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LINCOLN, Neb., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Sandhills Global market report finds that as used heavy-duty truck and semi-trailer inventory levels have increased among Sandhills marketplaces, a widening spread has occurred between asking and auction values. In May, for example, there was a 47% spread between asking and auction values for used heavy-duty sleeper trucks, compared to a 35% spread identified in April. A similar increase in spread occurred in the first quarter of 2019 when the heavy-duty truck market experienced a similar influx of inventory, which negatively impacted auction values and preceded a drop in asking values.
The key metric used in all of Sandhills' market reports is the Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI). Buyers and sellers can use the information in the Sandhills EVI to monitor equipment markets and maximize returns on acquisition, liquidation, and related business decisions. The Sandhills EVI data include equipment available in auction and retail markets, as well as model year equipment actively in use. Regional EVI data is available for the United States (and key geographic regions within) and Canada, allowing Sandhills to reflect machine values by location.
The percentage gap between asking and auction values is quantified in Sandhills market reports as EVI spread. During periods of accelerated EVI spread such as that which occurred in early 2019 and is occurring again now, assessing buying and selling strategies is crucial in order to mitigate risk.
Chart Takeaways
Sandhills Market Reports highlight the most significant changes in Sandhills' used heavy-duty truck, construction equipment, and farm machinery markets. Each report includes detailed analysis and charts that help readers visualize the data. The latest report examines the effects of rapidly expanding EVI spread, including which model years and equipment types are likely to experience the biggest value changes.
U.S. Used Heavy-Duty Sleeper Trucks EVI and Inventory
- Widening EVI spread typically occurs when inventory increases or demand decreases. Used heavy-duty sleeper truck inventory increased for the third consecutive month in May.
- Historically, auction values react quicker to inventory changes than asking values do. The Sandhills EVI shows that while auction values for heavy-duty sleeper trucks have already begun to drop, asking values have maintained their upward trend.
- The rapidly widening EVI spread suggests a downturn in asking values is likely to follow.
U.S. Used Heavy-Duty Sleeper Trucks EVI Spread by Model Year and Manufacturer
- The EVI spread often ranges from 10% to 150%; factors like age and brand play a key role in influencing the gap between asking and auction values.
- In May, the EVI spread for heavy-duty sleeper trucks produced in 2020 was 23%, while the EVI spread for heavy-duty sleeper trucks made in 2014, 2013, 2012, or 2011 varies between 68% and 78%.
- The EVI spread for used heavy-duty sleeper trucks also vary widely by manufacturer, as displayed in the chart.
U.S. Used Heavy-Duty Trucks and Semi-Trailers EVI Spread by Category
- Different equipment categories in the used truck and trailer market (including heavy-duty day cab trucks, heavy-duty sleeper trucks, dry-van semi-trailers, and reefer semi-trailers) often trend in similar EVI spread directions over time.
- Used sleeper trucks tend to produce a historically tighter EVI spread than day cab trucks.
- In May, asking values for used heavy-duty day cab trucks were 53% higher than auction values; the EVI spread for sleeper trucks was 47%.
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About Sandhills Global
Sandhills Global is an information processing company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Our products and services gather, process, and distribute information in the form of trade publications, websites, and online services that connect buyers and sellers across the construction, agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, commercial trucking, and aviation industries. Our integrated, industry-specific approach to hosted technologies and services offers solutions that help businesses large and small operate efficiently and grow securely, cost-effectively, and successfully. Sandhills Global—we are the cloud.
About the Sandhills Equipment Value Index
The Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI) is a principal gauge of the estimated market values of used assets—both currently and over time—across the construction, agricultural, and commercial trucking industries represented by Sandhills Global marketplaces, including AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by FleetEvaluator, Sandhills' proprietary asset valuation tool, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.
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TAIPEI, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE, the industry-leading brand in PC components and laptops with a gaming concentration, announces fetching deals on its laptop family to celebrate the 'Back To School' season. Acknowledging a lightweight, portable powerhouse is doubtlessly the best companion to students on their educational journey; GIGABYTE offers discounts up to 31% on the brand's gaming line-up as well as the content creation-focused model. Wherever the classroom is, GIGABYTE will be along. The models that will be involved in the promotion below:
For students who have strong creative pursuits but also prioritize portability and an uncompromised experience in video or 3D rendering, the AERO 15 and AERO 16 laptops are deals that cannot be missed. These award-winning models are equipped with a stunning 4K OLED panel, Intel 12th Gen H-series processor, and RTX 30 series are designed to make learning and working as smooth as possible.
Born for hardcore gamers that prefer mobility and versatility, the world's first four-sided super-thin bezel gaming laptops, AORUS 15 and 17, are Intel 12th Gen and RTX 30 series-ready, with a 360Hz Gaming display, with the goal to build the ultimate gear for the quintessential gamers.
For consumers that seek a balance of gaming, entertainment, and work capabilities, the GIGABYTE G5, powered by Intel 11th Gen processor and RTX 3050, is now on Bestbuy.
For more details on these great 'Back To School' deals, visit GIGABYTE's BTS page: https://www.gigabyte.com/us/back-to-school.
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Collaboration aims to raise awareness around maternal and infant health issues
ARLINGTON, Va., May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- March of Dimes, the leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, today announced a new partnership with the New York Liberty for the 2022 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) season. As the Liberty's first official nonprofit partner since its move to Brooklyn in 2021, the organizations will work together to raise awareness of the maternal and infant health crisis which disproportionately impacts communities of color.
"The leadership and players at the Liberty are incredible role models and like us, deeply concerned about the improving health outcomes for moms and babies in their community, as well as the country," said Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO of March of Dimes. "Through this partnership, we believe that we can amplify our voice, expand our support and make real change toward changing the course of the maternal and infant health crisis."
The U.S. is among the most dangerous developed nations in which to give birth – particularly for communities of color. Despite fewer preterm births and a continued decline in infant deaths nationwide, maternal deaths and women suffering from severe health complications due to pregnancy are continuing to rise. More than 700 women in the U.S. die from pregnancy-related causes each year and over the last 30 years these deaths have more than doubled. In New York City, the preterm birth rate stands at 9.1%, earning the state a B grade on the latest March of Dimes Report Card. Across the state, the preterm birth rate among Black women is 52% higher than the rate for all other women.
"As a league that is 80 percent Black and many that are mothers, it's imperative that the New York Liberty collaborate with organizations who are doing the work to protect women and babies, especially those who are disproportionately affected by health issues," said Liberty CEO Keia Clarke. "Through this partnership, our goal is to raise awareness through accessible education and galvanize our communities to advance the March of Dimes mission of preventing childbirth related deaths."
As part of the partnership, the Liberty will air March of Dimes' latest PSA, "Unspoken," during home games at Barclays Center all season. The PSA highlights diverse family stories in an effort to raise greater awareness of the maternal and infant health crisis. On May 15, March of Dimes will participate in Women's Health Night where the organization will highlight their recent maternal health work in the region. March of Dimes also looks forward to hosting a Takeover Game later this summer, where the Liberty will recognize March of Dimes volunteers who work so hard to a support its mission. Additionally, the partnership will expand beyond game days, offering fans both in-person and virtual experiences throughout the season to support moms and babies in New York.
The opportunity further allows March of Dimes to reach new audiences to advance its mission nationwide through research, education, advocacy and programs.
About March of Dimes
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We support research, lead programs and provide education and advocacy so that every baby can have the best possible start. Building on a successful 84-year legacy of impact and innovation, we empower every mom and every family.
March of Dimes is currently involved in its It Starts With Mom campaign, which celebrates maternal milestones. To learn more, visit: ItStartsWithMom.org. Visit marchofdimes.org or nacersano.org for more information. Visit shareyourstory.org for comfort and support. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
About New York Liberty
The New York Liberty was founded on October 30, 1996 and is one of three original franchises remaining in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Liberty have made four WNBA Finals appearances in its 26-year history. Owned by Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, owners of the Brooklyn Nets, the Liberty play its home games at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. For more information, please visit www.nyliberty.com.
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pedego Electric Bikes, the #1 electric bike retailer in America with sixteen unique models and over 220 brick and mortar stores across North America, released a brand new addition to their lineup of electric bikes.
Offering a contemporary, minimalist design; yet, built for maximum utility, the new Pedego Avenue is simplicity, electrified. With its balanced frame geometry and integrated battery, the Avenue feels just right – relaxed yet responsive. The whisper quiet 500-watt motor delivers breathtaking power that gives the rider everything they need to get up those pesky hills while never feeling like it's heavy or too much to handle.
The Avenue is introduced by Pedego as their sleek, versatile, value-priced bike which is available for purchase at Pedego dealers with a best-in-class introductory price of $1995. Boasting Pedego's industry-leading 5-Year warranty, including anti-theft protection, the Pedego Avenue offers everything the rider needs and nothing they don't.
"I've always had a vision for Pedego to release a low-priced bike without compromises, and after 10 years of iterations– I am proud to release the Pedego Avenue," remarks Pedego's Chief Product Officer, Paul Auclair. "It is packed with thoughtful features and has the ability to be fully customizable based on the rider's everyday needs. It really is simplicity, electrified."
The Pedego Avenue is available in both Classic and Step Thru 28" models with colors ranging from Crocodile Green to Caribbean Blue, depending on the rider's preferred style. MAG wheels and a long range battery option are also available for purchase. Later this year, Pedego is set to release a complete line of accessories for the Pedego Avenue which will allow riders to fully personalize their electric bike. From front suspension to carrying bags and racks, no detail was forgotten when designing these custom add-ons.
The Pedego Avenue's minimalist styling, entry-level pricing, and versatility rounds out Pedego's ebike product lineup and reasserts Pedego as the commuter's choice. The Avenue is now available at Pedego dealers across North America. To test ride the Avenue or learn more, please visit your local dealer.
Founded in 2008, Pedego® is the leading brand of electric bikes in North America. Pedego is famous for premium quality, five-star local service, and an industry-leading five-year warranty. A complete line of 16 electric bike models are available at over 220 locally-owned Pedego stores that offer sales, rentals, tours, accessories, and service. Visit www.pedego.com to find a store and try a Pedego.
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The Best Pet Vacuum Every Pet Owner Should Have
FUZHOU, China, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The VL726 Pet Pro Handheld Vacuum was launched in 2022 as the newest version of the VacLife handheld vacuum line. In compliance with the vision to make life easy for everyone, the Innovator of Essential Power Tool, VacLife, is unwaveringly committed to implementing useful technologies into its product innovation to ensure that every customer would benefit to the utmost extent possible from the convenience that comes with using useful technologies.
Since the release of VL726, VacLife has engaged individuals from all walks of life to take part in the VacLife Product Trial Project in order to discover more about the cleaning jobs and the real-world application situations that VL726 can handle. Numerous content creators from Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are working on the initiative. Some of them are vacuum cleaner specialists, and some have millions of followers. Thanks to their honest testing, the VL726 has gained around 3 million views and likes on social media. They are the initial contribution to helping the rest unveil VL726, the promising VacLife new release.
Have users ever been bothered by the hassle of full-sized vacuums when dealing with minor messes? Full-sized vacuums are powerful, but their bulky sizes can make regular cleaning and storage difficult. If people live with a pet, they probably know that vacuuming is more of a daily necessity than a once-in-a-while deep clean. The lightweight and cordless VacLife VL726 Pet Hair Eraser would be a great solution to address stubborn pet hair embedded deep within carpets, carpeted stairs, and even car upholstery like a breeze when it comes to impressive suction powered by an upgraded motorized roller brush. Pet hair has met its match.
This vacuum is not only easy to maneuver, but it is also specifically designed to target pet hair. The VL726 handheld vacuum's powerful motor and detachable powerhead have proven to be extremely effective at sucking up fabric surfaces and even the most ground-in pet hair from carpets. It boasts a number of practical attachments, including a crevice nozzle and an upholstery brush, to precisely deal with various cleaning tasks. The crevice nozzle is fantastic for getting pet hair out of between couch cushions. Its thin and long tube design also allows the vacuum to reach into tight corners and along walls. When used in conjunction with a LED light, the VL726 stands out when cleaning dark spaces underneath the furniture. A small but significant investment ensures a pet hair-free life for the owner and their best furry friends.
The compact VL726 weighs only 2.22 lb and measures 17.4 in length, making it ideal for those with limited storage space in their apartments. What about those who live in multi-story houses? Imagine struggling to dig out stubborn, embedded pet hair from carpeted stairs with a heavy vacuum cleaner. What a headache. The VacLife VL726 handheld vacuum cleaner is also capable of this situation. Despite its lightweight, the powerful motorized roller brush combined with the upholstery brush allows the VL726 to easily pick up all of the dirt, debris, and pet dander scattered around the stairs.
Not only did VacLife strive for excellent suction with a powerful motor and a powerhead. VacLife dived into every detail, from a dual-filtration system to a high-efficiency battery with a capacity of 2000mAh, to maximize the suction performance of the VL726. A version of the VacLife cordless handheld line with the most features to optimize suction while taking full advantage of the upgraded washable high-quality HEPA filter and an innovative prefilter to reduce the risk of suction loss due to dust blockage. Of course, battery indicators, an easy dust emptying process, and noise-free pet friendly cleaning are essential considerations for VacLife, which maintains a high standard of details throughout the product innovation process.
A great little helper for regular cleaning and small messes bothering anyone who is struggling with procrastination. Take it out from the tidy storage space, and maneuver the lightweight one like a breeze. Powerful suction with pet hair-targeted attachments, Cordless VacLife VL726 Pet Pro Handheld Vacuum Cleaner is unrestricted for home and car daily chores. Clean as an expert with ease. No one can refuse this effortless but productive moment.
For more information: https://www.vaclife.com/
Buy now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HG9PS7F
Connect with VacLife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VacLife.official
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vaclife_official
About VacLife
VacLife is a young and innovative brand that focuses on essential power tools. Founded in 2015 by a group of young creatives with the mission to redefine power tools to be lighter, more compact, and easier for daily use. VacLife is constantly developing and upgrading products that take advantage of useful technologies for customers' convenience. Whether it's daily cleaning for the house or routine car maintenance, our products combine simple design with practicality perfectly serve your daily life. No more cumbersome and awkward power tools. At VacLife, we explore, innovate, and make life easier.
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The six-day Edmonton auction on May 2 – 7 features equipment & trucks from 1,400+ consignors
EDMONTON, AB, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Next week, Ritchie Bros. will sell more than 11,000 items for 1,400+ consignors in Canada's largest equipment auction of the year. The May 2 – 7, 2022, auction will be held at the company's site in Edmonton, AB, with bidding available online, via mobile app, and in-person.
"We've put together a fantastic lineup of late-model equipment and trucks, with our Edmonton site now open for testing and inspecting items, or you can inspect virtually online with 360o videos of items," said Andrew Lutic, Regional Sales Manager, Ritchie Bros. "This year we have seen incredibly strong demand for used equipment, so I encourage interested bidders to start watchlisting their favourite items online now and to get their bids in early via PriorityBid. You can never bid too early, only too late."
Equipment highlights in the May Edmonton auction include 270+ truck tractors, 190+ excavators, 130+ skid steers, 120+ dozers, 100+ forklifts, 60+ aerial work forms, 40+ agricultural tractors, and 950+ trailers. All items will be sold without minimum bids or reserve prices.
"Our massive Edmonton auction features multiple complete dispersals and major fleet realignments from some of the most well-respected contractors in Alberta," added Mr. Lutic. "We have a premier package of close to 700 items for Crow Enterprises Ltd. that includes a ton of late-model construction gear, like Cat 745 & 730C2 articulated dump trucks, Cat D10T, D8T, and D6T dozers, Hitachi excavators, Cat 14H VHP motor graders, and lot more."
Auction Schedule:
- Day One (May 2): Truck tractors, cab & chassis, log trucks, buses, flatbed trucks, service trucks, fuel & lube trucks, utility trucks, reefer vans, plow trucks, stone spreaders, and dump trucks
- Day Two (May 3): Wheel loaders, loader backhoes, motor graders, motor scrapers, rock trucks, articulated dump trucks, water trucks, tank trucks, vac trucks, oil & gas trucks, boom trucks, bed trucks, and winch trucks
- Day Three (May 4): Dozers, compact track loaders, skid steer loaders, pipelayers, tack tractors, belly dump trailers, side dump trailers, end dump trailers, lowboys, and power pack units
- Day Four (May 5): Excavators, cranes, log loaders, skidders, feller bunchers, delimbers, mulchers, stump grinders, dumpers, trenchers, directional drills, compactors, forklifts, conveyers, and camp equipment
- Day Five & Six (May 6 & 7): Timed Auction Lot closings
For more information about the May 2 – 7 Edmonton auction, visit rbauction.com/Edmonton.
About Ritchie Bros.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a number of sectors, including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offering live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with weekly featured auctions and providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Ritchie List, a self-serve listing service for North America; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales; and sector-specific solutions GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Kruse Energy. The Company's suite of solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TC Biopharm (Holdings) PLC ("TC Biopharm" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TCBP) (NASDAQ: TCBPW), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing platform allogeneic gamma-delta T cell therapies for cancer treatment, today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Bryan Kobel will present a company overview at the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, on Monday, September 12th at 7:00 am.
A webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investor Relations page of TC BioPharm's website. For more information or schedule a 1X1 meeting with management, please visit; https://hcwevents.com/annualconference/
TC BioPharm is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of gamma-delta T cell therapies for the treatment of cancer with human efficacy data in acute myeloid leukemia. Gamma-delta T cells are naturally occurring immune cells that embody properties of both the innate and adaptive immune systems and can intrinsically differentiate between healthy and diseased tissue. TC BioPharm uses an allogeneic approach in both unmodified and CAR modified gamma delta t-cells to effectively identify, target and eradicate both liquid and solid tumors in cancer.
TC BioPharm is the leader in developing gamma-delta T cell therapies, and the first company to conduct phase II/pivotal clinical studies in oncology. The Company is conducting two investigator-initiated clinical trials for its unmodified gamma-delta T cell product line - Phase 2b/3 pivotal trial for OmnImmune® in treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and Phase I trial for ImmuniStim in treatment of Covid patients using the Company's proprietary allogenic CryoTC technology to provide frozen product to clinics worldwide. TC BioPharm also maintains a robust pipeline for future indications in solid tumors and a significant IP/patent portfolio in the use of CARs with gamma delta t-cells and owns our manufacturing facility to maintain cost and product quality controls.
Forward Looking Statements
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister urged residents and visitors to wear face masks indoors to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus, but he acknowledged that current data doesn’t justify making mask use a legal requirement.
An indoor mask mandate largely lapsed across Germany this spring, with the requirement remaining for places such as hospitals and care homes. The libertarian Free Democratic Party, which is part of the country’s governing coalition, has been particularly vocal in pressing for an end to COVID-19 measures.
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, an epidemiologist by training, said Germany was experiencing an expected increase in cases that amounted to a “summer wave.” The country has recently reported between 50 and 130 coronavirus-related deaths a day, according to official figures.
“I ask those who want to protect themselves or others to wear masks indoors,” Lauterbach, a member of the Social Democrats, told reporters in Berlin, noting that cases could continue rising over the coming months. “Voluntarily wearing masks needs to be a normality indoors.”
The dominant variant circulating in Germany is comparatively mild, and many residents are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, meaning they are less at risk of serious illness, the health minister said.
“There is no need to to panic,” he said.
Lauterbach said the government was working on obtaining a broad supply of vaccines for the fall that would respond to all the main variants.
Citizens who are at risk, or who want to avoid endangering others, should consider getting a second booster shot, he added.
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading communications consultancy Ketchum today announced the appointment of Jim Joseph to global chief marketing and integration officer, the first in the company's history. Joseph will collaborate with teams worldwide, drawing on his extensive experience leading global client and agency brands to help shepherd and define the Ketchum brand as both trusted counselor to clients and prospective clients and destination of choice for current and future colleagues. In addition to leading global marketing and communications, Joseph will partner with his colleagues from across Omnicom Public Relations Group and the entire Omnicom network to unleash creative solutions for clients and to drive thought leadership for Ketchum. He joins the company from IPG Health, where he served as chief customer solutions officer.
"Jim is a world-class leader and counselor, and an all-around exceptional human being," said Mike Doyle, Ketchum president and CEO. "The deep experience he brings in client relationship building, agency leadership and expertise in so many of our consultancy's growth categories is clear. And importantly, his values and commitment to people, relationships and inclusion are aligned with Ketchum's."
Joseph has experience leading virtually every discipline within the marketing mix. Prior to his role at IPH Health, Joseph spent eight years at BCW, starting out at Cohn & Wolfe in a variety of global roles and then as a BCW global president, where he was instrumental in the successful merger of Burson Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe. Joseph also has extensive experience leading smaller specialty agencies and began his career client-side with brand management stints at Church and Dwight, Co. (Arm & Hammer) and Johnson & Johnson.
Chris Foster, CEO of Omnicom Public Relations Group, said of the appointment, "I've known Jim for years, and he is one of the best in the business. I'm looking forward to seeing him thrive at Ketchum and to working with him on programs across Omnicom Public Relations Group and Omnicom."
"Having been an integrated marketer from the very beginning of my career, I am inspired by both the legacy and future potential of Ketchum and quite simply, want to be a part of it and help to shape it," commented Joseph. "The agency's future matches my own goals, but it's the Ketchum culture, spirit, and values that made me come running to the door."
Agency of the Year, Global Agency of the Year, Most Awarded Agency and Network of the Year, and Creative Agency of the Year are just a few of the accolades won under Joseph's past agency leadership. In his "spare time," Jim is training the next generation of marketing and public relations professionals in his role as adjunct professor at NYU's School of Professional Studies and has been an avid blogger and author since 2009, receiving honors from the Nonfiction Authors Association, Axiom Book Awards and Reader Views for his most recent book, The Conscious Marketer: Inspiring a Deeper and More Conscious Brand Experience, which explores the need for brands to be aware of socio-political, public health, and cultural issues as consumer mindsets and behaviors evolve.
About Ketchum
The winner of 135 Cannes Lions, Ketchum is the most creatively awarded firm in our industry. We're equal parts human-centered and business-focused, empathetic and intelligent. As a global communications consultancy, we combine the deep industry and specialty expertise of boutique firms with global reach to find unexpected connections that lead to lasting relationships and work that matters. For more information on Ketchum, a part of Omnicom Public Relations Group, visit www.ketchum.com.
About Omnicom Public Relations Group
Omnicom Public Relations Group is a global collective of three of the top global public relations agencies worldwide and specialist agencies in areas including public affairs, language strategy, global health strategy and change management. As the largest group of communications professionals in the world, our employees provide expertise to companies, government agencies, NGOs and nonprofits across a wide range of industries. Omnicom Public Relations Group delivers for clients through a relentless focus on talent, continuous pursuit of innovation and a culture steeped in collaboration. Omnicom Public Relations Group is part of the Communications Consultancy Network, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC).
About Omnicom Group Inc.
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 70 countries. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news.
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Inaugural Class of Providers & Partners Include Industry Leaders in Real Estate Services, ESG and Sustainability Consulting, Solutions Providers and More
NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Active Design (CfAD) today announced the launch of its two new membership programs, the Fitwel Provider and the Fitwel Partner programs. Designed to provide an opportunity for organizations to align with and support the tremendous growth of Fitwel, the new programs empower organizations to further promote health and well-being across their industries.
These new membership programs will support both Provider and Partner companies as they drive implementation of healthy building strategies and tenant satisfaction through their use and their client's use of Fitwel. Fitwel will offer targeted support to Provider and Partner companies through exclusive marketing and recognition opportunities, dedicated training and resources for staff, and increased access to the Fitwel team. These programs represent Fitwel's commitment to the real estate service providers, consultants and solutions providers who are driving market transformation through their promotion of healthy buildings and communities.
"We are currently seeing an increased demand for Fitwel and healthy building certification, and significantly, an emphasis on prioritizing occupants' health and well-being," says Joanna Frank, President and CEO of CfAD, operator of Fitwel. "Our new Fitwel Provider and Fitwel Partner programs will help these forward-thinking companies leverage their own expertise to further implement Fitwel and guide others' use of the certification, as they raise awareness of the evidence-based healthy building strategies that ensure increased occupant and tenant satisfaction."
The Fitwel Provider program is designed for industry-leading architecture, design, engineering, property management, and consulting firms committed to supporting their client's implementation of Fitwel. Fitwel will provide dedicated training and access to the CfAD team for marketing and product support to providers to ensure they're well-equipped to support the promotion and implementation of Fitwel, in addition to preferential pricing on certification fees and discounted Ambassador training. The inaugural class of Providers includes global commercial real estate services company JLL, boutique ESG advisory company breea, and sustainability consulting firm Brightworks, and national leader in energy efficiency, resiliency and infrastructure solutions NORESCO.
"The entire Fitwel program and online platform make health and wellness certification accessible and feasible for the wide range of organizations and building types that JLL works with," said Lauren Campfield, Project Manager, JLL.
"As a Fitwel Provider, breea is committed to helping our clients create dynamic workplaces and communities that improve personal health, happiness, productivity, and all aspects of wellness. We look forward to furthering Fitwel's mission as the program continues to grow and transform the market," said Drew Yetter, Partner, breea.
"At Brightworks, our commitment to health and wellness in the built environment is an important part of our business. We look forward to furthering this work with Fitwel, the Center for Active Design, and our industry peers to create healthier places to live, work, and play," said Brandon G. Sprague, Principal, Brightworks.
The Fitwel Partner program is our trademark program for companies seeking to promote aligned products and demonstrate support for Fitwel's mission. Partner companies have access to complementary Fitwel resources, marketing and training resources, and discounted Ambassador training. The inaugural class of Fitwel Partners includes global sustainability consulting firm LORD Green Strategies, global climate innovator Trane Technologies, ESG strategy and implementation advisory firm HXE Partners, and building performance and solar panel expert Southern Energy Management.
"LORD Green is committed to improving health and wellness across our clients' portfolios and wants to be recognized as a leader in the sector. Becoming a Fitwel Partner distinguishes our commitment, and also aids in our pursuit via trainings and complementary resources," said Alex Herold, Director of Green Building Certifications, LORD Green
"Indoor environments are complex and dynamic – and their quality depends on a variety of factors that can change over time. Achieving good outcomes for both the occupants and the planet require a structured engineered approach to each space that is led by science rather than rule-of-thumb. Trane Technologies is proud to be a Fitwel industry partner and is committed to indoor environmental quality strategies that give customers, tenants and employees peace of mind in the spaces where they work, live and play," said Rasha Hasaneen, Vice-President of Innovation and Executive Director at Center for Healthy and Efficient Spaces, Trane Technologies.
"HXE Partners consider health and well-being as integral to any successful, comprehensive ESG strategy. We are proud to join the Fitwel Partner program," said Harry Etra, Chief Executive Officer, HXE Partners. "Strategies outlined by Fitwel help HXE Partners' clients across sectors achieve their ESG goals."
Fitwel is the world's leading certification system committed to building health for all. Generated by expert analysis of 5,600+ academic research studies, Fitwel is implementing a vision for a healthier future where all buildings and communities are enhanced to strengthen health and well-being. Fitwel was originally created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and U.S. General Services Administration. The CDC remains the research and evaluation partner for Fitwel. The Center for Active Design (CfAD), a global not-for-profit organization, maintains the Fitwel standard and conducts objective third-party assessments that lead to certified projects. CfAD's new business unit, Adai (pronounced "a-DAY"), is charged with expanding Fitwel to the global market, administering the program while providing best-in-class customer service and technical support. To learn more about Fitwel, please visit: www.fitwel.org.
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FBI warns farmers to be on lookout for potential hackers
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - The FBI is warning farmers to be on the lookout for potential hackers.
Officials say cyber-criminals might go after agriculture cooperatives during planting and harvesting seasons, believing the farmers could be more vulnerable and willing to pay-off the extortion.
Officials say a major disruption of grain production would impact the entire food chain.
The FBI is calling on farmers to take defensive measures against the potential threat. | https://localnews8.com/news/agriculture/2022/04/21/fbi-warns-farmers-to-be-on-lookout-for-potential-hackers/ | 2022-04-22T03:49:32Z |
Which black Puma shoes are best?
Black shoes have a sleek, stylish look that can go with almost anything. Puma has a wide selection of black shoes for athletics and casual wear.
Founded in Germany in 1948, Puma has emerged as the world’s third-largest sports manufacturer. It makes shoes for multiple sports while it focuses on creating environmentally sustainable products. The best is the Smash 2 Sneaker. It’s comfortable, and the simple design makes it a versatile shoe that can be worn with almost anything.
What to know before you buy black Puma shoes
Why wear black shoes?
Black shoes can work well with casual and semiformal attire. They have a heavy, bold look that often goes best with a simple outfit. You want to wear black shoes with dark pants, and avoid wearing them with clashing colors, such as beige.
There are different variations of black Puma shoes. You can purchase all black or black with a white sole or Puma insignia. And just because a shoe is black, that doesn’t mean it conceals dirt, so you need to care for and clean them as you would lighter-colored shoes.
Sport
Some black Pumas are excellent everyday casual shoes, but Puma also makes shoes for basketball, training and motor sports.
Puma makes golf shoes and soccer cleats, while their running shoes are designed for three types of runners: frequent, casual and competitive.
Type of shoe
There are three main types of black Puma shoes.
- Low-top: Cut below the ankle, low-tops are more common with tennis, running, casual and some basketball shoes.
- High-top: These run higher to provide more ankle support and are common with basketball shoes and some casual shoes.
- Mid-top: These are the best of both worlds. They provide support but aren’t restrictive. Puma has basketball and casual shoes in mid-top.
What to look for in quality black Puma shoes
Vegan
This innovative Puma shoe line is made with sustainable materials, such as recycled polyester. These are a great alternative to leather shoes because they are less harmful to the environment.
SoftFoam
This is Puma’s patented dual-density insole. The layers of cushion in the sole make these shoes more comfortable and durable. This technology is found in numerous athletic and casual black Puma shoes
Xetic
This new foam cushioning technology was designed to improve the comfort and performance of certain Puma running shoes. It’s structured to support pressure points on the foot.
Lycra
This synthetic fiber is elastic and breathable, so it’s used to make the uppers in some Puma shoes more comfortable.
How much can you expect to spend on black Puma shoes
Pricing varies depending on size, material, and type of shoe. High-end black Pumas cost $350, but basic lifestyle shoes cost around $40. You can find children’s shoes and sandals for under $20.
