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LAS VEGAS, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Easter is around the corner, it's a great time for family gatherings or planning an escape from the city to relax mind and soul in the wild. To cater to such off-grid power needs during the holiday, BLUETTI, an innovative company in the power storage industry for over 10 years, is now offering an Easter assortment, starting from Apr 7, 7PM PDT and ending on Apr 18, 7PM PDT.
Though with no battery built-in, the AC300 is 100% modular, which can connect with up to 4 B300 battery packs to reach a 12,288Wh capacity. The 3000W Pure Sine AC inverter is built for securely running high-load devices. The BLUETTI Fusion Box Pro can combine 2 such units in series and even boost to a massive 24,576Wh/ 6000W/ 24V, which is sure to cover all household power needs for a day or two.
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Highly Recommended BLUETTI Modules for Easter:
AC300+2*B300+3*PV350 Combo
--AC300: 3000W Power Station
--B300: 3072Wh LFP External Battery
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AC200MAX+3*PV350 Off-grid Power Solution
--AC200MAX: 2200W, 2048Wh Expandable Solar Generator
--PV350: 350W Foldable Monocrystalline Solar Panel
EP500+4*PV350 Unparalleled Power Backup
--EP500: 2000W, 5100Wh Solar Power Station
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EB55/EB70+PV120/ PV200 Ultra Portable System
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About BLUETTI
With over 10 years of experience in the energy storage industry, BLUETTI is committed to building the world's best power stations for van dwellers, explorers, and off-grid life. For more information, please visit https://www.bluettipower.com/
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UDINE, Italy, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LimaCorporate S.p.A., a leading global orthopedic manufacturer focused on digital innovation and tailored hardware, today announces that Luigi Ferrari, Chief Executive Officer of LimaCorporate, will be stepping down from the role of CEO, to pursue new activities outside of the organization. Mr. Ferrari has led the organization for almost ten years and brought the company to new heights, including the opening of the only in-hospital manufacturing facility, ProMade Point of Care for Complex Joint Reconstruction (ProMade PoC), in collaboration with the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He will remain with LimaCorporate as a Senior Advisor to the Advisory Board and to assist with the transition to new leadership. He will also retain an equity stake in the company.
Emmanuel Bonhomme, President Europe, Middle East and Africa at LimaCorporate, will act as interim CEO, while a selection process to appoint a new leader has been initiated.
Michel Orsinger, Chairperson of the LimaCorporate Advisory Board commented: "On behalf of the Advisory Board, I would like to thank Luigi for his work and dedication over these past years. Luigi has contributed substantially to our growth, overseeing our successful expansion into new international markets and the launch of many of our industry-leading product innovations, including establishing unique access to 3D printed custom implants to advance patient care and developing LimaCorporate's Smart SPACE digital ecosystem. I'm pleased that he will remain with us as an Advisor as we transition to new leadership and enter the next phase of our growth."
"We believe Emmanuel is the right person to lead this transition phase of the business. Emmanuel is an accomplished executive who is playing a critical role in the development of LimaCorporate by leading our largest region and delivering exceptional results. He knows our company, understands our culture, and shares our passion for delivering patient-centric care and restoring the eMotion of motion," commented Michel Orsinger.
Luigi Ferrari remarked, "It has been an honor to lead LimaCorporate and work with a very talented and passionate team of colleagues in which, it has been an exciting and intense adventure. I was able to share our pioneering vision with highly professional surgeons every day and counted on the continuous support of each employee, Management Team, Advisory Board, and Shareholders. Now that we are entering a new phase for the business where LimaCorporate is very well-positioned for future growth, with an incredibly rich pipeline of new products under development and launch, I believe it's the right time for me to move into a different role. I am committed to supporting Emmanuel to ensure a successful transition."
Emmanuel Bonhomme commented, "I am honored to take on this new leadership role and grateful to Luigi for his support. I look forward to working closely with our Advisory Board, strong Management Team, and all of our employees to achieve our strategic goals. We will continue to focus on our guiding principles to transform the future of orthopaedics and drive better patient outcomes. I'm excited about the potential of our business and the positive impact we can have on patients, healthcare professionals, and our other stakeholders."
Emmanuel Bonhomme joined the LimaCorporate Management Team in June 2018. As President of EMEA, he is responsible for LimaCorporate's largest geographic market, including full P&L responsibility, sales and investment management, and development for the region. In this role, he has overseen important development initiatives to strengthen LimaCorporate's market presence, leading to the region becoming the best performing area in 2021, with strong double-digit growth in revenues and profitability even throughout the pandemic. Prior to LimaCorporate, Emmanuel spent more than 25 years in executive roles at leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies, including 16 years in the orthopaedic industry.
LimaCorporate is ready to face the new opportunities coming from the market thanks to its clear strategy based on driving excellence in extremities, being inspired by knee kinematics, focusing on digital transformation and new technologies, and investing in a new production building in Italy at the company's headquarter facility.
About LimaCorporate
LimaCorporate is a global orthopedic company, focused on digital innovation and tailored hardware, which advances patient centred care. Its pioneering technological solutions are developed to empower surgeons, and to improve patient outcomes from joint replacement surgery. Its primary focus is on providing reconstructive and custom-made orthopedic solutions to surgeons, enabling them to improve the quality of life of patients by restoring the joy of movement.
Headquartered in Italy, the company operates directly in over 20 countries around the world. LimaCorporate offers products ranging from large joint revision and primary implants, to complete extremities solutions, including fixation.
For additional information on the Company, please visit www.limacorporate.com
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SOURCE Limacorporate S.p.A. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/04/13/limacorporate-announces-leadership-transition-appointment-interim-ceo/ | 2022-04-13T15:33:43Z |
HONG KONG, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sangfor Technologies (SHE: 300454), a leading vendor of cyber security and cloud computing solutions, has recently been included in the 2022 Gartner® Peer Insights™ 'Voice of the Customer' reports for both Network Firewalls[1] and Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software [2].
Gartner Inc. provides actionable insights, guidance, and tools that enable faster, smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's mission critical capabilities. Gartner periodically publishes the 'Voice of the Customer' report. "The "Voice of the Customer" is a document that synthesizes Gartner Peer Insights' reviews into insights for IT decision makers."
According to the reports, Sangfor Technologies received a 4.8 out of 5 overall rating and is mentioned as a Strong Performer for both its Network Firewall product Sangfor NGAF[1] and Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software solution Sangfor HCI.[2] Both products received the following ratings in the four sub-categories:
- Product Capabilities [4.8/5]
- Sales Experience [4.8/5]
- Deployment Experience [4.8/5]
- Support Experience [4.9/5]
- Product Capabilities [4.8/5]
- Sales Experience [4.7/5]
- Deployment Experience [4.7/5]
- Support Experience [4.8/5]
Customers from various industries and of varying sizes (SMB to large enterprises) have shared their thoughts and experiences with Sangfor NGAF and Sangfor HCI and both products are highly recommended based on user reviews. Below is a selection of reviewers' comments.
Sangfor NGAF Reviews
In one review from February 18, 2022, the IT department of a Malaysian government organization which deployed Sangfor NGAF On-Premise wrote:
"Overall the product is working very good so far in term of filtering and inspection network and application traffic for threats, secure the network environment and reporting the network threats."
For plenty more detailed reviews on Sangfor NGAF, visit Gartner Peer Insights by clicking here.
Sangfor HCI Reviews
In one review from Jan 26, 2022, the IT department of an Indonesian healthcare organization listed the following likes about Sangfor HCI:
- "Easy management console. My new team can manage the HCI console without any hassle."
- "Good support and fast response from the Sangfor Teams, including the Marketing, Presales and also Technical Support."
- "They provide value added service, such as Security Bulletin, Join Planning Session and Customer Experience Survey."
- "Cost effective product."
For plenty more detailed reviews on Sangfor HCI, visit Gartner Peer Insights by clicking here.
Sangfor NGAF – Next Generation Firewall NGFW
Mentioned in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls as a Visionary[3]. Sangfor NGAF is the world's first AI-enabled, WAF-integrated next-generation firewall (NGFW) designed with robust malware detection and response capabilities to secure the network from malicious intrusion and unknown zero-day attacks, eliminating over 99% of threats at the perimeter.
To find out more about Sangfor NGAF, including product advantages, success stories, and videos, please visit: https://www.sangfor.com/cybersecurity/products/ngaf-next-generation-firewall.
Sangfor HCI – Hyper Converged Infrastructure
Sangfor has been providing cutting-edge 3rd generation hyper-converged infrastructure using x86 servers since 2015 and was the first HCI vendor to incorporate security all in one appliance. Sangfor HCI has been named in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software for 3 consecutive years[4]. Sangfor has played a significant role in helping some of the world's most reputable companies achieve virtualization, hyper-convergence, Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC), and distributed hybrid cloud.
To find out more about Sangfor HCI, including product advantages, success stories, and videos, please visit: https://www.sangfor.com/cloud-and-infrastructure/products/hci-hyper-converged-infrastructure.
About Sangfor Technologies
Sangfor Technologies is an APAC-based, global leading vendor specializing in Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, and IT infrastructure. Visit www.sangfor.com to learn more about Sangfor's solutions and let Sangfor make your Digital Transformation simpler and secure. You can follow Sangfor Technologies on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow LinkedIn to stay updated.
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Partnership will enhance digital-first customer service, increase conversion rates, reduce call times and improve overall satisfaction
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glia, the leader in Digital Customer Service (DCS), and Veritran, a leading global Low-Code solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership to offer digital-first customer support to financial institutions worldwide.
The partnership integrates Glia's seamless Digital Customer Service (DCS) solution with Veritran's suite of Business Solutions to complement its digital onboarding, payments, digital wallet, retail- and business-banking offering. A simple integration between the two companies will allow financial institutions to significantly enhance digital-first customer service, increase conversion rates, reduce call times and improve overall satisfaction.
The companies complement one another, sharing a vision and focus on the financial services market. Both have a proven record of customer success and a commitment to innovation, integration, simplicity and improved customer satisfaction. Together they will deliver a best-of-class user experience that responds to the current needs of the financial industry.
"The addition of Glia's Digital Customer Service (DCS) solution is a strong fit for Veritran's offering, allowing Veritran to deliver seamless digital experiences, streamline complex processes and enhance customer service strategy," said Dan Michaeli, CEO and Co-Founder of Glia.
Glia's Digital Customer Service solution provides an online experience that meets customers and members online and keeps them OnScreen without breaking the digital connection. Through its ChannelLess Architecture, Glia enables effortless transitions across SMS, chat, OnScreen voice and video, with CoBrowsing and collaboration features to streamline engagements. Through its Enterprise Low-Code platform, Veritran speeds up and simplifies the development of digital solutions that create a top-notch user experience. The company serves the top banks across the globe, reaching millions of users and running billions of secure transactions annually. Together, Veritran and Glia can help financial institutions accelerate digital engagements, drive new efficiencies and improve satisfaction rates.
"At Veritran we believe in improving our clients' business by making customers' lives better. So, we are pleased to partner with Glia. This partnership is a great example of two companies coming together to complement each other's digital offerings and provide viable solutions to financial institutions to continue supporting them in their digital transformations," said Omar Arab, EVP of Corporate Business & Head of Global Alliances at Veritran.
About Glia
Glia is reinventing how businesses support their customers in a digital world. Glia's Digital Customer Service (DCS) solution enriches web and mobile experiences with digital communication choices, on-screen collaboration, and AI-enabled assistance. Glia has partnered with over 300 banks, credit unions, insurance companies and other financial institutions worldwide to improve the customer experience and drive business results. Named both a Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ company and a Great Place to Work (with a 97% employee satisfaction rating) for a second year in a row, Glia continues to achieve broad industry recognition and customer service thought leadership including publishing the definitive book on DCS with Wiley. The company has raised over $150 million in funding from top investors. To learn more, visit glia.com.
About Veritran
At Veritran, we believe in improving our clients' business by making their customers' lives better. Through our enterprise Low-Code platform, we speed up and simplify the development of future-proofed immersive digital channels that create a top-notch user experience. We are innovation drivers serving companies worldwide, reaching millions of users, and running billions of secure transactions annually. For more information, visit www.veritran.com
Glia Media Contact:
Maggie Wise
William Mills Agency
maggie@williammills.com
Veritran Media Contact:
Ariella Davner
BCW Global
+1 (917) 734-5951
Ariella.Davner@bcw-global.com
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of prelaunch, launch, and postlaunch activities for Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA's Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the ground systems at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This uncrewed flight test around the Moon will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration as part of Artemis.
The SLS rocket is targeted to launch during a two-hour window that opens at 8:33 a.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 29, from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy.
The rocket and spacecraft arrived at its launch pad Wednesday after the nearly 10-hour, four-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building. A livestream of the rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad currently is available on the NASA Kennedy YouTube channel.
Live coverage of events will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website, with prelaunch events starting Monday, Aug. 22. The launch countdown will begin Saturday, Aug. 27, at 10:23 a.m.
A live broadcast of the launch also will include celebrity appearances by Jack Black, Chris Evans, and Keke Palmer, as well as a special performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Josh Grobin and Herbie Hancock. It also will feature a performance of "America the Beautiful" by The Philadelphia Orchestra and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. The mission will demonstrate the performance of the SLS rocket and test Orion's capabilities over the course of about six weeks as it travels about 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back to Earth.
A limited number of seats inside the auditorium at Kennedy will be available to on-site journalists on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch. Additional journalists wishing to participate may dial in. To participate by telephone, media must RSVP no later than two hours before the start of each briefing to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. Media and members of the public may also ask questions on social media using #Artemis. Audio only of the news conferences will be carried on the NASA "V" circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135.
NASA's media accreditation policy for virtual and onsite activities is available online. More information about media accreditation at Kennedy is available by emailing: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.
Full launch coverage is as follows. All times are Eastern, all events will air live on NASA TV, and the information is subject to change. Follow NASA's Artemis blog for updates.
Monday, Aug. 22
7 p.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing following the agency flight readiness review with the following participants:
- Janet Petro, director, Kennedy Space Center
- Jim Free, associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy
- Howard Hu, Orion Program manager, NASA's Johnson Space Center
- John Honeycutt, Space Launch System Program manager, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Friday, Aug. 26
10 a.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing on the role of industry in advancing human exploration with the following participants:
- Jim Free, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Jeff Zotti, RS-25 program director, Aerojet Rocketdyne
- Jennifer Boland-Masterson, director of operations, Michoud Assembly Facility, Boeing
- Randy Lycans, vice president/general manager of NASA Enterprise Solutions, Jacobs
- Kelly DeFazio, director of Orion production, Lockheed Martin
- Doug Hurley, senior director of business development, Northrop Grumman
- Ralf Zimmermann, head of Moon programs and Orion European Service Module, Airbus
Saturday, Aug. 27
11 a.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing following the mission management team meeting with the following participants:
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy
- Judd Freiling, ascent and entry flight director, Johnson
- Rick LaBrode, lead flight director, Johnson
- Melissa Jones, recovery director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy
- Melody Lovin, weather officer, Space Launch Delta 45
- Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
2:30 p.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing on the agency's Moon to Mars exploration plans with the following participants:
- Bill Nelson, NASA administrator
- Bhavya Lal, NASA associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy
- Jim Free, NASA associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
- Kathy Lueders, NASA associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate
- Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate
- Prasun Desai, NASA deputy associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate
- Randy Bresnik, NASA astronaut
Sunday, Aug. 28
9 a.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing on the status of the countdown with the following participants:
- Jeff Spaulding, Artemis I senior NASA test director
- Melody Lovin, weather officer, Space Launch Delta 45
Monday, Aug. 29
12 a.m.: Coverage begins with commentary of tanking operations to load propellant into the SLS rocket.
6:30 a.m.: Full coverage begins in English. Launch coverage will continue through translunar injection and spacecraft separation, setting Orion on its path to the Moon.
7:30 a.m.: Launch coverage begins in Spanish on NASA's Spanish-language social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube) and will continue approximately 15 minutes after liftoff. Mission coverage updates will be posted on the NASA en español social media channels.
12 p.m.: Coverage of the postlaunch news conference will follow approximately one hour after the live launch broadcast ends. Coverage start time is subject to change, based exact liftoff time. The postlaunch news conference will include the following participants:
- Bill Nelson, NASA administrator
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
- Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems Program manager, Kennedy
- Howard Hu, Orion Program manager, Johnson
- John Honeycutt, Space Launch System Program manager, Marshall
4 p.m.: Coverage of Orion's first outbound trajectory burn on the way to the Moon. Time of coverage start time is subject to change, based on exact liftoff time.
5:30 p.m.: Coverage of first Earth views from Orion during outbound coast to the Moon.
NASA Television coverage of additional events throughout the mission is available online.
NASA Launch Coverage in English
Briefings and launch coverage will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. Follow countdown coverage on NASA's Artemis blog at:
Live NASA TV coverage leading to launch will begin with commentary of tanking operations at 12 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, followed by launch coverage beginning at 6:30 a.m. Launch coverage will stream on the NASA website, as well as Facebook, Twitch, NASA YouTube, and in 4k on NASA's UHD channel. For NASA TV downlink information, schedule, and links to streaming video, visit:
On launch day, a "clean feed" will be carried on the NASA TV media channel featuring views of the rocket and audio from a commentator in the Launch Control Center throughout and a single channel of mission audio beginning 15 minutes before launch.
On launch day, countdown activities with audio of the launch control commentator will be available starting at 12 a.m. by dialing 1-844-467-4685; Passcode: 687630; listeners will hear a single channel of mission audio beginning 15 minutes before launch. Full audio from the launch broadcast will begin at 6:30 a.m. and will be carried on 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or –7135.
Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.
NASA Launch Coverage in Spanish
NASA's broadcast of the launch in Spanish will include interviews with Hispanic members of the mission and live commentary.
The show, which will begin at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, will be available on NASA en español's YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook accounts, and will continue approximately 15 minutes after liftoff. Mission coverage will then follow on the NASA en español social media channels.
Media and educational institutions interested in sharing the stream of the show can contact María José Viñas at: maria-jose.vinasgarcia@nasa.gov.
Attend Launch Virtually
Members of the public can register to attend the launch virtually. NASA's virtual guest program for the mission includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following a successful launch.
Virtual NASA Social
NASA invites the public to join the Artemis I social event on Facebook. Stay up to date on the latest mission activities, interact with Artemis experts in real-time, and watch the live launch broadcast with an interactive chat.
Watch, Engage on Social Media
Stay connected with the mission and let people know you are following the launch on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with #Artemis. Follow and tag these accounts:
- Twitter: @NASA, NASAArtemis
- Facebook: NASA, NASAArtemis
- Instagram: NASA, NASAArtemis
Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar exploration and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.
For more information about the Artemis I mission, visit:
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo at: antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov or 321-501-8425.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The explosion in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing has led to strong reliance on ESG ratings providers—and questions about the reliability of those ratings. This is not surprising given that trillions of dollars are at stake in ESG investing. A research paper by MIT Sloan School of Management research associate Florian Berg and Kornelia Fabisik and Zacharias Sautner of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, validates these concerns, as they discovered "widespread and repeated" changes to the historical ESG scores by a leading vendor of this data.
"Is history repeating itself? The (un)repeatable past of ESG ratings" won the John L. Weinberg/IRRCi Research Award from the Weinberg Center at the University of Delaware, which was presented at the 2022 Corporate Governance Symposium by the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).
Berg says, "The incredible growth of sustainable finance has created a billion-dollar market for ESG data. Yet, we found that the data is not reliable or consistent. The changes made in ESG scores at any particular time in history are massive."
He explains that the data for any specific point in time should remain the same for a firm unless there is a documented reason for a retroactive change. However, their study revealed significant unannounced and unexplained changes to the data provided by Refinitive ESG, which was previously owned by Thomson Reuters. For example, looking at two versions of the same Refinitive ESG data for identical firm years – one from September 2018 and the other from September 2020 – the median overall scores in the rewritten data were 18% lower than in the initial data.
"The score rewriting leads to large changes in what are deemed to be high- or low-ESG firms. This is important because the classification of firms is widely used in ESG research and the investment industry," says Berg, cofounder and research associate of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative's Aggregate Confusion Project.
In their paper, the researchers highlight how firms that performed better in a given year experienced upgrades in their E and S scores for that year through the data rewriting. Using predictive regressions, they showed that investing in firms with higher ESG scores in the initial data would not have led to economically or statistically significant performance gains. Yet, in the rewritten data, they found economically large, statistically significant positive effects of the E&S score on the firm's future stock returns.
"These large differences matter because this performance would not have been possible with the data available to investors when forming their investment strategies," says Berg.
He notes that the data rewriting occurs on an ongoing basis without any public announcements. To show this, the researchers compared ESG scores from February 9 and March 23, 2021 – just six weeks apart – and found that 85% of firms' scores changed. While the score changes were mostly small in magnitude, the ongoing retroactive changes affected the classification of firms and the link between ESG scores and returns.
Berg says, "Our study highlights the incentive of the data provider to introduce a positive relationship between ESG scores and returns in the data to demonstrate that their ESG scores are useful for data users developing ESG-related investing strategies. Investors should always beware and conduct due diligence, but this is particularly critical with ESG ratings."
The MIT Sloan School of Management is where smart, independent leaders come together to solve problems, create new organizations, and improve the world. Learn more at mitsloan.mit.edu.
For further information, contact:
Patricia Favreau
Associate Director of Media Relations
617-253-349
pfavreau@mit.edu
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GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: STWD) ("the Company") today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.48 per share of common stock for the quarter ending September 30, 2022. The dividend is payable on October 14, 2022 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2022.
About Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD) is a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors. An affiliate of global private investment firm, Starwood Capital Group, the Company has successfully deployed over $91 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of over $27 billion across debt and equity investments. Starwood Property Trust's investment objective is to generate attractive and stable returns for shareholders, primarily through dividends, by leveraging a premiere global organization to identify and execute on the best risk-adjusted returning investments across its target assets. Additional information can be found at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.
Contact:
Zachary Tanenbaum
Starwood Property Trust
Phone: 203-422-7788
Email: ztanenbaum@starwood.com
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SOURCE Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/09/16/starwood-property-trust-announces-048-per-share-dividend-third-quarter-2022/ | 2022-09-16T12:15:51Z |
Israeli police will investigate ‘events’ surrounding funeral of Palestinian journalist: Minister
By Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi and Colin McCullough, CNN
Israeli police say they will hold an investigation “into the events that ensued during the funeral” procession of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday.
“Unfortunately, during the course of the funeral, severe violent events unfolded on the part of those participating that worsened the situation on the ground,” Israeli Minister of Public Security Omer Bar-Lev said in a statement to CNN.
“The investigative team appointed by Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and headed by Brigadier General Anna Ben Mordechai — a seasoned commander who is familiar with the area in which the funeral took place — will hold a comprehensive investigation into what happened during the funeral over the next day, in order to produce lessons from the incident. These lessons will be presented to the police commissioner and then to me,” he added.
Israeli police came under criticism following Friday’s procession, in which television footage showed officers striking mourners with batons, forcibly taking down Palestinian flags, and arresting individuals carrying the flag. One video released by the Israeli police shows officers ripping Palestinian flags off the hearse carrying Abu Akleh’s coffin.
The Jerusalem Magistrate Court ruled in September 2021 that flying the Palestinian flag is not a criminal offense in Israel. Nevertheless, CNN witnessed the arrest of at least two individuals carrying a flag during Abu Akleh’s procession.
“Flying the Palestinian flag does not constitute an offense under Israeli law,” Israeli Knesset member Ahmad Tibi told CNN on Friday.
“When Omer Bar-Lev was appointed as Israel’s Public Security Minister, he issued a directive limiting confiscation of Palestinian flags from demonstrators to cases where there is an immediate risk of disturbance of the peace. But what the police are doing directly opposes the minister’s orders…What we see is flag-phobia of the Palestinian flag,” he added.
When asked by CNN to clarify the reason for the taking down of Palestinian flags and the arrest of individuals carrying the flag, Israel’s police force responded with a statement, which was also shared publicly on its Twitter account.
“Israel Police prepared yesterday to facilitate a calm and dignified funeral for journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and had coordinated the funeral arrangements with her family. Unfortunately, hundreds of rioters tried to sabotage the ceremony and harm the police,” read the statement.
“Israel Police supports its police officers, but as a professional organization that seeks to learn and improve, it will also draw lessons from the incident,” it added.
On Friday, mourners carried Abu Akleh’s coffin out of the St. Joseph hospital in East Jerusalem, where her body remained until the burial, but were met with strong resistance from Israeli police who compelled them to transport the body by car. A flash bomb and tear gas were fired, according to CNN reporters.
The 51-year-old Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist was a prominent voice across the Arab world, delivering what many said was “the voice of Palestinian suffering” and their “aspirations of freedom.”
“She made a huge impact on Palestine and all the people. She left her fingerprint on everyone’s heart,” Lareen Abu Akleh, Shireen’s niece told CNN.
Nafisa Khwais, a Palestinian woman who considered herself a mother figure to Shireen, told CNN that she had spent all night at the funeral home where people came to mourn the veteran journalist.
“Shireen is my daughter. Her parents died, but we are all her parents. We are all her family,” Khwais said.
“Two weeks ago, she hid me behind her back when clashes erupted by Damascus Gate, and said to me: ‘Mother, come here. I’m so worried about you’ and handed me a bottle of water. I loved Shireen. She was the voice of all Palestinians,” she said.
Friday’s events prompted global reactions by various officials who said they were “shocked” by what they had seen.
“We were deeply troubled by the images of Israeli police intruding into the funeral procession of Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh. Every family deserves to lay their loved ones to rest in a dignified and unimpeded manner,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a post on Twitter on Friday.
A senior State Department official said later that Blinken had spoken to the journalist’s family and expressed his condolences while en route to an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin, Germany.
Blinken offered “his deep condolences for their loss,” the official said. Blinken also offered the continued support of the State Department team in Jerusalem to their family and noted the importance of a free and independent press, the official said.
Norway’s Ambassador to Israel, Kåre R. Aas, said in a tweet that he was “shocked by the violent conduct of Israeli police forces during the funeral procession” adding that “such disproportionate force is inappropriate and unacceptable.”
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Amelie H. Mailloux joins the firm's Boston office and Ronald G. Nelson joins in New York City
BOSTON and NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Goulston & Storrs, an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce Amelie H. Mailloux and Ronald G. Nelson have joined the firm as Counsel in its Real Estate Group. Mailloux joins the firm's Boston office and Nelson will be based in the New York City office.
Prior to joining the firm, Mailloux was the Director of Leasing and Dispositions at Retail Business Services, LLC where she provided real estate leasing services to multiple operating brands including major supermarket chains. In this role, she also directed and managed the real estate activities for Ahold Delhaize's non-supermarket real estate assets in the U.S. She brings more than 20 years of business and legal experience in commercial real estate transactions to the firm, and will continue to focus her practice on a wide range of complex real estate and retail leasing matters. She has deep experience in the leasing and disposition of assets, including the negotiation and documentation of new leases, extensions, amendments, lease assignments, lease terminations, buyouts, and sales agreements.
Nelson joins Goulston & Storrs from a major law firm in New York City where he was Of Counsel handling real estate leasing for commercial landlords and tenants. Before that, he spent six years at DLC Management Corp., most recently as Senior Real Estate Counsel. He has nearly 20 years of broad real estate industry and legal experience including working inside real estate companies in leasing, acquisition, and investment roles. He will continue to concentrate his practice on sophisticated lease agreements for commercial spaces and land parcels. His experience spans many property types, including office, medical, laboratory, industrial, hospitality as well as restaurant, retail, and shopping center spaces.
"We are very excited to have these two seasoned real estate attorneys join our practice. Amelie and Ron will be excellent additions to our leasing team in Boston and New York. They both bring deep in-house and outside experience to the firm and will be invaluable resources to our clients. We are thrilled to have them on board," said William Dillon, Co-Managing Director of Goulston & Storrs.
Mailloux received her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 2007 and her B.A. from Wittenberg University in 1997. Nelson received his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 2001, his M.S. from New York University in 2012, and his B.A. from Binghamton University State University of New York in 1998.
About Goulston & Storrs
Collaboration is not just a pillar of our strategy; it is the key to our competitive advantage and approach to clients, community, and each other. At Goulston & Storrs, we practice law with excellence and integrity. We are a place where mutual respect and collaboration drive open discussion, transparency, creativity and optimal results for our clients. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where sophisticated business is conducted with genuine camaraderie. To learn more about us, visit www.goulstonstorrs.com.
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Company on the cusp of helping more than 1 million people prosper from clean energy
OAKLAND, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mosaic, a leading financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, today announced it has surpassed $8 billion in loans funded through the company's platform. This accomplishment marks yet another success for the mission-driven business, which has funded approximately $1 billion in loans per quarter this year and also achieved its highest monthly loan volume to date in June.
"This is a moment in time when it has to be all hands on deck to help more families make the switch to clean energy solutions," said Billy Parish, founder and CEO of Mosaic. "Together with our partners, we make sustainable home improvements more accessible and affordable for homeowners — which is even more important with the impact of inflation and rising utility costs sweeping the country. We have no plans of slowing down and will not stop until we reach our vision of 100% clean energy for all."
The company passed the $8 billion mark in late June, less than two months after announcing $7 billion in loans funded. The impact of this growth puts Mosaic on the cusp of passing another major milestone — helping more than 1 million people prosper from clean energy. This includes homeowners, contractors and their crews, Mosaic employees as well as other equipment suppliers and partners.
"When we started Mosaic in 2010, our mission was to empower millions of people to prosper from clean energy," said Parish. "I am incredibly proud of what we've done to help people and the planet thrive, and eternally grateful to everyone who has made this possible. It will take all of us working together to help the next million people prosper."
To support this substantial growth, the company has also hired top business development talent, including: Jamie Kline, Vice President of Business Growth; Eric Torykian, HVAC Business Development Executive; and Patrick Brokaw, Roofing Business Development Executive.
"Jamie, Eric and Pat are proven industry professionals, and they joined our team at a pivotal moment in the company's growth," said Parish. "With extensive experience in renewable energy and home renovation, they are already making significant contributions for Mosaic and our partners."
About Mosaic
Mosaic makes financing solar, solar plus energy storage systems, and other sustainable home improvements accessible and affordable for homeowners by providing a fast and easy way to apply for financing options. Customers learn about Mosaic through approved solar installers and home improvement contractors, as well as other ecosystem partners, and can get a credit decision in minutes for no money down loans with fixed interest rates and multiple term options. Financing applied for and processed through the Mosaic platform is originated by Solar Mosaic LLC or one of its lending/financing partners. For our network of thousands of solar installers and home improvement contractors, Mosaic provides a streamlined financing platform to drive sales growth. Since 2012, Mosaic has helped more than 250,000 households switch to sustainable home improvements with its financing products.
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PITTSBURGH, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a way to alleviate competition and conflicts between two dogs at feeding time," said an inventor, from Airdrie, AB, Canada, "so I invented the DOG FOOD DIVIDER. My design ensures that each pet has access to their own bowl of food."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to separate dog food for feeding two dogs. In doing so, it enables two dogs to eat side by side without interference. As a result, it prevents a large dog from eating food from a smaller dog's dish and it provides added peace of mind for pet owners. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households with two dogs, kennels, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Toronto sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TRO-603, 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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LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night.
