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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent years, many people have been attracted to the explosion of DEX - Decentralized Exchange. DEX creates a very smart "trusted" environment by managing the exchange with smart contracts and atomic swaps. At the same time, the assets can be traded without the involvement of a third party, which is known as a peer-to-peer transaction. DEXs are valued for their enhanced privacy, robust security, and improved user control. Winery Swap, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange based on Binance Smart Chain (BEP20), is going to hold IDO for two new interesting games - Bingo Family and NFT Marbles this June.
Hot events coming soon - IDO for two projects in June 2022
There is hot news for Winery Swap users that Winery Swap is going to hold IDO for two new interesting games:
- Bingo Family: 21st June 2022, 04:00 a.m UTC
- NFT Marbles: 23rd June 2022, 04:00 a.m UTC
This event gives users a chance to invest in new potential projects to earn more profits. This launching promises to be an interesting activity that attracts a lot of users.
What is Winery Swap?
Winery Swap is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange based on Binance Smart Chain (BEP20) using the Automated Market Maker Model (AMM). This enables users to swap cryptocurrencies and tokens without the need for a centralized middleman while maintaining custody of their tokens. It is based on automated smart contracts that are deployed on Binance Smart Chain, one of the top blockchains at present.
CORK is the governance token of Winery Swap, users can use it in diversity functions. CORK has listed on Coinmarketcap, users can easily track and follow alternatives.
Winery Features
Winery Swap has a lot of functions such as:
- Swap: users can swap any crypto available on DEX with the top lowest transaction fees in the crypto market, only 0.17%
- Liquidity: Users can easily gain 0.12% earn fees only by adding liquidity without a lot of attempts
- Oak Barrel - Farm: Stake LP tokens to earn more CORKs and earn fees at a high APR
- Champagne - Pool: Stake one token and easily earn any other token you want with attractive profits
- Win - Lottery: 4 rounds each day and chance to win up to 50% of total prizes
- NFT Launchpad, NFT Earn: Collect unique NFTs, stake, boost, and upgrade to earn more profits than just selling
- IDO launchpad: Invest soon with a glamorous price, just buy, claim and get multiplier profits when the token is listed on Winery Swap
Many opportunities to invest and gain rewards for users on Winery Swap
- Constantly updates new features that benefit users like NFT launchpad, NFT earn, and IDO launchpad where users can earn in many ways.
- Users can participate in an Airdrop to receive a large number of new free tokens.
- Create a marketplace where users can list NFTs and trade to profit with the lowest transaction fee of 0.1%.
Despite the fact that DEX is still in its early stages, the number of decentralized exchanges is undeniably increasing. In this day and age, when many services, products, and assets have been and are being digitized. This change promises to users a new wind of opportunity and provides numerous benefits to users when trading digital assets.
WINERY-All-in-one Decentralized Exchange
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The first SaaS-based cyber arena allowing C-Suite and cyber defense teams to collaborate in real-world incidents
BOSTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyberbit, provider of the world's leading cybersecurity skills development and readiness platform, has announced it has added a collaborative Cyber Crisis Simulator to its platform. The new Crisis Simulator is the first to offer integrated exercises for the boardroom and the SOC, enabling the C-Suite to collaborate with its cyber defense team in real-time, while responding to an organizational cyber crisis.
Cyberbit's Crisis Simulator enables management teams including CEO, CFO, Legal, Communications and PR, CISO, CIO, and SOC managers to engage in a simulated, company-wide cyber crisis. The exercises are designed to prepare managers for cyber crisis scenarios, develop decision-making skills, and test and rehearse crisis response playbooks. The crisis simulator allows organizations to replace traditional tabletop exercises with a dynamic and realistic experience in which exercise outcomes depend on real-time performance and management decisions.
Rolled out in 2015, Cyberbit was the first to launch a hyper-realistic cyber range, allowing SOC and incident response teams to respond, as a team, to attacks simulated in real-world networks, and using commercial security tools. Since its launch Cyberbit has developed numerous live-fire team exercises simulating attacks ranging from ransomware to DoS, web defacement, supply chain, and cloud attacks. The new crisis simulator is fully integrated with cyber range exercises, enabling organizations, for the first time, to run collaborative exercises that bring together executive teams and cyber defense teams. Up until now, executives could only participate in traditional tabletop exercises or use entry-level crisis simulation applications, isolated from the information security team. However, in a real-world crisis scenario, management teams are continuously informed by the information security team and their decisions are impacted by incident response progress. The new Cyberbit product fills in this critical gap and allows full collaboration, ensuring that an organization's incident response team is prepared to respond to a cyber crisis as one, perfectly functioning team.
Some of the decision-making dilemmas and topics in crisis simulations include whether to pay a ransom demand, when and how to issue public announcements on an attack, internal communication procedures, as well as legal and regulatory issues. Organizations have access to an extensive exercise catalog or can customize the exercises to align with their playbooks, policies, and regulations. The platform is available in a SaaS model allowing distributed teams, or teams working from home, to collaborate from any location, at their convenience. Cyberbit also provides unified measurement capabilities allowing a view of both executive teams and hands-on team performance from a single dashboard.
"We've worked extensively with our F500 customers and global consulting firms to develop the new crisis simulation module, complementing our catalog of live-fire team exercises," said Adi Dar, Cyberbit CEO. "We've always believed in teamwork as one of the key elements of cyber readiness and we can now offer the only simulation solution that connects the entire organization exactly as they would be required to perform in real-life."
About Cyberbit
Cyberbit provides the global leading attack readiness platform for enabling SOC teams to maximize their performance when responding to cyberattacks. The Platform empowers security leaders to make the most of their cybersecurity investment by boosting the impact of the human element in their organization. Cyberbit delivers hyper-realistic attack simulation mirroring real-world scenarios. It enables security leaders to dramatically reduce MTTR, dwell time and cybercrime costs, improve hiring and onboarding, and increase employee retention. Customers include Fortune 500 companies, MSSPs, systems integrators, governments, and leading healthcare providers.
If you would like more information about Cyberbit, please contact Sharon Rosenman, Chief Marketing Manager, Cyberbit at sharon.rosenman@Cyberbit.com.
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Median Home Prices Inch Downward While Sales Drop, Inventory Grows
DENVER, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A double-digit drop in home sales from June to July fueled a double-digit increase in homes for sale, triggering the first decline in the Median Sales Price since January.
July's Median Sales Price of $415,000 was down 2.9% from June and the lowest since April's $406,000. The 16.6% decline in home sales was also the first since January. Year-over-year, sales were down 26.3% from July 2021.
Following a period of continual contraction in recent years, inventory jumped for the fourth consecutive month. There were 13.3% more homes for sale than in June and 30.4% more than a year ago. Months Supply of Inventory has doubled since May and is now at 1.8, while Days on Market was 24. New listings, however, dropped 7.8% compared to June and 7.2% compared to July 2021.
"It's an exciting time to be a homebuyer. For the first time in years, we're seeing sustained inventory gains and the slowing of home price appreciation," said Nick Bailey, President and CEO. "The market is rebalancing after favoring sellers for so long. There's still ground to make up with new construction, but the change in recent months has brought some much needed relief to buyers. And sellers still have it good, too. A calming market doesn't mean a stoppage – and there are plenty of benefits to being on that side of the equation."
Added RE/MAX North Professionals real estate agent Rich Gardner, who is based in Colchester, VT, "The housing market in Vermont has stayed strong favoring sellers. Since January, we are still seeing values in Chittenden County rise for both single-family and townhouse-condo sales."
The average Close-to-List Price Ratio in July was 101%, meaning that homes, in general, sold for 1% more than the asking price. That dropped from 102% in June 2022 and July 2021.
Highlights and the local markets leading various metrics for July include:
New Listings
Of the 53 metro areas surveyed in July 2022, the number of newly listed homes is down 7.8% compared to June 2022 and down 7.2% compared to July 2021. The markets with the biggest decrease in year-over-year new listings percentage were Kansas City, MO at -47.7%, St Louis, MO at -36.9%, and Burlington, VT at -32.2%. Leading the year-over-year new listings percentage increase were Dover, DE at +39.4%, Phoenix, AZ at +34.1%, and Trenton, NJ at +19.1%.
Closed Transactions
Of the 53 metro areas surveyed in July 2022, the overall number of home sales is down 16.6% compared to June 2022, and down 26.3% compared to July 2021. The markets with the biggest decrease in year-over-year sales percentage were Houston, TX at -45.1%, San Diego, CA at -42.1%, and Miami, FL at -40.9%. No metro area had a year-over-year sales percentage increase.
Median Sales Price – Median of 53 metro area prices
In July 2022, the median of all 53 metro area Sales Prices was $415,000, down 2.9% compared to June 2022, and up 8.1% from July 2021. One metro area saw a year-over-year decrease in Median Sales Price, Dallas, TX at -1.9%. Twenty-seven metro areas increased year-over-year by double-digit percentages, led by Tampa, FL at +23.7%, Fayetteville, AR at +21.6%, and Raleigh, NC at +19.1%.
Close-to-List Price Ratio – Average of 53 metro area prices
In July 2022, the average Close-to-List Price Ratio of all 53 metro areas in the report was 101%, down 1.3% compared to June 2022, and down 1.1% compared to July 2021. The Close-to-List Price Ratio is calculated by the average value of the sales price divided by the list price for each transaction. When the number is above 100%, the home closed for more than the list price. If it's less than 100%, the home sold for less than the list price. The metro areas with the lowest Close-to-List Price Ratio were Coeur d'Alene, ID and Miami, FL, tied at 97%, followed by another tie between Bozeman, MT and New Orleans, LA at 98%. The highest Close-to-List Price Ratios were in Burlington, VT at 105%, followed by a five-way tie between Boston, MA, Hartford, CT, Manchester, NH, Richmond, VA, and San Francisco, CA at 104%.
Months' Supply of Inventory – Average of 53 metro areas
The number of homes for sale in July 2022 was up 13.3% from June 2022 and up 30.4% from July 2021. Based on the rate of home sales in July 2022, the Months' Supply of Inventory increased to 1.8 compared to 1.4 in June 2022, and increased compared to 1.2 in July 2021. In July 2022, the markets with the lowest Months' Supply of Inventory were Albuquerque, NM at 0.7 followed by Manchester, NH at 0.8.
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About the RE/MAX Network
As one of the leading global real estate franchisors, RE/MAX, LLC is a subsidiary of RE/MAX Holdings (NYSE: RMAX) with more than 140,000 agents in almost 9,000 offices and a presence in more than 110 countries and territories. Nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX, as measured by residential transaction sides. RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great independence. RE/MAX agents have lived, worked and served in their local communities for decades, raising millions of dollars every year for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® and other charities. To learn more about RE/MAX, to search home listings or find an agent in your community, please visit www.remax.com. For the latest news about RE/MAX, please visit news.remax.com.
Report Details
Beginning with the April 2022 report, RE/MAX is using a new source for aggregated data.
The RE/MAX National Housing Report is distributed monthly on or about the 15th. The Report is based on MLS data for the stated month in 53 metropolitan areas, includes single-family residential property types, and is not annualized. For maximum representation, the largest metro areas in the country are represented, and an attempt is made to include at least one metro area in almost every state. Metro areas are defined by the Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
Definitions
Closed Transactions are the total number of closed residential transactions during the given month. Months Supply of Inventory is the total number of residential properties listed for sale at the end of the month (current inventory) divided by the number of sales contracts signed (pending listings) during the month. Where "pending" data is unavailable, an inferred pending status is calculated using closed transactions. Days on Market is the average number of days that pass from the time a property is listed until the property goes under contract. Median Sales Price for a metro area is the median sales price for closed transactions in that metro area. The nationwide Median Sales Price is calculated at the nationwide aggregate level using all sale prices from the included metro areas. The Close-to-List Price Ratio is the average value of the sales price divided by the list price for each closed transaction.
MLS data is provided by Seventy3, LLC, a RE/MAX Holdings company. While MLS data is believed to be reliable, it cannot be guaranteed. MLS data is constantly being updated, making any analysis a snapshot at a particular time. Every month, the previous period's data is updated to ensure accuracy over time. Raw data remains the intellectual property of each local MLS organization.
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VANCOUVER, BC, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) ("WELL" or the "Company"), a company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower healthcare practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to announce that Hamed Shahbazi, Chairman and CEO, will be participating in the 1st Annual Stifel GMP Muskoka Institutional Investor Conference.
The conference will take place in person at the JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa in Minett, ONT, on July 13th to 15th, 2022. Mr. Shahbazi will be participating in one-on-one meetings with institutional investors on July 14th.
To register for the event, please contact your Stifel GMP representative.
Per: "Hamed Shahbazi"
Hamed Shahbazi
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
WELL is a practitioner focused digital health company whose overarching objective is to positively impact health outcomes to empower and support healthcare practitioners and their patients. WELL has built an innovative practitioner enablement platform that includes comprehensive end to end practice management tools inclusive of virtual care and digital patient engagement capabilities as well as Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and data protection services. WELL uses this platform to power healthcare practitioners both inside and outside of WELL's own omni-channel patient services offerings. As such, WELL owns and operates Canada's largest network of outpatient medical clinics serving primary and specialized healthcare services and is the provider of a leading multi-national, multi-disciplinary telehealth offering. WELL is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WELL" and trades on the OTCQX under the symbol "WHTCF". To learn more about the Company, please visit: www.well.company.
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Biden reverses some Trump policies related to Cuba, making it easier for families to visit relatives in country
By Jennifer Hansler and Kevin Liptak, CNN
The State Department on Monday announced a series of measures it said is aimed at supporting the Cuban people, including reinstating the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program and increasing consular services and visa processing.
“We will make it easier for families to visit their relatives in Cuba and for authorized US travelers to engage with the Cuban people, attend meetings and conduct research,” spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
The Biden administration is also lifting the family remittance cap of $1,000 per quarter “and will support donative remittances to Cuban entrepreneurs, both with the goal of further empowering families to support each other and for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses,” Price said.
President Joe Biden promised in September 2020, during the campaign, that he would “try to reverse the failed Trump policies that inflicted harm on Cubans and their families.” His administration had been conducting a review of Trump’s Cuba policies since Biden took office in January 2021. How Biden navigates Cuba could carry political implications, given he lost Florida to Trump in the 2020 election after the former President repeatedly claimed Biden would turn the US into a “socialist country” if he won, a message that resonated with Cuban Americans.
The announced changes to Cuba policy announced came after a lengthy review ordered by the President, and amount to the biggest policy steps toward the island since Biden took office. Yet they stop short of fully reinstating the Obama-Biden administration approach toward Cuba, leaving in place some restrictions and maintaining sanctions on certain entities.
The US will still prohibit American tourism in Cuba and won’t allow individuals to travel there for educational purposes, even after loosening some Trump-era restrictions on the island, senior administration officials said Monday.
But the changes will expand the number of commercial and charter flights to Cuba, including to cities beyond Havana, and will allow more Americans to interact with the Cuban people through authorized group “people-to-people” visits.
Doing so “will allow for greater engagement between the American people … and their democratic values,” one senior administration official said.
The US still plans to process immigrant visas at its embassy in Guyana as it works to restaff its facility in Havana, which saw a reduction in size following still-unexplained health incidents among diplomats and staff. Biden instructed his team to increase the staffing at the embassy, in part to make applying for immigrant visas easier.
The announcement comes as Biden faces a decision over whether to invite Cuban leaders to the upcoming Summit of the Americans, which he is hosting in Los Angeles at the start of June. Officials insisted the changes announced Monday were completely unrelated to the summit and controversy surrounding its potential exclusion of certain leaders in the region.
“We should be focusing on addressing a whole host of shared challenges in the region and not blow up the summit over who shows up and who’s who doesn’t,” one official said.
Instead, they said the lifting of the restrictions came after months of deliberation and study, which Biden ordered following protests in Cuba last year.
An official described the changes as “practical steps that we are taking to address the humanitarian situation and to respond to the needs of the Cuban people.”
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
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Man gets 35 years for 2020 Bradenton murder
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Friday for killing a coworker outside a Bradenton condo in 2020.
Jessie Hernandez had been convicted of second-degree murder in the case.
Hernandez and Rene Balditt were working in a bucket lift outside the Main Street Condominiums Feb. 14, 2020.
While the lift was 30-40 feet off the ground, Hernandez accused Balditt of having an affair with his girlfriend. At some point, Hernandez stabbed Balditt numerous times in his neck, killing him.
“This case and the loss of Mr. Balditt have had a significant impact on his family, and we can only hope that Mr. Hernandez being held accountable for his actions provides them some measure of justice,” said Dickey Hough, the lead prosecutor in the case.
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Airlines reduce cancellations, but US flight problems linger
By DAVID KOENIG and JULIE WALKER
Associated Press
Air travelers in the U.S. are getting a break after a bad weekend that left thousands of flyers stranded. Airlines scrubbed more than 650 U.S. flights by late Monday. That’s according to tracking service FlightAware. Still, that’s a big improvement from the weekend, when airlines canceled more than 3,500 flights, or about one in every 13 flights. Flights were canceled because of thunderstorms in Florida, technology problems at the busiest domestic airline and labor problems at another carrier. Some airlines are still struggling, however, especially Florida-based Spirit Airlines. The discount carrier canceled about 30% of Monday’s schedule by late afternoon. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/04/airlines-reduce-cancellations-but-us-flight-problems-linger/ | 2022-04-04T22:50:23Z |
EU blacklists 21 Russian airlines over ‘serious safety concerns’
James Frater, CNN
The European Union has blacklisted 21 Russian-certified airlines, including national carrier Aeroflot, over “serious safety concerns.”
The move, which prohibits the airlines from entering EU airspace, comes after Russia’s attempt to beat sanctions imposed in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.
Last month, President Vladimir Putin authorized the seizure of US and European-leased commercial aircraft, allowing them to be reregistered and issued with local certificates of airworthiness to keep Russia’s domestic services running and make it harder for the jets to be reclaimed.
In doing so, the EU said Russia was deliberately allowing foreign-owned aircraft to continue to fly without meeting safety standards.
“The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has allowed Russian airlines to operate hundreds of foreign-owned aircraft without a valid certificate of airworthiness,” the European Commission said in a statement.
Announcing the ban, European Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean said that “the Russian airlines concerned have knowingly done so in breach of relevant international safety standards.”
The EU’s decision to add the airlines to its Air Safety List comes more than a month after the 27-nation bloc banned all Russian aircraft from its airspace in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
”We do not mix safety with politics’
But Vălean said the latest decision was purely a matter of aviation safety.
“I want to make it crystal-clear that this decision is not another sanction against Russia; it has been taken solely on the basis of technical and safety grounds,” she said.
“We do not mix safety with politics,” Vălean stressed.
The EU added that “the situation will continue to be closely monitored in the coming weeks and months, and if necessary, further action may be taken.”
The full list of banned airlines
The commission said the following airlines are part of the ban:
• Aeroflot
• Aircompany Ikar
• Alrosa Air Company
• Aurora Airlines
• Aviastartu
• Iraero Airlines
• Izhavia
• Nordstar Airlines
• Nord Wind
• Pobeda Airlines
• Rossiya Airlines
• Rusjet
• Rusline
• Siberia Airlines
• Skol Airlines
• Smartavia Airlines
• Ural Airlines
• Utar Aviation
• UVT Aero
• Yakutia
• Yamal Airlines
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Kentucky father of Uvalde shooting victim reportedly denied compassionate release for funeral
MCCREARY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT/Gray News) - A father of a girl killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting who is also an inmate at a federal prison in Kentucky was denied a compassionate release recently, according to a letter from Kentucky State Representative Attica Scott.
Eliahna Cruz Torres, who was 10, was one of the children killed in the shooting that happened last week at Robb Elementary School.
Her father, Eli Torres, is currently an inmate at the McCreary United States Penitentiary, WYMT reports.
A request for compassionate release for the daughter’s memorial service was reportedly denied.
Rep. Attica Scott sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Gov. Andy Beshear to ask for help with the situation.
The letter said the father and daughter were only one week from seeing each other in person before she was killed.
Eli Torres was convicted of drug trafficking and conspiracy in Del Rio, Texas. He is scheduled for release in February 2033.
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian advocated for the release of Eli Torres on Facebook.
“I ask the Federal Bureau of Prisons to grant Eli Torres temporary release so that he can say his last goodbye to his baby girl. Every parent deserves that right,” she said.
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RENO, Nev., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- aha!, powered by veteran ExpressJet Airlines and one of the fastest growing airlines in the Western U.S., today launched its best sale of the season with fares at 50% off, making travel more affordable for customers. Book today, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, through Friday, July 29, 2022, to grab these amazingly-low, half-off, end of summer fares.
"We're thrilled to offer travelers the opportunity to squeeze in a last-minute trip to explore the incredible gaming, dining, spas, all-the-time events lineup, and indoor/outdoor fun of Reno and Lake Tahoe with our best sale of the season at 50% off," said Tim Sieber, head of ExpressJet's aha! business unit. "Our nonstop flights to and from Reno-Tahoe International Airport give travelers more time for adventure and less time traveling; making short, spontaneous vacations possible this summer."
aha!, short for air-hotel-adventure, flies from 11 exciting cities throughout California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Among the destinations connected nonstop to Reno-Tahoe are: Bend/Redmond, Fresno/Yosemite, Ontario/Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Santa Rosa/Napa Valley, and Spokane. All routes are operated with 50-seat Embraer ERJ145 regional jets.
Seats and days are limited and fares* have specific rules, terms and conditions, and blackout dates. See below and at www.flyaha.com/deals
To learn more about where we fly and to see our full schedule from Reno-Tahoe International Airport, visit our website at www.flyaha.com
About aha!
aha! is a leisure brand of ExpressJet Airlines. aha! seeks to provide travelers in smaller communities, many who have seen air service reduced over the past decade through airline mergers, with convenient, short, nonstop flights to high-quality destinations like the Reno-Lake Tahoe region. In addition to offering value-priced, nonstop flights, aha! is partnering with resorts, casinos and attractions to "bundle" value-priced vacation packages. www.flyaha.com
About ExpressJet Airlines
ExpressJet Airlines operates Embraer ERJ145 regional jet aircraft and has more than 40 years of regional airline experience. ExpressJet, including its leisure brand aha!, is focused on providing travelers in smaller communities with convenient, short, nonstop flights to high-quality destinations. The company's services also include specialty charter flights and additional future routes.
*Fare Information
50% off promotional offer is applied to base airfare price only, and does not apply to government mandated taxes and fees and airport fees. Offer valid for travel between August 1 – September 15, 2022. Idaho Falls service begins August 11, 2022 and Boise service begins August 31, 2022. Reservations must be made at least 7-days prior to travel and no later than 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time on July 29, 2022. Reservations are non-refundable and cannot be changed. The number of seats available at this fare is limited. Blackout dates apply: September 2 – 5, 2022. Normal charges apply for optional services such as checked bags, pre-boarding, and/or seat assignments. Not valid on previously purchased itineraries and not combinable with any other offers. Carrier reserves all rights including cancellation or modification of this promotion without prior notice.
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Cool Night, Windy Times Ahead, Another Sunday Soaker
Another multi-inch rain event is on the horizon
Wednesday will feature a cool start and a sunny mild day. Here are a few changes compared to Tuesday: the morning low will be a few degrees warmer than Tuesday, and the afternoon will feature somewhat brisker winds.
The pressure gradient is tightening and that’s why it gets windier Wednesday, this becomes even more notable Thu-Fri when we find ourselves back in the “serious gusts” range, with speeds up to 30-35 mph.
A dry line stalls to our west Friday evening and a few evening thunderstorms could drift into our region, if they make it into Texoma an isolated severe storm is possible but the overall chances of rain are low, at 20%. The dry line merges with a cold front and together they pass on Saturday morning.
Saturday looks very nice with mostly sunny skies, clouds thicken and a high chance of rain arrives Sunday in response to an upper wave and warm front. This may well be our second soggy Sunday afternoon/evening in a row. Stay tuned.
Here’s your 7-Day:
Wednesday: Sunny, breezy
Thursday: Mostly sunny, windy
Friday: Partly cloudy, very windy
Friday night: 20% Showers/storms
Saturday: Mostly sunny
Sunday: 40% Showers/storms, mainly afternoon
Sunday evening: 70% Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall possible
Monday: 50% Rain/thunderstorms, decreasing clouds afternoon
Tuesday: Partly cloudy
Steve LaNore
Chief Meteorologist
News 12 / KXII-TV
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Minjee Lee takes early lead in Palos Verdes Championship
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Jin Young Ko halfway through the first round of the Palos Verdes Championship. Coming off a third-place tie Sunday in the LA Open at Whilshire Country Club, Lee had a bogey-free round at hilly Palos Verdes Estates in the first-year event that wraps up the LPGA Tour’s West Coast swing. Lee won the Evian Championship last season for her first major title and sixth LPGA Tour victory. Ko had six straight birdies on Nos. 2-7 on her final nine. She stumbled to a tie for 21st last week after sharing the lead with winner Nasa Hataoka late in the third round at difficult Whilshire. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/28/minjee-lee-takes-early-lead-in-palos-verdes-championship/ | 2022-04-29T00:12:25Z |
ALAMEDA, Calif. , July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dozens of current and former Tesla, Inc. employees filed a lawsuit in Alameda Superior Court today alleging the electric car giant operates under a "pre-Civil Rights" atmosphere of racial discrimination as a standard operating practice.
This mass action alleges the plaintiffs were subjected to racially motivated harassment and intimidation in Tesla factories which were transformed into racially hostile work environments. The lawsuit names tech giant Tesla, as well as managers and supervisors who allegedly perpetuated constant racism and discrimination at Tesla.
"It's hard to imagine a workplace culture that these hard-working people had to endure day after day, having to live through racist comments and abusive behavior," said attorney Mike Arias. "Hearing story after story of employees being subjected to this level of disgusting and threatening behavior and language is still almost unbelievable."
"The stories we're hearing from Tesla's employees, one after another, are mind-blowing," said Arias. "To know that in 2022, people are going into work and being called racial slurs, seeing nooses hanging, and not getting the same opportunities as many of their counterparts because they are minorities is unacceptable."
The alleged racial abuse and harassment includes African American and Hispanic employees being subjected to offensive racist comments and behavior by colleagues, managers, supervisors, and even HR employees on a regular basis.
The complaint includes allegations of offensive and derogatory behavior and language that people of color were forced to endure while working for Tesla. These allegations include:
- Racist graffiti on restroom walls, stalls, lockers, benches, workstations and more littered with "KKK", the "n-word", and swastikas.
- African American employees were called "darkies" or "blackies" instead of being called by their names.
- Employees named in the complaint were not trained, promoted, or given raises despite years of work and excellent reviews.
- Employees of color were told they must work hard because they are minorities.
- Physical attacks by co-workers with zero action taken by management to address to stop the assault.
- Racial and sexual harassment by supervisors or in front of supervisors who did nothing to curb or address the behavior.
- Targeting for termination by supervisors and HR based solely on race.
"These employees simply wanted to put in an honest day's work for an honest day's pay, and instead they were treated horribly by co-workers, supervisors, and even HR representatives," said attorney Sahar Malek. "This can't go ignored."
The case is Jasmin Wilson et. al. v Tesla, Alameda Superior Court, Case No. 22CV013603. To read the complaint, click here.
ASWT is a Trial Law Firm with offices in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Las Vegas and Montreal. The firm specializes in complex litigation in state and federal courts throughout the United States. We represent plaintiffs in employment, sexual assault and harassment, wrongful death, serious personal injury, elder abuse, civil rights, and mass and class actions on behalf of consumers and employees. To learn more about us, go to: https://aswtlawyers.com/.
Contact: Joe Marchelewski, jmarchelewski@gmail.com
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Wind Advisory issued April 5 at 3:44AM MDT until April 5 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
…HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED…
* WHAT…West winds 25 to 35 MPH with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE…The Arco Desert, Snake Plain, eastern Magic Valley,
south central highlands, and Bear Lake, including but not
limited to Shoshone, Carey, Burley, Heyburn, Craters of the
Moon, Idaho National Laboratory, American Falls, Aberdeen,
Pocatello, Chubbuck, Fort Hall, Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, Rigby,
Rexburg, McCammon, Malad, Preston, Lava Hot Springs, Soda
Springs, and Montpelier.
* WHEN…Until 9 PM MDT this evening.
* IMPACTS…Difficult driving for high profile vehicles and patchy
blowing dust are expected. Loose outdoor objects will blow
around. Isolated power outages are also possible.
Secure or bring inside loose outdoor items. Use caution if
driving. If you encounter severe blowing dust, do not stop on the
roadway. Slow down, turn on your lights, and use the painted
roadway lines to guide you. Look for a safe place to pull as far
off the highway as possible. | https://localnews8.com/weather/alerts-weather/2022/04/05/wind-advisory-issued-april-5-at-344am-mdt-until-april-5-at-900pm-mdt-by-nws-pocatello-id/ | 2022-04-05T10:45:39Z |
RCPD officers to join statewide Click It or Ticket campaign
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Officers with the Riley County Police Department will join agencies across the state for Kansas’ annual Click It or Ticket campaign later in May.
The Riley County Police Department says between May 22 and June 4, drivers can expect to see more officers in the county as they join 160 other law enforcement agencies to enforce the state’s seat belt and other traffic laws as part of the 2022 Kansas Click It or Ticket campaign.
RCPD said the campaign is meant to drastically reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries which happen when unbelted drivers and passengers are in traffic accidents.
During the campaign, RCPD said drivers will be met with extra officers and enforcement of both the Kansas Safety Belt Use Act and the Kansas Child Passenger Safety Act. it said both statutes require all occupants of a vehicle to be appropriately restrained.
RCPD noted that the Click It or Ticket camping is sponsored by a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation.
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HONG KONG, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 25, Newborn Town Inc. (9911.HK) released its 2022 interim results. For the six months ended June 30 2022, the Company's total revenue reached RMB 1,374 million, up 32.3% YoY; adjusted EBITDA reached RMB 210 million, up 19.5% YoY; profit attributable to the owner of the Company reached RMB 83 million, up 121.3% YoY.
In the first half of the year, the Company's successful model of social networking business continued to be replicated around the world. Its social networking revenue reached RMB 1,266 million, a growth of 52.4% YoY, indicating a steady breakthrough in the core business. At the same time, with the smooth progress of refined games, the Company's revenue from its innovative businesses totaled RMB 108 million, a rise of 91.7% compared to H2 2021, marking an accelerated diversified development.
"Replication in Products" + "Replication in Markets", diversified social networking products spread globally
Newborn Town has long focused on global open social networking, and has built an audio and video social networking product matrix, including MICO, an open social platform, YoHo, an audio-based social product, and Yumy, a video-matching social product. As of June 30 2022, the Company's social products have accumulated 419 million downloads. Average MAUs (monthly active users) in the second quarter reached 23.09 million, representing an increase of 27% YoY.
With years of experience in exploring global markets as well as audio and video technology, Newborn Town has distilled a "replicable" model for its social networking business.
In terms of the products, the Company has accumulated successful experiences and applied those to new products, so as to promote fast growth and to expand their commercialization space. For instance, launched last year, Yumy has seen gross profit and become one of the top 10 best-selling social networking apps in 50 countries/regions after continuous optimization of its business model. It is a typical case of "Replication in Products".
In terms of markets, Newborn Town landed in new markets rapidly while consolidating its leading position in the markets where the Company has established a competitive edge. By now, YoHo, the product which started from the MENA region, has been successfully replicated in the market of pan-Southeast Asia. In the first half of the year, revenue from Non-MENA regions accounted for nearly 40% of YoHo's overall revenue, which proved significant to increase YoHo's revenue by more than 70% YoY.
Through "Replication in Products" + "Replication in Markets", Newborn Town found equal success in replicating its proven model of a single product to multiple products, and its success in a single market to multiple markets. The Company will keep developing mega-apps to cover global markets in more directions to realize strong and promising growth.
Diversified growth accelerated as games show impressive monetization potential
In addition to the social networking business, the Company also made important breakthroughs in its innovative businesses that consists mainly of games in the first half of the year. The loss from the game business has narrowed significantly, which was one of the major reasons for the doubled profit attributable to the owner of the Company.
Specifically, products of the Company's merge game series, "Mergeland - Animal Adventure" and "Mergeland - Alice's Adventure" were formally launched in April and June respectively. The series received rapidly increasing downloads and revenue after launch, and has become one of the top 10 best-sellers in the categories of puzzle and casual games in seven countries.