Black Puma shoes FAQ
Does Puma make wide-width shoes?
A. Yes, Puma does make some wide shoes, but most Pumas tend to run narrow and smaller than some other brands. The classic Pumas tend to fit those with wide feet the best, but each shoe is different, and some can mold to fit your foot.
How can I clean my black leather or vegan Puma shoes?
A. First, use a dry brush or toothbrush to remove any excess dirt. Then, mix a delicate cleaning solution, such as mild laundry detergent or dish soap, in the sink and soak the shoes. Make sure you air dry them and don’t put them in a dryer because that can loosen the glue holding the shoes together.
How long do Puma shoes last?
A. The general rule of thumb with any pair of sneakers you wear regularly is to replace them every eight to 12 months or after 500 miles of use.
What are the best black Puma shoes to buy?
Top black Puma shoes
What you need to know: These sneakers are a modern take on the classic tennis-inspired design. They are made with top-quality leather uppers and come with a new and improved fit.
What you’ll love: The soles have a premium grip, while the all-black design creates a clean look. They are also durable, so they can last.
What you should consider: This shoe has a narrow fit, so if you have a wider foot, consider sizing up. This style only comes in men’s sizing, so women should size down 1.5 sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top black Puma shoes for the money
What you need to know: These light training shoes from the archive are a throwback to the 1968 style.
What you’ll love: These vegan leather shoes are designed with a compression-molded midsole and a bootie construction. To enhance comfort, support and mobility, this style offers a rubber outsole to create a firm grip, no matter the terrain. The lace closure helps maintain a firm but comfortable fit.
What you should consider: This style of shoe only comes in men’s sizes, so women should size down 1.5 sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Inspired by a look made popular in California beach towns during the 1980s, this is a sturdy shoe with a simple design.
What you’ll love: Built for style and comfort, these shoes have a sock liner, which provides additional cushioning. They come in other black and white color combinations. These shoes are perfect for long days on your feet and can go with almost any outfit.
What you should consider: The SoftFoam technology can take up extra space in the shoe, so consider ordering a half size larger than your typical size.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Court denies new trial after new evidence discovered 20+ years after conviction
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Supreme Court says that a new trial cannot be held for a man after new evidence was discovered more than 20 years after his conviction.
In the matter of Appeal No. 123,959: State of Kansas v. Michael Davidson, the Kansas Supreme Court says Davidson is in the midst of a life sentence imposed on him after his conviction for first-degree murder.
The Court said Davidson moved for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence more than 20 years after his conviction was finalized.
According to court records, the Johnson Co. District Court summarily dismissed the motion as a motion for a new trial filed under K.S.A. 22-3501 is required to be filed within two years of final judgment.
The Court said it unanimously affirmed the Johnson Co. opinion.
Kansas Department of Corrections records indicate that Davidson was convicted in 1995 of Murder in the First Degree and his earliest possible release date is April 1, 2023. He has been in prison since December 1995.
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North Port police lose beloved Chaplain
Published: May. 11, 2022 at 1:36 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - Just days after the loss of one of their officers, the North Port Police has been hit with another devastating loss.
North Port Police confirmed that they lost Police Chaplain Michael Saxton following a sudden medical event.
Saxton was also a retired Sergeant with the Department.
On Tuesday, North Port Police had attended funeral services for Det. Anthony Cornine. Corrine died by suicide and had highlighted the struggles law enforcement officers face.
Arrangements for Saxton will be announced at a later date.
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Flu outbreak postpones ‘Hamilton’ performances
Published: Apr. 16, 2022 at 4:57 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - Performances of the smash-hit musical “Hamilton” in downtown Portland have been postponed.
KPTV reports show organizers said the performances that were scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Keller Auditorium were postponed due to a flu outbreak within the company.
Organizers said for those with tickets to hold onto them while they work to reschedule the show and further details will be sent via email as soon as they’re available.
For any questions, ticket holders were urged to contact customer service at 503-417-0673 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or send an email to broadway@portlandopera.org.
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Poof Payments Inc., expands its checkout and payments infrastructure to support one-click Moonbeam (GLMR) payment integration for thousands of its internet businesses.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Poof, a payments company backed by CRV, recently announced a collaboration with the Moonbeam Foundation. Poof will become the first payment processor for the Moonbeam token (GLMR), supporting money movement applications for Moonbeam and its entire ecosystem of digital assets.
Moonbeam is a smart contract platform for building cross-chain connected applications that can access users, assets, and services on any chain. By uniting functionality from Ethereum, Cosmos, Polkadot, and more into a single platform, Moonbeam solves today's fragmented user experience—unlocking true interoperability and paving the way for the next generation of applications. The Moonbeam platform uses integrated cross-chain messaging to allow developers to create smart contracts that access services across many remote blockchains. This approach, plus Moonbeam's developer friendly EVM platform and modern Substrate architecture, creates the ideal development environment for building connected payment applications.
In addition to the currently supported GLMR payments, Poof plans to support the Moonbeam token (GLMR) ecosystem with on-ramps, off-ramps, conversions, and payment processing. Moonbeam community members will be able to use GLMR to purchase digital goods and services through any vendor using Poof Checkout. Internet businesses and exchanges will also be able to integrate custom Moonbeam payment flows using the Poof API. Poof's integration with Moonbeam enables thousands of new companies and individuals to accept and pay with Moonbeam in minutes.
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Williams to Lead the Andersen Businesses Serving Residential and Commercial Professional Customers and The Home Depot
BAYPORT, Minn., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Andersen Corporation has welcomed Ryan Williams to the company's executive leadership team as the new president of the Andersen Division. Williams will lead the company's largest and most diverse business, both in terms of product variety and customer segments, serving the new residential, home improvement and light commercial market segments through diverse distribution channels and partners.
Williams brings 20 years of operational leadership experience at best-in-class industrial companies to Andersen, most recently serving as president of the Global Fluid Conveyance Division at Danfoss, a Danish industrial company. Prior to Danfoss, Williams spent 18 years at Eaton, where he held a variety of roles including president of the Americas region, vice president of global fluid conveyance products and other leadership positions in the areas of engineering, product management and business unit strategy. Earlier in his career, Williams held leadership positions at Calphalon, including director of channel marketing and program manager of new product development.
"Ryan joins Andersen at a time of growth and opportunity," said Andersen Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jay Lund. "As president of the Andersen Division, Ryan will play a pivotal role building on the longstanding legacy we have built with our trade customers and channel partners, expanding our offerings and elevating the experiences we deliver to delight customers at every touchpoint."
Williams will lead the Andersen Division sales and service teams and product portfolio management and will have oversight for the divisional responsibilities of the enterprise manufacturing, logistics, technology and RD&I functions.
"Ryan's diverse background and wide range of experiences complement the strengths and expertise of our team and our longstanding commitment to being different and better," said Andersen Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Chris Galvin.
Williams will report to Andersen Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Chris Galvin. Renewal by Andersen, the company's full-service window replacement division, will continue to report to Troy Barrow, president of Renewal by Andersen, who also reports to Galvin.
ABOUT ANDERSEN WINDOWS & DOORS
Andersen was founded in 1903 on the philosophy of working "all together" to deliver on its promise to its customers. Every day, the company's more than 13,000 employees are empowered to imagine what's possible and do what's right. Andersen delivers products for the way people live, unmatched performance for the comfort and security homeowners desire, and endless design options to achieve any style.
Headquartered in Bayport, Minn., Andersen Corporation and its subsidiaries manufacture and market window and door products under the Andersen®, Renewal by Andersen®, EMCO® and MQ™ brands. Andersen, a privately held company, operates manufacturing sites across North America and Europe. Andersen has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award. Visit us at andersenwindows.com.
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Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise optimizes process management and collaboration with foreign branches
VIMERCATE, Italy, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced that Rotair, an Italian company active in the production and support of mobile air compressors with heat engines, has successfully implemented Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), to optimize processes and operations across the companies of the group. The deployment was managed by 2WS, a partner of Infor.
With over 50 years of experience, Rotair is a historic Italian company that designs, manufactures and distributes a wide range of customized compressed air solutions for civil engineering and constructions, hydraulic breakers and tracked mini-dumpers. With the aim of extending its presence into new foreign markets, in 2012 it became part of the ELGI group, world leader in electric air compressors for all industries.
The entry into the international group and the growth of the company over the years have highlighted the limitations of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system previously in use. Rotair needed a solution that would support international expansion and be streamlined, flexible and easy to implement. At the suggestion of ELGI, Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise was found to meet its expansion needs. The CloudSuite, with the ERP solution Infor LN at its core, offers features designed to meet the specific needs of industrial manufacturing companies: rapid implementation, automatic updates and integration into the production department and supply chain of tools of financial management, quality, service, and orders.
The deployment took place in 2020, with support of the partner 2WS, and exceeded all expectations, ensuring operations from the first day of activity with Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise. Today, the company benefits from an efficient system, which allows users to have complete visibility into operations and easy access from any device and anywhere, optimizing decision-making processes even for distributed work groups. The cloud also offers a high level of security and great ease of updating, which does not affect the functioning of the system.
One of the project objectives was to make Rotair the first company of the group able to communicate with the other branches through a common system. Once live in Italy, Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise was made available to ELGI Europe, which is responsible for the distribution of electric compressors at European level, with which Rotair now shares the operations part. In the future, the integration of Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise into the US branch is planned, with the aim of extending the dialogue with offices in Australia, the Middle East, South America and Asia. The cloud solution allows users to easily manage the different types of companies in the group, whether they focus on production, assembly or distribution all over the world.
The key users of the system actively participated in the deployment, working side by side with the partner, bringing their knowledge and developing new skills thanks to the functions offered by the system.
"We are pleased to have chosen Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise and the support provided by 2WS throughout the project. The company's uninterrupted operations have always been guaranteed, and we were able to issue the first invoice regularly on the first day of the go-live. We are still evolving with the system, but the advantages in terms of efficiency, flexibility and security were immediately evident," declared Luca Degiovanni, Rotair's marketing and communications manager.
"We are proud to support Rotair in optimizing daily business processes and in promoting collaboration with foreign branches. In today's challenging market, implementation in a multi-tenant cloud environment offers the level of flexibility, scalability and security needed to be competitive, reduce business complexity and increase productivity," concluded Bruno Pagani, Infor's country manager for Italy.
"Implementing Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise in a multi-tenant cloud was undoubtedly an important evolutionary step in Rotair's operating model. The project was a success, and the parent company Elgi decided to extend the cloud model to its European subsidiaries. From our point of view, the feedback was undoubtedly positive and allowed us to test the value of Infor's cloud solution in the field," affirmed Marcello Siliano, 2WS managing partner.
About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. We develop complete solutions for our focus industries, including industrial manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, food & beverage, automotive, aerospace & defense, and high tech. Infor's mission-critical enterprise applications and services are designed to deliver sustainable operational advantages with security and faster time to value. We are obsessed with delivering successful business outcomes for customers. Over 60,000+ organizations in more than 179 countries rely on Infor's 17,500 employees to help achieve their business goals. As a Koch company, our financial strength, ownership structure, and long-term view empower us to foster enduring, mutually beneficial relationships with our customers. Visit www.infor.com.
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About Rotair
Rotair S.p.A. a brand of ELGi Equipments Limited, designs, engineers and manufactures customer-centric portable air compressors, multi-functional minidumpers and hydraulic breakers. Since the company was founded in 1946, Rotair has become renowned for its heritage of pioneering solutions for the construction, public works and maintenance and agricultural sectors while ensuring conformity with international standards in terms of quality and processes. With a global presence spanning more than 60 countries, Rotair stands apart in the market by partnering with customers and end-users to design products and solutions ensuring reliable use, low cost of maintenance and future-proofing their value. For further information on the organisation and its products, please visit www.rotairspa.com.
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About 2WS
At 2WS, we have been dealing with digital transformation for more than 25 years by implementing flexible and business-oriented solutions, in tune with the operational requirements of our customers and the competitive needs of the market. In the manufacturing sector, we are leaders with Infor solutions for consulting in cloud and on-premises enterprise business solutions. Visit www.2winsolutions.com.
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Posted: May 2, 2022 / 10:35 AM CDT Updated: May 2, 2022 / 10:35 AM CDT SHARE WASHINGTON (AP) — House Jan. 6 panel requests interviews with three additional GOP lawmakers, including Mo Brooks of Alabama. Close Modal Suggest a Correction Your name(required) Your email(required) Report a typo or grammatical error(required) Submit Δ Suggest a Correction | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/house-jan-6-panel-requests-interviews-with-three-additional-gop-lawmakers-including-mo-brooks-of-alabama/ | 2022-05-03T11:09:45Z |
Oregon tight end, social media star, dies of head injury
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb has died after falling and striking his head on rock slides at a popular swimming lake near Eugene, Oregon, authorities said.
The 22-year-old who was expected to play his fifth football season at the University of Oregon this fall was found about 100 yards down a steep trail Wednesday afternoon at Triangle Lake. He was unresponsive and could not be revived by paramedics or bystanders, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office said in statement.
Authorities said his death appeared to be accidental.
Webb was also a social media star. His TikTok account, where he often posted about his life and athletic achievements, had more than 550,000 followers.
Triangle Lake and the nearby Lake Creek Falls are a popular destination for swimmers who navigate naturally formed rock slides by inner tube and swim in several swimming holes.
Webb was expected to compete for starting tight end this fall with Terrance Ferguson and Moliki Matavao, The Register-Guard reported.
During his four seasons at Oregon, Webb recorded 31 receptions, 296 yards, and four touchdowns. His first career touchdown was arguably his most famous play, a 20-yard catch over a defender on a ball thrown by Justin Herbert in the 2019 season opener against Auburn.
The player nicknamed “Spider” was a consensus four-star out of Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento; a top 10 tight end and top 300 prospects by ESPN, Rivals, and 247Sports; and the No. 1 tight end in California by ESPN and 247Sports in 2018, the newspaper reported.
Multiple Oregon coaches and players acknowledged Webb’s death on social media Wednesday night.
“So full of life in every moment of the day,” Oregon football coach Dan Lanning tweeted. “Your smile and energy will be missed Spencer. I love you!”
Like his late grandfather, Donald “Spido” Webb, Spencer was a multi-sport athlete. He was invited by Oregon men’s basketball coach Dana Altman as a practice player when the Ducks were depleted by injury during the 2018-19 season, but didn’t end up joining the team, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
Webb is survived by his older brother, Cody, who became Spencer’s legal guardian 10 years ago, sister-in-law, Alicia, aunt and uncle, who all helped raise him.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UK advisory consultancy One Question has partnered with global communications consultancy MikeWorldWide (MWW) for its annual research initiative exploring the delta between society and business, one question at a time. This year, MWW and One Question will explore what responsibility business has to educate society through an invite-only conversation of prominent business leaders and influencers across sectors and geographies.
One Question has become a standard bearer for open, intelligent discussion to tackle the convergence of humanity's toughest issues and businesses biggest challenges by delivering change that goes beyond ESG box-ticking. Previous years' questions have explored the relationship between purpose and profit, and the impact of technology on the human experience. Each year's conversations across the US, UK and EMEA markets result in a framework for closing the gap between societal and economic profitability by developing stronger ecosystems, better product innovation, fairer supply chains and more diverse teams, all rooted in the sharing of knowledge and experience.
Michael Kempner, founder and CEO of MikeWorldWide says: "The communications industry globally has a responsibility to educate companies about ways to proactively support societal changes. Brand leaders want strategies and solutions that drive impact on their employees and customers, and now ultimately, society. This year's One Question comes at a critical inflection point where cultural and technology shifts demand that business take a leading role in facilitating these conversations on a global scale. MWW chose to partner with One Question because their goals and MWW's focus on the importance of caring, is central to this global question. MWW's culture of caring is infused in everything we do as a company and strategic partner and believe the call for companies to show their values is a requisite for any modern brand.
The role of the private sector educating society has never been more relevant at a time when the world is facing rising social inequality, economic turmoil, environmental crises, and racial inequity. And perhaps, most importantly, the continuing threat to the liberal world order and democracies around the world. These are far more than just uncertain times for individuals and brands to navigate."
Sarah Parsonage, founder of One Question said of the partnership,
"Over the last few years, we have seen the ever-increasing shift in society looking to business to lead on societal issues alongside economic issues. It feels like the norm, but the speed of this shift puts both business and leaders under immense pressure, pressure that is arguably misplaced. As a result, never has it been more important to discuss the responsibility and opportunity industry has, or not, as the case maybe.
As part of the partnership, One Question, MikeWorldWide and PRovoke will host events in both US and UK markets this fall. These will bring together a global community of leaders to take the question 'Is education the answer?' head on.
About MikeWorldWide
MikeWorldWide is a leading independent, integrated public relations agency serving global clients across the US & Europe. It employs more than 225 communications experts that live at the intersection of consumer brand marketing, technology and corporate reputation. The award-winning firm applies its expertise and culture of caring through research, strategy, creativity, empathy, and insight for clients to maximize the potential of every marketing channel. It delivers breakthrough communications for the global enterprises, corporate leaders and innovative brands who are driving the creative economy. Open positions at MWW can be found here. To learn more about MikeWorldWide, visit mww.com.
About One Question
One Question is an advisory network of change makers. A group of leaders from business and society reimagining the world through conversation and consultation. One Question invites business and societal leaders into a conversation to find common ground, solve significant challenges and close the gap.
Through the lens of a single question, leaders step out of their echo chambers, look beyond their operations, organisations & customers, to share perspectives, and learn from each other to build more profitable and sustainable businesses.
In creating new networks, eco-systems, and metrics that deliver change, One Question isn't design to tick boxes but to move share price.
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ARNSTADT, Germany, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 4, Contemporary Amperex Technology Thuringia GmbH (CATT), CATL's first plant outside of China, received the 2nd partial approval for the commissioning of a new plant for battery cell production from the state of Thuringia, Germany, marking a significant milestone for CATL's global footprint expansion despite the pandemic.
At the ceremony held in CATT at the Erfurter Kreuz industrial area, Anja Siegesmund, Thuringia's Minister of Environment, Energy and Nature Conservation, and Wolfgang Tiefensee, Thuringia's Minister of Economy, handed over the permit to Matthias Zentgraf, CATL's President for Europe, allowing an initial capacity of 8 GWh per year for the plant.
The construction of the plant, which is also Germany's first battery factory, is in the final stage and the installation of machines is in full swing so that the first cells can roll off the assembly lines by the end of 2022.
"CATT provides a fundamental impetus for the urgently needed energy transition, and we are glad to be the first company to receive approval to manufacture batteries 'Made in Germany'," said Zentgraf, adding that the cooperation with the authorities during the approval process worked in an exemplary manner.
E-mobility in Germany is currently gaining immense momentum, and the state needs companies that are committed to taking sustainability and conservation into account right from the production stage, said Siegesmund.
"For Thuringia, CATT is one of the most important industrial investments in recent decades," said Tiefensee. "At the same time, the project could be the initial spark for the emergence of a 'Battery Valley Thuringia,' as the first batch of CATL's supplier companies have settled around the area."
CATT consists of two buildings: G1, an existing building purchased from another company and where cells are assembled to modules, and G2, a newly-built plant by CATT and where cells will be produced. The approval on Monday was issued to permit cell production of G2.
With clean rooms, technical cleanliness and constant humidity, the plant is almost as complex as a chip factory. Meanwhile, the plant generates part of its power from the solar power panels on the rooftop of the building in an effort to produce sustainably.
With a total investment of 1.8 billion euro, CATL plans to achieve a production capacity of 14GWh and create 2,000 jobs in Germany in the future.
Located at the heart of Germany, the plant is poised to provide high-quality products and services for major carmakers in Germany, thus promoting the electric mobility and energy transformation in Europe.
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The TrueZERO% installment loan offered through the iCreditWorks* Platform expands its broad offering of loan products to include a 12-month, true 0% APR program.
ISELIN, N.J., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iCreditWorks, one of the fastest-growing FinTech platforms in the United States, announced today the addition of TrueZERO% to its broad Point-Of-Sale suite of financing products. This installment loan product has a 0% annual interest rate; the principal loan balance is divided into 12 monthly installment payments. The TrueZERO% installment loan product is available to qualified applicants through the iCreditWorks native mobile App and in-office iCreditWorksPRO Tablet.
"Today's consumers demand simple, responsible, and transparent loan products," says Stephen E. Sweeney, Chairman and Founder of iCreditWorks. "Many deferred interest products are misunderstood by consumers and we're determined to provide a better financing experience. The TrueZERO% is a transparent, 0% interest installment product that sets the new standard in consumer lending."
Providing consumers with a clear path to repayment, the TrueZERO% installment loan is unique in a marketplace where deferred interest loan products and revolvers are prevalent. By selecting a TrueZERO% installment loan, a consumer's principal loan balance is simply divided into 12 equal monthly installment payments with no interest accrual.
"TrueZERO% represents the continued expansion of Point-Of-Sale products offered through the iCreditWorks Platform," says Cristian Mandachescu, Chief Risk Officer. "We are committed to empowering consumers to say 'YES' to their treatment, offering access to a suite of installment loan products that helps each find an ideal, affordable financing option."
The TrueZERO% installment loan product will be offered through all healthcare providers participating in the iCreditWorks Credit Program. TrueZERO% represents the newest addition to the loan products offered through iCreditWorks, which also includes Standard Installment Loans and "No-Interest" Incentive Loans up to $20,000. iCreditWorks believes in responsible lending and only offering access to affordable financing options that allow consumers to pay for the care they deserve.
*All loans issued by WebBank, Member FDIC.
About iCreditWorks
iCreditWorks leverages innovative technology and mobility to deliver an omnichannel platform experience that provides access to a broad suite of "Point-Of-Sale" (POS) financing products, empowering consumers to take control of their financing. The first-of-its-kind iCreditWorks native mobile App delivers a simple, seamless, and secure financing experience that redefines the consumer journey.
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(NewsNation) — There are now more than 7,500 monkeypox cases in the U.S.
Camille Seaton, 20, was the first known Georgia woman to contract the virus.
“It was crazy. I was like, ‘What is wrong with me?’ Like, wow,” she said.
She thinks she may have picked it up at her job at a gas station, where she is tasked with handling money as a cashier.
“I say I got it from touching dirty money or touching surfaces … just not being mindful of what I’m touching and then touching my face and then touching my hands and then touching my body,” she said. “Because let’s be for real, not everybody washes their hands every 15 minutes.”
Seaton checked herself into an Atlanta hospital after noticing some strange-looking bumps on her face. She said she felt overwhelmed by the experience.
“Every doctor who would come into my room had a big ol’ gas mask on and bubble suits and made me feel really alienated. Like, ‘Oh my gosh, what’s wrong with me, for real?'” she told “NewsNation Prime.”
Because there’s no immediate cure for monkeypox, the hospital presented Seaton with few options.
“The doctors basically kicked me out of the hospital. … They said since there’s no cure and it’s new to them and there’s no treatment, like you feel very alone in this,” she said.
Dr. Anthony Harris, the CEO and medical director of HFit Health, told “NewsNation Prime” there are numerous ways to contract monkeypox.
“We know that monkeypox is and can be transmitted primarily through skin-to-skin contact, with the body fluids from the pustules itself, but (also) prolonged skin-to-skin or touching … materials that were handled or soiled with body fluids from someone infected from monkeypox,” he said. “So, indeed, this may present, as the cases continue to rise, a possible work-related type of exposure, particularly if you’re in an at-risk environment, particularly health care environments as well as hospitality (industry).”
Skin-to-skin contact can include hugging, cuddling and kissing as well as sharing bedding, towels and clothing. The people who have gotten sick so far have been primarily men who have sex with men. But health officials emphasize that the virus can infect anyone.
No one in the United States has died, though a few deaths have been reported in other countries.
Last week, the federal government declared a public health emergency to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak.
The announcement was expected to free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.
The urgency in the current response stems from the rapid spread of the virus coupled with the limited availability of the two-dose vaccine called Jynneos, which is considered the main medical weapon against the disease.
Seaton, meanwhile, is forced to isolate while she has the virus, meaning she can’t work. However, she has set up a GoFundMe to support herself.
Watch the full interview with Camille Seaton in the video player at the top of the page.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/life-with-monkeypox-you-feel-very-alone-in-this/ | 2022-08-08T13:22:34Z |
LONDON, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Memorandum of Understanding builds on the upcoming ISES Power Semiconductor Executive Summits to be held in the USA on May 23-24 in Carlsbad, CA and the ISES Power Semiconductor Executive Summits EU on September 19-20 in Munich, Germany where both Summits will gather leaders in the Power Semiconductor Community to collaborate and share ideas in a trusted network.
PowerAmerica, a member-driven consortium of industry, universities, and national labs accelerating commercialization of energy efficient silicon-carbide and gallium-nitride power semiconductor technologies, and International Semiconductor Executive Summits (ISES), the preeminent association bringing together power semiconductor professionals from around the globe and organizer of Power Semiconductor Executive Summits, will explore collaboration opportunities to synergistically advance energy efficient power semiconductor technologies for the benefit of their members.
Salah Nasri, President of the International Semiconductor Executive Summits, said, "ISES' memorandum of understanding with PowerAmerica is a sign of our shared commitment to develop and advance energy efficient power semiconductor technologies to the World. This partnership grew out of the advantages and the missions of ISES and PowerAmerica to address current and future need of collaboration and accelerating the global need of power semiconductor technologies."
Victor Veliadis, Executive Director and CTO Power America, said that mass commercialization of energy efficient power semiconductor technologies is not only a key driver of economic growth and prosperity but also addresses the dire climate need of lower greenhouse emissions. Collaborating with ISES, an organization that shares our energy efficiency commitment and vision, will help us better catalyze volume adoption of efficient SiC and GaN power electronics and enhance the value we bring to our respective members.
For information to join the International Semiconductor Executive Summits, please visit: www.isesglobal.com
For more information to join PowerAmerica, please visit: https://poweramericainstitute.org
Contact: Jubed Miah, jubed.miah@isesglobal.com, +1 888 570 5141
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HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672) today announces that it has submitted the marketing authorization application for ritonavir (100 mg film-coated tablet) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ("Hong Kong").
Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (Trial Version 9) released on March 15, 2022 by the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China includes PF-07321332/ritonavir (Paxlovid) as an antiviral therapy. Recently, Ascletis has further expanded its ritonavir oral tablet production capacity to approximately 530 million tablets per year, to meet the potential escalation in the domestic and global demand.
Ascletis aims to be a global commercial supplier of ritonavir oral tablets. To date, Ascletis owns the only authorized ritonavir oral tablet in China, which has passed bioequivalence study. Ascletis' ritonavir oral tablet was approved in September 2021 by China National Medical Products Administration (国药准字H20213698). Ascletis has submitted marketing authorization applications for ritonavir (100 mg film-coated tablet) in 12 European countries (Germany, France, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark) through its agent in Europe.
Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis, said, "With recent significant increases of COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, there are more urgent needs for COVID-19 oral drugs. In addition to filing marketing authorization applications for ritonavir in multiple countries/regions, we are accelerating the development of ASC10 (targeting RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp)) and ASC11 (targeting 3-chymotrypsin like protease (3CLpro)), two novel oral drug candidates against COVID-19."
About Ascletis
Ascletis is an innovative R&D driven biotech listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1672.HK), a global platform covering the entire value chain from discovery and development to manufacturing and commercialization. Ascletis is committed to developing and commercializing innovative drugs in the areas of viral diseases, NASH/PBC, and cancer (oral cancer metabolic checkpoint and immune checkpoint inhibitors) to address unmet medical needs both in China and globally. Led by a management team with deep expertise and a proven track record, Ascletis targets those therapeutic areas with unmet medical needs from a global perspective, and efficiently advances the developments of pipelines with an aim of leading in global competition. To date, Ascletis has three marketed products and 20 robust R&D pipelines of drug candidates with global competitiveness, and is actively exploring new therapeutic areas.
1. Viral Diseases: (1) Hepatitis B Virus (functional cure): focus on breakthrough therapies for CHB functional cure with a subcutaneously-injected PD-L1 antibody – ASC22 and Pegasys® as cornerstone drugs. (2) COVID-19 pipeline: currently includes (i) ritonavir oral tablet (100 mg), an authorized product, (ii) ASC10, an oral RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitor and (iii) ASC11, an oral 3-chymotrypsin like protease (3CLpro) inhibitor. (3) HIV/AIDS: ASC22, an immune therapy to restore HIV-specific immune responses and eventually lead to a functional cure of HIV-infected patients. (4) Hepatitis C: successfully launched an all-oral regimen of combining ASCLEVIR® and GANOVO® (RDV/DNV regimen).
2. Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis/Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Gannex, a wholly-owned company of Ascletis, is dedicated to the R&D and commercialization of new drugs in the field of NASH. Gannex has three clinical stage drug candidates against three different targets – FASN, THRβ and FXR, three fixed-dose combinations for NASH and one PBC program targeting FXR.
3. Cancer (oral cancer metabolic checkpoint and immune checkpoint inhibitors): a pipeline of oral inhibitors targeting FASN, which plays a key role in cancer lipid metabolism, and a pipeline of oral PD-L1 small molecule next generation immune checkpoint inhibitors.
4. Exploratory Indications: Acne: Following NASH and recurrent GBM, the third indication for ASC40 has been approved to enter Phase 2 clinical trial. For more information, please visit www.ascletis.com.
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Karey Wolstenholm of Overland Park, KS, is the Recipient of the Grand Prize Package Valued at Over $2.4 Million
NEW YORK, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HGTV today announced the winner of the HGTV® Dream Home 2022 is Karey Wolstenholm of Overland Park, Kansas. The prize package is valued at over $2.4 million and includes the brand-new approximately 3,090-square-foot home, consisting of three bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms, as well as all of its furnishings. The prize package also includes an All-New 2022 Grand Wagoneer and $250,000 from Rocket Mortgage®. The home was designed by Dylan Eastman, constructed by builder Big Country Built with interior design by Brian Patrick Flynn.
Wolstenholm was randomly drawn from over 142 million entries to the sweepstakes, which lasted from December 28, 2021 to February 17, 2022 and garnered the highest number of entries in HGTV Dream Home history. She entered the sweepstakes every day, twice a day, as she has done in the past with other HGTV Home Giveaways, including HGTV® Smart Home and HGTV® Urban Oasis. Wolstenholm is a huge fan of the outdoors and loved the land the house sits on as well as all the outdoor amenities. She was also blown away by the overall design and considers the house "a total package."
