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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- June marks the start of the 2022 hurricane season and forecasters are predicting above average activity. Chattanooga Gas is encouraging its customers to prepare for the severe inland storms an active storm season can bring.
Chattanooga Gas' number one value is safety and the company reminds customers to keep safety first as they prepare for the threat of severe weather. The company offers these natural gas safety tips for customers to remember:
Meter Safety
- Know the location of your natural gas meter.
- Do not attempt to turn off your gas supply at the meter. Only Chattanooga Gas or emergency personnel should turn the valve on or off.
- Following severe weather, make sure your natural gas meter is visible, and the area surrounding the meter is free of trash and debris. Mechanical equipment used during storm clean-up could damage the meter if it is hidden.
- If your natural gas meter is damaged or an underground gas line is exposed, leave the area immediately and call 911 or the Chattanooga Gas 24-hour emergency response line at 866-643-4170 from a safe location.
Appliance Safety – Before and After the Storm
- Leave your natural gas appliances connected in severe weather. Most modern gas appliances have safety valves that shut off the flow of natural gas automatically if there is a loss of gas pressure or flooding of the appliances.
- If you are not comfortable leaving your appliances connected, contact a certified plumber or HVAC representative to shut off your appliances at the cutoff valves. When it is safe to do so, have them return to turn the valves back on, leak test the line and ensure the appliance is safe to operate.
- If flooding occurs at your property and the gas appliances are underwater, please do not use the appliances until a safety inspection is conducted by a certified plumber or HVAC representative.
Damage Prevention
- Intense winds and saturated ground can cause trees to become uprooted. Contact Tennessee 811 to request that the underground utility lines be marked. This is important because the tree roots could become tangled with utility lines.
- If a natural gas meter is damaged or a natural gas line is exposed, please immediately leave the area and call 911 or the Chattanooga Gas 24-hour emergency response line at 866-643-4170 from a safe location.
Detecting Gas Leaks
- If you smell the distinctive "rotten-egg" odor associated with natural gas, leave the area immediately and move away from the potential leak.
- Look for blowing dirt, discolored vegetation or continued bubbling in standing water.
- Never try to identify the source of a leak or stop the leak on your own.
- Avoid using any sources of ignition, such as cell phones, cigarettes, matches, flashlights, electronic devices, motorized vehicles, light switches or landlines, as natural gas can ignite from a spark and cause a fire or explosion.
- Call the or the Chattanooga Gas 24-hour emergency response line at 866-643-4170 or 911 once you are in a safe location away from potential leak.
Generator Safety
- Generators can be helpful after a storm but dangerous if not used properly. The primary hazards to avoid when using a generator are carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, electric shock or electrocution and fire.
- Never use a generator in an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
- Never try to power the house wiring by plugging the generator into a wall outlet, a practice known as "backfeeding."
- Plug appliances directly into the generator or use a heavy duty, outdoor-rated extension cord that is rated (in watts or amps) at least equal to the sum of the connected appliance loads.
- During a power outage, natural gas generators provide continuous fuel supply from an existing natural gas line. While these units are available in a range of sizes to meet various energy needs, please contact Chattanooga Gas prior to the purchase and installation to determine whether their service line and meter meet load requirements for the generator's safe and efficient operation.
For more information about Chattanooga Gas Light, log on to our website or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
Chattanooga Gas is one of four natural gas distribution companies of Southern Company Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Chattanooga Gas provides retail natural gas sales and transportation services to approximately 68,000 customers in Hamilton and Bradley counties in southeast Tennessee. The Chattanooga Gas service area includes the communities of Chattanooga, Cleveland, Red Bank, East Ridge, Lookout Mountain and Signal Mountain. For more information, visit chattanoogvesagas.com.
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America's premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.3 million natural gas customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states with approximately 666,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
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Books that tell the stories of Black and LGBTQ people or by authors in those communities were among the 10 most challenged titles in 2021, the American Library Association said.
As the efforts to ban books in schools escalated across the United States last year, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked which books were targeted in libraries, schools and universities. On Monday, the ALA released its list of the most challenged titles.
The majority of books were called inappropriate because some people considered them to be sexually explicit, have sexually explicit images or include sexual references. Some books dealt with the LGBTQ experience, and one was challenged for allegedly promoting "an anti-police message," the ALA said.
Here's the ALA's top 10 list of 2021's most-challenged books:
1. "Gender Queer," by Maia Kobabe
2. "Lawn Boy," by Jonathan Evison
3. "All Boys Aren't Blue," by George M. Johnson
4. "Out of Darkness," by Ashley Hope Perez
5. "The Hate U Give," by Angie Thomas
6. "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," by Sherman Alexie
7. "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," by Jesse Andrews
8. "The Bluest Eye," by Toni Morrison
9. "This Book is Gay," by Juno Dawson
10. "Beyond Magenta," by Susan Kuklin
The organization has been collecting data about banned books since 1990, but it has published the list since at least 2001. The lists are based on media stories and reports sent to the ALA by libraries and schools.
ALA President Patricia Wong said last year the organization tracked the highest number of attempted book bans since her organization began compiling its list of the most challenged books.
Last year, there were 729 challenges to library, school and university materials and services. That's up from 156 and 377 challenges reported to the ALA in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
But a challenge doesn't mean a book is removed from library shelves or classrooms. It's an "attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group" and many times those efforts are unsuccessful, the ALA said.
While the ALA supports parents' decisions over their child's reading and believes they should not have those choices dictated by others, Wong said students' access to books should not be restricted.
"Young people need to have access to a variety of books from which they can learn about different perspectives. So, despite this organized effort to ban books, libraries remain ready to do what we always have: make knowledge and ideas available so people are free to choose what to read," Wong said in a statement.
Criticism switched from racial justice to gender identity
Parents went from taking issue with books that mostly dealt with racism and racial justice in 2020 to a greater focus on books that discuss gender identity and sexual orientation.
State lawmakers proposed dozens of bills that restrict classroom readings across the country. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called on his state's school boards to remove books he described as "pornography." All while more school districts continue pulling books reported as "inappropriate" from their library shelves.
The most-challenged book of 2021 was "Gender Queer" by Maia Kobabe, which discusses the non-binary author's journey with her own identity. Kobabe's book has been banned or challenged from school libraries in at least a dozen states.
Kobabe previously told CNN he wants people who are calling "Gender Queer" pornography to read the whole book.
"Read the whole thing and judge for yourself, don't just go based on the one or two tiny clips you've seen on social media," Kobabe said.
Three other books included in the 2021 list -- "All Boys Aren't Blue," "Lawn Boy," and "The Bluest Eye" -- were the subject of a lawsuit filed earlier this year by two students in Missouri.
The students sued their school district in February over the decision to remove a total of eight books from school libraries. The district argued the novels were banned because they discuss issues surrounding race, gender and sexual identity, according to the lawsuit.
For George M. Johnson, the author of "All Boys Aren't Blue," the numerous challenges to their book and its inclusion on the ALA's list signal how important their work for students and teens.
"Banning my book won't stop me from existing, my story from existing, or future generations of kids of like me existing," Johnson said.
"What is at stake when we ban these books are actual lives who need to read their story and about characters like them so they too know they can exist and thrive in this world," they added.
The list, Johnson said, is empowering them to write even more stories.
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WH environmental justice advisors press for Justice40 action
(AP) - Key members of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council said Tuesday that the Biden administration hadn’t done enough to make good on its promise that 40% of all benefits from climate investment go to disenfranchised communities.
Speaking at a press briefing ahead of the HBCU Climate Change Conference in New Orleans, the council members said they’ve secured $14 million from the Bezos Earth Fund for a program called Engage, Enlighten and Empower to hold the Biden administration accountable for carrying out its Justice40 initiative.
President Biden made the commitment in a sweeping executive order on his first day in office. The initiative has been held up as an unprecedented push to bring environmental justice to communities long plagued by pollution and climate inaction.
The three members of the federal environmental justice council leading the $14 million-dollar effort, Beverly Wright, Peggy Shepard and Robert Bullard, have been working closely with the administration on Justice40.
But Wright told members of the press that more needs to be done to “turn a novel idea into a project that works.”
The trio are combining philanthropic grants from the Bezos Earth Fund, $6 million from Shepard’s WE ACT for Environmental Justice, $4 million from Wright’s Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and $4 million from the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, to ensure federal funding from Justice40 “goes where it’s intended,” Shepard said.
The effort should “ensure equitable implementation of the Justice40 initiative at the state and local level and empower local communities to participate in the policy-making” that comes as a result of the initiative, a press release said.
The funds will go to educate grassroots organizations on the resources available to them through Justice40, inform state and local governments on how the money should be used, and develop a screening tool to determine where Justice40 funds are needed most, one that includes racial demographic data. Controversially a federal screening tool used by the administration does not take into account the racial makeup of communities.
There has been little change on the ground yet from the Justice40 pledge because the federal government is still trying to figure out which communities are most in need of the investment. In recommendations to the Biden administration, many reputable environmental justice advocates pushed for a methodical, intentional process for identifying disadvantaged communities and disbursing funds.
At the briefing, Wright and Bullard said they’ve seen past federal social and infrastructure projects fail to deliver on promises to disadvantaged communities and don’t want to see it happen again.
“There’s been a lot of really novel approaches at changing the lives of Americans in general that have worked out” benefitting just white Americans, Wright said.
Bullard pointed to discrimination in how flood relief was distributed in Texas, where the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice is located, as an example.
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MAVERIX BOLSTERS GROWTH PIPELINE WITH ACQUISITION OF ROYALTY PORTFOLIO FROM BARRICK GOLD
Published: Sep. 1, 2022 at 6:38 PM CDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Maverix Metals Inc. ("Maverix" or the "Company") (NYSE American: MMX) (TSX: MMX) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a portfolio of 22 royalties (the "Royalty Portfolio") from Barrick Gold Corp. ("Barrick") for upfront cash consideration of $50 million and contingent consideration of up to $10 million depending on certain events occurring (the "Transaction").
The Royalty Portfolio includes royalties on development, advanced exploration and exploration stage projects located predominantly in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The portfolio comprises multiple assets that contain multi-million gold equivalent ounces of reserves and resources, highlighted by a 1.0% royalty on Skeena Resources' Eskay Creek gold-silver project in the prolific Golden Triangle of British Columbia. The Eskay Creek project is currently undergoing a feasibility study that is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2022.
Dan O'Flaherty, CEO of Maverix, commented, "This transaction marks another important milestone in our continued growth at Maverix. We are pleased to add Barrick alongside Newmont, Pan American Silver, Kinross and Gold Fields, to the list of reputable counterparties from which we have acquired royalty portfolios. This portfolio boasts significant existing attributable mineral inventory with meaningful exploration potential in historic mining geographies. The acquisition increases our portfolio to a total of 147 royalties and streams and enhances our already robust exposure to the next generation of gold mines."
Key Royalties
Eskay Creek Royalty
A 1.0% net smelter return ("NSR") royalty on the Eskay Creek project, located in British Columbia, operated by Skeena Resources Limited ("Skeena").
Eskay Creek is a past-producing gold-silver mine located in the Golden Triangle of northwest British Columbia. Eskay Creek has proven and probable mineral reserves of 26.4 million tonnes at 3.37 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold and 94 g/t silver containing approximately 2.9 million ounces of gold and 80.2 million ounces of silver. In July 2021, Skeena completed a pre-feasibility study for the project which highlighted a high-grade open-pit operation producing an average of 249,000 ounces of gold and 7.2 million ounces of silver per year with an initial mine life of approximately 10 years generating an after-tax NPV5% of C$1.4 billion and a 56% IRR at a $1,550 per ounce gold price. Skeena is currently completing a feasibility study which is expected to be released in the third quarter of 2022. (1)
Skeena has the right to purchase 0.5% of the 1.0% royalty for a cash payment of C$17.5 million.
A 2.0% NSR royalty on the Bullfrog Gold project operated by Augusta Gold Corp. ("Augusta").
Bullfrog Gold is a past-producing gold-silver mine located in the prolific Bullfrog mining district near Beatty, Nevada. Bullfrog Gold has measured and indicated resources of 71 million tonnes at 0.53 g/t gold and 1.26 g/t silver containing approximately 1.2 million ounces of gold and 2.9 million ounces of silver. Additionally, there are inferred resources of 16.7 million tonnes at 0.48 g/t gold and 0.96 g/t silver containing approximately 0.3 million ounces of gold and 0.5 million ounces of silver. Augusta expects to complete a pre-feasibility study in the fourth quarter of 2022 with a path to commercial production by 2024, subject to the preparation of up-to-date economic studies, an affirmative board production decision, and financing. (2)
The 2.0% royalty rate is subject to change such that the maximum aggregate royalty on any individual mining claim shall not exceed 5.5% but shall be a minimum 0.5% on any individual mining claim.
For more information on Bullfrog Gold, please visit augustagold.com.
Lagunas Norte Royalty
A 2.0% NSR royalty on the refractory sulphide ore project ("PMR") of the Lagunas Norte mine operated by Boroo Pte Ltd ("Boroo").
Lagunas Norte is an open-pit heap-leach mine located in the Alto Chicama mining district in northern Peru and has produced over 10 million ounces of gold since 2005. As of June 30, 2021, Lagunas Norte had proven and probable reserves of 49.4 million tonnes at 2.49 g/t gold and 6.24 g/t silver containing approximately 4.0 million ounces of gold and 9.9 million ounces of silver. In December 2021, Boroo announced a new technical report for Lagunas Norte, which included the PMR project and had a 22 year mine life producing an average of 147,000 ounces of gold per year. (3)
The royalty terminates after one million ounces of gold has been sold from the PMR and Boroo has the right to buy back the royalty for a cash payment of $16 million before July 1, 2023.
For more information on the Lagunas Norte PMR Project, please visit boroomc.com.sg.
Sanutura (South Houndé) Royalties
A pair of 1.0% – 2.0% NSR royalties on the Tankoro deposit of the Sanutura project operated by Sarama Resources Ltd. ("Sarama").
The Tankoro deposit is the primary deposit of Sanutura, Sarama's flagship project located in the prolific Houndé Belt in Burkina Faso. The Tankoro deposit hosts an indicated resource of 9.4 million tonnes at 1.9 g/t gold containing approximately 0.6 million ounces of gold and an inferred resource of 43.6 million tonnes at 1.4 g/t gold containing approximately 1.9 million ounces of gold. Sarama is currently completing a 50,000 metre drill program to update the mineral resource estimate which will lead to a preliminary economic assessment expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023. (4)
The royalty rate for each royalty is 2.0% when the realized gold price is greater than $1,500 per ounce, 1.5% when the realized gold price is between $1,300 per ounce and $1,500 per ounce, and 1.0% when the realized gold price is less than $1,300 per ounce. Each of the royalties terminate after one million ounces of gold has been sold from the applicable covered areas. The Sanutura royalties are subject to a right of first refusal.
Maverix will pay $50 million in cash to acquire the Royalty Portfolio. In addition, Maverix has agreed to make up to a total of $10 million in contingent payments if the following events occur within six years of the closing date of the Transaction: (i) $6 million payable upon Eskay Creek receiving all material permits required to commence construction; (ii) $2 million payable when Maverix has received $10 million in payments from the Royalty Portfolio (excluding any proceeds derived from Eskay Creek); and (iii) $2 million payable when Maverix has received $20 million in payments from the Royalty Portfolio (excluding any proceeds derived from Eskay Creek).
Maverix will use cash on hand and its revolving credit facility to fund the upfront purchase price of the Transaction. The Transaction is expected to close by the end of September and is subject to customary closing conditions.
Qualified Person
Brendan Pidcock, P.Eng., is Vice President, Technical Services for Maverix, and a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"), has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this news release.
About Maverix
Maverix is a gold-focused royalty and streaming company with a globally diversified portfolio of over 140 assets. Maverix's mission is to increase per share value by acquiring precious metals royalties and streams. Its shares trade on both the NYSE American and the TSX under the symbol "MMX".
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ATLANTA, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Artivion, Inc. (NYSE: AORT), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, today announced that it will participate in two upcoming investor conferences.
Artivion's management team will present at the upcoming Canaccord Genuity 42nd Annual Growth Conference on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at the InterContinental Boston Hotel. The Company's presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast can be accessed through Artivion's website, www.artivion.com, on the Investors page. An archived copy of the webcast will be available for 90 days on the same website.
Members of the management team will also participate in the 7th Annual Needham Virtual Med Tech & Diagnostics 1x1 Conference on Monday, August 15, 2022 & Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Due to the format of this event no webcast will be available.
Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, Artivion, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing simple, elegant solutions that address cardiac and vascular surgeons' most difficult challenges in treating patients with aortic diseases. Artivion's four major groups of products include: aortic stent grafts, surgical sealants, On-X mechanical heart valves, and implantable cardiac and vascular human tissues. Artivion markets and sells products in more than 100 countries worldwide. For additional information about Artivion, visit our website, www.artivion.com.
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BOSTON (AP) — Russian military hackers attempted to knock out power to millions of Ukrainians last week in a long-planned attack but were foiled, Ukrainian government officials said Tuesday.
At one targeted high-voltage power station, the hackers succeeded in penetrating and disrupting part of the industrial control system, but people defending the station were able to prevent electrical outages, the Ukrainians said.
“The threat was serious, but it was prevented in a timely manner,” a top Ukrainian cybersecurity official, Victor Zhora, told reporters through an interpreter. “It looks that we were very lucky.”
The hackers from Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency used an upgraded version of malware first seen in its successful 2016 attack that caused blackouts in Kyiv, officials said, that was customized to target multiple substations. They simultaneously seeded malware designed to wipe out computer operating systems, hindering recovery.
Authorities did not specify how many substations were targeted or their location, citing security concerns, but a deputy energy minister, Farid Safarov, said “2 million people would have been without electricity supply if it was successful.”
Zhora, the deputy chair of the State Service of Special Communications, said the malware was programmed to knock out power on Friday evening just as people returned home from work and switched on news reports.
He said that power grid networks were penetrated before the end of February, when Russia invaded, and that the attackers later uploaded the malware, dubbed Industroyer2. The malware succeeded in disrupting one component of the impacted power station’s management systems, also known as SCADA systems.
Zhora would not offer further details or explain how the attack was defeated or which partners may have assisted directly in defeating it. He did acknowledge the depth of international assistance Ukraine has received in identifying intrusions and the challenges of trying to rid government, power grid and telecommunications networks of attackers. The helpers include keyboard warriors from U.S. Cybercommand, which declined comment.
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine thanked Microsoft and the cybersecurity firm ESET for their assistance in dealing with the power grid attack in a bulletin posted online.
Officials said the destructive attacks had been planned at least since March 23, and Zhora speculated it was timed by Russia to “invigorate” its soldiers after they took heavy losses in a failed bid to capture Kyiv, the capital.
Zhora stressed that Russian cyberattacks have not successfully knocked out any power to Ukrainians since this invasion began.
GRU hackers from a group that researchers call Sandworm twice successfully attacked Ukraine’s power grid — in the winters of 2015 and 2016. U.S. prosecutors indicted six GRU officials in 2020 for using a previous version of the Industroyer malware to attack Ukraine’s power grid by gaining control of electrical substation switches and circuit breakers.
In the 2016 attack, Sandworm hackers used Industroyer to turn circuit breakers on and off in a sequence designed to create a blackout, said Jean-Ian Boutin, director of threat research at ESET.
“We know that Industroyer still has the capability to turn off circuit breakers,” he said.
Working closely with Ukrainian responders, ESET also determined that the attackers had infected networks at the targeted plants with disk-wiping software.
Successfully activating the malware would have rendered plant systems in operable, seriously hindering remediation and recovery and destroying the attackers’ digital footprints, Boutin said.
One of the destructive malware varieties used in the attack, dubbed CaddyWiper, was first discovered by ESET in mid-March being used against a Ukrainian bank, he said.
Western prosecutors blame Sandworm for a series of high-profile cyberattacks including the most destructive, the 2017 NotPetya wiper virus that caused more than $10 billion in damage globally by destroying data on entire networks of computers of companies doing business in Ukraine including those belonging to the shipper Maersk and the pharmaceutical company Merck.
Russia’s use of cyberattacks against Ukrainian infrastructure during its invasion has been limited compared with experts’ pre-war expectations. In the early hours of the war, however, an attack Ukraine blames on Russia knocked offline an important satellite communications link that also impacted tens of thousands of Europeans from France to Poland.
In another serious cyberattack of the war, hackers knocked offline the internet and cellular service of a major telecommunications company that serves the military, Ukretelecom, for most of the day on March 28.
Zhora said “the potential of Russian (state-backed) hackers has been overestimated” and cited a number of reasons why he believes cyberattacks have not played a major role in the conflict:
— When the aggressor is pummeling civilian targets with bombs and rockets there is little need to hide behind covert cyberactivity.
— Ukraine has significantly upped its cyber defenses with the help of volunteers from sympathetic countries.
— Attacks as sophisticated as this effort to knock out power are complex and tend to require a lot of time.
“This is not an easy thing to do,” Zhora said.
Ukraine has been under steady Russian cyberattack for the past eight years, with Zhora noting that the attacks have tripled since the invasion when compared with the same period last year.
Russia has said its invasion was needed to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine, a false claim the U.S. had predicted Russia would make as a pretext for the invasion. Ukraine has called Russia’s assault a “war of aggression,” saying it “will defend itself and will win.”
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Associated Press writer Alan Suderman in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/technology/ap-technology/ukraine-says-potent-russian-hack-against-power-grid-thwarted/ | 2022-04-13T14:39:20Z |
Mixed Texas ruling allows trans youth parent investigations
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
The court did not rule on the merits of the investigations — which were the first of its kind in the U.S. — only that lower courts in Texas overstepped by trying to block all cases from going forward.
The mixed ruling by Texas’ highest civil court, which is entirely controlled by nine elected Republican justices, comes at a moment when GOP lawmakers across the U.S. are accelerating efforts to impose restrictions on transgender rights.
Lambada Legal, which helped bring the lawsuit against Texas on behalf of the parents of the 16-year-old girl, called the decision a win because it put the state’s investigation into their family on hold. Although the ruling does not prevent Texas from launching investigations into other families, the state would be foolish to do so now because those families could also seek an injunction, said Omar Gonzalez-Paden, counsel and health care strategist for Lambada Legal.
“It would be both futile and a complete waste of resources for them to do so,” Gonzalez-Paden said.
Texas went farther than any state in February when Abbott issued a first-of-its-kind order that instructed child welfare officials to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.
A judge in Austin put that order on hold after a lawsuit brought on behalf of the 16-year-old girl whose family said the state was already investigating their family. It was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal.
The lawsuit marked the first report of parents being investigated following Abbott’s directive and an earlier nonbinding legal opinion by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton labeling certain gender-confirming treatments as “child abuse.” The Texas Department of Family and Protective Service has said it opened nine investigations following the directive and opinion.
Across the country, Republicans have leaned into the debates over transgender rights as LGBTQ Americans have grown increasingly visible in society and pop culture.
In March, the Arizona Legislature passed bills to prohibit gender confirmation surgery for minors and ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams, and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed them.
Two other GOP governors in Indiana and Utah bucked their party and vetoed legislation to ban transgender players from girls sports.
In Texas, the groups bringing the lawsuit also represent a clinical psychologist who has said the governor’s directive forces her to choose between reporting clients to the state or losing her license and other penalties.
The governor’s directive and Paxton’s opinion go against the nation’s largest medical groups, including the American Medical Association, which have opposed Republican-backed restrictions on transgender people filed in statehouses nationwide.
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Vuzix invited to highlight new Zoom X conferencing service at event
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced that the Company will be broadly showcasing its M400 smart glasses at Deutsche Telekom's ("DT") Digital X 2022 exhibition, taking place September 13-14 in Cologne, Germany. Digital X is DT's main event around digitization in the DACH region of Europe. Every year, the event transforms more than 100 popular locations in Cologne's city center into a hands-on experience around the latest in networking technology. The event brings together various DT groups, SMEs, start-ups, politicians, visionaries, and other top industry experts. This year, one spotlight is on AR-enhanced mobile workforce options, with DT and its key partner Zoom Video Communications ("Zoom") unveiling Zoom X, a new and highly secure video conferencing service.
Invited as the AR technology platform of choice by DT, Vuzix is proud to provide an extensive technology footprint to help attendees explore the potential of a fully connected workforce. The Company will be showcasing its workhorse M400 smart glasses at both the DT and Zoom exhibits and will feature several hands-on demonstrations that present the versatility of connected AR smart glasses across a variety of enterprise use cases. Vuzix smart glasses will be seen across the city center as specially equipped staff will be circulating throughout the event, interacting with exhibition-goers while staying interconnected using the Zoom X platform.
"We're honored to support DT's clear vision of the future, where they can extend their enhanced network capabilities to an even broader set of enterprise customers, fully connected through Vuzix smart glasses and the power of Zoom X," said Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix. "Following the conclusion of Digital X, DT plans to integrate Vuzix connected workforce use cases into Customer Experience Centers across Germany and beyond. We look forward to helping DT's enterprise clients experience fully hands-free mobility anywhere within their expansive network."
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets. The Company's products include personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 252 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2022 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK, and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit the Vuzix website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
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Certain statements contained in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements contained in this release relate to Vuzix Smart Glasses and its current and future business relationships with Deutsche Telekom and Zoom and their customers and among other things the Company's leadership in the Smart Glasses and AR display industry. They are generally identified by words such as "believes," "may," "expects," "anticipates," "should" and similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the Company's beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The Company's actual results could differ materially due to risk factors and other items described in more detail in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Reports and MD&A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable Canadian securities regulators (copies of which may be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release, except as required by applicable law.
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Police release more information about suspect who rammed 7 cruisers
By Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky and Dennis Valera
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WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — A suspect and seven police officers were sent to the hospital over the weekend after a multi-town car pursuit.
Hannah Casperson, 25, could be charged in the incident on Monday, pending her release from the hospital.
Waterbury police held a news conference at 1:30 p.m. inside of their headquarters.
Police said the suspect has a criminal record and they believe she is connected to dozens of car break-ins in Wolcott where the vehicles’ windows were smashed late last week.
Police said the incident started with a simple traffic stop.
Sunday morning, Waterbury police said they tried to make contact with Casperson.
Officers wanted to talk to Casperson, who was in a white Hummer, about recent thefts in the city.
Cell phone video captured moments when Casperson accelerated and crashed into a police cruiser. Waterbury police released body cam video of that sequence on Monday afternoon.
Video then showed her go into reverse and slam into another police cruiser and a parked car. She took off after that.
Waterbury police said they followed her into Monroe where Casperson reached the intersection of Wheeler Road and the Monroe Turnpike.
There, they said she lost control of the Hummer and crashed.
“As they proceeded into a town, a collision occurred in the area of Route 110 by Wheeler Road resulting in damage to seven Waterbury police cruisers,” said Chief Keith White, Monroe Police Department. “[There was] extensive damage to the white Hummer and damage to a pole in the immediate area.”
Police told Channel 3 that she injured seven officers when she damaged the cruisers.
“Because of the incident, seven of the officers were taken to the local hospital in Bridgeport to be treated for unknown life-threatening injuries at this point,” White said. “The operator of the white hummer was taken into custody. At this point, she’s also down at the hospital being treated for her injuries sustained in the incident.”
Police said they already made one arrest in the 40 Wolcott car break-ins. They identified the suspect as Thomas Crawford.
They said they have reason to believe Casperson was involved.
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15-year-old charged with murder of 2-year-old, police say
CLEVELAND, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) – A 15-year-old in Mississippi is facing a murder charge after shooting and killing a 2-year-old, according to police.
The Cleveland Police Department said a call came in Wednesday evening about a person being shot at an apartment complex.
When officers arrived, they were told that the 2-year-old victim was already taken to the hospital by private vehicle. The child did not survive.
A 15-year-old was arrested and charged with the child’s murder.
Due to the nature of the case involving minors, information being released to the public is limited, police said.
Law enforcement did not release any further details.
Cleveland is located about 120 miles north of Jackson, near the Arkansas border.
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NEW YORK , May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Syncora Guarantee Inc. ("Syncora Guarantee") today announced that certain financial information of Syncora Guarantee has been made available on Syncora Guarantee's website (www.syncoraguarantee.com). The information posted is Syncora Guarantee's unaudited Statutory Basis Financial Statements as of March 31, 2022.
About Syncora Guarantee Inc.
Syncora Guarantee Inc. is a New York-domiciled insurance company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Syncora FinanceCo LLC. For additional information, please visit www.syncoraguarantee.com.
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Syncora Guarantee Inc.
(212) 847-3607
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YARDLEY, Pa., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Highlights
- Earnings per share of $2.43 versus $0.95 in 2021
- Global beverage can volumes grew 4%
- Self-made two-piece food cans up 43%
- Global beverage can capacity expansion projects on schedule
- Kiwiplan sale completed for $180 million, after tax gain of $102 million
- Repurchased $600 million in Company shares year to date
Net sales in the second quarter were $3,510 million compared to $2,856 million in the second quarter of 2021 reflecting increased beverage can unit volumes and the pass through of higher raw material costs partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation of $104 million.
Income from operations was $466 million in the second quarter compared to $385 million in the second quarter of 2021. Segment income of $432 million in the second quarter improved by $37 million compared to the $395 million in the prior year second quarter primarily due to improved profitability in the North American tinplate and can-making equipment businesses, recovery of inflation incurred in prior years and increased beverage can unit volumes, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation of $11 million.
Commenting on the quarter, Timothy J. Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The Company performed well during the quarter despite accelerating European energy prices and currency translation headwinds. Global beverage can demand continues to be robust, with virtually every region operating at full capacity. Shipment growth during the second quarter was particularly strong in Mexico, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. In North America, demand currently exceeds our ability to supply, and we expect to remain in an over-sold position at least through the end of 2023.
"On April 1st, the inflation recovery mechanisms built into our North American beverage can contracts commenced, allowing us to begin to recoup many of the cost increases experienced over the past year. As previously noted, the Company is in the process of negotiating pending beverage can contracts in Europe to include more comprehensive raw material and other inflationary pass-through provisions. Demand remains strong across most Transit Packaging businesses with overall performance level to the prior year when accounting for currency translation and the sale of the Kiwiplan business. The Transit business has initiated an overhead cost reduction program that will begin to yield benefits during the second half of 2022 and throughout 2023. Performance across the North American Tinplate and can-making equipment businesses reflects firm demand and the installation of new two-piece food can capacity to plants in Iowa and Pennsylvania during 2021. Additional capacity is expected to be commercialized later this year as we complete the construction of a third two-piece food can line at the Owatonna, Minnesota plant."
To meet customers' global beverage can requirements, the Company will commercialize significant new beverage can capacity through the end of 2023 with several projects in construction, including new multi-line greenfield plants in Martinsville, Virginia; Mesquite, Nevada; Uberaba, Brazil; and Peterborough, United Kingdom. The first line in Uberaba began commercial production in May. Additional production lines are being installed to existing plants in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Agoncillo, Spain; and Parma, Italy.
Interest expense was $64 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $68 million in 2021 as lower outstanding debt balances were partially offset by higher borrowing costs.
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings in the second quarter was $295 million compared to $128 million in the second quarter of 2021. Reported diluted earnings per share were $2.43 in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $0.95 in 2021. Adjusted diluted earnings per share was $2.10 compared to $2.14 in 2021.
In the second quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $29 million related to an overhead cost reduction program in the Transit Packaging segment. The Company expects to realize annual savings of approximately $60 million, reducing headcount by approximately 600 employees. Additionally, the Company recorded a gain of $113 million ($102 million net of tax) in the second quarter of 2022 for the sale of the Transit Packaging segment's Kiwiplan business.
Six Month Results
Net sales for the first six months of 2022 were $6,672 million compared to $5,420 million in the first six months of 2021, primarily due to increased sales unit volumes and the pass through of higher raw material costs which more than offset unfavorable foreign currency translation of $153 million.
Income from operations was $810 million in the first half of 2022 compared to $712 million in the first half of 2021. Segment income in the first half of 2022 was $815 million versus $764 million in the prior year period, primarily due to improved profitability in the North American tinplate and can-making equipment businesses and higher global beverage can sales unit volumes, offsetting unfavorable foreign currency translation of $19 million.
Interest expense was $118 million for the first six months of 2022 compared to $137 million in 2021 primarily due to lower outstanding debt balances.
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings in the first six months of 2022 was $511 million compared to $339 million in the first six months of 2021. Reported diluted earnings per share were $4.15 compared to $2.52 in 2021 and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $4.11 compared to $3.97 in 2021.