Bubble Shooter Star, another refined game by Newborn Town, also has good performance as indicated by the figures (e.g.: retention on the 30th day is above 15%) after it was launched at the beginning of this year. The game has shown great monetization potential as at present, its monthly revenue has reached the USD 1 million level.
In the second half of the year, further efforts will be made to promote the game experience, the user volume, and the monetization of the three games, so as to solidify the innovative businesses as a new point for growth.
What's more, the Company's Metaverse layout has been further enriched. In the first half of the year, it built partnerships with leading virtual technology companies to explore the creation of digital virtual characters, the construction of virtual scenes, the empowerment of AI virtual technology and other aspects. It also invested in Shi Mi Network, a smart wearable devices manufacturer, to take the "portal" of the Metaverse and accelerate the deep integration of the Company's social products with the Metaverse.
Big progresses of the innovative businesses have further accelerated the diversified growth of the Company, and the second growth curve is becoming clearer.
Consolidated advantages and extended borders to keep high-quality development
The Company's commitment to R&D is a precondition for its performance breakthroughs. In the first half of the year, the Company's R&D expenses were RMB 91 million, up 69.6% YoY. As of June 30, the Company's R&D team expanded by 30.6% compared with December 31 2021. At the same time, through continuous cost optimization efforts, the Company's selling and marketing expenses in the first half totaled RMB 199 million, down 31.8% YoY.
On the other hand, the Company has persisted in localized operations to pursue Longtermism. It conducts in-depth operations and brand building efforts based on the understanding and respect of local cultures, and tries to integrate into the local industry and social development through industry media gathering and public welfare charities.
In the first half of the year, MICO released a theme song MV for Thailand, which was created and performed by a well-known local band. The song has been played for more than 90 million times due to its lively style catering to the local youth. It became a hit on local social media in a short time and aroused a boom of dance imitations that made the relaxed and cheerful style of the Company's social products rooted in the hearts of local users.
In the MENA market which the Company has deeply explored, Newborn Town, as a leading social networking company in the local market, held an industry media gathering of more than 20 local media. It helped the local market to establish a positive understanding about online social entertainment while promoting the development of the industry in the region.
With the continuous increase of R&D investment and the further promotion of localized operation, the Company's technology and operation middle platforms have become increasingly mature. Jointly, these strengths favored the Company to promoting the rapid upgrading of its social products in terms of user experience, market expansion and content distribution, and further accelerating the development of its social networking business.
In the future, Newborn Town will continue to enrich its product matrix, expand its market layout, optimize its operating efficiency, and explore diversified development opportunities to extend its boundaries. The Company will accelerate its progress towards the goal of "becoming the largest global open social networking platform".
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Balkan leaders meet to support gas project rivaling Russia
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A top European Union official is joining the leaders of four Balkan countries on a tour of liquefied natural gas facilities being built in northern Greece to challenge Russia’s energy dominance in the region. European Council President Charles Michel met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and leaders of Bulgaria, North Macedonia and non-NATO member Serbia at the Greek port of Alexandroupolis on Tuesday. An LNG import terminal near the port city is due to start operation next year. Russia last week cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland over a demand to guarantee payment in rubles, in an escalating dispute triggered by the invasion of Ukraine. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/03/balkan-leaders-meet-to-support-gas-project-rivaling-russia/ | 2022-05-03T13:12:21Z |
CHICAGO, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris McGee has joined AArete, a global management and technology consulting firm, as Managing Director. Chris will lead AArete's global Financial Services Consulting practice and partner with financial services organizations to drive growth and boost competitiveness by optimizing their digital capabilities, risk management and cybersecurity solutions, strategic cost reduction initiatives, regulatory compliance procedures, and M&A strategies. "Chris brings a depth of experience to our financial services practice. His focused approach to delivering exceptional client service will help us propel this fast-growing segment of our firm. He is making immediate contributions and I am thrilled to welcome him to the team," said Loren Trimble, CEO of AArete.
Chris brings nearly 20 years of experience across the Financial Services sector including retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking, capital markets, securities, investment and wealth management, insurance, and fintech. "I'm excited to be joining AArete during a time of growth," said Chris. "I look forward to leveraging my experience to help financial services organizations and their people realize their potential, achieve their business goals, and deliver operational excellence." Chris has a strong track record of partnering with executive leaders to drive strategic change across global organizations and solve complex operating model challenges that create sustainable results.
Prior to joining AArete, Chris was a Global Director and Team Leader at Gartner, partnering with financial services firms on client-centric innovations. He has also served as a Director in PwC's U.S. Advisory Financial Services Practice where he led management and risk consulting engagements with multidisciplinary teams primarily supporting global firms to shape enterprise solutions. He has managed global initiatives for clients including strategic business, digital, and technology transformations, as well as risk management, compliance, and regulatory remediation programs.
Chris earned an Executive Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business.
About AArete
AArete is a global management and technology consulting firm specializing in strategic profitability improvement, digital transformation, and advisory solutions. Our cross-industry solutions are powered through modern technology, market intelligence and big data to drive purposeful change and actionable outcomes. We work across all industries and business functions to optimize profits in a compressed timeframe. AArete humanizes data by translating numbers into actionable insights, helping clients make better decisions and standing by their side to foster change with confidence, empathy, and purpose. For more information, visit www.aarete.com or follow us @AArete on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Turkey’s Erdogan still against Finnish, Swedish NATO bids
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has told journalists he still intends to block Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings this week with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been “at the expected level,” noting there had been no steps taken to alleviate Turkey’s security concerns. Speaking to journalists on his plane following a visit to Azerbaijan, he said that “as long as Tayyip Erdogan is at the head of the Republic of Turkey, we cannot say ‘yes’ to countries that support terror joining NATO,” according to the daily Hurriyet newspaper. All NATO members must approve the two Nordic nations’ historic bid to join the alliance. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/05/29/turkeys-erdogan-still-against-finnish-swedish-nato-bids/ | 2022-05-29T13:04:39Z |
DALLAS, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Academic Partnerships (AP), a leading higher education online facilitator, is proud to announce it is the recipient of another award from the workplace culture site Comparably. Selected out of tens of thousands of companies across the U.S., AP has been recognized in the category of Best Leadership Team – Large Company. This is the third award AP has received from Comparably this year.
Comparably's annual recognition of Best Leadership Teams is derived from millions of anonymous employee ratings on executive leadership teams and direct managers on Comparably.com over a 12-month period (June 24, 2021, through June 24, 2022). The Top 100 ranked list is segmented by Large companies (more than 500 employees) and Small/Mid-size companies (fewer than 500 employees).
"We are honored to be recognized by Comparably in this category. We are extremely proud of our Leadership Team and its diversity in gender, race, backgrounds, and experience. Our culture is evolving to be ever more inclusive, and strong leadership is key. As a mission-driven organization, this award reinforces the positive impact we're having on our employees, our university partners and across the industry," said Nancy LaMons, AP's Chief HR Officer.
Comparably notes in their own announcement of the 100 Best Leadership Team winners that "Leadership isn't easy, but some companies just get it right and know how to collectively work together to inspire the best out of their people." AP is proud to be one of those companies.
Comparably is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform with over 15 million anonymous ratings on 70,000 companies. With comprehensive data on organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories – based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, title, industry, location, and education – it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and a trusted third-party site for workplace culture and compensation.
AP is a leading online facilitator focused primarily on adult learners and a partner to approximately 55 universities, primarily regional universities, across North America. AP helps these universities expand access to their top-quality, affordable and workforce relevant education, delivered online.
AP was also recognized by Comparably in the categories of Best Places to Work in Dallas and Best Marketing Teams in March 2022. AP is actively recruiting for a variety of rewarding roles. To learn more about the open opportunities, please visit the Academic Partnerships careers page, https://www.academicpartnerships.com/careers/listing/
Based in Dallas, Texas, Academic Partnerships is an online facilitator that assists primarily public institutions of higher education across North America in taking their academic programs online and recruits and retains qualified students through program completion. AP's mission is to expand access to top quality, affordable and workforce relevant education, especially for working and adult students. Founded in digital innovation more than a decade ago, Academic Partnerships brings single-minded dedication, an integrated set of services and data-driven performance to our collaboration with university partners—even more so as we all face the ongoing challenges brought on by COVID-19. For more information on innovative online learning solutions, please visit www.academicpartnerships.com.
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Leader in transportation solutions leverages artificial intelligence and data analytics to ensure packages are delivered efficiently, sustainably, and on-time
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and GREENWICH, Conn., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XPO Logistics, Inc., a leading provider of freight transportation services, and Google Cloud today announced a multi-year collaboration to further innovate how goods move through supply chains. Leveraging Google Cloud's expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data analytics, XPO is building faster, more efficient supply chains with greater visibility.
XPO customers across the supply chain, from manufacturers to consumer packaged goods companies to retailers, are facing an increasingly unpredictable marketplace filled with constraints, volatility, and rising demand. To help its customers address these challenges, XPO migrated several key applications to Google Cloud, enabling the transportation services provider to take advantage of the scalability and availability of cloud computing. For XPO and its customers, scalability is key for dealing with peak periods of seasonality, while high application availability is critical, as services need to run smoothly around the clock.
Google Cloud's data analytics, AI, and ML tools help XPO quickly provide insights to its operators–such as product managers, demand planners, route planners, and data analysts. Democratizing AI and analytics by placing them in the hands of those with greatest domain expertise enables faster decision-making and business agility. For instance, AI and ML tools like Vertex AI help XPO engineers experiment with algorithms in real-time, building a pipeline for data scientists to experiment, while improving and evaluating new algorithms for XPO Connect's proprietary load-matching and pricing technologies.
Additionally, tools like BigQuery, VertexAI, and Looker are helping XPO optimize network planning by providing real-time updates on shipment statuses, allowing operators to take action and avoid potential shipping delays.
"XPO is always looking for ways to innovate the ways goods move across the globe. Implementing the most cutting-edge technology is the best way for us to ensure that we achieve this goal," said Yoav Amiel, senior vice president of technology, XPO. "By working with Google Cloud's AI/ML and data analytics capabilities, we can operate the fastest, most efficient supply chains possible."
As part of the partnership, XPO is also achieving its sustainability goals by transporting goods in the most efficient way possible. With Google Cloud, XPO ensures for every application moved from a self-managed data center or collocation facility to the public cloud, the net operational emissions from running that application will be zero. As the cleanest cloud in the industry, Google Cloud matches 100 percent of electricity that powers cloud workloads with renewable energy. This allows products like XPO Connect to improve the carbon footprint of XPO's truck brokerage customers by optimizing lane assignments and reducing empty miles. Meanwhile, XPO maintains a modern less-than-truckload (LTL) fleet, optimizes routes, and trains drivers in eco-friendly techniques.
"We're bringing our innovative AI/ML and data analytics solutions to XPO, to help it transform supply chain management, ensure its deliveries are on-time, and give its customers accurate, up-to-date view on the location of their freight," said Hans Thalbauer, managing director, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Transportation, Google Cloud. "As external factors continue to impact supply chains and create new challenges, we're dedicated to collaborating with XPO to help the company continually improve and run operations as efficiently and sustainably as possible."
Additional Resources
- At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, Google Cloud will showcase solutions that support supply chain operations, including Supply Chain Twin and Pulse.
- Keep up with the latest Google Cloud news on our newsroom and blog.
- Meet Google's unified data and AI offering
- Limitless Data. All Workloads. For Everyone
About XPO Logistics
XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) is a leading provider of freight transportation services, primarily less-than-truckload (LTL) and truck brokerage. XPO uses its proprietary technology, including the cutting-edge XPO Connect® automated freight marketplace, to move goods efficiently through supply chains. The company's global network serves 50,000 shippers with approximately 731 locations and 42,000 employees, and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn., USA. Visit xpo.com and europe.xpo.com for more information, and connect with XPO on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
About Google Cloud
Google Cloud accelerates every organizations' ability to digitally transform its business. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology – all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
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DUBAI, UAE, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Midea Building Technologies launched the V8 Series VRF in Dubai. This standout product is able to address many of the industry's pain points through ShieldBox, SuperSense, and HyperLink technologies.
The trend of low-carbon intelligent solutions and the shackle of the pain points of the traditional VRF industry are forcing a change in the industry. Gene Sun, GM of Midea KONG Intelligent Building Ltd, introduced the concept of iBuilding solutions. Through big data, IoT, 5G, and other technologies, iBuilding solutions can realize the interoperability of humans, equipment, and space throughout its life cycle.
Industry consultants spelled out the pain points of the building and VRF industry. The ventilation holes in the electric control box of traditional VRFs lead to internal device damage from sand, dust, snow and insects, which is a notable issue in various environments, such as the Middle East and Africa. Traditional VRF installation also increases the difficulty of construction, and the repair process is both time-consuming and costly.
Peter Wu, Chief R&D Engineer of Midea DX Product Company, detailed the breakthrough exploration of Midea V8 Series VRF from a quality, design, and low-carbon standpoint. Midea launched the industry's first fully enclosed electric control box (ShieldBox) to avoid damage to internal components caused by harsh environments. From an installation standpoint, Midea's self-designed communication chip (HyperLink) realizes an arbitrary topology besides the traditional method, reducing installation cost and improving installation efficiency. For operation, V8 Series VRF is equipped with 19 sensors (SuperSense), the most complete range in the industry, allowing for an instant diagnosis of the system's current refrigerant volume.
On the design front, Midea V8 Series VRF introduces a side discharged series in its outdoor unit, which reduces its occupied spaces and makes it easier to transport. A diversified range of indoor units is available to meet the demands of increasingly complex interior spaces, freeing the product from height constraints. As to energy-saving, Midea V8 Series VRF also takes the lead in realizing direct current in all internal and external units and has entered energy partition for zoned energy management.
Midea V8 Series VRF earned several certifications from Intertek, and V8 also received the gold prize for its energy solution at the Inventions Geneva 2022. Developing global standards for VRFs in zero-emission buildings, Midea is aiming for a sustainable future.
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AKRON, Ohio, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toledo Edison, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) utility, has hired seven graduates of Power Systems Institute (PSI), the company's award-winning, two-year educational program that helps prepare the next generation of line and substation workers for FirstEnergy's 10 electric utility companies.
The new employees include six lineworkers and one new substation electrician who are recent graduates from the PSI training partnership with Owens Community College in Perrysburg. Each has earned an associates degree in Electric Utility Technology.
"Our Power Systems Institute develops top-quality, well-educated men and women for the electric utility industry," said Edward Shuttleworth, president of Ohio Operations. "We look forward to these graduates joining our workforce to help continue providing safe and reliable electric service for our customers."
The new Toledo Edison line employees listed by work location, with their hometowns, are:
- Holland Line Shop – Zakary Mathias, Maumee; Travis Milligan, Fostoria; Trevor Okuley, Defiance
- Lakewood Line Shop – Ryan Hrabik, Oregon; Justin King, Toledo; Zach Little, Swanton
The new Toledo Edison substation employee listed by work location and hometown, is:
- Lakewood Line Shop – Noah Grudzinski, Perrysburg
PSI students split time between classes at Owens Community College in Perrysburg and Toledo Edison training facilities. Since the program's inception, FirstEnergy has hired more than 2,400 line and substation personnel who completed PSI programs in Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For information about the PSI program, call 1-800-829-6801, or visit www.firstenergycorp.com/psi.
Toledo Edison serves nearly 315,000 customers in northwest Ohio. Follow Toledo Edison on Twitter @ToledoEdison or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ToledoEdison.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp or online at www.firstenergycorp.com.
Editor's Note: Photos of FirstEnergy's Power Systems Institute training program are available for download on Flickr.
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Post-pandemic uncertainty to support demand in near term
CLEVELAND, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Revenues for management consulting services are forecast to advance 4.9% annually in nominal dollars through 2026, according to Management Consulting Services: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Providers of management consulting services are expected to benefit from gains in nonresidential fixed investment, in turn propelled by continued growth in consumer spending and increased business profits after taxes. Companies will continue to use these profits to invest in new projects, which will spur demand for consulting to advise on those projects and improve market outcomes. Clients will also be incentivized to spend on consultant services due to ongoing challenges and opportunities, such as cybersecurity, increasing regulation, data privacy, the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) connected manufacturing machinery, big data, artificial intelligence, and supply chain challenges. However, faster increases will be constrained by competition from internal corporate resources, as company officers face a choice between hiring consultants or using company personnel.
Revenues for management consulting services are expected to grow 4.0% in 2022. Firms attempting to deal with and predict the ongoing repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as changes in labor relations and government regulations, as well as ongoing realignment of international relations disrupting supply chains and consumer markets, will fuel demand for consulting services.
These and other key insights are featured in Management Consulting Services: United States. This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US management consulting services revenues in nominal US dollars. Total revenues are segmented by service in terms of:
- strategy
- marketing
- information technology (IT)
- operations and supply chain
- human resources
- financial
- actuarial
- other consulting services such as design, sustainability, and resource productivity
- other sources of revenues such as implementation services not combined with consulting
To illustrate historical trends, total revenue, and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021. Employer firms, establishments, and employment are provided in annual series from 2009 to 2019.
This report represents employer and nonemployer revenues. With the exception of actuarial consulting services, the discrete consulting segments include the provision of advice and implementation thereof. This report excludes industries such as private equity, portfolio management, investment advice, professional and management development training, executive search, and market research. Also excluded are environmental and other scientific and technical consulting services (e.g., agricultural, economic, and security consulting).
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Well, there’s a first for everything. 2022 has been a crazy year from the start to now nearing its finish in Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth area just saw a record-breaking month as summer is almost through.
The National Weather Service center in Fort Worth says the month of August was the wettest August on record in Dallas-Fort Worth as the area saw a final total reach 10.68″ which broke 1915’s record of 10.33″.
“August 2022 was the wettest August on record at DFW with the final total reaching 10.68″ breaking the old record of 10.33″ in 1915. The deluge last week at DFW also set a number of other records including most rain in a day and in 24 hours in August, and most rain ever in a 45 minute time-span.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/august-2022-was-wettest-august-in-dallas-fort-worth-nws-fort-worth-says/ | 2022-09-01T16:11:41Z |
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: AMPE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the advancement of immunomodulatory therapies for the treatment of pain resulting from osteoarthritis in the knee and potentially other articular joints, today released the following letter to stockholders from its Chief Executive Officer, Mike Martino.
Dear Fellow Stockholders,
On behalf of the board and management team, we appreciate the support and patience you have demonstrated over the last several weeks. The purpose of this letter is to answer the questions we can currently answer in the context of our previously announced process to evaluate strategic alternatives for Ampion™ and Ampio. It is important to note that we won't comment about the earlier announcements regarding personnel and governance changes. Additionally, this letter does not address the previously announced internal investigation, which is ongoing. We know these questions are top of mind for many investors, but we simply cannot speak about these issues at the present time.
I would like to start with AP-013, a randomized, saline-controlled, double-blind Phase 3 clinical study evaluating the efficacy of an intra-articular injection of Ampion™ in adults with pain due to severe osteoarthritis of the knee ("AP-013") and key steps we are taking to determine if it's appropriate to conduct an additional trial or set of trials. Let's start with the evidence we have reviewed from the trial results. Compared to baseline, Ampion-treated patients have shown clear evidence of reduction of pain and improvement in function as early as 2 weeks after dosing which lasted up to 24 weeks. However, the saline control that Ampion was evaluated against in AP-013 and earlier trials is an active control, not a placebo, and it showed benefit as well. As a result, the pre-specified intent-to-treat population analysis of AP-013 did not demonstrate a statistical benefit of Ampion when compared with saline on either pain or function over the 12-week efficacy analysis period. According to the agreed upon Special Protocol Assessment ("SPA") with the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), the AP-013 trial was required to demonstrate a statistical benefit of Ampion when compared with saline on both endpoints (i.e., pain and function).
Additionally, while the per-protocol analysis of AP-013 was initially encouraging, additional scrutiny of the data and methodology supporting the analysis showed that the per protocol analysis was flawed. In particular, that analysis disproportionately captured the best performers from the Ampion-treated population and the worst performers from the saline-treated population. This is purely the result of applying the major protocol deviation criteria included in the protocol. However, the resulting per protocol analysis cannot be used as a basis for submission of a biologics license application to FDA.
On the positive side, we have reconfirmed that the AP-003-A trial, which reflected an enrollment of 329 symptomatic moderate-severe osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) patients, demonstrated a statistically significant decrease in pain at 12 weeks compared to saline (p=0.004). Additionally, Key Opinion Leaders we've consulted with remain optimistic about the potential for designing a clinical trial that can show a beneficial effect, but there are obviously challenges that will need to be evaluated and weighed against other potential strategies available for Ampion and Ampio as a company.
We now have data in more than 1,500 Ampion-treated participants, and a like number of saline-treated patients, and we are merging all the data into a meta-analysis to inform potential designs for any future trial that we may conduct. We believe this will increase the probability of designing a trial in which Ampion may achieve a statistically significant benefit, and all design elements of the trial are currently under review, including endpoints, the statistical analysis plan, inclusion/exclusion criteria, improved subjective methods for evaluating pain at baseline, and trial monitoring and reporting elements.
It is also important to remember that AP-013 was intended as a confirmatory trial to AP-003-A. If our trial design is substantially different from our previous trials, we may be required to perform two pivotal trials.
Additionally, the trial may need to be conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with FDA, with an agreed to statistical analysis plan. Until we gain more regulatory clarity, partnership discussions are understandably on hold. However, several potential partners have indicated their willingness to re-engage once we gain that clarity. The potential need for two pivotal trials, the regulatory pathway, and partner interest are among the top factors that we are considering as we evaluate our strategic alternatives.
Moving on to the COVID-19 program. As reported in May, we have found no clinically meaningful treatment effect signals from the Company's three COVID-19 clinical trials; AP-017, AP-018 and AP-019. In other words, we were unable to detect a statistically significant difference between Ampion and placebo for the primary endpoints of the trials, which were mortality and time to mechanical ventilation. Signs of potential Ampion benefit were seen in a few prespecified secondary endpoints. However, most of the secondary endpoints did not show a treatment benefit.
How did we go from "positive results" for inhaled Ampion in the 40-patient AP-014 trial to "no signal" in these trials? In general, small exploratory studies may show a large treatment effect because of the small denominator and should always be viewed as hypothesis generating rather than definitive. Historically, across all drug development categories, only a minority of phase 2 trials can be confirmed in larger phase 3 trials. This is the reason why FDA requires two successful pivotal phase 3 trials. Specific to Ampion, the AP-019 trial enrolled 129 participants and could not show a beneficial effect of Ampion compared with placebo as only 3 deaths or progression to respiratory failure occurred (the original primary endpoint). The AP-017 trial which studied intravenous Ampion compared with placebo enrolled only 35 participants and had a very slow enrollment rate. We determined that the evolving treatment landscape combined with the reduced incidence and severity of COVID had significantly curtailed our ability to enroll the required 200 subjects and, as such, the trial was closed because of the projected time to completion and financial commitment. AP-018 was a small Phase 1 study to document safety that enrolled 32 patients and failed to show a benefit.
Given these results and the changing Covid treatment landscape, we believe it would be an unwise use of investor funds to continue the COVID-19 program at this time. As a reminder, AP-017 and AP-019 were initiated on the premise they might support an Emergency Medical Use Authorization (EMUA) in what was then a bleak landscape for Covid treatments. However, several treatments have recently been approved for the treatment of COVID-19, including antibodies that inactivate the SARS-cov-2 virus that causes Covid, as well as drugs that prevent viral replication, and corticosteroids that have demonstrated a reduction in the severity of the disease. Additionally, the prevalence of vaccines and multi-shot vaccination protocols and the diminishing severity of emerging variants of Covid-19, such as Omicron, have all converged to confer immunity and reduce the number of ICU patients requiring respiratory support. These developments make Covid prevention and treatment a very crowded competitive space in which Ampion simply hasn't demonstrated sufficient benefits to be competitive.
I would like to highlight the following positive takeaways which should not be minimized. We now know that nebulized (inhaled) Ampion has an excellent safety profile, which can potentially open up additional target indications that involve lung inflammation which are potentially more promising than COVID-19. Additionally, we have been issued four significant patents in the space. If, how or when we continue to pursue development of Ampion for treatment of respiratory inflammation has yet to be determined; although, I can say it is not a near term project or priority.
Turning briefly to the financials, as of March 31, 2022, we had $28.8 million of cash and cash equivalents. We will be burning $1.2-$1.3 million per month through September 2022 primarily due to required close-out costs for all prior trials, both OAK and COVID-19 related. After September 2022, we project a burn rate of approximately $1.0 million per month, which we will seek to trim further (though as previously mentioned, Ampio is a very lean organization). Based on our current cash position and projection of operating expenses and capital expenditures, we believe we will have sufficient liquidity to fund operations into the second half of 2023. However, this estimate does not include the cost of funding new trials or programs or any other strategic alternatives nor any expense reductions. Rest assured we will be taking a very hard look at any additional expenses prior to committing to them.
To conclude, we are working diligently to evaluate all options to deliver value for stockholders, including but not limited to, additional trials for Ampion, evaluating other opportunities in our pipeline, leveraging our bioprocessing capability, and considering business development opportunities. We look forward to providing you future updates as our evaluation of these alternatives continues.
About Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the advancement of immunology-based therapies for the potential treatment of multiple inflammatory conditions (e.g., osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) and other articular joints). Ampio's lead drug is Ampion™.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," or "estimate" or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
Such forward-looking statements include, for example, statements about Ampio's projection of operating expenses, capital expenditures and future liquidity. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in the Ampio's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and other factors set forth in Ampio's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Ampio's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, Ampio assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.
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My Eyelab with Contemporary, Fun and Easy Approach Eye Care Will Serve Optical Needs of the Community at New Locations
PARIS, Texas, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- My Eyelab, a leading optical retailer offering accessible and affordable eye care and eyewear, opened its first shop in Paris area on August 15. Located at 3925 Lamar Ave, Paris, this store will mark My Eyelab's 1st location in Paris, TX.
Franchisee Abdul Rehman is very optimistic about opening a My Eyelab store. "We are excited to help provide more optical health services and products to local residents," said Rehman. "We look forward to serving the Paris community, by not only bringing more eyecare and eyewear options, but also creating new jobs."
Under the leadership of founder and CEO Daniel Stanton, My Eyelab is a retail brand of Now Optics, which also includes Stanton Optical. My Eyelab has led the optical industry in ocular telehealth by leveraging proprietary innovative telehealth technology to provide patients with affordable quality eye exams. Tapping into its national network of affiliated doctors, to date the company has conducted more than 2 million telehealth eye exams, something no other optical retailer can offer in the Paris area. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has not hindered My Eyelab's success, as its telehealth technology minimizes the risk without compromising quality eye care.
On top of that, an assortment of over 1,000 eyeglass frames and top contact lens brands to fit both style and budgets allows consumers the ultimate freedom to experiment with unique, stylish designs that fit their personal style. For convenience, My Eyelab in Paris accepts both same day appointments and walk-ins for your eye exams and eyewear needs.
Hours for the new optical store in Paris are Monday – Saturday from 9AM – 6:30PM. Sundays - Closed. For more information or to schedule an appointment go to www.myeyelab.com or call (903) 205-1234.
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Now Optics is a leader in the eye care industry. Its retail brands, My Eyelab and Stanton Optical, are among the nation's fastest growing, full-service retail optical centers. The company continues to expand its retail footprint with over 250 corporate and franchise locations in 28 states while delivering affordable eye health solutions. Now Optics consistently ranks among the largest optical retailers in the country by Vision Monday; while My Eyelab ranked on the top #100 on Entrepreneur's list of Top New Franchises in 2022. Visit myeyelab.com or stantonoptical.com for more information. Find details about franchise opportunities at myeyelabfranchise.com.
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‘It’s a freakish-type incident’: Woman found dead in septic tank
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - Florida officials said a 74-year-old woman was found dead in a septic tank in her front yard on Thursday.
North Port Police Department spokesperson Josh Taylor said authorities were called to the home, and they quickly realized that the woman was in the hole.
“It appeared to be a completely freakish-type incident that you would never think would happen,” Taylor said.
Martin Guffey, the owner of Martin Septic Service, told WWSB that many factors could have contributed to the woman’s death.
Officials said corrosion played a factor in Thursday’s tank collapse.
According to Guffey, Florida has around 2.4 million septic systems. He recommends that residents have their septic tanks serviced every three to five years.
North Port police said Thursday’s incident appeared accidental, but their investigation remains ongoing.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthrosi Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on treatment for the management of gout, today announced the completion of its renal impairment study utilizing the lead compound, AR882. AR882 is a potent and selective uricosuric agent, which has shown effectiveness lowering serum urate in patients with normal renal function, and in patients with mild to severe renal impairment.
"We have conducted the renal impairment study to include subjects with normal renal function, mild, moderate, and severe renal impairment and a subset of type 2 diabetes patients with albuminuria, which is a clinical manifestation of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The data demonstrated that AR882 is potent and well-tolerated for patients with various degrees of renal impairment, including patients with type 2 diabetes," said Arthrosi CEO Litain Yeh.
AR882 was administered as a 100 mg single oral dose to subjects with normal renal function (n=8), mild renal impairment (n=8), moderate renal impairment (n=8), and severe renal impairment (n=6). In a separate cohort, an additional 16 subjects were enrolled to evaluate multiple once-daily doses of AR882 at 75 mg in subjects with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria (urine albumin/creatinine ratio between 30-300 mg/g, n=6) versus normal healthy subjects (n=10).
In subjects with various renal functions, similar exposure (Cmax and AUC) was seen compared to patients with normal renal function. Mean serum urate levels (sUA) were reduced between 50 to 60 percent, regardless of mild or moderate impairment, or normal renal function. In subjects with severe renal impairment, as expected, the sUA reduction was seen at lesser degrees, consistent with reduced excretion of drug levels in the urine.
In type 2 diabetes patients with microalbuminuria, an early sign of kidney disease, preliminary data shows reduction in Uric Acid-to-Creatinine Ratio (UACR) from screening or baseline following dosing. AR882 was well-tolerated in renally impaired subjects, showing a similar safety profile to that observed in healthy volunteer studies.
"We are pleased to see similar efficacy and levels of AR882 in patients with chronic kidney disease. The results suggest that no dose adjustment will likely be needed in patients with various degrees of renal function. The UACR lowering effect of AR882 in type 2 diabetes patients with impaired kidney function, though in small sample size, suggests AR882 could be a promising new option for treatment of CKD patients with hyperuricemia but will need further validation," said Arthrosi's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert T. Keenan.
Arthrosi Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in San Diego, CA, in 2018 with a mission to create a revolutionary treatment option to target uric acid levels and reduce joint damage for people living with gout. With its vast therapeutic and treatment knowledge, Arthrosi has accumulated a comprehensive and robust intellectual property portfolio and impressive Phase 1 and Phase 2 data showing industry leading efficacy rates and superior safety profiles.
To learn more about Arthrosi, visit www.arthrosi.com
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Figure skating minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 Olympics
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year’s Beijing Games.
A new age limit for figure skaters at senior international events was passed Tuesday by the International Skating Union in a 110-16 vote that will raise the minimum age to 17 before the next Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
“This is a very important decision,” ISU president Jan Dijkema said. “I would say a very historic decision.”
The limit will be phased in with 16-year-olds allowed to compete in the 2023-24 season, rising to 17 the season after, which is the last before the Olympics.
The change was coming even before figure skating at the Beijing Olympics was dominated by the emotional stress put on the 15-year-old Valieva. She was the favorite to take individual gold, after helping the Russians win the team title, before her positive doping test from December was belatedly revealed during the Olympics.
The teenager was allowed to train under intense scrutiny as a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing was prepared that allowed her to compete pending the full investigation in Russia. That is still ongoing.
However, her main routine was filled with errors and she dropped to fourth place. She was then criticized rink-side by her coach, Eteri Tutberidze.
The ISU drafted an age-limit proposal saying “burnout, disordered eating, and long-term consequences of injury” were a risk to young teenage skaters who are pushed to perform more quadruple jumps.
The governing body said it had “a duty of care to protect the physical and psychological health and safety of all athletes including elite adolescent athlete(s).”