Wolstenholm owns a print and promotional product company with her husband, Rick. They live together in her hometown area of Overland Park where they have been for the past nine years with their children and dog. Wolstenholm is a huge fan of HGTV and almost always has it on while at home. Her favorite shows are Hometown, Fixer Upper, Fixer to Fabulous and Love It or List It, among others, and she loves to see the before and after of all the homes. She loves all things around home design and fashion, and her friends and family often ask for her advice.
The HGTV Dream Home 2022 home is located in Warren, VT, an idyllic mountain town in the heart of the Mad River Valley known for its stunning views and seasonal outdoor activities with gorgeous mountains, lush forests and thousands of miles of hiking. The luxurious, modern mountain cabin is nature-inspired and has modern design that takes cues from the surrounding Vermont forest with earthy greens and rustic oranges. The first floor has an expansive open floor plan with a large kitchen complete with new, state-of-the-art appliances and a full dining area. From the dining room, there is a cozy living room complete with a two-sided fireplace that is connected to the three-season porch. The home has excellent outdoor features, including a screened porch, a heated pool with an integrated hot tub, two seating areas with fire pits and an outdoor grill area and dining room. The upper level has more of an industrial feel with a loft that features an architectural wall application and a full-size murphy bed. Down the hall from the loft is the main suite, which has a classic cabin style with a modern twist. The home also features a full guest bedroom suite perfect for short or long term guests with a kitchenette and full bathroom.
Sponsors of the HGTV Dream Home 2022 include Belgard®, Cabinets To Go, Delta Faucet, Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO), LL Flooring, formerly Lumber Liquidators, Rocket Mortgage®, The Sherwin-Williams Company, SimpliSafe Home Security, Sleep Number®, Trex Company, LLC, VELUX® No Leak Skylights, WAGONEER and Wayfair.
About HGTV:
HGTV delivers families with relatable stories, superstar real estate and renovation experts and amazing home transformations that inspire a passionate audience. For anyone seeking entertaining and aspirational home and lifestyle content, HGTV is the place to be. HGTV offers: a top 10 cable network that is distributed to 80 million U.S. households; a website, HGTV.com, that attracts an average of 9.7 million people each month; a social footprint of 27 million; HGTV Magazine, a monthly publication that reaches more than one million readers; and exclusive collections of home-oriented products through the HGTV Home® consumer products line. Viewers can become fans of HGTV and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and TikTok. HGTV is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a leading global media and entertainment company available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages whose portfolio also includes Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others.
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Six people have died after a dust storm fueled by wind gusts topping 60 mph caused a pileup Friday evening on Interstate 90 in Montana, authorities said.
Twenty-one vehicles crashed and Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said authorities believe the weather was the cause.
“It appears as though there was heavy winds, causing a dust storm with zero visibility,” he said.
While the highway patrol did not have an immediate count of the number of injuries, Nelson said additional ambulances had to be called in from Billings to help.
Gov. Greg Gianforte said on Twitter: “I’m deeply saddened by the news of a mass casualty crash near Hardin. Please join me in prayer to lift up the victims and their loved ones. We’re grateful to our first responders for their service.”
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, who oversees the highway patrol, said in a statement: “The Montana Highway Patrol is on the scene with other first responders and investigating the incident. We will release more information as it becomes available and is appropriate out of respect of the lives lost and their loved ones.
“My prayers are with everyone affected by the tragic events during the dust storm in Big Horn County today,” Knudsen added.
The incident happened 3 miles (5 kilometers) west of Hardin. A video from The Billings Gazette showed hundreds of tractor-trailers, campers and cars backed up for miles along the two eastbound lanes of the interstate.
The dust storm’s roots can be traced back several hours, when storms popped up in central southern Montana between 1 and 2 p.m. and slowly began moving east, according to Nick Vertz, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Billings.
Those storms prompted a severe thunderstorm watch that covered Hardin and other parts of Montana from mid-afternoon until 9 p.m. Friday. Meteorologists forecasted the potential for isolated hail the size of a quarter, scattered wind gusts up to 75 mph (121 kph) and frequent lightning.
A so-called “outflow” — or a surge of wind that’s produced by storms but can travel faster than them — flew east/southeast about 30 miles (48 kilometers) ahead of the storms, Vertz said.
A 40 mph (64 kph) gust of wind was recorded at the nearby Big Horn County Airport at 4:15 p.m. The crash was reported to the highway patrol at 4:28 p.m.
By the airport weather station’s next reading at 4:35 p.m., the gusts had picked up to 62 mph (100 kph). Another reading 20 minutes later recorded a gust of 64 mph (103 kph).
The wind easily picked up dust — a product of recent temperatures into the 90s and triple digits over the last week — and reduced visibility to less than 1/4 mile (0.4 kilometers).
“If they looked up in the sky while they’re in Hardin, they probably didn’t see much of what you’d think of for a thunderstorm cloud, maybe not even much at all,” Vertz said. “It was just a surge of wind that kind of appeared out of nowhere.”
As first responders attempt to clear the wreckage, the meteorologist said they can expect to be safe from additional winds and thunderstorm activity.
“It should be a relatively clear, calm night for them,” he said. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/at-least-5-die-after-storm-causes-montana-highway-pileup/ | 2022-07-16T09:06:26Z |
Xebra Announces Voting Results of its Annual General and Special Meeting
Published: Aug. 29, 2022 at 5:22 PM CDT|Updated: 36 minutes ago
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Xebra Brands Ltd. ("Xebra") (CSE: XBRA) (OTCQB: XBRAF) (FSE: 9YC), a cannabis company, is pleased to announce that Antonio Grimaldo, Jay Garnett, Jordi Chemonte, Robert Giustra and Todd Dalotto were elected as directors of Xebra at the 2022 Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders held on August 26, 2022 (the "Meeting").
Shareholders also approved all other proposed resolutions as described in the information circular of the Meeting.
Detailed voting results for the Meeting as follows:
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I would like to offer additional information related to the letter written by Mr. George Aldridge. College tuition has indeed increased at an alarming rate. The federal student loan program is a cause of this increase.
A quick Internet search finds articles in Forbes, NBC, National Review, New York Times, The Heartland Institute and others. Articles by the Mercatus Center of George Mason. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the National Bureau of Economic Research published studies. They all conclude that the federal student loan program is a major cause of tuition increase.
In addition, colleges and universities greatly increased the size of administrative positions not related to education. Too much time and money is spent on things that have nothing to do with degree programs. They are designed to instruct students toward a particular point of view and restrict students from exploring alternative viewpoints.
I would like to mention my wife and I have something in common with Aldridge. We both graduated from East Texas State University. In closing I remember the university’s motto: Ceaseless Industry, Fearless Investigation, Unfettered Thought.
Myron Mesecke
Temple | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/letters_to_the_editor/article_c287c552-e911-11ec-8900-7bbb4fb46fff.html | 2022-06-12T09:44:25Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, recounted in video testimony to Congress on Wednesday how she covered herself with a dead classmate’s blood to avoid being shot and “just stayed quiet.”
Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grader at Robb Elementary School, told lawmakers in a pre-recorded video that she watched a teacher get shot in the head before looking for a place to hide.
“I thought he would come back so I covered myself with blood,” Miah told the House panel. “I put it all over me and I just stayed quiet.” She called 911 using the deceased teacher’s phone and pleaded for help.
Nineteen children and two teachers died when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle inside Robb Elementary School on May 24.
It was the second day lawmakers heard wrenching testimony on the nation’s gun violence. On Tuesday, a Senate panel heard from the son of an 86-year-old woman killed when a gunman opened fire in a racist attack on Black shoppers in Buffalo, New York, on May 14. Ten people died.
In the video Wednesday, Miah’s father, Miguel Cerrillo, asked his daughter if she feels safe at school anymore. She shook her head no.
“Why?” he asks. “I don’t want it to happen again,” she responds.
The testimony at the House Oversight Committee came as lawmakers work to strike a bipartisan agreement on gun safety measures in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the panel’s chairwoman, called the hearing to focus on the human impact of gun violence and the urgency for gun control legislation.
“I am asking every member of this committee to listen with an open heart to the brave witnesses who have come forward to tell their stories about how gun violence has impacted their lives,” Maloney said. “Our witnesses today have endured pain and loss. Yet they are displaying incredible courage by coming here to ask us to do our jobs.”
But even as some lawmakers shed tears alongside the witnesses, the hearing displayed the contentious debate over gun control Congress has faced repeatedly after mass shootings. Several Republicans turned the conversation to the individuals who abuse guns and how “hardening schools” could help protect students.
Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., who owns a gun store, said that one of the things he learned in his military service was that “the harder the target you are, the less likely you will be engaged by the enemy.” He called on schools to keep doors locked, provide a single point of entry and “a volunteer force of well-trained and armed staff, in addition to a school resource officer.”
The parents of victims and survivors implored lawmakers not to let their children’s deaths and pain be in vain. After Miah spoke, her father told lawmakers that he testified because “I could have lost my baby girl.”
“But she is not the same little girl that I use to play with,” Cerrillo said. “Schools are not safe anymore. Something needs to really change.”
Also testifying was Zeneta Everhart, whose 20-year-old son Zaire was wounded in the Buffalo mass shooting.
Everhart told lawmakers it was their duty to draft legislation that protects Zaire and other Americans. She said that if they did not find the testimony moving enough to act on gun laws, they had an invitation to go to her home to help her clean her son’s wounds.
“My son Zaire has a hole in the right side of his neck, two on his back, and another on his left leg,” she said, then paused to compose herself. “As I clean his wounds, I can feel pieces of that bullet in his back. Shrapnel will be left inside of his body for the rest of his life. Now I want you to picture that exact scenario for one of your children.”
The parents of Lexi Rubio, who died in her classroom in Uvalde, also testified. Felix and Kimberly Rubio recounted finding out about their daughter’s death hours after leaving Lexi’s school awards ceremony on the morning of the shooting.
To get to the elementary school, Kimberly Rubio said she ran barefoot for a mile with her sandals in her hand and with her husband by her side. A firefighter eventually gave them a ride back to the civic center.
“Soon after we received the news that our daughter was among the 19 students and two teachers that died as a result of gun violence,” she said, fighting through tears.
She said that Lexi would have made a positive change in the world if she had been given the chance.
“Somewhere out there, there’s a mom listening to our testimony, thinking I can’t even imagine their pain, not knowing that our reality will one day be hers unless we act now,” Kimberly Rubio said.
Dr. Roy Guerrero described in stark terms the carnage he witnessed at the local hospital as he tried to treat the injured. He went to the area of the hospital where two dead children had been taken. The bodies were so pulverized, he said, “that the only clue to their identities was the blood-splattered cartoon clothes still clinging to them, clinging for life and finding none.”
The Democratic-led House is expected to pass legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds.
But the legislation has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programs, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks. The House bill does allow Democratic lawmakers a chance to frame for voters in November where they stand on policies that polls show appeal to a majority.
Majorities of U.S. adults think mass shootings would occur less often if guns were harder to get, and that schools and other public places have become less safe than they were two decades ago.
Chairwoman Maloney ended the lengthy hearing Wednesday telling the loved ones of the victims and survivors that the committee’s work on this topic will continue. Days after the Uvalde shooting the committee launched an investigation into five leading manufacturers of the semi-automatic weapons used in both the recent shootings.
“Over the last few days, the committee has received information from these companies that is very troubling,” Maloney said. “I also intend to hold a second hearing to hear directly from the gun industry, so they can explain to the American people why they continue to sell the weapons of choice for mass murderers.”
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More on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/4th-grade-uvalde-survivor-i-dont-want-it-to-happen-again/ | 2022-06-08T23:39:01Z |
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liper has announced the launch of TongueGym, formerly known as the Liper Device, the world's first patented at-home tongue exercise product. Designed for users of all ages, TongueGym is meant to provide assistance, easement and enjoyment to those performing tongue exercises.
Manufactured from BPA-free material, the TongueGym is ergonomically shaped to fit the mouths of infants and adults alike. According to Liper executives, it offers several distinct advantages over traditional finger-exercise techniques.
"The response from parents worldwide has surpassed expectations," says company founder and CTO, Dr. Eyal Botzer, DMD, a specialist in neonatal dental and oral anomalies, Director of Pediatric Dentistry at the Tel Aviv Medical Center and co-founder of the IATP. "Many parents had almost given up their exercise regimens, and the TongueGym changed that, transforming tongue stretches time into a special bonding experience with their infants. The ease, comfort and efficiency TongueGym offers means their babies are finally doing the stretches so crucial to their future health and wellbeing, while the hygienic nature of the product increases their feelings of security."
Equally geared toward adult users, the product offers several advantages, says company CEO Eli Drapisz: "TongueGym is so light, small and highly portable, it enables adults to perform their exercise regimens on the go, whether in transit, at work, or in any other location." Adds Drapisz, "It's also easy to order the TongueGym from Liper's website, and have it delivered anywhere in the world."
The TongueGym's unique double-tipped head allows it to be used for a variety of exercises. The tips are designed to fit the under-tongue anatomy, for use with flexibility exercises, while if placed on top of the tongue, they can be used by adults for strengthening exercises.
The TongueGym was initially conceived by Botzer as a way to break the paradigm that tongue exercises are difficult, unpleasant and unsanitary. He led his R&D team for years to create the TongueGym - a handle-free tool that slips easily onto the user's finger, lengthening their reach beyond the tips of their fingers to allow better control, accuracy and efficiency of movement.
Today, tens of thousands have benefited from TongueGym and with the new rebranding, the company intends to grow that number exponentially.
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Vouchers for Tractors, Forklifts, Construction Equipment and More Help Reduce Emissions and Improve Air Quality
PASADENA, Calif., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The California Air Resources Board (CARB) opens the second round of its Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) today, providing point-of-sale discounts on off-road zero-emission equipment. The project is administered by CALSTART and has $125M in funding available, more than double the amount allocated to the project when it first launched in January 2020. Originally only for freight, in 2022, CORE is expanding to include funding for the commercial harbor craft and agriculture and construction sectors.
Participation in the project has been streamlined for ease of use, and key elements include:
- Qualified participants will receive vouchers for point-of-sale discounts on off-road zero-emission equipment, up to a maximum of $500,000 per voucher
- There is no requirement to "scrap," sell, or retire existing equipment
- Additional funding may be available for charging/refueling infrastructure, equipment operated in disadvantaged communities, and small businesses
"California is backing up its commitment to clean the air in overburdened communities and carry out the direction of the Governor's Executive Order with a significant investment in zero-emission vehicles and sustainable transportation," CARB Deputy Executive Officer Craig Segall said. "CORE is specifically designed to assist industry sectors that currently use off-road equipment and can help clean up the communities hardest hit by air pollution."
"The streamlined process incorporates feedback from program participants and we are anticipating significant interest in this second round," said Niki Okuk, deputy director at CALSTART. "The industry is continuing its transition to zero-emissions and CORE provides a clear market signal that helps bring new products to the market."
CORE supports the following nine equipment categories:
The first round of CORE resulted in over 460 vouchers for vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment totaling over $62 million, with terminal tractors being the most requested equipment type.
CORE is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, improving public health and the environment, and providing meaningful benefits to the most disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households.
About California Air Resources Board (CARB)
CARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. CARB is the lead agency for climate change programs and oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards.
About CALSTART
A national nonprofit consortium with offices in New York, Michigan, Colorado, California, Washington, D.C., central Europe and partners world-wide, CALSTART works with 300+ member company and agency innovators to build a prosperous, efficient and clean high-tech transportation industry. We knock down barriers to modernization and the adoption of clean vehicles. CALSTART is changing transportation for good.
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Belton took control with some early offensive fireworks, building a seven-run lead and then hanging on as Temple clawed back but fell short in the Tigers’ 9-6 win in a key District 12-6A baseball matchup of the Bell County rivals late Tuesday night at Hallford Field.
The Tigers jumped on Temple early as Wildcats starter Naeten Mitchell struggled to find the strike zone in the first inning.
Belton’s Jacob Estrada and Tanner Conroy knocked run-scoring hits into right field after Mitchell threw eight balls in his first 13 pitches, including issuing a four-pitch walk to TJ Johnson to start the rally.
Estrada doubled down the line and Conroy lined a hard single over second base, but Mitchell got out of the frame by getting Caleb Lamm to ground into a 6-4-3 double play that was started by Isaac Ramos.
As it turned out, that was just the start for Belton (13-8-1, 9-2), which broke through in the second for two more on Mitchell, who gave up just three runs in 5 1/3 innings while carrying a two-run lead into the sixth in the teams’ first meeting in late March that Belton won 4-3 with a Conroy walk-off single.
This time around, it was Jackson Shirkey’s two-run double that provided the Tigers a 4-0 lead as six of their first eight hitters reached safely. Mitchell again recovered, sitting down the next three batters to limit the damage.
The Wildcats (7-15-1, 5-6) got a run back in the bottom of the frame when Evan Machuca lifted an Estrada pitch into right to score Aric Hickman, who led off with a single for Temple’s first hit.
Belton doubled its output in the third, however, opening the inning with four straight hits to chase Mitchell, who gave up six earned runs and eight hits in two innings. The Tigers got RBIs from Lamm and Aaron Bain then benefited from a couple of Temple errors to push forward to an 8-1 cushion, after which the Wildcats’ offense began to come alive, though it was too little, too late.
The Wildcats struck for a run in the third and two in the fourth on two-out RBI singles from Ramos and Mitchell to close the gap to 8-4.
Temple plated a run in the fifth after Joseph Ojeda led off with a walk and scored on a Tigers error, but the Wildcats left seven runners on base — five in scoring position — during that three-inning stretch.
Ojeda and Hickman combined for five innings of one-run relief to help Temple stay around. In the seventh, the Wildcats’ Kobe Smith singled and Ramos drew a walk to get the potential game-tying run to the plate in the form of Johnny Donoso, but Johnson got Donoso to ground out to third to end the game.
Donoso had three hits to lead the Wildcats, and Ramos and Hickman each had a pair.
Johnson finished off the final three innings in relief of Estrada, who got the win while striking out five.
Estrada (two doubles), Conroy and Tyler Tingle (double, three runs) each had two hits to lead the offense for Belton, which had five extra-base hits out of its 10. Bain had an RBI triple in the sixth, after which Hickman answered with an RBI double to plate Donoso in Temple's half.
It marked the Tigers’ eighth win in their last nine games, while Temple dropped its third in its last four.
The Wildcats, who travel to Killeen Shoemaker at 7 p.m. Friday, finish off their schedule with games against Copperas Cove and Killeen next week. Temple entered Tuesday in a three-way tie for fourth with the Bulldawgs and Kangaroos.
Belton hosts Killeen Ellison at 7 p.m. Friday. | https://www.tdtnews.com/sports/article_f037666a-c05d-11ec-90e5-aff5aec35677.html | 2022-04-20T05:45:22Z |
Larger than life: Mets unveil Seaver statue at Citi Field
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A long-awaited statue of pitcher Tom Seaver has been unveiled by the New York Mets in a 40-minute ceremony that began about 2 1/2 hours before their home opener against Arizona. With thousands of fans gathered around, cell phones held high and craning their necks to see, the late Hall of Famer’s wife and two daughters were front and center for the festivities. The striking monument stands 10 feet tall and 13 1/2 feet long. It depicts Seaver in the middle of his classic drop-and-drive delivery, baseball in his right hand. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/15/larger-than-life-mets-unveil-seaver-statue-at-citi-field/ | 2022-04-15T22:17:05Z |
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) announced today that it has executed its seventh and eighth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer™ (CIRT™) transactions of 2022. As part of Fannie Mae's ongoing effort to reduce taxpayer risk by increasing the role of private capital in the mortgage market, CIRT 2022-7 and CIRT 2022-8 transferred $1 billion of mortgage credit risk to private insurers and reinsurers. Since inception to date, Fannie Mae has acquired approximately $21 billion of insurance coverage on $709 billion of single-family loans through the CIRT program, measured at the time of issuance for both post-acquisition (bulk) and front-end transactions.
"We appreciate our continued partnership with the 24 insurers and reinsurers that have committed to write coverage for these deals," said Rob Schaefer, Fannie Mae Vice President for Capital Markets.
The covered loan pool for CIRT 2022-7 consists of approximately 64,000 single-family mortgage loans with an outstanding unpaid principal balance of approximately $19.8 billion. The covered pool includes collateral with loan-to-value (LTV) ratios of 60.01 percent to 80.00 percent acquired in September 2021. The loans included in this transaction are fixed-rate, generally 30-year term, fully amortizing mortgages and were underwritten using rigorous credit standards and enhanced risk controls.
With CIRT 2022-7, which became effective June 1, 2022, Fannie Mae will retain risk for the first 55 basis points of loss on the $19.8 billion covered loan pool. If the $109 million retention layer is exhausted, 24 insurers and reinsurers will cover the next 335 basis points of loss on the pool, up to a maximum coverage of $664 million.
The covered loan pool for CIRT 2022-8 consists of approximately 43,000 single-family mortgage loans with an outstanding unpaid principal balance of approximately $12.9 billion. The covered pool includes collateral with LTV ratios of 80.01 percent to 97.00 percent acquired between August 2021 and September 2021. The loans included in this transaction are fixed-rate, generally 30-year term, fully amortizing mortgages and were underwritten using rigorous credit standards and enhanced risk controls.
With CIRT 2022-8, which became effective June 1, 2022, Fannie Mae will retain risk for the first 65 basis points of loss on the $12.9 billion covered loan pool. If the $84 million retention layer is exhausted, 19 insurers and reinsurers will cover the next 275 basis points of loss on the pool, up to a maximum coverage of $354 million.
Coverage for these deals is provided based upon actual losses for a term of 12.5 years. Depending on the paydown of the insured pools and the principal amount of insured loans that become seriously delinquent, the aggregate coverage amounts may be reduced at the one-year anniversary and each month thereafter. The coverage on these deals may be canceled by Fannie Mae at any time on or after the five-year anniversary of the effective date by paying a cancellation fee.
As of March 31, 2022, approximately $906 billion in outstanding UPB of loans in our single-family conventional guaranty book of business were included in a reference pool for a credit risk transfer transaction.
To promote transparency and to help insurers and reinsurers evaluate the CIRT program, Fannie Mae provides ongoing, robust disclosure data, as well as access to news, resources, and analytics through its credit risk transfer webpages. This includes Fannie Mae's innovative Data Dynamics® tool that enables market participants to interact with and analyze both CIRT deals that are currently outstanding in the market and Fannie Mae's historical loan dataset. For more information on individual CIRT transactions, including pricing, please visit our Credit Insurance Risk Transfer webpage.
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DENVER, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextworld® ERP software company announces that it has entered into a strategic partnership with FastClose, a leading provider of real-time financial reporting and Accounting Intelligence.
As an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner, FastClose will augment Nextworld's reporting capabilities by enabling customers to visualize real-time financial data across multiple dimensions. The integration will introduce efficiencies to recurring financial processes for Nextworld customers.
"Nextworld is a modern, pure cloud ERP company built by experienced ERP veterans. Built on a no-code platform, the Nextworld ERP is introducing unprecedented agility to its customers, enabling them to make major customizations to the base code and still be able to take upgrades without the hassle of refactoring those customizations. Nextworld is positioned to be the flexible, Tier One ERP of the future and we are excited to be a part of that story," says Nick Gomersall, CEO of FastClose.
"The integration with FastClose will be a tremendous value-add for Nextworld customers, enabling them to shorten close cycles and make quicker, more informed decisions," adds Chris Walsh, Senior Director of Product Management for Nextworld. "We have had a close working relationship with the FastClose team during the development of their solution for Nextworld. They are a perfect culture fit and it has been a pleasure to work with this group."
Nextworld CEO, Kylee McVaney comments, "I am thrilled to be partnering with FastClose in a common goal of delighting customers and enabling them to focus on their mission by abstracting away technological complexities."
The partnership with Nextworld will be delivering real-time reporting directly from a cloud-based ERP system. Nick Gomersall adds, "We have closed three deals already with some great feedback from Nextworld customers. We look forward to tremendous joint success to come."
Nextworld is the only company that offers a modern ERP built on an enterprise, no-code platform. Nextworld delivers the agility, speed, and intelligence required to modernize business processes and gain value from your application investment – from the edge to the core of your operations. With Nextworld, businesses can focus resources on innovative opportunities that further their mission both now and into the future. Nextworld keeps its customers ahead of what's next®.
Website: www.nextworld.net
FastClose Ltd is a specialist reporting company – operating across Europe and North America – that offers a tool which works with Nextworld's ERP platform to provide management reporting and Accounting Intelligence. FastClose delivers unprecedented access to data. Designed to be super easy to use, accounts departments will be using the product in a few hours leading to a rapid ROI. FastClose bridges the gap between complex and costly BI tools and uncontrolled spreadsheets. FastClose's system is also available for SAP, Epicor, and CODA users.
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AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Whether or not you’re headed up from San Antone with everything, or just what you’ve got on – if you lost your saddle in Houston and broke your leg in Santa Fe, you might have Amarillo on your mind.
At least, that was the wager of Terry LaVerne Stafford when he recorded “Amarillo by Morning” in 1973, after writing the composition alongside Paul Fraser. Although he is most often remembered for his 1964 hit “Suspicion” battling the Beatles for top-5 Billboard rankings and a voice that resembled Elvis Presley, stories of Stafford’s life and music career reliably circle back to the High Plains.
As noted in Joe Specht’s biography of Stafford, he was born in November 1941 in Hollis, Oklahoma, and moved to Amarillo with his family at seven years old. Growing up amid the vibrant musical heritage of the High Plains, Stafford went on to join multiple music groups including the Rhythm Teens and a country band led by Eugene Nelson. Further, after graduating from Palo Duro High School, Stafford moved between California and Texas as he worked to pursue a broader music career.
As he told Goldmine magazine in a later interview, when Stafford was given the opportunity to record a demo tap in 1962, he chose the lesser-known song “Suspicion” from an Elvis Presley album. After years of passing around the tape, his recording of the song was released in 1964 – Stafford’s version of “Suspicion” was designated “Pick of the Week” on radio station KFWB, and both the single and the album made waves from there. In April 1964, the song broke the Beatles’ stranglehold on the Billboard’s Top 100 list by moving up to the Number 3 spot, wedging between two Beatles songs.
While the success of “Suspicion” is often considered the high point of his music career by biographers and archival databases, Stafford would go on to write and record “Amarillo by Morning” – which, although it found its spotlight when it was covered by George Strait, was named the “#12 country song of all-time” by Country Music Television.
“Amarillo by Morning” centers around a professional saddle bronc rider and his late-night drive to a county fair in Amarillo. He’s had his saddle taken in Houston, broke his leg in Santa Fe, and fell out with both his wife and a girlfriend amid his travels across the Lone Star State; all the same, the song’s narrator remains focused on his eight-second goal during the Amarillo rodeo and muses on the freedom he’s found in his tumultuous career. The song is melancholy and contemplative.
Multiple stories have been presented, according to Specht’s biography, regarding the song’s creation. One story contends that Stafford had the idea for the song while driving back to Amarillo after performing at a rodeo dance in San Antonio, as put forward by authors for publications like the Austin Chronicle. However, Fraser recalled the song’s inspiration differently.
“One night Terry called me at home,” Fraser said during an interview for “The Stories Behind Country Music’s All-Time Greatest 100 Songs” in 1988, “He had been watching television and a commercial for a delivery service had just run. It got him to thinking. This commercial guaranteed they could get your package to places like Amarillo by the next morning [and] he wanted to write a song around that concept.”
In the wake of George Strait’s success, Fraser remarked, “It is kind of funny, the song that had so much to do with bringing the Texas sound back was written by a couple of old rockers and inspired by a commercial.”
No matter the origin of the song, “Amarillo by Morning” was selected as the B-side for “Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” in 1973. Although neither the song nor the album was initially considered a hit, “Amarillo by Morning” was noted by a Cash Box article as having received the benefit of a “heavy radio response.”
That heavy radio response, in no small part, was credited to Amarillo. According to Cash Box’s report, the program director at Amarillo’s KDJW (1360 AM) had flipped the platter over to begin promoting the B-side song. Further, local residents loved the song to the point that there was a “movement” to declare it the anthem of the city.
“Well, I can tell you the ‘A’ side of that record never saw the light of day with me and my radio station,” said Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame member Dugg Collins, who was on staff at KDJW at the time and later became a close friend of Stafford.
Despite the local love, “Amarillo by Morning” would wait until George Strait’s 1982 cover to receive widespread public recognition, after its full release in 1983. In a parallel to Stafford’s own career being heavily boosted by a cover, Strait’s version of the song went on to become one of his signature numbers. It was also covered by a long list of other notable artists including Kelly Schoppa – which Specht noted was an inspiration for the Strait cover – and John Arthur Martinez.
“Amarillo by Morning” also went on to resonate with other media, as well, as Specht noted. Filmmaker Spike Jonze titled his 1998 documentary short focused on rodeo newcomers “Amarillo by Morning”, and multiple novelists have adopted the title for their works.
Although Stafford’s efforts in his career continued into the 1990s despite leaving popular consciousness in 1974, sending him across the country and the music industry in a whirlwind of earnest creativity and often circumstantially bad luck regarding song credit, royalties, and record contracts, Stafford noted: “Amarillo always looks beautiful to me, whether it’s windy or not.”
“Getting back home, even for just a short visit, was always on his mind,” Collins argued later on that if Stafford had the music opportunities available to him in Amarillo that existed in California, he would have never left, “He loved Amarillo, Texas.”
Stafford returned to Amarillo for the last time in 1995, according to Specht. He had been battling liver and kidney ailments for years, and his condition worsened for months until he was finally hospitalized.
Collins, in an email to Specht, later recalled his goodbye to Stafford while he was on a respirator in the hospital’s intensive care unit.
“I said… ‘Terry, I know you can’t speak with that thing in your throat, but just wiggle your fingers to let Ol’ Dugg know that you know I came to see you.,” said Collins, who noted that Stafford wiggled his fingers.
A few days after that exchange, Terry Stafford died at the age of 54 in March 1996. He was buried in the Llano Cemetery in Amarillo.
