70% are more likely to vote for a gubernatorial candidate who supports creating Keystone Saves, so that they have an option to contribute a portion of their paychecks to their retirement. Currently, 2 in 5 Pennsylvania workers do not have access to a retirement savings program through their employer.
Earlier in 2022, AARP's "She's the Difference" poll conducted by GOP pollsters Kristen Soltis Anderson and Chris Matthews, and Democratic pollsters Celinda Lake and Margie Omero, found similar results. By more than a two-to-one margin, women voters over 50 want a politician who is willing to work together to get things done -- even if the result is an occasional compromise that goes against voters' values (67%) -- over a politician who consistently fights for their values but doesn't often find a solution (30%). This finding remains consistent across party identifications, with 77% of Democratic women and 57% of Republican women preferring a politician who compromises, while 21% of Democratic women and 40% of Republican women prefer a values-oriented politician.
AARP commissioned Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research to conduct this survey. The firms interviewed 1,382 likely Pennsylvania voters, which includes a statewide representative sample of 500 likely voters, with an oversample of up to 550 likely voters age 50 and older, and an oversample of up to 332 African-American/Black likely voters age 50 and older. The survey was conducted between June 12-19 via landline, cellphone, and SMS-to-web. The margin of error for the 500 statewide sample is ±4.4%; for the 855 total sample of voters 50+ it is ±3.3%. View the full survey results.
For more information on how, when and where to vote in Pennsylvania, visit aarp.org/PAvotes.
About AARP
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence and nearly 38 million members, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org, www.aarp.org/espanol or follow @AARP, @AARPenEspanol @AARPadvocates and @AliadosAdelante on social media.
CONTACT: TJ Thiessen, (202) 374-8033, tthiessen@aarp.org
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23 people injured after tornadoes touch down in Bell County in Texas
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN
At least 23 people were hurt Tuesday after tornadoes touched down in Bell County, Texas, according to officials.
Twelve of those injured were hospitalized, Bell County Judge David Blackburn said, adding that he believes everyone is accounted for.
Two confirmed tornadoes touched down in Bell County, which is the central region on the state, the Storm Prediction Center at the National Weather Service said.
On Tuesday, 911 calls reported a twister around 5:40 p.m. local time, Blackburn said. A tornado crossed the county line from neighboring Williamson County, traveling seven miles on the ground, he added.
The damages ranged from downed powerlines and trees to buildings being flattened, reduced to rubble in many areas, Blackburn said.
“I think it popped up fairly quickly,” Blackburn said. “The extent of damage is significant. At least at this time not to have any report of fatalities is in and of itself amazing.”
Tuesday brought a double-threat storm system that delivered at least eight tornadoes mainly in Texas and Iowa as well as heavy snow to multiple states, including the Dakotas, Montana and Minnesota.
Parts of Dakotas and Montana were under blizzard warnings and forecasters warned of treacherous whiteout conditions on the roads.
Heavy snow shut down more than 500 miles of interstate 94 between Montana and North Dakota.
A mountainous area near Pony, Montana, recorded 47 inches of snow in a 24-hour period, according to the NWS. Many other parts of the state were pounded by more than a foot of snow.
In North Dakota, more than a foot of snow was reported in several locations, including Grand Forks, and Rockford, according to NWS data.
“We do get blizzards in April, but one of this intensity is quite rare,” Jeff Schild, meteorologist for the weather service office in Bismarck, told CNN early Tuesday. “The last one of note for this level of intensity was April 4-7 in 1997.”
Severe weather threatens 97 million Wednesday
As the system moves eastward, it’s producing a trio of threats — damaging winds, tornadoes and large hail.
More than 97 million people are under some sort of severe weather alerts Wednesday, stretching from Texas and Louisiana up to Missouri and Illinois.
The most significant threats are expected to across Memphis, Tennessee; Evansville, Indiana; Jonesboro and Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Owensboro, Kentucky — where more than 4 million people are under a moderate risk (level 4 of 5). These cities could see strong winds, tornadoes as well as large hail.
Overall, severe thunderstorms could impact a large portion of the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley into the Midwest as well as the lower Ohio Valley, the Storm Prediction Center said.
Elsewhere, parts of Montana, North Dakota and northern Minnesota could also see heavy snow Wednesday. The snow is expected to end Thursday, followed by extremely cold temperatures.
“Overnight lows will drop into the teens in western North Dakota, and with the strong winds, wind chills will be in the single digits above to below zero, quite chilly for mid April,” the Bismarck weather service office said.
On Friday, high temperatures will possibly make it into the 20s, which is about 30 degrees below normal. The region could break low maximum temperature records.
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World's Largest Smoothie Brand Boasts AUV of More Than $609,000 with Top 25% Exceeding $907,000
DALLAS , April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smoothie King, the world's largest smoothie chain and the first health and fitness QSR brand of its kind, announced today a record average unit volume (AUV) of $609,753, with the brand's top 25% of stores reporting an AUV of over $907,000. Following the brand's recent news of signing 51 new store commitments in key growth markets in Q1 2022, Smoothie King also reported today over $602 million in systemwide sales in 2021, a 25% increase over 2020.
"Over the last few years, Smoothie King's momentum has been building as the brand continues to focus on offering fresh, whole-fruit smoothies and being the go-to product for consumers' health and fitness routines," said Wan Kim, CEO and Chairman of the Board. "It's a combination of our mission to inspire people to live a healthy lifestyle and our commitment to minimizing costs for our operators that has resulted in such an impressive AUV, reaching close to a 17% increase since 2020. With these impressive numbers and a strong development pipeline for the year, we're confident Smoothie King will have yet another successful year."
In 2021, Smoothie King opened over 100 stores, growing to more than 1,300 locations worldwide. The fast-growing brand has aggressive growth plans for this year and is currently seeking experienced operators interested in growing their portfolio with a brand that is committed to providing products that are healthy, purpose-driven, and taste amazing. Smoothie King is targeting growth in markets such as Phoenix, Denver, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Boston, Milwaukee, and Puerto Rico, among others.
Single- and multi-unit development opportunities are available, as well as incentives for active-duty U.S. military or veterans and for first responders, including law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians. Smoothie King also recently launched an incentive program for existing franchisees and a new program for qualified store team members who are looking for the opportunity to achieve their entrepreneurial dreams with Smoothie King.
Smoothie King repeatedly has been recognized as a top franchise opportunity. Smoothie King was named the "Top Brand to Buy" in the beverage category of Franchise Times' 2022 Zor Awards and named to its "Top 400 Franchises" list. Additionally, Smoothie King received the Top Franchises Satisfaction Award for 2022 from Franchise Business Review based on the brand's high franchisee satisfaction. Smoothie King was recently listed as the 76th largest chain restaurant and 63rd limited-service chain in the Technomic and Restaurant Business 2022 Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. Moving up 20 spots from its 2020 96th ranking, the brand continues to climb the Top 500 ranks.
For more information about franchise opportunities with Smoothie King, please visit www.smoothiekingfranchise.com.
Smoothie King Franchises, Inc., the original U.S. smoothie franchise, is a privately held, Dallas-based franchise company with over 1,300 locations worldwide, including in the United States, Korea, Grand Cayman, and Trinidad. Founded in 1973, Smoothie King has made it its mission to inspire people to live a healthy and active lifestyle. By blending each smoothie with a purpose, Smoothie King makes it simple and enjoyable for guests to achieve their individual health and fitness goals. Smoothie King has been recognized No. 13 overall on Entrepreneur's prestigious Franchise 500 list in 2022 and ranked one of the "Fastest Growing Franchises." For more information about franchising with Smoothie King, visit SmoothieKingFranchise.com or follow the brand on social media @SmoothieKing.
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New study reveals few manufacturers meet online customers' needs; shows tremendous opportunity for businesses to distinguish themselves from competitors
CHICAGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American manufacturing e-commerce generates $2.4 trillion in value annually, yet a new study released today shows that most firms don't optimize their online marketplaces to meet the needs of the modern B2B buyer. Logik.io — creators of Commerce Logic Engine technology powering configuration for e-commerce and CPQ experiences — commissioned the study through a third-party firm, which evaluated the effectiveness of 250 e-commerce shopping channels built by B2B manufacturers.
The results, as shared in Logik.io's "State of B2B E-Commerce for Manufacturers" report, serve as a wake-up call to the manufacturing industry. Here are some key findings:
- Just 12% of companies offer a guided selling experience on their website.
- More than half the time (57%), it takes shoppers three steps or more to find a product detail page.
- Four of every five companies' B2B-commerce sites (86%) offer no upselling, cross-selling, add-ons or complementary products.
- Nearly three of every four shoppers (74%) feel the need for previous experience with that company's products to understand its site navigation, meaning a first-time buyer's customer journey is a struggle on most platforms.
"The needs and expectations of B2B buyers are evolving rapidly, and the demands of a company's self-service buying experience are growing," says Logik co-founder and CEO Chris Shutts. "We believe companies must adapt to these customer desires and see first-hand the maturity — or immaturity — of their B2B e-commerce methods."
"Ultimately, we wanted to get an unbiased assessment of how easy or difficult it is to configure, price, quote, and buy B2B manufactured products online," Shutts says.
Additional shortcomings the study gleaned from manufacturer's e-commerce sites include:
- Only a quarter of companies (24%) provide upfront pricing for the product.
- Merely one of every five companies (19%) offers a product configuration experience on their website.
- Just one of five manufacturers (20%) offers buyers the ability to purchase products from their site.
- A significant portion (80%) say the website was not easy to buy through.
"What we're discovering is most B2B manufacturers are very early in their e-commerce journey," Shutts says. "Companies still make it difficult for customers to find, configure, price, and buy products in a self-service manner, creating more friction points than favorable experiences."
Yet Shutts and Logik.io are steadfastly optimistic about businesses' ability to separate themselves from competitors.
"There's a massive opportunity for manufacturers to differentiate themselves from their peers and level up their e-commerce experience," he offers. "But companies that stay status quo and do not evolve their digital experience will be left behind."
Shutts points to early innovators that are using technology to remove buying friction and prioritize their e-commerce experience. He acknowledges a gap between buyer expectations and company execution, but the correct CPQ solution can overcome this obstacle.
Logik tasked third-party shoppers to evaluate 250 manufacturers' B2B websites for four key elements:
- Ease of navigation and finding products.
- Ability to find pricing for products sought.
- Configurability and customization capabilities of products on the site.
- Overall ease of use and purchase ability on the e-commerce site.
To check out the full report or for more information on Logik, visit https://learn.logik.io/state-of-b2b-ecommerce.
ABOUT LOGIK.IO
Logik.io's Commerce Logic Engine helps businesses sell more effectively through their direct sales teams and digital commerce channels by consumerizing the way they sell their products with guided, flexible, and intuitive selling experiences for CPQ and eCommerce. Logik.io's headless engine governs the logic, rules, and recommendations that direct how products can and should be configured and sold, making even the most sophisticated products simple to sell, allowing teams to sell more, sell faster, and maintain less. Logik.io was founded by a proven team with decades of experience in the sales technology space and is backed by High Alpha and Salesforce Ventures. Learn more at logik.io.
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Which sunflower shower curtain is best?
If you’ve decided on a sunflower or farm theme for your bathroom, you’re going to need a quality shower curtain to round it out. A good curtain not only keeps the water from getting on the floor, but it can transform your ordinary shower space into a relaxing vacation spot.
If you’re in the market for a new curtain with matching accessories, look no further than the Pknoclan 4-Piece Sunflowers Shower Curtain Set. It comes with a matching bath mat, toilet mat and toilet seat cover.
What to know before you buy a sunflower shower curtain
Size
Know the dimensions of your shower. Otherwise, you could end up with one that’s much too big or small. If you’re not aware of your shower size, measure the length, width and height with a tape measure. If you buy too long of a shower curtain, moisture and mold can take over the excess material at the bottom. Most shower curtains come in at least two different sizes, so as long as you know your shower’s dimensions, you’ll likely find your favorite one in the right size.
Decor
Before you choose the right shower curtain for your bathroom, consider the theme and color scheme. Common sunflower-related themes include gardens, farms and wood planks. It should match, not clash, no matter how infatuated you are with the design. If you find one you love but it doesn’t match exactly, consider your new sunflower shower curtain as an opportunity to update your decor. You can easily transform your bathroom with a few new objects, such as bathroom shelves.
How to hang
Most shower curtains are designed to be quick and easy to put up. They typically come with small holes at the top and hooks that match the theme. You may have to get a separate set if it doesn’t, or they’re low quality (or you just don’t like the look of them.) The top of the shower curtain should be strong enough to be supported by the hooks without ripping, even when it gets heavy with water.
What to look for in a quality sunflower shower curtain
Material
A shower curtain should be made of material thin enough to easily dry out but thick enough to keep the water off the bathroom floor. Most are made of either microfiber (polyester), cotton or vinyl. Cotton is easiest to clean but very prone to developing mildew and mold. You can add a vinyl liner to prevent this. Polyester is heavy, durable and dries out quickly. Vinyl is easy to maintain and doesn’t need a liner.
Sets
Some sunflower shower curtains are sold as sets with matching decor. If you’re looking to redo the whole look, this may be the most efficient option for you. These sets, including the ones on this list, typically include bath mats and toilet seat covers. Shower curtains that don’t include these things still usually have matching hooks.
How much you can expect to spend on a sunflower shower curtain
Most image-printed shower curtains cost $30-$50 each, depending on what’s included in the set and the overall quality.
Sunflower shower curtain FAQ
How do you get the lines out of shower curtains when you take them out of the package?
A. There are several ways to get stiff lines out of new shower curtains. You can lay it flat and press the folds out with heavy objects such as books. You can steam it with an iron or hang it in a steamy room. You also can wash and dry the wrinkles out if the curtain is machine-washable.
Do you need a liner with a shower curtain?
A. It depends on the material and how thick it is. If it’s thick enough to keep the water in, you likely don’t need one. However, it may be a good idea to get a liner just to be safe and extend the life of your shower curtain.
What’s the best sunflower shower curtain to buy?
Top sunflower shower curtain
Pknoclan 4-Piece Sunflowers Shower Curtain Set
What you need to know: A bright and beautiful sunflower polyester curtain, it comes with matching bathroom mats.
What you’ll love: The art on this shower curtain is vivid and colorful. It’s available in two sizes: medium and large. It’s waterproof and durable. It’s great for spring and summer-themed bathrooms as well as yellow and white color schemes. It’s easy to install and the stitching is high quality.
What you should consider: The rugs are smaller than some expected, and they aren’t very well made.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top sunflower shower curtain for the money
Pknoclan 4-Piece Rustic Wooden Plank Shower Curtain Set
What you need to know: Gorgeous sunflowers climbing against a wooden plank backdrop decorate this shower curtain and mat set.
What you’ll love: The wooden planks complement the color of the sunflowers along the side. It’s easy to install and incredibly absorbent. It’s bright with a lot of character for a low cost.
What you should consider: The mats are poorly made and the quality of the curtain was cheaper than some customers expected.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Likiyol Store 4-Piece Sunflower Shower Curtain Set
What you need to know: A polyester shower curtain, it features sunflowers and butterflies on a wooden background.
What you’ll love: It’s available in three sizes. It’s waterproof and durable, with hooks that are easy to install. The design is bright and made of safe, high-quality dyes.
What you should consider: The mats are thin and small. Some customers experienced the stitching on the curtain falling apart.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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A leader in build-to-order products expands its growing portfolio
CYPRESS, Calif., April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Exemplis, a California-based furniture manufacturer, proudly announces the acquisition of Edloe Finch, a Texas-based e-commerce retailer of home furniture and parent company to Albany Park. The acquisition will expand the Exemplis portfolio of industry-defining brands.
"I'm thrilled about the new possibilities for our companies," says Paul DeVries, CEO and founder of Exemplis. "Darryl and Jessica have created one of the fastest-growing brands in the residential furniture space. Their forward-looking leadership, creativity and competitive drive are perfect complements to the nonstop innovation that's propelled Exemplis for over 25 years. I'm very excited to be joining forces with them."
It will be business as usual for Edloe Finch. They will continue to operate independently, and all products will continue to be ordered from, fulfilled by and serviced through their respective factories and customer service teams.
"We are very excited to be a part of the Exemplis family," says Darryl Sharpton, CEO and co-founder of Edloe Finch. "In Paul [DeVries] and Exemplis, we've found an ideal partner who shares our passion for creating great furniture while keeping the focus on the customer experience. Jessica and I will continue to run Edloe Finch and Albany Park as co-CEOs. With the support from Exemplis, we're ready to spread coziness across America like never before!"
About Exemplis
Exemplis, the parent company of SitOnIt Seating®, Timbuk2®, X-Chair®, Mavix® Gaming, and The Healthy Back Store® brands, has been a leader in build-to-order products since its founding in 1996 in California. SitOnIt Seating is one of the largest manufacturers of office solutions in the world with an unlimited array of customizable designs and the fastest shipping times in the industry. Timbuk2 crafts high-quality handmade bags, packs and more for a global community on the go. X-Chair advances office chairs with proprietary ergonomic technology. Mavix breaks the mold to provide the future of gaming comfort. The Healthy Back Store is a leader in high-end comfort solutions. For more information, visit www.exemplis.com.
About Edloe Finch
Edloe Finch, the parent company of Albany Park®, was founded in 2017 by Darryl Sharpton and Jessica Sharpton. The company launched Albany Park in 2019. Albany Park was designed to make buying the perfect sofa easy by eliminating decision fatigue — they offer three collections that satisfy both the style and comfort needs of their growing customer base. Edloe Finch is a digitally native e-commerce company that continually strives to improve the furniture buying experience while being a leader in the digital revolution of the furniture industry. For more information, visit www.edloefinch.com and www.albanypark.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Humanigen, Inc. ("Humanigen" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: HGEN) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Humanigen investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between May 28, 2021 and July 12, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
HGEN investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Humanigen's lead product candidate, lenzilumab, was less effective in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients than defendants had represented; (ii) as a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was unlikely to approve the lenzilumab Emergency Use Authorization and the ACTIV-5/BET-B study was unlikely to meet its primary endpoint; (iii) accordingly, lenzilumab's clinical and commercial prospects were overstated; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Humanigen during the relevant time frame, you have until October 25, 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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Firms face significant gap in return on their investment, as more than 90% fail to utilize their employees' analytics skills
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alteryx, Inc. (NYSE: AYX), the Analytics Automation company, issued findings from Alteryx-commissioned IDC research, "4 Ways to Unlock Transformative Business Outcomes from Analytic Investments," revealing that 73 percent of organizations expect analytics spend will outpace other software investments in the next 12-18 months. As organizations increase their spending on analytics, the global survey finds less than half of business decisions are based on analytics.
Further, even fewer are maximizing advanced analytics, as less than 30 percent of decisions are informed by artificial intelligence and machine learning for most organizations. To help businesses maximize their analytics investments, the global IDC survey uncovered the impacts of people, data, and analytics automation on return on investment (ROI).
Ninety-three percent of organizations are not fully using the analytics skills of their employees. This is in part due to only one out of five organizations reporting commensurate investment in upskilling for analytics and data literacy. IDC further uncovered:
- 9 out of 10 respondents say that less than half of their knowledge workers are active users of analytics software other than spreadsheets
- 63 percent of organizations are not using the full breadth of data types available
- 82 percent of organizations indicate data access policies are only moderately effective or worse
- Enterprise-wide analytics solutions have been deployed in less than half of the departments that need them
Key strategies to maximize analytics investments and drive transformative business outcomes
Many business processes in today's digital economy are still manually running on paper and outdated spreadsheets, creating a widening analytics gap. When respondents invested in a low-code/no-code analytics automation platform and followed specific strategies, IDC found organizations improved their financial, customer, and operational metrics. These strategies included:
- Deploying easy-to-use cloud-based or hybrid AI-infused analytics technology to support cross-functional use cases
- Breaking down data and analytics silos by emphasizing enterprise-wide analytics
- Developing a data culture that aligns technology spend with upskilling on data literacy
- Ensuring alignment on analytics initiatives between IT and line of business to eliminate shadow IT
"It's no surprise that so few organizations are ahead of the curve when it comes to analytic maturity considering they leave out a key component: people," said Dan Vesset, group vice president, Analytics and Information Management, IDC. "What we're seeing is that organizations that provide analytics tools that are easy to use and easy to access, while upskilling their talent, achieve more ROI from their respective analytics investment than organizations who do not."
One of the key organizations using Alteryx to enable a culture of analytics is United Kingdom-based financial services company Brookson. "Alteryx has transformed the careers of so many individuals at our company," said Brian Millrine, CIO and strategy director at Brookson. "I believe they have one of the most exciting roles in the organization delivering high-velocity digital transformation, and what they do is recognized as golden at all levels of our organization. Alteryx will be a fundamental solution for them to use going forward and they will become rockstars of business."
Take the Alteryx Democratization of Analytics Maturity Assessment and receive a complimentary report of your organization's performance with insights into how to maximize your analytics ROI.
The IDC Infobrief titled "4 Ways to Unlock Transformative Business Outcomes from Analytics Investments" is based on a comprehensive sample of 1,501 respondents across three regions of: North America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Asia/Pacific. The full IDC Infobrief can be viewed and downloaded here.
Alteryx (NYSE: AYX) powers analytics for all by providing our leading Analytics Automation Platform. Alteryx delivers easy end-to-end automation of data engineering, analytics, reporting, machine learning, and data science processes, enabling enterprises everywhere to democratize data analytics across their organizations for a broad range of use cases. More than 8,000 customers globally rely on Alteryx to deliver high-impact business outcomes. To learn more, visit www.alteryx.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fresh off helping the Golden State Warriors win the NBA championship, Stephen Curry will host The ESPYS.
The show, which honors the past year’s top athletes and moments in sports, airs live on ABC on July 20 from Los Angeles.
Curry, who was named the Finals MVP, is nominated for three awards, including best male athlete.
“I’ve had the pleasure of attending The ESPYS but never imagined I’d have the privilege of hosting this special event,” Curry said in a statement.
Off the court, Curry cofounded a multimedia company that focuses on diverse content involving family, sports and faith. Unanimous Media executive produces ABC’s sports reality show “Holey Moley.” Curry’s cofounder, Erick Peyton, will serve as a co-executive producer of The ESPYS.
The ESPYS will honor Vitali Klitschko, former heavyweight boxing champion and mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine, with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Gretchen Evans will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service.
Hall of Fame college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance.
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LA hospital sued for racism in death of Black mother
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Wednesday, saying she bled to death because of a culture of racism at the renowned Los Angeles hospital.
Charles Johnson IV said he discovered the disparity in care women of color receive at Cedars compared to white women during depositions in his wrongful death lawsuit that is scheduled to go to trial next week in Los Angeles Superior Court.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that my wife would be here today and be here Sunday celebrating Mother’s Day with her boys if she was a Caucasian woman,” Johnson said at a news conference outside the hospital. “The reality is that on April 12, 2016, when we walked into Cedars-Sinai hospital for what we expected to be the happiest day of our lives, the greatest risk factor that Kira Dixon Johnson faced was racism.”
Johnson died about 12 hours after having a scheduled cesarean section that was performed in 17 minutes to deliver the couple’s second son, Langston.
“This is sloppy. It was butchery,” attorney Nicholas Rowley said. “It shocked everybody that we deposed, all the health care providers, even the head of (obstetrics) here, the head of labor and delivery, looked at it and said ‘No, I’ve never seen one done that fast.’”
Despite signs she was bleeding internally and over the desperate pleas of her husband, Kira Johnson languished for hours without being readmitted to the operating room until it was too late, the civil rights lawsuit said.
At one point, a nurse told Charles Johnson that his wife wasn’t a priority, according to the lawsuit.
She died from internal bleeding — nearly 90% of her blood was later found in her stomach, Rowley said. Her bladder had been lacerated and she hadn’t been sutured properly.
The hospital, which has fought the malpractice lawsuit, said in a statement that it was founded on principles of diversity and health care for all and it rejected “any mischaracterization of our culture and values.”
“We are actively working to eradicate unconscious bias in health care and advance equity in health care more broadly,” the statement said. “We commend Mr. Johnson for the attention he has brought to the important issue of racial disparities in maternal outcomes.”
Kira Johnson’s death led her husband on a crusade to advocate for reducing maternal mortality, which is especially high for Black women.
Before the pandemic, which increased deaths of women of color during childbirth, Black women died at 2.5 times the rate of white women, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
Charles Johnson has testified before Congress and at the state Capitol in Sacramento in support of a variety of bills, including a 2019 state law that requires doctors and nurses to identify implicit bias at work, and a recent bill that would lift the cap on medical malpractice awards.
Johnson would not benefit from a change in the malpractice law that currently caps awards at $250,000. The case is scheduled to go to trial May 11, though recent court filings indicated the two sides were close to reaching a settlement.
The civil rights case would give Johnson another avenue to collect damages and hold Cedars-Sinai accountable. He’s also seeking an injunction that would require the hospital to make changes to protect mothers and women of color.
But proving a civil rights violation in health care is difficult because most laws require showing discrimination was intentional, said Brietta Clark, a professor at Loyola Law School.