The following supplemental information is provided below: a reconciliation from net income and diluted earnings per share to adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, the impact of foreign currency translation by segment and net income and diluted earnings per share at constant currencies.
Outlook
The Company currently expects third quarter adjusted earnings to be in the range of $1.75 to $1.85 per share, and full year adjusted earnings in the range of $7.65 to $7.85 per share. The full year guidance assumes approximately a $0.50 headwind due to the stronger U.S. dollar and higher energy cost in Europe.
Non-GAAP Measures
Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, adjusted net leverage ratio, adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA and amounts presented at constant currency exchange rates are not defined terms under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP measures). Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for income from operations, net income, diluted earnings per share, effective tax rates, cash flow or leverage ratio data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures by other companies.
The Company views segment income as the principal measure of the performance of its operations and adjusted free cash flow and adjusted net leverage ratio as the principal measure of its liquidity. The Company considers all of these measures in the allocation of resources. Adjusted free cash flow has certain limitations, however, including that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements, are not deducted from the measure. The amount of mandatory versus discretionary expenditures can vary significantly between periods. Reconciliations of estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share for the third quarter and full year of 2022 to estimated diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis are not provided in this release due to the unavailability of estimates of the following, the timing and magnitude of which the Company is unable to reliably forecast without unreasonable efforts, which are excluded from estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share and could have a significant impact on earnings per share on a GAAP basis: gains or losses on the sale of businesses or other assets, restructuring and other costs, asset impairment charges, asbestos-related charges, losses from early extinguishment of debt, pension settlement and curtailment charges, the tax and noncontrolling interest impact of the items above, and the impact of tax law changes or other tax matters. The Company believes that adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate and adjusted diluted earnings per share are useful in evaluating the Company's operations as these measures are adjusted for items that affect comparability between periods. The Company believes that adjusted free cash flow and adjusted net leverage ratio provide meaningful measures of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing the Company's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt repayments, share repurchases or dividends. Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, adjusted net leverage ratio, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA are derived from the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows and Consolidated Balance Sheets, as applicable, and reconciliations to segment income, adjusted free cash flow, net leverage ratio, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA can be found within this release.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call tomorrow, July 21, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss this news release. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed on the conference call. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 630-395-0194 or toll-free 888-324-8108 and the access password is "packaging." A live webcast of the call will be made available to the public on the internet at the Company's website, www.crowncork.com. A replay of the conference call will be available for a one-week period ending at midnight on July 28. The telephone numbers for the replay are 203-369-1213 or toll free 866-452-2107.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all other information in this press release consists of forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the future impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Company's operations, including the Company's ability to continue to operate its plants, distribute its products, and maintain its supply chain; the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on demand for the Company's products; the future impact of currency translation; the continuation of performance and market trends in 2022, including consumer preference for beverage cans and increasing global beverage can demand; future demand for food cans; and the Company's ability to successfully complete its previously announced capacity expansion projects and begin production within expected timelines, including any delays related to the pandemic, that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the statements made in this press release or the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ are discussed under the caption "Forward Looking Statements" in the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2021 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after the date hereof. The Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.
Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products, equipment and services to a broad range of end markets. World headquarters are located in Yardley, Pennsylvania.
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Kevin C. Clothier, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (215) 698-5281
Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, (215) 552-3720
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, Segment Information and Supplemental Data follow.
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TORONTO and RAMAT-GAN, Israel, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Short Wave Pharma Inc. ("Shortwave" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing patent pending psychedelic compositions and methods of delivery, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Clinical Trial Agreement (the "Agreement") with the Sheba Fund for Health Services and Research (the "Fund") and with Dr. Eitan Gur, Principal Investigator and head of the Sheba Medical Center Department for Eating Disorders (the "Center") and Mr Yoel Golbert, Co–Investigator at the Center.
Under the Agreement, Shortwave will be the exclusive commercial partner in an investigator-initiated, open-label, phase II study of the safety and feasibility of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of anorexia nervosa (the "Trial").
The Trial, the first of its kind in Israel, recently obtained approval from the Israeli Ministry of Health and is preparing for participant recruitment.
In recognition of its financial support for the Trial, the Company will gain access to the Trial's data as well as a first right of refusal to commercialize any intellectual property generated from the Trial. The parties agree to cooperate in the future, and to positively consider a follow-on study by the Fund and the Center using the Company's psilocybin-based formulation and buccal film delivery system.
Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening disease and a severe eating disorder that affects about 0.5-1% of the population. Of all psychiatric disorders, anorexia is a leading cause of disability in the U.S. and many other developed countries. When left untreated, anorexia can lead to severe distress, significant psychological dysfunction and even death at a 5-18% incidence with a high risk of suicide. It is a chronic disease with no approved pharmacological treatment.
Shortwave's patent-pending psilocybin-based formulation is designed to affect several receptors which play a part in anorexia nervosa through an expanded mechanism of action, and its proprietary buccal method of administration directly addresses metabolism related challenges and eliminates patient burden in this vulnerable population. Together, they constitute a cost-efficient approach for treating this complex condition.
ABOUT SHORTWAVE
Short Wave Pharma Inc. is an Israeli based biopharmaceutical company developing novel formulations of psilocybin and additional APIs, as well as customized delivery methods, to effect significant additional benefits for patients suffering from mental health disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, chronic pain, and potentially all other medical conditions where psilocybin is known to have a positive effect.
The Company has begun pre-clinical studies related to its anorexia nervosa product and plans to be ready for phase I/IIa trials in Q2 2023. Shortwave's leadership team combines years of experience in drug development and clinical research, accelerated regulatory pathways and pharmaceutical industry expertise. The Company's future programs include development of novel formulations and delivery approaches for chronic pain and neuro degenerative diseases.
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR EATING DISORDERS AT THE SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
The Center for Eating Disorders is the largest center of its kind in Israel and provides care for patients over 18 years old dealing with eating disorders of various severity including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, a-typical anorexia and more.
The Center includes acute care units, inpatient and outpatient facilities along with a program for chronic and treatment resistant patients. It employs a multi- disciplinary staff including physicians, clinical dietitians, psychologists, social workers, movement, drama and art therapists and fitness professionals.
As Israel's top facility for treating eating disorders, it strives to address the need for safe and effective novel treatments.
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Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These involve taking two prescription medicines days apart — at home or in a clinic.
Abortion procedures are an invasive medical technique that empties the womb. They are sometimes called surgical abortions, although they don’t involve surgery.
Abortion by pills involves the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol. As more states seek abortion limits, demand for the pills is expected to grow.
HOW THE DRUGS WORK
Mifepristone is taken first, swallowed by mouth. The drug dilates the cervix and blocks the effects of the hormone progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy.
Misoprostol, a drug also used to treat stomach ulcers, is taken 24 to 48 hours later. The pill is designed to dissolve when placed between the gums and teeth or in the vagina. It causes the uterus to cramp and contract, causing bleeding and expelling pregnancy tissue.
HOW THE DRUGS ARE USED
Abortion medication is approved for use up to the 10th week of pregnancy.
The pills may be taken in a doctor’s office or clinic, where patients sometimes have an ultrasound or lab tests beforehand. Some providers also offer the pills through telehealth visits and then send patients the medication by mail.
Use of the pills has been increasing in recent years. As of 2020, they accounted for 54% of all U.S. abortions, according to preliminary data from the Guttmacher Institute. The group’s final estimate is due later this year.
SIDE EFFECTS
Studies and real-use evidence show that when taken together, the pills are safe and up to 99% effective. Side effects may include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Bleeding is normal. Very heavy bleeding — soaking more than two pads an hour for more than two hours — is uncommon but requires medical attention.
Dr. Stephanie Rand, a New York ob-gyn and abortion specialist with the advocacy group Physicians for Reproductive Health, says pregnancy tests should not be used right away to determine if a medication abortion was successful because the pregnancy hormone may linger in the body for several weeks. Bleeding, with blood clots that include lighter colored tissue, are signs of success, she said.
Serious complications are very rare. The Food and Drug Administration says more than 3.7 million U.S. women have used mifepristone since it was approved more than 20 years ago. The agency has received 26 reports of deaths in women using the medication, including two involving ectopic pregnancies, which grow outside the womb.
The medications are not recommended for certain patients, including those with suspected ectopic pregnancies or with implanted IUD birth control devices.
COSTS
Costs vary by location but are similar to abortion procedures and may total more than $500. Health insurance coverage varies, with some plans making the pills free or low cost and others not covering them at all.
Mifepristone is sold under the brand name Mifeprex and misoprostol under the brand name Cytotec, but both pills are available as generics.
FEDERAL RULES
The FDA approved mifepristone to terminate pregnancy in 2000, when used with misoprostol. At the time, it imposed several limits on how the drug could be prescribed and dispensed.
In December, the agency dropped the biggest restriction: a requirement that patients pick up the medication in person. The FDA said a scientific review of the drug’s use — including during the COVID-19 pandemic — showed that women could safely receive the pills through the mail after an online consultation, without any increase in side effects or complications.
The decision allowed mail delivery of the pills nationwide, a change long-sought by medical professional groups and abortion-rights supporters.
Still, millions of women will have trouble accessing the pills due to a patchwork of state laws targeting abortion broadly and the pills specifically. About half of U.S. states are expected to ban or greatly restrict abortion.
LEGAL CONFLICTS
Legal experts foresee years of court battles over access to the pills, as abortion-rights proponents bring test cases to challenge state restrictions.
There are strong arguments and precedents on both sides, experts note, though little certainty about which side might prevail.
The Biden administration’s Justice Department has already signaled plans to challenge state restrictions on medication abortion. And federal lawyers are likely to be joined by outside parties, including abortion rights groups like Planned Parenthood and even the companies that make the pills.
The chief argument against pill restrictions is likely to be the longstanding principle that federal laws, including FDA decisions, preempts state laws. Indeed, few states have ever tried to fully ban an FDA-approved drug because of past rulings in the agency’s favor.
Still, states with blanket abortion bans are likely to interpret them as barring abortion pills. Many of the laws don’t distinguish between abortion procedures and medication abortion.
“In the short term, those states that ban abortion are going to assume that their bans also include medication abortion and that will be prohibited,” said Greer Donley, a professor specializing in reproductive health care at the University of Pittsburgh Law School.
STATE LAWS ON THE PILLS
Even if blanket bans are successfully challenged, more than 30 states have laws specifically restricting access to abortion pills. For example, 19 states require that clinicians be physically present when the drug is administered.
Those laws could withstand court challenges. States have long had authority over how physicians, pharmacists and other providers practice medicine.
States also set the rules for telemedicine consultations used to prescribe medications. Generally that means health providers in states with restrictions on abortion pills could face penalties, such as fines or license suspension, for trying to send pills through the mail.
Women have already been traveling across state lines to places where abortion pill access is easier. That trend is expected to increase.
Meanwhile, some women will still get the medication via online pharmacies in Canada and overseas, often with telehealth consultations from foreign doctors. The practice is technically illegal but essentially unenforced, and advocates believe women will increasingly choose this method as more states move to ban abortions.
“Anti-abortion states are going to do everything they can to restrict medication abortion, but practically speaking people have been and will continue to access it through the mail from international pharmacies,” Donley said.
YEARS OF UNCERTAINTY
Donley expects lawsuits based on various legal theories to play out for a few years before any clear decisions emerge.
One key question is how the nation’s top court might rule if and when it takes up those court cases. While the Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional right to abortion, conservative justices have also generally deferred to FDA’s primacy over drug decisions.
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New gas pipeline boosts Europe’s bid to ease Russian supply
By DEREK GATOPOULOS
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Crossing a remote border area of Greece and Bulgaria, a new pipeline nearing completion will help countries in the region dependent on Russian imports get greater access to the global natural gas market. The pipeline will ensure that large volumes of gas will flow between the two countries in both directions. It’s a project seen as being an urgent priority in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and this week’s gas supply cutoff by Moscow of EU member states Poland and Bulgaria. It’s one of many efforts as member states scramble to edit their energy mix to reduce reliance on Russia. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/04/29/new-gas-pipeline-boosts-europes-bid-to-ease-russian-supply/ | 2022-04-29T07:04:27Z |
‘Happy Easter X’: Missing set of valuable Charles Darwin notebooks returned with note
Sana Noor Haq, CNN
A set of rare notebooks filled with notes by Charles Darwin have been anonymously returned to the University of Cambridge, over 20 years after they were initially reported missing.
The two notebooks — one of which includes Darwin’s famous 1837 “Tree of Life” sketch — were returned to Cambridge University’s Library in March 2022, the university said in a statement.
They were left outside the librarian’s office and wrapped in plastic, inside a pink gift bag with a brown envelope containing the notebooks’ archive box, and an unsigned printed note.
“Librarian, Happy Easter X,” the note said.
The precious items, which the university believes could be worth “millions,” were discovered missing during a routine check in January 2001, when it was revealed that the small box containing the notebooks had not been returned to its correct place in the university’s special collections strong rooms.
Following an “exhaustive” search spanning years, the university officially declared the notebooks missing — and likely stolen — in November 2020.
At the time, the university issued a global call-out to help find the books.
“My sense of relief at the notebooks’ safe return is profound and almost impossible to adequately express. Along with so many others all across the world, I was heartbroken to learn of their loss and my joy at their return is immense,” Dr. Jessica Gardner, a Cambridge University librarian, said in a statement announcing the return of the notebooks.
“They may be tiny, just the size of postcards, but the notebooks’ impact on the history of science, and their importance to our world-class collections here, cannot be overstated.”
“I am incredibly glad to hear of the notebooks’ safe return to their rightful home,” Professor Stephen J Toope, the Cambridge University vice chancellor, said in a statement announcing the return of the notebooks.
“Objects such as these are crucial for our understanding of not only the history of science but the history of humankind.”
Cambridgeshire Police’s investigation of the notebook’s disappearance and return is ongoing, the statement added.
Darwin used the idea of the tree of life to contextualize the theory of evolution, and show how all species on Earth are related and evolved from a shared ancestor, according to London’s Natural History Museum.
His first “Tree of Life” sketch was drawn in the summer of 1837, a year after he returned to England from his worldwide voyage on the HMS Beagle. Over two decades later, Darwin would go on to publish the most seminal book of his career, “On the Origin of Species,” where he expanded his ideas on evolution.
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Dear Heloise: A recent column had the suggestion to freeze leftover tomato paste in a plastic bag for future use. For preportioned freezing, I scoop out leftover tomato paste by the tablespoon onto a plate or small cookie sheet that’s been lined with cling wrap, then put the lined plate/sheet in the freezer. After about an hour, you can use the same cling wrap to wrap around the frozen tomato paste balls and place them in a small freezer bag to be taken out as needed. This greatly extends the life of the can and makes for easy measurement when it’s time to cook. I’ve found these frozen balls melt within a minute or two while cooking, so no need to thaw them out before throwing them into the pot or pan!
— Marie S. in Ohio | https://www.tdtnews.com/life/advice_columns/article_a3f58a02-e344-11ec-a34d-0bfe37f4c39d.html | 2022-06-05T08:02:26Z |
CampViews EMR is a mobile application for iOS and Android devices that provides Diabetes camps with a registration system, a camper's individual profile and digital log with real-time DexCom CGM data and trends. CampViews is changing the way diabetes camps are run.
RENO, Nev., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Nevada Diabetes Association® (NDA) introduced CampViews EMR, the first mobile app developed specifically for Diabetes camps in the U.S. With DexCom's real-time APIs combined with CampViews EMR, Diabetes summer camp staff and medical personnel can now easily manage camp registration and instantly access real-time DexCom CGM data and trends for camp participants.
"We are very excited to collaborate with DexCom in bringing CampViews EMR to Diabetes camps across the World. Diabetes camp is a positive step toward independence for parents and their children. CampViews EMR takes a proactive approach instead of a reactive approach for diabetes camp management. This helps assist with the best possible camp experience."
- Sarah Gleich, Executive Director, Nevada Diabetes Association
CampViews EMR is the first electronic medical record with real-time DexCom CGM data and trends. The system streams DexCom CGM data directly to the camp participant's personal record and can be viewed individually from the camper's log or as part of a group of campers displayed in a multiplex grid.
"DexCom is pleased to expand our support of CampViews. Through our first-in-class real-time API for continuous glucose monitoring CampViews will bring additional support to summer camp participants by allowing real-time access to DexCom CGM data.
Access to real-time glucose data has been shown to improve time in range, providing this as part of the camp experience is a natural evolution of the technology and supports our goal of improving the lives of people living with diabetes. Diabetes camps provide a great opportunity for people living with diabetes to have a shared experience and create a lifetime of memories. The CampViews team is to be commended for their work and dedication and we are happy to have supported their efforts."
- Tomas Walker, Vice President, Global Clinical Initiatives, DexCom, Inc.
Diabetes camps operate on sound principals of diabetes management and youth development so that youths can learn to manage their diabetes. Peers and dedicated professionals provide motivation and support, as well as acceptance, understanding, excitement and adventure. CampViews EMR is an all-in-one solution that creates a safe environment that fosters development by providing medical oversight in real time.
"Camps really appreciate the increased efficiency and seamless access to medical information and CGM data that CampViews EMR brings to their programs. CampViews creates the safest environment for campers, counselors and medical providers by giving them everything they need for a camp setting at their fingertips and the ability to view that information from anywhere."
- Nate Gibson, Director of Data Management, Nevada Diabetes Association
The DexCom dashboard system on CampViews EMR is only for secondary display of data from the DexCom CGM system and is for monitoring purposes only. CampViews EMR is not intended to replace the DexCom CGM System or replace self-monitoring practices as advised by a physician.
Download CampViews for iOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/campviews/id1146970452
Download CampViews for Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.campviews.nda.app
About Nevada Diabetes Association (NDA)
The Nevada Diabetes Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in April 1997. The organization was formed from the merger of the Diabetes Educational Center founded in 1980, and the Nevada Children's Diabetes Association to meet a broad spectrum of needs for diabetes services in Nevada and neighboring California communities.
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Sarah Gleich, Executive Director of the Nevada Diabetes Association, 775-856-3839, info@diabetesnv.org
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PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that members have ratified a new, 38-month agreement with ContiTech, U.S.A., covering about 600 workers at the company's plants in Marysville, Ohio; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
USW District 11 Director Emil Ramirez, who chaired the negotiations, said that workers won meaningful economic and contract language improvements in the contract, which was approved by a three-to-one margin.
"Our bargaining committee negotiated wage, pension and benefit improvements without sacrificing the security of our jobs or our union," Ramirez said. "The hard work and dedication of our membership has been rewarded with a fair contract."
"Participation by our local union leaders in negotiations was crucial to ensure our most important issues were addressed at the table," he said. "Thanks to the solidarity of our membership, we have achieved our bargaining goals."
The newly ratified contract features yearly wage increases, maintains cost of living adjustments, provides a $1,500 lump sum ratification payment, improves pensions and 401k contributions and maintains workers' current health insurance plans.
The agreement also allows newly hired employees to accrue vacation and progress through the wage scale more quickly in an effort to attract and retain more workers.
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in tech, higher education, public sector and service occupations.
More information, contact: Tony Montana – (412) 562-2592 or tmontana@usw.org
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BERLIN (AP) — Nine nations bordering the North Sea announced plans Monday to massively increase offshore wind power in the coming decades as part of an effort to combat climate change and become independent of fossil fuel imports, particularly from Russia.
German officials said members of the North Seas Energy Cooperation aim to expand wind power generation in the region to 76 gigawatts by 2030.
Subsequent targets are for 193 gigawatts of wind power in the North Sea by 2040 and 260 gigawatts by mid-century. Germany’s Economy and Energy Ministry said current generation capacity in the region is less than 20 gigawatts.
The countries that agreed to those goals include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The United Kingdom, whose territory is surrounded by the North Sea and which has significant offshore wind plans of its own, is not a member of the group since leaving the European Union in January 2020.
Last month, seven European countries bordering the neighboring Baltic Sea committed themselves to a seven-fold increase of offshore wind power production there by 2030. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/ap-north-sea-nations-plan-huge-expansion-of-wind-power-by-2050/ | 2022-09-12T23:46:31Z |
Walmart says it will create more than 4,000 jobs with new, high-tech fulfillment centers
(Gray News) - To better tackle the challenges of e-commerce, Walmart said it’s building four next-generation fulfillment centers, creating more than 4,000 new jobs.
The first of the new centers will open this summer in Joliet, Illinois, with others to follow in McCordsville, Indiana, Lancaster, Texas, and Greencastle, Pennsylvania, the retail giant said.
The fulfillment centers will combine people, robotics and machine learning to increase the speed of order fulfillment, the company said in a press release.
The big-box retailer says with these new fulfillment centers in place to support logistics, it could increase the availability of its next- or two-day shipping for millions of items to 75% of the U.S. population.
To improve efficiency, Walmart said they’ve partnered with Knapp, a tech company, to create an automated, high-density storage system. The innovations allow Walmart to complete in five steps what once took 12 steps., the company said.
The mechanization will also help make the jobs less strenuous for employees, who will no longer have to walk up to nine miles a day picking items for order fulfillment, the fact sheet said.
“Our priority is to strategically locate our (fulfillment centers) to pair most effectively with our 4,700 stores and 210 distribution centers. Together, this system of fulfillment assets is optimized to get orders to customers fast and efficiently,” the company said.
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NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Spero Therapeutics, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of SPRO during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: October 28, 2021 to May 2, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the data submitted in support of the New Drug Application ("NDA") for the Company's product candidate, Tebipenem HBr, were insufficient to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"); (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the FDA would approve the Tebipenem HBr NDA in its current form; (iii) the foregoing would necessitate a significant workforce reduction and restructuring of Spero's operations; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: July 25, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/spero-therapeutics-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=28877&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of SPRO 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 25, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Initiative reflects TT growth into new asset classes
CHICAGO and LONDON, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, and Talos, the premier provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, announced today that the firms have partnered to substantially and rapidly broaden TT's cryptocurrency offering on a global basis by leveraging the Talos infrastructure and market connectivity from directly within the TT® platform. The agreement represents the first major strategic partnership propelling TT's expansion into multiple asset classes, including cryptocurrencies, and provides a significant opportunity for TT's global customer base to access Talos' extensive, market-leading cryptocurrency trading solutions.
Announced at the International Derivatives Expo (IDX) in London, the first phase of the partnership agreement intends to give TT clients ready access to 14 additional cryptocurrency markets in Q3 2022, beyond the four already offered directly through the TT platform. Later phases of the partnership will incorporate more of Talos' trading services seamlessly onto the TT platform.
TT CEO Keith Todd said: "Our acquisition by 7RIDGE late last year has given us the ability to make a substantial investment into broadening our offering into new asset classes, including through partnerships with the most innovative and reliable firms with domain expertise. Among our first priorities is becoming a primary hub for crypto trading, giving our clients the array of choices, premier functionality and liquidity that has been a hallmark of our exchange-traded derivatives offering."
"We're incredibly excited to partner with Trading Technologies and Keith's team to help power institutional access to digital assets," said Talos co-founder and CEO Anton Katz. "Trading Technologies has earned its high repute within the traditional institutional trading infrastructure space, and together we will be able to bring institutional-grade digital asset services to this long-established community with a level of familiarity and quality to which they are accustomed."
Jason Shaffer, TT's EVP Product Management, who is leading the firm's new cryptocurrency initiative, said: "We're delighted to partner with Talos, which has the trust of the world's leading institutions and a powerful foothold, infrastructure and track record in the evolving crypto space. Institutional demand continues to build for this asset class, along with a need for reliable technology partners to help facilitate adoption. Combined with Talos' infrastructure, our proven technology will help our clients participate in the crypto space with ease and confidence."
TT began offering access to cryptocurrency spot and derivatives markets in 2018, building native connectivity to markets including Coinbase, BitMEX, Bakkt and Deribit. TT has also supported trading of bitcoin futures and options on CME Group since those products launched. The new partnership with Talos vastly expands on TT clients' ability to trade on a broad range of digital asset markets, alongside other asset classes, including with Binance, Bitstamp, ErisX (now part of Cboe Global Markets), FTX, Gemini, Kraken and others.
About Trading Technologies
Trading Technologies (www.tradingtechnologies.com) creates professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions for a wide variety of users, including proprietary traders, brokers, money managers, Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), hedge funds, commercial hedgers and risk managers. In addition to providing access to the world's major international exchanges and liquidity venues via its TT® trading platform, TT offers domain-specific technology for cryptocurrency trading and machine-learning tools for trade surveillance.
About Talos
Talos powers digital asset trading strategies globally. Engineered by a team with unmatched experience in building institutional trading systems, the Talos platform is trusted by the largest and most sophisticated market participants and their end clients for its performance, reliability and security. Its growing network of services – trading platform, lending marketplace, data and analytics, and portfolio and settlement tools, all offered directly or through service providers on a white-label basis – enable clients of all types to transact end-to-end without concern for unnecessary intermediary risk or potential conflicts of interest. Talos has offices in New York, London, Sweden and Singapore. For additional information visit www.talos.com.
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The team behind ORIJEN pet food will award $10,000 to one lucky winner to go on an adventure with their dog to celebrate the launch of ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ dog food in collaboration with reality TV personality, fitness trainer and dog parent, Shawn Booth
AUBURN, Ky., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the team behind ORIJEN® pet food announced the introduction of ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ premium dog food. Now, the premium dry food dog owners count on for quality protein also delivers a special blend of grains, including oats, quinoa and chia sourced from non-GMO crops. These whole grains are a source of essential vitamins, minerals, b-glucans, and fiber.
The premium grain lineup packed with animal ingredients makes the grain-inclusive dry dog food Biologically Appropriate, meaning it mirrors the quantity, freshness and variety of animal ingredients dogs are evolved to eat. At 38 percent protein, it boasts one of the highest percentages of protein in a grain-inclusive food, and approximately 90percent of that protein is delivered from animal ingredients.
Like other ORIJEN® diets, the first five ingredients are always fresh or raw animal protein - the fresh ingredients use refrigeration as the sole method of preservation and the raw ingredients are frozen at their peak freshness. ORIJEN® diets also offer WholePrey ingredients, meaning they incorporate meat, organs and bone from meat, poultry and fish to reflect a dog's natural diet.
The scientifically-tested and validated ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ premium dog food diets have prebiotics, probiotics, and soluble and insoluble fiber to help support digestion. Additionally, the food also helps to support key health benefits, like immune function and healthy skin and coat through Omega-3 rich oil from wild-caught pollock. Because of its concentration of animal ingredients, ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ kibble also helps to support dogs' muscle maintenance.
ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ dog food makes its debut with five recipes dogs love:
Puppy Large is formulated for large-breed puppies that benefit from a different ratio of calcium to phosphorus that promotes slow and steady growth in bones and joints. All five recipes are available in 22.5lb bags, and all but Puppy Large are available in 4lb bags.
Starting this month, ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ premium dog food will be available at Petco, Amazon, Chewy and neighborhood pet stores.
"Plenty of grain-inclusive dog food options available on the market now will make your dog feel full, but ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ premium dog food will truly nourish your dog with high-quality animal protein and grains," said Kelsey Spencer, brand manager, ORIJEN Dog at Champion Petfoods. "Pet lovers know their companions deserve the food that's best suited to help them live long, healthy, active lives."
To celebrate the debut of ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ dog food, the ORIJEN® pet food team launched the ORIJEN Amazing Challenge – an initiative aimed at inspiring pet parents to fuel their dogs with nutritious food and be active together.
The initiative includes activity ideas for dog owners everywhere to get outside and share in a month-long "adventure" with their pup, a collaboration with Shawn Booth, reality TV personality, fitness trainer and dog parent, and a sweepstakes in which one lucky winner will receive $10,000 to go on an adventure with their dog.
"As a fitness trainer, I know healthy living counts from the very start," said Shawn Booth. "I trust ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ premium dog food to nourish my dog Walter's body the way nature intended, so he can be at his best for years to come. From camping and enjoying nature to outdoor training, Walter and I enjoy going on adventures together, and eating the right mix of high-quality grains and protein helps us stay healthy and active."
The ORIJEN Amazing Challenge Sweepstakes kicks off in May, National Pet Month. The sweepstakes will run from May 4 – 13. To be eligible to win the $10,000* adventure prize, participants must follow all sweepstakes Rules, as found here.
No purchase necessary. Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. *Awarded as check
ABOUT CHAMPION PETFOODS
Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food maker with a reputation of trust spanning over 35 years. Founded in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Champion has grown to be a key player in the global premium pet food industry across three major geographies, and we are proud to be among the top 5 premium pet food companies in the world per the 2020 Euromonitor classification of premium pet food. Our purpose, To Earn Pet Lover Trust Every Day so Pets Thrive for a Lifetime, provides the foundation for our highest aspirations as a company. And our Food Philosophy drives us to provide the highest quality in every ORIJEN and ACANA food we make. We start with the finest WholePrey ingredients from both fresh and raw animal sources. All of our ingredients are selected from a carefully curated group of farmers, ranchers and fisheries, whom we know and trust. Our foods are crafted by passionate nutrition and health experts in world class kitchens, and as Pet Lovers ourselves, we strive for the highest quality and food safety in every food we make. To learn more, visit championpetfoods.com.
ABOUT ORIJEN® PET FOOD
ORIJEN® food is packed with premium animal ingredients to help dogs and cats thrive and is rich with the same nourishment their ancestors consumed in the wild. As the fullest expression of Biologically Appropriate nutrition, ORIJEN diets feature unmatched amounts of WholePrey animal ingredients. All of the pet food is made from only the finest ingredients, and every diet is formulated so you can help your pet reach their full potential, and then set off for adventure together. ORIJEN products include premium kibble, freeze-dried food and treats, biscuits, and wet food, and the brand is always adding new, innovative products. To learn more, visit orijenpetfoods.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Atmofizer Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "Atmofizer") (CSE: ATMO) (Frankfurt: J3K) (OTCQB: ATMFF) is pleased to announce its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021. All amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. Certain metrics, including those expressed on an adjusted basis, are non-IFRS measures, see "Non-IFRS Measures" below.
On February 5, 2021, Vaxxinator Enterprises Inc. ("Vaxxinator") completed a private placement and issued 4,940,000 common shares at a price of $0.50 per share for gross proceeds of $2,470,000.
On April 15, 2021, Vaxxinator granted 1,800,000 options with an exercise price of $0.50 to the Company's Chief Executive Officer.
In May 2021 and June 2021, Vaxxinator completed a private placement of 2,478,267 units (the "Units") at a price of $3.00 per Unit for gross proceeds of $7,434,801. The private placement was completed in different tranches. Each Unit consists of one common share and one half common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles its holder to purchase one additional common share at an exercise price of $3.50 for a period of two-year from the date of issuance of the warrants, subject to acceleration in the event that the common shares of the Company trade on a recognized Canadian stock exchange and the volume-weighted average price is equal or greater to $7.00 for five consecutive trading days.
On May 17, 2021, Vaxxinator entered into an intellectual property license agreement (the "IP License Agreement") for the exclusive use of a licensed technology. Pursuant to the terms of the IP License Agreement, the Company made cash payments of €4,500,000 (€2,000,000 upon execution of the IP License Agreement and €2,500,000 on June 7, 2021); and issued 7,600,000 common shares upon execution of the IP License Agreement (with fair value of $3,800,000).
Vaxxinator launched its first commercial air purification products during the second quarter.
On October 26, 2021, Vaxxinator entered into a sponsorship agreement with an arm's length party, Steinbrenner Racing, LLC ("Steinbrenner Racing"), to become the official supply sponsor of Steinbrenner Racing for a sponsorship fee of $3,000,000 (the "Sponsorship Fee"). On the same day, Steinbrenner Racing agreed to subscribe 1,000,000 common shares of the Company for an aggregate price of $3,000,000 (the "Subscription Amount"). The Company and Steinbrenner Racing agreed to set off the Sponsorship Fee with Subscription Amount. On January 28, 2022, the agreement was amended to provide for additional sponsorship rights including becoming the official supplier sponsor of a Steinbrenner Racing team car for the "24 Hours of Daytona" race to be held in each of 2022 and 2023 (the "Amended Sponsorship Agreement"). In addition, Steinbrenner Racing will facilitate commercial introductions to stadium and arena owners and operators and aid with product testing and development. In consideration for the amendments, the Company issued 4,500,000 common shares to Steinbrenner Racing.
On November 15, 2021, the Company closed the reverse takeover ("RTO") with Vaxxinator. In connection with the RTO, the Company voluntarily delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange and commenced trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE").