Elliott recovered from an early issue that dropped him deep into the field to take the lead with 38 laps remaining and hold off three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers for his second Cup victory of the season.
It took NASCAR’s most popular driver nearly seven hours and a late four-lap shootout to get to victory lane. NASCAR moved the start up by 12 minutes because of looming bad weather, then sat through an hour-long stoppage for lightning in the area, followed by a later rain delay that stretched a tick past two hours.
“So proud of our team,” Elliott said. “We had kind of a setback there about halfway and was able to get the Chevy dialed back in and get back in the mix. It was a long day, fun day.”
The race resumed right at the halfway point with teams unsure if the full 300 laps would be completed or if the race would be stopped early because of more rain. Toyota controlled almost the entire event — four of its drivers combined to lead 253 laps — but the No. 5 Hendrick crew brought Elliott’s Chevrolet to life in the closing stretch.
“We were `(The) Bad News Bears’ to start, and then at the end we got it right and were really good,” crew chief Alan Gustafson said.
He had the race in hand when a caution came out with nine laps remaining and Elliott didn’t pit from the lead for fresh tires. Nine other drivers stayed on track with him to create a pack of traffic that prevented the Toyotas from catching Elliott after they stopped for fresh tires.
“I figured it was coming. I was hoping not,” Elliott said about the caution. He led two times for 42 laps. But he pulled away on the restart and beat Kurt Busch — in a Toyota for 23XI Racing — by 0.551 seconds.
“Getting a win is always huge. To do it in a really cool city like Nashville is even better. Looking forward to that guitar,” Elliott said about Nashville’s traditional winner’s trophy.
“These things are hard to come by and you have to enjoy them. You never know when or if ever you will get another one. So, super thankful and looking forward to next week.”
Elliott’s other win this season was at Dover, which like Nashville is a concrete track.
Busch, who led three laps for Toyota, said he should have been harder on Elliott on the final restart.
“I got soft on him. I should have been throwing some fenders and moving some momentum around,” said Busch. “I just needed to stick with our strength and I messed up. The way that we’re running, a second is cool, but we’re here for wins.”
Ryan Blaney was third in a Ford and followed by Elliott’s teammate Kyle Larson, the defending race winner. The JGR trio of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. fell to sixth, 21st and 22nd after the late decision to stop for tires ahead of the final restart.
MIXED HENDRICK DAY
The race went bad for Hendrick Motorsports in a two-lap sequence shortly after it resumed following the early lightning delay.
William Byron headed to the garage with a broken steering rack on his Chevrolet minutes after the race resumed, and one lap later, Alex Bowman suffered severe damage when contact with Corey LaJoie caused him to spin.
Bowman derided LaJoie’s talent on his team radio, while LaJoie asked his team to apologize to Bowman on his behalf. During a lengthy rain delay hours later, LaJoie posted to Twitter a T-shirt design that said “Really Good Race Car Driver” to mimic Bowman’s insult.
But the damage was done for Bowman, who is sponsored by Ally, which has heavily invested in NASCAR’s return to the Nashville market. The company is the entitlement sponsor for the Cup race and heavily activated at several downtown Nashville tourist spots.
Bowman had returned to the the event hoping to improve on last year’s 14th-place finish — which he found unacceptable because of Ally’s significant presence at the speedway. He finished last in the 36-car field.
BAD MOOD BUBBA
Bubba Wallace lost his temper with his 23XI Racing crew when he had to pit from sixth-place because of a loose wheel. He cursed his crew, then said he didn’t want to talk to them the rest of the race.
“Leave me the (expletive) alone,” he radioed the No. 23 team. “Don’t talk to me the rest of race.”
Crew chief Bootie Barker tried to calm his driver, who has been all over the map at Nashville. He was fastest in Friday practice but then qualified 30th with team co-owner Michael Jordan watching from pit road.
“We’re not out of it,” Barker replied. “I know you are (angry) and you deserve to be.”
Wallace restarted 31st, the last car on the lead lap. He rallied to finish 12th.
UP NEXT
NASCAR’s Cup Series races on the Road America road course in Wisconsin for just the third time. Elliott is the defending champion.
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Bouncer punches customer outside bar; Man later dies from injuries
By Alicia Roberts
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — New video obtained by CBS3 shows a bouncer outside a Center City bar punching a customer. Eyewitness News learned Monday that the man died from his injuries sustained outside Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar.
Sources close to the investigation say they have a person of interest and he is cooperating.
“When you see the punch, the guy hits the ground, it’s just devastating,” a man said.
Video obtained by CBS3 shows the moments before a Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar customer, 41-year-old Eric Pope, is punched in the head by a bouncer.
Sources close to the investigation say Pope was on 12th Street after being escorted out of the bar for being intoxicated around 1 a.m. Saturday, April 16.
At some point, Pope appears to approach the back of a white SUV. Immediately after, the bouncer walks up to Pope and punches him.
Pope falls immediately, hitting his head on the pavement.
He remained on the ground for nearly two minutes, until the bouncer and another person drag him to the sidewalk.
Pope was eventually taken to the hospital and put on life support. He died from his injuries this past Saturday.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner spoke about the case.
“I can tell you it’s a situation we take very seriously and as soon as we are ready to make an announcement about it we will,” Krasner said.
Those familiar with the neighborhood say they’ve had issues with the security staff before and worried something like this would happen.
“The bouncers, they’re horrible, they intimidate you,” a man said. “That could be anyone’s sons. Yeah, he was drunk. It looked like he was having a good time, it didn’t look like he was being abusive or anything, he was just dancing on the street.”
CBS3 reached out to the owner of Tabu who says, “The bouncer involved was not an employee of Tabu and the incident in question did not occur on our property,” adding their management immediately called 911 when they learned what happened and are cooperating with police in the investigation.
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The University of Arizona announced this week that it will soon waive tuition and fees for undergraduate students enrolled in one of the state's 22 federally recognized tribes.
The program, known as the Arizona Native Scholars Grant, will be open to current and incoming Native American students starting this fall, according to a university news release. More than 400 students enrolled last year are eligible for the initiative, the university said.
"Serving Arizona's Native American tribes and tribal students is a crucial part of the University of Arizona's land-grant mission, and the Arizona Native Scholars Grant program is another important step among many to do that," university President Robert C. Robbins said in a statement. "I am so proud that that this university has found a way to help hundreds of students more easily access and complete a college education, and I look forward to finding ways to take these efforts even further."
University of Arizona is one of several state colleges and universities to announce it would cover tuition and fees for Native American students, with institutions in California, Colorado, Michigan and Oregon among those with similar initiatives.
The university was built on and with Indigenous land
Given the University of Arizona's history, the move might be viewed as a form of reparations for the state's Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona is a land-grant institution, one of dozens of colleges and universities in the US that were funded through the sale of expropriated Indigenous lands. These institutions were born out of the 1862 Morrill Act, which sought to make higher education more accessible for the nation's farm workers and industrial classes. Under the law, states were granted federal lands that could then be sold to help fund agricultural and mechanical colleges.
The federal lands that generated money for higher education, however, were taken from Native people. A 2020 investigation by High Country News found that the US seized nearly 11 million acres of Indigenous lands from nearly 250 tribes, bands and communities to build the land-grant university system. Not only were many of those colleges and universities built on Indigenous lands, but their endowments were partly funded by them -- and some institutions continue to profit off those lands to this day, High Country News reported.
The University of Arizona -- which sits on lands once inhabited by the Pima, Yuman, Tohono O'odham, Navajo and Apache peoples -- received more than 143,000 acres as part of the Morrill Act and raised nearly $450,000 in endowment principal, according to High Country News data.
Tribal leaders called for tuition waivers
As part of its designation as a land-grant institution, the University of Arizona has publicly committed to serving the state's Indigenous communities.
For Levi Esquerra, senior vice president for Native American advancement and tribal engagement at the school, that means building relationships with tribes and working to address their concerns.
Tribal leaders had specifically asked the university to waive tuition for Native students given its history as a land-grant institution, Esquerra said. His office worked with partners in the admissions, provost's and president's offices to make it happen.
"These initiatives and things we're doing ... they're not checkmarks," he told CNN. "They're a long time coming, but they build on our relationships with tribal communities."
About 3% of undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Arizona in fall 2021 identified as American Indian or Alaska Native -- meaning that Indigenous people are slightly underrepresented given that they make up about 5% of Arizona's population.
Nationally, less than 1% of undergraduates are of American Indian or Alaska Native descent, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. And while college enrollment has declined over the past decade overall, that data indicates that American Indians and Alaska Natives have experienced the steepest declines.
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Starting in 2023 Big Ten Conference Will Increase Distribution Coast-to-Coast Featuring Exclusive Content Across Linear Networks CBS, NBC, FOX and Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Platform, Peacock, to Dominate Saturday Sports
Agreements to Place Big Ten Football and Women's and Men's Basketball and Olympic Sports Student-Athletes on the Biggest Stage in Sports
ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference announced today that it has reached distribution agreements with CBS, FOX, NBC and NBCUniversal's Peacock. The breadth of new partners, in addition to Big Ten Network (BTN) and FS1, will place conference football, women's and men's basketball and Olympic sports student-athletes on the biggest stage and provide fans with the most exciting matchups across traditional over-the-air linear television and direct-to-consumer streaming. These landmark media rights agreements are the most comprehensive in all of college sports and further strengthen the tradition of the Big Ten Conference.
Big Ten Conference football will dominate Saturdays, beginning in the fall of 2023 on the largest broadcast platforms from morning to night, with FOX at Noon ET, CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET and NBC in Prime Time. With the addition of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) in August 2024, the conference, its student-athletes and member institutions will reach the broadest audience in the country, coast-to-coast, including the top three media markets in the country in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The media rights agreements will begin July 1, 2023, and run through the 2029-30 season.
"The Big Ten Conference media rights agreements are more than just dollars and deals. They are a mechanism to provide stability and maximum exposure for our student-athletes, member institutions and partners during these uncertain times in collegiate athletics," Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren said. "We are very grateful to our world-class media partners for recognizing the strength of the Big Ten Conference brand and providing the incredible resources we need for our student-athletes to compete at the very highest levels, and to achieve their academic and athletics goals."
"The Big Ten has been a valued partner for more than three decades and we are thrilled to expand that relationship by adding Big Ten football to our portfolio of marquee properties," said Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports. "The combination of CBS Sports' proven record in elevating college conferences to new heights, our standard of excellence and the strength and reach of Paramount Global's linear and digital platforms, will create a powerful showcase for the Big Ten and its student-athletes. Together with Kevin Warren and the team at the Big Ten, we look forward to growing the conference to the highest of levels, reaching the widest audience."
"We are proud to expand upon our long-standing partnership with the Big Ten Conference and further bolster our position as the premier rights holder of the conference," said FOX Sports Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer, Eric Shanks. "Commissioner Warren's leadership and vision have resulted in the growth and recent market expansion of the Big Ten Conference. In an ever-evolving landscape, the Big Ten remains the most storied collegiate athletic conference in the country."
"We are incredibly excited to be partnering with Kevin Warren and the Big Ten Conference on this robust package of sports," said Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports. "With Big Ten Saturday Night and Sunday Night Football headlining each fall weekend in primetime on NBC and Peacock, along with our historic Notre Dame Football partnership, NBC Sports will be the home of premier games in college football and the NFL. In addition, with the rights to a wide range of Big Ten events, Peacock and NBC Sports will be a year-round destination for the best in college sports."
"The new rights agreements are an incredible achievement for our entire conference and a true testament of what can be accomplished with teamwork," stated Commissioner Warren. "I am incredibly grateful for collaborative efforts and hard work of our conference staff, specifically Laura Anderson, Anil Gollahalli, Kerry Kenny and Adam Neuman, our presidents and chancellors, athletics directors, coaches, student-athletes, and our partners at CBS, NBC and FOX Sports for solidifying unprecedented Big Ten access across transformative media companies for our fans to tune-in and follow the Big Ten content they love."
The Big Ten Conference new media agreements grant the following rights to their partners:
BTN will maintain its strong position as the home for Big Ten fans, as the network will continue to televise a full slate of football, basketball and Olympic sport competition throughout the entire year.
CBS's initial season in 2023 will include seven football games and both regular season and postseason men's basketball action, along with the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament final appearing on CBS for the first time. The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals and final will continue the tradition of airing on CBS, which they have done for 25 years. Every CBS Big Ten football and basketball broadcast will also be streamed on Paramount+, Paramount Global's direct-to-consumer streaming service.
Starting in 2024, CBS will televise up to 15 regular-season football games per season, including an annual Black Friday game in the afternoon. CBS is America's most-watched network for the past 14 years and the highest-rated college football network.
FOX has renewed its agreement to televise football and men's basketball games each season, with the opportunity to carry additional sports throughout the year. The Big Ten Conference's partnership with FOX reached its high point during the 2021-22 year, as FOX captured the #1 time slot in college football for the first time with its Big Noon Saturday platform that featured 10-14 games involving a Big Ten team, and a men's basketball season that ended with the top three most watched games in the history of FS1 all featuring Big Ten programs.
NBC will produce 14-to-16 games on broadcast television each season as it introduces college football fans to Big Ten Saturday Night. Each Big Ten game on NBC broadcast will also be simul-streamed on Peacock, NBCUniversal's direct-to-consumer streaming service. NBC Sports has established the most dominant primetime franchise in television history, as its Sunday Night Football has been primetime's No. 1 show for an unprecedented 11 consecutive years – a streak that is currently active.
Peacock, NBCUniversal's direct-to-consumer streaming service will deliver exclusive Big Ten football and basketball games each season, as eight regular-season football games will appear on the platform along with as many as 47 regular-season men's basketball games (32 conference and 15 non-conference) and 30 regular-season women's basketball games (20 conference and 10 non-conference).
CBS, FOX and NBC will combine efforts to televise the seven Big Ten Football Championship Games during the term.
CBS: 2024, 2028
FOX: 2023, 2025, 2027, 2029
NBC: 2026
Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men's ice hockey and men's and women's lacrosse since 2013.
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BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group killed six U.S.-backed Syrian fighters in eastern Syria saying on Monday that the killing was in retaliation for an ongoing operation inside a sprawling camp housing tens of thousands of family members of the extremist group.
The IS-linked Aamaq news agency released a video showing the shooting of the six members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces near the eastern village of Ruwaished where they were captured alive and later shot dead late Sunday.
Despite their defeat in Syria in 2019, when IS lost the last sliver of land its fighters once controlled, the extremists’ sleepers cells have continued to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq where they once held large parts of the two countries.
The latest attack occurred in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour bordering Iraq, and where U.S. troops are based at an oil facility known as the Omar Field.
Last week, the U.S. military said SDF fighters arrested dozens of IS militants and rescued four women who were being held chained inside tents at the massive al-Hol camp that houses IS families.
The operation that has been ongoing for three weeks is part of an effort to dissolve a major IS network at the camp, which is widely seen as a breeding ground for the next generation of IS extremists.
The al-Hol camp in Syria’s northeastern Hassakeh Province, has long been viewed as a growing problem and there have been a number of military operations and raids there to root out IS threats.
Some 50,000 Syrians and Iraqis are crowded into tents in the fenced-in camp. Nearly 20,000 of them are children; most of the rest are women, the wives and widows of IS fighters. In a separate, heavily guarded section of the camp known as the annex are an additional 2,000 women from 57 other countries — they are considered the most die-hard IS supporters — along with their children, numbering about 8,000. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-is-militants-kill-6-us-backed-fighters-in-eastern-syria/ | 2022-09-12T23:52:19Z |
CLARESHOLM, AB, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Alberta, Canada, today the largest solar power plant of Canada, the Claresholm Solar farm has been successfully commissioned and started daily operation of electricity power generation. China leading solar PV module brand Astronergy is proud of the delivery of over 180 MWdc ASTRO series PV panels for this solar farm.
The Claresholm Solar farm locates 13km southeast of Claresholm town in the municipal district of Willow Creek in southern Alberta. With total investment of C$200m ($162.76m), this farm occupies 1,280 acres of agriculture lands and planned an installation of 132 MWac. There are 455,758 Astronergy PV panels shipped from China to Canada since 2020 to be installed in a fixed-tilt racking structure.
The Claresholm Solar farm is expected to directly reduce CO2 emission of around 149,000 metric tons each year when it starts to work. Meanwhile, approximately 33,000 households nearby can benefit from the renewable power it generated.
Claresholm Solar is a joint venture between Capstone Infrastructure, a renewable energy investment company based in Canada, and Obton, a Danish investment company involved in the development of solar and wind power projects.
"I'd like to highlight Astronergy as the supplier and manufacturer of Claresholm Solar's bi-facial panels, which are the most advanced technology available in the market. And I'd like to emphasize the significant increase in generation capacity and efficiency of the panels supplied by Astronergy for the project. Our experience working with Astronergy on Claresholm Solar gave us a high level of confidence in terms of quality and ability to deliver, which is why the company has been selected for two more solar projects currently in development (Kneehill and Michichi)", said by David Eva, CEO of Capstone Infrastructure.
The Astronergy panels supplied for this Claresholm Solar project is ASTRO Series reinforced bifacial module with double glass (front side 2.5mm tempered and rear side 2.5mm semi-tempered). Enhanced with excellent encapsulation structure and strengthened frame, this type is specially designed for severe hail (45mm, 30.7m/s), unfriendly environment with high reliability requirements. The module has passed severe Damp & Heat 2000hours and Thermal Cycle 600 and PID 300 tests which were verified and approved by CSA certificate-C450 and PVEL certificate-PQP.
"We are pleased to join this project to build the largest solar PV farm so far in Canada. We set up a special sales team to follow up the entire process including communications, production, quality control, shipment, installation and etc. We had very good cooperation experience with Capstone Infrastructure." Said by Samuel Zhang, vice president of Astronergy, global sales and marketing.
About Astronergy:
Astronergy is committed to becoming the most competitive PV module manufacturer in the world, focusing on R&D, manufacturing, distribution and sales of high-efficient solar cells and PV modules. As a reliable and technology-leading brand Astronergy was honored by PVEL/DNV GL as "Top Performer" among module manufacturers for six times. And the brand also has been listed as the world's Tier 1 supplier of PV modules by Bloomberg.
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Did you lose money on investments in Upstart Holdings? If so, please visit Upstart Holdings, Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, reminds investors of the deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in a securities class action lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of Upstart Holdings, Inc. ("Upstart" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: UPST) between March 18, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Upstart is a cloud-based artificial intelligence ("AI") lending platform. The Company claims that "AI lending enables a superior loan product with improved economics that can be shared between consumers and lenders" And that Upstart "leverage[s] the power of AI to more accurately quantify the true risk of a loan." The Company recognizes revenue primarily from fees paid by banks.
Plaintiff alleges that Defendants made materially false and misleading statements throughout the Class Period. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that: (1) Upstart's AI model could not adequately account for macroeconomic factors such as interest rates that impact the market-clearing price for loans; (2) as a result, Upstart was experiencing negative impact on its conversion rate; and (3) as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to use its balance sheet to fund loans.
On May 9, 2022, after the market closed, Upstart announced its first quarter 2022 financial results in a press release. Therein, the Company reduced its fiscal 2022 guidance, expecting revenue of approximately $1.25 billion and contribution margin of 48%. During the related conference call, Upstart's Chief Financial Officer cited "rising interest rates and rising consumer delinquencies [as] putting downward pressure on conversion."
On this news, the Company's stock price fell $43.52, or over 56%, to close at $33.61 per share on May 10, 2022.
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 12, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as lead plaintiff. If you choose to take no action, you may remain an absent class member.
If you purchased UPST securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit Upstart Holdings, Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com.
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Which LED floor lamp is best?
No matter what room you’re decorating in your home, the right floor lamp can illuminate the space, enhance the design and significantly impact the mood.
You have many choices, but LED floor lamps are safer, last longer and consume less energy than floor lamps with incandescent or fluorescent bulbs. Finding the right one for your space depends on the size and style of the room, but the best is the Brightech Helix LED Floor Lamp.
What to know before you buy an LED floor lamp
Benefits of LED lights
LED stands for light-emitting diode, and unlike regular lightbulbs that use filaments that can burn out, LED lights use electricity and emit light when a current passes through them. Because of the unique design, LED lights have the following benefits:
- Low temperature: Heat sinks absorb the light produced by LED bulbs, which prevents them from overheating.
- Long-lasting: The low temperature contributes to LED lights lasting up to 25% longer than incandescent lights.
- Energy-efficient: LED lights use up to 75% less energy than incandescent lights while providing the same amount of light.
- Saves you money: Lighting is responsible for up to 15% of the average home’s electrical cost, so switching to LED lights can save you big over time.
- Safety: Given the low temperature, LED lights are safer than incandescent lights if left on for extended periods. They also don’t contain any ultraviolet rays, so they are safe for the eyes.
- Better for the environment: Since LED lights consume less energy and last longer, they emit less carbon dioxide.
Uplighting vs. downlighting
When purchasing floor lamps, you typically have the following two choices:
- Uplighting: This is when the light from the lamp is directed toward the ceiling. This can help improve the ambience of a room and is ideal for larger, more open spaces. If looking to add even more atmosphere to the space, consider LED candles.
- Downlighting: This is when the light from the lamp is directed down toward the floor. It’s beneficial when you want more direct light or are performing more functional activities, such as reading. If you want a light for a smaller space, or your workstation, you might consider an LED desk lamp.
What to look for in a quality LED floor lamp
Color
LED lights can emit light in a range of colors, including white, blue, red, and green. Finding the best color light depends on the function of the space. Blues and white will keep you alert and are good for focus, while red and green can be more atmospheric.
Height
LED floor lamps vary in size, but most are between 50 and 72 inches tall. You might want to consider a shorter floor lamp if you plan to place it near a couch or chair. A good rule of thumb is to keep the bottom of the lampshade above the eye level of a seated person.
Lumens
Unlike watts that measure the energy of a light, LED lights are measured in lumens, which determine the brightness. A 100-watt lightbulb translates to 1,600 lumens.
How much can you expect to spend on an LED floor lamp?
LED floor lamps can range from $30-$150, depending on the features.
LED floor lamp FAQ
How long do LED floor lamps last?
A. The lifespan of an average LED lightbulb is approximately 30,000 hours, whereas a high-quality LED bulb can last over 10 years. If the bulb is integrated into the light fixture, the lifespan will increase since the power supply is external.
Can an LED floor lamp become a fire hazard if left on?
A. An LED bulb will not generate enough heat to start a fire because the power source is only used for light emission. This makes the bulb safer than an incandescent lightbulb that changes temperature and generates more heat.
What’s the best LED floor lamp to buy?
Top LED floor lamp
Brightech Helix LED Floor Lamp
What you need to know: Functionality meets fashion with this LED floor lamp that has a 20-year lifespan.
What you’ll love: This small but mighty floor lamp takes up minimal space, and it has an output of 1,800 lumens and three levels of dimming control. The weighted base keeps it perfectly positioned, while the unique shape and style complement a modern decor.
What you should consider: This light is extremely bright and can overpower a room with any additional lighting.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top LED floor lamp for the money
What you need to know: Stable, safe and super bright, this LED floor lamp is over 7 feet high with a 13-pound weighted base.
What you’ll love: This long-lasting and energy-efficient lamp is bright enough to light an entire living room or bedroom. You can also dim the bulb during certain times of day, reducing potential eye strain. With a sleek, modern design, this functional and durable LED lamp can add brightness and style to your home or office.
What you should consider: This lamp cannot be used on a switch outlet.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Trond LED Torchiere Floor Lamp
What you need to know: You can bring the outdoors inside and enhance all of the colors in any room with this LED lamp that offers bright natural light.
What you’ll love: This newly updated floor lamp has a lifespan of 40,000 hours, a five-level dimmer and touch-control systems. Made from aluminum alloy, the ultra-thin base is durable and won’t easily dent, while the pads will prevent it from scratching the floor.
What you should consider: This floor lamp only emits cool natural light.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Lately I’ve had to spend the night in hotels in several different places due to college enrollment and other travels. I’ve noticed nice places no longer have small shampoo bottles and soaps and conditioners. Now they have refillable bottles of each strapped to the shower wall.
All my life I have depended upon taking all these things home. I can’t get these refillables off the wall. I almost tore the plaster off the Crowne Plaza Hotel. They must use gorilla glue. Am I now supposed to buy these things? Now I know I don’t really have much hair, but I still enjoy shampooing my head. Who knows, my hair may come back? Bell bottoms did.
In my younger days, I had a fabulous collection of Howard Johnson and Holiday Inn towels. They don’t seem to have those around much these days either. My wife probably wouldn’t allow me to put them in the guest bathroom anyway, but I thought they would make excellent graduation gifts.
Fast-food restaurants also have cut down on the extra napkins and condiments they put in the to-go bag. I’m not sure if inflation has finally taken its toll or the green movement shamed them into not putting 27 napkins and 15 ketchups in each bag. All I know is, how can I keep my vehicle clean if I don’t have a handful of fast-food napkins to wipe up my Dairy Queen Snicker blizzard when I dump it in the floorboard? And I guess I will need to also start actually buying ketchup again?
Corporate America needs to wake up. I buy stuff for the extras, the freebies. I’d buy a new Jaguar if they threw in a free TV. I’d buy Puma sneakers, not Nike, if they threw in a free Klondike bar. But now they have gone and gotten chintzy, so I’ll start staying at the Red Roof Inn to replenish my supplies from now on.
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AGNICO EAGLE ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Published: Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM CDT
TORONTO, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) (TSX: AEM) ("Agnico Eagle") today announced that, at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held on April 29, 2022, each of the 12 nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 21, 2022, were elected as directors of Agnico Eagle.
Detailed results of the vote are set out below:
Biographical information on all directors is available at www.agnicoeagle.com.
Agnico Eagle is a senior Canadian gold mining company, producing precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico. It has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects in these countries as well as in the United States and Colombia. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading environmental, social and governance practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.
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PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - "I wanted to create an improved paddle/oar that would provide easy and optimum propulsion of a water vessel with less work and maneuvering," said an inventor, from Clinton, Utah, "so I invented the ONE WAY PADDLE OR ORE. My design would completely eliminate the standard rotation and lifting required of conventional oars."
The invention provides a specialized paddle/oar for use with a canoe, kayak or other boat. In doing so, it eliminates the need to swing an oar. As a result, it reduces splashing water and it could reduce effort and strain. The invention features a lightweight design that is easy to use so it is ideal for canoe, kayak and other boat owners and enthusiasts. Additionally, it can be offered in three different lengths.
The original design was submitted to the Salt Lake City sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SGJ-144, 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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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Whistle, the leading Employee Loyalty platform, announced today the launch of Whistle Payments, a patent pending technology giving people managers a new set of tools to manage employee payments and budgets, while eliminating the hidden fees and waste in the current gift card and incentive payment industry.
"In a hyper competitive work environment, companies are looking for new ways to improve Employee Loyalty. Giving managers an easy way to buy a remote team member lunch, set up a recurring wellness budget, or just send an ad-hoc bonus payment when someone is going through a stressful experience – these are all powerful mechanisms to help people feel more engaged in their work experience, "said Drew Carter, CEO and Co-founder of Whistle. "This is a win for employees and businesses alike because it makes the administration of employee budgets for meals, travel, bonuses, and wellness programs easy to manage, saving both time and money."
Whistle payment accounts can be set up in minutes allowing people managers to immediately start having impact with their teams. Whistle payments makes it easy to:
- Instantly send payments to employees through virtual and physical cards that integrate seamlessly with mobile wallets.
- Set up recurring employee budgets to support individual needs for wellness, learning and other employee programs.
- Create temporary budgets for travel or ad-hoc expenses that can only be used for appropriate spending categories.
- Analyze spending data to gain new insights to drive better business outcomes.
- Integrate incentive payments with other employee programs like learning, social advocacy or culture building.
- Reduce administrative and accounting headaches through an intuitive and easy-to-manage platform.
- Send payments through existing company communication tools like Microsoft Teams and Slack
"Companies are struggling with employee loyalty and Whistle Payments is one of the tools we have built that can immediately impact business outcomes such as retention," said Andrew Hrdlicka Whistle Payments Lead and company co-founder. "It's pretty clear from our research that current tools and traditional engagement strategies are not working – in part because most companies are all using the same outdated tools. Whistle is a modern tool for modern times."
Over the past few months several Whistle clients started pilots with Whistle Payments, including Room Ready, a leading AV technology and services company who gave 100 people in the organization $100 each to donate to their favorite not-for-profit so each employee could impact the cause they care most about. "Instead of a big check for one organization, our company contributed to 53 different organizations across the region. And because we have real time access to the spending data, we are aligning more of our community giving efforts to support what our employees care most about." Said Aaron McArdle, CEO of Room Ready "In a matter of days Whistle has transformed how we think about supporting our employees and community. It's a win for our employees, company and community."
Whistle Payments is already attracting media attention and was recently named by CIO Review as one of the 10 most promising payment solution providers of 2022.
For more information about Whistle and how companies are using Employee Payments, go to www.wewhistle.com or contact media@wewhistle.com. Sign up for free at app.wewhistle.com/setup.
Whistle helps companies create Employee Loyalty. From better onboarding to employee payments, remote team engagement to learning experiences - the Whistle platform integrates the key elements that create Employee Loyalty and better business outcomes.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 18, 2022, each of Ben Friedman and David Zolty resigned his position as a director of Cell Source, Inc. (the "Company"). Neither Mr. Friedman's nor Mr. Zolty's resignation was the result of any disagreement with the Company.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of Cell Source, Inc. could differ significantly from those statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as the inability to finance the company's operations, inability to hire and retain qualified personnel, and changes in the general economic climate, as well as the risk factors disclosed in Cell Source, Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022. Cell Source, Inc. may, in some cases, use terms such as "anticipates," "continue," "estimates," "predicts," "believes," "potential," "proposed," "expects," "plans," "intends," "may," "could," "should," "might," "will," or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements should not be regarded as a representation by Cell Source, Inc. or any other person, that such forward-looking statements will be achieved. Cell Source, Inc. undertakes no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of the foregoing, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of any entity.
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Policymakers Must Take Action to Unleash the Potential of Latino—and All—Students to Succeed
SAN ANTONIO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionately negative impact on Latino students and their families in the U.S., threatening to erase educational gains they have made over the past three decades, according to a new report from UnidosUS.
"The encouraging progress Latino students have made makes clear their enormous potential. Yet, according to our report, the pandemic not only threatened that progress, but also revealed the continuing inequities of an education system that is not serving our students well," said UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía. "Our country has an urgent need and opportunity to correct this longstanding issue so that Latino students—and all students— can resume their progress toward achievement in school and the workplace and fulfill their potential as key players in America's future well-being."
Released as part of the UnidosUS 2022 Annual Conference, Latino Student Success: Advancing U.S. Educational Progress for All draws upon a wealth of sources to paint a portrait of today's Latino students and families and their unique contributions to America's strength and prosperity. The report charts the steady gains that Latino students made in educational achievement over 30 years, as well as the challenges the pandemic both created and exacerbated for Latino students and English learners, undermining their progress in areas such as math and reading achievement, access to well-funded schools and diverse teachers, and college enrollment.
The report also outlines seven policy recommendations that can support the success of both Latino students and all students:
- Prioritize actionable data and student-centered accountability by providing transparent data on student learning across states and ensuring compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) framework for identifying and supporting low-performing schools.
- Provide equitable funding to support low-income students by increasing Title I and ensuring that more investments reach the students who need the most support.
