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VANCOUVER, Wash., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Driver education teachers from Minnesota, Missouri, Vermont, Virginia and Washington have been selected by their peers nationwide as Teachers of Excellence. The honor, with a cash stipend, comes from the The National Road Safety Foundation and the American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA).
The Teachers of Excellence for 2022 are Jennifer Sletten, who teaches in the Rothsay, MN public schools; Thomas Iffrig, a teacher in the Pattonville School District in Saint Ann, MO; Richard Kearney, who teaches at Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, VT; JoEllen Suter, an online teacher for the Virginia Department of Education; and Alexander Hansen, who teaches in the Eatonville School District in Eatonville, WA.
Teacher of Excellence honoree Jennifer Sletten has taught driver education in Minnesota since 2012, in Fergus Falls and Rothsay, VA, where she also teaches business and social studies. A board member of ADTSEA and past president of the Minnesota Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association, she recalls the pain of close family members being seriously injured or killed in crashes, which made her want to help prevent others from experiencing trauma "due to making bad decisions with a motor vehicle." Around the time of a crash where one of her brothers almost died after being thrown from a car that rolled over when the driver, high on drugs, lost control, she saw her school district was looking for a driver education teacher and she began the certification process. "A challenge facing driver education teachers today," she said, "is the need to keep up with new car technology and incorporate it into what we teach our students."
Thomas Iffrig had been teaching physical education and health in Pattonville, MO for 12 years and wanted to change to an area where he felt he could make more of an impact on the lives of his students. Since becoming involved in traffic safety education in 2007, he said he's poured his heart into becoming a better driver education teacher, attending conferences and taking courses. He also now teaches as a part-time driving instructor in a neighboring school district. He's brought many innovations in driver instruction to his schools, teaching about new technology in cars and also using simulators. He encourages his students to be active in community service, leading by example with his involvement in the annual Seat Belt Challenge in Pattonville.
Richard Kearney teaches driver education at Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, VT. He also owns the Upper Valley Driving Academy in nearby Newbury. He began teaching driver education in 2014, after nearly 30 years in law enforcement in Massachusetts and Vermont. "During my tenure as a police officer," he recalled, "I embraced the community policing concept in its infancy and established one of the first school resource officer positions in the state. At the end of my criminal justice career, I revisited the idea of education as a second career and there's been no looking back." Kearney, a past president of the Vermont Driver Training and Education Association, sees technology as both a big challenge and a big opportunity facing driver educators. "Educators need to adopt and embrace technology in the classroom to deliver fresh content to Generation Z students," he said, "while keeping up with new automotive technologies to properly educate the student drivers of tomorrow."
JoEllen Suter has been teaching driver education since 1979 in the Prince William County (VA) public schools, and since 2004 has also been an online driver education trainer of teachers for the Virginia Department of Education. She served as president of the Virginia Association for Driver Education and Traffic Safety and also served several years on the Board of ADTSEA. "Driver and traffic safety education is an important life skill, where a mistake can cost a life," she said. She feels more emphasis should be placed on recruiting and training good driver education teachers. "The opportunities to promote careers in driver and traffic safety education are out there, but the safety community must take the first step by making a solid plan of action to bring people in."
Alexander Hansen has been teaching driver education in Washington public schools including at the Eatonville Public Schools for 20 years and at Defensive Driving School in Seattle for more than 30 years. He also has spent summers since 2008 teaching courses for driver education certification at Central Washington University. He is a past president of the Washington Traffic Safety Education Association. One of his passions is getting parents involved in the traffic safety education process. He's developed a parent handbook, a parental involvement guide for teachers, a behind-the-wheel parent practice guide and a Powerpoint presentation that traffic safety educators use in parent involvement sessions.
"These outstanding teachers we are recognizing represent our best, and they inspire their peers to be passionate and effective teachers of this important life skill," said Harold Fleming, a past ADTSEA president who heads the selection committee. "We are proud to honor them as the 2022 Teachers of Excellence."
All five Teachers of Excellence were honored today at the ADTSEA national conference here, where they will present innovative lesson plans to their peers.
"Driver education teachers are dedicated to the young people they serve and often serve as role models in ways that go far beyond driver training," said David Reich of The National Road Safety Foundation and a member of the ADTSEA Board of Directors. "These Teachers of Excellence have demonstrated true passion for the important work they do to make driving safely a lifelong experience."
The Teacher Excellence Awards, given by The National Road Safety Foundation, are named in memory of Dr. Francis Kenel, a traffic safety engineer, former director of the AAA, author of driver ed teacher training materials and a mentor to countless driver education instructors.
The American Driver and Traffic Safety Education is the professional association that represents traffic safety educators throughout the United States. As a national advocate for quality traffic safety education, the group creates and publishes policies and guidelines for driver ed and conducts conferences and workshops for teachers. It was instrumental in creating the new driver education curriculum standard issued recently by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF), a non-profit organization, has supported ADTSEA's Teacher Excellence Awards program for ten years. For 60 years, NRSF has created driver education programs and materials for free distribution to teachers, police, traffic safety agencies, youth advocacy groups and others. NRSF has programs on distraction, speed and aggression, impairment and drowsy driving. The group also sponsors contests for teens in partnership with SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), FCCLA and Scholastic, as well as regional teen contests in partnership with auto shows in Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. To view and download free programs and for more information, visit www.nrsf.org.
Contact: David Reich, 914-325-9997, david@nrsf.org
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Award-Winning Faith-Based Homeschool Curriculum Available to Floridians Through
Family Empowerment Scholarships
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AOP, the leading provider of PreK-12 Christian curriculum, educational resources, and services to Christian schools and homeschool families worldwide, has launched a partnership with Step Up For Students and its MyScholarShop online marketplace to provide access to Christian homeschool curricula to families across Florida through its Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities.
"Partnering with Step Up For Student's MyScholarShop allows us to provide a top-notch homeschool education with no out-of-pocket expense to Florida families who want to prepare their children for the future by promoting academic excellence and Christian values," said Brian Lambert, Vice President of Retail Partnerships at AOP. "Faith-based learning with AOP allows families a full and rigorous at-home educational experience, aligned to the Florida State standard, with both print and digital curriculum options."
With the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities, families can explore AOP's homeschool options online and enroll students with no out-of-pocket expense to parents.
AOP's roster of homeschool curricula provides the flexibility, customization, rigor, and data-rich learning essential to student achievement. Homeschooling curriculum formats include:
- Monarch:
An online homeschool curriculum available by subscription for grades 3-12 that features automatic grading, complete customization, 24/7 availability, and more.
- LIFEPAC:
Designed by a team of accomplished Christian educators, the LIFEPAC K-12 homeschool curriculum is mastery-based to ensure comprehension. Students must master content in each unit before progressing to the next concept.
- Horizons:
Brightly illustrated, engaging workbook-based curriculum for PreK-Grade 12 homeschool students filled with consumable lessons and hands-on activities that uses a spiral learning method to help students master core concepts.
The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA) was signed into law on May 11, 2021, and became Florida's sixth K-12 education choice scholarship program since 1999. For the 2021-22 school year, the FES-UA funded 25,155 students.
Step Up For Students is a nonprofit organization that administers Florida's education choice scholarship programs: the income-based Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options to attend private schools; the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities; the Hope Scholarship for students who have been bullied in public schools; and the New Worlds Reading Scholarship Accounts for public school students in K-5 who struggle with reading. Step Up has awarded more than 1 million scholarships since 2002. For more information, visit www.StepUpForStudents.org.
Founded in 1977, AOP is a leading provider of PreK-12 Christian curriculum, educational resources, and services to Christian schools and homeschool families worldwide. AOP follows its mission every day by creating and providing quality Christian educational materials to thousands of students through curriculum, support services, and an accredited online academy. More information about AOP is available at www.aop.com.
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Seafood, once enjoyed only by Americans living on the coasts, is now available everywhere thanks to greatly improved transportation and storing technology. And Americans love seafood: Red Lobster, the casual dining chain, has hundreds of locations in 44 states and brought in $2.5 billion in sales in 2019. But Americans who love seafood seek it out in historic establishments and fine-dining restaurants as well as chains. Cooking styles and techniques vary across regions, many of which have their own specialized and beloved takes on seafood preparation, from boils to bakes to bisques.
To celebrate all things that travel from sea to dinner plates, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated seafood restaurants in Dallas on Tripadvisor.
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#30. Red Lobster
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (47 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: Seafood, American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 9069 Vantage Point Dr., Dallas, TX 75243
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#29. Hudson House
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (42 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: Seafood, Armenian
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 4448 Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75225
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#28. Lovers Seafood & Market
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (41 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 5200 W Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209-3334
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#27. Fish City Grill
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (23 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: Seafood, Bar
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 7170 Skillman St # 100 Lake Highlands Town Center – At The Southeast Corner Of Skillman And Walnut Hill, Dallas, TX 75231-5651
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#26. Palapas Seafood Bar
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (28 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: Seafood, Mexican
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 1418 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206-7745
– Read more on Tripadvisor
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#25. Big Shucks Oyster Bar
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (53 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 6232 East Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75214
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#24. Fish City Grill – Preston
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (85 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: Seafood, American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 10720 Preston Rd Suite 1012, Dallas, TX 75230-3864
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#23. TJ’s Seafood Market
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (47 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (3.5/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: Seafood, American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 4212 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219-2312
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#22. Rex’s Seafood and Market
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (21 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (5.0/5), Value (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 6713 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75225-4201
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#21. TJ’s Seafood Market and Grill
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (61 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 6025 Royal Ln #110, Dallas, TX 75230-3892
– Read more on Tripadvisor
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#20. Hook Line N Sinker
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (113 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 17602 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX 75252-5734
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#19. Water Grill
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (72 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 1920 McKinney Ave Nineteen Hundred, Dallas, TX 75201-1702
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#18. La Calle Doce Oak Cliff
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (109 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: Mexican, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 415 W 12th St, Dallas, TX 75208-6507
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#17. Nobu Dallas
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (328 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (3.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: Japanese, Seafood
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 400 Crescent Court, Dallas, TX 75201
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#16. The Boiling Crab
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (139 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 10560 Walnut St Ste 100, Dallas, TX 75243-5361
– Read more on Tripadvisor
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#15. Rex’s Seafood and Market
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (60 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: Bar, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 920 S Harwood St #150, Dallas, TX 75201-6101
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#14. Uchi Dallas
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (285 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: Japanese, Seafood
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 2817 Maple Ave Above Uchi Dallas, Dallas, TX 75201-1403
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#13. Aw Shucks
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (126 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $
– Address: 3601 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206-5631
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#12. Flying Fish
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (119 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 6126 Luther Ln, Dallas, TX 75225-6201
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#11. Montlake Cut
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (74 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: Seafood, American
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 8220 Westchester Dr, Dallas, TX 75225-6119
– Read more on Tripadvisor
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#10. Dallas Fish Market
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (403 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 1501 Main St, Dallas, TX 75201-4812
– Read more on Tripadvisor
#9. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (253 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 18349 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75287
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#8. Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (293 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 4023 Oak Lawn Ave Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75219
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#7. Cafe Pacific
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (274 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 24 Highland Park Vlg, Dallas, TX 75205-2729
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#6. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (375 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 3520 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, TX 75219
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#5. The Oceanaire Seafood Room
– Rating: 4.0 / 5 (491 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (3.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 13340 Dallas Pkwy Suite 1369, Dallas, TX 75240
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#4. Ocean Prime
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (398 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 2101 Cedar Springs Rd Suite 150, Dallas, TX 75201-2104
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#3. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (1,197 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 10428 Lombardy Ln., Dallas, TX 75220
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#2. Truluck’s Ocean’s Finest Seafood & Crab
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (907 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: Steakhouse, American
– Price: $$$$
– Address: 2401 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75201-1938
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#1. S & D Oyster Co
– Rating: 4.5 / 5 (262 reviews)
– Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.5/5)
– Type of cuisine: American, Seafood
– Price: $$ – $$$
– Address: 2701 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204-2521
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Wind Advisory issued April 1 at 2:15PM MDT until April 2 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
* WHAT…West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 45 mph
expected.
* WHERE…The Arco/Mud Lake Desert, Upper Snake River Plain, Lower
Snake River Plain, Eastern Magic Valley and Shoshone Lava Beds.
* WHEN…From noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could make driving difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles. Unsecured objects may be blown
around.
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. | https://localnews8.com/weather/alerts-weather/2022/04/01/wind-advisory-issued-april-1-at-215pm-mdt-until-april-2-at-800pm-mdt-by-nws-pocatello-id/ | 2022-04-01T20:44:24Z |
NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for XELA, TYME, CCL, PGEN, and KERN.
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- Company closes its private placement priced at $2.00, 82% above 05/28/22 market close, to be disclosed in an 8-K filing today.
- Record Date for the Company's $40MM Rights Offering to be set pending review registration statement by the SEC.
- Rights Offering to enable each holder of record of Creatd's common shares, warrants, options, or preferred stock to purchase $2.00 Units, consisting of one share of common stock and 2 publicly tradable warrants.
NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) ("Creatd" or the "Company"), today announced that it has closed its previously discussed private placement with an aggregate principal amount of $4 million (the "Private Placement"), to be disclosed in a Form 8-K filed today.
This financing was executed concurrently with the ongoing review by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Company's registration statement for its previously announced $40MM Rights Offering. Based on the SEC review, the Company will announce the record date for and commence said Rights Offering in the coming weeks.
Pursuant to the Rights Offering, the Company intends to distribute two subscription rights for each share of common stock or share which may be acquired via conversion or exercise of preferred stock, warrants, or options. Each subscription right would entitle the holder to purchase one Unit at a subscription price of $2.00 per Unit. Each Unit would consist of: (i) one share of common stock, (ii) one publicly tradable 5-year warrant exercisable for $3 per share, and (iii) one publicly tradable 5-year warrant exercisable for $6 per share. The Company wishes to clarify that both warrants will be publicly tradable.
The aforementioned Rights Offering is to be made pursuant to the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, which has not yet been declared effective by the SEC. The prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the Rights Offering has been filed with the SEC on May 27, 2022, and is available on the SEC's website at EDGAR Entity Landing Page (sec.gov).
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. Any offer will be made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the registration statement.
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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DALLAS (KDAF) — When it comes to Dallas Cowboys wide receivers that wear the No. 88 they have to be nothing short of legendary; so far three receivers have lived up to the hype and now a current star is dawning the number in hopes to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps.
Now, Chipotle is getting in on these legendary Cowboys with a new commercial and go-to orders on its digital menu for a limited time. Man, it’s good to have football back on the menu too.
They tweeted, “The 88 Club in the same room for the first time ever. Watch them talk football and what it means to rep #88, over Chipotle of course.”
The Mexican Grill announced that it has teamed up with CeeDee Lamb, Michael Irvin, Dez Bryant and Drew Pearson to launch a national TV commercial and new menu items celebrating the debut of The 88 Club.
This is what the restaurant says about The 88 Club, “Four of the greatest wide receivers all repped the same number. This is The 88 Club. And this is the story of how Chipotle brought them together for the first time in history.”
Now for the menu items:
- CeeDee Lamb Bowl
- White rice, half chicken, half steak, fresh tomato salsa, extra cheese, and Queso Blanco
- Michael Irvin Bowl
- Brown rice, black beans, chicken, fresh tomato salsa, cheese, lettuce, Queso Blanco on the side, and guac on the side
- Dez Bryant Bowl
- White rice, black beans, chicken, fresh tomato salsa, and cheese
- Drew Pearson Tacos
- Three soft flour tortillas with steak, romaine lettuce, and cheese
“From youth to the pros, Chipotle is the training table for athletes,” said Chris Brandt, Chief Marketing Officer. “The ’88 Club’ was a special opportunity to bring legendary receivers together for the first time and shows athletes’ real love for Chipotle.” | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/chipotle-releases-dallas-cowboys-legendary-wide-receivers-menu-items-commercial/ | 2022-09-08T16:43:08Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI investigation into top-secret government information discovered at Mar-a-Lago is zeroing in on the question of whether former President Donald Trump’s team criminally obstructed the probe. A new document alleges that government records had been concealed and removed and that law enforcement officials were misled about what was still there.
The allegation does not necessarily mean that Trump or anyone else will ultimately face charges. But it could pose the most direct legal threat to Trump or those in his orbit, in part because the Justice Department has historically viewed obstruction as an aggravating factor that tilts in favor of bringing charges in investigations involving the mishandling of classified information.
“It goes to the heart of trying to suborn the very integrity of our criminal justice system,” said David Laufman, who once oversaw the same Justice Department counterintelligence section now responsible for the Mar-a-Lago investigation.
The latest Justice Department motion in the case is focused less on the removal last year of classified information from the White House to Mar-a-Lago and more on the events of this past spring. That’s when law enforcement officials tried — unsuccessfully — to get all documents back and were assured, falsely, that everything had been accounted for after a “diligent search.”
The Justice Department issued a grand jury subpoena in May for the records, and officials visited Mar-a-Lago on June 3 to collect them. When they got there, Tuesday’s department document says, they were handed by a Trump lawyer a “single Redweld envelope, double-wrapped in tape” containing documents.
A custodian for the records presented a sworn certification to the officials saying that “any and all responsive documents” to the subpoena had been located and produced. A Trump lawyer said that all records that had come from the White House had been held in one location — a storage room — and that there were none in any private space or other spot at the house.
But the FBI came to doubt the truth of those statements and obtained a search warrant to return on Aug. 8.
Officials had “developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government’s investigation,” the new Justice Department filing says.
In their August search, agents found classified documents not only in the storage room but also in the former president’s office, including three classified documents in an office desk, according to the Justice Department. In some instances, the agents and attorneys conducting the review of seized documents required additional clearances since the material was so highly classified.
“That the FBI, in a matter of hours, recovered twice as many documents with classification markings as the ‘diligent search’ that the former president’s counsel and other representatives had weeks to perform calls into serious question the representations made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter,” the document states.
In its own filing Wednesday night, Trump’s lawyers decried the search as having taken place in “the midst of the standard give-and-take” between a former president and the National Archives and Records Administration over presidential records. It said the department had “gratuitously” made public certain information, including a photograph of classified documents taken from the home.
The Justice Department has stated in court filings that, besides investigating crimes related to the mishandling of national defense information and other documents, it is also looking into whether anyone committed obstruction.
It is not clear from Tuesday’s filing how much of that inquiry might center on Trump, who has repeatedly insisted that his team was cooperative with the FBI, as opposed to any of his lawyers or representatives who were directly involved in making the representations to the department. It’s also unclear what role Trump himself had in those representations.
Obstruction matters because it’s one of the factors investigators look for in weighing whether to bring charges. For instance, in his July 2016 announcement that the FBI would not be recommending criminal charges against Hillary Clinton in an investigation involving handling of her emails, FBI Director James Comey cited the absence of obstruction as one of the reasons.
When the Justice Department charged former CIA Director David Petraeus in 2015 with sharing classified information with his biographer, it made a point of including in court documents details about false statements prosecutors said he made during an FBI interview.
It is also not the first time that an obstruction investigation has surfaced in connection with Trump. Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigated whether Trump had obstructed an inquiry into whether his 2016 presidential campaign had colluded with Russia, and though Mueller did not recommend charges against the then-sitting president, he also pointedly declined to exonerate him.
In the current case, federal investigators are likely evaluating why Trump representatives provided statements about the status of classified information at Mar-a-Lago that proved easily contradicted by the evidence, as well as which individuals were involved in removing boxes and why.
Sarah Krissoff, a New York lawyer and former federal prosecutor, said the detailed information in this week’s filing tells its own tale.
“Reading between the lines of what they were saying here, it suggests that they had very direct information from a source regarding the location of classified documents within Mar-a-Lago and essentially the concealment of, or lack of cooperation with, the prior efforts to recover those documents,” she said.
The purpose of the Tuesday night filing was to oppose a request from the Trump legal team for a special master to review the documents seized during this month’s search and to return to him certain seized property. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is to hear arguments on the matter Thursday.
Trump’s lawyers responded Wednesday night by saying that a special master was needed for the sake of fairness, asserting that “left unchecked, the DOJ will impugn, leak, and publicize selective aspects of their investigation.”
Cannon on Saturday said it was her “preliminary intent” to appoint such a person but also gave the Justice Department an opportunity to respond.
On Monday, the department said it had already completed its review of potentially privileged documents and identified a “limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information.” It said Tuesday that a special master was therefore unnecessary and that the presidential records that were taken from the home do not belong to Trump.
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Associated Press writers Jill Colvin and Michael Balsamo in New York contributed to this report.
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Five-Year Veteran of Bank Oversees Growing $1.4 Billion Loan Portfolio
FAIRFAX, Va., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStreet Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNSB & MNSBP), the holding company for MainStreet Bank, announced it has promoted Tom Floyd to Chief Lending Officer, entrusting him with strategic leadership over a growing loan portfolio that currently exceeds $1.4 billion.
Floyd, who joined the $1.8 billion-asset bank in 2017, was previously Senior Vice President and Regional Lending Manager. He has consistently been one of MainStreet Bank's top performing lenders, with a special focus on real estate and construction lending. Floyd has been a commercial lender on the Washington, D.C., banking scene since 2007, working for community as well as regional banks.
"Tom has been a lending powerhouse and a great team player since his arrival at MainStreet Bank," said Abdul Hersiburane, President of MainStreet Bank. "We have always managed our loan portfolio with meticulous care, and Tom really excels at structuring credits to align with our risk tolerance while keeping customers' changing needs in the forefront."
"The vibrant metropolitan Washington business community continues to generate strong loan demand," said Floyd. "I'm thrilled to work with MainStreet Bank's lenders and customers to make sure we are bringing forward smart, creative solutions to meet diverse credit needs across our region."
Floyd earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from Virginia Tech. He is also a graduate of the Virginia Bankers Association School of Bank Management. As Chief Lending Officer, he is filling a vacancy created by the departure of an executive who left to pursue another opportunity.
ABOUT MAINSTREET BANK: MainStreet Bank will launch its proprietary Fintech Banking as a Service (BaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) solution called Avenu™ later this year to provide a comprehensive solution for the Fintech community. Go to Avenu.bank for more information and to join the queue.
MainStreet operates six branches in Herndon, Fairfax, McLean, Leesburg, Clarendon, and Washington D.C. MainStreet Bank has 55,000 free ATMs and a fully integrated online and mobile banking solution. The Bank is not restricted by a conventional branching system, as it can offer business customers the ability to Put Our Bank in Your Office®. With robust and easy-to-use online business banking technology, MainStreet has "put our bank" in thousands of businesses in the metropolitan area.
MainStreet Bank has a robust line of business and professional lending products, including government contracting lines of credit, commercial lines and term loans, residential and commercial construction, and commercial real estate. MainStreet also works with the SBA to offer 7A and 504 lending solutions. From sophisticated cash management to enhanced mobile banking and instant-issue debit cards, MainStreet Bank is always looking for ways to improve our customer's experience.
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NEW YORK, May 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN, NETE) between June 15, 2020 and April 6, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 5, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Mullen securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Mullen class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5459 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 5, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Mullen overstates its ability and timeline regarding production; (2) Mullen overstates its deals with business partners, including Qiantu Motors; (3) Mullen overstates its battery technology and capabilities; (4) Mullen overstates its ability to sell its branded products; (5) Net Element did not conduct proper due diligence into Mullen Technologies; (6) the Dragonfly K50 was not (solely) delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and (7) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Mullen class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5459 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. ("Zhihu" or the "Company") (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and its interim financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2022, before the U.S. market open on August 30, 2022.
The Company's management will host a conference call on Tuesday August 30, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. Beijing Time (7:30 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time) to discuss the quarterly results.
All participants wishing to join the conference call must pre-register online using the link provided below. Once the pre-registration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, a passcode, and a unique registrant ID which can be used to join the conference call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.
Registration Link: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10170482/f41885ff42
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.zhihu.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call, until September 6, 2022, by dialling the following telephone numbers:
About Zhihu Inc.
Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China where people come to find solutions, make decisions, seek inspiration, and have fun. We have been dedicated to expanding our content and service offerings to enable our users to explore and enjoy "fulfilling content" (有获得感的內容) that broadens horizons, provides solutions, and resonates with minds. Since the initial launch in 2010, we have grown from a Q&A community into one of the top five comprehensive online content communities and the largest Q&A-inspired online content community in China, both in terms of average mobile MAUs and revenue in 2019, 2020, and 2021, according to CIC. For more information, please visit https://ir.zhihu.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Zhihu Inc.
Email: ir@zhihu.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Helen Wu
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
Email: zhihu@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Phone: +1-212-481-2050
Email: zhihu@tpg-ir.com
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SUZHOU, China, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirnaomics Ltd. ("Sirnaomics", stock code: 2257.HK), a leading biopharmaceutical company in discovery and development of RNAi therapeutics, announced the peer-reviewed publication of Phase IIa clinical study results of its lead therapeutic candidate, STP705, for the treatment of skin cancer, in the May 2022 issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (the "JDD"). The study, titled "Safety and Efficacy of TGF-β1/COX-2 Silencing Therapeutic in Adults with Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ," showed that STP705 was safe and well-tolerated in patients with Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ (isSCC).
The key results from the publication indicate that this single-center, open label, dose escalation cohort study evaluated the safety and efficacy of various doses of intralesional injections of STP705, a therapeutic of TGF-β1/COX-2 combined with histidine-lysine polypeptide (siRNA/HKP) nanoparticle silencing, in patients with cutaneous cell carcinoma. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with complete histological clearance. Twenty-five patients received STP705 where nineteen of them (76%) achieved histological clearance. In the 30 µg/treatment group and 60 µg/treatment group, 80% and 100% of them achieved histological clearance, respectively. As a result of the study, STP705 appears to be noninvasive, safe and efficacious in treating cutaneous in situ squamous cell carcinoma. The recommended doses for future study of the investigational product are 30 µg/treatment and 60 µg/treatment.
At last fall's Clinical Dermatology Conference 2021, Brian Berman, MD, PhD, Professor of Dermatology at The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, a member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology, and the principal investigator of the clinical study of STP705 for treatment of isSCC, gave a presentation on the details of the clinical development and study results. Following his presentation, an audience survey was conducted among 2000+ clinical dermatologists, with questions about whether STP705 fulfilled a need for clinical practices for the treatment of isSCC. The survey results provided a strong favorable opinion regarding the clinical application potential of STP705. Through the Gore Range Capital Skin Health Innovation Competition during the conference, Sirnaomics STP705 was selected as one of the top three finalists.
"A limited number of approved, non-surgical treatments for isSCC currently exist. Our results suggest that STP705 has the potential to be a viable option for patients with skin lesions due to this form of non-melanoma skin cancer, and publication and survey results further validated the clinical application potential of this novel siRNA therapeutic," said Michael Molyneaux M.D., Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer at Sirnaomics and lead author of the study. "The overexpression of TGF-β1 and COX-2 genes are strongly associated with SCC development, with TGF-β1 having a prominent role in tumor progression. By using RNAi based therapeutics such as STP705 that silence these genes, we have the potential to block the proliferation of isSCC through non-invasive means. This study supports this thesis, and we plan to continue to evaluate 30 µg and 60 µg doses in future studies."
"The peer-reviewed publication of our Phase IIa STP705 clinical study results for treating isSCC in the JDD, together with strong favorable opinion among the clinical dermatologists, further strengthens our confidence in moving forward with STP705 clinical studies for applications in various types of the non-melanoma skin cancers." said Patrick Lu, Ph.D., founder, Chairman of the Board, Executive Director, President and CEO of Sirnaomics. "This is a prevalent type of cancer, with over five million new diagnoses in the U.S. each year, and after surgical removal patients can have an increased risk of tumor progression, metastasis, and recurrence as well as risk of infection, hematoma, and scarring. These patients need an alternative, non-invasive treatment option, which is why we are evaluating STP705."
About Non-melanoma Skin Cancer and Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ
Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) are the most common forms of human neoplasia. NMSC constitute a large group of skin cancers that are not melanoma, including squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), basal cell carcinoma (BCC), Extramammary Paget's Disease (EMPD), Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), and skin adnexal carcinomas. Among these, BCC and SCC account for the majority of NMSC with more than 5 million newly diagnosed cases estimated to occur in the U.S. every year. Squamous cell carcinoma in situ, also called Bowen disease, is the earliest form of SCC. Along with BCC, SCC is one of two major subtypes of NMSC.
According to Incidence Estimate of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer (Keratinocyte Carcinomas) in the U.S. Population, 2012, the number of new cases of isSCC in the U.S. was 1.3 million in 2020 and is projected to increase to 3.4 million in 2030. In China, according to Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology, the number of new cases of isSCC is 11 thousand in 2020 and is projected to increase to 26 thousand in 2030.
A World Health Organization authorized report from "International Agency for Research on Cancer" (2019) has demonstrated that the number of deaths in 2018 globally for both men and women from NMSC is 65,155, where the mortality of NMSC patients in Asia represents 41.9% of the global total, significantly more than other individual areas.
Surgery is the currently the most common treatment option for the treatment of NMSC. The various forms of surgical modalities carry significant cutaneous adverse events, risk of scar, infection and bleeding. Surgery can also have a significant recurrence rate. As a result, there is a high unmet need for an U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved local injection therapy that is safe and effective.
About STP705
Sirnaomics' leading product candidate, STP705, is a siRNA (small interfering RNA) therapeutic that takes advantage of a dual-targeted inhibitory property and polypeptide nanoparticle (PNP)-enhanced delivery to directly knock down both TGF-β1 and COX-2 gene expression. The product candidate has received multiple IND approvals from both the U.S. FDA and Chinese National Medical Products Administration, including treatments of cholangiocarcinoma, non-melanoma skin cancer and hypertrophic scar. STP705 has also received Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of cholangiocarcinoma and primary sclerosing cholangitis. STP705 is currently in five clinical trials for different indications: a Phase IIa for isSCC, a Phase II for BCC, a Phase I/II for keloid scarring, a Phase I/II for hypertrophic scar, and a Phase I for liver cancer (basket).
About Sirnaomics
Sirnaomics is an RNA therapeutics biopharmaceutical company with product candidates in preclinical and clinical stages that focuses on the discovery and development of innovative drugs for indications with medical needs and large market opportunities. Sirnaomics is the first clinical-stage RNA therapeutics company to have a strong presence in both China and the United States, and also the first company to achieve positive Phase IIa clinical outcomes in oncology for an RNAi therapeutics for its core product, STP705. Learn more at www.sirnaomics.com.
CONTACT:
Michael Molyneaux, MD, MBA
Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer, Sirnaomics
Email: MichaelMolyneaux@sirnaomics.com
Investor Relations:
Nigel Yip
Chief Financial Officer, China, Sirnaomics
Email: NigelYip@sirnaomics.com
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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration is now open for the second installment of Falvey Insurance Group's "Women at the Helm" speaker series: Women Balancing Career & Family. The event, in observance of Mother's Day, will include a panel discussion between five women who have excelled in their roles as senior professionals and mothers.
The panelists are:
- Amy Walsh, Executive Director of Commercial Banking at JP Morgan Chase
- Pattie Garrahy, Founder of The Garrahy Group
- Audrey McClelland, Founder of MomGenerations and Contemporary Romance Author
- Edythe De Marco, Managing Director - Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
- Lauren Hobbs, Chief Marketing Officer at Vivvi
Megan Bell, Director of Marketing at Falvey and mother of three, will serve as moderator.
"Women at the Helm – Women Balancing Career & Family" will be hosted at Quidnessett Country Club on Monday, May 9th beginning at 9:30 AM. Registration is complimentary to make this event accessible to all interested attendees and includes access to a networking reception prior to the panel discussion. We encourage mothers and daughters to attend. To learn more and register for the second event of the series, please visit falveyinsurancegroup.com/women-at-the-helm.
There were over 125 people in attendance at the first "Women at the Helm" panel discussion and networking event on International Women's Day, which highlighted Women Leaders in Business including Helena Foulkes, Barbara Cottam, Rachelle Green, and Gina Perini.