On December 2, 2021, the Company announced a distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") with USA Rapid Test, LLC (the "USA Rapid Test") granting USA Rapid Test with non-exclusive rights to purchase Atmofizer products from the Company for distribution and resale on a worldwide basis. USA Rapid Test is a US-based distributor of COVID-19 rapid tests, which it distributes to companies in the healthcare, retail, hospitality, education and entertainment industries. USA Rapid Test is required to sell the Company's products in accordance with the Company's prescribed pricing which includes a discount to USA Rapid Test should USA Rapid Test satisfy certain minimum order quantities. The Distribution Agreement is for an indefinite term but may be terminated by either party without cause upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the other party. In addition, the Company may immediately terminate the Distribution Agreement for cause for, among other things, USA Rapid Test engaging in unlawful or unfair business practices, USA Rapid Test engaging in actions that expose or threaten to expose the Company to any liability, obligation or violation of law, and USA Rapid Test becoming insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors. In connection with the Distribution Agreement, Vaxxinator also granted USA Rapid Test a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable and limited license to use the Atmofizer trademarks solely to promote and sell Atmofizer products for the duration of the Distribution Agreement.
The Company engaged First Marketing GmbH ("First Marketing"), a leading investor relations and marketing firm based in Heidelberg, Germany, to provide the Company advertising, corporate communications and promotional services in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreement, First Marketing will provide these services for a period of 12 months for a fee of €1,500,000. Such fee will be paid in two installments with €1,000,000 being paid upon signing and €500,000 to be paid in January 2022. The engagement was terminated subsequently on December 31, 2021.
On January 14, 2022, the Company filed a base shelf prospectus in all of the provinces and territories in Canada (the "Base Shelf Prospectus"). The Base Shelf Prospectus allows the Company to qualify the distribution of up to C$60,000,000 in common shares, warrants, units, debt securities and subscription receipts or any combination thereof (collectively, the "Securities"), during the 25-month period that the Base Shelf Prospectus remains effective. The specific terms of any offering of Securities under the Base Shelf Prospectus, including the use of proceeds from any offering, will be set forth in a prospectus supplement to the Base Shelf Prospectus, which will be filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities in connection with any such offering. The Securities will be offered in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of sale and, subject to applicable regulations, may include "at-the-market distributions" (as such term is defined in National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions), public offerings or strategic investments.
On January 25, 2022, the Company and Steinbrenner Racing amended the terms of the Sponsorship Agreement to provide for additional sponsorship rights including Atmofizer becoming the official supplier sponsor of a Steinbrenner Racing team car for the "24 Hours of Daytona" race to be held in each of 2022 and 2023. In addition, Steinbrenner Racing will facilitate commercial introductions to stadium and arena owners and operators and aid with product testing and development. In consideration for these amendments, the Company issued 4,500,000 common shares at a deemed price of C$0.26 per share to Steinbrenner Racing.
On January 27, 2022, the Company entered into a debt-settlement agreement with an arm's length business development and media consultant of the Company, for debt in the aggregate amount of US$396,730, equal to a deemed value of C$500,000. To satisfy the debt, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,000,000 common shares at a deemed price of C$0.25 per share.
On February 23, 2022, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to the Base Shelf Prospectus establishing an at-the-market equity program (the "ATM Program") that allows the Company to issue and sell up to C$5,000,000 of common shares from treasury to the public, from time to time, at the Company's discretion. All common shares sold under the ATM Program will be made through sales that are deemed to be "at-the-market distributions" as defined in NI 44-102 through the CSE or any other "marketplace" in Canada as defined under applicable securities laws.
As of the date hereof, the Company has issued 14,055,500 common shares with gross proceeds of C$1,307,608 under the ATM Program.
Distributions of the common shares under the ATM Program will be made pursuant to the terms of an equity distribution agreement dated February 23, 2022 (the "Equity Distribution Agreement") entered into between the Company and Clarus Securities Inc. ("Clarus"). The volume and timing of distributions under the ATM Program, if any, will be determined in the Company's sole discretion. The common shares will be distributed at the market prices prevailing at the time of each sale and, as a result, prices may vary as between purchasers and during the period of the ATM Program. The ATM Program will be effective until the earlier of the issuance and sale of all of the common shares issuable pursuant to the ATM Program and February 14, 2024, unless terminated prior to such date by the Company or Clarus in accordance with the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement.
On March 10, 2022, the Company announced that Whit Pepper joined the Company as President and Chief Commercial Officer.
On March 21, 2022, the Company announced that its common shares commended trading in the United States on the OTCQB Venture Market under the trading symbol "ATMFF". The common shares continue to trade in Canada on the CSE under the trading symbol "ATMO".
On March 30 2022, the Company entered into a debt-settlement agreement with an arm's length business development and media consultant of the Company, for debt in the aggregate amount of C$225,000. To satisfy the debt, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,500,000 common shares at a deemed price of C$0.09 per share.
On April 5, 2022, the US Patent and Trademark Office issued the U.S. Patent relating to the Company's air and water purification technology. The U.S. Patent provides protection for the application of the Company's air and water purification technology in the United States.
On April 28, 2022, the Company amended its December 13, 2021 agreement with Emerging Markets Consulting, LLC ("EMC"). EMC provides investor and public relations services including content creation, web development, and webcasting for the Company in North America. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the amended agreement, EMC will provide these services for an additional; period of two months for an additional aggregate cash fee of US$225,000. Certain functions of EMC may include "investor relations activities" under the policies of the CSE and applicable securities laws.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the Company generated revenue of $497,280 with a gross profit of $83,199 (16.7%) compared to $nil during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020.
The Company incurred $13,180,714 in expenses during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 compared to $1,168,090 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. The increase of $12.0 million increase in expenses was driven by the increased operational activity in developing the Company's products, sales and marketing of its core products, the addition of new employees and professional fees incurred as the Company completed its RTO in November 2021.
In addition, the Company recognized share-based payments of $4,280,108 related to the stock options and restricted shares units granted to the Company's officers, directors and consultants.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized a listing expense of $7,096,390 due to the completion of the RTO. In addition, the Company wrote-off an advance payment of $847,433 made to a consultant pursuant to the agreement which was terminated subsequent to December 31, 2021.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded net loss of $21,428,425 compared to a net loss of $1,168,090 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. The biggest contributors to the increase in the net loss of $20.2 million were the listing expense recognized in the fourth quarter of $7.1 million, share-based payments of $4.3 million, increased R&D expenses of $0.8 million, increased professional expenses of $0.7 million, increased salaries and management fees of $1.4 million, increased consulting expenses of $3.1 million and a one-time contract wrote-off of $0.8 million.
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization ("EBITDA") and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures used by management that are not defined by IFRS. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be Comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide meaningful and useful financial information as these measures demonstrate the operating performance of business excluding non-cash charges.
The most directly comparable measure to EBITDA and Adjusted EIBTDA calculated in accordance with IFRS is net loss.
Adjusted EBITDA loss for the three months ended December 31, 2021, was $3.8 million compared to an EBITDA loss of $0.6 million for comparable period. The major factors contributing to the $3.2 million increase in loss was driven by an increase in management and consulting expenses of $0.7 million, an increase in sales and marketing expenses of $0.5 million, an increase of $0.1 million in research and development, an increase of $0.3 million in salaries and other expenses and development, a one-time write-off of a 12-month consulting contract of $1.2 million and an increase of $0.4 million in legal and professional fees related to the Company getting listed on the CSE.
Adjusted EBITDA loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, was $7.3 million compared to an EBITDA loss of $0.6 million for comparable period. The major factors contributing to the $6.7 million increase in loss was driven by an increase in management and consulting expenses of $2.8 million, an increase in sales and marketing expenses of $0.8 million, an increase of $0.8 million in research and development, an increase of $0.4 million in salaries and other expenses and development, a one-time write-off of a 12-month consulting contract of $1.2 million and an increase of $0.7 million in legal and professional fees related to the Company getting listed on the CSE.
Atmofizer's consumer and industrial solutions are based on its patent-protected and patent pending technology for ultrafine particle agglomeration and neutralization. This capability creates a revolutionary and more efficient method for addressing the wide range of dangerous nano-scale particles, viruses and bacteria that are too small to be effectively managed by conventional HEPA filters and ultraviolet lights. Atmofizer plans to disrupt the air treatment industry by improving air safety and purification efficiency while lowering customers' operational costs.
Atmofizing air refers to the process of using ultrasonic acoustic waves to agglomerate (cluster together) small particles into a larger target that is then radiated by ultraviolet light to neutralize their harmful properties, making the air you breath less hazardous to your health. Using units that atmofize air in tandem with HEPA filters can make the HEPA filters work more efficiently, enable the use of a less-powerful filter and result in a cleaner and longer-lasting filter that reduces operating costs and is less of a health hazard to clean or replace.
Atmofizer is patent-pending and patent-protected sole source of technology to atmofize air and is applying its proprietary technology in consumer and industrial air purification products currently manufactured under the Atmofizer brand, as well as in retail and commercial devices produced by other companies that integrate Atmofizer technology into their own products under license. Atmofizer's owned and licensed product lines include wearable, portable and mobile use for personal air treatment, as well as larger systems to handle higher air volumes for commercial, industrial, institutional and residential applications.
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By their 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 laws and governmental regulations relating to its commercial products; the ability of the Company to protect its intellectual property; impacts to the business and operations of the Company due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the conflict in eastern Europe; having only 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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The national average price for regular gasoline is hovering at $3.85 per gallon, according to AAA. The steady decline in gas prices over the last several months is due in large part to falling oil prices.
Crude oil was trading below the $100 threshold for most of August, according to the international benchmark Brent Crude. However, recent deadly conflicts in Libya coupled with rhetoric from OPEC+ members about production cuts have raised concerns about global exports and driven up the cost of crude to $104 per barrel.
While that impact has not yet reached American drivers, volatility in the global oil market can, and has, impacted prices at the pump at home.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Texas. Gas prices are as of August 29. The state gas tax data is from World Population Review. Connecticut and New York have temporarily suspended gas taxes to help consumers while the cost of gas has increased.
Texas by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.37
– Week change: -$0.06 (-1.8%)
– Year change: +$0.59 (+21.2%)
– Gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.70 (6/15/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.65
– Week change: +$0.15 (+3.4%)
– Year change: +$1.74 (+59.6%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.33 (6/19/22)
Metros with most expensive gas in Texas
#1. El Paso: $3.66
#2. College Station-Bryan: $3.51
#3. Midland: $3.49
#4. Longview: $3.45
#5. Austin-San Marcos: $3.42
#6. Odessa: $3.42
#7. Wichita Falls: $3.41
#8. Beaumont-Port Arthur: $3.41
#9. Texarkana (TX only): $3.39
#10. Fort Worth-Arlington: $3.38
#11. Dallas: $3.37
#12. Victoria: $3.35
#13. Tyler: $3.35
#14. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood: $3.35
#15. Galveston-Texas City: $3.34
#16. Houston: $3.33
#17. Lubbock: $3.31
#18. Waco: $3.31
#19. Amarillo: $3.31
#20. San Angelo: $3.30
#21. Abilene: $3.29
#22. San Antonio: $3.29
#23. Laredo: $3.26
#24. Sherman-Denison: $3.23
#25. Corpus Christi: $3.19
#26. Brownsville-Harlingen: $3.10
#27. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission: $3.09
States with the most expensive gas
#1. Hawaii: $5.31
#2. California: $5.28
#3. Nevada: $4.87
States with the least expensive gas
#1. Arkansas: $3.35
#2. Mississippi: $3.37
#3. Texas: $3.37
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-texas-in-the-last-week-10/ | 2022-08-30T16:25:51Z |
VTrips Acquires 4 Vacation Rental Management Companies In North Carolina, Georgia and Texas
PONTE VEDRA, Fla., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VTrips announced the recent acquisition of four vacation rental companies, expanding its portfolio throughout the United States to 7,000 properties and 1,000 team members.
VTrips acquired Carolina Retreats in Topsail, N.C., with 435 properties; Tybee Vacation Rentals near Savannah, Ga., with 300 properties; Silver Sands Vacation Rentals in Port Aransas, Texas, with 320 properties; and Miss Kitty's Fishing Getaways in Rockport, Texas, with 150 properties.
These companies joined the VTrips family following the addition of several other companies in the past 60 days, including Southern Vacation Rentals in Destin, Fla, with more than 1,100 properties.
According to VTrips Founder and CEO Steve Milo, the recent acquisitions were made from the company's operating profits and commercial bank debt. "Profitability matters, and VTrips continues to be the #1 leader of national vacation rental companies for EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization), compounded EBITDA growth year over year, and EBITDA margin to revenue."
Ben Edwards of Weatherby Consulting LLC advised Carolina Retreats, Tybee Vacation Rentals and Silver Sands on the sale of the companies. "Having Ben and the team at Weatherby Consulting involved ensures a professional process and that a deal can be moved at lightning speed," Milo said. "We also know Ben and his team have personally vetted the companies, making them more attractive."
Jacobie Olin, RSPS, president of C2G Advisors LLC represented Miss Kitty's Fishing Getaways during the acquisition. "It was a pleasure representing Dawn Huff at Miss Kitty's Fishing Getaways through the acquisition. She has built a strong brand in Rockport, and we're happy to see VTrips lead the company into the future. It was a seamless and professional process working with the VTrips team throughout the transaction," Olin said.
Amy Gaster, co-owner of Tybee Vacation Rentals, shared the news with her team by saying, "After much deliberation, we made the decision to join forces with VTrips, a growing national vacation rental company based in Florida founded by our long-time vacation rental industry friend and colleague, Steve Milo. We would not make this move with just anyone or any company. We know that our local approach, brand, processes, people, and relationships with property owners, employees and guests are the keys to our success. Steve and his board are aligned with our core values and goals and will work alongside our team and us to continue the great local company we have built. In addition, by partnering with VTrips, TVR gains access to a remarkable range of additional resources and opportunities to serve our homeowners, employees and guests."
Mike Harrington, founder of Carolina Retreats, offered the following statement to the company's property owners: "As of June 1, Carolina Retreats has partnered with VTrips Holdings, a Florida-based vacation rental management company led by my good friend, Steve Milo. Steve, Stuart (Pack, vice president and COO for Carolina Retreats) and I go back over a decade when Steve was an early mentor of mine as I was getting started in the vacation rental management industry. We served on the board of the Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA) together, where Steve was instrumental in helping me bring back innovative ideas to help improve our homeowners' revenue and property care and delight our guests."
According to Milo, VTrips offered positions at the same or better pay and benefits to all employees of Carolina Retreats, Tybee Vacation Rentals, Silver Sands and Miss Kitty's Fishing Getaways.
"VTrips believes that employees are the lifeblood of these companies, and we are doing everything possible to create a positive environment for them. As certain large national buyers operate more like 'strip miners' in our industry, we are encountering more and more sellers who want a buyer that will hire all their staff, take care of their brand and legacy, and allow them to live proudly in their community," Milo said.
"We tell sellers that certain large national buyers are an option if they intend to move to another state or country and change their cell phone. Some sellers think this is funny. I always have a lot of good stories to share when I meet sellers in person," Milo added. "Most sellers dedicated their lives to building a legacy and making great memories for their guests and employees, and they want a buyer who shares their same values."
Milo said that VTrips is well positioned to compete for the industry lead in the resort vacation rental market in North America.
"As a company headquartered in business-friendly Florida, with a founder and owner still in charge and who supports the industry in advocacy and volunteer work, VTrips is positioned to rapidly expand while other large companies deal with leadership and stock turmoil," he said.
Milo is dedicated to protecting the vacation rental industry and serves as chairperson of the Florida Professional Vacation Rental Coalition, which raised more than $250,000 over the past two years. He is also a member of the VRMA Advocacy Committee, which has so far raised more than $470,000 in 2022.
"Some companies and CEOs care passionately about the future of the industry, and some are just industry outsiders concerned about getting a quick exit from this industry before their operational issues implode on them," Milo said, adding that the once sleepy vacation rental industry is rapidly transforming. "With these changes, some vacation rental owners are deciding to take chips off the table, and the company they choose to sell to may be the #1 factor."
Founded in 2002 by industry visionary Steve Milo, VTrips is a growing and innovative property management company headquartered in Ponte Vedra, Fla. The VTrips family of brands consists of more than a dozen locally managed companies in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas that collectively manage more than 7,000 vacation rentals in 35 different markets. Milo is a recognized thought leader on the evolution of the vacation rental industry, marketing and government affairs and is a regular keynote speaker at leading travel conferences in North America and Europe. More info: VTrips.com
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NEW YORK, June 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of LMP Automotive Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMPX) between June 29, 2021 and May 19, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important July 26, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased LMP securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the LMP class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6635 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 26, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) LMP engaged in the improper identification and elimination of intercompany transactions; (2) LMP used incorrect estimates for chargeback reserves for finance and insurance products; (3) LMP had misclassified certain items in its financial statements which impacting balance sheet and income statement financial statement captions; (4) there were material weaknesses in LMP's internal control over financial reporting; (5) as a result of the foregoing, LMP overstated its revenue; (6) as a result of the foregoing, LMP would restate certain of its previously issued financial statements and results; and (7) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about LMP'S business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the LMP class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6635 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Let the "Barry" debate begin again, as the show's dazzling, cliffhanging and violent third-season finale seemed poised to trigger the inevitable argument: Is star producer Bill Hader's show really a comedy?
For Emmy classification purposes, that ship has sailed, with "Barry" having earned awards in the past for Hader and Henry Winkler as the title character's acting coach, Gene Cousineau. But the twisty and fairly shocking finish -- which included a brutal fight and the shootout from hell -- should only stoke the questions about whether this HBO series basically defies simple classification. (Like CNN, HBO is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery.)
The finale featured Barry's girlfriend, Sally (Sarah Goldberg), saving herself from a brutal attack, stabbing her attacker before pounding him to death. The aftermath forced a stunned Barry to intervene (he wasn't much help during the battle) in order to dispose of the body, telling her he was responsible, not her.
That segued to NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan), who escaped from a wild scene in which he was held in a dungeon before being reunited with his boyfriend, who was being subjected to shock therapy and torture.
The closing twists came fast and furiously, with Sally boarding a plane for Missouri and Barry appearing at first to escape justice yet again, before law enforcement finally closed in on him, in what appeared to be a trap sprung with Cousineau's help. That followed a riveting exchange between Cousineau and the father of his late girlfriend, Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), which underscored just how visceral the show can be.
Directed by Hader (who co-wrote the episode with series co-creator Alec Berg), the "Barry" finale captured everything that has made the show one of the most buzzworthy on TV, and how it occupies a niche where the "comedy" label has at least as much to do with the 30-minute length of the episodes as the content.
By concluding with Barry in custody, the season finale seemingly closed certain doors regarding where the series goes -- and how long it might reasonably run -- while throwing open some others.
"Barry" also served notice, if there were any lingering doubt, that this season would be back in the awards conversation in a big way. And if that means further discussion and even grumbling as to whether a series this dark and edgy is somewhat out of place among more conventional comedies, unlike most of the challenges that the protagonist faced throughout this season, consider that a high-class problem.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — If an airplane wore pants, how would it wear them? Now this debate is not exclusive to airplanes. This question has been posed many times before.
But, DFW Airport thought it would be fun to extend this conversation to their neck of the woods. So, they shared an image with two ways an airplane could wear pants and it’s asking you, to decide: left or right.
Now there is no wrong answer to this question. It’s all a matter of preference and airport officials have theirs. In the tweet, they said, “Settle a bet… We’re team #LeftPants. 👈👖”
Which do you choose? | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/if-an-airplane-wore-pants-how-would-it-look-dfw-airport-weighs-in/ | 2022-04-21T02:54:54Z |
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook parent Meta says it has removed a network of accounts linked to the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group it banned in 2018.
Meta said on Thursday that it recently uncovered and removed about 480 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages and groups linked to the Proud Boys. That brought the total number of Proud Boys assets it has removed to around 750 this year, it said.
Although the group has been banned from Meta’s platforms, the company said it has seen repeated attempts by its members at evading the ban. People behind the efforts are not identifying themselves as Proud Boys openly, creating front groups and using Facebook or Instagram to steer people to other, less moderated platforms, it said.
Such tactics are commonly used by extremist groups and those spreading misinformation as they try to evade social media companies’ crackdowns.
While the Proud Boys and other extremist groups have at times found homes on smaller internet platforms that cater to right-wing audiences, none come close to the reach of Meta’s properties, where they can recruit members more easily.
The former leader of the Proud Boys and other members of the group were charged this summer with attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and four others were charged with seditious conspiracy for what authorities say was a plot to forcibly oppose the lawful transfer of presidential power during the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021.
The seditious conspiracy indictment alleges that the Proud Boys held meetings and communicated over encrypted messages to plan for the attack in the days leading up to Jan. 6. On the day of the riot, Proud Boys members carried out a coordinated plot to storm past police barricades and attack the building with a mob of Trump supporters, the indictment says.
The trial is scheduled to start on Dec. 12. | https://cw33.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-facebook-parent-culls-large-proud-boys-network-from-sites/ | 2022-08-26T19:46:42Z |
Arkansas Governor, Local Officials Join Hostess Executives to Celebrate Milestone
ARKADELPHIA, Ark., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWNK), together with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and other state and local government officials, today unveiled the signage at its upcoming bakery and celebrated the innovation, economic investment and job creation it will bring to Central Arkansas.
"As Hostess Brands continues to focus on building a socially responsible, modern, snacking powerhouse, we are excited to reach another milestone in our journey to bring a sustainability-first bakery to the Arkadelphia community," said Andy Callahan, president and chief executive officer of Hostess Brands. "Unveiling the Hostess Brands' sign at this once-idle facility is tangible evidence of our commitment to deliver on our sustainability priorities, while also meeting the growing demand among consumers for our iconic and innovative snacks. We thank Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson, state and local officials and the Arkadelphia business community for partnering with us to make this new bakery a reality."
The company's bakery expansion is a key indicator of its continued growth in recent years. With the opening of the Arkadelphia facility, Hostess Brands will increase its bakery capacity on its Donettes® and cake platforms by approximately 20 percent, to meet increasing consumer demand for its sweet snacks.
"I am proud to see Hostess, a beloved household name, expanding its roots into Arkadelphia," Governor Hutchinson said, "Arkansas welcomes a new investment partner that will bring its sustainability-first policies to a business community ripe for growth."
"Clark County is thrilled to have been selected as the site for a new, state of the art bakery to be built by Hostess," added Kevin Jester, chairman of the Economic Development Corporation of Clark County. "Our Economic Development team worked hard to show Hostess that we had all the necessary components here for them to be successful. By choosing our site, Hostess is demonstrating their belief that Clark County is a place where businesses can thrive. We are excited to be a part of the growth and future success of such a community minded company."
Hostess is investing $120 million to $140 million to convert the closed, Arkadelphia factory into a 330,000-square-foot bakery, which is expected to be operational in the second half of 2023 and bring at least 150 new jobs to the Arkadelphia community over the next three years.
Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWNK) is a snacking powerhouse with a portfolio of iconic brands and a mission to inspire moments of joy by putting our heart into everything we do. Hostess Brands is proud to make America's No. 1 cupcake, mini donut and sugar-free cookie brands. With sales exceeding $1.1 billion and employing approximately 2,600 dedicated team members, Hostess Brands produces new and classic snacks, including Hostess® Donettes®, Twinkies®, CupCakes, Ding Dongs® and Zingers®, as well as a variety of Voortman® cookies and wafers. For more information about Hostess Brands, please visit hostessbrands.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — If you’re in the mood for some Thai or Vietnamese food in Dallas you may want to turn your attention to a restaurant that provides both.
Malai Kitchen serves its guests with a modern twist on Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. The restaurant has locations across North Texas: Dallas, Southlake and Fort Worth.
Malai Kitchen is headed up by husband and wife duo Braden and Yasmin Wages; their concept for the restaurant was derived from their travels across Thailand and Vietnam.
Not only do they serve up some delicious made from scratch food, but Malai also has six house-brewed beers on tap. “If you are a fan of craft beers, be sure to try one of our six house-brewed beers on tap. We have an IPA, Vietnamese Lager, Pale-Wheat, Pilsner, Porter, and a seasonal rotator which are all brewed in-house.”
We talked to their head chef, and he gave us their recipe for an incredible sea bass dish. WATCH to see how to prepare that meal for yourself.
Be sure to check out their menus and restaurant here. | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/inside-dfw/dfw-restaurant-brings-modern-look-to-thai-vietnamese-cuisine/ | 2022-05-03T16:47:55Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and Donald Trump’s legal team each proposed candidates Friday for the role of an independent arbiter in the investigation into top-secret documents found at the former president’s Florida home, but the two sides differed on the scope of duties the person would have.
Lawyers for Trump said they believe the so-called special master should review all documents seized by the FBI during its search last month of Mar-a-Lago, including records with classification markings, and filter out any that may be protected by claims of executive privilege.
The Justice Department, by contrast, said it does not believe the arbiter should be permitted to inspect classified records or resolve potential claims of executive privilege.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had given both sides until Friday to submit potential candidates for the role of a special master, as well as proposals for the scope of the person’s duties and the schedule for his or her work.
The Justice Department submitted the names of two retired judges — Barbara Jones, who served on the federal bench in Manhattan and has performed the same role in prior high-profile investigations, and Thomas Griffith, a former federal appeals court jurist in the District of Columbia.
The Trump team proposed one retired judge, Raymond Dearie — also the former top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York — and a prominent Florida lawyer, Paul Huck, Jr.
The back-and-forth over the special master is playing out amid an FBI investigation into the retention of several hundred classified documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago within the past year. Though the legal wrangling is unlikely to have major long-term effects on the investigation or knock it significantly off course, it will almost certainly delay the probe by potentially months and has already caused the intelligence community to temporarily pause a separate risk assessment.
The Justice Department proposed an Oct. 17 deadline for the special master to complete the review process, while the Trump team said the work could take as long as three months.
Though both sides met Cannon’s deadline to provide potential candidates, their filings made clear that they have core disagreements about the job of special master. That’s not surprising given that the Justice Department had strenuously objected to the Trump team’s desire for such an arbiter, and gave notice Thursday that it would appeal the judge’s decision to grant the ex-president’s request.
Central to the dispute is precisely what documents the yet-to-be-named special master should be tasked with reviewing. Roughly 11,000 documents — including more than 100 with classified markings, some at the top-secret level — were recovered during the FBI’s Aug. 8 search. In granting the request for a special master, Cannon directed the department to temporarily pause its use of the seized records for investigative purposes.
The Justice Department had said a special master was unnecessary in part because it had already completed its own review of the seized documents, locating a limited subset that possibly involve attorney-client privilege. It has maintained that executive privilege does not apply in this investigation because Trump, no longer president, had no right to claim the documents as his.
Though the government does not believe the special master should inspect documents with classification markings, the Trump team maintains the arbiter should have access to the entire tranche of seized records. According to a summary of its position outlined in a filing Friday night, it disputes the idea that the Justice Department’s “separation of these documents is inviolable” or that a document with classification markings should be forever regarded as classified.
And, the lawyers say, if any document is a presidential document then Trump has an “absolute right of access to it.”
“Thus, President Trump (and/or his designee) cannot be denied access to those documents, which in this matter gives legal authorization to the Special Master to engage in first-hand review,” the filing states.
Executive privilege generally refers to a president’s power to shield information from the courts and public so as to ensure the confidentiality of presidential decision-making, though there are limits.
A separate dispute concerns the special master’s fees and expenses. The Trump team has suggested splitting the costs evenly with the Justice Department. The government says the Trump team should bear the cost.
The two sides are also at odds over candidates, though three of the four are retired judges.
Jones, a former Manhattan federal judge and one of the government’s picks, recently served as special master in two other high-profile cases related to Trump. She reviewed materials seized in FBI raids on Trump’s one-time personal lawyers Michael Cohen, in an investigation related to hush-money payments, and Rudy Giuliani, in a probe of his dealings in Ukraine.
Griffith, the other Justice Department selection, was named to the federal appeals court in Washington in 2005 by then-president George W. Bush, and previously represented the institutional interests of the Republican-led Senate during the impeachment case of former President Bill Clinton.
The Trump team recommended Dearie, who was nominated in 1986 by then-President Ronald Reagan to the federal court based in Brooklyn. He has also served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
The other Trump pick, Huck, served as general counsel to Charlie Crist when Crist was the Republican governor of Florida. He is married to Barbara Lagoa, a judge on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which would hear any appeal in the Trump case from Florida. He is listed on the Federalist Society website as a contributor to the conservative legal group.
The Justice Department on Thursday filed a notice of appeal indicating it would contest the judge’s special master order to the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit. It asked her to lift her hold on their investigative work pending their appeal.
The department has been investigating the unlawful retention of top-secret records at Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House, as well as whether anyone sought to obstruct that probe. It is not clear if Trump or anyone else will be charged.
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Associated Press writers Michael R. Sisak in New York and Curt Anderson in Miami contributed to this report.
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V2 further empowers all teams to create and scale standout audience experiences
LINZ, Austria, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Storyblok, the content management system (CMS) category leader for 2022 that empowers both developers and content teams to create better content experiences across all digital channels, today announced the launch of its all-new CMS. Storyblok V2 includes a fresh user interface complete with an all new design experience, collaboration tools, and an enhanced digital asset manager designed to improve content workflows.
In Storyblok's The State of Content Management 2022 report, it was revealed that 47.96% of businesses use 2 to 3 CMSs, and 47.08% said 2 to 3 different teams use those CMSs. V2 further solidifies Storyblok as a future-proof CMS that enhances content experiences at any scale.
Storyblok's powerful headless CMS architecture enables developers to build anything, publish everywhere, and integrate with any technology stack. Content teams are empowered to create independently with a visual editing experience, Google Docs-style collaboration suite, composable components, presets, and powerful publishing workflows. V2 also introduces support for a US data center, providing Storyblok users with additional hosting options across the US and Europe. All of this results in a scalable digital experience for audiences that delivers fast performance, optimized omnichannel storytelling, and robust personalization and localization.
A Forrester report called The Forrester Wave™: Agile Content Management Systems (CMSes), Q1 2021 said: "As organizations produce more experiences that leverage a common back end, the value of those services and assets increases relative to the cost to create them. Brands grapple with the challenge of delivering content to new endpoints (e.g., web, mobile, smart displays, voice assistants, and marketplaces), so it's important to manage content and experiences centrally to drive reuse. This makes updating and analyzing — and optimizing — experiences more efficient as well."
"We've been fortunate to have a front-row view inside the content operations of some of the world's leading businesses," said Alexander Feiglstorfer, Co-Founder and CTO of Storyblok. "We built V2 because companies need flexibility and smarter workflows to adapt and scale to support the ever-increasing complexity of omnichannel digital experiences. After testing it in beta with our 82k+ users over the past year and listening to their feedback, we're finally ready to show even more companies what content management should be like in the 21st century."
"We live in a world of connected channels and interfaces and expect modern digital experiences for every digital interaction. But most CMSs in use today were built at a time when there were only desktop web browsing experiences," said Dominik Angerer, Co-Founder and CEO of Storyblok. "Many businesses fail at managing content across departments and are not capable of providing high performance, personalized experiences at scale. It's time for businesses to fix these challenges. Storyblok V2 is the content engine for any digital experience and helps businesses tell their stories on any channel."
On Thursday, August 4th at 11am Eastern / 5pm CEST, Storyblok is hosting a live V2 launch event that includes a demo of the new features and a panel discussion exploring the future of content experiences. Register here to attend this online event and see the full schedule.
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- See case studies: https://www.storyblok.com/case-studies
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Storyblok, the content management system (CMS) category leader for 2022, empowers both developers and content teams to create better content experiences across any digital channel.
Storyblok enhances audience experiences with best-in-breed performance, optimized omnichannel storytelling, and robust personalization. Enable content teams to create and manage content intuitively and independently with drag and drop visual editing, custom collaboration workflows, and a world-class digital asset manager. Empower developers to build anything, integrate with everything, and publish everywhere with Storyblok's headless CMS architecture.
Leading brands such as Adidas, T-Mobile, Harvard Business School, Renault, and Marc O'Polo use Storyblok to shape their digital storytelling.
See why Storyblok was named the #1 CMS for 2022 by G2 at www.storyblok.com and follow Storyblok on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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MECHANICSBURG, Pa., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Select Medical today announced four of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as Best Hospitals for rehabilitation in the country. The 2022-2023 rankings also mark the 30th consecutive year that Kessler Institute has been named to the prestigious list.