Alongside being named the #12 country song of all time by Country Music Television, “Amarillo by Morning” was chosen by the Western Writers of America as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Further, a survey by Development Counsellors International named “Amarillo by Morning” the 7th-best song about a place. The Austin Chronicle also ranked the song #8 in its Top Texas 40 list.
Altogether, after a career full of successes and disappointments, and a life spent fondly considering home – Stafford was right, in the end. Amarillo is where he’ll be. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/amarillo-by-morning-terry-stafford-thinks-of-home-and-home-remembers/ | 2022-04-28T01:08:07Z |
Team joins Cetera Advisors community from Associated Investment Services managing $174 million
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera Financial Group, one of America's largest networks of financial professionals, announced today that Mutually Focused Financial Advisors, LLC, has affiliated with the Cetera Advisors community. The firm is led by industry veterans Mark Forberg and Mike Fasano, who were formerly affiliated with Associated Investment Services. Forberg and Fasano have more than 40 years of combined experience and provide wide-ranging financial planning and wealth management services to clients.
"Switching firm affiliation is a complicated decision, yet we are more confident than ever that aligning our business with Cetera is the right decision for our practice and for our clients," Forberg and Fasano said. "With smooth operations, industry-leading tools and dedicated support, we know our business will thrive at Cetera Advisors. We look forward to what is to come and to continuing to help clients achieve their financial goals."
"Mark and Mike are dedicated financial professionals who care deeply about serving client needs and interests above all else," said Brett Harrison, CEO of Cetera Advisors. "They share our mindset and values and are positioned well to achieve their goals and better serve their clients as part of Cetera Advisors. We welcome them to the team and look forward to collaborating to achieve success for years to come."
Mutually Focused Financial Advisors is among the latest recruiting wins for Cetera, which attracted a record $3.6 billion in assets in the second quarter of 2022. For more information about Cetera Advisors, visit https://www.cetera.com/cetera_at_a_glance/cetera-advisors.
Cetera Financial Group (Cetera) is a leading financial services firm whose purpose is to enable the delivery of best-in-class financial advice to as many Americans as possible. Cetera empowers its financial professional communities to help clients achieve their version of financial wellbeing through the Advice-Centric Experience®. Cetera proudly serves independent financial professionals, tax professionals, banks and credit unions in providing wide-ranging financial planning and wealth management services.
Cetera oversees approximately $353 billion in assets under administration and $122 billion in assets under management, as of December 31, 2021.
Visit www.cetera.com, and follow Cetera on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
"Cetera Financial Group" refers to the network of independent retail firms encompassing, among others, Cetera Advisors LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Cetera Investment Services LLC (marketed as Cetera Financial Institutions or Cetera Investors), Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, and First Allied Securities, Inc. All firms are members FINRA/SIPC. Located at: 655 W. Broadway, 11th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101.
Individuals affiliated with Cetera firms are either Registered Representatives who offer only brokerage services and receive transaction-based compensation (commissions), Investment Adviser Representatives who offer only investment advisory services and receive fees based on assets, or both Registered Representatives and Investment Adviser Representatives, who can offer both types of services.
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LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — The teeenage grandson of Hall of Fame football coach and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs is set to make his Cup Series debut Sunday at Pocono Raceway after Kurt Busch was not cleared to race with a head injury.
Ty Gibbs got the call to replace Busch in the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing and starts in the back of the field a day after he finished second in NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series race at Pocono.
The 43-year-old Busch, who has hinted next season will be his last driving in NASCAR, tweeted he suffered from “concussion-like symptoms” from a hit suffered during Saturday’s qualifying session. Busch was not cleared on Sunday morning by NASCAR’s medical staff to compete.
“The tests indicate that I am still recovering,” Busch wrote.
Busch has made 776 career Cup starts, is the 2004 series champion and in his first season driving for a team co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. He spun on Saturday and slammed into NASCAR’s protective safer barriers.
That opened the door for Gibbs to make his debut. Gibbs, third in the Xfinity Series points standings, said he had to pull over on the side of the highway and collect his thoughts when he got the call Saturday to replace Busch. Gibbs was already back in North Carolina and hopped on a racing simulator until 1 a.m. to get himself ready for his debut.
Gibbs has eight wins in 36 career Xfinity starts driving for a team owned by his grandfather.
“I’m very thankful just to come into this whole thing,” he said at his hauler. “I did not expect it at all. It means a lot. I’m going to very disciplined in these situations.”
Gibbs also thanked Jordan for the opportunity — “I always looked up to him” — but had not talked to NASCAR’s most famous team owner.
Busch, in his second season driving for 23XI Racing, continued to drop hints of late that he’s close to retirement but said Saturday “there’s no real game plan just yet” on when he might hang up the helmet.
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More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://cw33.com/sports/ap-sports/teenage-grandson-of-joe-gibbs-set-for-cup-debut-at-pocono/ | 2022-07-24T19:39:18Z |
The National Confectioners Association Recognizes the Recently Released Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk Chocolate Bars
CHICAGO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindt & Sprüngli, a global leader in the premium chocolate sector for over 175 years, has been awarded the coveted Most Innovative New Product Award (Chocolate) at the 2022 Sweets & Snacks Expo for their first-ever non-dairy offering, the CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk Chocolate Bars. The annual award is given to leading creative and innovative confectionery and snack products that entered the market in 2022. The winners were selected from more than 300 new candy and snack entries across thirteen categories judged on taste, packaging, innovation and salability.
"Our consumers are at the heart of every Lindt chocolate product. We wanted to create a non-dairy, plant-based chocolate bar for them that was as smooth-melting as our premium milk chocolate, so they did not have to make compromises," said Neha Goel, Marketing Director at Lindt & Sprüngli. "We're honored to be recognized by our peers at the National Confectioners Association and can't wait to hear consumers' reactions as this new innovation rolls out nationwide."
The Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk Chocolate Bars received the top award in the chocolate category. Available in two flavors – Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk and Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk Salted Caramel, both varieties offer the irresistible taste, smoothness, and creamy texture that chocolate lovers have come to expect from the Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE portfolio, but without the dairy. The OatMilk comes from gluten-free oats. With these two new additions, Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk bars now provide consumers and plant-based enthusiasts with the first non-dairy, milk-style chocolate bar available at mass grocery retailers nationwide.
Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk and Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk Salted Caramel are available online and at retailers nationwide in individually wrapped 3.5oz bars (SRP: $4.49). To learn more about Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk visit lindtusa.com. Visit www.sweetsandsnacks.com to learn more about the Sweets & Snacks Expo.
About Lindt & Sprüngli
Lindt & Sprüngli has been enchanting the world with chocolate for over 175 years. The traditional Swiss company with its roots in Zurich is a global leader in the premium chocolate sector. Today, Lindt & Sprüngli produces quality chocolates at its 11 factories in Europe and the USA. Its products are sold by 31 subsidiaries and regional offices, in around 500 of its own shops, as well as via a network of more than 100 independent distributors around the globe. With more than 14,000 employees, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group reported sales of CHF 4.59 billion in 2021.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson // Becker, PLLC is a nationwide products liability law firm with experience representing victims of pressure cooker explosions. The firm has represented over 500 clients who have been severely burned by exploding pressure cookers designed and sold by numerous manufacturers.
Johnson//Becker filed this Complaint on behalf of Debra McGowan, a resident of Cedar Hill, Texas, alleging that manufacturer Sunbeam Products Inc., sold a defective Crock-Pot multicooker that caused serious injuries to the user.
Ms. McGowan was burned in a pressure cooker explosion in September 2020 when her Crock-Pot lid opened while still under pressure, releasing its contents at high temperature. Crock-Pot claims its pressure cookers are designed with "safety in mind" and numerous "safety measures." Ms. McGowan's Complaint alleges Sunbeam "designed, manufactured, marketed, imported, distributed and sold… a product that suffers from serious and dangerous defects." In November 2020, two months after Ms. McGowan's pressure cooker explosion, Crock-Pot recalled 900,000 pressure cookers, citing 119 reports of unexpected lid detachments resulting in 99 burn injuries.
This suit is filed by Adam J. Kress of Johnson // Becker, PLLC. Adam exclusively handles injury cases, with an emphasis on national products liability litigation, including cases involving burn injuries from defective products.
If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective Crock-Pot pressure cooker, you may want to speak with the lawyers at Johnson//Becker. We are actively filing new Crock-Pot pressure cooker lawsuits across the country, and you may be entitled to financial compensation for your defective pressure cooker injuries.
We offer a free case evaluation. To learn more about Johnson // Becker's product liability cases, or to arrange a free, no obligation case review, please visit Johnson // Becker at https://www.johnsonbecker.com/product-liability/pressure-cooker-lawsuit/, https://www.johnsonbecker.com/product-liability/crock-pot-pressure-cooker-lawsuit/ or contact Johnson // Becker directly at (800) 279-6386.
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This Duo Is Making Entering The Metaverse Easier Than Ever
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonathan Koon, entrepreneur, artist, and founder of luxury fashion brand Mostly Heard Rarely Seen 8-Bit teamed up with Highstreet, the leading retail-focused web3 metaverse, to launch a one-of-a-kind experience that uses the traditional fashion retail experience to transport shoppers into the metaverse.
This partnership between Highstreet and Jonathan Koon will act as a bridge that aims to achieve a holy grail in the metaverse world: to seamlessly guide the crypto-unfamiliar customer base of the world's leading fashion retailers into the web3 metaverse.
Every Mostly Heard Rarely Seen 8-Bit physical garment in its latest collection is embedded with a redeemable NFT. To redeem the NFT, Highstreet infused a key into every 8-Bit garment in this drop via a QR code sewn into the garment. By scanning this code, the user is taken through a few steps that in minutes will digitally clone the shopper along with their purchased 8-Bit apparel into the Highstreet metaverse.
Once in Highstreet, users will be granted $HIGH tokens, the native currency of the Highstreet metaverse, to hit the ground running so they can start to explore the exclusive experiences in the digital world. Shoppers can also establish a permanent record of their ownership of this drop by minting their apparel into NFT's, establishing a provenance behind this drop, and giving access to resale markets in the digital world from OpenSea to LooksRare.
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"Just like how Supreme is a lifestyle brand that represents the perspective of a skateboarder from downtown New York; 8-Bit is a lifestyle brand that represents the perspective of a modern day tech kid." - Jonathan Koon
"With this launch, we aim to welcome more traditional, non-blockchain consumers to the web3 world. To allow consumers to experience the energy and new possibilities in web3 culture, without needing to already possess the complex knowledge of navigating web3 tech. Today, department stores around the world become the key that opens the doors to the Highstreet metaverse. Every step of the process is based on something we all already do: buying physical products we already love." - Jenny Guo (Co-founder of Highstreet)
The 8-Bit "phygital" experience will launch at top department stores and designer boutiques worldwide such as Sak's 5th Ave, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Beymen, and more who will all carry the line in-stores and on e-commerce. This initial unique offering will single-handedly channel thousands of traditional fashion consumers directly into the Metaverse. The apparel is priced between $120 - $275, and will soon launch limited edition collaborations with other brands, celebrities, and cult following NFT creators.
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About Mostly Heard Rarely Seen 8-Bit:
Mostly Heard Rarely Seen 8-Bit is a lifestyle brand that is inspired by and represents the lens and perspectives of a modern-day tech kid. The 8-Bit collection celebrates tech pop culture and euphoric nostalgia with simple yet detailed designs through its proprietary iconic "8-Bit" pixelated 3-Dimensional graphic appliques.
Website: www.mostlyheardrarelyseen8bit.com
About Highstreet:
Highstreet World is an MMORPG built with brand integration and on-chain features. Throughout 2022, Highstreet will be delivering the game to players in four phases. As part of the first phase, where the focus is on real estate, Highstreet will allow players to purchase homes in the core regions of Binance Beach, AVAX Alps, Everyrealm, and Animoca Archipelago, and Highstreet City. The first move-in day for Highstreet's Solarium was organized in April 2022.
Website: www.highstreet.market
About Jonathan Koon:
Jonathan Koon is an American entrepreneur, artist, and fashion designer. He is the founder of Tykoon Brands, which owns and operates a collective of brands between fashion, jewelry, and health/beauty. Koon is also the founder of Jon's Room – a fashion collective showroom based in Paris and New York City that serves as a global creative and sales consulting agency and distribution platform for designer streetwear brands. Additionally, Koon serves as an executive/creative consultant for numerous companies within the fashion, art, and tech space.
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MIAMI, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumadi, an artificial intelligence-powered online proctoring business (part of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR)), today announced it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). The APN is a global community of AWS Partners that leverage programs, expertise, and resources to build, market, and sell customer offerings.
Sumadi's status as an AWS Partner strengthens the business' ability to deploy large-scale, simultaneous proctoring of online tests and assessments for clients around the world, including universities, English language schools, and corporate and government organizations.
"We're pleased to have been able to showcase our capabilities during the review process to become part of the APN. This is an incredible validation of the progress we've made since starting up in 2019, to expand our business while leveraging AWS training, enablement resources, tools and more," said Raúl Rivera, Sumadi Executive Director.
"In addition to helping us better integrate with different Learning Management Systems (LMS) like OpenLMS, Blackboard or Canvas, we expect being part of the global APN will present opportunities that will help further our growth.
"As we expand our proctoring solutions, we look forward to building on our success and our relationship with AWS to benefit our clients in the years ahead."
Working with AWS has allowed Sumadi to provide its clients with cost-effective, scalable proctoring solutions with real-time reporting capabilities. Today, the business uses Amazon Rekognition for face and object detection, AWS Lambda to run code on a serverless event-driven compute service Amazon DynamoDB to store metadata, and Amazon API Gateway to create, maintain and secure application programming interfaces (APIs).
Since migrating to AWS in 2020, Sumadi has been able to scale its online proctoring services to support 50,000 concurrent users, each generating one record every 30 seconds – an increase of 25 times compared to before.
You can read more about Sumadi and its work with AWS here.
About Sumadi
Sumadi provides secure proctoring solutions to clients around the world, powered by the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Its solutions are available in seven languages, are and capable of being delivered simultaneously, at scale, anywhere in the world, with real-time reporting capability. Recent accolades are testament to Sumadi's success, including being named in Europe's Top 10 EdTech Start-ups (2020) and Top 10 Biometric Solution Providers (2021) by Enterprise Security magazine.
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Biden administration announces more than $250 million in new grants to redevelop contaminated sites across America
By Sam Fossum, CNN
The Biden administration announced Thursday that more than $254 million will be allocated to 265 communities to clean up and redevelop contaminated areas, known as brownfield sites, which contain hazardous substances or other pollutants like asbestos, lead and other dangerous chemicals.
“With today’s announcement, we’re turning blight into might for communities across America,” Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement, adding that the brownfields program “breathes new life into communities by helping to turn contaminated and potentially dangerous sites into productive economic contributors.”
Brownfield sites are properties can include abandoned industrial mines or factories, landfills, gas stations or even some former residential areas. There are more than 450,000 of these sites across the United States, according to the EPA.
The $254.5 million in funding for these projects, which are allocated through the EPA’s Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants, includes $180 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law and about $75 million from the 2022 omnibus appropriations bill, according to an EPA news release.
Grant projects awarded through the brownfield program include redeveloping areas into grocery stores, affordable housing, parks and solar farms, and roughly 86% of the communities selected to receive money in this latest slate of grants will carry out projects in “historically underserved areas,” according to the EPA.
“It’s just one way President Biden’s infrastructure law is making a real tangible impact on the ground where people live,” said Mitch Landrieu, the administration’s coordinator for the bipartisan infrastructure law. “That is exactly what building a better America looks like.”
One of the projects the administration announced will receive funding includes an initiative in Greene County, Pennsylvania, to turn a former coal mine into a 10-megawatt solar farm.
“These funds can make such a great impact and there’s work ahead, work to continue our efforts to prevent, assess, clean up and reuse these brownfield sites,” Crystal Simmons, a director of the Planning and Community Development Department in Greene County, told reporters, adding that the county is excited to see its plan “come to fruition.”
The bipartisan infrastructure law, signed by President Joe Biden nearly six months ago, includes $1.5 billion to help redevelop brownfield sites and $3.5 billion to clean up Superfund sites — the EPA’s program for cleaning up some of the most contaminated waste sites in the country.
Since 1995, the EPA has invested more than $35 billion in cleaning up and redeveloping brownfield sites, according to the EPA.
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Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the crisis-hit island nation last month amid mass protests, is expected to return to the country next week, according to a senior minister.
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told CNN late Wednesday the Sri Lankan government had been told of Rajapaksa's return "through diplomatic channels."
"Officially we have no role in the return. He is a citizen of Sri Lanka and can travel as he wishes," Sabry said.
Rajapaksa's estranged cousin Udayanga Weeratunga, a former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, told reporters Wednesday the former leader would return on August 24.
Rajapaksa is in Thailand after fleeing Sri Lanka in July on a military plane for Maldives, and then traveling to Singapore, days after angry protesters stormed his official residence and office.
He tendered his resignation from Singapore, while public anger grew over his alleged mismanagement of the economy.
The former leader's hurried exit was a historic moment for the nation of 22 million, which members of the Rajapaksa family ruled with an iron fist for much of the past two decades.
Anger has been growing in Sri Lanka for months after the country's foreign exchange reserves plummeted to record lows, with dollars running out to pay for essential imports including food, medicine and fuel.
Rajapaksa's brother Mahinda Rajapaksa was forced to resign as prime minister in May as public fury grew over the crisis.
His departure came during a day of chaos and violence that culminated in police imposing a curfew across the country.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe reportedly said in late July it was "not the right time" for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame political tensions.
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Which oil mister is best?
For many people, the thought of spraying oil doesn’t go past an aerosol can for greasing baking sheets, but there are many culinary occasions in which a spritz of oil makes a massive difference. Whether coating a grill during a cookout, dressing a salad or greasing a pan for clean release, having an oil mister provides a one-stop upgrade to your kitchen set. Learning how to find and use the best oil mister for you is often less straightforward, but this top pick from Delta won’t lead you astray.
What to know before you buy an oil mister
Reducing oil use
If you want to cut back on your oil intake or save money on how much oil you use, an oil mister can definitely help. Because of the control that comes with the mist, you can get oil spread evenly across dishes and surfaces without pouring or spreading by hand, which reduces the amount of oil you consume over time. For more detailed information, check out this full article from BestReviews.
Preventing food sticking
The most obvious use of an oil mister is greasing pans. Whether you’re baking, roasting, grilling or frying food, spraying the pan with oil will prevent sticking and breaking without adding too much extra oil into your dish.
Finishing dishes
A spritz of olive oil or vinegar can be the perfect finishing touch on top of a delicious salad or a juicy salmon without the need for basting or tossing. A light mist from an oil mister also gives added moisture so that your seasonings will stick to your food.
What to look for in a quality oil mister
Trigger vs. pump
There are two main mechanisms that oil misters use: triggers and pumps. Pumps, which are the most common, work like a typical cooking spray that you press with one finger. Trigger mechanisms, on the other hand, work by pulling the trigger toward yourself with one or two fingers, like a typical household cleaning spray bottle. Trigger mechanisms tend to be more durable and produce a more even coat, but they are typically pricier.
Material
The most common materials for oil misters are plastic, glass and stainless steel. Each has benefits and disadvantages.
Plastic is cheaper and easier to produce than other options and is shatterproof. Plastic can crack, however, and some users avoid it because it can be hard to fully remove grease residue or for environmental reasons.
Glass is nonporous, meaning it won’t absorb the flavor or grease from the oil, which helps when switching between different oils. Glass is more fragile, however, and may shatter when dropped with enough force.
Stainless steel doesn’t shatter or crack, making it the most durable. It also maintains temperature without being affected by light. The downside to stainless steel is it can smudge easily and is not clear, so it can be hard to tell when the oil is running out.
Capacity
You want your oil mister to hold the right amount of oil for how much you will be using it. If you plan to use it daily or almost daily, you’ll want a high-capacity mister, so you don’t have to refill it too often. If you’ll be using your mister infrequently, opt for a space-saving model with a smaller capacity so you can use up the oil before the bottle needs cleaning.
Spray type
It is important to remember that some oil misters will emit more of a stream of oil than an actual mist. If that even coating mist is a priority for you, pay attention to the description when choosing a product.
How much you can expect to spend on an oil mister
Overall, you can expect to pay between $10-$30 on an oil mister. Cheaper models can be found below $10, but they typically wear out or malfunction after a shorter amount of time than others. Mid-range misters cost between $10-$15, which are decent, easy to use and inexpensive. For $15-$25, you’ll find high-end misters with large capacities and full mists.
Oil mister FAQ
Can I use my oil mister for other liquids?
A. Oil misters are designed for oil, which is viscous, so thinner liquids don’t work as well. However, many misters handle vinegar, wine and other liquids quite well. Check the product information on your particular oil mister to see if it’s recommended for use with other liquids.
How often should I clean my oil mister?
A. A good rule of thumb is to clean your mister every time you go to refill it. If you don’t refill it often, six to eight weeks is a safe window for cleaning. If you don’t clean it regularly, it could get clogged or the oil may start to spoil.
Are oil misters dishwasher safe?
A. This will generally depend on your particular model. Handwashing is usually safer, but some mister bottles do well in dishwashers. Those that say they’re dishwasher safe usually refer only to the bottle portion, not the spray mechanism itself.
What’s the best oil mister to buy?
Top oil mister
What you need to know: This large capacity oil sprayer is easy to use and consistent, ideal for families or large households.
What you’ll love: This stainless steel bottle protects your oil from light and holds up to 16 ounces of oil. Pump free, consistent and usable with a variety of oils, this is a great all-around pick.
What you should consider: The mist trigger mechanism can take some getting used to.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top oil mister for the money
What you need to know: This glass oil mister has the essentials at a budget-friendly price.
What you’ll love: Easy to pump and straightforward, this mister dispenses just the right amount of mist for a perfect salad. It can be used with oils, vinegars and wines.
What you should consider: Because the bottle is glass, dropping it may cause it to shatter.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Chefvantage Premium Olive Oil Mister
What you need to know: This minimalistic oil mister provides a clog-free spray without needing a lot of pumping and will look nice resting on the counter.
What you’ll love: Available in a variety of colors, this mister delivers a fine spray after only being primed. It is easy to refill, has a lovely design and comes with a 1-year manufacturer’s guarantee.
What you should consider: Read the instructions carefully to ensure proper usage.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuya Smart (hereinafter called Tuya) (NYSE: TUYA, HKEX: 2391), a global IoT development platform service provider, has been expanding its commitment to promoting universal open standards that enable IoT products to securely connect and interact.
And this is where Matter comes in. Matter is a communication and application layer connection protocol, jointly launched by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), Google, Amazon, and Apple as well as early participants like Tuya.
The goal of Matter is to solve the fragmentation problem in the smart home industry by building a unified "language" to eliminate the compatibility issues between different product ecosystems. Thus, it is also Tuya's mission to have users enjoy a unified and integrated application without worrying about the interaction between varying communication protocols across different devices.
On August 25th, Tuya officially launched its latest Matter solutions, which enable global customers to become part of the first group to support the Matter protocols and help them to seize business opportunities in the smart home industry.
Tuya's second episode of the video series, "What's It For" clearly demonstrates the features and value of Tuya's Matter solutions. "What's It For" is a popular column created by Tuya this year, which helps makes relatively complex technological concepts and knowledge simple to understand for those who don't share an extensive technology background.
Here are the main requests from manufacturers regarding Matter devices:
Request I: To seize business opportunities faster. The biggest concern of manufacturers is that the time frame of development and certification is too long. Tuya's Matter solutions solve this problem by providing a quick process for product development and certification. In the future, Tuya will create a one-stop development platform, similar to that already available for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee, to help customers complete the development of Matter devices cost-effectively.
Request II: To enable more categories to connect to Matter devices. So far, the Matter protocol cannot support every category of smart device. Allowing more device categories to connect to Matter will enable manufacturers to build up complete smart scenes and automations to better assist users in making decisions.
Tuya's Matter solutions will not only provide customers with a Bridge Hub, but also other hubs such as those for Central Control, Smart Speaker Hub, and Multi-Protocol interaction, which help customers realize the automatic interconnection between Matter devices and non-Matter devices within the local network.
Request III: To break the restrictions of LAN and realize remote device management. Matter is a communication protocol based on LAN which has limitations around remote device control. To match users' expectations for remotely-controllable scenes, by connecting the Powered by Tuya App to Tuya IoT PaaS, users can realize remote control and operate smart devices from different brands such as Google, Amazon, and Apple. A smart life experience like this will be certain to continually meet users' expectations.
Request IV: Acquire more customized functions. Tuya's Matter solutions not only provide basic device control functions but also offer customized selections in order to help customers realize multi-function controls to attract more users.
In addition, based on years of marketing and application experience, Tuya also provides full-service support when customers develop Matter devices. For example, Tuya's Matter solutions can help first-time Matter device manufacturers to manage information and upgrade OTA without rebuilding the DCL server, by using Tuya IoT PaaS; Moreover, Tuya's Matter solutions can provide customers with automatic manufacturing technology to attach each product with a unique distribution network code to avoid wrong code marks; Furthermore, Tuya, as a long-term ecosystem partner of Amazon, Google, and Apple, helps customers to acquire Matter Badge certifications as well as WWA, WWGA and WWAH Badge certifications.
So far, Tuya has a range of Matter product solutions, such as those for electrical, lighting, sensing, home appliances, and multimedia products. Tuya will work with other Matter protocol participants to ensure the development of a continually expanding range of Matter-compatible products.
Compared with other solutions, Tuya's Matter solutions provide global customers with a more flexible way to connect multiple smart devices and strengthen support for a globally connected smart ecosystem.
Tuya's consistent efforts in building an open and neutral global smart ecosystem, promoting the application of the Matter protocol, and launching its latest Matter solutions, all contribute to breaking down the ecosystem barriers and making "all things connected, intelligently" possible.
All measures taken are crucial to Tuya's global customers, especially our Chinese partners. If their smart devices cannot fit and align with major product ecosystems while promoting in global markets, they will run high risk of losing market share capitalization opportunities. Tuya's Matter solutions ensure customers can seamlessly align with major smart home ecosystems such as Google, Amazon, Apple, etc. as well as providing Chinese overseas doing business internationally to become market pioneers and seize cutting-edge business opportunities in the smart home industry.
As a promoter of the Matter protocol, Tuya will reserve a space in its showroom this September at IFA Berlin, specifically for exhibiting Matter and to welcome global developers to experience Tuya's Matter solutions.
Tuya's Matter solutions will bring a range of positive impacts to the global smart home industry, and will also encourage over 582,000 developers in more than 200 countries and regions in the Tuya ecosystem to become Matter device developers. From the early device connection to ecosystem development, Tuya has always been a contributor to the open and shared smart home industry, and will always be committed to the creed of "get all things connected, intelligently".
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HOUSTON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Focal Point Energy announced the addition of two new members of its Advisory Board, former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Scott Brown and former senior U.S. law enforcement official Michael Clarke. As members of Focal Point Energy's Board of Advisors, Senator Brown and Mr. Clarke will bring their global expertise to Focal Point's projects under development in the Middle East, Balkans, and Latin America.
"We're excited to have Senator Brown and Mr. Clarke join the Focal Point Energy team," said Focal Point Energy's Director, Vince Trovato. "Their decades of service to the U.S. government, both at home and abroad, provides Focal Point with a wealth of expertise as we move forward with projects in the Middle East and Western Balkans, in addition to supporting our recently announced Joint Venture in Bulgaria.
"I look forward to working with Focal Point Energy's team to develop new opportunities for diversification of energy supplies away from Russian sources," said Senator Brown. "With Russia's actions over the past several years, and particularly their invasion of Ukraine, it has become evident that Europe, and the rest of the world, must wean themselves off Russian energy products that fund a regime not only opposed to U.S. Foreign Policy but the best interests of the Russian people." Senator Brown continued.
"Having opened the first Legal Attache office in the Balkans, I was excited to learn not only about Focal Point's efforts in the region but their focus on commercial success paired with good governance," said Michael Clarke. "By joining Focal Point's Board of Advisors, I am looking forward to offering my expertise as the company pursues commercial opportunities and participating in Focal Point's efforts to support good governance and sustainable development in all of its projects," Mr. Clarke continued.
In addition to serving on Focal Point Energy's Board of Advisors, Senator Brown and Mr. Clarke will serve as Focal Point's nominees to the Board of Directors of Insa Inc, the recently announced joint venture between Focal Point Energy and Insa Oil.
"Advisors like Senator Brown and Mr. Clarke are core to our mission of achieving commercial success developing energy projects while ensuring we maintain a strong focus on being a force for good in the communities where we operate," Mr. Trovato continued. "Senator Brown and Mr. Clarke are highly passionate about their fields of expertise and make invaluable additions to the Focal Point Energy team," said Mr. Trovato.
Former Senator and Ambassador Scott Brown represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate from 2010 to 2013 before serving as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 2017 to 2020. Before serving in the Senate and as Ambassador, Brown was a member of the Massachusetts General Court, first in the State House of Representatives (1998–2004) and then in the State Senate (2004–2010). A retired colonel from the Army National Guard, Brown dedicated his life and time in office to defending the United States and the military personnel that support it. He also supported energy diversification and exploration as a means to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. Following his tenure as Senator, Brown was President and Dean of New England Law Boston until being confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. He earned his B.A. from Tufts University in 1981 and his J.D. from Boston College Law School.
Prior to retiring in 2021, Mr. Clarke spent over 30 years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). During his career with the FBI, Mr. Clarke led several high-profile organized crime and counter-terrorism investigations, both at home and abroad. During his service abroad, Mr. Clarke served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Pakistan, Russia, Jordan, Bulgaria, and Libya. In 2005 Mr. Clarke opened and led the first Legal Attache office for the Balkan region in the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Upon returning to the U.S., Mr. Clarke served as Senior FBI Liaison Officer to the U.S. Department of Defense Southern Command, focusing on interagency operations in Latin America. In 2012 Mr. Clarke was selected as the lead FBI Case Agent investigating the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. For over seven years, Mr. Clarke led a massive investigation resulting in the dismantlement of the Benghazi Attack Network and the successful capture and prosecution of subjects responsible for the attacks. Michael Clarke was awarded the 2018 Attorney General's Award and 2020 FBI Director's Award for his leadership in this investigation.