- Build on the assets of multilingual learners by supporting their language and academic development and increasing Title III funding targeted to support English learners.
- Ensure all students have access to inclusive, responsive and welcoming schools.
- Support "anywhere, anytime" learning to close the homework gap.
- Authentically engage with families about education policies and resources.
- To keep students on track for postsecondary education, invest in programs that provide postsecondary guidance to underserved students, double the maximum federal Pell Grant, and increase investments for retention and completion grants.
"Latino students are our nation's future. Too often, they are seen as a burden on schools, when in reality, they bring a multitude of abilities and assets—from multilingualism to navigating across cultures and their resilience for success and commitment to hard work. These students strengthen our schools and our country," said Murguía. "We must invest in Latino students now so that we can lead the way toward an America where every child receives a good education."
To download the full report, visit https://www.unidosus.org/publications/latino-student-success-advancing-u-s-educational-progress-for-all/.
UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. For more than 50 years, UnidosUS has united communities and different groups seeking common ground through collaboration, and that share a desire to make our country stronger. For more information on UnidosUS, visit www.unidosus.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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ATLANTA, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- INROADS recently named Niki Allen, an executive for The Boeing Company and INROADS graduate, as the latest member of its National Board of Directors.
Allen is an accomplished technology professional with more than 20 years of extensive experience in digital transformation in the aerospace, defense, and retail sectors. Technology strategy, architectural design, data analytics, large-scale technology implementation, IT operations, and cybersecurity are all areas of expertise for her.
As an undergraduate intern, Allen's time in the INROADS program served as excellent preparation for her current position leading the delivery of technology infrastructure, operations, cloud computing, and workplace solutions to more than 140,000 people across 65 countries, at one of the world's largest aerospace and defense companies.
"I'm proud to be an INROADS alumna and I am honored to give back to the organization as a member of the National Board of Directors," said Allen, Boeing's Chief Information Technology & Operations Officer and Vice President of Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations.
Niki Allen is a huge advocate for INROADS because she sees the exponential impact they make on the lives of everyone they serve. Shown through experience, the effect of INROADS goes well beyond the talented young men and women who participate in them. It extends throughout their families, organizations, and communities.
"We should not pick and choose when best to promote and champion diversity because by then it is too late," she said. "It must be an essential part of our societal and organizational fabric ... an imperative that we simply cannot live without."
In 2021, Blacks in Technology Inc. recognized Allen's contributions and outreach in STEM by including her on their Top 100 in Technology list. She continues to remain a diversity advocate and currently serves as the Executive Sponsor for the Boeing Women in Leadership Program and the Boeing Potomac Region Diversity Council.
"Mrs. Allen is a testament to the impact of the INROADS program," said Forest T. Harper, Jr., President and CEO, INROADS. "Her contributions to the National Board will be immeasurable in our growth and continuing success in cultivating the next generation of leaders."
About INROADS
Founded in 1970, INROADS delivers innovative programs and creative solutions that identify, accelerate, and elevate the development of underrepresented talent throughout their careers. Through this development, students become equipped for corporate and community leadership that affects community renewal, social change and elevates economic status and quality of life. INROADS has more than 30,000 alumni, over 900 interns and serves 4,000+ students and 200 corporate clients. Learn more at INROADS.org and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn: @INROADSInc.
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CALGARY, AB, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Fuelled Family of Companies ("Fuelled" or "the Company" or "we" or "our"), a technology-based company that uses platforms to manage, sell and disrupt, today reported its highlights from calendar year 2021 and an operating update on Q1 2022.
"We connected a record number of buyers and sellers in 2021, further proving out our vision of building an Amazon-like platform for heavy and industrial equipment," said Ajay Singh, VP Business Development and International.
- Record revenue up 109% from 2020
- Record number of transactions in 2021, both completed transactions and pieces of equipment sold
- Record number of new platform participants
- 0 TRIR since inception in 2013
- Exited 2021 with a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 79
- The company continues to be proud that it has never raised outside equity
Raj Singh, CEO of Fuelled Family of Companies commented, "We are very pleased with our performance in 2021 which was a pivotal year for us. I would like to thank all Fuelled employees for their efforts and our customers around the world who continue to choose Fuelled." Singh added "I am especially excited to leverage our focus on culture and customer experience to see Fuelled's platforms cross verticals, providing a source of liquidity to equipment owners in industries that are digitally underserved."
- Brand consolidation and alignment
- CRM and process improvement
- Successful increase in market penetration and adoption in USA
- Diversification into new verticals
- Community
- Environment – Circular Economy
"A company growing at our pace and with the future vision that we have, requires strategically investing in processes and people," said Austin Fraser, Vice President Finance and Operations. "Our strategic direction includes the adoption of technologies and other initiatives that will create efficiencies and allow us to easily scale to our future goals."
- Fuelled was chosen to act for TC Energy as part of their disposal of equipment previously slated for the Keystone XL Pipeline ("KXL")- follow this link to see the equipment available Fuelled Link to KXL Surplus Equipment
- Fuelled was chosen to market a highly engineered containerized slop oil centrifuge capable of treating ~1000bbl/day – follow this link to see the equipment available Fuelled Link to Slop Oil Centrifuge
- Fuelled was chosen to market a highly engineered suite of production testing equipment capable of tying in 8 wells at the same time – follow this link to see the equipment available Fuelled Link to Production Testing Equipment
- Fuelled added industrial equipment suited for Cannabis, Plastics, Food Stuffs – follow this link to see the equipment available - Fuelled Link to Industrial Equipment
- Fuelled was engaged by a leading audit and consulting firm in their capacity as receiver
"Our operations team has been very busy in Q1 of 2022 both in Canada and the USA", commented Fraser "I would like to thank the team for their focus on safety while maintaining our goal of delivering the best possible customer experience. Making sure our people and stakeholders make it home safe is my number one priority and in line with our core value of Family."
High energy prices have had a significant increase in demand for surplus energy equipment and the company has seen an increase in pricing in all energy equipment categories. "The other side of this coin is that some energy companies are less focused on generating cash from the sale of equipment due to supply chain constraints and new equipment deliveries." said Fraser. As a result, Fuelled expects to see a potential slowdown in onboarding new sell side energy clients. "To address market concerns and cycles, Fuelled has and will continue to explore new verticals where we can add value," continued Fraser.
- Record quarterly revenue
- Record quarterly number of transactions
- Fuelled Auctions
- Fuelled Logistics
- Launched improved Fuelled Consignment website www.fuelled.com
- Launched improved ARMOUREE app for cataloging equipment online and offline
- Completed the company's largest single ticket online sale of CAD$3,000,000
"Fuelled will always be a customer-centric organization that is looking for ways to better serve our buyers and sellers around the world," said Raj Singh. "While we are extremely proud of our results and how far we have come, we will continue to improve the customer experience by focusing on culture and living our values of Family, Integrity, Transparency and Fun. I would again like to thank our people and our customers around the world for trusting and supporting Fuelled."
Fuelled's purpose is "Having Fun Connecting the World" and operates multiple online platforms, a logistics business and a data-driven appraisal business. Fuelled was named as a Globe and Mail, Top Growing Company in Canada in 2020 and 2021.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — This shall be the list to end all lists until another list is made but until then, here you have it: the officially unofficial list of the top spots to eat chicken wings or hot wings around Dallas/North Texas.
So, why are we talking about chicken wings? Well, it’s National Chicken Wing Day on Friday, July 29! So, get your ranch, bleu cheese, whatever dipping sauce you prefer and get to eating. National Today explains you’re going to need an appetite pretty large to properly enjoy celebrating this day.
“Originally relegated to the far corners of the kitchen as material for chicken stock, chicken wings were born when the owners of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo cooked up a midnight snack for their son and his friends. Using only fried wings, butter, and hot sauce, they stumbled on a dish that would change American game day gastronomy forever. So this July 29, make them sweet, spicy or any way you want, but raise a glass and down a few wings to celebrate.”
We scoured Yelp’s list of the best spots around Dallas and North Texas to eat some delicious chicken/hot wings!
- WNB Factory
- WingBucket
- The Cluckin
- The Royal Daiquiri
- No. 1 Plus Chicken
- Street’s Fine Chicken – North Dallas
- The Wing’d Nut
- Pluckers Wing Bar
- TJ Cajun Seafood & Wings – Lake Highlands
- Ricky’s Hot Chicken
- Wing Boss
- bb.q Chicken – Carrollton
- Benders Sports & Spirits – North Dallas
- Wing Dash
- Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken – North Dallas
- Wingtown & Grill
- Good Wings
- Mas Wings – North Dallas
- Wing City
- Wing Mac
- Krispy Krunchy Chicken – Irving
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North Carolina State transfer joins revamped Butler roster
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Butler coach Thad Matta says 6-foot-11 Manny Bates will join the Bulldogs program next season. Bates is a grad transfer from North Carolina State, where he had 147 blocks and shot 64.7% from the field in two seasons with the Wolfpack. It’s the latest move in a flurry of program additions since Matta returned to his alma mater in April. The Bulldogs announced last week that they had also signed signed 6-10 forward Jalen Thomas, a transfer from Georgia State, and added former Ohio State stars Greg Oden and Jon Diebler to Matta’s staff. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/09/north-carolina-state-transfer-joins-revamped-butler-roster/ | 2022-05-09T23:29:58Z |
Investment will enable leading sales commission software solution provider to expand its global presence, accelerate its best-in-class product development, and continue to attract and retain top talent.
IRVINE, Calif., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Performio, a leading enterprise-grade sales commission software solution provider, today announced that it has received a $75 million growth investment led by JMI Equity ("JMI"), a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies. This additional funding will support and accelerate Performio's innovation and advancement of best-in-class products for automating incentive compensation management and serving the dynamic needs of its growing customer base worldwide.
Performio provides a cloud-based sales performance management (SPM) platform that sales and finance teams at organizations use to manage, calculate, and communicate incentive compensation information, a complex process that is frequently performed manually. Before adopting Performio, 80 percent of its customers used spreadsheets to manage their sales-commission process. Performio currently works with some of the world's largest banking, media, healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and software companies.
"We are thrilled to partner with JMI to support and accelerate Performio's continued growth," said Grayson Morris, Performio's Chief Executive Officer. "The JMI team has an impressive track record of helping build and scale b2b software companies at a similar point in their growth trajectory to Performio today."
"We ran a thorough process and believe that JMI is the best partner to help us take Performio into its next chapter of growth and success," said Luke Teeple, Performio's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. "Their investment underlines our plans to continue to innovate in the ICM market, generating more value for new and existing Performio customers."
Underscoring its impressive trajectory since inception more than 15 years ago, Performio grew its year-over-year revenue by 77 percent and more than doubled the number of its employees worldwide in 2021. Performio has established leading positions in the North American and global mid-market and enterprise segments, with clients such as AstraZeneca, BrowserStack, ChargePoint, Contentful, Drager, Johnson & Johnson, OnDeck, Simpli.fi, Veeva Systems, Vodafone, and WP Engine.
"Performio is an emerging leader in sales commission software, and we are excited to help take the company to the next level," said Paul Barber, Chairman at JMI. "JMI Equity is excited to partner with Grayson and Luke to expand their team and product investment in this critical, emerging market."
Founded by sales-compensation expert David Marshall in Australia in 2006, Performio quickly grew to become the leading commission management software solution provider in the Asia Pacific region. Performio expanded to the United States in 2017 with the launch of its global headquarters in Irvine, CA. Since then, Performio has increased its customer base in North America and globally.
Concurrent with the closing of JMI's investment, Paul Barber and JMI Vice President, Jack Duane, have joined Performio's Board of Directors.
Canaccord Genuity LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor to Performio in connection with the transaction.
About Performio
Performio is a leading provider of a new breed of incentive compensation management software that combines enterprise-grade functionality with the ease of use required of modern software applications. The company's product is used by large global enterprises and growing mid-market companies worldwide such as AstraZeneca, BrowserStack, ChargePoint, Contentful, Drager, Johnson & Johnson, OnDeck, Simpli.fi, Veeva Systems, Vodafone, and WP Engine. Performio's feature-rich cloud application enables enterprises to automate their sales compensation calculations, provide increased transparency to their sales reps, and adapt to changing market conditions with confidence. For more information, visit www.performio.co.
About JMI Equity
JMI Equity is a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies. Founded in 1992, JMI has invested in over 170 businesses in its target markets, successfully completed over 110 exits, and raised more than $6 billion of committed capital. JMI partners with exceptional management teams to help build their companies into industry leaders. For more information, visit www.jmi.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America's leading digital marketplace bank, placed fourth on this year's 2022 San Francisco Large Company Top Workplaces list and was recognized with a special award in communication. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.
"On the heels of being recognized as a Top Workplace in the USA, we are proud to be named a SF Top Workplace," said Tina Wilson, LendingClub's Chief People Officer. "Every employee brings their individual perspectives and experiences to make us and our business better. We are a group of ambitious, respectful, kind, and talented people charting a new course within the financial services industry to help our members meet their financial goals. I'm so proud of what we've accomplished to date as a profitable digital marketplace bank, and I can't wait to see what this team delivers for many years to come."
2022 was the first year that LendingClub employees participated in the survey. Earlier this year, LendingClub was also recognized with a 2022 Top Workplaces USA award as well as 5 culture of excellence awards in innovation, work-life flexibility, compensation & benefits, leadership, and purpose & values. It is important to LendingClub how their employees regard their work experience. With these results from the Top Workplace surveys, LendingClub continues to evolve with purpose and remain a top place to work in the industry.
"Companies need to authentically represent their brand to job-seekers," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. "The employee experience needs to be on the mission-critical list. Leaders who embrace a people-first culture will benefit greatly. By giving employees a voice and showcasing your authentic culture through employer branding, organizations can attract those job seekers who complement their culture. Culture drives performance."
The San Francisco Chronicle, in partnership with Energage, surveyed more than 21,000 Bay Area employees to recognize the organizations that went above and beyond during these unprecedented times. More information on the 2022 Top Workplaces list can be found at www.sfchronicle.com/top-workplaces/
LendingClub is the leading digital marketplace bank in the U.S. helping Americans reach their financial health goals. For more information about LendingClub, visit: www.lendingclub.com.
LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC) is the parent company of LendingClub Bank, National Association, Member FDIC. LendingClub Bank is the leading digital marketplace bank in the U.S., where members can access a broad range of financial products and services designed to help them pay less when borrowing and earn more when saving. Based on more than 150 billion cells of data and over $70 billion in loans, our advanced credit decisioning and machine-learning models are used across the customer lifecycle to expand seamless access to credit for our members, while generating compelling risk-adjusted returns for our loan investors. Since 2007, more than 4 million members have joined the Club to help reach their financial goals. For more information about LendingClub, visit https://www.lendingclub.com.
Making the world a better place to work together.™ Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 14 years of culture research and the results from 23 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com.
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Acquisition is a key step in AHF Products' growth strategy & expands U.S. manufacturing footprint to 10 facilities stateside
MOUNTVILLE, Pa., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AHF Products announced today that it has received bankruptcy court approval to purchase certain assets of Armstrong Flooring, Inc., strengthening AHF Products' leadership position in resilient flooring solutions and adding another gear to its expanding commercial market business. The purchase includes the purchase and operation of three U.S. manufacturing facilities, in Lancaster and Beech Creek, PA and in Kankakee, IL.
"Our investments in new brands, products and capabilities, both organically and through acquisitions, has fueled our growth. Our strategic acquisitions have been a key driver in expanding both our reach and product offering to provide our customers with industry-leading commercial and residential products, including hardwood, resilient and laminate. That is, and will continue to be, our strategy moving forward," said Brian Carson, President and CEO, AHF Products. "Our ongoing commitment is to create products that bring more value to our customers, across categories."
Since its inception, AHF Products has grown rapidly in both the residential and commercial flooring segments by innovating and broadening its product offerings through its world class brands, manufacturing capabilities and channels of distribution.
"Our stable of top brands allows us to bring our channel partners the right style, value, innovation and marketing to enable them to differentiate themselves and grow market share. We will continue to be a leader and a one-stop-shop for our customers," said Carson.
AHF Products continues to invest in U.S. manufacturing and this purchase expands AHF Products' domestic footprint, enhancing the company's customer base, production efficiencies and logistical capabilities. Ten U.S. facilities mean sustaining American manufacturing jobs and boosting local economies. Further, the company's domestic production capacity provides insulation from volatility around tariffs, duties and high shipping costs, which positions AHF Products to continue providing superior customer service given the dislocated global supply chain.
AHF Products is well situated to continue its remarkable growth trajectory through continued innovation and industry-leading customer service. Headquartered in Mountville, Pa., AHF Products is a leader in hardwood, vinyl plank, laminate and commercial products. After acquiring the Armstrong assets, the company will operate 11 manufacturing facilities – seven wood plants and three vinyl facilities in the U.S., and one engineered hardwood plant in Cambodia. Three domestic distribution facilities serve customers through a multi-channel strategy that includes dealers, home centers and distributors.
The purchase is expected to be finalized in the third quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
AHF Products is a leading hardwood flooring manufacturer in the USA with a family of trusted brands serving the residential and commercial hardwood and vinyl flooring markets. With decades of experience in award-winning wood flooring design, product development, manufacturing and service, we create quality flooring to last for generations through inspiring designs, product innovation and a deep commitment to outstanding customer service. Our residential flooring brands include Bruce®, Hartco®, Robbins®, LM Flooring®, Capella®, HomerWood®, Hearthwood®, Raintree®, Autograph™, Emily Morrow Home™ and tmbr®. Our commercial brands include Bruce Contract™, Hartco Contract™, AHF Contract™ and Parterre®. Headquartered in Mountville, Pennsylvania, with manufacturing operations across the United States and in Cambodia, AHF Products employs over 2,600 dedicated team members. www.AHFProducts.com
Armstrong® is a trademark of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. All other marks are owned by AHF, LLC, its affiliates, or subsidiaries. All rights reserved.
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NEW YORK, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased PEGA common stock between May 29, 2020 and May 9, 2022, inclusive.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until July 18, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Pegasystems Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) PEGA had engaged in corporate espionage and misappropriation of trade secrets to better compete against Appian, a principal competitor; (2) defendants' product development and associated success was, in significant part, not the result of its own research and product testing but rather the result of such corporate espionage and trade secret theft; (3) defendants had engaged in a scheme to steal Appian trade secrets, which was not only known to, but carried out through, the personal involvement of the Company's CEO; (4) the Company's CEO and other officers and employees did not comply with the Company's written Code of Conduct, including its express prohibition on "stealing" confidential information from a competitor and "misrepresenting your identity in hopes of obtaining confidential information"; (5) the Company was "unable to reasonably estimate damages" in the lawsuit filed by Appian as a result of the foregoing misconduct (the "Appian Litigation"); and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about PEGA's business, operations, prospects, legal compliance, and potential damages exposure in the Appian Litigation were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis when made.
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LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Afrobeats superstar, recording artist, producer, and philanthropist, Davido announced his ARE WE AFRICAN YET? (A.W.A.Y) Festival, a one-day music festival and cultural experience taking place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on November 18, 2022. The Festival was conceived to promote and foster cultural exportation and collaboration between Africa and the world. Davido's level of collaboration with U.S based artists over the years has positioned him as a unique bridge between Africa and the world, a mantle that he has carried proudly.
The demand for African music, fashion and culture worldwide has restored a sense of pride to Africans everywhere with most yearning for a deeper connection with home, Davido reflectingly asks 'Are we African Yet?', are we willing to claim our heritage and our culture. The A.W.A.Y Festival is an opportunity that urges the African diaspora and non-Africans around the world to find and celebrate each other roots and experience African culture like never before.
Afrobeats music is currently one of the fastest growing music genre, gaining global recognition and some of Africa's finest artists will grace the stage alongside some of the hottest stars stateside, with headline performances by DAVIDO, KIZZ DANIEL, PHEELZ, LOJAY, VICTONY, OXLADE, BNXN, FOCALISTIC, AND MORE.
Tickets for the first ever A.W.A.Y Festival will go on sale beginning Friday, September 23, 2022 at Ticketmaster.com
"Growing up, we were often made to feel unworthy as Africans, so many of us didn't want to claim where we were from and in some cases denied our heritage. That's not the case anymore, we are proud Africans, and we want to invite people to enjoy our culture – our music, food and art. That's what The A.W.A.Y Festival is all about," said, A.W.A.Y Festival Founder, Davido.
ARE WE AFRICAN YET?'s mission is to unite communities, promote collaboration and celebrate the diversity and magic of African music and culture. It is an opportunity to build coalition between Africa and the world. Through the power of music, A.W.A.Y seeks to celebrate our shared parallels in culture, dance, clothing and provide an opportunity to empower everyone to build pride and claim their heritage proudly.
2022 has been a busy year for Afrobeat's icon Davido. The American born, Nigerian raised superstar saw his music streaming surpass +2 Billion and his social media footprint exceed +50M, making him the most followed Afrobeat's artist in the world. In April 2022, Davido released new projects including the multi-million streaming Stand Strong ft. Sunday Service Choir, the first single off his highly anticipated forthcoming album and his collaboration with FIFA on their 2022 World Cup Soundtrack "Hayya Hayya (Better Together)". Davido recently finished performing his sold-out, We Rise By Lifting Others World Tour.
Davido (born David Adedeji Adeleke) has cemented his position as a global force within the music scene, capped off by several milestones for the platinum artist including his second sold out show at London's O2 Arena and the release of his third studio album, 2020's A Better Time, the critically acclaimed follow up to his 1.2 billion streaming 2019 release, A Good Time. Released at the end of 2020, A Better Time debuted on Billboards 200 album chart garnering over 560 million streams and producing certified hits High featuring Adekunle Gold, Holy Ground Ft. Nicki Minaj and Shopping Spree ft. Chris Brown & Young Thug. Shopping Spree marked Davido's 10th entry on Billboard's World Digital Song Chart, it was highlighted by millions of video views and attracted the praise of Rolling Stone, HighSnobiety and Complex. In addition to both fan and critical acclaim, Davido's U.S. visibility continue to soar with thrilling national television appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and Jimmy Kimmel Live and magazine covers of Billboard, Flaunt, Dazed, L'Officiel to name a few. Davido has also been recognized with Billboard Music Award, BET Award, as well as several Grammy Nominations.
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Employees honored for stellar workplace safety record
BOWLING GREEN, Ky., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SEKISUI Specialty Chemicals of Calvert City has earned a Governor's Safety and Health Award for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to workplace safety, the Kentucky Labor Cabinet announced today.
Through Dec. 31, 2021, SEKISUI Specialty Chemicals employees logged 2,305,650 hours on the job without reporting a workplace injury accident or illness that resulted in lost time for the company, according to the cabinet's Department of Workplace Standards.
Gov. Andy Beshear was on hand May 10 at the annual Governor's Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition in Bowling Green to present the award to company officials. During his keynote address, he urged employers to protect Kentucky workers as construction projects across the commonwealth continue to boom and factories ramp up capacity.
"Protecting our folks on the job – it's a part of our faith; it's part of our values; it's a part of looking out for everyone and living that very simple lesson that everybody counts," Gov. Beshear said. "Every single person has value. Everyone is a child of God, and when we commit to safety, I think we live out that faith and those values."
For more than three decades, the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and Kentucky Safety and Health Network, Inc. have partnered to host the Governor's Safety and Health Conference and Exposition. The annual event provides private-sector employers an opportunity to attend technical training on a myriad of workplace safety topics and engage with safety and health specialists.
Increased attention to workplace safety by employers in recent years has continued to pay dividends, according to the Governor. The state's recordable, nonfatal private- and public-sector occupational injury and illness rate fell last year to the lowest point on record since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking it in 1996.
"No matter where you work in the commonwealth, every Kentuckian has the right to be safe and to earn a living they can raise their family on," Gov. Beshear said. "And everyone should feel confident knowing their employer is working just as hard every day to improve safety in every single way."
For more information on SEKISUI Specialty Chemicals' safety policy, visit our Environment, Safety, and Governance page.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals' primary product is Selvol, a line of high-performance polyvinyl alcohol polymers and copolymers used in paper, adhesive, packaging, construction, personal care, and many other specialty formulations. The company also represents Durastream CPVC compounds and resins, Advancell expandable microspheres, and S-LEC BK polyvinyl acetal resins. Sekisui Specialty Chemicals is a subsidiary of the Sekisui Chemical Group, a multibillion dollar, global company that delivers a wide range of products and services to enrich people's lives. The company is comprised of core businesses and technologies in housing, social infrastructure, and chemical solutions. For more information, visit www.sekisui-sc.com/
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- Sales of $8.4 Billion at High End of Previous Guidance, Down 1% Year Over Year, Up 1% on an Organic Basis
- Earnings Per Share of $1.64, Adjusted Earnings Per Share1 of $1.91, Exceeding High End of Guidance Range
- Deployed $2.0 Billion in Capital, including $1.0 Billion to Share Repurchases as Part of $4 Billion Commitment in 2022
- Company Raises 2022 Adjusted EPS Range and Midpoint of Sales Guidance
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced results for the first quarter that met or exceeded the company's guidance in a challenging operating environment. The company also raised the midpoint of its full-year sales guidance and increased its full-year adjusted earnings per share guidance.
The company reported first quarter organic sales growth of 1%, or 3% excluding the impact of lower COVID-mask volumes. Operating margin contracted by 260 basis points to 15.2% due to a $183 million charge related to the substantial suspension of its operations in Russia, which translated to a loss of approximately $30M in sales in the first quarter. Segment margin expanded by 10 basis points to 21.1%, or 40 basis points excluding the year over year Quantinuum impact, exceeding the high end of the company's guidance range by 10 basis points as a result of the company's commercial excellence efforts. Adjusted earnings per share1 was $1.91, down 1% year over year but one cent above the high end of the company's guidance range.
"Honeywell delivered a strong start to 2022, meeting or exceeding expectations in the first quarter despite considerable new macroeconomic challenges and the ongoing impact of supply chain constraints," said Darius Adamczyk, chairman and chief executive officer of Honeywell. "Organic sales growth was underpinned by double-digit growth in our commercial aviation aftermarket, building products, productivity solutions and services, and advanced materials businesses. Demand remained strong, with orders up 13% year over year and long-cycle orders growth of over 20%, which will help drive growth as we progress through 2022. Closing backlog was $28.5 billion2, up 9% year over year, led by strength in Aero, HBT, and PMT. Our strategic pricing actions allowed us to continue to stay ahead of the inflation curve, enabling us to expand segment margins and exceed the high end of our EPS guidance range. We also continued to leverage our strong balance sheet, deploying $2.0 billion of total capital in the quarter with $1.0 billion allocated to share repurchases as we executed on our updated commitment to buy back $4 billion in shares in 2022. From an M&A perspective, we closed the acquisition of U.S. Digital Designs, a public safety communications hardware and software solutions provider."
Adamczyk continued, "As we look toward the rest of 2022, we are well positioned to navigate the macroeconomic environment and remain confident in our ability to execute on our rigorous operating principles and deliver strong results. We see solid recovery in our key commercial aerospace and energy end markets, and our ongoing investments in areas like our sustainable technology solutions business will provide additional sources of growth. Our operational excellence is enabling us to absorb the impact of external macroeconomic factors, and today I am pleased to announce that we are raising the midpoint of our sales guidance and improving our EPS outlook."
As a result of the company's first-quarter performance and management's outlook for the remainder of the year, full-year sales are now expected to be in the range of $35.5 billion to $36.4 billion, up 4% to 7% organically, or up 6% to 9% excluding the one-point impact of COVID-driven mask sales declines and one-point impact of lost Russian sales. Segment margin expansion3 is expected to be in the range of 10 to 50 basis points, including an approximate (30) basis point impact from investments in the Quantinuum business. Adjusted earnings per share3 is now expected to be in the range of $8.50 to $8.80, up 10 cents on both ends to reflect the updated share repurchase target announced at our investor day. Operating cash flow is expected to be in the range of $5.7 billion to $6.1 billion, and free cash flow is expected to be $4.7 billion to $5.1 billion. A summary of the company's full year guidance changes can be found in Table 1.
"As discussed in our recent investor day, we are turning our focus to the next phase of Honeywell's growth, including driving innovation that builds on our long-standing expertise in controls, automation, and software, as well as successful breakthrough initiatives," Adamczyk concluded. "We are executing on the capital deployment commitments we announced in March, which will help us achieve faster growth and innovation while delivering significant value to our shareholders now and in the future."
First-Quarter Performance
Honeywell sales for the first quarter were down 1% year over year on a reported basis and up 1% year over year on an organic basis. The first-quarter financial results can be found in Tables 2 and 3.
Aerospace sales for the first quarter were up 5% year over year on an organic basis. Both air transport aftermarket and business and general aviation aftermarket sales grew by over 25% in the first quarter as flight hours continued to improve. Commercial original equipment grew double digits in the first quarter as air transport original equipment returned to growth, partially offset by lower volumes in business and general aviation original equipment. Growth in commercial aerospace was partially offset by lower defense volumes. Segment margin contracted 160 basis points in the first quarter to 27.4%, driven by increased sales mix from lower margin original equipment products, cost inflation, and the absence of a one-time gain in 2021, partially offset by favorable pricing.
Honeywell Building Technologies sales for the first quarter were up 8% on an organic basis year over year driven by strength across the building products portfolio, partially offset by lower projects volume. Orders were up double digits as a result of strong demand for fire products and building management systems. Segment margin expanded 100 basis points to 23.5% due to pricing actions and favorable sales mix, partially offset by cost inflation.
Performance Materials and Technologies sales for the first quarter were up 6% on an organic basis year over year despite an approximately 1% headwind from Russia. Sales growth was led by strength across the advanced materials portfolio and demand for thermal solutions and lifecycle solutions and services within process solutions. This growth was partially offset by lower process technologies equipment within UOP. Orders increased double digits year over year, headlined by over 20% growth in process solutions. Segment margin expanded 230 basis points to 20.8% led by favorable pricing and sales mix, partially offset by cost inflation.
Safety and Productivity Solutions sales for the first quarter decreased 15% on an organic basis year over year due to lower personal protective equipment and warehouse automation volume. Excluding the impact of lower COVID-mask volumes, sales decreased by 6% in the quarter. However, productivity solutions and services, advanced sensing technologies, and gas detection sales all grew at double-digit rates in the quarter, highlighting the strength in much of the underlying SPS portfolio. Segment margin expanded 20 basis points to 14.5% led by favorable pricing and sales mix, partially offset by lower volume leverage and cost inflation.
Conference Call Details
Honeywell will discuss its first-quarter results and updated full-year guidance during an investor conference call starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time today. A live webcast of the investor call as well as related presentation materials will be available through the Investor Relations section of the company's website (www.honeywell.com/investor). A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the presentation.
TABLE 1: FULL-YEAR 2022 GUIDANCE3
TABLE 2: SUMMARY OF HONEYWELL FINANCIAL RESULTS
TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF SEGMENT FINANCIAL RESULTS
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help everything from aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
Honeywell uses our Investor Relations website, www.honeywell.com/investor, as a means of disclosing information which may be of interest or material to our investors and for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor our Investor Relations website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, webcasts, and social media.