- No. 4 - Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation – West Orange, New Jersey
- No. 14 - Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation – Dallas, Texas*
- No. 26 - Emory Rehabilitation Hospital – Atlanta, Georgia*
- No. 31 - OhioHealth Rehabilitation Hospital – Columbus, Ohio*
(*Select Medical joint venture partnership)
"We are honored that four of our inpatient rehabilitation hospitals have been recognized among the best in the country," said Jeff Ruskan, president, inpatient rehabilitation hospital division at Select Medical. "These prestigious rankings underscore our commitment to clinical excellence, innovative rehabilitative care and outcomes that enable patients with catastrophic injuries and illnesses to rebuild their lives. We are also incredibly proud of the teams at these hospitals who are dedicated to delivering an exceptional patient care experience every day."
U.S. News evaluated rehabilitation hospitals performance using a variety of measures such as scope of services, outcomes and quality/safety metrics, as well as reputational scores. The methodology factored in data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, ERehabData, USDMR and medical rehabilitation specialists. For more information and to see full rankings, visit Best Hospitals.
"The hospitals named among the best have extensive medical expertise and a history of delivering good outcomes," said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. "When patients and their medical professionals are considering their options for care, the rankings are designed to help them identify hospitals that are superior in the kind of care they may need."
About U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives and communities. A multifaceted digital media company with Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews platforms, U.S. News provides rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live events. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
About Select Medical
Select Medical is one of the largest operators of critical illness recovery hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and occupational health centers in the United States based on the number of facilities. Select Medical's reportable segments include the critical illness recovery hospital segment, the rehabilitation hospital segment, the outpatient rehabilitation segment, and the Concentra segment. As of June 30, 2022, Select Medical operated 105 critical illness recovery hospitals in 28 states, 31 rehabilitation hospitals in 12 states, and 1,920 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Concentra operated 518 occupational health centers in 41 states. At June 30, 2022, Select Medical had operations in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Information about Select Medical is available at www.selectmedical.com.
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Former Dodgers player Steve Sax's son was among the five Marines killed when their aircraft crashed during a training mission in California on Wednesday.
Capt. John J. Sax, 33, was among the crew that crashed in the desert near Glamis, California.
"It is with complete devastation that I announce that my precious son, Johnny was on of the five (5) US Marines that perished on Wednesday, June 8, in the Osprey Military crash near San Diego," former All-Star Sax said in a statement obtained by CNN affiliate KCAL/CBS.
"For those of you that knew Johnny, you saw his huge smile, bright light, his love for his family, the Marines, the joy of flying airplanes and defending our country! He was my hero and the best man I know, there was no better person to defend our country."
The Los Angeles Dodgers also released a statement on Twitter offering "thoughts and condolences" to all the families and friends of the lost Marines.
"The Los Angeles Dodgers are saddened to hear about the passing of Steve Sax's son, John, and the five Marines who lost their lives in this week's tragic helicopter accident," the statement read.
The Marine Corps identified the four other service members as Cpl. Nathan E. Carlson, 21, of Winnebago, Illinois; Capt. Nicholas P. Losapio, 31, of Rockingham, New Hampshire; Cpl. Seth D. Rasmuson, 21, of Johnson, Wyoming; and Lance Cpl. Evan A. Strickland, 19, of Valencia, New Mexico.
All five members were based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, officials said.
Equipment recovery efforts have begun and an investigation into the crash involving a MV-22B Osprey is underway, the Marines said.
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Milliman PPFI plans see estimated investment returns of 4.7% in aggregate during July
SEATTLE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the latest results of its Public Pension Funding Index (PPFI), which consists of the nation's 100 largest public defined benefit pension plans.
During July, the Milliman 100 PPFI funded ratio increased, climbing from 74.0% on June 30 to 77.3% as of July 31. Public pensions recovered the majority of June's market losses, thanks to an estimated 4.7% investment return for these plans, in aggregate. Individual plans' estimated returns ranged from 2.1% to 8.2%. During July, the plans gained market value of approximately $217 billion, which was offset by net negative cash flow of $8 billion.
"July's modest market recovery gave a nice boost to public pension funding, resulting in just over a quarter of the plans in our study now being 90% funded or greater," said Becky Sielman, author of Milliman's PPFI. "That's still far below where we were at the close of 2021, when 46 plans were 90% funded or better – underscoring the importance of market returns on the health of these plans."
For more information and to view the full Milliman 100 Public Pension Funding Index, go to http://www.milliman.com/ppfi/. To see Milliman's full range of annual Pension Funding Studies, go to https://www.milliman.com/en/retirement-and-benefits/pension-funding-studies. To receive regular updates of Milliman's pension funding analysis, contact us at pensionfunding@milliman.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be an easier way to access cotton facial cleansing pads when applying or removing cosmetics or skincare items," said an inventor, from Middlesex, N.J., "so I invented the E Z PAD DISPENSER. My design ensures that the pads are stored in a hygienic manner and it eliminates the need to fight with traditional storage bags."
The patent-pending invention provides a more convenient packaging design for cotton facial cleaning pads. In doing so, it eliminates the need to struggle with a plastic bag and tongue and groove closure. As a result, it saves time and effort and it enables the user to easily retrieve a facial pad. The invention features a simple and decorative design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and individuals who use facial cleaning pads. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the New Jersey sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-NJD-2445, 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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Did you lose money on investments in AbbVie? If so, please visit AbbVie Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of AbbVie Inc. ("AbbVie" or the "Company") (NYSE: ABBV) between April 30, 2021 and August 31, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
AbbVie is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. The Company's biggest drug, Humira (an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat illnesses such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis ("RA")) was, in 2021 (aside from COVID-19 vaccines), the world's best-selling prescription drug, with net revenue of more than $20 billion in 2021. Humira accounts for more than a third of AbbVie's net revenue.
While patents have protected Humira's blockbuster profits for years, biosimilar drugs will be permitted to enter the market and compete directly with Humira beginning in 2023. Accordingly, AbbVie's future revenue and earnings depend in large part on the Company's ability to develop new sources of revenue to offset reduced Humira sales. Rinvoq, an anti-inflammatory drug manufactured by AbbVie and used to treat RA and other diseases by inhibiting Janus kinase ("JAK") enzymes, was touted as one such drug.
Rinvoq was initially approved in the United States to treat only moderate to severe RA. However, AbbVie was actively pursuing additional treatment indications and, in 2020, asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") to approve Rinvoq for the treatment of several other diseases, including psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and atopic dermatitis.
Rinvoq uses the same mechanism of action as other JAK inhibitor drugs, including Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR (collectively, "Xeljanz"), which are manufactured by Pfizer Inc. ("Pfizer"), and Olumiant, manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company ("Eli Lilly"). Beginning in February 2019, the FDA repeatedly warned the public that the Xeljanz safety trial indicated that certain dosages of Xeljanz were associated with elevated risks of serious heart-related issues, cancer, and other adverse events.
Notwithstanding the pharmacological similarities between Rinvoq and Xeljanz, during the Class Period, Defendants conditioned investors to view Rinvoq as far safer than Xeljanz while downplaying the likelihood that the FDA would take regulatory action against Rinvoq as a result of Xeljanz's problematic safety profile.
On June 25, 2021, AbbVie revealed that contrary to a previous announcement, the FDA would not complete its review of several of the expanded treatment indications for Rinvoq by the end of June due to its ongoing evaluation of safety concerns associated with Xeljanz. On this news, the price of AbbVie common stock declined $1.76 per share, or approximately 1.5%, from a close of $114.74 per share on June 24, 2021, to close at $112.98 per share on June 25, 2021.
Then, on September 1, 2021, the FDA announced that final results from the Xeljanz safety trial established an increased risk of serious adverse events, even with low doses of Xeljanz. As a result, the FDA determined that it would require new and updated warnings for Xeljanz and Rinvoq because Rinvoq "share[s] similar mechanisms of action with Xeljanz" and "may have similar risks as seen in the Xeljanz safety trial." The FDA also indicated that it would further limit approved indications for Rinvoq as a result of these safety concerns.
On this news, the price of AbbVie common stock declined more than 7% to close at $112.27 per share on September 1, 2021.
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MADISON, Wis., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Madison Liquidators (www.madisonliquidators.com) unveils a new height adjustable executive desk in co-operation with Harmony Collection, a leader in manufacturing commercial office furniture. The innovative design of the sit to stand desk has found it's way into the executive office with this ground-breaking desk design which blends seamlessly into the mold of a traditional executive office. Every benefit you experience with a traditional sit to stand desk can now be experienced with this new desk that is designed for industry executives.
The desk itself is manufactured with high-quality laminate materials which will stay looking new even after multiple years of full-time use. The height adjustment mechanism includes four presets which can be set to varying heights plus the manual push-button up-down controls you would expect in a new electronic sit to stand desk. The mechanicals of the desk include a 3-stage leg, dual motor, anti-collision protection, adjustable glides to insure perfect installation and a weight rating of up to 265 lbs.
Harmony Collection stands behind the products they sell and they back the craftsmanship of their products with a 5-year warranty on laminate goods and 2-year warranty on height adjustable table mechanicals. As a further testament to quality, in the 6 years Madison Liquidators has been selling Harmony Collection desks, they have never had to utilize the warranty for the laminate or height adjustment mechanicals. "The Harmony Collection desk is rock solid" – Nick Niesen, Co-President of Madison Liquidators
The height adjustable desk is available in three sizes, five finishes, four different drawer options, and can be purchased with or without the hutch and additional storage furniture as needed. All of these options are included to ensure that the desk will look perfect in the office no matter the existing style of the workspace. The mechanical desk is also compatible with monitor mounts and is strong enough to carry the additional weight of multiple monitors.
Madison Liquidators has gone above and beyond to make the adjustable height executive desk and other executive desks easy to acquire. Their portal provides click-and-ship convenience while also offering access to their sales team through web-based chat or over the phone. The sales team can answer all questions about planning, purchasing, and receiving the furniture to provide a flawless shopping experience.
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ROSEAU, Dominica, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominica is delighted to announce the return of International Cricket at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium for the first time since May 2017, with two back-to-back games starting next month scheduled for July 2nd and 3rd, 2022.
The Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Roseau, Dominica will officially be one of the T20I venues for the Bangladesh tour of the West Indies. The full schedule for both games is now confirmed with both matches featuring Bangladesh vs West Indies. Dominica has hosted four international cricket matches at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, the first ODI West Indies vs Bangladesh in July 2009, followed by a second ODI, West Indies vs South Africa in May 2010, the first T20I West Indies vs New Zealand in July 2014 and the last being a Test Match, West Indies v Pakistan from May 10-14, 2017.
Director of Tourism, Colin Piper, "The Discover Dominica Authority would like to express its gratitude to Cricket West Indies and the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica for their efforts and assistance in bringing international cricket back to Dominica after a five-year absence. We are convinced that the two T20I matches in Dominica on July 2nd and 3rd will be fantastic, and we expect a strong turnout of local, regional, and international cricket fans to enjoy the fixtures."
Cricket West Indies, Events Management Executive, Ms. Joneé Charles said "The return of T20I games to Dominica is fantastic. We are delighted that Dominica has been chosen to host these two matches, and we hope to host more in the future. After a challenging two years owing to the pandemic, we must express our gratitude to the local organizing committee and Cricket West Indies for staging these T20I matches."
In the following days, a full announcement on entry protocols and ticketing information for the Windsor Park Sports Stadium experience will be made. In the interim, Cricket fans and patrons can expect a 'Carnival-like' atmosphere with various local Dominican cultural presentations and an 'after party' experience.
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Services for Margaret Lenora Hain Wilkerson, 95, of Midland will be 10 a.m. Monday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple.
Mrs. Wilkerson died Tuesday, March 29, in Temple.
She was born May 17, 1926, in Missouri to John and Eunice Hain. She married Carroll Cleveland Wilkerson in 1945. She was a member of Crestview Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband; two sons, Thomas Lee Wilkerson and John William Wilkerson; and a daughter, Margaret Carol Wilkerson.
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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— Jane Austen’s last completed novel “Persuasion” gets a fresh spin from British theater director Carrie Cracknell. Starring Dakota Johnson as the “past her prime” heroine Anne Elliot, “Persuasion,” debuting on Netflix on Friday, is still set in Regency-era England but with some distinctly modern flourishes and a subversively comedic voice. The film also introduces audiences to Cosmo Jarvis in a star making turn as Anne’s first love, Captain Frederick Wentworth. Henry Golding and Richard E. Grant also star.
— A single father, Max (John Cho), and his teenage daughter, Wally, (charming newcomer Mia Isaac) take a road trip across the country in “Don’t Make Me Go,” coming to Amazon Prime Video on Friday. Yes, there is a cancer element, and some tears are guaranteed, but this film, written by “This is Us” writer Vera Herbert and directed by Hannah Marks, has more heart and comedic moments than the logline might give it credit for. A late movie karaoke scene also might have you wondering why John Cho hasn’t starred in a movie musical yet.
— Take it from someone who has seen exactly one episode of “Bob’s Burgers” ever: You don’t need to have watched the long-running show to enjoy the movie, which comes to Hulu and HBO Max on Tuesday. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” finds the Belcher crew (all original voices) at the end of the schoolyear. The kids are dreaming of summer plans and the parents are trying to save the burger joint from financial ruin when a skeleton turns up in a pit outside the restaurant and suddenly there is a mystery to be solved. It’s also a musical.
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
MUSIC
— Lizzo returns with her fourth album, “Special,” on Friday. She performed the first single, “About Damn Time,” on ”Saturday Night Live.” Another single, “Grrrls” had a bumpier debut after she offended disability advocates with the use of a word considered a slur derived from spastic diplegia. Lizzo apologized and edited the song to remove the word. Both singles use samples: “About Damn Time” samples the song “Hey DJ” by The World’s Famous Supreme Team and “Grrrls” samples the song “Girls” performed by Beastie Boys,
— Bea Laus, who performs as Beabadoobee, will release her sophomore album “Beatopia” on Friday. The fuzzed-out single “10:36” has her trademark ’90s indie rock vibe and ”Talk” has an Avril Levine-like strut in its kiss-off to a lover: “We go together like the gum on my shoes,” she sings. “You don’t exist/You’re just a bad decision.” The album builds on her 2020 debut album “Fake It Flowers” and the fantastic “Our Extended Play” EP that was co-written and produced by Matty Healy and George Daniels of The 1975. An exciting talent, Beabadoobee has notes of Alanis Morissette, The Cranberries and The Smashing Pumpkins.
— Interpol are back with their seventh album, the 11-track “The Other Side of Make-Believe.” The lead single, “Toni,” is a melancholy masterpiece of jangling guitar and layers of interesting things that reveal themselves with every listen. “Still in shape, my methods refined,” Paul Banks sings in a line that could very well apply to Interpol itself. The band began writing the album remotely in 2020 before meeting in upstate New York and finishing the project in London. It marks the first time the band worked with producer Flood, and they also reteamed with co-producer Alan Moulder.
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
— “Black Bird,” inspired by real events, is a crime drama with an enviable pedigree: Its creator is novelist Dennis Lehane (“Mystic River,” “Gone Baby Gone”), whose TV credits include “The Wire.” The cast is a match, topped by Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”) as a onetime golden boy turned convicted drug dealer. His shot at a get-out-of-prison card depends on drawing a confession from a suspected serial killer (Paul Walter Hauser). The Apple TV+ series, with episodes out Friday through Aug. 5, also features Greg Kinnear and, in one of his last performances, Ray Liotta.
— What will our favorite madcap vampires and their human sidekick, Guillermo, get up to next? The answer arrives with season four of “What We Do in the Shadows,” the FX mockumentary series about very long-lived roomies Nadja, Laszlo, Nandor, and Colin (now baby Colin). Back from their scattered adventures, they find their Staten Island digs in shambles and with a surprising new guest. As the season begins Tuesday, Nandor’s search for love looks promising, Nadja is focused on business and Laszlo is in charge of parenting.
— For admirers of Nathan Fielder and “Nathan for You,” the good news is he’s back with another showcase for his idiosyncratic comedy. Those unfamiliar with his work and open to something oddly revelatory and at times unsettling can check out “The Rehearsal,” debuting Friday on HBO and HBO Max. Fielder’s professed mission this time is to help folks prepare to face critical events or choices by walking them through what to expect — as elaborately staged by the maestro himself
— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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Eligible Tennessee companies can apply from July 1 - August 15, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Launch Tennessee is offering a matching grant of up to $300,000 to provide additional support to Tennessee companies who have won a federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award within the last year. The application opens July 1 - August 15, 2022 and companies can read more about their eligibility for the program and apply here.
The SBIR/STTR Matching Fund, administered by LaunchTN (via the State of Tennessee) and supported by the Tennessee General Assembly, aims to advance the commercialization efforts of Tennessee-based companies by matching successful Phase I and Phase II SBIR/STTR awards up to $100,000 and $300,000, respectively.
"At LaunchTN, we're excited about what technological transformations the future holds and the role we believe Tennessee innovators have in shaping them, '' said Charles Layne, LaunchTN's Innovation Manager. "Thanks to the SBIR/STTR Matching Fund, we have an opportunity to support our entrepreneurs in the acceleration and commercialization of their technologies while also ensuring the technologies of tomorrow are being built right here at home in Tennessee."
In the 6 years since program inception, the SBIR/STTR Matching Fund has deployed $13M in state dollars to help Tennessee companies. This has created over 650 high paying jobs and contributed to over $348M in economic impact across the state.
Companies or entrepreneurs with interest in the SBIR/STTR Matching Fund Program or other commercialization resources at LaunchTN should contact Charles Layne at charles@launchtn.org.
Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) is a public-private partnership with a vision to make Tennessee the most startup-friendly state in the nation. Its mission is to empower a high-functioning network of resources focused on core priorities that support Tennessee's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through its network of Entrepreneur Centers and partner organizations across the state, Launch Tennessee fosters collaboration among entrepreneurs, the private sector, capital sources, institutions and government to offer entrepreneurs what they need to succeed and stay in Tennessee to build companies and create jobs.
Media Contact: Ashley Currie, Launch Tennessee, comms@launchtn.org, (615) 991-2809
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Far-Right Conspiracists Claim the Uvalde Shooter Was a Trans Woman
By Lourdes Zavaleta
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05/26/2022 (OutSmart Magazine) — Right-wing conspiracy theorists and a Republican lawmaker are spreading a baseless rumor that the Uvalde elementary-school shooter was transgender.
Salvador Ramos, 18, killed at least 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24. That same evening, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) joined in the disinformation campaign on social media.
“It’s a transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos,” Gosar posted in a since-deleted Tweet. Prior to Gosar’s post, Ramos had reportedly been identified as a male born in North Dakota. Political commentator Candace Owens tweeted, “What drives an 18-year-old to murder innocent children? I don’t know. But judging by the photos of him cross-dressing, we can assume there were plenty of signs that he was mentally disturbed and abused by adults in his life.”
The allegation about Ramos’ gender identity stems from alt-right conspiracists posting photos of random trans women and then claiming that the shooter was trans. According to the Condé Nast website Them, users on a Discord server related to the 4Chan message board /pol/ (a widely known platform for discussing violent extremism) discussed planning to intentionally trick people into believing that the Uvalde shooter was trans.
Alex Jones alleged on his May 24 episode of InfoWars that Ramos might be trans. He also shared photos of unidentifiable people wearing skirts, who he believed could be Ramos.
“When this happened, when I got up here and started covering, I said ‘I bet it’s an incel, I bet it’s a dude in a dress. Like when Dave Chapelle said ‘I just got attacked by a [trans person], and it was,” Jones said. “I’m not trying to be mean to some people who are like that, but statistically, these people have a higher percentage of wacked-out folks.”
A viewer then called into Jones’ show sharing that the conspiracy-theory site Natural News posted an article called “Mentally ill Texas school shooter found in photo as a cross-dresser (trans).”
Jones told the caller he had a photo of Ramos wearing a skirt. Later in the episode, he shared a tweet from Andy Ngo that asked people to stop claiming that the images of people in skirts being circulated are Ramos, because none of those images had been confirmed to be the shooter. Jones’ co-host Owen Shroyer said “I just want to be clear, the images that they’ve been talking about are not the ones that we’ve been sharing. We’ve been sharing the images that are on the Instagram account that is claimed to be his.”
The Instagram account that Shroyer mentioned was a spoof account that has since been taken down. Instagram deleted Ramos’ actual account after Abbot identified him, according to Newsweek.
One woman, whose photos were stolen from Reddit and used to spread the theory that Ramos was trans, posted an update on her page that stated, “It’s not me, I don’t even live in Texas. People are using [my photos] to make trans people look like murderers and blaming me for the shooting.” According to the website Them, another Twitter user who was blamed for the shooting wrote that she could not take legal action against those claims because she was not out to her father.
This is not the first time alt-right conspiracy theorists have falsely accused LGBTQ people of committing violent crimes. In 2018, shortly after the Parkland, Florida high school shooting, Jones posted a picture on his website of Marcel Fontaine, a 25-year-old gay autistic man from Massachusetts, and wongfully claimed he was the shooter. Jones said he received the photo of Fontaine from 4Chan.
Fontaine sued Jones, InfoWars, and an InfoWars reporter in Texas that same year. The complaint said InfoWars posted his photograph on its website the day of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, depicting him as the gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people died. Nikolas Cruz, the actual gunman, pleaded guilty last October.
The lawsuit stated Fontaine had never been to Florida, yet suffered “harassment and peril even from individuals aware of his identity as a Massachusetts resident but who nevertheless remain convinced he was part of a horrifying conspiracy.” Fontaine sought unspecified damages, and the case is still pending.
Sadly, Fontaine died in a fire in Massachusetts on May 15, according to one of his lawyers. The case will continue on behalf of Fontaine’s estate, attorney Mark Bankston told NBC Boston. Lawyers for InfoWars have countered in court documents that Fontaine has failed to show any evidence of malice or injury resulting from his photo’s publication.
Fontaine’s courage in suing Jones inspired several parents of children killed in the 2012 shooting in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, to take legal action against Jones, Bankston said. Twenty children and six adults died in that shooting.
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SAN ANTONIO and DALLAS, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SWBC Real Estate, LLC, announced that it recently sold five multi-family properties in the Royalton Portfolio. Marcus & Millichap's Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) handled the sale for SWBC Real Estate.
The portfolio consists of the following properties throughout Texas:
The Royalton at Grand Prairie™ – 300 units located in Grand Prairie, TX
Central Park at Craig Ranch – 271 units located McKinney, TX
The Royalton at Craig Ranch™ – 271 units located in McKinney, TX
The Royalton at Rockwall Downes™ – 295 units located in Rockwall, TX
The Royalton at Sunfield™ – 300 units located in Buda, TX
"It's apparent that there is still a very aggressive appetite for new multi-family properties in the Dallas and Austin markets, as there was a large amount of interest in the sale of these properties," said Stuart Smith, Chief Operating Officer of SWBC Real Estate, LLC. "Additionally, the recent uptick in interest rates are causing some concern with the future values of commercial real estate properties; however, the continued interest in the multi-family sector in well-located areas throughout Texas has remained strong at this time."
Each property is a Class A multi-family complex situated in high-growth areas, within close proximity to a major city in Texas. The continued population growth across the state helped escalate the leasing velocity for each property, while also providing attractive rent growth throughout the lease-up of the portfolio.
IPA's Joey Tumminello, Will Balthrope, Jordan Featherston, Michael Ware, Taylor Hill, Kent Myers, Asher Hall, Grant Raymond, Jeffrey Kindorf, and Drew Kile represented SWBC Real Estate in this transaction.
"Our statewide team worked seamlessly together to deliver the utmost results for our client, producing two top buyers in Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin, Texas," said Drew Kile, IPA. "Handling the sale of five new construction assets in different markets came down to finding the right buyers looking to expand their footprint in best-in-class, Suburban Core product."
The purchaser of the Dallas-Fort Worth area properties was Lightbulb Capital Group, the Family Office of Jay Schuminsky. Brixton Capital purchased the Austin Property. Both buyers are located in California.
"This was a special opportunity to scale our DFW multi-family footprint with four best-in-class properties in highly desired markets," said Jay Schuminsky, Lightbulb Capital Group.
SWBC Real Estate recently began construction on its latest project The Royalton at Creeks of Legacy in Celina, Texas, and has several more developments currently planned, of which will be included as part of the recently raised SWBC Real Estate Fund.
About SWBC Real Estate
SWBC Real Estate, LLC (www.swbcrealestate.com) is owned by SWBC Enterprises, Ltd. SWBC Real Estate is managed by an experienced team of real estate professionals located in Dallas, Texas, with a primary focus in multi-family development. SWBC Enterprises, Ltd. is owned by Charlie Amato and Gary Dudley, co-founders of SWBC. SWBC is a diversified financial services company providing a wide range of insurance, mortgage, and investment services to financial institutions, businesses, and individuals. With offices across the country, SWBC is committed to providing quality products, outstanding service, and customized solutions in all 50 states. For more information, visit www.swbc.com.
About Institutional Property Advisors (IPA)
Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) is a division of Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate services firm in North America. IPA's combination of real estate investment and capital markets expertise, industry-leading technology, and acclaimed research offer customized solutions for the acquisition, disposition and financing of institutional properties and portfolios. For more information, please visit www.institutionalpropertyadvisors.com
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem had pledged to “immediately” call a special legislative session to “guarantee that every unborn child has a right to life in South Dakota” if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But nearly three weeks after that ruling, the first-term Republican remains unusually quiet about exactly what she wants lawmakers to pass.
Noem, widely considered a potential 2024 presidential candidate, isn’t the only GOP governor with national ambitions who followed up calls for swift action with hesitance when justices ended the constitutional right to abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years.
In Arkansas, which like South Dakota had an abortion ban immediately triggered by the court’s ruling, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he does not plan to put abortion on the agenda of next month’s special session focused on tax cuts. And in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis, a top potential White House contender also running for reelection, has shied away from detailing whether he will push to completely ban abortions despite a pledge to “expand pro-life protections.”
Noem has given no indication of the date, proposals or whether a special session will even happen to anyone beyond a small group of Statehouse leaders. When asked whether the governor still plans to call lawmakers back to the Capitol, her office this week referred to a June statement that indicated it was being planned for “later this year.”
It’s a change of tack from when the Supreme Court’s decision first leaked in May and the governor fired off a tweet saying she would “immediately call for a special session to save lives” if Roe was overturned. The enthusiasm placed Noem, the first woman to hold the governor’s office in South Dakota, in a prominent spot in the anti-abortion movement.
However, as the abortion ban became reality last month, Noem kept her plans a secret besides saying “there is more work to do” and pledging “to help mothers in crisis.”
Some conservatives in the South Dakota Legislature wanted to take aggressive action, including trying to stop organizations or companies from paying for women to travel out of state for an abortion, changing the criminal punishment for performing an abortion and possibly clarifying state law to ensure the ban didn’t affect other medical procedures.
Republican state Sen. Brock Greenfield said many South Dakota lawmakers attending the state party’s convention on June 24, the same day as the Supreme Court ruling, expected Noem would call them back to Pierre this week for a special session, but “obviously that hasn’t come to fruition.”
“It might not be a bad idea to just let the dust settle and proceed very carefully, very strategically as we go forward,” said Greenfield, a former executive director of the state’s most influential anti-abortion group, South Dakota Right to Life.
The caution reflects the evolving landscape of abortion politics, as Republicans navigate an issue that threatens to divide the party while giving Democrats a potential election-year boost.
Nationwide polling conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research before the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe showed it was unpopular, with a majority of Americans wanting to see the court leave the precedent intact. Subsequent polling since the ruling showed that a growing number of Americans, particularly Democrats, cited abortion or women’s rights as priorities at the ballot box.
In political battleground states, some other prominent GOP governors — including possible White House contenders — haven’t charged to enact abortion bans.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has said he considers the abortion question settled in his state, pointing to a 1991 law that protects abortion rights. However, he has resisted efforts by the Democratic-controlled legislature to expand abortion access.
Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, also considered a potential presidential contender, wants lawmakers in the politically divided General Assembly to take up legislation next year, saying he personally would favor banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
During an online forum with abortion opponents he said he would “gleefully” sign any bill “to protect life” but acknowledged that Virginia’s political reality might require compromise.
“My goal is that we … in fact get a bill to sign,” he said. “It won’t be the bill that we all want.”
In the wake of South Dakota banning abortions, Noem took a softer approach on the issue by launching a website for pregnant women. She even seemed warm to the idea of pushing for state-backed paid family leave.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is in a closely watched gubernatorial race with Democrat Beto O’Rourke, took a similar approach to the high court ruling that could make it the most populous state to ban abortions. He issued a statement saying Texas “prioritized supporting women’s healthcare and expectant mothers” and pointed to efforts to expand programs for women’s health as well as fund organizations that dissuade women from having an abortion.
States with the nation’s strictest abortion laws, such as Texas and South Dakota, also have some of the worst rates of first-trimester prenatal care, as well as uninsured children in poverty, according to an AP analysis of federal data.
South Dakota Right to Life’s current executive director Dale Bartscher suggested Noem’s action in a special session could be part of a turn in strategy: “An entirely new pro-life movement has just begun — we stand ready to serve women, the unborn and families.”
He said he had been communicating with the governor’s office on her plans but declined to detail them.
But Noem in recent weeks has faced questioning for her stance that the only exception to the state’s abortion ban should be to save the life of a mother, even if she has been raped, became pregnant through incest or is a child.
It’s also not clear where she stands on some conservative lawmakers’ desire to target organizations and companies that are helping women leave the state to access abortion services — a proposition that could undermine Noem’s efforts to attract businesses to the state.
Brockfield warned that a special legislative session could result in “a whole lot of arguments over whether we’re going too far, or whether we haven’t gone far enough.”
At the same time, abortion rights protesters have shown up at Noem’s campaign office and named her in chants decrying the state’s ban. They see momentum growing for an effort to restore some abortion rights in the state through a 2024 ballot measure, pointing out that South Dakota voters in 2006 and 2008 rejected Republican state lawmakers’ efforts to ban the procedure.
“I’ve lived in this state my whole life and I’ve never seen people show up to protest for this issue like they have in recent weeks,” said Kim Floren, who helps run an abortion access fund called Justice Empowerment Network.
The fund has also been strategizing for a special session, including hiring legal representation and planning protests in Pierre, Floren said.
Their desires may be dismissed in South Dakota’s Statehouse, where Republicans hold 90% of seats, but abortion rights advocates say there is a fresh urgency in alerting voters to the potential impact of the state abortion ban.
“We’re going to see people die,” said Callan Baxter, president of the South Dakota chapter of the National Organization for Women. “We’re going to see some real life consequences and the exposure is going to have a big impact legislatively going forward.”
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ITASCA, Ill., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - (NYSE: KFS) Kingsway Financial Services Inc. ("Kingsway" or the "Company") today announced its operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
John T. Fitzgerald, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We had a good start to the year with results largely exceeding our initial expectations. Despite the fact that the 2022 first quarter results include some accounting impacts, we are happy with the underlying economics and trends in our businesses. Operating cash flow improved to $3.8 million for the Quarter and we were able to use those cash flows, in part, to continue to retire debt incurred as acquisition financing for PWI. We are also pleased that Ravix, included in KSX, is off to a great start under the Kingsway umbrella." Mr. Fitzgerald concluded, "we continue to focus on our core businesses, while also working to monetize our non-core investments so that we can redeploy that capital to the benefit of our shareholders."
Financial highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 include:
- Cash provided by operating activities improved by $5.7 million to $3.8 million, from cash used in operating activities of ($1.9) million in the same period a year ago;
- Net loss was ($2.5) million for the 2022 period, compared to net income of $0.9 million for the 2021 period;
- Non-GAAP adjusted income was $1.5 million for the 2022 period, compared to non-GAAP adjusted income of $1.8 million for the 2021 period;
- Extended Warranty segment operating income was $1.7 million in the 2022 period, compared to $5.3 million for the 2021 period;
- Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the Warranty Segment was $1.9 million in the 2022 period, compared to $3.2 million for the 2021 period; and
- In the first quarter 2022 the Company paid down an additional $1.7 million in debt related to borrowings secured by certain warranty companies; combined with the principal payment made in early April 2022, the Company has paid down $2.6 million of this debt since December 31, 2021.
In addition to the items included in our reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP metrics (see attached schedules), the three months ended March 31, 2022 include a net charge of $0.9 million relating to a change in estimate in accounting for deferred revenue and deferred contract costs associated with vehicle service contract fees, which adversely impacted the financial highlights above and remains included in the non-GAAP metrics.
The Company today also filed its first quarter 2022 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
About the Company
Kingsway is a holding company that owns or controls subsidiaries primarily in the extended warranty, business services, asset management and real estate industries. The common shares of Kingsway are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "KFS."