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(The Hill) – Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says that the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was the final straw for her in standing by former President Trump, confirming that she was open to using the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
DeVos, who writes in a new book about turning in her resignation letter to Trump the day after the Capitol insurrection, blames the former president’s refusal to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election for blocking her efforts to pass her last piece of school choice agenda legislation through Congress.
She was the second Trump Cabinet member to step down on Jan. 7, following Education Secretary Elaine Chao.
“To me, there was a line in the sand,” DeVos writes in “Hostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child,” which comes out June 21. “It wasn’t about the election results. It was about the values and image of the United States. It was about public service rising above self. The president had lost sight of that.”
DeVos’s book marks the first time she has publicly spoken out about her decision to resign in the waning days of the Trump administration.
In a new interview for the book with USA Today’s Ingrid Jacques, DeVos said that the events of Trump’s final weeks in office “put roadblocks in the way” of the then-Education secretary accomplishing her final legislative goals.
“I went to Washington to do a job on behalf of the American people and particularly for students, and a lot of what happened after the election sort of put roadblocks in the way of doing any major additional work, so I really felt that everything I could accomplish in office had been accomplished based on that reality and that dynamic,” DeVos told Jacques.
“And then when I saw what was happening on Jan. 6 and didn’t see the president step in and do what he could have done to turn it back or slow it down or really address the situation, it was just obvious to me that I couldn’t continue,” she said. “I was thinking about the kids I was there to represent, and what they are seeing and what they are taking away from this — it was not defensible in any way.”
The interview comes ahead of the first prime-time hearing Thursday evening for the House select committee investigating Jan. 6. Lawmakers are expected to depict Trump at the center of massive effort to overturn the 2020 election.
DeVos also said that she was shocked when Trump turned against then-Vice President Mike Pence for remaining committed to certifying the election results. She said that she spoke with other Cabinet members about the option of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him, noting that there were “more than a few people” in the White House who considered the move.
“I spoke with the vice president and just let him know I was there to do whatever he wanted and needed me to do or help with, and he made it very clear that he was not going to go in that direction or that path,” DeVos said, confirming earlier reporting that she resigned after it became clear that invoking the 25th Amendment was not on the table.
“I spoke with colleagues. I wanted to get a better understanding of the law itself and see if it was applicable in this case. There were more than a few people who had those conversations internally.”
DeVos faced a significant amount of controversy during her time in the Trump administration, particularly related to her lack of experience in the field of education. Before she took on the role of education secretary, DeVos had been a major donor to Republican campaigns. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/devos-says-she-talked-25th-amendment-resigned-after-trump-crossed-line-in-the-sand-on-jan-6/ | 2022-06-09T17:17:56Z |
Low-Carbon Cement Technology to be Piloted in Commercial Race to Net Zero
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortera, the low-carbon cement technology based on nature's principles, has been named a participant in the Innovandi Open Challenge in partnership with the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). Fortera is among six start-ups selected by the GCCA from more than 100 entrants to receive backing under the inaugural Innovandi Open Challenge. Fortera's technology will be piloted in a consortium together with GCCA industry members to help the organization's goal of achieving net zero CO2 concrete production by 2050.
As part of an Innovandi consortium, Fortera will partner with cement companies to accelerate the development of technologies that reduce carbon throughout the cement and concrete value chain. The first results of these partnerships will be unveiled at the Demo Day in October 2022.
Fortera's technology mimics the same natural processes that turn CO2 into limestone, utilizing exhaust from cement manufacturing as its feedstock. By cycling emissions back into the manufacturing process, Fortera reduces carbon impact by 60 percent - and powered by renewables, Fortera's process can open a viable pathway to truly net zero cement.
Fortera offers further advantages to the cement and concrete industry: its highly efficient process is designed to be a seamless bolt-on solution to the existing cement manufacturing process, and can convert one ton of limestone into one ton of cement - doubling quarry life and lowering expected costs below the industry standard, traditional portland cement.
"We're pleased to be included in this select group of technologies, and be noted for the potential Fortera has to address the carbon challenge," said CEO Ryan Gilliam. "Working directly with industry partners allows us the opportunity to validate and scale our technology for widespread adoption."
Thomas Guillot, GCCA Chief Executive said, "As the need for resilient and sustainable communities in the face of a growing global population and climate change becomes more pressing, cement and concrete will be essential to providing the infrastructure and buildings that society needs." He continued, "Achieving our goal of net zero concrete relies on a number of different groups playing their part, which is why it's so vital that we embrace the innovation that is taking place outside of our own industry. Carbon capture, utilisation and storage is only going to play an even more important role in reaching net zero by 2050, and it's something that our industry is looking to progress even further. We'd like to congratulate Fortera and all of the start-ups that are taking part in the Open Challenge, and we're excited to see how the consortia will develop."
Fortera is a materials technology company developing low-carbon cement using a proprietary process inspired by nature. Fortera's cement is less expensive to manufacture than traditional cement, reduces CO2 emissions by 60% per ton, and meets existing global industry performance criteria.
Fortera is backed by leading cleantech investors and guided by veterans of the global cement industry. Helping cement producers and consumers achieve their decarbonization goals, the company is quickly becoming one of Silicon Valley's fastest-growing materials science companies. Fortera's first manufacturing plant is nearing completion and will fulfill product sales in 2022. For more information, visit forterausa.com.
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An Australian newspaper columnist has apologized for a story that appeared to accuse actor Rebel Wilson of spoiling his attempts to out her as gay.
In a new column published Monday, Sydney Morning Herald journalist Andrew Hornery says he did not seek to "out" the star, but understands why his email giving a deadline for comment on Wilson's new partner "could have been seen as a threat."
The original story, published on Saturday, prompted outrage on social media, as did a follow up article from the newspaper's editor, who defended the columnist and denied the paper had "outed Wilson."
In Saturday's story, Hornery said he approached Wilson's representatives on Thursday morning with a request for comment on the actor's new relationship with LA leisure wear designer Romana Agruma. He said he gave them "two days to comment."
"Big mistake," Hornery wrote in the Private Sydney column on Saturday. "Wilson opted to gazump the story" (gazump is a British-Australian slang term suggesting one person has unfairly outbid or beaten the other).
He was referring to an image Wilson posted to Instagram Friday morning showing herself and Agruma with the words: "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince... but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove."
The post received thousands of congratulatory comments, but Hornery's column on Saturday suggested he wasn't happy with the actor's post.
"Considering how bitterly Wilson had complained about journalism standards when she successfully sued Women's Day for defamation, her choice to ignore our discreet, genuine and honest queries was, in our view, underwhelming."
He was referring to Wilson's 2017 court action against Bauer Media, the publisher of Australian magazine Women's Day, who she sued for defamation over a number of articles she said depicted her as a serial liar. She was awarded a record-breaking $3.6 million defamation payout, though the figure was later reduced on appeal.
On Sunday, as outrage spread against Hornery's column, Sydney Morning Herald editor Bevan Shields wrote his own column headlined "A note on Rebel Wilson" to give "the Herald's view."
"To say that the Herald 'outed' Wilson is wrong," he wrote. "Like other mastheads do every day, we simply asked questions and as standard practice included a deadline for a response. I had made no decision about whether or what to publish, and the Herald's decision about what to do would have been informed by any response Wilson supplied."
Wilson later responded to a Twitter thread by another journalist who said the episode was "quite astonishing."
"Thanks for your comments," wrote Wilson. "It was a very hard situation but trying to handle it with grace."
In his apology on Monday, Hornery said: "I genuinely regret that Rebel has found this hard. That was never my intention. But I see she has handled it all with extraordinary grace."
"As a gay man I'm well aware of how deeply discrimination hurts," Hornery said. "The last thing I would ever want to do is inflict that pain on someone else."
The writer also addressed criticism that he seemed annoyed that Wilson had beaten him to his story by coming out on her own terms.
"In trying to tell the story within the story, which is what Private Sydney does, the tone of my column on Saturday was also off. I got it wrong. I allowed my disappointment to cast a shadow over the piece. That was not fair and I apologise," Hornery wrote.
At the time of writing, Wilson had not publicly responded to his apology.
The original column has been taken down.
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Award-winning DTC eyewear company unveils its new Stand Out collection and Back to School Style Series
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyebuydirect, the leading online retailer for prescription eyewear, has released its Stand Out Collection to celebrate individuality and make a statement this fall. This newest portfolio adds to the brand's already expansive collection of frames within its Back to School Style Series.
Eyebuydirect's Stand Out collection includes 33 expressive frames that feature edgy designs and trendy colorways, including Fiesta (unisex frames in jade), Curious (available in clear green, rose or honeycomb yellow frames) and Flutter (a feisty blue floral frame). The Stand Out collection embraces the expressive styles and high quality construction that have made Eyebuydirect so popular.
In tandem with the Stand Out collection, Eyebuydirect's Every Vision of You – Back to School Style Series highlights bold and retro styles you're sure to see on campuses this year.
Retro styles within the series include:
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- Seqirus is officially recognized by the U.S. government as having successfully established domestic manufacturing capability for innovative cell-based seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines.
- Holly Springs, N.C., facility is ready to deliver 150 million doses of pandemic influenza vaccine to the U.S. government in the event of an influenza pandemic.
SUMMIT, N.J., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention and a business of CSL Limited (ASX: CSL), today announced that the company's manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, has successfully achieved all criteria required to establish domestic manufacturing capability for cell-based seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines as outlined by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).1 With this recognition, the U.S. government confirms that Seqirus has established and will maintain the required pandemic readiness to deliver 150 million doses of cell-based pandemic influenza vaccine within six months of an influenza pandemic declaration in the U.S.
Seqirus has taken numerous steps toward achieving this status, further proving itself capable of delivering innovative pandemic solutions at industrial scale and speed. Seqirus developed the first and only adjuvanted, cell-based influenza A(H5N1) monovalent pandemic vaccine, which was originally approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2020 in a single dose, prefilled syringe and subsequently approved in 2021 in a multi-dose vial formulation.2
"Serving as a primary partner to the U.S. government in support of its pandemic preparedness plans is both an honor and a tremendous responsibility," said Marc Lacey, Executive Director, Pandemic Response Solutions, Seqirus. "This achievement is due to the success of our longstanding public-private partnership with BARDA to establish domestic cell-based manufacturing capacity. We are incredibly proud of what we have accomplished in service of addressing the ever-present threat of an influenza pandemic. We have specifically designed our platform technologies to be scalable, supporting both our seasonal and pandemic vaccine manufacturing needs, and we look forward to a continued productive partnership for many years to come."
The Holly Springs manufacturing facility, the largest cell-based influenza vaccine producer in the world and the first-of-its-kind in the U.S., was purpose-built through this public-private partnership with BARDA. The site maintains ongoing seasonal vaccine production and delivery of pre-pandemic annual lots to the U.S. government and is equipped to quickly transition from seasonal to pandemic vaccine production to respond to an influenza pandemic. Seqirus has made many investments in the facility in recent years, including the expansion of a new fill-finish line, which is currently underway. These investments serve to strengthen the company's continuous efforts to increase manufacturing capacity and decrease production time.
To support rapid response in the event of an influenza pandemic or other public health emergency, Seqirus is prepared to supply the U.S. government with influenza vaccines and adjuvants, including:
- AUDENZ™ (Influenza A(H5N1) Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted), the first-ever adjuvanted, cell-based influenza vaccine designed to help protect individuals six months of age and older against influenza A(H5N1) in the event of a pandemic2
- The company's proprietary MF59® adjuvant, which when added to an influenza vaccine, is designed to enhance and broaden the body's immune response by creating broad, cross-reactive antibodies5
Beyond pandemic preparedness, the joint investment enables Seqirus to sustain the production of differentiated seasonal influenza vaccines, including:
- FLUCELVAX® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine), the first and only cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine for individuals six months of age and older without contraindication6
- FLUAD® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted), the first and only adjuvanted quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine for adults 65 years of age and older7
Seqirus has a longstanding partnership with BARDA. The company's manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, the largest cell-based influenza vaccine producer in the world and the first such domestic facility, was built through a public-private partnership established in 2006 with BARDA. The partnership utilizes a highly scalable method of production and is currently positioned to deliver up to 150 million influenza vaccine doses to support an influenza pandemic response, in addition to its seasonal influenza vaccine production.
Influenza is a common, contagious seasonal respiratory disease that may cause severe illness and life- threatening complications in some people.8 Influenza can lead to clinical symptoms varying from mild to moderate respiratory illness to severe complications, hospitalization and in some cases, death.8 Because transmission of influenza viruses to others may occur one day before symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick, the disease can be easily transmitted to others.8 Estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that during the 2019/20 influenza season, there were an estimated 405,000 influenza-related hospitalizations in the U.S.9 The CDC recommends annual vaccination for individuals aged 6 months and older, who do not have any contraindications.10 Since it takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body that help protect against influenza virus infection, it is recommended that people get vaccinated before influenza begins spreading in their community.11 The CDC recommends that people get vaccinated by the end of October.11
Pandemic influenza, is a contagious airborne respiratory disease which is unpredictable in timing and severity.12 The risk of influenza-associated morbidity and mortality is greater with pandemic influenza than with seasonal influenza because there is likely to be little or no pre-existing immunity to the virus in the human population.13 Four influenza pandemics have occurred over the past century, with the 1918 pandemic being the most severe in recent history, estimated to have killed up to 50 million people worldwide.14 According to the CDC, a novel influenza A virus such as the highly pathogenic avian A(H5N1) strain can cause severe disease and have a high mortality rate.15 If the influenza A(H5N1) virus were to change and become easily transmissible from person to person while retaining its capacity to cause severe disease, the consequences for public health could be severe.15
Seqirus is part of CSL Limited (ASX: CSL). As one of the largest influenza vaccine providers in the world, Seqirus is a major contributor to the prevention of influenza globally and a transcontinental partner in pandemic preparedness. With state-of-the-art production facilities in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, and leading R&D capabilities, Seqirus utilizes egg, cell and adjuvant technologies to offer a broad portfolio of differentiated influenza vaccines in more than 20 countries around the world.
CSL (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY) is a leading global biotechnology company with a dynamic portfolio of lifesaving medicines, including those that treat haemophilia and immune deficiencies, as well as vaccines to prevent influenza. Since our start in 1916, we have been driven by our promise to save lives using the latest technologies. Today, CSL – including our two businesses, CSL Behring and Seqirus – provides lifesaving products to patients in more than 100 countries and employs more than 25,000 people. Our unique combination of commercial strength, R&D focus and operational excellence enables us to identify, develop and deliver innovations so our patients can live life to the fullest. For inspiring stories about the promise of biotechnology, visit CSLBehring.com/Vita and follow us on Twitter.com/CSL.
For more information visit www.seqirus.com and www.csl.com.
This press release is issued from Seqirus USA Inc. in Summit, New Jersey, USA and is intended to provide information about our global business. Please be aware that information relating to the approval status and labels of approved Seqirus products may vary from country to country. Please consult your local regulatory authority on the approval status of Seqirus products.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding future results, performance or achievements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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AUDENZ™ (Influenza A(H5N1) Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted)
Important Safety Information
AUDENZ is an inactivated vaccine indicated for active immunization for the prevention of disease caused by the influenza A virus H5N1 subtype contained in the vaccine.
AUDENZ is approved for use in persons 6 months of age and older at increased risk of exposure to the influenza A virus H5N1 subtype contained in the vaccine.
Do not administer AUDENZ to anyone with a history of a severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) to any component of the vaccine, or after a previous dose of an influenza vaccine.
- Hypersensitivity reactions can occur. Appropriate medical treatment and supervision must be available to manage possible severe allergic reactions (e.g., anaphylaxis) following administration of the vaccine.
- If Gullain-Barré syndrome has occurred within 6 weeks of receipt of a prior influenza vaccine, the decision to give AUDENZ should be based on careful consideration of potential benefits and risks.
- Vaccination with AUDENZ may not protect all recipients. Immunocompromised persons, including those receiving immunosuppressive therapy, may have a diminished immune response to AUDENZ.
- In adults 18 through 64 years of age, the most common ≥ 10% solicited local and systemic reactions reported in clinical trials were injection site pain (64%), fatigue (25%), headache (25%), malaise (22%), myalgia (14%), arthralgia (10%), and nausea (10%).
- In adults 65 years of age and older, the most common (≥ 10%) solicited local and systemic reactions reported in clinical trials were injection site pain (36%), fatigue (20%), malaise (16%), headache (16%), and arthralgia (10%).
- In infants and children, 6 months through 5 years of age, the most common (≥ 10%) solicited local and systemic reactions reported in clinical trials were tenderness (56%), irritability (30%), sleepiness (25%), change in eating habits (18%), and fever (16%).
- In children 6 through 17 years of age, the most common (≥ 10%) solicited local and systemic reactions reported in clinical trials were injection site pain (68%), myalgia (30%), fatigue (27%), malaise (25%), headache (22%), loss of appetite (14%), nausea (13%), and arthralgia (13%).
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Seqirus at 1 855 358 8966 or VAERS at 1 800 822 7967 or www.vaers.hhs.gov.
Before administration, please see the full Prescribing Information for AUDENZ.
FLUCELVAX® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine)
Important Safety Information
FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT is an inactivated vaccine indicated for active immunization for the prevention of influenza disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and types B contained in the vaccine. FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT is approved for use in persons 6 months of age and older.
Do not administer FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT to anyone with a history of severe allergic reactions (e.g. anaphylaxis) to any component of the vaccine.
- If Guillain-Barré syndrome has occurred within 6 weeks of receipt of a prior influenza vaccine, the decision to give FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT should be based on careful consideration of the potential benefits and risks.
- Appropriate medical treatment and supervision must be available to manage possible anaphylactic reactions following administration of the vaccine.
- Syncope (fainting) can occur in association with administration of injectable vaccines, including FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT. Syncope can be accompanied by transient neurological signs such as visual disturbance, paresthesia, and tonic-clonic limb movements. Procedures should be in place to avoid falling injury and to restore cerebral perfusion following syncope by maintaining a supine or Trendelenburg position.
- After vaccination with FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, immunocompromised individuals, including those receiving immunosuppressive therapy, may have a reduced immune response.
- Vaccination with FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT may not protect all vaccine recipients against influenza disease.
- In children 6 months through 3 years of age who received FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, the most commonly reported injection-site adverse reactions were tenderness (27.9%), erythema (25.8%), induration (17.3%) and ecchymosis (10.7%). The most common systemic adverse reactions were irritability (27.9%), sleepiness (26.9%), diarrhea (17.9%) and change of eating habits (17.4%).
- In children 2 through 8 years of age who received FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, the most commonly reported injection-site adverse reactions were tenderness (28.7%), pain (27.9%) and erythema (21.3%), induration (14.9%) and ecchymosis (10.0%). The most common systemic adverse reactions were sleepiness (14.9%), headache (13.8%), fatigue (13.8%), irritability (13.8%) and loss of appetite (10.6%).
- In children and adolescents 9 through 17 years of age who received FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, the most commonly reported injection-site adverse reactions were injection site pain (21.7%), erythema (17.2%) and induration (10.5%). The most common systemic adverse reactions were headache (18.1%) and fatigue (17.0%).
- In adults 18 through 64 years of age who received FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, the most commonly reported injection-site adverse reactions were pain (45.4%), erythema (13.4%) and induration (11.6%). The most common systemic adverse reactions were headache (18.7%), fatigue (17.8%) and myalgia (15.4%).
- In adults ≥65 years of age who received FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT, the most commonly reported injection-site adverse reactions were pain (21.6%) and erythema (11.9%).
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Seqirus at 1-855-358-8966 or VAERS at 1-800-822-7967 or www.vaers.hhs.gov.
Before administration, please see the full US Prescribing Information for FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT.
FLUCELVAX ® QUADRIVALENT is a registered trademark of Seqirus UK Limited or its affiliates.
FLUAD® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted)
Important Safety Information
FLUAD QUADRIVALENT is an inactivated influenza vaccine indicated for active immunization against influenza disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and type B contained in the vaccine. FLUAD QUADRIVALENT is approved for use in persons 65 years of age and older.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on the immune response elicited by FLUAD QUADRIVALENT. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial.
Severe allergic reaction to any component of the vaccine, including egg protein, or after a previous dose of any influenza vaccine.
- If Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) has occurred within six weeks of previous influenza vaccination, the decision to give FLUAD QUADRIVALENT should be based on careful consideration of the potential benefits and risks.
- Appropriate medical treatment and supervision must be available to manage possible anaphylactic reactions following administration of the vaccine.
- The immune response to FLUAD QUADRIVALENT in immunocompromised persons, including individuals receiving immunosuppressive therapy, may be lower than in immunocompetent individuals.
- Syncope (fainting) may occur in association with administration of injectable vaccines including FLUAD QUADRIVALENT. Ensure procedures are in place to avoid injury from falling associated with syncope.
- The most common (≥ 10%) local and systemic reactions in elderly subjects 65 years of age and older were injection site pain (16.3%), headache (10.8%) and fatigue (10.5%).
Other adverse events may occur. For a comprehensive list of local and systemic adverse reactions, please see full prescribing information.
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Seqirus at 1- 855-358-8966 or VAERS at 1-800-822-7967 and www.vaers.hhs.gov.
Before administration, please see the full Prescribing Information for FLUAD QUADRIVALENT.
FLUAD® QUADRIVALENT is a registered trademark of Seqirus UK Limited or its affiliates.
1This project has been supported in whole or in part with federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), under Contract No. HHSO100200600012C, HHSO100200700030C, HHSO100200900101C, HHSO100201000061C and HHSO10020100003I.
2AUDENZ™ (Influenza A (H5N1) Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted) [package insert]. Holly Springs, NC: Seqirus Inc; 2021.
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10CDC. (2021). WG Considerations and Proposed Influenza Vaccine Recommendations, 2021-22. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2021-06/03-influenza-grohskopf-508.pdf. Accessed May 2022.
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The VAR 100 list recognizes top resellers of accounting software.
MAUMEE, Ohio, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aktion Associates, Inc., a national ERP software reseller and IT infrastructure provider focused on the Architectural Engineering & Construction, Distribution and Manufacturing industries, announced it has been named to Accounting Today's 2022 VAR 100 list. The list is an annual report that ranks the top Value Added Resellers (VARS) of accounting software in the United States. Aktion Associates ranked #16 on the list.
As businesses shift from "survive" mode to "thrive" mode, the value-added resellers in Accounting Today's 2022 Top 100 VAR ranking are helping them make major investments in digital infrastructure to meet the challenges of a dramatically changed business environment.
"Aktion's heritage is reselling and implementing industry-specific ERP software and providing continued support for as long as the customer decides to use the software," said Aktion CEO Scott Irwin. "As our customers' technology needs have changed, we've changed as well. Aktion has successfully combined our ERP software expertise, cloud & managed services deliverables and deep industry knowledge into a nationally recognized, one-of-a-kind technology partner. Customers trust the Aktion team to provide strategic direction on an overall technology operation, and for that I'm deeply grateful," Irwin added.
Aktion Associates delivers industry-specific and market leader application solutions to the Architecture & Engineering, Construction, Wholesale Distribution and Manufacturing industries. We couple these application solutions with proven business process transformation skills that deliver the best Net Promoter Scores in the ERP industry for small and medium size businesses. Our investment in our company-owned cloud and managed service platform is what further allows us to deliver the total solution with award-winning speed and cost-effectiveness. With a customer base of 6500 strong and a workforce of 230 employees, we have the scope and scale to manage an ERP cloud migration.
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BOSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While 2022 continues to add to the challenges electric vehicle (EV) makers face, markets are still growing. Indeed, electric car sales for the first half of 2022 reached ~3.5 million, according to IDTechEx research.
To learn more, the new IDTechEx report, "Electric Cars 2023-2043", provides a deep dive into future automotive markets with granular forecasts. Regional coverage includes the US, China, Norway, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and RoW. Technology coverage includes battery-electric (BEV), hybrid (PHEV & HEV), and fuel cell (FCEV) cars; autonomous vehicles (L2, L3, L4); Li-ion batteries (NMC, NCA, LFP, silicon, solid-state); electric motors (PM, WRSM, ACIM, Axial-flux, In-wheel); power electronics (SiC, Si IGBT) and more.
In recent years, IDTechEx has underestimated the growth of electric car markets in the face of uncertainty from global events and changes (often U-turns) to government policy. In the following article, IDTechEx outlines recent developments in key markets and discusses the corresponding impact on forecasts.
US
Since the Biden administration has come to power, the US has seen much greater support for electrification. In 2021, a 50% by 2030 electric vehicle target (new sales) was introduced; volumetrically, the target is the largest in the world (for an individual country) and would represent 7-8 million annual sales using today's figures. In addition, new emissions standards are to be introduced from 2023: average carbon emissions from cars and light trucks will decline from ~224g CO2 per km to ~161g CO2 per km in 2026. The new standards bring the US more in line with Europe and, for the first time, will be national, not determined by individual states.
Moreover, in August 2022, plans to modernize the EV federal tax credit, first introduced in 2009, have narrowly been passed. The update is included in the broader 'inflation reduction act' and was enabled by a U-turn from one senator. It will make a tax rebate of up to US$7500 per EV available to market leaders such as Tesla and GM for the first time in years. IDTechEx forecasts for the US market have greatly increased since 2019 (today's forecast is ~80% greater by 2035), reflecting some of these policy changes. The key difficulty is now not targets and commitments but ensuring battery supply.
EU + UK + EFTA
In Europe, emissions standards of 95g CO2 per km (WLTP), fully enforced since 2021 with a transitional year in 2020, are underpinning current EV sales. Indeed, since 2019, annual sales have more than quadrupled to 2.2 million in 2021, and IDTechEx predicts 3 million sales for 2022.
In June 2022, the EU further increased targets to reduce carbon emissions for vans and cars to 55% by 2035 (up from 50% previously) and confirmed a combustion engine ban for new cars by 2035, although technically, burning e-fuels might be allowed. This builds on previous bans from individual countries, for example, France and the Netherlands (100% by 2040 and 100% by 2030, respectively) and in Europe but not the EU, the UK (100% by 2035 including hybrids), Norway (100% by 2025) and Iceland (100% by 2030). The EU target represents around 9-10 million passenger cars annually using today's figures, which is approximately in line with the IDTechEx forecast by 2035.
China
Current policy in China dictates that 20% of the market must be 'new energy vehicles' by 2025 (~4 million vehicles). China is currently ahead of this, selling over 3.3 million in 2021.
As China's EV purchase subsidy has gradually stepped down, its dual-credit system – where fuel efficiency credits (CAFC) and EV credits (NEV) are accumulated to avoid penalties and can be traded – has come to the forefront.
Over time, credits are more difficult to obtain whilst more are required. The trade prices of credits are also determined by the market and have risen since 2018, often with volatility. Generally, credit price increases are positive for EV markets, but there are issues: too high a trade price, and automakers are incentivized to make A00 class vehicles (micro cars) in a strategy to profit off credits, not vehicles. Overall, though, the policy is a strong driver and has significantly boosted the market. China remains the largest regional electric car market in IDTechEx forecasts over the next 20 years.
To find out more about this new report from IDTechEx, including downloadable sample pages, please visit www.IDTechEx.com/Cars. For the full portfolio of electric vehicle research from IDTechEx, please visit www.IDTechEx.com/Research/EV.
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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, today announced that DC-based executive search firm, POLIHIRE, will lead the organization's search for its next president and chief executive officer. The minority-owned and small business will identify qualified candidates to replace Greg O'Dell, who resigned earlier this year.
"We are thrilled to have POLIHIRE on board to help with this important search effort," said Max Brown, chairman, Events DC board of directors. "They have a stellar track record of successful executive placements, and they understand the needs of a DC-based business because they are a local, DC based business. I am confident that their experience and knowledge of our city will ensure we find the best candidate to steward Events DC's continued success. We look forward to working together to fill this key position."
Founded in 2006 in Washington, DC, POLIHIRE has become one of the fastest-growing executive search firms in the nation.
"Our firm has helped dozens of client organizations in the District of Columbia and the greater region identify the leaders who are best positioned to guide them in their missions from service delivery to economic development to equitable access to arts, culture and leisure," said POLIHIRE founder and CEO Kenyatta Uzzell. "We have also developed an appreciation for the complexity at the intersection of economic development and public accountability, where Events DC operates. We're looking forward to bringing our learnings and insights to a collaboration with an organization that is such an important driver of the District's economy."
Former Events DC chief operating officer, Samuel Thomas has served as interim president and chief executive officer since the role was vacated in May. The organization's board of directors anticipates naming a replacement later this year.
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Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, delivers premier event services and flexible venues across the nation's capital. Leveraging the power of a world-class destination and creating amazing attendee experiences, Events DC generates economic and community benefits through the attraction and promotion of business, athletic, entertainment and cultural activities. Events DC oversees the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, an anchor of the District's hospitality and tourism economy that hosts more than 1.7 million visitors and generates more than $400 million annually in direct economic impact and the historic Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square. Events DC manages the RFK Stadium-Armory Campus (RFK Campus), including Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Festival Grounds at RFK Campus, the non-military functions of the DC Armory and the Skate Park at RFK Stadium. Stay current on the 190-acre RFK Campus Redevelopment Project at www.RFKFields.com. Events DC also built and serves as landlord for Nationals Park, the first LEED-certified major professional sports stadium in the United States. Events DC manages Gateway DC, R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center and Entertainment & Sports Arena all conveniently located in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.eventsdc.com and find us on social media – Facebook, Instagram and YouTube (Events DC), and Twitter (@TheEventsDC) — and on our new hub for live and on-demand event programming on GATHER by Events DC at www.gatherbyeventsdc.com.
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Bloemendaal will work closely with the CEO to infuse brand purpose and creative vision throughout the organization
MINNEAPOLIS, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an ongoing strategic effort to reorganize under a practice-led model, NELSON Worldwide, award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm, has promoted VP and Retail Practice Leader Bevan Bloemendaal to Chief Brand and Creative Officer.
Bloemendaal's forward-thinking, whole-brained approach paired with CEO John "Ozzie" Nelson Jr.'s entrepreneurial spirit will further strengthen the powerful bond between the brand and consumer in the built environment and beyond.
"Bevan and I immediately connected on our shared vision of an organization led by strategy, insights, and purpose, and I look forward to working alongside him to evolve the brand while honoring its tradition and history," said John "Ozzie" Nelson Jr. "Bevan's unique point of view and vision for the future of NELSON is in lock step with our purpose to boldly transform all dimensions of the human experience."
In this newly created role, Bevan is uniquely positioned to elevate design and strategy across the whole of the firm. He'll serve as creator, evangelist, and quantifier, forming a critical bridge between magic and logic and art and science and partnering with practice leaders to shape the NELSON brand purpose, creative vision, and visual brand language. Bloemendaal will lead the Brand Marketing, Sales Marketing, Strategy & Insights, Digital Experience, and Brand Identity and Communications groups.
"Today, we must be cultivators of change and provocateurs of expression, speaking directly to the heart and head of colleagues and customers fueling curiosity, making them feel alive, heard and special through unexpected distinct, delightful moments and curated experiences," says Bloemendaal. "The degree to which we are successful in building our NELSON culture will directly translate to our ability to attract talent, strengthen partnerships, elevate design and curate experiences that solve for present realities and future uncertainties."
Bloemendaal's role will focus on creating brand unity and a transformative human experience, unifying leadership, shared services (HR, Finance, Legal, IT), and all practices and platforms. Prior to joining NELSON, Bloemendaal served as the Vice President of Global Retail Experience & Creative Services at the Timberland Co. as a creative leader who delivered disruptive marketing solutions.
NELSON Worldwide is an award-winning firm, transforming all dimensions of the human experience through architecture, interior design, graphic design, and brand strategy services. With more than 800 teammates spread across 20 offices, the firm's collective network provides strategic and creative solutions that positively impact where people work, serve, play, and thrive. The team combines industry knowledge, service expertise, and geographic reach to deliver projects across the country and around the world. Client partnerships across the NELSON network include: Hilton, Macy's, Comcast, Simon Property Group, Prologis, Yum! Brands, Boston Consulting Group, T-Mobile, Emory Healthcare, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Kroger, Hyatt, Bayer, Target, and many more.
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KILLEEN — Temple senior Daniel Moon was the individual medalist and Belton claimed the team title last Friday when the boys District 12-6A tournament wrapped up at Stonetree Golf Club.