About Women at the Helm: With all female panelists and moderators, the goal of "Women at the Helm" is to spotlight female professionals who have made notable contributions to business, those who have balanced career and family, others who have made an impact in the insurance industry, and those who have encouraged diversity, equity, and inclusion in their organization.
For any questions related to "Women at the Helm", please contact Megan Bell at mbell@falveyinsurancegroup.com.
About Falvey Insurance Group
Falvey Insurance Group began as a single division, Falvey Cargo Underwriting, opening its first office in 1995 in Wakefield, RI by the company's founder: Mike Falvey. After 25 years, the company has evolved into Falvey Insurance Group, comprising four divisions: Falvey Cargo Underwriting, Falvey Shippers Insurance, Safe Harbor Pollution Insurance, and Falvey Insurance Services. "The Specialized Insurance Experts" are known for flexibility, World-Class customer service, claims processing excellence, and comprehensive knowledge and expertise that is unparalleled in the insurance industry. Falvey was also named Insurance Insider's MGA of the Year in 2020.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee launched under deep political skepticism: What more could be said about the deadly insurrection at the Capitol in 2021 that played out for all the world to see?
Quite a lot, it turns out.
The public hearings this month are showing in vivid and clear detail just how close the United States came to a constitutional crisis when President Donald Trump refused to admit his election defeat. Trump tried to use the powers of the presidency to stop Democrat Joe Biden from being certified the winner. When that didn’t work, Trump summoned a mob to the Capitol.
Despite the unprecedented Capitol attack, the hearings carry echoes from U.S. history.
Like the Watergate hearings 50 years ago, the 1/6 committee has depicted a president “detached from reality,” as Trump’s attorney general, Bill Barr, testified. As happened during the anti-communist McCarthy era, the testimony has provoked counter-reaction — a sense of the civic decency coming from civil servants, including many fellow Republicans, who did their jobs, despite grave personal risk, to ensure that the 2020 election was legitimate.
The “backbone of democracy,” as the committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., put it.
What we know so far from the Jan. 6 public hearings and what’s coming next.
“OVER AND OVER AGAIN”
Almost everyone around Trump understood he was losing the Nov. 3, 2020, election.
From his campaign manager Bill Stepien, who encouraged Trump on election night to not yet claim victory, to Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, who testified she knew it was too early to say he had won.
But Trump nevertheless latched onto false claims of voter fraud and declared himself the winner.
“Over and over again,” the defeated president was told there was no evidence of election fraud that could have tipped the outcome to him, said Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., opening the committee’s hearings.
Trump was told by his own campaign team that the numbers just weren’t there for him and by Barr, who told Trump flatly that the claims being made of a fraudulent election were simply “bull—-.”
Yet one influential figure had the president’s ear.
Lawyer Rudy Giuliani made his way to see Trump at the White House election night party and encouraged him to declare victory. Witnesses testified that Giuliani was inebriated and they tried to keep him away — all claims Giuliani has since said are untrue.
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“LEGITIMIZE THE LIES”
Trump began a relentless campaign, in public and private, to try to stop Biden’s victory, according to the committee’s investigation.
Trump leaned on officials from the highest levels of government to find more votes or reject those electors already affirmed. He filed dozens of legal challenges in closely contested states, hoping to flip his defeat to victory.
When one judge after another, many of whom Trump had appointed, rejected or declined to take up the lawsuits, Trump used the power of his presidency to pressure officials to act.
“Find 11,780 votes,” Trump demanded of Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state in Georgia, a state Trump narrowly lost.
Arizona’s Republican House speaker testified about a call from Trump in which the president made an unprecedented proposal to reject the slate of electors for Biden, who had won the state.
Trump’s own Department of Justice was hounded by a president calling at all hours during the Christmas holiday season for investigations into his far-flung theories of fraud, former officials testified.
“What I’m just asking you to do is to say it was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican Congressmen,” Trump said, the No. 2 Justice Department official at the time, Richard Donoghue, testified.
Said Thompson: “He wanted the Justice Department to help legitimize his lies.”
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‘UNSUNG HEROES’
With the country enduring years of political divisions, the hearings are laying out another view — of the stewards of democracy who kept the election and its aftermath secure, despite great risk.
The witnesses, mostly Republicans, are providing gripping testimony of their work.
Raffensperger did not produce the 11,780 votes in Georgia Trump demanded.
Bowers declined to replace Arizona’s elector slate as Trump wanted.
Barr resigned rather than stick around for Trump’s ideas. The rest of the Justice Department leadership ranks threatened to leave if Trump followed through on his plan to elevate a department official, Jeffrey Clark, to acting attorney general and instruct the states to block the electors.
A mother-daughter pair of election workers delivered tearful testimony of the violent harassment and death threats they faced after Trump and Giuliani falsely smeared them as having committed voter fraud.
“Nowhere I feel safe,” said Ruby Freeman, a temporary election worker. “Do you know how it feels to have the president of the United States target you?”
Thompson called them the “unsung heroes” who did their jobs in the face of great.
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WATERGATE, CIVIC DECENCY AND HISTORY’S ECHOES
Trump’s desperate actions in the run-up to the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol are unprecedented in scope, but carry echoes of earlier eras.
The defeated Trump tried to muscle his Department of Justice for political ends, much the way President Richard Nixon fired his top ranks in the “Saturday Night Massacre” before his resignation.
At the same time, Trump’s false claims of voter fraud have provoked a counter-response from the ranks of the civil servants pushing back against what is seen as executive overreach.
“I said, ‘Look, you’re asking me to do something that is counter to my oath,’” Bowers testified.
Cheney has been compared to Margaret Chase Smith, the Republican senator from Maine who stood up on the chamber floor a half-century ago to warn her party off the political excesses of the McCarthy hearings.
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TRUMP REGROUPS
Far from fully defeated, Trump has been reconsidering another White House run,
Trump has decried the Jan. 6 hearings as a “witch hunt” and has complained about House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy’s “bad decision” to withdraw most Republicans from the committee, leaving the former president without a fulsome defense.
The committee cannot bring charges against Trump, but the Justice Department is closely watching the proceedings. Federal authorities this week searched Clark’s home and seized records from key Republicans in at least four states linked to Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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WHAT’S NEXT
The committee will resume its work after lawmakers return from a Fourth of July recess.
Hearings are expected to show how Trump’s “big lie” of election fraud led directly to deadly Capitol siege, the committee said.
When the suits and pressure campaigns failed, Trump summoned supporters to Washington on Jan. 6, when Congress was set to meet in a joint session to tally the Electoral College vote.
The committee has already shown how Vice President Mike Pence, who had been presiding over that session, was forced to flee to safety as the mob shouting “Hang Mike Pence” descended on the Capitol. Rioters came within 40 feet of where Pence was being sequestered.
Extremist groups, including the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, are facing rare sedition charges for their roles in the Capitol siege.
The committee is expected to wrap its work this summer and present a report of its findings in fall. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/jan-6-pressure-unsung-heroes-and-trumps-watergate-echoes/ | 2022-06-24T21:29:13Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Enochian BioSciences, Inc. ("Enochian") (NASDAQ: ENOB) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between January 17, 2018 and June 27, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Enochian, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Enochian includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's co-founder and inventor Serhat Gumrukcu was engaged in a variety of frauds; (2) Gumrukcu was not a licensed doctor anywhere in the world; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Gumrukcu's purported contributions to the Company lacked a reasonable basis; (5) as a result of the foregoing, the Company had overstated its commercial prospects; (6) Gumrukcu had improperly diverted approximately $20 million from Enochian to entities he owned; and (7) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: September 26, 2022
Aggrieved Enochian investors only have until September 26, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced its plan to request shareholder approval during its upcoming 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") for an increase in the total number of authorized shares of common stock through an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to implement a four-for-one forward stock split in the form of a stock dividend. The proposed amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation will be voted on by shareholders during Bio-Techne's Annual Meeting on October 27, 2022. Following shareholder approval, Bio-Techne's Board of Directors intends to declare the stock split and set a record date and distribution date for the stock dividend. The stock dividend is expected to occur in the Company's second quarter of fiscal 2023.
Additional details regarding Bio-Techne's Annual Meeting, as well as the proposed four-for-one stock split can be found in the preliminary proxy that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 1, 2022, and the definitive proxy statement which is expected to be filed with the SEC on or about September 16, 2022.
Our press releases may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the actual results of operations. Forward looking statements in this press release include statements regarding the proposed stock split. The following important factors, among others, have affected and, in the future, could affect the Company's actual results: the effect of new branding and marketing initiatives, the integration of new businesses and leadership, the introduction and acceptance of new products, the funding and focus of the types of research by the Company's customers, the impact of the growing number of producers of biotechnology research products and related price competition, general economic conditions, customer site closures or supply chain issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations, and the costs and results of research and product development efforts of the Company and of companies in which the Company has invested or with which it has formed strategic relationships.
For additional information concerning such factors, see the section titled "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements we make in our press releases due to new information or future events. Investors are cautioned not to place undue emphasis on these statements.
Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) is a global life sciences company providing innovative tools and bioactive reagents for the research and clinical diagnostic communities. Bio-Techne products assist scientific investigations into biological processes and the nature and progress of specific diseases. They aid in drug discovery efforts and provide the means for accurate clinical tests and diagnoses. With thousands of products in its portfolio, Bio-Techne generated approximately $1.1 billion in net sales in fiscal 2022 and has approximately 3,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Bio-Techne and its brands, please visit http://www.bio-techne.com
About Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH)
Contact: David Clair, Vice President, Investor Relations
david.clair@bio-techne.com
612-656-441
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The new 169,000 square foot addition will produce Kinder Bueno products for the North American market
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company Ferrero Group, today announced plans to invest up to $214.4 million to expand its chocolate processing and product manufacturing plant in Bloomington, Illinois. The 169,000 square foot addition will be dedicated to producing Kinder Bueno, a popular Ferrero premium chocolate bar in Europe that launched in the U.S. in 2019. Construction of the expansion is projected to start by Fall 2022 and is anticipated to create up to 200 new jobs over a four-year period. The new expansion will be one of the largest production lines built by Ferrero outside of Europe.
"The investments we're making in Bloomington are fueling continued growth for Ferrero in North America and are also creating important job opportunities in the community," said Todd Siwak, President and Chief Business Officer of Ferrero North America. "We are thrilled to continue growing here with the invaluable support of the City of Bloomington, McLean County, and the State of Illinois."
The announcement comes months after Ferrero broke ground on a chocolate processing facility at the same location, which is set to begin operating in 2023.
"Just months after Ferrero broke ground on its first-ever U.S. chocolate processing facility in Illinois, the establishment of the Kinder Bueno production line is a testament to Illinois' talented workforce and reputation on the global stage," said Gov. Pritzker. "We thank Ferrero for its vote of confidence in Illinois and for bringing more opportunity and jobs to the Bloomington-Normal region."
"We're excited to see our relationship with Ferrero North America continue to grow, along with the company's footprint here in Bloomington," said Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe. "Increasing the Ferrero labor force with our homegrown talent truly shows the company's commitment to central Illinois."
The new line – which will manufacture Kinder Bueno bars and minis – represents the first time Kinder products will be made in North America. First launched in the market in 2019, Kinder Bueno is now a $167 million brand in North America, growing more than 51% over the past year.
"We are elevating the treating experience with Kinder Bueno's unique mix of flavors and textures and American consumers have really embraced that," said Catherine Bertrac, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Kinder at Ferrero North America. "Being able to make Kinder Bueno right here in North America will help us build on our tremendous momentum and continue meeting consumer demand."
Ferrero has made significant investments in North America, including the expansion of its North American headquarters in New Jersey and establishing new distribution centers in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia. Last fall in Bloomington, the company broke ground on its first ever chocolate processing facility outside Europe, and earlier this year announced an expansion of operations at its plant in Brantford, Ontario.
The new facility is set to open in 2024.
About Ferrero
For over 70 years, Ferrero has created products loved by generations. We've grown from a bakery in Alba, Italy into the third largest confectionery company in the world. Ferrero entered the North American market in 1969 and continues to spread joy with Ferrero Rocher®, Nutella®, Kinder®, Tic Tac® and Fannie May® chocolates. Ferrero Group expanded its portfolio in 2018 with the addition of Butterfinger®, CRUNCH®, Baby Ruth®, 100Grand® and other legendary chocolate brands.
We are a family-owned company with 3,000 employees in eight offices and ten plants and warehouses in North America, including a cocoa processing plant in Brantford, Ontario and a planned chocolate processing factory in Bloomington, Illinois. Instilled in every aspect of our business is the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, and their passion for quality, creativity, and innovation. Follow @FerreroNACorp on Twitter and @FerreroNACorp on Instagram. www.ferreronorthamerica.com.
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Kelsey McGeough
kmcgeough@golin.com
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New data-driven index finds buyers now have the advantage in San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose
- Nearly all of the 100 largest housing markets moved toward favoring buyers in July
- Big changes are coming: Boise, Idaho, Phoenix and Colorado Springs, Colo., are among the 15 housing markets that will favor buyers by mid-2023
- After a 71% run-up in home prices during the pandemic, Austin, Texas, is poised to become one of the most favorable buyers' markets
NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Knock, the fast-growing fintech company that makes all homebuyers Power Buyers, today announced the launch of the Knock Buyer-Seller Market Index, which revealed the U.S. housing market began to shift in July toward buyers for the first time since 2017. The new index analyzes key housing market metrics to measure the degree to which of the nation's 100 largest markets favor home buyers or sellers.
According to the index, all 100 markets strongly favored sellers through the first five months of 2022 with the month of April being the best time to sell a home since the beginning of 2017, the start of the index's data series. June was the first time the market dipped below historic peaks for sellers, with July indicating a significant shift in market dynamics.
"At Knock, our mission is to bring certainty, convenience and cost savings to buying and selling homes. Our Buyer-Seller Market Index is designed to help people make more educated decisions about the best time to buy and sell," said Knock Co-Founder and CEO Sean Black. "After two years of homes selling quickly and often well-above list prices, we are beginning to see a more balanced market. With the overall U.S. housing market projected to equally favor buyers and sellers by June 2023, home shoppers may see the most favorable conditions in recent history. At the same time, that doesn't mean a return to 2008. Sellers, who have already seen substantial equity gains in recent years, will still hold the advantage in many markets."
Fewer than 150,000 homes were sold across the nation's 100 largest housing markets in July, the lowest monthly sales figure in 12 months and down 50.7% since July 2021. The nation's housing inventory rose 6.8%, median days on market increased 27.3% and median sale price for all housing types was up 9.6%.
Eighty-one of the 100 largest metropolitan areas favored sellers in July. Three markets in California – San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose – moved from sellers' to buyers' markets as home prices dropped by more than 60% and days on market also rose significantly over the same period last year. In a buyers' market, sellers are more likely to accept a lower price than the list price. The opposite is true in a sellers' market where homes often sell for more than the list price.
Sixteen metros – Salt Lake City; Phoenix; Los Angeles; Boise, Idaho; Atlanta; Nashville, Tenn.; Bakersfield, Calif.; Fresno, Calif.; Riverside, Calif.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; New Orleans; Orlando, Fla.; Portland, Ore.; Tampa, Fla.; Denver and Oxnard, Calif. – moved from favoring sellers to neutral, favoring neither buyers or sellers.
Despite a majority of markets considered to be sellers' markets, nearly all of the 100 largest housing markets moved closer toward favoring buyers. The only exception was Fayetteville, N.C., where at $235,000 the median home price remains relatively low, but has risen quickly and homes sell in six days, less than half the national median day on market.
March will be the best time to sell in 2023; Austin will see the biggest shift
For homeowners looking to maximize profit, March is likely to be the best month to sell their home. As the market continues to become more balanced, 15 of the 100 largest housing markets are projected to favor buyers by July 2023, while 27 more are expected to move to neutral territory, where neither buyers or sellers have the upperhand.
Austin, Texas, is projected to see the most dramatic shift toward buyer favorability of any city in the index – transitioning from what has been a strong sellers' market in recent years into one of the most favorable buyers' markets in the nation. The median sales price in Austin rose 71% compared to July 2019. Nationally, the median home price was up 39.9% over the same period.
Naples, Fla., a hot housing relocation market during the pandemic, is projected to have the longest days on market by mid-2023, at 57 days, meaning homebuyers are likely to encounter far more options when seeking a home purchase. Toledo, Ohio, ranks second at 30 days — down slightly from this past July, when the city had the longest median days on market figure in the nation, at 32 days.
Springfield, Mo., will have the shortest list-to-sale at 4.5 days, indicating competition for housing is likely to be very high. In addition to Springfield, median days on market are projected to be fewer than six days in the following nine markets: Akron, Ohio; Fayetteville, N.C.; Cleveland; St. Louis; Oklahoma City; El Paso, Texas; Winston-Salem, N.C. and Greensboro, N.C.
As more markets slowly shift toward favoring buyers, median sales prices are expected to decline, but only to a point. After reaching a low in January 2023, the median-priced home in the U.S. is expected to reach $427,000 by June 2023. The Index predicts that California and Florida will favor buyers with North Carolina and the Northeast emerging as sellers' markets.
To view the full report, including charts and metro-level data for the 100 largest markets, please visit: https://www.knock.com/blog/buyers-sellers-market-index-report-august-2022/
The index comprises six measures: the ratio of average sale to asking price, number of homes sold, number of active listings, median days on market, median sale price and the rolling supply of homes in a given month. It uses data on more than 150 million properties in the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas since 2017 from a number of sources. Median days on market data is not available for seven of the 100 largest markets (Boise, Idaho; Richmond, Va.; Seattle; Allentown, Penn.; Portland, Maine; New Haven, Conn. and Bridgeport, Conn.)
Index values range from -4 to 4, with lower values indicating a relatively favorable market for buyers and higher values indicating a relatively favorable market for sellers. Index values ranging around zero denote a somewhat neutral housing market.
Knock is rewriting the rules of homeownership with mobile technology and innovative home financing solutions that make all homebuyers Power Buyers. Knock's flagship Home Swap™ product empowers consumers with a non-contingent offer on their phone to buy the home they want before selling the home they have, providing certainty knowing you've found your dream home and the convenience of not having to live through repairs or showings. Knock GO™ (Guaranteed Offer) is a cash-like home loan solution for first-time homebuyers looking to compete in today's hot housing market.
Launched in 2015 by founding team members of Trulia.com, Knock currently operates in 75 markets nationwide. Knock has raised $900 million in debt and equity from top-tier investors, including Foundry Group, Greycroft, RRE, Parker89 and The National Association of Realtors®, giving NAR's 1.5 million members the ability to market Knock's homeownership solutions to their clients. For more information visit: knock.com.
Contact: pr@knock.com
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I just have to shake my head at some letters written by people that can’t over political party affiliation. Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is alive and well in some writers’ world.
Hey, are the fuel, food, and other essentials not skyrocketing in your little world? How about that 401k? Losing any money? Tried to get a home mortgage lately? Do you like your taxes going up? I just love it when that happens! How about baby formula, need any of that? Well too bad there isn’t any!
Hey, I just love it when my tax dollars are given to corrupt countries like Ukraine to give the oligarchy a big fat thank you, and the idiot running the country is in bed with that country and is probably getting kickbacks!
Hey, Trump may be a loudmouth but I would rather have a loudmouth, so-called morally corrupt whatever in the White House than the old senile fool who is sinking this country I think is worth saving! It just irks me when people can’t see past their own high and mighty “Oh I’m a good person social justice complex” and get real about the state of affairs!
This manufactured crisis is real and people need to wake up and see it for what it is!
81 million votes?
William Wewatitty
Troy | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/letters_to_the_editor/article_262db856-e371-11ec-afad-5378f468ceb5.html | 2022-06-06T09:36:51Z |
Conduct Smarter Identity Searches And Contextualized Risk Indicators Using The World's Largest Database Of People and Businesses
NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ComplyAdvantage, a global data technology company transforming financial crime detection, today announced the release of a new tool called ComplyTry™ enabling anyone to better understand the risk profiles of prospective customers using live sanctions, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and adverse media data for free.
The cornerstone of a successful anti-money laundering (AML) program is not only thorough background checks, but also the context that surrounds each identity - people and/or businesses - and whether this context signals any form of illegal behavior, intent, history or association.
Compliance teams throughout the financial services industry are challenged daily to analyze, extract and validate identities that have elevated risk attributes with the ultimate goal of preventing financial crimes before they happen. Given the growing volume, velocity and complexity of financial crime, the task of identifying the potential for risk exposure through contextual analysis has become increasingly complex and time-consuming.
However, with advances in data and machine learning, ComplyAdvantage has optimized this laborious and lengthy process making it fast, accurate and free. With ComplyTry, anyone has the ability to search and assess risk signals that may surround an identity using the company's real-time database of sanctions, watchlists, PEPs, adverse media and more.
Simply input the details and select the data sources you want and then press enter. Each result will be represented by a card that reveals a full and extensive profile with all relevant risk signals included.
The benefits of ComplyTry are numerous, including:
- Ability for anyone to run background checks that are more thorough than search engines using a database that's tailored to find and prevent financial crime.
- Conduct smarter searches with matches found by existing screening providers.
- Leverage intelligent negative news insights that are aligned to the latest Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and EU AMLD recommendations
"We decided to offer ComplyTry after having an incredible response to our ComplyLaunch™ program which offers free access to AML and KYC tools for startups," said Kanisha Patel, Head of ComplyLaunch at ComplyAdvantage. "Like ComplyLaunch, our goal is to continue to democratize access to vital AML tools and information to better fortify our ecosystem against the threat of financial crimes. By making these sorts of programs and tools accessible, everyone from startups to established financial firms will benefit."
Already the preferred choice of some of the world's largest banks, enterprises, and high-growth FinTechs, ComplyAdvantage uses machine learning to help regulated organizations manage their risk obligations and prevent financial crime. ComplyAdvantage is also a leader in providing anti-money laundering insights that including the company's much lauded State of Financial Crime2022 Report, Evolving Use and Sanctions and most recently the Anti-Money Laundering Guide for Growing Crypto Firms.
ComplyAdvantage Releases new #AML guide for #crypto firms #financialcrime #antimoneylaundering #cybercrime
ComplyAdvantage is the financial industry's leading source of AI-driven financial crime risk data and detection technology. ComplyAdvantage's mission is to neutralize the risk of money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption, and other financial crime. More than 500 enterprises in 75 countries rely on ComplyAdvantage to understand the risk of who they're doing business with through the world's only global, real-time database of people and companies. The company actively identifies tens of thousands of risk events from millions of structured and unstructured data points every single day.
ComplyAdvantage has four global hubs located in New York, London, Singapore and Cluj-Napoca and is backed by Goldman Sachs, Ontario Teachers', Index Ventures and Balderton Capital. Learn more at complyadvantage.com.
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TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - SoftwareReviews, a leading source for insights on the software provider landscape, has published its 2022 Conversation Intelligence Data Quadrant, with four top software providers identified as Gold Medalist.
Conversation Intelligence (CI) software is often used by CMOs, CIOs, and marketing leaders to record, transcribe, and analyze conversations from customers and prospect calls. CI tools provide insights to aid in effective coaching for sales and customer success teams as well as to inform sales and marketing strategies and products. Based on AI, the technology can identify customers' emotions within a conversation, and machine learning can help report on the analytics and visualize the conversation data.
To support businesses considering this software, SoftwareReviews has identified the top conversation intelligence software providers for the year based on verified survey data collected from 639 end-user reviews. These providers have received high scores on SoftwareReviews' Data Quadrant.
Providers are ranked by a composite satisfaction score called a Composite Score (CS), which averages four different areas of evaluation: Net Emotional Footprint, Vendor Capabilities, Product Features, and Likeliness to Recommend.
The 2022 Conversation Intelligence Software Gold Medalists are as follows:
- Gong, 8.9 CS, ranked high for business value creation.
- Upmarket, 8.8 CS, ranked high for availability and quality of training.
- Chorus.ai, 8.7 CS, ranked high for ease of implementation.
- ExecVision, 8.7 CS, ranked high for vendor support.
SoftwareReviews' comprehensive software reviews provide the most accurate and detailed view of a complicated and ever-changing market. The data comes from real end users who use the software daily, including IT professionals who have worked with it intimately through procurement, implementation, and maintenance.
To compare and evaluate providers using the most in-depth and unbiased analyst reports available, visit SoftwareReviews' Conversation Intelligence dedicated category page.
For more information about SoftwareReviews, the Data Quadrant, or the Emotional Footprint, or to access resources to support the software selection process, visit softwarereviews.com and connect via LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
SoftwareReviews is the most in-depth source of buyer data and insights for the enterprise software market. By collecting customer experience data from business and IT professionals, the SoftwareReviews methodology produces detailed and authentic insights into the experience of evaluating and purchasing enterprise software.
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Student comes out as gay during Venice High School graduation ceremony
VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - It’s not your usual place that someone would come out as gay.
William Harless made a bold statement at his Venice High School graduation on Friday. He officially came out to the world, including his family. He carried the multicolor pride flag across the stage when his name was announced.
“The reason I chose graduation to come out is because I really wanted to stay true to myself, because graduation is all about your achievements,” said Harless. “And you can’t really acknowledge your achievements if you’re not acknowledging your true self.”
Harless says this is something he was looking to do since his seventh grade days in West Virginia. Five years later he says this felt like it was the right moment.
“It feels amazing, like a weight has been taken off my shoulders,” said Harless. “I have really been able to stay true to myself because I no longer feel like I don’t need to hide a part of myself. I feel genuinely free.”
Christine Grossman with ALSO Youth in Sarasota says what Harless did and what Zander Moricz had done with his graduation speech at Pine View School is inspirational. She says coming out as gay or something else can be an emotional challenge for so many kids.
“Everybody’s experience looks different,” said Grossman. “It’s humbling to see Will and Zander as well as other youth step up and make their words heard, and let kids know it is OK to be who you are.”
Harless says Zander Moricz standing up for gay issues has helped him and so many others. He shares these words of encouragement for anyone struggling with their identity and coming out.
“With all the issues and topics of coming out, I don’t want people who are in the LGBTQ+ community to feel they are censored,” said Harless.
“I want them to feel like they can walk across that stage expressing their true identity, and Zander’s speech as well as his movement is very important, because it affects people like me, as well as my community.”
Harless says that his family and friends have been very supportive.
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Salute Our Heroes: Retired Air Force engineer has story to tell at Combat Air Museum
Ralph Knehans found and delivered several planes to the museum
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - As a retired Air Force engineer, Ralph Knehans loves planes.
“I’m an aviation person, I love aviation,” said Ralph.
Ralph served as an engineer in the Air Force with a career spanning from Korea to Vietnam. He collected story after story from his 30 years of service, including this close call while travelling oversees.
“Oh my I’ve never seen such a storm in my life,” Said Ralph. “That storm was huge and it come up and it picked our ship up like this and set like that. You can hear all this stuff come rumbling down, boxes and everything, things like that. Pretty soon it dropped down again, luckily, and then we went on to there.”
Ralph now spends his time giving tours at the Combat Air Museum sharing stories about the planes he personally delivered after finding most of them abandoned and in need of a new home. The Grumman F9F Panther that can be seen in the main hanger is just one plane he brought back to be fixed up and put on display.
“So when I talked with them I told them what we were doing and I said we’d sure like to have this aircraft, now is there any chance we can do that? They say ‘I want the aircraft but it’s not doing us any good here. So, if you guys want it then come in and get it.’ So we did,” said Ralph.
Ralph’s memory isn’t what it used to be but he will never forget what he loves. “I love being around them and this way I still do,” said Ralph.
Ralph Gene Howerter is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the museum and says their job is to keep history alive.
“Keep history alive, that’s our slogan,” said Gene. “We want to keep history alive at the Combat Air Museum or we say history comes alive at the Combat Air Museum.”
Nothing is considered off-limits either.
“You don’t have ropes around the airplanes, you don’t say don’t touch and when the kids come in they are just overjoyed,” said Gene. “Especially little kids and middle sized kids about airplanes. But then you’ve got the other kids, those that 75, 80, 90 and 100 years old who flew these planes during the war in one thing or another.”
The Combat Air Museum is always encouraging younger folks to volunteer, but Ralph will always be held in a special place with a unique story to tell.
The Combat Air Museum is open from 9am - 4:30pm Monday through Saturday and from 12pm - 4:30pm on Sundays. Ralph gives tours on Saturdays and visitors generally like hearing him talk about working on planes as an engineer as well as how he got some planes to the museum. Be prepared for a long tour though because Ralph is known to take 1 to as many as 4 hours going through the museum.
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LONDON and NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Suade, a globally recognised leader in risk and regulatory technology, announced that it has enhanced its Executive Management Team with the appointments of Harry Chopra as Chief Client Officer and Fred Becker as Chief Operating Officer, to drive performance and growth across its global operations.
Mr. Chopra comes with over 30 years of experience leading sales organisations globally for large market intelligence firms in capital markets and ESG data sets along with high growth firms in enterprise software from time spent at S&P and Adenza (formerly AxiomSL). His background includes risk management, regulatory reporting, as well as investment management at Citi. Mr. Chopra has a proven track record in transforming sales functions and building high-performance teams, enabling growth by focusing on delivering value and adapting to client needs.
Mr. Chopra is based in New York. As the CCO, he will oversee Suade's global business development efforts, go-to-market strategies, and delivery of superior customer experiences, which will contribute to building a momentum that will allow Suade to achieve its ambitious growth objectives.
Diana Paredes, Chief Executive Officer of Suade, commented: "I am thrilled to see Harry joining Suade as CCO. The need for transformative data-driven regulatory modernisation has never been greater, as legacy systems erode the effectiveness of financial firms' ability to comply quickly and accurately with evolving regulatory requirements. As we continue to build new Natural Language Processing / Machine Learning capabilities into our platform, expand open-source data standards (FIRE), and integrate with more technology partners, we anticipate demand to grow exponentially. I welcome Harry and we are excited for the next chapter of Suade's growth."
"Suade continues to set the bar high on innovation," Mr. Chopra noted. "With its proven technology and an outstanding team of experts across the world, Suade has earned a reputation for being focused on addressing client needs given its ability to harness the power of FIRE and state-of-the-art automation that drive powerful outcomes for regulatory requirements. I look forward to bringing the benefits of a modernised platform to more organisations globally, as we anticipate another strong year and aim to strengthen our team to meet market demands."
Mr. Becker, an experienced operational technology leader, has spent over 20 years scaling high-growth technology firms including Skype and Symphony. Prior to joining Suade, Mr. Becker held various positions with leading FinTech companies across North America and Europe, where he focused on supporting strategic change and operational resilience. In the newly created COO role, Mr. Becker will be responsible for designing and implementing business operations, establishing policies that promote company culture and contributing to overall business strategy.
"On the heels of achieving tremendous 2021 milestones, I am delighted to welcome Fred as we look to expand into further geographies and across global regulatory jurisdictions", remarked Ms. Paredes. "His background in strategy and resilience, along with international experience makes him the best choice to steer our strategies with a focus on operational excellence, growth, and sustainability. We have no doubt that his expertise will prove invaluable in increasing our global footprint as industry demand is soaring for innovative solutions that enable firms to optimise capital returns while meeting regulatory requirements."
"Suade is on an extremely fast growth trajectory because it enables financial firms to embrace a sustainable regulatory ecosystem that transforms compliance into business value," said Mr. Becker. "Our technology allows executives to focus resources on critical business initiatives without spending time on manual processes that hamper their ability to demonstrate end-to-end regulatory compliance. I am excited about the opportunity to join the team and help them in both realising the company's potential and participating in its evolution as a RegTech leader."
About Suade
Founded in 2014, Suade, leading RegTech firm, stands apart by transforming the industry's approach to regulatory compliance. Harnessing the power of Suade's technology with an intelligent data-driven-platform and the utilisation of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML), enables financial firms to achieve efficiency ratio objectives, gain greater business insights while insulating them from regulatory change.