Non U.S. GAAP Financial Measure
The Company believes that non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, when presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, provide useful information about the Company's operating results and enhances the overall ability to assess the Company's financial performance. The Company uses non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, together with other measures of performance under GAAP, to compare the relative performance of operations in planning, budgeting and reviewing the performance of its business. Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA allow investors to make a more meaningful comparison between the Company's core business operating results over different periods of time. The Company believes that non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with the Company's results under GAAP and the accompanying reconciliations, provide useful information about the Company's business without regard to potential distortions. By eliminating potential differences in results of operations between periods caused by the factors listed in the attached schedules, the Company believes that non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA can provide useful additional basis for comparing the current performance of the underlying operations being evaluated. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for or as superior to, financial reporting measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP to understand the Company's performance taking into account all relevant factors.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and/or Shareholder Letter may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. Words such as "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," "seeks" and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements; however, the absence of any such words does not mean that a statement is a not a forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect Kingsway management's current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Additional Information
Additional information about Kingsway, including a copy of its Annual Reports can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, on the Canadian Securities Administrators' website at www.sedar.com, or through the Company's website at www.kingsway-financial.com.
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Conference call and webcast to be held at 4:30 p.m. EDT
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRVI), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing an investigational therapy Haduvio™ (oral nalbuphine ER) for the treatment of prurigo nodularis and chronic cough in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), today announced that management will host a conference call and live audio webcast on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. ET, to provide a corporate update and review the Company's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
To participate in the live conference call by phone, please dial (888) 317 6003 (domestic) or (412) 317 6061 (international) and provide access code 9437525. A live audio webcast will be accessible from the 'Investors & News' section on the Company's website at www.TreviTherapeutics.com. An archived replay of the webcast will also be available for 30 days on the Company's website following the event.
Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of the investigational therapy Haduvio for the treatment of prurigo nodularis and chronic cough in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. These conditions share a common pathophysiology that is mediated through opioid receptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Founded in 2011, Trevi Therapeutics is headquartered in New Haven, CT.
Haduvio, an investigational therapy, is an oral extended-release (ER) formulation of nalbuphine. Nalbuphine is a mixed ĸ-opioid receptor agonist and µ-opioid receptor antagonist that has been approved and marketed as an injectable for pain indications for more than 20 years in the United States and Europe. The ĸ- and µ-opioid receptors are known to be critical mediators of itch, cough and certain movement disorders. Nalbuphine's mechanism of action may also mitigate the risk of abuse associated with µ-opioid agonists because it antagonizes, or blocks, µ-opioid receptors. Parenteral nalbuphine is not currently scheduled as a controlled substance by the DEA in the United States or by regulatory authorities in most of Europe. Trevi intends to propose Haduvio as the trade name for nalbuphine ER. Nalbuphine ER has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA for the treatment of itch in patients with prurigo nodularis. Its safety and efficacy have not been evaluated by any regulatory authority.
Investor Contact
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Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
203-304-2499
k.mcmanus@trevitherapeutics.com
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Here we go again. Stocks fall again, continuing their lousy 2022
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business
The 2022 stock market meltdown doesn’t appear to be over yet. Stocks tumbled again Thursday, following Wednesday’s massive sell-off.
The Dow fell nearly 300 points, or about 1%, in early morning trading. The blue chips have now fallen almost 15% this year.
The S&P 500, which is dangerously close to dropping 20% from its all-time highs and into a bear market, was down 0.6%. And the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which is already in bear market territory, dipped 0.3%. It’s now down 27% just this year alone.
Tech stocks were among the bigger market losers Thursday after Dow component Cisco reported sales that missed forecasts and also gave a weak outlook. Cisco plummeted nearly 10% on the news.
Retail stocks, which have dragged down Wall Street this week due to disappointing outlooks from Walmart and Target, got hit again Thursday too. Kohl’s shares fell 6% Thursday after the struggling chain reported a huge miss on earnings and also cut its guidance.
The poor results from corporate leaders are raising recession alarm bells. More experts are starting to predict a downturn later this year or in early 2023. The unease on Wall Street is palpable.
The VIX, a measure of Wall Street volatility, has nearly doubled this year. And the CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, which looks at the VIX and six other measures of market sentiment, is flashing signs of Extreme Fear.
Investors may also be growing nervous about how the market turmoil is hurting big hedge funds and other institutional investment firms.
One prominent hedge fund, Melvin Capital, announced plans to shut down after betting against surging meme stocks like GameStop in 2021 and making ill-timed buys of travel stocks this year.
Traders have been bailing on risky momentum tech stocks, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and other investments that could benefit from an economic rebound. Instead, investors are now flocking to stocks that are perceived to be better hedges against, and in some cases beneficiaries of, inflation and rising interest rates.
Case in point? Oil stocks are big market winners this year. Chevron. up more than 40%, is the top Dow stock. Chevron is one of the largest four holdings in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which is soundly beating the market this year.
Berkshire also is a big investor in Occidental Petroleum, which has more than doubled this year and is the best performer in the S&P 500.
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VIDEO: Police team uses Narcan to help save officer’s life in medical emergency
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is opening up about a medical emergency involving an officer possibly exposed to fentanyl.
KCTV reports the community policing team says they are still emotional about what happened in January.
“It was really scary,” Sgt. Lee Ann Shelton said.
Officer Dallas Thompson and his team were helping deliver food to needy families through Harvesters at an area church.
However, they quickly switched gears to help in a burglary investigation that turned into a medical emergency.
Police said a suspect was detained related to the call, and Thompson did a quick pat-down while wearing gloves. He found pills crumpled in an envelope.
Thompson’s captain called out that he recognized the pills and that they could be laced with fentanyl. Thompson carefully removed his gloves. The envelope and pills were sealed in a special evidence bag.
The team says they were following protocols and were careful with the pills, but within minutes after Thompson removed his gloves, he fell backward and crashed to the ground.
“Seeing Dallas fall down like that. Instantly, I felt helpless. I felt like I was going to essentially watch my friend die,” said Capt. Joseph Grasela III.
The KCK Police Department shared body camera footage of what happened that day, and Grasela said he remembers Thompson struggling to breathe with bloodshot eyes.
“I’ve never seen eyes turn that bright red before. It was all of those blood vessels just struggling for air,” he said.
The team’s training kicked in, and Grasela grabbed Narcan, which works to counteract opioids like fentanyl, and delivered a dose of the nasal spray to Thompson.
The first few doses didn’t seem to help, but Grasela switched nostrils and eventually delivered a total of five doses to Thompson.
“If this thing [Narcan] was worth a million dollars, it’s priceless to me now,” Grasela said.
After the incident, Thompson was taken to the hospital and said he doesn’t remember much, but he does remember struggling to breathe and feeling like he was dying.
Members of the community policing team have always carried Narcan, but some left it in their car. Now, they say they will carry it directly on their vests.
“It’s not if it’s going to happen; it’s when. As a police department, we’ve done a much better job of making sure we’re ready,” Grasela said.
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Scrapping Roe v. Wade would make the US an outlier in the West. Here’s how it compares on abortion rights
By Rob Picheta, CNN
Tens of millions of women in America are on the verge of losing access to abortion, according to a draft of a document that appears to show the Supreme Court has decided to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision which legalized the procedure across the country.
Such a move would represent a drastic reversal of decades of precedent that would isolate the United States from most of the developed world on reproductive rights.
On Monday, Politico published a draft opinion from the court which indicates a majority of judges would vote to repeal the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which enshrined the right to have an abortion nationwide, though the final decision will not be announced until this summer.
The court’s public affairs office on Tuesday confirmed the document is “authentic,” but stressed that “it does not represent a decision by the court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.”
The official opinion would reverberate around the world. It would firmly counter a global trend towards freer access to abortion, and place the US in a very small club of countries that have moved to restrict access in recent years.
Several states have already chipped away at the availability of the procedure; if swathes of the US are allowed to end it entirely, the country would become home to some of the strictest abortion laws in the Western world.
Here’s how the US would compare with the rest of the world on the issue of abortion.
Some US allies have greater access to abortion
Currently the US is one of 56 countries where abortion is legal at the request at a woman’s request, with no requirement for justification, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
It is generally in the company of other Western nations, since few developed countries ban or heavily restrict access to abortions. Of the 36 countries the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs defines as developed economies, all but two — Poland and Malta — allow abortions on request or on broad health and socio-economic grounds, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), which campaigns for improved access to abortion and monitors laws worldwide.
But an end to federal protection of abortion would see parts of the US join that list. It would also push against a global tide that has seen many nations, including those on the United States’ doorstep, liberalize abortion laws in recent years.
Last year, Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, in a decision impacting precedent for the legal status of abortion nationwide.
“Never again will a woman or a person with the capacity to carry a child be criminally prosecuted,” Justice Luis Maria Aguilar said after the ruling. “Today the threat of imprisonment and stigma that weigh on people who freely decide to terminate their pregnancy are banished.”
The US’ northern neighbor, Canada, is one of the few countries which allows abortion at any point during pregnancy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has criticized moves in US states to make abortions more difficult to access.
Abortions are available at hospitals and private clinics; in most cases the procedure is covered by provincial government health insurance plans, which means they are essentially free. But the lack of a national abortion law in Canada has left access to services across the country patchy.
Most European Union nations — including those in the G7 — allow abortion with gestation limits, the most common being 12 weeks, according to monitoring charities including CRR. Exceptions after that period are usually permitted on certain grounds, such as if the pregnancy or birth poses a risk to the mother’s health.
Opposition to the procedure is generally less widespread in those countries than in the US.
And crucially, it is rare to find developed countries where abortions are not performed in extreme cases, such as when the woman has been a victim of rape or incest. Some state laws, as in the Mississippi law that the Supreme Court took up and based this decision on last year, bars abortions after 15 weeks, even in those instances.
Anti-abortion protests occasionally take place in countries including the UK, where some councils have responded by reducing protesters’ ability to interact with people entering clinics.
Activists around the EU have also called for loosening restrictions in their countries; in Germany for instance, abortion is permitted up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, but people seeking the procedure are required to attend a compulsory counseling session, which is followed by a mandatory three-day waiting period. Doctors there have also been prosecuted for sharing details about the abortion services they offer because any “advertising” of abortions is outlawed.
Japan, alongside countries like Finland and India, makes provisions for abortion in cases of rape or risk to the woman’s health, but also on wider socioeconomic grounds.
In developed countries where abortion is legal, none have set a gestation limit as early as six weeks — as a Texas law that the Supreme Court looked at last year did — according to the CRR. The court let that law stand in December, but the justices added that abortion providers have the right to challenge the law in federal court.
Among comparative democracies to the US, Australia’s laws have been among the most similar. As in the US, access to abortion varies in each Australian state and territory — and until recently, some regions criminalized the procedure.
But while some American states have gradually restricted their abortion laws, Australia has moved in the opposite direction. Since 2018 the procedure has been decriminalized in both Queensland and New South Wales; both states allow access to abortion up to 22 weeks. South Australia became the final state to decriminalize abortion this year.
US states could join a clutch of regions making abortion harder to access
The final opinion in the Supreme Court case isn’t expected to be published until late June. Votes and language can change before opinions are formally released.
But if the court follows through on its reported decision to repeal Roe v. Wade, several US states would be expected to quickly restrict or outlaw abortion. That would impact the lives and health care provisions of millions, and spark a myriad of concerns that are most commonly reported in developing countries.
In countries where abortion is restricted or illegal, evidence suggests that the number of procedures does not fall — instead, women resort to unsafe, so-called “backstreet” abortions, according to the WHO. Those dangerous procedures are a rarity in the Western world, but an overturning of Roe v. Wade could make them more common in the US.
Nearly half of abortions worldwide are unsafe, and 97% of unsafe abortions occur in developing countries, the WHO says.
But the United States is not the only nation where abortion rights are under threat; in other, more socially conservative pockets of the world, populist and authoritarian governments have similarly moved to restrict access to the procedure.
Among the most notable in this regard is Poland, where a ban on abortions due to fetal defects took effect last year — essentially ending almost all abortions in the country. Abortion is now only allowed in Poland in cases of rape or incest or when the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother.
The Polish government has made abortion a wedge issue since coming to power in 2015, appealing to social conservatives in the overwhelmingly Catholic nation, but sparking massive protests in the country’s more liberal cities.
Slovakia tried to follow Poland’s lead, but the country’s parliament has rejected several bills proposing restrictions on reproductive rights in the past two years.
And other European countries like Italy have seen extensive use of the “conscience clause” or “conscientious objections,” which allow providers to opt out of offering terminations because of moral objections, according to watchdogs including Human Rights Watch (HRW).
In Central and South America, abortion laws are generally strict. In Brazil, for instance, the procedure is illegal except for certain circumstances, such as fetal defects or if the abortion is a result of rape, according to HRW. Women and girls who end their pregnancies under other circumstances can face up to three years behind bars, HRW says.
In Nicaragua and El Salvador, abortion is completely illegal in every circumstance and prison sentences in the latter country can stretch up to 40 years. “Such laws effectively amount to torture, discrimination and the denial of some of the most basic human rights to life and to dignity,” human rights group Amnesty International said last year, in relation to El Salvador. In recent years some rulings there have been reversed, with several women released from jail after serving parts of their long sentences.
But other South American states have moved towards allowing abortion. Argentina passed a law allowing the procedure in December, while in Chile, where abortion was banned entirely until 2017, a debate is underway about decriminalization.
Editor’s note: A version of this story was previously published in December.
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Court puts on hold Graham’s testimony in Ga. election probe
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Sunday agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court’s order requiring that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating plots to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss in Georgia.
A subpoena had instructed the South Carolina Republican to appear before the special grand jury on Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May had denied Graham’s request last Monday to quash his subpoena and on Friday rejected his effort to put her decision on hold while he appealed. Graham’s lawyers then appealed to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
On Sunday, a three-judge panel of the appeals court issued the order temporarily pausing May’s order declining to quash the subpoena. The panel sent the case back to May to decide whether the subpoena should be partially quashed or modified because of protections granted to members of Congress by the U.S. Constitution.
Once May decides that issue, the case will return to the 11th Circuit for further consideration, according to the appeals court order.
Graham’s representatives did not immediately respond Sunday to messages seeking comment on the appellate ruling. A spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis declined to comment.
Willis opened the investigation early last year, prompted by a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. During that conversation, Trump suggested Raffensperger could “find” the votes needed to overturn his narrow loss in the state.
Willis and her team have said they want to ask Graham about two phone calls they say he made to Raffensperger and his staff shortly after the 2020 general election. During those calls, Graham asked about “reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump,” Willis wrote in a petition seeking to compel his testimony.
Graham also “made reference to allegations of widespread voter fraud in the November 2020 election in Georgia, consistent with public statements made by known affiliates of the Trump Campaign,” she wrote.
During a hearing earlier this month on Graham’s motion to quash his subpoena, Willis’ team argued that Graham may be able to provide insight into the extent of any coordinated efforts to influence the results of the 2020 general election in Georgia.
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BEIJING, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China.org.cn on China-Nepal cross-border railway:
Have you ever imagined traversing through the middle of the mighty Himalayas by train?
This seemingly "crazy" idea may soon become reality. Following recent discussions between the foreign ministers of China and Nepal to speed up feasibility assessments into a cross-border railway, China plans to dispatch surveyors to Nepal as soon as this year.
On top of thorny enough obstacles like challenging topography and high altitudes, linking the two countries by railway requires tunneling through the Himalayas — an unimaginably complex feat of engineering. The bulk of the railway within Nepal will pass along bridges or through tunnels, involving huge costs and formidable construction difficulties. That being said, the project is still well worth pursuing.
As a landlocked country, Nepal has long been impeded by transportation issues. The mountainous terrain hinders travel locally, which in turn has restricted the nation's economic and trade development. Completion of the China-Nepal Railway will connect three major cities in Nepal, making commuting much easier. Never again will Nepalese citizens have to choose between just cars and planes when going abroad. The designated section of this mammoth project within China's borders meanders across Tibet Autonomous Region. In the first half of 2022 alone, the region has received more than 17 million tourists. Assuming only one-tenth of these travelers visit Nepal by train via Tibet, Nepal's tourism industry would still enjoy an enormous boost. Railways will also reshape Nepal's dependence on India for maritime transport and thereby driving its foreign trade and socio-economic growth. Laos, another landlocked nation, repivoted its market structure upon securing a major transportation channel through the China-Laos Railway project. Likewise, the China-Nepal Railway will no doubt fuel Nepal's national development and allow more of its citizens to enjoy the benefits of development.
The China-Nepal Railway has been a long time in the making. However, progress has been slower than expected due to the project's sheer intricacy, compounded by the impact of COVID-19. China and Nepal have been close friends for generations. China has already assisted Nepal in building key infrastructure projects, most notably the Pokhara International Airport and Kathmandu Ring Road. During the pandemic, China was Nepal's largest supplier of medical aid and vaccines, while the zero-tariff treatment for 98% of the taxable items that China granted to Nepal will also come into effect on Sept. 1 this year.
The decision to further the China-Nepal Railway falls aptly under the Belt and Road framework. Projections by the World Bank suggest that if all transportation infrastructure construction under the Belt and Road Initiative is completed, we can expect $1.6 trillion in revenue to be generated annually by 2030, 90% of which will be shared by partner countries. Low- and lower-middle-income countries will be the greatest beneficiaries.
Tangible progress is now being made in the development of the China-Nepal Railway, the latest testament to the friendship between the two countries, and a new chapter in the Belt and Road journey. This ingenious feat of human engineering will shine in the Himalayas as a beacon of common prosperity and community with a shared future.
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The iSIM pioneer and eSIM global leader has ambitious growth targets following the appointment of Stephen Halpenny as COO.
Stephen Halpenny appointed as Kigen's COO will support the worldwide growth of Kigen. Will spearhead key customer success centre of excellence in Belfast.
Papiya Raipal joins as Kigen's Country Director of India to lead the technical centre of excellence in Noida.
Jimi Macdonald, Director for Softbank Investment Advisers, appointed as Chair to the Board of Directors as Kigen sees 350% growth in the adoption of eSIM OS.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kigen the global pioneer of eSIM & iSIM technology for Internet of Things manufacturers, announced today the appointment of Stephen Halpenny as the company's Chief Operating Officer (COO). As COO, Stephen will work with Vincent Korstanje, CEO and the company's newly appointed board of directors, to continue to support the company's strategic directions for ambitious growth in the next phase.
"eSIM demand is at an all-time high in any industry undergoing rapid transformation – from smart metering to telematics and mobility, and Kigen is well-positioned to support customers tackling with this change," said Stephen Halpenny, COO, Kigen. "The combined expertise that Kigen brings in telecoms and chip to cloud security is a key differentiator, and a key part of our strategy is hiring world-class talent to help us achieve our goals".
Previously, Halpenny was Kigen's Chief Revenue Officer, being responsible for all sales, business development and commercial operations. As a co-founder of Simulity Labs, which was acquired by Arm in 2017 and incubated for pioneering at the leading edge of SIM Technology, Halpenny has played an integral role in the company's strategy and business development. Halpenny brings more than 20 years of industry and entrepreneurial experience across global businesses. Halpenny will establish a collaborative centre of excellence on operations and customer success at the company's headquarters in Belfast and in the company's offices in Noida, India.
Founded as an independent company in 2020, Kigen has quadrupled revenue growth in that period, as digital transformation and security take centre stage in how businesses accelerate growth out of the pandemic. The company has seen 350% growth in the adoption of its eSIM OS which is highly optimized for the specific needs of energy-efficient and battery-reliant connected devices. The business has anchored deals with eight out of the ten largest cellular module makers for its iSIM (Integrated SIM), which offers 98% reduction in silicon size by merging both chip and SIM into a single component. Counterpoint Research's eSIM Competitive, Ranking & Evaluation Report for 2021 has ranked Kigen in fourth place in its global ranking of eSIM enablement leaders.
This growth has garnered investment from Softbank Vision Fund 2 and the company has appointed Jimi Macdonald, Director at SoftBank Investment Advisers as Chair of Kigen's Board of Directors. With this investment, Kigen is setting its sights on growth banking on the industry-leading expertise of its global teams attracting the best of the industry. A key part of this growth is Kigen's Technical Excellence Centre in Noida, India. The company also announced the appointment of Papiya Raipal as Kigen's Country Director for India starting in June. Papiya brings 20 years of experience within the security sector, most recently at Idemia where she grew technical teams across Noida and Jakarta.
"Establishing Kigen as a new company in the midst of the pandemic has resulted in us thinking differently about how flexibility, inclusivity and high trust are reflected in everything we do," said Vincent Korstanje, CEO, Kigen. "We grow as individuals and as a company together and Kigen is poised for continued success with our extended leadership team."
For information on Kigen and to learn more about the leadership team, please visit https://kigen.com/company/careers/open-positions/
Supporting quote from Counterpoint Research
"Kigen is one of the fastest growing companies in the eSIM enablement landscape and has moved to fourth position globally in Counterpoint's latest eSIM ecosystem evaluation. Kigen leads across eSIM firmware, security, and industry standards compliance leveraging strong partnerships across the value chain as also demonstrated with industry's first EAL5+ certified iSIM hardware building on the first iSIM product launched back in 2019." - Neil Shah, Research Vice President at Counterpoint Research
About Kigen
At Kigen, we are making the future of securing connectivity simple. As simple as can be. Together with our partners and customers, we are at the forefront of unlocking a new era of secure IoT as Integrated SIM (iSIM) and eSIM become the mainstream choice for connected devices. Our industry-leading SIM OS products enable over 2 billion SIMs. Our GSMA certified remote SIM provisioning and eSIM services drive this momentum further placing us amongst the top 5 SIM vendors globally. As an Arm founded company, we bring an ecosystem approach to driving innovation and collaboration. For more information, go to kigen.com or speak to us on @Kigen_Ltd on Twitter and LinkedIn about #futureofSIM.
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Bio: Stephen Halpenny
Stephen Halpenny is Chief Operating Officer at Kigen. Stephen oversees operations as Kigen seeks to continue its expansion both in supporting an expanding customer base and servicing more verticals. Stephen has played an integral part in Kigen's growth with being co-founder of Simulity Labs, which on acquisition in 2017 by Arm became Kigen. Stephen has served previously as Chief Revenue Officer at Kigen, leading commercial operations and brings over 20 years of experience across the telecoms and security space. In between spending time with customers and Kigen's customer success centres in Belfast, Stephen works flexibly from Dublin.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenhalpenny/
Learn more about Stephen
Stephen Halpenny shares his leadership style and advice for how to build successful careers in IoT startups: https://kigen.com/resources/blog/kigen-new-coo-stephen-halpenny
FAQ:
What opportunities do these appointments create for jobs in Northern Ireland and India?
Kigen is hiring to grow engineering excellence and customer-focused support functions in Northern Ireland and India. More information on open roles can be found at https://kigen.com/company/careers/open-positions/
What is the company's process for recruitment?
At Kigen, we keep things simple. All open positions can be applied for via Kigen's LinkedIn or applications can be sent via email as detailed on https://kigen.com/company/careers/
What is Kigen's approach to returning employees back to the workplace?
Kigen's leadership have been advocates of flexible working and better life-work balance long before world events necessitated these approaches. We are adopting an employee-centric approach, affording our teams the options of working remotely where possible, periodically taking advantage of face-to-face collaborative time and designing ways of working best for their well-being. We have company-wide 'Days of care' to invest in personal and family well-being and the possibility of working from abroad for up to four weeks.
How does Kigen plan to communicate and continue investing in its customers?
The strong growth of eSIM and iSIM means that Kigen has a busy line-up addressing customer needs through virtual and physical forums. On June 29th, Beecham Research will host a webinar featuring Kigen and partners SONY and Sierra Wireless on "IoT at the Edge: Enabling the Real-Time Enterprise" – sign up now. Kigen is supporting North America's largest and most influential connectivity event, MWC Las Vegas 2022, as Theme Sponsor for the Internet of Everything (IoE) and will be meeting with customers to reconnect and accelerate secure connectivity.
Contacts:
Bee Hayes-Thakore / Camilia Epps
Email: kigen@publitek.com
+1 561-257-9554
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TMC patient returns home after being hospitalized for over a year
Sherman, Texas (KXII) -361 days, that’s how long Jazmin Kirkland, a Trenton wife and mother of three, was hospitalized after getting COVID-19.
“A lot of effort to get to this day,” said Brandon Davis, Cardiovascular ICU Manager at TMC.
Jazmin admitted herself to TMC back in August of 2021, after suffering from severe symptoms from the virus.
“She was on an extended period of being on a ventilator, she was also on an ECMO Machine for around 188 days,” David added.
An ECMO Machine, used in critical conditions, acts as a patient’s heart or lungs, removing the carbon dioxide out of their blood.
The average time frame for a patient to be using an ECMO Machine is 30 days.
“When you’re looking at almost six months, that’s where you’re really looking at a lot of effort to get to this day,” Davis said.
Her care team at TMC says Jazmin’s battle is one they are proud to be a part of.
“Not very often do we see this, Jazmin is young, she had a fight in her. We had a great team here, supporting her throughout this whole course,” said Dr. Utkal Patel.
“Very exciting day for the whole hospital, for the community, not always do you get wins in patients that are severely sick, so it’s very exciting that we can celebrate somebody even going home,” added Davis.
And the best surprise is that her children have no clue that today’s the day, mom is coming home.
“To be able to send her home to her kids that haven’t seen her at home in over a year is very exciting,” said Davis.
While Jazmin can return home to her family, she will still rely on her oxygen tank while she starts her long road to recovery.
“Lot of long term unknowns, she still has a long way to go but she’s on the right track, so only time will tell and we wish her excellent recovery,” said Dr. Patel.
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The New Sensor Boxing Workout Packs the Same Punch at a Low Cost for Users
BOSTON, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liteboxer, the at-home fitness company that combines patented hardware, game dynamics, hit music, and expert training to create the world's most immersive workouts, today debuts its latest innovation - Liteboxer Go. By using punch tracking sensors that strap around the user's wrist, Liteboxer Go allows users to shadow box to Liteboxer's full workout content anywhere, anytime. Just grab Liteboxer Go and either a TV, tablet, or phone then step into the virtual ring!
Since Liteboxer debuted in 2020 with its signature standing LED punching bag, the brand has continued to push boundaries to bring the most innovative products straight to the home. Now with the launch of Liteboxer Go, users don't have to stress about finding a gym or workout class while they're traveling - or even clunky workout equipment in their home. Simply strap on the sensors and tap into Liteboxer's full platform featuring daily-dropped trainer-lead workouts with over 200 workouts through the app. Users can also add egg weights to bring the extra burn during workouts. Shadowboxing is one of the most effective workouts that can be done in the comfort of your own space and burn up to 300 calories in 30 minutes. Plus, Liteboxer Go features the brand's patented Rhythm Technology that delivers beat-based boxing and full-body workouts synched to Universal Music Group with some of your favorite artists such as Ariana Grande, Drake, and Imagine Dragons, and more! To celebrate the launch of Liteboxer Go, OneRepublic's "I Ain't Worried" track from the Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) soundtrack will be available in the app.
"I'm pumped to finally bring Liteboxer Go to the masses as a premium at-home workout experience that can be done from anywhere," said Jeff Morin, CEO of Liteboxer. "We recognize that not everyone can afford a $2,000 piece of gym equipment for their home. Liteboxer Go is a fraction of the price of current at-home platforms and the answer for those looking to make their workouts accessible. As I look into the future of at-home fitness, I truly believe that it's vital to ensure everyone can affordably work out at home or on the go with world-class trainers, chart-topping music, and a community-led platform for less than they would spend at the gym."
There are no up-front costs for Liteboxer Go. When you sign up for the monthly service, users get the sensors and trackers for free. The Liteboxer Go kit includes the following:
- (1) Pair of Liteboxer Go sensors with wrist wraps with tablet stand, Egg Weights (Standard 1 LB each) with carrying case. Current Liteboxer hardware and VR premium subscribers will only need to purchase the sensors, with no additional membership.
- Price:
- First purchasers of Liteboxer Go will get Egg Weights (standard 1lb) as a way to increase the difficulty and burn for a more challenging workout.
To learn more about Liteboxer Go & purchase, please visit liteboxer.com/pages/go.
About Liteboxer:
Launched in 2020, Liteboxer combines patented hardware, hit music, game dynamics, and expert training to create the world's most immersive workouts. Liteboxer is designed to make high-intensity workouts as fun as playing a video game, all while building cardio, strength, and mental acuity. For more information, visit liteboxer.com.
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Lake Wind Advisory issued May 29 at 2:42AM MDT until May 29 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
* WHAT…Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
expected.
* WHERE…American Falls Reservoir.
* WHEN…From 8 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS…Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will
create hazardous conditions for small craft.
Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
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GUANGZHOU, China, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 131st Canton Fair has hosted a "Trade Bridge" virtual promotion and home furnishing matchmaking event for RCEP countries on April 19, which targeted 14 RCEP member countries with focus on home furnishing industry.
Representatives from top multinational companies, buyers and trade media joined the event that connected two of China's national-level home furnishing industry clusters in Anxi (Fujian Province) and Shunde (Guangdong Province). China Foreign Trade Centre (CFTC) also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the ASEAN Furniture Industries Council (AFIC), making AFIC the first partner of CFTC in the furnishing industry.
Chu Shijia, Vice President and Secretary General of Canton Fair and Director General of CFTC, noted at the virtual promotion event that the Canton Fair is a key platform for China to carry out economic and trade cooperation with other countries and regions worldwide.
"Furnishing is a major sector of the Canton Fair. This spring, there are 3,166 furnishing companies participating in the trade show, including top brands in RCEP markets. This promotion event is tailored for specific markets and industries, that through the partnership with international furnishing industry media and associations, it has covered all RCEP member countries and connected buyers with excellent suppliers," said Chu.
Ernie Koh, Chairman of AFIC, remarked that the huge market of ASEAN is seeing steady growth in purchasing power, and the global furnishing industry is developing positively with the upward trend in trade volume. By establishing the partnership with Canton Fair, both organizations will achieve win-win cooperation and mutual benefit in various fields and jointly create a vibrant business environment to bolster foreign trade investment.
CFTC has arranged 11 matchmaking groups according to specific sourcing needs to connect international leading companies including Kawan Lama, Eurosa Furniture and LULU with Chinese suppliers. Zhu Zhiwei, head of procurement of Kawan Lama, said that the group's annual purchase amount is around US$180 million, and the matchmaking event has supported their procurement layout, and they will add more high-quality Chinese products to the orders.
"Canton Fair has been Kawan Lama's most important platform for global procurement. This event has introduced to us more excellent companies and new products that also reflected the cluster advantages of China's furnishing industry, which not only corresponds to the market trends, but also is in line with Kawan Lama's new procurement needs," said Zhu.
In addition to the partnership with AFIC, the CFTC will also sign strategic cooperation agreements with industrial and commercial institutions in Laos and Vietnam, by then will achieve full coverage of RCEP member countries.
As a comprehensive platform for opening-up, the Canton Fair has been actively engaged in RCEP's mechanism establishment, promoting the implementation of agreements in various fields as well as the development of regional economic and trade cooperation.
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BETHESDA, Md., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it arranged $162,400,000 in construction financing for Mandarin Oriental Residences, Fifth Avenue, New York City's first turn-key branded residences available for sale. Located directly on Fifth Avenue at the intersection of East 54th Street in the heart of Manhattan's Plaza District, the property will be managed and operated by Mandarin Oriental, providing owners with access to luxury, five-star hotel services, without the hotel guests. Manhattan-based Northwind Group provided the whole loan solution through its discretionary debt fund. Northwind Group has originated in the last year $840 million of loans secured by 76 properties in NYC, Houston, Miami, and Chicago.
Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Sean Bastian and Michael Ianno, led Walker & Dunlop's team in arranging the financing. The team served as exclusive advisor to their client, SHVO, the culture-defining real estate development and investment firm headquartered in New York City. Proceeds from the loan allowed SHVO to refinance the existing debt and capitalize for remaining construction costs to complete the conversion of the former Gucci NYC headquarters.
"This transaction highlights the current demand – among both lenders and consumers – for uniquely-branded, turn-key condominium product located in one of Manhattan's most iconic neighborhoods. This financing will reinforce the project's swift completion, with closings anticipated later this year for this world-class, luxury product that is unavailable to buyers in today's market." said Aaron Appel, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of New York Capital Markets for Walker & Dunlop.
Ran Eliasaf, Founder and Managing Partner of Northwind Group said "We were able to curate a flexible financing solution for this once in a lifetime asset, that will assist our Borrower to achieve its goals, and complete the transformation of this property into one of Manhattan's most beautiful residential buildings. This financing fits well in our strategy and marks another step in our growth as a company. Northwind intends to deploy this year close to $1 billion in debt transactions in NYC and other major gateway cities."