This release contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are those that address activities, events or developments that management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. They are based on management's assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments and other relevant factors. They are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ significantly from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities law. Our forward-looking statements are also subject to risks and uncertainties, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, that can affect our performance in both the near- and long-term. In addition, no assurance can be given that any plan, initiative, projection, goal commitment, expectation, or prospect set forth in this release can or will be achieved. Any forward-looking plans described herein are not final and may be modified or abandoned at any time. We identify the principal risks and uncertainties that affect our performance in our Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This release contains financial measures presented on a non-GAAP basis. Honeywell's non-GAAP financial measures used in this release are as follows:
- Segment profit, on an overall Honeywell basis, a measure by which we assess operating performance, which we define as operating income adjusted for certain items as presented in the Appendix;
- Segment profit excluding Quantinuum, which we define as segment profit excluding segment profit attributable to Quantinuum;
- Segment margin, on an overall Honeywell basis, which we define as segment profit divided by net sales;
- Segment margin excluding Quantinuum, which we define as segment profit excluding Quantinuum divided by net sales excluding Quantinuum;
- Expansion in segment profit margin percentage, which we define as the year-over-year increase in segment profit margin percentage;
- Expansion in segment profit margin percentage excluding Quantinuum, which we define as the year-over-year increase in segment profit margin percentage excluding Quantinuum;
- Year-over-year segment profit margin percentage impact of Quantinuum, which we define as the difference in expansion in segment profit margin percentage excluding Quantinuum and expansion in segment profit margin percentage;
- Organic sales growth, which we define as net sales growth less the impacts from foreign currency translation, and acquisitions and divestitures for the first 12 months following transaction date;
- Organic sales growth excluding COVID-Driven Masks, which we define as organic sales excluding any sales attributable to COVID-Driven Masks;
- Organic sales growth excluding COVID-driven mask sales and lost Russian sales, which we define as organic sales growth excluding any sales attributable to COVID-driven mask sales and substantial suspension of operations in Russia;
- Free cash flow, which we define as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures plus cash receipts from Garrett, if and as noted in the release;
- Free cash flow excluding Quantinuum which we define as free cash flow less free cash flow attributable to Quantinuum;
- Adjusted net income attributable to Honeywell, which we define as net income attributable to Honeywell which we adjust to exclude: a charge to reserve against outstanding accounts receivable, contract assets, and impairments of other assets due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the gain on the sale of the retail footwear business, if and as noted in the release;
- Adjusted free cash flow conversion, which we define as free cash flow divided by adjusted net income attributable to Honeywell; and
- Adjusted earnings per share, which we adjust to exclude a charge to reserve against outstanding accounts receivable, contract assets, and impairments of other assets due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, pension mark-to-market, changes in fair value for Garrett equity securities, a non-cash charge associated with the reduction in value of reimbursement receivables following Garrett's emergence from bankruptcy on April 30, 2021, an expense related to UOP matters, gain on the sale of the retail footwear business, if and as noted in the release.
Management believes that, when considered together with reported amounts, these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in the analysis of ongoing operating trends. These metrics should be considered in addition to, and not as replacements for, the most comparable GAAP measure. Certain metrics presented on a non-GAAP basis represent the impact of adjusting items net of tax. The tax-effect for adjusting items is determined individually and on a case-by-case basis. Refer to the Appendix attached to this release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
We define organic sales percent as the year-over-year change in reported sales relative to the comparable period, excluding the impact on sales from foreign currency translation and acquisitions, net of divestitures, for the first 12 months following the transaction date. We believe this measure is useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in analysis of ongoing operating trends.
We define organic sales growth excluding COVID-driven mask sales as organic sales growth excluding any sales attributable to COVID-driven mask sales. We define organic sales growth excluding COVID-driven mask sales and lost Russian sales as organic sales growth excluding any sales attributable to COVID-driven mask sales and substantial suspension of operations in Russia. We believe organic sales growth excluding COVID-driven mask sales, and organic sales growth excluding COVID-driven mask sales and lost Russian sales are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in analysis of ongoing operating trends.
A quantitative reconciliation of reported sales percent change to organic sales percent change has not been provided for forward-looking measures of organic sales percent change, organic sales percent change excluding COVID-driven masks or organic sales percent change excluding COVID-driven masks and lost Russian sales because management cannot reliably predict or estimate, without unreasonable effort, the fluctuations in global currency markets that impact foreign currency translation, nor is it reasonable for management to predict the timing, occurrence and impact of acquisition and divestiture transactions, all of which could significantly impact our reported sales percent change.
We define segment profit as operating income, excluding stock compensation expense, pension and other postretirement service costs, and repositioning and other charges. We define segment profit excluding Quantinuum as segment profit excluding segment profit attributable to Quantinuum. We believe these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in analysis of ongoing operating trends.
We define expansion in segment profit margin percentage as the year-over-year increase in segment profit margin percentage. We define expansion in segment profit margin percentage excluding Quantinuum as the year-over-year increase in segment profit margin percentage excluding Quantinuum. We define year-over-year segment profit margin percentage impact of Quantinuum as the difference in expansion in segment profit margin percentage excluding Quantinuum and expansion in segment profit margin percentage. We believe these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in analysis of ongoing operating trends.
A quantitative reconciliation of segment profit and segment profit excluding the impact of Quantinuum, on an overall Honeywell basis, to operating income has not been provided for all forward-looking measures of segment profit and segment margin included herewithin. Management cannot reliably predict or estimate, without unreasonable effort, the impact and timing on future operating results arising from items excluded from segment profit. The information that is unavailable to provide a quantitative reconciliation could have a significant impact on our reported financial results. To the extent quantitative information becomes available without unreasonable effort in the future, and closer to the period to which the forward-looking measures pertain, a reconciliation of segment profit to operating income will be included within future filings.
We believe adjusted earnings per share is a measure that is useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in analysis of ongoing operating trends. For forward looking information, management cannot reliably predict or estimate, without unreasonable effort, the pension mark-to-market expense as it is dependent on macroeconomic factors, such as interest rates and the return generated on invested pension plan assets. We therefore do not include an estimate for the pension mark-to-market expense. Based on economic and industry conditions, future developments and other relevant factors, these assumptions are subject to change.
We define free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities less cash expenditures for property, plant and equipment plus cash receipts from Garrett. We define adjusted free cash flow conversion as free cash flow divided by adjusted net income attributable to Honeywell.
We believe that free cash flow is a non-GAAP metric that is useful to investors and management as a measure of cash generated by operations that will be used to repay scheduled debt maturities and can be used to invest in future growth through new business development activities or acquisitions, pay dividends, repurchase stock or repay debt obligations prior to their maturities. This metric can also be used to evaluate our ability to generate cash flow from operations and the impact that this cash flow has on our liquidity.
We define free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities less cash expenditures for property, plant and equipment plus anticipated cash receipts from Garrett. We define free cash flow excluding Quantinuum as free cash flow less free cash flow attributable to Quantinuum.
We believe that free cash flow and free cash flow excluding Quantinuum are non-GAAP metrics that are useful to investors and management as a measure of cash generated by operations that will be used to repay scheduled debt maturities and can be used to invest in future growth through new business development activities or acquisitions, pay dividends, repurchase stock or repay debt obligations prior to their maturities. This metric can also be used to evaluate our ability to generate cash flow from operations and the impact that this cash flow has on our liquidity.
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Undersheriff’s daughter charged in the death of her 19-day-old infant, officials say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – The daughter of an undersheriff in Nevada is facing a murder charge in connection to the death of her 19-day-old baby.
In an unusual post on the Nye County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, the undersheriff gave a personal account of the relationship with his daughter, saying the two have not spoken for more than two years.
“As the undersheriff, I wanted to make a statement regarding the arrest of my daughter. I have had virtually no contact with my daughter for more than two years as she has chosen a life of narcotics use and criminal activity,” Michael Eisenloffel said.
The sheriff’s office said the case began in October 2021 when dispatchers received a call for a choking baby. The baby later died. On July 26, a warrant was issued for three suspects, including the undersheriff’s daughter Erica Eisenloffel. Because of that relationship, the sheriff’s office decided to turn the case over to Nevada State Police.
Angela Guerini-Bolt and Daniel Bills were also arrested in the case, and all three are facing open murder and child abuse charges.
Michael Eisenloffel said when the baby died, he did not know his daughter gave birth and didn’t even know she was pregnant.
“I believe in the justice system properly handling all criminal cases, including this one involving my daughter. In fact, I myself have been the reporting party for her prior criminal activity that has ultimately led to some of her previous arrests,” Michael Eisenloffel said.
The undersheriff said his family is going through what many families have faced.
“And as is the case for all families destroyed by this horrible addiction, our family is suffering grief on a variety of levels,” he said. “My family and I grieve for Erica and her addiction and we grieve substantially for the death of that poor baby that we have never gotten to know.”
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(The Hill) – Former President Trump held onto more than 300 classified documents since he left office, half of which were recovered in January by the National Archives, who alerted the Justice Department in what eventually led up to the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago property.
The New York Times reported Monday, citing multiple sources who have been briefed on the matter, that the sheer volume of classified-marked materials recovered by the government is what triggered a federal criminal investigation into the former president.
The National Archives in January recovered 150 classified documents while another set, which was also at Mar-a-Lago, was given to the Justice Department in June by Trump aides. Additional classified documents were later recovered in the FBI search earlier this month, totaling 300 such documents in all, according to the Times.
Some of the 15 boxes turned over to the Archives earlier this year included CIA, FBI and National Security Agency documents involving national security, according to a person briefed, the Times reported.
Two days after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, the Washington Post reported that some of the documents recovered in that search were related to nuclear weapons.
The Times also reported Monday that authorities are seeking surveillance video of Mar-a-Lago leading up to the Aug. 8 search in an effort to find out how some of the documents were being handled there.
An unsealed warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago made public days after the search revealed that federal authorities are investigating Trump on possible violations of the Espionage Act, among other statutes. A property receipt of items seized by the FBI shows authorities recovered a trove of documents, including 11 sets of classified documents, some of which were marked top secret.
Trump has insisted he declassified the documents obtained by the FBI but it is possible he did so without following the proper protocols.
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TORONTO, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - DeFi Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "DeFi Technologies") (NEO: DEFI) (GR: RMJR) (OTC: DEFTF), a technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance, announces its strong financial performance for the three month period ending March 31, 2022 (all amounts in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated) despite extremely difficult broad based market conditions.
- As at March 31, 2022 achieved $344 million assets under management ("AUM") in fully owned subsidiary Valour Inc. ("Valour"), which is responsible for the company's portfolio of exchange-traded products ("ETPs").
- Valour reported net income of $968 thousand on total revenues of $3.1 million.
- On January 5, 2022, the Company announced its preferred partnership agreement with SEBA Bank AG ("SEBA"), a leading global private Swiss Crypto Bank. SEBA is a fully integrated, FINMA licensed, digital assets banking platform providing a seamless, secure, and easy-to-use bridge between digital and traditional assets.
- On January 25, 2022, the Company announced it has closed an investment of CHF25 million into SEBA and will receive a seat on SEBA's Board of Directors.
- On February 1, 2022, the Company announced that Valour received approval to begin trading Solana ETP on the Boerse Frankfurt Zertifikate AG (the "Frankfurt Exchange").
- On February 16, 2022, the Company received approval from the Nordic Growth Market stock exchange for the listing of a new ETP, Valour Avalanche (AVAX) SEK, and the ETP was launched on February 28, 2022.
- On February 17, 2022, the Company entered into a strategic partnership with RockX to provide staking yield through financial products.
- On March 21, 2022, the Company created a special purpose vehicle to support distribution of an asset-backed product program.
- On March, 25, 2022, the Company's announced that Valour has listed Valour Avalanche (AVAX) on the Frankfurt Exchange.
- On May 6, 2022, the Company's shareholders approved a special resolution to change the name of the Company to "Valour Inc.". The name change is subject to standard regulatory approvals and will be effective June 1, 2022.
"Q1 2022 has been an extremely difficult quarter for the entire crypto and Web3.0 ecosystem. Broad-based selling across all sectors including the Nasdaq falling into bear territory made our results at Valour even more remarkable," said Russell Starr, Chief Executive Officer of DeFi Technologies. "If you strip out non-cash items, our loss for the quarter as an entire company was a modest $3 million and if we strip out our non-cash losses for the venture portfolio (marked to market on weaker token prices), our loss was approximately $1.5 million for the quarter. With impending new products, leveraging our SEBA relationship and, we believe, a rebound in the entire sector, DeFi Technologies (soon to be renamed Valour) may be on track for a record year despite this extremely challenging quarter."
The Company's ETP business Valour reported AUM of $344 million as of March 31, 2022. Valour reported net income of $968 thousand on total revenue of $3.1 million.
The Company maintains a very strong liquidity position, with cash of $8.3 million and total assets of $468.6 million as of March 31, 2022.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022
- Total revenues of $1.8 million;
- Net loss of $12.3 million
- Staking and lending income of $2.2 million, management fees on ETPs of $571 thousand and node validator revenue of $288 thousand.
Learn more about DeFi Technologies and Valour at defi.tech and valour.com.
DeFi Technologies Inc. (NEO: DEFI) (GR: RMJR) (OTC: DEFTF) is a technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance. Our mission is to expand investor access to industry-leading decentralized technologies which we believe lie at the heart of the future of finance. On behalf of our shareholders and investors, we identify opportunities and areas of innovation, and build and invest in new technologies and ventures in order to provide trusted, diversified exposure across the decentralized finance ecosystem. For more information or to subscribe to receive company updates and financial information, visit defi.tech.
Valour Inc. issues exchange-listed financial products that enable retail and institutional investors to access investment in disruptive innovations, such as digital assets, in a simple and secure way. Established in 2019 and based in Zug, Switzerland, Valour is a wholly owned subsidiary of DeFi Technologies Inc. For more information on Valour, visit valour.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the Q1 2022 financial statements and management discussion and analysis of the Company; the proposed name change of the Company; the growth of AUM and net sales; the development and launch of new ETPs; expansion of DeFi Technologies and Valour into other geographic areas; the growth and adoption of decentralized finance; the pursuit by DeFi Technologies and its subsidiaries of business opportunities; and the merits or potential returns of any such opportunities. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company, as the case may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but is not limited to acceptance of Valour ETPs by Frankfurt Exchange, NGM, Euronext and other exchanges; investor demand for DeFi Technologies' and Valour's products; the growth and development of DeFi and cryptocurrency sector; rules and regulations with respect to DeFi and cryptocurrency; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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Authorities in Lauderdale County, Alabama, are searching for a corrections officer and an inmate charged with murder who went missing Friday morning.
Vicki White, assistant director of corrections at the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, and inmate Casey White were last seen about 9:30 a.m. Friday when she removed him from the jail, supposedly to take him to the county courthouse for a mental evaluation, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said. The officer and the inmate are not related.
Vicki White told a guard she was going to drop off Casey White at the courthouse and seek medical care because she wasn't feeling well.
No mental evaluation was scheduled for Friday and Casey White was never dropped off at the courthouse, Singleton said. Vicki White didn't make it to the location where she said she was going to seek medical attention.
Her vehicle, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol car, was spotted in a shopping center parking lot around 11 a.m. Friday by someone who was on a lunch break, Singleton said.
Authorities didn't realize they were missing until several hours later.
Officers at the jail became concerned and tried to reach her, but her phone kept going straight to voicemail. They then realized Casey White had not been returned to the jail.
Corrections officer knew the protocol on prisoner transport
Casey White was serving 75 years for crime spree he committed in Limestone County in 2015, as well as a 2015 murder, which he confessed to in 2019, Singleton said.
In 2020, Casey intended to escape and take a person hostage but his plan was discovered, the sheriff said. A policy was put in place mandating that two sworn deputies should be with him at all times, including during transportation to court, he said.
Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention center to court and therefore knew the protocol, the sheriff said.
Authorities are now looking at all possibilities of what happened, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.
Speaking with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield on Saturday morning, Singleton said his office is approaching the case from three angles: Whether Vicki White was overpowered and kidnapped; whether she assisted inmate Casey White in escaping; and if she assisted him, whether she did so willingly or was coerced or threatened to do so.
"Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we won't address that until we have absolute proof that that's what happened. We are assuming at this point that she was taken against her will, unless we can absolutely prove otherwise," Singleton said Friday.
Authorities said they are still searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any phone calls he had received.
Video security footage from the area where Vicki White's car was found has not shown the two getting into another vehicle.
Vicki White 'an exemplary employee'
Vicki White has been employed with the sheriff's office for about two decades and "does a tremendous job," Singleton said Saturday.
"All of her co-workers, all the employees in the sheriff's office, the judges, all have the most utmost respect for her," Singleton said. "She has an unblemished record. She's an exemplary employee. So we're very concerned for her safety."
Casey White is 6-foot-9 and considered armed and dangerous. Vicki White "was armed with a 9mm handgun, which means we are assuming he is armed," Singleton added.
"Knowing the inmate, I think she's in danger whatever the circumstances. He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton said.
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Arrest made in connection with Eliza Fletcher’s abduction
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A man has been arrested in connection with the abduction of Eliza Fletcher, WMC reported.
Memphis Police Department arrested Cleotha Abston, 38, and charged him with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence.
“This remains to be an active and ongoing investigation,” police said via Twitter.
Fletcher, 34, was jogging when a man approached her and forced her into a dark-colored GMC Terrain after a brief struggle. Fletcher was reported missing when she did not return home.
She is the granddaughter of the late Joseph “Joe” Orgill III, a Memphis hardware businessman and philanthropist, according to the Associated Press.
Fletcher is still missing.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) CEO, Chris Kempczinski sent the following message to the McDonald's global System, announcing the company's new Chief Information Officer, Brian Rice.
The Digital CV and headshot for Mr. Rice are embedded within this release.
I am proud to announce that Brian Rice is joining McDonald's as Executive Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer, reporting directly to me and serving on our Global Senior Leadership Team.
Brian's accomplishments make him the perfect enterprise leader to continue to drive our digital vision to new heights as we deliver on our Accelerating the Arches strategy.
In getting to know him, it is clear Brian leads with a unique blend of head, heart and foresight. A vocal champion for values-based leadership, he has a keen desire to empower the people around him, learn through thoughtful questions and identify synergies that lead to impactful and valuable solutions. These qualities make him a tremendous fit for our System.
His experience leading enterprise technology teams spans well-known brands and global businesses, including Kellogg Company, Mars, General Motors and Cardinal Health. At each turn, Brian has successfully modernized technology systems, built new capabilities, and elevated the role of digital in building relationships with customers to drive growth. At the same time, he's continuously developed and trained technology professionals, several of whom have gone on to become CIOs of global corporations. This experience and mentorship will be crucial as we build upon our strong foundation and deep bench of talent.
Our innovations in digital and technology are powering our ambition to double down on our 3Ds (digital, delivery and Drive Thru). We're scaling new capabilities including loyalty – which is now in nearly 50 markets – introducing new innovations like artificial intelligence and automated order taking, and modernizing data systems to move faster while improving the experience for customers and crew.
As I shared in our most recent earnings call, these investments are driving the business forward. This past quarter, digital sales were $6 billion in our top 6 markets alone and we have an opportunity to significantly increase digital as a percentage of total sales.
While we further fortify an even stronger technology backbone across every aspect and touchpoint of our business, Brian will partner with leaders across the center, our segments and our markets to support our transformation of the McDonald's experience into an extraordinary and personalized journey for every person.
Brian and his family will be based in Chicago, and he'll officially be joining us on August 31.
In the meantime, please join me in welcoming him to the McFamily.
Chris
About McDonald's
McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer with nearly 40,000 locations in over 100 countries. Approximately 95% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business owners.
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LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney’s Glastonbury Festival show was two years late. Fans thought it was worth the wait.
The former Beatle pulled out all the stops — and brought on big-name rock ’n’ roll guest stars — for a 2½-hour concert at the southwest England festival on Saturday night.
McCartney was due to play Glastonbury in 2020. That year’s festival and the 2021 edition were both scuttled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, at 80, he’s the festival’s oldest-ever solo headliner.
McCartney and his band treated the huge crowd to Beatles classics like “Get Back,” “Hey Jude,” “Blackbird” and “Let it Be,” along with solo hits including “Live and Let Die” and newer material.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl came on to play “Saw Her Standing There” and “Band on the Run.” Then Bruce Springsteen and McCartney — the Boss and the Beatle — dueted on Springsteen’s “Glory Days” and the early Lennon-McCartney song “I Wanna Be Your Man.”
McCartney paid tribute to Beatles bandmate George Harrison, who died in 2001, by performing the Harrison-penned “Something.” Thanks to technology, he sang with footage of John Lennon, murdered in 1980, on “I’ve Got a Feeling.”
“I think I’ve probably just seen one of the most legendary performances ever,” fan Jake Richardson said after the show.
Actor-comedian Steve Coogan, who was also in the crowd, described the experience as “quite overwhelming.”
“I don’t think there’s anyone else in the world who can just give such unadulterated joy to people,” he told the BBC.
Glastonbury wraps up Sunday with a headline set by Kendrick Lamar.
Some 200,000 people are attending the four-day festival at Worthy Farm in southwest England, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
The 3,000 performers included Billie Eilish, Ziggy Marley, Megan Thee Stallion, Foals, Olivia Rodrigo, Diana Ross, Herbie Hancock and the Pet Shop Boys.
Guests also included environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who made a passionate speech about climate change, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who addressed the festival by video on Friday. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/paul-mccartney-wows-glastonbury-with-dave-grohl-and-the-boss/ | 2022-06-26T19:00:12Z |
BANDERA COUNTY, Texas, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patten Properties, a leader in premium recreation and residential property, is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of Grand View Ranch, a new hill county community outside of San Antonio, featuring 5 to 20 acre ranches with 40 mile views of the hills and valleys, starting from $99,900. Properties will be available to view and purchase on Saturday, July 9th, 2022.
"Whether you're looking for a weekend spot to getaway, or a place to build your forever home, Grand View Ranch is not just a place to live, it's a place to experience the hill country." Says Ranch Manager, David McCumber. "These amazing view ranches are minutes to Bandera, the Cowboy Capital of the World, or what we like to call, the Front Porch of the Hill Country," McCumber adds.
Grand View Ranch is a gated community with paved streets, underground utilities, and fiber optic internet. Residents here can enjoy the city amenities of nearby San Antonio, Boerne and Kerrville, with the privacy and well-being that can only be experienced in a peaceful home in the unspoiled countryside. With no time limit to build, property owners have the freedom to buy now, build when they're ready, and choose their own builder. Excellent financing is available, including special financing for Texas Veterans.
"The hill country area is not only one of the most in-demand locations in Texas, but in the entire country," McCumber continues. "Please don't miss this opportunity to take advantage of one of the most spectacular land buys in recent years."
Properties will be shown by appointment only, first come, first served on Saturday, July 9th. You can schedule your viewing online, https://grandviewranchtx.com/schedule-a-viewing/ or for a priority appointment or questions, call or text (833) 272-1810.
Patten Properties and its partners are recognized as being among the industry's foremost authorities on real estate investment and development across the nation. Our culture is founded on integrity and professionalism, which we proudly combine with a commitment to creating value and opportunity in today's exciting real estate environment.
BUILD IT UP is a program that Patten Properties developed for the purpose of creating a supportive connection with the surrounding community. Through the program, they will be donating $100 for every lot sold during the Grand Opening event on July 9th. They have chosen the Tarpley Volunteer Fire Department to be the benefactor of this event.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions, but officials expect that figure to grow exponentially as research continues.
The Interior Department report released Wednesday expands to more than 400 the number of schools that were established or supported by the U.S. government, starting in the early 19th century and continuing in some cases until the late 1960s. The agency identified the deaths in records for about 20 of the schools.
The dark history of Native American boarding schools — where children were forced from their families, prohibited from speaking their languages and often abused — has been felt deeply across Indian Country and through generations.
Many children never returned home, and the Interior Department said that with further investigation the number of known student deaths could climb to the thousands or even tens of thousands. Causes included disease, accidental injuries and abuse.
“Each of those children is a missing family member, a person who was not able to live out their purpose on this Earth because they lost their lives as part of this terrible system,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, whose paternal grandparents were sent to boarding school for several years.
The agency is in the process of poring through thousands of boxes containing more than 98 million pages of records, with help from many Indigenous people who have had to work through their own trauma and pain. Accounting for the number of deaths will be difficult because records weren’t always kept.
A second volume of the report will cover burial sites as well as the federal government’s financial investment in the schools and the impacts of the boarding schools on Indigenous communities, the Interior Department said. It has so far identified at least 53 burial sites at or near boarding schools, not all of which have marked graves.
Tribal leaders have pressed the agency to ensure that any children’s remains are properly cared for and returned to their tribes, if desired. To prevent them from being disturbed, the burial sites’ locations will not be publicly released, said Bryan Newland, the Interior Department’s assistant secretary for Indian Affairs.
At a news conference Wednesday, Haaland choked back tears as she described how the boarding school era perpetuated poverty, mental health disorders, substance abuse and premature deaths in Indigenous communities.
“Recognizing the impacts of the federal Indian boarding school system cannot just be a historical reckoning,” she said. “We must also chart a path forward to deal with these legacy issues.”
Haaland, who is Laguna, announced an initiative last June to investigate the schools’ troubled legacy and uncover the truth about the government’s role in them. The 408 schools her agency identified operated in 37 states or territories, many of them in Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.
Others who spoke included Deborah Parker, chief executive of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, who tearfully recalled stories of a boarding school on the Tulalip reservation, where she’s from in Washington state. The school had a small jail cell and a basement where at least one girl routinely was chained to a heater and beaten, she said. Others hid to shield themselves from abuse.
“I am concerned when we begin to open these doors for our boarding school survivors to come forward and share their stories,” Parker said.
Basil Brave Heart attended Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, S.D., in the 1940s. He called having his hair cut by older students a “divide and conquer” strategy that made Native children take part in their own cultural destruction.
He was prohibited from practicing Lakota spiritual traditions and speaking his language that he said has a spiritual resonance not easily translated into English.
“Taking our language away is huge,” he said. “It goes to our identity.”
The Interior Department acknowledged the number of schools identified could change as more data is gathered. The coronavirus pandemic and budget restrictions hindered some of the research over the past year, said Newland, a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community.
The U.S. government directly ran some of the boarding schools. Catholic, Protestant and other churches operated others with federal funding, backed by U.S. laws and policies to “civilize” Native Americans. The federal government still oversees more than 180 schools in nearly two dozen states that serve Native Americans, but the schools’ missions are vastly different from the past.
The Interior Department report was prompted by the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential school sites in Canada that brought back painful memories for Indigenous communities.
Haaland also announced Wednesday a yearlong tour for Interior Department officials that will allow former boarding school students from Native American tribes, Alaska Native villages and Native Hawaiian communities to share their stories as part of a permanent oral history collection.
The conditions at boarding and residential schools varied across the U.S. and Canada. While some former students have reported positive experiences, children at the schools often were subject to military-style discipline.
James LaBelle Sr., who is Inupiaq, said he attended to two federal boarding schools where he learned about European and American history and language, math and science but nothing about Indigenous cultures and traditions.
“I came out not knowing who I was,” he said.
The boarding school coalition, which created an early inventory of the schools and shared its research with the Interior Department, praised Interior’s work but noted the agency’s scope is limited. The coalition has identified about 90 other boarding schools that fall outside the federal government’s criteria. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_57d93a10-d20a-11ec-bd71-e7a98b615268.html | 2022-05-12T18:09:14Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") is pleased to announce that, on August 18, 2022, its Board of Directors approved a dividend for the second quarter of 2022 of 5.50% (annualized). The dollar amount of the dividend will be approximately $64.6 million. The cash dividend will be distributed to member financial institutions on August 19, 2022.
"Through the first half of 2022, we have seen advances levels steadily increase both at the FHLBNY and across the Federal Home Loan Bank System as our members look to their reliable liquidity partner amid an ever-changing operating environment," said José R. González, president, and CEO of the FHLBNY. "Our reliability is reflected not only in the uninterrupted availability of our funding but our continued ability to provide a consistent and reasonable return on the capital our members have invested in our cooperative."
The health and economic crises resulting from COVID-19 continue to be unpredictable and may affect the environment in which the FHLBNY operates. Changes to market and business conditions may negatively impact the FHLBNY's financial performance and level of dividends. The FHLBNY will continue to assess the potential effects of changes in the environment on its financial performance and dividend strategy.
The FHLBNY filed its Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2022 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2022.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is a Congressionally chartered, wholesale Bank. It is part of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, a national wholesale banking network of 11 regional, stockholder-owned banks. As of June 30, 2022, the FHLBNY serves 315 financial institutions in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Federal Home Loan Banks support the efforts of local members to help provide financing for America's homebuyers.
This report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. These statements may use forward-looking terms, such as "projected," "expects," "may," or their negatives or other variations on these terms. The Bank cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk or uncertainty and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements or could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the Risk Factors set forth in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, as well as regulatory and accounting rule adjustments or requirements, changes in interest rates, changes in projected business volumes, changes in prepayment speeds on mortgage assets, the cost of our funding, changes in our membership profile, the withdrawal of one or more large members, competitive pressures, shifts in demand for our products, and general economic conditions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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SINGAPORE, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- uHoo, a climate-tech company well known for developing smart and advanced indoor environmental monitoring and risk management technologies is delighted to announce that the uHoo Aura air quality monitor has been certified by RESET™ as a RESET Air Accredited Grade B monitor and uHoo's software as a RESET Accredited Data Provider.
Regenerative Ecological, Social, and Economic Targets or RESET™ is a globally acknowledged set of standards that focus on data quality and data transparency with the purpose of helping built environments become healthy and sustainable. It is the world's first certification program that is sensor-based and performance-driven. Unlike other building standards, RESET™ was designed with a clear understanding of the importance of air quality and why it needs to be monitored throughout a building's entire operations.
Monitoring indoor air quality (IAQ) helps track changes in the air due to various factors including the number of people inside the building, the activities that these people perform, the materials and equipment that have been used in the construction, as well as the equipment and machines used inside offices and buildings, to name a few. When RESET Air Accredited monitors are uninstalled from a property, or the IAQ falls below the RESET™ standard, a building's or office's RESET™ certification will be withdrawn.
RESET™ categorizes its accredited indoor air quality monitors as Grade A (Reference), Grade B (Commercial), and Grade C (Consumer). For commercial projects, there are two levels of performance when achieving RESET™ certification - the Acceptable targets and High-Performance targets.
According to RESET™, Acceptable targets are requisite; all projects must meet the defined limits. High-Performance targets are listed as a reference for projects striving for more rigorous IAQ goals and/or for projects located in regions where ambient outdoor air quality levels typically stay within recommended health limits.
About uHoo Aura
uHoo Aura is the most comprehensive indoor environmental quality monitoring solution for businesses and commercial built environments. The device helps building occupants and building owners track 13 environmental quality factors including the IAQ parameters, listed below, necessary for buildings to secure RESET™ certification.
PM2.5 - This is produced by tobacco smoke, office equipment, motor vehicles, power plants, etc. Exposure may lead to heart diseases, asthma attacks, and various respiratory conditions. RESET™ sets the target level for PM2.5 indoors below 35 μg/m3. For High-Performance targets, it should not exceed 12 μg/m3.
TVOCs - Total Volatile Organic Compounds are emitted by cleaning chemicals, air fresheners, adhesives, and solvents, among others. Exposure may lead to damage to the central nervous system, hives, and allergic reactions. RESET™'s ideal level for TVOCs is below 500 μg/m3, and for High-Performance targets, it is below 400 μg/m3.