Focal Point Energy is a US-based, impact-driven investment and development company specializing in transaction advisory and project development in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The energy investment and consulting firm focuses on opportunities across the energy spectrum, from renewable energy to traditional energy investments in globally strategic areas. Focal Point Energy is led by Executive Director Vince Trovato, a former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy and Director of the Office of Energy Innovation and Market Development. At the newly formed Office of Energy Innovation and Market Development, Mr. Trovato helped U.S. energy companies identify and develop strategic international opportunities and secure financing for those opportunities. For more information, visit https://focalpoint.energy.
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CLASS PERIOD: March 18, 2021 to May 9, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Upstart's AI model could not adequately account for macroeconomic factors such as interest rates that impact the market-clearing price for loans; (2) as a result, Upstart was experiencing a negative impact on its conversion rate; (3) as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to use its balance sheet to fund loans; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: July 12, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/upstart-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=28872&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of UPST during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is July 12, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — If you are new to Fort Worth, welcome! Fort Worth has so many fun things to do and exciting sights to see, including the Fort Worth Herd.
What is the Fort Worth Herd?
The Fort Worth Herd is the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive. Texas cowhands drive a herd of longhorns down East Exchange Avenue in the Stockyards National Historic District every day at 11:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Officials say every detail of this experience, from the saddles to the boots to the hats is authentic and historically accurate.
Why should I go?
If you truly want to get the Texas experience that you hear about in popular culture, this is the best place to do so. Authentic cowhands, real Texas longhorns, the whole nine yards.
As mentioned earlier, this is the only twice-daily cattle drive in the world. Don’t you want to be a part of something that exclusive? You won’t regret it.
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TORONTO, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Storagepipe, a leader in backup, disaster recovery and cybersecurity services, proudly announces it has been selected as the 2021 Veeam Cloud and Service Provider Partner of the Year, Canada by Veeam® Software, the leader in backup, recovery and data management solutions that deliver Modern Data Protection. These annual awards recognize North America Veeam ProPartners and Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partners who have not only demonstrated success in providing Veeam solutions to their customers, but who have also provided first-class support, expert knowledge, continued product education, and a true Veeam strategy incorporated into their business.
Storagepipe was recognized as Veeam Cloud and Service Provider Partner of the Year, Canada for demonstrating the best overall performance in areas of consistent revenue growth, collaboration with Veeam and proactive selling, and promoting Veeam solutions and adjacent technologies in Canada.
"We are excited to celebrate and honor Storagepipe as the Veeam Cloud and Service Provider Partner of the Year, Canada," said Matt Kalmenson, vice president of Americas Cloud at Veeam. "Storagepipe is an ideal Veeam partner, leveraging the Veeam program and resources to build and deliver reliable, revenue-generating Backup as a Service (BaaS) and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offerings. We congratulate Storagepipe on this award and look forward to even greater success in 2022."
The Storagepipe team is thrilled to receive this continued recognition from Veeam as one of North America's strongest Veeam Platinum Cloud Service Providers, and Veeam's 2021 VCSP of the year for Canada," said Steven Rodin, CEO of Storagepipe. "We continue to strengthen our market-leading position by enhancing our Veeam services and delivering exceptional and responsive solutions that center on our customers' success. We are honoured that our commitment to building deep technical expertise and expanding the breadth of our Backup, Disaster Recovery, and Cloud service offerings for small, mid-sized and enterprise customers has been recognized with this Veeam Impact Award."
Storagepipe's successful collaboration with Veeam has enabled multiple cloud services including Veeam Cloud Connect, Veeam Managed Appliances for VMware and Hyper-V, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, and Veeam Replication for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). Storagepipe is dedicated to continuing to build on this success through innovation and delivering world-class customer experiences into 2022 and beyond.
"Thank you, Veeam Cloud team for this incredible recognition!"
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With IHG One Rewards, tennis enthusiasts can access an exclusive suite curated by US Open Champion and former world No. 1 tennis player Andy Roddick
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In its fourth year of partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA), IHG Hotels & Resorts – the official hotel partner and hotel loyalty program of the 2022 US Open – is launching a set of new and exclusive experiences designed to bring IHG One Rewards members and tennis fans alike closer to the tournament and the athletes they love most.
Combining the unmatched spirit of the US Open Tennis Championships with IHG's unrivaled service and hospitality provided at its 17 brands and more than 6,000 properties around the globe, the one-of-a-kind lineup includes:
Recently, IHG Hotels & Resorts unveiled a series of thoughtfully selected celebrity collaborations designed to allow members to explore how their favorite musicians, athletes, and beyond like to be cared for at IHG hotels, starting with GRAMMY award-winning artist Jazmine Sullivan. Next up on the roster is a specially curated suite from US Open Champion and former world No. 1 tennis player Andy Roddick.
The 'Guest How Andy Roddick Guests' suite at the Kimpton Hotel Eventi will feature the athlete's favorite ways to be cared for as a guest at IHG hotels as well as his hand-selected travel amenities and must haves that help keep the self-proclaimed early riser feeling well-rested and energized on or off the court, including his favorite foods, (healthy snacks and sushi), freshly brewed coffee, ergonomic pillows, and more.
Available for IHG One Rewards members, the one-of-a-kind package includes courtside level tickets in Arthur Ashe Stadium, a custom hotel stay in Andy's curated suite, and more including:
- Two (2), courtside level tickets in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 6 session #18 starting at 7pm ET
- Two (2), courtside level tickets in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 7 session #19 starting at 12pm ET
- Two (2) nights in the Andy-curated suite at Kimpton Hotel Eventi, checking in on Tuesday, Sept. 6 and checking out on Thursday, Sept. 8
- Meet and Greet with Andy Roddick
- Signed memorabilia from Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick, former world No. 1 tennis player, said: "From traveling around the world throughout my tennis career to spending quality time with family on vacations, I'm no stranger to spending many nights at hotels. My collaboration with IHG Hotels & Resorts brings to life exactly how I like to customize my hotel experiences by recharging after a strenuous workout or winding down after a jam-packed day of meetings. I'm excited to give a behind-the-scenes look into how I've spent a large part of my life in between matches and family time."
It will be a rally to the finish to claim the 'Guest How Andy Roddick Guests' room experience. Bidding is available starting Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 9am ET and will close on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 5pm ET. Visit auctions.ihg.com for more information.
In addition to the 'Guest How Andy Roddick Guests' offering, IHG is giving fans the chance to stay in an over-the-top tennis-themed room, The IHG Racquet Room, at the Kimpton Hotel Eventi. The ultimate tennis lover can now sleep on a gigantic tennis ball bed or lounge on it while watching the matches. Every inch of the unique, limited-time room will be brilliantly decked out in custom, natural wooden furniture crafted from racquet material, eye-catching tennis ball lined walls and décor, and court lined turf flooring. Fans can apply to reserve the room or capture some Insta-worthy photos by emailing experienceihg@ihg.com.
The 2022 US Open festivities officially begin with an ace performance by DNCE at IHG's kick-off celebration at the Kimpton Hotel Eventi on Aug. 24. Additionally, Andy Roddick and WTA Tour Champion Amanda Anisimova will show off their skills during a one-on-one, table tennis match. Highlights from the duo serving, swinging, and rallying their way through the match will be shared across IHG's social channels.
Brian McGuinness, Senior Vice President, Global Guest Experience, IHG Hotels & Resorts, said: "We are excited to bring people together and provide memorable moments that not only speak to IHG's love of tennis, but our passion for design, music, and unique experiences around the world. We are thrilled to be collaborating with tennis legend Andy Roddick for a second time, and even more delighted to bring his very own hotel room must-haves into a one-of-a-kind hotel experience guests can enjoy during the US Open."
In 2019, IHG Hotels & Resorts and the USTA announced their multi-year partnership, naming IHG as the official hotel partner and hotel loyalty program for the US Open Tennis Championships. The US Open presents an exciting way to showcase IHG's luxury travel portfolio, expanding number of luxury properties and the brand's new loyalty program – IHG One Rewards – uniting its diverse collection of 17 brands and more than 6,000 global destinations. Guests and IHG One Rewards members will continue to enjoy the benefits of this partnership, including opportunities to experience IHG brands on-site during the tournament itself.
The 2022 US Open will run from Aug. 29 to Sept. 11 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
To learn more about IHG's partnership with US Open, visit ihg.com/usopen, and for more information about IHG One Rewards, visit IHGOneRewards.com.
IHG Hotels & Resorts [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good.
With a family of 17 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,000 open hotels in over 100 countries, and more than 1,800 in the development pipeline.
- Luxury & Lifestyle: Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Vignette Collection, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo
- Premium: voco hotels, HUALUXE Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, EVEN Hotels
- Essentials: Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, avid hotels
- Suites: Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Candlewood Suites
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated and registered in England and Wales. Approximately 325,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.
Visit us online for more about our hotels and reservations and IHG One Rewards. To download the new IHG One Rewards app, visit the Apple App or Google Play stores.
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PITTSBURGH, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to see, grip and turn the stop and waste valve for an underground lawn sprinkler system in the dark," said an inventor, from West Jordan, Utah, "so I invented the ECOKEY. My design enables you to view and engage the valve handle for quick and trouble-free turning on the very first attempt."
The invention provides an effective way to illuminate the stop and waste valve of a household in-ground lawn sprinkler system. In doing so, it enables the valve to be easily turned and opened. As a result, it eliminates the need to struggle in the dark and it saves time and effort. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households.
The original design was submitted to the Salt Lake City sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SGJ-150, 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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SEATTLE , June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of George H. Weyerhaeuser Sr., long-time former leader and great-grandson of founder Frederick Weyerhaeuser. Weyerhaeuser served as president and CEO from 1966 to 1991 and continued to serve as Board chairman through 1999. He oversaw significant growth of the company, including a number of major timberland acquisitions, and had an enduring impact on the evolution of forest management at Weyerhaeuser and across the industry. He was 95.
"George was an extraordinary person and leader — one of the most influential in the history of the industry," said Devin Stockfish, president and chief executive officer. "Over his many years as president and CEO, he brought transformational changes to our company, including important advances in sustainable, high-yield forestry and wood products research, as well as expansion into overseas markets, among many other achievements. He left a tremendous legacy and will be greatly missed by everyone in the greater Weyerhaeuser family and community."
The Weyerhaeuser family is planning a memorial service for later this summer.
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. We are also one of the largest manufacturers of wood products in America. Our company is a real estate investment trust. In 2021, we generated $10.2 billion in net sales and employed approximately 9,200 people who serve customers worldwide. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WY. Learn more at www.weyerhaeuser.com.
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Analysts – Andy Taylor, 206-539-3907
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Texas A&M blanks Florida in SEC tourney after rain delay
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Austin Bost hit a three-run shot for one of Texas A&M’s four homers and the No. 2 seed Aggies beat Florida 10-0 in the SEC Tournament after a rain delay. Texas A&M is scheduled to play No. 11 seed Alabama on Friday. Florida faces No. 3 seed Arkansas. Texas A&M starter Micah Dallas had four strikeouts through two innings and finished with seven after five innings. Joseph Menefee added four punchouts in two innings before the 10-run rule in the seventh. Trevor Werner’s two-run homer opened the scoring in the third inning and Ryan Targac started a seven-run sixth with a solo shot. Jordan Thompson added two-run homer in the seventh before Bost gave A&M a 10-run lead. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/26/texas-am-blanks-florida-in-sec-tourney-after-rain-delay/ | 2022-05-27T02:22:19Z |
Company remains on track to have three muscular dystrophy programs in clinic by end of year
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), honors National Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month, an annual observance that raises awareness for families across the nation who are living with neuromuscular diseases. This month Avidity will also raise awareness and support patient-focused activities for World Duchenne Awareness Day on September 7 and International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day on September 15. Avidity is on track to have three rare muscular dystrophy programs in the clinic by the end of this year for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
"We look forward to engaging with patient communities and their families this month to better understand their unique journeys and experiences. We are excited to welcome many of our partners here to San Diego where we will be participating at the MDF Annual Conference, FSHD Society's Walk and Roll to Cure FSHD, and the Global Genes RARE Patient Advocacy Summit," said Sarah Boyce, president and chief executive officer. "At Avidity, we are committed to listening, learning and partnering with the patient and advocacy community as part of our mission to improve the lives of people affected by serious rare diseases. We are on track to have three rare muscular dystrophy programs in the clinic by the end of this year."
In support of Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month, Avidity will be engaging in various activities with patient and advocacy communities including:
- Welcoming patients and families to tour Avidity's office during the 2022 Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (MDF) Annual Conference, an event to unite community, care and a cure for myotonic dystrophy
- Supporting Jett Foundation's Stronger than Duchenne World Duchenne Awareness event
- Recognizing International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day as a proud member of the Global Alliance for Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness
- Joining in the FSHD Society's 2022 Walk & Roll to Cure FSHD in San Diego, the only international event focused solely on funding progress for FSHD
- Participating in the 2022 Global Genes RARE Patient Advocacy Summit, one of the world's largest gatherings of rare disease patients, caregivers, advocates and healthcare professionals
About Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an underrecognized, progressive and often fatal disease caused by a triplet-repeat in the DMPK gene, resulting in a toxic gain of function mRNA. The disease is highly variable with respect to severity, presentation and age of onset, however all forms of DM1 are associated with high levels of disease burden and may cause premature mortality. DM1 primarily affects skeletal and cardiac muscle, however patients can suffer from a constellation of manifestations including myotonia and muscle weakness, respiratory problems, fatigue, hypersomnia, cardiac abnormalities, severe gastrointestinal complications, and cognitive and behavioral impairment. Currently, there are no treatments for people living with DM1.
About Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is characterized by progressive and often asymmetric skeletal muscle loss that initially causes weakness in muscles in the face, shoulders, arms and trunk and progresses to weakness in muscles in lower body. FSHD is an autosomal dominant genetic disease, meaning a single copy of the disease-associated gene, DUX4 (double homeobox 4), is enough to cause the disease. The abnormal expression of DUX4 leads to a series of downstream events that result in skeletal muscle wasting and compromised muscle function, including an inability to lift arms for more than a few seconds, loss of ability to show facial expressions and serious speech impediments. These symptoms cause many people affected by FSHD to become dependent on the use of a wheelchair for mobility. Currently there are no approved treatments for people living with FSHD.
About Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) causes a lack of functional dystrophin that leads to stress and tears of muscle cell membranes, resulting in muscle cell death and the progressive loss of muscle function. The dystrophin protein maintains the integrity of muscle fibers and acts as a shock absorber through its role as the foundation of a group of proteins that connects the inner and outer elements of muscle cells. People living with DMD suffer from progressive muscle weakness that typically starts in boys at a very young age. Those living with the condition often require special aid and assistance throughout their lives and have significantly shortened life expectancy. While there are treatments approved to treat people with DMD, it remains a very high unmet need.
About Avidity
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™). Avidity's proprietary AOCs are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to target the root cause of diseases previously untreatable with RNA therapeutics. Avidity is on track to have three programs in clinical development by the end of 2022. The company's lead product candidate, AOC 1001, is designed to treat patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). AOC 1001 is currently in Phase 1/2 development with the ongoing MARINA™ trial and MARINA-OLE™ in adults with DM1. The next programs in the company's advancing and expanding pipeline are AOC 1044, the lead of three programs for the treatment of DMD, and AOC 1020, designed to treat people living with FSHD. Avidity anticipates both programs will enter the clinic by the end of 2022. Avidity is also broadening the reach of AOCs beyond muscle tissues through both internal discovery efforts and key partnerships as the company continues to deliver on the RNA revolution. Avidity is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information about our science, pipeline and people, please visit www.aviditybiosciences.com and engage with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Forward-Looking Statements
Avidity cautions readers that statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the company's current beliefs and expectations. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the progression of clinical programs for AOC 1001, AOC 1044 and AOC 1020 and timing thereof; and the broad potential of AOCs to treat serious diseases of skeletal muscle and other tissues and cell types. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Avidity that any of these plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in the business, including, without limitation: Avidity is early in its development efforts; Avidity's approach to the discovery and development of product candidates based on its AOC platform is unproven, and the company does not know whether it will be able to develop any products of commercial value; potential delays in the commencement, enrollment and completion of preclinical studies or clinical trials; the success of its preclinical studies and clinical trials for the company's product candidates; the results of preclinical studies and early clinical trials are not necessarily predictive of future results; Avidity's dependence on third parties in connection with preclinical and clinical testing and product manufacturing; unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate efficacy of its product candidates that may limit their development, regulatory approval and/or commercialization, or may result in recalls or product liability claims; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries, including acceptance of INDs and similar foreign regulatory filings and the proposed design of future clinical trials; Avidity could use its available capital resources sooner than it currently expects; disruption to its operations from the COVID-19 pandemic or the war in Ukraine; and other risks described in prior press releases and in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Avidity cautions readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Investor Contact:
Kathleen Gallagher
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With three-year revenue growth of 273% percent, UNFOLD ranks among America's fastest-growing private companies
NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. revealed UNFOLD, a Conspiracy Theory partner, is No. 2171 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
Since its founding in 2012, UNFOLD has grown to more than 150 people, with full-service capabilities in media, digital advertising, social media, website development and production services. UNFOLD is a member of the Conspiracy Theory network of best-in-class specialist agencies that work together to grow brands and drive business.
"We launched UNFOLD 10 years ago and the world has changed dramatically in that time," said UNFOLD co-founder and CCO Brick Rucker. "Today, we are in the privileged position where our services are more in demand than ever. We've turbocharged our capabilities to meet these needs so we can continue to thrive for the next decade."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
UNFOLD is a best-in-class digital creative agency for top brands and the largest entertainment companies in the world. Since its founding in 2012, the agency has grown to over 150 people with full-service capabilities in media, digital advertising, social media, website development and production services. For more information visit unfoldagency.com.
Conspiracy Theory, founded in 2021, is a solutions-oriented network of agencies and businesses that work together toward similar goals. Combined, Conspiracy Theory shops will bring together a robust suite of specialty services offered by best-in-class talent across disciplines. The group's motto: "Amazing alone. Powerful together." For more information visit conspiracytheory.co.
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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Comerica to Participate in Morgan Stanley US Financials, Payments & CRE Conference
Published: May. 31, 2022 at 3:25 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
DALLAS, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) announced it will participate in the Morgan Stanley US Financials, Payments & CRE Conference on Monday, June 13, 2022.
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Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico.
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High prices, Asian markets could blunt EU ban on Russian oil
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s groundbreaking decision to ban nearly all oil from Russia to punish the country for its invasion of Ukraine is a blow to Moscow’s economy, but its effects may be blunted by rising energy prices and other countries willing to buy some of the petroleum, industry experts say.
European Union leaders agreed late Monday to cut Russian oil imports by about 90% over the next six months, a dramatic move that was considered unthinkable just months ago.
The 27-country bloc relies on Russia for 25% of its oil and 40% of its natural gas, and European countries that are even more heavily dependent on Russia had been especially reluctant to act.
European heads of state hailed the decision as a watershed, but analysts were more circumspect.
The EU ban applies to all Russian oil delivered by sea. At Hungary’s insistence, it contains a temporary exemption for oil delivered by the Russian Druzhba pipeline to certain landlocked countries in Central Europe.
In addition to retaining some European markets, Russia could sell some of the oil previously bound to Europe to China, India and other customers in Asia, even though it will have to offer discounts, said Chris Weafer, CEO at consulting firm Macro-Advisory.
“Now, for the moment, that’s not financially too painful for Russia because global prices are elevated. They’re much higher than last year,” he said. “So even Russia offering a discount means that it’s probably selling its oil for roughly what it sold for last year also.”
He noted that “India has been a willing buyer” and “China’s certainly been keen to buy more oil because they’re both countries who are getting big discounts on global market prices.”
Still, Moscow has traditionally viewed Europe as its main energy market, making Monday’s decision the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine.
“The sanctions have one clear aim: to prompt Russia to end this war and withdraw its troops and to agree with Ukraine on a sensible and fair peace,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
Ukraine estimated the ban could cost Russia tens of billions of dollars.
“The oil embargo will speed up the countdown to the collapse of the Russian economy and war machine,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
Simone Tagliapietra, an energy expert and research fellow at the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel, called the embargo “a major blow.”
Matteo Villa, an analyst at the ISPI think tank in Milan, said Russia will take a pretty significant hit now but cautioned that the move could eventually backfire.
“The risk is that the price of oil in general goes up because of the European sanctions. And if the price goes up a lot, the risk is that Russia starts to earn more, and Europe loses the bet,” he said.
Like previous rounds of sanctions, the oil ban is unlikely to persuade the Kremlin to end the war.
Moscow seized on the new sanctions to try to rally public support against the West, describing it as bent on destroying Russia.
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council who served as the country’s president, said the oil ban aims to reduce the country’s export earnings and force the government to scale down social benefits.
“They hate us all!” Medvedev said on his messaging app channel. “Those decisions stem from hatred against Russia and against all of its people.”
Russia has not shied away from withholding energy to get its way. Russian state energy giant Gazprom said it is cutting off natural gas to Dutch trader GasTerra and Denmark’s Oersted company and is also stopping shipments to Shell Energy Europe that were bound for Germany. Germany has other suppliers, and GasTerra and Oersted said they were prepared for a shutoff.
Gazprom previously stopped the flow to Bulgaria, Poland and Finland.
Meanwhile, the EU is urging other countries to avoid placing trade barriers on farm products as Russia’s war increases the risks of a global food crisis.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia has prevented the export of 22 million tons of Ukrainian grain, much of it meant for people across the Middle East and Africa. He accused Moscow of “deliberately creating this problem.”
Russian oil delivered by sea accounts for two-thirds of the EU’s oil imports from Moscow. In addition to the EU cutoff of such imports, Germany and Poland have agreed to stop using oil from the northern branch of the Druzhba pipeline.
Agreeing on sanctions against Russian natural gas is likely to prove much tougher because it represents a larger percentage of Europe’s energy mix.
“The very loud and clear message that Moscow will hear is that it will be near impossible for the European Union to get any agreement on blocking gas because gas will not be as easily replicated from other sources in Europe as oil will be,” Weafer said.
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Associated Press journalists Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Ukraine, Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, Colleen Barry in Milan, Italy, and Derek Gatopoulos in Athens contributed to this report.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Five leading EB-5 Regional Center operators, along with the EB-5 trade organization Invest in the USA (IIUSA), today collectively filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia (Civ.No.1:22-cv-01455) against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The five regional centers – Golden Gate Global, CanAm Enterprises, Civitas Capital Group, EB5 Capital and Pine State Regional Center – and IIUSA have jointly retained Klasko Immigration Law Partners and McDermott Will & Emery LLP to act on their behalf. The lawsuit challenges the unilateral deauthorization by USCIS of the over 600 designated regional centers existing at the time that the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 ("RIA") was enacted into law, as well as the USCIS interpretation of the RIA that requires every regional center to apply anew for designation and receive approval as such before commencing operations.
The plaintiffs contend that USCIS's position is contrary to the plain meaning of the RIA and thwarts Congressional intent in enacting the RIA.
"We are putting our different business interests aside and joining forces to reach the common goal of protecting our clients' rights and continuing to provide needed capital for economic development projects," said the plaintiffs in a joint statement. "Through this action, we seek to protect the viability of this highly successful economic development and job-creating program, the regional centers that facilitate the program, and the foreign investors who participate in the program. We believe Congress intended to allow regional centers to immediately get back to the business of EB-5 – while at the same time working to bring themselves quickly into compliance with the new integrity and other requirements of the RIA. In fact, there is consensus within the EB-5 industry that Congress intended to have the Regional Center program back in business as soon as the RIA was in effect on May 15, 2022."
Collectively, these five long-established operators manage 26 regional centers across 21 states. Over the years, they have facilitated $5.3 billion in EB-5 investments, developing 143 projects across the country, and they are responsible for the creation of more than 190,000 jobs for U.S. workers. The EB-5 program has an overwhelmingly positive impact on the U.S. economy. According to the data collected and analyzed by IIUSA, between 2008 and 2021, the EB-5 Program helped generate $37.4 billion in foreign direct investment to create and retain U.S. jobs for Americans, all at no cost to the taxpayer.
To that end, the plaintiffs have funded the filing of an amicus curiae brief by IIUSA in a separate action against the USCIS by the Behring Regional Center currently pending in the District Court for the Northern District of California. "We believe a global ruling in the Behring case could serve the industry at large and is worthy of our support," the plaintiffs added in their joint statement.
About Golden Gate Global
Golden Gate Global is an award-winning regional center operator headquartered in San Francisco, California. Established in 2011, Golden Gate Global has been offering EB-5 visa opportunities through institutional quality real estate projects with partners such as Lennar Corporation, JMA Ventures, Sacramento Kings, and Signature Development Group to EB-5 investors from all over the world. Golden Gate Global enjoys a 100% USCIS project approval rate and has been successful servicing over 1,300 EB-5 investors. For more information, please visit www.3gfund.com.
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In new book, Birx describes how data failures, bureaucracy and politics hindered Covid-19 response
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN
Issues with data collection and testing, slow communication and interpersonal conflicts within the Trump administration hurt the initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States, former White House Coronavirus Response Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx says in her new book, published Tuesday.
Throughout the book, “Silent Invasion: The Untold Story of the Trump Administration, Covid-19, and Preventing the Next Pandemic Before It’s Too Late,” Birx speaks to her struggle to get through to an administration unprepared for the pandemic and President Trump, who quickly chilled on her stark projections of the damage the virus could do.
“Any other president would have wanted to know just how bad things were going to get and what could be done to prevent the worst case,” Birx wrote of her early days on the task force in 2020. “Except, this wasn’t any other president or any other White House. This was President Trump and the Trump White House. I was standing on constantly shifting sand, among political players I didn’t know and a president who apparently liked his news served good and upbeat, or not at all.”
Birx levies critiques too against the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for its initial reaction to the illness as flu-like and lack of clear division of duties among agencies. Birx attributed some of this to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield’s status as a “political appointee” in the Trump administration.
“The rank and file would question everything that came from Bob and this White House,” she said of her difficulties getting CDC officials on board with acknowledging broad asymptomatic spread of the coronavirus.
Still, as political messages drove out public health messages, Birx wrote, she and some of the doctors in the Covid-19 response formed a pact: If any were fired, Redfield, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn agreed they would all resign in protest.
“I was neither hoping to be fired nor willing to resign independent of the others being let go,” she wrote.
“I didn’t believe my departure would change anything for the better. Accusing the Trump administration of negligence wasn’t going to suddenly produce a different response to the pandemic from them.”
The optics of firing her would be bad, she wrote.
After Birx told CNN’s Dana Bash in August 2020 that the virus was “extraordinarily widespread,” Birx wrote, Trump called her and demanded the name of the person who booked the interview, saying “That’s it! Do you understand me? Never again! The virus is under control.”
Although they were making progress, she wrote, “The president was wrong. We didn’t have the virus under control.”
Aside from a “dysfunctional” White House, the United States struggled to keep pace with the fast-moving virus, Birx wrote. Fixing the problems uncovered by the Covid-19 pandemic may help save the country from the next, she says.
Address inadequate data collection and analysis
“Data is everything in a pandemic,” Birx writes in the book. “Data shows your gaps; it shows where communities have an effective response; it lays bare the truth, where things are deteriorating and where they are better. It allows you to stay laser-focused and develop evidence-based policies. Without comprehensive data, you won’t have a comprehensive response.”
Before joining the Covid-19 response, Birx wrote, she thought US health officials were seeing data that she couldn’t access. But once she arrived in March 2020, it became clear to Birx — who had previously worked on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — that the country was “dangerously behind the eight ball” on data collection on the emerging coronavirus.
Birx described a meeting in March at which the task force received a single double-sided page of data that “summarized case data and deaths by state.”
In 2020, she wrote, data in some states was often being sent by fax and then passed along to the CDC.
“How was this really happening? How in the world could we not have clear data at this point?” she wondered.
All the US had, she said, was “a static, partial thirty-thousand-foot awareness. I pressed the flats of my hands into my eyes and shook my head. I had expected something very different, but now I could see not only that the data-reporting structures that had taken years to build in Africa weren’t present in the United States, but that we had days to get the same job done here.”
Understand that a new virus may behave differently
Birx wrote that even before she signed on to the White House team, she suspected that asymptomatic spread was contributing to the quick rise in Covid-19, although the evidence was slim.
“After years of experience seeing asymptomatic, presymptomatic, and mildly symptomatic cases being ignored in tabulations, anytime I read a number indicating a confirmed case, I multiply that by a factor of between three and ten,” she said.
Early on at least, the focus was on those with symptoms, much like in the case of the flu.
But the virus that causes Covid-19 is very different.
That became clear when cases surged in New York City, a dramatic rise that “couldn’t be explained by symptomatic spread alone.”
“If there’d been any doubt before about the extent to which asymptomatic spread was a significant contributor to the rise in case numbers, the New York City numbers convinced the team that my estimate of at least 30-50 percent asymptomatic spread was likely accurate and possibly even conservative,” Birx wrote. “Even though the testing issues prevented us from having the quantity and type of data we needed, a preponderance of numerical evidence, the picture was crystal clear.
“For those of us in that tiny room, doubt had been replaced by a communal sense of dread,” she said of the task force.
Develop tests early
Contributing to the lack of clear, granular data on Covid-19 and the misunderstanding of silent spread was a significant need for testing in the United States. The CDC’s early test was flawed, putting the country weeks behind on testing, Birx wrote. Even then, public health labs weren’t equipped to move fast and handle the volume the Covid-19 response would need.
Writing about a meeting with American Covid-19 testing manufacturers early in her tenure, Birx said that learning that the White House had dragged its feet on meeting with manufacturers, on top of limited tests and slow test processing, represented a “worst-case scenario.”
“In later conversations, I asked one of the manufacturers critical to the production of high-throughput and point-of-care tests if anyone in the administration or from the CDC had called them in January and February 2020,” she wrote.
“Their reply was that, in fact, it had been the other way around: the manufacturers were the ones calling the CDC to understand what it was doing and how they could help. The manufacturers were held at arm’s length” by the CDC, the Department of Health and Human Services and its Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. “They were told their assistance wasn’t needed,” Birx wrote.
Later on, Trump’s rhetoric on testing shifted — he suggested that the United States had high case numbers because it tested so many people — but Birx said the task force was working rapidly to expand it, spending billions on tests and supplies and implementing serial testing in nursing homes and universities.
“At no time did anyone tell us to stop this acceleration in testing. The president was a master at saying one thing to appease his base while his administration did another in support of combating the virus,” she wrote.