“Compared to when civil rights laws were enacted, a lot of the kind of unequal treatment that we see in health care today does not seem to be explicit,” Clark said. “It does not seem to be conscious.”
A judge had rejected Johnson’s effort to change the malpractice case to add the civil rights action, partly because deposition excerpts did not show the hospital racially discriminated in the treatment it provided.
Dr. Kimberly Gregory, an obstetrician and gynecologist at the hospital, testified that she lives with “structural racism” every day and it prevents Black patients from receiving the same care as whites, according to court papers. She also said Kira Johnson should have gone back to the operating room sooner.
Dr. Sarah Kilpatrick, chair of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, testified that she told Charles Johnson: “I’m sorry. We failed your family. ... This shouldn’t have happened.”
Angelique Washington, a Black surgical technologist, said “patient safety was out the door” when Kira Johnson came into the operating room.
Washington, who has more than 30 years of experience, said she routinely witnessed different treatment of Black women but was afraid to speak up.
“When I see my Black ... patients come in, I say an extra prayer,” Washington said. “I say a silent prayer that all goes well. Because you do have racism very much so in the operating room.”
Clark said the evidence identified by the judge as weak were more general statements and not specifically about discrimination by the provider. She said the key thing for Johnson’s legal team will be to show a pattern of discrimination.
Rowley said the effort to amend the case was a long shot. He has since gathered other evidence from additional depositions and will be able to seek data — such as the number of Black women that have died at Cedars — to support his claim in the new lawsuit.
“Kira died because she’s Black,” he said. “Women of color don’t get the same treatment as white women. That’s a fact.”
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A Philadelphia firefighter has died Saturday morning in the collapse of a building following a fire, a city fire official said.
Five others who were trapped -- four firefighters and a licensing and inspections worker -- were rescued from the collapse, 1st Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy said.
[Original story, published at 7:39 a.m. ET]
A rescue operation is underway to save firefighters trapped when a building collapsed Saturday morning in northern Philadelphia, the city fire department said in a tweet.
"So far, several were rescued and transported to hospitals," reads the Philadelphia Fire Department's tweet, posted at 6:05 a.m. ET. The department still was working to rescue others, it added.
The collapse at 300 W. Indiana St. in the city's Fairhill neighborhood happened during a fire response, the department said. Details about a fire, the collapse or what the building housed weren't immediately available.
At the site, firefighters and others stood near or walked around a large pile -- more than head-high -- of metal, wood and other debris, video from CNN affiliate WPVI showed.
At least nine agencies were helping with recovery efforts, including Philadelphia police and the American Red Cross, the fire department added on Twitter.
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Inotiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOTV) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: September 21, 2021 to June 13, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 22, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Inotiv, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Inotiv's acquisition, Envigo RMS, LL ("Envigo"), and Inotiv's Cumberland, Virginia facility (the "Cumberland Facility") engaged in widespread and flagrant violations of the Animal Welfare Act ("AWA"); (2) Envigo and Inotiv's Cumberland Facility continuously violated the AWA; (3) Envigo and Inotiv did not properly remedy issues with regards to animal welfare at the Cumberland Facility; (4) as a result, Inotiv was likely to face increased scrutiny and governmental action; (5) Inotiv would imminently shut down two facilities, including the Cumberland Facility; (6) Inotiv did not engage in proper due diligence; and (7) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Inotiv you have until August 22, 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 Inotiv 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 NOTV lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/inotiv-notv-lawsuit-loss-submission-form?id=29706&from=4.
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TSX.V: DME
U.S. OTC: DMEHF
Frankfurt: QM01
VANCOUVER, BC, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSXV: DME) (OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01) From the President of the Company.
The Company is pleased to announce that the rig has been released to us and will be mobilized to our Gunnar Dome prospect in Arizona. The intended depth of this well is 4,500'+- and is designed to test all zones to the top Granite Formation. We will be utilizing our same successful drilling procedures, including multiple casing strings designed to protect all zones and the environment. Our geologic modelling suggests that the gas composition should contain high concentrations of nitrogen. At this point, we would anticipate initially running any commercial quantities of helium through the plant currently under construction by GENERON.
The Company feels that since this is a documented domal structure with closure on all sides the well has been situated to take maximum advantage of the trapping mechanisms of the underlying formations.
The helium processing plant construction continues and assembly by GENERON will be shipped to us via our trucking company upon completion. When finished, the plant will be situated on property that the Company currently owns and is not subject to any form of lease agreements. The Company continues to be contacted by numerous entities looking to secure some percentage level of helium from us when we go into production. As of today, other than for the USFCR documents to allow us to get paid the same day as transport, we have not signed any long-term contracts. We have multiple ongoing discussions with company's whom we have signed MDNAs and therefore, will not be making any comments concerning those negotiations or the methodology for pricing. It is our goal to have no account receivables in relation to helium production.
With regards to future hydrogen production, we have signed MDNAs and are actively working to develop a long-term strategy and look forward to having announcements on that sector within the next 30-45 days. This sector by its very nature must be considered as a long-term possible factor for the Company.
The Company was notified by Chevelon Minerals LLC., the owner of the McCauley family minerals, that a company which had previously attempted to lease from the family was making a claim that a valid lease with them was already in play.
The Company, early in its due diligence with Chevelon Minerals LLC., had been advised by the McCauley family that, after the material requirements of this prior lease had not been met, they had restructured their mineral ownership and placed the leases in question into Chevlon Minerals LLC. The representative also stated that they would work with the company in defence of the title and leases that Desert Mountain Energy Corp. has with them. For the record, the Company has paid Chevelon Minerals LLC. in excess of $33,000.00 for the leases it currently has of record which includes the lease under wells 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Desert Mountain Energy Corp. is a publicly traded resource company primarily focused on exploration, development and production of helium, hydrogen and noble gases. The Company is primarily looking for elements deemed critical to the renewable energy and high technology industries.
We seek safe harbor
"Robert Rohlfing"
Robert Rohlfing
Exec Chairman & CEO
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in polices of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The statements made in this press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward looking statements and information herein include but are not limited to statements regarding the Company's anticipated performance in the future the planned exploration activities, receipt of positive results from drilling, the completion of further drilling and exploration work, and the timing and results of various activities.
Forward-looking statements or information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company and its operations to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others, changes in national and local governments, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada and the United States; financial risks due to helium prices, operating or technical difficulties in exploration and development activities; risks and hazards and the speculative nature of resource exploration and related development; risks in obtaining necessary licenses and permits, and challenges to the Company's title to properties.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to the continued operation of the Company's exploration operations, no material adverse change in the market price of commodities, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or information, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company does not intend to, and nor does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.
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Marking its second property available on the revolutionary app, Rhove creates opportunity for renters at Empire and anyone to invest in commercial real estate for as little as $1 per share
SLIVIS, Ill., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhove, the all new fintech app that enables anyone to invest in real estate with as little as $1 in one minute, announced today a partnership with Empire, the luxury senior living community in Illinois. Residents will now have the opportunity to invest in their apartment as well as anyone in the U.S. looking to diversify their investments.
"Our partnership with Rhove is all about providing the opportunity for more freedom," said Todd Swift, one of the developers of the Empire property. "Not just the freedom as a renter to come and go as you please, but the financial freedom as well. Now our residents will have the opportunity to invest in the building itself as a renter, which is typically not an option, until now."
Rhove's mission is to expand access and opportunity for everyone to invest in and own a piece of the places they live, work, and play. In May, Rhove received qualification from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch its offerings that enable anyone to invest in real estate for as little as $1 per share, previously only accessible to wealthy and connected individuals and institutions. This partnership marks one of the first investment opportunities made available to the public on the Rhove platform.
"We are creating a world where every renter is an owner," said Calvin Cooper, Rhove Co-Founder & CEO. "As we grapple with rising inflation and our growing housing crisis, we realize that it is now more important than ever to expand access and opportunity. Rhove is the first platform in the U.S. enabling anyone to invest without high minimums and other prohibitive requirements."
Empire is a community built for active seniors transitioning. Many seniors are downsizing from a previously owned home to renting. Empire is even offering to support the transition by buying leasee's homes upfront and selling them for no additional cost. Now, in partnership with Rhove, they are also the first to enable their residents to become investors for as little as $1 per share.
"Our generation was always taught to own our home," said Patty Tucker, Community Manager at Empire. "It's a huge decision for them to sell a home and to become a renter. Having the option with Rhove to invest in Empire and get access to ownership in their property, empowers seniors with that familiar feeling of ownership."
The Empire property is a newly constructed 27-unit multifamily development that offers active seniors a better way of living: a flexible worry-free lifestyle, plus access to a wide range of first-class amenities, breakfast, and the opportunity to be part of a vibrant, active peer community.
To learn about more investment opportunities, download the Rhove iOS app or visit www.rhove.com.
Built by Tokr Labs, Rhove is real estate investing for everyone. Founded with the goal of democratizing real estate investing, it's empowering everyday people to invest in and own the places they live, work and play for as little as $1 per share. Together, with investors and property owners, they're building community and creating a new era of open finance for real estate investing. For more information, download the Rhove iOS app or visit www.rhove.com.
Empire offers a worry-free, leased living alternative to those who are 55 plus. Our conveniently located, luxury community provides well appointed amenities and maintenance-free, stylish living spaces that our active and independent guests appreciate. Learn more at www.empire-silvis.com.
Contact: Rhove@powerdigitalmarketinginc.com
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Chosen from more than 130 applicants, longtime Scouting professional Gary Carroll returns to the Pacific Northwest to lead one of the largest programs in the Boy Scouts of America.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cascade Pacific Council (CPC) of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) welcomed a new Scout Executive and Chief Executive Officer on May 1, 2022. Lifelong Scout and former Portland-area Scouting professional Gary Carroll was chosen from more than 130 applicants to lead the organization.
"Gary's exuberance for the future of Scouting is palpable," said council Board Chair and volunteer Kaleen Deatherage, who is also the council's first female Board Chair. "The Board is thrilled to welcome Gary back to the CPC and support his vision to welcome young people from all walks of life into this life-changing program."
"Kids deserve the chance to grow, learn, develop character and become tomorrow's ethical leaders," Carroll said. "Scouting accomplishes these things and more in a safe environment, while connecting whole communities with enriching leadership experiences in the great outdoors. I want to personally welcome all families to find adventure with us." Carroll is also the first black CEO of a BSA council in the Pacific Northwest.
Since he was in grade school, Carroll has been active in Scouting, earning the BSA's second-highest rank of Life Scout and serving on camp staff at Goshen Scout Reservation in Virginia. He has spent the last 15 years of his career with the BSA, most recently leading operations in Greater Los Angeles Area Council. He is also a leading member of the BSA's National Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow, and chair of the Boy Scouts of America's LGBTQ+ employee resource group.
About the Cascade Pacific Council, Boy Scouts of America
Cascade Pacific Council, BSA (CPC) guides nearly 8,000 girls and boys in 19 counties of NW Oregon and SW Washington. We offer an unparalleled program that teaches leadership and citizenship through fun and exciting adventures for the whole family. We invite all people to get involved in Scouting and are committed to creating a positive, safe, and welcoming environment for all, valuing diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences that will grow and strengthen our movement and continue to make us a valued contributor to the communities we serve. Find out more at https://cpcbsa.org
Our Diversity Statement
The Cascade Pacific Council, Boy Scouts of America is committed to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion that makes it enriching to participate, volunteer, and work in the Scouting program. In expanding our mission throughout SW Washington and NW Oregon, we are committed to becoming better prepared to serve people of all genders, orientations, ethnicity, physical ability, socioeconomic status, political belief, and faith, consistent with Scouting's traditions and values.
In collaboration with the community, we are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all, encouraging each other to live by the values of the Scout Oath and Law; inclusive of all perspectives and experiences that strengthen our movement, help prepare young people to serve as successful leaders and continue to make CPC a valued contributor to the nation's increasingly diverse communities.
Scouting provides a safe environment for the next generation to become self-reliant, appreciative of people from all backgrounds, and prepared to function as an integral and impactful part of the world. CPC aims to reduce barriers so that any youth can become a Scout.
About the Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides the nation's foremost youth programs of character development and values-based leadership training, which help young people be "Prepared. For Life.®" The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. For more information on the Boy Scouts of America, please visit www.Scouting.org.
Contact: Chris Bartell, Director of Marketing & Communications
chris.bartell@scouting.org cell: (971)337-5922
For interviews, contact: Robin Stoeckler, Executive Assistant
robin.stoeckler@scouting.org phone: (503)225-5757
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Jury convicts former Food Network personality accused of beating foster daughter to death
Published: May. 12, 2022 at 1:27 PM CDT|Updated: 26 minutes ago
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina/Gray News) - After four days, a former Food Network contestant accused of killing her foster daughter was convicted by a jury and sentenced to life in prison.
Ariel Robinson was found guilty of homicide by child abuse in the death of 3-year-old Victoria “Tori” Rose Smith, according to WHNS.
Robinson was accused of severely beating the child at their home in Simpsonville, South Carolina, on Jan. 14, 2021.
She died from internal bleeding reportedly caused by the beating.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) Today, CSL advances its vision for a more sustainable future by setting new, tangible targets for carbon emissions reductions.
As part of the company's broader sustainability strategy to build a more sustainable future for employees, communities, patients and donors, CSL is announcing new carbon emissions reductions targets that will serve as a transparent roadmap to decarbonise global operations by cutting direct and indirect carbon emissions.
By 2030, the company:
- Is targeting a reduction of 40% of absolute Scope 1 & 2 emissions against a baseline of the average annual emissions across FY19-21; and
- Intends to ensure suppliers who contribute 67% of Scope 3 emissions have set Scope 1 & 2 reduction targets, aligned with the Science-based targets initiative.
Both targets are aligned to the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Importantly, the timeframes also align to CSL's 2030 business strategy, ensuring the targets are incorporated into our detailed operational plans. The achievement of Scope 1 and 2 emissions reductions will occur through four key abatement levers:
- increased energy efficiency;
- a push toward more renewable power;
- switching fuels to less carbon intensive energy sources; and
- re-designing some of its manufacturing sites.
CSL recognises that responsible management and efficient use of natural resources is key to the company's sustainable growth and its ability to deliver efficient and reliable supply of life-saving medicines.
"For over a century, CSL has earned trust by striving to fulfill our promise to improve the lives of patients and safeguard public health," said CSL's Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Paul Perreault. "We intend to continue earning that trust, as a company committed to a healthier world."
Aspects of this work are already well underway. CSL facilities in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and Bern, Switzerland, currently source renewable energy. CSL's new R&D complexes in Marburg, Germany, and Waltham, Massachusetts will feature state-of- the-art sustainable design features as well as CSL's new company headquarters building in Melbourne, Australia.
In addition to reducing carbon emissions, CSL is prioritising integrating environmental considerations into key business decisions; minimizing end-to-end production of waste through removal, reduction and recycling; and reducing waste in our supply chain.
The specific targets build on the previously announced strategy by serving as a tangible, transparent roadmap to decarbonising CSL's operations by reducing the company's direct and indirect emissions footprint. They are a further evolution in CSL's responsibility to deliver our therapeutics and vaccines in a more efficient, inclusive and environmentally respectful way.
"Our ongoing efforts and new sustainability targets demonstrate our promise to protect people and our planet. As a scientific and data driven company, we are undertaking specific measures and analysis to ensure that we continue to set and meet the right targets for the road ahead," said CSL Chief Financial Officer Joy Linton. "It is all part of the CSL Promise to foster a more sustainable future."
For more information visit: https://investors.csl.com/site/investors/sustainability
About CSL
CSL Limited (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY) is a leading global biotechnology company with a dynamic portfolio of lifesaving medicines, including those that treat haemophilia and immune deficiencies, as well as vaccines to prevent influenza. Since our start in 1916, we have been driven by our promise to save lives using the latest technologies. Today, CSL – including our three businesses, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor – provides lifesaving products to patients in more than 100 countries and employs 30,000 people. Our unique combination of commercial strength, R&D focus and operational excellence enables us to identify, develop and deliver innovations so our patients can live life to the fullest. For inspiring stories about the promise of biotechnology, visit CSLBehring.com/Vita and follow us on Twitter.com/CSL. For more information about CSL Limited, visit www.CSL.com.
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TIP National enables Periculus users to instantly request cyber insurance quotes and purchase policies based on their unique risk profile.
PURCELLVILLE, Va., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Periculus announced today the launch of a new cyber insurance offering for users of its digital risk management solutions. Developed in collaboration with TIP National, LLC, Periculus now provides small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) the ability to instantly request a quote, purchase, and manage a cyber insurance policy tailored to meet the exact needs of the business.
"We are thrilled to partner with TIP, which makes accessing and procuring cyber insurance easy for our customers," Mark Lowers, CEO of Periculus, said. "This new insurance offering completes a technology stack that includes a free cyber risk assessment and report, powered by Mastercard's Cyber Quant, the ability to purchase recommended mitigation services through cybersecurity services partner, Merchants Information Solutions, and Risk Concierge, our exclusive platform for Periculus users that provides a custom dashboard to easily manage digital risk in one place."
TIP National has over a decade of experience working with small business owners and provides insurance products that include loss control services, financing, and risk mitigation. Through TIP National's MGA portal inside the Risk Concierge platform, Periculus users will be able to access A-rated insurance carriers focused on cyber insurance for SMBs. Within minutes, Periculus customers can now request, receive, and review a cyber insurance quote, and then purchase a policy that provides coverage against cyber threats that include certain security breaches and ransomware attacks.
"With 43% of all data breaches targeting SMBs, it was important for us to carefully curate insurance policies with the goal of providing appropriate, competitively priced options for small and medium-sized businesses," Danielle Kaminski, President of Periculus, said. "Together with our trusted partners, MasterCard, Merchants, and now TIP National, we are committed to supporting SMBs and giving them access to best-in-class mitigation solutions that protect their businesses and keep them up and running. As Periculus continues to expand, we look forward to helping more businesses understand their digital risks, minimize those risks, and gain the freedom to flourish in the digital economy."
"We have worked with the team behind Periculus for a long time, and as the digital economy continues to grow, we fully support their vision to make it simple for small and medium-sized businesses to purchase and manage cyber insurance policies," Mark Tuchmann, President at TIP National, LLC, said. "As an insurance MGA, we've helped small business owners get coverage to protect their businesses for over 10 years, and our leadership team has entrepreneurial roots that go back 30 years or more, so we understand SMBs. We're thrilled to help Periculus users get the cyber coverage they need."
Existing Periculus customers can login to view the insurance module in their Risk Concierge dashboard. New users can sign-up here and take their initial cyber risk assessment and see where they are vulnerable, request a quote, and explore which policy might benefit their business best.
About TIP National
TIP National LLC (TIPN) is a privately-owned Limited Liability Corporation, which is jointly owned by partners that collectively represent over one hundred years of Insurance, Reinsurance, MGA and Brokerage experience. Formed in 2014 by industry veterans who recognized a market need, (TIPN), is a full-service Managing General Agent (MGA) specializing in property & casualty insurance. TIPN underwrites multiple profitable books of business and is currently expanding its market by taking advantage of its proprietary technology platform, underwriting/rating experience, and expertise. Learn more or become a partner at www.tipnational.com.
About Periculus
Periculus makes managing digital and cyber risk simple for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) owners. We provide enterprise-level solutions to Main Street by combining a free cyber risk assessment (powered by Mastercard's Cyber Quant) with a marketplace of digital risk mitigation Services, and the ability to request and receive a Cyber Insurance quote in real-time using a convenient custom dashboard that gives you the ability to manage your activities – anytime, anywhere. We believe that every business in the digital economy deserves the freedom to be fearless, to grow, and to innovate, so if you're ready to #RiseAboveRisk, visit www.periculus.com today to get started.
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Woman hospitalized after picking up $1 bill at McDonald’s
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Kentucky couple is speaking out after the wife claims she overdosed on fentanyl after picking up a dollar bill at McDonald’s.
Renee Parsons said picking up a dollar bill Sunday afternoon at a McDonald’s in Nashville, Tennessee, landed her in the hospital. She believes it was a fentanyl-laced dollar bill, and she had a bad reaction.
“It is like your body is just shutting down,” she said.
Renee Parsons and her husband Justin, of Lexington, Kentucky, were on their way to a work conference in Dallas with two of their children when they stopped at McDonald’s.
“As I was walking inside, there was a dollar on the floor just hanging out, so I picked it up, not thinking anything of it,” Renee Parsons told WSMV.
Within 10 minutes after picking up the dollar, she said her body went numb. She said she could barely talk or breathe before passing out.
“She hadn’t said anything for a while, then she said, ‘Justin, I am sorry. I love you.’ Then she just quit talking,” Justin Parsons said.
The family drove to St. Thomas Ascension Hospital. Paperwork there showed Renee Parsons had an accidental drug overdose.
The couple believes the dollar she picked up was laced with fentanyl. Her husband said he even started to feel symptoms after his wife touched his arm.
“What I do know is how I felt, what happened. It can’t be made up,” Renee Parsons said.
WSMV talked to Dr. Rebecca Donald, a fentanyl expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, about the incident.
“I think it is really unlikely the substance this lady got into her system is fentanyl based on the symptoms she had,” Donald said.
Donald is an assistant professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at Vanderbilt. She said skin-to-skin contact is not a way people are exposed to drugs at levels that would cause them harm.
“It is much more likely for her to have a reaction if she had inadvertently rubbed her nose and exposed that drug to some of the blood vessels in her nose or licked her fingers or rubbed her eyes,” she said.
Donald said it is possible for the drug to get aerosolized and inhaled.
“That would take more of a volume of drug or quantity of drug,” she said. “It is certainly not impossible for that to happen, but one would think it would be a significant amount that you could see it on the hands and dollar bill to get into the air system.”
Donald said someone’s medical history and medications they are taking may also contribute to symptoms. She said fentanyl contaminating anything is a safety threat and could be life-threatening.
Police responded to the hospital on Sunday. A spokesperson told WSMV that officers did not see any sort of residue on the dollar bill, but it was not tested for fentanyl since no one is being charged.
Police are still going to destroy the dollar bill.
Last month, the Perry County Sheriff’s Office said there were two separate incidents in which meth and fentanyl were found in folded dollar bills on a gas station floor. Police said this is not an issue they are seeing in Nashville.
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Evaluated nine new customer demand-driven plant-based chemistries in the quarter, bringing cumulative chemistries evaluated for development to 95, of these 31 meet Calyxt's target profile and several are the subject of term sheet discussions
Engineering solution for a high-value molecule planned to be delivered in early 2023 to a large global consumer packaged goods company
Progressing discussions with multiple potential infrastructure partners who would produce chemistries in various sizes of bioreactors from pilot to commercial scale
Evaluating term sheets for technology licensing and for licensing of traits
Management to host conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. ET
ROSEVILLE, Minn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Calyxt, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLXT), a plant-based synthetic biology company, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"Throughout the second quarter of 2022, the Calyxt team tangibly advanced our business and related milestones. We are very pleased to be discussing term sheets for the development and production of chemistries with potential customers in our large and innovative initial target end markets. Calyxt's progress is evidenced by the 95 customer demand-driven chemistries we have evaluated for development for potential customers, up from 86 at the end of last quarter. Chemistries identified by customers are screened and prioritized by Calyxt to focus on those with the highest probability of success. In terms of our infrastructure partner milestones, we are in discussions with several companies with capabilities to manufacture multiple chemistries concurrently from pilot to multiple commercial scale vessels on a global basis. Also importantly, we are evaluating multiple term sheets for technology licensing and for the licensing of traits, reflecting significant interest in our second-generation high oleic soybean and high fiber wheat offerings. Throughout the quarter, we also continued to work on scaling and standardizing our production in our pilot BioFactory system and building out related capabilities. We are proud of the significant progress we have made in a short period of time, and it is a testament to our new strategic direction gaining traction. We continue our focused drive to realize value for our stakeholders and look forward to providing updates in the coming months," said Michael A. Carr, President and Chief Executive Officer at Calyxt.
Key accomplishments in the second quarter of 2022, and through the date of this press release, include the following:
Chemistries under Development for Potential Customers
- The breadth and depth of Calyxt's business development activities continue to grow. In the second quarter, Calyxt received nine new chemistries from potential customers for evaluation, bringing the total number of chemistries cumulatively evaluated for development with PlantSpring for production in its BioFactory to 95. Of the 95 chemistries, 31 have met Calyxt's target product profile, or TPP, criteria and are subject to further evaluation and discussion with the potential customers. Additionally, the evaluated chemistries include several that were identified by potential customers as having been unsuccessfully attempted by others in the synthetic biology industry.
- Leveraging the 31 customer demand-driven chemistries that have passed its TPP criteria, Calyxt is currently negotiating term sheets with several potential customers for the development of a select number of those plant-based chemistries.
- Calyxt is performing a pilot project for a potential high-value chemistry for a large global consumer packaged goods (CPG) company. Calyxt expects to deliver an engineered solution in early 2023. This could form the basis for a formal engagement to complete development and produce the chemistry for that CPG company, or another company in the space who may be interested in the chemistry.