Carbon Dioxide - Exposure to carbon dioxide (CO2) can cause headaches, dizziness, high blood pressure, and asphyxia. To prevent these conditions from happening, RESET™ sets the level for CO2 to be below 1,000ppm, and below 600 ppm for High-Performance targets.
Temperature and Humidity - RESET™ does not have any specific requirements for temperature and humidity but both must be continuously monitored as these factors can greatly influence the sensor readings for PM2.5 and TVOCs.
Carbon Monoxide - Carbon monoxide (CO) is a byproduct of incomplete combustion of oil, coal, or wood, and can be found in tobacco smoke and smoke from vehicles. The most common effects of CO exposure are dizziness, headaches, and fatigue as CO impedes the proper delivery of oxygen to the brain. RESET™ strictly recommends maintaining CO levels lower than 9ppm, and CO monitors are required only in indoor spaces with combustion such as boiler rooms, warehouses, breweries, petroleum refineries, mines, and steel production sites.
Along with the above parameters, uHoo Aura also monitors formaldehyde, PM1, PM4, and PM10, air pressure, light, and sound. Users also have the option to add two more sensors namely nitrogen dioxide and ozone or choose one among sulfur dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and ammonia, depending on their specific industries and/or requirements.
All the real-time data, historical trends, and analytics can be viewed and managed using the uHoo Business dashboard which can be accessed via a computer and a mobile app, anytime and anywhere. The dashboard ensures that all the features, metrics, and functionalities are well-presented and easily understandable by the end users.
Clients can be guaranteed that all the information presented by the uHoo Business Dashboard is reliable, accurate, and of high quality, considering that uHoo is a RESET Accredited Data Provider. RESET Accredited Data Providers are trusted software platforms and management systems that must be used for projects, offices or buildings aspiring to achieve RESET certification.
Email and push notifications with actionable tips are also available to grab users' attention. This empowers them to take quick action on specific air quality problems inside the building. uHoo Aura can easily be integrated with any software or building management system to create a smarter and unified approach to IAQ management. It also has a display feature where building managers can share their facility's indoor environmental quality conditions via large screen displays installed within the building. This provides occupants, employees, and visitors with confidence knowing that the building that they are using prioritizes their health and safety.
On top of RESET™ certification, The uHoo Aura also helps properties obtain green and healthy building certifications such as LEED, WELL, and Fitwel, among others. Having these certifications can help boost an organization's or building's desirability, credibility, and brand value and simultaneously enhance their ESG (environment, social and governance) performance.
uHoo Aura being accredited by RESET™ as a Grade B monitor and uHoo being a RESET Accredited Data Provider serves as an addition to its current certifications and credentials including the Singapore Green Building Council's Green Building Product (GBP) certification, and the Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment or WEEE certification, which certifies that the uHoo Aura is environmentally-friendly in its design, manufacture, and use.
"The certifications and accreditations the uHoo Aura and the uHoo software have obtained are testimony to our commitment to continuous improvement and ensuring that our customers have the best and most environmentally responsible solution in their offices and buildings," says Dustin Jefferson S. Onghanseng, CEO of uHoo.
To get to know more about uHoo and its IAQ solutions, visit https://getuhoo.com/
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Companies Plan to Expand Partnership Significantly Beyond This Initial Order
BEIJING, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that the company has received an order for its hybrid corn worth RMB240 million, or roughly $35 million, from Muyuan Foods.
Muyuan Foods is a publicly traded company on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, with a $50 billion market capitalization, it is China's largest hog farming company. Muyuan purchases over 50 million metric tons of corn feedstock annually. The initial order is part of a 1 million metric ton purchase agreement signed for next 5 years.
The companies have agreed in principle to collaborate to contract grow Origin's Nutritionally Enhanced Corn (NEC) beginning in the 2023 growing season. At present, Muyuan is contract growing about 3 million mu, or roughly 494,000 acres of farmland to plant hybrid corn and other feed crops in China.
"Origin's NEC corn is revolutionary, as it takes less resources to feed livestock, thus reducing the carbon footprint," said Fazhan Liu, General Manager of Muyuan Grain Trade. "Additionally, partnering with Origin to transition a significant portion of our corn feedstock to NEC will help us to keep our costs under control and thus allow us to continue selling top quality pork products at affordable prices."
"I have long admired Muyuan Foods as one of the great Chinese companies, so I am particularly proud to begin this journey with them," said Dr. Gengchen Han, Origin Agritech's Chairman. "I am confident that the companies will have a long and prosperous business relationship together."
About Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd.
Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. is a China-based company principally engaged in the breeding and distribution of pigs. The Company's main products consist of piglets, boars and commodity pigs. The Company operates its business mainly through feedstuff processing, hog breeding, boar breeding and commodity pig feeding. The Company operates its business in the domestic market. The company trades on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange under the ticker 002714.SZ.
About Origin Agritech Limited
Origin Agritech Limited, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life Science Park in Beijing, is a leading Chinese agricultural technology company. In crop seed biotechnologies, Origin Agritech's phytase corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the Bio-Safety Certificate from China's Ministry of Agriculture. Over the years, Origin has established a robust biotechnology seed pipeline including products with glyphosate tolerance and pest resistance (Bt) traits. For further information, please visit the Company's website at: www.originagritech.com. The company also maintains a twitter account for updating investors on company and industry developments, which is @origin_agritech.
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This communication contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and contain words like "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "will," "would," "target," and similar expressions and variations. Forward-looking statements address matters that are uncertain. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on assumptions and expectations which may not be realized. They are based on management's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in which the Company operates but involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control. Some of the important factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements are: failure to develop and market new products and optimally manage product life cycles; ability to respond to market acceptance, rules, regulations and policies affecting our products; failure to appropriately manage process safety and product stewardship issues; changes in laws and regulations or political conditions; global economic and capital markets conditions, such as inflation, interest and currency exchange rates; business or supply disruptions; natural disasters and weather events and patterns; ability to protect and enforce the company's intellectual property rights; and separation of underperforming or non-strategic assets or businesses. The company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly revise or update any forward-looking statements as a result of future developments, or new information or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.
Joe Ramelli
Director of Investor Relation
Phone: 310-845-6238
Email: joe@originagritech.com
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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Edelman Global Advisory (EGA) today announced Nikolaus Schultze as EGA's inaugural Chair of Climate Policy effective July 18, 2022.
Based in Paris, Schultze will lead EGA's climate policy, regulatory and advisory initiatives. Under his leadership, the Climate Policy team will work with clients to anticipate policy trends that will impact their business by helping clients shape the debate and better understand their roles related to climate issues. In addition, given the vital importance of climate solutions and innovations, Schultze and his team will help these companies achieve their business goals by expanding into new markets and sources of financing.
Schultze, a long-standing authority on the multi-faceted climate and sustainability issues facing corporations today, brings extensive knowledge and experience to EGA from his distinguished career at the intersection of conservation and finance. From developing strategic methods to help corporations achieve climate goals such as net-zero, to fostering successful relationships between international regulatory bodies and businesses, Schultze is uniquely positioned to grow EGA's Climate Policy capabilities and advise clients in an ever-changing and increasingly important, cross-sector field.
"Companies are under increasing pressure - from governments, stakeholders, and employees - to meet their climate goals and interpret the policy changes sweeping the globe," says EGA Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Deborah Lehr. "We are delighted that Nikolaus, a recognized leader in climate policy, has agreed to join Edelman Global Advisory. Nikolaus also has a unique background that will help our clients adapt to change, while also supporting climate innovators in successfully growing their firms."
Prior to joining EGA, Schultze was a key member of Conservation International's leadership team, serving as Vice President for European Partnerships. In this role, he led the organization's strategic efforts in Europe and across the globe. Schultze advised major corporations on achieving net-zero goals, spearheaded numerous task forces and committees focused on investments in biodiversity, and facilitated key partnerships between European corporations' sustainability efforts. Previously, Schultze served as Global Policy Director for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) where he oversaw the transformation of his department, redirecting focus to key knowledge hubs and better developing a robust strategy for global business members. In addition, he led the ICC's interactions with major global organizations and countless corporations. Before this role, Schultze spent nearly 30 years in a myriad of vital roles in notable organizations, such as serving as Chief Operating Officer for the World Maritime University (IMO), as Assistant Director-General at the Global Green Growth Institute in South Korea, as a Director for First Climate.
"Climate change being the biggest challenge of our times has almost become an understatement," says Schultze. "Stabilizing emissions by 2025 and aiming for net-zero by 2030 is the bare minimum we can do to transmit a livable planet to future generations. It is not all gloom, however. Solutions already exist, with more to come, to accelerate the transformation of our economies to become more resilient, more resource efficient and climate proof."
EDELMAN GLOBAL ADVISORY is a boutique firm providing business, government and advisory services to navigate today's changing geopolitical and economic landscape. Headquartered in Washington, DC, we have deep expertise on the ground in the U.S. and Canada, APAC, MENA, Europe, Latin America, and India. Our teams work seamlessly with Edelman's 6,000+ world class communications professionals to deliver truly integrated client services.
Contact: Lindsay Clifton, Lindsay.Clifton@edelmanega.com
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Glia's Digital Customer Service (DCS) platform for businesses expands across the globe by joining AWS ISV Accelerate and AWS PSP programs
NEW YORK, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glia, the leading provider of Digital Customer Service, announced today that it has joined two Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner programs, the AWS Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate program and AWS Public Sector Partner (PSP) Program.
AWS ISV Accelerate is a co-sell program for organizations that provide software solutions that run on or work with AWS. The program will enable Glia to drive new business and expedite sales cycles by connecting Glia to field sellers who serve millions of active AWS customers globally. Built on AWS, Glia's Digital Customer Service platform is available in AWS Marketplace, empowering users to take a digital-first approach to customer service. Joining the program has allowed Glia to collaborate more closely with AWS, ultimately helping more financial services companies modernize and enhance the customer experience.
Glia was also accepted into the AWS Public Sector Partner (PSP) Program, which validates AWS Partners with cloud-based solutions and experience supporting government, space, education and nonprofits around the world. Participating in the program provides Glia with increased collaboration and resources from AWS from a public sector standpoint, helping them better support additional credit unions in the market.
"Expanding our partnership with AWS has allowed us to broaden our reach and connect with more financial services companies around the globe, providing them with the tools necessary to serve and support their customers in a digital-first world," said Justin DiPietro, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Glia. "These programs directly support our mission of helping financial services companies cut costs, boost efficiencies and reimagine the customer experience with Digital Customer Service, enabling them to create long-term loyalty and a strong competitive advantage."
About Glia
Glia is reinventing how businesses support their customers in a digital world. Glia's Digital Customer Service (DCS) solution enriches web and mobile experiences with digital communication choices, on-screen collaboration, and AI-enabled assistance. Glia has partnered with over 300 banks, credit unions, insurance companies and other financial institutions worldwide to improve the customer experience and drive business results. Named both a Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ company and a Great Place to Work (with a 97% employee satisfaction rating) for a second year in a row, Glia continues to achieve broad industry recognition and customer service thought leadership including publishing the definitive book on DCS with Wiley. The company has raised over $150 million in funding from top investors. To learn more, visit glia.com.
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Läderach Celebrates Rapid Expansion to 40 Stores in North America with New Marketing Campaign
NEW YORK, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer has officially arrived. To celebrate the season and its newly established 40-store and 40-team presence in North America, Läderach Chocolatier Suisse is sharing 40 ways to enjoy fresh Swiss chocolate through a new integrated marketing campaign in the US and Canada. The campaign dubbed 40|40|40 kicks off this week and runs through late August with activation across in-store, retail partners, online, social media, influencers, and media with a call-to-action tagline to "discover 40 ways to enjoy fresh Swiss chocolate this Summer." Additionally, Läderach launched a frequent shopper fresh Swiss chocolate passport - available at any of its 40 locations for consumers to enter for a chance to win multiple chocolate prizes, including chocolate for a year.
"There are so many fun, unique creative ways beyond typical gifting occasions to enjoy chocolate all year long, especially this Summer," said Nathanael Hausmann, president, Läderach North America. "Whether it's making indoor or outdoor movie nights sweeter to complimenting a trip to the beach, chocolate lovers can visit any of our 40 stores across the US and Canada and hear from our 40 teams about more than 40 ways to enjoy fresh Swiss chocolate this season. Some of my favorite ways include enjoying fresh chocolate after lunch, dinner or during a summer day spent on a lake."
Läderach asked its 40 teams across the US and Canada to share their favorite ways to enjoy premium fresh chocolate this Summer. From self-appreciation, special moments with a loved one, close relative or friend to elevating the family or friend get together, Läderach's staff shared the following 40 ways to enjoy Läderach chocolate:
- Pralines and Truffles are always a delicious treat on the way to your favorite summertime destination.
- Going on a nice bike ride and stopping to eat Läderach as a treat while enjoying a scenic view.
- Savoring a bite of FrischSchoggi at the end of a night.
- Sharing and enjoying fresh Swiss chocolate over a bonfire with close friends on a chilly summer night.
- Surprising a family member, friend, or stranger to sweeten their day.
- Treating yourself to your favorite Läderach chocolate as you walk through the mall.
- As an afternoon treat when you finish a workout, work, or any task.
- At the end of the day to compliment the beautiful sunset.
- Bringing fresh Swiss chocolate to the beach in a Läderach cooler bag to enjoy the fresh ocean breeze.
- Enjoying Läderach Tartufi on your way to the park– a sweet truffle inspired by a Northern Italian classic made with the finest gianduja.
- Making hot chocolate in the morning or evening by combining Läderach milk chocolate with some warm milk.
- Taking a small pouch of Läderach chocolates on your front porch and just enjoying/relaxing on a nice sunny day.
- Making milk chocolate covered fruit – from pineapple to strawberries.
- Satisfying that after dinner sweet tooth.
- While on a long boat ride with family and friends.
- Celebrating your best friends' wedding.
- With whisky on a cool summer night – the single origin Madagascar 64% Läderach chocolate compliments a single malt well.
- Binge watching your favorite shows while eating your favorite Läderach chocolate snacks.
- On a boat cruise watching fireworks.
- Making move night sweeter – with Läderach chocolate covered popcorn or savoring a single-origin chocolate tablet bar with cocoa from Ecuador or Trinidad.
- Attending an outdoor music concert in the park with friends.
- While sailing and taking in the relaxing vibes of the sea.
- Walking around and taking in the sights and sounds of NYC Times Square or your favorite destination of choice and enjoying Läderach's chocolate covered cornflakes as a sweet snack.
- With a loved one at home during a staycation.
- Enhancing an ice cream sundae with your favorite Läderach chocolate on top.
- On a cross country road trip with friends.
- Hiking with your favorite chocolates in a Läderach cooler bag.
- For any rainy summer day, a slab of FrischSchoggi is always a crowd pleaser with friends.
- Bringing delectable Läderach chocolate truffles as a party gift is always a must.
- With wine and Läderach dark chocolate hand broken FrischSchoggi or pralines – a perfect pair for any dinner, a picnic or party.
- Making the charcuterie board even more tasty at a family or friend's birthday party with Läderach snacking chocolates.
- Spiffy up a camping trip with Läderach chocolate tablet bars.
- On a roof top party in your favorite summer city destination.
- Enjoy a slab of FrischSchoggi with friends at a summer house rental.
- Compliment the end of the backyard party or clambake on the beach.
- After a nice long day at the lake while watching the sunset with friends and family.
- Celebrate a friends' birthday party with a whole slab of FrischSchoggi confetti.
- On a Monday when you need something sweet to start the week.
- 4th of July or Canada Day party – win over your friends or family with a 36-count box of pralines.
- And of course, enjoying Läderach fresh chocolate on a visit to Switzerland.
Läderach's success and momentum to expand is only possible through the passionate drive of its diverse 1,300 employees, from over 50 nationalities who represent various backgrounds, beliefs, and lifestyles. Mutual respect, diversity, inclusiveness and freedom of expression, and transparency are at the heart of Läderach amongst its employees to make the best chocolate possible.
Operating since 1962, Läderach Chocolatier Suisse is a family-owned, premium Swiss chocolate company dedicated to creating sweet moments of joy in everyday life. As the largest chocolate retailer in Switzerland with approximately 1,300+ employees representing more than 50 nationalities and over 100 retail stores worldwide, Läderach has rapidly grown to 40 stores across North America in 2.5 years. Swiss quality is reflected in Läderach's control of the entire value chain from bean-to-bar-to-shop. Läderach uses only the best ingredients through strong relationships with the finest suppliers. Läderach produces over 100 varieties of chocolates, including over 20 varieties of FrischSchoggi™ (large slabs of fresh chocolate bark), more than 50 different pralines and truffles, dozens of confectionery specialties, and a large selection of seasonal creations. To learn more about its stores, chocolate and careers, visit www.laderach.com.
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Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case, in a Biden win
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices dismissed the case.
The court had said it would answer the question of whether Republican-led states, headed by Arizona, could pick up the legal defense of the Trump-era “public charge” rule that denied green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits.
The high court heard arguments in the case in February and appeared on track to decide it. But in an unsigned, one-sentence opinion Wednesday, the court said it was dismissing the case. That leaves in place a lower court ruling in favor of the Biden administration that the states could not intervene.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote separately to say he agreed with the decision to toss the case. Roberts said that “bound up” in the case are “a great many issues beyond” the question that the court had agreed to decide. “It has become clear that this mare’s nest could stand in the way” of deciding the case “or at the very least, complicate our resolution of that question,” he wrote.
Roberts said the court’s action should not be taken as “reflective of ... the appropriate resolution of other litigation, pending or future, related to the 2019 Public Charge Rule, its repeal, or its replacement by a new rule.”
Roberts was joined by three other justices in the court’s conservative majority: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch. Gorsuch was appointed to the court by Trump. The former president’s two other nominees, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, said nothing.
At the center of the case was a federal law says that green card applicants cannot be burdens to the country or “public charges.” The Trump administration significantly expanded the definition, saying the use of public benefits including food stamps or Medicaid could be disqualifying. That led to court challenges, but the Supreme Court allowed the policy to take effect while those continued.
The Biden administration rescinded the rule and has since announced new guidelines. The administration had said that in practice, the government denied green cards to only three people under Trump’s rule and that their applications were later reopened and approved. Immigration groups have said the bigger impact of the rule was scaring immigrants, causing them to drop benefits or not enroll in them because of fears doing so could affect their applications to become legal permanent residents.
In addition to Arizona, the states involved in the case were Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.
The case is State of Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, California, 20-1775.
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Longtime clinical development leader will help advance pipeline of precision medicines for genetically defined neurological and immunological diseases, with initial focus on Parkinson's disease
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuron23™ Inc., an early stage biotechnology company focused on developing precision medicines for genetically defined neurological and immunological diseases, today announced the appointment of Sam Jackson, M.D., MBA, as the company's first chief medical officer (CMO). Dr. Jackson is a seasoned clinical development leader with experience advancing novel neurologic, immunologic, and ophthalmic programs. He is a board-certified emergency physician with fellowship training in medical toxicology.
"I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Jackson to our growing Neuron23 leadership team," said Nancy Stagliano, Ph.D., CEO of Neuron23. "An accomplished physician and drug developer, Sam is known for building bridges between science, medicine, and business. He brings decades of experience in drug development, data-driven decision making, and competitive strategy. Sam is a well-respected thought leader in our industry and I am confident that he will ensure that the needs of patients are at the heart of everything we do."
"It is an honor to join Neuron23 at this critical point in its evolution," said Dr. Jackson. "As Neuron23 prepares to advance NEU-723 into clinical trials for Parkinson's disease and continues to build our pipeline, I am excited about the potential to bring next-generation personalized therapies to patients with limited treatment options."
Before joining Neuron23, Dr. Jackson served as senior vice president and CMO at Alector, where he oversaw the clinical teams developing the company's immuno-neurology therapies for Frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions. He also served as CMO of Alkahest, helping build the clinical organization and initiating four Phase 2 trials in neurological and ophthalmologic diseases. Earlier in his career, at Dynavax Technologies, Dr. Jackson ran the final pivotal Phase 3 trial that resulted in product approval for HEPLISAV-B™, and also held positions of increasing responsibility at Genentech, Inc., and Amgen.
Dr. Jackson holds a joint M.D./MBA degree from the Perelman School of Medicine and The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and earned his undergraduate degree in English from Stanford University. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, and his fellowship in medical toxicology at the Banner Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.
Neuron23™ Inc. is an early stage biotechnology company focused on developing precision medicines for genetically defined neurological and immunological diseases. Neuron23 combines recent advances in human genetics with a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled drug discovery and biomarker platform to advance therapeutics for devastating diseases. The Company's focus areas are neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammatory diseases, and systemic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Founded in 2018, Neuron23 has assembled a world-class team of experts and entrepreneurs located in South San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit www.neuron23.com.
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Uvalde victim’s sister pleads for gun safety measures
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school rampage tearfully pleaded on Thursday with Texas lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation and questioned why so many security measures failed.
“I’m here begging for you guys to do something,” said Jazmin Cazares, whose young sister Jacklyn was one of 19 children killed in the 80 minutes the gunman spent inside Robb Elementary School on May 24 before police stormed the classroom and killed him. Two teachers also died in the massacre.
The gunman was a former student, Salvador Ramos.
“Days after turning 18, he bought an AR-15, hundreds of rounds of ammunition,” she said.
Jacklyn and her cousin, Annabell Rodriguez, were best friends, part of a close-knit quintet of classmates. All five died in the shooting.
Days after the tragedy, Jacklyn’s father, Javier Cazares, told of how he rushed to the school and kept a close watch on the children fleeing the school to catch a glimpse of his 9-year-old “firecracker” who loved gymnastics, singing and dancing.
He and other parents grew frustrated that the police weren’t doing more to stop the gunman.
“A lot of us were arguing with the police, ‘You all need to go in there. You all need to do your jobs,’” said Cazares, an Army veteran. “We were ready to go to work and rush in.”
Those delays and mistakes in the law enforcement response are now at the center of federal, state and local investigations. The head of the Texas state police this week called it an “abject failure,” and said how police reacted went against everything learned in the two decades since the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado in 1999.
Officers with rifles stood in a hallway for over an hour, waiting in part for more weapons and gear, before going inside the classroom, said Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
He put much of the blame for the delays on Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief who McCraw said was the commander in charge.
The school district put the police chief on administrative leave on Wednesday. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell said the facts of what happened remain unclear and that he didn’t know when details of multiple investigations would be revealed.
Arredondo has said he didn’t consider himself in charge and assumed someone else had taken control. He has declined repeated requests for comment from The Associated Press.
Uvalde’s mayor has pushed back on McCraw’s casting blame on Arredondo, saying the Department of Public Safety has repeatedly put out false information about the shooting and glossed over the role of its own officers.
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Stengle reported from Dallas. Associated Press writer John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, contributed to this report.
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Jury resumes deliberations as Dana Chandler retrial reaches three-week mark in Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Jury deliberations resumed Friday morning as the Dana Chandler double-murder retrial reached the three-week mark in Shawnee County District Court in downtown Topeka.
Jurors entered the courtroom at 9:01 a.m. Friday -- which was Day 13 of the trial -- and were quickly dismissed to their chambers to continue their deliberations.
The 12-person jury, composed of seven women and five men, began deliberations on Thursday afternoon, following final testimony and closing arguments by the prosecution and defense in front of a packed courtroom.
The jury has one alternate, a man, who was chosen at random for that post on Thursday by Judge Cheryl Rios.
Three other jurors were dismissed earlier in the retrial
At the outset of the retrial, there were 12 jurors and five alternates.
Chandler was arrested in 2011 and charged with the July 7, 2002, murders of her ex-husband Mike Sisco, 47, and his fiancé, Karen Harkness, 53, at a duplex at 2231 S.W. Westport Square in west Topeka.
Earlier testimony indicated Harkness had been shot five times and Sisco seven times with a 9-mm handgun while they were in bed in the basement of Harkness’ residence, located just southeast of S.W. 21st and Wanamaker.
Chandler was convicted of the double murder in 2012.
However, in 2018, the Kansas Supreme Court overturned Chandler’s conviction, citing misconduct by former prosecutor Jacqie Spradling, who has since been disbarred.
Chandler, who has maintained her innocence, then was granted a retrial, which is nearing its end in Shawnee County District Court.
Following her 2012 conviction, Chandler was at the Topeka Correctional Facility, the state’s only prison for women.
Since 2018, when her conviction was overturned, she has been in the Shawnee County Jail.
Charles Kitt, chief of staff for the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office, is prosecuting the case for the state.
Chandler, 62, is being represented by a trio of defense lawyers including Tom Bath, Tricia Bath and Mark Hartman, of the Leawood-based firm Bath & Edmonds.
During the retrial’s first 12 days, testimony was heard from approximately 61 different people, including family members of Harkness and Sisco; Topeka police officers and detectives; a Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent; a crime--scene investigator; and a former business acquaintance of Chandler’s from Denver.
Testimony also was heard from a friend of Chandler’s from Arizona; experts from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation; coworkers and friends of Harkness; and former neighbors of Harkness in the 2200 block of S.W. Westport Square, where the double-homicide occurred.
The retrial, like the first one in 2012, is garnering national media attention.
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Signs of West Nile Virus detected in south Sarasota County
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - West Nile Virus has been detected in poultry near North Port, the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County says.
Sentinel chickens in unincorporated areas of Sarasota County near North Port have tested positive for the virus. No human cases have been reported, the health department announced Friday.
Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services has already conducted mosquito control treatments in the area.
West Nile Virus affects the central nervous system and can cause serious illness. However, about 80 percent of people who become infected with the virus will not show any symptoms.
The health department has advice to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and to take basic precautions to help limit exposure:
- Drain standing water from garbage cans, house gutters, buckets, pool covers, coolers, toys, flowerpots or any other containers where sprinkler or rainwater has collected.
- Discard old tires, drums, bottles, cans, pots and pans, broken appliances and other items that aren’t being used.
- Empty and clean birdbaths and pets’ water bowls at least once or twice a week.
- Protect boats and vehicles from rain with tarps that don’t accumulate water.
- Maintain swimming pools in good condition and appropriately chlorinated.
- Empty plastic swimming pools when not in use.
- Cover skin with clothing or repellent.
- Wear shoes, socks, and long pants and long sleeves. This type of protection may be necessary for people who must work in areas where mosquitoes are present.
- Apply mosquito repellent to bare skin and clothing.
- Use mosquito netting to protect children younger than 2 months old.
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Client in custody following stabbing with fork at Montara group home
SHAWNEE CO., Kan. (WIBW) - One person was stabbed in the hand with a fork in the Montara Neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Deputies were called to 6803 Montara Northway just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday on reports of a stabbing.
When they arrived, officials tell 13 NEWS they located a person suffering a stab wound to the hand. The person was treated at the scene.
Officials tell 13 NEWS the residence is a group home for individuals with developmental disabilities. They say a client and staff member had a disagreement, which led to the client stabbing the staff member with a fork.
The client, who was only identified as a female was taken into custody and faces potential battery charges.
According to Shawnee Co. records, the home is owned by Kansas Montara, LLC.
A Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s spokesperson said the home was an “Equi-Venture” facility, which runs day and residential services for adults with developmental disabilities in Kansas.
No other information has been released.
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Mount Union to hold fifth annual Mike Rogers Memorial Golf Outing in August at Tannenhauf
The University of Mount Union and the the family of former Purple Raiders baseball player Mike Rogers will hold the fifth annual memorial golf outing in Rogers' name on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. at Tannenhauf Golf Club.
The outing will benefit fundraising efforts for continued improvements to Mount Union's baseball facility. Future projects include the addition of turf in the outfield, a grandstand with concessions and parking.
The baseball field was re-dedicated in 2019 as Rafeld-Rogers Field in memory of long-time Mount Union coach Jack Rafeld and Rogers, who died in 2017.
Costs for the outing are $80 per person or $320 per team, which includes 18 holes with a cart, drink tickets and dinner after the event.
For more indormation, contact Pat Heddleston at 330-802-1883, Victor Rogers at 330-206-9721 or Don Montgomery at 330-418-5556. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/2022/07/12/tannenhauf-host-mike-rogers-memorial-golf-outing-august-27/10031795002/ | 2022-07-12T12:30:29Z |
NEW YORK, April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
There has been a proposed Settlement of the class action titled Jackson v. Microchip Technology Inc., No. 2:18-cv-02914-ROS ("Litigation") pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona ("Court").
A hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on June 22, 2022, before the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver at the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse, 401 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003-2158, to determine whether (1) the proposed Settlement of the Litigation for the sum of $9,000,000 should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (2) the Court should approve the Plan of Allocation of Settlement proceeds as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (3) Lead Counsel should be awarded up to $2,250,000 in attorneys' fees (25% of the $9,000,000 Settlement Amount) and reimbursed for up to $800,000 of litigation expenses; (4) Lead Plaintiff should receive an award for his services to the Class and/or pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 78u–4(a)(4) for his costs and expenses (including lost wages) directly relating to its representation of the Class in an amount not to exceed $15,000; and (5) the Court should enter the Final Judgment (or, if applicable, Alternative Judgment) dismissing the Litigation with prejudice. The Court may change the hearing date, or order that it be held by telephonic or video conference, without further notice to the Class. However, any changes will be posted on the Settlement Website: www.MicrochipTechnologySecuritiesLitigation.com.
If you purchased or otherwise acquired Microchip common stock on a U.S. open market between March 2, 2018, and August 9, 2018, inclusive, your rights may be affected by this Settlement. You may obtain, free of charge, a detailed Longform Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement (the "Notice") and a copy of the Proof of Claim and Release form on the Settlement Website, or by contacting the Claims Administrator at 877-888-4851 (toll-free), at info@MicrochipTechnologySecuritiesLitigation.com, or at Microchip Technology Securities Litigation, c/o A.B. Data, Ltd., P.O. Box 173050, Milwaukee, WI 53217. All capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Notice.
If you are a Class Member and wish to share in the Settlement proceeds, you must complete and submit a Proof of Claim and Release form and required supporting documentation to the Claims Administrator establishing that you are entitled to recovery so that it is postmarked or submitted online at the Settlement Website by July 20, 2022. If you fail to submit a valid Proof of Claim and Release form and supporting documentation by this deadline in accordance with the instructions in the form and Notice, you will not recover from the Net Settlement Fund, but you will nevertheless be bound by the Settlement and releases provided for therein and by the Court's Final Judgment dismissing the Litigation with prejudice. If you are a Member of the Class and did not timely and validly request exclusion from the Class in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Notice of Pendency of Class Action that previously was disseminated, you will be bound by the Settlement and any judgment and releases entered in the Litigation, including, but not limited to, the final Judgment dismissing the Litigation with prejudice and the release of the Released Claims, whether or not you submit a Proof of Claim and Release form.
The deadline to request exclusion from the Class was November 2, 2021. A list of requests for exclusion that were received by the Claims Administrator and accepted by the Court can be found on the Settlement Website. If you submitted a request for exclusion that was accepted by the Court, do not submit a Claim Form. You are not a Class Member, and your Claim Form will be rejected.
If you are a Class Member and wish to object to any aspect of the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, the Lead Plaintiff service award, or Lead Counsel's Attorneys' Fees and Expenses Application, you must submit your written objection in the manner set forth in the Notice so that it is received no later than June 1, 2022. Only Class Members who have submitted valid and timely written objections and provided notice of their intent to appear in accordance with the instructions in the Notice will be entitled to be heard at the hearing on June 22, 2022.
Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice, may be made to Lead Counsel for the Class at Wolf Popper LLP, 845 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Tel.: (212) 759-4600.
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NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fallen Media, the creator-driven content studio building next-gen media brands, today announced the launch of seven new shows to run on Snapchat's Discover platform.
As a creator-driven short-form studio, Fallen Media creates made-for-social entertainment with up and coming content creators, giving them the opportunity to grow their following and diversify their revenue opportunities. It publishes content on the platforms Gen-Z loves most, including Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Fallen Media's overall lineup includes more than 12 original shows and draws as many as five million viewers per day.
Effective immediately, Snapchat Discover will also host the following Fallen Media shows:
- Down Bad Patrol
- Sing Me Something
- Vintage in the City
- What's Poppin?
- What's Your Problem
- College Cribs
- Hot Takes
"Fallen Media is pushing the envelope with short-form content and our new shows on Snapchat showcase our success in creating social content that audiences love," said Adam Sultan, President of Fallen Media. "We're super excited to bring something new and different to short form and looking forward to what the rest of the year brings."
To learn more, visit https://fallenmedia.com/
About Fallen Media
Founded in 2020, Fallen Media is a leading short-form content studio. Fallen partners with up-and-coming content creators to produce bingeable social content across Gen-Z's favorite platforms. Fallen has been instrumental in defining the culture for a new age of content with hit shows like What's Poppin with Davis, Down Bad Patrol, and others. Through its brand partnerships division, Fallen works with forward thinking brands to enhance their presence on social media and create highly engaging content for their target audience.
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Two remain at large following early-morning manhunt in Topeka
Published: Sep. 1, 2022 at 8:38 AM CDT|Updated: 50 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people remain at large after an early-morning manhunt spurred by a police chase in Topeka.
The Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Office tells 13 NEWS that around 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, a deputy tried to stop a vehicle in the 100 block of NE Monroe St. in downtown Topeka.
However, deputies said the vehicle refused to stop and initiated a chase that ended near I-70 and 1st St. when the driver and a passenger ran from the vehicle.
The Sheriff’s Office said the pair has not been found yet and the investigation remains ongoing.
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NANJING, China, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, the annual online event "Miss Su Takes You to Discover the Beauty of Jiangsu" was held on the English official account of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism on overseas social media @VisitJiangsu. Miss Su returned to Jiangsu's overseas social media as a virtual guide this time, and created Jiangsu's "Cloud Tourism" through the AR method of "virtual characters + real scenes". And a number of innovative ways has gone live, making "Online Tour" in Jiangsu a hot trend abroad.
During the activity, @VisitJiangsu explored and interpreted the unique landscape culture of Jiangsu through the form of "Two-dimensional Animation + Live Shooting". Miss Su acted as a special interpreter who led overseas fans to enjoy an immersive "Online Tour" of Jiangsu gardens. Each garden of Jiangsu in the video was more attractive and observable under the vivid guidance and explanation of Miss Su.
In addition, @VisitJiangsu upgraded its immersive interactive experience and launched 4 garden-themed AR filters on overseas social media, becoming the first Chinese cultural and tourism brand to use overseas social media interactive technology
By the end of August 2022, the official English social media account of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, "@VisitJiangsu", had more than 1.5 million followers on its five platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and TikTok). Among them, the Facebook has got 1.3 million fans and has published more than 7,500 posts and videos with a total exposure of more than 30 million and 6.3 million interactions this year. In recent years, @VisitJiangsu has organized many online and offline creative activities such as Discover Jiangnan, JiangSu Top Fans, Jasminechallenge, JiangSu Top Fans, The wonder Trip of Miss Su, Lookup Jiangsu and Grand Canal Go and has continued to build a diversified communication system combining creativity and experience, which not only meets the characteristic needs of interactive experience of overseas tourists, but also enables Jiangsu's culture and tourism resources to be accepted by tourists in a more intuitive form, thus realizing the deep integration of the cultural and tourism industry.
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Man grows out hair to donate wig to his mom
GILBERT, Ariz. (3TV/CBS 5/Gray News) – Matt Shaha, 27, grew out his hair for two years to donate and make it into a wig for his mom who was undergoing radiation treatments.
Melanie Shaha was diagnosed with a benign tumor on her pituitary gland in 2003.
“Your pituitary is in the middle of your head, and it sends a signal for things to work in your body,” she told Arizona’s Family. “It’s not cancer, it’s a benign tumor, but it’s in the wrong place. And it smashes important things and can cause a lot of trouble, so you can’t let it stay.”
She underwent two surgeries to remove the tumor between 2003 and 2006, but it returned in 2017 and doctors recommended radiation treatments.
Melanie Shaha lost all her hair about three months later, including her eyebrows and eyelashes. The doctor told her the radiation killed her pituitary, so her hair would not come back.
“I don’t mind being sick, but I do mind looking sick,” she said.
Matt Shaha was home from college when he decided he would let his hair grow long enough to donate.
“I was at dinner with my parents, and someone made the comment that my hair was starting to get a little long and I jokingly said, ‘Oh maybe I’ll just keep growing it for a week for you.’ And then it clicked. And I was like, ‘Why don’t I?’” he said.
Matt Shaha’s strawberry blond locks match his mother’s hair perfectly. It grew to be a foot long before they decided to cut and send it to Compassionate Creations to form into a wig designed just for his mom.
“I was not expecting that to be as emotional as it was. It kind of started out as a fun little project between me and my mom, but as soon as the hair was long enough and we cut it, it was like, ‘This is real,’” he said.
“I barely kept it together, but it’s meant the world. It turned out so much better than I thought it would.”
His mom said she was charmed and moved by her son’s compassion.
The wig came in the mail three months later, and Melanie Shaha said she feels like herself again.
“It’s fabulous. I mean, obviously, it’s fabulous. To be such a gift of love, to feel like I look beautiful. It’s really great,” she said. “It’s a miracle, and it’s soft, and it’s beautiful, and it’s real hair, and it’s his hair.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Hello, Molly! A Memoir” by Molly Shannon (Ecco)
Molly Shannon made a name for herself as a standout performer on “Saturday Night Live,” star of the movie “Superstar” featuring her “SNL” character Mary Katherine Gallagher, and playing an eager-to-please stage mom in the sitcom “The Other Two.”
But before the professional successes, Shannon had to overcome an enormous tragedy, she details in her new memoir, “Hello, Molly!” which she wrote with Sean Wilsey.
When she was just 4, her whole family was involved in a horrendous car accident that killed her mother, younger sister and cousin. Her father, who survived, was driving after drinking earlier in the day.
“My whole life changed in an instant,” she writes.
Though devastated by the loss of her mother at such a young age, Shannon found solace in performing in school plays and community shows while growing up in the Irish-Catholic community in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio. She also found comfort in a close bond with her sister, Mary, who also survived the accident.
She remained close with her father Jim, a charismatic but unstable man who is haunted by the accident. He encourages her adventurous performer side, but he can also be suffocating and fly off the handle into a rage at a moments’ notice. She later says many of her characters are partly based on her larger-than-life father.
Shannon peppers the memoir with inside-showbusiness anecdotes that make the memoir a hard-to-put down page turner. She recounts waiting tables for Jennifer Aniston and Julia Roberts while she awaits her big break and landing auditions in Hollywood by calling agents and pretending to be David Mamet’s assistant. More disturbingly, she recalls an unscrupulous manager setting her up with an 18-year-old Gary Coleman who harasses her.
After a few years of trying to make it in L.A., she finally gets her big break, an audition with Lorne Michaels for “Saturday Night Live.” She’s passed over her first time, but a second audition lands her the gig. She spends six seasons on the show with fellow cast members including Will Ferrell, Cheri Oteri, Ana Gasteyer and Tracy Morgan.
She left in 2001, not because she had another job lined up, but because she wanted to finally have time to have a personal life. “I wanted to get coffee with friends and start a family,” she says. She now has two children with her husband, Fritz – successfully becoming the mother she always dreamed of being.
“Hello, Molly!” paints a portrait of a resilient spirit persevering through tragedy and the cutthroat world of fame to build a fulfilling life for herself. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/molly-shannons-tragedy-and-perseverance-in-hello-molly/ | 2022-04-13T14:28:55Z |
STONY BROOK, N.Y., May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pedego Stony Brook is independently owned and operated by Trish Larsen and offers a full range of e-bike sales, rentals, services, and accessories. Pedego Electric Bikes is an award-winning electric bike company with sixteen unique models and over 200 brick and mortar stores.
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Larsen was inspired by Pedego customer and retired FDNY firefighter Billy Geis, who struggled with spine and neck injuries that kept him sidelined from ever biking again. "The added assistance my Pedego provides has been huge, and has been a key element in the rehabilitation of my old injuries," said Billy. "I am far more motivated to get out and ride, and when I'm on the road I continually find reasons to keep going." The change has been so dramatic Billy, who used to ride 5-6 miles on a regular bike, now finds himself riding 30-40 miles with no issues.
"I left healthcare to start this business and I consider it just as important to show people of all ages that it's never too late to live a healthy life, this just reaffirms my why," said Trish Larsen, owner of Pedego Stony Brook. "Seeing the look of joy on customers' faces when they first start riding around makes my day everytime."
While electric bikes have been designed as a leisure tool, using the pedal-assist modes have been a useful tool in injury rehabilitation. These rehabilitation claims are supported through brain studies such as this Science Daily and Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology at Oxford. With regular e-bike outings, users may see improvements related to blood pressure, balance, flexibility and increased energy. Pedego owners report an improvement in mood and wellbeing related to getting out on their bikes. Pedego Stony Brook has received many testimonials of this process in action.
Pedego Electric Bikes, Headquartered in Orange County, California, has built a brand on a complete line of class-leading electric bikes, from cruisers to fat tire trail bikes, an industry leading 5-year warranty and a network of locally-owned dealers available for customization and regular on-site servicing.
Valerie Comneck (65) and her husband Pete (70) have experienced firsthand the way owning a Pedego can change a lifestyle. After owning a pair of Pedego bikes for over a year, the couple decided to travel across the country from New York to Utah, trying to find and ride on as many bike trails as possible. "We feel very fortunate to be able to take these trips and get outdoors," said Valerie. "Being outside helps us break up the day to day routine, and with Covid keeping everyone inside for so long, getting outside and being able to ride painlessly has been therapeutic for me and my husband."
Pedego has a unique culture of business leadership and has cultivated a massive community of Pedego enthusiasts. "Everything electric is just hot," says Don DiCostanzo, CEO of Pedego. "We are a lifestyle brand contributing to economic growth and entrepreneur opportunities and the idea that people can have fun and rehabilitate themselves on our bikes at the same time is wonderful. Whether it be a fun family activity, a serious sport, to reach personal health goals or for electric transportation, Pedego has an option for any activity that most everyone can enjoy - no matter the ability."
Pedego Stony Brook also offers rental bikes perfect for riding the Greenway Trail, as well as other fun rides and nearby attractions all a short distance from the shop.
To find a Pedego store near you please visit www.pedego.com/dealers.
About Stony Brook
Pedego Stony Brook is located at 690 NY-25A Suite 10, East Setauket, NY 11733, and offers e-bikes for rental and purchase, as well as bike mechanic service to suit all Pedego e-biking needs. The store is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but is open the rest of the week from 10am-4pm EST. To learn more about Pedego's full-range lineup of electric bikes and try one for free, contact the store by email; info@pedegosbli.com, or by phone; (631) 201-4283.
About Pedego® Electric Bikes
Founded in 2008, Pedego® is the leading brand of electric bikes in North America. Pedego is famous for premium quality, five-star local service, and an industry leading five year warranty. A complete line of 16 electric bike models are available at over 200 locally-owned Pedego stores that offer sales, rentals, tours, accessories, and service. Visit www.pedego.com to find a store and try a Pedego.
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JINJIANG, China, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited (NASDAQ Capital Market: AEHL) ("Antelope Enterprise" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used in residential and commercial buildings, and which also engages in business consulting, and online social commerce and live streaming, announced today that its annual meeting of shareholders will take place on September 15, 2022 at 8 p.m. local China time (or 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time), at the Company's principal executive offices, Junbing Industrial Area, Anhai, Jinjiang, Fujian, China. The close of business on August 2, 2022 has been fixed as the record date for the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting.
About Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited
Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited is a leading manufacturer of ceramic tiles in China. The Company's ceramic tiles are used in residential and commercial buildings. Antelope Enterprise's products, sold under the "Hengda" or "HD", are available in over 2,000 style, color and size combinations and are distributed through a network of exclusive distributors as well as directly to large property developers. The Company also engages in business consulting, and online social commerce and live streaming in China. For more information, please visit http://www.aehltd.com.
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Halloween makeup ideas you can do at home
The Addams Family’s deadpan daughter Wednesday is getting her own Netflix show, “Wednesday,” starring Jenna Ortega as the iconic goth teenager. With her famous braided pigtails, prim black costume and minimal makeup, the most difficult part of being Wednesday Addams for Halloween will be mastering her deadly stare. Wednesday isn’t the only popular Halloween look trending this year — here’s what you need to pull off her look and other Halloween favorites.
What you need for Halloween makeup looks
How do Wednesday Addams makeup
Wednesday’s look isn’t as dramatic as her equally iconic mother Morticia, but it’s high-impact and easy to create. Fill in your brows with black pomade or eyebrow pencil and use a mauve or gray eye shadow to accentuate your crease and under-eye area. Depending on how grim you want to go, you can wear either nude or black lipstick. Complete the look with a braided black costume wig.
Wednesday Addams makeup products
Benefit Cosmetics Precisely, My Brow Pencil Waterproof Eyebrow Definer
Available in 12 shades, including two black tones, this eyebrow pencil offers up to 12 hours of waterproof color and definition. It features a twist-up ultrafine-tipped pencil and an attached spoolie to distribute color evenly.
Sold by Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Amazon
Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain Liquid Lipstick in Night Bird
Long-lasting and budget-friendly, this black liquid lipstick goes on smoothly for thorough yet comfortable color coverage. It’s formulated with avocado oil to prevent drying and cracking.
Sold by Sephora
How to do vampire makeup
Create this spooky Halloween classic look by doing a smokey eye with shades of black and gray. Blend out a red eye shadow in your crease to add depth. Add a smear of red liquid lipstick “blood” near your mouth and two dots on your neck. Take this look up a level with red contacts and dramatic brows.
What you need for vampire makeup
Danessa Myricks Beauty Colorfix Eye, Cheek and Lip Cream Pigment In Primary Red
This award-winning multipurpose cream can be blended out as part of a smoky eye or swept onto lips as classic true-red lipstick. It can even be used to create a sharp, dramatic red eyeliner wing. It’s long-wearing — up to 24 hours — and a little goes a long way.
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Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick in Pioneer
Your bloodthirsty makeup accents won’t budge thanks to the long-lasting staying power of this liquid lipstick. The arrowhead-shaped brush makes application easy and precise, and the vibrant shade of classic red will get plenty of use the rest of the year.
Sold by Ulta Beauty and Amazon
How to do black cat makeup
This look is classic for a reason: it’s easy to pull off, and you only need a couple of products. Fill in the underside of your nose with black liquid eyeliner, then use the same eyeliner to draw on whiskers or even tiger stripes. For extra realism, contour your nose and draw lines with softer black eyeliner to create the shape of a cat nose. Finish the look with a cat-eye wing and your favorite lipstick and you’re ready to prowl.
What you need for black cat makeup
KVD Beauty Super Pomade Vegan Eye Liner, Shadow and Brow Pigment in Graphite
Creamy and highly pigmented, this waterproof product can act as eyeliner, brow filler and eye shadow. For Halloween cat makeup, use this black shade to draw on a feline nose and whiskers.
Sold by Ulta Beauty and Sephora
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner
This cult-favorite liquid eyeliner pen features a user-friendly felt tip for thin or bold lines. It comes in seven satin-finish shades. It’s waterproof, transfer-proof and smudge-proof. It’s also ophthalmologist-tested and safe for contact lens wearers.
Sold by Amazon, Sephora and Ulta Beauty
How to do fairy makeup
If you’re feeling more magical than scary this Halloween, a fairy costume lets you play with the beautiful colors in your makeup drawer that may not get much use the rest of the year. Start with a sparkly cut crease and add a corresponding colorful lipstick. Add even more magical sparkle with a shimmery highlighter, feathery eyelashes, or face jewels.
What you need for fairy makeup
Nyx Professional Makeup Ultimate Shadow Palette in Brights
The bright rainbow hues in this palette offer vivid color payoff for a range of fairy-inspired looks. The palette includes 16 matte and metallic shades that easily blend into a rainbow of looks.
Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Dior Diorshow Waterproof Mascara in Catwalk Blue
Transform your eyelashes from the everyday into the magical with this bright blue, waterproof mascara. Its large, fluffy brush helps lift and separate eyelashes with the buildable formula for dramatic, clump-free volume.
Sold by Sephora
How to do scarecrow makeup
With just one eyeliner pencil and your favorite fall eye shadow palette, it’s easy to create a Halloween scarecrow look. Use brown or orange eye shadow to create the illusion of fabric patches over your nose and one eye, then use a brown or black eye pencil to outline the patches with stitches. Draw smiling stitch lines on either side of your face and over your lips. Finish with your favorite fall lipstick.
What you need for scarecrow makeup
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil in Whiskey
This creamy, matte brown pencil is easy to use to sketch on scarecrow stitches. The formula applies soft and smooth, but it won’t budge once it’s set. Moisturizing ingredients such as vitamin E, jojoba oil and cottonseed oil make this eye pencil comfortable to wear.
Sold by Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Amazon
Tarte Tartelette Toasted eye shadow Palette
Featuring a warm mix of 12 mattes and shimmers, this palette is perfect for all your Halloween and fall looks. Amazonian clay in the eye shadow formula makes each color smooth, creamy and long-wearing.
Sold by Ulta Beauty, Amazon and Sephora
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- Honda and the Honda USA Foundation now accepting applications through October 31 for 2023-2024 funding awards
- Funding will be awarded to eligible nonprofit organizations and schools that align with Honda's five strategic pillars
- Funding awards will be announced in spring 2023
TORRANCE, Calif., and MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda and the Honda USA Foundation today announced the opening of its annual funding cycle for eligible nonprofit organizations and schools based on the company's long-standing commitment to give back to the communities where its associates live and work. Applications for funding will be accepted now through the deadline of October 31, 2022, with awards to be announced in spring 2023.
Honda and the Honda USA Foundation provide funding to national and local organizations that provide support to communities located near Honda operations and align with the company's five strategic CSR pillars of Education, Environment, Mobility, Traffic Safety and Community. Funding is available through both corporate and the company's Foundation.
Funding opportunities from Honda will be available in all five pillars, with a renewed focus on support for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) in the Education pillar.
Funding available through the Honda USA Foundation will continue to support three of those pillars: Environment, Mobility and Traffic Safety.
The funding cycle is part of a new approach to Honda CSR activities initiated in 2021, based on the five-pillar strategy to drive change within local communities. Through Honda and the Honda USA Foundation, the company has increased its philanthropic investment to better align with Honda being a company society wants to exist.
To learn more about funding opportunities and eligibility criteria, please visit: https://csr.honda.com/community/honda-giving/.
About Honda Corporate Social Responsibility and the Honda USA Foundation
For more than 60 years in the U.S., Honda has been committed to making positive contributions to the communities where its associates live and work. Honda's mission is to create products and services that help people fulfill their life's potential, while conducting business in a sustainable manner and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Advancing its corporate social responsibility, Honda and the Honda USA Foundation support this direction through giving focused on education, the environment, mobility, traffic safety and community.
Learn more at http://csr.honda.com/.
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LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CMGR) ("CMGR"), an influencer-based social media firm and digital talent management agency, today announced Jeni Summers, international model and social media influencer has joined the HoneyDrip.com platform. Honeydrip.com is a new digital platform designed and owned by Clubhouse Media Group with a focus on the empowerment of creators. The site allows creators to connect with fans and sell exclusive photo and video content.
"I'm so excited to have Jeni join the site" said Danche Prokopov, General Manager of HoneyDrip.com. "I think her international presence has the potential to help grow the site and bring fans from countries around the globe."
Jeni Summers is a Mexican American model, 8x international Playboy cover model, and 2x Playmate. She was the Playmate manager and coordinator of production & events the last 5+ years for Playboy Mexico. Jeni has been featured in Maxim and other top magazines as well. She also walks the runway for top designers and boasts an Instagram following of over half a million. Previously, Jeni was Miss North America Teen and a cheerleader for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. More recently, she has increased her presence in the community and has become an advocate for many charitable causes.
"I'm looking forward to connecting with all of my fans worldwide" said Villamor. "I hope everyone comes to check out my exclusive content on HoneyDrip.com."
Follow Jeni on Instagram @jenisummers
About Clubhouse Media Group, Inc.
CMGR offers management, production, and deal-making services to its handpicked influencers, a management division for individual influencer clients, and an investment arm for joint ventures and acquisitions for companies in the social media influencer space.
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TULSA, Okla. and NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schulte Roth & Zabel LLC: In a significant step forward for the historic Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit, an amended petition has been filed calling for abatement to the public nuisance that began with the Tulsa Race Massacre and continues to impact survivors and the Greenwood community to this day. The petition also seeks to recover the defendants' unjust exploitation of the Massacre for their own economic and political gain.
Amendments to this petition include measures to correct technical matters previously agreed upon by defendants and changes to align with Tulsa County Judge Caroline Wall's most recent order.
On August 3, 2022, Judge Wall denied the defendants' efforts to entirely dismiss plaintiffs' claim that the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a public nuisance under Oklahoma law, finding that plaintiffs 108-year-old Lessie Benningfield "Mother" Randle, 107-year-old Viola "Mother" Fletcher, and 101-year-old Hughes Van Ellis are entitled to proceed to discovery and prove that the Tulsa Race Massacre was a public nuisance that continues to impact Black Tulsans today.
"This is a critical step forward in the road to justice as the defendants are now required to answer this petition, allowing the plaintiffs to engage in discovery that will finally reveal the abject horrors of the Tulsa Race Massacre and the continued harm to survivors and members of the Greenwood community," said Ekenedilichukwu (Keni) Ukabiala, Associate for Schulte Roth & Zabel.
The lawsuit demands the City of Tulsa and other defendants fix the public nuisance that they caused by their destruction of the Black community of Greenwood in 1921, their continuing failure to rebuild the community and their audacity in seeking to reap benefits from their violent acts. Building on admissions from defendants and the City of Tulsa Mayor, as well as the testimony of living survivors of the Massacre, the complaint sets forth the reality that the racial and economic disparities that exist in Tulsa's Black community today can be traced to the 1921 race massacre.
"We have now reached an important milestone in bringing accountability to those responsible for one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism in this country's history," said Damario Solomon-Simmons, co-counsel and founder of Justice for Greenwood. "We look forward to the discovery process as the public deserves to know the complete truth of not just the Massacre, but the aftermath of more than 100 years that has brought continued harm to Black Tulsans."
From May 31 through June 1, 1921, a large white mob completely decimated Tulsa's thriving, all-Black community of Greenwood. The mob, which included members of the Tulsa Police Department, the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, the Tulsa County Sheriff's Department and the Oklahoma National Guard, as well as other city and county leaders, overwhelmed the approximately 40-square-block community, killing hundreds of Black residents, injuring thousands more, burning down over one thousand homes and businesses and stealing residents' personal property. The damage caused during the Massacre is estimated to be approximately $200 million in today's dollars.
In addition to Solomon-Simmons and Ukabiala, the plaintiffs are represented by SRZ lawyers Michael Swartz, Sara Solfanelli, Randall T. Adams, McKenzie Haynes, Angela Garcia, Alex Wharton, Erika L. Simonson, Vincent W. Moccio, and Melanie S. Collins, and attorneys J. Spencer Bryan and Steven Terrill of Bryan & Terrill Law, PLLC, Professor Eric Miller of Loyola Marymount College of Law, Maynard M. Henry, Sr., Lashandra Peoples-Johnson and Cordal Cephas of Johnson Cephas Law PLLC, and Kymberli J. M. Heckenkemper of SolomonSimmonsLaw.
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May we never forget freedom is not free
Memorial means to “remember” and every year on the last Monday in May, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives in the line of active military service while protecting and defending the country they loved.
For those of you that have family members and close friends who died fighting for our freedoms, we can know they perished for a cause greater than their own.
What do you think about when you hear the words Memorial Day and does it have personal significance? Unfortunately, for some Americans, the true meaning of Memorial Day has been seemingly lost.
It’s common for people to be glad for another federal holiday and a three-day weekend. Some recognize the occasion as the beginning of summer and celebrate with a cookout.
Then there are the parents, spouses, siblings, and children who will touch their loved one’s name on a military memorial wall, and place flowers on their grave. My mother’s youngest brother Clinton was 19-years-old when he was killed on a battlefield in Korea.
Clinton (who was nicknamed Kenny), and his cousin Thomas both went into the army together and had dreams of a happy life after the war, but neither one returned.
Memorial Day is often confused with Veterans Day or even Armed Forces Day, and though it’s highly appropriate to honor all our veterans, living and dead, and to recognize their immeasurable contributions to our country, this is not the true meaning of Memorial Day. So, why do so many Americans feel uncomfortable and refuse to acknowledge our fallen patriots? We realize our human nature tends to avoid the unpleasant, and this is natural, nonetheless, these individuals deserve our respect and honor.
The tradition of the Memorial Day celebration began on May 30, 1868, as an initiative by Major General John A. Logan. The event was held with a large gathering of people decorating the graves of thousands of military personnel. After speeches by officials, children from an orphanage made their way through the cemetery, singing hymns. New York was the first state to declare Memorial Day as an official holiday, followed by other states.
The southern province observed it separately until the completion of World War I, after which the Memorial Day celebration included all the Americans who sacrificed their lives in any war. Official guidelines say the flag in all administrative buildings should be displayed at half-staff. In 2000, President Bill Clinton implemented 'The National Moment of Remembrance Act' to encourage all Americans to voluntarily stop wherever they are at 3 PM local time on Memorial Day for a moment of silence to honor those who have died in service to the nation.
I want to share this true account about private George Watson, a member of the Army’s 29th Quartermaster Regiment who hailed from Birmingham, Alabama. On March 8, 1943, he was far from home in the Pacific theater. His unit was on board the Dutch steamer USAT Jacob near Porloch Harbor, New Guinea, when it came under a sudden and devastating attack from Japanese bomber planes. The cargo ship was destroyed after sustaining several direct hits and had to be abandoned. Chances of survival seemed slim to the frightened men floating helplessly in the ocean as enemy fire continued to rain down on them. At that moment, Watson demonstrated bravery worthy of the most heroic warrior. Without thought for his own safety or survival, he dived into the water and started swimming to those who were drowning, pulling his injured and helpless comrades to the few available life rafts.
No one is certain how many men he saved, but according to eyewitnesses, it is certain that in his relentless efforts, many men lived because of his fearless courage. George continued until finally becoming so fatigued he did not have the strength to avoid the powerful suction when the ship began to sink. Watson, along with four other valiant sailors, disappeared beneath the waves. For extraordinary heroism on the front lines of combat, Watson became the first black American soldier to receive the Distinguished Service Cross. His love for others and demonstration of selflessness were even further recognized when he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during a 1997 ceremony. Because Watson had no family members to claim his medals, citations, honors, and other awards, they are proudly displayed by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum at Fort Lee, Virginia. George Watson field at Fort Benning, and The United States Navy ship, USNS Watson, is named after him.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakworth Capital, Inc. ("Oakworth" or the "Company"), the parent company of Oakworth Capital Bank, today announced the completion of its private placement of $35.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due September 1, 2032 (the "Notes").
The Notes will bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 6.00% for the first five years and will reset quarterly thereafter to the then-current three-month term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 327 basis points. The Notes were offered and sold to certain qualified institutional buyers and institutional accredited investors in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D thereunder.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including investment in Oakworth Capital Bank to fund growth. The Company is entitled to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, beginning on the fifth anniversary of the date the Notes were issued, and on any interest payment date thereafter, and to redeem the Notes at any time in whole upon certain other specified events.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Reed said, "We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of our subordinated debt offering. To have the substantial support of the institutional investment community in the Oakworth story only validates our values, vision and the execution of our business model. We plan to utilize this capital by continuing to serve our clients and enhancing our organic growth."
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company, served as sole placement agent. Covington & Burling LLP served as legal counsel to the placement agent and Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. served as legal counsel to the Company.
This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The indebtedness evidenced by the Notes is not a deposit and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency or fund.
Oakworth Capital, Inc. ("the Company") operates as the bank holding company for Oakworth Capital Bank ("the Bank"). The Bank was founded in 2008 and operates out of three branches in the Southeast, including its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. The Company provides commercial and private banking, wealth management and advisory services to clients across the United States. The Company was named the #1 "Best Banks to Work for" each year from 2018-2021 by American Banker. Additionally, the Company has earned a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 95 out of 100 (August 2021 to August 2022) and has a 99% retention rate. As of June 30, 2022, the Bank had $1,140 million of total assets, $854 million of gross loans, $1,026 million of deposits and $1,783 million of wealth and trust assets under management. For more information, please visit www.oakworth.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "goal," "would," "expect," "plan," "intend," ''anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "project," "predict," "potential," "continue" and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance, time frames or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, time frames or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks materialize or should underlying beliefs or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements or historical results. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause our plans with respect to the use of proceeds from the offering of the Notes to differ materially from our goals, plans and expectations include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) geopolitical and domestic political developments that can increase levels of political and economic unpredictability and increase the volatility of financial markets; (2) conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, on our customers, employees, businesses, liquidity, and financial results and overall condition including severity and duration of the associated uncertainties in U.S. and global markets; (3) current and future economic and market conditions in the United States generally or in the communities we serve, including the effects of declines in property values and overall slowdowns in economic growth should these events occur; (4) effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve Board; (5) inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margin and yields, the fair value of financial instruments or our level of loan originations, or increase in the level of defaults, losses and prepayments on loans we have made and make; (6) changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs and other credit quality measures, and their impact on the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses and our provision for credit losses; (7) volatility in credit and equity markets and its effect on the global economy; (8) our ability to effectively compete with other banks and financial services companies and the effects of competition in the financial services industry on our business; (9) our ability to achieve loan growth and attract deposits in our market area; (10) credit related impairment charges to our securities portfolio; (11) increased capital requirements for our continual growth or as imposed by banking regulators, which may require us to raise capital at a time when capital is not available on favorable terms or at all; (12) regulatory limits on the Bank's ability to pay dividends to the Company; (13) changes in our capital management policies, including those regarding potential business combinations, dividends, and share repurchases; (14) operational issues stemming from, and/or capital spending necessitated by, the potential need to adapt to industry changes in information technology systems, on which we are highly dependent; (15) our inability to attract, recruit, and retain qualified officers and other personnel could harm our ability to implement our strategic plan, impair our relationships with customers and adversely affect our business, results of operations and growth prospects; (16) possible adjustment of the valuation of our deferred tax assets; (17) our ability to keep pace with technological changes, including our ability to identify and address cyber-security risks such as data security breaches, "denial of service" attacks, "hacking" and identity theft; (18) inability of our framework to manage risks associated with our business, including operational risk and credit risk; (19) compliance with applicable laws and governmental and regulatory requirements, including the Dodd-Frank Act and others relating to banking, consumer protection, securities, accounting and tax matters; (20) effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters; (21) the expense and uncertain resolution of litigation matters whether occurring in the ordinary course of business or otherwise; (22) availability of and competition for acquisition opportunities; (23) risks resulting from domestic terrorism; (24) risks of natural disasters (including earthquakes and flooding) and other events beyond our control; and (25) our success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing factors.
Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, the Company disclaims any obligation to update such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.
Jenifer Kimbrough
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer
Oakworth Capital, Inc.
jenifer.kimbrough@oakworth.com
205.263.4704
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California and VANCOUVER, Canada, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - ESSA Pharma Inc. ("ESSA", or the "Company") (NASDAQ: EPIX), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of prostate cancer, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 2022 Jefferies Healthcare Conference in New York City on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
David. R. Parkinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of ESSA Pharma, will participate in and host one-on-one meetings. David S. Wood, ESSA's Chief Financial Officer, will also be participating in the one-on-one meetings.
Presentation Details
ESSA is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel and proprietary therapies for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer. For more information, please visit www.essapharma.com and follow us on Twitter under @ESSAPharma.
A webcast of the presentation can be accessed in the Investors/Events & Presentations section of ESSA's website at www.essapharma.com. Following the presentation, the webcast will be archived for 90 days.
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Four migrants were killed and three people critically injured during a chase and crash in Encinal, Texas, in what authorities described as the second deadly human smuggling incident this week near the southern border.
The crash occurred Thursday on Interstate 35 about 40 miles north of Laredo, according to a tweet Thursday from Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Troopers are investigating the fatal crash in which the driver, who is suspected of human smuggling, evaded law enforcement and crashed into a commercial vehicle, according to a tweet from DPS' South Texas Region.
The driver was been airlifted to a hospital, according to Olivarez.
The deaths come days after 53 migrants died in San Antonio in what a Homeland Security Investigations' official called the deadliest human smuggling incident in US history.
San Antonio police officers on Monday discovered an abandoned tractor-trailer on the outskirts of San Antonio with dozens of dead migrants inside. Some victims could be younger than 18.
Authorities in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras have said they are collaborating with the US in trying to identify the people who died on Monday.
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Ironnet, Inc.
Shareholders who purchased shares of IRNT 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: September 15, 2021 to December 15, 2021
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 Company had materially overstated its business and financial prospects; (ii) the Company was unable to predict the timing of significant customer opportunities which constituted a substantial portion of its publicly- issued FY 2022 financial guidance; (iii) the Company had not established effective disclosure controls and procedures to reasonably ensure its public disclosures were timely, accurate, complete, and not otherwise misleading; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false, misleading, and/or lacked any reasonable basis in fact at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: June 21, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/ironnet-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=28166&from=4
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Named #73 Nationwide due to 5,514% 3-Year Growth
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. Magazine revealed its annual list of the nation's fastest growing private companies, and IDEAL AGENT®, the premier full-service real estate technology company, is the number 1 Real Estate company, ranking number 2 in Tampa and in the real estate category, number 11 in Florida, and number 73 nationwide across all categories on the list due to its 5,514%, 3-year growth. This year's list is proven to be winning in a time of change and achieving spectacular growth. Among the 5,000 companies, the average median three-year growth rate soared 230%, added 1,178,302 jobs and generated $317.2 billion in total revenue.
"We're thrilled to make this prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, said Steve Johnston, Founder & CEO of IDEAL AGENT®. "This award is a testament to the hard work and resilience of everyone at IDEAL AGENT®. We recognize the housing market is shifting and poised to help fight rising interest rates with lower commissions, saving clients' money and time with their real estate transaction due to our proprietary technology platform."
IDEAL AGENT® makes the home buying and selling process easy and profitable by providing a seamless online experience matching clients with the top 1% local and national agents from top brokerages with variable commissions as low as 2%. IDEAL AGENT® streamlines the real estate transaction connecting all the services including title, mortgage, insurance, warranty, moving, and home services set up, providing clients a seamless experience getting them 5-star results, ranking #1 in real estate on Trust Pilot.
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
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Tampa-based IDEAL AGENT®, established in 2016, is the nation's fastest-growing, premier, full-service real estate company. Recognized as a leader in modernizing real estate transactions, IDEAL AGENT® makes the home buying and selling process easy and profitable by providing a seamless online experience, ranking number one in real estate on Trustpilot. IDEAL AGENT®'s free service matches clients with the top 1% local and national agents from top brokerages, including Keller Williams, RE/MAX, Sotheby's, Berkshire Hathaway, and more with variable commissions as low as 2%. IDEAL AGENT® streamlines the real estate transaction connecting all the services including title, mortgage, insurance, warranty, moving, and home services set up providing clients a seamless experience getting them 5-star results. IDEAL AGENT® has earned several accolades for excellence in real estate, sustained revenue growth, and is distinguished as the #1 fastest growing real estate company by Inc5000 and Tampa Bay Business Journal, "The Next 1000" by Forbes, 21 Startups to Watch, USF Fast 56 and Tampa Bay Times Best Places to Work.
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─Appoints Ilan Vaknin, PhD, as Vice President of Research & Development and Christina Crater, MD, as Vice President of Clinical Development─
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemomab Therapeutics, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CMMB) (Chemomab), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics for fibrotic and inflammatory diseases with high unmet need, today announced the addition of Ilan Vaknin, PhD, MBA, as Vice President of Research & Development and Christina Crater, MD, as Vice President of Clinical Development.
"Chemomab is distinguished by the strength of its science, and we are fortunate these two premiere scientific and medical professionals are assuming critical roles as we progress the development of CM-101, our pipeline in a product with breakthrough potential," said Dale Pfost, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Chemomab. "We are preparing to report topline results from our Phase 2 trial in liver fibrosis patients later this year, we are expanding our Phase 2 trial of CM-101 in primary sclerosing cholangitis, we will soon be launching a Phase 2 biological proof of concept trial in systemic sclerosis, and we are assessing potential new indications for CM-101 in other fibro-inflammatory disorders. Dr. Vaknin's more than 20 years of broad-ranging experience in immunology, bioassay development, and antibody R&D and manufacturing will be invaluable as we work to accelerate advancement of our pipeline programs."
Dr. Vaknin brings Chemomab more than two decades of biotechnology drug discovery and development experience in immunology, antibody development, translational research and bioassay development, including more than a decade in senior science roles at Compugen, Ltd. He most recently served as Director of Preclinical Bioassays, where he oversaw preclinical bioassay development and related activities, while working with computational and validation teams to support discovery of novel drug targets and biomarkers. Prior to Compugen, Dr. Vaknin served as Chief Technology Officer at Active P, where he led the development of orally available therapeutic peptides. Earlier in his career, he served as External Scientific Consultant for the Department of Neurobiology at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science. Dr. Vaknin holds a PhD in immunology and a BA in life sciences from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he also received an MBA in finance.
Dr. Pfost continued, "Dr. Crater's extensive background in medical affairs and clinical trial design and execution across a broad range of therapeutic indications will be instrumental as we ramp up our clinical activities. She has highly relevant experience leading clinical research programs in immuno-inflammation and orphan diseases. Her decade as a front-line physician gives her a first-hand appreciation for the essential roles of patients and physicians in the successful development of new therapies. I am delighted to welcome Ilan and Chris to the Chemomab senior team at this exciting time in our evolution."
Dr. Crater has served as a medical monitor, safety physician, therapeutic expert and study director in all phases of clinical development, including extensive experience in data quality and safety monitoring. Her career spans working in-house at pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, as well as at major clinical research organizations (CROs). Previously Dr. Crater served as Senior Clinical Trial Physician at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where she was responsible for the review and interpretation of clinical data while contributing to strategic decisions on clinical study design and asset advancement. Dr. Crater also served in senior clinical development roles with PRA Health Sciences and PAREXEL International. Earlier in her career, Dr. Crater worked as an internal medicine physician. She received an MD degree from the University of Tennessee and holds a BS from Rhodes College. Dr. Crater is board certified in Internal Medicine.
About Chemomab Therapeutics
Chemomab is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focusing on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics for fibrotic and inflammatory diseases with high unmet need. Based on the unique and pivotal role of the soluble protein CCL24 in promoting fibrosis and inflammation, Chemomab developed CM-101, a monoclonal antibody designed to bind and block CCL24 activity. CM-101 has demonstrated the potential to treat multiple severe and life-threatening fibrotic and inflammatory diseases. It is currently in Phase 2 trials for primary sclerosing cholangitis and liver fibrosis, with a Phase 2 trial in systemic sclerosis expected to begin in late 2022. For more information, visit chemomab.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding the clinical development pathway for CM-101; the future operations of Chemomab and its ability to successfully initiate and complete clinical trials and achieve regulatory milestones; the nature, strategy and focus of Chemomab; the development and commercial potential and potential benefits of any product candidates of Chemomab; and that the product candidates have the potential to address high unmet needs of patients with serious fibrosis-related diseases and conditions. Any statements contained in this communication that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Chemomab's current expectations. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Because such statements deal with future events and are based on Chemomab's current expectations, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results, performance or achievements of Chemomab could differ materially from those described in or implied by the statements in this presentation, including: risks related to Chemomab's ability to effectively implement the revised clinical strategy and its ability to achieve the anticipated results; risks related to the projections and associated benefits in pursuing the contemplated changes to the clinical strategy; risks associated with the ongoing transitions of certain of our executive officers; the uncertain and time-consuming regulatory approval process; risks related to Chemomab's ability to correctly manage its operating expenses and its expenses; Chemomab's plans to develop and commercialize its product candidates, focusing on CM-101; the timing of initiation of Chemomab's planned clinical trials; the timing of the availability of data from Chemomab's clinical trials including any potential delays associated with Chemomab's contemplated revised clinical strategy; the timing of any planned investigational new drug application or new drug application; Chemomab's plans to research, develop and commercialize its current and future product candidates; the clinical utility, potential benefits and market acceptance of Chemomab's product candidates; Chemomab's commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; Chemomab's ability to protect its intellectual property position; and the requirement for additional capital to continue to advance these product candidates, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all. Additional risks and uncertainties relating to Chemomab's and its business can be found under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Chemomab's filings and reports with the SEC. Chemomab expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Chemomab's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based, except to the extent required by applicable law.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. (the "Company" or "ICD") (NYSE: ICD) today reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Second quarter 2022 Highlights
- Net loss, as defined below, of $2.8 million, or $0.21 per share.
- Adjusted net loss, as defined below, of $9.8 million, or $0.72 per share.
- Adjusted EBITDA, as defined below, of $9.2 million, representing an approximate 158% sequential improvement from the first quarter of 2022.
- Adjusted net debt, as defined below, of $158.0 million.
- Marketed fleet utilization of 71%.
- Fully burdened margin of $8,946 per day, representing an approximate 56% sequential improvement from the first quarter of 2022.
In the second quarter of 2022, the Company reported revenues of $42.3 million, a net loss of $2.8 million, or $0.21 per share, adjusted net loss (defined below) of $9.8 million, or $0.72 per share, and adjusted EBITDA (defined below) of $9.2 million. These results compare to revenues of $19.8 million, a net loss of $14.9 million, or $2.22 per share, adjusted net loss of $14.6 million, or $2.18 per share, and adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, and revenues of $35.0 million, a net loss of $58.8 million, or $5.20 per share, an adjusted net loss of $11.1 million, or $0.98 per share, and adjusted EBITDA of $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2022.
Chief Executive Officer Anthony Gallegos commented, "I am extremely pleased with our performance during the second quarter, on both a financial and operational front. Sequential margin improvements of 56% drove sequential EBITDA improvements of over 150%. Dayrates for ICD rigs continue to increase with most ICD rigs now set to reprice one to two additional times before year-end. Based on contracts in hand and current spot prices, we expect to see incremental margin per day improvements in the third quarter of approximately 14% and further meaningful improvements in the fourth quarter as well. All of this should drive meaningful EBITDA improvements through the remainder of this year and into 2023.
Operationally, I believe the second quarter was pivotal for ICD. We reactivated our 18th rig on schedule, and on budget, and it has commenced operations in the Haynesville effective August 1, 2022 on a one-year contract with a large independent. Our 19th rig is scheduled to reactivate at the beginning of the fourth quarter and our 20th rig is scheduled to reactivate late in the fourth quarter. We also have begun preparing to reactivate our 21st rig early in the first quarter of 2023. Based upon current spot dayrates for 300 series rigs, all of these rigs should pay back their reactivation costs in one year or less.
But more importantly, we completed all engineering work necessary to convert the significant majority of our 200 series rigs to 300 series specifications with very modest incremental investments of approximately $650,000 per rig. Rigs meeting 300 series specifications are in the shortest supply and command the highest dayrates, and we expect to earn less than one-year paybacks on these conversions based upon dayrate differentials today. These conversions require minimal rig downtime and we plan to execute these conversions as our customer base requires. Today, nine of our ten operating 200 series rigs are eligible for this conversion, and we have already signed two contracts for such conversions in the third and fourth quarters of 2022. In addition, six of our non-marketed rigs are eligible for this conversion, and we have now added two of these rigs to our marketed fleet, increasing our marketed fleet from 24 rigs to 26 rigs.
With this backdrop, I could not be more excited about ICD's strategic positioning in this market dynamic. Our focus on short-term, pad-to-pad contracts is allowing us to quickly convert rapidly improving dayrate momentum into our reported results, and we have now started to build our contractual backlog into 2023. Our overall rig reactivation plan and schedule remains intact, and with our 200-300 series conversion program announced, we have the ability to offer from top to bottom what we believe is one of the most competitive rig fleets in the industry. This is not only driving improved financial performance, but continual high-grading of our customer base. During the second quarter, we added two additional large independents to our customer base, and today, of our 18 operating rigs, approximately 80% are working for public companies or the two largest private operators in the Permian and Haynesville plays."
Quarterly Operational Results
In the second quarter of 2022, operating days increased sequentially by 5% compared to the first quarter of 2022. The Company's marketed fleet operated at 71% utilization and recorded 1,540 revenue days, compared to 1,077 revenue days in the second quarter of 2021, and 1,463 revenue days in the first quarter of 2022.
Operating revenues in the second quarter of 2022 totaled $42.3 million, compared to $19.8 million in the second quarter of 2021 and $35.0 million in the first quarter of 2022. Revenue per day in the second quarter of 2022 was $24,875, compared to $16,514 in the second quarter of 2021 and $21,823 in the first quarter of 2022. The sequential increase quarter over quarter in revenue per day was driven by higher dayrates on contract renewals and reactivated rigs.
Operating costs in the second quarter of 2022 totaled $28.9 million, compared to $17.0 million in the second quarter of 2021 and $27.2 million in first quarter of 2022. Fully burdened operating costs were $15,929 per day in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $13,352 in the second quarter of 2021 and $16,069 in the first quarter of 2022. Sequential decreases in operating costs per day were driven primarily by improved cost absorption, partially offset by higher labor costs associated with increases in field-level wages during the latter part of the second quarter of 2022.
Fully burdened rig operating margins in the second quarter of 2022 were $8,946 per day, compared to $3,162 per day in the second quarter of 2021 and $5,754 per day in the first quarter of 2022. The Company currently expects per day operating margins in the third quarter of 2022 to increase sequentially approximately 14% compared to the second quarter of 2022, driven primarily by favorable dayrate momentum as well as reactivation of the Company's 18th rig.
Selling, general and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2022 were $4.9 million (including $0.7 million of non-cash compensation), compared to $4.1 million (including $0.9 million of non-cash compensation) in the second quarter of 2021 and $5.2 million (including $1.0 million of non-cash compensation) in the first quarter of 2022. Cash selling, general and administrative expenses continue to remain elevated due to higher recruiting and onboarding expenses.
During the quarter, the Company recorded interest expense of $8.2 million, including $2.0 million, or $0.15 per share, relating to non-cash amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs. The Company has excluded these non-cash expenses when presenting adjusted net income/loss per share. Following approval of matters submitted to the Company's stockholders at the Company's 2022 Annual Meeting on June 8, 2022, embedded derivative features within the Company's Senior Secured PIK Toggle Convertible Notes due 2026 were deemed extinguished for financial accounting purposes. As a result, during the second quarter of 2022 the Company reclassified the conversion rate feature ($69.2 million) of the derivative liability on its balance sheet to additional paid-in capital and recognized a non-cash gain on the extinguishment of the PIK interest rate feature of $10.8 million. This non-cash gain was excluded when presenting adjusted net income/loss per share.
The Company's forecasted effective tax rate was adjusted during the second quarter of 2022, resulting in tax expense of $2.2 million, or $0.16 per share, compared to a tax benefit during the first quarter of 2022. Of this tax expense, $0.3 million relates to cash taxes, which are attributable to state and local franchise taxes.
Drilling Operations Update
The Company exited the second quarter with 17 rigs operating, with our 18th rig commencing operations August 1, 2022. Overall, the Company's operating rig count averaged 16.9 rigs during the quarter. The Company's backlog of drilling contracts with original terms of six months or longer was $54.3 million as of June 30, 2022. This backlog excludes rigs operating on short term pad-to-pad drilling contracts. Approximately 64% of this backlog is expected to be realized in 2022.
Capital Expenditures and Liquidity Update
Cash outlays for capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2022, net of asset sales and recoveries, were $4.5 million. This included $3.8 million associated with prior period deliveries.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash on hand of $7.3 million, a revolving line of credit with availability of $14.0 million, and $157.5 million principal amount outstanding under its new convertible notes.
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company did not issue any shares of its common stock through its at-the-market ("ATM") offering program.
Conference Call Details
A conference call for investors will be held today, August 4, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's second quarter 2022 results.
The call can be accessed live over the telephone by dialing (855) 239-3115 or for international callers, (412) 542-4125. A replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 344-7529 or for international callers, (412) 317-0088. The passcode for the replay is 8212928. The replay will be available until August 11, 2022.
Interested parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto the Company's website at www.icdrilling.com in the Investor Relations section. A replay of the webcast will also be available for approximately 30 days following the call.
Certain Defined Terms
Pad-Optimal, Super-Spec Rig is defined as an AC powered rig with minimum 20,000ft racking capacity, 1500HP+ drawworks, 750,000lb hookload, three high pressure pumps, four engines and omni-directional walking system. Such rigs also include dual fuel, hi-line power and drilling optimization software options.
300 Series Rigs are defined as a Pad-Optimal, Super-Spec rig with the following additional characteristics: 25,000ft+ racking capacity capable, and hi-torque top drive capable.
About Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
Independence Contract Drilling provides land-based contract drilling services for oil and natural gas producers in the United States. The Company constructs, owns and operates a fleet of pad-optimal ShaleDriller rigs that are specifically engineered and designed to accelerate its clients' production profiles and cash flows from their most technically demanding and economically impactful oil and gas properties. For more information, visit www.icdrilling.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as "anticipated," "estimated," "expected," "planned," "scheduled," "targeted," "believes," "intends," "objectives," "projects," "strategies" and similar expressions are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements relating to Independence Contract Drilling's operations are based on a number of expectations or assumptions which have been used to develop such information and statements but which may prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, and there can be no assurance that actual outcomes and results will not differ materially from those expected by management of Independence Contract Drilling. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those conveyed in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC and the information included in subsequent amendments and other filings. These forward-looking statements are based on and include the Company's expectations as of the date hereof. Independence Contract Drilling does not undertake any obligation to update or revise such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which Independence Contract Drilling becomes aware of, after the date hereof.
The following table provides various financial and operational data for the Company's operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and March 31, 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. This information contains non-GAAP financial measures of the Company's operating performance. The Company believes this non-GAAP information is useful because it provides a means to evaluate the operating performance of the Company on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by the Company's management. Additionally, it highlights operating trends and aids analytical comparisons. However, this information has limitations and should not be used as an alternative to operating income (loss) or cash flow performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP, as this information excludes certain costs that may affect the Company's operating performance in future periods.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted net debt, adjusted net (loss) income, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures that are used by management and external users of the Company's financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. In addition, adjusted EBITDA is consistent with how EBITDA is calculated under the Company's credit facility for purposes of determining the Company's compliance with various financial covenants. The Company defines "adjusted net debt" as long-term notes less cash. The Company defines "adjusted net (loss) income" as net (loss) income before: asset impairment, net; gain or loss on disposition of assets, net; amortization of debt discount; amortization of issuance costs; gain or loss on extinguishment of debt; change in fair value of embedded derivative liability, gain on extinguishment of derivative and other adjustments. The Company defines "EBITDA" as earnings (or loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and asset impairment, net and the Company defines "adjusted EBITDA" as EBITDA before stock-based compensation, gain or loss on disposition of assets, gain or loss on extinguishment of debt, gain on extinguishment of derivative and other non-recurring items added back to, or subtracted from, net income for purposes of calculating EBITDA under the Company's credit facilities. Neither adjusted net (loss) income, EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA is a measure of net income as determined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").
Management believes adjusted net debt, adjusted net (loss) income, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are useful because they allow the Company's stockholders to more effectively evaluate the Company's operating performance and compliance with various financial covenants under the Company's credit facility and compare the results of the Company's operations from period to period and against the Company's peers without regard to the Company's financing methods or capital structure or non-recurring, non-cash transactions. The Company excludes the items listed above from net income (loss) in calculating adjusted net (loss) income, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within the Company's industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. None of adjusted net (loss) income, EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA should be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss), the most closely comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, or as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or liquidity. Certain items excluded from adjusted net (loss) income, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing a company's financial performance, such as a company's return on assets, cost of capital and tax structure. The Company's presentation of adjusted net debt, adjusted net (loss) income, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that the Company's results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. The Company's computations of adjusted net debt, adjusted net (loss) income, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
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Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
E-mail inquiries to: Investor.relations@icdrilling.com
Phone inquiries: (281) 598-1211
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Fork in the Road: Blackbird Espresso Bar & Bistro
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A local spot, at a centralized location in Topeka, is attracting people from all walks of life.
Ashley Nadeau likes to visit Blackbird Espresso Bar and Bistro with her kids. She said, “I’ve probably been here maybe ten times.”
Nadeau said the reason they come so much is because it is close to Gage Park, the Topeka Zoo, and the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center.
”I have a family and so I really enjoy being able to come here and then go to the park,” she continued saying, “They have breakfast options for everybody and the staff is super nice, they will bring your food out to the patio. It is a really lovely patio and I like being able to eat out in the shade on a nice day.”
Blackbird serves everything from breakfast sandwiches and oatmeal in the morning, to salads, panini’s, and wraps in the afternoon.
”We love the food,” said customer, Ford Ross. “They have fabulous scones and the coffees are great, but the camaraderie, we know virtually everybody that comes in here and we met them all here.”
That is what keeps Ross and his wife coming back, no matter the weather.
”My wife and I live at McFarland Farm and we have for about 8 years, so we walk over here virtually every day. Come rain or shine, 100 degrees or 10 below, we are here,” he said.
Customers also could not say enough good things about the staff.
”They have some great people working here. You walk in here and they call everybody by name,” Ross added, “They know what you order. I walk in here and they have already got it going.”
Another thing customers love is how inviting the atmosphere is.
”They have a lot of options on the menu for people and a lot of different drinks,” said Nadeau. “The inside is really cool too if you have not been in, it just has a nice ambience in there.”
Blackbird Espresso Bar and Bistro is located at 10th and Gage Blvd. in Topeka’s Fleming Place.
Their hours, as well as weekly specials, are on their Facebook page.
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Houston driver hospitalized after truck flips on Kansas highway
CRAWFORD CO., Kan. (WIBW) - A Houston semi driver was hospitalized after his truck flipped on a Kansas highway early Tuesday morning.
The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log indicates that just after 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, emergency crews were called to the area of K-7 and 670th Rd. in Crawford Co.
When officials arrived, they said they found a 2022 Transcraft flatbed semi had been headed north on K-7 when it dropped off the shoulder on the right side. The driver, Yandre Rodriguez Duenas, 40, of Houston, overcorrected which caused the truck to flip and come to a rest with the tractor in the west ditch and the trailer across the road.
The highway was closed in both directions as crews cleared the scene.
Rodriguez Duenas was rushed to Ascension Via Christie Hospital in Pittsburg with suspected serious injuries and was later transported to Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo.
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The family of Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of defrauding legal clients and carrying out a failed suicidal fraud scheme, has been told he could soon be indicted on murder charges as well, his attorney told CNN.
"I am aware that SLED (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) advised the family that they intend to seek murder indictments from a grand jury later this week," attorney Jim Griffin told CNN. "We won't have any comment until charges are actually brought against Alex."
SLED spokesperson Renée Wunderlich issued a statement declining to add details.
"SLED's investigation into the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh is still active and ongoing," Wunderlich said. "Agents are committed to the integrity of the investigation, thus no additional information from SLED will be provided at this time."
A spokesperson from the South Carolina Attorney General's office told CNN they have no comment at this time about possible charges against Murdaugh.
The potential indictments would further a remarkable fall from grace for Murdaugh, the 64-year-old scion of a powerful political family in South Carolina's Lowcountry.
Last June, Murdaugh called 911 to report that his wife Margaret, 52, and son Paul, 22, had been shot dead outside of their home in Islandton, according to SLED.
The investigation into those deaths has led to a series of events full of unexpected twists: the reopening of an investigation into a 19-year-old's unsolved 2015 death; Murdaugh's resignation as an attorney for a prominent legal group; an admission that he struggled with opioid abuse; and dozens of charges accusing him of stealing money from clients.
In one particularly bizarre incident, Murdaugh in September called police to report he had been wounded by a gunshot to the head. He soon admitted that he had conspired with another man to fatally shoot him so that his surviving son would collect a $10 million life insurance payout, according to authorities.
Since then, he has been indicted on a total of 71 charges accusing him of defrauding clients out of nearly $8.5 million in various schemes.
Several charges relate to the death of Gloria Satterfield, his family's longtime housekeeper who died in a fall at the Murdaugh home in 2018. According to SLED, Murdaugh coordinated with her family to sue himself and reach an insurance settlement, saying he would give the family the proceeds. However, he secretly deposited about $3 million of that money into an account he owned, according to affidavits released by SLED.
Murdaugh has been jailed in Columbia, South Carolina, with bond set at $7 million.
He has denied any involvement in his wife and son's deaths. In a statement through his lawyers last September, he said their deaths had exacerbated his issues with opioid addiction.
"The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life," Murdaugh said at the time. "I have made a lot of decisions that I truly regret."
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Leading global technology research and advisory firm recognizes Unisys for the second consecutive year for its depth of expertise and continuous innovation
BLUE BELL, Pa., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that leading global technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG) has recognized the company as a global leader for its cloud and infrastructure solutions in reports published in the U.S. and Brazil.
The 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ "Next-Gen Private/Hybrid Cloud - Data Center Services & Solutions" report summarizes the relative capabilities of more than 50 software vendors/service providers. Each provider is positioned based on quantitative data collected from providers, ISG internal data and/or data obtained through secondary research. In each quadrant, providers are categorized as being leaders, product challengers, contenders or market challengers.
"This recognition from such a prestigious firm serves as a proof point of our strong capabilities in cloud transformation, application modernization, holistic security and management solutions," said Manju Naglapur, senior vice president and general manager, Cloud and Infrastructure Solutions, Unisys. "We are focused on helping clients transform and manage their hybrid cloud assets so they can simplify cloud complexities and achieve business agility."
U.S. recognition
In the U.S., ISG ranked Unisys as a leader in the managed services (midmarket) quadrant. The firm lauded the company's cloud management solutions, partner ecosystem and security expertise as strengths in its analysis.
ISG also recognized Unisys as a leader in managed services and managed hosting in its U.S. public sector quadrant report. ISG noted Unisys' extensive experience across all levels of state and local government, as well as in education, in healthcare and with regulatory agencies. According to the report, Unisys "has adopted an outcome-driven approach that ensures productive engagements and offers capabilities to help customers comply with strong security requirements."
Brazil recognition
ISG also issued the 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ "Next-Gen Private/Hybrid Cloud - Data Center Services & Solutions" report in Brazil and named Unisys a leader in the managed services (large accounts) quadrant. ISG recognized the company for offering a robust service automation platform — CloudForte® — with an experienced delivery team in Brazil and noted how it differentiates from others by including sophisticated security measures in every engagement.
The ISG reports mark the latest recognition for Unisys in cloud and infrastructure solutions. Earlier this year, ISG named Unisys a leader in managed public cloud services categories in the U.S., U.K. and Brazil and in consulting and transformation services in the U.S. and Brazil.
To learn more about this research and why ISG recognizes Unisys as a leader, click here.
About Unisys
Unisys is a technology solutions company that delivers successful outcomes for the most demanding organizations around the world. Unisys offerings include digital workplace solutions, cloud and infrastructure solutions, enterprise computing solutions and business process solutions. For more information on how Unisys delivers for its clients across the commercial, financial services and government sectors, visit www.unisys.com.
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Evergreen Climate Innovations, Nicor Gas partner to support entrepreneurs who are making a positive environmental impact in Illinois
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazadi Enterprises is the recipient of the 2022 Nicor Gas Multicultural Innovator Award. This is the second annual award presented by Nicor Gas and Evergreen Climate Innovations, formerly Clean Energy Trust, to support clean energy technology startups with a minority founder or CEO.
Nicor Gas, Evergreen Climate Innovations partner to support entreprenuers who are making a positive environmental impact
"Kazadi Enterprises is at the intersection of innovation and diversity, and we are proud to work with Evergreen Climate Innovations to support this Illinois startup," said Wendell Dallas, president and CEO of Nicor Gas. "This is another way we are fueling innovation and investing in our communities and businesses while reducing our environmental footprint and helping our customers do the same."
Kazadi is the second recipient of the Nicor Gas Multicultural Innovator Award and will receive a $25,000 equity and inclusion grant to support further development of its patented technology that converts ambient heat to energy. In addition to the grant, Kazadi leadership will receive 12 months of business mentorship and heightened exposure to investors and customers.
"Evergreen Climate Innovations is proud to continue its work with Nicor Gas and Illinois entrepreneurs to bring environmental innovations to a scalable reality," said Erik Birkerts, CEO of Evergreen Climate Innovations. "Kazadi Enteprises is tackling a sector whose negative environmental impacts often go unrecognized by offering a decarbonized alternative to traditional refrigeration and cooling systems."
It is estimated that commercial refrigeration systems produce the same amount of CO2 emissions as 100 million cars and leak, on average, 25% of their hazardous refrigerants into the atmosphere every year. Kazadi's patented technology leverages thermal energy in air, converting environmental heat into work and plugging into the natural hydrologic cycle, reducing the cost and carbon footprint of refrigeration.
"We are excited to work with Nicor Gas and Evergreen Energy Innovations as we continue to refine our technology that harnesses a free and nearly universal energy sources – environmental thermal energy," said Sanza Kazadi, CEO and founder of Kazadi Enterprises. "By harnessing the energy in the air and replacing conventional refrigerants with just plain water, we can help customers reduce their refrigeration energy usage by 80% while also reducing negative environmental attributes often associated with traditional refrigerants."
To learn more about Kazadi Enterprises, visit www.kazadienterprises.com.
About Nicor Gas
Nicor Gas is one of four natural gas distribution companies of Southern Company Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Nicor Gas serves more than 2.2 million customers in a service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of Illinois, excluding the city of Chicago. For more information, visit nicorgas.com.