Suade's approach to data discipline is rooted in its Financial Regulation (FIRE) Data Standardisation, the only global open-source regulatory data harmonisation that brings together regulators and financial institutions to a congruent set of data definitions and properties. Building on FIRE, Suade leverages the latest technologies to streamline compliance, enhance automation, accelerate processing speed, and transparently manage a wide range of risks across jurisdictions.
Suade, recognised as a Global Innovator by the World Economic Forum, serves a global clientele of financial institutions with a presence in the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia.
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VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Beautiful and serene in a crown of white flowers, 4-year-old Liza Dmytrieva, who was killed by a Russian missile strike, was buried Sunday in central Ukraine as an Orthodox priest burst into tears and told weeping relatives that “evil cannot win.”
Liza, who had Down syndrome, was en route to see a speech therapist with her mother when Russian missiles struck the city of Vinnytsia on Thursday, far from the front lines. At least 24 people were killed, including Liza and two boys ages 7 and 8, and more than 200 were wounded, including Liza’s mother.
“Look, my flower! Look how many people came to you,” Liza’s grandmother, Larysa Dmytryshyna, said, caressing Liza as she lay in an open coffin with flowers and teddy bears in Vinnytsia’s 18th-century Transfiguration Cathedral.
Liza’s father, Artem Dmytriev, stood silent, tears flowing down his face.
Liza’s mother, 33-year-old Iryna Dmytrieva, remained in an intensive care unit in grave condition. The family didn’t tell her that Liza was being buried Sunday, fearing it could affect her condition.
“Your mommy didn’t even see how beautiful you are today,” Dmytryshyna said, weeping.
Helena Sydorenko, a longtime family friend, said Liza’s mother “invested a lot of effort in socializing Liza.”
”She wanted her kid to have a full life,” Sydorenko added.
When the war started, Dmytrieva and her family fled Kyiv, the capital, for Vinnytsia, a city 270 kilometers (167 miles) to the southwest, which until Thursday was considered relatively safe.
Shortly before the explosion, Dmytrieva had posted a video on social media showing her daughter straining to reach the handlebars to push her own stroller, happily walking through Vinnytsia, wearing a denim jacket and white pants, her hair decorated with a barrette.
After the Russian missile strike, Ukraine’s emergency services shared photos showing her lifeless body on the ground next to her blood-stained stroller. Ukraine’s first lady remembered how cheerful and happy the little girl was when she met her. The videos and photos have gone viral, the latest images from the brutal war in Ukraine to horrify the world.
Liza’s closest relatives sat on both sides of the coffin, and many more crowded Vinnytsia’s Orthodox cathedral to pay their last tributes to the girl.
“I didn’t know Liza, but no person can go through this with calm,” Orthodox priest Vitalii Holoskevych said, bursting into tears. ‘’Because every burial is grief for each of us. We are losing our brothers and sisters.”
He paused and continued in a trembling voice: ‘’We know that evil cannot win.’’
Later, at a windswept cemetery, relatives and friends bid farewell to Liza under gray skies.
“You loved this song very much, you danced every day. This song sounds for you now,” Dmytrushyna, Liza’s grandmother, said. The song was “Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow,” which has become a symbol of resistance in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion.
“It’s suffering and despair. There is no forgiveness for them,” said Ilona, another family friend.
A 7-year-old boy killed in the same Russian airstrike was also buried Sunday along with his mother in a village near Vinnytsia. They were at a medical center when the missiles hit the building. Another young boy slain in the same airstrike is to be buried in Vinnytsia on Monday.
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WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it has appointed Feroz Dewan to its Board of Directors and to the Board's Science & Technology Committee. This addition expands the size of Danaher's Board from thirteen to fourteen members.
Mr. Dewan is currently CEO of Arena Holdings Management, a global investment business. From 2003 to 2015, he worked at Tiger Global Management, most recently as Head of Public Equities. Prior to that, Mr. Dewan was a private equity investor at Silver Lake Partners.
Mr. Dewan earned his B.S. in Engineering with a Certificate in Applied and Computational Mathematics from Princeton University.
Steven M. Rales, Chairman of the Board of Danaher Corporation, said "We are very pleased to welcome Feroz to the Board. We expect that his financial acumen and technology expertise will be a tremendous benefit to Danaher as we strive to continue building sustainable, long-term value for all of our constituents."
Danaher is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping its customers solve complex challenges and improving quality of life around the world. Its family of world class brands has leadership positions in the demanding and attractive health care, environmental and applied end-markets. With more than 20 operating companies, Danaher's globally diverse team of approximately 80,000 associates is united by a common culture and operating system, the Danaher Business System, and its Shared Purpose, Helping Realize Life's Potential. For more information, please visit www.danaher.com.
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LOOK UP: Meteor shower peaks Monday night, NASA says
(Gray News) – Stargazers in North America can catch a spectacular show in the sky tonight.
Earth is expected to pass through the debris trail of a broken comet Monday, May 30 into Tuesday, May 31, according to NASA.
According to the space agency, the best time to check out the Tau Herculids meteor shower on the east coast is around 1 a.m. For those on the west coast, the best time to look is around 10 p.m.
The meteor shower was first discovered in 1930, NASA says. Scientists say it has been breaking apart for decades, so there’s a chance not much will be seen.
According to EarthSky.com, it’s not known whether the meteors will be bright or faint or how many there will be. The meteors will travel slowly across the sky, so people who are watching in a dark sky area will have a better chance of seeing them, as slow-moving meteors tend to be fainter, the website says.
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Degraded Air Quality and Burn Ban for Lemhi County
LEMHI COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) - The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory and Burn Ban for Lemhi County.
The degraded air quality is due to wildfire smoke.
The Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups until Monday at 3 p.m.
Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected.
Air pollutants can cause breathing difficulties for children, the elderly, as well as persons with respiratory problems. Those individuals who are sensitive to increased particulate matter or smoke are encouraged to avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor activity during this advisory. Open burning is prohibited by air quality rule. It is also recommended that all other individuals limit prolonged or strenuous activity outdoors. | https://localnews8.com/news/idaho/2022/07/29/degraded-air-quality-and-burn-ban-for-lemhi-county-3/ | 2022-07-29T20:44:35Z |
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Amazon announced a new feature Wednesday that will allow Alexa to speak in the voices of deceased relatives, friends and other loved ones.
Speaking at the day two keynote during the company’s annual MARS conference in Las Vegas, Alexa head scientist Rohit Prasad showed a video of Alexa, ostensibly sounding like a boy’s deceased grandmother reading him a book.
“Alexa, can grandma finish reading me ‘The Wizard of Oz’?” the child asks before Alexa goes into the book.
Prasad said one thing that surprises him about Alexa is “the companionship relationship we have with it.”
“In this companionship rule, human attributes like empathy and affect are key to building trust,” Prasad said.
“These attributes have become even more important in these times of the ongoing pandemic, when so many of us have lost someone we love. While AI can’t eliminate that pain of loss, it can definitely make those memories last.”
Prasad said the voice will enable “lasting personal relationships.”
Prasad said his team “had to learn how to produce a high-quality voice with less than a minute of recording versus an hour of recording in the studio.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/alexa-to-add-voices-of-your-deceased-loved-ones/ | 2022-06-23T19:00:24Z |
VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The bodies of three young children and a woman believed to be their mother have been recovered from a Minnesota lake, and authorities say the deaths are being investigated as a triple murder-suicide.
Meanwhile, the body of the children’s father was found at a different location hours earlier. Names had not been released as of Saturday afternoon. The children, all under the age of 5, were two boys and a girl.
The chain of events began Friday morning when the man’s body was found at a mobile home park in the town of Maplewood, near Minneapolis. Police determined that the woman had left with the children, and a search began.
Maplewood Police Lt. Joe Steiner said the woman’s car was found near Vadnais Lake around 4 p.m. Friday. The shoes of the children were found on the shore.
The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office said the body of the first child was recovered from the lake around 7:30 p.m. Friday. The second child’s body was found just after midnight. The woman’s body was found around 10:40 a.m. Saturday, and the body of the third child was found around 11 a.m.
The bodies were taken to a medical examiner.
“The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating this incident as a possible triple murder-suicide,” a news release said.
“There’s nothing more tragic than the loss of young children,” Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said at a news conference on Friday. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/bodies-of-2-of-3-missing-kids-found-in-minnesota-lake/ | 2022-07-02T21:47:15Z |
New Mexico judge disqualifies Cowboys for Trump founder from public office
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state district court judge has disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from holding public office for engaging in insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
State District Court Judge Francis Mathew issued a ruling Tuesday that permanently prohibits Griffin from holding or seeking local or federal office.
Griffin was previously convicted in federal court of a misdemeanor for entering Capitol grounds on Jan. 6. He was sentenced to 14 days and given credit for time served.
The new ruling immediately removes Griffin from his position as a commissioner in Otero County in southern New Mexico.
“Mr. Griffin aided the insurrection even though he did not personally engage in violence,” Mathew wrote. “By joining the mob and trespassing on restricted Capitol grounds, Mr. Griffin contributed to delaying Congress’s election-certification proceedings.”
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This story has been corrected to show that Mathew is a New Mexico state district judge, not a U.S. federal judge.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When JD Vance founded “Our Ohio Renewal” a day after the 2016 presidential election, he promoted the charity as a vehicle for helping solve the scourge of opioid addiction that he had lamented in “Hillbilly Elegy,” his bestselling memoir.
But Vance shuttered the nonprofit last year and its foundation in May, shortly after clinching the state’s Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, according to state records reviewed by The Associated Press. An AP review found that the charity’s most notable accomplishment — sending an addiction specialist to Ohio’s Appalachian region for a yearlong residency — was tainted by ties among the doctor, the institute that employed her and Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.
The mothballing of Our Ohio Renewal and its dearth of tangible success raise questions about Vance’s management of the organization. His decision to bring on Dr. Sally Satel is drawing particular scrutiny. She’s an American Enterprise Institute resident scholar whose writings questioning the role of prescription painkillers in the national opioid crisis were published in The New York Times and elsewhere before she began the residency in the fall of 2018.
Documents and emails obtained by ProPublica for a 2019 investigation found that Satel, a senior fellow at AEI, sometimes cited Purdue-funded studies and doctors in her articles on addiction for major news outlets and occasionally shared drafts of the pieces with Purdue officials in advance, including on occasions in 2004 and 2016. Over the years, according to the report, AEI received regular $50,000 donations and other financial support from Purdue totaling $800,000.
Longtime Ohio political observer Herb Asher cast the charity’s shortcomings, including Satel’s links to Big Pharma, as a “betrayal.”
“A person forms a charity presumably to do good things, so when it doesn’t, for whatever reason, that really is a betrayal,” said Asher, an emeritus professor of political science at Ohio State University. “That’s something voters can get their arms around.”
Vance’s campaign said the nonprofit is simply on temporary hold during Vance’s Senate run against Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan. It also said Vance was unfamiliar with Satel’s connection to Purdue when she was selected for the residency.
“JD didn’t know at the time, but remains proud of her work to treat patients, especially those in an area of Ohio who needed it most,” the campaign said in a statement.
In an email to the AP this week, Satel said that she “never consulted with” or ever “took a cent from Purdue” and that she didn’t know that Purdue had donated money to AEI because the institute maintains a firewall between its scholars and donors. She said she relies “completely on my own experience as a psychiatrist and/or data to form my opinions.”
Phoebe Keller, spokesperson for AEI, said the institute’s scholars “have academic freedom to follow their own research to conclusions without interference from management.”
Purdue Pharma did not respond to a message seeking comment.
Vance has described Our Ohio Renewal’s mission variously over the years as “to bring interesting new businesses to the so-called Rust Belt,” “to fill some of the (area’s) treatment gaps in mental health” and “to combat Ohio’s opioid epidemic.”
He has acknowledged at points that the charity fell short of his vision, though he has more recently suggested it remains active — including listing himself on a financial disclosure filed this week as “honorary chairman” of the canceled organization.
In his book, Vance recounts the hardship and heartbreak he and his family experienced as a result of his mother’s battle with drug addiction, which ravaged Appalachian areas of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia when the 38-year-old was growing up. She used both OxyContin and heroin.
Ohio remains one of the hardest-hit states for deadly drug overdoses, with about 14 people dying each day, according to the most recent statistics.
Vance expressed hopes in media interviews about the time Satel arrived in struggling Ironton, Ohio, in September 2018, that she would use her experience to develop better treatment methods for addiction that could be “scaled nationally” or perhaps to produce “a paper or book-length publication” detailing her findings. She has yet to do either.
“I am working on a book,” Satel told the AP in an email exchange this week, nearly three years after she wrapped up her residency.
D.R. Gossett, CEO of the Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action Organization, who helped oversee Satel’s roughly $70,000 residency, said she “helped people who were struggling in southern Ohio” and “to this day, people are thankful for her presence.” That included treating an unspecified number of patients in a region long designated a health care shortage area and what Gossett described as “community planning efforts.”
After the residency ended, Satel’s public remarks suggested she remained as convinced as ever that addiction stems from combined behavioral and environmental forces — not the documented overprescribing and aggressive marketing of OxyContin and other opioids that helped families and state, local and tribal governments ultimately secure a $6 billion national settlement against Purdue in March.
“The data are completely clear that the decline in opioid prescribing had no effect on the overall opioid overdose rate,” she said in the email to the AP, blaming the number of growing overdoses on heroin and fentanyl.
It’s a familiar position for Satel, whose opinion columns in national publications included an October 2004 Times article, “Doctors Behind Bars: Treating Pain is Now Risky Business,” a February 2018 Politico article, “The Myth of What’s Driving the Opioid Crisis – Doctor-prescribed painkillers are not the biggest threat” and the March 2018 Slate article, “Pill Limits Are Not a Smart Way to Fight the Opioid Crisis.”
Jack Frech, a senior executive in residence at Ohio University who headed an Appalachian Ohio welfare agency for more than 30 years, said there is no doubt that the region was targeted with prescription opioids in the early days of the epidemic. He said the path to addiction to heroin and fentanyl for many residents “started with the overabundance of easily accessible pain pills.”
Ryan and his allies are already targeting Our Ohio Renewal in television ads, citing recent Business Insider reporting that called into question the charity’s payments to a Vance political adviser and on public opinion polling.
A year after Satel finished up her residency, a friend emailed Vance in October 2020 to express concern that Satel was headlining an AEI event on the origins of the U.S. opioid crisis “without a splash banner saying how much money AEI takes from Purdue Pharma.”
“Yeah. It’s not good,” Vance replied, according to a copy of the email obtained by the AP. “I have a minor affiliation with AEI. Thinking about dropping it because of this and other things.” He did. Keller, the AEI spokesperson, said Vance ended his nonresident fellowship at the institute that year and did not renew the affiliation.
Medical professionals and others on the front lines of the drug crisis say the scourge of addiction in Appalachia still needs advocates.
“There’s definitely still a major problem,” said Trisha Ferrar, who directs The Recovery Center in Lancaster, at the edge of Appalachian Ohio. “Things are very tough and people who are sick are having a lot of challenges. There’s just a lot of uncertainty in the world right now that kind of adds to that.”
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- Proposal 2 will help ensure that Nikola continues moving forward toward its vision
PHOENIX, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy infrastructure solutions, urges all stockholders to vote now FOR Proposal 2 before the Annual Meeting on June 30. Stockholders must vote before the deadline at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 29, 2022, to ensure their votes are counted.
Approving Proposal 2 is very important. Nikola has 600 million common shares authorized. The combination of fully diluted shares, including shares outstanding and options, restricted stock units and warrants, and reserved/unissued shares from Nikola's equity line of credit and convertible notes means the Company has approximately 567 million fully diluted and reserved/unissued shares, as of June 8, 2022. This leaves Nikola with approximately 33 million shares available for other purposes. That is why we are urging all stockholders to vote NOW FOR Proposal 2, which would allow Nikola to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company's common stock to 800 million, providing flexibility to support the growth of the business.
Voting is Quick and Simple:
- By Phone: Please call Alliance Advisors, Nikola's proxy solicitor, toll-free, at (855) 935-2562. International voters can call 1-(207) 607-7123. You can also contact Alliance Advisors if you have any questions about voting.
- By Internet: If you hold shares in "street name," you can vote by following the instructions shared by your broker, bank or other nominee. You can vote at www.proxyvote.com. Please make sure you have your control number when visiting the website.
Every vote matters. Stockholders as of the close of business on April 4, 2022, should vote their shares even if they no longer own them. The 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is scheduled for June 30, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry. As a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure, Nikola is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.nikolamotor.com or Twitter @nikolamotor.
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OpenMedicare, a platform that helps seniors find the right Medicare coverage, taps industry executive to take the helm
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenMedicare, a platform that helps seniors find the right Medicare health insurance plan, has appointed Anthony Kavouras as CEO. In this role, Kavouras will be focused on building the team, expanding OpenMedicare's portfolio of partners, and providing even more seniors with the tools, information, and resources they need to make informed decisions about their healthcare.
OpenMedicare was built inside Wilbur Labs, a San Francisco-based startup studio, by a team of insurance and technology industry veterans. Since launching in 2021, OpenMedicare has helped thousands of seniors select the right Medicare plan. The platform provides detailed resources, guides, and interactive tools to help customers navigate the Medicare program, and matches them with an advisor when they are ready to enroll.
"Selecting the right Medicare plan has traditionally been an arduous process for seniors and their families," commented David Kolodny, co-founder of Wilbur Labs. "OpenMedicare is solving that problem by building a seamless experience for the millions of people who seek Medicare guidance every year. Anthony has spent his career leveraging data and insights to deliver better experiences for consumers, and is joining the OpenMedicare team at the perfect time as they continue to scale to new heights."
Kavouras brings 15 years of relevant leadership experience to the role, having led teams across marketing, partnerships, business development, sales, and operations. Most recently, he was Chief Revenue Officer for GuidedChoice where he built a network of marketplace partnership channels to accelerate revenue. Prior to GuidedChoice, Kavouras led several strategic partnership teams aimed at driving growth at eHealth.
He shared, "OpenMedicare was founded to address the need for trust in the search for Medicare, and we leverage data and technology to match customers with the right plan. There is immense market potential in bringing a new level of increased transparency, education, and access to such a noisy market. As we rapidly approach the upcoming annual enrollment season, I look forward to working with new partners to scale our operations and help increase accessibility to more seniors."
For more information about OpenMedicare, please visit: https://www.openmedicare.com.
OpenMedicare is a platform that helps seniors find the right Medicare coverage. The company was founded to address the growing need for transparency in the search for insurance and to provide a more seamless experience for seniors during a time of transition. OpenMedicare empowers its customers with the knowledge they need to select the health plan that fits their unique situation. To learn more, visit https://www.openmedicare.com.
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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— Netflix places one of its biggest bets yet on “The Gray Man,” a globe-trotting action thriller starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. One of the streamer’s most expensive films, “The Gray Man” is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the brothers who presided over one of the biggest box-office smashes ever (“Avengers: Endgame”) before they started churning out blockbusters for Netflix. Their “Extraction,” with Chris Hemsworth, ranks as one of the service’s most-watched films, and “The Gray Man” — a spy vs. spy adventure with some comic flare and major franchise ambitions — is likely to follow suit. It debuts Friday.
— Before Billy Porter was a Broadway star and red-carpet doyen, he was a kid in Pittsburgh. In “Anything’s Possible, ” Porter returns to his hometown to make his directorial debut, a trans coming-of-age comedy. The film, which debuts Friday on Amazon Prime Video, stars Eva Reign as a Black transgender girl in a relationship with a boy (Abubakr Ali) that causes a high school-wide stir. Porter fashioned his film, written by Ximena García Lecuona, as a teen rom-com for Gen Z and a love letter to Pittsburgh.
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
MUSIC
— Few details about Beyoncé‘s new album “Renaissance” out Friday are available but the lead single is performing well. Her “Break My Soul” became the first song to debut in the top 10 in 26 years on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Of the 16-track album itself Beyoncé calls it “a beautiful journey of exploration.” Creating it “allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world,” the superstar wrote on Instagram, next to an image of her on a see-through horse. Back in June, she teased on her social media accounts that “Renaissance” would be “act i,” but it’s unclear how many acts will follow or when they will be released.
— It’s July so that means a promised second 2022 album from the mad professor of rock, Jack White. He follows up the April release of “Fear of the Dawn” with the 11-track “Entering Heaven Alive.” The two albums share the same song — Taking Me Back” — but arranged differently, one heavy, one jazzy. Another song on the new set is titled “Queen of the Bees” and has the silly lyric “I want to hold you like a sloth hugs a tree.” He told EW: ”I was challenging myself to sort of see what I could get away with!”
— ZZ Top — now without Dusty Hill — have a new, 11-track live album, called “Raw,” with several of the band’s hits like “Gimmie All Your Lovin″” and “La Grange.” Recorded at Gruene Hall — “the oldest continually run dance hall in Texas” — in 2019, “Raw” features the band’s original lineup of electric guitar player Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and the late Hill on bass. Made in connection with the 2019 ZZ Top Netflix documentary, “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” the 11-track album was produced by Gibbons, and is dedicated “in righteous memory of Dusty Hill.”
— Ben Harper has never really minced words and that’s clearly the case on his new album, the 11-track “Bloodline Maintenance. “Slavery/We need to talk about it/Black Lives Matter/’Cause history says we don’t,” he sings over a funky guitar on the lead single, “We Need To Talk About It.” The new record sees Harper reflecting on the loss of his father and the personal nature of the subject matter led Ben to perform most of the album himself — playing guitar, bass, drums and percussion, including a plastic toy snare. ”I knew the sounds I was hearing in my head were so unorthodox that I had to do most of it myself,” he says.
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
— Stephen Curry is the host of the ESPYS sports awards, and more. The NBA championship finals MVP is up for three honors including best male athlete at the ceremony airing Wednesday on ABC. Curry’s rivals for the top award include Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, with Olympic champs Sunisa Lee and Katie Ledecky among those competing for best female athlete. ESPN previously said the ceremony 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.
— Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were acclaimed actors and a long-married couple. They were also “The Last Movie Stars,” according to the six-part documentary of that title out on Thursday on HBO Max. The docuseries, directed by actor Ethan Hawke, promises a definitive account of their “dedication to their art, philanthropy and each other.” Transcriptions of interviews with Newman and intimates — conducted for his autobiography that went uncompleted — are voiced by actors including George Clooney and Laura Linney. Also heard from are several of their children and Martin Scorsese, an executive producer for the film. Woodward, who is 92, was married to Newman from 1958 until his death in 2008 at age 83.
— The summer thrill ride known as Shark Week is back on Discovery Channel for its 34th year, with stars including tiger sharks with a taste for pork and “monster” hammerheads. The Bahamas’ Exuma Islands and Papua New Guinea are among the new spots visited during the extravaganza airing from Sunday, July 24, to Saturday, July 30, with Dwayne Johnson as its first emcee. Marine biologists and institutions contribute insights about shark mating and migration, with findings about a new and undescribed species promised. Among the highlights: “Island of Walking Sharks,” on Wednesday, with a scientist’s investigation of shark evolution.
— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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‘Angelyne’ dresses up Emmy Rossum in a two-dimensional look at the ‘billboard queen’
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN
“Angelyne” approximates its subject in the wrong ways: It’s big, attention-getting and has all the depth of a billboard. Emmy Rossum stars and produced this limited series, which doesn’t profess to be truth but rather a facsimile of it. In a year that’s already given the world the superior “Pam & Tommy,” consider this evidence that impressive makeup alone isn’t enough.
Making good use of period songs to set both the time and whimsical tone (Electric Light Orchestra gets a workout), the story portrays the title character as a woman of mystery, one with big dreams who fastidiously avoids questions about her past and repeats “I’m not a woman, I’m an icon” like a mantra.
Building a shrine to Marilyn Monroe, Angelyne sings with a bar band, announces she wants to be “like Barbie” and turns one man after another into devotees, the key one for these purposes being a billboard king (Martin Freeman) who acquiesces to her wishes, even if the ultimate goal of plastering her picture all over Los Angeles remains puzzling to everyone but her.
Using the tired device of faux direct-to-camera interviews, the subject is so impenetrable at first that the focus shifts in part to an entertainment reporter (“Girls'” Alex Karpovsky) trying to pull back the curtain on who Angelyne really is.
The main problem is that the opening episodes do little to inspire the patience to stick around to find out. Rossum speaks in a honeyed voice as she disappears into the role, mastering an attention-commanding strut even before the character acquires her oversized cleavage. The only really notable wrinkle is that the characters keep questioning each other’s versions of events, although even that begins to grow stale relatively quickly.
Obviously, the timing is intended to paint Angelyne as the original “Famous for being famous” influencer/social-media star, just one who operated in an analog world. She’s also portrayed as the ultimate embodiment of a Hollywood dreamer who meticulously created her own image and transformation.
In the accompanying press notes executive producer Allison Miller addresses those issues, calling “Angelyne” “a story about Los Angeles and everything the city means to people who move here and to people who dream about moving here.”
Whether you buy into the romance of that vision or view Hollywood as a version of “The Twilight Zone,” “Angelyne” doesn’t even find a third dimension, much less the fourth.
“Angelyne” premieres May 19 on Peacock.
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HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lynk Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'Lynk Pharmaceuticals'), an innovative clinical stage company, announced that its innovative drug LNK01004, has been approved by National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for clinical trials in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD).
LNK01004 is a novel kinase inhibitor that can simultaneously inhibit multiple cytokine-induced signaling pathways in vitro and in vivo. LNK01004 is tissue-restricted inhibitor that can potentially prevent safety issues caused by systemic drug exposure. Approval for the treatment of atopic dermatitis is the second clinical indication approved for LNK01004 in China. Previously, LNK01004 was approved for evaluation in clinical trials for patients with mild to moderate plaque psoriasis. It completed dosing of the first cohort of participants in a Phase Ⅰ study in China in late July, 2022.
Dr. Jun Wang, co-founder and CSO of Lynk Pharmaceuticals, said, "Atopic dermatitis is a chronic disease with a protracted course of symptoms. LNK01004 potently inhibits multiple inflammatory cytokines and restricts drug distribution to the skin with very limited drug exposure in the blood system. Therefore, it will potentially show a maximal efficacy and maximal safety profile, we look forward to bringing LNK01004 as an innovative, effective and safe treatment option to patients with atopic dermatitis."
About Lynk Pharmaceuticals:
Lynk Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage company, was founded in 2018 by senior drug R&D experts and executives from Pfizer, Merck, and Johnson & Johnson. Lynk Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative drugs for the treatment of cancer, as well as immune and inflammatory diseases. Driven by a higher goal, Lynk Pharmaceuticals aims to be a market leader to address unmet medical demands by the development of innovative therapies. To date, Lynk Pharmaceuticals has independently developed a number of innovative new drugs, and independently as well as jointly with its US partner launched a number of clinical studies globally. For more information about Lynk Pharmaceuticals, please visit: https://www.lynkpharma.com.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tolan Group is announcing today the spin-out of its healthcare contract staffing division. The company will be known as ClinTech Health, LLC (www.clintechhealth.com) with a primary focus on providing contract employees for short and long-term assignments as well as temp-to-perm assignments for clinical and healthcare IT professionals.
ClinTech Health is led by industry veteran Dave Stillmunkes who has a 20-year successful background in healthcare staffing across the United States with a focus on growing the company's clinical presence in the long-term care marketplace. Their clinical professionals encompass RNs, LPNs, and CNAs that provide clinical care for assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, retirement homes, and other facilities providing clinical care to the aging population.
Bradley Ash, Vice President Healthcare IT, leads the healthcare IT service line reporting to Mr. Stillmunkes. Mr. Ash was previously a leader with a nationally known contract staffing company covering multiple industry sectors. He and his team are primarily focused on providing technical resources to healthcare IT vendors, software and services companies, and healthcare facilities that need short-term or long-term temporary employees for project-related work or to fill a gap in an organization's technical employee base.
"This new healthcare contract division is already providing clients with a much-needed interim solution to help bridge talent gaps across the clinical and healthcare IT settings," said Tim Tolan, Senior Partner and Founder of The Tolan Group. "The need for the services provided by ClinTech Health has been validated by the significant number of permanent job openings that healthcare organizations across the country struggle to fill due partly to the great resignation and retiring baby boomers. Dave and his team are currently serving the needs of dozens of clients for both clinical and healthcare IT clients," added Tolan.
"Building a de novo platform like this is an experience I never imagined would happen during my career," said Dave Stillmunkes, CEO of ClinTech Health. "Everyone should get the opportunity to design a blank canvas and build a meaningful company that serves its client base. Our newly branded ClinTech Health has officially launched, and we plan to quickly become a leader in clinical and healthcare IT staffing. We are grateful to have started this new business as a division of TTG," added Stillmunkes.
ClinTech Health provides contract staffing services for the long-term care market serving clients east of the Mississippi and healthcare IT clients, mainly healthcare software and services companies across the US.
The Tolan Group (TTG) is a Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Healthcare & Life Sciences Executive Search Firm with a heavy focus on the private equity market delivering talent for the healthcare services, health tech, and behavioral health markets across the United States.
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PITTSBURGH, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a streamlined organizer that enables you to safely store, display and preserve multiple wigs," said an inventor, from Jeffersonville, Ind., "so I invented the WIG DRESSER BY JOCELYN. My design could help to prevent the premature replacement of wigs."
The patent-pending invention provides a space-saving way to store and display wigs. In doing so, it offers an alternative to traditional storage methods. As a result, it prevents wigs from becoming tangled, bunched or damaged and it helps to maintain the appearance of various wigs. The invention features an eye-catching design that is easy to use so it is ideal for salons and individuals who wear wigs. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Louisville sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LUW-200, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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BEIJING, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Known as the "Western Regions" in ancient times, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is located on the famous "Silk Road" which connected ancient China with the rest of the world, making it a gathering point for different civilizations.
The Xinjiang Museum is an art palace that collects Xinjiang's historical and cultural artifacts and displays unique cultural features of the region. When visiting the museum on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that Chinese civilization is extensive and profound, has a long history stretching back to antiquity, and is composed of outstanding cultures of all its ethnic groups.
He added that we should make full and effective use of historical facts, archaeological objects, and cultural heritage on the exchanges between various ethnic groups in Xinjiang, to prove that this region, inhabited by many ethnic groups, has been an integral part of China since the ancient times, and that various ethnic groups in Xinjiang have been important members of the big Chinese family in weal and woe.
Opening the museum's door, we can start a cultural journey and appreciate the blossoms from different civilizations blooming in Xinjiang.
Xi Says:
We must promote integration among people from all ethnic groups in all areas such as culture, economy, society and psychology so that they will be closely united like the seeds of a pomegranate that stick together.
All the ethnic cultures in Xinjiang have their roots in the Chinese civilization.
Chinese civilization is extensive and profound, and has a long history stretching back to antiquity. It is the cultural identity of the Chinese nation, the foundation of the contemporary Chinese culture, the cultural bond holding all Chinese around the globe together, and it is the treasure trove inspiring cultural innovation.
Source: Xinhua
The Xinjiang Museum
- The museum's total construction area is around 49,600 square meters
- It holds over 50,000 items of various cultural relics and specimens, including textiles and colored drawing clay figurines.
- The collections include nearly 400 national first-grade cultural relics
Central Plains culture
Painting of Fuxi and Nüwa
Tang Dynasty (618-907), Turpan city
The silk painting of Fuxi and Nüwa was completed in four colors, white, red, yellow, and black.
A culture hero in Chinese legend, Fuxi, is on the right and his sister and wife, Nüwa, who is credited with the creation of humanity, is on the left. The worship of these two ancestors in the legend was started by Chinese living in the regions of Central Plains and the discovery of the painting proves that such cultural symbols had spread to Xinjiang in ancient times.