Moon, a Sam Houston State signee and 2021 state qualifier, shot a two-day 1-under par 143 total for the individual gold by 11 strokes as the Wildcats just missed a team berth into next week’s Class 6A Region III tournament at Bear Ridge in Waco.
The Tigers (300-321—621) booked their regional trip by placing their five golfers all in the top 10 and picking up the district title by 49 shots over second-place Bryan. Temple was just five shots behind Bryan for the second and final qualifying spot.
Belton’s Walker Francis (154) was second, Chris McMillon (154) third, Hutton Hoelscher (156) fourth, Daniel Perkins (160) seventh and Ryan Merrill (164) ninth.
The Wildcats’ third-place team score of 675 also included Ben Holle’s two-day 167, John Roark’s 174, Whyatt Waugh’s 191 and Peyton Malina’s 203. | https://www.tdtnews.com/sports/article_cdcb9c2e-b9fd-11ec-8175-37858a47e86d.html | 2022-04-12T05:54:42Z |
Just months after the devastating mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, students are set to return to class on Tuesday. But survivors will never return to the building where 19 of their classmates and two teachers were massacred in May.
Robb Elementary School will be demolished, Uvalde's mayor, Don McLaughlin, said during a July city council meeting, according to CNN affiliate KSAT-TV.
"We could never ask a child to go back, or a teacher to go back into that school ever," said McLaughlin.
Demolishing schools after a mass shooting has become common enough that there is a federal grant process available, according to Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez.
That such a process even exists is depressing, Gutierrez told KSAT-TV in May.
"What kind of world are we living in that legislation was created for razing these schools?" he said.
Other schools have also taken the path of destroying buildings after a mass tragedy.
"In many cases, these schools are closed or entirely renovated in an attempt to decrease the traumatic reminders that they have become for community members," said the Center for Violence Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
It's not clear when Robb Elementary School will be razed and if it will be replaced with another school or whether a memorial or other building will take its place.
In the meantime, survivors of the attack will attend classes at other schools in the school district.
The district's superintendent, Hal Harrell, has laid out plans to make schools safer.
But some families still don't feel comfortable returning and are transferring to other districts or taking classes online. A total of 416 students have transferred out of the district, and 136 have enrolled in virtual education, according to KSAT-TV.
Here's a look at what happened to other schools after horrifying attacks:
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Date of attack: December 14, 2012
Location: Newtown, Connecticut
Number of victims killed: 26 (including 20 children ages 6 and 7 and six adults)
What happened to the school: The entire school was razed and rebuilt.
Three weeks after the gruesome attack, Sandy Hook students traveled to the nearby city of Monroe and started attending classes at Chalk Hill Middle School, which was no longer being used as a middle school.
Four years after the massacre, a newly rebuilt Sandy Hook Elementary opened to students -- including fourth graders who were kindergarteners during the bloodbath.
Columbine High School
Date of attack: April 20, 1999
Location: Littleton, Colorado
Number of victims killed: 13 (including 12 students and one teacher)
What happened to the school: Columbine High School closed for the rest of the school year. Officials said the attack damaged about 23,000 square feet of the school and left an estimated 900 to 1,000 bullet and shrapnel holes in the walls and ceilings.
Four months later, at the beginning of the new school year, most of the school reopened -- except for the library, where most of the carnage took place. It was demolished and replaced with a newly built school library, called the Hope Library.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Date of attack: February 14, 2018
Location: Parkland, Florida
Number of victims killed: 17 (including 14 students and three staff members)
What happened to the school: Students returned to the campus two weeks after the massacre. But the school's Building 12, where most of the victims were killed, was closed off behind emergency tape with its windows covered.
A new building later replaced the temporary classrooms students had been using in the wake of the slaughter.
Santa Fe High School
Date of attack: May 18, 2018
Location: Santa Fe, Texas
Number of victims killed: 10 (including eight students and two teachers)
What happened to the school: Students returned 11 days after the bloodshed.
Even though there were only two days left in the school year, senior Kaitlyn Richards said she didn't want her high school career to end with the massacre.
"I don't know if we'll ever be ready to go back to school," she told CNN affiliate KTRK the day school resumed.
"But I don't want that last day to be my last memory of my senior year. I just want to know I can see all my classmates once again."
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CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were killed and seven were injured when a man involved in a fight opened fire outside a fast food restaurant just blocks from Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile shopping district, authorities said Friday, as the city vowed to address a recent spate of shootings downtown and a surge in gun violence citywide.
The gunfire at around 10:40 p.m. Thursday near a McDonald’s on the city’s Near North Side sent bystanders scattering, including a female who was critically injured when she fell onto a third rail in a nearby subway station where many bystanders ran for safety.
At a news conference Friday morning, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said officers took the gunman into custody almost immediately and a weapon was recovered.
The name and age of the person will not be released until he has been charged, Brown said. The department later clarified that the suspect is an adult. Investigators were also searching for a person that Brown said may have handed a weapon to the gunman shortly before the shooting.
Brown said the shooting stemmed from a fight but detectives have not determined what the fight was about.
The fight created a chaotic scene even before the gunfire. That part of the city is typically crowded with tourists, students from the downtown campus of Loyola University Chicago, parishioners of the city’s famed Holy Name Cathedral, and people coming to the area to shop and dine in restaurants.
“When the fight first started, we were right next to them,” 18-year-old Deonna Jackson told the Chicago Sun-Times. ”We had to run because I didn’t want anyone to swing on me.”
On Friday afternoon, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office identified one of the people killed as Antonio Wade, 30. It was not immediately clear where he lived. The name of the second victim had not been released and no information has been released about the people who were wounded.
Chief Juan Hernandez of the city’s fire department said the shooting prompted officials to stop a Red Line subway train between two stations to allow police to search for weapons on the rails, according to the Chicago Tribune. Hernandez said the department evacuated passengers at about 11:30 p.m. Trains were running as normal Friday, the Chicago Transit Authority said.
Brown said he is “confident our officers captured the shooter and recovered the weapon used.”
The shooting comes amid a surge in deadly violence in Chicago in recent years, and follows a fatal shooting last weekend in downtown Millennium Park that killed a teen and led the city to tighten a curfew for young people. And just days earlier, a shooting in an alley near the Chicago Theatre left two innocent bystanders injured, prompting another theater nearby to cancel a performance of “Moulin Rouge.”
After the fatal shooting at Millennium Park, Mayor Lori Lightfoot banned minors from the park unless accompanied by an adult after 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday — an order that went into effect the night of the latest deadly shooting. And she announced the city’s 11 p.m. weekend curfew for young people would start at 10 p.m., a move a City Council committee approved in a Friday vote, sending it to the full Council for final approval.
Calling Thursday night’s shooting an “outrageous act of violence,” Lightfoot vowed to deploy more police officers in the area.
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As paramedics and officers responded Thursday, a fight erupted between two people across the street from the shooting, the Chicago Tribune reported, and some people crossed a line of police tape and argued with officers before they were moved away. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/police-chicago-shooting-leaves-2-people-dead-8-wounded/ | 2022-05-26T15:25:55Z |
The first multi-vendor MIPI A-PHY link between a Sony Semiconductor Solutions' transmitter and a Valens Semiconductor receiver resulted in seamless interoperability
HOD HASHARON, Israel, Sept. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Valens Semiconductor (NYSE: VLN) today announced the successful completion of a joint interoperability testing session between a transmitter developed by Sony Semiconductor Solutions and a Valens Semiconductor receiver. Testing included high-speed data transmission, demonstrating key MIPI A-PHY communication features including error correction and retransmission mechanisms.
"As a pioneer in MIPI A-PHY technology, Valens Semiconductor's primary goal has been to expand and strengthen the MIPI A-PHY ecosystem and Sony Semiconductor Solutions, a leader in the sensor market, is a great partner to enable this growth," said Gideon Kedem, SVP and Head of Automotive at Valens Semiconductor. "MIPI A-PHY is the most robust and resilient automotive connectivity technology available, and the successful completion of the interoperability testing is a significant achievement for the ecosystem. The addition of more suppliers providing A-PHY compliant IC products continues the momentum towards widescale market adoption of this standard".
"Interoperability between multiple vendors' components is crucial for the success of any standard, and we are happy to reach this important milestone with MIPI A-PHY," said Kenji Onishi, General Manager, Automotive Business Department, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation. "As market leaders, it is highly important for Sony Semiconductor Solutions to introduce cutting-edge technology into our image sensors, and MIPI A-PHY serializer integration will provide significant cost and performance benefits for our automotive customers."
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Salvation Army asks for community aid to cheer low-income nursing homes
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Salvation Army is starting the holiday cheer a little early in 2022 and has asked the community for help donating items for low-income nursing homes.
The Topeka Salvation Army says starting Thursday, Sept. 1, through Tuesday, Nov. 1, it needs the community’s help to collect items for three low-income nursing homes. It said those nursing homes include:
- Countryside Health Center - 440 SE Winfield
- Providence Nursing Home - 1112 SE Republican
- Advena Nursing Home - 2015 SE 10th Ave.
The Salvation Army noted that needed items include puzzles, coloring books, crayons or colored pencils, reading books, shampoo and conditioner, and body lotion. It said the items will be put together with other items during the holiday season to create baskets for those who reside in the homes.
Often, the Salvation Army said these residents are forgotten during the Christmas season.
Those who wish to donate can leave items at the Topeka Salvation Army, 1320 SE 6th St., at the front desk during its normal business hours - 9 a.m. to 11 and 1 p.m. to 4.
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$5 will be donated to Farm Rescue for each flag requested
QUINCY, Ill., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Titan International, Inc. (Titan) is excited to kick off its second annual "Flags Over Harvest" campaign to support American farmers and their commitment to buying American-made Titan and Goodyear® Farm Tires. Building on the success of last year's campaign, Titan will again be giving away a free American flag for farmers to display on their equipment during harvest season. For each flag requested, Titan will donate $5 to Farm Rescue — a nonprofit organization that plants and harvests crops free of charge for family farmers who have suffered a major illness, injury or natural disaster.
"Agriculture is at the heart of who we are at Titan," said Paul Reitz, Titan President and CEO. "As the only farm tire and wheel company headquartered in the U.S., we feel a special connection to farmers and appreciate their decision to buy American-made tires because it supports thousands of U.S. jobs to keep the nation running. By partnering with Farm Rescue again, we look forward to raising more money to assist farmers in need."
Last year, Titan raised $4,500 for Farm Rescue as part of its inaugural "Flags Over Harvest" campaign and has a goal to raise more funds this year. Titan's history with the "Flags Over Harvest" campaign includes donating to Farm Rescue in 2019 to assist farmers affected by major spring floods in the Midwest and in 2020 to help farmers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also be partnering with them at the Farm Progress Show, Husker Harvest Days and the Iowa State Fair.
"Farm Rescue is honored to be a recipient of the 'Flags Over Harvest' campaign once again this year," said Bill Gross, Founder and President of Farm Rescue. "Last year's funds helped give farm families a chance to continue their livelihood. In 2021, Farm Rescue and its army of volunteers were honored to extend a helping hand to 121 families across our 7-state service territory. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Titan International, Inc. with the goal of helping America's farm families in times of crisis."
Visit titan-intl.com/flags to claim a free American flag; Titan will make a $5 donation to Farm Rescue for each flag requested. Tag Titan on its social channels with the hashtag #FlagsOverHarvest2022.
About Titan International, Inc.
Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) is a leading global manufacturer of off-highway wheels, tires, assemblies and undercarriage products. Headquartered in Illinois, the company produces a broad range of products to meet the specifications of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and aftermarket customers in the agricultural, earthmoving/construction and consumer markets. In the United States, the company produces two distinct tire brands — Goodyear® Farm Tires and Titan Tires.
About Farm Rescue
Farm Rescue was founded in 2005 and has helped nearly 900 families since its inception. The organization's mission is to help farmers and ranchers who have experienced a major illness, injury, or natural disaster by providing the necessary equipment and volunteer labor to perform time-sensitive services. Applications for assistance are currently being accepted and can be obtained at 701-252-2017 or www.farmrescue.org.
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New national tool delivers microbusiness impact data directly to communities
TEMPE, Ariz., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, announced today that its Venture Forward research initiative has partnered with mySidewalk to launch an online tool giving local and regional policymakers in the U.S. unprecedented access to information on the economic impact of over 20 million microbusinesses.
The online tool generates tailored reports on small business impacts for any county or metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the U.S. and allows the user to compare their community with communities nationwide. Reports are generated in seconds, assigned a unique internet address, and are automatically updated with both exclusive and public third-party data as it becomes available. The dashboard equips policymakers, leaders at academic institutions and economic development officials with the data and insights they need to design programs and resources to support microbusinesses in their communities.
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This collaboration also grants mySidewalk subscribers' access to GoDaddy's Venture Forward data via the mySidewalk Seek and Chart products. Their subscribers can combine valuable insights from the Venture Forward data with insights from 2.2 billion community data points housed in the mySidewalk library, allowing changemakers in community and economic development, housing, public health, healthcare, public safety and transportation to more effectively assess the strength and inclusivity of their economy.
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Venture Forward is a multi-year research effort conducted by GoDaddy to quantify the impact millions of microbusinesses have on the U.S. economy and their local communities, as well as insight into their needs, demographics, and trends; as they're often too small or too new to show up in traditional government-based methods of capturing economic data. To learn more about Venture Forward and to explore our new Microbusiness Data Hub, visit www.godaddy.com/ventureforward.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey proclaimed Monday the league “is stronger now than at any other time in our history.”
But the conference can’t rest on its success, which includes the last three national championships in football, Sankey said in his address that opened SEC Media Days. He spoke of the changes to come with conference realignments, leaving open the possibility of further expansion after Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC in 2025 to make it a 16-team conference, as well as what might be next for the College Football Playoff.
The Big Ten recently countered the SEC’s move by voting to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024, positioning both the SEC and Big Ten as super conferences.
Sankey said the league feels no pressure to add to its 16: “We know who we are. We’re confident in our success. … Don’t feel pressured to just operate at a number. But we’ll watch what happens around us and be thoughtful but be nimble.”
Last year, Sankey was named co-chairman of a Transformation Committee charged with reshaping NCAA Division I. He also has a voice in unresolved efforts to expand the four-team College Football Playoff.
“I walked into one of the first (CFP) meetings when we were looking at the format and said, ‘If we want to expand to eight teams for the playoff with no automatic bids, I’ll have that conversation,’” Sankey said. “But moving to an eight-team playoff and granting what were going to be six automatic bids, reducing at-large access, is unwise.”
Sankey said a 12-team playoff proposal with six at-large teams and six conference qualifiers “was a really good balancing outcome.” He added that “things have changed” and said taking the discussion “back to square one” includes the necessity to “rethink the approach, number of teams, whether there should be any guarantee for conference champions at all.
“Just earn your way in. There’s something that’s healthy competitively about that and creates expectations and support around programs,” he said.
The SEC has won three consecutive national championships: Georgia beat Alabama in last season’s all-SEC title game. LSU won the 2019 title, followed by Alabama in 2020.
Sankey was careful to mention those most recent championships before adding that four different SEC teams won four consecutive national titles in a stretch that began in 2007: LSU, Florida, Alabama and Auburn. A sixth SEC team, Tennessee, won the 1998 championship.
“I’ll let you make the comparisons between us and our colleagues as it relates to national championship success in football,” Sankey said.
But might the SEC have interest in another power grab when it comes to conference realignment? Sankey didn’t go that far, saying, “it is a compliment that people from all across the country and all across the globe want to be a part of the Southeastern Conference.”
New LSU coach Brian Kelly compared the expansion of the two conferences to a game of musical chairs, saying there’s not enough chairs for every school. Kelly’s former school, Notre Dame, may be the biggest prize in the expansion race. It continues to operate as an independent school in football but would be an attractive addition for any league.
Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin, who previously was at USC, said with expansion comes the end of traditions and rivalries.
“When you go to places, you’ve been to USC, all these different places, you see how passionate fans are about certain things, what matters, rivalries,” he said. “For those to be dismantled for money is kind of a shame.”
Kiffin also said the challenges for USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten are not the same as what Texas and Oklahoma will face when adjusting to the SEC.
“You know, they’ve been playing in great conferences and against great opponents,” Kiffin said of the four schools. “I mean, I just say how it is. I don’t know that there’s a huge jump into the Big Ten. I think going to the SEC is a whole another animal. … Said it for a long time: The SEC just means more. And it does. It’s different, it’s ahead of the game.”
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CHICAGO, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) announces the launch of the FSR Global Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance, a groundbreaking initiative that will have a worldwide impact on advancing sarcoidosis research and improving the lives of those with sarcoidosis through patient and clinician education, engagement, and support.
The FSR Global Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance brings together sarcoidosis clinics and hospitals committed to finding a cure and offering evidence-based, patient-centric care for those living with sarcoidosis. Alliance members will benefit from innovative resources, sustainable programming, and tools to accelerate treatment, research, and the continuum of patient care.
"FSR believes in the power of many to join forces for true game-changing results in sarcoidosis care and research. The FSR Global Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance will ensure every patient in every community across the world has access to education, care, and support, leading to improved patient outcomes," says Mary McGowan, FSR CEO. "We are honored to already be collaborating with 22 esteemed founding members of this groundbreaking rare disease initiative which will lead to extraordinary results. The quality of life of approximately 1.2 million sarcoidosis patients impacted by sarcoidosis world-wide depends on a true global collaborative and that's exactly what this Alliance is all about."
Diane Driscoll, FSR Global Head of Clinical Engagement, notes, "We are continuing to seek founding members through September 30, and we invite all sarcoidosis clinics to learn more by registering for the webinar on July 21, 2022, at 9:00am ET." To register, visit https://bit.ly/3y6FjcW.
As part of FSR's grant through the Rare As One program, provided by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the FSR Global Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance membership will be provided to a select number of clinics that serve a high percentage of underserved communities. "We remain committed to improving the health and quality of life of people living with sarcoidosis in underserved communities," says McGowan.
FSR Global Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance Founding Members to date: Beaumont Health's Royal Oak Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Cleveland Clinic Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence, The Emory Clinic, Inova Health System's Advanced Lung Disease Services, Johns Hopkins Sarcoidosis Clinic, The Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute Sarcoidosis Program at Thomas Jefferson University, The Susan Pearlstine Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence at the Medical University of South Carolina, Mount Sinai Medical Center, National Jewish Health, Spectrum Health Sarcoidosis Clinic, Stanford Medicine, Tampa General Hospital/University of South Florida, University of Alabama Multidisciplinary Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence, UCLA State of the Art Sarcoidosis Clinic, University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville, UI Health Bernie Mac Sarcoidosis Translational Advanced Research Center (STAR), University of Kentucky Sarcoidosis Clinic, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, UT Health Houston/Memorial Hermann, University of Virginia, VCU Multidisciplinary Sarcoidosis Clinic, Mount-Sinai-National Jewish Health and Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute-Jefferson Health-National Jewish Health Partnership.
Sarcoidosis (pronounced SAR-COY-DOE-SIS) is an inflammatory disease of unknown cause characterized by the formation of granulomas—tiny clumps of inflammatory cells—in one or more organs of the body. Approximately 5-10% of all patients diagnosed will suffer from advanced sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis affects the lungs in approximately 90% of cases, but it can affect almost any organ in the body and in more advanced or chronic cases can impact multiple organs at the same time. Despite increasing advances in research, sarcoidosis remains difficult to diagnose with limited treatment options and no known cure. African American women experience the highest incidence of sarcoidosis in the US compared to any other group. They are more likely to experience chronic and severe symptoms and higher hospitalization rates than Caucasians and more than double that of African American men.
Established in 2000, Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR), is the leading international non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for sarcoidosis and improving care for sarcoidosis patients through research, education, and support. Since inception, FSR has fostered over $6 million in sarcoidosis-specific research efforts and has worked diligently to provide resources to thousands. For more information and to join our community, visit www.stopsarcoidosis.org.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Unity Software Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of U 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: March 5, 2021 to May 10, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: September 6, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/unity-software-u-lawsuit-form/?id=30694&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of U during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is September 6, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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It’s time for the NASA Artemis I moon mission’s big test
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
The first NASA mission to the moon since 1972 is ready for its most crucial test to date.
The 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including NASA’s mega Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, will begin the wet dress rehearsal Friday afternoon at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test is expected to last through Sunday.
The results will determine when the uncrewed Artemis I will launch on a mission that goes beyond the moon and returns to Earth. This mission will kick off NASA’s Artemis program, which is expected to return humans to the moon and land the first woman and the first person of color on the lunar surface by 2025.
The wet dress rehearsal simulates every stage of launch without the rocket actually leaving the launchpad. This includes powering on the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, loading supercold propellant into the rocket’s tanks, going through a full countdown simulating launch, resetting the countdown clock and draining the rocket tanks. The test will begin with a call to stations at 5 p.m. ET Friday and end Sunday evening with the final countdowns.
The call to stations, which is a check-in with every team associated with a launch, “is a big milestone because it is the time in which we are calling our teams, notifying them that the wet dress rehearsal test is officially underway,” Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems program, said during a news conference Tuesday.
A NASA livestream of Artemis I on the launchpad without audio commentary started at noon ET Friday and will be available throughout the weekend, but don’t expect to see all the drama of an actual launch.
Trial run includes countdown
The team is targeting a two-hour test window that opens at 2:40 p.m. ET Sunday, barring any delays due to inclement weather or other factors. The countdown will begin Sunday afternoon after a weather briefing, making sure all teams are a “go” for a mock launch.
Once the rocket has been loaded with more than 700,000 gallons (3.2 million liters) of propellant — the “wet” in wet dress rehearsal — the team will go through all the steps toward launch.
“Liquid hydrogen is at a negative 450 degrees Fahrenheit (negative 268 degrees Celsius), liquid oxygen is negative 273 (negative 169 degrees Celsius), so it’s very cold substances,” said Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development at NASA headquarters, during the news conference. “I used to participate in this back in the shuttle program, and it’s like watching a ballet. You’ve got pressure, volume and temperature. And you’re really kind of working all those parameters to have a successful tanking operation.”
The team members will count down to within a minute and 30 seconds before launch and pause to ensure they can hold launch for three minutes, resume and let the clock run down to 33 seconds, and then pause the countdown.
Then, they will reset the clock to 10 minutes before launch, go through the countdown again and end at 9.3 seconds, just before ignition and launch would occur. This simulates what is called scrubbing a launch, or aborting a launch attempt, if weather or technical issues would prevent a safe liftoff.
At the end of the test, the team will drain the rocket’s propellant, just as it would during a real scrub.
Some steps will be classified
Artemis I rolled out to the launchpad on March 18. After this rehearsal, it will be rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building until it’s ready to launch.
Updates of the test’s progress will be shared from the Artemis blog and a NASA Twitter account. But no audio or commentary will be provided, and there are no in-person media events surrounding the test. Additionally, some data will be kept under wraps due to security concerns.
Milestones will be shared on NASA’s site, but details such as specific timing, temperatures and how long it takes for certain tasks to be completed are “considered to be important information by other countries,” Whitmeyer said. “And so we have to be very careful when we share data, particularly for the first time, you know.”
And that’s for a reason.
“We’re really, really supersensitive to cryogenic launch vehicles that are the size and capability, that are very analogous to ballistic-type capabilities that other countries are very interested in,” Whitmeyer said. “And what they’re specifically looking for is timing sequence flow rates, temperatures, anything that would help them or other folks to potentially be used to help other people do similar things.”
The complex interaction of loading propellants and the sequence of events to prevent stress on the vehicle are the kinds of specific data that would be of particular interest, he said.
Whitmeyer stressed that the agency was being conservative and exercising an abundance of caution, “particularly in the environment that we’re in nowadays.”
Summer launch anticipated
The space agency is expected to provide an update about the results of the test on Monday.
Depending on the outcome of the wet dress rehearsal, the uncrewed mission could launch in June or July.
During the flight, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft will launch atop the SLS rocket to reach the moon and travel thousands of miles beyond it — farther than any spacecraft intended to carry humans has ever traveled. This mission is expected to last for a few weeks and will end with Orion splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
Artemis I will be the final proving ground for Orion before the spacecraft carries astronauts to the moon, 1,000 times farther from Earth than where the International Space Station is located.
After the uncrewed Artemis I flight, Artemis II will be a crewed flyby of the moon, and Artemis III will return astronauts to the lunar surface. The time line for the subsequent mission launches depends on the results of the Artemis I mission.
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A non-profit in Cartwright is growing momentum
CARTWRIGHT, Okla. (KXII) -A non-profit in Cartwright is growing momentum.
“There’s a great need in Bryan County right now, if you look around people are hungry,” said Dr. Randy Belcher, Founding Director of the Cartwright Community Resource and Event Center.
After one of Cartwright’s Little Free Pantry’s was burned down in February, it left Cartwright with only one pantry stocked.
“The little pantries will have canned goods, non-perishable food items, little soups, some of our pantries will have baby items, waters, different drinks, macaroni and cheese, canned meats,” added Belcher.
According to Dotti Gates-Holeman, Founder of the Cartwright Community Resource and Event Center, Colbert’s Blessing Box donated the newest pantry, which is located on Willifa Wood Rd.
The other pantry is outside the Community Resource and Event Center.
“All donations are welcomed, anything given to us is given right back to the community,” said Belcher.
And every Friday at 4 p.m. the community and event center offers hot meals.
“The free food that we offer here is always at zero charge to anybody that comes into our doors,” added Belcher.
Blecher hopes the Community Resource and Event Center will offer support to the people of Cartwright.
“If we can bring people food and resources, we’re changing their lives, we’re taking a financial burden off of them and their family, we’re helping them get established better for themselves and their future,” Belcher said.
The event center even has a new program in the works.
“We’re going to start up the senior center for three days a week and that way they can come in and play their dominos, eat a meal,” said Treasurer, Stefani Sullivan.
Blecher said a projector will be hung in the building over for a movie night for the seniors.
“Somebody has to serve these seniors and that’s our job,” said Belcher.
You can visit Cartwright’s Little Free Pantry on Facebook to keep up with any events and resources provided.
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No felony charge for man who tackled Dave Chappelle on stage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man arrested on suspicion of tackling comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl will not be charged with any felonies, the district attorney’s office said Thursday.
Isaiah Lee, 23, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, police said, after rushing the stage toward the end of Chappelle’s set in the last of a four-night stint at the outdoor amphitheater as part of the “Netflix Is a Joke” festival.
He was carrying a replica handgun with a large blade that folded out of it similar to a pocket knife, according to a photo released by police.
“After reviewing the evidence, prosecutors determined that while criminal conduct occurred, the evidence as presented did not constitute felony conduct,” the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said in a statement.
The case has been referred to the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, which prosecutes misdemeanors within the city. An email seeking comment from the office was not immediately returned.
Jail records showed Lee was still being held Thursday in lieu of $30,000 bail, Mendez said. It was not immediately known if he had retained a lawyer, and the motive for the attack was unclear.
People standing in the wings of the stage, including actor Jamie Foxx and rapper Busta Rhymes, rushed on to the stage to try to help Chappelle.
Security guards chased and overpowered Lee, who was taken away in an ambulance for treatment of an unspecified injury.
“The performances by Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl were epic and record-breaking and he refuses to allow last night’s incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment,” Chappelle’s publicist Carla Sims said in a statement.
Chappelle was attacked as he was wrapping up a routine in which he talked about how comedians have to worry more about their personal security in the wake of this year’s Academy Awards ceremony where the Oscar-winning actor slapped Chris Rock on live television in reaction to a joke about his wife.
Rock was also in the wings of Chappelle’s show, He grabbed the mic and jokingly asked, “Was that Will Smith?”
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Latinos are a superpower in every sector and industry but barriers remain; new program launching during Hispanic Heritage Month to unlock the full potential of the changing workforce
DENVER, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Latino Leadership Institute (LLI) announced today the launch of Ignite. Designed by Latino leaders for Latino professionals, Ignite is the only Latino leadership development program in the country to combine the unique professional journey of Latinos with a transformative neuroscience-based approach to workplace problem-solving. Ignite provides the technical and social capital to help Latino professionals overcome barriers and challenges to unlock their full leadership potential. Enrollment for the upcoming Fall 2022 programs is now open here.
"We are training leaders for advancement and success by preparing them to bring their full value, talents, and confidence as Latinos to the table. Ignite is based on years of experience and research with Latino leaders, including the barriers we navigate and the leadership strategies we can use to overcome them. Ignite strengthens the social capital among participants by providing opportunities to connect with other Latinos who can relate to their experiences," says Joelle Martinez, president and CEO of the Latino Leadership Institute. "Ignite is a game-changer for the Latino community because it opens access to transformational leadership development to Latinos across the country and in every sector."
Latinos account for nearly 20% of the workforce but only 4% of all executive leadership positions because Latino professionals face unique barriers and challenges in the workplace. According to the Harvard Business Review, 60% of Latino professionals aged 18-34 feel they have been overlooked or intentionally passed by for career advancement opportunities and 76% report that they repress or hide part of their identity and culture because they believe that it will help them advance in their careers.
"I have participated in several leadership programs, but none as rewarding as Ignite. This was the first time my cultural identity was a primary factor. Too often I have felt invisible as a Latino professional but now I feel included, respected, and valued," said Mark Delgado, National Accounts Relationship Manager at Lumen.
National enterprise companies already offer Ignite to their Latino employees. Now Ignite is available both for organizations and individuals. For more information, visit the website here. Registration is now open.
To learn more about Ignite, contact Timi Aguilar at timiaguilar@aguilarpr.com
About the Latino Leadership Institute
The Latino Leadership Institute advances Latinos to positions of influence through cross-sector leadership development, entrepreneurship support, and the activation of our national Latino professional network to build power, drive change, and generate wealth. Learn more at Latinoslead.org
For more information, contact:
Timi Aguilar
For Latino Leadership Institute
303.946.8835 mobile
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Now When Customers Purchase A Tech Device on Amazon, They Can Get One Protection Plan to Cover Their Newest Device and All Other Eligible Tech Purchased on Amazon
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazon customers who buy their all-important tech devices in Amazon's online store now have a simple way to protect and get support for all their eligible Amazon tech purchases. Tech care company Asurion today announced that it is offering the Asurion Tech Unlimited protection and support plan to Amazon shoppers, providing those who enroll the ability to have one protection plan for all eligible devices purchased from Amazon in the past and into the future.
Asurion Tech Unlimited combines tech protection coverage with fast, trusted expert support for all the eligible tech bought from Amazon, including eligible devices purchased from Amazon up to two years prior to enrollment and any eligible new tech purchased from Amazon after signing up. All eligible devices including laptops, TVs, desktop computers, gaming consoles, cameras, and so much more are covered as long as the subscription is active. Mobile phones are not included.
"More and more customers are turning to Amazon for their broad selection and convenience of buying electronics and smart home tech for work and play. With the launch of Asurion Tech Unlimited, Amazon customers now have a more efficient way to protect their technology investment without the hassle of managing multiple individual protection plans," said Nicholas May, Asurion's General Manager of Partner Engagement & Growth. "Plus, Asurion Tech Unlimited provides the added benefit of one-click access to thousands of Asurion experts who are standing by 24/7 to help our Tech Unlimited customers get each new device set up quickly and stay connected."
One Plan for All Your Eligible Tech Purchased from Amazon
The average household will have 25 connected devices by 2025, according to industry reports. For a low monthly fee of $16.99 plus tax Asurion Tech Unlimited protects the thousands of dollars customers have invested in their devices purchased from Amazon. Regardless of the make or model, customers can protect and support nearly all their home entertainment, home office and smart devices, wearables and more.
Asurion Tech Unlimited also includes 24/7 expert tech support to help with device set-up (including initial registration and content transfer), connectivity issues (including Wi-Fi optimization and cross-device integration), troubleshooting device compatibility and so much more.
How It Works
Tech Unlimited covers drops, spills and cracked screens for portable devices such as laptops, tablets, cameras, headphones, wearables, smart speakers and gaming devices. All eligible devices also receive coverage for mechanical and electrical malfunction and failures due to power surge or normal wear and tear. And no more having to figure out where to turn when your tech malfunctions, as Asurion Tech Unlimited will cover these issues both during and after the manufacturer's warranty period. Coverage begins 30 days after enrollment and ends 30 days after plan is cancelled. A service fee will apply to claims on electronic devices with a purchase price of $500 and up.