- The Company's goal remains two to four customer demand-driven compounds for development by year end using its TPP selection criteria to determine the compounds to pursue.
Discussions with Multiple Global Infrastructure Partners Underway for Production of Chemistries in Various Size Bioreactors from Pilot to Commercial Scale
- In the second quarter of 2022, Calyxt initiated discussions with multiple potential infrastructure partners and exchanged a term sheet with one of them. These potential infrastructure partners offer a global footprint and capabilities to enable Calyxt to have the speed to scale quickly, as they have capacities from pilot to commercial scale production. These partnerships have the potential to enable the development and production of chemistries at industrial scale for customers within Calyxt's key end markets of cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals. Calyxt's asset-lite approach enables the deployment of capital that would otherwise be spent on large scale manufacturing to its development of a robust customer base and accelerates the speed at which Calyxt can bring chemistries to potential customers.
Mr. Carr added: "The state of our discussions with potential infrastructure partners advanced during the quarter, offering a foundation to support the scalability of large customers in our key end markets. These advancements potentially accelerate Calyxt forward in terms of the speed at which we could bring our chemistries to said customers. The feedback we have thus far received from these infrastructure partners is that they understand and appreciate that Calyxt is going after hard-to-solve chemistries that are high-value and potentially high-margin. Importantly, Calyxt's progress with these infrastructure partners not only supports future deals, but also brings value to ongoing customer conversations."
Multiple Term Sheets for Licensing of Technology and Traits under Evaluation
- Since Calyxt refocused its licensing business in late 2021, it has developed its strategy for maximizing potential revenue from the licensing of its technology and plant traits as announced last quarter. In the second quarter, Calyxt procured term sheets for the licensing of its patents and the licensing of its plant traits. For plant traits specifically, there has been significant interest in Calyxt's high fiber wheat and second generation high oleic soybean offerings. These term sheet discussions with potential licensees are continuing to advance.
- In the fourth quarter of 2021, Calyxt contracted with a large food ingredient manufacturer to develop a soybean intended to produce an oil that could serve as a replacement for palm oil. The project remains on track for a first quarter of 2024 completion. The food ingredient manufacturer is funding Calyxt's development costs over the term of the agreement and holds an option for future development and commercialization. Given world events, Calyxt has received inbound interest from other manufacturers and users of palm oil during the quarter. Calyxt was also recently featured in an article by the Wall Street Journal focused on the Company's licensing of traits and the potential of Calyxt's innovation to be a solution to global supply chain restraints.
"Late last year, we announced the strategic hire of Pete Ball as Technology Licensing Leader. He has been leading our licensing business, including technology and traits, and Calyxt has since made substantial progress in discussions with potential licensees in this area. It is clear these potential licensees see the value of our offerings, especially in these times of global supply issues and food insecurity. We continue our focused drive to realize value for our stakeholders and look forward to providing updates in the coming months," Mr. Carr continued.
Upcoming Investor Presentation
Calyxt will present at the Canaccord Genuity 42nd Annual Growth Conference on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. ET in Boston, MA.
The presentation will be available for viewing and replay from the Investors section of Calyxt's website at www.calyxt.com.
Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
- Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash totaled $11.9 million as of June 30, 2022.
- Revenue was nominal in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $11.9 million in the second quarter of 2021. The decrease in revenue was driven by the late 2021 completion of the wind-down of the Company's soybean product line. Revenue in the second quarter of 2022 was primarily associated with the Company's agreement with a food ingredient manufacturer to develop a palm oil alternative.
- Total operating expenses were $6.8 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily driven by the Company's adoption of the lease accounting standard which shifted amounts previously reported in interest, net to operating expenses.
- Net loss was $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $4.8 million in the second quarter of 2021. The improvement in net loss was driven by non-operating income (expenses) including the mark-to-market of the Common Warrants derivative liability, which declined in value due to a decline in stock price in 2022, partially offset by the gain realized on the forgiveness of the Payroll Protection Program loan in the second quarter of 2021. Net loss per share was $0.05 in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $0.13 in the second quarter of 2021. The improvement in net loss per share was driven by the improvement in net loss and a year-over-year increase in weighted average shares outstanding.
- Adjusted net loss was $6.7 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $7.8 million in the second quarter of 2021. The improvement in adjusted net loss was driven by the completion of the wind-down of the soybean product line in late 2021. Adjusted net loss per share was $0.14 in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $0.21 in the second quarter of 2021. The improvement in adjusted net loss per share was driven by the improvement in adjusted net loss and a year-over-year increase in weighted average shares outstanding.
"We are happy with the progress we are making across both our product development activities using PlantSpring for BioFactory production and licensing of patents and traits. Additionally, the discussions we are having with potential infrastructure partners brings us closer to enabling our ability to confidently scale production for potential customers while deploying an asset-lite approach that accelerates the speed in which Calyxt can bring chemistries to potential customers," said Bill Koschak, Chief Financial Officer at Calyxt. "We continue to be disciplined in our use of cash and thanks to the successful offering of our common stock and warrants in February 2022 that resulted in $10.0 million dollars in net proceeds, and assessing our discretionary spending, we continue to expect Calyxt's cash runway to reach into early 2023."
Second Quarter 2022 Results Conference Call
Calyxt's President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael A. Carr, and Chief Financial Officer, Bill Koschak, will host a conference call discussing Calyxt's results for the second quarter of 2022, followed by a question-and-answer session. The conference call will be accompanied by a presentation, which can be viewed during the webcast or accessed via the investor relations section of Calyxt's website at www.calyxt.com.
To access the call, please use the following information:
Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. The conference call will also be broadcast live and available for replay via the investor relations section of the company's website at www.calyxt.com.
A replay of the conference call and webcast will be available for 30 days following the event
About the PlantSpring™ Technology Platform and BioFactory™ Production System
Calyxt's technology platform, PlantSpring, is founded on the Company's more than a decade of experience engineering plant metabolism, and incorporates its scientific knowledge, its proprietary systems, tools, and technologies; and an expanding set of related capabilities. In PlantSpring, the Company identifies metabolic pathways to produce plant-based chemistries, designs strategies to reprogram host cells, engineers plant cell metabolism to optimally produce targeted compounds, and produces those targeted compounds at laboratory scale. The Company has implemented AIML capabilities for the identification of targets for editing specific genetic pathways and continues to develop AIML capabilities across the PlantSpring platform, which will enable learning and adaptation of knowledge gained from past activity and are expected to be combined with predictive analytics to rapidly prototype and provide feedback, accelerate the time to complete the development cycle and help mitigate the risk associated with commercial scale-up. As a result, Calyxt believes it can develop biomolecules in plants for customers at both a greater breadth and level of complexity and at faster speeds than its competitors in the synthetic biology industry. The output from the PlantSpring platform integrates with the Company's BioFactory production system. The Company uses the term "compounds" to describe compounds, molecules, and plant-based chemistries interchangeably.
The BioFactory is a bioreactor-based production system that is designed to be capable of continuous production of plant-based chemistries. The bioreactor can be of any size depending upon factors including yield and titer necessary to reach the required commercial scale. For production, multicellular Plant Cell Matrix™ (PCM™) structures are placed inside the bioreactor, and growth media bathes the PCM structures to provide them with nutrition, which differentiates the Company's process from other methods that require complete submersion of cells in growth media and/or the application of hormones to facilitate growth. A PCM structure is a living system of various cell types, which is designed to emulate the intercellular metabolism of an entire plant, which grows over time, produces, and stores, or excretes, the target chemistries. The growth media is the feedstock of the BioFactory production system and contains the essential inputs to support growth of the PCM structures and necessary chemistry production. The growth media is expected to be reused throughout the production cycle, which may run for an extended time period. To scale production in the BioFactory productions system, the Company expects to move the PCM structures from its current bioreactor into larger capacity bioreactors or groups of bioreactors. Calyxt began running lab-scale bioreactors in early 2021. The Company's first pilot-scale bioreactor became operational in December 2021 and is scalable up to 200 liters. The pilot stage of development takes a compound developed with the PlantSpring platform through to commercial production. Depending on the compound to be produced, there may be a range of vessel sizes between the initial pilot facility and the commercial production facility. The Company's current plan is to engage third parties, referred to as infrastructure partners, for at-scale commercial production. Infrastructure partners are likely to be companies with processing assets that can be converted from current production to the Company's bioreactor-based approach. If an infrastructure partner is used for production, the Company expects to pay a fee for that production. Because of the expected modular nature of the BioFactory production system and the types of high value compounds the Company expects to develop for customers, it is also possible that commercial production could also occur in a customer's in-house facility. The Company expects to expand the scope of its pilot facilities based on customer demand, and the scope of production could extend, subject to regulatory and other considerations, outside the United States. Because of its production methodology, Calyxt believes the BioFactory has the potential to be one of the most sustainable production systems across industries.
About Calyxt
Calyxt (Nasdaq: CLXT) is a plant-based synthetic biology company. The Company leverages its proprietary PlantSpring™ technology platform to engineer plant metabolism to produce innovative high value plant-based chemistries for use in customers' materials and products. As plant-based solutions, the Company's synthetic biology products can be used in helping customers meet their sustainability targets and financial goals. Calyxt's diversified offerings are primarily delivered through its proprietary BioFactory™ production system. For more information, visit www.calyxt.com.
PlantSpring, BioFactory, Plant Cell Matrix™, and the Calyxt logo are trademarks of Calyxt, Inc. Any other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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To supplement the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, it has prepared certain non-GAAP measures that include or exclude special items. These non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should be viewed as supplemental and in addition to the Company's financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, other companies may report similarly titled measures, but calculate them differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure. Management utilizes these non-GAAP metrics as performance measures in evaluating and making operational decisions regarding the Company's business.
The Company's 2021 non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments for certain commodity derivatives entered into in connection with its soybean product line. As a result of the completed wind-down of this product line in late 2021, the Company held no commodity derivative contracts as of June 30, 2022.
The Company presents adjusted net loss, a non-GAAP measure, and defines it as net loss adjusted for (i) unrealized gains and losses associated with commodity derivatives entered into to hedge the change in value of fixed price grain inventories and fixed price grain production agreements that should be recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, (ii) gains and losses from commodity derivatives realized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period, (iii) net realizable value adjustments to inventories occurring in the period which otherwise would have been recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, and (iv) net realizable value adjustments recognized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period, and excluding cash-based Section 16 officer transition expenses, the recapture of non-cash stock compensation associated with the departure of Section 16 officers, the gain upon the extinguishment of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan, and non-operating income (expenses). The foregoing adjustments are those necessary to present the underlying gross profit of the Company's soybean product line for the 2021 periods presented, together with the corresponding adjustments to the extent applicable to the corresponding 2022 periods presented.
The Company provides in the table below a reconciliation of net loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to adjusted net loss. The Company provides adjusted net loss because it believes that this non-GAAP financial metric provides investors with useful supplemental information in light of the Company's business model during the periods presented, as the amounts being adjusted affect the period-to-period comparability of net losses and financial performance.
The table below presents a reconciliation of net loss to adjusted net loss:
The Company presents adjusted net loss per share, a non-GAAP measure, and defines it as net loss per share adjusted for (i) unrealized gains and losses associated with commodity derivatives entered into to hedge the change in value of fixed price grain inventories and fixed price grain production agreements that should be recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, (ii) gains and losses from commodity derivatives realized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period, (iii) net realizable value adjustments to inventories occurring in the period which otherwise would have been recognized in the future when the underlying inventory is sold, and (iv) net realizable value adjustments recognized in prior periods but associated with inventory sold in the current period, and excluding cash-based Section 16 officer transition expenses, the recapture of non-cash stock compensation associated with the departure of Section 16 officers, the gain upon the extinguishment of the PPP loan, and non-operating income (expenses). The foregoing adjustments are those necessary to present the underlying gross profit of the Company's soybean product line for the 2021 periods presented, together with the corresponding adjustments to the extent applicable to the corresponding 2022 periods presented.
The Company provides in the table below a reconciliation of net loss per share, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to adjusted net loss per share. The Company provides adjusted net loss per share because it believes that this non-GAAP financial metric provides investors with useful supplemental information in light of the Company's business model during the periods presented, as the amounts being adjusted affect the period-to-period comparability of net losses per share and financial performance.
The table below presents a reconciliation of net loss per share to adjusted net loss per share:
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This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "anticipates," "believes," "continue," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "might," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "should," "targets," "will," or the negative of these terms and other similar terminology. Forward-looking statements in this report include statements about the Company's future financial performance, including its cash runway; its product pipeline and development; its business model and strategies for the development, commercialization and sales of commercial products; commercial demand for its synthetic biology solutions; the development and deployment of its PlantSpring technology platform; its ability to deploy and leverage its artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML) capabilities; the ability to scale production capability for its BioFactory production system; potential development agreements, partnerships, customer relationships, and licensing arrangements and their contribution to its financial results, cash usage, and growth strategies; the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business and operating results; and anticipated trends in its business. These and other forward-looking statements are predictions and projections about future events and trends based on the Company's current expectations, objectives, and intentions and are premised on current assumptions. The Company's actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements could be materially different than those expressed, implied, or anticipated by forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: the impact of increased competition, including competition from a broader array of synthetic biology companies; competition for customers, partners, and licensees and the successful execution of development and licensing agreements; disruptions at its key facilities, including disruptions impacting its BioFactory production system; flaws in AIML algorithms, insufficiency of data inputs required by such algorithms, and human error in interacting with AIML; changes in customer preferences and market acceptance of its products; changes in market consensus as to what attributes are required for a product to be considered "sustainable"; the impact of adverse events during development, including unsuccessful pilot production of plant-based chemistries or field trials; the impact of improper handling of its product candidates during development; failures by third-party contractors; inaccurate demand forecasting or milestone and royalty payment projections; the effectiveness of commercialization efforts by commercial partners or licensees; disruptions to supply chains, including raw material inputs for its BioFactory; the impact of changes or increases in oversight and regulation; disputes or challenges regarding intellectual property; proliferation and continuous evolution of new technologies; management changes; changes in macroeconomic and market conditions, including inflation, supply chain constraints, and rising interest rates; dislocations in the capital markets; the severity and duration of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting impact on macro-economic conditions; and other important factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in the Company's filings with the SEC, included in Part I, Item 1A of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on March 3, 2022 (its Annual Report) and its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements made by management of the Company are based only on currently available information and speak only as of the date of this report. Except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change.
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Woman charged with bomb threat against children’s hospital
BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a woman accused of calling in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital, where doctors and staffers have been facing harassment and threats of violence over its surgical program for transgender youths.
Catherine Leavy, 37, was arrested at her home in Westfield, Massachusetts, and authorities recovered the phone they believe she used to make the bomb threat on Aug. 30, Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins told reporters. The threat resulted in a lockdown of the hospital, and no explosives were found.
Leavy is being held pending a detention hearing scheduled for Friday in Boston federal court, Rollins said. She is charged with one count of making a false telephonic bomb threat. It was not immediately clear on Thursday if she has an attorney to comment on her behalf.
Rollins did not comment directly on the alleged motive in Leavy’s case. But she condemned the barrage of attacks against Boston Children’s Hospital, which is home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States.
“This alleged conduct is disturbing to stay the least,” Rollins said. “The people that work at Children’s Hospital and the parents that bring their loved ones to Children’s Hospital are under enough stress,” she said.
The hospital became the focus of far-right social media accounts, news outlets and bloggers last month after they found informational YouTube videos published by the hospital about surgical offerings for transgender patients. The hospital swiftly removed the videos.
Transition treatment is under attack in many states, with some labeling it a form of child abuse or barring Medicaid coverage. Critics argue that safety should be well established before subjecting youths to potentially irreversible treatments.
But many medical groups support allowing varying types of medical treatment for transgender youths, citing evidence that it can improve their well-being, although rigorous long-term research on benefits and risks is lacking.
The critics cited the videos and snippets of previous language on the hospital’s website to claim that Boston Children’s Hospital was improperly performing gender-affirming surgeries, such as hysterectomies, on minors and young children.
The response was swift and relentless, with a barrage of users demanding the hospital be shut down and calling the surgeries mutilation, barbarism and child abuse, while accusing its doctors of engaging in malpractice or illegal activity.
The hospital has updated language across its websites to emphasize that to qualify for most gender-affirming surgical procedures, patients must be at least 18 and meet certain criteria, including undergoing intensive medical and mental health evaluations and submitting letters of support.
Far-right social media accounts and news outlets have also targeted hospitals in Pittsburgh, Phoenix and other major cities for their gender-care programs.
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New SHRM Foundation program offers tools to recruit, hire, and retain individuals with disabilities
EAST HANOVER, N.J. , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To influence systematic change in employment practices for individuals with disabilities, Kessler Foundation provided a $100,000 initial investment grant for the May launch of "Employing Abilities at Work Certificate" by SHRM Foundation, the 501c (3) philanthropic arm of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Developed in partnership with the St. Augustine, FL-based consulting firm Global Disability Inclusion, the free certificate program aims to educate human resource (HR) professionals, people managers, and business leaders about the benefits of providing a more equitable, diverse workplace for individuals with disabilities. The program will prepare human resource professionals to confidently attract, hire, and retain this population successfully in the workplace.
According to CDC data, more than one in four (26 percent) of the U.S. population identifies with a disability. This community provides a large, unrealized pool of candidates consisting of considerable skills and strengths.
"People with disabilities have the talent and ability to fill the many employment opportunities in today's job marketplace," said Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC-SLP, Senior Vice President, of Grantmaking and Communications, Kessler Foundation. "The new SHRM Foundation certificate program provides a roadmap for HR professionals to enable authentic disability inclusion, which allows all employees to feel welcome, included, and respected," she says, adding, "more importantly, this certificate is free, enabling SHRM members and others to effect change and growth in companies looking to diversify their workforce."
Disability diversity in the workforce is good business and offers tangible benefits to the workplace by creating an environment of openness, transparency, and recognition. "Many don't understand that nearly 80 percent of disabilities are invisible," says Wendi Safstrom, President of SHRM Foundation. "By taking this course, you will learn how much business and workplace cultures stand to gain by ensuring disability inclusivity in the workplace."
The certificate program, consisting of seven modules, takes the participant through the organizational lifecycle of employing people with disabilities. The course establishes baseline knowledge of how accommodation resources can operate and, with each module, shows how HR departments can adapt their hiring practices to fit individual needs.
This practice benefits companies long-term as organizations will see increased tenure, more significant innovation, and customers from a population with a different world perspective. Additionally, participants who take this course with a SHRM certification will earn ten professional development credits (PDC)s to assist in their recertification. The SHRM certification program is open to any individual in HR interested in taking the course.
To learn more about the program, please visit: https://employingabilities.org/certificate/.
Kessler Foundation, a major nonprofit organization in the field of disability, is a global leader in rehabilitation research that seeks to improve cognition, mobility, and long-term outcomes, including employment, for people with neurological disabilities caused by diseases and injuries of the brain and spinal cord. Kessler Foundation leads the nation in funding innovative programs that expand opportunities for employment for people with disabilities. For more information, visit KesslerFoundation.org.
Founded in 1966, the SHRM Foundation is the 501(c)(3) philanthropic arm of the world's largest HR professional society, SHRM. SHRM represents more than 300,000 HR professionals across the globe, impacting 115 million workers and their families. The SHRM Foundation mobilizes the power of HR for positive social change in the workplace. Its robust resources, meaningful partnerships, and evidence-based programming educate and empower HR professionals to hire diverse talent, build inclusive workplaces, prioritize workplace mental health and wellness, develop, and support the next generation of HR professionals, and help employees find purpose at work and beyond. Learn more at shrmfoundation.org.
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PHILADELPHIA, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading national maritime disaster attorneys Robert J. Mongeluzzi and Jeffrey Goodman, from Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, are raising numerous safety concerns following the private charter passenger boat, Stimulus Money, incident yesterday afternoon on the Hudson River, in Midtown Manhattan, that resulted in the drowning deaths of two of the capsized vessel's 12 passengers, a seven-year-old boy and a 47-year-old woman, according to published reports.
"We are deeply saddened by this catastrophe," said SMB partner and maritime safety advocate Jeffrey P. Goodman. "We expect, based on past experience, that investigators will be heavily focused on this vessel's capacity limit and issues of possible overloading. Every passenger vessel has a capacity limit. Overloading boats compromises stability and places all passengers in harm's way. Additionally, we expect investigators to explore whether the vessel had an adequate number of child and adult lifejackets available for all passengers."
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky PC has been lead counsel on behalf of victim families in numerous high-profile maritime tragedies over the last decade including: the sinking of the Conception Dive Boat in California in 2019 where 34 people died, the sinking of a Duck Boat in Missouri in 2018 where 17 people died, the sinking of a pleasure craft on Oyster Bay, Long Island in 2012 where 3 children died, and the barge accident on the Delaware River of 2010 where 2 children died.
For more information on SMB and its history representing clients of maritime disasters, visit www.smbb.com. Mr. Mongeluzzi and Mr. Goodman can be reached via email and phone.
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INDIANAPOLIS, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has declared a dividend for the third quarter of 2022 of $0.98 per share on outstanding common stock.
The dividend is payable on Sept. 9, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 15, 2022.
About Lilly
Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We've been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help more than 47 million people across the globe. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are urgently advancing new discoveries to solve some of the world's most significant health challenges, redefining diabetes care, treating obesity and curtailing its most devastating long-term effects, advancing the fight against Alzheimer's disease, providing solutions to some of the most debilitating immune system disorders, and transforming the most difficult-to-treat cancers into manageable diseases. With each step toward a healthier world, we're motivated by one thing: making life better for millions more people. That includes delivering innovative clinical trials that reflect the diversity of our world and working to ensure our medicines are accessible and affordable. To learn more, visit Lilly.com and Lilly.com/newsroom. F-LLY
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This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about expected dividend payments and reflects Lilly's current beliefs and expectations. However, there are significant risks and uncertainties in pharmaceutical research and development, as well as in business development activities and capital allocation strategies related to the company's business and actual results may differ materially due to various factors. For further discussion of risks and uncertainties relevant to Lilly's business that could cause actual results to differ from Lilly's expectations, see Lilly's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than 10 years, Los Angeles has been engaged in a community-wide effort to end homelessness, and rental subsidies and supportive services are a major component of the strategy for expanding access to permanent housing. Most of the community's tenant-based rental subsidies are provided through the federal government's Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. This is the largest federal housing assistance program available to the lowest income renters across the nation, and public housing authorities (PHAs) across Los Angeles County administer a substantial number of HCVs that are dedicated to people experiencing homelessness.
In partnership with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Abt Associates examined how effective the Los Angeles region's PHAs are in using vouchers to help people leave homelessness. The findings included:
- Once issued a voucher that permitted them to search for housing, nearly seven of every 10 households experiencing homelessness (65 percent) succeeded in leasing a housing unit with voucher assistance.
- Los Angeles County incentives for landlords that rent to people experiencing homelessness appear to help drive these high success rates.
- The per-household cost for PHAs to serve people experiencing homelessness is only slightly higher than the cost of serving people who are not experiencing homelessness. The additional cost of serving a formerly homeless household is $29 per month, or about 3 percent.
- Case managers and landlord incentives appear especially important for helping Black and Hispanic households overcome barriers to leasing up.
"What's exciting about our findings is that they show us that, with the help of supportive services and landlord incentives—even in Los Angeles' challenging housing market—people experiencing homelessness can be successful in using federal vouchers," said Abt author Nichole Fiore. "We know the field will benefit from taking a closer look at how this approach can be further leveraged in communities across the U.S."
"The results from Los Angeles validate the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's strategic grantmaking in assisting unhoused people through housing vouchers," said Seyron Foo, Senior Program Officer, Homelessness at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. "Vouchers are among the best resources available to end homelessness--that's why we've provided more than $10 million dollars to enhance homeless service providers' capacity to assist people in successfully utilizing vouchers. As a community, we need to ensure that people experiencing homelessness are able to use the vouchers they receive. Abt Associates' report highlights the specific ways this program accomplishes that, with incentives that bring landlords on board and case management services that walk voucher users through every step of the process until they have a place they call home."
Read the full report here.
About Abt Associates
Abt Associates is a global consulting and research firm that combines data and bold thinking to improve the quality of people's lives. We partner with clients and communities to advance equity and innovation—from creating scalable digital solutions and combatting infectious disease, to mitigating climate change and evaluating programs for measurable social impact—and more.
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SALT LAKE CITY, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sera Prognostics Inc., The Pregnancy Company® (Nasdaq: SERA), focused on improving maternal and neonatal health by providing innovative pregnancy biomarker information to doctors and patients, today announced that it will report second quarter fiscal year 2022 financial results on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, after the close of the market. The Company will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast to discuss operational highlights, financial results and key topics at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A press release outlining the financial results and highlights will be publicly distributed before the call.
Conference Call Details:
US domestic callers: (866) 218-2405
International callers: (412) 902-6607
Webcast Registration Link: https://app.webinar.net/JMrRmxrD9Qj
Live audio of the webcast will be available online from the Investors page of the Company's website at www.seraprognostics.com. The webcast will be archived on the Investors page and will be available for one year.