Push for solutions before there’s a problem
Birx’s book concludes with a list of “critical issues” to address in the US around pandemic response and preparedness. It includes clarity on how responsibilities are divided between agencies, ramped-up testing and diagnosis, improvements to CDC data collection and “overarching” improvements for public health coordination.
Some of those changes are still needed to manage the current pandemic.
“One of the most important takeaways here is to not wait until the surge or the holidays are upon us,” she wrote. “We have learned that there are lulls in the outbreaks. During these interludes, we needed to expand testing access. We should have used that time to prepare for the next surge by getting as many Americans as possible to buy into making critical behavioral changes needed to protect their vulnerable family members.”
Looking ahead, Birx wrote that the solutions can’t be pushed into place only when there’s an emergency.
“We don’t need one set of standards and processes for improving public health of the country and another for pandemic preparedness — they need to be integrated and utilized between pandemics to improve the health of the nation,” she wrote.
“We need to stop just observing the problem and begin addressing the problem.”
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CBD companies wrestle with advertising without FDA approval
It’s a $12.8 billion industry, but without clinical studies or FDA backing, there’s still questions about the efficacy of cannabidiol.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - It can help anxiety, aid sleep or even clear up acne. That’s what some CBD advertisements claim.
CBD, or cannabidiol, is a chemical found in marijuana and hemp plants. It doesn’t give you a high, but users and advertisers claim it can help a host of health issues.
One expert told us there’s no scientific proof it works.
Theodore Caputi is a public health researcher. He conducted a study on how some medical marijuana companies market CBD. He found they often rely on their users’ reviews and academic partnerships in advertising: not clinical research.
“People have been led to believe all sorts of health, the health effects that CBD might have but that aren’t founded in scientific evidence,” Caputi said.
Caputi suggested that more companies should seek approval for use from the Food and Drug Administration: a process that requires scientific research to back up health claims.
The FDA has not approved CBD or investigated it, but it lists potential risks like liver damage and male fertility issues on its website. The Washington News Bureau reached out to the FDA to see if it’s reviewing CBD. They did not grant us an interview.
While CBD is legal, the research process involves working with cannabis, which the Drug Enforcement Administration labels a drug with no medical use.
Getting approval to work with the drug is a “burdensome” process, said Johns Hopkins’ School of Medicine professor, Tory Spindle.
“We’re trying to play catch up and do all the studies now to support or refute all the things that people are using the cannabis products for already,” Spindle said.
CTPharma is the first medical marijuana company to get FDA approval for a clinical study on how its products impact stress levels.
Right now, the team at the licensed dispensary relies on third party lab data to prove safety to consumers.
“Everything has been tested. You know, you can follow up on every little product,” said Steve Cancel from CTPharma. “And on our website, we do have all that information on there as well.”
The team at CTPharma hopes the research will open doors to the future of FDA approval for the CBD industry.
The experts we spoke to recommend for those interested in trying CBD to purchase it from licensed dispensaries or retail pharmacies to guarantee it meets consumer protection standards.
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RICHMOND, Va., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Many in the social justice community and Menthol Is Not A Crime are opposed to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposal to ban menthol-flavored and other flavored cigarettes. Since 85% of menthol smokers are Black, at first glance, this might seem like a good way to curb smoking-related health issues, but the unintended consequences of making anything illegal that a preponderance of a historically discriminated against group use without criminal justice reform will only hurt Black people.
"In the communities where we live and work, probable cause means a whole different level of law enforcement interaction with our young people - it simply is not like in other communities," wrote the family members of police brutality victims and The Mothers of the Movement Members, Gwen Carr (mother of Eric Garner), Sybrina Fulton (mother of Trayvon Martin) and Philonise Floyd (brother of George Floyd).
In their letter to the Biden-Harris Administration, Mothers of the Movement continued, "We have more than enough challenges now. We do not need another stop and frisk policy."
Groups that oppose the menthol ban also believe it will lead to more over-policing of Black communities. According to the NAACP, a Black person is "five times more likely to be stopped without just cause than a white person."
Former police chief and former national president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) stated, "I don't want police to have one more reason to put their hands on young Black men."
There have already been incidents where cigarettes were used to target the Black community and have had deadly consequences. Police initially approached Eric Garner for suspicion of selling single-use cigarettes, and George Floyd was approached for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill to purchase cigarettes. Both were killed by police while repeating the words, "I can't breathe," while lying face down on the sidewalk. If menthol cigarettes were to become illegal, this would only increase the likelihood of unintended consequences due to more police interactions.
The Black community will have an opportunity to vocalize their opposition to the menthol ban during the FDA's two listening sessions on June 13 and June 15 and an open comment period that ends on July 5.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged Tuesday that she and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “could have used a better word” than “transitory” when describing the expected run of inflation in the U.S. economy. She added that she was hopeful it would soon be on the decline.
“I do expect inflation to remain high although I very much hope that it will be coming down now,” Yellen told the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on the agency’s latest budget request. “I think that bringing inflation down should be our number one priority.”
The Federal Reserve and Treasury Department have been increasingly blamed by legislators and the public for allowing inflation to reach record highs — notably an 8.3% leap in consumer prices over the past year.
She told CNN last week that she did not fully understand the impact that unanticipated large shocks and supply bottlenecks would have on the economy.
“Look, I think I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take,” she said.
The hearing was an opportunity for lawmakers to press Yellen on the causes for inflation, when it may decline and the administration’s plans to reduce the pain on Americans.
“We now are entering a period of transition from one of historic recovery to one that can be marked by stable and steady growth,” she said. “Making this shift is a central piece of the president’s plan to get inflation under control without sacrificing the economic gains we’ve made.”
As for earlier pronouncements by Yellen and Powell that the U.S. inflation problem was transitory, Yellen allowed, “Both of us could have used a better word than transitory. There’s no question that we have huge inflation pressures. Inflation is really our top economic problem at this point.”
Inflation has shown signs of moderating but is likely to remain far above the Fed’s 2% target through the end of this year.
The Congressional Budget Office released an economic outlook this month saying high inflation will persist into next year, likely causing the federal government to pay higher interest rates on its debt.
The nonpartisan agency expects the consumer price index to rise 6.1% this year and 3.1% in 2023. This forecast suggests that inflation will slow from current annual levels of 8.3%, yet it would still be dramatically above a long-term baseline of 2.3%.
Yellen was asked about her support of last year’s American Rescue Plan relief package, also known as ARP, which has come under fire by some economists who claim the $1.9 trillion program has worsened price spikes.
Because inflation is high globally, Yellen said, it “can’t be the case” that ARP is largely to blame for the bulk of U.S. inflation.
Over the weekend, Yellen was forced to defend her support of ARP after Bloomberg wrote about an excerpt from an upcoming biography on the secretary that said she privately agreed with former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers “that too much government money was flowing into the economy too quickly which is why she had sought without success to scale back the $1.9 trillion relief plan by a third early in 2021 before Congress passed the enormous program.”
Yellen said in a statement on Saturday that “I never urged adoption of a smaller American Rescue Plan package, and I believe that ARP played a central role in driving strong growth throughout 2021 and afterwards, with the United States real GDP growth outpacing other advanced economies and our labor market recovering faster relative to historical experience.”
Yellen said during the hearing that Congress also should have a role in bringing down prices through enacting legislation that increases taxes on high-wealth individuals — and by passing language for a global tax deal that has stalled in Congress, previously included in the now-dead Build Back Better plan.
The global tax deal is designed to subject large multinational firms to a 15% tax rate wherever they operate. It also would provide for taxing part of the profits of the largest global companies in countries where they do business online but may have no physical presence.
“As prospects of recession and stagflation rise, this is no time to consider raising taxes or resurrecting reckless spending from the House-passed Build Back Better plan,” Republican Sen. Mike Crapo said. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/yellen-inflation-to-remain-high-hopes-its-coming-down/ | 2022-06-08T17:30:11Z |
(The Conversation) – Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is the most common form of motor neuron disease. People with ALS progressively lose the ability to initiate and control muscle movements, including the ability to speak, swallow and breathe.
There is no known cure. But recently, we studied mice and identified a new target in the fight against this devastating disease: the brain’s waste clearance system.
Neurodegenerative diseases – including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis – share many similarities, even though their clinical symptoms and disease progression may look very different. The incidence of these diseases increase with age. They are progressive and relentless, and result in gradual loss of brain tissue. We also see waste proteins accumulate in the brain.
Our new research looked at how the glymphatic system, which removes waste from the brain, could prevent ALS.
Protein chains, folds and misfolds
Inside our bodies, long protein chains fold to form functional shapes that allow them to perform specific tasks like creating antibodies to fight off infection, supporting cells or transporting molecules.
Sometimes this process goes awry, resulting in “misfolded” proteins that clump together to form aggregates. Misfolded protein can grow and fragment, creating seeds that spread throughout the brain to form new clusters.
The accumulation of waste proteins begins early in the neurodegenerative disease process – well before the onset of symptoms and brain loss. As researchers, we wanted to see if eliminating or slowing the spread of these waste proteins and their seeds could halt or slow the progression of disease.
Targeting waste removal
The glymphatic system removes waste, including toxic proteins, from the brain.
This brain-wide network of fluid-filled spaces, known as Virchow-Robin spaces, is mostly switched off while we’re awake. But it kicks into gear during sleep to distribute compounds essential to brain function and to get rid of toxic waste.
This may explain why all creatures, great and small (even flies), need sleep to survive. (Interestingly, whales and dolphins alternate their sleep between brain hemispheres, keeping the other hemisphere awake to watch for predators and alerting them to breathe!)
As we age, sleep quality declines and the risk of neurodegenerative disease, including ALS, increases.
Sleep disturbances are also a common symptom of ALS and research has shown a single night without sleep can result in increased accumulation of toxic waste protein in the brain. As such, we thought glymphatic function might be impaired in ALS.
Ageing mice
To investigate this, we looked to mice. The animals were genetically modified to express human TDP-43 – the protein implicated in ALS. By feeding these mice food containing an antibiotic (doxycycline), we were able to turn the TDP-43 protein expression off and they aged normally. But when the mice are switched to normal food, TDP-43 expression is turned on and misfolded proteins begin to accumulate.
Over time, the mice display the classical signs of ALS including progressive muscle impairments and brain atrophy.
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to see brain structure, we investigated glymphatic function in these mice just three weeks after turning on TDP-43 expression.
As we watched the glymphatic system go to work, we saw the TDP-43 mice had worse glymphatic clearance than the control mice that had not been genetically modified. Importantly, these differences were seen very early in the disease process.
Our study provides the first evidence the glymphatic system might be a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of ALS.
How can we improve glymphatic function?
Not all sleep is equal. Sleep includes both rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep. This latter stage includes slow wave sleep – when the glymphatic system is most active. Sleep therapies that enhance this phase may prove to be particularly beneficial for preventing diseases like ALS.
Sleep position is also thought to affect glymphatic clearance.
Research conducted in rodents has demonstrated glymphatic clearance is most efficient in the lateral (or side-sleeping) position, compared to either supine (on the back) or prone (front-lying) positions. The reasons for this are not yet fully understood but possibly relates to the effects of gravity, compression and stretching of tissue.
Lifestyle choices may be helpful in improving glymphatic function too. Omega-3, found in marine-based fish, has long been considered to be beneficial to health and reduced risk of neurodegenerative diseases. New research shows these benefits may be partly due to the positive effect of Omega-3 on glymphatic function.
Moderate consumption of alcohol has been shown to improve waste clearance. In mouse studies, both short and long-term exposure to small amounts of alcohol were shown to boost glymphatic function while high doses had the opposite effect.
Exercise has also been shown to be beneficial.
All these studies show small lifestyle changes can improve brain waste clearance to minimise the risk of neurodegenerative disease. Next, research needs to focus on therapies directly targeting the glymphatic system to help those already suffering from these debilitating diseases. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/on-your-back-side-face-down-mice-show-how-we-sleep-may-trigger-or-protect-our-brain-from-diseases-like-als/ | 2022-06-05T16:07:57Z |
Michael Alexanian joins Gladstone Institutes to discover new targets for treating and reversing heart failure
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A healthy human heart is a powerful, pliable organ that expands and contracts rapidly to pump rich, oxygenated blood through the body. But for the millions of people around the world who have heart disease, this process goes awry. The heart becomes stiff, blocked or inflamed, and less efficient at pumping blood. In the United States alone, more than one of every 10 people have been diagnosed with heart disease.
Understanding how genes are turned on or off in the heart of people with heart disease—and how drugs could reverse those changes and improve heart function—is the research focus of Michael Alexanian (he/him), Ph.D., who is joining Gladstone Institutes as an assistant investigator.
"We want to discover new therapeutic targets for treating and reversing heart failure," says Alexanian. "For a long time, scientists have focused on the role of muscle cells in heart failure and my lab is part of the movement to expand this focus to other cells in the heart, including fibroblasts, immune cells, and vascular cells."
Over the past 5 years, as a postdoctoral scholar in the labs of former Gladstone investigator Saptarsi Haldar, MD, and of Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava, MD, Alexanian has already discovered gene programs related to heart fibrosis and inflammation. Now, he'll be launching his own lab at Gladstone to shed new light on the gene regulation processes leading to human diseases such as heart failure.
"Michael is pioneering our understanding of how heart cells communicate in heart failure, one of today's most prevalent diseases," says Benoit Bruneau, Ph.D., director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease. "With a deep molecular toolbox, he has already discovered important biology underpinning heart failure that could lead to new therapies."
Every cell in a person's body contains nearly identical sets of genes, providing the instructions for all the molecular programs the body needs to function. But each cell only follows a subset of these instructions at a time, because each cell contains specific regulatory molecules. These molecules interact with the cell's DNA and control which genes are turned on, or expressed.
When someone's heart becomes diseased, the DNA inside their heart cells doesn't change, but the pattern of genes the heart cells express does. Scientists refer to this change as an epigenomic shift.
Alexanian thinks that if he can describe this shift in new detail—as well as understand the regulatory molecules that trigger it—he'll be able to pinpoint ways to reverse it. To do so, he will leverage recent technology to probe gene expression in individual heart cells rather than in bulk heart tissue.
"The advent of single-cell technologies gives us a way to capture the complexity of the heart," he says. "It's like opening a Pandora's box: once we begin to better understand the inner workings of the heart, we'll have all sorts of new ways of analyzing and targeting heart disease."
His lab will focus on two specific changes that often happen in the heart with disease: fibrosis, or the stiffening and scarring of the heart following stress; and inflammation, the accumulation of immune cells and their secreted factors in the heart. He also wants to better understand the interplay between these two changes: how does chronic inflammation of the heart contribute to fibrosis? Answering this question has implications beyond heart disease, as other organs including the lungs and liver also develop fibrosis with disease.
Alexanian's interest in epigenomics was first piqued when he was an undergraduate at the University of Florence in Italy. He still remembers the first textbook chapter he read about gene regulation.
"It struck me that the biological sophistication of different organisms wasn't related to the number of genes they had, but to these millions of layers of gene regulation," he says. "It really intrigued me and I decided that was what I wanted to study."
After he graduated, Alexanian spent several months at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia, working with epigenomics pioneer Marnie Blewitt, Ph.D.. Armed with enthusiasm, Alexanian returned to Europe for a graduate degree in stem cell biology at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. He joined the lab of cardiovascular researcher Thierry Pedrazzini, Ph.D., to carry out studies on how genes were being regulated in stem cells. It was there that he became enamored with the heart.
"My project was very focused on stem cell epigenomics," he recalls. "But I was surrounded by people talking about cardiovascular disease and I realized how important it was for society to tackle this disease."
As a postdoctoral researcher at Gladstone, Alexanian merged these two interests—epigenomics and cardiovascular disease. In 2021, with colleagues in the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, he reported a master switch for heart fibrosis, MEOX1, responsible for altering levels of thousands of other genes. Now, Alexanian plans to follow up on that work with animal studies, showing how MEOX1 is affected by neighboring immune cells, and how targeting the MEOX1 gene could prevent or treat fibrosis of the heart and other organs.
Over the last decade, Alexanian has let his curiosity guide him from lab to lab around the world. Through it all, he has tried to pursue research that lets him think creatively. He says that biology often has a storytelling aspect that appeals to him.
Indeed, he traces his love of science to the movie Jurassic Park, which he watched five times in the first 2 weeks it was being shown in Italian theaters. Then, with a group of elementary school friends, he pretended to isolate DNA from a mosquito trapped in amber. He never resurrected any ancient animals, of course, but the fun of experimentation stuck with him.
For Alexanian, though, creative thinking isn't limited to his science. A long-time drummer and theater fan, he joined an improvisational acting group during graduate school in Lausanne.
"I absolutely fell in love with improv," he says. "There's a lot of unappreciated technical preparation behind the scene, but then there's obviously this creative aspect on stage as well."
In San Francisco, Alexanian couldn't find a comparable group—so he started one himself, founding "Improv at UCSF" to train scientists in improvisation. The class, which he teaches, is not only a fun outlet for scientists of all levels and disciplines but also a way to help them develop their leadership and communication skills.
At Gladstone, Alexanian has found an outlet for his scientific creativity. He says the comradery and deep knowledge in both epigenomics and cardiovascular science make it feel like the right place to launch his lab.
"The most effective way to do science is by really using the environment and experts around you to your advantage," he says. "Gladstone is a place that makes it very easy to do this."
Michael Alexanian, Ph.D., is an assistant investigator at Gladstone Institutes and an assistant professor in pediatrics at UC San Francisco.
Alexanian received his bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Florence in Italy. After he graduated, Alexanian spent several months at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia, working with epigenomics expert Marnie Blewitt. Alexanian returned to Europe for a graduate degree in stem cell biology at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland in the lab of Thierry Pedrazzini. During his doctoral studies, he investigated the role of non-coding RNAs, including transcribed enhancers and long non-coding RNAs, in pluripotency and early cell fate specification. During his postdoctoral work at Gladstone under the supervision of Deepak Srivastava and Saptarsi Haldar, Alexanian discovered gene programs related to cellular plasticity in the context of heart failure.
To ensure our work does the greatest good, Gladstone Institutes focuses on conditions with profound medical, economic, and social impact—unsolved diseases. Gladstone is an independent, nonprofit life science research organization that uses visionary science and technology to overcome disease. It has an academic affiliation with the University of California, San Francisco.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SHANGHAI, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab ("I-Mab" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel biologics, today announced that it will report business and corporate updates and financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2022, before the market opens on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. The Company's management will host conference calls with investors to provide updates on recent pipeline development, upcoming milestones, and potential implementation of a comprehensive share purchase program by the Company and current shareholders.
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NEWARK, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trive Capital announced that it has acquired Custom Microwave, Inc. (CMi), which will join the Vitesse Systems platform. Vitesse Systems was launched in 2018 following the acquisition of California Brazing. The platform is focused on mission critical assemblies that enable the advancement of communication, radar and electronic warfare systems.
CMi is a leading provider of high-performance passive antennas that are engineered for critical space and ground applications. CMi's engineering and testing expertise combined with advanced manufacturing processes such as electroforming and additive manufacturing will enable Vitesse to support a complete range of complex high-performance RF applications.
David Stinnett (Partner – Trive Capital) stated: "The proliferation of military and commercial satellites has resulted in increased demand for high performance antennas. The addition of CMi will enable Vitesse to support a broad range of LEO and GEO satellite programs and related ground-based systems. CMi will also complement Vitesse's existing thermal management and precision waveguide manufacturing capability."
Clency Lee-Yow (Owner and CEO – CMi) commented: "Partnering with Vitesse will allow us to gain broader exposure to a more diverse customer set and accelerate growth for CMi. We are excited to be able to support our customers as the demand for next generation communication systems continue to rise."
Matthew Alty (CEO – Vitesse Systems) explained: "We are excited to have Clency and the CMi team join Vitesse. CMi is not only a fantastic addition to our existing capabilities, but also a great cultural fit; an innovative people-led business with a long-standing track record of delivering antenna solutions that are critical to the security of the USA, enhance space exploration, facilitate earth observation and enable global communication."
Vitesse Systems is a leading supplier of complex cooling systems and communication hardware used in radar, electronic warfare, and data transmission applications. Headquartered in Newark, California, Vitesse operates five manufacturing facilities located in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Nevada. All Vitesse facilities are ITAR Registered and DFARS compliant, serving a broad range of Aerospace and Defense customers.
Trive Capital is a Dallas, Texas based private equity firm with more than $4 billion of regulatory assets under management. Trive focuses on investing equity and debt in what it sees as strategically viable middle-market companies with the potential for transformational upside through operational improvement. We seek to maximize returns through a hands-on partnership that calls for identifying and implementing value creation ideas.
The Trive team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals who have been involved in over 100 middle-market transactions representing in excess of $6 billion in revenue across Trive's targeted industry sectors and situations.
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Plant Power Fast Food reveals unprecedented low prices for healthier, more earth-friendly, plant-based burgers and announces major partnership with Alpha Foods.
SAN DIEGO, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant Power Fast Food, the country's leading 100% plant-based fast food restaurant chain has announced new low priced menu items and a new proprietary pea-protein burger patty.
According to Plant Power Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Harris, the addition of a new low cost "Classic Burger" line moves the company closer to their price parity goal with traditional fast food chains. States Harris, "The launch of these new hamburgers and cheeseburgers at $4.95 and $5.95 respectively is a tremendous step towards achieving this goal."
Going head-to-head on price, Plant Power Fast Food offers lower cost vegan burger options than Burger King, for example, who sells their Impossible Burger for $7.99. In addition, Plant Power is now within $1-$2 for similar sized animal meat burgers at major fast food chains like McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King. While there are many reasons vegan meat is more expensive, that gap is narrowing as vegan/plant-based manufacturers are meeting demand by scaling up production.
Plant Power Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Zach Vouga, spoke about how lower price points would expand accessibility to the growing number of consumers interested in exploring plant-based options. States Vouga, "One of the core criticisms of plant-based food is that it is expensive, our goal is to remove that barrier and make plant-based fast food an easy choice."
The company also announced its new proprietary GMO and gluten-free pea-protein burger patty. According to Vouga this new development has been years in the making, "We have spent nearly two years collaborating with Alpha Foods' R&D to painstakingly perfect the new juicy, smoky and wildly delicious burger patty and we are thrilled with the results."
Based in San Diego, the Company now has 11 locations and a food truck. According to a company spokesperson the company expects to have 15 restaurants in operation by the beginning of 2023.
Headquartered in San Diego, California, The Plant Power Restaurant Group, LLC ("Plant Power", "the Company") is a privately held company that is on the cutting edge of plant-based fast food with a goal of driving a convenient, healthier option without sacrificing taste and satisfaction. Plant Power Fast Food is a 100% vegan fast food chain that offers a wide range of menu items—from burgers, fries, shakes to salads, fresh juices, plus a children's menu and an abundant breakfast menu. Remaining consistent to its earth-friendly pledge, much of the furnishings and décor is sustainable, i.e., tables and chairs are constructed from renewable bamboo, additionally, all cutlery is compostable (as is the majority of their take-out packaging).
To learn more about the company, their mission, the founders' ethos, and menu offerings, visit plantpowerfastfood.com.
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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.
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Wander Franco has 3 hits, Rays win opener over Orioles 2-1
By FRED GOODALL
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Budding star Wander Franco had three hits, Francisco Mejía snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly and the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in their season opener. Franco started the winning rally with a single to right off reliever Dillon Tate. It was the 21-year-old’s first game since signing a $182 million, 11-year contract in the offseason. He batted .288 with seven homers and 39 RBIs in 70 games as a rookie. Pinch hitter Ji-Man Choi drew a walk and reigning AL Rookie of the Year Randy Arozarena beat out an infield single to load the bases against right-hander Jorge Perez. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/08/wander-franco-has-3-hits-rays-win-opener-over-orioles-2-1/ | 2022-04-09T01:22:54Z |
New Work-Shuttering Tech Encourages Workers to Close Down at the End of the Work Day to Enjoy Time with Friends
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With mounting societal pressure to be constantly busy, rapid adoption of new work technology and a global pandemic forcing a complete overhaul of where and when work gets done, workers have increased their average working day by 2.5 hours, according to NordVPN Teams. When added up, all these extra hours are negatively impacting overall employee wellbeing, translating to less time spent with friends and family or pursuing personal hobbies.
HEINEKEN® is addressing this growing work life imbalance with The Closer, an outlandish high-tech bottle opener that immediately shuts all work applications when a bottle of Heineken is opened with it. Dramatized in a campaign film as the antidote to the increasing demands of our always-on work culture, The Closer bottle opener itself is a satirical symbol for the power every worker has to close down at the end of the day.
"As a brand, we have always stood for creating moments of shared connections with others," said Bram Westenbrink, Global Head Heineken® Brand at HEINEKEN. "With the once-rigid boundaries between work and personal time rapidly deteriorating following the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to spark a much-needed conversation about the importance of resisting the societal pressures to be in a constant state of busy work and encourage workers around the world to reprioritize social and leisure time with the people who matter most."
The Closer bottle opener will be announced at an exclusive launch event reminiscent of iconic tech announcements. A keynote address by Billy Eichner will unveil the only gadget that can help solve a core problem caused by other remote-work enabling technologies. By overemphasizing the necessity of such a high-tech marvel, Eichner will remind us all that everyone already has everything they need to close down right at their fingertips.
Workers in the United States will be able to enter for their chance to win a Closer bottle opener on June 8, 2022 at www.heineken.com/closer. But fans will have to act quickly, as the promotion will only be open from 10 am - 11:59 pm ET. More devices will be made available in additional markets in the coming months.
Once all the Closer bottle openers are claimed, HEINEKEN® will encourage workers in the United States to block their calendars at the end of the day with a Calendar Closer to prevent coworkers from scheduling meetings after working hours. Workers who are first to use the Calendar Closer at www.heineken.com/closer will be rewarded with beer money to enjoy social time with their friends.
"As people continue to feel like they have to work all the time, they're forgetting that disconnecting is even an option," said Bruno Bertelli, Global Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Worldwide, the lead agency that created the campaign. "That's why we created The Closer. It's not just technology; it's a social provocation to help people see that the pressure to work all the time is getting a little ridiculous and we all have the power to log off and go hang out with our friends again."
As a business with over 80,000 employees around the world, HEINEKEN® has not been immune to the increased demands placed on its vast workforce. An employee wellbeing program was established in 2021 to identify causes of work life imbalance around the world, with a dedicated team responsible for identifying and sharing best practices to address them. This year and beyond, the team plans to host over 1,000 workshops in 80+ countries to find new ways of working to better support the professional, emotional, social and physical wellbeing of all employees. This campaign was created to spark conversation, and for HEINEKEN®, it starts by empowering its own employees.
"While work life imbalance is an issue felt around the world, it can't be solved with just one policy change," said Yolanda Talamo, Global Head of Human Resources at HEINEKEN. "This high-tech bottle opener is a symbol that acts as a catalyst for change, but the work is ahead of us. We are asking all of our employees to help us identify practical solutions that take into account the cultural nuances in each of the countries we operate in so everyone can enjoy more balance between their work and personal time."
This is the first campaign from HEINEKEN® that launches "For a Fresher World," a new creative expression that aims to refresh the world by showing life tastes better with an open mind. With this new approach, campaigns will strive to challenge the obvious, reconsider stereotypes and oppose tired cliches. With this first effort, HEINEKEN® is inspiring people around the world to stop overworking and open their minds to what can happen after the work stops.
To learn more about the The Closer global campaign, visit www.heineken.com/closer.
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HEINEKEN is the world's most international brewer. It is the leading developer and marketer of premium beer and cider brands. Led by the Heineken® brand, the Group has a portfolio of more than 300 international, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders. We are committed to innovation, long-term brand investment, disciplined sales execution, and focused cost management. Through "Brewing a Better World," sustainability is embedded in the business.
HEINEKEN has a well-balanced geographic footprint with leadership positions in both developed and developing markets. We employ over 85,000 employees and operate breweries, malteries, cider plants and other production facilities in more than 70 countries. Heineken N.V. and Heineken Holding N.V. shares trade on the Euronext in Amsterdam. Prices for the ordinary shares may be accessed on Bloomberg under the symbols HEIA NA and HEIO NA and on Reuters under HEIN.AS and HEIO.AS. HEINEKEN has two sponsored level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programmes: Heineken N.V. (OTCQX: HEINY) and Heineken Holding N.V. (OTCQX: HKHHY).
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Encentive will enable the IoTeX community to instantly build custom DeFi marketplaces around any community or organization's loyalty program, digital assets, and more
NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of IoTeX's mission to build the fastest, most secure, and most scalable blockchain network on the market, Encentive has received a grant from the IoTeX Foundation to integrate its turn-key DeFi DEX Builder with IoTeX's Layer 1 public blockchain. Through this grant, IoTeX has recognized Encentive's DeFi DEX Builder for its strong potential to contribute to network growth and adoption of IoTeX technology.
Encentive is poised to exponentially increase crypto adoption and everyday use-cases with the Encentive DeFi DEX Builder (EDDB). EDDB is a turn-key solution that enables community leaders, influencers, and enterprises to instantly create and customize their own DeFi marketplaces for crypto tokens and NFTs, dramatically increasing the empowerment and growth potential of the communities they serve. With Encentive, anyone with a community following can create a DEX overnight and customize the DEX's properties to best serve and incentivize that community.
IoTeX is a decentralized network of users, developers, and enterprises that collectively govern and utilize the IoTeX platform. As an EVM-compatible "Layer 1" blockchain, IoTeX now powers an ever-growing ecosystem of smart devices, DApps, and digital assets. Network transactions and smart contracts are fueled by the IOTX token, which can be staked and farmed on any DEX launched on Encentive, and enables anyone to be a shareholder in the IoTeX Network.
Encentive will empower IoTeX users and ecosystem projects to monetize their communities with sophisticated DeFi marketplace tools such as swapping between thousands of trading pairs, farms, staking pools, customized liquidity provider fees, native tokens & NFTs, airdrop functions, and user referral rewards. Moreover, as the Encentive and IoTeX ecosystems grow, an innovative model of shared liquidity bonded across all DEXs deployed on Encentive will give early-stage projects a strong foundation for growth.