If we can't repair it, we'll either reimburse customers up to the purchase price of the device with an Amazon.com Gift Card or replace the device.
Asurion Tech Unlimited: What's Covered
Tech: Computers, tablets, TV's, gaming consoles, headphones, cameras, connected devices, office electronics, home theater devices and more.
Smart Devices: Thermostats, security cameras, doorbells, locks, watches, and more.
The Asurion and Tech Unlimited trademarks are the property of Asurion, LLC. Amazon is a trademark of Amazon Services LLC and/or its affiliates and Asurion is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Amazon.
About Asurion
As the world's leading tech care company, Asurion eliminates the fears and frustrations associated with technology, to ensure our 300 million customers get the most out of their devices, appliances and connections. We provide insurance, repair, replacement, installation and 24/7 support for everything from cellphones to laptops and household appliances. Our experts are available online, on the phone, at one of our more than 700 stores, or can even come to you.
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NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRO) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: October 28, 2021 to May 2, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 25, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in SPRO:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Spero Therapeutics, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the data submitted in support of the New Drug Application ("NDA") for the Company's product candidate, Tebipenem HBr, were insufficient to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"); (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the FDA would approve the Tebipenem HBr NDA in its current form; (iii) the foregoing would necessitate a significant workforce reduction and restructuring of Spero's operations; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Spero you have until July 25, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Spero securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the SPRO lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/spero-therapeutics-inc-loss-submission-form?id=28135&from=4.
ABOUT KLEIN LAW FIRM
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Cartel-financed Oregon pot farms expand to growing indoors
By ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are expanding to large indoor grows, a state police official said Thursday.
The new challenge emerged as a task force created by the Legislature met for the first time to figure out how to combat cannabis-related problems, some of which threaten Oregon’s legal, regulated recreational marijuana industry.
The Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants and Illegal Cannabis Production is also responsible for recommending funding and command structure to enable law enforcement to combat illegal cannabis production, changes to state laws to address labor trafficking and water theft by the cartel-financed pot farms and regulations on genetic engineering of cannabis, among other issues.
“It started with a simple ask of help and it’s turned into, ‘Oh, my goodness, there’s so much to deal with.’ And so I think we just have to kind of take one at a time,” said state Rep. Lily Morgan, a Republican from the southern town of Grants Pass, as the task force met via video link.
One of the biggest problems is the recent proliferation of illegal, industrial-sized marijuana farms.
In early 2021, hundreds of greenhouses began cropping up in southern Oregon’s Josephine and Jackson counties — some within city limits, others brazenly established along highways or tucked into remote valleys.
They were not licensed by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and are financed by foreign criminal cartels, from Latin America, Europe and Asia, authorities have said. There were more pot farms than overwhelmed law enforcement officials could take down. Indoor illegal growing operations have long existed indoors, but now criminal gangs are pushing more in that direction, enabling them to grow year-round, a task force member said.
“We’re starting to hear about Josephine County, a lot of operations moving indoors,” said Oregon State Police Sgt. Tyler Bechtel. “It makes it all that much harder to see it from the street, see it from the air, just smell it. And it’s not a seasonal problem when you move indoors. It’s a year-round problem.”
The state police have identified dozens of ethnic-based drug trafficking organizations, each operating between five and 30 marijuana grow sites, Bechtel said.
Giving an idea of the scope of the problem, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission says 551,000 marijuana plants were seized in Jackson County, Josephine County and central Oregon’s Deschutes County from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. And that was a tiny fraction of the illegal crop. Authorities also seized almost $3.4 million in cash in the raids.
“Despite legal avenues for purchases and sales of marijuana within Oregon, an illegal marijuana market continues to cause public safety concerns, including diversion of marijuana to other states, sales of marijuana to underage buyers, illegal cultivation of marijuana on private, state, and federal property, and enrichment of organized criminal operations,” the commission said in a report.
The report examined results after an outlay of millions of dollars in grants to the three counties to address increasing unlawful marijuana cultivation and distribution operations in Oregon. The commission said it could not judge the effectiveness of the grant program “because the illegal marijuana market is an especially nebulous sector to evaluate.”
The Task Force must provide its findings to an interim committee of the Legislature by Dec. 31, 2022. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-idaho/2022/05/12/cartel-financed-oregon-pot-farms-expand-to-growing-indoors/ | 2022-05-12T21:22:22Z |
TORONTO, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The parties to a proposed class action commenced against Victoria Gold Corp., John McConnell, T. Sean Harvey, Michael McInnis, Sean Roosen, Marty Rendall, Orion Co-VI Ltd., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and PI Financial Corp. have reached a proposed settlement of the claim which is subject to approval by the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
The class action has now been certified as against Victoria Gold, and dismissed as against the remaining Defendants. This notice provides information about this proposed settlement and related matters and how to exclude yourself ("opt-out") out of the class action.
Your legal rights are affected even if you do nothing. Please read this notice carefully.
The proposed settlement amount is CAD $925,000, including Class Counsel's fees, applicable taxes and expenses, any honourarium, and interest. The Defendants do not admit any wrongdoing or liability. By agreeing to the proposed settlement, the parties avoid the costs and uncertainty of a trial and delays in obtaining judgment.
If you do not wish to be bound by the class action and participate in the settlement, you must opt-out of the class action. A copy of the Opt-Out Form is available here:
https://knd.law/class-actions/victoria-gold-corp/
The Supreme Court of British Columbia is required to decide whether to approve the proposed settlement, class counsel fees and disbursements plus tax, an honourarium for the Representative Plaintiff and a plan to allocate and distribute the settlement proceeds. The Court will hear submissions about the approval of the proposed settlement on November 18, 2022. Payments will only be made available if the Court approves the proposed settlement and after any appeals are resolved.
- Stay in the Class Action and Do Nothing: You do not have to do anything to stay in the class action, but you will give up your right to sue the Defendants on your own.
- Stay in the Class Action and Object: If you want to object to the proposed settlement or the payment of Class Counsel's fees, fill out a Notice of Objection available at: https://knd.law/class-actions/victoria-gold-corp/. You must submit your Notice of Objection by email to victoriagold@knd.law or fax at (416) 352-7638 by November 3, 2022 for it to be valid.
- Opt-Out of the Class Action: You can exclude yourself from the class action and the proposed settlement by filling out an Opt-Out Form available at: https://knd.law/class-actions/victoria-gold-corp/. You must submit your Opt-Out form by email to victoriagold@knd.law or fax at (416) 352-7638 by November 8, 2022 for it to be valid.
These rights and options and the deadlines to exercise them and further information about the proposed settlement are explained in a notice available at: https://knd.law/class-actions/victoria-gold-corp/
More details may be found in the Settlement Agreement. You can obtain a copy of the Settlement Agreement at https://knd.law/class-actions/victoria-gold-corp/. You can send your questions by email to victoriagold@knd.law or by fax to (416) 352-7638.
The lawyers for the Plaintiff and the Class in this class action are KND Complex Litigation.
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Doctor, nurses stabbed at California hospital; man arrested
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man stabbed a doctor and two nurses inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward on Friday and remained inside a room for hours before police arrested him, authorities said.
The man walked into Encino Hospital Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley shortly before 4 p.m., Los Angeles police Officer Drake Madison said.
The man had parked his car in the middle of a street and went to the emergency room, where he asked for treatment for anxiety before stabbing the doctor and nurses, authorities said.
Fire officials said three victims were taken to a trauma center in critical condition. Police later said one was in critical condition and underwent surgery.
All three were later listed in stable condition at Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center.
The first floor of the Encino hospital and some nearby offices were evacuated, police said.
“We’ve moved patients out of the danger zone,” LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said at a news conference.
There was no evidence that the man knew the victims, Hamilton added.
The man remained inside a room in the hospital for about four hours as SWAT team members tried to unsuccessfully to negotiate with him before he was finally arrested, police said.
He was taken to another hospital for treatment of self-inflicted injuries to his arms, authorities said.
The man’s name wasn’t immediately released, but Hamilton said he had a lengthy criminal record, including two arrests last year for battery of a police officer and resisting arrest.
Benjamin Roman, an ultrasound technician, told KNBC-TV that before the stabbing, he saw the man, who had a dog with him and who might have been high on drugs because he looked anxious and was drenched in sweat.
After the hospital issued an “internal triage” code, Roman said he saw a doctor and a nurse who had been stabbed.
“The doctor looked (like) she was in pain,” he said. “There was a lot of blood and it looked like ... he might have got her abdomen.”
The attack comes only two days after a gunman killed four people and then himself at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The assailant got inside a building on the Saint Francis Hospital campus with little trouble, just hours after buying an AR-style rifle, authorities said.
The man killed his surgeon and three other people at a medical office. He blamed the doctor for his continuing pain after a recent back operation.
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- Proprietary technology Hominis® Surgical System, first-of-its-kind surgical robot with humanoid-shaped arms, also rebranded to Anovo™ Surgical System
- Company also highlights clinical data of surgical system in multiple presentations at SRS 2022 Annual Meeting
TEL AVIV, Israel and FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Memic Innovative Surgery Ltd. (Memic), a medical device company dedicated to transforming surgery with its proprietary surgical robotic technology, today announced that it has rebranded to become Momentis Surgical™ and has changed the name of its proprietary technology from Hominis® Surgical System to Anovo™ Surgical System. The company first unveiled the rebrand in a special on-site event called "Project M" on Friday, July 1, 2022 at the Society of Robotic and Digital Surgery (SRS) 2022 Annual Meeting in Florida.
"We are pleased to announce our new identity as Momentis Surgical. As an innovative and visionary technology company, we want to ensure that our brand aligns with our vision and core values and reflects our expanded corporate mission to transform the field of robotic surgery in a range of indications using next-generation surgical robots that provide a human touch, mirroring the movements of the human body to enable surgeons to perform procedures previously unimaginable," said Dvir Cohen, chief executive officer of Momentis. "We believe the name Momentis captures not only where we find ourselves as a company today, but it reflects our inspiration for future growth as an organization."
At SRS 2022, the company also highlighted clinical data of the Anovo System in seven presentations including four oral presentations. In one of the oral presentations, titled "Advancements in Robotic Gynecology: Vaginal Robotics," Ricardo E. Estape, MD, gynecologic surgeon and director, HCA Florida Institute for Gynecologic Oncology, Kendall Hospital and Erica Stockwell, DO, MBA, FACOG, gynecologic surgeon, AdventHealth Celebration, reviewed the history of robotic surgery and the clinical benefits of the transvaginal approach to gynecological surgery. Dr. Estape also discussed his clinical experience with the Anovo System, as the first surgeon in the U.S. to ever perform a robotic-assisted transvaginal hysterectomy using this technology. He has performed six patient procedures to-date, all completed with good results and all patients were discharged from the hospital same day post-surgery.
The Anovo System is indicated for use in robotic-assisted transvaginal benign surgical procedures including benign hysterectomy, salpingectomy, oophorectomy, adnexectomy, and ovarian cyst removal. Multiple instruments can be introduced to the body through a single portal and the unprecedented articulation of the robotic ARMS offers optimal access and working angles. Anovo requires a much smaller footprint and costs significantly less than conventional robotic systems, making it possible for more hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to acquire the system and offer more patients the benefits of less invasive robotic surgery.
In June 2022, Momentis announced the first U.S. patient procedures were successfully performed using the Anovo System for robotic-assisted transvaginal hysterectomy at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and The Women's Hospital at Jackson Memorial.
About Momentis Surgical™
Momentis Surgical (formerly Memic Innovative Surgery) is a medical device company founded in 2013 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel with a wholly owned subsidiary based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Momentis is dedicated to transforming the field of robotic surgery by developing innovative small footprint, cost-effective, robotic-assisted technologies and techniques for a growing number of clinical applications. Our goal is to empower surgeons to perform minimally invasive, complex procedures, enabling better patient outcomes, lowering cost of care, and opening access to more surgeons, patients, hospitals, and surgery centers across the globe. For more information, visit: https://www.momentissurgical.com/.
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‘It’s just hell there’: Russia still pounds eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military machine persevered in its ferocious effort to grind down Ukraine’s defenses Monday, as the war’s consequences for food and fuel supplies increasingly weighed on minds around the globe after warnings that the fighting could go on for years.
In Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, which in recent weeks has become the focal point of Moscow’s attempt to impose its will on its neighbor, battles raged for the control of multiple villages, the local governor said.
The villages are around Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, two cities in the Luhansk region yet to be captured by the Russians, according to Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai.
Russian shelling and airstrikes on the industrial outskirts of Sievierodonetsk have intensified, he said.
Haidai told The Associated Press on Monday that the situation in Sievierodonetsk was “very difficult,” with the Ukrainian forces maintaining control over just one area — the Azot chemical plant, where a number of Ukrainian fighters, along with about 500 civilians, are taking shelter.
The Russians keep deploying additional troops and equipment in the area, he said.
“It’s just hell there. Everything is engulfed in fire, the shelling doesn’t stop even for an hour,” Haidai said in written comments.
Only a fraction of 100,000 people who used to live in Sievierodonetsk before the war remain in the city, with no electricity, communications, food or medicine.
Even so, Haidai said, the staunch Ukrainian resistance is preventing Moscow from deploying its resources to other parts of the country.
The British defense ministry noted that the war is not going all Russia’s way, despite its superior military assets.
Russian ground troops are “exhausted,” the defense ministry said in an intelligence report Monday. It blamed poor air support for Russia’s difficulty in making swifter progress on the ground.
Across the world, drivers are rethinking their habits and personal finances amid surging prices for gasoline and diesel, fueled by Russia’s war in Ukraine as well as the global rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Energy prices are a key driver of inflation that is rising worldwide and making the cost of living more expensive.
The European Union’s top diplomats gathered in Luxembourg on Monday for talks focused on Ukraine and food security.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called on Russia to lift its blockades of Ukrainian ports to help deliver the millions of tons of grain waiting to be exported.
“I hope — more than hope, I am sure — that the United Nations will at the end reach an agreement,” Borrell said. “It is unconceivable, one cannot imagine that millions of tons of wheat remain blocked in Ukraine while in the rest of the world, people are suffering (from) hunger. This is a real war crime ... You cannot use the hunger of people as a weapon of war.”
Financial help for children displaced by the war in Ukraine was due to come from an unlikely quarter later Monday, when Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov looked to auction off his Nobel Peace Prize medal in New York.
Muratov was awarded the gold medal in October 2021. He helped found the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and was the publication’s editor-in-chief when it shut down in March amid the Kremlin’s clampdown on journalists and public dissent in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Muratov had already announced he was donating to charity the $500,000 cash award that came with the prize. The proceeds will go directly to UNICEF in its efforts to help children displaced by the war in Ukraine.
In other developments Monday:
— A Russian governor said Ukrainian shelling of a Russian village near the border with Ukraine wounded one person. A power station was hit, leaving parts of the village without electricity, according to Alexander Bogomaz, governor of the Bryansk region.
— The Russian military said it hit an airfield in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region with a missile, destroying two Bayraktar drones and a drone control station. Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konahsenkov said a high-precision Oniks missile hit an Artsyz airfield on the Odesa region. Earlier on Monday, the Ukrainian military said its air defense system deterred two airstrikes on the Odesa region, destroying the incoming missiles. The contradicting reports couldn’t be immediately reconciled.
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Woman killed by multiple dogs after they escape from neighbor’s yard, police say
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - Investigators in Alabama are trying to figure out how and why a woman was killed by her neighbor’s dogs over the weekend.
The woman, identified by police as 57-year-old Ronda Persall, was killed after multiple dogs escaped through their owner’s fence on May 22, WBRC reported.
The owner, who asked to remain unidentified, said he doesn’t know how his dogs got out.
“They can’t dig through it. There are boards all around it. They couldn’t chew through it. It’s a metal fence,” he said. “It’s a mystery. How did they get out?”
The owner said the commotion outside woke him up around 2:30 a.m. that day. When he went to check it out, he saw the dogs attacking Persall, who was his neighbor.
“She was laying over here beside the car, and the dogs had surrounded her and they were biting her,” he said. “I picked her up out of them. They started biting on me. I took her and put her in the thing, and I asked her if she was OK. She said ‘Baby, I’m OK, but I’m hurting.”
The man received scratches on his leg. He tried rushing his neighbor to the hospital, but it was too late. Persall died a short time later, according to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick.
“I don’t know, man. It traumatized the smoke out of me,” the owner of the dogs said.
The dogs’ owner said he ended up shooting and killing at least 12 dogs, which he describes as yard dogs. Cullman County’s Animal Control Director, who was at the scene Monday, said two lab mixed dogs were pulled off Persall. Some of the dogs were taken in to be tested.
Meanwhile, the man, who was good friends with Persall, is devastated.
“She had a few oddities. She was eccentric, I guess you’d call her, but she was good as gold,” he said. “She may cut her grass with a pair of scissors, but she was a sweetheart. She wasn’t no mean lady at all. She didn’t deserve it.”
Officials don’t know exactly what led up to the attack. Cullman County’s Animal Control continues to investigate.
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Biden to talk infrastructure during New Hampshire visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will try to demonstrate that last year’s infrastructure law is alleviating the country’s supply chain debacles when he visits Portsmouth Harbor in New Hampshire on Tuesday.
Biden’s destination is the state’s only deep water harbor, making it a critical way station for home heating oil, fiberoptic cables and rock gypsum, which is used to produce drywall.
Under the $1 trillion infrastructure law, $1.7 million will be used to dredge the harbor’s shipping channel and basin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers already spent $18.2 million to make it easier for larger ships to access the harbor, a project intended to reduce delays that cause higher prices for consumers.
Overall, the law includes $17 billion for upgrading port facilities at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has caused havoc on international supply chains.
Biden’s trip is his second to New Hampshire as president. The state was his first stop after he signed the infrastructure legislation in November, and he spoke in front of an old bridge that’s overdue for repairs.
The president has repeatedly focused on these kinds of initiatives as his more ambitious agenda to boost education, social services and climate change initiatives remains stalled.
With the midterm elections approaching later this year, Biden is eager to convince voters that one of his administration’s top accomplishments is creating concrete progress after years of unfulfilled promises from his predecessor, President Donald Trump, who never cut a deal on infrastructure spending.
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Essent Continues to Broaden Its Highly Characterized, Low Passage Primary Cell Catalog
CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Essent Biologics™, a leading supplier of adult human-derived cell and scaffold materials, today announced it has launched a new line of primary cells: Wharton's jelly-derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (hWJMSC), to its growing product portfolio.
Isolated from human umbilical cord tissue, Essent's hWJMSCs originate from a single donor and are proven to differentiate in vitro toward chondrogenic, osteogenic and adipogenic lineages. In addition, these cells have a unique secretory profile with anti-inflammatory properties–making them extremely attractive for both research and therapeutics within the regenerative medicine and tissue engineering fields.
"Our strong partnership with AlloSource allows us access to donated placentas from their Placenta Donation Program, sourcing from women 30 years and younger," said Courtney Jurbala, Vice President of Business Operations. "We collect the cells from the research-consented donated placenta, after a new life has been born and the mother goes home with her baby. The miracle of life continues to advance the field of regenerative medicine with a simple donation."
Rigorously characterized to ISCT guidelines, Essent's hWJMSCs are validated to guarantee at least one million cells per vial post thaw at low passage. In addition, Essent offers flash-frozen origin tissue as a companion product for each lot of cells, the Essent Origin Sample™, so that researchers always know their source.
Essent's non-GMP hWJMSC are available immediately for purchase, with GMP available June 2022. Click to learn more and order today.
About Essent Biologics
Essent Biologics is setting a new standard in human-derived biomaterials and comprehensive data for research. The nonprofit biotechnology company provides low-passaged primary cells, research tissue and scaffold materials to advance regenerative medicine research from benchtop to bedside. Essent Biologics supplies products in small or large volumes and serves as a manufacturing partner by creating master cell banks and an inventory of custom products within a tailored specification. In order to ensure reliable product quality, safety and efficacy, all Essent Biologics products are developed using robust design control processes and produced under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). For more information, please visit essentbiologics.org.
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Tavern owners to play critical role in free-to-play, turn-based MMORPG from premier team that created titles such as Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, For Honor, Lineage 2, Skull and Bones, Far Cry 6, and The Witcher 3.
AUSTIN,Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Always Imagine, LLC and Radical Labs today announced the sale of deeds for magic taverns in the forthcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Dark Taverns. A twenty-four-hour pre-mint begins today at 1:00pm ET and will open to the public at the same time tomorrow. Tavern owners will secure a fifty percent discount on all future downloadable content and will be granted a Cast Key unlocking three free items such as wings, mounts and weapons. Sales are limited to ten per wallet. The game is free to play and win, and cannot be won by purchasing items.
Created by a thirty-nine-member team of leading game developers – many formerly of Ubisoft and NCSoft with legendary credits – the game will soon be available worldwide on PC and Mac, followed by additional platforms. Dark Taverns takes inspiration from all-time great titles such as The Legend of Zelda, Chrono Trigger, and World of Warcraft, combining their best attributes with modern innovations, including the opportunity to own items earned in-game, and trade or sell them as NFTs.
Playing a critical role, tavern owners – known as Keepers – are charged with ensuring the proper use of magic emanating from their tavern to expel evil from the world. Keepers will host players assigned to spawn in their tavern, offer them refreshment, rest and healing, room rentals, storage, and a home base for guilds. The 10,000 unique taverns come in three sizes and can be extensively customized with new blueprints, allowing Keepers to build their following, provide entertainment in public and private spaces, and earn rewards for their success.
The game offers a broad range of playing modes from cloaked individual, team or guild member, to the "hardcore" setting to automatically accept all challenges in MMO.
Dark Taverns plans to introduce a playable version later this year, and expect to launch the game for PC, Mac, and additional platforms in early 2023. To purchase a tavern and learn more please visit https://darktaverns.com/.
Dark Taverns is a free-to-play, turn-based MMORPG from a premier team that created titles such as Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, For Honor, Lineage 2, Skull and Bones, Far Cry 6, and The Witcher 3. In the expansive world of Dark Taverns, the magical density and difficulty of each location ebbs and flows, providing an evolving challenge for players of all skill levels. Dark Taverns combines nostalgic elements of landmark games with seamless integration of ownership of items earned in-game, and transferable off world as NFTs. Join the Dark Taverns community on Discord at discord.gg/darktaverns and follow @DarkTaverns on Twitter.
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DENVER, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), announced today that it will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter results on Monday, August 1, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The company plans to release its results after market close the same day.
This call is also being webcast and can be accessed at the DaVita IR web page. You can join this call as follows:
Monday, August 1, 2022
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Dial in number: 877-918-6630
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When calling in, please provide the operator the password "Earnings" and provide your name and company affiliation. Investors unable to listen to the conference call will be able to access a replay via our website at investors.davita.com. There will be no telephone replay.
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a health care provider focused on transforming care delivery to improve quality of life for patients globally. The company is one of the largest providers of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. DaVita cares for patients at every stage and setting along their kidney health journey—from slowing the progression of kidney disease to helping to support transplantation, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home. As of March 31, 2022, DaVita served 200,800 patients at 2,809 outpatient dialysis centers in the United States. The company also operated 346 outpatient dialysis centers in 11 other countries worldwide. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality, and worked collaboratively to propel the kidney care industry to adopt an equitable and high-quality standard of care for all patients, everywhere. To learn more, visit DaVita.com/About.
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The joint offering provides safe, cost-effective, uncompressed, high-bandwidth video connectivity and camera imaging extension
WALDENBURG,Germany and HOD HASHARON, Israel, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Würth Elektronik, a leading manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components, and Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN), a premier provider of high-speed connectivity solutions for the audio-video and automotive markets, today announced that they have introduced to market a joint solution to enable medical image diagnosis and procedures with unprecedented video resolution. The offering encompasses secure, cost-effective, uncompressed, high-bandwidth video connectivity and advances camera imaging. The joint reference design is currently under evaluation by leading medical imaging device manufacturers.
Medical imaging devices, such as MRIs, CTs, robotic surgery and endoscopy solutions, require high-bandwidth uncompressed video connectivity. Würth Elektronik and Valens Semiconductor have developed a solution that enables uncompressed 4K60@4:4:4 video transmission over copper cable while complying with the strict medical isolation specifications.
Core components of the reference design (EVS3-EVK2-KT-3000-MD) are the Valens Stello VS3000 chipset, compliant with the latest generation of the HDBaseT standard Spec 3.0, and the WE-LAN HDBaseT transformer from Würth Elektronik (749054010). This ensures galvanic isolation and compliance with the IEC 60601 standard for safe electrical equipment in the medical environment.
"Valens Semiconductor has long been a market leader in the audio-video industry and our technologies are making inroads into adjacent markets such as medical imaging," said Gabi Shriki, SVP and Head of Audio-Video at Valens Semiconductor. "This collaboration is testament to Würth Elektronik's continued leadership in the market and underpins their role in the HDBaseT ecosystem. Medical imaging is an expanding market. Our joint offering enables better and safer healthcare for patients around the world."
"Würth Elektronik has the only solution that can isolate a connection with such high bandwidth," says Alexander Gerfer, Chief Technology Officer at Würth Elektronik. "There is strong demand for higher image quality in the medical segment. The combination of our transformers and Valens Semiconductor's world-class chipsets covers this demand. We're a market leader and pioneer in technological innovation, so we are confident that manufacturers will use this solution."
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Valens Semiconductor pushes the boundaries of connectivity by enabling long-reach, high-speed video and data transmission for the Automotive and Audio-Video industries. Valens' HDBaseT technology is the leading standard in the Audio-Video market with tens of millions of Valens' chipsets integrated into thousands of products in a wide range of applications. Valens' Automotive chipsets are deployed in systems manufactured by leading customers and are on the road in vehicles around the world. Valens is a key enabler of the evolution of ADAS and autonomous driving and its advanced technology is the basis for the new industry standard for high-speed in-vehicle connectivity.
For more information: www.valens.com
Würth Elektronik eiSos Group is a manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components for the electronics industry and a technology company that spearheads pioneering electronic solutions. Würth Elektronik eiSos is one of the largest European manufacturers of passive components and is active in 50 countries. Production sites in Europe, Asia and North America supply a growing number of customers worldwide.
The product range includes EMC components, inductors, transformers, RF components, varistors, capacitors, resistors, quartz crystals, oscillators, power modules, Wireless Power Transfer, LEDs, sensors, connectors, power supply elements, switches, push-buttons, connection technology, fuse holders and solutions for wireless data transmission.
The unrivaled service orientation of the company is characterized by the availability of all catalog components from stock without minimum order quantity, free samples and extensive support through technical sales staff and selection tools.
Würth Elektronik is part of the Würth Group, the world market leader for assembly and fastening technology. The company employs 8,000 staff and generated sales of 1.09 Billion Euro in 2021.
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BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The regional brand identity of the Hinggan League was officially released at the press conference co-launched by the CPC Hinggan League Committee, the Civil Administration of the Hinggan League, and the Communication University of China on August 15, 2022 in Beijing.
The press conference released the Hinggan League's regional brand identity and its main logotype (Hinggan League in the Hinggan Mountains), the regional public logo for farm and pasture products (Taste Life in Hinggan League, Natural and Fertile), the regional public slogan (Safety Products from Hinggan League), and the slogan for cultural tourism products (Embrace Mountains, Rivers, and the Hinggan League), according to the Publicity Department of the CPC Hinggan League Committee.
A follow-up 3-year regional brand identity campaign of the Hinggan League was also announced to embark on the Hinggan League's brand building and communication.
"The Hinggan League spares no effort to build a green farm and pasture product base and a famous tourist destination in China. This requires us to shape a distinctive regional brand identity and to present the nice and ambitious characters of the League so that more people will get to know and visit the League and contribute to its quality development," Zhang Xiaobing, secretary of the CPC Hinggan League Committee, noted. "We will further tap the potentials of the League, highlight the uniqueness of this region, build an IP portfolio, and enhance the awareness, reputation, and competitiveness of the brand to facilitate the transformative, green, and quality development of the League."
Located in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the middle part of the Greater Hinggan Mountains, the Hinggan League gives full play to its diverse tourist resources as its regional strengths and is dedicated to building a nationwide famous tourist destination and green farm and pasture product base. The League has won a series of honors, such as the Demonstration League of National Unity, National Demonstration League of Ecological Civilization Construction, and the Innovation Base Keeping "Green for Gold".
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Enochian BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOB) between January 17, 2018 and June 27, 2022, both dates inclusive, (the "Class Period"), including common stock issued by Enochian in a private placement offering on or about February 16, 2018, of the important September 26, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Enochian BioSciences securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Enochian BioSciences class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6517 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 September 26, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) co-founder and inventor, Serhat Gumrukcu, was engaged in a variety of frauds; (2) Gumrukcu was not a licensed doctor anywhere in the world; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Gumrukcu's purported contributions to Enochian lacked a reasonable basis; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Enochian had overstated its commercial prospects; (5) Gumrukcu had improperly diverted approximately $20 million from Enochian to entities he owned; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Enochian's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Enochian BioSciences class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6517 mailto:or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Amarex Clinical Research, LLC Guides Its Client to Phase II of FDA Trials
GERMANTOWN, Md., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amytrx and Amarex Clinical Research, LLC, an NSF company, today announced they are initiating the Phase II clinical trial on atopic dermatitis (AD) using Amytrx's therapeutic AMTX-100 CF3.
AMTX-100 CF3 is a unique peptide in a topical ointment formulation that readily penetrates the skin. It is made of 87% water and leaves no smell or residue. Phase I data in AD patients showed that half of the patients in a seven-day treatment protocol achieved total or almost total clearance of treated atopic dermatitis lesions after only one week of AMTX-100 CF3 administration, and more significantly, the improvement trend continued even after end of treatment and through the 2-week follow-up period.
Amytrx specializes in safe and effective anti-inflammatory peptide therapeutics for patients suffering from chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. AMTX-100 CF3, its leading drug candidate, is known for its ability to transport across membranes, address inflammation and modulate immune mediated diseases instead of simply inhibiting inflammation.
"We are encouraged by the biological impact on patients in this study for their treatment with a therapeutic we believe is not only effective, but is supportive of compliance," said Randy Riggs, Chief Business Officer at Amytrx. "We're excited by the potential of our peptide therapeutic that doesn't inhibit, but safely modulates inflammation to bring about the resolution of immune-mediated diseases."
Working together, Amytrx and Amarex successfully completed the drug's Phase I human safety and exploratory efficacy trial in 2021. Amytrx is initiating the Phase II trial in adult subjects with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis using transcriptomic mapping. The study will evaluate safety and efficacy of treatment over 28 days.
Amarex designed this study, submitted the IND application for FDA approval, diligently guided Amytrx through the Phase I trial, and is poised to continue leading the product through FDA trials until it is approved for market.
"We are pleased that our expert solutions and dedicated staff helped Amytrx meet this critical milestone on time." said Dr. Kazem Kazempour, President and CEO at Amarex. "The FDA gave us the green light to proceed with this adaptive design trial transitioning from the Phase I part illustrating our commitment to helping sponsors accelerate their development of safe and innovative patient treatments. Amarex is honored to be working with Amytrx on their ground-breaking anti-inflammatory therapy."
Based on the safety profile of AMTX-100 CF3 in the Phase I/II, Amytrx plans to bridge into adolescent and juvenile subjects during its Phase II. Amytrx is actively researching AMTX-100 use in additional indications and collaborating with institutions on its leukocyte targeted cell-penetrating peptide delivery platforms to treat other unmet medical needs in inflammation, autoimmune disorders and cancer.
Amytrx Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the first anti-inflammatory human peptide platform (AMTX-100) yielding the potential for vastly optimized, cutting-edge therapies that safely alter the course of chronic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction to prevent and treat some of the world's most debilitating diseases. For further information, please visit www.amytrx.com.
Amarex Clinical Research, LLC (www.amarexcro.com), an NSF company, is a global, full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO), whose leadership has significant expertise conducting biomedical research. Their combined experience includes the design and conduct of several hundred clinical research projects in many therapeutic indications. Amarex provides services in project management: Phase I-IV, BE/BA, PK/PD; regulatory affairs: FDA applications and meetings, applications to international health authorities, GxP compliance audits; clinical operations; adaptive study designs; statistical analysis, data management; medical monitoring; safety and pharmacovigilance; and general consulting. Amarex can take your product through the entire approval process from creating the regulatory approval strategy, to conducting trials, to writing the marketing approval application. Join our growing list of clients with approved products assisted by quality, cost-efficient services. For more information, visit www.amarexcro.com.