Seal of Han Dynasty's state agency to manage the agriculture
Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220), Taklimakan Desert
The Seal of Sihefu (lit: Seal of the Han Dynasty's state agency to manage agriculture) was unearthed in 1959 near the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang.
The seal, two centimeters long on each side and only 1.6 centimeters tall, shows four Chinese characters, proving that the central government of the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) tasked a state agency to till farmland in the region.
It is a demonstration that the Han government exercised effective jurisdiction over the Western Regions [the regions west of Yumen Pass], indicating Xinjiang has been an inextricable part of the Chinese territory since ancient times.
Cultural integration
'Five Stars Rise in the East' arm protector ( Wuxing Chu Dongfang Li Zhongguo)
Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220), Taklimakan Desert
The Han Dynasty "Five Star Rise in the East" was a brocade arm guard used by ancient people to protect themselves when shooting arrows. Discovered in the Niya ruins in Xinjiang, it was a great discovery in Chinese archeology because it was knitted with five clear characters that depict "five stars rise to aid China" proving that Chinese culture had already been a symbol of belief to China's western region thousands of years ago. Along with its important symbolic value, even after many years, the multi-color knitted artifact still showed brocade patterns woven in the form of clouds and birds, and also the five mythical Chinese astrological terms, which were believed to bring the country success and luck especially when participating in military activities by the ancient Chinese. Researchers also believe that the relic came from the Shu region in Southwest China. It represents top-notch brocade making skills from the period.
Colored painted wooden pavilion model
Tang Dynasty (618-907), Turpan city
The 20 centimeter color painted wooden pavilion model bears witness to how the architectural expertise of the Chinese Central Plains was influential to China's western region against the backdrop of cultural, political, and economic exchanges, and that exchanges were burgeoning during the Tang Dynasty. The pavilion model incorporates Chinese wooden architecture's classic design of the Dougong structure that still can be seen on the buildings in the Forbidden City in Beijing. It has a red painted surface and a white base with exquisitely painted cloud patterns in blue, green, and red.
'Heaven King Stepping Ghost' wooden figurine
Tang Dynasty (618-907), Turpan city
The wooden figurine is an embodiment of the renowned Tang colored paints with China's western regional cultural aesthetics.
The "heaven king" figurine has vivid characters like its mustache, the peony flower painted on his armor, and his clothing style that depict classic Tang aesthetics. But, it also carries Chinese western region artistic details such as its cuff patterns. The figurine was believed to ward off evil, and was ingeniously made from more than 30 carved wood components – the tiniest one being the figurine's teeth – that assembled together.
Culture of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang
Female mummified corpse – The Princesses of Xiaohe
3,800 years ago, Lop Nor region
At 152 centimeters high, with light skin, and linen-colored hair, the mummified female corpse in Lop Nor region in Xinjiang was named "The Princesses of Xiaohe." DNA tests on the bones and teeth later showed that the beautifully smiling female, along with others in the mummified group discovered with her, had both Eastern and European DNA characteristics, proof of the exchanges between Xinjiang and Europe over 3,800 years ago.
'Maytri Simit' in old Uygur script - Huihu dialect
8th to 9th century, Turpan city
Plays performed on stage were a popular form of entertainment around the Turpan area in Xinjiang back in 9th to 10th century. Among them was the most famous one Maytri Simit, a play written in the Huihu dialect [an old Uygur script].
The Maytri Simit is a script that narrates the life and deeds of the Maitreya Buddha. It is academically considered the earliest play script across China.
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LONDON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Exabel, the alternative data analytics platform for investment teams, and Visible Alpha, a financial technology company that enhances the investment research process by extracting value from sell-side analyst spreadsheet models, research reports and corporate access events, are delighted to announce that Visible Alpha's data will now be available via the Exabel platform. The introduction of Visible Alpha's data will provide Exabel's investment clients with historical and forecast consensus data on KPI, segment and financial metrics for over 6,000 publicly-traded companies across 150 industries.
Exabel is an end-to-end software platform designed to help an investment team use alternative data in its investment workflow. Pre-integrated 'ground truth' data, combined with data import/export integrations, and an intuitive user interface for signal transformation and modelling enables investment teams to rapidly assess potential alternative data sources and signals for potency, relevance and insight. Exabel's integrated suite of investment research and analysis modules enables clients to work collaboratively across teams and functions, improving efficiency in idea generation, signal combination, modelling, testing and deploying to production.
Exabel's intuitive no-code user interface, extensive visualisation capabilities, and quantitative machine learning technology enables investors to gain insights from alternative data using purpose-built tools, freeing them from the constraints of scarce specialist data science and quantitative analytical resources as well as the high cost of bespoke IT systems.
Visible Alpha's proprietary standardized financial and operating data is now live on the Exabel platform, and available to all Exabel users with a Visible Alpha license. Now, Exabel users can rely on Visible Alpha estimates and actuals to analyze the true operating metrics that drive company and industry performance. Visible Alpha's KPIs can also be made available to all Exabel Insights Platform Partners who have a Visible Alpha license. This enables Exabel's Alternative Data provider Insights Platform partners and their clients to see their data side by side with relevant KPI predictions, consensus estimates, as well as actual reported results across the very detailed product, segment, and geo business lines that these data providers cover.
Neil Chapman, CEO of Exabel commented: "We are thrilled to be working closely with Visible Alpha to help Exabel's clients gain access to such powerful data. Visible Alpha's ability to provide not just the market consensus, but also a look under the bonnet at the work that has gone into producing analyst estimates holds immense value for investors. We believe that Exabel's ability to showcase this data alongside other forms of alternative data will give Exabel's buyside clients a major advantage in a highly competitive and sophisticated marketplace."
"Today most investors want to use alternative data, but many find the cost and complexity of modelling data in-house a prohibitive burden. Exabel allows active managers to instantly benefit from alternative data, delivered on a purpose-built technology platform, to supplement fundamental strategies."
Rodney Pedersen, Chief Revenue Officer of Visible Alpha, commented: "We are proud to be the premier provider of detailed historical and forecast data for Exabel. By leveraging our segment and product-level consensus data, Exabel can provide additional context to the alternative data sets their clients analyze by providing the sell-side expert view as a benchmark against historical actuals and future predictions."
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Exabel is an analytics platform for any investment professional who wants to benefit from alternative data and modern data science tools in their investment process. It fulfils a growing need in financial markets: while use of data - including fundamental, market, proprietary and alternative data - is critical for asset managers, modelling such data in house has become an excessive use of time and resources for all but the very largest investment firms. Exabel's SaaS-delivered platform enables discretionary managers to complement their fundamental strategies with more data-driven techniques. It is the missing piece that allows investment teams to benefit from alternative data immediately. Exabel's growing partnership program also empowers data vendors to discover new value-added insights in their datasets, demonstrate extra value to potential customers, and deliver a new, proven Insights product that appeals to a wide group of professional investors. Exabel is currently growing rapidly having raised $22.7m and increased the team to 35 employees with more hiring underway.
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Visible Alpha enhances the investment research process by extracting meaningful value from key sell-side assets, including analyst models, research reports and corporate access events through partnerships with the world's premier investment research organizations. Our deep consensus data provides granular and timely insights into the sell-side view of companies, industries and peer groups. For more information, visit visiblealpha.com.
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ATLANTA, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iVitaFi, a leading non-recourse patient financing company, today announced the release of its new digital patient engagement and payment platform for hospitals and physician practices, iVitaFiSM MyPlan.
The iVitaFi MyPlan platform helps healthcare providers more effectively engage with patients using patient-centric communication channels and payment platforms to boost patient satisfaction and financial performance. Guarantors can easily access all their outstanding medical bills using single sign-on and have the option to quickly make a payment. Or, if patients prefer, they can easily self-enroll in a short term or long-term payment plan or a hassle-free, 0% interest line of credit – up to 36 months, regardless of their credit score.
The new product release enables iVitaFi to expand its non-recourse consumer financing program, offering additional tools for providers such as the ability to send digital statements and to communicate with patients about their hospital bills via text, email, and voicemail.
"Hospitals and practices can instantly connect eligible patients with the financial resources they need to be able to afford their medical care. Our platform provides multiple, digital engagement and payment options so that patients have an easy and convenient way to pay their healthcare bills," says Greg Falconer, CEO of iVitaFi.
iVitaFi MyPlan benefits both patients and providers. Patients have the option to make flexible and affordable payments, while hospitals can gain a competitive edge, sustain financial stability, and improve patient satisfaction scores.
About iVitaFi
As a healthcare payment financing company, iVitaFi focuses on improving patient financial health and provider sustainability. Our non-recourse program provides an all-digital, 0% interest line of credit for patients of all credit profiles, helping our partner hospitals throughout the U.S. improve cash flow and reduce patient bad debt. Our patient engagement and payment platform help hospitals and practices to connect with patients via their preferred method of payment and communication, helping them afford their medical care. We help patients pay for their out-of-pocket costs, keeping them on the path toward complete physical and financial wellness.
Backed by a global private equity firm, partnered with a large federally insured financial institution, and led by seasoned industry executives, iVitaFi is uniquely positioned to help hospitals and health systems transform the way they approach patient payments and improve operating margins.
CONTACT: Kristy Gierosky, kgierosky@ivitafi.com
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A nonprofit group dedicated to clean air for children has encouraged Georgia school districts to apply for federal funds to purchase electric school buses.
ATLANTA — A nonprofit group dedicated to clean air for children has encouraged Georgia school districts to apply for federal funds to purchase electric school buses.
A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program aims at providing school buses an alternative to gasoline or diesel fuel by funding electric buses. Currently, most buses in Georgia run on diesel.
The agency will award around $1 billion annually for the next five years to school districts that want to purchase electric, propane, or CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles.
The funding comes from the infrastructure spending bill Congress passed last year. Some of the funding also can be used for setting up vehicle-electric charging infrastructure.
Increasing the number of electric buses on the road will improve Georgia children’s respiratory health, Stephanie Blank, co-founder of Mothers and Others for Clean Air, said during a news conference.
Asthma is the top reason children are absent from school, Blank said.
Electrification of buses also can help with racial inequities, Laura Turner Seydel, the group’s other co-founder, added. Children from communities of color are more likely to ride buses to school and, therefore, more likely to be exposed to air pollution from buses, she said.
“No child should be made sick or die from dirty air,” she said.
At least 50 school districts in Georgia are submitting applications to the EPA, said R. Sam Ham, the director of alternative power for Yancey Bus Sales & Services. The Austell-based company is helping districts apply for the program.
School districts can use the funding to purchase propane and CNG-fueled buses along with electric buses.
The first set of EPA awards will be announced in October.
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LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM"), a leading national shareholder rights law firm, continues its investigation on behalf of GoodRx Holdings, Inc. ("GoodRx" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GDRX) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of the federal securities laws.
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On May 9, 2022, after the market closed, GoodRx announced its first quarter 2022 financial results and withdrew its fiscal 2022 guidance. In its shareholder letter, the Company stated that "a grocery chain had taken actions that impacted acceptance of discounts from most PBMs for a subset of drugs." The Company expects "the grocer issue . . . could have an estimated revenue impact of roughly $30 million [and] will be ongoing without amelioration through Q2." As a result, GoodRx "believe[s] it is unlikely [it] will be able to achieve the FY 2022 guidance" previously provided.
On this news, GoodRx's stock fell $2.78, or 25.9%, to close at $7.97 on May 10, 2022, thereby injuring investors.
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Company reports 12th consecutive quarter of bookings growth in Q1 Fiscal Year 2023
TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NortonLifeLock Inc. (NASDAQ: NLOK), a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, received provisional approval from the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") for its acquisition of Avast plc. NortonLifeLock also released its results for the fiscal year 2023 first quarter, which ended July 1, 2022.
"We are excited to start the process of bringing our two companies together now that the CMA has approved our merger with Avast," said Vincent Pilette, CEO of NortonLifeLock. "With this key milestone behind us, we are looking forward to driving innovation and taking Cyber Safety to the next level."
The merger is anticipated to close between mid-September to early-October. The timing is subject to change and is dependent upon the final CMA approval, mutually agreed upon operational considerations and customary closing requirements such as the U.K. court approval of the scheme.
Q1 Financial Highlights and Commentary YoY
Q1 GAAP revenue was $707 million, up 3% in USD. Q1 GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.33, up 6%. Q1 operating cash flow was $215 million, down 17%.
Q1 Non-GAAP YoY
- Revenue of $708 million, up 2% in USD and 6% in CC
- Diluted EPS of $0.45, up 7%
- Bookings of $663 million, up 1% in USD and 5% in CC
- Operating margin was 53.7%, up 250 bps
- Direct customer count of 23.3 million, up 0.2 million
"Q1 was another quarter of solid execution by our team, and in the face of macroeconomic headwinds, we delivered our 12th consecutive quarter of bookings growth," said Natalie Derse, CFO of NortonLifeLock. "Now with the Avast acquisition provisionally approved, we look forward to bringing our operational discipline to the integration planning and quickly setting the foundation of the company for growth."
Fiscal 2023 Q2 Guidance
- Non-GAAP Revenue expected to be in the range of $695 million to $705 million, translating to mid-single-digit growth YoY in constant currency, including 4+ points or approximately $30 million of FX headwind
- Non-GAAP EPS expected to be in the range of $0.44 to $0.46, including $0.03 FX headwind YoY
Quarterly Cash Dividend
NortonLifeLock's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per common share to be paid on September 14, 2022, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 22, 2022.
Q1 Earnings Conference Call
August 4, 2022
2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET
Webcast & Dial-In: Investor.NortonLifeLock.com (replay will be posted after the call).
For additional details regarding NortonLifeLock's results and outlook, please see the Financials section of the Investor Relations website at Investor.NortonLifeLock.com.
About NortonLifeLock Inc.
NortonLifeLock Inc. (NASDAQ: NLOK) is a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, protecting and empowering people to live their digital lives safely. We are the consumer's trusted ally in an increasingly complex and connected world. Learn more about how we're transforming Cyber Safety at www.NortonLifeLock.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements which may be considered forward-looking within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of terms such as "expect," "will," "continue," or similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the statements under "Fiscal 2023 Q2 Guidance," including expectations relating to Q2 FY23 non-GAAP revenue and non-GAAP EPS; expectation as to satisfaction or waiver of any regulatory conditions and any risks associated therewith; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from results expressed or implied in this press release. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to, those related to: the current and future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business and industry; retention of executive leadership team members; difficulties in improving sales and product development during leadership transitions; difficulties in executing the operating model for the consumer cyber safety business; lower than anticipated returns from the Company's investments in direct customer acquisition; the impact of acquisitions and our ability to achieve expected synergies or attendant cost savings; difficulties and delays in reducing run rate expenses and monetizing underutilized assets; general business and economic conditions; matters arising out of our completed Audit Committee investigation and the ongoing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation; fluctuations and volatility in NortonLifeLock's stock price; the ability of NortonLifeLock to successfully execute strategic plans; the ability to maintain customer and partner relationships; the ability of NortonLifeLock to achieve its cost and operating efficiency goals; the anticipated growth of certain market segments; NortonLifeLock's sales and business strategy; fluctuations in tax rates and foreign currency exchange rates; the potential for corporate tax increases under the Biden Administration; the timing and market acceptance of new product releases and upgrades; and the successful development of new products and the degree to which these products gain market acceptance. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in the Risk Factors sections of NortonLifeLock's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. NortonLifeLock assumes no obligation, and does not intend, to update these forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
We use non-GAAP measures of operating margin, net income and earnings per share, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP and exclude certain expenses, gains and losses. We also provide the non-GAAP metrics of revenues, constant currency revenues, and free cash flow, which is defined as cash flows from operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user's understanding of our past financial performance and our prospects for the future. Our management team uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing NortonLifeLock's performance, as well as in planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed according to GAAP and the methods we use to compute them may differ from the methods used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Readers are encouraged to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP results, which is attached to our quarterly earnings release, and which can be found, along with other financial information including the Earnings Presentation, on the investor relations page of our website at Investor.NortonLifeLock.com. No reconciliation of the forecasted range for non-GAAP EPS guidance is included in this release because most non-GAAP adjustments pertain to events that have not yet occurred. It would be unreasonably burdensome to forecast, therefore we are unable to provide an accurate estimate.
UK Takeover Code: Profit Forecast
UK Takeover Code
On August 10, 2021, the boards of NortonLifeLock Inc. ("NortonLifeLock") and Avast plc ("Avast") announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended merger of Avast with NortonLifeLock, in the form of a recommended offer by Nitro Bidco Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NortonLifeLock, for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Avast (the "Merger"). The Merger is governed by the UK's City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "UK Takeover Code"). In accordance with the rules of the UK Takeover Code, NortonLifeLock is required to publish certain confirmations in connection with the information set out in this press release. These confirmations are set out below.
NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast
The following statement regarding NortonLifeLock's earnings per share ("EPS") in this press release (the "NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast") constitutes an ordinary course profit forecast for the purposes of Rule 28 1(a) and Note 2(b) on Rule 28.1 of the UK Takeover Code:
- Non-GAAP EPS expected to be in the range of $0.44 to $0.46 including $0.03 FX headwind YoY.
References to "GAAP" in the NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast are to U.S. GAAP, being the accounting policies applied in the preparation of NortonLifeLock's annual results for the year ended April 1, 2022.
Basis of Preparation
The NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast has been prepared on a basis consistent with NortonLifeLock's accounting policies, as summarized in the paragraph entitled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information" above. The NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast excludes any transaction costs attributable to the Merger or any other associated accounting impacts as a direct result of the Merger.
Assumptions
The NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast is based on the assumptions listed below.
Factors outside the influence or control of the NortonLifeLock Directors:
- There will be no material changes to existing prevailing macroeconomic or political conditions in the markets and regions in which NortonLifeLock operates.
- There will be no material changes to the conditions of the markets and regions in which NortonLifeLock operates or in relation to customer demand or the behavior of competitors in those markets and regions.
- The interest, inflation and tax rates in the markets and regions in which NortonLifeLock operates will remain materially unchanged from the prevailing rates.
- There will be no material adverse events that will have a significant impact on NortonLifeLock's financial performance.
- There will be no material adverse events that will have a significant impact on the timing and market acceptance of new product releases and upgrades by NortonLifeLock.
- There will be no business disruptions that materially affect NortonLifeLock or its key customers, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, cyber-attack and/or technological issues or supply chain disruptions.
- There will be no material changes to foreign exchange rates that will have a significant impact on NortonLifeLock's revenue or cost base.
- There will be no material changes in legislation or regulatory requirements impacting NortonLifeLock's operations or its accounting policies.
- There will be no new material litigation and no unfavorable resolutions of existing material litigation in relation to any of NortonLifeLock's operations.
- The announcement of the Merger will not have any material impact on NortonLifeLock's ability to negotiate new business.
Factors within the influence and control of the NortonLifeLock Directors:
- There will be no material change to the present executive management of NortonLifeLock.
- There will be no material change in the operational strategy of NortonLifeLock.
- There will be no material adverse change in NortonLifeLock's ability to maintain customer and partner relationships.
- There will be no material acquisitions or disposals.
- There will be no material strategic investments over and above those currently planned.
- There will be no material change in the dividend or capital policies of NortonLifeLock.
- There will be no unexpected technical or network issues with products or processes.
NortonLifeLock Directors' Confirmation
With the consent of Avast, the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has granted a dispensation from the UK Takeover Code requirement for NortonLifeLock's reporting accountants and financial advisers to prepare reports in respect of the NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast.
The NortonLifeLock Directors have considered the NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast and confirm that it has been properly compiled on the basis of the assumptions set out in this press release and that the basis of the accounting used is consistent with NortonLifeLock's accounting policies.
No profit forecasts or estimates
The NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast is a profit forecast for the purposes of Rule 28 of the UK Takeover Code.
Other than in respect of the NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast, no statement in this press release is intended as, or is to be construed as, a profit forecast or estimate for any period and no statement in this press release should be interpreted to mean that earnings or earnings per ordinary share for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings or earnings per ordinary share.
For the purposes of Rule 28 of the UK Takeover Code, the NortonLifeLock Profit Forecast contained in this press release is the responsibility of NortonLifeLock and the NortonLifeLock Directors.
Publication on website
A copy of this press release will be made available on NortonLifeLock's website (at https://investor.nortonlifelock.com/) by no later than 12 noon London time on the business day following the date of this press release. Neither the contents of that website nor the content of any other website accessible from hyperlinks on such website is incorporated into, or forms part of, this press release.
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Appendix A
Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures and Other Items
Objective of non-GAAP measures: We believe our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company's operating performance for the reasons discussed below. Our management team uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing NortonLifeLock's performance, as well as in planning and forecasting future periods. Due to the importance of these measures in managing the business, we use non-GAAP measures in the evaluation of management's compensation. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed according to GAAP and the methods we use to compute them may differ from the methods used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Contract liabilities adjustment: Our non-GAAP net revenues eliminate the impact of contract liabilities purchase accounting adjustments. Prior to our adoption of ASU 2021-08 in fiscal 2022, GAAP required an adjustment to the liability for acquired contract liabilities such that the liability approximates how much we, the acquirer, would have to pay a third party to assume the liability. We believe that eliminating the impact of this adjustment improves the comparability of revenues between periods. Also, although the adjustment amounts will never be recognized in our GAAP financial statements, we do not expect the acquisitions to affect the future renewal rates of revenues excluded by the adjustments. In addition, our management uses non-GAAP net revenues, adjusted for the impact of purchase accounting adjustments to assess our operating performance and overall revenue trends. Nevertheless, non-GAAP net revenues has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP net revenues. We believe these adjustments are useful to investors as an additional means to reflect revenue trends of our business. However, other companies in our industry may not calculate these measures in the same manner which may limit their usefulness for comparative purposes. Our acquisition of Avira during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 was the last acquisition pre-adoption of the new literature.
Stock-based compensation: This consists of expenses for employee restricted stock units, performance-based awards, bonus share programs, stock options and our employee stock purchase plan, determined in accordance with GAAP. We evaluate our performance both with and without these measures because stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense and can vary significantly over time based on the timing, size, nature and design of the awards granted, and is influenced in part by certain factors that are generally beyond our control, such as the volatility of the market value of our common stock. In addition, for comparability purposes, we believe it is useful to provide a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes stock-based compensation to facilitate the comparison of our results to those of other companies in our industry.
Amortization of intangible assets: Amortization of intangible assets consists of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles assets such as developed technology, customer relationships and trade names acquired in connection with business combinations. We record charges relating to the amortization of these intangibles within both cost of revenues and operating expenses in our GAAP financial statements. Under purchase accounting, we are required to allocate a portion of the purchase price to intangible assets acquired and amortize this amount over the estimated useful lives of the acquired intangible assets. However, the purchase price allocated to these assets is not necessarily reflective of the cost we would incur to internally develop the intangible asset. Further, amortization charges for our acquired intangible assets are inconsistent in size and are significantly impacted by the timing and valuation of our acquisitions. We eliminate these charges from our non-GAAP operating results to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and provide better comparability to our past operating performance.
Restructuring and other costs: Restructuring charges are costs associated with a formal restructuring plan and are primarily related to employee severance and benefit arrangements, contract termination costs, and assets write-offs, as well as other exit and disposal costs. Included in other exit and disposal costs are costs to exit and consolidate facilities in connection with restructuring events. We exclude restructuring and other costs from our non-GAAP results as we believe that these costs are incremental to core activities that arise in the ordinary course of our business and do not reflect our current operating performance, and that excluding these charges facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.
Acquisition-related costs: These represent the transaction and business integration costs related to significant acquisitions that are charged to operating expense in our GAAP financial statements. These costs include incremental expenses incurred to affect these business combinations such as advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees. We exclude these costs from our non-GAAP results as they have no direct correlation to the operation of our business, and because we believe that the non-GAAP financial measures excluding these costs provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the spending trends of our business. In addition, these costs vary, depending on the size and complexity of the acquisitions, and are not indicative of costs of future acquisitions.
Litigation costs: We may periodically incur charges or benefits related to litigation settlements, legal contingency accruals and third-party legal costs related to certain legal matters. We exclude these charges and benefits when associated with a significant matter because we do not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.
Non-cash interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs: In accordance with GAAP, we separately account for the value of the conversion feature on our convertible notes as a debt discount that reflects our assumed non-convertible debt borrowing rates. We amortize the discount and debt issuance costs over the term of the related debt. We exclude the difference between the imputed interest expense, which includes the amortization of the conversion feature and of the issuance costs, and the coupon interest payments because we believe that excluding these costs provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the cash cost of our convertible debt and enhance investors' ability to view the Company's results from management's perspective.
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt: We record gains or losses on extinguishment of debt. Gains or losses represent the difference between the fair value of the exchange consideration and the carrying value of the liability component of the debt at the date of extinguishment. We exclude the gain or loss on debt extinguishment in our non-GAAP results because they are not reflective of our ongoing business.
Gain (loss) on equity investments: We record gains or losses, unrealized and realized, on equity investments in privately-held companies. We exclude the net gains or losses because we do not believe they are reflective of our ongoing business.
Gain (loss) on sale of properties: We periodically recognize gains or losses from the disposition of land and buildings. We exclude such gains or losses because they are not reflective of our ongoing business and operating results.
Income tax effects and adjustments: We use a non-GAAP tax rate that excludes (1) the discrete impacts of changes in tax legislation, (2) most other significant discrete items, (3) unrealized gains or losses from remeasurement of a foreign currency denominated deferred tax asset with no cash tax impact and (4) the income tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustment to our operating results described above. We believe making these adjustments facilitates a better evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to past operating results. Our tax rate is subject to change for a variety of reasons, such as significant changes in the geographic earnings mix due to acquisition and divestiture activities or fundamental tax law changes in major jurisdictions where we operate.
Diluted GAAP and non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding: Diluted GAAP and non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding are generally the same, except in periods when there is a GAAP loss from continuing operations. In accordance with GAAP, we do not present dilution for GAAP in periods in which there is a loss from continuing operations. However, if there is non-GAAP net income, we present dilution for non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding in an amount equal to the dilution that would have been presented had there been GAAP income from continuing operations for the period.
Additionally, on April 2, 2022, we adopted ASU 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. Under GAAP, we are required to apply the if-converted method to our calculation of diluted earnings per share. As such, our GAAP calculation adjusts for the dilutive effect of the maximum number of potential shares to be issued upon settlement of our outstanding convertible notes. For our Non-GAAP measure, we exclude the impact of this adoption, which is consistent with our intent to settle in cash and consistent with our prior maturing convertible note transactions. As of July 5, 2022, we communicated our intent to the convertible note holders to settle the principal and conversion rights in cash upon maturity in August 2022. We believe it is reasonable to exclude the potential shares as these adjustments provide useful supplemental information to investors and facilitates the analysis of our operating results and comparison of operating results across reporting periods. Additionally, it is consistent with our past practice of cash settling these instruments.
Bookings: Bookings are defined as customer orders received that are expected to generate net revenues in the future. We present the operational metric of bookings because it reflects customers' demand for our products and services and to assist readers in analyzing our performance in future periods.
Free cash flow: Free cash flow is defined as cash flows from operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. Free cash flow is not a measure of financial condition under GAAP and does not reflect our future contractual commitments and the total increase or decrease of our cash balance for a given period, and thus should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity.
Non-GAAP constant currency adjusted revenues: Non-GAAP constant currency adjusted revenues are defined as revenues adjusted for the fair value of acquired contract liabilities and foreign exchange impact, calculated by translating current period revenue using the year ago currency conversion rate.
Revenues (Non-GAAP): Revenues (Non-GAAP) excludes the quarterly Avira deferred revenue haircut amortization recognized during the quarter. We are presenting revenues (Non-GAAP) to provide readers with a better understanding of the impact from the Avira deferred revenue haircut on our historical results and to assist readers in analyzing results in future periods.
Direct customer count: Direct customers are defined as active paid users of our consumer solutions who have a direct billing relationship with us at the end of the reported period. We exclude users on free trials and users who have indirectly purchased our product or services through partners unless such users convert or renew their subscription directly with us, or sign up for a paid membership through our web store. Average direct customer count presents the average of the total number of direct customers at the beginning and end of the fiscal quarter.
Direct average revenues per user (ARPU): ARPU is calculated as estimated direct customer revenues for the period divided by the average direct customer count for the same period, expressed as a monthly figure. We monitor ARPU because it helps us understand the rate at which we are monetizing our consumer customer base.
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Malaysia's former prime minister will be sent to prison for his role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal after a court in Kuala Lumpur rejected his final appeal on Tuesday.
Najib Razak, who served as Malaysia's PM from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of money laundering, abuse of power and other charges in 2020. He will now begin a 12-year jail sentence. Najib has consistently denied wrongdoing but his final route to appeal was rejected Tuesday by a five-judge panel at Malaysia's High Court.
The charges were related to the onetime sovereign wealth fund, which prosecutors alleged he and his allies used as a personal piggybank to support luxurious lifestyles and fund electioneering. The former PM was also fined 210 million Malaysian ringgit ($46.94 million)
The 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, fund was created soon after Najib took office in 2009. The government pumped billions in public money into it, with the stated purpose of leading "market-driven initiatives to assist the government in propelling Malaysia towards becoming a developed nation that is highly competitive, sustainable and inclusive."
Instead, according to United States prosecutors, 1MDB was used as a slush fund by Najib and other high-ranking officials at the fund. Billions of dollars of taxpayers' money were funneled and embezzled out of Malaysia, prosecutors said.
Goldman Sachs, which underwrote much of the 1MDB fund and was facing a host of criminal and regulatory proceedings in Malaysia, agreed to a $3.9 billion settlement with the country's government in 2020.
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has booked a place in the Serbia Open final after overcoming another slow start and Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. The top-ranked Serb came back from a set down for the third consecutive match after hard-fought wins over Miomir Kecmanovic and Laslo Djere. He’s reached his third final at his hometown tournament. Djokovic is bidding for his first title of the year. He will face Andrey Rublev in Sunday’s final. The second-seeded Russian player has defeated Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-2 in the other semifinal. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/23/djokovic-in-serbia-open-final-after-win-over-khachanov/ | 2022-04-23T16:36:26Z |
GUANGZHOU, China, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 10-day 131st Canton Fair kicked off online on April 15. The Health and Recreation section, among a wide range of exhibits, draws the attention of global buyers. Over 260,000 exhibits were displayed online by nearly 3,600 enterprises in the section, ranging from food, medicine and health products, medical machinery, to sports, tourism and leisure products, toys, and office stationery.
Gel pens, for example, are not only easy to write with, but are also antibacterial and stress-relieving. To meet the health needs of consumers, office stationery enterprises are opening up new markets with innovative products. The antibacterial TrueColor silver-ion gel pen exhibited by Shanghai Lotus Stationery has bacteriostatic and antibacterial effects by disrupting the bacterial electrolyte balance with IONPURE, a soluble glass particle with antibacterial metal ions. The gel pen rolled out by Wenzhou Aihao Pen Trade has a lovely body design. Made of memory foam, the item offers a comfortable and soft hand feel as it slowly rebounds after being squeezed.
In the post-pandemic era, where staying at home has become the norm, equipment that meets professional fitness needs without taking up too much space has become top choice for home workout. The Shanxi Yeekang Fitness Products bicycle has a high-tech HSR system, which not only reduces the overall weight and size of the product, but also ensures that resistance is equal to that of large equipment. Developing new children's toys that are safe, environment-friendly and highly interactive has become a popular trend. The EVA magnetic soft building blocks from Chifeng Surf Foam Products use new high-expansion ethylene and vinyl acetate (EVA), and meet international testing standards. The magnetic blocks can join together in all directions and are not only fun but also educational. The Disney co-branded 3D scooter from Mesuca Sports Guangdong has a Mickey Mouse-shaped head and adjustable height, and offers driving safety, ensuring children's coordinated physical development.