SHVO has developed a forward-thinking best-in-class offering with residents having access to hotel-inspired living, encompassing the legendary service of Mandarin Oriental with the added security and privacy of a residential-only building. The Mandarin Oriental Residences feature 69 fully-furnished and accessorized homes ranging from junior suites to two-bedroom residences appointed with Molteni kitchens and fitted closets, Miele appliances, chevron oak floors, Juliet balconies, custom upholstery, and comprehensive wall coverings as well as Frette sheets, Georg Jensen silver, and custom champagne fixtures by Dornbracht gilded in 22 karat galvanized gold. In addition to white-glove Mandarin Oriental service, the suite of unparalleled amenities includes a state-of-the-art fitness center with steam, sauna, and treatment rooms; a private rooftop pool, with a lounge and bar, featuring views of Central Park; and a private restaurant by Michelin-Starred chef Daniel Boulud – Boulud Privé.
Northwind Group is a real estate private equity firm with offices in Manhattan and Cleveland that has transacted on $3.0+ billion worth of debt and equity investments covering a portfolio of over 100 properties and nearly 6M square feet. Northwind currently manages three discretionary debt funds providing acquisition, bridge, condo-inventory, construction, predevelopment and land loans secured by real estate and healthcare properties.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work, shop and play — to life. The power of our people, premier brand, and industry-leading technology makes us more insightful and valuable to our clients, providing an unmatched experience every step of the way. With over 1,000 employees across every major U.S. market, Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the commercial real estate industry more inclusive and diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
Walker & Dunlop is the third largest provider of capital to the U.S. multifamily market, originating $49 billion in transactions in 2021. With one of the strongest networks in the industry, the firm's 2021 brokered loan originations totaled $30 billion, a 170% increase over 2020. To learn more about our Capital Markets capabilities and financing options, visit our website.
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Program Honors Innovative Use of Technology in Support of Student Success for the Global Education Community
BOCA RATON, Fla., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced the winners of the 2022 Catalyst Awards. Founded in 2005 by Blackboard and now open to all Anthology clients, the Catalyst Awards recognize and honor innovation and excellence in the combined company's global community of practice, where millions of educators and learners work every day to push the boundaries of what is possible when leveraging technology. Winners are selected by a cross-functional team of Anthology experts and represent the very best in their field.
This year, 50 winners were chosen among a record number of nominees from institutions in 22 countries. Honorees will be recognized during Anthology Together, one of the world's largest EdTech events, combining the best of Anthology and Blackboard's annual conferences. Anthology Together will be held July 11-14 in Orlando, Florida.
"It's an honor to recognize this year's Catalyst Award winners for their commitment to using technology to enhance the learning experience and improve educational outcomes for all learners," said Jim Milton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Anthology. "This year's recipients demonstrate excellence in innovation and are key drivers of student success across the global education community."
Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness: This award recognizes institutions that have successfully grown in their assessment practices and influenced positive behavioral changes using Anthology solutions.
- Capital University, United States: Dr. Linda G. Wolf and Dr. Jens Hemmingsen
- Danville Community College, United States: Cory Potter - Director of Institutional Planning, Effectiveness, and Research; Justin Nichols - Research Analyst and Assessment Coordinator; Mark Rutledge - Information Systems Specialist; and Tamela Adams - Online Student Coordinator
- Keiser University - Online Division, United States: Sherry Olsen, Marcel Laronde, Daniel DiStacio, Neha Prakash, and the Online Division's General Education Assessment Team
- Universidad César Vallejo, Peru: Heraclio Campana, Yrene Chamorro, and Emerson Cajahuanca
- Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, A.C., Mexico: Institutional Effectiveness Office: José Antonio Llergo Victoria, Soraya Reyes Guerrero, Virginia Domínguez Rodríguez, Guadalupe Gutiérrez Sánchez, María Elena Lara Rodríguez, Norma Zavala Hernández, and Sandra Karina Camacho Márquez
- University of Tennessee-Knoxville, United States: Assessment Steering Committee: Dr. Heather Hartman, Dr. Denise Gardner, Dr. Melissa Brown, Dr. Noelia Pacheco Diaz, Dr. Virginia Stormer, Ashley Browning, Ashley Charsha, and Michael McFall
Community Engagement: This award recognizes institutions using Anthology solutions to foster a connection between school districts, institutions, educators, students and families that have improved student achievement and created a supportive learning environment.
- Saudi Electronic University, Saudi Arabia: College of Health Sciences: Dr. Mohammed Almohaithef, Dr. Salah Alshagrawi, and Dr. Bussma Bugis
- UniCesumar - Educação Presencial e a Distância, Brazil: Tiago Lorenzo Stachon and Mara Michela Silva Gomes
- Carolyn Ponce, United States
- University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia: Dr. Ali Alshammari and the Deanship of eLearning and Distance Education
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: This award honors those institutions leveraging technology to foster diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging practices using Anthology solutions to ensure that their services are fully inclusive and supportive of all learners.
- Johns Hopkins University, United States: Ann Garrison Darrin and Dr. Hong Shaddy
- The British University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dr. Tendai Charles
Institutional Advancement: This award recognizes institutions that have made significant changes to enhance the alumni and donor experience using Anthology solutions.
- Hampden-Sydney College, United States: The Office of College Advancement and the Office of Alumni & Parent Engagement
- KU Endowment, United States: KU Endowment Annual Giving and Communications & Donor Relations Teams: Kerry Glasgow - Annual Giving, Bridgett Walthall - Annual Giving, Victoria Sickinger - Communications & Donor Relations, and Michelle Keller - Communications & Donor Relations
- Mary Baldwin University, United States: Mary Baldwin University Advancement
- Spelman College, United States: Office of Annual Giving Team: Doris Pierce-Hardy (Lead), Erica Lamberson, Keisha Myco-Tant, and Simone Walls
- University of Pittsburgh, United States: University of Pittsburgh Division of Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement, Communications: Jennifer Greevy, Director of Communications, Alumni Giving & Engagement and April Johnston-Smith, Senior Writer/Project Manager. University of Pittsburgh Division of Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement, Digital Communications: Katlynn Resides, Director of Digital Communications. University of Pittsburgh Division of Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement, Alumni Relations: Cassandra Hayt, Director, Regional and Volunteer Engagement
Leading Change: This award is for institutions who are on the forefront of educational innovation. It recognizes those who have used Anthology solutions to implement transformational initiatives that generate change on campus and in their academic ecosystems.
- Botho University, Botswana: Blended and Distance Learning Campus Team
- Galileo Global Education Germany & Macromedia GmbH, Germany: Team LMS: Monika Felder, Tara Assadi, Phil-Marvin Müller, Leon Herrmann, and Elisabeth Sandow
- Northern Illinois University, United States: Learning Management System Review Task Force: Matthew Parks (co-chair), Jason Rhode (co-chair), Therese Arado, Nick Choban, Daniel Ihm, Stephanie Richter, and Susan Smith
- Qassim University, Saudi Arabia: Dr. Saad Aldawsari and the Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education
- Saudi Electronic University, Saudi Arabia: Vice Presidency of Academic Affairs: Dr. Hazzaa Alshareef and Dr. Maha Helal
- Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru: Jorge Bossio, Silvana Balarezo, Juan Nazario, Jorge Cabrera, José Almeza, José Gil, José Martinez, Jessica Vlasica, Gabriela Alvarez, Gabriela Gonzales, Manuel Bazalar, Jorge Ramirez, Piero Uceda, Michael Zhou, Sergio Soto R., Roy Alarcon, Carlos Rivero, Isabel Arana, Cleofe Vergara, and Claudia Gonzales-Zuñiga
- University of Leeds, United Kingdom: Minerva Upgrade Project Team: Steven Montagu-Cairns, Paul Cave, Melanie Barrand, Adam Tuncay, Deborah Gibbs, Aysha Baig, Emma Sykes, Marcus Glen, Richard Graves, David Joseph, Roger McNally, Antony Wood, and staff throughout the Digital Education Service and IT at Leeds
Optimizing Student Experience: This award recognizes institutions leveraging technology to develop educational and administrative innovations that positively influence the total learner experience – outside and inside the classroom – and improve operational efficiency.
- Coppin State University, United States: The Visionaries: Dr. Ahmed El-Haggan, Dr. Sadie Gregory, Dr. Dionne Curbeam, Prasad Doddanna, Ashish Nunna, Ravi Settipalle, Melissa Rigby, Taha Mohammed, and Mohammed Ahmed
- Kennesaw State University, United States: Kennesaw State University Division of Student Affairs, Scrappy's Bucket List: Jessica Duvall, Dr. Gloria Laureano, and Dr. Cara Ray
- University of Derby, United Kingdom: Digital Learning Team (Digital Solutions and Services)
- University of Pretoria, South Africa: Prof. Norman Duncan, Dr. Hestie Byles, Ms. Lerato Sethoga, Mr. Johan Slabbert, and Mr. Dolf Jordaan
- VIU - Universidad Internacional de Valencia, Spain: Pere Juanes, Jaime Yagüe, Paula Corcuera, Israel Bru, Alba Bonafont, and Alicia Aparisi
Student Success: This award recognizes institutions whose innovative use of Anthology solutions has led to increased retention, increased completion, or improved outcomes through the implementation of new academic and administrative resources, data analytics solutions, scalable advising and intervention strategies and student support programs.
- Keiser University - Online Division, United States: Sherry Olsen - Vice Chancellor Online Division, Marcel Laronde - Director of Instructional Design, and the Dean Team - Online Division
- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India: Team Project GROW: Dr. Ritam Dutta and Pooja Khanna, School of Liberal Studies
- University of Pretoria, South Africa: Dr. Juan-Claude Lemmens, Prof. Gerrit Stols, Mr. Dolf Jordaan, Dr. Sanet Haupt, and Ms. Detken Scheepers
Teaching & Learning: This award recognizes institutions that have used Anthology solutions in innovative ways to advance learning.
- Eastern Kentucky University, United States: Dr. Steph McSpirit, Sam Williamson, and Mary Henson
- King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia: Prof. Fawaz Waselallah Alsaade, Dr. Ali Saeed Alzahrani, and Dr. Mosleh Hmoud Al-Adhaileh
- King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia: ELD Team
- Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao, Philippines: Dodjie S. Maestrecampo, Alejandro H. Ballado Jr., Lalaine Joan V. Alfeche, and Josef Mika-el M. del Corro
- Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Saudi Arabia: Norah Abdulaziz Alkathiry, Wafa Salah Aljufayr, and Abdullah Othman Alkhalaf
- Torrens University Australia, Australia: Product Innovation and Bachelor of Branded Fashion Academics Team: Jaki Walker, Nijel Ratonel, and Kaveh Tabar Heydar
- Universidad César Vallejo, Peru: Heraclio Campana, Lily Salazar, and Angelina Mariños
- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry, United States: Predoctoral Implant Program: Dr. Cortino Sukotjo, Dr. Judy Yuan, Dr. Fatemeh Afshari and Dr. Michael Spector
- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India: Gaurav Misra, Sharmila Katre, Manisha Mohan, Pooja Khanna, Ritam Dutta, Rekha Verma, Bitopi Dutta, Annapurna Parige Leela Lakshmi, and Sakshi Chanana
- The University of Texas at El Paso, United States: Abha Singh
- University of the District of Columbia, United States: University of the District of Columbia and the Center for the Advancement of Learning (CAL)
Training & Professional Development This award recognizes institutions that display an organization-wide dedication to innovative training and development programs for their educators and staff.
- Augusta Technical College, United States: Ashley Strong-Green, Latina Jackson, Jaimie Carboy, Stacy Artis, Sarah Osborn, Karen Abraham, Miriam Holtzclaw, Sherrie Rowe, Elizabeth Kenkwo, Leah Bryant, Charles Barreras, Clifford Terrell, Valarie Chapman, Vicki Vandervelde, Pamela Hartle, Amy Laughter, Barbara Banning, Suzy Rynier, Shaista Tarannum, Stephanie Mooring, Leila Ellis-Nelson, Chukwuemeka Ikegwuonu, Cameron Bentley, and Mark Lariscy
- National Institute of Education, Singapore: Center for Innovation in Learning: Ms. Shamini Thilarajah, Ms. Renuka Nasendran, and Mr. Eric Bonneau
- Teesside University, United Kingdom: Digital Transformation (SLAR)
- The University of Texas at El Paso, United States: UTEP Technology Support
- The University of Toledo, United States: UToledo Online, University College: led by Dr. Barbara Kopp Miller, Dean; Justin Ballard, Director of UToledo Online; Dr. Melissa Gleckler, Associate Director of Help Desk and Educational Technology Support; and Dr. Mingli Xiao, Associate Director of Instructional Design and Development
- Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana (UNITEC), Honduras: Dirección de Innovación Educativa y Desarrollo Docente: Anael Espinal, Sandra Flores, Carolina Membreño, Alessa Molina, Ana Moncada, Celeste Salinas, Cristina Zambrano, Jenny Manzano, Karen Chacón, Luis Herrera, Mario Ordóñez, and Norma Andino
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County, United States: Dr. Mariann Hawken, Dr. Susan Biro, Dr. John Fritz, Dr. Tom Penniston, Dr. Peter Ariev, Mr. Collin Sullivan, Ms. Laura Wyatt, and Mr. Josh Abrams
For more information on the Catalyst Awards, full list of nominees, and complete category descriptions, please visit https://www.anthology.com/catalyst-awards
Learn more about this year's winners and their stories on our 2022 Winners Page.
Anthology offers the largest EdTech ecosystem on a global scale for education, recently combining with Blackboard to support more than 150 million users in 80 countries. With a mission to provide dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community, Anthology helps learners, leaders and educators achieve their goals through over 60 SaaS products and services designed to advance learning. Discover more about how we are fulfilling our mission for K-12, higher education, business and government institutions at www.anthology.com.
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Which Yonex tennis racket is best?
If you’ve been playing tennis for a while, you probably already know how important it is to have a reliable racket. You can have all the skills in the world, but if you don’t have a racket that complements your playing style, you might not be playing at your full potential.
Yonex offers several high-end tennis rackets for players of all skill levels. The Yonex Vcore 100 Lite Tennis Racquet is a top choice if you want a reliable new racket, providing superior stability, power and extra spin on shots.
What to know before you buy a Yonex tennis racket
Frame type
There are three types of frame: power, control and tweener. Tennis rackets with power frames are the thickest and have the largest heads, while control frames are more lightweight and have smaller heads. Tweener frames offer a balanced combination of control and power.
Power frames are suitable for players who want to generate more power on shots, but they don’t provide as much stability or flexibility as control or tweener frames.
Head size
A large racket head is more forgiving and allows for more powerful shots and a more significant margin for error. Smaller heads don’t provide as much power, but they’re easier to maneuver, so they’re ideal for experienced players or those with superior control.
There are three categories of racket head size:
- Midsize: 85-95 square inches
- Mid-plus: 96-105 square inches
- Oversize: 106-118 square inches
Grip material and size
A tennis racket usually has a grip made of leather or rubber. Rubber is less durable, but provides a better grip. Leather is also comfortable, but isn’t effective at wicking away sweat, so it can feel slippery after a while. In any case, you should find the grip comfortable for a full match.
The length of your racket’s grip should correspond to the size of your hand. To determine your ideal grip size, measure the distance from the center of your palm to the tip of your middle finger.
What to look for in a quality Yonex tennis racket
Stiffness
Stiffness refers to how much the frame bends on contact with the ball. A racket typically has a stiffness RA rating between 50-70, with a low stiffness rating indicating a high flex. Rackets with a high flex are easier to control, but they absorb more energy than stiff rackets, so they don’t deliver as much power.
Ezone
A Yonex Ezone racket has a thicker frame and focuses mainly on a superior feel. These offer an excellent combination of power, spin and control and are available in various head sizes, so you can find the right one for you no matter your skill level. They’re especially suitable for baseline players who want a racket that’s easier to maneuver and swing.
Vcore
The Vcore family of Yonex tennis rackets prioritizes spin and precision over power, so Vcores are suitable for experienced players or those with solid control technique. Many user-friendly models are available for novices, but these rackets are better suited for players proficient in hitting spin-loaded balls.
How much you can expect to spend on a Yonex tennis racket
The cheapest Yonex racket costs $100, but more durable, advanced-engineered models for intermediate players can cost up to $270.
Yonex tennis racket FAQ
What are the disadvantages to using larger or smaller grip sizes?
A. Using a grip size that doesn’t correlate to your hand’s size isn’t a big deal in the short term, but in the long run, you could suffer wrist or elbow strain.
Do I need to buy a new racket if its strings break or come loose?
A. No. Many sporting goods stores can restring your racket for a low price.
What’s the best Yonex tennis racket to buy?
Top Yonex tennis racket
Yonex Vcore 100 Lite Tennis Racquet
What you need to know: This racket is worth the high price for experienced players wanting a durable racket that provides a solid combination of precision, power and speed.
What you’ll love: It has a 3D vector shaft for extra stiffness that lets players get more power on their shots, as well as an intricate hybrid stringing system for better spin and Aero fin technology for less air resistance.
What you should consider: It’s only available in a flash orange color.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Yonex tennis racket for the money
Yonex VCore Ace Tennis Racquet
What you need to know: This is a top choice for beginners, with superior control that lets players get more spin on shots.
What you’ll love: This racket has Flex Force technology for an optimal attacking spin and a dampening mesh for precision. It’s available in two grip sizes, has a mid-plus head size of 100 square inches and measures 27 inches long.
What you should consider: It’s great for beginners, but intermediate players might prefer a racket with a sturdier frame.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This racket is great for intermediate players who will like its durable frame and elite performance.
What you’ll love: The graphite frame is durable but still lightweight enough to generate optimal speed for powerful shots. It features liner tech and stretch fabric for superior comfort and grip, and the straight-hole grommets in the stringing pattern allow a greater margin of error.
What you should consider: It’s better suited for technical players who can generate power independently.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon.
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BERLIN (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it.
Guterres said global greenhouse gas emissions need to drop by 45% this decade, but are currently forecast to increase by 14%.
“We are witnessing a historic and dangerous disconnect: science and citizens are demanding ambitious and transformative climate action,” he said at a climate conference in Austria. “Meanwhile many governments are dragging their feet. This inaction has grave consequences.”
Guterres said Russia’s war in Ukraine risked worsening the crisis, because major economies were “doubling down on fossil fuels” that are to blame for much of the emissions stoking global warming.
“New funding for fossil fuel exploration and production infrastructure is delusional,” he said in a video message to the Austrian World Summit, initiated by former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. “It will only further feed the scourge of war, pollution and climate catastrophe.”
Guterres urged countries to instead end all coal use by 2040, with rich nations doing so by 2030, and focus on replacing fossil fuels with renewable sources of energy, such as solar and wind power.
“Renewables are the peace plan of the 21st century,” he said.
Schwarzenegger, who has long campaigned against environmental pollution, said the war in Ukraine was another reason to stop using fossil fuels.
He cited research showing that Europe paid Russia tens of billions of dollars for energy imports in the first two months of the year.
“No matter how you look at it, we have blood on our hands because we are financing the war,” said Schwarzenegger.
“We must do whatever it takes to eliminate our addiction to fossil fuels,” he added. “We must be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Failure is no option here.”
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CARMEL, Ind., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KAR Auction Services, Inc., d/b/a/ KAR Global (NYSE: KAR), a leading operator of digital marketplaces for wholesale used vehicles, will release its second quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.
KAR will also be hosting an earnings conference call and webcast on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The call will be hosted by KAR Chief Executive Officer Peter Kelly and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Eric Loughmiller. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-877-300-8521 and entering participant passcode 10169145, while the live web cast will be available at the investor relations section of karglobal.com.
The archive of the webcast will also be available following the call and will be available at the investor relations section of karglobal.com for a limited time.
About KAR
KAR Auction Services, Inc. d/b/a KAR Global (NYSE: KAR), provides sellers and buyers across the global wholesale used vehicle industry with innovative, technology-driven remarketing solutions. KAR Global's unique end-to-end platform supports whole car, financing, logistics and other ancillary and related services. Our integrated physical, online and mobile marketplaces reduce risk, improve transparency and streamline transactions for customers in about 75 countries. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, KAR Global has employees across the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Uruguay and the Philippines. For more information and the latest KAR Global news, go to www.karglobal.com and follow us on Twitter @KARspeaks.
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CHONGQING, China, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing:
The Fourth Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade (WCIFIT) Opening Ceremony and the 2022 CCI-ILSTC International Cooperation Forum kicked off on July 22 in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
Elites and experts from all industries discussed how to improve the supporting role of the regional industrial chain and supply chain and provided new ideas to deepen international cooperation through the New International Land-sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) at the forum.
"Interconnectivity is the core of supply chain resilience, in which visualization is one of the key aspects," said Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Home Affairs of Singapore.
"PSA and Chongqing Port and Logistics Office have started to work together to verify the feasibility of the China-Singapore (Chongqing) International Dedicated Connectivity," she said. "Once successful, shippers and cargo owners can check the status of their goods more efficiently and achieve more flexible supply chain management."
The CCI- ILSTC is not only a corridor for commercial trade but also carries the vision of shared development, said Kho Choon Keng, President of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
"Sino-Singapore cooperation has experienced different stages of development such as industrialization, urbanization, and green sustainability," he said. "Now it is catching up with the wave of development in the digital economy and information technology."
The 2021 Development Index and the International Trade Single Window of ILSTC in Western China were released after the forum.
Data shows that the ILSTC development index in 2021 was 112.9, where the three first-level indicators of scale, quality, and competitiveness achieved growth. The ILSTC's overall operation has reached a new level, highlighting its positive driving effect on the development of the regions along the route.
At the fourth WCIFIT, Chongqing and Sichuan has signed 71major projects with a contracted investment of 227.03 billion yuan (about 33.53 billion U.S. dollars), centering as new energy vehicles, electronic information, biomedicine, and modern finance. A total of 1,212 companies from 26 countries and regions participated in the exhibition.
Fortune 500 enterprises bring brand-new products and technologies to the event. eBay, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Ailesco, and other cross-border e-commerce players also debut their latest results and products at the fair.
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Nearly 40% of Washington's incarcerated youth have experienced foster care.
SEATTLE, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Treehouse announced a bold initiative to disrupt the foster care-to-prison pipeline with new investments in policy and systems reform and direct services to incarcerated youth, in partnership with the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) and the Raikes Foundation.
According to DCYF, in Washington nearly one in four young adults are arrested within one year of aging out of foster care and approximately 40% of Washington's incarcerated youth have experienced foster care. One Juvenile Law Center study showed that more than 90% of youth in foster care with five or more placements will become involved in the juvenile legal system. Dual system-involved youth graduate from high school at just 14%, the state's lowest rate.
"State data shows that many young people go from foster care to incarceration, and when they leave incarceration, they become homeless, with the cycle repeating again and again," said Treehouse CEO Lisa Chin. "We can and we must end this cycle now."
"We have a lot of work to do for these youth and a long way to go, but through this partnership with Treehouse and the Raikes Foundation, we can work together to find ways to get better outcomes," said DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter. "The first and most important step we take is to listen to those with lived experience."
To that end, Treehouse has hired Arthur Longworth and Ari McLaren-Simpson to intensify its efforts to reform the foster care, education, and juvenile legal systems and to better serve youth in and after juvenile incarceration.
"We know from our work and from studies that not graduating, spending time in foster care and getting caught up in the legal system are closely connected to homelessness as a young person," said Paula Carvalho of the Raikes Foundation. "Breaking these connections is very important to us, and that's why we are excited to continue to support Treehouse and their efforts to dismantle the foster care to prison pipeline."
Visit Treehouse Takes Bold Step to End Foster Care-to-Prison Pipeline (treehouseforkids.org to learn more about how these new positions add capacity and expertise to advance efforts to transform systems and better serve youth.
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CALGARY, AB, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) (Enbridge or the Company) will host a conference call and webcast to provide a business update and review 2022 second quarter results on July 29, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. MT (9:00 a.m. ET).
The conference call format will include prepared remarks from the executive team followed by a question and answer session for the analyst and investor community only. Enbridge's media and investor relations teams will be available after the call for any additional questions.
Enbridge will announce its financial results before markets open on July 29, 2022.
2022 Second Quarter Earnings Webcast and Conference Call
Details of the webcast
A webcast replay and transcript will be posted to Enbridge's website shortly after the conclusion of the event.
About Enbridge Inc.
At Enbridge, we safely connect millions of people to the energy they rely on every day, fueling quality of life through our North American natural gas, oil or renewable power networks and our growing European offshore wind portfolio. We're investing in modern energy delivery infrastructure to sustain access to secure, affordable energy and building on two decades of experience in renewable energy to advance new technologies including wind and solar power, hydrogen, renewable natural gas and carbon capture and storage. We're committed to reducing the carbon footprint of the energy we deliver, and to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Enbridge's common shares trade under the symbol ENB on the Toronto (TSX) and New York (NYSE) stock exchanges. To learn more, visit us at enbridge.com
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Greece tells UN that Turkey is challenging its sovereignty
By DEREK GATOPOULOS
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has told the head of the United Nations that Turkey is directly challenging its sovereignty over islands in the eastern Aegean Sea. The four-page letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accuses the Turkish government of pursuing a hostile and “revisionist” policy that is destabilizing the region. The letter, dated May 25 and signed by Greece’s permanent U.N. representative, was seen by The Associated Press on Thursday. Greece and Turkey have been at odds for decades over sea boundaries, but that disagreement flared in 2020 as oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean intensified. Turkey is demanding that Greece demilitarize its eastern islands, maintaining the action is required under 20th century treaties. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/05/26/greece-tells-un-that-turkey-is-challenging-its-sovereignty/ | 2022-05-26T19:01:06Z |
Pineland Farms' "New Gloucester, a Cotswold-style cheese" brought home a Gold Medal in the open category – Cheeses with Flavor Added
BANGOR, Maine, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pineland Farms Dairy won a Gold Medal at the 39th annual American Cheese Society (ACS) Judging and Competition. The ACS competition is the largest event of its kind for American-made cheeses.
The judging took place May 9-20, 2022, at the Huntington Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus. The winners were announced during the ACS Annual Conference held in Portland, Oregon from July 20 – 23, 2022. 1,387 products from 196 entering companies across 120 categories were evaluated for excellence in cheesemaking and commitment to food safety.
"New Gloucester" is a fresh take on a historical cheese. Based on an Old-World English village recipe called Double Gloucester, this cheese dates back over 200 years. "Cotswold" was a variation that added green onions and chives. Pineland Farms Dairy began making cheese almost 20 years ago in New Gloucester, Maine and is now bringing "New Gloucester, a Cotswold-style cheese" to the New World.
The judges were impressed by the appealing, savory aroma from just the right blend of onions and garlic. Smooth and creamy, this cheese is a perfect balance of flavor and color, beautiful on a cheese board or with a selection of fresh fruit. It is an excellent cracker cheese or can go from a snack to an omelet staple.
Pineland Farms Dairy Company is located in Bangor, Maine, and produces all-natural dairy products for both the retail and foodservice industries across the Northeast. The company supports local dairy farmers by using 100% fresh Maine milk to handcraft their specialty cheeses and fluid milk products. For more information, please visit www.pinelandfarmsdairy.com.
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Woman gets 15 months in prison for punching flight attendant
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California woman who punched a Southwest Airlines flight attendant in the face during a flight, breaking her teeth, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.
Vyvianna Quinonez was also ordered Tuesday by the federal judge in San Diego to pay nearly $26,000 in restitution and a $7,500 fine for the assault on a May 23, 2021, Southwest flight between Sacramento and San Diego.
Quinonez, 29, of Sacramento, is prohibited from flying for three years while she is on supervised release and must participate in anger management classes or counseling.
Quinonez last year pleaded guilty to one count of interference with flight crew members and attendants, admitting she punched the flight attendant in the face and head with a closed fist and grabbed her hair. Neither she nor her attorney could be reached for comment Tuesday.
During the flight’s final descent, the attendant had asked Quinonez to buckle her seat belt, stow her tray table down, and put on her facemask properly.
Instead, Quinonez began recording the attendant on her cellphone, pushed her, then stood up and punched the woman in the face and grabbed her hair before other passengers intervened, authorities said.
The assault was recorded on another passenger’s cellphone.
The plea agreement said that the flight attendant suffered three chipped teeth, two of which needed crowns, along with bruises and a cut under her left eye that needed stitches.
“Attacks on flight crew members, who perform vital jobs to ensure passenger safety, will not be tolerated,” said U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman in a statement after the sentencing.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Stacey Moy said the sentence should “send a very strong message to air travelers — the FBI will vigorously pursue anyone who assaults or interferes with flight crews.”
The incident was part of an escalation in unruly behavior by airline passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic and led the president of the flight attendants’ union to ask for more federal air marshals on planes.
Airlines in 2021 reported more than 5,000 incidents of unruly passengers to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Most were passengers refusing to follow the federal requirement for passengers to wear face masks while on planes, but nearly 300 involved intoxicated passengers, the FAA said.
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QYOU Advises that Q2 2022 Revenue Will Be An All Time Quarterly Record
TORONTO, MUMBAI and LOS ANGELES, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - QYOU Media Inc., (TSXV: QYOU) (OTCQB: QYOUF) a company operating in India and the United States producing and distributing content created by social media stars and digital content creators, is reporting final financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Highlights include as follows:
- Record Breaking Quarterly and YOY Revenue Growth: For the three months ended March 31, 2022 revenue was $5,234,680 representing a year over year increase of 2410% and the highest Q1 revenue mark in company history.
- Guidance: The Company is formally providing guidance for Q2 2022 advising that revenue is expected to be an all time quarterly record
- Seasonality: The Company's lines of business (primarily ad sales and influencer marketing) are subject to seasonality such that Q1 is typically the lowest revenue and Q4 the highest, all else being equal.
- Improved Adjusted EBITDA*: For the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to same period prior year, adjusted EBITDA loss was $662,270 representing a decrease of $981,074 or 60% driven by the revenue growth offset by higher operating expenses related to the growth of the business across all operating business units.
- Net Loss: Net loss for the quarter is $2,308,200, a decrease of 10% or $244,689 driven by revenue growth across all business units. In addition to the EBITDA loss, the Net loss includes income tax provisions of $166,802 and non-cash losses from share based compensation, marketing credits and amortization of $1,479,128.
- Cash Balance: The Company concluded the three months ended March 31, 2022 with cash of $5,082,637 (December 31, 2021 $6,548,890).
QYOU Media CEO and Co-Founder, Curt Marvis commented, "What a difference a year makes would be an apt description for the astounding difference in our year over year growth from 2021 to 2022. Revenue growth in the current quarter is expected to again be strongly positive on a quarter over quarter basis and even more significant again on a year over year basis. Q2 2022 is currently expected to break all previous quarterly revenue records for the company and we expect this trend to continue throughout 2022. I am super proud of what the entire team has achieved and as I always say…the best is yet to come."
Note on Adjusted EBITDA:
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), we present Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") which is a non-IFRS financial measure. The presentation of non-IFRS financial measurement are not intended to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, or superior to, operating loss or net income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with IFRS or as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities or any other measures of cash flows or liquidity.
We define earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") as revenue minus operating expenses excluding non-cash operating expenses of stock-based compensation, marketing credits, depreciation and amortization (interest and taxes are not included in the Company's operating expenses). Adjusted EBITDA is used as an internal measure to evaluate the performance of our operating segments. We believe that information about this non-IFRS financial measure assists investors by allowing them to evaluate changes in operating results of our business separate from non-operational factors that affect operating income (loss) and net income (loss), thus providing insights into both operations and other factors that affect reported results. A limitation of the use of
Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain amortizing assets used in generating revenue in our business. Furthermore, this measure may vary among companies; thus Adjusted EBITDA as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Words such as "expects'', "anticipates" and "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein may include, but are not limited to, information concerning the completion of future investments, the approval of the Exchange of the investments, the approval of the Reserve Bank of India of future investments, the expected use of proceeds from the investment, and statements relating to the business and future activities of QYOU. These forward-looking statements are based on QYOU's current projections and expectations about future events and other factors management believes are appropriate. Although QYOU believes that the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect, and readers cannot be assured that the offering and the closing thereof will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, including certain risk factors, many of which are beyond QYOU's control. Additional risks and uncertainties regarding QYOU are described in its publicly-available disclosure documents, filed by QYOU on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) except as updated herein. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release represent QYOU's expectations as of the date of this news release, or as of the date they are otherwise stated to be made, and subsequent events may cause these expectations to change. QYOU undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
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ÖSTERSUND, Sweden , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skanska has signed a contract with the University of Cincinnati for the renovation and addition to a historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The contract is worth USD 67M, about SEK 640M, which will be included in the U.S. order bookings for the second quarter 2022.