NSF (nsf.org) is an independent, global organization that facilitates standards development, and tests and certifies products for the food, water, health sciences, and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment. Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide. With operations in 180 countries, NSF is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on Food Safety, Water Quality, and Indoor Environment.
NSF's health sciences services include training and education, consulting, clinical research, regulatory guidance, corporate compliance and, separately, auditing, GMP and GLP analytical testing, DNA testing, certification, and R&D for the pharma biotech, medical device, and dietary supplement industries throughout the product lifecycle.
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CAMERON — A Cameron man was sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty in the 20th District Court to a driving while intoxicated charge.
Clifton Corey Knight, 48, was sentenced by Judge John Youngblood to 10 years imprisonment at a Texas Department of Correction facility, probated for two years after pleading guilty to DWI with a prior intoxicated manslaughter conviction.
An official at the Milam County District Attorney’s Office, who responded to a Telegram email, said Knight received ten years, which is probated for two years.
“Meaning if he does not successfully complete probation, he will be sentenced to 10 years in TDCJ,” the official said in an email.
As part of his plea agreement, Knight must also pay a $1,500 fine and $60 restitution to the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to court records.
Knight’s sentence stems from a 2017 encounter with Texas state troopers that stopped him while he drove a 1986 Chevrolet pickup on FM 487 in Milam County.
“During the stop, (a trooper) was able to smell an odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from Mr. Knight’s breath, so he asked for a certified SFTS (Standard Field Sobriety Testing) practitioner,” an arrest affidavit said. “Mr. Knight admitted to have drunk three or four beers.”
Another trooper arrived on the scene to conduct field sobriety tests, which Knight failed.
Knight was arrested at the scene.
Other sentencings
• Patrick Trent Mott, 36, of Baton Rouge, La., was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony.
• Richard Gabriel Licea, 34, of Rockdale, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 200 grams, a second-degree felony.
• Mardavius Powell, 22, of Cameron, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony.
• Edward Lee Davis, 36, of Austin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to engaging in organized crime, a second-degree felony.
• Edward Lavon Bates, 42, of Killeen, was placed on four years deferred adjudication after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 400 grams.
• Jeffrey William Crutchfield, 38, of Bryan, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 400 grams, a second-degree felony.
• Humberto Guerra, Jr., 34, of Houston, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to evading arrest with a vehicle, a third-degree felony.
• Paul Charles Johnson, 43, of Killeen was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance between 1 and 4 grams, a third-degree felony.
• Geffrey Alan Gadison, 38, of Bartlett, was placed on three years deferred adjudication after pleading guilty to failure to register as a sex offender, a third-degree felony.
• Cameron Trey Allen, 24, of Lexington, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance between 1 and 4 grams, a third-degree felony.
• Carol Lynn Long, 52, of Marble Falls, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance between 1 and 4 grams, a third-degree felony.
• Marshall Raymond Delong, 39, of Cameron, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to theft between $2,500 and $30,000 from the elderly and assault that causes bodily injury, both third-degree felonies.
• Sherlander Pope, 48, of Cameron, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram.
• Micheal Lynn Rader, 22, of Rockdale, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance between 1 and 4 grams. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_c8f9be88-d235-11ec-82c8-d71d03615440.html | 2022-05-12T22:42:23Z |
TORONTO, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Braxia Scientific Corp. ("Braxia", or the "Company"), (CSE: BRAX) (OTC: BRAXF) (FWB: 4960), a medical research company with clinics providing and advancing innovative ketamine and other innovative treatments for people living with depression and related mental health disorders, is pleased to announce today the opening of its newest Braxia Health clinic in the Kitchener-Waterloo area in Ontario. The Kitchen-waterloo location is the fifth Braxia Health Clinic in Canada.
Braxia's group of clinics, led by top researchers in depression Dr. Roger McIntyre and Dr. Joshua Rosenblat – as determined by Expertscape – and now Braxia Health Kitchener-Waterloo, provide patients greater access to Braxia's network of physicians, specialists and researchers delivering innovative, rapid acting treatments like intravenous (IV) and oral ketamine, and psilocybin for treatment resistant depression (TRD) and other mental health disorders. Braxia Health clinics are also delivering world-class patient experience built around global best practices guidelines led by Dr. McIntrye and Dr. Rosenblat in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
"Today's announcement is the first of what we intend to be a series of growth developments and acquisitions to our clinical network," said Braxia CEO Dr. Roger McIntyre. "Further plans are in place for the expansion of Braxia Health clinics in Toronto and Ottawa, Ont., to better serve the growing unmet need in our Canadian communities.
With Braxia's ongoing Phase 2 multi-dose psilocybin trial in treatment resistant depression reporting positive preliminary results, and in response to demand amidst the evolving health-care dynamic resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an increase in annual referrals, the Company will also be adding capacity at its new flagship centre in Toronto and its clinic in Ottawa.
Kevin Kratiuk, Braxia's Vice-President of Operations, added, "While Braxia has been managing the patient volumes to date and ensuring care is delivered in a timely manner, an infrastructure expansion was needed to better support our communities and address the unmet burden of treatment-resistant depression. With our new clinic and future expansion plans for our existing clinics, we will also offer more convenient access to treatment for new and existing patients."
Additionally, Braxia Health clinics have begun to expand current offerings across its centers to include IV and oral ketamine. Braxia specialists have delivered psilocybin treatments to patients through its ongoing multi-dose clinical trial – first-ever Health Canada approved multi-dose psilocybin trial – and, in conjunction with Health Canada special access program (SAP) allowing psilocybin to be prescribed by physicians on a case-by-case basis to patients in need. Braxia was successful in receiving its first psilocybin SAP approval for a patient in Ontario in June 2022 and has now received several additional SAP approvals. To date, Braxia has treated multiple patients with psilocybin through its ongoing multi-dose clinical trial and training of 20 therapists via the Braxia Institute for psilocybin assisted therapy.
Canadians interested in applying to the SAP, to participate in clinical trials or to qualify for other treatments, such as IV and oral Ketamine for the treatment of depression, may contact the medical team at Braxia Health at www.braxiahealth.com.
Braxia Scientific is a medical research company with clinics that provide innovative ketamine treatments for persons with depression and related disorders. Through its medical solutions, Braxia aims to reduce the illness burden of brain-based disorders, such as major depressive disorder among others. Braxia is primarily focused on (i) owning and operating multidisciplinary clinics, providing treatment for mental health disorders, and (ii) research activities related to discovering and commercializing novel drugs and delivery methods. Braxia seeks to develop ketamine and derivatives and other psychedelic products from its IP development platform. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, the Canadian Rapid Treatment Center of Excellence Inc., Braxia currently operates multidisciplinary community-based clinics offering rapid-acting treatments for depression located in Mississauga, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, and Montreal.
"Dr. Roger S. McIntyre"
Dr. Roger S. McIntyre
Chairman & CEO
The CSE has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this release.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts, future estimates, plans, programs, forecasts, projections, objectives, assumptions, expectations, or beliefs of future performance are "forward-looking statements."
Forward-looking statements include statements about the intended promise of ketamine-based treatments for depression and the potential for ketamine to treat other emerging psychiatric disorders, such as Bipolar Depression. Such forward- looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events, or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the failure of ketamine, psilocybin and other psychedelics to provide the expected health benefits and unanticipated side effects, dependence on obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals, including acquiring and renewing federal, provincial, municipal, local or other licenses and engaging in activities that could be later determined to be illegal under domestic or international laws. Ketamine and psilocybin are currently Schedule I and Schedule III controlled substances, respectively, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19 (the "CDSA") and it is a criminal offence to possess such substances under the CDSA without a prescription or a legal exemption. Health Canada has not approved psilocybin as a drug for any indication, however ketamine is a legally permissible medication for the treatment of certain psychological conditions. It is illegal to possess such substances in Canada without a prescription.
These factors should be considered carefully, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important risk factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other risk factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties that could affect financial results is contained in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulators, including the Amended and Restated Listing Statement dated April 15, 2021, which are available at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements.
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Introductory fares between MDW and New Haven start at $89
CHICAGO, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avelo Airlines today begins serving the Windy City with nonstop service to Southern Connecticut from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW). The flight offers Chicago a more convenient and affordable gateway to the New England and New York regions.
Introductory one-way fares between MDW and Connecticut's most convenient airport — Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) — starting at $89* are available at AveloAir.com.
Avelo Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said, "Chicago — it's officially time to say hello to Avelo! Getting from the Windy City to Southern Connecticut is now easier and more affordable than ever. We're excited to connect these two pizza capitals, allowing for long getaways to the New York and New England areas for a quick trip with friends and family to enjoy a slice."
Avelo will fly its Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 aircraft on the route beginning May 26, 2022. This new route will typically operate four days per week. Flight days and times below:
"On behalf of Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the entire Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), I am thrilled to welcome Avelo Airlines for inaugural service at Midway International Airport," said City of Chicago Commissioner of Aviation Jamie L. Rhee. "Travelers now have new options for affordable travel between New England at Tweed New Haven Airport and the "Windy City," voted Best Big City in the U.S. by Conde Nast Traveler for the fifth year in a row."
Tweed-New Haven Airport – The New Haven Way to Connecticut
Amidst the crowds, long lines, lengthy walks and traffic congestion encountered at other airports frequented by travelers to and from the region, HVN offers a refreshingly smooth and simple alternative hometown airport experience. HVN's adjacency to multiple major highways and commuter railways make it Connecticut's most convenient and easily accessible airport.
Tweed-New Haven Airport Executive Director Sean Scanlon said, "The addition of flights to Chicago is yet another important milestone in the overwhelming success story that is our partnership with Avelo. Starting this week, we now serve thirteen destinations and are offering service to major business hubs for the first time since the 1990s. The future is bright here at HVN and if you haven't flown with us yet, come see what all the hype is about!"
Best known as the home of Yale University, New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut and is part of the New York metropolitan area. The coastal city has experienced—and continues to enjoy—a renaissance. Within an easy stroll from the New Haven Green are more than 100 distinctive restaurants, offering something for every palate, and the city abounds with theaters, museums, and shopping destinations to satisfy all interests and tastes.
A Different, Better and More Affordable Travel Experience
Avelo offers several unbundled travel-enhancing options that give Customers the flexibility to pay for what they value, including priority boarding, checked bags, carry-on overhead bags, and bringing a pet in the cabin.
The American-made Boeing 737 NG mainline jets Avelo operates from HVN offer a more spacious and comfortable experience than the regional jets that historically served this airport. Customers may choose from several seating options, including seats with extra leg room, as well as pre-reserved window and aisle seating.
Avelo is distinguished by its Soul of Service culture. The culture is grounded in our Avelo "One Crew" value that promotes a welcoming and caring experience. By caring for one another and owning their commitments, Avelo Crewmembers focus on anticipating and understanding Customer needs on the ground and in the air.
About Avelo Airlines
Avelo Airlines was founded with a simple purpose — to Inspire Travel. The airline offers Customers time and money-saving convenience, low everyday fares, and a refreshingly smooth and caring experience through its Soul of Service culture. Operating a fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft, Avelo currently serves 27 popular destinations across the U.S., including its three bases at Los Angeles' Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Southern Connecticut's Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) and Orlando International Airport (MCO). For more information visit AveloAir.com or the Avelo Newsroom at AveloAir.com/Newsroom.
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*One-way introductory fares include government taxes and fees. The introductory fares must be booked by June 3, 2022. The introductory one-way fares starting at $89 are only available on Avelo flights between MDW and HVN between now and November 7, 2022. Blackout dates will apply. The introductory fares are available on a limited number of flights and seats. Additional fees for carry-on and checked bags, assigned seats and other optional services may apply. For full terms and conditions, please see Avelo's Contract of Carriage.
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DPOservice brings operational efficiency solutions to information security and privacy processes to increase the organizational benefits of compliance.
MONTREAL, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Cybenergie announced the integration of DPOsolutions, audit, DPOaaS, CISOaaS, consulting services, specialized in information security, privacy and personal data protection, into its portfolio of services that improve the efficiency of the business and technical architecture of public and private organizations. DPOsolutions, with its expertise in data protection technologies remains independent and becomes a partner of Cybenergie. Cybenergie's new cybersecurity and privacy services will be operated under the DPOservice brand under the responsibility of Vincent Bureau who becomes Cybenergie's Vice President Cyber Privacy.
Cybenergie's CEO, Olivier Deschamps, stated ''As part of the FIC 2022 International Cybersecurity Forum, the largest European event in the field dedicated this year to the future of digital technology, Cybenergie is launching DPOservice, a cybersecurity and privacy protection service offering focused on organizational efficiency. Companies are subject to more and more complex legal constraints and industry practices. This service will reinforce our vertical offer concerning data protection in integrated management solutions such as SAP with data security audit, data governance, optimization of existing access processes or implementation of sensitive data protection solutions.''
DPOsolutions' CEO, Vincent Bureau, stated: "Joining Cybenergie and developing DPOservice is an extremely exciting opportunity and will bring significant strategic and operational benefits to strengthen and enhance our vision of mature cybersecurity and privacy compliance and organizational benefits. We are ready to strengthen the links between privacy, process improvement, data governance, artificial intelligence ethics and environmental, social and governance criteria for our clients."
Cybenergie specializes in the optimization of ITIL business processes, such as identity and access management, service requests and data governance. Cybenergie offers application security audits, IT process design and mapping, and improvement of existing IT solutions. For the past 20 years, Cybenergie has been recognized for its expertise in SAP security redesign, employee data protection and IT department chaos management. Cybenergie is a registered brand in Canada, the United States, Europe, Singapore and China and continues to expand internationally. Cybenergie works as a team to improve the efficiency of your IT processes.
DPOsolutions specializes in personal data protection by design and default, privacy enhancing technologies and their integration, information security, strategies and tactics for trusted data, and an ethical approach to artificial intelligence. With ten years of experience in governance, risk and compliance, DPOsolutions was created to accompany organizations in their compliance with the GDPR and similar laws by combining the legal, organizational, and technological dimensions. DPOsolutions operates for public and private organizations in North America and Europe. For DPOsolutions, data is your strategic asset, its protection is your competitive advantage.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Garth Brooks announced on Good Morning America that talkshoplive®, the leading social selling, online network, will exclusively stream highlights from Garth: Live from Central Park for the first time since 1997 on this Sunday, August 7, in celebration of the concert's 25th anniversary.
Brooks will go live from Studio G in Nashville during this special talkshoplive® event to cut in and intersperse live commentary as he showcases some of his favorite moments from his 1997 historic musical event. On August 7, 1997, an estimated one million people showed up to the once-in-a-lifetime concert. The HBO special was the most-watched special on cable television in 1997, drawing 14.6 million television viewers. It was also nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program; and Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
"Time is a friend to all things good, and the Central Park Concert will forever remain a GREAT chapter in our story," said Garth Brooks.
Earlier this week on Monday, August 1, Garth Brooks joined live from his studio on talkshoplive® with SiriusXM The Highway's Storme Warren for the release party of The Anthology, Part II: The Next Five Years. Brooks shared some of the stories that are included in The Anthology, Part II highlighting special moments from the concert in Central Park. During the episode on talkshoplive®, Brooks also spotlighted the influence of others close to him as he embarked on this journey, answered questions from fans, and noted that The Anthology starts in a "whirlwind." To watch the episode on talkshoplive®, please visit https://talkshop.live/watch/0AEtmX1I5Gm5.
In The Anthology, Part II, Brooks picks up where he left off in The Anthology, Part I: The First Five Years, telling his story in his own words and offering fascinating insights to the music industry, his career, and personal life from 1996-2001. It also takes an in-depth look at the stories behind the songs and Garth's recording sessions for "Fresh Horses," "Sevens," "The Limited Series," "Double Live," and "Scarecrow" and contains a 6-disc set of musical highlights from albums released during that time including two previously unreleased recordings including a new duet with Trisha Yearwood. In addition to the music, The Next Five Years chronicles Garth's 24-hour signing session at Fan Fair in 1996 that demonstrated his powerful connection to his fans. It also explains the reason for the delay in the release of Sevens and his decision to announce his retirement. The Anthology, Part II: The Next Five Years with the limited edition silver sleeve is available for purchase here exclusively on talkshoplive®.
For all media outlets that want to embed a message from Garth that automatically becomes the live experience on August 7th, here is the embed code for fans to watch and participate on your site: https://talkshop.live/watch/D-T04FFOJC4h
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talkshoplive® is the leading livestreaming, social selling online network. Sellers showcase their products via live shows, displaying product details and chat in real-time, with customers who can purchase with one click on the Buy button. Shoppable video content created on the platform can be shared and embedded on multiple sites and social platforms, eliminating all click-through and creating multiple points of purchase. The platform and iOS app are full service for sellers - from live show creation to order processing to ease of shipping and payouts. Buyers are able to access unlimited channels and live product shows. With talkshoplive®, buying has never been more interactive and entertaining.
An incredible lineup of stars and brands have launched their own talkshoplive® channels including Oprah Winfrey, Walmart, Best Buy, Fred Segal, Condé Nast, Hearst, BuzzFeed, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Dude Perfect, Dolly Parton, Alicia Keys, Julie Andrews, Meghan Trainor, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Patti LaBelle, Drew Barrymore, Rachael Ray, Ree Drummond, Jamie Foxx, Tim Tebow, Kristin Cavallari, Tim McGraw, Jenna Dewan, Leslie Jordan, Michelle Williams, Kathy Ireland Worldwide and many more.
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Fourth annual report summarizes findings from a survey of nearly 1,000 Americans; Results, as compared to 2021 findings, signal individual users and employers continue to utilize lax password policies and procedures; Concludes many Americans and businesses are still at high risk for falling victim to cybercrime
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, American cybersecurity firm, PC Matic, announced the release of its fourth annual report analyzing users and their password habits and hygiene.
The nineteen-page report presents the results of a nationally distributed survey by which 1,000 Americans were asked about their password behaviors and tendencies. Fielded in August 2022, the findings revealed that nearly 35% of Americans aren't sure when they last changed their passwords, or never have at all. The survey also revealed the companies continue to be lax with corporate password policies since the company's 2021 survey, finding that nearly a fifth of employers nationwide still never require their employees to change their passwords.
More key findings from the report are as follows:
- Nearly 55% of those surveyed responded that they have never changed their home Wi-Fi password, or that it hasn't been changed since setup. This is down from 60% in 2021's Password Habits and Hygiene Survey.
- 40% of respondents indicated that they are using the password lockout feature on both their work and home computers. This number remains virtually unchanged since the 2021 Password Habits and Hygiene Survey.
- 46% of employers don't require their employees to utilize a Virtual Private Network (VPN). 2021 survey results showed that 44% of employers didn't require this layer of security for employees.
- More than 50% of respondents admit to checking personal e-mail accounts at work. This number remains virtually unchanged from 2021's survey results, and still presents an imminent threat to corporate networks.
"As more employees than ever participate in hybrid work environments, password hygiene has never been more important," said Rob Cheng, CEO and Founder of PC Matic. "Our 2022 Password Habits and Hygiene Report sought to understand if password practices across the nation had improved since our 2021 findings, and provides a great deal of insight into how IT professionals can enhance these practices to better protect corporate networks."
More findings and the complete report may be found here.
More information on PC Matic may be found here.
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One Network's latest release further extends its planning suite with smart prescriptions, autonomous decision-making, and adaptive workflow integration.
DALLAS, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One Network Enterprises (ONE), the leading global provider of intelligent control towers and the AI-driven Digital Supply Chain Network™, is pleased to announce significant advancements to the NEO Platform's supply chain planning capabilities. These capabilities span the entire supply chain network ecosystem and functions, from revenue planning, demand planning, IBP/S&OP, supply chain planning, logistics, and network optimization.
With the release of NEO 3.5, One Network continues to make major strides in the area of AI and machine learning (ML), advancing the underlying proprietary framework of its intelligent agent, known as NEO, to increase the effectiveness of its learning capabilities. Two new capabilities are now available: Network BOM Constrained Supply Planning and Field Service Optimization. These new capabilities combine optimization with machine learning, enabling best-in-class prediction accuracy compared to traditional approaches.
NEO benefits organizations on the Digital Supply Chain Network™ with customer and supplier insights, full network collaboration, and increased network density. NEO captures network-wide data, making that data available for big data analytics through a supply chain data warehouse. Predictive analytics are generated from this current and historical data by applying advanced analytics such as ML, neural networks, and combinatorial optimization, along with traditional analytical techniques.
Prescriptions are generated from predictive analytics based on solving root causes combined with targeted business and process KPIs. The prescriptions are "smart" in the sense that they incorporate both local and global objectives, and the relationship between demand, supply, and logistics. They offer a series of dynamic prescriptions that are sensitive to current conditions and constraints, to optimize execution and completely resolve problems.
NEO's learning capabilities now include the ability to learn successful prescription sequences that generate optimal outcomes, so that it can offer those patterns in similar contexts in the future. The combination of the digitized supply chain network and smart prescriptions enables continuous and incremental planning on a near real-time basis. Thus, NEO 3.5 attains a significant milestone, enabling autonomous decision-making (based on user-defined KPI "guardrails") across the supply network.
NEO 3.5 also introduces the concept of "bring your own intelligence" (BYOI), enabling companies to leverage insights from elsewhere as part of their decision-making on the Digital Supply Chain Network™. NEO enables BYOI with ML "plug points," so customers can extend the solution based on their own analytics. Any such SDK-created extensions are guaranteed to be supported in future NEO releases.
These new capabilities are made possible by the distinctive architecture of One Network's NEO Platform. On the platform, planning and execution run concurrently, using the same data objects and the same data model, enabling true planning married to execution. Forecasts, orders, and deliveries move through the network in a seamless flow across all time horizons, without the need for a bridge between planning and execution. Continuous and incremental planning provides near real-time demand-supply matching across the network. Opportunities and problems are handled through interactive workbenches, where they can be autonomously or collaboratively engaged. Due to the fact that NEO's distributed transaction management spans demand, supply, and logistics, it enables more powerful, dynamic workflow problem resolution across all functions, and significantly increases the chances of completely resolving issues.
NEO 3.5 also introduces a new NEO capability called "Optimized Execution," which is enabled by unifying planning and execution on one platform. Optimized Execution is equipped with sophisticated forecasting tools, real-time insights, decision support, and decision execution. It can run autonomously, based on KPI "guardrails" and user-defined business rules, or present exceptions, problems, and potential issues to users via the workbench. Users can review and execute NEO's smart prescriptions, or collaborate with relevant trading partners to determine the best path forward.
Optimized Execution brings the traditionally distinct functions of planning and execution together in a unique way. Its smart prescriptions are designed to solve issues caused by demand and supply variation, to meet both local and network-wide objectives. Smart prescriptions bridge the gap between decision support and execution, by enabling plans to be executed even as demand, supply, and logistics conditions vary; and to ensure that execution continues to align with objectives.
The NEO 3.5 release demonstrates One Network's commitment to making AI/ML transparent, practical, and a source of value for all trading partners in the Digital Supply Chain Network™.
About One Network
One Network is the leader in supply chain control towers and the provider of AI-Driven Digital Supply Chain Network™. It is the only solution that gives supply chain managers and executives end-to-end visibility and control with one data model and one truth, from raw material to last-mile delivery. Powered by NEO, One Network's machine learning and intelligent agent technology, it enables seamless planning and execution, across inbound supply, outbound order fulfillment, and logistics, matching demand with available supply in real-time. Lead your industry by providing the highest service levels and product quality at the lowest possible cost. Visit: www.onenetwork.com.
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Biden mourns American killed in Ukraine
By Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN
President Joe Biden expressed dismay Friday at the news that an American, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.
“It is very sad. He left a little baby behind,” Biden told reporters at the White House where he was hosting a meeting of federal inspectors general.
Cancel was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, members of Cancel’s family confirmed to CNN. The 22-year-old was working with a private military contracting company when he was killed on April 25. The company sent him to Ukraine, and he was being paid while he was fighting there, Cancel’s mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN.
Cancel, a former US Marine, according to his mother, signed up to work for the private military contracting company on top of his full-time job as a corrections officer in Tennessee shortly before the war in Ukraine broke out at the end of February. When the war broke out, the company was searching for contractors to fight in Ukraine and Cancel agreed to go, Cabrera said.
“He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to contain it there so it didn’t come here, and that maybe our American soldiers wouldn’t have to be involved in it,” Cabrera told CNN in a phone interview.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday offered condolences to Cancel’s family, saying the US government had not officially confirmed his death and cautioning Americans against traveling to Ukraine for any reason.
Asked by CNN’s MJ Lee about Cancel’s death, Psaki said during the White House press briefing, “Well, first of all, our hearts go out to his family and loved ones. … We don’t have official confirmation, even though we’ve seen the reports, but we have not had that official process through the government, so I can’t speak to other specifics about him beyond that.”
She then cautioned against Americans traveling to Ukraine to take up arms.
“We know Americans are looking for ways to help and the reports about this individual were that he’s a veteran,” she said. “He had a child, I believe, and certainly sounded like a very passionate, young man. We know people want to help, but we do you encourage Americans to find other ways to do so … rather than traveling to Ukraine to fight.”
“It’s an active war zone. And we know Americans face significant risks, but certainly we know a family is mourning. A wife is mourning and our hearts are with them,” she continued.
Psaki also reiterated that the administration’s advice “has been that Americans should not travel to Ukraine for any reason.”
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Addition of digital asset management to PureCars' platform enhances capability and efficiency in deploying offers and creative, across a wide range of advertising channels.
ATLANTA, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PureCars, a leading provider of digital marketing technology and services for automotive dealers, announced today its acquisition of digital asset management platform, AutoSigma. PureCars is backed by Diversis Capital Partners and Stage 1 Ventures.
By combining AutoSigma's digital asset platform with PureCars' marketing technology, vehicle advertising can be deployed across multiple ad channels with more speed, accuracy and efficiency. The integration of the two platforms gives dealerships and agencies the ability to easily manage and update vehicle offers and build OEM-compliant ads. These assets are also syndicated across a wide variety of channels, including the dealer's website, email templates, Google Business posts, Google Ads, and Meta paid advertising. In addition, the platform can dynamically update offers, ensuring all advertising is current and consistent.
"AutoSigma solves the biggest pain points for dealers in getting vehicle offers to market," said Stephane Ferri, CEO at PureCars. "Speed to market has historically been a challenge, as dealers await and react to OEM program announcements. With AutoSigma, our dealers will be in market in unprecedented time. We're excited to welcome Matthew Strunk and the AutoSigma team to PureCars."
The automation AutoSigma provides not only saves time and reduces the manual effort required to prepare dealer advertising assets, but it also eliminates costly errors by ensuring consistency and accuracy in dealer advertising.
"Combining our asset management platform with PureCars' extensive MarTech capabilities will be a game changer for dealers. They will get to market faster and achieve even greater success with their marketing efforts," said Matthew Strunk, founder of AutoSigma. "We couldn't be happier about being a part of this industry-leading organization."
Diversis Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Kevin Ma, said, "We're confident AutoSigma will be a great complement to the advertising technology at PureCars. With vehicle inventory levels expected to rebound in the coming months, the ability to expedite the process of getting vehicle ads created and in-market quickly will be a huge competitive advantage for PureCars' clients."
Since 2007, PureCars has helped thousands of dealers improve their advertising effectiveness, while lowering ad costs per unit sold and per repair order. Through our unique combination of advanced advertising solutions, digital merchandising and market analytics, we provide dealers and partners with best-in-class solutions that increase efficiency and profitability. We are a certified digital provider for 16 OEMs in the U.S. and 1 in Canada, compliant with 40+ brands and serve 65 of the top 100 dealer groups in North America. To learn more, please visit http://www.purecars.com.
Founded in 2013, Diversis is a software and technology focused private equity fund with over $1 billion in assets under management that invests in lower middle-market companies, targeting situations where it can add unique value in helping a company reach the next level. With a collaborative approach to investing, its Operating Partners and Strategic Advisors work alongside management teams to help build successful organizations positioned for long-term growth. To learn more, please visit http://www.diversis.com.
Stage 1 Ventures, LLC was founded in 2005 and has invested over $200M in 22 late-stage growth companies. Stage 1 does a combination of primary and secondary investing as well as seed investing. Stage 1 looks for high growth companies that are led by passionate entrepreneurs in ag-tech, cloud, mobile, auto, consumer and enterprise software spaces.
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Man gets 60 years for filming himself raping child
DALLAS (AP) - Authorities say a Dallas-area man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to filming himself raping a 7-year-old girl.
The U.S. attorney’s office for the northern district of Texas said in a statement Friday that Mark Allen Miller, of Rowlett, was sentenced Thursday by a federal judge in Dallas after pleading guilty to two counts of producing child pornography.
The 35-year-old Miller was arrested on Jan. 12 after the girl’s father, with whom Miller was staying, said he walked in on Miller raping the girl, who was 9 years old at the time. The father said he and Miller had been friends for over a decade.
Prosecutors say Miller admitted to police that he had been molesting the girl for two years. They say he also admitted to producing child pornography, including at least five videos and 132 images involving the victim.
The 60 years Miller was sentenced to was the statutory maximum sentence.
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The inaugural Nimble AMS Association Leadership Virtual Summit offered educational webinars for association executives
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Brands, the leading provider of software and payment solutions for associations, nonprofits, and schools, is proud to share some of the insights from the inaugural Nimble AMS Association Leadership Virtual Summit held May 12, 2022.
This free event featured three educational webinars and provided an opportunity for association leaders to redefine what it means to be a leader of a member-based organization in today's world. The three-hour virtual summit offered insight into challenges facing association leaders and opportunities to enhance leaders' understanding of and connection to today's members.
Employers and association leaders are on the hot seat to provide employees and members with the benefits and experience they desire. Aimed at association executives, summit attendees learned how to effectively lead staff to navigate the journey of today's members and create unparalleled member value, networked with other association professionals, and earned 3 CAE credit hours in the process. The eight featured speakers have over 100 years of combined association experience.
"No question with the younger generation, if you don't have good tech, they'll leave," added session speaker Wes Trochlil (founder, Effective Database Management). "Technology investment is a requirement now."
At the Association Leadership Virtual Summit, in addition to industry networking and opportunities to chat with expert thought leaders and association-leader peers, timely topics included:
- How your organization can empower members to make informed, life-changing career decisions
- Managing and optimizing an organization's tech stack to prepare for future success
- How association leaders can become industry-trusted thought-leaders
- Professional development skills that will help move organizations forward
Session 1: Technology and strategies to engage and excite today's workforce
Panelists explored technology must-haves and strategies that association leaders need to adopt. The conversation centered on employment trends impacting the association member experience – including the labor shortage – and staff retention, current opportunities to diversify and expand the workforce, and ways that automation can excite and entice members and staff to combat innovation burnout and improve work-life balance.
"Your association can become the foundation from which members plan and achieve a successful career and deliver a high level of career satisfaction. [Career satisfaction] is currently driving the great reshuffling, and people are seeking happiness in their role," said Tristan Jordan, YM Careers, General Manager. "Together with your continuing education program, your best practice sessions, and networking opportunities...you'll become indispensable to the professionals you serve. Providing these innovative programs act as both the compass which points members in the right direction, and the assistance to help them reach the right destination."
Session 2: Own the future: How to prepare your association for success with technology
Embracing change was a big thread throughout the round table discussion, and it featured technology thought leaders who have helped thousands of associations find the right mix of tech to own their future. By aligning technology with an association's goals, and talking about benefits not features, association leaders can position their organization and members for future success with technology.
"Change management must be more heavily applied to associations. It's a complete paradigm shift, corresponding with the evolution of technology," said David Schulman, Associations Rewired, President. "Don't let leadership get lulled into inaction. As you transition to modern technology, remember you're building a garden, you need to seed it, feed it and water it. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon."
Session 3: How to become an authentic thought leader for your industry
Authentically connecting with your members and staff will help you become an industry thought leader. "Every interaction with a member is an opportunity to improve the relationship," shared Teri Carden, ReviewMyAMS co-founder and CEO. Compelling thought leadership can also improve the member experience, and authentically connecting with your members and staff will help you become an industry thought leader.