The IoTeX "Halo Grant" includes financial support, promotion to the IoTeX community of 70,000+ mailing list subscribers, exposure to 100,000+ monthly users on the ioPay Wallet, access to enthusiastic beta testers, and tech support for integration with the growing portfolio of IoTeX tools and apps, including the ioTube Cross-ChainBridge, the ioPay Wallet, Yield Farming Calculators, Governance Portal, and more.
About Encentive
Encentive enables code-free overnight deployment of peer-to-peer DeFi marketplaces starting from a community of one. Any individual or organization can establish the next great DeFi marketplace almost instantly, complete with farming and staking, fine-tuned to benefit and serve the governance needs and trading preferences of their own unique communities and missions. The Encentive DeFi Dex Builder gives users the power to build their own core teams and communities around their own style of incentives, setting and adjusting transaction fees, stake-pool interest, referral rewards, governance protocols, and more.
About IoTeX
Founded in 2017, IoTeX is an EVM-compatible blockchain platform to fuel the Internet of Trusted Things, an open ecosystem where humans and machines can interact with guaranteed trust and privacy. IoTeX envisions a future where everyday people can own and control their smart devices, as well as the data and value they generate. Backed by a global team of 30+ top research scientists and engineers, IoTeX combines blockchain, decentralized identity, and secure hardware to enable user-owned IoT devices and networks. By connecting the physical and digital worlds, IoTeX will empower the future machine economy and redefine the trillion-dollar IoT industry.
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First-of-its-kind partnership will identify drug targets and accelerate novel therapy development using genomics and artificial intelligence
SAN DIEGO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, and Deerfield Management, a healthcare investment management firm, today announced a five-year partnership to apply a genetic-led approach to the discovery and development of novel therapies for diseases with unmet medical needs. The partnership aims to leverage genomic tools and genetic knowledge to select programs with a higher probability of success in order to lower research and development costs and accelerate the approval of cutting-edge therapies.
"Currently, drug discovery is difficult, expensive, and slow, with 90% of therapies failing in development due to gaps in the biological understanding of the complex nature of many diseases," said Joydeep Goswami, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Illumina. "Deerfield's Vice President of Genetics and Genomics, Matt Nelson, showed in his foundational work that genetic-based targets can improve success rates, speed to market, and cost. Combined with Illumina's expertise in applying artificial intelligence approaches to target discovery, we intend to drive a step-change in the pace and efficiency of therapeutic development."
The partnership combines Deerfield's expertise in closing the translational drug development gap and guiding drugs through preclinical development with Illumina's industry-leading genomic data generation and AI-based genome interpretation capabilities.
"Illumina is an innovative global leader in genomics," said James Flynn, Managing Partner, Deerfield Management. "Together, with Deerfield's expertise in translational research, the partnership will fuel advancements from idea to clinic more efficiently with the goal of treating some of the world's most life-threatening diseases."
"The next generation of drug discovery will be driven by advances in human genetics, functional genomics and data science," said Alex Aravanis, Chief Technology Officer at Illumina. "At Illumina, we have the ability to deeply understand disease biology by generating and interpreting genetic data at massive scale. With Deerfield's expertise in early-stage drug development, we expect to identify and develop new targets faster and with lower R&D costs, ultimately helping more patients access potentially life-changing therapies."
Under the terms of the agreement, Illumina and Deerfield will identify therapeutic targets using Illumina's genetically-driven target discovery platform built with Illumina Connected Analytics and AI-driven genome interpretation solutions. Deerfield will provide its deep expertise in translational science to deliver genetically validated drug candidates through the discovery research phase.
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Illumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Our focus on innovation has established us as a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, serving customers in the research, clinical and applied markets. Our products are used for applications in the life sciences, oncology, reproductive health, agriculture and other emerging segments. To learn more, visit www.illumina.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
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Deerfield Management is an investment management firm committed to advancing healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy. The Firm works across the healthcare ecosystem to connect people, capital, ideas and technology in bold, collaborative and inclusive ways. For more information, please visit www.deerfield.com.
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MIAMI, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- William G. Hardin has been named dean of Florida International University's College of Business (FIU Business). He has served as interim dean since May 2021 and is Ryder Eminent Scholar Chair and Research Fellow in the Tibor and Sheila Hollo School of Real Estate.
Hardin joined the FIU Business faculty in 2006 as director of real estate programs and the Jerome Bain Real Estate Institute. He was founding director of the Hollo School of Real Estate, created in 2012, and most recently served as associate dean, Chapman Graduate School of Business.
"Dr. Hardin is the ideal leader for this moment in the trajectory of FIU Business," said Elizabeth M. Béjar, interim provost, executive vice president, and chief operating officer. "He understands the needs of industry and has a vision for ensuring our students and graduates continue to excel, and FIU remains a national leader in business education."
U.S. News & World Report currently ranks the FIU Business undergraduate international business program No. 2 in the U.S., its international MBA program No. 5, its online undergraduate business program No. 13 among public universities and its online specialized master's programs No. 13 among public universities. Additionally, FIU Business was ranked No.1 globally for real estate research productivity by the Journal of Real Estate Literature.
Hardin is a recognized expert on real estate markets, commercial and residential properties, financial markets, and securitized real estate.
Over the course of a 20-year academic career, Hardin has authored or co-authored 70 papers on topics including commercial real estate investment, foreclosures, corporate governance, residential real estate, and REIT financial structure. He is co-editor of Journal of Real Estate Research.
"It is an extraordinary honor to be chosen as dean of FIU Business at this pivotal time for the global business community, Miami and our students," Hardin said. "We will marshal the remarkable talent and dedication of our faculty and staff and FIU Business alumni -- nearly 65,000 strong -- to address challenges and drive success."
In 2018, Hardin received the Ricardo Medal by the American Real Estate Society, its highest recognition of scholarship, which recognizes important research in real estate over at least two decades. That year, he was selected by the International Real Estate Society for its Achievement Award.
Hardin was ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in the world for real estate research productivity from 2015 – 2021 by the Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) Author Rankings.
Before joining FIU Business, Hardin held the Robert W. Warren Chair of Real Estate at Mississippi State University, where he directed both the real estate and construction management programs. He also served on the faculty of Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Hardin received his doctorate from Georgia State University. He also has a Master of Science in Real Estate from Georgia State University, and a Master of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina.
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SOCIAL CIRCLE — Warmer spring temperatures means you might get a chance to see all types of wildlife that have not been as visible throughout the winter months, and that includes possible sightings of black bears.
“Upon emerging from hibernation and leaving their winter dens, bears are ready to find food, and that can sometimes put them a little too close to people,” Adam Hammond, state bear biologist with the Wildlife Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said. “As good wildlife stewards, we can help keep bears from getting too close to our homes and our businesses by becoming ‘BearWise’ and learning to live responsibly with bears.”
BearWise is an education program developed by state bear biologists, anchored by the website www.bearwise.org, that offers citizens specific, detailed, and high-quality information, starting with the Six At Home BearWise Basics:
♦ NEVER FEED OR APPROACH BEARS: Feeding bears (intentionally or unintentionally) trains them to approach homes and people for more food. Bears will defend themselves if a person gets too close, so don’t risk your safety and theirs.
♦ SECURE FOOD, GARBAGE AND RECYCLING: Food and food odors attract bears so don’t reward them with easily available food or garbage.
♦ REMOVE BIRD FEEDERS WHEN BEARS ARE ACTIVE: Birdseed and other grains have a high calorie content, making them very attractive to bears. The best way to avoid conflicts with bears is to remove feeders.
♦ NEVER LEAVE PET FOOD OUTDOORS: Feed outdoor pets portion sizes that will be completely eaten during each meal and then remove leftover food and food bowl. Securely store these foods so nothing is available to bears.
♦ CLEAN AND STORE GRILLS: After you use an outdoor grill, clean it thoroughly and make sure that all grease and fat are removed. Store cleaned grills and smokers in a secure area that keeps bears out.
♦ ALERT NEIGHBORS TO BEAR ACTIVITY: Share news with your friends and neighbors about recent bear activity and how to avoid bear conflicts. Bears have adapted to living near people; are you willing to adapt to living near bears?
“Being BearWise means that we do our due diligence to ensure there is nothing around our home or business that will attract bears and serve as a ‘free lunch,’” Hammond said. “This may seem harmless, but bears that have access to human-provided foods often become food-dependent upon people, ultimately leading to destructive behavior and eventually to the bear’s demise. We want to avoid this cycle.”
The black bear is a symbol of Georgia’s natural diversity as it is the only bear found in the state and is a conservation success story. Though now considered the most common bear in North America, the species was nearly eradicated from Georgia in the 1930s due to unregulated hunting, illegal harvest — including the killing of bears as “vermin,” and large-scale habitat loss. Sound wildlife management practices have restored Georgia’s black bears to a thriving population estimated at 4,100 bears statewide.
Black bears may legally be taken during the hunting season, which occurs each fall in Georgia (https://georgiawildlife.com/hunting/hunter-resources). However, the taking of bears during any other time of the year, or the taking of bears illegally during the hunting season, is called poaching. Prevent poaching of bears (by email, phone or in person) by reporting any illegal activity. Visit https://gadnrle.org/ranger-hotline for more information.
For more information on living responsibly with bears, visit www.bearwise.org. | https://www.albanyherald.com/features/springtime-brings-hungry-bears-out-of-hibernation/article_038e8be8-c960-11ec-8f85-13db66813914.html | 2022-05-03T16:18:06Z |
Kevin Spacey asks judge to dismiss Anthony Rapp’s sex abuse suit
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Kevin Spacey asked a judge Friday to throw out actor Anthony Rapp’s sex abuse lawsuit, saying through his lawyers that allegations that he abused the then-teenage Rapp at a 1980s party are false.
The lawyers wrote in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that the alleged events Rapp described never occurred. Rapp has appeared in “Rent” on Broadway and in “Star Trek: Discovery” on television.
He alleged in his lawsuit that he went to a party in 1986 at Spacey’s Manhattan home, where a 26-year-old Spacey, without Rapp’s consent, “engaged in a sexual advance” by grabbing Rapp’s buttocks and lifting him onto a bed and laying on his body. Rapp claimed he “was forced to extricate himself” before leaving the party.
Spacey’s lawyers argued the alleged encounter cannot qualify as sexual abuse under New York’s laws because the only alleged contact with an “intimate” part of the body by Spacey was when his hand grazed the 14-year-old Rapp’s buttocks when the older actor picked him up. The lawyers said Rapp “wriggled out” with no resistance during an encounter of less than 30 seconds.
There was no other evidence that would suggest any fleeting contact between Spacey’s hand and Rapp’s buttocks was for the purpose of sexual gratification or to degrade or abuse Rapp, the lawyers wrote.
The lack of evidence means Rapp’s claims for assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress must fail, the lawyers said.
They said Spacey “flatly denies” that any of what Rapp described took place.
Lawyers for Rapp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
When Rapp first spoke publicly of his claim in 2017, others went public too and Spacey’s then-celebrated career abruptly halted. At the time, Spacey issued a statement saying he didn’t remember the encounter but apologized.
Spacey won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in “American Beauty,” a 1999 film in which he played a frustrated suburban father who lusts after his daughter’s best friend.
In recent filings, Rapp’s lawyers have asked to transfer the case to state court, saying Spacey cannot prove he has been living in Maryland and qualifies for the diversity of citizenship necessary to remain in federal court.
In fact, they argue, he has been mostly living in London since 2003.
They said he only lived in Maryland when he was acting in his Emmy-winning role in “House of Cards” from 2014 through 2017. He was fired from the show days after Rapp went public and former show workers claimed that Spacey made the production a “toxic” workplace and one ex-employee alleged the actor sexually assaulted him.
In November, an arbitrator said Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind the Netflix political thriller $31 million because of losses they incurred after his firing.
Spacey appealed the decision to a panel of three more private arbitrators, who found for the plaintiffs, making the decision final, and public.
A criminal case brought against him, an indecent assault and battery charge stemming from the alleged groping of an 18-year-old man at a Nantucket resort, was dismissed by Massachusetts prosecutors in 2019.
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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers’ disappointing season cost Al Avila his job.
Avila was fired as Detroit’s general manager on Wednesday, ending a seven-year tenure without a playoff appearance.
“I wish the results would have been better this season,” Avila said in a statement released by the team. “But know there is a lot to look forward to in the coming years.”
Owner Chris Ilitch announced the move with his team mired in another disappointing season. Detroit entered Wednesday at 43-68, last in the AL Central.
“Our progress certainly stalled this season,” Ilitch said a couple hours before the Tigers hosted Cleveland.
Ilitch invested millions in the offseason in an attempt to return his team to contention.
“All of us — the players, front office and many of you (reporters) — had high expectations and excitement for the season,” he said. “Unfortunately, we did not see progress this season at the major league level. Big reason why I decided it’s time to make a change.”
The Cuban-born Avila was the only current Latino general manager or equivalent in MLB, which has few minorities in leading front-office positions.
Chicago White Sox executive vice president Kenny Williams is the only Black leader of baseball operations for any club, Marlins GM Kim Ng is the only woman and Asian-American in that role, and Giants president Farhan Zaidi, who is of Pakistani descent, is the only Muslim.
Tigers assistant general manager Sam Menzin takes over the day-to-day leadership role.
Avila was promoted to general manager on Aug. 4, 2015, after serving as Dave Dombrowski’s assistant.
Avila’s chance to lead the team coincided with a rebuilding process that prevented him from making short-term moves to win.
In hopes of long-term gain, Detroit dealt star pitcher Justin Verlander and All-Star outfielder J.D. Martinez in 2017, but the players the Tigers got in return didn’t end up helping in the majors.
“I didn’t trade those players away,” Ilitch said. “Our general manager did. Al did.”
The Tigers lost, a lot, and Avila attempted to lead a turnaround by drafting and developing players. The results haven’t been what the team hoped for.
Avila finally got the freedom to spend money this past offseason, but his two biggest investments haven’t panned out, either.
Javier Báez, signed to a $140 million contract to address a desperate need at shortstop, has struggled in the field and at the plate. Earlier in the offseason, Avila gave Eduardo Rodríguez a $77 million, five-year contract, but the left-hander went on the restricted list due to personal matters in June and hasn’t worked his way back to Detroit.
Detroit seemed to be poised for a breakthrough after winning 77 games in 2021, its best record since 2016, which was its only winning season under Avila.
“Last year, we had some momentum,” said manager A.J. Hinch, who added he’s not interested in also being the the team’s GM. “This year, we hit a roadblock.
“Today is another reminder that we haven’t succeeded. The record reflects where we’re at.”
Avila has more than three decades of experience in baseball. He was Dombrowski’s assistant with the Marlins, whom he helped sign Miguel Cabrera when he was 16. Avila worked with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a special assistant in 2002 before rejoining Dombrowski in Detroit.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an alert system to protect patients with Alzheimer's and dementia as well as other cognitive or physical disabilities if they try to get up or leave," said an inventor, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, "so I invented the MONDI VOICE. My design ensures that a caregiver is promptly notified and it could encourage the patient to wait for help."
The invention provides an improved way to alert a care provider if a patient attempts to get out of bed or leave the room. In doing so, it could help to calm the patient to wait for assistance. As a result, it could enhance safety and it provides added protection and peace of mind. Additionally, the invention features an effective design that is easy to use so it is ideal for hospitals, nursing homes, home health care settings, etc.
The original design was submitted to the Toronto sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TRO-651, 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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Randy Johnston receives prestigious 'Lawyer of the Year' honor from nationally respected guide for 2023
DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- All four attorneys with trial and appellate law firm Johnston Tobey Baruch are recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America, including founding shareholder Randy Johnston, who was named as "Lawyer of the Year" in two practice areas.
A board-certified attorney in civil appellate law, managing shareholder Chad Baruch is honored for his appellate work. This is the eighth year Mr. Baruch has been recognized by the distinguished legal guide.
Shareholder and firm co-founder Robert Tobey is honored for his work in commercial litigation and legal malpractice on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Tobey has been recognized each year since 2013. He is board certified in consumer and commercial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Like Mr. Tobey, shareholder and trial lawyer Randy Johnston is honored for commercial litigation and legal malpractice law for plaintiffs and defendants, but is also recognized for his esteemed work in professional malpractice law for defendants. Additionally, Mr. Johnston has been given the distinguished honor of "Lawyer of the Year" for his litigation practice relating to mergers and acquisitions and legal malpractice law on behalf of plaintiffs for 2023. He has been named to the prestigious legal guide each year since 2013.
Shareholder Coyt Johnston has also earned a spot on the list for his commercial litigation and mergers and acquisitions practices for the eighth year in succession. He is a member of the Dallas and American Bar Associations, the Dallas Trial Lawyers' Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers' Association and others.
The Best Lawyers in America list is widely considered one of the most respected and reliable guides in the legal industry. Honorees are chosen based on confidential client and peer evaluations, as well as extensive editorial research.
About Johnston Tobey Baruch:
Johnston Tobey Baruch is a dynamic law practice based in Dallas. Its trial and appellate attorneys have a broad range of litigation, arbitration and appellate experience. They are pioneers in the handling of legal and accounting malpractice, investment fraud and business disputes. They also have an enviable track record with insurance bad faith matters, commercial litigation and fiduciary litigation, as well as civil, family and criminal appeals for many prominent Texas companies and individuals.
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Survey covering nine countries also indicates 27% of the LGBTQ+ community see no change in inclusion in ads and content
NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) released its 2022 LGBTQ+ Diverse Intelligence Series report - Seeking Authenticity: A View of International LGBTQ+ Media Perceptions - which revealed that LGBTQ+ respondents find streaming content to be the most inclusive of their identity group relative to other media platforms. On average, 69% of global LGBTQ+ audiences say they believe efforts are being made to improve inclusivity in media, but 27% believe the level of inclusion has not changed and a small percentage believe inclusion has declined in recent years.
The report, based on a survey of nearly 5,500 people in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Italy, Germany, France, Brazil, Spain and the United Kingdom in 2021 and the first quarter of 2022 and powered by Dynata, found that on average, LGBTQ+ people are 10% more likely to find streaming services as the most inclusive media platform and 5% more likely to favor social media as more inclusive, compared to non-LGBTQ+ identifying respondents. According to the report, the LGBTQ+ community is looking to the media industry and the brands that support it to provide more accurate portrayals of LGBTQ+ people. Avoiding stereotypes and providing more authentic/realistic depictions of LGBTQ+ individuals in content and advertising are the best ways to improve inclusivity.
The report includes additional data about the importance of creating more content and advertising inclusive of LGBTQ+ people.
While LGBTQ+ inclusion in media has increased significantly in the past 20 years, much more needs to be done. According to Gracenote Global Video Data, there were more than 817,000 unique video titles across traditional TV and streaming services as of February 2022, but just over 1,000 within the LGBTQ+-related genre. The number of new titles premiering within the LGBTQ+ genre actually declined from 50 titles in 2020 to 36 titles in 2021.
Brands should embrace inclusion and design campaigns focusing on the LGBTQ+ community. More than one-third of LGBTQ+ respondents globally are comfortable with LGBTQ-specific campaigns. Within the nine countries surveyed, more than half of LGBTQ+ respondents in the U.S. and Mexico indicated that they are open to brand messaging directed at their community.
LGBTQ+ people's perceptions of how inclusion in media and advertising has evolved differ by sexual orientation and country. While overall inclusion is improving, that inclusion focuses mostly on gay and lesbian identities, leaving many vastly underrepresented. For example, 80% of transgender men and 69% of bisexuals/pansexuals believe advertising to be very non-inclusive. About 6% of LGBTQ+ respondents in Canada and 5% in Brazil perceive reduced inclusion in media over the past two years.
"Around the world, the LGBTQ+ community continues to face significant challenges, but the global media industry can play a role in facilitating positive change and providing more accurate portrayals of LGBTQ+ people," said Sandra Sims-Williams, Nielsen's Chief Diversity Officer. "Our survey shows that the members of the LGBTQ+ community are ready to share their needs and lived experiences, so advertisers and media publishers can start a conversation, and build content that is true to the community."
"As content becomes increasingly borderless, global inclusion and accurate portrayals of the LGBTQ+ community are critical and can have lasting impact," said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. "Nielsen's groundbreaking report not only provides insight into how the media industry can best engage with LGBTQ+ audiences in nine countries, but also a clear incentive to create more nuanced global narratives and to grow the diversity of LGBTQ+ talent both on-screen and behind-the-scenes."
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Milestone provides clear evidence the company is achieving its vision of becoming the essential platform that powers and enables value-based healthcare
MESA, Ariz., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Myndshft, the fully automated end-to-end prior authorization platform, today announced that it has reached one million patients served. Myndshft technology addresses the needs of both providers and payers by automating the complex, time-consuming administrative processes that undermine patient care.
"We started this company with a singular mission: to free people up to focus on patients.This milestone is a credit to the incredible effort of our Myndshft team and network of partners," says Ron Wince, founder and CEO of Myndshft. "It is testament to the fact that our prior authorization platform is enabling better patient access and care by reducing manual processes and introducing huge operational efficiencies into the healthcare ecosystem."
Realizing the goals of value-based care requires healthcare providers and payers drive down costs while achieving optimal patient care. As one of the most costly and time-consuming transactions in healthcare administration, prior authorization is one major obstacle standing in the way.
In 2021, U.S. healthcare providers submitted over 142 million medical prior authorizations, and the number of services and medications requiring prior authorization only continues to increase. Administrative inefficiencies in the prior authorization workflow lead to unnecessary delays in care, with a negative potential impact on patient outcomes and experiences. As revealed in the 2021 AMA prior authorization (PA) physician survey:
- 93 percent of HCPs report care delays due to prior authorization
- 82 percent report that PA can at least sometimes lead to treatment abandonment
- 34 percent report that PA has led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care
Myndshft began with the goal of fixing the administrative barriers in healthcare to free people up so they can focus on the work that matters. The company's vision is to become the essential platform that powers and enables value-based healthcare—a future where healthcare is both transformed and transformative. According to its North Star metric, which tracks how many patients pass through the company's technology, Myndshft is rapidly realizing this vision, having grown an impressive 30 percent in the last year alone.
Currently, Myndshft is the only fully automated end-to-end prior authorization platform designed to address the needs of providers and payers. Combining hands-free automation with Collective Healthcare Intelligence™, a single source of truth for patients' health and benefits information, providers' clinical documentation, and payers' plans and policies, Myndshft:
- Delivers instant, real-time benefits eligibility, verification, and coordination for 93 percent of US covered patients
- Verifies prior authorization requirements for 600+ payers and thousands of health plans
- Pre-screens preauthorization submissions for errors and medical necessity
- Submits prior authorization requests through a payer's preferred submission method
- Provides a dashboard for monitoring all prior authorization requests in one place
With Myndshft integrated into an EMR or other system of record, healthcare providers can fully automate the entire prior authorization process, reducing prior authorization cycle times by up to 90 percent.
Myndshft began with a mission to enable value-based care by empowering healthcare providers and payers to drive down costs and increase revenue while achieving optimal patient care. Today, Myndshft is the only fully automated end-to-end prior authorization platform with real-time benefits and prior authorization insights directly in any system of record. This is achieved by combining hands-free automation with Collective Healthcare Intelligence™, a single source of truth for patients' health and benefits information, providers' clinical documentation, and payers' plans and policies.
Myndshft reduces manual work, eliminates duplication of effort, and shortens preauthorization cycle times so providers and payers can focus on patients, not paperwork. For more information, visit www.myndshft.com.
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Construction at Temple’s Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport is taking off.
A more than $6.69 million contract for the construction of a new airport headquarters, among other improvements, was passed by the Temple City Council last week. Council members voted 4-0, with Jessica Walker absent, in approval of the project, which is expected to take about a year to complete.
The project will include the new headquarters, otherwise known as a fixed base operator facility, an aircraft rescue firefighting building, a covered ramp and new parking and landscaping.
Sean Parker, airport director for the city, said the new facility will act as both a terminal and a welcome sign for those arriving on business or private flights.
“When some people are traveling east to west, or north to south, they look for gas stations the same as they do in the car,” Parker said. “They look for great gas prices or for great amenities and places where they would love to stop and enjoy.”
The biggest addition to the airport is the new headquarters, which will be 6,800 square feet — double the current facility’s size.
This new headquarters will include offices for airport employees, with additional space provided for future growth. Other amenities will include lounges for customers and pilots, planning rooms for pilots and a food area.
Another big addition to the airport will be a covered area of runway connected to the new headquarters that will be large enough for personal and private aircraft to fit underneath.
Parker said the covered space will protect passengers from the elements. The airport sees some medical transfers to and from the area.
“With this facility we are going to ramp up customer service for anyone who is flying in and out of Temple,” Parker said. “So we are going to have new customer service staff employed to exceed their expectations when they fly in and out.”
Belinda Mattke, director of purchasing and facility services, said the winner of the bid for the project was Temple-based Emerson Construction Company Inc.
Mattke said the city did negotiate with the contractor to lower the cost of construction by $37,500 without any impact to quality.
Changes made to lower the price included a change to the exterior sheathing from plywood to DensGlass fabricated material, a clarification on insulation material and a change in wiring materials.
“We will continue to evaluate as we move along for opportunities, but those were the initial ones we were able to negotiate up front,” Mattke said.
Parker said that, once the new facility is completed and staff has moved in, the old airport building is expected to be remodeled for other uses.
One possible use for the building is as a new home for the Kachemak Bay Flying Service, a local flight school that is currently located at another building in the airport. The company, Parker said, has expressed interest in expanding the amount of space it has to teach classes.
Parker said he has also suggested the idea of turning half of the building, not used by the flight school, into a restaurant for the public and those using the airport. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/business/article_6dbb0d3e-f345-11ec-af8a-2bfb639da2b0.html | 2022-06-24T00:24:11Z |
Clean and Efficient Energy Project Expected to Save $83 Million
RICHMOND, Calif. and HOUSTON, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of West County Wastewater (WCW) has announced plans for a comprehensive energy, infrastructure, and process improvement project designed to significantly reduce the organization's carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions. This infrastructure upgrade project will reduce West County Wastewater's overall greenhouse gas emissions by 93 percent at WCW's Water Quality and Resource Recovery Plant and is expected to save more than $83 million over the project's lifetime.
"To us, community and environmental stewardship is about more than providing wastewater services," said Andrew Clough, WCW Deputy General Manager. "It is about working together to encourage and employ healthy industry and environmental practices that will benefit the region, our communities, and our ecosystem for years ahead."
The new comprehensive infrastructure project will help WCW achieve its vision. Led by low-carbon energy leader ENGIE North America (ENGIE), the initiative will include significant upgrades to WCW's Water Quality and Resource Recovery Plant. Two new digesters, an addition of 1.1 megawatts (MW) of solar power generation, a thermal sludge drying system, and solids dewatering, among other improvements, will greatly improve WCW's control over its handling of biosolids.
"This project is one of the most impactful energy, infrastructure and process improvement programs in the United States," said Stefaan Sercu, Managing Director at ENGIE North America. "Our alliance with WCW will serve as a proof point for the benefits of the comprehensive energy collaboration approach. Wastewater treatment is an especially energy-demanding operation—but wastewater districts that take advantage of ENGIE's expertise at the energy-water nexus can make the improvements necessary for the reliability of their equipment, safety of the local community, and environmental sustainability."
Historically, biosolids produced by WCW have been sent to landfill due to the fact they did not meet the high -quality standards required for beneficial reuse. By generating Class A biosolids, suitable for agricultural and other reclamation uses, these upgrades will eliminate organic material being sent to landfill. This will prepare the organization for the 2022 implementation of SB 1383, the "Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Organic Waste Reductions" regulations, and reduce ongoing disposal costs. The project will also result in a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the decomposition of sludge in the landfills.
ENGIE will implement the plant improvements and maintain the installed equipment over the next 20 years under an energy savings performance contract. This approach will leverage ENGIE's deep expertise in energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions to optimize operational efficiencies throughout the equipment's lifetime. ENGIE is targeting a 4.2 million kWh reduction in WCW's annual energy use.
The scope of the project comprises a 1.1 MW solar power system, LED lighting, electric vehicle charging stations and wastewater treatment plant upgrades including a new grit separation system, rotary drum thickeners, a high efficiency aeration blower, new digesters, a 450 kW cogeneration system powered by biogas from the digester, a sludge dewatering system, a sludge thermal dryer system and equalization basins. Together, these systems' onsite generation will meet close to 100 percent of the District's facilities and wastewater treatment electricity needs.
Finally, the initiative will bring job opportunities and economic benefits to the Richmond area. In addition to creating jobs through the District Project Labor Agreement, it will create internships and career pathways in the wastewater industry for local high school and college students.
About West County Wastewater
West County Wastewater serves several communities in the Richmond, California, area. The organization owns, operates, and maintains a wastewater collection system with 249 miles of gravity sewer pipelines, 17 lift stations, 6 miles of pressure force mains, and a Water Quality and Resource Recovery Plant with a capacity of 12.5 million gallons per day (mgd). All told, WCW provides wastewater services to approximately 34,000 residences and 2,450 commercial and industrial businesses, with a total population of nearly 100,000.
About ENGIE North America
Based in Houston, Texas, ENGIE North America Inc. is a regional hub of ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services. ENGIE (ENGI), is listed on the Paris and Brussels Stock Exchanges. Together with our 170,000 employees around the globe, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are committed to accelerate the transition toward a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions. Inspired by our purpose ("raison d'être"), we reconcile economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on our key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers. In North America, ENGIE helps our clients achieve their energy efficiency, reliability, and ultimately, their sustainability goals, as we work together to shape a sustainable future. We accomplish this through energy efficiency projects, providing energy supply (including renewables and natural gas), and the development, construction and operation of renewable energy assets (wind, solar, storage and more). For more information on ENGIE North America, please visit our LinkedIn page or Twitter feed, https://www.engie-na.com/ and https://www.engie.com.
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West County: Kate Gibbs, kgibbs@wcwd.org, 510-390-4844
ENGIE North America: Michael Clingan, michael.clingan@external.engie.com, (832) 745-6057
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Louisville City Council approves buying W. Main Street property
Louisville City Council
Monday meeting
KEY ACTION: Approved buying the property at 2100 W. Main St.
DISCUSSION: Having determined that the property serves as a prime location for potential development of city facilities, Council authorized City Manager Thomas Pukys to enter into a purchase agreement at $1.33 million.
Pukys will review and execute a purchase agreement, or terminate if necessary.
The building formerly housed an automobile dealership and currently is occupied by Sky Sweeping, a road sweeping firm, which has a lease that the city has no intention of ceasing, according to Pukys.