Specifically, the 6,100-square meter renovation will include new offices, open engineering research labs, classrooms, biology and chemistry teaching labs, and collaboration spaces. The approximately 13,400-square meter addition will include new state-of-the-art open-bay chemistry research labs with chemical storage, material support, and facility service spaces.
The project is one in a series of major capital projects and will allow the University to expand basic science education as the existing building is incapable of supporting the needs of modern academic research.
Work is slated to begin in May 2023 and is expected to reach completion in March 2025.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Monday to halt the FBI’s review of documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier this month until a neutral special master can be appointed to inspect the records.
The request was included in a federal lawsuit, the first filing by Trump’s legal team in the two weeks since the search, that takes broad aim at the FBI investigation into the discovery of classified records at Mar-a-Lago and that foreshadows arguments his lawyers are expected to make as the probe proceeds.
It comes as The New York Times reported that the government has recovered more than 300 documents marked classified from Mar-a-Lago since Trump left office, including more than 150 retrieved by the National Archives in January — a number that helped trigger the criminal investigation.
The lawsuit casts the Aug. 8 search, in which the FBI said it recovered 11 sets of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, as a “shockingly aggressive move.” It also attacks the warrant as overly broad, contends that Trump is entitled to a more detailed description of the records seized from the home and argues that the FBI and Justice Department has long treated him “unfairly.”
“Law enforcement is a shield that protects America. It cannot be used as a weapon for political purposes,” the lawyers wrote Monday. “Therefore, we seek judicial assistance in the aftermath of an unprecedented and unnecessary raid” at Mar-a-Lago.
In a separate statement, Trump said “ALL documents have been previously declassified” — though he has not produced evidence to support that claim — and described the records as having been “illegally seized from my home.” The Justice Department countered in a terse three-sentence statement pointing out that the search had been authorized by a federal judge after the FBI presented probable cause that a crime had been committed.
The filing requests the appointment of a special master not connected the case who would be tasked with inspecting the records recovered from Mar-a-Lago and setting aside those that are covered by executive privilege — a principle that permits presidents to withhold certain communications from public disclosure.
In some other high-profile cases — including investigations involving Rudy Giuliani and Michael Cohen, two of Trump’s personal attorneys — that role has been filled by a former judge.
“This matter has captured the attention of the American public. Merely ‘adequate’ safeguards are not acceptable when the matter at hand involves not only the constitutional rights of President Trump, but also the presumption of executive privilege,” the attorneys wrote.
The lawsuit argues that the records, created during Trump’s White House tenure, are “presumptively privileged.” But the Supreme Court has never determined whether a former president can assert executive privilege over documents, writing in January that the issue is unprecedented and raises “serious and substantial concerns.”
The high court turned down Trump’s plea to block records held by the National Archives from being turned over to the Jan. 6 committee, saying then that his request would have been denied even if he had been the incumbent president, so there was no need to tackle the thorny issue of a former president’s claims.
The lawsuit paints Trump as “fully cooperative” and compliant with investigators, saying members of his personal and household staff were made available for voluntary interviews and quoting him as telling FBI and Justice Department officials during a June visit to Mar-a-Lago, “Whatever you need, just let us know.”
But the chronology of events makes clear that the search took place only after other options to recover classified documents from the home had been incomplete or unsuccessful. In May, for instance, weeks before the search, the Justice Department issued a subpoena for records bearing classification markings.
The Trump team’s lawsuit was assigned to U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who was nominated by Trump in 2020 and confirmed by the Senate 56-21 later that year. She is a former assistant U.S. attorney in Florida, handling mainly criminal appeals.
The months-long investigation, which burst into public view with the Mar-a-Lago search, emerged from a referral from the National Archives, which earlier this year retrieved 15 boxes of documents and other items from the estate that should have been turned over to the agency when Trump left the White House. An initial review of that material concluded that Trump had brought presidential records and several other documents that were marked classified to Mar-a-Lago.
FBI and Justice Department officials visited Mar-a-Lago in June and asked to inspect a storage room. Several weeks later, the Justice Department subpoenaed for video footage from surveillance cameras at the estate. After the meeting at Mar-a-Lago, investigators interviewed another witness who told them that there were likely additional classified documents still at the estate, according to a person familiar with the investigation who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
Separately Monday, a federal judge acknowledged that redactions to an FBI affidavit spelling out the basis for the search might be so extensive as to make the document “meaningless” if released to the public. But he said he continued to believe it should not remain sealed in its entirety because of the “intense” public interest in the investigation.
A written order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart largely restates what he said in court last week, when he directed the Justice Department to propose redactions about the information in the affidavit that it wants to remain secret. That submission is due Thursday at noon.
Justice Department officials have sought to keep the entire document sealed, saying disclosing any portion of it risks compromising an ongoing criminal investigation, revealing information about witnesses and divulging investigative techniques. They have advised the judge that the necessary redactions to the affidavit would be so numerous that they would strip the document of any substantive information and make it effectively meaningless for the public.
Reinhart acknowledged that possibility in his Monday order, writing, “I cannot say at this point that partial redactions will be so extensive that they will result in a meaningless disclosure, but I may ultimately reach that conclusion after hearing further from the Government.”
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Associated Press writers Curt Anderson in St. Petersburg, Jill Colvin in New York and Mark Sherman in Washington contributed to this report.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad expects Malaysia’s graft-tainted ruling party will hold general elections in coming months — and could win big — but the nonagenarian reformer vowed Friday that he would fight “even a losing battle” on principle.
In an wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, Mahathir described President Joe Biden as “ineffective” and “anti-Islam” for supporting Israel, accused the U.S. of trying to provoke a war in Taiwan and slammed Europe for provoking Ukraine to fight.
Mahathir said the ruling United Malays National Organization will most likely “win big” in the event of snap polls. He believes that many rural Malay voters have returned to UMNO because they were offered money and other incentives.
“I think they will want to have the general elections this year. If possible, maybe as soon as two or three months from now because they feel that at this moment, the public still look up at them, and the opposition is broken up, disorganized,” he said.
Elections are not due until September 2023, but some UMNO members, including ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak and party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who are both fighting graft charges, have been rallying for an earlier vote.
Mahathir was an UMNO prime minister for 22 years until his retirement in 2003. Inspired to return to politics by the massive looting of the 1MDB state fund during Najib’s term in office, Mahathir rode a wave of public anger and led the opposition to the historic victory in 2018 polls that ousted Najib’s government.
Mahathir became the world’s oldest head of government at 93, but his reformist alliance collapsed in less than two years due to defections. UMNO returned to power and now leads a new coalition government.
Now 97, Mahathir has formed a new party Pejuang and a Malay alliance to contest 120 Malay-dominated parliamentary seats. He said his mission remained the same: to “clean-up” the country and form a graft-free government.
“I dont know about being prime minister candidate, but if I am strong enough, if I am healthy enough, if they want me to contest, I will contest,” he told AP.
“I will fight, even if it is a losing battle,” he said. “I will fight because I believe in principle. It’s not what happens to me. I believe in principle. I believe that this is a great country which can become a developed country, but under the crooks you will never become.”
Najib has maintained his innocence. With his final appeal against his 12-year-jail sentence in the first of several trials ongoing in the country’s top court, he will not be allowed to run in the event of an early election.
Mahathir said he believes Najib is hoping to make a political comeback with an UMNO win.
“In the elections, if UMNO wins, he expects an UMNO government to ask for a pardon for him and when he gets a pardon, (and is ) cleared completely, he can then become prime minister,” Mahathir said. “He will do it. Believe me, he will do it.”
Mahathir has been known for decades as a critic of the West and its geopolitics.
He said Biden was an “ineffective” leader. “In a way, he’s very anti-Islam, he’s not being fair. He allows Israel to commit all kinds of crime, genocide, and he does nothing. He supports them,” Mahathir said.
He warned the U.S. was antagonizing China through recent delegation visits to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others. China considers Taiwan as its territory and regard such visits as meddling in its affairs.
“If (China) wanted to invade, they could have invaded. They didn’t. But America is provoking so that they can be a war, so that the Chinese will make the mistake of trying to occupy Taiwan. Then there is an excuse…for U.S. to help Taiwan, even fight against China and sell a lot of arms to Taiwan,” Mahathir said.
He also railed against the European Union over the Russian war on Ukraine.
“What the NATO is doing, the EU is doing is to provoke some more and asking the Ukrainians to fight,” he said. “They promised to accept Ukraine (into NATO) but they didn’t.” | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/mahathir-expects-early-polls-ruling-party-gains-in-malaysia/ | 2022-08-19T22:24:15Z |
Topeka mayor recognizes artists from Art Initiative
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka’s mayor recognized the various artists highlighted in his Art Initiative so far.
Mayor Mike Padilla’s Mayor’s Art Initiative has brought art pieces by Topeka artists into the Mayor’s Office. Wednesday night, those artists received a certificate.
Those involved say the art acts as a way for people to connect with each other.
“He’s basically trying to bring more art that is topical to the region, to the city, and not just the typical safe art. He wants the art actually made by the people, for the people,” Mayor Padilla said.
“The government building represents the people and serves the people,” Padilla explained. “So why not have it as part of a government building.”
The pieces are rotated out of the Mayor’s Office every 45 days.
Padilla says the initiative is so popular that the space is booked through next year.
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NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and Delaware saw population growth in the 2010s that dramatically expanded the property damage a hurricane could cause in those states, according to a new Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) Issues Brief.
"The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be "well above average" in terms of the number of named storms, hurricanes, and "major" (Category 3, 4, or 5) hurricanes," states the Issues Brief -- Hurricanes: State of the Risk. "Insured losses from hurricanes have risen over the past 15 years as hurricane activity has intensified. When adjusted for inflation, nine of the 10 costliest hurricanes in U.S. history have struck since 2005. In addition to increased storm activity, coastal construction has continued, and property values risen, resulting in higher loss exposure."
Citing 2020 U.S. Census data, Triple-I reported double-digit percentage population growth occurred in four states with coastal exposure to hurricanes since 2010: Florida (+14.6 percent), South Carolina (+10.7 percent), Georgia (+10.6 percent), and Delaware (+10.2 percent).
"While wind speeds and storm surge in coastal areas grab headlines, inland flooding is on the rise," Triple-I's Issues Brief added. Hurricane Ida, for example, made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021, and days later brought deadly flooding to parts of Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania far, from the coastline, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report found.
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30. Colorado State University's (CSU) Department of Atmospheric Science last week projected the formation of 17 more named storms this year, on top of the three which already developed: Alex, Bonnie, and Colin. In addition, CSU envisions 10 of the 17 storms will become hurricanes, and five of the 10 will be classified as major ones. A typical hurricane season includes 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes.
Triple-I's Issues Brief offers three pieces of insurance advice to those in hurricane-prone states:
- Check your homeowners' insurance policy to make sure the structure's policy limit, listed under Coverage A, is high enough to rebuild the home in the event of a total loss;
- Review your policy for hurricane deductibles; and
- Consider purchasing a flood insurance policy, because flood-caused property damage is not covered under standard homeowners insurance policies
Standard homeowners insurance policies cover a house's structure and contents for wind-caused property damage. Flood policies cover a house's structure and contents damaged by flood. The latter are offered through FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and several private insurers.
Moreover, Triple-I's Resilience Accelerator uses advanced data analytics to create tools that empower residents to build more resilient communities before hurricanes happen. It also demonstrates the power of insurance as a force for resilience by showing how insured communities recover faster and more completely after a natural disaster.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: May 6, 2020 to June 24, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 3, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Carvana Co. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Carvana faced serious, ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) as a result, Carvana was issuing unusually frequent temporary plates; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was violating laws and regulations in many existing markets; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was at an increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) Carvana was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; (7) Carvana was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states and counties including in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina; and (8) as a result, Defendants' statements about Carvana's business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Carvana you have until October 3, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Carvana securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the CVNA lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/carvana-lawsuit-loss-submission-form?id=31046&from=4.
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(NewsNation) — A fifth child in the United States has tested positive for monkeypox, furthering the spread of a disease that’s left public health experts frustrated.
So far, two children each in Indiana and California were diagnosed, as well as a child visiting Washington, D.C., from out of the country.
As the world tries to put a lid on the growing outbreak, new data from Africa suggests children younger than 8 may be especially at risk for more severe disease. Doctors are still trying to figure out why.
“I think it has to do with the maturity of the immune system. We don’t have a lot of details about it,” Dr. Peter Hotez, a pediatrics professor at the Baylor College of Medicine, said during an appearance Wednesday on “NewsNation Prime.”
Hotez believes the five children in America likely picked up the disease from someone they live with. The disease spreads through respiratory droplets, skin-to-skin contact and oral-to-skin contact.
That list of relatively intimate sources of transmission has led some to write off monkeypox as a sexually transmitted disease. Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said sexual contact is a main source of transmission, Hotez believes outlier cases become more likely with continued spread.
“We should expect spillover from the current high-risk group to the general population if we allow those cases to continue to grow,” Hotez said.
Hotez is also frustrated at the seemingly preventable nature of this outbreak.
“It’s too bad because, unlike with COVID-19, the vaccines were already invented and developed, and same with the antiviral drug,” he said. “We just had too many lapses in our system.”
The lapses include an expiring batch of vaccine doses in reserve and a lack of alacrity in replacing them.
Hotez is optimistic the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body, can still be contained since there are no asymptomatic cases.
On Thursday, the Biden administration officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move expected to free up emergency federal funding and improve the distribution of vaccines and treatments.
Before the announcement, Illinois, New York and California had already declared a state of emergency over the virus. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/doctor-explains-why-kids-are-testing-positive-for-monkeypox/ | 2022-08-04T19:09:40Z |
With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 299%, Upgrow Ranks in the Top 0.3% of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that Upgrow is No. 2013 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, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"The last few years have been a wild ride - expanding our services and talented team while simultaneously continuing to scale sales. Making the Inc. 5000 list is a highly visible recognition of outstanding contributions from our team, clients, vendors, and network." - Ryder Meehan, Co-CEO
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.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the US, 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."
"We're really proud of where we've gotten and what we've been able to achieve in just a matter of a few years, and we're really excited to position our agency as a leader in accelerating growth for remarkable brands in B2B tech/SaaS. This is just the beginning, as we continue to expand our team and services in order to deliver exceptional value to our clients." - Danny Ng, Co-CEO
Launched in 2018, Upgrow is a performance digital marketing agency generating revenue through Paid Media and SEO for high-growth B2B tech companies.
Upgrow works with brands to create a highly customized conversion-optimized web design, paid media strategies, SEO programs, and complete digital marketing solutions with consistent results.
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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 US-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent.
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SaaS B2B company celebrates its first fundraising close with the acquisition of another technology platform.
AUSTIN, Texas, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Double A Labs, a rapidly growing metaverse company, announced today the close of their $3.5 million Friends and Family raise. The Double A platform is meeting the growing demand for an elevated training, sales, and event experience. "The pandemic forced companies to shift their thinking around employee retention, customer acquisition, and overall client satisfaction – and these areas are precisely where we're concentrating all of our solutions," said Amber Allen, CEO of the company. The raise enabled the acquisition of ManorSoft, Inc. and accelerates Double A Labs' ability to solve complex business problems through the power of immersive worlds.
Double A, a product of Double A Labs, is an enterprise metaverse platform for people to learn, connect, and play with a purpose. Users can access their favorite content and collaboration tools from one easy-to-use web or mobile interface. This proprietary technology can accommodate hundreds of simultaneous user videos and thousands more with audio and messaging. Ease-of-use is prioritized with one-click access from any web-enabled device with no downloads required. This transformative tool infuses curiosity and human connection into every digital interaction.
Double A Labs launched its first metaverse for a Dell and Alienware product launch in April 2020, one month after the pandemic closed down the world. The new and improved Double A platform was born out of extensive insights gained over the past few years. Allen said that the company has received "enormous interest in finding a bridge product that helps audiences of all ages adopt immersive business solutions. There's a growing demand from Fortune 500 companies to solve their operational challenges, but it needs to be easy and frictionless."
To meet these demands, the company has been scaling its engineering, sales and customer success teams. Alongside the raise, Allen acquired MerTech, a tool for building a scalable software platform. Aaron Murray, CEO of ManorSoft, Inc shared, The MerTech technology enables Double A Labs to develop software faster than traditional development practices, which has propelled the team from custom worlds to a platform in less than a year."
Double A Labs is a global leader in creating innovative, data driven technology to help companies effectively support their internal teams and reach new audiences. Amber Allen, the founder and CEO of this woman-owned business, is dedicated to sparking human connection and transforming work into play by infusing curiosity and exploration into every digital experience.
Over the last decade, the company has delivered over 1,500 hybrid events, garnering multiple awards and billions of impressions for powerhouses that include AT&T, Dell, Google, Roche-Genentech, Intel, and Warner Bros. They recently launched Double A, a proprietary communications platform where people chat, learn, and play to optimize sales enablement, employee training and customer experiences. https://doublealabs.com
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During Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month, Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Calls for Expanding Access to Effective Non-Pharmacologic Care
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During National Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month in September, the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) cautions that although opioid prescriptions for noncancer pain are down by one-third in the U.S. since new federal guidelines were enacted, the growth of non-opioid painkiller prescriptions has increased, effectively trading one potentially risky drug for another.
F4CP, a nonprofit dedicated to informing and educating the general public about the value of chiropractic care, is a founding sponsor of National Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month, which occurs every September to raise awareness of safe solutions before opioids for neuromusculoskeletal pain.
According to a study published in June in JAMA Network Open, researchers found that the odds of prescribing a nonopioid pain medication started to significantly increase in 2016, which was the year that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its prescribing guidelines to limit opioids for chronic, noncancer pain. Prescriptions for nonopioid painkillers, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics or antipyretics, anticonvulsants and antidepressants increased by 8% in 2017 and 9.7% in 2018. During the study period, the number of opioid prescriptions decreased by nearly one-third.
"While it is encouraging that physicians are prescribing fewer opioids, simply replacing one drug with another is not the answer to safe, effective, long-term pain management," said Sherry McAllister, DC, president of F4CP. "Instead, patients suffering from acute or chronic pain should seek out natural, drug-free methods first to improve symptoms and quality of life without the risk of dangerous pharmacologic side effects or dependency."
The prescribing study did not include drugs from the benzodiazepine class, yet prescriptions for these drugs for pain-related complaints have also increased, according to a JAMA Open Network study published in 2019.
At the same time, drug overdose deaths increased a staggering 30% between 2019 and 2020, according to a report from the CDC, with increases involving benzodiazepines and all types of opioids, both prescribed and illicit. Overdose deaths involving prescription opioids alone nearly increased by five times from 1999 to 2020. Currently, an estimated 187 people a day die from opioid overdoses.
Mental Illness a Contributor
Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, can exacerbate physical pain and increase the risk of overdose or death. What is concerning is that nearly half of U.S. adults (44%) report that they have experienced physical pain that they believe was worsened due to mental or emotional pain, according to the results of a Harris Poll conducted on behalf of F4CP and released in July.
The link between worsened physical pain and mental health is more common among younger poll participants. For example, the Harris Poll shows that more than half of 18-to-34-year-old (53%) and 35-to-44-year-old participants (61%) report they have experienced physical pain they believe was worsened by mental or emotional pain. Another disparity between participants is that 48% of women report worse physical pain due to mental or emotional pain compared to only 39% of men. Women ages 35 to 44 most often reported the link (69%) while men ages 65 and older least often reported greater physical pain due to mental or emotional pain (17%).
Expanding Access to Safe, Natural, Drug-Free Care
Neither physical pain nor mental health conditions should be managed in isolation. Due to their close association, a holistic approach to pain management is needed to better control symptoms. Pharmacological interventions, however, that offer only superficial relief and create potential mental or behavioral health problems, such as dependence, addiction and escalation, should be avoided.
Chiropractic care has been demonstrated to effectively manage physical pain while positively contributing to mental health. Symptoms of depression, for example, such as high cortisol, high adrenalin, insomnia, agitation and anxiety, can be attributed to over-activation of the sympathetic nervous system. After reviewing studies, researchers in 2020 determined that spinal manipulation, also known as a chiropractic adjustment, activates the parasympathetic system to counterbalance the activity of the sympathetic system and thus reduce depression symptoms. Stimulating the parasympathetic system is also considered an effective therapy for major depression as it releases neurotrophins essential for antidepressive therapies, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor, according to researchers.
In addition, patients who pursue chiropractic care first to manage their pain often use conservative, cost-effective approaches. In the journal, Spine, this year, researchers showed that Medicare beneficiaries with chronic low back pain who chose spinal manipulation first were 2.5-times less likely to increase their healthcare utilization – such as hospitalizations and surgery – as compared to those who received opioids.
Given these outcomes, F4CP urges doctors of chiropractic (DCs) to serve their communities by sharing educational resources and to build greater chiropractic awareness at the grassroots level. For example, DCs could contact their local legislative body (Board of Supervisor or City Council) to request a proclamation in their city/town/state to designate September as Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month.
"Choosing natural, drug-free care to manage pain benefits every healthcare stakeholder, but none more than patients," said Dr. McAllister. "For this reason and many others, we call on our doctors to urge government officials, health insurers and employers to explore opportunities to expand access to chiropractic and other evidence-based, non-pharmacologic care, not only in September, but in every month, every year."
A not-for-profit organization with nearly 32,000 members, the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) informs and educates the general public about the value of chiropractic care delivered by doctors of chiropractic (DC) and its role in drug-free pain management. Visit www.f4cp.org/findadoc; call 866-901-F4CP (3427).
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and two of his children — Donald Jr. and Ivanka — are due, in the coming days, to face questioning under oath in New York’s civil investigation into their business practices. But will the Trumps answer?
The ex-president’s lawyer has indicated that he will advise Trump to stay mum and invoke the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination. It’s a constitutional right that gets high-profile exposure in settings from Congress to TV crime shows, but there are nuances. Here’s what it means — and doesn’t — to “plead (or ‘take’) the Fifth.”
WHAT IS ‘THE FIFTH’?
The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishes a number of rights related to legal proceedings, including that no one “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”
In the most direct sense, that means criminal defendants don’t have to give damning testimony in their own cases. But it has come to apply in non-criminal contexts, too.
WHAT’S THE THINKING BEHIND IT?
“It reflects many of our fundamental values and most noble aspirations,” the Supreme Court wrote in 1964.
Among those ideals: preventing people from being tortured into confessing or being shoehorned into a “cruel trilemma of self-accusation, perjury or contempt” of court.
Many decades earlier, the court also questioned the reliability of confessions made under duress.
THE AMENDMENT SPECIFICALLY REFERS TO CRIMINAL CASES. HOW CAN IT APPLY TO A CIVIL INVESTIGATION?
Over time, the Fifth Amendment’s protections have been understood to cover witnesses — not just defendants — in criminal and civil courts and other government settings. The Supreme Court has even held that Fifth Amendment rights protected the jobs of public employees who were fired after refusing to testify in investigations unless they got immunity from prosecution.
The Fifth Amendment also underpins the famous Miranda warning about the right to remain silent and have an attorney on hand while being questioned in police custody.
SO ARE THERE ANY LIMITATIONS?
Under what has become the legal standard, the witness has to be facing a genuine risk of criminal prosecution, said Paul Cassell, a criminal law professor at the University of Utah. That means prosecution on any charge in any U.S. court.
There are sometimes disputes over whether the right is being invoked inappropriately. The questioning side can ask a judge to declare that someone needs to answer or face contempt of court and possible penalties.
But “the courts have generally thought that they should give the benefit of the doubt to someone who might be criminally prosecuted, rather than force someone to testify and then learn: ‘Whoops!’” Cassell said.
OK. CAN SOMEONE WHO TAKES THE FIFTH DECIDE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS, BUT NOT OTHERS?
Yes, it’s not necessarily all-or-nothing. But even deciding to answer selectively could be risky: Responding to one question can enable the other side to argue that the witness can’t refuse to answer other, related questions. Another concern: seemingly safe questions could be meant to build evidence about an allegation that’s not on the witness’ radar yet.
HMMMM. IF YOU INVOKE THE PROTECTION, DOES THAT WORK AGAINST YOU?
Legally, it depends. In a criminal case, prosecutors can’t comment on a defendant’s refusal to testify, and a jury can’t be advised that it’s OK to take defendants’ silence as a sign of guilt. The Supreme Court has said that allowing that inference penalizes defendants for simply availing themselves of a constitutional protection.
But in civil cases, jurors generally are allowed to hold silence against a defendant or witness.
Then there’s the court of public opinion.
“Does it look bad? In the general public’s understanding, yes,” says Howard University criminal law professor Lenese Herbert. “But that’s just a result of poor civics education.”
The former federal prosecutor often reminds her students that while jurors might want to hear a defendant’s side of the story, it’s a defense attorney’s job to make sure the jury understands that the client has the right not to take the stand.
CAN WE GET BACK TO TRUMP? HE’S BEING QUESTIONED IN A CIVIL INVESTIGATION. CAN HE CLAIM THERE’S POTENTIAL FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION?
Indeed, his lawyers have already asserted that New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil inquiry is essentially a fact-finding mission for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s parallel criminal probe.
James has said her investigation found evidence that the company puffed up the value of real estate assets to snag loans, insurance and tax breaks for land donations. Trump has denied the allegations, and the Republican has slammed the investigation as a political “witch hunt” by Democratic officials.
Meanwhile, other fruits of James’ probe led the DA’s office to bring criminal tax fraud charges against the businessman-turned-politician’s company, called the Trump Organization, and its finance chief. The defendants have pleaded not guilty in that case, which involves claims of off-the-books compensation.
WHAT HAS TEAM TRUMP SAID ABOUT ALL THIS?
Trump lawyer Ronald Fischetti has said that unless legal immunity is granted for the ex-president’s upcoming deposition — a term for sworn pretrial questioning out of court — he’d advise invoking the Fifth Amendment “because that’s what the law provides.” Still, he maintained that publicity surrounding such a choice now could harm Trump’s defense if there’s a criminal charge down the road.
“How can I possibly pick a jury in that case?” Fischetti said in trying, unsuccessfully, to block the deposition.
Trump himself, years ago, repeatedly suggested that only people with something to hide avail themselves of the protection.
“The mob takes the Fifth,” he declared once. | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/what-does-plead-the-fifth-mean-will-the-trumps-do-it/ | 2022-07-15T19:00:43Z |
Unified platform blends construction applications and data to help owners and contractors continuously improve performance
AUSTIN, Texas, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineering and construction organizations struggle to unlock data across applications to effectively diagnose problems, predict risks, and inform future actions. To address this challenge, Oracle today announced Oracle Construction Intelligence Cloud Analytics. The new solution combines data from Oracle Smart Construction Platform applications to give owners and contractors a comprehensive understanding of performance throughout their operations. With this insight, organizations can quickly spot and correct issues and target ways to drive continuous improvement across project planning, construction, and asset operation.
"You can't manage what you can't measure," said Roz Buick, senior vice president of product, strategy, and marketing for Oracle Construction and Engineering. "The new Oracle Construction Intelligence Cloud Analytics offering combined with the Smart Construction Platform's predictive intelligence engine and common data environment, gives our customers a deeper, holistic understanding of their performance. Now they can build unique data strategies that drive competitive differentiation. This is how the construction industry will get to six sigma precision like its industrial and manufacturing counterparts."
The Smart Construction Platform unites capabilities from Oracle engineering and construction applications and third-party solutions with a common data environment and user experience. With the platform, owners and contractors can more easily work together to improve decision-making at every level of their organizations. The new analytics solution and other platform enhancements were unveiled today at the Oracle Industry Lab in Deerfield, Illinois.
"We are increasingly focused on finding new and better ways to leverage our data to gain further insights into project performance and risk," said Brian Neal, project manager, Rudolph Libbe Inc. "Connecting and blending data for analysis will provide the broadest and deepest view into our operations, helping us to understand trends across our business and identify ways to keep improving how we deliver projects for our customers."
Smart Construction Platform: Unifying people, processes, and data
The Smart Construction Platform brings together the core applications, processes, and data that owners and contractors need to work together across project and asset lifecycles. These include portfolio planning, bid/tender processes, contracts, schedules, project documents and building information model (BIM) collaboration, field tasks, costs, and payments. With the new unified experience, common data environment, and cross-application interoperability, users can easily move between applications and data sets while working within a single project. By synchronizing activities, resources, and data as each project and asset progresses, the platform helps ensure teams across disciplines are always working toward the same goal, with the same information.
For instance, the platform's scheduling and project management capabilities synchronize planning and worksite teams around a master plan, giving both visibility into a unified schedule and the task data needed to do the right work in the right place at the right time. So, if an HVAC installation should change because of a supply chain issue, the project manager will automatically receive the updated schedule information and can coordinate any needed adjustments across all impacted teams.
Likewise, the platform gives capital planners accurate, timely data on project forecasts so they can align with managers on budget requirements and adjust as strategic priorities change. For example, inflation doubles the costs of a required set of materials on a project. The project manager can push those new actuals and forecast up to the planner who can perform just-in-time changes to the portfolio, possibly pulling funds from a less important project, or putting a project on hold.
And as the platform continually learns and gets smarter using machine learning technologies, it will take these past actions into consideration to flag potential risks and guide more informed decision making in the future. These are just a few of the many connected experiences the platform can deliver by:
- Providing up-to-date schedule data to project managers so they can keep teams aligned to planned delivery dates and other schedule requirements
- Uniting planning (CPM schedule) with worksite teams (task schedule) to minimize wasted time and resources
- Letting capital planning and project execution teams exchange budget and actual cost data, enabling both teams to confidently adjust as work progresses
- Automatically storing completed bid/tender packages as well as approved invoices and other payment materials in organizations' document registers
- Giving all stakeholders visibility to collectively track progress, identify and mitigate risks, and efficiently manage change across the entire supply chain
"Oracle has helped us improve coordination, visibility, and control during project development," said Weronika Nowak, document control and IT manager for Mayflower Wind. "The ability to further connect our teams, processes, and data across applications and all project phases will increase efficiency while providing our people with the information needed to readily manage change as we work to deliver critical energy assets."
Learn more about Oracle Smart Construction Platform and Oracle Construction Intelligence Cloud Analytics.
About Oracle Construction and Engineering
Asset owners and project delivery teams rely on Oracle Construction and Engineering solutions for the visibility and control, connected supply chain, and data security needed to drive performance and mitigate risk across their processes, projects, and organization. Our scalable cloud construction management software solutions enable digital transformation for teams that plan, build, and operate critical assets, improving efficiency, collaboration, and change control across the project lifecycle. www.oracle.com/construction-and-engineering.
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All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted
CALGARY, AB, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Gibson Energy Inc. announced today its financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
"We are pleased to report another solid quarter from both an operational and financial perspective, with both the Infrastructure and Marketing segments performing in-line with our expectations," said Steve Spaulding, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Beyond our consistent financial results in the first half of 2022, we are pleased to have placed the Biofuels Blending Project into service and have seen meaningful progress in our buyback initiative through the repurchase of approximately 1.6% of our outstanding shares, or $60 million, through the second quarter. We are also excited to have recently added Diane Kazarian, who brings extensive audit and risk experience, to our Board. Looking through the balance of the year, in refining our timing expectations of capital sanctions, we now expect to deploy between $100 million and $125 million of growth capital and intend to continue our share repurchases, with the potential to increase amounts allocated towards our buyback initiative as our improving business outlook is realized."