"Ask members what's keeping them up at night. This gives them a voice and allows them to be heard more broadly," said Bruce Moe (Executive Director/CEO of the Missouri State Teachers Association). "Amplify your member's voices through whitepapers, news releases, and case studies. This gives them a platform and brings awareness to what issues your members face."
For more information on association thought leadership, check out the Nimble AMS blog.
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Nimble AMS, an association management software (AMS) built on the Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) platform, is part of the Community Brands family.
Trailblazing associations challenge the status quo with Nimble AMS, the most trusted AMS, built on Salesforce. With Nimble AMS and Salesforce, associations and member-based nonprofits increase retention and revenue, drive meaningful engagement, and lower the total cost of ownership. Every customer is always on the same version and the solution is upgraded three times per year, in sync with Salesforce releases, ensuring that all Nimble AMS users receive the latest, hassle-free technology advancements at no added cost to customers. Most recently, Nimble AMS launched a predictive analytics tool, Nimble AMS Predictions, bringing the power of AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology to associations on the Nimble AMS platform through the power of Salesforce Einstein. Nimble AMS Predictions is designed to make AI approachable and easy to implement.
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Community Brands helps mission-driven organizations thrive. Our software, services, and payment solutions power nonprofits, associations, and K-12 schools to engage the people they serve through programs and events; raise funds to enable their mission; and manage their financials and operations. Our family of brands are bound by a common purpose to serve the organizations that make our communities a better place to live. Learn more about our Community Brands solutions for associations, nonprofits, K-12s, and event tech. Visit us at communitybrands.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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The world is careening toward levels of global warming that will have irreversible impacts, a new landmark report says, but we already have the solutions — the only thing preventing us from taking advantage of them is political will and status-quo interests in fossil fuels.
The third and final installment of the sixth UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, published Monday, shows how renewable energy sources like wind and solar are now economically viable and becoming cheaper by the day.
But while the focus on solutions give the report an optimistic tone, it also serves as a reminder of how policies lag far behind science, technology and even economics.
UN Secretary General António Guterres called the report "a litany of broken promises" and "a file of shame, cataloguing the empty pledges that put us firmly on track towards an unlivable world."
"The jury has reached a verdict. And it is damning," Guterres said. "We are on a fast track to climate disaster."
If the world doesn't strengthen its policies toward renewable energy, global warming could blow through the 1.5 degree-Celsius threshold that scientists have warned of and surpass 3 degrees by the end of the century, the report shows.
The report was published after marathon talks between global representatives went well into Sunday night, during which fossil fuel-producing nations opposed to a declarative call to end the use of coal, oil and gas in the near future, a source familiar with the talks told CNN, without naming particular nations.
The report is based on thousands of studies by hundreds of scientists, and the negotiations were the longest in the history of the IPCC's talks, which span more than three decades.
Here are its key takeaways.
Wind and solar are now economically viable replacements for fossil fuels
The cost of wind and solar energy have dropped dramatically in the past decade and are now competitive with coal and gas for electricity, the report shows. In some contexts, these renewable sources of energy are even cheaper than fossil fuels.
Many countries have ramped up the installation of wind turbines — both on and offshore — and solar panels, whether on buildings or in huge solar farms that can power entire communities.
And the amount of electricity generated by renewables is growing rapidly. A recent report by climate think tank Ember showed the world generated a record-setting 10% of its energy from wind and solar 2021. The International Energy Agency said in a recent report that renewable energy capacity grow by more than 60% by 2026, from 2020 levels.
While onshore wind and solar are now cost competitive with coal and natural gas for power, there are still huge upfront costs for installation which add to the inequities of the renewable energy transition, according to the report. For that reason, many developing countries — particularly in the Global South — lag behind in the adoption of solar and wind power.
In deliberations over Monday's report, some developing countries were calling for rich nations to transfer more money to the Global South to help it pay for the transition, according to a source familiar with the talks. Those countries argued that wealthy nations were historically more responsible for climate change and should shoulder more of the financial burden.
We need to ditch fossil fuels — and fast
To limit warming to 1.5 degrees, or even 2 degrees, the world's energy systems must rapidly decarbonize, the report's authors say. Ending fossil fuel subsidies could also reduce emissions by up to 10% by 2030.
"We cannot run our fossil fuel-based infrastructures anymore the way we did," said Jan Christoph Minx, a climate researcher and a lead author on the report, at a news conference. "The big message coming from here is we need to end the age of fossil fuel. And we don't only need to end it, but we need to end it very quickly."
By 2050, electricity should contribute very little to greenhouse gas emissions, the report concludes. If the world builds new fossil fuel infrastructure, it's at serious risk of locking in the use of coal, oil and gas for decades to come, which will undermine efforts to contain global warming.
But even continuing to operate existing fossil fuel infrastructure puts the world off track for staying under 1.5 degrees.
Any newly built fossil fuel projects risk becoming "stranded assets," or being abandoned, the report concludes, which carries massive financial risk. The estimated losses from stranded fossil fuel infrastructure is projected to be between $1 trillion and $4 trillion, from 2015 to 2050, in a scenario where the world limits global warming to 2 degrees.
But the report does leave room for continued fossil fuel use that utilizes carbon capture and storage — or CCS — a process in which the emissions from coal, oil and gas are captured and stored. The report's authors say this is only viable if the vast majority of emissions are captured.
CCS is highly controversial given it will allow the continued use of fossil fuels, even when more economical renewable sources are available. And studies have questioned how much greenhouse gas the CCS process can really capture.
We're going to have to suck CO2 out of the air
As we slash emissions, the report's scientists say we also need to start removing the carbon dioxide (CO2) that's already in the air.
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) can be achieved by planting trees and restoring forests and grasslands, but scientist say we must think beyond that. Some critical forests, because of human activity, are already transitioning from absorbing carbon dioxide to emitting it.
"We're already using planting trees and taking up soil carbon as as greenhouse gas removal technologies, but they are obviously limited in scope," said Jo House, a climate researcher and lead author on the report. "There's only so much land and you can't expect the land to mop up all the fossil fuel emissions."
Some companies are developing machines that essentially act as giant vacuums, pulling carbon dioxide out of the air, but so far these technologies operate at a very small scale.
Another way to achieve this is ocean fertilization, where nutrients are added to the upper layers of water to encourage plankton blooms, which absorb carbon dioxide from the air. That been proven to work, but the method has not been studied for long enough to understand whether side effects (like toxic algae blooms) may outweigh the benefits.
Despite limited research and technology development in CDR, the report's authors say the world must remove as much carbon dioxide from the air as possible — while reducing emissions — if warming is to be limited to 1.5 or even 2 degrees.
"[The report] foresees that in addition to making this pivot to clean energy, that the opportunity is also going to be to remove, through various means, some of the pollution that's already in the system or that's already being poured into the system now," Pete Ogden, the UN Foundation's vice president for energy, climate, and the environment, told CNN. "Particularly carbon dioxide, because it is so long lasting that to turn the ship around, we really need to use all the tools we can."
Slashing methane is a quick way to turn down the heat
The bulk of human-induced climate change comes from carbon dioxide, but methane makes up around 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is the second-biggest contributor to climate change.
The gas has more than 80 times the warming power of CO2 in the short term, and the first installment of the IPCC report published last year found slashing methane emissions was one of the fastest ways to turn down the heat.
Methane emissions can come from leaky oil, gas and coal infrastructure and mines. They also come from landfill and agricultural practices — and yes, even from flatulent cows. The concentration of methane in the atmosphere is higher now than any time in at least 800,000 years.
"One of the biggest takeaways is that in order to minimize the temperature rise, which is getting higher, and from pushing ourselves over potential tipping points and irreversible impacts, we really need to make to pull hard on the lever of methane reduction," Ogden said, "because that gives us a near-term opportunity to shave off some of the temperature rise."
Last year, the United States and European Union announced a global pledge to reduce methane emissions by nearly 30% by the end of the decade. Since then, around 100 nations joined that pledge. China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, has not yet joined.
Individuals could play an important role — but only with political support
Humans have been using fossil fuels to heat homes, cook food and fuel cars for decades. Over the course of more than a century, fossil fuels became entrenched in every aspect of the economy and people's lives to the point that they're often the only option available.
It's this heavy reliance on coal, oil and fossil gas that is behind climate change. While individual choices and tracking your "carbon footprint" have been popular ways for people to respond to the crisis, there is a growing understanding that real change must come from reducing the availability of fossil fuels, not just the demand.
The way consumer choices are presented needs to shift dramatically, the report says, because it could help individuals adopt low carbon-intensive lifestyles — plant-based diets, food-waste reduction and renewable energy options, for example — without ultimately pinning all the onus on them.
Without support for these changes, the impact of individual action will be modest, the report shows.
People either "don't have the technologies available or they can't afford them," House said. "So part of this is about the architecture of choices, about making choices available to people, so that they can take the decisions that they want to take, but in a sustainable and affordable way."
The rich world's financial contributions are falling short
The rate of climate finance — money that rich countries promised to provide developing countries to address the crisis — has slowed down, according to the report, while the financing of fossil fuels remains high.
Although climate finance policies have increased over the past several years, the report found wealthy nations must increase the flow of money to low-income nations beyond the existing $100 billion-a-year, promised under international climate agreements.
The least developed nations as well as small island nations have historically contributed less than 0.5% of global fossil fuel emissions, according to the report, yet they bear a disproportionate burden of the impacts of the climate crisis.
The money contributed thus far has mostly gone toward reducing those countries' greenhouse emissions. More of it, scientists say, should go toward adaptation — finding ways to live with the change.
At the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, last year, developing nations complained that the world's richest countries were failing to help them financially, despite having played a negligible role in causing the crisis.
Mohamed Adow, director of the climate energy think tank Power Shift Africa, said countries in Africa will play a fundamental role in "deciding whether the world avoids catastrophic climate change or not."
"Africa could be the leading example in avoiding emissions by harnessing our abundant wind and solar energy," Adow, who is not involved with the report, told CNN. "This will only be possible with significant financial support and technology sharing from richer nations, whose emissions have caused this crisis."
This story has been updated with the report's findings.
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LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company") (NYSE: IONQ).
Class Period: March 30, 2021 – May 2, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 1, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the IonQ lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at https://www.glancylaw.com/cases/ionq-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) that the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) that IonQ's quantum computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) that a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper round-tripping transactions with related parties; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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Vintage Canton event enlivens downtown
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CANTON – Salut! Raise a toast to downtown Canton.
The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Vintage Canton on Thursday night.
The sophisticated event showcases the center city alongside live music, chef-inspired food, and quality wines and craft beers. Participants were able to mingle downtown while receiving eight wine tastings with a collectible souvenir wine glass, breads and cheeses, arts and entertainment.
Tasting plates also were available for purchase from participating restaurants.
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MIAMI, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveHire Ltd. (ASX:LVH), a global software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform connecting companies and candidates, today announced the launch of the global Thrive Partner Network, bringing together the best technologies and service providers to deliver total talent acquisition and direct sourcing solutions with an award-winning candidate experience for hiring teams and candidates.
LiveHire's Thrive Partner Network will drive stronger collaboration and partnerships between leading organizations to bring LiveHire's award-winning experiences to candidates and hiring professionals across the world. The partner network will positively lend itself to supporting clients who are looking to implement and maintain end-to-end workforce solutions that deliver outstanding results.
"It is our mission to empower the flow of the world's talent and we do that through a best-of-breed recruitment and talent mobility software." says Christy Forest, LiveHire CEO. "Our Thrive Partner Network consists of the best technology and service providers who enable organizations to build a full recruitment technology stack that meets their unique business needs."
The LiveHire Thrive Partner Network brings three types of formal partners into the fold:
- Technology Partners that provide bespoke products that optimize the recruitment process and solve unique HR and business needs. Our technology partners consist of integrations and trusted best-in-class providers from technical & cultural assessments, background and reference checks, sourcing, talent marketplaces, HRIS's, VMS's, video interviews and all the way to onboarding. This category of partners includes leading technology leaders and ISVs: SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Fieldglass, Beeline, VectorVMS, Renhead, Glider AI, HireVue, Enboarder, XRef, Criteria, MyInterview and more.
- Transformation Partners that support clients to help with HR and digital transformation projects, implementing direct sourcing technologies and to achieve their hiring goals. Our transformation partners are trusted providers that deliver on the promise of optimizing your workforce strategy by providing innovative solutions, improved processes, and ongoing development. This category includes QuantumWork Advisory, TalentBelt and more.
- RPOs/MSPs/Curation Partners: LiveHire's partnership with leading RPOs and MSPs is an essential and integral part of delivering a talent pipeline, leveraging the employer brand for private talent pools or building public talent pools with dedicated talent curation services. This category includes leading organizations like TAPFIN, AMS, HudsonRPO, Atrium, HireGenics, Viventis and more. LiveHire's RPO, MSP and curation partners have achieved amazing results through the LiveHire platform.
a. Komatsu partnered with HudsonRPO and integrated LiveHire with SAP SuccessFactors to deliver an end-to-end solution for their entire workforce. By using the LiveHire platform and working with HudsonRPO, Komatsu reduced their reliance on paid advertising and recruitment agencies, found a technology to support their Employer Value Proposition and diversity goals, and decreased the time it takes to fill vacancies. Komatsu achieved a 62% reduction in time to hire, 3x the percentage of hires from referred candidates and 30% of their internal hires from their Talent Community.
b. A Canadian government healthcare body partnered with a curation partner to rapidly hire hundreds of contact tracers to combat COVID-19. During the project, the curation team achieved a median time to submit of 3 days. This rapid, high-volume hiring project was heavily supported by LiveHire's two-way messaging, resulting in a median response time of only 1 hour from candidates.
The LiveHire Thrive Partner Network, paired with the integration marketplace and LiveHire's open APIs, offers clients the flexibility to create a best-in-class tech stack supported by market leading service partners that work with LiveHire.
"The LiveHire Thrive Partner ecosystem and alliances is designed to drive innovation through strong collaboration with leading organizations and expand the capabilities of the platform and tools that hiring teams use regularly." said Dave Ghosh, Senior Vice President, Global Alliances and Channel Sales at LiveHire. "The partner network will create a positive impact on the lives of candidates and hiring teams as they attract, engage and recruit talent using one unified platform for unprecedented recruiting excellence."
"LiveHire's Thrive Partner ecosystem uniquely addresses the universal workforce challenges for companies," says Jake Ebenhoch, Head of Business Development at QuantumWork Advisory. "QuantumWork Advisory is proud to be Thrive's strategic advisory and transformation partner that uses Design Thinking methodology to evaluate current friction points across people, process, and technology. The recommendations help global organizations create business justifications with practical go-forward strategies while also driving the implementation of market-leading technologies across their recruitment and contingent workforce practices."
"Hiring success hinges on an integrated recruiting strategy for attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent; you must have the right technology partners to deliver on the promise of Talent Quality," shares Satish Kumar, CEO of Glider AI. "We're thrilled to offer this as an active member in the LiveHire Thrive Partner Network and to offer positive hiring outcomes for our collective customers."
"Our partnership with LiveHire as our preferred technology partner for direct sourcing is central to our mission to bring innovation and impact to our clients," says Amy Doyle, Global Leader Talent Solutions at TAPFIN. "TAPFIN is a proven partner to our 200+ global clients and will lead the way with a direct sourcing solution that increases their competitiveness in the labor market and delivers real business outcomes."
To learn more about LiveHire Thrive Partner Network, visit www.livehire.com/us/partners.
About LiveHire
LiveHire is a globally-leading total talent platform - enabling clients to attract and engage both permanent employees and contingent workers through branded Talent Communities. LiveHire offers an award-winning candidate experience and provides talent-on-demand through its unique talent pooling and 2-way text messaging functionality, having successfully enabled end-to-end recruitment from sourcing through to hire of diverse workforces for over 200 clients across 20 verticals globally.
LiveHire is proudly partnered with an expansive network of organizations including VMS, MSP, RPO, video interviewing, onboarding and more to offer the flexibility companies need for a world-class experience for hiring teams and candidates.
As an ISO and SOC2 Type 1 certified organization, LiveHire is committed to providing a highly secure and compliant interface for all its users.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quick Custom Intelligence ("QCI") announced that they built a functioning simulated casino to test their product. QCI has built a virtual casino with card in card out, accounting data, jackpots, birthdays, 500,000 customers, 60 million ratings and real-time time updates. The simulated casino has been critical for delivering powerful and proven software with confidence that it will perform in a real-world environment.
CTO of QCI, Andrew Cardno, stated, "Our simulated casino has enabled us to deliver fully operational real-time responsive alerts and notifications in a robust and fully tested way. Furthermore, as we move forward, our testing procedures are able to operate in a realistic environment to ensure not only functional software, but that the QCI Platform can handle the required workloads in a real-world environment."
Buddy is an experienced Principal Chief Slot Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the gambling & casinos industry. Skilled in Slots, Operations Management, Customer Acquisition, Marketing, Analytics and Loyalty Programs. Strong education professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Journalism from University of Nevada-Reno.
The QCI Platform aligns player development, marketing and gaming with powerful real-time operational tools developed for the gaming and hospitality industries. QCI has installed their ground-breaking, highly configured software in more than 55 casino resorts in North American and over 3,000 sites worldwide. QCI products provide tooling for gaming operators managing over $20 billion in annual gross gaming revenue, these products are built on the QCI Platform, a best-in-class on-premises, hybrid or cloud-based technology that enables fully coordinated activities across gaming or hospitality operations. This data-driven software allows for quick, informed decisions in the ever-changing world of the casino industry and assists casinos in their efforts to optimize resources and profits, manage marketing campaigns and increase customer loyalty. QCI was founded by Dr. Ralph Thomas and Mr. Andrew Cardno. Based in San Diego, QCI also has offices in Las Vegas, St. Louis, Dallas & Phoenix. Main phone number: (858) 299.5715 www.QuickCustomIntelligence.com
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Boy, 11, sole survivor of crash that killed family on way home from summer vacation
CARTER COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ/Gray News) – An 11-year-old was the sole survivor of a crash in Kentucky that killed the boy’s parents and younger brother, officials said.
According to Kentucky State Police, 41-year-old Jitu Galani, 39-year-old Nitu Galani, and the couple’s 4-year-old son died in the crash Saturday night.
Troopers said Jitu Galani, the father, was driving a 2014 Honda CRV and missed the entrance to Carter Caves State Resort Park, where the family was planning to camp. When he put the vehicle in reverse to head back toward the entrance, the vehicle went over an embankment, fell into a creek, and landed on its top, investigators said.
The 11-year-old boy managed to get out of the vehicle and flag down a park ranger for help. Officials said the boy only suffered minor injuries.
Troopers said that all four people inside the vehicle were wearing seatbelts.
According to the coroner, the family planned to camp with friends overnight at the park before heading home to Beavercreek, Ohio, after vacationing in Virginia Beach. Beavercreek is in the greater Dayton area.
Crews with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet are assessing the crash site to see if anything can be done to improve that section of road. According to a spokesperson, they received a request for a guardrail to be placed in the section where the accident happened. Engineers are assessing that request.
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AES Reaffirms 2022 Adjusted EPS Guidance; Remains on Track to Deliver on Renewables Growth
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 7:34 AM EDT|Updated: 40 minutes ago
StrategicAccomplishments
Signed or awarded 1.6 GW of PPAs for new renewable energy projects in year-to-date 2022, bringing backlog to 10.5 GW
Formed the US Solar Buyer Consortium to incentivize manufacturing of up to 7 GW of solar panels in the US beginning in 2024
On track to complete 6 GW of renewable energy projects globally in 2022 and 2023
Signed agreements to redirect excess LNG from the Company's business in Panama to international customers through the end of 2022
Q2 2022 Financial Highlights
Diluted EPS of ($0.27), compared to $0.03 in Q2 2021
Adjusted EPS1 of $0.34, compared to $0.31 in Q2 2021
Financial Position and Outlook
Reaffirming 2022 Adjusted EPS1 guidance range of $1.55 to $1.65
Reaffirming 7% to 9% annualized growth target through 2025, off a base year of 2020
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"AES' business model continues to demonstrate its resilience in today's volatile environment and we are on track to achieve our 2022 guidance," said Andrés Gluski, AES President and Chief Executive Officer. "We see strong demand for renewables and have already signed or been awarded 1.6 GW of new long-term contracts so far this year, and expect to achieve a total of 4.5 to 5.5 GW in 2022. Furthermore, we do not expect any material delays on 5.9 GW of backlog projects in the US as a result of supply chain issues. With expected growth of more than 75% in our installed renewable capacity over the next four years, AES is well on its way to becoming a majority carbon free and majority US company by 2025."
"All of our financial metrics continued to improve in the second quarter and we were able to further lengthen the tenor of some of our subsidiaries' debt at very attractive rates. Collections and days sales outstanding at our businesses remain strong, reflecting our predominantly investment grade rated customer base," said Stephen Coughlin, AES Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "With our results year-to-date and positive expectations for the remainder of the year, we are well-positioned to achieve our 7% to 9% average annual growth through 2025."
Q2 2022 Financial Results
Second quarter 2022 Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations (Diluted EPS) was ($0.27), a decrease of $0.30 compared to second quarter 2021, primarily reflecting gains in 2021. These gains included the remeasurement of the Company's interest in sPower's development platform, the issuance of new shares by Fluence, and early contract terminations at Angamos. These impacts were partially offset by lower impairments in the second quarter of 2022.
Second quarter 2022 Adjusted Earnings Per Share1 (Adjusted EPS, a non-GAAP financial measure) was $0.34, an increase of $0.03, or 10%, compared to second quarter 2021, primarily reflecting a lower adjusted tax rate and higher contributions from the Company's South America Strategic Business Unit (SBU) due to increased ownership in AES Andes. These positive drivers were partially offset by lower contributions from the Company's US and Utilities SBU due to impacts of outages and timing of renewables projects coming online.
Strategic Accomplishments
In year-to-date 2022, the Company signed or was awarded 1,618 MW of renewables and energy storage under long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) expected to come online in 2023 and 2024, primarily including 1,250 MW of solar and energy storage in the US.
In year-to-date 2022, the Company completed the construction or acquisition of 390 MW of solar projects in the United States and the Dominican Republic.
The Company's backlog is now 10,468 MW expected to be completed through 2025, including:
In June 2022, the Company formed the US Solar Buyer consortium with three other leading solar companies to drive the expansion of the US solar supply chain and support the growth of the American solar industry.
In year-to-date 2022, the Company signed agreements that will redirect excess LNG from the Company's business in Panama to international customers.
Guidance and Expectations1
The Company is reaffirming its 2022 Adjusted EPS1 guidance of $1.55 to $1.65 and its 7% to 9% annualized growth rate target through 2025, from a base year of 2020.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
See Non-GAAP Measures for definitions of Adjusted Earnings Per Share and Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution, as well as reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.
Attachments
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Segment Information, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Parent Financial Information.
Conference Call Information
AES will host a conference call on Friday, August 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Interested parties may listen to the teleconference by dialing 1-844-200-6205 at least ten minutes before the start of the call. International callers should dial +1-929-526-1599. The Participant Access Code for this call is 780498. Internet access to the conference call and presentation materials will be available on the AES website at www.aes.com by selecting "Investors" and then "Presentations and Webcasts."
A webcast replay, as well as a replay in downloadable MP3 format, will be accessible at www.aes.com beginning shortly after the completion of the call.
About AES
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is a Fortune 500 global power company accelerating the future of energy. Together with our many stakeholders, we're improving lives by delivering the greener, smarter energy solutions the world needs. Our diverse workforce is committed to continuous innovation and operational excellence, while partnering with our customers on their strategic energy transitions and continuing to meet their energy needs today. For more information, visit www.aes.com.
Safe Harbor Disclosure
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those related to future earnings, growth and financial and operating performance. Forward-looking statements are not intended to be a guarantee of future results, but instead constitute AES' current expectations based on reasonable assumptions. Forecasted financial information is based on certain material assumptions. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding accurate projections of future interest rates, commodity price and foreign currency pricing, continued normal levels of operating performance and electricity volume at our distribution companies and operational performance at our generation businesses consistent with historical levels, as well as the execution of PPAs, conversion of our backlog and growth investments at normalized investment levels, rates of return consistent with prior experience and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Actual results could differ materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Important factors that could affect actual results are discussed in AES' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including, but not limited to, the risks discussed under Item 1A: "Risk Factors" and Item 7: "Management's Discussion & Analysis" in AES' Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Readers are encouraged to read AES' filings to learn more about the risk factors associated with AES' business. AES undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except where required by law.
Any Stockholder who desires a copy of the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 28, 2022 with the SEC may obtain a copy (excluding the exhibits thereto) without charge by addressing a request to the Office of the Corporate Secretary, The AES Corporation, 4300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Exhibits also may be requested, but a charge equal to the reproduction cost thereof will be made. A copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-K may be obtained by visiting the Company's website at www.aes.com.
Website Disclosure
AES uses its website, including its quarterly updates, as channels of distribution of Company information. The information AES posts through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor our website, in addition to following AES' press releases, quarterly SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. In addition, you may automatically receive e-mail alerts and other information about AES when you enroll your e-mail address by visiting the "Subscribe to Alerts" page of AES' Investors website. The contents of AES' website, including its quarterly updates, are not, however, incorporated by reference into this release.
THE AES CORPORATION NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited) RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED PRE-TAX CONTRIBUTION (PTC) AND ADJUSTED EPS
Adjusted PTC is defined as pre-tax income from continuing operations attributable to The AES Corporation excluding gains or losses of the consolidated entity due to (a) unrealized gains or losses related to derivative transactions and equity securities; (b) unrealized foreign currency gains or losses; (c) gains, losses, benefits and costs associated with dispositions and acquisitions of business interests, including early plant closures, and gains and losses recognized at commencement of sales-type leases; (d) losses due to impairments; (e) gains, losses and costs due to the early retirement of debt; and (f) net gains at Angamos, one of our businesses in the South America SBU, associated with the early contract terminations with Minera Escondida and Minera Spence. Adjusted PTC also includes net equity in earnings of affiliates on an after-tax basis adjusted for the same gains or losses excluded from consolidated entities.
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share from continuing operations excluding gains or losses of both consolidated entities and entities accounted for under the equity method due to (a) unrealized gains or losses related to derivative transactions and equity securities; (b) unrealized foreign currency gains or losses; (c) gains, losses, benefits and costs associated with dispositions and acquisitions of business interests, including early plant closures, and the tax impact from the repatriation of sales proceeds, and gains and losses recognized at commencement of sales-type leases; (d) losses due to impairments; (e) gains, losses and costs due to the early retirement of debt; (f) net gains at Angamos, one of our businesses in the South America SBU, associated with the early contract terminations with Minera Escondida and Minera Spence; and (g) tax benefit or expense related to the enactment effects of 2017 U.S. tax law reform and related regulations and any subsequent period adjustments related to enactment effects, including the 2021 tax benefit on reversal of uncertain tax positions effectively settled upon the closure of the Company's U.S. tax return exam.
The GAAP measure most comparable to Adjusted PTC is income from continuing operations attributable to AES. The GAAP measure most comparable to Adjusted EPS is diluted earnings per share from continuing operations. We believe that Adjusted PTC and Adjusted EPS better reflect the underlying business performance of the Company and are considered in the Company's internal evaluation of financial performance. Factors in this determination include the variability due to unrealized gains or losses related to derivative transactions or equity securities remeasurement, unrealized foreign currency gains or losses, losses due to impairments, strategic decisions to dispose of or acquire business interests or retire debt, and the non-recurring nature of the impact of the early contract terminations at Angamos, which affect results in a given period or periods. In addition, for Adjusted PTC, earnings before tax represents the business performance of the Company before the application of statutory income tax rates and tax adjustments, including the effects of tax planning, corresponding to the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Adjusted PTC and Adjusted EPS should not be construed as alternatives to income from continuing operations attributable to AES and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, which are determined in accordance with GAAP.
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The "Joy Is Our Journey" movement will kick-off with an exclusive, invite-only event during ESSENCE Festival of Culture and will continue with a month-long Dream Tour throughout Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas from August 20-September 18, 2022.
ATLANTA, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium (SWBGC / The Consortium) has announced a summer of fun and funding fueled by a series of special events that will provide resources and safe spaces for Black girls and women to dream. Themed "Joy Is Our Journey," movements will kick-off with an exclusive, invite-only tea and brunch affair during the ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans on Sunday, July 3. Following the event will be an exciting, month-long Dream Tour that will travel throughout Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas from August 20-September 18, 2022. Featuring experiential activities and educational moments, the interactive tour will provide a safe space for Black girls and women to create, release and simply be their authentic selves.
"We are building a movement, changing narratives and shifting philanthropic support for Black girls and women in the south," declares LaTosha Brown, visionary founder of the SBGWC and Black Voters Matter. "'Joy Is Our Journey' is not just an awareness effort to amplify who we are and what we do. It is a mission to raise $100 million to financially empower Black girls and women-focused organizations that seek to provide greater resources and opportunities in education, entrepreneurship, cultural exposure and more. Plus, we get to spread a little #BlackGirlJoy along the way!"
Fed up with reports confirming that Black women and girls receive less than one percent of the $4.8 billion in philanthropic investments in the south, a collective of activists, community leaders, funders and changemakers joined forces to form the Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium. Established in 2017, The Consortium has become a disruptor in grantmaking and a catalyst to provide greater resources toward underfunded organizations that intentionally support Black girls and women. Powered by four dynamic Black women-led organizations - TruthSpeaks Innovation Foundation, BlackBelt Community Foundation, Fund for Southern Communities and the Appalachian Community Fund - The Consortium developed a 10-year initiative that seeks to raise $100 million to financially empower the goals of Black girls and women, and shift the way philanthropy is done in the south.
"Black girls and women are still fighting for the rights, resources and recognition they deserve," says Felecia Lucky, president of the Black Belt Community Foundation in Selma, AL. "Through our work, we are able to fill this vital funding gap and improve the quality of life for generations of Black girls and women."
To date, The Consortium has already awarded over $2.5 million to 71 organizations and special projects from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. These awards include over $373,000 for social justice projects and more than $120,000 for economic opportunity projects. They also include more than $940,000 in grants to support educational efforts and over $650,000 to organizations or projects geared toward safe, nurturing, preventive and curative healing experiences by trained health professionals (e.g. physical, mental, emotional and spiritual).
All awards were made possible through The Consortium's four established funds:
- Black Girls Dream Fund - Created to support the dreams of Black girls and women by awarding organizations that center them in their programming and initiatives.
- Black Girls Defense Fund - Created to provide family and legal support for Black girls and women in need.
- Innovation Fund - Created to provide startup funding for small businesses led by Black girls and women.
- Collaborative Partnership Philanthropy Fund - Created to provide resources to support collaboration between like-minded organizations.
"We have done tremendous work that ensures our sisters are provided opportunities to engage in activities that improve and uplift their communities in the spirit of justice and equity, and support their self-determination," declares Margo Miller, executive director of the Appalachian Community Fund in Knoxville, TN. "By investing in them and providing resources they have long been denied, we will enable Black girls and women to bring more of their magic into the world and fundamentally change the way the world views them."
Alice Jenkins, executive director of the Fund for Southern Communities in Decatur, GA, adds, "We cannot ignore the injustices that Black women and girls face everyday. "In the South, Black girls and women experience social, political, and economic injustices at higher rates than their white counterparts, yet they continue to be left out of philanthropic investments. The needs are there, but the investments are not. We are committed to changing this dynamic."
Positioned within the epicenter of "Black Girl Magic," the 2022 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, the "Joy Is Our Journey" Tea & Brunch intends to bring awareness to the philanthropic efforts and opportunities of The Consortium and establish deeper connections with influencers and notable voices who can help promote and amplify the mission.
The "Joy Is Our Journey" Dream Tour, will caravan to multiple destinations throughout southern states including Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas. The tour will feature two different activation experiences: Dream Village stops, which will host interactive programming with multiple activities for Black girls and women of all ages for fun, learning and healing; and Joy Stops, which will be short, pop-up experiences that are focused more on community engagement, featuring music, giveaways and more!
The tour will begin on Saturday, August 20, and will culminate with the 2022 Black Girls Dream Conference, which will take place in Birmingham, AL, Friday, September 16 - Sunday, September 18.
For more details on "Joy Is Our Journey" events, or for more information on how to support the movement through partnership, sponsorship and/or attendance, contact 678-310-8631 or info@southernblackgirls.org.