According to Alan Liu, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Canton Fair, Chinese enterprises occupy an important market position in terms of products that address basic life demands, such as food and medical products, as well as sports, entertainment and office products that improve people's life quality. This Canton Fair has pooled together a variety of selected creative products, hoping to bring consumers a healthy and recreative experience.
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(The Hill) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack turned its focus on Thursday to the internal turmoil that swept the Department of Justice (DOJ) and White House in the weeks after the 2020 election as then-President Donald Trump pushed baseless claims of widespread election fraud and tried to use federal law enforcement in his scheme to stay in office.
The hearing featured witness testimony from three Justice Department leaders at the time — acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue and Steve Engel, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel — who pushed back against Trump’s claims and eventually warned a mass resignation would take place if the president tried to install a loyalist as attorney general.
The select committee showed how Trump’s pick to lead the department, Jeffrey Clark, the acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s civil division, pushed the election fraud claims within the administration and was at the center of a confrontation between DOJ leaders and the president.
Here are five takeaways from the select committee’s DOJ hearing.
Pardon revelations
At least four GOP House members — Reps. Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Mo Brooks (Ala.), Louie Gohmert (Texas) and Andy Biggs (Ariz.) — asked Trump for pardons in the final days of the administration, the select committee revealed Thursday.
At a hearing earlier this month, the panel showed evidence that Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) had asked for a pardon as well. And it also revealed Trump’s legal adviser, John Eastman, had requested to be included on any potential pardon list.
The requests came on the heels of the attack on the Capitol, suggesting a fear of criminal liability in the ensuing law enforcement scrutiny.
“The only reason I know to ask for a pardon is because you think you’ve committed a crime,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said during the hearing.
Responding to the select committee’s hearing Thursday, Brooks said he and other Republicans were worried that a Democratic administration would exploit federal law enforcement to pursue politically motivated prosecutions against those who stood by Trump.
“The email request says it all. There was a concern Democrats would abuse the judicial system by prosecuting and jailing Republicans who acted pursuant to their Constitutional or statutory duties under 3 USC 15,” Brooks said in a statement, citing the statutory provision laying out the Electoral College certification process.
The asks of the Justice Department ranged from bizarre to inappropriate
Rosen said he began fielding calls from Trump even before he officially stepped into his role.
The Department of Justice was met with a barrage of requests from Trump: that they publicly back his baseless claims of election fraud; that they file lawsuits alongside his campaign; that they announce a special legal counsel to investigate the matter; and, later, that they send letters to states asking them to hold off on certifying their election results while the DOJ investigated alleged fraud.
Engel dismissed the idea of joining any lawsuit after being handed a draft prepared by the campaign.
“Obviously, you know, the person who drafted this lawsuit didn’t really understand, in my view, the law and or how the Supreme Court works or the Department of Justice. So it was just not something we were going to do,” he said.
Trump also wanted the department to appoint a special counsel to investigate voter fraud — something officials were unwilling to do because they could not verify any allegations of fraud.
The committee revealed it was his own campaign attorney Sidney Powell, who is now facing disbarment based on faulty voter fraud allegations she presented in court, that Trump wanted to appoint special counsel for investigating election fraud.
Still, the allegations of voter fraud kept coming, including one alleging that an Italian defense contractor hacked a satellite to switch votes from Trump to President Joe Biden.
When the DOJ dismissed the theory as “absurd,” Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows forwarded the idea to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, who evidently asked a high-ranking official based in Italy to follow up on the allegations.
“The ask for him was can you call out the defense attache Rome and find out what the heck’s going on? Because I’m getting all these weird crazy reports and probably the guy on the ground knows more than anything,” Miller said, according to a clip of his videotaped deposition.
As DOJ officials repeatedly dismissed Trump’s demands, he turned to one official who would forward a baseless investigation into his election fraud claims.
Trump was increasingly desperate as Jan. 6 approached
Thursday’s witnesses portrayed Trump as increasingly desperate to reverse the election results as Jan. 6 got closer, ramping up his pressure campaign through a series of conversations that would culminate in an explosive White House meeting on Jan. 3.
The officials met with Trump on Dec. 15, the day Barr announced his resignation, when Trump presented a bogus report claiming that voting machines in a Michigan county had a 68 percent error rate. (A DOJ investigation found the actual error rate to be .0063 percent).
By Dec. 21, Trump was airing his DOJ grievances publicly, urging his supporters to “fight” and calling on Justice officials “to finally step up.”
The next day he was introduced to Clark, a longtime environmental lawyer only recently tapped to lead the DOJ’s civil division. Clark vowed to lead Trump’s charge, drafting a letter to Georgia officials asking them to hold off on certification of their election results pending a DOJ investigation.
By Dec. 23, Rosen said, Trump “either called me or met with me virtually every day with one or two exceptions,” often bringing new allegations of voter fraud or making new requests.
But as the month came to a close, Kinzinger said, Trump “looked for another attorney general, his third in two weeks.”
In a Dec. 27 meeting, DOJ officials said Trump’s behavior was an “escalation of the earlier conversation.”
“As we got later in the month of December, the President’s entreaties became more urgent. He became more adamant that we weren’t doing our job,” Donoghue said.
The pressure campaign exploded in the Jan. 3 meeting, with the committee revealing that the White House already considered Clark to be fulfilling the role. White House call logs shared by the committee reveal a conversation with “acting Attorney General Jeffrey Clark.”
DOJ leaders rallied against Clark
Anticipating that Trump might try to install Clark as acting attorney general in a last-ditch effort, Rosen, Donoghue and Engel said they worked fervently to head off the possibility.
Donoghue and Engel quickly decided that they would resign should Trump replace Rosen with Clark.
Ahead of what would turn out to be an explosive Jan. 3 meeting in the Oval Office, they reached out to a group of assistant attorneys general and found that most of the group would quickly follow suit if Clark took over the DOJ.
It turned out to be a key piece of leverage when Trump asked the three DOJ officials about what would happen if he replaced Rosen with his ally. Donoghue and Engel promised it would lead to a mass resignation beginning at the top of the department and potentially sweeping across the nation’s U.S. Attorneys’ offices.
“Jeff Clark will be left leading a graveyard,” Donoghue told Trump.
“All anyone is going to think is that you went through two attorneys general in two weeks until you found the environmental guy to sign this thing,” Engel added. “And so, the story is not going to be that the Department of Justice has found massive corruption that would have changed the result of the election. It’s going to be the disaster of Jeff Clark.”
Donoghue, Engel and White House lawyers present at the Jan. 3 meeting did not hold back when it became clear that they had to make their case against Clark and his plan to use the DOJ’s resources to undermine the election results.
“When he finished discussing what he planned on doing, I said good f—ing — excuse me, sorry — effing A-hole, congratulations,” White House lawyer Eric Herschmann said in a taped deposition with the committee. “You just admitted your first step or act you take as attorney general would be committing a felony.”
New figure emerges linking Trump’s campaign lawyer to internal DOJ scheme
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) revealed new details about an attorney at the Department of Justice who helped Clark draft a letter to state officials in Georgia requesting they delay certifying their votes while prosecutors investigated election fraud allegations.
Kenneth Klukowski began serving at the DOJ just 36 days before President Biden’s inauguration, joining Clark’s staff on December 15, 2020.
Cheney said that Klukowski had been working with Eastman, the legal adviser seeking to provide a justification for overturning the election, prior to joining the department and showed evidence suggesting their relationship continued while Klukowski was working under Clark.
She presented a Dec. 28 email from Trump ally Ken Blackwell requesting that then-Vice President Mike Pence receive a briefing from Klukowski and Eastman and warning “to make sure we don’t over expose Ken given his new position.”
“This email suggests that Mr. Klukowski was simultaneously working with Jeffrey Clark to draft the proposed letter to Georgia officials to overturn their certified election and working with Dr. Eastman to help pressure the Vice President to overturn the election,” Cheney said.
Klukowski’s involvement in the draft Georgia letter had come out during the course of the committee’s investigation, but his apparent role as a bridge between Eastman and Clark was not previously known. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/five-takeaways-about-trumps-pressure-campaign-at-doj/ | 2022-06-24T11:37:20Z |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Five planets will align in the pre-dawn sky this month to offer a dazzling astronomical scene.
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will all be visible to the naked eye at the same time for the first time in 18 years. Making it even more special, the planets will appear in their natural order from the sun, according to Sky and Telescope.
The planet alignment can be viewed all month, but seeing Mercury may prove to be a challenge in the early days of June. As the month wears on, the planet will grow more brilliant as it climbs in the sky, according to the magazine, making it easier to spot.
If the cloud cover cooperates, experts say the ideal night to spot the sequence will be June 24. That is the day the waning crescent moon will position itself between Venus and Mars, making for an even more breathtaking display.
The best time to see the alignment will be just before dawn. It is during this window specifically that Mercury, which will be low on the horizon, will pop in and out of view.
Sunrise will occur quite early in the day this month as we are entering the days with the longest light of the year. The next time these five planets will align in a similar fashion won’t be until the year 2040, according to experts. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/five-planets-align-in-the-pre-dawn-sky-this-june/ | 2022-06-07T02:49:44Z |
Austin now an '18-hour city'; Downtown housing and office markets
surpass pre-pandemic levels with 22 current or planned
major commercial construction projects
AUSTIN, Texas, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Downtown Austin Alliance (Downtown Alliance) revealed the 2022 State of Downtown report findings at its Future of Downtown event today at Waterloo Park. The report presents data on a range of economic indicators that impact downtown Austin and has been produced and shared by the Downtown Austin Alliance annually since 2019.
"Downtown Austin is growing and evolving, and as stewards of downtown, we are committed not only to the economic and cultural prosperity of our neighborhood, but also to bringing the community's vision for a vibrant, resilient and inclusive downtown to life," Dewitt Peart, president and CEO of the Downtown Austin Alliance, said. "Given the recent influx of residents and businesses into our region, the State of Downtown report is essential to understanding the direction our downtown is headed. It also informs strategies for preserving our unique character and maintaining a welcoming, dynamic downtown for years to come."
The report indicates that Austin has emerged as an 18-hour destination city, as opposed to the 12- or 8-hour city it has been in the past. The report highlights the number of employees working downtown, real estate activity, retail and nightlife, and more elements that make downtown a day-to-night hub of activity. While downtown makes up only 0.5% of Austin's land area, it accounts for:
- 13,648 residents
- 9,447 residential units
- 5.1 million unique visitors annually
- 106,500 downtown employees downtown
Additionally, downtown Austin's housing and office markets have rebounded at an exponential pace. Leasing activity returned to pre-pandemic levels with downtown Austin leading the nation in sublease space absorbed. In the last decade, at least 4,000 residential units were added to the downtown area—more than any other area its size in the city. Additionally, 11 office projects are currently under construction, and 11 more have been proposed or are in planning.
The State of Downtown report also included results from a city-wide community survey conducted to determine how Austinites feel about their downtown. An overwhelming number of respondents, 79%, 'strongly agree' or 'agree' that a thriving and vibrant downtown is essential to Austin's success. Similarly, 74% of respondents rated downtown as an 'excellent' or 'good' place for live music but gave lower ratings to its affordability, safety during nighttime hours, and as a place to live. The downtown issues that are most important to Austinites to be addressed over the next two years are homelessness, traffic congestion, public safety, affordability and parking.
Looking to the future, the report also touches on monumental projects and opportunities that will impact and shape downtown, including Project Connect and capping and stitching I-35 in the central corridor, among other major investments.
Other findings of note from the report include:
- Austin is the first among the top 50 largest metros for new residents.
- Downtown employers draw talent from the entire Central Texas region. Half of downtown's 106,000 employees live outside the city limits.
- Total downtown employment has recovered, although unevenly across industries. Most of the growth is reflected in professional, scientific and technical service jobs, while accommodation and food service employment has recovered only 29% of jobs lost.
- Downtown businesses are capitalizing on the rebound for consumer demand. 60 new businesses have opened downtown since the pandemic began.
- Downtown is poised to add 1,015 hotel rooms in the coming years, or 7.5% of current inventory.
The Future of Downtown event also featured a panel of downtown experts and neighborhood leaders, including Caitlyn Ryan, senior vice president of Stream Realty; Annick Beaudet, mobility officer for the City of Austin; and Jen Weaver, founding principal architect of Weaver Buildings. The panel was moderated by Jim Ritts, CEO of Paramount Theatre, and included conversations on elements important to establishing downtown as an 18-hour "live, work, play" city.
The event included activations and expos demonstrating current and future technologies, infrastructure and planning projects highlighting the things that transform downtown Austin. Participants had the opportunity to design the streets of the future in an augmented reality session, listen to DJ Chorizo Funk from the interactive art piece Passion Flower, watch Aaron Darling create a mural during the event, enjoy live music by San Gabriel and learn first-hand about the many transformative projects currently changing the downtown skyline.
This signature event returned for the first time since it premiered in 2019 when the inaugural State of Downtown report was unveiled, along with the creation of the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation. The full 2022 report can be viewed online.
For more information on the work of the Downtown Alliance and its Foundation, please visit www.downtownaustin.com/foundation.
The Downtown Austin Alliance (Downtown Alliance) works with key downtown stakeholders—property owners, residents, business owners, community organizations and government officials—to advance our collective vision for the future of downtown Austin. The Downtown Alliance is engaged in dozens of projects and issues that contribute to the safety, cleanliness, and appeal of downtown Austin to residents, employees and visitors. As a full-time advocate for downtown, the Downtown Alliance protects and promotes Austin's downtown through full-time advocacy, strategic initiatives and thoughtful planning. For more information, please visit www.downtownaustin.com.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The wind whipped dust in the air, flags and balls all around the golf course. Combined with fast, tricky greens, birdies were hard to come by.
Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent had one all day — and it was good enough to win a national championship.
Sargent curled in a short birdie putt on the first hole of a four-man playoff on Monday to become the ninth freshman to win the NCAA individual title.
“It definitely took a lot of patience out there — it was playing tough,” Sargent said. “There were people playing well, but I just stuck to my game, let it fall into place.”
Sargent didn’t have a birdie during a 4-over 74 at Grayhawk Golf Club, but made the playoff when Oklahoma State’s Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra three-putted for bogey on the par-4 17th. Sargent hit a huge drive on 520-yard, par-4 18th in the playoff and put his second shot six feet below the hole.
Texas senior Parker Coody chipped it close from short left of the green on his birdie try, and North Carolina senior Ryan Burnett missed a long birdie putt. After Lopez-Chacarra missed a par putt — he was well left of the green — the stage was set for Sargent.
The Haskins Award finalist from Birmingham, Alabama, slipped the putt in on the left edge, sending a roar through the crowd and his teammates rushing onto the green in celebration. He is the first freshman to win the individual title since Southern California’s Jamie Lovemark in 2007. He’s also the second Vandy player to win an individual national title, with track and field’s Ryan Tolbert.
The four players finished at even-par 280 on Grayhawk’s Raptor Course.
“It was just a tough day and just had to manage expectations well,” Sargent said.
Oklahoma senior Chris Gotterup missed two short birdie putts on the back nine and three-putted for bogey on No. 18 to miss the playoff by one.
A day after Oklahoma’s Patrick Welch shot 63, gusty winds and fast greens gave players fits most of the afternoon. Coody and Burnett moved up the leaderboard by shooting even on a day when seven of 84 players shot under par.
Sargent entered the final individual round with a one-shot lead over Gotterup after both shot 68 in Sunday’s third round.
Sargent labored in the tough conditions through the front nine, finishing with three bogeys and no birdies. He still managed to tie for the lead at 1 under, but a bogey on the par-3 16th dropped him a shot behind Lopez-Chacarra. He parred the last two holes, tying for the lead when Lopez-Chacarra had a three-putt bogey at the 17th.
Burnett, who started the final round four shots back at even par, had three birdies to make the turn at 1-under 34. He went to 1 over with bogeys on Nos. 11 and 15, but pulled into a tie for the lead with a birdie on No. 17.
Burnett’s tie for second was the best finish by a North Carolina golfer since John Inman’s 1984 national title.
“To start the year he wasn’t even in the lineup, but give him a lot of credit for his work ethic,” North Carolina head coach Andrew DiBitetto said. “We talked a lot about getting in the dirt and digging your way out of something, and Ryan’s worked really hard this year.”
Coody started his final round on No. 10, four shots back, and made the turn in 2-over 37. The Texan reeled off three straight birdies starting on No. 3 to tie Sargent for the lead at 1 under, but closed with a bogey on the par-4 ninth to fall one back.
Like Sargent, he ended up in the lead with Lopez-Chacarra’s bogey on 17.
Lopez-Chacarra overcame a double bogey and a triple on Nos. 5-6 to tie Sargent for the lead with a short birdie on the par-4 15th. Lopez-Chacarra moved into the lead by one as the others faltered, but hit his tee shot on the short par-4 17th under a bush.
He managed to chop it out, only to three-putt across the multi-tiered green, setting up the playoff.
Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and North Carolina tied for the lead heading into Tuesday’s team match play. Texas, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Arizona State and Texas Tech also qualified for match play.
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Again, Ranked Best Hospital in NY, NJ, and CT
NEW YORK, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital for Special Surgery's (HSS) Lerner Children's Pavilion is again ranked the top hospital for pediatric orthopedics in the New York tri-state region in U.S.News & World Report's annual "Best Children's Hospitals" list announced today. Nationally, Lerner Children's Pavilion captured a spot in the top 10 for pediatric orthopedics in the newly released 2022-2023 rankings.
"We strive to provide the most advanced, comprehensive and compassionate care for our young patients and are honored to be recognized as one of the nation's very best hospitals in pediatric orthopedics," said Louis A. Shapiro, president and CEO of HSS. "This achievement validates the commitment of our team of pediatric specialists to provide personalized care to meet the specific needs of every patient and family."
The annual U.S.News Best Children's Hospitals edition, now in its 16th year, offers guidance to parents seeking the best place for a child in need of expert care. Pediatric orthopedics is among 10 ranked specialties, which also include pediatric cancer and pediatric cardiology & heart surgery.
Fifty hospitals were ranked in pediatric orthopedics for the treatment of conditions such as scoliosis and spina bifida and injuries such as complex fractures or other sports injuries. Rankings are based on clinical data and on an annual survey of pediatric specialists. Factors under consideration include patient outcomes, compliance with best practices, nursing staff and resources for patients, such as services to ease the anxiety of a child's hospital stay.
"Choosing a hospital is one of the most important decisions parents will ever make, and everyone wants what's best for their child. Our goal is to provide the highest quality, family-centered care in a supportive setting," said Roger F. Widmann, MD, chief of the Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Service at HSS. "Our pediatric orthopedic surgeons are highly specialized in areas such as spine, sports medicine, hip disorders and cerebral palsy. They work alongside a team of pediatric anesthesiologists and non-surgical specialists to ensure the best and safest care."
"We are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in quality and safety, recognizing that a 'one-size-fits-all' approach does not work in health care," said Bryan T. Kelly, MD, surgeon-in-chief and medical director at HSS. "As the leading academic medical center specialized in musculoskeletal health, we are able to offer advanced care for the most complex problems with a healing environment specifically designed for children and teenagers."
There were over 56,000 physician visits and more than 48,000 rehabilitation visits to the HSS Lerner Children's Pavilion last year. A low dose X-ray system that exposes patients to only 10 percent of the radiation of standard X-rays and the Leon Root, MD Motion Analysis Laboratory are among the diagnostic tools that benefit patients.
About HSS
HSS is the world's leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics (for the 12th consecutive year), No. 4 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022), and the best pediatric orthopedic hospital in NY, NJ and CT by U.S. News & World Report "Best Children's Hospitals" list (2022-2023). In a survey of medical professionals in more than 20 countries by Newsweek, HSS is ranked world #1 in orthopedics for a second consecutive year (2022). Founded in 1863, the Hospital has the lowest complication and readmission rates in the nation for orthopedics, and among the lowest infection rates. HSS was the first in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center five consecutive times. An affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS has a main campus in New York City and facilities in New Jersey, Connecticut and in the Long Island and Westchester County regions of New York State, as well as in Florida. In addition to patient care, HSS leads the field in research, innovation and education. The HSS Research Institute comprises 20 laboratories and 300 staff members focused on leading the advancement of musculoskeletal health through prevention of degeneration, tissue repair and tissue regeneration. The HSS Innovation Institute works to realize the potential of new drugs, therapeutics and devices. The HSS Education Institute is a trusted leader in advancing musculoskeletal knowledge and research for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, academic trainees, and consumers in more than 145 countries. The institution is collaborating with medical centers and other organizations to advance the quality and value of musculoskeletal care and to make world-class HSS care more widely accessible nationally and internationally. www.hss.edu.
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- 50-story tower at 320 S Canal St. will serve as BMO's U.S. Headquarters for decades to come
- Building designed to achieve WELL Building Platinum & LEED Gold standards
CHICAGO, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BMO Financial Group today celebrated the grand opening of BMO Tower, Chicago, BMO's new U.S. Headquarters. The state-of-the-art, 50-story building is located at 320 S Canal St., in Chicago's West Loop Gate neighborhood.
"BMO Tower represents a major investment by BMO in Chicago," said David Casper, U.S. CEO, BMO Financial Group. "We're the largest bank in the world that has its U.S. headquarters in Chicago, a market in which we have a long, proud history of over 160 years."
"Each year, more corporations are realizing the incredible potential of our city to launch and grow a successful business," said Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot. "BMO Tower will stand as a testament to our city's thriving corporate amenities and bustling downtown area. I'm deeply grateful for BMO's latest investment in Chicago and for their continued support of our communities."
More than 3,000 employees will be based at BMO Tower, which at over 700 feet is the tallest officer tower west of Canal Street.
The transformational new office space was designed to reflect the future of BMO, one that provides an exciting, vibrant environment for BMO customers to conduct their banking, and for employees to work.
BMO Tower, developed by Riverside Investment & Development, aligns with BMO's Zero Barriers to Inclusion 2025 strategy by supporting and enabling all employees to do their best work. The building is fully ADA compliant and features touchless wave sensors at entryways, braille and tactile lettering signage, and accessible water filling stations.
The main floor of the tower features a brand new, technology-enabled BMO branch, providing customers with a modern and open environment.
BMO Tower includes a state-of-the-art fitness center and a 1.5-acre green space. BMO collaborated with non-profit group IPaintMyMind to engage a local artist to paint a mural on the 17th floor. The mural depicts a community garden within the Chicago skyline. The art exemplifies BMO's Purpose to Boldly Grow the Good in business and in life.
BMO Tower was sustainably designed to achieve WELL Building Platinum and LEED Gold standards to safeguard tenant health and wellbeing. The building incorporates innovative technology to maximize occupant health, mitigate risk related to harmful environmental factors and enhance operational efficiency.
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.04 trillion as of April 30, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
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LUX, France (AP) — Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish cover the wide trench that winds amid rows of trees in France’s Burgundy region in what was the Tille River in the village of Lux.
From dry and cracked reservoirs in Spain to falling water levels on major arteries like the Danube, the Rhine and the Po, an unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of Europe. It is damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions, causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species.
There has been no significant rainfall for almost two months in the continent’s western, central and southern regions. In typically rainy Britain, the government officially declared a drought across southern and central England on Friday amid one of the hottest and driest summers on record.
And Europe’s dry period is expected to continue in what experts say could be the worst drought in 500 years.
Climate change is exacerbating conditions as hotter temperatures speed up evaporation, thirsty plants take in more moisture and reduced snowfall in the winter limits supplies of fresh water available for irrigation in the summer. Europe isn’t alone in the crisis, with drought conditions also reported in East Africa, the western United States and northern Mexico.
As he walked in the 15-meter (50-foot) wide riverbed in Lux, Jean-Philippe Couasné, chief technician at the local Federation for Fishing and Protection of the Aquatic Environment, listed the species of fish that had died in the Tille.
“It’s heartbreaking,” he said. “On average, about 8,000 liters (2,100 gallons) per second are flowing. … And now, zero liters.”
In areas upstream, some trout and other freshwater species can take shelter in pools via fish ladders. But such systems aren’t available everywhere.
Without rain, the river “will continue to empty. And yes, all fish will die. … They are trapped upstream and downstream, there’s no water coming in, so the oxygen level will keep decreasing as the (water) volume goes down,” Couasné said. “These are species that will gradually disappear.”
Jean-Pierre Sonvico, the regional head of the federation, said diverting the fish to other rivers won’t help because those waterways also are affected.
“Yes, it’s dramatic because what can we do? Nothing,” he said. “We’re waiting, hoping for storms with rain, but storms are very local so we can’t count on it.”
The European Commission’s Joint Research Center warned this week that drought conditions will get worse and potentially affect 47% of the continent.
Andrea Toreti, a senior researcher at the European Drought Observatory, said a drought in 2018 was so extreme that there were no similar events for the last 500 years, “but this year, I think, it is really worse.”
For the next three months, “we see still a very high risk of dry conditions over Western and Central Europe, as well as the U.K.,” Toreti said.
The current situation is the result of long periods of dry weather caused by changes in world weather systems, said meteorologist Peter Hoffmann of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research near Berlin.
“It’s just that in summer we feel it the most,” he said. “But actually the drought builds up across the year.”
Climate change has lessened the temperature differences between regions, sapping the forces that drive the jet stream, which normally brings wet Atlantic weather to Europe, he said.
A weaker or unstable jet stream can result in unusually hot air coming to Europe from North Africa, leading to prolonged periods of heat. The reverse is also true, when a polar vortex of cold air from the Arctic can cause freezing conditions far south of where it would normally reach.
Hoffmann said observations in recent years have all been at the upper end of what the existing climate models predicted.
The drought has caused some European countries to impose restrictions on water usage, and shipping is endangered on the Rhine and the Danube rivers.
The Rhine, Germany’s biggest waterway, is forecast to reach critically low levels in the coming days. Authorities say it could become difficult for many large ships to safely navigate the river at the city of Kaub, roughly midway between Koblenz and Mainz.
“Industries that depend on inland shipping and transport on the Rhine are of course affected, as there’s less transport capacity for raw materials or finished products,” said Bastian Klein of the German Federal Institute of Hydrology.
On the Danube, authorities in Serbia have started dredging to keep vessels moving.
In neighboring Hungary, wide parts of Lake Velence near Budapest have turned into patches of dried mud, beaching small boats. Aeration and water circulation equipment was installed to protect wildlife, but water quality has deteriorated. A ban on swimming was imposed at one beach on weekends.
Stretches of the Po, Italy’s longest river, are so low that barges and boats that sank decades ago are resurfacing.
The drought also has affected England, which last month had its driest July since 1935, according to the Met Office weather agency. The lack of rain has depleted reservoirs, rivers and groundwater and left grasslands brown and tinder-dry.
Millions in the U.K. were already barred from watering lawns and gardens under regional “hosepipe bans,” and 15 million more around London will face such a ban shortly.
The drought is also hitting U.K. farmers, who face running out of irrigation water and having to use winter feed for animals because of a lack of grass. The Rivers Trust charity said England’s chalk streams — which allow underground springs to bubble up through the spongy layer of rock — are drying up, endangering aquatic wildlife like kingfishers and trout.
Even countries like Spain and Portugal, which are used to long periods without rain, have seen major consequences. In the Spanish region of Andalucia, some avocado farmers have had to sacrifice hundreds of trees to save others from wilting as the Vinuela reservoir in Malaga province dropped to only 13% of capacity.
Some European farmers are using water from the tap for their livestock when ponds and streams go dry, using up to 100 liters (26 gallons) a day per cow.
In normally green Burgundy, the source of Paris’ Seine River, the grass has turned yellow-brown and tractors churn up giant clouds of dust.
Baptiste Colson, who owns dairy cows and grows feed crops in the village of Moloy, said his animals are suffering, with the quality and quantity of their milk decreasing. The 31-year-old head of the local Young Farmers union said he has been forced to dip into his winter fodder in August.
“That is the biggest concern,” Colson said.
EU corn production is expected to be 12.5 million tons below last year and sunflower production is projected to be 1.6 million tons lower, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.
Colson expects at least a 30% drop in corn yields, a major problem for feeding his cows.
“We know we’ll have to buy food … so the cows can continue producing milk,” he said. “From an economic point of view, the cost will be high.”
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Dana Beltaji and Jill Lawless in London, Frank Jordans in Berlin, Barry Hatton in Lisbon, Portugal, Ciarán Giles in Madrid, Dusan Stojanovic in Belgrade, Serbia, and Bela Szandelszky in Budapest, Hungary, contributed.
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STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adroit Trading Technologies, a leading trading system for institutional buyside managers, today announced that it has been mandated as EMS across OTC and crypto assets by Invesco Ltd., one of the largest and most progressive global investment managers. As EMS, Adroit provides a single tool for Invesco's global trading desks across pre-trade, execution, and post-trade functions. Adroit integrates with Invesco's OMS, PMS and risk systems, and with their multiple downstream providers.
"We created Adroit in 2014 to handle complex, demanding OTC-heavy clients, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a client more influential or cross-asset than Invesco. Our conversations with clients tend to cut across swaps, bonds, futures and FX, and Invesco is one of the first investment managers to incorporate crypto into their business" said Greg Azrak, Head of Business Development at Adroit. "We couldn't be more excited to work with Invesco and we look forward to helping them on their journey across global FICCC derivatives and cash markets."
Invesco has engaged Adroit as EMS across its global trading centers and plans to facilitate its first trades over the next several weeks.
Since 2014, Adroit has offered the leading multi-asset front office EOMS solution, and empowers the most sophisticated of global investment managers. It is designed from the ground up to handle the intricacies of trading complex assets, including OTC derivatives, bonds, FX, and listed products. Adroit brings a passion to maximizing trader productivity while minimizing transaction costs. Our architecture features open APIs, for speedy implementation and maximum flexibility.
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LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In May, 2022, Ivan, the CEO of PAWAii announced that the Versatile Dog Bowl will be released soon. The debut of this innovative product will address the pain points of dog parents concerning feeding. The PAWAii magic bowl will disrupt the traditional cognition of "dog bowl" and lead the trend of the whole industry.
The versatile dog bowl can effectively meet the different demands of pups and their owners. It comes with a 68-oz capacity, making it perfect for both medium-sized and large-sized dog breeds. In addition, you can detach it to clean and refill. This article tells us more about the magic bowl.
Double Bowls, Double Love
There are two stainless-steel bowls in the PAWAii magic bowl, each for water and food. So, your dog can now drink and eat simultaneously without issues. It is even more helpful if you have multiple pets.
Slow Feeding
Dogs often eat faster than they should. Indigestion caused by excessive swallowing creates problems for them. But with a slow feeder, you can train your dogs to eat only smaller portions of food at once.
This slow feeder dog bowl from PAWAii keeps your dog's eating speed low. It also ensures your dog doesn't vomit or choke on its food, eliminating every possibility of indigestion.
Elevated Position
You can stack both bowls in the PAWAii magic bowl to create an elevated food bowl. The arrangement ensures your dog feeds at a comfortable angle. It also puts less pressure on its neck and joints. If you have dogs dealing with joint or muscle problems, this feeding bowl can be beneficial.
Warm or Cold Meals and Water
This pet bowl from PAWAii allows you to keep water warm or cool depending on weather conditions. If the weather is hot – like in the summer, you can throw a few ice cubes in the bowl and fill it with water. This makes the drinking water cool for your dog.
When it is winter, you can add some warm water to the bowl at the bottom and food to the bowl above. The food in the upper bowl stays warm thanks to the stainless-steel bowl.
Modern & Stylish Design
PAWAii adopted high-quality materials to manufacture this bowl. The smooth, glass-like texture makes it comfortable to touch, while the rubberized feet ensure stability. As a result, your dog cannot mistakenly knock the bowl over, reducing the chances of food spilling to the very minimum.
Easy Maintenance
You can wash the PAWAii dog bowl in the dishwasher. You can also clean with a wet rag and warm water. However, the dishwasher is not the best method to wash the bases of both bowls and their accessories. You can easily detach the stainless-steel bowl inserts for proper cleaning.