- Revenue of $3,196 million in the second quarter, a $1,521 million or 91% increase over the second quarter of 2021, a result of higher commodity prices increasing contribution from the Marketing segment
- Infrastructure Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $112 million in the second quarter, a $6 million or 5% decrease from the second quarter of 2021, principally due to a $20 million payment for the present value of the remaining term of a rail loading contract benefitting the second quarter of 2021, which was partially offset by non-recurring fees of $5 million within the second quarter of 2022
- Marketing Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $12 million in the second quarter, a $6 million or 33% decrease from the second quarter of 2021, with a weaker environment for the Crude Marketing business partly offset by a stronger contribution from Refined Products
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) on a consolidated basis of $114 million in the second quarter, a $14 million or 11% decrease over the second quarter of 2021, primarily as result of the factors described above
- Net Income of $36 million in the second quarter, a $4 million or 11% increase over the second quarter of 2021, due to higher depreciation expense in the comparative period partly offset by the factors described above
- Distributable Cash Flow(1) of $74 million in the second quarter, a $19 million or 20% decrease from the second quarter of 2021, a result of the factors described above and a slight increase in current income tax expense
- Dividend Payout ratio(2) on a trailing twelve-month basis of 73%, at the lower end of its 70% – 80% target range
- Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio(2) at June 30, 2022 of 3.0x, at the bottom end of the Company's target range
- Placed the Biofuels Blending Project at its Edmonton Terminal into service on schedule and within budgeted capital on a fixed-fee basis and a 25-year term
- Completed the Fuel Switching Project at the Moose Jaw Facility on schedule and within budgeted capital, increasing throughput capacity to 24,000 bbl/d, or by 10%, while reducing emissions intensity by 15%
- Subsequent to the quarter, announced the addition of Ms. Diane Kazarian to the Company's Board of Directors
- Repurchased 1.5 million shares for an aggregate $40 million in the second quarter, and a total of approximately 2.4 million shares or 1.6% of outstanding shares to date this year
- Performed a review of capital expenditures in 2022, with an updated outlook for growth capital of $100 million to $125 million, given timing of the sanction of certain growth opportunities, and maintenance capital of $25 million to $30 million
- Targeted share repurchases in 2022 of up to $100 million, with the potential to increase if current expectations of business performance are realized, reflecting Gibson's commitment to returning capital to shareholders
- Renewed the Company's principal $750 million syndicated credit facility, which features sustainability-linked terms, extending its maturity into 2027
The 2022 second quarter Management's Discussion and Analysis and unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements provide a detailed explanation of Gibson's financial and operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. These documents are available at www.gibsonenergy.com and at www.sedar.com.
A conference call and webcast will be held to discuss the 2022 second quarter financial and operating results at 7:00am Mountain Time (9:00am Eastern Time) on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.
The conference call dial-in numbers are:
- 416-764-8659 / 1-888-664-6392
- Conference ID: 31070574
This call will also be broadcast live on the Internet and may be accessed directly at the following URL:
The webcast will remain accessible for a 12-month period at the above URL. Additionally, a digital recording will be available for replay two hours after the call's completion until August 17, 2022, using the following dial-in numbers:
- 416-764-8677 / 1-888-390-0541
- Replay Entry Code: 070574#
Gibson has also made available certain supplementary information regarding the 2022 second quarter financial and operating results, available at www.gibsonenergy.com.
Gibson Energy Inc. ("Gibson" or the "Company") (TSX: GEI), is a Canadian-based liquids infrastructure company with its principal businesses consisting of the storage, optimization, processing, and gathering of liquids and refined products. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the Company's operations are focused around its core terminal assets located at Hardisty and Edmonton, Alberta, and include the Moose Jaw Facility and an infrastructure position in the U.S.
Gibson shares trade under the symbol GEI and are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.gibsonenergy.com.
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information and statements (collectively, forward-looking statements). These statements relate to future events or future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words "anticipate", "plan", "aim", "target", "contemplate", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "propose", "might", "may", "will", "shall", "project", "should", "could", "would", "believe", "predict", "forecast", "pursue", "potential" and "capable" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect Gibson's beliefs and assumptions with respect to, among other things, future operating and financial results, future growth in worldwide demand for crude oil and petroleum products; crude oil prices; no material defaults by the counterparties to agreements with Gibson; Gibson's ability to obtain qualified personnel, owner-operators, lease operators and equipment in a timely and cost-efficient manner; the regulatory framework governing taxes and environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which Gibson conducts and will conduct its business; operating costs; future capital expenditures to be made by Gibson; Gibson's ability to obtain financing for its capital programs on acceptable terms; the Company's future debt levels; the impact of increasing competition on the Company; the impact of changes in government policies on Gibson; the impact of future changes in accounting policies on the Company's consolidated financial statements; the demand for crude oil and petroleum products and Gibson's operations generally; the Company's ability to successfully implement the plans and programs disclosed in Gibson's strategy, including advancing energy transition-aligned opportunities and its sustainability and ESG goals and other assumptions inherent in management's expectations in respect of the forward-looking statements identified herein.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Although Gibson believe these statements to be reasonable, no assurance can be given that the results or events anticipated in these forward-looking statements will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this press release should not be unduly relied upon. Actual results or events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of, among other things, risks inherent in the businesses conducted by Gibson; competitive factors in the industries in which Gibson operates; prevailing global and domestic financial market and economic conditions; world-wide demand for crude oil and petroleum products; volatility of commodity prices, currency, inflation and interest rates fluctuations; product supply and demand; operating costs and the accuracy of cost estimates; exposure to counterparties and partners, including ability and willingness of such parties to satisfy contractual obligations in a timely manner; future capital and growth expenditures; capital expenditures by oil and gas companies; production of crude oil; decommissioning, abandonment and reclamation costs; changes to Gibson's business plans or strategy; Gibson's plans to repurchase shares and the amount thereof; ability to access various sources of debt and equity capital, generally, and on terms acceptable to Gibson; changes in government policies, laws and regulations, including environmental and tax laws and regulations; competition for employees and other personnel, equipment, material and services related thereto; dependence on certain key suppliers and key personnel; reputational risks; acquisition and integration risks; capital project delivery and success; risks associated with Gibson's use of technology; ability to obtain regulatory approvals necessary for the conduct of Gibson's business; the availability and cost of employees and other personnel, equipment, materials and services; labour relations; seasonality and adverse weather conditions, including its impact on product demand, exploration, production and transportation; inherent risks associated with the exploration, development, production and transportation of crude oil and petroleum products; risks related to widespread epidemics or pandemic outbreaks, including the COVID-19 pandemic and government responses related thereto, and the impact thereof to the other risks inherent in the businesses conducted by Gibson; risks related to actions of OPEC and non-OPEC countries, including the effect thereof on the demand for crude oil and petroleum products and commodity prices; and political developments around the world, including the areas in which Gibson operates, the development and performance of technology and new energy efficient products, services and programs including but not limited to the use of zero-emission and renewable fuels, carbon capture and storage, electrification of equipment powered by zero-emission energy sources and utilization and availability of carbon offsets, many of which are beyond the control of Gibson. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists are not exhaustive. For an additional discussion of material risk factors relating to Gibson and its operations, please refer to those included in Gibson's Annual Information Form dated February 22, 2022 as filed on SEDAR and available on the Gibson website at www.gibsonenergy.com.
For further information, please contact:
Mark Chyc-Cies
Vice President, Strategy, Planning & Investor Relations
Phone: (403) 776-3146
Email: mark.chyc-cies@gibsonenergy.com
This press release refers to certain financial measures that are not determined in accordance with GAAP, including non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial ratios. Readers are cautioned that non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial ratios do not have standardized meanings prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. Management considers these to be important supplemental measures of the Company's performance and believes these measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in industries with similar capital structures.
For further details on these specified financial measures, including relevant reconciliations, see the "Specified Financial Measures" section of the Company's MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, which is incorporated by reference herein and is available on Gibson's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com and Gibson's website at www.gibsonenergy.com.
a) Adjusted EBITDA
Noted below is the reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measures of the Company's segmented and consolidated adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
b) Distributable Cash Flow
The following is a reconciliation of distributable cash flow from operations to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, cash flow from operating activities:
c) Dividend Payout Ratio
d) Net Debt To Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian lawmakers on Friday approved a law that paves the way for the introduction of the euro currency next year.
Croatia is due to replace the Croatian kuna with the euro on Jan. 1, 2023. Lawmakers voted 117-13 in favor of legislation to bring in the euro. One lawmaker abstained in the 151-member parliament.
Croatia, which joined the European Union in 2013, remains among weaker economies of the bloc following the war in 1992-95.
Right-wing parties in Croatian parliament were opposed to the introduction of the euro, saying it would increase poverty and put pressure on the citizens.
Both currencies are set to be in parallel use in the months after the formal start of the euro application.
Croatia’s economy is dependent on the tourism revenue during the summer months. The country draws hundreds of thousands of European and other global tourists each season. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/croatia-passes-law-paving-way-for-euro-currency-introduction/ | 2022-05-13T17:36:14Z |
Gil Carter Initiative of Topeka receives AARP grant for community greenhouse
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A new community greenhouse is coming soon to East Topeka, thanks to a community grant from AARP.
The Topeka-based Gil Carter Initiative is one of six Kansas organizations to receive an AARP grant.
Erma Forbes, of the Gil Carter Initiative, told 13 NEWS the organization will use the funding to construct a greenhouse near S.E. 23rd and Highland on the east side of the capital city.
In addition to construction of the greenhouse, which can grow vegetables year-round, an outdoor community garden, walkways, picnic area and benches will be included at the location.
Forbes said construction on the greenhouse -- which is to be around 26-by-36 feet in size -- is expected to begin in a few weeks.
Meanwhile, the Gil Carter Initiative also has another community garden near S.E. 6th and Rogers in East Topeka.
According to AARP Kansas spokeswoman Mary Tritsch, six organizations throughout the state will receive 2022 Community Challenge grants.
Some 260 organizations nationwide have been awarded a combined $3.4 million grants for 2022, according to AARP officials. This is the largest group of grantees to date with $3.4 million awarded.
AARP officials say the organizations receiving the grants are to use the monies for “quick-action projects” designed to help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public places; transportation; housing; diversity, equity and inclusion; digital access; and civic engagement. An emphasis will be on the needs of adults 50 and older.
“AARP Kansas is committed to working with communities to improve residents’ quality of life through tangible changes,” said Glenda DuBoise, AARP Kansas State Director. “We are proud to collaborate with this year’s grantees as they make immediate improvements in their communities to jumpstart long-term change, especially for Kansans 50 and over.”
In addition to the Topeka-based Gil Carter Initiative, other Kansas projects benefiting from 2022 AARP grants include:
• Blue Rapids -- construction of a pickleball court to help community members stay active
• Dodge City -- addition of vinyl wall graphics in the downtown area to celebrate community’s history and diversity
• Newton -- Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams development of a wetland park with walkways, benches, signage, murals and birding-by-ear elements for blind and low-vision park users
• Medicine Lodge -- Construction of an accessible path by the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Association. The path will be located at the Five Plains Tribes section of the Outdoor Museum Trail and will connect various points in the Memorial Peace Park to meet the diverse needs of older adults
• Iola -- Thrive Allen County will use its grant to install a musical playground for all ages in a flower garden at Allen County Regional Hospital. The playground will be open to patients, staff members and the community
AARP Community Challenge grant projects are awarded in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The projects must be completed by Nov. 30, 2022.
The grant program is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the efforts of cities, towns, neighborhoods and rural areas to become great places to live for people of all ages.
Since 2017, AARP Kansas has awarded 12 grants and almost $157,000 through the program to nonprofit organizations and government entities.
View the full list of grantees and their project descriptions at aarp.org/communitychallenge and learn more about AARP’s livable communities work at aarp.org/livable.
The Gil Carter Initiative is named in honor of Carter, a Topeka native who played professional baseball in the Negro League as well as the minor league.
Carter, who was born in 1931, died in 2015 at the age of 83.
He is credited with hitting possibly the longest home run in history. The feat was accomplished on Aug. 11, 1959, in Carlsbad, N.M., when Carter hit a ball that was reported to have traveled 733 feet from home plate.
For more information on the Gil Carter Initiative, visit www.gilcarteriniative.org.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, State Farm announced a $1.2 billion equity investment in ADT Inc. resulting in State Farm owning approximately 15% of ADT after the equity investment and related transactions close. This partnership launches State Farm into a new category, allowing the company to reimagine the homeownership experience and innovate new ways to apply Smart Home technology to home insurance, with customer benefits that may include lowered costs, reduced claims, and smart home security devices that help to proactively mitigate loss caused by water, fire, or intrusion.
For more information, visit the State Farm Newsroom and ADT Newsroom.
About State Farm®:
For 100 years, the mission of State Farm has and continues to be to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected, and realize their dreams. State Farm and its affiliates are the largest providers of auto and home insurance in the United States. Its 19,400 agents and nearly 55,000 employees serve over 87 million policies and accounts – which includes auto, fire, life, health, commercial policies and financial services accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles, is available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 42 on the 2022 Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit http://www.statefarm.com.
About ADT Inc.:
ADT provides safe, smart and sustainable solutions for people, homes and businesses. Through innovative products, partnerships and the largest network of smart home, security and rooftop solar professionals in the United States, we empower people to protect and connect what matters most. For more information, visit www.adt.com.
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for CCL, EDU, EVFM, LI, and EVTL.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
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InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
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A male was wounded in a Temple shooting Tuesday afternoon.
The incident occurred at about 12:16 p.m. as officers responded to a shots-fired call in the call in the 400 block of Fryers Creek Drive. Shell casings were found in the roadway, but no victims were found at the location, Temple Police said in a news release.
At 12:29 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of South 26th Street, where they found one victim with a gunshot wound. The male is being treated by medical staff.
At this time, no suspects have been identified.
Detectives are investigating to determine if the shots-fired call and shooting are related, police said.
Anyone with information can contact the Temple Police Department at 254-298-5500 or the Bell County Crime Stoppers at 254-526-8477, where callers can report anonymously | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_357e0160-db8f-11ec-96ba-8719257402c9.html | 2022-05-24T21:10:52Z |
Police mourn loss of K-9 shot, killed in line of duty
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) - Police in Mississippi are mourning the loss of a K-9 involved in a shooting on Thursday.
According to the Pascagoula Police Department, a K-9 handler and his police dog, Officer Exo, encountered an armed man in a wooded area, as reported by WLOX.
The man, later identified as 36-year-old Mitchell Wayne Robinson, fired a gun in the direction of the K-9 team, and Officer Exo was hit in the shooting, according to police.
Pascagoula police said the K-9 handler then shot and wounded Robinson. Officer Exo was rushed to an emergency veterinarian but later died.
Robinson was taken to a hospital and is facing charges that include aggravated assault with a firearm, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Easter weekend is afoot and Saturday just so happens to be National Eggs Benedict Day; the perfect day to grab some mimosas and enjoy the brunch favorite for many lovers of the breakfast lunch crossover meal.
If you don’t know, eggs benedict usually is served with a poached egg, English muffin and Canadian bacon smothered with hollandaise sauce. Maybe you want to chef it up in your home kitchen and make your own version of the brunch treat; be sure to hit up YouTube or your go-to recipe website/cookbook and get that hollandaise just right.
Maybe you want to do the more favored thing and head out for some brunch with family or friends. If so, we took to Yelp to find the best spots to devour some eggs benedict in Dallas:
- Maple Leaf Diner, located in North Dallas
- Ellen’s, located in West End
- Yolk – One Arts Plaza, located in Arts District
- Toulouse Cafe and Bar
- Bread Winners Cafe & Bakery, located in Uptown
- Yolk Preston Center
- Eggsellent Cafe
- The Old Monk, located in Lower Greenville
- Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, located in Northeast Dallas
- The Aussie Grind | https://cw33.com/news/local/saturday-is-national-eggs-benedict-day-here-are-the-top-spots-for-eggs-benedict-in-dallas/ | 2022-04-16T14:44:20Z |
EDMONTON, AB, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Intelliwave Technologies, a global leader in providing digital solutions for construction materials management and tracking, is proud to announce a significant expansion of the integration available between SiteSense and Procore Technologies, a leading global provider of construction management software. This integration continues to strengthen the strategic partnership between SiteSense and Procore by providing additional value to mutual customers utilizing leading construction technology tools in one ecosystem.
Intelliwave Technologies was formed in 2007 to increase "Time on Tools" for craft labor productivity and improve overall site safety in construction. The result was the creation of a revolutionary web and mobile-based software solution in one encompassing brand, SiteSense.
SiteSense's integration with Procore's Directory, Financials, Quality and Safety and Field Productivity modules allows construction teams to effectively close the loop for vendor payment for commitments along with defect management, while tracking material, tools, assets, and equipment consumption from one project to another, with support from the existing directory from Procore during these transactions.
This enhanced integration builds on SiteSense's previous integration releases with Procore to provide teams additional touchpoints to further connect the office to the field, driving project performance more effectively. SiteSense and Procore customers can now:
- Utilize Directory records during field transactions: Directory entries in Procore now sync to SiteSense as workers, crews, and jobs to assist with auto populating contact information, company names and e-mails but can also provide support scanning site badges for materials, tools, assets, and equipment handover transactions.
- Manage Delivery Defects with Observations: Defect tickets created during receiving of materials, tools, assets, and equipment transactions in SiteSense sync to Procore as Non-Conformance Observations to ensure the defect is reviewed and resolved with the vendor. Types of defects that can be logged in SiteSense include Unacceptable, Overage, Shortage and Damage (UOS&Ds).
- Support the 3-way match for Commitments: SiteSense Receiving Reports sync to Procore as Commitment Invoices to remove communication issues when closing the loop for jobsite deliveries of materials, tools, assets, and equipment to ensure trust with vendors and continued deliveries.
- Financial Consumption of Resources: SiteSense Issue Tickets for consumption of materials, tools, assets, equipment, and consumables sync to Procore as one of three options, Change Event, Time and Materials Ticket or Direct Cost to ensure cost is either re-captured through or properly allocated to a project budget that is consuming the goods.
- Advanced Project Mapping: Added support for 1-1, 1-many or many-1 Procore to SiteSense Projects to support custom Warehousing and Inventory Management use cases.
- Developer Managed Service Account Configuration: Upgraded set-up of the integration from legacy Service Accounts to the new Developer Managed Service Accounts (DMSA) that drastically reduces the time required to set-up the integration between SiteSense and Procore.
The two-way integration between Intelliwave SiteSense and Procore provides considerable value to our shared clients," stated Dale Beard, CEO of Intelliwave. "We look forward to providing new and prospective clients our enhanced best-in-class integration for inventory control, supply chain and materials management for all types and sizes of construction projects."
The SiteSense integration with Procore provides a connected network of leading construction technology tools that can help*:
- Reduce administration costs by up to 10%
- Craft labor productivity improvement by up to 16%
- Reduce material bulk purchases by up to 40%
"SiteSense by Intelliwave can help reduce data entry errors, transit time, and receipt capture for payment to vendors," said Micah Senen, partner manager at Procore. "The new enhancement to the integration reaffirms how vital SiteSense is for AEC companies looking to bridge the gap between their office and field teams and achieve maximum project performance. By syncing directory entries, defect tickets, and commitment invoices from Procore to SiteSense, we continue to achieve our mutual goal of connecting everything and everyone in construction."
View the full news release on the Intelliwave website and the SiteSense <> Procore Integration Page for more information. Visit the Procore Marketplace to view the Intelliwave listing for SiteSense.
Contact Intelliwave Technologies today to learn more about SiteSense products.
*Reference CII Best Practices Guide: Improving Project Performance
Intelliwave Technologies provides the world's most comprehensive materials management digital solution for construction projects. SiteSense Cloud and Mobile Software enables construction crews to make more informed decisions with accurate real-time information on material status and availability.
To learn more visit www.intelliwavetechnologies.com or on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
SiteSense® is a registered trademark of Intelliwave Technologies Inc.
Procore is a leading global provider of construction management software. Over 1 million projects and more than $1 trillion USD in construction volume have run on Procore's platform. Our platform connects every project stakeholder to solutions we've built specifically for the construction industry—for the owner, the general contractor, and the specialty contractor. Procore's App Marketplace has a multitude of partner solutions that integrate seamlessly with our platform, giving construction professionals the freedom to connect with what works best for them. Headquartered in Carpinteria, California, Procore has offices around the globe. Learn more at Procore.com.
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Over 38 million Americans struggle with food insecurity.
"This is a problem we just cannot turn our back on."
CORONA, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Container Technologies, Inc (Ticker: ACTX), announced that it has partnered with the Clean Food Initiative and Produce Now to provide fresh, healthy food to disadvantaged youth.
ACTX said it will allocate space in one or more of its GrowPods to grow leafy greens, which will be donated to the Clean Food Initiative for distribution to various hunger-related charities. The food will be grown, packaged and distributed by workers from Produce Now.
Hunger is an enormous and often under-reported problem in the United States. According to National Geographic, millions of working Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from. One in six Americans don't have enough food to eat.
The Food Research and Action Center states that over 38 million Americans live in households that struggle with food insecurity or lack of access to an affordable, nutritious diet. This represents a 9 percent increase from 2019.
"This is a problem we just cannot turn our back on," said Douglas Heldoorn, CEO of Advanced Container Technologies, Inc. "There are hungry people in towns throughout America. These are our neighbors, our sisters and brothers. We have a moral obligation to help those in need."
GrowPods are hydroponic modular farms that can be located almost anywhere, and can replace approximately 1-acre of farmland in a pesticide-free, automated, and controlled setting.
The company has worked previously with Caterina's Club, a non-profit organization established by noted chef Bruno Serato. Caterina's Club donates over 25,000 nutritional meals to underprivileged children each week around the world.
GrowPods offer a way for non-profit organizations to grow clean, nutritious food virtually anywhere. Organizations can place a system in an urban environment, and teach young people how to grow food - providing valuable skills, job training, instilling pride, and invoking a sense of responsibility, in addition to helping meet the nutritional needs of the community.
CONTACT:
For more information on Advanced Container Technologies or GrowPods, call: (951) 381-2555 or visit: www.advancedcontainertechnologies.com or www.growpodsolutions.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-Looking Statements about ACTX' beliefs and expectations, involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "may," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," or other similar expressions. All information is as of the date of this press release, and ACTX undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
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Fears Nachawati trial lawyers gearing up for next Roundup cancer trial in August
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer has run out of appeals over a $25 million jury verdict for a California man who developed cancer after using Roundup weedkiller. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for thousands of pending lawsuits on behalf of people who developed cancer after exposure to the herbicide, said trial lawyer Majed Nachawati.
"The Supreme Court has spoken loud and clear," said Mr. Nachawati, whose Dallas-based firm represents more than 5,000 cancer victims in litigation against the global chemical giant which owns Monsanto, the maker of Roundup.
"Bayer and Monsanto cannot shirk responsibility to those who have been harmed by this cancer-causing weedkiller. This important decision means cancer victims can have their day in court, and Bayer Monsanto has reached the end of the line in efforts to stall and delay justice."
The Supreme Court's rejection of Bayer's appeal was the second setback in recent days for Bayer (OTCMKTS: BAYZF, BAYRY). On June 17, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to re-examine the cancer risks associated with Roundup's active ingredient, glyphosate.
"Bayer and Monsanto have been using their armies of corporate lawyers and lobbyists to avoid accountability for too long," said Mr. Nachawati. "They can't hide from justice and the cancer victims who deserve answers. It's past time for this global chemical giant to stop playing games with people's lives."
Mr. Nachawati and the Fears Nachawati law firm are gearing up for the next trial on behalf of Roundup cancer victims in early August in state court in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Nachawati has been an outspoken voice against Monsanto's attempts to circumvent the settlements of thousands of related lawsuits consolidated in multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Three bellwether trials have produced multimillion-dollar verdicts, finding that exposure to the herbicide caused cancer. All three verdicts have been affirmed on appeal. A $25 million verdict for California resident Edwin Hardeman is the case that Bayer unsuccessfully appealed to the Supreme Court.
The multidistrict litigation is In re: Bayer Roundup Products Liability Litigation, case number 3:16-md-02741.
Mr. Nachawati represents individuals in mass tort litigation, businesses and governmental entities in contingent litigation and individual victims in complex personal injury litigation. The Fears Nachawati law firm is one of the largest and most diverse products liability law firms in the nation. The firm is ranked No. 1 nationally in products liability filings in federal court over the past three years, according to Lex Machina. For more information visit https://www.fnlawfirm.com.
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SOURCE Fears Nachawati Law Firm | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/06/22/bayer-runs-out-appeals-us-supreme-court-thousands-cancer-lawsuits-await-over-roundup-herbicide/ | 2022-06-22T17:17:15Z |
NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir by Chelsea Manning will come out this fall. The book is titled “README.txt,” and it’s scheduled for release on Oct. 18.
Manning’s book was first announced in 2019 but did not have a title or release date. The former intelligence analyst served seven years in a military prison for leaking a trove of documents to WikiLeaks before President Barack Obama commuted the remainder of her 35-year sentence in 2017.
The day after her conviction, Manning declared her gender identity was a woman and began to transition.
“In README.txt, Manning recounts how her pleas for increased institutional transparency and government accountability took place alongside a fight to defend her rights as a trans woman,” according to an announcement Thursday by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
“Manning details the challenges of her childhood and adolescence as a naive, computer-savvy kid, what drew her to the military, and the fierce pride she has about the work she does.”
The book’s title refers to a file she used for sending a message about the documents.
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This story corrects graph 3 to show that Chelsea Manning declared her gender identity as a woman. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/chelsea-manning-memoir-to-be-published-in-october/ | 2022-06-24T15:02:28Z |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ data protection watchdog imposed a record 3.7 million euro ($4 million) fine Tuesday on the country’s tax office for unlawfully processing and storing personal information in a “black list” used to detect fraud.
Data Protection Authority’s Chairman Aleid Wolfsen said the government’s Taxation Service “violated the rights of the 270,000 people on that list in an unprecedented way.”
“For over 6 years, people were often wrongly labeled as fraudsters, with dire consequences,” said Wolfsen.
It was the latest in a string of rebukes for Dutch tax authorities, including a fine of 2.75 million euros last year for what the Data Protection Authority called discriminatory practices in a long-running scandal centered on efforts to stamp out fraud with child welfare payments.
The last Dutch government resigned early last year to take responsibility for the welfare fraud scandal.
In the latest case, the authority said that tax authorities collected personal information without a proper legal foundation, often got personal details wrong, leading to people being incorrectly labeled as fraudsters, and did not adequately protect the list.
An internal investigation also revealed that tax office staff were instructed to use the nationality and appearance of people as criteria for gauging whether they could be considered fraud risks.
“If you had a Turkish, Moroccan or East European nationality, then you were further investigated without good reason,” Wolfsen said. “This discrimination is unacceptable.”
The data protection agency said that the tax authorities stopped using the black list in February 2020.
The government minister in charge of the tax office, Marnix van Rij, said the decision was “hard and undeniable and shows once again that fundamental improvements are necessary at the Taxation Service.”
He called the fine “a painful, but understandable conclusion given the seriousness of the findings” and said he would not appeal. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/record-fine-for-dutch-tax-office-over-personal-data-list/ | 2022-04-12T14:25:07Z |
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Some Arizona residents were battered by flooding last year when the summer rainy season known simply as the monsoon unleashed on mountains that have been scorched by flames — a concern again this year for residents in the throes of a particularly ferocious wildfire season.
With the seasonal weather pattern starting Wednesday, many are concerned with flooding as wildfires reduce more of the ponderosa pine forests surrounding Flagstaff in northern Arizona to ash.
The monsoon can be a mixed bag — cooling sweltering cities like Las Vegas and Phoenix but bringing the risk of flooding to mountain towns and low-lying deserts alike. It carries a promise of rain but doesn’t always deliver. And even when it does, the moisture isn’t shared equally across the Four Corners region and beyond.
The monsoon largely left the region parched in 2019 and 2020 but had a remarkable reversal last year when some cities logged the wettest summers on record.
The outlook this year calls for equal chances of below, above and normal precipitation, although that could change when a new seasonal outlook is released Thursday, climatologists said.
Already, conditions are setting up for moisture to move into northern Arizona and other spots later this week that can aid firefighters but also bring dry lightning that could spark more blazes.
“A lot of beneficial ingredients come with this,” said Brian Klimowski, who heads the National Weather Service in Flagstaff. “That’s relative humidity that will tend to suppress the fire behavior and, of course, hopefully some rain. But not too much rain. We all know the threat and the risk of post-burn flooding.”
Temperatures will warm a bit Thursday and winds will come up in northern Arizona, potentially creating more active behavior on two wildfires burning on the outskirts of the city before moisture rolls in, he said.
Fire crews have corralled about one-third of the larger fire, which has charred more than 35 square miles (92 square kilometers) since it started Sunday. Another wildfire in a more remote area has burned nearly 8 square miles (20 square kilometers) with no containment yet.
Evacuation orders were downgraded Wednesday. While the fires have calmed somewhat and largely are moving away from homes, Coconino County officials urged residents who don’t have flood insurance to buy it now. Officials are testing sirens this week in one area prone to flooding, and stocking up on sand bags and concrete barriers to lessen any potential damage, but they won’t know the extent of the risk on the latest wildfires until the area can be surveyed.
“It’s not realistic that we can stop flooding,” the county’s public works director, Christopher Tressler, told residents Tuesday night.
The U.S. monsoon is characterized by a shift in wind patterns that pull moisture in from the tropical coast of Mexico. It sets up differently in other parts of the world, including India, northern Australia and Africa where people celebrate the first rain of the season, said Joel Lisonbee, a climatologist and drought information coordinator with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In Arizona, about half the rain that falls during the year comes during the monsoon, said state climatologist Erinanne Saffell. Still, the U.S. Southwest is trending toward hotter, drier weather because of climate change.
Those conditions, along with fierce winds, led to a busy wildfire season across the U.S. West this spring. In all, federal officials say more than three dozen large fires have burned more than 1,875 square miles (4,856 square kilometers). Over 6,700 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the country.
New Mexico has the largest wildfire burning in the U.S., a blaze that has scorched more than 523 square miles (1,354 square kilometers) and another marching through another corner of the state.
The weather service warned of potentially critical fire danger this week in Colorado’s South Park region and eastern plains. Some local governments on Wednesday banned outdoor fires.
In southwest Alaska, a 220-square mile (570 square-kilometer) wildfire has been moving through dry grass and brush in the largely treeless tundra away from an Alaska Native village. A front expected to move in Thursday will bring southeast winds that will reduce the threat to St. Mary’s.
Temperatures were hot in California’s interior Wednesday, but incoming low pressure was expected to cool things down and bring a chance of mountain showers and thunderstorms in the north by the weekend. Forecasters noted a chance of localized fire weather in the eastern Sierra Nevada because of dryness and gusts from the approaching system.
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Associated Press writers John Antczak in Los Angeles; Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mark Thiessen in Anchorage, Alaska; and Jim Anderson in Denver contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/summer-rainy-season-sets-up-across-four-corners-region/ | 2022-06-16T15:59:29Z |
BELLEVUE, Wash., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Icertis, the contract intelligence company that pushes the boundaries of what's possible with contract lifecycle management (CLM), announced today that former BMW CEO Harald Krüger has joined its Advisory Board. Mr. Krüger's exceptional career in the automotive industry, as well as board and advisory positions with global market leaders such as Deutsche Telekom AG Deutsche Lufthansa AG, and Salesforce (EMEA) offer Icertis invaluable expertise as the company transforms the foundation of commerce with the Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) platform.
Contracts are the single source of truth for all commercial, operational, and legal entitlements and obligations of a company. The ICI platform digitizes the contracting process, extracts the critical structured and unstructured data in contracts, connects this data to operational surround systems, and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure the intent of every contract is correctly memorialized and fully realized.
"Icertis Contract Intelligence has emerged as the best-practice SaaS platform as enterprises navigate unprecedented market challenges and business disruptions," said Icertis Advisory Board member Harald Krüger. "Icertis is helping companies increase revenue, reduce cost, manage risk, and ensure compliance across functions. This enterprise-wide value is fueled by Icertis' award-winning ICI platform, tier-one technology partnerships, and deep alliances with top SIs around the world, positioning the company to further leapfrog CLM competitors. I expect to see Icertis accelerate growth exponentially and am excited to be part of their journey."
Mr. Krüger's three-decade-long tenure with BMW Group began in 1992 and includes more than 10 years serving on BMW's board of management, including four as CEO. Earlier in his career, he worked at the Institute for Dynamics of Flight Systems of the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen. He currently serves on top strategic boards across industries.
"Harald joins the Icertis Advisory Board as the company continues to see strong momentum in 2022 after posting ARR growth of above 50% in 2021, with record customer and partner growth across the world. When I first met Harald, I was impressed with his deep curiosity, grasp of details, and lean-in-to-make-an-impact attitude. In addition, his business values and approach to company culture perfectly align with Icertis' FORTE values and culture," said Samir Bodas, CEO and Co-founder of Icertis. "I am looking forward to Harald's tenured insight in shaping our business growth, from product and go-to-market strategy to managing and leading high-performance global teams."
Icertis has been consistently recognized for its record growth, market leadership, employer practices, and contract management software innovations. The company has earned numerous top-tier analyst, partner, and industry accolades and awards in recent years, such as inclusion on the Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte's Technology 500 List, and Inc.'s Best-Led Companies in America.
With unmatched technology and category-defining innovation, Icertis pushes the boundaries of what's possible with contract lifecycle management (CLM). The AI-powered, analyst-validated Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) platform turns contracts from static documents into strategic advantage by structuring and connecting the critical contract information that defines how an organization runs. Today, the world's most iconic brands and disruptive innovators trust Icertis to govern the rights and commitments in their 10 million+ contracts worth more than $1 trillion in 40+ languages and 90+ countries.
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