About Sera Prognostics, Inc.
Sera Prognostics is a leading health diagnostics company dedicated to improving the lives of women and babies through precision pregnancy care. Sera's mission is to deliver early, pivotal information in pregnancy to physicians, enabling them to improve the health of their patients, resulting in reductions in the costs of healthcare delivery. Sera has a robust pipeline of innovative diagnostic tests focused on the early prediction of preterm birth risk and other complications of pregnancy. Sera's precision medicine PreTRM® Test reports to a physician the individualized risk of spontaneous premature delivery in a pregnancy, enabling earlier proactive interventions in women with higher risk. Sera Prognostics is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About Preterm Birth
Preterm birth is defined as any birth before 37 weeks' gestation and is the leading cause of illness and death in newborns. The 2021 March of Dimes Report Card shows that more than one in ten infants is born prematurely. Prematurity is associated with a significantly increased risk of major long-term medical complications, including learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, chronic respiratory illness, intellectual disability, seizures, and vision and hearing loss, and can generate significant costs throughout the lives of affected children. The annual health care costs to manage short- and long-term complications of prematurity in the United States were estimated to be approximately $25 billion for 2016.
About the PreTRM® Test
The PreTRM® test is the only broadly validated, commercially available blood-based biomarker test that provides an early, accurate and individualized risk prediction for spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic singleton pregnancies. The PreTRM® test measures and analyzes proteins in the blood that are highly predictive of preterm birth. The PreTRM® test permits physicians to identify, during the 19th or 20th week of pregnancy, which women are at increased risk for preterm birth, enabling more informed, personalized clinical decisions based on each woman's individual risk. The PreTRM® test is ordered by a medical professional.
Sera Prognostics, the Sera Prognostics logo, The Pregnancy Company, and PreTRM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sera Prognostics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
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This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the date, time and content of the Company's quarterly earnings release and conference call; and the company's strategic directives under the caption "About Sera Prognostics, Inc." These "forward-looking statements" are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: net losses, cash generation, and the potential need to raise more capital; revenues from the PreTRM test representing substantially all Company revenues to date; the need for broad scientific and market acceptance of the PreTRM test; a concentrated number of material customers; our ability to introduce new products; potential competition; our proprietary biobank; critical suppliers; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our operations, as well as the business or operations of third parties with whom we conduct business; estimates of total addressable market opportunity and forecasts of market growth; potential third-party payer coverage and reimbursement; new reimbursement methodologies applicable to the PreTRM test, including new CPT codes and payment rates for those codes; changes in FDA regulation of laboratory-developed tests; the intellectual property rights protecting our tests and market position; and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" contained in our Final Prospectus on Form S-1, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2021, as well as any updates to those risk factors filed from time to time in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, or Current Reports on Form 8-K. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
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Grants to 53 organizations across region focus on basic needs, workforce development, and education in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities
ATLANTA, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America announced more than $1.2 million in grants to 53 Atlanta nonprofits to help drive economic opportunity for individuals and families. Grants focus on workforce development and education to help individuals chart a path to employment and better economic futures, as well as basic needs fundamental to building life-long stability.
While Atlanta's economy is recovering from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Georgia's unemployment rate (2.9%) is better than the national average (3.6%), the state has also added more jobs. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, the state's jobs are at all-time high.
Employment is a key driver of economic mobility in Atlanta. That's why the bank is focused on building pathways to employment by supporting a range of workforce development and educational opportunities that will help vulnerable individuals and families stabilize and advance.
"Investing in partnerships with nonprofit organizations addressing issues like workforce development, food insecurity and affordable housing is part of our approach to driving economic opportunity and social progress in Atlanta," said Al McRae, president, Bank of America Atlanta. "This recent philanthropic investment in Atlanta nonprofits is just one way Bank of America deploys capital locally to help remove barriers to economic success and build a more sustainable community."
One Bank of America grant recipient is Georgia Justice Project (GJP). For 15 years, GJP has helped individuals clean up their criminal history to remove barriers to employment, housing and education. With this support from Bank of America, GJP will be able to help people leaving the criminal justice system become empowered members of our community.
"One mistake should not mean a lifetime without opportunity," said Georgia Justice Project's Executive Director, Doug Ammar. "This support from Bank of America will help Georgia Justice Project expand its commitment to Georgians who have been impacted by the criminal legal system and help marginalized people get a second chance. Our gratitude to Bank of America for furthering our mission to reduce crime and recidivism in our communities by empowering individuals to make positive changes in their lives."
The full list of organizations receiving grants are:
- Asian American Resource Foundation
- Atlanta Business League
- Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency
- Atlanta Police Foundation
- Atlanta Victim Assistance
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
- Back on My Feet
- Bigger Vision of Athens
- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese Atlanta
- CHRIS 180
- City of Refuge
- Clark Atlanta University
- Communities in Schools of Atlanta
- Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School
- Dalton State College Foundation
- East Lake Foundation
- Families First
- Family Promise of Hall County
- Food Bank of Northeast Georgia
- Genesis Joy House Homeless Shelter
- Georgia Justice Project
- Georgia Mountain Food Bank
- Grady Health System
- Grove Park Foundation
- Jonathan's House Ministries
- Junior Achievement of Georgia
- La Amistad
- Latin American Association
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation
- Meals on Wheels Atlanta
- Must Ministries
- Nana Grants
- Open Hand Atlanta
- Partnership Against Domestic Violence
- Per Scholas
- Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services
- Shelters to Shutters
- Strive International
- Teach for America
- The Posse Foundation
- The Summit Counseling Center
- The Urban League of Greater Atlanta
- Trees Atlanta
- United Negro College Fund
- United Way of Greater Atlanta
- University of Georgia Research Foundation
- Urban League of Greater Columbus
- Urban Health and Wellness
- Women in Technology
- Women Moving On
- Year Up
- Young Men's Christian Association of Athens, GA
- Young Women's Christian Organization of Athens, GA
Since 2017, Bank of America's nearly 5,000 Atlanta teammates have contributed over 255,000 volunteer hours and $30 million in grant support to organizations in metro Atlanta. These investments are part of the company's commitment to responsible growth to improve the financial lives of individuals, families, and communities across the state.
Learn more about Bank of America's Philanthropic Strategy
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Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 67 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 4,000 retail financial centers, approximately 16,000 ATMs and award-winning digital banking with approximately 55 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and approximately 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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HARRISONBURG, Va., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidelines for over-the-counter hearing aids, approved Tuesday, Aug. 16, by the Food and Drug Administration, will make the devices much more accessible to the general public starting this fall, but how prepared are people to make good choices?
James Madison University researcher Ayasakanta Rout, who runs the only university-based laboratory in Virginia that researches hearing aids, says the relatively low cost of over-the-counter hearing aids will be the biggest benefit.
Cost is the primary barrier preventing people from getting them, a cost not covered by Medicare or most insurance companies, said Rout, director of JMU's doctoral program in audiology. Until the rule change, getting hearing aids required a hearing care provider's prescription and cost thousands of dollars. Making them available over the counter could make them available for hundreds of dollars, Rout said.
While over-the-counter devices will cost less, consumers won't have the expertise of an audiologist to select the proper device and to program them to match individual hearing losses, Rout cautions. The proposed over-the-counter devices are meant to help adults with mild to moderate degrees of hearing loss and are likely to provide basic amplification without many of the signal processing features currently available in advanced hearing aids.
Hearing loss affects about 38 million people and is a gradual process for most people, Rout said, and chronic hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition in the U.S. behind arthritis and cardiovascular issues. Hearing loss begins for people in their 20s, but generally is not noticeable until people reach their 60s.
"Once you start to lose hearing, it is irreversible," Rout said.
Congress passed a law in 2017 directing the FDA to draft the regulations.
The primary focus of the Hearing Aid Research Laboratory at JMU is to evaluate the benefits derived from high-end signal processing and user satisfaction with hearing aids. Other areas of research include perceived sound quality in individuals with cochlear hearing loss, and electroacoustic characteristics of hearing aids. The lab also works with the hearing aid industry to conduct efficacy and benchmarking studies on existing and emerging technologies.
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Entire police force resigns in Colorado town; mayor says police chief cited ‘personal reasons’
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - A police force in a small town in Colorado has resigned.
KKTV reports the Springfield Police Department officers and chief have turned in their immediate resignation this week.
On Friday, the Baca County Sheriff’s Office announced it would take over community law enforcement responsibilities.
The sheriff’s office shared the following message on its social media:
“We want to make this message very clear to anyone thinking this is an opportune time to commit crimes or victimize anyone in Baca County. You are free to test that assumption at your convenience.
However, we will warn you, the community is fed up with it, law enforcement will be here in force, they will exhaust every resource at their disposal in finding you, the lights are always on at the Baca County Jail, and we still have a few bunks available.”
Springfield is located in southeastern Colorado, with a reported population of about 1,450 people as of 2010.
Springfield Mayor Tyler Gibson also shared the following message regarding the police force resigning:
“There were no allegations of wrongdoing by the chief or any of the officers brought before the Springfield Board of Trustees. The two officers each resigned to take other positions elsewhere. The chief resigned, citing ‘personal reasons.’ The timing of the resignations is unfortunate but does not appear to have been motivated by any improper acts by the officers.
The Board of Trustees is committed to immediately starting a job search for a new chief of police, police sergeant, and officers.”
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TORRANCE, Calif., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AI Spera announced Criminal IP, a new cybersecurity platform, today. Criminal IP is a total Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) search engine intended to identify potential vulnerabilities that threatening companies or individuals' IT assets. It also offers a new way to manage them comprehensively by allowing users to find results for malicious IP address, malicious domains, phishing sites, forged certificates, all IT assets, and other security related information immediately.
The company has been recruiting beta service testers and plans to operate beta service for three months from April 28. Testers pre-registering for beta service will be given a three-month free license and if testers participate in the service survey, they can receive an additional one-month free license as a reward.
Criminal IP visualizes all IT assets connected to the Internet based on IP addresses held by companies and individuals. This allows users to see the details of their assets at a glance, from DB servers, files servers, middleware servers, administrator servers as well malicious sites, and easily spot the assets exposed to the attack surface.
The solution also provides all possible information about domains in real time, including network logs, used programming technologies and security-related information, without having to directly access websites. Analyzing this information with AI/Machine learning technology, it shows an overall score of the domain and DGA (Domain Generation Algorithm) score in five stages (Critical, Dangerous, Moderate, Low, Safe) allowing users to determine and respond to threats.
Users can prevent security problems in advance by searching for vulnerabilities in IT assets and identifying cyber attackers' attack points for attack surface management purposes through Criminal IP data. In addition, everything that has happened to a particular IP address can be recorded like a criminal record to track malicious behavior of an IP address.
"Above all, this platform is the ultimate comprehensive solution that maximizes user's convenience by providing all CTI information distributed by different solutions in one place," said Byungtak Kang, CEO at AI Spera. "In hopes that Criminal IP can be used in a variety of areas to defend against evolving cyber threats, including education and research, corporate security teams, white hackers, state agencies, and cybercrime investigations, we decided to operate free beta services to receive feedback on product improvement."
Features and benefits of Criminal IP include:
- providing a wide range of cyber threat information, including malicious IPs, C&C domains, various domain information, threat intelligence images and CVEs, which map IP& Domain scoring algorithms and various threat information based on big data on 4.2 billion IP addresses and billions of domain addresses worldwide
- analyzing all possible details about domains including screenshots, domain category, whois information, used technologies, connected IP addresses, page redirections, certificates, network logs, cookies as well as interesting security-oriented features like possible malicious contents and replicated phishing domains with overall score of the domain and DGA (Domain Generation Algorithm) score
- searching and updating global IP addresses and domains in 24/7 to extract applications and services in use, and provide information on security vulnerabilities of IT assets to enable real-time automatic attack surface management
- offering straightforward search result based on a wide range of specific search filters so that users can conveniently access the right information they need
For more information on Criminal IP's range of service and beta test, visit https://bit.ly/3JEyTVZ.
About AI Spera: AI Spera is a fast-growing company in the field of cyber threat intelligence. Based on AI and Machine Learning technology, the company focuses on detection of anomalies and data-oriented security solutions. The company supports as many corporates, security developers and researchers as possible to view the attack surface through the eyes of an attacker and provide various AI-based intelligence security solutions across industries including online games, financial, security and national institutions.
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Bank of America and NORD/LB will provide the construction financing, and Huntington National Bank will provide the tax equity financing for the 105 MWdc solar project
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Clēnera, an Enlight company (TASE: ENLT), is pleased to announce the closing of construction and tax equity financing for the 105 MWdc Apex Solar project located in Beaverhead County, Montana.
The energy generated by the solar facility when the sun is shining will provide NorthWestern Energy's Montana customers with additional carbon-free power through a long-term power purchase agreement, which will contribute to the energy company's sustainability goals. The Renewable Energy Credits generated by the project will be sold separately, providing additional revenues to the project. The Apex Solar project will be among the largest utility-scale solar projects completed in the state to date.
Bank of America, one of the largest global banks in the U.S. and a leader in financing renewable energy projects in the U.S., and NORD/LB, a German bank active in renewable energy financing in Europe and the U.S., will fund the project through a construction loan.
"We are proud to work with Clēnera and our partners to close this construction financing. This transaction demonstrates another important milestone in solar and clean energy development and is an integral part of Bank of America's broader $1.5 trillion sustainable finance commitment by 2030," said Omer Farooq, Managing Director in the Global Sustainable Finance Group at Bank of America.
"We are delighted to partner with Clēnera in financing Apex Solar, the first project that Clēnera will construct in Montana and one of the largest utility-scale solar projects in the state. Clēnera has a robust pipeline of future renewable projects, and we look forward to growing our relationship with them," said Nicolai Dillow, Head of Structured Finance Originations for NORD/LB's New York Branch.
Huntington National Bank, one of the largest U.S. regional banks and a highly experienced lender in sale-leaseback financing, will provide long-term financing via sale and leaseback tax equity financing for Apex Solar following commercial operations. Clēnera's approach to this financing is unique in that the tax benefits and long-term financing will be combined in a single transaction – a practice sought after in the U.S. and in the utility-scale solar industry.
"Huntington is excited to support Clēnera with this unique financing solution for Apex," said Christiaan Bouhuijs, the bank's managing director of renewable energy finance. "Our 25-year lease structure enables Clēnera to recognize up-front value while providing long-term low-cost financing certainty. We also look forward to supporting additional utility-scale projects for Clēnera in the near future."
"These transactions represent Clēnera and Enlight's strategic financing capabilities," said Jason Ellsworth, CEO at Clēnera. "Together with valued partners, we are working to complete 12 GWdc in solar, while further expanding our pipeline and rapidly growing our energy storage business."
"Apex Solar will be one of the largest utility-scale solar projects in the state of Montana, with its construction facilitated by some of the leading financial institutions in the U.S." Nir Yehuda, Enlight's Chief Financial Officer, said. "This project will benefit from competitive spreads and an enhanced return on equity by virtue of these partnerships. It is encouraging to also observe the tailwinds in U.S. renewable energy, fueled by the U.S. government's support."
Greenberg Traurig, LLP served as legal counsel to Clēnera, and Paragon Energy Capital acted as Clēnera's exclusive tax equity advisor on the transaction. Apex Solar is expected to reach commercial operations in the second quarter of 2023.
About Clēnera: Clenera, LLC ("Clēnera"), a subsidiary of Enlight Renewable Energy, LTD (TASE: ENLT), acquires, develops, builds and manages utility-scale solar farms and energy storage facilities throughout the United States. Combining breakthrough technology with a deeply integrated team approach, Clēnera provides reliable, affordable energy systems and helps its utility partners become clean energy leaders in their communities. Clēnera has developed and constructed over 1.6 GWdc of solar projects and provides long-term management of those projects on behalf of third-party owners. The company is developing approximately 50 large-scale solar projects in various stages of development with an approximate capacity of 12 GWdc, plus 5.5 GWh of energy storage projects. Learn more at www.clenera.com.
About Enlight Renewable Energy: Founded in 2008, Enlight is a leading international company in the, development, financing, construction and operation of renewable energy projects. The company is listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange with no controlling shareholder (98% of the Company is held by the public). The company's operations presently span more than 10 countries across three continents – the U.S, Europe and Israel. The company is growing at a fast pace thanks to its diverse operations across the core renewable energy segments in the world: solar energy, wind energy and energy storage, and has a proven track record of developing and bringing projects to fruition and commercial operation. The company's equity currently totals approx. ILS 2.7 billion, and its portfolio of projects across all development stages amounts to more than 17 GW in the production segment and approx. 17 GWh in the storage segment, of which more than 1,000 MW are operational, and some additional 2,800 MW are under construction, pre-construction and/or under signed power sale agreements. For more information, visit https://enlightenergy.co.il.
About Bank of America: Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 67 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 4,000 retail financial centers, approximately 16,000 ATMs and award-winning digital banking with approximately 55 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and approximately 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For more Bank of America news, including dividend announcements and other important information, register for email news alerts.
About NORD/LB: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale ("NORD/LB") is a leader investor in the energy & infrastructure sectors, with an established global renewable franchise, and proven track record as a lead arranger in the U.S. project finance market. NORD/LB is a German Landesbank and one of the largest commercial banks in Continental Europe. It is a public corporation, majority owned by the states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, with head office in Hanover and branches worldwide, including dedicated project finance teams in New York, London and Singapore.
About Huntington: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) is a $179 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.
Forward Looking Statement
The information detailed in this press release related to anticipated project timelines, future funding and development, and other statements regarding future matters, as detailed above, is "forward-looking" as defined in Section 32A of the Israel Securities Law, 5728-1968, and is only an assessment based on the information, estimates, forecasts and data available to Clēnera's management at the time of the press release, and current management assessments. This information is conditional and subject to the existence of various factors, including the data of the project under development and the general risk factors that characterize the Company's activities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is possible that projects under development may not be completed profitably or at all. Accordingly, the aforementioned information may not come to realization or actual results may differ from the information described above.
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ATLANTA, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- North Highland, the leading change and transformation consultancy, has been named by Forrester among 14 Organizational Change Management providers in its report, Organizational Change Management Landscape, Q3 2022, published on July 18.
The report defines organizational change management (OCM) as "a method that companies use to evolve capabilities via people, process, and technology. Success of OCM rests with the organization's ability to continuously sense and respond to changing requirements in order to generate scale at strategic, operational, and leadership levels." The report qualified OCM providers by size, functionality type, geography and use case focus. Per the report, North Highland's top go-to-market OCM use cases include Workforce Transformation, Organizational Restructure and Process Improvement and Engineering.
"As the leading change and transformation consultancy, we're committed to helping clients cultivate adaptive, made-for-change organizations," said Navid Ahdieh, managing director, global leader of Strategy and Management Consulting at North Highland. "We believe our inclusion in Forrester's report is the latest demonstration of this commitment."
To further North Highland's investment in organizational change management, the firm continues to combine its established expertise in people-centric change and organizational transformation to serve clients and leave them with lasting capabilities.
View the report here (available to Forrester subscribers and for purchase): https://www.forrester.com/report/organizational-change-management-landscape-q3-2022/RES177733?ref_search=3162163_1658178171495
North Highland makes change happen, helping businesses transform by placing people at the heart of every decision. It's how lasting progress is made. With our blend of workforce, customer, and operational expertise, we're recognized as the world's leading transformation consultancy. We break new ground today, so tomorrow is easier to navigate. Founded in 1992, North Highland is regularly named one of the best places to work. We are a proud member of Cordence Worldwide, a global network of truly connected consultancy firms with the ability to think and deliver together. This means North Highland has more than 3,500 experts in 50+ offices around the globe on hand to partner with you.
For more information, visit www.northhighland.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FC Bayern and Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile's parent company) have agreed to an early extension of their successful 20-year partnership until 2027. The two partners will continue to delight fans of the German record champions with innovative services and offers.
Oliver Kahn, FC Bayern CEO: "We're very happy that Deutsche Telekom has been at FC Bayern's side for 20 years. Telekom stands for innovation in a multimedia world, for innovation, for being forward-thinking. Together we have already experienced a unique success story. Our aim is to continue to set standards in sport and beyond - and we have succeeded once again with this contract extension."
Andreas Jung, FC Bayern board member responsible for marketing: "FC Bayern has always relied on partnerships that represent reliability and continuity. Our cooperation with Deutsche Telekom is a perfect example of this. We're glad that we'll continue to have this partner at our side, which gives us important certainty in our planning. Moreover, as we have done for the last 20 years, we'll continue to develop new and exciting ways of delighting our fans together."
Michael Hagspihl, Senior Vice President Global Strategic Projects and Marketing Partnerships at Deutsche Telekom: "FC Bayern Munich and Deutsche Telekom have written an amazing success story in the last 20 years. We're very proud of these joint successes and the many milestones. Thanks to the enormous media presence, innovative energy and the effects of that, our partnership is worth many times over what we put into it together."
Telekom will continue to have exclusive access to content from the club, which the company offers to its customers via FC Bayern.tv on MagentaTV. The central aims of the partnership are the effective support of brand and product communication as well as the successful implementation of sales-supporting measures. Since 2002, the telecommunications company has been present as the main sponsor on shirts and advertising boards at the Allianz Arena, among other things. Numerous joint projects and innovations have accompanied the simultaneous rise of both brands to globally successful players. These include exciting fan campaigns and the creation of a unique multimedia experience, 'StadiumVision'. In addition, 'FC Bayern.tv live' was the first 24-hour television channel dedicated to a German football club. And with 5G mobile technology coverage across the whole of the Allianz Arena, Telekom once again set standards.
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Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk dies at 71
By Scottie Andrew, CNN
“September,” Earth, Wind & Fire’s effervescent ode to the last night of summer, is an enduring jam for all seasons. Part of its alchemy lies in Andrew Woolfolk’s jubilant saxophone.
Woolfolk, a longtime Earth, Wind & Fire member whose sweet signature instrument made songs like “September” impossible not to dance to, has died, group member Philip Bailey announced. Woolfolk was 71.
Bailey, co-lead singer of the genre-spanning band, said on Instagram that Woolfolk died after a six-year illness.
“I met him in High School, and we quickly became friends and band mates,” Bailey wrote. “Great memories. Great talent. Funny. Competitive. Quick witted. And always styling.”
Woolfolk joined the band in the early 1970s, according to the band’s official roster. The EW&F lineup changed often throughout the years, but Woolfolk officially played the sax (as well as flute and percussion) with the group on and off until 1993.
But he hadn’t originally planned on joining the band — as Bailey describes in the 2014 memoir “Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire,” Woolfolk was studying music in New York when Bailey called him and asked him to join the group after the two had played together in Denver. Woolfolk became known as one of the “original nine,” Bailey wrote.
When he toured with the band, Woolfolk would stop the concert cold with rip-roaring saxophone solos, commandeering the stage until the rest of his bandmates joined in. He wasn’t the group’s lead, but onstage, he possessed the unmistakable charisma of a star.
Offstage, Bailey wrote in his memoir, Woolfolk was a “jolly prankster” who “might fill your hotel room trash can with hot water and balance it atop your bedroom door, just waiting for you to return late at night.”
Aside from EW&F albums, Woolfolk also recorded with Phil Collins and Bailey for the latter’s solo efforts.
In 2000, Woolfolk was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame along with his fellow original Earth, Wind & Fire members. That evening, Woollfolk, the only member of the group dressed in a fiery red suit jacket, performed a victorious solo on “Shining Star.”
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Toyota Motor North America Reports U.S. Sales in June and First Half 2022
Published: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:30 AM EDT|Updated: 57 minutes ago
Electrified vehicles including battery, fuel cell, hybrids and plug-in hybrids represent more than one-quarter of total year-to-date sales volume
20 electrified vehicle options between Toyota and Lexus brands, the most among any automaker
PLANO, Texas, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) reported U.S. sales in June 2022 of 170,155 vehicles, down 17.9 percent on a volume basis and down 21.1 percent on daily selling rate (DSR) basis versus June 2021. June 2022 sales of electrified vehicles totaled 39,965, representing 23.5 percent of total monthly sales.
For the first half of 2022, TMNA reported U.S. sales of 1,045,697 vehicles, down 19.1 percent on a volume basis and down 19.6 percent on a DSR basis. First half electrified vehicle sales totaled 266,413, representing 25.5 percent of total year-to-date sales.
Toyota division posted June sales of 147,495 vehicles, down 18.3 percent on a volume basis and down 21.5 percent on a DSR basis. For the first half of 2022, Toyota division reported sales of 914,609 vehicles, down 19.4 percent on a volume basis and down 19.9 percent on a DSR basis.
Lexus division posted June sales of 22,660 vehicles, down 15.2 percent on a volume basis and down 18.4 percent on a DSR basis. For the first half of 2022, Lexus division reported sales of 131,088 vehicles, down 16.9 percent on a volume basis and down 17.4 on a DSR basis.