Safe Materials
PAWAii combined top-quality ABS and stainless-steel materials to produce this bowl. It is durable, strong, safe, and healthy for pets and their owners.
Product Specifications
Meet the Brand – PAWAii
PAWAii is devoted to creating and fostering pets-pet parents' bonds by creating products that benefit both sides of the relationship. The company shows this by ensuring every product it releases into the market represents top quality and maximum comfort. You can now enjoy your time with your lovely pets with PAWAii products.
In the future, PAWAii will continue to elevate the potential for pet care with new opportunities and broadened possibilities.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (NYSE: IIPR, IIPR-PA), if they purchased the Company's securities between May 7, 2020 and April 13, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Shareholders have until June 24, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact us at https://kclasslaw.com/cases/securities/nyse-iipr/https://kclasslaw.com/cases/securities/nyse-hmlp/, by calling toll-free at 1-833-835-1495 or by email (dk@kclasslaw.com).
Kuznicki Law PLLC 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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Real-world findings reinforce patient benefits of care team, in-house pharmacy integration
EAGAN, Minn., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) analyzed its real-world data to assess clinical outcomes and drug waste differences between medically integrated dispensing (MID) and central specialty pharmacy dispensing of oral cancer therapies. This study of a Prime pilot program showed a potential average savings opportunity of $1,800 per medication dose change at a MID pharmacy compared to a central fill specialty pharmacy. Results reinforced Prime's position of the advantages of the MID model, on which its IntegratedRx™ program is based.
"Since MID pharmacists and providers are collaborating within the same EMR in real time, the level of care coordination that they can achieve can't be replicated in the central fill model," said Joseph Leach, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer for Prime. Leach, lead study author and practicing oncologist at Minnesota Oncology, added, "Our study confirms that this translates into better patient care and reduced cost through reduction in drug waste."
With the MID model, care providers – including doctors and pharmacists – have access to prescribing history, test results and other important patient information in the EMR. This coordination informs the care team earlier than the traditional model. This early look has potential to help lower the number of 30-day prescriptions going to waste.
Prime's MID pilot program was implemented in early 2021 within three oncology practices and across three Blue Plans' commercially insured lives to prove the potential care and cost advantages with this distinct model compared to a centralized specialty pharmacy model. Study participants were prescribed oral drugs that did not require dispensing and shipment from a payer directed specialty pharmacy to the oncologist (aka white bagging).
Prime analyzed 627 pilot members over an eight-month period to identify MID medication adherence and discontinuation rate, dose changes and drug waste differences for 26 oral oncolytics.
Research findings include:
- Waste – due to medication overfills – occurred in 29% of MID dose changes and 50% of central specialty pharmacy dose changes, resulting in an average cost of $937 and $2,733 per dose change at the MID and specialty pharmacy, respectively, for a specialty pharmacy average dose change additional cost of $1796.
- That translates to an estimated savings of $1.1 million if all 627 individuals with a dose change had used a MID pharmacy, which represents a significant savings opportunity across Prime's broader book of business.
- The study also showed a significantly lower medication discontinuation rate with MID, and MID demonstrated a numerically higher adherence rate compared to central specialty pharmacy dispensing.
Leach added, "The specialty drug pipeline is bursting with oral oncolytics that will improve the lives of people with cancer. Prime and Blue Plans created our IntegratedRx™ - Oncology program to enable and encourage oncology practice dispensing with the goal of improving care, enhancing the provider and member experience, and reducing drug waste."
As Prime expands its IntegratedRx™ program to encompass other disease states, it will continue to identify and implement waste reduction best practices related to medication overfills.
This study (e18645) was selected from more than 6,000 abstracts for online publication in conjunction with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting June 3-7, 2022, in Chicago, Ill.
Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) helps people get the medicine they need to feel better and live well. Prime provides total drug management solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs including Medicare and Medicaid. The company processes claims and offers clinical services for people with complex medical conditions. Prime serves more than 33 million people. It is collectively owned by 19 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, subsidiaries or affiliates of those plans. For more information visit www.primetherapeutics.com or follow @Prime_PBM on Twitter.
Contact: Jenine Anderson
Public Relations Manager
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Starbucks brings back the Pumpkin Spice Latte but at a higher price
Published: Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:24 AM CDT|Updated: 32 minutes ago
(CNN) - Your favorite fall beverage returns to Starbucks this week, but even coffee is not immune to inflation.
The Pumpkin Spice Latte will be available Tuesday, but be ready to pay a little more for it.
Depending on the location, the grande-sized hot PSL will cost customers between $5.45 and $5.95, about a 4% increase compared to last year.
Starbucks and other chains have increased menu prices gradually over the past year due to inflation.
The Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Apple Crisp Macchiato and Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato are also returning for fall.
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Michiganders Are Not Gambling Online As Much As People From New Jersey, For Now
Published: Jul. 27, 2022 at 12:40 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from the first half of 2022 are in and according to gambling revenue numbers released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and the Michigan Gaming Control Board, compiled by OddsSeeker.com: NJ online casino & poker sites generated $814,519,523 in revenue versus $757,024,184 for Michigan online casino & poker sites in the first half of 2022.
Adjusted for population
New Jersey: $87.89 Gambling Revenue per capita (9,267,130 population - 2021 Est. Census.gov)
Michigan: $75.31 Gambling Revenue per capita (10,050,811 population - 2021 Est. Census.gov)
While online gambling is relatively new to Michigan (started in January 2021 compared to Nov 2013 for New Jersey), the rapid growth of the industry exposes incredible pent-up demand that likely exists across many states where online gambling is yet to be legalized.
"Based on the year over year growth trajectory for New Jersey, since inception, it seems clear that Michigan will inevitably pass New Jersey in online gambling revenues and become the largest and most important betting and iGaming market in America." said Frank Weber, Sports Editor at OddsSeeker.com
NJ online casino sites set a new revenue record of $140,655,053 in March '22 which helped them stay ahead of Michigan online casinos in the first 6 months of 2022. And while the revenue between the states remains neck-and-neck, it's good to note that both states' revenues have contracted over the past two months.
With an economic downfall looming and the summer lull in full effect, it's no surprise revenues continue to fall. The question that still remains is; will online gambling sites continue to grow throughout the year, especially with Football season gearing to kick-off shortly?
New Jersey and Michigan Online Casino Revenue by The Numbers – 1st Half 2022 ($ In Millions)
Here is the full breakdown for New Jersey and Michigan online casino revenue for the first half of 2022:
About OddsSeeker: OddsSeeker.com is a leading source for iGaming news, online games, and online casino & sports betting promotions in the U.S. regulated online gaming markets.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Commerce today issued its final determination in the third annual review of softwood lumber imports from Canada. The total duty rate of 8.59% confirms yet again that Canadian lumber imports are unfairly traded into the U.S. market.
"The trade laws duties announced today by the Commerce Department will help offset Canada's unfair trade practices," said Andrew Miller, Chairman of the U.S. Lumber Coalition and CEO of Stimson Lumber. "The benefit of the trade cases against Canada are clear," added Miller. "Trade law enforcement boosts American manufacturing and results in more U.S. lumber being produced by U.S. workers to build U.S. homes."
U.S. sawmills have invested heavily to expand capacity since the trade cases were filed in 2016. The domestic industry has produced an additional 15 billion board feet of lumber through 2021, averaging 3 billion a year of additional output. This is enough lumber to build over 1 million single-family homes.
The U.S. Lumber Coalition supports the continued enforcement of the U.S. trade laws to strengthen domestic supply chains by allowing American companies to invest and increase the overall supply of made-in-America lumber and will continue to aggressively pursue the enforcement of the trade laws.
The U.S. industry remains open to a new U.S.–Canada softwood lumber trade agreement if and when Canada can demonstrate that it is serious about negotiations for an agreement that addresses Canada's unfair trade practices which are harming U.S. producers, workers, and timberland holders. Until then, the U.S. Lumber Coalition fully supports the continued strong enforcement of the U.S. trade laws to address Canada's unfair softwood lumber trade practices.
The U.S. Lumber Coalition is an alliance of large and small softwood lumber producers from around the country, joined by their employees, and woodland owners, working to address Canada's unfair lumber trade practices. Our goal is to serve as the voice of the American lumber community, and effectively address Canada's unfair softwood lumber trade practices, including its gross underpricing of timber. For more information, please visit the Coalition's website at www.uslumbercoalition.org.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bally's Corporation (NYSE: BALY) today announced the preliminary results of its modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer, which expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on July 22, 2022.
Based on the preliminary count by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the tender offer, a total of 4,858,465 common shares were validly tendered at or below the purchase price of $22.00 per share and not validly withdrawn, including 2,143,640 common shares that were tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery.
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer and based on the preliminary count by the depositary, Bally's expects to accept for payment and purchase approximately 4,858,465 common shares at a purchase price of $22.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $106,886,230, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer. These shares represent approximately 9.2% of Bally's outstanding common shares. Because Bally's expects to accept for payment all shares that were validly tendered at or below the purchase price of $22.00 and not validly withdrawn, Bally's expects that there will not be a proration factor.
The number of shares expected to be purchased in the tender offer is preliminary and subject to change. The preliminary information contained in this press release is subject to confirmation by the depositary and is based on the assumption that all shares tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery will be delivered within the two trading day settlement period. The final number of shares to be purchased in the tender offer will be announced following the expiration of the guaranteed delivery period and the completion by the depositary of the confirmation process. Payment for the shares accepted for purchase pursuant to the tender offer, and the return of all other shares tendered and not purchased, will occur promptly thereafter.
Bally's may, in the future, decide to make share repurchases from time to time on the open market or in private transactions, subject to applicable law. Any of these repurchases may be on the same terms or on terms that are more or less favorable to the selling shareholders in those transactions than the terms of the tender offer. Bally's currently has $334.6 million available for use under its previously announced capital return program.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as the lead dealer manager for the tender offer and Capital One Securities, Inc., Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as the co-dealer managers. MacKenzie Partners, Inc. is serving as the information agent and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC is acting as the depositary. Questions regarding the tender offer may be directed to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at (800) 323-5678 (toll free), Capital One Securities, Inc. at (646) 927-5128, Truist Securities, Inc. at (855) 382-6151 (toll free) or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at (833) 690-2713.
About Bally's Corporation
Bally's Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omni-channel presence of Online Sports Betting and iGaming offerings. It currently owns and manages 14 casinos across 10 states, a horse racetrack in Colorado and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. It also owns Gamesys Group, a leading, global, online gaming operator, Bally Interactive, a first-in-class sports betting platform, Monkey Knife Fight, the fastest growing daily fantasy sports site in North America, SportCaller, a leading, global B2B free-to-play game provider, and Telescope Inc., a leading provider of real-time fan engagement solutions.
With approximately 10,000 employees, Bally's Casino operations include more than 15,800 slot machines, 500 table games and 5,300 hotel rooms. Upon closing the previously announced Tropicana Las Vegas (NV) transaction, as well as completing the construction of a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, PA, Bally's will own and manage 16 casinos across 11 states. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BALY."
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than those of historical fact, and generally may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan" and "will" or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. As a result, these statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual events may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by Bally's in this press release, its reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and other public statements made from time-to-time speak only as of the date made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for Bally's to predict or identify all such events or how they may affect it. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to Bally's ability to complete the tender offer, the price and amount of any common shares purchased pursuant to the tender offer, and those factors discussed in Bally's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by Bally's with the SEC. Bally's undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
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401-475-8564
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner of the class action firm Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), a national securities firm rated Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report and headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating Avalara, Inc. (AVLR), relating to its proposed acquisition by Vista Equity Partners. Under the terms of the agreement, AVLR shareholders are expected to receive $93.50 in cash per share they own. Click here for more information: https://www.monteverdelaw.com/case/avalara-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
We are a national class action securities litigation law firm that has recovered millions of dollars and is committed to protecting shareholders from corporate wrongdoing. We were listed in the Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. Our lawyers have significant experience litigating Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Class Actions. Mr. Monteverde is recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Securities Litigation in 2013, 2017-2019, an award given to less than 2.5% of attorneys in a particular field. He has also been selected by Martindale-Hubbell as a 2017-2021 Top Rated Lawyer. Our firm's recent successes include changing the law in a significant victory that lowered the standard of liability under Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act in the Ninth Circuit. Thereafter, our firm successfully preserved this victory by obtaining dismissal of a writ of certiorari as improvidently granted at the United States Supreme Court. Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian, 139 S. Ct. 1407 (2019). Also, in 2019 we recovered or secured six cash common funds for shareholders in mergers & acquisitions class action cases.
If you own common stock in AVLR and wish to obtain additional information and protect your investments free of charge, please visit our website or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at jmonteverde@monteverdelaw.com or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.
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Kansans dispose of 48K+ tons of personal documents during statewide event
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansans safely disposed of more than 48 tons of personal documents during National Consumer Protection Week.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says residents safely disposed of more than 48 tons of personal documents during collection events in March and April.
“The outstanding turnout at our free document destruction events shows that Kansans recognize the importance of keeping their personal information secure,” Schmidt said. “The documents dropped off have now been safely destroyed and are out of the reach of identity thieves.”
AG Schmidt said more than 2,300 Kansans dropped off about 96,180 pounds of documents at eight locations across the state during National Consumer Protection Week, March 7 - 12. He said two other locations were rescheduled to late April due to winter weather.
Over the past decade, Schmidt said 368 tons of personal documents have been safely and securely destroyed for more than 73,500 Kansans.
Schmidt said the document destruction program was sponsored through partnerships with Underground Vaults and Storage, Heartland Credit Union in Hutchinson, K-State Credit Union in Manhattan, Envista Credit Union in Topeka and Lawrence, Salina Interparochial Credit Union, Golden Plains Credit Union in Hays, Frontier Community Credit Union in Leavenworth, Central Kansas Education Credit Union in Salina, Emporia State Federal Credit Union in Emporia, Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Credit Union in Topeka, Azura Credit Union in Topeka and Evergy.
The AG noted that Kansans can find more information and tips to protect themselves from identity theft and other scams HERE.
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Ecommerce Leaders Use Rokt's Technology to Drive Additional Revenue and Relevancy During Checkout
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rokt, the leading ecommerce technology using machine learning to make transactions more relevant to each shopper, today announced new partnerships with Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and AMC Theatres® (NYSE: AMC) to unlock new revenue opportunities for the companies during the transaction moment on their websites and mobile apps. Rokt's partnership with Uber will initially launch with Uber Eats in the US, Canada, Australia and Japan, with Rokt's machine learning technology driving additional revenue for Uber during the checkout experience. AMC has partnered with Rokt to drive revenue and customer lifetime value across the company's online and mobile channels.
Rokt enables companies to tap additional revenues, acquire customers at scale and deepen relationships with their existing ones by using machine learning to present highly relevant offers to each shopper in the final stages of an ecommerce transaction, when they are most likely to convert.
"Uber and AMC Theatres are two of the most recognized brands in the world and we're extremely pleased to partner with both of them as we accelerate our growth globally," said Elizabeth Buchanan, CCO of Rokt. "Our global partnership with Uber will support the Uber Eats internal ad network and unlock additional profitability for the company. Our partnership with AMC has already begun generating outstanding results for the company. We look forward to expanding our relationships with both of these companies in the future."
"The growth of our advertising business is a strategic priority for Uber and Rokt is the ecommerce technology partner that will help us achieve our ambitious goals," said Mark Grether, General Manager of Uber Ads. "This partnership will accelerate our investment in new services designed to fuel the next chapter of advertising across Uber's in-app and real-world surfaces."
Since launching Rokt Ecommerce in March of 2022, AMC has seen significant incremental revenue across millions of transactions. Following a recent marketplace launch across its mobile app, AMC will continue to drive increased value for its brand and its moviegoers.
"As millions of moviegoers come to AMC each week to enjoy the unmatched entertainment of the big screen, it's important that we are offering a guest experience that's personally relevant across the entire moviegoing journey," said Mark Pearson, Chief Strategy Officer, AMC Theatres. "Our partnership with Rokt enables us to better personally engage our consumers and drive higher value per transaction by optimizing each online touchpoint without adding additional cost to the moviegoer."
With intelligence powered by 5 billion transactions across hundreds of leading ecommerce businesses, Rokt's exclusive, closed marketplace allows brands to create a seamless customer experience while also controlling the types of offers eligible to be displayed to their customers. Businesses partnering with Rokt have been able to unlock additional profit upwards of $.30 per transaction by tailoring high-performing, relevant experiences to each individual, from cart to confirmation.
Rokt is the global leader in ecommerce technology, helping companies seize the full potential of every transaction moment to grow revenue, acquire new customers at scale and deepen their relationships with existing ones. Live Nation, Groupon, Staples, Lands' End, Fanatics, GoDaddy, Vistaprint and HelloFresh are among the more than 2,500 leading global businesses and advertisers that are using Rokt's solutions to drive more value through every transaction by offering highly relevant messages to their customers at the moment they are most likely to convert. Founded in Australia, with US headquarters in New York City, the company now operates in 19 countries across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. To learn more, visit Rokt.com.
AMC is the largest movie exhibition company in the United States, the largest in Europe and the largest throughout the world with approximately 950 theatres and 10,500 screens across the globe. AMC has propelled innovation in the exhibition industry by: deploying its Signature power-recliner seats; delivering enhanced food and beverage choices; generating greater guest engagement through its loyalty and subscription programs, web site and mobile apps; offering premium large format experiences and playing a wide variety of content including the latest Hollywood releases and independent programming. For more information, visit www.amctheatres.com.
Uber's mission is to create opportunity through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 30 billion trips later, we're building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.
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Demand is increasing for data and analytics around the world
Providing global insurance solutions supported by unmatched datasets
DENVER, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Intermap Technologies (TSX: IMP) (OTCQX: ITMSF) ("Intermap" or the "Company"), a global leader in 3D geospatial data and intelligence solutions, today announced Generali Romania is expanding its risk assessment capabilities by incorporating Intermap's Aquarius RMA ("Aquarius") flood risk solution into its core insurance processes.
Generali Romania leverages flood maps that are produced using Intermap's high-resolution digital terrain models, hydrology data and comprehensive information from the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management of Romania. The flood hazard maps cover more than 90,000km along rivers. It includes boundaries for 20-year, 100-year and 500-year flood extents, as well as maps of maximum flood depth for each of the periods.
"Generali Romania is one of the leaders of the housing and corporate insurance segments and we are now able to optimize our flood risk evaluation resources through a pioneering collaboration in the Romanian market. This is an important step for making insurance coverage reflect the real-time flood risk as well as to help our clients through better risk counseling and prevention solutions," said Ales Tausche, Chief Insurance Officer, Generali Romania.
"With historic flooding from Pakistan to Mississippi, record wildfires from Greece to California, and catastrophic drought exacerbated by extreme heat waves around the world, climate resilience efforts are urgent," commented Patrick Blott, Intermap Chairman and CEO. "Intermap's global solutions leverage its unmatched, proprietary datasets, global consistency and precision, and speed delivering high-resolution, rapid updates anywhere in the world. These unique capabilities enable insurers across multiple regions to understand and underwrite peril risk anywhere on Earth."
Intermap's Aquarius solution is a cloud-based flood risk assessment software that greatly simplifies the access to critical datasets and advanced tools and is customizable to meet different specific customer needs. The Company's software solution is composed of multiple analytics and geocoding capabilities, providing Generali Romania with a comprehensive picture of the possible flood risk in specific areas and estimated volume of claims and length of service interruption in affected areas. The datasets are continually updated to ensure customers have the latest information in the areas where they operate. This enables customers to optimize several areas of the insurance process, from primary underwriting, risk engineering, product methodology and development, to actuarial science, claims and reinsurance.
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About Intermap Technologies
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Intermap (TSX: IMP; OTCQX: ITMSF) is a global leader in geospatial intelligence solutions, focusing on the creation and analysis of 3D terrain data to produce high-resolution thematic models. Through scientific analysis of geospatial information and patented sensors and processing technology, the Company provisions diverse, complementary, multi-source datasets to enable customers to seamlessly integrate geospatial intelligence into their workflows. Intermap's 3D elevation data and software analytic capabilities enable global geospatial analysis through artificial intelligence and machine learning, providing customers with critical information to understand their terrain environment. By leveraging its proprietary archive of the world's largest collection of multi-sensor global elevation data, the Company's collection and processing capabilities provide multi-source 3D datasets and analytics at mission speed, enabling governments and companies to build and integrate geospatial foundation data with actionable insights. Applications for Intermap's products and solutions include defense, aviation and UAV flight planning, flood and wildfire insurance, disaster mitigation, base mapping, environmental and renewable energy planning, telecommunications, engineering, critical infrastructure monitoring, hydrology, land management, oil and gas and transportation.
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Confetti rains down on KU after 72-69 championship win over Tarheels
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (WIBW) - The Kansas Jayhawks woke up Tuesday morning national champions after completing the largest comeback in NCAA title game history.
KU took down North Carolina 72-69 for their first title since 2008 and their fourth time in program history. “This was a 2022 miracle,” said head coach Bill Self.
The top-seeded Jayhawks found themselves down 16 to North Carolina early in Monday’s NCAA title game.
Heading into the locker room, David McCormack was smiling and KU Guard Christian Braun asked him about it.
“He was looking at me and I was like, why are you smiling, dude? We are down 15. He was telling me, like, keep your head up, keep going, we will be all right, we have been here before,” Braun continued saying, “I was, like, man, I don’t know if I’ve ever been here before.”
“I was in the locker room telling the guys just believe in yourself, have fun with it; it is our last game regardless,” McCormack recounted. “Do what you need to do because that is how we got here in the first place. Do not doubt yourself.”
The team refocused and the rest is history. Coach Self went on to lead his team to a national championship, the second in his time at KU.
“These do not fall off trees. I mean, they are hard to get. The first one we got and it was great and everything and we knocked on the door since then, but have not been able to punch the ticket, so to speak,” Self continued saying, “Nobody has ever put pressure on me that we have got to win another one, but I think I put pressure on myself knowing that this place deserves more than what we have won.”
Five Jayhawks scored in double figures led by McCormack and Jalen Wilson with 15 points. Ochai Agbaji was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
He said, “I don’t really care because we won the national championship, but if I really had a most outstanding player throughout the entire Final Four it would be David. We got here at the same time. These goals and dreams that we are living right now, we never would have thought it when we first stepped foot on campus, but now living it with him and leaving here with history in our name, it just means so much to the both of us and obviously Mitch and all the guys here.”
The comeback is the largest ever in NCAA title game history. A storybook season capped off by the perfect final chapter.
Self said, “It would be special to win regardless, but to win when your team had to fight and come back the way they did and show that much grit makes this one off the charts. I thought this would be good and this is a heck of a lot better than I thought it would be.”
With this title, Self is now the first coach at Kansas to win multiple national championships.
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SHENZHEN, China, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 27, "2022 Qianhai Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition" was officially kicked off, marking the start of series of activities "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation to Create the Future" to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to the motherland, according to Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone.
For many ambitious young people, this promises more opportunities and a better start. Sunny Zhou, a young lady from Guangdong, is director of a Macao-funded company. Her project won the silver medal in the finals of the competition last year. "The contest has provided us an opportunity to meet many industry experts and entrepreneurial partners from different places, and has brought us new ideas for entrepreneurship," said Sunny Zhou.
To provide greater support to participants, this year's competition is fully upgraded. The winning projects can directly advance to the Industry Finals of China (Shenzhen) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. Professional mentors are introduced to provide one-on-one counseling. Besides, the winners can be given priority to settle in Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub (QSHKYIEH) and enjoy relevant preferential policies. The event will also carry out activities such as Creator Camp, Entrepreneurial Counseling Sessions and Investment Matchmaking Sessions to build a good platform for the youth to communicate, cooperate and advance. The competition has set four sub-regions, with a total prize of more than CNY7 million.
The event has been held for six consecutive years since 2016, taking in altogether about 6,000 entries, including nearly 3,000 from Hong Kong, Macao and other places. By promoting the transformation of relevant scientific and technological achievements, Qianhai has become a "dream-big place" for many youths.
Lee Jee Bong from Hong Kong, who has once taken part in the contest, is one of such entrepreneurs in Qianhai. Last year, the project of his company was awarded the silver prize in the Enterprise Growth Category of the competition finals. "The technical requirements of our product are high, and we need plenty of professional talents. Qianhai has policies and services appealing to talents, so excellent heads and minds gather. It is easy to get access to the Greater Bay Area and the broader domestic market. That's why we are based here," said Lee Jee Bong.
"QSHKYIEH is where our dream started and will be the place where we can fulfill our dream," said Lee Jee Bong. The QSHKYIEH he mentioned is well-renowned in Hong Kong's entrepreneurial youth circle and considered by many Hong Kongers as the first choice to start a business. Here, a whole chain of innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem has been established with "six chains in one": innovative chain, industrial chain, capital chain, policy chain, information chain and talent chain, and a large number of young entrepreneurial teams from Hong Kong have concentrated here. By the end of May, 2022, QSHKYIEH has incubated a total of 591 entrepreneurial teams. Recently, Qianhai continues to advance the construction of various areas for the QSHKYIEH to provide more space for young entrepreneurial people; meanwhile, a series of support measures such as issuing special support funds for Hong Kong and Macao youth, implementing 15% corporate income tax, foreign investment incentives, office rent subsidies, etc. to shore up youth entrepreneurship.
At the launching ceremony of the competition, Qianhai released nine practical benefits for Hong Kongers, covering housing, entrepreneurship, services, employment, platform, scientific innovation, finance, settlement, livelihood, etc., aiming to provide comprehensive support for Hong Kongers and Hong Kong enterprises to develop in Qianhai, and to provide facilitations for youths to do business in Shenzhen.
"Qianhai is the bridgehead of Hong Kong-Shenzhen cooperation and the first stop for Hong Kong youth to develop in the mainland. I hope more Hong Kong youth can pursue their dreams and fulfill them in Qianhai and the Greater Bay Area," said Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, at the launch ceremony.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scandinavian Airlines pilots in Sweden, Norway and Denmark early Tuesday called off a strike that has been causing major disruption for 15 days after reaching a deal with management.
The carrier has said the strike has led to the cancellation of around half of all SAS scheduled flights and had impacted thousands of passengers per day.
SAS CEO Anko van der Werff said the parties had agreed on an agreement for the next five-and-a-half years that guarantees both cost savings for the airline and job security for the pilots.
“I am pleased to report that we now have come to an agreement with all four pilot unions for SAS Scandinavia and the strike has ended. Finally, we can resume normal operations and fly our customers on their much longed-for summer holidays. I deeply regret that so many of our passengers have been impacted by this strike,” van der Werff said in a statement,
Some 900 pilots walked out July 4, citing inadequate pay and working conditions and expressing dissatisfaction with the decision by the carrier to hire new pilots to fill vacancies at its subsidiary airlines, SAS Link and SAS Connect, rather than rehire former pilots who were laid off due to the pandemic.
“Pilots have secured an important breakthrough. Four hundred and fifty pilots who were laid off during the corona pandemic have been guaranteed re-employment and the pilot associations’ collective agreements will also apply to the new companies SAS Connect and SAS Link,” the pilot association SAS Pilot Group said in a statement.
SAS said the strike led to the cancellation of more than 3,700 flights, affecting some 380,000 passengers, adding the walkout cost 100-130 million Swedish kronor ($9.5-12.3 million) per day in lost revenue and costs.
Talks between pilot unions and the airline had started in November to renew a collective agreement that expired on April 1. However, months of negotiations had failed to conclude a new deal.
A day after the strike began, the financially troubled SAS filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, saying the walkout had put the future of the carrier at risk. The airline said it voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 in New York, meaning civil litigation is put on hold while the business reorganizes its finances.
Scandinavian Airlines is part-owned by the governments of Sweden and Denmark. In 2018, Norway sold its stake but holds debt in the airline and has said it might be willing to convert that into equity. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/sas-pilots-reach-agreement-with-management-end-strike/ | 2022-07-19T16:20:41Z |
NEW YORK, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Separatec, a tech-driven men's underwear expert, has introduced its summer collection of sports underwear that features superior quick-dry fabrics, as well as its proprietary Dual Pouch™ technology that offers great separation and support. Built for all-day comfort and enabling the wearer to feel constantly fresh while being active, the product is integrated with a new design that allows for enhanced breathability and stretchability, combined with a selection of new colorways and prints that meet the diverse needs of customers.
"Separatec has raised the bar for underwear innovation by developing the patented Dual Pouch™ tech that gives men's underwear extra space with cooling benefits that keep men's private area dry and hygienic around-the-clock. But our efforts don't stop here, and for this summer, we introduce to our customers the latest offering that features soft and highly stretchable, moisture-wicking material, coupled with our signature technology that allows the wearer to power through high-energy athletic activities with ultimate comfort," said Jimmy Xu, Design Director of Separatec.
Constructed with stretchy polyamide and spandex, the collection is designed to prioritize quality and comfort, delivering unparalleled sweat-wicking and fast-drying performance, making it an ideal choice for long days of physical exertion, whether it is at work or play. With its feather-lightness and durability, the super soft material prevents chafing and discomfort, with outstanding temperature-regulating and humidity-absorbing functionality that ensures the intermate part can enjoy the day-and-night freshness.
A game-changing feature engineered to perfectly fit men's anatomy, the unique dual-pouch design provides maximum freedom of movement and adequate ventilation for the body's most sensitive area. The roomy space offered by the two-pouch structure keeps everything in place and allows for a cool and refreshing environment, delivering great separation that effectively reduces skin-on-skin heat build-up and eliminates friction and chafing during workouts and physical activities. Designed with fashion in mind, the collection also comes in a wide variety of stylish patterns with contrasting colors that add spice to your sunny season.
Since its inception in 2015, Separatec is driven by its vision of creating some of the best underwear with ergonomic features that reshape the role and function of men's basic layers. The first product that comes with the Dual Pouch™ design was a huge commercial success and quickly became a favorite of customers around the globe. The brand builds on its previous milestones to craft a series of premium products integrated with luxurious fabrics and innovative technologies that match the ever-evolving lifestyle of its users.
With the anti-bromic tech that enables silver ions to stick to the surface of the fabric surfaces and improve the antibacterial ability of the wear, Separatec's summer collection also creates an effective layer of protection while keeping the wear clean and dry throughout the day.
"We are committed to improving men's health and well-being with our products, and we believe the only way to achieve this goal is through first-class craftsmanship and a rigorous choice of material. So we often go the extra mile for the improvement of our product development, from fabric selecting, to designing and manufacturing, before they are delivered to the hands of our customers," said Victor Yan, CEO of Separatec.
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Private equity real estate firm closes $62 million financing deal
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cottonwood Group ("Cottonwood"), a private equity real estate investment firm, is pleased to announce it closed a $62 million loan for 8850 Sunset Boulevard, located in West Hollywood on the iconic Sunset Strip. Cottonwood Chief Investment Officer Mark Green made the announcement.
8850 Sunset's impressive West Hollywood location–positioned on a full city block, where the legendary Viper Room is located, at the intersection of WeHo and Beverly Hills—makes for optimal development and enhancement opportunities. Currently a retail strip center, the property is going through re-entitlement and will transition into a mixed-use development, including a re-designed venue and recording studio, multiple eateries, cafes, retail spaces, a five-star hotel, 26 condominiums and eight income restricted housing units.
"We are pleased to have provided financing for such a historical Hollywood landmark, said Green. This transaction showcases Cottonwood's unique ability to furnish creative capital solutions for compelling opportunities that benefit all parties."
The deal was executed as part of Cottonwood's strategic platform with BCEG International Investment - US (BCEGI-US), which was announced in 2020.
"BCEG-US and Cottonwood's partnership and strategic investment platform remains strong through uncertain market conditions." said BCEGI-US General Manager Ting Ting Han. "Our symbiotic working relationship and considerable lineup of skills and expertise has allowed us to work together to bring these esteemed new projects to new life."