For press inquiries and access for onsite coverage, contact Candace Ledbetter at 770-709-1509 or candace@cnbettermedia.com; or Kayla Tucker Adams at 214-403-9852 or kayla@cnbettermedia.com.
The Southern Black Girls & Women's Consortium (SBGWC / The Consortium) is coordinated entirely by a community of Black women in philanthropy, activism and girls' work, who hold deep roots in movement-building throughout the southeast. The partnership recognizes their critical role and the importance of centering the lived experiences and leadership of those most impacted by deep-seated injustices. SBGWC consists of four anchor institutions including the Appalachian Community Fund, the Black Belt Community Fund, the Fund for Southern Communities and TruthSpeaks Innovation Foundation. For more information, visit: www.southernblackgirls.org, or follow @SouthernBlackGirls on Facebook and Instagram.
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Teachers at Ohio's largest school district voted to go on strike Sunday, just days before school is scheduled to start, according to the teachers' union.
The Columbus Education Association union -- which represents over 4,000 teachers, nurses and other education professionals at the Columbus City Schools district -- said it will be its first strike in decades.
"94% of Columbus Education Association (CEA) members voted to reject the (school) Board's last, best and final offer and go on strike for the first time since 1975," the union said in a statement on Twitter. "CEA is committed to bargaining for the safe and welcoming, properly maintained, and fully-resourced public schools Columbus students deserve."
The union said the disagreement is over learning conditions, including class sizes and functional heating and air conditioning in classrooms, according to Columbus Education Association's notice of intent to strike.
The Columbus Board of Education called the outcome of the vote "disappointing."
"Tonight's vote by the Columbus Education Association (CEA) is incredibly disappointing. We are saddened by the unfortunate situation our families, our community and, most importantly, our children now face," a statement from the board said.
Columbus City Schools serves 47,000 students, according to the district.
Despite the strike, the school year is still scheduled to begin Wednesday, but classes will be online and led by substitutes, according to school district's website.
The district says its own administrators may also teach online classes while the strike continues. But since teachers make up most of the district's coaching staff, sports activities may be rescheduled or canceled, according to the website.
The strike at Columbus City Schools isn't the only one happening this week.
Just a day before the vote in Ohio, a union representing about 2,000 School District of Philadelphia employees voted to authorize a strike -- just over one week before school is set to start.
The union in Philadelphia, 32BJ SEIU, is asking for higher wages and adequate training programs.
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Downtown Denison studio celebrates grand opening
DENISON, Texas (KXII) - A local recording studio is celebrating an upgrade and remodel right in the heart of what Texas calls one of its most music-friendly cities.
“It’s a wonderful feeling,” said Tony Giarraputo, an owner of Split Windows Studios. “It’s been a dream of ours, you know, Chris and I, to have a facility this nice.”
Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting is nearly 15 years in the making for the studios.
“It’s kind of like full circle, coming together,” said Chris Romain, an owner of Split Windows Studios.
The journey to the grand opening was even longer for the original designer, who said he created the space in the 1970s for the Pollaro brothers.
“These guys have come in here and really freshened everything,” said Russ Berger, president of Russ Berger Design Group. “I mean, it’s unbelievable. All the original wood in here, the glass, the doors, they’ve got a nice big new shiny console. It just couldn’t make me happier that it is getting a new life.”
The new upgrades include an updated board and an LED film studio.
“It just gives the arts district, specifically for the City of Denison and Grayson County as a whole, another strong outreach arm to say, ‘look we’ve got everything that you need here,” said Jason Smith, co-owner of Overdrive Entertainment and Smoke Signal Productions, which works with Split Windows Studios to produce the Music on Main series.
As long as it took to finish putting everything together, the studio hopes its impact on local artists will last even longer.
“It’s really a great outlet for the younger generations to come and say ‘hey, this is a place I may want to work, this is a field I want to go into,” said Romain.
And it is tracking a new opportunity for creators in Texoma.
“When people come into a space, and it inspires them to sing, and to play, and to create, that’s what I hope for most,” said Berger.
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Clearview AI agrees to restrict US sales of facial recognition mostly to law enforcement
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business
Clearview AI, a controversial facial-recognition software company, agreed on Monday that it will not sell its software to most companies in the United States — a decision that will largely restrict its use to law-enforcement agencies in the country.
The agreement is part of a settlement of a lawsuit that was filed against the company in Illinois state court two years ago by the American Civil Liberties Union and several other nonprofits.
New York-based Clearview also agreed under the settl ement that it will not offer free trials of its software to individual police officers without a sign-off from their superiors. Within Illinois itself, Clearview is barred for five years from selling its software, including to state or local law enforcement agencies, according to the agreement.
Clearview had told CNN Business in the past that it had limited the use of its software to law enforcement; the settlement makes that previously voluntary decision a requirement.
The ACLU filed its suit in 2020, alleging Clearview violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) that requires companies to get consent from people before collecting or using their biometric information. Illinois is one of just a few states in the United States that have such biometric privacy laws (Texas and Washington, for instance, have their own rules).
“Clearview AI’s posture regarding sales to private entities remains unchanged,” Hoan Ton-That, CEO Clearview AI, said in a statement. “We would only sell to private entities in a manner that complies with BIPA. Our database is only provided to government agencies for the purpose of solving crimes.”
Facial-recognition software has become increasingly common across the United States in the past several years, but has also been blasted by privacy and digital rights groups over privacy issues and other real and potential dangers. The settlement is the latest signal that opponents of the technology are gaining ground.
“It’s a win for Illinois residents; it’s a win for people across the country in protecting their privacy,” Nate Freed Wessler, a deputy director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, told CNN Business.
Founded in 2017, Clearview has compiled billions of photos into a database for its software, which can be used on a smartphone to identify individual people. The company has claimed to have scraped over 20 billion photos from the internet, including photos from popular social media platforms, news websites, websites of mugshots, and more — which would make it larger than any other known database of such images.
Major tech companies have sent the company cease-and-desist notices in the past, arguing its photo snagging practices violate their terms of service, and multiple lawsuits have been filed against the company regarding its use of surveillance technology. Clearview’s software has been determined to be illegal in some countries, including Canada and Australia.
The company has said its current customers include more than 3,100 US agencies, including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. A June 2021 report from the US Government Accountability Office, based on a survey of 42 federal agencies, said that 10 agencies used Clearview AI between April 2018 and March 2020, including the FBI, Secret Service, DEA, and US Postal Inspection Service. (The US Postal Inspection Service, for instance, told the GAO that it used software from Clearview AI to help track down people suspected of crimes, such as stealing and opening mail and stealing from Postal Service buildings.)
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- Robust HbA1c reduction of 2.4% was observed with 1.2 mg XW003 dose
- Up to 88% of participants achieved HbA1c ≤ 7% and up to 72% achieved HbA1c ≤ 6.5% at the end of the 20-week treatment
- XW003 was safe and well tolerated with gastrointestinal side effects as the most commonly reported adverse events
HANGZHOU, China and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sciwind Biosciences Co., Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative therapies to treat metabolic disease, today announced positive results from a 20-week Phase 2 clinical trial of XW003 (Ecnoglutide) in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The results demonstrated that weekly subcutaneous administration of XW003 for up to 20 weeks was safe and well tolerated and achieved robust reductions in HbA1c, meeting the study's primary endpoints.
The Phase 2 study is a multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted in China with the participation of over 20 hospital-based certified study centers. A total of 145 adult patients with T2D, whose disease was inadequately controlled through lifestyle management or oral anti-diabetic therapy prior to entering the study, were randomized into four cohorts to receive once-weekly subcutaneous injections of 0.4 mg, 0.8 mg, or 1.2 mg XW003 or placebo for 20 weeks. At baseline, participants had a mean HbA1c of 8.55%.
At week 20, participants receiving 0.4 mg, 0.8 mg, and 1.2 mg XW003 had statistically significant HbA1c reductions from baseline of 1.8%, 1.9% and 2.4%, respectively, compared to 0.5% in participants receiving placebo (P < 0.0001). At the end of the treatment, 88% of participants in the 1.2 mg XW003 cohort achieved HbA1c ≤ 7.0%, the target recommended by the American Diabetes Association for people with diabetes, compared to 21% in the placebo group. HbA1c ≤ 6.5% was achieved for 72% of participants in the 1.2 mg XW003 cohort, compared to 9% in the placebo group. Despite the participants' relatively low mean body weight at baseline, XW003 significantly reduced participants' body weight in a dose-dependent fashion. XW003 also led to improvements in additional cardiometabolic parameters, including fasting and post-meal serum glucose, waist circumference, blood pressure, and liver transaminases, showing the potential to provide patients with an overall treatment benefit.
XW003 was generally safe and well tolerated with a similar incidence of adverse events (AEs) across treatment groups. There were no treatment-related serious adverse events (SAEs) or occurrence of serious hypoglycemia. Treatment-related AEs were all mild to moderate, with gastrointestinal side effects, such as diarrhea, nausea, constipation, and loss of appetite, being the most commonly reported AEs. The discontinuation rate due to AEs was less than 1% in participants receiving XW003.
"Type 2 diabetes is a debilitating disease with the incidence rate steadily growing in China. It is often accompanied with cardiometabolic comorbidities such as obesity, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and fatty liver disease, seriously impacting patients' lives. More efficacious and better tolerated therapies are still urgently needed to address this great need," said Dalong Zhu, MD, Professor of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School and Principal Investigator of the study. "I am very pleased to see the highly positive results from this Phase 2 clinical trial, particularly the strong effect of XW003 in reducing HbA1c indicating a best-in-class potential among this class of drugs. We look forward to continuing this collaborative effort with the clinical investigators, patients, and Sciwind team to further develop this promising drug candidate to help patients in need of new therapies."
"We are very excited to receive the positive topline results from this Phase 2 trial, which reenforce that XW003 has strong potential to address significant unmet needs for patients with T2D and other metabolic conditions," said Hai Pan, PhD, founder and CEO of Sciwind. "We plan to discuss these results with the Chinese regulatory authorities soon and prepare to initiate, pending the outcome of such discussions, the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in China in the near future."
XW003 is also currently being investigated in clinical trials for obesity in China and Australia. Data readouts from these studies are expected later in the year.
About XW003
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogs are effective tools in managing type 2 diabetes, obesity, and have demonstrated clinical potential as a treatment for NASH. XW003 is a novel, biased long-lasting GLP-1 peptide analogue optimized for improved biological activity, cost-effective manufacturing, and once weekly dosing. XW003 has been shown to be safe and well tolerated in a Phase 1 clinical study. Phase 2 studies are evaluating XW003 as a potential treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
About Sciwind
Sciwind Biosciences is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering and developing innovative therapies to treat metabolic disease. Its product pipeline consists of potentially first-in-class and best-in-class drug candidates. Sciwind has developed multiple proprietary technologies, including oral peptide and inhaled protein therapeutics delivery platforms and identified several drug candidates based on these core platform technologies. For more information, visit www.sciwindbio.com.
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Parents concerned about AR-15 raffle at children’s softball league
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (CNN) - A girls’ softball league in Texas wants to raise money by raffling off an AR-15-style rifle, and some parents aren’t too happy about it.
Jessica England’s daughters have been in the South Montgomery Girls Softball League (SMGSL) for nearly a decade. She said she was shocked when she heard about the gun raffle.
“It would be one thing if they were raffling off a hunting rifle,” England said.
England said the issue is less about the raffle itself, but the fact that it is part of a children’s event.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for a children’s activity to be raffling off this type of weapon,” she said.
England made a formal complaint to the board.
“Not even four months ago, 19 children and two teachers were gunned down using a semi-automatic assault rifle just like the one being raffled here,” she said.
But the softball league is standing behind its decision, saying in a statement, “The gun raffle is a legal and common practice. All winners will need to pass a background check before receiving any prize. If winners don’t pass the background check, they are deemed ineligible. SMGSL strives to be responsive to the needs of our membership.”
The softball league said it is aware of three complaints about the raffle.
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ZUG, Switzerland, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sensorium is premiering the world's first in-engine metaverse streaming channel. Designed to introduce people to the vastness of the Sensorium Galaxy metaverse, now only accessible in Beta mode, this 24/7 livestream experience showcases a series of exclusive Empyreal Parties featuring the company's original AI artists.
Accessible from any web browser, the first Empyreal Parties take viewers on tour to the Meteor Vortex, a far-off location in the metaverse where AI-driven DJs Natisa Sitar, Kàra Màr, and Ninalis host original performances.
Last year, Sensorium pioneered the development of virtual artists powered by artificial intelligence with the debut of Kàra Màr's "Anthropic principle" music album — the first-ever created entirely by an AI-driven character and made available on Apple Music, Spotify, and SoundCloud. The generative music engine behind Sensorium Galaxy virtual artists allows them to create distinctive tracks combining 60+ genres.
Aside from their ability to generate high-quality music, all virtual performers combine genetic algorithms and reinforcement learning, enabling them to interact with the audience by establishing surprisingly natural, fully unscripted conversations through the Sensorium Galaxy Mobile App. The company's virtual beings are already regularly featured at some of the world's most influential conferences and festivals — from WebSummit to SXSW and Sonar — and were tested with intricate dialogs by journalists from VentureBeat and PC Gamer.
Following the Meteor Vortex event, two other Empyreal Parties will be released, displaying the volcanic surface of PRISM world and the visually appealing interiors of Sensorium Starship. Every new party is an opportunity for people to preview a full-fledged version of the metaverse without needing a VR headset. In addition to the browser version, the audience will soon be able to tune in to Empyreal Parties via Sensorium mobile app.
With the global launch of Sensorium Galaxy's VR mode, metaverse users will gain access to the shows of chart-topping artists like David Guetta, Black Coffee, Steve Aoki, and Armin van Buuren among others.
About Sensorium
Founded in 2018, Sensorium is a leading metaverse developer that leverages the latest AI and XR solutions to deliver immersive high-end events and experiences. In Sensorium Galaxy metaverse, users can explore vast worlds filled with activities, ranging from games to mediation practices, socialize with other users, creators and virtual beings.
Sensorium Galaxy metaverse is being built in partnership with the world's leading entertainment powerhouses, including Jay-Z's Roc Nation and Yann Pissenem's The Night League. The exclusive performances featured in Sensorium Galaxy are developed in collaboration with chart-topping artists – David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Steve Aoki among others.
The platform will be accessible through the most widely available interfaces. Users can tune in using VR headsets to get a sense of true immersion, use a PC to access an augmented reality experience or download the mobile application to watch streams, build unique NPCs and communicate with them.
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Participants can savor 17 unique dishes from local Columbia bars and restaurants
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, two days prior to National Cheese Day on June 4, Experience Columbia SC will be re-launching it's highly-successful Pimento Cheese Passport. The refreshed passport features 17 dishes highlighting the iconic Southern staple along with a new, easy-to-use mobile experience. Visitors and residents can get started planning their pimento cheese journey by visiting the Experience Columbia SC Pimento Cheese webpage and downloading their passports.
"Pimento cheese in Columbia dates back to 1912, when one of the first recipes was published in a local cookbook, and we feel honored to continue its legacy with the re-launch of the passport," said Charlene Slaughter, APR, director of communications for Experience Columbia SC. "This passport includes a dozen returning locations from our debut pimento cheese passport in 2019, and five new spots for this year all found throughout our beautiful city. We encourage visitors and residents alike to experience pimento cheese in its best form – crafted alongside Southern favorites by restaurants in our backyard, but also to take a moment and appreciate our city's scenery, arts, and rich history along the way!"
Featured dishes range from a classic pimento cheese dip with pita chips to a Southern egg roll made with pimento cheese and pulled pork, to chipotle pimento cheese and sausage biscuits, and even a vegan pimento cheese dip. Simply visit the Experience Columbia SC Pimento Cheese webpage to download your passport, check in to the restaurant upon arrival and order the featured pimento cheese dish to collect a digital passport stamp. Prizes will be offered to participants in three tiers: first at five restaurants, second at 10 restaurants, and lastly, after visiting all 17 participating restaurants.
Any participant who visits five restaurants from the passport will receive a Pimento Cheese Passport mug or pint glass, alternating with each winner. In the second tier, each participant who visits 10 restaurants will receive a Pimento Cheese Passport t-shirt. For the final tier and grand prize, any participant who visits all 17 participating locations will receive a mug, pint glass, t-shirt, and $50 gift card to their favorite Pimento Cheese Passport restaurant.
"We are thrilled to be a new stop in Columbia SC's Pimento Cheese Passport," said Chris Williams, chef at Roy's Grille and a 2022 South Carolina Chef Ambassador. "It's so exciting to recognize the creativity and quality of pimento cheese dishes available throughout Soda City."
Participating establishments in this year's Columbia SC Pimento Cheese Passport include:
- Bourbon
- Café Strudel, Lexington
- Café Strudel, West Columbia
- DiPrato's Delicatessen
- Good Life Café
- Midwood Smokehouse
- Mr. Friendly's New Southern Café
- Rambo's Fat Cat Biscuits
- River Rat Brewery
- Rockaway Athletic Club
- Roy's Grille
- Sandwich Depot
- Spotted Salamander
- Terra
- The Root Cellar
- The War Mouth
- The Whig
And don't forget to (Pimento) "Cheese" for the camera! Share your favorite pimento cheese pictures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #RealColumbiaSC.
Experience Columbia SC is the region's destination marketing organization. We're responsible for all marketing efforts intended to help more visitors discover all that makes Columbia the real Southern hot spot. Think of us as the biggest cheerleader for the heart of South Carolina. For more information, please visit www.experiencecolumbiasc.com.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Lufthansa Group today celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, a 787-9, to Europe's largest airline group at Paine Field, Everett, Wash.
The Lufthansa Group has 32 firm orders for the 787 and joins nearly 50 customers worldwide in operating the industry's most fuel efficient and capable airplane. Boeing designed the 787 family with superior efficiency, which allows airlines to profitably open new routes and fly people directly where they want to go in exceptional comfort.
Using 25% less fuel and creating 25% fewer emissions than the airplanes they replace, the 787 family has avoided more than 125 billion pounds of carbon emissions since entering service in 2011.
"With the Boeing 787, we are introducing another modern aircraft type that is one of the most fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft in our fleet," said Jens Ritter, CEO Lufthansa Airlines. "This will allow us to significantly further improve the average CO2 balance. This aircraft is sustainable and offers customers a premium flying experience."
Since revenue service began in 2011, the 787 family has launched more than 325 new nonstop routes around the world, including approximately 50 routes opened since 2020. The 787-9 can fly 296 passengers up to 7,565 nautical miles (14,010 km) in a typical two-class configuration.
"Today's delivery to the Lufthansa Group is a significant milestone for both companies as we resume European 787 deliveries and Lufthansa receives its first 787. I am delighted to see Lufthansa join a growing set of airlines worldwide operating the industry's most capable twin-engine airplane," said Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "With unmatched fuel efficiency and huge passenger appeal, the 787 will play an integral role in the Lufthansa Group's long-haul network."
In addition to 32 787 Dreamliners on order, the Lufthansa Group has firm orders for 20 777-9 passenger airplanes and recently placed a firm order for seven of the new 777-8 Freighter.
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing's diverse team is committed to innovating for the future and living the company's core values of safety, quality and integrity. Learn more at www.boeing.com.
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To Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, BlockBar Will Exclusively Auction an Extra-Rare Vintage of 1800 Colección Tequila, Custom-Designed Decanter by Renowned Artist Leonora Carrington, a Once-in-a-Lifetime Invitation to the Birthplace of Tequila and a Tour of Leonora Carrington's Exclusive Art Collection in Tequila, Mexico
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 1800 Tequila, the world's most awarded tequila, will release its first ever NFT corresponding to a bottle of its coveted 1800 Colección Tequila, one of the rarest tequilas in the world. 1800 Tequila worked closely with celebrated surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, prior to her passing, to curate a unique decanter titled "El Rey del Tequila" complementing 1800 Colección rare extra añejo tequila. Carrington created only 15 of these silver-sculpted masterpieces fifteen years ago; never released for public sale. Now only one of these prized decanters is available for the first time as an ultra-exclusive collectible with a starting bid of USD $25,000 exclusively on BlockBar.com, the world's first DTC NFT marketplace for luxury wines and spirits.
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, 1800 Tequila will be the first ever tequila to auction on BlockBar.com. Ownership of the NFT includes the "El Rey del Tequila" (2009) Leonora Carrington-designed decanter accompanied by a bottle of 1800 Colección Tequila. The buyer will be invited to visit Jalisco, Mexico for a private tequila tasting at La Rojeña distillery, Latin America's oldest distillery and the birthplace of tequila. They will also tour Leonora's Carrington's exclusive art collection showcasing her connection to the heritage of 1800 Tequila and allowing for a complete immersion in the land that inspired both Carrington and 220 years of 1800 Tequila quality and tradition.
"We're delighted to mark Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting our first ever tequila auction with the iconic 1800 Tequila," comments Dov Falic, Co-Founder and CEO of BlockBar. "1800 Tequila has a history of partnering with world-renowned artists and this unique, never-made-available-before decanter designed by surrealist artist Leonora Carrington makes this auction highly desirable for tequila and art lovers alike."
1800 Colección Tequila celebrates excellence in taste, in both tequila and in art, with past vintages having been paired with decanters custom-designed by renowned creators including Gary Baseman, Bosco Sodi and Hector Velazquez Ortus. As a first for luxury collectors worldwide, this year the brand is releasing one exclusive, limited-edition 1800 Colección Tequila vintage aged in ex-single malt whiskey casks from the United Kingdom as a nod to Leonora Carrington's birthplace. As a deep-rooted Mexican heritage brand, 1800 Tequila commissioned Leonora Carrington, widely considered one of the most important artists in Mexico during the 20th century, to design a unique decanter complementing the ultra-rare liquid of 1800 Colección Tequila. The British surrealist artist was such an admirer of the agave plant and the liquid derived from it after arriving in Mexico in the 1940's, that she designed "El Rey del Tequila" ("The King of Tequila") decanter as a tribute. To be paired with the corresponding bottle of 1800 Colección Tequila, the silver sculpture is infused with amorphous characteristics intrinsic to her work, reflecting the fascinating magic of the heart of the agave.
Only produced and released in the finest years of production, 1800 Colección Tequila is the pinnacle of liquid superiority and a result of a delicate artisan process meticulously supervised by Master Distiller Alejandro Coronado, who creates a special balanced blend between it and the finest aged tequila reserves. 1800 Colección Tequila begins with the selection of the highest-quality agaves that have reached optimum maturity. Following 1800 Tequila tradition, the agaves are steam cooked for several days in stone ovens obtaining a very selected extract, which is then distilled twice, followed by several years of slow aging in ex-single malt whiskey casks. The result is an exquisite, distinctively aged extra añejo tequila with a silky consistency, deep golden color and smooth mellow taste with a subtle touch of caramel, honey and almond that is one of the finest vintages in existence – numbered, limited and certified.
"Always at the forefront of culture, 1800 Tequila partnered with BlockBar to release its first NFT to bring the centuries-old tequila-making tradition to a new audience who appreciates luxury spirits and unique, high-value art," says Lander Otegui, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Proximo Spirits. "A decades-long champion and benefactor of art and culture, 1800 Tequila will contribute 50% of the proceeds from the 1800 Colección Tequila NFT sale directly back to the Council of Leonora Carrington for preservation of various collections including drawings, sculptures and textiles. With a new generation of luxury spirits drinkers and art collectors, this will be the first of many 1800 Colección Tequila NFTs to come."
1800 Colección "El Rey del Tequila" bottle and decanter will be auctioned off with a starting bid of USD $25,000 from 10:00am EST on Monday, September 12th, ending at midnight on Thursday, September 15th. Bids can be placed via BlockBar.com and payment may be submitted via ETH, credit card or wire transfer. To make a bid using ETH you must have the funds in your wallet and be connected to BlockBar. At midnight, all winning bidders have two hours to submit the full balance. Full terms and conditions may be found on BlockBar.com. Bidders planning on using wire transfer must pre-approve the funds by going to BlockBar.com, selecting payment method under the profile icon on the top right of the screen and clicking payment methods, and select "verify funds" for pre-approval. The users who successfully check out will receive an NFT representing the 1800 Colección Tequila physical bottle, which is stored with BlockBar until the bottle owner is ready to redeem.
About 1800® Tequila:
1800 Tequila, the world's most awarded tequila and the #1 premium tequila brand in the US, is made with 100% blue Weber agave harvested at its peak in Tequila, Mexico. Named after the year of origin, 1800 Tequila has never wavered from its original formula and distillation process. Now, as the best taste in tequila, 1800 Tequila has reached category leadership through its liquid superiority, deep-rooted Mexican heritage and culture-driving collaborations with musicians and artists. The iconic bottle is also recognized for its trapezoidal shape, reminiscent of the centuries-old Mayan stone pyramids found throughout Mexico. Please visit 1800Tequila.com to learn more about the 1800 Tequila portfolio: Blanco, Coconut, Reposado, Añejo, Cristalino, Milenio, Colección and The Ultimate Margarita. Trademarks owned by JC Master Distribution Limited ©2022 Proximo, Jersey City, NJ. Please drink responsibly.
About BlockBar:
Founded in October 2021, BlockBar sells NFTs directly from luxury wines and spirits brands. Each NFT corresponds to an actual physical bottle, exclusive to BlockBar, available to purchase with ETH, credit card or wire transfer. Owners can resell, collect, gift or at any point «burn» their NFT in exchange for the physical bottle, shipped from BlockBar's secure facility in Singapore with 24/7 security, motion sensors and temperature control. BlockBar only partners directly with brand owners including LVMH, Diageo, Bacardi, Pernod Ricard, Sazerac, William Grant & Sons and more, and does not take collections from third parties or collectors. BlockBar is democratizing access to luxury wines and spirits allowing anyone, anywhere in the world to participate, while offering bottle owners storage, insurance and a marketplace to re-sell their bottles purchased on BlockBar's platform. BlockBar's proprietary smart contracts verify authenticity tracing every transaction directly back to the partnering brand, and its partnership with top cyber- and crypto-security firms ensures that transactions are fully protected and transparent. For more information, please visit BlockBar.com.
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(NEXSTAR) – Over nine million Americans may qualify for federal student loan forgiveness under a program that’s already in place, according to a new estimate.
The Student Borrower Protection Center released a new report on Thursday that reviewed governmental data and found millions of public service workers likely qualify for debt cancellation through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, but have yet to file the paperwork to start the process.
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, or PSLF, was created in 2007 with the intention of helping employees with nonprofit and government agencies have their student loans forgiven after ten years of payments (120 total payments). The overall approval rate among applicants has been low – just 1 in 5 of the 1.3 million borrowers pursuing debt discharge through PSLF were on track to see relief by 2026, according to a September 2021 report from The Washington Post.
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Education announced a change that temporarily waives certain PSLF requirements to grant borrowers credit toward loan cancellation regardless of their federal loan type or if they had been enrolled in a specific payment plan. This waiver is currently set to expire after October 31, 2022.
As of early May 2022, the Federal Student Aid office reports only about 127,000 borrowers have qualified for forgiveness under the PSLF limited waiver.
Of the nine million public service workers SBPC believes are eligible for forgiveness under PSLF, fewer than 15% have even filed paperwork to track their progress toward debt cancellation. California, Texas, Florida, and New York have the most public service workers with student loan debt, according to SBPC.
The Department of Education has not yet responded to Nexstar’s request for comment regarding SBPC’s report.
What to know about qualifying for PSLF
As explained above, PSLF is intended to give eligible public service employees debt forgiveness after a set number of payments are made.
Eligible borrowers must:
- Be employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization (federal service includes U.S. military service)
- Work full-time for that agency or organization
- Have Direct Loans (or consolidate other federal student loans into a Direct Loan)
- Make 120 qualifying payments
Under the current PSLF waiver, eligible borrowers can receive credit for payments made on other loan types, under any payment plan, before consolidation, or after the due date. Those who received Teacher Loan Forgiveness can apply the period of service that led to their eligibility toward PSLF, if they can certify PSLF employment for that period.
How to determine if you qualify
The first step of determining your eligibility is visiting the FSA’s website and logging into your account. You’ll be able to search your employer within the FSA’s database and add information about your employment. Once you find your employer, you’ll be able to see whether it qualifies under PSLF.
Next, according to SBPC’s walkthrough guide, you’ll want to determine which type of federal student loans you have. Direct Loans are eligible for PSLF while other loans need to be consolidated into a Direct Consolidation Loan. Until the end of October 2022, previous qualifying payments you’ve made on a non-Direct Loan will count for the necessary 120 payments PSLF requires for forgiveness.
Once you’ve completed the steps above, you’ll need to confirm your employment. You should then be able to submit your PSLF form.
The FSA has created a help tool to guide borrowers through completing the form.
Who qualifies for the already-approved student loan forgiveness?
While widespread student loan forgiveness hasn’t yet become a reality, some U.S. borrowers have already received some debt relief. Roughly 1.3 million borrowers have seen $25 billion in student debt forgiveness since President Biden took office.
So far, thousands of borrowers have received $6.8 billion in debt cancellation “through improvements to PSLF,” according to the Education Department. Another roughly 690,000 borrowers have had a total of $7.9 billion in student loans canceled through discharges due to borrower defense and school closures. Over 400,000 borrowers have received more than $8.5 billion in debt forgiveness through total and permanent disability discharge.
Biden will likely announce his plans regarding more widespread student debt forgiveness in July or August, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
WXIN’s Matt Adams contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/over-9m-qualify-for-student-loan-forgiveness-program-report-finds-are-you-eligible/ | 2022-06-12T15:45:10Z |
KnowBe4 releases Q1 2022 global phishing report
TAMPA BAY, FL, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced the results of its Q1 2022 top-clicked phishing report.
"In our latest quarterly phishing report, we found that holiday-themed emails were the most tempting for employees to click on," said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. "HR-related messages such as a change in the schedule for the holidays likely piqued interest from employees to see if they would receive an extra day off or shortened work schedule due to the holidays. It is important to remember that cybercriminals utilize various tactics such as preying on people's emotions when executing their malicious scams. Remaining vigilant and adopting a heightened sense of suspicion around emails that trigger an emotional response can end up preventing a detrimental cybersecurity attack."
- HR: Change in Holiday Schedule
- Someone special sent you a Valentine's Day ecard!
- St. Patrick's Day: Employee Behavior/Company Policies
- Our Valentine's Day Gift To You
- Starbucks: Happy Holidays! Have a drink on us.
- Business
- Online Services
- Human Resources
- IT
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 Phishing
- Banking and Finance
- Phishing for Sensitive Information
- Mail Notifications
- Social Networking
- Current Events
Top phishing email subjects were broken out, comparing those in the U.S. to those in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In Q1 2022, KnowBe4 examined tens of thousands of email subject lines from simulated phishing tests. The organization also reviewed 'in-the-wild' email subject lines that show actual emails users received and reported to their IT departments as suspicious. The results are below.
The U.S.
- HR: New requirements tracking Covid vaccinations
- Password Check Required Immediately
- HR: Vacation Policy Update
- HR: Important: Dress Code Changes
- Acknowledge Your Appraisal
EMEA
- Authorize Pending Transaction on your Wallet
- HR: Registration for COVID-19 Study
- IT: End of Year Password Policy
- HR: Code of Conduct
- Your Benefit Account Has Been Updated
*Capitalization and spelling are as they were in the phishing test subject line.
**Email subject lines are a combination of both simulated phishing templates created by KnowBe4 for clients, and custom tests designed by KnowBe4 customers.
- IT: Software Update
- Google Forms: Your Voice Engagement Survey
- Zoom: You missed a Zoom meeting
- Project Notice
- Dropbox: Updates about your account
*Capitalization and spelling are as they were in the phishing test subject line.
**In-the-wild email subject lines represent actual emails users received and reported to their IT departments as suspicious. They are not simulated phishing test emails.
For more information on KnowBe4, visit www.knowbe4.com.
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 47,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist, Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud, and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. Kevin Mitnick, an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as their last line of defense.
Media Contact:
Amanda Tarantino
Public Relations Officer
KnowBe4
amandat@knowbe4.com
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SOURCE KnowBe4 | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/04/13/knowbe4-finds-holiday-themed-emails-entice-employees-click/ | 2022-04-13T12:31:09Z |
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