"Despite the ongoing inventory challenges, so far this year, we launched a number of highly anticipated new products, including the Toyota battery electric bZ4X, Tundra and hybrid Tundra, and the Lexus LX, while continuing to closely focus on taking care of our customers," said Jack Hollis, executive vice president, Sales, TMNA. "Later this year, customers can expect even more electrified, refreshed and limited edition Toyota and Lexus products that fit their lifestyles, all with the safety, quality and fun-to-drive features expected from us."
June and First Half 2022 Highlights
TMNA:
First half sales of electrified vehicles represent 25.5 percent of total sales
20 electrified Toyota and Lexus vehicle options
TMNA's digital retail sales of new vehicles through its SmartPath and Monogram platforms surpassed 125,000 at nearly 230 dealers; an additional 105 dealers will go live on both platforms by the fourth quarter.
Toyota Division:
Best ever month Corolla Cross: 4,639
Best ever month GR86: 6,116
Best ever first half RAV4 Hybrid: 86,673
Best ever first half GR86: 6,116
Lexus Division:
Best ever month NX PHV: 628
Best ever first half RXhL: 6,116
About Toyota Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through its Toyota and Lexus brands, plus its nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 32 million cars and trucks at its nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, a quarter of the company's 2021 U.S. sales were electrified.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience and chance to virtually visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more.
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The new investments will increase the company's affordable housing by over 10 percent and align with March 14 commitment to employees
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vail Resorts announced four investments to provide accessible and affordable housing for its employees at Park City Mountain in Utah, Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Vail Mountain in Colorado, and Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont as part of the company's strategic focus on investing in the employee experience. Collectively, the four investments will provide new affordable housing to more than 875 Vail Resorts employees, marking a more than 10 percent increase in affordable employee housing offered by the company across its resorts.
Last month, Vail Resorts CEO Kirsten Lynch shared in a letter to employees a commitment to aggressively pursue affordable employee housing in partnership with the mountain communities in which it operates. The commitment includes building new developments on the land the company owns and securing new leases in affordable housing developments to ensure rental rates remain affordable for its employees.
"Our employees are at the core of our mission to create an Experience of a Lifetime," Lynch said. "Bringing our mission to life for our guests starts by creating it for our employees, and affordable housing is an essential part of that. As our mountain communities have grown, affordable housing has become increasingly more difficult for our employees to access – addressing this must be a top priority for our company and our communities. These projects reflect progress on our commitment and we remain focused on aggressively pursuing more opportunities in our resort communities."
- At Park City Mountain Resort, Vail Resorts has entered into a five-year lease with Columbus Pacific Development which will provide an additional 441 employees with access to affordable housing in the new Canyons Village Employee Housing Development. It is located in the Canyons Lower Village adjacent to the Cabriolet lift and the Canyons Village Transit Hub. The long-term company lease begins with the 2022/23 season and has two five-year renewal options. The development is part of a public-private partnership between Canyons Village Management Association, Columbus Pacific, and Summit County, Utah.
- At Whistler Blackcomb, the company is pursuing the new Glacier 8 employee housing development, alongside the Resort Municipality of Whistler, which will provide an additional 240 employees with access to affordable housing. Glacier 8 will be located on Blackcomb Mountain, with easy access to Blackcomb and Whistler lifts. As a part of the investment, Vail Resorts has committed $1 million CAD to enhance transit service to the site. The development is slated for a final Town Council vote this spring, and with approval, will move directly into the permitting and RFP process. Construction commencement is dependent on building permit issuance, which is anticipated by spring of 2023. .
- At Vail Mountain, the company is pleased to move forward with the construction of workforce housing on the land Vail Resorts owns in East Vail, which will provide 165 employees with affordable housing. Vail Resorts will invest approximately $17 million in the project as the company seeks to address the scarcity of affordable housing in the Town of Vail. This project was approved by the Town of Vail in October 2019 after an extensive planning and environmental review, including a wildlife study performed with input from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The approval was upheld by the district court in October 2020. Construction was then delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company looks forward to proceeding this summer with this essential project, which is expected to be complete by December 2023.
- At Okemo Mountain Resort, Vail Resorts is now under contract to purchase an existing property in Ludlow, Vermont, that will provide more than 30 employees with affordable housing. This $1 million investment will provide long-term sustainable housing for employees and is just one mile from the resort. The purchase is subject to due diligence and expected to close in April.
In addition, earlier this season, the company invested in incremental affordable housing at Stevens Pass in Washington state for 24 additional employees, as part of the company's ongoing efforts to pursue and secure affordable employee housing across its resorts.
These affordable employee housing investments are in addition to the incremental $175 million annual investment Vail Resorts is making in employee wages, seasonal frontline leadership development, and HR support. The investment includes a new $20 per hour minimum wage for the 2022/23 season and differential adjustments for hourly employees at all 37 North American resorts, representing an average wage increase of nearly 30-percent across hourly employees in North America.
Additionally, Vail Resorts is investing more than $300 million into its on-mountain guest experience ahead of the 2022/23 season. 21 new lifts are planned across 14 resorts to reduce wait times. The company's largest single-year capital investment also includes terrain and restaurant expansions at Keystone.
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts' subsidiaries currently operate 40 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Crested Butte in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham in Australia; Stowe, Mount Snow, Okemo in Vermont; Hunter Mountain in New York; Mount Sunapee, Attitash, Wildcat and Crotched in New Hampshire; Stevens Pass in Washington; Seven Springs, Hidden Valley, Laurel Mountain, Liberty, Roundtop, Whitetail, Jack Frost and Big Boulder in Pennsylvania; Alpine Valley, Boston Mills, Brandywine and Mad River in Ohio; Hidden Valley and Snow Creek in Missouri; Wilmot in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan; and Paoli Peaks in Indiana. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the Rock Resorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.
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Hundreds of positive reviews have earned Yext the #1 spot in several software categories, including Local Listing Management for the eighth consecutive quarter.
NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the Answers company, today announced that it has been named a Leader in 27 of G2's Summer '22 Grid® Reports, which measure a company's market presence and performance based on real user ratings.
Overwhelmingly positive feedback citing outstanding customer service and innovative products has propelled Yext to the number one spot in several software categories, including Local Listings Management, Reputation Management, Enterprise Search, and E-Commerce Search. In addition to these report placements, Yext picked up a number of badges for "Best Results," "Easiest to Use," "Highest User Adoption," and "Users Most Likely to Recommend."
"Our continued recognition on G2 in multiple categories is a testament to our platform's unique ability to deliver an exceptional end-user experience across digital channels," said Marc Ferrentino, President and Chief Operating Officer at Yext. "Real feedback from our customers is invaluable, especially as we evolve and seek new ways to provide value to organizations that are looking to become more efficient with their time and resources."
Recent customer reviews highlight how Yext has been able to lower costs and drive efficiencies by serving as a centralized platform from which to manage digital experiences:
- "We used Yext for our website with BBVA and they were more than capable of providing what we needed in terms of search, local listings, and much more." - User in SEO
- "Everything is in one place. Events, Location listings, reviews, FAQs, etc. I went to a recent client summit and saw how I could be using the platform more. I'm excited to start implementing what I learned." - User in Customer Experience
- "If you're looking to reduce labor/vendor costs but still increase your team's efficiency, don't wait another day to explore Yext and its benefits for your company!" - User in Digital Experience
Learn about G2's methodology or read more reviews directly from Yext users here.
Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the Answers company and is on a mission to empower every company in the world to provide authoritative answers to every question about their organization. Yext leverages AI to collect and organize a company's information and deliver it — in the form of answers — to customers, employees, and partners. Yext's Answers Platform works by pulling in information, organizing it into a Knowledge Graph and then delivering it via a set of platform services, including Listings, Search, Pages & Reviews. Brands like Verizon, Subway, and Marriott — as well as organizations like the U.S. State Department — trust Yext to radically improve their business and deliver perfect answers everywhere.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) today announced the results of the July 2022 CFP® Certification Exam. The exam was administered during a July 11-18 testing window to 2,596 candidates, with 7% of candidates testing remotely. The pass rate for the July exam was 66%.
According to the July 2022 post-exam survey, most exam-takers (65%) are pursuing CFP® certification to become more skilled at their jobs and to better serve their clients.
The post-exam survey also showed that 71% of July candidates are under 40 years old and 36% are under 30 years old.
Over 70% of exam-takers reported receiving some level of financial support from their employers during the CFP® certification process. Further, two-thirds of exam-takers also reported that while they were preparing for the exam, the CFP Board provided the right information and resources at the right time. The top three CFP Board resources used by candidates were CFP Board Practice Exam 1, the Exam Candidate Handbook and the CFP Board Candidate Forum. Other resources used included the CFP Board Mentor Program, the Candidate Preparation Toolkit, webinars and scholarship opportunities.
"These post-exam survey results are an important testament to CFP Board's efforts to help ensure that CFP® certification candidates can take the exam with confidence," says CFP Board CEO Kevin R. Keller, CAE. "As CFP Board continues to grow and diversify the financial planning profession, it's encouraging to hear that most exam registrants feel satisfied and supported by the resources and information we provide to help them advance in their careers."
Historical exam statistics — including those from the July 2022 exam — are available on CFP Board's exam statistics webpage.
November 2022 Exam
The CFP® exam is offered three times annually in March, July and November. Registration for the November 2022 CFP® Certification Exam is now open. This exam will be administered from November 1 through November 8, 2022. The registration deadline is October 18, and the Education Verification deadline is October 4. Testing appointments are scheduled on a first come, first served basis. We therefore encourage individuals to register for the exam at least 60 days in advance for the best date and site availability. Early registrants who schedule exams by September 6 are eligible for a discount.
To begin the path to certification, aspiring CFP® professionals should create accounts on CFP.net. Here, they can access resources for all stages of their certification journey.
ABOUT CFP BOARD
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is the professional body for personal financial planners in the U.S. CFP Board sets standards for financial planning and administers the prestigious CFP® certification – one of the most respected certifications in financial services – so that the public has access to and benefits from competent and ethical financial planning. CFP Board, along with its Center for Financial Planning, is committed to increasing the public's awareness of CFP® certification and access to a diverse, ethical and competent financial planning workforce. Widely recognized by the public, advisors and firms as the standard for financial planning, CFP® certification is held by nearly 93,000 people in the United States.
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) ("Creatd" or the "Company"), a creator-first holding company and the parent company of Vocal, today confirmed that its app is on schedule and that the Company will preview both the product and a number of new updates across Creatd's portfolio of brands at its upcoming Investor Day.
Said Creatd Founder and Executive Chairman, Jeremy Frommer, "This will be the most important event for our company since the launch of Vocal in December of 2016. Our management looks forward to discussing all of our strategic initiatives at an Investor Day in our New York office on July 21st, 2022, which will include a live-streamed broadcast as well as a Q&A with the team."
The Company will disseminate further information regarding registration for its Investor Day in the coming weeks. For investor and press-related questions, please contact ir@creatd.com.
About Creatd
Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) is a company with a mission to provide economic opportunities to creators and brands by multiplying the impact of platforms, people, and technology. The Company has four main business segments, or 'pillars': Creatd Labs, Creatd Partners, Creatd Ventures, and Creatd Studios. Each pillar is characterized by a distinct revenue model, while operating on a shared-services structure and proprietary data collected from our multiple technology platforms. Creatd's pillars work together to create a flywheel effect, supporting our core vision of creating a viable and safe ecosystem for all stakeholders in the creator economy.
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Collaboration bringing affordable housing to East Jackson
The partnership among a collection of groups to produce affordable housing in East Jackson and other areas celebrated an important milestone on Thursday as they had the groundbreaking for the first of six houses planned in the current phase of their project.
Southwest Tennessee Community Development Corporation, Tennessee Housing Department Agency, the City of Jackson, Healthy Community, LLC, Jackson Community Redevelopment Agency and Jackson Energy Authority were all on hand for the occasion.
THDA awarded STCDC a grant last year of $1 million to contribute to the building of six houses in Jackson, starting with Dupree Street, which is off Whitehall near Lincoln Elementary.
There are a couple of houses planned as a part of this phase to be built on Hatton Street just north of Downtown Jackson.
“We’re just wanting to provide opportunities for growth for the community but also for families to be able to live here affordably and be a part of the community that is Jackson,” said Brian James, representing Healthy Community and is credited with being the main person that put the partnership together.
“Brian got grant funding to put together a plan to eliminate a lot of the blight here in Jackson and in four years, he led the effort that resulted in the elimination of blight on 94 properties,” said Chris Alexander, also with Healthy Community. “And now we want to bring folks back to the neighborhoods around the schools, repopulate our center city, rebuild the tax base and today is a great celebration of that.”
The immediate plan for the phase is to build two houses on Dupree near the intersection with Whitehall on each side of the street near other homes that similar programs with STCDC had built in the past.
The homes would be available for purchase in the range of $150,000 that have three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Home buyers will have to qualify, and the application process is available by contacting James at 731-225-2719.
STCDC’s Patti Pickler said the conversation that resulted in this program actually began three years ago when executives with Tyson Foods approached the city of Jackson about providing housing for its employees that would potentially live in the Hub City and work at the plant in Humboldt that opened a year ago.
“Now that Blue Oval City is coming to Haywood County, we’re probably looking at Tyson and them along with anyone else who qualifies,” Pickler said.
Once the six homes that are planned in this phase are built and sold, the money from those sales would be put into a fund to build more homes and provide more affordable housing in Jackson.
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The acquisition and renovation of this 232-unit apartment community will help preserve the affordable housing stock in South Dallas
DALLAS, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Funding has closed on the acquisition/renovation of Estrella at Kiest, a 232-unit apartment community in Dallas, Texas. The $35.2M project will be owned and operated by ZNE Capital and LeavenWealth. This is the first multifamily investment in Dallas for American South Fund Management (ASFM), a partnership between SDS Capital Group and Vintage Realty Company. Post renovation, all 232 apartment units will be available at rental rates that are affordable to families at less than 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) level, bringing critically-needed affordable housing to this community.
ZNE Capital and LeavenWealth are already underway on building renovations including repairs to 25 units damaged by the 2021 Cold Wave in Texas and an additional 24 units damaged in a 2021 fire. ZNE's renovation and business model focuses on green-focused upgrades with the installation of roof-mounted solar panels, low flow water fixtures, and electrical upgrades to increase energy efficiency and promote savings at the project as well as costs to tenants.
"Estrella at Kiest continues ZNE Capital's mission of decarbonizing existing affordable housing communities," said Owen Barret, President of ZNE. "This project is living proof that you can decrease the carbon emissions from the built environment and preserve affordable housing."
The Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ranked second in the country for overall population growth within a metro area between July 2020 and July 2021.1 Accordingly, rents in Dallas have seen a steady increase of 18% over the past year.2
"ASFM is very pleased to finance this impactful project. Estrella at Kiest provides much needed affordable housing and directly aligns with our goal of making a difference for low-income residents and communities throughout the South," said Deborah La Franchi, ASFM Managing Partner.
"We are thrilled to continue to expand our Texas footprint to Dallas," said David Alexander, ASFM Managing Partner. "ZNE Capital is an excellent partner in the multifamily market and similarly prioritizes investing in projects that create significant impacts within socio-economically disadvantaged areas."
[1] https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2022/03/31/dallas-fort-worth-2021-population-growth
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of SDIG during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Stronghold Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's October 2021 initial public offering.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) contracted suppliers, including MinerVa Semiconductor Corp., were reasonably likely to miss anticipated delivery quantities and deadlines; (2) due to strong demand and pre-sold supply of mining equipment in the industry, Stronghold would experience difficulties obtaining miners outside of confirmed purchase orders; (3) as a result of the foregoing, there was a significant risk that Stronghold could not expand its mining capacity as expected; (4) as a result, Stronghold would likely experience significant losses; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: June 13, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/stronghold-digital-mining-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=28161&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of SDIG during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is June 13, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Retailer's Ninth Evolution Store Features Laredo Taco Company, Specialty Coffee Drinks, Mobile Checkout and More
IRVING, Texas, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 7-Eleven, Inc. has announced the opening of its fifth Evolution Store in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and ninth in the country. Located at the corner of Preston Road and Alpha Road in Dallas, this new location boasts customizable beverage options, a premium cigar humidor and the latest digital innovations in addition to Laredo Taco Company® a popular south Texas restaurant concept known for its authentic flavors of the Texas and Mexico border.
"We're excited to unveil the next iteration of the 7-Eleven Evolution Store in Dallas, offering an assortment of curated products, services and features that are customized to the neighborhood and customers we serve," said Molly Long, 7-Eleven Vice President of Store Evolution and Design. "The customer is getting the convenience they expect from 7-Eleven – coupled with a delicious restaurant-quality dining option and unique and innovative beverages. These lab stores give us an opportunity to test, learn and scale successes into our new store standards which ultimately allows us to continuously improve the experience for all our customers."
As the OG To-Go since 1964™ coffee destination, 7-Eleven continues to deliver high quality coffee at a great value – and this store is no different, featuring a second self-serve espresso machine where 7-Eleven will test specialty items including Cold Foam, Caramel Macchiato, Dirty Chai (a Chai Tea Latte with added double shot of espresso), White Mocha and Horchata Latte. In addition to custom espresso drinks and cold brew coffee, customers can also enjoy refreshing organic smoothies and shakes, vitamin infused sparkling water, and even a Wine Cellar with an enhanced and expansive selection of wine. These innovations are available alongside 7-Eleven's iconic products like Slurpee® drinks, Big Bite® hot dogs, Big Gulp® fountain beverages and more.
Located at 13635 Preston Road in Dallas, Texas, the store also offers an array of digital innovations providing customers with added convenience, including mobile checkout and delivery. With 7Rewards®, the loyalty program found in the 7-Eleven app, in-store customers can skip the checkout counter and pay for their purchases directly from their phone. The 7NOW® delivery app also lets customers order more than 3,000 of their favorite foods, beverages, groceries and household products to be delivered straight to their door.
7-Eleven's Evolution Store concept continues to set a benchmark for convenience retailing, serving as an experiential testing ground for customers to try the brand's latest products and innovations. And while all Evolution Stores include a restaurant concept, no two locations are exactly alike as the retailer continues to tweak the design and product mix based on customer feedback and shopping habits.
The retailer's expansion in the Dallas-Fort Worth area also means new jobs. Approximately 10 to 12 full- and part-time store associates are employed by each 7-Eleven® store in the U.S. For more information about jobs with 7-Eleven, visit careers.7-eleven.com or inquire at the store.
The 7NOW delivery app can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play, or by visiting 7NOW.com or 7Rewards.com.
7-Eleven, Inc. is the premier name in the convenience-retailing industry. Based in Irving, Texas, 7-Eleven operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to 7-Eleven stores, 7-Eleven, Inc. operates and franchises Speedway®, Stripes®, Laredo Taco Company® and Raise the Roost® Chicken and Biscuits locations. Known for its iconic brands such as Slurpee®, Big Bite® and Big Gulp®, 7-Eleven has expanded into high-quality sandwiches, salads, side dishes, cut fruit and protein boxes, as well as pizza, chicken wings and mini beef tacos. 7-Eleven offers customers industry-leading private brand products under the 7-Select™ brand including healthy options, decadent treats and everyday favorites at an outstanding value. Customers can earn and redeem points on various items in stores nationwide through its 7Rewards® loyalty program with more than 50 million members, place an order in the 7NOW® delivery app in over 2,000 cities, or rely on 7-Eleven for bill payment service, self-service lockers and other convenient services. Find out more online at www.7-Eleven.com.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Bulgarian liberal party failed to find a majority in parliament to form a government, and its leader on Friday returned the mandate to President Rumen Radev, bringing the country closer to a new election — the fourth in little more than a year.
Prime Minister-designate Assen Vassilev, who is co-chair of the reformist We Continue the Change party, had a week to try to end the European Union and NATO member’s latest political crisis amid soaring tensions with Russia.
Before returning the mandate, Vassilev explained that his party didn’t find the necessary support to secure a 121-seat majority in Parliament to elect a Cabinet.
“We could not get the support needed to rid Bulgaria of corruption and make the state work for the people, instead of channeling taxpayers’ money into a few select companies that can use it to corrupt the political class,” the prime minister designate said.
He explained that his party had managed to secure the support of 117 lawmakers — not enough for a parliamentary majority — and hoped to gather at least four more seats in an upcoming election.
The Harvard-educated Vassilev served as finance minister in the previous pro-Western government that was toppled in a no-confidence vote on June 22.
The ouster of the government, which took office last December pledging zero tolerance for corruption, opens the way to a new election. That could bring a stronger presence of nationalist and pro-Russia groups in parliament.
On Friday, Radev announced that next week he will hand the government mandate to the center-right GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, which has already said that it would return the mandate immediately. In this case, a third and last mandate will be offered by the president to a parliamentary party of his choice.
Political analyst Daniel Smilov said that the failure to form a new government means that the chances of an early parliamentary election had risen sharply. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/bulgaria-moves-closer-to-early-election-as-talks-fail/ | 2022-07-09T01:33:23Z |
Data and Insights Show That Changing Economic Environment is Impacting Summer Travel Behaviors
DENVER, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolve, the fastest-growing vacation rental hospitality company in North America with more than 22,000 properties in 750 markets, has unveiled its "Vacation Rental Industry Trends: Summer 2022" report, offering detailed data and insight into the current state of the vacation rental industry this summer.
"Last year the U.S. vacation rental industry saw record-breaking numbers, building to an unprecedented 33% surge in demand from 2019 to 2021," said Eric Schueller, Senior Vice President of Revenue at Evolve. "That set the bar pretty high for a lot of short-term rental owners heading into a peak season in 2022. And while summer is shaping up to deliver a much stronger performance than it did prior to the pandemic, the market has changed."
In 2022, short-term rental owners face several fresh challenges. The changing economic environment–from sky-high inflation rates to exorbitant gas and airline prices– is beginning to impact consumer's summer travel behaviors and dampen demand, leaving more vacation homes vying for fewer guest bookings overall.
"If owners want to keep ahead of the competition and optimize performance, they need to pay attention to the market and adapt," Schueller says. "That requires implementing forward-thinking revenue strategies that help make sure homes get booked."
Evolve's "Vacation Rental Industry Trends: Summer 2022" report is designed to give short-term rental owners the research and data they need to understand the market, along with Evolve's strategies to maximize their home's potential.
Key takeaways from Evolve's "Vacation Rental Industry Trends: Summer 2022" report include:
- The Pandemic Effect: As COVID-19 pushed people to find new ways to earn passive income, many owners entered the vacation rental industry and, in 2020, the comparable market saw a 13% surge in supply (available listings) year-over-year (YoY) compared to 2019. Supply continued to grow at a healthy, sustainable pace through 2021 and into 2022, especially as guests began traveling again and owners saw more and more revenue opportunities in front of them.
- Guest Demand Rises: Guest demand really shot through the roof in 2021 as travel opened back up and vacation rental became the preferred form of accommodation. In late 2021, 86% of surveyed travelers told Evolve they planned to book a vacation home in the next year.
- A Steady Pace: The second half of 2021 saw vacation rental industry growth settle into a more sustainable pace, which carried into the early months of 2022. However, once reports of inflation started around March, the growth in demand started to slow — though it still sustained YoY progress — and that deceleration continued through May 2022.
- Market Challenges: As 2022 continues, supply growth is maintaining a consistent pace, but demand growth has started to decelerate quickly, with supply growth in May up 12% (compared to 10% in Jan 2022) and demand growth up 9% (compared to 32% in January 2022). This means the economic environment is beginning to impact summer travel demand, and there will be more vacation homes vying for fewer guest bookings overall.
"It's important to remember today's vacation rental market is quite different from what it was 12 months ago, or even 6 months ago, and it's different from what it's going to be a few months from today," Schueller says. "That's simply a natural part of being in the vacation rental industry. And despite the headwinds currently facing the economy, Evolve works hard to adjust course as needed to set owners up for maximum success."
Discover the full results of Evolve's "Vacation Rental Industry Trends: Summer 2022" report here.
About Evolve
Evolve is reimagining the vacation rental experience with our modern approach to hospitality and property management. We help guests rest easy with vetted homes, bookings that give back, and all the support they need for a great stay. We also make vacation rental stress-free for owners, partnering with them to book more and keep more of what they earn thanks to our industry-low 10% management fee. Learn more at www.evolve.com.
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- Business to continue to operate as LINA Korea
- New logo emphasizes mutual respect and flexibility
HONG KONG, July 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chubb Life today announced that Jee Eun (Geannie) Cho has been appointed Country President of the company's life insurance operations in Korea that were recently acquired from Cigna. The business will continue to operate as LINA Korea. Ms. Cho, who has led the Cigna business as Chief Executive Officer since 2020, will continue to have executive operating responsibility for LINA Korea.
On July 1, Chubb, the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer, completed its acquisition of the life and non-life insurance companies that house the personal accident, supplemental health and life insurance business of Cigna in six Asia-Pacific markets, including Korea. The addition of this consumer-focused business advances Chubb's strategy to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, a long-term growth area for the company, and adds to an already sizable accident and health (A&H) business while expanding the company's Asia-based life insurance presence.
Ms. Cho will report to Bryce Johns, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and President of Chubb Life. The appointment is effective immediately.