The ordinance will receive a public hearing prior to final action by Council at the April 18 meeting.
OTHER ACTION:
- Accepted a change order reducing the cost of the Water Treatment Plant project by $45,592.65 due to the elimination of pavement and power service materials and unneeded labor.
- Agreed not to request a hearing of the transfer of a liquor permit for the Pizza Hut located on N. Chapel Street.
- Gave final approval to change the zoning of a church property to allow a new electronic sign. A public hearing at which church representatives spoke in favor of reviving the membership, preceded Council action.
UP NEXT: Meets at 7 p.m. April 18 at Constitution Center 1022 W. Main St..
— David Scheurer | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/04/05/louisville-city-council-approves-buying-w-main-street-property/9468494002/ | 2022-04-05T20:01:27Z |
GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes and killing at least 1,000 people. The disaster posed a new test for Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and relief agencies already struggling with the country’s multiple humanitarian crises.
The quake was Afghanistan’s deadliest in two decades, and officials said the toll could rise. An estimated 1,500 others were reported injured, the state-run news agency said.
The disaster inflicted by the 6.1-magnitude quake heaps more misery on a country where millions face increasing hunger and poverty and the health system has been crumbling since the Taliban retook power nearly 10 months ago amid the U.S. and NATO withdrawal. The takeover led to a cutoff of vital international financing, and most of the world has shunned the Taliban government.
In a rare move, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzadah, who almost never appears in public, pleaded with the international community and humanitarian organizations “to help the Afghan people affected by this great tragedy and to spare no effort.”
Residents in the remote area near the Pakistani border searched for victims dead or alive by digging with their bare hands through the rubble, according to footage shown by the Bakhtar news agency. It was not immediately clear if heavy rescue equipment was being sent, or if it could even reach the area.
At least 2,000 homes were destroyed in the region, where on average every household has seven or eight people living in it, said Ramiz Alakbarov, the U.N. deputy special representative to Afghanistan.
The full extent of the destruction among the villages tucked in the mountains was slow in coming to light. The roads, which are rutted and difficult to travel in the best of circumstances, may have been badly damaged, and landslides from recent rains made access even more difficult.
Rescuers rushed in by helicopter, but the relief effort could be hindered by the exodus of many international aid agencies from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last August. Moreover, most governments are wary of dealing directly with the Taliban.
In a sign of the muddled workings between the Taliban and the rest of the world, Alakbarov said the Taliban had not formally requested that the U.N. mobilize international search-and-rescue teams or obtain equipment from neighboring countries to supplement the few dozen ambulances and several helicopters sent in by Afghan authorities. Still, officials from multiple U.N. agencies said the Taliban were giving them full access to the area.
The quake was centered in Paktika province, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of the city of Khost, according to neighboring Pakistan’s Meteorological Department. Experts put its depth at just 10 kilometers (6 miles). Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage.
The European seismological agency said the quake was felt over 500 kilometers (310 miles) by 119 million people across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Footage from Paktika showed men carrying people in blankets to a waiting helicopter. Other victims were treated on the ground. One person could be seen receiving IV fluids while sitting in a plastic chair outside the rubble of his home, and still more were sprawled on gurneys. Some images showed residents picking through clay bricks and other rubble. Roofs and walls had caved in.
The death toll reported by the Bakhtar news agency was equal to that of a quake in 2002 in northern Afghanistan. Those are the deadliest since 1998, when an earthquake that was also 6.1 in magnitude and subsequent tremors in the remote northeast killed at least 4,500 people.
Wednesday’s quake took place in a region prone to landslides, with many older, weaker buildings.
“The fear is that the victims will increase further, also because many people could be trapped under collapsed buildings,” said Stefano Sozza, Afghanistan country director for the Italian medical aid group Emergency, which sent seven ambulances and staff to areas near the quake zone.
More than 60% of Afghanistan’s population of 38 million already relies on international aid to survive.
Humanitarian agencies still operating in the country, including UNICEF, rushed supplies to the quake-stricken areas. And Pakistan said it would send food, tents, blankets and other essentials.
Obtaining more direct international help may be more difficult: Many countries, including the U.S., funnel humanitarian aid to Afghanistan through the U.N. and other such organizations to avoid putting money in the Taliban’s hands.
The quake “will only add to the immense humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, and it really has to be all hands on deck to make sure that we really limit the suffering that families, that women and children are already going through,” said Shelley Thakral, spokesperson for the the U.N. World Food Program in Kabul.
In the capital, Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund convened an emergency meeting at the presidential palace.
“When such a big incident happens in any country, there is a need for help from other countries,” said Sharafuddin Muslim, deputy minister of state for disaster management. “It is very difficult for us to be able to respond to this huge incident.”
That may prove difficult given the international isolation of Afghanistan under the Taliban, who were toppled from power by the U.S. in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The newly restored government has issued a flurry of edicts curtailing the rights of women and girls and the news media in a turn back toward the Taliban’s harsh rule from the late 1990s.
“This does add a lot to the daily burden of survival,” the U.N.’s Alakbarov said of the quake. “We are not optimistic today.”
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Associated Press writers Rahim Faiez and Munir Ahmed in Islamabad and Jon Gambrell and Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-155-people/ | 2022-06-23T00:09:22Z |
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SWIVEL™ Transactions, a financial technology and services company whose industry-leading transaction-enablement platform is used by more than 830 financial institutions, today announced David Dobbins has joined the company as vice president of software engineering. Dobbins has more than 20 years of experience in software development including senior engineering roles at Rackspace, one of the world's largest cloud infrastructure and services providers. While at Rackspace, he was responsible for building and operating the company's Cloud Big Data Platform, assembling development teams and launching new services. He joins SWIVEL at an exciting time as the payments company is in growth mode after launching from SWBC earlier this year.
Dobbins says he is energized by the SWIVEL atmosphere and focus on delivering exceptional transaction services. "It's rare to be part of a company that has the energy of a start-up but the track record, financial resources, and customer base of a well-established firm," he commented. "This is a great team and it's exciting to be working in the payments space at a time when omnichannel banking is evolving rapidly."
According to SWIVEL CEO Jason O'Brien, Dobbins will be managing and growing the software development team as the company adds capabilities and enhances delivery systems for its clients. "David has an impressive track record building and managing large-scale, complex service-delivery systems and rollouts," said O'Brien. "He brings a combination of technical, analytical and leadership skills that will be a tremendous asset as we continue to innovate and provide the highest possible level of service to our clients."
Prior to joining SWIVEL, Dobbins was senior director of engineering for Mailgun Technologies, formerly a Rackspace company. He is a graduate of Texas A&M, fosters for the Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society, and is a city commissioner for the City of Spring Branch where he lives with his wife and a lot of dogs.
SWIVEL Transactions, LLC, is a financial technology and services company providing specialized, integrated transaction enablement solutions that remove friction for account holders, borrowers, and departments across financial institutions, as well as collections agencies and offices, while also mitigating risks associated with payments processing in the digital environment and moving funds in digital domains. More than 830 financial institutions use SWIVEL's payment processing solutions across the United States. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of SWBC, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. For more information about SWIVEL and its innovative solutions, visit www.getswivel.io
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Stackpole (for SWIVEL)
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Former Head of Transamerica Financial Network and President/CEO of World Financial Group will oversee Integrity's rapidly growing Life, Health and Wealth sales organizations
DALLAS, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrity Marketing Group, LLC ("Integrity"), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced Tom Dempsey will join its executive team as Chief Distribution Officer. Dempsey has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the insurance industry and most recently served as Head of Transamerica Financial Network and President and CEO of World Financial Group, a Transamerica Company.
"Tom has a long and distinguished track record of success and will bring thoughtful innovation and outstanding direction to his role guiding our sales leadership," said Bryan W. Adams, Co-Founder and CEO of Integrity. "He is also conscious of how life, health and wealth protection must work together holistically to meet the complex needs of today's consumers. Tom's broad industry experience and growth-oriented approach will be a huge asset to Integrity as we strive to help more Americans plan for the good days ahead. We are honored that he has embraced our vision and thrilled to welcome him to the Integrity family."
Prior to joining Integrity, Tom Dempsey led a team of 60,000 independent insurance agents and was responsible for directing the strategic development, growth and day-to-day operations of some of Transamerica's most productive sales organizations, including World Financial Group, World Financial Group of Canada, Transamerica Agency Network, Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Group Securities of Canada.
"It's not every day that you get the chance to be a part of reshaping an entire industry — that's the opportunity Integrity is offering here," said Tom Dempsey, Chief Distribution Officer of Integrity. "Integrity is innovating and executing at a much higher level than anyone else in the business, and it's an honor for me to help them continue to revolutionize the way Americans protect their life, health and wealth. I can't wait to work alongside the team of incredible leaders and visionaries who are improving the experience for agents and advisors, carriers and consumers."
As Chief Distribution Officer, Tom Dempsey will be responsible for leading Integrity's entire sales organization, ensuring that revenue and production goals are met. In addition, Dempsey will coordinate efforts between Integrity's distribution and carrier partners and help develop and implement strategies that accelerate Integrity's mission to help all Americans make the most of what life brings.
"Tom is known throughout the industry for his keen mind and focused leadership style, as well as the impressive results he delivers," added Steve Young, Chairman of Integrity's Board of Directors. "He has a deep understanding of every aspect of our business and consistently demonstrates high aptitude and impressive revenue growth capabilities. We look forward to the extensive knowledge, high level of passion and energy he will bring to Integrity."
For more information about Tom Dempsey's decision to join Integrity's executive team, view a video interview at www.integritymarketing.com/TomDempsey.
Integrity, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of innovative solutions for wealth management and retirement planning. Through its partner network, Integrity helps millions of Americans protect their life, health and wealth with a commitment to meet them wherever they are — in person, over the phone and online. Integrity's cutting-edge technology helps streamline the insurance and financial planning experience for all stakeholders. In addition, Integrity develops products with carrier partners and markets them through its distribution network of agencies, brokerages and RIAs throughout the nation. Integrity's nearly 6,000 employees work with more than 420,000 agents and advisors who serve over 10 million clients annually. In 2021, Integrity helped carriers place more than $10 billion in new sales and oversaw more than $20 billion of assets under management and advisement through its RIA and broker-dealer platforms. For more information, visit www.integritymarketing.com.
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Formal Process Initiated to Assert Próspera ZEDE's Rights
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honduras Próspera Inc. (US-Delaware), the promoter and organizer of the innovative special economic zone known as Próspera ZEDE, and its affiliates St. John's Bay Development Company LLC (US-Delaware) and Próspera Arbitration Center LLC (US-Texas), invited the Republic of Honduras to engage in consultations pursuant to the Investment Chapter of the Dominican Republic–Central America–United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).
Honduras Próspera and its affiliates have made significant investments in Honduras in reliance on the ZEDE legal framework and commitments made by Honduras under Honduran law, international treaties, and legal stability agreements. Among other things, Honduras has guaranteed legal stability for 50 years, and the company plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars more in the coming years. In order to draw new foreign investment to Honduras at a scale never-before-seen, Próspera ZEDE investors have been deploying a business model of delivering high integrity, high efficiency rule-of-law governance, which meets or exceeds U.S. anticorruption standards. This business model already sustains gainful employment for hundreds of local Hondurans and dozens of innovative Honduran and international businesses, and much more is planned for the years to come. Legal stability is a cornerstone of such large-scale, long-term investments.
Despite recent efforts to repeal the ZEDE legal framework, Próspera ZEDE continues to enjoy the rights it was previously granted because Honduras guaranteed legal stability for 50 years. Honduras Próspera expects the Government of Honduras to respect its legal stability commitments; and, accordingly, that the ZEDE legal framework will remain in full effect as to Honduras Próspera notwithstanding Honduras' recent repeal efforts. A failure to uphold these commitments would constitute a breach of international and Honduran law, as well as wrongful and unfair treatment of Honduras Próspera. Moreover, it would send a message to the world that no foreign investment in Honduras is secure. Honduras Próspera has sent letters to the Government of Honduras underscoring this message, and inviting confirmation that Honduras Próspera's rights will be respected. Despite repeated requests, there has been no response, while there have been misleading statements in the media that Próspera ZEDE will not be able to operate.
Honduras Próspera and its affiliates look forward to engaging in productive consultations with Honduras under the CAFTA-DR. It is not too late for Honduras to reaffirm its commitments, abide by the undertakings it made to attract foreign investment, and avoid an international investor-State arbitration. The legal team of Honduras Próspera Inc. stands ready, willing, and able to participate in good faith and hopes that Honduras will do the same.
Honduras Próspera is represented by the international law firm White & Case LLP.
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PLANO, Texas, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- StaffDNA, the digital marketplace for healthcare careers, has announced the addition of PRN placement services. Beginning September 15, StaffDNA becomes the first company to offer travel, local, permanent, and PRN opportunities in a single app. With this addition, healthcare workers have more options to choose how, when, and where they want to work.
"StaffDNA's vision is to create a marketplace that gives healthcare candidates complete control over their careers. The addition of PRN placement services puts us one step closer to that goal," said Sheldon Arora, CEO of StaffDNA. "Now healthcare professionals can find, book, and manage any kind of job they're looking for without having to use multiple apps or agencies. By offering PRN opportunities, we're helping facilities fill positions quickly and efficiently, while giving healthcare professionals true scheduling freedom."
With the inclusion of PRN jobs, StaffDNA provides healthcare professionals with flexibility to take on short-term shifts that better fit their schedules or pick up extra work to meet immediate financial needs. Job seekers can access StaffDNA's full job board without having to register, and all available positions are updated in real time—giving workers full transparency into available shifts and pay. Everything can be controlled in the app, from managing profiles, to compliance, signing up for shifts, and logging hours. And by creating greater efficiencies in the hiring and onboarding process, StaffDNA is able to offer the highest pay packages available.
StaffDNA's mobile-based platform is designed to be agile, so new features and capabilities can be quickly added to meet the changing demands of the healthcare staffing industry. StaffDNA will be offering PRN nationwide, following an initial rollout in Palm Beach, Florida on September 15.
Recently surpassing 500,000 downloads in a matter of months, StaffDNA is the #1 downloaded healthcare staffing industry app, providing the widest range of professions and specialties nationwide.
Founded by the staffing veterans at LiquidAgents Healthcare, technology leaders and private investors, StaffDNA created a new staffing model that gives professionals complete control to find, book, and manage jobs independently. StaffDNA is the first digital marketplace that allows healthcare professionals to connect directly with employers, providing the freedom to find the jobs they want, all while making it easier and more efficient for healthcare facilities to manage their staffing needs. To learn more, visit www.staffdna.com. StaffDNA's app is available to download in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Contact:
Tim Vanderburg
972.244.7633
tvanderburg@staffdna.com
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company) (NYSE: IONQ) and certain of its officers, on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired IonQ securities between March 30, 2021 and May 2, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/ionq.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The complaint 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, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) that the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) that IonQ's quantum computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) that a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper round-tripping transactions with related parties; and (5) that, 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 at all relevant times.
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/ionq 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 IonQ you have until August 1, 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.
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC represents investors in securities fraud class actions and shareholder derivative suits. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors nationwide. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
Contact:
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC
Peretz Bronstein or Yael Nathanson
212-697-6484 | info@bgandg.com
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GROTON, Mass., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - RedIron, a leading systems integrator and ISV for retail, and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced that its Cloud Retail Platform, RI Commerce has achieved Powered by Oracle Cloud Expertise and is now available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace offering added value to Oracle Cloud customers. RI Commerce on Oracle Cloud Marketplace displaces the cost and complexity of in-store technology with a cloud centralized, real-time architecture that delivers comprehensive solutions for retailers, from merchandising through store execution and point-of-sale.
Powered by Oracle Cloud, RI Commerce offers Oracle Cloud retail customers with these additional benefits:
- A proven retail platform that is highly configurable, readily extensible, and ensures feature capability and completeness. Reducing risks associated with selecting new or immature platforms.
- RI Commerce with OCI cloud capabilities ensure stability, scalability, and highly-available architecture support for peak retail seasons by adjusting to demand on the system.
- A resilient mode that allows sales to continue even when the network is down, reducing risk and increasing sales.
- A SaaS model that includes all licenses for the core product and tech stack. Eliminating the risk of non-compliance with the third-party vendors and save on the cost of the platform when looking to scale.
The Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a one-stop shop for Oracle customers seeking trusted business applications offering unique business solutions, including ones that extend Oracle Cloud Applications. Oracle Cloud is a Generation 2 enterprise cloud that delivers massive, non-variable performance and next generation security across a comprehensive portfolio of services including SaaS, application development, application hosting, and business analytics. Customers get access to leading compute, storage, data management, integration, security, HPC, artificial intelligence (AI), and Blockchain services to augment and modernize their critical workloads. Oracle Cloud runs Oracle Autonomous Database, the industry's first and only self-driving database.
"The new retail business model is to always be adapting. To compete in the marketplace today, retailers need a selling platform that doesn't cost millions, and won't take years to implement. That's why we've partnered with Oracle and brought our RI Commerce solution to OCI. RedIron's commitment to retail, combined with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's efficiency, will help deliver a modern solution to help retailers scale and grow more effectively" says Herb Cline, Managing Director. "RedIron's participation in the Oracle PartnerNetwork with the Powered by Oracle Expertise further extends our commitment to the Oracle community and enables retail customers to easily reap the benefits of RI Commerce. We look forward to leveraging the power of the Oracle Cloud to help us achieve our business goals."
"The cloud represents a huge opportunity for our partner community," said David Hicks, vice-president, Worldwide ISV Cloud Business Development, Oracle. "RedIron's commitment to innovation with the Oracle Cloud and quality execution to help our mutual customers receive cloud-enabled retail solutions ready to meet critical business needs."
"RedIron is on the frontline of providing a secure, modern POS application to retailers large and small," said Chris Gandolfo, Senior Vice President, North American Cloud, Oracle. "We're excited to have them join the OPN ISV Accelerate Program. RedIron is a perfect example of how partnering with OCI can accelerate time to value for major retail innovation projects while also providing a scalable, cost-effective, and secure infrastructure for partners to build on both now and in the future."
Powered by Oracle Cloud Expertise recognizes OPN members with solutions that run on Oracle Cloud. For partners earning the Powered by Oracle Cloud Expertise, this achievement offers customers confidence that the partner's application is supported by the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure SLA, enabling full access and control over their cloud infrastructure services as well as consistent performance.
RedIron is a systems integrator and ISV that helps retailers integrate, implement, extend or maintain any major retail software solution. Headquartered in the United States and Canada RedIron has deep retail experience and a track record of over 1,300 successful projects. RedIron's RI Commerce is a proven solution with established customer base, including Hallmark, Sportsman Warehouse and Party City.
For more information, please visit https://www.redirontech.com
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) is Oracle's partner program designed to enable partners to accelerate the transition to cloud and drive superior customer business outcomes. The OPN program allows partners to engage with Oracle through track(s) aligned to how they go to market: Cloud Build for partners that provide products or services built on or integrated with Oracle Cloud; Cloud Sell for partners that resell Oracle Cloud technology; Cloud Service for partners that implement, deploy and manage Oracle Cloud Services; and License & Hardware for partners that build, service or sell Oracle software licenses or hardware products. Customers can expedite their business objectives with OPN partners who have achieved Expertise in a product family or cloud service. To learn more visit: http://www.oracle.com/partnernetwork
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Winter Weather Advisory issued April 11 at 4:43AM MDT until April 12 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
* WHAT…Snow. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches with
only 3 to 6 inches over the north. Winds gusting as high as 40
mph.
* WHERE…Yellowstone National Park.
* WHEN…Until 6 PM MDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult.
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LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative Party leader after months of ethics scandals and a party revolt. But he remains Britain’s prime minister — for now — while a successor is chosen.
With British politics in turmoil, here’s a look at what will happen next:
WHY IS BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNING?
Johnson’s resignation on Thursday comes after he weathered numerous scandals during a tumultuous three years in power in which he brazenly bent and sometimes broke the rules of British politics.
He survived a no-confidence vote last month. But recent revelations that Johnson knew about sexual misconduct allegations against a lawmaker before he promoted the man to a senior position in his government led to Johnson’s resignation.
SO IS JOHNSON STILL PRIME MINISTER?
Yes, for now.
His resignation, which came after dozens of ministers quit his government in protest, sparks a party contest to replace him as leader. All Conservative lawmakers are eligible to run, and party officials could open the nominations within hours.
After candidates have come forward, Conservative lawmakers vote in a series of elimination rounds. The candidate with the lowest number of votes drops out, and voting continues until there are two contenders left. Depending on the number of candidates, the process could be completed within days.
The final two candidates will be put to a vote of the full party membership across the country — about 180,000 people — by postal ballot. That process is expected to take several weeks, with the exact timetable up to the 1922 Committee that runs party elections.
The winner of the vote will become both Conservative leader and prime minister, without the need for a national election.
WHO COULD BECOME THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER?
Already the list of likely contenders is long and growing, from recently resigned Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, his successor in that job Nadhim Zahawi, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Attorney General Suella Braverman and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
WHILE A NEW LEADER IS BEING CHOSEN, WILL BORIS JOHNSON REMAIN PRIME MINISTER?
Johnson has resigned as party leader, but he is still prime minister until his successor is elected.
His predecessor, Theresa May, remained in office for more than a month between announcing her resignation and the selection of Johnson as the new Tory leader.
But many Conservatives say Johnson can’t stay in office — he has simply lost too many ministers through resignations to be able to govern. They are demanding he step down as prime minister and let an interim leader take the reins. If he does that, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is a likely caretaker candidate.
WHAT’S THE LIKELIHOOD OF JOHNSON LEAVING BEFORE A NEW PARTY LEADER IS PICKED?
Johnson shows no signs of going early.
He appointed several new Cabinet ministers on Thursday to replace those he has lost, and said they would “serve as I will until a new leader is in place.”
If party officials press Johnson to quit sooner and he refuses, the chaos engulfing the government could worsen in the short term. Already the government has had to cancel business in Parliament because it has no ministers available to attend.
Gavin Barwell, who served as chief of staff to Prime Minister Theresa May, said “there was a “question whether the PM will be able to lead a caretaker government in the meantime — will enough ministers agree to serve?”
Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major said letting Johnson stay in office for up to three months “is unwise, and may be unsustainable.”
WHEN IS BRITAIN’S NEXT NATIONAL ELECTION?
Under Britain’s political rules, the next election must be called by December 2024, with election day five weeks later.
But it could come sooner. Prime ministers with a majority in parliament can call snap elections at will, and Johnson’s successor may want to seek a personal mandate by going to voters not long after being selected.
However, with the backdrop of war in Ukraine and a worsening cost-of-living crisis, they may choose to wait.
Whoever takes over from Johnson will try to rebuild the Conservative Party’s popularity. Johnson led the party to a big parliamentary majority in December 2019, but months of scandal have tarnished both him and the party. Polls suggest that if an election were held now the Conservatives would lose and the opposition Labour Party would form the new government. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/whats-next-for-uk-boris-johnson-quits-but-not-gone-yet/ | 2022-07-08T07:10:51Z |
First lab-developed test specifically designed to detect Monkeypox virus DNA to receive emergency use authorization during the monkeypox public health emergency
SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's lab-developed molecular diagnostic test to aid in the diagnosis of infection with the Monkeypox virus.
The EUA is the first granted to a commercially available monkeypox test in the United States. On September 7, the Department of Health and Human Services declared that the public health emergency countermeasures now extend to monkeypox testing.
"Quest is committed to developing high-quality diagnostic innovations to help respond to the monkeypox public health emergency," said Jay G. Wohlgemuth, M.D., Senior Vice President, R&D, Medical and Chief Medical Officer, Quest Diagnostics. "With this FDA emergency authorization, Quest is positioned to complement the response of public health laboratories and help fight the spread of the virus."
The Quest Diagnostics Monkeypox Virus Qualitative Real-Time PCR ("Quest Monkeypox PCR") is intended for the qualitative detection of Monkeypox virus (West African clade, clade II) DNA and non-variola Orthopoxvirus DNA in lesion swab specimens (i.e., swabs of acute pustular or vesicular rash) in universal viral transport media from individuals suspected of Monkeypox virus infection by their healthcare provider. Test results are intended to be used in conjunction with patient history and other diagnostic information, and results should not be used as the sole basis of treatment or other patient management decisions.
Quest launched the Quest Monkeypox PCR test nationwide on July 13, 2022. The company performs the test at its advanced laboratories in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and, beginning last week, Chantilly, VA, for ready access for providers and patients on both coasts of the United States. New York's Department of Health has approved the tests from both laboratories, enabling access for patients living in the state.
Developed with the understanding that viruses mutate, the Quest Monkeypox PCR test features the ability to detect two different DNA targets (Monkeypox and non-variola Orthopoxvirus DNA) to help protect against false negatives. On September 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Lab Alert that certain monkeypox tests may fail to detect monkeypox infection when a rare deletion of the target gene (called tumor necrosis factor) occurs, and negative results for highly suspicious cases therefore require confirmation by the CDC or public health labs. The alert does not apply to the Quest Monkeypox PCR test, so Quest does not need to modify its test or refer specimens producing negative results to the CDC or public health labs for confirmation.
Monkeypox is a rare infectious disease typically occurring in parts of Africa. The West African clade (clade II) is the circulating virus in the current global outbreak. The first case of this virus in the United States was detected in May 2022. CDC recommends that anyone with monkeypox symptoms talk to their health care provider, even if they don't think they had contact with someone who has monkeypox.
The Quest Monkeypox PCR test uses swab specimens collected by healthcare providers, such as in physician offices and hospitals, from patients presenting with an acute generalized pustular or vesicular rash. Quest collects specimens for this test through its nationwide network of physician offices and hospital partners and also enables patients with suspected or confirmed monkeypox infection to visit its locations for phlebotomy blood draws and other non-swab specimen collections required for other types of laboratory testing.
- This product has not been FDA cleared or approved, but has been authorized for emergency use by FDA under an EUA for use by the authorized laboratories;
- This product has been authorized only for the detection of nucleic acid from Monkeypox virus or other non-variola Orthopoxviruses, not for any other viruses or pathogens; and
- The emergency use of this product is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of infection with the Monkeypox virus, including in vitro diagnostics that detect and/or diagnose infection with non-variola Orthopoxvirus, under Section 564(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the declaration is terminated or authorization is revoked sooner.
For more information, visit www.QuestDiagnostics.com/monkeypox or http://newsroom.questdiagnostics.com/COVIDTestingUpdates
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve healthcare management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com
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Chicago Location Expands Brick-and-Mortar Retail Concept to Seven Stores Globally
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - PlantX Life Inc. (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) ("PlantX" or the "Company") the digital face of the plant-based community, operating a one-stop shop for plant-based products, celebrated the official opening of XMarket Uptown on July 31, 2022. The celebration included a series of festivities featuring booths and sampling stations from Dreampops, Kitchen 17, Good2Go Veggie and Up-N-Down Burger. XMarket Uptown has weekly events scheduled through the end of 2022. XMarket Uptown is the Company's second store in the United States and sixth store globally.
The 6,000 square foot superstore, located at 804 W Montrose Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, in the laid back Uptown residential neighborhood, is believed to be the largest vegan grocery store in the world. The grand opening celebration follows the completion of revamping the store's merchandise, installation of a new outdoor sign and a revamped management team.
"Our carefully designed XMarket concept brings the vegan lifestyle directly to consumers in Chicago to taste, explore, and understand the plant-based lifestyle," said PlantX CEO, Lorne Rapkin. "XMarket is a vegan bodega, featuring a highly curated selection of the best vegan products available from around the world as well as nearby. Our goal is to make the plant-based lifestyle accessible. Our grand opening party in Chicago was an overwhelming success. We plan to leverage the success of live events by hosting weekly events at the store."
The XMarket retail concept is designed to educate consumers, make the plant-based lifestyle even more accessible and to collaborate with brands in the space on sampling sessions or educational activations. To date, PlantX has opened six XMarket locations, in Uptown (Chicago), Rideau (Ottawa), Squamish, Yorkdale (Toronto), Venice Beach, Tel Aviv, as well as one co-branded location in Plainfield (Illinois).
Xmarket Uptown's hours of operation are daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visit https://plantx.com/pages/xmarket-uptown for more information or to place an online order through our delivery partner, Mercato.
As the digital face of the plant-based community, PlantX's platform is a one-stop shop for plant-based products. With its fast-growing category verticals, the Company offers customers across North America more than 5,000 plant-based products. In addition to offering delivery service for meals and indoor plants, the Company currently has plans underway to expand its product lines to include a juice and coffee company. The Company uses its digital platform to build a community of likeminded consumers and, most importantly, to provide education. Its successful enterprise is being built and fortified on partnerships with the top nutritionists, chefs, and brands. The Company's digital presence works to eliminate the barriers to entry for anyone interested in living a plant-based lifestyle and thriving in a longer, healthier, and happier life.
Connect with PlantX: Email | Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature may constitute forward-looking information. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "likely", "should," "would," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "potential," "proposed," "estimate," "believe" or the negative of these terms, or other similar words, expressions and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" happen, or by discussions of strategy. The forward-looking information contained herein includes, without limitation, statements regarding weekly celebration events at XMarket Uptown and the business and strategic plans of the Company.
By its nature, forward-looking information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct, and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this press release including, without limitation: the Company's ability to comply with all applicable governmental regulations including all applicable food safety laws and regulations; impacts to the business and operations of the Company due to the COVID-19 epidemic; the conflict in eastern Europe; having a limited operating history; the ability of the Company to access capital to meet future financing needs; the Company's reliance on management and key personnel; competition; changes in consumer trends; foreign currency fluctuations; and general economic, market or business conditions.
Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company's continuous disclosure documents, which have been filed on SEDAR and can be accessed at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this press release and is based on the beliefs, estimates, expectations and opinions of management on the date such forward-looking information is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
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News reports: Musk countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 6:05 AM CDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
(AP) - Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud in a countersuit over his aborted $44 billion deal for the social media company, which he said held back necessary information and misled his team about its true user base.
According to The Washington Post, the countersuit filed by the billionaire and Tesla CEO filed on Thursday alleges that Twitter committed fraud, breach of contract and violation of the Texas Securities Act.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk’s counterclaims were filed confidentially last week and unsealed in a filing late Thursday at the Delaware Chancery Court.
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