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Cottonwood is a private equity real estate investment firm focused on equity and debt opportunities across all property sectors and geographies. The firm's ability to act as a lender, investor, operator, and sponsor of real estate investments of all sizes and complexities is fundamental to delivering a risk-adjusted absolute return for investors. Investing out of its discretionary Cottonwood Real Estate Founders Fund and separate institutional accounts, Cottonwood targets U.S. real estate opportunities with a capitalization of up to $1 billion. For more information, visit www.cottonwoodmgmt.com.
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ARLINGTON, Va., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This July, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) honors Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month — designated in 2008 by the U.S. House of Representatives — by advocating for underserved groups to have early access to quality mental health care.
While mental health conditions can affect anyone regardless of background, culture or identity, the experience of racial trauma and ongoing discrimination can cause and significantly worsen symptoms. Additionally, communities of color face added barriers to mental health care, such as cultural stigma, lack of available mental health professionals and inadequate community-based treatment options. This is something we must change: Mental health conditions don't discriminate, and neither should our mental health care system.
"We cannot ignore the intersection of race, identity and mental health," said NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. "Racism is a public health crisis and has a lasting psychological impact on communities of color across the country. We need systemic change and inclusive solutions to dismantle barriers to quality mental health care and to increase access to culturally competent providers and resources for every community."
Together, we can raise mental health awareness in communities of color. We can weaken cultural stigma by reinforcing the idea that reaching out for help is a sign of strength, not weakness — and, with support, people with mental health conditions can live healthy, fulfilling lives.
Fundamentally, health care professionals need education on the role and impact of implicit racial and ethnic bias, which is at the heart of the ongoing health disparities faced by people of color. Changing these ingrained attitudes and behaviors is essential to eradicate systemic and institutional racism and to ensure access to quality mental health care for all.
NAMI encourages everyone to join us to raise awareness for the July 16 launch of 988, a nationwide mental health and suicide crisis response system. NAMI sees 988 as a step in the right direction by providing a mental health response to a mental health crisis, while reducing law enforcement involvement with people in crisis. By connecting people directly to community-based mental health services, the long-term goal is to end the needless cycling of people through ERs and jails, which are ill-equipped to handle ongoing mental health care.
The recent June 2022 NAMI/Ipsos 988 survey found that 85% of Black Americans say they would be afraid the police might hurt them or their loved ones while responding to a mental health crisis, an 11% increase from Oct. 2021 — and 21% higher than the general population (64%). This new poll also found that most U.S. adults agree that we need to improve mental health crisis responses for underserved communities, including people experiencing homelessness (83%), people with low incomes (82%), young people (79%), people of color (73%) and LGBTQ people (69%).
The NAMI Alliance is here to help with free, community-based, peer-led support groups and education programs. The goal is to offer mental health information, resources and insights from people with lived experience about their journey toward recovery and to provide hope for others. You are not alone on your mental health journey.
If you or someone you love needs help, you can contact the NAMI HelpLine, available Monday–Friday from 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. ET at 1-800-950-6264, helpline@nami.org and online chat. The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide resource staffed by trained peer-support specialists to answer questions, listen and offer support. They can provide practical next steps, as well as help identify the best local resource options for your individual concerns.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Convey Health Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNVY) ("Convey Health Solutions" or "Convey"), a leading healthcare technology and services company, announced today that it will issue a press release with first quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, Convey will host a conference call to review these financial results at 4:30 p.m. (ET) on the same day.
First Quarter 2022 Conference Call Details
The conference call can be accessed by dialing (844) 200-6205 for U.S. participants, or +1 (929) 526-1599 for international participants, referencing access code 105506; or via a live audio webcast that will be available on Convey's Investor Relations website at https://ir.conveyhealthsolutions.com. The earnings release and related materials will also be available on this website.
A replay of the call will be available via webcast for on-demand listening shortly after the completion of the call, at the same web link, and will remain available for approximately 90 days.
About Convey Health Solutions
Convey Health Solutions is a specialized healthcare technology and services company that is committed to providing clients with healthcare-specific, compliant member support solutions utilizing technology, engagement, and analytics. Convey Health Solutions' administrative solutions for government-sponsored health plans help to optimize member interactions, ensure compliance, and support end-to-end Medicare processes. By combining its best-in-class, built-for-purpose technology platforms with dedicated and flexible business process solutions, Convey Health Solutions creates better business results and better healthcare consumer experiences on behalf of business customers and partners. Convey Health Solutions' clients include some of the nation's leading health insurance plans and pharmacy benefit management firms. Their healthcare-focused teams help several million Americans each year to navigate the complex Medicare Advantage and Part D landscape. To learn more about Convey Health Solutions, please visit www.ConveyHealthSolutions.com.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Airborne shark lands on teen fishing in boat
ST. GEORGE, Maine (WGME) - It’s a fish tale you must see to believe: A mako shark jumped onto a fishing boat off the coast of Maine, and it was caught on camera.
David Sinclair runs Sea Ventures charters out of Saint George, taking clients out to fish for sharks that they then get to see up close and help tag.
His 16-year-old grandson, Cameron Sinclair, is his first mate.
“I believe I caught my first shark when I was 4 years old,” Cameron said.
They mostly encounter blue sharks, but 15 to 20 miles out to sea on one August day, it was a 7-foot mako.
“All of a sudden something took the bait,” Cameron said. “Really big, really fast, and he jumped. We knew he was a mako instantly.”
“It’s on a fishing line with a young man, 16-year-old guy, turning the rod, having fun fighting it,” David Sinclair said. “And it jumped four times before it got to the boat, and the next thing we knew he fell out of the sky and landed in the boat.”
The moment was captured by the angler’s dad, who was up on the bridge with his camera.
“All of a sudden here he is right here in my face, and he hits me with his tail right on my left cheek and lands maybe three feet from my left foot.” Cameron said.
David Sinclair says makos are fast fish with big teeth.
“Everybody scrambled, and I just held my breath,” he said. “I thought, ‘Boy, injuries are a high possibility.’ Not a scratch on anybody; the shark was not injured.”
With everyone all right, he says they took some measurements, tagged the shark then released it through the transom door.
“Just awe inspiring to see the power of a fish like that and be able handle it safely and kick him out,” David Sinclair said.
A rather routine ending to an unforgettable fishing trip.
“Seeing one right here in my face falling out of the sky was pretty impressive,” Cameron said.
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ATLANTA -- Georgia's hotel industry will receive by far the largest chunk of more than $415 million in federal pandemic relief grants announced by Gov. Brian Kemp.
The Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association will get $150 million to help offset the losses hotels across the state have sustained during the pandemic.
The GHLA is among 33 Georgia recipients of federal assistance through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) President Biden signed into law in March of last year.
The recipients were approved by one of three committees Kemp formed last summer to determine how to distribute Georgia's $4.8 billion share of ARPA aid among state and local governments, businesses and nonprofits applying for the money.
The Negative Impact Economic Committee included Pat Wilson, commissioner of the state Department of Economic Development; State Economist Jeffrey Dorfman; Georgia House Appropriations Committee Chairman Terry England, R-Auburn; and state Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia.
"I'm proud of our state's resilience," Kemp said. "We have worked hard and identified ways to further deliver assistance to hard-working Georgians, support businesses and speed up the recovery of impacted industries and rebuild crucial public services."
While business and vacation travel is starting to bounce back, COVID-19 hit the hotel industry harder than most.
“This program will provide Georgia’s hospitality industry with the support it needs to create and sustain jobs for people throughout the state, helping the industry return to its pre-pandemic level of success,” GHLA Executive Director Jim Sprouse said.
Other recipients of grants announced Monday include the Atlanta Community Food Bank, which will receive about $29.6 million, and Buckhead Christian Ministries, which will get $12.7 million to expand an emergency assistance program.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development will receive about $11.5 million to help performing arts venues around the state recover from the impacts of the pandemic.
“The arts and culture sector contributes $23.8 billion to Georgia’s economy, and getting it fully back on track after pandemic-caused economic harm is a priority," Tina Lilly, executive director of the Georgia Council for the Arts, said. "Gov. Kemp allowed our arts and entertainment venues to safely return to work earlier than many other states, and the funding he announced will provide further assistance in restoring this sector."
The GHLA will allocate its grant funding through a formula that will be tested through a pilot program. A deadline for applications will be determined in the coming weeks and apply to Georgia hotels that were in operation before the pandemic.
"We will make this a fair, data-driven application process that will get critical funds into the right hands efficiently," Sprouse said. "We have the right partners in place to ensure this program succeeds."
The state awarded more than $422 million in federal ARPA grants for water and sewer project across Georgia earlier this year as well as more than $400 million for broadband projects. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/state-awards-federal-grants-to-help-offset-economic-impact-of-pandemic/article_ed898ba2-d613-11ec-97e6-9b8c7037fd05.html | 2022-05-17T20:40:44Z |
NEW YORK, July 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT) between March 4, 2021 and March 8, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important August 16, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Yext securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Yext class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7115 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 16, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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(WTRF) – If you were thinking about changing up your breakfast routine, Tropicana is already a step ahead of you with a cereal made for not milk but OJ.
Tropicana Crunch has dubbed itself “the first cereal made for OJ (and maybe the last).”
In honor of National Orange Juice Day on May 4, Tropicana is releasing a cereal specifically intended to mix with orange juice instead of milk. Tropicana Crunch, as it’s called, is “the first-ever breakfast cereal created to pair with Tropicana Pure Premium so you can sip your sunshine and eat it, too,” according to a statement shared with Food and Wine.
Beginning on May 4, Tropicana will be giving boxes away for free, while supplies last, via TropicanaCrunch.com.
After testing multiple flavors and textures, the company opted for a granola-based cereal featuring honey-almond clusters that can withstand the acidity in OJ better than flakes, which would go soggy more quickly, Food and Wine reported. The honey-almond flavor was chosen to balance against the orange juice’s tartness.
The box also advertises that it comes with a “paper sipping straw inside” so you can slurp up any remaining OJ in the bowl.
“An unforgettable breakfast experience” is just one way Tropicana is describing their cereal.
“Whether you hate it or love it, you won’t know until you try it.” | https://cw33.com/news/orange-juice-over-milk-tropicana-creates-first-cereal-made-for-oj/ | 2022-04-28T18:34:16Z |
ATLANTA, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Supersapiens, the world's first glucose management system designed for athletes, proudly welcomes versatile American professional cyclist Lauren De Crescenzo to its ever-growing list of professional ambassadors. Supersapiens, powered by the Abbott Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, is eager to support De Crescenzo as she tackles gravel racing, time trials, and road cycling.
De Crescenzo had a breakthrough 2021 season where she was the winningest gravel racer taking the top step of the podium at Unbound Gravel 200, SBT GRVL, Gravel Worlds, and The Rad Fest. She has followed up 2022 in a similar fashion taking the overall win at the Tour of Gila, first at Midsouth Gravel, and runner-up at Unbound Gravel 200 and US Pro Nationals Championship Road Race. Additional accolades include representing the United States at the 2015 UCI World Championships and holding the former women's Everesting world record (May 2020).
More than an athlete, De Crescenzo holds her master's degree in Public Health in Epidemiology and worked at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) throughout the COVID pandemic. It wasn't until after her 2021 Unbound victory that the career change was made possible when her team, Cinch Cycling, offered to match her salary.
"I'm stoked to be a Supersapiens advisor and athlete and be able to use science to unlock even better physical performances. With real-time data in training and at the races, I'll be able to make informed decisions about my pre-event fueling, race nutrition, and recovery, and have overall insights into every minute of the day. At races like SBT GRVL and Unbound, the Supersapiens ecosystem is a nearly priceless tool," said De Crescenzo.
Supersapiens develops innovative technology and insights around glucose data to help athletes to make more informed nutrition decisions around training and recovery. Supersapiens is the first glucose management system designed for athletes to visualize the connection between their glucose levels, their perceived energy level, and learn the most beneficial intraday behavior adjustments to improve their performance.
"What makes Lauren such a unique rider is her ability to move seamlessly between multiple disciplines of the sport. She is an equal threat in gravel, on a time trial bike, or in the sprint finish of a road race. She is pushing the boundaries and redefining the sport both on and off the bike. Lauren's data-driven mindset and her scientific background and career make her invaluable as we work to improve the value we drive to our Supersapiens tribe. Together, we are eager to see how far we can push the boundaries of the sport," said Supersapiens CEO and Founder Phil Southerland.
Supersapiens launched to the public in September 2020. The Supersapiens app pairs with Abbott's Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, allowing athletes to see their glucose levels updated every minute via Bluetooth. This data can be viewed on the Supersapiens app or their wrist wearable device, the Supersapiens Energy Band, which is the first and only performance wearable that is capable of reading glucose data directly from Abbott's Libre Sense Glucose Sport biosensor.
The Supersapiens system powered by Abbott's Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor is now available in Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Learn more about the full line of Supersapiens products and purchase Abbott's biosensor at www.supersapiens.com.
Supersapiens is aiming to be the most influential sports brand of the decade. They develop innovative insights around glucose that aim to unlock better performance and recovery by driving positive behavior changes.
Abbott's Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor is intended for athletes to measure their glucose levels. When used with a compatible product, the biosensor allows athletes to correlate their glucose levels and their athletic performance.
The Supersapiens system including Abbott's Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor is not intended for medical use and is not intended for use in screening, diagnosis, treatment, cure, mitigation, prevention, or monitoring of diseases, including diabetes.
The Supersapiens system including Abbott's Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor is not for sale in the U.S and is only available in select countries. For a full list of references and FAQs, please visit our Education Hub and Knowledge Base.
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Sharpton demands name of Michigan officer who killed Patrick Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded that authorities publicly identify the Michigan officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man and native of Congo who was fatally shot in the back of the head after a struggle, saying at Lyoya’s funeral Friday: “We want his name!”
Sharpton’s comments renewed demands by Lyoya’s family members and activists. He told the roughly 1,000 people gathered that authorities cannot set a precedent of withholding the names of officers who kill people. Police in Grand Rapids have said they would withhold the officer’s name unless he is charged with a crime, which they describe as a long-standing practice that applies to the public as well as city employees.
“Every time a young Black man or woman is arrested in this town, you put their name all over the news. Every time we’re suspected of something, you put our name out there,” Sharpton said. “How dare you hold the name of a man that killed this man? We want his name!”
Mourners at Renaissance Church of God in Christ, many wearing T-shirts or sweatshirts bearing Lyoya’s picture, stood and applauded.
In a statement Friday, City Manager Mark Washington acknowledged the demands and said he would discuss the matter with the police chief and human resources officials.
“Police reform requires evaluating many long-standing practices to ensure our actions are consistent with the best interests of the community and the individuals involved,” Washington said.
No timeline has been set for the discussions or a decision, spokesman David Green said, adding that Washington’s statement was intended to let city residents know “we hear you” and “we’re willing to assess that practice and see if it works or not.”
Sharpton noted that Lyoya was killed on April 4, the anniversary of the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., putting Lyoya’s death in the context of the national civil rights movement. He said Lyoya came to America in search of a better life and “ran into an America that we know too well.” He urged those gathered to continue to fight for justice, and called for a federal investigation into Lyoya’s killing.
“We can’t bring Patrick back. But we can bring justice in Patrick’s name,” he said.
Andrew Birge, U.S. attorney for the district that includes Grand Rapids, said in a statement that his office and the FBI had offered help state investigators and local prosecutors and that the Justice Department can provide “consultation, mediation or training assistance.” He said his office will continue to review the facts to determine whether additional federal response is warranted.
Sharpton and civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Lyoya family, have frequently joined with mourners to speak at the funerals of Black people killed by police. Sharpton has eulogized George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis sparked a national reckoning on race; Daunte Wright, who was shot during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis; Andre Hill, who was killed in Columbus, Ohio; and Andrew Brown Jr., who was killed in North Carolina.
Crump also called for justice Friday, saying “an unnamed police officer escalated a simple misdemeanor traffic stop into a deadly execution.” He said the issue is one of humanity, and he called on federal lawmakers to pass reforms aimed at curbing systemic racism in policing.
“World leaders can’t condemn Russian soldiers shooting unarmed citizens in the back of the head in Ukraine, but then refuse to condemn police officers shooting unarmed Black citizens here in Grand Rapids, Michigan,” he said. “If it’s wrong that you do it in the Ukraine then it’s wrong that you do it in Grand Rapids.”
After the service, Crump told reporters: “We believe the whole world is watching Grand Rapids, Michigan.”
Lyoya’s body lay in a white, open casket inside the church before the service began. Once the funeral started, the casket was closed and the flag of Congo was draped over it. Below the casket, a sign bearing an image of the American flag and a photo of Lyoya said: “It’s our right to live,” in both English and Swahili.
Lyoya’s mother, Dorcas, sobbed as mourners filed in to pay their respects, and tears ran down her cheek as music played and a choir sang.
U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, Michigan’s only Black member of Congress, read a proclamation saluting Lyoya’s memory, saying he was an American of great distinction, whose life and legacy would not be forgotten.
“This is personal to me. This is my family. You are my family. This is my community,” she said. “And if I don’t stand up, who will?”
Other elected officials, such as Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and state Sen. Winnie Brinks, were also in attendance.
The funeral program was printed in English and Swahili, and a portion of the service was led by leaders in the Congolese community. Bethlehem Shekanena, whose parents immigrated from Congo, said the Lyoyas came to the U.S. for life, liberty and the ability to pursue happiness.
“We are gathered here today because the promise given to all those who reside on this land, the very foundation of what makes America America — it was broken the moment Patrick Lloya was killed in the streets.” she said, adding: “He did not deserve to die.”
Before the service, mourners were given T-shirts that read “Justice For Patrick Lyoya” on one side and “It’s our Right to Live!” on the other. Some men removed their suit jackets and slipped the shirt on over their dress shirts.
Lyoya, who was unarmed, was face down on the ground when he was shot April 4. The officer, whose name has not been released, was on top of him and can be heard on video demanding that he take his hand off the officer’s Taser.
Earlier, the officer is heard saying Lyoya was stopped because the license plate did not match the car Lyoya was driving. Lyoya, a 26-year-old father of two, declined to get back into the vehicle as ordered, and a short foot chase ensued before the deadly struggle.
“How dare you pull your gun about some car tags?” Sharpton said during his eulogy.
State police are investigating the shooting. The agency will forward findings to Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker for consideration of any charges. He has told the public to not expect a quick decision.
Attorneys for the Lyoya family have said they believe video collected and released by police shows Lyoya was resisting the officer, not fighting him. His parents have called the shooting an “execution.”
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Forliti contributed from Minneapolis. Associated Press reporter John Flesher contributed from Traverse City, Michigan.
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Mercado’s single in eighth gives Guardians 4-3 win over Jays
By STEVE HERRICK
Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes lumbered home on Óscar Mercado’s tiebreaking, two-out single in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3. Toronto took a 3-2 lead into the eighth, but Owen Miller’s one-out homer off Tim Mayza tied it. Mayza retired José Ramírez, but Miller drove a 2-2 pitch to the left field bleachers. Adam Cimber relieved with two outs and allowed Reyes’ single and Andrés Giménez’s walk. Mercado, who was hit on the left hand by a pitch in the third, lined a 2-2 offering to center, and Reyes slid home ahead of the throw that was cut off. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/08/mercados-single-in-eighth-gives-guardians-4-3-win-over-jays/ | 2022-05-09T02:13:37Z |
(The Hill) — A group of bipartisan senators led by Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have unveiled legislation clarifying that the vice president does not have the power to overturn the results of a presidential election and making it harder for lawmakers to object to the results of the Electoral College vote.
The introduction of legislation follows months of negotiations in which senators sought to respond to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when a mob of pro-Trump protesters tried to stop Congress’s certification of Joe Biden’s election victory.
It reforms the Electoral Count Act of 1887, which many senators thought was too vague and which former President Donald Trump tried to exploit to stop Joe Biden’s transition to power.
The bill would make it explicitly clear that a sitting vice president only has a “ministerial” role when Congress convenes to certify the results of a presidential election and has no authority to overturn the results.
The legislation would require at least one-fifth of the membership of each chamber of Congress to lodge an objection to any state’s slate of electors.
And it would identify state governors as responsible for submitting certificates identifying slates of electors unless state law specifies otherwise.
The legislation directly responds to former Trump’s claims that then-Vice President Mike Pence had the power not to recognize Biden’s victory in the Electoral College after winning the 2020 election by more than 7 million votes.
The senators who negotiated the proposal said they consulted with a wide variety of election experts and legal experts.
“We have developed legislation that establishes clear guidelines for our system of certifying and counting electoral votes for president and vice president. We urge our colleagues in both parties to support these simple, commonsense reforms,” they said in a joint statement.
Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Lisa Murkowksi (R-Alaska), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) participated in the negotiations and are expected to vote for the measure.
The legislation provides for expedited judicial review of disputes over a state’s slate of electors, authorizing a three-judge panel to resolve challenges and setting up a fast track for the Supreme Court to hear appeals.
The accelerated judicial review would be available only to presidential candidates.
The legislation clarifies that Congress would have to defer to the slates of electors submitted by state officials.
It would make clear that the vice president does not have the power to solely determine or adjudicate disputes over electors.
Sasse praised the legislation as “a good bill” and highlighted provisions “clarifying the vice president’s limited role and increasing the threshold for objections.”
“This bill cleans up some ambiguity in the ECA that was dishonestly exploited on Jan. 6,” he said. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/senate-group-unveils-bill-to-avoid-repeat-of-jan-6/ | 2022-07-20T19:28:06Z |
FAIRFIELD, Conn., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HJ Sims (Sims), a privately held investment bank and wealth management firm founded in 1935, is pleased to announce the May 2022 closing of $25.515 million Series 2022 Bonds for San Antonio, TX public charter school, The Gathering Place. As a result of the financing, The Gathering Place now owns its permanent facility, providing educational space for more than 800 students a year.
With the belief that physical settings are integral to its learning program, The Gathering Place sought financing to allow the purchase of their current leased facility and construction of a playground. The school's charter was granted in 2019, and is effective for school year 2020-21 through 2024-25. Currently educating 501 students in the "Near Northwest" neighborhood of San Antonio, the school was founded to provide students in historically underserved communities a high-quality education that fosters academic performance, creativity, and healthy social and emotional development. The school projects to grow to 832 students in K-5 by 2023-24, the school also plans to open a middle school facility in 2024-25. Eventually, the school aims to serve 1,404 students in K-8 by 2026-27.
The Series 2022A tax-exempt and Series 2022B taxable Education Revenue Bonds enabled The Gathering Place to purchase the land and buildings, provided funds to build a playground, as well as funded a debt service reserve fund and covered costs of issuance. The bonds were structured with a 40-year amortization, allowing for the lowest annual debt service, and with a 5-year call option at par it is intended to sync up with both the future purchase of a middle school facility and the potential for lower cost financing if the school qualifies at such time for the 'AAA'-rated Texas Permanent School Fund bond guarantee program.
"We are privileged to help The Gathering Place achieve this milestone goal, and the impact it will have on expanding and improving the quality of education for the children of San Antonio and their community," said Rob Nickell, Executive Vice President at Sims.
"This was The Gathering Place's first experience going to the bond market, and we couldn't have imagined a better partner to help us through the process. Sims provided steady and reliable support through every step of the process. We're a young organization going to the market during turbulent times and still walked away with a great deal," said Asia Klekowicz and Ryan York, Co-CEOs, The Gathering Place.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said.
The attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday, legislator Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said. Among the dead were many children, he said.
The presiding priest was abducted as well, said Adelegbe Timileyin, who represents the Owo area in Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber.
“Our hearts are heavy,” Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu tweeted Sunday. “Our peace and tranquility have been attacked by the enemies of the people.”
Authorities did not immediately release an official death toll. Timileyin said at least 50 people had been killed, though others put the figure higher. Videos appearing to be from the scene of the attack showed church worshippers lying in pools of blood while people around them wailed.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said “only fiends from the nether region could have conceived and carried out such dastardly act,” according to a statement from his spokesman.
“No matter what, this country shall never give in to evil and wicked people, and darkness will never overcome light. Nigeria will eventually win,” said Buhari, who was elected after vowing to end Nigeria’s prolonged security crisis.
In Rome, Pope Francis responded to news of the attack.
“The pope has learned of the attack on the church in Ondo, Nigeria and the deaths of dozens of worshippers, many children, during the celebration of Pentecost. While the details are being clarified, Pope Francis prays for the victims and the country, painfully affected at a time of celebration, and entrusts them both to the Lord so that he may send his spirit to console them,” the pope said in a statement issued by the Vatican press office.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack on the church. While much of Nigeria has struggled with security issues, Ondo is widely known as one of Nigeria’s most peaceful states. The state, though, has been caught up in a rising violent conflict between farmers and herders.
Nigeria’s security forces did not immediately respond to questions about how the attack occurred or if there are any leads about suspects. Owo is about 345 kilometers (215 miles) east of Lagos.
“In the history of Owo, we have never experienced such an ugly incident,” said lawmaker Oluwole. “This is too much.” | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/official-dozens-feared-dead-in-nigeria-church-attack/ | 2022-06-06T08:45:01Z |
Transitions will be effective September 1, 2022
CHICAGO, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) CEO, Chris Kempczinski sent the following message to the McDonald's Global System, which also outlines additional leadership team updates.
Digital CV's and headshots for these leaders are embedded within this release.
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As I said at Worldwide Convention in April, there's never been a better time to be part of Brand McDonald's.
McDonald's is now seen as leading in our industry on almost every dimension. Together, we've transformed the McDonald's System and are performing at a high level in almost every market in which we operate.
This transformation has required enormous effort, collaboration, and most importantly, leadership across all three legs of the stool as we have worked to bring our Accelerating the Arches strategy to life.
This has not been easy, nor was our current success a foregone conclusion. In fact, several years ago, the outlook for our business was far less rosy – at least, according to the pundits and analysts. In 2014, global comparable sales and guest counts were declining, new competitors were emerging, and customer and investor expectations were rising for global companies like ours. Remarkably, Wall Street consensus assumed the McDonald's System was in structural decline.
Over the years, however, the McDonald's System has demonstrated a remarkable knack for cultivating the right leaders for the moment, and this was certainly true when Kevin Ozan and Francesca DeBiase were appointed to their roles in March 2015.
Kevin and Francesca are long-time McDonald's veterans, with over forty years of combined System experience and careers that were purpose-built for their positions on our Global Senior Leadership Team. They were well-known and highly respected, and their appointments – Kevin as Chief Financial Officer and Francesca as Global Chief Supply Chain Officer – coincided with the multi-year reinvigoration of our business that has led to our current position of strength.
It is with deep gratitude and respect that I am announcing today that Kevin will be assuming a new position and has been promoted to Senior Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, and that Francesca recently shared with me her decision to retire from McDonald's, effective August 31.
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Kevin has been with McDonald's since 1997, when he joined from Ernst & Young. From the moment Kevin stepped foot here, it was clear to everyone who interacted with him that he brought something truly special to our System. His intellect and ability to work across multiple disciplines was only matched by his disarming approach and his belief in the business.
I remember meeting Kevin when I first joined McDonald's. I was struck by his dedication to the System, his low ego, and unflappable judgment. I joked with Kevin that he was the "nicest CFO" I'd ever met, and yet Kevin still set the highest standards for himself and his team.
Kevin leads with an incredible combination of head and heart. He's helped guide our System through so much the last seven years – from onboarding two CEOs, to navigating through COVID, dealing with activist investors and, most recently, our exit from the Russian market. Kevin has seen and done it all.
In this elevated role, which will be effective September 1, Kevin will continue to lead the Strategy team and spearhead several strategic initiatives, while partnering with me and the Senior Leadership Team, and plans to retire from McDonald's by mid-2023.
With this move, Ian Borden, currently President, International and a 30-year System veteran, has been appointed to serve as our next Executive Vice President and CFO, effective September 1.
Ian is well-known for being a values-based leader with a tremendous amount of System knowledge. He first joined our System in Canada in 1994. From there, he went on to serve in roles including as CFO for our Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa region and CFO for Russia and Eastern Europe. He's also had several leadership and P&L roles across our markets and regions.
We often say that our international markets are the growth and idea engine of the System, and in so many ways that is a testament to Ian's leadership and contributions. From ambitious digital deployments to delivery and EOTF, the markets under Ian's leadership have been launching pads for some of our most ambitious and impactful moves over the past decade. Ian consistently puts teamwork at the heart of everything he does. His passion and unfailing commitment to talent development has built a strong succession pipeline across the System.
On our Senior Leadership Team, he has championed and fostered closer and more effective collaboration across our markets to execute our strategy with great success while also navigating unpredictable challenges with agility and purpose. For these reasons, and so many more, this makes Ian an exceptional leader for our Finance organization as our next CFO.
Ian, his wife Yolande, and his two sons – Ethan and Matthew – will be relocating to Chicago and I look forward to benefiting even more from his partnership. We will share an update on our International leadership in mid-July.
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Francesca has been with McDonald's since 1991, and last year celebrated her 30th anniversary – an incredible milestone!
The strength and resiliency of our Supply Chain is a cornerstone of our competitive advantage and a mark of Francesca's leadership. The strategic relationships Francesca has forged throughout the supplier community – based on transparency, inclusion, and trust – have been key to our success in creating a best-in-class Supply Chain that is the envy of our industry, and so many others.
Francesca was one of the earliest leaders in our System to champion progressive and sustainable business solutions, which are now deeply embedded across McDonald's. She has been fiercely passionate about talent development – both within her organization and across the System – and led our Global Women's Leadership Network for many years, stewarding a culture where women have the most opportunity to succeed and grow. Generations to come will undoubtedly benefit from the impact of her leadership.
There's little Francesca has not seen in her McDonald's journey – from trade challenges, to the impacts of climate change, to all manner of disruptions. Even so, the unforeseen impacts of an unprecedented global pandemic further proved the strength and resilience of Francesca's leadership and our entire Supply Chain. While others broke supply, McDonald's did not. That is a truly extraordinary accomplishment. For this, and for so much more, we are grateful.
While Francesca will certainly be missed, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Marion Gross, Chief Supply Chain Officer of North America, has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Global Chief Supply Chain Officer, and will join the Global Senior Leadership Team, effective September 1.
Marion's impressive career at McDonald's has spanned 29 years, but she had already been a part of the System for several years having managed transportation and logistics at HAVI. At McDonald's, she first managed the supply of several national product categories before taking on strategic Supply Chain initiatives across 36 distribution centers. Most recently, Marion has been responsible for executing the strategic direction of McDonald's Supply Chain across the U.S. and Canada.
Marion's embrace of our values is a hallmark of her leadership. Her deep involvement in our communities and constant focus on truly driving our purpose deep within the System stand tall as clear examples that we get better together.
We will share more details on Marion's successor before she formally transitions this fall.
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Finally, Katie Fallon, who has successfully served as McDonald's first-ever Chief Global Impact Officer, recently informed me of her decision to depart McDonald's.
Katie has been a deeply valuable partner to me and so many throughout our System as we've risen to society's growing expectations of business. She has brought critical functions together and forged a collective strategy to drive trust and admiration for McDonald's. While we have benefitted from Katie's strong leadership, I fully support and understand her decision to pursue an opportunity that has fewer travel demands and better aligns with the needs of her young family in Washington D.C.
Katie's last day with us will be July 15, and I am confident that this team, and our System, have the right leaders and plans in place to continue advancing our progress as we deliver on our purpose to feed and foster communities.
While we identify Katie's successor, Kevin will oversee the Global Impact team.
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I feel immense pride in everything the McDonald's System has accomplished over the past several years and am confident that the leaders announced today will help accelerate our momentum.
The McDonald's System is special because our people are special. With ketchup coursing through our veins, McDonald's future has never been brighter.
Chris
ABOUT MCDONALD'S
McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer with more than 39,000 locations in over 100 countries. Approximately 95% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business owners.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Who doesn’t love great food and live music? At Daq’s Luxury Daquiri Lounge in Plano, you can get all of that and more.