"Geannie has been in leadership roles at LINA Korea since 2011, including serving as CEO for the last two years," said Mr. Johns. "We're extremely pleased she will continue to lead this business, which she has been building and managing for a decade. Geannie knows the business, the market and the exceptional team at LINA. She has the experience and track record to lead this important business as we focus on delivering even greater value to our customers, agents and brokers, and business partners. We look forward to working with our new colleagues at LINA Korea."
In conjunction with the closing of the acquisition, LINA Korea has also adopted a new corporate identity that aligns with the Chubb brand. The new LINA Korea logo, like Chubb's, can be expressed with nine different colors. These colors reflect the diversity of our people, the vibrance of our business and the customers we serve, the energy of our culture, and our respect for different ways of thinking. By adopting multiple colors, employees can also more freely express themselves.
To celebrate this new beginning, LINA Korea, which is headquartered in Jongno-gu, will hold an evening lighting ceremony on July 4th.
"For 35 years, LINA has been a reliable and stable presence in the Korea life insurance market. Becoming a part of the Chubb family will make us even stronger," said Ms. Cho. "Together, we will continue to offer the best insurance service to our customers, opportunities for our employees, and innovation that sets us apart."
Ms. Cho has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Prior to serving as CEO of CIGNA Korea, she was Chief Operating Officer and Vice President, Operations. Earlier in her career, Ms. Cho was Assistant Vice President at Sun Life Financial and a manager at MetLife. Ms. Cho holds an MBA degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, a Master's degree from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and a BS degree from Seoul National University.
About LINA Korea
LINA Korea, the first foreign life insurance company in Korea, was established in 1987 with the corporate mission to help the people we serve improve their health, well-being and peace of mind. With innovation and trust as our core values, we endeavor to provide service that is more than just an insurance policy. Today, LINA Korea ranks among the top insurers for consumer protection and financial soundness. We are continuing our story of success and innovation in the Korean market by launching GI product, dental and silver cancer plans for the first time in Korea and adopting telesales.
About Chubb
Chubb is the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 34,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at: www.chubb.com
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FAU Developing Teleportation Technology for 'Unhackable' Wireless Communication
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hacked bank and Twitter accounts, malicious power outages and attempts to tamper with medical records threaten the security of the nation's health, money, energy, society and infrastructure. Harnessing the laws of nature - namely quantum physics - a cutting-edge teleportation technology is taking cybersecurity to new, "unhackable" heights using miniscule particles of light or "beams."
Florida Atlantic University's Warner A. Miller, Ph.D., in concert with Qubitekk and L3Harris, is leading the United States' efforts to deliver the first drone-based, mobile quantum network to seamlessly maneuver around buildings, inclement weather and terrain and quickly adapt to changing environments such as warfare.
Together with Qubitekk, an award-winning leader in manufacturing entangled photon sources and other hardware for networking quantum processors and sensors, FAU has been entrusted by the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense to develop the project.
The network includes a ground station, drones, lasers and fiber optics to share quantum-secured information. Today's telecommunication networks use fiber optics, connected by laser beams from the ground and between planes and satellites -- called fiber and free space optical networks. Drones are used to save lives, secure infrastructure, help the environment and thwart hostile military advances such as the war between Russia and Ukraine.
"The combination of quantum communication and unmanned aerial systems or UAS in this project represents an important advance in the Air Force's efforts to create fieldable quantum systems for the warfighter," said A. Matthew Smith, Ph.D., a senior research physicist at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate. "Additionally, the potential of secure communication from a portable quantum communication UAS in contested environments represents important future capabilities for the Air Force."
Miller is a professor of physics in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and a retired lieutenant colonel, U.S. Air Force, who served honorably for 28 years and received a Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. He played a critical role in recently obtaining a $1.5 million Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) federal grant awarded to Qubitekk. Miller also is collaborating with L3Harris, an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator that has been involved in the project since 2019.
The team is collaborating with the U.S. Air Force to combine expertise from academia, including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, government and industry with the future potential to scale up the project for larger applications with larger aerial platforms, as well as other ground and maritime platforms.
"The contract award represents a new stage in the development of two technologies. For quantum, it's a major step toward creating hack-proof quantum communication networks that will eventually span the globe, including in space. For drones and UAVs, it's another milestone in their evolution as the workhorses of the Air Force for a wide range of missions and capabilities," said Arthur Herman, Ph.D., senior fellow and director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative at Hudson Institute and one of the nation's foremost quantum experts in defense, energy and technology issues.
Quantum distribution provides a secure communication method for exchanging information between shared parties in a way that guarantees security. This phenomenon involves a pair of particles of light or photons that are generated in such a way that the individual quantum states of each are indefinite but correlated such that the act of measuring one instantaneously determines the result of measuring the other, even when they are at a great distance from one another. This phenomenon was referred to by Albert Einstein as "Spooky Action at a Distance." Einstein noted that quantum mechanics should allow two objects to affect each other's behavior instantly across vast distances as if the two are connected by a mysterious communication channel.
FAU's contribution to the project and its student involvement in the technology is analogous to threading the eye of a fine needle using fiberoptics and co-propagating wavelengths that includes a near-infrared or invisible beam at the single-photon level. The entangled single-photon sources are produced by focusing a laser on special non-linear crystals and then processing the resulting "down-conversion" beam of photons. The optical alignment system uses mirrors that tilt to steer the photons directly where they need to go. The single photons travel one-by-one from the source drone to another to communicate securely.
"In war, for example, these drones would provide one-time crypto-keys to exchange critical information, which spies and enemies would not be able to intercept," said Miller. "Quantum protects our information using the laws of nature and not just by a clever manmade code. One of our collaborators aptly stated, 'whoever wins the quantum race will win the war.'"
Eventually, Miller plans to incorporate quantum memory in the drones so that they can conduct error correction, relay and store information.
"We are just scratching the surface of something that is going to amplify into a lot of different applications," said Miller. "This technology is not only going to be on drones or robots. Eventually, we will have this secure communication technology on buildings and satellites that will open up a free space optical link between them. The only limit is your imagination."
About Florida Atlantic University: Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses located along the southeast Florida coast. In recent years, the University has doubled its research expenditures and outpaced its peers in student achievement rates. Through the coexistence of access and excellence, FAU embodies an innovative model where traditional achievement gaps vanish. FAU is designated a Hispanic-serving institution, ranked as a top public university by U.S. News & World Report and a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
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IRVING, Texas (KDAF) — Fresh off the massively viral Oscars scandal in which he was slapped by Will Smith, Chris Rock will perform in North Texas in November.
“Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it.”
Rock will be performing at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving as a part of his Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour 2022.
Presale tickets are now available, buy your tickets by clicking here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/chris-rock-coming-to-north-texas-in-november/ | 2022-04-12T22:03:19Z |
CALABASAS, Calif., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) (the "Company"), a leading provider of high-quality single-family homes for rent, today announced that members of the Company's management team will participate in a roundtable discussion during Nareit's REITweek 2022 Investor Conference on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Company's website at www.americanhomes4rent.com under the "For Investors" tab. A replay of the webcast will be available through June 21, 2022.
About American Homes 4 Rent
American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) is a leader in the single-family home rental industry and "American Homes 4 Rent" is a nationally recognized brand for rental homes, known for high-quality, good value and resident satisfaction. We are an internally managed Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on acquiring, developing, renovating, leasing, and operating attractive, single-family homes as rental properties. As of March 31, 2022, we owned 57,984 single-family properties in selected submarkets in 22 states.
Additional information about American Homes 4 Rent is available on our website at www.americanhomes4rent.com.
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Email: investors@ah4r.com
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Email: media@ah4r.com
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Amazon common stock between July 30, 2021, and April 28, 2022, inclusive.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Amazon.com, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) defendants knew or recklessly disregarded that the Company's infrastructure and fulfillment network investments substantially outpaced demand; 2) those investments were a massive, self-imposed, undue drain on Amazon's financial condition; 3) contrary to defendants' public statements and undisclosed to investors, defendants had already implemented cutbacks to Amazon's fulfillment capacity by July 2021; and 4) as a result of defendants' misrepresentations and omissions, Amazon's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, BC, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) (the "Company" or "BaM"), a multi-state US cannabis operator, is pleased to report its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2022.
Q3 FY2022 Financial Summary (results expressed in USD$ unless otherwise indicated):
- Reported Q3 FY2022 revenue of $7.88 million, a 10% increase over Q3 FY2021 revenue of $7.16 million;
- Q3 FY2022 Gross profit of $2.91 million;
- Q3 FY2022 Net Operating Loss of $1.34 million;
- Q3 FY2022 Net Loss of $2.46 million;
- Basic and Diluted loss per share of $0.02;
- Adjusted EBITDA loss of 0.78 million*;
- Inventory of $4.32 million as of April 30, 2022;
- At April 30, 2022, BaM had $3.71 million in cash and a working capital surplus of $2.42 million;
- Total Assets were $52.99 million, Total Current Liabilities were $9.44 million and Total Liabilities were $22.70 million at April 30, 2022;
- 113,349,464 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2022 (113,349,464 as of June 20, 2022).
Operational Milestones for Q3 FY2022:
California:
- Amended definitive agreement for the acquisition of the Seaside dispensary to have $1.25 million of the purchase price switched from cash to common stock (see June 21, 2022 press release);
- The Company took over management of Seaside dispensary operations effective December 1, 2021;
- Local and state approval of change in ownership of the Seaside dispensary licenses received;
- Received state licenses for a manufacturing and distribution facility in development stage with local approvals previously received.
Ohio:
- Increased production capacity and received approval to use the kitchen at the Ohio production facility;
- Body and Mind branded extract products sold through wholesale on Ohio dispensary shelves with an expanded product line in progress;
- Secured high quality biomass for extract products to produce shatter, sugar and live resin offerings.
Arkansas:
- Received first concentrate extracts from third-party extractor using Body and Mind biomass;
- Cultivation operations achieved steady state of operations with flower and extracted product sales through wholesale to other dispensaries and sales in the attached Body and Mind dispensary.
Michigan:
- Expended brands and offerings at the Body and Mind dispensary in Muskegon;
- Paused the Manistee cultivation and production facility construction for evaluation.
- The Company has management agreements with two entities that have been identified in the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) results of the Social Equity Justice Lottery as recipients of Conditional Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses (Conditional Licenses) in the greater Chicago-area BLS region;
- Final license awards by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) anticipated on or before July 22, 2022 as outlined by a June 10th IDFPR press release;
- Identified and advanced real estate opportunities for dispensary locations.
"Our team continues to expand retail and wholesale operations as our newer facilities in Ohio, Arkansas and Michigan ramp up with increased product offerings," stated Michael Mills, CEO of Body and Mind. "Our Arkansas cultivation has reached a steady state and our perpetual harvest and innovative craft cannabis strains have driven increased visits to our dispensary as well as growing our wholesale operations. We applaud the recent announcement that winning dispensary licenses in Chicago will be released in late July and look forward to bringing our retail expertise to the important Illinois market. Our most recent quarter saw an impact on earnings from our previous Michigan construction expenses as well as a dip in margins due to systemic economic impacts. Our recent debt extension and reduced cash payment for the Seaside acquisition provide flexibility as we plan for future expansion and we are excited to continue to expand our wholesale Body and Mind products and retail locations across new markets."
*Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP metric used by management that does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Management defines the Adjusted EBITDA as the income (loss) from operations, as reported, before interest, taxes, and adjusted for removing other non-cash items, including the stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and further adjustments to remove acquisition related costs or gains. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful financial metric to assess its operating performance on a cash adjusted basis before the impact of non-cash items and acquisition activities. The most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP is net income (loss) from operations, which was presented above prior to the Adjusted EBITDA figure.
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the quarter ended April 30, 2022 are available on SEDAR and EDGAR and should be read in connection with this news release.
The Company will be holding an earning call on Tuesday June 21, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern
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About Body and Mind Inc.
BaM is an operations focused US multi-state cannabis operator investing in high quality medical and recreational cannabis cultivation, production and retail.
BaM continues to expand operations in Nevada, California, Arkansas, Ohio and Michigan and is dedicated to increasing shareholder value by focusing time and resources on improving operational efficiencies, facility expansions, state licensing opportunities as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Our wholly owned Nevada subsidiary was awarded one of the first medical marijuana cultivation licenses and holds cultivation and production licenses. BaM products include dried flower, edibles, oils and extracts as well as GPEN Gio cartridges. BaM cannabis strains have won numerous awards including the 2019 Las Vegas Weekly Bud Bracket, Las Vegas Hempfest Cup 2016, High Times Top Ten, the NorCal Secret Cup and the Emerald Cup.
Please visit www.bodyandmind.com for more information.
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Certain matters discussed in this news release and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may constitute forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and that could impact the Company and the statements contained in this news release can be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
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A highly-experience HR leader, Butler brings deep expertise in building HR and DE&I programs at high growth SaaS and Fortune 500 companies
LEHI, Utah, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrata, the multifamily industry's leading operating system, today announced the hire of Laura Butler as Chief People Officer. Most recently from Talkdesk and Adobe Workfront, Butler brings deep expertise in building HR and DE&I programs at high growth SaaS and Fortune 500 companies.
"Laura has spent her career — from SaaS to the Fortune 500 — building company cultures where everyone is welcomed and can bring their best selves," said Entrata CEO, Adam Edmunds. "I firmly believe well-resourced and happy employees are how we're able to create unparalleled products and value for Entrata's customers. I couldn't be more excited to have Laura join our leadership team, with her experience and like-minded approach to business and people."
Before coming to Entrata, Butler was most recently the Chief Human Resources Officer at Talkdesk and Chief People Officer at Adobe Workfront, where she worked to create contagious cultures through cutting-edge leadership and talent management practices. Additionally, Butler has held several other senior positions including as Chief Diversity Officer for PG&E and has been a member of the Conference Board Diversity Council, National Utility Diversity Council, and an Independent Director on the Board of Workforce Software.
"Creating inclusive cultures where everyone can thrive is a core value of mine and also that of Entrata," said Butler. "I have been very impressed with Entrata's leadership team and the high performing, values-based culture that they seek to cultivate. There is a core understanding that a great culture is essential to accelerate business results. I'm very pleased to join the leadership team at this exciting stage of the company's growth."
Following a $507 million raise last year, Entrata has invested heavily in personnel, adding an impressive lineup of executives from some of the most exciting companies in technology and beyond. This spring, the company announced its first international expansion into Canada, as it aims to globalize its exclusive single-login, open-access property management operating system.
Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Salt Lake Tribune, Entrata has built a company culture centered on making life better for its employees — offering comprehensive benefits, a host of wellness offerings and investing in the future of its workforce through leadership development programs.
For more information about Entrata and its technology, please visit www.entrata.com.
About Entrata
Entrata is the leading operating system for multifamily communities worldwide. Setting the bar for innovation in property management software since 2003, Entrata offers solutions for every step of the leasing lifecycle and empowers owners, property managers, and renters to create stronger communities. Entrata currently serves over three million residents across more than 20 thousand multifamily communities around the globe. Learn more at www.entrata.com.
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- Additional +80 GI Genius™ units to be donated for a total of 133 to 62 facilities that primarily serve communities with low screening rates or where access to the technology is not currently available
- Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia is the first site to receive GI Genius modules through Medtronic's Health Equity Assistance Program
DUBLIN, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) today announced they are expanding the Medtronic Health Equity Assistance Program for colon cancer screening in medically underserved communities across the United States, with support from Amazon Web Services's (AWS) Health Equity Initiative. The GI Genius units provided as part of the program have increased from 50 to 133 systems being placed at 62 facilities.
Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. was the first to receive its donated GI Genius units last month following the launch of the program in February 2022. Gastroenterologists at Grady Memorial Hospital perform more than 7,000 colon cancer screening procedures each year among a predominantly Black community. Accounting for 80% of the specialty's patient population, Black adults are disproportionately burdened by colon cancer, at greater risk of diagnosis, worse outcome and death.
"We are excited to provide this novel technology to our patients. By utilizing GI Genius, we have the potential to increase our adenoma detection rate and reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer in a high-risk and vulnerable population," said Benjamin D. Renelus, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Grady Memorial Hospital. "The hospital's hope is that the thousands of patients receiving colonoscopy cancer screenings each year at our facility will benefit from Medtronic's GI Genius intelligent endoscopy module with the potential for earlier detection and better patient outcomes."
"This endeavor is a unique and inspiring opportunity to contribute enormously to the reduction of colorectal cancer screening disparities in communities where patients are disproportionately uninsured and have historically faced barriers accessing life-saving preventative care, including healthcare technology that can aid in detecting colorectal cancer," said Fola May, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Medicine, director of Quality Improvement in Gastroenterology, and health equity researcher at UCLA Health.
"Equity in healthcare begins with ensuring access for all to life-transforming therapies," said Geoff Martha, Medtronic chairman and chief executive officer. "It's exciting to see how our new collaboration with AWS can help clinicians detect colon cancer early among some of the highest risk individuals in our country."
The GI Genius intelligent endoscopy module, authorized by the FDA in April 2021, is the first-to-market, computer-aided polyp detection system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to detect colorectal polyps of varying shapes and sizes automatically in real time which helps diagnose and prevent colorectal cancer. In the first U.S. trial using GI Genius, results published this spring showed a 50% reduction in missed colorectal polyps with AI technology versus standard colonoscopy.
"This initiative is so important because we know that almost half of all cases of post-colonoscopy colon cancer may be attributed to not catching polyps during the index colonoscopy,"1,2 said Dr. Austin Chiang, M.D., M.P.H., chief medical officer of the Gastrointestinal business, which is part of the Medical Surgical Portfolio at Medtronic. "We have seen the impact that AI-assisted colonoscopies can have, and this study unequivocally demonstrates that this technology helps physicians better detect polyps during colonoscopies. The impact of missed polyps could ultimately be the difference between life and death when we consider that 90% of patients with colon cancer can beat it when it's caught early."3
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, who led the submission and selection process for this program, recently released their full list of recipients for donated GI Genius units.
About ASGE
Since its founding in 1941, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has been dedicated to advancing patient care and digestive health by promoting excellence and innovation in gastrointestinal endoscopy. ASGE, with almost 15,000 members worldwide, promotes the highest standards for endoscopic training and practice, fosters endoscopic research, recognizes distinguished contributions to endoscopy, and is the foremost resource for endoscopic education. Visit Asge.org and ValueOfColonoscopy.org for more information.
About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), visit www.Medtronic.com and follow @Medtronic on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in Medtronic's periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.
1Zhao S, Wang S, Pan P, et al. Magnitude, Risk Factors, and Factors Associated With Adenoma Miss Rate of Tandem Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Gastroenterology 2019;156:1661-1674.e11
2Robertson, D.J.; Lieberman, D.A.; Winawer, S.J.; Ahnen, D.J.; Baron, J.A.; Schatzkin, A.; Cross, A.J.; Zauber, A.G.; Church, T.R.; Lance, P.; et al. Colorectal Cancers Soon after Colonoscopy: A Pooled Multicohort Analysis. Gut 2014, 63, 949–956.
3National Cancer Institute. Cancer stat facts: colon and rectum cancer. National Cancer Institute Website. http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/colorect.html. Accessed Feb. 7, 2017.
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New Vacation-Booking Service Built in Partnership With DH Enterprise & Associates
Klarna to Serve as Official "Travel Now, Pay Later" Sponsor
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosmopolitan, the world's largest women's media brand, announced today the launch of CosmoTrips, a bespoke travel-booking service. The new offering delivers a unique opportunity for the brand's Gen Z and millennial audience to "travel like an editor" through instantly bookable, curated vacation experiences in top cities across the U.S.
A new business venture for Cosmopolitan, CosmoTrips—designed and built in partnership with tech-first travel industry leaders DH Enterprise & Associates (DH)—launched today with a collection of two- and three-night itineraries in four U.S. cities: New York, Austin, Charleston, and West Hollywood. Each itinerary offers best places to stay, eat, and play—plus exclusive perks and insider access—all vetted by the Cosmo editorial team and secured in collaboration with experience provider Travel Curious. Cosmo will continue to expand the destination offerings and city-specific itineraries—including New Orleans, Miami, and Las Vegas—in the coming months.
With the launch of CosmoTrips, Cosmopolitan is further solidifying its commitment to its audience of travel enthusiasts by leveraging its editorial influence and expertise to create experiences that bring the brand to life and inspire discovery. According to a recent Avail survey, 71% of both Gen Zers and millennials are planning to travel more, or the same amount, in 2022 than they did pre-pandemic, and many in those demographics are either already planning or are considering splurging on a big trip. The CosmoTrips business is designed to serve young Americans' appetite for travel while saving them time by providing one-click access to Cosmo-approved vacation itineraries.
"Our audience of Gen Zers and millennials are considered the golden generation for travel, and research shows that they prioritize experiences over things," said Nancy Berger, SVP/publishing director and chief revenue officer of Hearst Youth + Wellness Group. "CosmoTrips travel packages are specifically curated for this demographic, vetted by our editors, and include perks and surprise and delight moments, many of which are exclusive to our offering. Cosmo is such a trusted resource on so many aspects of their lives; creating a travel experience they will love, making it easy to book, and guaranteeing them a fun time was a natural brand extension for us."
Over the past year, Cosmo has invested in travel coverage, delivering more content than ever before, including travel features in every print issue and a robust digital channel anchored by The Must-Visit List. Issue 5, the Travel Issue—on newsstands nationwide on August 23—will be entirely dedicated to travel, exploring the hottest places to travel right now, the best places to stay, where to dine, what to wear, and things to check out while you're there. The issue will also include a special CosmoTrips feature spotlighting the four launch destinations.
"Our editors love to travel—and so does our audience. CosmoTrips not only takes out the stress of planning their next vacation, but travelers are guaranteed an experience that passes our editors' pickiness test, all without lifting a finger," said Jessica Giles, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan. "With the coolest destinations, chicest restaurants, and the secret spots only locals know about, these are the extremely curated trips that our audience deserves."
As Cosmopolitan further establishes its editorial position in the travel space, it has also attracted new print and digital advertising partners in the category, including Air New Zealand, Sandals, and Texas Tourism as well as CosmoTrips launch destinations Explore Charleston and Visit West Hollywood. To celebrate the launch of the new venture, Cosmo will host an invitation-only event in West Hollywood next month.
Among the sponsors supporting the launch of CosmoTrips, Klarna serves as the official "travel now, pay later" partner, making it easy for consumers to budget their travel plans. The payment platform is fully integrated into the CosmoTrips booking website, and CosmoTrips will be featured in a variety of premium placement formats across Klarna's app and website as well as promoted through Klarna's influencer network.
"We are excited to be partnering with Cosmopolitan on their new travel proposition, CosmoTrips," said David Sandstrom, chief marketing officer of Klarna. "Together, we are looking forward to giving readers the opportunity to explore new cities whilst spreading the cost of their experience."
"We are thrilled to partner with an iconic brand like Cosmopolitan. The pairing of DH's bespoke travel technology platform and Cosmo's travel-passionate audience is an unbeatable combination," said Ben Block, CEO of DH Enterprise & Associates. "We are leveraging the best of both companies and we couldn't be more excited to grow the CosmoTrips business together."
The CosmoTrips booking site is open now. For more information or to book a CosmoTrips travel experience, visit CosmoTrips.com and follow along on Instagram and Twitter @Cosmopolitan, #CosmoTrips
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Tournament touts new premium hospitality ticket, expanded food offerings and viewing areas for all
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give will once again welcome families, foodies, and golf fans from across the Midwest to Grand Rapids, Mich. for an elevated tournament experience June 16-19 at Blythefield Country Club. Tickets can be purchased now at meijerLPGAclassic.com.
Tournament officials shared plans to add a new ticket, offering access to an elevated hospitality experience called J Brewers, as well as expanded concessions and viewing areas across the course.
"While we're excited to bring the tournament back at the large scale that our community remembers from previous years, we've refreshed it with new elements that will further set our LPGA experience apart," said Cathy Cooper, Executive Director of the Meijer LPGA Classic. "With the introduction of our new premium hospitality experience, J Brewers, and the expansion of our Grand Taste viewing areas and concessions, this year's event will offer more than ever before, all in support of the same great cause – feeding our neighbors in need."
J Brewers Hospitality
J Brewers, named in honor of the financier who purchased the land where Blythefield now stands, will offer a one-of-a-kind hospitality experience located off the 4th fairway where the Grand Taste food pavilions were previously located. J Brewers will replace Grand Taste; it will be a more than 20,0000-square-foot pavilion that offers elevated food and beverage pairings curated and prepared by local and minority-owned restaurants.
Daily tickets for access to the J Brewers pavilion cost $75 apiece. Those tickets are day specific and are available Friday through Sunday.
J Brewers tickets will offer attendees access to:
- A terrace for live, front-row views of the on-course action
- Television viewing of both the U.S. Open and Meijer LPGA Classic
- A vibrant, fun atmosphere with upscale seating areas
- All-you-can-eat access to carefully crafted food and beverage items, featuring local vendors and premium cocktails
"The Meijer LPGA Classic offers an experience unlike any other tournament on the LPGA tour," Cooper said. "The level of premium hospitality offered by J Brewers is usually reserved only for sponsors at most tournaments, so to offer it to the public at an attainable price point is truly unique. You simply can't buy another ticket like it on the tour."