About Southern Company Gas
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 utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states with approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
About Evergreen Climate Innovations
Evergreen Climate Innovations, formerly Clean Energy Trust, provides catalytic capital and support to entrepreneurs and startups that bring impactful climate technologies to market. The nonprofit pioneered its 501vc® Investment Fund to align philanthropic and corporate contributions to deliver environmental, economic, and social impact. Evergreen advances and expands access to innovation across the Greater Midwest and cultivates an ecosystem of investors, donors, and collaborators. For over a decade, Evergreen Climate Innovations has invested in startups that have raised $41 for every $1 invested. Learn more at evergreeninno.org.
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Ze'ev Rozov joins to scale the business globally and build on the company's high growth
LONDON, NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HiBob, the modern HR platform that is delivering remarkable work experiences for dynamic, mid-sized and small-enterprise businesses, and their employees today welcomes newly appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ze'ev Rozov. Based in London, Rozov takes charge of an increasingly global organization.
Despite the current economic climate, HiBob has experienced exponential growth, doubling in size since January. Entering its fifth year of triple digit YOY growth, its customer base has grown by 133%. With operations in NAM, EMEA, APAC and Tel Aviv, a new office opening in Berlin signals further expansion into Western Europe. Rozov joins to lead and support the organization as it continues to scale globally.
Designing companies around people is today more important than ever making productivity, flexibility, well-being, high retention, and culture core to any modern business growth. An efficient and progressive HR people management platform requires a reciprocal and holistic approach, which begins with employers knowing what people want in the context of what the business needs.
With companies having to adjust to the current financial uncertainty, robust HR platforms that can efficiently manage people become especially critical.
Ze'ev Rozov said: "I'm very happy to be joining HiBob. I join at a time when market dynamics means companies are especially in need of a good HR system that can help unlock the potential of workforces, and identify opportunities for retention. Achieving productivity through reward and incentive will retain high performers, but also attract the best talent."
Ronni Zehavi, CEO & Co-Founder of HiBoB concludes: "As we continue to build our platform 'Bob' for scale, and improve cross-functional cooperation, I'm delighted to welcome entrepreneur Ze'ev to the HiBob village. With almost 30 years of international experience in tech and digital media, Ze'ev served as the COO of a HiBob customer, helping grow revenue 20x, completing 5 acquisitions and building a world-class organization. I don't doubt he will duplicate this success here."
About HiBob
HiBob is a modern HR platform designed for modern business. HiBob's intuitive and data-driven platform, 'Bob', was built for the way people work today: globally, remotely, and collaboratively. Over 2,300 dynamic, midsize, and multinational companies rely on Bob to connect, engage, develop and retain top talent.
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The company enables users to connect to authoritative GIS content from ArcGIS to build synthetic environments for AI training
BELLEVUE, Wash., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rendered.ai, the leading platform for physics-based synthetic data, today announced a partnership with Esri, the global leader in location intelligence.
Finding and acquiring unbiased data to train algorithmic learning systems is expensive and time-consuming and significantly inhibits effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies. The Rendered.ai Platform as a Service enables customers working on AI and ML Computer Vision (CV) applications to be able to supplement real sensor datasets with engineered data that can help reduce bias, improve training accuracy, and support innovation.
After successful projects in Earth Observations with customers such as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Rendered.ai intends to deepen the company's capability and technology for synthetic satellite and aerial training data using simulation capability ranging from visible light imagery to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
"Many ArcGIS users have access to reality capture content, such as aerial and satellite imagery but are limited by the expense and difficulty of obtaining AI training datasets," said Chris Andrews, COO of Rendered.ai. "With the ability to combine ArcGIS services and Rendered.ai's capabilities, we have the opportunity to enable users to access inexpensive and easily configurable training data that can be used with Esri's deep learning tools to help extract knowledge and information from the content that users already own and license."
"We're excited to work with Rendered.ai to explore the exciting domain of synthetic data as an enabler of GeoAI," said Beau Legeer, Esri's Director of Remote Sensing and Imagery. "Esri has always been about achieving insight through data and analysis and Rendered's capabilities enable our users to unlock knowledge from their Imagery content to enhance their GIS through easier access to training data that works with our deep learning toolkit and other GeoAI applications."
Based on the partnership activity, Rendered.ai is releasing a new synthetic data application, the "Rendered.ai Channel for ArcGIS" that can be explored by users who are interested in combining existing satellite imagery with 3D content to generate example training data. The channel will be available for demonstration at the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation's annual GEOINT symposium, happening in Aurora, Colorado in April. The integration with ArcGIS will be featured in a tutorial session on Creating and Using Synthetic Data for Computer Vision Applications on Tuesday morning of the event.
"The diversity and complexity of Earth Observation applications makes it hard for users to acquire enough data to be able to train and validate AI for their specific applications," said the CEO of Rendered.ai, Nathan Kundtz, Ph.D. "The Esri partnership enables whole new groups of users who previously had poor or no access to training data to use standard GIS services and content to make it easier than ever to train AI based on physically accurate simulated content."
About Esri
Esri, the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, helps customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Founded in 1969 in Redlands, California, USA, Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations globally and in over 200,000 institutions in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofits, and universities. Esri has regional offices, international distributors, and partners providing local support in over 100 countries on six continents. With its pioneering commitment to geospatial information technology, Esri engineers the most innovative solutions for digital transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics. Visit us at www.esri.com and at GEOINT 2022 in booth #523.
About Rendered.ai
Rendered.ai is a Platform as a Service for synthetic data generation that puts physically accurate sensor modeling and a closed-loop data engineering workflow in the hands of data scientists and innovators. Founded by physicist Nathan Kundtz, Rendered.ai has created and powers the first-ever developer framework for synthetic data, turning simulation tools into synthetic data capabilities which includes scenario generation, 3D model libraries, asset management, compute management, annotation, metadata management and more. Rendered.ai is a privately held company based in Bellevue, Washington. For more information on the company and to sign up for a free account, please visit: www.rendered.ai. You can also visit Rendered.ai at GEOINT 2022 in booth #835.
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Shift to a leaner operation will also reduce environmental footprint
VANCOUVER, BC, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE: WFG) announced today that it will permanently reduce capacity at its pulp mill in Hinton, Alberta ("Hinton Pulp") by the end of this year. One of Hinton Pulp's two production lines will shut, and the remaining line will produce Unbleached Kraft Pulp ("UKP") rather than Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp ("NBSK").
"Hinton Pulp has been in operation since 1956 and these changes are necessary to simplify our operation, reduce capital requirements and greenhouse gas emissions, and better align with consumer expectations," said Ray Ferris, President & CEO, West Fraser.
The capacity reduction will see staffing levels transition from 345 positions to 270. West Fraser expects to mitigate the impact on employees through natural attrition, retirements and by offering employment opportunities at other West Fraser operations.
"Our Hinton Pulp team has been engaged in a comprehensive review process and I want to thank them for their creativity and commitment to the mill, our customers and the environment. We remain strongly committed to the community of Hinton, the future of the plant, and to our neighbouring lumber operation, Hinton Wood Products," said Ferris.
The environmental benefits of moving to a single UKP production line include:
- an estimated 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions ("GHGs"), which is equivalent to taking approximately 19,900 cars off the road per year
- an estimated 25% reduction in water use, air emissions and waste generation, and
- elimination of chlorine dioxide emissions
As the world moves away from single-use plastics, UKP is now used increasingly in a wide variety of everyday items including cardboard packaging, grocery bags, fibre-cement board and specialty products.
Since late 2021, the mill has undertaken several product trials and received positive initial customer feedback as to the quality and strength of the pulp produced. Currently, mill employees are preparing for the transition after satisfying all existing customer commitments for NBSK.
It is anticipated that an impairment charge of approximately US$13 million will be recorded in West Fraser's first quarter 2022 results associated with the write-down of equipment that will be decommissioned permanently as part of the transition to UKP.
West Fraser is a diversified wood products company with more than 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. From responsibly sourced and sustainably managed forest resources, the Company produces lumber, engineered wood products (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, and particleboard), pulp, newsprint, wood chips, other residuals, and renewable energy. West Fraser's products are used in home construction, repair and remodelling, industrial applications, papers, tissue, and box materials. For more information about West Fraser, visit www.westfraser.com.
This news release contains forward-looking information or forward-looking statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including those relating to the Company's plans to reduce the capacity at Hinton Pulp through decommissioning and transition from NBSK to UKP by the end of the year and our ability to meet the related objectives including simplifying operations, reducing capital requirements and GHG emissions and better aligning consumer expectations, expectations around the reduction of Hinton Pulp's environmental footprint and related environmental benefits, expectations on employee staffing levels and related mitigation strategies, and expectation around the financial impact in West Fraser's first quarter 2022 results of the decommissioning and transition to UKP. Any such forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to us and are based on assumptions and analyses made by us considering our experience and our perception of historical trends and current conditions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties including our ability to undertake the required capacity reductions within the time period specified, and realize the expected benefits therefrom described in the news release, including achieving the environmental benefits. Readers should also refer to the risk factors set forth in the Company's annual information form and management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021, each dated February 15, 2022, available at SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and EDGAR (www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml). There can be no assurance that the plans, intentions, or expectations upon which forward-looking statements are based will be realized. Actual results may differ, and the difference may be material and adverse to the Company and its shareholders. Except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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Leviton recognized as the brand most preferred for lighting controls and switches for 25 consecutive years; Leviton Load Center tops category ranking in Brand Familiarity.
MELLVILLE, N.Y., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leviton announced today that it has been recognized as the 'Brand Used Most' in the lighting controls and switches category by BUILDER magazine's 2022 Brand Use Study. Leviton has been the recipient of BUILDER's prestigious 'Brand Used Most' category ranking for 25 consecutive years, also placing first in 2022 for the 'Highest Brand Familiarity' and 'Brand Used in Past 2 Years' categories.
Leviton continues to expand its extensive offering of lighting controls and switches with products such as antimicrobial-treated and illuminated devices to meet the ever-changing needs and preferences of builders and homeowners. Leviton products combine contemporary design and state-of-the-art technology to provide customers with years of reliable service. The complete line of lighting controls and switches features the full collection of Decora Smart® devices, which can be controlled using the My Leviton app, traditional dimmers and switches, fan speed controls, occupancy sensors, timer switches, and more.
The Leviton Load Center, introduced in 2018, was also recognized, placing first in the Electrical Systems and Load Centers 'Brand Familiarity' category and second in 'Brand Used Most', 'Brand Used in Past 2 Years', and 'Highest Overall Quality Rating' categories. As the first GFCI circuit breakers to meet the latest UL requirements1, Leviton GFCIs set the bar for home electrical safety. Optional smart circuit breakers and the My Leviton app give homeowners the ability to enjoy instant, easy access to essential elements of their load center's data using a smartphone, tablet or desktop.
BUILDER's annual in-depth survey gauges the attitudes and preferences of more than 860 U.S. builders, developers, and contractors toward the products they recognize, use and trust across 52 building product categories.
"Leviton greatly appreciates the support and recognition from BUILDER as it cites Leviton as the most preferred brand for lighting controls and switches for the 25th consecutive year," said Jay Sherman, director of marketing, residential. "This, along with the exceptional recognition given to the Leviton Load Center, inspires and energizes us to continue exceeding the expectations of our customers by introducing new and innovative products to the market."
Additional results from this year's 2022 study are available in BUILDER's April issue in print and online.
For more information on Leviton lighting controls and switches as well as the Leviton Load Center, visit www.leviton.com.
About Leviton Residential
Leviton residential products are the brand most preferred by builders and electrical contractors. Leviton's award-winning lighting controls and wiring devices help electrical industry professionals and homeowners create smart and safe living environments that deliver energy savings, convenience and reliability. Learn more at www.leviton.com/residential.
About Leviton
Leviton is the smart choice, delivering the most comprehensive range of solutions to meet the needs of today's residential, commercial and industrial customers in more than 90 countries across the globe. From simple switches and receptacles, to networking systems and smart home automation, Leviton exceeds market needs by delivering innovative products to create sustainable, intelligent environments through its electrical wiring devices, network and data center connectivity solutions, LED lighting and lighting energy management systems, and security and automation applications. For Leviton, it is clear the FUTURE IS ON. For more information, visit www.leviton.com, www.facebook.com/leviton, www.twitter.com/leviton or www.youtube.com/Levitonmfg.
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The plant-based, washable bins are the first environmentally friendly polymer storage bins that reduce CO2 emissions
PHILADELPHIA, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced it is supplying additional volume of its proprietary I'm greenTM carbon-negative EVA biopolymer to support the increased production of Welli Bins™ sustainable storage bins. The additional production follows Welli Bins successful launch earlier this year which launched to sold out consumer demand.
Welli Bins are the first planet-friendly storage and organization solution made from plant-based, washable, durable and sugarcane-based material - all designed to be an environmentally friendly solution to traditional polymer storage bins. The bins are made of a proprietary blend of Braskem's I'm green EVA and other plant-based materials that allow the bins to significantly reduce CO2 emissions.
"We are proud to support increased production of Welli Bins sustainable storage bins with additional volumes of our I'm green sugarcane-based EVA biopolymer," said Giancarlos Delevati, Account Manager and Business Development at Braskem. "Over six months ago, the company had a successful launch and sold out of these unique, sustainable storage containers. The strong demand for Welli Bins' product affirms the heightened consumer interest in products that are produced in an environmentally friendly way. Braskem is committed to continuing to support innovative, sustainable products that aid in reducing waste and having a positive impact on the environment."
"Here at Welli Bins Co., we're building a market-changing product at a time when households demand stronger, lighter, and more sustainable products. This is core to our strategy and why we have a loyal customer base. Braskem gives us a competitive advantage. Not only are they the industry leader and pioneer in carbon-negative EVA biopolymer, but Braskem has the skills and flexibility to be a deeply integrated product partner with Welli Bins Co. We are excited to continue building out our plant-friendly line of products together," stated Kathleen McIntyre, Founder and CEO, Welli Bins.
Soft but sturdy, Welli Bins are comfortable to handle and lightweight and are tear-resistant, which means the bins won't break down and end up in a landfill. Available in a variety of colors Welli Bin's biopolymer-based surfaces are waterproof, making them easy to clean and disinfect. Welli Bins significantly reduce emissions thanks to the consumption of CO2 by the sugarcane plants. Additionally, leftover biomass during manufacturing is used to heat generators and supply electricity to the manufacturing facility to further reduce the carbon footprint of the process. The first production of Welli Bins sustainable storage bins was launched on November 16 and sold out to strong consumer reception. Welli bins are available for sale online and shipping throughout the United States. For information on the bins and how to purchase them, please visit Welli Bins' website: www.wellibins.com
Braskem is strongly committed to a Carbon-Neutral Circular Economy where nothing is wasted, and everything is transformed. To support this vision for the future Braskem has clearly stated targets for growing the company's recycled content product portfolio to sales of 300,000 tons by 2025 and 1 million tons by 2030. Braskem's transition to a circular economy is deeply rooted in mechanical and advanced recycling solutions. By engaging and investing in partnership with other members of the value chain the company is strengthening mechanical and advanced recycling, overcoming barriers, and ensuring the increased production of high-quality recycled material. All these initiatives are aligned with Braskem's feedstock diversification strategy and its macro goals of expanding the circular economy concept in the plastic chain and becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2050.
ABOUT WELLI BINS CO.
Welli Bins Co. is developing the first line of sustainable, washable and portable bins made from plant-based materials. Welli Bins customers don't fit in a box. They are moms and dads with kids who jump in muddy puddles, single guys who love cats, musicians with too many cords in their Brooklyn studios and yoga-loving city dwellers who often work out at home. Pet toys, free weights, wet pool toys and dirty sneakers all get equal treatment in a Welli Bin. Organizing and compartmentalizing can be good for the soul, and now it's good for the planet, too, with these environmentally-friendly washable containers.
ABOUT BRASKEM
With a global vision of the future oriented toward people and sustainability, Braskem is committed to contributing to the value chain for strengthening the Circular Economy. The petrochemical company's almost 8,000 team members dedicate themselves every day to improving people's lives through sustainable chemicals and plastics solutions. Braskem has an innovative DNA and a comprehensive portfolio of plastic resins and chemical products for diverse segments, such as food packaging, construction, manufacturing, automotive, agribusiness, healthcare, and hygiene, among others. With 41 industrial units in Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Germany, Braskem exports its products to clients in more than 80 countries.
Braskem America is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Braskem S.A. headquartered in Philadelphia. The company is the leading producer of polypropylene in the United States, with six production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, an Innovation and Technology Center in Pittsburgh, and operations in Boston focused on leveraging groundbreaking developments in biotechnology and advanced materials. For more information, visit www.braskem.com/usa.
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Construction set to begin on K-99 project in Wabaunsee Co.
WABAUNSEE CO., Kan. (WIBW) - Construction is set to begin along a 22-mile stretch of highway in Wabaunsee Co. and will last through early November.
The Kansas Department of Transportation says on Tuesday, Aug. 30, a milling and overlay project is set to start on K-99 in Wabaunsee Co., weather permitting.
KDOT noted that work will cover 22 miles of the highway between the K-99/K-4 junction and the Wabaunsee/Pottawatomie Co. line, just south of Wamego. It said the City of Alma and the ongoing K-99 realignment project are not included.
KDOT indicated that the contractor will start at the county line and work south toward I-70. Once finished, work will start at the K-4 junction and head north to I-70.
The Department said traffic through the area will be restricted to one lane in the work zone and will be directed by a pilot car, flaggers, signs and cones. Drivers should plan for delays of up to 15 minutes.
According to KDOT, work will happen during daylight hours Monday through Friday and Saturdays as needed. The project is expected to be completed in early November.
KDOT noted that Shilling Construction Co., out of Manhattan, was awarded the $3.4 million project.
The Department urges all drivers to be alert and obey warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone.
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- InoBat Auto, Ideanomics, and the State of Indiana declare ambitious EV electrification plans for the North American market.
- Within their strategic partnership, InoBat Auto and Ideanomics intend to:
- InoBat is also exploring the potential construction of a cell manufacturing plant in line with future offtake agreements.
- The State of Indiana was chosen as a prime location for investment due to its high concentration of OEMs, suitable business conditions for industrial projects and support from the State.
- Listed plans follow up on Ideanomics' strategic investment into InoBat Auto from January 2022 to secure future battery supply and commercialize standard and tailor-made battery packs for the U.S. market.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InoBat Auto, the European pioneering supplier of premium batteries for electric vehicles, in cooperation with Ideanomics, a global company focused on accelerating the adoption of commercial electric vehicles (EV), plans to embark upon a phased investment project based in Indiana, USA, in three stages. First, to open a new R&D and production facility for battery module and pack assembly with an initial annual production capacity of 100 MWh. Both parties then aim to construct a full commercial-scale battery module and pack assembly plant with an initial 2-3 GWh yearly production capacity. The first two phases would be supplied by cells from InoBat Auto's European facilities. Depending on sufficient and bankable offtake agreements, InoBat Auto is also exploring the option to construct a tailor-made battery cell production facility with an initial 4 GWh annual capacity.
Marian Boček, InoBat Auto Chief Executive Officer, commented, "I am incredibly excited to announce our plans for the new module and pack R&D and production facility in Indiana, exemplifying the valuable synergies and opportunities that our partnership with Ideanomics offers. At InoBat, we provide innovation across the entire value chain due to our "cradle to cradle" approach. Ideanomics has a similar entrepreneurial mindset to our own in terms of aiming to electrify various mobility segments and is looking to reinvent the market with innovative financing and energy solutions to drive EV adoption. This announcement is a testament to our new and thriving relationship as well as our core commitment to sustainability. Our presence in Indiana will ensure we both reach our joint target of producing exceptional commercializing standard and tailor-made battery packs for the U.S. market."
InoBat Auto and Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) are expanding the strategic partnership established in January 2022 to develop, produce, and distribute integrated battery pack solutions for the US market. InoBat Auto's cutting-edge R&D capability and manufacturing model enable the rapid designing, engineering and creation of bespoke EV battery solutions that exceed current industry standards and meet customer needs. InoBat Auto's first-generation NMC 622 pouch cell achieved 25% quicker charging from 5-80% capacity, 20% extra cycle life, 6% higher capacity, 28% better capacity retention at -20°C (-4°F) than the benchmark pouch cells (with same dimensions and weight) from a globally present East Asian battery manufacturer. The European company is already delivering their 4th generation cells to customers for vehicle prototyping purposes. These advanced battery solutions will provide a significant technological edge for Ideanomics' vehicle, charging, and energy solutions to meet fleet operations' growing needs for clean mobility and infrastructures.
"InoBat's collaboration with Ideanomics along with Indiana's strong diplomatic and business relationship with Slovakia prove Indiana is the best possible location for InoBat's first North American headquarters, production facility and eventual commercial-scale battery module and pack assembly plant," said Brad Chambers, Indiana Secretary of Commerce. "The Indiana Economic Development Corporation is committed to InoBat and Ideanomics and will remain a true partner through each stage of this process as we look to identify sites and negotiate a potential incentive package."
Both InoBat Auto and Ideanomics are proud to be supported by the State of Indiana, which will provide administrative, advisory, fiscal and site location support while putting the state in a position to be a frontrunner for battery development in the US. The stimulation of the local economy, strong industrial focus and potential to make Indiana a hub for sustainable mobility made Indiana a natural fit to host the previously mentioned investments and long-term vision of InoBat Auto and Ideanomics.
"This partnership demonstrates our continuing effort to make EV the natural mobility successor," states Alf Poor, Chief Executive Officer at Ideanomics. "It has been our mission to expedite the innovations needed to accelerate EV adoption. Our partnership with InoBat will secure future battery supply and create a force multiplier for technologies across our operating companies. This is another reflection of our commitment to boost clean technology job opportunities in the U.S."
This commitment could also attract additional clean technology companies to the state of Indiana, including investments from InoBat Auto's C2C (Cradle-to-cradle) value chain, such as stationary energy storage, battery recycling and production of battery-grade recycled materials. The parties also express a common interest in localizing other relevant suppliers in the proximity of the listed future facilities and maximize the usage of green electricity in their facilities to comply with global Net Zero commitments.
The announcement follows InoBat Auto's recent commercial agreement with Lilium, the developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off jet, becoming their exclusive battery provider. Both announcements evidence InoBat Auto's ambition to provide state-of-the-art standard and tailor-made batteries, pushing the boundaries of the global sustainability sector.
InoBat specializes in pioneering research, development, manufacture, supply, recycling, and ultimate careful disposal of innovative electric batteries custom-designed to meet the specific requirements of global mainstream and specialist OEMs within the automotive, commercial vehicle, motorsport, and aerospace sectors.
InoBat provides innovative solutions across the entire value chain thanks to its "cradle-to-cradle" approach, which showcases the concept of a circular economy. InoBat is backed by a strong consortium of strategic investors and partners such as Rio Tinto, Amara Raja, Ideanomics, IFC, IPM Group, Matador, AEN, CSG and Across.
A European-based battery manufacturer, InoBat already has a battery research and development facility and pilot line under development in Slovakia. InoBat has also been approved for grant financing under the EU sponsored programme, Important Projects for Common European Interest, and already received a grant from the Slovak Government.
For more information and news on InoBat, please visit https://inobatauto.eu.
Ideanomics (NASDAQ" IDEX) is a global group with a simple mission: to accelerate the commercial adoption of electric vehicles. By bringing together vehicles and charging technology with design, implementation, and financial services, we provide solutions for the commercial world to commit to an EV future. To keep up with Ideanomics, please follow the company on social @ideanomicshq or visit: https://ideanomics.com.
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200-year-old tree explodes because of Oregon heat wave, expert says
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - During the seven-day heat wave in Portland, a huge branch of an oak tree broke and fell in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, taking down power lines with it. It looks like the heat may have caused the tree to explode.
The tree, estimated to be more than 200 years old, looked perfectly healthy, but seven days of temperatures at 95 degrees or above may have been the cause of the branch falling. The branch was estimated to weigh roughly 30,000 pounds.
No one was hurt and the property damage was minimal. But it was a healthy and regularly maintained tree.
The old oak had just gone through the longest heat wave on record in the Portland area.
That kind of heat is not healthy for people, but it’s also not healthy for even the oldest and most resilient trees.
Arborist Michael Jolliff told KPTV how intense heat can cause a tree to explode.
“That [heat] tends to cause thermal changes inside the tree in the wood tissues and also the buildup of gases inside the tree,” he said. “That can be explosive and sudden.”
Jolliff said these explosions happen in the big old trees, especially oaks, the kind loved for the shade they bring in the summer’s heat. He said the weight of these trees is also a factor.
“We have seen it in a sense explode because, under that amount of weight, you hear it. It’s very dynamic,” he said.
The aftermath looks like an explosion, too, as the tree spontaneously pulled itself apart.
In Powell Park last week, another huge branch came down. Jolliff said there was some rot there, but he also thinks heat and the massive tree’s weight played a part.
A warming climate could mean people will see more explosions in trees, he said.
“We’re going to continue to see it because of the way the heat is trending,” said Jolliff. “There isn’t any real precursor or warnings, and that’s the problem. No tree is perfectly safe.”
Jolliff said sometimes they can brace a tree’s possible failure points, but that is not foolproof.
The heritage tree survived more than 200 years and a slew of ice storms. But Portland’s heat may have been too much for one of Eastmoreland’s favorite old oaks.
The tree will have to be completely removed.
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Mitch Garver, Kole Calhoun HRs lead Texas past Angels 7-2
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Texas Rangers snapped a three-game skid with a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Mitch Garver homered in his third consecutive game and drove in two runs, while Kole Calhoun had a two-run homer among his three hits. Glenn Otto yielded three hits over five innings for Texas as the AL West rivals split a two-game series at the Big A. Reid Detmers pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning for Los Angeles in the rookie’s first home start since throwing a no-hitter at Angel Stadium 15 days ago. Anthony Rendon drove in a run for the Angels, whose three-game winning streak ended. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/25/mitch-garver-kole-calhoun-hrs-lead-texas-past-angels-7-2/ | 2022-05-26T09:22:42Z |
Sesame Place, a "Sesame Street" themed amusement park in Philadelphia, is apologizing after a video shows a costumed character appearing to ignore two Black children during a parade on Saturday.
In the nine-second video shared by the girls' mother on Instagram, her daughters are seen reaching out for a hug from the character, Rosita. In the video, Rosita seemingly shakes her head no and keeps walking by.
In the caption of the video, the mother called the incident "disgusting."
"I will never step foot in @sesameplace ever again !" The mother who goes by Jodiii on Instagram said.
"And please feel free to repost this. Actually run me my money back."
Sesame Place Philadelphia initially released a statement on Monday saying:
"Our brand, our park and our employees stand for inclusivity and equality in all forms. That is what Sesame Place is about and we do not tolerate any behaviors in our parks that are contrary to that commitment. We also are, and have always been, committed to making sure every family and every child has the best possible experience at our parks and we are incredibly disappointed when that does not happen."
After the video began to gain traction on social media, the theme park released a follow-up statement Monday night saying:
"We sincerely apologize to the family for their experience in our park on Saturday; we know that it's not ok. We are taking actions to do better. We are committed to making this right. We will conduct training for our employees so they better understand, recognize and deliver an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience to our guests."
"For over 40 years Sesame Place has worked to uphold the values of respect, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to doing a better job making children and families feel special, seen and included when they come to our parks."
CNN has reached out to the girls' mother for comment.
The video has gone viral and sparked outrage, including from Destiny's Child's singer Kelly Rowland, toward the difference in treatment.
Rowland reshared the video posted by the mother on her Instagram story, writing that the incident made her mad.
"So had that been me, that whole parade would've been in flames," Rowland said in her Instagram story video. "Are you serious? You're not going to speak to my child? And did you see that baby's face at the end? The little one with the pink on? She deserves an explanation!"
Online, other entertainers, activists and social media users expressed anger toward the incident at the theme park.
Raymond Santana, activist and one of the five members of the Exonerated Five, reposted a video of the incident on his Instagram alongside Rowland's commentary, writing "I'm sorry but this park will never get my money...being a #girldad. I definitely took this personal."
Comedian DL Hughley posted on Twitter: "Its not shocking when someone in a costume at #SesamePlace gets to act racist! Why do think they wear hoods?? #TeamDl"
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Power’s late qualifying run puts him on pole for Indy GP
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power used the final lap of qualifying Friday to leapfrog five other drivers and win the pole for the IndyCar Grand Prix. The Australian will start from the No. 1 spot for the 64th time in his career after posting a fast lap of 1 minute, 9.7664 seconds on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course. He knocked defending series champ and points leader Alex Palou to second after the Spaniard went 1:09.8090. Power’s pole-winning run leaves him three short of tying Mario Andretti’s IndyCar career record. The race will be held Saturday. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/13/powers-late-qualifying-run-puts-him-on-pole-for-indy-gp/ | 2022-05-13T22:37:03Z |
DALLAS, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The long-running case Boral Windows LLC v. William E. Robinson Jr. came to a close July 22, with the jury in the 162nd Dallas County Civil District Court handing up a decisive win for the defense.
The case, filed in 2018, involved non-competition/non-solicitation allegations arising following the 2016 sale of the widely respected windows manufacturing company Krestmark by founder William "Billy" Robinson.
Claiming Mr. Robinson had violated his non-competition/non-solicitation agreement, Boral Windows sought more than $40 million in compensatory damages, in addition to punitive damages and attorneys' fees.
Through the work of lead trial attorney Donald E. Godwin, founder of Godwin Bowman PC, the jury found no liability on the part of Mr. Robinson following the two-week trial presided over by the Hon. Judge Maricela Moore. The Godwin Bowman trial team also included Stefanie McGregor, Shawn McCaskill, Dylan Anderson, and Dixon Cheung.
About Godwin Bowman PC
For more than four decades, the Texas commercial litigation lawyers at Godwin Bowman PC have provided experienced and effective representation to clients. The firm represents Fortune 500 companies in some of the nation's most public, high-stakes trials, as well as individuals facing a wide range of litigation, including complex divorces. Ultimately, the firm's goal is to help clients achieve a successful result. To learn more about the firm's award-winning business litigation lawyers, visit https://www.godwinbowman.com/.
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NEW YORK, June 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Riskified Ltd. (NYSE: RSKD) pursuant and/or traceable to the Registration Statement issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about July 28, 2021 (the "IPO" or "Offering"), of the important July 1, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Riskified securities pursuant and/or traceable to the IPO 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 Riskified class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5896 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 1, 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, the IPO Registration Statement was negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and were not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing their preparation. Specifically, the IPO Registration Statement made inaccurate statements of material fact because they failed to disclose the following adverse facts that existed at the time of the IPO: (1) as Riskified expanded its user base, the quality of Riskified's machine learning platform had deteriorated (rather than improved as represented in the Registration Statement), because of, among other things, inaccuracies in the algorithms associated with onboarding new merchants and entering new geographies and industries; (2) Riskified had expanded its customer base into industries with relatively high rates of fraud – including partnerships with cryptocurrency and remittance business – in which Riskified had limited experience and that this expansion has negatively impacted the effectiveness of Riskified's machine learning platform; (3) as a result, Riskified was suffering from materially higher chargebacks and cost of revenue and depressed gross profits and gross profit margins during its third fiscal quarter of 2021; and (4) thus, the Registration Statement's representations regarding Riskified's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, and financial results and trajectory of Riskified prior to and at the time of the IPO, and were materially false and misleading, and lacked a factual basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Riskified class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5896 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.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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