Founded during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dominique Jones and her husband decided to use their entrepreneurial spirit and open an establishment where they could entertain people, so they did just that; opening their lounge to the people of Plano.
Fun on the Run host Yolonda Williams took a tour of Daq’s, spoke to Dominque and even tried some of their food.
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DoorDash launches its second annual Restaurant Online Ordering Trends Report to give merchants a look at what the local neighborhood is ordering up
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2022 Today, DoorDash released its second annual Restaurant Online Ordering Trends Report which takes a deep dive into consumer online ordering preferences and emerging dining trends as to what Americans are ordering online and eating now.
The restaurant industry has dramatically changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and off-premise dining is now more important than ever for both restaurants and customers. In fact, in Q1, more consumers than ever before were ordering on DoorDash and there are more DashPass members than ever before! And it's certainly reflected in the Restaurant Online Ordering Trends Report showing that ordering delivery remains a consumer preference with 83% of consumers ordering delivery as much or more than they did last year and 86% reporting order takeout/pickup as much or more than last year.
As the company that helps deliver the best of the neighborhood while supporting and growing local economies, DoorDash aims to help restaurants make the right decisions for their business based on what diners are looking for this year.
So, what is America eating the most in 2022? Here's a hint — while its origins are hotly debated and the food is even named after a specific country, it's no doubt U.S. consumers love these hot, crispy and fried to golden perfection. That's right — french fries and American cuisine top the charts for the most ordered food in the country this year, so far.
And diners are increasingly turning online to get their favorite dishes with same-store pickup orders in the U.S. increasing 15% year over year and same-store delivery orders increasing 11% year over year on the DoorDash app and website (Q1 2022 vs. Q1 2021). Whether diners are craving french fries or burrito bowls, it is clear delivery has no signs of slowing down and the local neighborhood is hungry to chow down.
The 2022 report shows diners are not creatures of habit:
- Consumers are swiping right on new restaurants and merchants with 60% of consumers having ordered from a new-to-them merchant in Q1'22 (compared to the merchants they ordered from in Q1'21).
- While Friday at 6 p.m. remains the most popular time to order delivery and pickup, consumers aren't just turning to DoorDash as their weekend treat. In fact, more diners are waking up to the smell of breakfast at their door with a 3X increase in breakfast orders between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. on DoorDash (2021 vs. 2020).
- Consumers are adventurous when ordering for delivery or takeout. Only 8% said they never try a new menu item while 92% will often or occasionally try new menu items.
- No meal is complete without the side dish! When it comes to menu categories, U.S. consumers added sides, beverages and appetizers to their cart the most so far in 2022.
- Restaurants can benefit from offering online ordering on marketplaces and their direct websites and social media channels. 37% of consumers prefer to order delivery through a third-party platform (up from 27% last year). 38% prefer to order delivery directly from the restaurant (down from 43% last year).
Fear not - Netflix and chill is not dead. Consumers choose delivery over pickup for comfort and ease with 50% of consumers reporting ordering delivery is more convenient while 40% report they are just not so keen to go out. And when diners turn to online ordering, speed and support reign supreme with 69% of consumers reporting that the speed at which they receive their food and access to customer service were top deciding factors when deciding on their delivery method (ordering direct from the restaurant or from a third-party service).
And when consumers do decide to venture out their door, pickup is piquing consumer interest as a way to support local businesses while picking up their food on their time (38%), saving on fees (26%) or just simply wanting to get out of the house for a bit (25%).
As the dining landscape continues to evolve, it's clear that consumers aren't slowing down on placing delivery and pickup orders. Off-premise dining gives consumers more control and enables them to enjoy good food and DoorDash offers solutions for every business need. We're in the business of growing your business — and our variety of products and solutions help you turn pickup and delivery orders into a significant source of revenue.
To read more on the latest delivery, pickup, and online ordering trends and gain access to actionable insights, download DoorDash's Restaurant Online Ordering Trends Report today.
1Survey Methodology
Conducted by Dynata on behalf of DoorDash, DoorDash surveyed 1,504 customers across the U.S. from March 23 - March 28, 2022.
2DoorDash Data Methodology DoorDash explored proprietary data from DoorDash platform usage in Q122 and FY21.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AYLA, KLTR, PLUG, F, and FCEL.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Azure Power Global Limited ("Azure" or the "Company") (NYSE: AZRE) and certain of its officers, on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired Azure securities between June 15, 2021 and August 26, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/azre.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) there were procedural irregularities, including deviations from safety and quality standards, at one of Azure's plants; (2) certain project data was manipulated; (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's internal controls and procedures were not effective; (4) Azure had received a credible whistleblower report alleging such misconduct; 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.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/azre or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Law Clerk and Client Relations Manager, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Azure you have until October 31, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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Novadine works with leading multi-chain restaurant brands including Firehouse Subs, Torchy's Tacos, Taco Bueno, and Steak & Shake
NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunchbox, the modern ordering system built to grow online revenue for restaurants today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NovaDine, an enterprise digital ordering provider for multi-unit restaurant chains. As Lunchbox accelerates geographic growth across the country, this is the first of many steps in the company's plans to invest in new technologies for restaurants.
Together, Lunchbox and NovaDine will offer an alternative to the currently available enterprise solutions and enable restaurant operators to manage all digital guest experiences from a single operating system across the entire customer lifecycle. NovaDine currently works with multiple prominent restaurant chains including Firehouse Subs, Torchy's Tacos, Taco Bueno, and Steak & Shake, to help power their online and mobile ordering, catering, and delivery and apps.
Operators that opt into NovaDine will have access to the following features:
- Lunchbox Order Aggregation: Allows operators to consolidate all third-party marketplace orders with Doordash, Grubhub, EZcater, UberEats, Postmates, and Skip the Dishes and pulls all order information into a restaurant's point of sale (POS) system. Menus are automatically kept up to date, including 86'd items and business hours.
- Group Ordering: Allows multiple people to easily order food together under the umbrella of a single order.
- POS Integration: Ties your POS, Online Ordering, and Mobile presence together into a single solution. Full POS Integration Hands-off menu export.
- Cross-Channel Order Throttling: Allows restaurant chains to limit the amount of orders it will be able to accept in a specified amount of time. This feature allows restaurant chains to set a limit (rule) on the maximum dollar-amount of orders they can effectively fulfill within an allotted time frame.
- Customer Engagement: Ability to integrate with any loyalty provider, currently integrated with Punchh and Paytronix.
- Comprehensive Delivery Support: Delivery as a Service integration with DoorDash and Uber Eats. In-house delivery support with delivery driver management. Define delivery map polygons or radius rules with adaptable order minimums and delivery fees.
- Catering Management: With call center capabilities and integration with NovaDine's House Accounts module.
This is Lunchbox's second acquisition - the first being its purchase of Spread, an online marketplace that connects restaurants with diners and offers delivery and take-out services without having to pay exorbitant commissions to third-party delivery services.
"Traditionally, restaurants have faced the enormous hurdle of having to choose between multiple different technology tools to run their businesses, understand their digital clients and scale operations. NovaDine has built an entire platform that enables the operator to manage all digital orders from a single operating system," said Nabeel Alamgir, Chief Executive Officer at Lunchbox. "As we continue to expand our operations NovaDine will have a huge hand in taking us to the next phase of growth into enterprise markets."
"Lunchbox's incredible marketing and sales team will allow us to unlock the full potential of the products we offer to our customers", said George Istfan, President at NovaDine. "We're also really looking forward to adding a robust marketing component to the business and seeing the full potential of our platform come to life."
Lunchbox is the modern ordering system for restaurants to grow their online revenue. Lunchbox enables restaurant chains to take control of their digital growth strategy through its suite of products specializing in app and web ordering, customer loyalty, marketing, and order aggregation to increase sales and strengthen guest engagement. To learn more, visit www.lunchbox.io.
Founded in 2007, NovaDine provides enterprise-class POS integrated digital ordering solutions to multi-unit restaurant chains. NovaDine offers a number of unique features such as group ordering and curbside pickup. Its object-oriented design allows for quick and seamless integrations with new features. To learn more, visit https://novadine.com/.
Additional Resources:
- NovaDine info page: www.lunchbox.io/novadine
- Lunchbox and NovaDine blog post: www.lunchbox.io/learn/restaurant-software/novadine
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp. (NasdaqCM: ARQQ, ARQQW, CENH, CENHU, CENHW) if they purchased the Company's securities between September 7, 2021 and April 18, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or held Centricus securities as of August 31, 2021 and were eligible to vote at the special meeting on the merger between Arqit and Centricus. Shareholders have until July 5, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact us at https://kclasslaw.com/cases/securities/nasdaqcm-arqq/, by calling toll-free at 1-833-835-1495 or by email (dk@kclasslaw.com).
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The 24/7 Automated Pizzeria Concept Expands to Houston and Friendswood
HOUSTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PizzaForno, one of North America's only automated pizzerias that bakes artisanal pizzas in less than three minutes, has announced the kick-off of its 'Pizza with a Purpose' program in the United States. Its first stop: Houston, Texas.
'Pizza with a Purpose,' is the foundation for how PizzaForno selects licensees to join in on the development of their "Pizzaruption." In addition to staying focused on purpose driven initiatives, they work with each of their local owners to identify opportunities to help support non-profit organizations within their community.
The local entrepreneurs developing PizzaForno in the marketplace have chosen to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston (RMHCGHG). Every Tuesday, the PizzaForno Houston licensees will donate $1.00 for every pizza sold at their Texas locations to help pay for vaccines, exams, and quality medical treatment for thousands of children. Licensee Daniel Albelice has a personal connection to The Ronald McDonald House Charities. When Albelice's son was just 18-months old, he was diagnosed with leukemia and underwent medical treatment for three years. Throughout this difficult time, the Albelice family leaned on the organization for support, which is why it was important for him to show his gratitude and give back.
Participating locations include the first units to enter the state with fully-operational locations at Social Beer Garden HTX (3101 San Jacinto St. Houston, TX 77004) and 3312 FM-528, Friendswood, TX 77546. In addition, there are two more locations to open soon; one in downtown Houston (625 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77002) and the other in Galveston's Tiki Island.
Daniel Albelice and Keith Stephenson plan to open an additional 12 units by September of 2023 across Houston, which will extend into a 50-unit development deal. They're also seeking spirited entrepreneurs who are looking to expand their portfolio or add this turn-key, fully automatic gourmet food concept that can be placed indoor or outdoor with as little as 60 square feet onto their existing business. They have already garnered interest from potential sub licensees within the community.
"We are excited about delivering the future of pizza to the people of Houston. PizzaForno has it all: convenience, deliciousness, and quality ingredients at a great price," said master licensee, Daniel Albelice. "We anticipate we will continue to partner with local non-profit organizations as we believe we can make a difference one pizza at a time."
"There is endless growth potential throughout Texas at places like shopping malls, truck stops and universities, and we couldn't be happier about Daniel Albelice and Keith Stephenson leading the way," said Les Tomlin, Co-Founder and President of PizzaForno. "They both have really meaningful ties to the Houston community, and I am really proud of their entrepreneurial ambition, and the fact that they have taken on the very first Pizza with a Purpose campaign in the U.S."
PizzaForno not only offers a high ROI but has the ability to operate 24/7 with zero on-site labor costs, limited waste and gives the option for licensees to scale quickly. Unlike most on-the-go pizza options loaded with added preservatives, PizzaForno has selected healthy, natural ingredients to deliver on quality and consistency to scale the business.
As volume demands, each unit can hold up to 70 fully prepared pre-boxed pizzas made fresh in the U.S. and replenished frequently. As soon as the customer selects their preferred menu item, the state-of-the-art oven gives the customer the option to Take-n-Bake or bake the 12" premium artisan pizza in under three minutes.
To learn more about PizzaForno and their licensing opportunities, visit https://www.pizzaforno.com/become-a-licensee/.
ABOUT PIZZAFORNO
Founded in 2018 by Canadian entrepreneurs William Moyer and Les Tomlin, PizzaForno is North America's only automated pizzeria which introduces gourmet artisanal pizzas in less than three minutes. Accessible 24/7 at the tap of a digital screen, PizzaForno offers a selection of innovative menu options, each made with high quality ingredients, with an authentic approach. In 2020, PizzaForno was honored with the Restaurants Canada 2020 Innovation Award. Utilizing technology made popular in France by ADIAL, PizzaForno currently has 40 operating locations and over 100 additional locations committed – with the first U.S. locations already established in Michigan. To learn more about PizzaForno, visit https://www.pizzaforno.com/. To inquire about the licensee opportunity, visit https://www.pizzaforno.com/become-a-licensee/.
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Conference call and webcast to be held today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced top-line efficacy and safety data from the FORWARD Phase 3 clinical trial, a global, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of fostamatinib in patients with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA). The trial did not demonstrate statistical significance in the primary efficacy endpoint of durable hemoglobin response in the overall study population. In a post-hoc regional analysis of U.S., Canadian, Australian, and Western European trial sites, patients treated with fostamatinib had a favorable durable hemoglobin response compared to placebo, whereas in the Eastern European trial sites patients did not. Rigel plans to continue analyzing the data to understand the geographical differences in patient disease characteristics and outcomes and discuss these findings with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The safety and tolerability profile in the FORWARD trial was consistent with the existing fostamatinib safety database.
Efficacy Results:
The trial includes 90 patients in three pre-specified geographic regions, 14 sites in the U.S., Canada, and Australia; 16 sites in Western Europe (Austria, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, U.K., Netherlands, Norway); and 16 sites in Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Serbia). Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive fostamatinib or matching placebo twice daily for 24 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint of durable hemoglobin (Hgb) response was defined as achieving a Hgb ≥10 g/dL with an increase from baseline ≥2 g/dL on three consecutive available visits during the 24-week treatment period. The data from the primary endpoint are as follows:
The trial also included key secondary endpoints, including hemoglobin response on at least one visit, change in Hgb from baseline of ≥2 g/dL, use of permitted rescue therapy after week 4, change in Hgb from baseline to end of treatment and change from baseline to week 24 in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Fatigue (FACIT-F) scale. The data from the secondary endpoints are as follows:
Safety Results:
Across the trial's overall patient population, fostamatinib was generally well-tolerated. The safety profile of the product was consistent with prior clinical experience and no new safety issues were discovered. The most common adverse events (≥10%) with fostamatinib and placebo were diarrhea (26.7% and 6.7%), hypertension (24.4% and 17.8%), fatigue (15.6% and 11.1%), pyrexia (13.3% and 6.7%), nausea (13.3% and 8.9%), and dyspnea (13.3% and 11.1%). There were five deaths on the study (2 with fostamatinib and 3 with placebo), all of which were determined to be unrelated to study drug. The safety results were consistent with the overall safety profile data collected to date, which includes more than 3,900 patients across multiple diseases. Safety results are as follows:
"While we are disappointed in the overall results, which were impacted by a large placebo response rate from Eastern European clinical sites, we are encouraged by the top-line results from the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Western Europe. We continue to believe fostamatinib has the potential to benefit patients with wAIHA, a population with a serious unmet medical need," said Raul Rodriguez, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rigel Pharmaceuticals. "We will continue to analyze the data and look forward to discussing our findings with the FDA. On behalf of the entire Rigel team, we are grateful to the patients, their caregivers, and the healthcare professionals who participated in the trial."
"There are currently no approved therapies specifically indicated for wAIHA and the treatments that are currently used have shortcomings related to efficacy, safety, and quality of life," said David Kuter, M.D., D.Phil., Director of Clinical Hematology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Lead Investigator. "On balance, the findings from the U.S., Canadian, Australian, and Western European trial sites are supportive of fostamatinib for the treatment of wAIHA, however, the confounding results from the Eastern European trial sites require further analysis of the data from this trial. I look forward to working with Rigel to better understand these data."
Of the 90 patients that completed the FORWARD Phase 3 study, 71 (79%) enrolled in the open-label extension study. Data from this study will be reported later.
Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Rigel will hold a live conference call and webcast today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (5:00 a.m. Pacific Time).
Participants can access the live conference call by dialing (877) 407-3088 (domestic) or (201) 389-0927 (international). The conference call will also be webcast live and can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.rigel.com. The webcast will be archived and available for replay after the call via the Rigel website.
About AIHA
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare, serious blood disorder in which the immune system produces antibodies that lead to the destruction of the body's own red blood cells. Warm antibody AIHA (wAIHA), which is the most common form of AIHA, is characterized by the presence of antibodies that react with the red blood cell surface at body temperature. wAIHA affects approximately 36,000 adult patients in the U.S.1 and can be a severe, debilitating disease. To date, there are no disease-targeted therapies approved for wAIHA, despite the unmet medical need that exists for these patients.
About the FORWARD Phase 3 Study
Fostamatinib is currently being evaluated in a Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study in 90 patients with wAIHA who have failed at least one prior treatment. The study will evaluate the efficacy of fostamatinib versus placebo in achieving a durable hemoglobin response, defined as a hemoglobin level ≥ 10 g/dL, with an increase from baseline level of ≥ 2 g/dL, with the response not being attributed to rescue therapy, and durability measure in hemoglobin on three consecutive available visits during the 24-week treatment period. Secondary endpoints include other measures of hemoglobin response, use of rescue medication, and safety.
The FDA has granted fostamatinib Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations for the treatment of patients with wAIHA.
Fostamatinib, commercially available in the U.S. under the brand name TAVALISSE® (fostamatinib disodium hexahydrate) tablets, is the first and only FDA-approved SYK inhibitor indicated for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic ITP who have had an insufficient response to a previous treatment.
About Rigel
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering, developing and providing novel small molecule drugs that significantly improve the lives of patients with hematologic disorders, cancer and rare immune diseases. Rigel's pioneering research focuses on signaling pathways that are critical to disease mechanisms. The company's first FDA approved product is TAVALISSE® (fostamatinib disodium hexahydrate) tablets, the only oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor for the treatment of adult patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia who have had an insufficient response to a previous treatment. The product is also commercially available in Europe, the United Kingdom (TAVLESSE) and Canada (TAVALISSE) for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenia in adult patients.
Fostamatinib is currently being studied in a Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT03764618) for the treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA)2; a Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT04629703) for the treatment of hospitalized high-risk patients with COVID-192; and an NIH/NHLBI-sponsored Phase 3 clinical trial (ACTIV-4 Host Tissue Trial, NCT04924660) for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients.
Rigel's other clinical programs include its interleukin receptor-associated kinase (IRAK) inhibitor program, and a receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase (RIPK) inhibitor program in clinical development with partner Eli Lilly and Company. In addition, Rigel has product candidates in development with partners BerGenBio ASA and Daiichi Sankyo.
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1. Prevalence: A. Zanella, et al, haematologica 2014; 99(10); % Warm AIHA: T. Kalfa; Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2016 Dec 2; 2016(1): 690–697
2. The product for this use or indication is investigational and has not been proven safe or effective by any regulatory authority.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the topline data from the FORWARD trial in patients with wAIHA and our expectations related to the potential and market opportunity for fostamatinib as therapeutic for, among other things, wAIHA. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "potential", "may", "expects", and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Rigel's current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks that the FDA, EMA or other regulatory authorities may make adverse decisions regarding fostamatinib; risks that clinical trials may not be predictive of real-world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; risks that fostamatinib may have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuses; the availability of resources to develop Rigel's product candidates; market competition; as well as other risks detailed from time to time in Rigel's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022 and subsequent filings. Rigel does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements and expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by law.
Contact for Investors & Media:
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Phone: 650.624.1232
Email: ir@rigel.com
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LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a time when there is an aggressive legislative push to fully decriminalize prostitution, including pimping and buying sex, it's important that we stay informed. As a survivor of exploitation herself, Harmony Grillo has information that may change the way you think about this issue.
In May of 2021, Harmony released her TEDx Talk titled "Prostitution: The Oldest Oppression in the Book." Almost as soon as her TEDx Talk was released, it was the target of a practice called spamdexing that greatly hindered the performance of the video on YouTube. At the suggestion of TEDx UCLA the video was reuploaded to TED with a new title in hopes of a fresh launch. Only this time, despite the fact that it had already been through their rigorous review process, the talk was not reposted. An email from TED claimed that it fell "outside the content guidelines" and they wouldn't publish it.
In her TED Talk, Harmony presents evidence that prostitution is a system of oppression that exploits the most vulnerable in our society by capitalizing off of the poor and the sexually traumatized, all while fueling sex trafficking. She presents practical ways to reduce trafficking and to protect those most vulnerable to this pathway.
It is crucial that this information gets out so that we can be prepared to protect those among us who are most vulnerable. You can view Harmony's Banned TEDx Talk and help us spread the word, by going to mybannedtedtalk.com.
When you go to mybannedtedtalk.com you will find:
- A direct link to the banned talk.
- Information on how to protect the vulnerable
- A free Advocacy Toolkit
- Links to help you share this valuable information
Up to 90% of women in the sex industry where sexually abused as children and they experience PTSD at rates equivalent to combat veterans. It's time that we stand up for them. We hope that you will help us.
Harmony is an author, activist and survivor of exploitation. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Treasures, a non-profit that empowers women in the sex industry and survivors of trafficking to live healthy, flourishing lives. Armed with 20 years of personal experience, evidence-based theories and a Master's Degree in Social Work, she comprehensively sheds light on the impact of a pornified culture and the lives of those trapped within it. Her pursuit of justice has led to Congressional recognition and opportunities to train the Department of Justice and FBI in best practices. You can read more about Harmony's account of moving from victim, to survivor to liberator in her memoir, Scars and Stilettos.
Treasures was founded in 2003 in Los Angeles - the Adult Industry Capital of the World. It is survivor-led and volunteer-driven organization that has a vision to see a sex industry outreach in every city on the planet where the commercial sex industry is operating. Through their Global Training Program, they have equipped leaders to reach and provide care to women in the sex industry in over 120 cities across nine countries, on six continents. Treasures has been featured in Glamour Magazine, US Weekly and Buzzfeed.
Jennifer Newton
818-357-5742
jenn@iamatreasure.com
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The company was also recognized as the 15th overall in providing creative
services
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Studio Center, a nationally acclaimed and award-winning firm specializing in content creation, distribution, and measurement, is proud to be recognized as the top-rated video production company in the Commonwealth of Virginia by Clutch, the country's leading B2B ratings and reviews platform.
Studio Center also ranked 15th out of 150 companies for the company's excellence in providing a wide variety of creative services to its clients including marketing and website design and development.
Every year, Clutch recognizes the highest-ranking companies across different industries and categories in each state. "Each awardee showcased unmatched expertise, commitment, and thoughtful leadership. Case studies, client testimonials, and social media presence are all taken into close consideration during the extensive evaluation process."
Commenting about the Clutch Award and recognition, William "Woody" Prettyman, Studio Center's CEO, said, "We are all blown away by this terrific news! This is truly an unbelievable honor and I'm so proud of my entire team!"
Studio Center is a 55-year-old, nationally acclaimed media firm specializing in content creation, distribution, and measurement. The Studio Center brand is renowned both for its high-end work and unmatched customer service. The company has eight successful divisions: Video, Audio, Talent, Web Design and Development, Media Strategy and Fulfillment, The Studio Center Network, Studio Center Entertainment, and Social Media Management. Studio Center is a privately owned company that operates in four different locations, headquartered in Virginia Beach (two locations) with hubs in Washington, DC, and Richmond, VA.
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Eco Material Site to Convert Ash into Concrete for Bridges, Roads, and Other Key Infrastructure Needs, Reducing Pollution in the Process
PRESCOTT, Ariz., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Material Technologies ("Eco Material" or the "Company"), the leading producer of sustainable cementitious materials, today celebrated the opening of the Kirkland Pozzolan Mine in Yavapai County, Arizona.
The approximately 100-acre site, one of the largest natural pozzolan mines, provides natural materials that will be used in concrete to build bridges, roads, buildings, and other key infrastructure throughout the region. These materials will replace the more common Portland cement, which is a major source of pollution accounting for 8 percent of global carbon emissions.
"We are excited for the opening of the Kirkland Pozzolan Mine, which will benefit not only Yavapai County but all of Arizona as well as the surrounding region," said Grant Quasha, CEO of Eco Material Technologies. "Without the support of elected officials including Governor Doug Ducey, Senator Mark Kelly, State Senator Karen Fann, and State Representative Quang Nguyen, we would not be celebrating this milestone achievement."
The event also recognized the hard work and dedication of the plant's employees, as well as Eco Material's contributions to the area including bringing wireless internet service to the surrounding community, planting new trees, and generating significant tax revenue for the state.
Attendees included Yavapai County Supervisor Harry Oberg, a representative from Senator Kelly's office, trade industry officials, and plant employees.
Eco Material Technologies is a leading producer of sustainable cement alternatives in the U.S., serving over 4,000 unique customer locations from its 100+ sites across 45 states. The Company is the leading marketer and distributor of fly ash, with an approximately 50% volume share in the U.S. and the industry's only true national footprint of logistics networks and distribution channels. Eco Material also has a patented technology to convert fly ash and other materials into innovative, near-zero carbon building materials that react faster, match the one-day performance of, and after 28 days are approximately 20% stronger than traditional cement, all while reducing by approximately 99% the CO2 emissions that are traditionally associated with cement production. The Company also provides mission-critical utility services, including operations support, waste disposal, and environmental remediation.
Eco Material Technologies
Matthew Cossel, KCSA
ecomaterial@kcsa.com
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Bureau of Elections recommended Thursday that the state’s election board give final approval to a potential ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution.
The Bureau of Elections said in a staff report that after examining petition sheets and a random sample of signatures, state officials determined that the petition contains 596,379 valid signatures –- close to 150,000 more than was required.
The report came after the Reproductive Freedom for All campaign turned in 753,759 signatures last month, a record-breaking number of signatures for a ballot initiative in the state. The Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative would affirm into Michigan’s Constitution the right to make pregnancy-related decisions without interference.
During a meeting next Wednesday, the state Board of Canvassers is expected to make a final determination on whether the proposed amendment will be on the November ballot.
Abortion remains legal in the state after a state judge’s ruling last week, but a more permanent decision on the legality of abortion in the state is expected to come from either the Michigan Supreme Court or from voters in the fall.
Michigan is one of four states that could have votes in November on abortion access, and the state’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel have made abortion rights a centerpiece of their reelection campaigns.
The Bureau of Elections’ report also addressed an anti-abortion group’s challenge to the proposed amendment last week, which claimed that lack of spacing in the amendment’s text created “strings of gibberish” and made the amendment “impossible to understand.”
The report said that staff made “no recommendation as to the merits of these legal arguments,” but added that the amendment’s text contained the same words that were approved by the state Board of Canvassers in March even if “certain portions of the petition have smaller spaces between words.”
“Courts in Michigan have found that the board’s duty is limited to determining whether the form of the petition substantially complies with the statutory requirements and whether there are sufficient signatures to warrant certification of the proposal,” the Bureau of Election staff report stated.
The Reproductive Freedom for All campaign said in their response to the challenge that spaces are included in the full text of the proposed amendment and that those who signed the petition understood it.
The Bureau of Elections recommended in a separate report that the Board of Canvassers also approve a ballot question that would expand voter rights by allowing nine days of in-person early voting, state-funded absentee ballot postage and drop boxes in every community.
In response to the recommended approval of both proposals, Fred Wszolek, a GOP consultant working to oppose both measures, said the Board of Canvassers should “take their oaths of office seriously and reject these flawed proposals.”
The Board of Canvassers is made up of two Republicans and two Democrats. It received widespread national attention in 2020 when Norm Shinkle, a Republican board member who has since resigned, abstained from voting to certify the state’s results of the presidential election won by President Joe Biden.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Border officers had to destroy 90 pounds of pork bologna that they seized along with a shipment of tramadol.
Neither the lunch meat nor the pills had been declared when a 34-year-old female U.S. citizen attempted to enter the U.S. through the Santa Teresa Port Entry on Thursday in Southern New Mexico.
During a secondary inspection, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 10 rolls of prohibited pork bologna stashed under the seats of the vehicle and 92 bottles containing 4,600 pills of the pain killer tramadol.
Mexican bologna is a prohibited product because it is made from pork and has the potential for introducing foreign animal diseases to the U.S. pork industry, CBP said. CBP officers ticketed the individual CBP agriculture specialists seized and destroyed the bologna.
On the other hand, tramadol, an opioid used to help relieve moderate to moderately severe pain, has a risk for abuse and addiction. Because it is a controlled substance, it, too, was seized.
“It is important that travelers educate themselves on what products are allowed to be legally entered. And even if they believe an item is allowed travelers should still declare all items they are transporting from abroad to avoid fines and penalties,” said CBP Santa Teresa Port Director Tony Hall. | https://cw33.com/news/border-report-news/90-pounds-of-bologna-seized-and-destroyed-cbp-says/ | 2022-08-26T21:56:47Z |
How to watch the Ohio and Indiana primary elections
By Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN
It’s Election Day in Ohio and Indiana, where several high-profile primary races of the 2022 election cycle are taking place. They include the Republican Senate primary in Ohio that could offer early clues about the GOP electorate and former President Donald Trump‘s kingmaker status in the Republican Party heading into the heart of the nominating calendar.
Here’s everything you need to know:
In Ohio, Trump has endorsed “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance, who faces several other Republicans vying for the chance to replace retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman. The winner will likely face Democratic US Rep. Tim Ryan in November.
In the race for Ohio governor, Republican incumbent Mike DeWine faces several primary challengers running to his right. On the Democratic side, two former mayors go head-to-head for their party’s nomination.
Indiana’s Democratic and Republican Senate primaries are both uncontested. Incumbent GOP Sen. Todd Young will face Democrat Thomas McDermott, the mayor of Hammond, in November.
There are also primary races for US House seats in both states that are taking place under new congressional lines that were redrawn in redistricting following the 2020 census. Both the Indiana and Ohio maps were drawn by Republicans, and Trump has weighed in on several of these House primaries, too.
What time does CNN’s coverage start?
You can follow along with results on CNN and cnn.com. CNN’s decision desk will be monitoring results and will make projections accordingly.
What time do polls close?
Polls for in-person voting in Indiana Tuesday close at either 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. ET, depending on which county you live in. In Ohio, polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET.
In Indiana, some voters could vote by mail and all voters could vote early in person. Mail-in ballots must be returned by close of polls Tuesday. In-person early voting ran from April 5 to May 2.
In Ohio, all voters could vote by mail and early in person. Mail ballots had to have been postmarked no later than May 2 (Monday) and received by the county board of elections no later than May 13. In-person early voting ran from April 5 to May 2.
Election resources
CNN Politics has several election-related resources available to readers.
- Vance tests Trump’s influence in Ohio primary: Vance’s bid for the Ohio Republican Senate nomination has turned into the clearest early test in this year’s midterm elections of Trump’s influence over the candidates whom GOP primary voters back and the policies that animate the party.
- ‘It’s created a bit of chaos’: How Trump’s involvement is shaking up the Ohio Senate race: Trump shook up the race when he plucked Vance from a pack of better-polling rivals, hoping that his endorsement of the venture capitalist, whose memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” became a Netflix movie, would be enough to carry the candidate through the wide-open May 3 primary to replace Portman.
- Trump unleashes his temper on GOP allies over Ohio Senate primary split: The relationship between Trump and the Club for Growth appears to have taken a new turn after the group doubled down on its support of Ohio Senate hopeful Josh Mandel despite the former President’s endorsement of Vance.
- A tough state in a tough year: Tim Ryan looks to overcome Democratic headwinds in Ohio: No Democrat not named Sherrod Brown has won a nonjudicial statewide election in Ohio since 2008. US Rep. Tim Ryan is hoping to change that this year as he bids for Senate.
- Here are the key House primaries to watch in Ohio and Indiana: The Ohio Senate race may be grabbing the headlines, but there are several House primaries taking place Tuesday that are worth paying attention to.
- Why May matters for the future of the Senate: A play-by-play explainer laying out what’s at stake this month, where the competitive races are and how both parties are approaching the elections.
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