General Admission Tickets
General Admission tickets cost $10 apiece and are valid any one day, Thursday through Sunday, while weekly tickets cost $25 and are valid all week. Kids, ages 17 and under, will once again receive free admission with a ticketed adult.
General admission tickets include general grounds access to the tournament, public viewing bleacher seating and various Grand Taste viewing and concessions areas located throughout the course. The Discovery Land and Family Village will again return as a destination for kids and families and will be free and open to the public.
The Grand Taste Viewing and Concessions Areas
The Grand Taste – known as the best food experience on any tour – will return to this year's tournament week lineup in a new way to allow the general public to taste food and beverages from local restaurants, breweries and Meijer vendors at four concession areas located at the 18th tee, 18th green, 10th tee and 16th fairway.
"To better support our local restaurant partners amidst ongoing staffing shortages, we decided to transition their offerings into our concession tents at the Grand Taste viewing areas," Cooper said. "This is especially exciting because it means everyone gets to experience the fun of Grand Taste's local offerings at an affordable price without needing a special ticket."
The 2022 Meijer LPGA Classic will host a full field of 144 of the best women golfers for 72 holes of stroke play over four days of competition. Proceeds from the tournament – and each of the week's festivities – will once again benefit the Meijer Simply Give program that restocks the shelves of food pantries across the Midwest. The 2021 tournament raised $1.1 million for local food pantries through Simply Give. In total, the seven tournaments have generated more than $8.5 million for the Meijer Simply Give program. Additionally, in 2021, tournament officials introduced a separate $25,000 donation to a hunger relief organization of the champion's choice, which will continue again this year. Champion Nelly Korda chose Grand Rapids-based Kids' Food Basket for the inaugural donation.
For more information on the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, please visit meijerLPGAclassic.com. Follow the action and stay up-to-date on the latest tournament news using #ForeHunger and #MeijerCommunity.
About Meijer: Meijer is a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer that operates 258 supercenters and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. A privately-owned and family-operated company since 1934, Meijer has a fundamental philosophy aimed at strengthening the communities it serves and proudly donates more than 6 percent of its net profit each year to charities throughout the Midwest. With hunger as a corporate philanthropic focus, Meijer partners with hundreds of food banks and pantries through its Simply Give and food rescue programs. Meijer also supports education, disaster relief, and health and wellness initiatives. For additional information on Meijer philanthropy, please visit www.meijercommunity.com. Follow Meijer on Twitter @twitter.com/Meijer and @twitter.com/MeijerPR or become a fan at www.facebook.com/meijer.
About Blythefield Country Club: Located just north of Grand Rapids, Blythefield has been providing families the best golf and social experience in West Michigan since 1928. With the Rogue River flowing through, Blythefield boasts one of the most beautiful championship layouts in Michigan. Previously, Blythefield has hosted the 1953 Western Amateur, the 1961 Western Open, won by Arnold Palmer, and the 2005 Western Junior won by Rickie Fowler. Beginning in 2014, Blythefield is honored to host the Meijer LPGA Classic. Learn more about Blythefield Country Club at www.blythefieldcc.org.
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President Biden on Monday acknowledged “a really difficult two years” if Democrats lose control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
Biden said at a Democratic National Committee fundraising event in Boston that he would spend a lot more time “in the veto” because he would have difficulty getting “anything done” legislatively if Republicans take over.
“We need to control the House and the Senate to win the race up and down the ticket,“ Biden said, according to a pool report. “If we lose the House or lose the Senate, it’s going to be a really difficult two years. I’ll be spending more time in the veto, being able to get anything done.”
Biden, however, also said that he was “optimistic” about the country and noted that he believes young people aged 18 to 30 are “the single most engaged generation.”
“I genuinely am more optimistic about the prospects for America, not because I’m president, because of the nature of where we are as a country,” he said.
He noted the midterm elections being less than two months away, again marking the urgency of issues that are on the line such as the right to privacy, school safety for kids and the climate.
“It’s about democracy itself,” he said.
He also warned that if Democrats lose the election, they will also lose a chance to codify Roe v Wade, which the Supreme Court overturned in June. Biden reiterated his support for codifying the right to an abortion and said if Republicans take over, they likely will seek ways to instead codify the Supreme Court decision making it illegal.
“And mark my words, you’re gonna see a move on other privacy issues from contraception to marriage, a whole range of things,” he said. | https://cw33.com/hill-politics/biden-predicts-a-really-difficult-two-years-if-democrats-lose-the-midterms/ | 2022-09-14T15:13:55Z |
Experienced leadership tapped to accelerate Puttshack's growth strategies across the U.S. and globally
CHICAGO, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Puttshack, the world's only upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience with global food and drink, today announced new key appointments to drive the development and growth of the brand globally. Chris Rockwood, Keith Strew, Ben Shepherd and Shannon Silva come to Puttshack after distinguished careers as leaders across hospitality operations, training, technology and innovation.
"These additions to our leadership and management team brings a wealth of experience leading exceptional hospitality operations and innovative tech-driven initiatives that will continue to place Puttshack as a leader in social entertainment," said Joe Vrankin, Puttshack CEO. "We will expand Puttshack to 11 new locations through 2023, two of which will open this summer. The addition of Chris, Keith, Ben and Shannon joining our team will pave the path in our expansion plans as we continue to blow away our guests with our unique tech-infused mini golf experience."
Chris Rockwood joins Puttshack as U.S. Chief Operating Officer, where he is responsible for overall operations and new venue openings for Puttshack. Rockwood is a proven leader in the hospitality industry and has more than 20 years of experience leading national restaurant and service brands to excellence and growth in the U.S. He has held executive positions with Roy's Restaurants, Del Frisco's Restaurant Group and Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas.
"I'm thrilled to join the Puttshack team, leveraging technology to drive the guest experience and create dynamic, diverse, amazing work environments for our associates," said Rockwood. "I firmly believe our ability to attract and work with the best people in the industry sets Puttshack apart from the rest."
Rockwood is joined by Keith Strew, who will become Vice President of Learning & Organizational Development, building training and coaching strategy, and leading organizational development across Puttshack's current and upcoming locations. Strew is a seasoned executive, who most recently led training and development at Uncle Julio's Corporation and Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, where he was for more than a decade.
"I'm passionate about inspiring and building teams as we grow the Puttshack brand across the country," said Strew. "I look forward to leading a team that strives to attract a diverse group of fun, passionate hospitality associates who care deeply about creating an elevated, one-of-a-kind guest experience."
Ben Shepherd joined Puttshack as Executive Vice President of Software Engineering & Architecture, where he has been leading development of Puttshack's proprietary gaming software as well as its information and cloud architecture globally. With more than 20 years of experience in software and hardware engineering and information technology, Shepherd has held key leadership roles and built solutions for Fortune 500 companies, including Hilton and Lexmark as well as emerging startups. A driven entrepreneur and inventor, Shepherd also co-founded a mobile software development company and holds multiple U.S. patents.
"Puttshack is committed to connecting technology with the traditional game of mini golf and creating unprecedented experiences for our guests," said Shepherd. "I'm excited to rapidly expand our U.S. and U.K. engineering teams and further build Puttshack's unique technology to enhance its full triple threat experience across mini golf, dining and the overall guest experience."
Shannon Silva joins Puttshack as National Director of Group Sales, in which she will be responsible for building the event sales strategy and leading departmental growth across current and upcoming Puttshack locations in the U.S. Silva is a commendable leader with over 20 years in hospitality sales and was instrumental in the national growth of the event sales program at Punch Bowl Social.
"With current locations in Atlanta and Chicago, new ones opening in Boston and Miami this summer, and nine others to open through 2023, there's incredible potential for growth for Puttshack across the U.S.," said Silva. "I look forward to paving the path on sales strategies and make Puttshack top of mind when it comes to hosting a celebration or corporate event."
Puttshack combines the only tech-forward mini golf game, powered by the brand's leading patented Trackaball™ technology, with an innovative, globally inspired dining experience that takes its guests on a culinary journey of flavor equally matched by a mixologist-obsessed beverage program made from the finest ingredients. Each of Puttshack's upscale entertainment spaces offers multiple semi- and fully private event spaces for exclusive parties and include full-service bars.
Puttshack successfully opened its first two U.S. locations in Atlanta and Chicago in 2021, which continue to outperform all success metrics, and join the brand's four hugely popular London locations. New locations in the U.S. will open this summer in Boston and Miami, followed by Dallas, Denver, Houston, Nashville, Scottsdale, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and its second Atlanta location into 2023.
Images of Puttshack and the new management hires are available in the following link: Puttshack Photo Assets
For more information about Puttshack, venue locations and job opportunities, please visit puttshack.com.
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About Puttshack
Puttshack is a leading concept in the emerging and growing market of competitive socializing. Combining a tech-infused mini golf game with exceptional food and beverage offering, Puttshack has multi-generation appeal. Patented Trackaball™ technology allows guests to play a point scoring game surrounded by an upscale and exciting environment. Puttshack is the perfect place for a date, a night out with friends and family, celebrating birthdays or hosting a company offsite. Since opening its first location in 2018, Puttshack now has four London locations and two U.S. locations, Atlanta and Chicago, with ambitious global plans for expansion.
The company has its global headquarters in Chicago, Ill. with a UK headquarters in London. For more information, please visit: puttshack.com.
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Dentsply Sirona Inc. (NASDAQ: XRAY) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased Dentsply's common stock between June 9, 2021, and May 9, 2022.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 1, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in XRAY:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: According to the filed complaint, defendants orchestrated a scheme to inflate Dentsply's revenue and earnings by manipulating the Company's accounting for a distributor rebate program so that senior executives would be eligible for significant cash and stock-based incentive compensation. In order to facilitate this scheme, Dentsply and its executives made numerous false and misleading statements to investors during the class period. As a result of defendants' misrepresentations, Dentsply's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Dentsply you have until August 1, 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 Dentsply 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 XRAY lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/dentsply-sirona-inc-loss-submission-form-2?id=29696&from=4.
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New technology enables governments to automatically manage traffic rules for violation enforcement and generate data-driven insights for improvements
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hayden AI Technologies, Inc. ("Hayden AI"), a leading provider of smart traffic enforcement solutions powered by artificial intelligence, has been awarded a patent for technology that automatically manages and analyzes traffic rules for violation enforcement and enables data-informed operational improvements for government agencies. The patent was awarded on May 3, 2022 and is labeled U.S. Patent number 11,322,017 B1.
The new patented technology facilitates the management of complex traffic rules using a traffic enforcement layer situated on top of a semantic map layer. The map layer, which consists of street elements such as intersections and stop signs, is continuously updated with data captured by Hayden AI edge devices already installed on municipal vehicles for automated enforcement. The enforcement layer consists of traffic rules that can be adjusted directly by the user or automatically via a traffic insight layer, which is generated based on traffic violations and traffic conditions. By analyzing the impact of traffic rules, the insight layer also provides suggestions for adjustments.
"We devised this method because defining and managing traffic rules digitally hasn't been done successfully before," said Bo Shen, CTO and Co-Founder of Hayden AI. "Our pilot programs consistently show that using AI to manage traffic rules is significantly more efficient and flexible than the traditional logic-based approach. We've also built in mechanisms that enable municipalities to gauge the effectiveness of particular traffic rules or lane restrictions in reducing traffic congestion as well as keeping buses on schedule."
In addition to using artificial intelligence to automatically learn and manage traffic rules, the new system allows municipalities to directly update these rules via an interactive map editor. Government entities can also import raw traffic rule data from a transportation department database and generate a heat map of traffic violations detected by edge devices to update the insight layer.
By providing several methods to add and modify enforcement rules, the system helps government entities to update ineffective restrictions and ensure that enforcement results in a reduction in traffic congestion and crashes and an improvement in travel times and safety.
About Hayden AI: Hayden AI is pioneering smart traffic enforcement with its mobile platform to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of municipal fleet vehicles. Our platform allows government agencies to enforce traffic laws, while harnessing AIoT data to gain actionable insights that help enhance the quality of life of their communities. Developed by a team of experts in machine learning, data science, transportation, and government technology, our flagship product, Automated Bus Lane Enforcement, enforces dedicated bus lanes, delivery zones, and intersections to reduce traffic congestion, improve bus speeds, and increase transit ridership.
To learn more about Hayden AI, visit www.hayden.ai
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SHANGHAI, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noah Holdings Limited ("Noah" or the "Company") (NYSE: NOAH), a leading and pioneer wealth management service provider in China offering comprehensive one-stop advisory services on global investment and asset allocation primarily for high net worth investors, today announced the launch of its global offering (the "Global Offering") of an aggregate of 1,100,000 Class A ordinary shares of the Company. The Global Offering comprises of a Hong Kong public offering of initially 110,000 Class A ordinary shares commencing on June 30, 2022, Hong Kong time (the "Hong Kong Public Offering") and an international offering of initially 990,000 Class A ordinary shares commencing today (the "International Offering"), and listing of Noah's Class A ordinary shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange") under the stock code "6686."
The Company's American depositary shares (the "ADSs"), two of which representing one Class A ordinary share of the Company, will continue to be listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). Investors in the Global Offering will only be able to purchase Class A ordinary shares and will not be able to take delivery of ADSs. Upon listing in Hong Kong, the Class A ordinary shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be fully fungible with the ADSs listed on NYSE.
The initial number of Class A ordinary shares under each of the Hong Kong Public Offering and the International Offering represents approximately 10% and 90% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares initially available under the Global Offering, respectively, subject to reallocation and over-allotment. Subject to the level of oversubscription in the Hong Kong Public Offering and pursuant to the clawback mechanism as described in the prospectus to be issued by the Company in Hong Kong dated June 30, 2022, the total number of Class A ordinary shares available under the Hong Kong Public Offering could be adjusted to up to a maximum of 550,000 Class A ordinary shares, representing approximately 50% of the Class A ordinary shares initially available under the Global Offering. In addition, the Company expects to grant the international underwriters an over-allotment option to require it to allot and issue up to an additional 165,000 Class A ordinary shares of the Company in the International Offering, representing approximately 15% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares initially available under the Global Offering.
The offer price for the Hong Kong Public Offering (the "Hong Kong Offer Price") will be no more than HK$307.00, or US$39.12, per Class A ordinary share (equivalent to US$19.56 per ADS) (the "Maximum Hong Kong Offer Price"). The offer price for the International Offering tranche of the Global Offering (the "International Offer Price") may be set higher than, or the same as, the Maximum Hong Kong Offer Price. The Company will set the International Offer Price on or about July 6, 2022, Hong Kong time, by taking into consideration, among other factors, the closing price of the ADSs on the NYSE on the last trading day on or before July 6, 2022 and investor demand during the marketing process. The final Hong Kong Offer Price will be set at the lower of the final International Offer Price and the Maximum Hong Kong Offer Price. The shares will be traded in board lots of 20 Class A ordinary shares.
The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the Global Offering for further developing its wealth management business, for further developing its asset management business, for selectively pursuing potential investments, for investing in its in-house technology across all business lines, for overseas expansion, and for general corporate purposes. To the extent that the net proceeds of the Global Offering are not immediately required for the above purposes or if the Company is unable to put into effect any part of its plan as intended, the Company will hold such funds in short-term interest-bearing accounts at authorized licensed banks.
Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. is the sole sponsor and sole representative for the Global Offering. Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., BOCI Asia Limited and DBS Asia Capital Limited are joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint lead managers for the Global Offering. Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited is joint bookrunner and joint lead manager for the Global Offering.
The International Offering is being made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 29, 2022 and the accompanying prospectus included in an automatic shelf registration statement on Form F-3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 21, 2022, which automatically became effective upon filing. The registration statement on Form F-3 and the preliminary prospectus supplement are available at the SEC website at: http://www.sec.gov.
The proposed Global Offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the Global Offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the Global Offering. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer or an invitation to buy any securities of the Company, nor shall there be any offer or sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute a prospectus (including as defined under the laws of Hong Kong) and potential investors should read the prospectus of the Company for detailed information about the Company and the proposed Global Offering, before deciding whether or not to invest in the Company. This press release has not been reviewed or approved by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited or the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.
The price of the Class A ordinary shares of the Company may be stabilized in accordance with the Securities and Futures (Price Stabilization) Rules. The details of the intended stabilization and how it will be regulated under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the laws of Hong Kong) will be contained in the prospectus of the Company dated June 30, 2022.
ABOUT NOAH HOLDINGS LIMITED
Noah Holdings Limited (NYSE: NOAH) is a leading and pioneer wealth management service provider in China offering comprehensive one-stop advisory services on global investment and asset allocation primarily for high net worth investors. Noah is a Cayman Islands holding company and carries on business in Hong Kong as Noah Holdings Private Wealth and Asset Management Limited.
Noah's wealth management business primarily distributes private equity, public securities and insurance products denominated in RMB and other currencies. Noah delivers customized financial solutions to clients through a network of 1,281 relationship managers across 83 cities in mainland China, and serves the international investment needs of its clients through offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, New York, Silicon Valley and Singapore. The Company's wealth management business had 415,082 registered clients as of March 31, 2022. Through Gopher Asset Management, Noah manages private equity, public securities, real estate, multi-strategy and other investments denominated in Renminbi and other currencies. Noah also provides other businesses.
For more information, please visit Noah at ir.noahgroup.com.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for 2022 and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Noah's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Noah may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Noah's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause Noah's actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: its goals and strategies; its future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the wealth management and asset management market in China and internationally; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of the products it distributes; investment risks associated with investment products distributed to Noah's investors, including the risk of default by counterparties or loss of value due to market or business conditions or misconduct by counterparties; its expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with key clients; relevant government policies and regulations relating to its industries; its ability to attract and retain qualified employees; its ability to stay abreast of market trends and technological advances; its plans to invest in research and development to enhance its product choices and service offerings; competition in its industries in China and internationally; general economic and business conditions in China; and its ability to effectively protect its intellectual property rights and not to infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Noah's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual reports on Form 20-F and other filings with the SEC and the prospectus registered in Hong Kong. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Noah does not undertake any obligation to update any such information, including forward-looking statements, as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under the applicable law.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: November 3, 2021 to May 3, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 15, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in TUP:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/tupperware-brands-corporation-loss-submission-form-2?id=30431&from=4
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Tupperware Brands Corporation made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Tupperware was facing significant challenges in maintaining its earnings and sales performance; (ii) accordingly, Tupperware's full-year 2022 guidance was unrealistic and/or unsustainable; (iii) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Tupperware's financial condition; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Tupperware you have until August 15, 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 Tupperware 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 TUP lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/tupperware-brands-corporation-loss-submission-form-2?id=30431&from=4.
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.
CONTACT:
J. Klein, Esq.
Empire State Building
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59th Floor
New York, NY 10118
jk@kleinstocklaw.com
Telephone: (212) 616-4899
www.kleinstocklaw.com
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TAMPA, Fla., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Meter, continues to lead the way in remote blood glucose monitoring (RBGM) for diabetes because of its ease of use and its superior cellular-enabled devices that deliver immediate, robust data. The iGlucose® from Smart Meter can provide patients and providers with an easy and effective way to manage diabetes on a regular basis.
According to the CDC1, in the last 20 years, the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled as the American population has aged and become more overweight or obese. In addition, one study2 concluded that 3 out of 10 adults, or about 8 million people, have diabetes but aren't aware of it.
RBGM is an easy way for physicians to monitor patients that may be at risk for diabetes or patients with diabetes by simply providing a device they can take home. The iGlucose from Smart Meter utilizes the 4/5G AT&T IoT fast and secure network so patients and providers can track blood glucose levels in real time. This allows the provider to make an immediate diagnosis and implement a care program to improve outcomes.
A great example of the impact a remote blood glucose monitoring program can have on outcomes was seen at the Leon Medical Centers in South Florida. In 2021, Working with the Rimidi RPM platform, Leon patients who were considered high-risk with A1c levels above 9% were given an iGlucose and instructed by their doctor how often to take their blood-glucose reading. Of the approximately 225 high-risk patients who were enrolled in the program, 84% of those patients saw a reduction in their A1Cs below 9%, a key indicator of better diabetes control.
"In recent years, it's been proven that digitally connecting patients to their doctors between visits improves care and outcomes," said Casey Pittock, CEO, Smart Meter. "The conclusions of the program for Leon Medical Centers' patients are another example of how powerful RBGM can be. By providing these patients with a cellular-enabled iGlucose that transmits results immediately, it eliminated many barriers to reliable data that are seen with Bluetooth devices."
While remote patient monitoring has become more popular in recent years, education about its benefits is still needed. In fact, 45% of respondents in a Smart Meter study3 have never heard of RPM. Those who have heard of RPM programs overall feel it would help them increase their testing frequency.
- More than 75% indicated that they would test the same or more often if they knew their results were being sent directly to their healthcare provider
Now working with more than 300 RPM distribution partners, who serve more than 120,000 patients, Smart Meter is the leading supplier of cellular-enabled virtual care technologies that include the iGlucose®, iBloodPressure®, iPulseOx®, iScale®, and SmartRPM™ cloud platform, as well as data, and services. Smart Meter's remote patient monitoring solutions are recognized as the standard for the RPM industry and are regarded for their high patient retention and satisfaction. The unique combination of reliable health data, patient-friendly devices, and platform integrations enable and enhance RPM, CCM, Employee Wellness, Population Health, and Telehealth programs for. For more information, visit SmartMeterRPM.com
1 Diabetes Quick Facts | Basics | Diabetes | CDC
2 Nearly 3 in 10 Americans With Diabetes Don't Know It: Study - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
3 Smart-Meter-National-Diabetes-Month-Survey.pdf (smartmeterrpm.com)
Smart Meter, LLC Media Contact
5501 W. Waters Ave., Suite 401 Keith Tolbert
Tampa, FL 33602 keith.tolbert@iglucose.com
813-773-4080 336-509-8024
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New hire positions company for success in driving growth across Asia-Pacific region
LONDON, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lefroy Verghese, a high-profile licensing and A&R executive with more than two decades of experience in the music business, has joined global production music company Audio Network as general manager of its Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. His hiring indicates a significant commitment to expanding the company's APAC operations as it continues to break ground in creating original, high-quality music for television, advertising, enterprise, and digital media.
In his new role, Verghese will oversee Audio Network's commercial activities in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, India, and China – one of the fastest growing countries for the business worldwide. His portfolio will include leading all sales and marketing initiatives in order to push sync licensing and publishing revenues to TV, advertising, and branded content clients in the region.
"We are delighted Lefroy has joined our talented team at Audio Network. He is an exceptional leader possessing a rare mix of commercial and creative skills, and he has a proven track record of achievement in the APAC region," said Andy Williams, Audio Network's Chief Commercial Officer. "With Lefroy leading our business in APAC, we are excited about opening up new markets and accelerating our growth plans in the region."
Verghese most recently served as general manager of Asia-Pacific, senior director, A&R for BMG Music, where he managed teams throughout Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In addition, during his tenure running one of BMG's premier production music labels – it witnessed the successful development of commercially viable local artists playing regional music.
Audio Network is a music company creating original, high-quality music for broadcasters, brands, creators, and music fans everywhere. From Hollywood to YouTube, Coca-Cola to Vice, it has helped to tell some of the world's most iconic stories. With an expansive roster of 1,000+ renowned composers, respected singer-songwriters and known and emerging artists worldwide, the Audio Network catalogue of over 200,000 tracks spans every imaginable genre and mood.
Media Contact:
Michael Miller PR for Audio Network
+1 (323) 347-7976 Ext. 0001
Michael@MichaelMillerPR.com
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LEHI, Utah, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumio, the preeminent leader in personalized renewable energy, issued an official statement today regarding the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The act revives a 30% tax credit for qualifying consumers who install residential solar panels before the end of 2034, and includes other rebates and tax credits for installing energy-saving home equipment—heat pumps, electric HVAC, and electric water heaters—which will lower energy bills for millions of Americans. The IRA, which has been referred to as one of the most significant, comprehensive, complete, and serious climate bills, was passed by Congress on Friday and signed by President Joe Biden today.
"Hundreds of thousands of individuals and families care deeply about their energy choice, independence, and sustainability options. With the passing of the IRA and its clean energy tax incentives, millions more will be able to keep their hard-earned money in their own pockets by switching to good clean sun power," said Greg Butterfield, CEO at Lumio. "This renewed commitment to renewables and long-term savings paves a path for homeowners to transition from centralized, outmoded power structures into cleaner, decentralized options like residential solar."
Lumio is committed to make power personal with solar technology which decentralizes the nation's power supply, reduces the ever-increasing demands on the power grid, and protects homeowners against power outages. Personal power generation and usage places the control back in the hands of the consumer through reduced electrical bills, reliable access to clean energy, and independence from aging power grids that are becoming exponentially more problematic and expensive.
"Residential solar is one of the fastest growing industries and innovation centers today, and the incentives in the IRA will make solar even more accessible for homeowners," said Carine Clark, chief innovation officer at Lumio. "Analysts point to a compound annual growth rate of 20.5% in solar and increasing demand. We're excited to help families across the country by meeting that demand with unparalleled customer experiences and revolutionary, personal power technology."
Lumio changed the residential solar industry by merging four leading regional solar providers and a software company into a powerful national brand in December 2020. Today, Lumio leads the industry in customer experience, quality, and technological innovation. The company's vision to make power personal diversifies and decentralizes power production via good clean sun energy—making electricity cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable for homeowners across the country. Lumio's more than 5,000 team members are dedicated to their stewardship with nature and crafting earth's best home experience. For more information about Lumio, visit lumio.com.
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BEIJING, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 36Kr Holdings Inc. ("36Kr" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: KRKR), a prominent brand and pioneering platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants in China, today announced that its Enterprise Service Review Platform has entered into a one-stop marketing service cooperation with Volcano Engine, ByteDance's cloud service brand.
Under the cooperation agreement, 36Kr Enterprise Service Review Platform will provide comprehensive marketing solutions for Volcano Engine, including customer acquisition, content marketing management and promotional campaigns, among others. As China's pioneering SaaS platform for enterprise services software selection, 36Kr Enterprise Service Review Platform has developed a set of proprietary marketing solutions, including customer acquisition and conversion of sales leads, as well as marketing campaigns, promotions, content production and community operations for all types of SaaS providers. For Volcano Engine, 36Kr Enterprise Service Review Platform will provide a one-stop solution tailored to its business and products across cloud services, big data, and intelligent technologies. Leveraging its fast-growing userbase and in-depth understanding of the SaaS industry, 36Kr Enterprise Service Review Platform will not only empower Volcano Engine with effective access to target customer groups, secure and convert sales leads, but will also provide multiple types of value-added content operations such as live broadcasts, evaluation reports, and in-depth interviews to solidify Volcano Engine's unique market position in the SaaS industry.
Riding the wave of digital transformation in China, 36Kr launched its Enterprise Service Review Platform in late 2020, aspiring to build the go-to destination for enterprises to efficiently identify and procure SaaS products most suitable to their individual needs. 36Kr Enterprise Service Review Platform is designed to address the pain point of information asymmetry between buyers and sellers in the enterprise services market. With a comprehensive library of SaaS apps and products, a growing display of authentic reviews and commentaries, and a structured knowledge graph, 36Kr Enterprise Service Review Platform helps all participants in the digital transformation and upgrade process to make informed decisions on SaaS product procurement for their respective businesses. Following a year and a half of incubation, 36Kr Enterprise Service Review Platform has grown into one of the most comprehensive, authoritative, influential, and convenient enterprise service platforms in China.
By the end of the first quarter of 2022, 36Kr's Enterprise Service Review Platform had showcased approximately 6,000 mainstream SaaS products, spanning enterprise services software across 16 sectors and 200 industries. The platform now covers most of the leading and well-known SaaS brands, and its monthly active users (MAUs) reached approximately 900,000 during the first quarter, rising nearly 26 times year-over-year. The total number of authentic reviews on its platform surged almost 50 times to over 21,000, and the number of registered SaaS merchants on the platform has also grown significantly, reaching almost 700 to date. Since kicking off its initial commercialization efforts in early 2022, 36Kr Enterprise Service Review Platform has signed service contracts with an array of leading enterprise software brands, including Kingdee, Beisen, Polyv, HiteVision, and EC SCRM.
Mr. Dagang Feng, 36Kr's co-chairman and CEO, commented, "We are delighted to have entered into a one-stop marketing cooperation with Volcano Engine, which marks another important breakthrough in our Enterprise Service Review Platform's business development. As a prominent brand and pioneering platform serving New Economy participants in China, 36Kr has accumulated vast content assets, a diversified portfolio of service capabilities, and dominant influence in the New Economy space over the past decade. Our innovative Enterprise Service Review Platform will further extend 36Kr's service boundaries, harnessing our content advantage, massive user base, and enterprise data to help clients improve efficiency in their customer acquisition as well as product selection. Moving forward, with our relentless efforts in product optimization and commercialization, we believe that our Enterprise Service Review Platform will become a new growth engine for 36Kr, accelerate the expansion of our business boundaries, and unlock more of the Company's potential value."
About 36Kr Holdings Inc.
36Kr Holdings Inc. is a prominent brand and a pioneering platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants in China with the mission of empowering New Economy participants to achieve more. The Company started its business with high-quality New Economy-focused content offerings, covering a variety of industries in China's New Economy with diverse distribution channels. Leveraging traffic brought by high-quality content, the Company has expanded its offerings to business services, including online advertising services, enterprise value-added services, and subscription services, to address the evolving needs of New Economy companies and upgrading needs of traditional companies. The Company is supported by a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities. Through diverse service offerings and significant brand influence, the Company is well-positioned to continuously capture the high growth potential of China's New Economy.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.36kr.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's goal and strategies; the Company's future business development, results of operations and financial condition; relevant government policies and regulations relating to our business and industry; the Company's expectations regarding the use of proceeds from this offering; the Company's expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, its services; the Company's ability to maintain and enhance its brand; the Company's ability to provide high-quality content in a timely manner to attract and retain users; the Company's ability to retain and hire quality in-house writers and editors; the Company's ability to maintain cooperation with third-party professional content providers; the Company's ability to maintain relationships with third-party platforms; general economic and business conditions in China; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural or human-induced disasters; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
36Kr Holdings Inc.
Investor Relations
Tel: +86 (10) 5825-4188
E-mail: ir@36kr.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: 36Kr@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: 36Kr@tpg-ir.com
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Two inspired model homes set to debut at Seasons at The Fairways!
BEAUMONT, Calif., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of California, a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is excited to announce the grand opening of Seasons at The Fairways (RichmondAmerican.com/SeasonsAtTheFairways) in Beaumont. This exceptional master-planned community showcases an impressive array of two-story floor plans from the builder's sought-after Seasons™ Collection—designed to put homeownership within reach for a variety of buyers. Seasons at The Fairways will debut two beautiful new model homes on Saturday, August 27.
Model home tours
Seasons at The Fairways offers the resort-style amenities today's homebuyers are seeking, including a community clubhouse, pools, parks, playgrounds, walking trails, sports facilities and a golf course. Model homes will open for tours at this must-see masterplan on Saturday, August 27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
More about this community:
- New Seasons™ Collection homes from the mid $500s
- Three two-story floor plans with open layouts and designer details
- 3 to 6 bedrooms, approx. 2,370 to 3,040 sq. ft.
- Close proximity to Perris Reservoir, San Bernardino National Forest, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa and the Cabazon Outlets
Those who choose to build a new home from the ground up at Seasons at The Fairways will have the opportunity to work with professional design consultants at the builder's Home Gallery™ to select colors, textures, finishes and fixtures for their new living spaces—a complimentary service!
Seasons at The Fairways is located at 35514 Roxy Road in Beaumont. For more information, or to RSVP for a model home tour, call 951.845.4017 or visit RichmondAmerican.com.
About M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 230,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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ORLANDO, Fla., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCT), a U.S.-based company revolutionizing plastic recycling, will host a conference call on Friday, August 12, 2022, to provide an update on recent corporate developments. A press release discussing such developments including activity from the second quarter will be provided prior to and discussed on the conference call.
Second Quarter 2022 Conference Call Details
Please register for the conference call using the above link in advance of the call start time. The webcast platform will register your name and organization as well as provide dial-ins numbers and a unique access pin. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at (949) 574-3860.
The conference call will have a live Q&A session and be available for replay here and on the Company's website at www.purecycle.com. Please note there will no longer be a telephonic replay.
A replay of the conference call will be available after 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through August 12, 2023.
PureCycle Technologies LLC., a subsidiary of PureCycle Technologies, Inc., holds a global license for the only patented solvent-driven purification recycling technology, developed by The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), that is designed to transform polypropylene plastic waste (designated as No. 5 plastic) into a continuously renewable resource. The unique purification process is designed to remove color, odor, and other impurities from No. 5 plastic waste resulting in an ultra-pure recycled (UPR) plastic that can be recycled and reused over and over again, changing our relationship with plastic. www.purecycle.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Charles Place
cplace@purecycle.com
407.212.0139
Media Contact:
Anna Farrar
afarrar@purecycle.com
954.647.7059
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Kansas City mayor sues Missouri over police funding
The state is trying to force the city to increase police funding, but without extra money from Missouri.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has filed a lawsuit against the state over continued police funding issues, saying the city will have to increase taxes to pay for any increased funding of the police department.
Since the 1950s, the State of Missouri has required that Kansas City dedicate 20 percent of its budget to the Kansas City Police Department. Earlier this summer, a bill was passed and signed to raise that requirement to 25 percent. That new requirement would still need to be approved by voters in November in order to take effect.
That would require the city to increase its funding for the police department by $64 million, a move the mayor says would force the city to raise taxes to keep up with regular city services, as there is no extra money coming in from the state.
Lucas named Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners in the lawsuit.
In a statement to KCTV5 this morning, Lucas said the legislation “provides no pay guarantees for our officers, will not hire a single police officer and ignores the will and importance of Kansas City taxpayers instead of attempting to politicize policing in Kansas City at a time we sorely need bipartisan solutions to violent crime.”
Last year, Kansas City attempted to increase funding for the police department while still allowing local control over exactly how those funds would be applied. The city budgeted the required 20 percent to the police department and tried to move another 5 percent into a community services fund. That extra money could only go to KCPD---The Department would have to request it---and the city manager and Board of Police Commissioners would have to approve that request. That new process did not end up proceeding.
“We will take all steps necessary to oppose the statewide tax increase amendment applying only to Kansas Citians and to stand up for the rights of our taxpayers, and we will continue to work locally with our police department to build a safer Kansas City,” Lucas said in a statement Wednesday morning.
We have reached out to both the mayor’s and AG’s office and we expect to hear more from both on Wednesday.
ALSO READ: Parson signs KCPD funding increase bill, measure must be approved by voters
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World Animal Protection's latest report, and website The Hidden Health Impacts of Industrial Livestock Systems, exposes how governments worldwide are turning a blind eye to the public health toll of factory farming including zoonotic disease spread, environmental contamination and worker wellbeing, as well as the suffering of billions of farmed animals.
By 2030, meat consumption is projected to grow 9% in North America[i]. This skyrocketing demand results in billions of stressed animals confined to cramped and barren cages or pens for their whole lives and subjected to painful physical mutilations. Over 70 % of the 80 billion land animals* farmed globally are raised and slaughtered within cruel factory farming systems each year. In the US that number is even higher at an estimated 99%.
The five pathways "through which food systems negatively affect our health", outlined by the World Health Organization in their 2021 report Food Systems Delivering Better Health[ii] is the source upon which this new research is based. World Animal Protection details how negative health impacts are directly linked to factory farming.
In the US, factory farms are fueling high rates of illness attributed to the pollutants and contaminants emitted by their operations, a harm that is more greatly borne by under-resourced communities and communities of color. The report also illustrates how the factory farm industry is damaging the mental and physical health of the millions of people who work to raise, transport, and process the billions of farmed animals in the US each year.
"The US government props up factory farming through federal programs that direct billions of dollars in public money to offset the high costs of industrial meat and dairy production, while exempting companies from paying for the damage they cause." says Cameron Harsh, Programs Director, World Animal Protection US.
"The damage being done by mega-farms that treat animals as mere commodities extends well beyond the individual facilities where the animals are raised and slaughtered."
Systemic shifts are needed to deliver the biggest health gains for our population. Some of those include re-orientating subsidies away from factory farming towards humane and sustainable practices, improving accessibility of plant-based foods, and providing transition support for farmers no longer wishing to engage in factory farming.
In order to realize these shifts, World Animal Protection is calling for the United States government on both a local and national scale to impose a halt on factory farms and, introduce and improve farmed animal welfare standards, and transition towards agroecological systems that produce sustainable plant-based foods.
World Animal Protection
World Animal Protection is the global voice for animal welfare, with more than 70 years experience campaigning for a world where animals live free from cruelty and suffering.
World Animal Protection has offices in 12 countries and works across 47 countries collaborating with local communities, the private sector, civil society and governments to change animals' lives for the better.
The organization's goal is to change the way the world works to end animal cruelty and suffering for both wild and farmed animals. Through its global food system strategy, World Animal Protection will end factory farming and create a humane and sustainable food system, that puts animals first. By transforming the broken systems that fuel exploitation and commodification, the organization will give wild animals the right to a wild life. Its work to protect animals will play a vital role in solving the climate emergency, the public health crisis and the devastation of natural habitats.
For more information on World Animal Protection, visit: http://www.worldanimalprotection.us/
Notes to Editors
- The report - The Hidden Health Impacts of Industrial Livestock Systems – can be found here.
- he latest FAO/OECD Agricultural Outlook forecasts production of beef, pork, poultry, and sheep meat is projected to grow 5.9%, 13.1%, 17.8% and 15.7% respectively by 2030.
- *Excludes the number of farmed fish
[i] OECD/FAO. 2021. OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook (Edition 2021). OECD Agriculture Statistics (database), https://doi.org/10.1787/4bde2d83-en (accessed 8th September 2021).
[ii] WHO. 2021. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240031814 (accessed 15th September 2021)
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Tonight is the biggest night of the year in television: The Emmy Awards! The 74th annual award show is airing on Monday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. hosted by Kenan Thompson.
This year’s nominees are some heavy hitters including Ted Lasso, What We Do in the Shadows, Abbott Elementary and Stranger Things.
If you are wanting to join in on all the fun, you can watch the awards on NBC at 7 p.m. If you don’t have cable, but you do have Peacock, the awards will be streaming on Peacock as well! | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/how-to-watch-the-2022-emmy-awards/ | 2022-09-12T22:09:09Z |
SAN DIEGO, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Evofem Biosciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: EVFM) today announced it has developed a new educational birth control chart that provides high-level information about the different options available to women in the United States.
"Contraceptive counseling is one of the most important aspects of a healthcare provider's job. It empowers women who do not wish to become pregnant to choose a method of birth control that aligns with their needs," said Dr. Bassem Maximos, Head of Maximos Ob/Gyn in League City, Texas. "Choosing the right birth control method should be an informed one and this chart recognizes the latest innovations in contraception."
The new educational chart presents an overview of twelve birth control methods that are currently available in the U.S. It adds new categories including vaginal Ph modulator. It is intended to replace the long-outdated chart which is still in use at many OB/GYN offices.
"Many healthcare professionals across the country still utilize educational materials in their offices that have not been updated in ten years," said Katherine Atkinson, Chief Commercial Officer of Evofem Biosciences. "Given the legal and legislative changes in the past few weeks, we decided to be proactive and take up the charge by creating advanced educational materials that include all options available to women."
Healthcare providers wishing to receive posters of the new birth control chart may download here, https://www.evofem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/EVFM-US-001984-Contraceptive-Counseling-Tool-Tearpad.pdf or contact their local Phexxi sales representative.
About Evofem Biosciences
Evofem Biosciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: EVFM) is developing and commercializing innovative products to address unmet needs in women's sexual and reproductive health, including hormone-free, woman-controlled contraception and protection from chlamydia and gonorrhea. The Company's first FDA-approved product, Phexxi® (lactic acid, citric acid and potassium bitartrate), is a hormone-free, on-demand prescription contraceptive vaginal gel. It comes in a box of 12 pre-filled applicators and is applied 0-60 minutes before each act of sex. The Company expects to report top-line data this fall from its registrational Phase 3 EVOGUARD clinical trial evaluating Phexxi for two potential new indications – prevention of chlamydia and prevention of gonorrhea in women. Learn more at phexxi.com and evofem.com.
Phexxi® is a registered trademark of Evofem Biosciences, Inc.
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Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe
(AP) - The actions — or more notably, the inaction — of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers moved swiftly to the center of the investigation into this week’s shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas,
The delay in confronting the shooter — who was inside the school for more than an hour — could lead to discipline, lawsuits and even criminal charges against police.
The attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead in a fourth-grade classroom was the nation’s deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade, and for three days police offered a confusing and sometimes contradictory timeline that drew public anger and frustration.
By Friday, authorities acknowledged that students and teachers repeatedly begged 911 operators for help while the police chief told more than a dozen officers to wait in a hallway at Robb Elementary School. Officials said he believed that the suspect was barricaded inside adjoining classrooms and that there was no longer an active attack.
The chief’s decision — and the officers’ apparent willingness to follow his directives against established active-shooter protocols — prompted questions about whether more lives were lost because officers did not act faster to stop the gunman, and who should be held responsible.
“In these cases, I think the court of public opinion is far worse than any court of law or police department administrative trial,” said Joe Giacalone, a retired New York police sergeant. “This has been handled so terribly on so many levels, there will be a sacrificial lamb here or there.”
As the gunman fired at students, law enforcement officers from other agencies urged the school police chief to let them move in because children were in danger, two law enforcement officials said.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they had not been authorized to talk publicly about the investigation.
One of the officials said audio recordings from the scene captured officers from other agencies telling the school police chief that the shooter was still active and that the priority was to stop him. But it wasn’t clear why the school chief ignored their warnings.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who at a news conference earlier in the week lauded the police for saving lives, said he had been misled about the initial response and promised there would be investigations into “exactly who knew what, when, who was in charge” and what they did.
“The bottom line would be: Why did they not choose the strategy that would have been best to get in there and to eliminate the killer and to rescue the children?” Abbott said.
Criminal charges are rarely pursued against law enforcement in school shootings. A notable exception was the former school resource officer accused of hiding during the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead.
Potential administrative punishments — meted out by the department itself — could range from a suspension or docked pay to forced resignation or retirement or outright termination.
In terms of civil liability, the legal doctrine called “qualified immunity,” which shields police officers from lawsuits unless their actions violate clearly established laws, could also be at play in future litigation.
The Uvalde School District police chief, Pete Arredondo, decided that the group of officers should wait to confront the assailant, on the belief that the active attack was over, according to Steven McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The crisis ended shortly after officers used keys from a janitor to open the classroom door, entered the room and shot and killed Ramos.
Arredondo could not be reached for comment Friday, and Uvalde officers were stationed outside his home, but they would not say why.
Prosecutors will have to decide whether Arredondo’s decision and the officers’ inaction constituted a tragic mistake or criminal negligence, said Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor who is a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
Levenson said prosecutors could bring state felony charges of criminally negligent homicide, though she said federal civil rights charges would be unlikely because they require intent.
“I don’t know that we expect every officer to make a perfect decision on the spot,” she said. “But waiting this long — given what we know about how shooters act — predictably leads to tragedy.”
In the Parkland case, former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, culpable negligence and perjury. He has said he did the best he could at the time.
The “unprecedented and irresponsible” decision by Florida prosecutors to bring a criminal case against Peterson might lead to other police elsewhere being “stripped of their liberty” and facing decades in prison “solely because a finding is made after the fact that things could have been handled differently,” Mark Eiglarsh, the former deputy’s attorney, said in an email.
Maria Haberfeld, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, said the police department’s policies, procedures and training will be scrutinized to see whether the officers on the ground in Uvalde followed them.
If they did, and criminal charges are still brought, she said it would send a chilling message to police nationwide. “If you follow your procedures, you’re still brought up on charges. So what’s the point of having procedures?” she said.
But Jorge Colina, a former Miami police chief, wants to know more about what was going through the minds of the officers inside the school as the chief told them to wait in the hall.
“Did someone challenge the decision there?” he said. “Did someone raise an objection at least?”
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Associated Press writers Jim Vertuno in Uvalde, Texas; Jake Bleiberg in Dallas; Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Mike Balsamo in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.
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More on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BuildClub, the leading on-demand marketplace for building materials, today announced it is offering free gas to contractors in an effort to help small and mid size contractors cope with inflation and the sky-high gas prices in Los Angeles. The BuildClub plans to offer the free gas promotion several times in the coming weeks.
"We decided to spend our advertising budget helping contractors rather than buying ads on Google and Facebook," stated Stephen Forte, The BuildClub Founder and CEO. "Our sole focus is improving the life and profitability of contractors and service technicians, saving them countless unbilled hours dealing with multiple suppliers and fetching materials. Our customers order everything they need, from lumber to plumbing and electrical on the BuildClub website or app, and we do the rest delivering directly to the job site in about 1 hour."
Friday, August 19, 2022 from 2:30 - 4:00pm at the 76 station on 800 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
For rules and to register, please visit www.BuildClub.com/free_gas. Follow The BuildClub on Instagram or Twitter for the latest updates.
The BuildClub allows contractors, plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians and service professionals to get on-demand deliveries of building materials and supplies in about 1 hour. This "hot-shot" on-demand service, allows service professionals to finish service calls with a single visit, saving customers time, and saving contractors money. Visit The BuildClub with over 250,000 available products at www.BuildClub.com or download their app directly from the app stores.
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Agreement will give TAU significant ownership, board representation
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New York- and Hong Kong-based TAU Investment Management, LLC, today announced agreements for two simultaneous investments in highly sustainable, waterless textile dyeing. A special purpose vehicle formed and managed by TAU will acquire significant interests in both DyeCoo Textile Systems, B.V., and CleanDye Holding, B.V., as part of TAU's strategy to invest in the sustainable, transparent and responsible supply chains of the future.
TAU joins other investors such as Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, together with Nike and Otto Group, along with customers including Decathlon, bonprix, Adidas and others.
Today, the dyeing and treatment of textiles is responsible for fully 20 percent of industrial water pollution globally. DyeCoo's patented DyeOx technology allows for waterless and chemical-free textile dyeing, making it a valued partner to some of the world's largest retailers and leading global manufacturers who are also committed to DyeCoo's sustainable technology.
Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, CleanDye operates the world's first textile dyeing facility purpose built in Vietnam exclusively to use DyeCoo's waterless and chemical-free DyeOx technology. CleanDye's dedicated use of DyeOx technology allows it to offer its customers fabrics dyed with no water, no process chemicals and no wastewater discharge produced in a hazard-free environment — all while realizing 50 percent energy savings and unmatched geographical freedom from water sources.
"This is a unique opportunity to support two organizations bringing a new facet of sustainability to the garment industry," said TAU CEO Oliver Niedermaier. "We look forward to further application opportunities for the technology in other sectors, such as automotive and beverages."
Ken Katz, TAU head of Asia investment, said, "In addition to the geographic flexibility and cost savings this technology provides, we're significantly reducing the environmental footprint through this proprietary dyeing technology." He also noted that the DyeOx technology is faster and results in better color density than traditional water dyeing methods.
"This technology saves money, reduces environmental impacts, allows for more geographical flexibility and results in better quality products," Katz said. "That is a tremendous advantage."
"We look forward to having Tau join as an investor, given the industry expertise, broad network and deep understanding of sustainable supply chains it brings," said Christian Ehrenborg, Senior Investment Manager, Ingka Investments. "Tau's unique industry insights will provide a valuable perspective."
Rien Jansen, bonprix Group Managing Director, said, "With Tau's vision and commitment to sustainability, this new partnership demonstrates bonprix/Otto Group's own commitment to help facilitate the transformation of the apparel industry to be more environmentally responsible and sustainable. We see scaling this type of sustainable manufacturing technology as critical to our organization's mission and for the industry as a whole."
As part of the agreement, TAU will join the boards of directors of both DyeCoo and CleanDye and will play an active role in contributing its responsible supply chain technology expertise and industry network. Terms of the investments were not disclosed.
TAU is a New York- and Hong Kong-based investment and advisory firm that enables leaders to make critical decisions at every connection point in the global apparel supply chain. In investment management, TAU originates, executes and manages proprietary private equity investments. The firm is a fund manager, participates in single deal vehicles and co-investments, and offers separately managed accounts. In advisory services, TAU provides actionable advice so that businesses can seize opportunities and stay ahead in a rapidly changing environment. Areas of expertise include organic growth strategy, M&A advisory, responsible technology for textile and garment manufacturing, joint ventures, sustainability strategy and implementation, market entry and expansion, and worker safety protocols.
With IKEA retail operations in over 32 markets, Ingka Group is the largest IKEA retailer and represents about 90% of IKEA retail sales. It is a strategic partner to develop and innovate the IKEA business and help define common IKEA strategies. Ingka Group owns and operates IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. It has three business areas: IKEA Retail, Ingka Investments and Ingka Centres. Read more on Ingka.com
As an internationally successful fashion retailer, bonprix reaches customers in 30 countries. The company, which is part of the Otto Group and based in Hamburg, was established in 1986 and now employs around 3,700 people worldwide. In fiscal year 2021/22 (February 28, 2022), the bonprix Group generated sales of EUR 1.94 billion, making it one of the best-performing businesses within the Otto Group. At bonprix, customers can enjoy fashion and shopping on all channels – online, via catalogue or in the bonprix store in Hamburg. E-commerce accounts for the lion's share of sales with around 90 percent. In Germany, www.bonprix.de is one of the twelve highest-grossing online shops and the number three in the fashion sector.* Selling its own brands bpc, bpc selection, BODYFLIRT, RAINBOW and John Baner, bonprix offers customers fashion with an excellent price-performance ratio. The range includes fashion for women, men and children, accessories as well as home and living products.
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